Dykon makes final preparations ahead of twin stack blast.
Two smokestacks that once poured forth smoke from the coal-fired Acme power plant that powered the city of Toledo will belch their last today.
Using a controlled explosion, explosives specialist Dykon at 12:30 p.m. is set to bring down in a cloud of dust and concrete and brick rubble two of the three stacks left over from the old power plant in the Marina District in East Toledo.
A third stack, which stands 298 feet tall, will remain for now. The city must lower it by at least 100 feet to comply with new Federal Aviation Administration rules about tall structures.
The city acquired the old Acme coal-burning plant from Toledo Edison Co. in 2003, along with a check for $4.3 million to help with cleanup. The plant ceased operation in 1994.
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