Dykon implosion fells Kentucky cooling tower.
Unit 2 cooling tower at the Big Sandy Plant was reduced to rubble on Saturday morning.
The demolition of the 47-year-old tower was necessary after EPA guidelines idled the plant’s coal-burning capabilities in May 2015. The plans are for the area to eventually become an industrial park.
Retiree Bob Armstrong, a 30-year employee at Big Sandy, pushed the button to detonate the explosion that was carried out by Dykon Explosive Demolition.
