Blast fells relic of Pittsburgh’s industrial past.
Stalwarts of Pittsburgh’s more industrial time, the Shenango smokestacks, passed into the history books with an echoing blast and a crushing fall to the ground on Tuesday.
“The blast went as well as planned, and the weather cooperated, “said Independence Demolition General Superintendent Rich Wilk.
“The demolition was completed without any issues,” Health Department Director Dr. Karen Hacker said. “Wind direction forced the dust that was created from the implosion away from the Sewickley and Ben Avon boroughs, and the dust settled within a few minutes. Based on the first set of hourly data that we received from the Avalon monitor, the implosion had no impact.”
The smokestacks are in piles now and the cleanup of the site will continue for a couple more years.”
