Accident

Emergency services on site after chimney falls on machine. Emergency rescuers scrambled to a neighbourhood in Ladue, Missouri earlier today after receiving calls of a person trapped under a chimney. A person operating an excavator was trapped while performing the demolition of a residential property. Read more here:

Thrill-seeking YouTubers gain access to gas holder due for demolition. Regular readers will know that – just a few weeks ago – we warned of the dangers of thrill-seeking youngsters armed with video cameras that were trespassing on construction sites in order to gain notoriety on YouTube. At the time, we warned that it wouldn’t…Read moreRead more

Demolition near-miss caught on camera. An untrained man with a sledgehammer is a potential risk to himself and to others. But stir in the presence of a video camera, and that potential risk quickly escalates to become an almost inevitable accident in waiting. And so, our 40-watt Club for the terminally dim gains another member…Read moreRead more

The shallow end of the gene pool is just overflowing right now. Before you press play on the video below, most of you will know the outcome purely from the thumbnail image. But don’t let that you put you off hitting play. First, you have to admire the man’s perseverance as blow after sledgehammer blow…Read moreRead more

Amateur video captures moment Nebraska demolition goes awry. The Old Village Hall in downtown Arlington is the building that was supposed to be demolished, but in the process, a wall on the south side of the structure collapsed and crashed into the north wall of the post office. Grefe Excavating said they had started demolition…Read moreRead more

New video update on the injuries suffered by DemolitionNews’ Mark Anthony. I don’t want to make a fuss but I am still getting emails and calls about my well-being following my brief encounter with a low-flying brick. I was at the hospital (yet again) yesterday – This video is the outcome: