Company behind recovery could be hauled before Parliament if there are more delays. Bosses of the company tasked with recovering the remains of the three men killed in the Didcot disaster have been warned they could be hauled before Parliament if there are more delays. In a letter seen by the Oxford Mail, Government ministers…Read moreRead more
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RWE faces Parliamentary questions over Didcot delays…
Video – Dust 1, firefighter 0…
A brave attempt sir, but you’re going to need a bigger fire truck. Have you ever heard the expression “farting against thunder”? Well here is that expression made real. A single brave firefighter armed with nothing more than a hose takes on the dust from a collapsing building…and loses even more thoroughly than the England…Read moreRead more
Video – A narrow squawk…
Demolition man cheats death by seagull. Those of us that spend time on demolition sites will know that, while hazards are ever-present, most demolition sites are not out to kill anyone. That said, there is the constant threat of objects falling from height, asbestos lying in wait, large machines buzzing about the place, and a…Read moreRead more
Video Exclusive – Greek silo fail…
Another failed blast further taints 2016 implosion portfolio. 2016 will go down as a bad year for the explosive demolition fraternity. And to a record that already contains an above average number of stand-ups and failures we must now add yet another. This exclusive video shows the failed implosion of a series of silos in…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Hotel falls into street…
Seaham hotel undergoing demolition partially collapses into street. A Seaham hotel already undergoing demolition has partially collapsed. The Harbour View Hotel at 18 North Terrace, Seaham, partly collapsed onto the street on Saturday morning. Police say nobody was inside and nobody was injured in the incident. Council teams are on site waiting for demolition teams…Read moreRead more
Video – Chinese building collapse…
Building falls onto excavator operator. I hate this. I hate the fact that, having dedicated DemolitionNews to delivering unfiltered industry news from across the globe, I am required to share things like this. The following video – from China – shows the brief but catastrophic collapse of a building that was being demolished. Do yourselves…Read moreRead more
Coleman and Company canned…
Contractor to be replaced at Didcot Power Station. It has been the subject of industry speculation and rumour for several weeks now but Coleman and Company has now officially announced that it is to be replaced at the Didcot A Power Station following the tragedy of 23 February and more than two months of recovery…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Didcot to be blasted…
Families of missing men’s worst fears realised. Explosives are to be used to demolish the remaining section of the collapsed Didcot Power Station. Four workers were killed and five injured in the collapse in February, with one body recovered from the site. In a statement, RWE Npower said it knew controlled explosions at the site…Read moreRead more
Video – A terrible and mammoth task…
New video shows scale of challenge facing workers at Didcot Power Station. Yesterday marked the eight week anniversary of the tragic collapse at the Didcot A Power Station that left one man dead and three still missing. Today, Thames Valley Police have released a short video that highlights the sheer scale of the task still…Read moreRead more
Video – Several hurt in Canadian collapse…
Seven people hospitalised as building crashes onto sidewalk. A building collapse at a future Eglinton Crosstown LRT station sent seven people to hospital, three of them with serious injuries, and left shaken residents asking questions about safety as construction continues on the massive infrastructure project. The building facade and scaffolding on the former House of…Read moreRead more
