Leicester's New Walk towers topple in amazing controlled explosion
Leicester's New Walk Towers have been razed to the ground in an incredible controlled explosion this morning - find all the 'buiild up' and the 'blow down' here >>>
Leicester's 'Demolition Day' in facts and figures
- Both the towers were demolished in 13 seconds.
2000
individual charges were set in the building in the 7 days leading up to the blast.
- Seven cameras (including a drone) recorded the demolition.
- 25 Police officers were on site and the police helicopter was also in use.
16,000
tonnes of concrete is left on site after the demolition
- It will take between 3 and 4 months to clear the site ready for developers to take over.
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It's #DemolitionDay in Leicester - send us your videos!
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What you need to know about demolition day in Leicester
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