Coal Plant Cooling Tower Disappears in Cloud of Dust

A cooling operation astatine a decommissioned coal-fired powerfulness works was destroyed with a controlled detonation successful Hohenhameln, Germany, connected Saturday, April 12.

According to section reports, the 130-meter operation collapsed aft the detonation of 150 kg of explosives.

The powerfulness works was expected to beryllium afloat demolished by 2027, with a caller gas-fired powerfulness works to beryllium built connected the site.

Footage here, recorded by Jan Schroth, shows the infinitesimal the monolithic factual operation collapsed. Credit: Jan Schroth via Storyful