Dramatic video captures moment El Paso city hall crumbles to ground after engineers blow it up to make way for new stadium
The dramatic moment engineers imploded a Texas building to make way for a new stadium has been captured on video.
Like a scene out of an action movie, El Paso's city hall came crumbling to the ground on Sunday morning to make room for a new stadium for the San Diego Padres' Triple-A team.
With around 400 pounds of dynamite carefully planted in the building, it took less than 10 seconds for the entire structure to fall to the floor.
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Boom: Like a scene out of an action movie, El Paso's city hall came crumbling to the ground on Sunday morning to make room for a new stadium for the San Diego Padres' Triple-A team The north wall went first, followed by the glass walls then, within a few moments, the building was rubble and a thick cloud of heavy dust enveloped the landscape.
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Here's a meme that's bound to take off: Harry Potter fans 'fly' on brooms in the latest internet craze called 'Quidditching' Onlookers on nearby streets and rooftops cheered as the mushroom cloud puffed then slowly dissipated, leaving behind more than 1,000 truckloads of debris.
'Perfect, it went perfect,' city engineer Alan Shubert told the El Paso Times.
El Paso City Hall demolished
Dramatic: The dramatic moment engineers imploded the Texas building to make way for a new stadium was captured on video
Dynamite: With around 400 pounds of dynamite carefully planted in the building, it took less than 10 seconds for the entire structure to fall to the floor Shubert is in charge of the ballpark project that will be built at the site.
'Now we have a lot of cleanup to do.'
Broken windows were reported at an apartment in the nearby Old San Francisco Historic District but other damage was limited.
Rubble: The north wall went first, followed by the glass walls then, within a few moments, the building was rubble and a thick cloud of heavy dust enveloped the landscape
Debris: Onlookers on nearby streets and rooftops cheered as the mushroom cloud puffed then slowly dissipated, leaving behind more than 1,000 truckloads of debris Clean up crews with brooms and blowers took to the streets and some rooftops immediately after the blast, the El Paso Times reported.
Shubert said it would take around two weeks to clear the site.
About 400 pounds of dynamite were carefully packed in the building. Crew had already gutted the insides to ensure the 18,800 tons of reinforced concrete and other materials could fall as safety as possible.
Like a scene out of an action movie, El Paso's city hall came crumbling to the ground on Sunday morning to make room for a new stadium for the San Diego Padres' Triple-A team.
With around 400 pounds of dynamite carefully planted in the building, it took less than 10 seconds for the entire structure to fall to the floor.
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Boom: Like a scene out of an action movie, El Paso's city hall came crumbling to the ground on Sunday morning to make room for a new stadium for the San Diego Padres' Triple-A team The north wall went first, followed by the glass walls then, within a few moments, the building was rubble and a thick cloud of heavy dust enveloped the landscape.
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Here's a meme that's bound to take off: Harry Potter fans 'fly' on brooms in the latest internet craze called 'Quidditching' Onlookers on nearby streets and rooftops cheered as the mushroom cloud puffed then slowly dissipated, leaving behind more than 1,000 truckloads of debris.
'Perfect, it went perfect,' city engineer Alan Shubert told the El Paso Times.
El Paso City Hall demolished
Dramatic: The dramatic moment engineers imploded the Texas building to make way for a new stadium was captured on video
Dynamite: With around 400 pounds of dynamite carefully planted in the building, it took less than 10 seconds for the entire structure to fall to the floor Shubert is in charge of the ballpark project that will be built at the site.
'Now we have a lot of cleanup to do.'
Broken windows were reported at an apartment in the nearby Old San Francisco Historic District but other damage was limited.
Rubble: The north wall went first, followed by the glass walls then, within a few moments, the building was rubble and a thick cloud of heavy dust enveloped the landscape
Debris: Onlookers on nearby streets and rooftops cheered as the mushroom cloud puffed then slowly dissipated, leaving behind more than 1,000 truckloads of debris Clean up crews with brooms and blowers took to the streets and some rooftops immediately after the blast, the El Paso Times reported.
Shubert said it would take around two weeks to clear the site.
About 400 pounds of dynamite were carefully packed in the building. Crew had already gutted the insides to ensure the 18,800 tons of reinforced concrete and other materials could fall as safety as possible.