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Europe's largest controlled demolition: CLOSEST camera angle on 380 ft university tower blasting

2014-02-06T00:03:01.665Z

2-2-2014, Frankfurt, Germany:

It was the largest-ever controlled building explosion in Europe: On Sunday, 2nd of February 2014, the 41 year old and 380 ft high Frankfurt university tower "AfE" has been destroyed in a controlled detonation. That was a record-setting project for the tallest building ever to be demolished in this way in Europe. The tower is situated in Frankfurt's financial district and surrounded by other buildings, which didn't leavy any room for mistakes.
2090 lbs of explosive Nitropenta were required, and in order to counteract the dust sent out in the blast 264 US Gal water tanks were blown up as well. Approximately 1000 workers from the Hesse State Police, Frankfurt City Police, Frankfurt FD and Frankfurt VFD, Frankfurt EMS, Disaster Relief Management, Federal Agency for Technical Relief and the Mainova ltd, the local energy supplier, and of course the demolition companies were on scene to secure the project.
The camera angle at 0:25 is probably the closest one set up to the tower: the camera is inside the 820 ft radius exclusion zone, to be precise it is only 300 ft away from the building. Actually, a TV crew set up a camera within the exclusion zone as well, but in contrast to us, as we just let the camera roll for 3+ hours (the time since the exclusion zone was set up until it was opened again), they wanted to switch their camera on with a remote release ... which didn't work.
The original plan was to de-construct the tower bit by bit - but both local residents and university students objected to the prospect of additional months of visual and noise pollution. In the place of the old tower, two new high-rise office towers will be built.

MIDDLETOWN TWP 4TH ALARM APARTMENT BUILDING 7-16-12

2012-07-16T16:36:29.211Z

Middletown Twp, Pa. - A 4th alarm was struck overnight for a massive blaze that destroyed multiple units in a 3 story apartment building. Chief-21 arrived on scene to 100 Harpers Crossing with heavy fire showing and people trapped, cmd requested a 2nd alarm. Arriving companies went into rescue operations during this radio reports firefighters went down calling in additional ems units. A 3rd alarm was struck cmd reported heavy fire through-out the building large lines went into service. A 4th was struck after heavy fire was blowing out the roof, multiple ladder companies went into operation. Five firefighters were reported injured and transported with burns, smoke inhalation and an eye injury. More than 100 firefighters assisted on-scene Red Cross reported 30 people were displaced by the fire.

Photos/Video by staff photographers Jay Wagner, Karl Ross

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PENNSAUKEN ALL HANDS BUILDING FIRE 7-14-12

2012-07-15T00:06:38.189Z

Pennsauken, NJ-- Companies arrived to 7510 Maple Ave to find smoke showing from a garage attached to the building. First arriving companies went into operation with a 2.5" line while the ladder company opened up and went into roof operations. A 2nd line was pulled to the bravo side to assist with some minor flare ups, crews appeared to hold the fire to the garage area.

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LEITHSVILLE FIRE CO. 3RD ALARM FATAL BUILDING FIRE 5-24-12

2012-05-24T23:41:03.852Z

Northampton County, Pa-- A dump truck crashed through the Leithsville Volunteer Fire Company this afternoon and burst into flames. The station located at 1995 Leithsville Road in Hellertown, PA was fully involved on arrival consuming everything in the building including the fire apparatus.

The fire went to 3 alarms bringing in help from Lehigh, Bucks and Montgomery County,Pa. Companies went into defensive operations on arrival with ladder pipes, ground monitors and 2.5's. Tenders arrived from all 4 counties filling multiple port-a tanks at the scene and assisting with nursing operations behind the fire building.

Heavy equipment arrived and started to pull the rear of the building apart so firefighters cith extensive overhaul.ould gain access to the remaining fire. Departments had the fire under-control roughly 2 hours in and still remain on scene tonight w

READINGTON TWP RT 202 FATAL MVA 5-19-12

2012-05-21T00:16:58.483Z

Readington Twp, NJ.- Departments responded this morning to RT 202 North @ Burgers Motorcycles for a 2 vehicle mva reported head on. Arriving units found two vehicles one with extensive damage to the drivers side which appeared to be T-Boned after crossing the Highway. Rescue services were requested for the tan vehicle with the tarp but were later stopped. The highway remains shut down from Old York Rd to Summer Rd.

Depts On-Scene: Three Bridges Fire, Whitehouse Rescue, Hunterdon County Medics, Readington Twp PD