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VIDEO: UK workers kiss goodbye to a car park on Valentine’s Day

February 22, 2016
February 14 is Valentine’s Day in many European and North American countries where lovers may exchange gifts and a kiss or two.

But in Halifax, UK, demolition workers at DSR Demolition kissed goodbye to Cow Green multi-storey car park, with a bang.

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