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Chinese contractor demolishes bridge and housing block

A Chinese demolition contractor carried out an effective and efficient demolition job. The firm brought both a defunct bridge and the tower block next to it down simultaneously using explosives. Residents living nearby were evacuated from their properties for safety but the explosive demolition went according to plan and both the bridge and tower block were brought crashing to the ground in the planned zones but without any injuries.
June 13, 2014 Read time: 1 min
A Chinese demolition contractor carried out an effective and efficient demolition job. The firm brought both a defunct bridge and the tower block next to it down simultaneously using explosives. Residents living nearby were evacuated from their properties for safety but the explosive demolition went according to plan and both the bridge and tower block were brought crashing to the ground in the planned zones but without any injuries.

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