Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA (acting as Explosives Subcontractor to Main Demolition Contractor, Jackson Demolition Service, Inc. of Schenectady, New York) performs the preparation for and successful explosives felling of one (1), 370’ tall FGD Chimney with a 63’ diameter and 28” thick shell at the base of the structure, which was located in Parrish, Alabama on January 29, 2022. Given the original 730’ height of the concrete chimney and the limited fall area for the structure, Jackson Demolition mechanically removed the upper 360’ of the structure prior to CDI’s felling of the balance of same.
Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA (acting as Explosives Subcontractor to Main Demolition Contractor, Jackson Demolition Service, Inc. of Schenectady, New York) performs the preparation for and successful explosives felling of one (1), 370’ tall FGD Chimney with a 63’ diameter and 28” thick shell at the base of the structure, which was located in Parrish, Alabama on January 29, 2022. Given the original 730’ height of the concrete chimney and the limited fall area for the structure, Jackson Demolition mechanically removed the upper 360’ of the structure prior to CDI’s felling of the balance of same.
