Controlled Explosion Brings Down Cooling Tower in Germany

A cooling tower at a coal-fired power plant that https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/165-meter-kuehlturm-eines-kohle-kraftwerks-in-voerde-gesprengt-102.html shut down in 2017 was destroyed with a controlled explosion in Voerde, northwest Germany, on Sunday, December 3. According to https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/165-meter-kuehlturm-eines-kohle-kraftwerks-in-voerde-gesprengt-102.html local reports , the 165-meter structure collapsed as scheduled just after 11 am as a temporary evacuation was declared for nearby residents. Footage here, recorded by Jan Schroth, shows the moment the massive concrete structure collapsed.(Footage by Jan Schroth/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)