The text is a summary of the top 15 demolition disasters. Here's a concise summary:
1. **Ohio Edison Mad River Power Plant**: The plant, which was responsible for providing a third of the town's power, was closed in 1981 but wasn't demolished until 2010. The demolition process involved removing the chimney stack, but an oversight led to the use of more explosives than normal and delayed detonators, causing the structure to collapse incompletely and destroy two active turbines and power lines.
2. **Pontiac Silverdome**: The stadium, which was the largest capacity venue in the NFL, was sold to new owners in 2017 and was scheduled for demolition in 2019. The demolition process involved imploding the upper section in several stages, but the explosives detonated prematurely, causing the structure to remain standing.
3. **Australian Beer Silo**: The silo, which had been standing for 50 years, was packed with explosives but only collapsed partially due to the use of fewer explosives than usual.
4. **Flower Factory in Turkey**: The factory, which was built in 1928, was demolished using explosives, but the charges didn't do enough damage, causing the building to lean over and flip onto its roof.
5. **Husi Generating Station**: The power station, which was in operation until 2012, was demolished in 2015. The demolition process involved detonating explosives, but the main structure only fell on one side, and the smokestack only dropped by 16 feet.
6. **Danish Silo**: The silo was scheduled for demolition in 2018, but due to a miscalculation, it fell in the opposite direction and showered debris over a nearby cultural center.
7. **Leaning Tower of Dallas**: The 11-story office building was scheduled for demolition in 2020, but the first explosives detonated didn't cause the building to collapse. The demolition team had to take it down layer by layer with a crane and a wrecking ball.
8. **Liverpool Apartments**: The two towers, known as Churchill House and Montgomery House, were scheduled for demolition in 2016. The demolition process involved detonating explosives around their foundations, but neither building moved. The demolition was finally completed much later than planned.
9. **Zip Feed Mill Tower**: The tower, which was the tallest structure in South Dakota, was scheduled for demolition in 2005. The demolition process involved cutting through the reinforcing bars of the building and placing explosives around the base and some of the vertical columns. The building fell down on top of the basement and supported itself while leaning to one side.
10. **Miami Condos**: The condo was scheduled for demolition in 2018, but it collapsed of its own accord before the demolition process could begin. The residents had been evacuated well ahead of time, and only one worker was injured.
11. **Chinese Residential Building**: The 22-story residential building was scheduled for demolition in 2009. The demolition process involved arranging explosives around the foundations in a way that would split the building in two. However, nowhere near enough explosives were used, causing one half of the building to fall onto its side on the ground, but the other simply dropped a few feet and remained standing at a precarious slant.
12. **Anglesey Power Station**: The power station was closed in 2014 and was scheduled to be demolished in 2018. The demolition process involved detonating explosives, but the bunkers and the conveyor fell to the ground, but the rest of the structure remained standing.
13. **Toxic Smokestack**: The smokestack of the Crawford coal-fired power plant was surrounded by explosives and fell to the ground in mid-April 2020. The fall resulted in a huge amount of dust and debris being thrown up into the air, which contained asbestos and countless other chemicals.
The text also mentions that the demolition companies involved in these disasters faced a number of questions and had to answer for
1. The text discusses the demolition of old structures and buildings to make way for new construction projects.
2. The Mad River Power Plant in Springfield, Ohio was closed in 1981, but it wasn't until 2010 that demolition experts moved in to remove the building.
3. The main structure that had to be dealt with was the chimney stack.
4. Extensive surveys were conducted and explosions were carefully placed and detonated.
5. There was an oversight as they failed to adequately cut the rebar on the rear of the stack.
6. The explosives used were more than normal and had used delayed detonators.
7. The collapse of the chimney stack was so uncontrolled that it fell incompletely.
8. The rubble destroyed two active turbines and two 12 and a half thousand volt power lines.
9. The demolition of the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan was planned to be done in several stages.
10. The Australian beer silo was packed with explosives and settled in place at an angle.
11. The St Petersburg Sports and concert complex in Russia was scheduled for demolition early 2020.
12. The Husi Generating Station in New Brunswick, Canada was demolished in 2015.
13. The Danish silo was scheduled for demolition in April 2018.
14. The Leaning Tower of Dallas in Texas was the result of an attempted demolition of an 11-story office building.
15. The Liverpool Apartments in the UK were scheduled for demolition in 2016.
16. The Zip Feed Mill Tower in South Dakota was demolished in 2005.
17. The Miami condos were prepared for demolition in 2018 but collapsed unexpectedly.
18. The Chinese Residential Building in Luzau, China was demolished in December 2009.
19. The Anglesey Power Station in Victoria, Australia was closed in 2014 and was scheduled to be demolished in 2018.
20. The Crawford coal-fired power plant in Chicago was closed in 2012 and its smokestack fell in mid-April 2020.