118-Meter-High Building Demolished in around 13 Seconds in NW China

A 118-meter-high building was demolished on Sunday morning in Xi’an City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, in around 13 seconds. The building, 26 floors in all, fell down northwards as had been planned, with the protecting net set around it standing completely intact. “The operation worked quite well. For one thing the building collapsed in the correct direction and for another thing it fell down at a low height and was fully exploded. Both the noise and trembling of the demolition were under controlla