GM smokestack still standing at old transmission plant
CBC News | Posted: August 10, 2015 6:23 PM | Last Updated: August 10, 2015
A second attempt to bring down a smokestack at Windsor's old General Motors plant seemingly failed Monday evening.
Windsor Fire tweeted that a second detonation was set to go off at 6:45 p.m. Monday. But, then after saying there was a "small technical issue" tweeted:
"The stack is still standing. Another attempt will be made in the near future,but not today," according to the @WindsorFire1 Twitter account Monday night.
A controlled demolition by way of explosives was supposed to occur around 2 p.m. Monday.
People gathered to see the smokestack come down reported hearing a boom, but the structure didn't come down and a police officer told reporters at the scene that it didn't work.
A call to the Windsor-based Jones Group, responsible for the demolition, did not result in an immediate comment about what happened Monday.
Among those who had gathered to watch the intended demolition was Dennis Nash, a former GM employee who worked at the now-shuttered Windsor plant for 30 years.
"It was a great place to work, great people. It was a shame to see it go," he told CBC News on Monday.