In Pictures: Flat demolition

Demolition of the 1960s-built Capelaw Court tower block in Oxgangs, Edinburgh, gets under way and is watched by hundreds of people. Pictures by Paul France Photography Ltd.

The building was reduced to 7,000 tonnes of rubble in a matter of three seconds, leaving the way for 90 new homes to be built on the site.

The 16-strong demolition team, including explosives engineer Holly Bennett, used 35kg of explosives and 1,000 detonating charges across five blast floors.

The whole demolition was captured on camera for Channel 4 and the National Geographic Channel.

Steven McKenna from Edinburgh made the most of his high vantage point and snapped the white dust cloud that covered the area when the building hit the ground.

A view from Buckstone Snab, The Braids, shows the heap of rubble left after the explosive event. Picture taken by Lee Kindness.

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