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Sunday, 24 February, 2002, 18:23 GMT
In pictures: Tower block record
The London borough of Hackney demolishes its 17th tower block, setting a European record for the number of "blow downs" within one borough.
Sandridge Court on the Kings Crescent Estate
The 20-storey building begins to fall
The demolition took 50kg of explosives...
...and 1,700 non-electric detonating charges
More than 400 households were evacuated
It was the 17th building to be demolished in Hackney
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