Whoops! Chimney left standing after botched demolition attempt

Whoops! The moment five 1000 ton chimney stacks are blown up with high explosives - but one tower refuses to budge
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Chimney stacks from Australia's oldest refinery have been demolished
Four of the five towers fell within seconds of the first explosion
One tower refused to budge, staying intact despite three attempts
Viva Energy, current owners of the terminal are planning more explosives
The towers were the last remnants of the Shell Clyde refinery


Five 1000-ton chimney stacks were meant to fall within seconds after explosives were detonated but it didn't all go to plan.
All but one of the towers at the former Shell Clyde refinery in Sydney's west fell during the controlled demolition on Sunday, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.
Within seconds just after 10am, four towers fell into a large cleared zone but one refused to budge.

Chimney stacks from Australia's longest running refinery were demolished on Sunday but not all went to plan

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Whoops! The moment five 1000 ton chimney stacks are blown up with high explosives - but one tower refuses to budgehttp://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/whoops-chimney-left-standing-after.htmlChimney stacks from Australia's oldest refinery have been demolishedFour of the five towers fell within seconds of the first explosion One tower refused to budge, staying intact despite three attemptsViva Energy, current owners of the terminal are planning more explosivesThe towers were the last remnants of the Shell Clyde refinery

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The stacks were pre-weakened wrapped in steel and water spray kept the dust cloud from forming.
But despite three attempts and a hollow base the stack did not fall.
Viva Energy which now controls the terminal wanted to remove the redundant infrastructure that were the final connection to Australia's longest running refinery.


The Shell refinery closed its doors on September 30, 2012 and as a result 350 jobs were cut.
Viva Energy is expected to detonate more explosives in order to bring down the remaining tower.
'The remaining stack is stubborn – it was built in the 1960s so obviously it was built to last,' said engineering manager Vince Neville.