A hurricane-damaged Louisiana skyscraper is set to be demolished Saturday
- A 22-story building in Lake Charles, Louisiana, will be demolished on Saturday after being vacant for nearly four years due to hurricane damage from Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
- The implosion of The Hertz Tower is scheduled for 8 a.m. , with the structure expected to collapse to four or six stories.
- The demolition is funded by $7 million in private money secured by the city, while the future of the site remains uncertain.
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Hurricane-Damaged Louisiana Skyscraper Demolished After Controlled Explosions
In a dramatic display of controlled demolition, a once-iconic 22-story building in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was reduced to rubble on Saturday. The Hertz Tower, a symbol of the city's resilience after devastating hurricanes, was brought down in a carefully orchestrated explosion. Watch the video for details.
With a controlled explosion, the 22-story building was demolished after 4 years of standing as a sad reminder of typhoons Laura and Delta.
See the moment a hurricane-damaged skyscraper in Louisiana was imploded
The Hertz Tower crashed down in a matter of seconds after a demolition crew set off a series of explosions inside. The tower fell in a large cloud of dust into a pile about five stories high.
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana.- An abandoned 22-story tower in Lake Charles, Louisiana -which was once an icon of the city and became a symbol of the destruction caused by hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020- was imploded this Saturday after remaining empty for almost four years. The Hertz Tower collapsed in about 10 seconds after a demolition team caused a series of explosions inside. The tower fell in a large cloud of dust on a pile about five stories…
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