A 53-metre high silo crashed into a cultural centre after a demolition in Denmark caused the building to fall the wrong way. Onlookers cheered at the detonation in the town of Vordingborg but it soon became apparent something had gone wrong as the tower toppled towards the waterfront library and music school
• Silo demolition in Denmark goes wrong and crushes cultural centre </s> The demolition of a 173ft tower went horribly wrong as the structure fell the wrong way and crushed a cultural centre, according to reports.

A library and music school were reportedly damaged as it toppled over, but miraculously, nobody was injured.

Dramatic video footage of the incident shows the 53m high tower exploding with plumes of smoke engulfing the area.

People stand and watch in shock as it falls within a matter of seconds.

An investigation is underway into what caused the tower in Vordingborg, Denmark, to collapse in the wrong direction, ABC news reports.

Danish newspaper BT claimed the Danish Explosives Association said all preparations for the planned explosion seemed correct.

A post on Vordingborg Bibliotek's Facebook page said the library appeared normal in the aftermath, apart from a bit of dust.

Volunteer firefighters worked throughout the night to ensure the cultural centre was safe, the local government said. </s> Demolition experts in Denmark were left red-faced when a massive silo tower fell the wrong way, crushing a library and and a music school.

Large crowds had gathered to witness the destruction of the imposing 174ft (53m) structure in Vordingborg, southern Denmark, that had been a major landmark for 36 years..

But when the carefully laid 10kg of explosives were triggered - and the gathered spectators began to cheer - the experts hired to complete the demolition could only look on in in horror as the concrete structure crashed the wrong way to the ground, hurling rubble and dust onto a neighbouring waterfront library and music school.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident.

"I simply do not know how it may have gone so bad," blasting manager Kenneth Wegge told Danish news network TV East. "I will put my head on the block."

An investigation is under way into what caused the operation to go wrong.

In the explosives industry, a building that does not go down in the way it was supposed to is known as a "standup". </s> The planned demolition of a silo in southern Denmark went spectacularly wrong this past Friday when the structure fell in the opposite direction as intended.

Nobody was injured as the 170-foot silo at Vordingborg Harbour fell, but it damaged a small section of an adjacent library.

Reka Fodor, a student from University College Absalon in the nearby town of Naestved, posted a video to Instagram which showed the tower briefly falling in the correct direction before slowing and eventually toppling the wrong way.

The blast had been in preparation for six months and an investigation has begun into what went wrong.

Vordingborg’s mayor, Mikael Smed, told the Ritzau news agency that dust and glass would need to be cleared up from the damaged area and a structural assessment of the damaged building carried out. </s> Video shows onlookers crying out as the 53-metre-high silo topples the wrong way and onto a building that houses a local library and music school.

A silo in Denmark's Vordingborg Harbor fell on the local library. (Credit: Reuters)

A library and music school in Denmark have been damaged after a 53-metre-high silo toppled the wrong way during a demolition.

Video of the explosion in the town of Vordingborg on Friday (local time) captured onlookers cheering at the detonation, only to cry out as the tower crushed the waterfront cultural centre.

No one was injured.

Danish newspaper BT reported the Danish Explosives Association said all preparations for the planned explosion seemed to be correct.

An investigation is underway into what caused the silo to fall the wrong way.

On Facebook, the Vordingborg local government said volunteer firefighters helped throughout the night to secure the cultural centre, which houses a library and music school.

The library said most of the building's interior was not damaged but everything was covered in dust. </s> An old silo in Denmark on Friday collapsed the wrong way during demolition, crushing a nearby cultural center and library. Video captured by eyewitnesses showed the moment when the structure fell in the town of Vordingborg.

The 176-foot tower, which stood near the town's harbor for 36 years, was being torn down to make way for new homes and businesses, according to the Independent. Officials were investigating the incident to see what went wrong.

No injuries were reported during the collapse, but adjacent buildings took damage, including part of the Kulturarkaden center, which included a library, music school and archive, according to the Local. Although some of the offices were destroyed, the building was deemed structurally safe.

The demolition crew used 15 pounds of explosives during the explosion. Demolition manager Kenneth Wegge and his team of engineers took six months to plan the destruction of the building and estimated where it would fall.

"I simply do not know how it may have gone so bad," he told Danish news network TV East. "I will put my head on the block."

Vice chairman of the Danish Explosives Association, Johan Finsteen Gjodvad said that the team followed all proper protocols leading up to the blast.

"When you look at what has been done in preparation, it should fall the other way. It's really unfortunate that it went wrong that way," he said.

The town’s mayor, Mikael Smed, who was on site during the demolition, explained that the situation could have been worse.

"This kind of thing should not happen, but I am first and foremost happy that nobody was injured," Smed told the newspaper. "Fortunately, Kulturarkaden was within the area sealed off for safety purposes, so there was nobody in the building."

It was unclear how extensive the damage was, which could take a while to assess, Smed added.

"It will be necessary to remove dust, glass and so on, and assessment of structural damage suffered by the building must also be made," he said. </s> Demolition experts successfully destroyed a 173-foot silo in the town of Vordingborg, Denmark, on Friday.

Unfortunately, they also wrecked the adjacent cultural center after the demolition went spectacularly wrong, the Guardian reports.

In video of the botched demolition, onlookers can be heard shouting in alarm as the silo topples the wrong way after explosives are detonated, causing serious damage to a library and music school.

Authorities say nobody was injured and there was no severe structural damage, but all the offices on the east side of the building were destroyed and repair costs will be significant, the Metro reports.

Authorities say they’re investigating how the demolition went so badly wrong. </s> • The demolition of a 174-foot silo in Denmark last week went disastrously wrong, and destroyed a neighbouring building.
• The silo collapsed in the exact opposite direction it was supposed to, and falling debris smashed into a cultural centre next to it.
• No people were in the path of the botched operation, but it is still an embarrassing and costly mistake.

A demolition in Denmark went badly wrong last week when a 174-foot silo collapsed the wrong way and crushed the building next to it.

The disused silo in Vordingborg, eastern Denmark, was supposed to fall neatly onto a cleared landing zone on Friday, but didn’t work onto an adjacent green space, but accidentally fell the wrong way.

Watch a video of the demolition here:

Nobody was injured. The cultural centre, which consists of a library and music school, reported structural damage to one side of the building.

Danish explosives authorities said preparations for the demolition appeared to be correct, The Guardian reported, citing local media. Town officials plan to investigate, the Vordingborg.net news site reported.

Photos posted by the library on Facebook also showed books, documents, and computers had been knocked from the shelves. Most of the library’s interior was undamaged but very dusty, the library said. </s> Demolition experts successfully destroyed a 173-foot silo in the town of Vordingborg, Denmark, on Friday.

Unfortunately, they also wrecked the adjacent cultural center after the demolition went spectacularly wrong, the Guardian reports.

In video of the botched demolition, onlookers can be heard shouting in alarm as the silo topples the wrong way after explosives are detonated, causing serious damage to a library and music school.

Authorities say nobody was injured and there was no severe structural damage, but all the offices on the east side of the building were destroyed and repair costs will be significant, the Metro reports.

View from the other side of the silo



Authorities say they’re investigating how the demolition went so badly wrong. (In a problem-free demolition, the tallest building in Kentucky’s capital came down last month.)
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A 53-metre (174 ft) tower collapses the wrong way during demolition in Vordingborg, Denmark, severely damaging many buildings, including a cultural centre.