Today saw crowds gather on a residential area of West Yorkshire, as demolition by controlled explosives
brought down remains of a power station.
Spectators gathered in Ferrybridge to see 2 650ft chimney stacks and a boiler house be demolished as part decommissioning of Ferrybridge C Power Station. The first cooling tower was brought down in July 2019 followed by 4 more in October 2019.
Stranglands Lane & other nearby roads were closed from 8am, while the A162 & also the A1 & M62 motorways were brought to a standstill with rolling road blocks for a short time while the demolition took place. The coal fired power station closed back in 2016 as
a greener energy plant was built nearby, making the current station redundant. A major fire also broke out in July 2014 which also added to the stations demise.
3 cooling towers remain at the site which will be also brought down by controlled explosives in the near future.