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. 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 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. 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.
A 53-metre (174 ft) tower collapses the wrong way during demolition in Vordingborg, Denmark, severely damaging many buildings, including a cultural centre.