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Dozens of people and press gathered to watch as one of the largest domed stadiums in the United States was destroyed in a scheduled implosion in downtown Atlanta on Monday. The Georgia Dome, which was first opened in 1992 and cost $214 million, was blown to pieces by more than 2 tonnes of explosives at 07:30 AM local time and came down within about 15 seconds. The dome was home to the Atlanta Falcons, but has been replaced by the $1.6 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium close by.
Beirut, Aug 16 (EFE).- (Camera: Isaac J. Martín) Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the Phoenician Hotel, a symbol of Lebanon, is seeking to raise for the third time from its ashes after it was largely destroyed by the explosion on August 4.Spanish-Costa Rican hotel director Manrique Rodriguez was with his family in the luxurious hotel at the time of the explosion.FOOTAGE OF THE PHOENICIAN HOTEL.SOUNDBITES OF MANRIQUE.Translation: "Last week's explosion hit us hard, but as the hotel's general director I have to be very optimistic, have hope to work hard and rebuild the hotel as quickly as possible. 500 families depend on this hotel. We have more than 500 employees and we want these 500 employees to get back to work permanently as soon as possible."
This devastating drone footage shows the shocking aftermath of a gas explosion in Russia's Volgograd which completely gutted out the entire middle section of an apartment building, as if it had been split in two. At least two people died in the blast, which caused the whole central block to collapse. It is unknown just how many people were in their homes and minding their own business when the blast occurred, authorities have not given out information regarding the amount of people still trapped beneath the rubble of what used to be home sweet home. According to Andrei Bocharov, the Governor of the Volgograd Region, the gas explosion in the four-story residential building occured as a result of a damaged pipeline, which reportedly occurred when construction workers tried to access the pipe without complying with safety standards. The rescue operation is ongoing.
A drone captured footage of a massive fire raging at a facility of the Detroit Department of Transportation on the city's east side on Friday. The blaze began at around 1:30 AM local time and has since been contained. According to the DDOT, the blaze began when a fire started in an engine of one of the buses parked in the garage. Several explosions were heard by eyewitnesses emanating from the bus terminal. The blaze has reportedly inflicted significant damage to the terminal and nearby structures. City services allegedly said that four of the terminal's bays have collapsed. Between six and ten buses have been damaged. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene and battled the blaze for about 90 minutes before bringing it under control. DDOT has claimed that the resulting damages from the fire will affect bus transport on Friday, saying that some routes will experience delays. An investigation is underway into the cause of the engine fire which started the blaze.
An unexpected explosion occurred during a fueling operation before the test firing of one of NASA's rockets at the Space X launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday. According to witnesses the shock of the initial blast could be felt miles from the test site and several smaller explosions continued to occur for a few minutes afterwards. The blast reportedly destroyed Facebook's $200 million Internet.org satellite.
Tourists greet the Summer 2016 Rio Olympics with optimism despite a rash of concerns, including long delays at lines that prompted officials to apologize and heightened security after a bomb squad detonates a suspicious package. Gavino Garay reports.
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