{"id":1529,"date":"2016-04-26T15:39:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T15:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2016-04-26T15:39:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T15:39:40","slug":"stubborn-seaforth-tower-defies-explosive-charges-and-fails-to-come-down-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/stubborn-seaforth-tower-defies-explosive-charges-and-fails-to-come-down-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Stubborn Seaforth tower defies explosive charges and fails to come down in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"byline-bar\">\n<li class=\"author\"><span class=\"section-label\">BY<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/authors\/joe-thomas\/\" rel=\"author\" data-type=\"hdln-auth\" data-action=\"author:Joe Thomas\">JOE THOMAS<\/a> , <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/authors\/alan-weston\/\" rel=\"author\" data-type=\"hdln-auth\" data-action=\"author:Alan Weston\">ALAN WESTON<\/a> , <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/authors\/ben-turner\/\" rel=\"author\" data-type=\"hdln-auth\" data-action=\"author:Ben Turner-LE\">BEN TURNER-LE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Montgomery House now due to be demolished &#8216;in phases&#8217; after three failed attempts to raze it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4221396001\/6f5e7bee-4b67-41d5-ae5e-744be2490b77_default\/index.html?videoId=4863114052001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A block of flats in Seaforth which has withstood three attempts to bring it down remains standing this morning.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/smu_-aJmyKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The partially demolished 15-storey tower block, Montgomery House, has defied all efforts to raze it to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Flat owners One Vision Housing has now said demolition contractor J Bryan (Victoria) Ltd will carry out the demolition of the remaining structure \u201cin phases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vdDLKxCSoNE<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery House and its sister tower, Churchill House, were both due to be demolished on Sunday morning, in an operation that was due to last only a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>But neither demolition went according to plan &#8211; Churchill failed to come down immediately when explosive charges were detonated, but came crashing to the ground hours later.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rAvOd0hQITU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Montgomery House, however, resisted all attempts to bring it down on both Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the tower came down yesterday, with some of the rubble left scattered over a neighbour\u2019s garden.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iQVMxY4dNU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The failure of the latest demolition attempt meant nearby residents in the exclusion zone &#8211; made up of around 70 properties &#8211; had to spend a second night away from their homes, either staying with friends or relatives or taking up the offer of hotel accommodation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4221396001\/6f5e7bee-4b67-41d5-ae5e-744be2490b77_default\/index.html?videoId=4861829761001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more footage has emerged of the demolition attempt at the Seaforth towers in Sandy Lane.<\/p>\n<p>They show the initial explosive charge failing to bring down Churchill House, and the partial collapse of Montgomery House.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent update from One Vision Housing stated that the demolition contractor was now planning to carry out a phased demolition of the remaining structure of Montgomery House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY JOE THOMAS , ALAN WESTON , BEN TURNER-LE Montgomery House now due to be demolished &#8216;in phases&#8217; after three failed attempts to raze it. A block of flats in Seaforth which has withstood three attempts to bring it down remains standing this morning. 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