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Implosion of the 6-story Zumbiel Packaging plant in Norwood

03-22-2008 8:00 AM Norwood, OH
It only took seconds this morning to bring down the 6-story Zumbiel Packaging plant in Norwood, to make way for a new development at Xavier University.

The implosion went off without a hitch at exactly 8 a.m., when workers for Controlled Demolition Inc., a Maryland firm, set off a series of explosives that created a string of loud booms. A few seconds later, the 70-year-old building rumbled and collapsed on itself, sending hug, billowing clouds of dust off to the northeast as onlookers cheered.

Members of the Zumbiel family, who sold the property to Xavier 3 years ago, stood several hundred yards away in the parking lot of Xavier’s Cintas Center to watch the implosion.

Once the site is cleared of a 30-foot pile of rubble, construction is expected to begin on Xavier Square, a 20-acre extension of the campus that will include student housing, a hotel, restaurants, a fitness club and a student bookstore.

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Added: Mar-22-2008 
By: beck64
In: News
Tags: implosion, demolition, ecplosion, ecplosives, dust, packaging plant, norwood, zumbiel, university, caught, cam, tape, cell phone
Location: Norwood, Ohio, United States (load item map)
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  • jtcruzzinsomemore: "
    subtext: "
    poill: "THAT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE 9/11"
    Except without the planes.
    And the skyscrapers.
    And the thousands dead.
    And stuff like that.

    zOMG, IT WAS TOTALLY THE SAME APART FROM THAT STUFF!!"
    Also people said they only heard 1 or 2 explosions (in WTC interviews), but a building like the WTC would have sounded like a fucking machine gun for like 10mins. This building had more then I would say 15 explosions and its only 4-5 floors high. I hate conspiracy pukes.."
    A More..

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    subtext (117.20)

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  • What does that remind me of? LOL

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    xxzindoxx (29.16)  
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  • that was cool they should put terrorist in side of that then inplode it

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    canadarocks (29.66)

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  • weak

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    Dr. Koening (15.94)

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  • This proves 911 was an inside job.

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    porsheman (244.92)  

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  • should have used a 2000LB JDAM on it for effect.

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    Dr. Koening (15.94)

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  • jtcruzzinsomemore: "
    subtext: "
    poill: "THAT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE 9/11"
    Except without the planes.
    And the skyscrapers.
    And the thousands dead.
    And stuff like that.

    zOMG, IT WAS TOTALLY THE SAME APART FROM THAT STUFF!!"
    Also people said they only heard 1 or 2 explosions (in WTC interviews), but a building like the WTC would have sounded like a fucking machine gun for like 10mins. This building had more then I would say 15 explosions and its only 4-5 floors high. I hate conspiracy pukes.."
    t More..

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    fat belly (804.86)  

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  • Bum bum bum bum bum... It looks like 9/11...

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    RiccardoP1983 (1513.78)  
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  • (sniff)...ah... asbestos.

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    TheHorror (301.78)  

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  • Get back everybody. Make way for some fancy neo con-
    struction ventures.

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    coinflip (17.40)

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  • There were pre-explosions on the main floor before the plane hits.

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    TheHorror (301.78)  

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  • ^new^ construction. Sorry about the typo.

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    coinflip (17.40)

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  • subtext: "
    poill: "THAT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE 9/11"
    Except without the planes.
    And the skyscrapers.
    And the thousands dead.
    And stuff like that.

    zOMG, IT WAS TOTALLY THE SAME APART FROM THAT STUFF!!"
    do you think your being funny...WANKERSNOT

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    donedeal (16.52)  

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  • That was almost interesting.

    Posted Mar-22-2008 By 
    DroppedGT (20.14)  

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  • That place looked like demolition 101. Nice easy and pretty much perfect. But what the f**k do I know, I don't blow up buildings for a living. :)

    Posted Mar-23-2008 By 
    Kidd254 (19.62)  

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