Explosive situations

By Thomas Lane and Thomas Lane Thomas Lane 2005-02-18T00:00:00

Demolishing concrete walls up to 6 m thick was one of the biggest headaches facing Bouygues UK. In the end, the contractor resorted to blowing them up with explosives

Discovering old war rooms, tackling six-metre-thick concrete walls, blowing up buildings in the middle of London and racing against time … Well, at least this project wasn’t dull

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