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>I guess there were plenty of people walking about,
None during the blast, that's for sure.
>with no perimeter exclusion zone,
Don't be silly -- of course we had one.
>or insurance,
Plenty of it.
>or protective sheeting from flying debris.
Blast mats galore, but positioned to protect surrounding structures, not used to direct the blast.
>You must have had quite an explosion rather
>than an implosion (which is what is being
>questioned),
Nope.
>and used up more explosives than
>those dropped in Iraq?
(300,000sf, 5 story building and 350ft stacks) All explosives were brought in over the course of 3 days in one standard pickup truck with walk-in locking enclosure on the back. I can't say for sure, but it may have even been only one load -- certainly no more than three if they emptied and reloaded it each day.
>Almost forgot, you must have had a
>demolition/explosives coordinator?
Well Duh.
JB