Most cooling towers demolished with controlled explosives simultaneously
- Who
- Brown & Mason Group Ltd
- What
- 8 total number
- Where
- United Kingdom (Cottam)
- When
- 14 August 2025
The most cooling towers demolished with controlled explosives simultaneously is 8 and was achieved by Brown & Mason Group Ltd (UK) at Cottam Power Station, Nottinghamshire, UK, on 14 August 2025
Each tower was 114m (375') high built of reinforced concrete. 2000 holes drilled into each tower for explosives. 475Kg of nitro-glycerine based blasting explosives used. All explosives (16000 individual charges) detonated within 1 second. All towers fell within 10 seconds.