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VIDEO: Scene packed as smokestacks go boom

The 300-foot tall stacks at the Grainger Generation Station in Conway will be toppled at 8 a.m. Sunday. Santee Cooper officials said on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, a series of explosions at the base of the stacks will cause the stacks to fall like trees. The Dolphus M. Grainger Power Station was retired at the end of 2012 after 50 years of coal-fired power generating. The stacks are visible throughout Conway. The plant is located off U.S. 501 bypass near Savannah Bluff. The public is invited to watch the towers fall and plant officials suggest watching the event from the walking trail at Lake Busbee. U.S. 501 in front of the plant will be blocked to traffic for a few minutes as the stacks fall. The bypass exit ramps and a section of Marina Drive will be blocked off for a longer period on Sunday as the dust settles.
The 300-foot tall stacks at the Grainger Generation Station in Conway will be toppled at 8 a.m. Sunday. Santee Cooper officials said on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, a series of explosions at the base of the stacks will cause the stacks to fall like trees. The Dolphus M. Grainger Power Station was retired at the end of 2012 after 50 years of coal-fired power generating. The stacks are visible throughout Conway. The plant is located off U.S. 501 bypass near Savannah Bluff. The public is invited to watch the towers fall and plant officials suggest watching the event from the walking trail at Lake Busbee. U.S. 501 in front of the plant will be blocked to traffic for a few minutes as the stacks fall. The bypass exit ramps and a section of Marina Drive will be blocked off for a longer period on Sunday as the dust settles. Janet Blackmon Morgan The Sun News

UPDATE: We were trying out a new live streaming option for the first time, and we apologize, but there was an unexpected issue. The stream froze as the smokestacks blew. We seriously apologize for the technical error, but there will be a full video, photos story and more later in the day. Thanks for following along with us!

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Follow along with The Sun News’ live stream as the Grainger Generating Station smokestacks in Conway are detonated. At the bases of the two concrete towers, demolition crews have drilled a combined 330 holes and packed them with 120 pounds of dynamite. The explosion is set for 8 a.m., regardless of any inclement weather. Read more about the history of the Grainger smokestacks here.

 
WATCH LIVE as the Grainger Generating Station smokestacks are ...

WATCH LIVE as the Grainger smokestacks in Conway go boom! The detonation is scheduld for 8 a.m. Read more about the smokestacks at MyrtleBeachOnline.com!

Posted by The Sun News on Sunday, February 7, 2016

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This story was originally published February 7, 2016 at 7:51 AM with the headline "VIDEO: Scene packed as smokestacks go boom."

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