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After 50 years the water tank in Enola was
dismembered by Pennsylvania Water Company. The work began on the 13
of January 2010. |
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Work started at the top by cutting sections and
letting them drop into the tank. This operation was the same day as
the St. Matthew Church project. It was hard to go between them so
these pictures were shot from the Church along Enola Dr. with a telephoto
lens. |
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Smoke bellows from the heat of the torch. The
project starts out by cutting smaller pieces. |
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There are two crews working at the top. The top
is disappearing fast. |
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The Sun continues to rise. Started at 7 AM its
now 9:30. |
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Half the dome is gone. You can see the flames
cutting through the other side. |
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As they cut the metal rolls and curls inward. |
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Working from both sides. The pieces get bigger. |
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One more section about to fall. Where did
all that metal go? |
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Workers cut a hole at the bottom and drug the
bigger pieces out. A crew on the ground cut them into truck size. |
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20 feet shorter. |
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Normal view from Enola Dr. |
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Moved to the work site to take pictures.
Tower over half done. |
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Still working at 5:30 PM. Finally Quit at
7. |
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Started early the next morning. Not much
left now. |
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They cut the last pieces from top to bottom. |
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One by one the sides fell in with the help of a
forklift. |
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Once the water tower stood able to hold 700,000
gallons of water that was originally pumped from wells to supply Enola. |
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All that's left is a few pieces of metal
waiting to be loaded for the scrap yard. Approximately 18 hours to get
here. |
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