Bird's eye view of the Coventry AGCO Tower demolition

Last week we shared a couple of videos with you of the AGCO Tower in Coventry being imploded. Both videos were captured by someone with their feet firmly on the ground.

What we don't usually get to see is an implosion from the air, but for AGCO, someone was on hand in a helicopter filming the event. You can see that footage above.

AGCO Tower, Coventry demolition videos

Yesterday, the old AGCO Tower located in Coventry was imploded. We've included the best of the videos here for you to watch.

Other known as the Massey Fergusson tower, the 16-storey structure located off banner names was erected in 1966. It was being used as office space for AGCO, but has now been demolished to make way for a new primary school.



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70 primary school kids exposed to asbestos in science lab

In a reminder of how much asbestos is still present in public buildings, 70 children in a primary school were exposed to the material when a science experiment had an unexpected side effect.

Kids at St. Mary's in Kintbery, Hungerford were involved in an experiment using a hydrogen balloon. The balloon caused a sonic reaction that made dust fall from the ceiling tiles as they moved. That dust contained asbestos from insulating boards in the roof.

As a precaution the children's uniforms were taken for testing and P.E. kits were worn home that afternoon. The room has understandably been sealed off.

The good news is the level of asbestos found in the dust was very low.

Source: BBC