Ohio Edison tower demo fails, falls wrong way

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Ohio Edison tower blasted, falls wrong way

The former Ohio Edison Mad River Power Plant's 275-foot tower in Springfield came down on Wed., Nov. 10, but the blast knocked it the wrong direction. The tower was supposed to fall to the northeast, but ended up falling to the south — knocking down several nearby powerlines.

No one was injured from the tower falling the wrong way.

Children were present because the company is a family-run outfit that travels the country doing this work.

The company was featured in a six-part TLC Network series called The Imploders.