Watch the record-breaking moment eight cooling towers are demolished in series of explosions at a power station in Nottinghamshire. The landmark cooling towers at Cottam Power Station were demolished in a special operation on Thursday (14 August). Contractors say the flattening of the eight structures is the largest simultaneous demolition of cooling towers ever carried out. The coal-fired complex, which opened in 1968 and was capable of generating electricity for around 3.7 million homes, closed for good in 2019.
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Lucy Leeson | Thursday 14 August 2025 21:13 BST
Watch the record-breaking moment eight cooling towers are demolished in series of explosions at a power station in Nottinghamshire.
The landmark cooling towers at Cottam Power Station were demolished in a special operation on Thursday (14 August).
Contractors say the flattening of the eight structures is the largest simultaneous demolition of cooling towers ever carried out.
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