Crews will begin demolition at Centennial Mills building with detonation of water tower

Demolition of the fire-damaged Centennial Mills building is expected to begin as early as Monday with a controlled explosion that will bring down its water tower, Portland officials said Friday.

Watch live: Centennial Mills building demolition proceeds rapidly after water tower removal

Crews began demolishing the building walls, a process the city said would take weeks, though the work appeared to be moving much faster than that on Tuesday morning.

Centennial Mills demolition rocks Portland in controlled blast

A planned explosion rocked Northwest Portland on Monday as contractors began demolishing the burned-out Centennial Mills building in the Pearl District. The massive explosion could be heard across ...

Demolition nearly complete for Centennial Mills warehouse after controlled explosion

Demolition of the Centennial Mills warehouse is underway following an August 2 fire, with officials planning to investigate ...

Sirens, mass public safety texts and a 5-second countdown: what to expect near Monday’s planned Centennial Mills Warehouse demolition

Two weeks after a catastrophic fire burned all seven floors of the Centennial Mills warehouse on Aug. 2, Portland officials ...
KGW

Centennial Mills water tower brought down by controlled explosives

PORTLAND, Ore. — Click or tap here for the latest information on the controlled explosion of the Centennial Mills building water tower. Demolition of the burned-out Centennial Mills building happened ...
Portland Mercury

Boom Town! Centennial Mills Demolition Underway

For once, Portlanders knew where the sound of a loud explosion originated. Demolition crews used a series of controlled explosions to bring down the water tower on the former Centennial Mills site ...