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| Dundee church survives blocks demolition | Dundee church survives blocks demolition |
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| A Dundee church has survived unscathed after two 25-storey tower blocks were demolished on either side of the building. | |
| St Martin's Episcopal Church, in the Hilltown area of the city, closed its doors while the work took place. | St Martin's Episcopal Church, in the Hilltown area of the city, closed its doors while the work took place. |
| An exclusion zone was set up in the area, with almost 20 streets closed on the day of the demolition. | An exclusion zone was set up in the area, with almost 20 streets closed on the day of the demolition. |
| About 600 homes and 60 commercial premises were evacuated before the work was carried out. | |
| The direction of collapse was controlled by more than 10,000 detonators and delays. | |
| Although one of the tower blocks was seen to fall to one side, police received no reports of any problems. | |
| The £2.4m demolition contract was carried out by Dundee company Safedem Ltd, who specialise in the controlled use of explosives. | |
| The tower blocks were built in 1971 but the 374 flats became increasingly difficult to let over the years and were declared surplus by Dundee City Council. | |
| In 2011, four other tower blocks were demolished in the Hilltown area as part of regeneration projects. | In 2011, four other tower blocks were demolished in the Hilltown area as part of regeneration projects. |