LAKELAND, Fla. — A 260-foot and 90-foot structure at Lakeland's McIntosh Power Plant were destroyed in a controlled implosion Saturday morning.
East Lake Parker Drive was closed for about two hours to maintain an exclusion zone around the demolition site, Polk County authorities explained in a statement.
According to The Ledger, Lakeland Electric's coal-power plant shut down operations in April 2021 after many debates over future power generation plans.
Demolition began last summer after the city hired Total Wrecking & Environmental to oversee the process in exchange for rights to resell parts and scrap metal, according to the newspaper.