article_snippet: More than 2,200 explosive charges were used to tear down Dilapidated building, prompting bangs, rumblings and car alarms to go off .
article_snippet: Video footage taken from nearby shows the 20,000 tonne building crumbling downwards from left to right, before being enveloped in a cloud of dust, which slowly spread away from the demolition scene.
article_snippet: But three-floor building faced criticism soon after three-floor building opened when mineral stalactites began forming inside.
article_snippet: Video footage taken from nearby shows the 20,000 tonne building crumbling downwards from left to right, before being enveloped in dust .
article_snippet: The thick, grey smoke spread slowly away from the demolition scene.
article_snippet: the 20,000 tonne building crumbling downwards from left to right was one of the most prominent examples of the Brutalism era, a style of architecture defined by concrete fortress-like buildings which flourished between the 1950s and mid-1970s.
highlights_snippet: Dilapidated building was enveloped in smoke following a five-minute warning siren and a series of loud bangs .
  