ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə nˈuːz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɐ ɹˈɛkɪŋ bˈɔːl wʊd biː jˈuːzd, ɪnˈɪʃəl dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən wʌz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ ðˈɛnsˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ɹˈɑːnəld vˈɪktɚ, hˌuː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ɐ smˈɔːl wˈɔːl ʌvðə bˈɪldɪŋ wɪð ɐn ˈɛkskəvˌeɪɾɚ, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ɐ kənstɹˈʌkʃən wˈɜːkɚ tˈʊk ˈoʊvɚ.
Although the news reported a wrecking ball would be used, initial destruction was started by then-superintendent Ronald Victor, who destroyed a small wall of the building with an excavator, after which a construction worker took over.