In this clip filmed today (August 22), crowds gather on a residential street in West Yorkshire, as demolition by controlled explosives brought down Ferrybridge's chimney stacks.

Spectators and residents gathered on Wordsworth Drive in Ferrybridge village to see two 650ft chimney stacks and a boiler house be demolished as part of the decommissioning of Ferrybridge C Power Station by contractors Keltbray.

The coal-fired power station closed back in 2016 as a greener energy plant was built nearby, making the current station redundant.

The first part of the demolition took place back in July 2019.

Three cooling towers remain at the site which will be also brought down by controlled explosives in the near future.

Crowds gather on a residential street in West Yorkshire this morning (Sunday 22nd August), as demolition by controlled explosives brought down the remains of a nearby power station. Spectators & residents gathered on Wordsworth Drive in Ferrybridge to see two 650ft chimney stacks and a boiler house be demolished as part of the decommissioning of Ferrybridge C Power Station by contractors Keltbray. The first part of the demolition took place back in July 2019 which saw 1 cooling tower come crashing down. It was then followed by 4 more cooling towers in October 2019. Stranglands Lane & other nearby roads were closed from 8am, while the A162 & also the A1 & M62 motorways were brought to a standstill with rolling road blocks for a short timewhile the demolition took place. The coal fired power station closed back in 2016 as a greener energy plant was built nearby, making the current station redundant. A major fire also broke out in July 2014 which also added to the stations demise. 3 cooling towers remain at the site which will be also brought down by controlled explosives in the near future.