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Crews work on huge cranes to set Trojan TNT

06:08 AM PDT on Saturday, May 13, 2006

Compiled by kgw.com Staff

The Trojan cooling tower is 500 feet tall, so crews had to bring in huge cranes in order to set the explosives that will be used in the implosion on May 21, 2006.

  Watch crews work on huge cranes to set TNT

Despite the 2,500 pounds of TNT, experts say the ground vibration will be imperceptible when the tower goes down.

Noise levels will be equal to or less than that of a summer thunderstorm or a typical fireworks display, according to demolition experts.