The challenges of a high reach demolition
06 July 2022
In March 2022, the day after a fire engulfed a large distribution centre, local authorities called Casey-Bertram to provide immediate support to the fire department. The Indianapolis, USA-based demolition contractor travelled to Plainfield, Indiana to drag semi-truck trailers away from the 102,000 sq m (1.1 million sq ft) building, which allowed firefighters to concentrate their efforts on areas that were previously inaccessible and safely mitigate the fire.
After the fire was extinguished, Casey-Bertram was tasked with the teardown of several concrete pre-cast panels near key utility systems.
Removing the pre-cast panels was challenging for two reasons — they were 14.3 m (47 ft) tall and within 9.1 m (30 ft) of critical utility systems that supported…
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