Westbury, UK, 18th Sept, 2016. The 122m high chimney of the westbury cement works, which has been a landmark of the wiltshire skyline since its construction during the 1960's is demolished using 216 charges after being mothballed in 2009. The demolition comes after over 40 years of cement production at the site. The charges were detonated at 7am by 9 year old local schoolgirl Lilly Sargent after winning a drawing competition hosted by site owner Tarmac. After the event traffic is brought to a standstill as the masses of people try to leave. Daniel Crawford / Alamy Live News

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