Dozens of small, simultaneous explosions have brought down the steel roof of the Bradley Center, the former home of the Milwaukee Bucks, this weekend.
The controlled demolition Sunday morning left debris scattered in the street.
The Bradley Center roof explosion in super slow motion! #Bucks pic.twitter.com/69ocqDkwst
— Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) January 13, 2019
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The Bradley Center closed last summer and the Bucks moved next door to the $524 million Fiserv Forum. The NBA team bid the 30-year-old arena a fond farewell in a series of tweets.
The aim of the explosions was to collapse the roof into the seating bowl, making it easier for workers to remove the debris.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that while some debris soared into the air, the bulk of the structure collapsed into the old arena’s structure as planned.
After the dust settled, @jamesbnelson and I flew the #drone around the demolished roof of the Bradley Center. #bradleycenter #bucks
— Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) January 13, 2019
https://t.co/MYA5zpC0wV pic.twitter.com/kjDmcrk8Mi
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