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Farewell to fumes
Updated: 2011-08-11 08:25
(China Daily)
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A 210-meter-high chimney at the Jialing Power Plant falls to the ground after a directional blasting in downtown Chengdu, Sichuan province on August 10, 2011. It was toppled out of environmental concerns and was the city's tallest chimney. A ton of explosive were used in the demolition and more than 10,000 residents were temporarily moved. [Zhang Lang / For China Daily] |
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![A 210-meter-high chimney at the Jialing Power Plant falls to the ground after a directional blasting in downtown Chengdu, Sichuan province on August 10, 2011. It was toppled out of environmental concerns and was the city's tallest chimney. A ton of explosive were used in the demolition and more than 10,000 residents were temporarily moved. [Zhang Lang / For China Daily] Farewell to fumes](../../images/attachement/jpg/site1/20110811/0013729e48090fad638b14.jpg)
