Demolition nearly complete for Centennial Mills warehouse after controlled explosion

Demolition of the Centennial Mills warehouse is underway following an August 2 fire, with officials planning to investigate ...

Centennial Mills building already fully demolished, city of Portland says; rail traffic to resume

Crews began demolishing the building walls, a process the city said might take weeks, and essentially finished in less than a ...

Crews will begin demolition at Centennial Mills building with detonation of water tower

Demolition of the fire-damaged Centennial Mills building is expected to begin as early as Monday with a controlled explosion ...

Centennial Mills demolition rocks Portland in controlled blast

A planned explosion rocked Northwest Portland on Monday as contractors began demolishing the burned-out Centennial Mills building in the Pearl District. The massive explosion could be heard across ...

Sirens, mass public safety texts and a 5-second countdown: what to expect near Monday’s planned Centennial Mills Warehouse demolition

Two weeks after a catastrophic fire burned all seven floors of the Centennial Mills warehouse on Aug. 2, Portland officials ...

Century-old Centennial Mills water tower tumbles down in controlled demolition

A fire destroyed the interior of the vacant building two weeks ago, leaving it unstable. Demolition was fast-tracked, starting with the rooftop water tower.
Portland Mercury

Boom Town! Centennial Mills Demolition Underway

For once, Portlanders knew where the sound of a loud explosion originated. Demolition crews used a series of controlled explosions to bring down the water tower on the former Centennial Mills site ...
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‘Sirens will sound’: City details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Monday

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland is revealing further details in what people in the Pearl District can expect ...