Step-by-step destruction of the Moulivakkam high rise

The 11-storey building at Moulivakkam, the twin of the ill-fated one that came down crashing over two years ago killing 61 workers, was demolished at 6.51 pm on Wednesday after missing three deadlines earlier in the day.

The 11-storey high rise in Moulivakkam before the demolition was executed. | (Jawahar/EPS) 

Explosives went off on the fifth floor and the first floor at 6.51 pm resembling a massive Deepavali firework. (Sampath | EPS)

The building collapsed neatly, crumbling vertically down within its own plot of land. (Martin Louis | EPS)

In less than five seconds, the entire building was reduced to dust.  (Martin Louis | EPS)

11-storey building at Moulivakkam was demolished at 6.51 pm. (Martin Louis | EPS)

Here's the same demolition from a different view point. (Jawahar | EPS)

The original deadline set was 4 pm. But it was shifted to 5 pm and then to 5.45 pm. (Jawahar | EPS)

But it could not be carried at 5.45 pm too, but was finally done after about an hour. (Jawahar | EPS)

The building crumbled neatly likely causing no damage to the properties nearby. (Jawahar | EPS)

The buidling crumbled vertically down within its own plot of land. (Jawahar | EPS)