Overview

• Unrecognized internal reinforcements in the tower’s steel beams caused a June 28 electric-heating demolition to fail.
• On July 4 at 20:05, MB Spezialabbruch employed thermal separation cutting to bring down the 56-meter structure without explosives.
• A remote-controlled excavator tipped over during the collapse but caused no injuries and will be returned to service.
• Wintersportverein Brotterode has allocated roughly €2 million and initiated preparatory work on a FIS-compliant 36-meter inrun tower set to open by autumn.
• The nonexplosive demolition approach minimized wildlife disturbance and drew about 500 spectators to the Thüringer Wald site.