19棟の団地のアパートが、たった10秒で瓦礫と化した。
中国・武漢市にある総面積15万平方メートルの団地が1月21日夜、解体された。5トンの爆薬を12万カ所に仕掛けておこなったという。
インデペンデント紙によると、解体作業の責任者贾永胜（Jia Yongsheng）氏は、中国の国営放送局CCTVに「このような繁華街で大規模爆破による取り壊しをする際には、無事に終わらせるだけでなく、爆破による悪影響も抑えないといけません」と語った。
「爆破は成功しました。周辺の軽便鉄道や公共施設に爆破の影響はありませんでした」
「爆破による被害や悪影響は全くありませんでした。周辺の建物に被害を与えないよう、正確なタイミングで爆破しなければなりませんでした」と、贾永胜氏は語った。
解体現場には、オフィスと707フィート（約215メートル）の超高層ビルが建設される予定だ。
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中国のビル爆破
CHINA-DAILYLIFE/(01 of16)
A dike between two lakes is seen under demolition in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, July 14, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
CHINA-ODDLY(02 of16)
A building crumbles during a controlled demolition conducted to better protect the nearby ancient area of the city in Datong, Shanxi province, China, August 8, 2016. Picture taken August 8, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
CHINA-DAILYLIFE/(03 of16)
A cooling tower is seen under mechanical demolition in Binzhou, Shandong Province, China, July 13, 2016. Picture taken July 13, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
CHINA-DAILYLIFE/(04 of16)
Buildings crumble during a controlled demolition in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. (credit:China Stringer Network / Reuters)
CHINA-CONSTRUCTION/(05 of16)
A building crumbles during a controlled demolition to make way for a new commercial centre in Xi\'an, Shaanxi province, China, November 15, 2015. The 118-metre-tall building, which was taken down by 1.4 tonnes of explosives in Xi\'an, was reported to be by far the tallest building in China being demolished by controlled explosion, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:China Stringer Network / Reuters)
CHINA-SOCIETY/(06 of16)
The Lishui bridge is seen during a controlled demolition in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, September 8, 2015. The bridge, built in 1971, is 246.6-metre-long and 12-metre-wide. A new bridge will be built on the same location as replacement, local media reported. Picture taken September 8, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
CHINA-ECONOMY/(07 of16)
A cooling tower of a coal-burning power plant topples during a controlled demolition in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, July 22, 2015. Picture taken July 22, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:China Stringer Network / Reuters)
CHINA-SOCIETY/(08 of16)
The Lishui bridge is seen during a controlled demolition in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, September 8, 2015. The bridge, built in 1971, is 246.6-metre-long and 12-metre-wide. A new bridge will be built on the same location as replacement, local media reported. Picture taken September 8, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
CHINA-ODDLY/(09 of16)
Old residential buildings are demolished with controlled blasting in Chongqing municipality, June 16, 2015. The buildings were demolished within 5 seconds on Tuesday to make way for the construction of a future traffic hub, according to local media. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA\n (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
CHINA-BUSINESS/(10 of16)
Yinfeng Hotel collapses as it is being demolished by explosives in Wuhan, Hubei province, December 9, 2014. Picture taken December 9, 2014. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION REAL ESTATE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
CHINA-ODDLY/(11 of16)
The 22-storey Yixin Mansion collapses after demolition by explosives as part of a urbanization project in Chongqing, January 14, 2015. Picture taken January 14, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SOCIETY REAL ESTATE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
77-meter Building Demolition Blasting In Wuhan(12 of16)
WUHAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: (CHINA OUT) 77-meter Yinfeng hotel is demolished by blasting on December 9, 2014 in Wuhan, Zhejiang province of China. Three buildings were demolished by blasting including the 77-meter Yinfeng hotel on Tuesday in Wuhan. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) (credit:VCG via Getty Images)
77-meter Building Demolition Blasting In Wuhan(13 of16)
WUHAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: (CHINA OUT) 77-meter Yinfeng hotel is demolished by blasting on December 9, 2014 in Wuhan, Zhejiang province of China. Three buildings were demolished by blasting including the 77-meter Yinfeng hotel on Tuesday in Wuhan. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) (credit:VCG via Getty Images)
77-meter Building Demolition Blasting In Wuhan(14 of16)
WUHAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: (CHINA OUT) 77-meter Yinfeng hotel is demolished by blasting on December 9, 2014 in Wuhan, Zhejiang province of China. Three buildings were demolished by blasting including the 77-meter Yinfeng hotel on Tuesday in Wuhan. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) (credit:VCG via Getty Images)
CHINA(15 of16)
An 18-storey hotel is demolished in Shenyang, Liaoning province September 15, 2010. The hotel, which started business since 1991, has been aged and the demolition will make way for a new five-star international hotel in the same place, China Daily reported. REUTERS/Sheng Li (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS) (credit:Sheng Li / Reuters)
CHINA/(16 of16)
An 18-storey hotel is demolished in Shenyang, Liaoning province September 15, 2010. The hotel, which started business since 1991, has been aged and the demolition will make way for a new five-star international hotel in the same place, China Daily reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TRAVEL) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA (credit:China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters)
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