Demolition of fire-ravaged Downtown Galesburg, Illinois, building

A demolition crew needed just more than five hours to bring down a downtown Galesburg building raved by fire earlier this year.
A crew from River City Demolition of Peoria started the demolition process at 149-151 E. Main Street at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024. By 2:15 p.m., the all the walls had been knocked in and the site now awaits cleanup.
Long arm Caterpillar equipment started demolition on the front portion of the building facing Main Street. Falling bricks, beams, glass windows and remains of the building created clouds of dust as the second and third floors crumbled to the sidewalk and streets as the demolition process continued.
An early-morning fire on Feb. 19 caused extensive structural and water damage of the 3-story building at the corner of Main and Prairie streets. Upon arrival, personnel encountered smoke and fire from the third story, on the north and east side of the structure.
The cause of the fire remains undermined.
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