Moment cooling tower is demolished at German power plant
Onlookers watched as the cooling tower of the decommissioned Frimmersdorf power plant in Germany collapsed.
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Onlookers watched as the cooling tower of the decommissioned Frimmersdorf power plant in Germany collapsed.
Onlookers watched as the cooling tower of the decommissioned Frimmersdorf power plant in Germany collapsed.
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