Politics & Government

WATCH: Psych Center Smokestack Demolished in Kings Park

Web-based video shows the blast that took down this local landmark.

Explosion in the above video happens at 0:25 mark.

The demolition of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center smokestack went off without a hitch on Wednesday, wiping this former landmark from local landscape.

Workers detonated the structure at 2 p.m., sending the brick column crashing to the ground while spectators and many from the New York metropolitan area media watched more than 1,000 feet away.

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See videos above that have been posted to YouTube, and stay tuned for Patch's full video of the event later today.

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