A giant smokestack that was part of the landscape for millions of tourists heading to beaches on the southern New Jersey shore is coming down Thursday morning. The 463-foot stack at the B.L. England power plant is being imploded to make way for the site's new use as a connection point to the electrical grid for offshore wind power.
The smokestack of the former B.L. England power plant in Upper Township, N.J., stands on Oct. 23, 2023 photo. The 463-foot stack will be imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2023. The smokestack of the former B.L. England power plant in Upper Township, N.J., stands on Oct. 23, 2023 photo. The 463-foot stack will be imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2023. The smokestack of the former B.L. England power plant in Upper Township, N.J., stands on Oct. 23, 2023 photo.
But the power plant, which burned coal and oil over the decades, closed in May 2019, a casualty of the global move away fromAnd the smokestack, the last major remaining piece of the plant, will be imploded at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, brought down by explosives strategically placed by a demolition company known in the area for razing the former Trump Plaza casino in nearby Atlantic City in 2021.
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