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| Sunday, 3 December, 2000, 14:33 GMT In pictures: Tower blocks demolished Two tower blocks have been blown up in spectacular fashion in the east London borough of Hackney. ![]() The two blocks, Sutherland and Embley, were on the Nightingale Estate in Hackney ![]() One of the 22-storey towers collapses as demolition charges are set off ![]() The buildings are making way for 64 housing association homes ![]() As one tower collapses, charges are set off in the second block ![]() The tower blocks are reduced to rubble, clearing the way for new homes to be built |
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