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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.

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The two blocks, Sutherland and Embley, were on the Nightingale Estate in Hackney

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One of the 22-storey towers collapses as demolition charges are set off

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The buildings are making way for 64 housing association homes

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As one tower collapses, charges are set off in the second block

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The tower blocks are reduced to rubble, clearing the way for new homes to be built

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