The former Hainan Airlines headquarters topples during a controlled demolition in Haikou, Hainan province, December 25, 2012. The airline company decided to demolish its former headquarters, which was built around 1996, after their new headquarters was completed in 2011, local media reported. #

Smoke rises from a house deliberately set on fire, days after part of the ground it was resting on collapsed into Lake Whitney, Texas, June 13, 2014. Building crews set fire on Friday to the luxury lake house left dangling about 75 feet on a decaying cliff that has been giving way underneath the structure. #

People run away as a building is toppled during a controlled demolition as part of an urban transformation in Ankara, February 3, 2014. According to local media, search and rescue teams found the dead body of a person, believed to be disabled and living near the site of the demolished building, under the debris. #

An aerial view of part of the Carandiru prison complex collapsing after a controlled implosion by engineers in Sao Paulo, December 8, 2002. Latin's America largest prison, the site of a 1992 massacre that left 111 dead, was collapsed after 46 years of operation in downtown Sao Paulo. #

A combination photograph shows the demolition of a chimney in Vienna, May 4, 2011. The 141-foot-tall chimney on a hospital construction site was blasted by Austrian army experts. #

A Chinese photographer takes pictures of the controlled explosion of four office buildings inside a power plant in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, June 15, 2004. The power plant was working normally during the explosion that tore down the old buildings. #

People gather to observe the Perimetral overpass, after its partial demolition as part of Rio's Porto Maravilha (Marvelous Port) urbanization project, in Rio de Janeiro, April 20, 2014. The project was for the city's redevelopment ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games. #

Local authorities celebrate at the moment of Perimetral overpass' demolition explosion as part of Rio de Janeiro's Porto Maravilha urbanization project, November 24, 2013. The project, which was supported by the state and federal government of Rio de Janeiro, is for the city's redevelopment ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games. #

The Twin Towers dormitory on the campus of Arkansas State University comes down in 13 seconds in a controlled implosion May 25, 2008, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The men's dormitory was built in 1967. #

Buildings topple by explosives in Yunong Village in south China's Shenzhen on Sunday May 22, 2005. The demolition, dubbed "China's number one blast" by Hong Kong media, reportedly covered an area of 57,000 square feet, the largest ever in China #

The Lake Champlain Bridge is demolished by a controlled explosion during a snowstorm in Crown Point, December 28, 2009. The bridge, which spans the state line between Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont, was demolished after engineers determined it was unsafe. #

A view shows the Three Gorges Hotel, left, and the passenger terminal of Chongqing Port, right, collapsing after demolition by explosives in Chongqing, southwest China, August 30, 2012. The 32-story landmark passenger terminal and the hotel, which face the city's Chaotianmen Square, were demolished by directional blasting to make room for a new building to house a transportation hub, tourist attractions, and businesses. #

The giant statue representing the late Gilbert Bourdin, founder of the Triumphant Vajra cult of Mandarom, collapses after demolition workers set off explosives at the base of the 110-foot structure in Castellane, southern France, September 6, 2001. French authorities said the monument to Bourdin, the focal point of the sect's "holy city of Mandarom" in the hills above Castellane, was built in 1990 without permission. #

"La barre 220," a building in the neighborhood "La Duchere" in Lyon, central France, is brought down by controlled explosions, part of a renovation program in the city, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The building, also known as "barre des 1000," will be replaced by new social housing. #

A combination of photographs shows the demolition of a chimney in the eastern German town of Boxberg October 6, 2012. Experts drilled 1653 holes for their explosives to demolish the chimney of the old Boxberg power station, which stood 980 feet tall. The other two chimneys were removed in 2009. #

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium begins to fall after 350 pounds of explosives detonate in Atlanta, August 2. The stadium was built in 1965, and was the home of the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons and was used as a Centennial Olympic venue. It was demolished to make room for parking for Turner Field, the new home of the Braves. #

Buildings topple during demolition with explosives, dubbed "China's number one blast" by Chinese media, at Huanggang district in China's southern city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, May 22, 2005. A total 16 private buildings were demolished in the blasts as part of Shenzhen's redevelopment plans. #

A combination photo shows The Gettysburg National Tower falls as demolition charges explode at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, July 3. The 320-foot, 25-year-old tower fell on the 137th anniversary of the three-day long battle as part of the Park Services plan to restore much of the battlefield property to it's original state. #

The former Kunming city hall topples during a controlled demolition in Kunming, Yunnan province, December 25, 2011. The building was demolished to make way for a central business district, local media reported. #

Tourists watch as the 20-storey Hilton Hotel collapses after a controlled implosion by engineers in Beirut's downtown on July 14, 2002. The war-damaged building, built before Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, was used by snipers during the war and deemed unsafe for occupation after standing empty for so long. #

A combination picture shows the Lishui bridge collapsing during a controlled demolition in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, September 8, 2015. The bridge, built in 1971, was 800 feet long and 39 feet wide. A new bridge will be built on the same location as a replacement, local media reported. #

Old residential buildings are demolished with controlled blasting in Chongqing municipality, June 16, 2015. The buildings were demolished within 5 seconds to make way for the construction of a future traffic hub, according to local media. #

The provincial highest chimney collapses as it is demolished by explosives in Shenyang, Liaoning province, April 28, 2014. The 500-foot-tall chimney used to be part of a local heating factory, according to local media. #

The 15-story, 300-room Augusta tower at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino crumbles as it implodes as seen from the New Frontier hotel-casino across the street, in Las Vegas, October 23, 2001. #

A view of Veterans Stadium during its implosion in Philadelphia, March 21, 2004. The 33-year-old stadium was imploded for parking space as the Phillies and Eagles have built their own arenas at the same site. #

Smoke covers the area after The Monaco Tower at the Riviera Hotel and Casino crumbled to the ground during a controlled demolition, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Las Vegas. The casino opened in 1955 and was closed last year to make room to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center. #

A combination photo shows the demolition of a "nail house" in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, January 8, 2008. The owners of the house had filed and lost a lawsuit against the developer of the land to seek more compensation before agreeing to the demolition of their home. The land will be used for a high-rise apartment project. Chinese media have since last year seized on disputes between developers and owners of so-called "nail houses", whose owners have stuck to their ground and resisted demolition, holding up development projects in the world's fastest-growing major economy. #