2nd Implosion Brings Down Old Smokestack In Crescent Twp.

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CRESCENT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – The second attempt to bring down an old Duquesne Light smokestack in Crescent Township was successful Friday morning.

The smokestack was brought down just after 9 a.m.

Plenty of people gathered to watch the implosion.

"I don't want it to come down, but if it has to come down, I want to see it," said Cathy Lise.

Watch raw video --

When asked what was in the air, or what the air smelled like:

"Gunpowder, that was a big blast - real loud," said Mark Hudson.

"But, I thought it'd go straight down into the middle of the stack but it just fell over sideways I was a little disappointed that way," said Betty Werme.

In May, Advantage Blasting And Demolition's first implosion attempt came up a bit short.  After a loud boom and a thick cloud of dust, the old smokestack was shorter, but still standing.

WATCH: Raw video of failed first implosion --

Crews believed the problem was a back wall of the structure.

The smokestack was left slightly leaning to the right, but officials said it was not posing any danger.