About the Case

Furacon was chosen internationally for this project, carried out for the Venezuelan government. The challenge faced was the demolition of a gigantic tank called “Hornos de Cal”, which was located in the city of Caracas, surrounded by a community called “La Televisora”. The tank was 30m in diameter and needed to be demolished so that a cable car station (Metro Cable) could be built on the site.

The location of the tank made it impossible to demolish it by any other method than controlled demolition, as there were houses extremely close to the tank and any alternative to conventional demolition would put hundreds of people and properties at risk.

To solve the issue of the meter cable, the construction company responsible for the work chose Furacon for its renowned experience. The complete demolition of the tank took 65 days.