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An old water tower in Independence that was slated for demolition abruptly fell Tuesday afternoon.
A KSHB 41 News crew was on the scene as the tower, which suffered a snapped cable earlier Tuesday, fell in the wrong direction and landed in the yard of a nearby home.
Watch the tower fall in the video player below:
The tower snapped power lines as it fell over just before 2 p.m. Tuesday. A check of the Independence Power and Light outage map showed eight customers without power in the area.
No injuries were reported, though Osage Street was blocked by the downed tower.
The old water tower was scheduled for demolition this week. As part of demolition preps, crews had installed cables to help "steer" the tower in the right direction as it came down. One of those cables broke Tuesday morning, causing the tower to lose stability.
Video shows the tower briefly twisting in the wind.
When work to bring down the tower resumed, one of the legs buckled. The tower then fell in the wrong direction, landing in the front yard of a nearby residence.
Gannon said one car was clipped; the driver was asked to move it earlier but refused.
Below is a video of the aftermath of the tower falling:
KSHB 41 is on the scene and is working to get with the contractor to learn what the removal process will look like now.
