GM smokestack still standing at old transmission plant

A secondattempt to bring down a smokestack at Windsor's old General Motors plant seemingly failed Monday evening.

Windsor Fire tweeted that a second detonation was set to go off at 6:45 p.m. Monday. But, then after saying there was a "small technical issue" tweeted:

"The stack is still standing. Another attempt will be made in the near future,but not today," according to the@WindsorFire1Twitter account Monday night.

A controlled demolition by way of explosives was supposed to occur around 2 p.m.Monday.

People gathered to see the smokestack come down reported hearing a boom, but the structure didn't come down and a police officer told reporters at the scene that it didn't work.

A call to the Windsor-based Jones Group, responsible for the demolition, did not result in an immediate comment about what happened Monday.

Among those who had gathered to watch the intended demolition was DennisNash, a former GM employee who worked at the now-shuttered Windsor plant for 30 years.

"It was a great place to work, great people. It was a shame to see it go,"he told CBC News on Monday.