Kansas University Residence Building Demolished at Start of Thanksgiving Holiday

A University of Kansas residence hall, McCollum Hall, was demolished on November 25. According to local reports, the demolition was planned on the first day of the Thanksgiving break as many students would be away from the university campus. Approximately 750 pounds (340 kilograms) of explosives were used to demolish the 50-year-old, 10-story, 220,000 square-foot hall. Credit: YouTube/Yev Zakharov