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Dutch building fails to collapse

Published: Sept. 2, 2012 at 11:17 AM

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- An office building in the Netherlands, set to be demolished, failed to collapse after being blasted with 220 pounds of dynamite, officials said.

It was unclear how part of the Philips office block in Eindhoven withstood the blast, DutchNews.nl reported Saturday.

The construction company hired to level the building drilled 400 holes into the 230-foot-tall building and loaded it with 220 pounds of dynamite.

Nearby residents, who had been evacuated as a precaution, will now not be allowed back into their homes until further notice.

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