VIDEO: Crowds gather to watch botched tower block demolition

A controlled explosion was meant to bring down six tower blocks in Glasgow. However, two of the Red Road flat building proved to be a greater pillar of strength than expected.

About two and a half thousands residents from nearby properties were kept outside the exclusion zone before safety checks were made. but shortly before nightfall they were allowed to return to their homes

The flats were built in the mid 1960’s to tackle the city’s housing crisis.