Crowds gather to watch DTE Energy implode retired Detroit power plant
DETROIT – An iconic power plant on Detroit’s Riverfront no longer exists. Crowds lined the Riverfront to watch history come crumbling down.
The Conners Creek Plant was imploded Friday morning after being retired more than a decade ago. The implosion went according to plan.
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