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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Main entrance of the thermal power plant on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Sunrise at the thermal power plant on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Sunrise at the thermal power plant on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Kike (56 years old) has been an operator at the thermal power plant for more than 20 years and is currently working on the dismantling of the plant, hoping to reach early retirement on May 13, 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images). Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Ignacio Belarra (44 years old) environmental technician, must control that no one comes within 800m of the towers for safety. Ignacio Belarda (44 years old), Kike (56 years old) has been working at the thermal power plant for more than 20 years and is currently working on the decommissioning of the plant in Andorra, Teruel, Spain, hoping to reach early retirement on 13 May 2022. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: The SEPRONA unit of the Guardia Civil is preparing to make a perimeter with motorbikes around the thermal power plant as there is an 800m security perimeter on May 13, 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: General view of the 3 towers of the thermal power plant in a wheat field on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Pepe and Cheche have been working at the thermal power plant for more than 10 years and are currently working on the dismantling of the plant on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: General view of the 3 towers of the thermal power plant on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: José Luis Pinto, amateur photographer, prepares the equipment for the demolition of the towers on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: A helicopter flies over the towers of the thermal power plant at low altitude to check that there is no one in the safety perimeter minutes before the detonation on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - 13 MAY: More than 30 media have been accredited to cover the demolition of the towers on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: A local resident leans against the wall of an old farmhouse near the thermal power plant to watch the demolition in person on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Local residents have come to an elevated area to watch the detonation of the towers on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: A civil guard watches that no one goes into the area marked off for safety on May 13, 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: A worker from the company in charge of detonating the towers explains to those present the operation and procedure of the explosive charges on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Instant of the demolition of the towers on May 13, 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical Teruel thermal plant towers are identical, at 107 meters high, 83 meters in diameter and weighing 12,577 tons will be demolished with a controlled blast of some 270 kilos of explosives. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Debris after the demolition of the towers on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: A cloud of smoke and debris is what remains after the demolition of the 3 towers on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

ANDORRA, SPAIN - 13 MAY: More than 30 media have been accredited to cover the demolition of the towers on 13 May 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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ANDORRA, SPAIN - MAY 13: Tomás Guitarte, the president of the political party Teruel Existe demonstrates with his colleagues against the demolition of the towers as he denounces that a heritage site is being demolished and the opportunity to declare it an Asset of Cultural Interest and a Local Heritage Site is being lost on May 13, 2022 in Andorra, Teruel, Spain. The three identical towers of the Teruel thermal power plant, 107 metres high, 83 metres in diameter and weighing 12,577 tonnes, will be demolished with a controlled blast of about 270 kilos of explosives (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images).

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