BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It took less than 30 seconds to take down the old Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital.
The implosion went off without a hitch at 7:15 a.m. Saturday morning. It took 600 pounds of explosions to bring the building down.
The implosion could be heard throughout the greater Buffalo area. The hundreds of people who watched near gates circle cheered as the old hospital came down.
Four people hit the detonation button Saturday morning, Mayor Byron Brown, Common Council President Darius Pridgen, Developer Tom Montante and Matt Montante.
Mayor Brown said the implosion makes way for great progress in Buffalo.
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Some of the people who watched said they hope that the implosion marks a positive change in downtown Buffalo.
It will take about three months to clean up all the rubble from the implosion.
In the place of the old hospital a $30-million retirement community called Canterbury Woods will be built. Canterbury Woods paid for the demolition and implosion in order to get the ball rolling on construction.
The building will feature 53 independent living apartments of up to 2,000 square feet and a handful of assisted living units.
PHOTO GALLERY: Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital
