Georgia Archives building in rubble after implosion

More than 500 pounds of explosives brought down the Archives building in downtown Atlanta Sunday morning.

The 55,000-ton building (330 Capitol Avenue SE, Atlanta, Ga. 30334) was imploded at 7 a.m. It fell at a 45-degree angle.

[Nov. 8, 2014: Crews implode 19-story DeKalb County hotel with help from 4-year-old superhero]

Surface and secondary roads were closed from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Interstate roads were closed from 6:50 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

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Devin Simmons, a 5-year-old patient at Children's Health Care of Atlanta, "pushed the button" to kick off the implosion.

Below is a schedule of events that took place Sunday morning.

6:30 a.m. -- Media and attendees arrive on location
6:45 a.m. – Gov. Nathan Deal arrives
6:45 a.m. -- First horn signals 15-minute alert
6:55 a.m. -- Second horn signals 5-minute alert
6:55 a.m. -- Deal gives remarks at podium; introduces Devin Simmons and family
6:58 a.m. -- Deal invites Devin and family to join him for the countdown
6:59 a.m. -- Third horn signals 1-minute alert
6:59 a.m. -- 10-second countdown begins; Devin "pulls the plunger" to cue implosion
7:00 a.m. -- Implosion

The site will eventually be the new state judicial center.

Before and after...implosion of state archives building in downtown Atlanta pic.twitter.com/nfPbonP0tk
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) March 5, 2017

Firefighters with @ATLFireRescue putting water on rubble of imploded building pic.twitter.com/wgT5EL7LPm
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) March 5, 2017

What will replace now imploded state archives building pic.twitter.com/sG2xSvAP3x
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) March 5, 2017

Firefighters with @ATLFireRescue putting water on rubble of imploded building pic.twitter.com/wgT5EL7LPm
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) March 5, 2017

My view of the old Georgia Archives implosion. Tremendous. pic.twitter.com/Lp4yxB7hPF
— Brett Rosner (@Brosner85) March 5, 2017

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