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Video: Four smoke stacks fall at San Juan Generating Station

Former employees and area residents watch decommissioned power plant’s smoke stacks fall on Saturday

Tri-City Record staff

Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 2:23 PM MT

Updated Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 2:34 PM MT

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The implosion of the San Juan Generating Station smoke towers implosion commences on Saturday, August 24, 2024, north Water Flow, New Mexico. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)
The implosion of the San Juan Generating Station smoke towers implosion commences on Saturday, August 24, 2024, north Water Flow, New Mexico. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)

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