Demolition company begins tearing down Florence's Trust building

FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - Demolition on Florence's first sky scrapper began Monday.

Crews began dismantling the Trust Building to make way for a new medical school city leaders say will bring tremendous growth to the area.

"Everything you see is demolition. It's just that the brick is so much easier to move and faster," Jason Wofford said. Wofford is part owner of Wofford Demolition.

Bricks, mortar and glass are now in piles after Wofford Demolition started tearing down Florence's Trust Building.

Demolition crews were on the inside of the building separating the metal from chunks of the building to help expedite the demolition process.

This machine will remove all of the brick that surrounds the Trust, doing that makes for a safer demo process.

"It is higher you just got to be a little bit more patient it's like running a big old crane," Wofford said.

Right now the west side of the building will be the only side which will see demo work until the contractor gets the go ahead from the department of transportation to close Irby Street.

Irby Street will have to be closed because some of the brick could fall into the streets; crews hope to have those permits later this week.

"You don't want to get in too fast because it does the work in the slow motion," Wofford said.

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Demolition company begins tearing down Florence's Trust building