City officials: What to expect from Sunday's City Hall demolition

Sunday's demolition of City Hallis expected to take15 seconds15 seconds. With 400 pounds of dynamite, El Paso's oldCity Hallbuilding will come crumbling down at 9 a.m.

El Paso's Mayor John Cook says his message to those who opposed the demolition, like he did once, is to accept it and move on and accept the change coming to El Paso.

"It's time to move on," said Cook."The two events symbolize change. Whether you agreed with it or you disagreed with it is besides the point."

The company in charge of the blast, controlled Demolition Incorporated, says all should run smoothly.

There is a potential for flying debris and people are being told that the demolition is not a sports spectacle event.

Also, engineers are reminding people there isnopotential for hazardous materials.

"The building has been completely abated of all those things -- there are no hazardous materials that remain," said Alan Shubert.

KFOX-14's live coverage of the demolition begins at 8:30 a.m.

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City officials: What to expect from Sunday's City Hall demolition