A decades-old wooden grain elevator in Austin, Man., fell during a scheduled demolition on April 15, 2026.
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Austin grain elevator demolition An excavator is pictured chipping away at a grain elevator in Austin, Man., moments before it fell on April 15, 2026. (Facebook/Ken Vickery)
Austin grain elevator demolition An excavator is pictured chipping away at a grain elevator in Austin, Man., moments before it fell on April 15, 2026. (Facebook/Ken Vickery)
Austin grain elevator demolition Children are pictured watching the grain elevator in Austin, Man., moments before it fell on April 15, 2026, due to a scheduled demolition. (Tricia Dyck)
Austin grain elevator demolition The wooden grain elevator in Austin, Man., is pictured on April 15, 2026, moments before it fell due to a scheduled demolition. (Tricia Dyck)
Austin grain elevator demolition The wooden grain elevator in Austin, Man., is pictured the moment it makes contact with the ground on April 15, 2026, during a scheduled demolition. (Facebook/Ken Vickery)
Austin grain elevator demolition A plume of dust is pictured on April 15, 2026, after the demolition of the grain elevator in Austin, Man. (Facebook/Ken Vickery)
Austin grain elevator demolition A crowd gathers next to 2nd Avenue in Austin, Man., to watch the scheduled demolition of a grain elevator on April 15, 2026. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)
Austin grain elevator demolition A pile of rubble next to 2nd Avenue in Austin, Man., is all that remains of the wooden grain elevator on April 15, 2026. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)
Austin grain elevator demolition An excavator is pictured behind remnants of the grain elevator in Austin, Man., on April 15, 2026. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)
Austin grain elevator demolition An excavator is pictured moving remnants of the grain elevator in Austin, Man., on April 15, 2026, moments after it fell during a scheduled demolition. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)
Austin grain elevator demolition A close-up of remnants from the grain elevator in Austin, Man., is pictured on April 15, 2026, moments after it fell during a scheduled demolition. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)
Austin grain elevator demolition An excavator is pictured next to remnants of the grain elevator in Austin, Man., on April 15, 2026. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)
Austin grain elevator demolition An excavator is pictured next to remnants of the grain elevator in Austin, Man., on April 15, 2026. (Joseph Bernacki/CTV News Winnipeg)
Austin grain elevator demolition The grain elevator in Austin, Man., is pictured moments after it fell during a scheduled demolition on April 15, 2026. (Facebook/Ken Vickery)
