ALBANY — Hundreds of people turned out to witness the demolition of a huge recovery boiler at the former Albany Paper Mill. People came to the Sunday morning implosion of the No. 4 boiler equipped with cameras, tripods, smart phones and video recorders.

The Albany Democrat-Herald says International Paper announced last week its plans to bring down the 175-foot structure, which has been idle for a decade. The scrap metal will be sent for reclamation.

Oregon State Police troopers and state transportation crews shut down Interstate 5 for roughly five minutes in both directions just before the blast, which collapsed the boiler.