Demolition of the fire-damaged Centennial Mills building is expected to begin as early as Monday with a controlled explosion that will bring down its water tower, Portland officials said Friday.

Crews began demolishing the building walls, a process the city said would take weeks, though the work appeared to be moving much faster than that on Tuesday morning.

A planned explosion rocked Northwest Portland on Monday as contractors began demolishing the burned-out Centennial Mills building in the Pearl District. The massive explosion could be heard across ...

Demolition of the Centennial Mills warehouse is underway following an August 2 fire, with officials planning to investigate ...

Two weeks after a catastrophic fire burned all seven floors of the Centennial Mills warehouse on Aug. 2, Portland officials ...

Portland officials said the demolition contractor will start with a controlled detonation, then expects to take two weeks to break the building walls down halfway.

A fire destroyed the interior of the vacant building two weeks ago, leaving it unstable. Demolition was fast-tracked, starting with the rooftop water tower.

For once, Portlanders knew where the sound of a loud explosion originated. Demolition crews used a series of controlled explosions to bring down the water tower on the former Centennial Mills site ...

Portland officials said the demolition contractor will begin by blasting off the steel water tower, but breaking down the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland is revealing further details in what people in the Pearl District can expect ...