AP Spotlight A 23-story hotel in exclusive Miami locale vanishes in seconds with implosion ASSOCIATED PRESS Apr 12, 2026 6 hrs ago 0 × In less than 20 seconds, contractors imploded the 23-story Mandarin Oriental Hotel, an iconic landmark of the Miami skyline. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MIAMI — A hotel in one of Miami's most exclusive locations was demolished Sunday to make way for something bigger. People watch pyrotechnics just before the controlled implosion of the former Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Brickell Key on Sunday in Miami. Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press kAms6>@=:E:@? 6IA6CED 4@>A=6E65 E96 4@?EC@==65 :>A=@D:@? @7 E96 7@C>6C |2?52C:? ~C:6?E2=[ |:2>: @? qC:4<6== z6J[ 2 9F>2?\>256 :D=2?5 2E E96 >@FE9 @7 E96 |:2>: #:G6C[ 24C@DD 7C@> 5@H?E@H?] xE >2C<65 E96 =2C86DE :>A=@D:@? 7@C |:2>: :? >@C6 E92? 2 564256[ @77:4:2=D D2:5]k^AmkAm%96 ab\DE@CJ 3F:=5:?8[ H9:49 @A6?65 ad J62CD 28@[ 4@==2AD65 :? =6DD E92? a_ D64@?5D 7@==@H:?8 3=2DED E92E @44FCC65 2C@F?5 gib_ 2]>]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts kAm!6@A=6 H2E49:?8 E96 :>A=@D:@? D276=J 7C@> 272C 4966C65 2?5 C64@C565 A9@?6 G:56@D 2D E96 3F:=5:?8VD 7C2>6H@C< 4@==2AD65 7@==@H:?8 2 D6C:6D @7 C2A:5 492C86D] sFDE D@@? 7:==65 E96 2:C 2D 3F:=5:?8 >2E6C:2= 4C2D965 5@H?] $@>6 H2E496CD H@C6 7246 >2D<D 2D E96J =67E E96 2C62]k^Am People are also reading… Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard addresses women's basketball transfers, Bill Fennelly's future What Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic said about future after Tennessee game Report: Iowa State fan-favorite Cade Kelderman enters transfer portal Evangelicals amplify Trump's religious framing of Iran war A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund falls short What Iowa State star Addy Brown said in transfer portal announcement Iowa men's basketball lands commitment from 2026 Iowa Mr. Basketball Spring Football Notebook: Is Kirk Ferentz concerned about Iowa’s special teams after offseason exodus? ICE arrested over 800 people after tips from US airport security agency Yes, the pros get nervous, too. Here's how Stephen Curry and others deal with it Going home: ‘Hacks’ bids its 5-year run goodbye What to Stream: Sydney Sweeney, 'Malcolm in the Middle,' Jonah Hill, 'Hacks' and Ella Langley Illinois rally falls short in semifinal loss to UConn, ending Final Four party A Miami Fire-Rescue boat surveys debris following the controlled implosion of the former Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Sunday on Brickell Key in Miami. Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press kAm#6D:56?ED H:E9:? g__ 766E @7 E96 3F:=5:?8 H6C6 2D<65 E@ DE2J :?D:56 E96:C 2A2CE>6?ED 5FC:?8 E96 3=2DE H:E9 H:?5@HD 2?5 5@@CD 4=@D65]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ $H:C6 !C@A6CE:6D[ E96 56>@=:E:@? H:== >2<6 H2J 7@C E96 8C@F?53C62<:?8 @7 %96 #6D:56?46D 2E |2?52C:? ~C:6?E2=[ |:2>:[ 2 EH@\E@H6C F=EC2=FIFCJ 9@E6= 2?5 C6D:56?E:2= 56G6=@A>6?E D4965F=65 7@C 4@>A=6E:@? :? a_b_]k^Am kAm%96 @A6C2E:@? 7@==@HD ?62C=J EH@ J62CD @7 A=2??:?8 2?5 4@@C5:?2E:@? H:E9 DA64:2=:K65 4@?EC24E@CD 2?5 E96 4:EJ[ 56G6=@A6CD D2:5] x>A=@D:@? H2D D6=64E65 2D E96 D276DE 2?5 >@DE 677:4:6?E >6E9@5 E@ >2:?E2:? E96 AC@;64E E:>6=:?6 H9:=6 >:?:>:K:?8 5:DCFAE:@? 2?5 6?DFC:?8 E96 D276EJ @7 E96 qC:4<6== z6J 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am kAm%96 :>A=@D:@? 92AA6?65 2 4@FA=6 @7 >:?FE6D 27E6C H92E =@@<65 2?5 D@F?565 =:<6 3=F6\ 2?5 A:?<\E:?E65 7:C6H@C<D H6C6 D6E @77 ?62C E96 E@A @7 E96 3F:=5:?8]k^Am 0 Comments Related to this story Iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel demolished In less than 20 seconds, contractors imploded the 23-story Mandarin Oriental Hotel, an iconic landmark of the Miami skyline. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Unable to play video AP top stories April 12 US, Iran hold separate talks with Pakistan's PM ahead of negotiations US, Iran hold separate talks with Pakistan's PM ahead of negotiations AP top stories April 10 AP top stories April 10 Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
Iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel demolished In less than 20 seconds, contractors imploded the 23-story Mandarin Oriental Hotel, an iconic landmark of the Miami skyline.
