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 ...

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.

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.

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