WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) — Construction crews are demolishing what remains of the Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center building, four and a half months after an explosion destroyed the facility.
The blast occurred Aug. 19 when a driver hit a gas line along New Center Drive, tearing the veterinary clinic building apart and flinging debris into the air. The explosion happened just weeks before the clinic was scheduled to open.
“For the last couple months, it’s been hard to drive by here. To just take a look at the building because of where we were,” said Gary Walker, the clinic’s director…