“I watch MythBusters and they inspired me to blow a building up.”
Maxwell Hinton, Boy who blew up the granary in Huron, Ohio
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| Photo by FOX Toledo News |
Blowing up a building isn’t considered child’s play, but in Huron, Ohio (population 7,327) that’s exactly what it was, and for good reason. The old granary in Huron had to go—it was sitting on 11 acres the town wanted to sell. Town leaders made plans to implode the building. Meanwhile, across the country in California, 7-year-old Maxwell Hinton was undergoing treatment for neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that attacks children. The Make-a-Wish Foundation approached Maxwell and asked him if there was one thing he could do, what would it be? Maxwell said, blow up a building. Make-a-Wish hooked up with Huron, and last weekend Maxwell flew to the small town to make a big blast. More than 30,000 people watched as Maxwell pushed the button and the grain building went down in a cloud of smoke. Townspeople were happy to see the old granary go and even happier to see a young boy’s wish come true.
To see Maxwell implode the old granary, click on the video below:
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