Building Demolition Provides Realism for Movie

A fireball and implosion destroyed Orlando’s old City Hall early Friday in a thrifty disposal of an unwanted building that will provide truly special effects for the film “Lethal Weapon III.”

The 33-year-old, eight-story building went up in a flash before coming down in a pile of rubble before a live audience of about 700 people,

The city paid $65,000 for the implosion. But it will get $50,000 from Warner Bros. for rights to use the scene in the movie starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. They will be seen running away from the building before it comes crumbling down in a firestorm.