Steel Mills
November 24, 2014
Star of Bethlehem No Longer Shines at Sparrows Point
Written by Sandy Williams
The Sparrows Point blast furnace is scheduled for demolition sometime within the next few days or weeks, according to Sparrows Point Terminal LLC, the current owners of the site. Officials said the 320-foot tall L blast furnace will be imploded by Controlled Demolition Inc on a weekday in December.
The furnace from the former Bethlehem Steel Company was a community fixture holding aloft the lit Star of Bethlehem for many Christmas seasons. MCM Industrial Services, which has been managing demolition of the plant, has lit the star for the past two years at the shuttered plant.
