Enormous blast at fireworks factory in Colombia caught on video


An explosion at a fireworks factory near Granada, Colombia, was so intense that it knocked over a cameraman filming the situation.
Colombian authorities say that the explosion and resulting fire destroyed five warehouses storing gunpowder, NBC News reports. At least one person was injured and several roads were closed, causing huge backups on the roads southeast from Bogota. Watch the blast in the video below. --Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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