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30th Sep 2013

Video: Incredible footage of huge explosion at a Colombian gunpowder factory

Three tonnes of explosives supposedly caught fire...

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Details are still sketchy as to what happened exactly in this particular story but, according to GlobalLeaks, what we do know is that the incredible incident took place at a gunpowder factory in Tenjo, Colombia after nearly three tonnes of explosives caught fire.

One person in a nearby building managed to record the exact moment that the factory exploded, sending a massive shock wave across the countryside and resulting in the building shaking, the windows smashing and the cameraman doing a strange 360 degree turn.

At this point there are reports that the factory buildings were safely evacuated before the explosion so hopefully no one suffered any injuries in the blast.

There also appeared to be a lot of very, very scared Colombian cows as you can see from the clips below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGawDTToQM4

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