Massive explosion at Quebec fireworks factory
Source: AP
COTEAU-DU-LAC, Quebec (AP) A massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse rocked an area west of Montreal, leaving a huge cloud of smoke that could be seen for miles.
A series of explosions subsequently leapt from the charred building after the initial blast at B.E.M. Fireworks Thursday morning near Valleyfield, Quebec. Images from the scene showed a building near a major highway completely destroyed.
There were no immediate reports of injuries and the cause of the blast is unknown.
Police have ordered the surrounding community of Coteau-du-Lac evacuated.
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riverbendviewgal
(4,254 posts)Thanks...I hope no one was hurt.
mike_c
(36,281 posts)A fireworks warehouse exploded. I'll bet I can guess the cause of the blast in one try.
GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,411 posts)(short video, since the BBC one isn't working at the moment):
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Keep running to the end, the last blast is a monster that knocked out the camera.