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Explosion At Fireworks Warehouse In Colombia Makes For Amazing Video

NPR | By Eyder Peralta

Published January 6, 2015 at 8:51 AM EST

This past Sunday, a cameraman for the Colombian network Caracol was dispatched to cover a small fire at a pyrotechnics depot outside of Bogotá.

Just as he started shooting, there was a massive explosion that rocked the small town.

Some houses were damaged and no one was seriously injured. So the story here is the video. Here it is via the BBC:

The cause of the explosion is still being investigated, Caracol reported.