An explosion in a quarry causes a huge landslide On April 6, 2024 in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia, a large landslide occurred after a planned explosion in a quarry. The landslide left three cars of climbers and fishermen under water and one person was taken away by ambulance. Tragedy was narrowly averted, as climbers were just minutes earlier at the site buried by the landslide.
House is burning from the lava (Iceland) A new eruption of the volcano Fagradalsfjall in Grindavik on Sunday, January 14, 2024, destroyed some houses and electricity and water infrastructure.
A house suddenly blows up A residence in Arlington, Virginia exploded during a police investigation, after the homeowner allegedly fired a flare gun multiple times through the home. The police arrived at the scene but at the moment they tried to enter, they heard gunshots from inside the house and stayed outside. After a while there was this huge explosion.
Blasting for pipeline installation No, this is not a sandworm from Dune. It's pipeline blasting, a process in which controlled explosions are used to facilitate the excavation of trenches and pipeline works. Pretty impressive!
Ignition of a layer of smoke A large plume of smoke ignites above firefighters during a training exercise. This phenomenon is called fire explosion (backdraft) and is an explosion caused by the rapid re-introduction of oxygen to an enclosed fire, where previously there was a lack of oxygen.
A flood of red wine in Portugal On Sunday, September 10, 2023, residents of São Lorenco de Bairro in Portugal were stunned to see a torrent of red wine run through their village. The explosion of two tanks at the Levira distillery spilled nearly two million liters of wine onto the street. No one was injured, only material damage was reported.
Lava formations under the seabed Underwater volcanoes erupt quite often, and the flowing lava creates impressive formations on the seabed. The most prolific volcanic systems on Earth are hidden beneath the ocean depths. Scientists have estimated that there could be more than a million underwater volcanoes around the world. Volcanic eruptions result in a remarkable variety of formations as molten lava hardens at various rates in cold seawater, to form spectacular features such as bulbous cushions, hollow domes and canals, jagged pillars and folding leaves.
War plane accidentally drops a bomb on the road (Russia) Camera footage of the moment a Russian warplane accidentally drops a bomb in Belgorod, Russia, near the Ukrainian border. The Su-34 fighter jet accidentally dropped the bomb in the middle of a road on the evening of Thursday, April 20, 2023, before the bomb explodes and creates a huge crater. The explosion damaged cars and houses, injuring two women with one being hospitalized.
A clothes dryer explodes In the city of Mesoiro, Spain, a man got very lucky as he walked out of a laundromat with automatic washing machines, seconds before a clothes dryer explodes. The scene was captured by the store's security camera. A man is seen walking out of the store and seconds later a spectacular explosion in a clothes dryer destroys the facade of the building. Luckily no one was hurt. A cigarette lighter charger left in a pocket overheated in the gas-powered dryer.
Lava in the snow The Etna volcano in Sicily erupted on Monday, December 5 at an altitude of 2800 meters, and a lava flow flowed down the snowy mountain.
Tourists are dangerously close to the eruption of a volcano Friday night, August 26, 2022 in Antigua, Guatemala, a group of hikers and their guides climbed Volcán de Fuego ("volcano of fire") about 200 meters from the summit when an explosion occurred. The volcano spewed a spectacular jet of lava, some pieces of which fell only about fifteen meters from the hikers. According to tour guides, these eruptions are not very rare but usually occur between 2 and 3 in the morning and not so early in the evening.
A truck explodes after an accident On April 11, 2022 at Highway 10 in Minnesota, a speeding car enters the highway and collides with the front of the truck. The driver of the truck loses control, and his vehicle ends up on the protective walls of the bridge, and immediately wrapped in flames. Both drivers were injured but their lives are not in danger.
A fan explodes In Thailand, a man sitting on his couch with his cats, when its fan suddenly breaks down, fortunately without causing injuries. The fan blades appear to be resting on the metal plate, and dissolved by spraying the cover.
Explosion from a gas leak inside a car The explosion inside a car in slow motion, when his driver lights a cigarette. The explosion was caused by a gas leak in the vehicle. Fortunately, the driver and the co-driver managed to get out of the car quickly without being seriously injured..