About 1,400 tonnes of explosives remain on board. A no-entry exclusion zone extends around the wreck
explosion
The incident is under investigation
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Anti-terrorism officers were investigating
All possible scenarios are being investigated
There are no reports of casualties
The phenomenon of underground gas explosions is quite common in the Caspian Sea and causes columns of fire reminiscent of a volcanic eruption
In November 1970 the town of Florence, Oregon decided to blow up an 8-ton whale carcass that had washed up on the beach & the result were truly explosive
The damage said it had been caused by a large explosion that destroyed the independent internal power system that supplies the underground centrifuges
The launch at Boca Chica, Texas, was streamed live by SpaceX