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Moment Massive Explosion Sends Debris Flying Onto Road In Front Of Cars

This is the shocking moment an explosion in a residential building was captured on a car dashcam as a massive fireball gushes out of an apartment window, strewing debris all over the street in front of the vehicles.

The incident was filmed in Shenyang in the Northeast Chinese province of Liaoning on 26th July. One person was injured and is being treated in hospital.

The footage shows a loud explosion followed by a fireball shooting out of a window. The huge blast generated by the explosion caused windows to shatter and debris to be strewn all over the road and fall in front of the vehicle from which the footage was shot.

An explosion in residential home caught on dash camera in Shenyang, China, on 26th July 2021. (AsiaWire)

Eyewitness Mr Jia said that the lowest two floors of the building where the explosion took place are shops, and the others are all residential floors. The explosion occurred in the home of a resident.

A staff member from one of the shops said that the strong blast of the explosion caused varying degrees of damage to houses and shops on both sides of the road, including shattering the windows of a nursery school on the other side of the street.

Thankfully, there was no one in the nursery school as the explosion occurred at about 6:55 AM.

An explosion in residential home caught on dash camera in Shenyang, China, on 26th July 2021. (AsiaWire)

According to the a staff member of the Shenyang Gas Group Co., Ltd. , their staff went to the scene and ascertained that the explosion on Fengyvtan street was not linked to the nearby petrol station, as no leaks could be found.

The exact cause of the explosion is currently being investigated by authorities .

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