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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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Residents of Rudno, on the outskirts of Lviv and near the aviation plant, told AFP last Friday that they heard explosions at night, and some reported gas outages.

From Barron's

The first two Starship explosions last year forced the FAA to make real-time calls on where to clear airspace and for how long.

From Salon

Gilani expressed concern about the explosion and said more needed to be done to curb the "unsafe use of gas cylinders".

From BBC

Two people have been taken to hospital following a suspected gas explosion at a house in east Belfast.

From BBC

"I stepped on a pile of dry leaves, and there was an explosion," he said, leaning on a crutch.

From Barron's