A lightning hit a storehouse and caused a big boom, killing one person and hurting many others.
Security cameras recorded the exact moment when lightning struck a warehouse close to Tashkent International Airport in Uzbekistan very early this morning.
The strike caused a big explosion, which made the building catch on fire.
The explosion broke nearby buildings and flats. Many windows were broken. Even the nearby Quruvchilar subway station got a little damage.
The explosion caused car alarms to go off and buildings to shake. A big cloud of smoke and fire illuminated the sky.
16 groups of firefighters went to the place where the fire happened. The ministry in charge of handling emergencies in Uzbekistan did not mention what was in the building. However, Russian state media Tass said there were many electric cars and batteries in the warehouse.
Out of the people who got hurt, 24 were brought to the hospital and 138 got help at the place of the accident and went back home.
The best doctors in Uzbekistan were asked to help injured people, according to the country’s health ministry.
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