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When that thing was going to blow, we were dead right there. 200 feet away. >> the noise from the pressure building inside the tanker is deafening. >> there was the hissing of the fire, just kind of started building and building and building. >> firefighters back away from the flaming tanker. >> all units evacuate to at least 10,000 feet. 10,000 feet evacuation for engine two. imminent explosion. >> we got about 200 feet of it out, and unbelievably, it got louder. it got so loud. >> before firefighters were able to get to a safe distance, the propane truck erupts into the biggest explosion man...

This morning? >> oh, my god! >> it made me feel like my whole chest just got socked in the chest, like i got socked in the chest really hard, like just powerful, so powerful. >> get down! get down! >> it was incredibly bright and forceful. it was almost like somebody shoving you off your feet. >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god! >> people see, hear and feel the blast for miles. >> whoa! >> it was so huge. it was unbelievable. >> you can feel the heat wave and the shock wave. >> holy smokes, i hope everybody's okay! >> the axle from the propane truck launches hundreds of feet into the air and lands o...

Firefighters respond to a call at the national magnesium and aluminum foundry. >> we've got heavy smoke coming from the entire building. >> the fire department knows it's in for a long night, but it has no idea that a massive explosion is developing. >> anytime you get a fire, a potential fire, at a magnesium plant, that causes a lot more concern because you know that's going to be a tough situation to deal with. >> firefighters can't use water to put out the flames because magnesium is a highly flammable metal. it burns so hot, more than 4,000 degrees fahrenheit, that it reacts violently with...

>> we've got people laying everywhere. i need rescue. >> the force of the explosion blows firefighters to the ground. >> i remember hearing another one of our battalion chiefs that was near me calling for ambulances. i thought, oh, boy, this is not good. >> officials believe the massive explosion is caused by a back draft that ignites the volatile magnesium dust. >> the degree of smoke, the color of it, the way it was puffing out of the building, it had all the right looks and the right recipe for that to just instantaneously blow. >> cameraman matt armitage is shooting the explosion for india...

Buildings and businesses across the street, just a few hundred feet away. >> the whole building shook. the whole building shook. you could definitely tell that something was not right. it definitely sounded like maybe a car had crashed through the building next door. >> the explosion ignites a huge fire at the foundry. >> there's this huge billowing black cloud of smoke. it was just amazing. >> we knew it was going to be a very big fire. it was a huge column of smoke, huge. >> we have flames shooting over the roof. we've got a report from the plant personnel that their propane tank has gone up...