blast

1 - Roughly 8 million lightning flashes blast the earth every day, which is about 100 every second.

2 - Police and firemen were working to put out the fire caused by the bomb blast when a second explosion rocked the building.

3 - Even if individuals are not close enough to the nuclear blast to be affected by the direct impacts, they may be affected by radioactive fallout.

4 - The fire service said the blast was believed to have been caused by fumes from an oxyacetylene tank igniting.

5 - A nuclear blast is an explosion with intense light and heat, a damaging pressure wave, and widespread radioactive material that can contaminate the air, water, and ground surfaces for miles around.