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

2 - The government broke off all peace negotiations after the explosion.

3 - The first atomic explosion was conducted, as a test, at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.

4 - Tests in the US have shown that cooling fuel before it is put into an aircraft prevents explosive fumes building up in the fuel tanks.

5 - Although hydrogen gas is highly explosive, it is used to cool steam generators at the plant because it has a high capacity for heat and is more efficient than using air.