'Toxic' Yellow Smoke Fills Streets as Chemical Factory Blast Rocks Argentinian Town (Video)

While it wasn't immediately clear how many people, if any, were injured, local residents were told to keep their windows closed to avoid inhaling a possibly toxic substance released by the explosion.

A powerful explosion took place at the town of Villa Bosch in Buenos Aires province, when a container of nitric acid exploded at the premises of a local cleaning products factory there, according to local media reports.

According to Todos Noticias, it wasn't immediately cleared how many people, if any, got injured, while local residents were told to keep their windows closed after yellow smoke started filling the streets because “the substance is toxic”.

: Si conocen a alguien de villa bosch o alrededores san martin palomar etc q cierren las ventanas!
Exploto un contenedor de acido nitrico pic.twitter.com/vPgQ8iSqSH

— adrian budon (@AdrianBudon) 27 июня 2019 г.