Man escapes explosion by mere seconds
Updated | By Etienne Bruwer
A man narrowly escaped an explosion when he left a laundromat moments before the incident.
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A man in Spain escaped with his life when he left a laundrette moments before one of the dryers exploded.
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In the video, the man is seen leaving the building and seconds later, as the door is still closing, the dryer’s door jumps open and sends an explosion through the premises.
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The explosion was incredibly strong, shattering all the windows and exposing the entire front part of the store.
Seconds before the intense explosion, the man was standing only a few meters away from the dryer from which the blast erupted.
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According to Daily Mail, the explosion was caused by a cigarette lighter which had been left inside a trouser pocket.
Luckily, no one else was in the launderette at that time, but most of the premises seemed to have been destroyed.
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