A security camera from a Chinese logistics company in Qixian County captured a package exploding after one of the company’s employees handled it.
The incident happened in Qixian, a county in China’s Shanxi Province, on Jan. 2, based on the timestamp of the security footage. The footage was first shared by Sina on Tuesday.
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The video starts with one of the workers unloading a package from a truck. The employee drops the package, which suddenly explodes the moment it touches the ground. Smoke then fills up the entire area.
A video posted on Chinese social media shows the aftermath of the explosion that left debris where the incident occurred. Ambulances and the authorities were later called to the scene.
A report posted on Baidu claims that the package contained a type of firecracker that ignites on impact.
It is unclear whether the employee who handled the package was injured after the incident occurred.
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