--- title: "Watch a Factory Descend Into a Vision of Hell Within One Minute" description: "A viral video showing an explosion at an aluminum factory that miraculously left no one injured is cause for a lot of speculation and jokes." date: "2022-06-08" modified: "2022-06-08" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/aluminum-factory-fire-inferno" categories: - "Science & Energy" tags: - "aluminum" - "chemical reactions" - "explosion" - "fire" - "industrial" - "the digest" --- # Watch a Factory Descend Into a Vision of Hell Within One Minute ![A viral video showing an explosion at an aluminum factory that miraculously left no one injured is cause for a lot of speculation and jokes.]() *\Image: YouTube\* ## Fire Sale Hey, kid, wanna see a factory disaster open a portal to hell? No, this isn't the plot of the latest season of "Stranger Things." But it's does fit the bill for a real-life factory fire that happened in Spain last week. As [reported by Seville's *Canal Sur* TV station](), this now-viral fire took place inside an aluminum factory in the city of Dos Hermanas — and fortunately, it sounds like no hermanas (or hermanos, for that matter) were harmed in the blaze. ## Factory Footage Security camera footage of the massive explosion went viral over the weekend after cybersecurity expert [J.D. Christopher tweeted it out](), later [confirming to the tens of thousands of people]() who retweeted and commented that nobody was hurt. In the video, the rapidly-expanding fire broke out after -pressure liquid begins spouting out of a piece of machinery on the assembly line. After that, the entire factory floor becoming a war zone within about 30 seconds, in a genuinely astonishing scene of chaos. ## Elemental Although no official explanations have yet been given as to the cause of the fire, [studies have shown that aluminum is volatile enough]() that when it catches fire, regular old water can result in devastation — even being implicated by researchers in tragedies including London's Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and in the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001. We obviously don't have the full story as to why this factory fire went from zero to 100 real freakin' quick, but we do have lots of jokes about "[Stranger Things]()," [having a bad day]() at work, and [politics]() — all with the knowledge that somehow, no one was harmed in this aluminum inferno. **More on industrial fires:** *[Huge Assembly Line Machine Catches on Fire at Tesla Factory]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()