A giant fireball has erupted in St Petersburg with 'huge' flames spotted following a blast in the Russian city.
Large flames and thick plumes of acrid smoke were seen rising into the air over the city on Saturday November 19. As reported by the Mirror, local sources told of the deafening blast on Twitter as they asked whether the flames were caused by a regular fire or another type of explosion.
One wrote: "Is it a fire in St. Petersburg or what? I have never seen or heard such a sound. HUGE flame [...]" A mushroom cloud was spotted in the air in a clip of the blaze.
