The Brescia lightning disaster

Name: The Brescia lightning disaster
Uploaded: 1769-08-18T12:00:00+00:00
Duration: 61 s
Description: Lightning struck a church vault storing gunpowder in Brescia, Italy, in 1769, and the explosion destroyed a sixth of the city.

AUG 18 1769 · 12:00

Lightning struck a church vault storing gunpowder in Brescia, Italy, in 1769, and the explosion destroyed a sixth of the city.

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