An explosion has rocked the SpaceX launch site in Florida.
NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred Thursday morning. The test, considered routine, was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Another shot from the #SpaceX #Falcon9 explosion on LC-39 pic.twitter.com/DqnGLz5Fow
Buildings several miles away shook from the blast, and multiple explosions continued for several minutes. A cloud of dark smoke filled the overcast sky.
Secondary explosions pray for pad personnel and fire fighters pic.twitter.com/5k08BRxUfn
Additional details were not immediately available. But sirens could be heard in the aftermath.
The rocket was supposed to hoist an Israeli satellite this weekend.
I hope everyone is OK at #SpaceX. pic.twitter.com/HFN5jiGDDf