The first time he fired up his double hot plate, the fuse-box door was open and he witnessed a cerulean flash and a rattail of smoke, the first of four fuses it took to fry one egg.

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The Material Girl's performance ended with a bright flash of flight, and white smoke -- with her not to be seen.

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In a video of the No. 3 explosion, the blast appears much bigger than the No. 1 blast, featuring a bright flash followed by a towering column of smoke and concrete that then tumbles in chunks out of the sky.

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Following that, the Pole's engine also appeared to blow out as a flash of flames erupted from the back of his car followed by a thick plume of trailing smoke as he approached the Casino corner of the circuit.

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The balloon itself catches fire with a flash, and in an instant, it bursts and falls as a fireball to the ground, trailing smoke.

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