A dense column of smoke rose several miles into the air.

一柱浓烟升上几英里高的天空。

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The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air.

爆炸造成的烟柱升入几千英尺的高空。

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We saw a column of smoke rising through the trees.

我们看见有烟柱从树林中升起。

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Sometimes a slender column of smoke rose from the village and dissipated in the vast sky over the plains.

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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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