Drone Video Shows Massive Explosion Near Sidney, Montana

Newly released drone footage shows the moment that massive explosion occurred Wednesday night south of Sidney, Montana. "Early reports showed the blast could be felt from up to 10 miles away," according to the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department.

We were told Thursday morning that fire crews cleared the scene shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday morning.

Here's the video captured by storm chaser Aaron Rigsby:

Rigsby added this note when sharing the video:

On the evening of June 25th I was passing through Sidney, Montana on my way to Canada to chase storms. To my surprise, a massive fire was underway with no fire crews on scene yet. After calling it in, I launched my drone for a better view while I waited on emergency crews to arrive. I held back, while zoomed in on the drone when all of a sudden a massive explosion from a propane or oil tank ignited a chain reaction of explosions sending a shock wave towards town and my vehicle and sent the tank hundreds of feet into the air before crashing back down to earth. The fire burned well into the night and with emergency crews on scene there was nothing to do but to let it burn itself out and keep the spot fires under control.

 

KTVQ-TV reported the news late Wednesday night, and updated the story Thursday that, thankfully, no injuries were reported.

The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department

Here's the full update from the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department: