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Dramatic video shows the moment an explosion rocked a large battery-recycling plant in Fredericktown, Missouri, after a fire erupted on Wednesday, October 30. Video filmed by Jacob Armes shows smoke pouring from the building before a large explosion followed by a smaller explosion. The fire was sparked at a lithium-ion-battery processing plant owned by Critical Mineral Recovery. On its https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043445/https://criticalmineralrecovery.com/ website , the company says the 225,000-square-foot plant is used to "recycle lithium-ion-battery-related materials from battery manufacturers, automotive OEMs, battery dealers, recyclers, and processors worldwide," and describes it as "one of the largest lithium-ion battery processing facilities in the world." The Fredericktown Fire Department https://www.facebook.com/fredericktownfire/posts/950399390464012 said it was responding, and the Bismarck Fire Protection District https://www.facebook.com/BismarckFireProtectionDistrict/posts/pfbid02b3yC75HJj7HruU9JQdvmjCMWnNvtLQ4v2JBqvyiR8p9zRu6ZFBLhU3RysREV7Nngl said they were providing support. The dense smoke billowing from the blaze prompted Madison County authorities to https://www.facebook.com/madisoncountymo911/posts/1076664117792423 issue evacuation orders in one area of Fredericktown. Other local residents were https://www.facebook.com/madisoncountymo911/posts/1076715401120628?comment_id=9596583877032637 advised to shelter indoors. No casualties had been reported. (Footage by Jacob Armes/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)