Explosion Rocks SpaceX Launch Site | VIDEO

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An explosion rocked a SpaceX launch site Thursday during a routine rocket test.

ABC Action News 9-1-16

SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred shortly after 9 a.m., according to NASA. The test was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which is next to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Buildings several miles away shook from the blast, and multiple explosions continued for several minutes. Dark smoke filled the overcast sky. A half-hour later, a black cloud hung low across the eastern horizon. ...

Video right after explosion at KSC @WFTV pic.twitter.com/hyLlGsYupg

— Martha Sugalski (@MarthaSugalski) September 1, 2016

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