A MASSIVE explosion ripped through an industrial park near Argentina’s main international airport – creating chaos and apocalyptic scenes.
Flights to and from the capital Buenos Aires were delayed and cancelled on Friday night, with at least 15 people hospitalised by the blast.
Footage from the scene shows a huge fire blazing away, sending up a large cloud of thick smoke.
Suddenly, the plant is engulfed in a colossal fireball which mushrooms into the night sky.
A deafening explosion noise cracks across the land as fire alarms ring out and witnesses dive for cover.
Flames continue to climb skyward after the blast.
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There was a powerful explosion at around 9pm followed by several smaller ones, local media reports.
Gates, windows and ceilings were blown out of buildings within a three-mile radius.
Gaston Granados, mayor of Ezeiza, said: “The explosions and fire breaking out in the different factories are huge.
“We are trying to control [the fire] and extinguish it but have not been able to so far.”
Smoke from the inferno meant several flights supposed to land at Ministro Pistarini International Airport were delayed.
It’s not known exactly what caused the blast – though it’s presumed the material was from one of the five factories on fire.
Granados said that one was a chemical plant, and another was a plastics plant.
A huge team of firefighters struggled to contain the blaze.
Local fire chief Fabian Garcia said: “It is a complex fire. It will be a long fire.”