Dramatic video shows the moment an explosion rocked a large battery recycling plant in Fredericktown, Missouri, after a fire broke out on Wednesday, October 30.

Video shot by Jacob Armes shows smoke billowing from the building before a large explosion followed by a smaller explosion.

The fire broke out at a lithium-ion battery processing plant owned by Critical Mineral Recovery.

On its website, the company says the 225,000-square-foot facility is used to “recycle materials related to lithium-ion batteries 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 said it responded and the Bismarck Fire Protection District said it was providing support.

Thick smoke billowing from the fire prompted authorities in Madison County to issue evacuation orders for an area of ​​Fredericktown. Other local residents were advised to shelter indoors.

No casualties were reported.