Note: This story was first published on Thursday May 3
There are reports that around 30 people have been injured from an explosion at a Jewish celebration in London where mobile phones were thrown into a large bonfire sparking a massive fireball.
The annual event for Lag BaOmer drew hundreds to Stamford Hill when the celebrations took a turn for the worse.
Footage posted to Twitter shows a massive explosion and fireball causing nearby crowds to duck for cover.
According to reports from The Sun, witnesses say people had been throwing their mobile phones into a bonfire as a warning against the evil of smartphones.
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An exact figure of the number injured in the explosion has not yet been revealed by police.
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