Austin (USA), June 19 - A SpaceX rocket exploded during a test in Texas on Wednesday night, causing a fireball to appear in the sky. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
The company said that a "major fault" was detected in the rocket Starship at around 11 pm during preparation for the 10th flight test at Starbase, the SpaceX test site in the southern tip of Texas. SpaceX said in a statement on 'X', "A safe area was maintained around the launch site throughout the test. All personnel are safe and are being cared for."
SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, said that no people in the vicinity were harmed by the incident. They appealed to people not to try to approach the explosion site. The company said it is working with local authorities to deal with the incident.