US: Subway Sparks Fly on Icy Tracks During NYC Blizzard

A powerful blizzard hit the New York City area on Tuesday, February 24, leading to suspended or curtailed subway service in many areas. Footage from the Chauncey Street station captured sparks flying from the tracks as a train moved through the snowy and icy conditions.

China: Tornado Hits Xinyi in Maoming, Sparks Fly as Power Lines Knocked Down

This is the terrifying moment that a tornado swept through Maoming, sending sparks flying as it likely tore down power lines. On Tuesday, May 20,2025, between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m., the video showed a powerful tornado forming in Lixu Community, Yudu Subdistrict, Xinyi City. Dark clouds churned overhead as the twister tore across the area, with visible sparks suggesting that electrical wires had been brought down in the chaos. The swirling column of wind stirred dust and debris, while frightened voices were heard in the background as the tornado intensified. According to on-site confirmation by staff from the Xinyi Meteorological Bureau, the tornado caused damage in parts of the city, particularly to a furniture factory housed in a metal structure. The video ended with the tornado moving further into the distance, leaving behind a trail of wreckage and anxious onlookers.

China: Sparks Fly From Hair Dryer At Beauty Salon In Bijie

Sparks flew from a hair dryer while a hairdresser was working on a customer's hair in Bijie, Guizhou on June 11.

Japanese sword forging

Japanese sword forging

Sparks fly as a swordsmith pounds heated steel with a hammer during the first sword-forging ceremony of the year at Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum in Seki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

Japanese sword forging

Japanese sword forging

Sparks fly as a swordsmith pounds heated steel with a hammer during the first sword-forging ceremony of the year at Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum in Seki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

True Blood : Season 1 (2008)

True Blood : Season 1 (2008)

Lois Smith Characters: Adele Stackhouse Television: True Blood : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2008-2014, / Episode 1.05: 'Funkenflug' (Sparks Fly Out, Dir. Daniel Minahan, 2008) / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Literaturverfilmung (Based On The Novel Series 'The Southern Vampire Mysteries' By Charlaine Harris) 07 September 2008 Date: 07 September 2008

True Blood : Season 1 (2008)

True Blood : Season 1 (2008)

Stephen Moyer Characters: Bill Compton Television: True Blood : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2008-2014, / Episode 1.05: 'Funkenflug' (Sparks Fly Out, Dir. Daniel Minahan, 2008) / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Literaturverfilmung (Based On The Novel Series 'The Southern Vampire Mysteries' By Charlaine Harris) 07 September 2008 Date: 07 September 2008