“Flatulence from 90 cows in a German barn sparked a methane gas explosion that damaged the building and left one cow slightly seered.

In the barn for 90 dairy cows, methane built up for unknown reasons and was probably ignited by a static discharge, exploding in a darting flame,” said local police in the central town of Rasdorf in Hesse state.

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