Video of Explosion on the Potomac

If you checked your email, RSS reader, favorite news site, Twitter, or, well, anything on the internet yesterday, you probably heard that a film crew was planning to create an explosion on the Potomac near the Key Bridge. The explosion was for the filming of a CBS pilot called “Washington Field,” and we caught the ultimately, well, anti-climatic FIREBALL OF DEATH (not really) on tape. Watch below:

Jessica Sidman

Food Editor

Jessica Sidman covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene. Before joining Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Food Editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper. She is a Colorado native and University of Pennsylvania grad.