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Dramatic footage from the overnight hours shows what appears to be an explosion rocking part of the Port of Miami, a major seaport located in Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River in Miami, Florida. "Numerous people have reported hearing and seeing a large explosion at the Port of Miami," X user RawAlerts said in the early morning hours. RawAlerts said, "Additional footage and According to one worker, a 20-foot container with a car inside reportedly blew up. Car brand unknown. Which reportedly caused the large explosion."

MIAMI BEACH— A woman drove her car into Biscayne Bay near the Julia Tuttle Causeway Thursday evening in an attempt to kill herself and her two children, WPLG-Ch. 10 reported. The incident happened about 6 p.m. near Alton Road and the causeway. The station reported that a witness told police that he saw the female driver get out of the partially submerged car and try to hold one of the two children under water.