Explodes just minutes after lift off

The first rocket launched by private aerospace company Firefly has exploded just minutes after blasting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. 

Firefly was attempting to reach orbit with its Alpha rocket when the vehicle burst into a fireball above the Pacific Ocean about 2 minutes and 30 seconds after off. 

The rocket launched from the SLC-2 complex at the base near Lompoc at 6:59 pm PT after they aborted their first attempted launch at 6 pm PT. (Daily Mail)