diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/RenderBuilding.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/RenderBuilding.cs
index f0fdc3ece3..e153c6e49c 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/RenderBuilding.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/RenderBuilding.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 					break;
 				case DamageState.Dead:
 					DoBib(self, true);
+					Game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new Explosion(self.CenterLocation.ToInt2(), 7, false)));
 					break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/sequences.xml b/sequences.xml
index b4f87200bf..789edd2a4f 100644
--- a/sequences.xml
+++ b/sequences.xml
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@
     <sequence name="6" start="0" length="27" src="atomsfx" />
     <sequence name="4w" start="0" length="10" src="h2o_exp2" />
     <sequence name="2w" start="0" length="10" src="h2o_exp3" />
+    <sequence name="7" start="0" length="18" src="fball1" />
   </unit>
   <unit name="lst">
     <sequence name="idle" start="0" length="1" />