diff --git a/src/Events/CreateExplosion.h b/src/Events/CreateExplosion.h
index 3766c6b..f7b5932 100644
--- a/src/Events/CreateExplosion.h
+++ b/src/Events/CreateExplosion.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Events
 	{
 		CreateExplosion() : 
 			Color(glm::vec4(0)), 
+			usePointLight(false), 
 			UseGoalVector(false) {}
 
 		glm::vec3 Position;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Events
 		glm::quat RelativeUpOrientation;
 		float Speed;
 		float SpreadAngle;
+		float usePointLight;
 		std::vector<float> ParticleScale;
 		bool UseGoalVector;
 		glm::vec3 GoalVelocity;
diff --git a/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.cpp b/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.cpp
index 9546f06..6b31f72 100644
--- a/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ bool Systems::ParticleSystem::CreateExplosion(const Events::CreateExplosion &e)
 	auto templateComponent = m_World->AddComponent<Components::Template>(particleEnt);
 	auto TEMP = m_World->AddComponent<Components::Transform>(particleEnt);
 	auto spriteComponent = m_World->AddComponent<Components::Sprite>(particleEnt);
+	if(e.usePointLight)
+	{
+		auto light = m_World->AddComponent<Components::PointLight>(particleEnt);
+		light->Diffuse = glm::vec3(231.f/255.f, 181.f/255.f, 48.f/255.f);
+		light->Specular = glm::vec3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);
+		light->Radius = 20.f;
+	}
 	spriteComponent->SpriteFile = e.spritePath;
 	m_World->CommitEntity(particleEnt);
 	emitter->ParticleTemplate = particleEnt;
diff --git a/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.h b/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.h
index f70cc9d..57b5d65 100644
--- a/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.h
+++ b/src/Systems/ParticleSystem.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Systems/TransformSystem.h"
 #include "Components/Transform.h"
 #include "Components/ParticleEmitter.h"
+#include "Components/PointLight.h"
 #include "Components/Particle.h"
 #include "Components/Sprite.h"
 #include "EventBroker.h"
diff --git a/src/Systems/TankSteeringSystem.cpp b/src/Systems/TankSteeringSystem.cpp
index dddf219..40063ea 100644
--- a/src/Systems/TankSteeringSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/Systems/TankSteeringSystem.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ bool Systems::TankSteeringSystem::OnCollision(const Events::Collision &e)
 			e.Speed = 6;
 			e.SpreadAngle = glm::pi<float>();
 			e.spritePath = "Textures/Sprites/Blast1.png";
+			e.usePointLight = true;
 			e.Color = glm::vec4(2, 2, 2, 0.2);
 			EventBroker->Publish(e);