October 19, 2020
HARRISONBURG, Va. — An investigation was underway into the cause of an explosion and large fire at a shopping center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, that injured at least five people Saturday morning. Three people were taken to hospitals after the incident …
June 5, 2017
Oil and gas operators in Colorado appear to be complying with state-ordered inspections of thousands of pipelines after a natural gas explosion blamed on a severed line killed two people inside a home, regulators said Friday. All but a few …
March 13, 2014
The New York City fire department says more than a dozen people are still missing after an explosion leveled two apartment buildings, killing two people. The department also says more than 20 others were injured, including two with life-threatening injuries. …
August 1, 2013
Mayor Michael Nutter said Tuesday it would be “pure speculation” to say a contractor’s cigarette caused a gas explosion that leveled a Philadelphia, Pa., home, injuring eight people. A deputy fire marshal told reporters that investigators have not been able …
May 14, 2013
Authorities say 27 miners were killed in a coal mine blast in southwestern China. The work safety bureau in Sichuan province says 108 miners were working underground when the accident happened Saturday afternoon. Of the 81 rescued, six were seriously …
April 2, 2013
An autopsy has determined that burns killed the sole fatality victim of a natural gas explosion at a popular Kansas City, Mo., restaurant. The Jackson County medical examiner said 46-year-old Megan Cramer was last seen standing in the middle of …
December 3, 2012
State utility officials have ordered Vectren Corp. to pay a $100,000 fine and make safety improvements over a natural gas explosion last year that destroyed a southern Indiana home and injured six people. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the …
June 21, 2012
Officials in Nashville, Tenn., say a gas explosion at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center caused the evacuation of more than 5,000 guests overnight, but no injuries were reported. Capt. Ken Walburn of the Nashville Fire Department says the …
January 10, 2012
Officials say a gas explosion and fire at a Moscow restaurant killed two people and injured at least 26. The explosion occurred Monday afternoon in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant in the Russian capital. A fire, believed to have …
December 19, 2011
A gas explosion at a mine in central China has killed nine workers. The accident happened Saturday afternoon at a mine in Hunan province’s Sandu township. A Hunan work safety official says all nine workers underground at the time were …