POTTSTOWN, Pa.—At least four people have been killed and others might still be missing after a house explosion in a suburb northwest of Pennsylvania, authorities said. Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller confirmed in a press conference that the explosion occurred Thursday just after 8 p.m. in Pottstown, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia,…
Explosion at Spanish Plant Leaves 2 Dead, 250 Kids Evacuated
MADRID—An explosion hit a biodiesel production plant in northern Spain on Thursday, killing two people and forcing the evacuation of 250 children who had been on a field trip nearby, police said Thursday. Police video of the explosion showed flames engulfing the plant in the northern region of La Rioja, sending large plumes of black…
5 Feared Dead After Chemical Plant Explosion in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia—An explosion and fire at a chemical plant in southeast Slovenia has left five people missing and feared dead, officials said Thursday. Emergency officials said another two people were hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns after the blast, which was reported around 8.30 a.m. (0630GMT) in the town of Kocevje. The Melamin factory…
Explosion in Madrid Building Kills 2 People, Injures 18
MADRID—Two people died and at least 18 were injured in a strong explosion that rocked a four-storey building being renovated in central Madrid on Friday, Spanish authorities said. Two men working on the building died in the explosion, Madrid’s Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said on Friday evening. Of the 18 people hurt, most of the…
Explosion at Luxury Havana Hotel Kills 22, Injures Dozens
HAVANA—A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 22 people, including a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital. No tourists were staying at Havana’s 96-room Hotel Saratoga because it was undergoing renovations, Havana Gov. Reinaldo…
Female Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Chinese Teachers and Pakistani at Karachi University
KARACHI—A female suicide bomber killed three Chinese teachers in Pakistan on Tuesday, police and officials said. The blast detonated by the 30-year-old woman blew up a minivan outside Karachi University’s Confucius Institute, a Chinese language and cultural center, killing her, the three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver. Broken window glasses after a blast near…
Blasts Hit Kyiv While UN Chief Visits, Ukraine Blames Russian Missiles
April 28, 2022
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KYIV—Two Russian missiles struck Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by the head of the United Nations, Ukrainian officials said. The rockets shook the central Shevchenko district of the city and one struck the lower floors of a 25-story residential building, wounding at least 10 people, Ukrainian officials said. Reuters witnesses heard two…
Explosions in Northern Afghanistan Kill at Least 9, Wound 13
KABUL, Afghanistan—Two explosions, within minutes of each other, killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, a spokesman for a Taliban-appointed police chief said. The blasts targeted two separate vehicles in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, according to Mohammad Asif Waziri, the spokesman. The source of the blasts was…
Nigeria Conducts Mass Burial for Victims of Illegal Refinery Explosion
IMO STATE, Nigeria—Dozens of charred bodies were buried in mass graves on Tuesday in Nigeria’s Imo state as the stench of decomposing flesh hung in the air after more than 100 people were killed during a weekend explosion at an illegal oil refinery. A group of men, some bare chested and without shoes, used shovels…
Three Miners Killed in Explosion at Russian Mine: Agencies
Three miners were killed in an explosion at the Gaisky ore mining and processing plant in Russia’s Orenburg region, Russian news agencies quoted the regional prosecutor’s office as saying on Saturday. The office also said that the remaining 88 people were evacuated. The Gaisky copper and zinc mine and mill complex, one of Russia’s largest…
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