Category: explosion

3 Dead, 10 Injured in Fire at India’s Gujarat Fluorochemicals Plant

BENGALURU—Three people were killed and 10 injured in a fire at a plant owned by Indian chemicals maker Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd in the western state of Gujarat, the company said late on Thursday. The fire at a small standalone plant at its Ranjitnagar site did not lead to gas emissions and has not impacted other…


Gasoline Truck Explodes in Northern Haiti; More Than 50 Killed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A truck carrying gasoline exploded in northern Haiti, killing more than 50 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said Tuesday. The blast occurred late Monday in the city of Cap-Haitien, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said, adding that he was devastated. “Three days of national mourning will be decreed throughout the territory, in memory…


Rescuers Pull 4 More Bodies From Rubble After Sicily Explosion

RAVANUSA, Italy—Rescuers have pulled four more bodies out of the rubble of houses destroyed by a suspected gas explosion in the Sicilian town of Ravanusa, bringing the total death toll to seven, the fire brigade said. Two people are still missing from Saturday’s blast, which demolished four houses and badly damaged another three. Sniffer dogs…


3 Dead, 6 Missing in Explosion in Sicily Caused by Gas Leak

MILAN—Firefighters in Sicily were digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Sunday in the search for six missing people after an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak killed at least three, authorities said. The building was occupied by nine members of an extended family, and two visiting relatives—a heavily pregnant woman and…


Motorcycle Explosion in Southern Iraqi City Kills at Least 4

BASRA, Iraq—An explosion rocked the center of Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding four others, according to Iraqi security forces. The blast sent a column of black smoke into the sky. The governor of Basra, Asaad al-Idani, told reporters on the scene that a motorcycle had exploded….


4 Injured After Old WWII Aircraft Bomb Explodes in Munich: Police

BERLIN—Four people were injured when an old aircraft bomb exploded at a bridge near Munich’s busy main train station on Wednesday, police said on Twitter, raising the number of wounded from three earlier. The Munich fire brigade said one of the people was seriously injured. More than 2,000 tons of live bombs and munitions are…


Girl, 4, Woman, 55, Killed in Michigan House Explosion

FLINT, Mich.—A 55-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl died in an explosion and fire that destroyed three homes in Michigan, damaged several others and sent debris falling onto a neighborhood, authorities said Tuesday. Three houses on Flint’s west side were fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene after 9:30 p.m. Monday. Officials…


Russia Sends Satellite Images to Lebanon From Day of Beirut Port Blast

MOSCOW—Russia has sent Lebanon the satellite images it has from Beirut’s port before and after a huge explosion rocked it last year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Lebanese counterpart in Moscow on Monday. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said last week it agreed to provide the images after a request from…


Plane Crash in Northwest Nebraska Kills Pilot, 2 Passengers

CHADRON, Neb.—Three people died Sunday in a plane crash in northwest Nebraska. The pilot and two passengers were found dead after the plane went down near Chadron, Nebraska, the Star-Herald reported. Witnesses called police to report seeing a fireball or explosion outside of town, according to a release from the Dawes County Attorney’s Office. First…


22 Injured in Blast at CFB Comox, BC, All but One Released From Hospital: Defence

COMOX, B.C.—The Department of National Defence says 22 people were treated for injuries in an explosion Thursday at a Canadian Forces base on Vancouver Island. One person remains in hospital, while all others, including 16 military members and six civilians, were treated and released after the blast at 19 Wing Comox. The department says federal,…