PARIS—An explosion Wednesday at a French plant that produces a component of gunpowder injured eight people, one of them seriously, local officials in southwest France said. The plant located in the town of Bergerac specializes in making nitrocellulose, a highly flammable chemical compound. Jean-Charles Jobart, the deputy prefect of Bergerac, said the cause of the…
6 Suffer Severe Burns in Central Mississippi Explosion
July 30, 2022
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KEARNEY PARK, Miss.—Several workers suffered severe burns following a Friday morning explosion in central Mississippi. The explosion happened at a salt water disposal site in Madison County, WLBT-TV reported. At least six people sustained burns on at least 50 percent of their bodies, with one being burned from head to toe, said Minor Norman, the…
Military Dad Runs Into Burning RV to Save Kids Before It Explodes; Family Still Recovering
Warning: This article includes images that some readers may find disturbing. The Copeland family is making every minute count. For Kyle and Whitney Copeland and their four children, time together is their most valuable treasure. They have spent years moving with the military, seeing Kyle through a brain injury in 2016, and now are recovering from…
One Killed, Others Injured in Explosion at Company in Montreal Suburb
A 40-year-old man was killed and others were injured following an explosion at a polymer company in a Montreal suburb. Paramedics from Urgences-santé were called at around 11:30 a.m. to the Polymer Source building in Dorval, Que. The ambulance service says the man was declared dead at the site. Two people were taken to hospital…
At Least 1 Dead, 12 Injured in Tianjin Gas Explosion in North China
One person has died in a gas explosion that injured 12 others at a six-story residential building in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, state media said Wednesday. A trapped person who had been pulled out on Tuesday at 5:40 p.m., more than 10 hours after the morning blast, had weak vital signs and died…
Man Dead After Explosion at Michigan Air Show
A 40-year-old man has died after an explosion at an air show in Michigan on Saturday, police said. Chris Darnell, 40, was a driver of a jet-powered semitruck at the annual Battle Creek Field of Light Air Show and Balloon Festival. According to a statement from the Battle Creek Police Department, Darnell was driving the SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck during…
Explosion Destroys Home in Southern California; Injures 1
June 30, 2022
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A pre-dawn explosion and fire leveled a home, injured one person, and damaged at least two others Wednesday in Victorville, authorities said. The blast occurred shortly before 3 a.m. (1000GMT) in the San Bernardino County desert community. Victorville is about an hour’s drive northeast of Los Angeles. A woman with burns was airlifted to a…
1 Dead, 3 Wounded After Fire Causes Stored Fireworks to Explode in North Carolina
A brush fire Friday afternoon had led to an explosion at a farm in Lenior County, North Carolina, killing one person and injuring three firefighters, authorities said. Murry Stroud, the county’s emergency services director, told broadcasting network WITN that firefighters were dispatched at approximately 3:15 p.m. on June 10 after a blaze was reported near…
Facts Matter (June 1): Massive Fire Breaks Out At Poultry Farm, FBI Warns of Targeted Cyber Attacks On Food Plants
A large poultry farm in Minnesota, which supplied some of the biggest supermarkets in America with 3 million eggs per day, burned to the ground. However, this is not the only fire to have taken place over the past year or so. In fact, during that time, there have been dozens of food processing facilities…
5 Killed, 2 Injured in Pennsylvania Explosion
Five people were killed and two injured after an explosion on Thursday in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The fire department, EMS, and police were dispatched to the area of Hale Street and Butler Avenue at 8:07 p.m. local time for a house explosion. The authorities found a house had exploded with multiple victims needing medical care when…
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