HONG KONG—One person was killed and seven others injured Saturday in an explosion aboard an oil tanker in waters off Hong Kong, authorities reported. The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Center said the tanker was 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of Hong Kong when it caught fire as a result of an explosion. The fire…
A Tragedy Forgotten: A 1919 Boston Molasses Tank Explosion That Caused Death and Destruction
“Send all available rescue vehicles and personnel immediately,” Boston Police Patrolman Frank McManus managed to relay to dispatch through the call box located on the North End near the harbor. A bizarre tragedy was unfolding before his eyes and momentarily left him speechless. “There’s a wave of molasses coming down Commercial Street.” As the policeman…
Explosion at Nightclub in Azerbaijan Injures Dozens, At Least 1 Dead
An explosion hit a nightclub in Azerbajian in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing at least one person and injuring at least 31, according to local officials. A gas leak is suspected to have caused the blast, at LocationBaku club in the capital city Baku, but the investigation was ongoing, Interior Ministry spokesman Ehsan Zahidov told…
Explosion, Fire Rock Business in Sherbrooke, Que, Fire Chief Says Three Injured
Firefighters in Sherbrooke, Que., are battling a blaze at a food complex in the city’s west end after witnesses reported an explosion. Sherbrooke fire Chief Stéphane Simoneau told reporters today that three people were injured and taken to hospital, but he did not have an update on their condition. A huge plume of smoke was visible several…
Official: 10 Hospitalized After Maryland Explosion, Fire
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Ten people were taken to hospitals, including several people with serious injuries, after an explosion and fire at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning, a fire official said. Firefighters responded around 10:30 a.m. after 911 callers reported an explosion at the four-story building in Silver Spring, less than a mile north of Washington,…
10 Hospitalized, Several Missing in Maryland Apartment Explosion
SILVER SPRING, Md.—Ten people were taken to hospitals and several remain unaccounted for following an explosion and fire at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the Friendly Garden Apartments in Silver Spring, just outside Washington, D.C., about 10:30 a.m. Video footage from a nearby resident’s outdoor security camera shows an…
Explosion at Huge Louisiana Refinery; 6 Minor Injuries
GARYVILLE, La.—A huge Louisiana refinery was rocked by an explosion and fire Monday. Marathon Petroleum Corp. said six workers suffered minor injuries. Officials later gave the all-clear sign, but it was not immediately clear what caused the morning blast at the Marathon Petroleum Corp. plant in Garyville, between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Six contract…
At Least 7 Killed in Explosion and Fire in Southern France
PARIS—At least seven people, including two children, have been killed in an explosion and subsequent fire that occurred in apartment buildings in southern France on Monday. Officials said a search is ongoing for at least two people who are missing. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin went to the site in the town of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque and…
Afghan Taliban Claim Explosion Near Mosque Kills 1, Wounds 7
KABUL, Afghanistan—An explosion on the doorsteps of a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed one worshipper and wounded seven others on Friday, the Taliban terrorist group claimed. Taliban spokesperson Baz Mohammad Sarwari of Badghis Province said the cause of the explosion is unknown but investigations are ongoing. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion. The…
Gas Explosion in Southwest Pakistan Coalmine Kills 4 Workers
QUETTA, Pakistan—A methane gas explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan early Saturday killed four workers, while three others were rescued from the partly collapsed mine, an official said. Chief mine inspector Abdul Ghani said the blast took place in the Sra Ghazgai mine area outside Quetta, where the mine was allegedly being operated…
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