Category: Gas Blast

Suspected Gas Blast at Spanish Restaurant Injures 7

MADRID—A suspected gas explosion wounded at least seven people at a Japanese restaurant in the northeastern Spanish city of Tarragona on Sunday, officials said. The blast happened at around 4 p.m. local time when the restaurant was closed, Pau Ricoma, mayor of Tarragona, told reporters. “Two people who were passing by were hurt,” he told…


Weekend Blast: Gas Now Shut Off to Georgia Apartment Complex

DUNWOODY, Ga.—Gas has been temporarily turned off at an apartment complex in an Atlanta suburb where a building partially collapsed during a weekend explosion, sending four people to the hospital. Atlanta Gas Light said inspectors have identified appliance and fuel line issues within the buildings. Officials said they have been directed by the Dunwoody City…


Chinese Leader Responds to Blast: ‘Maintain Stability’

After a huge gas explosion killed at least 12 in central China’s Shiyan city on June 13, Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the regime to bolster its rule rather than ordering local officials to speed up the rescue of people still trapped beneath the collapsed buildings. The explosion happened around 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, destroying…


Chinese Leader Responds to Gas Blast: ‘Maintain Stability’

After a huge gas explosion killed at least 12 in central China’s Shiyan city on June 13, Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the regime to bolster its rule rather than ordering local officials to speed up the rescue of people still trapped beneath the collapsed buildings. The explosion happened around 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, destroying…