Tag: Building explosions
Explosion kills 3 oil workers, injures more in south Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion ripped through a gasoline pipeline and oil pump house in Iran's southwest Tuesday, killing three oil workers and injuring...
911 callers urge help for hockey player killed by fireworks
A woman told a 911 dispatcher that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was “getting ready to go into convulsions” after he was struck...
17 hurt as illegal fireworks caches explodes in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A cache of homemade fireworks exploded as it was being destroyed by a bomb squad, flipping and damaging cars, smashing windows...
Fire chief: Illinois chemical plant fire likely accidental
ROCKTON, Ill. — An explosion and massive fire at a chemical plant in northern Illinois that filled the sky with black smoke and forced...
Evacuation order lifted after Illinois chemical plant blast
ROCKTON, Ill. — Residents near a northern Illinois chemical plant were cleared to return to their homes Friday, four days after officials issued an...
Judge rules in utility’s favor in deadly Indiana explosion
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A judge has ruled in favor of a utility in a lawsuit filed over a 2017 natural gas explosion in southwestern...
Iraqi officials: Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3
BAGHDAD — An explosion at a crowded restaurant in a northwestern Baghdad neighborhood on Thursday killed three people and injured 16, according to two...
Fireworks damage Amsterdam cafe frequented by Ajax fans
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A blast likely caused by powerful fireworks late Friday night smashed the front window of a cafe in Amsterdam that...
Israel reports sirens near town of secretive nuclear reactor
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says air raid sirens have sounded near Dimona, the desert town that is home to the country’s secretive nuclear...
Czech, Russian envoys fly home amid depot explosion dispute
PRAGUE — The two Russian military agents believed to be behind a massive Czech depot explosion in 2014 likely targeted the ammunition, not the...
