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Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire

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A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...

Illinois chemical plant explosion, fire prompt evacuations

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ROCKTON, Ill. — An explosion at a chemical plant in northern Illinois sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black...

Judge rules in utility’s favor in deadly Indiana explosion

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A judge has ruled in favor of a utility in a lawsuit filed over a 2017 natural gas explosion in southwestern...

Huge blast at Serbia munitions factory forces evacuation

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A series of explosions early on Friday rocked a military factory in central Serbia, forcing evacuation of workers and nearby residents and causing panic,...

Iraqi officials: Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3

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BAGHDAD — An explosion at a crowded restaurant in a northwestern Baghdad neighborhood on Thursday killed three people and injured 16, according to two...

Lebanon receives French report regarding Beirut port blast

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BEIRUT — Lebanon on Monday received a preliminary report from France regarding last year’s massive port blast in Beirut that killed and wounded thousands,...

Man dies in northeast Indiana warehouse explosion, fire

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COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. — One man died in a warehouse explosion in northeastern Indiana on Saturday, State Police said. ...

Jimmy Harrell, Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor, dies at 65

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MORTON, Miss. — Jimmy Harrell, a supervisor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has died...

Driven by despair, Lebanese pharmacist looks to life abroad

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — The shelves are bare at the Panacea pharmacy north of Beirut. Its owner, Rita El Khoury, has spent the past few...

Attorney: Explosion that killed 3 may be linked to demo work

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NORTH UTICA, Ill. — An explosion that killed three Chicago men last week near a state park in northern Illinois may have been...