Five people were injured in an explosion at a Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Muskogee, Oklahoma around 10 p.m. last night. Four people were transported to area hospitals for treatment of smoke inhalation and other explosion injuries. One person was treated at the scene. Team coverage this morning after an explosion at Muskogee paper plant. @KJRH2HD […]
An explosion at CRU Railcar Services in Elmendorf, TX while a tank was being cleaned on May 10 killed one employee and injured another. Gary Garza, 39, died in the explosion. Five others were injured including one man was severely injured when he was impaled by a cable. The blast occurred around 12:55 p.m. at […]
Two men who were cleaning a tanker truck at Polar Service Center in Lockwood, Montana were injured in an explosion on May 9, 2019. Jarred Berns, 44, of Billings and Josiah Coulimore, 23, both suffered second and third-degree burns to their hands, arms and faces. They were initially taken to a hospital in Billings, Montana […]
Four people are dead, three are injured and others are still missing after an explosion at the South River Market in Buena Vista, Virginia on May 10. The explosion blew the roof off the station and shot an 80-foot tower of flames into the sky, according to witness accounts in various news reports. The blast, […]
Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi said the heroic efforts of the men who died in a May 3 explosion at AB Specialty Silicones saved the lives of their co-workers. Nine people were in the Waukegan, IL plant when something set off a massive explosion. Jeff Cummings, 57, of Kenosha, Byron Biehn, 53, of Union Grove, […]
Three people died and one is missing after an explosion at AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan, IL on Friday, May 3rd. Waukegan, is located about 35 miles north of Chicago. Jeff Cummings, 57, Byron H. Biehn, 53, and Allen Stevens, 29 all perished in the blast which occurred around 9:30 p.m. Six other employees were […]
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revisit its decades-old hydrogen fluoride study following the Husky Energy Superior refinery explosion. The April 26, 2018, explosion sent 11 people to the hospital and prompted city and county officials to declare a state of emergency. Shrapnel from the explosion […]
A gas utility’s faulty equipment was the source of a fatal explosion at the Flower Branch apartment complex in Silver Spring, MD in 2016, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined according to a report released this week. The NTSB is an independent federal investigative agency responsible for investigating aviation, marine, pipeline and surface […]
A gas leak is suspected in a house explosion on St. Paul’s West Side this afternoon that left Michael L. Schultz, 74, with explosion injuries. Neighbors who heard the blast rushed to save Schultz, who lives alone in and was recovering from surgery, according to the StarTribune. Israel Melendez, 48, told the paper that they […]
One person was injured in an explosion at DAB Constructors Inc. in Leesburg, FL at around 6:10 this morning. First responders were called to the scene at 1233 Commerce Street after a silo at the facility, which manufactures asphalt, exploded. Officials said a malfunctioning valve on the hopper was the source of the blast. More […]
An explosion at a chemical plant in Crosby, TX operated by KMCO, LLC has left one person dead and two others in critical condition. Reports that James Earl “Bubba” Magnum, 27, of Daisetta may have been trying to prevent the explosion when he was killed did not come as a surprise to members of that […]
Natural gas is a suspected in a home explosion in Grand Lake, CO that killed Susan McLean, 66, and left Mark McLean, 63, seriously injured. Authorities say a massive fire followed the explosion which occurred around 12:40 a.m. on March 24, 2019. The home, located about 100 miles southeast of Denver, is said to be […]