An explosion behind the fire department in Early, Texas this morning injured one man who was airlifted to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. The blast occurred around 10 a.m as a PF&E Oil Co. pumper truck was delivering diesel fuel to tanks behind the building. A fire following the explosion engulfed the cab of the […]
Two people were injured at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City on May 4 when a boiler exploded while maintenance was being performed. Both of them were admitted to the burn unit of an area hospital for treatment of their injuries. Salt Lake Fire Capt. Tony Stowe told local media that it appeared […]
A man was injured when a gas explosion occurred at a house in New Hanover Twp., PA on May 2. He was airlifted to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries. The blast, which occurred fire around 4:30 p.m. blew out windows of the home located in the 2900 block of New Hanover Square […]
Two people were injured in a gas station explosion in Earling, Iowa this morning around 9 a.m. Both were transported to an area hospital where one of them was then airlifted to another hospital for specialty care. The blast completely destroyed the gas station and blew out the windows of a neighboring home. Residents said […]
An explosion at The Edson Shop in Salisbury, NC injured two people. One of them sustained severe burns to his abdomen and legs and was airlifted to a hospital, the other may have an inhalation injury. The blast occurred yesterday afternoon as one man was torch-cutting a barrel at the shop located on South Main […]
Edward Hahn died from serious burns in an explosion in a Mapleton, MN house that occurred when he turned on the clothes dryer at around 2:30 p.m. on April 7. Hahn, who suffered burns to 50 percent of his body, was able to drive himself to the fire station. From there he was airlifted to […]
One child died and seven other family members were injured in an explosion and fire at their Zanesville, OH home. Emergency crews arrived at the scene around 10:45 a.m. on March 3, the two-story home, located on U.S. 40 near the airport exit, was fully engulfed. Children were climbing out second-story windows to escape the […]
A propane explosion in Manor, TX on March 26 left three people with life-threatening burn injuries. Two women and one man who were in the house, located in the 11400 block of Austex Acres Lane, when blast occurred just after 7:15 p.m. sustained burns to 40 percent of their bodies. Two of them were airlifted […]
A propane leak is the suspected source of an appliance explosion in Edison, NE on March 20 that killed an 83-year-old woman named Alberta Leising. Fire officials believe she was doing laundry in a detached laundry room when the blast occurred at around 1 p.m. When firefighters arrived the structure was completely engulfed in flames. […]
An explosion and fire in Copperas Cove, TX injured one person this afternoon. The blast which occurred just after noon was followed by a fire that engulfed the home located in the 600 block of Judy Lane. The injured person was transported to the Scott & White Hospital in Temple for treatment of explosion injuries. […]
Heroic neighbors rushed to rescue two people trapped in a house on fire after an explosion in Kenosha, WI. A third person is missing and presumed dead after being trapped in the basement when the house collapsed. A gas leak is the suspected source of the blast which occurred around 12:40 a.m. on March 22. […]
Natural gas is the suspected source of a Detroit house explosion that left two people injured and one person unaccounted for. The blast, which occurred around 4 a.m. today, leveled the home located on Archdale St. near Warren Ave. and damaged several others. Neighbors told local media that they had smelled gas in the hours […]