A Williston, North Dakota shop explosion injured two people on Wednesday, February 13. According to Sergeant Detective Caleb Fry of the Williams County Sheriff’s Office, the explosion happened in the 5300 block of 151st Avenue NW. The two injured people were taken to CHI St. Alexius in Williston. Their medical condition is not yet known. Williston, […]
A propane explosion in Chattahoochee Hills killed one person on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The blast happened near the intersection of Cochran Mill Road and Cedar Grove Road in South Fulton County, Georgia. It was so strong that it broke windows in neighboring houses, set trees on fire, and was heard for miles. According to […]
Two people were injured in a Goose Island explosion and fire on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. A fire broke out at Sipi Metals Corporation, 1720 North Elston Avenue on Chicago’s north side. In a news report, CBS2 described the incident as an explosion in a metal melting furnace. Two workers, who had been working on […]
A Clinton, IA explosion at ADM Grains has killed Lieutenant Eric Hosette of the Clinton Fire Department. He leaves behind a wife and young daughter. Lieutenant Hosette, 33, was rushed to Mercy Medical. Medical personnel tried to revive him, but could not. Firefighter Adam Cain was injured in the blast. Temporarily missing after the explosion, […]
In a “Factual Investigative Update: Husky Superior Refinery Explosion and Fire,” the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released its findings on the explosion and fire that occurred on April 26, 2018 in Superior, Wisconsin. The report was issued in December, 2018. In its investigation, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) […]
Update: A worker injured in MarkWest explosion has died. Jeffrey Fisher, of Salem, West Virginia, died of his injuries at UPMC-Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh. He was a contract worker employed by Energy Transportation, LLC, of Bridgeport, West Virginia. As reported in a previous story, published on December 16, 2018, an explosion at MarkWest Energy injured four […]
MarkWest Energy explosion injured four in Pennsylvania A MarkWest Energy explosion injured four employees in Chartiers Township, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2018. The incident happened at the MarkWest Energy natural gas processing plant on Western Avenue in Houston, Pennsylvania. The explosion happened during routine maintenance procedures on two temporary tanks. A fire resulted from the […]
An El Rio explosion injured three people and destroyed a home at the intersection of Lemar Avenue and Cortez Street on November 24, 2018. Ambulances took three people to hospitals. Captain Stan Ziegler, of the Ventura County Fire Department, described the injuries as “significant.” The VC Star newspaper reported that there was one large explosion, […]
A St. Paul explosion injured two, demolished a house, and forced an evacuation of the area. The blast happened at the intersection of Payne Avenue and Edgerton Street in St. Paul, Minnesota. The incident happened on Friday morning, November 23, 2018. The resident of the home, 80-year-old John Lundahl, was taken to Region Hospital and […]
A Heather Gardens gas explosion killed one person and injured two others in Aurora, Colorado. The victim was identified as 82-year-old Carol Ross. One of the two injured people was a firefighter, who has already been released from the hospital. The other injured person is expected to recover. Firefighters were already in the area, summoned […]
An Austin natural gas house explosion killed one and injured another on October 27, 2018. Both people were badly injured and taken to a local hospital. One of them, Nicole Burton, 44, was transferred to San Antonio Brooke Army Medical Center burn unit. Tragically, she died four days later. A Gofundme page has been set […]
A Northwest Chicago Metra explosion killed one worker, and injured another in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, on the 4500 block of W. Byron Street. The two men were badly injured, and one of the men died shortly afterward. The incident happened before noon on November 3, 2018. The explosion critically injured two men, who […]