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Homerville, Georgia Coffee Shop Explosion Injures Three

Two employees and one customer were badly injured when a natural gas leak ignited in a Homerville, Georgia coffee shop explosion. The incident prompted city officials to send out a request over social media, asking citizens to avoid the area so first responders could operate most effectively. Glenn Allen, spokesman for Georgia Insurance, and Ralph […]

Midland County Texas gas explosion devastates family of four

A Midland County Texas gas explosion has devastated a family of four. The family lived in the home where the explosion took place. The explosion left the family, Lucia Cereceres (29 years old), Auden Tercero (32), and their two children, Delaney Tercero (3), and Dalayza Tercero (2), badly injured with serious burns. All four family […]

Nine Injured, Two Seriously, in Denver 4-Plex Natural Gas Explosion

Nine people were injured, two seriously, in a Denver 4-plex natural gas explosion on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. The two seriously injured people were taken to Denver Health Medical Center. Hospital spokesman Simon Crittle stated that one had “severe traumatic injuries,” and the other patient’s injuries are not as severe. The Denver Fire Department, on […]

Wahpeton, North Dakota House Explosion Kills One, Injures Two

A Wahpeton, North Dakota house explosion has killed one person, and injured two others on Saturday, August 4, 2018. The tragedy may have been caused by a gas explosion. The explosion happened in rural Wahpeton along the Wild Rice River, at 17650 – 81st St. SE, west of 177th Avenue.  The person killed in the […]

Midland, Texas Pipeline Explosion Injures Seven

A Midland, Texas Pipeline Explosion has injured seven people in a series of three natural gas explosions in the Permian Basin, the biggest oilfield in America. Included in the injured are a Midland Fire Department firefighter and a Greenwood Fire Department firefighter. No cause for the explosions has been identified. As many as three pipelines […]

Propane Dryer Explosion in Leslie Township, Michigan Injured Two

A propane dryer explosion in Leslie Township, Michigan has injured two people. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Vaughan Road east of Hawley Road, on July 24, 2018. One of the men was seriously burned. He was transported to Sparrow Hospital, but then sent to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor […]

Gatesville Hospital Explosion Death Toll Rises To Three

The Gatesville Hospital explosion death toll has risen to three. The explosion occurred on June 26, 2018, at a construction site of Coryell Memorial Heathcare System at 1507 West Main Street in Gatesville, Texas. The explosion killed one worker immediately. He was identified as Michael Bruggman, of Rogers. A second worker, Filiberto Morales, of Round […]

Propane Tank Explosion at Bair Lake Bible Camp Injures Camp’s Facilities Manager

A propane tank explosion at Bair Lake Bible Camp in Jones, Michigan, injured the camp’s facilities manager and damaged one of the camp’s cabins on July 8, 2018.  The employee, David Stiles, is a resident of Jones. Investigators told the Kalamazoo News that they believe Stiles was doing maintenance work on a cabin when the […]

Rapid Xchange Propane Explosion Injures Two in Clinton, North Carolina

A Rapid Xchange propane explosion in Clinton, North Carolina on July 6, 2018, has sent two workers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Rapid Xchange is a propane cylinder manufacturing and filling plant in Clinton, North Carolina. Both workers were taken to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals in Chapel hill. One […]

Two Men Seriously Injured in Propane Explosion in Waldoboro, Maine

Two men were seriously injured when a propane explosion destroyed a house on Dutch Neck Road in Waldoboro, Maine on June 15, 2018. The men were identified as 59-year-old Robert Keefe and his son, 28-year-old Ryan Keefe. Both men are being treated for third degree burns at Maine Medical Center. The men were working in […]

Two People Seriously Burned After House Explosion in Cable Township, Wisconsin

Two people were seriously injured in a house explosion in Cable Township, Wisconsin on June 14, 2018. The couple were airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis. HCMC is a Level One trauma center. The house, located at 45975 South Lake Owen Drive. was blown apart and on fire when a Bayfield County […]