A family of five was killed when a cabin near Brinnon, Washington exploded on June 10, 2018 at about 1:00 a.m. Officials are trying to determine what caused the explosion; a propane tank may have caused the accident. The cabin was located on Hood Canal. Two adults and three small children were tragically killed in […]
One man is severely burned over 60 percent of his body after a house explosion in East Chicago, Indiana. The house partially collapsed and caught fire. The explosion happened at 9:30 am on June 9, 2018. Officials suspect that natural gas may have caused the explosion, although investigators have not issued a definitive cause. The […]
An explosion at a United Parcel Service (UPS) facility in Lexington, Kentucky on May 30, 2018 injured at least two people. Officials think that the explosion, which occurred around 7:30 a.m., happened when acetylene leaked out of cylinders that were inside a tractor-trailer in the building. The facility is on Blue Sky Parkway, east of […]
A house explosion near Solen, North Dakota injured one man, according to the Morton County Sheriff. The incident happened at about 6:00 am on Sunday, May 27, 2018. The injured man was leaving the house when it exploded. The home was destroyed by a fire that broke out after the explosion. The injured man, 63-year-old […]
An explosion in a grain elevator in South Sioux City, Nebraska hurt one person who was hospitalized with serious injuries. In addition, dozens of residents who lived near the area were evacuated, since crews needed to determine if the structure’s integrity was damaged. South Sioux City Mayor Rod Koch declared a disaster. The explosion occurred […]
At least one person is dead after an oil well tank explosion in Doddridge County, West Virginia that occurred on Saturday, May 25, 2018. The Medical Examiner’s office identified the man killed in the tragedy as 51-year-old Barry Lattea, from Weston. He was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy Hospital. The explosion happened as well tanks […]
An explosion at the Procter & Gamble Plant (P&G) in Pineville, Louisiana has killed one person, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The accident occurred around 3:00 am on Thursday, May 24, 2018. A piece of equipment allegedly exploded and caught fire. The man who was tragically killed was 56-year-old Allen Kendrick, who was […]
A man from western Minnesota was severely injured with burns after a house explosion on the 1300 block of Highway 9 NE in Benson, Minnesota. Benson is northwest of Willmar. The man, 51-year-old Brian Orsten, was first transported to the Swift County Benson Hospital. Doctors there determined that he needed more treatment and he was […]
About 22 people were injured with burn and other kinds of injuries after an explosion and fire at Kuraray American EVAL on Choate and Bay Area Boulevard in Pasadena, California at about 10:43 am on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The number of injured has been changing throughout the days since the accident as more information […]
A 45-year-old woman, Latoya Gates, is in critical condition and suffering from burn injuries after a house explosion on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio around 2:00 in the afternoon on May 14, 2018. The house was in the 11000 block of Primrose Avenue near Linn Drive. She was taken to Metro General hospital. Her […]
A lime plant worker was seriously injured with chemical burns in an industrial accident at Lhoist Alabaster Lime Plant on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the facility on First Avenue West in Alabaster, Alabama. Officials told AL.com that one worker was badly burned in the explosion and was airlifted […]
A contract worker for a gas company was killed in a roadside construction explosion accident at Highway 280 and Farmingdale Drive in Harpersville, Alabama on May 9, 2018. The tragedy happened at about 7:00 in the morning. The Shelby County Coroner told ABC3340.com that the man was 36-year-old Christopher Anderson who lived in Mississippi. No […]