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Two Dead After North Georgia House Explosion
NewsAfter an explosion at their Blairsville, GA home, Ralph Norris Wood and Peggy Wood were both found dead inside. Authorities are still working to determine the cause of the blast which occurred around 8 am on May 2. Ralph Wood, 78 and…
Gas Line Rupture Causes San Antonio House Explosion That injures 1
NewsA gas line rupture on San Antonio’s East Side caused a house explosion that left one person with serious burn injuries. Three people were inside the home located near the intersection of South Walters and Martin Luther King Drive when the…
Riches Seeds Dust Explosion – 1 Injured, 1 Dead in Silverton, OR
NewsOne person is dead and another injured after a dust explosion at Riches Seeds in Silverton, OR on March 23. A three-alarm fire followed the 9 a.m. blast. When emergency responders arrived at the seed-cleaning facility, located in the 3000 block…
Evergreen Court Fire in Spring Valley, NY – 2 Dead, 13 Injured
NewsOne resident and one firefighter died in an early morning fire yesterday at Evergreen Court Home For Adults in Spring Valley, NY. Thirteen other residents were injured and are hospitalized. One of them is in critical condition. Located about…
Ryegate, MT Propane Explosion Kills 2, Injures 2
NewsCurtis Allen Ronning and Christine Marie Debuff were killed in a March 5 propane explosion at their Ryegate, MT home. Debuff and Ronning, owners of the Ryegate Bar and Café, smelled gas when they returned home from grocery shopping in Billings,…
Possible Gas Explosion at Lexington Home Injures Two
NewsFire crews responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of West Short Street in downtown Lexington over the weekend. At least two people were hospitalized and several buildings were damaged. A neighbor told WKYT news that he felt his whole…
Electrical Explosion Injures Two Construction Workers in Downtown LA
NewsTwo men suffered critical burn injuries in what witnesses described as an "explosion involving electrical equipment" in downtown Los Angeles. The explosion happened on Thursday morning when two contractors employed by Edison Power Constructors…
Two Workers Injured in Sumter County Cleaning Plant Fire
NewsTwo workers were burned in a fire at a cleaning plant in Sumter County on Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out at TK Tank Services when a skid steer loader malfunctioned, catching nearby materials on fire. The fire then spread to a container…
Report: Husky Energy Officials Knew of Issues Before Refinery Explosion
NewsOfficials at Husky Energy had known for 10 years that there was a problem with the valve identified by the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) as the likely source of a massive explosion at the Superior, WI refinery in 2018, according to a Wisconsin…
1 Dead, 2 Injured, Child Missing after House Explosion in Flint, MI [Updated]
NewsUPDATED November 30 to include more recent information about the victims. Two people are dead and one remains hospitalized after a house explosion in Flint, MI. Emergency responders were called to the scene in 3900 block of Hogarth Avenue around…