Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Explosions on the rise
MASSIVE explosion rips through industrial park near Argentina’s main international airport.
SOZT
Fault lines, when adjusting, do not just rip apart one day during a dramatic earthquake. They most often creep. Laying gas lines along or across a fault line is asking for an accident of this sort. Fault lines are also seldom so clearly delineated that one can go a mile in this or that direction and avoid their action. Where a slip-slide fault such as the San Andreas will often leave a clear line on the surface, this is only the surface action, not what occurs in the rock layers on either side which can fracture for a long way to either side during any movement. The gas company, or the age of the pipes, will be faulted but in truth the finger should be pointed in many directions. The public, who insist on living at such a scenic spot, is to blame. Officials, who zoned for housing are to blame. The public utility company, for allowing gas lines in the area, is to blame. But this will change nothing, while man continues to live on the San Andreas, even as it awakens. EOZT
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SOZT
The danger from radon gas will not be increased as a result of the pole shift. Radon gas is emitted by rock containing uranium, which is degrading. In normal circumstances, where air can circulate, it is disbursed rapidly as is any methane created by decay of organic material. The danger from these gasses comes from confinement - being trapped in a mine, a basement, or beneath the permafrost. The dangers are well known. For methane, it is explosions. An accumulation of methane gas can be identified by the smell of rotten eggs, or as some have described it, dirty socks or cabbage soup. For radon gas the danger is lung cancer, from the continual exposure to the radioactive air. Radon gas is odorless and cannot be detected except by specialized equipment not in the hands of the average person.
In that the pole shift, or the Earth changes preceding the pole shift, can fracture rock and release pockets of either gas, survivors should be cautious about huddling in bunkers. You are safer out in the open air, or in a trench you have dug that will allow the pole shift winds to pass over you, but nothing to fall on and crush you. The fact that both methane gas and radon gas can accumulate in the bunkers of the elite is one of the reasons we have stated that they have dug their own graves. EOZT
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SOZT
Anyone watching the news, for instance the news on the San Bruno explosion in a distribution line close to the San Andreas Fault line, knows that gas in any form is a danger. Oil and gas refineries explode when rigid piping cracks. Oil or gas wells explode when the ground around them moves. And the gas distribution lines running under cities are no exception. They likewise will explode. Gas lines, whether along the street or within a home, are rigid. In some cases automatic shutoff valves can limit the amount of gas available for an explosion by sensing a drop in pressure, but this is always after the fact. The explosion has already occurred. Utilizing gas on a planet prone to earthquakes was a mistake to begin with, but man never thinks of the consequences when striving for modern conveniences. We have advised turning off the gas at the street, though when the street explodes and your neighbor's homes are on fire you are not likely to escape the holocaust. A better alternative is to live in an area where gas is not available, as in your rural safe location where you will be doing a form of camping while gardening. A campfire at night, for cooking and washing and a bit of friendly light before bed. Nothing explosive. EOZT
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SOZT Answer: It is no accident that the New Madrid fault lies under the Mississippi River near Memphis, as rivers form in lowlands created when land pulls apart, separating the rock fingers and weakening support for the land. Thus, the Ohio River bed also is an indication of where rock fingers will pull apart. Two adjustments in Kentucky, a day apart, are not an accident, but an indication of the speed at which the stretch zone is starting to adjust. Rail lines are frequently an early harbinger of such adjustments, as they run long distances, whereas structures within cities, such as tall buildings, take up relatively little space and have a small footprint. Our warning that imploding cities will be experienced, before the hour of the shift, are in this regard. Be warmed, it will not just be your rail lines and gas and water mains that will shatter and be pulled apart during the stretch. The foundations of your tall buildings will likewise be vulnerable.EOZT
Starr DiGiacomo
https://notemymail.com/gas-explosion-leaves-4-dead-in-chinas-coal-mine
Gas explosion leaves 4 dead in China's coal mine
Oct 20, 2020 11:1550
The explosion happened in the mine owned by Lu'an Group at around 2 a.m. Tuesday. The rescue work has ended. An investigation into the cause of the blast is underway.
The mine has an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes
Oct 21, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://blackchristiannews.com/2020/10/five-people-injured-in-explo...
Five People Injured in Explosion at Virginia Shopping Center
Investigators on Sunday hunted for clues behind a thunderous explosion that leveled a strip mall, injured five people and rattled residents for miles on a peaceful morning in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
The blast Saturday ripped through a shopping center in downtown Harrisonburg where businesses included a family owned halal market, a musical instrument store and recording studio and a nail salon and barber shop.
Nearby James Madison University said in a Facebook post that three students from the school’s Army ROTC program who had been participating in a 10-mile race were among the injured. The explosion occurred about 30 yards from the start and finish line for the race, the school said.
Damon Boyd, who was working construction nearby when the blast erupted, told the Daily-News Record he and his crew rushed to the scene. An injured man on the ground “started hollering that he’s dying,” Boyd said. “It looked like something hit him in the face.”
Although Gov. Ralph Northam tweeted that state emergency personnel had been deployed to the area after what he called a gas explosion, Harrisonburg Fire Chief Matt Tobia said the cause was under investigation.
Oct 21, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/10/karachi-maskan-chowrangi-explosion/
5 killed, 28 injured in explosion near Karachi’s Maskan Chowrangi
Posted: Oct 21, 2020
Bomb Disposal Squad confirms it was caused by gas leak
Five people have been killed and 28 injured in an explosion at a building near Karachi's Maskan Chowrangi.
Three people are in critical condition and two of the injured people are women.
Rescue, police and Rangers teams are at the scene. The area has been cordoned off and the bomb disposal squad examined the site.
It has determined that the explosion occurred due to a gas leak in one of the apartments. It was earlier being reported that the explosion could have been a bomb blast because the noise and intensity of the blast was considered too loud to be a gas or cylinder-related explosion.
The police say the blast occurred within Meezan Bank. There were 18 staff members in the bank at the time of the blast.
A security guard was killed and the marks on his body indicate that it was a gas blast, according to the initial report given to police officials.
The explosion was reported on the mezzanine floor of the four-storey Allah Noor Apartments in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The apartments are opposite the Karachi University gate. The ground and mezzanine floors both belong to Meezan Bank.
There are fears that some people might be stuck beneath the rubble. The ground floor had the bank and businesses while residential apartments were located on top.
One section of the apartment has collapsed and the top floors have been evacuated.
The injured and deceased were initially taken to Patel Hospital and then shifted to Jinnah hospital and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Some people were also injured when rubble from the building fell on them.
The windows of nearby apartments shattered due to the intensity of the blast.
Police officials initially had doubts about the nature of the blast but had theorised that it was a gas blast. Tuesday's blast in Shireen Jinnah Colony was initially declared a cy...
In this case, no ball bearings or nuts and bolts were found at the scene, nor was there any smell of explosives.
Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani is at the scene and says one bank staffer is currently missing. We have been informed one person is missing and might be under the rubble, he said, adding that the rubble will be removed after he is found and then they will know the reason for the explosion.
Heavy machinery is at the scene to remove the rubble and debris.
Oct 21, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.newschain.uk/news/fatalities-feared-after-building-coll...
Fatalities feared after building collapses in gas explosion in west London
An unknown number of people are believed to have died after a suspected gas explosion in a shop underneath flats led to the collapse of the building.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they believe there are fatalities within the property on King Street in Ealing, west London, but are unable to confirm how many.
Emergency workers are involved in a “complex” and “painstaking” operation as they continue to search for anyone who may still be inside after the incident on Wednesday.
Station commander Paul Morgan from LFB said: “Sadly we believe that there are fatalities within the property although we’re unable to confirm numbers at this stage.
“The explosion caused substantial damage to the shop and structural damage throughout.
“It is a painstaking and protracted incident with firefighters working systematically to stabilise the building and search for people involved
“We’d ask for people to avoid the area at this time.”
He said a child and four adults were rescued in the initial stages, at the rear of the property, using a ladder, while a further fourteen adults and two children self evacuated from surrounding properties
LFB said they were called just before 6.40am, adding that six fire engines and about 40 firefighters are at the scene.
LFB’s specialist urban search and rescue (USAR) crews are carrying out the operation.
A spokesman said the windows of the shop were “completely blown out” in the incident.
The Metropolitan Police said the incident is not being treated as suspicious and is believed to be a gas explosion.
The force said a large explosion was found to have taken place inside a shop and a man was found injured.
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said they have treated and discharged one person, and they are continuing to work with other emergency services at the scene.
Oct 23, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2006499/two-killed-man...
Two killed, many injured by gas pipe explosion in Samut Prakan
PUBLISHED : 22 OCT 2020 AT 17:45
SAMUT PRAKAN: Two elderly women were confirmed killed and 28 other people injured when a PTT gas pipe exploded in a ball of fire in Bang Bo district on Thursday afternoon.
People ran in panic from nearby homes, some of which were seen in flames. Students fled in fear from an adjoining school.
Two elderly women were killed, both in their 80s and one of them bed-ridden.
Pol Maj Gen Yingyos Thepchamnong, police spokesman, said the gas pipe exploded on 200 Years Road, opposite Preng police station in Bang Bo district.
Flames quickly spread, and residents of nearby houses fled to safety.
Other residents were evacuated by police.
Chaipoj Charoonpong, deputy Samut Prakan governor, confirmed two elderly women were killed. They were Mali Boonman, 81, who was bed-ridden, and Lamai Harnhiran, 82
Oct 23, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/peshawar-blast-explosion-pak...
Pakistan: Seven killed, 70 injured in blast at Peshawar madrasa
At least seven people were killed and 70 others injured in an explosion that ripped through Pakistan city Peshawar Tuesday morning, the Dawn reported. The blast was reported at a madrasa in Dir Colony.
Updated on: October 27, 2020 11:03 IST
At least seven people were killed and 70 others injured in an explosion that ripped through Pakistan city Peshawar Tuesday morning, the Dawn reported. The blast was reported at a madrasa in Dir Colony. The cause of the blast is not yet known. Meanwhile, police and rescue officials reached the scene.
"The blast took place in a seminary during a Quran class. Someone took a bag inside the seminary," Waqar Azim, a senior police official, told AFP
In a statement quoted by the Dawn, Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim said that seven dead bodies and 70 injured — including children — have been brought to the facility. He said that the injured were being provided with immediate medical attention and the hospital's director was present at the emergency ward. An emergency had also been declared at the medical facility, he said.
Even as an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the blast, initial reports suggest an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the explosion. The area has been cordoned off and police teams are collecting evidence, Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Mansoor Aman said. "Five kgs of explosives were used in the blast."
A month back, five people were killed and two others injured in a blast in the Akbarpura area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The explosion had occurred in a market along the Kabul river.
Oct 27, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-10-31/gas-pipeline-...
Gas Pipeline Blast in Southern Iraq Kills Three, Injures 51, Police Say
Oct. 31, 2020, at 5:37 a.m
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and more than 50 injured in a gas pipeline explosion in southern Iraq, police sources said on Saturday.
The military said in a statement that the cause of the blast was not known. It said nine Shi'ite militia fighters were among the wounded and two children had been killed.
Police sources said the blast, near the southern city of Samawa, 270 km (170 miles) south of Baghdad, occurred along a stretch of pipeline that goes near a militia camp. Gas officials said the pipe there had seen leaks in the past.
Firefighters managed to contain the fire after shutting down the gas line, police said.
The oil ministry said in a statement it had sent technical crews to repair the damaged section. Gas flows would resume in the "next hours" via an alternative pipeline, to avoid shortages of supplies to power stations.
An investigation was launched to determine cause of blast, the statement cited Deputy Oil Minister Hamid Younis as saying.
Iraqi energy officials said the domestic line transports gas from some of the southern fields to feed power stations in some southern cities and a key power station near Baghdad.
The explosion has no effect on Iraq’s gas production and processing operations, two gas officials said.
Oct 31, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/pemex-pipeline-explosion/
Gas fire in Nuevo Leon after Pemex pipeline explosion
A gas fire continued to burn Monday morning in Nuevo Leon after a Pemex pipe exploded at 5 a.m. about 145 kilometers from the city of Monterrey.
The explosion, which occurred 30 kilometers from the city of China, ignited an area of grassy terrain about 800 meters in diameter. No deaths and no injuries were reported.
Governor Jaime Rodriguez Calderon confirmed the accident on social media and said that state, federal, and local authorities, including Civil Protection, had flown by helicopter this morning over the affected area.
Pemex officials managed to turn off the valves to stop the flow of gas to that part of the pipeline. The residual gas has been left to burn itself out. Authorities said there was no risk of the fire affecting the local population.
The explosion’s cause is currently unknown, although the area has seen several instances of illegal taps of the pipeline in the last year. The federal Attorney General’s Office will be investigating the explosion’s origin.
Members of the nearby community of Guitarritas, located five kilometers away from the scene of the explosion, reported the explosion to emergency services.
Nov 3, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/four-killed-as-godown-coll...
Six killed as godown collapses after explosion in Gujarat
An official had earlier said the explosion was triggered by a fire
Ahmedabad, November 4
Six people were killed and eight others injured on Wednesday when a portion of a godown of chemicals collapsed after a powerful explosion ripped through it near here in Gujarat, officials said.
At least 14 persons have been pulled out of the debris so far and the rescue operation is going on, a senior Fire official said, adding that the building housing the godown was located on Pirana-Piplaj Road, an industrial area.
An official had earlier said the explosion was triggered by a fire.
"Fire personnel rushed to the spot upon learning about the explosion and pulled out 14 persons from the rubble till now. All were shifted to LG Hospital in '108' ambulances," said Chief Fire Officer MF Dastur.
He said machinery has been used to break concrete slabs to extricate the trapped people.
Meanwhile, the government hospital said six of the 14 persons have been either declared "brought dead" or they have died shortly after admission.
"Remaining eight injured persons are undergoing treatment," it said in a statement.
A fire control room official said at least 26 rescue and fire-fighting vehicles were sent to the spot after a fire-explosion call was received around 11 am.
"The chemical godown building caved in following an explosion. Rescue operation is still underway. We have initiated an inquiry into this incident" said Deputy Commissioner of Police Ashok Munia.
Meanwhile, labourers working in adjacent buildings told reporters that the explosion was so powerful that it destroyed the walls of the godown, leading to collapse of the roof on people working inside. PTI
Nov 5, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1355370/china-explosion-lanzho...
China explosion: Smoke billows as HUGE blast leaves Lanzhou chemical plant up in flames
A HUGE explosion has ripped through a chemical plant in China, state media outlets are reporting.
UPDATED: 07:14, Tue, Nov 3, 2020
At this early stage it is not known whether there have been any casualties.
The explosion took place in Lanzhou City – a region in China’s north-western Gansu Province – in the early hours of this morning.
Scenes from the site of the explosion show fire fighters directing jets of water at what was possibly a container structure.
China’s state-owned CCTV media outlet said: “At present, the local fire department is handling rescue operations on the spot. Whether the accident caused casualties is being verified.”
Lanzhou made headlines recently due to the ongoing outbreak of Brucellosis in the city – a bacterial animal-borne disease which causes flu-like symptoms.
Authorities admitted the outbreak was caused by waste gas emitted from the nearby China Animal Husbandry Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Factory in 2019.
They said “expired disinfectants” meant the waste gas was not completely sterilised when it was released into the air.
In September this year, authorities said 3,245 people had tested positive for the bacterial infection.
Nov 10, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/11/serious-injuries-in-va-hos...
2 dead in VA hospital explosion in Connecticut
Nov 13 2020
This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates as more information becomes available.
A steam explosion at the West Haven VA Medical Center in Connecticut resulted in two deaths on Friday morning.
“We received a report this morning that an explosion occurred at the West Haven campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System that resulted in two deaths in a non-patient care area,” VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a statement reported by The Associated Press.
“Neither of the victims were VA patients and patient care was not affected. Emergency personnel are on the scene,” the statement said. “Our prayers are with the families of the victims of this explosion.”
The explosion took place at a maintenance facility on the VA hospital campus where work was being carried out.
The Connecticut State Police confirmed the explosion in a tweet just before 10 a.m. EST. “Detectives from the FEIU were dispatched to 950 Campbell Ave in West Haven to assist local fire marshals with a reported explosion. Please contact @WestHaven_PD for any further details regarding this active and ongoing investigation,” the tweet said.
The West Haven Police Department also confirmed the explosion.
“An incident just occurred at the VA Hospital located at 950 Campbell Ave. Please avoid the area due to traffic concerns. This is an isolated incident with no threats to the public,” the department said on Facebook.
Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy released a statement on the explosion, saying, “I am closely monitoring the situation at the West Haven VA following the explosion this morning. My heart goes out to those affected and I stand ready to assist local and federal officials as we learn more.”
Nov 15, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nantucket-house-explodes-connection
Home on Nantucket island explodes, second in a week
It was not clear if both explosions are connected
A house on Massachusetts' Nantucket island was leveled from an explosion Thursday, the second inside a home in the area over the past week
One person inside the home was injured in the blast and at least two other homes were damaged. The extent of the person's injuries was not disclosed
The incident comes after another explosion and fire tore through a nearby home last week. The four people inside managed to escape, but two suffered burns.
Nov 16, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/massive-gas-explosion-destroys...
Massive gas explosion destroys several businesses in Northern Rwanda
Published on 17.11.2020
A gas explosion blew apart a business center in Musanze, a district in Northern Rwanda early Monday seriously destroying the complex, a police spokesperson in the region confirmed to APA in Kigali.Storefronts were seen destroyed, windows shattered and the roof was at least partly blown off, the Police said.
No injuries were sustained or lives lost in the incident but businesses counted heavy losses totalling 11 million Rwandan Francs (about $11,000 USD) as so little was salvaged from the fire, despite police and fire brigade making it to the spot shortly after the accident.
The past few months have been much characterised by fire outbreaks in Rwanda.
In September this year, one of the motels and market which are located in suburb of Kigali cities were gutted by a fire outbreak
Both damaged facilities were recently closed as a way of COVID-19 prevention and were yet to be opened at the time of fire outbreak.
In August last year, about a dozen bar and restaurant businesses in Nyabugogo, one of the crowded markets located in the suburb of Kigali city incurred severe losses due to a night fire outbreak.
Three month before about 5 fires were registered especially between January and June last year in the famous carpentry hubs of Gisozi and Kimironko, two suburbs of Kigali city.
Nov 17, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.tmz.com/2020/11/16/gas-pipeline-explosion-mexico-highwa...
GAS PIPELINEEXPLODES ALONG MEXICAN HIGHWAY ...Leaves At Least 6 Dead
11/16/2020 11:44 AM PT
A gas pipeline went up in flames this week along a Mexican highway that killed at least 6 people ... and video of the incident is absolutely horrendous.
It went down Monday in the Mexican city of Jala, right on the edge of a mountain bordering the Tepic-Guadalajara Highway between Chapalilla and Ixtlan del Rio. It's unclear what set off the explosion, but it was big enough to stop a bunch of drivers dead in their tracks.
One video circulating right now shows a couple guys running toward what appears to have been an initial discharge that caused traffic to come to a screeching halt. As they approach, an even bigger explosion goes off ... sending a massive fireball into the air and everyone running for their lives.
Another angle shows the aftermath from a further distance, and it becomes clear pretty quickly just how massive this thing was. There's plumes of black smoke emanating from every which way as the flames rage. It's a terrifying sight, to say the least.
There are different reports on the official body count -- we're seeing estimates from 6 to 14 thus far, plus several other injuries and word of missing people as well. There's also extensive damage to numerous cars that were caught up in the explosion.
Check out this shot of the aftermath -- an entire vehicle is lodged into the side of the charred mountain, and car parts are scattered about everywhere. Pieces of the concrete barrier were blown to smithereens ... demonstrating the ferocity of the impact.
Authorities are said to be on the scene getting a handle on things. Scary stuff
Nov 17, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
Greek tanker damaged in mine explosion off Saudi coast - Offshore E...
Greek tanker damaged in mine explosion off Saudi coast
A Malta-flagged tanker sustained hull damages following a mine explosion in the Red Sea, about 125 miles north of Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen.
At the time of the incident, which took place on 23 November 2020, the 107,000 dwt Agrari was operating at an oil-fired plant in the Port of Al Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). Having completed cargo discharge, the ship was preparing to depart.
The Aframax vessel, able to haul about 700,000 barrels of oil, was holed approximately 1 metre above the waterline, Dryad Global said.
Images provided by Aurora Intel indicate damage on the port side of the vessel which has resulted in a partial breach of the vessel structure resulting in a limited oil spill.
The 2009-built Agrari has been boarded by Saudi authorities and an investigation into the incident has been launched.
Although Agrari’s operator, Greece-based TMS Tankers, said that the ship was attacked by “an unknown source”, the Saudi-led military coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen blamed the rebels for the incident. Unconfirmed sources within the coalition claimed that Houthis launched a water-borne improvised explosive device (WBIED) targeting the tanker.
“Whether this is the result of deliberate targeting or drifting sea mines remains impossible to say at this stage without further verification however early indications are that this was a deliberate attack commensurate with known targeting and attack methodologies,” Dryad Global said.
This is the second such reported incident in the region since a Greek-owned, Malta-flagged Aframax tanker reported being struck by a sea mine whilst loading at the Rudum Terminal off the Yemeni south coast on 3 October 2020.
Previous incidents within the Red Sea have also involved the Iranian-flagged crude oil tanker MT Sabiti. In 2019, the ship suffered explosions and caught fire following a suspected missile attack.
Nov 26, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/watch-massive-explos...
WATCH | Massive explosion at Engen refinery in Durban
Dec 4, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
Avonmouth chemical tank explosion: four dead after major incident i...
Avonmouth chemical tank explosion: four dead after major incident in Bristol
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Avonmouth chemical tank explosion: four dead after major incident i...
Four people were killed and one injured when a chemical tank exploded at a waste treatment works on Thursday.
The victims were said to have been standing on top of a silo at a site owned by Wessex Water in Avonmouth, near Bristol, when a blast ripped through it at around 11.20am.
Witnesses as far as half a mile away reported feeling the tremors of the explosion, which was so powerful it partially reduced the roof of the tank to twisted wreckage.
A rescue operation was quickly mounted at the scene by fire crews and police declared a major incident shortly afterwards.
On Thursday evening, however, Ch Insp Mark Runacres of Avon and Somerset Police announced that three employees and one contractor working at the site had been killed.
Search teams reportedly recovered one of the bodies around 150 metres away from the scene of the blast, suggesting its force had thrown the victim a significant distance.
One other person had suffered injuries, but they were not said to be life-threatening.
Speaking at a press conference outside the entrance of the plant, Mr Runacres pledged to get to the bottom of the “tragic incident”, saying: “A thorough investigation will be carried out into what happened today, involving a number of agencies and the Health and Safety executive in due course, and we will not be speculating on the cause of the explosion while such work is being undertaken.
“I can confirm though that this is not being treated as a terror-related incident.”
The chemical tank which exploded was said to have been holding biosolids - organic matter recovered from the treatment of sewage - which was due to be recycled as an organic soil conditioner.
Police sought to play down concerns that there was any ongoing risk to the public, but urged people to continue to “avoid the area if possible”.
One witness, who said he worked in a building around 900 metres away from the waste recycling centre, described how a “shockwave shook the building”.
“The shutter door made the strangest noise I’ve ever heard,” he added.
Another man who had been working around half a mile from the scene said “all our windows rattled”.
Jawad Burhan, who had been in a warehouse directly opposite the site, spoke of his conversation with a distraught worker leaving the scene of the blast.
"I started asking 'what's happening here?' and one of the workers told me there had been a big explosion and he told me that they had one or two missing people, this was around 10 minutes after the explosion,” he told Sky News.
"The worker who was there was inside the warehouse and he told me 'I don't need to talk about this anymore, I lost my colleague and I don't know if I lost more and more' - it's a really bad moment for everyone.”
The plant was set up by Wessex Water in 2009 to operate under the name Geneco and it treats more than 700,000 tonnes of waste every year.
The waste is transformed into “usable products such as biofertilisers and renewable sourced gas and electricity powering many thousands of local homes”, according to Geneco’s website.
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel were among the politicians to offer their condolences in the aftermath of the explosion.
Darren Jones, the MP for Bristol North West, said he was “conscious this is the second serious incident in Avonmouth” in recent weeks, after a major fire at a metal recycling plant.
He said: "Once our emergency services have resolved this incident and helped any injured workers, I’ll be calling on the Environment Agency and the Health and Safety Executive and others to ensure lessons are being learnt for the future.”
Colin Skellett, the chief executive of Wessex Water, said: “We are absolutely devastated that the tragic incident at our site earlier today has resulted in four fatalities.
“Our thoughts are with the families, friends and colleagues of those involved.
“We are working with the Health and Safety Executive to understand what happened and why.”
Dec 4, 2020
Tracie Crespo
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fire-explosion-west-virginia-c...
West Virginia chemical plant explosion prompt warning for neighbors
West Virginia chemical plant erupted into flames after an explosion Tuesday night, leading to a 2-mile shelter in place order for area residents, officials said.
The explosion occurred at the Chemours plant in Belle just after 10 p.m., the Kanawha County Commission said. The company that owns the plant later said the fire at the site was under control.
Four people were injured, including two plant workers, Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper said in an email.
The shelter-in-place directive was lifted early Wednesday after emergency personnel cleared the area, the commission said.
"There was a fire at one of the tenant companies at our site in Belle, West Virginia. Site responders worked to contain the fire," Chemours said in an email. It directed questions to another company that did not immediately return a voice message.
Aerial video posted to social media captured images of the fire burning.
Gov. Jim Justice tweeted that he has been briefed and that he and his wife were praying for the safety of everyone involved.
School closings for Wednesday were announced by the county.
Chemours formed as a spinoff from DuPont in 2015. The plant is along the Kanawha River in eastern Kanawha County.
Belle, with a population of around 1,100, is southeast of Charleston. The county commission said that the shelter-in-place order covers all of Belle, as well as the communities Marmet, Chesapeake and Chelyan.
Dec 9, 2020
Tracie Crespo
https://welovetrump.com/2020/12/23/unexplained-explosion-destroys-w...
Unexplained” Explosion Destroys World’s Second Largest Hydroxychloroquine Raw Material Factory
Well, 2020 is refusing to go out without a bang.
Literally.
An “unexplained” explosion just destroyed the world’s second largest hydroxychloroquine raw material factory.
The materials from this factory are necessary to make HCQ… and now, the factory has been completely destroyed.
This news comes just days after the COVID-19 vaccine has been slowly distributed across the country.
HCQ was under controversy earlier in the year when President Trump praised its suspected benefits.
Many doctors and researchers have even gone on the record to defend HCQ.
However, there appeared to be a concerted effort to diminish HCQ’s effectiveness.
And now, an unexplained explosion has destroyed a factory that is ESSENTIAL to creating hydroxychloroquine.
Seriously.
What are the odds of this?
There are no public reports of any prior incidents or safety issues at the factory.
This “unexplained” explosion has caught everyone off guard.
Of course, the mainstream media is refusing to cover the story.
Fortunately, the folks at the American Thinker has some interesting thoughts:
Since the COVID-19 vaccine is in short supply, demand for HCQ was expected by some people to increase.
Now, it appears that the ability to produce HCQ will be SEVERELY hampered due to this unexplainable explosion.
Though our media is refusing to cover the story, media in Taiwan is giving this massive press coverage.
According to Taiwan English News:
Dec 24, 2020
Juan F Martinez
MADRID (AP) — A powerful gas explosion tore through a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing at least three people and ripping the facade off the structure.
A tower of smoke rose from the building, where repairs were being done to a gas boiler, and billowed through Toledo Street, near the city’s center. Aerial footage shared by Spain’s National Police showed rubble covering a nearby schoolyard — though Madrid’s mayor said no one was seriously injured at the school.
At least eight people were injured in the blast, one seriously, the Madrid emergency service said in a tweet. And a technician who was working on the boiler is missing, according to the Spanish government’s representative for the Madrid region, José Manuel Franco, who confirmed the three dead.
Jan 20, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/least-6-dead-10-injured-chemica....
At least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant
Officials said the liquid nitrogen leak, which was initially reported as an explosion, happened around 10 a.m. at Prime Pak Foods and prompted the evacuations of at least 130 people, according to WSB.
At a news conference Thursday afternoon, authorities said five people died at the plant. One of the 10 people who were taken to the hospital later died, raising the death toll to six, WSB reported.
Three people were taken to a hospital in critical condition and five people were in fair condition after the leak, health officials with the Northeast Georgia Health System told told WSB. The condition of the ninth person was not immediately known, the news station reported. Among those injured were also three Gainesville firefighters and a firefighter from Hall County.
It was not immediately clear what caused the chemical leak. The AP reported that liquid nitrogen is sometimes used on refrigeration systems used by poultry plants like Prime Pak Foods.
“It was a leak of unknown cause that has occurred in the system here,” Brackett said on Thursday. “We still have a lot of information we’re trying to gather from the scene.”
Officials with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Georgia’s fire marshal are investigating the cause of the chemical leak, according to the AP.
Prime Pak Foods merged into Foundation Food Group, a company that takes raw chicken and processes it into products like chicken fingers and individual chicken cuts for restaurants and food service operations. The company’s CEO did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
Gainesville is the center of Georgia’s poultry industry, which is the nation’s largest, with thousands of employees working for multiple processing plants.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Jan 30, 2021
Juan F Martinez
Massive blaze engulfs Indonesian oil refinery amid reports of explosion (VIDEOS)
— An oil refinery, located in West Java province of Indonesia, has caught up fire amid reports a loud bang was heard before the facility went up in flames. The refinery is located some 200 km (124 mi) east of the capital Jakarta.
https://www.rt.com/news/519442-indonedia-oil-refinery-fire/
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Mar 28, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/05/30/crews-put-out-fire-after...
Crews Put Out Fire After Explosion At West Va. Oil Refinery
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
NEWELL, W. Va. (KDKA) — An explosion at an oil refinery in West Virginia kept dozens of fire crews busy early Sunday morning.
The explosion happened late Saturday night at the Ergon plant in Newell.
(Photo Credit: WTOV/KDKA)
Dispatchers tell KDKA that several Beaver Co. fire crews were sent to the scene to help put out the flames.
CNN affiliate WTOV reports that no one was injured and the fire was put under control just before 2:00 a.m. Sunday.
https://cbsloc.al/3fySf1Z
May 30, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/05/29/pueblo-steel-mill-explosion/
7 Hurt In Pueblo Steel Mill Explosion
(credit: Pueblo Firefighters IAFF)
Plant officials tells CBS4 water was somehow “introduced” into an electric arc furnace which created a “mild explosion.” The seven victims suffered minor injuries and were sent to Parkview Medical Center.
(credit: Pueblo Firefighters IAFF)
Further details about the victims or situation were not released.
The plant is not operational as the investigation continues, but officials say it is secure.
May 30, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3137126/chinese-market-gas-...
Chinese market gas blast kills 12
Published: 1:14pm, 13 Jun, 2021
A gas blast at a market in central China has killed at least 12 and seriously injured another 37, China Central Television reported on Sunday.
The explosion took place at about 6.30am at the Yanhu market in Shiyan, a city in Hubei province, when many residents were having breakfast or buying vegetables in the market, according to the report. A total of 150 people were rescued and 138 were injured, the report added.
It was the latest serious accident in China that caused multiple deaths. A chemical leak on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured another three in Guiyang, the capital of the southern province of Guizhou, on Saturday.
A notice issued by the Shiyan government said it was looking into the cause of the blast.
An initial investigation concluded that the blast was caused by a gas pipeline, according to cqcb.com, a news portal run by the Chongqing government.
Video footage published on the online news portal Btime.com showed the market had been destroyed, with almost all the windows and doors in the two-story building shattered and the streets filled with rubble.
The ground floor was occupied by food stalls while the second floor contained residential flats. A gas pipeline ran beneath the building.
A local trader told Beijing Youth Daily that she was woken up by the blast which was only 100 metres (330 feet) away from her shop.
“Blood was splattered across the rubble, some people were covered in blood after being cut by broken glass.”
Another witness identified by his surname Li told Shangyounews, an online news portal, that he was knocked over by the blast and hit by falling debris, but had to take a cab to get to hospital.
“Last March, inspectors from a [local] gas company came to inquire about my shop and asked if I had smelt any natural gas leakage. I said no and they left after the inspection,” Li said.
An emergency response task force has been set up to handle rescue work and more than 173 firefighters were sent to the site.
Jun 13, 2021
Yvonne Lawson
Massive explosion at Illinois chemical plant prompts evacuation
A fireball explodes out from a Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois, as firefighters battle the blaze
A massive explosion and fire at a Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois forced the evacuation of residents within a mike of the facility.
The explosion occurred Monday morning around 7:30am.
According to MyStateline.com, Chemtool produces fluids, lubricants and grease products.
An evacuation of the area was ordered by fire officials who feared potentially hazardous chemicals may have been leaked into the air.
No injuries have been reported.
Chemtool released a statement on Monday addressing the blaze.
“We have confirmed all on site are safe and accounted for. Our concern right now is for the safety of all our employees and the surrounding community. As a precaution, authorities have evacuated residents in a one-mile radius of the site,” the company said.
The company said it was working to help solve the problem.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/illinois-explosio...
Jun 14, 2021
Mario Valencia-Rojas
Reports of another one.
JUST IN - Explosion at a gas station in Novosibirsk, Russia.June 14,2021
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4128848073851616&id...
Jun 14, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://abc7.com/live-lapd-atf-investigating-south-la-explosion;-17...
LIVE: LAPD, ATF investigating South Los Angeles explosion; 17 hurt in blast
A Los Angeles police bomb squad truck was destroyed from the blast and the vehicle remained on the street in the 700 block of East 27th Street near San Pedro Street Thursday morning as investigators worked to retain the integrity of the scene.
A national ATF team was expected to arrive to conduct their investigation.
"This was completely unexpected. They followed all the protocols in place. It was not really one of these explosions that was unplanned. This was planned," LAPD Lt. Raul Jovel said at a press conference Thursday morning.
Officials say the material being inside the LAPD truck made the blast more dangerous.
"You put a destructive device inside a closed container where it's pressurized, when it blows up, that is a big punch," Jovel said. "If some of these devices were to explode in the open, the impact would be a lot less because the blast would really go in all directions."
VIDEO: Terrified residents describe South LA explosion
Aerial footage from AIR7 HD showed first responders treating injured residents at the scene Wednesday night.
Officials say those injured include 10 LAPD officers, who were all described as in fair condition with minor injuries; one Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officer in fair condition with minor injuries; six civilians - three with moderate injuries and three with minor injuries. One patient did not need to be transported.
Several homes in the area were also damaged and city officials were evaluating them to determine if they were structurally sound.
Earlier in the day, the LAPD seized at least 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a home. At a news conference Wednesday night, LAPD Chief Michel Moore said work was being done throughout the day to move illegal commercial-grade fireworks to an offsite location.
During the operation, 40 coke-can-sized improvised explosive devices with fuses and 200 additional smaller devices with similar construction were found. The material was transferred to a "total containment vehicle" with an iron chamber, which is designed to house explosive material that can be safely detonated.
When the items were detonated shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Moore said there was a "total catastrophic failure of that containment vehicle."
"Clearly protocols were followed and pursued, but something happened in that containment vehicle that should have not happened and we don't know why, but we intend to find out why," Moore said.
Homes, cars and a laundromat had windows shattered and one vehicle had its side plowed in and was knocked over by the force of the blast.
Residents told Eyewitness News they felt the blast from inside a building more than a quarter-mile away.
"I was asleep when I felt like the whole bed was shaking. It felt like a really hard earthquake," one resident said. "It sounded huge."
"Everybody started running, and I couldn't find my mom... Everybody was screaming, going crazy," said 14-year-old Maricela Cortes, who was near the blast with her mother and 6-year-old sister.
MORE: LAPD seizes 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from South LA home
The LAPD seized at least 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a South L.A. home Wednesday afternoon.
Police say they discovered the massive cache at a home on 27th Street after Newton Division officers received a tip. At least 5,000 pounds of fireworks were stored in the home, which is located in a residential neighborhood near an elementary school.
One man, identified as Arturo Cejas III, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a destructive device but he also may face charges of child endangerment because his 10-year-old brother was in the home, Moore said.
"We understand that this explosive material was acquired out of state and transported here for the purposes of reselling it to community members and neighbors," Moore said.
The explosion prompted police to evacuate nearby residents. Prior to the blast, only two homes had been evacuated.
"I would expect multiple houses destroyed had those explosives gone up," LAPD Capt. Robert Long told Eyewitness News before the explosion.
In March, a fireworks explosion at an Ontario home killed two people.
Jul 1, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://6abc.com/dubai-explosion-blast-jenel-ali-earthquake/10868944/
Fire erupts on ship, causing explosion that rocks Dubai
The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at the crucial Jebel Ali Port, the busiest in the Middle East, which sits on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula. The combustion unleashed a shock wave through the city, shaking buildings and windows in neighborhoods as far as 25 kilometers (15 miles) away from the port.
There were no immediate reports of casualties at the port, which is also the busiest port of call for American warships outside of the U.S. Early Thursday, the Dubai government issued a statement saying that emergency services had brought the blaze under control. Authorities posted footage on social media of firefighters dousing giant shipping containers. The glow of the blaze was visible in the background as civil defense crews worked to contain the fire.
The extent of damage caused to the sprawling port and surrounding cargo was not immediately clear. The cause of the fire also was not immediately known. Port officials said they were "taking all necessary measures to ensure that the normal movement of vessels continues without any disruption."
Mona al-Marri, director general of Dubai Media Office, told Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV that this incident "could happen anywhere in the world" and that the government's communication office worked to issue statements quickly to avert rumors from spreading as the cause of the fire is being investigated.
At around 11:45 p.m. residents of Dubai recording with their phones from high-rises posted frantic videos on social media showing a fiery ball illuminating the night sky.
Operated by the Dubai-based DP World, the port has four sprawling container terminals that can berth some of the world's largest ships. The port is not only a critical global cargo hub, but a lifeline for Dubai and surrounding emirates, serving as the point of entry for essential imports
DP World describes Jebel Ali Port as a "gateway hub" and a "vital link in the global trade network" that connects eastern and western markets. The company did not immediately issue any public statement on the blast.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Jul 8, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://www.biologyreporter.com/ukraine-a-breakdown-at-a-nitrogen-p...
Ukraine. A breakdown at a nitrogen plant in Rivne. Orange cloud over the city
A breakdown at a nitrogen plant in Rivne, western Ukraine. The company has reported a one-time nitrous gas leak and the situation is under control. Earlier, the media reported an explosion. On the other hand, videos on social media show a red cloud heading towards the city.
Incident at the Riwne Azot factory in Rivne in the West Ukraine. The head of the regional authorities, Vitaly Koal, wrote on Facebook that the unit at the plant that produces nitric acid has been stopped in case of emergency. Kowal said that the environmental inspection to deal with threat assessment.
Witnesses reported that a red cloud was moving towards the city, the Ukrainian Prawda website wrote. Orange nitric oxide is toxic and can cause eye irritation, coughing, and respiratory illness.
Collapse of nitrogen plants in western Ukraine. “There is no danger”
The company’s press office told Ukrinform that the effects of the emergency had already been completely canceled and no one was affected. According to the company, the air quality indicators are normal and there is no danger to the population and the natural environment.
It was added that there was a pipeline depressurization at the nitric acid plant. “As a result of the exceptional situation, there was a one-time leak of nitrous gases in a small amount on the premises of the stations” – the statement states.
A spokesperson for the local emergency services confirmed to Radio Soboda that the waste collection process had been halted. He noted that “there were no explosions,” although some media outlets reported the explosion. – We informed the environmental inspection to take air samples – added the spokesperson. Radio Trek, in turn, said there was a “little fanfare”. It was later added that a nitrogen gas leak had occurred.
Jul 21, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/apartment-building-partially-collap...
6 hurt in Dallas apartment building collapse after natural gas explosion
by: Kate Winkle
Posted: Sep 29, 2021 / 11:18 AM CDT / Updated: Sep 29, 2021 / 12:48 PM CDTDALLAS (KXAN) — Four firefighters and two residents were hurt when a southeast Dallas apartment building partially collapsed following a natural gas explosion and fire Wednesday morning, according to NBC sister station KXAS.
The apartment is at the Highland Hills apartment complex, which is on the 5700 block of Highland Hills Drive near Paul Quinn College. Dallas Fire reported it arrived to check out reports of a gas smell around 10:21 a.m. By 10:30 a.m., an explosion led to the collapse of part of the building.
A fire at the Highland Hills Apartments in Dallas Sept. 29, 2021 (KXAS Photo)
Video from the scene shows windows exploded outward and damage to one of the two-story buildings in the complex. It’s not known how many people have been displaced from the building.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson asked for people to pray for the firefighters and those who were injured, Tweeting, “This is a terrible situation.”
Oct 2, 2021
Tracie Crespo
Huge fire at chemical factory leaves 1 injured in eastern China
One person was injured after a huge fire burst out of a hydrogen peroxide factory in eastern China. Video filmed in the city of Huai'an in Jiangsu Province on October 14 shows flames and heavy smoke rising into the air. Another clip shows firefighters and fire engines arriving before attempting to extinguish the blaze. One person was injured and one has been reported missing. Rescuers were searching for the missing person and the cause of the fire is still being investigated. The video was provided by local media with permission.
Oct 15, 2021
Juan F Martinez
CHINA - Massive gas explosion of a gas pipe at a restaurant in Shenyang, Liaoning province, in northeastern China. The number of victims is still unknown.
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Oct 21, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/some-injuries-after-fire-exxons-ba...
Four injured in fire at Exxon's Baytown, Texas plant
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Four people were injured when a fire erupted on Thursday morning at an Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) complex in Baytown, Texas, one of the largest refining and petrochemical facilities in the United States.
There were no fatalities and those injured were in a stable condition, while other personnel were accounted for, Exxon said.
Emergency response teams were working to extinguish the blaze more than five hours after it erupted at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, the company said.
The fire occurred in a hydrotreater unit at the oil refinery that had been shut on Wednesday due to a bypass line leak, people familiar with plant operations told Reuters. The injured were contractors who had been repairing the leak.
Three of the injured were flown to hospital by Lifeflight rescue helicopter and a fourth person was taken by ambulance, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter.
He said initial reports had indicated there had been some type of explosion at the plant. Social media users said on Twitter that a blast shook buildings in the area.
View from the road of a fire at petrochemical company ExxonMobil's refinery near Houston in Baytown, Texas, U.S., December 23, 2021 in this image obtained from social media. Molly Fitzpatrick via REUTERS
An Exxon official told a news conference the blaze had affected a unit that produces gasoline.
The Baytown plant houses a chemical plant, an olefins plant and the country's fourth biggest oil refinery, with capacity to process 560,500 barrels per day of crude.
The facility spans about 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Houston and employs about 7,000 people.
The olefins facility, which began operations in 1979, is one of the largest ethylene plants in the world, according to the company's website.
Production was reduced across the Baytown refining and petrochemical complex in August 2019 because of a fire in a propylene recovery unit at the olefins plant.
As many as 37 workers were injured in another fire at the olefins facility in July 2019.
Dec 23, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/passaic-city/2022/01...
11-alarm chemical fire in Passaic injures firefighter, burns into morning hours Saturday
PASSAIC — More than 200 firefighters continued to battle an 11-alarm chemical fire that sent one to the hospital early Saturday morning.
Frigid temperatures caused runoff water to freeze and create even more hazards for first responders from three counties.
Mayor Hector Lora said that the bulk of the fire, which began around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, is in the Majestic Industries portion of the property but that part has also spread to the Qualco chemical plant at 225 Passaic St.
Lora, who took to Facebook Live throughout the night with updates, said the fire was in multiple buildings and that they expected to lose the whole structure.
"There have been bad fires but this is the worst that I've ever seen," he said.
“If it got to the chemicals there would have been mandatory evacuations,” Lora said. “The fire continues to burn but we have made tremendous progress.”
Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said that the building where the fire started, which is along the river, has collapsed in on itself. It was vacant but was being used to store plastics, pallets and some chlorine.
He also said that the firefighters are drafting water from the river to supplement the water that they are using.
Residents were being evacuated from the immediate area of the blaze and advised anyone nearby to close their windows. Passaic Street from First Street to Main Avenue was closed to traffic as well as Route 21 in both directions.
“I’m asking residents to keep your windows closed as our fire department and our emergency responders are assessing the extent of this fire,” Lora said. “We are asking all residents to stay as far away as possible. This is a chemical fire. You will see the color in the sky.”
Residents seemed to be heeding those warnings along Fourth Street as the area was empty at about 10:30 p.m.
Gov. Phil Murphy echoed that sentiment on social media, posting that he urged "everyone in Passaic to stay safe as firefighters battle a large eight-alarm fire at a chemical plant off of Route 21."
"If you live nearby, keep your windows closed," Murphy said. "Praying for the safety of our first responders on the scene."
Trentacost said that about 200 firefighters from throughout Essex, Bergen and Passaic counties have responded to the fire.
“This is by no means under control but we are doing everything we can to contain it,” he said.
Trentacost said that his department has been in touch with Passaic Valley Water to provide adequate water pressure and that fire boats from other departments were also en route.
Lora said that the buildings were empty after 5 p.m. and the security guard at the site had been accounted for.
The overwhelming scent of smoke and chemicals, particularly chlorine was enough to make people's eyes water as far away as Wallington after the wind shifted at about 10 p.m. Large embers and sprays of water are also floating across the river.
Lora stressed that it was being assessed but that it was important to stay away because it was a chemical fire.
“There are a lot of firefighters, a lot of police officers that are coming out in order to ensure that individuals are evacuated from the immediate area,” Lora said. “Because this is a chemical fire we are extremely concerned for the health and safety of those in the area.”
Mutual aid from "basically everywhere" was on hand and Lora said that "as of right now" there were no reports of loss of life but he was concerned for police, fire and emergency personnel.
Firefighters are battling the blaze in frigid conditions. The city was 20 degrees after midnight but subzero wind chills are expected overnight with winds of about 15 to 20 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
Lora said the city was working to set up a shelter in the city for those displaced. Nearby Wallington sent an alert to their residents advising them to stay indoors with windows closed and to be on the lookout for large embers coming across the river. East Rutherford also posted that "shifting winds may cause smoke from the working fire at a chemical factory in Passaic to pass over areas of the borough" and encouraged residents to stay inside until the fire is under control.
Qualco, the site of the fire, produces and distributes chemicals used to treat pools and spas. They have been based in the city for more than 30 years.
The company housed more than two dozen chemicals on site in 2020 with a daily inventory ranging from 500 pounds of sodium hexametaphosphate to 500,000 pounds of the industrial disinfectant trichloroisocyanuric acid, according to the latest “Community Right to Know” data on hazardous substances from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
According to a 2016 safety datasheet on the website paspdirect.com, Qualco had several chemicals on site including aluminum chlorhydrate and 1,2-Ethanediamine that were the ingredients to a product called “Liquid Floc Rite“ that settles unfilterable substances like algae to the pool floor to be vacuumed. The report says it can cause serious eye damage and skin irritation.
The Passaic Fire Department had used the Qualco facility in the 1990s as a training ground for dealing with large scale chemical fires and spills.
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The blaze was reminiscent of the infamous 1985 Labor Day fire that tore through about 20 percent of ... The fire incinerated 21 century-old factories and 17 apartment buildings as well as homes in the Lower Dundee area of the city.
Despite the cold temperatures, January fires have ravaged North Jersey in recent years. A massive fire destroyed the Atlantic Coast Fibers recycling plant ... last year. In that case firefighters braved the brutal cold overnight and into the next day to put out the fire, which engulfed an entire city block and veiled the city’s skyline with smoke. There were at least two explosions at the site.
Jan 15, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://khak.com/explosion-at-iowa-chemical-plant-lights-up-the-nig...
EXPLOSION AT IOWA CHEMICAL PLANT LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT SKY [WATCH]
The images coming out of Clinton, Iowa from Wednesday night don't look good. They show a massive explosion that occurred at a chemical plant in the Eastern Iowa town. But fortunately, despite the blast, no one at the facility was injured. And the entire event was caught on camera.
WQAD reports that LyondellBasell officials say that the explosion happened at around 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday night. They say that it was caused by an operational event in which one of the plant's low-density reactors made a "loud noise". I'll say. That loud noise also was accompanied by a large fireball.
A resident who lives just outside the city of Clinton also caught the explosion on video on one of his home surveillance cameras. He told WQAD that he'd lived in the area for years and had never seen anything like this. He said that it felt like lightning had struck the entire area.
Plant officials stress that there is no cause for concern in the community and that because safety equipment at the plant worked like it was supposed to, there were no injuries during the explosion. An amazing feat when you watch the video of just how big an explosion it really was. WQAD reports that the fireball could be seen as far away as Illinois.
The Clinton Complex is one of the largest chemical plants in the state of Iowa, covering some 239 acres and employing nearly 400. WQAD reports that the plant uses natural gas as feedstock and then converts it to polyethylene plastic resins.
Jan 27, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.kristv.com/news/chemical-release-being-contained
Small explosion and chemical release contained at OxyChem Chemical Plant
GREGORY, Texas — UPDATE:
Around 1:30 p.m., there was a fire at the Oxychem Chemical Plant that caused a plume that was visible from outside the plant.
According to Sara Williams, the San Patricio County Emergency Management Coordinator, the fire led to a small explosion, and Oxychem was able to contain the fire on-site with their on-site response team.
Oxychem had their staff and staff of the plant next door, Chemours Ingleside Plant, shelter in place, as is standard protocol since the plants are so close to eachother.
Oxychem is now doing air monitoring to ensure there was not residual chemicals that could harm anybody.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is aware of the explosion and leak, and released this statement to KRIS 6 News:
TCEQ’s Region office in Corpus Christi is aware of this matter and is enroute with air monitoring equipment.
We will conduct an investigation to determine whether any violations have occurred, but for now our focus is on assisting local officials in any immediate response needs they may have.
Shane K. Boyd with OxyChem provided this statement:
This afternoon, the OxyChem Ingleside facility experienced a release at the plant. There were no injuries, the issue was isolated and resolved by employees, and an all-clear has been issued. For OxyChem, protecting the safety, security and health of our workers and neighboring communities is our first priority.
ORIGINAL STORY:
According to Sheriff Oscar Rivera, a fire and chemical release is being contained at the OXY chemical plant in Ingleside.
Rivera says it was part of one of their processing units and they believe the chemical release was chlorine.
Oxy and Chemours personnel are sheltering in place.
No vapor or product is believed to have left their site.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Jan 28, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.wxii12.com/article/winston-salem-firefighters-on-north-...
Winston-Salem fire: Explosion feared at fertilizer plant, thousands of residents urged to evacuate
More than 6,000 residents within a one-mile radius of a Weaver Fertilizer Plant in Winston-Salem are being mandated to evacuate their homes for up to 48 hours after a massive fire at the facility erupted Monday night.
The fire was reported before 7 p.m. in the 4400 block of Cherry Street.
Authorities said Monday night that the fire is a volatile situation with a "fairly high" chance of an explosion.
Battalion Chief Patrick Grubbs, a 15-year veteran of the Winston-Salem Fire Department, shared an update with members of the media early Tuesday.
"We're asking everyone to stay out of this area and evacuate the scene," he said, adding that around 6,000 citizens live in the one-mile radius of the plant.
For residents of Winston-Salem, the evacuation line is not expected to expand at this time.
The Winston-Salem fertilizer plant stores 10 times more ammonium nitrate than there was at the time of the fire and explosion at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West Texas in April 2013, according to Mayor Allen Joines.
The blast in Texas nearly a decade ago killed 15 people and wiped out hundreds of homes was caused by a criminal act, investigators determined.
Emergency responders from around the Piedmont Triad, including the Greensboro and Lewisville fire departments, have been called in to help Winston-Salem crews.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation as crews can't get up close to the scene.
HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW:
To alert people to evacuate, Grubbs said firefighters have been going door-to-door all night and driving fire trucks through neighborhoods with loudspeakers to make the announcement.
Evacuees are encouraged to report to the Education Building at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds.
Residents should be prepared to be away from their homes for up to 36 to 48 hours.
Wake Forest students can go to the Wellbeing Center, Benson University Center and ZSR library. Students can bring a sleeping bag, pillow or blanket to be comfortable, university officials said.
University officials said they are working on long-term plans for those who don't have an alternative place to go.
Classes for Wake Forest students have been canceled for Tuesday.
EVACUATIONS INCLUDE FORSYTH COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY:
Authorities evacuated offenders housed at the Forsyth County Correctional Facility overnight due to the fire. It's unclear at this time where the inmates are being transferred.
NBC affiliate WRAL contributed to this report
Feb 1, 2022
Tracie Crespo
Explosion at gold mining site kills at least 63, injures dozens in West Africa: "Bodies everywhere"
UPDATED ON: FEBRUARY 22, 2022 / 12:06 PM / CBS/AP
A strong explosion near a gold mining site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed at least 63 people and injured more than 100 others Monday, the national broadcaster and witnesses reported.
"We have 63 dead and around 40 injured," the public prosecutor in the town of Gaoua, Alpha Compaore, told AFP.
The blast in the village of Gbomblora was believed to have been caused by chemicals used to treat gold that were stocked at the site.
An explosion near a gold mining site in Burkina Faso killed dozens, the national broadcaster and witnesses reported.REUTERS
State television broadcast video showing bodies covered in sheets on the ground and wounded men at a hospital, Reuters reported.
"I saw bodies everywhere. It was horrible," Sansan Kambou, a forest ranger who was at the site during the explosion, told The Associated Press by phone.
The first blast happened around 2 p.m., with more explosions following as people ran for their lives, he said.
"When we arrived the bodies were scattered, so with the security personnel which came to reinforce, we had to secure the area and use volunteers to evacuate the bodies," Poni Province High Commissioner Antoine Sylvanus Douamba said, according to Reuters. "It was probably caused by explosives but how it happened, for the moment we don't know."
Burkina Faso is the fastest-growing gold producer in Africa and currently the fifth largest on the continent, with gold being the country's most important export. The industry employs about 1.5 million people and was worth about $2 billion in 2019.
The small-scale mines are also reportedly used by jihadis linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State, which have staged attacks in the country since 2016. The groups reportedly raise funds by taxing miners, and also use the mine sites for recruiting fighters and seeking refuge.
Mining experts say the small-scale mines have fewer regulations than industrial ones and thus can be more dangerous.
"The limited regulation of the artisanal and small-scale mining sector contributes to increased risks that can be very dangerous, including the use of explosives which are often smuggled into the country and used illegally," said Marcena Hunter, senior analyst at Global Initiative, a Swiss-based think tank.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burkina-faso-explosion-gold-mining-sit...
Feb 23, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://youtu.be/lJlmPtY-74I
Huge explosion sends fireball soaring into the sky at a farm in Shropshire
Mar 13, 2022
Tracie Crespo
www.keweenawreport.com/featured/explosion-ensuing-fire-destroys-hou...
Explosion, ensuing fire destroy Houghton apartment building
Just as clocks sprung forward, an explosion rocked the Franklin Square area of downtown Houghton Sunday morning. Happening just after 3:00 AM, the blast led to a fire which subsequently destroyed an apartment complex next to the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce Office and Welcome Center.
Keweenaw Report spoke to Councilor Robert Megowan, a member of the Houghton Fire Department, and City Manager Eric Waara. They both say that no cause has been determined yet, but they could confirm that residents of the complex say a loud boom was heard right before the fire broke out.
It was severe enough to cause several cars in the parking lot at the front of the complex to also go up in flames.
Social media posts also suggest that an explosion occurred. All residents escaped and are accounted for.
Peter Mackin with the Salvation Army says that many residents are Michigan Tech students. University officials helped to address the immediate needs of those evacuated, namely clothing and footwear. Those who have been displaced will continue to be helped in the days and weeks ahead, including finding new living arrangements.
Multiple departments deployed to assist Houghton Fire. Keweenaw Report saw representatives from UPPCO and SEMCO, as well as the Hancock Fire Department. Ladder trucks used hoses to attack the fire from College Avenue in front of the building and East Lakeshore Drive from behind.
Hancock Fire truck in front of the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce
Mackin wished to express gratitude to McDonald’s of Houghton for providing coffee and breakfast to crews who responded to the blaze.
Mar 13, 2022
Nick Shanks
https://www.wxyz.com/news/us-23-closed-in-both-directions-near-fent...
US-23 reopens after gas line rupture sends debris into road near Fenton
(WXYZ) — Crews are on the scene after a gas line ruptured near US-23 and Center Road in Tyrone Township on Wednesday morning. People in the area reported on social media that they heard a loud explosion this morning.
US-23 was closed for hours in both directions before reopening.
“They were cleaning the natural gas pipe. Ground started shaking. He took off running and it just blew. 50 feet in the air. Shook the whole building and blew up old 23,” said Rick Richardson of Woody's Towing. Consumers Energy says they have no reports of fire or injuries.
“The loud boom heard earlier is the result of an apparent break in a transmission line,” a spokesperson says.
We’re told there is no service being interrupted or danger to the community.
Consumers Energy is expected to provide more updates later today.
“Luckily, it didn’t catch fire. Pretty crazy. We are waiting for the call to scrape the road but haven’t gotten the call yet,” said Richardson.
The Fenton Twp. Fire Chief says people can safely leave their homes now after initially being told to stay in place. We're told gas is no longer leaking, and anyone with damage to a home or vehicle should file a report.
Old US 23 is also open for traffic.
Mar 16, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/short-circuit-at-arms-depot-led-...
Short-circuit at arms depot led to multiple explosions in Sialkot: Pakistan Army
The explosion is suspected to have occurred at an ammunition depot in an area controlled by the Pakistan Army. Photograph:( Twitter )
The sound of the blast was reportedly heard near the cantonment area in the Punjab province.
The Pakistan Army on Sunday said that an unintended fire broke out at an ammunition shed near Sialkot Garrison on Sunday, resulting in many explosions in the area.
Ary News quoted the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) as claiming that an unintentional fire broke out in a munitions shed near Sialkot Garrison owing to short-circuiting.
"Due to an effective and timely response, the damage was immediately contained and the fire has been extinguished. No damage to property or loss of life, "the Pakistan military’s media wing said.
An explosion was heard in the city of Sialkot earlier today.
According to media reports, the sound of the explosion was apparently heard near the cantonment region in Punjab province.
The video footage of the explosions immediately went viral on social media.
The ISPR's statement came after reports of fires and explosions in the Sialkot area flooded social media.
(With inputs from agencies)
Mar 20, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://abc7chicago.com/boat-fire-spring-brook-marina-illinois-stat...
15 injured, 1 seriously after boat explodes during refueling on Illinois River, police say
Conservation police, as well as state troopers, responded after reports of a boat fire on the Illinois River just before 4:30 p.m. at the Spring Brook Marina in LaSalle County, according to Illinois State Police.
Several families were on the boat, about to get ready to head out on the water when the boat exploded while they were fueling, conservation police said.
The vessel was apparently having engine problems and went to the marina to refuel. After refueling, they tried to restart the engine when there was an explosion, Sgt. Phillip Wire said.
The boat had 17 occupants and 13 were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. The victims range from "youth" to adults.
A man was also life flighted to an area hospital with serious injuries.
A marina employee was among those injured, officials said.
The boat is still in the water as officers work to contain the fuel. They plan to be back at the scene Sunday to remove it.
The incident comes as many people are celebrating the Memorial Day weekend.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources is investigating.
May 29, 2022
Tracie Crespo
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17 missing, dozens injured in explosive fire at Cuban oil storage facility hit by lightning
Updated on Aug 6, 2022 5:08 PM EDT — Published on Aug 6, 2022 2:51 PM EDT
HAVANA (AP) — A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said.
Firefighters and other specialists were still trying to quell the blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, where the fire began during a thunderstorm Friday night, the Ministry of Energy and Mines tweeted. The government said later that it had asked for help from international experts in “friendly countries” with experience in the oil sector.
Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said the U.S. government had offered technical help to quell the blaze. On his Twitter account, he said the “proposal is in the hands of specialists for the due coordination.”
Minutes later, President Miguel Díaz-Canel thanked Mexico , Venezuela, Russia, Nicaragua, Argentina and Chile for their offers of help.
The official Cuban News Agency said lightning hit one tank, starting a fire, and the blaze later spread to a second tank. As military helicopters flew overhead dropping water on the blaze, dense column of black smoke billowed from the facility and spread westward more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) toward Havana.
Roberto de la Torre, head of fire operations in Matanzas, said firefighters were spraying water on intact tanks trying to keep them cool in hopes of preventing the fire from spreading.
The Facebook page of the provincial government of Matanzas said the number of injured had reached 77, while 17 people were missing. The Presidency of the Republic said the 17 were “firefighters who were in the nearest area trying to prevent the spread.”
Seven of the injured were taken to Calixto García Hospital in Havana, which has a prominent burn unit.
The accident comes as Cuba struggles with fuel shortages. There was no immediate word on how much oil had burned or was in danger at the storage facility, which has eight giant tanks that hold oil used to fuel electricity generating plants.
“I was in the gym when I felt the first explosion. A column of smoke and terrible fire rose through the skies,” resident Adiel Gonzalez told The Associated Press by phone. “The city has a strong smell of sulfur.”
Authorities said about 800 people were evacuated from the Dubrocq neighborhood closest to the fire, while Gonzalez added that some people decided to leave the Versailles district, which is a little farther from the tank farm.
Many ambulances, police and fire engines were seen in the streets of Matanzas, a city with about 140,000 inhabitants that is on Matnzas Bay.
Diaz-Canel traveled to the area of the fire early Saturday, officials said.
Local meteorologist Elier Pila showed satellite images of the area with a dense plume of black smoke moving from the point of the fire westward and reaching east to Havana.
“That plume can be close to 150 kilometers long,” Pila wrote on his Twitter account.
Aug 7, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.newschannel6now.com/2022/08/07/9-transported-hospital-a...
Nine transported to hospital after explosion at Vitro plant
One person in critical condition was airlifted to United Regional.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Officials say nine employees at the Vitro plant in Wichita Falls were transported to the hospital following an explosion.
Wichita County Sheriff David Duke tells our crew that a gas leak occurred inside a portion of the plant. He says the leak was next to a burner which caused an ignition leading to an explosion.
Eight victims were transported by ambulance, while one was transported by Air Evac to United Regional, Duke says.
At this moment, officials say the affected portion of the plant has been evacuated while the Wichita Falls Fire Department monitors the situation.
Aug 7, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/lexington-center-fire-massachusett...
Transformer explosion in Lexington Center sparks large fire, forces street closures
Updated: 6:05 AM EDT Aug 9, 2022
LEXINGTON, Mass. —
A transformer explosion sparked a multi-alarm fire in the Massachusetts town of Lexington on Monday.
The explosion resulted in a three-alarm fire in the 1700 block of Mass. Avenue, with thick, black smoke pouring into the air.
"I was shaking. I'm still shaking. It was terrifying," said witness Emerson Graf. "We started to hear scratching and little clicking noises and we just looked over and there was this giant explosion. We didn't know what happened. It was just insane. It was so loud."
The transformer fire led to streets in the Lexington Center area being closed to vehicle traffic. Police said they also closed the Minuteman Bikeway.
Lexington fire Chief Derek Sencabaugh said the substation where the transformer explosion happened belongs to Eversource Energy.
An Eversource spokesperson said the fire was reported just before 6 p.m. and that there were no power outages associated with it.
Firefighters poured water on the 16-foot transformer for about an hour, battling both the blaze and high temperatures.
On top of trying to keep the crews as cool as possible, Sencabaugh said another big concern was water getting into the switchers in the basement of the substation. Those switchers are more than 100 years old.
"Because if the water had come up, it would start popping switches, which would then pop manholes down the street. So we, initially, were really starting to push people out of the area," Sencabaugh said.
No injuries were reported in connection with the fire.
The cause of the transformer explosion remains under investigation. Sencabaugh said one possibility could be the high demand for electricity to power air conditioners given the high temperatures and humidity levels over the past several days.
Aug 9, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://abc7.com/39-structures-damaged-after-deadly-home-explosion/...
39 structures damaged after deadly home explosion
Three people are dead after a house exploded in southern Indiana, officials said.
Dozens of firefighters responded to the scene in Evansville, after the blast occurred Wednesday afternoon on the 1000 block of North Weinbach Avenue, officials said.
Three deaths have been reported to the Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office as a result of the explosion, Chief Deputy Coroner David Anson said in a statement.
Two of the victims were in the home that exploded, while the third was not, according to Evansville Fire Chief Mike Connelly.
The victims were identified by the coroner's office on Thursday as Charles Hite, 43, and Martina Hite, 37, who both lived in the home, and their next-door neighbor, 29-year-old Jessica Teague.
One person was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Connelly said.
The home where the explosion occurred was destroyed and 39 other structures were "damaged severely or suffered minor damage," Connelly told reporters Wednesday evening. The Knight Township Trustee's Office was among the buildings damaged and will be closed for the foreseeable future, officials said.
According to Evansville's building department, 11 of the 39 homes damaged in the explosion are uninhabitable, Connelly said.
Some 60 firefighters were on the scene assisting, Connelly said.
A 100-foot radius around the blast was not immediately searchable and some buildings were not safe to enter, Connelly said, who noted there could be other victims. Though no additional victims have been found following a search and nobody is unaccounted for at this time, he said on Thursday.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation. Connelly had initially said investigators ruled out an intentional ignition source and believed it to be accidental, though he later retracted that statement.
"The cause is undetermined," he said.
CenterPoint Energy arrived following the blast and "made the scene safe," Connelly said. "There was no detection of gas and they're restoring service now."
Natalie Hedde, a spokesperson for CenterPoint Energy, told reporters there was no work being done in the area at the time of the incident and the company had not received any phone calls "suggesting there was a natural gas emergency."
Continued surveys have shown no indications of natural gas being detected on the outside of the structure, she said.
"At this time we feel confident there are no challenges with CenterPoint Energy's natural gas system," Hedde said.
Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke was on-site surveying the damage.
"There's a big investigation and cleanup effort underway," Winnecke told ABC Evansville affiliate WEHT Wednesday.
An off-duty Evansville police officer reported the explosion, the mayor said.
"It felt like an earthquake," Max Walter, who works near the site of the explosion, told WEHT. "I'm at a loss for words as to the extent of what this is."
"As more information becomes available, the respective agencies investigating will be able to provide more information," the department said.
ABC News' Darren Reynolds contributed to this report.
Aug 12, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-dead-chicago-explosion-build...
1 dead after Chicago explosion and building collapse that sent 8 to the hospital
One person is dead after an explosion sent eight people to hospitals and caused the collapse... on Tuesday, officials said.
The individual, who was the most seriously injured person in the Tuesday explosion, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, according to a tweet from the Chicago Fire Department.
"He had been taken to Loyola Medical Center with extensive burns," the fire department said.
The explosion happened on Tuesday morning, leading to the collapse of a nearby building just before 9:30 a.m. at West Washington Boulevard and North Central Avenue, the Chicago Fire Department tweeted.
Eight people were hospitalized, Deputy Fire Commissioner Marc Ferman said. One person who was hospitalized was across the street during the chaos. The eight people who were hospitalized had injuries ranging from burns to traumatic injuries, Ferman said.
Firefighters believe that they got everyone out of the collapsed building and that no one was trapped inside, he said.
The building had about 35 units. It was unclear, Ferman said, how many residents were displaced.
The cause of the explosion and the collapse remain under investigation, according to officials.
Sep 24, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/death-toll-rises-to-9-in-blast...
Death toll rises to 9 in blast at gas station in Ireland
LONDON (AP) — The death toll in an explosion at a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland has risen to nine, police said Saturday, as emergency workers combed piles of rubble for more victims.
Irish police said they did not expect to find more survivors from Friday's explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal. Eight people are in hospitals after a blast tore through the Applegreen service station in the community of about 400 people.
“The search and recovery for further fatalities continues," said the police force, An Garda Siochana. The cause of the blast is under investigation.
Emergency responders from Ireland and neighboring Northern Ireland are involved in what police said was now a “search and recovery” operation. Sniffer dogs combed the debris, and a mechanical digger lifted piles of rubble from the site.
The explosion leveled the gas station building, which holds the main shop and post office for the village, and damaged an adjacent residential building.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said it was one of the “darkest of days for Donegal and the entire country.”
“People across this island will be numbed by the same sense of shock and utter devastation as the people of Creeslough at this tragic loss of life,” Martin said.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue, who represents Donegal in Ireland's parliament, said the service station was well known across the country because of its prominent position on the main N56 road, and was “the heart” of the local community.
“People are shocked and numbed,” he told Irish broadcaster RTE. “People have been rallying together and everyone’s concern is with the families of those who have lost their loved ones and how they can support them in the days ahead."
Oct 8, 2022