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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.

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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.

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NEWELL, W. Va. (KDKA) — An explosion at an oil refinery in West Virginia kept dozens of fire crews busy early Sunday morning.

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The explosion happened late Saturday night at the Ergon plant in Newell.

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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.

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PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – Seven people were hurt in a steel mill explosion in Pueblo Saturday night. Pueblo firefighters rushed to the site of the Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Plant on South Fwy Road at around 5:15 p.m.

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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.

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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.

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Chinese market gas blast kills 12

• The explosion at a market in Shiyan in Hubei province on Sunday morning injured more than 130 people
• Accident follows death of eight people in a chemical leak in Guizhou province the previous day

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Police inspect the site of the explosion in Shiyan city. Photo: Handout

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.

Rescuers search the rubble after the blast. Photo: Xinhua

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.

Rescuers were shown at the scene working to free survivors while residents responded to an urgent call to give blood at a local blood bank. 

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.

“After hearing the blast, I immediately checked on my shop and found many windows were shattered but thankfully not many goods were damaged,” the woman said. 

“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.

Around 150 people were rescued from the site. Photo: Xinhua

An emergency response task force has been set up to handle rescue work and more than 173 firefighters were sent to the site.

A local sports stadium has been temporarily assigned to host affected local residents.

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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."

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An explosion rocked a South L.A. neighborhood, damaging nearby homes and cars and leaving at least 17 people injured after an illegal fireworks seizure.

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.

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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.

A bomb squad was called to the scene to secure and remove dozens of boxes filled with fireworks, which were set to be hauled away and destroyed with the help of Cal Fire.

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.

ABC News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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DALLAS (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.”

Huge fire at chemical factory leaves 1 injured in eastern China

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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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.

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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.

Lora said the fire was still not under control as of 12:30 a.m. but it has not spread to where the chemicals are housed. He said the Department of Environmental Protection is on hand and will be assessing the air quality throughout the night.

“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.”

He noted that as the firetrucks run out of gas, they have to stop to refuel before continuing their efforts.

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.

The smoke was so significant that it was being picked up by radar from the National Weather Service as it spread across northern New Jersey and off the coast.

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.

He also said that one firefighter was taken to the hospital after being hit in the face with debris. He is doing well but will remain under observation. There have been various slips and falls though as the firefighters also battle the elements.

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.

It will feel about -10 to -5 degrees tonight into mid to late Saturday morning.

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.

And two years earlier, on Jan. 30, 2019, the landscape of nearby Elmwood Park was changed forever when a 10-alarm blaze levelled the historic Marcal Paper Mill. By the end of the night, 30 of the 36 structures on the site were either damaged or destroyed. The Marcal sign that colored the Elmwood Park portion of Route 80 a tint of red for decades was famously destroyed as well.

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"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.

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.

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(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.

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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. 

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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.

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The damage to the area where homes were damaged after a house explosion with multiple agencies on the scene on Aug. 10, 2022 in Evansville, Ind.

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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.

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"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."

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The block where the incident occurred "will be shut down for the foreseeable future," the Evansville Police Department said.

"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.

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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.

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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.

Emergency services work at the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in Co Donegal, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Authorities say at least seven people have been killed in an explosion at a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the death toll would likely rise. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)© Provided by The Associated Press

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.

Emergency services work at the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in Co Donegal, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Authorities say at least seven people have been killed in an explosion at a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the death toll would likely rise. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)© Provided by The Associated Press

“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."

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Glass shards are scattered in a pathway outside the Pagadian City Commercial Center or C3 where a blast of yet unknown origin happened in one of its rented stalls on Saturday. Photo by Lilibeth Augusto/Contributor

PAGADIAN CITY — An explosion that occurred just before daybreak on Saturday rocked a local government-owned mall at the city center here.

According to city disaster risk reduction and management officer Richard Fabria, the blast happened around 3:55 a.m. and was traced to the rented space of a Chowking fast-food chain.

The store is located on the ground floor of the City Commercial Center or C3.

The blast damaged the store’s glass walls including that of nearby stalls within the C3 building. There were no reported casualties.

Investigators are still looking into the cause of the explosion as of this reporting.

Police have cordoned off the affected areas while the probe is still ongoing.

Business in other parts of the C3 mall is not affected.

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One dead and 'a dozen' missing after 'gas' explosion at block of flats in Jersey (UK) as police urge people to stay away

One person has died and up to 12 people are missing after an explosion destroyed several flats in Jersey.

Emergency services were called to Haut du Mont flats in St Helier just before 4am amid reports of a major incident.

A search and rescue operation is underway in an attempt to find people trapped in the rubble, but the scene is reportedly 'very dangerous'.

Debris was strewn across the street while smoke plumes billowed through the air, as two 'walking wounded' were rushed to hospital.

States of Jersey Police chief officer Robin Smith said: 'Following the explosion this morning at Haut du Mont, Pier Road, a number of residents are still missing.'

He noted the search and rescue operation will likely take 'a number of days', and said the three-storey building had completely collapsed.

'From a demolition point of view, it's like a pancake that has dropped completely down... It is considerable destruction... It is a devastating scene, I regret to say.

'There needs to be a recognition that we could have more fatalities.'

'Emergency services are working at the scene and have commenced a surface search of the site.'

The fire has now been extinguished, but emergency services are still 'carrying out significant work' at the scene, which is cordoned off.

People have been asked to avoid the area.

Locals have also been urged to avoid the hospital's emergency department unless absolutely necessary to ensure the resources can be adequately used to treat victims.

It has not yet been established what caused the explosion, but Jersey's gas supplier, Island Energy, has issued a statement, reading: 'We are working with @JsyFire to understand exactly what has happened.

Source:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11523639/One-dead-dozen-in...

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Here's what we know about an explosion, fire at a Marengo plant

Updated: 9:01 AM CST Dec 9, 2022

MARENGO, Iowa —
Multiple patients are being treated at University of Iowa Health Hospitals & Clinics for injuries following an explosion and fire at a Marengo plant, about 80 miles east of Des Moines.

The Iowa State Patrol tells KCCI that the explosion happened around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday. Many agencies responded within a 30-50 mile radius. The first priority was to account for the people inside the plant, several of which sustained injuries. A few injuries are burn-related.

The state patrol tells KCCI that preliminary findings indicate that approximately 30 people were in the plant.  All of those people have been accounted for.

UI Hospitals & Clinics said that they are treating 10-15 patients who were at the explosion. They cannot comment on specific conditions, but say the majority are in the minor to moderate category. Most patients are being treated for burns and trauma. Patients' immediate family members can contact the hospital at 319-356-1616.

The fire is still burning and crews are using foam and water to put it out. The state Fire Marshal is on site trying to find a cause.

Marengo residents in an eight-block radius were evacuated from their homes, but have since been allowed to return.

Iowa State Patrol continues to monitor air and water quality.

"This was a hazmat situation. This is a biofuel plant, from my understanding. With that, we look at what is possibly in there, we try and figure out what chemicals are there. Look at the hazmat guide and say, ‘OK we want to evacuate these people,'" Iowa State Trooper Bob Conrad told KCCI.

11:20 a.m. Authorities receive a call for an explosion and fire at the Marengo plant.

12:05 p.m. One business near the fire tells KCCI they are under evacuation.

12:30 p.m. The city says on Facebook if residents are evacuated due to the fire, they should go to the Iowa County Transportation Building.

12:45 p.m. A staff member with Iowa Valley Community School District said the district is not impacted. So far, they have not evacuated or canceled classes.

12:45 p.m. The State Fire Marshal's Office said they have not responded but are aware of the fire.

12:50 p.m. Staff at the Iowa County Transportation Building says they don't have any evacuated residents there yet. They are on standby to pick people up if needed.

1:15 p.m.KCCI's Beau Bowman has arrived on scene in Marengo. While keeping a safe distance from the investigation, KCCI is working to confirm new information about the explosion and whether anyone is hurt.

1:20 p.m. University of Iowa Health Hospitals & Clinics says it has received multiple patients following the explosion. Staff members say they anticipate others may be en route. At this time, UIHC says doctors are evaluating the severity of injuries and working to ensure all patients receive the care they require.

1:40 p.m. KCCI confirms the burning building is owned by Heartland Crush LLC, according to the Iowa County assessor.

1:45 p.m. Iowa Valley Community School District tells KCCI students and staff members in Marengo are advised to not go outdoors because of air quality concerns. There are currently no changes to student pickup or activities after school.

3:50 p.m. UIHC confirms 10-15 patients are being cared for that were at the explosion. Most patients are being treated for burns and trauma. Most patients are in minor to moderate condition.

8:26 p.m. Residents in an eight-block radius who had evacuated are allowed to return home.

Crews continue to put out the fire.

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Huge flames can be seen for miles as explosion hits gas pipeline connecting Latvia and Lithuania

Huge flames have risen above northern Lithuania after a gas pipeline close to the Russian border exploded 

Huge flames have risen above northern Lithuania after a gas pipeline close to the Russian border exploded.

The gas pipeline connects Lithuania and Latvia and is around 170 miles (over 270km) from the Russian border.

The flames reportedly rose over 160ft (50 metres) in the air and could be seen from 11 miles (17 kilometres) away after the blast at around 5pm GMT (7pm local time) today. 

The gas pipeline connects Lithuania and Latvia and is around 170 miles (over 270km) from the Russian border

There was no immediate evidence of an attack, Lithuania gas transmission operator Amber Grid said.

The flames have since been put out but video published by Lithuania's public broadcaster LRT showed a fire raging at the blast site in the Panevezys county in northern Lithuania.

'According to the initial assessment, we do not see any malign cause, but the investigation will cover all possible options,' Amber Grid Chief Executive Nemunas Biknius told a news conference.

The supply of gas was immediately cut off as emergency response teams acted to put the flames out.

The system at the site had two parallel pipelines, and although the supply to one had been interrupted, the other was operating normally and local consumers were still being supplied, according to the statement. 

Lithuania is situated on the Baltic Sea where the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream gas pipelines were destroyed by explosions last year.

The area of Pasvalys in northern Lithuania was evacuated, but the flames have since been put out

Read more:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11633123/Huge-flames-seen-...  

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One killed, two hospitalized in pipeline explosion

PEARSALL, Texas — One person was killed and two more were injured after a pipeline explosion in Pearsall, southwest of San Antonio.

Credit: Manuel Azocar III, Frio-Nueces Current

An energy industry pipeline ruptured causing an explosion and killing one person and hospitalizing two others.

The OSHA San Antonio area office is investigating the explosion in Pearsall that killed one employee and sent two more to the hospital. 

County Commissioner Raul Carrizales III says that he got an alert saying it happened Tuesday around 1 p.m. on East HWY 85 near FM 1582.

Officials will release their findings once they complete their investigation. 

They released a statement saying, "Our thoughts are with the workers’ family and friends during this difficult time."

More will be available once the investigation is complete within about six months, according to OSHA.

This is a developing story.

Three in hospital and one person unaccounted for after massive explosion rips through Swansea house. Wales UK

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One person is unaccounted for after an explosion at a house in Swansea. Emergency services were called to reports of a major explosion in the Morriston area of the city on Monday morning.

The first calls came in around 11.20am about an explosion on Clydach Road. You can follow our live updates from the scene here.

South Wales Police say three people have been taken to hospital by ambulance. One person is currently unaccounted for, and work is ongoing to locate them. Two properties have been extensively damaged and other neighbouring properties have also been damaged.

A rest centre has been set up by the local authority to support those affected. This is an ongoing incident so more detail will be provided when police have a clearer picture, the force said.

A cordon remains in place and people are asked to avoid the area while the incident is ongoing. Clydach Road remains closed, and traffic is being diverted.

A statement from South Wales Police said: "Our thoughts are with everyone who have been affected by this morning’s incident and we would like to thank the community for their support whilst this incident is ongoing."

An investigation into the cause of the explosion, that was heard from miles away, is now underway. A spokesperson for Wales & West Utilities said: “We were called to reports of an explosion at a property in the Clydach Road area of Swansea this morning (13 March) and immediately sent a team of engineers.

“On arrival, we found that there had been severe structural damage to the property and the emergency services were in control of the scene. We are now working with them to make the area safe – as we do on all incidents of this nature.

“We do not yet know the cause of the explosion and our engineers will continue to support the emergency services as they carry out their work.”

Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/gas-explosion-house-s...

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In this screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC, smoke rises from an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, Pa., on Friday.

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WEST READING, Pa. — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed five people and left six people missing, authorities said.

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency confirmed the increase in the number of fatalities Saturday morning after the blast just before 5 p.m. Friday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the borough of West Reading.

Chief of Police Wayne Holben said the blast destroyed one building and damaged a neighboring building.

"It's pretty leveled," Mayor Samantha Kaag said of the explosion site. "The building in the front, with the church and the apartments, the explosion was so big that it moved that building four feet forward."

The cause of the blast in the community about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia was under investigation, Holden told reporters.

Eight people were taken to Reading Hospital Friday evening, Tower Health spokeswoman Jessica Bezler said.

Two people were admitted in fair condition and five were being treated and would be released, she said in an email. One patient was transferred to another facility, but Bezler provided no further details.

Kaag said people were asked to move back about a block in each direction from the site of the explosion but no evacuations were ordered.

Dean Murray, the borough manager of West Reading Borough, said some residents were displaced from the damaged apartment building.

Kagg said borough officials were not in immediate contact with officials from R.M. Palmer, which Murray described as "a staple of the borough."

The company's website says it has been making "chocolate novelties" since 1948 and now has 850 employees at its West Reading headquarters.

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Dramatic moment entire road explodes in mystery blast leaving one person dead and dozens hurt as it sends buses flying

• Footage shows road cracking in city's Central Business District
• Gas provider denies leak is the cause of the sudden blast on Bree Street

An explosion from a so far unknown origin ripped through a street in Johannesburg on Wednesday July 19, killing one person and injuring dozens.

Security CCTV footage from a building nearby shows the moment the explosion happened in the city's Central Business District, cracking the tarmac and sending minibuses and taxis flying.

The cause of the explosion on Bree Street has not yet been confirmed and officials have warned the public to avoid the area due to safety concerns.

The video shows pedestrians running frantically on pavements following the explosion.

Most vehicles appeared to have been left unable to move as a result of the blast, with one van shown attempting to reverse up the street.

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Romania explosion: Huge blasts at fuel station kill two and injure dozens

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Huge explosion on a highway in Jiaxing City, China.

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Chicago area home destroyed, 10 other buildings damaged in apparent natural gas explosion

BY TODD FEURER, KRIS HABERMEHL

UPDATED ON: OCTOBER 9, 2023 / 10:39 PM / CBS CHICAGO

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A home in northwest suburban Woodstock was destroyed in an apparent natural gas explosion Monday afternoon.

Woodstock Police said, around 12:30 p.m., a city employee reported a natural gas leak near Lincoln Avenue and Tryon Street. Nicor Gas crews were called to the scene, and nearby streets were shut down as a precaution.

Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Chief Brendan Parker said, as a Nicor team was assessing the damage, firefighters evacuated St. Mary Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., and urged nearby homeowners to shelter in place. The school at the church was closed on Monday for the Columbus Day holiday.

Around 2:40 p.m., a two-story home across the street from the church exploded, and was completely leveled. 

"I heard this big boom, and it woke me up, and I was scared. I thought a car hit my house. Like, it was scary," said neighbor Abigail Scott.

A total of 10 buildings were damaged in the blast, including the church and school. At least one other home also caught fire.

The explosion left a massive debris field around the home, with some pieces of debris on top of a Nicor Gas truck parked outside the home.

Rebecca Bosowski said the explosion destroyed her brother Ben's home – one that he and his wife had moved into less than a year and half ago.

"Their whole life was in that house, and they have to rebuild, and we're here to help them, and hopefully people can help them as well," she said.

Luckily no one was home at that time, but everything they owned ended up buried under rubble. The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help rebuild.

Bosowski said her brother and sister-in-law's two dogs were burned. Both were taken to the vet for treatment. They're still searching for the family's cat.

At least 11 people were left homeless as a result of the explosion.

Parker said fire department officials do not have any safety concerns for the neighborhood at this time. 

The cause of the explosion is under investigation. The gas leak was contained by about 3:30 p.m., after Nicor shut off gas to the area.

Parker said the Red Cross was providing assistance to any residents left homeless as a result of damage from the explosion.

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Otsego County Sheriff’s Office

 The Oneonta Fire Department and multiple mutual aid departments responded to a reported explosion and structure fire at 18 Richards Ave in the Town of Oneonta on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m.

By EVAN ROSEN | erosen@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News

December 9, 2023 at 10:34 p.m.

A house explosion in Oneonta killed one person and damaged on Saturday evening, drawing a response from fire departments across southern Otsego County in upstate New York.

“This evening, a house explosion occurred in Otsego County, and tragically one fatality has been confirmed,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul in a post to X.

Hochul added that before the explosion, the local utility company, NYSEG, was on site responding to reports of a gas odor.

The explosion occurred on Richards Ave. in Oneonta, around 5:30 p.m., according to local fire department. The neighborhood is made up of single-family houses spaced apart by green lawns.

The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office was still asking residents to avoid the area, with reports of an active blaze as of 8 p.m., reported WBNG.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation on Saturday night, and the identity of the victim has not yet been disclosed.

“We’re grateful for the swift work of first responders working to keep residents safe,” Gov. Hochul said in her X post.

Oneonta is about 165 miles northwest of Manhattan.