Category Explosion Alert

Explosion injures 3 people at Lidl headquarters in Germany

A suspected letter bomb has exploded at the headquarters of the Lidl supermarket chain in Neckarsulm, Germany, with police telling local media three people were injured. It’s the second such incident in two days in the country. The wounded have…

‘Extremely loud’ explosion in city centre – at least three people dead in Madrid, Spain

At least three people have died and six others were injured after an “extremely loud” explosion destroyed a residential building belonging to the Catholic Church in Madrid’s city centre. The blast happened near a nursing home and a school –…

Ukraine rocked as huge gas pipeline explosion ‘leaves entire villages shaking’

A giant gas explosion has been reported in the Ukraine – with the explosion believed to have happened on a main gas pipeline in the Urengoy – Pomary region. Local news reports have suggested the explosion occurred near the village…

Five dead, 15 injured in plastic factory explosion in West Bengal’s Malda, India

Five persons were killed and 15 critically injured in a blast in a plastic factory in West Bengal’s Malda district on Thursday, police said. The incident took place in Sujapur area around 11 am, a senior police officer said. “Four…

2 killed, 6 injured in explosion at chemical factory in Maharashtra, India

Two persons were killed and six others injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Maharashtra’s Raigad district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police official said. The explosion took place around 2.30 am in the factory at…