Category Explosion Alert

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Chemical explosion injures 2 in highlands, Hudson valley, USA

A fire destroyed a chemical recovery warehouse early Friday night, injuring two people and bringing out multiple fire departments.   The blaze broke out at 171 Chapel Hill Road at about 5:30 p.m., causing explosions, heavy flames and thick smoke.…

Explosion, gas leak injures six in high-rise near Miami Beach

  Six people, including two firefighters, were injured after an explosion at a high-rise building in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. The blast appears to have originated in the boiler room, and there are reports of a gas leak, according to…

Massive Gas Explosion Destroys Six Townhouses in Columbia, Maryland, USA

Six townhouses in Maryland have been wrecked by a suspected gas explosion which triggered a large fire.   Maria Hogg, of the Howard County Fire Department, said the blast was so powerful workers were pulling debris from nearby trees in…

Gas explosion rocks plant at Kings Valley Agronomy, Wisconsin, USA

An explosion occurred Tuesday at Kings Valley Agronomy, according Nels Gunderson, with the Osseo Rural Fire Department.   EMS Captain of the Osseo Rural Fire Department Kirk Gunderson said two installers were injured, and were airlifted to area hospitals. He…

Chemical explosion at factory in Grantham, UK

Fire crews and specialist units attended a Grantham processing plant this morning after a chemical explosion.   The chemical leaked from a fridge at Parker Tecknit in Swingbridge Road, Grantham, causing the explosion this morning. Four fire crews attended at…