May 19, 2021
An explosion happened at an Amherst house that was under construction, causing a contractor to suffer burn injuries to his arms, New Hampshire fire investigators said Friday. Firefighters responded to the house near Baboosic Lake shortly before 9:30 a.m. and …
April 27, 2021
One New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was such a blast that it rattled towns, set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line, police said. Police in Kingston, a town not far from …
December 9, 2020
Three people were hospitalized Thursday following a gas explosion in the kitchen of a Virginia restaurant, leaving one of the victims with life-threatening injuries, according to authorities. Crossroads Restaurant in Doswell was closed at the time of the 12:30 p.m. …
November 5, 2020
Two firefighters and a resident were injured when three Long Island houses were set ablaze by a gas explosion early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The explosion shortly after 5:30 a.m. destroyed three homes in Meadowmere Park in Nassau County, …
September 1, 2020
Four people suffered serious burns when a fire pit exploded in the wealthy Hamptons area of New York’s Long Island, police said. The explosion happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday at a house in Bridgehampton, the Southampton Town Police Department …
August 17, 2020
Connecticut officials are investigating the cause of a boat explosion that forced six people to jump to safety into Norwalk Harbor. Multiple people called 911 to report the explosion at about 6 p.m. Thursday. All six people aboard were rescued, …
November 27, 2019
Kentucky officials received calls complaining about the smell of gas before an explosion that killed two people at a home near the rural community of Campton on Saturday. Wolf County Emergency Management Director Marcus Stephens told WLEX-TV that someone at …
November 14, 2019
Vermont police are investigating after one person was injured by the explosion of what’s described as a “small homemade destructive device.” Brattleboro police say there is no known concern for the safety of the public. Police and rescue crews were …
September 25, 2019
Authorities are investigating an explosion in an underground tank at an upstate New York gas station that killed a worker. State police say the explosion happened Friday afternoon at a Speedway station in the town of Dickinson in Broome County. …
June 26, 2019
A fire in a Philadelphia refinery struck by explosions and a pre-dawn blaze last week has now been extinguished as an investigation is launched into what caused it, authorities said. The blaze at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex, the …