A house explosion near St. Louis early June 17 that killed a teenager and critically injured several other people might have been caused by explosives used to make fireworks, authorities said. The explosion at around 1:20 a.m. destroyed a home …
A house exploded on Nantucket, Mass., Thursday, sending two people to the hospital, damaging nearby homes and creating a boom heard miles away. The Nantucket Fire Department reports it is the second time in as many weeks that similar blazes …
A powerful explosion destroyed a home in Georgia on Friday, killing one person inside and shattering windows of neighboring houses as the blast’s shockwave was felt by people living miles away. Investigators were unable to quickly determine what triggered the …
Fire investigators say a propane gas leak apparently caused an explosion that leveled a Vernon, Conn., home, injuring seven people. Vernon fire marshal Adam Libros said that the gas line was supplying a dryer in the home’s basement. He said …
A gas utility has said bad workmanship was the cause of a Jan. 2 pipeline explosion that obliterated a northwest Oklahoma City home, damaged dozens of others and severely injured a man. Oklahoma Natural Gas cited a 3.5 inch crack …
