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Airbus Placed Under Investigation over Rio-Paris Crash

European airplane manufacturer Airbus was placed under investigation on Thursday for the 2009 crash of a flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris that killed 228 people, Airbus Chief Executive Thomas Enders said. Investigators are trying to establish why the …

Cause of Deadly West Virginia Factory Blast Still Uncertain

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board believes either metal shavings or dust were the source of an explosion that killed three men in a West Virginia factory, but the investigator in charge said his team has yet to determine which form …

Equipment, Coal Dust Caused West Virginia Mine Blast: Probe

Federal investigators said Wednesday a small fire caused by a methane or natural gas leak likely set off a massive blast of coal dust that killed 29 miners at Massey Energy’s coal mine in West Virginia last year. Several sprinklers …