Huge explosion at gas storage facility lights up night sky over Tehran An explosion took place at an Iranian gas storage facility near the capital Tehran Defence ministry spokesman Davoud Abdi said there were no casualties The fire was brought under control but the cause of the blast is not yet known By Kate Dennett For … Read more
A suspected gas explosion injured a mother and two children and destroyed a three-bedroom house in a Welsh village today. The roof was blown off the three-bedroom home in Seven Sisters near Neath, and brickwork at the front and back of the house was torn away. One young boy was taken to hospital with burns … Read more
Suspected gas explosion destroys three bedroom terraced cottage injuring parent and two children as witnesses tells of nearby houses ‘shaking’ A suspected gas explosion left a cottage in Seven Sisters near Neath destroyed The roof was blown off the home and brickwork of the house was torn away One neighbour said: ‘It looks like something from … Read more
Counter-terrorism police swooped in on a block of flats to carry out a controlled explosion following the knife attack in Reading which saw three people stabbed to death. Footage emerged today of what appeared to be a large number of counter-terror police performing a controlled explosion at the residence where the lone assailant who carried out … Read more
Three workers are injured after huge explosion at oil factory that ‘shook nearby buildings’ as smoke was sent billowing into the air Three workers were injured after an explosion at an industrial unit in Erith Witnesses said flames shot into the sky as 80 employees dashed to safety Three people were taken to hospital as … Read more
British woman, 89, is killed by gas explosion at her Costa del Sol apartment, as injured husband, 88, is found sitting in a chair surrounded by debris Firefighters discovered the British pensioner’s body under a mound of rubble Her husband was also at home at the time of the blast and survived the explosion Police … Read more
An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run for their lives when a ball of flame shot out the building that was so intense it scorched a fire parked truck … Read more
Out with a bang: German nuclear power station’s cooling towers are demolished in spectacular explosion The demolition took place at the site of the Philippsburg power plant, near the city of Karlsruhe The explosions were triggered shortly after 6am on Thursday in the south-west of the country Timing of the demolition was kept quiet to … Read more
Dramatic moment fire destroys two houses after ‘almighty’ explosion sent manhole covers shooting into the air A large fire in Woolton Hill, Hampshire ripped through two family homes A resident described seeing smoke and manhole covers flying through the air The blaze, which started on Tuesday ignited heating oil tanks in water drains By James Ayles … Read more
A grandmother died after sparks flew from an oxygen tank being used to treat her coronavirus symptoms, ignited the armchair where she sat and caused an explosion, an inquest has heard. Paramedics had been called out to Lynn Hadley’s home in Walsall on Easter Monday after she started showing signs of Covid-19. But as crews … Read more