9 Workers Found Dead in China Gold Mine Explosions
Chinese rescuers have found the bodies of nine workers killed in explosions at a gold mine, raising the death toll to 10, officials said Monday.
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Mayor: Madrid Blast Kills 2; Apparently Linked to Gas Leak
A loud explosion apparently caused by a gas leak has partially destroyed a residential building in the center of Spain’s capital on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring at least two more, according to officials.
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Yemeni Officials: Blast at Aden Airport Kills 16, Wounds 60
A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 16 people were killed and 60 were wounded in the blast.
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‘External Source’ Causes Oil Tanker Blast Off Saudi Arabia
An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jiddah suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by “an external source,” a shipping company said, suggesting another vessel has come under attack off the kingdom amid its yearslong war in Yemen.
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Charges in Beirut Port Blast Stir Controversy in Lebanon
Top Lebanese politicians and the militant Hezbollah group rallied on Friday against charges of negligence leveled against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers over the massive explosion in Beirut’s port, underscoring the enormous difficulties facing the investigation.
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Lebanese Judge Charges Caretaker PM in August Port Explosion
The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people, Lebanon’s official news agency said.
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Hezbollah Files Lawsuits Over Beirut Blast Claims
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Friday it had filed slander lawsuits against an ex-parliamentarian and a political party who allegedly claimed the Shiite movement was responsible for the Beirut port blast.
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‘Multiple Casualties’ After Explosion at UK Sewage Plant
A local British emergency services department says there have been “multiple casualties” following a large explosion Thursday at a wastewater treatment facility near the southwest England city of Bristol.
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Paris City Hall Charged Over Deadly 2019 Gas Explosion
The Paris city hall has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over a massive gas explosion in the French capital last year that killed four people, including two firefighters, judicial sources said Tuesday.
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Huge Fire Breaks Out at Beirut Port a Month After Explosion
A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, the site of last month’s catastrophic explosion that killed nearly 200 people and devastated parts of the capital. The new fire nearly 40 days after the blast triggered widespread panic among traumatized residents of the area.
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Six Hurt, Four Missing After Pipeline Explosion in Texas
Six people were hospitalized Friday and four are missing after a barge struck a natural gas pipeline in a South Texas port, setting off a massive explosion and fire that raged for several hours.
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Trump Rule Change Will Bring Advent of ‘Bomb Trains,’ Groups Warn
Two weeks after the neglected storage of highly combustible ammonium nitrate caused a devastating explosion in Lebanon, six environmental groups urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to stop the United States from ushering in a new era of so-called bomb trains.
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Death Toll Rises to 2 People From Baltimore Gas Explosion
Two people are now confirmed dead following a natural gas explosion that destroyed three row houses in Baltimore and sent seven people to the hospital, authorities said Tuesday.
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1 Dead, 4 Rescued After Gas Explosion Levels Baltimore Homes
A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least four people were hospitalized with serious injuries as firefighters searched for more survivors.
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Lebanon’s Cabinet Resigns Over Beirut Blast Amid Public Fury
Lebanon’s government resigned Monday amid widespread public fury at the country’s ruling elite over last week’s devastating explosion in Beirut. The move risks opening the way to dragged-out negotiations over a new Cabinet amid urgent calls for reform.
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Lebanon President Says He Knew of Chemicals at Port in July
Lebanese President Michel Aoun knew about the huge stockpile of explosive material stored at Beirut’s port nearly three weeks before it blew up, he said Friday, adding he had ordered action be taken about it at the time, although the top leader also said he had no authority over the facility.
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700 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate Stuck in Indian Port
Almost 700 tons of ammonium nitrate, the substance that caused the mega-explosion in Lebanon, has been stuck in an Indian port since 2015, officials confirmed.
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Lebanon to Put Some Beirut Port Officials Under House Arrest
BEIRUT (AP) — Investigators began searching the wreckage of Beirut’s port Wednesday for clues to the cause of the massive
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Ammonium Nitrate: Fertilizer Behind Many Industrial Accidents
Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said caused the devastating Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer and has caused numerous industrial explosions over the decades.
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Two Huge Explosions Rock Beirut, Dozens Wounded
Two huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
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