A tractor-trailer and a freight train collided Tuesday morning in central Texas, causing a large explosion and fire, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries after the collision in Cameron, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of Dallas. …
An employee has died after an explosion at a North Carolina golf course. Wilkes County Chief Deputy Sheriff David Carson says the fire was reported early Thursday at the Countryside Golf Course in Elkin. Investigators say 64-year-old Gary Jordan died …
A late-night explosion and fire broke out at a natural gas plant in southern Mississippi, but there were no injuries or fatalities reported, police said early Tuesday. Pascagoula Police Capt. Shannon Broom said authorities received a report about the explosion …
The president of an Atlanta-area college says an explosion that seriously injured a food worker could be linked to a buildup of gases in a sewer line. A statement from Georgia Gwinnett College President Stas Preczewski says an unknown spark …
A penthouse boiler room exploded because of a gas leak Friday at a 33-story high-rise near Miami, injuring at least six people, fire officials said. The explosion happened around noon on the top floor of the Château Beach Residences, a …
An explosion and fire at a southeastern Oklahoma oil rig early on Dec. 19 killed two workers and injured three others, two of them critically. The explosion occurred around 1 a.m. on the deck of a rig about 2 miles …
The deadly June 13 explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, La., released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals during the accident that killed two workers and injured 114 others, according to a report filed …
An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant claimed a second victim on June 14 as federal authorities were piecing together the cause of the blast that injured dozens more. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at Baton …
