Safety Board Report Says Ruptured Pipe Elbow Led to Philadelphia Refinery Fire October 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield A ruptured section of metal piping installed more than 40 years ago led to an uncontrolled release of hazardous materials...
Utility Looking into Cause Of Oktoberfest Explosions in Southern California October 8, 2019 Utility crews are working to determine what caused explosions in an underground electrical vault that injured five people and sent...
Suspected Gas Explosion in Pennsylvania Reduces Home to Rubble; Five Injured August 5, 2019 An explosion believed to have been caused by a gas leak reduced a western Pennsylvania home to a pile of...
Fire Forces Philadelphia Energy Solutions to File for Bankruptcy Again July 22, 2019 By Akshay Balan Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in less than two years on Sunday, a court...
Huge Fire Rips Through Philadelphia Refinery, No Casualties Reported June 21, 2019 Fire ripped through a Pennsylvania oil refinery early on Friday, triggering a huge explosion that local media said rocked homes...
Massachusetts Sues Over Explosion, Fire of Toxin-Filled Shed May 6, 2019 The Massachusetts attorney general has sued a property owner and a contractor hired to demolish a shed on his property...
Los Angeles Explosion Following Gas Leak Reports March 19, 2019 Authorities confirmed multiple people were inured in an explosion following reports of an underground gas leak in South Los Angeles,...
Explosion at Brazil Steelmaker Usiminas’ Plant Injures 30 August 13, 2018 By Alberto Alerigi and Marcelo Rochabrun An explosion tore through Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA’s largest plant on Friday, injuring 30 people and...
Three Workers Hurt in Virginia Custom Machinery Plant Explosion July 27, 2018 An explosion has injured three workers at a company in Virginia that makes custom machinery. News outlets report the employees...
Rhode Island Quarry Blast That Injured Two Town Workers Ruled Accidental June 25, 2018 Rhode Island officials have ruled the quarry blast that injured two town employees and damaged multiple buildings accidental. The Westerly...