Crude Oil Train in North Dakota Catches Fire After Derailing December 31, 2013 By Konstantin Rozhnov and Lynn Doan A BNSF Railway Co. train carrying oil caught fire after a collision with railcars in North Dakota, causing a series...
FEMA Approves Aid For Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast August 5, 2013 By Will Weissert The Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed its previous decision and approved additional funding to help rebuild the small Texas town...
Investigators Want PG&E Fines to Exceed $1B For California Blast May 7, 2013 The California agency investigating a deadly pipeline explosion and the City of San Bruno are set to propose major fines...
Explosion Levels Homes in Indianapolis; 2 Dead November 12, 2012 By Rick Callahan A massive explosion sparked a huge fire and killed two people in an Indianapolis neighborhood where about three dozen homes...
Oklahoma Refinery Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured September 30, 2012 By Ken Miller A boiler that was being brought back online after maintenance exploded at an oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., killing one...
Explosion, Fire at Mexico Pemex Gas Facility Kills 26 September 19, 2012 An explosion and fire killed at least 26 people at a Pemex natural gas facility in northern Mexico near the...
Officials: 3 Dead in Explosion at Old Arkansas Oil Well May 23, 2012 Officials say three workers are dead following an explosion at an abandoned oil well near El Dorado in southern Arkansas....
$1M Damage in Washington Propane Tank Explosion February 27, 2012 The fire department estimates property damage at $1 million from a propane tank explosion during construction work at a water...
California Investigates PG&E Pipeline Safety Practices February 15, 2012 California utility regulators are investigating Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s pipeline safety practices after two welders claimed that some of...
4 Injured in Explosion at Oklahoma Business January 13, 2012 Authorities say four men suffered burn injuries on Jan. 12 in an explosion at a business in south Edmond, Okla....