Warren’s fire chief says an explosion that leveled a commercial laundry earlier this month in the Detroit suburb was caused by an open 2-inch gas line inside the business. Wilburt “Skip” McAdams tells the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit …
A federal grand jury has indicted a Milwaukee man in an arson last year that destroyed a building housing a well-known pizza restaurant. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 27-year-old Feras Rahman was charged with arson by explosion, arson to commit …
Authorities say an improperly installed clothes dryer caused an explosion that destroyed a Rockville area home and seriously injured two people. Montgomery County fire officials blamed the early Wednesday morning blast on the male occupant’s attempt to replace a gas-powered …
An apparent natural gas explosion at a central Ohio apartment complex has left two men injured. Newark fire Assistant Chief John Clouse told The Columbus Dispatch authorities believe a maintenance man was trying to re-light a furnace before the blast …
A 42-year-old upstate New York man is hospitalized after the 55-gallon drum he was cutting up exploded and shot into the air, hitting him on the head. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says Ricky Poore was using a cutting torch …
Federal workplace safety officials are trying to pinpoint what caused a reported explosion and flash fire that injured three people at a southwestern Illinois ethanol plant. Madison Fire Chief Jeff Bridick says at least one of the victims of the …
A tanker truck carrying 9,500 pounds of liquid propane exploded into flames after rolling over an embankment Monday on Route 7 in the Rensselaer County town of Hoosick. The Record of Troy reports that the driver was flown to a …
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration, federal inspectors issued 166 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at seven coal mines and one dimension stone quarry last month. The seven coal mines were …