Three men injured after possible vapor flash explosion in Stuart

A possible vapor flash explosion in Stuart the afternoon of Oct. 8 resulted in three men having serious injuries.

The inside story of how firefighters successfully battled a raging Jackson Twp. mulch fire

A massive, wind-driven fire at a mulch facility in Jackson Township burned for nearly 24 hours. Firefighters used close to a ...
Nature

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion Hazards and Mitigation

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVEs) present a severe hazard in the chemical and energy industries, where heated, pressurised liquids can undergo rapid phase change when containment is ...
Fascinating Horror on MSN

This Is What Happens When 66 Million Gallons of Fuel Go Wrong

On a quiet Sunday morning in December 2005, residents of Hemel Hempstead awoke to an explosion that registered 2.4 on the Richter scale. At the Buncefield Oil Depot, a fuel tank overflowed unnoticed, ...
NBC DFW

Explosion injures at least 6 workers building a Houston high-rise hotel

Six people were hurt Thursday when an explosion was reported inside a Houston high-rise hotel. According to KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston, firefighters were called to 1319 Texas Street near ...
CBS News

Gas station explosion in Rome injures dozens of people: "I felt my skin burning"

A gas station explosion rocked a neighborhood in southeastern Rome on Friday, injuring at least 25, including 10 first responders, authorities said. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital ...
KTVZ

Welding setup leak and extension cord led to storage container explosion in NE Bend, severely damaging two businesses, impacting four others, and rattling residents across ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, residents from around Central Oregon reported hearing a loud explosion. After numerous 911 calls, officials were attempting to locate the area of the ...