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South Korea President Condoles China Coal Mine Explosion
21+ hour, 37+ min ago (53+ words) South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung expresses condolences for deadly coal mine explosion in Shanxi, China; PM Modi also offers sympathies....
OC BLEVE explosion threat update: Authorities share positive news after Garden Grove chemical leak
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (402+ words) The threat of a catastrophic explosion from a failing chemical tank at GKN Aerospace has been eliminated after an overnight operation, Orange County officials announced Monday. The incident began Thursday, when a 34, 000-gallon storage tank containing about 7, 000 gallons of methyl…...
Investigators looking for cause of fatal New York explosion that also wounded over 30 firefighters
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (117+ words) Investigators were combing through a New York City shipyard on Saturday trying to find the cause of a fire and an explosion that killed one person and injured more than 30 firefighters and other first. .....
Residents in Belgian town evacuated due to explosion risk at burning building
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (170+ words) (Corrects spelling of town as Tubize in second paragraph) BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) " People living near "a burning textile warehouse in "a town west of Brussels were evacuated from their homes on Monday due to the significant risk of canisters "stored…...
Garden Grove chemical leak crisis takes new turn as tank crack found amid explosion fears
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (107+ words) A dangerous chemical leak that forced nearly 50, 000 people from their homes in Orange County, California, may have taken a hopeful turn after crews discovered what officials described as a pressure-relieving crack in the leaking industrial tank. Officials said Sunday the…...
Orange County firefighters conduct all-night mission to assess crack in tank of hazmat in Garden Grove
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (1606+ words) GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (CNS) - A team of Orange County Fire Authority firefighters is conducting an overnight mission to assess whether a crack spotted on a 7, 000-gallon tank filled with a flammable and toxic chemical at a Garden Grove plant is…...
Blast Near Railway Station In Pakistan's Balochistan Injures 20
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (14+ words) Explosion damages train, vehicles and nearby buildings in Quetta; hospitals put on emergency alert...
Moment of gas explosion at China coal mine
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (487+ words) At least 82 people have been killed and at least two are missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, officials say. Surveillance footage aired by state media on Monday showed the moment of the…...
Thousands evacuated as US crews race to prevent major chemical blast
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (926+ words) A potential crack may be releasing pressure inside a toxic chemical tank in Southern California, officials said, a development they hope could help avert a devastating vapour explosion. The tank holds methyl methacrylate, a toxic chemical used to manufacture resins…...
What we know about GKN Aerospace, the firm at center of O. C. chemical leak
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (774+ words) The chemical leak that triggered evacuations across a swath of Orange County on Friday is located at GKN Aerospace, a manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom. The company manufactures landing gears, jet engines and other materials for commercial and…...