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President of Kentucky plant that exploded says it is 'accountable' for neighborhood damages
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week said the company is accountable for the accident and will pay damages to residents affected by the blast. “First and foremost, we are devastated by the accident that happened on Tuesday,”...
Trump promised to ‘end’ offshore wind. What will that mean for California’s big bet?
California’s offshore wind industry could be a casualty if President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his promise to sign an executive order to “end” the offshore wind industry. He cannot do it with the stroke of a pen. But Trump can deeply wound the state’s next-generation...
Kentucky governor says investigators will determine what caused deadly Louisville factory explosion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor pledged Thursday that investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a Louisville factory and left its shellshocked neighbors demanding answers. Louisville's mayor, meanwhile, signaled he'd like to see the...
Neighbors of Kentucky factory describe years of odors before explosion that killed 2, injured 11
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For years, neighbors who lived near a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, complained amongst themselves and to local officials about a variety of strange smells coming from the plant, which produces colorings for food and drinks. Some described it as an...
Former propane worker charged in Virginia house blast that killed a firefighter
STERLING, Va. (AP) — A former employee of a propane supplier has been charged in the death of a volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a house explosion in Virginia in February, officials said Tuesday. Roger Bentley was indicted Monday on charges of involuntary...
Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country's east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49. A provincial emergency official, Mohammad Ali Akhoundi,...
Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers on Monday recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said. Another 14 miners are still believed to be trapped below ground. The blast...
An explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 34 workers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others remained missing hours after the blast. The blast struck a coal...
Greek firefighters contain a blaze at a major oil refinery that injured 3 workers
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three workers suffered light injuries during a fire Tuesday at a major oil refinery west of Athens that prompted Greek authorities to issue an evacuation alert for the surrounding area. The blaze near the seaside town of Agii Theodori, some 70 kilometers (40...
Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 18 workers
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A big explosion triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 18 workers, police said Thursday. The death toll rose from 15 as three of the 40 injured in the fire Wednesday in the chemical reactor of the plant in Andhra...
