Latest Explosions News

An explosion and fire at a service station in Russia's Chechnya kills 4

Oct. 12, 2024 12:51 PM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Chechnya killed at least four people, officials said Saturday. The explosion of a gas tank triggered a fire at the service station in the regional capital, Grozny, said Russia’s Emergencies Ministry,...

EPA reaches $4.2M settlement over 2019 explosion and fire at a Philadelphia refinery

Oct. 08, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after an explosion and fire in 2019. The deal with Philadelphia Energy Solutions was announced...

A series of explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem

Oct. 01, 2024 13:00 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — A series of explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem.

An explosion and fire at a service station kills 13 in Russia’s Dagestan

Sep. 28, 2024 07:32 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan killed at least 13 people and injured 23 others, officials said Saturday. The explosion on Friday triggered a fire that tore through the service station and its cafeteria on the outskirts of the...

Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut, target not immediately clear

Sep. 27, 2024 11:42 AM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut, target not immediately clear.

Man who set off explosion at California courthouse had a criminal case there

Sep. 26, 2024 12:01 PM EDT

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A 20-year-old man tossed an explosive device into the California courthouse where he was about to be arraigned on a gun charge and the explosion left five people with minor injuries and shut down the court complex and other nearby city buildings, police said. ...

Explosion at a California courthouse left 2 people with non-life-threatening injuries and 1 person detained

Sep. 25, 2024 13:59 PM EDT
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Explosion at a California courthouse left 2 people with non-life-threatening injuries and 1 person detained.

Iran says it believes workers trapped in coal mine explosion have died, bringing death toll to at least 49

Sep. 24, 2024 08:03 AM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it believes workers trapped in coal mine explosion have died, bringing death toll to at least 49.

At least 30 people killed after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reports

Sep. 22, 2024 02:06 AM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — At least 30 people killed after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reports.

Israel says it has carried out targeted strike in Beirut, explosions heard in southern suburb

Sep. 20, 2024 09:09 AM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel says it has carried out targeted strike in Beirut, explosions heard in southern suburb.