Explosion rocks condominium in Detroit suburb, sparking fires and injuring 2

ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An explosion possibly caused by a natural gas leak rocked a suburban Detroit condominium, damaging other units, sparking fires and seriously injuring at least two people, officials said Wednesday. “It is an absolute miracle, if you have seen that...

Ohio home explosion leaves 2 dead, 1 injured as debris rains down on neighborhood

BETHEL, Ohio (AP) — An explosion at an Ohio home Tuesday killed two people, injured one and sent debris flying throughout a neighborhood, authorities said. It's not yet known what caused the blast in Bethel, which happened shortly before 9 a.m. and set the home on fire. Several...

2 are injured in North Carolina house explosion

WEDDINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A house exploded and caught fire in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, injuring two people, authorities said. Reports came in Sunday morning of an explosion at a home in Weddington that was felt across Union County, the sheriff's office said. First...

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,”...

Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital

Two employees are dead following an explosion at a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, the company confirms

Louisville mayor says 11 employees taken to the hospital after apparent explosion at business; cause unknown

Gas explosion in southern Russia kills 5 people and injures another 4

MOSCOW (AP) — A gas explosion in a residential building in southern Russia on Thursday killed five people and injured another four, local emergency officials said. The blast occurred early in the morning in the city of Cherkessk in the Karachay-Cherkessia region, which borders...

12 dead and 1 injured in explosion at steel plant in central Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire at a steel plant in central Mexico killed 12 people and left one injured on Wednesday, local authorities said. Tlaxcala state Civil Protection said the fire call in Xaloztoc, about 87 miles (140 kilometers) east of Mexico City, came in shortly after 3 a.m....

An explosion of fireworks injures more than 150 people at a temple in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — A huge explosion of fireworks injured more than 150 people at a religious festival in a temple in southern India, a report said Tuesday. The explosion occurred Monday night when a fireworks storage facility near Veerarkavu temple caught fire, the Press Trust of...