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Death toll from New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5

Jan. 28, 2025 17:07 PM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — Death toll from New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5.

1 dead after a house explosion in West Virginia

Jan. 27, 2025 12:52 PM EST

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A house has exploded in a West Virginia neighborhood, killing one man and prompting nearby homes to be evacuated, officials said. Firefighters responded to a report of a house explosion in the Chestnut Hills community of Clarksburg on Sunday. When they...

Truck carrying liquified petroleum gas explodes in central Pakistan, killing 5 people

Jan. 27, 2025 00:10 AM EST

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas caught fire and exploded overnight near an industrial area in central Pakistan, killing five people and injuring more than two dozen others, officials said Monday. The explosion in Multan, a city in the eastern Punjab...

Explosion at Maryland cannabis facility injures 2, officials say

Jan. 23, 2025 12:59 PM EST

STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Two workers were injured in an explosion and fire at a cannabis extraction facility on Maryland's Eastern Shore on Wednesday, state fire officials said. Firefighters were called to PharmaCann in Stevensville for a report of an explosion, according to the...

Death toll in Nigeria gas tanker explosion rises to 98

Jan. 20, 2025 15:19 PM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said Monday. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted...

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured

Jan. 19, 2025 14:58 PM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals...

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people, authorities say

Jan. 18, 2025 14:47 PM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to...

Bomb hoax sends former Northeastern University employee to prison for a year

Jan. 14, 2025 12:19 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — A former Northeastern University employee who lied to the FBI about a package blowing up in his arms at the Boston campus has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for the hoax. Jason Duhaime, 47, from San Antonio, Texas, was convicted on the federal charges in...

Bodies found after gas explosion causes coal mine to collapse in southwest Pakistan

Jan. 10, 2025 07:41 AM EST

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — At least three miners have died after a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in a remote area of southwest Pakistan, officials said Friday, as authorities launched an operation to rescue nine other missing workers. Abdul Ghani, a mines...

A 3-year-old boy's death from a New Year's fireworks explosion in Honolulu raises toll to 4

Jan. 06, 2025 15:39 PM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — A 3-year-old boy's death from a New Year's fireworks explosion in Honolulu raises toll to 4.