A deadly fireworks shop explosion in China 's Hubei province has claimed the lives of 12 people, marking the second such incident during the ongoing Lunar New Year festivities. Emergency services successfully extinguished the resulting blaze at the Xiangyang shop on Wednesday afternoon, according to state media.

The cause of a large explosion at a Clermont County home that killed two people in November 2024 has been determined, according to the final report from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s office. The report said the blast was accidental and caused by a propane explosion in the home’s basement.

The explosion occurred on the second day of Chinese New Year celebrations, when firecrackers and fireworks are widely used across China.

BRIGHTON, Iowa — Fire crews responded to an explosion and large fire near Brighton on Saturday, Feb. 14. According to the release, the Washington Communications Center received reports of the incident between 315th and 325th Streets near Skunk River at approximately 10:51 a.m.

Last year, an explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 others, including contractors.

A house in a Virginia neighborhood exploded due to what authorities said was due to a natural gas transmission line leak Sunday night.

Una fuerte explosión que destruyó el martes una iglesia en el norte del estado de Nueva York dejó cinco personas heridas, entre ellas el

Two members of the Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad were burned on Thursday, Feb. 12, after an explosive device seized as part of a criminal investigation inadvertently exploded at the