An attorney representing victims in the Bristol Township nursing home explosion has given details of alleged events in the hours before the explosion.

An explosion on Saturday afternoon suspected to have been caused by a gas leak prompted authorities to shut down a major freeway in Los Angeles County and order residents to shelter in place.

Fire officials say an onboard oxygen tank suffered a catastrophic failure during operations, causing an explosion.

Two firefighters were treated and released after an explosion during a residential fire at approximately 5:43 p.m. Friday evening in Hertford, authorities said.

The explosion collapsed a part of the building and happened just as a utility crew had been on site looking for a gas leak at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township, just outside Philadelphia.

Two members of Venezuela’s Wayuu indigenous community in the area told NBC News that they witnessed an unexplained explosion on Dec. 18 that destroyed a hut that possibly was used for storage.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As the first anniversary of the deadly New Year’s fireworks explosion approaches, not one suspect has been charged, and prosecutors say victims’ family members and friends are refusing to cooperate with the investigation.

As the one-year mark after the deadly fireworks explosion on Oʻahu nears, local officials are urging the public not to use illegal fireworks during New Year’s celebrations.

New research suggests a comet explosion helped cause ice age extinctions, sudden cooling, and the loss of early human cultures.

At the time of the explosion, Taliban officials were holding a security meeting inside the building, indicating that the gathering could have been the target.