Numerous teenagers among dead in Swiss bar blaze, police say
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Bristol Township fire officials confirm they were not notified about a possible gas leak at a nursing home before a deadly explosion.
An official said the sparklers were attached to bottles of champagne held too close to the ceiling. Forty people died and more than 100 were injured. Many of the victims were teenagers.
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Explosion at duplex in Martins Ferry leads to multiple houses catching fire, 1 home burned to ground
Fire chief confirmed one person has died as a result of the explosion and fire Wednesday morning in Martins Ferry. The chief said they are not releasing any other details
"Nightclubs are not fire-safety friendly places," said Milad Haghani, associate professor of urban resilience and mobility at the University of Melbourne. He noted the danger of flammable soundproofing insulation, commonly found in such disasters.
About 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured, many gravely, in a fire in a bar at a ski resort town in the Swiss Alps during a New Year’s celebration on Thursday. The Swiss president said it was “one of the worst tragedies our country has ever experienced.”
Two people from Hernando County are fighting for their lives Friday after an overnight explosion and fire in their RV.
HERMITAGE - Firefighters in Hermitage responded to an explosion and fire at a manufacturing plant on Tuesday afternoon. The Hermitage Fire Department was dispatched to CCL Container on Lloio Road just after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a report of an explosion and fire, according to Hermitage Fire Chief Michael Wadlow.
Two people are dead after a fire and explosion tore through a nursing home on the outskirts of Philadelphia, prompting local responders, bystanders, and staff to rush the elderly residents to safety,
A shed fire in Loudoun County led to a transformer explosion and fire involving high-tension power lines Wednesday.
Video captured by a Ring doorbell camera showed an excavator digging in front of the residence that exploded as a worker stood nearby.
A tank battery explosion and fire occurring Monday, Dec. 29, about 11 p.m., at a site about 15 miles east of Watford City, temporarily closed N.D. Highway 23. Select Water Solutions LLC reported the explosion and fire at the Rink SWD 2 site to the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources’ Oil