A fatal explosion is currently being investigated by the Escambia County Fire Marshal and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The incident reportedly took place at the Escambia County jail in Pensacola, Fla. at about 11:00 pm on Wednesday. The…
Wyoming Explosion Leads To Evacuation
An explosion at the Williams Companies Inc plant in Opal, Wyoming has caused the natural gas-processing plant to shut down and the town of Opal to be evacuated. The blast occurred around 2 p.m., but the fire continued to burn…
Washington Plant Fire: 5 Workers Injured, 400 Evacuated
Monday morning at 8:20 am, a blast at Williams Northwest Pipeline facility on the Washington-Oregon border injured five workers, and caused some 400 people to evacuate from their homes nearby, as a mushroom cloud of dark black smoke shot up…
Kentucky Gas Line Explosion: Two Homes Destroyed
Early Thursday morning at 1:00 am, a natural gas line exploded in Adair County, Kentucky, catching three homes on fire, and sending two people to the hospital. The explosion was so intense it left a crater in the ground that…
Pipeline Explosion Has Residents Without Heat In Extreme Cold
Residents in the Canadian province of Manitoba have been left without natural gas for heat, after a pipeline exploded on Saturday. The explosion sent a huge fireball into the night sky. The natural gas pipeline explosion cut heat to thousands…
Wyoming Explosion of Gas Tanks Leaves 5 Injured
An explosion that occurred on Friday has left five gas field workers injured. The devastating incident took place at an Encana drilling site, located in the Pinedale, Wyoming. Authorities reported that the accident was caused by a welding procedure, which…
Westminster Explosion Injures Two, Destroys Houses
An explosion in Westminster, Colorado on Thursday left two people injured and destroyed several houses. Westminster is a suburb located just north of Denver. According to the Westminster Fire Department, the explosion occurred at around 11:30 am. The surrounding block…
Nyack College Explosion Injures 7
An apparent gas explosion has injured seven people at a Christian college in Nyack, New York. According to a WCBS report, the explosion occurred today just before noon at Nyack College. The blast caused significant damage to the school building,…
Opryland Hotel Explosion Forces Evacuation
The Opryland Hotel, which is now known as Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, was the location of a gas explosion late Tuesday night, forcing nearly 5,000 guests, including 4,500 individuals attending the National Sheriff’s Conference, to evacuate their rooms.…