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Live Updates: ISIS-K Behind Kabul Attack That Killed Dozens. Biden Vows Revenge

8:30pm August 26, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

An Islamic State affiliate says it was behind the attacks that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans. Here's what we know right now.

A cache of 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized at a South Los Angeles home exploded and destroyed an armored Los Angeles Police Department tractor-trailer, damaging nearby homes and cars and causing injuries, authorities said.

National

Illegal Fireworks Explode In Los Angeles Bomb Squad Truck, Hurting 17

11:03am July 01, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Los Angeles Police bomb squad officers were in the process of seizing more than 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks at a home in South Los Angeles at the time of the explosion.

Shattered containers remain in front of towering grain silos gutted in the August explosion at the Beirut port that claimed the lives of more than 200 people.

World News

Lebanon's Caretaker Prime Minister Charged Over Massive Beirut Blast

2:36pm December 10, 2020

They are the highest-ranking officials to date to face charges in connection to the August explosion that killed at least 200 people and devastated large portions of Lebanon's capital.

Emergency personnel work the scene of the early morning explosion that Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said caused significant damage to nearby homes and even knocked some off their foundations.

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At Least 2 People Killed In Massive Industrial Explosion In Houston

2:57pm January 24, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The blast was felt more than 30 miles away, knocking homes off their foundations and casting debris about half a mile. A criminal probe is underway, though it's not clear what caused the explosion.

Massive Explosion Rips Through Texas Chemical Plant

4:58pm November 27, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The blast is the latest in a string of industrial incidents in east Texas. The explosion at the petrochemical plant injured three people and blew out windows and mangled doors of some nearby homes.

Daily News

Worker Calmly Reveals Gas Leak In 911 Call Before Blast

3:58pm April 12, 2019

by Associated Press, Jonathan Drew

Emergency calls related to an explosion that leveled a North Carolina building start with a worker calmly telling a dispatcher the crew hit a gas line.

Daily News

Police: 1 Dead, 15 Injured In Durham, North Carolina Gas Explosion

2:17pm April 10, 2019

by Associated Press, Jonathan Drew

A gas explosion that partially collapsed a North Carolina building and set it ablaze Wednesday morning killed one person and injured 15 others, police said.

Men carry a body to an ambulance after the fire at a temple in Kerala on Sunday.

World News

Explosion During Fireworks Show Kills More Than 100 In Kerala, India

12:44pm April 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The fire swept through a packed Hindu temple during a fireworks display. Local officials say at least 100 were killed, with at least 200 other people injured.

Indian authorities inspect a crater left by a suspected meteorite in southern Tamil Nadu state. Local officials say the impact killed a bus driver and injured three others on Feb. 6.

Did A Meteorite Kill A Bus Driver In India?

8:20pm February 08, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The chance of being killed by a meteorite is approximately 1 in 75 million. If experts confirm a meteorite caused the blast, the death would be the first of its kind since 1825.

Police officers take positions as they arrive at scene of a bus explosion in the center of Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, Tuesday.

World News

Tunisian President Declares State Of Emergency Following Deadly Explosion

4:29pm November 24, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The Tunisian President declared a state of emergency for 30 days and an overnight curfew following the explosion that ripped through a bus carrying presidential security on a main road in Tunis.