Like ‘an explosion’: Driver hits pothole, secures what may be heftiest roadway settlement in Portland history

But Portland in turn filed suit against internet provider Astound Broadband and Timber State Drilling & Construction for ...

Ross Chastain wants to make it up to fan who got hit by exploding brake rotor at Cracker Barrel 400

Ross Chastain says he is trying to track down a young fan who reportedly needed stitches after being struck by debris from his exploding brake rotor during the Cracker Barrel 400. The Trackhouse ...

Fire, explosion under investigation in North Branford

Firefighters responded to a fire and what sounded like an explosion at a home in North Branford early Friday morning.

Community supports Knoxville baker after tire crashes through window

Courtney Thomas was in the kitchen of her bakery on May 18 when she heard what sounded like an explosion. She had been ...

Man killed, dozens of firefighters injured in N.Y. shipyard explosion

Two FDNY members wounded in a deadly Mariners Harbor fire and shipyard explosion are recovering from critical injuries suffered during a rescue effort Friday. The investigation into the cause of blast ...
NBC News

Chemical tank ‘on the edge’ of exploding in California as crews try to avert disaster

Firefighters have been working through the weekend to cool a chemical tank “literally on the edge” of exploding in Southern California as they worked to avert a disastrous “worst-case” scenario, the ...
Los Angeles Times

Explosion would cause significant damage around Garden Grove plant, blast zone map shows

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. If the failing chemical tank in Orange County does explode, the aerospace plant where it sits and dozens of homes ...
KTLA

Could Garden Grove tank explosion affect Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm or Angel Stadium?

A failing chemical tank dangerously close to exploding at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove is located less than 10 miles away from some of Orange County’s most popular attractions, including ...
CNBC

California chemical tank near Disneyland at risk of exploding, 40,000 residents are ordered to evacuate

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 ...
Orange County Register

Map: Potential Garden Grove tank explosion blast zone shows where homes, businesses could be damaged

If a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in Garden Grove ends up resulting in a fiery explosion, a map released by the Orange County Fire Authority on Saturday afternoon provided a potential preview ...
CNN

Officials race to cool down tank containing toxic chemical as 50,000 residents remain under evacuation order in California

Emergency crews in Orange County, California, are working nonstop to prevent an overheating tank filled with a toxic chemical from leaking or triggering what could be a catastrophic explosion as ...
PBS

Deadliest coal mine explosion in years kills at least 82 people in China, state media say

BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in ...