Fresh Blast Rocks Texas Natural Gas Facility
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A fresh explosion rocked a day-old fire  at a natural gas storage facility near Houston, sending a giant  fireball high into the sky and prompting the evacuation of  local residents, the facility operator said on Friday.
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OXNARD - A leak of explosive natural gas forced dozens of workers to evacuate an offshore oil platform for hours Thursday but no damage or injuries were reported.
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A full-scale emergency is declared over at the scene of a ruptured gas pipeline in Belfast.
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By Cliff Hightower, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 2--DAYTON, Tenn. -- A chemical plant that was the site of an August  blast that killed a worker may face a fine of $91,000 after state officials  said they found 13 serious violations during an investigation.
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A steam pipe exploded near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. More than 20 people were injured, two critically.
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A gas explosion may be the country's worst coal-mine accident in recent years.
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Moss Bluff, Texas -- Natural gas exploded at an underground storage facility early Thursday, forcing dozens of people from their homes, authorities said.
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No deaths were reported after an explosion rocked the 67,000 barrel per day (bpd) Alon USA Energy Inc. refinery in Big Spring, Texas, on Monday morning, the town's mayor said.
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A giant explosion rocked an oil refinery 290 miles west of Dallas on Monday morning, injuring at least four workers, company and public officials said.
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An underground gas storage facility owned by Charlotte, NC-based Duke Energy exploded early Thursday morning, and residents within a one-mile radius were evacuated.
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A thunderous explosion rocked an oil refinery Monday, injuring five people and shaking buildings miles away.
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An explosion in a building in Barcelona   on Monday was apparently caused by gas, Spanish radio reported.
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An explosion leveled a gas station near a ski resort Tuesday morning, killing at least four people and seriously injuring at least nine others, authorities said.
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Dust that collected in a piece of safety equipment caused a small explosion at a sugar refinery weeks before the deadly blast that killed nine workers, a federal investigator said Sunday.
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Fast-forming Hurricane Humberto surprised the Texas-Louisiana border area on Thursday with a powerful punch that killed at least one person, shut down three refineries and cut power to more than 100,000 customers.
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Dozens of people were injured -- at least 30 of them critically -- in an explosion at a sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia, tonight, a hospital official said. Ambulances were rushing the injured to area hospitals while rescuers searched for other victims.
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BEIJING -- A gas explosion tore through a central Chinese coal mine today, trapping at least 187 miners, the government said.