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OMAHA, Neb. — An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire. Around noon, an explosion occurred inside an intermodal container on a railcar at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, though it wasn’t clear what caused the explosion, railroad spokeswoman Robynn Tysver said. No one was injured, and no cars derailed. Authorities evacuated everyone within a four-mile radius of the railyard, which is about 280 mileswest of Omaha, was evacuated because of the smoke, and U.S....

Several injuries have been reported in an explosion at a plant operated by Archer Daniels Midland in Decatur, Illinois, NBC affiliate WAND-TV reported. In a statement, the company said an explosion occurred at approximately 7:11 p.m. on Sunday inside the East Plant within ADM's Decatur processing complex. Several employees were injured and transported to the hospital for treatment, the statement added. Headquartered in downtown Chicago, ADM is an agricultural origination and processing company, and on its website describes itself as a "leader in both human and animal nutrition." As of late Sunday, the company had yet to determine a cause...

The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism found that hate crimes are exploding in Democrat-run cities, reports the far-left Axios. Naturally, Axios doesn’t inform its readers that every single one of these hate crime hotbeds is run exclusively by Democrats. In most cases, Democrats have ruled these hate-filled cities without any Republican opposition for decades. In Democrat-run Chicago, hate crimes are up—this is not a typo—84.6 percent over last year. Chicago has been run by Democrats since 1931.

At least 40 people have been killed in an explosion during a political rally in north west Pakistan, according to reports. The blast occurred when a bomb ripped through a crowd of supporters of local hard-line cleric and political leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, according to local officials. Over 100 have been reported injured in the incident on the outskirts of Khar, the capital of Bajur district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the border with Afghanistan. Some of the injured were taken to the main hospital in the city, while others were to Timergara and Peshawar. Mr Rehman, whose party is currently...

PLAQUEMINE - A series of explosions at the Dow chemical plant along the Mississippi River triggered panic in parts of the capital area late Friday night. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi told WBRZ that six explosions were detected at the facility around 9:30 p.m.. Witnesses living nearby caught video of massive flames and said the shockwave was felt from miles away, including in parts of Baton Rouge. All plant personnel has since been accounted for, and the firefighters appeared to have the flames under control as of around 11 p.m.

Ammunition warehouses of the Bulgarian arms company EMKO exploded early on Sunday near Karnobat, a few days after Bulgaria announced it would join the coalition to supply shells to Ukraine. The warehouses that exploded Sunday were targeted a year ago in an instance of sabotage. They are owned by one of the most famous Bulgarian arms manufacturers and traders, Emilian Gebrev, who, eight years ago, was the victim of an assassination attempt with a substance similar to Novichok, for which the Bulgarian prosecutor’s office accused Russian military intelligence agents. “This is an inexplicable strong fire at midnight. The most important...

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A building in central Paris housing an arts and design school, catering mainly to international students, was partially destroyed in a violent blast on Wednesday afternoon. French Interior MInister Gérard Darmanin told a press conference just before 10 pm local time (1pm PT) that 37 people had been injured, four of them seriously. At least two people were reported to be missing and Darmanin said rescue services were continuing to search the site. “It is possible that we will find bodies or people who are still alive tonight,” he said. Earlier, Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez told a press briefing...

Dozens of people reported hearing a huge 'bang' or 'explosion' in DC - that shook the ground and was compared to an earthquake. This is a developing story...

A suspected AI-generated image claiming to show an explosion near the Pentagon went viral on Twitter Monday, sending markets crashing. Dozens of verified accounts - including national news organizations - reshared what shows black smoke billowing up from the ground next to a white building. The image appears so realistic that people became frantic as it circulated the platform around 10 am ET, which caused the S&P 500 to drop 10 points in five minutes as the image went viral. The Arlington Fire Department swiftly debunked the event, stating that 'there is no explosion or incident taking place at or...

Residents of the city are seriously concerned about the situation around the facility where rocket fuel is stored. It turned out that the state stopped financing the program of its disposal. The remnants of ballistic missiles, according to Leonid Shyman, general director of the plant, could explode, causing a man-made and environmental disaster in this and four neighboring regions. Svitlana Shaperenko has been living in Pavlohrad for 44 years...is sure: the city is on the verge of existence and actual death. "If we already have a strategic facility in a city with a large amount of explosive fuel, then in...

Seattle firefighters responded to the report of an explosion in the basement of an apartment building Wednesday morning. At about 9:37 a.m., firefighters and police responded a report of the sound of an explosion in the 100 block of 1st Avenue North. As a precaution, the building was evacuated. HazMat crews also responded to the scene.

p>The National Fire Protection Association is a globally-recognized nonprofit, and an authoritative source on fire prevention — the organization is often tapped by legislative bodies and administrative states for rules and regulations recommendations. Speaking to the danger of e-bikes, the NFPA writes the following:Most e-bikes and e-scooters are powered by lithium-ion batteries. This is the same type of battery that powers many of today’s electric vehicles, cell phones, laptops, and power tools. When lithium-ion batteries are damaged, they can overheat, catch on fire, and even lead to explosions. When fires occur, they also tend to burn very hot and can...

The number of dairy cows killed Monday by smoke and fire has not yet been confirmed by officials, but early estimates number in the thousands One person is in critical condition and thousands of cows are believed to have been killed in an explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle Monday night. The explosion happened at the Southfork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt at about 7:30 p.m. According to KCBD-TV in Lubbock, a worker was trapped inside the milking facility and was hospitalized in critical condition after being rescued by first responders. No other injuries to employees...

A large explosion and fire broke out at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas on Monday night. The cause is still unknown. Reports say the explosion engulfed multiple structures. The smoke from the explosion could be seen from as much as 80 miles away. According to Texas authorities, more than 18,000 cattle died during the explosion. “There’s some that survived, there’s some that are probably injured to the point where they’ll have to be destroyed,” according to Castro County Sheriff Sal Rivera.

The incident occurred at the RM Palmer Company in West Reading. Two people are dead, 9 are missing and multiple others are injured after an explosion at a chocolate factory Friday in West Reading, Pennsylvania, police and city officials said. The explosion occurred at around 4:57 p.m. at the RM Palmer Company in West Reading, located about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

A massive fire burning at a plant along SH-225 near the East Beltway was extinguished following an explosion that left one person hospitalized Wednesday afternoon. Officials identified the plant involved as INEOS. Houston TranStar cameras captured a large explosion at the plant, located at 3503 Pasadena Freeway, at about 12:07 p.m.

Auto, Aviation & Transportation Flight path of TWA 800: The colored rectangles are areas from which wreckage was recovered. TWA Flight 800 was a Boeing 747 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Long Island, New York, on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board. The cause of the crash was initially unclear. However, after a lengthy investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the most likely cause was an explosion in the center fuel tank of the aircraft, probably caused by a short circuit. The aircraft took off from John F. Kennedy...

MEDLEY, Fla. – Officials reported that an explosion and subsequent fire occurred at an industrial complex in suburban Miami on Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of two people and three others being injured. Video footage from a nearby business showed a large fireball being emittedo into the sky and numerous vehicles, including trucks, being engulfed in flames.

Witnesses said there was an explosion at a metal factory An explosion at a Cleveland-area metal factory killed one person and injured several more people while prompting multiple fire crews to respond Monday. Witnesses said an explosion occurred at the I Schumann & Co. metal and paint plant in Oakwood Village just after 2 p.m., Fox 8 reported. The company produces copper alloys. The Oakwood Village Fire Department said 13 people were injured and taken to a hospital. One of them was in critical condition, the news report said. Fire Capt. Brian DiRocco said he saw some burn victims at...