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word came across the wire as CAR BOMB, but details are sketchy, and I don't want to rush to judgement...

A huge explosion has been reported at the US-Canada border in Niagara Falls after a loud "bang" - forcing the bridge to close. Footage from the scene appears to show a car entering the US from Canada via the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls and shows damage to the checkpoint. Smoke is seen bellowing from the sky. It is unclear if anyone was injured during the incident. Authorities are currently investigating. The Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition shared on social media that a crash reported at 11.51 a.m. has closed the bridge.

Officials in rural Texas have begun to release details about what led to a fiery explosion at a chemical plant after lifting a shelter-in-place order in the surrounding community on Wednesday. Geoff Harfield, president of the industrial blending facility Sound Resource Solutions in Shepherd, told reporters that a "forklift incident" triggered the blast, though he did not elaborate. Officials in San Jacinto County said a preliminary investigation found the ignition happened when an employee noticed a container leaking with chemicals and tried to use a forklift to lift the container. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers told reporters he was...

An explosion at a chemical plant in Texas on Wednesday has prompted nearby communities to shelter in place as officials work to determine whether any chemicals were released into the air. The blast happened at Sound Resource Solutions along U.S. Highway 59 in Shepherd. The city in located in San Jacinto County about 60 miles northeast of Houston. One person suffered first-degree burns to the face and second-degree and third-degree burns to the arms, FOX26 Houston reported, citing a source. The individual was being treated at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

Why not make them go NORTH TO LEBANON, AND FIGHT HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH IN THE NORTH? They seem to be leaving sn (sic) opening for HEZBOLLAH to pin them on that flank.

RESIDENTS in Oxford were left shocked after a mystery fireball erupted in the sky after a massive bang. Numerous locals in the city have been reporting about the "fireball" with the sky "pulsating with flames and smoke" this evening. A number of concerned citizens took to X, formerly Twitter, to voice their concerns about the shock phenomenon. One shocking video showed the night sky illuminated by a massive ball of flames. The fire then billowed into the night, leaving locals stunned. While another wrote: "Anybody else in Oxford see that fireball?? "Loud explosion and then the sky just did this,...

Massive explosions from a possible factory fire rocked Columbus, GA this evening. The development comes in a long string of infrastructure, and factory fires/explosions over the last year across the United States. The Biden administration has been silent on this issue. The fires in California/Canada/Maui have also been very suspicious. The Georgia Record will work to find answers and has a reporter on the ground in Columbus this evening. UPDATE: The explosions seems to be located near 712 Tenth Ave, Columbus, GA. UPDATE: The event appears to be at Radius Recycling, reports WRBL. Large flames and smoke can be seen...

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...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-navy-detected-titan-sub-implosion-days-ago-6844cb12?st=rz3q4fzv9sg13ni&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink I'm sharing this article as an allowed "share". I hope it works. If it doesn't let me know and I will ask the mods to delete the thread.

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...