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On Monday night, a major explosion and fire occurred aboard a bulker in the Port of Baltimore's inner harbor, three miles from the site of the former Francis Scott Key Bridge. At 1830 hours local time, the vessel W Sapphire (IMO 9605645) was departing the CSX Curtis Bay coal pier in laden condition. Just off the dock, the vessel sustained a massive explosion in the forward hold, followed by a fire. A web cam operated by StreamTime captured video of the event, with some of the elements of the Key Bridge visible in the background. Multiple firefighting vessels responded immediately...

New research reveals compelling evidence of a comet explosion 12,800 years ago, found in ocean sediment cores, supporting the theory of a global climate shift during the Younger Dryas period. ================================================================== In a groundbreaking study, researchers have uncovered compelling evidence of a comet that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere 12,800 years ago. The discovery, detailed in the journal PLOS One, stems from an in-depth analysis of oceanic sediment cores extracted from Baffin Bay, located near Greenland. These cores, containing ancient sedimentary layers, revealed the presence of unique microscopic particles that could only have originated from a comet or meteor. The study,...

There has been a spate of mysterious fires and explosions across Iran in recent weeks. Naturally the Iranians suspect, with reason, that agents of Israel are responsible. But Iran doesn’t dare to accuse Israel publicly, because that would then require that Iran respond with an attack on the Jewish state, and then Israel would answer back with a far more devastating attack. In fact, Israel may well be engaging in sabotage in order to prevent Iran from renewing its aggressive campaign against Israel, thus giving Israel all the excuse it needs to renew its bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic,...

Three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were killed in a blast at a compound that houses the agency’s arson and explosive unit on Friday morning. The explosion at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility in East Los Angeles resulted in the department’s worst loss of life in a single event since 1857. The officers were identified as Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Detective Victor Lemus and Detective William Osborn, all of whom were assigned to the Special Enforcement Bureau’s Arson Explosives Detail. * * * Aerial footage from local news helicopters showed the explosion happened in a parking lot where patrol cars...

MONTEREY PARK (KABC) -- Authorities are investigating an incident at an LASD training facility in Monterey Park. It appears it may have been an explosion and several people were possibly killed. The incident was reported just before 7:30 a.m. Friday at what looked to be LASD's SEB compound, which houses the sheriff's department's special enforcement units and bomb squad. It appears something may have exploded near a law enforcement vehicle, according to AIR7 footage. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the scene. It's unclear if there were any other injuries. There were no other details immediately available. This...

An explosion in East Los Angeles Friday morning that killed at least three people reportedly involved the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, according to preliminary reports. The blast occurred at 1060 N. Eastern Ave. at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

A man was killed in Los Angeles after commercial-grade fireworks caused a massive fire at his home, investigators said. Officials also said a woman, believed to be the man's wife, is hospitalized and fighting for her life after the incident on Thursday night in the Pacoima neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, FOX 11 LA reported. Crews discovered the man and woman trapped in a home as they were evacuating people in the area. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition. The fire was reported on Thursday at...

A witness said it was a black Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van that went up in flames after the explosion on 23rd Street South in Arlington, Virginia. The cause of the explosion is unknown but nearby buildings did not catch fire. The smoke could be seen from the other side of the city in the northeast suburbs. More to come.

Beirut port explosion mystery solved? UPDATES: 3 ships disappeared. Mikhail Voytenko News August 5, 2020 3:28 pm Aug 5 1515 UTC UPDATE: Cruise ship ORIENT QUEEN, berthed at Beirut near blast site, was seriously damaged, started taking on water, capsized and sank starboard along berth, remaining partially above waterline. 2 crew reportedly (but not yet confirmed) died. Cruise ship ORIENT QUEEN, IMO 8701193, GT 7478, built 1989, flag Bahamas, operator Abou Merhi Cruises. Aug 5 0730 UTC UPDATE: Three ships were berthed near explosion site, AIS of all these ships are off during last 14-16 hours, immediately or shortly after,...

Around 12,000 years ago, something scorched a vast swath of the Atacama Desert in Chile with heat so intense that it turned the sandy soil into widespread slabs of silicate glass. Now, a research team studying the distribution and composition of those glasses has come to a conclusion about what caused the inferno. In a study published in the journal Geology, researchers show that samples of the desert glass contain tiny fragments with minerals often found in rocks of extraterrestrial origin. Those minerals closely match the composition of material returned to Earth by NASA's Stardust mission, which sampled the particles...

Emergency crews responded to a major explosion at a Palm Springs building late Saturday morning, as authorities investigate the cause—including the possibility of terrorism. The blast occurred just before 11 a.m. at the American Reproductive Centers on North Indian Canyon Drive, near East Tachevah Drive. The force of the explosion was felt up to two miles away, and nearby structures sustained damage. “It’s all on the table—including terrorism,” said Lt. William Hutchinson, speaking to The Desert Sun from the scene. Witnesses described hearing a deafening boom, and videos circulating on social media show significant damage, including shattered windows at a...

A car has exploded in front of a fertility clinic near Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, causing significant damage, according to witnesses and local officials. Only few details are currently available."

The New Jersey home that exploded with a man and a woman inside was the shocking end of a murder-suicide, according to authorities who found one of the victims had been shot in the head. The bodies of the victims, who have not yet been publicly identified, were recovered from the burnt-out home after the fiery blast rocked Tranquility Court in Gloucester County’s Washington Township early Sunday. Investigators have since revealed the woman’s charred remains were located in a bed and that she had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said.

More workers in Mexico have died from their wounds following a blast that set off a blaze at a gas plant, bringing the death toll to 30. Twenty-five people are still in hospital. State-run oil company Pemex says that all those who had been missing are now accounted for. Mexican President Felipe Calderon has ordered an investigation into Tuesday's blast in northern Tamaulipas state. Pemex has ruled out foul play, saying it was an "unfortunate accident". The plant sustained serious damage and could take a month to restart operations, Pemex said. In an interview with Mexican radio, Pemex executive Carlos...

The Islamic Republic of Iran is suspected of "covering up" the true extent of the devastating explosion that rocked the Shahid Rajaee port in Iran's southern coastal town of Bandar Abbas. On Tuesday, the death toll reported from Tehran after the explosion had risen to 70, with another 1,200 said to have been injured from the blast. But, according to information from eyewitnesses and the impacts of the blast radius, those figures are expected to be drastically underreported amid concerns of escalating internal unrest, sources have told Fox News Digital. According to information provided by the National Council of Resistance...

NASA updates the UN that it has detected on its radars: "Three unusual heat spots were observed in the Bandar Abbas area. There is concern that an underground nuclear facility in the area may have been damaged."

Huge explosion of 24 shipping containers of sodium perchlorate received from China for use in Iranian missiles in the port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran. This chemical is more explosive than ammonium sulfate. He estimates it is about 2X the size of the Beirut Lebanon explosion. This shipment by China was illegal. Israel was aware of the shipment.

Huge explosion hits the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, killing 5 people and injuring more than 700 others. - AP

The FBI recently released video footage of a masked man the agency says is responsible for lighting a Washington state Tesla Supercharger station on fire, noting he may have injuries consistent with being near an "explosion." At about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, the man allegedly started a fire at a Tesla Supercharger located in the South Sound Center in Lacey. Lacey Police Department officials confirmed in a statement it received multiple 911 calls reporting a loud noise in the area. "The fire resulted in substantial damage to the station and surrounding area," according to a statement from FBI Seattle. The man...

A loud explosion and sounds of heavy fighting have been reported in Chechnya’s capital of Grozny, according to sources on Twitter and some media outlets in the region. Multiple sources on Twitter are reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motorcade has been seen pulling into the Kremlin in the middle of the night, around the time the unrest unfolded in Grozny.