Workers Harmed in Conroe Gas Explosion
Earlier today, an explosion occurred at an Amerigas Cylinder Exchange Facility in Conroe, Texas, which is reported to have caused six or more people to suffer from burns and possibly other injuries,...
View ArticleOil Rig Explosion in Gulf Coast
An oil and gas rig operated by Black Elk Energy Co. in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast line, exploded into flames on November 16, 2012. The incident occurred during what the Louisiana...
View ArticlePipeline Explosion Prompts Investigation by Texas Railroad Commission
A large gas pipeline explosion occurred this past Wednesday night, around 6 p.m., in Ector County, near Midland-Odessa. The explosion occurred near the DCP Midstream natural gas plant, and as of now,...
View ArticleUpdate: La Porte Explosion Leaves 1 Injured, 1 Dead
An explosion at the Air Liquide plant in La Porte has left one employee seriously injured and another dead, according to officials investigating the accident. The body of the employee who had been...
View ArticleChemical Explosion in LaPorte Causes Fire
On Monday afternoon, around 1pm, an explosion at a local chemical plant called AkzoNobel in La Porte, Texas resulted in a fire. Smoke clouds could be seen from miles away, according to reports on the...
View ArticleFertilizer Plant Explodes Near Waco
Late this evening, a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, a town outside of Waco, exploded, resulting in several home fires and trapping residents of a nearby apartment home in their facility. The...
View ArticleExplosion at Louisiana Petrochemical Plant
An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, about 20 miles south of Baton Rouge, has resulted in dozens of injuries and at least one death. The blast, which occurred at the Williams...
View ArticleSecond Louisiana Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, Several Injured
An explosion occurred around 6 pm Friday evening at a CF Industries facility in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, located just miles from the site of Thursday’s deadly blast. According to State Police Trooper...
View Article7 Injured in Florida propane plant explosion
Late yesterday evening, a Blue Rhino propane tank filling station in Tavares, Florida was the site of multiple explosions, as twenty pound cylinders exploded in a chain reaction. The blasts caused...
View ArticleInvestigations continue into Omaha explosion that killed two
Investigations and recovery efforts are continuing regarding the factory explosion in Omaha that occurred on Monday, January 20. According to Bernie Kanger, the Interim Fire Chief in Omaha, it could be...
View ArticleSeven Dead and Nine Missing after East Harlem Explosion
Seven people have been reported dead, and nine individuals are still missing, after a massive explosion occurred yesterday in East Harlem, leveling two buildings and leaving as many as 40 individuals...
View Article2 killed, 9 injured in West Texas oil field explosion
An explosion occurred at a West Texas oil field today, injuring nine and killing two workers who were changing a wellhead. The two workers who were killed in the incident, who have yet to be...
View ArticleExplosion at ball bearing factory results in injuries
On Monday, February 10, an industrial explosion at New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc., in Peterborough occurred, causing damage and serious injuries. Witnesses said that the blast shook the building and...
View ArticleOil Rig Explosion in Gulf Coast
An oil and gas rig operated by Black Elk Energy Co. in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast line, exploded into flames on November 16, 2012. The incident occurred during what the Louisiana...
View ArticlePipeline Explosion Prompts Investigation by Texas Railroad Commission
A large gas pipeline explosion occurred this past Wednesday night, around 6 p.m., in Ector County, near Midland-Odessa. The explosion occurred near the DCP Midstream natural gas plant, and as of now,...
View Article2 killed, 9 injured in West Texas oil field explosion
An explosion occurred at a West Texas oil field today, injuring nine and killing two workers who were changing a wellhead. The two workers who were killed in the incident, who have yet to be...
View ArticleGas Leak causes Explosion at Plant near Corpus Christi
Last night, at around 6 p.m., a gas leak at a Southcross Energy Natural Gas Plant just north of Corpus Christi caused an explosion and subsequent fire that burned for several hours. Pipelines bringing...
View ArticleExplosion at corn flour plant in Muleshoe
Wednesday morning, three people were injured in a water tank explosion that took place near Muleshoe at the Minsa corn flour plant. In total, three people were injured. Two of them were taken to...
View ArticleExplosion and fire at oil tank facility near Karnes City
Yesterday afternoon an oil tank facility near Karnes City experienced an explosion and a subsequent fire. Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident. At around 4:10 p.m., an explosion occurred at...
View ArticleExplosions at Conroe chemical plant cause 3-alarm fire, road closures
The first of a series of explosions at the DrillChem chemical plant in Conroe, TX, just north of Houston, occurred at 4:40 pm on Friday, August 14th. These explosions resulted in a massive 3-alarm fire...
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