The boom could be heard across several states and shook houses. The boom could be heard across several states and shook houses. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over ...

Governor general Sam Mostyn, television personalities Richard Roxburgh, Julia Morris and Gretel Killeen among those who attended the packed public event in Sydney Follow our Australia news live blog ...

BEIJING — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recent ...

STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH. ANOTHER BIG STORY WE’RE FOLLOWING RIGHT NOW. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT THE CHALMETTE REFINERY, RATTLING NEIGHBORS FOR MILES. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT. EVERYONE IS ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Odessa man is facing numerous criminal charges in connection with an apartment explosion Monday morning after investigators say he tried to make a “big firework” inside his ...

PEARLAND, Texas — Six people were injured after fuel was added to a small outdoor fire that triggered an explosion outside a Pearland mobile home Sunday night, according to fire officials. The ...

A Hollywood woman narrowly escaped injury when the electric wheelchair she purchased from a thrift store exploded in her driveway minutes after she moved it outside. Alexandra Anaya's home security ...

A blast on Thursday night turned out to be for a video shoot, but it unnerved residents who had lived through a propane plant explosion in 2008. By Vjosa Isai Flames erupted into a thick column of ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A suspect has been charged after a massive fire tore through an apartment building in Northeast Washington on Valentine's Day. Authorities charged Deyon Hampton Jr. in ...

Fire investigators from the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office returned Monday to a large aluminum plant in Greensboro, Georgia, where a large explosion late Sunday startled residents for miles ...