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78-Year-Old NJ Man Puts Spray Paint Can in Oven, Blows Up Own Kitchen: Official
A 78-year-old New Jersey man was seriously hurt when an explosion rocked his home after he put a spray paint can in the oven and turned on the heat, fire officials say. The identity of the Long Branch resident wasn’t immediately released but at least one neighbor described him as a recluse. He was heard talking to himself as...
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5 Dead, 2 Hurt in Pennsylvania House Explosion
The number of people who died as a result of a house explosion in Pottstown, Pennsylvania grew to five Friday afternoon, authorities said.
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Photos: An Explosion Destroys Hotel Saratoga in Cuban Capital Havana
A gallery of the aftermath of what appears to have been an explosion at the historic Hotel Saratoga in Havana, Cuba
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At Least 43 Dead After Explosion Rocks Havana Hotel
Authorities believe a gas leak led to an explosion Friday morning that killed at least 43 people at an under-renovation hotel in Havana, Cuba.
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Explosion, Fire Destroy Maryland Apartments, 3 Seriously Hurt: Officials
At least 10 people were taken to hospitals, some critically injured, after an explosion and a fire erupted at apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland, Thursday morning, consuming homes in a fireball and collapsing a building, officials said.
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Families Escape NYC House Explosion; Fiery Blast Caught on Camera
Three homes in one Brooklyn neighborhood need to be demolished after a fiery explosion blew out their structures early Friday morning. Investigators who responded to the Bath Beach community are looking into what exactly sparked the blast that destroyed several homes and rocked neighbors out of their beds. The first calls to 911 came in at 7:11 a.m. for reports…
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Brooklyn Explosion Forces Dozens From Their Homes
Six people were injured early Wednesday morning after an explosion at a Brooklyn building led to a fire that quickly spread to nearby structures. Myles Miller reports.
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Russia Jails 5 People Over Coal Mine Disaster That Killed 51
A Russian court has ordered five people to remain in pre-trial detention for two months pending an investigation into a devastating blast in a coal mine in Siberia that resulted in dozens of deaths.
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4 Injured After Atlanta-Area Apartment Building Partially Collapses From Explosion
An explosion rocked an apartment building in suburban Atlanta, causing the three-story complex to partially collapse and leaving four people with minor injuries.
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Small Explosive Device Blows Out Windows, Door at Brooklyn Apartment Building
A dirt bike rider allegedly set off a commercial grade explosive in front of a Brooklyn apartment door, blowing out windows and at least one door before riding around and smashing car windshields in the neighborhood early Friday, the borough’s district attorney says.
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Small Explosive Device Blows Out Windows, Door at Brooklyn Apartment Building
A dirt bike rider allegedly set off a commercial grade explosive in front of a Brooklyn apartment door, blowing out windows and at least one door before riding around and smashing car windshields in the neighborhood early Friday, the borough’s district attorney says. A report about the blast at the three-story Madison Street building in Stuyvesant Heights came in...
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Shocking Video Shows Man Survive Sidewalk Explosion in Queens
An underground explosion engulfed a Queens sidewalk, sending flames shooting several feet into the air and injuring a man who happened to be standing on the grate at the precise wrong moment, surveillance video exclusively obtained by NBC New York showed.
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Underground Explosion on NYC Sidewalk Leaves Man With 2nd Degree Burn
An explosion on the sidewalk happened as a man was heading into a store in Queens. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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Death Toll Soars to 50 in School Bombing in Afghan Capital
Afghan authorities say a bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old
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Deadly California Fireworks Explosion Caused $3.2 Million in Damage
A massive fireworks explosion that left two people dead in Southern California earlier this week caused at least $3.2 million worth of damage
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Watch: Horse Rescued from Explosion in Calif.
Firefighters were able to free a horse surrounded by flames and smoke after an explosion rocked an entire neighborhood in Ontario, Calif., on Tuesday.
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Investigation Into Bronx Gas Explosion That Left 10 Hurt
A gas explosion at a condo unit in the Bronx has left 10 people injured, six of whom are children, fire officials said. Marc Santia reports.
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Nashville Bombing Suspect Died in Explosion: Officials
The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday.
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Surveillance Video Captures Moment of Nashville Explosion
Surveillance footage inside a store captured the moment a vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day
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FBI Continues Search For Suspects in Nashville Bombing
The Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to search for suspects in connection with the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas morning.