China reports its fourth explosion in just one week—this time, at a chemical plant. China has a new military ambition. Party leader Xi Jinping is calling for new military equipment and weapons, part of his plan to build what he calls a “world-class” army. President Joe Biden is committed to avoiding confrontation with China, according…
Chinese Laboratory Blast Kills 2, Injures 9
Several explosions and fires flared up in China over the weekend. From the north to the east, the country saw three separate accidental blasts. Many were killed and wounded. Australia says it will stand with the United States if China attacks Taiwan. The country reiterated it has “been with the United States through every major…
4 Arrested Over Lancashire House Explosion in Which Young Child Died
Four people have been arrested in connection with an explosion at a house in Heysham, Lancashire, in which a young child died. Emergency services were called to the scene on Mallowdale Avenue in the early hours of May 16, and found two houses had collapsed with a third seriously damaged. Two-year-old George Arthur Hinds died…
Dallas Apartment Blast Injures 8, Including 4 Firefighters
DALLAS—Eight people, including four firefighters, were injured Wednesday morning in an explosion at an apartment complex in south Dallas, authorities said. Three of the firefighters were critically injured. Firefighters were investigating a report of a natural gas leak at the two-story complex and had reported smelling gas just before the explosion partially collapsed the building,…
Swedish Police Probe Gothenburg Blast, 3 in Intensive Care
GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Four people were seriously hurt in an explosion and fire on Tuesday in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, and police are investigating whether an explosive device was placed at the scene. At least 16 were taken to hospital after the early morning blast set ablaze an apartment bloc in a central residential area. Fire…
City Council Seeks $5 Million to Help South LA Recover from Bomb Squad Blast
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday passed a motion introduced by Councilman Curren Price to identify $5 million in funding—some of which would come from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) budget—to help a South Los Angeles neighborhood recover from a massive explosion set off by an LAPD bomb squad error that injured 17…
Explosion at Florida Casino Injures More Than 20 People, Including Customers
By Eileen Kelley From South Florida Sun-Sentinel HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A system meant to suppress fires at the Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood exploded Monday morning, causing dozens of injuries—including people inside the casino after drywall rained down on customers. Seminole Tribe spokesman Gary Bitner said contract workers were servicing the fire suppression system as…
Hong Kong Police Raid Tiananmen Massacre Victims’ Museum
In another possible cover-up from the Chinese Communist Party, authorities claim there were no casualties as shockwaves from a massive explosion reportedly leveled houses in China. But residents say otherwise. Beijing works to quiet talk of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Hong Kong police raid the premises of a closed museum dedicated to honoring the…
Explosion at Colombian Police Station Leaves 13 Injured
BOGOTA, Colombia—At least 13 people were injured following an explosion at a police station near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, officials in the city of Cucuta said on Monday. Police said the explosion was caused by an “improvised explosive device” that was left at the station, which is located in one of Cucuta’s lower income neighborhoods….
Bodycam Shows Tennessee Police Officer Run Into Explosive House Fire to Rescue Disabled Woman
A house fire that caused an explosion in a home in Columbia, Tennessee, July 9 led to the heroic rescue of a disabled woman who was still inside. Bodycam footage from a Columbia Police Department officer who was the first to respond shows an area in Riverside engulfed in smoke as he pulled up to…
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