Most of the University of California Berkeley campus has regained power after an overnight explosion blacked out campus buildings. Continue reading
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Los Angeles Times: UC Berkeley explosion leaves some injured; campus evacuated
An explosion tore through a building on the UC Berkeley campus Monday evening, injuring some people and forcing a campuswide evacuation, officials said.
The explosion took place at California Hall about 6:30 p.m. and resulted in “a few” victims with minor injuries, a university spokesman said.
He said one person was taken to a hospital.
Source: Los Angeles Times – Los Angeles Times: UC Berkeley explosion leaves some injured; campus evacuated
NBC News: Blaze at Okla. chemical plant triggers explosions
A fire engulfed a chemical plant in Oklahoma early Thursday, heating pressurized containers and causing several explosions, authorities said.
The Danlin plant in Thomas, Okla., caught fire at 10 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) Wednesday, according to fire officials. Continue reading
Los Angeles Times: Oklahoma chemical plant explosions force evacuations; no injuries
Fire consumed a chemical plant west of Oklahoma City overnight Thursday, forcing evacuations but causing no injuries and leaving surrounding areas unscathed, officials said.
The fire and explosions at Danlin Industries in Thomas, Okla., about 85 miles west of the capital, according to Michael Galloway, Custer County emergency management director. Continue reading
Reuters: Fire destroys Oklahoma chemical plant, no injuries
A fire destroyed a chemical plant and caused small explosions near a western Oklahoma town, forcing the evacuation of about a dozen people from nearby homes, but resulting in no injuries, a county emergency management official said on Thursday.
The fire erupted about 10:00 p.m. CDT (0300 GMT) Wednesday at a Danlin Industries facility outside Thomas, Oklahoma, a city of 1,181 people about 90 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Continue reading
Canadian Train Derailment Death Toll Rising
Canadian police say that sixty people are now missing and feared dead after a freight train carrying crude oil exploded in Lac-Megantic, Quebec.
Officials ruled out terrorism as a cause of the runaway train but said that criminal negligence is under investigation. The entire downtown area of Lac-Megantic is considered a crime scene. Continue reading
Fuel barges explode, causing large fire in Alabama
A large fire that began with explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala., was rocked by a seventh explosion early Thursday and fire officials said they planned to let the fire, which has injured three, burn overnight. Continue reading
Explosions rock Boston Marathon; several injured
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At least two explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, injuring at least a half-dozen people, a CNN producer at the scene said. Continue reading
