Federal safety board issues warning over gas line work in wake of NC Slim Jim plant explosionOctober 2nd, 2009 Safety board warns on gas line work after NC blastRALEIGH, N.C. — Federal safety officials are warning workers around the country not to clear gas lines indoors after a North Carolina factory blast killed three people.
Blast in Amritsar factory, two injuredSeptember 30th, 2009 AMRITSAR - At least two people were injured and property worth millions of rupees was damaged when a powerful explosion rocked the boiler of a ghee manufacturing factory here Wednesday. The factory is located in Gumtala area of the city.
Two killed in cracker factory blast in Uttar PradeshSeptember 13th, 2009 AGRA - At least two people were killed in a blast in a fireworks manufacturing factory in a village near this Uttar Pradesh city Sunday morning, police said. The accident occurred in the Nagla Gola village, 20 km from Agra, around 9 Sunday morning.
China says coal mine blast kills 35 in Henan province, with 44 more trappedSeptember 7th, 2009 China says coal mine blast kills 35 in HenanBEIJING — A coal mine blast killed 35 miners in central Henan province Tuesday and left an additional 44 trapped, the government said Tuesday. The pre-dawn explosion happened at Xinhua No.
11 miners dead, 3 missing, in northern China mine blastAugust 25th, 2009 11 miners dead in northern China mine blastBEIJING — A gas blast in a coal mine in northern China killed 11 and left three miners missing, state media reported. The explosion ripped through a mine shaft in Jinzhong city in Shanxi province on Monday morning, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Blast at French chemicals factory, two killedJuly 15th, 2009 PARIS - At least two people were killed and five injured Wednesday in an explosion at a chemicals factory in northeastern France belonging to the Total oil company, i-tele television reported. An unknown number of people were reported missing and were feared buried under the debris.
Pakistan fireworks factory blast kills fourJuly 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed Wednesday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in eastern Pakistan, TV reports said. The incident occurred in Muridke city of Punjab province.
Four killed in Pakistan blastJune 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Four people were killed and three injured Tuesday in a blast at a petrol pump in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, TV reports said. The blast occurred in a car parked at a petrol pump near the Quetta-Karachi Highway, Geo TV said citing police officials.
Blast in firecracker factory kills four in PakJune 27th, 2009 KARACHI - At least four persons, including a woman, were killed and 26 others injured when a powerful blast rocked a firecracker factory, which was being run in a residential building, here. The blast which took place in the Gharibabad area of the city was so powerful that it destroyed the factory building completely besides damaging several adjacent buildings.
Toddler in critical condition after factory blast in eastern China that killed 16June 22nd, 2009 Toddler in critical condition after China blastBEIJING — Doctors in eastern China were trying Monday to save the life of a 2-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a weekend factory explosion that killed 16 people, state media reported. The blast early Sunday destroyed three buildings of a factory producing quartz sand in Anhui province and left 43 injured, a statement on the State Administration of Work Safety's Web site said.
16 people killed, dozens injured in eastern China factory blastJune 21st, 2009 16 people killed in eastern China factory blastBEIJING — An explosion at a factory in eastern China killed 16 people and injured dozens early Sunday, authorities said. The blast happened at 3 a.m.
Huge blast rocks Turkish munitions factoryJune 9th, 2009 ISTANBUL - A heavy explosion caused a fire in a munitions factory on the outskirts of Ankara Tuesday, media reports said. Media reports said the blast at Roketsan in the town of Elmadag on the southern edge of Ankara had felt "like an earthquake".
Eight killed in Himachal factory fire, probe ordered (Third Lead)June 3rd, 2009 NALAGARH - At least eight people were killed when a fire broke out in a factory in this town Wednesday, police said. The Himachal Pradesh government ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Chinese woman burns down hubby's factory out of jealousy!May 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A jealous Chinese woman burned down her husband's factory after she found out that he removed her name as a co-owner. Li Xia, who lived in Jiangsu province, had waited for Huang Chao when he was sentenced to five years in prison in 2000.
Explosion in illegal fireworks factory kills 13, injures 2, in eastern ChinaMay 3rd, 2009 China: Blast at illegal fireworks factory kills 13BEIJING — Chinese state media say an explosion in an illegal fireworks factory has killed 13 people and injured two. Saturday's blast flattened three rooms in a rented house in the eastern province of Shandong.
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