Lightning strikes parked plane at Mexico City airport, injuring 4 employees working nearbySeptember 4th, 2009 Lightning injures 4 workers at Mexico City airportMEXICO CITY — A lightning strike that hit a parked plane at Mexico City's airport has sent four employees working nearby to the hospital. Officials say the workers were apparently injured by the concussion from the afternoon strike, rather than by the electrical charge of the bolt itself.
State news agency reports chemical explosion in east China kills 18 people, injures 10 othersSeptember 2nd, 2009 Report: Chemical explosion kills 18 in ChinaBEIJING — A chemical explosion in eastern China killed 18 people and injured 10 others on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred about 4 p.m.
Electrical accident in busy section of downtown DC sends 2 injured workers to hospitalAugust 24th, 2009 2 workers hurt in downtown DC electrical accidentWASHINGTON — A utility company says two men were injured while working with electrical cables in downtown Washington. Pepco spokesman Bob Hainey says the contractors were pulling an old underground cable when it touched a live cable, triggering an electrical shock on Monday.
8 workers injured in blast at southeast Ohio explosives plant where detonating cord is madeJuly 29th, 2009 At least 8 hurt in blast at Ohio explosives plantMcARTHUR, Ohio — An explosion at a southeast Ohio explosives manufacturing plant has injured at least eight workers. Austin Powder Co.
Police say 4 people injured in blast at southeast Ohio explosives plantJuly 28th, 2009 4 injured in blast at Ohio explosives plantMcARTHUR, Ohio — An explosion at a southeast Ohio explosives manufacturing plant has injured four workers. Austin Powder Co.
Explosion at Chicago plant that makes biodiesel injures 2; sends bricks and debris flyingJuly 17th, 2009 2 injured in explosion at Chicago factoryCHICAGO — Officials say an explosion at a Chicago biodiesel manufacturing plant that injured two workers was caused by a chemical reaction. Deputy Fire Chief Gene Ryan says the reaction caused a partial collapse of the one-story Columbus Foods plant.
Police: 1 injured in an explosion at a factory on the west side of ChicagoJuly 17th, 2009 Police: 1 injured in explosion at Chicago factoryCHICAGO — Police say at least one person has been injured in an explosion at a factory on the west side of Chicago. Police Officer Robert Perez says the explosion happened just before 9 a.m.
Explosion at a factory on Chicago's west side injures 2; sends bricks and debris flyingJuly 17th, 2009 2 injured in an explosion at a Chicago factoryCHICAGO — Two people have been injured in an explosion at a factory in Chicago that sent bricks and debris flying hundreds of feet in the air. Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says the 9 a.m.
Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — Two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials said Wednesday. A 3-year old girl died at the Bambin Gesu hospital in Rome, said hospital official Marco Magheri.
Reports: Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Report: Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — News reports say two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, raising the death toll to 16. The ANSA news agency and Sky Italia said Wednesday that a 3-year old girl died overnight in a Rome hospital, while a 2-year old boy died in a Florence hospital.
Transformer explosion causes underground fire, power failure in NJ's largest cityJune 30th, 2009 NJ transformer blast causes fire, power failureNEWARK, N.J. — A utility spokeswoman says power has been restored to most of downtown Newark after a transformer explosion that injured three people.
Officials: 2 missing, 20 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantJune 9th, 2009 2 missing, 20 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapseGARNER, N.C. — Officials now say only two people are unaccounted for after an explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina.
Calif. office worker decides to clean fridge full of rotten food, but smell sends 7 to hospitalMay 13th, 2009 Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospitalSAN JOSE, Calif. — An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill.
Gas explosion at apartment building injures 6 RI firefighters, 1 police officerMay 9th, 2009 Gas explosion injures 6 RI firefighters, 1 officerPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A driver hit a natural gas line at an apartment building and set off a gas explosion that injured six Rhode Island firefighters and a police officer.
Worker injured, houses rattled, 800K in damages in refinery blast south of Los AngelesApril 23rd, 2009 Worker injured houses rattled in blast near LAPARAMOUNT, Calif. — An explosion at a Los Angeles-area oil refinery rattled nearby houses and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, but left just one worker with minor injuries and required no evacuations at the plant or the surrounding neighborhood, authorities said Thursday.
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