Reports: Explosion at fireworks store kills at least 11 in Brazil

October 12th, 2009 Explosion in northwest Pakistan kills 29PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say the death toll in a blast in Pakistan's northwest Shangla district has reached 29. Senior police official Idrees Khan says more than 40 people were wounded in the explosion.

September 24th, 2009 Brazil fireworks blast flattens homes, kills 3SAO PAULO — A fireworks explosion demolished several houses and killed at least three people on the outskirts of Sao Paulo on Thursday, officials said. About five houses were turned into rubble, and at least 14 people were injured by the blast in a residential neighborhood in the city of Santo Andre, according to the local fire department.

September 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.

August 15th, 2009 Report: 1 killed in explosion in IstanbulANKARA, Turkey — News reports say an explosion inside a trash container in Istanbul has killed one person and injured one other. Private NTV television says the explosion occurred late Friday in the low-income Gaziosmanpasa neighborhood.

July 30th, 2009 Reports: blast at Mallorca police barracks kills 2MADRID — Spanish officials are reporting an explosion outside a police barracks on the resort island Mallorca. El Pais newspaper says two Civil Guard officers were killed and several people were injured by Thursday's blast.

July 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.

July 15th, 2009 French explosion kills at least 2PARIS — Local authorities say an explosion at a petrochemical plant in eastern France has killed at least two people and injured five. An official with the local governor in Moselle, 210 miles (340 kilometers) east of Paris, says the explosion occurred Wednesday at a plant in Carling/Saint-Avold.

July 6th, 2009 SC company in NC fireworks explosion fined in 2001COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina company that employed four workers who died following an explosion as they unloaded fireworks in North Carolina was fined after a previous accident.

July 5th, 2009 Fireworks explosion on NC island kills 2, hurts 3OCRACOKE, N.C. — A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically injuring three others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.

July 5th, 2009 3rd person dies after NC fireworks explosionOCRACOKE, N.C. — A third worker who had been preparing for an Independence Day celebration died from injuries suffered when a truckload of fireworks exploded on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, authorities said.

July 4th, 2009 Fireworks explosion on NC island kills 1, hurts 4OCRACOKE, N.C. — A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a remote North Carolina island dock, killing one worker and critically injuring four others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.

July 4th, 2009 Fireworks explosion on NC island injures severalOCRACOKE, N.C. — Authorities say a fireworks explosion on a North Carolina island only reachable by ferry has injured several people.

June 30th, 2009 Montana fireworks booth catches fireHAVRE, Mont. — An early morning fire Tuesday destroyed a fireworks booth in north-central Montana, jeopardizing funding for the city of Havre's annual fireworks display.

May 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.

January 18th, 2009 SAO PAULO - The collapse of the roof at a church here Sunday night killed at least seven people, authorities said. The failure of the structure left at least 40 people injured, some seriously, according to media reports in Brazil.