The fire began after an explosion at approximately 11:07 a.m. at an Exxon Mobil plant in Baytown, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston. The facility processes light hydrocarbons including propane and propylene, materials used to make plastic and industrial products.
At least 10 people were killed and 19 others injured in an explosion at a gas plant workshop in China's Yima city on Friday, local media reported.
The blast flung debris widely along a busy road in Plantation, west of Fort Lauderdale. The restaurant was destroyed, and nearby businesses and cars were damaged. Though firefighters found ruptured gas lines afterward, authorities said it was too early to determine a cause.
Bomb blast in Kabul: The explosion early on Monday occurred as the streets in the capital were packed with morning commuters. Officials and police were at the scene of the blast and few details were available, including casualties.
The explosion took place on Friday in Anhui Maiqi Chemical Co, Ltd in Bengbu.
A series of bombs exploded at different parts of the capital city on Sunday, killing four people and injuring seven others. Police said they suspect that the outlawed group that once split from the ruling Communist Party was responsible for the blasts as its members have been protesting the arrests of their supporters.
The explosion occurred on a container ship on Saturday morning and at least 25 workers were taken to hospital, Xinhua news agency reported. Local people were evacuated as some of the containers on fire were with hazardous chemicals.
The waitress was trying to fetch a lighter from the soup using ladles, which resulted in a terrifying explosion of the hot boiling soup.
A mosque, located at Kachurtal near the inter-state boundary with Mizoram, was partially damaged in the explosion which occurred at 2 am.
The hospital spokesman said the exact cause of the explosion will be revealed after deeper research into the incident.
According to unconfirmed reports, it is believed to be a grenade blast which took place outside a mall in central Guwahati.
The incident happened at Padamtand Barmasia under the jurisdiction of Gandey police station when a man was off-loading explosives from a two-wheeler, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Giridih, Jeet Vahan Ram, said.
"The explosive was hidden in the bushes and it exploded when they touched it," the SSP said.
13 people were killed in an explosion at a shop which caused three houses to collapse in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi city on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police officials said that explosion took place at 02:30 pm inside the classroom at private school - Falah-e-Millat.
Governor of Hidalgo state Omar Fayad said that the explosion took place in Tlahuelilpan, about 105 kilometres north of the Mexico city.
France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner told reporters at the scene "unfortunately the human toll is particularly serious."
The explosion occurred in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido.
The accident occurred at around 11:40 pm on Friday in a warehouse of Jiangcheng Machinery Company in Sanhe Township, Dongfeng County, leaving two people dead, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Police said the blast took place at a hardware store belonging to one Kamal Agarwala. “While Agarwala was seriously injured in the blast, a customer who was present in the store, died on the spot.”
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