Explosion

Police in Houston, Texas, blocked off streets on the 4500 block of Gessner Road after a large explosion that reportedly caused a fire and shook buildings.

An explosion at a chemical factory in Catalonia was so powerful that it flung a one-ton steel plate two miles to crash into an apartment building, killing one resident.

Authorities said a car in the U.K. exploded after the driver sprayed excessive amounts of air freshener then lit a cigarette.

People across the city took to social media to report they'd heard a loud noise prompting "#explosion" to become the top trending topic on Twitter.

Scientists have used satellite data to determine the size of the bomb North Korea detonated in 2017. Results suggest it could have been twice as powerful as U.S. intelligence predicted at the time.

Police confirmed there were no injuries sustained in the blast and no homes had been damaged, but said power was currently being shut off for about 500 Pepper Pike residents.

Researchers estimate that the explosion lasted for approximately 300,000 years.

Meteorologist Jude Redfield was using the fire extinguisher as a prop in a weather report when the accident occurred.

Investigators found the body of a man, IEDs and propane tanks in the aftermath of an explosion in a Massachusetts apartment building.

Joana Sainz Garcia, 30, died after a pyrotechnics disaster near Madrid.

An explosion near a reported missile testing site rocked Russia's northern Arkhangelsk province on Thursday, killing two and leading to a brief spike in radiation.

On Monday, a jury ruled in favor of a former New York City high school student who was severely burned when a high school chemistry class experiment went horribly wrong back in 2014. He was awarded nearly $60 million in damages from the city.

The exploding star system is located around 7,500 light years away in the constellation Carina (The Ship's Keel.)

The bomb, hidden what was believed to be a gift, detonated when it was opened.

This marks the second time this year that France has experienced an attack based on extremist ideology.

Iran has claimed innocence as regional tensions rise between Washington, its allies and Tehran.

Ryan Sharp, 33, is accused of waging a six-week campaign of harassment following the February altercation.

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Hundreds of people in Florida and Cuba witnessed the phenomenon.

Eight people are dead and more than 30 are still missing after an apartment block exploded in Magnitogorsk, Russia.

Local residents were woken late Monday by a huge explosion.

Scientists are warning that rising temperatures caused by climate change will turn cities worldwide into perfect rat breeding grounds.

The ship had to abort mooring maneuvers due to bad weather conditions, a local union reported.

Several firefighters were reportedly injured, according to local news outlets.

A gas leak led to an explosion underground.

The suspect was planning to detonate a device on the day of the midterm elections.

More than 320,000 barrels of finished energy products were produced at the refinery daily.

The suspect allegedly used a homemade bomb to kill himself, his 2-year-old son and another man.

There has been no evidence of a decline in consumption and emissions, despite slowing birthrates.

Authorities are calling the incident "Armageddon."