Maine Lumber Mill Explosion Injures at Least 11
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At approximately 3:40 p.m. Saturday, an explosion occurred at an apartment complex at Fifth and Stone streets in Belpre. According to officials, the cause of the explosion is still under investigation and there are no reported fatalities.
Nearly a week after a boat exploded at Haulover Beach, several survivors are now taking legal action. On May 9, 11 people who were celebrating a birthday on a boat were taken to the hospital after the blast near the Haulover Sandbar.
Fire marshal's office investigators were called to Robbins Lumber and are currently responding to the scene. Video shows smoke and fire coming from the mill.
When the suburban home near Hayward exploded in a fiery blast after a PG&E gas leak in December, resident Jesus Duenas “fell into the basement of the house and saw a red-hot pipe explode,” according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday claiming PG&E falsely claimed to federal investigators that before the explosion it tried to warn neighborhood residents of the leak.
Several fire departments and law enforcement agencies are responding Friday to a possible explosion at a Searsmont lumber mill, according to officials. Videos posted to social media and shared with the Portland Press Herald show fire and a large plume of smoke near Robbins Lumber at 506 Main St.
Dispatchers received a report of a truck fire along Meridian Road shortly before 8 a.m. Friday. The initial report was followed by a call saying there was also an explosion. When First Responders arrived at the corner of South Meridian Road and Alcott Drive,
On Dec. 11, the day of the explosion, Jesus Duenas Ponce, his sister Maria del Socorro Duenas Ponce and her adult daughter Soledad Flores, were at the home they were renting in the 800 block of East Lewelling Boulevard in the unincorporated Alameda County community of Ashland.
May 13 (Reuters) - A Pemex worker injured in an explosion at Oaxaca refinery in the Port of Salina Cruz died on Tuesday evening, Mexican media Milenio reported on its website on Wednesday, citing confirmation from Pemex personnel speaking anonymously.