Gas-related explosions and fire
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The gas explosion in SF turned out to be a clandestine hash oil operation.
S.F. police arrest man in connection with Sunset District house explosion
Antony
Jedi Council Member
A powerful explosion occurred on the Columbia Gulf gas pipeline in the US state of Mississippi due to a lightning strike. 
t.me
BUYAN - Чё там в мире?
🇺🇸 #США На газопроводе Columbia Gulf в американском штате Миссисипи произошел мощный взрыв из-за удара молнии. 😨
t.me
Hmmm..
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LIVE REPORT: Shell chemical plant issues statement on massive fire burning after explosion in Deer Park
A massive fire has been reported after an explosion at a Shell refinery plant near Deer Park.
Faenza, fire at the Caviro distillery, the company that produces Tavernello: citizens evacuated
A violent fire broke out in the late morning of today in the plant Cave of Faenza, where one of the distilleries caught fire due to causes under investigation. Dozens of firefighters engaged in extinguishing the blaze were on site. The fire it flared up following at least two loud explosions...
A powerful explosion occurred on the Columbia Gulf gas pipeline in the US state of Mississippi due to a lightning strike.
BUYAN - Чё там в мире?
🇺🇸 #США На газопроводе Columbia Gulf в американском штате Миссисипи произошел мощный взрыв из-за удара молнии. 😨
this should physically not be possible. fake news?
Antony
Jedi Council Member
There is a video in the link to TG channel posted above with fire and lightning on the background. Whether it is technically possible, not sure. May be there was another cause, but the lightning used as a diversion version
#Tijuana (Mexico) The explosion caused by a presumed accumulation of gas inside some apartments and businesses left 25 people injured, three of them seriously.
#ÚltimaHora | A large fire is reported at the Lázaro Cárdenas refinery in #Minatitlán . So far the causes are unknown.
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Currently multiple Emergency crews and other agencies are working hard while battling a massive fire at the Calcasieu crude oil Refining plant in lake Charles, Louisiana after an lightning strike ignited the fire Officials have issued a mandatory evacuation for a 1.5-mile radius, with a 3-mile shelter-in-place
Interstate 95 collapse: Huge tanker truck fire shuts down highway outside of Philadelphia
A large fire on I-95 in North Philadelphia has shut down traffic in all lanes after a portion of the roadway appeared to have collapsed on Sunday morning.
Flames and billowing smoke were seen in pictures and video near Cottman Avenue and State Road in Northeast Philadelphia. A portion of the roadway also appeared to have collapsed.
Pennsylvania State Police told FOX News Digital in an email that the agency was assisting Philadelphia police and other public safety partners with traffic control and re-routing, with the safety of residents and motorists being their top priority.
The city’s Office of Emergency Management tweeted that the large fire has shut down all lanes of I-95 in both directions and urged motorists to avoid the area.
The partial collapse of the roadway happened after a tanker truck fire started underneath an overpass and spread to the above lanes, FOX29 Philadelphia reported, citing officials.
Fire crews were working on a portion of I-95 in North Philadelphia that collapsed during a large fire early Sunday. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
Several explosions were heard in the area, with WPVI-TV reporting that manhole covers were seen exploding.
All lanes of I-95 were closed in both directions between Woodhaven and Aramingo exits early Sunday due to a fire and subsequent road collapse, officials said. (Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management)
It was unclear how the fire started or whether anyone was injured in the incident.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said the vehicle fire on northbound I-95 between Exit 25 for Allegheny Avenue/Castor Avenue and Exit 32 for Academy Road/Linden Avenue closed all lanes.
The roadway is expected to remain shut down for an extended period of time while crews continue to work in the area.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
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Paris explosion causes a building in the 5th arrondissement to collapse
The explosion on Wednesday, potentially caused by a gas leak, has left four people in life-threatening condition and 33 others injured.
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Paris explosion causes fire outburst and buildings to collapse on Left Bank
At least 29 people were injured, four of them very seriously, by an explosion and blaze on Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, June 21. Two people were still missing. The "violent" fire which broke out after the explosion had now been "contained", Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said at the scene, adding that "work is still taking place under the rubble" to find any more possible victims.
Witnesses described a large explosion at 4:55 pm at 277 Rue Saint-Jacques, home to a fashion school. It preceded a huge fire. The fire service said there had been "an explosion" which had "caused the collapse of two buildings." Paris police spokeswoman Loubna Atta said it was too early to determine the source of the fire and could not confirm reports it was caused by a gas explosion.
The Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said an investigation had been opened into aggravated involuntary injury and the probe would examine whether the explosion stemmed from a suspected violation of safety rules. Beccuau said investigators would seek to “determine whether or not there was failure to respect a rule or individual imprudence that led to the explosion.”
Nunez, the Paris police chief, said firefighters prevented the fire from igniting two neighboring buildings that were “seriously destabilized” by the explosion and evacuated. The explosion blew out several windows in the area, witnesses and the police chief said.
Smoke was no longer visibly rising from the building by Wednesday evening. Sirens still wailed as ambulances passed through the neighborhood, but residents were starting to move freely again on the street, which had been cordoned off earlier.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin asked on Twitter for people to stay away from the area to not hinder the massive deployment of firefighters and police. A total of 230 firefighters were at the site, 70 fire trucks and nine doctors, according to police.
'Glass falling everywhere'
The Paris Police Prefecture also asked residents to avoid the area to allow emergency services and police officers to intervene. On Twitter, images showed a huge cloud of smoke. The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo immediately went to the scene and the Paris City Hall crisis unit was activated.According to the Paris public prosecutor's office, "a building caught fire and partially collapsed" on Rue Saint-Jacques, near the church of Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce. The public prosecutor's office said that "at this stage, there was no way of determining the cause of the fire."
The mayor of the 5th arrondissement, Florence Berthout, told Le Monde that a loud explosion had started on the 2nd floor of the Paris American Academy, a bilingual design school at 277 Rue Saint-Jacques. The fire brigade was still securing the perimeter because "glass was falling everywhere", she added.
Contacted by Le Monde, Philippe Delorme, the secretary general of the Catholic education authority, whose premises adjoin the affected building, said he heard a "loud explosion". "The Paris American Academy building was on fire", said Delorme, adding that the offices of the general secretariat of Catholic education had suffered only "minor damage." "We were evacuated via the Val-de-Grâce hospital [which is in the immediate vicinity] because we feared another explosion", continued Delorme.
French Coverage of this event.
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2 dead after fiery crash, explosions on Hwy. 401 east of Toronto
2 dead after fiery crash, explosions on Hwy. 401 east of Toronto
Two people are dead after a three-vehicle crash caused several explosions and fires on Highway 401 in Pickering, Ont. late Tuesday night.
And for some strange reason, the fuel that spilled from the tanker into the storm drains caused some more massive explosions;
31 dead after gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in China
Updated 1:58 AM EDT, Thu June 22, 2023
At least 31 people are dead and seven injured in the Chinese city of Yinchuan, in northwest Ningxia region, after a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant Wednesday night, according to state media.
The explosion was caused by a leak of a liquified gas tank inside the restaurant, and took place around 8:40 p.m., according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Among the seven injured, one person is still in critical condition. The other six are being treated in the hospital for minor injuries, burns and glass cuts.
Local fire authorities sent 20 vehicles and more than 100 personnel to the scene, with search and rescue operations lasting until 4 a.m. Thursday morning, according to state media.
Photos posted by state media show the damaged building, with blackened exteriors, debris on the ground and smoke in the air. Firefighters are seen entering the second floor on a ladder and lifting people out on stretchers.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called the explosion “heartbreaking,” and said it was a “profound lesson.” He has issued instructions to authorities on the scene, requiring “all efforts” to treat the injured, strengthen safety supervision and protect residents’ safety, according to CCTV.
Interviews by police and firefighters on the scene established that two restaurant staffers had smelled gas about an hour before the explosion, said the Yinchuan government in a statement posted online on Thursday.
The two staffers found the valve of the gas tank had broken, and sent another staff member to buy a new one. The explosion took place as the valve was being replaced.
Police have detained nine people and frozen their assets, including the restaurant’s manager, employees and shareholders, according to state media China Youth Daily.
The restaurant is located on a busy street, state media reported. The incident came just before China began its three-day national public holiday, from Thursday to Saturday, marking the Dragon Boat Festival.
The country has been rocked by a number of safety incidents this year. A coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia in February left 53 dead; then in April, the deadliest fire to hit Beijing in two decades killed 29 people in a hospital.
Updated 1:58 AM EDT, Thu June 22, 2023
At least 31 people are dead and seven injured in the Chinese city of Yinchuan, in northwest Ningxia region, after a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant Wednesday night, according to state media.
The explosion was caused by a leak of a liquified gas tank inside the restaurant, and took place around 8:40 p.m., according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Among the seven injured, one person is still in critical condition. The other six are being treated in the hospital for minor injuries, burns and glass cuts.
Local fire authorities sent 20 vehicles and more than 100 personnel to the scene, with search and rescue operations lasting until 4 a.m. Thursday morning, according to state media.
Photos posted by state media show the damaged building, with blackened exteriors, debris on the ground and smoke in the air. Firefighters are seen entering the second floor on a ladder and lifting people out on stretchers.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called the explosion “heartbreaking,” and said it was a “profound lesson.” He has issued instructions to authorities on the scene, requiring “all efforts” to treat the injured, strengthen safety supervision and protect residents’ safety, according to CCTV.
Interviews by police and firefighters on the scene established that two restaurant staffers had smelled gas about an hour before the explosion, said the Yinchuan government in a statement posted online on Thursday.
The two staffers found the valve of the gas tank had broken, and sent another staff member to buy a new one. The explosion took place as the valve was being replaced.
Police have detained nine people and frozen their assets, including the restaurant’s manager, employees and shareholders, according to state media China Youth Daily.
The restaurant is located on a busy street, state media reported. The incident came just before China began its three-day national public holiday, from Thursday to Saturday, marking the Dragon Boat Festival.
The country has been rocked by a number of safety incidents this year. A coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia in February left 53 dead; then in April, the deadliest fire to hit Beijing in two decades killed 29 people in a hospital.
Paris explosion causes a building in the 5th arrondissement to collapse
The explosion on Wednesday, potentially caused by a gas leak, has left four people in life-threatening condition and 33 others injured.
Paris explosion causes fire outburst and buildings to collapse on Left Bank
At least 29 people were injured, four of them very seriously, by an explosion and blaze on Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, June 21. Two people were still missing. The "violent" fire which broke out after the explosion had now been "contained", Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said at the scene, adding that "work is still taking place under the rubble" to find any more possible victims.
Witnesses described a large explosion at 4:55 pm at 277 Rue Saint-Jacques, home to a fashion school. It preceded a huge fire. The fire service said there had been "an explosion" which had "caused the collapse of two buildings." Paris police spokeswoman Loubna Atta said it was too early to determine the source of the fire and could not confirm reports it was caused by a gas explosion.
The Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said an investigation had been opened into aggravated involuntary injury and the probe would examine whether the explosion stemmed from a suspected violation of safety rules. Beccuau said investigators would seek to “determine whether or not there was failure to respect a rule or individual imprudence that led to the explosion.”
Nunez, the Paris police chief, said firefighters prevented the fire from igniting two neighboring buildings that were “seriously destabilized” by the explosion and evacuated. The explosion blew out several windows in the area, witnesses and the police chief said.
Smoke was no longer visibly rising from the building by Wednesday evening. Sirens still wailed as ambulances passed through the neighborhood, but residents were starting to move freely again on the street, which had been cordoned off earlier.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin asked on Twitter for people to stay away from the area to not hinder the massive deployment of firefighters and police. A total of 230 firefighters were at the site, 70 fire trucks and nine doctors, according to police.
'Glass falling everywhere'
The Paris Police Prefecture also asked residents to avoid the area to allow emergency services and police officers to intervene. On Twitter, images showed a huge cloud of smoke. The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo immediately went to the scene and the Paris City Hall crisis unit was activated.
According to the Paris public prosecutor's office, "a building caught fire and partially collapsed" on Rue Saint-Jacques, near the church of Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce. The public prosecutor's office said that "at this stage, there was no way of determining the cause of the fire."
The mayor of the 5th arrondissement, Florence Berthout, told Le Monde that a loud explosion had started on the 2nd floor of the Paris American Academy, a bilingual design school at 277 Rue Saint-Jacques. The fire brigade was still securing the perimeter because "glass was falling everywhere", she added.
Contacted by Le Monde, Philippe Delorme, the secretary general of the Catholic education authority, whose premises adjoin the affected building, said he heard a "loud explosion". "The Paris American Academy building was on fire", said Delorme, adding that the offices of the general secretariat of Catholic education had suffered only "minor damage." "We were evacuated via the Val-de-Grâce hospital [which is in the immediate vicinity] because we feared another explosion", continued Delorme.
French Coverage of this event.
Like I said in the Train derailments and explosions and chemical spills thread, at this stage of the investigation, it has not been confirmed yet that the explosion was caused by gas:
Paris explosion – live: One person still feared buried in rubble after blast at fashion school injures dozens
Oliver O'Connell and Shweta Sharma
Thu, June 22, 2023 at 3:44 PM GMT+2·19 min read
One person is still missing and four are in critical condition after dozens were injured in a powerful explosion in a building in central Paris.
The explosion at around 4:55pm local time on Wednesday at the Paris American Academy on Rue Saint-Jacques left 37 people injured.
The blast sparked a fire that sent smoke soaring over the French capital’s monuments and prompted an evacuation of other properties, authorities said.
Officials are exploring a possible gas leak as the explosion but Paris police spokesperson Loubna Atta said it was too early to determine the source of the fire and could not confirm reports it was caused by a gas explosion.
Huge plumes of black smoke swelled into the air over the surrounding neighbourhood, but the fire was quickly brought under control.
“The explosion was extremely violent,” said Florence Berthout, mayor for the fifth arrondissement of the city, where the explosion happened.
Key points
- Blast occurred at Paris American Academy in Rue Saint-Jacques in the 5th arrondissement
- 33 people injured, four seriously, two feared buried in rubble
- Huge cloud of smoke billowed out over rooftops
- Officials say too early to determine cause of blast and fire
- Fires quickly brought under control by emergency services
Rescuers search for person feared missing under rubble
14:40 , Oliver O'Connell
French rescue workers are searching for a person feared missing in the rubble after a powerful blast ripped through a street in central Paris, injuring more than 30 people – four of them critically.
The blast started fires and caused the collapse of the facade of a building housing a design school. At least 37 people were injured,
Some of the four critically injured people suffered severe burns, said health minister Francois Braun. One person who was feared missing has been found.
Jane Dalton has the latest.
At the moment, at least 15 buildings in the neighborhood are still inaccessible to their occupants, who were evacuated yesterday: