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U.S. / NEWS Tue May 20, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- A mechanical failure or gas likely triggered an explosion that rocked a waterfront hotel under construction, damaging four floors and injuring 14 workers, five critically, a fire official said. The blast occurred around 2 p.m. Monday, ripping off part.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 2:13pm neoform

BBC News -- A lightning bolt travelled down a cable and ignited the methane blast that led to the deaths of 12 miners in West Virginia last year, a US report says. The report, obtained by the Associated Press, also says methane in a sealed section was not monitore.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 8, 2008 @ 8:11am neoform

CNN -- Georgia firefighters battled flames, and rescuers searched for the missing Friday, after a massive sugar refinery explosion that was felt miles away left at least 42 people injured, authorities said. Six people were unaccounted for after the Imperial Suga.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 21, 2007 @ 11:10am neoform

BBC News -- A controversial new idea suggests that a large space rock exploded over North America 13,000 years ago. The blast may have wiped out one of America's first Stone Age cultures as well as the continent's big mammals such as the mammoth and the mastodon... Read More