explosions
Five Arrested, Four Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in East Village Building Explosion
Brendan O'Connor · 02/11/16 07:19PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/yy5cbygsrbx4ipttlzha/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
On Thursday, the NYPD arrested five people in connection with the East Village gas explosion that killed two people and leveled three buildings last spring. Four were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors said that the building owner’s greed and willingness to take shortcuts caused the loss of life.
Federal Report on Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Finds Similar Threat Exists Statewide
Brendan O'Connor · 01/31/16 10:44PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/bxqtu7gdfatisbqa3k36/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
In 2013, fifteen people were killed and more than 260 injured after a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, exploded. Investigators still have not determined the cause of the fire that triggered the explosion, but a federal report released last week found that 19 plants in Texas alone are located in similarly dangerous proximity—less than half a mile—to schools, nursing homes, and housing.
At Least One Dead, Three Injured After Building Explodes in Brooklyn
Brendan O'Connor · 10/03/15 01:55PMExplosions Reported at U.S. Military Base in Japan
Brendan O'Connor · 08/23/15 02:15PMExplosion Rocks Bronx High School, Injuring Three
Hudson Hongo · 08/20/15 09:15PMTianjin Explosion Death Toll Rises to 104, Further Evacuations Ordered
Brendan O'Connor · 08/15/15 10:40AMAt Least 17 Dead, 400 Injured After Series of Explosions in Tianjin, China
Taylor Berman · 08/12/15 12:40PMTexas Father Killed While Launching Huge Firework Off His Chest
Jay Hathaway · 07/08/15 09:50AMFighter Jet and Plane Collide in Midair Explosion Over Charleston
Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/07/15 11:35AMAt Least 11 People Injured in California Gas-Line Explosion
Brendan O'Connor · 04/18/15 02:30PMMan Accidentally Explodes Car But at Least He Killed the Damn Bedbugs
Gabrielle Bluestone · 04/15/15 09:00PMDamn, Look at This Huge Explosion
Sam Biddle · 02/25/15 06:08PMAfter Family Argument, Man Blows Himself Up
Dayna Evans · 11/16/14 09:34AMHoly Shit, All the Fireworks Went Off at Once
Jay Hathaway · 11/14/14 01:15PMThis video, shot earlier this year in Italy and uploaded today by a pyrotechnics enthusiast, shows what happens when an entire fireworks display accidentally goes up at once. To sum up: Holy shit. You'll want to turn the volume down a little bit for this one.