http://www.mail.com/subjects/8168-explosions.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/8168-explosions.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095948-honeybees-trained-croatia-to-find-land-mines.html ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. Now, unlikely heroes may be coming to the rescue to prevent similar tragedies: sugar-craving honeybees. Croatian researchers a... Sun, 19 May 2013 11:33:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095948-honeybees-trained-croatia-to-find-land-mines.html 2013-05-19T11:33:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095270-blasts-rock-libyas-capital-eastern-city.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported. A security official says one bombing targeted an abandoned church in Benghazi that had been previously damaged by fire. The explosion damaged only a car parked outside. The official says two other... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095270-blasts-rock-libyas-capital-eastern-city.html 2013-05-18T18:28:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093280-official-10-killed-explosion-turkey.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria has exploded, killing 10 people. The governor's office in Hatay province said Friday's blast occurred in Tunisma village when the smuggler set the tank on fire after realizing Turkish security forces had rushed to the scene. Hatay is the Turkish border province w... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093280-official-10-killed-explosion-turkey.html 2013-05-17T15:44:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086548-texas-firefighters-focused-concern-toxic-gases.html WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a catastrophe. They didn't know, and probably could not imagine, that the plant would soon explode into a deadly fireba... Wed, 15 May 2013 11:32:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086548-texas-firefighters-focused-concern-toxic-gases.html 2013-05-15T11:32:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073742-police-confirm-blast-prague-caused-gas-leak.html PRAGUE (AP) — Investigators have confirmed that the blast last week that ripped open a central Prague office building and injured some 40 people was caused by a gas leak. Police spokesman Jan Danek says the gas leaked from an underground pipeline located several meters from the damaged building. Danek didn't give further details Thursday. He says the inve... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:06:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073742-police-confirm-blast-prague-caused-gas-leak.html 2013-05-09T12:06:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069174-22-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A natural gas tanker truck lost control, hit a center divider and exploded on a highway lined by homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring nearly three dozen, authorities said. Officials at the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds the capital, did not rule ou... Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069174-22-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html 2013-05-08T04:00:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068596-19-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway lined with homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and injuring three dozen, according to the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds Mexico City. Officials did not rule out the possibility the death toll could rise more as emergenc... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:38:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068596-19-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html 2013-05-07T17:38:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2063210-texas-plant-that-blew-up-carried-1m-policy.html McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the surrounding area had only $1 million in liability coverage, lawyers said Saturday. Tyler lawyer Randy C. Roberts said he and other attorneys who have filed lawsuits against Wes... Sun, 05 May 2013 01:49:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2063210-texas-plant-that-blew-up-carried-1m-policy.html 2013-05-05T01:49:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2051990-musicians-perform-to-benefit-texas-plant-victims.html WEST, Texas (AP) — Musicians are working to help a Texas town decimated in a deadly fertilizer plant explosion. Officials with the Texas Thunder Festival on Monday announced next month's performances will benefit emergency responders and schools in West, where 14 people were killed in a blast on April 17. Performers include the Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bow... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:30:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2051990-musicians-perform-to-benefit-texas-plant-victims.html 2013-04-29T20:30:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050420-syrian-tv-reports-blast-damascus-school.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state-run TV says an explosion has taken place near a school in the capital, Damascus. The TV says the blast struck on Monday in the capital's western neighborhood of Mazzeh. State-run news agency said there are casualties. Damascus has been hit by a string of explosions in recent months that has left hundreds of people dead ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:23:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050420-syrian-tv-reports-blast-damascus-school.html 2013-04-29T07:23:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049546-3-killed-french-building-collapse-blast.html REIMS, France (AP) — A possible gas explosion ripped off the side of a five-story residential building in France's Champagne country on Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring 14 others, officials said. More than 100 rescue workers, firefighters, sniffer-dog squads and bomb and gas experts were deployed to the gutted building in a subsidized ho... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:04:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049546-3-killed-french-building-collapse-blast.html 2013-04-28T19:04:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048144-perry-disgusted-cartoon-depicting-explosion.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he's disgusted a California newspaper ran a cartoon that depicts him boasting about booming business in Texas, then shows an explosion, a week after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people in a Texas town. Perry said he wants an apology from the Sacramento Bee on behalf of the town. The cartoon in Thu... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:20:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048144-perry-disgusted-cartoon-depicting-explosion.html 2013-04-27T03:20:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043396-fathers-firefighters-lives-lost-west-texas.html WACO, Texas (AP) — On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene trying to control the fire that preceded the blast. With help from relatives, friends, o... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:36:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043396-fathers-firefighters-lives-lost-west-texas.html 2013-04-25T23:36:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html WACO, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners Thursday they are not alone in their grief and they will have the nation's support to rebuild from the devastation. "This small town's family is bigger now," Obama said during a memorial service at Baylor University fo... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:56:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045322-obama-consoles-families-survivors-texas-blast.html 2013-04-25T22:56:24Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044866-3-burned-critically-when-ala-barges-explode.html MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday extinguished a huge blaze that erupted hours earlier when two fuel barges exploded, leaving three people with critical burns and forcing the evacuation of crew from a nearby cruise ship. The cause of the explosions remained under investigation, but investigators believe it was likely from a spark caused by a cr... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:53:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2044866-3-burned-critically-when-ala-barges-explode.html 2013-04-25T18:53:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043452-fire-hours-fuel-barges-explode-ala.html MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday extinguished a huge blaze that erupted hours earlier when two fuel barges exploded in Mobile, Ala., leaving three people with critical burns and forcing the evacuation of crew from a nearby cruise ship. The cause of the fire, which started Wednesday night, remained under investigation, but it was believed to be... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:07:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043452-fire-hours-fuel-barges-explode-ala.html 2013-04-25T13:07:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043204-fuel-barges-explode-catch-fire-ala-3-injured.html MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Multiple explosions aboard two fuel barges near Mobile, Ala., led to a major fire Wednesday night that left three people critically injured with burns and created a situation so unstable that fire and rescue officials decided to let the fire burn into the night. Firefighters from Mobile and U.S. Coast Guard officials responded after 8:... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:55:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043204-fuel-barges-explode-catch-fire-ala-3-injured.html 2013-04-25T06:55:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2042774-group-texas-plant-blast-loss-exceeds-100m.html WEST, Texas (AP) — The damage to surrounding homes and businesses caused by an explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant was estimated Wednesday to exceed $100 million, as crews continued to sift through a 90-foot-wide crater searching for answers. The Insurance Council of Texas released its estimate after speaking to numerous adjusters and agents in West, Te... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:57:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2042774-group-texas-plant-blast-loss-exceeds-100m.html 2013-04-24T21:57:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042208-czechs-to-send-funds-to-blast-hit-texas-town.html PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic plans to donate 4 million koruna (some $200,000) to help the Texas town of West recover from a devastating fertilizer plant explosion. The government decided to the provide aid in solidarity because a significant number of people in the town of 2,700 have Czech roots. The blast damaged numerous homes in the town. The Forei... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:23:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042208-czechs-to-send-funds-to-blast-hit-texas-town.html 2013-04-24T18:23:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041292-grenade-wounds-7-palestinian-kids-lebanon.html BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security officials say a grenade left behind from the 2007 fighting in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon has exploded, wounding seven schoolchildren. The officials say the children found the grenade on Wednesday and were playing with it when it exploded in the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the northern city of Tripoli... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:54:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041292-grenade-wounds-7-palestinian-kids-lebanon.html 2013-04-24T11:54:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040326-texas-town-where-plant-blew-starts-long-recovery.html WEST, Texas (AP) — From money, food and clothing to new appliances and crews armed with chain saws, help is pouring into the tiny Texas town where a fertilizer plant exploded. As the donations come in, how long and how much it will take for West to come back aren't yet known. Residents have just started burying the 14 people who died in last week's blast ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:20:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040326-texas-town-where-plant-blew-starts-long-recovery.html 2013-04-23T22:20:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037752-school-resumes-tiny-texas-town-hit-blast.html WEST, Texas (AP) — Teachers waited outside Monday morning like it was the first day of school in this tiny Texas town, hoping that a welcoming handshake or pat on the shoulder would make up for the fact that nothing else was normal. Five days after a massive blast at a local fertilizer plant killed 14 and ripped many of West's families from their homes, s... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:29:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037752-school-resumes-tiny-texas-town-hit-blast.html 2013-04-22T21:29:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034850-correction-plant-explosion-story.html WEST, Texas (AP) — In an April 21 story about the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, The Associated Press misspelled the assistant state fire marshal's name. His name is Kelly Kistner, not Kelly Kirstner. A corrected version of the story is below: Prayer and waiting in Texas town rocked by blast As heart-wrenching week ends, Texas town where plant exp... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:52:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034850-correction-plant-explosion-story.html 2013-04-22T20:52:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037588-911-calls-capture-terror-texas-plant-explosion.html WEST, Texas (AP) — When the first call came in, it was just a fire. Smoke was coming from West Fertilizer Co. and an alarm was sounding, so a woman at a park just across the railroad tracks called 911. She was calm and matter of fact. The dispatcher responded in kind: "OK, I'm going to get them to put out the fire." It was 7:29 p.m. April 17, and the last... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:07:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2037588-911-calls-capture-terror-texas-plant-explosion.html 2013-04-22T20:07:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037026-obama-going-to-service-plant-explosion-victims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas. The service is scheduled for Thursday at Baylor University. Last week's blast left 14 people dead and injured 200 others. The explosion was largely overshadowed by the Boston Marathon bombin... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:02:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2037026-obama-going-to-service-plant-explosion-victims.html 2013-04-22T17:02:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2032966-residents-allowed-texas-blast.html WEST, Texas (AP) — Stranded families growing weary and frustrated since a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion left them barricaded from their battered homes finally began returning Saturday, but only under a curfew and strict warnings to not wander beyond their own yards. Authorities gave the much-awaited OK after a nervous morning. Emergency workers ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:42:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2032966-residents-allowed-texas-blast.html 2013-04-21T01:42:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2033596-safety-rules-limited-small-fertilizer-plants.html There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual. Small fertilizer plants nationwide fall under the purview of several government agencies, each with a specific concern and none required to coord... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:55:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2033596-safety-rules-limited-small-fertilizer-plants.html 2013-04-20T21:55:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2033810-west-official-residents.html WEST, Texas (AP) — A town official says the area impacted by a fertilizer plant blast is safe and some residents will be allowed to return to their homes. City Council member Steve Vanek says the first wave of residents will be allowed in beginning later Saturday. They will be subject to a curfew. The West Fertilizer Co. exploded Wednesday, killing 14 peo... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:20:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2033810-west-official-residents.html 2013-04-20T19:20:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030562-texas-town-grieves-dead-first-responders.html WEST, Texas (AP) — Buck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the plant. But a ranch of horses next to the flames needed to be moved to safety. "He went to help a friend," said Joyce Marek, Uptmor's aunt. "And then it blew." Two days after the fertilizer... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:22:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030562-texas-town-grieves-dead-first-responders.html 2013-04-20T03:22:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027656-crews-seek-survivors-bodies-texas-blast.html WEST, Texas (AP) — Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris while the community awaited word on the number of dead. Initial reports put the fatalities as high as 15, but later in the day, ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:49:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027656-crews-seek-survivors-bodies-texas-blast.html 2013-04-19T01:49:20Z