A massive fire at a chemical plant in rural Texas on Wednesday sent a plume of black smoke into the sky as officials closed down a local highway and ordered residents to take shelter for several hours. Authorities had asked…
At least one of two workers trapped at a collapsed 11-storey coal preparation plant that was being demolished at an abandoned mine site in eastern Kentucky has died, Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday. The building at Martin Mine Prep Plant collapsed around…
At least eight people were injured in an explosion on Sunday at a processing plant in Illinois, officials say. The blast occurred at an Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) plant in Decatur at around 7.11pm, a spokesperson for the company said. It is still…
A fire that started Tuesday afternoon at a recycling plant in the eastern Indiana city of Richmond was emitting toxic smoke and has forced evacuation orders for about 2,000 people – and it is expected to burn for days, officials…
More than 70 firefighters responded to a massive fire at a nursery in Kissimmee, Florida, on Thursday morning where nearly five acres of plastic planters caught fire, sending plumes of smoke into the air. According to Osceola County Fire Rescue,…
Multiple explosions inside a chemical plant in Georgia saw authorities order local residents to evacuate because of threats from toxic smoke and potential explosions. Emergency responders safely evacuated a small handful of employees working when the fire broke out at about 4 a.m this…
A major fire broke out at a hazardous waste plant in Cheshire on Monday night. Twelve fire engines were sent to Brooks Lane in Middlewich which Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) said involved barrels of industrial waste. The fire began just after 8.30pm…
A fire that burned part of a chemical plant in Nebraska's most populous city Monday evening and Tuesday led officials to urge some residents to evacuate the area. The blaze at Nox-Crete, a chemical plant south of downtown Omaha, was…
A building collapsed at an old power plant site in South Boston, causing three workers to be hospitalized and trapping multiple victims under rubble. Boston police received a call shortly before 1.45pm on Wednesday reporting a building collapse requiring a…
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities said Friday that a fire at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant ignited by Russian shelling has been extinguished, and that Russian forces have taken control of the site. The regional military administration said in a statement…