Huge explosion is heard over Cornwall from ‘Sonic boom caused by RAF jet’

Huge explosion is heard over Cornwall from ‘Sonic boom caused by RAF jet’ as shocked residents tell how houses shook A number of locals took to social media to report hearing noise in Bude today Some told how their houses shook following the incident at around midday  Sonic boom occurs when an object travels through … Read more

Up to 5 people wounded in shooting and explosion at urgent care clinic in Buffalo  

BREAKING NEWS: At least 5 people wounded after gunman opens fire and detonates four homemade bombs at urgent care clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota as cops investigate possible explosive device at nearby hotel A suspected gunman opened fire at the Allina Health Clinic on Crossroads Campus Drive in Wright County late Tuesday morning Just 30 minutes … Read more

Four workers injured after an explosion at a storage facility near LA

Four workers suffered burn injuries after an explosion at a tractor trailer storage facility in Santa Clara on Tuesday evening.   Three workers were critically injured and hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns. The fourth walked himself to the hospital.    The blast in the Rye Canyon Loop sparked a wildfire that spread to one acre before … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Three people in critical condition after explosion on a movie set near LA

BREAKING NEWS: Three people in critical condition after explosion on a movie set near LA Blast in the Rye Canyon Loop sparked a wildfire that spread to one acre  First responders said three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries It’s reported the blast ws caused by a ‘pyrotechnic malfunction’ on a movie set … Read more

Explosion above Saudi capital of Riyadh – days after missile targeting the city was intercepted 

Explosion above Saudi capital of Riyadh – days after missile targeting the city was intercepted  By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 11:20 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 11:20 GMT, 26 January 2021 An explosion was heard in the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh on Tuesday, according to a Reuters correspondent, but the cause was not … Read more

2015 Cheshire mill explosion: Manslaughter trial told of devastation

The devastation caused by a mill explosion that killed four workers and injured several others was like a scene ‘out of the movies’, a court has heard. A jury at the Nightingale court at Chester Town Hall on Monday was told the body of chargehand Jason Shingler, 38, was never found following the blast at … Read more

Controlled explosion brings chimney crashing down after dominating Staffordshire skyline for years

Moment controlled explosion brings 600ft power station chimney crashing down in just four seconds after dominating Staffordshire skyline for 53 years Small crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the demolition of the iconic power station chimney this morning The tower has been an iconic part of the Staffordshire skyline since the Rugeley power station opened … Read more

‘I thought I was dead’: Paramedic tells of escape after parent’s house blew up in gas explosion

A paramedic has told of his luck escape after his parent’s house blew up in a gas explosion when they switched on the oven.  Three people – Darren, Alan and Josie Cornish – were taken to hospital after the blast in Traly Close, Bude, Cornwall, and only suffered from shock and minor injuries.  One of the trio inside … Read more

Gas explosion destroys terraced house in Cornish seaside town with bed left hanging outside

Gas explosion destroys terraced house in Cornish seaside town with bed left hanging outside as two men and woman escape with no serious injuries Three people – two men and a woman – were taken to hospital but only suffered shock and minor injuries Explosion rocked other homes in Bude, Cornwall, just after 9pm last … Read more

Company director, 64, on trial for corporate manslaughter over huge mill explosion that killed four 

A company director is due to stand trial today accused of gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of four people in a huge mill explosion. The jury has been sworn in to hear the charges against company director George Boden as well as two mill managers at Bosley Mill in Cheshire. The blast caused the four-storey … Read more