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A burning French town suffered further damage during the Gironde wildfires after the intense heat set off forgotten stocks of WW2 shells.

Powerful explosions caused by several hundred pounds of fireworks stored in a home destroyed two houses and injured five people in a normally quiet island community in Washington state this week.

An explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial City — Qatar’s primary processing facility for liquid natural gas (LNG) — on Sunday killed at least 13 people and left 66 more injured.

A powerful explosion blasted a busy Staten Island wharf Friday, killing one person and injuring 36 others, most of them first responders including two Fire Department of New York (FDNY) members who were hospitalized with serious injuries, authorities said.

A massive fireball and explosion near Jerusalem triggered widespread online speculation late Saturday after dramatic footage near a facility belonging to Israel’s state-owned Tomer defense company spread rapidly online amid mounting tensions surrounding Iran.

A former northern California sheriff’s department lieutenant is one of five people who have been charged with murder after a powerful explosion at an illegal fireworks factory on his land killed seven warehouse workers in 2025.

Dutch police have launched a manhunt for a suspected terrorist after the building of a Christian pro-Israel group was bombed on Friday evening.

Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo early Sunday, officials said.

A massive explosion tore through a fireworks store in the central Chinese province of Hubei on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 12 people.

Chinese state media agencies confirmed a massive explosion taking place at a facility owned by a biotechnology company killed at least eight people in Shanxi, northern China this weekend.

An explosion and fire at a cookie factory in central Greece killed at least four workers and left one person unaccounted for.

An apparent propane leak in a U-Haul truck resulted in a devastating explosion that took the life of a 61-year-old Idaho man who was in the vehicle.

A doorbell camera caught a house exploding in northern California after a construction crew apparently damaged a gas line, the blast injuring six people and resulting in a three-alarm blaze.

At least nine people were killed when a car exploded near the historic Red Fort in New Dehi, India on Monday evening. The incident is being investigated under India’s counter-terrorism law, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed convinced that the deadly explosion was a deliberate act.

Several firefighters in the Bronx were injured on Wednesday as they responded to reports of a fire, as one vehicle involved reportedly exploded.

Authorities believe an explosion that rocked a Harvard Medical School building on Saturday was intentional, and the hunt for the suspects is on.

A powerful explosion tore through two stories of an apartment building in Romania´s capital on Friday, killing three people.

Eighteen people are missing in the aftermath of a blast at an explosives plant in Tennessee that has devastated community members. 

The Munich Oktoberfest will reopen Wednesday evening after blasts, explosive booby-traps, and a major fire in the city triggered lockdown.

At least one person was killed on Sunday in an explosion at a prominent retail building in central Moscow, emergency services said.

A cargo ship reportedly exploded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday evening.

One person was left dead, and several others were reported to be injured and hospitalized, after an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant in Pennsylvania on Monday.

A massive explosion erupted when a car slammed into a business late Saturday in Herriman, Utah.

Officials have located human remains at the site in Esparto, California, where a fireworks warehouse exploded on Tuesday, rocking the community.

Gas station exploded early Friday in southeastern Rome, injuring at least 20 people, including eight police officers.

One person was left dead and two others were left injured after multiple buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, collapsed and exploded, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD).

People enjoying the lights of Las Vegas were shocked when a person reportedly threw fireworks at a palm tree and it burst into flames.

At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a huge explosion ripped through the Gaomi Youdao Chemical Company plant in Weifang, China.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) responded to reports of an explosion in Palm Springs that left at least one person dead and a fertility clinic damaged, noting that he and his wife were “keeping everyone affected” in their hearts.

A car explosion in Palm Springs, California, left at least one person dead and a fertility clinic damaged, according to several reports.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a dissident group based in Europe, has accused the regime in Tehran of lying about the true death toll from the massive explosions at the port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday.

A huge explosion Saturday killed more than 25 people and destroyed large parts of the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee southwest of Bandar Abbas along the shores of the Persian Gulf.

A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company, exploded Friday night in a busy district of central Athens, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries.

It is the second time in a week that the historic city square has hit headlines after a suspected terrorist attack last Thursday.

A bride and groom’s Illinois home reportedly blew up while they were away getting married, allegedly set off by one of their guests, who left the ceremony and died in the explosion.

Firefighters were still working Tuesday at the scene of a huge fire in Pennsylvania that began late Monday.