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Twentieth Summer Explosion: Romania Explosion At Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Station
Romania explosion: Huge blasts at fuel station kill two and injure dozens
At least two people died and 56 were injured after two blasts at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station in Romania.
The injured included 39 firefighters who went to the scene following the first explosion near the capital Bucharest on Saturday evening.
Shortly after, a second blast sent a mushroom cloud billowing into the sky, rocking the forecourt in Crevedia.
Several people are in critical condition with severe burns, authorities said.
The two people who died were a couple, Raed Arafat, the head of Romania's emergency department, told reporters on Sunday.
They sent four people who were injured, including two firefighters, to hospitals abroad and said others would follow.
Two police officers and two gendarmes are among the injured.
Authorities do not yet know what caused the blast. Mr Arafat said the station was no longer in use and "did not have a permit to function", according to quotes reported by the Agence France-Presse news agency.
People within a 700-metre (almost half a mile) radius were initially evacuated from the area, with Mr Arafat warning there was a risk of another explosion.
But by mid-morning, the fires had been contained.
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis described the explosions as a "tragedy" and said he was "profoundly saddened" by what had happened.
"An investigation must quickly be launched to see if rules were broken. I ask the authorities to take urgent measures for the injured so that these tragedies won't happen again," he wrote on Facebook. Source
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Nineteenth Summer Explosion: Yevgeny Prigozhin's Plane Blows Up Midair And Crashes To The Ground Killing All On Board
Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board the private jet that crashed in the Tver region north of Moscow, the Russian aviation authority has said.
Rosaviatsia posted a list of seven passengers and three crew members, who it said were aboard the plane “according to the airline”.
All 10 bodies have been recovered from the site and the search operation has been completed, authorities said.
The private jet crashed en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg, around 60 miles north of the Russian capital.
Exactly two months ago, Prigozhin led a short mutiny against the Russian military that Vladimir Putin denounced as “treason”. Source
Eighteenth Summer Explosion: Caleb Farley: NFL Player’s Father Killed In Home Explosion
Caleb Farley: NFL player’s father killed in home explosion
The father of NFL star Caleb Farley was killed in a massive explosion early on Tuesday at the player's North Carolina home, officials said.
First responders found the body of Robert Farley, 61, after searching through the debris of the multimillion-dollar house.
The Tennessee Titans cornerback was not at home at the time of the explosion.
The investigation is focusing on the property's natural gas lines - no foul play is suspected.
Christian Rogers, 25, a family friend who was also at the home, was taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement released by Iredell County.
The 6,300 sq ft (585 sq m) lakeside property, in the Charlotte suburb of Mooresville, was reduced to rubble and all vehicles parked outside the home were destroyed.
"There's a lot of devastation," Iredell County director of fire services and emergency management Kent Greene told the Tennessean. "There's nothing left of this structure except a partial wall."
Mr Farley, 24, was spotted on the scene speaking to authorities after the blast on Tuesday morning.
Neighbours told local news outlet Queen City News that they had smelled gas and heard the explosion.
"A loud boom, about five minutes to midnight," said neighbour Clay Wild. "I can't believe it."
Caleb Farley grew up in nearby Maiden, North Carolina, before going to play American football at Virginia Tech. He was later the number 22 overall pick in the 2021 draft.
Titans coach Mike Vrabel gathered the players after practice on Tuesday and they kneeled to pray for Mr Farley.
"What's most important is that we do everything we can to support him emotionally," Mr Vrabel said. "It's shocking. We've got to focus on Caleb and his family, and how we can support him."
In 2018, Mr Farley lost his mother to breast cancer, Sports Illustrated reported.
"I know he lost his mother at a young age as well," his teammate Kevin Byard said.
"He's dealt with a lot of adversity. It's very tragic. It's an unimaginable tragedy." Source
Seventeenth Summer Explosion: Ten Dead In San Cristobal Explosion
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (AP) — The death toll from a powerful explosion near the Dominican Republic’s capital rose Tuesday to 10 with dozens injured, as firefighters searched through smoldering rubble and people cried outside hospitals looking for missing loved ones.
President Luis Abinader visited San Cristobal, located just west of Sango Domingo, to meet with those affected, saying an additional 11 people were missing and that authorities were still trying to extinguish the fire amid collapsed buildings and charred vehicles.
“We’re doing everything humanly possible ... to investigate the situation of the 11 missing,” he said. “The search for survivors has been very difficult.” At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in Monday’s explosion at a bustling commercial center in San Cristobal, said Joel Santos, minister of the presidency. At least 36 of the injured remained hospitalized, he said. Source
Sixteenth Summer Explosion: Gas Station Explosion In Russia's Dagestan - 35 Dead
MOSCOW (AP) — A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan killed 35 people and injured scores more, Russian officials said Tuesday.
Russia’s Health Ministry said 115 people were injured in the blast and subsequent fire, and 35 of them died, including three children.
A total of 65 of those injured, including 16 children, remained hospitalized as of midday Tuesday, the ministry said. Eleven people, including two children, were in grave condition. The explosion occurred Monday night on the outskirts of Makhachkala, the region’s capital. A fire started at a car repair shop and spread to a nearby gas station, triggering the blast. Source
Monday, August 14, 2023
Fifteenth Summer Explosion: Plum Explosion Kills Five
A 38-year-old man and his 12-year-old son are among five people killed in a house explosion in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
The 12 August blast in Plum, a Pittsburgh suburb, left three others injured, including one person in critical condition.
Three other structures in the neighbourhood were destroyed and at least a dozen others damaged.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the explosion.
According to officials in Pennsylvania's Allegheny County, they received an emergency 911 call at about 10:30 (15:30 BST) local time on Saturday. Police and firefighters "arrived on scene and reported that there were people trapped under debris".
"It appeared as if one house had exploded, and two others were engulfed in fire. Multiple other homes were damaged with windows blown out," they said in a Facebook post.
Doorbell camera footage - which has not been independently verified by the BBC - shows a massive explosion sending smoke and debris into the sky above the neighbourhood.
Five bodies were later recovered from the scene.
Officials say it is still unclear who was home and if any visitors were in the area at the time, complicating efforts to identify the dead.
"ID is expected to take some time as it will involve use of dental records, and potentially DNA, for formal identification," Allegheny County said on X, the social media network formerly known as Twitter.
While officials have not publicly named any of the victims, family members identified Casey Clontz, 38, and his son, Keegan, 12, as being among the five killed.
Mr Clontz and his son lived four houses away from the scene of the explosion. It is unclear why they were there, although family members told local news outlet TribLive that they were likely visiting neighbours.
A statement from the Clontz family described Keegan as Casey's "shadow", and the pair often went fishing and hunting together.
"Keegan and Casey were their most happy when they were spending time at the lake with their lake family and friends. They swam, did boating and loved cruising around in their golf cart," the family said.
Keegan was part of a youth football programme and was due to start junior high in a week.
Casey and Jen, his wife of 14 years, also had a 10-year-old daughter, Addie.
Additionally, an online fundraiser has been set up for the Oravitz family, which owned the property where the explosion took place. It is unclear if any members of the family are among the dead.
Crews from at least 18 local fire departments were needed to douse the flames. More than 50 firefighters were treated at the scene for minor issues, primarily heat exhaustion.
Local police and fire officials are investigating the cause of the explosion alongside staff from the local utility company and state public utilities commission.
Officials told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that the probe will be a "slow and long process" that could potentially take months, even years, to complete.
One resident, Rafal Kolankowski, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the explosion shattered windows in his house and knocked him and his wife down.
"It's just tragic, I mean, it looks like a war zone — it looks like a bomb hit our neighborhood and it's just unfortunate," Mr Kolankowski was quoted as saying.
"I was just with some of the neighbors yesterday, right, and now this happens." Source
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