Explosion
Man, 19, killed by firework explosion in Melbourne’s outer north
Police have warned about the dangers of handling fireworks after a teenager died on Christmas Day.
- Angus Delaney and Hannah Hammoud
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‘Get down! Get out!’: Surviving Beirut’s 2020 blast
Four years ago, a port explosion pulverised Beirut. An Australian writer describes the shocking aftermath.
- Theodore Ell
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- Iran
Nearly 100 killed after blasts near Iranian commander’s tomb
Two explosions caused by ‘terrorist attacks’ killed wounded in an attack condemned by leaders around the world.
- Parisa Hafezi
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- USA
Fatalities after vehicle explosion at US-Canada border crossing bridge
The FBI’s field office in Buffalo said in a statement that it was investigating the explosion on the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara River.
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- Perth
Crews on site after Welshpool explosion heard 20 kilometres away
Emergency crews rushed to Allied Metal Recyclers in Welshpool after the sound of a gas cylinder exploding reverberated through the area.
- Heather McNeill and Rebecca Peppiatt
Paris blast injures dozens, ‘destabilises’ adjacent buildings
Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast.
- Alex Turnbull and Angela Charlton
From the Archives, 1963: Buildings burn in night of cracker vandalism
After a chaotic evening that saw cars and buildings burnt out and airports closed due to dense smoke, the future of Cracker Night was in doubt.
- Staff reporter
Chocolate factory explosion death toll rises to seven
Rescue crews in Pennsylvania used heat imaging equipment and dogs to search for possible survivors after the deadly blast.
Berlin’s giant aquarium containing 1500 exotic fish bursts open
The DomAquaree burst early on Friday, spilling 1 million litres of water and debris onto a major road and injuring two people.
- Emily Schultheis and Frank Jordans
Toxic gas leak at Jordan port kills more than a dozen, injures hundreds
Video footage shows a crane hoisting a large tanker from a truck and then dropping it on the deck of a ship, causing an explosion.
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