40,000 people under evacuation orders for a chemical tank leak in Southern CaliforniaAuthorities are racing to prevent the explosion of a leaking storage tank containing hazardous chemicals in Garden Grove, California, promp...
23 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Explosion in boiler factory kills 15 in Pakistan's PunjabA devastating boiler explosion at a chemical factory in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan has claimed at least 15 lives. Several others are inju...
21 Nov, 2025, 12.27 PM IST
How an online purchase led to a school washroom blast in BilaspurA shocking incident at a private school in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, has left a nine-year-old girl injured after a group of students allegedl...
25 Feb, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
'Strong vibrations, chemical-like smell': Locals of Delhi's Prashant Vihar in panic after blastResidents of Rohini, Delhi, were startled by a loud explosion near a CRPF school on Sunday morning. The blast, generating thick white smoke...
20 Oct, 2024, 09.02 PM IST
One killed, six injured in blast at explosives factory in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara districtOne person was killed and at least six were injured in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district o...
25 May, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
American corporation Brunswick Company chemical plant explosion in Georgia: Residents evacuatedReports say that Brunswick Company’s Symrise chemical plant is under multiple explosions, so the residents in the surrounding areas are eva...
07 Nov, 2022, 10.56 PM IST
No ammonium nitrate in custody of Customs in Vizag: OfficialIn the light of the explosion of the chemical in Beirut and the resultant fatalities and losses on Tuesday, storage of such substance in In...
07 Aug, 2020, 10.49 PM IST
CIL may run out of explosives stock as production takes a hit on coronavirus fearsCoal India buys explosives worth Rs 2,000 crore in a year. Even smaller subsidiaries like Eastern Coalfields receive 45-50 tankers a day wh...
27 Mar, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
Final death toll set at 173 in China's Tianjin explosionsChinese authorities put the final death toll at 173 in the country's worst industrial disaster at Tianjin port, as officials ended search.
12 Sep, 2015, 05.00 PM IST
- Dead fish spark cyanide contamination fears in China river
A large number of dead fish spotted in China's Tianjin river sparked fresh fears about possible contamination of water due to hazardous che...
21 Aug, 2015, 10.25 PM IST
Chinese military orders weapons safety check after Tianjin blastsThe Chinese military has ordered a thorough safety check of the army's storage of weapons and ammunitions after last week's explosions in T...
20 Aug, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Explosions hamper cyanide clearing work at China blast siteTwo explosions - one last evening and another this morning - were reported as expert teams announced plans to intensify search for survivor...
17 Aug, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Syrian doctor jailed in UK for bomb-making hoardFaris al-Khori, had chemicals, ball bearings, bolts, nuts and a bag of toxic beans which can be used to produce the poison Ricin.
02 Apr, 2015, 05.46 PM IST
52 charred to death in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi factory fireIn a major fire accident, at least 52 people were dead, while 50 more injured in an explosion in a fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi...
05 Sep, 2012, 06.37 PM IST
- Mumbai terror attack: India set to regulate use of ammonium nitrate
The government is set to classify ammonium nitrate as an “explosive” to help law enforcement agencies track the use and transit of this che...
16 Jul, 2011, 02.35 PM IST
- al-Qaida may use body bombs to blow up jets: US
US security experts have warned airlines and airport authorities to be on high alert for possible al-Qaida attempts to blow up passenger je...
07 Jul, 2011, 11.33 AM IST
- Maoists loot 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate
Maoists on Tuesday looted 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate from a truck on its way from Visakhapatnam to Chhattisgarh.
21 May, 2010, 05.17 AM IST