#explosion

#explosion

Several people have been killed and others injured after an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss police have said. There has been an explosion of unknown origin, Gaetan Lathion, a police spokesman in Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, told the news agency AFP. He said the explosion took place at about 1:30am (00:30 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation, which is popular with tourists, as revellers rang in the new year.

An explosion has rocked a busy neighbourhood in India's capital New Delhi, causing panic near the landmark Red Fort in the city. Footage broadcast by Indian television channels and videos circulating online on Monday showed flames and several vehicles affected by the explosion. Local media said the incident took place near a metro station, and the explosion appeared to take place inside a vehicle.

Three police officers were killed Tuesday when a house exploded during a forced eviction in Castel D'Azzano, a town near Verona in northern Italy, officials said. The blast occurred as officers tried to enter the two-story building, which collapsed and buried them under the debris. At least 15 other police officers and firefighters were injured. The evacuation had been planned for several days after the occupants refused to leave the property, according to Italian media.

Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by finding pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart. At a news conference, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said people in the tight-knit community probably at least knew relatives of the victims killed in the explosion Friday at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems. The company supplies and researches explosives for the military and is a well-known employer in the area.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (KGO) -- There has been a massive explosion at the Chevron refinery in Los Angeles County Thursday night. This in El Segundo near Manhattan Beach. The fire has been burning since 9:30 p.m. There is no word yet if anyone has been hurt, or what caused the explosion. No evacuation orders have been issued, but people are being told to stay inside.

A large fire has broken out at Chevron's El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles county in California, according to US media reports. The blaze began on Thursday night, after emergency services received reports of an explosion at the site, according to CBS news. The cause is unclear. Footage soon emerged showing a bright ball of orange flame against the night sky, followed by plumes of smoke.

In a corn field, we found burnt objects of various sizes , scattered within a radius of several dozen metres. These are burnt metal and plastic fragments.

Tragically, three members of the department died in the explosion at the Biscailuz Training Facility, which occurred around 7.30am on Friday.

Of the seven victims in the explosion and fire at Devastating Pyrotechnics, four were Bay Area residents, including brothers Jesus and Jhony Ramos, along with Neil Justin Li and Christopher Goltiao Bocog.

Hayward Police Department urges the public to avoid the area near Mandarin Avenue and Sumatra Street due to an explosion inside a house.

The blast occurred near Esparto and Madison, sending thick black smoke into the air and igniting fireworks that triggered spot fires across the area.

The explosion, which occurred at around 9 a.m. local time on Monday in Pashamylaram, resulted in at least 36 fatalities and numerous injuries, with many still missing.

"After pulling through some of the rubble, we were able to find that we actually did have a victim that was in the collapse. It was also determined that the victim at that point had deceased in the collapse."

Under the right conditions, flour can actually explode, as evidenced by the 1878 Washburn A Mill disaster, caused by a spark from grinding millstones.