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On January 30, 2007, the Little General convenience store on 2964 Flat Top Road was destroyed when a 500-gallon (1,892-liter) propane tank began to leak during maintenance. A high-pressure jet of propane burst upwards from the canister and vaporized upon contact with air, entering the store and finding an ignition source; the subsequent explosion destroyed the tank and leveled the store.
This property makes propane generally unsuitable as a fuel for boats. In 2007, a heavily investigated vapor-related explosion occurred in Ghent, West Virginia, U.S., killing four people and completely destroying the Little General convenience store on Flat Top Road, causing several injuries. [54] [55]
The explosion was caused by bombs being taken out of store, primed for use, and replaced with the detonators still installed when unused. The crater was 40 [46] metres (130 ft) deep and covered 5 hectares. The death toll was approximately 78, including RAF personnel, six Italian prisoners of war, civilian employees, and local people.
An explosion at a chain home improvement store in northeastern Romania on Friday injured at least 13 people, one seriously, authorities said. A mobile intensive care unit was dispatched to the ...
S. S. Kresge Fireworks Explosion: Cleveland, Ohio: United States: 7 deaths [1] five-and-dime store 1909-07-03: Great Nampa Fire: Arnold Cigar Store, Nampa, Idaho: United States: 4–5 deaths, unconfirmed: Cigar Store 1928-03-06: Fireworks factory explosion: Samarang, Java: Indonesia: 20+ deaths: factory 1930-04-03: Pennsylvania Fireworks ...
Coordinates. 55°07′09″N 7°54′21″W / 55.1192°N 7.9057°W / 55.1192; -7.9057. Type. Gas explosion (suspected) Deaths. 10. Non-fatal injuries. 8. The Creeslough explosion occurred on 7 October 2022 at an apartment above Applegreen petrol station in Creeslough, a village in north County Donegal, Ireland.
One person was killed after an enormous fire Monday night at a suburban Detroit warehouse, known to stock combustible materials, ignited explosions, shook homes and rained down debris as far as a ...
September 15, 2024 at 10:46 AM. Middletown police and fire officials are investigating an explosion and fire in the Snowball Gate section of Levittown on Saturday night that has left a family of ...