Explosion News

Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban fighters accidentally detonated while they were stopped at a mosque, killing 12 people.

At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.

The utility responsible for a deadly pipeline explosion in Northern California said Friday that the record $2.25 billion in fines being sought by state regulators is illegally excessive, but did not offer a specific dollar figure it considers reasonable.

Police in Dayton, Ohio believe a bomb caused the windows of this car to be blown out on May 24, 2013.

A tenth lawsuit was filed Wednesday in a state district court naming West Fertilizer Company and its owner in connection with the April 17 fire and explosion that left 15 dead, more than 200 injured and scores of homes destroyed.

A SUICIDE bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said.

An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several miles away.

The scene of carnage in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, after an IRA bomb exploded as the Household Cavalry was passing.

AP10ThingsToSee - In this image from amateur video obtained by a group called Ugarit News, a rebel runs from an explosion, Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Qusair, Syria.

Together with a dog team and specialist search cameras, 13 officers helped rescue casualties, take away rubble and assist with the demolition of parts of the building.

The Yorkway community appears to be back to normal, but events got a little scary thanks to a fire in the 2600 block of Yorkway.

The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found.

Police previously said they believed the two people killed to be Leslie Rourke, 71, and his daughter-in-law Jeanette, 40, after a blast at the house in Newark on Sunday May 19.

A spokeswoman for Dorset Police said three boys aged between 16 and 19 were taken to hospital and one woman was treated at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.

Three Spanish Legion bomb disposal experts, who had all taken part in international missions, died in a blast at the Viator military base in Almeria on Monday.

A leaking acetylene tank is blamed for a blast early Wednesday that tore apart a car parked on a street in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A cone of dust and debris expands from an improvised explosive device made from Tannerite as the bomb is detonated during a live explosion demonstration as part of a Post-Blast Bomb School conducted by the New Haven Division of the FBI and Connecticut State Police Emergency Services Unit on the grounds of the former Norwich State Hospital property ... (more)

An Israeli soldier was killed on Tuesday after a mine exploded in the occupied Golan Heights, Israel's army said.

A Lincoln "comfort" dog that has been to several national tragedy sites this year is now in Oklahoma to help victims cope with the devastation caused by a massive tornado.

The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing.