An explosion at a chemical plant in an industrial zone in Yunlin county shattered glass in buildings up to two kilometers away, shook houses five kilometers away, and was heard more than 30 kilometers away, according to media reports, today,…

MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Monday at Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s region of Samara, the RIA news agency cited the Emergencies Ministry as saying. The refinery is part of the Samara group of refineries…

A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safety. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed the fatality in a…

Two ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members have caught fire in the Kerch Strait separating Crimea from Russia, killing at least 14 sailors, according to media reports. The fire broke out on Monday off Russia‘s territorial waters. Both…

BEIJING(Reuters) - A plant explosion in China’s Jiangsu province killed seven people on Sunday, authorities said, the second deadly blast in the province this month as Beijing begins a nationwide industrial safety inspection campaign. The blast involved a container of…