Catastrophic Events (page 2)

Explosions are among the most ruinous types of accidents. Not only do they regularly cause serious injury and fatalities, they also destroy property, start fires,...

• Lief Nielsen
• Sep 27, 2019

Explosions occur when a substance ignites or is otherwise supercharged and expands rapidly with an immense release of energy. They can occur naturally but are...

• Lief Nielsen
• Sep 27, 2019

Two people died Sept. 24 when a fiery explosion leveled their Richmond, New York, house, the Democrat & Chronicle reported. Firefighters from multiple departments responded...

• Staff
• Sep 25, 2019

Two people are dead after a dump truck jumped a median and swerved into two oncoming vehicles in Osceola County, Florida, on Sept. 23. The...

• Staff
• Sep 24, 2019

A 59-year-old Mississippi man is dead after two oil storage tanks ignited on the morning of Sept. 20, WLBT reported. According to Captain Lance Chancellor...

• Staff
• Sep 24, 2019

An overnight contractor at a Metropolitan Sewer District site in Shrewsbury, Missouri, was killed early Sept. 17, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The victim, Shawn...

• Staff
• Sep 20, 2019

Eleven people were injured when a tractor trailer slammed into a bus on Sept. 6, Week.com reported. The crash occurred on Interstate 155 northbound just...

• Staff
• Sep 18, 2019

A female pedestrian was killed by a flatbed truck in Chicago’s River North neighborhood on Sept. 17, CBS 2 reported. The accident occurred around 11:30...

• Staff
• Sep 18, 2019

A driver is in the hospital after his dump truck collided with a FedEx tractor trailer, CBS 58 reported. The crash happened Sept. 16 at...

• Staff
• Sep 18, 2019

A Maine firefighter lost his life in an explosion in Farmington on Sept. 16, the Sun Journal reported. The blast occurred at the Life Enrichment...

• Staff
• Sep 18, 2019

A distracted Uber Eats driver crashed into a pickup truck in Spring, Texas, on Sept. 14, LMT Online reported. There was one fatality. Around 10...

• Staff
• Sep 16, 2019

A Queens, New York, man was killed Sept. 12 when a box truck struck his cherry picker, according to the New York Post. The accident...

• Staff
• Sep 16, 2019

A 69-year-old woman died in a fiery home explosion that ejected her daughter from the building in Harbor Beach, Michigan, on Sept. 14. The blast...

• Staff
• Sep 16, 2019

A contractor died after a mountain of soil collapsed on him in a trench on Sept. 12. The incident occurred at the Imlay Place Condos...

• Staff
• Sep 16, 2019

A New Jersey Firemen’s Convention event was brought to an abrupt halt Sept. 14 in Wildwood. According to Fox News, three levels of decking attached...

• Staff
• Sep 16, 2019