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A massive explosion accident sent 14 oil storage tanks up in flames near New Town, North Dakota, this week. An investigation is underway regarding the underlying cause of the blast. Fortunately, no one was killed or appeared to be injured in the New Town explosion accident. The oil storage tank facility is owned and operate by Slawson Exploration Company. Firefighters were at the scene directly after the explosion. Officials explained that the plan of action was to permit the blaze…

The National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, has completed an exhaustive investigation of multiple Dallas gas explosions that occurred over the course of a week and devastated a neighborhood near Love Field. The bottom-line determination of the NTSB, a federal investigatory agency, is that the deadly gas explosion that occurred after the first Love Field neighborhood blast was preventable if Atmos Energy had undertaken appropriate action. While the Dallas gas explosions at issue did occur almost three years ago, the investigation…

Throughout 2020, more allegations about male students being sexually assaulted on campus were levied against Ohio State University. Richard Strauss, the now-deceased doctor once on the payroll of OSU, is now known to have committed well over 2,000 instances of sexual assault of male student athletes during his tenure at the school. Strauss was the team doctor at OSU for two decades. The sexual assault perpetrated by the OSU team doctor included 2,200 incidents involving the fondling of male students….

Unanswered questions abound regarding how and why a New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus ended up out of control and dangling over a roadway bridge in the Bronx. The New York City bus accident occurred approaching midnight when the streets fortunately were only lightly traveled. Although other motorists were spared, nine people on the bus, including the driver, were taken to area hospitals for injuries. None of the injuries were reported to be life-threatening, according to the New York Police…

A San Diego hash oil explosion at the City Heights apartment complex sent one person to the hospital and left at least 24 people homeless. The two-story apartment complex is located on Marlborough Avenue near Landis street, a short jaunt east of Interstate 15. Multiple 911 calls were placed in the morning on January 15, 2021, reporting the blast. Emergency personnel were dispatched immediately to the scene. Fire department personnel found a significant amount of damage at the apartment complex…