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A massive fire of yet to be determined causes completely destroyed the Brentwood Oaks Apartments in the Nippers Corner district of Nashville, Tennessee. The fire was so huge it could be seen from a considerable distance. A large plume of smoke dominated the skyline during and for a period following the blaze. A total of 18 individual apartments were destroyed in the Nashville fire. A yet to be determined number of residents have been impacted by the fire. No fatalities…

A Colorado steel mill explosion has sent seven workers to the hospital, three with critical injuries according to plant officials. The initial prognosis for all of the injured workers is that they are expected to survive. The most seriously injured workers suffered from respiratory system damage as well as burns.   Severe Injuries, Extensive Damage Caused by Colorado Steel Mill Explosion  The furnace blast at the EVRAZ steel mill, located in Pueblo, Colorado, occurred Saturday night. Firefighters arrived soon after…

A Gulf Coast gas well owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Company exploded Tuesday, injuring at least seven workers, four seriously. The blast occurred just off the coast of Louisiana in the Belle Isle Field, which is located near St. Mary Parish in Louisiana. The explosion accident involved a gas well that technically had been abandoned by Texas Petroleum Investment Company. Contractors had been hired by the owner to plug the well. Work on plugging the well commenced on Sunday, a…

Not all explosion accidents are the result of some sort of industrial incident or pipeline rupture. This reality was hit home to California residents in mid-May as the result of the devastating mischief of a trio of adolescents. The three youth were “playing with fire” on Wednesday afternoon, May 19, 2021. The specifics of what the three boys were doing remains elusive. Nonetheless, what is known is that the fire quickly got out of hand and resulted in some type…

A large explosion erupted at the Kerr Dam in Oklahoma, killing two people. Officials with the Grand River Dam Authority have not yet released specific information about how the deadly Kerr Dam explosion accident occurred. Investigators have only now begun their work at identifying what went wrong at the dam, resulting in the tragic death of two people. The Kerr Dam explosion accident occurred at about 6:00 p.m. Oklahoma time on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Three men were at work…