The blast, centered at the food market, rocked the city located in Hubei province, early on Sunday. Footage from the scene circulating online shows the market partially collapsed with a massive crater left in the ground, suggesting that leaked gas had accumulated under the building long before the explosion. Streets …
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Ibn al-Khatib hospital, located in southewestern Baghdad, caught fire late Saturday, prompting frantic efforts to evacuate some 120 patients. Footage shared on social media shows flames and black smoke billowing from the windows of the facility, known for treating coronavirus patients. A loud blast can be seen rocking the hospital, …
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“Reza Karimi, the perpetrator of this sabotage… has been identified” by the intelligence ministry, Iranian state television announced on Saturday. Karimi was described in the report as a 43-year-old male who was born in the town of Kashan, not far from the Natanz facility. Tehran had earlier blamed the incident …
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The American Meteor Society said the fireball was spotted over Florida – and could be seen as far away as Georgia – at 02:17 GMT on Tuesday. The AMS received 259 reports of the sighting. Most of the videos showed a ball of fire coming down at a steep angle, …
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The incident occurred at the Petróleos Mexicano (Pemex) refinery named after former Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas. Black smoke, flames and repeated explosions can be seen and heard in videos that have made rounds on social media on Wednesday. Mexico’s safety, energy and environment regulator ASEA reported that the blaze started …
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The fire at the Balongan oil refinery, operated by Pertamina, Indonesia state-owned oil and natural gas company, erupted on Monday morning local time. Videos purportedly filmed not far from the scene of the incident show columns of fire turning the predawn skies yellow. Huge pillars of smoke can be seen …
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Footage reportedly filmed in the northeastern town of El Tejero shows a powerful blast and bright flames rising to the sky. Venezuelan news website El Tiempo said the fire was so strong that firefighters were struggling to approach the site, while local farmers worried that the blaze might spread to …
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“The Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman are Iran’s immediate security areas,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters on Monday, adding that Tehran would not allow these priorities to be undermined by Israeli accusations. Khatibzadeh lambasted Israel for its “incorrect” claims that Iran was behind last Thursday’s attack …
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Based on the Saturday statement, it would appear that the claim by Gantz wasn’t backed by any actual intelligence, but was rather based on the geography of the incident and the current geopolitical situation in the Middle East. “Iran is looking to hit Israeli infrastructure and Israeli citizens. The location …
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Local reports indicate both the train conductor and truck driver escaped the crash, which occurred at a grade crossing. Footage from the scene shows train cars flipped and aflame. Milam County Sheriff Chris White has said the fire was mostly fueled by petroleum and there are “no reports of chemical …
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