world news Belgium: building brought down by blast in Antwerp A suspected gas explosion destroys one building and damages two others in the Belgian port city of Antwerp. 16/01/2018
economy Gas prices drop after Austrian plant reopens Gas prices in Europe have fallen after Austria’s main gas import hub said normal service had been resumed in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly 13/12/2017
Austria Baumgarten explosion: main gas lines re-open The operator of Italy’s gas grid says the system is secure despite the state of emergency declared after the Baumgarten blast. “On a very cold 13/12/2017
economy Austria gas plant explosion leads to price hikes Parts of Europe see energy prices soar to unprecedented levels in the wake of a blast at the Baumgarten hub that killed one person. 12/12/2017
China Gas explosion rips through China restaurant An explosion on Friday at a busy restaurant in the Chinese city of Hanghzou killed two people and injured 55, according to local authorities. 21/07/2017
Ukraine Gas explosion kills at least eight miners in western Ukraine At least eight miners have been killed in a gas explosion in western Ukraine. 03/03/2017
no comment Widespread damage after train blast in Bulgaria At least five people have died in northeastern Bulgaria following a gas explosion after a train derailed early on Saturday. 10/12/2016
Bulgaria Inferno horror in Bulgaria as freight train derails At least five people have been killed and 25 injured when a cargo train derailed and burst into flames in the northeast of the country 10/12/2016
Bulgaria Four dead as Bulgaria train derails and explodes At least four people have been killed and another 25 injured after a freight train derailed and exploded in northeastern Bulgaria. 10/12/2016
Spain Dozens hurt in Spain gas explosion More than 70 people were injured in a gas explosion on Saturday near the southern Spanish tourist hot-spot of Malaga. 01/10/2016
Italy Gas leak blamed for deadly blast in Milan residential block At least three people have been killed and nine others injured following a suspected gas explosion at a residential block in downtown Milan. 12/06/2016
Russia Seven killed in Russian gas blast A powerful gas explosion that destroyed an apartment block in Russia has left at least seven people dead including two children. Other people were 16/02/2016
Italy Italy: five killed in suspected gas explosion At least five people have been killed as the result of an explosion in north western Italy. The blast, believed to have been caused by a gas leak 16/01/2016
Nigeria Nigeria gas factory blast kills 'tens of people' says Buhari Up to a dozen people are feared to have been killed by an explosion at a gas plant in southern Nigeria. The blast happened on Christmas Eve when a 25/12/2015
Russia Explosion devastates Russian apartment building An explosion blamed on gas has devastated an apartment building in the southern Russian city of Volgograd. The blast, which occured around midday on 20/12/2015
India Dozens killed in restaurant blast in central India At least 85 people have been killed and around one hundred injured, after a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant in central India 12/09/2015
India India: At least 85 killed in Indian restaurant explosions At least 85 people were killed when a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant in central India on Saturday, triggering a second blast of 12/09/2015
Mexico Babies found alive in rubble after deadly hospital blast Two babies and a female nurse are now known to have died after a maternity hospital in Mexico was completely destroyed by a powerful gas explosion 30/01/2015
Mexico Mexico gas blast devastates maternity hospital killing two A tanker truck making a routine gas delivery has exploded at a maternity hospital in Mexico City. At least two people have been killed with 66 30/01/2015
Mexico Two dead after gas blast at Mexican maternity hospital In Mexico, a maternity and children’s hospital has been ripped apart by a powerful gas tank truck explosion. The initial death toll has been revised 29/01/2015
USA Flames at Florida Gas Plant After Explosion – 15 workers missing A series of major explosions at a Florida gas plant has injured several workers and left others missing. The Orlando Sentinel reports Monday night 30/07/2013
