Gas explosion

Spain

Blast in northwest Spain leaves one person dead and 12 injured

The explosion has killed one woman and injured at least 12 other people, two of them critically. Local authorities believe it could have been caused by a gas explosion.

02/08/2023

Lithuania

Gas pipeline explodes in Lithuania on day marking USSR independence

250 people have been told to evacuate from a village in northern Lithuania, according to the country's media.

13/01/2023

Turkey

Explosion at Turkish restaurant kills at least seven people

One person who is “alleged to have caused the explosion” has been taken into custody.

30/12/2022

Russia

Gas explosion kills nine people on Russia’s Sakhalin island

Local authorities say they are paying compensation to people who lost their homes, or relatives.

19/11/2022

Austria

Four employees sentenced over deadly 2017 gas explosion in Austria

The court found that the workers had "failed to comply with their safety obligations".

18/05/2022

Cuba

Rescuers look for victims after Cuba hotel explosion kills 22

Authorities say a natural gas leak was the apparent cause of the blast at Havana’s luxury 19th century Hotel Saratoga.

07/05/2022

Spain

Explosion at Madrid building leaves two workers dead, 18 injured

At least 18 others were injured in the blast, including one person in a serious condition.

06/05/2022

Italy

Eight dead in Sicily after gas explosion causes building collapse

"It was as if a plane had crashed into our building," a local resident said.

12/12/2021

Russia

Gas explosion at residential building in central Russia injures six

The blast destroyed several apartments on the upper floors of a five-story building in Naberezhnye Chelny.

25/10/2021

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A gas blast occured in a residential building in Noginsk, Russia

A gas blast occured in a residential building in Noginsk, Russia

08/09/2021

Russia

Seven people killed in gas explosion at apartment building near Moscow

A gas explosion in an apartment building outside Moscow on Wednesday killed at least seven people and injured at least seventeen others.

08/09/2021

Spain

Madrid explosion: At least 3 killed in powerful gas blast

The building is flanked by a school and a nursing home in Spain's capital. Residents from the latter were being evacuated shortly after the blast, according to eyewitnesses.

20/01/2021

Kosovo

More than 40 people injured in Kosovo gas explosion

Kosovo police say that more than 40 people were injured on Tuesday in a suspected gas tank explosion in the town of Ferizaj.

05/01/2021

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Drone footage shows devastation wrought by Beirut blast

The August 4 explosion hit Beirut port and destroyed thousands of buildings.

18/08/2020

Slovakia

At least seven killed after gas explosion in Slovakia apartment complex

The fire department said one person was still missing after the explosion.

07/12/2019

France

Paris bakery explosion: death toll rises to four

Rescue workers found the body of a woman in the rubble on Sunday.

12/01/2019