Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47,injures 640
China

Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47,injures 640

An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600,state media said,the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.

  • byDavid Stanway,Dominique Patton,Ben Blanchard andLusha Zhang

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'We thought it was a bomb':Jakarta on edge during presidential debate
World elections

'We thought it was a bomb':Jakarta on edge during presidential debate

An explosion outside a south Jakarta stadium complex has sent hundreds of people watching a presidential election debate scrambling for safety.

  • byJames Massola andKaruni Rompies
Dozens killed as pipeline explodes into flames in Mexico
Mexico

Dozens killed as pipeline explodes into flames in Mexico

The tragedy comes amid Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's crackdown on rampant fuel theft.

'He is a fighter':Gas explosion victim is awake and talking

'He is a fighter':Gas explosion victim is awake and talking

The Brisbane man who almost died after a gas bottle exploded has survived.

  • byLydia Lynch
Night sky turns blue in New York as power station fire erupts
USA

Night sky turns blue in New York as power station fire erupts

A spokesman for the New York Fire Department said it was investigating reports of a transformer fire at a Con Edison substation.

  • byMatt Stevens
Chadstone Shopping Centre evacuated after car explodes in car park
Chadstone

Chadstone Shopping Centre evacuated after car explodes in car park

Chadstone Shopping Centre is being evacuated after one car exploded in the car park,setting several other vehicles on fire.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andSam Bunn&Erin Pearson
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Scores injured in Japan restaurant explosion
Japan

Scores injured in Japan restaurant explosion

The explosion occurred in Sapporo,the capital city the northern main island of Hokkaido,and caused nearby apartment buildings and houses to shake.

'Very loud':Child,man injured in explosion near Port Stephens
Anna Bay

'Very loud':Child,man injured in explosion near Port Stephens

The father and daughter suffered shrapnel wounds after the WWII ammunition exploded.

  • byRachel Clun
Mysterious Neutral Bay explosion leaves man in critical condition
Neutral Bay

Mysterious Neutral Bay explosion leaves man in critical condition

A man has suffered serious burns after an explosion in Neutral Bay on Sydney’s lower north shore.

Two men seriously burnt after explosion at western Sydney factory
Smithfield

Two men seriously burnt after explosion at western Sydney factory

Two men have been left with serious burns after an explosion and fire at a factory in Smithfield.