Canadian police say that sixty people are now missing and feared dead after a freight train carrying crude oil exploded in Lac-Megantic, Quebec.
Officials ruled out terrorism as a cause of the runaway train but said that criminal negligence is under investigation. The entire downtown area of Lac-Megantic is considered a crime scene. Continue reading
A large fire that began with explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala., was rocked by a seventh explosion early Thursday and fire officials said they planned to let the fire, which has injured three, burn overnight. Continue reading
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At least two explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, injuring at least a half-dozen people, a CNN producer at the scene said. Continue reading