gas leaks
Gas tank explosion at landmark NYC building leaves construction workers injured
Two workers were using a Sawzall tool to cut open a box where an acetylene tank was being stored on the 34th floor of 550 Madison Avenue around 6:30 a.m....
$27K-per-year New School dorms plagued by fire, floods and gas leak this month
The 301 Residence Hall at The New School in the Stuy Park neighborhood has seen flames, floods and a gas leak this month.
Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast probe focused on gas leak
The National Transportation Safety Board announced the probe late Tuesday afternoon, calling the incident a “natural gas” explosion and fire. The agency has preliminary information from local authorities and a...
HVAC contractor dead, another sickened after ammonia leak at Massachusetts food plant
The death and injury came Monday, after a serious ammonia leak at a plant that makes frozen meatballs and other appetizers in Massachusetts.
8 hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Google's NYC office building
FDNY responded to reports of elevated carbon monoxide readings on the upper floors of the commercial building at 85 10th Avenue in Chelsea around 4:30 on Saturday.
Mom nearly burns alive in gas explosion after losing sense of smell from COVID
The 45-year-old was doing laundry when her home exploded, leaving her with debilitating and life-threatening burns.
Shocking video shows moment Bronx house explodes, killing woman
A clip from a doorbell camera on a home captures the horror and chaos of Tuesday's fatal Bronx house explosion, which left a 77-year-old woman dead.
Son wants answers in Bronx explosion that killed 77-year-old mom: 'I'm in shock'
Martha Dagbatsa, 77, had lived at the Fox Street home in Longwood since the 1990s when she came to the US from her native Ghana, her son Anthony Aime told...
911 calls capture horror of nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
Newly-released 911 calls capture the horror of a deadly liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant -- as a manager described workers "frozen" and "foaming at the mouth." Zach...
Nitrogen leak kills 6 at Georgia poultry plant
Six people died and at least nine others were seriously injured in a liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant, officials said. The fatal leak at the Prime...
'Not going to be much of a Christmas': NYCHA residents living without gas for months
Mark Thomas and about 100 of his neighbors in the Housing Authority's Brownstones have been without their stoves for nearly three months.
Sacre fly! Frenchman blows up part of house while chasing bug
He generated quite a buzz. An elderly Frenchman blew up part of his house — while chasing a fly. The 82-year-old was sitting down to dinner Friday evening in Dordogne...
Watch: Ruptured gas line spews flames 150 feet high
Fire officials are trying to figure out if they should let the fire burn out or extinguish it.
Survivor of 2015 East Village blast escaped through hole in rubble
A survivor of the devastating 2015 East Village gas explosion that killed two and leveled three buildings told jurors Tuesday how he crawled through the rubble to reach safety. Jose...
Jurors see gruesome photos of two men who died in East Village blast
Manhattan jurors on Thursday saw the charred remains of two men who perished in the 2015 East Village gas explosion — as one victim’s devastated mother sobbed in the gallery....
Jurors shown dramatic pics of firefighters battling deadly East Village blaze
Dramatic photos of FDNY firefighters battling the 2015 East Village gas explosion were shown to jurors in Manhattan on Tuesday. Photos show the smokeeaters barely escaping moments before the blaze...
Construction workers hit gas line in Williamsburg, forcing building evacuations
Construction workers in Williamsburg hit a gas pipe Thursday morning, forcing people to evacuate two buildings, according to officials. The call came in just before 8 a.m. for a gas...
Man escapes fiery blaze in the nick of time
Is this the world's next James Bond? In a scene straight out of any blockbuster action movie, a man is seen running from a gigantic explosion as fireballs follow dangerously...
The horrifying moment a cafe exploded, injuring two
Two people were injured when a cafe in Suzhou, China, spontaneously exploded. Authorities later determined that the terrifying blast occurred due to a gas leak. Shortly after the explosion, a...
Foul smells in air after gas line ruptures in Brooklyn
Foul-smelling odors filled the air in Brooklyn Monday when a gas line was ruptured in a construction accident. Construction workers hit the gas line on 12th Avenue near 47th Street...