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  2. Gas explosion - Wikipedia

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    On February 3, 2021, a gas explosion damaged a home in Springfield, Virginia, and injured three people. [50] On February 17, 2021, a gas explosion demolished a house in Manchester, England. 1 person lost their life and 2 others were injured. [citation needed] On May 4, 2021, a gas explosion demolished a house in Willesborough, England. 7 people ...

  3. Explosion - Wikipedia

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    Explosion of unserviceable ammunition and other military items The explosion of the Castle Bravo nuclear bomb.. An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume of a given amount of matter associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases.

  4. Carbide lamp - Wikipedia

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    An acetylene gas miner's lamp. A carbide lamp or acetylene gas lamp is a simple lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C 2 H 2), which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC 2) with water (H 2 O). [1] Acetylene gas lamps were used to illuminate buildings, as lighthouse beacons, and as headlights on motor-cars and bicycles. Portable ...

  5. Gas leak explosions are happening more often, including ... - AOL

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    The massive explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, suspected as a gas leak, may be part of a worsening trend across the US. Gas leak explosions are happening more often ...

  6. Twilight phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    A twilight phenomenon (seen from the Louisiana-24 Long Range Tracking Telescope site in northern Santa Barbara county) lights up the night sky over Vandenberg Air Force Base following the launch of a Minuteman III missile September 19, 2002 (Official USAF Photo by Dennis Fisher, 30th Communications Squadron) The twilight phenomenon caused by freezing unspent fuel from a Minotaur I launch at ...

  7. What is known about the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions - AOL

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    One year on from explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic sea between Russia and Germany, the question of who was behind them is unresolved. On Sept. 26, 2022 ...

  8. Merrimack Valley gas explosions - Wikipedia

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    The faulty procedure used caused natural gas to build up in homes within a matter of minutes. Multiple explosions and fires were reported over a very short period of time in the towns of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover beginning about 4:15 pm . [9] Through the evening emergency crews responded to between 40 and 80 fires.

  9. Gas lighting - Wikipedia

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    For many years, an attendant or gas boy moved along the long row of jets, lighting them individually while gas was escaping from the whole row. Both actors and audiences complained of the escaping gas, and explosions sometimes resulted from its accumulation." [36] These problems with gas lighting led to the rapid adoption of electric lighting.