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A gas explosion is the ignition of a mixture of air and flammable gas, typically from a gas leak. [1] In household accidents, the principal explosive gases are those used for heating or cooking purposes such as natural gas , methane , propane , butane .
This explosion was accompanied by a shockwave which could be felt thousands of meters away. The shockwave knocked down firefighters and injured 13 people. Fortunately, all staff at the gas station were able to safely evacuate before the fire escalated. [1] The explosion also caused a huge fireball which rose several hundred meters into the air.
[3] [4] [5] The explosion occurred after a stray bullet from Houthis shooting at a car struck a nearby gas station. [6] At the time of the explosions, the market was reportedly crowded with people, vendors, and vehicles. [5] The explosions triggered an extensive fire that produced massive smoke columns visible from considerable distances.
The Clearwater County Sheriff's office says the explosion at the Atkinson Distributing station in Cardiff was reported just after 3 p.m., and the fire was still burning late that night.
Police and fire officials in Bowling Green are responding to a large explosion at a gas station, according to a report from the Bowling Green Daily News.. Around 4:50 p.m. Monday, officials from ...
Several agencies were dispatched shortly after 3 p.m. to a reported explosion and fire at the Cardiff gas station, 36753 State Highway 11, according to a Facebook post from Clearwater County ...
The Creeslough explosion occurred on 7 October 2022 at an apartment above Applegreen petrol station in Creeslough, a village in north County Donegal, Ireland. It killed ten people and left eight hospitalised; the highest number of civilian casualties in the county in decades. [1] [2] Investigators suspected an accidental gas leak. [3] [4]
At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured when a fire caused an explosion at a gas station in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, local authorities said.