61 h. ago At least 5 killed after fire rips through chemical plant in China

Six people still accounted for after powerful blast sends debris flying over a kilometre away

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3 d. ago China chemical plant explosion kills at least 5 with several others missing

The massive explosion at a chemical plant in Shangdong, China, left at least five people dead with authorities searching for several injured and missing employees

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6 d. ago House fire horror: Mother and three children killed as blaze rips through north London home and man arrested

Emergency services were called to Tillett Close in Stonebridge, Brent, at 1.22am on Saturday

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6 d. ago House fire horror: Three children and woman killed as blaze rips through north London home and man arrested

Emergency services were called to Tillett Close in Stonebridge, Brent, at 1.22am on Saturday

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1 week ago While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

Mississippi’s request for federal disaster assistance is pending more than two months after 18 tornados ripped through the state, killing seven and damaging hundreds of homes

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1 week ago Company decides not to rebuild chlorine plant with history of fires, explosions and toxic clouds

The company that operated a Georgia chlorine plant with a history of explosions and chemical fires that created toxic clouds has decided not to rebuild its Conyers manufacturing plant

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1 week ago Cuts to National Weather Service tested Kentucky office staffing ahead of deadly tornadoes

Deadly tornadoes ripped across Kentucky on Friday, killing at least 18 people

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1 week ago Mass casualty event declared as Midwest tornadoes kill at least 27

More than two dozen people across Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia were killed as a result of deadly storms that ripped roofs off homes and downed power lines

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1 week ago Mass casualty event declared as Midwest tornadoes kill at least 23

At least 20 people across Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia were killed as a result of deadly storms that ripped roofs off homes and downed power lines

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2 w. ago Three dead in Bicester fire: Two firefighters and one member of the public killed after multiple explosions heard as blaze rips through former RAF base

In an update this morning, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were 'mourning the loss' of two colleagues killed in the blaze.

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2 w. ago An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city

An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville produced a huge pillar of smoke towering over the city and prompted Spanish authorities to recommend people stay indoors in the immediate area

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2 w. ago Louisiana: controversial Denka plant suspends production after dire losses

Chemical plant linked to air pollution and cancer risks in majority-Black region ‘exploring all options for the future’A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region has indefinitely suspended all production following dire financial results, the facility’s operators announced on Tuesday.The Denka Performance Elastomer plant in St John Parish has long been associated with chronic air pollution issues and was the subject of a years-long Guardian reporting series examining the disproportionate cancer risk rates experienced by the majority-Black fence-line communities that surround the facility. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fire at chemical plant in northeastern Spain keeps thousands indoors

Authorities in northeastern Spain say a fire at a chemical factory has forced emergency services to issue health warnings to 150,000 local residents and stay-indoors orders for five nearby towns

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4 w. ago Forget fighting a gorilla! Nobody has ever been killed by one...but the most dangerous primate of all has ripped apart babies, chewed off faces and torn off limbs and genitals

For all the wild assertions that these men could 'literally sit on a gorilla and kill it' or proposing plans to grapple and gouge the beast - these militant strategies may not be necessary.

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last month Roses and hydrangeas will bloom all summer with 1 natural ingredient

For anyone not keen on using chemicals to improve their plant life and ward off bugs, this homemade fertiliser suggested by farmers could do the trick

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last month At least 14 tourists dead in hotel fire as people leap out windows in great escape

At least 14 tourists have been killed and dozens injured after a fire ripped through a hotel – images of tourists leaping out of windows to flee has flooded social media

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