54 h. ago Ukrainian diver is hauled into court in Poland over claims he took part in devastating undersea bomb attack on Nord Stream gas pipeline

No one has ever taken responsibility for explosions that severely damaged pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Europe in 2022, marking a major escalation in the Ukraine conflict.

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58 h. ago New York apartment building partially collapses in suspected gas explosion

Mayor Eric Adams said he was aware of the collapse and was monitoring the situation

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59 h. ago New York explosion as 'gas blast causes Bronx flat block to crack open

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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59 h. ago Bronx explosion LIVE: Huge 'gas blast' causes enormous crack in block of flats

Emergency services are at the scene of a large block of flats in the Bronx, New York City, where part of the building has collapsed due to a massive gas explosion this morning

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3 d. ago Germany seeks to extradite Ukrainian over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack

Man held in Poland on suspicion of causing explosions that damaged undersea pipelines between Russia and GermanyGermany is seeking to extradite a Ukrainian man arrested in Poland on suspicion of diving down to the Baltic sea bed to plant explosives in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack.The man, identified in Polish media reports as Volodymyr Z and by Germany as Vladimir Z, is described as a trained diver and is sought by investigators in Germany, who believe he was part of a group that sabotaged the pipeline, consisting of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ukrainian detained in Poland over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions

A Ukrainian man suspected of causing undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 has been arrested in Poland

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5 d. ago Gas explosion rebuild among major planning, licensing and road closures planned across Greater Manchester

These are all the significant developments submitted to councils across Greater Manchester

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5 d. ago Scots tower block tenants vulnerable to catastrophic gas explosions

Residents have demanded an urgent national review and safety improvements in the wake of our probe into Large Panel System (LPS) high-rises.

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2 w. ago CCTV captures moment gas tanker overturns, sparking deadly explosion on Mexican highway

Footage shows the moment a gas tanker overturned on a highway in Mexico City on Thursday (11 September), sparking a fireball which left at least eight dead.

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2 w. ago Huge 'gas explosion' in Bradford 'blows up house on residential street': Emergency services rush to the scene

Locals congregated outside a property on Southfield Lane in Little Horton, Bradford at 10.11pm on Saturday night hearing an explosion as emergency services descended on the scene.

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2 w. ago Dozens injured after huge gas explosion in Madrid bar: Emergency workers and search dogs comb through the wreckage

Of those hit by the blast, three have serious injuries and another two potentially serious wounds emergency services said.

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3 w. ago Huge gas tanker explosion as several dead and 70 injured as cars burst into flames

A gas tanker truck exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a Mexico City highway overpass Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 70 others, some with their entire bodies charred and others waiting for help in the road with burns and torn clothing.

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3 w. ago Explosions in Vilnius after railcars loaded with liquefied gas catch fire

Powerful explosions have been heard in Vilnius

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3 w. ago Emergency services faced with 'war zone' after house explosion which killed man

Cracks had been found in a gas pipe excavated from the scene of the explosion at Clydach Road in Morriston, Swansea, where Brian Lyn Davies died after an explosion took place at his home

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3 w. ago Rachel Stevens breaks silence after Dancing On Ice split in explosive 'gas lighting' post

S Club star, Rachel Stevens, has broken up with her Dancing On Ice boyfriend, Brendyn Hatfield, after three years of dating

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3 w. ago Woman smelled gas in weeks before house explosion which killed neighbour

Brian Lyn Davies' body was discovered among the rubble at his home address in Clydach Road, Morriston, Swansea, after an explosion

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3 w. ago Neighbour of grandfather, 68, who died in house explosion smelled gas weeks before the blast, inquest hears

Brian Davies, 68, was killed on March 13 2023 when a blast ripped apart his home in  Morriston, Swansea, sending debris across the road and nearby streets.

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3 w. ago Neighbour smelt gas weeks before fatal Morriston house explosion, inquest hears

Brian Davies, 68, was killed in the incident on March 13 2023 when his home on Clydach Road, Morriston, Swansea, was destroyed in the blast.

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