Workers were heating coal and preparing for routine maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh

The mill, which is part of the recent merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, has faced scrutiny from federal and local regulators.

Timothy Quinn, 39, of East Huntingdon Township, also died in the incident. Ten other people were injured. Three of them are still hospitalized.

The investigation asking if companies in Esparto were involved in activities beyond what their licenses permitted will conclude in time to meet statutory deadline.

Firefighters in Avon, Massachusetts are warning residents about the dangers of tabletop fire pits after one exploded inside a home Thursday night, leaving a person with third-degree burns across their body.

A devoted dad has been identified as one of the two steel workers killed from an explosion at a Pennsylvania steel plant on Monday, officials said.

"In science fiction, there are scenes where a beam is fired at something to destroy it, causing an explosion with debris flying back at the shooter. Similar things occur in real astronomical phenomena,

A n 18-wheeler-tanker exploded and caught fire on the US-90 Alternate entrance ramp at Fondren Saturday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department. Houston TranStar reported that the explosion and flames completely shut down the roadway in both directions, as well as three frontage road lanes. TranStar verified the crash at 9:26 a.m.