On Jan. 2, 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County.

There are many mine disasters that have occurred in the Mountain State throughout the years. One such disaster is the Sago ...

A suspected methane gas explosion outside a supermarket in Chon Buri killed one welding worker and injured two others, including a customer.

Gas explosions remain a critical area of investigation, combining fundamental combustion science with significant industrial and environmental safety implications. These events arise from the rapid ...

Thirteen miners died in a pair of explosions at the Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5 on September 23, 2001. The initial explosion was caused by a roof fall that ignited methane gas, with a second, ...

The main channel used by cargo ships to enter and exit the Port of Baltimore reopened Tuesday afternoon after being closed for about 20 hours as the Coast Guard sought to probe the cause of a Monday ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A methane leak into two underground vaults caused a small explosion and closed a section of Wilshire Boulevard Sunday. Several people called 911 and reported seeing several ...

On December 17, 2025, in Tongren, Guizhou, a boy's innocent fireworks prank turned dangerous when methane gas in a sewer ignited, causing a powerful explosion that launched a manhole cover into the ...