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Explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland prompts evacuations, no injuries reported

Tangipahoa Parish officials are investigating an explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland that forced mandatory evacuations ...

Residents cars, roofs covered in oil after massive explosion

Crews are working to battle the blaze after a massive explosion at an oil company near Roseland.

Louisiana explosion prompts 1-mile evacuation radius, Highway 51 closed; officials monitoring fire risk

Fire and debris are the main concerns after a Roseland plant explosion. School children were evacuated. Highway 51 is shut ...

State seeks to pull fireworks licenses from companies linked to Esparto explosion

In a statement, Cal Fire said its Office of the State Fire Marshal has determined through its administrative investigation ...

WATCH | Explosion rocks auto-supply company in Roseland Louisiana, prompting evacuation

Roseland, the town where the incident happened, houses about 1,100 residents located roughly 50 miles (80 kilometres) ...

Roseland explosion: OSHA reports outline two past incidents at plant, one fatal

YOU’VE BEEN DIGGING THROUGH OSHA RECORDS AND OSHA RECORDS AND FILES. AUBREY, WHAT HAVE YOU UNCOVERED ABOUT SMITTY’S? HEY, ...

Gas valve that failed ahead of U.S. Steel plant explosion was "significantly overpressurized" by workers, union VP says

The union vice president at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works is shedding new light on what led to the deadly explosion.

Mandatory evacuation issued following explosion at Louisiana plant

A mandatory evacuation has been issued following an explosion at a plant in Louisiana on Friday. The incident occurred at ...

Attack on police helicopter and explosion near air base leave at least 19 dead in Colombia, officials say

An attack on a Colombian National Police helicopter and a suspected car bombing near a military air base left at least 19 ...

Small underground explosion knocks out power at Center City restaurant

No injuries were reported following the explosion shortly after 7 p.m. near a.kitchen at 18th and Walnut Streets, police said ...

Evacuations underway after massive oil plant explosion in Louisiana

An explosion at Smitty's Supply oil plant in Roseland, Louisiana, has prompted an evacuation emergency throughout the town, including a nearby elementary school.