Fire rips through historic pier

A major fire is wreaking havoc at the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, a seaside town in the UK. The wooden structure dates from 1904, and the fire is sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky visable for miles...

Expert: Iran `doctored' photo of missile launches

The Iranian government has fudged pictures to show more missiles at the time of launch. The Pictures were altered to add a fourth missile lifting off from a desert range "An Iranian photograph showing a cluster of missile launches was apparently altered to add a fourth...

Texas Schools Evacuated, Closed as Explosion Rocks Oil Refinery & Community

Over the past few years, Texas has seen a number of oil refinery explosions and accidents. It's a dangerous business."An explosion rocked an oil refinery Monday in a violent blast that shook buildings miles away and...

Fire Burns at Old Executive Office Building - Next To The White House

"BREAKING NEWS - WTOP 103.5FM - December 19, 2007 - 10:05am ET WHITE HOUSE - A fire at the Old Executive Office Building on the White House grounds is under control. "The fire is contained. It appears to be accidental at this time," D.C. Fire and Rescue spokesman Alan Etter...

Updated: Baltimore Firefighters Battle Blaze At Domino's Sugar

Photograph licensed under Creative Commons Sharealike by Teaks Pics."BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore fire officials say the fire that followed an explosion at the Domino Sugar plant on Key Highway has been...

Jet catches fire at Japan airport

"The fire broke out minutes after the Boeing 737 aircraft landed at Naha airport". Image on this page is courtesy of aljazeera.net. "All passengers on board a China Airlines Boeing 737 have escaped after the...

Broadcasters Tom Snyder Dies at 71 - Forbes.com

"He was one of the reasons a wanted to be a reporter. - The Angryindian ........................... Broadcasters Tom Snyder Dies at 71 - Forbes.com SAN FRANCISCO - Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV...

Manhole explosion scare in NYC

UPDATE 2: NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is about to give a press conference on yesterday's pipe explosion. The explosion has been deemed responsible for the death by cardiac arrest of one woman. There is a crater in...

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