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No injuries were reported after the Saturday night blaze sent fireworks into the air. OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — A trailer carrying fireworks caught fire Saturday night on Interstate 75 near the Ooltewah exit, sending fireworks across the roadway and forcing authorities to close lanes while crews fought the blaze. The fire turned a routine highway emergency into a dangerous scene for drivers in Hamilton County. Officials said the trailer was full of fireworks, and all of …

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Emergency crews raced through rubble after a natural gas blast destroyed a residential building in Oak Cliff. DALLAS, Texas — A powerful explosion and fire tore through an apartment building in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood Thursday, killing at least three people, injuring several others and leaving multiple residents initially unaccounted for as firefighters searched the wreckage of the collapsed structure. The blast occurred shortly after emergency crews were dispatched to investigate a reported gas leak …

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Officials said nine workers remained unrecovered after the rupture at Nippon Dynawave Packaging. LONGVIEW, Wash. — A chemical tank implosion at a paper mill in southwest Washington killed at least two people, injured several others and left nine workers unrecovered after a Tuesday rupture at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. The disaster has drawn state, local and company crews into a slow recovery effort shaped by unstable equipment and a caustic chemical used in paper production. …

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Neighbors described early morning blasts, flames and debris after a detached garage caught fire in Jefferson Park. LOS ANGELES — A man was found dead Saturday after a detached garage fire in Jefferson Park set off repeated fireworks explosions, shaking nearby homes and drawing firefighters, police and bomb squad crews to a residential block in South Los Angeles. The fire was reported about 5:35 a.m. in the 2400 block of South 9th Avenue. The Los …

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Investigators have not named a cause, but residents and city records point to long-running safety concerns at the property where the blaze began. CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Investigators in Casa Grande are treating a weekend house fire with explosions as suspicious after flames destroyed one home, damaged two others and displaced multiple families on North Trekell Road. The April 18 fire has become more than an emergency response story because it appears to sit at …

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Investigators say a leaking propane cylinder likely filled the vehicle with gas before the Thursday morning explosion. BURKE, Va. — A woman was injured after a minivan exploded and caught fire at a busy Burke intersection on Thursday morning, sending debris across the road and into nearby yards as the blast shook townhouses along Lee Chapel Road, according to investigators and neighbors. The explosion drew an emergency response to Old Keene Mill Road and Lee …

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Officials scheduled grief counseling, shuttle service and revised testing plans after a student died Monday at Valley Forge High School. PARMA, Ohio — Parma City School District canceled classes for Valley Forge and Normandy high schools for two days after an 18-year-old student died Monday following a self-inflicted shooting at Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, officials said. The district’s response moved quickly from emergency lockdown procedures to grief support and scheduling changes for …

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Authorities said the shooting happened inside a home on Harding Street in east Harris County. CHANNELVIEW, Texas — A woman was killed and a man was injured Saturday evening after a gun went off while the man was cleaning it inside a Channelview home, according to preliminary information released by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 600 block of Harding Street near Market and Sheldon, a residential area …

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Authorities continue examining causes behind a high-impact early morning collision. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A person was killed and three others were hurt in a violent multi-vehicle crash early Friday in Philadelphia, prompting a police investigation and a prolonged emergency response at the scene. The crash occurred during early morning hours, a time when traffic is typically lighter but speeds can be higher. Officials said the severity of the collision raised immediate concerns about possible contributing …

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School officials say the crossing where a train hit the rear of bus 2517 will no longer be used for student transportation. BUSHNELL, Fla. — A school bus crash at a Bushnell railroad crossing has led to the firing and arrest of a veteran Sumter County driver after investigators said she drove onto the tracks with 29 students onboard as a train approached, creating what officials called an almost catastrophic near miss. The crash matters …

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