Adult couple, teenager killed in house explosion in Corpus Christi, Texas; Cause soughtCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An adult couple and a teenager were killed Thursday in an explosion at the home where they had recently been remodeling. 3 dead in house explosion in Corpus Christi, Texas; debris hurled for blocksCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Three people are dead in a house explosion in southeast Texas. Investigators says heater installation could be source of natural gas in fatal NC plant blastRALEIGH, N.C. — A contractor clearing a natural gas line during water heater installation likely released a flammable cloud that ignited in a fatal blast at a North Carolina Slim Jim factory, federal investigators said Thursday. Albanian politician killed in a car explosion ahead of general electionTIRANA, Albania — A conservative politician was killed in a car explosion Thursday, 10 days ahead of Albania’s parliamentary election, police said. Experts: Autopsies on Air France victims suggest jet broke apart in the skiesSAO PAULO — Autopsies have revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France Flight 447 victims, injuries that — along with the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic — strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air, experts say. 31 killed in mine blast in Indonesia; hope fades for last man trapped insideJAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from an explosion at a coal mine believed triggered by a gas leak rose to 31 after rescuers unearthed more bodies Wednesday, officials said. Death toll from mine blast in Indonesia reaches 28; 12 missingJAKARTA, Indonesia — An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Indonesia, killing at least 28 people and burying 12 others who were feared dead, officials said Wednesday. Death toll from mine blast in Indonesia reaches 17; 23 missingJAKARTA, Indonesia — An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Indonesia, killing at least 17 people and burying 23 others who were feared dead, officials said Wednesday. Imperial Sugar restarts Ga. refinery damaged in 2008 explosion that killed 14PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. — Imperial Sugar has restarted its Georgia refinery to resume making crystal sugar for the first time since a deadly 2008 explosion devastated the plant near Savannah. At least 9 die, 32 trapped after explosion at coal mine in western IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Indonesia on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and burying 32 others who were feared dead, officials said. 6 die, at least 24 trapped after explosion in coal mine in western IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Indonesia on Tuesday, killing six people and trapping at least 24 others who were feared dead. ‘ConAgra just blew up’: 911 tapes detail panic after explosion at Slim Jim processing plantRALEIGH, N.C. — Emergency tapes released Monday show workers dialed 911 in a frenzy after escaping an explosion that killed three workers at a Slim Jim processing plant, with one panicked woman telling dispatchers: “ConAgra just blew up!” Megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes says last-minute change of plans saved him from blast at homeDALLAS — Dallas megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes says a last-minute change of plans saved him from being killed in a natural gas explosion at his home. Feds: Natural gas leak sparked by machinery caused blast that killed 3 at NC Slim Jim plantGARNER, N.C. — An explosion that killed three workers at a North Carolina Slim Jim plant was caused by a natural gas leak that ignited in a room housing vacuum pumps for sealing the snacks, authorities said Saturday. Feds: Half of NC Slim Jim plant damaged in fatal explosion; engineers look at stabilityGARNER, N.C. — At least half of a sprawling Slim Jim processing plant was damaged in a fatal explosion, and parts of the building may need to be removed before federal investigators can go inside, officials said Thursday. Official: Federal agents ready to enter ruins of NC Slim Jim plant when it’s safeGARNER, N.C. — Federal agents are ready to begin investigating an explosion that killed three people and leveled part of a Slim Jim snack factory, but it may be a few days before they can safely enter. Nebraska officials propose insurance fund to protect farmers when grain elevators failLINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska officials are moving forward with a plan to establish a multimillion-dollar insurance fund to protect farmers when grain warehouses go broke, following the financial collapse of an elevator last year. Propane tank explosion at Minnesota farm supplier kills 1 young man, injures anotherWACONIA, Minn. — One young man is dead and another injured after a propane tank exploded at a farm supply company in Minnesota. Survivor describes chaotic scene after NC Slim Jim plant blast that killed 3; Bodies recoveredGARNER, N.C. — A dazed Harold Harris looked up and saw the roof of the Slim Jim snack factory falling down. The doorway was buried in debris. People were crying and screaming. Search crews recover 3 bodies from Slim Jim plant wreckage after NC explosion; victims namedGARNER, N.C. — Search teams recovered three bodies from the unstable wreckage of a Slim Jim snack factory Wednesday, one day after an explosion knocked down parts of the roof and an exterior wall. Search crews work in unstable Slim Jim plant to recover bodies after NC explosion kills 3GARNER, N.C. — Recovery teams in bulky hazard suits worked cautiously in the unstable wreckage of a Slim Jim snack factory Wednesday to retrieve two remaining bodies a day after an explosion ripped through the plant. Search crews find 3rd body inside North Carolina Slim Jim plant; 1 recoveredGARNER, N.C. — Authorities say they have found a third body inside a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina a day after an explosion wrecked the building. Searchers head back into NC Slim Jim plant after explosion to reach 2nd body, find workerGARNER, N.C. — Crews in protective suits headed back into a collapsed Slim Jim factory through the roof Wednesday in an effort to reach a second body and find a missing worker after an unexplained blast ripped through the plant. Searchers at NC Slim Jim plant blast scene hampered by rain-swollen roof, structural integrityGARNER, N.C. — Searchers on Wednesday planned to attempt entering a North Carolina meat products plant ripped apart by an explosion that killed at least two workers, officials said. One worker was still unaccounted for. Searchers of fatal blast at NC meat plant hampered by rain-swollen roof, structural integrityGARNER, N.C. — Searchers will attempt to enter a North Carolina meat products plant that was ripped by an explosion that killed at least two workers. One person is still unaccounted for. Officials: 2 killed, 1 missing, dozens injured in explosion, collapse at NC Slim Jim plantGARNER, N.C. — Two workers died when an explosion tore through a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina Tuesday, punching holes in the building’s roof and blowing employees off their feet. Police: Bodies of 2 workers found in rubble of NC meat plant that was rocked by explosionGARNER, N.C. — Police say they have found the bodies of two people in the rubble of a North Carolina Slim Jim meat products plant that was rocked by an explosion. Officials: 2 missing, 41 injured in explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantGARNER, N.C. — A blast at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday blew workers off their feet, ripped the building’s roof off its supports and critically burned four people. Officials: 1 found, condition unclear after blast, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantGARNER, N.C. — An EMS official says a person has been found inside a North Carolina plant rocked by an explosion but authorities will not say whether the person is alive. Officials: 3 missing, 41 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantGARNER, N.C. — An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 41 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for three people still missing. |