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All nine Kent State students studying in Paris unharmed after explosion

Leah Shepard, Managing Editor June 21, 2023

All nine Kent State students studying abroad at the Paris American Academy in Paris, France are accounted for and unharmed after an explosion rocked the university Wednesday, Kent State said in a press...

The explosion and fire occurred around 3 p.m. Monday and left debris scattered around the area, Captain Brian DiRocco with the Oakwood Village Fire Department said.
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13 people taken to hospitals after explosion and fire at Ohio metal factory

Sara Smart and Jillian Sykes, CNN February 20, 2023

(CNN) -- Thirteen people were taken to local hospitals after an explosion at a metal factory near Oakwood, Ohio, according to Captain Brian DiRocco with the Oakwood Village Fire Department. The explosion...

Members of the Ohio National Guard work in East Palestine on Tuesday.
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Evacuation order lifted for residents near where train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed

Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN February 8, 2023

(CNN)--Residents near where a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, may return home after an evacuation order was lifted Wednesday, officials said. Air and water samples were analyzed overnight, and...

Updates on the mill fire investigation

December 6, 2022

A few days after the former Star of the West Mill caught fire, officials began investigating how it happened. Monday morning, multiple agencies collaborated to start the investigation into what caused...

FRANCE-EXPLOSION-DISASTER

FRANCE-EXPLOSION-DISASTER

RAYMOND ROIG February 14, 2022

Rescue teams search the rubble for missing inhabitants after an explosion in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, on February 14, 2022. - Five people died on the night of February 13, 2022, during a fire triggered...

FRANCE-EXPLOSION-DISASTER

FRANCE-EXPLOSION-DISASTER

RAYMOND ROIG February 14, 2022

A firefighter stands near to debris and burned houses after an explosion in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, on February 14, 2022. - Five people died on the night of February 13, 2022, during a fire triggered...

A firefighter stands near to debris and burned houses after an explosion in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, on February 14, 2022. - Five people died on the night of February 13, 2022, during a fire triggered by an explosion in a village in the Pyrenees-Orientales. (Photo by RAYMOND ROIG / AFP) (Photo by RAYMOND ROIG/AFP via Getty Images)

Two children among seven killed in French Pyrenees explosion

Dalal Mawad, Anaelle Jonah, Joseph Ataman and Allegra Goodwin CNN February 14, 2022

(CNN) -- At least seven people, including two children, were killed in an explosion in the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque in France on Monday.The death toll from the blast, which also injured...

Mexico-Hospital-Explosion

Associated Press January 29, 2015

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through fallen...

News on the go: Jan. 21, 2014

Taylor Williams January 20, 2014

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day, leaders in his hometown of Atlanta talk about strides the country has made in the last 50 years and how much more work needs to be done on Monday. Speakers at Ebenezer...