Astronauts rely on a constant supply of oxygen while in space to stay alive, but what happens if that supply runs out in an emergency? Oxygen is essential for breathing, and in the vast expanse of ...

Qantas Airways has inspected dozens of its aircraft and notified some overseas carriers after it was discovered Qantas engineers at Melbourne airport mistakenly pumped nitrogen into the emergency ...

Fumes and smoke wafted across central Seattle after a truck carrying liquid oxygen tanks caught fire and exploded, slowing traffic on a busy highway that traverses the city. Emergency crews responded ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County officials are hosting a station to refill oxygen tanks station Sunday to help residents after Tuesday’s storms. The Office of Emergency Management and the Ohio ...

ZEBULON, N.C. (CBS Local)-- A North Carolina woman who was on oxygen died Tuesday after the cigarette she was smoking blew up her nearby oxygen tank, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to a ...

It has emerged that Qantas was forced to inspect a large portion of its fleet and notify other airlines after an incident last year when engineers at Melbourne mistakenly pumped nitrogen into the ...

A chemical spill has sparked an emergency response at a prison north of Geelong, with prisoners and staff forced to evacuate.

SEATTLE If you're doing your business in an airplane lavatory and the plane suddenly decompresses, you won't have access to oxygen anymore, according to published reports. The FAA secretly ordered ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — First responders leaders gathered at Honolulu Hale to provide an update on the investigation of the heartbreaking ambulance fire that left one patient dead and a paramedic fighting ...

Rostraver Volunteer Fire Department reported the Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Team and firefighters were able to contain a diesel fuel spill Wednesday along Route 51 in Rostraver after an ...