A massive explosion at a Texas crude oil refinery shot up towering plumes of dark smoke and physically shook locals’ homes before they were ordered to shelter in place Monday. A loud boom resounded ...

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Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of catching ...

BARTLETT, Iowa (WOWT) - One person has died in an explosion at an Iowa salvage yard Tuesday afternoon. Officials with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office say the explosion happened at a salvage yard ...

Residents of a Texas city were urged to shelter in place following an explosion and fire at a Valero oil refinery that sent massive plumes of smoke billowing into the air. The incident happened Monday ...

A fire at the Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery in Port Arthur has been put out and a shelter-in-place order lifted, following an explosion that erupted in flames and sent black smoke billowing into ...

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — An explosion at the Port Arthur Valero refinery just after 6 p.m. shook homes and businesses across the area as people were heading home from work, according to witnesses who ...

An explosion and fire at a major refinery in Texas is sending gas and diesel futures sharply higher in Tuesday trading, adding to the upward pressure on both caused by the war in Iran. The explosion ...

A lithium-ion battery explosion sparked a massive fire at a Fulton recycling plant Friday morning. Thick, black smoke filled the sky for miles after a car being crushed suddenly blew up. With one ...

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HOUSTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N), opens new tab has shut its 380,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) oil refinery in Port ‌Arthur, Texas, following an explosion and fire at a diesel ...