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A pipeline explosion is shooting a towering pillar of flame over a Houston suburb

A pipeline explosion is shooting a towering pillar of flame over a Houston suburb

Sep 16, 2024 | 1:17pm
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — A massive pipeline fire shooting a towering pillar of flame for hours over suburban Houston on Monday as first responders evacuated a surrounding neighborhood and tried to keep more nearby homes from catching fire. The blaze involving a 20-inch pipeline carrying natural gas liquids must burn itself out, according to […]
Cause of explosion and fire at Luiggi’s Pasta House released

Cause of explosion and fire at Luiggi’s Pasta House released

Jan 17, 2024 | 5:03pm
The cause behind the explosion and fire that destroyed the historic Luigi’s Pasta House last week was accidental. After an investigation, and in collaboration with the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK), Regina Fire & Protective Services (RFPS) investigators have concluded the explosion and the ensuing fire was accidental and happened after a steel pipe […]
Cause of Explosion on Albert Street Under Investigation

Cause of Explosion on Albert Street Under Investigation

Jan 11, 2024 | 11:19am
Three people were injured in an apparent explosion in the 400 Block of Albert Street yesterday afternoon. Regina Fire and Protective Services has issued a statement, but there is still no official word on what caused the blast. Initially fire fighters thought they were investigating an exploding electrical transformer. The statement goes on to say […]
Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada

Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada

Nov 22, 2023 | 1:00pm
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI’s field office in Buffalo said in a statement that it was investigating the explosion on the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across […]

Regina police seek information or video relating to explosion

Dec 2, 2022 | 12:49pm

The Regina Police Service is looking for videos or any evidence people might have relating to that building explosion last month. On the morning of November 13th, police units were dispatched to a building at 1202 Retallack Street for reports of an explosion. It’s been determined that a gas line was compromised, and although the […]

*UPDATE* House explosion caused by compromised gas line

Nov 14, 2022 | 7:21am

The cause of the Sunday explosion at a residence at the intersection of Retallack and Sixth has been determined. Regina Fire and protective services said this afternoon that the building had a gas line that was compromised. An ignition source could not be located, and they have turned the investigation over to the Regina Police […]

UPDATE: Natural gas said to be cause of Sunday explosion

Nov 13, 2022 | 2:45pm

UPDATE – 4:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14: The cause of the Sunday explosion at a residence at the intersection of Retallack and Sixth has been determined. Regina Fire and protective services said this afternoon that the building had a gas line that was compromised. An ignition source could not be located and they have turned […]

One dead after Saskatoon home explosion; multiple properties damaged

Jun 19, 2021 | 9:27am

The Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon Fire Department are currently on the scene of a house fire in the 2200 block of Clarence Avenue. Saturday morning, at 3:58 a.m., two patrol officers noticed a house on fire in the area. As the officers approached the house, an explosion could be heard which then started fires […]

UPDATE: Garage explosion in west Regina Friday night claims one life

Oct 12, 2019 | 4:04pm

A man in his mid-twenties is dead after an explosion and fire on Friday night. The man was rushed to hospital in critical condition with severe burns after the explosion which occurred in the garage of a home on the 4400 block of 7th Avenue around 8:45 pm. Fire marshal Randy Ryba spoke with reporters […]

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