Explosion

• ‘It’s heartbreaking, like a death’: Historic house burns down in Penticton, B.C.

  According to Randy Manuel, former director for the City of Penticton Museum and Archives, the Warren House was one of two CPR buildings still standing in Penticton.

  Fire

  Mar 8
  
• Syrian air defences respond to ‘Israeli aggression’ after explosions heard

  Syria's air defences responded to "Israeli aggression" targeting the southern region, state media reported early on Monday after explosions were heard.

  World

  Mar 7
  
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• Investigation underway after reported explosion at Ajax, Ont. workplace

  Durham Regional Police said Friday afternoon that emergency crews were responding to a scene on Mackenzie Avenue.

  Canada

  Feb 18
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• One person dead in Merivale explosion, five unaccounted for

  Police say there are five people who are still unaccounted for. They say they believe the four men and one woman were in the building when the explosion took place.

  Canada

  Jan 14
• Vernon RCMP investigate New Year’s Eve explosion

  Police say the explosion happened near a residence along the 3700 block of 24th Avenue and believe it was deliberate.

  Crime

  Jan 4
• Apartment building in Sarnia, Ont. evacuated after explosion

  Residents in a Sarnia apartment building were evacuated Sunday night after an explosion in a building at the Sherwood Village Apartment complex, police say.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2021
• Number of injuries from gas line blast on B.C. air force base rises to 22

  Defence officials said the injuries included 16 military members and six civilians. One person remained in hospital, while the 21 others have been treated and released.

  News

  Nov 19, 2021
• Ongoing gas leak, explosive risk hindering work at site of Wheatley blast which injured 20

  'We ask everyone to stay away from there. Please don't go out gawking, et cetera. It is an unsafe area and it's unstable," the Chatham-Kent mayor said of the explosion site.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
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• 3 people injured and 2 buildings heavily damaged in Wheatley, Ont., after explosion

  Municipality of Chatham-Kent officials said emergency crews were evacuating a wider area around the explosion site after a gas leak was detected when the blast happened.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2021
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• Kabul explosions: At least 72 dead, including U.S. military personnel, officials say

  Global Affairs Canada said there were no reports yet of Canadians being harmed by the twin blasts near the international airport.

  World

  Aug 26, 2021