This type of occurrence, while startling, can happen in welding environments when fuel gas accumulates before ignition,” officials said.

NEW YORK -- The millions of Chinese who tuned in for Monday's lighting of the Olympic torch saw a sanitized version of the event as China Central Television cut away from a protest for press freedom.

DARLINGTON, S.C. (WMBF) – A volunteer captain with the Darlington Fire Department is recovering at a burn center in Georgia after an explosion. Clint Deas, the son of Capt. Johnny Deas, said his ...