That sweeping rule is aimed at reducing the frequency and severity of accidents at nearly 11,740 US chemical plants, warehouses, storage sites, and other facilities. According to the EPA, about 131 ...

United in grief and anger, families of the victims and several thousand Lebanese marked one year since the horrific explosion at ... nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a port warehouse.

In April of 1947, a French ship docked at the port in Texas City and shortly after, caught fire. The ship happened to be carrying 2300 tons of Ammonium Nitrate. The ship detonated ... The New London ...

Texas Tech's campus in Lubbock will be closed Thursday, Friday and next week for spring break after a manhole explosion apparently ... as well as the City of Lubbock, Lubbock Fire Rescue, Lubbock ...

An explosion inside a maintenance hole on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and ...

An explosion at Texas Tech's substation led to power outages affecting the main campus and Health Sciences Centre. Evacuations were conducted, and an early Spring Break was announced. Emergency ...