Global tensions are arguably higher than they have been in decades, with the risk of nuclear war a concern due to ongoing ...

Nature suffers too. After the blast, a huge firestorm can start, fed by strong winds. It can burn for hours, using up all the oxygen and suffocating people who survived the blast. In Hiroshima, this ...

Thermobaric explosions are created by fuel-air explosive devices. This effect was discovered in 1785 when an Italian bakery suffered the first known dust explosion. Modern fuel-air weapons duplicate ...

A huge explosion at a petrol station in a Rome suburb on Friday injured nearly 30 people, two of them seriously, and rattled windows across the Italian capital. The blast around 8:20am (0620 GMT) was ...

A man injured during a huge explosion at a petrol station in a Rome suburb last week died on Wednesday, a local administration official told AFP. The 35-year-old, who worked at the gas station in the ...

An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California caused a massive blaze that led to evacuations after the ...