Saturday 24 July, 2021
Videos shot by witnesses and verified by Beijing News show several buildings reduced to rubble and rescue workers carrying shocked survivors on stretchers.
Four other people were injured in the serious incident.
One worker has died from head injuries in the explosion, state media said earlier.
At least eight people were injured in the blast.
At least 13 people died in the blast, but officials said all ministers are reported to be unharmed.
The Metro Nashville Office of Emergency Management said that a parked vehicle exploded and damaged several buildings.
The incident happened this morning in the town of Halifax.
Emergency services were called to the explosion involving one of the chemical tanks yesterday.
A fifth person was also hurt in the blast but their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
West Haven firefighters described it as a “steam explosion” at a facilities building a short distance from the hospital.
His appointment comes weeks after a devastating explosion in Beirut.
Dozens of demonstrators shouted as lawmakers arrived at parliament to ratify the emergency measure.
At least 158 people were killed in the blast, and 6,000 have been injured.
Michel Aoun said he ordered action to be taken at the time but he has no authority over the port.
Michel Aoun today said a missile or negligence could have been responsible for the explosion.
It is unclear how much support the international community will offer the notoriously dysfunctional government.
Lebanon’s prime minister has called on “friendly countries” to lend their support.
At least 100 people died and thousands were injured in the blast which caused damage over a large area of Beirut.
Prior to the devastating blasts, Lebanon was already dealing with its worst economic recession in decades.
A large area of the Lebanese capital sits under rubble today following the blast less than 48 hours ago.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab has said 2,750 tonnes of the agricultural fertiliser had blown up.
“It is a disaster in every sense of the word,” Health Minister Hamad Hassan said.
The force of the blast caused nearby homes and factories to collapse.
The incident happened in Tarragona in Catalonia.
This has been the fifth dissident attack so far this year.
The explosion has been condemned by politicians on both sides of the border.
“I will never see happiness in my life again,” the groom told a local TV station.
The far-north town of Nyonoska was affected by the blast during the testing of a jet engine.
French President Emmanuel Macron said it appeared that there were no fatalities.
It comes months after a similar explosion killed three tourists in the region.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman condemned the incident as an “act of terrorism and murder”.
The explosion hit days after a blast apparently caused by a gas leak hit a Paris bakery.
Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Around 200 firefighters were mobilised to battle a fire at the bakery before the explosion happened.
New York Police Department said there was “no evidence of extraterrestrial activity”.
“This is simply reckless and shows a total disregard for the safety of the local residents.”
“There’s a lot of them, the ambulances did not have enough stretchers,” one student said.
A man has been arrested after the incident and is belived to have injuries to his hand.
No injuries were reported in the spectacular explosion.
The cause of the explosion is not known.
