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One person was taken to the hospital Tuesday evening after a package delivered to a building at Northeastern University exploded when it was opened, school officials confirmed. A second package was also found and rendered safe by the bomb squad, Boston police confirmed at a news conference Tuesday night. Northeastern University said the package was delivered to Holmes Hall on…

An elderly patient was killed and a paramedic injured Wednesday night after an ambulance combusted in Kailua, Hawaii.

The investigation continues into a Garland house explosion and fire. A woman was killed, several other family members were hurt, and all are in the hospital this midday.

A home explosion in Garland led to a fire and sent a family of six to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the Garland Fire Department. Family members said the mother died Sunday night from her injuries.

At least three people were killed and 39 houses damaged after a house in Evansville, Indiana, exploded on Wednesday. The cause of the blast is under investigation.

The number of people who died as a result of a house explosion in Pottstown, Pennsylvania grew to five Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Authorities believe a gas leak led to an explosion Friday morning that killed at least 43 people at an under-renovation hotel in Havana, Cuba.

At least 10 people were taken to hospitals, some critically injured, after an explosion and a fire erupted at apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland, Thursday morning, consuming homes in a fireball and collapsing a building, officials said.

A Russian court has ordered five people to remain in pre-trial detention for two months pending an investigation into a devastating blast in a coal mine in Siberia that resulted in dozens of deaths.

Investigators are seeking the cause of an explosion and fire that tore through a northeast Texas barn, killing three people.

Two firefighters who were injured in an apartment explosion in Dallas last month were reunited on Wednesday.

A Dallas-based nonprofit says all but five families displaced from an apartment explosion have either found a new home or have moved back into the Highland Hills complex.

A Dallas firefighter injured in last month’s apartment explosion has been released from the hospital and is now recovering at a rehab facility.

A Dallas man is in jail, facing several charges in connection with that gas explosion at the Highland Hills apartment complex last month. Eight people were hurt including four firefighters and many more lost their homes and prized possessions.

Officials have released an update about the devastating blast at the Highland Hills apartment complex in Dallas.

Dallas council member Tennell Atkins reiterated Sunday that residents displaced after an apartment explosion will have additional time to stay in area hotels.

Still no word on what caused an explosion at the Highland Hills apartment complex, but there is good news for the families who were forced from their homes. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero explains what the City of Dallas is doing to help displaced residents.

Those who know the dangers of working as a Dallas Firefighter say there’s no question it was training and quick thinking that saved lives during an apartment explosion on Wednesday. Candace Sweat reports.

Those who know the dangers of working as a Dallas Firefighter say there’s no question it was training and quick thinking that saved lives during an apartment explosion on Wednesday.