Explosion at Coal Power Plant in South Africa Injures Nine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:56:44 +0000

A transformer explosion at Eskom’s coal-fired 3.6-GW Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Dec. 12 injured nine employees, including one critically. The incident, caused by a ruptured high-pressure […]

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Eskom’s 3.6-GW coal-fired Matla Power Station’s six 600-MW units in Mpumalanga near Kriel, South Africa, were built between 1979 and 1983. The plant features a concrete boiler house structure, an innovative choice driven by a global steel shortage during construction. Coal is primarily supplied via conveyor from the nearby Exxaro colliery, with supplemental trucked coal. The station has undergone partial upgrades but missed a critical mid-life rehabilitation. Today, Matla remains vital to South Africa's power grid despite operational and maintenance challenges. Courtesy: Eskom

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Explosion, Fire Reported at Hoover Dam

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:10:46 +0000

A transformer exploded and caught fire at Hoover Dam in Nevada on July 19, according to local officials. Bureau of Reclamation official Jacklynn L. Gould said that at about 10 a.m. local (Pacific) time, the A5 transformer at the site caught fire. The blaze was extinguished at about 10:30 a.m., according to Gould. Gould said […]

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Afghan officials: Suicide attack in wedding hall kills 63

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 04:37:21 +0000

Damaged Dubai City wedding hall is seen after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. A suicide-bomb blast ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll from a suicide bombing at a wedding in Afghanistan’s capital is at least 63, including women and children, officials said Sunday, as Kabul reeled from its deadliest attack this year. Another 182 civilians were wounded in the Saturday night explosion, government spokesman Feroz Bashari said. Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi confirmed […]

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Fiery Cairo car crash blast claims 20 lives

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:30:23 +0000

Fiery Cairo car crash blast claims 20 lives

At least 20 people have been killed when a speeding car driving against traffic crashed into three others causing a huge explosion in Cairo.

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Authorities: Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 21

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:39:13 +0000

Authorities: Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 21

PLANTATION, Fla.  – A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air.

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Palace: We’ll run after these terrorists until they can run no more

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 08:30:05 +0000

Palace: We'll run after these terrorists until they can run no more

The Palace condemned Friday’s explosion that killed five people, including three soldiers, in a military camp in Indanan, Sulu. 

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5 people, including 3 soldiers, killed in Sulu blast

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:18:08 +0000

5 people, including 3 soldiers, killed in Sulu blast

Five people including a suspected bomber and unidentified civilian, were killed while 11 others were wounded in an explosion in Sulu around 12 noon on Friday, June 28.

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5 killed, 9 wounded in Sulu blast

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:14:49 +0000

5 killed, 9 wounded in Sulu blast

Five people, including three soldiers, were killed while nine others were wounded in an explosion in the vicinity of a military camp in Indanan, Sulu, the military said Friday.

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Blast in Sweden tears through 2 apartment buildings

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:58:26 +0000

A blast ripped through two adjacent apartment buildings in a southern Sweden city on Friday, police said. There were unconfirmed reports of people with minor injuries.

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