explosions
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Although crews made initial progress dousing the roof with water, an ammonia gas leak was then discovered inside the building, and several small explosions reinvigorated the flames and smoke.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
Iranian state media reported explosions in areas along the Strait of Hormuz, including Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island and Sirik, and said its air defenses were engaging with U.S. jet fighters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Additional theoretical work on cosmic explosions involving black holes and strongly magnetized neutron stars may also help reveal where ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are born.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Iranian state media reported explosions in Tehran, Isfahan, Najafabad and Tabriz.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Sarai was reeling with visions of explosions and contraptions and impossibly tall towers—and girls climbing impossibly tall towers—and magnets and saws and bridges and flasks of miraculous chemicals and...and...and flying machines.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
