A truck driver was placed out of service by Arkansas Highway Police after being caught hauling large quantities of ‘hazardous’ nitrous oxide (commonly called “puff gas”) without proper paperwork, safety markings, or legal qualifications. The trucker also failed to pass a quick English proficiency test that the cop gave him. The incident was captured on […]
Scenes from the explosion (X) A gas cylinder exploded in the basement cafeteria of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad early Tuesday morning, causing the building to tremble and injuring around a dozen people, according to law-enforcement authorities and media reports.According to Ali Nasir Rizvi, Islamabad’s inspector general of police, the isolated incident […]
The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was temporarily evacuated Friday night after a fire alarm and the smell of gas were reported, the Federal Aviation Administration said. During the evacuation, controllers declared “ATC Zero,” halting all tower air traffic services and prompting a ground stop for incoming flights. Some planes in […]
Indian student Chandrashekar Pole was killed by a 23-year-old gunman in Texas who set off a series of violent incidents the same night. 23-year-old Richard Florez, who shot and killed Chandrashekhar Pole, a 28-year-old Indian student working at a gas station, caused a series of violent incidents the same night after he left the gas […]
Two US inmates were executed Thursday in separate states, with one put to death by nitrogen gas in Alabama and another by lethal injection in Texas. The executions, carried out within 18 minutes of each other, bring the total number of US executions this year to 33, the highest since 2014.In Alabama, Geoffrey West, 50, […]
Representative image (AI-generated) A 25-year-old man has died and seven others, including police officers, have been hospitalised following a suspected gas leak at Haveli Indian Restaurant in Riverstone, north-west Sydney, on Tuesday morning.Emergency services were called to the restaurant on Garfield Road around 9:15 am after the owner reported a welfare concern. Responding officers discovered […]
A gas leak from a tanker truck ignited a massive explosion under a highway overpass in Mexico City on Wednesday afternoon, injuring at least 58 people, officials said.The blast tore through Iztapalapa, the capital’s most populous borough, leaving scenes of chaos as flames engulfed vehicles and terrified residents rushed to safety. Mayor Clara Brugada, speaking […]
Turkish police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters outside the Istanbul branch of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Monday, after a court ruling unseated its provincial leadership and appointed a trustee replacement. The police have also detained between 10 and 20 people at the scene, as per AFP. The court has […]
Six men lost their lives in a possible consequence of gas exposure at a large dairy farm in Weld County, Colorado, authorities confirmed on Thursday. The victims, all Hispanic males, were found inside a confined space at Prospect Valley Dairy near Keenesburg, around 35 miles northeast of Denver.According to news agency AP, chief deputy coroner […]
As per the new rules, licensing is required for dozens of job roles in the oil and gas sector/Representative Image TL;DR: Oman’s Ministry of Labour has mandated that, effective September 1, 2025, licensing is required for dozens of job roles in the oil and gas sector. Workers in these positions must obtain a license from […]
