Explosions

The rescue operation at the 'Pioneer' mine in the Amur region of Russia, where 13 miners remain trapped under the rubble, has been halted. Reports indicate that the decision was made due to the perilous conditions underground, with concerns for the safety of rescuers and mine personnel, as shared by the mine's administration and confirmed by state-run media outlets.

Traces of a very powerful explosion are visible on the sea floor around the pipeline

The investigation into the death of 41 miners in a methane explosion that occurred in a coal mine in the Black Sea province of Bartın continues, with a special team consisting of expert personnel being appointed to work on the probe.

Three people have lost their lives in a fiery explosion that occurred in an apartment building in Istanbul's Kadıköy district, while the provincial counterterrorism bureau has launched an investigation into the incident on suspicion of possible terrorist activity.

According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, 60 tenants were evacuated from the building.
"Seven people were hit by the explosion, two of whom died," the ministry said in a statement.
A source from the ministry told TASS that a twelve-year-old boy was killed and that one child was injured.

Part of the pit at the Soko coal mine collapsed and caused a methane explosion, leaving eight miners dead and at least 18 injured on Friday.

Sasa Spasic, director of the Public Enterprise for Underground Coal Exploitation Resavica, announced the names of the dead, while the number of injured miners is not yet definite.

More than 50 people were reported to have died on Nov. 25 after smoke filled a Siberian coal mine and a rescue effort ended in tragedy.

Senior managers at the mine in Russia's Kemerovo region had been detained for suspected safety violations, after the latest deadly accident to hit the country's vast mining industry.

A controlled explosion took place

Local police in the town of Blankenburg have said that at least 15 people were injured and at least one person has died. The apartment building where the blast occurred and a nearby kindergarten were evacuated.

At least one person was killed in an explosion at a chemical plant in Barcelona, the capital of the Spanish Autonomous Region of Catalonia, local emergency services said in a tweet.

Nineteen people injured,elperiodico.com reported.

They said they were in contact with the fire department and the company to determine what kind of chemical products were affected by the blast.