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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

gas explosion

The scene of an explosion thought to be caused by a gas canister in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev, February 28, 2023. (Fire and Rescue Services)
February 28, 2023, 12:19 pm
Worker killed, three injured in Jerusalem gas explosion
Man in his 40s dead, 2 seriously hurt and 1 other injured in blast at Pisgat Zeev apartment building; police motorcyclists crash while responding to explosion
By Ash Obel
In this image made from video, people walk by burning debris following the explosion of an oil tanker in the Wellington suburb of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, on November 5, 2021. (AP Photo)
November 6, 2021, 5:01 pm
More than 90 killed in oil tanker explosion in Sierra Leone
Bus hits vehicle as crowds gather to collect leaking fuel; dozens more severely hurt
By Clarence Roy-Macaulay and Krista Larson
The explosion at a health clinic in Tehran, Iran, on June 30, 2020. (Screen capture: Twitter)
June 30, 2020, 9:35 pm
Gas explosion at medical clinic rocks Iran’s capital, killing 19
Authorities say blast at Sina Athar Medical Center caused by gas leak; firefighters attempt to rescue people trapped in facility, nearby buildings
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Firefighters at the scene of an explosion at a tanker truck garage in Tamra, January 20, 2020 (Israel Fire Service)
January 20, 2020, 6:04 pm
4 seriously wounded in large explosion at gas truck garage
Police and firefighters investigating cause of blast, thought to be from gas leak, in northern town of Tamra
By ToI Staff
First responders at the scene of an explosion in Eilat which killed a 65-year-old man and injured a woman. (YouTube screenshot)
May 16, 2019, 7:51 pm
One killed, one seriously injured in Eilat gas explosion
65-year-old man dies in blast in residential building; 45-year-old woman hospitalized with severe burns
By ToI Staff
The apartment where a balcony collapsed due to gas explosion, Ashkelon, March 17, 2019. (Tomer Shunem Halevi/Flash90)
March 17, 2019, 11:24 pm
Woman hurt as gas explosion causes Ashkelon building to partially collapse
Paramedics say fire sparked in the residential building; resident in serious but stable condition
By ToI Staff
Firefighters intervene after the explosion of a bakery on the corner of the streets Saint-Cecile and Rue de Trevise in central Paris on January 12, 2019. (Thomas Samson/AFP)
January 12, 2019, 3:17 pm
2 firefighters killed, dozens injured in Paris bakery explosion
Blast appears to have been caused by gas leak; authorities say 10 are in critical condition and 37 others less seriously injured
By Angela Charlton and Sylvie Corbet
Illustrative photo of gas balloons outside an apartment. (photo credit: Flash90)
October 8, 2018, 3:33 pm
2 Israelis killed in gas explosion in Moldova
Victims, in their 70s, were in 15th-floor apartment in Kishinev when illegally placed cooking canister blew up; Foreign Ministry helping bring their bodies to Israel
By ToI Staff
Investigators examine the scene after a gas explosion in the southern city of Sderot, June 8, 2018. (Courtesy Magen David Adom)
June 8, 2018, 8:42 am
Two hurt in suspected Sderot gas explosion
Despite initial concerns that the blast was caused by a projectile fired from Gaza, authorities say blast was not an attack
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 21, 2018, 3:18 am
Palestinian prisoners in Israel protest after inmate dies
Aziz Awizat, in jail for attempting to blow up buildings in Jerusalem, dies in hospital weeks after attacking guard with boiling water
By ToI Staff
Shlomo Menahem, one of the gas technicians suspected of causing death by negligence at an apartment building in Jerusalem on February 20, 2018, is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for extension of his detention on February 21, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2018, 3:07 pm
Court remands two suspects in Jerusalem gas explosion
Gas worker and renovations contractor suspected of causing death of fellow gas technician by negligence
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attend the inauguration of a new emergency ward at the Barzilai hospital in Ashkelon on February 20, 2018. (Flash90)
February 21, 2018, 1:54 pm
Poll: Netanyahu graft allegations don’t hurt Likud at the ballot box
Ruling party maintains lead by similar margins with or without Netanyahu, Channel 10 survey finds; Hadashot poll: 50% say PM should leave office over latest suspicions
By ToI Staff
Emergency responders at the scene of a gas explosion in a parking garage on Dan Street in Jerusalem on February 20, 2018. (Israel Police)
February 20, 2018, 4:10 pm
Man dies in gas explosion in Jerusalem; 3 hurt
62-year-old woman and a couple in their 70s suffer minor injuries from blast at underground parking garage
By ToI Staff
In this image taken from a cellphone video provided to the Associated Press, firefighters put out a blaze after a minivan carrying gas tanks plowed into pedestrians along a street in Shanghai, February 2, 2018. (AP)
February 2, 2018, 8:34 am
Van carrying gas injures 18 in apparent accident in Shanghai
Authorities don’t think incident was terror related; driver, who was smoking inside vehicle, apparently ignited tanks he was transporting
By AP
In this photo from January 3, 2018, the sun rises over a mosque in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
February 1, 2018, 7:43 pm
Eight Gazans killed in gas explosion after family spat
Children said among the dead, 20 others wounded when gas canister set on fire amid reported squabble over inheritance
By Khaled Abu Toameh and AFP
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