explosion
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The official death toll from the incident is 31 people - two were killed by the explosion itself, while 28 died from Acute Radiation Sickness, and one from cardiac arrest, in the weeks afterwards.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
It was only two days after the explosion – after radiation was detected in Sweden – that it acknowledged an accident had happened.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Yudar Grau was taking a midday nap when he heard what sounded like an explosion in the living room of his Whittier rental home.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
All of it points to a classic problem that has popped up in technology booms throughout history, from the 19th-century railroad expansion to the telecom and internet explosion of the early 2000s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Every few minutes, there was a new explosion that rattled Jess’s bones.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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