explosions
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Media and residents also reported having heard explosions near Bandar Abbas and the island of Qeshm, Mehr news agency said,
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
In 1956 a fire at Bush Terminal’s 35th Street pier, not far from Gowanus, produced what was then one of the largest explosions in New York’s history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Fourth of July fireworks sparked dangerous explosions and raging fires across Southern California, leaving several injured and displacing families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Several explosions have also reportedly been heard in the southern cities of Konarak and Chabahar.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Those steam explosions had blasted through hundreds of feet of rock and ice.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
