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Explosion at New Zealand coal mine (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - An explosion rocked a remote coal mine in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 people underground, the company said.

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Explosion at New Zealand coal mine, 27 trapped (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - An explosion rocked a remote colliery in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 people underground, the company and local authorities said.

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Up to 30 missing after explosion rocks New Zealand mine (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - As many as 30 miners were unaccounted for Friday after an explosion rocked a coal mine on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, the district’s mayor…

Explosion at New Zealand coal mine, up to 30 unaccounted for (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - An explosion has occurred in a coal mine on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island with up to 30 miners unaccounted for, the district’s mayor said…

Five Canadians, two Mexicans dead in Cancun resort explosion (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Members of the Red Cross stand near a destroyed area after an explosion at a hotel in Cancun November 14, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - At least five Canadian tourists and two workers were killed on Sunday in a gas explosion that ripped through the restaurant of a hotel on Mexico’s Caribbean coast,…

Five Canadians dead in Mexican hotel gas explosion (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Members of the Red Cross stand near a destroyed area after an explosion at a hotel in Cancun November 14, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - At least five Canadian tourists and two workers were killed on Sunday in a gas explosion that ripped through the restaurant of a hotel on Mexico’s Caribbean coast,…

Four Canadians dead in Mexican hotel gas explosion (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Reuters - At least four Canadian tourists and two workers were killed on Sunday in a gas explosion at a hotel on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, authorities said.

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Massive explosion hits Pakistan security compound (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - A massive explosion ripped through a security compound on a busy commercial street in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more…

Explosion rocks Gaza: witnesses (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

Reuters - An explosion rocked the city of Gaza on Wednesday, sending up a plume of thick black smoke, witnesses said.

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Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 21, traps 16 (AP)

October 16th, 2010

Rescuers walk out of an entrance of Pingyu Mine after an explosion in Yuzhou, in central China's Henan province, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. Rescuers battled dangerous levels of gas and the risk of falling coal as they worked to free 17 miners after an explosion at the coal mine early Saturday. Officials confirmed 20 miners were killed. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Rescuers battled dangerous levels of gas, tons of coal dust and the risk of falling rocks as they worked to free 16 miners trapped by an explosion at…