A loud explosion was reported at a refinery operated by Valero Energy in Port Arthur, Texas, prompting officials to issue a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Thick plumes of black smoke ...

Emergency responders went to an Ottawa, Illinois chemical plant after a reported explosion and fire Tuesday morning.

An explosion and fire at a Valero oil refinery has sent smoke rising into the sky in Port Arthur, where some residents are ...

Officials say an oil refinery fire near the Texas coast has been put out and a shelter-in-place order has been lifted ...

Newly released body-worn camera video shows two Miami police officers rushing into a burning apartment moments after an explosion, entering without firefighting equipment in an effort to save a ...

Authorities have lifted a shelter-in-place that was issued for part of Port Arthur on Monday. According to officials, a fire has been extinguished at the Valero refinery. Valero says all personnel ...

South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory ...

A four-star hotel has been left badly damaged in the blast, with one man injured and multiple tourists forced to evacuate as fire crews tackled a blaze which erupted at the site ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents of a Texas city were urged to shelter in place following an explosion and fire at a Valero oil refinery that sent ...