Explosion

A tragic story out of southern New York, where a father-to-be was killed while making a device for his child's gender reveal party.

Oneida County authorities are looking into reports of a loud "boom or explosion" heard throughout the western portion of the county, according to Sheriff Rob Maciol.

A mother and her two children are recovering from severe burns following a mobile home explosion in Vernon Center and the fire department is taking donations to assist the family.

Authorities are investigating an explosion in an underground tank at an upstate New York gas station that killed a worker.

Fire officials in upstate New York say a stove at a bagel store has caused an explosion that blew out the shop's doors and windows.

Authorities in upstate New York say a man blew his house up in an attempted suicide.

A Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania home is destroyed in a fire that included an exploding propane tank.

The owner of a Pennsylvania fireworks company says one worker has suffered a potentially life-threatening injury from an explosion.

Law enforcement officials in the Southern Tier are worried a highly-publicized explosive incident may lead more people to experiment with a legal but potentially dangerous product.

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York say a firework that exploded and injured a 19-year-old who stepped on it in Central Park probably was created by someone with a basic knowledge of chemistry, but not designed to intentionally hurt people.