An oil refinery fire near the Texas coast was put out Tuesday and a shelter-in-place order was lifted, hours after a large explosion at the complex shot plumes of smoke into the air, officials said.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A tanker truck hauling sodium hydroxide exploded Tuesday morning, leaving one person dead and another injured in Iredell County, officials said. A tanker truck exploded around ...

No evidence has been found ‌that the explosion at Valero Energy's (VLO) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was a deliberate act, the Jefferson County Sheriff's office ⁠said, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Workplace safety inspectors fined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department more than $350,000 following their investigation into an explosion that killed three deputies. The California Division of ...

Crews have extinguished a fire at a Texas oil refinery after a large explosion sent plumes of smoke into the air and prompted a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, officials said Tuesday, ...