Fires and explosions in wood pellet storage silos happened often enough there that the regulators launched a safety initiative around them. Typically, sawmills bring in wet wood that’s dried in a kiln ...

Here’s what causes silo explosions like the one at a Searsmont lumber mill last week. Silo fires have happened in Maine ...

A probe is underway to determine the cause of a silo explosion and massive fire at a Searsmont, Maine, lumberyard that ...

A major explosion and fire at Robbins Lumber Inc. in Searsmont, Maine triggered a massive emergency response involving ...

At least 10 people, including volunteer firefighters, were hurt after an explosion and fire at a lumber mill.

In September 1980, a routine maintenance operation at a Titan II missile silo in Damascus, Arkansas, went catastrophically wrong when a dropped tool punctured a fuel tank. Hours later, a massive ...