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Massive Meteor Explosion Equal To 300 Tons Of TNT Triggers Sonic Boom, Rattling New England Massive Meteor Explosion Equal To 300 Tons Of TNT Triggers Sonic Boom, Rattling New England
Massive Meteor Explosion Equal To 300 Tons Of TNT Triggers Sonic Boom, Rattling New England Residents across New England were left stunned after a powerful double boom rattled buildings and shook the ground, triggering reports to police and earthquake officials. The cause, however, came from above. The strange event happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday when people from Connecticut to Canada reported hearing loud blasts, feeling buildings shake, or seeing a bright object streak across the sky. The American Meteor Society said the source was not an earthquake or an explosion. Instead, officials said a 3-foot-wide meteor entered Earth's atmosphere near the New Hampshire-Massachusetts b…

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by Josh Lanier
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Explosion Call Prompts Battle Against Intense 2-Alarm Blaze At Hudson Valley Home Explosion Call Prompts Battle Against Intense 2-Alarm Blaze At Hudson Valley Home
Explosion Call Prompts Battle Against Intense 2-Alarm Blaze At Hudson Valley Home A reported explosion triggered a rapid, multi-agency response to a house fire in Westchester County. Emergency crews were dispatched just before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, to a home on Palmer Avenue in Croton-on-Hudson after multiple 911 callers reported a fire, possibly accompanied by an explosion, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  When firefighters arrived just minutes later, they found heavy smoke and quickly confirmed a working fire. Crews began aggressively fighting the fire inside the home, focusing on the basement, where flames were concentrated.   The departm…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
7 Firefighters Injured In Explosion While Battling Bronx Car Fire 7 Firefighters Injured In Explosion While Battling Bronx Car Fire
7 Firefighters Injured In Explosion While Battling Bronx Car Fire Seven New York City firefighters were injured — five of them seriously — after an explosion erupted while they were battling a fire involving multiple vehicles and rubbish piles in the Bronx.  New, updated report - Firefighter From New City Burned In Bronx Explosion Caused By Lit Cigarette (Update) The fire broke out around 955 Westchester Ave., prompting multiple 911 calls just before firefighters arrived on the scene. As crews worked to extinguish the blaze, an explosion occurred, injuring seven members of the department, the FDNY said.  According to FDNY Chief of Departme…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Exploding Pressure Washers, Injuries Spark Massive Recall Of 780K Machines Exploding Pressure Washers, Injuries Spark Massive Recall Of 780K Machines
Exploding Pressure Washers, Injuries Spark Massive Recall Of 780K Machines About 780,000 electric pressure washers are being recalled after parts exploded and injured dozens of people. TTI Outdoor Power Equipment issued the recall for around 764,000 Ryobi brushless electric pressure washers sold in the US, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 28. About 16,000 power washers were sold in Canada. The recall affects two types of power washers: the 2300 PSI model RY142300 and the 2700 PSI model RY142711VNM. The machines' capacitors can overheat and burst, sending parts flying toward users and bystanders. South Carolina-base…

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by Chris Spiker
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Duo Falsified Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Inspections Across NY, Feds Say Duo Falsified Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Inspections Across NY, Feds Say
Duo Falsified Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Inspections Across NY, Feds Say A Putnam County man and a North Carolina resident have been charged in a federal fraud case accusing them of falsifying hundreds of critical safety inspections on natural gas pipelines in Westchester County and New York City, prosecutors announced. Michael Vasconcellos, 44, of Mahopac, and Liam Treibert, 30, of Wendell, North Carolina, were indicted on charges of wire fraud, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Aug. 28. Both men were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 27: Treibert in North Carolina, where he will appear before a federal judge i…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Explosion Injuring 2 Children Believed Tied To Fireworks, Police Say NY Explosion Injuring 2 Children Believed Tied To Fireworks, Police Say
NY Explosion Injuring 2 Children Believed Tied To Fireworks, Police Say Two children were hurt in upstate New York after an explosion caused by improperly discarded fireworks, police said. The Rensselaer County incident happened around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at a Troy residence on O’Neil Street, according to Troy Police. Officers and firefighters responded after an explosion occurred near a roll-off dumpster in the driveway, where a homeowner had been discarding renovation debris. A 5-year-old and 9-year-old playing nearby were struck by the blast, police said. The younger child suffered minor cuts and was treated at a hospital and released. The 9-year-ol…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified The second person killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works has been identified as 52-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced. Menefee was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the rubble Monday evening, officials said. He and Timothy Quinn, 39, of Westmoreland County, were both killed when the blast tore through the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility just before 11 a.m. on Aug. 11. Timothy Quinn  Facebook/Timothy Quinn @timothy.quinn.31 Ten others were injured in …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel U.S. Steel says its multi-billion-dollar Nippon Steel deal remains on track despite the Aug. 11 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works that killed two workers and injured 10. But at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, the company hinted changes to the agreement could be coming — and won’t be known until the investigation into the deadly blast is complete. The facility was preparing for routine maintenance when a gas build-up triggered an explosion at coke oven batteries 13 and 14 at 10:51 a.m., Allegheny County Emergency Services said. The pressure valve released to batteries 19 and 20, creat…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion
Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion The second victim of the deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works was a “mama’s boy” and devoted father of three who was raising five children, Governor Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, Aug. 12. Family identified him as 39-year-old Timothy Quinn a second-generation steelworker who followed his father into the industry and worked at the Clairton Coke Works for years. Quinn was deeply devoted to his family, helping raise his three children along with his girlfriend Lucy’s two children, friends said. According to his public social media, Quinn was a heater at U.S. Steel, previously wor…

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by Jillian Pikora
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2 Dead, 10 Injured; Timelapse Video Shows Fatal Explosions At US Steel Clairton Coke 2 Dead, 10 Injured; Timelapse Video Shows Fatal Explosions At US Steel Clairton Coke
2 Dead, 10 Injured; Timelapse Video Shows Fatal Explosions At US Steel Clairton Coke A timelapse video and photos captured by the Breathe Project show the massive plume from a deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Monday, Aug. 11, that has now left two people dead two missing, and 10 injured, officials confirmed later Monday night. The explosion happened at 10:51 a.m. between coke oven batteries 13 and 14 inside the sprawling coking facility along the Monongahela River in Clairton, sparking a fire and a large-scale emergency response, according to Allegheny County Emergency Services (ACES). There were multiple secondary explosions, officials explained. B…

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by Jillian Pikora
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3 Sheriff’s Deputies Killed In Explosion At LA Training Facility 3 Sheriff’s Deputies Killed In Explosion At LA Training Facility
3 Sheriff’s Deputies Killed In Explosion At LA Training Facility A routine morning at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training center turned deadly when a powerful explosion ripped through the facility, killing three deputies and sending shockwaves through the law enforcement community. The blast erupted just before 7:30 a.m. Friday, July 18, at the Biscailuz Training Center in Monterey Park, a site that houses the department’s Special Enforcement Bureau and bomb squad, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was the department's biggest loss of life incident since 1857. The explosion occurred as members of the bomb squad were moving explosives…

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by Joe Lombardi
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1 Killed, 2 Injured After Explosion On Boat In Hudson River 1 Killed, 2 Injured After Explosion On Boat In Hudson River
1 Killed, 2 Injured After Explosion On Boat In Hudson River A man was killed and two others injured after an explosion on board a sewage transport boat docked in the Hudson River. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24, off Manhattan near the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to the US Coast Guard. The incident, in the area of West 135th Street, was reportedly "linked to 'hot work' aboard a docked boat," the Coast Guard said.  The North River wastewater treatment plant is built on a 28-acre reinforced concrete platform over the Hudson River.  The identity of the victim has not yet been rel…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Feud Goes Boom: Man Tosses Mortar On Neighbor's Property In Hudson Valley, Police Say Feud Goes Boom: Man Tosses Mortar On Neighbor's Property In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Feud Goes Boom: Man Tosses Mortar On Neighbor's Property In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man is facing charges after a dispute between neighbors in Westchester turned explosive.  The incident happened on Sunday, May 11, around 6:48 p.m., when officers were dispatched to a home on Van Wyck Street in Croton-on-Hudson for reports of an explosion. There, they found that an unknown explosive device had detonated on private property, damaging multiple items, the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced on Wednesday, May 14.  An investigation by detectives revealed that the explosive device had been intentionally thrown onto the property during a conflict between neigh…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Sent Chilling Email Before Deadly NJ Explosion That Claimed His Life And One More: Report Man Sent Chilling Email Before Deadly NJ Explosion That Claimed His Life And One More: Report
Man Sent Chilling Email Before Deadly NJ Explosion That Claimed His Life And One More: Report A man who perished in a South Jersey home explosion over the weekend reportedly sent a haunting email to his ex-girlfriend just minutes before the blaze, NBC10 reports. The explosion broke out around 2 a.m. Sunday, May 12, at a home on Tranquility Court and Orion Way in Washington Township, Gloucester County, authorities said. First responders arriving at 13 Tranquility Ct. found the home fully engulfed in flames. Two bodies — a man and a woman — were recovered from the rubble, police said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Neighbors and an ex-girlfriend, Nicole Ruiz, iden…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Deadly Cybertruck Explosion At Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Investigated As Possible Terror Act Deadly Cybertruck Explosion At Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Investigated As Possible Terror Act
Deadly Cybertruck Explosion At Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Investigated As Possible Terror Act Authorities are investigating a deadly explosion involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The explosion claimed the life of one individual and left seven others injured, prompting a joint inquiry by local law enforcement and the FBI. The incident is being investigated as a possible terrorist act, ABC News and CNN are reporting. The incident occurred around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, near the hotel’s valet area.  Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion followed by a fire that engulfed the vehicle. First responders quickly arrived…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6
Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 A jury has decided to hold Metro-North Railroad liable for a 2015 crash in Northern Westchester that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others.  The decision in the liability trial regarding the crash, which happened in Valhalla in February 2015, was reached on Tuesday, July 17.  Earlier Report - Deadliest Metro-North Crash Claimed, Changed Lives, But Crossing Unchanged On the day of the crash, Feb. 3, 2015, 49-year-old Ellen Brody of Edgemont had left her job in Chappaqua before encountering a traffic jam along the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant that f…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
'Loud Boom' Heard In Hudson Valley: Police Investigating 'Loud Boom' Heard In Hudson Valley: Police Investigating
'Loud Boom' Heard In Hudson Valley: Police Investigating Police searched an area in the Hudson Valley for evidence of an explosion after several residents reported hearing a mysterious loud booming noise, authorities said. New, updated report - Update: Police Still Investigating Booming Noise In Carmel The possible explosion was reported by residents in Putnam County on Saturday, April 14 just before 9 p.m., when both the Carmel and Kent Police Departments received calls reporting a loud noise in the Lake Carmel area. According to both departments, officers and deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office searched the area for any damag…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical
Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical One person received third-degree burns when a house in the region exploded as new renters were moving in. The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 11 p.m., Saturday, March 2 at 2 Shirley St., in Monticello. A family was moving into their new home and unpacking before heading to bed when the residence was rocked by a massive explosion, according to Mark Lieb, of Rockland Video Productions, Monticello Assistant Fire Chief John Wells said there were nine people inside the house when the explosion occurred. Residents said they smelled gas before the event, Lieb said. The home was ripp…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada
Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada New Update: IDs Released For Couple Killed In Fiery Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Caught On Video There is no indication of terrorism after a car exploded after crashing near a bridge connecting the United States and Canada in New York on one of the year's busiest travel days, killing two people. The Thanksgiving Eve incident happened early Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 22 on the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls. The explosion involved a car entering the US from Canada, according to the City of Niagara Falls. The explosion reportedly happened when the car accelerated to around 80 miles…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away
Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away An explosive incident in New England ended with a fizzle as an area man can avoid most of a fine after admitting to igniting a blast that shook the ground for miles at a gender reveal party. Anthony Spinelli, of Kingston, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after setting off 80 pounds of the explosive Tannerite and blue chalk in an area quarry setting off an explosion that could be felt all the way to Massachusetts. As part of the plea agreement, Spinelli was fined $620, officials said, $500 of which will be suspended if he stays out of trouble for the next 12 months. Earl…

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by Zak Failla
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Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away
Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away Parents in New England hoping to be exploding with joy experienced a different kind of blast during a gender reveal that rocked homes in a 20-mile radius. The explosion in southeastern New Hampshire involved more than 80 pounds of a legal explosive called Tannerite and blue chalk, and was set off around 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 at Torromeo Industries in Kingston, located on Dorre Road, Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs said. WBZ-TV shared footage of the explosion captured on a local resident's Ring Doorbell. View this post on Instagram A …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire With Explosions Breaks Out At Northern Westchester Condo Complex Three-Alarm Fire With Explosions Breaks Out At Northern Westchester Condo Complex
Three-Alarm Fire With Explosions Breaks Out At Northern Westchester Condo Complex This story has been updated. Firefighters from multiple municipalities battled a three-alarm blaze at a luxury condominium complex in Northern Westchester. The fire broke out in a single unit at the Half Moon Bay complex in Croton,  just before 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, and there were explosions reported, according to authorities at the scene. The fire, which was confined to the one unit, was brought under control by 10 a.m. The Croton-on-Hudson, Yorktown Heights, Ossining, Verplanck, Mohegan, Tarrytown and Millwood fire departments all responded along with several Marine u…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
9 Boys Injured, Three Seriously, In South Blooming Grove Camp Dorm Fire 9 Boys Injured, Three Seriously, In South Blooming Grove Camp Dorm Fire
9 Boys Injured, Three Seriously, In South Blooming Grove Camp Dorm Fire UPDATE: Nine teenage boys were injured in an Orange County camp dormitory explosion and fire just after midnight Friday in South Blooming Grove, authorities reported. All were from Brooklyn, they said. Three were seriously injured and the others sustained minor injuries, fire officials said.  The Cromwell Hill bungalow was fully engulfed in flames, according to reports.  A medical chopper was used to transport some of the victims to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.  Monroe, Washingtonville, Chester, Woodbury and Kyrias Joel were among the responding companies. Orange and Rockland…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire
Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire A Hudson Valley cosmetic company is facing almost $300,000 in fines for failing to protect its employees from dangerous chemicals, and other hazards on the day a fire tore through its New Windsor factory, killing one, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Verla International LTD is facing $281,220 in fines following an investigation into the Nov. 20, explosion in which a Newburgh man was killed and another 125 employees and first responders injured. According to a release from OSHA, the company was cited for 11 violations for fall, and compressed air hazards, and f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Propane Tank Explosion Causes Spring Valley House Fire Propane Tank Explosion Causes Spring Valley House Fire
Propane Tank Explosion Causes Spring Valley House Fire This story has been updated. A house fire that broke out following an explosion of a propane tank in Spring Valley has been controlled. The fire, which started around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, also spread to a shed at 359 Roosevelt Ave., in Spring Valley, officials said. Spring Valley firefighters brought the blaze under control by 2:15 p.m. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Robert DeNiro Movie Filmed In Orange Tops News For 2017 Robert DeNiro Movie Filmed In Orange Tops News For 2017
Robert DeNiro Movie Filmed In Orange Tops News For 2017 ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. -- It was a big 2017 in Orange County and not just because of Daily Voice's launch. Here are the top stories in 2017 since Daily Voice launched in September. "The Irishman" starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci filmed at Weirs Ice Cream in Salisbury Mills in October. The Netflix movie, directed by Martin Scorcese, is about a mobster who was involved in the death of Jimmy Hoffa.  A six-year-old girl was struck and killed by a school bus in Kiryas Joel in November. After the bus stopped to let several children off, Leah Mezzi of Brooklyn exited the b…

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by Sam Barron