Word: blasting
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...Baghdad hospital bed. His relatives have been busy rebuilding the walls of his house brick by brick from the rubble that remained after two suicide car bombers recently exploded themselves across the street. But his wife went to vote. Only one of her legs had been broken by the blast, and a neighbor helped her hobble to the polling station today. The 49-year-old housewife had voted in the two previous elections and wasn't going to miss this one for anything...
...John Reid, the British defense secretary, said there was no reason to suspect anything other than an accident. British security sources confirmed to TIME that they had no reason to believe terrorism or sabotage were involved, but planned to keep an open mind as the blast is investigated...
...plume of acrid smoke is drifting eastward after a huge explosion rocked the Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead, 20 miles northwest of London, at 6:03 a.m. local time Sunday. The blast was heard more than 50 miles away. Windows and doors were blown out and walls were cracked in nearby houses, whose residents have been evacuated by police. ?Keep out of the flume, keep away from the area,? said Frank Whiteley, Chief Constable of Hertfordshire police, in a hastily called press conference. He also warned that some smaller explosions might occur later today as other tanks...
...BGLTSA head, according to friends, Barusch thrived. “I’ve never met anyone who was so effective at negotiating with administrators, helping students of every kind, making friends with just about everybody and having a blast the entire time,” says Rachel Culley...
...River Hawks (4-8-0) went up 2-0 on a power play at 18:21 when Mark Roebothan tipped in a shot.Trevelyan scored off a rebound during a power play for the Saints (12-4-0) midway through the second period. Kyle Rank tied the score with a blast into the upper corner of the net 1:31 into the third period.Brock McBride tipped in a shot past River Hawk goalie Peter Vetri for the game-winner at 12:52. Trevelyan scored into an empty net with 39 seconds to play.Vetri made 40 saves...