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• WATCH: University of Alabama implodes decades-old dormitory Play Video

  July 4, 2022 3:10 PM

  TUSCALOOSA - A dormitory that's housed more than 50,000 people at the University of Alabama since 1968 was imploded on the Fourth of July. The detonation went off without a hitch early Monday morning, destroying Julia Tutwiler Hall. The school said about 2,000 holes were drilled into the... more »

• Report: Wisconsin woman suffers second-degree burns after Fitbit explodes

  April 24, 2017 3:51 PM

  WISCONSIN – A Wisconsin woman's Fitbit fitness tracker exploded while she was wearing it, resulting in second-degree burns on her arm, ABC News reported. Dina Mithell said she owned her Fitbit Flex 2 for two weeks when the fitness tracking device allegedly caught fire on her arm while reading... more »

• Woman's headphones catch fire midflight to Australia

  March 15, 2017 6:17 PM

  AUSTRALIA - A sleeping woman midflight was startled to find her battery-operated headphones had caught fire leaving burns on her face. According to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, i t is unknown how severe the woman's injuries were, but she later told investigators that she heard a loud explosion... more »

• Flood victim dies after trailer "exploded" when attempting to light cigarette inside

  January 15, 2017 12:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A 44-year-old man is dead after his trailer reportedly "exploded" when he tried to light a cigarette inside. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, emergency crews were called around 1:50 a.m. Sunday morning to a reported trailer fire in the 2000 block of Park Circle... more »