Lewiston fire marshal says leak from ‘typical 5-gallon tank’ was the source of Saturday morning explosion that killed one person

INVESTIGATING. EARLIER THIS MORNING, THE CITY OF LAUREL HAD TO CANCEL THEIR MAIN STREET FESTIVAL PARADE BECAUSE OF A PROPANE EXPLOSION. THIS HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FOURTH AND MAIN STREETS. THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED WHILE VENDORS WERE SETTING UP.

An explosion last month at a munitions storage facility on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, occurred when Japanese soldiers accidentally detonated a fuse on a World War II-era anti-tank shell, Japan’s military said Thursday. The U.S.-made 75 mm shell exploded ...