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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - A barge being used for a July Fourth fireworks celebration in Massachusetts has exploded and caught fire. Police say a malfunction caused the explosion and fire Monday night during a fireworks show on the waterfront in Plymouth...

The mystery of New Bedford's loud booms heard Monday night has apparently been solved. New Bedford Police say after several Facebook posts, an investigation into a New Bedford resident was launched. Police say the individual, whose name is not being released, publicly claimed responsibility for Monday night's explosion...

New Bedford Police say it wasn't a gunshot or fireworks that caused a loud boom that seemed to come from the North End last night. The loud mystery noise was heard just before 11:30 Monday night. This caller to WBSM says she's heard what sounds like explosions several times recently...

The airport in the Belgian capital of Brussels is locked down after two explosions rocked the departure hall.

(Associated Press) - Authorities say an explosion at a Dow Chemical plant in northeastern Massachusetts critically injured four people and damaged the building. Firefighters, paramedics and police responded to the plant in North Andover at about 2:30 p...

UPDATE 5:20PM: At least 30 people are reported to have been killed in a series of attacks in Paris, France. A shooting was reported at a restaurant and there were at least two blasts at other locations. There's also word of a hostage situation at a concert hall where an American band was playing...

A fire and explosion that destroyed a Taunton home has been deemed accidental.

A home in Taunton was rocked by an explosion Sunday afternoon.

Four engine companies and two ladder companies responded to a reported explosion and exterior fire at 45 Richmond Street in the center of the city Friday afternoon.

An underground cable was discovered on a Rhode Island beach just a few feet from where an explosion left a Connecticut woman with injuries.