Several others were injured by the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, officials said. The cause of the blast about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia remains under investigation.
The Lac qui Parle County fire Tuesday night destroyed the dealership’s offices and shop. No injuries were reported but the fire forced people from their homes and closed a state highway for hours.
There were no reports of injuries in the collapse that was reported at about 9 a.m. Photos from the scene showed parts of the roof — and a large pile of snow — collapsed into an interior atrium in the mall.
Another atmospheric river set to arrive Monday could worsen already severe flooding, as the extra rain and snowmelt threaten to overflow rivers and streams at lower elevations.
Fire officials in Inver Grove Heights say fire damaged two boats docked at a Mississippi River marina on Tuesday night — and a firefighter had to be pulled out of the river after falling into the icy water.
The blaze hit Sunday morning and has left thousands homeless. Some 740,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since 2017, when the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown.
Nearly two million gallons of wastewater and thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil have already been removed from the site, with more to go. Every aspect of removal is governed by regulations.
The government has declared three days of national mourning after a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train flattened killed at least three dozen people and injured some 85.
The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.
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