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A dangerous explosion and fire suddenly erupted at a Magna International auto parts factory in Newmarket, Ontario, leaving nine workers injured and six of them sent to hospital. The factory was quickly evacuated following the blast and the exact cause of the explosion is still ...

A truck carrying a deadly load of fireworks exploded and destroyed a major bridge in central China before plummeting 100-feet below, taking a number of other vehicles with it. The fatal disaster claimed at least 5 casualties so far, as the dangerous delivery was being made in anticipation of ...

We've reported before on the proliferation of natural-gas powered vehicles in the heavily oil-sanctioned state of Iran. Now we've got some further very dramatic circumstantial evidence that not all of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles are as safe as their Iranian owners would hope. It's ...

Bombardier has closed its research and development complex in Valcourt, Quebec following an overnight explosion late last week. Two employees were left with severe burns after the incident, including a security guard. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment and remain in medically ...

A driver in Iran recently had a scare when his car exploded at a filling station. Details are scarce surrounding the shocking video, but from what we can discern, the driver of the white Iran Khodo Samand backed into the station and the attendant began filling his tank. When the driver and popped ...

Many are questioning the safety of electric vehicles after this explosive crash in China sent a BYD Taxi bursting into fatal flames. According to the South China Morning Post, eyewitness taxi drivers spotted a red Nissan GT-R speeding between 150 to 200km/h just moments before it crashed into a ...

Matt Hagan, the reigning NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car champ, kicked off this weekend's Four-Wide Nationals qualifying session at zMAX Dragway in North Carolina with a bang. Hagan's funny car dropped an intake valve into one of its cylinders about halfway down the track and exploded, launching ...

The fear of the unknown causes is one of the biggest worries of car owners everywhere. That fear is what causes many consumers to blame repair facilities for everything from stone chips to flat tires days after a service. The occasional out of pocket expense is why some shop owners install ...

Why is it that everything looks cooler in slow motion? And the slower the better, especially when you're dealing with one of those new-fangled high frame rate super HD cameras. Case in point? When you add a MG Midget, a serious amount of explosives and a 1,000 frame per second camera and you have ...

When it comes to blowing up cars, the boys (and girl) from Mythbusters are starting to get some serious competition from the Stuntbusters crew. While Discovery's myth-busting show bases its explosions around some sort of crazy science experiment, its competitor from Speed seems simply content ...