On Jan. 2, 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County.

On Jan. 2, 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County.

A suspected methane gas explosion outside a supermarket in Chon Buri killed one welding worker and injured two others, including a customer.

Two miners have died due to a methane leak at a Polish mine where a gas explosion killed 14 in 2022, the mine's operator said ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOSCOW (AP) — A devastating explosion in a ...

Thirteen miners died in a pair of explosions at the Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5 on September 23, 2001. The initial explosion was caused by a roof fall that ignited methane gas, with a second, ...

On December 17, 2025, in Tongren, Guizhou, a boy's innocent fireworks prank turned dangerous when methane gas in a sewer ignited, causing a powerful explosion that launched a manhole cover into the ...

Several agency programs are trying to track and reduce methane emissions around the world. To meet global targets, use of them needs to speed up. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The world is not moving ...

Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement. By Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow ...