China: Elderly Woman Battles Kitchen Gas Explosion in Shaoxing

An 82-year-old woman in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, faced a gas explosion head-on while cooking alone on October 13, 2025. Video shows flames erupting from her stove, but she calmly shut off the gas valve before breaking down in tears. The blast was caused by a detached gas pipe, and fortunately, she was not injured.

US: Crowd Cheers as SpaceX’s Starship Soars on 10th Test Flight

SpaceX’s Starship rocket was launched from Starbase, Texas on Tuesday, August 26, with cheers erupting from spectators on South Padre Island. The massive rocket soared into the sky on its 10th test flight, after a series of explosive failures.

Volcano eruption in southwestern Japan

Volcano eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on the morning of Aug. 28, 2025, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows the Shinmoedake volcano erupting. The height of its eruption column reached 5,500 meters earlier in the day, the Kagoshima Meteorological Office said.

Volcano eruption in southwestern Japan

Volcano eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on the morning of Aug. 28, 2025, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows the Shinmoedake volcano erupting. The height of its eruption column reached 5,500 meters earlier in the day, the Kagoshima Meteorological Office said.

Satellite Image Shows Mount Etna Spewing Lava From Above

Satellite Image Shows Mount Etna Spewing Lava From Above

Handout photo dated June 2, 2025, shows The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite acquired an image of the area at 09:40 UTC, just minutes after the onset of the eruption. On the left, the natural colour image clearly depicts a dense ash plume in the summit crater area, partially obscured by a pyrocumulus cloud drifting westward towards inland Sicily. On the right, a false colour composite using shortwave infrared channels reveals the intense thermal signature of active lava flows descending into the Valle del Bove. Jaw-dropping satellite images shows Mount Etna erupting. At 11:24 am local time on 2 June, the most active volcano in Europe produced a spectacular eruption, propelling a dense column of ash and smoke several kilometres into the atmosphere. According to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the eruption originated from the South East Crater, one of the most active summit vents in recent years. The event was characterised by vigorous Strombolian activity, lava effusion, and a

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

The video screenshot shows the fire erupting from a cement factory after Israeli airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen, on May 5, 2025. Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah province Monday, killing at least two people and wounding 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthi militant group. Photo by Houthi media center/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

The video screenshot shows the fire erupting from a cement factory after Israeli airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen, on May 5, 2025. Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah province Monday, killing at least two people and wounding 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthi militant group. Photo by Houthi media center/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

The video screenshot shows the fire erupting from a cement factory after Israeli airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen, on May 5, 2025. Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah province Monday, killing at least two people and wounding 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthi militant group. Photo by Houthi media center/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

Israeli Airstrike In Hodeidah - Yemen

The video screenshot shows the fire erupting from a cement factory after Israeli airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen, on May 5, 2025. Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah province Monday, killing at least two people and wounding 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthi militant group. Photo by Houthi media center/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Kilauea’s Ongoing Eruption Resumes in Hawaii

Kilauea volcano's Episode 18 eruption occurred early Tuesday, April 22, around 3:00 a.m., with lava fountains erupting from both vents.

Indonesia: Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano Spews Huge Ash Plumes in East Flores

This video captures the Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupting in East Flores on Tuesday, April 22. The volcano has been erupting regularly for the last six months.

Manager Arrested After Deadly Factory Fire In Kayseri - Turkey

Manager Arrested After Deadly Factory Fire In Kayseri - Turkey

A firefighter works to contain flames erupting from the DNZ furniture factory in Kayseri on November 30, 2024. The general manager of the furniture factory where a fire claimed the lives of three workers on Nov 30, has been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation. The fire broke out in the factory located in the Organized Industrial Zone is believed to have started during welding operations. Following the incident, authorities detained the factory’s general manager, identified as S.T., production supervisor H.K., warehouse supervisor O.S., and welder M.A.A. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manager Arrested After Deadly Factory Fire In Kayseri - Turkey

Manager Arrested After Deadly Factory Fire In Kayseri - Turkey

A firefighter works to contain flames erupting from the DNZ furniture factory in Kayseri on November 30, 2024. The general manager of the furniture factory where a fire claimed the lives of three workers on Nov 30, has been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation. The fire broke out in the factory located in the Organized Industrial Zone is believed to have started during welding operations. Following the incident, authorities detained the factory’s general manager, identified as S.T., production supervisor H.K., warehouse supervisor O.S., and welder M.A.A. Photo by Damoun Pournemati/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Alexander Mountain Fire And Stone Canyon Fire Rage In Northern Colorado, Prompting Evacuations 5

Multiple evacuation orders in northern Colorado were issued as the Alexander Mountain Fire continued to rage west of Loveland, and the Stone Canyon Fire erupting north of Lyons on Tuesday, July 30. The two fires, 8 miles apart, prompted evacuations in multiple areas around the vicinity of the fires.

US: Alexander Mountain Fire And Stone Canyon Fire Rage In Northern Colorado, Prompting Evacuations 4

Multiple evacuation orders in northern Colorado were issued as the Alexander Mountain Fire continued to rage west of Loveland, and the Stone Canyon Fire erupting north of Lyons on Tuesday, July 30. The two fires, 8 miles apart, prompted evacuations in multiple areas around the vicinity of the fires.

US: Alexander Mountain Fire And Stone Canyon Fire Rage In Northern Colorado, Prompting Evacuations 3

Multiple evacuation orders in northern Colorado were issued as the Alexander Mountain Fire continued to rage west of Loveland, and the Stone Canyon Fire erupting north of Lyons on Tuesday, July 30. The two fires, 8 miles apart, prompted evacuations in multiple areas around the vicinity of the fires.

US: Alexander Mountain Fire And Stone Canyon Fire Rage In Northern Colorado, Prompting Evacuations

Multiple evacuation orders in northern Colorado were issued as the Alexander Mountain Fire continued to rage west of Loveland, and the Stone Canyon Fire erupting north of Lyons on Tuesday, July 30. The two fires, 8 miles apart, prompted evacuations in multiple areas around the vicinity of the fires.

US: Alexander Mountain Fire And Stone Canyon Fire Rage In Northern Colorado, Prompting Evacuations 2

Multiple evacuation orders in northern Colorado were issued as the Alexander Mountain Fire continued to rage west of Loveland, and the Stone Canyon Fire erupting north of Lyons on Tuesday, July 30. The two fires, 8 miles apart, prompted evacuations in multiple areas around the vicinity of the fires.

Italy: Camera Captures Spectacular Lava Eruption From Mount Etna

This video shows lava erupting from Italy's Mount Etna volcano on Monday, July 15.

Iceland: Volcano Erupts For 3rd Time Since December, Spewing Huge Plumes Of Smoke And Lava 5

A volcano system on a mountain ridge on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland erupted on Thursday morning, February 8. Blue Lagoon, the nearby popular geothermal spa site was evacuated. It was the 3rd volcano eruption since December 2023. This video filmed by British Ambassador to Iceland Dr. Bryony Mathew from an airplane departing from Reykjavik on Thursday morning shows the erupting volcano.

All 379 on board evacuated from aircraft in flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport: NHK

STORY: All 379 on board evacuated from aircraft in flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport: NHK SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: BREAKING SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airplane that was caught in fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport STORYLINE: All 379 passengers and crew members on board a Japan Airlines airplane that was caught in fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport have evacuated, local media reported Tuesday. The airplane, flight 516 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, collided with what appears to be a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan Airlines. Firefighters are extinguishing the flames, it said. NHK footage showed a large burst of fire erupting from a side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway and soon the blaze engulfed the aircraft. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023, from Shiranami Stadium, the venue of the National Sports Festival in the southwestern city of Kagoshima, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting.

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

PHILIPPINES-ALBAY-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

PHILIPPINES-ALBAY-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

(230611) -- ALBAY, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Glowing lava flows from the crater of Mayon volcano as it erupts in Albay Province, the Philippines, June 11, 2023. The Philippine authorities on Friday evacuated people from the 6 km radius danger zone around the erupting Mayon Volcano in Albay province, approximately 500 km southeast of the capital Manila. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the volcano began erupting on Thursday, warning of a "potential explosive activity within weeks or even days." Mayon is the Philippines' most active volcano. It last erupted in January 2018, resulting in evacuation of more than 23,000 people from nine cities and municipalities. (Str/Xinhua)

Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts massive amount of ash

STORY: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts massive amount of ash DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:01 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Popocatepetl volcano erupting ash STORYLINE: Mexico's second highest volcano, Popocatepetl, erupted a large amount of ash early Saturday, affecting about 22 million residents of the surrounding cities. The volcano's eruption of ash forced the temporary closure of Mexico City's Benito Juarez Airport and Felipe Angeles International Airport, which resumed operations a few hours later. The volcano rumbled to life again this week. Mexico's disaster prevention department maintains the alert level for this volcano at yellow, meaning medium risk. The volcano is about 5,500 meters high and located around 72 kilometers southeast of the capital Mexico City. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mexico City. (XHTV)

INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-MOUNT MERAPI-ERUPTION

INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-MOUNT MERAPI-ERUPTION

(230311) -- YOGYAKARTA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People look at erupting Mount Merapi volcano in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, March 11, 2023. As one of Indonesia's most active volcanos, Mount Merapi volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing volcanic ash to several villages nearby, the country's Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center reported. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-MOUNT MERAPI-ERUPTION

INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-MOUNT MERAPI-ERUPTION

(230311) -- YOGYAKARTA, March 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People look at erupting Mount Merapi volcano in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, March 11, 2023. As one of Indonesia's most active volcanos, Mount Merapi volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing volcanic ash to several villages nearby, the country's Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center reported. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)

Mt. Shimmoe eruption

Mt. Shimmoe eruption

KIRISHIMA, Japan, March 7 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 6, 2018, shows volcanic Mt. Shimmoe in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupting explosively. The 1,421-meter-high volcano erupted earlier in the day, for the first time in about seven years.

Rescue team chief explains operations on erupting volcano

Rescue team chief explains operations on erupting volcano

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Yanaoka, head of a "hyper rescue team" dispatched by the Tokyo Fire Department for relief operations on Mt. Ontake in central Japan after its eruption, explains the work at the department in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2014.

Street almost empty at foot of erupting Mt. Ontake

Street almost empty at foot of erupting Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - A main street is almost empty in Kiso in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano at the foot of Mt. Ontake on Oct. 1, 2014, following the volcano's eruption that claimed the lives of more than 50 climbers.

Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Ontake, the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continues spewing smoke on Sept. 28, 2014, after erupting before noon the previous day.

Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Ontake, the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continues spewing smoke on Sept. 28, 2014, after erupting before noon the previous day.

Mt. Sakurajima

Mt. Sakurajima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupting on Aug. 15, 2012. The active volcano could spew the largest amount of volcanic ash in 20 years in 2012, Japanese researchers said the same day.

Eruption of Shinmoe Peak

Eruption of Shinmoe Peak

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak, a volcano on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in southwestern Japan, erupting on June 29, 2011. The volcano last erupted on June 23.

People take refuge due to eruption

People take refuge due to eruption

TAKAHARU, Japan - Evacuees gather at a shelter in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 31, 2011, after the local government recommended the previous day that about 500 households evacuate, citing the danger of avalanches of earth and rocks occurring around erupting Mt. Shinmoe.

Ash from volcano

Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - An intersection in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki is clouded with ash falling from erupting Mt. Shinmoe on Jan. 29, 2011.

Ash from volcano

Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A man wearing goggles and a mask sweeps away ash that accumulated after being spewed from erupting Mt. Shinmoe, in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Jan. 29, 2011.

Ash from volcano

Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash from erupting Mt. Shinmoe floats in the skies of Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2011.

Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

TAKAHARU, Japan - A man photographs the erupting Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

Mt. Oyama erupts again

Mt. Oyama erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, south of Tokyo, is seen erupting again Aug. 29, sending smoke about 8,000 meters into the air. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

Evacuation drills conducted around Mt. Usu

Evacuation drills conducted around Mt. Usu

DATE, Japan - Primary school pupils board a Self-Defense Forces truck in Date, a city close to the Mt. Usu volcano in southwestern Hokkaido, on May 18 in evacuation drills participated in by some 700 residents in Date, Sobetsu and Abuta at the foot of the volcano. The 732-meter volcano remains active after erupting March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years.

Carp streamers hung up at shelter near Mt. Usu

Carp streamers hung up at shelter near Mt. Usu

OSHAMAMBE, Japan - Carp streamers donated from across the nation are hung May 4 over a shelter in the town of Oshamambe near the 732-meter Mt. Usu volcano in southwestern Hokkaido, which has been spewing ash, steam and smoke since erupting March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years. Carp streamers, called ''koinobori'' in Japanese, are flown outside houses on May 5 to celebrate male children and as an expression of hope for their health and prosperity.

Scallop farmers discuss delay in work resumption near Mt. Usu

Scallop farmers discuss delay in work resumption near Mt. Usu

DATE, Japan - Scallop farmers in Date, Hokkaido, discuss ways to cope with a delay in the temporary resumption of farming after being told April 8 they could not tend to their farms in the morning due to bad weather around the Mt. Usu volcano, which has been erupting since March 31. Local authorities had been set to let the farmers operate for an hour each in the morning and afternoon starting April 8.

Volcanic smoke from Mt. Usu engulfs Lake Toya resort

Volcanic smoke from Mt. Usu engulfs Lake Toya resort

TOYA, Japan - Volcanic smoke from Mt. Usu, pushed on by strong winds, engulfs the Lake Toya spa-resort district in Hokkaido. The volcano has been erupting since March 31, forcing some 13,000 residents of the three municipalities surrounding to the volcano -- the city of Date and towns of Sobetsu and Abuta -- to evacuate their homes.

Mt. Usu crater photographed

Mt. Usu crater photographed

SAPPORO, Japan - This photo, taken April 3 from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a crater on the northwest side of Mt. Usu, which began erupting March 31 for the first time in 23 years. The crater is near an apartment building in the town of Abuta. On April 2, Hiromu Okada, a professor of volcanology at Hokkaido University, said 10 craters had formed on the volcano since the March 31 eruption.

Mt. Usu still erupting near Lake Toya

Mt. Usu still erupting near Lake Toya

SAPPORO, Japan - Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido continues venting steam and ash for the fourth consecutive day near Lake Toya on April 3. Mt. Usu erupted on March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years.

Volcano smoke pours over deserted town

Volcano smoke pours over deserted town

TOYOURA, Japan - Smoke that spewed from Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido, northern Japan, drifts April 1 over Toya railway station in the deserted town of Abuta at the foot of the volcano. Mt. Usu blew its top again in the morning of April 1, a day after erupting for the first time in nearly 23 years. Residents in the city of Date and the towns of Abuta and Sobetsu, all at the foot of the volcano, have evacuated to public facilities or relatives' homes.

People evacuate to shelter as Hokkaido's Mt. Usu erupts

People evacuate to shelter as Hokkaido's Mt. Usu erupts

SOBETSU, Japan - Local residents, braving ash from the erupting Mt. Usu, walk to a nearby shelter in Sobetsu, southwestern Hokkaido, on March 31. The 732-meter mountain erupted earlier in the day, emitting gray smoke and ash on its western slope. No casualties or property damage have been reported so far.