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China: Kitchen Gas Explosion Caught on Camera in Guangxi

On February 3, 2026, in Guangxi, a video recorded a sudden kitchen accident. The homeowner was cooking when the gas stove knob was turned to an excessively high setting. As the person lifted a metal pan to stir the food, a flame suddenly surged upward. Escaped gas in the air ignited instantly, producing a strong burst of fire.

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China: Yellow Rainstorm Warning Issued as Gusty Winds and Heavy Rain Batter Chongqing

On April 19, 2026, in Chongqing, China, a video captured pedestrians struggling to move forward along a rain-soaked road as heavy rain lashed the city. According to local authorities, a yellow rainstorm warning had been issued across the municipality, with forecasts indicating intense rainfall in several districts and counties.

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China: Footage Captures Kitchen Blast as Family Dines Nearby in Fujian

On March 5, 2026, in Fujian, a surveillance footage recorded a family eating near the kitchen entrance. Without warning, a loud blast erupted from inside the kitchen. A burst of flame lit up the room, and the grandfather immediately ran out in panic. At the same time, the mother and grandmother quickly moved away from the kitchen area with the baby. The explosion appeared violent, but the family had been sitting far enough from the kitchen to avoid direct injury.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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Farmers Protest And Block On Highway A64 - France

The kitchen fire of a brazier with two young farmers chatting. Nighttime on the A64 with Les Ultras de l A64. On the farmers blockade of the A64 highway with Les Ultras de l A64. Farmers have set up roadblocks on the A64 motorway near Carbonne. In recent days, roadblocks have been springing up across France to protest against the government s health policy on the contagious nodular dermatosis (DNC) epidemic. The slaughter of 200 cows in Ariege, a decision that pitted protesters against law enforcement for two days, has reignited the controversy. France, Carbonne, 13 December 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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.

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China: Oil-Filled Wok Bursts Into Flames in Guangdong Home

This video captured a man cooking when his oil-filled wok suddenly erupted into a towering blaze, sending bright flames shooting in all directions on December 29, 2022, in Guangdong, China.

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US: New Brush Fire Reported in Jackson County, North Carolina

A new brushfire was reported in Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina on Wednesday, March 26. Wildfires are burning in the Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina since March 21, burning thousands of acres.

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France: Fire At Champs-Élysées Theater In Paris Triggers Mass Evacuation

A fire broke out at the Champs-Élysées theater in Paris on Friday, February 14. The blaze started in the basement kitchen, leading to the evacuation of around 1,500 people. No casualties were reported.

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France: Fire At Champs-Élysées Theater In Paris Triggers Mass Evacuation 2

A fire broke out at the Champs-Élysées theater in Paris on Friday, February 14. The blaze started in the basement kitchen, leading to the evacuation of around 1,500 people. No casualties were reported.

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Aftermath of nighttime Russian drone attack on Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - APRIL 23, 2024 - A burnt-out kitchen is seen in a residential building damaged by a nighttime Russian drone attack on Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Russian army attack Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 14, 2023 - Glass shards cover the remains of food left on the table in a hostel damaged in a Russian overnight attack, Odesa, southern Ukraine. On the night of December 13 to 14, the Ukrainian air defence forces managed to shoot down 41 out of 42 attack UAVs, most of them in the Odesa region. Earlier reports said that enemy shelling had caused a fire in the Odesa region, with at least 10 people injured and 11 buildings damaged.

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-FIREFIGHTER-OPEN DAY

(231008) -- ZAGREB, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter demonstrates how to extinguish a fire in the kitchen during the open day of the firefighting brigade in Zagreb, Croatia, Oct. 7, 2023. (Luka Stanzl/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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7 killed, 5 injured in restaurant explosion in W. Türkiye

STORY: 7 killed, 5 injured in restaurant explosion in W. Türkiye DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of explosion STORYLINE: At least seven people were killed and five others injured on Friday in an explosion at a restaurant in Türkiye's western province of Aydin, the provincial governor said. Initial findings show the blast occurred when the staff was replacing an empty gas cylinder in the kitchen at a restaurant in Nazilli district of Aydin, Governor Huseyin Aksoy told reporters. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said an investigation was launched into the explosion and one person was detained. Four of the people who lost their lives in the explosion were women and three were children, Demiroren News Agency reported. Firefighters, health workers, and police were dispatched to the scene, the Demiroren report said, adding the fire caused by the explosion has been extinguished. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Red Cap & Goblins Film: The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Director: Mark Waters 15 February 2008 Date: 15 February 2008

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Extinguisher featuring vinegar, food materials debuts

TOKYO, Japan - A woman demonstrates how to put out a blaze with a Kitchen Eye fire extinguisher developed by Miyata Industry Co. (Kyodo)

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Cooking

The English caption reads, Preparing a meal in the kitchen . Five young women prepare a meal in the kitchen. The scene includes a stove for cooking rice, bamboo for blowing the fire, grating stick with earthenware mortar, Japanese onions being cut on a cutting board, and some burdock in the pail. The kitchen tools hanging on the walls are interesting.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐29‐0]

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Women working in the kitchen

The woman on the left is facing the clay kitchen furnace, stoking a fire with a bamboo blower. The woman in the center is preparing a side dish by fanning a fire in a shichirin stove. The woman on the right is setting a low meal table. A chopstick box is visible on the table.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐46‐0]