Explosions Utah

An explosion ripped through the home of one of the foremost collectors of early western and Mormon writings on Sunday, killing him and leveling his house. A.J. Simmonds, 52, a renowned historian at Utah State University, was apparently alone. The explosion appeared to have been caused by natural gas and authorities were investigating whether Simmonds had committed suicide, Cache County Sheriff Sid Groll said late Sunday.

An explosion ripped through the home of one of the foremost collectors of early western and Mormon writings on Sunday, killing him and leveling his house. A.J. Simmonds, 52, a renowned historian at Utah State University, was apparently alone. The explosion appeared to have been caused by natural gas and authorities were investigating whether Simmonds had committed suicide, Cache County Sheriff Sid Groll said late Sunday.

An explosion and fireball rocked an explosives plant Wednesday, injuring seven people and damaging four buildings, authorities said. The cause of the explosion, which occurred in an unoccupied building where primers were manufactured, was not immediately known.

An explosion and fireball rocked an explosives plant Wednesday, injuring seven people and damaging four buildings, authorities said. The cause of the explosion, which occurred in an unoccupied building where primers were manufactured, was not immediately known.

An explosion at a welding company reduced the building to rubble, showered fiery debris over nearby fields and rattled windows in houses five miles away, authorities said Saturday. They said that no injuries were reported in the explosion late Friday.

An explosion at a welding company reduced the building to rubble, showered fiery debris over nearby fields and rattled windows in houses five miles away, authorities said Saturday. They said that no injuries were reported in the explosion late Friday.