ZAVALLA, Texas – A church in Deep East Texas suffered significant damage on Monday, likely due to an explosion that occurred during construction. Emergency crews from multiple volunteer fire departments rushed to the scene at the Solid Rock Baptist Church located on FM 2109 in Zavalla. Authorities reported that the incident was initially mistaken for … Read more
Phoenix, Arizona – A driver of a waste disposal truck was hospitalized on Wednesday after an incident at the construction site of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Phoenix. The Taiwanese chip giant’s campus in Phoenix is currently under construction, with various ongoing activities that support the development of their operations in the United … Read more
A man has been found guilty of murder in the deaths of two construction workers in Virginia. The shooting incident occurred in the city of Fairfax, and the perpetrator has been convicted by a jury. The tragic event took place during a dispute at a construction site, leading to the fatal shootings of the two … Read more
Sydney, Australia – French construction workers Silas Despreaux and Damien Guerot have emerged as the courageous “Bollard men” who bravely attempted to thwart an attacker at a shopping center. Despreaux, a resident of Sydney for several years, works for a construction firm in St Leonards and is known for his fondness for motorbike riding and … Read more
Sydney, Australia – The brave actions of two French construction workers in Sydney, Australia, have garnered attention after they used a bollard in an attempt to stop a man from attacking other shoppers at a local shopping center. The men, identified as Silas Despreaux and Damien Guerot, were captured on video footage showing Guerot standing … Read more
MANOR, Texas – First responders in the Austin area rushed to the scene of an explosion at a construction site on Tuesday afternoon. According to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS), the incident took place around 1:15 p.m. in the 10400 block of North FM 973, near Braker Lane. Three ambulances were dispatched in response to a … Read more
Austin, TX – An explosion at a construction site in northeast Austin has left three people injured, with one individual airlifted and two others transported by ground to local hospitals. The incident occurred around 12:49 p.m. on Tuesday at the 10400 block of North FM 973, east of SH 130 and near the cross street … Read more
BELLE, W.Va. – A man from Belle, West Virginia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of another man in August 2022. Kerry Wiley, a man in his late 60s, was convicted for the death of Ty Christopher Hall. The shooting occurred in the 5100 … Read more
Piscataway, NJ (AP) – Four construction workers were severely wounded in an explosion on Friday afternoon, January 5, according to reports from the Piscataway Police Department. The workers were hospitalized, although their current conditions are unknown. The explosion occurred as the team was checking the pressure of a gas pipe under construction on the River … Read more
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – An air test explosion on Friday left four construction workers injured, two of them seriously, during the reconstruction of the River Road bridge over Interstate 287. According to Mayor Brian Wahler, the crew working on the bridge as part of a state Department of Transportation contract was conducting an air pressure test … Read more