In my decades representing victims of commercial and construction catastrophes, one pattern has never changed: nearly every “accident” was foreseeable. A missing inspection, an ignored alarm, a ...

Industrial disasters have left some of the deepest, most painful scars in human history. These tragedies — from toxic gas leaks to nuclear meltdowns — are somber reminders of what can happen when ...

Life for Zsuzsa Gyenes has become a never-ending nightmare after a Norfolk Southern “bomb train” carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in her hometown of East Palestine, OH, on Feb. 3, 2023. “When the ...

A bomb squad truck pulls into the Accurate Energetic Systems plant that stores explosives, after a blast resulted in multiple fatalities, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Bucksnort, Tennessee. [AP Photo/John ...

Plumes of smoke rise from the area after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded while taking off at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky. [AP ...

An increase in industrial and commuting accident cases were recorded last year, underscoring the need for stronger preventive ...

From oil spills to industrial accidents, we delve into the devastating impacts of human activities on our planet's ecosystems. Learn about these catastrophic events and their lasting effects on the ...

Manmade or technological disasters are unpredictable, can spread across geographical boundaries, may be unpreventable, and may have limited physical damage but long-term effects. Some disasters in ...

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (2nd from L) attends a meeting at the government complex in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2025, to discuss issues on how to prevent serious industrial accidents and enhance workplace ...