Oct. 18—ORIENT — A construction trailer containing an acetylene tank exploded just after 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 on Highway 25 on the south edge of Orient. Emergency responders who were first on scene ...

A fire ignited tank after tank of acetylene gas at an East Texas welders supply lot, firing tanks and shrapnel high into the air but injuring no one. The episode began just before 4 p.m. Tuesday at ...

Keith Glass uses an acetylene gas torch on a regular basis. In fact, like others in his field, the longtime plumber can’t think of another gas that could solder copper pipes together so well. “A ...

A pickup truck carrying a tank of acetylene exploded after it was involved in a crash in Doral Tuesday. Doral Police officials said the Ford pickup was carrying the tank of acetylene, which is used ...

DALLAS (AP) — Flaming debris rained onto a busy highway during a series of explosions at a gas facility near the city’s dense downtown area, injuring three people and rattling windows and buildings ...