Nation Jun 15 Feds inspected Illinois chemical plant weeks before blast A northern Illinois chemical plant that was rocked by an explosion and massive fires that prompted evacuations was inspected by a federal agency less than a month before the blast sent debris raining down onto nearby areas. By Associated Press
World Mar 22 China chemical plant blast kills at least 47, injures hundreds Thursday's blast in an industrial park in the city of Yancheng, north of Shanghai, was one of China's worst industrial accidents in recent years. By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press