Explosions at a Hyogo Prefecture chemical plant on Saturday afternoon killed a firefighter and injured at least 30, NBC News reported. A fire broke out after a chemical reaction, which employees tried ...

Japanese officials say they believe a hydrogen explosion has occurred at Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, similar to an earlier one at a different unit in the facility.

SOMA, Japan — The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant Monday, sending a massive column of smoke into the air and wounding six workers. It ...