1.   A chemical plant explosion ignited a roaring fire Friday that spread to several nearby buildings and sent flames and smoke billowing high into the sky.

2.   A chemical plant explosion ignited a roaring fire Friday that spread to nearby buildings and sent flames and smoke billowing into the sky.

3.   An accidental flare explosion ignited his hair.

4.   Fohmann said the mine explosion ignited ammunition in the vehicle the Britons were driving.

5.   The explosion also ignited a nearby natural gas line.

6.   There was no word on casualties, but the explosions apparently ignited large fires in a field of grain, which sent a cloud of smoke toward Skopje.

7.   Ustinov said some of the bodies showed signs of burns and were wearing gas masks because of the fire that the explosions ignited.

8.   Ustinov said some of the bodies shown signs of burns and were wearing gas masks because of the fire that the explosions ignited.

9.   The explosion ignited a fire, and passengers were evacuated, the Azerbaijani interior ministry said.