Video shows chemical explosion, fire as hazardous waste is unloaded at a Modesto facility

The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s office has filed criminal charges after an investigation into chemical explosions and fires at a waste management facility in Modesto in 2025.
Modesto Bee

Riverbank explosion leads to investigation, arrest by environmental task force

Several barrels of powdered aluminum and magnesium were illegally dumped by mysterious company, prosecutors allege.
WPLG Local 10

Massive fire erupts at northwest Miami-Dade warehouse; no injuries reported

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they responded to a warehouse fire at Global Warehouse Solutions, located in the 20600 block of Northwest 47th Avenue, around 10:45 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy ...
The Pajaronian

Meeting highlights downsides of BESS facilities

More than 150 people gathered Feb. 28 at Pinto Lake City Park to share ideas and information about a proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) a few blocks away on Minto Road in Watsonville.