11 posts and columns on explosion

Viral Video: Aliens Sunk My “Battleship”

in Media on July 28, 2011 at 12:37 am PT

Okay, Hollywood has apparently made a movie from the classic Hasbro game “Battleship.” But instead of plastic pegs in a board, it’s chock full of special effects, aliens and a lot of explosions.
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Blast at Intel Fab Injures Seven

in News on June 8, 2011 at 9:27 am PT

Seven employees have been injured in a small explosion at Intel’s chip fabrication complex in Chandler, Arizona. No cause has been determined yet for the blast, which occurred in a solvent waste storage room at a plant that will produce the company’s new 22-nanometer chips later this year.

Foxconn Blames Dust for Chengdu Explosion, Says New Policies in Place

in News on June 2, 2011 at 8:57 am PT

Foxconn says it has undergone a “total revamping” of its policies regarding managing the volatile dust that it believes caused the May 20 explosion at its Chengdu, China facility.
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Foxconn Blast Could Cost Apple a Half Million iPads

in News on May 24, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Evidently there’s some disagreement over the impact the Foxconn explosion might have on iPad production, with iSuppli emerging as the naysayer to those who claim everything’s just fine.
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IPad Ship Times Hold Steady Following Foxconn Tragedy

in News on May 23, 2011 at 12:20 pm PT

The deadly explosion at a Foxconn plant in Chengdu, China, last Friday will certainly have some effect on Apple’s iPad supply chain, but not much.
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Third Foxconn Worker Dies Due to Explosion, Apparently Caused by “Combustible Dust”

in News on May 22, 2011 at 10:54 am PT

A third worker has died from an explosion at a Foxconn plant in China that makes Apple products, the contract manufacturer said on Sunday. The company said it us still investigating the blast, but said initial findings suggest “that the accident was caused by an explosion of combustible dust in a duct.”
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Apple Says Working With Foxconn to Explore Cause of China Explosion

in Mobile on May 20, 2011 at 2:11 pm PT

The iPad maker said it is “deeply saddened” by the tragedy in Chengdu earlier on Friday and said it is “working closely” with Foxconn to investigate. At least two people were killed and 16 injured in the explosion, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Explosion at Foxconn Plant Kills at Least Two, Rattles Apple Shares

in Mobile on May 20, 2011 at 9:41 am PT

An explosion on Friday ripped through a plant in China owned by contract manufacturer Foxconn, which builds products for tech giants, including Apple. At least two were killed and 16 injured, according to the Wall Street Journal. Reports say the facility in question is used to build the iPad, sending shares of Apple lower on Friday.

Viral Video: "Battle: Los Angeles"

in News on January 14, 2011 at 12:05 am PT

This movie looks like a special-effects doozy. In “Battle: Los Angeles,” like all in this genre, the aliens want to kill us. With lots of explosions, natch. Here’s the noisy preview, in which it is not looking good for the human race.

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Suntech: Some Workers Hurt in Plant Accident

in News on December 3, 2008 at 4:27 am PT

Several of Suntech’s employees were injures at its plant in Wuxi, China, on Nov. 28–it’s unclear how many and to what extent, though. Research firm Wedge Partners reported that one worker was killed and seven injured in an explosion on a cell-diffusion line. Hours later, the company issued an announcement stating that seven of its workers were hurt, but said nothing about either an explosion or a fatality. It remains unclear exactly what happened.