VLADIVOSTOK -- A 3- to 4-meter-high tsunami wave was observed in the Yelizovsky District of Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake, local authorities said.
"A tsunami wave, approximately 3 to 4 meters high, was observed at the Hydrometeorological Service observation point at Cape Vodopadnaya," said Kamchatka's Minister for Emergency Situations Sergei Lebedev, urging residents to stay away from the coast. (Russia-Earthquake-Tsunami)
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BANGKOK -- Nine people were killed and two others injured in a firework factory explosion in central Thailand's Suphan Buri province on Wednesday, local authorities said.
According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the explosion occurred at 11:10 a.m. local time, prompting emergency services to respond and transport the injured to a nearby hospital. (Thailand - Explosion)
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LOS ANGELES -- Three people are missing after an explosion at a plant on Tuesday in Fremont, U.S. state of Nebraska, local authorities and news outlets said.
Troopers, along with multiple fire and police agencies are on the scene of a building fire near East Cloverly Road and South Union Street in Fremont, Nebraska State Patrol said on Facebook. (U.S.-Explosion)
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QUITO -- At least five people were killed at a three-story house following an armed assault early Tuesday in Ecuador's violence-torn Pacific coast province of Manabi, the online newspaper Primicias reported.
Police were sent to the scene after an emergency hotline report, and preliminary investigation results indicated that the attackers opened fire at the victims. (Ecuador-Assault) Enditem
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