An explosion at a northwest Charlotte chemical plant caused a massive fire Tuesday morning, according to the fire department.

An explosion at a chemical plant in Leverkusen, Germany, on Tuesday killed at least one person, with several still missing and more than a dozen injured, the AP reported.

An explosion at an Illinois chemical plant on Monday sparked massive fires and sent huge plumes of black smoke into the sky, prompting evacuations in the area. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images ...

A Butler County man died in an explosion that injured two other people at a Westmoreland County steel plant on Wednesday.