A freak accident killed a Brazilian policeman in the city of Belo Horizonte on Monday. Thiago Ribeiro Trindade, 23, went into a car parts shop to buy a light. When he placed his backpack on the counter, it exploded and killed him.

Two firefighters burned two people after pouring gasoline down a firehouse drain, causing an explosion a few blocks away. Both firefighters have been indicted on charges of assault, official misconduct, environmental crimes and other offenses, says District Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

A elderly Japanese man's crime weighed heavily on him as he tried to get away with his loot, Friday. The 70-year-old man threatened to set off an explosion if the clerk of a post office in the city of Kawagoe did not give him money, reports Reuters

A clothing dryer explosion sends a woman to a local hospital with severe burns. Fire safety experts say natural gas fueled dryers are the most dangerous causes of fires in homes. Over the weekend, a natural gas dryer inside one home exploded, sending the woman to a local hospital with severely burned legs.

According to AOL News, a man is suing a general contractor and a coal company, accusing them of negligence after he was severely burned when a portable toilet exploded when he sat down and lit a cigarette. John Jenkins, 53, and his wife, Ramona Jenkins, 35, of Brave, Pa. , filed the suit Tuesday in county circuit court seeking $10 million in damages from Chisler Inc. and Eastern Associated Coal Corp.