The team investigating the devastating explosions that hit the Caribbean Petroleum Corp.’s Bayamon refinery and fuel storage complex near the capital city of San Juan has declared the incident an accident. Jeff Wanko, head of the investigation. . . READ FULL STORY

200 families are homeless after a massive fire ripped through one of São Paulo's largest favelas (shanty towns). Nearly the entire district of the Diogo Pires was engulfed by the flames as the fire raged on for more than three hours. The fire. . . READ FULL STORY

A deadly fire ripped through a day-care center in the northwestern state of Sonora, Mexico, killing at least 38 children.  President Felipe Calderón, himself the father of two young children, promptly ordered a government investigation and. . . READ FULL STORY