PENSACOLA, Fla. — A gas explosion at the jail in Pensacola, Florida, killed two people and injured more than 100 others, according to an Escambia County spokeswoman.

The explosion happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday in a booking facility at the Escambia County Jail, said Kathleen Castro, the county's public information manager. The blast also injured 100 to 150 inmates and corrections officers and caused the building to partially collapse.

She said about 600 inmates were in the building at the time.

Castro said she didn't know if flooding in the area was a factor but said the jail did get extensive flooding during heavy rains that drenched the region Tuesday and Wednesday.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Nicole Gibs was serving a table at Lynchburg's Depot Grille across the tracks along the James River when she heard a train that sounded even louder than usual. When she looked up, she saw several train cars wobbling, and then one fell over, immediately sparking a fire.Several others toppled “like Tyco trains,” the 32-year-old said, and her manager yelled: “Evacuate!”CSX crews were on the scene Thursday trying to quickly clean up and clear what city officials described as more than a dozen derailed train cars, some carrying crude oil. A few caught fire Wednesday, with three tanker cars ending up in the water and leaking some of their contents. It was the latest in a string of crashes involving oil trains that has safety experts pushing for better oversight.

DETROIT — Ex-NBA star Shaquille O’Neal says he’s apologized to a Detroit man with a rare disorder for making fun of his appearance in an online post.Best known as Shaq, the former NBA player said in a Twitter message that he “made a new friend today” when he “called and apologized to Jahmel Binion.”The tweet calls Binion a “great dude.”O’Neal spokesman Rishi Daulat told The Associated Press on Wednesday that O’Neal wrote the tweet.Binion has ectodermal dysplasia, which affects his face, teeth and hair.