MJ's Explosive Pepsi Shoot Video -- 25 Years Later

Posted Jul 15th 2009 1:36PM by TMZ Staff

Video from the 1984 Pepsi shoot where Michael Jackson's hair caught fire ... finally released.



The video, obtained by US Magazine, shows exactly what went down when a pyrotechnic mishap ended in Michael's scalp being scorched.

After the accident, Jackson became addicted to painkillers.

Filed under: Michael Jackson, Nurse!

Tags: burns, commercial, explosion, fire, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, painkillers, pepsi

Manhole Explodes -- Worst Parking Spot Ever!

Posted May 11th 2009 9:20AM by TMZ Staff

This poor schmuck had the hottest parking spot in NYC yesterday -- because flames erupted underneath his car after an underground explosion ... and no, this wasn't some stupid stunt for a movie.

Filed under: Ride Me

Tags: accident, explosion, fire, flames, manhole, video

Freak Explosion Kills Martha Stewart's Dog

Posted Mar 8th 2009 12:07PM by TMZ Staff

It's dangerous work being one of Martha Stewart's dogs, because her latest pup just perished in a deadly propane explosion at a Pennsylvania kennel.

Ghenghis Kahn -- the second of Martha's dogs to die in the last year -- was one of 17 dogs killed in a tragic propane explosion at a Carbon County kennel on Friday.

The blast occurred during a propane delivery to the kennel. The delivery man -- who remains in the hospital with severe burns -- is being called a hero because he was able to throw a few dogs to safety before he was injured.

Martha has put up a memorial to her dearly deceased on her blog.

Filed under: R.I.P., Critters

Tags: dog, explode, explosion, genghis khan, genghis khan dies, GenghisKhan, GenghisKhanDies, martha stewart, martha stewarts dog dies, MarthaStewart, MarthaStewartsDogDies

Explosion Rocks Agency to the Stars

Posted Jan 31st 2007 9:49AM by TMZ Staff

Shortly before 3:00 PM on Tuesday, a massive Boom! shook the new Century City headquarters of the ultra-elite Creative Artists Agency, leaving many pondering the fate of George Clooney, Brad Pitt and other superstar clients who often stop by the office.

While the blast blew out ceiling tiles of the agency's private kitchen and sent adjacent mailroom clerks scurrying for cover, no one was seriously injured. In fact, it appears no megastars were on the premises at the time.

The source: A gas leak ignition in the building's south-facing ground floor private kitchen. As you can see from our exclusive photo, the drop-ceiling tiles took the worst of it.

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Filed under: The Biz

Tags: caa, explosion