Black smoke indicates that votes have been cast, but no candidate has received the two-thirds majority required to be elected pope. White smoke means that a new pope has been selected. The color ...

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) -- An incident at a petroleum plant in Baytown filled the skies with black smoke on Thursday evening, officials said. The plant, Raven Butene-1 at 9520 East Freeway ...

If black smoke plumes over the Vatican, observers know a new pope has yet to be chosen. If white smoke is spotted, folks will know a new pope has been selected to lead the Catholic Church.

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Flames completely submerged the tractor and sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky. No one was injured, the fire company said. It's unknown what caused the blaze. Photos from the scene show ...

Why? To eliminate any trace of the voting. The second is more recent, from 2005, and will be used to burn the smoke bombs that should give the black color in case of non-election and the white one ...

A large fire has broken out at an industrial unit in Letchworth Garden City, causing a big plume of black smoke. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent 10 engines to the "significant ...

Picture: AP A video he captured shows a banged up red pick-up truck, and what appears to be a passenger van completely engulfed in flames, with a thick plume of black smoke billowing in the air ...

After each round of voting, the ballot cards are burned. Chemicals are added to make the smoke black or white. Black smoke emerging from the 60ft chimney indicates an inconclusive ballot ...