Saturday, June 2, 2012

Carmageddon Has Begun

A look at vehicle fires for May 2012. May seems to be when the gas plumes reached high enough concentration in the United States and other developed countries to cause spontaneous combustion of vehicles in significant numbers. Vietnam began experiencing this same problem starting a few months ago. Expect this to continue - and escalate - until there are no more vehicles left to burn or people left alive willing to drive them, whichever comes first.

This is but one of the many serious problems that this extinction event brings us. I strongly encourage you to read the full hypothesis for more information.

2012-05-31 - School bus bursts into flame on I-95 in Pennsylvania, no injuries:
http://buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/05/31/the_advance/news/doc4fc78330e4d1a588899835.txt

2012-05-31 - Tractor-trailer bursts into flame on I-295 in Pennsylvania then explodes, 7 injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8683639&rss=rss-wpvi-article-8683639

2012-05-31 - RV bursts into flame on I-70 in Pennsylvania:
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/570467.html

2012-05-31 - Car bursts into flame on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brooklyn-Bridge-Traffic-Car-Fire-May-31-156098905.html

2012-05-31 - Car bursts into flame in parking garage at Beach Place in Florida:
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-05-31/news/fl-ftl-garage-car-fire-20120531_1_parking-garage-car-fire-beach-place

2012-05-31 - Car bursts into flame on Route 80 in Totowa (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/transportation/Car_fire_in_Totowa_causes_traffic_delays_on_Route_80.html

2012-05-31 - Car bursts into flame on Route 30 in York (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_20750329/vehicle-fire-closes-route-30-and-mount-zion

2012-05-31 - Car bursts into flame in Suffolk Park (Australia):
http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2012/05/31/car-catches-fire-suffolk-park/

2012-05-31 - Car bursts into flame on East Valley freeway near Scottsdale (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northeast_valley/scottsdale/car-fire-blocks-freeway-traffic-on-e-valley-freeway

2012-05-31 - Vintage convertible bursts into flame in Austin (Texas):
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/car-catches-fire-at-mopac-45th-street

2012-05-31 - Car burns on the Garden State Parkway near Toms River (New Jersey):
http://tomsriver.patch.com/articles/car-fire-reported-on-parkway-south

2012-05-31 - Car burns on I-90 ramp near Hayward (Minnesota):
http://www.albertleatribune.com/2012/05/31/car-damaged-by-fire/

2012-05-31 - Car incinerated on North Wolf Creek Road in Carterville (Illinois):
http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/WIlliamson-County-House-Burns-155912955.html

2012-05-31 - Vehicle catches fire in New Bern (North Carolina):
http://www.wcti12.com/news/31133902/detail.html

2012-05-31 - Motorcyclist flees police in Caruthersville (Missouri), motorcycle bursts into flame:
http://www.kait8.com/story/18667756/motorcyclist-flees-police-motorcycle-catches-fire

2012-05-30 - Massive car fire breaks out at auto dealer in Southfield (Michigan), 8-10 cars burned:
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/05/30/news/local_news/doc4fc64052b410e295401750.txt

2012-05-30 - Transit bus bursts into flame on highway in Springfield (Massachusetts), no injuries:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/no_injuries_reported_in_pvta_b.html

2012-05-30 - Transit bus bursts into flame on the M1 near Watford (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9735042.Reports_of_bus_fire_on_M1/

2012-05-30 - Transit bus bursts into flame in New Delhi (India):
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/6-fire-incidents-in-capital-dtc-bus-passengers-escape-unhurt/1005425.html

Note: Story also mentions a car fire, a godown fire, a theater fire and a train fire.

2012-05-30 - Car bursts into flame in driveway in Rochester (New York), spreads to 2 adjacent homes:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120530/NEWS01/120530002

2012-05-30 - Car bursts into flame in Findlay (Ohio):
http://www.wfin.com/localnews201.asp?id=10507

2012-05-30 - Car bursts into flame in driveway on the island of Cyprus, damages homes and other cars:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/car/car-fire-damages-homes/20120530

2012-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on the A1(M) in Britain:
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/car_fire_on_a1_m_1_1394447

2012-05-30 - Truck bursts into flame on Route 206 in Newton (New Jersey):
www.njherald.com/story/18656829/car-fire-closes-route-206-in-newton

2012-05-30 - Truck bursts into flame in driveway in Leacock Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/658587_Fire-strikes-vehicle-in-Leacock-Township.html

2012-05-30 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Allatoona in Georgia:
http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/18763864/article-Allatoona-boat-fire-causes-man-to-swim-nearly-a-mile

2012-05-30 - Shrimp boat catches fire in Mobile Bay (Alabama):
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47616171/

2012-05-29 - RV bursts into flame in Burien (Washington), 1 killed:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Person-found-dead-after-RV-burns-in-Burien-155373395.html

2012-05-29 - Ferrari FF bursts into flame in Poland:
http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/05/28/car-crash-ferrari-ff-on-fire-in-poland/

2012-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on the A5 westbound in Shropshire (Britain), traffic disrupted:
http://www.shropshirelive.com/2012/05/29/car-fire-causes-delays-between-telford-and-shrewsbury/

2012-05-29 - Car bursts into flame in parking garage in Ohio:
www.thelantern.com/campus/ohio-state-employee-s-car-catches-fire-in-parking-garage-cause-unknown-1.2874891

Quote: "What we had was an inferno on the third floor, Mack said. Cars burnt up, total loss."

2012-05-29 - Car bursts into flame in Miami (Florida):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2012/05/car-fire-west-of-passaic.html

2012-05-29 - Car bursts into flame at public carpark in Banbury (Britain):
http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local/car-destroyed-by-mystery-fire-1-3895160

2012-05-29 - Car bursts into flame outside Warminster Community Hospital in Britain:
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/9734540.Car_destroyed_in_mystery_fire_in_Warminster/

2012-05-29 - Car fire reported at Wickes Roundabaout in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.flinthosts.co.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=20654&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35

2012-05-29 - Boat bursts into flame on Chautauqua Lake in Lakewood (New York), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/572273/Boat-fire-extinguished-on-Chautauqua-Lake.html

2012-05-29 - Boat explodes, burns and sinks at New Meadows Marina in Brunswick (Maine), 2 injured:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/28/news/midcoast/one-injured-in-fire-at-brunswick-marina/

2012-05-29 - Jet ski explodes at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri), 2 injured:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/18640275/2-injured-after-jet-ski-explodes-at-lake-at-the-ozarks

2012-05-29 - Jet ski explodes at Lake Hartwell (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www2.wspa.com/news/2012/may/28/9/boat-explosion-injuries-reported-lake-hartwell-ar-3871925/

2012-05-29 - Golf cart bursts into flame, burns down adjacent home, on Tangier Island (Virginia):
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120529/NEWS01/120529036/TANGIER-ISLAND-Golf-cart-fire-spreads-nearby-home-destroying-it

2012-05-28 - Car veers into guardrail then bursts into flame in Swan Valley (Idaho):
http://www.localnews8.com/news/31121918/detail.html

2012-05-28 - Car bursts into flame at high-rise carpark in Inverness (Britain), burns second car:
http://www.northern.police.uk/News-and-Media/news-item.htm?item_id=PR4547_2012

2012-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in Brunswick (Maine), 1 injured:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/brunswick-maine-fire-at-marina-injures-one.html

2012-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame while docked near restaurant in Mississippi:
http://www.wlox.com/story/18637947/boat-fire-chars-pass-christian-vessel

2012-05-27 - RV bursts into flame in Jessup (Maryland), occupants escape:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/howard-county/Firefighters-from-2-counties-battle-RV-blaze/-/10137848/14236324/-/7vh348/-/index.html

2012-05-27 - Open-top bus bursts into flame in Italy, occupants escape:
http://www.football-italia.net/19284/pescara-open-top-bus-catches-fire

2012-05-27 - Five cars and a home burn in Englewood (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Englewood_home_five_cars_set_on_fire.html

2012-05-27 - Rail car bursts into flame, spreads to another, near Winnipeg (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120527/wpg_waterbomber_120527/20120527

2012-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame in Moss Lake (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/moss-64477-boat-fire.html

2012-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame and explodes on Mississippi River in Missouri, 1 injured:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Man-suffers-serious-burns-after-apparent-boat-explosion-in-St-Charles-154308665.html

2012-05-27 - Boat engine explodes and sets sailboat on fire at Hacks Point (Maryland), occupants escape:
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/2-rescued-after-explosion-starts-sailboat-fire/Hv-O_ui67kmZcO6wt3kO4A.cspx

2012-05-27 - Three boats destroyed by fire in Fish Springs Marina at Watauga Lake (Tennessee):
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/may/28/breaking-fire-heavily-damages-least-1-boat-marina--ar-1947945/

2012-05-27 - Boat catches fire in Gladstone, Queensland (Australia):
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2012/05/28/overnight-wrap-small-boat-fire/

2012-05-27 - Boat catches fire in Lake Norfork (Arkansas), 1 lightly injured, Facebook link (sorry):
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2063760&l=b2a2e26fff&id=277548818927583

2012-05-26 - Tourist bus bursts into flame in the Fiji islands, all aboard escape:
http://www.fijilive.com/news_new/index.php/news/show_news/43584

2012-05-26 - SUV bursts into flame at auto dealership in Fond du Lac (Wisconsin), burns nearby cars too:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47576335/ns/local_news-milwaukee_wi/

2012-05-26 - Vehicle bursts into flame, burns garage, in Green Bay (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120526/GPG0101/120526003

2012-05-26 - Truck bursts into flame on US 550 near San Ysidro (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s2634025.shtml?cat=516

2012-05-26 - Car bursts into flame, two nearby homes burned, in Tonawanda (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/rss/article/169444/13/Car-Fire-Starts-Two-Houses-on-Fire-

2012-05-26 - Car bursts into flame inside garage at Valley Glen (California) home:
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_20716137/firefighters-douse-car-fire-inside-garage-at-valley

2012-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on I-20 near West Odessa (Texas):
http://www.cbs7.com/news/details.asp?ID=34898

2012-05-26 - Car bursts into flame at Farmington's Riverfest in New Mexico:
http://www.daily-times.com/farmington-news/ci_20721305/car-fire-spreads-brush-near-farmingtons-riverfest

2012-05-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 and starts grass fire near Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/truck-grass-fire-shuts-1447411.html

2012-05-26 - Boat bursts into flame in driveway in Twin Lakes (Wisconsin):
http://www.westofthei.com/2012/05/26/units-responding-to-scene-of-boat-fire-report/30726

2012-05-26 - Canal boat bursts into flame in the Bridgewater Canal in Lymm (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/incidents.aspx?iid=8172&dw=dt&mid=1065&s=&pg=

2012-05-25 - Truck and tractor burst into flame and burn in Petaluma (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120525/articles/120529709

2012-05-25 - Several cars burn at auto business in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/05/25/suspicious-fire-damages-several-cars-at-tacony-auto-business/

2012-05-25 - RV bursts into flame in Eugene (Oregon), total loss, cat missing:
http://kezi.com/news/local/247389

2012-05-25 - RV bursts into flame and explodes at Village of Oak Creek in Arizona, spreads to several homes:
http://redrocknews.com/News/houses-on-fire-in-voc-sfd-evacuates.html

2012-05-25 - RV bursts into flame at RV park near Sandersville (Mississippi), heavy damage:
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120525/NEWS01/120525005/-1/rss01

2012-05-25 - RV bursts into flame at KOA campground in York County (Virginia), 4 critically injured:
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Four-people-critically-hurt-in-York-County-campground-fire-154327105.html

2012-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-476 south in Radnor Township (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8676963&rss=rss-wpvi-article-8676963
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/05/25/i-476-southbound-closed-in-radnor-township-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire/

2012-05-25 - Boat, 30-footer, bursts into flame, burns and sinks at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/article_157ae03c-a665-11e1-9542-0019bb2963f4.html

2012-05-25 - Shuttle boat bursts into flame at Saen Saeb canal in Bangkok:
http://www.pattayaone.net/national/55838/bangkok-shuttle-boat-catches-fire/

2012-05-24 - School bus bursts into flame on I-90 near Milbank (South Dakota), no injuries:
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20120524/ARGUS911/120524015

2012-05-24 - Car busts into flame at Holiday Inn carpark in Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich_firefighters_called_to_car_fire_in_hotel_car_park_1_1388252

2012-05-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-26 in Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/18618466/car-on-fire-at-i-26-westbound-at-mile-marker-210

2012-05-24 - Car bursts into flame and is incinerated in Union (Missouri):
http://www.emissourian.com/news/top_stories/article_c5c874cc-a5ed-11e1-827c-001a4bcf887a.html

2012-05-24 - Pickup truck catches fire in Ann Arbor (Michigan) parking lot, explosion also mentioned:
http://annarbor.com/news/pickup-truck-catches-on-fire-in-ann-arbor-parking-structure/

2012-05-23 - U.S.S. Miami nuclear submarine catches fire at port in New Hampshire, 7 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20120524-35193-USA
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Fire-reported-on-nuclear-submarine-in-Maine/-/9857858/14075816/-/125htxt/-/index.html

2012-05-23 - School bus bursts into flame in Fairfield (Connecticut), no injuries:
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/fairfield_cty/firefighters-extinguish-school-bus-fire

2012-05-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame outside White Lion Pub in Wrexham (Britain), nice pic:
http://www.wrexham.com/news/bus-fire-hope-7604.html

2012-05-23 - Transit bus bursts into flame in Norfolk (Virginia), some evacuations ensue:
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/norfolk/norfolk-bus-fire-forces-evacuations

2012-05-23 - Four vehicles burned in Houston (Texas), fire spreads to house, no injuries:
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Fire-damages-4-vehicles-home-in-Harris-County--153076775.html

2012-05-23 - Tractor-trailer bursts into flame on I-65 in Boone County (Indiana):
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/31102817/detail.html

2012-05-23 - Delivery truck bursts into flame on I-310 in St. Charles Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2012/05/vehicle_fire_shuts_down_i-310.html

2012-05-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame by school in Lancaster (Pennsylvania), kids evac'd safely:
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/654299_Fire-strikes-vehicle-near-school--kids-evacuated.html

2012-05-23 - Two cars and a shed burn up in Twin Ports (Michigan), many other fires recently too:
http://www.kare11.com/rss/article/976998/14/String-of-arson-fires-investigated-in-Twin-Ports

Quote: "Those fires started about a half hour after three suspicious fires in Duluth the same morning. An RV, a pickup truck and a garage were destroyed."

2012-05-23 - Two homes, six cars and a boat destroyed by fire on Bethel Island (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_20688844

2012-05-22 - RV bursts into flame on I-95 near Lake Havasu City (Arizona), all 3 aboard incinerated:
http://www.lvrj.com/news/three-killed-in-northwest-arizona-motor-home-fire-152659665.html

2012-05-22 - Semi trailer bursts into flame on I-80 near New Lenox (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/22/truck-fire-snags-i-80-in-new-lenox/

2012-05-22 - School bus bursts into flame near River Road in Washington DC, no injuries:
http://potomac.patch.com/articles/no-injuries-following-school-bus-fire-on-beltway

2012-05-22 - Transit bus bursts into flame and explodes near Port Elizabeth (South Africa), no injuries:
http://www.metronewspaper.co.za/2012/05/22/bus-catches-fire-and-explodes-in-summerstrand/

2012-05-22 - Car bursts into flame on I-24 in Tennessee:
http://www.wkrn.com/story/18580330/rutherford-county-i-24-car-fire

2012-05-22 - Truck bursts into flame on highway in northeast Georgia:
http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic-moving-again-after-1443340.html

2012-05-22 - Vintage Mustang Cobra bursts into flame in Montclair (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/152708155_Putting_out_fire__Rocker_was_riding_in_vintage_car_gutted_by_flames.html

2012-05-22 - Boat engine bursts into flame and injures man in Cecil County (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/Flash-fire-burns-man-working-on-boat-engine/-/9379376/13655512/-/iq2sd2/-/index.html

2012-05-21 - RV bursts into flame on I-40 near Raleigh (North Carolina), traffic disrupted:
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/may/21/wreck-i-40-west-near-jones-sausage-rd-backs-traffi-ar-2296774/

2012-05-21 - School bus bursts into flame in the 3rd Street Tunnel in Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/School-Bus-Catches-Fire-in-3rd-Street-Tunnel-152292535.html

2012-05-21 - Three vehicles destroyed by fire at Evergreen State Towing in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/Three-vehicles-destroyed-in-fire-at-Evergreen-State-Towing/-/101214/13500134/-/wiox81/-/index.html

2012-05-21 - Sailboat bursts into flame near the Dockside Lounge in Marathon (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/Sailboat-catches-fire-in-the-Keys/-/1717324/13507596/-/hn7onkz/-/index.html

2012-05-18 - Car bursts into flame in Charlotte (North Carolina), woman inside escapes:
http://www.wbtv.com/story/18555067/while-woman-talks-on-cell-phone-car-catches-fire-and-begins-to-burn

2012-05-18 - Fire destroys an SUV and a truck in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fire-destroys-vehicles-in-north-Tulsa/WGyfh4R2fkGo7uphT7isHA.cspx

2012-05-18 - Semi crashes and trailer catches fire near Orlando (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/news/31081387/detail.html

2012-05-18 - Motorcycle club hit by fire in northern Indianapolis (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120518/NEWS/120518016/1001/NEWS

2012-05-17 - Vehicle repair facility in Los Angeles (California) ignites, at least 2 vehicles burn:
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_20644512/blaze-burns-cars-at-citys-downtown-repair-facility

2012-05-17 - Two homes, two garages and a Camaro go up in flames in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120517/LOCAL/205170381/1001/NEWS

Note: The fire started in the garage housing the Camaro.

2012-05-17 - Fire destroys garage and two vehicles inside, damages home, in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/17/fire-destroys-garage-2-cars-parked-inside/

2012-05-17 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on I-95 in Stratford (Connecticut), no injuries:
http://blog.ctnews.com/traffic/2012/05/17/bus-fire-briefly-snarls-stratford-traffic/

2012-05-17 - Camper bursts into flame on I-64 in Virginia, closes highway for almost 2 hours:
http://www.wric.com/story/18511358/camper-fire-shuts-down-i-64-in-louisa

2012-05-17 - Corvette bursts into flame in Frederick (Maryland), damages garage and home too:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/Frederick-fire-consumes-Corvette-damages-house/-/9379376/13459786/-/13tbpf0z/-/index.html

2012-05-17 - Massive explosion in refrigerated truck in Namibia near a port injures 1 man seriously:
http://www.informante.web.na/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9987:freak-fire-accident-injures-namport-official

2012-05-16 - Propane tanker truck bursts into flame on eastbound I-70 in Ohio:
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/local/tanker-fire-shuts-down-eastbound-i-70/nN7KZ/

2012-05-16 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame in Edinburgh (Scotland), no injuries:
http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/100074-bus-catches-fire-spilling-fuel-onto-major-road-into-capital/

2012-05-16 - Conversion van bursts into flame and burns another vehicle too in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.app.com/article/20120516/NJNEWS/305160054/1001/rss

2012-05-16 - Boat bursts into flame in Mangrove Marina in Tavernier (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/Still-no-cause-to-Keys-boat-inferno/-/1717324/13418532/-/6lbrpq/-/index.html

2012-05-15 - RV bursts into flame in Cherryland (California), 2 dogs inside saved:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_20629100

2012-05-15 - RV bursts into flame in Lehi in central Utah, 1 light injury:
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/lehi/crews-responding-to-camper-fire-in-central-lehi/article_253f41e4-06e2-5bf4-b181-0fa9b4d966c1.html

2012-05-15 - RV bursts into flame at Illahie Beach Campground (Canada), spreads to 2 more, all 3 destroyed:
http://penticton.myezrock.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=1704673

2012-05-15 - Expensive RV explodes and burns in Concord (California):
http://concord-ca.patch.com/articles/coffee-maker-gets-the-best-of-200k-rv

2012-05-15 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Idaho Highway 25 in Jerome (Idaho), no injuries:
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/garbage-truck-fire-closes-highway-near-jerome-county-airport/article_17e9cb06-9ece-11e1-8bb5-0019bb2963f4.html

2012-05-15 - Car fire shuts down some lanes on the Maine Turnpike in Maine:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/maine/Turnpike-lane-reopened-after-car-fire/-/8792012/13394242/-/4h58q4z/-/index.html

2012-05-15 - Boat bursts into flame inside storage building in Boulder County (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20120515/WDH0101/205150495/1581

2012-05-14 - Cars inside body shop catch fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2012/05/14/body-shop-catches-fire/

2012-05-14 - Transit bus bursts into flame in Oxfordshire (Britain), completely destroyed:
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2012-05-14/video-bus-fire-in-oxfordshire/

2012-05-14 - Transit bus bursts into flame in India, no injuries:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/CNG-bus-catches-fire-near-Karnavati-club/articleshow/13141894.cms

2012-05-14 - Explosion followed by huge fire destroys auto business in Portage (Indiana):
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/portage/crews-battling-massive-fire-in-portage/article_cfbaf154-f8ba-5ab5-872d-0f332d7919de.html

2012-05-14 - Unoccupied boat bursts into flame at the New Rochelle Boat Marina in New York:
http://www.thedailynewrochelle.com/news/boat-fire-breaks-out-new-rochelle-marina

2012-05-14 - Boat catches fire at marina at Richland Yacht Club in Washington, 2 women burned:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018209980_apwarichlandboatfire.html

2012-05-14 - Garage bursts into flame in Amherst (New York), 3 cars incinerated, 1 damaged:
http://www.wgrz.com/rss/article/168476/13/Multiple-Cars-Damaged-in-Garage-Fire

2012-05-13 - Huge fire breaks out after the Formula One race in Barcelona (Spain), 16 injured, 1 seriously:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20120514-35131-ESP
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2143820/Fire-Williams-garage-Spanish-Grand-Prix.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2018201500_apcarf1spanishgpfire.html

2012-05-13 - Pontiac auto dealership erupts in flames in Marlow Heights (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/05/13/3-alarm-fire-breaks-out-at-md-car-dealership/

2012-05-13 - Camaro bursts into flame in parking lot near the Arkansas River in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/18367154/car-destroyed-by-fire-in-tulsa-riverside-parking-lot

Quote: "The latest fire was about a quarter mile from where the department has responded to some other car fires recently..."

2012-05-13 - Bus bursts into flame in Binyamin Region of Israel, no injuries:
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/239769

2012-05-12 - RV bursts into flame in garage in Michigan, RV and home destroyed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/05/rv_house_burned_in_fire_on_mea.html

2012-05-12 - Five buses charred when fire breaks out at auto shop in India:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3414872.ece

2012-05-11 - RV bursts into flame, completely destroyed, in Rockport (Texas):
http://www.rockportpilot.com/articles/2012/05/11/news/doc4fad25dd2d247628734242.txt

2012-05-11 - Bus bursts into flame on the M2 motorway in Britain:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18039898

2012-05-11 - Car fire leads to house fire in Albuquerque (New Mexico), no injuries:
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/Car-blaze-leads-to-house-fire/-/9153728/13071856/-/oewo0qz/-/index.html

2012-05-10 - Three cars burst into flame at apartment complex in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Fire_on_West_Side_of_COlorado_Springs_150905085.html

2012-05-10 - Car bursts into flame in St. Louis (Missouri), does light damage to nearby home:
http://www.ksdk.com/rss/article/319553/3/Suspicious-car-fire-spreads-to-home

2012-05-10 - Big rig bursts into flame on Hardy Toll Road near Houston (Texas), slows traffic:
http://www.khou.com/news/local/span-classredtextTraffic-Alert-spanBig-rig-fire-shuts-slows-traffic-on-Hardy-Toll-Road-150963065.html

2012-05-10 - Bus bursts into flame in Cumberland County (Pennsylvania), fire spreads to two more buses:
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Several-Cumberland-County-Transportation-buses/A7vh9f805UmLdvbc8b630w.cspx

2012-05-10 - Boat catches fire off Bainbridge Island (Washington), dog killed, boat total loss:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Burning-boat-sends-tall-smoke-plume-over-Kitsap-County-150945415.html

2012-05-09 - Cars burst into flame at WalMart in Houston (Texas), 4 cars completely destroyed:
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Several-vehicles-mysteriously-catch-fire-in-Walmart-parking-lot--150752675.html

2012-05-09 - At least two vehicles catch fire at auto dealership in Buttle (Montana):
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/two-vehicles-set-on-fire-at-butte-dealership/article_88b892ca-99f8-11e1-8c8e-001a4bcf887a.html

2012-05-09 - School bus catches fire outside elementary school in Del City (Oklahoma), no injuries:
http://newsok.com/del-city-firefighters-respond-to-reports-of-school-bus-fire/article/3673947

2012-05-09 - Vehicle catches fire on Route 750 near Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.richmond.commuter-news.com/incident-traffic-vehicle-fire-rt-750n-nottoway-county-intersection-cox-rd-wilburn-rd-wilson-jones-ln-bus-us-460ew-bus-us-460e-2-nottowayblackstone/4710

2012-05-08 - Auto salvage yard in LaPorte (Indiana) erupts in flames, substantial damage:
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/sbt-20120508sbtmicha-04-03-20120508,0,2869470.story

2012-05-08 - Forklift catches fire at storage facility in Roanoke Rapids (Virginia):
http://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-interstate-storage-this-morning/article_499736c0-9924-11e1-b6f7-0019bb2963f4.html

2012-05-08 - Semi truck catches fire on I-65 in Scott County (Indiana):
http://www.wave3.com/story/18171328/semi-on-fire-on-i65

2012-05-08 - Semi truck carrying Jell-O pudding cups bursts into flame on I-35 in Huxley (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/Semi-fire-reported-on-interstate/-/9357080/12857646/-/xic1js/-/index.html

2012-05-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 ramp in Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/Fire-destroys-car-on-I-95-ramp/-/1717324/12831180/-/xdgba9/-/index.html

2012-05-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-40 in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/I-40-off-ramp-open-again-after-car-fire/-/9153728/12822906/-/bb6rev/-/index.html

2012-05-08 - Truck bursts into flame in Reno (Nevada) neighborhood:
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Early_Morning_Truck_Fire_in_Reno__150582245.html

2012-05-08 - Bus bursts into flame in Zambia, no injuries, but 22 people lose belongings, bus totaled:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201205080265.html

2012-05-07 - RV bursts into flame near Griffin Lake, massive fire closes Trans-Canada highway (nice pic):
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/150466325.html

2012-05-07 - Fire station in Mt. Zion (Illinois) heavily damaged by blaze when a fire truck catches fire:
http://www.wandtv.com/story/18166623/blaze-at-mt-zion-fire-station-caused-millions-in-damage

2012-05-06 - Three cars badly burned and homes evacuated in Minneapolis (Minnesota), blamed on power line falling:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2608422.shtml?cat=1

2012-05-06 - Boat catches fire at Lake Pleasant (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/05/06/20120506boat-fire-lake-pleasant.html

2012-05-06 - Three auto businesses damaged by fire in Indiana:
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120507/LOCAL/205070315/1001/NEWS

2012-05-04 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-70 in Pennsylvania, highway closed for hours, no injuries:
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/major-section-i-70-shut-down-hours-after-tanker-tr/nNWCM/

2012-05-03 - Blazing cars turn street into inferno in Bath (Britain):
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Blazing-cars-turn-street-inferno/story-15991590-detail/story.html

2012-05-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Nashville (Tennessee), no injuries:
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/18101515/i-40-east-re-opens-after-tractor-trailer-fire

2012-05-03 - Fire destroys limo company's 'party bus' in Halsey (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20120504/WDH0101/205040476/1581&located=rss

2012-05-02 - RV explodes into flame on I-70 in Kansas City (Kansas), no injuries:
http://www.kshb.com/dpp/traffic/rv-fire-shuts-down-eb-i-70-in-kck

2012-05-02 - Luxury yacht once owned by Ivana Trump catches fire at marina in West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21001541968571/

2012-05-02 - Bus catches fire in Blackburn (Britain), safely evacuated:
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/9684336.Bus_catches_fire_in_Blackburn/

2012-05-02 - Large RV-type 5th-wheel trailer explodes and bursts into flame in Heath (Massachusetts):
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/franklin/rv-camper-fire-causes-several-explosions-in-heath

2012-05-01 - Bus bursts into flame in Indonesia, 13 killed, including 5 children:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20120501-35054-IDN

2012-05-01 - Massive blaze at parking garage in Washington (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/18055404/crews-on-scene-of-fire-at-washington-town-garage

2012-05-01 - Car catches fire in Boone County (South Carolina):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/18054194/boone-county-car-fire

2012-05-01 - RV and tractor trailer burn in massive fire in Belmont County (Ohio):
http://www.wtrf.com/story/18001952/wtrfcom-slideshow-rv-and-tractor-trailer-part-of-massive-belmont-county-fire

2012-05-01 - Tourist bus catches fire near the Black Sea resort of Obzor in Bulgaria, no injuries:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=138974

2 comments:

  1. Is there a set of followup data? Anything current?

    ReplyDelete
  2. You mean a list just of vehicular fires? I did do that for boats. But yes, I can see how it might be nice to compare as things continue to ratchet up, so maybe I should make May 'Carmeggedon Month' and make a list each May, so people can compare. I'm not sure how many Mays we have left, but we just passed one, and maybe we'll see more too. I've also thought about charting tractor trailer and tanker truck fires by month (since that's food and fuel deliveries there), but that'd be a fair bit of work, and just doing the daily updates is now eating up way more time than it used to, simply because there's more stuff happening now. I'll see what I can do! In the meantime, the monthly fire/explosion lists are always available too.

    ReplyDelete