2014-02-28 - Converted garage explodes and burns at midnight in Winnetka area of coastal Los Angeles (California), 2 injured:
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140228/explosion-in-winnetka-critically-injures-2-men-partially-blows-out-garage
2014-02-28 - Snow plow trucks, lawn mowers, salting equipment and more destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in Industry (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/28/public-works-building-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/industry-boroughs-snow-plows-salt-trucks-destroyed/nd3MK/
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5680046-74/fire-equipment-destroyed
http://www.wtae.com/news/maintenance-building-fire-destroys-borough-salt-trucks-snow-plows-in-industry/24730596
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/fire-destroys-snow-plows-salt-supply-n41796
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2014/02/28/Fire-destroys-public-works-building-salt-and-plow-trucks-in-Industry-Borough/stories/201402280146
Quote: "Two plow trucks, one brand new, a pickup, a tractor that moves equipment – everything is lost..."
Quote: "The building, located off Engle Road, housed trucks, mowers, handtools, snow removing equipment. 'You name it. Everything was in it. Everything,' he said."
Quote: "The forecasters are predicting a winter storm to hit Western Pennsylvania Sunday into Monday, with several inches of snow expected along with the possibility of sleet and ice."
Note: Kinda like the fire in Mount Albert (Canada) that destroyed all of the town's fire trucks (2014-02-02 update), or the fire in Centralia (Illinois) which wiped out all the town's garbage trucks and forced the town to RENT garbage trucks (2013-05-03 update). Putting an entire town's important vehicles (of whatever type) in one building is insane now, because once one vehicle spontaneously ignites then all of the vehicles around may go up in flames and then the town may lose important capability, like snow-removal capability in this case...
2014-02-28 - Recycling facility hit by fire just before 3 AM in Grantham (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/fire-at-grantham-plant-environcom-1-5906219
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/fire-at-grantham-plant-environcom-2258117.html
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/weee/fire-breaks-out-at-environcom-weee-recycling-plant
http://www.energylivenews.com/2014/02/28/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-lincolnshire/
2014-02-28 - Multiple wildfires erupt near I-40 in Shawnee, as many as 50 boats destroyed (Oklahoma):
http://www.news-star.com/article/20140228/NEWS/140229544/-1/news
http://www.koco.com/Fires-cause-significant-damage-to-boats-in-marina-near-Shawnee/24743318
http://www.okcfox.com/story/24853834/several-fires-burn-along-i40-in-shawnee
http://www.news9.com/story/24853746/crews-battle-wildfire-in-pottawatomie-co
http://kfor.com/2014/02/28/massive-wildfire-tears-through-shawnee-business/
Quote: "Plumes of heavy, black smoke filled the air Friday as one of four grass fires along Interstate 40 burned as many as 50 boats and other equipment at a boat dealership near Bryan Street."
Quote: "Boaties' owner, Donnie Romberg, said the wildfire burned $400,000 in boats and equipment. He said he had no insurance on the boats in the yard."
2014-02-28 - Coal mine fire makes area look like Mount Doom, near Morwell (Australia), some residents encouraged to evacuate:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/02/28/mine-fire-in-australia-makes-the-countryside-look-like-mount-doom/
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/2/27/headlines/coal_mine_fire_in_australia_could_burn_for_months
Quote: "The elderly, young children and pregnant women were advised Friday to evacuate an Australian town that has been shrouded by smoke and ash from a burning coal mine for almost three weeks."
2014-02-28 - Boat bursts into flame in Hauraki Gulf near coastal Auckland (New Zealand), 2 people rescued:
http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8807079/two-rescued-in-hauraki-gulf-boat-fire
http://www.3news.co.nz/Boat-on-fire-near-Motutapu-Island/tabid/423/articleID/334041/Default.aspx
http://truth.co.nz/boat-fire-on-hauraki-gulf/
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/boat-fire-hauraki-gulf/5/182946
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/election/a/-/21744508/two-rescued-in-hauraki-gulf-boat-fire/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211563
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/regun/1272996511-hauraki-gulf-rescue-after-boat-catches-fire
http://www.3news.co.nz/Burnt-boat-taken-to-marina/tabid/423/articleID/334041/Default.aspx
Note: A 45-foot yacht recently burst into flame then burned and sank in Hauraki Gulf, as mentioned in the 2014-02-19 update...
2014-02-28 - Three boats go up in flames near coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.bhatkallys.com/gulf/boat-fire-near-jadaf-in-dubai-put-out/
Quote: "Dubai: Three boats loaded with oil caught fire at a boatyard in Jadaf near the Dubai Festival City."
2014-02-28 - Transit bus bursts into flame on I-275 in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.fox19.com/story/24855736/metro-bus-catches-fire-closes
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/metro-bus-fire-closes-eb-i-275-lanes-at-kellogg-avenue
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/metro-bus-fire-i275-at-kellogg-8906.shtml
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20140228/NEWS/302280122/Metro-official-says-275-bus-fire-worst-he-s-seen
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/AB/20140228/NEWS/302280122/Metro-official-says-275-bus-fire-worst-he-s-seen
Note: Map in first link shows proximity to the Ohio River...
2014-02-28 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on William Penn Highway off-ramp to Route 33 in Bethlehem Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-t-bethlehem-twp-rt-33-bus-fire-20140228,0,1214017.story
Quote: "A bus with 24 people on board caught fire Friday evening on the William Penn Highway off-ramp to Route 33 south, according to police radio reports."
2014-02-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 4 near I-275, in Springdale (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-fire-rout4-near-i275-8873.shtml
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-fire-route-4-near-i275-8873.shtml
2014-02-28 - Dump truck bursts into flame while parked at city garage in coastal Mount Sinai (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/fire-marshal-engine-fire-destroys-brookhaven-truck-shed-1.7240938
http://www.roonte.com/www/official-fire-destroys-brookhaven-shed-truck
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10122148/
Quote: "A fire that started in the engine of a dump truck destroyed the vehicle and a Brookhaven Town highway shed in Mount Sinai Friday morning..."
Note: Brookhaven, where that naked guy was running around on the Long Island Expressway...
2014-02-28 - Food truck bursts into flame just after midnight while parked on Basse Road in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/news/Late-night-fire-destroys-San-Antonio-taco-truck-SAFD-says-247839041.html
http://www.newscastic.com/news/photos-late-night-fire-destroys-san-antonio-taco-truck-safd-says-1496281/
2014-02-28 - RV and RV trailer destroyed by fire while parked at RV park in Hiland Park (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Hiland-Park-Fire-247880631.html
Quote: "Fire fighters say a travel trailer and R-V were fully engulfed when they arrival. The third structure, a 5th wheel trailer, sustained damaged on its left side closest to the fire."
2014-02-28 - Van bursts into flame on Highway 101 near coastal Crescent City (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2014/feb/28/00073/
Note: Map in link shows proximity to the coast...
2014-02-28 - Van bursts into flame on Bow Lane in Bowdon (Britain):
http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/11044302.Five_tonnes_of_waste_paper_catches_fire_in_back_of_a_van_in_Bowdon/
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/five-tonnes-of-waste-paper-catches-fire-in-back-of-a-van-in-bowdon
2014-02-28 - In separate events, within 12 hours, SUV and car burst into flame while parked, near coastal Mandurah (Australia):
http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/2121603/car-fires-keep-fire-crews-busy/?cs=288
2014-02-28 - In separate events, pickup truck and car burst into flame while parked in Kamloops (Canada):
http://www.cfjctv.com/story.php?id=18299
2014-02-28 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Mitchell Avenue in Lansdale (Pennsylvania):
http://www.thereporteronline.com/general-news/20140228/pickup-truck-destroyed-by-fire-on-lansdale-street
2014-02-28 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on East Lake Road in Erie (Pennsylvania):
http://www.goerie.com/in-brief-house-fire-spread-from-pickup-truck
Quote: "A fire that heavily damaged an East Lake Road home on Thursday night started in a pickup truck in the driveway, fire investigators said Friday. The fire quickly spread to the house."
Note: As you might guess, this road runs right along the shore of Lake Erie...
2014-02-28 - Taxi bursts into flame on Homestretch Avenue in coastal Georgetown (Guyana):
http://caribdaily.com/a/2550895/taxi-catches-fire-on-homestretch-avenue
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2014/02/28/taxi-catches-fire-on-homestretch-avenue/
2014-02-28 - Two cars burst into flame while parked at home in Mount Prospect (Illinois):
http://www.journal-topics.com/breaking/article_6d6c770c-a0cc-11e3-bb1c-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140228/news/140228184/
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10123137/
Quote: "2 Parked Cars Accidentally Catch Fire, MPFD Says"
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame in the Tip O’Neill Tunnel in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/28/tip-oneill-tunnel-shut-down-after-car-fire/
http://www.csnne.com/article/mass-state-police-car-fire-tip-oneill-tunnel-causing-massive-delays
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame at General Steel and Metals scrapyard in Mattoon (Illinois):
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/car-fire-at-scrapyard/35722/v9GA0GxpiE2Q-21jH7gPIg
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Walmart in Gainesville (Georgia), vacant home and dumpster burn too:
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=271782
Quote: "All three fires happened within a time span of approximately 30 minutes. Cagle says the car and house were destroyed."
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on the A38 near Kilburn (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Car-leads-A38-lane-closure/story-20734874-detail/story.html
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Prospect Road in Banbury (Britain):
http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/parked-car-on-fire-in-banbury-1-5906937
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on road in Halifax (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/lucky-escape-after-car-fire-1-6469986
Quote: "I pulled the car off the road and it burst into flames and blew up - imagine if that happened on the motorway - I’m lucky to be here."
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame at 1:03 AM on Barker Street in Crewe (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-crewe_28-02-2014_8-50-57
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Investigation-cause-car-Crewe/story-20733763-detail/story.html
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame just after 4 AM on Sandpits Avenue in Ludlow (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/02/28/crews-called-to-car-fire-in-ludlow/
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on road in Burnley (Britain):
http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/local/family-flee-burnley-car-inferno-1-6470659
2014-02-28 - Car bursts into flame at 1:52 AM while parked at Fern Grove, Bletchley (Britain):
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/community/community-news/car-fire-treated-as-a-suspected-arson-1-5905455
2014-02-28 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-205 in Portland (Oregon):
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2014/02/final-vehicle-fire-i-205-mp2337.html
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2014/02/vehicle-fire-i-205-mp2337-portland.html
2014-02-28 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM in coastal Seal Rock (Oregon), mother and 2 children killed:
http://koin.com/2014/02/28/woman-2-children-killed-seal-rock-trailer-blaze/
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Woman-two-children-die-in-trailer-fire-along-Oregon-coast-247884971.html
Quote: "Arriving crews also discovered that the fire had spread to a nearby motorhome, which was also engulfed in flames."
Note: Map in first link shows proximity to the coast...
2014-02-28 - Trailer bursts into flame while being towed by car, on I-85 near Anderson (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/24857081/fire-on-i-85-brings-traffic-to-a-halt-in-anderson-co
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24857081/fire-on-i-85-brings-traffic-to-a-halt-in-anderson-co
http://www.wdam.com/story/24857081/fire-on-i-85-brings-traffic-to-a-halt-in-anderson-co
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2014/mar/01/trailer-fire-backs-up-interstate-85/
Quote: "Dispatch tells us it was a trailer being pulled behind a car that burst into flames."
2014-02-28 - Five vehicles and garage destroyed by fire, other vehicles damaged, at home in West Cornwall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.abc27.com/story/24836364/fire-destroys-garage-5-vehicles
Quote: "The garage was destroyed along with five vehicles inside. Several other vehicles outside the structure were damaged."
2014-02-28 - Car, ATV, motorcycle and garage destroyed by fire at home in Merrill (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140228/WDH01/302280371
http://www.waow.com/story/24857883/2014/03/01/crews-respond-to-garage-fire-in-merrill
Quote: "A car, four-wheel ATV and motorcycle were inside the destroyed garage, said Krause..."
Note: The Wisconsin River winds right through the middle of Merrill...
2014-02-28 - Two vehicles and home destroyed by fire at midnight in coastal Bridgewater (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24848334/firefighters-battle-blaze-cold-in-bridgewater
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-House-in-Bridgewater-247773291.html
Quote: "Crews said the home was a total loss. A caved-in roof could be seen on the home along with two burned vehicles inside an attached garage."
2014-02-28 - Vehicle and garage destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Little Genesee (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/here_and_now/article_cef582f2-a0cc-11e3-b75c-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "He said only a small portion of the siding on the exterior of the house melted as a result of the heat coming from the garage. With only the frame of the structure remaining, the garage was a complete loss as was a vehicle parked inside the structure."
2014-02-28 - Three barns destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM near Lafayette (Minnesota), nearly 1000 pigs killed:
http://www.keyc.com/story/24850820/fire-destorys-three-barns-in-nicollet-county
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25251409/southern-minnesota-barn-fill-kills-nearly-1-000
http://www.wqow.com/story/24856886/minnesota-barn-fire-kills-nearly-1k-pigs
2014-02-28 - Large barn and equipment destroyed by fire near Farmington (Missouri):
http://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/fire-destroys-large-barn/article_c7587dc2-a07e-11e3-9659-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-28 - Barn destroyed by fire, fire spreads to home, home destroyed too, in Dixfield (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/dixfield-home-destroyed-in-fire/24745316
2014-02-28 - Barn destroyed by fire in Cedar Creek Township (Michigan):
http://www.cadillacnews.com/breaking_story/?story_id=1816692&year=2014&issue=20140302
2014-02-28 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:30 AM in Jessamine County (Kentucky), 25 goats and chickens killed:
http://www.lex18.com/news/animals-die-in-jessamine-county-barn-fire/
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/Jessamine-County-barn-fire-kills-dozens-of-animals-247842681.html
http://www.wtvq.com/content/localnews/story/Several-Goats-Killed-In-Jessamine-County-Barn-Fire/oGsIVYG790Ky_Vi8rW3AIA.cspx
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54536941/
2014-02-28 - Barn destroyed by blaze in Morristown (Vermont), 6 cows killed:
http://www.wcax.com/story/24852043/crews-fight-barn-fire-in-morristown
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/2014/02/28/fire-destroys-cow-barn/ruVUAEYX54Nr5nOUuy2H3J/story.html
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16636276-fire-destroys-vt-cow-barn
2014-02-28 - Barn destroyed by fire in Schuyler Falls (New York):
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1196464359/Barn-fire-in-Schuyler-Falls
2014-02-28 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Tazewell County (Illinois), 3 cows killed, 1 man injured:
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/d/story/barn-catches-fire-between-washington-and-eureka/29542/8diz5aXFHES-9pCjn_0C2w
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/One-person-injured-in-Tazewell-County-barn-fire-247816851.html
2014-02-28 - Trash bin bursts into flame, fire spreads to church, in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/historic-church-in-downtown-springfield-burning/11994/k0v-lkkYUk6Ih464T7YwLQ
2014-02-28 - Dumpster bursts into flame in Topeka (Kansas), fire scorches two nearby homes:
http://cjonline.com/news/2014-02-28/dumpster-fire-north-topeka-damages-two-nearby-houses
2014-02-28 - Hay bales burst into flame at feedlot in Huron (South Dakota):
http://www.plainsman.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=22266&page=72
Quote: "It was the second time this week that bales caught fire at the feedlot. The cause is unknown."
2014-02-28 - Hay bales burst into flame on trailer, fire spreads to field, in Sterling (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/24857405/hay-bale-fire-burns-several-acres
2014-02-28 - Auto paint and body shop damaged by blaze at 6 AM in Little Rock (Arkansas):
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/update-fire-fighters-responding-to-fire-at-econo-p/23119/-XG1Ynh4HUKaNJPTgFrXkg
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/fire-breaks-out-at-econo-paint-in-little-rock/33899/QSXEKMq1a0CSalcorwh3cQ
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/little-rock/2014/02/28/econo-paint-body-fire/5892417/
2014-02-28 - Excavation business damaged by fire in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140228/LOCAL07/140229225/-1/LOCAL11
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140302/LOCAL07/303029911/-1/LOCAL11
2014-02-28 - Goodyear plant damaged by fire in Lawton (Oklahoma), plant evacuated:
http://www.kswo.com/story/24856555/goodyear-evacuated-after-a-fire-broke-out
2014-02-28 - Mill damaged by fire in coastal Fort Frances (Canada), near Rainy Lake, 1 critically injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/fort-frances-resolute-worker-in-critical-condition-after-fire-1.2555078
2014-02-28 - Medical building destroyed by huge fire just before 3:30 AM in Alpharetta (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/alpharetta-medical-building-destroyed-by-predawn-b/nd3H5/
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/24848803/fire-rips-through-an-alpharetta-professional-building
2014-02-28 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to two homes, in Englewood, Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-crews-battle-englewood-fire-20140228,0,6308702.story
2014-02-28 - Deck bursts into flame at townhouse on Cox Cove Court in coastal Orchard Beach (Maryland):
http://arundelnewsnet.com/2014/02/28/deck-fire-in-orchard-beach-keeps-firefighters-busy/
2014-02-28 - Log cabin home destroyed by fire on Beaver Pond Road near George's Lake in coastal Newfoundland (Canada), nobody there:
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/newfoundland/fire-destroys-log-cabin-in-georges-lake-area
2014-02-28 - House damaged by electrical basement fire in Sullivan (Maine), near Long Cove, nobody home:
http://wabi.tv/2014/02/28/firefighters-save-house-sullivan/
2014-02-28 - Home destroyed by fire in Goose Creek (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/24856726/goose-creek-home-destroyed-by-fire-friday-evening
2014-02-28 - Townhouse damaged by fire in the wee hours in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/28/three-escape-town-house-fire-in-virginia-beach/
2014-02-28 - Triplex damaged by blaze in coastal San Jose (California), 11 people homeless:
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_25250999/san-jose-triplex-fire-displaces-five-adults-six
2014-02-28 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/02/two-alarm_fire_at_bayonne_thre.html
Quote: "Bayonne Fire Chief Gregory Rogers said arriving units discovered the fire in the rear exterior of the building’s first floor. The fire had traveled up through the interior walls, he said."
Note: Lots of these fires starting on building exteriors and roofs now. The hydrogen sulfide and methane blowing around is coming from outdoors and will hit the exterior of buildings first, then eventually infiltrate buildings and cause interior fires as well...
2014-02-28 - Apartment building damaged by blaze at 2:30 AM in coastal Jacksonville (Florida), 1 critically injured:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/02/28/southside-two-alarm-fire/5891745/
Quote: "The fire was the fourth 'major' incident Senterfitt said JFRD had responded to in a 24 hour period, which he called 'unusual.' He did not say he believed the incidents were related."
2014-02-28 - High-rise erupts in flame just before midnight in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 4 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Eastern-Parkway-Fire-Prospect-Heights-Brooklyn-Museum-4-Hurt-247763501.html
2014-02-28 - Deadly fire tears through home at 1 AM on Island Pond Road in Derry (New Hampshire), man and dog killed:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/man-dog-killed-in-derry-house-fire/24730940
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140228/NEWS07/140309993
2014-02-28 - Vacant home burns in Friendswood (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/RAW--Large-vacant-home-in-Friendswood-damaged-in-fire-247806911.html
2014-02-28 - Vacant house burns in Leetonia (Ohio):
http://www.hibbingmn.com/news/local/article_30037382-a01a-11e3-9b5c-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before midnight in Johnstown (New York):
http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/562489/Fire-engulfs-vacant-house-in-Johnstown.html
2014-02-27 - Underground electrical explosions and fire blow off two manholes in Greenburgh (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/article/20140227/NEWS02/302270049/1018http://whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/news/con-ed-partially-restores-power-after-transformer-explodes-hartsdale
http://rye.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/hundreds-of-hartsdale-residents-without-power-after-manhole-explodes-news-reports
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/02/27/greenburgh-smoking-manholes-power-outage-on-east-hartsdale-ave/5869775/
http://westchester.news12.com/news/2-manholes-explode-in-hartsdale-at-east-hartsdale-and-columbia-avenues-explosion-knocks-out-power-1.7230664
Quote: "One resident told News 12 it 'sounded like someone dropped a bomb.'"
Note: Greenburgh is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Hudson River...
2014-02-27 - Underground electrical explosion blows off two manholes in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://baltimore.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-crews-investigating-manhole-incident-in-northeast-baltimorehttp://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/fire-crews-investigating-manhole-incident-in-northeast-baltimore/24716916
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-investigate-after-manhole-covers-blow-off-northeast-baltimore-25834.shtml
Quote: "Baltimore City Fire Crews and BGE officials are investigating after several manhole covers blew off in Northeast Baltimore, windows also reportedly blew out of a building on Harford Rd."
Quote: "One of the manholes blew straight up into the air and destroyed a street light."
2014-02-27 - Underground electrical explosion and fire breaks out near restaurant in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/None-injured-in-second-downtown-explosion-5274305.php
2014-02-27 - Underground electrical explosions and fire blow manholes off in the wee hours in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/manhole-fire-closes-roads-ohio-16414.shtmlhttp://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/02/28/columbus-broad-street-underground-explosion.html
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/02/28/blasts-shake-downtown-manhole-covers-blown.html
http://columbus.cityandpress.com/node/7488412
Quote: "Columbus firefighters are investigating several blasts that knocked manhole covers and set off fire alarms Downtown early today. A small blast was followed by a larger blast around 1:30 a.m. A third blast was heard around 2:30 a.m."
Quote: "Witnesses claim they heard rumbling, felt shaking, then smelled sulfur."
Note: Sulfur smell, that's certainly interesting...
2014-02-27 - Underground electrical explosion and fire takes out power to part of Santiago (Chile):
http://www.24horas.cl/nacional/explosion-deja-sin-luz-a-mil-clientes-de-providencia--1093194http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.24horas.cl%2Fnacional%2Fexplosion-deja-sin-luz-a-mil-clientes-de-providencia--1093194
Note: Underground electrical fires and explosions are obviously escalating. Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas and will seek out low-lying areas like underground facilities, basements, etc. It's also reactive with both copper (especially electrified copper) and rusty iron/steel, both of which are likely to be found in underground electrical infrastructure. The reactivity with electrified copper is also the likely cause of most of the transformer fires, non-running vehicle fires (battery cables and other wiring), and so on. This reactivity problem is probably going to bring down the entire electrical grid in time, thus the US government's training for widespread grid failure...
And because today was simply eventful, here's a little extra, a couple (more) major ship fires:
2014-02-27 - Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Protecteur bursts into flame, loses power and drifts in the mid-Pacific:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140301-42861-OTHhttp://globalnews.ca/news/1179286/fire-damages-canadian-naval-ship-off-hawaii/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hmcs-protecteur-adrift-in-mid-pacific-after-fire-1.2555354
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/28/fire-on-canadian-navy-ship-off-hawaiian-coast
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/28/fire-hmcs-protecteur-hawaii_n_4874936.html
http://www.theloop.ca/news/ctvnews/article/-/a/3367919/Fire-aboard-HMCS-Protecteur-worst-case-scenario-20-injured
http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2014/02/28/fire-on-board-hmcs-protecteur-minor-injuries-reported-ship-has-limited-power-u-s-destroyer-providing-support/
2014-02-27 - Australian submarine HMAS Waller bursts into flame off the WA coast (Australia):
http://www.smh.com.au/national/submarine-fire-navy-personnel-taken-ashore-20140227-33m9l.htmlhttp://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/02/27/19/43/fire-on-submarine-no-casualties-defence
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/27/fire-submarine-no-casualties-defence
http://www.news.com.au/national/fire-emergency-aboard-hmas-waller-as-indian-submarine-blaze-kills-two/story-fncynjr2-1226840169661
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/no-casualties-in-fire-aboard-submarine-hmas-waller-off-the-wa-coast/story-e6frg6n6-1226839911953
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/fire-emergency-aboard-hmas-waller-as-indian-submarine-blaze-kills-two/story-fni0xqrb-1226840169661
Note: The last submarine to catch fire before this one was waaaaay back in...the day prior, when an Indian submarine was hit by an explosion and fire which killed at least 3 people, as mentioned in the 2014-02-26 update. A British aircraft carrier also caught fire on that day, also mentioned in the 2014-02-26 update. Ironically, the carrier caught fire while Prince Charles was there, since it's going to be named after him. So in a two-day span of time, we've seen two submarines (one Indian, one Australian), one aircraft carrier (British), and one warship (Canadian) catching fire...
2014-02-27 - Home explodes and burns in Regina (Canada), 3 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/3-hurt-in-explosion-fire-at-regina-home-1.2554451
http://www.leaderpost.com/news/regina/Explosion+home+North+Central+Regina+sends+hospital/9560526/story.html
http://www.newstalk650.com/story/explosion-and-fire-sends-three-hospital-regina/267600
http://metronews.ca/news/regina/956398/house-explosion-in-reginas-north-central-building-sends-three-to-hospital/
Quote: "The fire department said they received nine 911 calls about an explosion and subsequent fire at the home. They responded with four fire trucks. There was still smoke billowing out of the home around 5:45 p.m., although fire fighters had the situation under control. Streets in the area were cordoned off to allow emergency crews access to the site. It is believed the fire started in the basement of the home."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide, a heavier-than-air gas, will accumulate in basements once the gas infiltrates a building. Eventually it will find a pilot light or other heat source, or some electrified copper, or some rusty iron/steel, and then...boom! Same thing with all the underground electrical explosions and fires, which have been escalating in recent years, and especially in the last year...
2014-02-27 - Auto business hit by 'flash explosion' in Indianapolis (Indiana), 2 injured:
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/02/28/2-injured-in-explosion-on-near-westside/5900411/
2014-02-27 - Mysterious explosion sounds alarm people in St. Louis (Missouri), blamed on 'frost quakes':
http://www.kmov.com/news/just-posted/Frost-Quakes-alarm-St-Louis-residence-247336721.html
Note: Yeah, it's not like there's ever been winter in St. Louis in previous years or anything. Derp. St. Louis is located along the banks of the Mississippi River...
2014-02-27 - Restaurant explodes and burns in coastal Doha (Qatar), at least 12 killed, dozens more injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140227-42838-QAT
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26369367
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/at-least-12-killed-in-gas-explosion-at-mall-restaurant-in-doha
http://caravandaily.com/portal/dozens-killed-and-injured-in-doha-blast/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/blast-hits-qatari-capital-doha-killing-22693348
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/02/deaths-doha-gas-cylinder-blast-201422710241455573.html
Quote: "'It was a very big blast,' he said. 'It blew away cars and shrapnel was scattered 50 to 100 metres away.'"
2014-02-27 - Metal factory damaged by large explosion in Airport West area of coastal Melbourne (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/man-taken-to-hospital-after-explosion-at-airport-west-metal-works-factory/story-fngnvmj7-1226840696903
2014-02-27 - Underground coal fire burns for more than a month in Simpson (Pennsylvania), may burn for another month:
http://wnep.com/2014/02/27/fight-to-quench-coal-fire-continues/
2014-02-27 - Train tracks catch fire in Twickenham (Britain), transit disrupted:
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/11040378.Fire_at_Twickenham_train_station_causes_45_minute_delays/
Quote: "Trains travelling through Twickenham station have been delayed for up to 45 minutes because of a fire on the tracks."
2014-02-27 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in Guiyang (China), 5+ people burn to death, 35 more injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140227-42842-CHN
http://english.sina.com/china/2014/0227/678855.html
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/china-bus-fire-leaves-5-dead-35-injured/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/27/c_133147791.htm
http://shanghaiist.com/2014/02/28/guiyang-bus-fire-leaves-5-dead.php
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/27/passenger-bus-in-southwestern-china-catches-fire-killing-5-people-and-injuring/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bus-in-southwestern-china-catches-fire-killing-5/2014/02/27/649da974-9f88-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html
Quote: "Media reports said the bus was carrying about 50 passengers when it caught fire near an elementary school."
2014-02-27 - School minibus bursts into flame at A55 layby in Llangefni, Anglesey (Britain), near Cefni Reservoir:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a55-anglesey-minibus-fire-club-6753970
Quote: "A children's club supervisor said 13 youngsters were 'very lucky' to have escaped unhurt from a blazing minibus on the A55. The dramatic scene happened after the vehicle burst into flames in a lay-by on the westbound carriageway on Anglesey about 11.25am on yesterday morning."
2014-02-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Cookeville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24837332/lanes-on-i-40-e-closed-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire
Quote: "A tractor-trailer hauling produce went up in flames in the eastbound lanes between Cookeville and Monterey near mile marker 295. No one was hurt, but police say the truck was burnt to a crisp and left behind a big mess on the road."
2014-02-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-55 near Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/jackson/Tractor-trailer-fire-caught-on-camera/24710684
2014-02-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-55 in New Madrid County (Missouri):
http://www.wect.com/story/24846852/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-nb-lane-of-i-55-in-new-madrid-county
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24846852/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-nb-lane-of-i-55-in-new-madrid-county
http://www.live5news.com/story/24846852/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-nb-lane-of-i-55-in-new-madrid-county
Note: As best I can tell, the above two events are indeed separate incidents...
2014-02-27 - Shredder truck bursts into flame at business in St. George (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/02/27/mgk-fire-crews-respond-shredder-truck-fire/
2014-02-27 - Box truck bursts into flame near overpass in Loves Park (Illinois):
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/27/box-truck-possibly-on-fire-in-loves-park/
Quote: "Just after 3:30 pm today, several emergency personnel were responding to the area of Forest Hills and Riverside, for a fire call.Initial scanner traffic is saying there is a box truck that is on fire just north of Forest Hills and Riverside."
2014-02-27 - Hay truck bursts into flame on Brunson Spring Road in coastal Horry County (South Carolina):
http://inagist.com/all/439115973120233472/
http://twitter.com/hcfirerescue/status/439115973120233472/photo/1
2014-02-27 - Truck bursts into flame on the B1106 in Elveden (Britain):
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/crews-put-out-lorry-fire-in-elveden
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crews_put_out_lorry_fire_in_elveden_1_3369786
2014-02-27 - RV bursts into flame in Fall City (Washington):
http://www.valleyrecord.com/news/247919821.html
Quote: "Burned motorhome: At 11:38 a.m., firefighters responded to a motorhome fire. On arrival, the crew found the motorhome was fully involved."
2014-02-27 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Pound Lane in Hurst (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/firefighters-doused-caravan-blaze-hurst-6751889
2014-02-27 - Van bursts into flame on Route 24 near Indian Summer Village (Delaware):
http://www.delaware1059.com/story.php?id=7385
2014-02-27 - Van bursts into flame on street in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/24845444/firefighters-put-out-burning-van-on-weber-mcardle
2014-02-27 - Van bursts into flame on Tickhill Road in Maltby (Britain):
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/maltby-van-catches-fire-1-6465404
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/maltby-van-catches-fire-1-6465404
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/maltby-van-catches-fire
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/maltby-van-catches-fire
http://nottinghamshire-news.co.uk/2014/02/27/maltby-van-catches-fire/
2014-02-27 - Minivan bursts into flame in Burger King drive-thru in Cornelius (Oregon), restaurant evacuated:
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/02/burning_van_extinguished_at_bu.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/02/minivan_fire_at_cornelius_burg.html
2014-02-27 - Two cars burst into flame at 5:26 AM while parked at Juniper Grove, Murdishaw, Runcorn (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-runcorn_27-02-2014_10-54-50
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Oxford (Connecticut):
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2014/02/28/news/local/787647.txt
Quote: "Fire officials have determined that the fire that destroyed a Colonial house on Scott Road Wednesday started with a car that had caught on fire in a garage."
Note: People still park vehicles in attached garages?! This address is sandwiched between a stream to the northeast and Megan's Pond to the southwest...
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Spotsylvania County (Virginia):
http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2014/02/27/car-fire-in-spotsy-spreads-to-garage/
Quote: "The car, which was parked outside of the garage, was a total loss, Fire Chief Monty Willaford said."
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on the Dinah Shore Bridge in Palm Springs (California):
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20140227/NEWS0804/302270008/Traffic-slowed-following-car-fire-Palm-Springs-bridge
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on I-271 in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://fox8.com/2014/02/27/i-271-closed-due-to-car-fire/
http://www.bhaskar.tv/car-fire-causes-heavy-traffic-on-i-271/
http://inagist.com/all/439005374856069120/
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on the A1 at Stannington (Britain):
http://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-holds-up-traffic-1-6467837
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on the M11 near Stansted Airport (Britain):
http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/car_catches_fire_on_the_m11_1_3370461
http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/News/Harlow-news/Vehicle-fire-on-M11-near-Stansted-Airport-20140227150652.htm
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on St Albans Road near Limbrick Road in Harpenden (Britain):
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/11037318.Firefighters_tackle_Harpenden_car_fire/
2014-02-27 - Car bursts into flame at 12:28 AM on Hough Green Road in Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-spread-to-property-in-widnes
2014-02-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 138 near the Newport Bridge near coastal Jamestown (Rhode Island):
http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20140227-traffic-alert-vehicle-on-fire-blocking-right-lane-of-rt.-138-west-at-newport-bridge.ece
Quote: "A vehicle reported to be on fire has blocked the right lane of Route 138 west at the Newport Bridge, according to a 9:14 a.m. alert from the state Department of Transportation."
Note: The Newport Bridge spans the East Passage of Narragansett Bay...
2014-02-27 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 6 AM in Clearview Township, near Duntroon (Canada), 5 cows killed:
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/barn-fire-kills-5-cows-in-clearview-township-1.1706710
http://www.news.nom.co/barn-fire-kills-5-cows-in-clearview-8195691-news/
http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2014/02/27/fire-guts-clearview-township-barn
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4387153-barn-fire-closes-roads-in-clearview/
2014-02-27 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2 AM near Callao (Missouri):
http://www.maconch.com/article/20140227/NEWS/140228841
2014-02-27 - Barn destroyed by fire in Vastern, Wiltshire (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-26373523
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Explosion-fear-major-barn-near-Royal-Wootton/story-20718496-detail/story.html
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/cordon-set-up-as-barn-fire-tackled
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/11042068.Barn_blaze_near_Royal_Wootton_Bassett/
2014-02-27 - Barn heavily damaged by fire near Horace (North Dakota):
http://www.kvrr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25361&Itemid=57
2014-02-27 - Elementary school heavily damaged by huge blaze at 1:30 AM, roof collapses, in Racine (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Racine-administrators-trying-to-figure-out-plan-for-1200-students-247832531.html
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Overnight-fire-ravishes-Racine-elementary-school-247479771.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/firefighters-battle-morning-blaze-at-racine-school-b99214833z1-247494051.html
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fire-damages-mitchell-school-info-released-for-families/article_fdb0eb40-9fa5-11e3-81ff-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-27 - Industrial heating/cooling business devastated by massive blaze in coastal Fareham (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/hampshire-firefighters-tackle-massive-blaze-at-fareham-industrial-estate-1-5903217
2014-02-27 - Industrial laundry facility bursts into flame in the wee hours in Ocala (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/spontaneous-combustion-causes-ocala-business-fire/nd2QQ/
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/24837269/fire-at-ocala-industrial-laundry-facility
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140227/articles/140229727
2014-02-27 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Federal Way (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/federal-way-home-total-loss-after-fire/nd2Nh/
2014-02-27 - House destroyed by blaze in the wee hours in Bakersfield (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/24839188/bakersfield-fire-all-but-garage-destroyed-in-fire
2014-02-27 - Mansion destroyed by massive blaze in Millbrook (New York), in the Town of Washington, nobody home:
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20140228/NEWS01/302280030
2014-02-27 - Townhouse complex damaged by blaze at 12:20 AM in coastal San Jose (California), 18 people homeless:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/san-jose-townhouses-damaged-early-morning-fire/nd2ws/
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_25238663/san-jose-18-people-displaced-by-fire-that
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/27/3-alarm-san-jose-townhouse-fire-leaves-18-residents-homeless/
2014-02-27 - Six condos destroyed by fire, six more damaged, in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/27/crews-battle-apartment-fire-in-greensboro/
http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_7cd3b344-9fe2-11e3-a053-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-27 - Apartment tower erupts in flame in Sullivan (Indiana), 1 killed, 18 injured:
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/27/1-dead-18-hurt-in-sw-indiana-apartment-tower-fire/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/1-dead-18-hurt-in-sw-indiana-apartment-tower-fire
2014-02-27 - Deadly blaze rips through home just before 3 AM in Thomasville (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/27/one-dead-in-house-fire-in-thomasville/
2014-02-27 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in Enid (Oklahoma):
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/x1783693095/Fire-destroys-vacant-trailer-home
2014-02-27 - Vacant home burns in Maple Ridge (Canada):
http://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/247316691.html
2014-02-27 - Vacant house burns in Bedford (Indiana):
http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2014/02/fire-damages-vacant-home.php
http://www.tmnews.com/news/local/fire-damages-vacant-house/article_d2fcc8b5-83fa-5270-a716-013d3d61924e.html
2014-02-27 - Vacant house destroyed by blaze at 4 AM in Limestone County (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2014/02/overnight_fire_destroys_unoccu_1.html
2014-02-27 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Winnetka (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/02/27/winnetka-home-destroyed-by-fire/
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9447111
Note: Winnetka is located on the shore of Lake Michigan...
2014-02-27 - Vacant historic hotel burns in Hot Springs (Arkansas):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/24845912/historic-closed-hotel-on-fire-in-hot-springs
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/fire-reported-at-majestic-hotel-in-hot-springs/39973/xmMGdEVqRES0rPCcJwl3Mw
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/update-majestic-hotel-fire-battle-continues-this-m/31970/aloUqpv4QU2xQOxzR1F8dg
2014-02-26 - Man, 20, killed by explosion and fire, brush ignites, in coastal City Beach in Perth (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/police-probe-reports-of-body-on-fireground/story-e6frfku9-1226839734757http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/explosion-heard-before-body-found-in-fire/story-e6frg6n6-1226839710600
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/explosion-heard-before-body-found-in-fire-police-say-its-not-suspicious/story-fnhocxo3-1226839710600
Quote: "'All indications are is that it’s a nonsuspicious death,' a police spokeswoman said just before 5:30pm. However, Nine News reported tonight the person who died was a 20-year-old man whose death was a direct result of the explosion. Earlier, Inspector Dominic Wood said witnesses heard an explosion before a scrub fire started at the corner of West Coast Highway and Rochdale Road."
Note: Just east (downwind) of the ocean, right on the coast. A plume of hydrogen sulfide and/or methane may have blown ashore and ignited right by that man or his van. Static electricity, a lit cigarette or any flame, electrified copper wiring in the van, rusty iron/steel on the van or in that area - any of those can act as the igniter. If the plume is concentrated enough then there may be one or more explosions to kick off a fire...
2014-02-26 - Heater explodes and burns and kills man in tent in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/24834911/body-found-near-homeless-camp-after-explosion-callhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/27/homeless-person-killed-in-ohio-propane-explosion/
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/02/26/Body-found-at-Italian-Village-fire.html
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/465501/Homeless-person-killed-in-Ohio-propane-explosion.html?isap=1&nav=5018
Note: Flammable gas plume + heat source = fire or explosion. Two homeless people were found burned to death in Bidwell Park in late 2012, in Chico (California), as mentioned in the 2012-10-24 update. Being outside virtually all of the time, homeless people are more vulnerable to the problems we face than pretty much anybody...
2014-02-26 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Mosinee (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/viewart/20140227/WRT01/302270280/Update-Woman-injured-Mosinee-house-explosion
Note: Mosinee is just east (downwind) of the Mosinee Flowage...
2014-02-26 - Big pile of scrap metal ignites at scrapyard in Levenshulme, Manchester (Britain), near-ish the coast:
http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/updates/incidents/25feb2014_scrapyard_fire_levenshulme.aspx
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/firefighters-tackle-fire-levenshulme-scrap-6746690
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-scrap-metal-blaze-in-levenshulme
http://inagist.com/all/438583230220873728/
Quote: "Crews did a fantastic job tackling the fire that involved a large amount of scrap metal."
Note: Excellent training for the next scrap metal fire! Hooah! From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-02-25 - Recycling center hit by major fire at 12:25 AM in Horwich, Manchester (Britain), near the Lower Rivington Reservoir:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-26364248
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-02-27/crews-tackle-large-fire-at-recycling-plant/
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/613436/Toxic-smoke-at-recycling-site-fire.html
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11040290.Huge_fire_at_recycling_plant_in_Horwich/
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-at-recycling-plant-in-horwich
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/toxic-smoke-at-recycling-site-fire
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-02-27/crews-tackle-fire-at-recycling-plant-near-bolton/
Quote: "Residents have been urged to keep doors and windows closed due to 'toxic smoke' caused by a blaze at a recycling plant in Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) were called to Horwich Loco Industrial Estate, off Chorley New Road in Bolton, at about 00:25 GMT."
2014-02-26 - Underground electrical fire erupts near 34th Street in coastal Manhattan (New York), evacuations ensue:
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP3395c595c07b4330b614935061853561.html
http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/02/26/subway-evacuation-penn-station-fire/
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NY-subway-station-evacuated-due-to-nearby-fire-5269936.php
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Transformer-Fire-Subway-Evacuations-Seventh-Avenue-247284851.html
http://gothamist.com/2014/02/26/fire_subway_1_2_3.php
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750azc3gu/Dozens-evacuated-from-subway-station-after-elevated-carbon.htm
Quote: "Smoke from a manhole fire near Penn Station caused the elevated levels at the 34th Street station, authorites said. No injuries were immediately reported. The fire department said around 25 people were evacuated from two Seventh Avenue buildings after the transformer fire, which began just before noon. Roughly 50 people were evacuated from the 1, 2, 3 Penn Station stop."
2014-02-26 - Underground electrical fire blows manhole off near the Arts District in Dallas (Texas):
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/downtown-street-shut-down-after-underground-electrical-fire.html/
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Science/750azbwqv/San-Jacinto-Street-shut-down-after-underground-fire.htm
http://www.wopular.com/san-jacinto-street-shut-down-after-underground-fire-downtown
Quote: "An underground electrical fire shut down San Jacinto Street in downtown Dallas this afternoon. The fire was reported shortly before noon at San Jacinto and Olive Street, near the Arts District..."
2014-02-26 - Electrical explosion disrupts trains in Sutton (Britain):
http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/11035379.Sutton_station_operating_on__train_by_train_basis__after_electrical_explosion___passengers_warned_of_further_delays/
Quote: "The incident caused travel chaos across south London with no trains able to pass through the station and one train stuck between Sutton and Carshalton for three hours."
2014-02-26 - Truck camper manufacturing business destroyed by fire at 12:20 AM in Kelowna (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.welcometokelowna.com/news/news/Local_News/14/02/26/Fire_Rips_Through_Kelowna_Business
http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/109845/Fire-puts-employees-out-of-work
http://www.northern-lite.com/
http://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/109814/Business-destroyed
Quote: "Firefighters were dispatched to Northern Lite Mfg Ltd on Totom Avenue at 12:20AM..."
Quote: "Does it seem like an unusual amount of fires recently?"
Note: Third link is the company's website. Looks like they made some nice truck campers, the kind that slides into the bed of a pickup truck. Second quote is a comment from a person reading about this fire. Someone out there is waking up, even if just a little bit...
2014-02-26 - Apartment building under construction damaged by fire in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/firefighters-douse-blaze-apartment-complex-under-c/ndr34/
2014-02-26 - Passenger plane cabin fills with smoke after landing in coastal Oakland (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140227-42837-USA
http://www.whdh.com/story/24841807/smoke-in-plane-cabin-after-california-landing
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25239360/smoke-plane-cabin-after-oakland-landing
2014-02-26 - Indian submarine hit by explosion and fire at 6 AM near coastal Mumbai (India), explosion mentioned, 3 killed:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-26/india-sub-crew-burned-beyond-recognition-3-bodies-found.html
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/explosion-could-have-caused-fire/article5731054.ece
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/indian-sailors-missing-fire-submarine-mumbai
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/2-sailors-feared-killed-after-fire-on-submarine/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mishap-on-ins-sindhuratna-off-mumbai-coast-sailors-injured/article1-1188318.aspx
Quote: "The Indian navy rescued sailors from one of its Russian-built Kilo class submarines following an accident off the coast of Mumbai, a mishap that brought back memories of fire and explosions aboard a similar boat in August that killed 18 men and left no survivors."
Quote: "India Sub Crew Burned Beyond Recognition; 3 Bodies Found"
2014-02-26 - British aircraft carrier catches fire as Prince Charles visits, in coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/fire-breaks-out-on-future-hms-prince-of-wales-as-charles-visits-dockyard-1-5901968
Quote: "Firefighters were called to Portsmouth Naval Base during Prince Charles’ visit today - after fire broke out on a section of the carrier that will be named after him."
Note: Awkward!
2014-02-26 - Freight train engine bursts into flame near Newfields (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140226/NEWS07/140229455
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140225-NEWS-140229814
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140227-NEWS-140229754
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140228-NEWS-402280367
Quote: "Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in the engine of a freight train near a railroad junction on Route 108 Tuesday night."
Note: Newfields is right next to Great Bay...
2014-02-26 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the M1 near Garforth (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/story/2014-02-26/fire-crews-battle-bus-fire-on-m1-near-garforth/
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-m1-1-6464255
http://firewestyorkshire.blogspot.com/2014/02/fire-crews-from-three-stations-in-east.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-m1
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-m1
2014-02-26 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in coastal Takapuna (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/9770848/Fire-forces-passengers-from-bus
2014-02-26 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame just after 5 AM on Route 222 in East Cocalico Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/six-vehicles-on-car-carrier-destroyed-in-route-222-fire/24677566
http://www.ydr.com/state/ci_25229891/route-222-south-closed-just-north-pennsylvania-turnpike
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Cars-destroyed-in-truck-fire-on-222/-/121418/24701562/-/172k1t/-/index.html
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/route-south-reopens-north-of-pennsylvania-turnpike-after-tractor-trailer/article_dc2cdd9a-9ed2-11e3-9025-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/car-carrier-fire-shutting-down-soutbound-lane-route-222-lancaster-county-6654.shtml
Quote: "Crews responded just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Dispatchers say about 7 to 8 cars are on fire, no injuries are reported right now."
Quote: "Six Mercedes Benzes were destroyed when a car carrier caught fire on Route 222 in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County."
2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads, garage destroyed, in Port Richmond area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9446760
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/truck-fire-destroys-port-richmond-garage
Quote: "Fire officials say a tractor trailer caught fire inside a garage in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia Wednesday night."
2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on street under I-95 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Tractor-Trailer-Catches-Fire-Under-I-95-247378501.html
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/tractortrailer-catches-fire
Quote: "Officials say the vehicle was traveling towards a building on the 2800 block of East Westmoreland Street underneath I-95 Wednesday night when it somehow caught fire."
2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Evans (Colorado):
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/crime/10368601-113/evans-crews-fire-truck
http://www.topix.com/news/fire/2014/02/evans-lasalle-fire-crews-snuff-semi-truck-blaze-residences-evacuated
2014-02-26 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2014/02/bin-lorry-fire-in-aberdeen-city-centre.aspx
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/bin-lorry-catches-fire-on-busy-aberdeen-road
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/video-bin-lorry-catches-fire-on-busy-aberdeen-road-1.241792
2014-02-26 - RV bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked in coastal Oceano (California), 2 more RVs damaged:
http://www.keyt.com/news/crews-investigating-rv-fire-in-oceano/24693066
http://www.ksby.com/news/cause-of-rv-fire-likely-won-t-be-determined/
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/02/26/2945149/motor-home-catches-fire-in-oceano.html
http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/fire-destroys-rv-damages-others/article_2bbe0dba-9f10-11e3-be69-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.newsdump.com/news/fire-destroys-1-rv-damages-2-others
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-motor-home-oceano
Note: Map in first link shows proximity to the ocean...
2014-02-26 - Van bursts into flame at 12:35 AM near Worthing Station (Britain), man and dog lightly burned:
http://worthingdaily.co.uk/news/man-dog-suffer-burns-van-fire/
2014-02-26 - Minivan bursts into flame on Hayes Avenue in Fremont (Ohio):
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/302260019
2014-02-26 - SUV bursts into flame near coastal Conception Bay South (Canada):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140226/NEWS/140229349/10675/NEWS
http://cfsxradio.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=43796&latest=1
2014-02-26 - SUV bursts into flame on road in New Philadelphia (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140226/NEWS/140229349/10675/NEWS
2014-02-26 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road near Coshocton (Ohio):
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/302260027/Pickup-truck-fire-has-no-injuries
2014-02-26 - Another car bursts into flame in Echo Park area of coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2014/02/echo-park-car-fires-continue-with-fourth-blaze/
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on Loop 101 in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140226car-fire-halts-rush-hour-traffic-loop-phoenix-abrk.html
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2014/February/crime_February77.xml§ion=crime
Quote: "It’s not clear how many people were travelling in the car, or whether they were able to escape."
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Edinburgh (Scotland):
http://edinburgh.stv.tv/78859/
Quote: "Police had to turn back drivers trying to get onto the bypass at the Calder junction earlier tonight after a car caught fire."
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on Caversham Road in Reading (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/former-reading-mp-martin-salter-6751833
Quote: "A former Reading MP went to the rescue when a car caught fire in Reading town centre yesterday evening."
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on the A385 near Totnes (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28167&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28167&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Car-spreads-hedgerow-Berry-Pomeroy-blaze-alert/story-20709720-detail/story.html
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame near the Holiday Inn on Waterwell Drive in Quedgeley (Britain):
http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/crew-attend-car-Quedgeley/story-20714505-detail/story.html
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Linley Close in Twerton (Britain):
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Crews-called-car-Linley-Close-Twerton-night/story-20716096-detail/story.html
2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame before 4:10 AM while parked on Padgate Road in Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.northumbria.police.uk/news_and_events/news/details.asp?id=93467
2014-02-26 - Vehicle bursts into flame on road in Shippen (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/02/vehicle-fire-vehicle-address-347-s.html
2014-02-26 - Moped bursts into flame at 1:45 AM while parked on Bracklesham Road in Rowner, Gosport (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11037424.Firefighters_tackle_moped_blaze_in_Gosport/
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/firefighters-tackle-moped-blaze-in-gosport
2014-02-26 - Classic car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Salt Creek Township (Ohio), dog and cat killed:
http://www.circlevilletoday.com/news/couple-loses-pets-car-in-garage-fire/article_7e4581a3-f8be-5360-a753-478359d4b455.html
Quote: "A dog and cat are believed to have perished in a garage fire Wednesday that also claimed a newly restored 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle on Heffner Road."
2014-02-26 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at 12:45 AM, in Alva (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/140226003/Family-loses-car-Alva-house-fire
Note: Address listed is less than 1000 feet northeast (downwind) of the Caloosahatchee River...
2014-02-26 - Pickup, hay and barn destroyed by fire in Tieton (Washington):
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/livenews/1963435-8/fire-damages-hay-barn-at-tieton-farm-
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10085037/
2014-02-26 - Vehicle, garage and mobile home destroyed by fire in the Township of Plum Lake (Wisconsin), nobody home:
http://www.waow.com/story/24832668/2014/02/26/fire-destroys-mobile-home-garage-in-vilas-co
http://www.wjfw.com/print_story.html?SKU=20140226175950
Quote: "The garage with one vehicle was fully engulfed in flames when a deputy sheriff arrived at the scene and the fire spread to a nearby mobile home..."
2014-02-26 - RV and shed destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Cranleigh (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/caravan-shed-fire-spreads-home-6747659
http://www.haslemereuk.com/caravan-and-shed-fire-spreads-to-home-in-cranleigh/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/caravan-and-shed-fire-spreads-to-home-in-cranleigh
2014-02-26 - Auto shop destroyed by blaze at 2:22 AM near Cochranton (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.goerie.com/fire-destroys-crawford-auto-shop
http://www.erietvnews.com/story/24826104/fire-destroys-crawford-county-business
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10080918/
http://www.pennsnews.com/2014/02/fire-destroys-crawford-county-auto-shop/
Quote: "A passer-by reported the fire at at D & R Car Care, 22757 Route 322, in East Fairfield Township, at 2:22 a.m., according to Crawford County emergency officials. No one was in the building, and no one was hurt in the fire, Cochranton Fire Chief Scott Schell said. The building was completely destroyed, Schell said. It's not yet known what caused the fire."
Note: Cochranton is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of French Creek...
2014-02-26 - Auto shop damaged by major fire in Northampton (Britain):
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-called-to-large-blaze-at-car-repair-centre-in-northampton-1-5903204
Quote: "Firefighters were called to a large blaze at a car repair centre on Wednesday night. The fire started at JPS Commercials Automotive works in Horsley Road, Queens Park, shortly before 9pm."
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Abbotsford (Canada):
http://www.abbynews.com/news/247276011.html
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6 AM in Butler (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/02/early-morning-barn-fire-in-rural-butler.html
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Stilwell (Kansas), six show horses killed:
http://www.kmbc.com/news/6-horses-die-in-fire-at-stilwell-equestrian-center/24693740
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire before 7 AM near Batavia (Ohio), six show goats killed:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/clermont-county/show-goats-lost-to-fire-near-batavia/24679188
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-fire-kills-goats-batavia-township-8812.shtml
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/clermont-county/batavia-township/fire-takes-batavia-mans-prized-possessions-his-herd-of-prized-goats
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Carroll County (Indiana), 1000 hogs killed:
http://www.jconline.com/article/20140226/NEWS/302260026/Multiple-fire-crews-responding-hog-barn-fire-Carroll-County
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/BY/20140226/NEWS/302260026/Multiple-fire-crews-responding-hog-barn-fire-Carroll-County
http://wlfi.com/2014/02/26/hog-barn-fire-restricts-travel-in-carroll-co/
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Williamson County (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24830254/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-williamson-county
http://www.newscastic.com/news/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-williamson-county-1488140/
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire near Russellville (Arkansas):
http://www.rivervalleyleader.com/gallery/collection_cec3aed2-9f1c-11e3-b0c0-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AR/2014/February/25/Russellville.Firefighters.fight.barn.blaze.aspx
2014-02-26 - Barn damaged by blaze in Amanda Township (Ohio), some sheep killed:
http://reviewtimes.com/breaking-news/2014/02/26/updated-barn-fire-reported-in-amanda-township/
http://wfin.com/firefighters-battle-barn-fire-hancock-county/
http://thecourier.com/local-news/2014/02/27/sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-wednesday/
2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire shortly before 2 AM near Liskeard (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/25-firemen-tackle-barn-blaze-near-Liskeard-early/story-20705287-detail/story.html
2014-02-26 - Barn damaged by blaze in Morgan Township (Ohio):
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/barn-fire-called-very-suspicious/ndkFz/
2014-02-26 - Laptop battery explodes and burns in basement at home in Sioux Falls (Iowa):
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20140226/ARGUS911/302260079/Laptop-battery-explosion-starts-small-fire-central-Sioux-Falls-home
Quote: "...he heard a loud bang and saw burning chunks of what used to be a computer battery go flying onto his basement floor."
2014-02-26 - Large brush fire breaks out in South Carthage (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24832732/crews-fighting-large-brush-fire-in-smith-county
2014-02-26 - Brush fire erupts in Wiamauma (Florida), near the coast:
http://tbo.com/news/crime/crews-fight-brush-fire-in-wiamauma-20140226/
2014-02-26 - Mulch fire erupts at apartments on Hickory Lake Drive in Bellevue, Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24828566/crews-battle-mulch-fire-at-bellevue-apartments
2014-02-26 - Container full of fish meal bursts into flame on ship at the Port of Melbourne in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fire-crews-control-container-blaze-that-threatened-to-explode-20140227-33k50.html
Quote: "A spokesman from the Port of Melbourne Corporation said the container was on the main deck of the KoKopo Chief, a Chinese cargo ship that regularly sailed to Melbourne and other Australian ports."
2014-02-26 - Two business warehouses destroyed by massive blaze in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/businesses-wrecked-as-fire-rages-in-sharjah-1.1295949
http://www.news.nom.co/businesses-wrecked-as-fire-rages-in-8174162-news/
2014-02-26 - Asphalt plant damaged by fire in Reddick (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140226/articles/140229748
2014-02-26 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home damaged, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.wggb.com/2014/02/26/springfield-firefighters-battle-blaze-on-college-street/
2014-02-26 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, apartment building damaged, in Vancouver (Washington):
http://koin.com/2014/02/26/vancouver-apartment-building-fire/
2014-02-26 - Former motel damaged by fire at 7:15 AM in the Bent Creek area (North Carolina):
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/302260033/1001/NEWS
2014-02-26 - House destroyed by vicious fire in Longview (Texas), 6 injured:
http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/month-old-five-others-injured-in-longview-fire/article_2eb1db40-9ef3-11e3-9444-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-26 - Home destroyed by blaze in Portage (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/firefighters-douse-blaze-apartment-complex-under-c/ndr34/
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_056ffb5b-3221-5991-a724-89c3388731f7.html
Note: Portage is on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Wisconsin River...
2014-02-26 - Deadly fire hits home on North Canal Street in Fulton River neighborhood of Chicago (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-found-dead-after-fire-in-fulton-river-neighborhood-20140226,0,5515404.story
2014-02-26 - Deadly fire tears through home at 3 AM in Methuen (Massachusetts), 2 killed:
http://www.wbur.org/2014/02/26/methuen-house-fire
http://www.whdh.com/story/24824894/couple-dies-in-methuen-fire
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/02/26/elderly-couple-killed-methuen-house-fire/hnaF1pm3YTiWwaVXNtnVsM/story.html
Quote: "The fire apparently started in the garage area but the exact cause remains under investigation."
Note: I bet this couple had a vehicle in the garage. Methuen is on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Merrimack River...
2014-02-26 - Deadly fire destroys home in Cheektowaga (New York), 2 killed:
http://wivb.com/2014/02/25/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-cheektowaga-home/
2014-02-26 - Vacant house burns at 1:17 AM in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/house-fire-in-ellesmere-port_26-02-2014_8-22-44
2014-02-26 - Vacant home burns in Tuscaloosa (Alabama):
http://cbs42.com/2014/02/26/fire-breaks-vacant-house-tuscaloosa/
2014-02-26 - Vacant duplex burns at 2 AM in Lansford (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/fire-damages-vacant-twin-home-in-carbon-county/-/149546/24677122/-/faqd2s/-/index.html
http://standardspeaker.com/news/fire-damages-vacant-duplex-in-lansford-1.1641315
2014-02-26 - Vacant home burns in Drakesboro (Kentucky):
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/crews-investigating-vacant-house-fire-in-muhlenber/25628/7oviciMfk0Gsc_UfRI756A
2014-02-26 - Vacant house destroyed by fire on Scotts Point Road at 1 AM in Eddington (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/26/news/bangor/report-unoccupied-eddington-home-destroyed-by-fire/
2014-02-26 - Vacant ambulance garage part of building damaged by fire at 4:27 AM in Duluth (Minnesota):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/292525/
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/22-firefighters-responded-to-a-building-fire-in-Duluth-247282121.html
2014-02-25 - Box truck bursts into flame on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/box_truck_fire_closes_upper_le.htmlhttp://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Truck-Fire-Verrazano-Narrows-Bridge-247178241.html
http://www.wopular.com/box-truck-fire-closes-upper-level-verrazano-bridge
Quote: "The two-axle box truck caught fire closer to the Staten Island end of the bridge, Ms. Baldeo said."
Note: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge traverses The Narrows (body of water) and connects Staten Island with Brooklyn...
2014-02-25 - Truck bursts into flame at 6:17 AM on the George Washington Bridge near Fort Lee (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/02/george_washington_bridge_truck_fire_closes_lanes_causes_turnpike_delays.htmlhttp://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750azahx8/George-Washington-Bridge-truck-fire-closes-lanes-causes.htm
http://jerseycity.gotnewswire.com/news/george-washington-bridge-truck-fire-closes-lanes-causes-turnpike-delays
http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/Traffic_Alert_Upper_Level_of_GWB_experiencing_45-minute_delays.html
Note: This bridge goes over the Hudson River and connects Fort Lee (New Jersey) with coastal Manhattan (New York). So here are two trucks going up on flames on bridges over bodies of water in the NYC area on the same day...
2014-02-25 - In separate events, within 5 minutes, pickup truck and car burst into flame in the wee hours while parked in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://1350kman.com/car-fires-investigated/
Quote: "Police and Fire Investigators began an investigation into the suspicious fires and have determined that there was a high probability that they were incendiary in nature."
Note: Much like the 3 boats that burned up in two separate incidents within 3 minutes in Washington DC, as mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. And fires caused by methane and/or hydrogen sulfide will of course be incendiary in nature; they're both flammable gases. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide and/or methane floating in the air above closer to the ground. Also note the two trucks that burst into flame on bridges in the NYC area on this same day. Could this have been arson? Anything is possible, but the fact that they were parked and that the fires may have been 'incendiary in nature' doesn't indicate arson, and I don't see them mentioning having anything substantive in terms of evidence that would indicate arson...
2014-02-25 - In separate events, within 15 minutes, two cars burst into flame in the wee hours while parked in Wrexham (Britain):
http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/131339/fury-after-two-car-fires-in-wrexham-in-space-of-15-minutes.aspx
Note: Don't see them mentioning any evidence of arson here either, just an assumption. And this is what we should expect to see as the number, size and concentration of hydrogen sulfide and methane plumes in the atmosphere continue to increase. Also note the passenger bus that burst into flame between Wrexham and Penley on this same day...
2014-02-25 - In separate events, within minutes, pickup truck and car burst into flame in the wee hours while parked in Hazleton (Pennsylvania):
http://standardspeaker.com/news/newsnow-hazleton-vehicle-fires-termed-suspicious-1.1640399
2014-02-25 - Cars regularly bursting into flame in the wee hours while parked in Roswell (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3339856.shtmlhttp://krqe.com/2014/02/25/arsonist-targeting-neighborhood-cars/
Quote: "Some people in Roswell are terrified. 'Everybody's scared, our kids, we have three kids in the house, they're still terrified,' said Jessaca Wright. The Roswell Fire Department said an arsonist is randomly torching cars parked in driveways."
Quote: "At least nine cars have been set on fire in Roswell in the last four months. Roswell fire officials said someone set three separate cars on fire in three different neighborhoods last week. Investigators said each of the cars were torched in the middle of the night."
Note: Arson assumed as usual. Any witnesses, motive, surveillance footage, or other evidence? Nope, just an assumption. Have fire investigators ruled out hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rusty iron/steel and electrified copper as a potential cause? No, so they don't know if that's what's causing these fires or not, and it probably is. Also, fires ignited by hydrogen sulfide and methane blowing around the atmosphere will appear very random - just like these fires - because the atmosphere itself is random. Nobody is being targeted; it's just whoever happens to have a vehicle in the path. 'Middle of the night' means the wee hours, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the air above closer to the ground...
Things are certainly getting very obvious now...
2014-02-25 - Home explodes and burns in Sumter (South Carolina), nobody home:
http://www.wltx.com/story/news/local/midlands/2014/02/25/sumter-house-fire-explosion/5819731/
2014-02-25 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in the wee hours in coastal Baldoyle (Ireland), 8 homes evacuated:
http://www.thejournal.ie/baldoyle-gas-explosion-1332067-Feb2014/
2014-02-25 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in McSherrystown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_25224329/fire-police-respond-reported-furnace-explosion-mcsherrystown
2014-02-25 - Transformer explodes at waste disposal business in coastal Jacksonville (Florida), man ignites, 2 injured:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/02/25/advanced-disposal-injury/5805083/
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/actionbreaking/story/Electrical-worker-catches-fire-at-Advanced/-TP0ss-kYE6tVGhzyOSXUg.cspx
http://www.news4jax.com/news/3-injured-in-explosion-at-garbage-company/-/475880/24659594/-/13ivlsd/-/index.html
Quote: "A transformer blew up in his face this morning. He has burns all over his face, neck and upper body..."
2014-02-25 - Transformer bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, in Louisa (Kentucky):
http://www.thelevisalazer.com/news/regional-news/8946-hillside-fire-caused-by-exploding-transformer
2014-02-25 - Car battery explodes in man's face in Coburg (Oregon), 1 injured:
http://www.kezi.com/car-battery-explosion-injures-man/
Quote: "A man was taken to the hospital after a car battery exploded in his face."
2014-02-25 - Landfill erupts in flame near Saigon (Vietnam), blankets city with smoke:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/96380/fires-at-garbage-dump--smoke-covers-saigon.html
Quote: "According to locals, a rubbish mount of tens of meters high in the garbage dump of thousands of square meters unexpectedly went up in flames."
2014-02-25 - Wetlands fire erupts in the southeast valley near Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/24820067/breaking-news-fire-in-wetlands-in-southeast-valley-under-control
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/feb/25/wetlands-fire-under-control-officials-report/
Quote: "Henderson Fire Department is fighting a brush fire today in the wetlands outside of Sam Boyd Stadium."
Note: Just like all the peat/bog/swamp/marsh fires...
2014-02-25 - Open-cut coal mine burning, town may have to be evacuated, 25,000 gas masks handed out, in Victoria (Australia):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/evacuation-plan-drawn-up-victorian-town-as-coalmine-fire-spews-smoke
Quote: "Plans are being made to evacuate the Victorian town of Morwell as a fire at a nearby open-cut mine continues to spew thick smoke over the Latrobe valley area. The state’s chief health officer, Rosemary Lester, said an evacuation plan was being prepared for Morwell and authorities had handed out 25,000 face masks. The Environment Protection Authority issued a high-level smoke alert for the valley on Wednesday. Its air quality index for Morwell south was 828 on Wednesday afternoon. Anything over 100 is rated poor, with 150+ very poor."
2014-02-25 - Wharf bursts into flame in coastal Oamaru Harbour (New Zealand):
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/293069/wharf-fire-contained
Quote: "Mr Jenner and others could find no apparent cause for it."
2014-02-25 - Apartment complex under construction destroyed by inferno at 3:30 AM in Lower Heidelberg (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9444184
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/unfinished_apartment_building.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Berks-County-Apartment-Fire-247027181.html
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/fire-breaks-out-in-lower-heidelberg-township/-/121418/24656330/-/q4s05b/-/index.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/fire-heavily-damages-under-construction-apartment-complex-in-berks-county/
Quote: "Fire officials said it could take weeks to determine the cause of a massive fire that leveled an apartment building under construction in Berks County early Tuesday morning. The flames erupted around 3:30 a.m. at the Legacy at the Papermill apartment complex..."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "So far as homes are concerned, vacant homes, unoccupied homes and homes under construction will burn hardest and first but the number of occupied homes burning will also be increasing."
2014-02-25 - School bus bursts into flame on US 72 in Alcorn County (Mississippi):
http://djournal.com/news/girls-softball-team-loses-bus-fire/
http://djournal.com/news/students-staff-safe-nemcc-bus-fire/
http://www.wtva.com/content/news/breaking/story/NEMCC-team-bus-destroyed-in-fire/vjVfi2gx30WhGaNL4a0ReQ.cspx
2014-02-25 - Passenger bus bursts into flame between Penley and Wrexham (Britain):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-26348537
http://tevel1.com:81/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-26348537
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/wrexham-bus-blaze-vehicle-destroyed-6743778
http://www.wrexham.com/news/bus-destroyed-after-fire-in-penley-41416.html
2014-02-25 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in Kennford, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28151&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-25 - FedEx tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Ironto (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/story/24822743/fedex-truck-catches-on-fire-near-ironto-exit
http://www.capitalbay.com/news/washington-dc/virginia/477901-truck-is-a-total-loss-after-fire-on-i-81.html
http://www.wset.com/story/24821742/truck-fire-causing-traffic-delays-on-i-81-in-montgomery-co
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750azb73f/Truck-Fire-Causing-Traffic-Delays-on-81.htm
http://www.roanoke.com/news/article_1f77207e-9e6f-11e3-b35c-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM, on I-40 in Dickson County (Tennessee):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24814388/tractor-trailer-on-fire-on-i-40-east
http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20140225/DICKSON/302250065/Driver-escapes-cab-flames-Dickson-County-interstate-fire
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24814388/tractor-trailer-on-fire-on-i-40-east
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24814388/tractor-trailer-on-fire-on-i-40-east
Quote: "A tractor-trailer truck caught fire and, following an explosion, was engulfed in flames about 6:30 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 40 near mile marker 170 in Dickson County, according to witnesses at the scene."
2014-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-77 near Waverly (West Virginia), near the Ohio River:
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/583943/Tractor-trailer-fire-closes-part-of-I-77-Tuesday-night.html
http://www.thenewscenter.tv/home/headlines/Tractor-Trailer-Fire-Shuts-Down-I-77-North-247195371.html
Quote: "A tractor-trailer fire shuts down the northbound lanes of I-77 Tuesday night. The Wood County 911 Center says the accident happened just before 11pm at mile maker 180.5 near the Emerson Exit."
2014-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 7 AM on the Monash Freeway near coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-26/monash-freeway-inbound-closed-following-truck-fire/5284398
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/truck-fire-causes-dramatic-scenes-on-monash-freeway/story-fni0fit3-1226837830658
http://www.news.nom.co/monash-freeway-inbound-closed-following-8170155-news/
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/breaking-news-blog/photos-monash-fwy-truck-fire/20140226-33gdn.html
http://theage.drive.com.au/roads-and-traffic/truck-driver-escapes-injury-in-monash-freeway-fire-20140226-33glr.html
2014-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Trans-Canada Highway near Moose Jaw (Canada):
http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/section/2014-02-25/article-3627481/Semi-catches-fire-on-the-Trans-Canada/1
http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/News/Local/2014-02-25/article-3627481/Semi-catches-fire-on-the-Trans-Canada/1
http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/photo/TransCanada-semi-fire-2562584
2014-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:26 AM on the M6 near Carnforth (Britain):
http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/driver-unhurt-after-lorry-fire-1-6461664
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/driver-unhurt-after-lorry-fire
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/driver-unhurt-after-lorry-fire
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/driver-unhurt-after-lorry-fire-2252900.html
Quote: "A driver escaped unhurt after his lorry burst into flames on the M6 this morning, Tuesday, February 25. Two fire crews from Lancaster and a third from Carnforth were called to the northbound sliproad at junction 33 at 5.26am."
2014-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A1 at Markham Moor (Britain):
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/markham-moor-lorry-fire-on-a1-1-6460456
http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/A1-lorry-fire
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/markham-moor-lorry-fire-on-a1
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/markham-moor-lorry-fire-on-a1
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/markham-moor-lorry-fire-on-a1
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/markham-moor-lorry-fire-on-a1-2252014.html
2014-02-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at 6:20 AM while parked in Connellsville (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/fayette/5660716-74/fire-fires-arson
Quote: "Topper said a Mack truck parked along that street was fully engulfed when firefighters from New Haven Hose arrived on the scene. It took firefighters five to 10 minutes to extinguish the blaze. Connellsville Township VFD was on standby. The fire marshal told Topper that the truck fire was undetermined in nature."
Note: They don't know why the truck ignited. The story also mentions multiple vacant structures igniting in the wee hours in the last week, which they are calling arson. That doesn't mean that they WERE arson, just that they can't figure out how these fires are igniting, so they're assuming arson. Did they check the vacant homes to see if there was any rusty iron/steel in or on the vacant structures, like nails, brackets, hinges, pipes, appliances, etc? No. Then they haven't ruled out hydrogen sulfide as the cause of those fires, which means they don't actually know what caused those vacant structures to burn either...
2014-02-25 - Garbage truck bursts into flame near school in suburb of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), school evacuated:
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yournorthhills/yournorthhillsmore/5661411-74/fire-students-truck
http://www.roonte.com/www/truck-fire-leads-to-partial-evacuation-of-west-view-elementary
http://www.911photos.org/p529500076
http://www.acrossross.com/index.php/news/news-police-fire-emergency/657-garbage-truck-fire-causes-west-view-elementary-evacuation
2014-02-25 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Highway 99 at Eight Mile Road (California):
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2014/02/garbage-truck-on-fire.html
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140226/A_NEWS/140229898
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10078236/
Quote: "According to a witness the truck is totally engulfed in flames."
Quote: "...Caltrans workers prevented oil and fuel from running into nearby Bear Creek..."
2014-02-25 - Truck bursts into flame on State Highway 2 in coastal Papamoa (New Zealand):
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbnat/748131362-big-truck-fire-at-papamoa
2014-02-25 - RV bursts into flame in front of prospective buyer, in Allenspark (Colorado):
http://kdvr.com/2014/02/25/rv-for-sale-burns-up-in-front-of-potential-buyer/
http://www.coloradonewsday.com/news/44544-rv-for-sale-burns-up-in-front-of-potential-buyer.html
Note: 'Um, thanks, but I'll keep looking...'
2014-02-25 - SUV bursts into flame at 2:15 AM while parked in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/springfield_firefighters_extin_14.html
2014-02-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at midnight, fire damages two more pickups, at auto dealer in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/24814538/pickups-damaged-after-fire-at-lawton-auto-dealership
Quote: "Firefighters say the blaze started under the truck's hood in the engine compartment."
Note: Say, that's where the battery and those thick copper battery cables are located...
2014-02-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, car destroyed too, third car and home damaged, in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Garage-fire-ruled-accidental/IfF2kcD6gUulq5R5tS1KNw.cspx
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/feb/25/fire-chases-three-home-destroys-two-cars/
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/fire-oakey-torrey-pines-obannon-las-vegas/mbDCcyZPSkm3hSIo_jto7w.cspx
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked on street in Echo Park in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2014/02/echo-park-street-hit-by-second-car-fire/
Quote: "A car parked on Portia Street in Echo Park burst into flame early this morning a week after an SUV caught fire down the block."
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on road in Alma (Michigan), man seriously burned:
http://www.themorningsun.com/general-news/20140225/gratiot-man-burned-in-car-fire
Quote: "Gary Lofgren, age unavailable, had pulled his car off the road near the Midas shop on Wright Avenue in Alma when his car caught fire, said Alma’s Director of Fire Control Harold House. He attempted to exit from a window and became stuck, House said."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. That's likely the cause of most of the non-running vehicles spontaneously igniting, transformer fires, pole fires, underground electrical fires and explosions, Boeing Dreamliner fires, etc. I've warned about this particular danger before: if one of these 'electrical fires' ignites your vehicle then power windows and locks may stop working and you can die very quickly if you can't escape. This man was lucky. Others haven't been so lucky. You might want to keep something handy in your vehicle to shatter windows quickly if necessary...
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame inside garage, fire spreads, garage destroyed too, near Nevada (Iowa):
http://amestrib.com/news/fire-destroys-car-garage-near-nevada
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on street in Gaffney (South Carolina):
http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2014-02-26/Local_News/YOUR_CARS_ON_FIRE.html
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on highway near Eskisehir (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/car-fire-in-eskisehir/299823/
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame at 12:09 AM while parked at home, fire spreads, home damaged, in Bendigo (Australia):
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2114115/police-seek-information-on-gladstone-street-fire/
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on Homefield Road in Haverhill (Britain):
http://www.haverhillecho.co.uk/news/latest-news/firefighters-deal-with-car-fire-in-haverhill-1-5899376
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame at commercial garage on Kingsley Road in Bideford (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28147&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on Uxbridge Road in Rickmansworth (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11034337.Crews_tackle_car_fire_in_Rickmansworth/
2014-02-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in city garage, fire spreads to building, in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/damage-estimated-at-250k-in-vehicle-fire-1.1702659
http://globalnews.ca/news/1170609/fire-at-saskatoon-city-yard-garage-causes-250k-in-damage/
2014-02-25 - Tractor, pickup truck, planter and barn destroyed by fire in Scranton (Pennsylvania), nobody home, 30 lambs killed:
http://raccoonvalleyradio.com/2014/02/tuesday-mornings-fire-destroys-building-and-additional-livestock-in-scranton/
Quote: "Sheriff Steve Haupert says deputy Hammer and Chief Deputy Jack Williams managed to save about 20 head of lamb before the fire attacked a corner of the structure but that 30 head of lamb, a tractor, a pickup truck and a planter were all lost in the fire along with the entire structure is reported as a total loss."
2014-02-25 - RV, car and home destroyed by blaze just before 2 AM on River Road in New Hanover County (North Carolina):
http://www.wect.com/story/24812183/fire-destroys-house-on-river-road-no-injuries
Quote: "The fire destroyed the property, along with the homeowner's RV and car. A neighboring home was also damaged."
2014-02-25 - Motorcycle shop damaged by blaze in Springfield (Tennessee), 2 injured:
http://www.smokeybarn.com/motorcycle-shop-fire-injures-two-in-springfield/
http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20140225/ROBERTSON01/302250102/Two-injured-fire-Springfield-s-Fast-Cycles-motorcycle-shop
2014-02-25 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:48 AM in Frostburg (Maryland):
http://www.times-news.com/latest_news/x2118241584/Fire-destroys-Frostburg-barn
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/fire-marshal-investigates-large-storage-unit-fire/18014/uinnU4dUzkme7GzMZLTrEg
Quote: "Fire of an unknown origin just before 7 a.m. Tuesday destroyed a barn on Clifton Terrace in the area of Rifle Range Road..."
2014-02-25 - Barn damaged by fire in Mayville (New York):
http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/636120.html
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/594435/Fire-rips-through-Mayville-barn.html
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10077317/
2014-02-25 - Barn damaged by fire near Bryan (Ohio):
http://bryantimes.com/news/local/image_7f3eebc2-9e97-11e3-8711-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-25 - Brush fire rips through 4 yards, destroys several boats, camper, fences, in Aiken County (South Carolina):
http://www.nbc26.tv/story/24822245/fire-sweeps-across-four-aiken-county-yards
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24821015/fire-damages-property-in-aiken-county
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24821015/fire-damages-property-in-aiken-county
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Brush-fire-threatening-homes-at-Hunters-Crossing-in-Aiken-County-247097881.html
2014-02-25 - Wildfires already getting bad in Arkansas:
http://www.kait8.com/story/24819697/wildfire-start-ahead-of-season-in-arkansas
Quote: "Arkansas has seen an increase in wildfires this year and the spring wildfire season hasn't even started yet."
2014-02-25 - Dumpster bursts into flame at Autohaus in Manheim Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/manheimtownship/news/crews-extinguish-fire-at-autohaus/article_ff230780-9e95-11e3-a766-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-25 - Dumpster bursts into flame in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.kvoa.com/news/rural-metro-fire-crews-battle-dumpster-fire/
Note: Both of the above dumpsters were full of 'construction debris', which means, most likely, some rusty iron/steel piled in with flammable materials like drywall, wood, etc., sort of like disassembled pallets...
2014-02-25 - Clothing stall bursts into flame at 6:20 AM at bus terminal in coastal Sarawak (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/02/26/fire-destroys-clothing-stall-at-kuching-sentral/
2014-02-25 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Worcester (Massachusetts):
http://www.telegram.com/article/20140225/NEWS/140229927/1246
http://www.wopular.com/firefighters-put-out-porch-fire-beaver-street-worcester
2014-02-25 - House destroyed by blaze in Abermain (Australia), nobody home:
http://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/story/2111895/abermain-family-devastated-after-fire-destroys-home/
2014-02-25 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in coastal Delray Beach (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/suburban-delray-beach-fire-leaves-3-homeless-13566.shtml
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/sfl-west-delray-house-fire-20140225,0,7529838.story
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/delray-beach-home-destroyed-fire-propane-tanks-found-inside-13557.shtml
2014-02-25 - Apartment building destroyed by massive blaze in Laconia (New Hampshire), near Opechee Bay, 1 killed:
http://www.wmur.com/news/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-laconia/24674746
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/02/26/fire-chief-unaccounted-for-after-laconia-fire/ZT4OANwhevFjn13kQK3GrM/story.html
Quote: "Lakes Region crews battled a four-alarm fire in Laconia late Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to a multi-family building at 66 Davis Place just minutes before 11 p.m. Witnesses said smoke and fire could be seen from the other side of Opechee Bay."
2014-02-25 - House destroyed by fire on White Street in Boones Creek (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/story/24820856/fire-engulfs-home-on-white-street-in-boones-creek
2014-02-25 - Deadly fire rips through home in coastal San Jose (California), 1 killed:
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/san-jose-man-dies-in-san-jose-house-fire/vCRzmN/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/1-killed-in-san-jose-fire/
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_25222501/one-person-dies-san-jose-house-fire
2014-02-25 - Portable building destroyed by fire at 5:45 AM in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/san-jose-two-alarm-fire-destroys-portable-building/ndbkx/
http://sanfrancisco.gotnewswire.com/news/san-jose-twoalarm-fire-destroys-portable-building
Note: Still looking burny in San Jose. They arrested an arsonist a while back. That didn't stop the fires though...
2014-02-25 - Vacant house burns at 3:45 AM in Middletown (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-battle-fire-at-vacant-middletown-house-8754.shtml
2014-02-25 - Vacant home burns at 12:40 AM in East Jackson (Tennessee):
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/East-Jackson-Fire-Stalls-Traffic-Partially-Destroys-Vacant-Home-247145781.html
2014-02-25 - Vacant historic house destroyed by fire in McGregor (Texas):
http://www.kwkt.com/news/overnight-fire-destroys-historic-mcgregor-house
2014-02-25 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in East Liverpool (Ohio):
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/update-east-liverpool-house-fire-suspicious-3227.shtml
2014-02-25 - Vacant house destroyed by fire, adjacent vacant home damaged, in Mount Olivet (Kentucky):
http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/fire-destroys-one-home-damages-another/article_24d8f542-f4ad-595c-9c1b-58ecb73b686b.html
2014-02-25 - Vacant hospital burns in coastal Queens (New York):
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9445046
2014-02-24 - Man in his 20s found on fire in graveyard in Horley (Britain):
http://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/localnews/11034773.Man_still_critical_in_hospital_after_being_found_on_fire_in_Horley_graveyard/
2014-02-24 - Home explodes and burns in Surrey (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/explosion-in-surrey-b-c-home-sends-man-to-hospital-1.2549754
Note: Map shows proximity to the Fraser River...
2014-02-24 - Home heavily damaged by explosion in Grand Junction (Colorado), 1 injured:
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/junction-man-hurt-in-home-explosion
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Explosion-rocks-grand-junction-home-sends-one-to-hospital.html
http://www.krextv.com/story/apartment-explosion-sends-one-man-to-hospital-20140225
Quote: "Grand Junction Fire Fighters have released more information about a house explosion that happened in a neighborhood near the river Monday afternoon."
2014-02-24 - Clinic under construction damaged by explosion in Moorhead (Minnesota), 1 injured:
http://www.jamestownsun.com/content/explosion-injures-one-clinic
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/427494/
http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/24807231/small-explosion-at-sanford-moorhead-clinic
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/small-explosion-reported-soon-open-sanford-clinic-moorhead
http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2014/feb/24/explosion-damages-new-sanford-clinic-in-moorhead/
Quote: "Officials and emergency crews are not sure what caused the explosion, but say there is no natural gas inside the building."
2014-02-24 - Steel company damaged by explosion in Muzaffarnagar (India), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/one-killed-two-injured-in-factory-explosion/454109-3-242.html
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/muzaffarnagar-one-killed-two-injured-in-factory-explosion-487665
Quote: "The incident took place around 2.30 pm in the electricity meter room of the factory..."
2014-02-24 - Shopping mall explodes in Biisk (Russia), 4 killed:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/24/Death-toll-rises-to-four-in-apparent-gas-explosion-at-Siberian-mall/UPI-20461393257561/?spt=rln&or=2
2014-02-24 - Cab repair shop and 12 cars destroyed by huge fire in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/36huge-fire-in-sfs-bayview-sends-smoke-over-much-of-city/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/san-francisco-12-cars-lost-in-auto-repair-shop/vCRx5X/
http://bernalwood.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/explosion-fire-in-bayshore-alarms-bernal-neighbors/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/san-francisco-blaze-destroys-auto-repair-shop/vCRxcS/
http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/news/local/viewer-submitted-photos-smokey-blaze-sf-auto-shop/gCHwJ/
http://sfappeal.com/2014/02/sffd-fighting-blaze-at-bayview-auto-body-shop/
Quote: "A three-alarm fire has destroyed a service garage for a cab company in San Francisco's Bayview District, fire and company officials said Monday."
Quote: "We lost a bunch of cars in there, including a beautiful 1938 Plymouth we had hoped to showcase as part of our history."
Quote: "Employees at other neighboring businesses were also evacuated because of the fire, which prompted the closure of several nearby streets. The huge plume of smoke could be seen as far away as the East Bay."
2014-02-24 - Oak Bluffs Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Oak Bluffs (Massachusetts):
http://mvgazette.com/news/2014/02/24/fire-oak-bluffs-landfill?k=vg530c4dc3d7937&r=1
Quote: "Oak Bluffs and Edgartown volunteer firefighters responded to a smoky blaze of unknown origin Monday evening. Pennsylvania avenue was closed and smoke was seen as far away as Beach Road."
2014-02-24 - Refinery hit by 'flash fire' in St. James Parish (Louisiana), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140225-42808-USA
2014-02-24 - Underground electrical fire erupts on Canal Street in coastal Manhattan (New York), nearby basement ignites too:
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140224/hudson-square/fire-breaks-out-basement-of-canal-street-building
Quote: "Bernard Colletti, who oversees the construction crew working on the building next door, said the fire appeared to have started in the manhole that sits directly in front of both buildings. 'There was a manhole fire. You could see the flames coming out of it,' he said. 'They were pretty high — about four to five feet. As soon as I saw it, we evacuated our building.'"
2014-02-24 - Electrical panel and two vacant homes burst into flame, all in the wee hours, in Portland (Oregon):
http://m.foxsportsradio620.com/articles/portland-local-news-123543/fires-keep-portland-crews-busy-12095795
http://pdxfanews.blogspot.com/2014/02/portland-fire-rescue-fights-3-fires.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/02/firefighters_battle_third_fire.html
2014-02-24 - Several businesses destroyed by massive blaze at 3 AM in coastal Port Richmond (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/fdny_battles_2-alarm_blaze_in.html
http://www.ny1.com/content/news/204219/staten-island-fire-tears-through-businesses-in-commercial-district
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9442788
Quote: "A three-alarm fire tore through some businesses in a commercial district on Staten Island Monday. Authorities say it began just after 3 a.m. Monday in Port Richmond. Flames engulfed the C-Town supermarket and several other stores on Bennett Street."
2014-02-24 - Market Square ravaged by huge fire in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/firefighters-battling-3-alarm-market-square-fire/
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2014/02/24/four-alarm-fire-hits-market-square.html
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5654486-74/square-fire-market
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/fire-reported-market-square-crews-scene/ndZqz/
2014-02-24 - Wildfires rage through coastal Riau (Indonesia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140224-42802-IDN
Quote: "Latest statistics showed hotspots in Riau increased 150 times since Feb 23 from 64 to 1,234. Pelalawan district suffered the most with visibility reaching 50 metres, while the capital city of Riau province, Pekanbaru, reported visibility of below 500 metres. Meanwhile, head of disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) at Bengkalis district, Muhammad Jalal, said four houses and half of a school building in Bukit Batu subdistrict were burnt down in a forest fire. 'About 87 families had to be evacuated due to the forest fire near their homes,' he said."
2014-02-24 - Boat explodes and burns while docked at Barber Marina in Elberta (Alabama), 2 injured:
http://fox10tv.com/2014/02/25/boat-fire-leaves-family-hospitalized-homeless/
Quote: "The explosion of the boat docked at Barber Marina was felt by all of the surrounding vessels."
2014-02-24 - Fire truck bursts into flame while parked at fire station, fire spreads, in Golden's Bridge (New York):
http://nypost.com/2014/02/25/inferno-roars-through-westchester-firehouse/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/northern_suburbs&id=9443100
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Firehouse-Fire-Westchester-Waccabuc-Road-Goldens-Bridge-246886601.html
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/blaze_rips_through_ny_firehouse_one_firefighter_suffers_minor_injuries.html
http://www.lohud.com/article/20140224/NEWS/302240032/Goldens-Bridge-firehouse-burns-3-vehicles-destroyed-officials-mull-what-next-video-
Quote: "There's a half million dollar rescue truck that's probably done. There's two SUV's that are probably lost as well, not to mention the structure..."
Note: Golden's Bridge is on the eastern (downwind) shore of Muscoot Reservoir...
2014-02-24 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-15 in coastal San Diego (California), 4 vehicles on truck burn too:
http://www.cbs8.com/story/24810874/four-vehicles-damaged-in-car-carrier-fire-on-interstate-15
http://www.10news.com/news/truck-fire-reported-on-southbound-interstate-15-at-rancho-bernardo-road-022414
http://www.pomeradonews.com/2014/02/24/car-carrier-fire-closes-two-lanes-of-southbound-i-15-at-duenda-road/
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/24/truck-carrier-fire-interstate-rancho-bernardo/
http://www.bako.com/sandiego/news/Sb-I-15-Lanes-Blocked-Due-To-Truck-Fire/90583/
http://www.newsdump.com/news/truck-carrier-catches-fire-on-i15
2014-02-24 - Tractor, car and shed destroyed by fire on Gorhams Mill Lane in Eye (Britain), near the River Dove:
http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/car-and-tractor-left-totally-destroyed-after-laxfield-shed-fire-1-5897242
2014-02-24 - Tractor bursts into flame on the A616 at Budby (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/road-closed-after-tractor-fire-1-6459728
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/road-closed-after-tractor-fire
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/road-closed-after-tractor-fire
http://nottinghamshire-news.co.uk/2014/02/24/road-closed-after-tractor-fire/
2014-02-24 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in coastal Tauranga (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11209612
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/65251-rubbish-truck-catches-fire.html
2014-02-24 - In 'separate' incidents, truck and car burst into flame on highways in/near Merseyside (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside-traffic-travel-round-up-monday-6737674
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/11031389.Car_catches_fire_on_motorway/
Quote: "Two vehicle fires caused congestion to Mersey motorists this morning. One was lane closed due to a car fire on the M53 southbound between J3 A552 (Woodchurch) and J4 A5137 / B5137 / B5151 (Bebington)."
Quote: "The East Lancs is currently congested and partially blocked due to an earlier lorry fire on a Randles roundabout at M57 J4 (Knowsley)."
2014-02-24 - Truck bursts into flame on the A35 near Dorchester (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11032152.Firefighters_alerted_to_lorry_fire/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/firefighters-alerted-to-lorry-fire
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/firefighters-alerted-to-lorry-fire
2014-02-24 - Truck bursts into flame on the M6 near Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-fire-on-m-southbound-j21a-to-21
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/lorry-fire-on-m-southbound-j21a-to-21
2014-02-24 - RV bursts into flame at hotel in New Castle Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=ddbf7625-803c-49ba-9e10-2ff7de6b1a4d
2014-02-24 - RV bursts into flame near Garberville (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2014/feb/24/00135/
2014-02-24 - Van bursts into flame while parked on street in Mount Prospect (Illinois):
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2014/02/work-van-fire-on-wille-st-north-of-isabella-st-mount-prospect/
http://www.arlington-news.com/2014/02/work-van-fire-on-wille-st-north-of.html
Quote: "The van was parked at the curb, southbound on Wille Street. It appeared that contractors were working on a house nearby."
2014-02-24 - SUV bursts into flame on road in Chester (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2014/02/24/burning-car-halts-chesterfield-traffic/
2014-02-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked near motel in El Paso (Texas), fire spreads to 2 cars:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_25215312/three-vehicles-catch-fire-at-east-el-paso
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-investigate-truck-fire-3752.shtml
2014-02-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked near business in Bryan (Texas):
http://kagstv.com/News/KAGSNews/ID/2814/Truck-Catches-Fire
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked on road in Athens (New York):
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20140225/NEWS01/302250053/Athens-police-investigating-car-fire
http://thedailyreview.com/news/athens-twp-police-investigating-vehicle-fire-1.1639904
http://www.ithacajournal.com/article/20140225/NEWS01/302250053
Note: Athens is located along the banks of the Hudson River...
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked on street in Wokingham (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/car-destroyed-late-night-fire-6738121
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame at 12:20 AM while parked in carpark in coastal Singapore:
http://ride.asiaone.com/showroom/photos/story/lancer-catches-fire-tampines-multi-storey-carpark
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame outside steak restaurant in Danbury (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/offbeat/2014/02/24/car-fire-extinguished-in-danbury/
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 in Southbury (Connecticut):
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/24804691/car-fire-shuts-down-i-84-east-in-southbury
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24804691/car-fire-shuts-down-i-84-east-in-southbury
http://www.ksla.com/story/24804691/car-fire-shuts-down-i-84-east-in-southbury
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on the Natcher Parkway near Bowling Green (Kentucky):
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/Vehicle-Fire-on-Natcher-Parkway-246990091.html
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-85 near Mitylene (Alabama):
http://www.wdam.com/story/24806511/one-sb-lane-on-i-85-near-mitylene-exit-closed-after-car-fire
http://www.wtvm.com/story/24806511/one-sb-lane-on-i-85-near-mitylene-exit-closed-after-car-fire
http://www.wsfa.com/story/24806511/all-sb-lanes-on-i-85-near-mitylene-exit-closed-after-car-fire
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame near Baylor University in Waco (Texas):
http://baylorlariat.com/2014/02/25/car-catches-fire-near-campus/
http://baylorlariat.com/tag/car-fire/
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame just before 4 AM on Stane Street in Pulborough (Britain):
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/local/car-destroyed-in-pulborough-fire-1-5897935
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on Railway Terrace near school in Llanelli (Britain):
http://www.llanellistar.co.uk/crew-fights-car-opposite-Copperworks-School/story-20689827-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750az9fc4/Fire-crew-fights-car-fire-opposite-Copperworks-School.htm
2014-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on Queens Avenue in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-macclesfield_24-02-2014_8-29-33
2014-02-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-580 in Carson City (Nevada):
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/crime/10346165-113/fire-580-interstate-traffic
2014-02-24 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked off Clarks Road in Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28136&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-24 - School bus and backyard shop destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM on Normandeau Bay (Canada), in La Broquerie:
http://www.steinbachonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41239&Itemid=100413
Quote: "We had a fully involved shop fire in town on Normandeau Bay, close to the school. It was a back yard shop, a hobby shop. It's totally gone. We also had a school bus that's probably totalled."
2014-02-24 - Barn and trailer destroyed by fire on Dry Creek Road in Rio Linda (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/24/6186735/rio-linda-home-saved-as-fire-destroys.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/rio-linda-home-saved-as-fire-destroys-barn-trailer
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16607031-rio-linda-home-saved-as-fire-destroys-barn-trailer
http://www.newsdump.com/news/rio-linda-home-saved-as-fire-destroys-barn-trailer
http://stevesnews.com/news/rio-linda-home-saved-as-fire-destroys-barn-trailer
2014-02-24 - Barn destroyed by blaze at 2 AM in Sainte-Martine (Canada), around 100 cows killed:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/More+than+cows+Martine+barn+blaze/9543508/story.html
http://chateauguaycitizen.com/2014/02/24/breaking-news-barn-fire-kills-cows-in-ste-martine/
2014-02-24 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4:09 AM at Sourton Down near Okehampton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28137&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-24 - Barn damaged by fire in Stewartville (Minnesota):
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/barn-on-fire-in-rural-stewartville/article_8865d96e-9d74-11e3-9b30-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-24 - Barn damaged by fire in Wellesley (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/wellesley-firefighters-save-cattle-herd-from-barn-fire-1.2549909
http://www.news.nom.co/wellesley-firefighters-save-cattle-herd-8160698-news/
http://inagist.com/all/438050225903517696/
2014-02-24 - Barn damaged by blaze at 4:30 AM near Bridgeport (Michigan):
http://www.wnem.com/story/24801722/crews-battle-barn-fire-near-bridgeport
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/02/chief_smoldering_hay_believed.html
2014-02-24 - Barn damaged by fire on Cold Springs Camp Road in Port Hope (Canada):
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/4381897-update-port-hope-barn-fire-reported/
2014-02-24 - Wildfire erupts near Keystone Lake (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Volunteer-firefighters-battle-flames-near-Lake/sAmYBU3bK0GFIUtMfWao9g.cspx
2014-02-24 - Huge fire rips through homeless camp in riverbed in National City (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/crews-knock-down-fire-in-riverbed-in-national-city-02232014
2014-02-24 - Woodworking and clothing store damaged by blaze at 2 AM in Morrisville (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/24803562/ar-foss-catches-fire-in-morrisville
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/2014/02/24/vermont-firefighters-say-store-caught-fire/PIHVhUoCXWh3ks2Um67r4M/story.html
Quote: "WCAX reports that A.R. Foss, a woodworking and clothing resale store, caught fire around 2 a.m. Monday."
2014-02-24 - Movie theater roof bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on Shady Brook Street in Columbia (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24803623/columbia-movie-theater-damaged-by-fire
2014-02-24 - Banquet hall heavily damaged by fire at 2 AM at country club near DuBois (Pennsylvania):
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2014/02/24/Fire-heavily-damages-country-club-near-DuBois/stories/201402240135
2014-02-24 - Popular bar destroyed by fire in Auburn (New York), nobody there:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/lots_of_wind_little_water_hampers_auburn_firefighters_battle_to_save_tinkers_gui.html
2014-02-24 - Garage bursts into flame at home in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Garage-catches-fire-in-Newport-News-246966491.html
http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-newport-news-29th-street-fire-20140224,0,1671712.story
2014-02-24 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Penndel (Pennsylvania):
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/local/wind-whipped-fire-destroys-penndel-home/article_6778f9ed-c0e2-5b32-ba69-b564d279ecad.html
Quote: "The cause of the fire is under investigation, but the fire marshal said it started on the front porch."
Note: Probably had some electrified copper out there, like a doorbell or light switch or whatever...
2014-02-24 - House damaged by blaze just after 5 AM, car destroyed, in Franklin (Indiana):
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Franklin-home-vehicle-damaged-_1393295638/
2014-02-24 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:15 AM in Germantown, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/fire-destroys-three-story-germantown-home/
2014-02-24 - Two summer homes destroyed by fire, woods burn too, in Buncombe County (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_fire-destroys-homes-spreads-woods-15264.shtml
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140224/NEWS/302240031/1001/NEWS
2014-02-24 - Several homes and outbuildings and a car burn in Marion (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_fire-damages-marion-homes-15247.shtml
2014-02-24 - Apartment complex burns for second time in a week, in Wyncote (Pennsylvania), 1 lightly injured:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/crews-battle-fire-at-wyncote-apartment-complex-twice-in-one-week/
2014-02-24 - Deadly fire rips through home in Grand Blanc (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140225/METRO06/302250044/1361/rss
2014-02-24 - Deadly fire destroys home in Lebanon (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/woman-dies-in-lebanon-mo-house-fire/24827/xi7WdS3odUGDaw5vVJcnGw
2014-02-24 - Vacant home burns in Chester (Virginia):
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/vacant-house-catches-fire-chester-3196.shtml
2014-02-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 5:30 AM in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://bronx.ny1.com/content/news/204132/more-than-100-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-vacant-bronx-house
2014-02-24 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Nanawale (Hawaii):
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-unpermitted-vacant-nanawale-house
2014-02-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 5:30 AM in Brookfield (Indiana):
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/feb/23/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-brookfield/
2014-02-24 - Vacant motel burns near Biggs Junction (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/02/firefighters_on_scene_of_old_m.html
Note: Biggs Junction is located on the banks of the Columbia River...
2014-02-23 - Landfill hit by major fire in suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia), toxic smoke hits the city:
http://www.allnewsau.com/term/Landfill%20Residents%20Toldhttp://www.melnews.com/news/toxic-fire-shuts-residents-in-their-homes
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/residents-in-melbournes-southeast-urged-to-stay-indoors-as-toxic-landfill-fire-spreads-potentially-hazardous-fumes/story-fni0fit3-1226835192700
Quote: "Residents in Melbourne’s southeast are being urged to stay indoors as a toxic fire at a landfill site spreads potentially hazardous fumes over the area."
Quote: "Authorities are warning residents to take immediate shelter and switch off heating and cooling systems. Father-of-four Dragan Jovic said being bunkered in his Dandenong South residence made him feel like a prisoner in his own home. 'We can’t even enter our own streets. We don’t know what’s going on,' Mr Jovic said. 'The smell is unlike anything. It seems quite hazardous.'"
2014-02-23 - Recycling plant erupts in flame at 5 AM in Worksop (Britain), third blaze here in six months:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-26315632http://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/news/local/worksop-fire-at-recycling-plant-1-6457604
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/worksop-fire-at-recycling-plant
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/worksop-fire-at-recycling-plant
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/video-firefighters-get-the-recycling-centre-fire-under-control-1-6457658
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/worksop-fire-chief-assures-public-recycling-centre-fire-will-be-out-as-soon-as-possible-1-6459711
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."
http://www.kcci.com/news/officials-identify-2-killed-in-fire/24638678
Quote: "The state Medical Examiner's Office said the Loyds were killed by the blast and subsequent fire."
2014-02-23 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Blackburn (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburn/11030632.Underground_cable_fire_tackled_in_Blackburn_by_fire_crews/
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11030632.Underground_cable_fire_tackled_in_Blackburn_by_fire_crews/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/underground-cable-fire-tackled-in-blackburn-by-fire-crews
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/underground-cable-fire-tackled-in-blackburn-by-fire-crews
2014-02-23 - Underground electrical explosion hits Manchester (Massachusetts):
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x1196455199/Manchester-Police-Fire-No-injuries-reported-in-street-explosion
2014-02-23 - Generator bursts into flame at casino in Kinder (Louisiana), near Lake Charles, panic ensues, some injured:
http://www.examiner.com/article/injuries-confirmed-coushatta-casino-resort-fire-evacuation-on-saturday-night
Quote: "What started out as a controlled evacuation quickly turned to panic and chaos at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, LA last night. Lake Charles news stations associated with KALB reported that two electrical generators exploded at the casino. They were running on generator power as one transformer went out earlier that day, according to staff on the scene."
Note: So a transformer went out in this area, so they went to backup generators. Then one of those burst into flame. I've mentioned this before, but once the grid goes down, you won't be able to safely count on generators as backup, because they may explode and/or burn too...
2014-02-23 - Numerous wildfires erupt in northern Arizona, homes and cars destroyed:
http://azdailysun.com/news/winter-wildfires-destroy-homes-cars-over-weekend/article_9a8ed818-9d86-11e3-bb31-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "It looked like urban warfare -- like a bomb dropped..."
Note: Good thing it's not fire season. Wait, maybe that's not a good thing...
2014-02-23 - More than 30 brush fires break out in North Carolina:
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140224/NEWS01/302240028/1001/NEWS
Quote: "Thirty-four brush fires were reported statewide Sunday, burning 110 acres, according to the N.C. Forest Service. That included a 30-acre Jackson County blaze in the Greens Creek community off U.S. 441 south of Sylva."
2014-02-23 - Rash of fires hits Echo Park neighborhood in coastal Los Angeles (California), residents on edge:
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2014/02/echo-park-fires-have-residents-on-edge/
2014-02-23 - Sailboat bursts into flame while anchored near coastal Miami Beach (Florida), dog killed:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/23/3955310/fire-destroys-sailboat-off-miami.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/sailboat-catches-fire-in-miami-beach/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Dog-Missing-After-Sailboat-Fire-on-Flagler-Monument-Island-246768871.html
2014-02-23 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-boat-fire-rescue-20140223,0,5528131.story
http://www.wsvn.com/story/24800282/2-boats-catch-fire-in-separate-incidents-dog-
http://www.whdh.com/story/24800282/2-boats-catch-fire-in-separate-incidents-dog-dies
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16599204-boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-at-sea-3-rescued
http://www.roonte.com/www/boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-at-sea-3-rescued
http://www.topix.com/military/coast-guard/2014/02/boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-at-sea-3-rescued
http://www.wopular.com/boat-sinks-after-catching-fire-sea-3-rescued
Quote: "A sunny South Florida morning ended in flames for two boat owners after their vessels caught fire in separate incidents in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, claiming the life of one dog in Miami Beach..."
Note: So two boats went up in flames in 'separate' incidents in coastal southern Florida. Very similar to the three boats that went up in flames in two 'separate' incidents within 3 minutes in Washington DC recently, as mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update...
2014-02-23 - Houseboat bursts into flame in Burnham (Britain):
http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/maldon/11030523.Blitz_spirit_keeps_couple_going_after_houseboat_fire/
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/11030523.Blitz_spirit_keeps_couple_going_after_houseboat_fire/
2014-02-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim (Israel):
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/287781
Quote: "A bus went up in flames, Sunday afternoon, on the highway between Jerusalem and the eastern suburb of Ma'aleh Adumim."
2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in Rockcastle County (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/semi-fire-shuts-down-interstate-for-short-time/
2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5 AM on Highway 97 in Lake Country (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Central-Okanagan/109588/Tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/246787061.html
http://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/news/246918291.html
2014-02-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Buchanan Highway in Cedartown (Georgia):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polkfishwrap/news/local/cedartown-firefighters-called-to-truck-fire/article_5715eef0-9d6d-11e3-845d-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-23 - Postal truck bursts into flame in Munfordville (Kentucky):
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/munfordville-ky/TBUGF9LGK6PVTB0PQ
Quote: "Why have no residents been notified that their was a mail vehicle fire on sat 2/22? the mail had not yet been delivered so mail was destroyed. Residents have been given no notice, have no idea what to do about missing bills, checks, packages etc. Not even a courtesy letter! When will we hear about it? In 2 weeks in the paper? Never?"
Note: So a mail truck went up in flames and nary a word about it. Suppression of news may be escalating now. Things are getting kinda obvious. They can't stop all the explosions and fires and people and animals sickening and dying, but they CAN take some steps to ensure people don't hear about at least some of the events. Orwell would not be surprised...
2014-02-23 - RV bursts into flame at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140223/articles/140229793
2014-02-23 - RV bursts into flame at Walmart in Sikeston (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24798405/man-injured-after-rv-fire-on-wal-mart-parking-lot
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24798405/man-injured-after-rv-fire-on-wal-mart-parking-lot
2014-02-23 - Van bursts into flame on the A17 at Leadenham (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/van-was-ablaze-on-the-a17-at-leadenham-1-5897013
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-was-ablaze-on-the-a17-at-leadenham-2250228.html
2014-02-23 - In separate incidents, SUV and parked car burst into flame, near Dunningsville and in Roscoe (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmonvalley/yourmonvalleymore/5650052-74/roscoe-fire-ambulance
Quote: "An SUV ignited while traveling on Interstate 70 westbound 11 a.m. Saturday. The fire occurred at the 29.5 mile marker, midway between the Dunningsville and Kammerer exits."
Quote: "Meanwhile, firefighters from Roscoe, Stockdale, California and Washington Township responded to a car fire in Roscoe. But by the time they arrived on the scene, the car ignited a building..."
2014-02-23 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, minivan and garage destroyed too, in Hampden Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_hampden_township_scenery.html
http://cumberlink.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/family-displaced-after-hampden-township-garage-fire/article_b7400a5a-9cf4-11e3-8de2-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "Hampden Township Police Cpl. Shawn Fullerton said the blaze, which broke out around 1:30 p.m., was first reported by witnesses who saw a Lincoln Navigator that had caught on fire in the driveway."
2014-02-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Ramona (California):
http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2014/02/23/firefighters-extinguish-late-night-blaze-that-spread-from-vehicle-to-garage/
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Arch Street in Cumberland (Maryland):
http://www.times-news.com/latest_news/x2039932700/Clues-sought-in-city-car-fire
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Fairfield (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2014/02/24/car-catches-fire-for-unknown-reason/
http://www.fairfield-sun.com/20712/fire-destroys-car-closes-i-95-exit-ramp-for-an-hour/
http://fairfield.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/driver-lucky-to-escape-car-fire-unscathed
http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/articles/2014/02/23/fairfield/news/doc530a728275a1a419752445.txt
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10048724/
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750az97rg/Driver-Lucky-to-Escape-Car-Fire-Unscathed.htm
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Clinton Way in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Car-Fire-Caught-on-Camera-246813391.html
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/Engine-Heater-Blamed-for-Car-Fire-246822501.html?ref=501
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame at 3:20 AM while parked in Wayville (Australia):
http://www.sapolicenews.com.au/sturt.html/19-lsa/21937-car-fire-wayville.html
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Oxford Street in coastal Burnham-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28130&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/11030709.Car_fire_in_Oxford_Street__Burnham/
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Derriford Road in Derriford in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28128&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame in Afan Valley (Britain), near the River Afan:
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/crews-called-Afan-Valley-car/story-20685966-detail/story.html
2014-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on the B3230 near Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28131&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 80 in Mount Arlington (New Jersey):
http://new-jersey.icito.com/all-lanes-of-route-80-east-reopen-following-vehicle-fire-in-mount-arlington/
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/02/vehicle_fire_shuts_down_pair_of_lanes_on_route_80_in_mount_arlington.html
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/02/all_lanes_of_route_80_east_reopen_following_vehicle_fire.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/all-lanes-of-route-80-east-reopen-following-vehicle-fire-in-mount-arlington
http://jerseycity.gotnewswire.com/news/all-lanes-of-route-80-east-reopen-following-vehicle-fire-in-mount-arlington
2014-02-23 - Tractor, car and auto shop destroyed by fire at 3:50 AM in Mill Township (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140223/NEWS/140229680/1994/NEWS
Quote: "A fire of undetermined origin, reported at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, destroyed Standiford’s Auto Body Shop at 9938 Feed Spring Hill Road SE in Mill Township. Capt. Rick Kinsey of the Uhrichsville Fire Department said the 30- by 90-foot metal structure and its contents are being considered a total loss. Included in the fire were a tractor and a 1934 Lincoln automobile."
2014-02-23 - Car and garage destroyed by fire in Waterloo (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Waterloo-Garage--246795901.html
Quote: "The fire destroyed a car that was being stored in the garage."
2014-02-23 - Three vehicles, home and barn burn in Robersonville (North Carolina):
http://www.wcti12.com/news/firefighters-barn-house-cars-go-up-in-flames/-/13530444/24636560/-/ej7y79/-/index.html
2014-02-23 - 14 vehicles and auto shop burn in Te Rapa (New Zealand), near the coast:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9755574/Car-repair-shop-owner-dazed-by-fire-damage
Quote: "De la Cruz said about 14 cars parked inside and outside of his workshop were damaged in the blaze."
Note: That's less than 1 mile from the Waikato River...
2014-02-23 - Boat repair shop destroyed by huge fire near Grand Lake in Grove (Oklahoma), 2 firefighters sicken:
http://www.newson6.com/story/24798956/frankies-marine-in-grove-destroyed-by-fire
http://grandlakenews.com/news/article_1b144b03-3722-5cd5-a5af-c4252b452ac4.html
http://newsok.com/two-firefighters-get-ill-battling-boat-business-fire-on-grand-lake/article/3936613
http://www.newsdump.com/news/two-firefighters-get-ill-battling-boat-business-fire-on-grand-lake
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fire-in-Grove-destroys-Frankies-Marine-Repair-a/dcxpIOSFtEWMK7R42IRzig.cspx
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/fire-destroys-grove-boat-business-firefighters-hospitalized/article_3d5ada7c-9cdf-11e3-8271-001a4bcf6878.html
Quote: "For more than five hours Saturday, 15 agencies including nine area fire departments battled a major commercial structure fire at Frankie’s Marine north of the Cowskin/Elk River Bridge on Highway 10."
Quote: "Millions of dollars in damage and fire officials are calling it the largest structure fire in Delaware County in decades."
Quote: "FOX23 found out, Howerton had very little insurance and he estimates there is nearly $3 million in damage."
2014-02-23 - Tire factory hit by huge fire in coastal Mumbai (India), 4 injured:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-warehouse-of-ceat-tyres-4-people-injured/453855-3-237.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Major-fire-breaks-out-at-tyre-company-in-central-Mumbai/articleshow/30909339.cms
http://www.fatindiatimes.com/videos/news/Major-fire-breaks-out-at-tyre-manufacturing-unit-in-central-Mumbai/videoshow/30910215.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/Major-fire-breaks-out-at-tyre-manufacturing-unit-in-central-Mumbai/videoshow/30910215.cms
2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Grant (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2014/02/23/crews-respond-to-grant-barn-fire/
http://www.westmichiganreader.com/crews-respond-to-grant-barn-fire/
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/crews-respond-to-grant-barn-fire
2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Defiance County (Ohio):
http://www.crescent-news.com/local%20news/2014/02/21/photo-fire-destroys-defiance-county-barn
2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire near Cosperville (Indiana):
http://www.kpcnews.com/news/latest/newssun/article_9ca6a376-32d7-59f6-998f-e62d406c37e5.html
2014-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire near Sedro-Woolley (Washington):
http://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/barn-destroyed-in-fire/article_756796c6-9da2-11e3-a36c-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Randle (Washington):
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_a5b8cb7a-9da6-11e3-ab76-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Burlington (Indiana):
http://wlfi.com/2014/02/23/barn-catches-fire-in-burlington/
2014-02-23 - Museum heavily damaged by blaze in St. Clair (Missouri), roof collapses, nobody there:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/st-clair-museum-fire/
2014-02-23 - Storage building destroyed by fire at 4:52 AM in Amarillo (Texas):
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=1011026
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=1011482
2014-02-23 - Pest control business heavily damaged by fire in Amherst (New York), nobody there:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/amherst/amherst-fire-causes-500000-in-damage-20140223
2014-02-23 - Flooring business damaged by blaze in Papillion (Nebraska), nobody there:
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Papillion-Business-Damaged-By-Fire-246790841.html
2014-02-23 - Building bursts into flame at sawmill in DeKalb (Missouri):
http://www.stjoechannel.com/story/d/story/dekalb-sawmill-catches-fire/33528/RNJkUbzVXkajRkPYvVQqWA
2014-02-23 - Storage trailer damaged by fire at racetrack in coastal Oceanport (New Jersey), nobody there:
http://www.app.com/article/20140223/NJNEWS10/302230073/1001/rss
2014-02-23 - Construction business destroyed by fire on Pine Creek Road in Elkhart (Indiana), nobody there:
http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2014140229823
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/blaze-damages-elkhart-concrete-firm/article_004c5bb2-9cd3-11e3-97a1-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-23 - Sauna building bursts into flame at sports complex in Bearsden (Britain):
http://www.milngavieherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/fire-in-sauna-closed-allander-sports-centre-1-3315260
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-in-sauna-closed-allander-sports-centre
2014-02-23 - Mixed-use building destroyed by fire in Sand Springs (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/24797795/man-and-woman-rescued-from-downtown-sand-springs-fire
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Multiple-fire-departments-fight-fire-in-Sand/qvyigZeMaEaH3qdCjavEcQ.cspx
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/sand-springs/early-morning-fire-destroys-downtown-sand-springs-building-two-people-escape-with-no-injuries
2014-02-23 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Kingsport (Tennessee):
http://www.wcyb.com/news/fire-claims-home-in-kingsport/-/14590844/24634584/-/3wjbqe/-/index.html
2014-02-23 - House damaged by fire at 12:03 AM in coastal Rainier Beach, Seattle (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/smoke-alarm-alerts-sleeping-residents-rainier-beac/ndZM7/
http://fireline.seattle.gov/2014/02/23/smoke-alarm-helps-sleeping-residents-escape-house-fire/
Quote: "Seattle Fire investigators determined that the roof fire was accidental and caused by an electrical fire near the exterior porch light."
Note: I've mentioned this vulnerability before. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, so any exterior wiring is a potential vulnerability. Not really different from all the 'electrical fires' burning up vehicles (running or not), the Boeing Dreamliner fires, the power pole fires, the underground electrical explosions and fires, etc. There was one incident where a parked SUV burst into flame at one home and dimmer switch wiring ignited in the adjacent home at the same time, at 3:30 AM, in Stuttgart (Arkansas), as mentioned in the 2013-02-05 update. Coincidence? Hah, no way...
2014-02-23 - Home damaged by fire on Mariners View in coastal Amble (Britain):
http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/update-house-fire-in-seaside-town-1-6456708
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/update-house-fire-in-seaside-town
2014-02-23 - House destroyed by fire in coastal Annandale (New York), on Staten Island:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/two-alarm_blaze_tears_through.html
2014-02-23 - Apartment building hit by deadly fire at 6:57 AM, eight units destroyed, in Dallas (Texas), child killed:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/fire-rips-through-south-dallas-apartments-one-child-dead/
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Child-found-dead-after-fire-at-Oak-Cliff-apartments-246765641.html
2014-02-23 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze on Spring Valley Road in Dallas (Texas), 40 people homeless:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dozens-displaced-by-North-Dallas-apartment-fire-246805361.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/23/2-alarm-north-dallas-apartment-fire-displaces-40-people/
Note: Dallas is looking pretty burny there...
2014-02-23 - Multi-family house destroyed by basement fire at 5:30 AM in coastal Bronx (New York), 4 families homeless:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9442021
2014-02-23 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire near Lakewood (Oklahoma):
http://www.kten.com/story/24800992/abandoned-trailer-near-mead-destroyed-in-suspicious-fire
2014-02-23 - Vacant home burns in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/crews-monitor-fire-at-vacant-kansas-city-home/24631592
2014-02-23 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/02/fire_engulfs_vacant_house_near.html
2014-02-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 6 AM in the Fieldston Beach area of coastal Marshfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140224/NEWS/140228401/1994/NEWS
http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20140224/NEWS/140228362/12581/NEWS
2014-02-23 - Vacant building burns at 12:30 AM in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cp24.com/news/crews-battle-one-alarm-blaze-at-vacant-building-in-west-end-1.1699850
2014-02-23 - Vacant apartment building burns in Bonne Terre (Missouri):
http://dailyjournalonline.com/bonneterre/news/fire-heavily-damages-empty-home/article_cfd993d8-9b7d-11e3-bdaa-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-22 - Home explodes and burns at 5 AM in Pilsen, Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, 2 injured:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Gas-Explosion-Sparks-House-Fire-in-Pilsen-246678621.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-3-injured-in-apparent-gas-explosion-in-pilsen-20140222,0,6974920.story
2014-02-22 - Explosion in the wee hours injures 2 people in Greenville County (Georgia):
http://www.wspa.com/story/24794180/two-being-treated-at-burn-center-after-early-morning-explosion
Quote: "Two people are in the hospital Saturday, after being flown to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, in Augusta, Georgia following an early morning explosion. According to officials on the scene, there was an incident Saturday morning along White Horse Road in Greenville County that prompted emergency crews to transport burn victims from one care facility to another."
Note: So a care facility exploded? Kinda vague with the details there...
2014-02-22 - Two explosions damage plant in Toone (Tennessee), several employees injured:
http://www.wmctv.com/story/24794385/plant-explosion-injures-several-employees
http://wreg.com/2014/02/22/man-critically-injured-in-kilgore-plant-explosion/
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Initial-Investigation-of-Kilgore-Plant-Begins-246808571.html
2014-02-22 - Underground electrical fire breaks out, spreads to power pole, in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5644350-74/carson-south-fire
http://www.roonte.com/www/carson-street-briefly-closed-saturday-because-of-utility-fire
Quote: "Smoke began streaming from a manhole cover just before noon at East Carson and South 12th streets, an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher said. She said a nearby utility pole soon caught fire."
2014-02-22 - Electrical substation erupts in flame shortly after midnight in Maypole (Britain), 4480 homes go dark:
http://www.b14news.co.uk/maypole-sub-station-fire-leaves-4480-homes-in-the-dark/
2014-02-22 - Pile of junk televisions bursts into flame at recycling center in San Angelo (Texas):
http://sanangelolive.com/news/2014-02-22/fire-recycling-center-warehouse-road
http://www.newsdump.com/news/fire-damages-old-tvs-at-recycling-center
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2014/02/23/fire-damages-old-tvs-at-recycling-center.html
2014-02-22 - Second brush fire in a week breaks out in Isleta Pueblo (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/fire-breaks-out-overnight-on-isleta-pueblo/24617010?absolute=true
2014-02-22 - Six fires erupt around Ashburton (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/9752502/Firefighters-battle-six-rural-blazes
Note: Hay bales, hedge, barn, paddock, tree, more hay bales...
2014-02-22 - Multiple wildfires break out across Oklahoma:
http://www.kswo.com/story/24793482/wildfires-break-out-across-oklahoma
2014-02-22 - Passenger plane cabin fills with smoke, plane makes emergency landing in coastal San Diego (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140223-42788-USA
Note: And the day prior, a medical plane's engine burst into flame and the plane crashed and killed all 11 aboard in coastal Tunis (Libya), and a federal 737 filled with smoke and sickened 10 people causing the plane to make an emergency landing in coastal Mobile (Alabama), as mentioned in the 2014-02-21 update...
2014-02-22 - Tour boat starts taking on water then bursts into flame near coastal Auckland (New Zealand), passengers rescued:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11208532
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9754901/Police-rescue-dozens-on-Auckland-Harbour
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/237035/36-charter-boat-passengers-rescued
Quote: "The cause of the fire was unknown, but police said the Fire Service's call-out took place long after the passengers had been removed and when the vessel was safely moored."
2014-02-22 - Train engine bursts into flame in Pincher Creek (Canada):
http://www.pinchercreekecho.com/2014/02/21/train-on-fire-pulls-into-pincher-station
Note: Another train engine burst into flame a couple of days prior too, as it was leaving Fountain (Colorado). Cops and firefighters had to chase it down and put it out, mentioned in the 2014-02-20 update...
2014-02-22 - Semi tractor destroyed by fire at truck service shop near Thomasville (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20140222/NEWS/140229987/1005?Title=Business-sustains-heavy-damage-in-fire-near-Thomasville
Quote: "Tolson said a cab of a tractor-trailer was destroyed in the fire. At least three other vehicles sustained major smoke and heat damage, he said. Tolson was unsure if the building was insured."
2014-02-22 - Utility truck bursts into flame in the Ward Cove area, near Ketchikan (Alaska):
http://www.sitnews.us/
Quote: "Friday at approximately 6 PM, a utility truck headed toward Ketchikan burst into flames in the Ward Cove area very close to the North Tongass Fire Department station."
Note: This link will get stale quicker than most as it's on the main page and they won't leave it there forever...
2014-02-22 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads, home damaged too, in Byron Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/02/post_483.html
2014-02-22 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at Starbucks in Nederland (Texas):
http://www.12newsnow.com/story/24797896/viewer-catches-truck-fire-on-video
2014-02-22 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, home destroyed, in Decatur (Texas):
http://www.wcmessenger.com/2014/update/couple-lose-home-to-fire/
2014-02-22 - SUV bursts into flame, later explodes, on the M57 near Liverpool (Britain), man almost killed:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/merseyside-bmw-fire-motorists-miraculous-3174459
Quote: "There was less than 60 seconds between me getting out and the car exploding. The heat when it actually popped - I’m standing 20 metres away from this thing - and it was like a force of heat hitting me in the face. Less than two minutes later, and there was nothing left of the car, absolutely nothing - not a single piece of paintwork, not a seat, a mirror, not a single thing. It was just a complete lump of ash."
Quote: "Luckily, I am a young, healthy male, and I’m quick on my feet. This could have been my father, who is 68-years-old. He’s got problems with his hip and might not have got out. Or there could have been small children in the car. It could have been a tragedy. I love adrenalin sports - I love to dip my toe in that dangerous side - but yesterday was a little bit too close for me, to say the least."
Quote: "BMW could not be reached for comment."
2014-02-22 - Three cars go up in flames while parked at Gulf Coast Town Center in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-02-22/Gulf-Coast-Town-Center-Car-Fire
Quote: "The San Carlos Fire Department is on the scene of a three car fire at the Gulf Coast Town Center."
2014-02-22 - Six cars destroyed by fire before 4 AM while parked in Millville (Delaware):
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=57064
Note: They're assuming arson, but their evidence - none mentioned - is less than convincing. Being ignorant of the problem we face, they're probably making the same mistake that cops made when three patrol cars went up in flames while parked at a police station in Norwich (Vermont), mentioned in the 2012-11-22 update. Initially they said that was arson too, and that accelerants were involved, then they changed their story and said it was accidental, probably after reviewing surveillance footage which showed the cars simply bursting into flame. They were correct about accelerants being involved though: both methane and hydrogen sulfide are highly flammable, which means they are accelerants. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the air above closer to the ground...
2014-02-22 - Car bursts into flame at auto shop in Dyersville (Iowa):
http://www.dyersvillecommercial.com/news/petersburg-car-fire-img-jpg/image_eef7f10c-9bdb-11e3-92cb-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on M-14 in Salem Township (Michigan), in Washtenaw County:
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/02/crews_respond_to_car_fire_on_m.html
2014-02-22 - Car bursts into flame near bridge in coastal Mackay (Australia):
http://www.whitsundaytimes.com.au/news/car-fire-extinguished-emergency-services/2178374/
2014-02-22 - Car bursts into flame at Portsmouth Road intersection in Horndean (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-car-blaze-in-horndean-1-5895211
2014-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on the A1 near Warmsworth (Britain):
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/car-fire-and-abnormal-road-create-a1-disruption-1-6456730
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/car-fire-and-abnormal-road-create-a1-disruption-1-6456730
2014-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on Barrington Road in Letchworth (Britain):
http://www.theadvertisergroup.co.uk/News/Car-on-fire-in-Letchworth-20140222175052.htm
2014-02-22 - Car bursts into flame at 1:56 AM at The Trout Inn car park on Exeter Road in Bickleigh, Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28113&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/Emergency-services-called-car-pub-near-Tiverton/story-20682966-detail/story.html
2014-02-22 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked at Walmart in Dothan (Alabama):
http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/article.php/vehicle-fire-at-southside-walmart-123961
2014-02-22 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-94 near Emmett Township (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wwmt_i94-backed-up-after-vehicle-fire-18545.shtml
http://www.cw7michigan.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wmmt_i94-backed-up-after-vehicle-fire-18545.shtml
2014-02-22 - Two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire, three homes scorched, in Amarillo (Texas):
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2014-02-22/fire-destroys-garage-damages-homes-central-amarillo
Quote: "The fire destroyed a garage attached to a home, as well as two vehicles inside the garage..."
2014-02-22 - Classic cars and building destroyed by fire in Snyder (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/24795175/building-lies-in-ru
Quote: "Even though they moved they kept most of their belongings there. That includes family photos, clothing, important paperwork, and classic cars her dad worked on, now, all gone. 'One particular car he had he got when he first got back from Vietnam, so it was really really, really sentimental to him,' Gilley said."
2014-02-22 - Auto shop erupts in flame in Crawford County (Arkansas), man badly burned:
http://5newsonline.com/2014/02/22/fire-shuts-down-crawford-county-road/
2014-02-22 - Auto parts warehouse destroyed by fire before 5 AM in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Burns-Through-S-Philly-Building-Darien-246669581.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9441422
2014-02-22 - Barn destroyed by fire at midnight, veterinary clinic damaged, in Monroe County (West Virginia), 5 horses killed:
http://www.wvva.com/story/24795770/2014/02/22/fire-damages-veterinary-clinic-destroys-barn
2014-02-22 - Barn destroyed by fire in Camden Township (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3335890.shtml
http://sunpatriot.com/2014/02/22/fire-destroys-barn-in-carmden-township/
2014-02-22 - Office building burns twice, starting at 2:10 AM, in Wayne (New Jersey), nobody there:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Wayne_firefighters_battle_same_blaze_twice.html
2014-02-22 - Appliance and TV warehouse destroyed by fire in Connellsville Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/fayette/warehouse-collapses-after-fayette-county-fire/24620590
2014-02-22 - Series of shed fires breaks out on Belmont Road in Hereford (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11027413.Firefighters_extinguish_shed_fires_early_this_morning/
2014-02-22 - Deck bursts into flame at 12:39 AM at home in Lyons (Colorado):
http://kdvr.com/2014/02/22/family-evacuates-home-after-deck-catches-fire-in-lyons/
http://www.timescall.com/news/ci_25202047/fire-erupts-at-lyons-homes-rear-deck-area
http://denver.cityandpress.com/node/7466125
2014-02-22 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, near St. Clair (Missouri):
http://www.emissourian.com/local_news/saint_clair/article_54f95daa-9bf1-11e3-b375-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-22 - House damaged by fire at 2:40 AM in coastal Suffolk (Virginia), 8 people homeless:
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/suffolk/Fire-displaces-4-adults-4-kids-in-Suffolk-246683131.html
2014-02-22 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Portsmouth (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/24796324/fire-in-portsmouth-destroys-residence
http://wpri.com/2014/02/22/fire-destroys-portsmouth-home/
2014-02-22 - Multi-family home damaged by blaze in coastal Washington DC, people jump from upper floors, 5 injured:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/One-Firefighter-Injured-in-Fire-in-Southeast-DC-246672751.html
2014-02-22 - Deadly blaze rips through home in Indianapolis (Indiana), family of 6 killed:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ind-kids-extreme-critical-condition-22639889
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/23/2-children-still-critical-after-fire-claims-4-lives/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/house-fire-sparks-inside-east-side-home-near-21st-and-olney-streets
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140222/LOCAL06/140229769/-1/LOCAL11
http://www.news4jax.com/news/House-fire-kills-6-members-of-Indiana-family/-/475880/24630284/-/qpwvkjz/-/index.html
2014-02-22 - Deadly fire hits motel in the wee hours in Tordomar (Spain), family of 6 incinerated, 5 more injured:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dead-injured-hotel-fire-northern-spain-22629767
http://news.sky.com/story/1215631/family-of-six-killed-in-spanish-hotel-fire
2014-02-22 - Vacant apartment building burns in Bonne Terre (Missouri):
http://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/updated-blaze-destroys-apartments/article_cfd993d8-9b7d-11e3-bdaa-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "This is the second intense fire that Bonne Terre crews have battled in as many days."
Note: The other fire involved a tractor and a lumber shed, mentioned in the 2014-02-21 update...
2014-02-22 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Perris (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/02/21/perris-house-destroyed-in-fire/
2014-02-22 - Vacant house burns in Piscataway (New Jersey):
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140221/NJNEWS14/302210024/Fire-damages-vacant-Piscataway-home
2014-02-22 - Vacant home burns at 5:30 AM in Madison County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-home-catches-fire-in-Madison-County-246676761.html
2014-02-21 - Basement explosion and odor causes evacuation of apartment building in Lakewood (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/article/378565/71/Explosion-noises-cause-apartment-building-evacuation-
Quote: "It was 37 degrees around 5 a.m. when residents of an apartment building at 788 South Reed Ct. in Lakewood were evacuated from their building because of an odor of natural gas and a 'whomping' noise, according to the West Metro Fire Protection District. Firefighters reported a strong odor of natural gas and witnessed three explosions in the furnace room..."
Note: By 'odor of natural gas', they actually mean the 'rotten egg' odor of mercaptan, which is added to otherwise odorless natural gas so that it HAS a smell. Like the people in Meriden, they may have mistaken the smell of hydrogen sulfide for that of mercaptan. Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas, so it will tend to accumulate in basements, which is where these explosions occurred. What happens when an extremely flammable gas like hydrogen sulfide accumulates and finds a heat source, like, say, an apartment furnace? Explosion(s), fire, or both. It's also corrosive and will corrode concrete and steel, which will CAUSE actual natural gas leaks. In short, they'll never really know for sure what caused this event...
2014-02-21 - Underground electrical explosion blows manhole off, sends rocks flying, in Newton (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/24791223/335-without-power-friday-night-due-to-manhole-explosion
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/21/underground-explosion-knocks-out-power-to-hundreds-in-newton/
http://www.necn.com/02/21/14/-Manhole-explosion-reported-in-Newton-Ma/landing.html?blockID=863135
http://www.wcvb.com/news/manhole-explosion-causes-power-outages-in-newton/24606128
http://poetsareangels.com/2014/02/21/manhole-explosion-causes-power-outages-in-newton/
2014-02-21 - Underground electrical fire erupts in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/news/204092/crews-put-out-manhattan-manhole-fire
http://origin.ny1.com/content/news/204092/crews-put-out-manhattan-manhole-fire
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750az8be2/Crews-Put-Out-Manhattan-Manhole-Fire.htm
http://www.ny1.com/content/news/204092/crews-put-out-manhattan-manhole-fire
http://us.localxxl.com/manhattan-new-york-county-ny/crews-put-out-manhattan-manhole-fire-1393045500-/
Note: Not buying the 'weather-related' explanation. New York had 'weather' last year too and there was nowhere near this number of underground electrical explosions and fires then. But then, they have to have something other than the truth to pacify the gullible...
2014-02-21 - Underground transformer explodes, building loses power, in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/02/21/Blown-transformer-knocks-out-power-to-Safety-Building.html
2014-02-21 - Transformer explodes in Peabody (Massachusetts), part of the town goes dark:
http://peabody.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-log-transformer-explosion-knocks-out-power-to-parts-of-peabody
Quote: "At 8:37 a.m., police responded to Essex Center Drive after multiple calls about a transformer explosion. The explosion knocked out power to parts of Peabody on Friday."
2014-02-21 - Explosion rocks metal plant in Tooele County (Utah), 2 injured:
http://fox13now.com/2014/02/21/report-2-injured-in-us-magnesium-plant-explosion/
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=28792843
2014-02-21 - Explosion occurs during training at Fort Bragg (North Carolina), 2 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.startribune.com/nation/246617951.html
2014-02-21 - Pallet company erupts in flame in Gateshead (Britain):
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/smithy-lane-over-a1-northumbria-6734279
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/road-over-the-a1-closed-after-fire-at-gateshead-pallet-maker
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/road-over-the-a1-closed-after-fire-at-gateshead-pallet-maker
http://www.news.nom.co/road-over-the-a1-closed-after-fire-at-8132014-news/
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/pictures-fire-gateshead-pallet-maker-6734279
2014-02-21 - Lakes Creek Road Landfill hit by fire in Rockhampton (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/firefighters-responding-fire-rockhampton-dump/2178282/
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/videos/rockhampton-dump-fire/21763/
2014-02-21 - Peat fire erupts in coastal Riau (Indonesia):
http://www.eikawaz.com/daily-peatland-fires-at-indonesias-riau-province/
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/riau-peatland-fires-continue-burn-police-seek-perpetrators/
Note: Because they are ignorant of the planetary problem we face, they're assuming someone started this fire. Looks just like all the other bog/swamp/marsh fires that have been occurring. They have exactly zero evidence that anyone started this fire. I will leave the assumptions to them...
2014-02-21 - Medical plane bursts into flame, crashes near coastal Tunis (Libya), all 11 aboard killed:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/22/world/africa/tunisia-libyan-plane-crashes-killing-11.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-tunisia-crash-20140220,0,3411317.story
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d4b24c9aa71c45d184433d7989b137fa/ML--Tunisia-Plane-Crash
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=64403
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/21/351665/11-killed-in-libyan-military-plane-crash/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26286066
Quote: "A medical flight from Libya crashed in a field near Tunis before dawn on Friday after an engine caught fire, killing all 11 Libyans on board..."
Quote: "Defense spokesman Tawfik Rahmouni told the state news agency that the crew had been in contact with Tunis-Carthage airport to say the plane's engines had caught fire before communication was lost."
2014-02-21 - Smoke in cabin causes federal 737 plane to make emergency landing in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/02/22/plane-from-miami-makes-emergency-landing-in-mobile/
http://blog.al.com/live/2014/02/plane_makes_emergency_landing.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/02/22/plane-from-miami-makes-emergency-landing-in-mobile/
http://blog.al.com/live/2014/02/ice_employees_aboard_jet_treat_1.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/22/3952943/jet-makes-emergency-landing-in.html
Quote: "The Boeing 737 was forced to land after ten passengers started complaining of itchy eyes and difficulty breathing due to smoke in the cabin, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It is unknown what caused the smoke."
Note: So one plane near the coast catches fire and crashes and another plane near the coast starts smoking and has to make an emergency landing...
2014-02-21 - Seven yachts and boats destroyed by fire, others damaged, at Shelter Bay Marina in La Conner (Washington):
http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/At-least-20-boats-on-fire-at-Washington-marina-246632361.html
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/02/major-fire-burning-up-boats-at-la-conner-marina/
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Fire-engulfs-several-boats-in-La-Conner-Wash-246627571.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Multiple-boats-on-fire-at-Skagit-County-marina-246624621.html
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Firefighters-at-scene-of-boat-fire-in-La-Conner--246623901.html
http://www.kirotv.com/gallery/news/photos-multiple-boats-engulfed-flames-skagit-count/gCHrM/#4593149
http://q13fox.com/2014/02/21/breaking-several-boats-on-fire-at-marina-in-la-conner/
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/523268-shelter-bay-yachts-fire-massive-blaze-engulfs-boats-in-la-conner-washington/
Quote: "Harbormaster Jim Dobbs told KIRO 7 initially that four boats were burning with a handful of others threatened. Shelter Bay community manager Dave Franklin said a short time later that he believed 20 boats caught fire."
Quote: "Speculation on the number of boats involved ranges from 12 to 20."
Note: People still park their boats next to other boats?!
2014-02-21 - Crane bursts into flame at 3:33 AM at metal recycling business in Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/crane_fire_at_jersey_city_metal_recycling_plant.html
2014-02-21 - School bus destroyed by fire, two more damaged, while parked at depot in Brentwood (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140221/NEWS07/140229782
http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20140221/NEWS07/140229782
Quote: "A worker who was at the bus facility said he was one of the last to leave the property around 5:30 p.m. and there were no problems at that time. The bus that caught fire had not been taken out on the road during the day Friday, according to the worker, who services the buses."
2014-02-21 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Wayne County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Bus-catches-fire-in-Wayne-County-Thursday-246599701.html
Quote: "Paula Taylor says the bus almost became a death trap for her three children. 'Our children could've been taken from us. They could've gone up in smoke with that bus,' said Taylor through tears. She says she was waiting at home for her children when she realized their bus was nearly to her house and it was on fire."
2014-02-21 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140223/news/emergency-service-found-wanting-following-fires-on-buses-using-the-cke-86793.html
Quote: "Two separate incidents on the Colombo-Katunayaka Expressway (CKE) where two fires were reported within a span of five days, has put to test the security and emergency arrangements on a road used by thousands every day, with the majority of them travelling to and from the Airport."
2014-02-21 - At least six trucks go up in flames at lawn business on 1111 Lambs Lane Road in Newark (Ohio):
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20140221/NEWS01/302210012/Fire-Antritt-s-Lawn-Sensations-contained
Quote: "Employees of the business said six or seven trucks were in the garage at the time of the fire. What was first called as a car fire quickly escalated, and according to scanner traffic, diesel fuel and fertilizer were involved in the fire."
2014-02-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at business, fire spreads to business, in Calgary (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/firefighter-injured-in-southeast-blaze-1.1697237
Quote: "They were able to extinguish it fairly quickly, but it caused extensive damage to the building and a tractor trailer was destroyed. Crews say the fire started in the tractor trailer parked next to the building."
2014-02-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-72 near Griggsville (Illinois):
http://quincyjournal.com/above-the-fold/2014/02/21/semi-trailer-fire-forces-closure-on-i-72/
http://www.whig.com/story/24792717/2014/02/22/semi-fire-shuts-down-part-of-interstate-72-in-pike-county
2014-02-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just before 6 AM on the M25 in Kent (Britain), near Orpington:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford_messenger/news/lorry-fire-13119/
http://www.courier.co.uk/UPDATE-lanes-reopen-M25-lorry/story-20675891-detail/story.html
http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/lorry_fire_near_orpington_causing_delays_back_to_dartford_on_m25_1_3344980
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750az7iht/UPDATE-Two-lanes-reopen-after-M25-lorry-fire.htm
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/long-delays-on-m25-in-kent-after-lorry-fire-on-hard-shoulder-near-orpington-with-queues-back-to-darenth-interchange
2014-02-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Jersey Drive in Newton Leys (Britain):
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Lorry-full-of-domestic-waste-on-fire-in-Newton-Leys-Milton-Keynes-20140221135300.htm
2014-02-21 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked inside barn near Gowrie (Iowa):
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/573586/Truck-fire-in-building-is-extinguished.html
2014-02-21 - RV and tow car burst into flame on Highway 118 in Simi Valley (California), fire spreads to brush:
http://photos.dailynews.com/2014/02/photos-motorhome-and-mini-cooper-burn-on-118-freeway/#1
http://www.kclu.org/2014/02/21/rv-car-catch-on-fire-on-ventura-county-freeway-and-spark-brushfire/
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/feb/21/car-fire-spreads-to-hillside-on-highway-118-in/
http://www.thelighthousenews.com/news/2014/feb/21/car-fire-spreads-to-hillside-on-highway-118-in/
Quote: "A RV towing another vehicle was on fire when it pulled off the road and the blaze spread to brush along the roadway..."
2014-02-21 - RV bursts into flame on I-65 south of Montgomery (Alabama):
http://www.wsfa.com/story/24789449/traffic-alert
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24789449/traffic-alert
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/24789449/traffic-alert
Quote: "State troopers say no one was injured in a fire that destroyed an RV on Interstate 65 south of Montgomery Friday afternoon."
2014-02-21 - Camper-van bursts into flame near Sandwick, on the Shetland Islands (Britain):
http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2014/02/21/camper-van-destroyed/
2014-02-21 - Van bursts into flame on street in Union City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_appears_to_have_totaled_a_union_city_parks_department_van_this_afternoon.html
2014-02-21 - Van bursts into flame on the Obridge Viaduct in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28101&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/11029038.Van_fire_briefly_closes_Obridge_Viaduct_in_Taunton/
http://www.cheddarvalleygazette.co.uk/Avon-Somerset-Rescue-called-van-Taunton/story-20677612-detail/story.html
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/11029038.Van_fire_briefly_closes_Obridge_Viaduct_in_Taunton/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/van-fire-briefly-closes-obridge-viaduct-in-taunton
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/van-fire-briefly-closes-obridge-viaduct-in-taunton
2014-02-21 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-235 in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/minivan-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-i235/24605678
http://www.kcci.com/news/photos-vehicle-fire-stalls-traffic-on-i235/24605686
2014-02-21 - SUV bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home, home damaged too, in Upper Merion Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.timesherald.com/general-news/20140221/car-fire-damages-upper-merion-home
http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/02/22/king_of_prussia_courier/news/doc5308b50a891c9145969280.txt
2014-02-21 - SUV bursts into flame in bank drive-thru in Mertzon (Texas):
http://www.kksa-am.com/news.php?kei=13591
Quote: "A military style Hummer vehicle caught fire about 6:40 PM while in the drive through ATM of the First National Bank of Mertzon."
2014-02-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at high school in Rockport (Texas), fire spreads to car:
http://www.rockportpilot.com/multimedia/videos/video_1566c076-9b22-11e3-b2af-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-21 - Two cars burst into flame shortly after 4 AM while parked at home in Burlington (Canada):
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4380053-two-cars-destroyed-in-early-morning-blaze/
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4379021-two-vehicles-destroyed-in-burlington-east-end-fire/
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Chili (New York):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=a2dd19f7-1913-4196-8acc-0764f94f64e2
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2014/02/22/injuries-car-burns-chili-driveway/5723591/
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame while parked at auto shop, fire spreads to second car, in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2014/02/21/car-fire-at-bridgeport-auto-body-shop/
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame at auto shop, fire spreads, auto shop destroyed, in Strasburg (Virginia):
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2014/02/fire_destroys_strasburg_auto_business-mobile.html
Quote: "Workers were putting her car on the lift when suddenly 'everything caught fire,' she said.
2014-02-21 - Car being towed bursts into flame on I-25 near Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://twitter.com/CSP_CSprings/status/437038113060171776/photo/1
http://inagist.com/all/437038113060171776/
http://colorado.icito.com/vehicle-fire-causing-traffic-problems-on-i-25/
http://www.newscastic.com/news/car-fire-closes-i-25-1473185/
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame in parking lot in Champaign (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-02-21/no-injuries-downtown-champaign-car-fire.html
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2014/02/21/car-fire-causing-backups-on-i-91-in-holyoke/
http://www.wggb.com/2014/02/21/car-fire-blocking-left-lane-of-i-91-north-in-holyoke/
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/car_fire_slows_traffic_on_inte.html
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on road in Monroe (Louisiana):
http://www.myarklamiss.com/story/d/story/car-catches-on-fire-in-monroe/20453/jRgsjMWKzEqUL3_BjL-dzQ
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/car-fire-in-the-middle-of-road-extinguished-44748.php
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight in coastal Porth Kea, Truro (Britain):
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11027404.Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_at_Porth_Kea/
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Firefighters-scrambled-car-Porth-Kea-Truro/story-20674034-detail/story.html#axzz2u3IYLnhA
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on the A422 Worcester Road near Worcester (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/11029525.Road_open_after_car_fire/
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on Forde Road at Brunel Industrial Estate in Newton Abbot (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28112&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on Daccombe Mill Lane in Coffinswell, in Newton Abbot (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28102&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/crews-attend-Newton-Abbot-car-Teignmouth/story-20678024-detail/story.html
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on Gloucester Crescent in Honiton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28100&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-called-Honiton-car/story-20676921-detail/story.html
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on street in Wolverhampton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2014/02/21/lucky-escape-for-woman-and-baby-as-car-catches-fire-in-wolverhampton/
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on the A14 near Sproughton (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/sproughton_a14_car_fire_closes_one_lane_of_a14_1_3346642
2014-02-21 - Car bursts into flame at 1:10 AM near power station in Barking (Britain):
http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/firefighters_tackle_car_blaze_by_barking_power_station_1_3345034
2014-02-21 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 6:40 AM in Charleston Avenue in Mattoon (Illinois):
http://jg-tc.com/news/siren-report/article_d59db434-4254-5f76-b60e-deb3579db9dd.html
Quote: "Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire at 6:40 a.m. Friday at 1612 Charleston Ave."
2014-02-21 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Station Road in Potton (Britain):
http://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-in-potton-1-5892911
2014-02-21 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at 12:07 AM on Miles Mitchell Avenue, Eggbuckland, in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28098&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Motorbike-severely-damaged-Plymouth/story-20674440-detail/story.html
2014-02-21 - Boats, tractors, RV, several classic cars and barn destroyed by fire at midnight near Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/friday-morning-barn-fire-destroys-several-vehicles/42863/bzBOYDLyMkquJW2vnn4y5g
Quote: "When crews arrived they found the steel pole barn fully engulfed. There were several vehicles inside including boats, an RV, tractors, as well as several classic cars."
2014-02-21 - Tractor and lumber shed destroyed by fire in Bonne Terre (Missouri):
http://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/late-night-fire-destroys-lumber-shed/article_2bfe0704-9ab4-11e3-9423-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "Barton said he couldn’t begin to guess how much lumber was in that storage building. He believed there was also a tractor inside."
2014-02-21 - Several vehicles and auto shop destroyed by fire in Lakemont (New York):
http://www.chronicle-express.com/article/20140219/News/140219562
2014-02-21 - Motorcycle shop destroyed by fire in coastal Lahad Datu (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/02/22/motorcycle-shop-destroyed-in-lahad-datu-fire/
2014-02-21 - Barn destroyed by huge fire at garden center in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2014/02/21/crews-battling-large-fire-at-northwest-okc-store-traffic-diverted-from-the-area/
http://newsok.com/crews-battle-fire-at-garden-center-in-nw-okc-news9.com-oklahoma-city-ok-news-weather-video-and-sports/article/3935980
2014-02-21 - Barn destroyed by huge fire near the M6 in Appley Bridge (Britain):
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/barn-fire-prompts-investigation-1-6456530
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/barn-fire-prompts-investigation
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11029977.Bolton_firefighters_tackle_huge_barn_fire_in_Wigan/
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/11029977.Bolton_firefighters_tackle_huge_barn_fire_in_Wigan/
2014-02-21 - Box company erupts in flame in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140221/NEWS01/302210117/1001/rsslink
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/MetroSafe-Fire-at-Multicorr-Corp-on-Cane-Run-Road-246626381.html
Quote: "Crews responded to a fire at Multicorr Inc., a boxing supply company at 5800 Cane Run Road, around 8:30 p.m. Friday."
Note: Address listed is about 1500 feet east (downwind) of the Ohio River...
2014-02-21 - Furniture business destroyed by fire in Santa Fe (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2014/02/21/furniture-business-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.abqjournal.com/356935/abqnewsseeker/struture-fire-closes-santa-fe-roads.html
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140222/1638702/Santa-Fe-furniture-factory-destroyed-by-fire.htm
2014-02-21 - Shopping plaze roof bursts into flame in Marshall Township (Pennsylvania), plaza evacuated:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/21/fire-prompts-evacuations-at-wexford-shopping-plaza/
2014-02-21 - Shop erupts in flame in underground area at train station in Delhi (India), station closes for a while:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/fire-at-kashmere-gate-metro-station/article5715659.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Fire-at-Metro-station-causes-chaos/articleshow/30816032.cms
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140221/2344761.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-metro-fire-in-shop-kashmere-gate-station-shut/1/344799.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/delhi-metro-station-shut-after-fire-re-opens-114022100605_1.html
2014-02-21 - Clothing shop hit by deadly fire at 12:35 AM in Sahibabad (India), 4 people incinerated:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/four-charred-to-death-in-fire-mishap-114022100166_1.html
2014-02-21 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/Garbage-truck-s-load-erupts-in-flames-80473.php
2014-02-21 - Trash bursts into flame at 12:45 AM on porch at home in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Porch-Fire-Kept-From-Spreading-246511631.html
2014-02-21 - Large pile of hay bursts into flame at 2:30 AM near the M25, near Potters Bar (Britain), buses diverted:
http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11027547.Hay_catches_alight_in_Potters_Bar/
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/bus_routes_diverted_by_potters_bar_fire_1_3345080
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/bus-routes-diverted-by-potters-bar-fire
2014-02-21 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Mission (Oregon):
http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local_news/fire-burns-duplex-on-reservation/article_7a75b13e-9b77-11e3-8372-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-21 - Home heavily damaged by blaze in coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9441240
2014-02-21 - Vacant home burns for third time in Marietta (Ohio):
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/557250/West-side-house-fire.html
Note: Map in story shows how close this home is/was to the Muskingum River...
2014-02-21 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Adair County (Missouri):
http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=1010054
2014-02-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Lizella (Georgia):
http://www.13wmaz.com/story/homepage/2014/02/20/house-fire-lizella/5666617/
2014-02-20 - Fertilizer storage facility hit by massive fire and explosions in Northwood (Iowa), entire town evacuated:
http://www.ketv.com/news/fertilizer-fire-forces-evacuation-of-iowa-city/24583694http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/entire-iowa-town-evacuated-fire-fertilzer-plant-article-1.1621077
http://www.austindailyherald.com/2014/02/all-of-northwood-evacuated-after-fire-reported-explosion/
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3333153.shtml?cat=1
http://twitter.com/ABC6NEWS/status/436544515969519616/photo/1
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024535276
Quote: "Officials ordered the mass evacuation of roughly 2,000 residents of Northwood, Iowa after an explosion rocked a warehouse within Northwood Municipal Airport that crop dusters frequently use to fuel up for fertilizing runs..."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Likewise, chemical plants of all types will burn and/or explode, including biofuels plants, fertilizer plants, specialty chemical plants, petroleum-related facilities and more."
http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2014/feb/21/suspected-gas-explosion-levels-home-of-former-coldwater-woman/
http://wane.com/news/local/explosion-levels-steuben-county-home/
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/20/explosion-levels-steuben-co-home/
http://www.fox28.com/story/24785337/explosion-levels-house-in-rural-ne-indiana
Quote: "Fremont and Orland Fire Departments responded to the blast at the home on Snow Lake around 1:30 p.m. 'I’ve never seen anything like this before,' Todd Johnson, a spokesperson with the Fremont Fire Department, said."
2014-02-20 - Explosion and fire in basement damages home in Aurora (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/378472/346/Small-basement-explosion-startles-Aurora-neighborhood
2014-02-20 - Explosion and fire in basement damages apartment in Stamford (New York):
http://cnynews.com/explosion-and-fire-in-delaware-county-apartment-building/
2014-02-20 - Methane gas explosion collapses pipe in Wuhan (China), 3 killed:
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/843918.shtml
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/8542745.html
2014-02-20 - Explosion threat for those living near rail lines:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Explosion-Threat-for-Residents-Near-Rail-Lines-246430801.html
Quote: "Explosions involving oil trains have become a very scary reality in recent years."
2014-02-20 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole in Des Moines (Iowa), 2000+ homes go dark:
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2014/02/20/electrical-fire-knocks-out-power-for-2000-plus-homes-in-west-des-moines/article
2014-02-20 - Transformer and tree ignite in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/20/transformer-tree-on-fire-in-rockford/
2014-02-20 - Yacht bursts into flame at 3:01 AM while docked in coastal Wildwood (New Jersey), nobody aboard:
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/fires/rio+grande/98639-firefighters+extinguish+rio+grande+boat+fire
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/wildwood-mainmenu/wildwood-leader/49537-wildwood-firefighters-called-to-yacht-fire-near-boat-house-restaurant.html
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/lower_capemay/wildwood-firefighters-battle-boat-fire-thursday-morning/article_67eb2302-9a3f-11e3-a85d-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-20 - Boat, Jeep and garage destroyed by fire at home in Alachua (Florida), nobody home:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140220/ARTICLES/140229979/1002/news?Title=Garage-fire-destroys-Jeep-boat-in-Alachua
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/feeditem/garage-fire-destroys-jeep-boat-alachua
2014-02-20 - Train engine bursts into flame as it leaves Fountain (Colorado), cops and firefighters chase it down:
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=378401
Quote: "It sounds like something out of a movie, police and firefighters chasing after a speeding train with an engine on fire, but it wasn't something from a movie. An officer with the Fountain Police Department was near the intersection of Highway 85 and Main Street in the city of Fountain when he noticed a train with an engine on fire heading out of town and towards the City of Colorado Springs."
2014-02-20 - Fire truck bursts into flame in Schenectady (New York):
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2014/feb/20/0220_firetruck/
http://gawker.com/who-will-fight-the-fire-when-the-firetruck-catches-on-f-1527776456
http://bo-ne.ws/forum/read.php?34,297269
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Electrical-problem-sparks-minor-fire-to-5256317.php
http://www.wopular.com/who-will-fight-fire-when-firetruck-catches-fire
Quote: "At the scene, Gerfin noted how unusual the situation was. 'A fire truck on fire,' he said, 'it’s kind of unique, isn’t it?'"
2014-02-20 - Two transit buses damaged or destroyed by fire while parked at depot in Fairfax County (Virginia):
http://www.restonnow.com/2014/02/21/accidental-fire-damages-two-county-fastran-buses/
http://centrevilleindependent.com/two-fastran-busses-catch-fire-at-government-center/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/fairfax/2014/02/20/fire-fastran-buses-va/5644089/
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr/news/2014archive/2014_22.htm
2014-02-20 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Lakeland (Florida):
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2014/2/20/lakeland_school_bus_.html
http://www.theledger.com/article/20140220/NEWS/140229990?Title=School-Bus-Catches-Fire-in-Lakeland
2014-02-20 - School bus bursts into flame in West Coast Berbice (Guyana):
http://www.caribnewsdesk.com/news/7484-bus-on-school-tour-catches-a-fire-students-escape-unhurt
2014-02-20 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at bus station in Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24778636/bus-catches-fire-after-mechanical-issues
http://www.gadailynews.com/news/savannah/217112-bus-catches-fire-after-mechanical-issues.html
http://www.kptv.com/story/24778636/bus-catches-fire-after-mechanical-issues
2014-02-20 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 2 AM between Ha Tinh and Quang Ninh Province (Vietnam):
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/96000/social-news-headlines-21-2.html
2014-02-20 - Four tractor trailers destroyed by fire just before 1 AM while parked at company in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/246286881.html
Quote: "He said he didn’t think anyone was in the burning trucks, though some drivers sleep in their cabs on occasion. 'These guys come in and plug in their trucks for the night, then head home,' he said. 'Some of the drivers own their trucks. Others lease them. They’re going to show up for work in a few hours and discover they don’t have a truck. It’s awful.'"
2014-02-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 near Windsor (Britain):
http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/02/20/97925-traffic-update-delays-until-6pm-after-lorry-fire-on-m4/
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Lorry-fire-causes-delays-on-M4-20022014.htm
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/traffic-update-delays-until-6pm-after-lorry-fire-on-m4
http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/02/20/97940-dramatic-photos-of-m4-lorry-fireball-which-has-plunged-m4-into-rush-hour-gridlock/
2014-02-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 1 near Smyrna (Delaware):
http://www.delawarebeaches.com/article/20140220/NEWS/302200036/Tractor-trailer-catches-fire-Route-1
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=57013
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140220/NEWS/302200036/Tractor-trailer-catches-fire-Route-1
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9439509
2014-02-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame behind the Pilot Travel Center in New Braunfels (Texas):
http://herald-zeitung.com/news/local_news/article_989e98c6-9b75-11e3-94dd-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-20 - Tractor bursts into flame in wooded area in Florence (South Carolina):
http://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_76264f14-9a44-11e3-a3be-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-20 - Tractor bursts into flame near Wakonda (South Dakota):
http://plaintalk.net/2014/02/clay-county-sheriffs-press-briefing-48/
Quote: "02/14/14 10:22 – A deputy responded along with Wakonda fire units to a tractor fire near Wakonda."
2014-02-20 - Camper-van bursts into flame in coastal Robin Hood's Bay (Britain):
http://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/1211988/crews-tackle-camper-van-fire-in-robin-hoods-bay/
http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/camper-van-fire-robin-hoods-bay
http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/camper-van-fire-at-robin-hood-s-bay-1-6454571
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/camper-van-fire-at-robin-hood-s-bay-2246031.html
2014-02-20 - Van bursts into flame at Gunwharf Quays in coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-van-blaze-at-gunwharf-quays-1-5889897
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/firefighters-tackle-van-blaze-at-gunwharf-quays
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-02-20/van-fire-at-gunwharf-quays-in-portsmouth/
http://www.demotix.com/news/3974554/van-catches-fire-outside-ms-outlet-portsmouth
http://www.teamlocals.co.uk/firefighters-combat-van-blaze-at-gunwharf-quays-portsmouth-12525
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/firefighters-tackle-van-blaze-at-gunwharf-quays
2014-02-20 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Dania Beach (Florida):
http://www.whdh.com/story/24777651/van-catches-fire-on-i-95
http://www.wsvn.com/story/24777651/van-catches-fire-on-i-95
2014-02-20 - Minivan bursts into flame at store in Lubbock (Texas):
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2014-02-20/wolfforth-mans-business-goes-flames-vehicle-fire
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2014-02-20/video-included-wolfforth-mans-business-goes-flames-vehicle-fire
2014-02-20 - Minivan bursts into flame on road in Tigard (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Minivan-burns-but-fire-extinguisher-off-limits-246635441.html
2014-02-20 - SUV bursts into flame on street in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manlfunctioning-suv-explodes-busy-manhattan-street-article-1.1622159
2014-02-20 - SUV bursts into flame on I-40 near Kingman (Arizona):
http://pinionpinefire.blogspot.com/2014/02/evening-vehicle-fire.html
Quote: "An occupant of the vehicle complained of chest pain and difficulty breathing. Care was given until AMR arrived and transported the patient to an area hospital."
2014-02-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame inside garage at home in Oliver (Canada):
http://oliverdailynews.com/thursday-truck-fire/
2014-02-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Skyway (California):
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/localnews/story/Pick-up-truck-catches-fire-on-the-Skyway/efr9C__23ESI03oVV14Okg.cspx
2014-02-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Neenah (Wisconsin):
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20140220/APC0101/302200222/Car-catches-fire-inside-Neenah-garage
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10014569/
2014-02-20 - Car bursts into flame at McDonald’s on Pine Lake Avenue in La Porte (Indiana):
http://www.heraldargus.com/articles/2014/02/20/news/local/doc530569e610ca1410381061.txt
2014-02-20 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 1 just before the Port Mann Bridge in Coquitlam (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/car-fire-causes-delay-on-port-mann-bridge-1.2545639
http://globalnews.ca/news/1163438/car-fire-closes-highway-1-eastbound-just-before-port-mann-bridge/
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/02/car-fire-near-port-mann-bridge-causes-congestion-highway-1/
Note: This bridge spans the Fraser River...
2014-02-20 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 1 near coastal Weymouth (Canada):
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/2014-02-20/article-3622497/Occupants-escape-car-fire-unhurt-on-Hwy-1-outside-Weymouth/1
2014-02-20 - Car bursts into flame on Hoker Road in Wonford, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28095&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-20 - Car bursts into flame on the M62 near Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-the-m62_21-02-2014_8-49-43
http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/11027975.Car_catches_fire_on_motorway/
2014-02-20 - Car bursts into flame at Pound Hill in West Sussex (Britain):
http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/county-news/latest-news/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-1-5889727
2014-02-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame in parking lot at chemical business near Rockton (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/20/fire-call-at-chem-tool-near-rockton/
2014-02-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 4 near Concord (California):
http://claycord.com/2014/02/20/good-samaritan-helps-extinguish-vehicle-fire-on-highway-4/
2014-02-20 - Two antique tractors and barn destroyed by fire in Windham (Maine), near Lake Sebago:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/fire-levels-windham-barn-beef-cattle-escape/24580060
Quote: "Robert Batchelder told WMTW News 8 that two antique tractors stored in the barn were destroyed."
2014-02-20 - Car and garage burn at 6:40 AM at home in Spencerport (New York):
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/02/20/fire-crews-battle-garage-fire-in-spencerport/5635547/
2014-02-20 - Three vintage cars and garage destroyed by fire in Seaford (Delaware), near the Nanticoke River:
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/02/21/seaford-fire-destroys-vintage-cars/5701255/
http://www.delawareonline.com/media/cinematic/gallery/5640173/garage-antique-vehicles-burn/
2014-02-20 - Auto parts business heavily damaged by fire at 4:15 AM in St. Hubert (Canada):
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/st-hubert-fire-causes-1-000-000-in-damage-1.1695290
2014-02-20 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 3 AM, near Salix (Iowa):
http://www.ktiv.com/story/24773422/2014/02/20/early-morning-fire-destroys-a-barn-near-salix-iowa
2014-02-20 - Barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Falcon (Colorado):
http://www.koaa.com/news/falcon-fire-department-battling-barn-fire/
http://www.krdo.com/news/fire-destroys-barn-damages-home/-/417220/24590374/-/kva1nkz/-/index.html
http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=1010151
http://www.coloradonewsday.com/news/43716-fire-destroys-barn-damages-home.html
http://gazette.com/fire-in-falcon-destroys-barn-displaces-family/article/1515136
2014-02-20 - Barn destroyed by fire in Brandon (Vermont):
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20140220/THISJUSTIN/140229998
2014-02-20 - Barn damaged by fire in Alexandria Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/02/barn_fire_in_alexandria_townsh.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/02/20/barn-fire-in-alexandria-township-sends-up-heavy-smoke/
2014-02-20 - Barn damaged by fire near Randleman (North Carolina):
http://courier-tribune.com/news/local/firefighters-put-out-barn-fire
2014-02-20 - Barn damaged by fire on Winghouse Lane in Sandyford, Stone (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Barn-Winghouse-Lane-Stone-mystery-accidental/story-20666894-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750az6gl8/Barn-fire-at-Winghouse-Lane-in-Stone-still.htm
2014-02-20 - Disaster recovery business warehouse destroyed by massive fire at 12:57 AM in Billings (Montana):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/it-s-all-uphill-from-here-disaster-restoration-business-begins/article_d1b3d89f-632a-5350-80f1-23cdf3d83112.html
Quote: "Hanlin owns Servpro of Billings, a franchise that specializes in fire and water disaster restoration service. He had purchased the building on Jan. 31 to accommodate his growing business. 'We needed more space, ironically, for fire-damaged contents.'"
Note: Irony alert! I don't like Servpro much. Fire burned up my house in 2005. Servpro did the cleanup and some fairly valuable silverware disappeared. Nobody else had access to the house. Karma!
2014-02-20 - Fire station erupts in flame at 7 AM in Bellevue (Iowa):
http://qctimes.com/news/local/bellevue-fire-station-catches-fire/article_e425a36c-75bc-5035-bcf8-e2ddd32b0db3.html
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fire-Damages-Bellevue-Fire-Department-246329991.html
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/state-and-regional/blaze-damages-iowa-fire-station/article_3acf74c1-fff7-5fa0-ba3f-86b5c281cad9.html
Note: Irony alert!
2014-02-20 - Converted warehouse building destroyed by fire at 4:45 AM in Caldwell (Idaho):
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/02/20/3039983/firefighters-battle-3-alarm-fire.html
http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/large-blaze-destroys-employee-gym-in-sw-idaho/-/101246/24583348/-/q1fmyqz/-/index.html
http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/fire-destroys-building-on-crookham-company-complex/article_94ef1c62-9a46-11e3-8958-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-20 - Plumbing supply warehouses destroyed by massive blaze in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-sends-tall-plume-of-black-smoke-over-Phoenix-246390681.html
http://www.kpho.com/story/24777941/industrial-fire-puts-phoenix-firefighters-on-defensive
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140220phoenix-fire-abrk.html
http://www.statter911.com/2014/02/20/caught-video-explosion-fire-plumbing-welding-company/
2014-02-20 - Martial arts center damaged by fire in Plymouth (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/02/20/fire-at-martial-arts-center/
Note: If Chuck Norris had been there, the fire would have extinguished itself in fear. Plymouth is on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Susquehanna River...
2014-02-20 - Building bursts into flame at trout farm in Sonoma County (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140220/articles/140229948
2014-02-20 - Tires and rubbish burst into flame on Bentley Mill Way in Walsall (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2014/02/20/fire-crews-at-walsall-tyre-blaze/
2014-02-20 - Tires and straw burst into flame inside building on Forty Acre Lane in Holmes Chapel (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/building-fire-in-holmes-chapel
2014-02-20 - Shed bursts into flame at 5 AM at home in Magna (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57572885-78/fire-crews-anderton-magna.html.csp
2014-02-20 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Odessa (Texas):
http://www.newswest9.com/story/24781464/house-fire-in-odessa-destroys-home
2014-02-20 - House damaged by electrical fire in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140220/news/140229906
2014-02-20 - Home damaged by basement fire at 5:30 AM in coastal West Haven (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24772856/crews-battling-fire-in-west-haven
2014-02-20 - Home destroyed by fire in Wausau (Wisconsin), 2 dogs killed, nobody there:
http://www.waow.com/story/24778760/2014/02/20/smoke-seen-coming-from-wausau-neighborhood-during-house-fire
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/article/20140220/MNH01/302200399
2014-02-20 - House destroyed by fire shortly after 5 AM near Townshend (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2014/02/20/fire-frederick-lodge-smyrna-townsend-injured/5635435/
2014-02-20 - Home destroyed by blaze at 1:30 AM in Washington Park (Illinois):
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire-guts--246307561.html
Note: Washington Park is just east (downwind) of the Mississippi River, near St. Louis (Missouri)...
2014-02-20 - Apartment building ravaged by huge fire in Brighton Heights, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/20/crews-respond-to-4-alarm-north-side-fire/
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/thick-smoke-billows-from-brighton-heights-apartment-building-fire/24582666
2014-02-20 - Deadly fire rips through school bus and building addition at midnight, in Tuscaloosa County (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.abc3340.com/story/24780035/fatal-fire-victim-believed-to-have-lived-in-school-bus
2014-02-20 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Fresno (California), explosion mentioned:
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=9438718
2014-02-20 - Vacant duplex burns in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-newport-news-28th-street-fire-0220,0,1478823.story
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/20/crews-respond-to-newport-news-house-fire/
2014-02-20 - Vacant chiropractic building burns in Kingston (New York):
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140220/kingston-fire-damages-washington-avenue-building-that-had-housed-chiropractic-office-video
2014-02-20 - Vacant commercial building destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/24773276/building-fire-at-25th-and-8th-in-south-Tucson
2014-02-19 - Home explodes and burns in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), boy walking nearby killed, 3 injured:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-house-explosion-20140219,0,5368194.story
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/crews-battle-city-house-fire-caused-by-possible-explosion/24563636
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/02/20/boy-8-killed-walking-by-row-home-as-it-exploded-in-east-baltimore-ided/
Quote: "A young child walking home from school was killed Wednesday when an East Baltimore rowhouse that neighbors said exploded caught fire, sending rubble into the street and plumes of thick, black smoke over the area. Three other people, including two adults who were in the house and another child outside, were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The home in the 400 block of N. Lakewood Ave. was destroyed — a wall crumbled and two floors collapsed."
Quote: "Another neighbor, in describing the scene, said the kitchen 'flew' into the street."
2014-02-19 - Home damaged by explosion and fire at 12:22 AM in Columbus (Georgia), 2 injured:
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/02/19/2961521/basswood-drive-explosion-injures.html
2014-02-19 - Explosion hits cooking class at high school in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, 5 students injured:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/02/19/three-injured-after-explosion-at-chicago-high-school/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-explosion-at-lab-at-northside-college-prep-20140219,0,5173357.story
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/cooking-class-explosion-hurts-chicago-school-22584247
Quote: "Five students were injured, one critically, after a fire at a North Side high school."
Quote: "Devura said she saw one of the injured students running down the hallway after the fire. 'I saw him freaking out,' she said. 'I saw his arms, they were all peeled. His face was red.' Devura, who said she was initially shaken up by the incident, could not understand what caused the fire. 'I was like, "How does this happen?" We were just making hot chocolate. Everyone was doing what they were supposed to be doing,' she said."
2014-02-19 - Explosion rocks commercial plant, fireball mentioned, in Lafayette (Indiana):
http://wlfi.com/2014/02/19/explosion-reported-at-tate-lyle-firefighters-turned-away/
http://www.jconline.com/article/20140219/NEWS/302190024/Tate-Lyle-quiet-about-explosion-north-Lafayette-plant
Quote: "News 18 received reports from several people who heard the loud explosion or boom. One woman described seeing a large ball of fire."
2014-02-19 - Underground electrical fire erupts at 6th Avenue and St. Marks in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/02/manhole-fire-at-6th-avenue-and-st-marks/
http://www.newswhip.com/MoreInfo/Manhole-Fire-at-6th-Avenue-and-St-Marks-/93113681
2014-02-19 - Underground electrical fire erupts at Broadway and West 113th Street in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/fire-on-115th-street
http://bwog.com/2014/02/19/breaking-fire-on-broadway-and-113th/
2014-02-19 - Multiple transformers burst into flame on power poles in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.ktul.com/story/24770588/pso-transformer-issues-across-tulsa-area
http://www.katv.com/story/24770588/pso-transformer-issues-across-tulsa-area
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/multiple-transformer-fires-have-been-reported-in-the-tulsa-area-pso-tfd-on-scene
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/multiple-transformer-fires-result-in-thousands-of-power-outages-ignite/article_71925b62-99e2-11e3-8d0c-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-19 - Inferno destroys 72 homes in coastal Taguig City (Philippine Islands), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140219-42744-PHL
2014-02-19 - Cargo ship bursts into flame, burns and sinks, off the coast near Jubail (Saudi Arabia):
http://www.arabnews.com/news/528946
Quote: "Al-Arqubi said that Aramco officials and members of the Coast Guard went out on several boats and attempted to extinguish the fire, but the burning boat sank."
2014-02-19 - Yacht (45-footer) bursts into flame, burns and sinks, in Hauraki Gulf (New Zealand):
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pair-rescued-boat-fire-in-hauraki-gulf-5843643
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11205739
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/21577041/coastguard-attends-boat-fire-on-hauraki-gulf/
http://news.easybranches.com/news/1756849.html
2014-02-19 - Boat bursts into flame while parked on trailer at home in Canton (Georgia):
http://canton-ga.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/boats-catches-on-fire-in-cherokee-county-yard
http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/24614043-Officials-Fire-damages-boat-in-Canton-no-injuries
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750az68x2/Boat-Catches-on-Fire-in-Cherokee-County-Yard.htm
2014-02-19 - At least ten parked vehicles go up in flames in carport on Gulfshore Boulevard in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.naplesnews.com/photos/galleries/2014/feb/19/12-cars-damaged-fire-gulfshore-boulevard-carport/
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-02-19/Smoke-from-high-rise-fire-can-be-seen-across-Naples
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/feb/19/11-cars-damaged-gulfshore-boulevard-north-fire/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24767676/building-12-cars-damaged-in-naples-fire
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24767676/12-vehicles-damaged-in-naples-fire
Quote: "What began as a vehicle fire spread to the structure at 1919 Gulfshore Blvd. Authorities estimate it caused more than $1 million in damage. The fire marshal with the City of Naples said at least 10 cars were damaged, and that there is structural damage to nearby storage rooms. They fear the carport will collapse."
Note: More than a million bucks for 10-12 cars and a carport? Dayum, must've been some nice cars...
2014-02-19 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the A338 near Ashley Heath in Dorset (Britain):
http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Double-decker-bus-causes-chaos-A31-A338/story-20659964-detail/story.html
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11022198.VIDEO__Double_decker_bus_fire_causes_traffic_chaos_on_the_A338_Spur_Road/
http://inagist.com/all/436143916858212352/
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-02-19/delays-in-dorset-after-bus-fire/
http://www.my-rss.co.uk/feeditem.php?feed=0&word=&search=&item=351984
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/dramatic-bus-fire-causes-traffic-chaos
2014-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-64 near Grayville (Illinois):
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2014/feb/19/semi_fire/
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16575041-semi-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-i-64-in-southern-illinois
http://www.wrul.com/news-detail.php?ID=2uf79
http://www.topix.com/state/il/2014/02/semi-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-i-64-in-southern-illinois
2014-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-74 near Crawfordsville (Indiana):
http://www.journalreview.com/news/article_0f4efecc-9a66-11e3-b2c6-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "Faulk was transporting about 41,500 pounds of beef. The fire caused approximately $164,000 in damage to the contents. The semi and trailer were severely damaged."
2014-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at business in Canton (Massachusetts):
http://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2014/02/20/police-fire-news-8/
2014-02-19 - Tractor bursts into flame at landfill in North Battleford (Canada):
http://www.newsoptimist.ca/article/20140221/BATTLEFORD0112/302219997/-1/battleford01/tractor-on-fire-at-north-battleford-landfill
2014-02-19 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame on street in Morris (New York):
http://www.thedailystar.com/localnews/x1196445251/Plow-truck-catches-fire
2014-02-19 - Truck bursts into flame on the M1 near Newport Pagnell (Britain):
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Traffic-and-Travel-News/Lorry-catches-fire-on-M1-northbound-near-Milton-Keynes-20140219141342.htm
2014-02-19 - Van bursts into flame while parked near home in Walters (Oklahoma), spate of fires mentioned:
http://www.kswo.com/story/24780792/walters-plagued-with-suspicious-fires
2014-02-19 - Van bursts into flame while parked in coastal Bedok, Singapore:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/three-civil-defence-trucks-put-out-fire-and-manage-to-save-half-a-van
http://news.asiaone.com/news/ride/half-van-burnt-after-it-catches-fire-bedok-carpark
Note: They saved the back half of the van. That's great and all, but that's the part without an engine. Maybe someone can make a go-cart out of the parts or something...
2014-02-19 - Van bursts into flame in hotel carpark in Brighouse (Britain):
http://www.brighouseecho.co.uk/news/local/van-engulfed-in-flames-in-hotel-carpark-1-6450108
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/van-engulfed-in-flames-in-hotel-carpark-1-6450108
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/van-engulfed-in-flames-in-hotel-carpark
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-engulfed-in-flames-in-hotel-carpark-2242871.html
2014-02-19 - Van bursts into flame at layby in Littleport (Britain):
http://www.ely-news.co.uk/News/Van-catches-fire-in-Littleport-lay-by-20140219095927.htm
2014-02-19 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Pewaukee (Wisconsin):
http://news.yahoo.com/video/raw-video-pewaukee-car-fire-000659850.html
http://www.frequency.com/video/raw-video-pewaukee-car-fire/150997067/-/5-117735
2014-02-19 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Marion (Ohio):
http://www.marionstar.com/article/20140219/NEWS01/302190026/Car-catches-fire-stoplight
2014-02-19 - In separate incidents, two pickup trucks burst into flame on roads in Grand Haven Township (Michigan):
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/article/policefire/875521
Quote: "Fire destroyed pickup trucks in separate incidents Tuesday and Wednesday in Grand Haven Township."
Note: The fires were about 14 hours apart. Grand Haven Township is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Lake Michigan...
2014-02-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at university in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://unfspinnaker.com/unlicensed-driver-arrested-and-truck-fire-extinguished/
Quote: "The officer got to the parking lot and saw the white 1996 Ford Ranger’s engine and cab area on fire. JFRD’s Engine 150 pulled up and put the fire out. The officer spoke to the owner of the truck, and the owner said the truck was working fine when he parked. The owner said Aug. 2013 was the last time he had any work done to his truck."
2014-02-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at market in Central City (Kentucky):
http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/67-local-muhlenberg-top-news/45032-chevy-truck-catches-fire-in-central-city
http://surfky.com/index.php/news/local/henderson/45032-chevy-truck-catches-fire-in-central-city
2014-02-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Walton Way in Augusta (Georgia):
http://www.gadailynews.com/news/augusta/216555-truck-catches-fire-on-walton-way.html
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24759926/car-catches-fire-on-walton-way
http://www.kptv.com/story/24759926/car-catches-fire-on-walton-way
http://www.live5news.com/story/24759926/car-catches-fire-on-walton-way
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24759926/car-catches-fire-on-walton-way
2014-02-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at intersection in Buckingham (Virginia):
http://wflo.net/?p=15419
Quote: "The fire broke out at the intersection of James River Highway and Howardsville Road."
2014-02-19 - Ferrari bursts into flame while parked in basement level of hospital carpark in Langhorne (Pennsylvania):
http://www.buckslocalnews.com/articles/2014/02/20/the_advance/news/doc53066fd28b9d9979363559.txt
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/19/several-car-fires-reported-at-medical-center-parking-garage-in-langhorne/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Cars-Catch-Fire-in-Hospital-Parking-Garage-246231291.html
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/communities/hamptons/car-catches-on-fire-at-st-mary-medical-center-garage/article_31be89e9-e313-5471-ae5c-15d340f2e0d7.html
Quote: "The fire was reported about 5:10 p.m. in the basement of the garage, McGuire said. A fire crew from Newtown Township was the first to arrive, and, using one water line, extinguished the burning car, but not before the fire spread to a second car, McGuire said. He said he is unsure what make the car is, but Langhorne-Middletown Fire Co. Chief Frank Farry said the car is reportedly a Ferrari, which was parked in the physicians’ parking area. The other car is reportedly a compact Dodge or Plymouth."
Note: Cha-ching! First link has a pic of the destroyed Ferrari. This hospital is less than 1000 feet from Lake Luxembourg...
2014-02-19 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame in 2 days while parked in same garage in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/378230/346/2-days-2-fires-in-same-Denver-garage
Note: At least one fire was in the wee hours (before 6:30 AM) and the other one was in the morning too but the time wasn't specified...
2014-02-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Kettering (Britain):
http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/kettering-firefighters-battle-car-fire-which-spread-to-house-1-5889334
2014-02-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside carpark on Beach Road in coastal Kallang, Singapore:
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/golden-mile-complex-car-fire
Note: Also notice the parked van that burst into flame, also right next to the coast but in a different area of Singapore...
2014-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on the Moanalua Freeway on the Big Island (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24765455/auto-fire-shuts-down-town-bound-lanes-on-moanalua-freeway-traffic-updates-alternate-routes-on-hawaiinewsnowcom
2014-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on road in Leominster (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_25177737/car-total-loss-after-fire-engulfs-it-leominster
2014-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on road in Garrison (New York):
http://philipstown.info/2014/02/19/gvfc-responds-vehicle-fire/
Note: Garrison is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Hudson River...
2014-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on I-20 near Conyers (Georgia):
http://www.rockdalenews.com/section/1/article/18980/
2014-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on Farrell Avenue in coastal Royal National Park (Australia):
http://www.theleader.com.au/story/2102164/fire-destroys-car-in-the-royal/
2014-02-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/southbound-crash-on-i-95-causing-delays-in-boca-ra/ndTfr/
2014-02-19 - Hydraulic lift bursts into flame at worksite in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/worker-trapped-when-lift-catches-fire
2014-02-19 - Tractor, truck and shed destroyed by fire at farm in Mount Union (Iowa):
http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/02/20/fire-destroys-machine-shed-causes-%24450000-in-damages-a-463545.html
Quote: "John Vantiger said the shed contained a wide range of tools, a tractor, a truck and dozens of other items the family used in their farm operation that involves more than 900 acres."
2014-02-19 - Truck and lots of tires destroyed by huge blaze at auto business in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/tire-fire-erupts-near-downtown-orlando/ndTRG/
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/2/19/orlando_tire_fire.html
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/orange-county/tire-warehouse-goes-up-in-flames/24561362
Quote: "Witnesses said they heard an explosion shortly before seeing the flames. 'The truck that the tires were sitting in exploded,' said witness Cierra Frink."
2014-02-19 - Tire shop destroyed by fire in Northlake (Illinois), nice pics:
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2014/02/multiple-alarm-fire-strikes-northlake-il-tire-shop.html
2014-02-19 - Tire shop damaged by blaze in Indianapolis (Indiana), nobody there:
http://www.wthr.com/story/24763240/2014/02/19/ifd-crews-fight-fire-on-indianapolis-northwest-side
Quote: "Indianapolis Fire Department crews were called to the scene after 9:00 am. Heavy smoke was pouring from Michel's Tire Shop near 30th St. Lafayette Road was shut down and residents were advised to stay inside due to concerns that the smoke might be toxic. IFD told Eyewitness News no one was inside when the fire started."
2014-02-19 - Pickup truck and garage destroyed by massive fire just before 1 AM at home in Granville (New York):
http://manchesternewspapers.com/2014/02/19/potter-avenue-fire-destroys-garage-truck/
2014-02-19 - Bulldozer, minivan, car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Belleville (West Virginia):
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/583619/Vehicles-destroyed-in-Belleville-fire.html
http://ametalgarage.com/02/vehicles-destroyed-in-belleville-fire/
2014-02-19 - Auto shop destroyed by fire at 5:40 AM in Pardeeville (Wisconsin), near Park Lake, nobody there:
http://www.wkow.com/story/24762001/2014/02/19/structure-fire-at-ld-auto-repair-in-pardeeville
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_8ab3e7bf-35a9-5394-b4f7-a235da165019.html
http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/fire-destroys-pardeeville-auto-parts-business/article_21c0aaa8-c045-5188-836b-cb542e802348.html
2014-02-19 - Auto sales business destroyed by fire in Titusville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.titusvilleherald.com/articles/2014/02/19/news/doc53041f8586416181357983.txt
Quote: "The garage was considered a total loss, with no damage done to the nearby house. 'There is nothing left of the garage,' Sterling noted. 'It burned to the ground.'"
2014-02-19 - Barn and 60 tons of hay destroyed by fire in Wapato (Washington):
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Fire-burns-through-60-tons-of-hay-at-Wapato-cow-farm-246271641.html
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestnews/1943931-8/haystack-fire-reported-at-wapato-cattle-farm
2014-02-19 - Barn destroyed by fire in Osceola County (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/24770231/crews-on-scene-of-active-osceola-county-pole-barn-fire
2014-02-19 - Barn destroyed by fire near Hader in Goodhue County (Minnesota):
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/horse-barn-burns-in-goodhue-county/article_78498912-17ed-52c0-ae1d-8228e700ad75.html
2014-02-19 - Barn destroyed by fire near Newbern (Virginia):
http://www.southwesttimes.com/2014/02/fire-destroys-barn-contents/
2014-02-19 - Barn destroyed by fire in Concord (North Carolina):
http://www.independenttribune.com/news/article_be1f825e-9981-11e3-bcdf-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-19 - Restaurant heavily damaged by electrical fire at 1:46 AM in Salisbury (Maryland):
http://www.wboc.com/story/24762005/fire
2014-02-19 - Garden implements factory devastated by fire and explosions in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/smoke-from-massive-altona-north-factory-blaze-blankets-melbournes-southwest/story-fni0fit3-1226830972255
2014-02-19 - Chemical storage vessel bursts into flame at industrial plant in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/24771194/fire-at-plant-in-huntington-wv-causes-road-closures
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Industrial-Plant-Fire-Shuts-Down-Portion-of-5th-Ave-in-Huntington-246268621.html
2014-02-19 - Rooftop heating unit bursts into flame at country club in Haverford (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/20/no-major-damage-after-rooftop-fire-at-llanerch-country-club-clubhouse/
2014-02-19 - Thousands of tons of straw destroyed by fire in the wee hours in two separate blazes in Fenland (Britain):
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/thousands_of_tonnes_of_straw_destroyed_in_two_stack_fires_in_fenland_overnight_1_3340877
Note: They're assuming arson despite the fact that nobody saw anyone, there was no motive, and there's no physical evidence mentioned. They do have an assumption, I'll grant you that, but that's it. Not good enough. Via Wiki: "The Fens, also known as the Fenland, is a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region."
2014-02-19 - Linen business destroyed by massive fire in Etobicoke (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/02/19/fouralarm_fire_guts_etobicoke_linen_shop.html
Note: Etobicoke is located on the shore of Lake Ontario...
2014-02-19 - Porch bursts into flame at 3:30 AM at apartment building in Ogden (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/02/19/ogden-apartment-fire-displaces-four
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57566757-78/fire-ogden-unit-apartment.html.csp
2014-02-19 - House damaged by blaze in Lake Stevens (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140220/NEWS01/140229853
2014-02-19 - Home hit by fire in coastal Merritt Island (Florida), fire rekindles at 2:45 AM, home destroyed:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20140220/NEWS01/302200054/Blaze-rekindles-destroys-Merritt-Island-home
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20140219/NEWS45/140219020/Fire-displaces-couple-from-Merritt-Island-home
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/flames-rekindle-after-merritt-island-house-fire-ex/ndWD4/
Quote: "But at about 2:45 a.m. Thursday, they got a call that the fire had flared up again."
2014-02-19 - Vacant home burns for third time in two months in Rotterdam (New York):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/crews-battle-fire-at-vacant-house-third-time-14164.shtml
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Vacant-home-burns-for-third-time-in-month-5251645.php
2014-02-19 - Vacant house burns on Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/24766663/fire-damages-attic-of-vacant-phoenix-home
2014-02-19 - Vacant fourplex destroyed by fire at 4:26 AM in coastal Fremont (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/vacant-fremont-four-plex-destroyed-suspicious-fire/ndTcw/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/19/fremont-firefighters-battle-2-alarm-blaze/
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_25178283/firefighters-knock-down-blaze-at-home-fremont
Quote: "Three abandoned cars nearby were destroyed in the blaze..."
Note: Any rust on those abandoned cars? Rhetorical question...
2014-02-19 - Vacant electrical plant ravaged by major fire in Burlington (New Jersey), shelter-in-place warning issued:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/19/crews-battling-fire-in-burlington-nj/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-in-Vacant-PSEG-Plant-246213131.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9437454
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20140219/NEWS01/302190046
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/02/post_12.html
Quote: "The plant is located along the Delaware River, so a fire boat from Philadelphia helped control the fire."
2014-02-18 - Underground electrical fires erupt in multiple areas in coastal New York City (New York):
http://www.westsiderag.com/2014/02/18/flames-shoot-out-of-manhole-on-66th
Quote: "FDNY tells us this is happening all over the city today. And it resulted in some dramatic flames and black smoke at a manhole on 66th street between Amsterdam and West End Avenue."
2014-02-18 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://wgntv.com/2014/02/19/underground-fire-causes-street-closures/http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/02/level-i-hazmat-for-underground-com-ed.html
http://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/1yaimp/something_going_down_at_madison_franklin/
https://www.facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies/posts/10152020504978108
Quote: "LEVEL I HAZMAT/UNDERGROUND VAULT FIRE MADISON ST AND FRANKLIN ST CHICAGO, IL"
2014-02-18 - Underground electrical fire erupts outside Honda dealership in Ardmore (Pennsylvania):
http://mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/02/18/main_line_times/news/doc5303af445eb58428186346.txthttp://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/02/19/main_line_times/news/doc5303af445eb58428186346.txt
Quote: "Lancaster Avenue was closed between Church and Argyle roads in Ardmore for over two hours Tuesday due to an underground transformer fire outside Martin Main Line Honda."
Quote: "A similar incident occurred Saturday when Route 30 was closed for nearly four hours."
2014-02-18 - Transformer bursts into flame at substation in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/18/transformer-on-fire-at-comed-station-in-rockford/
2014-02-18 - Transformer starts sparking, ignites grass fire, in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Grass-fire-in-west-Tulsa-is-out/Rz1vuQs15E6k7LInqW-8DQ.cspxhttp://www.krmg.com/feed/news/local/transformer-spark-causes-grass-fire-near-23rd-and/fYFHq/
2014-02-18 - Electrical substation damaged by explosion and fire in Greenville (Tennessee):
http://www.greenevillesun.com/Local_News/article/GLPS-Substation-Catches-Fire-After-Internal-Explosion-No-One-Injured-10000-Lose-Power-For-About-15-Minutes-id-327714
Quote: "One of three main transformers at the substation exploded just before 5 p.m."
2014-02-18 - Transformer explodes at substation in coastal Antalya (Turkey), 2 injured:
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/transformer-explosion-in-antalya2-injured/293451/
Note: Not looking too good for electrical infrastructure on this planet...
http://wnep.com/2014/02/18/explosion-fire-damage-mahanoy-city-home/
2014-02-18 - Home damaged by explosion in Cartersville (Georgia):
http://cartersville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/cartersville-couple-ok-after-house-explosion
2014-02-18 - Explosion rocks Sviato-Pokrovska Mine in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, 4 killed, 13 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140218-42740-UKR
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/18/Explosion-rocks-Ukraine-mine-four-dead-13-injured/UPI-41741392727828/
Quote: "Eleven of the 13 injured miners were showing signs of poisoning by mine gas..."
2014-02-18 - Landfill fire burning since October worrying people near Katepwa Lake (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1157534/smouldering-landfill-fire-worries-katepwa-residents/
http://www.firefightingincanada.com/content/view/18048/213/
Quote: "Earlier this month, the Ministry of Environment conducted air quality monitoring for one week. 'The results were well within Canadian ambient air quality standards. In fact, on a 24 hour basis, 100 percent of the tests taken were in compliance,' said Ash Olesen with the ministry. However, Bobbee is not entirely convinced: 'It’s a particulate testing and it’s based over 24 hours so if you have two hours that’s not that great and it’s averaged over 24 it’s going to look like it’s pretty good.'"
Note: Not only that, but particulate testing won't pick up GASES, like hydrogen sulfide and methane, so you could stand there choking to death from hydrogen sulfide and particulate testing would tell you everything is just hunky-dory...
2014-02-18 - Inferno destrosy 18 warehouses in coastal Sharjah (UAE), at least 1 killed:
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/4df2adcd-28e6-428a-a5c9-4dc6e817f04f.aspx
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2014/February/crime_February51.xml§ion=crime
http://dubai92.com/body-found-after-sharjah-blaze/
2014-02-18 - Passenger plane hit by series of fire en route to coastal Abu Dhabi (UAE), over the Indian Ocean:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/passengers-terrified-fires-lit-etihad-airways-flight-australia
http://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/travel-news/claims-a-series-of-fires-were-lit-onboard-etihad-flight-from-melbourne/story-fnjjv9zm-1226831400670
Quote: "The arsonist first struck about 3 to 4 hours into flight, [when] we were over the sea. Most passengers were asleep and fairly unaware. It was extinguished and there was an announcement reminding us all smoking was strictly prohibited. [Airline staff] assumed that’s what caused it..."
Note: So this invisible unidentified unseen 'arsonist' set multiple fires on a passenger plane? Hah, yeah, somehow that doesn't sound too believable. They better convict someone (not merely arrest someone) because if there WAS an arsonist, it's not like he could hop in a car and flee the scene. Also, if someone enters a bathroom then exits it and smoke fills the cabin, people nearby would know who did it, and yet it seems nobody saw anyone who could be responsible. These fires broke out in bathrooms. Both methane and hydrogen sulfide are produced in sewers and sewage facilities and both are highly flammable...
2014-02-18 - Boat and three custom cars destroyed by fire in Abbottstown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_25174368/custom-cars-boat-destroyed-abbottstown-fire
http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_75eeffeb-d860-513a-8714-4d293dc5be43.html
2014-02-18 - Power boat, bass boat, sailboat, ATV and garage destroyed by fire at home near coastal Bradenton (Florida):
http://www.bradenton.com/2014/02/19/5001449/manatee-couples-shed-of-dreams.html
Quote: "The shed also contained three kayaks, power boat, bass boat, sailboat, ATV, a freezer filled with meat and every tool known to mankind..."
Quote: "Losek said the cause was still under investigation, but Stephens said officials have a hunch the fire was caused by faulty wiring on the power boat."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. This place is right on the coast of Florida, downwind of the Gulf of Mexico. 'Electrical fires' like this have been occurring all over: transformers exploding and burning, vehicles spontaneously igniting, underground electrical infrastructure exploding and/or burning, power poles igniting, Boeing Dreamliner fire problems, the pace car that ignited at the race in Daytona Beach (also Florida), and on and on. Parking vehicles near each other just magnifies the risk that they ALL burn when ANY of them spontaneously ignite, like the six city garbage trucks that just went up in flames at 12:18 AM on Hillcreek Drive in Oberlin (Ohio), as mentioned in the 2014-02-16 update...
2014-02-18 - Tourist boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near Ti Top Island in Halong Bay (Vietnam):
http://talkvietnam.com/2014/02/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay/
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2014/02/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay/
http://dtinews.vn/en/news/017004/33438/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay.html
http://www.vietnamcolors.net/2014/02/tourist-boat-fire-on-halong-bay/
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20140218-8-rescued-in-boat-fire-on-ha-long-bay.aspx
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/95883/cruise-ship-on-fire-in-ha-long-bay.html
http://news.silobreaker.com/cruise-ship-on-fire-in-ha-long-bay-5_2267745473550876759
Note: 'If you enjoyed your tour, please tip your crew!'
2014-02-18 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Harlingen (Texas), near the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1009088
2014-02-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Queen Street in Tideswell (Britain):
http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/local/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://www.bakewelltoday.co.uk/news/local/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local/crew-puts-out-bus-fire-1-6446315
http://news.silobreaker.com/crew-puts-put-bus-fire-5_2267743446326313072
2014-02-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Bury Road in Bolton (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/news_in_brief/11018085.Bus_engine_catches_fire/
2014-02-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in Soma (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/soma-was-extinguish-fire-burning-bus/292796/
Quote: "For some reason as yet unknown in 18.00 parked 45 OR 90. smoke coming from the inside of a bus platter of citizens who reported immediately to the fire department. In a short time fire-fighting Soma gone to the scene by firefighters put out the fire. If starting an investigation into the incident has become unusable bus."
Note: Their English translation is a little lacking ('bus platter of citizens'), but you can still get the gist usually. In this case a bus caught fire, they don't know why, and they put it out. This town is near the Aegean Sea...
2014-02-18 - Semi tractor and three milk trucks destroyed by fire at 6:40 AM while parked at business in Spencer Township (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2014/02/18/half-dozen-departments-battle-fire-at-county-line-farms/
Quote: "There were three milk trucks and a semi inside at the time of the fire, all of which were destroyed. It is unclear what may have caused the fire."
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame then crashes, on Route 680 near Grundy (Virginia), driver killed:
http://www.bdtonline.com/breakingnews/x2039927930/One-dead-after-tractor-trailer-catches-fire-crashes-over-an-embankment
http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_0a7f61c0-98db-11e3-87d7-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x2039927857/One-dead-following-accident-near-Southwest-Virginia-high-school
Quote: "A witness observed the vehicle’s brakes smoking heavily. As the vehicle rounded a curve at the bottom of the hill, it struck a utility pole, a road sign, a railroad bridge and then began to overturn, Burkes said. The vehicle went down an embankment and came to rest upside down in Dismal Creek. Mills was partially ejected and died at the scene..."
Quote: "Further investigation by the trooper and the Virginia State Police Motor Carrier Safety Team determined that the tractor-trailer had caught fire underneath moments before the crash..."
Note: His brakes ignited, then he probably lost braking capability then crashed and died. From the full hypothesis: "Massive vehicles such as big RVs, buses, tanker trucks, tractor trailers, dump trucks, and car-haulers will be destroyed by fire in escalating numbers after tires or brakes ignite." Okay, the fire didn't directly destroy the truck (this time), but indirectly it did, and killed the driver too. Lots of massive vehicles are losing their brakes and crashing now and it's gonna get worse...
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-24 in Lyon County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkdzradio.com/I-24-Tractor-Trailer-Fire/18412829
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-86 in Big Flats (New York):
http://www.mytwintiers.com/story/d/story/tractor-trailer-fire-causes-highway-traffic/12688/EmIb5ItL702hbKg5Us0jtg
2014-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on I-10 near Jennings (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/news/i-10-east-vehicle-fire-near-jennings/
http://kpel965.com/state-police-working-vehicle-fire-on-i-10/
Quote: "State Troopers say the vehicle fire involves a semi-truck, and happened around 5:30 a.m."
2014-02-18 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in Flagstaff (Arizona):
http://flagscanner.com/fsfire-garbage-truck-fire-flagstaff/
2014-02-18 - RV bursts into flame on Pinfold Lane in Ruskington (Britain):
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-caravan-blaze-1-5885526
http://lincolnshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/18/fire-crews-tackle-caravan-blaze/
2014-02-18 - RV bursts into flame on Lincomb Lane in Stourport-on-Severn (Britain), near the River Severn:
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/worcester/11017378.Caravan_fire_in_Stourport/
2014-02-18 - Camper-van bursts into flame at 12:20 AM in Wilmington (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11017342.Camper_van_destroyed_after_accidental_fire_in_Wilmington/
2014-02-18 - Van bursts into flame on the M4 in coastal Newport (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/11017482.Van_fire_closes_Newport_M4_lane/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/van-fire-closes-newport-m4-lane
http://news.silobreaker.com/van-fire-closes-newport-m4-lane-5_2267743419482767568
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/van-fire-closes-newport-m4-lane
2014-02-18 - Van bursts into flame on busy road in Delhi (India):
http://inagist.com/all/435776491624738817/
http://twitter.com/heyyparth/status/435776491624738817/photo/1
http://savedelete.com/2014/02/19/fire-in-a-van-in-new-delhi/122772
2014-02-18 - SUV bursts into flame on Flat Top Lake Road in Ghent (West Virginia):
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/24759426/car-catches-fire-in-raleigh-county
Note: This road winds all around the shore of Flat Top Lake...
2014-02-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, ignites grass fire, on I-20 near Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/1603-forney-fire-department-extinguishes-truck-fire-grass-fire-along-ih-20
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Valdosta (Georgia):
http://debug.cnhi.zope.net/valdostadailytimes/local/x2039927689/Fire-engulfs-vehicle
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/x2039927689/Fire-engulfs-vehicle
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Noblesville (Indiana):
http://currentnoblesville.com/noblesville-fire-contained-to-car-home-safe
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on I-395 in Washington DC:
http://www.popville.com/2014/02/car-fire-on-395-at-exit-4/
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in West Rockhill Township (Pennsylvania):
http://sellersvillefd.com/home/2014/2/17/working-car-fire.html
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Gemlik (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/car-fire-in-gemlik/292732/
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on road near coastal Kirkcaldy (Scotland):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/car-catches-fire-in-dramatic-blaze-near-kirkcaldy-1.228628
2014-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on Church Street in Sandbach (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-sandbach_18-02-2014_9-48-57
2014-02-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on street in Nelson (Canada):
http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/246002341.html
http://thenelsondaily.com/news/nelson-fire-department-called-vehicle-fire-monday-28392
Note: Nelson is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Kootenay River...
2014-02-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on US 40 near Daretown (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2014/02/upper_pittsgrove_vehicle_fire_tops_latest_salem_county_firelog.html
2014-02-18 - Boat, six vehicles, trailer and large home destroyed by huge fire in Cobb County (Georgia):
http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/24598397/article-Community-rallies-behind-Cobb-family-devastated-by-home-blaze
Quote: "The blaze ripped through to the family’s 4,500-square-foot home destroying everything in its way, including six automobiles, a boat and a trailer."
2014-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire before 1:30 AM near Preebles (Ohio), 16 horses and a pony killed:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/adams-county/barn
http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/eastern-counties/16-horses-1-pony-killed-in-adams-county-barn-fire/24550678
Quote: "When Fire Chief Mike Estep arrived, he noted it was the biggest fire he'd responded to in 30 years."
2014-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Oxford Township (Michigan):
http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-News-i-2014-02-19-254092.113121-sub-Fire-destroys-barn-on-N-Coats-Rd-causes-estimated-260K-in-damage.html
Quote: "A smoldering pile of debris and hay was all that remained following a fire Monday afternoon that claimed a 2,400-square-foot barn at 887 N. Coats Rd., between Seymour Lake and Granger roads, in Oxford Township."
2014-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire near Dyersville (Iowa), 2 sheep killed:
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_160cd718-98ed-11e3-a54d-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.kwwl.com/story/24758226/2-sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-in-northeast-iowa
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-in-dyersville/article_e23cbfd8-98fc-11e3-b483-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.woi-tv.com/story/24758226/2-sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-in-northeast-iowa
2014-02-18 - Barn damaged by fire near Dublin (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/24545060
2014-02-18 - Silo full of sawdust bursts into flame, fire gets huge, at wood business in Louisa County (Virginia):
http://www.wric.com/story/24757538/crews-battle-fire-inside-louisa-silo
http://www.nbc12.com/story/24757029/multiple-crews-called-to-massive-structure-fire-in-louisa
2014-02-18 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/garbage-truck-fire-causes-a-stink-at-transfer-station/article_bcabe8ce-9943-11e3-a9a2-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-18 - Porch bursts into flame after 1:30 AM at seafood restaurant on coastal John's Island (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/24748674/crews-responding-to-fire-at-gilligans-restaurant
http://charleston.gotnewswire.com/news/destroyed-back-porch-at-gilligans-have-owners-thankful
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140218/PC16/140219405/1006/crews-extinguish-fire-at-gilligans-restaurant-on-johns-island
2014-02-18 - Restaurant destroyed by fire at 2 AM, furniture store damaged, in Seminole Heights area of coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/domanis-restaurant-and-furniture-store-destroyed-in-seminole-heights-fire
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/crews-attack-fire-at-domani-bistro-lounge-in-seminole-heights
2014-02-18 - Flash fire erupts during work at Drakes Creek Marina in Hendersonville (Tennessee), 2 injured:
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24756495/two-burned-in-flash-fire-at-drakes-creek-marina
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24756495/two-burned-in-flash-fire-at-drakes-creek-marina
2014-02-18 - Pool house bursts into flame at hotel in Perry (Georgia):
http://www.macon.com/2014/02/19/2946105/perry-hotel-fire-cause-to-be-determined.html
2014-02-18 - House damaged by basement fire in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/02/18/fire-breaks-out-in-basement-of-providence-home/
2014-02-18 - Home damaged by blaze in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/18/one-person-transported-after-fire-at-portsmouth-home/
2014-02-18 - House destroyed by massive fire in the Box Canyon area of Simi Valley (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/18/firefighters-battle-massive-house-fire-in-simi-valley/
2014-02-18 - Multi-family home destroyed by huge 5-alarm fire in Weehawken (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Weehawken-Union-City-New-Jersey-Hudson-County-245981571.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alarm-fire-breaks-3-story-house-new-jersey-article-1.1618192
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/5-alarm_fire_in_weehawken_now_under_control_north_hudson_fire_chief.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/union_city_blaze_in_row_of_atatched_homes_goes_to_4th_alarm.html
Note: Weehawken is located on the banks of the Hudson River...
2014-02-18 - Apartment building devastated by blaze in coastal Vallejo (California), second fire in two months:
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_25168089/two-alarm-fire-at-vallejo-apartment-complex-affects
Quote: "The fire was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. at the Marina Heights Apartments on the 100 block of Carolina Street. Vallejo Fire Battalion Chief Cliff Campbell said this was the second fire at the complex in a matter of months."
2014-02-18 - Vacant house burns in South Bend (Indiana), near the St. Joseph River:
http://www.abc57.com/news/local/Abandoned-home-catches-fire-245873271.html
2014-02-18 - Vacant home burns just before 2 AM in Croton-on-Hudson (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://westchester.news12.com/news/fire-damages-vacant-home-on-grand-street-in-croton-1.7117129
2014-02-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24752091/fire-spark-in-vacant-house-tuesday-morning
2014-02-18 - Vacant building damaged by basement fire at 3:55 AM in Binghamton (New York):
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Vacant-apartment-basement-catches-fire-245949091.html
2014-02-18 - Vacant building destroyed by huge blaze just before midnight on East River Street in Anderson (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/story/24748313/anderson-firefighters-battle-huge-blaze-on-river-street
2014-02-18 - Vacant business burns at 4:40 AM on Deep Creek Boulevard in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/18/crews-put-out-fire-in-vacant-business-in-portsmouth/
2014-02-18 - Five vacant homes and apartment building go up in flames at 12:45 AM in Lake Wales (Florida):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24752091/fire-spark-in-vacant-house-tuesday-morning
2014-02-17 - Underground electrical explosion and fire causes evacuations in Islington area of coastal London (Britain):
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/02/17/flames-pavement_n_4802211.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10643874/Explosion-beneath-pavement-forces-evacuation-in-north-London.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/islington-manhole-cover-fire-commuters-3156211
http://www.itv.com/news/london/story/2014-02-17/explosion-beneath-pavement-forces-evacuation/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/commuters-shocked-by-exploding-pavement-caused-by-underground-manhole-fire
http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/video_underground_explosion_forces_50_to_be_evacuated_as_flames_erupt_from_islington_street_this_morning_1_3337156
Quote: "Flames erupted through paving slabs on a London pavement as commuters made their way to work on Monday morning, cause firefighters to evacuate 50 people from the area. The explosion came from a fault under an electrical manhole cover outside a branch of Iceland on Caledonian Road in Islington, according to the Islington Gazette."
Quote: "Last April, a pedestrian narrowly escaped being seriously injured after a explosion beneath a road in Pimlico saw flames rocketing up above the pavement, only metres from where he was standing."
Note: This area is just northeast (downwind) of the River Thames...
2014-02-17 - Electrical substation damaged by explosion in Orem (Utah), power outages ensue:
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/substation-explosion-causes-orem-power-outage/article_1f7587f6-b491-5975-b329-9d22feea842c.html
Note: Orem is located on the northeast (downwind) shore of Utah Lake...
2014-02-17 - Dozens of power poles burst into flame in coastal Melbourne (Australia), 10000+ homes go dark:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-16/tens-of-thousands-of-victorians-without-power/5262844http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/21496133/more-than-10-000-victorians-without-electricity-after-power-pole-fires/
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/thousands-of-victorians-blacked-out-as-pole-fires-ignite-lines-fall-20140217-32v0q.html
http://www.savecentral.com.au/news/power-pole-fires-disrupt-electricity-in-melbourne-should-we-move-to-underground-power
Note: I saw some people speculating that a big solar flare caused these fires. If that were the case then it wouldn't just be Melbourne that got hit like this. The official explanation is dry weather and dust followed by rain, yet Sydney has experienced those conditions many times and this never happened, so that too seems implausible. Some hydrogen sulfide, probably mixed with methane, might just blow over one city like this though, and that may very well have not ever happened before, at least to this degree, so that would explain a not-seen-before event like this that affected only one region, which, not coincidentally, is right on the coast...
2014-02-17 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole in Kettering (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/photo/news/local/transformer-fire-kettering-feb-17-2014/p7CHz/http://www.daytondailynews.com/photo/news/local/transformer-fire-kettering-feb-17-2014/p7CHz/
Note: And here's some more electrical infrastructure exploding and/or burning...
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24747699/man-suffers-burns-after-pajamas-catch-fire
2014-02-17 - Man's clothes ignite as he burns trash, in Goodlettsville (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24740621/goodlettsville-man-burned-after-trash-fire-blows-out-of-control
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24740621/goodlettsville-man-is-critically-burned-after-trash-fire-blows-out-of-control
Note: Clothes are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane (as are other absorbent materials). Then they can ignite very easily, even in some cases via static electricity, and these fires burn hot and will cause serious burn injuries. It might be wise to watch where you store your clothes (on the floor in a basement is probably the worst place), and watch where you spend your time when outdoors too...
2014-02-17 - Residential building explodes, car flips over, near Taksim Square in coastal Istanbul (Turkey), 2+ injured:
http://www.demotix.com/news/3952972/istanbul-gas-explosion-injures-four/all-media
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/17/us-turkey-explosion-idUSBREA1G0T620140217
http://www.trust.org/item/20140217141656-lsqzj
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/gas-explosion-near-istanbuls-taksim-injures-four.aspx?pageID=238&nID=62593&NewsCatID=341
Quote: "Most residential buildings in central Istanbul use gas for heating and cooking and explosions caused by leaks are not uncommon, although they are rarely so damaging."
Note: How do they know the explosion didn't cause the gas leak? They don't, they're just guessing. I lived in Turkey for 14 months (in Izmir, also on the coast, south of Istanbul) and in that time I heard of exactly zero gas explosions. The times, they are a-changin'...
2014-02-17 - Jewelry store damaged by basement explosion in Etobicoke (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/02/18/explosion_at_etobicoke_jewelry_store.html
Note: Etobicoke is located on the shore of Lake Ontario...
2014-02-17 - Mobile pet-grooming trailer damaged by explosion and fire on Warm Springs Court in Hagerstown (Maryland), 1 injured:
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/man-dog-burned-in-explosion-at-pet-grooming-trailer/article_1d302d16-97de-11e3-a348-001a4bcf6878.html
Quote: "Brad Salen, who said he lives a few doors down at 18600 Warm Springs Court, said he was inside his house when he heard what sounded like an explosion. 'It was a rumble like an earthquake or a jet flying over,' he said. Salen said he ran outside and noticed the doors had been blown off the trailer. He said Boyer was conscious and alert but had suffered burns to his head and upper body."
2014-02-17 - Pallet yard erupts in flame in the City of Industry (California), near the coast, nobody there:
http://ktla.com/2014/02/17/fire-crews-battling-blaze-at-pallet-yard-in-industry/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/17/2-alarm-fire-burns-at-bassett-area-pallet-yard/
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140218/firefighters-extinguish-bassett-pallet-yard-fire
http://news.yahoo.com/video/2-alarm-fire-burns-bassett-053900606.html
http://worldnewsviews.com/2014/02/18/2-alarm-fire-burns-at-bassett-area-pallet-yard/
http://losangeles.gotnewswire.com/news/2alarm-fire-burns-at-bassettarea-pallet-yard
http://www.news.nom.co/firefighters-extinguish-bassett-pallet-8092817-news/
Note: A pallet company burning?! No way! I'm overwhelmed with incredulity! (That's sarcasm.)
2014-02-17 - Metal business damaged by fire shortly after 2 AM in Mansfield (Texas), near Joe Pool Lake:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/No-Injuries-in-Mansfield-HazMat-Fire-245813021.html
2014-02-17 - Boat bursts into flame while docked on the Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma (Washington), nobody aboard:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/17/3052843/firefighters-at-scene-of-boat.html
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/17/3052881/boat-fire-at-thea-foss-waterway.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/boat-fire-on-thea-foss-waterway-in-tacoma-under-control-no-injuries
http://www.wopular.com/firefighters-scene-boat-fire-thea-foss-waterway
2014-02-17 - Transit bus bursts into flame on Green Lane in Worcester Park (Britain):
http://www.worcesterparkblog.org.uk/2014/02/bus-fire.html
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/11017723.Passengers_flee_bus_on_fire_in_Worcester_Park/
http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/news/11017723.Passengers_flee_bus_on_fire_in_Worcester_Park/
Quote: "The fire apparently started under the dashboard at around 8:15pm and luckily the driver was able to get the few passengers and himself off the bus before the front of the bus exploded into flame."
Note: That's about 500 feet from Beverley Brook...
2014-02-17 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at farm near Pasco (Washington):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54418729/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/02/17/Black_Smoke_Coming_From_Tanker_Truck_Fire_Near_Pasco/
Note: Pasco is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Columbia River...
2014-02-17 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on Route 60 in Fredonia (New York):
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/594153/Gasoline-truck-brakes-catch-fire.html
2014-02-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-30 in Little Rock (Arkansas):
http://www.arkansasonline.com/photos/2014/feb/17/239480/
2014-02-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 near East Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140217/NEWS/140219723
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/9960121/
http://pennsylvania.icito.com/reported-tractor-trailer-fire-on-i-80-east-near-exit-308/
2014-02-17 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame while parked in garage in Lisbon Falls (Maine):
http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/lisbon-falls-plow-truck-catches-fire-21069.shtml
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/0001/11/30/lisbon-plow-truck-catches-fire/1493434
Quote: "The call came in just after 10 a.m., an hour after public works drivers had finished plowing. 'The garage was in order with nothing out of the ordinary when the foreman turned off the lights and locked the door,' Fire Chief Sean Galipeau said. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke. He said it took a half-hour to knock out the fire. There were no injuries, though the plow truck was a total loss."
Note: Lisbon Falls is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Androscoggin River...
2014-02-17 - Log truck bursts into flame near Main Street in Marlborough (New Hampshire):
http://firemutualaid.com/story/marlborough-nh-firefighters-fight-log-truck-fire/
http://inagist.com/all/435502136445505536/
http://twitter.com/Firemutualaid/status/435502136445505536/photo/1
2014-02-17 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on I-77 near New Philadelphia (Ohio):
http://www.wtuz.com/Truck-Hauling-Straw-Catches-Fire/18405851
http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140217/NEWS/140219301
2014-02-17 - Truck bursts into flame on the M62 near Ainley Top (Britain):
http://www.brighouseecho.co.uk/news/local/lorry-catches-fire-on-m62-1-6444087
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/lorry-catches-fire-on-m62-1-6444087
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/lorry-catches-fire-on-m62
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-catches-fire-on-m62
2014-02-17 - Six RVs damaged by fire while parked at storage facility in Kirkhamgate (Britain):
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-at-caravan-storage-unit-1-6444243
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-at-caravan-storage-unit
2014-02-17 - RV bursts into flame on Shelley Avenue in Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Caravan-Shelley-Avenue-Grimsby/story-20644812-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/caravan-fire-in-shelley-avenue-grimsby
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750az3qzz/Caravan-fire-in-Shelley-Avenue-Grimsby.htm
2014-02-17 - RV bursts into flame in Leedstown, Hayle (Britain):
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Caravan-destroyed-Leedstown-Hayle/story-20648668-detail/story.html
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/caravan-destroyed-by-fire-in-leedstown-hayle
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11017550.Leedstown_caravan_destroyed_by_fire/
http://www.topix.com/forum/uk-county/cornwall-and-isles-of-scilly/TCONQ3K9QM3A2L0CT
2014-02-17 - Van bursts into flame on the B9005 Methlick to Fyvie road (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-to-blazing-van-1.225895
2014-02-17 - SUV bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked on street in Savannah (Heorgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24741233/investigation-underway-after-vehicle-found-burning-in-savannah
http://www.kpho.com/story/24741233/investigation-underway-after-vehicle-found-burning-in-savannah
2014-02-17 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 22 in coastal Horry County (South Carolina), near Myrtle Beach:
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24741951/vehicle-fire-blocks-traffic-on-highway-22
2014-02-17 - SUV bursts into flame at 2 AM on the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-Inv-245794161.html
2014-02-17 - In separate events, pickup truck and car burst into flame within 15 minutes in Monticello (Arkansas), brush fire too:
http://www.monticellolive.com/mfd-responds-to-2-car-fires-grass-fire-in-15-minutes/
2014-02-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Tullamarine Freeway in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-news-blog/car-fire-on-tullamarine-freeway/20140218-32x3h.html
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-express-dramatic-photos-of-a-car-on-fire-on-the-tullamarine-freeway-20140217-32vg6.html
http://twitter.com/JohnHinge20/status/435527733335302144/photo/1
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/car-fire-causes-delays-for-outbound-traffic-on-tullamarine-freeway-near-melrose-drive/story-fni0fit3-1226830232226
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at 1:10 AM while parked on street in Bustleton area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9434646
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carport at home in Fort Dodge (Iowa):
http://fortdodgepress.com/4/post/2014/02/car-fire-total-loss.html
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/573500/FD-blaze-guts-car--scorches-side-of-house.html
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked in driveway at home in coastal Belleville (Canada):
http://www.ckwstv.com/2014/02/17/40k-in-damage-left-by-car-fire/
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in North Battleford (Canada):
http://battlefordsdailynews.com/firefighters-respond-to-car-fire/
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked in driveway at home in coastal Seaford Meadows (Australia):
http://www.sapolicenews.com.au/south-coast/19-lsa/21755-suspicious-car-fire-at-glenelg-north.html?layout=lsa
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM in Rally's drive-thru in Jackson (Mississippi), near Ross R. Barnett Reservoir:
http://www.kpho.com/story/24737473/car-bursts-into-flames-in-drive-thru
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140217/NEWS/140217002/
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame while being towed, on the North Channel Bridge near coastal Cape Charles (Virginia):
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140218/NEWS/302180014/Wind-snow-car-fire-riddle-bridge-Saturday
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on the Thruway near Port Byron (New York):
http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1008601
http://inagist.com/all/435520614565027840/
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on the A1 near St Neots (Britain):
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/fire_crews_tackle_blaze_on_a1_1_3336951
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at the Hardwick roundabout in King’s Lynn (Britain):
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/car-fire-on-king-s-lynn-hardwick-roundabout-1-5881900
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home on Church Lane in Gawsworth (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-gawsworth_17-02-2014_10-01-01
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at 5:56 AM on the M62 near Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-m62_17-02-2014_10-51-48
2014-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on West Cliff Road in Dawlish (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28077&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Police-investigate-cause-car-Dawlish/story-20645338-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750az420q/Police-investigate-cause-of-car-fire-in-Dawlish.htm
2014-02-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 12:20 AM while parked in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/18/fully-engulfed-vehicle-fire-near-kilburn/
2014-02-17 - Two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at home in Wapwallopen (Pennsylvania):
http://citizensvoice.com/news/vehicles-destroyed-in-wapwallopen-garage-fire-1.1635710
2014-02-17 - ATV and vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in Wilson County (North Carolina):
http://www.wilsontimes.com/News/Feature/Story/Fire-consumes-vacant-Wilson-County-home
Quote: "Whitehurst said the owner was storing appliances in the vacant mobile home and an all-terrain vehicle in the back yard also was burned."
2014-02-17 - Auto parts store damaged by fire in Portland (Oregon), nobody there:
http://www.kgw.com/news/2-alarm-fire-burns-Mikes-Auto-Parts-in-SE-Portland-246012751.html
http://koin.com/2014/02/17/2-alarm-fire-at-portland-auto-parts-store/
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/2-alarm-fire-burns-Mikes-Auto-Parts-in-SE-Portland-246012751.html
2014-02-17 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Dunbarton (New Hampshire), miniature horse and some chickens killed:
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/miniature-horse-chickens-die-in-barn-fire/24519500
http://inagist.com/all/435411350286639104/
http://www.newscastic.com/news/miniature-horse-chickens-die-in-barn-fire-1450238/
http://new-hampshire.icito.com/miniature-horse-chickens-die-in-barn-fire/
2014-02-17 - Barn destroyed by fire at 1:38 AM in Menallen Township (Pennsylvania), in Adams County:
http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_ae77424d-0cef-55fb-91a5-a5dadd5c6ae7.html
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_25162380/fire-monday-destroys-adams-county-barn
http://www.newsdump.com/news/fire-on-monday-destroys-adams-county-barn
2014-02-17 - Irrigation pipe bursts into flame in citrus grove on Hartwood Marsh Road near Clermont (Florida):
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-fire-smoke-south-lake-county-20140217,0,202319.story
Quote: "About 20 feet of irrigation pipe burned..."
Note: Similar to the various marsh and bog and swamp fires. Both methane and hydrogen sulfide are water-soluble, so if enough dissolves into water then the water itself may become flammable (like all the people who've demonstrated flammable tapwater in their homes in the last few years). Hydrogen sulfide is also reactive with rusty iron/steel - like possibly that irrigation pipe - which could then cause a spark and ignite contaminated water and/or ground level gas...
2014-02-17 - Brush fire erupts near Fortuna Pond in Yuma County (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/brush-fire-burns-about-an-acre-near-fortuna-pond/article_1a495d5c-9838-11e3-8fa4-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-17 - Brush fire breaks out near Saguaro Lake, near Mesa (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/24746695/brush-fire-burns-5-acres-near-saguaro-lake
2014-02-17 - Brush fire erupts in Deltona (Florida), threatens homes, near Lake Monroe:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/24746377/firefighters-battle-brush-fire-in-deltona
2014-02-17 - Brush fire breaks out in Creek County (Oklahoma), other brush fires mentioned:
http://www.newson6.com/story/24745604/fire-crews-respond-to-creek-county-grass-fire
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Grass-fire-burning-near-Henryetta/9klY0INHhUSP8acnCnhtmQ.cspx
Note: A gas pipeline recently exploded in Creek County too, as mentioned in the 2014-01-06 update...
2014-02-17 - Major wildfire erupts, grows to 700 acres, near Coweta (Oklahoma):
http://www.ktul.com/story/24745413/wagoner-county-grass-fire-threatens-homes
http://www.newson6.com/story/24745187/fire-crews-responding-to-coweta-broken-arrow-wild-fires
2014-02-17 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on road near Mendon (Utah):
http://news.hjnews.com/news/article_8c666be2-97f6-11e3-8e30-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/02/17/logan-garbage-truck-doused-after-catching-fire
http://www.newsdaily.com/health/f120763aa384d788554382121bcf0391/utah-garbage-truck-doused-after-catching-on-fire
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/state-and-regional/utah/utah-garbage-truck-doused-after-catching-on-fire/article_1641303c-eeb7-534d-886f-31a8a33f14f9.html
2014-02-17 - Skip full of clothing/cardboard bursts into flame at recycling center in Blackburn (Britain):
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/11015187.Blackburn_recycling_centre_fire__suspicious_/
2014-02-17 - Car wash goes up in flames at 1:30 AM in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1153899/vancouver-car-wash-goes-up-in-flames/
2014-02-17 - Restaurant destroyed by massive blaze in Delaware Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://wnep.com/2014/02/17/massive-fire-destroys-restaurant/
2014-02-17 - Church destroyed by fire at 3 AM, started in basement, in coastal Queens (New York), nobody there:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/news/local/Fire-Guts-Queens-Church--4-Firefighters-Hurt/245889711
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9434704
2014-02-17 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Topeka (Kansas), near the Kansas River, 1 injured:
http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/house-fire-injures-one-evacuates-neighbors/
2014-02-17 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal San Jose (California), dog killed, 15 people homeless:
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_25166958/dog-dies-after-san-jose-home-burns-displacing
2014-02-17 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Murrells Inlet (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1008597
2014-02-17 - Condo complex devastated by massive blaze at 1 AM at Sugarbush Ski Resort in Warren (Vermont):
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/2014/02/17/firefighters-trying-stop-blaze-sugarbush/vBnv3ChKr2ycfDxIHLjiKL/story.html
http://www.wcax.com/story/24741949/condos-on-fire-near-sugarbush-ski-resort
Note: That's just a few miles east (downwind) of Lake Champlain...
2014-02-17 - High-rise erupts in flame in Memphis (Tennessee), 4 injured (1 critically):
http://wreg.com/2014/02/17/mfd-responding-to-fire-at-linden-camilla-towers/
http://www.wmctv.com/story/24746701/crews-respond-to-fire-at-high-rise-apartment
Quote: "They said one of the heaters had exploded and they saw nothing but black smoke..."
Note: What happens when some flammable methane and/or hydrogen sulfide infiltrates a home or apartment then finds a heat source for ignition? Boom! In places like this, the air supply probably comes in via the roof or the basement. Either one presents danger and the residents not only have little or no control over that, they aren't even aware of the potential danger...
2014-02-17 - Deadly fire destroys home in Hanover Township (Pennsylvania), at least 1 killed:
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-hanover-northampton-house-fire-kills-2-20140217,0,6055505.story
2014-02-17 - Deadly fire rips through home in Mishkeegogamang First Nation (Canada), 4 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/mishkeegogamang-chief-says-community-immobilized-by-fire-deaths-1.2540444
Note: This whole area is low-lying tundra filled with lakes and ponds and the like...
2014-02-17 - Vacant mobile home burns at 3:30 AM in Amarillo (Texas):
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/24743116/early-morning-trailer-fire
2014-02-17 - Vacant house burns at midnight in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/16/vacant-house-fire-reported-in-winston-salem/
2014-02-17 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Norman (Oklahoma):
http://www.normantranscript.com/previous/x1783675433/Vacant-home-destroyed-by-blaze
2014-02-17 - Vacant church burns in Akron (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-summit/akron-fire-on-the-scene-of-a-vacant-church-fire
2014-02-16 - All six city garbage trucks destroyed by fire at 12:18 AM while parked at facility on Hillcreek Drive in Oberlin (Ohio):
http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20140217/trash-collection-in-oberlin-to-continue-after-blaze-destroys-trucks-equipmenthttp://article.wn.com/view/2014/02/17/Fire_destroys_Oberlin_garbage_and_recycle_trucks/
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2014/02/17/oberlin-fire-cause-investigation/
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54410110/
Quote: "City officials have rented two refuse trucks that will allow residential and commercial garbage pick-up to go on as scheduled this week. Recycling pick-up for residents, however, will temporarily stop while officials work on short-term and long-term plans."
Quote: "City officials will inventory all equipment to determine an exact dollar loss, but they estimated the value of the six large vehicles and accessory equipment between $1.5 and $2 million."
Note: Two parked garbage trucks were destroyed by fire in Centralia (Illinois), and they too had to RENT some garbage trucks to continue garbage pickup in the city. As more vehicles burn up, garbage pickup, food and gas delivery, food production (tractors), mass transit (especially buses), maintenance, etc, will all suffer...
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/02/17/fire-investigators-probe-cause-of-lakeshore-house-explosion/
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/02/16/fire-destroys-house-on-puce-road/
2014-02-16 - Residential building explodes in coastal Akko/Acre (Israel), 5 killed, several injured:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177545
http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Explosion-in-Acre-collapses-building-killing-five-341730
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=674054
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/214189/bomb-ruled-out-in-akko-explosion-investigation.html
Note: Researchers discovered numerous undersea gas leaks off the coast of Israel in late 2012, as mentioned in the 2012-11-12 update. An Israeli patrol boat burst into flame along the Gaza Coast in January 2014, injuring 15 people, as mentioned in the 2014-01-24 update...
2014-02-16 - Building damaged by explosion and fire in Canberra (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-17/fire-in-sydney-building-restaurant-in-civic/5263984
2014-02-16 - Important oil factory ravaged by major blaze in coastal Les Cayes (Haiti):
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/12/3930654/haiti-commerce-ministry-dismayed.html
2014-02-16 - Lumber company hit by massive fire at 3:23 AM in Owego (New York):
http://www.ithacajournal.com/article/20140216/NEWS01/302160011/1124/
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20140216/NEWS01/302160011/Extensive-damage-reported-after-early-morning-fire-Wagner-Lumber
Note: Owego is located just northeast (downwind) of the Susquehanna River...
2014-02-16 - Chemical plant hit by explosion in Scarborough (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/02/16/man-burned-in-explosion-at-scarborough-chemical-plant/
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/16/man_injured_in_scarborough_chemical_explosion.html
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/one-person-hurt-in-chemical-explosion-at-scarborough-factory-1.1688855
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4370798-man-injured-in-scarborough-chemical-explosion/
2014-02-16 - Metal plating business hit by fire in the wee hours in High Ridge (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/news/mobile/Crews-calling-fire-suspicious-hazmat--245742331.html
http://www.kmov.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Crews-calling-fire-suspicious-hazmat--245742331.html
2014-02-16 - Landfill hit by surface fire in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/16/surface-fire-extinguished-at-bridgeton-landfill/
http://fox2now.com/2014/02/16/residents-worried-after-smoke-billows-from-bridgeton-landfill/
http://stlouis.gotnewswire.com/news/residents-worried-after-smoke-billows-from-bridgeton-landfill
http://ktrs.com/news/local-news/item/13448-worrisome-fire-at-bridgeton-landfill-no-one-at-landfill-called-first-responders
Note: This is the landfill that's had an underground fire burning for months, with that fire burning toward illegally-dumped nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project in an adjacent landfill...
2014-02-16 - Recycling facility building, car and forklift destroyed by fire in Benalla (Australia), near Lake Mokoan:
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/2092678/fire-destroys-benalla-recycling-shed/
Quote: "A large galvanised steel shed at the Benalla Recycling Centre was gutted in a fire early on Saturday morning. The 20 by 40-metre shed, used to process plastic, paper and cardboard, contained a pressing print, forklift and car, which were all destroyed."
2014-02-16 - Paper recycling company hit by major fire in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/9731927/Paper-recycling-factory-ablaze
http://www.3news.co.nz/Fire-at-south-Auckland-Carter-Holt-Harvey-factory/tabid/423/articleID/332572/Default.aspx
2014-02-16 - Transit bus bursts into flame near Westlake Vista Lane in Thousand Oaks (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/feb/16/vista-bus-catches-fire-in-thousand-oaks/
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11313406/bus-catches-fire-in-thousand-oaks
http://regator.com/p/263297005/ca_bus_catches_fire_in_thousand_oaks/
2014-02-16 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on street in coastal Massapequa (New York), evacuations ensue:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/16/massapequa-residents-back-in-their-homes-following-massive-fuel-truck-fire/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/oil-truck-fire-by-massapequa-church-out-residents-allowed-back-to-homes-1.7096840
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9434136
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54406531/ns/local_news-new_york_ny/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Merrick-Road-Truck-Fire-Closures-Traffic-Long-Island-245747411.html
2014-02-16 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on the A-7 in coastal Málaga (Spain):
http://www.nerjatoday.com/nerjanews/2014/02/16/rubbish-collection-lorry-catches-fire/
2014-02-16 - RV bursts into flame on the on the A130 between Saddlers Farm and Rayleigh Spur in Essex (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2844/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/11015020.Caravan_fire_on_A130/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/NEWS/11015020.Caravan_fire_on_A130/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/caravan-fire-on-a130
2014-02-16 - Van bursts into flame while parked on Moss Bank Way in Bolton (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/news_in_brief/11015994.Parked_van_on_fire/
2014-02-16 - SUV bursts into flame on highway near Cataract Creek, north of Wollongong (Australia), in coastal Illawarra:
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2091747/car-fire-causes-traffic-jam-on-mt-ousley-rd/
http://www.2st.com.au/index.php/newsroom/54081-traffic-chaos-after-car-fire-on-mountain
2014-02-16 - Pickup truck bursts into flame after gassing up in Pulaski (Virginia):
http://www.southwesttimes.com/2014/02/truck-catches-fire-after-gas-fill-up/
Note: Gas station is 500 feet northeast (downwind) of a creek, stream or river. This was quite possibly the work of the Ghostly Match...
2014-02-16 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in parking lot in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/24738641/fire-destroys-truck-in-busy-parking-lot
http://texas.icito.com/fire-destroys-truck-in-busy-parking-lot/
2014-02-16 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road near Borger (Texas):
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/24740569/hutchinson-county-officials-investigate-car-fire
2014-02-16 - In separate events, two cars burst into flame in Ilford (Britain):
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/news/two_car_fires_in_two_days_in_ilford_cause_being_investigated_1_3337586
Note: Ilford is just northeast (downwind) of the River Thames...
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, 2 vehicles and garage destroyed, in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Garage-two-vehicles-badly-burned-5240778.php
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Green Bay (Wisconsin):
http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Green-Bay-Crews-Battle-Car-Fire--245755651.html
Quote: "No one was hurt, as Green Bay Metro Fire Department battled a car fire that spread to a house Sunday morning."
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in coastal New London (Connecticut):
http://www.newlondonfirefightersunion.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&homeID=386799
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Water Street in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://www.wggb.com/2014/02/16/car-catches-fire-on-blocked-off-street-in-holyoke/
Quote: "They were able to extinguish the fire and determine that no drivers or passengers were inside at the time. However, Water St., which runs parallel to the river, was blocked off."
Note: This street runs right along the Connecticut River...
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame, car fire ignites brush, near Otago (New Zealand):
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/291909/fires-keep-south-island-crews-busy
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbeme/2087606718-arthur-s-pass--timaru-fires-keep-fire-crews-busy
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame and explodes while parked in carpark in Nantwich (Britain):
http://nantwich-news.co.uk/wordpress/2014/02/16/car-explosion-in-nantwich-could-be-arson-say-police/
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame on the M4 near Pontarddulais (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Car-catches-junctions-47-48-M4/story-20639190-detail/story.html
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on Front Way in North Lynn (Britain):
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/north-lynn-car-fire-1-5880980
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame on Mercer Street in Burtonwood, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-burtonwood
2014-02-16 - Car bursts into flame near post office in Lanner (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Firefighters-attend-car-Lanner/story-20639399-detail/story.html
2014-02-16 - Boxcar bursts into flame near Riverfront Park in Billings (Montana):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-crews-respond-to-burning-boxcar-near-riverfront-park/article_ddcc8d73-9e29-5f89-8635-4e3f0208661e.html
2014-02-16 - RV trailer bursts into flame at caravan park in Fyshwick (Australia):
http://esa.act.gov.au/2014/02/16/caravan-fire-in-fyshwick/
http://news.silobreaker.com/suspicious-caravan-fire-in-fyshwick-5_2267739761244373057
2014-02-16 - Dump truck, other vehicles and barn destroyed by fire near Royal Center (Indiana), nobody home:
http://www.pharostribune.com/local/x1196439041/Friday-fire-burns-down-barn-near-Royal-Center
Quote: "Several vehicles and petroleum products were inside the garage. A dump truck with a full tank of diesel fuel especially intensified the flames."
2014-02-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Norwood (Wisconsin), some animals killed:
http://www.waow.com/story/24740372/2014/02/16/crews-on-scene-of-barn-fire-in-langlade-co
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Crews-Battle-Barn-Fire-in-Langlade-Co--245781051.html
http://www.myfoxwausau.com/story/24740372/2014/02/16/crews-on-scene-of-barn-fire-in-langlade-co
http://uswebdaily.com/news2/update-crews-on-scene-of-barn-fire-in-langlade-co
2014-02-16 - Barn destroyed by fire, home lightly damaged, in Campton (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/several-departments-battle-campton-barn-fire/24514292
http://www.newscastic.com/news/several-departments-battle-campton-barn-fire-1448504/
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/157183-several-departments-battle-campton-barn-fire.html
2014-02-16 - Barn damaged by fire in Union Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wkok.info/news/news-news/fire-at-union-county-barn/
2014-02-16 - Marsh fire breaks out in Isleta Pueblo (New Mexico), just east (downwind) of the Rio Grande, other fires mentioned:
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/fire-burns-out-of-control-15-miles-south-of-albuquerque/24514434
2014-02-16 - Brush fire erupts, destroys farm equipment, in Plant City (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/357048/8/Brush-fire-burns-farm-equipment-in-Plant-City
http://tbo.com/pasco-county/brush-fire-destroys-farm-equipment-in-east-hillsborough-20140216/
2014-02-16 - Brush fire breaks out in Glendale (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/16/brush-fire-erupts-in-city-of-glendale/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Brush-Fire-Reported-in-Glendale-Area-245757181.html
2014-02-16 - Hay bales burst into flame in Fletcher (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/24740589/hay-bales-fuel-fire-in-fletcher
2014-02-16 - Tissue and towel company heavily damaged by fire in Memphis (Tennessee), 3 firefighters injured:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2014/feb/16/three-memphis-firefighters-hurt-battling-blaze/
http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/commercial-fire-sends-3-firefighters-to-hospital/24623/RseGBUIUYkiWlIOPW_Qm-A
http://www.ktgusa.com/
2014-02-16 - Garment factory ravaged by huge blaze in Dalwada (India):
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/fire-in-provogue-garments-factory--33640.html
2014-02-16 - Pile of tires ignites at farm on Plumbley Moor Road in Plumley, Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tyres-on-fire-in-knutsford
2014-02-16 - Restaurant/bar destroyed by fire at 2:20 AM in McIntosh (South Dakota):
http://www.kfyrtv.com/story/24743862/south-dakota-fire-destroys-business
2014-02-16 - Two businesses destroyed by blaze at 4 AM in Pittsburg (Texas):
http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/fire-destroys-downtown-pittsburg-businesses/article_b8e681f6-9743-11e3-bdf7-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-16 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Douglass (Kansas), nice pic:
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Crews-battle-fully-involved-house-fire-in-Douglass-245764301.html
2014-02-16 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Magnolia (Texas):
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/firefighters-investigating-magnolia-house-fire/article_a428f35a-a3ec-5151-8f2d-d05129423e30.html
2014-02-16 - House damaged by fire in Lino Lakes (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3327891.shtml
2014-02-16 - Home destroyed by huge blaze in Sanford (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/sanford-house-catches-fire-seen-for-miles/-/1637132/24512166/-/tj879ez/-/index.html
Note: Sanford is sandwiched between Lake Monroe and Lake Jesup...
2014-02-16 - House destroyed by fire in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Bridgeport-Home-Destroyed-by-Fire-245750761.html
2014-02-16 - Motel erupts in flame, 3 rooms destroyed, in coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/viewart/20140216/NJNEWS14/302160064/Fire-destroys-3-rooms-Atlantic-City-motel
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20140217/NEWS01/302170015
2014-02-16 - Vacant home burns in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140217/NEWS/140219644/1005/SPORTS
2014-02-16 - Vacant house burns in coastal Westport (Massachusetts):
http://wpri.com/2014/02/17/crews-fight-westport-fire-into-the-early-morning/
2014-02-16 - Vacant home burns shortly before midnight in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/KFD-investigating-blaze-at-vacant-house-245826171.html
http://www.wate.com/story/24741594/vacant-knoxville-house-fire-under-investigation
2014-02-16 - Vacant cheese plant destroyed by massive blaze in Gustine (California):
http://www.westsideconnect.com/2014/02/16/fire-guts-vacant-gustine-plant/
Quote: "Flames burst through the roof minutes later, according to Gustine Fire Chief Pat Borrelli, who said the fire was the largest in his 25-plus years with the department."
2014-02-16 - Vacant brewery building burns in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/crews-fight-fire-at-old-hudepohl-brewery-building
2014-02-15 - Home devastated by explosion and fire in Hartville (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://fox8.com/2014/02/15/explosion-rocks-hartville-neighborhood/
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/hartville-man-injured-in-garage-explosion-1.466844
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-stark/an-explosion-in-stark-county-confirmed-by-hartsville-fire
http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/2014/02/15/hartville-fire-crews-respond-to-explosion-in-neighborhood/5514183/
Quote: "Officials said the cause of the explosion was not gas-related, and no other homes are in danger. 'It was a huge shock wave. I’ve never experienced anything like it,' Reich said."
2014-02-15 - Home explodes and burns in Wheelock (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.kbtx.com/news/local/headlines/1-Person-Confirmed-Dead-in-Wheelock-Home-Explosion-245715511.html
2014-02-15 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://bostonnewsgroup.com/2014/02/15/manhole-fire-boston/
Note: Underground electrical explosions and fires have really been hitting the East Coast. The waters are warming along the East Coast. In 2012 the Millstone Nuclear Plant shut down in coastal Waterford (Connecticut) for the first time in its 37-year history, because the ocean was too warm. Methane clathrate deposits are all along the East Coast. Add some extra heat and they will dissociate and release the methane (which they are), and some of those deposits probably extend UNDER the coast. When those melt, the gas will come up through the ground, causing more fires and explosions. The entire East Coast may ultimately be rendered uninhabitable because of this one problem...
2014-02-15 - Two water towers burst into flame at the National Archives right next to the River Thames in Kew (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11013965.Fire_breaks_out_at_National_Archives_in_Kew/
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/footage-of-kew-national-archives-blaze/vCQ8nL/
Quote: "Fire has broken out at two water towers in Kew. Four fire engines and about 20 firefighters have attended the blaze at the National Archives in Bessant Drive, next to the Thames."
2014-02-15 - Chemical plant hit by fire in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/local/DEVELOPING-HFD-responds-to-fire-at-SW-Houston-chemical-plant-245691441.html
2014-02-15 - Recycling plant erupts in flame in the Carlton area of Barnsley (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-02-15/fire-at-sheffield-recycling-plant/
2014-02-15 - Metal recycling plant hit by fire and explosions in Vinton (Texas):
http://www.ktsm.com/news/fire-explosions-vinton-recycling-plant
2014-02-15 - Tire company destroyed by fierce blaze in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9433814
2014-02-15 - Paper factory erupts in flame in Walachchena on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://www.hirunews.lk/77452/sltb-bus-set-ablaze-in-anuradapura-fire-at-walachchena-paper-factory
2014-02-15 - Boat explodes at Lake Macquarie (Australia), 2 injured:
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/15/two-injured-nsw-boat-explosion
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=950474
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/02/15/13/08/two-injured-in-nsw-boat-explosion
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2014/02/15/boat-explosion-throws-owner-into-the-water/
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/two-injured-as-boat-explodes-in-lake-macquarie/story-fni0cx12-1226828059766
Note: Sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match...
2014-02-15 - School bus bursts into flame while parked at school in Cantonment (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/school-bus-destroyed-fire-at-ransom-middle-41584.shtml
http://www.northescambia.com/2014/02/bus-burns-at-ransom-middle-school
2014-02-15 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on Quarry Drive in Milford (Massachusetts):
http://milford-ma.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/crews-extinguish-tanker-truck-fire-on-quarry-drive
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750az2h46/Crews-Extinguish-Tanker-Truck-Fire-on-Quarry-Drive.htm
http://www.wcvb.com/news/flames-rip-through-tanker-truck-in-milford/24492798
2014-02-15 - Five tractor trailers destroyed by fire while parked at business in coastal Cormier Village (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fire-causes-1m-in-damage-in-cormier-village-1.2538948
Quote: "A storage facility containing five tractor trailers was on fire. Mayor Maryse LeBlanc said the trucks were there to protect them from the impending storm."
2014-02-15 - Semi tractor bursts into flame just after midnight while parked inside business in Dorr Township (Michigan):
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/fire-at-shop-destroys-semi-cab
http://woodtv.com/2014/02/15/fire-at-shop-destroys-semi-cab/
2014-02-15 - Truck bursts into flame on Clothall Road in Baldock (Britain):
http://www.thecomet.net/news/fire_service_called_to_attend_baldock_lorry_fire_1_3322751
http://hertfordshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/15/fire-service-called-to-attend-baldock-lorry-fire/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-service-called-to-attend-baldock-lorry-fire
2014-02-15 - RV bursts into flame at 12:30 AM, fire spreads to two mobile homes, in Salem (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Fire-breaks-out-at-mobile-home-park-in-Salem-245694751.html
Quote: "The fire started at around 12:30 a.m. at the park on Front St. N.E. It broke out in an RV, then spread to two other homes near a busy stretch of road."
2014-02-15 - RV bursts into flame while parked outside home in Bristol (Virginia):
http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_a44de66a-96b9-11e3-a6b2-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.metronewsday.com/news/64356-bristol-va-firefighters-work-rv-fire.html
http://www.wcyb.com/news/bristol-va-firefighters-work-rv-fire/-/14590844/24508390/-/xri5jaz/-/index.html
2014-02-15 - SUV bursts into flame on Manchester Road in Woolston (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/range-rover-well-alight-in-woolston
2014-02-15 - In separate incidents, five Porsche 911 GT3s burst into flame in recent weeks:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/114021570291/porsche-halts-911-gt3-deliveries-after-five-cars-caught
Quote: "Porsche has reportedly stopped deliveries of the 911 GT3 after no less than five cars caught fire in recent weeks."
2014-02-15 - Pace car bursts into flame at race in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/chevrolet-pace-car-catches-fire-daytona-race-22537079
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/02/15/daytona-shootout-pace-car-catches-fire-sprint-unlimited/5523123/
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/02/pace-car-fire-daytona/
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/pace-car-caught-fire-final-sprint-unlimited-segment-032330644--nascar.html
Quote: "...pace car driver Brett Bodine pulled his blue Chevrolet SS pace car down to the apron when he had smoke inside the vehicle. 'Tower, we're on fire,' Bodine radioed."
2014-02-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Oak Street in coastal Riverhead (New York), 1000 feet from the ocean:
http://www.riverheadlocal.com/breaking-news/fire-consumes-parked-car-on-oak-drive-in-riverhead
2014-02-15 - Car bursts into flame on Contra Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill (California):
http://claycord.com/2014/02/15/car-fire-on-contra-costa-blvd-near-viking-dr/
2014-02-15 - Car bursts into flame on highway in coastal Istanbul, not Constantinople (Turkey):
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Car-catches-fire-on-highway_2209-CHMTM2MjIwOS80
2014-02-15 - Car bursts into flame on road in Udyavar (India), near the Udyavar River:
http://www.sahilonline.org/english/newsDetails.php?cid=1&nid=22298
2014-02-15 - Truck camper bursts into flame at 1 AM in Calgary (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/man-burned-in-early-morning-camper-fire-1.2538800
Quote: "Witnesses say they saw the man, in his 60s, jump from the rear of the camper with his clothes on fire."
2014-02-15 - Several classic cars and garage destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in Old Hickory (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24732134/crews-investigate-old-hickory-garage-fire
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24735424/old-hickory-garage-fire-deemed-suspicious
Quote: "The fire has been called suspicious after investigators confirmed the building did not have electricity running to it. No one was injured in the blaze, but several classic cars stored in the building were reportedly destroyed."
Note: No electricity to the garage but I bet either there was some rust on one of those cars, or one or more of those cars had a battery in it, or both...
2014-02-15 - Two pickup trucks and garage destroyed by fire at 2:50 AM near Quincy (Michigan):
http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2014/feb/15/quincy-fire-department-busy-with-barn-garage-fire/
Quote: "Then early today, the Quincy Fire Department helped work a garage fire in Hillsdale County’s Allen Township. The blaze at 10500 Youngs Road completely destroyed the building and two pickup trucks inside. Quincy got the call around 2:50 a.m. and was on the job assisting Allen for a little over an hour."
2014-02-15 - Two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at home in Clifton (Colorado):
http://colorado.icito.com/clifton-fire-dept-puts-out-garage-and-vehicle-fire/
http://www.kjct8.com/home/headlines/Clifton-Fire-Dept-puts-out-garage-and-vehicle-fire-245693841.html
2014-02-15 - Car and home destroyed by fire in coastal Vatuwaqa on the island of Viti Levu (Fiji Islands), 1 killed:
http://fijilive.com/news/2014/02/teenager-dies-in-vatuwaqa-morning-fire/56589/
Quote: "Police spokesperson Inspector Atunaisa said neighbors heard a loud sound and saw a car parked on the porch on fire."
2014-02-15 - Auto shop damaged by fire shortly after 6 AM in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news/article_3b4fe3b8-95ae-11e3-a1c9-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-15 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Taney County (Missouri):
http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news/article_3b4fe3b8-95ae-11e3-a1c9-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-15 - Auto shop damaged by fire in SeaTac (Washington), near the coast:
http://www.tukwilareporter.com/news/245626091.html
2014-02-15 - Barn and 2000 bales of hay destroyed by fire in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24736269/crews-battle-large-barn-fire-in-clarksville
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24735721/crews-battling-fire
Quote: "A farmer who lives in the area said it's unusual for a fire to ignite naturally during this time of the year."
2014-02-15 - Barn destroyed by fire in Ravenna (Ohio), 4 animals killed:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/02/4_animals_killed_in_barn_fire.html
http://fox8.com/2014/02/15/4-animals-die-in-happy-trails-barn-fire/
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24735426/happy-trails-farm-animals-die-in-ravenna-barn-fire
http://www.newsdump.com/news/4-animals-killed-in-barn-fire-at-happy-trails-sanctuary-in-ravenna
2014-02-15 - Barn destroyed by fire in Algansee Township (Michigan):
http://www.thedailyreporter.com/article/20140215/NEWS/140219269
2014-02-15 - Barn damaged by fire in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.emporiagazette.com/image_a7eb442a-9669-11e3-8143-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-15 - Business destroyed by fire in Deland (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-erupts-in-deland-thrift-store/-/1637132/24506676/-/xp4s1lz/-/index.html
2014-02-15 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Cedar Hill (Missouri):
http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/police_fire/article_098d1cde-95c6-11e3-a79d-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-15 - Garage hit by blaze in Waukesha (Wisconsin), man critically burned:
http://www.wqow.com/story/24733991/waukesha-fire-leaves-man-in-critical-condition
http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/waukesha-man-in-critical-condition-after-garage-fire-b99206434z1-245683901.html
2014-02-15 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in Hickory (North Carolina), nobody home, dog killed:
http://www.morganton.com/news/article_3ee541a4-968e-11e3-a870-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-15 - Two mobile homes heavily damaged by fire in Silver Springs (Nevada):
http://www.ktvn.com/story/24738531/two-families-displaced-in-silver-springs-fire
2014-02-15 - House erupts in flame as contractors do flooring work, in Park Ridge (Illinois), 1 critically injured:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/02/15/one-injured-in-fire-at-park-ridge-home/
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/25622651-418/contractor-hurt-in-fire-at-park-ridge-home.html
2014-02-15 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Hingham (Massachusetts):
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2014/02/15/firefighters-extinguish-two-alarm-fire-hingham/JZ8FP2ybNzaRmPqQC9M4gJ/story.html
2014-02-15 - Three homes go up in flames in Harrisburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_engulfing_home_in_south_h.html
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-scene-rowhome-fire-harrisburg-6450.shtml
2014-02-15 - Apartment building ravaged by fire in Croydon (Pennsylvania), 10 families homeless:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9433913
2014-02-15 - Hotel room erupts in flame in Orange (California), next to the Santa Ana River, 1 critically injured:
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140215/woman-in-critical-condition-after-orange-motel-fire
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9433558
2014-02-15 - Deadly fire destroys home in New Hartford (New York), mother and 2 children killed:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/woman_two_boys_killed_in_house_fire_in_new_hartford.html
2014-02-15 - Vacant building destroyed by fire in Brookhaven (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/321676/40/Man-rescued-from-overnight-fire-in-Brookhaven
2014-02-15 - Vacant home burns at 1:16 AM on Lakehurt Road in coastal Toms River (New Jersey):
http://wobm.com/fire-burns-at-toms-river-home/
http://tomsriver.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/reports-of-a-fire-on-lakehurst-road-in-toms-river
http://www.oceancountysignal.com/2014/02/15/toms-river-police-overnight-fire-at-vacant-home-deemed-suspicious/
2014-02-15 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in coastal Port Orchard (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/fire-rips-through-port-orchard-home/ndQKd/
2014-02-14 - Underground fire erupts in potash mine near Vanscoy (Canada), more than 50 miners trapped:
http://www2.macleans.ca/2014/02/15/over-50-saskatchewan-miners-spend-night-underground-waiting-out-fire/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/over-50-saskatchewan-miners-spend-night-underground-waiting-out-fire-245688671.html
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/02/15/potash-miners-seek-shelter-from-fire/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/vanscoy-mine-fire-traps-54-workers-underground-overnight-1.2538827
Quote: "The site’s general manager, Mike Dirham, said the fire started on a scoop tram, which is a type of underground loader. Dirham said the tram has a fire suppression system, but he says it couldn’t extinguish the flames."
Note: So a vehicle of a sort burst into flame in an underground area. That sounds very familiar. Oh yeah, a salt truck burst into flame underground at a nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad (New Mexico), as mentioned in the 2014-02-05 update...
2014-02-14 - Underground explosion and fire hits water treatment plant in coastal Tuen Mun (China), 3 injured:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1427865/unconscious-workers-taken-hospital-after-pipe-explosion-tuen-mun
2014-02-14 - Underground electrical fire evacuates US Bank building in downtown St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2014/02/14/us-bank-building-evacuated-following.htmlhttp://www.kmov.com/news/local/US-Bank-Tower-evacuates-due-to-downtown-electrical-fire-245559331.html
http://fox2now.com/2014/02/14/us-bank-building-evacuated-for-underground-fire-in-downtown-st-louis/
http://stlouis.gotnewswire.com/news/underground-fire-in-downtown-st-louis-sends-us-bank-employees-home
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fire-in-underground-vault-leads-to-evacuation-of-u-s/article_4bc72ca7-6c86-57fd-8aa0-9ed2232b0dd3.html
Quote: "The Fire Department said the fire was in an underground electrical vault. Around 12:35 p.m., smoke rose from the ground near the building. Employees exited an adjacent parking garage in droves."
Quote: "An underground transformer exploded and caught fire in front of the building last June."
2014-02-14 - Underground electrical fire erupts in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 2 churchgoers sickened:
http://pix11.com/2014/02/14/churchgoers-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-from-brooklyn-manhole-fires/http://on.aol.com/video/explosion-sends-flames-shooting-out-of-manhole--injures-two-518125348
http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/explosion-sends-flames-shooting-out-of-manhole-injures-two-518125348
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/video/explosion-sends-flames-shooting-manhole-174031626.html
Note: They're trying to blame all these underground electrical fires and explosions on salt from salting the roads. Funny how these fires and explosions were happening BEFORE the first snowfall, and funny how nowhere NEAR this number of underground fires and explosions happened last winter, when there was also snowfall and salting of roads. Is the salt mutating and causing the core of the Earth to heat up? (Heh, 2012 movie reference, not actually serious about mutating salt.)
2014-02-14 - Underground electrical explosion and fire breaks out near school in Corona (New York), school evacuated:
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140214/corona/manhole-fire-forces-brief-evacuation-of-corona-middle-school
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas, it is explosively flammable and highly reactive, particularly with rusty iron/steel and electrified copper, so it will cause serious problems with underground facilities of all kinds. Fires like these have been escalating, especially in the last year. Things will certainly get much worse...
http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2014/02/explosion_and_fire_reported_at_two-story_house_in_haddonfield.html
2014-02-14 - Mobile home explodes and burns at 3 AM in Moore Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-moore-township-hickory-hills-explosion-20140215,0,3374409.story
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2014/02/moore_township_explosion_gas_l.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-moore-twp-mobile-home-fire-explosion-20140214,0,409250.story
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2014/02/northampton_county_coroner_sen.html
2014-02-14 - Methane explosion seriously injures woman in toilet in coastal Barcelona (Spain):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2559777/Woman-badly-burned-exploding-toilet-turned-bathroom-light-spark-ignited-methane-build-beneath-her.html
2014-02-14 - Drilling rig explodes at 3:30 AM near Red Springs (Texas):
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/24722603/fire-crews-respond-to-explosion-at-drilling-rig
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/gas-tank-explosion-rocks-northern-smith-county-ear
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-Breaking+Silent/194609/no-injuries-in-smith-county-explosion
Quote: "Authorities tell KETK, the explosion happened around 3:30 a.m., just south of the intersection of Farm to Market Road 16 and Highway 14, across the street from the Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge. The blast scorched two acres of nearby land and residents in the surrounding area say the explosion shook their homes and woke them up."
2014-02-14 - Chocolate shop explodes in Paris (France), 5 injured:
http://www.thelocal.fr/20140214/paris-chocolate-shop-explosion-leaves-five-hurt
2014-02-14 - Transformer bursts into flame at substation near Madison (Indiana), sky fills with smoke:
http://madisoncourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=178&SubSectionID=963&ArticleID=81736
2014-02-14 - Transformer explodes and burns on pole on street in Jerome (Idaho):
http://newsradio1310.com/power-transformer-explodes-in-jerome-neighborhood-nearby-residents-warned-to-stay-inside/
http://www.kmvt.com/news/breakingalert/Power-Transformer-Explodes-in-Jerome-Neighborhood-Nearby-Residents-Warned-To-Stay-Inside-245536411.html
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/update-power-restored-after-jerome-utility-pole-fire/article_b28c145a-9596-11e3-8712-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-14 - Transformer bursts into flame near Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/feb/14/transformer-failure-leads-power-outage/
http://www.newsdump.com/news/transformer-failure-leads-to-power-outage
2014-02-14 - Utility pole bursts into flame on street in coastal Cardigan (Britain), near the River Teifi:
http://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/11011585.Pole_fire/
Note: Who's salting the utility poles?!
2014-02-14 - Firecracker factory hit by explosion near Sivakasi (India), 1 killed:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Man-charred-to-death-in-explosion-at-firework-unit/articleshow/30424300.cms
2014-02-14 - Refinery hit by fire in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57546954-78/fire-refinery-site-tesoro.html.csp
2014-02-14 - Bog fire erupts at 5:20 AM in coastal Ceredigion (Britain):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-26185361
http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/Bog-Ceredigion-wetttest-days/story-20630405-detail/story.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/weather-gets-even-freakier-after-storms-floods-and-gales--a-bog-fire-raged-9127516.html
http://www.sott.net/article/273843-Borth-bog-fire-burns-out-on-Ceredigion-coast-the-scale-of-the-fire-very-surprising-given-the-weather
Quote: "But heads must be being scratched as to just how a fire can start in Wales when it has been so very wet."
Quote: "A fire on bogland is out after dramatic scenes earlier of flames and smoke billowing over a nearby coastal village."
Quote: "Resident Bryn Jones said the scene was 'incredible' given the wet weather."
2014-02-14 - Brush fire breaks out near Lake Road in Bethel Acres (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2014/02/14/massive-grassfire-consumes-over-100-acres-in-pottawatomie-co/
2014-02-14 - Brush fire breaks out just north of the Red River in Love County (Oklahoma):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140215-42698-USA
2014-02-14 - Brush fire erupts in the Avalon Parks Village area in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/brush-fire-burning-near-avalon-park-homes/ndPdD/
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/orange-county/10acre-fire-spreading-near-avalon-park-village/24490474
Quote: "Orange County firefighters are battling the blaze off of Silver River Trail and Homosassa Lane in the Avalon Park Village subdivision."
2014-02-14 - Brush fire breaks out in Palm Springs (California), in the Coachella Valley:
http://www.kesq.com/news/brush-fire-ignites-near-vons-in-palm-springs/-/233092/24487048/-/a67lh9/-/index.html
2014-02-14 - Bridge erupts in flame over the Ventura River in coastal Ventura (California):
http://www.kclu.org/2014/02/15/unusual-fire-damages-101-bridge-over-ventura-river-in-ventura/
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/feb/14/firefighters-work-to-put-out-small-bridge-blaze/
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=129336
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2014/02/15/california-vault-fire-in-the-101-ventura-river-bridge.html
http://santabarbara.bako.com/news/Fire-Contained-On-Ventura-River-Bridge/86824
Quote: "Ventura firefighters found that a blaze was running through a thousand foot long vault which is directly under the concrete. The vault is two and a half feet tall, and seven feet wide, and carriers utility lines across the river."
2014-02-14 - Three boats destroyed by fire at 5:20 AM at marina in coastal Sooke on Vancouver Island (Canada):
http://www.cfax1070.com/News/Top-Stories/Fire-in-Sooke-may-have-scorched-boats
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Damage+tallied+separate+marinas+fire+vandal+south+coast/9508914/story.html
http://metronews.ca/news/victoria/942356/separate-marinas-hit-by-fire-vandal-on-b-c-south-coast/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/fire-at-one-marina-vandal-at-another-cause-headaches-for-boat-owners/article16896738/
Quote: "A fire at Park Isle Marine in Sooke, west of Victoria, has destroyed three boats and damaged a building in the boat yard. All three vessels were on land, having work done at the boat yard when flames broke out just after 5 a.m. Friday, quickly spreading to a nearby shop building."
2014-02-14 - Two boats burn at Levington Marina in coastal Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich_boats_set_on_fire_in_levington_marina_1_3322509
2014-02-14 - Boat bursts into flame while moored on the Grand Union Canal in Bletchley (Britain):
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/community/community-news/fire-crews-called-out-to-canal-boat-fire-1-5875873
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-crews-called-out-to-canal-boat-fire
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/fire-crews-called-out-to-canal-boat-fire
http://buckinghamshire-news.co.uk/2014/02/14/fire-crews-called-out-to-canal-boat-fire/
2014-02-14 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on street in Mount Airy (Ohio), nearby homes evacuated:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/cincinnati/crews-evacuating-some-mt-airy-homes-due-to-tanker-on-fire/24486790
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20140214/NEWS01/302140115/
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/tanker-truck-fire-closes-colerain-avenue-evacuates-some-homes
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-keep-fire-spreading-gasoline-tanker-8369.shtml
2014-02-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4 AM at truck yard in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/crews-battle-fire-at-inkster-trucking-yard-1.1686366
http://www.news.nom.co/police-investigating-fire-at-inkster-8061625-news/
Quote: "Firefighters were busy this morning, trying to put out a blaze in a tractor trailer in north Winnipeg. The unit caught fire in the TransX compound on Inkster Boulevard west of Route 90 around 4:00 a.m. Feb. 14."
2014-02-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 146 near Lincoln (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/02/14/pd-tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-route-146-s/
http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20140214-traffic-beginning-to-pass-scene-of-truck-fire-on-route-146-south-in-lincoln.ece
2014-02-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-25 in Las Cruces (New Mexico):
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-opinion/ci_25138421/tractor-trailer-fire-prompts-i-25-lane-closure
2014-02-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near Yemassee (South Carolina):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24729053/wreck-shuts-down-i-95-sb-at-mile-marker-38
2014-02-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 near coastal Newport (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2014-02-14/fire-crews-tackling-lorry-blaze-on-m4/
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/11012750.Newport_lorry_fire_causes_M4_chaos/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/newport-lorry-fire-causes-m4-chaos
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/newport-lorry-fire-causes-m4-chaos
2014-02-14 - Mail truck bursts into flame on street in Concord (California), near the coast:
http://claycord.com/2014/02/14/update-wphotos-mail-truck-destroyed-during-fire-in-concord/
2014-02-14 - RV bursts into flame at home on Chambers Creek Road in coastal University Place (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/14/3048047/rv-catches-fire-in-university.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/rv-catches-fire-in-university-place
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/9930213/
2014-02-14 - Van bursts into flame at 5 AM while parked on North Road West in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Van-thought-arson/story-20628557-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750az1ehv/Van-fire-thought-to-be-arson.htm
Note: They probably think it's arson simply because it was a parked vehicle igniting. Wee hours, near the coast, so I need more evidence of people being involved than they've presented (which, incidentally, is none)...
2014-02-14 - Van bursts into flame at 1 AM on road near Otjiwarongo in coastal Namibia:
http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=9395&page_type=story_detail&category_id=1
http://allafrica.com/stories/201402141231.html
2014-02-14 - Minivan bursts into flame at 6:20 AM on Perkins Avenue in Sandusky (Ohio):
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/perkins-township-fire-department/5299891
2014-02-14 - SUV bursts into flame on Reynolds Road in Rio Hondo (Texas):
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_1aec370c-95ea-11e3-80d0-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.newsdump.com/news/truck-destroyed-by-massive-fire
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1007873
2014-02-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in East Huntingdon Township (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/5600630-74/fire-brinker-truck
http://www.roonte.com/www/truck-carrying-blasting-caps-catches-fire
2014-02-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked near the Selayang Hospital (Malaysia), passers-by save children inside:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/02/15/Good-samiritans-save-children-from-burning-car/
Quote: "Good Samaritans saved two children from a fiery death, when they pulled them out of their burning car that spontaneously combusted near the Selayang Hospital. Selangor Fire and Rescue department operations assistant director Mohd Sani Harul, citing witnesses said the purple Proton Exora burst into flames while it was parked just outside the hospital at around 4pm Friday."
Quote: "We were told that people went to look at the burning car and rushed over to help when they saw two children who were trapped inside. They must have been left there while the driver went to settle something..."
Note: A 5-year-old boy just burned to death when a parked truck burst into flame in Wujin District (China), as mentioned in the 2014-02-12 update. If you leave your kids in a vehicle, whether it's running or not, you face a growing risk of them burning to death. I will probably repeat that warning as more children get incinerated, because I'm one of those don't-like-to-see-children-incinerated kind of people...
2014-02-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked at auto auction business in the Town of Newstead (New York):
http://wivb.com/2014/02/14/two-alarm-fire-at-adesa-auto-auction/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/akron-newstead/fire-reported-at-newstead-auto-auction-house-20140214
Quote: "The blaze started in a car in the body shop, which then spread to the building. A security guard spotted the fire and called for help."
2014-02-14 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked in garage at home in coastal Bellingham (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/14/3047938/fire-damages-garage-in-bellinghams.html
2014-02-14 - Car bursts into flame at rest stop along I-64 near Hurricane (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Car-Fire-Closes-WB-Lane-of-I-64-245574461.html
2014-02-14 - Two RV trailers burst into flame near coastal Freshwater (Britain), on the Isle of Wight:
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-caravan-blaze/
2014-02-14 - RV trailer bursts into flame just before 4 AM near Wadena (Minnesota), 2 killed:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/02/14/camper-trailer-fire-kills-2-adults-near-wadena/
http://www.wqow.com/story/24730344/camper-trailer-fire-kills-2-adults-near-wadena
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25146992/minnesota-2-killed-wadena-township-camper-fire
2014-02-14 - RV trailer bursts into flame on Hayes Lane near Wimborne (Britain):
http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Colehill-caravan-extinguished-officers/story-20631226-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750az1shh/Colehill-caravan-fire-extinguished-by-officers.htm
http://dorsetlocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/14/colehill-caravan-fire-extinguished-by-officers/
2014-02-14 - Pickup truck, motorcycle and barn destroyed by fire at 4:20 AM at home in Darke County (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/firefighters-battle-fully-engulfed-barn-fire/ndN4w/
http://www.wopular.com/barn-fire-destroys-truck-motorcycle-darke-co
http://wdtn.com/2014/02/14/fire-burns-2-barns-horses-and-house-saved/
Quote: "A motorcycle and truck were destroyed in a barn fire on Preble County-Butler Twp. Road this morning. Firefighters responded to the fire in the 900 block of Preble County-Butler Twp. around 4:20 a.m."
2014-02-14 - Auto shop destroyed by fire in Troy (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighter-slips-on-ice-while-battle-2-alarm-fire-in-Troy-245640621.html
2014-02-14 - Auto shop heavily damaged by blaze just after 4 AM in Albany (New York), firefighter injured:
http://www.troyrecord.com/general-news/20140214/firefighter-injured-in-albany-blaze-at-repair-shop
2014-02-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in coastal Suffolk (Virginia), 9 goats and a sheep killed:
http://www.dailypress.com/news/isle-of-wight-county/dp-suffolk-fire-0215,0,5913431.story
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/14/nine-goats-one-sheep-perish-in-suffolk-barn-fire/
http://wavy.com/2014/02/14/livestock-die-in-barn-fire/
2014-02-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in coastal Mashpee (Massachusetts), 7 goats killed:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140214/NEWS11/140219752/-1/rss01
http://capecoddaily.com/news/131919/
2014-02-14 - Barn destroyed by fire on Harbor Lane in Smith (Kentucky):
http://www.harlandaily.com/news/news/3656185/Barn-fire-at-Smith-suspected-arson
Quote: "Burkhart said there was no electricity in the barn, so she believes the fire was the work of an arsonist."
Note: Clearly Burkhart has not been living on Planet Earth, where barns without electricity (and homes) have been spontaneously igniting at an escalating rate for quite some time...
2014-02-14 - Barn and 150 tons of hay destroyed by fire in Margaretting (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2639/
2014-02-14 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Fort Ann (New York), numerous animals killed:
http://poststar.com/news/local/firefighters-on-scene-of-fire-in-fort-ann/article_627c24c4-9568-11e3-b0fd-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-14 - Barn damaged by fire in Heaton (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11013400.Firefighters_attend_Heaton_barn_blaze/
2014-02-14 - Rooftop heating unit bursts into flame at 5:40 AM at theater in coastal Portsmouth (New Hampshire):
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140214-NEWS-140219823
2014-02-14 - AC unit bursts into flame at mobile home in coastal Ormond Beach (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/volusia-county/airconditioning-unit-sparks-fire-in-volusia-mobile-home/24489478
2014-02-14 - Furniture store erupts in flame in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140214/LOCAL07/140219524/-1/LOCAL11
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Massive-Fire-At-Art-Van-Furniture--245631551.html
http://www.fortwaynehomepage.net/story/d/story/crews-battle-fire-at-art-van-furniture-store/37655/qPiiZtMgAUWnTabd_kTV6Q
2014-02-14 - NorShor Theatre damaged by fire at 4:26 AM in Duluth (Minnesota):
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/fire-damages-norshor-theatre-duluth
http://www.wqow.com/story/24730121/fire-damages-historic-norshore-theatre-in-duluth
2014-02-14 - Multiple businesses destroyed by fire at building in Roseville (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.freep.com/article/20140214/NEWS04/302140155/1001/RSS01
2014-02-14 - Carport bursts into flame in the wee hours at condos in coastal Goleta (California):
http://www.keyt.com/news/firefighters-investigating-car-port-fire-in-goleta/-/17671600/24482586/-/pspov/-/index.html
2014-02-14 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to homes, in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, child killed, 3 injured:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-fatal-fire-west-side-20140214,0,3146949.story?track=rss
http://www.wave3.com/story/24730819/two-alarm-fire-breaks-out-in-austin
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/chicago_news&id=9433413
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/25604739-418/fire-officials-child-dead-3-others-injured-in-austin-extra-alarm-fire.html
2014-02-14 - House damaged by fire in Stroud Township (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140214/NEWS/140219796/-1/rss01
2014-02-14 - Apartment building devastated by massive fire in Salem (Virginia), 42 people homeless:
http://www.wsls.com/story/24728079/fire-at-salem-commons
Note: This apartment building is just northeast (downwind) of the Roanoke River...
2014-02-14 - Motel heavily damaged by blaze just after 1 AM in Bonifay (Florida):
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Bonifay-Motel-Fire-245589841.html
2014-02-14 - Deadly fire hits cottage at 4:30 AM in coastal Locust Valley on Long Island (New York), 1 killed:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/woman-found-dead-after-fire-in-locust-valley-l-i/
2014-02-14 - Deadly fire rips through home at 4:45 AM in Minneapolis (Minnesota), 5 children killed, 2 injured:
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/five-fatalities-minneapolis-blaze-apparently-all-children
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25141319/north-minneapolis-fire-kills-3-children
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/245522591.html
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-02-14/five-people-killed-north-minneapolis-house-fire
Quote: "The family had been trying to get by since last fall, when the children’s mother, Kim Davis, died of heart failure at age 31, leaving her longtime partner, Lewis, to care for them alone."
Note: And Lewis suffered a stroke and has seizures. So a woman drops dead at 31, man strokes out and has seizures, and a deadly fire kills 5 people in the wee hours, all in one year. Hydrogen sulfide could very well explain ALL of that...
2014-02-14 - Vacant home burns in Neenah (Wisconsin):
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20140214/APC0101/302140381/Electrical-fire-damages-vacant-Neenah-home
2014-02-14 - Vacant house burns in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20140214-fire-damages-vacant-house-in-washington-park.ece
2014-02-14 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Monroe Township (Michigan):
http://www.monroenews.com/news/2014/feb/13/fire-breaks-out-vacant-monroe-twp-home/
2014-02-14 - Vacant apartment building burns in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140214/A_NEWS/140219896
2014-02-13 - Man's clothes ignite at construction site in coastal Saco (Maine), man badly burned:
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/13/news/portland/mans-clothes-catch-fire-while-working-at-saco-construction-site/
Note: I've seen numerous similar fires now, sometimes resulting in people burning to death. Peoples' clothes are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane, then not only do they ignite very easily, but the fires burn very hot and cause serious burn injuries. Watch where you keep your clothes. Keep them off the floor, away from ventilation systems, and spend as little time as possible outdoors, especially near or downwind of low-lying areas like bodies of water...
2014-02-13 - Vacant home explodes and burns in Bettsville (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/02/13/Explosion-damages-Seneca-County-house.html
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/24714391/home-explosion-reported-in-nw-ohio-cause-unclear
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/24713812/home-explosion-reported-in-bettsville
Note: Map shows proximity to Lake Erie...
2014-02-13 - Home explodes and burns in Perryton (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.myhighplains.com/story/d/story/house-explosion-in-perryton/38081/EwNC0L5XrUiW4mUwv77z7w
2014-02-13 - Mysterious explosion alarms residents in Tipton and Fayette Counties (Tennessee):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/24715131/an5-investigates-big-boom-heard-throughout-tipton-fayette-counties
2014-02-13 - Underground gas line explodes at 1 AM, destroys 2 homes, plus barns, cars, in Knifely (Kentucky), 2 injured:
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Gas-line-explosions-causes--245340641.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/houses-fire-ky-gas-line-explosion/story?id=22491794
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2014/02/13/ky-gas-line-blast-hospitalizes-2-destroys-homes.html
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/02/13/Gas-line-explosion-injures-2-in-rural-Kentucky/UPI-91751392302283/
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/02/13/3287531/kentucky-natural-gas-explosion/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/13/natural-gas-line-explosion-rural-kentucky/5447025/
Quote: "Officials said rocks that flew from the explosion were as large as small cars. Adair County remains in a state of emergency for aid."
Quote: "I could feel the heat outside my home and debris was falling, rocks and dirt. I was in the Army 20 years and I’ve never experienced an explosion like that..."
2014-02-13 - Yacht explodes and burns at marina in coastal Cairns (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16536877-man-burned-in-cairns-boat-fire
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/02/14/14/18/man-burned-in-cairns-boat-fire
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/man-burned-in-cairns-boat-fire/story-e6frfku9-1226827214535
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/emergency-crews-battle-fire-at-cairns-marlin-marina/story-fnjpusyw-1226827102653
2014-02-13 - Transit bus bursts into flame on expressway near Ja-Ela on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://voiceoflankauk.com/2014/02/14/a-passenger-transport-bus-gutted-in-fire-on-expressway/
http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=25746
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43072-bus-on-fire-on-e3.html
http://www.dailynews.lk/local/bus-catches-fire-expressway
http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/police-launches-investigation-expresseway-bus-fire/20055
http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/25838-bus-catches-fire-along-colombo-katunayake-highway.html
http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/bus-erupts-fire-colombo-katunayake-expressway/20002
2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 6 AM on expressway on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/delays_reported_on_the_staten.html
Quote: "FED EX double trailer. why no photos of the accident which when I passed by at 6am, looked worse than a truck fire. There was an axle with wheels behin the truck and what appeared to be a mangled metal mess in front of the truck cab... misleading (with photos) and poor account of what is truely going on."
Note: Quote is a comment. The pic in the story is of a bus driving on a street, which had absolutely nothing to do with the truck burning...
2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:52 AM on expressway in coastal Dorchester (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/truck-fire-snarls-morning-commute-on-route-3/24453446
http://www.whdh.com/story/24712426/left-lane-open-on-93s-after-truck-fire
http://wpri.com/2014/02/13/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-mass-highway/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/02/13/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-south/xZAsF7Lnjl9xul4y6CWPwK/video.html
2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:15 PM on I-10 in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-battle-vehicle-fire-i10-at-porfirio-diaz-3602.shtml
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_25133929/traffic-update-vehicle-fire-causes-delays-i-10
http://www.ktsm.com/news/traffic-tracker/traffic-alert-i-10-vehicle-fire-eastbound-porfirio-diaz
http://www.newsdump.com/news/traffic-update-vehicle-fire-causes-delays-on-i10-east-and-porfirio-diaz
Quote: "About 16 fire fighters are working to extinguish a cargo truck that is on fire at I-10 at Porfirio Diaz."
2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 8:30 AM on I-10 in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Semi-carrying-Depends-fully-engulfed-in-flames-5231954.php
Quote: "Ken McConnell, who runs Seguin RV and was driving to work, said the smoke and fire could be seen from a mile away. 'Diesel tanks exploded and blew fire all over the road,' McConnell said. 'It was spectacular. …That thing is a melted, twisted mess.' Firefighters had to cut open the front of the trailer, where they saw the heat had damaged some cartons of Depends, Outlaw said."
Note: Not a good day to be a big rig driver on I-10 in Texas...
2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at business near Prineville (Oregon), in Crook County:
http://www.crookcountyfireandrescue.com/news/fullstory/newsid/203409
Quote: "Crook County Fire and Rescue was dispatched to 1207 NW Madras HWY for a semi-truck on fire. One engine and water tender responded with 5 firefighters and quickly extinguished the fire. The semi-tow truck was completely destroyed and there was minor damage caused to other tow trucks in the area."
2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on Highway 95 in Needles (California):
http://zachnews.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/breaking-news-needles-ca-truck-fire-on-highway-95-in-needles-california/
Quote: "According to the San Bernadino County Fire Department, a truck fire happened at least 2 hours ago, 3:30am PT, on Highway 95 near 5 Mile Road in Needles, California. The truck’s tractor was fully involved."
2014-02-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M6 near Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-fire-on-m6-southbound-near-knutsford
2014-02-13 - Semi bursts into flame while parked inside truck rental business in Enid (Oklahoma):
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/x488690293/Semi-blaze-strikes-at-Penske-Truck-Rental
2014-02-13 - Cement truck bursts into flame on I-70 in Genesee (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/cement-truck-catches-fire-on-westbound-interstate-70-during-thursday-morning-commute
2014-02-13 - FedEx truck bursts into flame on street in Sweetwater (Texas):
http://www.sweetwaterreporter.com/content/fedex-truck-catches-fire
2014-02-13 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame at 4:20 AM on street in Ardmore (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/02/13/main_line_times/news/doc52fcbb92f38a4405002890.txt?viewmode=fullstory
2014-02-13 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame on Fox Run Drive in Salisbury Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2014/02/snow_plow_truck_catches_fire_i.html
2014-02-13 - Truck (LGV) bursts into flame on the M54 near Wellington (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/02/13/m54-lorry-fire-causes-extra-delays-in-roadworks/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/m54-lorry-fire-causes-extra-delays-in-roadworks
2014-02-13 - Snow plow pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Asheboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/13/snow-plow-truck-catches-fire-in-asheboro/
2014-02-13 - Snow plow pickup truck bursts into flame at Bluefield Plaza in Bluefield (West Virginia):
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x1708326702/Snow-removal-truck-fire-at-Bluefield-Plaza
http://www.topix.com/city/bluefield-wv/2014/02/snow-removal-truck-fire-at-bluefield-plaza
2014-02-13 - RV and horse trailer burst into flame on Salmon Falls Road in El Dorado County (California):
http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/rv-horse-trailer-and-grass-burn-on-salmon-falls/
2014-02-13 - RV bursts into flame near Helston (Britain), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11009903.Two_treated_by_paramedics_after_caravan_destroyed_by_fire_near_Helston/
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze-near-Helston/story-20623275-detail/story.html
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze-near-helston
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze-near-Helston/story-20623275-detail/story.html
2014-02-13 - School van bursts into flame on road in Parasala (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/School-Van-Catches-Fire-No-One-Hurt/2014/02/14/article2055904.ece
http://www.news.nom.co/school-van-catches-fire-no-one-hurt-8045940-news/
2014-02-13 - Van and 2 motorcycles burst into flame while parked in car park in coastal Singapore:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/smoke-seen--explosion-heard-from-toh-guan-carpark-143223856.html
2014-02-13 - Van bursts into flame at 12:49 AM while parked on Moss Side Lane in Rixton, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/van-fire-in-rixton-warrington
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/van-fire-in-rixton-warrington
2014-02-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Bradford (Canada):
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4368101-fire-destroys-truck-in-bradford/
2014-02-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Scappoose (Oregon):
http://portlandtribune.com/scs/83-news/210945-68710-fire-destroys-truck-in-scappoose
2014-02-13 - In separate incidents, on different days, two parked cars explode in coastal areas on Long Island (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/police-investigate-minor-explosions-that-damaged-vehicles-1.7065549
http://longisland.news12.com/news/police-probe-cause-of-island-park-car-explosion-1.7054620
http://merrick.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/cops-probing-south-shore-car-explosions
Quote: "No one was injured in the explosions, which occurred Saturday in Oceanside and Wednesday in Island Park..."
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame inside garage, fire destroys garage, at home in New Philadelphia (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-tuscarawas/woman-starts-car-in-garage-ignites-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54377817/
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140213/NEWS/140219618
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame at 6:40 AM on the 610 Loop in Houston (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-traffic/article/Car-fire-shuts-North-Loop-near-Northwest-Freeway-5231282.php
http://www.news.nom.co/car-fire-shuts-north-loop-near-northwest-8038236-news/
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on I-880 in coastal Oakland (California):
http://inagist.com/all/433980730058604546/
http://twitter.com/sal_castaneda/status/433980730058604546/photo/1
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on the A127 between Nevendon and Billericay (Britain):
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Car-causes-blockage-A127-Nevendon-Billericay/story-20623214-detail/story.html
http://www.basildonrecorder.co.uk/news/11010205.Car_on_fire_on_A127/
http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/car-fire-on-a127-brings-traffic-to-a-standstill/
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on Chester Road in Hartford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/hartford-car-fire
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on John Nash Drive in Dawlish (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28028&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame at 3:16 AM while parked on Lords Close in Bletchley (Britain):
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Arson-suspected-after-car-fire-in-Beltchley-20140213094544.htm
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame on Auchmill Road in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-out-to-aberdeen-car-blaze-1.220442
2014-02-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked outside apartments in New Alipore (India), people freak out:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Car-catches-fire-flames-touch-New-Alipore-flat/articleshow/30364957.cms
2014-02-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in Mundy Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/02/traffic_alert_vehicle_fire_clo.html
http://michigan.icito.com/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-closes-northbound-i-75-at-hill-road-in-mundy-township/
2014-02-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on H-3 near the Harano Tunnel (Hawaii):
http://khon2.com/2014/02/13/vehicle-fire-on-h-3-freeway-causes-traffic-jam/
2014-02-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-94 in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/245361161.html
2014-02-13 - RV trailer bursts into flame at construction site near Saunton Beach, Near Braunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28024&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-caravan-near-Saunton-Beach/story-20623146-detail/story.html
http://devonlocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/13/firefighters-tackle-caravan-fire-near-saunton-beach/
2014-02-13 - Generator bursts into flame inside landfill building on Days Cove Road in coastal White Marsh (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/crews-battle-building-fire-in-white-marsh/24471394
http://perryhall.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-at-days-cove-rubble-landfill-in-white-marsh-on-february-13-2014
Quote: "The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company assisted units from Baltimore County with a building fire at the Eastern Sanitary Landfill in the 6200 block of Days Cove Road in White Marsh just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Fire crews reported a large generator on fire inside the building, which they extinguished using dry chemical fire extinguishers, officials said."
2014-02-13 - Minivan and garage destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM at home in Redford (New York):
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1196434044/House-burns-in-Saranac
2014-02-13 - Several cars and auto shop destroyed by fire, fire spreads to apartment above, in Milford (Indiana), 2 killed:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140213/LOCAL07/140219650/-1/LOCAL11
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/25572849-418/2-found-dead-after-fire-in-northern-indiana-town.html
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/several-departments-respond-to-milford-fire-possible-entrapment/24455654
http://www.goshennews.com/breakingnews/x1783668849/Five-local-fire-departments-battling-blaze-at-auto-mechanics-shop-in-Milford
Quote: "Officials said firefighters weren't able to go inside the building for a few hours because of the fire's heat and the presence of several cars and oil products inside."
Note: Nobody was in the auto shop when the fire broke out. Living in an apartment above an auto shop seems decidedly unsafe these days...
2014-02-13 - Several cars and auto shop destroyed by fire in Cedar Grove (Florida), near the coast, 2 dogs killed:
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Cedar-Grove-Business-Fire-245359571.html
2014-02-13 - Auto shop damaged by blaze at 1:20 AM on Cox Lane in Chessington (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11007378.Fire_at_repair_centre_in_Cox_Lane__Chessington/
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/11007378.Fire_at_repair_centre_in_Cox_Lane__Chessington/
2014-02-13 - Multiple barns destroyed by fire on Curtis Chapel Road in McEwen (Tennessee):
http://www.wkrn.com/story/24718971/humphreys-county-fire
2014-02-13 - Barn destroyed by blaze near Redfield (South Dakota), some horses and dogs killed:
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/barn-fire-near-redfield-kills-horses/?id=160159
2014-02-13 - Barn destroyed by fire near La Motte (Iowa), 2 horses and 2 pigs killed, 1 person injured:
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_8d825544-95ae-11e3-865c-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-13 - Barn heavily damaged by huge fire in Whitchurch-Stouffville (Canada), 20,000+ chickens roasted:
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/barn-fire-in-whitchurch-stouffville-kills-thousands-of-chickens-1.1684264
http://www.news.nom.co/barn-fire-in-whitchurch-stouffville-8039698-news/
http://www.cp24.com/news/thousands-of-chickens-killed-in-barn-fire-north-of-toronto-1.1684147
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/02/13/crews-battling-fire-at-aurora-farm/
2014-02-13 - Underground electrical fire and explosion erupts near Brooklyn Borough Hall in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/fire-hole-brooklyn-borough-hall-2014-02-13-213000
2014-02-13 - Transformer bursts into flame outside care home in Hutchinson (Kansas):
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/article_628a2faa-e8f2-5940-8cf6-0777eb2c1f65.html
2014-02-13 - Carport bursts into flame at home under construction in Denver (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/fire-damages-carport-at-home-under-construction/
2014-02-13 - Two million pounds of lumber goes up in flames at Stonebury Farm near Buntingford (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/News/Large-fire-near-Buntingford-being-tackled-by-six-fire-crews-20140212141259.htm
2014-02-13 - Woodworking shop catches fire at midnight at high school in Pasadena (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140213/south-pasadena-high-woodworking-shop-catches-fire
2014-02-13 - Elevator bursts into flame at the Navy Pier, Children’s Museum closed, in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/25573229-418/elevator-fire-at-navy-pier-briefly-closes-childrens-museum.html
2014-02-13 - Indoor sports complex burns and collapses in Nanuet (New York), near the Hudson River, nobody there:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/fire-leads-to-building-collapse-at-nanuet-sports-complex/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/northern_suburbs&id=9431788
2014-02-13 - Church destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Jonesboro (Arkansas), nobody there:
http://www.kait8.com/story/24712431/overnight-fire-destroys-a-jonesboro-church
2014-02-13 - Commercial building erupts in flame at 5:30 AM in Tigard (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-fire-at-Tigard-office-building-245366531.html
http://koin.com/2014/02/13/crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-tigard-dental-office/
2014-02-13 - Main lodge destroyed by fire at Girl Scout camp in Hillsborough (New Jersey), nobody there:
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140214/NJNEWS10/302140023/Fire-destroys-main-lodge-Camp-Agnes-Dewitt
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_destroys_main_girl_scouts_lodge_at_camp_dewitt_in_hillsboroughs_sourland_mountains.html
2014-02-13 - Garage bursts into flame at 7:30 AM at home in Gales Ferry (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/article/20140214/NWS01/302149974/-1/NWS
http://www.theday.com/article/20140213/NWS04/140219798/1047
2014-02-13 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in coastal Riverview (Florida), nobody home:
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/356622/8/Mobile-home-destroyed-by-fire-in-Riverview
http://tbo.com/news/breaking-news/fire-destroys-mobile-home-in-dover-20140213/
2014-02-13 - House destroyed by fire in coastal Newport News (Virginia), nobody home:
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/13/section-of-jefferson-avenue-shut-down-due-to-fire/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-newport-news-firefighters-battle-blaze-wilcox-bait-and-tackle-20140213,0,7505282.story
2014-02-13 - Three homes destroyed by major fire at 6:15 AM in Swissvale (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/swissvale-fire-destroys-house-damages-2-others/24456684
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/13/firefighters-battle-2-house-fire-in-swissvale/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2014/02/13/Several-homes-on-fire-in-Swissvale/stories/201402130274
Quote: "Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that destroyed three homes Thursday morning in Swissvale."
2014-02-13 - Two mixed-use buildings damaged by blaze on River Street in Paterson (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Paterson_firefighters_battling_blaze_at_two_buildings.html
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Roof_collapse_as_firefighters_battle_Paterson_blaze.html
2014-02-13 - Apartment building ravaged by huge fire in Eastchester Bay area of coastal Bronx (New York), 16 injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9430522
http://nypost.com/2014/02/13/several-seriously-injured-in-bronx-fire/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Firefighters-Hurt-Bronx-Fire-Dean-Avenue-245383291.html
Quote: "It was like a scene from Dante's Inferno..."
2014-02-13 - Apartment building destroyed by massive inferno in Dallas (Texas), 36 people homeless:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Dallas-firefighters-battle-four-alarm-apartment-fire-245462331.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/14/four-alarm-apartment-fire-cause-may-never-be-known/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Massive-Fire-Guts-Apartment-Building-245524281.html
2014-02-13 - Hotel under renovation destroyed by fire in Catterick Bridge, North Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11007346.Catterick_hotel_destroyed_by_fire/
http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/11007346.Catterick_hotel_destroyed_by_fire/
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/11009964.Cause_of_fire_at_Catterick_Bridge_pub_is_still_unknown/
2014-02-13 - Deadly fire rips though home at 6 AM in coastal Washington DC, 1 killed:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24712508/1-killed-in-nw-dc-house-fire
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/One-Dead-in-Northwest-DC-Fire-245346961.html
2014-02-13 - Vacant home burns in Hickory (North Carolina):
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/article_6cd5fba4-9408-11e3-84a2-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-13 - Vacant house destroyed by blaze in Beecher City (Illinois):
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/local/x488689033/Fire-ruins-family-home
2014-02-13 - Vacant gas station destroyed by fire near Eldon (Missouri):
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1007089
2014-02-12 - Boy, 5, burned to death when truck ignites in Wujin District (China):
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/02-13/100717.shtmlhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-02/13/content_17281507.htm
http://www.asianews.co/boy-dies-after-truck-caught-fire/
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-02/13/content_17281543.htm
Quote: "The father surnamed Song, 40, left his son in the truck in an export processing zone. After it caught fire, he tried rescue his son but was unable to pull him from the burning vehicle."
Note: I've warned about this problem. If you leave your kids in a vehicle, running or not, then this is the consequence that you risk. This is not the first child to burn to death in exactly this way. Unless people start taking the problem seriously - which seems doubtful - then more children are going to burn to death...
http://www.kpax.com/news/cause-of-missoula-explosion-under-investigation/
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/officers-investigating-small-explosion-in-missoula/24430196
http://missoulian.com/news/local/explosion-blows-out-windows-above-bernice-s-bakery/article_084a49d4-941b-11e3-9fef-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-12 - Two mysterious earth-shaking explosions rattle the town of Dharmapuri (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=UEV-20140212-42663-IND
2014-02-12 - Landfill erupts in flame again, before 6:30 AM, in coastal George Town (Cayman Islands):
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/02/13/Again!-Firefighters-battle-dump-blaze/
http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/dump-on-fire-again/
http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2014/02/12/dump-on-fire-again
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/02/12/Dump-ignites-again/
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/02/13/Dump-fire-closes-international-school,-other-closures-made/
Quote: "Dump on fire AGAIN! Off duty firemen to report to dump and evacuations advised..."
Quote: "A large trash pile – one of the highest points within the George Town landfill – was ablaze Wednesday morning less than two months after a huge pile of tires caught fire, sending plumes of smoke over Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach area."
Note: The natives grow restless...
2014-02-12 - Landmark antique store destroyed by massive blaze in coastal Cohasset (Massachusetts):
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140212/NEWS/140218635/1994/NEWS
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/02/12/firefighters-battle-alarm-blaze-cohasset/ni3k1jKJMYWzKzCNy1Um2O/story.html
Note: Map in the link shows proximity to the coast. This is a sad story here. The owner was selling the business, had a buyer, had signed some documents but nothing was finalized, and she'd let her insurance lapse since she was selling. And now it's all gone...
2014-02-12 - Lobster boat 'Fiddler' bursts into flame at 1 AM on the Navesink River in Red Bank (New Jersey):
http://www.redbankgreen.com/2014/02/red-bank-lobster-boat-burns-ice.html
http://rumson.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/boat-burns-on-navesink-river
http://redbank.patch.com/groups/announcements/p/navesink-boat-on-fire
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750ayzi3b/Navesink-Boat-on-Fire.htm
Quote: "The Fiddler was destroyed in an early morning blaze of unknown origin Wednesday morning."
2014-02-12 - Passenger train bursts into flame at 3:52 AM at St. Davids Train Station in Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28001&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-12 - Freight train bursts into flame at North Hazel and 6th Street in Ames (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/firefighters-respond-to-train-on-fire/24439514
2014-02-12 - Industrial crane bursts into flame at riverside shipyard in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9428836
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Crane-Fire-Navy-Yard-245174241.html
2014-02-12 - Passenger bus bursts into flame while parked on Princess Street in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/bus-on-fire-in-chester
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/firefighters-tackle-chester-city-bus-6700153
http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/130957/blaze-drama-at-chester-bus-station.aspx
2014-02-12 - Passenger bus bursts into flame as it passes through Copthorne (Britain):
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Firefighters-rush-scene-Copthorne-bus-oil-spills/story-20619344-detail/story.html
2014-02-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4:30 AM on the Central Expressway (Highway 75) in Dallas (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/12/truck-fire-closes-central-expressway-in-dallas/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Truck-Fire-Shuts-Down-US-75-Near-I-635-245166101.html
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/24701093/hwy-75-truck-fire-causes-traffic-headache
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/18-wheeler-catches-fire-spills-fuel-on-central-expressway-early-wednesday.html/
2014-02-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 30 in Lexington (Nebraska):
http://krvn.com/index.php?more=dpx6bcuq
2014-02-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-84 near Huntington (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/02/semis_brakes_catch_fire_briefl.html
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2014/02/fire-osp-odot-on-scene-of-semi-trailer.html
http://www.ktvb.com/news/Semi-hauling-paper-products-catches-fire-on-I-84-245405371.html
http://oregon.icito.com/semis-brakes-catch-fire-briefly-shutting-down-i-84-in-baker-county/
2014-02-12 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked in barn in Compton Dundon, Somerton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28001&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Tractor-Compton-Dundon-near-Somerton/story-20620306-detail/story.html
2014-02-12 - Heavy truck bursts into flame at construction site, fire spreads to building under construction, in Ottawa (Canada):
http://www.cfra.com/news/2014/02/12/truck-fire-spreads-to-building-does-180000-damage
Note: People still park vehicles near...well, anything?!
2014-02-12 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in downtown Denver (Colorado):
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25127418/recycling-truck-fire-may-impact-end-rush-hour
http://home.topnewstoday.org/home/article/9899979/
http://www.newsdump.com/news/recycling-truck-fire-may-impact-end-of-rush-hour-in-downtown
2014-02-12 - Truck bursts into flame at A15 layby near Barton-Upon-Humber (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/BREAKING-NEWS-Lorry-A15/story-20614449-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750ayzrd1/UPDATE-Lorry-on-fire-on-A15.htm
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/update-lorry-on-fire-on-a15
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/simonscun-published-breaking-news-lorry-on-fire-on-a15
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/breaking-news-lorry-on-fire-on-a15
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750az0msg/UPDATE-Lorry-on-fire-on-A15.htm
2014-02-12 - Van bursts into flame just before midnight while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Streamwood (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140212/news/140219537/
2014-02-12 - Van bursts into flame at Barnsdale Bar services along the A1 (Britain):
http://www.hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/van-fire-at-barnsdale-bar-services-1-6433598
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/update-barnsdale-bar-services-open-again-after-van-fire-1-6433752
http://www.hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/update-barnsdale-bar-services-open-again-after-van-fire-1-6433752
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/update-barnsdale-bar-services-open-again-after-van-fire
http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/van-fire-at-barnsdale-bar-services-1-6433598
2014-02-12 - In separate events, within 40 minutes, SUV and car burst into flame on same street in Alexandra Hills (Australia):
http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/story/2086452/traffic-delays-as-two-cars-catch-fire-in-busy-street/
Quote: "Cleveland firefighters turned out to Vienna Road near the Finucane Road intersection at about 7.30am after reports of a car's engine on fire. The blaze in the small car was quickly extinguished and no one was injured. Firefighters returned to the same road 40 minutes later, this time near the Redruth Road traffic lights, where a four-wheel-drive's engine caught fire."
Note: Mere coincidence? Hah, sure, just like those two boat fires within 3 minutes in Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. This town is about a mile from the ocean and is also a mile east (downwind) of Tingalpa Reservoir...
2014-02-12 - SUV bursts into flame on road in Draffenville (Kentucky):
http://www.marshallcountydaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7737:vehicle-fire-on-purchase-parkway-causes-traffic-delays-on-tuesday
2014-02-12 - SUV bursts into flame at 6 AM in Whitehorse (Canada):
http://www.whitehorsestar.com/photos/60789/
2014-02-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 29 near Fort St. John (Canada):
http://energeticcity.ca/article/news/2014/02/12/highway-29-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire
http://www.cjdccountry.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=2123085
Quote: "The vehicle is a full sized picker style truck with a trailer and is fully engulfed on the roadway. The occupants of the vehicle were unharmed. Because the truck is outside of the fire protection area, it will be allowed to burn."
2014-02-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 6:45 AM on Route 202 near Malvern (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pickup-Fire-Route-202-245170471.html
http://www.csnphilly.com/article/pickup-catches-fire-stops-traffic
2014-02-12 - Tesla Model S bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101416608
http://www.businessinsider.com/february-1st-toronto-tesla-fire-2014-2
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-14/tesla-investigating-cause-of-toronto-garage-fire-with-model-s.html
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Another-Tesla-Caught-On-Fire-While-Sitting-In-A-5233464.php
Quote: "The car was about four months old and was not plugged in to an electric socket..."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. These are electric cars, so obviously there's some electrified copper present. This is the fourth Tesla Model S fire now. It's not really a design flaw, it's just that NO vehicles were ever designed to operate with an atmosphere that is being increasingly contaminated by hydrogen sulfide. As long as they continue to use steel or electrified copper or rubber tires in conjunction with friction-based braking then there will be fires. Cars which use flammable fuels have all the same vulnerabilities plus the extra vulnerability from the flammable fuels, so electric vehicles are still safer, but that certainly doesn't mean they're safe...
2014-02-12 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home near Oceanside Drive, home damaged too, in Harris County (Texas):
http://news92fm.com/414310/cy-fair-car-house-fire/
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Family-says-house-fire-started-with-recently-repaired-car-parked-outside-245345041.html
2014-02-12 - Car bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked at home in Knockbridge (Ireland), near the coast:
http://talkofthetown.ie/2014/02/12/gardai-investigating-car-fire-in-knockbridge/
2014-02-12 - Car bursts into flame at home on Londesborough Road in coastal Southsea, Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/car-on-fire-in-southsea-1-5872113
2014-02-12 - Car bursts into flame in public car park in Woolavington, Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28012&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/11006290.Car_fire_in_Woolavington/
2014-02-12 - Car bursts into flame on Peacehay Lane in Sampford Arundel (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28009&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-12 - Car bursts into flame on road in Bilecik (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/car-fire-in-bilecik/288713/
2014-02-12 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 6:30 AM in garage at business, fire spreads, gets huge, in Bethesda (Maryland):
http://www.bethesdanow.com/2014/02/12/large-fire-at-washington-gas-facility-in-north-bethesda/
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/02/12/two-alarm-fire-burning-at-washington-gas-building-in-north-bethesda/
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Firefighters-Battle-2-Alarm-Garage-Fire-in-Rockville--245168251.html
Quote: "The building is used as a storage facility for company trucks."
Quote: "MCFRS said it started with an auto fire in a four-bay garage at the facility, then spread to a tire storage area of the repair shop."
2014-02-12 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-264 in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.bridgelouisville.com/2014/02/louisville-traffic-update-vehicle-fire.html
2014-02-12 - Snowmobile bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Brainerd (Minnesota), garage later ignites too:
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-02-13/garage-fire-being-investigated
Quote: "Firefighters were called to the residence twice during the overnight. The first call was at 8:42 p.m. for a call of a snowmobile on fire. The snowmobile was taken out of the garage and then extinguished. After midnight, firefighters were called to the home again for the garage on fire."
2014-02-12 - Vehicles and garage burn at 2:23 AM in Auburn (Indiana):
http://www.kpcnews.com/news/latest/eveningstar/article_48937e9c-d692-5376-b567-897042a53263.html
2014-02-12 - Tractors and barn destroyed by fire near Mill Point Road, near Boonsboro (Maryland):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/investigation-continues-in-boonsboro-barn-fire/article_2db7daa0-9507-11e3-91fd-001a4bcf6878.html
Quote: "But a few tractors and other equipment in the barn were 'pretty much consumed,' he said."
2014-02-12 - Car and auto shop destroyed by fire in Baha (Saudi Arabia):
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/fire-destroys-car-workshop-234637145.html
2014-02-12 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Winooski (Vermont), near the Winooski River:
http://www.wcax.com/story/24706476/crews-fight-fire-in-winooski
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/fire-at-pecor-auto-center/91123/ihgm9nbtQ0eDhy2iE0OC4Q
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2014/02/12/firefighters-battle-blaze-on-main-street-in-winooski/5432047/
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140212/1620226/Fire-at-Pecor-Auto-Center.htm
2014-02-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Burlington (Kentucky), cows escape and run amok:
http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20140212/NEWS0103/302120149/
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20140212/NEWS0103/302120149
http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/news-northern-kentucky/nky-barn-burns-in-overnight-fire/24455110
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20140213/NEWS/302130039/
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/cows-killed-burlington-barn-fire-8306.shtml
2014-02-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Almond (Wisconsin):
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2014/feb/13/barn-fire-near-almond/
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/article/20140212/SPJ01/302120385/BREAKING-Barn-fire-town-Almond
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Deputies-Portage-Co-Barn-Total-Loss-after-Fire-245297041.html
http://www.wisconsinoutdoorfun.com/videonetwork/3194422790001/Firefighters-put-out-a-barn-fire-in-Almond
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/9903311/
2014-02-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Glanbrook (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/man-injured-in-glanbrook-barn-fire-1.2533875
http://www.airingnews.com/articles/671418/man-injured-in-glanbrook-barn-fire/
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4363464-fire-destroys-binbrook-barn/
Quote: "EMS officials treated an man who had tried to save a vehicle from the barn..."
Note: Vehicle might have started the fire...
2014-02-12 - Barn destroyed by fire at home in St. Charles Township (Michigan), nobody home:
http://photos.mlive.com/saginawnews/2014/02/fire_destroys_barn_in_st_charl_1.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_destroys_barn_in_st_charl.html
2014-02-12 - Energy plant hit by fire on River Road in Middletown (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24701203/fire-reported-at-kleen-energy-plant
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-at-Kleen-Energy-Plant-in-Middletown-245173751.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2014/02/12/fire-reported-conn-power-plant/XcQeqCyqSjN7w1sp1d8SQI/story.html
2014-02-12 - Fish market ravaged by blaze at midnight, 7 businesses destroyed, in Eldoret (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/Fire-destroys-fish-market-in-Eldoret/-/1107872/2204684/-/o4d8pmz/-/index.html
Quote: "This is the first fire incident to occur at the market which is famously frequented by locals who eat or buy fish from there."
2014-02-12 - Plastics manufacturing facility erupts in flame in Pacific (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Second-alarm-fire-reported-at-Pacific-manufacturing-facility-245303121.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-person-hurt-in-fire-at-manufacturing-plant-in-pacific/article_b4e96d3f-9837-509b-a13e-6fa88f635199.html
2014-02-12 - Popular diner destroyed by fire in Limington (Maine), nobody there:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/fire-destroys-limington-restaurant/24444456
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Popular_Maine_diner_destroyed_by_fire.html
Quote: "Water had to be shuttled in from a mill pond about a quarter mile away..."
2014-02-12 - Mobile home damaged by fire at midnight in Sand Springs (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/A-trailer-catches-on-fire-in-a-Sand-Springs-neighb/z1ggrciG6k-EwEv6GLH1Rg.cspx
2014-02-12 - Log cabin home destroyed by fire in coastal Eagle River (Alaska):
http://www.ktva.com/eagle-river-cabin-catches-fire/
2014-02-12 - Home damaged by fire on Cold Springs Lane in Candler (North Carolina):
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140212/NEWS01/302120038/1001/NEWS
Note: Address listed is less than 500 feet east (downwind) of a spring, creek, or stream...
2014-02-12 - Home destroyed by fire in Verona (Kentucky), nobody there:
http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20140212/NEWS0103/302120145/
2014-02-12 - Raintree Island Apartments damaged by blaze in the Town of Tonawanda (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/amherst/fire-extinguished-at-raintree-island-apartments-20140212
http://www.tonawanda-news.com/local/x1196433732/Fire-sparked-in-Raintree-Island
Note: These apartments are sandwiched between Tonawanda Creek to the north and Ellicott Creek to the south, and this whole area is just east (downwind) of the Niagara River...
2014-02-12 - Senior housing complex erupts in flame at Lake Manor in Lake Odessa (Michigan), residents evacuated:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/02/residents_evacuated_from_lakew.html
2014-02-12 - Deadly fire destroys home just before 1:30 AM in Scituate (Rhode Island), near Scituate Reservoir, 1 killed:
http://wpri.com/2014/02/12/woman-dies-in-scituate-fire/
http://www.turnto10.com/story/24699989/fire-destroys-scituate-home
2014-02-12 - Deadly fire destroys house at 6:30 AM in Paragould (Arkansas), two children killed:
http://www.katv.com/story/24713824/greene-co-sheriff-2-children-found-dead-in-fire
http://www.kait8.com/story/24702132/coroner-2-dead-in-rural-greene-co-house-fire
2014-02-12 - Deadly fire hits apartment building just after 4 AM in coastal Cambridge (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/02/1_dead_in_cambridge_fire
http://www.whdh.com/story/24700120/3-alarm-fire-in-cambridge
2014-02-12 - Vacant house burns in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/11/firefighter-slightly-injured-battling-east-side-fire/
2014-02-12 - Vacant home burns in Commerce (Georgia):
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=271041
2014-02-12 - Vacant house burns before 4 AM in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140212phoenix-vacant-house-fire-abrk.html
2014-02-12 - Vacant home undergoing renovations destroyed by fire before 5 AM in Sparta (New Jersey):
http://jefferson.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-destroys-sparta-home-burns-for-hours
2014-02-11 - Update on ball-bearing plant explosion in Peterborough (New Hampshire): caused by nitric acid:
http://nashua.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/nitric-acid-reaction-caused-peterborough-explosionhttp://nhpr.org/post/nitric-acid-reaction-blame-peterborough-explosion
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/24706491/2014/02/12/cause-of-industrial-explosion-in-peterborough-nh-determined
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/02/12/explosion-investigation-focuses-acid-room/34QDa0KLtlw3pZWPZCPa0K/story.html
Note: A nitric acid fire hit a chemical plant in December 2013 in Tulsa (Oklahoma), mentioned in the 2013-12-19 update. A nitric acid explosion recently damaged a business too, in November 2013, in Falls Township (Pennsylvania), injuring 2 people, as mentioned in the 2013-11-07 update. Nitric acid isn't terribly dangerous by itself. However, if any gaseous hydrogen sulfide meets liquid nitric acid then the result can be an explosion and/or fire. I mentioned this problem a few months back, when a beaker exploded in a chemistry lab in coastal Boca Raton (Florida), in the 2013-11-04 update. I'll quote myself: "Hydrogen sulfide is explosively reactive with numerous chemicals. Leave an open beaker of, say, nitric acid laying around and if any hydrogen sulfide blows in through a window or AC system...boom!"
2014-02-11 - Metal recycling plant destroyed by blaze in Blue Grass (Iowa), near Davenport, school evacuated:
http://www.scrapmonster.com/news/huge-fire-destroys-iowa-scrap-metal-recycling-plant/1/11358http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=669863
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54350478/ns/local_news-des_moines_ia/
http://whotv.com/2014/02/11/plant-fire-scrap-metal-recycling-building-burns/
http://wqad.com/2014/02/11/fire-engulfs-blue-grass-scrap-metal-recycling-business/
http://www.kwqc.com/story/24697847/fire-at-rich-metals-co-in-blue-grass-ia-prompts-school-evacuation-and-creek-inspection
http://news.silobreaker.com/plant-fire-scrap-metal-recycling-building-burns-5_2267728876723503172
Quote: "Officials say the flames got so high they had to evacuate students at a nearby elementary school. Smoke from the fire could be seen from more than three miles away."
Quote: "A hazmat team is inspecting a creek to see if any dangerous chemicals got in. That creek is about a half block away from the fire."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
http://www.wthr.com/story/24693077/2014/02/11/building-explosion-fire-reported-in-attica
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/explosion-reported-at-attica-church
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2014/02/11/explosion-levels-unoccupied-attica-building-search-pending/5391987/
Note: Attica is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Wabash River...
2014-02-11 - Gas well explodes and burns at 6:45 AM in Dunkard Township (Pennsylvania), near the West Virginia border:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140213/NEWS90/402130314/-1/rss01
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/huge_fire_from_gas_well_blow-o.html
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/News/201402110194
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/crews-battling-large-gas-well-fire-greene-county/ndKqH/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/11/crews-respond-to-greene-county-gas-well-fire/
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/explosion-reported-at-gas-well-in-greene-county/24407710
2014-02-11 - Former fertilizer plant hit by explosion and fire in Kalona (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Oil-Cleanup-Needed-after-Fire-in-Kalona-245103991.html
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Crews-Responding-to-Business-Fire-in-Kalona-244940411.html
http://wqad.com/2014/02/12/iowa-fire-turns-into-oil-spill/
Quote: "Fire crews said things started with a bang. 'They had heard an explosion, and the building was on fire,' said Kalona Fire Chief Steve Yotty."
Quote: "State conservationists were worried oil could be washed into the nearby English River and harm the ecosystem."
2014-02-11 - Massive inferno rages through slum area at 4 AM, partially destroys bridge, near Cairo (Egypt), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://thecairopost.com/news/87191/news/ezbet-al-nakhel-collapsed-bridge-results-in-one-death-and-two-injuries
http://allafrica.com/stories/201402110923.html
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/02/11/one-killed-two-injured-bridge-collapse/
http://afriquejournaliste.com/news/massive-fire-partially-destroys-metro-bridge-one-dead/
http://thecairopost.com/news/87289/albums/bridge-partially-collapses-in-cairo
2014-02-11 - Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Perlis (Malaysia):
http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/landfill-perlis-fire
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/padang-siding-landfill-in-perlis-on-fire-1.482175
http://www.newsbcc.com/malaysia/malaysia/padang_siding_landfill_in_perlis_on_fire/510421/
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/schools-forced-to-close-in-arau-due-to-landfill-fire-1.483191
2014-02-11 - Underground electrical fire breaks out near Borough Hall on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/small_electrical_fire_extingui.html
2014-02-11 - Transformer explodes and burns at substation in Bonaire (Georgia):
http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/31847-transformer-at-bonaire-power-substation-blew-up
http://www.macon.com/2014/02/11/2930192/flint-energies-transformer-fails.html
http://www.wopular.com/flint-energies-transformer-fails-catches-fire-houston
Quote: "A power substation transformer blew up near the corner of Sandy Run Road and Highway 247 in Bonaire Tuesday afternoon."
2014-02-11 - Large dive boat 'MV Bunmee' bursts into flame, burns and sinks, off the coast of Ko Lanta District (Thailand):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/20-rescued-as-third-dive-boat-sinks-off-phuket-44571.php
Quote: "The Phuket News has learned that 15 French tourists were rescued after the dive boat they were on caught fire and sank around 60km southwest of Koh Lanta on February 1 – the third dive boat to sink in the past three weeks."
Quote: "The sinking has been kept very quiet until now, with rumours but no facts circulating in dive industry circles."
Note: Interesting, and some rare decent journalism here. Sounds like 'someone' doesn't want people to realize how many boats are burning up nowadays. Might hurt tourism and all that. Of course, the fires themselves may hurt or kill actual TOURISTS, but that may be secondary to some people...
2014-02-11 - In two 'separate' incidents, within 3 minutes, three boats burn while docked in Washington DC:
http://www.1260wrc.com/news/articles/three-boat-fires-around-dc-yacht-club
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24697212/2-boats-catch-fire-on-dc-waterfront
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/dc/2014/02/11/boat-fire-yacht-club/5400809/
http://dcist.com/2014/02/two_boats_catch_on_fire_off_southea.php
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/firefighters-work-to-extinguish-three-boat-fires-three-minutes-apart-on-district-waterfront/2014/02/11/3af18d50-935a-11e3-83b9-1f024193bb84_story.html
Quote: "No injuries are being reported in a pair of apparently unrelated fires involving three boats on the DC waterfront. Fire officials say the first fire happened just after 2:35 this afternoon next to the DC Yacht Club on Water Street, Southwest. The the other fire was reported three minutes later and about two miles away next to the Washington Navy Yard on Water Street, Southeast. Two boats caught fire in the second incident."
2014-02-11 - Boat explodes and burns in Rakaia Gorge (New Zealand), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/291350/man-hurt-canterbury-boat-explosion
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/mid-canterbury-selwyn/9712538/Boat-explosion-in-Rakaia-Gorge
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11200658
2014-02-11 - Two fishing boats destroyed by fire at 1:50 AM while docked on the island of Vypeen (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/three-boats-destroyed-in-fire-at-vypeen/article5679541.ece
http://www.news.nom.co/two-fishing-boats-destroyed-in-fire-at-8021800-news/
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Two-Fishing-Boats-Destroyed-in-Fire-at-Ochanthuruth/2014/02/12/article2051889.ece
2014-02-11 - Passenger train bursts into flame at station in West Bengal (India):
http://www.aptoday.com/videos/fire-broke-delhi-howrah-rajdhani-express.html
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fire-breaks-out-in-rajdhani-express-generator-car/20140211.htm
2014-02-11 - School bus bursts into flame in Clark County (Missouri):
http://nemonews.net/2014/02/11/fire-destroys-clark-county-school-bus/
2014-02-11 - Fire truck bursts into flame on road in coastal Bayou George (Florida):
http://www.wmbb.com/story/24697590/bay-county-firetruck-catches-fire
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Firefighters-Clean-up-After-Bayou-George-Intersection-Fire-245065251.html
http://www.newsherald.com/news/crime-public-safety/irony-1-fire-department-0-fire-truck-catches-fire-1.276269
Quote: "Local authorities are mopping up after a fire truck fire in Northern Bay County. It happened a little before 3:00 p.m. today near the intersection of County Road and Penny Road in Bayou George."
Quote: "Looking at where the bulk of the fire load was, it's obviously something to do with the rear axle or possibly the brakes of the truck."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Massive vehicles such as big RVs, buses, tanker trucks, tractor trailers, dump trucks, and car-haulers will be destroyed by fire in escalating numbers after tires or brakes ignite."
2014-02-11 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on the A1(M) near Dishforth (Britain):
http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/12994
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11002777.UPDATED__A1_M__closed_for_lorry_fire/
2014-02-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A31 near Ringwood (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11001178.Lorry_fire_closes_major_road/
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11001101.UPDATE__A31_near_Ringwood_reopened_after_refrigerated_meat_lorry_fire/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/lorry-fire-closes-major-road
http://news.silobreaker.com/lorry-fire-closes-major-road-5_2267728069269651660
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/lorry-fire-closed-a31-near-poulner-hill/
2014-02-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 60 near Diggins (Missouri):
http://www.jrn.com/ktts/news/Truck-Fire-On-Highway-60-245022211.html
2014-02-11 - Van bursts into flame on Hart Drive just outside Parksley (Virginia), near the coast:
http://www.easternshorefire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/203259
2014-02-11 - Van bursts into flame between White Cross and Quintrell Downs (Britain):
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Van-reported/story-20611001-detail/story.html
2014-02-11 - SUV bursts into flame near the Botanical Gardens on George Street in coastal Brisbane (Australia):
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/car-fire-rages-on-george-street-brisbane-cbd/story-fnihsrf2-1226824855832
2014-02-11 - Car bursts into flame at traffic light in coastal Greenwich (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/realtime/2014/02/11/cadillac-catches-fire-on-east-putnam-avenue/
2014-02-11 - Car bursts into flame on road near Lakeland (Florida):
http://www.theledger.com/article/20140211/NEWS/140219895?Title=Firefighters-Quickly-Extinguish-Car-Fire
2014-02-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M180 near Barnetby Top (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/BREAKING-NEWS-Car-M180/story-20602795-detail/story.html
2014-02-11 - Car bursts into flame on the A30A near Alphington (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27991&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M61 between Horwich and Chequerbent (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11003142.Man_escapes_unhurt_after_car_bursts_into_flames_on_M61/
2014-02-11 - Car bursts into flame at Rattery, South Brent (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27996&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-4 near State Road 535 (Florida):
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-traffic-orlando-20140211,0,5178645.story
http://www.newsdump.com/news/traffic-vehicle-fire-forces-i4-shutdown
http://www.roonte.com/www/traffic-vehicle-fire-forces-i4-shutdown
2014-02-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on South Eighth Street in Brainerd (Minnesota):
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-02-12/firefighters-respond-vehicle-fire
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/9901544/
2014-02-11 - Forklift bursts into flame at business on Waldon Way in Holsworthy (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27993&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-11 - Several tractors and machine shed destroyed by fire and explosion in Cascade (Iowa), nobody there:
http://www.woi-tv.com/story/24696869/shed-fire-creates-smoke-plume-visible-for-miles
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/fire-blast-level-machine-shed-in-casade/article_e36f439a-93d8-11e3-bcd3-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "Firefighters had to endure temperatures below zero as they tried to contain the fire to a building housing several tractors and other machinery. Smoke billowed from the site and there was at least one explosion. The fire destroyed the machine shed but no one was injured."
2014-02-11 - Auto shop damaged by fire at 1:08 AM in Caruthersville (Missouri):
http://www.kait8.com/story/24693961/fire-damages-caruthersville-auto-tire-business
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24693961/fire-damages-caruthersville-auto-tire-business
http://www.topix.com/city/caruthersville-mo/2014/02/fire-damages-caruthersville-auto-tire-business
2014-02-11 - Barn destroyed by fire, pickup damaged, on Humbert Road in New Hope (Virginia), 15 sheep killed:
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20140211/NEWS01/302120003
2014-02-11 - Barn destroyed by fire on Grass River Road in Bellaire (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/24697086/pole-barn-destroyed-in-antrim-co-fire
2014-02-11 - Barn heavily damaged by fire near coastal Westport (Massachusetts):
http://www.eastbayri.com/news/westport-battles-barn-blaze/
http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140211/NEWS/140219396
2014-02-11 - Petroleum Equipment Institute ravaged by fire in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/fire-ravages-petroleum-equipment-institute
Quote: "The Petroleum Equipment Institute is a trade association whose members manufacture, distribute and service petroleum marketing and liquid-handling equipment."
2014-02-11 - Electronics warehouse erupts in flame at 4:30 AM in Riverdale (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/244901101_No_apparent_injuries_stem_from_Riverdale_warehouse_fire_this_morning__police_say.html
2014-02-11 - Restaurant damaged by blaze in coastal Dewey Beach (Delaware):
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=56771
2014-02-11 - Office building destroyed by fire in Tulsa (Oklahoma), nobody there:
http://www.ktul.com/story/24699037/fire-destroys-office-building
http://www.newson6.com/story/24698830/tulsa-building-catches-fire-firefighters-removed-as-roof-collapses
2014-02-11 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Peachland (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1144612/fire-destroys-peachland-home/
Note: Peachland is located on the shore of Okanagan Lake...
2014-02-11 - Mobile home damaged by fire at Riverbanks Mobile Home Park in Socastee (South Carolina), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/11/4020624/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-home.html
2014-02-11 - Home damaged by fire in East Lake area of Birmingham (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/02/birmingham_firefighters_battle_26.html
Quote: "This year has been a deadly one as far as fires go. So far in 2014, 10 people have died in Jefferson County blazes; seven of those in the City of Birmingham."
2014-02-11 - House heavily damaged by fire in Two Rivers (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140211/MAN0101/302110454
2014-02-11 - Historic 220-year-old log cabin home destroyed by fire before 2 AM in Colerain Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/year-old-log-house-destroyed-by-fire-in-colerain-township/article_9f657bf6-931f-11e3-a63a-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-11 - Hotel damaged by blaze in coastal Dana Point (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/11/no-injuries-as-fire-scorches-dana-point-hotel/
2014-02-11 - Deadly fire damages home at 5 AM in Billings (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/body-found-in-rubble-of-fire-in-billings-mo/29130/GQpGb-dDZkuZXYFtnkhd_A
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/house-fire-closes-a-part-of-highway-60-in-christian-county/-/21048998/24406206/-/8fjl7xz/-/index.html
Quote: "Firefighters shut down U.S. 60 as they were battling the flames. They said a junkyard surrounding the home made it difficult to fight."
2014-02-11 - Deadly fire damages mobile home at 5 AM in Turtlecreek Township (Ohio), 1 killed:
http://www.fox19.com/story/24689193/female-found-dead-in-mobile-home-in-turtle-creek-twp-warren-co
2014-02-11 - Deadly fire hits mobile home near Saranac (Michigan), near Grand Rapids, 2 killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/02/two_dead_in_saranac_when_fire.html
2014-02-11 - Deadly fire rips through home in Manchester (New Hampshire), 1 killed:
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/firefighters-battle-fatal-fire-in-manchester/24419182
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/02/11/firefighters-scene-fatal-house-fire/DmgLFTlvkQkjMt9zOqKodL/story.html
2014-02-11 - Vacant home burns at 2:30 AM in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/crews-battle-overnight-fire-at-vacant-house/24405762#mid=18160728
2014-02-11 - Vacant house burns in Durham (North Carolina):
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/localnews/x112093719/Fire-damages-condemned-house
2014-02-11 - Vacant home under renovation heavily damaged by fire in Bellows Falls (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/24693197/crews-fight-fire-in-bellow-falls
Note: Bellows Falls is located on the banks of the Connecticut River...
2014-02-11 - Vacant six-story commercial building burns and collapses in Detroit (Michigan), firefighter injured:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140211/METRO01/302110121/1361/rss
2014-02-11 - Vacant fire house burns in Oakfield Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_reported_at_old_oakfield.html
2014-02-11 - Vacant building burns just after midnight in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.wokv.com/news/news/local/vacant-westside-video-store-burns-overnight/ndKgW/
2014-02-10 - Ball bearing plant damaged by huge explosion in Peterborough (New Hampshire), 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140211-42643-USAhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/explosion-reported-nh-ball-bearing-plant-22451444
http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1028627-308/explosion-at-new-hampshire-ball-bearings-in.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/02/10/explosion-fire-reported-peterborough-factory/hhoo5SPfDNZyUk5oYYXZhN/story.html
Quote: "Bill Brock, owner of the Manhattan East Hair Design shop about a quarter-mile from the plant, said he heard and felt something but didn't know what it was. Then about 30 ambulances and fire trucks went by."
2014-02-10 - Multiple cars ignite at auto salvage yard in Opa-locka (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.local10.com/news/firefighters-battle-2alarm-junk-yard-fire-in-opalocka/-/1717324/24402256/-/4srpkxz/-/index.html
2014-02-10 - Pile of junk cars ignites at auto salvage yard in El Cajon (California), near Lake Jennings:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/10/two-alarm-fire-sparks-at-el-cajon-tow-yard/http://www.10news.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-tow-yard-off-olde-highway-80-021014
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/East-County-fire-wrecking-yard-244749721.html
Quote: "A fire of unknown origin tore through a salvage yard near Lake Jennings on Monday."
Note: Lots of these 'fires of unknown origin' lately. From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/article/breaking-news/335546
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24686846/explosion-under-investigation-in-wilson-county
2014-02-10 - Storage shed destroyed by explosion and fire at home on East Riverside Drive in Bridgewater (Virginia):
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/Possible-Explosion-Reported-in-Bridgewater--244646841.html
2014-02-10 - Natural gas facility explodes and burns near Tioga (North Dakota):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/291295/group/homepage/
http://oilpatchdispatch.areavoices.com/2014/02/11/explosion-lights-up-sky-near-tioga-no-injuries-reported/
http://bismarcktribune.com/bakken/natural-gas-explosion-reported-near-tioga/article_d4f90b48-9333-11e3-a757-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "When the Tioga Fire Department received a report of the explosion sometime after 8:30 p.m. Monday, the orange glow south of town was visible for miles."
2014-02-10 - Fireworks factory rocked by explosion in City Kotwali (India), 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/one-killed-four-injured-in-explosion_910352.html
2014-02-10 - Alpine resort ravaged by blaze in Val d'Isere (France), dozens injured, 200 people evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140211-42641-FRA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26127214
Quote: "A 64-year-old woman was among those badly hurt after she jumped from the sixth floor of a burning tourist hostel in Val d'Isere, in eastern France. Called 'Les jardins de la Balme' (The Gardens of Balme), the residence is used by mainly young workers, many of them from the UK."
Note: From Wiki, "Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km from the border with Italy."
2014-02-10 - Shopping center hit by massive fire in Glendale (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Glendale-Fire-Department-GFD-Glenoaks-Boulevard-244746111.html
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Glenoaks-Shopping-Plaza-Glendale-244757961.html
2014-02-10 - Four luxury cars go up in flames while parked in showroom in coastal Kuala Terengganu (Malaysia):
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/953994
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/four-luxury-cars-damaged-in-service-centre-fire-1.481711
2014-02-10 - Cruise ship cabin bursts into flame on cruise ship docked on the island of St. Thomas:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5725
2014-02-10 - Passenger train hit by smoke, evacuated, in tunnel near the Ben Franklin Bridge near Center City (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9425999
http://www.wjactv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.pa/32e5a52e-www.wjactv.com.shtml
Quote: "Nearly 750 passengers were onboard and they smelled the smoke and felt the train come to a stop just as it started out of the tunnel. 'The conductor said not to panic that she was shutting the engine off and that we were most likely going to have to evacuate towards the back of the train,' said Megan Kowalski. 'I was panicking a little in the beginning just because the smoke was so horrible and I just didn't know what was going on,' said Michelle Butvilas."
2014-02-10 - School bus bursts into flame on street in Soddy Daisy (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24679027/driver-gets-students-safely-off-burning-bus
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24679027/driver-gets-students-safely-off-burning-bus
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/hamilton-county-students-escape-morning-bus-fire-9108.shtml
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/2/10/269361/County-School-Bus-Catches-Fire-After.aspx
2014-02-10 - Tour bus bursts into flame while parked on road in coastal Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/vandals-suspected-of-fire-in-phuket-tour-bus-44524.php
Note: Nobody saw anyone start this fire. The pic shows it started in the wheel well. What's around the wheel well? Lots of rust, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel. So some gas blows by, some sparking breaks out around that rust, then sparks fall onto...what? The wheel, which is made of flammable rubber. Tada, wheel-well fire...
2014-02-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-82 near Zillah (Washington):
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1919323-8/i-82-near-zillah-cleared-after-truck-fire
http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2014/feb/11/semi-truck-fire-causes-one-lane-traffic-east-i-82-/
2014-02-10 - Tractor trailer starts smoking at truck stop near Roscoe (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/10/possible-semi-on-fire-near-roscoe/
2014-02-10 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked at logging site in coastal Bryan County (Georgia):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=b6126944-5f44-4609-b707-24295bb74ae2
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/DisplayNews.aspx?PT=state&state=GA&ID=b6126944-5f44-4609-b707-24295bb74ae2
2014-02-10 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on street in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/busy-aberdeen-road-shut-after-van-goes-on-fire-1.213897
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/busy-aberdeen-road-shut-after-van-goes-on-fire
2014-02-10 - RV bursts into flame on I-10 in Beaumont (California), near Cherry Valley:
http://banning-beaumont.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/motor-home-fire-on-i10-sends-smoke-through-beaumont-cherry-valley-area
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750ayxst1/Motor-Home-Fire-on-10-Sends-Smoke.htm
2014-02-10 - RV bursts into flame while parked at layby in Ludgershall (Britain):
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/10998908.Caravan_destroyed_in_Ludgershall_fire/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/caravan-destroyed-in-ludgershall-fire
2014-02-10 - Ambulance bursts into flame at 3:17 AM on street in Budd Lake (New Jersey):
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20140210/NJNEWS/302100031/Ambulance-catches-fire-while-transporting-patient-Mount-Olive
2014-02-10 - Van bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked inside warehouse, warehouse heavily damaged, in Houston (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/van-starts-fire-in-southeast-houston-warehouse/-/1735978/24385708/-/aqyb5yz/-/index.html
http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/Raw-HFD-responds-to-van-fire-in-SE-Houston-warehouse-244695631.html
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/151457-van-starts-fire-in-southeast-houston-warehouse.html
http://houston.gotnewswire.com/news/van-starts-fire-in-southeast-houston-warehouse
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/pasadena/news/fire-causes-heavy-damage-to-south-richey-warehouse/article_020b690c-6009-52d8-9c4b-7321cd8ddb29.html
2014-02-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Troy (New York):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=ef663ea9-db03-4569-991f-f92235acdf91
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/DisplayNews.aspx?PT=state&state=NY&ID=ef663ea9-db03-4569-991f-f92235acdf91
2014-02-10 - Car bursts into flame on Garth Road in Ynystawe (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Car-destroyed-Swansea-blaze/story-20595773-detail/story.html
2014-02-10 - Car bursts into flame near coastal Shanklin on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/car-fire-arrival-lake/
2014-02-10 - Car bursts into flame at 12:30 AM on Holly House Road in Ravenfield, Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-car-blaze-in-rotherham-1-6429732
2014-02-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Rainworth (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/rainworth-car-fire-spreads-to-property-1-6430634
2014-02-10 - Car bursts into flame at GM Coachworks, Teign Valley, Trusham, near Newton Abbot (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27981&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Bridge Lane in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/latest_releases?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMzU3NDQuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D
2014-02-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Soldier Township, Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/localnews/headlines/Crews-Quickly-Extinguish-Garage-Fire-In-NE-Topeka-244818741.html
http://cjonline.com/news/2014-02-10/soldier-township-firefighters-battle-vehicle-fire-garage
Quote: "Fire crews worked quickly Monday night to keep a vehicle fire contained to the garage."
2014-02-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-35 in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Major-crash-reported-on-North-Side-5220587.php
2014-02-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 50 in Arlington (Virginia):
http://www.arlnow.com/2014/02/10/rt-50-shut-down-due-to-vehicle-fire/
2014-02-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 1 near Milton (Delaware):
http://www.delaware1059.com/story.php?id=6986
2014-02-10 - Vehicles and home destroyed by massive fire at 3 AM, blaze spreads to adjacent home, in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/24678541/couple-escapes-massive-house-fire-in-east-memphis
Quote: "Investigators believe the fire started in the carport, where the couple's vehicles ended up burned. As firefighters scrambled to put the fire out, it spread to the home next door."
Note: One of those vehicles probably ignited and started this fire. People still park vehicles near their residence?! The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground...
2014-02-10 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire at 2:26 AM at Eastlake Mobile Park in Hemet (California):
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20140210-hemet-two-cars-destroyed-in-fire.ece
2014-02-10 - Pickup and car destroyed by fire at 4:26 AM, garage and home damaged, in Warren (Indiana):
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/feb/10/warren-fire-sunday-causes-20k-damage-house-vehicle/
2014-02-10 - Several cars and family business destroyed by fire shortly before midnight in Granite City (Illinois):
http://www.bnd.com/2014/02/11/3051617/fire-destroys-granite-city-business.html
Note: Granite City is just east (downwind) of the Mississippi River, near St. Louis (Missouri)...
2014-02-10 - Pickup truck and garage destroyed by fire in Penticton (Canada):
https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/108688/Fire-destroys-garage
Quote: "'There was like this cyclone of fire heading straight for my house,' said homeowner Barry Wyles. 'I've never seen anything like it.'"
Note: Penticton is sandwiched between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake...
2014-02-10 - Gas station destroyed by fire in Umuahia (Nigeria):
http://www.spyghana.com/fire-guts-petrol-station-in-umuahia/
http://www.news247.com.ng/news/fire-guts-petrol-station-in-umuahia
2014-02-10 - Barn destroyed by fire, home heavily damaged, in Holden (Missouri):
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24687703/devastating-fire-hits-horse-farm
Quote: "A woman who operates a farm that provides therapeutic horses needs help after a fire ripped through a barn and damaged her home. Kathleen Kiener saw both her home heavily damaged and the barn destroyed. No horses were injured, but three goats were burned. A duck died."
2014-02-10 - Barn destroyed by massive blaze near Urbana (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/11/fire-destroys-wabash-co-hog-farm/
http://www.wowo.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/74/ArticleId/19658/Crews-Battle-Urbana-Barn-Fire.aspx
2014-02-10 - Barn destroyed by fire in Upper Stewiacke (Canada), 8 goats, 2 pigs and some chickens killed:
http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2014-02-10/article-3610488/Fire-destroys-Upper-Stewiacke-barn/1
http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2014-02-11/article-3611807/Cause-of-fire-that-destroyed-Upper-Stewiacke-barn-%26lsquo%3Bundetermined%26rsquo%3B/1
2014-02-10 - Barn destroyed by fire in Spencerville (Ohio), near Lima:
http://www.hometownstations.com/story/24684547/barn-fire-keeps-crews-busy
http://www.limaohio.com/news/briefs-news/753126/Fire-destroys-Lima-horse-barn
2014-02-19 - Barn and equipment destroyed by fire near Quincy (Ohio):
http://www.peakofohio.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=5&id=113299#.Uvsp3YXUuSo
2014-02-10 - Barn and equipment destroyed by fire near Dapp (Canada):
http://www.westlocknews.com/article/20140211/WES0801/302119972/0/wes08
2014-02-10 - Barn damaged by fire, hay and straw burn too, in Barrow upon Humber (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-tonnes-hay-straw/story-20598424-detail/story.html
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Firefighters-called-tonne-hay-Barrow-Humber/story-20598707-detail/story.html
2014-02-10 - Electrical power station erupts in flame in Sebha (Libya):
http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/02/10/firefighters-struggle-to-control-sebha-power-station-blaze/
Quote: "The power station supplied some 80 percent of Sebha’s electricity needs, Mabrouk said, meaning that much of the town was left without power this morning."
2014-02-10 - Transformer bursts into flame at building under construction in Udaipur (India):
http://www.udaipurtimes.com/fire-erupted-at-mb-hospital-compound-no-casualties/
2014-02-10 - Electrical fire hits building, takes out multiple TV stations, in Tualatin (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2014/02/10/fire-knocks-koin-off-air/
Quote: "Along with KOIN, KATU and KRCW were also knocked off the air."
2014-02-10 - Electrical box bursts into flame, fire spreads to barn, in Loyalsock Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/02/10/firefighters-douse-barn-fire/
Note: Loyalsock Township is located on the banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River...
2014-02-10 - Electrical fire hits train car in Liberty (Texas):
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cleveland/news/train-makes-unexpected-stop-in-liberty/article_3ff92a48-5467-5ffd-9afe-dd364d1c600a.html
2014-02-10 - Boat House restaurant erupts in flame on Coast Road in coastal Torcross (Britain):
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Breaking-news-Boat-House-cafe-Torcross-flames/story-20598450-detail/story.html
http://www.frequency.com/video/firefighters-say-fire-at-boat-house-at/149020861/-/5-26731
Note: Not two weeks prior the landmark Boathouse Restaurant caught fire in Forest Park in St. Louis (Missouri), as mentioned in the 2014-01-29 update...
2014-02-10 - Marina building damaged by blaze in Deer Harbor on coastal Orcas Island (Washington):
http://www.islandssounder.com/news/244824781.html
http://www.sanjuanislander.com/island-newshome/more/fire/8548-fire-at-marina-in-deer-harbor
2014-02-10 - Warehouse erupts in flame just before midnight in Houston (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Separate-fires-char-two-Houston-warehouses-5220555.php
Note: The other warehouse fire mentioned was caused when a parked van inside burst into flame inside a warehouse, so that one is listed as a van fire...
2014-02-10 - Portable classroom erupts in flame before midnight in Hialeah (Florida), near the coast:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/02/11/fire-damages-portable-classroom-at-hialeah-elementary/
2014-02-10 - Four chimney fires hit homes in one afternoon in and around coastal Porthtowan (Britain):
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/10998499.Fire_service_warning_after_four_chimney_fires_in_one_afternoon/
Note: Chimneys are an obvious vulnerability to the atmospheric contamination problem. They're designed to keep water out, but not gases. And often small flaming embers will come out the top. What happens if the inner soot absorbs methane or hydrogen sulfide over time? Or what if a small ember ignites a gas plume blowing over the house? You get a fire. I don't dwell on chimney fires, but occasionally, when stuff like this happens, I do point out the problem. This area is right on the coast...
2014-02-10 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Ludlow (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/ludlow_fire_department_no_inju.html
2014-02-10 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Malden (Massachusetts):
http://malden.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-on-thatcher-street-causes-extensive-damage-monday
Quote: "Monday night was a busy one for Malden firefighters, as there was also a kitchen fire on Hurd Street and a medical emergency on the West End at about the same time..."
2014-02-10 - Townhouse erupts in flame in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/10/4017452/firefighters-respond-to-fire-call.html
2014-02-10 - Home damaged by blaze in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/10/one-person-hurt-in-beach-fire/
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Houses-catches-fire-in-Va-Beach-244809961.html
2014-02-10 - Resort home destroyed by fire near Hidden Valley Resort (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/fire-destroys-home-at-hidden-valley-resort/24397134
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/house-fire-hidden-valley-shuts-down-skiing-operati/ndKHK/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/10/fire-consumes-home-near-hidden-valley-resort/
2014-02-10 - Apartment building ravaged by blaze in Hempstead Village (New York), on coastal Long Island, 8 injured:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/hempstead-apartment-fire-leaves-eight-injured-1.7018292
2014-02-10 - Deadly fire rips through high-rise apartment in Richmond (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://wtvr.com/2014/02/11/82-year-old-killed-in-south-richmond-apartment-building-fire/
http://www.nbc12.com/story/24695396/fire-at-south-richmond-apartment-building-prompts-evacuation
Quote: "The fire broke out just before 8 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Stonewall Pace Apartments in the 1900 block of Stonewall Ave. across from the Lee Bridge."
Note: By the Lee Bridge, they mean the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge, which goes over the James River, which flows right into the Atlantic Ocean just to the east...
2014-02-10 - Vacant condo burns in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140209/two-alarm-fire-destroys-vacant-new-haven-condo-dozens-temporarily-displaced
2014-02-10 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_destroys_vacant_home_in_s.html
2014-02-10 - Vacant house burns in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana), fire spreads to adjacent home:
http://wgno.com/2014/02/10/broadmoor-2-alarm-house-fire/
2014-02-10 - Vacant home burns in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24681993/vacant-house
2014-02-10 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Waldorf (Maryland), 3 firefighters injured:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d156b342326d457dbdaab778f5a59cc9/DC--Waldorf-Fire
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140210/NEWS/140219992/1074/3-firefighters-injured-in-billingsley-road-blaze
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140210/NEWS/140219992/1055/
2014-02-10 - Vacant church under renovation burns in Tacoma (Washington):
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/02/2nd-fire-at-tacoma-area-moldova-church/
http://q13fox.com/2014/02/10/church-damaged-in-arson-fire-burns-again/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Tacoma-church-catches-fire-244754131.html
2014-02-09 - Garage destroyed by explosion and fire, 7 cars damaged, in Edwards (New York), 1 injured:
http://northcountrynow.com/news/explosion-fire-burns-one-man-damages-7-cars-destroys-garage-edwards-0107478
2014-02-09 - Garage explodes at home in Gilbert (Arizona), 24 homes evacuated, 1 seriously burned:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/20140209explosion-gilbert-home-garage-hospitalizes-man.html
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/gilbert/fd-man-suffers-serious-injuries-after-explosion-in-gilbert-garage
http://www.kpho.com/story/24676313/man-burned-in-explosion-at-gilbert-home
2014-02-09 - Ammo manufacturing plant hit by major fire just before 3:30 AM in East Alton (Illinois):
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/09/three-alarm-blaze-at-east-alton-factory/
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140209/NEWS/140209184/1994/NEWS
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire-breaks-out-at-East-Alton-ammunition-plant-244620561.html
http://fox2now.com/2014/02/09/fire-at-east-alton-ammunition-company-overnight/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-east-alton-ammunition-plant/article_7e5ee8a9-13a7-5424-a45e-8caf5d7bcb88.html
Note: East Alton is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Mississippi River, near St. Louis (Missouri)...
2014-02-09 - At least 300 shops destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM at market in Zaria (Nigeria):
http://www.nigerianeye.com/2014/02/fire-razes-300-shops-in-zaria-market.html
http://sunnewsonline.net/news/fire-razes-300-shops-in-zaria-market
2014-02-09 - Landfill erupts in flame, chokes city with toxic smoke, in Kasba Bawda (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Frequent-fires-toxic-fume-choke-Bawda-residents/articleshow/30126419.cms
2014-02-09 - Recycling area bursts into flame at business in Haverhill (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/haverhill_fire_breaks_out_in_recycling_area_1_3307894
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/haverhill-fire-breaks-out-in-recycling-area
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Haverhill/Fire-breaks-out-at-recycling-unit-in-Haverhill-20140210111235.htm
http://www.haverhillecho.co.uk/news/latest-news/skip-fire-brought-under-control-in-haverhill-1-5867445
2014-02-09 - Woman's clothes ignite when she lights cigarette at home on Bayview Avenue in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/10/beach-woman-dies-after-accidentally-setting-clothes-on-fire-while-smoking/
Quote: "Fire officials in Virginia Beach say this is the 3rd individual who has died in a fire so far this year. They say they’ve seen increase in fire deaths in the city since 2012."
2014-02-09 - Large 90-foot dive ship 'MV Blue Star' bursts into flame, burns and sinks, in waters off Burma:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140210-42632-THA
http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-20-divers-rescued-as-boat-sinks-in-andaman-sea-44528.php
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703459-phuket-20-divers-rescued-as-boat-sinks-in-andaman-sea/
http://www.marinelink.com/news/andaman-rescued-sinks364074.aspx
http://www.ubalert.com/cFFb
Quote: "Details are sketchy but it has been confirmed that the MV Blue Star, belonging to Chalong Sea Sports, caught fire and sank in Burmese waters while on a week-long dive trip. All 20 or so people on board are safe, though they lost their belongings, and a great deal of expensive dive gear is understood to have gone down with the boat."
2014-02-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on Highway 11 near Longlac (Canada):
http://www.tbnewswatch.com/news/321869/Tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-Highway-11-near-Longlac
2014-02-09 - Van bursts into flame on Jersey Terrace in Briton Ferry (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/crews-called-Neath-van-blaze/story-20595730-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750ayx7ok/Fire-crews-are-called-to-Neath-van-blaze.htm
2014-02-09 - Van bursts into flame on road near Seydisehir (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/fire-off-in-the-van-cruising/285983/
2014-02-09 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked inside garage, fire spreads to garage, in Manitowoc Rapids (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140210/MAN0101/302100222/
2014-02-09 - SUV bursts into flame at bird sanctuary near Vaseux Lake (Canada):
http://oliverdailynews.com/update-vaseux-lake-car-fire/
2014-02-09 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked inside barn near Marengo (Illinois), truck destroyed, barn damaged:
http://www.nwherald.com/2014/02/10/barn-fire-near-marengo-destroys-pickup-truck/ak75kjc/
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/09/barn-fire-near-marengo/
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/02/large-barn-fire-on-jackson-rd-just-west.html
http://www.nwherald.com/2014/02/10/barn-fire-near-marengo-destroys-pickup-truck/ak75kjc/
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 near San Pablo (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/raw-video-firefighters-douse-car-on-fire-on-i-80/v3fMm/
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame on Third Drive in New Philadelphia (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140209/NEWS/140209343/1994/NEWS
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Perrylawn Drive near Perryville (Maryland):
http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_220c8a90-f9d9-58e0-a03f-ed0503b4dd64.html
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame on road near Middletown (Pennsylvania):
http://station59.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/working-vehicle-fire-in-the-55-box/
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame on street in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/driver-douses-sunday-vehicle-fire/article_e54a01e7-6e55-5ec2-8dff-689d8a029c46.html
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame on Portugal Cove Road in coastal Portugal Cove (Canada):
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=43301&latest=1
http://www.cfcbradio.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=43301
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at property in Echuca (Australia):
http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/echuca/police-investigate-echuca-car-fire-1.67183
2014-02-09 - Car bursts into flame at 2:40 AM while parked on Mona Drive in Douglas on the Isle of Man (Britain):
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/car-fire-investigation-1-6429026
http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_301319.html
Note: That's about 500 feet from the ocean...
2014-02-09 - RV trailer bursts into flame at charity in West Norfolk (Britain):
http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/latest-news/charity-suffers-great-loss-after-caravan-fire-1-5864727
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/charity-suffers-great-loss-after-caravan-fire
http://cambridgeshire-news.co.uk/2014/02/09/charity-suffers-great-loss-after-caravan-fire/
2014-02-09 - Vehicle and garage destroyed by fire at home in Norton Shores (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_destorys_garage_vehicle_i.html
2014-02-09 - Three cars and garage destroyed by fire at home in Newark (Ohio):
https://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20140208/NEWS01/302080028/Fire-destroys-garage-three-cars
2014-02-09 - Auto shop destroyed by huge fire in Portland (Oregon), nearby residents evacuated:
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Evacuations-during-3-alarm-fire-in-NE-Portland-244667171.html
http://koin.com/2014/02/09/2-alarm-fire-at-building-in-ne-portland/
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/02/auto_repair_shop_charred_in_no.html
http://www.kptv.com/story/24682339/three-alarm-fire-rips-through-ne-car-repair-shop
2014-02-09 - In separate incidents, barns burn in Liverpool Township and Medina Township (Ohio):
http://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/2014/02/10/separate-weekend-fires-destroy-barns-in-liverpool-medina-townships/
2014-02-09 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6 AM in Georgetown (Kentucky), 8 horses killed:
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/8-horses-killed-in-overnight-fire-at-Scott-County-horse-barn-244619011.html
http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/state/barn-fire-in-georgetown-ky-kills-horses/article_0571a35f-f109-5dc1-96f8-5f7e4ecd7487.html
2014-02-09 - Barn destroyed by fire in Lincoln (Canada):
http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/4359289-barn-fire-in-lincoln/
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4359400-fire-destroys-barn-but-no-injuries/
2014-02-09 - Red River Truck Stop building erupts in flame in Fulton (Arkansas), truckers scramble to get away from flames:
http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_5935b1de-927d-11e3-b7a5-001a4bcf887a.html
Note: This truck stop is on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Red River...
2014-02-09 - Garbage bursts into flame behind health food market on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/firefighters_battle_garbage_fi.html
2014-02-09 - Restaurant destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Marianna (Florida):
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Marianna-Mexican-Restaurant-Catches-Fire--244653871.html
2014-02-09 - Several businesses destroyed by blaze at 4 AM in Mount Prospect (Illinois):
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9425366
2014-02-09 - House damaged by fire in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/02/09/newport-news-home-damaged-in-fire-family-escapes-unharmed/
2014-02-09 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Waterford (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Waterford-Home-Destroyed-in-Fire--244648221.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24676454/fire-rips-through-home-in-waterford
2014-02-09 - House destroyed by fire on Lakehurst Road in the Town of Bergen (Wisconsin), nobody home:
http://www.waow.com/story/24675981/2014/02/09/crew-respond-to-house-fire-in-town-of-bergen
2014-02-09 - Residential building hit by fire in coastal Bronx (New York), 7 injured:
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140209/claremont/seven-people-including-two-firefighters-hurt-bronx-blaze
2014-02-09 - Apartment building devastated by blaze at 4:30 AM in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 24+ people homeless:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/09/dozens-displaced-after-fire-in-northeast-philadelphia/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/24-People-Displaced-After-Apt-Fire-244616241.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9424985
2014-02-09 - Deadly fire destroys RV and home at 1 AM in Harborcreek (Pennsylvania), 3 killed:
http://www.erietvnews.com/story/24673866/3-killed-in-harborcreek-house-fire
http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/d/story/3-dead-in-harborcreek-fire/16379/cOQWxbfOxUqqjGrdlXMhxw
Note: Hardborcreek is just east (downwind) of Lake Erie. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was that RV that ignited and started this fire. These fires that start with a vehicle, or on a porch or deck, are very dangerous because the fire may spread pretty far before any indoor smoke detectors go off, and by then the people inside can get trapped. A grandfather, 68, and two grandkids, ages 3 and 4, were the fatalities...
2014-02-09 - Deadly fire rips through home at 6:10 AM in coastal Torquay (Britain), 1 killed:
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/person-rescued-Torquay-house/story-20592010-detail/story.html
http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/news/devon_news/10999314.Man_dies_in_Torquay_house_fire/?ref=nt
2014-02-09 - Vacant house burns in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2014/02/09/heavy-structure-fire-in-bridgeport/
http://connecticut.news12.com/news/vacant-house-catches-fire-on-hancock-avenue-in-bridgeport-leaves-area-without-power-for-several-hours-1.7003238
2014-02-09 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_destroys_vacant_home_on_e.html
2014-02-09 - Vacant fish factory destroyed by fire in coastal Millicent (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/02/10/3941706.htm
2014-02-08 - Mammoth fire engulfs 5600 tons of rubber at warehouse at the Port of Savannah in Savannah (Georgia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140209-42619-USAhttp://www.wistv.com/story/24670749/large-warehouse-fire-at-ga-ports-authority
http://www.wistv.com/story/24670895/large-warehouse-fire-breaks-out-at-savannah-port
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/georgia/
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/291034/
http://www.northjersey.com/news/international/244548731_Fire_burning_5_600_tons_of_rubber_at_Savannah_port.html
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24670749/large-warehouse-fire-at-ga-ports-authority
Quote: "A towering column of black smoke could be seen from miles away. The fire was burning inside a warehouse covering 226,000 square feet at the port's Ocean Terminal just west of downtown Savannah."
Quote: "The 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard has been called in to help support efforts to fight the warehouse fire at the Georgia Ports Authority's Ocean Terminal No. 3 on West River Street."
Note: Warehouse is/was right next to the Savannah River. This fire looks very similar to the recycling facility fire visible from orbit that burned 15,000 tons of tires in Sherburn-in-Elmet (Britain), mentioned in the 2014-01-16 update...
http://www.wral.com/explosion-fire-destroys-vacant-fayetteville-apartment-building/13371203/
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/08/explosion-believed-cause-of-fire-at-fayetteville-apartments/
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9424557
http://www.wral.com/explosion-fire-destroys-vacant-fayetteville-apartment-building/13371203/
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_7690ad41-5767-535d-9c6f-97e7625628aa.html
Quote: "Firefighters said four units of a building at 6436 Applecross Avenue, all of them unoccupied, were destroyed by the explosion and subsequent fire."
2014-02-08 - House destroyed by explosion and fire at 4 AM in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida), nobody home:
http://mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/2/8/daytona_beach_house_.html
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-destroys-daytona-beach-home/-/1637132/24366072/-/gi6y9xz/-/index.html
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/fire-tears-through-volusia-county-home-ammo-inside/ndHg9/
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/24669879/daytona-beach-house-fire
Quote: "Neighbors said they heard an explosion and popping sounds."
Note: Ammo was inside this home, so maybe that was the cause of the explosion and popping sounds. Then again, homes have exploded and burned with popping sounds heard, with no ammo involved, so I wouldn't assume anything, especially when the explosion and fire occurs at 4 AM, near the beach, in Florida, downwind of the Gulf of Mexico, and nobody is home...
2014-02-08 - Condo hit by explosion and fire in Aurora (Colorado), 2 injured:
http://www.9news.com/news/article/376867/222/2-hurt-in-Aurora-explosion
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25095432/two-men-injured-explosion-aurora
2014-02-08 - Building explodes and burns in coastal Whakatane (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/63907-gas-explosion-whakatane.html
2014-02-08 - Manufacturing plant damaged by explosion and fire at 7 AM in Mesquite (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/08/small-explosion-fire-at-mesquite-manufacturing-plant/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Small-Fire-At-Mesquite-Manufacturing-Building-244532711.html
2014-02-08 - Deadly inferno rages through hotel in Medina (Saudi Arabia), 15+ killed, 130 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140209-42620-SAU
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/08/world/meast/saudi-arabia-fire/index.html
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/fatal-fire-at-saudi-pilgrims-hotel-29992312.html
http://www.dawn.com/news/1085706/blaze-kills-12-injures-130-pilgrims-in-medina-hotel
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/285260--m
http://www.dw.de/at-least-15-dead-in-hotel-fire-in-medina/a-17419508?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
http://www.channel3000.com/news/At-least-15-dead-in-Saudi-Arabian-hotel-fire/-/1648/24368884/-/8s7lnlz/-/index.html
Quote: "A raging fire Saturday at a hotel in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina killed 15 people and injured another 130, state news reported."
2014-02-08 - Paper mill damaged by blaze in coastal Georgetown (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/08/4011915/ip-mill-fire-still-under-investigation.html
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1004821
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/08/4010358/firefighters-respond-to-fire-at.html
2014-02-08 - Huge and costly inferno destroys 4 businesses before 7 AM in Bogalusa (Louisiana):
http://www.gobogalusa.com/news/article_33a3ef44-90f7-11e3-864c-0019bb2963f4.html
Note: Fire started in an auto shop then spread and destroyed an electrical shop, a tire shop and a restaurant too, causing $2 million in damages. Bogalusa is located on the banks of the Pearl River Canal...
2014-02-08 - Out-of-control wildfires rage near coastal Melbourne (Australia), 20+ homes destroyed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140210-42628-AUS
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/firefighters-battle-28-blazes-across-victoria/story-e6frg6nf-1226822151093
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/09/3604739/australian-wildfires-raze-homes.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26107272
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/bushfires/evacuations-as-south-australias-bangor-fire-flares-up-houses-in-melbourne-reportedly-lost/story-fngw0i02-1226821646713
Quote: "Victoria state Fire Service Commissioner Craig Lapsley said 37 blazes were burning out of control across the state, threatening rural towns and the fringes of Australia's second largest city, Melbourne."
2014-02-08 - Brush fire erupts in San Angelo (Texas), fire spreads to auto junkyard:
http://sanangelolive.com/news/2014-02-08/junk-yard-fire-north-san-angelo
Quote: "The fire marshall is investigating the exact cause of the fire. However, it appears to be a result of too little rain, dry brush, and a spark from somewhere."
Note: 'Spark from somewhere' sounds like it could be the Ghostly Match. Was there any rusty iron/steel nearby, like, say, some rusty junk cars?
2014-02-08 - Fire deaths escalating in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fort-Worth-Fire-Concerned-Over-Fatal-Fire-Deaths-244577611.html
Quote: "The city has already seen five fire-related deaths since the first of the year. In 2013 there were only four such deaths all year."
Note: So, if that pace holds true for the year, which it might (could even be worse), then fire deaths are up about 1000% in this area...
2014-02-08 - Ship bursts into flame near coastal Sabah (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2014/02/08/Ship-fire-delays-Sabah-project/
http://www.newsbcc.com/malaysia/business/ship_fire_delays_sabah_project/508606/
2014-02-08 - Transit bus bursts into flame on street in Pearl River (New York):
http://www.rocklandtimes.com/2014/02/08/rockland-county-bus-destroyed-by-fire/
http://pearlriver.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/passengers-driver-escape-bus-fire-news-report
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750aywp4g/BUS-FIRE-IN-PEARL-RIVER.htm
2014-02-08 - Transit bus bursts into flame at bus terminal in coastal Port Glasgow (Scotland):
http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/portglasgow/articles/2014/02/08/487905-probe-launched-after-port-bus-fire/
http://www.inverclydenow.com/today/11306-bus-fire-in-port-glasgow
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/263351-fire-breaks-out-on-mcgills-bus-at-church-st-terminal-port-glasgow/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/probe-launched-after-port-bus-fire
2014-02-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-49 in Vernon County (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/02/vehicle-fire-on-i-49-just-north-of.html
2014-02-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near Rivermont Avenue in Lynchburg (Virginia):
http://www.wset.com/story/24668874/fire-near-rivermont-avenue
2014-02-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-29 near Sloan (Iowa):
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/semi-truck-catches-fire-on-i--near-sloan-iowa/article_6197750a-f042-58e8-ad82-26b028f32f5f.html
2014-02-08 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame on the Massachusetts Turnpike near Allston (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/photos-truck-fire-on-mass-pike/-/11971628/24366388/-/pm9uuoz/-/index.html
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/truck-fire-closes-mass-pike-lanes/-/11971628/24366256/-/arbxto/-/index.html
http://www.newscastic.com/news/truck-fire-closes-mass-pike-lanes-1419518/
http://poetsareangels.com/2014/02/08/truck-fire-closes-mass-pike-lanes/
2014-02-08 - RV bursts into flame as man works on it, fire spreads to 3 mobile homes, in Tucson (Arizona), 2 people homeless:
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/24672092/northwest-fire-responding-to-mobile-home-fire
http://www.jrn.com/kgun9/news/Northwest-Fire-working-house-fire-244562611.html
http://azstarnet.com/news/blogs/police-beat/tucson-mobile-homes-rv-catch-fire-on-north-side/article_faf0c9b4-913d-11e3-bcc5-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-08 - Van bursts into flame on the A370 near Weston-super-Mare (Britain):
http://www.cheddarvalleygazette.co.uk/Furniture-van-catches-Weston-super-Mare/story-20584279-detail/story.html
2014-02-08 - Patrol car bursts into flame on I-10 in Spanish Fort (Alabama):
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_state-trooper-vehicle-catches-fire-8167.shtml
2014-02-08 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in Lesslie (South Carolina):
http://www.heraldonline.com/2014/02/08/5657643/fire-burns-home-in-lesslie-residents.html
Quote: "...they received reports from a passerby that a car was on fire. While en-route, crews learned that the car was in a garage attached to a house..."
2014-02-08 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, near Topeka (Kansas):
http://cjonline.com/news/2014-02-08/car-fire-spreads-torches-half-home-north-topeka
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/244569281.html
Note: People still park cars in attached garages?! All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, so if you park a vehicle in an attached garage, you might end up homeless just like the two families in the above two incidents...
2014-02-08 - Car bursts into flame in carport, fire spreads to home, in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2014/02/08/car-port-house-fire/
http://albuquerque.gotnewswire.com/news/car-port-house-fire
2014-02-08 - Snowmobile bursts into flame, fire spreads to garage, in Westbrook (Maine), near the coast:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Firefighters_battle_house_fire_in_Westbrook_.html
2014-02-08 - Cars, trucks and auto shop destroyed by blaze just outside Fredericton (Canada):
http://www.news919.com/2014/02/09/spectacular-fire-destroys-fredericton-area-auto-shop/
http://thetidenews.blogspot.com/2014/02/hanwell-fire-destroys-auto-repair-shop.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/hanwell-fire-demolishes-auto-repair-shop-near-fredericton-1.2528744
http://www.news.nom.co/hanwell-fire-demolishes-auto-repair-shop-7987238-news/
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/newbrunswick/hanwell-fire-demolishes-auto-repair-shop-near-fredericton
2014-02-08 - Auto shop destroyed by fire in coastal Placentia (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/fire-destroys-automotive-garage-in-placentia-1.2529412
2014-02-08 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Taney County (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/no-reported-injuries-after-fire-in-auto-shop/23970/ZIEExNvc_kG7uJYyft-kmw
2014-02-08 - Barn destroyed by fire on Sweet Arrow Lake Road in Schuylkill County (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/02/08/fire-rips-through-barn-in-schuylkill-county/
2014-02-08 - Barn destroyed by fire in Codorus Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/york-adams/-barn-catches-fire-in-codorus-township/-/9704248/24365578/-/xwyblq/-/index.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54313369/
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_25091858/barn-fire-reported-codorus-township
Quote: "An elderly woman who lived on the same property was taken to the hospital for an unrelated problem..."
Note: Maybe that problem wasn't as unrelated as they're assuming...
2014-02-08 - Rickshaw garage erupts in flame, fire spreads to homes, 100+ homes destroyed, in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 1 killed:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/one-dead-in-bangladesh-slum-fire/vCQR8C/
http://www.thedailystar.net/kid-dies-in-moghbazar-fire-10434
2014-02-08 - Tooling company damaged by basement fire at 11:30 PM in Economy (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/09/fire-damages-beaver-county-company/
2014-02-08 - Industrial oilfield machine bursts into flame, fire spreads, at business in Harris County (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9424443
2014-02-08 - Trash compactor bursts into flame at 2:33 AM at Whole Foods warehouse in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://tbo.com/news/breaking-news/fire-extinguished-at-whole-foods-warehouse-20140208/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_hillsborough/hillsborough-fire-crews-put-out-flames-at-whole-foods-warehouse
2014-02-08 - AC unit bursts into flame inside vacant apartment in Tolland (Australia):
http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/2075321/fire-destroys-aircon-in-vacant-tolland-unit/
2014-02-08 - Electrical fire seriously damages car wash in Yakima (Washington):
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/saturday/1908674-8/fire-causes-250k-damage-at-yakima-car-wash
2014-02-08 - Electrical fire hits apartment building on Indian Creek Drive in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/02/08/residents-displaced-after-fire-in-miami-beach-building/
2014-02-08 - Shed bursts into flame at home in Tucson (Arizona), nobody there:
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/24672878/shed-fire-stopped-before-spreading-house
2014-02-08 - Cabin destroyed by fire near Gordon (Minnesota), nobody there:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/291020/
2014-02-08 - Home damaged by blaze in Mandeville (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/northshore/fire-damages-home-in-unincorporated-mandeville/-/12537650/24377214/-/o4agb1z/-/index.html
Note: Mandeville is located on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain...
2014-02-08 - House destroyed by fire in Taney County (Missouri):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/firefighters-battle-fire-and-ice-taney-county/36845/eriGaxumBUithBYsgx8OxQ
Note: Also notice the auto shop hit by fire in Taney County in the off hours, nobody there...
2014-02-08 - Island home destroyed by fire in Stafford (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/fire-destroys-island-home-in-strafford/-/9857858/24370398/-/n5dsv3/-/index.html
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/fire-destroys-polaroid-chairmans-island-home/-/9848876/24376556/-/xl0y84z/-/index.html
2014-02-08 - University frat house ravaged by blaze at 5:37 AM in Ann Arbor (Michigan), 20 people homeless, 4 injured:
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/02/4_taken_to_hospital_20_people.html
http://www.freep.com/article/20140208/NEWS05/302080048/4-taken-to-hospital-in-U-M-fraternity-house-fire
2014-02-08 - Motel heavily damaged by fire in Fayetteville (North Carolina), 40 people displaced:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9424864
Note: Also notice the vacant home that exploded and burned just after midnight in Fayetteville...
2014-02-08 - Deadly fire damages home at 1:30 AM in Oak Lawn (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, 1 killed:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-oak-lawn-blaze-claims-woman-20140208,0,1607319.story
2014-02-08 - Deadly fire tears through home at 1:45 AM in Lakewood (Washington), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/291020/
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/woman-dies-lakewood-house-fire/ndHqG/
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/08/3035324/woman-found-dead-in-lakewood-fire.html
2014-02-08 - Deadly fire destroys house in Glendale (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/One-dead-following-Glendale-house-fire-244623011.html
http://www.wisn.com/news/officials-investigate-glendale-house-fire-death/-/9373668/24376676/-/kxw09rz/-/index.html
2014-02-08 - Deadly blaze hits home at 3:45 AM in coastal Los Angeles (California), 1 killed:
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140208/woman-dies-after-south-los-angeles-house-fire
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/08/98-year-old-woman-dies-after-being-rescued-from-south-la-house-fire/
2014-02-08 - Vacant home burns at 3 AM in Chattanooga (Tennessee), burned the day prior too:
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/chattanooga-home-catches-fire-second-time-9096.shtml
2014-02-08 - Vacant house burns in Wendouree (Australia):
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2076792/wendouree-west-house-blaze-suspicious/
2014-02-08 - Vacant shop burns in coastal Newcastle (Australia):
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2075793/vacant-hunter-street-shop-damaged-in-fire/
2014-02-07 - Mysterious explosion alarms residents in Jefferson County (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/02/boom_what_was_that_sound_heard.html
2014-02-07 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes and alarms residents near Chesnee (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/24668680/deputies-investigating-report-of-explosions-in-chesneehttp://www.wspa.com/story/24669075/spartanburg-county-deputies-investigating-explosion-near-chesnee
http://www.sott.net/article/273521-HAZMAT-called-to-explosion-that-rocked-upstate-South-Carolina-homes
http://www.wyff4.com/news/local-news/spartanburg-cherokee-news/loud-booms-disturb-chesnee-neighborhoods/-/9324158/24362076/-/nqiy6fz/-/index.html
Quote: "The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is investigating what could be the source of a loud 'boom' that was heard throughout several upstate and western North Carolina counties late Friday night."
Quote: "Robbie Buhl lives three miles from Henderson Road and felt his house shake and heard a loud boom Friday night. He said it's happened many times before and wants someone to figure out what's going on."
Note: It's just a matter of time before these explosions start wiping out entire neighborhoods, or towns. The Chesnee area is just east (downwind) of Lake William C. Bowen...
http://www.thelocal.de/20140207/three-killed-in-house-explosion-in-germany
http://www.thestatesman.net/news/38355-three-killed-in-germany-explosion.html
Quote: "Witnesses told the local newspaper, the Salzgitter Zeitung, they heard screaming from inside the home prior to the explosion."
2014-02-07 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Woodstock (Canada), 4 injured:
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/four-people-sent-to-hospital-after-explosion-and-fire-at-woodstock-home-1.1677028
Quote: "I saw three of them running out of the garage door and one of them was covered in flames..."
Note: Woodstock is located on the banks of the Thames River...
2014-02-07 - Lumber company hit by massive fire in St. Joseph (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.abc57.com/home/top-stories/Firefighters-in-St-Joseph-battling-massive-fire-at-lumber-company-244155731.html
Quote: "Crews got the call from a person who saw the flames and smoke from across the lake shortly after 10 p.m."
Note: St. Joseph is located on the shore of Lake Michigan...
2014-02-07 - Lumber yard erupts in flame at 3:35 AM in Perry County (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24661679/fire-damages-lumber-yard-in-perry-county
2014-02-07 - Furniture business devastated by huge blaze in coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/fires-burn-in-adelaide-city-hills-and-bush/story-e6frg6nf-1226821281777
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/08/large-fire-north-adelaide-under-control
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/02/08/20/37/adelaide-fire-causes-500-000-damage
Quote: "A shed and several semi-trailers also caught fire after a series of explosions and residents had been advised to close all windows and doors."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Wood-related fires will escalate, including fires at pallet companies, wood-carving businesses, furniture businesses, door companies, cabinet companies, etc."
2014-02-07 - Transformer explodes and burns in Corona (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/02/06/corona-transformer-explosion-knocks-out-electricity/
http://news.silobreaker.com/corona-transformer-explosion-knocks-out-electricity-5_2267719082050584649
2014-02-07 - Landfill erupts in flame in the Cameron Highlands (Malaysia), fire sickens firefighters:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/02/08/Fire-mars-Camerons-beauty/
http://news.asiaone.com/news/relax/fire-mars-camerons-beauty
Quote: "Firemen are also having a tough time with the foul smell from the burning site. Cameron Highlands Fire and Rescue Department supervisor Zahari Awang Mamat said several firemen vomited each time they were sent to the site."
2014-02-07 - Fireworks factory hit by explosion and fire on the island of Sri Lanka, 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/42784-one-killed-two-injured-in-explosion.html
2014-02-07 - Factory rocked by explosion in Baghbanpura (Pakistan), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-5-231147-Worker-killed,-three-hurt-in-factory-boiler-explosion
2014-02-07 - Fifteen junk cars go up in flames at auto salvage yard on Riverbend Drive in Kitchener (Canada), near the Grand River:
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4358579-stubborn-fire-consumes-15-cars-at-kitchener-auto-wrecking-yard/
2014-02-07 - Passenger plane bursts into flame just before takeoff at airport in Abuja (Nigeria):
http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/lead-stories/item/32914-adedibu%E2%80%99s-son,-30-others-escape-death-in-near-plane-crash.html
2014-02-07 - Fuel boat bursts into flame at the Port of Juba (Sudan):
http://eyeradio.org/equipment-fight-boat-fire-juba-fire-brigade/
2014-02-07 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast of Japan, at least 6 killed, 2 injured:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/8530030.html
http://www.seattleindian.com/seattle/newsdetail.asp?id=13684
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/07/c_133098321.htm
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/07/Six-die-in-Chinese-fishing-boat-fire-off-coast-of-Japan/UPI-66181391799705/
http://www.news.nom.co/six-killed-in-chinese-boat-fire-7977744-news/
Quote: "A Chinese fishing boat caught fire off the Japanese coast on Friday, leaving six people dead and one badly injured, one slightly injured..."
2014-02-07 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Osceola County (Florida):
http://mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/2/7/bus_catches_on_fire_.html
2014-02-07 - Military tanker truck bursts into flame on road in El Paso (Texas), near Fort Bliss:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_25083189/truck-fire-reported-near-fort-bliss
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-catches-fire-at-fort-bliss-3511.shtml
http://elpaso.gotnewswire.com/news/truck-fire-reported-near-fort-bliss
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_25083189/truck-fire-reported-near-fort-bliss
Quote: "A 10-ton Army fuel tanker was destroyed in fire Friday morning near Fort Bliss, military officials said."
2014-02-07 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on the M62 near Brighouse (Britain):
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/westbound-m62-reopened-after-chemical-6682317
http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/tanker-fire-causes-delays-on-m62-1-6424956
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/tanker-fire-causes-delays-on-m62
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/chemical-tanker-on-fire-on-m62-closes-westbound-carriageway
2014-02-07 - Two tractor trailers destroyed by fire while parked at repair shop in Kansas City (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-damages-kck-repair-shop/24353706
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24665254/fire-causes-100000-at-big-rig-repair-shop
2014-02-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked in storage yard in South Plainfield (New Jersey):
http://www.southplainfieldfire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/203068
2014-02-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and explodes at 5:50 AM, on I-40 in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/07/truck-fire-shuts-down-westbound-i-64-in-st-louis/
http://fox2now.com/2014/02/07/i-64-westbound-closed-downtown-for-semi-fire/
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Tractor-trailer-catches-fire-explodes-on-St-Louis-interstate-244198171.html
2014-02-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at truck stop in Pasco (Washington):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54309547/ns/local_news-tri_cities_wa/
http://myfoxtricities.com/2014/02/08/semi-truck-fire-at-king-city-truck-stop-in-pasco-friday-afternoon/
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24668173/semi-truck-fire-at-king-city-truck-stop-in-pasco-friday-afternoon
Quote: "A semi caught on fire at the King City truck stop in Pasco about 4:00 Friday afternoon. When firefighters arrived the cab was fully engulfed in flames."
Note: Pasco is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Columbia River...
2014-02-07 - RV bursts into flame at campsite near Lake Aviemore (New Zealand):
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/290849/caravan-gas-alert
2014-02-07 - Van bursts into flame on road in Agra (India):
http://www.news18.com/videos/uttar-pradesh/van-catches-fire-passengers-escape-unhurt-354799.html
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked at business in coastal East Hampton (New York):
http://danspapers.com/2014/02/car-fire-extinguished-in-east-hampton/
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Beaufort (South Carolina):
http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/02/07/2935493/car-damaged-by-fire-in-beaufort.html
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame on Route 15 in Wallingford (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/wallingford/wallingfordnews/3622678-129/fire-crews-responding-to-scene-of-car-fire-on-route.html
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame on street in North Platte (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/northplatte/home/headlines/North-Platte-Fire-Crews-Respond-to-Car-on-Fire-244132141.html
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame in beauty school parking lot in Riverton (Wyoming):
http://county10.com/2014/02/07/car-fire-extinguished-beauty-school-parking-lot-tried-start-car-caught-fire-driver-said/
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame on US 13 near Bay Road in Dover (Delaware), near the coast:
https://www.delawareonline.com/article/20140207/NEWS15/302070061/Car-fire-extinguished-U-S-13-Dover
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Pasay City (Philippine Islands):
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/575292/burning-car-causes-traffic-in-pasay
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Hartshead services near the M62 (Britain):
http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/local/soldiers-car-on-fire-as-they-ate-kfc-at-m62-services-1-6426711
2014-02-07 - Car bursts into flame on Taunton Avenue in Whitleigh, in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27931&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-07 - ATV, snowmobiles, lawn tractor and barn destroyed by fire in Herkimer (New York):
http://www.herkimertelegram.com/article/20140206/NEWS/140209529
2014-02-07 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze on River Road in Granville Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/544284/Fire-burns-poultry-barn-in-Granville-Township.html
Note: That's just east (downwind) of the Juniata River...
2014-02-07 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4:53 AM, in Birch Run Township (Michigan), calf killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/02/barn_roof_collapsed_in_fire_th.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/02/barn_fire_blocks_south_dehmel.html
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1004343
2014-02-07 - Barn destroyed by fire in Guilford Township (Pennsylvania), some goats and pigs killed:
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_25088024/animals-likely-killed-guilford-township-barn-fire
http://www.topix.com/blogs/2014/02/animals-likely-killed-in-guilford-township-barn-fire
http://www.newsdump.com/news/horses-rescued-in-guilford-township-barn-fire
http://www.therecordherald.com/article/20140208/News/140209801
2014-02-07 - Barn destroyed by fire in Lafayette (Louisiana), 5 horses killed:
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20140207/NEWS01/302070016/Five-horses-dies-barn-fire-Dugas-Road
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20140207/NEWS01/302070016/Horses-trapped-barn-fire-N-University
2014-02-07 - Landscaping and excavating business hit by fire near Sand Lake (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/02/firefighters_tackling_building.html
2014-02-07 - Concrete plant damaged by huge blaze in Smyrna (Tennessee):
http://www.wkrn.com/story/24666998/smyrna-business-fire
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24666953/fire-reported-at-smyrna-concrete-facility
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24667731/crews-battle-fire-at-rutherford-co-concrete-facility
2014-02-07 - Ventilation system ignites at manufacturing plant in El Cajon (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/07/chemtronics-el-cajon-fire-aerospace/
Note: "Nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains, the city has acquired the nickname of 'The Big Box'. Quote from Wiki. A valley surrounded by mountains will tend to capture a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide, like a giant bowl would capture falling rain...
2014-02-07 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Fort Wayne (Indiana), nobody home:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140207/LOCAL07/140209451/-1/LOCAL11
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140208/LOCAL07/302089939/-1/LOCAL11
2014-02-07 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze in Columbia (Maryland), 16 families homeless:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24665781/families-displaced-after-2-alarm-fire-at-columbia-apartment-building
2014-02-07 - Apartment building destroyed by fire in Oconomowoc (Wisconsin), fire started in basement:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Crews-battle-large-blaze-at-apartment-in-Oconomowoc-244544541.html
2014-02-07 - Deadly blaze hits apartment in suburban Milwaukee (Wisconsin), 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/viewart/20140207/GPG0101/302070190
2014-02-07 - Deadly fire tears through mobile home in the Town of Shelby (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/overnight-fire-kills-one-in-shelby-mobile-home-park/article_4a1da30e-3bf8-5995-816b-a67a4bc412de.html
Quote: "Crews entered the home after ventilating some of the smoke and found the victim about 15-feet from the door in a hallway between the living room and the bedroom where the fire started..."
Note: She must have lost consciousness. 15 feet is 6 small strides and it'd only take 3 or 4 seconds at most to cover that ground...
2014-02-07 - Deadly fire hits trailer home in Clarence (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.buffalonews.com/feed/woman-killed-in-clarence-trailer-park-fire-20140207
Note: Clarence is just northeast (downwind) of Lake Erie...
2014-02-07 - Deadly fire damages home just before midnight in Jackson (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20140208/SPORTS/140208008/UPDATE-JCM-football-player-dies-fire
2014-02-07 - Vacant house burns in Manassas (Virginia):
http://manassas.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-detector-alerts-passerby-to-blaze-in-vacant-home
2014-02-07 - Vacant home burns in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/vacant-house-fire-considered-suspicious-9081.shtml
2014-02-07 - Vacant house burns in the wee hours in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Crews-knock-down-fire-at-vacant-SE-Portland-home-244220991.html
2014-02-07 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Wind Gap (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/slate-belt/index.ssf/2014/02/vacant_home_in_wind_gap_destro.html
2014-02-07 - Vacant building burns in La Mesa (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/07/fire-la-mesa-abandoned-building-palm/
2014-02-07 - Three adjacent vacant structures destroyed by fire in Treme (Louisiana), near the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River:
http://www.wwl.com/pages/18342663.php?contentType=4&contentId=14674864
2014-02-06 - Pallet company erupts in flame just before 5 AM, in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.wkrn.com/story/24650069/mcvantage-packaging-firehttp://www.wsmv.com/story/24650234/nashville-business-evacuated-as-crews-fight-fire
Quote: "According to the company's Web site, McVantage specializes in the creation of wooden pallets and crates used for shipping."
2014-02-06 - Wood business hit by fire in Seymour (Missouri), fire may burn for days:
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/fire-burning-at-seymour-business/-/21048998/24347982/-/bayq2w/-/index.html
2014-02-06 - Construction yard hit by fire in coastal Belfast (Ireland):
http://www.u.tv/News/Fire-closes-road-in-east-Belfast/640c8da2-ce45-4738-90d6-e07cba56f34chttp://www.news.nom.co/fire-closes-road-in-east-belfast-7968279-news/
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Wood-related fires will escalate, including fires at pallet companies, wood-carving businesses, furniture businesses, door companies, cabinet companies, etc."
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/photos-house-explosion-in-brentwood/-/10927008/24336188/-/107s10p/-/index.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2014/02/06/One-injured-in-Brentwood-explosion-at-home-that-doubled-as-gun-shop/stories/201402060287
2014-02-06 - RV trailer explodes and burns in Claypool (Arizona), 2 women burned:
http://www.kpho.com/story/24664929/2-women-burned-in-travel-trailer-fire-outside-globe
Quote: "A man called the Gila County Sheriff's Office to report an explosion about 6:25 p.m., according to a Gila County sheriff's spokesperson. Fire units from the Tri-City, Globe and Canyon fire departments arrived to find the trailer fully engulfed in the community of Claypool..."
2014-02-06 - RV explodes and burns in parking lot in Spanaway (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/06/3031749/one-seriously-injured-after-rv.html
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/one-hurt-spanaway-rv-explosion/ndFs2/
2014-02-06 - Mid-South Red Cross responds to record-setting 103 fires in January 2014:
http://wreg.com/2014/02/07/red-cross-responds-to-record-setting-103-fires-last-month/
Quote: "On average, we respond to 50 or 60 a month..."
Note: So, close to twice as many fire responses from the Red Cross than the average in this area...
2014-02-06 - Metal business hit by fire in Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://wpri.com/2014/02/06/fire-forces-evacuation-at-attleboro-business/
2014-02-06 - Trash disposal business heavily damaged by blaze in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Northeast-DC-Building-Collapses-in-Fire-244060351.html
2014-02-06 - Chemical plant hit by fire at 5 AM, at least two structures burn, in Copperhill (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24650529/fire-breaks-out-at-tennessee-chemical-plant
2014-02-06 - Underground electrical fire erupts in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140206/midtown/midtown-manhole-fire-stops-traffic
2014-02-06 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows manhole off in Walpole (Massachusetts):
http://walpole.wickedlocal.com/article/20140206/NEWS/140207380/12426/NEWS
2014-02-06 - Transformer bursts into flame, fire ignites car, in Germantown area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/news/local/Transformer-Fire-Burns-Up-Car/243926821
http://www.pennsnews.com/2014/02/transformer-fire-burns-up-car/
http://www.csnphilly.com/article/transformer-fire-burns-car
2014-02-06 - Electrical fire breaks out in basement of apartment building in Portland (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2014/02/06/electrical-fire-evacuates-portland-apartments/
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/02/electrical_fire_erupts_in_down.html
2014-02-06 - At least 10 scrub fires erupt in the wee hours near coastal Adelaide (Australia), homes threatened:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-06/scrub-fire-burns-near-adelaide-homes/5241506
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/arson-investigation-after-firefighters-battle-more-than-10-blazes-in-southern-suburbs/story-fnl1ee8j-1226819200597
2014-02-06 - Cargo ship 'Amur-2537' bursts into flame while docked in the Kaliningrad Region (Russia):
http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/1202/Fire-in-engine-room-of-mv-Amur-2537-Kaliningrad
http://www.infomarine.net/marine-accidents/latest-accidents/108669-fire-in-engine-room-of-m-v-amur-2537-kaliningrad.html
2014-02-06 - Luxury double-decker bus bursts into flame at hotel near Vapi (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Luxury-bus-catches-fire-near-Vapi/articleshow/29983164.cms
http://www.ap7am.com/lv-140003-fire-in-private-travel-bus-at-vapi.html
http://deshgujarat.com/2014/02/06/another-volvo-bus-catches-fire-none-hurtkilled/
http://news.silobreaker.com/luxury-bus-catches-fire-near-vapi-5_2267719033732202645
2014-02-06 - Transit bus bursts into flame on road in Prospect Heights (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140206/news/702069596/
http://chicago.cityandpress.com/node/7405819
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16489464-bus-catches-fire-in-prospect-hts
2014-02-06 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway near Rutenga (Zimbabwe):
http://www.myzimbabwe.co.zw/news/308-pioneer-bus-catches-fire-burns-to-ashes-along-masvingo-road-photo.html
2014-02-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Kingman (Arizona):
http://pinionpinefire.blogspot.com/2014/02/firefighters-battle-stubborn-semi-fire.html
Quote: "Although the cause of the fire was undetermined, the driver stated his driver side trailer brakes caught fire."
Note: This particular fire department has fought numerous big rig fires. They must be getting good at it! From the full hypothesis: "Massive vehicles such as big RVs, buses, tanker trucks, tractor trailers, dump trucks, and car-haulers will be destroyed by fire in escalating numbers after tires or brakes ignite."
2014-02-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on highway near Tauranga (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/63737-truck-fire-closes-kaimai-road.html
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/21310926/truck-and-trailer-on-fire-on-sh29/
http://www.3news.co.nz/Truck-on-fire-on-BOP-highway/tabid/423/articleID/331266/Default.aspx
2014-02-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 in Hubbard (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2014/02/06/semi-catches-fire-on-i-80/
http://www.wfmj.com/story/24653949/crash-closes-interstate-80-in-hubbard
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/feb/06/truck-fire-causes-delays-interstate-80-trumbull-co/
2014-02-06 - Military truck bursts into flame on H-1 on the island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24657629/military-truck-fire-closes-lanes-of-h-1
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/244123441.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54296795/
http://khon2.com/2014/02/06/military-vehicle-catches-fire-on-h-1-near-makakilo/
2014-02-06 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in Montgomery Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.northpennfire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/203031
2014-02-06 - Van bursts into flame while parked in garage on High Street in Tarvin, Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/garage-fire-in-tarvin
2014-02-06 - Van bursts into flame near West Rolstone Road in Hewish (Britain):
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/fire_crews_attend_van_blaze_1_3289368
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Furniture-van-catches-near-Weston-super-Mare/story-20580499-detail/story.html
2014-02-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at convenience store gas station in Salina (Kansas):
http://www.ksal.com/truck-catches-fire-near-gas-pumps/
2014-02-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on freeway in Albany (Georgia):
http://www.walb.com/story/24650943/truck-on-fire
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24650943/truck-on-fire
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2014/feb/06/albany-firefighters-battle-flames-in-pickup-truck/
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24650943/truck-on-fire
2014-02-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame shortly after 6 AM while plowing snow in Conneaut Lake (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/d/story/pickup-catches-fire-while-plowing/16991/Nfd0CVR4Dkan2XtTeiEmow
2014-02-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in Dothan (Alabama):
http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/article.php/vehicle-fire-on-hodgesville-road-123670
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame in Burger King drive-thru in coastal Hayward (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/06/flame-broiled-burgers-and-car-at-hayward-burger-king/
http://www.sanmateo.com/story/Car-Fire-Spreads-To-Burger/1990558
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/car-fire-spreads-burger-king-restaurant/ndGJt/
http://inagist.com/all/431567372839686144/
http://twitter.com/KTVU/status/431567372839686144/photo/1
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame at 6:57 AM on road in Middlesex Township (Pennsylvania):
http://cumberlink.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-injuries-reported-in-middlesex-car-fire-thursday-morning/article_377df9be-8f5a-11e3-a3a5-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame on Route 2 in Glastonbury (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Closes-Route-2-West-in-Glastonbury-244077881.html
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame on side of I-40 in Burke County (North Carolina):
http://www.morganton.com/news/article_cb5b4544-8f8f-11e3-a442-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/car-fire-closes-parkway-east/-/10927008/24325842/-/j37t8n/-/index.html
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home in Shelbyville (Illinois):
http://shelbycountynews.net/cause-of-shelbyville-car-fire-undetermined-late-thursday-morning-p25785-1.htm
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame inside garage at home in London (Canada):
http://london.ctvnews.ca/extensive-damage-after-garage-fire-in-byron-area-1.1673927
http://blackburnnews.com/london/2014/02/06/warming-car-causes-fire/
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Aksaray (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/car-fire-in-aksaray/282131/
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Brookside Avenue in Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/02/07/car-catches-fire-on-telford-road-2/
Note: This is at least the fifth car to ignite in Telford in February alone, and 4 of them were parked vehicles...
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Wyke (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/10989778.Wyke_child_escapes_house_hit_by_car_fire/
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame on High Street in Sutton (Britain):
http://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/car_fires_keep_east_cambs_crews_busy_on_thursday_night_1_3289168
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame on Oughtrington Lane in Lymm (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-warrington_07-02-2014_9-00-05
2014-02-06 - Car bursts into flame on the M23 just before midnight, near Crawley (Britain):
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Car-M23/story-20576171-detail/story.html
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/late-night-vehicle-fire-on-m23-1-5862893
http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/county-news/latest-news/late-night-vehicle-fire-on-m23-1-5862893
2014-02-06 - RV trailer explodes and burns, fire spreads to pickup, in coastal Golden Bay (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9696594/Pohara-explosion-destroys-caravan
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/9696711/Pohara-explosion-destroys-caravan
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9696854/Explosion-destroys-caravan
2014-02-06 - Car and garage erupt in flame at home in the River Heights area of Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/garage-car-damaged-by-fire-in-winnipeg-1.2525556
2014-02-06 - Vehicles and barn destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Walton (Kentucky), 6 dogs killed:
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20140206/NEWS/302060045/
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/five-dogs-killed-kenton-co-barn-fire-8040.shtml
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/boone-county/walton/barn-fire-kills-dog-four-puppies-in-walton
Note: Address listed is just east (downwind) of Banklick Creek...
2014-02-06 - Milking maching bursts into flame at 4:45 AM at farm near Quarryville (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/firefighters-save-dairy-barn-from-fire-in-southern-lancaster-county/article_32a3abb8-8f24-11e3-95ee-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-06 - Landscaping equipment and barn destroyed by fire in Ottawa (Canada):
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/East+barn+fire+loss+exceeds+fire+officials/9478955/story.html
2014-02-06 - Gas station destroyed by fire in Fort Dodge (Iowa), nobody there:
http://whotv.com/2014/02/07/building-destroyed-fort-dodge-gas-station-fire/
2014-02-06 - Barn destroyed by blaze near Baraboo (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/image_78f81304-c707-5c73-ad45-73752afc5d3a.html
2014-02-06 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Leyden (New York):
http://www.uticaod.com/article/20140206/NEWS/140209549
2014-02-06 - Barn damaged by fire in Mokotua (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/9693172/Mokotua-barn-fire
2014-02-06 - Waterfront structure destroyed by fire just after 3 AM on South River Drive in coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/24655188/biloxi-fire-fueled-by-windy-conditions-destroys-structure
Quote: "Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney said his department responded to the fire at a water front property on South River Drive shortly after 3 a.m."
2014-02-06 - Cargill plant damaged by fire and ammonia leak at 3:40 AM in Schuyler (Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/leak-fire-shut-down-neb-beef-processing-plant/24337506
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Fire-At-Cargill-Plant-Under-Investigation-244016581.html
2014-02-06 - Porch bursts into flame at 1:15 AM, fire spreads to farmhouse, in Washington Township (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_25079233/fire-damages-washington-twp-farmhouse
2014-02-06 - Beach house damaged by fire on Lakeshore Drive in Grand Haven Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/02/crews_battling_fire_at_grand_h.html
Note: That's right on the shore of Lake Michigan where the Grand River flows into it...
2014-02-06 - Home destroyed by fire in Bozeman (Montana):
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_aab54058-901e-11e3-8ee6-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "When firefighters arrived, the fire was in the basement and on the outside of the house."
2014-02-06 - Three-story home destroyed by blaze in coastal Providence (Rhode Island), 17 people homeless:
http://www.abc6.com/story/24659517/fire-in-providence-leaves-17-homeless
http://www.turnto10.com/story/24659190/2-alarm-fire-breaks-out-in-providence
2014-02-06 - Apartment building heavily damaged by huge blaze in Bensalem (Pennsylvania), 30 people homeless:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/06/firefighters-battle-apartment-building-blaze-in-bensalem/
2014-02-06 - Massive inferno heavily damages apartment complex at 2 AM in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/overnight-fire-conumes-apartments-in-midtown-tulsa
http://www.newson6.com/story/24650584/tulsa-firefighters-battle-mid-town-apartment-fire-bitter-cold
2014-02-06 - High-rise hit by basement fire on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/chicago_news&id=9422823
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-fire-reported-in-lake-shore-drive-highrise-20140206,0,6403597.story
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/chicago_news&id=9422927
2014-02-06 - Deadly fire hits house in Fort Worth (Texas), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/02/06/5548078/three-people-injured-in-house.html
Quote: "A woman and a 6-year-old boy who were pulled from a burning house in the Rosemont neighborhood Thursday night have died..."
2014-02-06 - Deadly fire rips through home at 5 AM in Three Oaks (Michigan), 4 killed:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140206/METRO06/302060105/1361/rss
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/many-are-in-shock-and-disbelief-about-deadly-fire-in-three-oaks/24336112
Note: Three Oaks is about three miles east (downwind) of Lake Michigan...
2014-02-06 - Vacant commercial building burns at 12:30 AM in coastal San Rafael (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/north_bay&id=9423076
2014-02-06 - Vacant store burns at 5:16 AM in Newark (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/02/newark_fire_burns_through_empty_storefront.html
2014-02-06 - In separate incidents, three vacant structures burn in recent weeks in Oktibbeha County (Mississippi):
http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/16463
2014-02-05 - Underground electrical fires break out in Spring Garden area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9420361http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/apartment-underground-transformer-fires-in-spring-garden
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/05/crews-responding-to-fire-in-philadelphias-spring-garden-neighborhood/
Quote: "It was around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday when crews responded to the 1900 block of Spring Garden Street. When they arrived they found flames in the basement and the gas meter was on fire."
Quote: "However, around 10:20 a.m. the fire department struck a second alarm because there are reports of multiple transformer fires underground."
2014-02-05 - Underground electrical fires erupt in the South Slope area of coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://southslopenews.com/blog/crime/manhole-fires-power-outages-popping-up-around-neighborhoodhttp://parkslopestoop.com/blog/weather/manhole-problems-power-outages-around-the-neighborhood
2014-02-05 - Electrical fire breaks out at Brunswick Nuclear Plant (North Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=NC-20140205-42584-USA
2014-02-05 - Underground fire erupts in gold mine near Johannesburg (South Africa), 8+ killed:
http://www.thestate.com/2014/02/06/3247976/south-africa-8-miners-die-in-underground.htmlhttp://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/bodies-found-after-sa-mine-fire/vCQKKJ/
http://www.northjersey.com/news/international/243899071_South_Africa__8_miners_die_in_underground_fire.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/missing-south-africa-gold-mine-fire-22371319
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/miners-trapped-underground-by-fire-at-harmonys-doornkop-2014-02-05
2014-02-05 - Underground root fire burning in Redesdale (Australia):
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2068826/new-video-of-redesdale-fire/
Note: Pile of underground and/or electrical stuff burning up. Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas, so it'll seek out low-lying areas like underground facilities. It's also reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. So what happens when a nuclear plant goes offline, then the backup generators used for cooling burn and/or explode, or the tanker trucks or the trains carrying fuel for the generators burn and/or explode? Might be quite a problem looming ahead there...
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/fire-at-mount-albert-fire-hall-started-at-a-fire-truck-fire-marshal-1.1674217
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-at-mount-albert-fire-hall-started-7969419-news/
Quote: "The fire that destroyed a Mount Albert fire station on the weekend started at a fire truck parked at the fire station. The fire on February 2nd destroyed the volunteer fire hall, tremendous amount of equipment and six fire vehicles."
Note: I mentioned that fire in the 2014-02-02 update, and at the time I figured that fire probably started with one of those parked trucks, what with all the other parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all over the planet. Some of those fire trucks cost more than a million dollars EACH, so that was a huge loss...
2014-02-05 - Home destroyed by explosion, other homes damaged, in coastal Clacton-On-Sea, Essex (Britain), 10 injured:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-26046719
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552073/Homes-evacuated-casualties-reported-explosion-Essex-street.html
http://news.sky.com/story/1206815/clacton-gas-explosion-flattens-two-homes
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/clacton-explosion-shocking-before-after-3113007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10618746/Clacton-explosion-casualties-reported-after-explosion-in-Essex.html
http://news.sky.com/story/1206815/clacton-gas-explosion-flattens-two-homes
2014-02-05 - Recycling plant hit by fire at 4:15 AM in St. Paul's Cray (Britain), third fire here in 2014:
http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/crazy_fire_at_st_paul_s_cray_recycling_plant_again_1_3285601
http://safetyphoto.co.uk/safety_news/crazy-fire-at-st-pauls-cray-recycling-plant-again-bexley-times/
Quote: "The Waste4Fuel plant, in St Paul’s Cray, caught fire for the third time in 2014 early this morning."
2014-02-05 - Corn processing plant hit by explosion in Heilongjiang (China), near the coast, 9 injured:
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=45951&icid=a&d_str=
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Nine-injured-in-China-plant-explosion/shdaily.shtml
2014-02-05 - Deadly blaze destroys banking archive warehouse in coastal Buenos Aires (Brazil), 9 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140205-42583-ARG
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/05/3592977/7-die-in-fire-destroying-argentine.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/die-fire-destroying-argentine-bank-archives-22373564
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/05/7-killed-as-firefighters-battle-blaze-that-destroyed-argentine-banking-archives/
2014-02-05 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame at 5:50 AM at airport in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_6d17d71e-df71-57ae-8f44-9688883a306a.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/05/engine-fire-halts-departure-of-american-airlines-flight-to-chicago-from-lax/
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140205/american-airlines-jet-engine-catches-fire-at-lax
Quote: "Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says that according to preliminary information Flight 1060 had just pushed back from the gate around 5:50 a.m. Wednesday when fire was seen coming out of the left engine."
2014-02-05 - Fishing boat bursts into flame while docked in Fish Harbour in coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://arynews.tv/en/karachi-boat-gutted-fish-harbour/
http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1150809/
http://thefrontierpost.com/article/73822/Fishing-boat-worth-millions-turns-into-ashes/
2014-02-05 - Passenger train bursts into flame in Bellerose (New York), near the coast:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/LIRR-Train-Fire-Bellerose-Floral-Park-Mineola-243673241.html
2014-02-05 - Tour bus bursts into flame on the George Price Highway in coastal Belize:
http://www.ctv3belizenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4244:bus-loaded-with-tourist-ignited-by-fire-no-one-is-hurt-&catid=46:featured-news&Itemid=102
2014-02-05 - School bus bursts into flame at bus lot in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20140205/NEWS01/302050110/Springfield-school-bus-catches-fire-on-snow-day
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20140206/NEWS01/302060069/school-bus-fire
2014-02-05 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Caradigan Street in Chaddesden (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Bus-Chaddesden/story-20563984-detail/story.html
2014-02-05 - Crane truck bursts into flame on road in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/crane-carrying-truck-catches-fire-in-east-bakersfield-020514
http://www.bako.com/bakersfield-news/Crane-carrying-Truck-Catches-Fire/82569
2014-02-05 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at business in Najran (Saudi Arabia), 2 injured:
http://news.yahoo.com/two-people-injured-truck-fire-233635460.html
2014-02-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on State Highway 1 near coastal Saint John (Canada), 2 lightly injured:
http://country94news.blogspot.com/2014/02/two-hurt-in-highway-1-tractor-trailor.html
2014-02-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.whdh.com/story/24643438/tractor-trailer-on-i-95-catches-fire
http://www.wsvn.com/story/24643438/tractor-trailer-on-i-95-catches-fire
2014-02-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near Roanoke Rapids (North Carolina):
http://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/close-call-with-i--truck-fire/article_a70bf846-8f4e-11e3-8778-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/truck-fire/image_d632724e-8f4e-11e3-8e37-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-05 - Salt truck bursts into flame at nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad (New Mexico), facility evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140206-42591-USA
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/05/fire-prompts-evacuation-nuclear-repository-in-new-mexico/
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/fire-prompts-evacuation-nuclear-repository-13862.shtml
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/salt-truck-catches-fire-at-wipp-in-carlsbad/-/9153762/24309852/-/psk7vaz/-/index.html
http://www.lamonitor.com/content/fire-prompts-evacuation-wipp
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_661c4de9-f19d-5d59-866a-4154913b31e4.html
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ae566a880daa45dc890b1146afee2527/US-Nuclear-Repository-Fire
Quote: "Officials evacuated the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, known as WIPP, Tuesday afternoon because a salt truck caught fire underground in one of the storage rooms."
2014-02-05 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame before 3 AM on road in Pottsville (Pennsylvania):
http://republicanherald.com/pottsville-plow-truck-destroyed-by-fire-1.1629403
http://www.skooknews.com/2014/02/plow-truck-catches-fire-in-pottsville.html
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11306299/snow-plows-catch-fire-while-clearing-pa-streets
http://republicanherald.com/news/municipal-plow-trucks-ignite-during-snowstorms-1.1629664
2014-02-05 - Postal truck bursts into flame on street in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/mail-truck-catches-on-fire-in-detroit
http://www.news.ruralinfo.net/2014/02/mail-truck-catches-on-fire-in-detroit.html
http://www.newscastic.com/news/mail-truck-catches-on-fire-in-detroit-1407532/
2014-02-05 - Van bursts into flame on North Market Street near Lake Boulevard, in Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/feb/05/firefighters-battle-van-fire/
http://www.newsdump.com/news/firefighters-battle-van-fire
http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/man-loses-all-his-belongings-in-van-fire-on-market-st/-/14322302/24326392/-/tn8wft/-/index.html
2014-02-05 - Minivan taxi bursts into flame on Green Bay Road in Wilmette (Illinois):
http://wilmette.suntimes.com/news/carfire-WIL-02132014:article
Note: Green Bay Road runs right along the shore of Lake Michigan...
2014-02-05 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 10 in Morris Plains (New Jersey), near Denville:
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/02/firefighters_douse_car_fire_on_route_10_in_morris_plains.html
http://www.parsippanyfocus.com/car-fire-on-route-10/
2014-02-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on County Highway 35 near Fergus Falls (Minnesota):
http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2014/02/05/truck-fire-put-out-by-owner/
2014-02-05 - Pickup truck and trailer burst into flame on Highway 89-91 in Sardine Canyon (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57500611-78/fire-highway-89-91-canyon.html.csp
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside shed at winery in coastal Hawke's Bay (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11197604
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Gothenburg (Nebraska):
http://www.gothenburgtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7017:car-fire-on-cold-day&catid=1:local&Itemid=2
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame on Ferry Lane in Nowra (Australia), near the Shoalhaven River:
http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/2069279/nowra-car-on-fire/
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame at 5 AM while parked inside garage at home in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wildwood-park-car-fire-a-wake-up-call-1.2523837
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked at supermarket in Illingworth, Halifax (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/car-catches-fire-in-supermarket-car-park-1-6419078
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame at 12:14 AM while parked on Westfield Road in Harpenden (Britain):
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/10988592.Car_fire_gives_residents_early_wake_up_call/
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame before 6:30 AM on I-17 in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140205car-fire-interstate-17-causes-traffic-delays-abrk.html
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame on Howard Avenue in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140204/fire-destroys-car-on-howard-avenue-in-new-haven
Note: Howard Avenue runs right up to the coast...
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame on US 33 in Logan (Ohio):
http://www.logandaily.com/news/car-fire-on-u-s/image_1eb71fa0-6719-56e5-9d53-cabeabc88fc4.html
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame near hotel in coastal Iqaluit (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/car-catches-fire-in-iqaluit-1.2524321
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame on the A40 near Wembley (Britain):
http://www.london24.com/news/transport/two_lanes_of_a40_shut_after_car_fire_near_wembley_1_3284184
2014-02-05 - Car bursts into flame on road in Monmouth (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10987393.Monmouthshire_fire_crews_tackle_car_blaze/
2014-02-05 - Logging machine bursts into flame near Highway 12 in Millston (Wisconsin), near Black River Falls:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/fire-destroys-logging-equipment-in-millston-b99199880z1-244009141.html
2014-02-05 - Generator bursts into flame, fire spreads to cars and garage, at home in coastal Havre de Grace (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/harford-county/generator-fire-damages-garage-cars-in-havre-de-grace/-/10635956/24328188/-/14fyfal/-/index.html
2014-02-05 - Tractor and barn burn on Ellejoy Road in Walland (Tennessee):
http://www.thedailytimes.com/Breaking_News/story/Fire-severely-damages-barn-on-Ellejoy-Road-in-Walland-id-046572
2014-02-05 - Custom car business heavily damaged by blaze at 2:20 AM in Anaheim (California), near the coast:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-600373-anaheim-wheel.html
2014-02-05 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Rochester (New York):
http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/715596/fire-at-auto-shop-on-lyell-avenue/
2014-02-05 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze in the Town of Oppenheim (New York), in Fulton County:
http://www.wktv.com/news/top-stories/Massive-barn-fire-in-the-Town-of-Oppenheim-243860361.html
2014-02-05 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Mapleton (Minnesota):
http://www.keyc.com/story/24645914/fire-destroys-chicken-barn-in-mapleton
2014-02-05 - Barn destroyed by fire in Cambria Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.hillsdale.net/article/20140204/NEWS/140209695
2014-02-05 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Lisbon (New York), near Ogdensburg:
http://www.ogd.com/article/20140205/DCO/702059686
2014-02-05 - Barn damaged by fire in Denmark (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140205/MAN0101/140205024/Area-firefighters-respond-barn-fire
2014-02-05 - Barn damaged by fire near Anna (Illinois), in Union County:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24647874/crews-called-to-pole-barn-fire-in-union-county
2014-02-05 - Barn damaged by fire in Ashorne, Warwickshire (Britain):
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/horses-evacuated-following-barn-fire-in-south-warwickshire-1-5857211
2014-02-05 - Pile of clothes bursts into flame inside closet in apartment in Indianapolis (Indiana), 2 injured:
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/05/two-injured-after-pile-of-clothes-catch-fire/
2014-02-05 - Catering equipment factory heavily damaged by major fire in Paterson (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Three_alarm_fire_consumes_Paterson_factory.html
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Paterson_factory_consumed_by_fire.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Paterson-New-Jersey-Warehouse-Fire--243927701.html
2014-02-05 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, near Peters Creek, in Chugiak (Alaska), nobody home:
http://www.ktva.com/firefighters-battle-chugiak-blaze/
2014-02-05 - Home erupts in flame just after 5 AM, in Burke County (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/firefighters-close-road-battle-burke-co-blaze/ndDRh/
2014-02-05 - House damaged by fire at 6:20 AM in Hanover (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/24638999/breaking-hanover-fire-crews-working-to-bring-fire-under-control
2014-02-05 - Home heavily damaged by blaze in coastal Bridgeport, 3 pets killed, nobody home:
http://wtnh.com/2014/02/06/house-fire-kills-two-cats-and-one-dog-in-bridgeport/
2014-02-05 - Home destroyed by fire near Hurst Creek Road in Lakeway (Texas), near Lake Travis:
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-destroys-lakeway-home-15952.shtml
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/fire-reported-at-lakeway-home/ndFJf/
http://kxan.com/2014/02/05/firefighters-battling-house-fire-in-lakeway/
2014-02-05 - Deadly fire rips through home at 3:44 AM in coastal Fort Myers (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24637997/one-dead-following-structure-fire-in-north-fort-myers
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/05/3913826/1-dead-in-fire-in-fort-myers.html
2014-02-05 - Vacant apartment burns in Riverton (Wyoming):
http://county10.com/2014/02/05/fire-extinguished-vacant-apartment-south-broadway-wednesday-evening/
2014-02-05 - Vacant home burns in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/feb/06/fire-at-vacant-hunter-street-home-in-you/
2014-02-05 - Vacant motel burns for second and third times in Tallahassee (Florida):
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20140206/NEWS/140206002/1001/RSS
2014-02-05 - Vacant warehouse destroyed by blaze in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/free/20140205phoenix-firefighters-outside-when-roof-collapses.html
http://www.kpho.com/story/24639097/fire-destroys-empty-phoenix-warehouse
2014-02-04 - Explosions and fire hit battery recycling plant (again), in Darlaston (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/batteries/g-p-batteries-suffers-second-fire-in-a-month
http://inagist.com/all/430719768543637504/
http://www.thebrummie.net/darlaston-fire-loud-explosions-heard-at-recycling-plant-fire-50-firefighters-tackling-blaze/
http://www.itv.com/news/central/2014-02-04/darlaston-fire-loud-explosions-heard-at-recycling-plant-fire-50-firefighters-tackling-blaze/
Quote: "It is the second time this year a fire has broken out at the factory - the previous one on 14 January saw 60 firefighters in attendance."
Note: I mentioned that fire in the 2014-01-13 update, not even three weeks prior to this fire...
2014-02-04 - Sheet metal factory destroyed by blaze on Ocean Street in coastal Marshfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/24629219/fire-burns-down-marshfield-factory
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140204/NEWS/140208980/1994/NEWS
Quote: "A fire broke out in Marshfield at a commercial factory used to manufacture sheet metal. No injuries were reported, but the building is considered a total loss."
2014-02-04 - Stack of junk cars bursts into flame at scrap metal yard in Rutland (Vermont):
http://www.vttoday.com/stack-of-cars-catch-fire-in-rutland-town/
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-02-04 - Lumber business erupts in flame in Ludington (Michigan):
http://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/local/article_cbdd8f64-8d95-11e3-8916-0019bb2963f4.html
Note: Ludington is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Lake Michigan...
2014-02-04 - Yacht bursts into flame off the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico):
http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2014/02/a-yatch-catches-fire-off-the-yucatecan-coast/
2014-02-04 - Passenger bus destroyed by fire, two more buses damaged, in Jharsuguda (India):
http://odishasuntimes.com/3-buses-gutted-jharsuguda/
http://odishasuntimes.com/29900/3-buses-gutted-jharsuguda/
2014-02-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on State Highway 1 near coastal Wellington (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9687124/Truck-catches-fire-on-SH1
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/9687058/Truck-catches-fire-on-SH1
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196944
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Asia-Pacific/750aysmjx/Truck-fire-closes-SH1-north-of-Wellington.htm
http://www.news.nom.co/truck-catches-fire-on-sh1-7939510-news/
2014-02-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on A1012 Stifford Interchange slip road in coastal Grays (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/1920/
http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/lorry-containing-rubber-and-plastic-catches-fire-on-a13/
http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/10984660.UPDATE__A1012_Stifford_Interchange_slip_road_reopen_following_lorry_fire/
http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/10984660.Lorry_fire_causing_delays_on_the_A13_London_bound/
Quote: "Firefighters have been called to a lorry on fire on the A13, Dock Approach Road at the Stifford interchange."
2014-02-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on road near Barraba (Australia):
http://www.nvi.com.au/story/2065851/hay-truck-catches-fire/
2014-02-04 - Tractor bursts into flame at farm near Boissevain (Canada):
http://www.discoverwestman.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24186&Itemid=247
2014-02-04 - Tractor bursts into flame in Litton (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/tractor-fire-in-litton-1-6414829
http://localuknews.co.uk/derby/news/localnews/tractor-fire-in-litton
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/tractor-fire-in-litton-1-6414829
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/tractor-fire-in-litton
2014-02-04 - Truck bursts into flame near hospital in Gadsden (Alabama):
http://www.wnct.com/story/24634962/video-truck-fire-caught-on-video-near-gadsdens-hospital-tuesday
Note: This hospital is about 1000 feet from the Coosa River. From the video it looks like it might have been a tractor trailer, but it's hard to tell for sure and the story doesn't specify...
2014-02-04 - Van bursts into flame on road in Humboldt County (California), near the coast:
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2014/feb/4/00048/
2014-02-04 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 30 near East Lampeter Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/car-fire-halts-traffic-on-route/article_1f61eae8-8dfc-11e3-b429-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-04 - Pickup truck and ATV burst into flame while parked at home in Clarkdale (Arizona):
http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=58545
http://www.cvbugle.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=41325
2014-02-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Bruce (South Dakota):
http://www.brookingsregister.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=78&story_id=19932
Quote: "A Bruce driver’s pickup went up in smoke Saturday after she’d parked it at a Bruce residence."
2014-02-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Fadette (Alabama):
http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/article.php/vehicle-fire-in-fadette-123640
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame while parked near building in Indio (California), fire spreads to building:
http://www.kesq.com/news/5000-squarefoot-commercial-building-catches-fire/-/233092/24294476/-/lryg1r/-/index.html
http://www.jrn.com/kmir6/news/Fire-Damages-Vacant-Auto-Repair-Shop-243611881.html
Quote: "A fire sparked in a vacant warehouse after a car near the building caught fire in Indio Tuesday afternoon."
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame after 4 AM while parked next to garage in Fargo (North Dakota):
http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/93081/
http://www.wday.com/event/image/id/25616/headline/Car%20Fire/
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on tow truck on Browning Street in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/02/stratford-news-todays-vehicle-fire/
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on Poplar Avenue in Pierre (South Dakota):
http://www.capjournal.com/news/tuesday-afternoon-car-fire/article_39987450-8e28-11e3-a3b1-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.drgnews.com/2014/02/04/pfd-called-car-fire-pierre-intersection-afternoon/
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal East Bremerton (Washington):
http://www.bremertonpatriot.com/news/243584451.html
http://www.topix.net/city/bremerton-wa/2014/02/ckfr-puts-out-car-fire-in-e-bremerton
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on Perry Street in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20140204/mercedes-benz-goes-up-in-flames-in-trenton
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame in mall parking lot in coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://www.wect.com/story/24635727/car-fire-in-independence-mall-parking-lot
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on West Philadelphia Avenue in Morrisville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.morrisville98.com/news/fullstory/newsid/202880
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on the M90 in Perth (Scotland), near the River Tay:
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/car-on-fire-partially-closes-perth-road-1.204036
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on the on the A1101 near Mildenhall (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/mildenhall_car_fire_on_a1101_extinguished_by_firefighters_1_3284244
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame at 4:47 AM on Millers Close in Welford-on-Avon (Britain), near the River Avon:
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/10984778.Car_fire_tackled_in_Welford/
http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/10984830.Car_fire_in_Welford_on_Avon/
2014-02-04 - Car bursts into flame on the Seven Springs area of Cheltenham (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Car-reported-Cheltenham/story-20555635-detail/story.html
2014-02-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Bradford (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/02/bradford-dispatched-to-vehicle-fire.html
2014-02-04 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at 5:15 AM while parked outside basketball court in Ifield (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/fire-in-basketball-court-1-5855636
2014-02-04 - Tractor and storage building destroyed by fire in Miller Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-crews-battle-shed-fire-huntingdon-county-1559.shtml
2014-02-04 - Tractor and shed destroyed by fire at home in Dornsife (Pennsylvania):
http://newsitem.com/fire-destroys-shed-farming-equipment-in-dornsife-1.1628910
http://newsitem.com/news/fire-levels-large-shed-near-dornsife-1.1628980
Note: Had to look to be sure the above two events were separate events, because they're so similar, and they were separate, about 75 miles from each other...
2014-02-04 - Two cars, home and carpet business destroyed by fire at 1:15 AM in South Point (Ohio), second home damaged:
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140204_22949.shtml
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Ohio-Business-243446731.html
http://www.wowktv.com/story/24625734/fire-destroys-family-owned-business-in-south-point-oh
http://www.wowktv.com/story/24625734/fire-completely-destroys-south-point-oh-business
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x262020190/Fire-destroys-Ohio-carpet-business
Note: South Point is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Ohio River...
2014-02-04 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Bradford (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10986605.Four_fire_crews_attend_blaze_at_Bradford_car_repair_business/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/four-fire-crews-attend-blaze-at-bradford-car-repair-business
2014-02-04 - Barn destroyed by fire near Guelph (Canada), former NHL player lightly injured:
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4350417-former-nhler-injured-in-barn-fire-east-of-guelph/
http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4350180-barn-fire-near-rockwood/
http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2014/02/leapin-louie-fontinato-injured-in-barn.html
Quote: "Known as Leaping Louie, Fontinato was a defenceman who spent nine seasons in the NHL, first with the New York Rangers and then with the Montreal Canadiens. The first man to spend more than 200 minutes in the penalty box in a single season, Fontinato is perhaps best remembered for his epic Feb. 1, 1959, brawl with Red Wings superstar Gordie Howe that left Fontinato with a broken nose and dislocated jaw. He took up a career in agriculture after an incident at the end of the 1962-63 season, in which Fontinato broke his neck after colliding head-first into the Montreal Forum's end boards, ending his career at the age of 31."
Note: From NHL bruiser to farmer, kinda interesting...
2014-02-04 - Barn destroyed by fire in coastal Mirns (Netherlands), hundreds of goats and 3 horses killed:
http://www.nltimes.nl/2014/02/04/hundreds-goats-dead-barn-fire/
2014-02-04 - Barn damaged by fire in Nichols (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140204/GPG0101/302040340/Firefighters-battle-barn-fire-Outagamie-County
http://fox11online.com/2014/02/04/barn-fire-in-outagamie-county/
http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2014/feb/04/no-injuries-reported-in-outagamie-county-barn-fire/
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-news/d/story/barn-fire-in-northwest-outagame-county/17137/-eQ62x-oWUCYmRV3h4akVw
2014-02-04 - Barn damaged by fire in Alamo Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/02/several_fire_departments_on_sc.html
2014-02-04 - Barn damaged by fire in Yates City (Illinois):
http://wgil.com/v3/2014/02/04/fire-damages-rural-yates-city-barn/
2014-02-04 - Storage facility erupts in flame near the Huey P. Long Bridge in coastal Jefferson Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/02/crews_on_scene_of_three-alarm.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Fire-shuts-down-traffic-on-Huey-P-Long-Bridge-243579321.html
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/nearby-structure-fire-closes-eastbound-lanes-of-huey-p-long-bridge/-/9853400/24291932/-/65wfqoz/-/index.html
Note: The Huey P. Long Bridge goes over the Mississippi River...
2014-02-04 - Three businesses destroyed by fire in the wee hours at strip mall, in north Harris County (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9418843
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Aldine-Eastex-Fire-Departments-battling-fully-involved-building-fire-in-north-Harris-County--243474361.html
2014-02-04 - Strip mall ignites at 5 AM in coastal Manteo (North Carolina):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-at-strip-shopping-center-in-Manteo-243466531.html
Note: Map in the story shows proximity to the coast...
2014-02-04 - Ductwork ignites at Burger King in the Back Bay area of coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/24628899/fire-breaks-out-at-copley-square-burger-king
Note: Ductwork moves the atmosphere around. As the atmosphere becomes increasingly contaminated by flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide, more fires are occurring that involve atmospheric machinery, like HVAC units, ducting, fans, etc.
2014-02-04 - Office park heavily damaged by massive blaze, 5 units destroyed, in Sparks (Nevada), nobody there:
http://www.rgj.com/article/20140205/NEWS/140205001
http://www.ktvn.com/story/24637407/fire-crews-battling-structure-fire-in-sparks
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Business-Fire-in-Sparks-243630871.html
2014-02-04 - Restaurant damaged by fire at 3:15 AM in Lake Oswego (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2014/02/04/fire-closes-lake-oswego-restaurant/
2014-02-04 - Restaurant damaged by fire on Bush River Road in Columbia (South Carolina), near Lake Murray:
http://www.wistv.com/story/24636731/multiple-units-on-the-scene-of-restaurant-fire
2014-02-04 - Porch bursts into flame at 12:30 AM at home in Manitowoc (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140204/MAN0101/302040209/Porch-fire-damages-Manitowoc-home
Note: Manitowoc is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River...
2014-02-04 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Valley Falls (New York):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/multiple-crews-battle-valley-falls-house-fire-13860.shtml
Note: Valley Falls is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Hoosic River...
2014-02-04 - Porch bursts into flame at home on Vine Street in Cadillac (Michigan), nobody home:
http://www.9and10news.com/story/24633829/porch-fire-contained-by-firefighters-in-wexford-co
2014-02-04 - Multi-family house damaged by basement fire at 6:30 AM in Bristol (Connecticut), 6 people hospitalized:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24627790/6-hospitalized-after-bristol-fire
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Battle-Fire-in-Bristol-243476671.html
2014-02-04 - Home ravaged by fire in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, 6 injured:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/02/04/3-firefighters-among-6-injured-in-west-side-house-fire/
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/chicago_news&id=9419334
2014-02-04 - Deadly blaze destroys home at 6 AM in Loranger (Louisiana), retired firefighter killed:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/02/retired_kenner_firefighter_kil.html
http://theadvocate.com/news/8289926-123/retired-firefighter-dies-tuesday-in
2014-02-04 - Deadly fire tears through house at 1:47 AM in Lowell (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.lowellsun.com/rss/ci_25057666
Note: Address listed is 500 feet east (downwind) of the Concord River...
2014-02-04 - Deadly fire damages home in the Bay Terraces area of coastal San Diego (California), 1 killed:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/04/bay-terraces-house-fire-injured/
2014-02-04 - Vacant house burns in Modesto (California):
http://www.modbee.com/2014/02/03/3168789/fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-modesto.html
2014-02-04 - Vacant home burns in Lowell (Massachusetts):
http://www.lowellsun.com/rss/ci_25057336
2014-02-04 - Vacant house burns in Sterling (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.kwqc.com/story/24628877/body-found-at-vacant-house-fire-in-sterling-il
2014-02-04 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Stephenville (Texas):
http://www.yourstephenvilletx.com/news/local/article_8a6a3a24-e479-5468-88bc-d3f55accbdde.html
2014-02-04 - Vacant grocery store burns in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25068552/oakland-vacant-store-scene-two-major-blazes-recent
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/3-alarm-fire-rages-east-oakland/ndDHJ/
2014-02-03 - Man, 38, killed when truck explodes, in Marulan (Australia):
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/02/04/14/01/man-dies-after-truck-explosion-in-nsw
Quote: "Police say a 38-year-old man was unloading the truck when it exploded. He suffered serious burns and was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital where he died on Tuesday."
2014-02-03 - Man, 35, found burned to death in burning RV in Tenterfield (Australia):
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2014/02/04/man-dies-in-caravan-fire/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-04/caravan-fire-in-tenterfield-claims-life-of-35yo-man/5238530?§ion=news
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/02/04/12/42/man-dies-in-caravan-fire-in-nsw-s-north
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/man-dies-in-caravan-fire-in-nsws-north/story-fnihsfrf-1226817538238
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/breaking-news/man-dies-in-caravan-fire-in-nsws-north/story-fnj6ehgr-1226817538238
2014-02-03 - Man found burned to death at scene of brush fire in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://thequincysun.com/2014/02/03/burned-body-found-in-north-quincy/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/02/04/man-body-found-site-brush-fire-quincy-man-dies-quincy-fire/4ljcw5lEtFtzdWgs6KLxWL/story.html
Note: Quincy is where a 'rotten egg' odor was blowing in off the ocean last year, as mentioned in the 2013-05-09 update. A mysterious plane was reported buzzing the city at night too, as mentioned in the 2013-05-10 update...
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/oxygen-generator-possible-culprit-in-deadly-explos/32445/z4xhJQKtV0aej0mtDx7CHA
Quote: "According to the HSVFD the fire started around an oxygen generator in the bedroom. 'Whether that was working, operating or not, we can't determine that,' Chief Miller remarked. While it is a possible culprit, they can't say for sure."
Note: Hmm, oxygen is a fire risk all by itself. Oxygen generator sounds like a machine powered by electricity. Add a little hydrogen sulfide to the mix (possibly methane too) and you might get some sparking and a fire near some electrified copper in the oxygen generator. Then if the oxygen line ruptures...BOOM! Electricity and concentrated oxygen is probably not a good combination in these times. Either one is a danger unto itself, especially now, but combined, even more dangerous. We might just start seeing people with serious respiratory ailments getting incinerated or blown apart at an increasing rate. Actually, there've been a fair number of such incidents already, and it already looks like such events are escalating. Time will tell...
2014-02-03 - Garage explodes and burns at home in Mill Woods (Canada), 2 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/2-dead-after-mill-woods-explosion-1.2522180
2014-02-03 - Electrical explosions and fire hit school at 5:58 AM in Columbia (Missouri), school evacuated:
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1002294
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/officials-investigate-electrical-fire-at-jefferson-middle-school/article_41662360-8cdb-11e3-96ab-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "Several 9-1-1 callers reported hearing a loud bang and seeing sparks and smoke coming from the roof of the middle school at about 6 a.m. When Columbia Firefighters got to the school they found a large electrical fire on the exterior of the building’s north-east corner."
2014-02-03 - Transformer bursts into flame on street in Batman (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/fire-has-caused-panic-in-transformer/280647/
http://news.geliyoo.com/default/fire-has-caused-panic-in-transformer
2014-02-03 - Recycling facility hit by blaze in coastal Mordialloc (Australia):
http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/News/Media-releases/MFB-and-CFA-crews-battle-blaze-at-Mordialloc-recycling-plant.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/bayside/firefighters-praised-for-containing-blaze-at-mordialloc-plastics-recycling-facility/story-fngnvli9-1226817666754
Quote: "MFB Commander Bruce Pickthall said the fire engulfed up to 40 pallets of plastics which were to be recycled."
Note: Put anything flammable near a pallet and you may just get a fire. Actually, pallets are going up in flames on their own, but it's gonna be even worse if there's flammable stuff near them or on them, like plastic...
2014-02-03 - Recycling facility warehouse destroyed by fire near Oronoco (Minnesota):
http://www.kttc.com/story/24620700/2014/02/03/fire-destroys-a-building-monday-afternoon-at-watson-recycling
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/s3309480.shtml
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/fire-at-watson-recycling-consumes-building/article_eaea4968-8d06-11e3-b09b-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S3310181.shtml
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/fire-at-watson-recycling-consumes-building/article_4a5575c7-cb18-530d-bd5b-89f28c96fa83.html
2014-02-03 - Wildfire rages in Hoang Lien Son National Park (Vietnam), nearby communities threatened:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140204-42566-VNM
2014-02-03 - Passenger boat hit by fire on the Surma River (Bangladesh), burns and sinks, at least 11 killed:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/feb/04/sunamganj-boat-capsize-death-toll-rises-11
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/02/04/17133
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/02/04/eleven-die-in-boat-fire
http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/World/210862-At-least-11-dead-in-Bangladesh-boat-accident
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=947457
http://news.priyo.com/2014/02/04/eleven-die-boat-fire-99562.html
https://www.ubalert.com/rqFb
Quote: "Around 40-45 passengers managed to swim to safety but more than 50 others are still missing, rescue operators and locals say. Doyarabazar Police's Sub-inspector Harun said they apprehend the death toll could rise."
2014-02-03 - Boat bursts into flame at shipyard in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/regak/570727919-boat-blaze-in-auckland-ship-yard
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/21251216/boat-blaze-in-auckland-ship-yard/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196351
http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=269842807&Channel_ID=23&Category_ID=160
2014-02-03 - Fishing trawler 'Kariena Marjanne' bursts into flame at Loublet Wharf in coastal Boulogne-sur-Mer (France):
http://www.nordlittoral.fr/fait-divers-justice/les-pompiers-du-calaisis-mobilises-sur-un-feu-de-chalutier-ia6b0n64649
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nordlittoral.fr%2Ffait-divers-justice%2Fles-pompiers-du-calaisis-mobilises-sur-un-feu-de-chalutier-ia6b0n64649
Note: Second link is the translated page in English...
2014-02-03 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Fire-guts-bus-in-Navi-Mumbai/articleshow/29830604.cms
Quote: "In the past few months, there have been a number of accidents involving buses."
2014-02-03 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway near coastal Alabang (Philippine Islands):
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/metro-manila/02/04/14/watch-bus-catches-fire-along-slex
http://madlangbayan.ph/bus-burned-in-slex-alps-bus-caught-fire-near-alabang/1671/
http://inagist.com/all/430523008772358145/
2014-02-03 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in coastal Kadikoy (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/bus-fire-in-kadikoy/280493/
2014-02-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in Monroe Township (Michigan), near Lake Erie:
http://www.monroenews.com/news/2014/feb/03/semi-truck-fire-i-75/
2014-02-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-94 near Paw Paw (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/02/traffic_alert_i-94_closed_at_m.html
http://photos.mlive.com/kalamazoogazette/2014/02/i-94_westbound_closed_after_tr_4.html
Quote: "Motorists are being routed off westbound I-94 at exit 66 in Mattawan due to a semi-truck that is on fire and leaking fuel, according to Michigan State Police."
2014-02-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked in the Old Conemaugh Borough section of Johnstown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/x1782771167/In-brief-Fire-destroys-tractor-trailer
http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-explodes-johnstown-neighborhood-1555.shtml
http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/tractor-trailer-explosion-freaks-out-neighbors?page=1&rate=3WebIXlrcJFvKT5TbAzPgQvMShi413k9HM4KnlVX3FQ&up=1&node_id=34704
Quote: "A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a tractor-trailer Monday that was parked in the Old Conemaugh Borough section of Johnstown, authorities said. Assistant fire Chief Tom Horner said the truck belonging to John Hruska Trucking Inc. of Windber was parked on Short Street around 1:30 p.m. when the engine caught fire. 'It totally destroyed the cab,' Horner said."
2014-02-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-20 near Kilgore (Texas):
http://www.kilgorenewsherald.com/news/2014-02-05/Front_Page/TRUCK_FIRE_SHUTS_DOWN_I20.html
http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-traffic-on-interstate-near-texas/article_ba320126-8d38-11e3-a977-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "A tractor-trailer that caught fire Monday evening was slowing traffic in the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 just west of Texas 31."
2014-02-03 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton (Massachusetts):
http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/02/03/picture-of-plow-truck-on-fire-on-i-90-tweeted-by-mass-state-trooper/
http://twitter.com/DustinGFitch/status/430464590414360578/photo/1/large
2014-02-03 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Ryall Road in Stamford (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Skip-smoke-causing-problems-Stamford-motorists/story-20551057-detail/story.html
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/skip-lorry-catches-fire-in-ryhall-road-stamford-1-5853877
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/skip-lorry-catches-fire-in-ryhall-road-stamford
http://lincolnshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/04/skip-lorry-catches-fire-in-ryhall-road-stamford/
2014-02-03 - RV bursts into flame on the A141 Isle of Ely Way near March (Britain):
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/caravan_destroyed_by_fire_on_the_a141_near_march_1_3280549
http://cambridgeshire-news.co.uk/2014/02/03/caravan-destroyed-by-fire-on-the-a141-near-march/
2014-02-03 - RV bursts into flame on Bedfont Road in Feltham (Britain):
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/firefighters-prevent-caravan-explosion-6661702
2014-02-03 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Solesbridge Lane in Sarratt (Britain):
http://m.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/10982592.Crews_tackle_caravan_blaze_in_Sarratt/
2014-02-03 - SUV bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked on Reaume Avenue in Wallaceburg (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/chatham/chatham-news/2014/02/03/police-investigating-suspicious-car-fire/
http://www.wallaceburgcourierpress.com/2014/02/03/police-investigating-suspicious-vehicle-fire-in-wallaceburg
2014-02-03 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while plowing snow in Lancaster County (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/fire-destroys-pickup-truck-plowing-snow-in-southern-lancaster-county/article_52d6ff84-8cf9-11e3-b9cc-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame as driver gases up at gas station, fire spreads to second car, in Morristown (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/story/24623541/cars-catch-on-fire-at-hamblen-county-gas-station
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/hamblen-jefferson-cocke-greene/2014/02/03/hamblen-co-gas-station-fire-destroys-2-cars/5195673/
Note: Sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match...
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame as driver gases up at gas station, in Srinagar (India):
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Feb/4/car-catches-fire-during-gas-refuel-5.asp
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame on I-20 near Arlington (Texas):
http://dfwscanner.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/pic-vehicle-fire-arlington/
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame on Longview Road in Limerick Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20140203/linfield-fire-company-extinguishes-car-fire
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/9755728/
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 191 near Odessa (Texas):
http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=54273
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame on Route 6 in Shippen Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wellsborofire.org/indexPage.php?Wellsboro-Fire-runs-vehicle-fire-105
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame at smog check facility in Riverside (California):
http://www.dailybulletin.com/environment-and-nature/20140203/runoff-from-car-fire-at-riverside-smog-check-facility-prompts-extensive-cleanup-effort
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame before 7 AM while parked at Orillia Square Mall in Orillia (Canada):
http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=63698
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked on road in coastal Sarikei (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/02/04/unattended-car-along-jalan-bintangor-lama-destroyed-by-fire/
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame on Smith Street near Oslen Avenue on the Gold Coast (Australia):
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/live-traffic-updates-keeping-you-across-incidents-on-gold-coast-roads/story-fnl6qvfc-1226817351482
Quote: "Traffic on Smith Street has been thrown into chaos after a car caught alight on the motorway this morning."
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame in driveway on Longstone Road in coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27884&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-03 - Car bursts into flame on Pound Road in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-ellesmere-port_04-02-2014_9-17-17
2014-02-03 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM while parked at home near Loris (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/03/3998494/camper-fire-near-loris-contained.html
2014-02-03 - Four cars, carport and fence burn at apartment building in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_25055121/san-jose-firefighters-battle-east-san-jose-house
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/03/fire-breaks-out-at-east-san-jose-home-carport/
2014-02-03 - Skid steer and garage destroyed by fire at home on Stevers Mill Road in Broadalbin (New York):
http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/561923.html
http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/561951.html
Note: Broadalbin is about a mile from Great Sacandaga Lake...
2014-02-03 - Barn destroyed by blaze on Landis Avenue in Harleysville (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/03/fire-rips-through-harleysville-barn/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Barn-in-Montgomery-County-243431171.html
http://www.thereporteronline.com/general-news/20140203/fire-engulfs-barn-in-harleysville
http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2014/02/03/souderton_independent/news/doc52f0546295724440154598.txt
2014-02-03 - Barn destroyed by fire at 1 AM near Scugog (Canada), some livestock killed:
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4348899-greenbank-barn-fire-kills-livestock/
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/4349794-greenbank-barn-fire-claims-livestock/
2014-02-03 - Barn damaged by fire on Alum Rock Road in Fawn Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_25047547/firefighters-responding-barn-blaze
2014-02-03 - Barn damaged by fire at 2:35 AM at Ridgeway Farm in Holcombe Rogus (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27878&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-03 - 400 tons of baled hay goes up in flames in field on Lubberhedges Lane in Stebbing (Britain):
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/10983885.Blaze_hits_400_tonnes_of_straw/
2014-02-03 - Restaurant destroyed by fire on North Lake Street in Spring Bay (Illinois), near Peoria, nobody there:
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140203/NEWS/140209756/1994/NEWS
Note: Spring Bay is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Peoria Lake...
2014-02-03 - Warehouse full of election equipment destroyed by huge blaze in downtown Florence (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_central_southern_az/florence/fire-destroys-pinal-county-election-equipment
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/fire-destroys-pinal-county-election-equipment/article_27fa15ba-969d-5d96-b8ae-0daf511bb1db.html
2014-02-03 - Daycare erupts in flame in Salt Lake City (Utah), children evacuated:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57489943-78/care-lake-salt-evacuated.html.csp
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=28592195&nid=148&title=20-children-evacuated-from-daycare-due-to-heavy-smoke-fire
2014-02-03 - Meat processing plant and store destroyed by fire in Silverton (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/24620343/sandy-creek-farms-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Meat-Processing-Plant-in-Jackson-Co-WVa-243357851.html
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140203_22923.shtml
http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201402040052
2014-02-03 - Crawlspace beneath residential building ignites, fire spreads to building, in Union City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_possibly_displaces_2_families_in_union_city.html
Note: Union City is sandwiched between the Hackensack River and the Hudson River, near the East Coast. Crawlspaces are areas where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate. If there's any rusty iron (pipes, brackets, nails, whatever) or exposed electrified copper in the crawlspace then fire can erupt at any time...
2014-02-03 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to trailer home, in North Salt Lake (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/02/03/family-displaced-north-salt-lake-trailer-fire
2014-02-03 - Apartment bursts into flame on Riverside Avenue in Burlington (Vermont), nobody home:
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/structure-fire-impacting-burlington-traffic/-/8869880/24256374/-/g5a2bv/-/index.html
Note: Burlington is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Lake Champlain...
2014-02-03 - Three beach huts damaged by fire on Ferry Road in coastal Felixstowe (Britain):
http://www.felixstowestar.co.uk/news/news_2_6908/felixstowe_firefighters_tackle_beach_hut_blaze_1_3281444
2014-02-03 - House heavily damaged by blaze in Lakewood Township (Minnesota), nobody there:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/290548/
2014-02-03 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 2 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/2-alarm-fire-west-oakland-under-control/ndBPg/
2014-02-03 - House destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM near Wood River (Illinois), nobody there:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-blaze-in-Metro-East-243300041.html
Note: Wood River is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Mississippi River, near St. Louis (Missouri)...
2014-02-03 - Home destroyed by fire in Mount Washington (Kentucky), nobody there:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140203/NEWS01/302030100/1001/
Note: Mount Washington is sandwiched between two tributaries of the Salt River...
2014-02-03 - Home burns for second time in two weeks, destroyed this time, in Naples (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Naples_home_collapses_after_second_fire_in_two_weeks_.html
Note: There are 12+ lakes all around Naples...
2014-02-03 - Multi-family home damaged by blaze in coastal East Providence (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/02/03/east-providence-fire-crews-rush-fire-walnut-street/
2014-02-03 - Deadly fire rips through home in coastal Hudson (Florida), two young women killed:
http://tbo.com/pasco-county/two-people-dead-in-home-fire-in-hudson-20140203/
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/355407/8/2-women-found-dead-after-fire-breaks-out-in-Pasco-home
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_pasco/hudson/two-dead-in-residential-fire-in-hudson
Quote: "The home, which is elevated with a garage on the lower floor and the living space upstairs, sits on the corner of Pine Street and Port Hudson Boulevard."
Quote: "Williams said the flames were so intense that they caused the windows to melt. 'I’ve never seen a window melt,' Williams said. 'It didn't bust, it didn't crack, it melted...never seen that in my life.'"
2014-02-03 - Deadly fire damages home in the Town of Cassian (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://www.wqow.com/story/24633634/body-found-after-house-fire-in-northern-wis
Note: This town has a population of less than 1000 people, so it's small, yet within its borders are at least 24 lakes...
2014-02-03 - Vacant building burns in Ashfield (Australia):
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/latest_releases?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMzU1OTAuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D
2014-02-03 - Vacant mobile home burns near Idaville (Indiana):
http://wlfi.com/2014/02/02/fire-destroys-vacant-mobile-home/
2014-02-03 - Vacant house burns in Coumbus (Ohio):
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/24614421/vacant-home-fire-appears-suspicious
2014-02-03 - Vacant home burns in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2014/02/03/no-one-injured-in-southwest-oklahoma-city-vacant-house-fire/
http://kfor.com/2014/02/03/fire-crews-battling-flames-at-home-in-southeast-oklahoma-city-no-one-injured/
2014-02-03 - Vacant apartment building burns in Parsons (Kansas):
http://www.parsonssun.com/news/article_fe80f6ae-8d54-11e3-b10b-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-02 - Underground electrical explosions blow manholes off in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://intellihub.com/breaking-explosion-reported-in-times-square-new-york/http://www.newsday.com/news/manhole-cover-explodes-in-midtown-1.6931800
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP57bb1ff383a445dda1a3f21a96884b22.html
http://twitchy.com/2014/02/02/reports-explosion-in-midtown-manhattan/
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/24615987/cause-of-manhattan-manhole-explosion-investigated
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cause-of-Manhattan-manhole-explosion-investigated-5199366.php
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/crime/article/Cause-of-Manhattan-manhole-explosion-investigated-5199366.php
http://www.roonte.com/www/possible-manhole-explosion-in-midtown
http://www.wopular.com/manhole-cover-explodes-midtown
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750ayrekq/Cause-of-Manhattan-Manhole-Explosions-Investigated.htm
2014-02-02 - Underground electrical fire takes out power to government building in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140203/NEWS/140203002/Electrical-fire-knocks-out-power-state-buildings-Sundayhttp://www.vipjacksonmag.com/article/20140203/NEWS/140203002/Electrical-fire-knocks-out-power-state-buildings-Sunday
Quote: "An electrical fire in the underground conduit serving the state Capitol, the Woolfolk State Office Building and MDOT headquarters knocked out power to the buildings on Sunday..."
2014-02-02 - Transformer explodes in the Social Row Road area in Washington Township (Ohio), 3200 homes go dark:
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_18435.shtmlhttp://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_transformer-fire-knocks-out-power-thousands-washington-township-18435.shtml
2014-02-02 - Transformer explodes and burns at power station in Sambalpur (India), near Hirakud Reservoir:
http://odishasuntimes.com/fire-opgc-plant-destroys-machinery-disrupts-power-supply/
2014-02-02 - Electrical panel bursts into flame at health club in coastal South Yarmouth (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140202/NEWS11/140209957/-1/rss01http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140203/NEWS/402030313/-1/rss01
2014-02-02 - Electrical fire erupts at 3:30 AM at strip mall in Hollywood (California), near the coast:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/02/firefighters-extinguish-electrical-fire-at-hollywood-strip-mall/
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts which will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground. The US government has trained for widespread grid collapse and this is the reason. Though slower than an EMP or solar flare, atmospheric contamination will wipe out the grid more effectively than either, since an EMP would only affect a geographic region and a solar flare would only hit half the planet, whereas an atmospheric problem will relentlessly grind away at electrical infrastructure all over the planet...
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2014/02/02/explosion-in-virginia/5163393/
2014-02-02 - Steel plant hit by explosion and fire in Steelton (Pennsylvania):
http://www.centralpabravest.com/news/fullstory/newsid/202815
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/arcelormittal_explosion_steelt.html
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/fire_nearly_extinguished_at_ar.html
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/explosion-fire-at-plant-steelton-6158.shtml
2014-02-02 - Metal recycling business hit by fire in Dover (New Jersey), near the Rockaway River:
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/02/no_injuries_but_fire_destroys_contents_inside_dover_recycling_facility.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/02/02/photos-fire-destroys-contents-inside-dover-recycling-facility/
http://www.roonte.com/www/photos-fire-destroys-contents-inside-dover-recycling-facility
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/9742151/
Quote: "A Sunday morning fire completely destroyed contents inside the Donjon Recycling facility on Richards Avenue, according to Dover Fire Chief Jon Filosa. 'There was a lot of metal in there,' he said. 'Wasn't much of anything else.'"
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-02-02 - Recycling warehouse hit by fire in Chillicothe (Ohio):
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20140202/NEWS01/302020007/Warehouse-fire-Lancaster-Road-keeps-crews-busy
2014-02-02 - Landfill erupts in flame in Dalveen (Australia):
http://www.noodls.com/view/33AFA0BDA13C39F3B8DBC538BCF56CE3B67200A8?4198xxx1391478496
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/02/04/Council_putting_out_fire_at_Dalveen_landfill_Southern_Downs_/
2014-02-02 - Wildfire burns near coastal Perth (Australia), residents of Banjup suburb told it's too late to flee:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/03/its-too-late-to-flee-bushfire-wa-residents-told
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/bushfires/homes-scorched-but-spared-in-wa-blaze/story-fngw0i02-1226817446071
Quote: "The latest warning, issued just before 3pm WST, said it was too late to leave as that could be deadly. 'If your home catches on fire and the conditions inside become unbearable, you need to get out and go to an area that has already been burnt,' the warning said."
2014-02-02 - Wildfires rage across the Meranti Islands (Indonesia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140203-42544-IDN
2014-02-02 - Yacht bursts into flame just before 6:30 AM at Double Bay Marina in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/21231673/yacht-fire-threatens-other-boats/
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/luxury-yacht-destroyed-in-fire-at-marina-20140203-31vn8.html
http://media.theage.com.au/news/national-news/boat-destroyed-in-sydney-fire-5127662.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-03/blaze-destroys-luxury-boat-in-sydney27s-east/5233826
http://www.news.nom.co/blaze-destroys-luxury-boat-in-sydney-s-7921405-news/
2014-02-02 - Boat bursts into flame on the Murray River near Horseshoe Bend (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-03/man-in-hosoital-after-boat-blaze/5233704
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/teenager-in-hospital-after-boat-catches-fire-on-murray-river/story-fni0fit3-1226816368612
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/teenager-in-hospital-after-boat-catches-fire-on-murray-river/story-fnii5smq-1226816368612
2014-02-02 - Six fire trucks and fire station destroyed by fire in Mount Albert (Canada), near Lake Simcoe, nobody there:
http://www.cp24.com/news/mount-albert-fire-station-destroyed-by-two-alarm-blaze-1.1666735
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/02/02/crews-battle-blaze-at-york-region-fire-hall/
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/02/firefighters_battle_blaze_at_mount_albert_fire_station.html
Quote: "It is believed that six fire trucks were destroyed in the blaze, including a new pumper."
2014-02-02 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in the wee hours in Behala (India):
http://echoofindia.com/kolkata-fire-bus-48032
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/speednewsshow/29780538.cms
2014-02-02 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-244 in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/24613543/tanker-truck-cab-catches-fire-on-tulsas-i-244
http://www.oklahoma.statenews.net/index.php/sid/219958600/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230
http://www.oklahomastar.com/index.php/sid/219958600/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230
2014-02-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at auto shop in Canton (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_canton-fire-threatens-business-14969.shtml
Quote: "Officials tell us a pile of tires and a tractor-trailer caught fire near Mike's Truck Trailer Repair on Asheville Highway."
2014-02-02 - Prison van bursts into flame on North Shore Road on the island of Bermuda:
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140202/NEWS/140209977
http://bernews.com/2014/02/north-shore-traffic-diversion-due-to-vehicle-fire/
http://www.bermudasun.bm/Content/Default/Latest-News/Article/Prison-van-catches-fire-near-Shelly-Bay--Update-4-with-video-/-3/1297/74509
2014-02-02 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-29 near St. Joseph (Missouri):
http://www.stjoechannel.com/story/d/story/van-catches-fire-on-interstate-29/63642/kF33RDxEKUSL0wPkm2WvRw
2014-02-02 - Three cars go up in flames at 5 AM at car showroom in Vijayawada (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/three-cars-damaged-in-fire-at-showroom-in-vijayawada/article5645337.ece
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Toledo (Ohio):
http://kctv.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/24612541/car-fire-spreads-to-house-in-west-toledo
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24612541/car-fire-spreads-to-house-in-west-toledo
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked in downtown Albany (Georgia):
http://www.walb.com/story/24614809/car-fire-near-downtown
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame at 1:15 AM on the M5 between Droitwich and Bromsgrove (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/10981269.Car_on_fire_on_M5_between_Droitwich_and_Bromsgrove/
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame on Somerton Close in Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27870&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/10983232.Bridgwater_car_fire_damages_homes/
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame on Whitehorse Lane in Selhurst (Britain):
http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/10981255.Car_catches_fire_in_Selhurst/
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame in Trerulefoot, near Liskeard (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Car-Trerulefoot-near-Liskeard/story-20544221-detail/story.html
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-the-m6_03-02-2014_9-27-58
2014-02-02 - Car bursts into flame on the M56 near Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-the-m56_03-02-2014_9-13-33
2014-02-02 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Harrison Avenue in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/02/02/vehicle-fire-on-harrison-ave/
2014-02-02 - Golf cart bursts into flame on street, takes off on its own, in Tallahassee (Florida):
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20140203/NEWS/140203011/1001/rss
Quote: "After all the people inside jumped out, the cart then caught fire and started rolling straight toward the store, endangering fans in its path."
2014-02-02 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at 1:02 AM while parked on Campion Drive in Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27863&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-02 - Car, dune buggy, ATV and garage destroyed by fire at home in Genesee (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/article_8f45337e-8c58-11e3-b83d-001a4bcf887a.html
Note: Address listed is right next to a stream or creek...
2014-02-02 - Pickup truck, boat, snow blower and garage burn at 2:27 AM at home in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/garage-damaged-in-overnight-fire/article_84b25a28-8ce3-11e3-bdd5-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-02-02 - Two RV trailers and shed burn in Rhydowen (Britain):
http://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/10982153.Caravan_fire/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/caravan-fire
2014-02-02 - Barn damaged by fire in Staplehurst (Britain), 2 injured:
http://www.courier.co.uk/Couple-treated-barn-Staplehurst/story-20549193-detail/story.html
2014-02-02 - Chicken house destroyed by fire at 5:18 AM in Jones County (Mississippi):
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20140202/NEWS01/140202008/1002/rss
2014-02-02 - Factory destroyed by huge fire at 2 AM in Elkhart (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/02/crews-battle-massive-blaze-at-elkhart-co-fiberglass-plant/
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Fire-crews-battle-massive-warehouse-fire-in-Elkhart-243177561.html
http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/indiana-news/fire-strikes-elkhart-factory-after-roof-collapse/-/9718538/24247546/-/kg08n/-/index.html
Quote: "If you were to take a building about the size of the football field and set that on fire, this is pretty close to what you have..."
2014-02-02 - Furniture business destroyed by blaze in Newbury (New Hampshire), near Lake Sunapee:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140202/NEWS07/140209890
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/fire-damages-contessa-and-the-cowboy-in-newbury-nh/-/9848876/24245872/-/5w72xfz/-/index.html
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/3alarm-fire-tears-through-popular-furniture-store-in-newbury/-/9857858/24245154/-/gv1cjw/-/index.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/02/02/fire-destroys-furniture-store-resort-town/ykQYdKcCz3ZoXNWWMBZXpL/story.html
2014-02-02 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, home heavily damaged, in Brantford (Canada):
http://www.brantnews.com/news-story/4347137-fire-does-damage-to-park-avenue-home/
2014-02-02 - Home destroyed by fire just before midnight, on Fern Creek Road in Louisville (Kentucky), nobody home:
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Fern-Creek-home-destroyed-by-fire-late-Sunday-night-243347281.html
2014-02-02 - House destroyed by fire in Tupper Lake (New York), nobody home:
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1262668790/Blaze-destroys-Tupper-Lake-familys-home
Quote: "Tupper Lake Mayor Paul Maroun was visiting family not far from the house near the causeway at Simon Pond, and he was first to arrive."
Note: Another house just burned in Tupper Lake not long ago too, at 1:25 AM, as mentioned in the 2014-01-25 update...
2014-02-02 - Deadly fire tears through home in Kansas City (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigators-looking-for-cause-of-deadly-house-fire-in-kcmo
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/woman-killed-in-overnight-fire-in-kc-home/-/11664182/24245224/-/nongwg/-/index.html
Note: Kansas City is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...
2014-02-02 - Deadly fire hits home at 3 AM near Hodgesville (West Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.wboy.com/story/24612853/fatal-fire-reported-in-upshur-county
2014-02-02 - Vacant home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Pasadena (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel-county/fire-heavily-damages-vacant-pasadena-home/-/10137088/24254730/-/11i230s/-/index.html
2014-02-02 - Two vacant buildings destroyed by fire at 11:30 PM in Troy (New York):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/troy-buildings-demolished-after-fire-13814.shtml
2014-02-02 - Vacant orchid nursery burns in Pleasanton (California):
http://livermore.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/no-one-injured-during-fire-at-orchid-nursery
2014-02-01 - Smoke or fumes in the cabin forces passenger plane to make emergency landing in Newark (New Jersey):
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/02/01/22534411-two-planes-grounded-in-northeast-after-smoke-fills-cabinshttp://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Flight-Diverted-Newark-Smoke-Cabin-Unit-Boeing-777-Dulles-Frankfurt-243064921.html
http://nypost.com/2014/02/01/fumes-sicken-passengers-on-united-flight/
2014-02-01 - Smoke in cockpit forces passenger plane to evacuate at airport in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/national_world&id=9415793http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Reports-of-Smoke-on-Incoming-Flight-at-Philly-International-243063671.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/02/01/reports-of-smoke-on-plane-prompts-minor-scare-at-philadelphia-international-airport/
2014-02-01 - Smoke in the cockpit on passenger plane forces emergency landing in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/delta-plane-returns-to-gate-after-captain-smells-s/nc9W6/
Note: Lotta smoking passenger planes there...
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/sevierville-sevier/2014/02/02/explosion-at-tree-tops-resort-was-accidental/5166177/
http://www.wate.com/story/24610623/three-people-injured-in-gatlinburg-after-reported-gas-explosion
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/sevierville-sevier/2014/02/01/several-injured-in-explosion-at-gatlinburg-resort/5130773/
2014-02-01 - High-rise condo building heavily damaged by blaze in coastal Boston (Massachusetts), 35 people homeless:
http://www.whdh.com/story/24609414/fire-causes-25m-in-damage-at-back-bay-apartment-building
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/firefighters-battling-3alarm-blaze-in-boston/-/11971628/24237926/-/102jwge/-/index.html
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/01/boston-firefighters-battling-blaze-at-back-bay-high-rise/
Quote: "A fire raging in a Back Bay apartment building has caused about $2.5 million in damage, according to the fire chief."
2014-02-01 - Pallet company erupts in flame, fire spreads to home, both destroyed, in Oaktown (Indiana):
http://www.mywabashvalley.com/story/d/story/oaktown-fire-ruled-accidental/42298/WXtwgkYzw0uhc6jz5YAT4g
http://wishtv.com/2014/02/01/large-fire-destroys-home-buildings/
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Home-Business-In-Knox-County-243251351.html
http://wthitv.com/2014/02/01/large-structure-fire-near-oaktown/
Quote: "The fire started around 11 a.m. Saturday, at a pallet company, and quickly spread to the home next door."
Quote: "There was a stack of wooden pallets on the outside of the building that was on fire."
2014-02-01 - Dive shop devastated by fire and explosion in coastal Sausalito (California):
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_25047199/cause-fire-at-sausalito-dive-shop-under-investigation
2014-02-01 - Transformer bursts into flame on street in Tippecanoe County (Indiana), 1300 homes go dark:
http://wlfi.com/2014/02/01/transformer-fire-causes-power-outages-in-tippecanoe-co/
2014-02-01 - Thirty cars go up in flames while parked at workshop in coastal Pasir Gudang (Malaysia), nobody there:
http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/30-cars-destroyed-in-noon-blaze-1.475229
2014-02-01 - Twelve vehicles go up in flames at auto shop in Grafton (Wisconsin), $1 million in damages:
http://fox6now.com/2014/02/01/1-million-in-damage-estimated-after-total-auto-body-fire/
http://www.newscastic.com/news/1-million-in-damage-estimated-after-total-auto-body-fire-1396054/
http://milwaukee.cityandpress.com/node/7383807
2014-02-01 - Several vehicles destroyed by fire at towing company on Brook Drive in coastal Eliot (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/eliot-firefighters-knock-down-garage-fire/24235992
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2014/02/01/fire-damages-vehicles-maine-tow-company/mldiegaIp7rSRv6CbL2d2M/story.html
2014-02-01 - Tour bus bursts into flame on I-605 in Norwalk (California), near coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://laist.com/2014/02/02/bus_full_of_people_catches_on_fire.php
http://ktla.com/2014/02/02/norwalk-tour-bus-fire-we-literally-ran-for-our-lives-passenger-says/
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25046875/tour-bus-ignites-near-los-angeles-no-injuries
http://www.myfoxla.com/story/24614596/tour-bus-ignites-near-los-angeles-no-injuries
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/02/tour-bus-ignites-in-norwalk-no-injuries/
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/02/02/3746544/tour-bus-ignites-near-los-angeles.html
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750ayqsi7/Tour-bus-ignites-near-Los-Angeles-no-injuries.htm
2014-02-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on road near Houston (Missouri):
http://www.houstonherald.com/news/breaking-vehicle-loaded-with-diesel-on-fire/article_5c55dac0-8b65-11e3-bdda-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-02-01 - Chipper truck bursts into flame at 5:05 AM at business, fire spreads to second truck, in Chatham (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_messenger/news/three-fires-overnight-12168/
http://kentlocalnews.co.uk/2014/02/01/fire-crews-from-medway-and-strood-called-out-to-two-electrical-fires-and-a-lorry-fire-overnight/
Note: Story also mentions two 'electrical fires' that burned homes in that area on the same day...
2014-02-01 - RV bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked at Wendy's in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/rv-fire-closes-central-avenue-in-albuquerque/-/9153728/24237870/-/qiiqg0z/-/index.html
2014-02-01 - RV bursts into flame in coastal Oxnard (California), home catches fire in separate event:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/feb/01/oxnard-firefighters-knock-down-two-structure/
Note: These fires were about an hour apart and 2.5 miles from each other. Light 2.5 MPH breeze there during that time?
2014-02-01 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Valley Road in Bart Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/pickup-truck-catches-fire/article_4aefa136-8bc8-11e3-9209-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-01 - In separate incidents, three cars burst into flame in the wee hours while parked in Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/02/01/three-cars-set-on-fire-in-telford/
Quote: "He said the incidents were being treated as 'unexplained fires' and the three vehicles involved had been unattended and not running at the time of the incidents."
2014-02-01 - Car bursts into flame on street near retail park in Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/02/01/car-catches-fire-at-telford-retail-park/
Note: This car fire is separate from the three above it, but same city. Looking pretty burny there in Telford...
2014-02-01 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Earl Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/car-fire-spreads-to-garage-destroys-home-in-earl-township/article_18dd5e90-8b8c-11e3-bd6c-0017a43b2370.html
2014-02-01 - Car bursts into flame at car dealership in O’Fallon (Illinois), near the Mississippi River:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/02/01/newbold-toyota-briefly-evacuated-after-car-fire/
2014-02-01 - Car bursts into flame on I-40 in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9415929
2014-02-01 - Car bursts into flame in car park in the City Centre in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=27859&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-02-01 - Car bursts into flame on A3 slip road in New Malden (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10981261.Car_fire_in_New_Malden/
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/10981261.Car_fire_in_New_Malden/
http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/news/10981261.Car_fire_in_New_Malden/
2014-02-01 - Car bursts into flame on North Moor Lane in Messingham (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Car-Messingham/story-20545438-detail/story.html
2014-02-01 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Elizabethtown (Indiana):
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Fire-destroys-garage-car_1391307929
2014-02-01 - Cadillac Escalade SUV, two motorcycles and garage destroyed by fire at 6 AM in Aurora (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140201/news/702019858/
2014-02-01 - Pickup truck, ATV and garage destroyed by fire at home in Westford (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/article_18830691-220f-5730-bec1-ceff97257d29.html
Quote: "Earlier Saturday, the Randolph Fire Department responded to a call at 5:31 a.m. on Saturday for a report of a fire under a porch at W931 Cemetery Road..."
Note: Address for garage fire is less than 500 feet east (downwind) of Beaver Dam Lake...
2014-02-01 - Barn destroyed by fire near Creemore (Canada):
http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=63661
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/early-morning-fire-destroys-barn-north-of-creemore-1.1666081
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4347026-fire-destroys-clearview-barn-but-horses-spared/
2014-02-01 - Barn destroyed by fire at 12:25 AM near coastal Demorestville (Canada), on Prince Edward Island, some sheep killed:
http://www.intelligencer.ca/2014/02/02/barn-fire-kills-sheep
http://www.quintenews.com/2014/02/cause-of-pec-barn-fire-to-be-determined/58542/
http://www.quintenews.com/2014/02/bethel-road-barn-fire/58504/
2014-02-01 - Barn destroyed by fire in Allenstown (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140201/NEWS07/140209905
http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20140201/NEWS07/140209905/-1/newhampshire14&template=newhampshire1408
2014-02-01 - Barn destroyed by fire in Westfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/westfield_barn_fire_results_in.html
http://wwlp.com/2014/02/01/barn-fire-in-westfield/
2014-02-01 - Barn damaged by fire in Franklin Township (Ohio):
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/crime-law/barn-fire-spurs-multiple-crews-warren-county/nc9Qd/
2014-02-01 - Propane tank explodes inside garage at home in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 3 injured:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/01/3-hurt-in-propane-tank-explosion/
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/3-injured-in-lawrenceville-garage-explosion/-/10927008/24240966/-/ryxfjmz/-/index.html
2014-02-01 - Patio area erupts in flame at 6:50 AM at convenience store near Lake Merritt in coastal Oakland (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/01/firefighters-douse-patio-fire-at-store-near-oaklands-lake-merritt/
2014-02-01 - Indoor skate park destroyed by fire in Mankato (Minnesota), nobody there:
http://www.startribune.com/local/243076011.html
2014-02-01 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to apartment building, in Hornell (New York), near the Canisteo River:
http://www.eveningtribune.com/article/20140202/NEWS/140209952
2014-02-01 - Four townhouses heavily damaged by blaze in coastal Ewa Beach (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24613603/fire-damages-ewa-beach-homes
2014-02-01 - Apartment building devastated by blaze in coastal New Rochelle (New York), 75 people homeless, 11 injured:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20140202/NEWS02/302020038/1018
2014-02-01 - Hidden River Grande Apartments damaged by fire at 3 AM in coastal Tampa (Florida), 15+ people homeless:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_hillsborough/hillsborough-fire-rescue-battle-early-2-alarm-fire
2014-02-01 - Vacant home burns in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/01/birmingham_fire_crews_battle_b.html
2014-02-01 - Vacant church burns for third time in five months, at 4 AM in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/02/01/fire-church-epiphany/5101439/
2014-02-01 - Vacant warehouse engulfed in massive blaze at 4 AM in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/downtown-ut/2014/02/01/firefighters-battling-massive-fire-at-mcclung-warehouses/5101311/
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