Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Event Update For 2014-03-18





The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.



A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents
 
2014-03-18 - News helicopter crashes into cars, explodes and burns, in coastal Seattle (Washington), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140318-43064-USA
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3365651.shtml
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/News-helicopter-crashes-burns-beside-Space-Needle-250790281.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/two-killed-seattle-helicopter-crash-n56196
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20140318/NEWS01/140318010/Seattle-helicopter-crash-created-river-fire-
http://www.intelligencer.ca/2014/03/18/news-helicopter-crashes-in-downtown-seattle-setting-cars-on-fire
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/seattle-helicopter-crash-kills-2-critically-injures-another-near-space-needle-14144.shtml
 
Quote: "The helicopter exploded into a fireball on impact. Huge flames and thick plumes of black smoke poured from the blazing wreckage, about 50 yards from the base of the Space Needle. Fuel gushing from the wreckage caught fire and burned for a block from the crash scene. Secondary explosions continued for several minutes afterward. 'Not only were the cars on fire, the fuel running down the street was on fire,' Moore said."
 
2014-03-18 - Small plane crashes near coastal Georgetown (Guyana), 3 seriously injured:
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2014/03/18/small-plane-crashes-in-guyana-3-seriously-injured.html
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Small+plane+crashes+seconds+after+takeoff+from+Guyana/9631679/story.html
 
Quote: "Two other small planes have crashed in Guyana in recent weeks."
 
2014-03-18 - Small plane crashes on Holston Mountain in Carter County (Tennessee), 3 injured:
http://www.wbtw.com/story/25018417/three-rescued-after-plane-crash-in-sc
http://www.wjhl.com/story/25011494/small-plane-crashes-on-holston-mountain-in-carter-co-3-people-on-board
http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_cd920954-aefe-11e3-90a0-0017a43b2370.html
http://thetandd.com/news/state-and-regional/plane-crash-survivors-in-e-tenn-rescued/article_eda534ce-f474-532a-ba43-81b0d2f74fce.html
 
2014-03-18 - Small plane crashes near airport in Greenwood (Indiana), engine failure, 2 injured:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/crews-respond-to-report-of-downed-plane-in-johnson-county
http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=2140963
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Neighbors-didn-t-hear-plane-cr_1395197392/
http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2014/03/plan-crashes-near-greenwood.php
 
2014-03-18 - Small plane crashes in field in Wichita Falls (Texas), engine failure:
http://www.kswo.com/story/25007642/plane-crash-in-wichita-falls-under-investigation
http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/25005730/plane-crash-in-wichita-falls
 
Note: Fly the friendly skies! (But I'm staying here on the ground myself, because those skies just don't look too terribly friendly to me.)
 



2014-03-18 - Vacation home destroyed by explosion and fire at 4 AM on Intermediate Lake Drive in Central Lake (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/25009721/antrim-co-home-leveled-in-tuesday-explosion
http://www.record-eagle.com/local/x787221324/Central-Lake-home-lost-to-fire

2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Mount Morris Township (Michigan):
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020417
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_respond_to_house_1.html

Note: I checked to make sure the above two home explosions weren't the same event (I don't know Michigan very well). They were different homes exploding, about 180 miles from each other. A home exploded and burned in Michigan the day prior too, in Coldwater, as mentioned in the 2014-03-17 update, so that makes at least three homes exploding in Michigan in two days...

2014-03-18 - Laundry room explodes at block of flats in Derby (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-26628875
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/explosion-closes-road-in-derby

2014-03-18 - RV damaged by apparent propane explosion near coastal Lacey (Washington), 2 injured:
http://www.theolympian.com/2014/03/18/3040991/propane-tank-explosion-east-of.html

Quote: "The preliminary investigation indicated that there was either an open propane line or a leak in the tank that caused it to explode when someone tried to light a cigarette, he said."

Note: Could be, but they can't rule out some flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide blowing by and causing an explosion, just like all those 'mysterious explosions' shaking homes around the world in the last coupla years. Well, maybe they COULD rule that out if they weren't ignorant of what's happening, but since they are, they didn't...

2014-03-18 - Mysterious explosion rocks Bladen County (North Carolina), no cause found:
http://www.wect.com/story/25010730/residents-report-explosion-officials-investigate

2014-03-18 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows up manholes and sidewalk in Walthamstow (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11083620.Electrical_fire_causes_explosion/
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11084179.People_describe_street_explosion_panic/

Quote: "Large blocks of concrete were blown into the air and Coral Baker said she feared the worst. 'I thought it was a bomb,' the 72-year-old added. 'I heard a loud boom and all the lights went out and the debris and pavement bricks were all across the road.'"

Note: Just think what would have happened if someone had been standing in the wrong place - legs might've been blown off. I wouldn't be walking near any manholes or grates these days. Walthamstow is a suburb in coastal London and is just east (downwind) of the River Lea and at least nine reservoirs...

2014-03-18 - Underground landfill fire closer to nuclear waste than originally thought, in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/radioactive-waste-detected-closer-bridgeton-landfill-fire
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/attorney-general-calls-for-faster-fix-for-radioactive-west-lake/article_8332151d-2a25-5b2b-a5db-17132d90456b.html

Quote: "Preliminary tests by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have found radioactive waste closer to the underground fire at the Bridgeton Landfill than previously thought."

2014-03-18 - Electrical wire explodes and burns, ignites brush fire, in Allen Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/index.ssf/2014/03/crews_battle_brush_fire_after.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/18/Crews_battle_brush_fire_after_reported_transformer_explosion/
http://www.wopular.com/crews-battle-brush-fire-after-reported-transformer-explosion-according-emergency-radio-reports

Quote: "The power and odor of the Allen Township blast could be felt a quarter of a mile away."

2014-03-18 - Recycling center destroyed by raging fire in Greenpoint area in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2014/03/19/fire-consumes-brooklyn-recycling-plant/
http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-greenpoint-recycling-plant-at-860-humboldt-st-1.7432377
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9471798
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/fire-rips-through-greenpoint-brooklyn-recycling-center/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brooklyn-Warehouse-Fire-Greenpoint-250886721.html
http://wtvr.com/2014/03/19/ny-firefighters-battle-recycling-plant-fire/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-recycling-center-collapses-massive-inferno-article-1.1726390

2014-03-18 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Westbury (Britain):
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/inyourtown/westburynews/11085814.Firefighters_called_to_incident_at_Westbury_recycling_plant/

2014-03-18 - Firewood business erupts in flame in Reno (Nevada), nobody there:
http://www.rgj.com/article/20140318/NEWS/303180050
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Fire-Burning-Wood-at-Tree-Service-250884861.html
http://www.ktvn.com/story/25016063/reno-fire-crews-extinguish-blaze-at

Quote: "Reno Fire Battalion Chief Scott Baker said the owners of the business were not at the lot during the fire."

2014-03-18 - Fire station destroyed by fire at midnight in Norfolk (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fire-station-destroyed-blaze-breathing-3228841
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/fire-station-destroyed-by-blaze-breathing-apparatus-cylinders-explode-and-neighbours-evacuated

Note: This fire happened on March 11, but I missed it until now, so here it is, better late than never...

2014-03-18 - Barge-restaurant bursts into flame shortly before midnight at Brayford Wharf North in Lincoln (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincoln-Barge-restaurant-Police-say-s-suspicious/story-20823206-detail/story.html
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/03/barge-brayford-pool-damaged-fire/
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Duck-stayed-sat-eggs-Lincoln-Barge/story-20829322-detail/story.html

Quote: "The fire severely damaged a third of the upper decks and contents of the static boat used as a restaurant, with moderate smoke damage to the rest of the boat."

2014-03-18 - Four buses go up in flames while parked at pub in coastal Penyrheol (Britain):
http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/news/940156/aneurin-sports-bar-in-penyrheol-evacuated-after-bus-fires/
http://www.campaignseries.co.uk/news/campaign_news/11085729.Caerphilly_club_evacuated_as_firefighters_battle_bus_blaze/

Quote: "South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was deliberate."

Note: Ah, so they SAY it was deliberate. Obviously that doesn't mean it WAS deliberate. Did any of the buses have any electrified copper or rust in/on them? Oh, they all did. Did the investigators rule out hydrogen sulfide as the cause then? No, they didn't. Have they shown anyone on surveillance video? (This is Britain!) No, they haven't presented any evidence of any kind that people were involved with these buses burning. This looks like just another pile of parked vehicles spontaneously igniting to me. Absent evidence of people being involved, I'm not making any assumptions, not with all the OTHER parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all over the planet on a daily basis now, a fact about which these people are clearly ignorant, despite fires being, you know, THEIR JOB. This place is just east (downwind) of the River Loughor, which leads to the ocean...

2014-03-18 - Six vehicles burst into flame in the wee hours in Maharashtra (India), miscreants blamed:
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140319/2359697.html

Quote: "The miscreants had escaped the area before police could arrive."

Note: So nobody actually SAW any miscreants, so it's nothing but an assumption that there actually WERE any. Used to be, investigators didn't make assumptions like this. Alas, it appears that they don't make competent investigators anymore. And sorry, I need to see some actual evidence, a witness, a motive, surveillance video, forensic evidence, something, else this just looks like more parked vehicles spontaneously igniting in the wee hours...

2014-03-18 - Miley Cyrus' tour bus bursts into flame in the wee hours near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-goes-up-in-flames/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-catches-on-fire/6560731/
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1724324/miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-bus-fire-need-to-know.jhtml
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Twitter-Miley-Cyrus-tour-bus-catches-fire-on-5327609.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-flames_n_4986220.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-miley-cyrus-tour-bus-fire-20140318,0,4489727.story
http://www.freep.com/article/20140318/ENT04/303180082/1035/RSS04

2014-03-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near Mahabubnagar (India):
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-03-18/Volvo-catches-fire-near-Mahabubnagar-89492
http://thehyderabadtimes.com/volvo-bus-caught-fire-near-mahabubnager/

2014-03-18 - Tour bus bursts into flame at Mount Faber in coastal Singapore:
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/bus-engine-catches-fire-mount-faber
http://forums.vr-zone.com/singapore-automobile-news/3049612-bus-engine-catches-fire-mount-faber.html
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/quick-thinking-staff-at-mount-faber-help-extinguish-bus-engine-fire
http://inagist.com/all/445847964762648576/

2014-03-18 - Minibus bursts into flame on Clementi Road in coastal Singapore:
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/minibus-bursts-flames-along-clementi-rd
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mini-bus-catches-fire/1039616.html
http://sgtalk.org/mybb/Thread-Mini-bus-catches-fire-along-Clementi-Road-no-one-injured?pid=458705#pid458705
http://www.news.nom.co/mini-bus-catches-fire-along-clementi-8388469-news/

2014-03-18 - School bus starts smoking in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/18/newport-news-school-bus-evacauted-due-to-reports-of-smoke/

2014-03-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame while unloading fuel at gas station in Owasso (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fuel-truck-catches-fire-in-Owasso/5Aerc8TNw0Czo5c0xu3qog.cspx
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/fuel-delivery-truck-catches-fire-at-owasso-gas-station
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/fuel-truck-catches-fire-owasso/nfF5B/
http://www.topix.com/city/owasso-ok/2014/03/fuel-truck-catches-fire-in-owasso

Note: Sounds like the Ghostly Match. This has been happening to tanker trucks in Nigeria with some regularity, sometimes destroying the gas station too, so I was expecting it to happen elsewhere, seeing as the problem we face is planetary in nature, not regional...

2014-03-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on road near Spencer (New York):
http://www.weny.com/news/All/erin-propane-shortage-could-have-been-deadly-031814

Quote: "'When we got here, the fire had been contained to the cab,' said Assistant Chief Barbara Fudge. 'The first trucks on scene, Breesport and Erin, made a real good stop. It didn't get to the tank.'"

Note: In this town, if you've got a fire then you want Fudge!

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:38 AM, on Broken Bow Road in Apple Valley (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/valley-45633-fire-pole.html
http://inlanddaily.com/av-truck-fire-burns-power-pole-apartments-saved/

Quote: "AVFPD firefighters responded to a report of a truck on fire on the 15500 block of Broken Bow Road in Apple Valley at 2:38 a.m. Crews found a tractor-trailer about 50 percent engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to the top of an adjacent utility pole."

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Ellisburg (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140319/NEWS07/703189633
http://www.ogd.com/article/20140319/NEWS07/703189633/1044

Quote: "Interstate 81 southbound closed about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, with traffic backed up for about a mile, as a result of a fire on a tractor-trailer containing hay."

Note: This area is just east (downwind) of Lake Ontario...

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 near Maidenhead (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/m4-closed-westbound-following-lorry-6846744
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Delays-on-M4-due-to-lorry-fire-18032014.htm
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/traffic-update-m4-westbound-now-clear-after-earlier-lorry-fire
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/03/18/98627-traffic-update-m4-westbound-now-clear-after-earlier-lorry-fire/

Quote: "Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) confirmed the motorway had been closed after crews were called to a large transporter lorry fire."

2014-03-18 - Ambulance bursts into flame on Stoughton Drive in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Ambulance-catches-Stoughton-Drive-Leicester/story-20823061-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/video-ambulance-catches-fire-in-stoughton-drive-leicester
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/video-ambulance-catches-fire-in-stoughton-drive-leicester-2316345.html

2014-03-18 - RV bursts into flame at 1:45 AM on the A12 near Kelsale (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/kelsale_caravan_totally_destroyed_in_fire_1_3453182
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/kelsale-caravan-totally-destroyed-in-fire

Quote: "A forty-foot caravan was 'totally destroyed' by fire in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Saxmundham received reports of a blaze off the A12 near Kelsale at about 1.45am."

2014-03-18 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Nash Lane in Margate (Britain):
http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Caravan-alight-Margate/story-20824424-detail/story.html

2014-03-18 - School van bursts into flame on road in Feltonville, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/exclusive-children-infant-rescued-from-burning-school-van-in-feltonville/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/9959034-exclusive-van-full-of-children-catches-fire-on-way-home-from-school/

Note: A truck recently burst into flame inside an auto shop in Feltonville too, as mentioned in the 2014-03-14 update...

2014-03-18 - Van bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/LFR-Responds-to-Van-on-Fire-Inside-Garage-250839781.html

Quote: "Officials say a white van caught fire in the home's garage. No one was in the van at the time. It is considered a total loss."

2014-03-18 - Van bursts into flame while parked on side of highway in West Monkton near Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28402&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-03-18 - Minivan bursts into flame on road near The Cock Inn, in Bishop's Stortford (Britain):
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Bishops-Stortford/Car-on-fire-near-Stortfords-Hockerill-traffic-lights-20140318095845.htm

Note: If someone sprays aerosolized Viagra on this inn, will it become a high-rise?

2014-03-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, car destroyed too, garage damaged, in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140318/WDH0101/303180275
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/HAPPENING-NOW-Crews-Battle-Wausau-Garage-Fire-250826391.html

Quote: "Wausau Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Krueger said the blaze started in the engine compartment of a pickup truck that was parked outside the garage. The truck and a vintage sports car inside the garage were both totaled..."

2014-03-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/vehicle-caught-fire-in-south-bakersfield-garage-031814

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Lake Arthur (Louisiana):
http://www.jenningsdailynews.net/2014/03/car-fire-reported/

Quote: "No adults were present at the home but minor children were at the scene."

Note: I definitely would not leave a vehicle near any structure containing children. That's just asking for tragedy...

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/firefighters-seek-cause-of-attleboro-car-fire/article_8ee628af-9dca-56e5-a2b0-d1f7e2ba8aa8.html

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame in supermarket parking lot in Lubbock (Texas):
http://www.kcbd.com/story/25011711/car-engulfed-in-flames-in-united-parking-lot

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in Ninety Six (South Carolina):
http://gwdtoday.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=29263

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 89 near Prescott Valley (Arizona):
http://pvtrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=60483

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on Route 15 in Wallingford (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/latestnews/3970843-129/car-fire-snarls-traffic-on-route-15-tuesday-afternoon.html

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://inagist.com/all/445880488318996480/
http://twitter.com/MarylandTraffic/status/445880488318996480/photo/1

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in Indore (India):
http://freepressjournal.in/running-car-catches-fire-on-brts/

2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked near apartments in Tipton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/18/ferocious-car-fire-in-tipton/

2014-03-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in Bartow County (Georgia):
http://johndruckenmiller.com/vehicle-fire-closes-soutbound-i-75-near-red-top-mountain-road-exit-285/

2014-03-18 - Truck camper bursts into flame shortly before midnight in coastal Port Angeles (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140318/NEWS/140319978/fire-destroys-truck-camper-in-port-angeles

2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at business near Jackson (Michigan):
http://www.wlns.com/story/25008745/fire-destroys-barn-near-popular-market
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_battling_blaze_at_3.html
http://www.jrn.com/fox47news/news/Fire-Burns-Pole-Barn-at-Jerome-Country-Market-250846581.html

2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire on Lake Road in Thetford Township (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/story/25008530/barn-destroyed-in-thetford-township-fire

Note: Checked to be sure those two barns above were separate - yep, about 100 miles from each other...

2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in South Ohio (Canada), near Yarmouth, nobody home:
http://ckbwnews.blogspot.com/2014/03/yarmouth-no-injures-following-barn-fire.html
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/2014-03-18/article-3653894/Firefighters-battle-blaze-at-home-in-South-Ohio%3B-passers-by-rescue-pets-from-home/1

2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire near Maytown (Washington), 12 chickens killed:
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_4e0a8d00-aeef-11e3-8e6a-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.lewiscountysirens.com/?p=24198

2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2014/03/18/okc-fire-department-working-to-put-out-a-barn-fire-in-southwest-okc/
http://oklahomacity.gotnewswire.com/news/okc-fire-department-working-to-put-out-a-barn-fire-in-southwest-okc

2014-03-18 - Propane tank bursts into flame as propane deliveryman refills it, near Echo Lake in Presque Isle (Maine):
http://wagmtv.com/news/propane-tank-fire
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/18/news/aroostook/two-escape-injury-in-presque-isle-propane-tank-fire/
http://1019therock.com/propane-truck-catches-fire-near-echo-lake-in-presque-isle/

Quote: "A propane tank caught fire Tuesday morning as a delivery truck driver from Daigle Oil Co. was refilling it outside a residence on the Quoggy Jo Lake Road. No one was injured. According to Presque Isle Deputy Fire Chief Rich Wark, the incident took place at approximately 8:30 a.m. The Presque Isle Fire Department was dispatched to the scene after a caller reported that he was the driver of the delivery truck and had been filling a tank outside a residence when fire erupted and engulfed the top of the tank. The driver also reported that he was having chest pain."

Note: Sounds like the Ghostly Match struck again...

2014-03-18 - Automation company building damaged by blaze in Lindon (Utah), firefighter injured:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57697719-78/fire-lindon-building-morning.html.csp
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/-500-people-evacuated-utah-office-building-fire-10154.shtml
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29109767&nid=148&title=firefighter-injured-during-fire-at-vivint-warehouse
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/lindon/fire-burns-vivint-building-in-lindon-firefighter-injured/article_20b3affe-aeb2-11e3-8561-0019bb2963f4.html

2014-03-18 - Elementary school destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM, roof collapses, in Fannett (Texas), 10 miles from the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Fire-destroys-elementary-school-near-Beaumont-250768061.html
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/nobody-hurt-southeast-texas-school-fire-16795.shtml

2014-03-18 - At least two office trailers go up in flames before 7 AM inside warehouse in Rosslyn Farms (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/smoky-warehouse-fire-burning-in-rosslyn-farms/25030316
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/rosslyn-farms-business-damaged-by-fire/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/crews-respond-2-alarm-fire-steel-company-rossyln-f/nfFpp/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2014/03/18/Firefighters-on-scene-at-Beaver-Steel-Services-in-Rosslyn-Farms/stories/201403180142

2014-03-18 - Aluminum dust bursts into flame outside metal bat business in Hillsboro (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/03/aluminum_dust_catches_fire_at.html

2014-03-18 - Market heavily damaged by two separate fires at 2:52 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25366585/suspicious-fire-heavily-damages-east-oakland-market

2014-03-18 - Major market area devastated by massive inferno in Nairobi (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Huge-fire-razes-section-of-Gikomba-market/-/1056/2249480/-/kk25mj/-/index.html

2014-03-18 - Several buildings consumed by huge fire in the Village of Ovid (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/seneca_county_fire_draws_dozens_of_fire_departments.html
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2014/03/18/ovid-blaze-draws-fire-companies-from-seneca-tompkins-counties/6583315/

Note: Ovid is sandwiched between Seneca Lake to the west and Cayuga Lake to the east, in the Finger Lakes area...

2014-03-18 - Porch bursts into flame at home on Creek Road in the Town of Arkwright (New York):
http://www.chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=118458

2014-03-18 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Dubuque (Iowa), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_68c1de6f-ae20-50f7-995c-06aeeddb4464.html

2014-03-18 - Garage bursts into flame, destroyed, at home in Great Falls (Montana):
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20140318/NEWS01/303180010/1002/rss

2014-03-18 - House heavily damaged by blaze in Holyoke (Massachusetts), near the Connecticut River:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/holyoke_firefighters_extinguis_1.html

2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/beaches/2014/03/18/tallwood-road-jax-beach-fire/6556347/

2014-03-18 - House destroyed by blaze at 3:15 AM in Dinwiddie (Virginia), near the coast, family of six homeless:
http://www.nbc12.com/story/25002972/six-displaced-after-dinwiddie-fire-destroys-home

2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Oyster River (Canada):
http://hqcomoxvalley.com/news/local/news/v/Local/366233/Fire-destroys-Oyster-River-home

Quote: "He says the contents and the house are likely a total loss and notes the family had no issuance on the residence."

Note: I think they meant 'insurance' there...

2014-03-18 - Large 5-bedroom log cabin home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM near Emhouse (Texas), family of 10 homeless:
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/local/x334201658/Fire-leaves-family-of-10-without-home

2014-03-18 - Two-family house destroyed by fire shortly before midnight, two more homes scorched, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/springfield_fire_department_17.html
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/number_of_displaced_in_springf.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/19/blaze-destroys-springfield-home-displaces/d8vzQpARWc9JZIVpNdQSqL/story.html

Note: Just northeast (downwind) of the Connecticut River...

2014-03-18 - Vacant home heavily damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-norfolk-house-fire-0318,0,1302898.story

2014-03-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 1:40 AM in Pottstown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20140317/fire-guts-vacant-home-in-pottstowns-rosedale-section-video

2014-03-18 - Vacant home and shed destroyed by blaze at 5:52 AM in Denver (Colorado), second fire here in a month:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25365546/second-fire-at-same-denver-home-about-month
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/crews-fight-fire-at-denver-house-that-caught-fire-last-month
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/morning-show/2014/03/18/house-fire-denver/6556123/

Note: Whatever vulnerabilities this home had to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem, putting out the first fire didn't address them and probably made things worse. This is happening regularly, structures burning multiple times. Eventually they burn so hard that there's nothing left that CAN burn and then...problem solved!

2014-03-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Mullins (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020792

2014-03-18 - Vacant desk company destroyed by fire on Mills Street in High Point (North Carolina):
http://www.hpe.com/news/x2025288465/Fire-strikes-old-Myrtle-Desk-building
http://www.news-record.com/news/article_a62b23d8-ae53-11e3-8553-0017a43b2370.html

2014-03-18 - Vacant restaurant destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Alcona (Canada):
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4416316-vacant-alcona-bistro-destroyed-in-fire/
 



2014-03-18 - Panther found dead in the Everglades (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-dead-panther-20140319,0,7372293.story
 



2014-03-18 - Woman, 52, found dead in bed at home, son finds her and has medical emergency himself, in Greenville (North Carolina):
http://theeastcarolinian.com/?p=32390

Quote: "Police believe that Marszalkowski’s 28 year-old son went to do a routine check on his mother and found her dead in an upstairs apartment. He then suffered a medical emergency himself and was taken to Vidant Medical Center."

Note: If she'd breathed some hydrogen sulfide then he may have moved her, causing her corpse to exhale some residual gas and sicken him too. Too bad they didn't/can't specify the nature of HIS medical emergency - seizure, heart attack, stroke?

2014-03-18 - College sophomore, woman, track star, drops dead at off-campus residence in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/former-lt-track-star-found-dead-in-dallas-apartmen/nfGqB/

2014-03-18 - College student, 21, man, found dead near his residence in Madison (Wisconsin):
http://www.wkow.com/story/25007161/2014/03/18/missing-uw-student-found-dead
http://badgerherald.com/news/2014/03/18/missing-uw-student-found-dead-ai/

2014-03-18 - Woman in her 60s goes into cardiac arrest and dies in swimming pool at leisure center in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2014/mar/pool-tragedy-swimmer-dies-after-cardiac-arrest-swiss-cottage-leisure-centre

2014-03-18 - Actor Ranjeet's driver found dead in swimming pool at actor's residence in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-ranjeets-driver-of-30-years-found-dead-in-his-swimming-pool/458834-8-66.html
http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/ranjeet-s-driver-s-dead-body-found-in-his-swimming-pool_152227.html
http://www.sify.com/movies/ranjeet-s-driver-s-dead-body-found-in-his-swimming-pool-news-bollywood-odtnaohgdbe.html

2014-03-18 - Woman drops dead on passenger plane flying from Puerto Rico to Miami (Florida):
http://www.cbs12.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/25e94510-www.cbs12.com.shtml
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/deadline-miami/2014/03/miami-dade-cops-looking-into-death-on-miami-flight.html
http://www.wlssradio.com/news/articles/woman-found-dead-on-flight-that-lands-in-miami

Note: Hydrogen sulfide can have a delayed reaction before it kills you, minutes, hours, even a few days. She was on an island before getting on this flight. What was she doing, and where was she, in the hours and days before catching this flight?

2014-03-18 - Woman, 43, drops dead at home in Fatorda (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Woman-found-dead-in-Fatorda/articleshow/32256087.cms

2014-03-18 - Man, 25, found dead in the River Medway near Medway Wharf Road in Tonbridge (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/body-reportedly-found-in-river-14327/

2014-03-18 - Body found at bottom of seaside cliff at Hell's Mouth near Godrevy (Britain), possible toppler:
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11083699.Body_found_at_bottom_of_cliff_at_Hell_s_Mouth/
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Body-cliffs-near-Hell-s-Mouth/story-20823090-detail/story.html

2014-03-18 - Boy locks himself in room, falls unconscious and dies, at home in Vienna (Virginia):
http://www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax/vienna-police-investigate-death-of-boy/article_cea1df18-addc-11e3-ab00-0019bb2963f4.html

2014-03-18 - Construction worker, 46, found dead in hotel room in Rock Hill (South Carolina):
http://www.heraldonline.com/2014/03/19/5784644/man-found-dead-in-rock-hill-hotel.html

2014-03-18 - Man, 44, drops dead in hotel room in coastal Redwood City (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_25376017/redwood-city-person-found-dead-hotel-room-identified
http://sancarlos.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-investigating-reports-of-body-found-at-redwood-city-hotel
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/bnews/2014-03-18/redwood-city-police-investigating-reports-of-body-found-at-hotel/1776425119919.html

2014-03-18 - Woman, 55, found dead on porch at home in Blytheville (Arkansas):
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2014/mar/19/woman-found-dead-porch-blytheville-home/

2014-03-18 - Man, 78, found dead in creek near his car in Umpqua (Oregon):
http://www.nrtoday.com/news/10668693-113/family-hutson-missing-reported
 



2014-03-18 - Passenger bus and two vehicles collide, all three burst into flame, near coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 35 killed:
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/two-road-crashes-leave-55-dead-in-nigeria-1.1305568
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/19-redeemed-church-members-36-others-die-auto-crashes/

Quote: "A multiple crash involving three vehicles on Monday killed 35 people, including 19 church members on their way back from the southern city of Lagos where they attended a religious meeting. 'All the 19 members of Redeem Christian Church of God who were travelling in one bus were burnt beyond recognition as the bus caught fire on collision with the other two vehicles which also burst in flames shortly afterwards,' he said."

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer and car crash, big rig flies off road and bursts into flame, in Collier Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/tractor-trailer-crashes-over-hillside-collier-twp-/nfF29/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2014/03/18/Tractor-trailer-crashes-in-Collier/stories/201403180169

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer hits guardrail at 4:30 AM, bursts into flame, on I-95 in Colonial Heights (Virginia):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=3c586ffd-1b86-4d57-ac1c-17ada24019e6

Note: Mysterious explosions have shaken homes and alarmed people in Colonial Heights at least twice recently, as mentioned in the 2014-01-07 update and the 2014-01-21 update. A man was also found badly burned - 90% of his body - in Colonial Heights near the Appomattox River, as mentioned in the 2014-01-16 update...

2014-03-18 - At least one tractor trailer crashes at 5:30 AM on US 131 in Sand Lake (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2014/03/18/us-131-closed-by-semi-crash/

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer crashes through guardrail, down embankment, overturns, on Route 82 in Brookfield (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://wkbn.com/2014/03/18/semi-driver-injured-in-route-82-crash/
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/mar/19/tractor-trailer-crashes-tie-up-traffic-o/

Quote: "A friend of the truck driver, Ray McCormick, said he thinks the driver had a coughing spell and blacked out because the driver is a smoker."

Note: Or maybe he drove by a stream or creek or valley and breathed something that irritated his lungs and also caused him to lose consciousness...

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer overturns on highway in Midlothian (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/25009912/tractor-trailer-overturns-on-ramp-from-midlothian-turnpike-to
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25009912/tractor-trailer-overturns-on-ramp-from-midlothian-turnpike-to

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-65 in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Overturned-semi-at-Watterson-Expressway-I-65-closes-ramp-250790911.html

2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer overturns on road in Dallas (Texas):
http://dfwscanner.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/overturned-semi-dallas/

2014-03-18 - Flatbed truck veers off road and crashes into pub, on the A10 near Buntingford (Britain), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Buntingford-and-Royston/Van-crashes-into-pub-wall-on-A10-near-Buntingford-20140318104437.htm

2014-03-18 - Truck hits bus then hits two shop houses at 2:20 AM, in Kuala Pilah (Malaysia), 2 injured:
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/lorry-crashes-into-shophouses-two-injured-1.521151

2014-03-18 - Van and septic truck collide head-on, near Hamlet (North Carolina), both drivers killed:
http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/blotter-home_top-news/3938374/Two-killed-in-head-on-collision

2014-03-18 - Pickup truck veers out of lane, hits parked tractor trailer, in Upper Macungie Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2014/03/pickup_veers_from_route_22_lan.html

2014-03-18 - Pickup truck veers off road at 6:45 AM, hits trees, bursts into flame, on I-84 in Middlebury (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2014/03/18/news/local/doc5327755f2c31d272939813.txt
http://www.kontactor.com/tags/dodge-ram-pickup/article/2014031811134d.pickup-truck-catches-fire-accident

2014-03-18 - Car veers over centerline just before 7 AM, hits semi head-on, in Lafourche Parish (Louisiana), 2 killed:
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20140318/APN/303189729?Title=Father-son-killed-in-head-on-collision

2014-03-18 - Car and truck collide head-on at 4:30 AM, in Richmond County (North Carolina), both drivers killed:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/2-killed-richmond-county-head-crash/nfGKx/

2014-03-18 - Car veers over centerline, hits SUV head-on, near Napa (California), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://napavalley.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/napa-woman-26-killed-in-this-mornings-headon-crash-on-silverado-trail

2014-03-18 - Car crashes, bursts into flame, in coastal Hawke's Bay (New Zealand), 1 injured:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/295606/three-escape-fire-after-hawkes-bay-crash

2014-03-18 - Car veers off road in the wee hours, hits pole, bursts into flame, in Chicago (Illinois), 5 critically injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/chicago_news&id=9470485

2014-03-18 - Car veers off road at 4 AM, hits tree, bursts into flame, near Bradrick (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x118401132/Car-catches-fire-in-crash

2014-03-18 - Two vehicles collide head-on, near Dexter (Missouri), 2 injured:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/25011485/crash-on-hwy-25-near-dexter
 



2014-03-18 - Man runs around naked and acts strangely, gets apprehended, in Abilene (Texas):
http://www.ktxs.com/news/updated-multiple-abilene-police-officers-struggle-to-control-naked-man/25044526
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/story/d/story/naked-man-leads-police-on-a-foot-chase/35309/XEe4IM6O7kyTB3yTacvcgQ
http://www.ktxs.com/news/police-subdue-hysterical-naked-man/25046096

Quote: "Police tell Big Country Homepage that they are familiar with this man, but that he never acted out like this before."
 



2014-03-18 - Shark attacks and injures 10-year-old girl at beach near Sydney (Australia):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1214307/10-year-old-girl-survives-shark-attack-off-australias-east-coast/
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/girl-10-survives-shark-attack-in-australia-625319.html
http://www.news.nom.co/officials-say-10-year-old-girl-survives-8387603-news/
http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8816368/girl-10-bitten-by-shark-in-australia

2014-03-18 - Swarm of non-indigenous honey bees takes over left field in coastal Tampa (Florida), Yankees-BoSox game delayed:
http://www.wcvb.com/sports/swarm-of-honey-bees-delay-red-soxyankees-game/25042224
http://www.wmur.com/sports/swarm-of-bees-delay-red-soxyankees-game/25042772

Quote: "'Just a strange little delay of game,' said Boston left fielder Mike Carp, who walked toward the infield to get away from the bees. 'They kept coming towards me and I wanted no part of that. I didn't want a couple thousand bees on me.'"

Quote: "'I'd never seen that before. I'd never had that,' longtime umpire Tom Hallion said. 'I asked the grounds crew, "What do we do?" They told me that kind of honeybee wasn't indigenous to the area. They didn't know why they were there. They sprayed out there, and we were OK.'"

Note: Beesball season has begun!
 



2014-03-18 - Massachusetts practices for tunnel accidents and fires, inside the Sumner Tunnel in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/03/18/sumner-tunnel-drill-massdot/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/sumner-tunnel-drill-fire-traps-people-in-cars/25048036

Quote: "From 10 p.m. on March 18 through 2 a.m. the following morning, a brief training program, called Project Integrated Communications Incident Tunnel Exercise, will be going on inside the tunnel to 'simulate a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional' response to a mock motor vehicle accident that will look as though it has multiple injuries and even a fire. Because of the drill, the tunnel will be closed to drivers during those hours. The exercise, developed in 2012, was created to test responders on how well they can communicate back-and-forth in times of distress, and how they can work together to diffuse a serious situation with limited resources at hand. The Sumner Tunnel is a long stretch of underground roadway that leaves people inside of it with limited options to get out."

Note: Can't argue with this training...
 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Jonny, potential story: http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/2014/03/19/fire-on-17th-street-guts-truck

    And, many thanks for all you're doing! PeterC

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  2. Jonny:

    We were just discussing the rarity of large (electrical) infrastructure fires yesterday and here's one today in my state! [it wasn't on any news I saw, that's why I come here!]

    [cue Twilight Zone music]

    The Miley Cyrus bus incident is explained by the Holy Roller community as God's punishment for her wicked ways! "So who's right - chew oar GYAD!" the Rev. Fullerton O'Shidt commented as I brought up increasing quantities of volatile gases in the environment as a possible cause.

    Note: In this town, if you've got a fire then you want Fudge! hilarious, dude - sick

    Talk about a risky job! Freaking fuel delivery - especially propane - oh man, no way! That guy was so lucky (I guess) - those tanks have high pressure valves that won't let anything escape and has to be filled with a pressurized hose. So it probably wasn't the propane (or maybe just a bit) but the hose nozzles and part they fit into on the tanks are COPPER or copper/steel mix. "An' 'ees down air in a holla . . "

    Aluminum dust bursting into flame - how do they explain THAT?

    Sinkholes all over the place. Fracking ain't helping.

    Tom

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