2014-06-15 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire on River Road in Damascus (Pennsylvania), near the Delaware River, 2 killed:
http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/745314/two-people-killed-in-massive-pennsylvania-house-fire/
http://wnep.com/2014/06/16/couple-feared-dead-after-home-explosion/
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2014/June/16/House_explosion-16Jun14.htm
Quote: "Her husband ran out and discovered his neighbors and their home were gone. Pieces of the house still floated in the river the couple loved so much. Pat knows if she and her husband had accepted that invitation for coffee, they could have been killed too."
Note: Pat and her husband just might find their home exploding anytime too...
2014-06-15 - Hotel hit by basement explosion in Rochester, Victoria (Australia), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/dying-mans-last-act-of-kindness-in-pub-fire/story-fni0fit3-1226955427022
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2352103/man-dead-after-explosion-at-hotel/
http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2014/06/15/one-dead-gas-explosion/
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2352103/explosion-at-hotel-rochester-leaves-two-men-in-critical-condition/
http://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/news/3791-man-dies-following-rochester-explosion.html
2014-06-15 - Propane tank explodes at home in Lee Township (Michigan), 2 injured:
http://fox17online.com/2014/06/15/2-injured-in-propane-explosion/
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/2014/06/15/2-people-hurt-in-propane-explosion/10565459/
2014-06-15 - Scrap metal recycling business erupts in flame for the third time in Barrie (Canada):
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/06/16/barrie-fire-crews-battle-third-blaze-at-scrap-metal-yard
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/06/15/industrial-fire-in-barrie
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/barrie-scrap-yard-fire-under-control-1.1869961
http://video.theloop.ca/news/watch/firefighters-at-scene-of-scrap-yard-fire/3624019052001/
http://1041thedock.com/fire-scene-barrie-scrap-yard-fire/
http://news.nom.co/ofm-investigating-fire-at-barrie-9982409-news/
Quote: "Residents down wind from a large scrapyard fire late Sunday afternoon were asked by fire officials to remain indoors. Barrie firefighters were called to a large fire of burning metal and plastic at Triple M Metal on Tiffin Street just after 5 p.m."
Quote: "Because we've been there three times in three months, we want to know what's going on, what's causing all these fires..."
Note: And the answer is just one URL away...
2014-06-15 - Metal business destroyed by fire and explosions in Dorset (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-27856899
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11278942.Probe_into_industrial_estate_fire/
Quote: It is thought that firefighters initially fought the flames inside the building, before explosions caused them to withdraw to outside the factory. A police spokesman said officers were called at 5.40pm to the Metal Finishings building on Haviland Road to help at the scene."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-06-15 - Oil refinery hit by explosion and fire in Krasnoyarsk (Russia), at least 5 killed:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/at-least-5-killed-in-explosion-at-rosneft-plant/501984.html
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/736158
http://www.ogj.com/articles/2014/06/explosion-hits-rosneft-s-achinsk-refinery.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-rosneft-reports-fatal-fire-at-achinsk-oil-refinery-in-siberia-2014-15
http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/403047
2014-06-15 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Austin at Emma Long Metropolitan Park in Austin (Texas):
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/boat-catches-fire-at-emma-long-metropolitan-park-18778.shtml
2014-06-15 - Boat explodes as man works on it, boat blown in half, at home in Sandy (Utah), 1 injured:
http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/man-injured-after-boat-explodes-in-driveway/12471/Y8Mx32T-VkSN2GuNBParBA
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/sandy-man-injured-boat-explosion-11976.shtml
http://fox13now.com/2014/06/15/explosion-on-boat-sends-sandy-man-to-hospital/
Quote: "A homeowner had been working on the motor of a boat, when gas fumes ignited and a blast occurred, Capt. Eric Larson of the Sandy City Fire Department said. The explosion separated the boat in two and a 55-year-old man was burned."
Note: Much like all the boats and cars and trucks that have ignited or exploded during refueling. This sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match. Nobody checked, so there may have been some methane in the air too, which would increase the volatility of the air...
2014-06-15 - Two double-decker buses burst into flame at 4 AM while parked at bus station in coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/news/devon_news/11280890.Two_buses_destroyed_by_fire_at_Paignton_bus_station/?ref=nt
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29334&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/LATEST-Bus-services-unaffected-Paignton-depot/story-21239132-detail/story.html
http://wearesouthdevon.com/early-morning-fire-at-bus-station-destroys-2-buses/
Quote: "2 fire appliances from Paignton were mobilised to the incident. On arrival, crews found 2 double decker buses well alight."
Note: So since June 12th, this makes TEN buses that have gone up in flames, in seven separate incidents, in Britain alone. They say this fire 'is thought to have been started deliberately', and they say ONE of the other EIGHT buses to burn was arson too. But, as all fire officials know, they have to eliminate accidental causes first. Have they eliminated hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with electrified copper or rust on ANY of those three burning buses? Nope, so all they have is an assumption resting on a foundation of ignorance. No surveillance footage on any of these supposed arsons, no motive, no witnesses, no suspects...nothing. So, despite a complete lack of evidence that people were involved, they're assuming people were involved anyway. Derptastic!
Proclaiming things as arson doesn't make it so, and that's especially true of fire investigators who are ignorant of a fire-inducing problem like the one we now face. Britain clearly has a serious problem: either they have fire investigators completely ignorant of the problem (probably) or they have incompetent cops. At least one of those two things is definitely true, and either one puts peoples' lives at risk. Will the British people do anything about it or will they be content to ignore the problem as they burn? We will certainly see!
Paignton is right on the coast, and 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, making fires, explosions and people and animals sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...
2014-06-15 - RV bursts into flame at 4:20 AM on Blagdon Road in coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Paignton-motorhome-destroyed-blaze/story-21247562-detail/story.html
Note: Getting pretty burny there near the coast in Paignton, especially in the wee hours...
2014-06-15 - Fire truck bursts into flame on Hillborn Road in Fairfield (California):
http://ulocal.kcra.com/mediadetail/19241861-fairfield-fire-truck-fire-exti?gid=79861&uid=1&sort=upload%20DESC&offset=2
Quote: "Location: Fairfield, CA on Hillborn Road. A fire truck caught fire about 4:00 pm."
2014-06-15 - Tractor bursts into flame on Daventry Road at Napton on the Hill (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/06/13/tractor-fire-daventry-road-napton-on-the-hill/
http://warwickshire-news.co.uk/2014/06/13/tractor-fire-daventry-road-napton-on-the-hill/
2014-06-15 - Tractor (forager) bursts into flame in field on Elscombe Lane in Wootton Courtenay, Minehead (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29330&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-15 - Van bursts into flame on road at Crownhill Down, Lee Moor (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29340&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-15 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 6 in coastal Harwich (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/newscenter/vehicle-catches-fire-route-6-harwich/
Quote: "Authorities could not determine a cause for the fire."
2014-06-15 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 5 in Camillus (New Jersey), woman lightly burned:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/eastbound_route_5_shut_down_in_camillus_due_to_vehicle_fire.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/county/onondaga-ny/TREVCSGKUKH0O98UK
Quote: "First responders on the scene reported to 911 that one woman had suffered minor burns on her legs as a result of the fire."
2014-06-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Martinsburg (West Virginia):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/house-fire-in-martinsburg-starts-in-a-car/21863/Sje_FO9PY0-5hdlSdQzo8w
Quote: "A house fire broke out around 4 PM on New York Ave. in Martinsburg on Sunday. Officials say the fire started in a station wagon behind a home, before spreading to the back of the house, where the most of the damage was sustained."
2014-06-15 - Car bursts into flame on I-295 near North Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/north_attleboro/north-attleboro-attleboro-firefighters-knock-down-car-fire-on-i/article_91f4b777-1854-5d88-ad70-c4c175452537.html
2014-06-15 - Car bursts into flame on road in the Town of Plymouth (Wisconsin):
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20140616/SHE0101/306160235
http://www.topix.com/city/plymouth-wi/2014/06/car-fire-destroys-sheboygan-mans-new-vehicle
2014-06-15 - Car bursts into flame shortly before midnight on York Road in Gravesend (Britain):
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11279580.Car_destroyed_after_blaze_in_York_Road__Gravesend/
2014-06-15 - Car bursts into flame on the M40 near Stokenchurch (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11278980.Long_delays_and_two_lanes_closed_following_car_fire_on_the_M40/
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11278980.Update__Long_delays_and_two_lanes_closed_following_car_fire_on_the_M40/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/oxford/update-long-delays-but-two-lanes-reopened-following-car-fire-on-the-m40/
2014-06-15 - Car bursts into flame in Barton (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Car-extinguished-Barton/story-21242436-detail/story.html
2014-06-15 - Car bursts into flame at 4 AM at Pittville Park in Cheltenham (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Mystery-car-middle-Pittville-Park-Cheltenham/story-21240279-detail/story.html
2014-06-15 - Vehicle bursts into flame at home in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/06/15/vehicle-fire-possibly-caught-garage-on-fire-too/
2014-06-15 - Maintenance yard hit by fire in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/santa_barbara_firefighters_knock_down_blaze_maintenance_yard_061514
2014-06-15 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5 AM in coastal North Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-06-15/North-Fort-Myers-Fire-Dept-fights-house-fire
Quote: "Chief Bill Schaible, with the North Fort Myers Fire Department, said a barn caught fire around around 5 a.m. Sunday. Schaible said it was fully involved, as was a backyard shed, when the firefighters arrived on the scene."
Note: Also see the car that crashed into a pole, burst into flame and killed 3 people in Fort Myers on this day, as well as the woman who died while driving on I-75 in Fort Myers...
2014-06-15 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Holland, near Cedar Grove (Wisconsin), 150 cows killed:
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20140616/SHE0101/306160236
http://www.sheboygandaily.com/2014/06/15/barn-fire-in-cedar-grove-draws-large-response/
http://www.publicsafety.photos/FireScenes/2014/6-15-2014/i-2DkHW5w
http://whbl.com/news/articles/2014/jun/16/barn-burns-near-cedar-grove/
2014-06-15 - Wildfire destroys 3 homes, threatens 1000 more, north of Lake Isabella (California):
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/national/california-fire-destroys-homes-threatens/article_a3b7e701-9a86-522c-abf4-5c42249b0859.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-wildfire-threatens-1-000-homes-n131556
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/californias-shirley-fire-grows-1800-acres/ngLqR/
Quote: "Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday battled a wildfire that threatened 1,000 homes north of Lake Isabella, Calif. The Kern County Sheriff's Office ordered people on Saturday to evacuate homes nearest to the fire, which began Friday and by Sunday had spread to 2,000 acres. Several National Forest roads were also shut down. The area is about 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield."
2014-06-15 - Furniture business, roofing business and vehicles destroyed by fire in Brazil (Indiana), nobody there:
http://www.tribstar.com/latest/x1760103593/Weekend-fire-destroys-Brazil-businesses
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/16/weekend-fire-destroys-western-indiana-businesses/
http://www.bannergraphic.com/story/2092275.html
http://wthitv.com/2014/06/16/four-businesses-destroyed-in-brazil-fire-cause-still-unknown/
Quote: "Officials say furniture, roofing equipment and vehicles inside the buildings fueled the fire."
2014-06-15 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in coastal San Jose (California), 2 injured:
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/san-jose-fire-leaves-4-without-home-sends-2-to-the/vCd6PP/
2014-06-15 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to apartment building, on the South Shore in Chicago (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/firefighters-battle-south-shore-garage-fire/114943/
2014-06-15 - Condo building under construction damaged by basement fire at 6:30 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/06/15/basement-fire-causes-damage-to-under-construction-condos/
Quote: "Firefighters responded to a condo fire on Sunday at 6:30 a.m., for reports of heavy smoke showing. When firefighters arrived to the 500 block of Sutherland Avenue they located fire coming from the basement of the structure. The building was undergoing construction at the time of the fire."
2014-06-15 - Deadly blaze damages home in Black River Falls (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/fatal-fire-reported-in-black-river-falls-b99292031z1-263229591.html
http://www.wqow.com/story/25784866/1-dead-in-black-river-falls-house-fire
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/one-dead-in-black-river-falls-house-fire/article_4fb059c6-2e4c-5f67-b1b6-14c1e984b268.html
2014-06-15 - Deadly fire rips through home at 12:32 AM in Bellevue (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140615/NEWS/140619398/1994/NEWS
2014-06-15 - Deadly fire engulfs home at 4 AM, spreads to second home, both destroyed, in Newark (New Jersey), 6 killed:
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_25971038/boy-fathers-day-visit-5-others-die-fire
http://nypost.com/2014/06/15/fire-kills-family-in-town-for-dads-memorial-service/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/nyregion/six-people-found-dead-after-newark-house-fire.html
http://time.com/2878257/6-dead-in-house-fire-in-new-jerseys-biggest-city/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/15/6-killed-in-fast-moving-fire-at-home-in-newark-new-jersey-cause-under/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Newark-Fatal-Fire-Madison-South-15th-Street-263200341.html
Quote: "The Essex County prosecutor’s office says the blaze broke out at around 4 a.m. Sunday in Newark. The fire soon spread to another residence, and both homes were destroyed."
2014-06-15 - Vacant house burns on Redder Avenue in Harrison Township (Ohio):
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_20657.shtml
Quote: "Firefighters say the house appears to be vacant. They say it's unusual to see vacant fires in this neighborhood."
2014-06-15 - Vacant home burns in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Fire-tears-through-vacant-Charlotte-home-263215811.html
2014-06-15 - Vacant house burns at Lake Belvedere Estates in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/unoccupied-home-west-of-pbia-catches-fire-no-one-i/ngLfm/
2014-06-15 - Multiple adjacent vacant homes go up in flames in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/heavy-fire-south-baltimore-saturday-28973.shtml
2014-06-14 - Brush fire erupts in the Rattlesnake Creek area, burns 810 acres, near Wofford Heights (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140615-44135-USA
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-fire-prompts-evacuation-homes-24144102
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/15/southern-california-fire-prompts-evacuation-hundreds-homes/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-fire-prompts-evacuation-homes-24144102
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/15/california-wildfire-evacuations-homes-wofford-heights
Quote: "The Shirley Fire has grown to 810 acres and is still at 5% containment. The fire is currently the most active in the Rattlesnake Creek area, about 1 mile southwest of Wofford Heights."
2014-06-14 - Wildfire burns 800 acres in canyon near Happy Jack (Arizona):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140615-44133-USA
http://www.kpho.com/story/25778824/wildfire-burns-800-acres-in-northern-az
Quote: "Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire burning in northern Arizona. The Jack Fire was reported around 11:40 a.m. Saturday and has grown to about 800 acres by nightfall. Spokeswoman Heather Noel said no structures are threatened. The fire is burning about 13 miles northeast of Happy Jack in a canyon."
2014-06-14 - Brush fire burns median in coastal Marina del Rey (California), 1 injured:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/14/small-brush-fire-burns-in-marina-del-rey/
2014-06-14 - Three separate brush fires ignite in and around the Coachella Valley (California):
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/2014/06/14/wildfires-burning-thermal-firefighters-injured/10535759/
http://www.kmir.com/story/25779131/firefighters-hurt-battling-thermal-palm-tree-fire
Note: Creek, canyon, coast, valley, all low-lying areas which will tend to capture flammable heavier-than-air hydrogen sulfide as it blows through, which will then adsorb onto materials until eventually spontaneous combustion occurs, or something else sparks the fire (human, electrified copper, rusty iron)...
2014-06-14 - Home damaged by explosion and fire at 6:30 AM in South Bend (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/one-dead-in-suspicious-south-bend-fire/article_9904e3fc-f3c6-11e3-95a6-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/at-least-one-killed-in-south-bend-house-fire/26490788
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Man-found-dead-in-house-fire-263149301.html
Quote: "A neighbor, who didn’t want his name published, said another neighbor told him he heard and felt an explosion."
Note: South Bend is named for its location at the southernmost bend of the St. Joseph River...
2014-06-14 - Apartment building damaged by explosion and fire in Point Loma area of coastal San Diego (California), 3 injured:
http://www.10news.com/news/fire-reported-at-point-loma-apartment-complex-06142014
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jun/14/point-loma-apartment-fire/
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Witness-Explosion-Heard-Before-Point-Loma-Apartment-Fire-263166501.html
http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Three-injured-in-Point--263168111.html
2014-06-14 - Chemical plant explodes in Meghnagar (India), nearby residents sickened:
http://freepressjournal.in/gas-explosion-in-chemical-factory-ample-amount-of-gas-leaked/
Quote: "People had to face burning sensation in eyes and they could not breathe properly. On Saturday afternoon, people notice smoke intensifying from the back of the factory. After sometime, people started agitating due to a sharp foul smell."
2014-06-14 - Trash facility erupts in flame at 4 AM in Kalamazoo (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.freep.com/article/20140614/NEWS06/306140063/1001/RSS01
http://woodtv.com/2014/06/14/large-fire-at-waste-recycling-center/
http://www.inetpost.mobi/tags/recycling/article/201406141233ae.large-fire-waste-recycling-center
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/kalamazoo-mi/TMNJH1N510AP6GBKS
http://www.woodradio.com/articles/wood-news-125494/fire-sparks-at-trash-storage-building-12462151
Quote: "According to WOOD-TV, no one was inside at the time of the fire. The Kalamazoo Gazette says firefighters from three area departments arrived to find a large pile of burning trash inside the building. Kalamazoo Public Safety Lt. Lance Handlogten says extreme heat weakened the steel-framed building and caused a portion of the roof and wall to collapse."
2014-06-14 - Generator bursts into flame at midnight, smokes out train station in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/service-resumes-after-overnight-cta-brown-line-fire/113625/
Quote: "Riders had to evacuate from the Brown Line station at Armitage around midnight Saturday. The fire sent heavy smoke through the station and out onto the street. Police first thought the fire was on the elevated platform, but they later found a generator was burning in a construction area under the platform."
2014-06-14 - Shirt ignites as man grinds some metal, in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan, 1 critically injured:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/man-critically-injured-when-shirt-catches-fire-b99291647z1-263177771.html
2014-06-14 - Engine starts smoking on passenger plane at airport in Guatemala City (Guatemala):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/25777913/smoking-atlanta-bound-plane-closes-guatemala-airport
Quote: "Officials say they closed Guatemala City's main airport for an hour after smoke from the engine of an Atlanta-bound jetliner brought out firefighters."
Note: And the day prior, a passenger plane landed at LaGuardia Airport and one of its engines burst into flame, injuring a worker, in coastal New York City (New York), mentioned in the 2014-06-13 update. Planes smoking, catching fire, crashing and exploding, one flight disappearing and apparently spotted on fire as it flew - not looking good for the aviation industry, but then things aren't looking too great for any kind of vehicles...
2014-06-14 - Charter bus hauling Boy Scouts bursts into flame on I-75 in Bartow County (Georgia):
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/25777844/charter-bus-carrying-boy-scouts-catches-fire
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/bus-with-scouts-catches-fire-blocks-i-75-traffic-i/ngLQn/
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25777844/charter-bus-carrying-boy-scouts-catches-fire
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/bus-fire-causes-big-delays-i-75-bartow-co/ngLQg/
http://atlanta.gotnewswire.com/news/bus-with-boy-scouts-catches-fire-blocks-i75-in-bartow
http://www.topix.com/atlanta/2014/06/charter-bus-carrying-boy-scouts-catches-fire-on-i-75
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/cartersville/2014/06/14/charter-bus-carrying-boy-scouts-catches-fire/10524369/
2014-06-14 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Heapy Street in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/bus-fire-in-macclesfield
2014-06-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Devonshire Street in Totley, Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-burning-lorry-in-sheffield-1-6673356
2014-06-14 - Tractor bursts into flame off Dobbin Horse Lane in Osmaston (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Blaze-destroys-tractor-Derbyshire-field/story-21236495-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/blaze-destroys-tractor-in-derbyshire-field
2014-06-14 - Van bursts into flame at 3 AM at campground in Mediapolis (Iowa), man seriously burned:
http://kimt.com/2014/06/15/authorities-say-man-badly-hurt-in-iowa-van-fire/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/14/authorities-say-man-badly-hurt-in-iowa-van-fire/
http://wqad.com/2014/06/14/unconscious-male-found-inside-blazing-van-in-des-moines-county/
http://www.swiowanewssource.com/news/state/article_4e4cb493-b951-54dc-96a4-f7e6b0a295c7.html
http://www.ourquadcities.com/story/d/story/one-man-was-airlifted-to-the-iowa-city-hospital/42432/avf3J73IZ0i-o_a43183vw
http://fargo.gotnewswire.com/news/authorities-say-man-badly-hurt-in-iowa-van-fire
http://wcfcourier.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/authorities-say-man-badly-hurt-in-iowa-van-fire/article_595335ea-6c6a-501d-902b-1177a7be73fd.html
Quote: "The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and the Mediapolis Fire Department were called to a campground pumping station for reports of a van on fire and a unconscious man with burns."
2014-06-14 - Van bursts into flame on Water Street in Frisby on the Wreake (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Van-destroyed-Frisby-Wreake-near-Melton/story-21236460-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/van-destroyed-by-fire-in-frisby-on-the-wreake-near-melton
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-destroyed-by-fire-in-frisby-on-the-wreake-near-melton-2465385.html
2014-06-14 - SUV bursts into flame in church parking lot in Hagerstown (Maryland):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/vehicle-catches-fire-in-church-parking-lot/22713/nO3EM6UbI0C6jK-O0dQCGQ
2014-06-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while towing horse trailer, near Hot Springs (South Dakota):
http://wildfiretoday.com/2014/06/14/vehicle-fire-in-the-black-hills/
Quote: "Today a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer caught fire while pulling a steep grade on Highway 18 a couple of miles west of Hot Springs, South Dakota."
2014-06-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while towing horse trailer, in Roselle (Illinois):
http://voices.suntimes.com/news/breaking-news/truck-carrying-horse-trailer-catches-fire-in-rose/
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140614/news/140618991/
http://chicago.cityandpress.com/node/7913824
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/06/horses-evacuated-from-horse-trailer.html
http://napervillemagazine.com/2014/06/driver-horse-escape-truck-fire-on-elgin-ohare-2/
2014-06-14 - Lamborghini Gallardo bursts into flame on the A41 near Kings Langley (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11278559.Car_fire_on_A41_near_Kings_Langley/
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11279714.Lamborghini_Superleggera_sports_car_destroyed_in_A41_fire_near_Kings_Langley/
Quote: "A flaming Lamborghini Gallardo delayed traffic on the A41 this morning. The incident took place westbound between the M25 J20 (Kings Langley) and the A414 Two Waters Road (Hemel Hempstead Turn Off)."
Quote: "The driver looked worried."
Note: Good thing he only had the coupe version, not the convertible. The coupes start at 'only' around $180,000 or so...
2014-06-14 - Taxi bursts into flame on the 59th Street Bridge in coastal New York City (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/news/local/Taxi-Catches-Fire-on-59th-Street-Bridge/263171091
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/new-york/taxi-catches-fire-on-59th-street-bridge/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/CAB-FIRE-QUEENSBORO-BRIDGE_New-York-263171091.html
http://rooseveltislander.blogspot.com/2014/06/taxi-catches-fire-on-queensboro-bridge.html
2014-06-14 - Classic car bursts into flame on street in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140614/articles/140619723
Quote: "A blue and white 1956 Chevrolet hot rod participating in Peggy Sue's Cruise burst into flames about 5:35 p.m. Saturday near Third and B streets in Santa Rosa. Hundreds of spectators snapped photos as a Santa Rosa fire crew doused the flames."
2014-06-14 - Car bursts into flame at candy store in Lake Elsinore (California):
http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/78913/
2014-06-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Springfield Mall, fire burns two nearby cars too, in Springfield (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/car-fire-in-parking-lot-of-springfield-mall/113892/
http://philadelphia.cityandpress.com/node/7913137
2014-06-14 - Car bursts into flame at Route 422 intersection in North Londonderry Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/06/crews_respond_to_carammo_fire.html
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/car-fire-shuts-down-route-422-near-palmyra-9586.shtml
http://www.ldnews.com/crime/ci_25964349/police-blotter-6-14-crews-battle-car-fire
2014-06-14 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked on street in Swieqi on the island of Malta:
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/40008/car_destroyed_by_fire_in_swieqi__
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/liverpool-one-car-park-evacuated-amid-reports-of-a-fire
2014-06-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark in coastal Liverpool (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/reports-fire-liverpool-one-car-7269341
2014-06-14 - Vehicle bursts into flame at Moto Services, M5 Junction 30, Sandygate, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29324&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/news/devon_news/11278726.Fire_crew_called_to_motorway_service_station_near_Sandygate/?ref=nt
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-called-car-Exeter-petrol-station/story-21236914-detail/story.html
2014-06-14 - Van, pickup, car, two trailers and home destroyed by fire in coastal Kailua (Hawaii):
http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-kealapua-street-home
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-residence
http://www.hawaii247.com/2014/06/15/fire-burns-home-and-vehicles-in-kona-saturday-june-14/
Quote: "The estimated 2,000 square foot dwelling was a total loss, with the dollar value yet to be determined, Medeiros said. A van, a compact pickup, a sedan and two trailers were also engulfed in flames."
2014-06-14 - Auto shop garage and office go up in flames at 2 AM in San Antonio (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.ksat.com/news/southside-car-lot-hit-by-overnight-fire/26491576
http://www.woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-sponsored-by-five-star-cleaners-119078/smoky-fire-damages-car-sales-office-12462033/
2014-06-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in Fisherville (Kentucky), nobody there:
http://www.wlky.com/news/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-eastern-jefferson-county/26493342#!Y7Zgr
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/261269-barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-eastern-jefferson-county.html
http://louisville.gotnewswire.com/news/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-eastern-jefferson-county
2014-06-14 - Barn destroyed by fire on North Brookfield Road in Spencer (Massachusetts):
http://www.necn.com/06/14/14/Barn-catches-fire-in-Spencer-Mass/landing.html?blockID=867952
http://www.csnne.com/article/barn-catches-fire-spencer-mass
2014-06-14 - Barn damaged by fire in Sweffling (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/sweffling_crews_from_saxmundham_framlingham_and_leiston_tackle_barn_fire_in_low_road_1_3642898
http://www.coastalscene24.co.uk/news/sweffling_crews_from_saxmundham_framlingham_and_leiston_tackle_barn_fire_in_low_road_1_3642898
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/sweffling-crews-from-saxmundham-framlingham-and-leiston-tackle-barn-fire-in-low-road
2014-06-14 - Vacant barn damaged by fire near Enfield (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11278849.Blaze_at_derelict_Enfield_barn/
2014-06-14 - Transformer bursts into flame outside business in Palm Springs (California), 1290 homes go dark:
http://www.kesq.com/news/transformer-fire-causes-power-outage-road-closure/26493698
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2014/06/14/transformer-fire-palm-springs/10527133/
http://www.metronewsday.com/news/98145-transformer-fire-causes-power-outage-road-closure.html
http://www.bako.com/palmsprings/news/Transformer-Fire-Causes-Power-Outage-Road-Closure/137988/
http://www.coachellavalleynews.com/news-desk/small-fire-knocks-out-power-in-ps-gene-autry-closed
2014-06-14 - Roller coaster 'Flight of Fear' damaged by 'electrical fire' again at Kings Island in Mason (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/fire-crews-respond-to-reports-of-fire-at-kings-island/26491584
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_fire-crews-called-kings-islands-flight-fear-ride-20648.shtml
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/warren-county/mason/fire-reported-at-kings-islands-flight-of-fear-roller-coaster-again
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-crews-respond-structure-fire-at-kings-island-13002.shtml
Quote: "Fire crews also responded earlier this month when the indoor roller coaster filled with smoke after a motor malfunctioned."
Quote: "The roller coaster was last inspected on April 14, 2014. It received all satisfactory ratings for safety, according records obtained by WCPO."
Note: Despite the name, Kings Island isn't an island. It is, however, right next to the Little Miami River...
2014-06-14 - In separate events, minutes apart, garage and vacant home burn at 1 AM in Saginaw (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/06/fire_at_vacant_saginaw_home.html
Quote: "Saginaw firefighters were in the midst of fighting a garage fire when they had to split their efforts in order to fight a second blaze. The incidents both took place after 1 a.m. Saturday, June 14, according to Battalion Chief Steve Filary. Crews initially responded to a fully involved garage fire at 1415 Lyon, when a second call came in for a fire several blocks away at 1809 Mackinaw. 'They were a few minutes apart,' Filary said. The fire on Lyon caused approximately $5,000 worth of damage to the attached garage. The house fire on Mackinaw was contained to a vacant property, according to Filary."
2014-06-14 - Porch bursts into flame at 4:15 AM, fire spreads to home, in Lawrence (Kansas):
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/jun/14/two-alarm-house-fire-lawrence/
http://operation100news.blogspot.com/2014/06/two-alarm-house-fire-in-lawrence.html
http://www.kctv5.com/story/25777105/three-people-displaced-in-early-morning-fire
http://6lawrence.com/news/crime-fire-courts/10642-firefighters-battle-two-alarm-fire-in-central-lawrence
http://kansan.com/news/2014/06/15/bureau-still-investigating-cause-of-damaging-fire-on-kentucky-and-14th-streets/
2014-06-14 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Tama County, near Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.kwwl.com/story/25776967/2014/06/14/breaking-news-house-fire-in-tama-county
2014-06-14 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads, two homes destroyed, near Alum Creek (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/25778532/fire-destroys-two-homes-and-a-garage-in-lincoln-county-wv
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Two-Buildings-in-Lincoln-County-263170111.html
Quote: "According to the scene commander of the Alum Creek Volunteer Fire Department, who responded to the scene, the fire started in the garage, which spread to two homes."
2014-06-14 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in Riverview (Florida), near the coast, nobody home:
http://tbo.com/south-shore/fire-destroys-mobile-home-in-riverview-20140614/
2014-06-14 - Home damaged by basement fire at 5:15 AM in Hudson (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/hudson-house-fire-under-investigation/26490610
2014-06-14 - Vacant home burns on Rue Max Street in coastal Warrington, Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/escambia-county-house-fire-sends-firefighter-hospital-45697.shtml
2014-06-14 - Vacant winery burns at 6:45 AM in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140614/articles/140619742
2014-06-13 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame at LaGuardia Airport in coastal New York City (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/14/4178147/worker-injured-in-plane-engine.html
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_cc79a806-aac2-5627-ad17-ef3b6eecbe33.html
http://pix11.com/2014/06/14/1-injured-after-plane-catches-fire-at-la-guardia-friday/
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/06/14/worker-injured-in-plane-engine-fire-at-laguardia/
http://7online.com/news/1-hurt-when-plane-catches-fire-at-laguardia-/113723/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Delta-Worker-Injured-While-Responding-to-LaGuardia-Plane-Engine-Fire-Flight-2166-263156571.html
Quote: "A Delta Air Lines worker was injured while responding to an engine fire on a plane that landed at New York's LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. Airport firefighters extinguished the blaze in the left engine of Delta Flight 2166 from Orlando, Florida, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The fire broke out at 10:25 p.m. Friday after the plane arrived in New York. No passengers were injured, but a ramp worker was taken to a hospital, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said."
2014-06-13 - LPG tank explodes at home in Kolkata (India), 4 killed, 10 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Four-killed-10-hurt-in-Kolkata-LPG-explosion/articleshow/36504743.cms
2014-06-13 - Underground gas tank explodes and burns in Ridgefield (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/offbeat/2014/06/13/gas-tank-explosion-in-ridgefield/
http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/31403/explosion-gas-tank-fire-on-pump-lane/
Quote: "Neighbors in the area reported a shudder around 1:20 p.m. when an underground gas tank ignited."
2014-06-13 - Oil refinery hit by fire near Lockwood (Montana):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_3edd351d-400a-562b-80f2-dd9348a1eade.html
Quote: "The ExxonMobil fire was the second occurrence in less than a week for Billings. There was a non-injury fire Wednesday afternoon at Phillips 66. Low-hanging, black smoke from the ExxonMobil fire drifted south from the refinery toward a residential area in Lockwood for a few hours."
Note: Lockwood is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Yellowstone River...
2014-06-13 - Eight vehicles and seven warehouses damaged or destroyed by huge blaze in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia):
https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/massive-fire-engulfs-warehouses-riyadh-000000311.html
2014-06-13 - Boat bursts into flame near the Dinner Key Marina in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Boat-Fire-Reported-Near-Dinner-Key-Marina-263025161.html
http://miami-florida.yourlocalnews.us/?zfcategory=NBC%20Miami&zftitle=Boat+Fire+Reported+Near+Dinner+Key+Marina
Quote: "Miami Fire Rescue workers responded after a boat caught fire in South Florida waters Friday morning. The incident happened about a fourth of a mile from shore in the area of Dinner Key Marina. Footage showed the stern of the boat badly burned."
2014-06-13 - Sailboat bursts into flame while docked in coastal St. John’s (Canada):
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/newfoundland/rnc-investigating-suspicious-fire-in-st-johns
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rnc-investigating-suspicious-fire-in-st-john-s-1.2675154
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2014-06-13/article-3763019/Investigation-into-suspicious-boat-fire-continuing/1
2014-06-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Mill Lane in coastal Cayton (Britain):
http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/bus_fire_scarborough
2014-06-13 - School bus bursts into flame on road on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Spain):
http://www.tenerifenews.org.es/2014/06/pupils-escape-bus-fire/
Note: This is the 7th school bus to burst into flame in June, so far. A truck burst into flame while parked on a ferry boat near Tenerife recently, mentioned in the 2014-04-26 update. In December 2013 a mysterious explosion at a restaurant outside a beachfront hotel injured 4 people on Tenerife, mentioned in the 2013-12-28 update...
2014-06-13 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on Highway 45 near Antigo (Wisconsin):
http://www.myfoxwausau.com/story/25771580/2014/06/13/tanker-truck-fire-closes-highway-near-antigo
http://www.wqow.com/story/25774260/wisconsin-highway-reopens-after-tanker-fire
http://www.startribune.com/local/263098721.html
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Tanker-Truck-Fire-Closed-both-Lanes-of-Hwy-45-S-of-Antigo-263055081.html
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/4d59513d9a8143b89865afc8383cd1bc/WI--Tanker-Fire
2014-06-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business in Brownfield (Texas):
http://www.brownfieldonline.com/Content/Local/Local/Article/Truck-fire--contributed-photo-by-John-Vasquez/5/5/2108
2014-06-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-8 near Wellton (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/truck-carrying-corrosive-material-catches-fire-forces-freeway-closure/article_14a967f8-f2a0-11e3-bced-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AZ/2014/June/13/Truck.carrying.corrosive.material.catches.fire.forces.Interstate.8.closure.near.Wellton.aspx
2014-06-13 - Tractor (digger) and van go up in flames at 3:37 AM near Buildwas (Britain):
http://www.wrekinnews.co.uk/commercial-vehicle-fire-near-buildwas/
Quote: "It was a fire involving a mechanical digger and a van at 3.37am."
2014-06-13 - RV, four vehicles and some garages go up in flames near school in Yiewsley (Britain):
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/elderly-man-treated-injuries-yiewsley-7263180
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/breaking-fire-blazing-next-school-7262557
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/update-caravan-vehicles-garages-fire-7263001
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/person-treated-for-injuries-in-yiewsley-caravan-fire
Quote: "Garages, four motor vehicles and a caravan are alight."
2014-06-13 - RV bursts into flame on Windmill Lane in Astley, Nuneaton (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/06/13/motorhome-on-fire-windmill-lane-astley/
http://warwickshire-news.co.uk/2014/06/13/motorhome-on-fire-windmill-lane-astley/
2014-06-13 - Van bursts into flame and explodes on street in Leeds (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-27839042
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/story/2014-06-13/van-carrying-gas-canisters-explodes/
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-06-13/van-fire-extinguished-after-explosion/
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/video-van-explodes-in-leeds-city-centre-1-6672004
2014-06-13 - Van and car go up in flames at 2:34 AM while parked on Waterloo Road in Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-widnes_13-06-2014_7-26-00
2014-06-13 - Van bursts into flame shortly before midnight near pub in Fremington, near Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29321&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/news/devon_news/11278501.Van_fire_near_Barnstaple/
http://www.topix.com/forum/uk-county/devon/TFN8KFDOTHS4N8L4O
2014-06-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in San Angelo (Texas), driver arrested for driving without license:
http://sanangelolive.com/news/2014-06-13/vehicle-fire-driver-maintains-comedic-disposition-during-arrest
2014-06-13 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM on I-24 in McCracken County (Kentucky):
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/25769127/car-catches-fire
2014-06-13 - Car bursts into flame at 4:27 AM while parked at home in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/springfield_firefighters_quick_6.html
2014-06-13 - Car bursts into flame on Wylds Road in Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29314&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-13 - Car bursts into flame on Pearl Lane in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_13-06-2014_10-31-04
2014-06-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-10 in Laplace (Louisiana), near Lake Pontchartrain:
http://www.wafb.com/story/25769398/vehicle-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-part-of-i-10-west
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/baton-rouge-news/item/686248-vehicle-fire-shuts-down-part-of-i-10-west
http://www.kplctv.com/story/25769398/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-part-of-i-10-west
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/25769398/vehicle-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-part-of-i-10-west
http://www.newscastic.com/news/vehicle-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-part-of-i-10-west-1931106/
2014-06-13 - Motorcycle bursts into flame while parked inside garage, fire spreads to garage, at home in Moorhead (Minnesota):
http://www.kvrr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27259&Itemid=57
2014-06-13 - Trailer containing race car bursts into flame while being towed on I-95 near Newark (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/traffic/2014/06/13/trailer-fire-95/10511409/
Quote: "Northbound I-95 was closed near Newark for about two hours late Friday into Saturday after a trailer hauling a race car caught fire. The fire was reported at 10:34 p.m., near the railroad tracks just north of Del. 896, emergency dispatch officials told The News Journal."
2014-06-13 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at auto shop on Canyon Road in Ogden (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/Police-Fire/2014/06/13/Blaze-hits-Car-Tunes-in-Ogden.html
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=30317631&nid=148&title=ogden-crews-contain-fire-affecting-several-buildings
Quote: "A travel trailer fire set off Friday night caused $30,000 damage and affected a nearby home and a Car Tunes auto accessory store at 415 Canyon Road."
Note: Also see the woman in her 30s who had a seizure and crashed her SUV into a canal in Ogden, mentioned in the accidents section. Hydrogen sulfide is neurotoxic and will damage brains, sometimes causing seizures, 'medical events', unconsciousness or death, and it is highly flammable and is also igniting vehicles (among other things)...
2014-06-13 - Barn destroyed by fire near Holland (Indiana):
https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/fire-destroys-holland-yard-barn
2014-06-13 - Barn damaged by fire in Chester County (Pennsylvania), other fires mentioned:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/four-fires-break-out-within-minutes-in-lancaster-and-chester/article_f5f430b8-f32b-11e3-9330-0017a43b2370.html
2014-06-13 - Brush fire ignites, burns 45 acres, near the Salton Sea (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/fire-burns-45-acres-near-salton-sea/26498378
2014-06-13 - Brush fire erupts along US 101 in coastal San Rafael (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/06/13/wildfire-burning-along-highway-101-in-san-rafael/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/raw-newschopper-2-video-of-grass-fire-in-san/vCdtJD/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/crews-scene-two-alarm-fire-san-rafael-hillside/ngK5c/
2014-06-13 - Two tons of hay bursts into flame at Temple Guiting in the Cotswolds (Britain):
http://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/11276182.Hay_destroyed_in_barn_blaze/
2014-06-13 - Debris bursts into flame on porch at 4 AM, nearby gas can explodes, at home in Addyston (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/addyston-fire-after-loud-boom-12944.shtml
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/06/13/addyston-fire-under-investigation/10411865/
Quote: "One of the residents heard a loud 'boom' at the home on Main Street near Bowman Lane. Seconds later the front porch was one fire."
Quote: "Local 12 noticed a gas can on the porch. Fire investigators believe debris on the porch may have ignited."
2014-06-13 - Used clothing warehouse destroyed by fire at 3:49 AM in Brownsville (Texas):
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_41a25402-f374-11e3-9c8a-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-13 - Plywood factory ravaged by blaze in Dina Nagar (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/fire-at-plywood-factory-114061300933_1.html
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/fire-at-plywood-factory_939376.html
Quote: "Exact cause of the fire was not known yet, officials said, adding that huge plywood materials were gutted."
2014-06-13 - Transformer explodes on pole in Bedford (Massachusetts):
http://bedford.wickedlocal.com/article/20140613/NEWS/140617875
http://concord.wickedlocal.com/article/20140613/NEWS/140617875
http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20140613/NEWS/140617875
2014-06-13 - Transformer bursts into flame in coastal Everett (Washington), 300 homes go dark:
http://myeverettnews.com/2014/06/13/transformer-fire-puts-power-north-everett/
2014-06-13 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole near bus station in Delaware Water Gap (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140613/NEWS/140619883
2014-06-13 - Yacht club damaged by fire just before midnight in coastal Marblehead (Massachusetts):
http://www.itemlive.com/news/alarm-fire-damages-marblehead-yacht-club/article_e631418a-f32f-11e3-8348-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/peabody-ma/TI5RN25LRPVOGFJ62
2014-06-13 - Deck bursts into flame at apartment building, fire spreads to building, in Prescott (Arizona):
http://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/news/current-news/item/23676-apartment-fire-in-prescott-displaces-about-20-people
2014-06-13 - Apartment building devastated by huge fire at 1 AM in coastal Federal Way (Washington):
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/6-rescued-from-balconies-as-fire-destroys-Federal-Way-apartments-263027251.html
Quote: "The fire and smoke damaged all 27 units, forcing 91 people out of their homes."
2014-06-13 - Deadly blaze rips through mobile home at 3 AM near coastal Hayward (California), 1 killed:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Victim-killed-in-mobile-home-fire-5550090.php
2014-06-13 - Deadly fire damages home at 3:45 AM in Greenville (Mississippi), 1 killed:
http://www.ddtonline.com/news/article_96255fb2-f336-11e3-8e62-001a4bcf887a.html
Note: Greenville is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Mississippi River...
2014-06-13 - Vacant home burns on Bay Springs Road in Centre (Alabama):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/cherokee_county/house-fire-reported-on-bay-springs-road/article_3e645568-f277-11e3-a560-0017a43b2370.html
2014-06-13 - Vacant house burns in Champaign (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-06-13/vacant-champaign-home-damaged-fire.html
2014-06-13 - Vacant home burns in Beaver Meadows (Pennsylvania):
http://standardspeaker.com/news/vacant-beaver-meadows-home-damaged-in-fire-1.1702661
2014-06-13 - Vacant house burns at 4:25 AM in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/25769288/firefighters-investigate-vacant-house-fire
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25769288/firefighters-investigate-vacant-house-fire
http://theadvocate.com/home/9450715-125/baton-rouge-police-and-fire
2014-06-12 - Three buses destroyed by fire at salvage yard in Great Bridge (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/06/12/three-coaches-destroyed-in-great-bridge-fire/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/public_transport/three-coaches-destroyed-in-great-bridge-fire/
Quote: "Three coaches were completely destroyed after a fire broke out in a salvage yard in Great Bridge this afternoon. Fire crews from Dudley, Tipton and Brierley Hill spent more than two hours tackling the blaze in Bagnall Street, which started at around 4pm. The flames also damaged a fence and summer house belonging to a house adjacent to the yard."
Note: This place is just east (downwind) of both the Walsall Canal and the River Tame...
2014-06-12 - Double-decker university bus bursts into flame near the University of Warwick in Coventry (Britain):
http://theboar.org/2014/06/12/u1-bus-caught-fire-campus/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-27809518
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/passengers-flee-burning-bus-near-7257516
http://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/warwick/bus-fire-evacuates-university-of-warwick-buildings-bbc-news/
Note: University bus, so I guess this qualifies as a school bus, which makes this the 6th school bus to burst into flame in June, so far...
2014-06-12 - Two more buses burst into flame in Britain, one at supermarket in Sparkbrook, and one on the M11 in Essex:
http://www.nationalheadlines.co.uk/you-wait-all-day-for-a-bus-fire-then-three-come-along-at-once/354380/
http://www.capitalbay.com/latest-news1/526144-three-bus-fires-come-along-at-once-in-separate-incidents-across-the-country.html
http://www.news.nom.co/you-wait-all-day-for-a-bus-fire-9910806-news/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/you-wait-day-bus-fire-3682137
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20140612/Birmingham-Bus-Fire-West-Midlands/
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/06/12/bus-bursts-into-flames/
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/essex_bus_fire_on_m11_causes_travel_chaos_1_3640124
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2656389/Three-bus-fires-come-Vehicles-burst-flames-forcing-passengers-flee-separate-incidents-country.html
Quote: "In a bizarre coincidence, three buses in separate parts of the country were engulfed in flames today."
Note: Hah, coincidence, right. So, counting the three buses that were destroyed by fire at the salvage yard in Great Bridge, that's six buses that went up in flames in one day in Britain. Fast forward a bit and we might just see stories like this: 'In a bizarre coincidence, London, Leeds and Birmingham have been destroyed today by suspected gas explosions.' Also see the car that burst into flame outside a train station in London...
2014-06-12 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire at 2 AM in Wainuiomata (New Zealand), near Wellington Harbour, 1 killed:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11272816
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/man-dead-after-big-explosion-in-wainuiomata-home-5999618
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10147768/Extensive-damage-one-dead-after-explosive-fire
2014-06-12 - Settling tank explodes and burns, ignites other tanks, at business in Houston (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/viewer-video-of-warehouse-explosion-and-fire/26462446
http://www.khou.com/news/local/HFD-battles-large-building-fire-near-Bush-IAH-262903371.html
http://news92fm.com/446218/firefighters-respond-to-explosion-near-bush-airport/
Quote: "Aerial views from Air 11 showed damage to the roof and rear of the structure. It also appears that the explosion damaged some vehicles near the building."
2014-06-12 - Underground fire erupts six stories below ground at sewage plant in Hoover (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/06/fire_burning_6_stories_undergr.html
http://www.topix.com/city/hoover-al/2014/06/fire-burning-6-stories-underground-at-hoover-sewage-plant
http://birmingham.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-burning-6-stories-underground-at-hoover-sewage-plant-under-control
2014-06-12 - Recycling center hit by fire in Fresno (California):
http://www.modbee.com/2014/06/12/3388163/fresno-firefighters-battle-blaze.html
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/06/12/3975219/fire-at-fresno-recycling-plant.html
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/06/12/3696183/fire-at-fresno-recycling-plant.html
http://www.kmjnow.com/common/page.php?pt=Cedar+Ave+Recycler+Catches+Fire&id=13384&is_corp=0
2014-06-12 - Oil recycling facility erupts in flame in Dilovasi (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/factory-fire-was-quenched-in-kocaeli-dilovas/392501/
2014-06-12 - Steel and chemical plant hit by explosion and gas leak in Chhattisgarh (India), at least 5 killed, 29+ injured:
http://www.veooz.com/news/sHG39LP.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/world/THIK6ERHNS5LNHTOR
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/world/asia/india-chhattisgarh-bhilai-steel-plant-people-injured-in-explosion.html
2014-06-12 - Cargo ship bursts into flame while docked in coastal Beirut (Lebanon):
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Jun-12/259851-cargo-ship-on-fire-at-beirut-port.ashx
2014-06-12 - Cargo ship 'Cape Tavor' hit by fire while docked at shipyard on the island of Malta:
http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/ACCIDENTS/129584/Bulk-carrier-Cape-Tavor-on-fire-Palumbo-Shipyards/
http://www.vesselfinder.com/news/2142-Bulk-carrier-Cape-Tavor-on-fire-at--the-Palumbo-Shipyards
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/39824/civil_protection_called_to_control_flames_aboard_ship
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140609/local/blaze-on-ships-deck-at-dockyard.522670
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Cape-Tavor-9189249.html
2014-06-12 - Fire truck bursts into flame on US 30 in Valparaiso (Indiana):
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/porter/28034531-418/fire-truck-burns-crew-salvages-equipment.html
http://nwigazette.com/2014/06/12/valparaiso-fire-truck-on-fire-earlier-today/
http://www.firetruckblog.com/2014/06/13/indiana-fire-truck-catches-fire-intersection/
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/valparaiso-firetruck-catches-fire-on-u-s-at-ind/article_bb8c5ea5-28ba-5b5f-ba0b-9f47489788f4.html
2014-06-12 - Three tractor trailers destroyed by fire just before 3 AM while parked at business on Westcreek Drive in Vaughan (Canada):
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/06/12/3-tractor-trailers-destroyed-after-catching-fire-in-vaughan/
http://www.680news.com/2014/06/12/3-tractor-trailers-destroyed-after-catching-fire-in-vaughan/
http://toronto.cityandpress.com/node/7901892
2014-06-12 - Tractor trailer and 3 vehicles go up in flames while parked in Edinburg (Texas):
http://www.krgv.com/news/4-vehicles-big-rig-scorched-in-garage-fire/
Quote: "The flames broke out early Thursday morning on an Edinburg farm near Rogers Road and Hoehn Drive. Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider tells us the 18-wheeler was parked outside the garage, and the vehicles were parked inside, when the flames sparked up. It's not clear what caused the fire."
2014-06-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.kdbc.com/news/massive-semi-truck-fire-i-10-west-zaragoza-creates-traffic-nightmare
http://www.ktsm.com/news/traffic-tracker/traffic-alert-large-semi-truck-fire-i-10-west-zaragoza
http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_25946820/intertstate-10-east-and-west-near-zaragoza-closed
http://www.vivirelpaso.com/2014/06/interstate-10-east-and-west-near-zaragoza-reopened-after-truck-fire/
http://www.kvia.com/news/developing-18wheeler-catches-fire-on-interstate-10/26457158
2014-06-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-30 near Benton (Arkansas):
http://www.arkansasstory.com/?p=2629
2014-06-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while hauling fireworks, in Shringeri (India), 1 killed, 1 critically burned:
http://www.newskarnataka.com/news/content/other/Cracker-lorry-catches-fire-at-Shringeri-1-dead-another-critical
http://www.udayavanienglish.com/news/486851L14-Shringeri--Lorry-with-crackers-catches-fire--1-dead.html
Quote: "The mishap took place when it was parked at the Bharathi Beedhi in front of the Mutt. The cause of the fire is not known."
Note: With all the vehicles spontaneously igniting these days, driving a truck loaded with fireworks seems very dangerous...
2014-06-12 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked at business in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.webcenter11.com/?q=content/afternoon-fire-damages-box-van
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/cargo-van-catches-fire-at-odom-corp/article_eccb0a2e-f39a-11e3-801b-0017a43b2370.html
2014-06-12 - RV bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked in Sebring (Florida):
http://www.westsebringfire.com/indexPage.php?RV-Fire-Wednesday-Morning-50
2014-06-12 - RV bursts into flame just after 3:30 AM while parked in Abbotsford (Canada), fire damages 3 more vehicles and 2 homes:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1389856/rv-fire-in-abbotsford-damages-several-homes/
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/262892971.html
http://www.abbynews.com/news/262892971.html
http://news.store-1.net/172602/rv-fire-in-abbotsford-damages-several-homes/
http://britishcolumbiatours.com/rv-fire-in-abbotsford-damages-several-homes/
Quote: "Radiant heat from the fire damaged the siding of two homes, as well as two cars and another fifth-wheel trailer on a nearby property."
2014-06-12 - Van bursts into flame while parked on Cross Street, fire spreads to adjacent car, in Carlisle (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/busy-carlisle-road-closed-by-fire-1.1142290
http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2014-06-12/fire-closes-street-in-carlisle/
2014-06-12 - Van bursts into flame while parked outside home in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-117085-2-.htm#117085
Quote: "As it stands they do not believe this fire will be added to the list of now 15 suspicious fires in the Greater Vernon Area."
Note: Lots of stuff, including other parked vehicles, have been burning up in Vernon lately. They don't see a connection? Parked vehicle bursting into flame versus parked vehicles bursting into flame. It's hard NOT to see a connection unless you're on some really good drugs...
2014-06-12 - SUV bursts into flame on the Sunrise Highway near coastal Hampton Bays (Virginia):
http://danspapers.com/2014/06/vehicle-fire-closes-westbound-lane-on-sunrise-west-of-hampton-bays/
2014-06-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 1:16 AM while parked on Railway Lane in Hagerstown (Maryland):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/fire-marshal-investigating-cause-of-truck-fire/20076/O4s4J5Eq9kunh3ondwfUPg
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/fire-that-damaged-pickup-truck-investigated/article_e8340690-e6f4-537f-a9ab-f92a7d30b20a.html
2014-06-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while pulling horse trailer, on Highway 14 near Agua Dulce (California):
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/121656/
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on US 89/91 in Sardine Canyon (Utah):
http://news.hjnews.com/allaccess/fire-destroys-car-in-sardine-canyon/article_c1efac26-f285-11e3-8314-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on road in Amherst (New Hampshire):
http://ulocal.wmur.com/mediadetail/19230451-Car-fire-in-Amherst?gid=76457&uid=1&sort=upload%20DESC&offset=1
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on Kanan Dume Road in coastal Malibu (California):
http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_d72ee902-f263-11e3-9856-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame at home in coastal St. Anthony (Canada):
http://www.northernpen.ca/News/Local/2014-06-12/article-3760256/Car-fire-in-St.-Anthony/1
http://www.nlnewsnow.com/News/Local/2014-06-12/article-3760256/Car-fire-in-St.-Anthony/1
http://www.thenorwester.ca/News/Local/2014-06-12/article-3760256/Car-fire-in-St.-Anthony/1
http://www.thelabradorian.ca/News/Local/2014-06-12/article-3760256/Car-fire-in-St.-Anthony/1
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on Lake Range Road south of Kincardine (Canada), near Lake Huron:
http://www.lucknowsentinel.com/2014/06/12/car-burns-south-of-kincardine-and-more-police-news
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame outside Paddington Station in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london24.com/news/video_car_on_fire_by_paddington_station_1_3640304
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/10897196/Car-explodes-into-flames-on-London-street.html
Note: Now the driver will have to catch a bus. Wait, those are burning too!
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame in Wakehurst Mews, Horsham (Britain):
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/video/news/car-fire-in-horsham-3619001432001
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on street in Thorpe on the outskirts of Norwich (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2014-06-12/car-catches-fire-near-norwich-moments-into-24-hour-firefighter-strike/
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on the A38 at Swinfen near Lichfield (Britain):
http://www.lichfieldmercury.co.uk/Car-A38-Swinfen-near-Lichfield-causes-long-delays/story-21226093-detail/story.html
http://www.thestaffie.net/car-fire-on-a38-at-swinfen-near-lichfield-causes-long-delays/
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame at 2:05 AM while parked on Leycroft Road in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29311&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on Queensway in Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-widnes_12-06-2014_8-52-33
2104-06-12 - Car bursts into flame on Yarmouth Road in Thorpe St Andrew (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/photo_update_road_re_opens_after_car_catches_fire_near_rushcutters_arms_pub_in_thorpe_st_andrew_1_3639583
2014-06-12 - RV, outbuilding and mobile home go up in flames at 2:11 AM in Temescal Valley (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/06/12/temescal-valley-mobile-home-rv-damaged-in-fire/
http://www.roonte.com/www/temescal-valley-mobile-home-rv-damaged-in-fire
2014-06-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Upper Merion Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-southeasternpa/Fire-destroys-historic-barn/26470814
http://www.timesherald.com/general-news/20140612/firefighters-battle-barn-fire-in-upper-merion
http://www.phillyfirenews.com/2014/06/12/barn-fire-upper-merion/
http://media.mainlinemedianews.com/2014/06/12/photos-fire-destroys-converted-barn-in-the-wayne-section-of-upper-merion/#1
http://www.topix.com/county/montgomery-pa/2014/06/fire-destroys-historic-barn
http://mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2014/06/13/king_of_prussia_courier/news/doc5399f7194ad8f328463946.txt
2014-06-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Bowie County (Texas):
http://www.ktre.com/story/25766218/firefighters-battle-heat-exhaustion-at-scene-of-bowie-co-barn-blaze
2014-06-12 - Barn destroyed by fire at business on Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford (Michigan):
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20140612/waterford-commercial-building-considered-total-loss-after-fire-june-12
2014-06-12 - Barn destroyed by fire near Greeneville (Tennessee):
http://www.greeneville.com/news/news1.htm
Quote: "A barn in the Chuckey area was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Firemen from the Tusculum, Newmansville, and Nolichuckey Voluteer Fire Departments were dispatched to 198 Summit Ridge Lane, off the Chuckey Pike, just after 3:15 this afternoon. The barn was already on the ground when firemen arrived."
2014-06-12 - Hay plant erupts in flame, propane tank explodes, fire gets huge, in Tremonton (Utah), nobody there:
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/blaze-tears-through-box-elder-county-barn-11903.shtml
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=30280899&nid=148&title=explosion-ignites-fire-at-hay-baling-plant
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=30280899&nid=148&title=10m-hay-fire-going-to-burn-for-a-long-time-fire-marshal-says
http://news.hjnews.com/allaccess/box-elder-hay-barn-fire-an-estimated-million-loss/article_039ddf14-f25c-11e3-952c-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865605012/Crews-battle-fire-at-Tremonton-plant.html
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58059955-78/amp-tremonton-fire-hay.html.csp
Quote: "A fire at a hay plant has caused between $8 million and $10 million in damage..."
Quote: "According to an employee, the shed contained fork lifts and equipment for loading and off loading trucks."
2014-06-12 - Twenty bales of hay burst into flame, fire threatens barn, in Monticello (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-06-12/firefighters-keep-hay-fire-spreading-barn.html
2014-06-12 - Porta-potty bursts into flame at Wisconsin Valley Fair grounds in Marathon Park in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140612/WDH01/306120179
2014-06-12 - Golf course clubhouse destroyed by fire before 6:33 AM in Shelbyville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25758596/clubhouse-at-shelbyville-golf-course-on-fire
Note: Pic shows just a fire engine in the parking lot, so it doesn't look like anyone was at this place when it went up in flames...
2014-06-12 - Plastics company damaged by fire in Houston (Texas), nobody there:
http://abc13.com/news/two-alarm-warehouse-fire-burning-in-nw-houston/110604/
2014-06-12 - House destroyed by fire in Lakewood (Ohio):
http://www.cleveland.com/lakewood/index.ssf/2014/06/fire_guts_lakewood_home.html
2014-06-12 - Home destroyed by fire near Beatline Road in coastal Long Beach (Mississippi):
http://m.wlox.com/#!/newsDetail/25759938
2014-06-12 - Two mobile homes destroyed by fire at 3:37 AM, two more damaged, in Palm Springs (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/four-homes-destroyed-or-damaged-in-palm-springs-fire/26455530
http://www.kesq.com/news/early-morning-fire-erupts-at-palm-springs-mobile-home-park/26469678
Note: At least two of the homes were unoccupied, and it looks like at least one SUV burned too...
2014-06-12 - Deadly fire destroys shed before 3 AM in Mount Gravatt area of coastal Brisbane (Australia), 1 killed:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/body-found-after-mount-gravatt-shed-fire-20140612-zs4m7.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-12/man-dies-in-shed-fire-at-mt-gravatt-house-on-brisbanes-southside/5517256
http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/person-found-dead-after-shed-fire-mt-gravatt/2287071/
2014-06-12 - Deadly blaze rips through apartment complex at 1 AM in Vancouver (Washington), 1 killed:
http://koin.com/2014/06/12/fire-rips-through-vancouver-apartment-complex/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Vancouver-apartment-complex-2-alarm-fire-Thursday-262856621.html
2014-06-12 - Vacant home burns a second time in Salem (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/06/second_fire_at_empty_house_in.html
2014-06-12 - Vacant house burns in the Lake City area of coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/2014/06/11/firefighters-tackle-fire-at-vacant-home-in-lake-city/
http://seattle.thedailydigest.org/2014/06/11/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-vacant-home-in-lake-city/
2014-06-12 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25756878/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-downtown-las-vegas
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/11/firefighters-battle-blaze-vacant-house-near-downto/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/fire-rescue/late-night-fire-destroys-vacant-house-east-las-vegas
2014-06-12 - In separate incidents, three vacant homes go up in flames in Lafayette (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/news/firefighters-work-three-overnight-vacant-house-fires/
2014-06-11 - Six parked vehicles go up in flames at 3:08 AM at auto auction yard in Bel Air (Maryland), 2 more cars burn separately:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/8-bel-airarea-auto-fires-reported-in-24-hours/26440410
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/belair/ph-ag-auto-auction-0613-20140611,0,2163611.story
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55384498/
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/1224654/Six-vehicles-damaged-in-early-morning-fire-at-Bel-Air-Auto-Auction.html
http://baltimore.gotnewswire.com/news/eight-vehicles-damaged-by-fire-in-24-hours-in-harford
Quote: "Six vehicles set to be auctioned off at Bel Air Auto Auction were damaged by fire early Wednesday morning, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. The fire, reported at 3:08 a.m., started in a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup in a pre-auction lot and extended to five adjacent vehicles, according to a Fire Marshal's Office notice of investigation."
Quote: "The first fire was reported around midday Tuesday at the intersection of Route 24 and Boulton Street. Six more were reported around 3 a.m. Wednesday at the Bel Air Auto Auction. An eighth auto fire happened around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 2200 block of Historic Drive in Forest Hill."
Note: Whew, so two cars went up in flames in separate incidents (sounds like they were being driven when they ignited) and then six parked cars went up in flames in the wee hours at an auto business too...
2014-06-11 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Guttenberg (Iowa), near the Mississippi River, nobody home:
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/public-safety/fire/explosion-damages-guttenberg-home-20140611
Quote: "Personnel arrived in the 100 block of Garber Road to find a two-story home on fire after what appeared to be an explosion."
2014-06-11 - Home damaged after propane tank explodes and burns in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/06/11/propane-tank-explosion-home/10350297/
http://www.news4jax.com/Propane-explosion-destroys-home/26449504
http://jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2014-06-12/story/propane-tank-explosion-causes-signifcant-damage-southside-home-family
2014-06-11 - Garage explodes and burns at 3:30 AM at home in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/-Fire-breaks-out-inside-Hampton-garage-262673001.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/06/11/feul-tank-explodes-as-crews-battle-garage-fire/
Quote: "The incident happened in the 100 block of Linden Avenue around 3:30 a.m., according to fire officials. Neighbors told 13News Now that they heard a big explosion before the fire broke out."
2014-06-11 - Auto shop rocked by explosion and huge fire near coastal London (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/Explosion-garage-Warlingham/story-21217895-detail/story.html
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/warlingham-garage-fire-eyewitnesses-describe-7254321
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/explosion-as-fire-engulfs-car-workshop-in-south-london-9528467.html
http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/11270202.VIDEO__Explosion_reported_at_car_workshop/
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/crews-tackling-blaze-explosion-car-workshop/story-21217839-detail/story.html
Quote: "The fire is the second serious blaze at the car workshop in the last six months..."
2014-06-11 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits Cleveland Park area of coastal Washington DC, 570 homes go dark:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/25754335/connecticut-avenue-in-nw-dc-shut-down-due-to-explosion-fire-in-manhole
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/06/11/manhole-explosion-closes-connecticut-ave-in-cleveland-park/
2014-06-11 - Utility pole bursts into flame in Camillus (New York), 2000 homes go dark:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/utility_pole_fire_near_west_genesee_high_school_causes_power_outage_to_2000_cust.html
2014-06-11 - Underground explosion and fire hits coal mine in Guizhou Province (China), 10 killed:
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_06_11/10-killed-in-mine-explosion-in-southwestern-China-1225/
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735700
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/06/11/10-dead-in-gas-explosion-in-central-china-mine/
2014-06-11 - Landfill hit by fire, again, in Shreveport (Louisiana), second time in a week:
http://www.ktbs.com/story/25747863/fire-breaks-out-at-area-landfill-for-second-time-this-week
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/locals-react-to-burning-landfill-in-mlk-neighborho/87340/52B-RnEFEECv3ncvIjW55w
2014-06-11 - Landfill erupts in flame near Umatilla Reservation (Oregon):
http://www.eastoregonian.com/free/abandoned-mill-dump-lights-up-on-first-day-of-fire/article_f4003ff2-f1e8-11e3-8738-0019bb2963f4.html
http://wallowa.com/news/state_regional/another-landfill-ignition/article_e6dae301-5220-593e-8fdd-15ac27284648.html
2014-06-11 - Recycling center hit by fire in Germantown (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Fire-erupts-at-Germantown-recycling-center-262847901.html
2014-06-11 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near Galiano Island (Canada):
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/two-people-dog-flee-burning-fishing-boat-off-galiano-island-1.1864433
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whale-watcher-saves-2-people-and-dog-from-boat-fire-1.2672800
http://www.news1130.com/2014/06/11/yacht-catches-fire-near-active-pass/
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/2-boaters-and-dog-rescued-from-burning-yacht-ferry-diverted-to-help-1.1126217
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2014/06/11/photo-2-people-dog-rescued-from-boat-fire-off-ga/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/11/whale-watcher-saves-2-peo_n_5486514.html
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/britishcolumbia/whale-watcher-saves-2-people-and-dog-from-boat-fire
2014-06-11 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near the Hoang Sa Islands (Vietnam):
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2014/06/vietnamese-fishing-boat-catches-fire-off-hoang-sa-islands/
2014-06-11 - Car-hauler bursts into flame near coastal Burnham-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29308&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2014/car-transporter-blaze-12-04-14.php
Quote: "Two fire appliances from Burnham On Sea station were mobilised to reports of a car transporter vehicle on fire at the above location."
2014-06-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Morristown (Tennessee), in Hamblen County:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2014/jun/11/hazardous-materials-truck-fire-closes-i-81-in/
http://www.wjhl.com/story/25748654/tractor-trailer-fire-close-i-81-in-hamblen-co
http://crossvillenews1st.com/morristown-truck-carrying-hazardous-materials-catches-fire-area-evacuated/
http://www.roonte.com/www/hazardous-materials-truck-fire-closes-i81-north-in-hamblen-county
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/hamblen-jefferson-cocke-greene/2014/06/11/semi-fire-shuts-down-both-directions-of-i-81-in-hamblen-co/10315767/
2014-06-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 near the Salton Sea (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/06/11/joshua-tree-truck-fire-closes-eastbound-lanes-of-i-10/
http://www.kesq.com/news/potato-truck-fire-on-interstate-10/26451606
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/traffic/2014/06/12/interstate-potato-truck-fire/10371263/
Quote: "Eastbound lanes of I-10 in the area near Joshua Tree National Park and the Salton Sea were expected to be closed at least through 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, because of a fire that burned up a semi truck that was loaded with potatoes."
Note: Also see the truck that burst into flame on I-10 in Beaumont (California), which ignited a brush fire too...
2014-06-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Commonwealth Drive in coastal Yorktown (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/06/11/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-in-york-county/
http://wtkr.com/2014/06/11/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-in-york-county/
http://www.wvec.com/news/slideshows/Truck-erupts-into-flames-in-Yorktown--262709391.html
http://www.dailypress.com/news/york-county/dp-pictures-tractor-trailer-fire-in-york-county-20140611,0,2785538.photogallery
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2014/06/hazmat-response-to-virginia-tractor-trailer-fire.html
http://wydaily.com/2014/06/11/tractor-trailer-fire-creates-hazmat-situation-at-tabbs-village-square
2014-06-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_-i40-east-back-open-after-18wheeler-fire-16559.shtml
http://my40.tv/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_-i40-east-back-open-after-18wheeler-fire-16559.shtml
Quote: "All lanes of I-40 East are closed at MM-12, near Fines Creek Road and Tennessee, due to a tractor trailer fire."
2014-06-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A350 at Holes Bay in coastal Poole (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/NEWs/11271397.Firefighters_called_to_lorry_fire_at_Holes_Bay/
http://dorsetlocalnews.co.uk/2014/06/11/firefighters-called-to-lorry-fire-at-holes-bay/
http://www.news-cloud.co.uk/BournemouthEcho/2014/06/11/FirefightersCalledToLorryFireAtHolesBay.html
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/firefighters-called-to-lorry-fire-at-holes-bay
2014-06-11 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked in barn, fire spreads, barn destroyed too, in Riley County (Kansas):
http://1350kman.com/barn-fire-in-riley-county/
Quote: "The tractor was reportedly the point of origin and cause of the fire."
2014-06-11 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on I-35 in San Antonio (Texas):
http://news4sanantonio.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/garbage-truck-catches-fire-i35-12637.shtml
http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/traffic-alert-garbage-truck-catches-fire-i35-4452.shtml
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/I-35-lanes-closed-after-garbage-truck-catches-fire-5545446.php
http://www.kens5.com/news/font-color--990000bTRAFFIC-ALERT-fontbTruck-burning-on-highway-at-I-35-and-Flores-262762661.html
2014-06-11 - Truck bursts into flame on I-10 in Beaumont (California), truck fire ignites brush fire:
http://banning-beaumont.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/car-fire-along-i10-spreads-to-nearby-brush-in-beaumont
http://www.topix.com/county/riverside-ca/2014/06/car-fire-along-i-10-spreads-to-nearby-brush-in-beaumont
Quote: "California Highway Patrol reported that the fire started on the side of the I-10 after a truck ignited for unknown reasons, and spread up the nearby hill around 3:26 p.m."
Note: This is not the same event as the tractor trailer that burst into flame on I-10 near the Salton Sea on this same day...
2014-06-11 - Truck bursts into flame inside business in Meyersdale (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailyamerican.com/news/local/somerset/fire-contained-to-truck-inside-meyersdale-business/article_50e03ece-f1d6-11e3-a3c6-0017a43b2370.html
2014-06-11 - Truck bursts into flame on busy road in Eastbourne (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11272604.Lorry_fire_brings_busy_A_road_to_a_halt/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-brings-busy-a-road-to-a-halt
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/lorry-fire-brings-busy-a-road-to-a-halt
2014-06-11 - Ambulance bursts into flame while transporting patient in downtown Augusta (Georgia):
http://www.nbc26.tv/story/25753495/ambulance-on-fire-in-downtown-augusta
2014-06-11 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home in Morristown (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140611/OGD/140619693
http://www.ogd.com/article/20140611/OGD/140619693/1038
Note: Address listed is 100 feet east (downwind) of the St. Lawrence River...
2014-06-11 - Camper-van and three vans destroyed by fire while parked at business in Millbrook in coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11269378.VIDEO__Fire_hits_firm_twice_in_two_years/
Quote: "Firefighters from Redbridge Fire Station and St Mary’s found three vans and a camper van alight."
Quote: "We have no idea what caused it, there are no electrics, chemicals or source of ignition it is a mystery."
Note: I bet all of those vehicles had some rust on them...
2014-06-11 - Van bursts into flame on I-70 in Ohio County (West Virginia):
http://www.wtrf.com/story/25750524/vehicle-fire-backs-up-traffic-miles-on-i-70
2014-06-11 - Van bursts into flame on Ring Road near Kasmere Gate in Delhi (India):
http://inagist.com/all/476735161787113472/
http://twitter.com/NBTDilli/status/476735161787113472/photo/1
2014-06-11 - Van bursts into flame on the A339 in Headley (Britain):
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/firefighters-from-two-counties-at-a339-headley-van-fire
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11269632.Van_fire_on_A339_causes_delays/
http://hampshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/06/11/van-fire-on-a339-causes-delays/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-a339-headley-van-fire
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/van-fire-on-a339-causes-delays
2014-06-11 - Minivan bursts into flame on West Parkway Drive in London (Arkansas):
http://www.rivervalleyleader.com/news/article_e555ee12-f1bf-11e3-b62e-0017a43b2370.html
Note: London is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Arkansas River...
2014-06-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to second vehicle and home, in Vancouver (Washington):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/11/fire-damages-cars-house-brush-prairie-neighborhood/
Quote: "When Vancouver firefighters arrived, the Studebaker and another classic car, which appeared to be a Volkswagen Beetle, were on fire inside the garage, and the flames were spreading to the attic. Besides the two inside the garage, a third car in the driveway was also burned."
2014-06-11 - Car bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked in garage at home in Palm City area of coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.cbs8.com/story/25749193/fire-investigation-underway-in-palm-city
2014-06-11 - Car bursts into flame while being towed, fire spreads to tow truck, on I-780 in coastal Benicia (California):
http://martinez.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-burns-car-tow-truck-on-i780-wednesday-morning
http://www.danville.com/story/Fire-Burns-Car-And-Tow-Truck/1990413
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/breaking_news/ci_25944486/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-i-780-benicia
http://www.santaclara.com/story/Fire-Burns-Car-And-Tow-Truck/1990413
2014-06-11 - Car bursts into flame on Route 150 in Moline (Illinois):
http://wqad.com/2014/06/11/car-fire-on-route-150-in-moline-causes-some-traffic-rerouting/
2014-06-11 - Car bursts into flame on I-77 near Akron (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.ohio.com/news/car-fire-causes-delays-on-i-77-southbound-1.495219
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/video-one-person-injured-during-car-fire-on-i-77-sb-near-arlington-rd-exit-Wednesday
2014-06-11 - Car bursts into flame at 2:58 AM on Maxwells Line in Palmerston North (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/10143613/Car-fire-in-Palmerston-North
2014-06-11 - Three vehicles and motorcycle destroyed by fire near gas pump in Sukkur (Pakistan):
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-150479-Sukkur:-fire-erupts-near-bus-terminal
http://www.geo.tv/article-150479-Sukkur-fire-erupts-near-bus-terminal
http://currentpk.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/sukkur-fire-erupts-near-bus-terminal-2/
Quote: "Three vehicles and a motorcycle were gutted when a fire erupted near petrol pump, Geo News reported. The rescue operation was underway to douse the fire, erupted near bus terminal."
2014-06-11 - Car bursts into flame at 7 AM outside school in Wigton (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/rolling-news/probe-into-car-fire-outside-north-cumbrian-school-1.1141832
2014-06-11 - Car bursts into flame at 12:17 AM on Prospect Road in Leamington (Britain):
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-in-leamington-was-dealt-with-quickly-1-6113188
2014-06-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on State Route 36, ignites grass fire, in Dibble Creek (California):
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/ci_25943584/vehicle-burns-starts-grass-fire-at-dibble-creek
2014-06-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-5, ignites grass fire, near O'Brien (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/jun/11/vehicle-fire-spreads-vegetation-interstate-5/
2014-06-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame at Misterton, Crewkerne, Somerset (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29309&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Brave-members-public-vehicle-Misterton/story-21226064-detail/story.html
2014-06-11 - Motorcycle bursts into flame in Frome, Somerset (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29307&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-11 - Car and home destroyed by fire in Boscawen (New Hampshire):
http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/12333906-95/fast-moving-fire-destroys-home-in-boscawen
Quote: "The fire’s origin is obvious, with the two-car garage totally leveled, replaced by fire-scarred wood everywhere. A station wagon sat nearby, its hood open, its engine partially melted."
2014-06-11 - Several four-wheelers, lawn mower, RV trailer and barn destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM along John’s Creek in Milton (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Barn-Trailer-Destroyed-in-Fire-262712341.html
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140611_25706.shtml
http://www.wsaz.com/news/huntingtonnews/headlines/Barn-Trailer-Destroyed-in-Fire-262712341.html
Quote: "An early morning fire near Milton not only destroyed one man's barn, but his camping trailer. The fire along John’s Creek was reported about 3:30 Wednesday morning. Sonny Waugh tells WSAZ.com that several four wheelers, a lawn mower and tools were also destroyed."
2014-06-11 - Auto shop and electrical business destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Lynchburg (Virginia):
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/crews-battle-fire-at-campbell-county-business-building/article_fa4a8096-f15e-11e3-9784-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "The building at 19201 Leesville Road, next to a Big Horn Market, was home to Enterprise Electrical Services and an auto repair shop, among other companies."
2014-06-11 - Trucks and barn destroyed by fire at 3:52 AM in Columbia (Kentucky):
http://www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=67843
Quote: "Destroyed inside the barn was some several farm implements and trucks and several rolls of hay."
2014-06-11 - Two barns, farm equipment and machinery destroyed by fire at 1:15 AM near Woodburn (Indiana):
http://wane.com/2014/06/11/fire-destroys-two-barns-near-woodburn/
2014-06-11 - Barn destroyed by fire near Hays (Kansas):
http://www.hutchpost.com/2014/06/11/fire-engulfs-125-year-old-kansas-barn/
http://www.hayspost.com/2014/06/11/fire-engulfs-125-year-old-ellis-county-barn/
2014-06-11 - Barn destroyed by fire near North Auburn (California):
http://kahi.com/blog/2014/06/11/barn-fire-threatens-several-north-auburn-structures-and-sparks-second-blaze/
2014-06-11 - Brush fire erupts in coastal Jensen Beach (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2014/jun/11/brush-fire-shuts-down-jensen-beach-boulevard/
http://financialreview.biz/news/brush-fire-shuts-down-jensen-beach-boulevard
2014-06-11 - Deck bursts into flame at South Lake Apartments on Lakefront Circle in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/06/11/vb-fire-crews-called-to-knock-out-deck-fire/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/southside/dp-virginia-beach-apartment-deck-catches-fire-20140611,0,3155804.story
http://norfolk.gotnewswire.com/news/vb-fire-crews-called-to-knock-out-deck-fire
2014-06-11 - Deadly blaze destroys home at 3:20 AM in Mokena (Illinois), 2 killed:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/06/11/two-killed-in-mokena-house-fire/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-killed-in-mokena-house-fire/107381/
2014-06-11 - Deadly fire hits high-rise apartment building in coastal New Haven (Connecticut), burns again the next day, 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://wtnh.com/2014/06/12/new-haven-high-rise-on-fire-again/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25747093/large-fire-breaks-out-in-new-haven-highrise
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/1-Dead-4-Injured-in-New-Haven-Fire-262677631.html
2014-06-11 - Vacant house burns at 1:30 AM in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/25747907/vacant-house-damaged-in-early-morning-fire
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/11/vacant-house-damaged-early-morning-fire-chattanoog/
http://www.wopular.com/vacant-house-damaged-early-morning-fire-chattanooga
http://usa-news.widmi.com/index.php/tennessee/chattanooga-times-free-press/breaking-news/141986-vacant-house-damaged-in-early-morning-fire-in-Chattanooga
2014-06-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 12:40 AM in Buffalo (New York), porch ignites a block away an hour later:
http://www.wkbw.com/news/crime/Fire-Investigators-Looking-Into-Two-Overnight-Blazes-262678061.html
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/wilson-street-porch-fire-causes-35000-damages-20140611
2014-06-11 - Vacant house destroyed by fire near Fredericton (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/vacant-mini-home-near-fredericton-gutted-by-fire-1.2671738
http://newsmaritimes.ca/2014/06/11/vacant-mini-home-near-fredericton-gutted-by-fire/
2014-06-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 4 AM in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/06/11/fire-rips-through-dayton-house/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/crews-scene-vacant-house-fire/ngJSC/
2014-06-11 - Vacant duplex burns at 5:20 AM in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), house burns separately:
http://newsok.com/update-two-fires-reported-in-oklahoma-city-wednesday/article/4898965
http://www.lockerpulse.com/News/Fire-in-northeast-Oklahoma-City-vacant-duplex-investigated-S10639765/
2014-06-11 - Vacant duplex burns at 4:08 AM in coastal Marina (California):
http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/11/structure-fire-vacant-marina-duplex/10321189/
http://www.topix.com/city/marina-ca/2014/06/structure-fire-in-vacant-marina-duplexstructure-fire-in-vacant-marina
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/fire-in-redevelopment-project-in-marina/26435000
2014-06-11 - Charred corpse found in burned-out car near Clinton (Canada):
http://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/Local_News/14/06/11/Body_Found_Near_Clinton
Quote: "The Clinton RCMP received a report of an abandoned vehicle in a rural area outside of town at 2pm. Upon arriving at the scene to investigate, police discovered a body inside the partially burned vehicle. The circumstances of the death do not appear to be suspicious at this time."
Note: Ah, so just another person burning to death in their vehicle then...
2014-06-10 - Mixed-use building hit by basement explosion and fire in coastal Santa Monica (California), 2 injured:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-2-workers-burned-santa-monica-fire-20140610-story.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/10/2-burned-in-santa-monica-building-explosion/
Quote: "A small fire and explosion at a new mixed-used building near the Santa Monica civic center on Tuesday left two workers burned, including one whose injuries were described by fire officials as critical. The incident was reported about 11:45 a.m. in the basement area of the multi-story structure at 1725 Ocean Ave..."
Quote: "They were doing some work in the basement area..."
Note: Much like all the various underground electrical explosions and fires plaguing cities and towns, except a couple of people happened to be near the explosion in this case...
2014-06-10 - Three underground electrical explosions and fires hit coastal Norwalk (Connecticut), 2 people lightly injured:
http://norwalk.itsrelevant.com/content/18937/manhole-explosion-closes-main-st
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Underground-Explosions-Reported-in-Norwalk-262520911.html
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2014/06/10/two-injured-after-manholes-explode-in-norwalk/
http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2014/06/10/underground-explosions-probed-in-norwalk/
http://news.yahoo.com/video/norwalk-bakery-rocked-3-underground-104500200.html
http://7online.com/news/manhole-explosions-in-norwalk-ct/106081/
http://foxct.com/2014/06/10/underground-explosions-reported-in-norwalk/
http://wtnh.com/2014/06/10/norwalk-pd-responds-to-2-underground-explosions/
http://www.aol.com/video/manhole-explosions-injure-two-damage-business/518264668/
http://connecticut.news12.com/news/muro-s-new-york-bakery-on-main-street-in-norwalk-aims-to-reopen-wednesday-after-manhole-explosion-1.8396579
Quote: "Two people were injured in Norwalk Tuesday morning following a manhole explosion. Shortly after 8:30 AM, there were reports of multiple explosions and fire in the area of Main Street and Hoyt streets. When police arrived they found smoke and fire coming from three manholes on Main Street."
Quote: "Deputy Chief Ed Prescott of the Norwalk Fire Department said, 'It [the man hole cover] was underneath an SUV that was parked over it. The man hole came up, hit the SUV. The concussion blew some patrons that were inside the New York Bakery across the floor. The glass actually shattered and just dropped straight to the ground, which was a plus. It didn't really shoot to much inside although some glass did get inside the bakery, but not as much.' 'A couple of guys were knocked down off the tables on to the floor, everybody scrambled. Glass was flying all over the place and the car outside jumped up about 4 feet,' said Muro."
Note: Dayum, one of the explosions blew off a manhole cover and lifted a car FOUR FEET. If that car hadn't stopped the manhole cover, this event could easily have killed someone. I've mentioned it before: you might not want to walk or park near manhole covers if you can avoid it. Seems mighty risky these days...
2014-06-10 - Utility pole bursts into flame at 6 AM on street in coastal Suffolk (Virginia), 3900 homes go dark:
http://wavy.com/2014/06/10/brush-fire-causes-power-outage-in-suffolk-isle-of-wight/
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/transformer-fire-leaves-3900-dark-suffolk
http://wtkr.com/2014/06/10/transformer-fire-causes-power-outage-in-suffolk/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/southside/dp-transformer-fire-power-outage-suffolk,0,2478225.story
2014-06-10 - Powerline explodes and burns, ignites boat, in Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.havasunews.com/news/busted-power-line-causes-residential-fire-in-havasu/article_0946e310-f05f-11e3-9c68-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "Fire officials said a power line exploded and landed on a boat that sat in the back of a home."
2014-06-10 - Wood company damaged by explosions and massive fire in Columbia Falls (Montana):
http://www.kgw.com/news/business/262612171.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/explosions-fire-columbia-falls-montana-plant-24079984
http://timesleader.com/news/apbusiness/13687740964751696/Explosions-fire-at-Columbia-Falls-Montana-plant
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/content/workers-safe-after-explosions-fire-rock-montana-wood-products-plant
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/everybody-s-ok-blast-fire-hit-plum-creek-plant/article_cfc44312-f0e5-11e3-81c8-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "Authorities say all employees at a Columbia Falls, Montana, fiberboard plant are accounted for after reports of explosions and a fire. Cindy Mullaney of the Flathead County Office of Emergency Services says all the workers at Plum Creek Timber Co. got out of the plant."
2014-06-10 - Pallet company damaged by fire in coastal Milpitas (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/milpitas/ci_25937725/two-firefighters-hospitalized-battling-fire-at-milpitas-pallet
http://www.burlingame.com/story/Machinery-Catches-Fire-At/1990420
2014-06-10 - Gas pipeline explodes at 2 AM in coastal Sarawak (Malaysia), homes and vehicles damaged:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/06/11/Blast-rips-SabahSarawak-gas-pipeline-No-one-hurt-in-2am-explosion-fire-is-out/
http://www.mysarawak.org/2014/06/pipeline-explosion-lights-up-night-sky.html
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/06/10/Petronas-Fire-SSGP/
http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/06/12/fire-incident-likely-to-delay-sogt-samur-projects-analysts/
Quote: "The 2am incident resulted in the evacuation of nearby villagers with some houses and vehicles reportedly damaged, said Lawas MP Datuk Henry Sum."
2014-06-10 - Auto recycling plant hit by fire, four vehicles burn, on Hindmarsh Drive in Fyshwick (Australia):
http://esa.act.gov.au/2014/06/10/car-fires-at-fyshwick/
http://www.theage.com.au/act-news/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-fyshwick-20140610-zs2yf.html
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-fyshwick-20140610-zs2yf.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/10/Fire_at_recycling_plant_in_Fyshwick_y/
Quote: "The fire was reported to ACT Emergency Services at 1.39pm and three pumpers arrived at the Lithgow Street property to find four vehicles on fire."
2014-06-10 - Cargo ship bursts into flame at the port in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kristv.com/news/cargo-ship-fire/
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/25742552/cargo-ship-fire-at-port-of-corpus-christi
http://texas.icito.com/cargo-ship-fire-at-port-of-corpus-christi/
http://www.recordstar.com/news/article_39b5a6cf-6dcd-531e-bcae-8886badae125.html
Quote: "It took more than an hour to get the fire out. It started in the storage hold of the ship. Sky cam video shows the thick black column of smoke that poured out of the ship before the fire was put out. Some wooden cargo supports in the ship caught fire but it's not known how it started."
2014-06-10 - Boat bursts into flame as it docks in coastal Chaguaramas on the island of Trinidad:
http://www.ctntworld.com/cnews2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10472:asians-evacuated-from-burning-boat-off-chaguaramas&catid=137:c-news&Itemid=707
Quote: "Twenty Asians were rescued from their boat which caught on fire soon after it sailed into Chaguaramas on Tuesday morning."
2014-06-10 - Train car bursts into flame at steel plant in Pueblo (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Fire-on-Evraz-Steel-Property-in-Pueblo-262602931.html
2014-06-10 - Tour bus bursts into flame on I-57 near Watson (Illinois):
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/topstory/x1396883068/Bus-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-I-57
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/11625-passenger-bus-fire-blocks-i-57-tuesday
2014-06-10 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at gas station in New Albany (Ohio):
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/06/11/new-albany-getgo-tanker-fire.html
http://columbus.cityandpress.com/node/7896290
http://ohio.icito.com/tanker-truck-carrying-fuel-catches-fire-near-gas-station/
http://www.ohio.statenews.net/index.php/sid/222810909/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1
2014-06-10 - Tanker truck bursts into flame in Licking (Missouri):
http://www.houstonherald.com/news/photo-truck-driver-reports-brakes-on-fire/image_7d0da152-f0dd-11e3-afa3-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at lumber business in Hearne (Texas):
http://www.kbtx.com/news/headlines/Hearne-Lumber-Yard-Fire-Contained-to-Semi-262652851.html
2014-06-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 60 near Lake Crystal (Minnesota):
http://www.keyc.com/story/25742681/semi-catches-fire-along-hwy-60-near-lake-crystal
http://www.knuj.net/2014/06/lake-crystal-semi-fire-tuesday/
2014-06-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on Country Road 1 near Guckeen (Minnesota):
http://www.kbew98country.com/Semi-Tractor-Destroyed-in-Early-Tuesday-Fire-06-11/19200674
Note: Above two tractor trailer fires were less than 40 miles apart. Couldn't find the time of the event for the big rig fire near Lake Crystal...
2014-06-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Hubei Province (China), 10,000 chickens burn:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/481554/GRAPHIC-CONTENT-Nearly-10-000-burned-alive-after-transporter-catches-fire
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2654041/10-000-chickens-suffer-premature-roasting-lorry-catches-fire-way-Chinese-market.html
http://www.adomonline.com/news_details.php?article=19741
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r1deqSKCfA
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/Front+Page/750hnui71/10-000-chickens-get-premature-roasting-as-Chinese.htm
http://www.allword-news.co.uk/2014/06/11/Chickens-burned-alive-after-lorry-catches-fire-in-China/
http://thenews-uk.com/news/chickens-burned-alive-after-lorry-catches-fire-in-china
Quote: "It seems the tyres of the truck caught fire, so we are examining if faulty brakes were to blame."
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."
2014-06-10 - Tractor (JCB) bursts into flame at recycling center in coastal Hartlepool (Britain):
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/ten-fire-engines-called-to-put-out-machinery-on-fire-at-able-uk-yard-in-hartlepool-1-6665202
Quote: "Fire appliances rushed to Able UK’s Ensco yard at Graythorpe, in Hartlepool, to reports of a JCB on fire."
Note: JCB is slang for any backhoe digger/excavator in Britain and Europe...
2014-06-10 - Garbage truck bursts into flame near home in Medford Township (New Jersey):
http://medfordsun.com/2014/06/10/damage-major-injuries-reported-trash-truck-fire-medford/
2014-06-10 - Truck bursts into flame on Highway 210 near Brainerd (Minnesota):
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/content/anderson-brothers-truck-fire
2014-06-10 - RV bursts into flame on I-90 near Silver Creek (New York):
http://online.wsj.com/article/APa78c7199255e4749a3a05234ed4c96a6.html
http://wivb.com/2014/06/10/rv-erupts-in-flames-on-thruway/
http://www.chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=130601
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/chautauqua-county/ruv-fire-closes-thruway-east-near-fredonia-for-a-time-20140610
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/599094/Fire-engulfs-RV-in-Sheridan.html
Quote: "Fire that destroyed a recreational vehicle and the motorcycle it was towing about 10 a.m. Tuesday closed a section of the State Thruway eastbound near Fredonia for several hours."
2014-06-10 - Van bursts into flame on the M62 near Calderdale (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/van-fire-on-m62-1-6665337
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/van-fire-on-m62
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/van-fire-on-m62
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-fire-on-m62-2458882.html
2014-06-10 - Van bursts into flame at the A44 Troopers Lodge near Bourton-on-the-Hill, near Moreton (Britain):
http://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/11267693.Van_fire_tackled_on_A44/
2014-06-10 - Van bursts into flame in Toftdale Green, Worcester (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/regional/worcestershire/worcester/11268736.Fire_in_engine_compartment_of_van_in_Worcester/
http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/worcester_news/11268736.Fire_in_engine_compartment_of_van_in_Worcester/
2014-06-10 - Van bursts into flame at 6:40 AM in carpark at industrial estate near Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29287&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Firefighters-deal-vehicle-Barnstaple/story-21211056-detail/story.html
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/van_severely_damaged_by_fire_1_3636728
2014-06-10 - SUV and car burst into flame just before midnight while parked in Mawson Lakes area of coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/police-investigating-suspicious-car-fires-at-mawson-lakes-and-seaford-meadows/story-fni6uo1m-1226950135012
2014-06-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Arkansas City (Kansas):
http://www.arkcity.net/image_4a8cc61a-f10d-11e3-bfda-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-10 - Seven or eight parked cars and a mattress burst into flame in the wee hours in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/06/10/police-investigating-wrigleyville-car-fires-for-arson/
http://www.suntimes.com/news/28025951-418/8-cars-set-on-fire-in-wrigleyville.html
Note: Fourteen parked cars burst into flame between 4:30 AM and 7 AM in two neighborhoods in Chicago (Illinois) in late May too, mentioned in the 2014-05-28 update. A home was also just destroyed by an explosion and fire at 2 AM in Hazel Crest (Illinois), just south of Chicago, mentioned in the 2014-06-08 update...
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage, fire spreads to home, in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://coladaily.com/2014/06/11/fire-starts-in-car-spreads-to-home-in-columbia/
http://www.wistv.com/story/25744933/fire-damages-richland-county-home
Quote: "A Columbia home was heavily damaged after a car in its garage caught fire Tuesday night."
Quote: "No injuries were reported, but the fire caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to the home, garage, and car."
Note: With $300k in damage, there can't be a whole lot left of that house. All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time so if you park a vehicle in an attached garage then you're gambling big-time...
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on the Garden State Parkway near coastal Little Egg Harbor (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/traffic/2014/06/10/parkway-traffic/10291727/
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on I-15 near Bountiful (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58051153-78/bountiful-cleared-fire-incident.html.csp
http://saltlakecity.gotnewswire.com/news/car-fire-incident-cleared-on-nb-i15-near-bountiful
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on Route 47 in Hadley (Massachusetts):
http://www.gazettenet.com/news/townbytown/hadley/12327135-95/car-fire-closes-route-47-in-hadley-for-about-45-minutes
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame in Huntingtown (Maryland), near the coast:
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/104225/car-fire-in-huntingtown/
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame at home on Harton Place off Cox Mill Road in Hopkinsville (Kentucky):
http://wkdzradio.com/Two-Car-Fire-At-Harton-Place/19192021
http://wkdzradio.com/Two-Vehicle-Fire-At-Harton-Place/19192021
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on road in Delhi (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Delhi/Driver-owner-make-quick-escape-as-car-catches-fire-at-ITO/articleshow/36313949.cms
http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/three-cars-catch-fire-in-separate-cases-in-delhi_938308.html
Quote: "The incident comes a day after two cars were burnt as a WagonR caught fire in Sector 9, Rohini. The fire spread to a Honda City parked beside it."
Note: Second link shows two more cars burned in Delhi after a nearby jhuggi caught fire. Had to look that one up. A jhuggi is a slum dwelling typically made of mud and corrugated iron. Iron, rust...
2014-06-07 - Car bursts into flame while sitting in field two days after crash, in Aberystwyth (Britain):
http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/i/40568/
Quote: "Two days earlier its driver suffered minor injuries after leaving the road and ploughing into the field. The car had not been moved in the meantime, and it is not yet known what caused the car to catch fire."
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Sainsbury’s in Hitchin (Britain):
http://www.thecomet.net/news/fire_service_called_to_car_fire_in_hitchin_1_3637135
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on the M3 near Egham (Britain):
http://www.thevillager.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/06/10/101014-fire-fighters-respond-to-car-fire-on-m3/
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Wigan (Britain):
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/car-fire-causes-delays-on-motorway-1-6664500
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/car-fire-causes-delays-on-motorway
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on Cliff Road in Salcombe (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29291&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://wearesouthdevon.com/car-fire-in-salcombe-this-morning/
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 between Chelston and Sampford Peverell (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29290&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-10 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight while parked on Harriet Street in Derby (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Firefighters-called-car-Derby/story-21210905-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-in-derby
2014-06-10 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 2:20 AM at RV park in coastal Pismo Beach (California), nobody there:
http://calcoastnews.com/2014/06/fire-burns-trailer-pismo-beach-rv-park/
http://www.ksby.com/news/update-50-000-worth-of-damage-estimated-in-pismo-beach-rv-fire/
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/06/10/3104039/fire-destroys-travel-trailer-at.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/10/UPDATE_50000_worth_of_damage_estimated_in_Pismo_Beach_RV_fir/
Quote: "The blaze broke out around 2:19 a.m. in a 40-foot trailer at the Holiday RV Park located at 100 South Dolliver Street in Pismo Beach. No one was in the trailer at the time it caught fire."
2014-06-10 - RV trailer bursts into flame while being towed, in Merced (California):
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/motorist-flags-down-truck-driver-pulling-trailer-on-fire/
2014-06-10 - Two cars, garage and townhome destroyed by fire in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/news/fire-forces-townhome-residents-to-flee/105640/
Quote: "The fire department says everyone made it out OK. But the flames gutted the townhome and destroyed the garage which had two cars parked inside."
2014-06-10 - Motorcycle shop damaged by fire at 3:30 AM in Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ipswich_fire_in_motorcycle_shop_in_foxhall_road_1_3636618
2014-06-10 - Two vehicles and barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Franklin (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://fox11online.com/2014/06/11/fire-destroyed-manitowoc-county-barn/
http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2014/jun/11/storage-barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-manitowoc-county/
2014-06-10 - Barn destroyed by massive blaze in the Town of Somers (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://fox6now.com/2014/06/10/total-loss-several-departments-called-out-to-barn-fire-in-town-of-somers/
http://www.newscastic.com/news/total-loss-several-departments-called-out-to-barn-fire-in-town-of-somers-1921838/
Note: Above two fires seemed fairly similar so I checked, definitely different fires, about 100 miles apart but both near the shore of Lake Michigan...
2014-06-10 - Barn destroyed by fire in Rock Creek (Nebraska), near Waverly:
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/Fire-Crews-Respond-to-Fire-East-of-Waverly--262543651.html
2014-06-10 - Barn destroyed by fire just after 2 AM in Sherburne (New York):
http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2014-06-10/19404/Fire-in-Sherburne-destroys-barn/
http://www.topix.com/city/norwich-ny/2014/06/fire-in-sherburne-destroys-barn
2014-06-10 - Barn destroyed by massive blaze near Niverville (Canada), near Winnipeg:
http://www.steinbachonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43427&Itemid=100413
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/multiple-municipalities-fight-barn-fire-near-niverville-1.1862856
http://www.thecarillon.com/local/Barn-a-complete-loss-after-fire-262649511.html
2014-06-10 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Mount Pleasant (Michigan):
http://www.themorningsun.com/general-news/20140610/fire-breaks-out-in-garbage-truck
2014-06-10 - Wood beams burst into flame at Woodland Dunes Nature Center in Two Rivers (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140610/MAN0101/306110116
Quote: "Birdwatchers noticed the fire at about 12:30 p.m., according to Town of Two Rivers Fire Chief Arik Hansen. The fire’s origin remains unknown, Hansen said. Hansen said the fire burned beams from a collapsed barn and caused a three-acre grass fire."
Note: This area is within 1 mile of Lake Michigan...
2014-06-10 - Four warehouses destroyed by huge inferno in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/fire-guts-warehouses-in-lagos/
2014-06-10 - Building under renovation damaged by blaze in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/crews-battle-east-baltimore-fire/26409436
2014-06-10 - Home destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM near Lake Stanley Draper in Choctaw (Oklahoma), power lines go down too:
http://kfor.com/2014/06/10/officials-investigate-house-fire-after-finding-downed-power-lines/
http://www.koco.com/news/fire-destroys-home-near-stanley-draper-lake/26414914
Quote: "A fire that destroyed a home near Lake Stanley Draper is under investigation. Fire crews rushed to the two story home in the 1400 block of Sauna Lane around 5:30 this morning on reports of smoke. When they arrived they found the house engulfed in flames. OG&E was called out to the scene after firefighters discovered downed power lines."
2014-06-10 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:25 AM in coastal Mariners Harbor (New York):
http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2014/06/all-hands_fire_guts_mariners_h.html
2014-06-10 - Three homes damaged by blaze before 6 AM in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-3-homes-in-sw-philadelphia/105818/
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20140611_Honor_students_brave_blaze__pull_boy_from_fire.html
2014-06-10 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire before 2 AM in Roxbury area of coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/06/10/alarm-fire-roxbury-displaces-residents/wPYTzf88tZ0bJRw86P7tKL/story.html
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/10/dozens-displaced-by-roxbury-fire/
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2014/06/20-displaced-by-5-alarm-boston-apartment-fire.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/06/10/some-people-displaced-five-alarm-fire-roxbury-apartment-building-firefighter-injured/MKEUlsvlGVf0qzshp8A9LO/story.html
2014-06-10 - Vacant house burns in Ocala (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140611/articles/140619949
2014-06-10 - Vacant duplex burns at 2:55 AM in Visalia (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/06/09/3969503/vacant-visalia-duplex-catches.html?sp=/99/406/263/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/10/Vacant_Visalia_duplex_catches_fire/
2014-06-10 - Vacant building supply store destroyed by fire in Binghamton (New York):
http://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/story/d/story/two-alarm-fire-at-golden-rule-lumber/38790/pU8ZbS-B4k6KOAuClowWDg
2014-06-09 - Pallet and mulch business destroyed by fire and explosions in Frankfort (Indiana):
http://eaglecountryonline.com/feed-article/fire-destroys-cooper-and-sons-frankfort-mill/
http://www.wthr.com/story/25734973/2014/06/10/coomer-sons-sawmill-a-total-loss-in-fire-in-frankfort
http://www.news-sentinel.com/article/2014140619996
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140610/LOCAL06/140619951/-1/LOCAL11
http://www.wlky.com/news/fire-explosions-at-central-indiana-sawmill/26414478
http://www.wthr.com/story/25734973/2014/06/10/coomer-sons-sawmill-a-total-loss-in-fire-in-frankfort
Quote: "Several tanker trucks and aerial trucks were needed to fight the fire at the pallet and mulch facility on the northwest side of town."
2014-06-09 - Wood business heavily damaged by huge fire in Hazlehurst (Georgia):
http://www.counton2.com/story/25728381/firefighters-battling-fire-at-thompson-hardwood
Quote: "Firefighters are currently battling a large fire at Thompson Hardwood on Baxley Highway in Hazlehurst. Jeff Davis County Sheriff Preston Bohannon says the fire started on Monday morning. At this time it is unclear how it began, but Sheriff Bohannon says they do not suspect foul play. Sheriff Bohannon says about 12 counties and agencies are battling the fire and he expects that they will be on scene until at least midnight."
2014-06-09 - Woodworking business damaged by blaze in Hamilton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/fire-at-hamilton-woodworking-company/ngG88/
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."
2014-06-09 - Triplex heavily damaged by explosion and fire in Villeray, Montreal (Canada), man missing:
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/man-missing-after-explosion-sparks-villeray-house-fire-1.1859762
Quote: "Authorities say the fire was caused by some type of explosion in an apartment on the third storey of the triplex, but could not determine what caused it."
2014-06-09 - Residential building explodes in Mykolayiv (Ukraine), woman killed, 3 injured:
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/dead-woman-found-under-rubble-of-house-explosion-in-mykolayiv-351195.html
http://www.rferl.org/content/three-missing-in-apartment-block-explosion-in-ukraine/25415159.html
Quote: "A similar explosion in Mykolayiv four weeks ago killed three people and destroyed 18 apartments."
2014-06-09 - Restaurant destroyed by explosion and fire shortly after 2 AM in Detroit (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.freep.com/article/20140609/NEWS01/306090079/jack-s-coney-island-detroit-fire-blast
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Explosion-destroys-Jack-s-Coney-Island-in-west-Detroit/26396770
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/06/09/explosion-destroys-popular-coney-island-restaurant/
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140609/METRO01/306090036/Detroit-coney-island-destroyed-fire
2014-06-09 - Metal scrapyard hit by explosion and fire in Chilhowie (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/explosion-and-fire-at-smyth-counyt-business/26411260
http://www.wcyb.com/news/explosion-at-a-chilhowie-scrapyard/26409618
http://www.tricities.com/news/article_511df106-f041-11e3-b3f8-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-09 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits Talleyrand area of coastal Jacksonville (Florida), blackouts ensue:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/06/09/tallyrand-jea-blocked-underground-fire/10222415/
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Officials-respond-to-manhole-fire-in-Talleyrand/yTwpwOuZe0i9vwXRu4m_9w.cspx
http://www.fox30jax.com/content/topstories/story/Officials-respond-to-manhole-fire-in-Talleyrand/yTwpwOuZe0i9vwXRu4m_9w.cspx
http://jacksonville.icito.com/officials-respond-to-manhole-fire-in-talleyrand/
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140609/1860925/Officials-respond-to-manhole-fire-in-Talleyrand.htm
http://www.topix.com/city/jacksonville-fl/2014/06/underground-fire-knocks-out-power-in-tallyrand
Quote: "The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says an officer was driving through the area when he reportedly saw a manhole cover shoot up with a ball of fire under it."
2014-06-09 - Transformer explodes and burns at business in Edgefield (South Carolina), 2 people critically burned:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2014-06-09/2-injured-edgefield-industrial-explosion
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Two-people-injured-after-explosion-in-Edgefield-262386981.html
Quote: "Two workers are in critical condition with third degree burns covering most of their bodies. Edgefield County EMA Director Mike Casey says, 'One was about 80 percent from head to toe. Third degree. The other was probably about 40 percent, 3rd degree. Both were listed in critical condition.'"
Quote: "People in Edgefield say they heard the boom and felt the vibrations at least three miles away."
2014-06-09 - Building damaged by explosion and fire in Diyarbakir Province (Turkey), 14 injured:
http://en.trend.az/news/incident/2282989.html
Quote: "An explosion has occurred in Turkey's south-eastern Diyarbakir province, the country's Haber7 TV channel reported on June 9. Some 14 people have been injured as a result of the explosion..."
2014-06-09 - Refinery damaged by massive explosion and fire in Nanjing (China), near the Yangtze River:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/Explosion-rips-through-refinery-in-east-China/shdaily.shtml
Quote: "Crude oil tanks near the sulfur recovery facility at the refinery of Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co. exploded at about 12:44 p.m., the Nanjing firefighting department said. Three of eight oil tanks at the site are on fire after the explosion toppled them down."
2014-06-09 - Construction company explodes and burns at 2:30 AM in Chuxiong (China), 3 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/three-dead-four-injured-in-yunnan-province-explosion/
http://www.weibo.com/2656274875/B8aEI2oCH
Quote: "An explosion in the City of Chuxiong in Yunnan Province has left three dead and four injured, Xinhua reports. A report from the Chuxiong People’s Government said that the explosion occurred at 2:30am today (June 9) at the Yunnan No. 5 Public Highway and Bridge Construction Company on 64 Xiyun Street in the Chuxiong Development Zone."
2014-06-09 - Factory erupts in huge blaze caused by nitric acid in Groby in Leicestershire (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2014-06-09/fire-crews-tackle-huge-blaze-after-chemical-leak/
Quote: "Major factory fire in Groby caused by Nitric Acid leak"
Note: I've mentioned the nitric acid problem before with previous nitric acid fires and explosions. Nitric acid is a strong acid and dangerous to touch, but it has a flammability index of 0 - like WATER - and by itself is not flammable and does not explode. From Wiki: "Flash point: Non-flammable". However, nitric acid is explosively flammable if it comes into contact with gaseous hydrogen sulfide. So if any nitric acid leaks at all and there's any hydrogen sulfide in the air or adsorbed onto materials with which the nitric acid comes into contact, then bad fires and/or explosions are going to result, like this one, and like the nitric acid explosion that damaged a Rolls Royce plant in Indianapolis (Indiana), mentioned in the 2014-03-28 update...
2014-06-09 - Petrochemical plant hit by fire in the Eastern Seaboard industrial zone in coastal Rayong (Thailand):
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fire-damages-thai-petrochemical-plant-154941186.html
http://www.neurope.eu/news/wire/fire-damages-petrochemical-plant-thailands-eastern-seaboard-industrial-zone
Quote: "The area around Rayong, 180 kilometers (112 miles) southeast of Bangkok, hosts many of the country's heavy industries, which are serviced by port facilities on the Gulf of Thailand."
Note: And the day prior, thousands of residents in this area were sickened by toxic gas of unknown origin, mentioned in the 2014-06-08 update. Hydrogen sulfide is deadly and will sicken or kill people and animals and it is also highly flammable and will cause fires and explosions. One day people are sickening from unknown gas and the next day a petro plant goes up in flames? Things are gettin' pretty obvious here...
2014-06-09 - Recycling facility hit by fire at 5:06 AM, 150 tons of rubbish burns, in Thirsk, North Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2014/06/09/fire-recycling-centre-thirsk/
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/thirsk/11266279.Firefighters_tackle_150_tonne_rubbish_blaze/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-150-tonne-rubbish-blaze
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2014-06-09/large-fire-at-thirsk-recycling-plant-under-control/
2014-06-09 - Recycling facility hit by fire in Westhampnett, West Sussex (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-westhampnett-recycling-on-fire-1-6108541
2014-06-09 - Cargo ship 'Thor Horizon' bursts into flame in coastal Pori (Finland):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Thor-Horizon-9137117.html
http://www.loviisansanomat.net/paauutiset.php?id=7051
http://www.satakunnankansa.fi/Satakunta/1194906100624/artikkeli/tulipalossa+vahingoittunut+laiva+yha+mantyluodon+satamassa.html
Quote: "The 'Thor Horizon' caught fire on June 9, 2014, at Pori in Maentyluoto. The Satakunta Rescue Department received the alarm traffic at 11.24 p.m. The fire could be confined to the engine room, which was, however, badly damaged."
2014-06-09 - Ship bursts into flame at shipyard on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140609/local/blaze-on-ships-deck-at-dockyard.522670
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-06-09/news/ship-caught-fire-in-maltese-shipyard-5404131328/#prettyPhoto
2014-06-09 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-fire-destroys-boat-20140610,0,3090537.story
http://www.local10.com/news/boat-catches-fire-in-fort-lauderdale/26411008
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/10/4169142/fire-destroys-boat-in-fort-lauderdale.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-fire-destroys-boat-20140610,0,3090537.story
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/jun/10/fire-destroys-boat-in-fort-lauderdale/
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140610/APN/306109850
Quote: "Fort Lauderdale firefighters are on the scene at 2555 Southwest 30th Ave., where a 38-foot Bertram boat is on fire."
2014-06-09 - In separate events, boat bursts into flame at midnight and vacant home burns, in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article_ed2625b2-f02a-11e3-9699-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/Local_News/14/06/09/Two_More_Suspicious_Fires_Over_the_Weekend
Quote: "Early this (Monday) morning at about midnight, our officers received a report from the BX Fire department of a boat on fire in the 7000 block of Pleasant Valley Road."
2014-06-09 - Shuttle bus bursts into flame at airport in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/bus-fire-at-philadelphia-international-airport/105106/
http://6abc.com/uncategorized/raw-explosion-during-airport-bus-fire/105136/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Shuttle-Bus-Catches-Fire-at-Philly-International-Airport-262462851.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/06/09/shuttle-bus-fire-outside-terminal-e-baggage-claim-at-philadelphia-international-airport/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Bus-Fire-at-Philly-International--262466161.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20140610_Bus_fire_erupts_at_airport.html
2014-06-09 - Transit bus bursts into flame on Covert Avenue in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.14news.com/story/25732820/city-bus-on-fire-in-evansville
2014-06-09 - Double-decker transit bus bursts into flame on highway in Harold's Cross area of coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/pictured-bus-catches-fire-harolds-3665620
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/bus-catches-fire-on-busy-south-dublin-road-1.1825927
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0609/622596-investigation-after-fire-on-dublin-bus/
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dublin-bus-goes-up-in-flames-on-busy-street-30339837.html
http://www.thejournal.ie/no-injuries-following-fire-on-bus-at-harolds-cross-1507488-Jun2014/
http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2014/06/09/dublin-bus-catches-fire-in-harolds-cross/
http://southdublin.today.ie/2014/06/09/news-dublin-bus-fire-harolds-cross/
2014-06-09 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the A3052 at Hangmans Stone in coastal Branscombe, Seaton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29285&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/breaking_news_bus_on_fire_on_beer_junction_1_3636210
http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/news/breaking_news_bus_on_fire_on_beer_junction_1_3636210
2014-06-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2 AM on Route 146 in Uxbridge (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/09/cvs-pharmacy-truck-catches-fire-in-uxbridge/
http://wpri.com/2014/06/09/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-route-146/
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25725987/truck-fire-closed-route-146
http://www.whdh.com/story/25725905/truck-fire-shuts-down-part-of-highway-in-uxbridge
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2014/06/truck_fire_overnight_expected.html
2014-06-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 12:53 AM on the Friarton Bridge in coastal Perth (Scotland):
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-lorry-blaze-on-friarton-bridge-1.412157
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-on-friarton-bridge-in-early-hours
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/lorry-fire-on-friarton-bridge-in-early-hours
Note: This bridge goes over the Firth of Tay, where there River Tay becomes the ocean...
2014-06-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal Belcamp (Maryland):
http://havredegrace.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-on-interstate-95-near-md-route-543-on-june-9-201451495
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750hntfq3/All-Lanes-Open-on-95-After-Truck.htm
2014-06-09 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked inside business in Midland Township (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MI/2014/June/10/Semi.catches.fire.No.one.hurt.in.Midland.Township.blaze.aspx
http://news.pioneergroup.com/bigrapidsnews/2014/06/10/semi-catches-fire-one-hurt-midland-township-blaze/
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/semi-catches-fire-no-one-hurt-in-midland-township-blaze/article_48f726c2-f0ab-11e3-ac4e-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-09 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked at propane business in Cornwall (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/propane-facility-fire-destroys-tractor-trailer-cab-1.2669284
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/pei/propane-facility-fire-destroys-tractor-trailer-cab
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/09/Propane_facility_fire_destroys_tractortrailer_cab/
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/emergency-crews-respond-to-fire-at-propane-storage-facility-in-p-e-i-1.1859925
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2014-06-10/article-3757187/Decision-to-locate-propane-facility-in-Cornwall-worst-ever,-says-resident/1
Quote: "A passerby called 911 about the fire on W.B. MacPhail Drive around 3 a.m. The cab portion of a tractor-trailer was engulfed in flames when the North River Fire Department and Queens District RCMP arrived."
Note: Cornwall is located on the northeast (downwind) shore of Lake St. Lawrence...
2014-06-09 - At least two tractors, barn and shed destroyed by fire in Midway (Tennessee):
http://www.greeneville.com/news/news3.htm
http://www.greenevillesun.com/Local_News/article/Barn-Tractors-And-Shed-Destroyed-In-Fire-Monday-id-329102
Quote: "According to the Greene County Sheriff's Department, at least two tractors and other farm implements were destroyed in the fire along with approximately 200 hay bales."
2014-06-09 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Telegraph Road in St. Louis County (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2014/06/09/trash-truck-catches-fire-near-telegraph-road/
Note: Also see the kettle corn kiosk that was destroyed by fire at the St. Louis Zoo in Forest Park in St. Louis on this day...
2014-06-09 - Dump truck bursts into flame near I-26 in Johnson City (Tennessee):
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/article/118045/dump-truck-fire-on-i-26
http://www.wjhl.com/story/25730349/truck-fire-shuts-down-part-of-i-26-westbound
2014-06-09 - Dump truck bursts into flame on I-29 in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/emergency-crews-responding-to-dump-truck-fire-on-i29/26398248#!WUfKO
http://www.newscastic.com/news/emergency-crews-responding-to-dump-truck-fire-on-i-29-1915293/
2014-06-09 - RV bursts into flame on I-15 in Mohave County (Arizona), near the Nevada border:
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/06/09/mgk-15-southbound-closed-just-north-nevada-state-line/
Quote: "A class-A motorhome was traveling southbound on I-15 near milepost 3 in Arizona when it caught fire, Arizona Highway Patrol Sgt. John Bottoms said. The two occupants in the motorhome were able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road and escaped before the rest of it was engulfed in flames. 'It burnt all the way down to the frame,' Bottoms said."
2014-06-09 - Camper-van bursts into flame while parked at caravan park in Queensland (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-09/92yo-man-safe-after-caravan-blaze/5510020
2014-06-09 - Camper-van bursts into flame while parked at Sainsbury in Sedgefield (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/11265399.Camper_van_catches_fire_in_Sainsbury_s_car_park/
http://www.darlingtonaycliffesedgefieldadvertiser.co.uk/news/11265399.Camper_van_catches_fire_in_Sainsbury_s_car_park/
2014-06-09 - Van bursts into flame on US 131 near Wayland (Michigan):
http://wayland.townbroadcast.com/content/van-catches-fire-freeway
2014-06-09 - Van bursts into flame on highway in the Albany area of coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10136755/Van-blaze-slows-traffic
http://www.radiolive.co.nz/VIDEO-Van-catches-fire-on-Northern-Motorway/tabid/504/articleID/47327/Default.aspx
2014-06-09 - Van bursts into flame at Peregrine Place near Tesco in Northampton (Britain):
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/van-fire-near-northampton-tesco-causes-large-smoke-cloud-1-6108208
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-fire-near-northampton-tesco-causes-large-smoke-cloud-2456901.html
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/van-fire-near-northampton-tesco-causes-large-smoke-cloud
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/van-fire-near-northampton-tesco-causes-large-smoke-cloud
2014-06-09 - Minivan bursts into flame at furniture store in New Minas (Canada), near the coast:
http://www.kingscountynews.ca/News/Local/2014-06-09/article-3756609/New-Minas-firefighters-respond-to-van-fire/1
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/Local/2014-06-09/article-3756609/New-Minas-firefighters-respond-to-van-fire/1
2014-06-09 - SUV bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at home in Albany (Georgia):
http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?id=1055146
2014-06-09 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Kelowna (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/116852/Truck-fire-slows-commute
2014-06-09 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while parked at home, fire damages garage too, in Weston (Massachusetts):
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140609/NEWS/140606595/1994/NEWS
http://weston.wickedlocal.com/article/20140609/NEWS/140606595/12426/NEWS
Note: The address listed is less than 500 feet from a pond fed by a stream...
2014-06-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Scarsdale (New York):
http://scarsdale.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/dogs-alert-scarsdale-homeowner-car-fire
http://westchester.news12.com/news/dogs-alert-homeowners-to-car-fire-in-scarsdale-1.8381574?p=640852
http://www.topix.com/city/scarsdale-ny/2014/06/dogs-alert-homeowners-to-car-fire-in-scarsdale
2014-06-09 - Car bursts into flame on Route 128 in Woburn (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/vehicle-fire-closes-several-lanes-of-128/26398616
http://snewsi.com/id/1425657613
2014-06-09 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 in Windsor (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Closes-Exit-on-I-91S-in-Windsor-262355791.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/connecticut/car-fire-slowed-commute-on-i-91s-in-windsor/
2014-06-09 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 115 near Peterborough (Canada):
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/4567631-car-fire-on-hwy-115/
2014-06-09 - Car explodes and burns on Cathedral Street near business in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/278435-car-catches-fire-on-cathedral-st-near-buchanan-galleries/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27763246
http://glasgow.stv.tv/119918/
Quote: "A fire crew attended the blaze near Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow city centre at around 8.47am on Monday. It is understood the fire started after a section of the engine blew up."
Note: Might have been a parked vehicle, hard to tell...
2014-06-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Tesco carpark at Lee Mill, Ivybridge in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29278&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Car-supermarket-car-park-just-outside-Plymouth/story-21208018-detail/story.html
2014-06-09 - Car bursts into flame on Park Street in Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29279&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-09 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 2:06 AM while parked near St Batholomews First School in Crewkerne (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29277&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/11265839.Vehicle_fire_outside_St_Bartholomews_First_School_in_Crewkerne/
2014-06-09 - Two barns and a garage destroyed by fire in Dowagiac (Michigan):
http://www.leaderpub.com/2014/06/09/fire-destroys-dowagiac-barn/
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Detached-barn-catches-fire-in-Dowagiac-262437671.html
2014-06-09 - Barn destroyed by fire in Wainfleet (Canada), some cows killed:
http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/4567344-large-fire-at-wainfleet-dairy-farm/
http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2014/06/09/breaking-barn-fire-in-wainfleet
http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2014/06/09/breaking-barn-fire-in-wainfleet
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2014/06/09/breaking-barn-fire-in-wainfleet
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2014/06/09/breaking-barn-fire-in-wainfleet
Note: Wainfleet is located on the shore of Lake Erie...
2014-06-09 - Barn damaged by fire on O'Neill Line north of Ridgetown (Canada):
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2014/06/09/barn-fire-north-of-ridgetown
http://www.canadanews.ws/news/barn-fire-north-of-ridgetown
2014-06-09 - Barn damaged by fire on Featheringill Road in Galena (Indiana):
http://www.newsandtribune.com/local/x1760096444/Fire-damages-barn-in-Galena
http://www.newsandtribune.com/publicsafety/x1760096444/Fire-damages-barn-in-Galena
2014-06-09 - Vacant barn damaged by fire just after 3:30 AM in Wellsville (Utah):
http://news.hjnews.com/allaccess/fire-damages-abandoned-wellsville-barn/article_f0b8b6e2-f032-11e3-9fce-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-09 - Vacant barn damaged by fire in Mississauga (Canada):
http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4567114-barn-blaze-on-ninth-line-highly-unusual-/
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/06/09/two_dozen_firefighters_on_scene_at_fire_in_mississauga.html
http://www.theifp.ca/news/barn-fire-in-mississauga/
2014-06-09 - Huge brush fire burns almost 20 thousand acres in the Everglades (Florida), area blanketed with smoke:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Brush-Fire-Closes-Portion-of-US-27-in-South-Florida-262351431.html
Quote: "A brush fire that's torched tens of thousands of acres in western Broward County blanketed South Florida in smoke and fog Monday morning and shut down U.S. 27 from Alligator Alley to Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County for 14 hours."
2014-06-09 - Kettle corn kiosk destroyed by fire at the St. Louis Zoo in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire-breaks-out-at-St-Louis-Zoo-262407561.html
http://www.kmov.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Kettle-corn-kiosk-catches-fire-at-St-Louis-Zoo-262415721.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/firefighters-quell-blaze-at-st-louis-zoo/article_5546e5f4-682d-5864-93bb-33b3d68cf04f.html
Note: The St. Louis Zoo is located in Forest Park. Earlier this year, a lakeside restaurant was damaged by fire in Forest Park, mentioned in the 2014-01-29 update...
2014-06-09 - Patio bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, propane tanks explode, in Auburn (California):
http://fox40.com/2014/06/09/propane-tanks-explode-in-auburn-house-fire/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/10247642-fire-on-deck-spreads-to-auburn-home/
2014-06-09 - Porch bursts into flame just after 5 AM, fire spreads to home, in Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2014/06/09/grfd-battle-house-fire/
2014-06-09 - Home destroyed by fire in Conway (South Carolina), second home to burn on same street in 2 days:
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1055581
Quote: "This is the second fire on Hiland Avenue in the last two days. On Saturday, one person was killed and one person was injured when a fire broke put in a home."
2014-06-09 - Large home destroyed by fire in Franktown (Colorado), nobody there:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/huge-house-fire-closes-highway-83-south-of-franktown
2014-06-09 - Vacant home burns at 5:30 AM in Peoria (Illinois):
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/d/story/vacant-home-fire/38836/piHcS6DUS0iMW3jQxnfZRw
2014-06-09 - Vacant house burns at 2 AM in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.roonte.com/www/fire-strikes-milwaukee-home-said-to-be-vacant
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/fire-strikes-milwaukee-home-said-to-be-vacant-b99287179z1-262360561.html
http://m.jsonline.com/262360561.htm
2014-06-09 - Vacant home and shed burn in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/clark-county-fire-hacienda-stephanie-denning-vegas/Z44_gf6cjESvUhPFrfxnWQ.cspx
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/09/fire-does-30000-damage-vacant-house/
2014-06-09 - Vacant triple-decker ignites, fire damages adjacent vacant triple-decker, in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25732360/triple-decker-fire-reported-in-south-providence
http://wpri.com/2014/06/09/flames-break-out-in-providence-triple-decker/
2014-06-08 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire, teen ignites, in Elgin (Texas), boy critically injured:
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/elgin-teen-critically-injured-in-gas-leak-explosio/ngHcK/
http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2014/06/09/elgin-home-explosion-leaves-teen-in-hospital/10252817/
http://kxan.com/2014/06/09/teen-airlifted-after-home-explosion-in-elgin/
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/elgin-house-explosion-seriously-injures-teen-18650.shtml
Quote: "According to a fundraising page that says it seeks to raise money for the teen’s family, the boy was critically injured in the explosion and is expected to undergo three surgeries and spend two months at the Army Burn Center in San Antonio. The page says that he sustained burns to his face, legs and arms, and is currently on life support."
2014-06-08 - Home leveled by explosion and fire after 2 AM in Hazel Crest (Illinois):
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25723431/no-one-injured-in-hazel-crest-home-explosion
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Home-Collapses-After-Explosion-in-Hazel-Crest-262289961.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/06/08/none-hurt-in-hazel-crest-home-explosion/
http://wgntv.com/2014/06/08/house-damaged-by-explosion-in-hazel-crest/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/explosion-levels-hazel-crest-home/101804/
2014-06-08 - Massive mysterious explosion shakes homes, rattles residents, in Amherst (New York):
http://onlyintherepublicofamherst.blogspot.com/2014/06/mysterious-explosion.html
Quote: "Dispatch received multiple calls last night around 8:15 PM reporting a huge explosion somewhere in east Amherst. The reporting party on Jenks Street said it 'shook the house,' and upon first arriving on scene an Amherst police officer noted smoke off in the distance woods."
2014-06-08 - Auto salvage yard damaged by fire, eight vehicles burn, in Lyman (Maine), near the coast:
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2014/06/08/vehicle-salvage-yard-lyman/10199145/
Quote: "Chief Johnston said Goodwin's Mills dealt with a similar fire about a year ago that involved over 30 vehicles."
2014-06-08 - Underground electrical explosion and fire rock Newark (New Jersey), near Rutgers University, near the coast:
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/06/manhole_blast_rattles_newark_neighborhood_on_a_sleepy_sunday_morning.html
http://www.veooz.com/news/aHFTAkt.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/newark-nj/TVDFPC7GDSG9JFS6S
http://www.wopular.com/manhole-blast-rattles-newark-neighborhood-sleepy-sunday-morning
http://www.roonte.com/www/manhole-blast-rattles-newark-neighborhood-on-a-sleepy-sunday-morning
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750hnsztq/Manhole-blast-rattles-Newark-neighborhood-on-sleepy.htm
2014-06-08 - Landfill hit by fire in Montgomery County (North Carolina):
http://wmtgradio.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/three-departments-forest-service-respond-to-landfill-fire/
2014-06-08 - Recycling center erupts in flame in the wee hours in Pahiatua (New Zealand):
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbnat/905707187-fire-guts-pahiatua-recycling-centre
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/24191325/fire-closes-pahiatuas-recycling-centre/
http://www.kontactor.com/tags/recycling/article/2014060800452c.fire-closes-pahiatuas-recycling
http://www.allvoices.com/news/17237524-fire-guts-pahiatua-recycling-centre-newstalk-zb
http://m.tvnz.co.nz/news/national/5994928
2014-06-08 - Four-story government building destroyed by massive inferno, building collapses, in Chandigarh (India), 2+ killed:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/fire-brings-down-four-storey-building-in-sec-17-two-killed/
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/chandigarh-building-collapses-after-fire-breaks-out-three-firemen-trapped-538205
http://www.ubalert.com/6eLb
http://www.veooz.com/news/AHFTGAl.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/nielit-building-in-chandigarh-collapse-after-fire-kills-4--firemen/article1-1227429.aspx
http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-major-fire-leads-to-building-collapse-in-sector-17-few-firemen-trapped-in-debris-4640732-NOR.html
2014-06-08 - Pallets and mulch go up in flames at business in Valparaiso (Indiana):
http://indiana105.com/news/region-news/149799-mulch-pallet-fire-in-valpo-contained-but-still-burning.html
2014-06-08 - Tug boat 'Viking' bursts into flame off Sakonnet Point near coastal Little Compton (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25723589/coast-guard-responding-to-tug-boat-fire
http://wpri.com/2014/06/08/coast-guard-firefighters-respond-to-tugboat-fire/
http://www.abc6.com/story/25724643/tug-boat-catches-fire-off-rhode-island-coast
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Viking-7235202.html
2014-06-08 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at marina in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/fire-rescue-extinguishes-boat-fire-at-tampa-harbour/2183476
http://tbo.com/news/crime/boat-catches-fire-at-tampa-club-20140608/
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/06/08/boat-fire-tampa-harbour/10198101/
http://www.wfla.com/story/25722532/boat-destroyed-by-early-morning-fire-in-tampa
http://tampabay.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-rescue-extinguishes-boat-fire-at-tampa-harbor
http://www.nbc26.tv/story/25722532/boat-destroyed-by-early-morning-fire-in-tampa
http://www.wopular.com/boat-catches-fire-tampa-club
2014-06-08 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at 5:49 AM while parked inside business in Rock Island (Illinois), nobody there:
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=684154
Quote: "A boat was destroyed early Sunday morning in a Rock Island fire at a vehicle-repair business owned by the family of Ald. Steve Tollenaer, 4th Ward. A fishing boat caught fire at Tollenaer's Friendly Service, 720 31st Ave., Rock Island, and the fire department responded at 5:49 a.m. Sunday. No one was at the 7,500-square-foot business at the time..."
2014-06-08 - School bus bursts into flame just after midnight while parked at plaza in Oshawa (Canada):
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4565850-school-bus-goes-up-in-flames-in-oshawa-plaza/
Note: This is the 5th school bus to burst into flame in June, so far...
2014-06-08 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands (Spain):
http://lagomera1.blogspot.com/2014/06/coach-on-fire-in-national-park-last.html
2014-06-08 - Tanker truck bursts into flame near building and fuel pump in the Town of Batavia (New York):
http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/photos-truck-fire-yesterday-batavia-elba-tl-road/43139
http://thebatavian.com/billie-owens/truck-fire-near-building-fuel-pump-batavia-elba-tl-road/43133
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/batavia-ny/TCAG2KT8TT99FJAG5
2014-06-08 - In separate events, semi tractor and flatbed truck burst into flame in coastal Everett (Washington):
http://myeverettnews.com/2014/06/08/burning-materials-trucks-keep-everett-firefighters-busy-sunday/
Quote: "A couple of fairly good-sized truck fires were both quickly attended to by Everett firefighters on Sunday. Early Sunday afternoon the load in the back of a truck at Pacific Topsoils just north of the Snohomish River caught fire. Then Sunday evening a flatbed truck loaded with hay caught fire in a field east of Larimer road."
2014-06-08 - Tractor bursts into flame at 6:20 AM near Cwm Hoffnant (Britain):
http://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/11264958.Tractor_fire/
2014-06-08 - RV bursts into flame on I-75 near Lake Park (Georgia), in Lowndes County:
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/x1760094936/Vehicle-fire-on-I-75
Quote: "Lowndes County Fire Rescue firefighters work the scene of a vehicle fire on I-75 close to the Georgia Welcome Center at Exit 2 near Lake Park Saturday evening. A recreational vehicle burned..."
2014-06-08 - Van bursts into flame on Yew Drive in Brandon (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/brandon_fire_crews_tackle_van_blaze_1_3634564
http://www.edp24.co.uk/mobile/news/brandon_fire_crews_tackle_van_blaze_1_3634564
2014-06-08 - Minivan bursts into flame on road in Delhi (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Close-shave-for-woman-as-one-more-car-burns/articleshow/36272262.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Car-fires-fail-to-spark-probes-by-automakers/articleshow/36240009.cms
Quote: "Four days after a car went up in flames killing two teenaged brothers trapped inside, a woman had a narrow escape when her WagonR caught fire in northwest Delhi on Sunday night — the sixth car blaze incident in the city this year."
Quote: "Five people have lost their lives to car fires in Delhi so far this year. The vehicles were all relatively new and manufactured by well-known car makers. In her statement to police, Rathee said she and her husband Sikander Pal had bought the new WagonR three years back and the car had been serviced regularly."
Note: Yep, India is starting to wake up. Apparently people in the United States and Britain and Australia and many other places still need to see more people critically burned or killed as vehicles spontaneously ignite, which will certainly happen...
2014-06-08 - SUV bursts into flame on Larkin Road in Biggs (California), 3 children critically burned:
http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/multiple-children-suffer-burns-after-vehicle-fire/26394382
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_25925316/3-badly-burned-vehicle-fire
http://fox40.com/2014/06/08/chp-children-badly-burned-in-car-fire/
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_25925317/3-badly-burned-vehicle-fire
http://www.topix.net/city/biggs-ca/2014/06/3-badly-burned-in-vehicle-fire
Quote: "Investigators confirm a propane tank and a battery were found in the SUV but could [not] say how the fire actually started."
Note: So electrified copper AND a tank containing flammable gas, both in close proximity to each other. This fire may have been caused by the Ghostly Match igniting leaking propane, or it could have been the battery itself igniting and making the propane tank vent and explode. They'll never know for sure what caused this fire. All they can do is speculate, and since they're ignorant of the atmospheric problem, their speculations aren't likely to be very accurate. One thing is certain though: some more people got charred by yet another vehicular fire...
2014-06-08 - SUV bursts into flame while towing boat on Highway 4 near Copperopolis (California), nice pics:
http://coppergazette.blogspot.com/2014/06/vehicle-fire-telegraph-and-4.html
2014-06-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-85 near Duncan (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/story/25723077/i-85-northbound-slow-due-to-car-fire
http://www.wate.com/story/25723077/i-85-northbound-slow-due-to-car-fire
2014-06-08 - Car bursts into flame on Truman Street in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/06/tonights-car-fire-78/
2014-06-08 - Car bursts into flame at 5:41 AM on Chalkstone Road just outside Yankton (South Dakota):
http://www.yankton.net/community/article_9a6c5c30-ef88-11e3-b124-001a4bcf887a.html
Note: Yankton is located on the banks of the Missouri River...
2014-06-08 - Car bursts into flame at Chichester Close in Ilfracombe (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29269&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-15 in the Virgin River Gorge near St. George (Utah):
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/2014/06/08/vehicle-fire-forces-freeway-closure-gorge/10207857/
2014-06-08 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Travel-trailer-fire-spreads-to-Phoenix-home-262302561.html
https://news.yahoo.com/video/travel-trailer-fire-spreads-phoenix-193643770.html
2014-06-08 - RV trailer bursts into flame while being towed, near Dandenong area of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/holiday-plans-go-up-in-smoke.html
2014-06-08 - Two barns destroyed by huge blaze near Thorndale, east of London (Canada):
http://www.am980.ca/2014/06/08/barn-fire-thorndale/
http://london.ctvnews.ca/crews-battle-major-barn-fire-near-thorndale-1.1858825
http://www.lfpress.com/2014/06/08/dozens-of-firefighters-respond-to-barn-blaze-east-of-london
http://www.ipick.ca/london/crews-battle-major-barn-fire-near-thorndale
2014-06-08 - Barn destroyed by fire in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/06/08/south-reno-barn-fire/10197611/
2014-06-08 - Barn destroyed by fire in East Chillisquaque Township (Pennsylvania), some chickens killed:
http://www.dailyitem.com/danvillenews/x998003759/Blaze-destroys-E-Chillisquaque-barn-kills-chickens
http://www.topix.com/city/lewisburg-pa/2014/06/blaze-destroys-e-chillisquaque-barn-kills-chickens
http://wkok.info/news/news-news/fire-destroys-a-barn-outside-milton/
2014-06-08 - Barn destroyed by fire near South Lakeport in Sioux City (Iowa):
http://www.ktiv.com/story/25724258/2014/06/08/barn-fire-under-investigation
2014-06-08 - Barn damaged by fire in Newtown, Kingsbury Episcopi, Martock (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29271&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-08 - Three separate grass fire erupt in same area, power poles burn, in Galt (California):
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-stockton/3-grass-fires-in-galt-cause-power-lines-to-go-down/26391482
2014-06-08 - Sand dune bursts into flame at park on shore of Lake Michigan, fire spreads to observation deck, in Muskegon (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2014/06/kruse_park_sand_dune_fire_stil.html
http://www.topix.com/city/norton-shores-mi/2014/06/kruse-park-sand-dune-fire-damages-observation-deck
http://michigan.icito.com/kruse-park-sand-dune-fire-damages-observation-deck/
Quote: "The fire burned toward the top of the sand dune visible from Lake Michigan, causing several boaters to call it in as it spread."
Note: This area is on the eastern (downwind) shore of Lake Michigan...
2014-06-08 - Series of fires breaks out in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25674117/police-investigating-fires-in-providence
Quote: "The first fire Monday was at the back of a garage on Lexington Avenue. The second fire broke out in a brush pile in the front of a house one block away on Ontario Street. The third fire was another block away, at the back of a garage on Congress Avenue."
Note: They're assuming arson, but nobody has seen anyone around these fires, there's no motive, no suspects, no surveillance footage, no nothin' except an assumption...
2014-06-08 - Man injured by explosion and fire as he applies floor varnish at home in Burlington (Vermont):
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/burlington-police-man-burned-explosion-at-laundrom/92393/Oli7n6ks_ka_rIQoCK4SUg
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/fire-explosion-vt-laundry-room-16776.shtml
http://www.wcax.com/story/25723746/bfd-explosion-fire-in-new-north-end
Quote: "Investigators say a man told them he was pouring laquer thinner on a varnished floor near a dryer when the floor and he suddenly caught fire. The man told police he ran outside, then heard an explosion. Police said the man told them he was not smoking at the time. The man works for a flooring company. He has burns on his arms and upper body and had to be admitted to the hospital. Police reported several calls for a man on fire and an explosion."
Note: Sounds like this could be the work of the Ghostly Match. I mentioned flooring chemicals explicitly: "The volatility of the air need not be entirely from hydrogen sulfide, but can include any other flammable vapors like methane, flooring chemicals, natural gas, gasoline fumes, alcohol, sunscreen, butane like that used in cannabis oil extraction, flammable vapors like those generated by meth production, etc, with just enough hydrogen sulfide present to cause ignition."
2014-06-08 - Power pole, brush and debris ignite, fire spreads to garage and shed at home in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Reno-Fire-Crews-Knock-Down-Blaze-In-Midtown-262296051.html
Quote: "RFD says the fire began in some nearby brush and debris and then spread to a nearby garage and shed on the 1100 block of Brentwood Drive. Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to the home or neighboring properties. The cause of the fire is unknown, but witnesses reported seeing a small fire on a nearby power pole about the same time."
2014-06-08 - Commercial building burns in coastal Union Beach (New Jersey), nobody there, firefighter collapses and dies:
http://7online.com/news/firefighter-killed-in-massive-union-beach-fire-/102609/
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/monmouth-county-bayshore/2014/06/08/union-beach-fire/10210815/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Firefighter-Dies-Battling-NJ-Blaze-Source-Union-Beach-262318721.html
Quote: "The firefighter had gone in and out of the raging building several times - his last time exiting, he collapsed."
2014-06-08 - Newly remodeled grocery store destroyed by basement fire in Troy (New York):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/fire-destroys-troy-business-16769.shtml
Quote: "They just built that store I mean probably a few months ago. They put so much work into it that now it's gone over who knows what."
2014-06-08 - Strip mall damaged by blaze shortly before midnight in Hoover (Alabama), nobody there:
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/06/hoover_strip_mall_stores_damag.html
2014-06-08 - Door and window business damaged by fire in coastal Norfolk (Virginia), nobody there:
http://wtkr.com/2014/06/08/firefighters-respond-to-warehouse-fire-in-norfolk/
2014-06-08 - Clock factory destroyed by huge blaze in the wee hours in coastal Gujarat (India):
http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story171527/massive-fire-guts-goods-in-clock-factory-in-gujarat.html
2014-06-08 - Garage bursts into flame at 6 AM at home in Henderson (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/08/henderson-man-awakes-garage-fire/
2014-06-08 - Porch bursts into flame at home in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/fire-damages-porch-home-hampton
http://wtkr.com/2014/06/09/hampton-firefighters-put-out-porch-fire/
Note: Map in first link shows proximity to the ocean...
2014-06-08 - Home destroyed by fire in Murray Bridge (Australia), near the Murray River, nobody home:
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-destroys-murray-bridge-house-9830697-news/
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/nonsuspicious-fire-destroys-fourbedroom-murray-bridge-home-causing-180000-damage/story-fnii5yv5-1226947596237
2014-06-08 - Newly renovated home destroyed by fire in Poca (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Firefighters-on-Scene-of-House-Fire-in-Poca-262258491.html
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140607_26045.shtml
Quote: "The family lives across the street now and was planning on moving into the home after the renovations were completed this summer. 10-year-old Tyler McClanahan witnessed the flames shoot out of what was supposed to be his future home."
2014-06-08 - Several homes destroyed by massive fire, more homes damaged, vehicles burn too, in Mount Oliver (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/firefighters-battle-4alarm-blaze-in-mount-oliver/26389042
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/06/08/firefighters-battling-massive-mount-oliver-blaze/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/06/08/Fire-sweeps-through-houses-in-Mount-Oliver/stories/201406080213
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/several-homes-fire-mt-oliver/ngGkk/
Quote: "As many as 13 homes are believed to have been damaged in the fire. Three of those are believed to be a total loss."
Quote: "Melzer says he screamed to wake up his father. They ran out of the house to safety and watched as cars in front of the homes caught on fire and electrical wires fell. 'The Jeep, I heard that explode when we were across the street,' he said. 'The electric lines started sparking, exploding. Other homes started catching fire flames started flying across the street.'"
2014-06-08 - Deadly blaze rips through home in coastal Hollywood (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.local10.com/news/man-killed-in-hollywood-house-fire/26392360
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/06/08/hollywood-fire-officials-mans-body-found-inside-burned-building/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Body-Found-at-Scene-of-Hollywood-House-Fire-262311851.html
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-06-08/news/fl-hollywood-fatal-fire-20140608_1_hollywood-home-smoke-inhalation-burning-home
2014-06-08 - Deadly fire damaged home at 4:30 AM in Altoona (Pennsylvania), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/06/altoona_fire_kills_woman_injur.html
2014-06-08 - Deadly and massive fire ravages apartment building at 3:19 AM in Brampton (Canada), boy killed, 80+ homeless:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brampton-ont-townhouse-fire-kills-boy-leaves-several-homeless-1.2668757
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/06/08/one_boy_dead_and_100_others_left_homeless_after_brampton_fire.html
Note: Brampton is located near Lake Ontario, in the Toronto area...
2014-06-08 - Vacant home and adjacent furniture store go up in flames in downtown Sulligent (Alabama):
http://www.wtva.com/content/news/breaking/story/Buildings-burn-in-late-night-fire-in-downtown/axzNsyhCJ0qCAEd7rh39UA.cspx
2014-06-08 - In separate events, four vacant mabile homes go up in flames in the wee hours near Citra (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140608/articles/140609727
http://www.wesh.com/news/firefighters-battle-four-blazes-in-north-marion/26390442
Quote: "All four structures were vacant mobile homes and were within a few thousand feet of each other on the north side of an area known as Black Sink Prairie Lake."
Note: Vacant structures burning, wee hours, near lake, in Florida. I don't know that 'suspicious' is the correct adjective to use. Adjectives like 'inevitable' and 'predictable' seem more fitting...
2014-06-08 - Vacant home destroyed by two separate fires, basement and roof, in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/investigators-seek-cause-of-fires-at-vacant-kc-home/26388080#!WylAo
2014-06-08 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 3 AM, fire heavily damages occupied adjacent home too, in Niagara Falls (New York):
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/x1396880478/Fire-destroys-vacant-McKenna-Avenue-home-displaces-family-from-neighboring-home
2014-06-08 - Vacant home destroyed by fire before 3 AM in La Pine (Oregon):
http://www.ktvz.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-la-pine/26388002
2014-06-08 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Lawrence (Massachusetts), near the Merrimack River:
http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x2117449484/Fire-destroys-vacant-house-on-Garfield-Street
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x2117449484/Fire-destroys-vacant-house-on-Garfield-Street
2014-06-07 - Fishing boat bursts into flame at the mouth of the Housatonic River near coastal Stratford (Connecticut), 4 injured:
http://wtnh.com/2014/06/07/officials-responding-to-boat-fire-in-housatonic-river/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25719409/fire-reported-aboard-boat-in-housatonic
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/3-saved-after-clam-boat-catches-fire-on-Housatonic-5536434.php
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Coast-Guard-Responding-to-Boat-Fire-in-Housatonic-River-262237321.html
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2014/06/07/boat-fire-in-stratford/
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140607/man-suffers-3rd-degree-burns-after-boat-fire-on-housatonic
Quote: "Four people were sent to the hospital Saturday afternoon after the fishing boat they were on caught fire near the mouth of the Housatonic River, the U.S. Coast Guard says."
2014-06-07 - Boat bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico near coastal Dauphin Island (Alabama), 3 injured:
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2014/06/boat_catches_fire_in_gulf_of_m.html
http://fox10tv.com/2014/06/07/3-burned-in-boat-fire-off-dauphin-island/
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_three-burned-boat-fire-11799.shtml
http://www.wkrg.com/story/25719737/3-burned-on-boat-off-dauphin-island
http://www.birminghamobserver.com/2014/06/07/boat-catches-fire-in-gulf-of-mexico-sending-three-to-usa-medical-center/
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/06/six_rescued_from_burning_ship.html
2014-06-07 - Boat bursts into flame as men gas it up, at River Landing in coastal Jensen Beach (Florida), 2 injured:
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2014/jun/08/two-remain-hospitalized-from-boat-fire-in-jensen/
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/palm-city/boat-fire-at-river-landing-in-palm-city-injures-two-people
2014-06-07 - Boat bursts into flame at 2:20 AM on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Nelson (Britain), nobody aboard:
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/burnleypendlerossendale/11263793.Explosion_as_boat_goes_up_in_flames_on_canal_in_Nelson/
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11263793.Explosion_as_boat_goes_up_in_flames_on_canal_in_Nelson/
Note: And here's another pile of boats going up in flames...
2014-06-07 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in coastal Bremerton (Washington), nobody home:
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2014/jun/07/explosion-heard-at-scene-of-house-fire/
Quote: "Witnesses in the neighborhood and beyond said they heard a loud boom that some said shook their windows."
Quote: "The owner of the home, who was not there when the fire broke out, told firefighters he had some hunting ammunition stored upstairs, but BFD officials believe that is unlikely to have caused the magnitude of explosion reported by witnesses. No other occupants were home."
2014-06-07 - Scrap metal business damaged by blaze in coastal Hayward (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/fire-burning-hayward-metal-scrap-yard/ngGYC/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_25920152
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25920152/one-alarm-fire-at-hayward-scrap-yard
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/raw-viewer-video-of-fire-at-hayward-metal-scrap/vCdG2d/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/06/07/fire-at-hayward-recycling-plant-prompts-warning-to-shelter-in-place/
http://sanfrancisco.cityandpress.com/node/7881827
http://abc7news.com/news/fire-burning-at-hayward-metal-scrap-yard-near-i-880/100706/
Quote: "A bunch of burning stoves, washers, dryers and so on produced a lot of smoke..."
2014-06-07 - Landfill erupts in flame near Brandon (Canada):
http://www.starfm.ca/index.php?id=78&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3312&cHash=4eacbe96b544c8d7eefcf49d244ae486
2014-06-07 - Landfill hit by surface explosion and fire, landfill's been burning for four years, in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.ksla.com/story/25724769/smoke-pours-from-shreveport-landfill-fire
Quote: "So, I went over to put dirt on it and it basically blew up in my face and pretty scary. So, I called the Shreveport Fire Department and had them come back out here."
2014-06-07 - Recycling center hit by huge blaze near East London (South Africa):
http://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/factory-fire-causes-traffic-problems-in-mdantsane/
Quote: "Billows of smoke from a massive fire at a Wilsonia recycling plant could be seen across East London Saturday afternoon as fire fighters battled to get the blaze under control."
2014-06-07 - Train maintenance train bursts into flame in Junction City (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/25718807/2014/06/07/train-fire-in-junction-city
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/article/20140607/SPJ01/306070310
2014-06-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 60 near Houston (Missouri):
http://www.houstonherald.com/news/breaking-trailer-truck-unit-on-fire-at-dunn/article_80f3fcfa-ee60-11e3-9030-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-07 - Two tractors and two utility vehicles go up in flames while parked in facility in Apache Junction (Arizona):
http://arizona.newszap.com/eastvalley/132651-114/200000-in-fire-damage-reported-to-vehicles-storage-unit-shared-by-apache-junction-school-district-pa
Quote: "Four vehicles were damaged in the fire: two work tractors and two John Deere Gators, Mr. Suniga said."
Quote: "Deputy Fire Marshal John Suniga believed the fire started in the engine compartment of one of the park and recreation work tractors..."
Note: Also see the cabinet warehouse that went up in flames with nobody there at 4 AM in Apache Junction as well as the deadly house fire in Apache Junction that killed one person...
2014-06-07 - Tractor, trailer, baler, two trucks, 300 bales of hay and barn destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Cross In Hand (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11262939.Farmer_tells_of_ordeal_after_a_fire_killed_his_livestock_and_destroyed_barn/
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/barn-fire-at-cross-in-hand-1-6105196
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/barn-fire-at-cross-in-hand
Quote: "The blaze also damaged an adjacent barn and destroyed 300 bales of straw and hay, two diesel trucks, a tractor, trailer and a baler..."
2014-06-07 - Moving van bursts into flame in tunnel near coastal Izmir (Turkey):
http://istanbul.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/fear-of-fire-in-the-tunnel-in-izmir/388540/
Quote: "The flames completely wrap the van, fire firefighters arrived at the scene intervened. In a short time firefighters were fighting the fire, the van has become unusable."
2014-06-07 - SUV bursts into flame on Pearl Street in Clifton Springs (New York):
http://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=16&id=130150
Quote: "Benjamin Norsen, a 21 year-old Clifton Springs resident, is thanking his lucky stars after his vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames on Friday afternoon. Norsen was driving his 1990 Ford Bronco down Pearl Street in Clifton Springs when the fire erupted. He was not injured in the bizarre incident."
Note: Bizarre? Happens every day, literally!
2014-06-07 - SUV bursts into flame while parked on Philadelphia Street in Indiana (Pennsylvania):
http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/vehicle-fire-extinguished,20007782/
2014-06-07 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Santa Rita area in San Angelo (Texas):
http://sanangelolive.com/news/2014-06-07/4x4-ford-pickup-goes-flames-santa-rita
2014-06-07 - Five cars, garage and home go up in flames at 1 AM in Cedar Mill, Portland (Oregon), 1 injured:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Fire-hits-a-house-garage-and-five-cars-in-Portland-262241491.html
http://koin.com/2014/06/07/cedar-mill-home-cars-damaged-in-fire/
http://www.tvfr.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=132
Quote: "Police got a call around 1 a.m. that there was a house on fire at 945 N.W. Joy Ave. A resident got home and found the house and two cars on fire, and tried to put it out with a fire extinguisher and garden hose. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy flames coming from the house, cars and garage and confirmed nobody was inside."
2014-06-07 - Car bursts into flame on road near Black (Alabama), in Geneva County:
http://www.oppnewsonline.com/83468/1964/breakingcar-fire-on-geneva-county-cr-89
2014-06-07 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/car-on-fire-on-3132-in-shreveport/21369/4rUmT3ieSkG1Fq6BtbKGAg
2014-06-07 - Car bursts into flame at airport in coastal Kuching (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/06/07/car-goes-aflame-at-kuching-international-airport/
http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/06/09/driver-escapes-fiery-death-in-car/
http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/28253/Car-catches-fire-at-KIA/
2014-06-07 - Car bursts into flame at 5:24 AM on Oxford Street in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29256&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-07 - Car bursts into flame on Robin Way in Tilehurst (Britain):
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/reading/articles/2014/06/07/100987-car-engine-destroyed-by-fire-in-robin-way-tilehurst/
2014-06-07 - Car bursts into flame on the A130 near Howe Green (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/9463/
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Firefighters-called-car-A130-near-Howe-Green/story-21204726-detail/story.html
2014-06-07 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-49 north of Archie (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/06/vehicle-fire-north-of-archie.html
2014-06-07 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Rennes Drive in Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29259&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-07 - Auto shop damaged by fire in coastal San Leandro (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/san-leandro-fire-near-bart-tracks-displaces-four-b/ngGRw/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Leandro-Fire-Near-BART-Tracks-Displaces-4-Briefly-Disrupts-BART-Service-262240911.html
2014-06-07 - Car parts market erupts in flame, fire spreads to car paint warehouse, in Tbilisi (Georgia):
http://en.trend.az/regions/scaucasus/georgia/2282768.html
Quote: "The fire earlier broke out in a car spare parts market in one of the districts of Tbilisi, and then spread to the warehouse of car paints."
Note: A place with rusty iron/steel right next to a warehouse full of flammable chemicals...
2014-06-07 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Easton (Wisconsin), 70 cows killed:
http://www.waow.com/story/25720813/2014/06/07/70-cows-die-in-barn-fire
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140607/WDH01/306070207
http://www.topix.com/city/wausau-wi/2014/06/barn-70-head-of-cattle-destroyed-by-overnight-fire-in-easton
2014-06-07 - Barn destroyed by fire shortly before midnight in Orland (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Person-Seriously-Burned-In-Orland-Barn-Fire-262230421.html
http://www.wowo.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/74/ArticleId/22207/Multiple-Fire-Departments-Fight-Barn-Fire-In-Orland.aspx
2014-06-07 - Vacant barn destroyed by explosions and huge fire in Chatteris (Britain):
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/gallery_and_video_explosions_heard_across_wide_area_as_derelict_building_catches_fire_in_chatteris_1_3633930
2014-06-07 - Wetland fire breaks out near coastal Jupiter (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/brush-fire-contained-to-several-wetland-acres-west/ngGYq/
Quote: "The fire was reported at about 4:30 p.m., said Capt. Albert Borroto, Fire Rescue spokesman. Fire Rescue crews and the Florida Forestry Service have contained it to the wetland."
2014-06-07 - Grass fire burns 100 acres at 12:37 AM in coastal Bay Point (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_25919121
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/firefighters-put-out-vegetation-fire-burned-100-ac/ngGQn/
2014-06-07 - Wildfire erupts, grows to 6000 acres, near Bend (Oregon), evacuations ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140608-44072-USA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/time-lapse-video-shows-wildfire-sweep-through-bend-oregon-n125916
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/06/two_bulls_fire_near_bend_grows.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Two-wildfires-in-Bend-forcing-hundreds-to-evacuate-262294921.html
http://www.ktvz.com/news/two-brushfires-break-out-west-of-bend/26382078
Quote: "Two blazes, first spotted Saturday afternoon, quickly grew to more than 6,000 acres. About 250 homes remain under an evacuation order, and authorities say another 2,000 are in an area considered threatened."
Note: Wow, check out that nbcnews.com timelapse video. Nyaaa-aaa-aaah!
2014-06-07 - Transformer bursts into flame in Jammu (India):
http://www.statetimes.in/news/transformer-burns-causing-panic/
2014-06-07 - Subwoofer bursts into flame after Cheap Trick concert in East Lampeter Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/subwoofer-catches-on-fire-at-cheap-trick-concert-at-american/article_dc7d7356-ee44-11e3-b6db-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-07 - Cabinet warehouse goes up in flames at 4 AM in Apache Junction (Arizona), nobody there:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Fire-breaks-out-at-Apache-Junction-cabinet-warehouse-262241091.html
http://phoenix.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-apache-junction-cabinet-warehouse
2014-06-07 - Carpet business destroyed by huge fire at shopping center in coastal Belfast (Ireland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-27748682
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-27753526
2014-06-07 - Porch bursts into flame at 4 AM, fire spreads to home, in Pooler (Georgia), 2 dogs killed:
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25718480/dogs-save-couple-from-house-fire-on-white-dogwood-lane-in-pooler
2014-06-07 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Cedar Rapids (Iowa), nobody home:
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/fire-heavily-damages-cedar-rapids-home-20140607
2014-06-07 - Home destroyed by fire in Loudonville, Albany (New York), nobody home:
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/breaking-fire-loudonville-destroys-garage-16753.shtml
Note: This home is near the confluence of two tributaries of Sand Creek...
2014-06-07 - Home and garage go up in flames near Sporley Lake Road in Little Lake (Michigan):
http://abc10up.com/large-structure-fire-in-little-lake/
2014-06-07 - Apartment building destroyed by massive blaze at midnight in coastal Vancouver (Canada), dozens homeless:
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/06/massive-fire-near-broadway-fraser/
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/dozens-homeless-after-fires-tears-through-east-van-apartment-1.1858055
http://britishcolumbiatours.com/dozens-homeless-after-fires-tears-through-east-van-apartment/
2014-06-07 - Deadly fire rips through home in Conway (South Carolina), near the coast, 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1054868
http://www.wbtw.com/story/25720350/afternoon-house-fire-kills-1-in-conway
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/06/07/4276438/one-dead-another-injured-after.html
2014-06-07 - Deadly fire hits home in Apache Junction (Arizona), 1 killed:
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/25721542/2014/06/08/one-dead-in-apache-junction-fire
2014-06-07 - Deadly fire burns home in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan, 1 killed:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/one-dead-in-milwaukee-fire-b99286638z1-262253481.html
2014-06-07 - Deadly fire damages home in Houston (Texas), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://abc13.com/news/deadly-house-fire-in-southeast-houston/99734/
2014-06-07 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in the Overbrook area of Ottawa (Canada):
http://www.cfra.com/news/2014/06/07/massive-fire-at-vacant-home-in-overbrook-area
2014-06-07 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads, destroys mobile home and RV too, in Logan County (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/25719961/house-fire-in-logan-county-wv-injures-two-firemen-spreads-to-trailer-and-rv
http://wvowradio.com/Article.asp?id=2800260&spid=37834
2014-06-07 - Vacant factory burns in Glossop (Britain), near Glossop Brook:
http://www.glossopgazette.co.uk/latest-news/892-old-kooltherm-factory-on-fire
2014-06-07 - Vacant lumber yard goes up in flames at 2:19 AM near Centerville (Indiana):
http://www.pal-item.com/article/20140606/NEWS01/306060023/
2014-06-06 - Recycling plant hit by fire in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25717252/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-recycling-plant
http://www.literock959.com/2014/06/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-recycling-plant/
http://www.1069kickscountry.com/2014/06/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-recycling-plant/
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/nashville-tn/T0TM2CDO56U76J6C2
2014-06-06 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Burlington (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4564545-firefighters-still-battling-blaze-at-burlington-s-norjohn-waste-recycling-centre/
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4565284-stubborn-recycling-depot-fire-extinguished/
Note: A garbage truck burst into flame on a road in Burlington the day prior too, mentioned in the 2014-06-05 update...
2014-06-06 - Recycling center damaged by fire in Greater Sudbury (Canada), near the coast, facility closed until further notice:
http://www.kisssudbury.com/2014/06/06/fire-at-citys-recycling-centre-facility-now-closed-until-further-notice/
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2014/06/06/fire-closes-recycling-centre
http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2014/06/06-recycling-fire.aspx
http://news.nom.co/ctv-northern-ontario-recycling-fire-9818411-news/
2014-06-06 - Landfill 'dumpcano' continues to burn, putrid odor hits Iqaluit (Canada), two schools closed:
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/story/1.2667156
http://news.lokalee.com/stubborn-iqaluit-garbage-dump-fire-forces-2-schools-to-close/
http://news.ca.msn.com/canada/iqaluit-numberdumpcano-smoke-forces-2-schools-to-close-1
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/06/06/smouldering-dumpcano-forces-school-closures-and-health-warnings-as-putrid-smoke-blows-through-iqaluit/
Quote: "An unquenchable fire that has been smouldering for weeks deep within the bowels of Iqaluit’s garbage dump has now forced the closure of schools and prompted a health warning as thick, white smoke billows over the Nunavut capital. Referred to locally as the 'dumpcano' — the fire has been burning since May 20 and there’s no end in sight, said Iqaluit fire chief Luc Grandmaison."
Quote: "The Department of Health has once again issued an advisory asking people with heart and lung disease, the elderly and the very young to stay indoors as much as possible, with the windows closed and air exchangers turned off."
Quote: "It’s the fourth fire at the Iqaluit dump since December."
Note: They gave up in May on putting this fire out. That putrid odor may very well contain some hydrogen sulfide. It probably does and if so then the folks there may suffer long-term effects like kidney damage, brain damage, heart damage, eye problems, compromised immune systems, all kinds of stuff. The British didn't weaponize hydrogen sulfide and use it to kill German soldiers in trench warfare in WWI because the effects are NICE. 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."
2014-06-06 - Home explodes and burns in Hamilton (Ohio), 2 injured:
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/25717862/2-injured-in-ohio-house-explosion
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/06/06/house-explosion-hamilton/10096603/
http://www.wlwt.com/news/Hamilton-fire-crews-respond-to-home-explosion-fire/26370012
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/crews-battle-fire-in-hamilton/ngF98/
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/two-hurt-house-explosion-12628.shtml
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/crews-battle-fire-in-hamilton/ngF98/
Quote: "A home in the 800 block of Ross Avenue exploded and caught on fire, authorities said. The owner of the home was getting the house ready to rent when the home exploded, authorities said. Officials said two people were injured in the fire. The extent of their injuries is not yet known."
2014-06-06 - Home rocked by explosion and fire at 4 AM in Chatsworth area of coastal Durban (South Africa), 7 killed:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Chatsworth-fire-death-toll-rises-20140606
http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2014/06/06/death-toll-rises-in-chatsworth-fire/
http://www.veooz.com/news/EHF8pV0.html
Quote: "African National Congress provincial spokesman Bongani Tembe said it was believed a gas cylinder exploded in the house around 04:00."
2014-06-06 - Restaurant explodes in Heidelberg (Germany), 5 injured:
http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/explosion-in-restaurant-fuenf-mitarbeiter-schwer-verletzt-a-973964.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/explosion-in-restaurant-fuenf-mitarbeiter-schwer-verletzt-a-973964.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D120%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D632%26tbs%3Dqdr:d
2014-06-06 - Electrical plant devastated by huge explosion and fire in Kosovo, at least 3 killed, 12 injured:
http://www.startribune.com/world/262100191.html
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/06/kosovo-explosion-kills-three-injures-many
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27734312
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0606/622005-kosovo/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/06/huge-explosion-hits-kosovo-power-plant-20146613949378172.html
http://www.ibtimes.com/kosovo-power-plant-explosion-causes-damage-fatalities-feared-1595365
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/06/us-kosovo-powerstation-blast-idUSKBN0EH10N20140606
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/06/explosion-rocks-kosovo-power-plant-casualties-reported-unclear-how-many/
2014-06-06 - Electrical substation damaged by blaze in coastal Chennai (India), hundreds of homes go dark:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-society/2-fire-accidents-in-chennai/article6090235.ece
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2-Fires-Keep-Rescue-Teams-on-Toes-in-City/2014/06/07/article2267211.ece
Quote: "The city witnessed two fire accidents on Thursday night. A fire at Chetpet substation plunged hundreds of houses in the locality in darkness. In the second instance, in an early morning fire at Pushpa Nagar, Nungambakkam, several houses were gutted."
2014-06-06 - Passenger plane bursts into flame while parked at Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow (Russia):
http://english.cri.cn/11354/2014/06/04/2361s829832.htm
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=615_1402111040
Quote: "A Russian passenger plane Ilyushin IL 96-300 has caught fire at the Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow, according to Russian media. Although the plane has been damaged by the fire, there were no casualties, since nobody was on board at that time. The Ilyushin IL 96-300 plane used to be one of the planes picked to fly Russian President Vladimir Putin."
2014-06-06 - Small plane bursts into flame on runway before takeoff at airport in Worthington (Kentucky), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Plane-Burns-Before-Takeoff-262149691.html
2014-06-06 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer while being towed, on I-75 in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/traffic/2014/06/06/vehicle-catches-on-fire-on-i-75-sb/10076073/
2014-06-06 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Erie near marina in Leamington (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2014/06/06/boat-fire-off-leamington-marina/
2014-06-06 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the A40 in Headington (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11262713.Bus_on_fire_on_A40/
http://www.jackfmoxfordshire.co.uk/news/oxfordshire-news/double-decker-bus-fire-causing-big-delays-in-headington/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11262713.print/
http://www.citynewsline.co.uk/news/bus-on-fire-on-a40
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/11262713.Bus_on_fire_on_A40/
http://www.topix.com/uk-county/oxfordshire/2014/06/watch-video-of-the-bus-on-fire-on-the-a40
2014-06-06 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the A12 near Wrentham (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/wrentham_fire_fighters_tackle_a12_bus_fire_1_3633188
http://eastnorfolkbus.blogspot.com/2014/06/another-bus-fire.html
2014-06-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 59 near Atchison (Kansas):
http://www.atchisonglobenow.com/news/local_news/article_dbab8299-71e0-5001-a292-3889ef9f6054.html
2014-06-06 - Moving truck bursts into flame on Battersea Park Road in Wandsworth in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/fire-in-moving-lorry-causes-damage-to-road-in-south-london-9503912.html
http://world.topnewstoday.org/world/article/13729212/
http://thelondongazette.com/?p=102187
2014-06-06 - Truck bursts into flame near Willow Creek Road in Watertown (South Dakota):
http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news_update/truck-fire-diverts-u-s-traffic/article_0d77ae3e-edb1-11e3-a596-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-06-06 - Truck bursts into flame on the M1 near Redbourn (Britain):
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/11262476.Lane_closures_on_M1_near_Redbourn_following_lorry_fire/
2014-06-06 - Truck bursts into flame on the A63 near South Cave (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Lorry-A63-South-Cave/story-21200337-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-on-a63-at-south-cave
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-on-a63-at-south-cave-2452995.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750hnrxay/Lorry-fire-on-A63-at-South-Cave.htm
2014-06-06 - Pool service van bursts into flame while parked at home in Dyer (Indiana):
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/dyer/dyer-firefighters-extinguish-van-blaze/article_71262be1-a720-5882-82b1-7787c005748b.html
http://www.indiana105.com/news/region-news/149455-pool-service-van-destroyed-in-a-vehicle-fire-in-dyer.html
2014-06-06 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-235 in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2014/06/06/morning-fire-vehicle-engulfed-on-i-235/
2014-06-06 - SUV bursts into flame on highway in Richmond (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/car-catches-fire-on-eastern-bypass-in-richmond-no-one-hurt/
2014-06-06 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Hope Mills (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/crime_courts/article_3944078f-6133-58c3-bbd2-89b366cd5078.html
2014-06-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Beaverton (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/06/truck_fire_extends_to_beaverto.html
2014-06-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at garage, fire spreads to garage, in Waterloo (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/fire-damages-truck-garage-in-waterloo-20140606
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/truck-fire-spreads-to-garage/article_6e11a2c9-ec5c-585e-9262-75429ffbe3a0.html
2014-06-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at business in Brewer (Maine):
http://wabi.tv/2014/06/06/truck-bursts-flames-brewer/
Note: The business the driver was parked at, Mark's Music, is located 300 feet east (downwind) of the Penobscot River...
2014-06-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Birch Run Road in Allegany (New York):
http://www.alleganyfire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/208676
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame on the Dames Point Bridge in coastal Jacksonville (Florida), crash occurs too:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/traffic/2014/06/06/car-fire-crash-dames-point-bridge/10089907/
Quote: "Florida Highway Patrol is reporting a crash with a roadblock on the Northbound South end of the bridge, as well as a car fire on the Southbound side of the bridge."
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame on I-395 in Lisbon (Connecticut):
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20140606/NEWS/140609430
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame at intersection in South Bend (Indiana):
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/traffic-alert-car-fire-at-grape-mckinley-avoid-the-area/26365508
Note: South Bend is named for its location at the southernmost bend of the St. Joseph River...
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame on Pompton Avenue in Verona (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/car-fire-stalls-traffic-on-pompton-avenue-in-verona-1.1030768
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame before 6:10 AM on I-57 near Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicagopressrelease.com/news/car-fire-delays-traffic-on-interstate-57
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/car-fire-interstate-57-at-127th-street-262100101.html
http://www.nbcchicago.com/traffic/transit/car-fire-interstate-57-at-127th-street-262100101.html
http://www.csnchicago.com/article/car-fire-delays-traffic-interstate-57
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Oglesby (Illinois):
http://newstrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=37039
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame on I-77 in Raleigh County (West Virginia):
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/25717411/traffic-backed-up-after-car-catches-fire-on-i-77
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame as man works on it, fire spreads, destroys home, 3 cars, 2 ATVs and 2 sheds, in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.jrn.com/kgun9/news/Car-fire-that-spread-to-house-displaces-family-of-5-262193251.html
http://www.kvoa.com/news/car-fire-spreads-to-house-and-displaces-family-of-5/
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame at 12:30 AM while parked at apartments in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Lexington-police-investigating-vehicle-fire-262096991.html
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-116696-2-.htm
http://infotel.ca/newsitem/house-and-car-fire-keep-firefighters-busy-friday-night/it10652
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame at tow yard in Goulburn (Australia):
http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/2335764/fire-in-goulburn-tow-truck-yard-photos/
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame just after 6 AM at dock in coastal Felixstowe (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/felixstowe_small_electrical_fire_in_car_extinguished_1_3631524
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame on Cotehele Avenue in Keyham (Britain), man seriously burned:
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Man-taken-hospital-car/story-21199989-detail/story.html
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame in carpark on Mudhouse Lane in Neston (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-neston_06-06-2014_17-02-02
2014-06-06 - Car bursts into flame on the B1077 near Ashbocking (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ashbocking_princes_street_firefighters_tackle_car_fire_on_b1077_1_3632039
2014-06-06 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Hyndburn Road in Blackburn (Britain):
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/11261233.Fire_crews_tackling_Blackburn_vehicle_blaze/
2014-06-06 - RV, three vehicles, garage, shed and outbuilding go up in flames at 12:52 AM near Eagle Point (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140606/NEWS07/406060343
Quote: "Crews responded and were on scene in about six minutes, Winfrey said. Flames could be seen from a distance. 'We found an attached garage, shed, three vehicles, a motor home and an outbuilding on fire, fully involved,' Winfrey said. 'The garage was already falling in when we got there.'"
2014-06-06 - Several tractors, motorcycle and barn destroyed by fire shortly before midnight near Wapella (Illinois):
http://www.ctvwa.com/2014/horses-escape-fire-that-destroys-barn-bloomington-pantagraph/
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/horses-escape-fire-that-destroys-barn/article_e8270a11-4db1-5e02-9535-c8c4f3c54d4e.html
Quote: "Stored inside the barn were several vehicles, including a motorcycle and several tractors, one of them an antique, said Thorp. Most of the property inside the barn was lost."
2014-06-06 - Pickup truck, motorcycle and garage destroyed by fire at firefighter's home in Preble County (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/crews-scene-house-fire-preble-county/ngGGW/
Quote: "The fire started in the garage, but investigators are still working to determine what sparked the blaze. Inside the garage was a pickup truck and a vintage motorcycle that belonged to the firefighter's grandfather, according to family members."
Note: Obviously he doesn't know what's going on else he wouldn't have had a pickup truck and a motorcycle parked in his garage...
2014-06-06 - Equipment bursts into flame at business, fire spreads to building, in Springboro (Ohio), business evacuated:
http://wdtn.com/2014/06/06/fire-breaks-out-at-springboro-company/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/fire-reported-thaler-machine-springboro/ngGHt/
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_fire-damages-springboro-business-20534.shtml
2014-06-06 - Brush fire breaks out near residential area in coastal Miami-Dade (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Grass-Fire-Spreads-in-Southwest-Miami-Dade-262169781.html
Quote: "A grass fire is spreading through Southwest Miami-Dade at 119th Avenue and 216th Street. Aerial footage shows flames and smoke in a clearing that is dangerously close to a residential area."
2014-06-06 - Brush fire ignites, grows to 100 acres, in park in Cherry Valley (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/06/crews-battle-100-acre-brush-fire-in-cherry-valley/
2014-06-06 - Large pile of hay bursts into flame near Winters (California):
http://fox40.com/2014/06/06/hay-fire-allowed-to-burn-out/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/06/06/large-hay-fire-burns-near-winters/
2014-06-06 - Duct fire spreads from basement throughout restaurant in 6-story building in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/firefighters-battle-blaze-near-rockefeller-center-new-york-n125096
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/restaurant-rockefeller-center-catches-fire-24037690
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/large-fire-near-new-yorks-rockefeller-center-n125086
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-large-fire-burning-in-new-york-skyscraper-20140606-story.html
Quote: "There appeared to be some sort of malfunction while crews were working on a duct in the basement, and a fire was sparked, quickly shooting through the duct up to the roof."
Quote: "The fire Friday night comes the day after a five-alarm blaze ripped through a Staten Island home and left 34 people injured, including 23 firefighters. More than 200 firefighters were called to the scene, and the fire took eight hours to bring under control."
2014-06-06 - Hospital damaged by fire in the wee hours in West Memphis (Arkansas), 14 patients evacuated:
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/25710950/14-patients-evacuated-due-to-fire-at-crittenden-regional-hospital
http://wreg.com/2014/06/06/crittenden-regional-hospital-evacuated-after-fire/
2014-06-06 - Outdoor electric sign bursts into flame, fire spreads to restaurant, in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kctv5.com/story/25710677/building-signage-caused-fire-at-popular-kc-restaurant
2014-06-06 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Sacramento (California):
http://fox40.com/2014/06/06/garage-catches-fire-at-south-sac-home/
2014-06-06 - Garage destroyed by fire, fire spreads to home, in Rapho Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/video/fire-fully-engulfs-garage-at-rapho-township-home/article_6c366e42-ed89-11e3-9d2b-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-06 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Trail (Oregon):
http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/trail-family-displaced-after-evening-fire-publish2_ap_d961b2dff8d428d05f39014637ffe7de
2014-06-06 - Home damaged by blaze at 2 AM in coastal Lake Worth (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-burning-house-rescue-20140606,0,253057.story
2014-06-06 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Boynton Beach (Florida), 5 people homeless:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/boynton-beach-house-fire-displaces-family-of-5/ngFn2/
2014-06-06 - Home damaged by fire in Rawmarsh (Britain), nobody home:
http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/crews-tackle-late-night-house-blaze-1-6660484
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/crews-tackle-late-night-house-blaze
2014-06-06 - House destroyed by fire near Medical Lake (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.krem.com/news/local/House-fire-near-262201071.html
http://www.khq.com/story/25717830/medical-lake-house-fire-man-at-sacred-heart-with-burns
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/fire-destroys-medical-lake-home/26378924
2014-06-06 - Home erupts in flame, fire spreads, damages 3 more homes too, in Gainesville (Virginia):
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Fire-Damages-Four-Homes-in-Va-Neighborhood-262123441.html
2014-06-06 - Apartment building heavily damaged by huge blaze at 2:30 AM in coastal Dennisport (Massachusetts), 13 injured:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/06/13_hurt_in_3_alarm_blaze_at_dennis_apartment_building
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140606/NEWS11/140609812/-1/rss01
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/06/several-people-injured-in-dennisport-fire/
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/06/13_injuries_reported_at_dennis_fire
http://www.wcvb.com/news/injuries-reported-in-dennis-port-apartment-fire/26359610
Quote: "The blaze at the 12-unit Seabreeze Condominiums was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Friday."
Quote: "A massive three-alarm blaze at a Dennis apartment building sent 13 to the hospital with injuries, including four first responders, authorities said."
2014-06-06 - Deadly fire damages home at 1:40 AM in Valdosta (Georgia), 2 killed:
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/x998002798/Mother-son-perish-in-fire
2014-06-06 - Deadly blaze rips through home at 2 AM on South Egg Harbor Road in Winslow Township (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://6abc.com/news/lifelong-resident-killed-in-winslow-twp-house-fire/96983/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Wnslow-Township-Fire-262082551.html
Quote: "A firefighter at the scene also reported chest pains from smoke inhalation and was hospitalized."
2014-06-06 - Deadly fire destroys home just before 1 AM in coastal Hayward (California), 1 killed:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25911576/hayward-wheelchair-bound-woman-pets-die-house-fire
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/06/06/elderly-wheel-chair-bound-woman-killed-in-hayward-house-fire/
2014-06-06 - Vacant home burns in coastal Manomet (Massachusetts):
http://plymouth.wickedlocal.com/article/20140605/NEWS/140608036/12423/NEWS
2014-06-06 - Vacant building burns at 5 AM in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/news/coveringkakeland/headlines/Vacant-downtown-building-catches-fire-262104421.html
2014-06-06 - Vacant commercial building destroyed by fire in SeaTac (Washington), near the coast:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/fire-destroys-seatac-commercial-building/ngF3G/
2014-06-06 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by blaze at 4 AM in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140606/METRO01/306060059/1361/rss
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/state/fire-burns-vacant-detroit-apartment-building/article_c23b8ff8-da96-50bf-928a-d41677940391.html
2014-06-06 - Vacant factory destroyed by fire in Philipsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.centredaily.com/2014/06/05/4210820/firefighters-battling-blaze-at.html
2014-06-05 - British aircraft carrier 'HMS Queen Elizabeth' bursts into flame at 6:37 AM at shipyard in coastal Fife (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27713375
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/hms-queen-elizabeth-catches-fire-in-fife-dockyard-1-3434785
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10877195/New-aircraft-carrier-evacuated-after-fire.html
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/no-impact-on-construction-after-fire-onboard-hms-queen-elizabeth-aircraft-carrier-at-rosyth-1.406654
Quote: "The fire comes ahead of a royal visit to the docks by The Queen who will officially name the carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth on 4 July. MOD officials confirmed that the naming will be a traditional champagne ceremony. Later in July, the dock at Rosyth will be flooded to allow HMS Queen Elizabeth to float for the first time. Sea trials will then begin in 2017 with flight trials of Lightning II aircraft starting the following year."
Note: Not the first British aircraft carrier to catch fire in recent times. Another British aircraft carrier caught fire in February while docked in coastal Portsmouth (Britain), 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. Awkwaaard!
2014-06-05 - Cruise ship under construction, 'Anthem of the Seas', bursts into flame at shipyard in Papenburg (Germany):
http://www.cruisecurrents.com/archives/16826
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2014/06/06/fire-breaks-out-under-construction-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship
http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/ACCIDENTS/129172/Quantum-of-the-Seas/
Note: Can't even get them off the assembly line before they start burning nowadays. Reminds me of an incident where a brand new semi tractor burst into flame right off the assembly line while undergoing road testing at a plant in Lower Macungie Township (Pennsylvania), which destroyed the semi before it ever even touched a road, mentioned in the 2014-04-15 update...
2014-06-05 - Coast Guard auxiliary boat bursts into flame on the Willamette River in Portland (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2014/06/05/coast-guard-auxiliary-boat-catches-fire-on-willamette/
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/06/boat_fire_on_willamette_river.html
http://www.wopular.com/boat-fire-willamette-river-quickly-doused-no-injuries
2014-06-05 - Pilot boat bursts into flame at 4:50 AM in the River Tay near coastal Carnoustie (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27717566
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/crew-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/broughty-ferry-lifeboat-called-to-rescue-boat-on-fire-off-angus-coast
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/broughty-ferry-lifeboat-called-to-rescue-boat-on-fire-off-angus-coast-1.406506
http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/Broughty-Ferry-RNLI-lifeboats-assist-one-of-Dundee-Ports-pilot-boats.aspx
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Taybird-I988883.html
Quote: "Two men were rescued from a pilot boat after it caught fire while guiding a tanker up the Tay."
2014-06-05 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Ramsgate Harbour (Britain):
http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Ramsgate-boat/story-21193294-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750hnqrdm/Ramsgate-boat-fire.htm
Note: It's becoming quite a boatastrophe out there!
2014-06-05 - Man in his 30s found on fire outside subway station in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2014-06-05/man-on-fire-in-central-london-during-rush-hour/
Quote: "How did that guy catch on fire on Kingsway! Think a guy from Ladbrokes put him out. Just smelt burning then people were trying to put him out. Was by the bus stop outside Ladbrokes on Kingsway..."
2014-06-05 - Home damaged by explosion and fire just before 3 AM, second home damaged too, in coastal Oxnard (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/05/explosion-sparks-fire-at-oxnard-home/
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/06/05/oxnard-house-explodes-fire-officials-investigating/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Homes-Damaged-Oxnard-Fire-Gas-Explosion-Firefighters-261966961.html
2014-06-05 - Residential building explodes and burns, damages nearby buildings too, in coastal Lisbon (Portugal):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140606-44054-PRT
2014-06-05 - The Shard, London's tallest building, plumes smoke from the basement, evacuated, in coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140605-44041-GBR
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/smoke-alarm-shard-londons-tallest-skyscraper-evacuated-n123246
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-05/london-s-shard-evacuated-after-reports-of-fire-at-skyscraper.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/londons-tallest-building-evacuated-following-fire/vCc4w5/
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/world/europe/story/londons-tallest-building-the-shard-evacuated-after-fire-alert-20140605
Quote: "The Shard in London has been evacuated after emergency services were called to reports of smoke coming from the basement. London Fire Brigade said that seven fire engines with 50 firefighters were at the scene after it was called to investigate at 10.30am this morning. Around 900 people were evacuated from the building, fire service officials said, adding that a full evacuation of the Shard's 72 floors had been called as a precaution, and that there was no suggestion at this stage of there being a fire."
Quote: "It is believed to be the first evacuation of the tower, western Europe's tallest standing at more than 1,000 feet."
2014-06-05 - Three townhouses ravaged by massive 5-alarm fire just after 1 AM on coastal Staten Island (New York), 34 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140605-44040-USA
http://koin.com/2014/06/05/massive-fire-injures-34-on-staten-island/
http://www.ktvn.com/story/25699915/dozens-injured-in-staten-island-fire
http://7online.com/news/dozens-hurt-in-raging-5-alarm-staten-island-fire/94778/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/spectacular-fire-injures-dozens-on-nycs-staten-island/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/five-alarm-fire-injures-29-staten-island-fdny-article-1.1817853
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/nyc-officials-34-injured-staten-island-fire-18562.shtml
Quote: "It went up to second-alarm at 1:15, third-alarm at 1:17, fourth-alarm at 1:28 and fifth-alarm at 3:42. The fire spread to neighboring buildings."
Note: This was a baaaad fire, people-tossing-kids-out-windows bad...
2014-06-05 - At least 400 homes destroyed by huge fire in coastal Zamboanga City (Philippine Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140605-44038-PHL
2014-06-05 - Pallet yard bursts into flame in Pomona (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/05/crews-battle-fire-at-pallet-yard-in-pomona/
http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20140605/firefighters-battling-pallet-yard-fire-in-pomona
2014-06-05 - Huge mulch fire erupts at landfill near Moapa (Nevada), fire smokes up Las Vegas Valley:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/hazy-skies-blamed-mulch-pit-fire-burning-moapa
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/05/smoke-fire-near-moapa-drifts-toward-las-vegas/
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Trash-fire-north-of-Apex-may-cause-smoke-for/466CDhV5bkmwLoCmcE1wMA.cspx
Quote: "The Logandale Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook page said they expect the fire to burn for two months, while smoke and flames are expected to be seen for weeks. A BLM spokeswoman said the fire will burn for about a week."
2014-06-05 - Underground fire erupts near shopping complex in Montgomery Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lansdale.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/gas-leak-at-montgomery-commons-shopping-center-under-investigation
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/natural-gas-leak-underground-fire-shuts-down-mon
2014-06-05 - Historic boatyard damaged by fire in coastal Seaton Sluice, Northumberland (Britain):
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/historic-boat-yard-damaged-northumberland-7225063
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/historic-boat-yard-damaged-in-northumberland-fire
2014-06-05 - Metrolink train engine bursts into flame in Irvine (California), near the coast:
http://abc7.com/news/metrolink-train-catches-fire-in-irvine/95581/
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140605/metrolink-engine-fire-stops-train-in-irvine
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/05/metrolink-train-catches-fire-in-irvine-passengers-exit-safely/
http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20140605/APN/306059751
Quote: "The fire occurred Thursday morning aboard Metrolink train No. 811 in Irvine. As a result, many other trains in the area are at a standstill and considerable delays are expected. Concialdi says 56 people, including three in wheelchairs and three crew members, were taken to the back of the train, which has five cars."
2014-06-05 - School bus bursts into flame on road in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_25901294/school-bus-catches-fire-west-el-paso
http://elpaso.gotnewswire.com/news/school-bus-catches-fire-in-west-el-paso-update
Note: This is the 4th school bus to burst into flame in June, so far...
2014-06-05 - Transit bus bursts into flame in Red Hills, St. Andrew, on the island of Jamaica:
http://rjrnewsonline.com/local/fire-on-jutc-bus-employees-escape-injury
2014-06-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 73 in Jackson County (Florida):
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Big-Rig-Catches-Fire-on-Local-Road-262065391.html
http://www.jcfloridan.com/news/article_e4c2bb32-edba-11e3-9a52-0017a43b2370.html
2014-06-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-459 in Bessemer (Alabama):
http://www.abc3340.com/story/25699997/18-wheeler-fire-shut-down-i-459
http://www.wfla.com/story/25698548/18-wheeler-fire-causes-traffic-delays
2014-06-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:15 AM on the A50 in Staffordshire (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Lorry-closes-lane-A50-eastbound/story-21192068-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750hnqm0g/Lorry-fire-closes-one-lane-of-A50-eastbound.htm
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/clairesmyth-published-lorry-fire-closes-one-lane-of-a50-eastbound
2014-06-05 - At least two vintage tractors go up in flames while parked inside barn in Huntingdonshire (Britain):
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/barn_blaze_in_huntingdonshire_village_puts_vintage_tractors_at_risk_1_3629741
Quote: "The initial crews were met by a developing fire involving several vintage tractors stored in a barn."
2014-06-05 - Large tow truck bursts into flame on highway in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.14news.com/story/25705785/tow-truck-catches-fire-in-evansville
http://www.louisvilletelegraph.com/2014/06/05/tow-truck-catches-fire-in-evansville/
2014-06-05 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on road in Burlington (Canada):
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4560093-fuel-tank-explodes-after-garbage-truck-catches-fire-in-burlington/
2014-06-05 - Truck bursts into flame on Otterspool Way near Watford (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11257958.Firefighters_called_to_lorry_blaze_in_Otterspool_Way/
2014-06-05 - RV bursts into flame while parked at business in Nasewaupee (Wisconsin):
http://www.doorcountydailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=28&id=129929
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140605/ADV01/306050267/RV-destroyed-by-possible-electrical-fire
Note: Nasewaupee is located on the shore of Sturgeon Bay...
2014-06-05 - RV bursts into flame while parked near shed in Blocksburg (California):
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_25909799/cause-blocksburg-fire-still-under-investigation
2014-06-05 - RV bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked at home in Oakville (Canada):
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4562146-halton-police-investigate-suspicious-oakville-vehicle-fire/
http://www.oakville.com/news/headlines/2014-06-05-halton-police-investigate-suspicious-oakville-vehicle-fire
2014-06-05 - RV bursts into flame on I-17 near Cordes Junction (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/25704269/1-lane-open-after-rv-fire-on-i-17-near-cordes-junction
http://www.kpho.com/story/25704269/rv-fire-closes-northbound-i-17-near-cordes-junction
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/other/adot-rv-catches-on-fire-closes-i-17-northbound-near-cordes-junction
http://phoenix.gotnewswire.com/news/adot-rv-catches-on-fire-closes-i17-northbound
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=132514
Quote: "Just three weeks after an RV fire shut down both directions of traffic on Interstate 17, fire officials dealt with another motor home fire on the interstate this week."
Note: I thought this seemed very familiar. The other RV that burned here was mentioned in the 2014-05-20 update...
2014-06-05 - Van bursts into flame while parked on street, fire spreads to shop, in Upton-upon-Severn (Britain), near the River Severn:
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11260075.Shop_damaged_after_van_fire/
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11260071.Shop_damaged_after_van_fire/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/shop-damaged-after-van-fire
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/shop-damaged-after-van-fire
2014-06-05 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-70 in Bethel Township (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/minivan-fire-causes-major-backup-i-70/ngFdC/
2014-06-05 - SUV bursts into flame on North Main Street in Leominster (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_25906902/photo-car-catches-fire-leominster
2014-06-05 - SUV bursts into flame at convenience store in Soap Lake (Washington):
http://www.ifiberone.com/news/vehicle-fire-in-soap-lake-damages-convenience-store-wednesday/article_0711d484-ecf8-11e3-b9a3-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Everett (Washington):
http://myeverettnews.com/2014/06/05/everett-fire-keeps-truck-blaze-spreading-occupied-south-everett-home/
2014-06-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at business in Tifton (Georgia):
http://www.tiftongazette.com/x1396877561/Truck-catches-fire-in-downtown-Tifton
http://www.tiftongazette.com/local/x1396877561/Truck-catches-fire-in-downtown-Tifton
2014-06-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 27 near Hector (Arkansas):
http://www.rivervalleyleader.com/news/article_6cb71a18-ed36-11e3-ace9-0017a43b2370.html
2014-06-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked outside car dealership in coastal Nantucket (Massachusetts):
http://www.ack.net/NorthLibertyTreeFire060514.html
Quote: "Just after 2 p.m., an engine responded to reports of a car in flames outside at the Don Allen Ford dealership on Polpis Road."
2014-06-05 - Car bursts into flame on I-465 in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/06/05/car-fire-restricts-i-465-on-north-side/
2014-06-05 - Car bursts into flame on I-90 in Buffalo (New York):
http://wivb.com/2014/06/05/vehicle-fire-closes-lane-on-i-90-east/
2014-06-05 - Two cars burn at roundabout in Carmarthen (Britain):
http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/Crews-deal-car-Carmarthen/story-21193954-detail/story.html
2014-06-05 - Car bursts into flame on the A12 in Wanstead (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11260054.Traffic_mounting_following_car_fire/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/localheadlines/11260054.Traffic_mounting_following_car_fire/
2014-06-05 - Car bursts into flame on the M61 near Horwich (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11257844.Delays_after_car_fire_on_M61/
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/11257844.Delays_after_car_fire_on_M61/
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/delays-after-car-fire-on-m61
2014-06-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, at home in Harborcreek Township (Pennsylvania), near Lake Erie, 1 injured:
http://www.goerie.com/man-hurt-in-harborcreek-fire
http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/d/story/fire-destroys-garage-and-car-but-occupant-saved/30255/hDcuc3inAkGt3WAuZedhKw
2014-06-05 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire in coastal Edgewater (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-crews-battle-body-shop-fire/26354306
2014-06-05 - Barn used as shop damaged by fire in Paradise (Utah):
http://news.hjnews.com/allaccess/fire-crews-act-quickly-to-stop-shop-blaze/article_d69635fe-ed13-11e3-9abb-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_f77f35bc-ed78-11e3-8066-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-05 - Barn damaged by fire in Goodhue (Minnesota):
http://www.republican-eagle.com/content/barn-fire-extinguished-county-road-6
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MN/2014/June/06/PHOTO.Goodhue.barn.fire.extinguished.off.County.Road.6.aspx
2014-06-05 - Wildfire erupts near Don Pedro Reservoir, grows to 500 acres, in Tuolumne County (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140605-44042-USA
Quote: "Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that's burned about 500 acres near Don Pedro Reservoir. The so-called 59 Fire started about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday as three blazes broke out along the side of La Grange Road near Bonds Flat Road, according to a Cal Fire spokesman."
2014-06-05 - Underground electrical explosion and fire occurs near Barkan Park in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.westphillylocal.com/2014/06/05/video-transformer-blows-at-50th-and-spruce-power-back-on/
2014-06-05 - Transformer explodes and burns at plant on Snapps Ferry Road in Greeneville (Tennessee), business evacuated:
http://www.wjhl.com/story/25708134/breaking-news-fire-outside-parker-hannifin-corp-in-greeneville
http://www.greenevillesun.com/Local_News/article/Fire-at-Parker-Hannifin-id-329057
http://www.wate.com/story/25708926/explosion-sets-fire-to-greeneville-automotive-plant
http://www.wbay.com/story/25708134/fire-out-at-parker-hannifin-corp-in-greeneville
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/hamblen-jefferson-cocke-greene/2014/06/06/fire-damages-greeneville-plant/10079483/
2014-06-05 - Transformer bursts into flame in Bernards Township (New Jersey):
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/car-crash-water-main-break-and-transformer-fire
2014-06-05 - Soap factory goes up in flames in Middlebury (Vermont), nobody there:
http://www.wcax.com/story/25700846/fire-at-middlebury-factory-under-investigation
2014-06-05 - Woodworking and paint shop goes up in flames at 6 AM at jail in Wiscasset (Maine), nobody there:
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/06/05/news/midcoast/fire-damages-garage-at-two-bridges-regional-jail-in-wiscasset/
http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-campus-two-bridges-regional-jail-22667.shtml
Note: Heh, even if a prisoner HAD set this fire, and they didn't, then what would they do? Put 'em where they already are? Harsh!
2014-06-05 - Garage goes up in flames at apartment complex in King City, Portland (Oregon), near the Tualatin River:
http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/index.ssf/2014/06/garage_fire_at_king_city_apart.html
2014-06-05 - Poolside deck bursts into flame at campus building in Lucerne (California):
http://www.record-bee.com/news/ci_25910223/blaze-damages-deck-lucerne
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37101:video-fire-damages-pool-deck-at-marymounts-lucerne-campus&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197
Note: Lucerne is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Clear Lake...
2014-06-05 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/home-s-deck-destroyed-in-fire/article_3897ebe0-ed31-11e3-bd92-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-05 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Lubbock (Texas):
http://www.kcbd.com/story/25706035/lubbock-fire-rescue-investigating-wednesday-night-fire
2014-06-05 - Waterfront home destroyed by fire at Lake Spivey in Jonesboro (Arkansas):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/25699905/house-destroyed-in-lake-spivey-fire
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/clayton-authorities-battle-fire-on-lake-spivey/ngFCM/
Quote: "A house fire burned out of control on Lake Spivey on Thursday morning. Chopper46 flew over the home on Emerald Drive in Jonesboro as flames swelled. The house is situated on the lake, surrounded by trees."
Quote: "It was a beautiful house, probably 10 or 12,000 square feet..."
Note: That's a mansion, not a house, about eight or ten times the size of my house. You can tell from the pics in the first link that the wind was blowing off the lake right onto that home. It's a lot harder to protect a big mansion like that from the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane contamination problem than it is a small house, especially when they put it right on the edge of a lake like that...
2014-06-05 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 3:04 AM in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana), started in vacant unit:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/06/4_apartment_buildings_burn_in.html
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/45-firefighters-battle-2alarm-new-orleans-east-fire/26340082
2014-06-05 - Deadly fire burns mobile home at 4 AM on Chain Lake Street in Calvin Township (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Fire-investigation-in-Cass-County-261963291.html
2014-06-05 - Deadly blaze rips through mobile home in West Monroe (Louisiana), 1 killed:
http://www.myarklamiss.com/story/d/story/fire-breaks-out-at-west-monroe-trailer-park/21430/aUvfEmJeUEqzHjNHe34HWg
2014-06-05 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads to occupied home, in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://fox4kc.com/2014/06/05/crews-battle-house-fire-in-kcmo/
Note: Kansas City is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...
2014-06-05 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads to two occupied homes, in Wilmington (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/06/04/two-alarm-fire-reported-wilmington/9972559/
Note: Wilmington is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina River flows into the Delaware River...
2014-06-05 - Vacant home burns just before 7 AM in Kalamazoo (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wwmt_kalamazoo-public-safety-investigating-suspicious-morning-house-fire-21604.shtml
2014-06-05 - Vacant house burns in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/yuma/6632-3rd-street-vacant-house-fire
2014-06-05 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours in East Price Hill, Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.fox19.com/story/25702229/fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-east-price-hill-home
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/05/lower-price-hill-declared-suspicious/10001023/
2014-06-05 - Vacant house burns in Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/06/fire_at_unoccupied_grand_rapid.html
2014-06-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in coastal Fort Walton Beach (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/fire-destroys-vacant-home-1.329053
2014-06-04 - Two brothers burned to death when car ignites, uncle injured, in Delhi (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/delhi-two-brothers-killed-as-car-catches-fire-536201
http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Two-Brothers-Killed-As-Car-Catches-Fire-in-Delhi/843276
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/-two-brothers-killed-as-car-catches-fire-in-delhi-37673.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/two-teenage-brothers-killed-as-car-catches-fire-in-delhi/1/365285.html
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/two-teens-charred-to-death-as-car-catches-fire-uncle-suffers-injuries/
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Two-Brothers-Killed-as-Car-Catches-Fire-in-Delhi/2014/06/04/article2263217.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Two-brothers-killed-as-car-catches-fire-in-Delhi/articleshow/36071733.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Delhi/Why-car-fires-arent-properly-probed/articleshow/36120122.cms
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140606/jsp/nation/story_18484371.jsp
Quote: "Two teenaged brothers were charred to death on Wednesday, while their uncle suffered burn injuries when the car they were travelling in caught fire in South West Delhi's Kapashera area, police said."
Quote: "The rear doors of the car reportedly got jammed and the boys were not able to escape."
Quote: "In another incident in the national capital, around 70 shanties were gutted in the Chanakyapuri area of New Delhi district this evening."
Quote: "A paediatric surgeon today moved a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into what he says are growing instances of cars catching fire spontaneously, often killing the occupants."
Quote: "His petition says that in several such car fires, the occupants were burnt alive as the doors and windows jammed, cutting off escape."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide fires will often involve electrified copper which can take out the electrical system in a vehicle. If you have power locks/windows then you can end up trapped inside a burning vehicle, and that can prove to be very fatal very fast. From the full hypothesis: "Vehicles of all kinds will continue to burn, as they have been, and the number of vehicular fires will continue to escalate, inevitably resulting in a corresponding increase in the number of people being incinerated in their vehicles."
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame on street in Beloit (Wisconsin):
http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/Bystanders-help-couple-stuck-in-car-on-fire-261918231.html
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Coupled-rescued-from-burning-car-261923901.html
http://whbl.com/news/articles/2014/jun/05/two-men-save-elderly-couple-from-car-fire-in-beloit/
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2014/jun/05/two-men-save-elderly-couple-from-car-fire-in-beloit/
Quote: "According to the report, the Fregeau couple were not able to unlock the doors or escape the car through the windows. Golden and a second bystander - Kerry Mann - sprang into action and were able to break two of the windows in order to get the couple out of the car."
Note: I've mentioned this problem before. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. So sometimes these fires affect the electrical system in vehicles, like the boat with no one aboard that burst into flame and started itself then took off across Coffs Harbour on fire, smashing into other boats, mentioned in the 2013-05-03 update. But besides vehicles sometimes starting themselves, another problem with these fires is that electric locks and windows may stop working and then you're in a burning car with the oxygen supply rapidly disappearing and no way to open doors or roll windows down. So, it's probably wise to keep something handy in your vehicle with which to break out windows in an emergency, at least if you have electric locks/windows...
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame, brakes stop working, woman leaps from moving car at mall in Victor (New York):
http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/woman-jumps-moving-car-at-mall-12584.shtml
Quote: "'She was driving the car and realized that there was something coming from under the hood, smoke of some kind,' said Stromfield. 'When she went to stop the car, she didn't have any brakes. The pedal went all the way to the floor. So she chose to get out of the car.' Sarah Coon, 20, of Shortsville, bailed while the car was still moving. Authorities found her sitting on the pavement 40 yards away from the fire. The forward progress of her car was stopped as it crashed into three parked and empty vehicles. A second car also caught fire."
Note: I'm feeling more sedentary every day!
2014-06-04 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Kansas City (Missouri), 4 injured:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/06/05/5-injured-when-kansas-city-house-explodes/10002175/
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-kansas-city-explosion-20140604-story.html
http://www.kctv5.com/story/25697289/four-injured-2-critically-in-house-explosion
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kcfd-four-people-hurt-in-house-explosion-in-south-kansas-city
http://fox4kc.com/2014/06/04/kcmo-residence-erupts-into-flames-after-reported-explosion/
http://www.kmbc.com/news/Explosion-rocks-house-in-southeast-KC-injuring-5/26336694
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-na-nn-kansas-city-explosion-20140604,0,4462255.story
Quote: "Investigators ruled out a natural gas leak as the cause."
2014-06-04 - Multi-family home explodes and burns in coastal Washington DC, 1 killed:
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2014/06/04/firefighters-respond-to-2-alarm-fire-in-dc/9971999/
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/25694999/fire-at-ne-dc-apartment-building
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-Alarm-House-Fire-Reported-in-NE-DC-261876101.html
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/06/04/massive-apartment-fire-in-ne/
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/715266-washington-dc-fire-explosion-fire-at-16th-and-isherwood-near-the-capitol-photos/
Quote: "Charles Allen, a Democratic nominee for D.C. Council, lives near the area and called 911 when his windows rattled following what he called a huge explosion."
Quote: "Fire crews battled a two-alarm fire at a row house in northeast D.C. on Wednesday afternoon. They say there was an explosion around 3:45 p.m. at the home, which is located at Isherwood and 16th Streets NE. Police have since confirmed that a body was found inside the home."
2014-06-04 - Car explodes and burns, fire spreads, at auto recycling center in Halls, Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/north-knoxville/2014/06/04/car-explosion-sparks-fire-at-recycling-center/9976127/
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2014/jun/04/explosion-sets-off-fire-at-halls-scrap-yard/
http://www.wate.com/story/25694774/large-fire-reported-at-halls-recycling-facility
http://www.scrapmonster.com/news/car-explosion-sparks-huge-fire-in-halls-recycling-facility/1/13163
Quote: "A worker told firefighters a junk car the company had just purchased for scrap exploded for no apparent reason. No one was working on the car at the time. The flames caught a nearby pile of recycled car and appliance parts on fire."
2014-06-04 - Metal business hit by explosion in Tooele (Utah), 1 injured:
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/explosion-severely-burns-one-man-11755.shtml
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58032061-78/explosion-plant-whitehouse-burned.html.csp
2014-06-04 - Chemical plant erupts in flame in Geismar (Louisiana):
http://theadvocate.com/news/9362826-123/no-injuries-reported-in-fire
http://www.nola.com/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/06/fire_breaks_out_at_westlake_ch.html
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/fire-damages-storage-facility-at-chemical-plant/26328754
Note: Last year, an enormous explosion and fire devastated a chemical plant in Geismar, killing at least 1 and injuring dozens of people, mentioned in the 2013-06-13 update. A Shell chemical plant was just hit by a massive explosion and fire in coastal Moerdijk (Netherlands), mentioned in the 2014-06-03 update. 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."
2014-06-04 - Cargo ship 'Alm' bursts into flame at shipyard in Zwartsluis (Netherlands), near the coast:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Alm-I319294.html
http://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/default.aspx?cat=1&nid=191253
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebnCUj93idU
Quote: "In the morning of June 4, 2014, the fire departments of Hasselt and Zwartsluis responded to a fire on the 'Alm' which was moored at the shipyard Bosch in Zwartsluis."
2014-06-04 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Deerfield (Illinois):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/highland_park_deerfield/ct-bus-fire-six-flags-tl-20140604,0,4826082.story
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/27870825-418/no-injuries-as-bus-taking-dyer-kids-to-great-america-catches-fire.html
http://deerfield.suntimes.com/2014/06/04/news-bus-fire/
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/06/charter-bus-fire-students-on-field-trip.html
http://wrbw.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/25694479/bus-taking-kids-to-great-america-catches-fire
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Bus-Filled-With-Kids-Catches-Fire-On-Way-to-Six-Flags-261907681.html
Quote: "Firefighters responded to the school bus fire at about 11:10 a.m. on Deerfield Road, east of I-94, the release said. The fire started in the passenger side wheel area before spreading to the engine and then entering the cabin of the bus..."
Note: This is the third school bus to burst into flame in June, so far, that I know of...
2014-06-04 - Megabus bursts into flame on the New York State Thruway in Portland (New York):
http://wivb.com/2014/06/04/flames-break-out-on-megabus/
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP527a1d4487e84488bd161516214d0728.html
http://www.northjersey.com/news/megabus-catches-fire-on-ny-thruway-near-buffalo-no-one-injured-1.1028963
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/megabus-catches-fire-on-thruway-no-one-injured-1.8333815
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/megabus-catches-fire-thruway-injured-24005752
Note: Both of the above bus fires blamed on blown tires. The tires very likely blew because the brakes had ignited and they burned the tires until the tires ignited and exploded. Brake pads and tires are absorbing methane and hydrogen sulfide. Then when brakes are applied, an unusual amount of heat is generated because hydrogen sulfide burns very hot, and then bad things can happen: tires explode or ignite, brakes burn out or ignite, fluid lines rupture, the entire vehicle goes up in flames, or all of the above. This problem hits massive vehicles the worst - like fire trucks, buses, tanker trucks, dump trucks, tractor trailers, etc - but no vehicle is immune. You can often spot these fires from the pictures as these fires will break out in the wheel wells...
2014-06-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-85 near Mallard Creek Church Road in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55330042/
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/06/04/4955038/vehicle-fire-snarls-northbound.html
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/I-85-N-closed-after-tractor-trailer-accident-261850511.html
http://www.thestate.com/2014/06/04/3487990/brief-vehicle-fire-snarls-northbound.html
Quote: "A tractor trailer caught fire during rush hour Wednesday evening just feet from where an earlier crash just cleared."
Note: So there was a crash then right as they were getting that cleared up, this tractor trailer burst into flame in the same area. Unrelated? I wouldn't be too sure about that...
2014-06-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just after 3 AM on I-81 in Hamblen County (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/story/25688910/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-backing-up-traffic-on-1-81
http://www.wate.com/story/25688910/i-81-in-hamblen-co-reopens-following-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/hamblen-jefferson-cocke-greene/2014/06/04/tractor-trailer-fire-in-hamblen-county-closes-interstate/9946671/
2014-06-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:15 AM on the Ohio Turnpike in Fulton County (Ohio), near Toledo:
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/06/04/Turnpike-traffic-restricted-after-tractor-trailer-rig-fire.html
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/25688992/semi-fire-blocking-wb-lanes-of-turnpike-in-fulton-co
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?list=194900&id=1053152
http://snewsi.com/id/1425578922
2014-06-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M1 between Junctions 28 and 29 (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-06-04/long-delays-on-m1-after-hgv-fire/
2014-06-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 near Hungerford (Britain):
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/newbury-firefighters-tackle-m4-lorry-fire
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/newbury-firefighters-tackle-m4-lorry-fire
2014-06-04 - Two garbage trucks destroyed by fire while parked at facility in Edison Township (New Jersey), near the coast:
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/06/edison_dpw_fire_not_suspicious_fire_official_says.html
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/edison-township-garbage-trucks-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/06/fire_damages_edison_dpw_for_3rd_time_in_2_years.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/06/04/fire-damages-edison-dpw-for-3rd-time-in-2-years/
2014-06-04 - Truck bursts into flame in Narwal area of Jammu (India):
http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/truck-catches-fire-mysterious-circumstances/
2014-06-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked near propane tank at business in Danbury (Connecticut):
http://www.newstimes.com/news/slideshow/Truck-catches-fire-near-propane-tank-in-Danbury-87205/photo-6401997.php
http://blog.ctnews.com/offbeat/2014/06/04/vehicle-fire-closes-street-in-danbury/
Note: Looks like a good-sized propane tank, maybe 100 pounds or more. Close call. If that propane tank had exploded, a chunk of that building would probably be gone now...
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame at 3:21 AM while parked in Laconia (New Hampshire), fire spreads to pickup and SUV:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140604/NEWS03/140609626
http://www.necn.com/06/04/14/Cause-of-vehicle-fire-under-investigatio/landing.html?blockID=867414
http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index.php/newsx/local-news/77909-car-fire-at-cleveland-place
Quote: "A 2011 Chevrolet Malibu was destroyed in a fire Wednesday morning at Cleveland Place, and two other vehicles parked near it were damaged as well. The blaze was reported at 3:21a.m. A police officer, the first to arrive at the scene, found the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu fully engulfed in flames. On initial inspection, police said it appears the fire began within the engine compartment."
Note: Engine compartment, where the battery, battery cables and other electrified copper wiring is located. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, and it's reactive with rusty iron/steel too. 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, making fires, explosions and people and animals sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in South Plainfield (New Jersey), near the coast:
http://www.southplainfieldfire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/208609
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame on US 95 in Henderson (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/traffic-transportation/burning-car-leads-traffic-slowdown-us-95-henderson
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame on I-35 in Round Rock (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2014/06/04/car-fire-closes-nb-i-35-in-round-rock/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-shuts-down-i-35-northbound-lanes-round-rock
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM while parked in driveway at home in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/police-investigate-after-fire-destroys-car-in-driveway/story-fni0fee2-1226942439643
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Chennai (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Close-Shave-for-2-as-Car-Catches-Fire-on-RG-Road/2014/06/05/article2263684.ece
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame in pub's carpark on High Street in Hadleigh (Britain):
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11256002.Car_fire_in_Hadleigh/
2014-06-04 - Car bursts into flame at golf club carpark in Henley-in-Arden (Britain):
http://www.stratford-herald.com/26404-car-fire-in-henley.html
Note: They don't specify either way, but both of the above cars may have burst into flame while parked in the respective carparks...
2014-06-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to second vehicle and home, in Plano (Texas):
http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/news/plano-house-fire-caused-by-vehicle/article_13cd5fac-ec69-11e3-901e-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "While still under investigation, the fire is believed to have started in the garage in one of the two vehicles. The home had major fire damage in the garage and moderate damage to the interior."
Note: And another vehicle takes out another house...
2014-06-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame at intersection in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/04/vehicle-fire-sends-dark-plume-over-n-side/
2014-06-04 - Dump truck and maintenance garage destroyed by fire at landscaping business in Topsham (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/06/04/news/midcoast/fire-destroys-building-at-topsham-landscaping-business/
2014-06-04 - Two brush fires ignite along I-5 near Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/jun/04/truck-vegetation-fire-interstate-5-near-knighton-r/
2014-06-04 - Transformer bursts into flame in Peoria Heights (Illinois), near Peoria Lake, 827 homes go dark:
http://www.1470wmbd.com/Power-Outage-Due-to-Transformer-Fire/19153604
2014-06-04 - Transformer bursts into flame near theater in Bangalore (India):
http://jammu.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Jun/5/fire-incidents-continue-in-city-35.asp
Quote: "It may be mentioned that a hotel near general Bus Stand Jammu caught fire a few days back which also claimed some precious lives. Yesterday, a bar near bus stand also caught fire, and today it was in the Abhinav Theater."
2014-06-04 - Electrical panel bursts into flame at 2 AM at Steak N’ Shake in Fenton (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Crews-battle-fire-at-Steak-N-Shake-in-Fenton-area-261802371.html
2014-06-04 - Parking tollbooth bursts into flame at 1 AM in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/tollbooth-catches-fire-daytona-beach/ngDT2/
2014-06-04 - Furniture store destroyed by huge blaze in Sherman (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Fire-in-dowtown-Sherman-261898081.html
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/localnews1/3767711/Durant-Fire-Department-responds-to-Sherman-business-fire
Quote: "Fire officials say the owner had already left for the day so no one was inside at the time. They say the building is a total loss."
2014-06-04 - High school damaged by fire at 5:30 AM in coastal Little Egg Harbor Township (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-high-school-in-little-egg-harbor/92605/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/School-Fire-Pinelands-NJ-261797281.html
Note: Also see the car that hit a utility pole and burst into flame at 4 AM in Egg Harbor Township (New Jersey), a little farther south along the coast from Little Egg Harbor Township...
2014-06-04 - Laundry room ignites at 3:56 AM at hospital on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/fire_at_staten_island_universi.html
2014-06-04 - Home heavily damaged by basement fire in West Roxbury area of coastal Boston (Massachusetts), 8 people homeless:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/04/firefighters-battle-3-alarm-fire-in-west-roxbury/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/06/04/homeless-after-west-roxbury-alarm-fire/s1i6dV0QC93KG4VGvnDkIP/story.html
Quote: "The fire went from the basement up through the roof of the two and a half story building."
2014-06-04 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 5:15 AM in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/mom-and-daughters-escape-blazing-house-fire-unharmed-1.1852695
http://www.cknw.com/2014/06/04/north-vancouver-house-fire/
Quote: "Yah there was heavy flame involvement in the front corner where the garage was, it appeared the fire started in that area."
2014-06-04 - Two homes destroyed by fire in coastal Kailua (Hawaii):
http://khon2.com/2014/06/04/firefighters-call-second-alarm-on-kailua-house-fire/
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140604_Firefighters_responding_to_building_fire_in_Kailua.html
2014-06-04 - Vacant house burns in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_20470.shtml
2014-06-04 - Vacant home burns at 1:15 AM near Covington (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/06/firefighters_battle_vacant_hou.html
http://neworleans.gotnewswire.com/news/vacant-home-in-covington-severely-damaged-in-earlymorning-fire
2014-06-04 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 12:11 AM in Lamesa (Texas):
http://www.pressreporter.com/Content/News/Front-Page/Article/Vacant--house-is-complete-loss-in-fire/1/11/825
2014-06-04 - Vacant hotel burns in Stockton (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/06/04/stockton-hotel-fire-filling-skies-with-smoke/
http://fox40.com/2014/06/04/downtown-stockton-building-hit-with-2-alarm-fire/
http://www.kcra.com/news/2alarm-fire-rips-through-vacant-stockton-building/26332966
2014-06-04 - In separate events, two vacant houses burn within blocks of each other in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/06/two_vacant_houses_burn_in_the.html
http://photos.mlive.com/flint-journal/2014/06/fire_fully_engulfs_vacant_stru_2.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/flint-mi/T7JMMEFHA25UVDQSP
http://www.roonte.com/www/two-vacant-houses-catch-fire-within-blocks-of-each-other-in-flint
2014-06-04 - Man ignites and burns to death in kitchen at home in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_man-dies-after-catching-fire-16496.shtml
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/04/man-found-dead-fire-asheville/9971723/
Quote: "The Asheville Fire Department says Gary Williams' family members found him on fire in the kitchen."
Note: Not unlike the woman who went outside for a smoke and burned to death on her porch in The Woodlands (Texas), mentioned in the 2013-12-12 update. Clothes will absorb methane and hydrogen sulfide and then they will become extremely easy to ignite, even with static electricity, and such fires will burn very hot, making fatalities more common...
2014-06-03 - Garage explodes and burns just before 4:30 AM at home in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Firefighters-Responding-To-Structure-Fire-261640271.html
Quote: "A family was jolted awake by the sound of explosions in their garage early Tuesday morning. It's unknown what made the noise, but the family discovered that their garage was engulfed in flames."
Note: I think the sound of explosions in the garage was probably caused by...explosions in the garage!
2014-06-03 - Shell chemical plant devastated by massive explosion and fire in coastal Moerdijk (Netherlands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140604-44023-NLD
http://rt.com/news/163436-shell-explosion-moerdijk-netherlands/
http://news.sky.com/story/1274905/fire-breaks-out-at-shell-plant-in-netherlands
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/huge-blaze-at-shell-chemical-plant-30327413.html
http://www.nu.nl/binnenland/3793085/grote-brand-met-explosies-bij-shell-moerdijk.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27691421
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/big-blaze-shell-chemical-plant-netherlands-23981446
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-03/massive-explosion-rocks-shell-oil-production-plant-netherlands
http://twitter.com/bolderheij/status/473946551560044546/photo/1
http://twitter.com/search?q=Moerdijk&src=typd
Quote: "A major fire broke out late Tuesday at a chemical plant operated by oil giant Royal Dutch Shell near the port city of Rotterdam, Dutch emergency services said. The Security Region Central and Western Brabant said in a tweet that nobody was missing in the fire in the town of Moerdijk. Shell spokesman Thijs van Velzen later said that two people suffered minor injuries."
2014-06-03 - Plastics plant damaged by explosion and fire in Boisbriand (Canada):
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/injuries+explosion+Boisbriand+plastics+plant/9902670/story.html
2014-06-03 - Landfill erupts in flame near Chester (Canada):
http://vimeo.com/97325670
Quote: "Fire crews worked well into the night to snuff out a blaze that broke out Tuesday, June 3, in a garbage intake pile at the Kaizer Meadow Environmental Management Centre. Volunteer fire departments from Chester, Chester Basin and Windsor lent a hand in battling the landfill blaze, which was first reported around 3 p.m."
Note: This place is located 500 feet east (downwind) of Card Lake...
2014-06-03 - Recycling center erupts in flame just after 1 AM, fire gets huge, in Fresno (California):
http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/firefighters-battle-plant-fire/23903/fMoM7nVSKUChTzI9IsHJfg
http://abc30.com/news/4-alarm-fire-hits-recycling-plant-in-southwest-fresno/92277/
http://news.yahoo.com/video/4-alarm-fire-hits-recycling-020728933.html
http://www.kmph.com/story/25680751/fresno-fire-crews-kept-busy-overnight
http://www.allvoices.com/news/17209013-4-alarm-fire-hits-recycling-plant-in-southwest-fresno
Quote: "Imagine two football fields, picture hay bales but instead of hay it's cardboard, it's various combustible materials packed together real densely, stacked about 20 feet high or so..."
2014-06-03 - Recycling facility hit by fire in Sherwood (Oregon), in Tualatin Valley:
http://koin.com/2014/06/03/crews-respond-to-fire-at-recycling-facility/
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/06/three_escape_without_injury_fr.html
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Crews-battle-fire-at-Sherwood-recycling-company-no-one-hurt-261818391.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/sherwood/index.ssf/2014/06/cause_of_smoky_sherwood_recycl.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Smoky-fire-at-recycling-center-in-Sherwood-5527721.php
2014-06-03 - Recycling center goes up in flames on Creek Fen in March (Britain), nobody there:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/mobile/news/gallery_fens_recycling_unit_destroyed_in_blaze_which_could_be_seen_up_to_15_miles_away_1_3627427
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-27690257
http://www.heart.co.uk/peterborough/news/local/fire-at-march-recycling-plant/
2014-06-03 - Recycling center hit by fire in Crow Edge, near Penistone (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-27694978
Quote: "Station Manager Andy Hoyland said a water pump from a neighbouring brigade was being used to carry water from a nearby reservoir, to help extinguish the fire."
2014-06-03 - RV fiberglass company hit by explosion and massive fire, building destroyed, near Bremen (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Marshall-County-crews-respond-to-an-industrial-fire-261704151.html
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/multiple-departments-respond-to-fiberglass-plant-fire-in-marshall-county/26308170
http://www.rvbusiness.com/2014/06/fire-breaks-out-at-ind-fiberglass-business/
Quote: "Employees said they heard a loud explosion. Shortly after that, flames and clouds of thick black smoke engulfed the structure. The owners say the building is a total loss. The company is a satellite operation that manufactures fiberglass roofs for high-end RV motorhomes."
2014-06-03 - Industrial coffee roaster explodes and burns at 4 AM at business in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.abc3340.com/story/25677396/explosion-fire-at-royal-cup-coffee-warehouse
2014-06-03 - Trucking company hit by small explosion and fire in Emporia (Kansas), 1 injured:
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/small-explosion-injures-man-in-emporia/26310016
2014-06-03 - Gas explosion rocks coal mine near Chongqing (China), 22 killed, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20140604-44025-CHN
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-04/an-china-mine-explosion/5500620
2014-06-03 - Transformer explodes and burns at substation in Niles (Indiana), much of the city goes dark:
http://www.leaderpub.com/2014/06/04/outage-blamed-on-transformer-explosion/
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Niles-transformer-fire-caused-widespread-outages-261655181.html
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/power-out-to-large-part-of-niles/26303546
http://www.fox28.com/story/25678994/2014/06/03/all-of-niles-is-without-power-after-a-transformer-fire
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/niles-power-outage-blamed-on-fire-near-aep-substation/article_e564c58a-eb21-11e3-ab5b-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "The entire city of Niles was without power for approximately 2 1/2 hours Tuesday morning after a transformer exploded near the National Standard plant on Lake Street."
2014-06-03 - Transformer bursts into flame in Souderton (Pennsylvania), 2 other fires mentioned:
http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2014/06/04/souderton_independent/news/doc538e63744c01e282691170.txt
2014-06-03 - Big transformer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM at facility in Tenom (Malaysia), near the coast:
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=89849
http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/06/04/transformer-fire-disrupts-power-supply-in-interior/
http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/77921
2014-06-03 - Six business destroyed or damaged by massive blaze in downtown Pueblo (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Massive-Fire-Burning-In-Downtown-Pueblo-261766901.html
2014-06-03 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in backyard, fire scorches home too, in Verde Village (Arizona), nobody home:
http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=60648
2014-06-03 - Transit bus bursts into flame on road in Gandhinagar (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Heat-causes-bus-to-catch-fire/articleshow/36017070.cms
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/03/Heat_causes_bus_to_catch_fire/
2014-06-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-77 near Paints Creek (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/25684568/tractor-trailer-on-fire-in-the-northbound-lanes-of-i-77-in-kanawha-county-wv-causes-delays
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140603_25936.shtml
http://charleston.gotnewswire.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-extinguished-on-turnpike
2014-06-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 3 in Pembroke (Massachusetts), separate 6-car crash mentioned too:
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140603/NEWS/140609267/12662/NEWS
http://pembroke.wickedlocal.com/article/20140603/NEWS/140609267
Quote: "The crash came less than two hours after a tractor-trailer heading north caught fire near exit 12 in Pembroke and forced crews to close down the right lane."
2014-06-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near the Hermitage Industrial Park in Hermitage (Pennsylvania):
http://wkbn.com/2014/06/03/tractor-trailer-fire-snarls-traffic-in-hermitage/
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/jun/04/tractor-trailer-fire/
2104-06-03 - Tractor bursts into flame near Faught in Lamar County (Texas):
http://theparisnews.com/collection_fc022d54-eb36-11e3-b2fd-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-03 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked inside barn, fire spreads to barn, in coastal Ardgay (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/243196/barn-fire-at-ardgay-took-three-hours-to-extinguish/
2014-06-03 - Bucket truck bursts into flame near River Lane in Loves Park (Illinois):
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/06/03/vehicle-fire-in-loves-park/
2014-06-03 - RV bursts into flame on I-64 in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Interstate-64-shut-down-at-the-scene-of-fiery-crash-261735461.html
http://www.wtvq.com/content/localnews/story/UPDATE-I-64-Reopens-In-Fayette-County-After-RV-F/tPnPvvUKAE-UzTai1l_yoA.cspx
Note: First URL is deceptive. There was no crash, just another motorhome spontaneously igniting...
2014-06-03 - Van bursts into flame on the M40 near Brackley (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11252016.Update__Van_on_fire_on_M40/
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11252016.Update__Van_on_fire_on_M40/
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/11252016.Update__Van_on_fire_on_M40/
2014-06-03 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-84 in Tolland (Connecticut):
http://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/tolland/car-fire-closes-highway/article_17a50c4e-eb3b-11e3-a22a-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "Fire Chief John C. Littell said no one was injured in the fire, which occurred about 8:30 near the Mountain Spring overpass between exits 67 and 68. He said a minivan was on fire when crews arrived..."
2014-06-03 - SUV bursts into flame at 1 AM on Krause Road in Geronimo (Texas):
http://seguingazette.com/news/article_5d0708b6-eb6b-11e3-814c-0019bb2963f4.html
2104-06-03 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at facility on Sewells Point Road in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/06/03/work-truck-catches-fire-in-norfolk/
2014-06-03 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked on street in Janesville (Wisconsin):
http://www.mystateline.com/story/d/story/fire-destorys-janesville-owners-truck/15626/pSqk_odQ2k2OH_OlvfNH5A
http://www.wrex.com/story/25679120/2014/06/03/car-fire-in-janesville
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked in street in Janesville (Wisconsin):
http://www.wkow.com/story/25677395/2014/06/03/500-gallons-of-water-used-to-extinguish-vehicle-fire
Note: This car fire actually happened on June 2, but I put it here just to point out the pickup truck AND the separate car bursting into flame while parked in Janesville on consecutive days. The Rock River flows right through the middle of Janesville...
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame before 7 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in Meridian (Idaho):
http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Car-sparks-blaze-in-Meridian-garage--261664291.html
Quote: "Ada County dispatchers say the call came in just before 7 a.m. A car sparked the blaze in a garage on the 900 block of 13th Avenue. The flames spread throughout the home."
Note: Will we run out of homes or vehicles first? I'd guess homes...
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, two homes damaged, in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/25678019/fire-engulfs-northeast-columbia-home
Quote: "Witnesses say the fire started in or around a car in the garage and spread to the entire home. A spokesperson for the Columbia Fire Department said homes on either side of the house that burned received minor heat damage."
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked at LeTourneau University in Longview (Texas):
http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/longview-firefighters-put-out-car-fire-at-letourneau/article_c7778d44-eb73-11e3-bb13-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame at 2:41 AM while parked in McAllen (Texas):
http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/mcallen-fire-investigators-and-police-look-into-car-fire/article_28d0fb38-eb16-11e3-a2de-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home in East Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140604/NEWS/406040334/-1/news16
http://pennsylvania.icito.com/no-injuries-in-east-stroudsburg-car-fire-tuesday/
Quote: "An East Stroudsburg man's car caught fire Tuesday afternoon in his driveway near Gap View Heights. No one was injured, but the fire's cause is unknown."
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame while being towed, fire spreads to tow truck, on Route 195W in Swansea (Massachusetts):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25682736/car-fire-creates-spectacle-on-i-195
http://wpri.com/2014/06/03/car-tow-truck-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-195w/
http://www.myworldnews.com/Channel/225-wpri/Story/497195-car-tow-truck-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-195w
http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140603/NEWS/140609182
Quote: "According to an eyewitness, a car was being pulled by a tow truck when it caught fire and the flames continued to spread to the back of the tow truck."
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame at Edgemere Apartments in Plainview (Texas):
http://www.myplainview.com/news/article_4728c01e-eb4f-11e3-bf9a-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-03 - In separate events, two cars burst into flame in Castlemaine and Bagshot (Australia):
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2327336/car-fires-at-castlemaine-bagshot/
Quote: "A CFA spokesman said a car had caught fire in a garage in Farran Street, Castlemaine about 7pm. "
Quote: "The CFA spokesman said a car had caught fire alongside the rail line at Bagshot just after 6.30pm and the rail line was re-opened about 7.15pm."
Note: Sounds like the first one was a parked car and the second one there's no indication either way. These two towns are about 30 miles apart as the gas blows and the fires broke out about 30 minutes apart...
2014-06-03 - Car bursts into flame on slip road near the M58 and the M6 in Wigan (Britain):
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/car-on-fire-causes-delays-1-6652544
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/car-on-fire-causes-delays
2014-06-03 - Vehicle bursts into flame on North Second Street in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/06/03/vehicle-fire-near-n-2nd/
2014-06-03 - Motorcycle bursts into flame while idling in Hopatcong (New Jersey):
http://www.njherald.com/story/25687076/2014/06/03/fire-destroys-idle-motorcycle-in-hopatcong
2014-06-03 - Vehicles destroyed by fire, auto shop damaged, in Windham (Maine), near the coast:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/windham-fire-burns-cars-tires/26317630?absolute=true#!Uj1ut
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Windham_firefighters_battle_fire_at_auto_repair_shop.html
http://www.wmtw.com/petes-auto-repair-fire-destroys-vehicles/26317632
2014-06-03 - Barn and car destroyed by fire at 1:40 AM in Greenville (Ohio):
http://earlybirdpaper.com/greenville-barn-fire-under-investigation/
Quote: "A car that was stored in the barn was destroyed."
Note: A barn and car were destroyed by fire the day prior in Cazenovia (New York) too, mentioned in the 2014-06-02 update. This area in Greenville is surrounded on three sides by Mud Creek...
2014-06-03 - Brush fire breaks out, grows to 1000 acres, near Ka‘alu‘alu Bay in Ka‘u (Hawaii):
http://westhawaiitoday.com/community-bulletin/firefighters-working-extinguish-ka-u-brush-fire
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/tribune-herald-news-flash/firefighters-battling-ka-u-brush-fire
Quote: "Firefighters are in the third day of fighting a brush fire that has blackened more than 1,000 acres near Ka‘alu‘alu Bay in Ka‘u."
2014-06-03 - Brush fire erupts near the Lahav Forest (Israel), near Kibbutz Lahav:
http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Wildfires-sweep-across-northeaster-Negev-as-Shavuot-holiday-approaches-355263
2014-06-03 - Wildfire burns 500 acres near Ellensburg (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140604-44029-USA
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/500-acre-wildfire-burning-east-of-Ellensburg-261753101.html
2014-06-03 - Gas meter bursts into flame at Quaker Valley Mall in West Warwick (Rhode Island), near the coast:
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25693366/gas-meter-catches-fire-at-quaker-valley-mall
http://www.abc6.com/story/25686912/firefighters-battle-gas-fire-in-west-warwick
http://wpri.com/2014/06/04/crews-battle-strip-mall-fire/
2014-06-03 - Electric meter bursts into flame at beachside home, fire spreads to boat and garage, in coastal Thirroul (Australia), nobody home:
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2327482/thirroul-town-house-fire-started-in-meter-box/
2014-06-03 - Tool warehouse goes up in flames before 7 AM in Schaumburg (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/warehouse-burns-in-schaumburg/90918/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/schaumburg_hoffman_estates/chi-schaumburg-fire-20140603,0,203089.story
2014-06-03 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Glendale (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2014/06/03/glendale-house-fire-displaces-four-abrk/9924157/
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/glendale/article_7206f456-eb8e-11e3-bb90-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/glendale/pd-glendale-fire-displaces-family-of-four-after-a-flame-spread-from-porch-to-attic
2014-06-03 - House destroyed by fire in Mason City (Iowa), 3 dogs killed, nobody home:
http://globegazette.com/news/local/house-destroyed-pets-perish-in-mason-city-house-fire/article_b03ff27e-1b8a-50fc-8ef8-b300dabcda5f.html
2104-06-03 - Home destroyed by fire just after midnight in Sioux Falls (South Dakota):
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/04/western-sioux-falls-home-fire/9946263/
2014-06-03 - Duplex destroyed by fire in coastal San Jose (California), 4 cats killed, nobody home:
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_25890615/san-jose-fire-destroys-home-displaces-family-six
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/duplex-fire-displaces-6-residents-san-jose/ngDJd/
2014-06-03 - Deadly blaze rips through home at 5 AM in Fort Worth (Texas), 2 killed:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/06/03/2-women-killed-in-fort-worth-house-fire/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Two-Women-and-Family-Pet-Killed-in-House-Fire-261645381.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/03/5868836/two-killed-in-fort-worth-house.html
2014-06-03 - Vacant house burns just after 1 AM in Fair Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140602/early-morning-fire-damages-vacant-home-in-new-haven
2014-06-03 - Vacant home burns at 4:43 AM in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=1052605
2014-06-03 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire damaged occupied home too, in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/fire-vacant-house-spreads-neighboring-home/ngCYF/
2014-06-03 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/25675523/firefighters-investigate-blaze-that-destroyed-vacant-house
2014-06-03 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wytv.com/2014/06/02/fire-destroys-all-but-foundation-of-youngstown-house/
2014-06-03 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 2:15 AM in Jessup (Maryland):
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-jessup/article_13a03d5a-4d57-573d-8796-c1c4ac9aea56.html
2014-06-02 - Subway fire erupts, smoke fills subway train, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2014/06/tunnel-fire-fills-7-train-car-with-smoke
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/7-Train-Track-Fire-Queens-Grand-Central-Smoky-Train-261617321.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/passengers-trapped-smoke-billows-york-city-subway-cars/story?id=23969312
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-fire-breaks-out-on-new-york-subway-line-30325156.html
Quote: "A Queens-bound train on the subway's No. 7 line filled with smoke Monday night near Grand Central Terminal, forcing the train to be evacuated and disrupting service for several hours, MTA officials say."
Quote: "Though ABC News says some passengers passed out due to the smoke, no injuries were reported."
Note: A 45-year-old man collapsed and died on a subway train in the Bronx not long ago, mentioned in the 2014-05-04 update. And remember last year, when officials pumped an innocuous heavier-than-air gas into the subways in New York City? (Officials did the same in London too.) That was to see where heavier-than-air hydrogen sulfide would go once in the subway systems and try to head off problems like this. Not to disparage the effort though - who knows how bad things would be right now if they hadn't taken any steps at all. The NYC subway gas test was mentioned in the 2013-04-26 update and the London subway gas test was mentioned in the 2013-06-14 update...
2014-06-02 - Train engine bursts into flame shortly before 3 AM in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.newhavenbulletin.com/?p=18898
http://wane.com/2014/06/02/norfolk-southern-train-engine-catches-fire-in-new-haven/
http://logpedia.com/innerpage_rail-news.php?id=52793&article=36&news=7
http://wishtv.com/2014/06/02/train-engine-catches-fire-in-new-haven/
Quote: "A Norfolk Southern train engine caught fire on the tracks in New Haven early Monday morning. Shortly before 3:30 a.m., firefighters were called the railroad tracks near Green Street."
Note: Trains still seem like the safest mode of transportation. But given the problems with planes, boats and standard ground vehicles I guess that really isn't saying a whole lot...
2014-06-02 - Home damaged by explosion and fire at 3 AM in Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/06/grand_rapids_firefighters_put_2.html
Quote: "Grand Rapids firefighters remain on the scene of a house fire early Monday, June 2, looking for hot spots. A neighbor reported 'hearing some type of explosion' around 3 a.m. in the 1700-block of Ranch Drive NW. Firefighters said there was a 'a lot of fire' in the garage which spread to the second floor of the house."
2014-06-02 - Home explodes and burns near Lakeshore Boulevard in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/25671494/breaking-house-explosion-on-clevelands-east-side
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/06/explosion_at_vacant_house_on_c.html
http://fox8.com/2014/06/02/crews-respond-to-fire-possible-explosion-at-vacant-home/
Quote: "The house sits between East 185th Street and East 200th Street south of Lakeshore Boulevard, near the Euclid border."
2014-06-02 - Gas station rocked by explosion and fire in Las Anod (Somalia), 40 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140602-44004-SOM
http://www.somalicurrent.com/2014/06/02/somaliland-gas-explosion-in-las-anod-injures-40/
http://www.somalipage.com/2014/06/somaliland-gas-explosion-in-las-anod-injures-40/
Quote: "The blast caused extensive damage of about 40 persons including staff and other ordinary citizens walking around the scene where the explosion occurred which located in the busiest market of the Las-Anod. Dr. Ahmed Adani said, 'Around 40 people have been wounded by the explosion, three of them critically.' Abdi Ali Hirsi, brother of the owner of the gas station speaking to the media said the explosion set off after a barrel of gas exploded and spread to other parts of the station."
Note: What ignited that barrel of gas? Sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match...
2014-06-02 - Propane tank explodes in man's face on the Lake Almanor Peninsula (California), 1 injured:
http://www.plumasnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12603:propane-tank-explosion-leaves-one-injured&catid=69:-headline-news&Itemid=6
Note: What ignited this propane? It definitely leaked, but propane needs an ignition source. Hydrogen sulfide, if there's any in the air or that has adsorbed onto stuff, may serve as the igniter. So if there are any kind of flammable vapors in the air, for any reason, then you might wanna just count on them igniting and if they don't then you can be pleasantly surprised...
2014-06-02 - LPG tank explodes in coastal Manila (Philippine Islands), 39 injured:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/363863/news/metromanila/39-injured-in-manila-lpg-tank-explosion
2014-06-02 - Auto junkyard erupts in flame in Dunmore (Pennsylvania), near I-81:
http://wnep.com/2014/06/02/fire-from-junkyard-could-be-seen-from-interstate/
2014-06-02 - Auto scrapyard hit by fire, two cars burn, in coastal Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/two-cars-on-fire-in-warrington-scrapyard
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/two-cars-on-fire-in-warrington-scrapyard
2014-06-02 - Electronics recycling center goes up in flames in coastal Hong King, smoke blows toward Shenzen (China):
http://www.szdaily.com/content/2014-06/03/content_9593534.htm
2014-06-02 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near Harwood Island (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1368952/boat-fire-near-harwood-island-prompts-ferry-assisted-rescue/
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s3/boat-fire-15223.html
http://www.canadanews.ws/news/boat-fire-near-harwood-island-prompts-ferry-assisted-rescue
http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2014/06/02/news/doc538cffc1da099117812287.txt
http://britishcolumbiatours.com/boat-fire-near-harwood-island-prompts-ferry-assisted-rescue/
2014-06-02 - Ship bursts into flame at Port of Coverden in coastal Georgetown (Guyana):
http://www.inewsguyana.com/firefighters-battling-blaze-onboard-vessel-at-providence/
2014-06-02 - Boat bursts into flame at Barton Cove in Gill (Massachusetts):
http://www.recorder.com/home/12217923-95/boat-bursts-into-flames-on-barton-cove
2014-06-02 - Yacht bursts into flame on the Rhine River (Germany):
http://en.imfans.net/article-7875-1.html
http://www.wantinews.com/news-8536248-Germany-on-the-Rhine-a-yacht-passengers-to-escape-in-a-fire-no-casualties-Photos.html
2014-06-02 - School bus bursts into flame on McLean Road in Cortlandville (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/school_bus_catches_fire_in_cortland_county.html
http://whcuradio.com/news/025520-school-bus-fire-shuts-down-cortlandville-road-no-injuries-reported/
http://wnbf.com/birnie-bus-employees-escape-burning-bus-in-cortlandville/
Quote: "A school bus caught fire Monday afternoon in the town of Cortlandville, Cortland County sheriff's deputies said."
2014-06-02 - School van bursts into flame on road in Madurai (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Lucky-escape-for-students-as-van-catches-fire/articleshow/35976382.cms
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/03/Lucky_escape_for_students_as_van_catches_fire/
Note: These are the first and second school buses to burst into flame in June, that I know of. At least 27 school buses burst into flame in May...
2014-06-02 - Tour bus bursts into flame on Highway 401 near Port Hope (Canada):
http://www.chextv.com/2014/06/02/breaking-bus-fire-closes-401-near-port-hope/
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2014/06/02/21711806.html
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/eastbound-401-reopens-after-bus-catches-fire-1.1849290
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/06/02/tourists_forced_to_flee_burning_bus_on_hwy_401.html
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/06/03/tour-bus-goes-up-in-flames-on-hwy-401-near-port-hope/
http://www.wheels.ca/news/bus-fire-closes-hwy-401-eastbound-lanes-near-port-hope-until-surface-can-be-repaved/
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4553821-update-bus-fire-closes-hwy-401-eastbound-lanes-near-port-hope-until-surface-can-be-repaved/
Note: Port Hope is located on the shore of Lake Ontario...
2014-06-02 - Transit bus bursts into flame in coastal Charlotteville on the island of Tobago:
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2014-06-03/no-injuries-tobago-bus-fire
http://www.ctntworld.com/cnews2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10358:dozens-escape-injury-after-fire-on-ptsc-bus
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Passengers-jump-off-PTSC-bus-on-fire-261603241.html
http://caribdaily.com/a/2597988/no-injuries-in-tobago-bus-fire
Quote: "This is the latest incident involving a PTSC bus in Tobago. Last year the brakes on a bus malfunctioned while it was on its way from Bloody Bay to Roxborough while another bus almost plunged over a cliff at Turpin Bend, Charlotteville, when it encountered mechanical difficulties."
2014-06-02 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-75 near Huron River Drive, near Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/monroe-county/car-hauler-catches-fire-on-southbound-i-75-near-huron-river-drive
Quote: "At least four of the cars the semi was hauling have been either severely damaged or destroyed."
2014-06-02 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on slip road near Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/car-transporter-fire-on-m1-slip-road-1-6650397
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-06-02/road-reopened-after-car-transporter-fire/
Quote: "There are still some delays on the M18 Southbound between J1 and the M1, because of fire on a car transporter. South Yorkshire Fire say they believe the brakes caught fire, before it spread to the cars on the transporter."
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."
2014-06-02 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at landfill in Grayslake (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140602/news/140609700/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2014/06/fuel-truck-fire-at-countryside-landfill-on-route-83-ivanhoe-rd-in-grayslake/
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/06/fuel-truck-fire-at-countryside-landfill.html
http://chicago.cityandpress.com/node/7860392
http://news.nom.co/fuel-truck-catches-fire-at-9772595-news/
http://www.allvoices.com/news/17200885-fuel-truck-catches-fire-at-grayslake-landfill
2014-06-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on I-285 in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/cascade/2014/06/02/tractor-trailer-fire-285/9858513/
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-i-285-on-the-west-side/ngBzQ/
http://www.myajc.com/videos/news/raw-video-truck-fire-on-i-285/vCcjrd/
http://atlanta.icito.com/i-285-on-the-west-side-of-atlanta-reopened-after-truck-fire/
http://cascade.11alive.com/news/news/1704782-truck-catches-fire-i-285-south-near-cascade-road
2014-06-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Queen Elizabeth Way near Hamilton (Canada):
http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4553558-truck-fire-closes-qew-lanes-at-fruitland-road/
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4553558-truck-fire-closes-qew-at-fruitland/
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4553558-qew-lanes-open-at-fruitland-road-after-truck-fire/
http://www.900chml.com/2014/06/02/17129/
http://www.chch.com/tractor-trailer-fire-qew/
2014-06-02 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in Wilmington (Massachusetts):
http://wilmington.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/grove-ave-closed-monday-afternoon-after-garbage-truck-fire
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/tewksbury-ma/TJCA37DOHTT48LMHV
2014-06-02 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on Mannville Street in Leicester (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2014/06/truck_fire_in_leicester_disrup.html
http://www.necn.com/06/02/14/Truck-catches-fire-slowing-traffic-on-Ma/landing.html?blockID=867328&feedID=11106
2014-06-02 - Truck bursts into flame at 7 AM while parked in public works garage in Chelsea (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/06/truck_fire_at_chelsea_public_w.html
http://www.newscastic.com/news/truck-fire-at-chelsea-public-works-garage-causes-50k-in-damage-1890349/
Quote: "Basar said an employee, who was just arriving to work, noticed the truck on fire in the garage and called 911."
2014-06-02 - Truck bursts into flame on the A96 near Kintore (Scotland):
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/242965/lorry-fire-on-a96-near-kintore/
2014-06-02 - Van bursts into flame on street in coastal Melbourne (Australia), van rolls into ambulance, ambulance burns too:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/video/id-Q0Mjc1bjon-U3_m-8llFTEOS9S7JOX-O/Van-fire-destroys-ambulance
http://www.news.com.au/video/id-Q0Mjc1bjon-U3_m-8llFTEOS9S7JOX-O/Van-fire-destroys-ambulance
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/06/03/19/17/victorian-ambulance-burned-by-van
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/ambulance-and-car-burst-into-flames-at-busy-mulgrave-intersection/story-fni0fee2-1226941562903
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2647039/Ambulance-catches-fire-paramedics-stop-help-van-driver-vehicle-engulfed-flames-busy-city-intersection.html
2014-06-02 - Van bursts into flame on the M23 at Maidenbower (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-put-out-van-blaze-on-the-m23-1-6094992
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/engines-sent-van-M23/story-21179928-detail/story.html
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/local/update-vehicle-fire-shuts-m23-lane-at-pease-pottage-1-6094544
2014-06-02 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 281 in Hastings (Nebraska):
http://www.khastv.com/story/no-injuries-in-car-fire-on-highway-281-20140602
2014-06-02 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/VIDEO-Firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-near-Fourth-Roma/26296698
http://krqe.com/2014/06/02/car-fire-redirects-downtown-traffic/
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/video-firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-002646633.html
2014-06-02 - Jeep bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked at home in Owasso (Oklahoma):
http://www.owassoisms.com/lightning-strike-and-car-fire-keep-ofd-busy-monday-morning/
2014-06-02 - At least four parked cars go up in flames in two incidents in the wee hours in Spring (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/fire-marshal-investigating-car-fires-in-spring-neighborhood/26287824
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame at 3:50 AM while parked inside garage at home in Henderson (Nevada), home damaged too:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/fire-rescue/car-fire-damages-home-garage-henderson
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/02/fire-garage-causes-75000-damage-home-henderson/
http://www.nevada.statenews.net/index.php/sid/222538701/scat/1e0899715fbc2697
http://lasvegas.gotnewswire.com/news/car-fire-damages-home-garage-in-henderson
Quote: "Fire crews arrived at a house near Fox Ridge Drive and North Valle Verde Drive about 3:50 a.m. where they found heavy smoke coming from the garage of the two-story home. The fire department found a car inside of the garage on fire and extinguished it. The fire did not spread into the home, but heat and smoke damage was present. The loss from the fire was estimated at $75,000."
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 near Marshalls Creek (Pennsylvania), near East Stroudsburg:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140602/NEWS/140609967/-1/NEWS
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140603/NEWS/406030327/-1/rss01
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame on University Parkway in Orem (Utah):
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/orem-car-fire-causes-no-problems/article_53f4c6c5-c361-5f91-b5d0-9a5e1e6547ef.html
http://www.utah.statenews.net/index.php/sid/222558207/scat/bcecd7f88c90b7a3
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame on Cass Street in Oakey (Australia):
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/fire-crews-rush-car-fire-oakey/2276380/
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame on Burwood Highway in coastal Melbourne (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/girl-burned-in-car-incident-20140602-39eyc.html
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame on Balsam Street in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/06/car-erupts-flames-cornwall-balsam/
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame at 2:15 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, in Crawley (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/car-destroyed-in-crawley-garage-fire-1-6098188
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame at 3:35 AM on Bewdley Lane in Evesham (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11249584.Car_fire_in_Evesham/
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame just after 4 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to carport and home, in Stonham Aspal (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/stonham_aspal_car_port_car_and_house_catch_fire_at_debenham_road_property_1_3623957
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame on Glastonbury Road in Meare, Glastonbury (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29211&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/Meare-vehicle-leaves-car-destroyed/story-21176077-detail/story.html
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame on the A38 between Drumbridges and Goodstone Cross, near Newton Abbot (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29207&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/BREAKING-Traffic-warning-A38-car/story-21175746-detail/story.html
http://wearesouthdevon.com/car-fire-near-newton-abbot/
2014-06-02 - Car bursts into flame at 4:43 AM at Somercotes Hill in Alfreton (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/car-fire-in-alfreton-1-6648598
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/alfreton-firefighters-attend-car-blaze-1-6648690
2104-06-02 - Lawnmower, garage and home destroyed by fire in Longswamp Township (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/news/article/fire-crews-sent-to-fire-in-longswamp-twp
2014-06-02 - Barn destroyed by fire in Chanceford Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_25881559/911-barn-fire-reported-chanceford-township
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_25881480/crews-respond-barn-fire-chanceford-twp
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/localnews/ci_25885399/fire-guts-chanceford-twp-barn
2014-06-02 - Barn and car destroyed by fire in Cazenovia (New York):
http://www.eaglenewsonline.com/news/2014/jun/03/east-road-barn-destroyed-monday-fire/
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/cazenovia_barn_destroyed_in_fire.html
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/10-fire-departments-battle-madison-county-barn-fir/26507/-QlDMryi9k68mg1VkJIkeg
Quote: "No people or animals were injured, but one of five cars parked in the barn was destroyed — the other vehicles were safely removed from the scene."
2014-06-02 - Barn and house trailer destroyed by fire on Route 98 in Java (New York):
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_bcdce64a-ea92-11e3-a4ee-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-02 - Barn destroyed by fire at piggery in Biloela (Australia), hundreds of pigs killed:
http://www.veooz.com/news/VHEP9Zy.html
2014-06-02 - Big pile of recycling materials bursts into flame at 6:36 AM at business in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-fire-in-ellesmere-port
http://www.cheshire-today.co.uk/27057/large-fire-at-ellesmere-port/
2014-06-02 - Crystal Lake Diner destroyed by basement fire in Westmont (New Jersey):
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2014/06/02/fire-destroys-crystal-lake-diner-in-westmont/9859025/
Note: This place was located about 300 feet from Newton Lake...
2014-06-02 - McDonald's heavily damaged by fire at 3:10 AM in Ephrata (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/no-injuries-reported-after-fire-at-mcdonalds-ephrata-9245.shtml
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/ephrata-mcdonald-s-fire-ruled-accidental-cause-uknown/article_9e820d72-ea30-11e3-98ff-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-02 - Swimming pool business damaged by fire in Murfreesboro (Tennessee), 4 injured:
http://www.wkrn.com/story/25672806/4-transported-after-fire-at-murfreesboro-pool-shop
2014-06-02 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Ocean View Avenue in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/06/02/crews-fight-second-alarm-fire-at-ocean-view-apartment-building/
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Firefighters-respond-to-a--261586131.html
2014-06-02 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 5:36 AM in Billings (Montana):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-early-monday-does-million-damage-to-apartment-building/article_ff35e391-e191-5ed3-8d42-42c8be894f87.html
2014-06-02 - Deadly blaze rips through home in coastal Seattle (Washington), 1 killed, 4 puppies die too:
http://q13fox.com/2014/06/02/one-person-found-dead-inside-after-fire-burns-west-seattle-home/
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/man-puppies-dead-west-seattle-house-fire/ngCMG/
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/06/man-4-puppies-found-dead-after-west-seattle-fire/
2014-06-02 - Deadly fire damages apartment building just after 3 AM in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://7online.com/news/east-new-york-fire-leaves-4-injured-2-critically/89110/
2014-06-02 - Vacant house burns in New Castle (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/update/x1396873009/Fire-in-vacant-East-Side-house-suspicious
2014-06-02 - Vacant home burns at 5:10 AM in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://wane.com/2014/06/02/attic-fire-damages-home-on-stormy-ridge-place/
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140602/LOCAL07/140609922
2014-06-02 - Vacant house burns shortly after 1 AM in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25665892/crews-knockdown-early-morning-fire-in-new-haven
2014-06-02 - Vacant home burns in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Crews-Extinguish-Vacant-House-Fire-Near-Downtown-261496321.html
2014-06-02 - Vacant house burns before 2 AM in coastal Curtis Bay, Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/fire-damages-vacant-curtis-bay-home/26283194
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/250144-fire-damages-vacant-curtis-bay-home.html
2014-06-02 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-sweeps-through-vacant-kansas-city-house/26297276
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/250768-fire-sweeps-through-vacant-kansas-city-house.html
2014-06-02 - Vacant bottling business destroyed by fire in Pine Grrove (Pennsylvania):
http://republicanherald.com/fire-destroys-vacant-building-in-pine-grove-1.1696476
Note: About 500 feet from Swatara Creek...
2014-06-02 - Vacant hotel burns in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=1051943
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/toledo-oh/TVGE7CO6BOOU10807
2014-06-02 - Person found dead in burned-out car in South Bend (Indiana):
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2014/06/02/Police-investigating-death-after-man-s-body-found-in-car.html
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/26298502
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/body-found-in-burning-car-in-south-bend/article_72c5b360-ea7f-11e3-9d60-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "Police initially said the incident was being investigated as a wreck from the car hitting a chain-link fence. It was not clear if the car caught on fire before or after hitting the fence, Eyster said, so the cause is still undetermined."
2014-06-02 - Charred corpse found in burning car in Harris County (Texas):
http://abc13.com/news/grisly-find-in-burning-car-in-nw-harris-county/89784/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/body-found-in-burned-car-in-nw-harris-county/26292490
2014-06-01 - Pallet yard erupts in flame at 1:30 AM, fire spreads to building, in Doncaster (Britain):
http://www.ukwirednews.com/news/1487420/Doncaster+pallet+yard+fire+spreads
Quote: "About 70 firefighters are tackling a fire in Doncaster which has spread from a pallet yard to a nearby building. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service was first called to the pallet yard on Cow House Lane in Armthorpe at about 01:30 BST. It is then thought the fire spread to the nearby West Moor Park Network Centre on Yorkshire Way, where a single building is on fire."
2014-06-01 - Pallets and garden rubbish go up in flames in Glastonbury (Britain):
http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/crews-called-pallet-Glastonbury/story-21172599-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750hnncpo/Fire-crews-called-to-pallet-fire-in-Glastonbury.htm
http://www.somersetlocalnews.co.uk/news/fire-crews-called-to-pallet-fire-in-glastonbury
Quote: "A team from Glastonbury found a heap of pallets and garden rubbish well alight, putting out the fire using an air foam jet."
2014-06-01 - Lumber yard ravaged by huge blaze in Bay City (Michigan):
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/fire-destroys-large-section-of-king-lumber-in-bay-city/article_6875a682-e97f-11e3-bfcb-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "Kawkawlin Township Fire Department firefighters stand near the skeletal remains of a building at the King Lumber Company off of Fraser Road in Bay City late on Saturday. The fire, which consumed a large section of the lumber yard, started on Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning as firefighters from multiple fire departments battled the fire."
2014-06-01 - Food business devastated by inferno and explosions, multiple buildings destroyed, in Olivehurst (California):
http://calfire.blogspot.com/2014/06/yuba-county-olivehurst-walnut-plant.html
http://www.kcra.com/news/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-shoei-foods-factory/26275134
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/26278594
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/large-blaze-at-shoei-foods/article_4d37db68-e954-11e3-844c-001a4bcf6878.html
Quote: "Food Factory Destroyed In massive 200,000 square foot Olivehurst Walnut Plant Inferno Late Saturday Night"
Quote: "Residents said they heard a number of explosions overnight."
Note: Walnuts e.g. wood, so not much different from the lumber yard or the pallet yard fires, just wood in a different shape. A door business was destroyed by fire the day prior in New Ulm (Minnesota), mentioned in the 2014-05-31 update, though that fire did also involve several parked collector cars burning along with the wood business. From the full hypothesis: "Wood-related fires will escalate, including fires at pallet companies, wood-carving businesses, furniture businesses, door companies, cabinet companies, etc."
2014-06-01 - Home destroyed by explosion, two more damaged, in coastal Dublin (Ireland), 1 injured:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/dublin-houses-dameged-in-gas-explosion-632261.html
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/pictured-gas-explosion-blows-roof-3634259
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gas-explosion-blows-roof-off-house-in-dublin-30320574.html
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0601/621015-house-explosion/
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/man-seriously-hurt-following-stoneybatter-explosion-1.1817173
http://www.herald.ie/news/man-hospitalised-after-huge-explosion-rips-through-home-30321033.html
http://classic.apimages.com/Search.aspx?st=det&sort=date&ids=Houses%20damaged%20in%20explosion%20-%20Dublin&showact=events&prds=10092&intv=3d&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1401659721&pagez=60&cfasstyle=AND&
2014-06-01 - Woman takes picture, explosion ensues, outside home in coastal Caloundra (Australia), 1 seriously injured:
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/camera-flash-may-have-set-off-blast/2276305/
Note: Blamed on a camera flash igniting a gas cloud created by a leaking outdoor gas grill at a newly-built place. Did they rule out the possibility of a cloud of methane and/or hydrogen sulfide blowing by right here on the coast? Nope, so they don't know if that's what caused this explosion or not. Very well could have been. There was a very similar incident not long ago, on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where an explosion occurred outdoors while some people were being served food with a flammable gel used to keep food warm at restaurants. That explosion was mentioned in the 2013-12-28 update and injured 4 people outside a beachfront resort hotel. Electrified copper in this woman's camera may have been the ignition source for a cloud of gas NOT from that leaking grill, and the flame from the heating gel outside the hotel may have been the ignition source for a cloud of gas in the Canary Islands. Extremely similar these two events, a 'freak' explosion outdoors and right near a coast in each case. And then there was an event where an explosion killed a young man outside his van at City Beach in coastal Perth (Australia), mentioned in the 2014-02-26 update. The ignition source in that case was probably electrified copper in his van or maybe he had a cigarette or doobie lit...
2014-06-01 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Rye (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140601/NEWS07/140609928
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140602-NEWS-406020311
2014-06-01 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, on the Patapsco River near coastal Baltimore (Maryland), 4 rescued:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/severna-park/bs-md-ar-coast-guard-20140601,0,4959730.story
http://www.topix.com/forum/baltimore/TS3OLFGBL2BK46GLS
http://www.roonte.com/www/four-rescued-from-patapsco-boat-fire
http://www.newsdump.com/news/four-rescued-from-patapsco-boat-fire
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/four-people-rescued-after-boat-fire-on-patapsco-river/article_8212a8d5-4dce-503b-b2ef-32dc9a0b7405.html
2014-06-01 - Boat bursts into flame on Windermere Lake at Storrs Park (Britain):
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11249167.Firefighters_battle_Windermere_boat_fire/
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/firefighters-battle-windermere-boat-fire
2014-06-01 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the New Jersey Turnpike near Carteret (New Jersey):
http://7online.com/news/bus-catches-fire-on-new-jersey-turnpike-in-carteret/88625/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/06/01/fiery-bus-crash-creates-problems-on-new-jersey-turnpike/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/1/no-injuries-reported-in-nj-turnpike-bus-fire/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bus-Fire-New-Jersey-Turnpike--261451611.html
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/06/bus_fire_on_nj_turnpike_in_carteret_snarls_traffic.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP23e3c6b768b04544bb798222aed4b5e0.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/bus-catches-fire-on-nj-turnpike-in-carteret-closes-northbound-lane
2014-06-01 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Royal Parade in the City Centre in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29200&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/PICTURE-Bus-blaze-Devon-city-centre/story-21172734-detail/story.html
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Bus-Bretonside-Plymouth/story-21172683-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Plymouth-bus-police-investigate-vehicle-catches/story-21172769-detail/story.html
2014-06-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 58 near Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/semi-truck-catches-on-fire-near-highway-58-and-comanche-drive
http://www.bako.com/bakersfield/news/Semi-Truck-Catches-On-Fire-Near-Hwy-58/131940/
http://www.i4u.com/news/2014/06/58-hwy-fire-near-semi-catches-truck
2014-06-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the N3 near coastal Durban (South Africa), truck overturns separately:
http://www.ecr.co.za/post/photos-truck-on-fire-n3-westville/
Quote: "Meanwhile in a separate incident north of Durban, a truck that overturned on the N2 south near Sibaya also affected traffic. Netcare 911 says one man was seriously hurt in the crash. It's unclear what caused the vehicle to overturn."
2014-06-01 - Tractor, RV, van, car and barn destroyed by fire near Bridport (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11248961.Fire_crews_tackle_barn_blaze_in_West_Dorset/
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11248961.UPDATE__Fire_crews_tackle_barn_blaze_in_West_Dorset/
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11248961.UPDATE_WITH_VIDEO__Fire_crews_tackle_barn_blaze_in_West_Dorset/
Quote: "The fire destroyed the barn as well as a van, caravan, car and tractor but the firefighter leading the emergency response has praised crews for preventing the blaze from spreading to a nearby thatched building. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service incident commander Steve Underhill said: 'At 11.18am we received a call that a vehicle was on fire, believed to be a caravan.'"
2014-06-01 - Tractor and trailer bursts into flame on Gatebeck Lane in Endmoor (Britain):
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11249163.Endmoor_tractor_blaze_tackled_by_firefighters/
2014-06-01 - Milk truck bursts into flame on the M5 near Junction 14 in Gloucestershire (Britain):
http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Milk-lorry-closes-M5-northbound-lanes/story-21172499-detail/story.html
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/TRAFIC-update-4pm-M5-lorry/story-21172708-detail/story.html
http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2014-06-01/roads-m5-northbound-glos-milk-lorry-on-fire/
http://localuknews.co.uk/bristol/news/localnews/traffic-update-4pm-m5-lorry-fire
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750hnnbff/Milk-lorry-on-fire-closes-two-M5-northbound.htm
2014-06-01 - Truck bursts into flame on I-5 near Pyramid Lake (California):
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/120904/
http://www.bako.com/santaclarita/news/Truck-Fire-Burns-Quarter-Acre-Near-Pyramid-Lake/131937/
Quote: "A Sunday morning truck fire on Interstate 5 sparked a small brush fire, just north of Pyramid Lake..."
2014-06-01 - RV bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked at business, fire spreads to business, in Sanger (California):
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/06/01/3676121/fire-destroys-rv-and-damages-sanger.html
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/06/01/3955649/fire-destroys-rv-and-damages-sanger.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/sanger-ca/TRUGUL0CIPM6U809O
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/01/Fire_destroys_RV_and_damages_Sanger_commercial_building/
http://www.bako.com/fresno/news/Fire-Destroys-Rv-And-Damages-Sanger-Commercial-Building/131880/
Quote: "An early morning fire destroyed a recreational vehicle and caused at least $250,000 in damage to a commercial building in Sanger, a Cal Fire spokesman said. The fire started just before 4 a.m. Sunday in the 3200 block of South Sanger Avenue. It seemed to have started in the recreational vehicle, which was parked next to the building, said spokesman Ryan Michaels, but no cause has been determined yet."
2014-06-01 - RV bursts into flame on I-15 near Inkom (Idaho):
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/rv-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-interstate-s-southbound-lanes-in/article_d8aa6e6a-e9b1-11e3-8990-0019bb2963f4.html
http://idahostatepolice.blogspot.com/2014/06/vehicle-fire-near-inkom-blocking-traffic.html
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_8a6c5e5a-ea4e-11e3-a192-001a4bcf6878.html
Quote: "No one was hurt during the 7:30 a.m. incident but authorities don't yet know what caused the fire that reduced the 35-foot RV to an unrecognizable hulk of burned metal."
2014-06-01 - Van bursts into flame near garage on Rockfield Drive in Frodsham (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/van-fire-in-frodsham
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/van-fire-in-frodsham
2014-06-01 - Minivan bursts into flame, fire spreads to semi trailer, box truck and two vans, in Kearny (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/06/kearyn_5_trucks_fire_saturday_may_2014_fish_house_road.html
Note: Map in link shows proximity of this event to the Hackensack River, about 300 feet...
2014-06-01 - SUV bursts into flame on Holly Lane in Banstead (Britain):
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11249757.Man_narrowly_escapes_car_inferno/
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11249757.Man_narrowly_escapes_car_inferno/
2014-06-01 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to garage, at home in Harrison (Maine):
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2014/06/01/truck-fire-spreads-garage-harrison/1542510
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2014/06/02/truck-fire-spreads-to-garage-in-harrison.html
2014-06-01 - Car bursts into flame on Potomac Boulevard in Mt. Vernon (Illinois):
http://www.register-news.com/local/x1760086059/Car-fire
2014-06-01 - Car bursts into flame at Business Bay Crossing in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/vehicle-on-fire-near-business-bay-2014-06-01-1.551005
2014-06-01 - Car bursts into flame at 3:14 AM while parked at Ladys Mile Caravan Park on Exeter Road in Dawlish (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29197&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-devon-caravan-park
Quote: "Police also attended as it was believed to have been deliberate ignition. Inspector Pete Turner confirmed that their original suspicions had been squashed. He said: 'It was initally believed that the vehicle had become on fire deliberately. Further inspection showed that there was no cause for suspicion.'"
2014-06-01 - Motorcycle bursts into flame on the B3224 near Lydeard St Lawrence (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29203&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-06-01 - Vehicle bursts into flame near Port Allegany (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/06/612014-214-pm-fire-vehicle-rt-49-near.html
2014-06-01 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 4:23 AM in Hibbing (Minnesota):
http://www.hibbingmn.com/public_record/incident_report/passenger-vehicle-fire/article_0a0a8eda-ea80-11e3-ba2b-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-01 - RV trailer bursts into flame in coastal West Runton (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/update_holiday_makers_caravan_catches_fire_in_west_runton_on_cromer_road_1_3623540
http://www.edp24.co.uk/mobile/news/update_holiday_makers_caravan_catches_fire_in_west_runton_on_cromer_road_1_3623540
2014-06-01 - Barn destroyed by huge fire in Langley (Canada), 16 race horses killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/langley-stable-fire-kills-16-racehorses-1.2662536
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Horses+killed+Langley+barn+fire+were+valued+million/9897942/story.html
http://www.langleytimes.com/news/261456781.html
http://globalnews.ca/news/1367595/large-fire-in-langley/
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/horses-killed-in-massive-langley-stable-fire-1.1848380
http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/horses-killed-in-langley-mushroom-farm-fire-1.1100421
2014-06-01 - Barn and shop destroyed by fire near Oakbank (Canada):
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Oakbank-barn-shop-destroyed-by-fire-261442831.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/barn-and-shop-catch-fire-east-of-winnipeg-1.2661225
http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/06/01/springfield-deacon-road-barn-fire-manitoba-rcmp/
http://www.newswinnipeg.net/oakbank-barn-fire-burns-through-the-night/
http://www.thecarillon.com/provincial/Oakbank-barn-shop-destroyed-by-fire-261442831.html
2014-06-01 - Large marsh fire erupts near Lake Poygan in Winnebago County (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140531/GPG0101/305310342
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20140531/OSH0101/305310321
Quote: "Plumes of smoke were visible for miles from the site of the fire north of Lake Poygan. Chief Scott Rieckmann of the Clayton-Winchester Fire Department said the blaze spread over about 300 acres."
2014-06-01 - Brush fire breaks out near the Virgin River east of St. George (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/06/01/kss-news-live-brush-fire/
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58014916-78/fire-burning-george-video.html.csp
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/st-george-brush-fire-burns-near-farms-southern-utah-11672.shtml
http://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/saint-george/news-live-brush-fire-near-mall-drive-bridge-dixie-press-online/
Quote: "Smoke from a wildfire burning south of the Virgin River and Riverside Drive near the construction site of the new Mall Drive Bridge rises into the air Sunday, June 1, 2014 in St. George."
2014-06-01 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.havasunews.com/news/small-fires-quickly-extinguished/article_ef82cbf6-e947-11e3-b7c7-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-06-01 - Three buildings go up in flames just before midnight, one destroyed, in Clifton (New Jersey):
http://7online.com/news/massive-fire-engulfs-multiple-buildings-in-clifton/87815/
2014-06-01 - Industrial area hit by fire in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/fire-damages-building-in-fairbanks-industrial-area/article_368c90ba-e9af-11e3-8369-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-06-01 - General store destroyed by fire in coastal Port Arthur (Australia):
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/fire-burns-port-arthur-general-store-to-the-ground/story-fnj4f7k1-1226939172224
2014-06-01 - Garage destroyed by fire near Orting (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/06/01/3222846/crews-fighting-blaze-at-orting.html
2014-06-01 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/garage-seriously-damaged-in-evening-fire/article_83c8b17a-e91a-57ec-b621-c753b662feda.html
2014-06-01 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Markesan (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.wkow.com/story/25671229/2014/06/02/family-escapes-fire-home-lost
2014-06-01 - Home damaged by fire on coastal Lady's Island (South Carolina):
http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/05/31/3139472/fire-damages-ladys-island-home.html
2014-06-01 - Deadly fire destroys shed in Rapid City (South Dakota), 1 killed:
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/man-found-dead-in-burned-shed/?id=165249
Quote: "Long said the building did not have electricity or other utilities, so the fire is presumed to have been caused by an external source."
2014-06-01 - Vacant house burns in St. Albert (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1366827/fire-crews-battle-blaze-in-st-albert/
2014-06-01 - Vacant home burns at 1:15 AM in Walker (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/fire-crews-battle-vacant-house-fire-in-walker-20140601
2014-06-01 - Vacant house burns near Grassy Pond (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/story/25662740/crews-responding-to-fire-on-highway-11
Quote: "The Grassy Pond Fire Department told WSPA that the house was abandoned."
2014-06-01 - Vacant home burns in Gaffney (South Carolina):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25662779/fire-officials-vacant-home-ablaze-near-gaffney-peachoid
2014-06-01 - Vacant house burns at 5 AM in East McKeesport (Pennsylvania):
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/06/01/Fire-damages-vacant-house-in-East-McKeesport/stories/201406010218
http://pittsburgh.icito.com/fire-damages-vacant-house-in-east-mckeesport/
http://www.businessnews.ws/news/fire-damages-vacant-house-in-east-mckeesport
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/01/Fire_damages_vacant_house_in_East_McKeesport/
2014-06-01 - Vacant home burns twice in one day in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/06/investigation_ongoing_into_fire_that_damaged_vacant_trenton_home.html
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/05/vacant_trenton_home_sustains_heavy_fire_damage.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/05/31/vacant-trenton-home-sustains-heavy-fire-damage/
2014-06-01 - Vacant duplex destroyed by fire in Los Osos (California):
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/06/02/3091869/structure-fire-doused-in-los-osos.html
2014-06-01 - Vacant building bursts into flame, fire spreads, four buildings destroyed, in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/south-side-fire-destroys-four-buildings/87801/
http://abc7chicago.com/uncategorized/four-buildings-destroyed-in-south-side-fire/87800/
Quote: "The fire broke out in a vacant building near 87th Street and Commercial, which then spread to an adjacent laundromat, restaurant and residential building."
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