Event Update For 2014-08-13

http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html

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

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

Category: Fires And Explosions

2014-08-13 - Underground electrical explosions and fires rock Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2014/08/13/underground-blasts-rock-downtown-indianapolis.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2014/08/13/underground-blasts-rock-downtown-indianapolis
http://wlfi.com/2014/08/14/investigating-an-underground-downtown-indy-explosion/
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/us/underground-blast-rocks-downtown-indianapolis/ng2W4/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/underground-blasts-rock-downtown-indianapolis-24969115
http://fox59.com/2014/08/13/equipment-failure-causes-explosions-in-downtown-indianapolis/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/ifd-underground-transformer-explodes-downtown
http://indianapolis.gotnewswire.com/news/indianapolis-fire-department-investigate-underground-explosion
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/13/Underground_blast_rocks_downtown_Indianapolis/
http://www.wopular.com/underground-transformer-explosions-shake-downtown-indianapolis-nbcnewscom
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/08/13/archives-downtown-underground-explosions-ipl/14009141/

Quote: "'It was just boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, and then they cleared the entire block,' Mark Neyland, an operations manager for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, told The Indianapolis Star. The agency has its offices near the site of the explosions."

Quote: "Massive underground explosions. Flying manhole covers. Flames shooting 25 feet into the air. What is causing all the blasts that have rattled windows in the Statehouse, shaken stores along Massachusetts Avenue and caused the evacuation of Downtown office buildings? At least five huge blasts in the past 16 months -- including one last month outside Gov. Mitch Daniels' office at the Statehouse -- have put pressure on authorities to get to the bottom of things."

Note: This fire is much like a smaller-scale version of the mammoth underground explosions and fires that just devastated the city of Kaohsiung on the island of Taiwan, which killed dozens and injured hundreds, mentioned in the 2014-07-31 update. Hydrogen sulfide is explosively flammable, much more than methane or natural gas, it is reactive with rusty iron/steel and copper, especially electrified copper, both commonly found in underground electrical infrastructure, and it is a heavier-than-air gas which will naturally seek out low-lying areas and accumulate until fires or explosions occur. Methane oozing from the ground may also contribute to these fires and explosions, if it gets trapped below ground, or if it contaminates water, as with the rising number of people finding that their tapwater is now flammable over the past few years...
 

2014-08-13 - Transformer explodes and burns on pole in Southwick (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2014/08/13/video-electrical-explosion-in-southwick/
http://thewestfieldnews.com/transformer-explosion-causes-power-problems

Note: Nice video in first link...

2014-08-13 - Basement transformer bursts into flame, fire spreads to auto business and more, in Alipore (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Blaze-sparks-panic-in-Alipore/articleshow/40131825.cms

2014-08-13 - Underground fire erupts at landfill, spews noxious odors, in Hickman (Ohio):
http://ohianews.com/warm-weather-sparks-hazardous-underground-fire-at-licking-county-landfill/
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/08/13/licking-county-ohio-warm-weather-sparks-hazardous-underground-fire-at-licking-county-landfill.html

2014-08-13 - Recycling center hit by fire in Ceres (California):
http://www.modbee.com/2014/08/13/3486024/recyclables-catch-fire-at-facility.html
http://www.scrapmonster.com/news/-bales-of-plastic-and-paper-burned-in-ceres-recycling-center/1/16456

2014-08-13 - Grain elevator damaged by explosion in Coshocton (Ohio), 6 injured:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/08/13/grain_elevator_explosion.html
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/explosion-reported-coshocton-grain-company/14019345/
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/26273177/explosion-reported-at-coshocton-grain-facility
http://fox8.com/2014/08/13/at-least-6-injured-in-grain-company-explosion-in-coshocton/

2014-08-13 - Trailer sales lot hit by explosion and fire in Paris (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_1adfbc5a-1161-5155-ae46-a5f315ddc765.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/One-killed-in-fire-at-Lamar-County-business-271122471.html

2014-08-13 - Pallet business erupts in flame in Paragould (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/26274895/paragould-fire-department-battling-fire
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26274895/paragould-fire-department-battling-fire
http://www.kait8.com/clip/10471965/paragould-fire-crews-battle-pallet-fire

Quote: "The Paragould Fire Department put out a fire at a Best Pallets warehouse Wednesday afternoon. They received the call at about 5:45 p.m. Crews were on the scene for nearly two hours battling the blaze and putting out hot spots as the area that caught fire was full of pallets."

2014-08-13 - Smoke in cockpit sends passenger plane to emergency landing in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2723660/British-Airways-forced-make-emergency-landing-Heathrow-smoke-reported-cockpit-en-route-Canada.html

Quote: "The captain of the airline's Boeing 767, which departed Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, requested a priority landing following the emergency. Cabin crew on board Flight 103 reported seeing smoke in the cockpit of the Calgary-bound plane, which departed London at 5.35pm."

2014-08-13 - Boat restaurant - boatstaurant! - destroyed by huge fire at the Dubai Marina in coastal Dubai (UAE), 6 injured:
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/firefighters-tackle-boat-on-fire-in-dubai-marina
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/firefighters-douse-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat-fire-2014-08-13-1.559445
http://emirates247.tumblr.com/post/94696020045/firefighters-douse-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat-fire
http://mynuttydubai.wordpress.com/tag/boat-on-fire/
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/pictures-fire-on-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat-1.1372028
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/dubai-boat-fire-lit-up-the-whole-marina
http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/08/fire-destroys-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat/

Quote: "A fire broke out aboard a boat in Dubai Marina on Wednesday night forcing passengers to jump out of the boat’s windows to escape the flames."

Note: 'Don't forget to tip your waiter before you panic and jump out the window!'

2014-08-13 - Houseboat explodes and burns while refueling at marina on Center Hill Lake in Putnam County (Tennessee):
https://www.herald-citizen.com/newsx/item/2262-fire-destroys-boats-at-edgar-evins
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26274178/houseboat-catches-fire-at-edgar-evins-marina
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26285222/witnesses-describe-house-boat-fire
http://wgnsradio.com/man-that-stinks-fire-destroys-houseboat-and-pontoon-boat-at-center-hill-lake-cms-21604

Quote: "A houseboat at Edgar Evins Marina on Center Hill Lake in Putnam County caught on fire Wednesday. Reportedly, the boat was fueling up when there was a massive explosion. Everyone on the boat was able to get away safely. The fire spread to the fuel pumps, which crews quickly turned off. The houseboat was completely destroyed in the fire."

2014-08-13 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Monterey (California), 1 injured: http://www.montereyherald.com/localnews/ci_26333963/monterey-boat-catches-fire-injuring-one-at-municipal
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/one-injured-in-monterey-boat-fire/27467222
http://www.ksbw.com/news/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-in-monterey/27470928
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/CA/2014/August/14/One.injured.in.Monterey.boat.fire.aspx
http://www.ksbw.com/news/fire-in-monterey-harbor-consumes-boat/27471038

2014-08-13 - Three paddle boats and a car destroyed by fire at 3:45 AM on Coast Road on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140813/local/paddle-boats-car-set-on-fire.531708
http://www.press-report.net/clanek-25916617-paddle-boats-car-set-on-fire

2014-08-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Hamburg (Germany):
http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/42-61199539/bus-burning-in-hamburg
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20140813/Bus-Catches-Fire-In-Hamburg-Hamburg/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6gCVM__D1I

2014-08-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 5:54 AM on Brockley Road in Crofton Park (Britain), near the River Thames:
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11405853.Bus_fire_in_Brockley_Road_near_Crofton_Park_station/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11405853.Bus_fire_in_Brockley_Road_near_Crofton_Park_station/
http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2014/08/crofton-park-bus-fire-closes-brockley.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/administration/bus-fire-in-brockley-road-near-crofton-park-station/

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 61/151 in Dubuque (Iowa):
http://www.thonline.com/mobile_new/news/article_8dc939c8-671a-5652-ba8c-84a7c66d1c4f.html
http://www.kwwl.com/story/26275871/2014/08/13/semi-trailer-fire-stalls-traffic-in-dubuque
http://www.thonline.com/mobile_new/news/article_a815b29e-231f-11e4-bb02-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_a815b29e-231f-11e4-bb02-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=image&photo=4

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 in Montgomery County (Virginia):
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-i--traffic-in-montgomery-county/article_4361250a-f6e1-11e3-957f-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in the wee hours near Route 50 in Saratoga Springs (New York):
http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20140813/early-morning-truck-fire-extinguished
http://www.saratogawire.com/article/2464/saratoga-springs-fire-police/

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-78 in Upper Saucon Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2014/08/tractor-trailer_fire_on_inters_1.html

Note: A minivan just burst into flame on I-78 near Allentown (Pennsylvania), mentioned in the 2014-08-10 update...

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://www.wistv.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://wjcl.com/2014/08/13/vehicle-fire-slowing-traffic/
http://www.kait8.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire

Quote: "Officials say around 7:30 a.m. a FedEx cargo truck caught fire. The driver was able to pull over onto the shoulder, but two lanes of I-95 North were blocked heading into Savannah just before I-16, causing traffic to back up for miles."

Note: Two days prior, a school bus burst into flame on the Chatham Parkway in Savannah, mentioned in the 2014-08-11 update...

2014-08-13 - Ambulance bursts into flame at hospital in Gümüshane (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/ambulance-caught-fire/440962/
http://news.geliyoo.com/default/ambulance-caught-fire

2014-08-13 - RV bursts into flame on I-84 between Mosier and The Dalles (Oregon):
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/aug/13/fire-destroys-mobilhome-interstate-84/
http://gorgeradio.com/motorhome-fire-stops-i-84-traffic/
http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2014/aug/13/motorhome-fire-briefly-closes-westbound-lanes-i-84/
http://www.kptv.com/story/26274140/motorhome-fire-briefly-shuts-down-westbound-lanes-of-i-84
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/08/motorhome_burns_along_intersta.html
http://newstalk870.am/hermiston-man-narrowly-escapes-death-in-motorhome-fire-on-i-84-pictures/
http://www.oregonherald.com/oregon/local.cfm?id=7343
http://www.dailynewsen.com/politics/motorhome-burns-along-interstate-84-near-mosier-no-one-hurt-h2548079.html
http://www.mycentraloregon.com/2014/08/14/motor-home-fire-closes-i-84/

Quote: "The westbound lanes of Interstate 84 have been closed between Mosier and The Dalles because of a motorhome fire. Oregon State Police say the closure took place at milepost 72."

2014-08-13 - RV bursts into flame at 12:45 AM while parked at home, fire spreads, home mostly destroyed, in Mooball (Australia):
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/mooball-home-gutted-fire-overnight/2350129/
http://www.echo.net.au/2014/08/mooball-home-caravan-gutted-overnight/
http://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/2484449/urgent-warning-after-night-of-fires/

Quote: "The blaze which decimated a Mooball home is believed to have started in a caravan, Rural Fire Service Far North Coast operations officer inspector Bob Wilcox has said. 'The caravan was parked next to the house,' Insp Wilcox said."

Note: Bunch of other fires mentioned in the last link...

2014-08-13 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Oak Bank, Manchester (Britain):
http://www.noodls.com/view/6F82F3591E2BDB714AE3494005AAF4ADA0BD2FE3?7135xxx1407974423
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/14/Caravan_gutted_by_fire_Greater_Manchester_Fire_and_Rescue_Au/

Quote: "Incident Date: 13 August 2014 FIREFIGHTERS have been fighting a blaze involving a caravan in Oak Bank, Manchester. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service was called shortly after 2pm (August 13) and two crew along with a Hydraulic Platform attended the scene. On arrival they discovered a caravan was fully ablaze and the fire had spread to the exterior of a nearby house."

2014-08-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on County Road 214 near Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/2151-forney-fire-department-extinguishes-truck-fire

2014-08-13 - Taxi bursts into flame on street in Hewlett (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/fivetowns/hewlett-fd-puts-out-car-fire

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame just before midnight while parked at home, fire spreads to carport, in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/26267193/fire-destroys-car-car-port-in-lawton

Quote: "The car and the car port were both engulfed in flames before firefighters got there. Investigators say the fire started in the car. They also say the home next to the car port was not damaged and no one was home at the time."

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on street in Madison (New Jersey):
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/farifax-court-resident-reports-car-fire
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/08/audi_catches_fire_in_madison_damages_lexus_cops_say.html

Quote: "Early this morning, the Madison Police and Fire Department were dispatched to Farifax Court on a report of a car fire. When they arrived, they saw a 2012 silver Audi engulfed in flames..."

Note: Cha-ching!

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at home in Princeton (West Virginia):
http://www.ptonline.net/princeton/x864267417/Car-catches-fire-on-High-Street

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame outside the Clarion Hotel in Columbus (Indiana):
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Firefighters-called-to-car-fir_1407945418
http://www.topix.com/city/columbus-in/2014/08/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-at-the-clarion
http://www.hoosierherald.com/2014/08/13/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-at-the-clarion/
http://wcsi.whiterivernews.com/templates/localnews_temp.asp?id=9419

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at 12:40 AM on Ridgefield Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/08/tonights-car-fire-84/

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on Battleground Drive in Murfreesboro (Tennessee), driver arrested for getting hostile:
http://wgnsradio.com/suspicious-vehicle-fire-in-murfreesboro---one-arrested-but-not-for-the-fire-cms-21589
http://murfreesboro.com/vehicle-fire-leads-to-threats-on-an-officer/

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at home in Greenleaf Township (Minnesota):
http://klfd1410.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-3.html

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on Leys Road in Harvington, near Evesham (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11405698.Car_destroyed_in_fire_in_Harvington/
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/11405698.Car_destroyed_in_fire_in_Harvington/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/car-destroyed-in-fire-in-harvington

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame between Bacup and Burnley (Britain):
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/11406623.Driver_scare_as_car_bursts_into_flames_between_Bacup_and_Burnley/

2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on the A50 near Burton (Britain):
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/A50-carriageway-near-Burton-closed-car/story-22710929-detail/story.html

2014-08-13 - Car and garage go up in flames at 4 AM at home in Hagerstown (Maryland):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-garage-fire-in-hagerstown/article_9b3a120e-22ed-11e4-885a-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-08-13 - Barn full of hay destroyed by fire off Waterford Drive near Mt. Vernon (Indiana):
http://www.14news.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon
http://www.fox19.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon
http://www.kplctv.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon

2014-08-13 - Palm tree bursts into flame, fire spreads to apartment building, in Palm Springs (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/tree-fire-extinguished-in-palm-springs/27464726

Note: Not the first time palm trees have spontaneously ignited. Palm trees have rubbery skin which may be adsorbing hydrogen sulfide and methane more than other types of trees. Once enough flammable gas has been adbsorbed then the tree(s) may just burst into flame. Unlike many of the other fires, these particular fires are more likely to happen in the heat of the day, as with this fire, which began at 1:45 PM...

2014-08-13 - Lumber business heavily damaged by fire in Coldstream (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/120843/Coldstream-Lumber-mop-op

2014-08-13 - Mattress bursts into flame inside vacant building in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/13/mattress_fire_breaks_out_in_building_that_formerly_housed_jillys_strip_club.html

2014-08-13 - Several buildings destroyed by huge blaze in the wee hours in downtown Nimbin (Australia):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/13/fire-that-destroyed-nimbin-main-street-buildings-suspicious-police-say
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/up-in-smoke-suspicious-blaze-hits-nsw-hippy-town-of-nimbin/story-e6frg6nf-1227022668745
http://caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=51426

2014-08-13 - Loch Inn Pub damaged by fire at 4:42 AM in coastal Edinburgh (Scotland):
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crews-tackle-fire-at-loch-inn-pub-1-3507735
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/crews-tackle-fire-at-loch-inn-pub
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/edinburgh/fire-crews-tackle-blaze-in-pub/

2014-08-13 - Paving company damaged by fire on Waterford Road in Pasadena (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/fire-ignites-at-pasadena-paving-company/27459072

2014-08-13 - Church building destroyed by fire at 4:15 AM in Camden (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/26268357/river-chuch-administrative-building-a-total-loss-following-fire
http://www.thestate.com/2014/08/13/3616868/church-administration-and-youth.html

Quote: "Deputy Chief Phil Elliott said firefighting units were dispatched to The River Church located at 112 Battleship Road, near the Jefferson Davis Highway, at 4:15 a.m."

2014-08-13 - Two businesses destroyed by fire in Riverbank (California):
http://fox40.com/2014/08/13/two-riverbank-buildings-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.modbee.com/2014/08/13/3485434/two-riverbank-businesses-destroyed.html

2014-08-13 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Andalusia (Illinois):
http://wqad.com/2014/08/13/one-person-escapes-as-deck-fire-severely-damages-andalusia-home/

Note: Andalusia is located on the banks of the Mississippi River...

2014-08-13 - Mobile home damaged by fire in Des Moines (Iowa), nobody there:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/des-moines-trailer-fire-damage/14023511/

2014-08-13 - Home damaged by fire at 12:45 AM in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/08/crews_snuff_residential_fire_i_2.html

2014-08-13 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Baytown (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/baytown-family-loses-home-in-fire/27451814

2014-08-13 - Home destroyed by fire in Ridgeland (South Carolina), near the coast, nobody there:
http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/08/13/3256657/afternoon-blaze-destroys-ridgeland.html

2014-08-13 - Two separate unoccupied homes go up in flames in the wee hours in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/officials-investigate-suspicious-daytona-beach-fire/27451552
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-suspicious-house-fire-daytona-beach-20140813,0,248039.story
http://newsdaytonabeach.com/crews-work-two-overnight-house-fires-in-daytona-beach/

2014-08-13 - Vacant home burns in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/damage-estimated-at-30000-in-fire-to-vacant-east-side-home-20140813

2014-08-13 - Vacant home burns at 3 AM in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.fox19.com/story/26266635/newly-vacant-central-toledo-home-catches-fire

2014-08-13 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in St. Louis (Missouri), near me, er, near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/bartmer-vacant-house-fire/13990541/

Note: About 2.5 miles north of me, not far from where a huge fire burned an auto salvage yard earlier this year...

2014-08-13 - Vacant farm building destroyed by fire near the Snake River, on Star Island (Oregon):
http://www.argusobserver.com/news/building-destroyed-in-star-island-fire/article_cf9e8a3c-2308-11e4-b892-001a4bcf887a.html

2014-08-13 - Vacant furniture store destroyed by massive blaze in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/08/13/vacant-fort-worth-building-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fire-Reported-at-Vacant-Fort-Worth-Furniture-Store-271057531.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Massive-fire-breaks-out-at-abandoned-Fort-Worth-furniture-store-271061051.html

2014-08-13 - Vacant church destroyed by huge fire in the wee hours in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/firefirghters-battle-bulging-church-fire-in-southeast-sa/13991785/
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Abandon-church-destroyed-in-two-alarm-blaze-5687592.php

2014-08-13 - Eight adjacent vacant homes destroyed by fire in coastal Belfast (Ireland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-28780963

Quote: "Eight derelict houses caught fire in Glenwood Street, sending smoke billowing through the area. Ulster Unionist Party spokesman Bill Manwaring said thick smoke 'literally covered the whole upper Shankill'. The police have said that at this stage they do not believe the fire was started deliberately."
 

2014-08-13 - Fish bubbling up dead at the UC Davis Arboretum in Davis (California):
http://www.kfbk.com/articles/kfbk-news-461777/fish-kill-at-uc-davis-arboretum-not-related-to-mosquito-spraying-12666036/
 

2014-08-13 - Three people found dead in mobile home, small fire present, in Harris County (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Three-people-found-dead-in-mobile-home-5687558.php
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/gas-leak-north-harris-county/14037423/

Quote: "Officials called to the scene suspect a small fire smoldered inside the trailer, releasing clouds of poisonous carbon monoxide gas. The fire was found in a back bedroom, Bessolo said."

Note: So some hydrogen sulfide blows through, knocks people unconscious, starts a small fire. The small fire emits carbon monoxide and, since the people are unconscious, they don't put out the fire or open a window or leave. They just lay there until they're dead. This event is much like the young engaged couple who burned to death in their SUV in McFarland (Wisconsin), mentioned in the 2013-01-01 update - they didn't exit the car when it ignited, because they must have been unconscious, so they just laid there and burned to death. A lot of deaths in cars and homes in the last couple of years have undoubtedly happened in this way. There's really no telling when you'll be knocked unconscious (or dead) and have your home ignite, but it's most likely to happen in the wee hours and it's more likely to happen if you live in, near or downwind of a low-lying area...
 

2014-08-13 - Woman found dead in swimming pool at 4:10 AM in Temple (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Police-Investigating-Early-Wednesday-Morning-Drowning-271050011.html

2014-08-13 - Woman, 44, drops dead in Veribest Park in Miles (Texas):
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local-news/odessa-woman-found-dead-in-miles_69173333

2014-08-13 - Man found dead in creek near the Gulf Freeway in Houston (Texas):
http://news92fm.com/467435/police-seek-information-on-body-found-in-houston-creek/

2014-08-13 - Man found dead on the Leon Creek Greenway in San Antonio (Texas):
http://news4sanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/mans-body-found-leon-creek-greenway-14426.shtml
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Body-found-near-Leon-Creek-Greenway-5686478.php

2014-08-13 - Man, 23, disappears while swimming, next seen dead in the Missouri River near Eppley Airfield (Nebraska):
http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/body-found-in-missouri-river-is-man-who-went-missing/article_c245dee5-6028-594b-85b1-e207737680b2.html

2014-08-13 - Man, 49 or 50, found dead in the Nashua River in Fitchburg (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_26331647/da-body-found-nashua-river-is-fitchburg-man
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/13/man-body-found-floating-fitchburg-river/gDkT5beodMr3l7vamre17N/story.html

2014-08-13 - Man, 35, found dead in the Chena River in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/search-continues-for-missing-fairbanks-man/27431490

2014-08-13 - Man, 36, found dead in the water next to his boat near coastal Vinalhaven (Maine):
http://wabi.tv/2014/08/13/officials-identify-lobsterman-found-dead-near-vinalhaven/
http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/36-year-old-man-found-dead-near-fishing-boat-off-vinalhaven/1225542?source=rss

2014-08-13 - Man found dead in Lake Michigan near Diversey Harbor in Chicago (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/mans-body-found-in-lake-michigan/256153/

2014-08-13 - Boy, 2, suddenly dies in the wee hours at home in Signal Hill (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140813/autopsy-of-signal-hill-toddler-found-dead-sunday-yields-no-immediate-answers

2014-08-13 - Marine sniper, man, 28, found dead at home in Jacksonville (North Carolina):
http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140814/NEWS/308140051/Marine-sniper-involved-controversial-video-found-dead
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/14/marine-sniper-at-center-of-viral-video-scandal-found-dead/

2014-08-13 - Man found dead in Wintergreen Gorge near Erie (Pennsylvania), near Lake Erie, possible toppler:
http://www.abc27.com/story/26281948/coroner-works-to-identify-body-found-in-pa-gorge

2014-08-13 - Man, 51, found dead on South Wilmington Street in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/body-of-deceased-man-found-in-raleigh/13890199/

2014-08-13 - Man, 29, falls off boat, never resurfaces, found dead in Sikome Lake (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fire-department-divers-recover-body-from-sikome-lake-1.1957520

2014-08-13 - Man, 20, found dead in San Antonio on the island of Ibiza (Spain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28774760
 

2014-08-13 - Small plane crashes and burns in coastal Santos (Brazil), 7 killed, including presidential candidate:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140814-44914-BRA
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3531539.shtml
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-08/14/c_126868243.htm
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/brazil_presidential_candidate.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/brazilian-presidential-candidate-dies-in-plane/vCnQC2/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/world/americas/brazilian-presidential-candidate-dies-in-plane-crash-upsetting-race.html
http://hosted2.ap.org/AKJUN/2e515285f07040df999bd6b670db791c/Article_2014-08-13-LT--Brazil-Presidential%20Candidate%20Dies/id-bbcba88e3da74cf79eb8467b0608f082

Quote: "Presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died Wednesday when the small plane that was carrying him and several campaign officials plunged into a residential neighborhood in the Brazilian port city of Santos. All seven people aboard the plane, including a campaign photographer and cameraman, a press adviser and two pilots, died in the crash, Santos City Hall press officer Patricia Fagueiro told The Associated Press. She said six adults and a baby on the ground suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but rescue officials said later that five people were slightly hurt."

Quote: "Residents of the area where the plane went down said they saw charred body parts strewn around the streets as smoke billowed in the sky. Among the other passengers who died in the crash were senior campaign aides, the campaign’s official photographer, the official videographer and two pilots. 'It was like something out of a war: walls on fire, parts of bodies, houses destroyed, soldiers, police,' said Rebeca Luongo, 31, a call center employee who lives a block from the crash site."

2014-08-13 - Small plane crash lands in Braithwaite (Louisiana), near the Mississippi River, engine failure:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/08/small_seaplane_crashed_in_brai.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Small-sea-plane-crashes-in-Braithwaite-271096341.html

2014-08-13 - Small plane lands, landing gear collapses, at airport in Saline County (Arkansas):
http://www.katv.com/story/26273823/single-engine-plane-crash-lands-at-saline-county-airport

2014-08-13 - Small plane takes off the crashes in Rimrock (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.jrn.com/kgun9/news/2-men-injured-after-small-plane-crashes-in-Arizona-271150691.html
http://gcmaz.com/plane-crash-injures-two-sedona/

2014-08-13 - Helicopter crashes in field in Lancaster (Wisconsin), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/public-safety/accident/pilot-walks-away-with-minor-injuries-after-wisconsin-helicopter-crash-20140813

2014-08-13 - Ferry boat damaged by 20-foot-tall 'rogue wave' near coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=GW-20140814-44915-USA
http://m.whdh.com/article.html#!/110960/d3d966afe8ecf601ffec3969f20b9d72
http://www.turnto10.com/story/26275636/ferry-disabled-after-being-hit-by-large-wave
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/08/13/large-wave-disables-commuter-ferry-off-scituate-coast/
http://www.whdh.com/story/26273882/ferry-from-provincetown-disabled-near-scituate
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/08/rogue_wave_hits_provincetown_ferry

Quote: "Passengers on a Bay State Cruises ferry are slowly making their way back to shore after a rogue wave hit the boat and caused engine troubles. The boat was traveling passing Scituate on its way from Provincetown to Boston when it was hit. The wave was so large it smashed several windows and bent one of the outdoor benches for passengers. Crew member Jason Corinha said the wave was about 20 feet tall, four times bigger than most waves on Wednesday."

Note: When a big methane bubble hits the surface after bubbling up from the ocean floor, large waves may be a consequence. They will hit unexpectedly, without warning. There have been a lot - and I mean a lot - of boats capsizing lately. The seafloor is littered with craters from methane eruptions from times past...

2014-08-13 - Ship loses power, hits ship and barge near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3531174.shtml
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/08/traffic_on_mississippi_river_r.html
http://theadvocate.com/news/9983165-123/ship-strikes-tanker-barge-docked
http://www.fox8live.com/story/26265989/ships-collide-near-gretna-span-of-river-traffic-closed
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/08/mississippi_river_traffic_rest.html
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/official-two-ships-collide-in-mississippi-river-near-gretna-tanker-leaking-crude-oil/27449598

Quote: "The Coast Guard says a ship lost power and steering and collided with another ship and a barge docked on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Coast Guard spokesman Jonathan Lally says the accident happened Tuesday night at a terminal on the river and there were no injuries."

2014-08-13 - Passenger train crashes and derails at station in coastal Pasay City (Philippine Islands), 34 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140813-44908-PHL
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3531148.shtml
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/13/Manila_commuter_train_crashes_into_barrier/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKN-iQ5bnGw

2014-08-13 - Passenger train derails after landslide, in Graubünden (Switzerland), several injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140813-44910-CHE
http://rt.com/news/180052-train-derail-switzerland-landslide/
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3531301.shtml

Quote: "Five people were seriously injured and another six sustained slight injuries, Graubuenden police spokeswoman Anita Senti said. They included eight Swiss, two Japanese citizens and one Australian, police said."

2014-08-13 - Freight train hits man and car in Edmond (Oklahoma), 1 killed:
http://kfor.com/2014/08/12/man-found-dead-near-train-tracks-police-investigating/

2014-08-13 - Passenger bus overturns en route to Ankara (Turkey), 8 killed, 30 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140813-44903-TUR

2014-08-13 - Tanker truck overturns, bursts into flame and explodes, near river in Nashville (Tennessee), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.jrn.com/newschannel5/news/Firefighters-Train-To-Respond-To-Organized-Chaos-Situations-271335371.html
http://www.statter911.com/2014/08/13/must-see-video-sewer-system-explosions-nashville-tanker-truck-spill-fire/
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2014/08/13/tanker-truck-catches-fire-near-nations/14008027/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26271474/tanker-truck-catches-fire-in-west-nashville
http://www.jrn.com/newschannel5/news/Hazmat-Called-To-Tanker-Truck-Fire-In-West-Nashville-271108771.html
http://www.tennessean.com/videos/news/local/2014/08/13/14015489/
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2014/08/13/nashville-residents-warned-to-stay-inside-after-tanker-fire/14015169/
http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/08/14/caught-on-camera-manhole-covers-sent-flying-after-explosion.html

Quote: "Construction worker Leonard O'Neal Morton was working at Pennsylvania and 57th avenues when the tanker erupted into flames. He heard a series of earth-shaking booms and saw a black cloud rising from the crash site a few blocks away. Scared but curious, Morton made his way to the crash, and saw flames shooting up through the thick, acrid smoke. 'I have never in my life seen nothing like that,' he said."

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer pulls over for tire problem, tractor trailer hits it and bursts into flame, near Bristol (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Four-vehicle-crash-blocks-Indiana-Toll-Road--271148301.html
http://www.wthd.net/news.php?sb_news_id=3486

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer and car collide head-on, on Route 15 near St. Libory (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/13/route-15-near-belleville-shut-down-following-head-on-collision-involving-semi-car/

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer and car crash, truck bursts into flame, on US 75 in McKinney (Texas), 2 injured:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/08/13/18-wheeler-crash-fire-shuts-down-part-of-u-s-75/
http://dallas.gotnewswire.com/news/18wheeler-crash-fire-shuts-down-part-of-us-75

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer hauling glass jars overturns at 3:52 AM on Highway 27 near Sparta (Wisconsin):
http://www.news8000.com/news/detour-inplace-after-semi-rollover-near-sparta/27452016

Note: 'The Persians won't get past all this broken glass!'

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer veers off road and overturns near Ottawa (Ohio):
http://www.putnamsentinel.com/Content/News/Local-News/Article/Semi-rolls-on-side-west-of-Ottawa/1/1/20244

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer overturns on US 1 near Rockingham (North Carolina):
http://www.thecherawchronicle.com/news/home_top-localnews1/50247864/Tractor-trailer-flips-on-U.S.-1

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer overturns on Highway 231 near Troy (Alabama):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/26271766/hwy-231-now-clear-after-tractor-trailer-overturns-near-troy
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26271766/tractor-trailer-overturns-on-231-sb-near-troy
http://www.wistv.com/story/26271766/tractor-trailer-overturns-on-231-sb-near-troy

2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-26 in Polk County (North Carolina):
http://www.counton2.com/story/26272248/overturned-tractor-trailer-closes-lane-of-i-26w-in-polk-co

2014-08-13 - Garbage truck hits bicyclist in coastal Boynton Beach (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-west-boynton-bike-truck-fatal-20140813,0,7399801.story

2014-08-13 - Truck blows tire before 5:15 AM, stops, car slams into it, in coastal Selangor (Malaysia), 4 killed:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/13/Accident-car-lorry-collision/

2014-08-13 - Van veers over centerline before 7 AM, hits dump truck head-on, in Moncks Corner (South Carolina), light injuries:
http://www.live5news.com/story/26268984/overturned-dump-truck-shuts-down-moncks-corner-road
http://charleston.gotnewswire.com/news/overturned-dump-truck-shuts-down-moncks-corner-road

2014-08-13 - SUV veers over centerline, hits school bus head-on, on the Gundy Bridge over Old Tampa Bay (Florida), 1 injured:
http://patch.com/florida/st-pete/1-injured-school-bus-crash-gandy-bridge
http://tbo.com/news/traffic/crash-involving-school-bus-closes-eb-gandy-bridge-20140813/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/one-extricated-after-school-bus-and-minivan-crash-on-gandy-bridge
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/school-bus-suv-crash-on-gandy-bridge/2192701

2014-08-13 - SUV veers over centerline, hits dump truck head-on, bursts into flame, in Spokane (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.khq.com/story/26275274/first-on-khq-witnesses-pull-driver-from-suv-moments-before-it-catches-fire

2014-08-13 - SUV crashes off road, bursts into flame, on I-91 in Longmeadow (Massachusetts), 1 lightly injured:
http://wwlp.com/2014/08/13/suv-crashed-caught-fire-on-i-91-south-in-longmeadow/

Note: Longmeadow is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Connecticut River...

2014-08-13 - Car veers off road, hits tree, bursts into flame, in Weston (Florida), near the coast, 2 injured:
http://www.local10.com/news/2-taken-to-hospital-after-car-strikes-tree-catches-fire/27465402

2014-08-13 - In two separate incidents, vehicles strike and kill pedestrians in the wee hours in Texas, 2 killed:
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/08/2-pedestrians-killed-on-fort-worth-arlington-highways-in-separate-incidents-early-wednesday.html/

Note: One killed at midnight on I-30 in Arlington, other killed at 4:45 AM on I-35 in Fort Worth...
 

2014-08-13 - Naked man found in the Des Moines River in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2014/08/13/man-goes-over-des-moines-river-dam-downtown/
http://www.kcci.com/news/witness-reports-man-went-over-downtown-dam/27457292
http://www.kwwl.com/story/26274521/2014/08/13/naked-man-pulled-from-des-moines-river
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/public-safety/rescuers-pull-naked-man-from-river-in-des-moines-20140813
 

2014-08-13 - Pack of ravenous wolves attacks village in Xinjiang (China), 6 injured, one man's ear torn off:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140813-44909-CHN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2723818/Wolf-pack-attacks-Chinese-villagers-tearing-victim-s-ear-leaving-two-seriously-injured.html

Quote: "A pack of ravenous wolves plunged a remote grasslands village in Xinjiang, the far-western region of China, into terror on Monday night with a rare summertime attack. By the time the wolves made their escape into the night, six villagers were left injured: lacerated by claws and teeth. The five wolves, thought to have been enticed by the scent of the sheep kept by the villagers, stole into the village of Kalazhuole at 2am. Their low howling woke the inhabitants, who rushed out to protect the flock but found themselves confronting a pack too hungry to be easily deterred."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Predators will attempt to adapt to the changes in the biosphere and may turn to our pets or to us as an alternate source of nutrition."

2014-08-13 - Pit bull(s) attack and kill 4-year-old boy at home in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://tbo.com/news/florida/s-fla-boy-dead-following-dog-attack-20140813/
http://www.wesh.com/news/florida-boy-dead-following-dog-attack/27465626
http://www.wsvn.com/story/26270440/child-found-dead-from-apparent-dog-attack-in-sw-miami-dade
 

2014-08-13 - Sinkhole opens near apartment building in Greer (South Carolina), some residents forced out:
http://www.thestate.com/2014/08/13/3616734/sinkhole-forces-some-greer-families.html
 

2014-08-13 - Bridge over the Ratu River partially collapses in Nepal:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=80908
 

2014-08-13 - HazMat event, sodium hydroxide leaks from tank before 6 AM in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/08/13/firefighters-on-scene-of-hazmat-situation-in-norfolk/

Quote: "Units responded at 6:05 a.m. and confirmed that a tank was in fact leaking sodium hydroxide. The tank currently holds approximately 900,000 gallons."

Note: Sodium hydroxide is reactive with hydrogen sulfide, though it just generates some heat and is not explosively reactive, but heat will make fluids and gases expand, which can make tanks leak or rupture...

2014-08-13 - Ebola outbreak intensifies, death toll nears 2000:
http://news.sky.com/story/1318129/ebola-outbreak-56-people-dead-in-two-days

2014-08-13 - Record-setting rain pounds Long Island (New York):
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/strong-storms-shatter-records-long-island-cars-nearly-submerged-n179546

Quote: "The Town of Islip, which had never recorded more than 7 inches of rain in a single day, reported almost 13 inches."

2014-08-13 - Worst drought in 84 years hits Sao Paulo (Brazil), water rationing begins:
http://www.sott.net/article/283719-Sao-Paulo-Brazils-biggest-city-faces-water-rationing-amid-drought
 

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