2014 - SEP - Fires And Explosions 1

2014-09-30 - Metal recycling facility erupts in flame, 200 tons of metal burns, in Smethwick, Birmingham (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-29431309
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/smethwick-fire-sixty-firefighters-needed-7859729
http://birminghamupdates.com/post/98816500118/firefighters-continue-to-tackle-a-severe-fire-near
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/30/Smethwick_metal_fire_halts_trains_out_of_Birmingham/
http://www.demotix.com/news/5903290/over-200-tonnes-metal-recycling-fire-smethwick-birmingham#media-5903218

2014-09-30 - Metal business devastated by fire, building destroyed, in Fremont area of coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20141001-45473-USA
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024676741_firefollowxml.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Cause-of-large-Fremont-fire-undetermined-277799331.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/09/fire-decimates-fremont-aerospace-supplier.html
http://q13fox.com/2014/09/30/seattle-firefighters-battling-2-alarm-blaze-in-fremont/
http://q13fox.com/2014/09/30/watch-industrial-fire-burns-plant-in-fremont-video/
http://www.wthr.com/story/26671085/large-fire-burns-releases-chemicals-in-seattle
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/09/seattle_building_destroyed_by.html

Quote: "The Asko Group reconditions metal parts for aerospace providers."

2014-09-30 - Metal business damaged by major blaze in Hazle Township (Pennsylvania):
http://citizensvoice.com/news/three-alarm-fire-at-valmont-industrial-park-under-investigation-1.1763076
http://www.wopular.com/three-alarm-fire-valmont-industrial-park-under-investigation

Quote: "Firefighters from three counties responded to a fire Tuesday afternoon at a Valmont Industrial Park company that makes metal closures."

2014-09-30 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire in Waynesboro (Virginia):
http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2014/09/30/junk-car-fire-sends-thick-smoke-air/16498225/
http://www.newsleader.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/09/30/junk-car-fire-at-recycle-management-llc-in-waynesboro/16493549/

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

2014-09-30 - Home destroyed by explosion in Usingen (Germany), 2 injured:
http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/42-62628209/building-explosion-in-germany
http://www.fr-online.de/bad-homburg-und-hochtaunus/explosion-in-usingen-haus-explodiert---mann-schwer-verletzt,1472864,28573804.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.fr-online.de/bad-homburg-und-hochtaunus/explosion-in-usingen-haus-explodiert---mann-schwer-verletzt,1472864,28573804.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D90%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D631%26noj%3D1%26tbs%3Dqdr:d

2014-09-30 - Apartment building explodes at 6 AM in Kutaisi (Georgia), 1 injured:
http://1tv.ge/news-view/77270?lang=en
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/region/62414-major-gas-explosion-occurs-in-kutaisi.html

2014-09-30 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Parkchester area of coastal Bronx (New York):
http://bronx.news12.com/news/manhole-fire-on-west-avenue-forces-evacuations-in-parkchester-1.9445937
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140930/parkchester/parkchester-macys-evacuated-after-manhole-fire-fdny-says
http://www.facebook.com/News12BX/posts/10152772697976952
http://www.nycfirewire.com/yesterday-bronx-75-4602-1449-west-avenue-macys-evacuated-after-manhole-fire/

2014-09-30 - Kia Motors showroom devastated by massive blaze in Tinkune, Kathmandu (Nepal):
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Massive+fire+breaks+out+at+Kiya+Motor+Workshop+&NewsID=429211
http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/09/30/headlines/Fire-engulfs-Kia-motors-warehouse-with-video/395852/

2014-09-30 - Five-star high-rise Shangri-La Hotel goes up in flames in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/shangrila-hotel-mongolia-blaze-breaks-out-on-seventh-floor-of-building-9764097.html

Note: Towering Inferno! A $500 million dollar hotel burning. You don't see that very often...

2014-09-30 - Pallets burst into flame outside factory, fire threatens factory, in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140930-45466-AUS

Quote: "A fire which started in a stack of wooden pallets has threatened a Spotlight factory in Melbourne. Around 50 firefighters worked for more than an hour on Tuesday afternoon to bring the blaze in Laverton North under control."

2014-09-30 - Brush recycling yard hit by fire in Chappaqua (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/09/30/brush-pile-fire-chappaqua/16471413/
http://www.lohud.com/picture-gallery/news/2014/09/30/recycling-brush-fire-doused/16485511/
http://westchester.news12.com/news/brush-fire-at-mount-pleasant-recycling-plant-in-chappaqua-extinguished-1.9444416

2014-09-30 - Paint recycling facility erupts in flame in Bruceville-Eddy (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/26664549/crews-on-scene-of-central-texas-recycling-facility-fire
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Crews-Respond-To-Fire-At-Central-Texas-Chemical-Plant-277594501.html
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/fire/updated-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-chemical-plant/article_6d2fbc9f-5443-55fe-8270-e4e3e2f9e27c.html
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/fire/updated-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-paint-recycling-plant/article_6d2fbc9f-5443-55fe-8270-e4e3e2f9e27c.html

2014-09-30 - Police station damaged by basement explosion in Lima (Peru), near the coast, 2 injured:
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-explosion-in-surquillo-police-building-104063
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/09/30/explosion-in-peru-police-facility-leaves-two-injured/

2014-09-30 - Speaker explodes on bus in Nghe An (Vietnam), 3 injured, man loses his hands:
http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/22864/bus-loudspeaker-explosion-injures-three-one-in-critical-condition
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2014/10/bus-loudspeaker-explosion-injures-three-one-in-critical-condition/

2014-09-30 - Ferry boat 'Wasa Express' bursts into flame in coastal Vaasa (Finland):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Wasa-Express-8000226.html
http://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2014/09/29/brand-pa-wasa-express-kvallsturen-inhiberad

Note: This is at least the fourth ferry boat to burst into flame THIS WEEK. That's not counting all of the burning yachts, personal boats exploding, fishing boats burning, etc. The situation is getting ferry serious!

2014-09-30 - Fishing boat bursts into flame off the coast near Jacksonville (Florida):
http://wavy.com/2014/09/30/local-service-members-rescue-fishermen-off-coast-of-fla/
http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140930/NEWS/309300050/Navy-Aircraft-carrier-helps-rescue-2-fishermen
http://members.jacksonville.com/news/crime/2014-09-30/story/2-fishermen-flown-back-jacksonville-after-being-rescued-navy-sailors
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/norfolk/2014/09/30/uss-theodore-roosevelt-rescues-crew-from-burning-boat/16471375/

2014-09-30 - Train burns and explodes on overpass in coastal Sydney (Australia), 2 rescued:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-01/driver2c-guard-escape-injury-after-fire-on-sydney-passenger-tr/5780836
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/train-catches-fire-on-granville-overpass-20140930-10obma.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2774801/Fire-continues-burn-Sydney-train-train-driver-rescued.html
http://www.englishnews.info/sitio/news-uk.php?id=3-16465&id_sm=1&titulo=trapped-train-driver-rescued-from-train-after-it-caught-fire-in-sydney

Quote: "A driver and a guard have escaped serious injury after an explosion tore through an empty passenger train in Sydney's south-west. The eight-car train caught fire between Granville and Cabramatta about 7:00pm yesterday, Sydney Trains said."

2014-09-30 - Thirteen buses destroyed by fire in the wee hours, 2 more damaged, while parked in Stokke (Norway), near the coast:
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2014/09/30/fire-destroys-parked-bus-fleet/
http://www.thelocal.no/20140930/bus-blaze-in-south-east-norway
http://www.easybranches.eu/vestfold-bus-fire-causes-25m-kroner-damage-1737691/
http://hhaiya.com/2014/09/30/fire-destroys-parked-bus-fleet/
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2014/09/30/fire-destroys-parked-bus-fleet/
http://theworldnewstime.com/vestfold-bus-fire-causes-25m-kroner-damage/

Quote: "Thirteen buses parked at a bus yard at Borgeskogen in Stokke, Vestfold County, were destroyed and two more damaged by fire during the night."

Quote: "A huge mystery blaze in a Vestfold industrial estate on Tuesday morning saw 13 luxury buses go up in smoke, worth an estimated 25 million kroner ($4 million)."

2014-09-30 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near the Nanling Tunnel on the Xiamen-Fuzhou Expressway near coastal Xiamen (China):
http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news37148.html

Quote: "The coach bus was carrying more than 30 passengers from Xiamen to Fuzhou when it suddenly caught fire for unknown reasons at the section 2 kilometers away from the Nanling Tunnel of the Xiamen-Fuzhou Expressway."

2014-09-30 - Two tanker trucks destroyed by fire at gas station in Tabuk (Saudi Arabia):
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/gasoline-truck-catches-fire-075759722.html

Quote: "The fire spread and destroyed another gasoline truck that was parked nearby."

2014-09-30 - Tractor trailer hauling horses bursts into flame, horses run free, on I-40 in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Horses-run-loose-on-I-40-after-trailer-fire-277690141.html

Quote: "Officers and other emergency personnel spent Tuesday evening rounding up several horses that were loose along I-40 in Knoxville. It happened around 9:20 p.m. near Rutledge Pike when an 18-wheeler loaded with Tennessee Walking Horses caught fire."

2014-09-30 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at midnight on I-90 near Belvidere (Illinois), separate crash too, 1 injured:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/09/truck-fire-then-truck-crash-with.html

Quote: "TRUCK FIRE THEN TRUCK CRASH WITH ILLINOIS STATE POLICE CAR -- TROOPER INJURED ON I-90 EAST OF COUNTY LINE RD BETWEEN BELVIDERE AND HAMPSHIRE"

2014-09-30 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M50 near Blanchardstown (Ireland):
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0930/649043-m50-fire/
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/pictured-truck-fire-m50-dublin-4352544
http://www.eveningecho.ie/2014/09/30/m50-northbound-closed-as-silage-trailer-on-fire/
http://www.joe.ie/news/current-affairs/pics-m50-northbound-closed-after-truck-catches-fire-near-blanchardstown/
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/transport-and-tourism/m50-reopens-after-fire-extinguished-by-emergency-services-1.1947036

2014-09-30 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M62 near Brighouse (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/firefighters-tackle-hgv-fire-on-m62-1-6868636
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11503573.UPDATED__Motorway_traffic_returning_to_normal_after_lorry_fire/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-hgv-fire-on-m62
http://www.facebook.com/HalifaxCourier/posts/714150715336884
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-hgv-fire-on-m62-2654933.html

2014-09-30 - Tractor bursts into flame near coastal Burghead (Scotland):
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/moray/362270/tractor-fire-in-moray/
http://www.englishnews.info/sitio/news-uk.php?id=19-3960&id_sm=1&titulo=moray-tractor-fire-spreads-across-farmers-field
http://insidemoray.scot/farm-machinery-fire-latest-in-series-of-rural-blazes-in-moray/

2014-09-30 - Tractor (excavator) bursts into flame, fire spreads to muck heap, on Peldon Road in Peldon (Britain):
http://www.essexcountystandard.co.uk/news/11505140.Digger_fire_spreads_to_500_tonne_muck_heap/

2014-09-30 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on road between Nairobi and Kisumu (Kenya):
http://citizennews.co.ke/news/2012/local/item/22886-2-narrowly-escape-death-after-lorry-catches-fire

2014-09-30 - SUV bursts into flame while parked outside synagogue in coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey):
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2014/09/30/south-jersey-rabbis-suv-fire-investigation/16470061/
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/09/atlantic_city_car_fire_consumes_rabbis_vehicle_and_damages_synagogue_report_states.html
http://www.dailynewsen.com/breaking/atlantic-city-car-fire-consumes-rabbis-vehicle-and-damages-synagogue-report-states-h2710176.html

2014-09-30 - SUV bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked at auto shop in Hamilton (Canada):
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4888821-police-investigating-vehicle-fire/

2014-09-30 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to towed boat, at gas station in Chillicothe (Ohio):
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2014/09/30/truck-catches-fire-gas-station-parking-lot/16493333/
http://www.wkkj.com/articles/local-news-stories-106759/truck-pulling-boat-catches-fire-12815983/

2014-09-30 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-44 near Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/09/30/truck-fire-slows-traffic-interstate/16486845/

2014-09-30 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-25 near Casper (Wyoming):
http://k2radio.com/truck-fire-closes-i-25-troopers-credit-driver-for-handling-pickup/
http://www.sweetwaternow.com/truck-fire-disrupts-traffic-25-tuesday-afternoon/
http://www.oilcitywyo.com/2014/09/30/vehicle-fire-along-northbound-25/

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Cleveland (Georgia):
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=280184

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame in campus parking garage in Auraria area in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/09/30/auraria-campus-parking-garage-car-fire/16500031/

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame on Barnum Terrace in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/09/tonights-car-fire-97/

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame on Bukit Timah Road near hospital in coastal Singapore:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/watch-firemen-rush-to-put-out-car-fire-at-bukit-timah-road

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame at home in Rockhampton (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/car-destroyed-fire-rockhampton-home/2405626/

2014-09-30 - In separate incidents, within 8 minutes, two cars burst into flame in the wee hours in Stowmarket/Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/stowmarket_ipswich_crews_called_to_two_car_fires_in_space_of_a_couple_of_minutes_1_3788432

Note: One car burned at 1:29 AM and one burned at 1:37 AM. Sounds similar to the two boats that burst into flame within 3 minutes while docked in separate marinas in coastal Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update...

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame on the A4042 in Cwmbran (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11504974.Car_on_fire_in_Cwmbran/

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame in Foss Field, Winston in Cheltenham (Britain):
http://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/fire-crews-deal-with-car-fire-in-cheltenham/

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame on Queen Anne Drive in Merley (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/car-fire-incident-007700/

2014-09-30 - Car bursts into flame at 4:50 AM between Wadebridge and St Minver (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-car-Wadebridge-St-Minver/story-23018606-detail/story.html

2014-09-30 - Vehicle bursts into flame just off Manor House Road in Glastonbury (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30479&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/Car-Manor-House-Road-Bowyers-Road-Glastonbury/story-23020467-detail/story.html

2014-09-30 - Forklift bursts into flame at farm in Letham (Scotland):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/crews-called-to-forklift-fire-at-angus-farm-1.604415
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/crews-called-to-forklift-fire-at-angus-farm

2014-09-30 - Vehicles and trash regularly going up in flames in the wee hours in Lakeview (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/30/police-warn-of-arson-fires-in-lakeview/

2014-09-30 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:30 AM in New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.wcax.com/story/26671297/new-haven-barn-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.addisonindependent.com/?q=node/25867
http://www.facebook.com/PulpNews/posts/782690078439709
http://www.vermont.statenews.net/index.php/sid/226266877

2014-09-30 - Barn and hay destroyed by huge blaze in Cotehill, near Carlisle (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/huge-hay-barn-destroyed-as-fire-crews-contain-blaze-1.1165322
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/huge-hay-barn-destroyed-as-fire-crews-contain-blaze
http://www.citynewsline.co.uk/news/huge-hay-barn-destroyed-as-fire-crews-contain-blaze
http://cumbria.localroundup.co.uk/article/1190398/huge-hay-barn-destroyed-as-fire-crews-contain-blaze/

2014-09-30 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole in Moonachie (New Jersey):
http://cliffviewpilot.com/utility-pole-fire-sends-smoke-through-moonachie-burger-king/

2014-09-30 - Wood loading dock bursts into flame in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/09/30/loading-dock-catches-fire-benton-jefferson/16510787/

2014-09-30 - Grain bin destroyed by fire in Francisco (Indiana):
http://www.wave3.com/story/26669771/dozens-battle-southwestern-indiana-grain-bin-blaze

2014-09-30 - Two commercial buildings damaged by fire at 5:13 AM in Augusta (Georgia):
http://www.wjbf.com/story/26661453/fire-broke-out-shortly-after-5am-at-9th-and-broad-street

2014-09-30 - HVAC system bursts into flame at 2:45 AM at business in Nashville (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26661668/nashville-business-damaged-in-early-morning-fire

2014-09-30 - Old City Hall under renovation damaged by fire in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-quincys-old-city-hall/28328690
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140930/NEWS/140939818/12662/NEWS
http://www.whdh.com/story/26661105/three-alarm-fire-burns-old-city-hall-in-quincy

Note: A 'rotten egg' odor coming in off the ocean hit Quincy last year, mentioned in the 2013-05-09 update...

2014-09-30 - Four buildings go up in flames near the boardwalk in coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey):
http://www.itemlive.com/news/national/people-displaced-by-major-fire-in-atlantic-city/article_02198949-d38c-53bb-870d-529444e2eba2.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/09/30/6164261/fire-damages-several-buildings.html

Quote: "Fire Chief Dennis Brooks tells the Press of Atlantic City the fire started at 1114 Atlantic Ave. and spread to three other buildings, two of which suffered partial collapses."

2014-09-30 - Several businesses damaged by fire at Palisades Village in Osage Beach (Missouri), near Lake of the Ozarks:
http://www.lakenewsonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=MO&Date=20140930&Category=PHOTOGALLERY&ArtNo=930009992&Ref=PH&taxoid=&refresh=true

2014-09-30 - Building damaged by fire just before midnight in St. Albans (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Damages-Building-in-Kanawha-County-277559671.html

2014-09-30 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Holland Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/09/porch_fire_reported_in_holland.html

2014-09-30 - Porch bursts into flame at 2 AM, fire spreads to home, in Fremont (Ohio):
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2014/09/30/early-morning-fire-displaces-seven/16467775/

2014-09-30 - Garage bursts into flame at 1:30 AM at home in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/09/30/firefighters-keep-garage-fire-from-spreading/
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_investigator-called-dayton-garage-fire-22538.shtml

2014-09-30 - Home damaged by garage fire at 3:30 AM on West Harrison Street in Plymouth (Indiana):
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/no-injuries-in-house-fire/article_6ba13213-7492-5cbc-9ee9-8e744e4e8bf2.html

2014-09-30 - Home damaged by basement fire at 3:46 AM in Colerain Township (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/09/30/colerain-township-house-fire-closes-pippin/16466803/

2014-09-30 - Home destroyed by fire in Butte Falls (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140930/NEWS/140939980/101033/NEWS

2014-09-30 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 12:30 AM in Niagara Falls (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/video/Niagara-Falls-fire-displaces-three-people-277545571.html

2014-09-30 - Deadly fire burns through apartment in Henderson (Nevada), 1 killed:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/sep/30/1-found-dead-henderson-apartment-fire/

2014-09-30 - Vacant garage apartment destroyed by fire in Raynham (Massachusetts):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/26668706/fire-destroys-vacant-apartments-in-raynham

2014-09-30 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at Heaphy Terrace in Hamilton (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10560265/One-fire-a-mystery-others-suspicious

2014-09-30 - Vacant commercial building burns in North Hollywood (California), near the coast:
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140930/vacant-building-in-north-hollywood-burns-in-late-night-fire
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-at-Industrial-Building-in-North-Hollywood-277547341.html
http://ktla.com/2014/09/30/fire-tears-through-noho-arts-district-building/

2014-09-30 - Vacant nightclub heavily damaged by major fire in Leeds (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-29436144

2014-09-29 - Explosion damages home in Fayetteville (Pennsylania), 1 injured:
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_26630765/gas-leak-explosion-sends-fayetteville-man-hospital
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/franklin-county-man-flown-hospital-after-explosion-12217.shtml
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/pennsylvania/pa-man-burned-in-gas-explosion-at-his-home/article_79db44ad-4368-5dec-8c20-e76c712de436.html

Note: Sounds like it was actually a gas leak, but what ignited it? They don't mention that. It was probably the Ghostly Match again. Anytime there are flammable vapors in the air, for any reason, there may now be a spontaneous explosion, even if there is no flame anywhere nearby...

2014-09-29 - Manufacturing plant damaged by explosion and fire in coastal Rockledge (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.wesh.com/news/fd-worker-seriously-injured-in-manufacturing-plant-explosion/28312842
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/9/29/rockledge_plant_expl.html
http://www.claimspages.com/news/worker-burned-by-explosion-at-florida-plant/

2014-09-29 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, dozens of cars burn, in Opa-Locka (Florida):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/09/29/intense-fire-burning-at-opa-locka-junk-yard/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Fire-Burns-at-Junk-Yard-in-Opa-locka-277456321.html
http://www.local10.com/news/dozens-of-vehicles-catch-fire-in-opalocka/28315180
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Fire-Burns-at-Junk-Yard-in-Opa-locka-277456321.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/10635371-major-fire-breaks-out-in-opa-locka/

Quote: "In video from Chopper 4, dozens of vehicles, stacked one on top of the other, could be seen burning in the flames."

2014-09-29 - Gas cylinder explodes in Manikganj District (Bangladesh), 4 killed, 6 injured:
http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/54414/3-more-die-in-cylinder-explosion

2014-09-29 - Boy's shirt ignites at home in Glen Burnie (Maryland), boy burned:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/boy-8-burned-when-shirt-catches-fire/28311696

2014-09-29 - Landfill still burning in Bridgeton (Missouri), authorities fear to do anything because of birds:
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/30/Looking_for_intelligent_decisions_to_fight_landfill_fire/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/mailbag/looking-for-intelligent-decisions-to-fight-landfill-fire/article_f56c661c-0291-5a57-8e83-d3c0c81ad0cd.html

Note: This landfill has been burning for a while. Right next to it, in another landfill, is radioactive waste illegally dumped there, from the Manhattan Project. Experts want to dig a trench and build a barrier, but now the authorities are saying that digging up the landfill might attract birds, which could cause problems with planes at Lambert Airport. Uh, so what? If this fire hits that radioactive waste then the airport (and a lot of the surrounding area) might be rendered uninhabitable for a thousand years. That might just disrupt plane flights too, like permanently! Who put all the crazy people in charge around here?! Pardon me while I go facepalm myself...

2014-09-29 - Airplane and hangar go up in flames near Lake Stevens (Washington):
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140929/NEWS01/140928893

Quote: "A hangar with a plane inside caught fire early Monday afternoon in a rural area between Lake Stevens and Marysville. No one was injured, but the damage was extensive. The homeowner in the 10900 block of 94th Street NE called 911, said Travis Hots, chief of the Getchell and rural Arlington fire districts. Dark smoke could be seen from miles away. Some vehicles near the hangar also were damaged."

Quote: "It was the second time in three days the rural fire district was called for an airplane-related incident. On Saturday afternoon, Robert L. Elder, 80, of Camano Island was killed and another man was critically injured after a small plane went down in the Getchell area. Elder was a passenger."

2014-09-29 - Ferry boat 'Pride of Canterbury' bursts into flame while docking in Calais (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Pride-Of-Canterbury-90072950.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-29408726
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/passenger-video-captures-fire-outbreak-aboard/vCthpm/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2014/09/29/16417233/
http://www.dover-express.co.uk/VIDEO-PICS-Huge-breaks-Dover-Calais-P-O-ferry/story-23014348-detail/story.html#BexcbhByhVkA7w4M.99
http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/incendie-dans-un-ferry-au-port-de-calais-le-navire-sera-ia33b0n2405630
http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nord-pas-de-calais/2014/09/29/calais-incendie-bord-d-un-navire-po-560608.html
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/fire-on-channel-ferry-24235/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0d1_1412038457
http://maritime-connector.com/news/security-and-piracy/more-than-450-people-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-on-cross-channel-ferry/

Quote: "Fire broke aboard a cross-channel passenger ferry on Monday (September 29) as it was docking in northern France."

2014-09-29 - Supply ship 'Maersk Clipper' hit by container fire near coastal St. John’s (Canada):
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2014-09-27/article-3884857/UPDATE%3AContainer-fire-extinguished/1

Quote: "Supt. Derek Chafe of the SJRFD says the container held cardboard and some empty drums that were on their way to a disposal area."

Note: Kinda like one of the many recycling facility fires but this time inside a container on a ship...

2014-09-29 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near the island of Sri Lanka, 5 injured:
http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=28275
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/53080-five-rescued-from-fire-gutted-boat.html
http://ourlanka.com/srilankanews/five-injured-after-boat-catches-fire.htm

Quote: "Five persons were wounded and hospitalised after their fishing boat suddenly caught fire mid-sea. The Police Spokesman’s Office said that fire broke out after the fishermen had set out to sea from the Rekawa Fisheries Harbour last evening. The injured persons have been admitted to the Tangalle Base Hospital."

2014-09-29 - School bus bursts into flame on High Street in Ewell Village (Britain):
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/NEWS/11502976.Bus_carrying_school_children_catches_fire/
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11502976.Bus_carrying_school_children_catches_fire/
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-busy-cumbrian-road-1.1164920
http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2014/09/29/firefighters-tackle-school-bus-blaze/
http://www.citynewsline.co.uk/news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-busy-cumbrian-road
http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/11502976.Bus_carrying_school_children_catches_fire/?ref=rss

Quote: "A bus carrying school children has caught on fire. Ewell councillor Pamela Bradley said the 293 bus to Morden is parked in the High Street, in Ewell Village, with smoke rising from it and that the incident has only just happened."

Note: This is the 19th school bus to burn in September and the 106th to burn since May 1....

2014-09-29 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Lawson Street in Aspatria (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-busy-cumbrian-road-1.1164920

2014-09-29 - Tanker truck bursts into flame shortly after 4 AM on the Princes Highway at Mount Moriac (Australia):
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/crime-court/truck-fire-causes-delays-on-princes-hwy-at-mount-moriac/story-fnjuhoxe-1227073577103

2014-09-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at gas station in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.news4jax.com/news/semi-catches-fire-at-westside-gas-station/28327160
http://jacksonville.cityandpress.com/node/8426462

2014-09-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 45 near Mayhew (Mississippi):
http://www.wtva.com/mostpopular/story/18-wheeler-fire-causes-some-traffic-delays/aSo5vqdeqE6iLlzisUloPw.cspx
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/video-truck-catches-fire-shuts-down-busy-highway
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=36818

2014-09-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 29 near Wren (South Carolina):
http://www.sconfire.com/2014/09/29/scene-wren-fire-department-working-tractor-trailer-fire/
http://thejournalonline.com/2014/09/30/truck-fire-intersection-of-us-29-and-i-85/
http://www.powdersvillecourier.com/2014/09/30/truck-fire-hwy-29-i-85/

2014-09-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 6:15 AM on I-10 in Laplace (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/09/i-10_eastbound_closed_at_us_51.html

Quote: "According to traffic service company Total Traffic, an 18-wheeler was on fire."

2014-09-29 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in the wee hours, fire spreads to 3 cars, in Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://7online.com/news/dozens-evacuated-in-jersey-city-after-fire-sparked-by-garbage-truck/328376/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Garbage-Truck-Explosion-Jersey-City-Evacuations-277410641.html
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20140929/trash-truck-fire-leads-to-evacuations
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Garbage-Truck-Explosion-Jersey-City-Evacuations-277410641.html
http://7online.com/news/photos-garbage-truck-fire-spreads-in-jersey-city/328529/
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/trash-truck-fire-leads-to-evacuations-1.9432642
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/09/jersey_city_garbage_truck_fire_destroys_at_least_3_cars_forces_evacuations.html

Quote: "At least 50 people had to evacuate their apartments in Jersey City overnight, after a fast-moving fire that began in a garbage truck. The truck erupted into a fireball, with flames quickly spreading to cars and a building nearby. Several cars went up in flames on Palisades Avenue after their gas tanks exploded, and even the sidewalk caught fire."

2014-09-29 - In separate incidents, log truck, van and fence burst into flame in the wee hours in coastal South Dunedin (New Zealand):
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/317488/crews-called-out-suspicious-fires

2014-09-29 - Truck bursts into flame on I-65 near Calera (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/09/interstate_65_truck_fire_stops.html
http://snewsi.com/id/1437622377/Interstate-65-Truck-fire-stops-traffic-near-Calera
http://www.birminghamobserver.com/2014/09/29/interstate-65-truck-fire-stops-traffic-near-calera/

2014-09-29 - Four RVs destroyed by fire while parked at tow yard in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/26658740/4-rvs-catch-fire-at-phoenix-tow-yard
http://phoenix.thedailydigest.org/2014/09/29/4-rvs-catch-fire-at-phoenix-tow-yard/
http://www.cbs46.com/story/26658740/4-rvs-catch-fire-at-phoenix-tow-yard
http://www.azfamily.com/news/4-RVs-burn-in-Phoenix-scrap-yard-fire-277533251.html
http://www.kpho.com/story/26659028/4-recreational-vehicles-burn-at-phoenix-scrap-yard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mchbFVCDy0

2014-09-29 - Van bursts into flame at Westford Trading Estate in Chard (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30471&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Van-destroyed-Chard-trading-estate/story-23015646-detail/story.html
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/11502666.Van_destroyed_in_fire_at_Chard_trading_estate/
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11502666.Van_destroyed_in_fire_at_Chard_trading_estate/

2014-09-29 - Van bursts into flame on the M65 near Shadsworth (Britain):
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/11501482.Morning_delays_after_M65_van_fire/
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11501482.Morning_delays_after_M65_van_fire/
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/morning-delays-after-m65-van-fire

2014-09-29 - SUV destroyed by fire at 2 AM, second SUV damaged, while parked in alley at home in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/morning-fire-destroys-truck-damages-another/article_02167806-5af7-5fdf-88af-390df8f6e994.html

Quote: "Battalion Chief JR Huebner said a Chevy Suburban was fully engulfed when officials arrived and a Chevy Blazer parked next to it was damaged. The cars were parked in the alley."

2014-09-29 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on US 65 near Carrollton (Missouri):
http://www.kmzu.com/vehicle-fire-in-carrollton/

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame just after 5 AM while parked on Sidnee Drive in Edgewood (Maryland), 2 miles from the ocean:
http://www.daggerpress.com/2014/09/29/edgewood-vehicle-fire-under-investigation/

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame on I-83 in Lemoyne (Pennsylvania):
http://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/camp_hill/vehicle-catches-fire-in-lemoyne-sunday-night/article_fbd9765c-47e3-11e4-84fa-ffaf9a20508b.html

Note: Lemoyne is located along the banks of the Susquehanna River...

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame on the A27 near Devil's Dyke (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11502953.GUTTED__Fire_rips_through_car_on_the_A27/

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame in Tesco carpark on Harbour Road in coastal Seaton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30469&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-called-car-Seaton-Tesco-Carpark/story-23015272-detail/story.html

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame at 5:42 AM at Victoria Grove in Bideford (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30467&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/early_morning_car_fire_in_bideford_1_3787271

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame at 2:17 AM at Nutbrook in coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30466&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/overnight_car_fire_in_withycombe_1_3787045
http://wearesouthdevon.com/car-severely-damaged-by-fire-in-exmouth/

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame near school in St Asaph (Britain), near the River Elwy:
http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/138741/car-fire-near-st-asaph-school-theatre.aspx

2014-09-29 - Car bursts into flame on Pyecombe Street off the A23 (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11502723.Motorist_s_lucky_escape_from_car_fire/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/brighton_and_hove/motorists-lucky-escape-from-car-fire/

2014-09-29 - Vehicle bursts into flame on road near Randall (Wisconsin):
http://www.westofthei.com/2014/09/29/units-responding-for-vehicle-fire-in-randall

2014-09-29 - RV trailer bursts into flame while being towed, on the Warrego Highway in the Western Downs (Australia):
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/driver-escapes-caravan-inferno-highway/2402140/

2014-09-29 - Car and garage destroyed by fire just after 5 AM, home damaged, in Peoria (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/peoria/2014/09/29/peoria-garage-fire-monday-abrk/16418297/
http://www.azcentral.com/videos/news/local/peoria/2014/09/29/16419947/
http://www.kpho.com/story/26653138/garage-fire-spreads-to-home-in-peoria

Quote: "Helicopter footage showed fire fighters working around the already extinguished garage fire about 6 a.m. Monday, with a charred car pulled out of the garage."

2014-09-29 - Six cars and auto service shop go up in flames in Gurgaon (India), 6 injured:
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2014/fullnews-108663.html
http://www.theindianjournal.com/cars-destroyed-in-gurgaons-maruti-service-centre-fire/
http://thevoiceofnation.com/cars-destroyed-in-gurgaons-maruti-service-centre-fire/

Quote: "Six cars and spare parts at a Maruti service centre were destroyed in a fire here Monday while six people were injured, a fire officer said."

2014-09-29 - Auto shop destroyed by fire at 12:47 AM in Windsor (Canada):
http://windsorite.ca/2014/09/photos-fire-destroys-auto-repair-shop-on-howard/
http://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2014/09/29/auto-repair-shop-catches-fire-gallery/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/fire-causes-350k-in-damage-at-auto-hut-clinic-1.2780956
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/windsor-fire-investigates-350k-auto-shop-blaze

2014-09-29 - Trucking business damaged by fire near Carter Lake (Iowa):
http://www.ketv.com/news/working-fire-prompts-second-alarm-near-carter-lake/28325524

Quote: "The fire had been burning for about 30 minutes and occurred at McMullen Trucking Inc."

2014-09-29 - Barn destroyed by fire in Bridgehampton (New York):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=cedce99e-9ef5-4517-a797-695a59ff8e9c

2014-09-29 - Barn and 200 tons of hay go up in flames on Slough Lane in Stoke St Gregory, near Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30477&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35
http://somerset-news.co.uk/2014/09/30/barn-fire-68/
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/11503578.Big_barn_fire_at_Stoke_St_Gregory/

2014-09-29 - Dumpster bursts into flame, eventually explodes, at apartments in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2014/09/29/explosion-damages-dumpsters-building/
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/west-des-moines/2014/09/29/residents-large-explosion-weekend-dumpster-fire-west-des-moines/16444841/

2014-09-29 - Tires and hay erupt in flame along Tan House Lane in Burtonwood, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tyres-on-fire-in-burtonwood

2014-09-29 - Commercial building destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), nobody there:
http://www.okcfox.com/story/26652051/metro-business-a-total-loss-following-overnight-fire
http://www.koco.com/news/early-morning-fire-destroys-oklahoma-city-business/28311320
http://www.newson6.com/story/26651698/oklahoma-city-office-complex-destroyed-in-fire

Quote: "Authorities say the fire caused about $1 million in damages and that the building is a 'total loss.' At least four businesses were affected, including a printing business and an attorney's office."

2014-09-29 - Commercial building damaged by fire at 12:50 AM, three businesses damaged, in Williamsburg (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/fire-damages-downtown-williamsburg-businesses/

2014-09-29 - Warehouse burns at 3 AM, third fire in a week, in Birmingham (Britain):
http://thepuffington.com/firefighters-tackle-warehouse-blaze/

2014-09-29 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/09/house-fire-on-back-porch-on-n.html

2014-09-29 - Home damaged by outdoor fire shortly before 1 AM in Gluckstadt (Mississippi), nobody there:
http://www.wdam.com/story/26651266/fire-breaks-out-in-madison-co-neighborhood

2014-09-29 - Apartment building destroyed by fire in Antioch (Tennessee), 43 people homeless:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26657420/two-alarm-apartment-fire-reported-in-antioch
http://www.jrn.com/newschannel5/news/Firefighters-Respond-To-Blaze-At-Antioch-Apartment-Complex-277509391.html
http://www.wkrn.com/story/26657315/crews-battle-2-alarm-apartment-fire-in-antioch
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2014/09/29/large-apartment-fire-reported-antioch/16449143/

2014-09-29 - Deadly fire damages apartment building just before 3 AM in Hialeah (Florida), near the coast, 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-Killed-in-Hialeah-Apartment-Fire-277410261.html

Quote: "One man was killed and two others were hospitalized after a fire swept through a Hialeah apartment building early Monday. The fire broke out shortly before 3 a.m. at the Lake Point Plaza Apartments at 1025 West 76th Street, fire officials said."

2014-09-28 - More than 25 cars go up in flames while parked at used car business in Billerica (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2014/09/30_vehicles_damaged_at_billeri.html
http://www.thevalleydispatch.com/ci_26621113/fire-breaks-out-at-billerica-used-car-part
http://www.whdh.com/story/26648439/30-cars-go-up-in-flames-in-billerica-junk-yard
http://www.wcvb.com/news/fire-at-billerica-car-lot-ignites-multiple-vehicles/28306148
http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_26621113/fire-breaks-out-at-billerica-used-car-part
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/28/fire-engulfs-cars-billerica-used-car-lot/3aRVPHgUh5O7v2XVDSrYAJ/story.html

Note: Another parking lot of vehicles burning up. All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, parked or not. They need not even have an engine or a battery or a fuel tank. All that's needed is some rusty iron/steel on the frame and something flammable nearby, which can be anything: brush, fabric and upholstery, tires, trash, whatever. There has been a rising number of incidents just like this: cars burning at entertainment venues, at salvage yards, at schools, at stores, in parking garages, on car-haulers, you name it...

2014-09-28 - Residential building explodes in Rosemont area in Montreal (Canada), 5 injured:
https://www.ubalert.com/hMOb
http://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2014/09/28/explosion-and-fire-at-east-end-rooming-house-five-injuries
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Five+injured+explosion+B%C3%A9langer+Montreal/10243537/story.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rosemont-rocked-by-propane-explosion-5-injured-1.2780568
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/5-residents-injured-after-explosion-at-montreal-boarding-house-1.2028365

2014-09-28 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blacks out the Audubon Circle area in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/underground-explosion-takes-out-power-audubon

Quote: "An NStar transformer in an underground vault along Beacon Street self-immolated shortly before 8 p.m., plunging many of the blocks around into darkness."

2014-09-28 - Two separate transformers burst into flame on poles in Visalia (California), blamed on rain:
http://abc30.com/weather/rain-causes-transformer-fire-in-visalia/328342/
http://snewsi.com/id/1437618766/Rain-causes-transformer-fire-in-Visalia

Note: What was IN that rain? Both methane and hydrogen sulfide are water-soluble. Anybody checkin'? Nope. Also, I'm pretty sure they've had rain before in Visalia and multiple transformers didn't burst into flame...

2014-09-28 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole in Bradford (Pennsylvania):
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/article_6db606b0-477a-11e4-bb33-af6193c6d4a5.html
https://www.twintiernews.com/mckeancounty/transformer-catches-fire-near-wildwood-ave-sunday/

2014-09-28 - Utility pole bursts into flame in Budd Lake (New Jersey):
http://www.buddlakefire.org/news/view/2695

2014-09-28 - Transformer bursts into flame inside four-story building in coastal Ras Al Khaimah (Saudi Arabia):
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/3bd98a18-de4d-4c01-a551-0d595e9c40b8.aspx
http://dubaiinformer.com/136143/transformer-causes-fire-in-building/

2014-09-28 - Recycling center hit by fire on Boat Street near the Port of Albany in Albany (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Trash-fire-at-Port-of-Albany-5786562.php

2014-09-28 - Recycling plant erupts in flame on Gibson Lane in Melton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-29401414
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Transwaste-confirms-injured-major-blaze-Melton/story-23010923-detail/story.html
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Major-tackled-waste-recycling-plant-Melton/story-23010903-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/major-fire-being-tackled-at-waste-recycling-plant-in-melton-2650291.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750moqhuf/Major-fire-being-tackled-at-waste-recycling-plant.htm
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/28/Large_fire_at_East_Yorkshire_waste_recycling_plant/
http://snewsi.com/id/1437601183

2014-09-28 - Huge mulch fire breaks out in Rapho Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.news.nom.co/large-mulch-pile-fire-in-rapho-12533703-news/
http://lancasteronline.com/manheimcentral/news/huge-mulch-pile-blaze-doused-in-rapho-township/article_05dfe1a6-4715-11e4-a5e7-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-09-28 - Boat explodes and burns in Bouvier Bay in Lake St. Clair near Ira Township (Michigan), 3 injured:
http://www.macombdaily.com/general-news/20140929/three-injured-in-weekend-boat-explosion-in-ira-township
http://www.fox28.com/story/26656746/3-treated-for-burns-after-boat-explosion-fire
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/3-treated-for-burns-after-boat-explosion-fire/28320714
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/29/3-treated-for-burns-after-boat-explosion-fire/
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2014/09/29/injured-boat-explosion-bouvier-bay/16437661/
http://www.wsaq.com/pages/20006935.php?contentType=4&contentId=16009115

Quote: "A 14-year-old boy is being treated for burns to his face and body after the boat he was on exploded and caught fire on Bouvier Bay in Lake St. Clair. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports Monday that a 15-year-old girl and a 37-year-old woman also suffered burns Saturday after the explosion east of New Baltimore and northeast of Detroit. The newspaper reports that the 40-year-old owner of the 28-foot cabin cruiser was not hurt."

2014-09-28 - Ferry boat 'Da Vinci' bursts into flame at 4 AM on the Rhine River in Basel (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Da-Vinci-I288653.html
http://www.tageswoche.ch/de/2014_39/basel/669350/In-Basel-brannte-ein-Hotelschiff.htm

Quote: "In the early morning of Sep 27, 2014, at 4 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Da Vinci' on the Rhine in Basel at the St. Johanns-Rhein Way. 67 passengers and the crew of 67 were evacuated."

2014-09-28 - Large 500-foot ship destroyed by fire in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://www.local15tv.com/news/features/featured/stories/austal-ship-catches-fire-7519.shtml
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_austal-ship-catches-fire-14862.shtml

2014-09-28 - Large 100-foot yacht bursts into flame near coastal South Stradbroke Island (Australia):
http://saygidday.com.au/qld/gold-coast/gold-coast-news/boat-fire-in-broadwater/
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/2328536/Boat-fire-in-Broadwater.html
http://www.news.nom.co/boat-fire-in-broadwater-12527614-news/
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/marine-rescue-on-way-to-fire-aboard-luxury-yacht-in-the-broadwater/story-fnj94idh-1227072961886

2014-09-28 - Large 85-foot yacht bursts into flame in coastal Puerto Banus (Spain), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2014/09/28/fire-rages-on-puerto-banus-luxury-yacht/
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/costa-del-sol/item/123197-puerto-banus-boat-fire-casualties
http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewphoto/186915/Being_in_the_background_of__Ship_fire_at_Puerto_Banus_today/

Quote: "Two people were taken to be hospital after a fire broke out on a leisure boat in Puerto Banus in Marbella this morning (September 28)."

2014-09-28 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in yard on Strobel Road in Trumbull (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/09/trumbull-news-boat-fire/

Note: A car just burst into flame on Route 25 in Trumbull too, mentioned in the 2014-09-26 update...

2014-09-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 in Middlesex Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/09/crews_respond_to_tractor-trail.html
http://www.wopular.com/crews-respond-tractor-trailer-fire-cumberland-county
http://www.pennsnews.com/2014/09/crews-respond-to-tractor-trailer-fire-in-cumberland-county/

2014-09-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/truck-fire-blocks-i-95-near-woodhaven-road/327683/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/28/truck-fire-closes-northbound-i-95-at-woodhaven-road/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/I-95-Northbound-Shutdown--277368761.html
http://news.yahoo.com/truck-fire-blocks-95-near-175119151.html
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/state/article_f74709b8-9f20-5a1f-b4ff-7b19b98c8cdb.html
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/lanes-reopen-after-truck-fire-on-i95
http://www.wopular.com/truck-fire-shuts-down-i-95-northbound-philly

2014-09-28 - Tractor trailer hauling oranges bursts into flame on I-295 in Hanover County (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2014/09/28/semi-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-i-295/
http://snewsi.com/id/1437605403/Semi-carrying-60K-pounds-of-oranges-catches-fire-on-I-295
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26649197/i-259-hanover-60000-lbs-of-oranges-up-in-flames
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/traffic/traffic-update-all-i--north-lanes-in-hanover-reopen/article_32646d9b-eac7-5c64-8e8a-09149710dca2.html

Quote: "A semi transporting thousands of pounds of oranges caught fire on I-295 north backing up traffic for miles Sunday night in Hanover County."

Note: Very similar to the tractor trailer that burst into flame while hauling apples the day prior on I-84 near The Dalles (Oregon), mentioned in the 2014-09-27 update. Or would that be comparing apples and oranges?! Hey, if reality is gonna set up the jokes for me, I'm gonna knock 'em down!

2014-09-28 - Box truck bursts into flame on Lentor Avenue in coastal Singapore:
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lorry-catches-fire-lentor-avenue
http://transport.asiaone.com/showroom/photos/story/lorry-catches-fire-lentor-ave
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/lorry-reduced-to-a-ball-of-fire-at-lentor-ave
http://sgtalk.org/mybb/Thread-Lorry-catches-fire-on-Lentor-Avenue

2014-09-28 - RV bursts into flame on I-89 near Woodstock (Vermont):
http://woodstockearlybird.com/2014/09/28/rv-fire-bad-morning-for-someone/

2014-09-28 - Van bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to car and home, in coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11500755.Homeowners_evacuated_after_car_fires_spread_to_home/

2014-09-28 - Porsche 918 Spyder bursts into flame at gas station in Toronto (Canada):
http://jalopnik.com/nooooooo-first-porsche-918-spyder-burns-to-ground-in-g-1640157724
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/09/29/845000-porsche-supercar-catches-fire-at-gas-station/
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/29/dragons-den-stars-porsche-goes-up-in-flames-at-gas-station

Note: Cha-ching! MSRP starts at $845,000...

2014-09-28 - Race car and trailer burst into flame, destroyed, at race track in Fayetteville (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/blogs/sports/full_throttle/full-throttle-local-champ-loses-car-trailer-in-fire-sunday/article_23023032-4764-11e4-af32-0017a43b2370.html

Quote: "A little after 5 p.m., Currie posted a photo of his car and trailer ablaze on Facebook with the message 'Just sitting watching my race car burn to the ground!! Smh lord help me!'"

2014-09-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Marsh Island Golf Club in coastal Lewes (Delaware):
http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/car-fire-at-marsh-island-parking-lot/1247004

2014-09-28 - Car bursts into flame on the Beltline near Monona (Wisconsin):
http://www.kwwl.com/story/26648805/2014/09/28/car-fire-causes-backups-on-beltline-near-south-towne-dr
http://www.wqow.com/story/26648805/2014/09/28/car-fire-causes-backups-on-beltline-near-south-towne-dr
http://www.wkow.com/story/26648805/2014/09/28/car-fire-causes-backups-on-beltline-near-south-towne-dr

Quote: "Just behind the car fire, a separate four-vehicle crash happened, also causing massive traffic backups."

Note: Some guys stole this car then it burst into flame on the highway. I bet they didn't see that coming!

2014-09-28 - Car bursts into flame on road in New Madrid (Missouri), 2 injured:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26648395/injured-flown-to-hospital-after-vehicle-fire-in-new-madrid

2014-09-28 - Car bursts into flame on I-684 near Armonk (New York):
http://armonk.dailyvoice.com/news/car-fire-results-i-684-closure

2014-09-28 - Car bursts into flame on I-89 in Bolton (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/26648407/i-89-north-closed-by-car-fire
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/car-fire-closes-interstate-89-in-bolton/28307860
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/back-open-car-fire-shuts-down-i-89-near-bolton/36875/95S_nnVxGESKQjRSQBpnbw
http://vtstatepolice.blogspot.com/2014/09/update-press-release-vsp-williston-car.html

2014-09-28 - Two cars go up in flames while parked at used car dealership in Lower Sackville (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1587571/2-cars-burn-in-lower-sackville-fire/

2014-09-28 - Car explodes into flame on road in coastal Bungwahl (Australia):
http://www.greatlakesadvocate.com.au/story/2591956/dramatic-images-of-car-explosion-at-bungwahl/

2014-09-28 - Car bursts into flame on road on the Promenade in coastal Blackpool (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/car-blaze-sparks-prom-traffic-chaos-1-6866950

2014-09-28 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 in Exeter (Britain):
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/PICTURES-Car-M5-afternoon/story-23011415-detail/story.html

2014-09-28 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Johnsonburg Road in St Marys (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/09/vehicle-fire-vehicle-address-1063.html

2014-09-28 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze in Bethany (New York):
http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/barn-fire-reported-bethany/44876
http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/772984/barn-in-east-bethany-burns-to-the-ground/
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_817ac13e-4795-11e4-9575-ff6594567edd.html
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3573863.shtml

2014-09-28 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5 AM at sawmill near Richwood (Minnesota):
http://www.dl-online.com/content/fire-destroys-pole-barn-richwood-mill

2014-09-28 - Hay bales burst into flame at vacant dairy in Scio (Oregon):
http://democratherald.com/news/local/firefighters-stop-hay-fire-from-spreading-to-structures-at-former/article_d62a751e-47a2-11e4-a014-f3028941040d.html

2014-09-28 - Auction house heavily damaged by fire in Van (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Crews-Fighting-Fire-at-Auction-House-in-Van-277381371.html
http://www.wowktv.com/story/26648322/flames-tear-through-the-roof-of-auction-house-in-van-west-virginia
http://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Dispatchers-Say-Crews-Battling-Large-Fire-At-Van-Auction-House-42763.shtml

2014-09-28 - Store mostly destroyed by fire in Franklin (New Hampshire), nobody there:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140928/NEWS07/140929107

2014-09-28 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/2014/09/28/one-person-burned-in-house-fire-in-virginia-beach/16406591/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/2014/09/28/crews-knock-out-house-fire-in-virginia-beach/16406591/

2014-09-28 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Lake Park (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/fire-destroys-home-lake-park-19411.shtml

2014-09-28 - Vacant home burns in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://tbo.com/news/crime/arson-suspected-in-fire-at-unoccupied-tampa-home-20140929/

2014-09-28 - Vacant home burns in Muskegon (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2014/09/fire_at_boarded_up_vacant_musk.html

2014-09-28 - Vacant home burns at 2:10 AM in Portage (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/09/neighbor_of_portage_house_fire.html

2014-09-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 4:49 AM in White County (Georgia):
https://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=280073
http://www.accessnorthgeorgia.com/detail.php?n=280073

2014-09-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire, adjacent occupied home damaged, in Flint (Michigan):
http://photos.mlive.com/flint-journal/2014/09/vacant_house_fire_in_flint_dam_8.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/09/vacant_home_swallowed_by_fire.html

2014-09-28 - Thirteen vacant structures damaged in four separate fires in the wee hours in Shenandoah (Pennsylvania):
http://republicanherald.com/news/4-fires-damage-13-unoccupied-homes-in-shenandoah-1.1761980
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/string-of-fires-cause-concern-in-shenandoah/10117/bqcP5UJx3Em7bqj6MuukDg
http://www.wpxi.com/ap/ap/pennsylvania/4-fires-damaging-13-buildings-deemed-suspicious/nhXk7/
http://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2014/09/28/13-homes-damaged-during-4-suspicious-fires-in-shenandoah-video-residents-urged-to-remain-alert/

2014-09-27 - Fourplex explodes and burns in Kirby (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2014/09/26/firefighter-injured-while-clearing-burning-apartment-in-kirby/16273323/
http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/body-found-inside-burned-fourplex-6757.shtml

Quote: "An explosion inside a multiplex in the 5600 block of Lochmoor led to the blaze. One person has been confirmed dead."

2014-09-27 - Home explodes in Greene Township (Pennsylvania), man blown out of his chair, 1 lightly injured:
http://wnep.com/2014/09/27/man-escapes-with-minor-injuries-after-house-explosion/

Quote: "Chet Garrett said he had come home just a few hours earlier and was sitting on the sofa when the explosion blew him four feet in the air."

2014-09-27 - School damaged by explosion in Migori (Kenya), 40 children injured:
http://www.news24.co.ke/National/News/Students-injured-in-classroom-explosion-20140927

2014-09-27 - Factory explodes in coastal Karachi (Pakistan), at least 1 killed, several injured:
http://www.khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=6&key=NjYzMjI=
http://arynews.tv/en/one-killed-in-karachis-factory-explosion/
http://www.jaagtv.com/Four-injured-in-Karachi-factory-explosion-news-22332.html

2014-09-27 - Electrical substation destroyed by fire in coastal Winneba (Ghana), near the Volta River, town goes dark:
http://www.spyghana.com/six-districts-thrown-into-darkness-by-fire-outbreak/
http://starrfmonline.com/1.1853465
http://gbcghana.com/1.1853603
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/28/Two_Firefighters_Hospitalised_In_Transformer_Fire_Incident/
http://www.ghananews24.com/news/two-firefighters-hospitalised-in-transformer-fire-incident

2014-09-27 - Tugboat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Tottenville (New York):
http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2014/09/tugboat_fire_in_tottenville_dr.html

2014-09-27 - Sailboat 'Angelina Catherina' bursts into flame off the coast of Kiel (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Angelina-Catherina-I417538.html
http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72&p=107559#p107552
http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Polizei/Feuer-auf-Traditionssegler-vor-Holtenau

Quote: "On Sep 27, 2014, around 10 a.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Angelina Catherina' off Kiel Holtenau. The crew managed to keep the fire from spreading until the lifeboat "Berlin" of the DGzRS-station Laboe had transferred members of the Kiel fire rescue onto the vessel..."

2014-09-27 - Sailboat 'Roald Amundsen' damaged by fire in coastal Friedrichsort, Kiel (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Roald-Amundsen-8994489.html

Quote: "Fire aboard traditional sailing vessel in Kiel..."

2014-09-27 - School bus bursts into flame on Highway 34 near Kersey (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/27/school-bus-transporting-football-team-burns-en-route-to-game/
http://kdvr.com/2014/09/27/photos-bus-carrying-football-team-destroyed-by-fire-near-kersey/
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/13190129-113/fire-bus-east-kersey
http://www.journal-advocate.com/sterling-community/ci_26621259/caliche-football-teams-bus-catches-fire-en-route
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/school-bus-carrying-football-players-burns
http://denver.gotnewswire.com/news/photos-bus-carrying-football-team-destroyed-by-fire-near-kersey

Note: This is the 18th school bus to burn in September and the 105th to burn since May 1....

2014-09-27 - Charter bus bursts into flame on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mount Laurel (New Jersey):
http://www.oilspillsolutions.co.uk/charter-bus-catches-fire-on-turnpike-in-mount-laurel-burlington-county-times/
http://www.csnphilly.com/article/tour-bus-catches-fire-nj-turnpike
http://philadelphia.cityandpress.com/node/8415746
http://www.pennsnews.com/2014/09/tour-bus-catches-fire-on-nj-turnpike/
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/communities/mount-laurel/charter-bus-catches-fire-on-turnpike-in-mount-laurel/article_ec10a11b-1035-5af7-a0e9-4a1d95cc06dc.html

2014-09-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flames on I-84 near The Dalles (Oregon):
http://kxl.com/2014/09/27/semi-truck-fire-closes-i-84/
http://koin.com/2014/09/27/21-tons-of-apples-burned-as-truck-catches-fire/
http://www.kptv.com/story/26644580/truck-loaded-with-apples-catches-fire-near-the-dalles
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/09/truck_carrying_42000_pounds_of.html
http://www.navbug.com/article108027085/semi_truck_fire_closes_i_84.htm
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2014/09/truck-fire-interstate-84-east-of-dalles.html
http://portland.gotnewswire.com/news/21-tons-of-apples-burned-as-truck-catches-fire

Note: Mmmmm, fried apples!

2014-09-27 - Truck bursts into flame and explodes on road in Saransk (Russia):
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/russian-woman-hit-exploding-truck-hood-article-1.1954639

2014-09-27 - RV bursts into flame just after midnight while parked in coastal Conception Bay South (Canada):
http://bigrigcountry.com/motorhome-impounded-after-suspicious-fire-in-kelligrews/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/motorhome-impounded-after-suspicious-fire-in-kelligrews-1.2779891
http://newsmaritimes.ca/2014/09/27/motorhome-impounded-after-suspicious-fire-in-kelligrews/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/27/Motorhome_impounded_after_suspicious_fire_in_Kelligrews/

Quote: "The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was called early Saturday morning to respond to a motorhome fire in Conception Bay South. Police received the call shortly after midnight."

Note: A boat just burst into flame while dry-docked in Conception Bay too, mentioned in the 2014-09-24 update...

2014-09-27 - Camper-van bursts into flame on M5 slip road in Chelston, Wellington (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30450&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-27 - Camper-van bursts into flame while parked at home on Main Street in Farnborough (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/09/27/camper-van-fire-main-street-farnborough/
http://warwickshire-news.co.uk/2014/09/27/camper-van-fire-main-street-farnborough/

2014-09-27 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home mostly destroyed, in Rockwood (Tennessee):
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Van-ignites-house-fire-in-Rockwood-277324101.html

Quote: "Officials say a neighbor noticed the vehicle on fire underneath a carport at a home on First Street and notified the homeowner. 'I looked out the front door and the van was just a ball of fire. It was blazing and it was speeding up toward the house,' says Robert Bowles. Within minutes, the fire engulfed the attic and caused the roof to collapse. Officials say the home could possibly need to be rebuilt, but they are still investigating."

2014-09-27 - Minivan bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked on street in coastal Oakland (California), one in rash of fires:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/investigators-suspect-arson-5-suspicious-east-oakl/nhWtf/

2014-09-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads, garage destroyed, in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/overnight-fire-destroys-wichita-mans-garage-and-pickup-truck/28285020
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Vehicle-fire-spreads-to-detached-garage-in-West-Wichita-277325282.html
http://www.knssradio.com/Vehicle-fire-spreads-to-garage-in-West-Wichita/19996846?rand=2011560422

2014-09-27 - Pickup truck explodes and burns in Hayden Lake (Idaho):
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_d518e681-7cad-521f-950c-ab27ce2361bf.html

2014-09-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 52 in coastal Belfast (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/09/27/news/midcoast/swanville-driver-uninjured-in-belfast-truck-fire/
http://www.mainenewssimply.com/content/bangor-daily-news/swanville-driver-uninjured-belfast-truck-fire
http://www.wopular.com/swanville-driver-uninjured-belfast-truck-fire

2014-09-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in auto shop in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/5409-vehicle-fire-spreads-to-commercial-street-garage
http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_d1902f42-4722-11e4-a1e6-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-09-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home on Commonwealth Avenue in West Mifflin (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmckeesport/yourmckeesportmore/6871742-74/avenue-commonwealth-car

2014-09-27 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours on I-4 in Orange County (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/news/car-fire-prompts-i4-closure/28280486

2014-09-27 - Car bursts into flame at auto shop in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3573265.shtml
http://albuquerque.thedailydigest.org/2014/09/27/firefighters-contain-aamco-fire/

2014-09-27 - Car bursts into flame on road near university in Aydin (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/hospital-way-car-fire-has-caused-panic/474722

2014-09-27 - Multiple cars burst into flame while parked in Kelly Bray near Callington (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/Police-suspect-arson-multiple-car-Callington/story-23008315-detail/story.html
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-09-27/arson-suspected-after-callington-cars-torched/

Note: They suspect arson. If I were ignorant about what's going on, I might suspect arson too. Absent evidence of people being involved, this doesn't look any different than the various parking lots of vehicles that have been spontaneously igniting...

2014-09-27 - Car bursts into flame on the A1(M) near Welwyn (Britain):
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/a1_m_reopens_after_car_fire_near_welwyn_1_3786171
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/a1_m_delays_near_welwyn_after_second_vehicle_fire_1_3786122

Note: Also see the car that crashed into the divider on the A1(M) near Welwyn, burst into flame and killed the driver, in the accidents section...

2014-09-27 - Car bursts into flame at 5:20 AM near Godney Road in Glastonbury (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30446&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/Car-Glastonbury/story-23008356-detail/story.html

2014-09-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked at Chili's restaurant in Texarkana (Texas):
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2014/09/28/vehicle-catches-fire-in-chili-s-parking--334294.php

2014-09-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame near Shorewood Park in Loves Park (Illinois):
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/09/27/vehicle-fire-in-loves-park-2/

2014-09-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Wellington Road in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30452&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-27 - Motorcycle bursts into flame while idling in garage, fire spreads to home, in Fresno (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/09/26/4145477_fire-heavily-damages-fresno-home.html

2014-09-27 - Two vehicles and auto shop go up in flames in Pasadena (California):
http://abc7.com/news/pasadena-fire-causes-$375k-damage-at-auto-body-shop/326818/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/09/27/auto-body-shop-fire-closes-portion-of-arroyo-parkway-in-pasadena/
http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvcrime/2014/09/27/fire-damages-pasadena-auto-body-shop-destroys-two-cars/
http://ktla.com/2014/09/27/pasadena-structure-fire-causes-street-closures-2-cars-totaled/
http://www.myfoxla.com/story/26644177/pasadena-auto-body-shop-destroys-two-vehicles

Quote: "A fire that erupted at an auto body shop in Pasadena Saturday morning destroyed two vehicles, snarled traffic and caused about $375,000 in damage, officials said."

2014-09-27 - Vehicle and apartment burn at 6:45 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/27/fire-damages-apartment-vehicle-east-oakland/

2014-09-27 - RV trailer and shed go up in flames in Oldmeldrum (Scotland):
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/358846/firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze/

2014-09-27 - Aircraft engine repair business destroyed by huge fire at 2:30 AM in coastal Oceanside (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/27/fire-oceanside-million-damage-aviation-repair/
http://www.10news.com/news/fire-causes-1000000-damage-to-oceanside-business-saturday
http://www.cbs8.com/story/26644111/oceanside-fire-causes-1-million-in-damage

2014-09-27 - Barn destroyed by fire on York Cemetery Road near Hardin (Kentucky):
http://hb-eno.blogspot.com/2014/09/tobacco-barn-fire-on-york-cemetery-road.html

2014-09-27 - Three structures and thousands of bales of hay destroyed by massive fire at midnight in Eagle Mountain (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=31731387&nid=148&title=3-structures-burned-in-eagle-mountain-hay-fire
http://www.kutv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Blazing-hay-fire-lights-up-early-morning-sky-in-Eagle-Mountain-42684.shtml

2014-09-27 - Hay field and bales of hay burst into flame between Elgin and Sterling (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/26642816/hay-catches-fire-in-northeast-comanche-county

2014-09-27 - Large pile of hay bursts into flame near Cherry Willingham (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-hay-stack-blaze-Cherry/story-23008915-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fireighters-tackle-hay-stack-blaze-in-cherry-willingham

2014-09-27 - Box spring bursts into flame outside mobile home in Pueblo (Colorado):
http://www.chieftain.com/news/pueblo/2936078-120/trailer-fire-police-block
http://newsboard.kolalo.com/news/kV012t.html

Note: Since they're unaware that hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rusty iron/steel is igniting fires, they're suspicious. Box springs are made with steel springs, which rust, especially outdoors like this one, and they also have flammable fabric and wood right near the rusty iron/steel for the sparking to ignite. Not dissimilar to all the pallet fires...

2014-09-27 - Flooring company warehouse destroyed by fire at midnight in Hamlin (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/09/27/warehouse-destroyed-by-fire-in-hamlin/

2014-09-27 - Strip mall goes up in flames in the wee hours in St. Robert (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/fire-damages-st-robert-strip-mall/21048998_28280616
http://www.kspr.com/news/local/fire-damages-st-robert-strip-mall/21051620_28280616

2014-09-27 - Storage unit destroyed by fire in midtown Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.kvoa.com/news/tucson-fire-crews-tame-storage-unit-blaze-in-midtown/

2014-09-27 - Bean storage building damaged by blaze in Scottsbluff (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/centralnebraska/home/headlines/Scottsbluff-Bean-Storage-Facility-Catches-Fire-277339071.html

2014-09-27 - In separate incidents, two garages go up in flames in the wee hours at homes in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/firefighters-battle-blazes-at-two-residential-garages-20140927

2014-09-27 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Rochester (New York):
http://www.rochesterhomepage.net/story/d/story/family-escapes-fire-on-genesee-street/59774/xKegGwALSkeatjPZdTP5bQ

2014-09-27 - Home damaged by fire in Fruitvale area in coastal Oakland (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/27/house-fire-extinguished-oakland-fruitvale-neighborhood/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/raw-oakland-firefighters-battle-two-alarm-house/vCtYrb/

2014-09-27 - Home damaged by garage fire near Lake Bella Vista in Cannon Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/09/cannon_township_firefighters_b.html

2014-09-27 - Home under construction destroyed by fire, two more damaged, in Ocean View area in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/fire-damages-habitat-humanity-construction-site-sa/nhXFL/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/san-francisco-fire-at-habitat-for-humanity/vCtbH9/

2014-09-27 - In separate incidents, two vacant buildings burn in Tucumcari (New Mexico), 5 in the last month:
http://www.qcsunonline.com/2014/09/27/fourth-building-in-a-month-destroyed-by-suspicious-fire-in-tucumcari/

2014-09-27 - Vacant home burns in Centralia (Illinois):
http://mvnnews.wordpress.com/2014/09/27/vacant-home-damaged-by-fire-in-centralia/

2014-09-27 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Hallsburg (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/26641692/fire-destroys-vacant-home
http://www.abc40.com/story/26641692/fire-destroys-vacant-home

2014-09-27 - Vacant business bursts into flame at 4:10 AM, seven more nearby buildings damaged, in Rock Island (Illinois):
http://wqad.com/2014/09/27/fire-causes-severe-damage-in-district-of-rock-island/
http://fox2now.com/2014/09/28/fire-damages-destroys-8-buildings-in-rock-island/
http://thesouthern.com/ap/state/fire-damages-destroys-buildings-in-rock-island/article_3bb20518-9ae3-5f33-b2f1-fd278d784e67.html

2014-09-26 - Smoke in the cabin sends passenger plane to emergency landing in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140926-45418-GBR
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29377379

Quote: "The Boeing 787 from Chicago to Warsaw with 248 people on board diverts to Scotland, amid reports of a smell of smoke in the cabin. A Dreamliner operated by Polish airline LOT has made an emergency landing in Glasgow, airport officials say."

Note: And yet another plane comes down smoking...

2014-09-26 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire at 1:30 AM in Mount Helen, Victoria (Australia), 1 killed:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2770061/Three-people-feared-dead-house-fire-neighbours-heard-explosion-1-30am.html
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/body-found-in-burntout-house-near-ballarat-20140926-10ma7m.html

Quote: "Neighbours reported hearing an explosion before flames ripped through the single-storey brick home in Mount Helen just before 1.30am on Friday."

2014-09-26 - Trucking business and vehicles destroyed by huge fire before 6 AM in Clermont (Indiana), nobody there:
http://wishtv.com/2014/09/26/fire-destroys-cleremont-trucking-businss/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/several-crews-called-to-brownsburg-business-fire
http://www.wthr.com/story/26632946/2014/09/26/brownsburg-business-fire-closes-crawfordsville-road

Quote: "Fire crews from six area fire departments battled a blaze that destroyed a Clermont trucking business early Friday. A Hendricks County Sheriff’s Deputy was driving by the business on US 136 when he spotted flames shooting through the roof of the business. The business is the T. J. Leffler Trucking Company which has been family owned for 25 years at this location. No one was inside the building at the time of the fire.  Company officials say the last employees left around 10:30 p.m. Thursday."

2014-09-26 - Recycling center hit by fire at 12:55 AM in Pomona (California):
http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20140926/early-morning-fire-hits-pomona-recycling-plant
http://www.topix.com/city/pomona-ca/2014/09/early-morning-fire-hits-pomona-recycling-plant

2014-09-26 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Spennymoor (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-29380227
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/fire-crews-tackle-huge-blaze-7840569
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/southdurham/spennymoor/11498494.Fire_crews_tackle_major_blaze_in_Spennymoor/
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-major-blaze-in-spennymoor
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/newcastle/fire-crews-tackle-huge-blaze-at-foreman-recycling-plant-in-county-durham/
http://snewsi.com/id/1437572763/Thick-smoke-from-recycling-site-fire
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/26/Spennymoor_fire_Thick_smoke_rises_from_recycling_site/

2014-09-26 - School building destroyed by massive blaze at university on the North Shore in coastal Auckland (New Zealand), nobody there:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pictures-huge-blaze-northcote-college-6093471

2014-09-26 - Ferry boat 'Delaware' bursts into flame before 5 AM while docked in coastal Cape May (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-cape-may-lewes-ferry-boat/325010/
http://www.wboc.com/story/26634137/engine-room-fire-aboard-cape-may-lewes-ferry
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Crew-Escapes-Fire-Aboard-Ferry--277185271.html
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-cape-may-lewes-ferry/325010/
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/09/26/engine-room-fire-on-cape-may-lewes-ferry/16253017/
http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2014/09/engine-room-fire-aboard-cape-may-lewes.html

2014-09-26 - School bus bursts into flame on New Sulphur Springs Road in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.live5news.com/story/26641140/school-bus-catches-fire-before-picking-up-students
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/School-bus-engulfed-in-flames-5782339.php
http://www.waow.com/story/26636478/2014/09/26/dramatic-scene-unfolds-at-school-bus-fire
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/no-injuries-reported-following-san-antonio-school-bus-fire-21057.shtml
http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/09/26/east-central-isd-school-bus-catches-fire.html

Note: This is the 17th school bus to burn in September and the 104th to burn since May 1....

2014-09-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 near Eastvale (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/alert-750805-fire-sig.html

Quote: "A semi-tractor truck caught fire on Interstate 15 at the 60 interchange, triggering a Sig Alert, a CHP incident log stated."

2014-09-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M1 near Towcester (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-29382791
http://snewsi.com/id/1437574531
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/2315759/Lorry-engulfed-in-flames-on-M1.html
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2014-09-26/lorry-fire-causes-part-of-m1-to-close/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/26/M1_in_Northamptonshire_reopened_after_large_lorry_fire/
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/breaking-news-lorry-fire-closes-part-of-the-m1-in-northampton-2646504.html
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/MILTON-KEYNES-TRAFFIC-Major-delays-M1-lorry-M25/story-23005678-detail/story.html

2014-09-26 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame in Ashland Township (Michigan):
http://wlds.com/news/combine-destroyed-in-northeastern-morgan-county-fire/

2014-09-26 - Tractor and two tobacco barns destroyed by fire just after midnight, in Lenoir County (North Carolina):
http://www.wcti12.com/news/firefighters-battling-fire-in-lenoir-county/28258254
http://www.wnct.com/story/26633449/tobacco-barn-fire
http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/26633449/tobacco-barn-fire
http://www.whlt.com/story/26633449/tobacco-barn-fire
http://www.kinston.com/news/local/tobacco-barns-go-up-in-flames-1.378965

Quote: "Two barns are considered a total loss, along with a tractor on a private farm. He stressed that this is not the same tobacco farm where a fire was reported earlier this week."

2014-09-26 - Heavy truck bursts into flame just before 7 AM on the West Loop at Old Katy Road in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/story/traffic/2014/09/26/big-rig-fire-slows-west-loop/16254045/
http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Truck-fire-snarls-West-Loop-5782289.php
http://abc13.com/traffic/big-truck-fire-shuts-down-west-loop-at-old-katy/325151/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/18wheeler-engulfed-in-flames-in-southbound-lanes-of-610-at-old-katy-road/28260760

2014-09-26 - Box truck bursts into flame on FM 548 near Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/2343-morning-delays-due-to-box-truck-fire-on-fm-548

2014-09-26 - Delivery van bursts into flame on road in coastal Colwyn Bay (Britain):
http://www.demotix.com/photo/5865223/delivery-van-catches-fire-fire-brigade-investigates

2014-09-26 - Van bursts into flame while parked in parking lot at business in coastal Toms River (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2014/09/26/van-catches-fire-toms-river/16269793/

Quote: "The van, a gray 2006 Mitsubishi, was parked at the Bayview Corporate Center on Hooper Avenue, said Ralph Stocco, a police spokesman."

2014-09-26 - Jeep bursts into flame while parked at elementary school in Kingston (Pennsylvania):
http://citizensvoice.com/news/fire-destroys-vehicle-in-school-parking-lot-1.1760938

Note: Kingston is located on the banks of the Susquehanna River...

2014-09-26 - Car explodes and burns at 2 AM while parked at home in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Neighbors-Wake-Up-To-Car-Fire-277197371.html

Quote: "A quiet night was abruptly interrupted after a loud explosion went off around 2 a.m. Friday. Neighbors rushed outside to find a car engulfed in flames."

Quote: "11 News spoke to the owner of the car, who said she was shocked by the fire, as the car had not started for four days."

Note: Doesn't matter how 'cold' vehicles are anymore. What matters is, does the vehicle contain electrified copper (e.g. a functioning battery) or any rusty iron/steel. If either of those things is true then the vehicle can ignite at any time, and most vehicles contain both electrified copper AND rusty iron/steel. A parked pickup truck just exploded at 6:19 AM in Northglenn (Colorado) two days prior, mentioned in the 2014-09-24 update...

2014-09-26 - Car bursts into flame on Route 25 in Trumbull (Connecticut), other car fires mentioned:
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/09/trumbull-news-trumbulls-3rd-car-fire-today/

2014-09-26 - Car bursts into flame on road in Fairfield (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/26641571/car-fire-in-fairfield
http://www.vermont.statenews.net/index.php/sid/226140869

2014-09-26 - Car bursts into flame shortly before midnight on the A30 near Marsh, Honiton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30443&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-26 - Car bursts into flame on Ilchester Road in Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30436&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-26 - Utility vehicle bursts into flame and explodes on road near viaduct in Mondeville (France):
http://www.ouest-france.fr/faits-divers-un-utilitaire-explose-sous-le-viaduc-de-calix-2855357
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.ouest-france.fr/faits-divers-un-utilitaire-explose-sous-le-viaduc-de-calix-2855357&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D20%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D631%26noj%3D1%26tbs%3Dqdr:d

2014-09-26 - Generator bursts into flame at hospital in Geneva (New York), near Seneca Lake:
http://www.fltimes.com/news/article_4725b794-4585-11e4-b936-1f1a0b901583.html

2014-09-26 - Gas station damaged by fire at 3:53 AM in Newhall (California):
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/128141/
http://rosamond.crwe-pr.com/blog/2014/09/26/fire-doused-at-gas-station-in-newhall/

2014-09-26 - Barn damaged by fire at 2:15 AM in Bellaire (Ohio):
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/notes-edits-fire-crews-fight-early-morning-barn-fire-5813.shtml
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-crews-fight-early-morning-barn-fire-5814.shtml

2014-09-26 - Brush fire breaks out near Hangman Creek in Spokane County (Washington):
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/crews-contain-brush-fire-to-three-acres-near-hangman-creek/28273788

2014-09-26 - Transformer explodes and burns, ignites apartment building, in Salt Lake County (Utah):
http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/transformer-explodes-sparks-apartment-fire/11062/Do77SRTd20WfjtU9IVHBrQ
http://fox13now.com/2014/09/26/crews-responding-to-fire-in-south-salt-lake/
http://saltlakecity.gotnewswire.com/news/transformer-explodes-sparks-apartment-fire
http://snewsi.com/id/1437585139

2014-09-26 - Warehouse damaged by fire at 6 AM in Opa-Locka (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.local10.com/news/opalocka-warehouse-fire-under-investigation/28259576

2014-09-26 - Warehouse damaged by fire in Ashwaubenon (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2014/09/26/warehouse-fire-reported-ashwaubenon/16256519/

2014-09-26 - Trailer goes up in flames at business in Westbrook (Maine), near the coast:
http://www.wlbz2.com/story/news/local/westbrook/2014/09/25/westbrook-pike-trailer-fire/16241903/

2014-09-26 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to second garage, home scorched too, in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865611810/Fire-rips-through-three-Salt-Lake-structures.html
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=31722953&nid=148&fm=latest_videos

2014-09-26 - Porch bursts into flame in the wee hours at cabin at Shatley Springs Inn in Crumpler (North Carolina):
http://www.jeffersonpost.com/news/breaking_news-news/50779857/Fire-threatens-to-destroy-cabin-at-Shatley-Springs

2014-09-26 - Porch bursts into flame at 4:30 AM, fire spreads to home, in Newark (New Jersey):
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2014/09/26/one-injured-wing-street-fire/16253161/

2014-09-26 - Home damaged by fire at 4:50 AM in Simpsonville (South Carolina):
http://www.fox19.com/story/26634147/simpsonville-home-catches-fire

2014-09-26 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:15 AM in Hoover (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/09/hoover_couple_escapes_burning.html

2014-09-26 - Home destroyed by fire in East Moline (Illinois), nobody there:
http://qctimes.com/news/local/this-is-sickening-for-me-em-fire-captain-says-after/article_fbfa9756-c8c4-50b1-b32d-8ad10726c43c.html

2014-09-26 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in coastal Nome (Alaska), 20 people homeless:
http://www.adn.com/article/20140926/fire-nome-apartment-block-displaces-least-20-people

2014-09-26 - Deadly fire damages home in Gassville (Arkansas), 1 killed:
http://www.ktlo.com/Man-found-dead-in-burning-Gassville-home-identifie/19991197
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26639541/man-found-dead-after-fire-in-arkansas-home
http://www.katv.com/story/26639541/man-found-dead-after-fire-in-arkansas-home

2014-09-26 - Deadly blaze burns through home in Ashburnham (Massachusetts), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.whdh.com/story/26641296/one-killed-in-ashburnham-house-fire
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/09/elderly_woman_dies_in_ashburnham_fire
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_26614117/fire-rips-through-ashburnham-home

2014-09-26 - Vacant building destroyed by fire on Squilchuck Road in Wenatchee (Washington):
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/photos/galleries/2014/sep/25/house-fire-destroys-vacant-property/#/0

2014-09-26 - Vacant home burns on Morton Avenue near Riverside Drive in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.courierpress.com/news/local-news/fire-reported-at-vacant-home-on-south-morton-avenue_93742019
http://www.wopular.com/fire-reported-vacant-morton-avenue-home

2014-09-26 - Vacant home burns at 4 AM in Columbus (Georgia):
http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/26625151/fire-damages-vacant-columbus-home

2014-09-26 - Vacant home burns at 4:30 AM on Walnut Street in York (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_26603361/structure-fire-walnut-street-york

2014-09-26 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Wichita Falls (Texas):
http://www.texomashomepage.com/story/d/story/fire-engulfs-vacant-home/37304/_60moH9lRkKkNxvcleop-Q
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v78137504BwScjdjS

2014-09-26 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by huge fire at 4:30 AM in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2014/09/26/raging-fire-in-south-memphis/

2014-09-25 - Metal business hit by explosion in Riverdale (Illinois):
http://www.suntimes.com/30111034-761/no-injuries-in-small-explosion-outside-riverdale-steel-mill.html
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/30111086-537/small-explosion-outside-riverdale-steel-mill.html
http://wgntv.com/2014/09/25/crews-responding-to-possible-explosion-in-industrial-area-near-riverdale/
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/explosion-reported-at-arcelormittal-riverdale/article_1b696c38-998b-561b-abcf-1b67547f6844.html

2014-09-25 - Metal business, ice business and residential building go up in flames in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Firefighters-Battle-Huge-Blaze-on-Chicagos-West-Side-277130291.html
http://breakingnews.suntimes.com/chicago/three-alarm-fire-burning-near-eisenhower-expressway-2/
http://www.suntimes.com/news/30105113-761/3-alarm-fire-damages-3-buildings-near-eisenhower-expy.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/25/raging-fire-engulfs-west-side-building/

Quote: "According to the Chicago Fire Department, the fire started at a building housing metal products company LPI Worldwide, and spread to Harris Ice Company and a two-story residential building."

2014-09-25 - Metal business damaged by explosion in coastal Ajman (UAE), 2 injured, one loses foot:
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/explosion-in-ajman-factory-2-seriously-hurt-2014-09-25-1.564197

2014-09-25 - Steel plant hit by fire in coastal West Bengal (India), 30 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140925-45413-IND
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/30-injured-in-pipeline-explosion-at-SAILs-Bengal-plant/articleshow/43418920.cms

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

2014-09-25 - Home destroyed by explosion in Bear Creek Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://wnep.com/2014/09/25/house-leveled-by-explosion/
http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news-news/50379320/Blast-levels-Bear-Creek-Twp.-home
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/house-destroyed-by-explosion-in-luzerne-county/19523/cNLLYZXqk0C3Bf8Wa8Se0g

2014-09-25 - Underground electrical fire causes evacuation of City Hall in Toronto (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/09/25/toronto-city-hall-fire-leads-to-evacuation-of-entire-building/
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4879701-electric-fire-empties-toronto-city-hall/
http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/4879701-electric-fire-empties-toronto-city-hall/
http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/4879701-electric-fire-empties-toronto-city-hall/
http://storify.com/theglobeandmail/fire-and-smoke-at-toronto-city-hall
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/2-alarm-fire-knocks-out-power-at-toronto-city-hall-1.2777910

Quote: "Witnesses report loud rumbling before power went out; building evacuated..."

2014-09-25 - Underground electrical explosion blacks out part of the business district in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://australia.gotnewswire.com/news/underground-blast-in-melbourne%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BDs-cbd
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/breaking-news-blog/underground-fire-at-flinders-lanewilliam-st/20140925-3gjy0.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/underground-explosion-causes-mass-power-outages-traffic-chaos-in-melbournes-cbd/story-fni0fit3-1227069982729

2014-09-25 - Underground explosion dislodges manholes in Sherbrooke (Canada):
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/estrie/2014/09/25/001-mysterieuse-explosion-centre-ville-sherbrooke.shtml
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/estrie/2014/09/25/001-mysterieuse-explosion-centre-ville-sherbrooke.shtml&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D10%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D631%26tbs%3Dqdr:d

Quote: "Shortly before 6 pm, a loud noise and a tremor was felt in the Marquette area. The Police Service of Sherbrooke has received numerous calls from residents about it. Several manhole covers were found raised on Marquette Street between Dufferin Street and Belvedere."

Note: They say 'early morning' so they must have meant 6 AM there...

2014-09-25 - Industrial site rocked by explosion in Bécancour (Canada):
http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/justice-et-faits-divers/201409/25/01-4803589-explosion-dans-une-usine-a-becancour.php
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/justice-et-faits-divers/201409/25/01-4803589-explosion-dans-une-usine-a-becancour.php&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D631%26tbs%3Dqdr:d

2014-09-25 - Arcade destroyed by fire on the oceanfront boardwalk in coastal Carolina Beach (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/2014/09/25/fire-destroys-arcade-on-carolina-beach-boardwalk/16220547/
http://myfox8.com/2014/09/25/firefighters-respond-to-smoke-billowing-from-arcade-on-nc-beach-boardwalk/
http://www.wral.com/arcade-on-carolina-beach-boardwalk-catches-fire/14015804/
http://myfox8.com/2014/09/26/arcade-a-total-loss-after-massive-fire-at-carolina-beach-boardwalk/

2014-09-25 - Chemistry building damaged by fire at 3 AM at university in Iowa City (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/university-of-iowa-chemistry-building-blaze-causes-over-100000-in-damage-20140925

Note: A similar fire just burned a chemistry lab at 1:15 AM at a high school in Austin (Texas), mentioned in the 2014-09-23 update. Hydrogen sulfide is explosively flammable and it is reactive with numerous chemicals, many of them likely to be found in chemistry labs at schools. 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 dying more common during those hours...

2014-09-25 - Boat and two trucks go up in flames at 3 AM while parked in coastal Sneads Ferry (North Carolina):
http://www.jdnews.com/news/local/three-vehicles-damaged-in-sneads-ferry-fire-1.377902
http://www.wcti12.com/news/two-cars-and-a-boat-catch-on-fire/28240574
http://www.wnct.com/story/26624658/onslow-county-fire-marshal-investigating-early-morning-vehicle-fires

Quote: "Three vehicles were damaged in an early morning fire that occurred in Sneads Ferry. According to Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly, two trucks and a boat were involved in the blaze that occurred at about 3 a.m. Thursday morning at 138 Tar Landing Road."

2014-09-25 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Exe near coastal Starcross (Britain), nobody aboard:
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Boat-River-Exe-Starcross/story-22979255-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Picture-Boat-catches-River-Exe/story-22980089-detail/story.html
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/lifeboats_called_to_river_exe_boat_fire_1_3783664
http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/Exmouth-RNLI-launched-to-boat-on-fire-in-River-Exe.aspx
http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/537348/small-cabin-cruiser-destroyed-by-fire
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/25/Exmouth_RNLI_launched_to_boat_on_fire_in_River_Exe_RNLI_Roya/

Quote: "Coastguards made contact with one of the owners of the vessel who confirmed there was nobody on the boat."

2014-09-25 - Tour bus bursts into flame on I-70 in Madison County (Ohio):
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/26630060/tour-bus-fire-closes-i-70-east-in-madison-county
http://www.wric.com/story/26630060/tour-bus-fire-closes-i-70-east-in-madison-county
http://www.wnct.com/story/26630060/tour-bus-fire-closes-i-70-east-in-madison-county
http://www.wspa.com/story/26630060/tour-bus-fire-closes-i-70-east-in-madison-county
http://ohianews.com/charter-bus-fire-shuts-down-i-70-east-near-franklin-madison-line/
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/09/25/columbus-ohio-charter-bus-fire-shuts-down-i-70-east-near-franklin-madison-line.html

2014-09-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at warehouse, warehouse damaged too, in Doraville (Georgia):
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2014/sep/25/fire-destroys-truck-damages-warehouse/
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/photos/2014/sep/25/115975/
http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/raw-firefighters-extinguish-tractor-trailer-fire/vCtLP2/

Quote: "The truck was off-loading food product at the time and was parked against the building at the loading dock..."

2014-09-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 26 near Beaverton (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Highway-26-semi-truck-fire-Portland-afternoon-traffic-snarl-277174041.html
http://www.kptv.com/story/26630496/truck-fire-shuts-down-all-lanes-of-hwy-26-at-cedar-hills-blvd
http://koin.com/2014/09/25/semi-truck-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-hwy-26/
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2014/09/25/semi-truck-fire-hwy-26/16228495/
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/09/truck_fire_on_us_26_near_beave.html
http://kxl.com/2014/09/25/truck-fire-closes-sunset-highway/

2014-09-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-78 in Greenwich Township (New Jersey):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2014/09/interstate_78_tractor-trailer.html
http://www.dailynewsen.com/us/interstate-78-tractor-trailer-fire-under-investigation-authorities-say-photos-h2691087.html
http://www.wopular.com/interstate-78-tractor-trailer-fire-under-investigation-authorities-say-photos

2014-09-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 between Newbury and Reading (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/lorry-carrying-tonnes-paper-catches-7834309
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/firefighters-at-scene-of-m4-lorry-fire-between-newbury-and-reading
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/reading/articles/2014/09/25/104043-firefighters-rush-to-m4-after-lorry-carrying-more-than-20-tonnes-of-paper-catches-fire/

2014-09-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at business in Kalamazoo (Michigan):
http://photos.mlive.com/kalamazoogazette/2014/09/semi_truck_caught_on_fire_on_e_8.html
http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Crews-knock-out-semi-trailer-fire-in-Kalamazoo-42494.shtml#.VCUGRfldXh4
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/09/semi-tractor_catches_fire_in_k.html
http://snewsi.com/id/1437566042/Crews-knock-out-semi-trailer-fire-in-Kalamazoo
http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2014/sep/26/semi-fire-in-kalamazoo-thursday-night/
http://michigan.icito.com/semi-tractor-catches-fire-in-kalamazoo-business-parking-lot/

2014-09-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame on I-70 in Fairmont City (Illinois):
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/illinois/2014/09/25/truck-catches-fire-on-i-70-in-illinois/16209567/

Note: Fairmont City is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Mississippi River, just east of St. Louis (Missouri). This is the fourth vehicle fire in an interesting sequence of fires that has played out over four days. First, a tractor trailer burst into flame on I-70 near Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Charles (Missouri), mentioned in the 2014-09-22 update. The next day, a bit further east, nine cars went up in flames while parked at Maryville University in St. Louis (Missouri), about 15 miles west of the Mississippi River, mentioned in the 2014-09-23 update. The next day, 10 semi trailers were destroyed by fire while parked at a business in St. Louis (Missouri), very close to the Mississippi River, mentioned in the 2014-09-24 update. And now, just a bit east of the Mississippi River in Fairmont City, this semi tractor burst into flame, on I-70 again. Winds tend to blow west-to-east because of the rotation of the Earth, and these four fires happened west-to-east over four days...

2014-09-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame on Orion Road in North Canton (Ohio):
http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140925/NEWS/140929484/10514/SPECIAL

2014-09-25 - Truck bursts into flame on the A11 between Newmarket and Thetford (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/red_lodge_lorry_completely_on_fire_on_a11_1_3783116

2014-09-25 - Minibus and two cars destroyed by fire at 2:51 AM while parked at Hawthorn Grove in Crewe (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/suspected-arson-attack-on-cars

2014-09-25 - RV bursts into flame at 3:05 AM while parked in garden at home on Roger Road in Lundwood, Barnsley (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/caravan-goes-up-in-flames-in-barnsley-1-6860245
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/caravan-goes-up-in-flames-in-barnsley

Quote: "A touring caravan was badly damaged after it went up in flames in a garden in Barnsley. The blaze on Roger Road, Lundwood, was discovered at 3.05am today. Firefighters dealt with the incident. It is not known how the fire started."

2014-09-25 - Van bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on the A2 in Gravesend near Cobham Junction (Britain):
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11496205.Van_catches_fire_in_Gravesend_near_Cobham_Junction/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/administration/van-catches-fire-in-gravesend-near-cobham-junction/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11496205.print/

2014-09-25 - SUV bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in Austin (Minnesota):
http://www.austindailyherald.com/2014/09/car-a-total-loss-after-driveway-fire/

2014-09-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-70 near Green River (Utah):
http://www.moabtimes.com/view/full_story/25835041/article-Duo-escapes-fire-that-destroys-truck--horse-trailer-en-route-to-high-school-rodeo?instance=secondary_one_leftcolumn

2014-09-25 - Porsche bursts into flame on the North Freeway near Gulf Bank Road in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/story/traffic/2014/09/25/porsche-fire-slows-traffic-on-north-freeway/16196915/
http://www.auto-accident-lawsuits.com/auto/porsche-catches-fire-on-i-45-09252014

2014-09-25 - Five cars and auto shop destroyed by two fires, at midnight and at 4 AM, in Denver (Colorado):
http://kdvr.com/2014/09/25/fire-at-north-denver-auto-repair-shop-destroys-five-cars/
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/09/25/fire-denver-car-dealership/16194299/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/25/roof-collapses-in-fire-at-adams-county-business/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/crews-fight-fire-at-north-denver-business-early-thursday-morning

Quote: "South Adams County Fire responded to a vehicle fire around midnight at Mr. Mazda in the 5600 block of Logan Street. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to a single car, and investigators left the scene around 3 a.m. Battalion Chief Mark Schuman says firefighters got another call about a fire at the same location just before 4 a.m. When firefighters arrived, there was heavy fire coming from inside of a garage at the repair shop."

Note: So the first fire was from a car that burst into flame while parked in the shop. Second fire, who knows, but after both fires this place and everything in it is history...

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Mesa (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/vehicle-catches-fire-at-mesa-gas-station-video
http://www.ahwatukee.com/news/valley_and_state/article_6822c7f0-e16b-52b1-93dd-e4f1d7fdbe06.html

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 29 in McDavid (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2014/09/mcdavid-vehicle-fire-shuts-down-highway-29

Note: Had some deja vu here because an RV just burst into flame on Highway 29 in McDavid, mentioned in the 2014-09-21 update...

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://westseattleblog.com/2014/09/west-seattle-traffic-alert-avalon-waygenesee-car-fire/

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-90 near Hayward (Minnesota):
http://kimt.com/2014/09/25/car-fire-in-south-minnesota/

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame at 1 AM while parked on street in Hamrun on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140925/local/fire-destroys-car-in-hamrun.537081

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame at 3:46 AM while parked in Whitehall, South Petherton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30428&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame at pub on Albert Street in Slough (Britain):
http://www.localberkshire.co.uk/news/slough/articles/2014/09/25/103958-firefighters-extinguish-accidental-car-fire-at-pub/

Note: This pub is less than 2000 feet northeast (downwind) of the Jubilee River. This may have been a parked car, not specified...

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame on the M40 near Weston-on-the-Green (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11495489.Car_fire_on_M40_junction_9_causing_delays/
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/11495489.Car_fire_on_M40_junction_9_causing_delays/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/oxford/car-fire-on-m40-junction-9-causing-delays/

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame at the junction of Dower Walk and Gossops Drive in Gossops Green (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-in-crawley-1-6321029

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame just before midnight on Park Hill in Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30433&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Video-Car-destroyed-Tiverton/story-23005065-detail/story.html

2014-09-25 - Car bursts into flame on Chester Road/Clifton Road in Sutton Weaver, Runcorn (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-in-runcorn

2014-09-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked inside garage at auto auction business in Conewago Township (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/emergency-crews-scene-vehicle-fire-york-county-12141.shtml
http://fox43.com/2014/09/26/vehicle-catches-fire-inside-york-county-business/
http://www.ydr.com/ci_26605041/york-county-911-crews-scene-working-vehicle-fire
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_26605041/york-county-911-crews-scene-working-vehicle-fire
http://www.abc27.com/story/26633731/vehicle-fire-damages-auto-auction-building

Quote: "A burnt vehicle is visible now inside one of the garages. Looks pretty charred up. Most fire engines leaving the scene now."

2014-09-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 4 AM on Tar Landing Road in Holly Ridge (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Holly-Ridge-vehicle-fire-calls-out-Fire-Marshal--277043591.html

2014-09-25 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 5:15 AM in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi), nobody there:
http://www.wlox.com/story/26624054/early-morning-fire-destroys-mobile-home-in-gulfport
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/camper-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire-in-gulfport/

2014-09-25 - Three semi trailers go up in flames at 3 AM in freight yard on Jones Street in coastal O’Connor (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/25103143/freight-yard-blaze-damages-semi-trailers/

Note: Essentially the same as the fire that just burned ten semi trailers in St. Louis (Missouri) on 2014-09-23, but with fewer destroyed semi trailers...

2014-09-25 - Semi trailer bursts into flame at landfill near Faribault (Minnesota):
http://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/local/article_d4e06d46-94f2-55c6-aa37-794f365ba1cb.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MN/2014/September/26/Firefighters.respond.to.semitrailer.fire.at.Rice.County.Landfill.aspx

2014-09-25 - Auto business damaged by fire just after 3 AM in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/tire-shop-damaged-by-fire-in-north-springfield/21048998_28238798

Note: Looks like a charred car embedded in the wreckage there...

2014-09-25 - Auto business damaged by fire in Roanoke (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/story/26638681/roanoke-crews-investigating-maxeys-seat-cover-center-fire
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/roanoke/fire-damages-melrose-avenue-auto-parts-business/article_53417378-5c9a-596b-b4ed-2721b4090374.html

2014-09-25 - Auto shop damaged by fire at 3 AM in Rexdale, Toronto (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.cp24.com/news/police-investigate-suspicious-fire-at-rexdale-auto-shop-1.2023619
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/4878963-no-injuries-in-fire-at-rexdale-auto-mechanic-shop/

2014-09-25 - Barn damaged by fire just before 6 AM on Heath Road in Bluntisham (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-Bluntisham-barn/story-22980091-detail/story.html
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/fire_breaks_out_at_barn_in_bluntisham_1_3784627

2014-09-25 - Wildfire erupts near the south shore of Lake Tahoe (California):
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/09/24/small-wildfire-near-lake-tahoe/16190633/
http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Cascade-fire-burns-along-the-shore-of-South-Lake/ZW4FwNIpSk-92_OzjCrLFg.cspx

2014-09-25 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on highway near Edinburg (Texas):
http://www.krgv.com/videos/mcallen-garbage-truck-caught-on-fire/

2014-09-25 - Transformer bursts into flame in coastal San Jose (California), shelter-in-place warning issued:
http://news.kron4.com/news/breaking-news-transformer-fire-prompts-san-jose-shelter-in-place-order/

2014-09-25 - Transformer bursts into flame on Route 46 in Mount Olive (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/09/route_46_reopens_after_transformer_fire_in_mount_olive.html
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/09/transformer_fire_shuts_down_route_46_in_mount_olive.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/09/25/transformer-fire-shuts-down-route-46-in-mount-olive/
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750moow2u/Route-46-reopens-after-transformer-fire-in-Mount.htm

2014-09-25 - Neighborhood supermarket destroyed by massive blaze in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/09/25/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-miami-market/

2014-09-25 - Hospital damaged by fire in coastal St. Petersburg (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/09/25/small-fire-at-st-pete-hospital/16193635/

2014-09-25 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Big Lake (Minnesota):
http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2014/09/25/deck-fire-spreads-big-lake-home/16227701/

2014-09-25 - Mobile home damaged by fire at 6:24 AM in Clarksville (Tennessee), bus driver wakes family:
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/2014/09/25/clarksville-bus-driver-aid-save-family-fire/16211919/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/25/Clarksville_bus_driver_and_aide_save_family_from_fire/

2014-09-25 - Deadly blaze burns through two rowhomes just before midnight in Chester (Pennsylvania), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://6abc.com/news/woman-dies-in-chester-house-blaze/325062/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/26/1-dead-in-2-alarm-fire-at-delco-rowhomes/

2014-09-25 - Vacant home under renovation destroyed by fire in Oconomowoc (Wisconsin):
http://fox6now.com/2014/09/25/oconomowoc-home-being-renovated-a-total-loss-after-fire-breaks-out/

2014-09-25 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 3 AM in Willimantic (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2014/09/25/fire-investigation-at-vacant-foreclosed-home/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-at-Vacant-Willimantic-Home-Appears-Suspicious-277049101.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/26623223/crews-battling-2-alarm-fire-in-willimantic
http://www.courant.com/community/windham/hc-willimantic-fire-0926-20140925-story.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/26623223/crews-knock-down-3-alarm-fire-in-willimantic

2014-09-25 - Vacant home ignites at 6 AM, fire spreads, 5+ homes and RV destroyed or damaged, in Hamilton (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/09/25/3-alarm-hamilton-fire-damages-2-homes-2-garages/16196249/
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/crime-law/suspicious-fire-damages-6-houses-in-hamilton/nhTxd/
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/butler-county/hamilton/3-homes-damaged-after-massive-fire-in-hamilton
http://www.wlwt.com/news/3alarm-hamilton-fire-damages-2-homes-2-garages/28239508

Quote: "A fire that started in a vacant garage ripped through five homes on a Hamilton street Thursday morning, a fire official said. Investigators said a motor home in the 600 block of Sycamore Street also caught fire around 6 a.m. and is going to be 'scrapped.'"

Note: Maybe we'll see this RV one more time, when the scrapyard ignites and finishes it off...

2014-09-25 - Vacant home ignites just after midnight, fire spreads to occupied home, family flees, in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/26625605/quick-thinking-neighbors-called-heroes-in-house-fire
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Neiighbors-rescue-baby-family-from-house-fire-277068561.html
http://phoenix.gotnewswire.com/news/vacant-house-fire-spreads-to-neighboring-home
http://www.newscastic.com/news/vacant-house-fire-spreads-to-neighboring-home-2254370/

Quote: "Neighbors helped rescue a family, including a 3-month-old baby, from their burning home after a fire that started in a vacant house spread. It happened in the neighborhood northwest of 35th and Dunlap avenues, south of the Arizona Canal."

2014-09-25 - Vacant home ignites, fire spreads to two adjacent homes, in Harrisburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/09/fire_2400_n_5th_street_damage.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/25/Fire_that_breaks_out_in_vacant_Harrisburg_home_causes_115K_i/

2014-09-24 - Mobile home explodes and burns on Horseshoe Bend in Elmwood (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.jrn.com/newschannel5/news/Neighbors-Heard-Explosion-Before-Smith-County-House-Fire-277067031.html

Quote: "State investigators were investigating the cause of a fire at a Smith County mobile home after neighbors said they heard an explosion just before the blaze."

2014-09-24 - Home explodes and burns, man ignites, in Dearborn (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/wayne-county/man-injured-in-fire-and-explosion-at-dearborn-home
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2014/09/24/explosion-house/16152119/
http://www.fox28.com/story/26617547/gas-explosion-hurts-man-at-dearborn-house

2014-09-24 - Utility truck explodes and burns at 6:19 AM while parked in Northglenn (Colorado), 1 lightly injured:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/truck-explosion-in-northglenn-under-investigation/
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Truck-Explodes-As-Owner-Is-Walking-Towards-It-276917481.html
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/northglenn-truck-explosion/16143929/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/northglenn-man-survives-explosion-that-damaged-vehicles
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/police-and-fire-investigate-a-truck-fire-near-lincoln-news-photo/456026644
http://kdvr.com/2014/09/24/vehicle-explosion-in-northglenn-neighborhood-sends-man-to-hospital/

Quote: "A truck exploded early Wednesday morning in a residential area in Northglenn while its 21-year-old owner was only three feet away. The explosion blew the windows out of nearby homes and cars, and enveloped the truck in flames. The owner -- who uses the truck for his plumbing business -- was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and expected to be ok."

Quote: "The truck was destroyed and a pickup parked next to it was damaged. The man’s home was partially damaged and at least six other homes had damage from the explosion."

2014-09-24 - Grain elevator explodes near Cottage Grove (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.channel3000.com/news/2-injured-in-grain-elevator-explosion-officials-say/28230228

2014-09-24 - Plastics plant damaged by explosion in Mesquite (Nevada), 1 injured:
http://www.kpho.com/story/26619342/1-injured-in-flash-explosion-at-mesquite-business
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58451971-78/mesquite-explosion-plant-plastics.html.csp
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/injured-explosion-mesquite-plastics-plant/16167127/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/one-injured-mesquite-plastic-plant-explosion
http://gazette.com/1-injured-in-explosion-at-nevada-plastics-plant/article/feed/160769
http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/24/3555690_1-injured-in-explosion-at-nevada.html

2014-09-24 - In separate incidents, within moments, beach erupts in flame and car bursts into flame while parked at home, in coastal Keauhou (Hawaii):
http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/blazes-spark-kona-park-and-keauhou-condo

Quote: "A lunchtime brush fire kindled on the beach at the north end of Old Kona Airport Park on Tuesday. Moments later, a vehicle and garage caught fire in Keauhou."

Quote: "Down the shoreline in Keauhou, a column of gray smoke rose and Fire Department radios crackled with news of an apparent car fire that had spread to a home. Leaving the helicopter to soak the Old Kona Airport Park cinders as a precaution against nighttime flareups, some of the firefighters left the scene to respond to Na Hale O Keauhou condominiums, makai of Keauhou Shopping Center. Sitting on a bench up the street from her smoldering home, Suzanne Bond listened as property manager Christy Hinds talked her through the insurance process. 'I just don’t understand what could have caused this,' Bond said."

Note: Very similar to the two boats that burst into flame in separate marinas within 3 minutes in coastal Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. Or the SUV that burst into flame at the same time as a dimmer switch burst into flame at the home next door, at 3:30 AM, in Stuttgart (Arkansas), mentioned in the 2013-02-05 update. The beach fire was probably ignited by some rusty iron/steel laying around, like from a previous beachside pallet bonfire or whatever...

2014-09-24 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Blytheville (Arkansas):
http://wreg.com/2014/09/24/blytheville-recycling-center-catches-fire/
http://www.kait8.com/story/26617567/blytheville-fire-department-working-large-fire-at-recycling-center
http://www.topix.com/city/blytheville-ar/2014/09/blytheville-fire-department-working-large-fire-at-recycling-center
http://memphis.cityandpress.com/node/8400914
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AR/2014/September/25/Blytheville.Fire.Department.working.large.fire.at.recycling.center.aspx

Quote: "Officials say old tires, vehicles and wood pallets caught fire..."

2014-09-24 - Recycling center hit by fire in Capitol Heights (Maryland), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/09/24/capitol-heights-waste-management-facility-building-fire/16154785/

2014-09-24 - Pile of 140 pallets bursts into flame outside business in Westonzoyland, Bridgwater (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30425&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Quote: "Approximately 140 pallets were involved in the fire in close proximity to a small building."

2014-09-24 - Ten semi trailers destroyed by fire at business in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://fox2now.com/2014/09/24/fire-engulfs-cargo-trailers-near-hall-street/
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/nu-way-services-tractor-trailer-fire/16154385/
http://www.ksdk.com/media/cinematic/video/16186989/multiple-tractor-trailers-on-fire/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fire-damages-trailers-in-st-louis-truck-yard/article_b637e88f-890a-5d11-8949-ebbae85d2d5b.html

Note: This place is about 600 feet from the Mississippi River. The day prior, 9 or 10 parked cars went up in flames in a parking lot at Maryville University in St. Louis, mentioned in the 2014-09-23 update. The day before that, a tractor trailer burst into flame on I-70 near Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Charles (Missouri), mentioned in the 2014-09-22 update. After the Maryville University fire, I thought to myself that if that west-to-east progression (which is how winds generally blow) continued another day then some kind of vehicle fire might occur in St. Louis farther west of that university and closer to the Mississippi River, and here it is...

2014-09-24 - Boat bursts into flame while dry-docked at coastal Conception Bay (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/marina-fire-destroys-pleasure-boat-at-foxtrap-dry-dock-1.2776148
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2014-09-24/article-3880012/RNC-investigating-boat-fire,-armed-robbery,-moose-vehicle-collision/1

2014-09-24 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Fort Worth (Texas), frog saved, nobody there:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/09/24/6145392/fort-worth-firefighters-rescue.html
http://www.wfaa.com/picture-gallery/news/local/tarrant-county/2014/09/24/frog-rescued-from-fort-worth-fire/16141875/
http://www.veooz.com/news/sHW19YV.html

Quote: "The fire had apparently started in a boat parked in driveway next to a home in the 5700 block of Tracyne Drive."

Quote: "A family frog was rescued after a boat fire spread to a home in Wentworth Village, Fort Worth. The homeowners were out of state, but their daughter was able to pick up the family's pet frog who was uninjured."

2014-09-24 - Yacht 'Somewhere In Time' bursts into flame while moored in Hamburg Cove in Lyme (Britain):
http://www.theday.com/article/20140924/NWS04/140929859/-1/nws
http://www.topix.com/us/coast-guard/2014/09/fire-quickly-doused-in-moored-cabin-cruiser-in-lyme

2014-09-24 - Fishing boat 'Bagration' bursts into flame near the Kuril Islands (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Bagration-8842911.html

Quote: "Corrugated packaging caught fire in the morning of Sep 21, 2014m on board of the 'Bagration' with 51 crew on board some 40 nm southeast of Shikotan island, Kuril Archipelago."

2014-09-24 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Ballyvourney (Ireland):
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/miracle-escape-40-kids-after-4315499
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/40-kerry-school-children-escape-bus-fire-1.1940012
http://www.her.ie/news/forty-children-have-lucky-escape-after-fire-breaks-out-on-bus/
http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/kerry-driver-and-teachers-praised-for-quick-thinking-in-bus-fire/
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0924/647752-firebus/
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/bus-blaze-40-children-saved-from-coach-after-it-catches-fire-30612546.html

Note: This is the 16th school bus to burn in September and the 103rd to burn since May 1....

2014-09-24 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the A38 near Middlemoor (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30424&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Crews-called-Plymouth-bus/story-22972681-detail/story.html

2014-09-24 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-95 in Florence County (South Carolina), five cars on it burned:
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1100672

2014-09-24 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on road in Arlington Heights (Illinois):
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2014/09/truck-fire-with-hazardous-chemicals-on-board-on-algonquin-rd-east-of-meijer-dr-arlington-heights/

2014-09-24 - Two tractor trailers destroyed by fire at 2:45 AM while parked at business in Holts Summit (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.abc17news.com/news/pro-foods-warehouse-suffers-500000-in-fire-damages/28223054
http://www.komu.com/news/fire-decimates-two-semi-trucks-in-holts-summit/
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1100619
http://www.fultonsun.com/news/2014/sep/24/two-house-fires-under-investigation-holts-summit/

Quote: "Holts Summit Police Department Sergeant Marc Haycook said the cause of the fire is unknown and an initial damage estimate places the damage at around $500,000."

2014-09-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on bridge over the Whitewater River, on I-74 near West Harrison (Indiana):
http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/semi-fire-closes-74-dearborn-co/
http://www.wlwt.com/news/truck-fire-closes-wb-i74-in-se-indiana/28226850
http://www.navbug.com/article107624643/truck_fire_closes_wb_i_74_in_se_indiana.htm
http://www.facebook.com/eagle993/posts/796287353727720
http://snewsi.com/id/1437536505
http://www.news.nom.co/truck-fire-closes-wb-i-74-in-se-12447577-news/

Quote: "Dispatchers said the truck caught fire on the bridge over the Whitewater River around 1:30 p.m."

2014-09-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 84 near Enterprise (Alabama):
http://www.southeastsun.com/news/article_c4628fac-4427-11e4-8104-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.dothaneagle.com/enterprise_ledger/news/mayflower-catches-fire/article_5e00bdf6-4431-11e4-a696-0017a43b2370.html

2014-09-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just after 4 AM near Moree (Australia), near the Mehi River:
http://www.moreechampion.com.au/story/2583801/truck-fire-closes-newell-highway-north-of-moree/

2014-09-24 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on road in Walnut Hill (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2014/09/fire-damages-garbage-truck

2014-09-24 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on US 31 in Spring Lake Township (Michigan), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/article/policefire/1126871

2014-09-24 - Van bursts into flame just outside the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/09/vehicle_on_fire_in_weehawken_ties_up_lincoln_tunnel_traffic.html
http://7online.com/traffic/delays-at-inbound-lincoln-tunnel-after-van-catches-fire/322040/
http://jerseycity.gotnewswire.com/news/van-fire-in-weehawken-causes-major-delays-for-lincoln-tunnel-traffic
http://snewsi.com/id/1437531448/Van-fire-in-Weehawken-causes-major-delays-for-Lincoln-Tunnel-traffic
http://www.wopular.com/van-fire-weehawken-causes-major-delays-lincoln-tunnel-traffic

2014-09-24 - Van bursts into flame at 11 PM while parked in carpark on Alderson Close in Aughton (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/96881/fire-crew-battles-aughton-van-fire.aspx

2014-09-24 - Van bursts into flame at 6:29 AM on M40/M25 slip road near Beaconsfield (Britain):
http://www.wycombetoday.com/2014-09-24-gerrards-cross-firefighters-attend-van-fire-on-m40m25-sliproad/

2014-09-24 - SUV bursts into flame at 6:30 AM while parked at equestrian center in Chessington (Britain):
http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/11492072.Police_investigate__suspicious__van_fire_in_Chessington/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11492072.Police_investigate__suspicious__van_fire_in_Chessington/
http://surrey.localroundup.co.uk/article/1182119/police-investigate-suspicious-van-fire-in-chessington/

2014-09-24 - SUV bursts into flame at gas station in Catskill (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://www.thedailymail.net/news/article_fe052516-4478-11e4-9d56-3bdfcfbe7750.html

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Newport (Tennessee):
http://www.newportplaintalk.com/news/article_9efa9722-44af-11e4-bc27-b38e4c8d2b95.html

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked at home in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.wrex.com/story/26617556/2014/09/24/rockford-fire-department-responds-to-car-fire

Quote: "Rockford Fire Department called out to other units because they couldn't put out the flame."

Note: A fire department that can't put out a car fire? That's not too reassuring...

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Leitchfield (Kentucky):
http://www.k105.com/Car-and-apartment-fires-keep-LFD-busy/19976692

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 near Cheshire (Connecticut):
http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/doc5422bbbaf2235767824091.txt

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame, ignites grass fire, on Highway 12 near Burson (California):
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/223913/car-fire-ignites-grass.html

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame at 4:39 AM while parked at home in Mainland (Canada):
http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-09-24/article-3880304/Mainland-car-fire-under-investigation/1

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Wycliffe Road in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-ellesmere-port_25-09-2014_8-21-23

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at Marks Terrace on Winchester Road in Bishop’s Waltham (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-on-driveway-1-6319382

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame on Cranes Farm Road in Basildon (Britain):
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/11494088.Crews_called_to_car_fire_in_Cranes_Farm_Road/
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/11494088.Crews_called_to_car_fire_in_Cranes_Farm_Road/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11494088.Crews_called_to_car_fire_in_Cranes_Farm_Road/

2014-09-24 - Car bursts into flame on the M40 near Littlemore (Britain):
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/11493794.UPDATE__M40_fully_reopened_after_car_fire_but_traffic_still_slow/
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11493794.UPDATE__M40_fully_reopened_after_car_fire_but_traffic_still_slow/
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/11493794.M40_slow_after_car_fire/

2014-09-24 - Lawn tractor bursts into flame at home in Barrie (Canada):
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/09/24/barrie-firefighters-douse-burning-lawn-tractor

2014-09-24 - Auto shop damaged by fire shortly after 6 AM in San Gabriel (California):
http://abc7.com/news/firefighters-battling-structure-fire-in-san-gabriel/322036/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/San-Gabriel-Auto-Shop-Fire-276934591.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/crews-battle-3-alarm-fire-at-san-gabriel-auto-body-shop/
http://ktla.com/2014/09/24/crews-battling-three-alarm-fire-burning-at-auto-repair-shop/
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20140924/fire-damages-san-gabriel-auto-shop-nearby-homes-spared
http://losangeles.gotnewswire.com/news/crews-battle-3alarm-fire-at-san-gabriel-auto-body-shop

2014-09-24 - Auto shop damaged by outdoor fire in Newfield (New York):
http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/public-safety/2014/09/25/newfield-fire/16209803/
http://www.ithaca.com/news/three-fire-crews-tame-newfield-blaze-wednesday/article_e160d320-44c7-11e4-9663-df4e0cf44fa6.html

2014-09-24 - Used car dealership damaged by outdoor fire just after 3 AM in Lakewood (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/fire-damages-used-car-dealership/16140969/

2014-09-24 - Barn destroyed by fire on Hickory Creek Road in Anderson County (Kentucky), 2 firefighters injured:
http://www.lex18.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-barn-in-anderson-county/
http://www.lex18.com/news/anderson-co-barn-fire-hurts-2-firefighters/
http://www.theandersonnews.com/content/firefighters-working-control-barn-fire

2014-09-24 - Large barn and machinery destroyed by huge blaze at 1 AM in Sarnia (Canada), near Lake Huron, $1-2 million in damage:
http://www.theobserver.ca/2014/09/25/damages-could-be-as-much-as-2-million
http://blackburnnews.com/sarnia/sarnia-news/2014/09/25/cause-of-major-barn-fire-undetermined/
http://london.ctvnews.ca/barn-blaze-keeps-sarnia-fire-crews-busy-1.2022441
http://www.thebullvine.com/news/forbsvue-farms-of-sarnia-barn-fire/
http://blackburnnews.com/sarnia/sarnia-news/2014/09/24/millions-in-damage-following-barn-fire/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/sarnia/millions-in-damage-in-barn-fire-gallery-blackburnnewscom/

2014-09-24 - 1200 bales of hay go up in flames near Kingman (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/26622025/1200-hay-bales-catch-fire-near-kingman

2014-09-24 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Pittsburg (Texas):
http://www.thepittsburggazette.com/articles/2014/09/24/garbage-truck-fire

2014-09-24 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Lima (Ohio):
http://www.limaohio.com/news/home_top-news/50371552/Garbage-truck-catches-fire-in-Lima

2014-09-24 - Storage facility goes up in flames in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/crews-battling-major-fire-at-business-in-north-cad/23084/CMpFqNJgFUa46EGzUS8_BQ

2014-09-24 - Hopper bursts into flame at feed plant in East Hempfield Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/fire-at-hubbard-feeds-closes-hempland-road/article_35b35a58-43fe-11e4-8d80-0017a43b2370.html

2014-09-24 - Restaurant destroyed by fire at 6 AM in coastal Apollo Beach (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/fire-crews-battle-fire-at-shennanigaz-grill-and-chill-in-apollo-beach/16141031/
http://tbo.com/south-shore/apollo-beach-restaurant-fire-blocks-us-41-traffic-20140924/

2014-09-24 - King of Prussia Mall damaged by fire at 5:30 AM in King of Prussia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-Inside-King-of-Prussia-Mall-KOP-Plaza-276893931.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/king-of-prussia-mall-food-court-fire/

2014-09-24 - Shopping center damaged by fire in Cheapeake (Virginia), near the coast:
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/chesapeake/2014/09/24/chesapeake-shopping-center-damaged-by-fire/16190325/

2014-09-24 - Construction warehouse and trailer go up in flames in Claymont (Delaware), near the Delaware River:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/crews-battle-blaze-in-new-castle-county/
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/crews-battle-warehouse-fire/16154003/
http://www.delawareonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/09/24/claymont-warehouse-fire/16155455/
http://www.delawareonline.com/videos/news/local/2014/09/24/16166413/

Quote: "The fire started shortly before 1 p.m. in a 50x75 feet storage unit that spread to a construction trailer behind the plant near the Delaware River. "

2014-09-24 - Garage bursts into flame at home in coastal San Francisco (California), firefighter injured:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/firefighter-injured-in-garage-fire-in-san-franciscos-outer-mission/

2014-09-24 - Home destroyed by huge fire at 4 AM in Wadsworth (Illinois):
http://wgntv.com/2014/09/24/4-alarm-fire-at-home-in-wadsworth/
http://cltv.com/2014/09/24/4-alarm-fire-at-home-in-wadsworth/

2014-09-24 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire, 32 units burn, in Las Vegas (Nevada), 67 people homeless:
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/26620850/fire-at-apartment-complex-near-strip-damages-32-units
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/26620850/breaking-news-crews-battle-apartment-complex-fire-near-strip

2014-09-24 - Vacant garage burns just after midnight, explosion mentioned, in Camden (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/fire-destroys-vacant-garage-camden/nhS7p/
http://wdtn.com/2014/09/24/firefighters-battle-pesky-garage-fire/

Quote: "Someone reported hearing an explosion, but investigators say they found nothing to confirm that."

2014-09-24 - Three vacant trailers burn in Albuquerque (New Mexico), burning dumpsters mentioned too:
http://www.koat.com/news/overnight-fire-engulfs-3-trailers/28221698

2014-09-24 - Vacant home under renovation destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-north-minneapolis-no-injuries/
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3569610.shtml

2014-09-24 - Vacant commercial building burns in the Cherry Creek North area in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-vacant-building-in-north-cherry-creek09242014
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/basement-fire-case-building-cherry-creek-north/16175863/

2014-09-24 - Vacant building damaged by fire near the Mayfair Theatre in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), rail transit disrupted:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-franklin-st-fire-20140924,0,1084127.story
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/crews-battle-2alarm-fire-in-west-baltimore/28225246

2014-09-24 - Woman found dead next to burning car near the Schuykill River at Valley Forge National Historic Park (Pennsylvania):
http://www.timesherald.com/general-news/20140924/woman-found-dead-in-valley-forge-national-historical-park-no-foul-play-suspected
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140925_Woman_s_body_found_at_Valley_Forge_Park.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/womans-body-found-at-valley-forge-park
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/state/article_7915f931-413c-5c15-8f33-7d8987863fb7.html

Quote: "As firefighters were putting out the blaze, they discovered the woman's body on the ground next to the car. The police department said the fire was accidental, and there was no 'indication of foul play or criminal activity.' Chief Francis L. Carroll said they had also ruled out suicide."

Quote: "A dead body was discovered next to a burning vehicle near the Schuylkill River in Valley Forge National Historical Park Tuesday night."

2014-09-24 - Woman, 45, found on fire and severely burned in drainage canal, dies shortly later, in Tucson (Arizona):
http://fresh--news.com/fresh-news/sheriff-burned-woman-found-in-tucson-canal-dies
http://www.roonte.com/www/woman-found-afire-in-southside-drainage-canal
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/25/sheriff-burned-woman-found-in-tucson-canal-dies/
http://tucson.com/news/blogs/police-beat/woman-found-on-fire-in-southside-drainage-canal/article_2cecf8c6-442f-11e4-9867-3f5123d778dc.html

Quote: "A woman has been hospitalized with life-threatening burns after she was found ablaze in a southside drainage canal."

2014-09-24 - Man, 40, burns to death when car bursts into flame on road in Jhalawar District (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Man-charred-to-death-as-car-catches-fire-in-Jhalawar/articleshow/43364001.cms

Quote: "A man burnt to death when the car he was in caught fire in Raipur area of Jhalawar district on Wednesday. According to the police, the vehicle caught fire suddenly and the victim failed to come out of it."

Note: It's the hottest trend now sweeping the planet - burning to death in vehicles!

2014-09-23 - Nine cars go up in flames while parked in parking lot at Maryville University in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/09/23/9-cars-damaged-in-blaze-at-maryville-university/
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/23/maryville-university-car-fire/16100909/
http://www.ksdk.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/09/23/9-cars-catch-fire-at-maryville-university/16102659/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fire-on-maryville-university-parking-lot-damages-vehicles/article_6f8ff1bd-e52f-5509-bf6b-2579d57ac337.html

Note: The last parking lot of parked vehicles to burn was waaaay back in...the day prior, when 19 luxury vehicles went up in flames after 1 AM while parked at a Land Rover and Jaguar dealership in Sudbury (Massachusetts), mentioned in the 2014-09-22 update. Since all vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at anytime, parked or not, and since parking vehicles next to each other augments the chances that a fire consumes many or all of the vehicles when ANY of them ignites, there have been a rising number of incidents like this, and there will be many more as the atmospheric contamination intensifies. Park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see burning at your own risk...

2014-09-23 - Condo explodes and burns in Winnipeg (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/paramedic-faces-long-road-to-recovery-after-condo-explosion-1.2776192
http://globalnews.ca/news/1579476/explosion-fire-at-winnipeg-home/
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/emergency-crews-respond-to-explosion-at-residence-on-apple-lane-1.2021287
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/explosion-blows-out-part-of-apple-lane-condo-building-1.2775897
http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/1164191/fire-explosion-blows-wall-off-condo-unit-on-apple-lane-one-man-in-critical-condition/
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Explosion-in-Assiniboia-area-sends-one-man-to-hospital-blows-out-entire-wall-276865761.html

2014-09-23 - Underground electrical explosion and fire ignites car in Yonkers (New York), near the coast:
http://www.yonkerstribune.com/2014/09/breaking-news-yonkers-fire-department-respond-to-manhole-explosion-and-car-fire-by-hezi-aris
http://www.veooz.com/photos/iHVwnIh.html

2014-09-23 - Second underground electrical fire erupts an hour after the first in Yonkers (New York), near the coast:
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/09/23/yonkers-underground-fires-power-outages-con-ed-manhole/16107381/

2014-09-23 - Underground subway train fills with smoke, passengers choke and freak out, in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/manor-house-smoke-turnpike-lane-rush-hour-fire-alert-commuters-scream-9750087.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/commuters-on-london-underground-choked-during-rush-hour-fire-alert-9751841.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/uk_news/commuters-on-london-underground-choked-during-rush-hour-fire-alert/
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/2284052/Commuters-on-London-Underground-choked-during-rush-hour-fire-alert.html#.VCKTnfldXh4
http://uk.gotnewswire.com/news/commuters-on-london-underground-choked-during-rush-hour-fire-alert
http://inagist.com/all/514533205547180032/

Quote: "Commuters were left 'choking and screaming' on a busy Tube train this morning when the carriage filled with smoke. Passengers described struggling to breathe when the Piccadilly Line train filled with smoke in a tube tunnel between Turnpike Lane and Manor House just before 8.30am. One passenger claimed they were trapped for around six to seven minutes without any announcements - prompting one person to have a panic attack."

2014-09-23 - Dairy hit by explosion at 6 AM in Rupert (Idaho), 1 killed:
http://www.localnews8.com/news/worker-killed-in-explosion-at-dairy/28207970
http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2014/09/23/worker-killed-idaho-dairy/16107689/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/worker-killed-explosion-idaho-dairy-25706400

2014-09-23 - Gas plant pumping station rocked by explosion and fire near Opal (Wyoming), 1 killed, 2+ injured:
http://fox13now.com/2014/09/24/man-killed-in-explosion-identified-family-releases-statement/
http://fox13now.com/2014/09/23/explosion-reported-at-gas-plant-pumping-station-in-wyoming/
http://www.sweetwaternow.com/breaking-explosion-confirmed-la-barge-road/
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58447533-78/explosion-gas-malik-tank.html.csp
http://trib.com/business/energy/explosion-injuries-reported-in-western-wyoming-gas-field/article_979bb382-70ba-5a82-b1d1-0e7485737359.html

2014-09-23 - Oil well site explodes in Osterbrock (Germany), 4 injured:
http://www.thelocal.de/20140924/four-hurt-in-oil-well-explosion-lower-saxony-germany
http://www.kansascity.com/living/health-fitness/article2224501.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suffer-burns-german-oil-explosion-25719019
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/osnabrueck_emsland/Vier-Schwerstverletzte-bei-Explosion-in-Geeste,explosion550.html
http://news.yahoo.com/4-suffer-burns-german-oil-well-explosion-075733138.html

2014-09-23 - Yacht bursts into flame on the Halifax River, burns and sinks, in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140923/news/140929776
http://www.wesh.com/news/images-boat-catches-fire-in-daytona-beach/28206110
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/boat-catches-fire-in-halifax-river-in-daytona-beach/28205358
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/2-escape-boat-fire-intracoastal-waterway/nhSdH/
http://www.news965.com/news/news/local/2-escape-boat-fire-intracoastal-waterway/nhSds/
http://www.facebook.com/wftv/posts/10152522827528145
http://orlando.gotnewswire.com/news/2-escape-boat-fire-on-intracoastal-waterway

2014-09-23 - Barge bursts into flame at Sutton Wharf in Sutton Cheney (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Boat-destroyed-Sutton-Cheney/story-22973426-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/boat-destroyed-in-fire-in-sutton-cheney-near-market-bosworth

2014-09-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 11 near Star Lake Road in Perry Township (Canada):
http://www.kissnorthbay.com/2014/09/23/tractor-trailer-fire-impacts-traffic-in-almaguin/
http://www.foxradio.ca/2014/09/23/tractor-trailer-fire-impacts-traffic-in-almaguin/
http://www.baytoday.ca/content/news/details.asp?c=66826

2014-09-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A35 in Bridport (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11489502.Lorry_fire_extinguished_on_A35/
http://dorsetlocalnews.co.uk/2014/09/23/lorry-fire-extinguished-on-a35/
http://www.news-cloud.co.uk/DorsetEcho/2014/09/23/LorryFireExtinguishedOnA35.html
http://www.facebook.com/bridportn0tice/posts/866042126761969

2014-09-23 - Tractor, car and barn destroyed by fire in Bedford (Indiana):
http://953wiki.com/local-article/fire-distroys-barn-bedford/
http://madisoncourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=178&SubSectionID=961&ArticleID=85905

Quote: "The barn was a total loss as well as a tractor, car, and other items in the barn."

Note: This place is about 1000 feet east (downwind) of the East Fork White River...

2014-09-23 - Tractor (excavator) bursts into flame at steel recycling plant in Tacoma (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/09/23/3395395_crews-fight-blaze-at-schnitzer.html

Quote: "The blaze started at Schnitzer Steel shortly before 5:30 p.m., at 1902 Marine View Drive. It broke out in an large excavator at the business, Tacoma Fire said."

2014-09-23 - Tractor (excavator), barn and hay destroyed by fire near Perth (Scotland):
http://www.megasity.com/newsharvester/2014/09/24/fire-crews-battle-hay-barn-blaze/

Quote: "Along with a large quantity of round bales, a mechanical excavator was also caught up in the blaze."

Note: I bet it wasn't just caught up in the blaze but it probably started the fire in the first place...

2014-09-23 - Tractor bursts into flame at property near coastal Gwithian (Britain):
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11489522.Tractor_on_fire_in_Gwithian_field_sparks_call_out_for_crews/
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Firefighters-stop-Hayle-tractor-spreading-field/story-22966604-detail/story.html

2014-09-23 - Two concrete mixer trucks destroyed by fire just after 2 AM at business in Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/2329-two-concrete-mixer-trucks-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire

2014-09-23 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked in lot in downtown Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/26604854/truck-fire-sends-smoke-towering-over-youngstown
http://www.veooz.com/news/sHVveoK.html

2014-09-23 - Heavy truck bursts into flame while parked inside structure near Swaledale (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/09/23/morning-fire-destroys-grain-truck/

2014-09-23 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in Penn Township (Indiana), near the St. Joseph River:
http://pennfire.org/2014/09/23/b-shift-squad-14bc5-respond-to-trash-truck-fire/

2014-09-23 - Truck bursts into flame on the A1 at Great Ponton (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/grantham-firefighters-attend-lorry-incident-on-a1-1-6316077
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/grantham-firefighters-attend-lorry-incident-on-a1
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/grantham-firefighters-attend-lorry-incident-on-a1-2639098.html

2014-09-23 - Van bursts into flame in driveway at home on Union Street in Lapeer (Michigan):
http://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/news/2014-09-24/Police_Beat/Van_burns_in_Lapeer_early_Tuesday.html

2014-09-23 - Van bursts into flame at transfer station in Acton (Massachusetts):
http://acton.wickedlocal.com/article/20140923/NEWS/140928834

2014-09-23 - Van bursts into flame at St Michaels Gardens in South Petherton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30418&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Van-destroyed-South-Petherton/story-22967395-detail/story.html

2014-09-23 - Minivan bursts into flame at auto sales business in coastal Largo (Florida):
http://www.iontb.com/vehicle-fire-guaranteed-auto-sales-largo/9380
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLrls5YeMuI

2014-09-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Clarksville (New York):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/09/fire-crews-save-house-as-fire-engulfs.html
http://www.facebook.com/solomonswords/posts/779276525444805
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.801127886575368.1073741834.455794951108665&type=1

2014-09-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Erdman Avenue in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/flames-engulf-truck-in-east-baltimore/28211376

2014-09-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on North Uhrich Street in Uhrichsville (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140923/NEWS/140929687/1994/NEWS

2014-09-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in coastal Kailua (Hawaii):
http://www.dailynewsen.com/breaking/car-fire-triggers-200k-blaze-at-kailua-kona-townhouse-h2680565.html

2014-09-23 - Car bursts into flame on I-79 near Bridgeport (West Virginia):
http://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=Home&item=Afternoon-Car-Fire-on-Interstate-79-Put-Out-Quickly-by-Pedestrian-Fire-Officials10769

2014-09-23 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 near Bartonsville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140924/NEWS/409240318/-1/NEWS01
http://pennsylvania.icito.com/bartonsville-car-fire-on-i-80-slows-traffic/
http://www.topix.com/city/bartonsville-pa/2014/09/traffic-flowing-on-interstate-80-east-after-backup-due-to-vehicle-fire-update

2014-09-23 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wistv.com/story/26609375/vehicle-fire-closes-westbound-lanes-of-i-10-at-st-bernard-ave
http://www.fox8live.com/story/26609375/vehicle-fire-closes-westbound-lanes-of-i-10-at-st-bernard-ave

2014-09-23 - In separate incidents, car, shed and flats burst into flame just before 4 AM in Fitzwilliam (Britain):
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/crime/three-flats-a-car-and-a-shed-on-fire-in-fitzwilliam-1-6855693

Quote: "While the crews were dealing with the flat fire, they received a second call about a car being alight at a different place on the same street. Shortly after this call, a third call was received about the shed fire."

2014-09-23 - Car bursts into flame on the A34 near Abingdon (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11489444.Car_fire_on_A34_near_Abingdon_closes_northbound_carriageway/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/2014/09/23/11489444.UPDATE__A34_reopens_after_car_fire_but_congestion_still_severe/

2014-09-23 - Car bursts into flame on street in Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Firefighters-extinguish-early-morning-Cymmer-car/story-22966376-detail/story.html

2014-09-23 - Car bursts into flame at A1 layby near Newcastle (Britain):
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/car-fire-a1-north-newcastle-7820377
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/newcastle/watch-car-fire-on-the-a1-north-of-newcastle-brings-traffic-to-a-standstill/

2014-09-23 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire at home in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Fire-engulfs-garage-two-cars-on-East-Side-5775343.php

2014-09-23 - Car, garage and home destroyed by fire in Frankenmuth (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/09/fire_engulfs_frankenmuth_home.html

2014-09-23 - Luxury vehicles and auto showroom go up in flames in coastal Sibulan (Philippine Islands):
http://www.philstar.com/region/2014/09/24/1372620/fire-hits-car-showroom

2014-09-23 - Trailer dealership destroyed by massive blaze in Becker (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3569149.shtml
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2014/09/23/massive-fire-burns-trailer-dealership-in-becker/16125143/

2014-09-23 - Barn destroyed by huge fire near Boyceville (Wisconsin):
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Crews-respond-to-massive-barn-fire-in-Dunn-Co-276870221.html

2014-09-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Prospect (Kentucky):
http://www.wave3.com/story/26607707/prospect-barn-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Fire-destroys-barn-in-Prospect-Ky-276683071.html
http://www.wlox.com/story/26607707/prospect-barn-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.wistv.com/story/26607707/prospect-barn-destroyed-in-fire
http://louisville.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-destroys-barn-in-prospect-ky

Quote: "The fire started in a barn on the 10000 block of US 42 near the Rose Island/Covered Bridge Road area."

2014-09-23 - Barn destroyed by fire on Old River Road near Monroe (Oregon):
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32200663-75/monroe-barn-engulfed-in-flames.html.csp
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/hay-filled-monroe-barn-destroyed-in-blaze/article_35016980-4366-11e4-a4a9-6b537b293e99.html

2014-09-23 - Barn, 1000 tons of hay and 1200 tons of straw destroyed by inferno at 4:38 AM in Bicester (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11489404.Huge_barn_fire_in_Bicester/
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11489404.Huge_barn_fire_in_Bicester/
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/11489404.Huge_barn_fire_in_Bicester/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/oxford/huge-barn-fire-in-bicester/

2014-09-23 - Brush fire breaks out in coastal Lahaina (Hawaii):
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/590098.html

2014-09-23 - Large pile of hay bales bursts into flame at 6:09 AM in London Grove Township (Pennsylvania):
http://media.dailylocal.com/2014/09/23/photos-hay-bale-fire-burns-in-london-grove/

2014-09-23 - Chemistry lab bursts into flame at 1:15 AM at high school in Austin (Texas):
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/update-2-hour-delay-connally-hs-after-overnight-fire-20964.shtml
http://kxan.com/2014/09/23/connally-high-school-fire-delays-start-of-school/

Quote: "Fire crews discovered a small fire in a cabinet in a chemistry lab. The fire was quickly extinguished and investigators were looking into the cause of the fire."

Note: Any nitric acid in that cabinet? I bet there was...

2014-09-23 - Hospital damaged by fire, one floor evacuated, in Marietta (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/fire-at-marietta-hospital-prompts-evacuation/nhSTp/

2014-09-23 - Arkansas County Sheriff's Office destroyed by fire at 3:15 AM in Stuttgart (Arkansas):
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/fire-breaks-out-at-arkansas-county-sheriffs-office/40561/NALNnQn2u0O7UZozSrl5LA
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/fire-at-arkansas-county-sheriffs-office/75490/iLSa6GRJjUaulo0VncApKw

2014-09-23 - Commercial building destroyed by fire at 5:40 AM in Little Village area in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/building-destroyed-by-fire-in-north-lawndale/320438/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Firefighters-Battle-Extra-Alarm-Fire-in-Little-Village-276437851.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-business-building-catches-fire-in-little-village-20140923-story.html

2014-09-23 - Multiple recording studios and other businesses destroyed by huge fire on Music Row in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26601634/music-row-businesses-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.jrn.com/newschannel5/news/Vintage-Clothing-Store-Catches-Fire-On-Music-Row--276407361.html

Quote: "Some business owners on Music Row are waking up to devastating news after a massive fire broke out inside a building on Music Square West."

2014-09-23 - Church damaged by fire at 3 AM in coastal Palm Harbor (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/09/23/greek-orthodox-church-fire/16088293/

2014-09-23 - Corn silo erupts in flame at ethanol plant in Madison (Illinois):
http://www.bnd.com/2014/09/23/3417182_firefighter-douse-blaze-at-ethanol.html

2014-09-23 - Deck bursts into flame at 4:30 AM at home in coastal Osterville (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140923/NEWS11/140929920/-1/rss01

2014-09-23 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Fircrest (Washington):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/sep/23/cause-fircrest-house-fire-still-unknown/

2014-09-23 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to shelter, in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut), 12 people homeless:
http://connecticut.news12.com/news/11-women-baby-homeless-after-bridgeport-shelter-fire-1.9383249
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2014/09/24/monday-fire-in-bridgeport-displaces-shelter-residents/

2014-09-23 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, on Bridge Street in Phillips (Maine):
http://www.dailybulldog.com/db/features/fire-damages-home-destroys-garage-in-phillips/
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/franklin/2014/09/23/fire-destroys-garage-spreads-exterior-house-phillips/1592978

2014-09-23 - Home damaged by garage fire in Bulls Gap (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/article_f330e2d6-a825-54b8-8268-be73cf99e450.html

2014-09-23 - Home under renovation destroyed by fire at 4 AM in coastal West Haven (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2014/09/23/neighbors-evacuated-as-fire-destroys-building/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/26600981/west-haven-crews-battling-2-alarm-fire
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-at-Vacant-West-Haven-House-276432421.html

2014-09-23 - Home destroyed by fire at 6:30 AM in Spring City (Tennessee):
http://www.rheaheraldnews.com/news/article_4ebab78a-4363-11e4-970e-5b6744b76eb1.html

Note: Spring City is located on the shore of Rhea Springs, which looks to be more of a big winding lake than a spring...

2014-09-23 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Waterbury (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Respond-to-Fire-at-Waterbury-Apartment-Building-276599621.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/26606524/6-units-affected-by-apartment-fire-in-waterbury

2014-09-23 - Apartment building destroyed by huge fire in Columbus (Ohio), 10 injured:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/ohio/10-taken-to-hospitals-after-columbus-fire/nhSYQ/
http://www.wlwt.com/news/10-hurt-in-columbus-apartment-building-fire/28203284
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_6-adults-4-children-injured-3alarm-apartment-fire-22431.shtml

2014-09-23 - Deadly blaze burns through home in Lenoir County (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.wcti12.com/news/1-killed-in-lenoir-county-house-fire/28203596
http://www.whlt.com/story/26605343/one-person-killed-in-lenoir-county-house-fire

2014-09-23 - Deadly fire damaged home in Plainfield Township (Michigan), 4 killed:
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1100236
http://www.abc12.com/story/26605449/family-of-four-killed-in-iosco-county-house-fire
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1100367

2014-09-23 - Vacant home burns twice in six hours in Cape Girardeau (Missouri), shortly before 10 PM, and 3 AM:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26612628/fire-rekindles-overnight-at-vacant-cape-girardeau-home
http://www.facebook.com/kfvs12/posts/10152393082642602
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2121968.html

2014-09-23 - Vacant home burns in coastal Elizabeth City (North Carolina):
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/fire-damages-attic-vacant-house-ec-2662247

2014-09-23 - Vacant home erupts in flame at 4:45 AM, fire spreads to occupied home, in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/09/23/fire-damages-multiple-homes-on-southeast-side/

2014-09-23 - Vacant home ignites, fire spreads to two occupied homes, in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://theadvocate.com/news/police/10347946-123/house-fire-spreads-to-two
http://www.wbrz.com/news/fire-torches-two-homes-burns-third-near-school/

2014-09-23 - Woman found burned to death in burning car in Janesville (Wisconsin):
http://www.gazettextra.com/20140924/no_foul_play_suspected_for_body_found_in_car_in_janesville
http://www.channel3000.com/news/woman-found-in-burned-car-died-in-fire-officials-say/28229050
http://www.channel3000.com/news/janesville-police-investigate-fatal-vehicle-fire/28210308
http://www.walworthcountytoday.com/20140923/update_no_identity_yet_for_womans_body_found_in_burning_car
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/body-found-after-car-fire-in-janesville-b99358298z1-276901221.html

2014-09-22 - 19 luxury vehicles go up in flames after 1 AM at Land Rover and Jaguar dealer in Sudbury (Massachusetts):
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2014/9/23/A-Fire-Destroyed-20-Cars-at-this-Jaguar-Land-Rover-Dealer-7722757/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/20-land-rovers-jaguars-burn-at-sudbury-dealership/28183008
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/22/fire-at-sudbury-car-dealership-torches-20-luxury-vehicles/
http://www.whdh.com/story/26591131/a-dozen-cars-damaged-in-sudbury-fire
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140922/NEWS/140929400/1994/NEWS
http://www.theday.com/article/20140923/NWS13/309239953/1070/FRONTPAGE
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/09/22/fire-destroys-vehicles-sudbury-auto-dealership/eRdpd4WlRvqSctu1ZxzNiI/story.html

Quote: "According to the state Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire started in a Jaguar and extended to 18 other vehicles including Land Rovers, Range Rovers, Jeeps and Jaguars. The damage is estimated at $500,000."

Quote: "When police responded eight cars were burning and by the time the blaze was extinguished 14 vehicles had been heavily damaged or destroyed and another five had minor damage. 'As you can see the cars are parked very close to one another so the fire would spread very quickly from one to the next,' Sudbury Fire Chief William Miles said."

Note: As predicted some time ago, entire parking lots of vehicles are going to burn, and here's one example, although this isn't the first such incident and it definitely won't be the last. All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, parked or not, so the more vehicles there are that are parked in close proximity, the greater the chance that fire breaks out and burns some or all of them...

2014-09-22 - Home explodes in Danville (New Hampshire), nobody there:
http://www.wmur.com/news/investigators-try-to-determine-what-triggered-house-explosion/28205078
http://www.wmur.com/news/danville-home-rocked-by-explosion/28198392
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26gcwj_no-one-injured-in-home-explosion-in-danville_news
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/09/23/one-injured-home-explosion-danville/JpVY8Y8eOCY9r2ADU5XSxI/video.html
http://www.wmur.com/news/no-one-injured-in-home-explosion-in-danville/28198374

2014-09-22 - Home explodes and burns in Maryville (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://www.bnd.com/2014/09/22/3416176_two-injured-kids-unharmed-in-house.html
http://fox2now.com/2014/09/22/house-explosion-occurs-as-water-heater-was-being-worked-on/
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/22/madison-county-maryville-illinois-house-explosion-couple-injured/16083423/

2014-09-22 - Underground electrical fire breaks out at 6:11 AM in Bulls Head (New York), on coastal Staten Island:
http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2014/09/fdny_responding_to_reports_of.html

Quote: "Police radio transmissions indicate that smoke is coming out of manhole covers in the area and that some of the homes are out of power near 3 Bleeker Place."

2014-09-22 - Electrical explosion rocks coastal Newbury Park (California), homes evacuated:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/underground-explosion-reported-homes-evacuated-in-newbury-park_07721722

2014-09-22 - Fireworks factory explodes in Liling (China), at least 12 killed, 33 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20140923-45383-CHN
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-09/23/c_133665224_2.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/explosion-chinese-fireworks-factory-kills-25671766
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/22/explosion-at-chinese-fireworks-factory-kills-6/
http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_26586697/explosion-at-chinese-fireworks-factory-kills-12

2014-09-22 - Woman, 48, found on fire in her driveway on Lake Road in Brentwood (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/brentwood-police-officer-spots-woman-on-fire-in-driveway/28187820

2014-09-22 - Dock damaged by fire at the Port of Los Angeles in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/09/22/crews-battle-dock-fire-in-los-angeles-harbor/
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/port-los-angeles-catches-fire-18000.shtml
http://abc7.com/news/wilmington-dock-fire-threatens-ship-warehouse/320067/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-on-Dock-at-Port-of-LA--276404031.html
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-at-Port-of-LA-276410441.html
http://ktla.com/2014/09/22/firefighters-battle-blaze-on-boat-dock-in-wilmington/
http://www.news.nom.co/major-emergency-fire-threatens-port-12406094-news/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-port-of-los-angeles-fire-threatens-warehouse-and-boat-20140922-story.html
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140922/fireboats-battle-huge-warehouse-blaze-in-port-of-los-angeles-near-wilmington

Quote: "We have about 150 feet of wharf that has active fire underneath it..."

2014-09-22 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, several vehicles burn, in Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.kwwl.com/story/26598368/2014/09/22/junk-cars-catch-fire-in-cedar-rapids
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/public-safety/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-sunline-inc-20140922
http://www.cbs2iowa.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/cars-junkyard-catch-fire-30123.shtml

2014-09-22 - Metal recycling facility hit by fire in Metter (Georgia):
http://www.metteradvertiser.com/news/article_23ed559c-4252-11e4-a4f1-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-09-22 - Silos full of wood chips burn and explode in Mount Gambier (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/firefighters-contain-blaze-in-silos-after-explosion-at-carter-holt-harvey-at-mount-gambier/story-fni6uo1m-1227066732296

2014-09-22 - Large trash fire ignites in Taylor (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/09/23/firefighters-battling-trash-fire-in-lackawanna-county/

2014-09-22 - Tire recycling plant goes up in flames in Shymkent (Kazakhstan):
http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2699172
http://www.news.nom.co/tire-recycling-plant-on-fire-in-12388603-news/

2014-09-22 - Lighter fluid container explodes in man's face at 3 AM in garage in Winton (New Zealand), near the Oreti River, 1 injured:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/man-suffers-burns-in-canister-explosion-6087727

2014-09-22 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Redwood City (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/crews-respond-boat-fire/nhSHB/
http://www.danville.com/story/Update-39-Foot-Boat/1990910
http://www.pleasanton.com/story/Update-Crews-Control-1-Alarm/1990881
http://www.sanrafael.com/story/Crews-Responding-To-Boat-Fire/1990878
http://sanjose.cityandpress.com/node/8386925
http://snewsi.com/id/1437503523/Crews-respond-to-boat-fire

Quote: "The blaze was reported at 4:11 p.m. on a boat in the area of 1450 Maple Street near the Bair Island Aquatic Center..."

2014-09-22 - Boat, three vehicles and home go up in flames in the wee hours in Yakima (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/26593148/fire-causes-300k-in-damages-to-yakima-home-vehicles-and-boat

2014-09-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 near Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Charles (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/22/i70-vehicle-fire-st-charles/16042931/
http://inagist.com/all/514060908671541248/
http://twitter.com/ksdknews/status/514060908671541248/photo/1

Quote: "The Missouri Department of Transportation says a tractor-trailer caught fire near Mid Rivers Mall Drive."

Note: Also see the crash involving three big rigs and an SUV on I-70 near Wright City (Missouri), about 28 miles west of this tractor trailer fire...

2014-09-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-39 in Stevens Point (Wisconsin):
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/09/22/semi-catches-fire-transporting-cement-grinder/16070205/

2014-09-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:30 AM on the Pacific Highway near coastal Clybucca (Australia):
http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/2575338/highway-delays-after-truck-fire/
http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/truck-fire-clybucca-leads-delays-pacific-hwy/2394563/
http://www.portnews.com.au/story/2575397/highway-delays-after-truck-fire/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-23/pacific-highway-traffic-disrupted-by-truck-fire-near-clybucca/5762440

2014-09-22 - Park truck bursts into flame in Jimmy Nash City Park in Martinsville (Indiana):
http://www.reporter-times.com/news/local/police-fire-departments-respond-to-truck-fire-at-park/article_51c38104-d135-5c9d-91f4-8a538994c9c2.html

2014-09-22 - Truck bursts into flame on the Monash Freeway near coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/monash-freeway-at-standstill-after-truck-fire/story-fni0fit3-1227066894660

2014-09-22 - Truck bursts into flame on road in Parvathipuram (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/strawladen-minilorry-gutted/article6437378.ece

2014-09-22 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home in the Cebada Canyon area of Lompoc (California):
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/county_firefighters_extinguish_motorhome_fire_in_lompoc
http://www.facebook.com/noozhawk/posts/10152729599978259

2014-09-22 - RV bursts into flame, eventually explodes, on I-49 in Rogers (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2014/09/22/rv-fire-blocks-i-49-exit-in-rogers/

Quote: "The RV was heading southbound on the interstate when the driver noticed smoke coming up from the hood. The coupled pulled over, and the vehicle was quickly engulfed in flames. The vehicle exploded a short time later, authorities said."

2014-09-22 - Van bursts into flame on the A565 Formby Bypass in coastal Southport (Britain):
http://www.otsnews.co.uk/van-fire-formby-bypass-southport/
http://www.southport.gb.com/southport/news_photo/Vehicle_Fire_Woodvale_Traffic_Lights-53566828.htm
http://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/aspx/pages/Incidents/IncidentDetail.aspx?id=3710

2014-09-22 - Van bursts into flame on road near coastal Newquay (Britain):
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/Stereo-catches-van-near-Newquay/story-22966236-detail/story.html

2014-09-22 - Minivan bursts into flame at brush pit in Payson (Arizona):
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2014/sep/23/van-burns-brush-pit/

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Salisbury (Maryland):
http://www.wboc.com/story/26592840/car-electrical-fire-causes-more-than-5000-in-damages

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame on Old Woman Springs Road near Yucca Valley (California):
http://www.z1077fm.com/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-hwy-247-sunday-night/

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame on US 27 in Rome (Georgia):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/no-one-hurt-in-car-fire-on-u-s-near/article_7ab1edca-ce98-53d6-89e0-9365b7375347.html

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Macon (Georgia):
http://www.wgxa.tv/story/firefighters-blame-electrical-problem-for-car-fire-20140922

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame on Homestead Drive in Woodbury (Minnesota):
http://patch.com/minnesota/woodbury/woodbury-fire-battled-car-fire-0

2014-09-22 - In separate incidents, in three days, six cars burst into flame while parked in coastal Belfast (Ireland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29310952
http://www.thejournal.ie/cars-set-on-fire-belfast-1683910-Sep2014/
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/arsonists-hunted-as-cars-torched-30605603.html

Note: They're assuming arson despite a complete lack of evidence of any arsonists. Considering all the other parked vehicles spontaneously igniting around the planet that seems like a very foolish assumption to make. In fact, competent investigators start with no assumptions, so they're broadcasting the fact that they've got incompetent investigators there, and I commend them on being honest about that...

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame at 1:15 AM in driveway at home on Wordsworth Avenue in Southey Green, Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/car-catches-fire-on-driveway-of-house-in-sheffield-1-6854656

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame on Merton Road in coastal Southsea, Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-portsmouth-1-6312406
http://hampshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/09/22/car-fire-in-portsmouth/

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame at 6:12 AM on road between Charlton and Haydon (Britain), near Frome:
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30407&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame on Rose Lane in Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30412&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/car_fire_in_barnstaple_1_3779881

2014-09-22 - Car bursts into flame at Finsbury Walk, Winsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-winsford_22-09-2014_16-33-10

2014-09-22 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 29 in Altavista (Virginia):
http://www.wset.com/story/26599177/vehicle-fire-on-29-northbound-into-altavista

2014-09-22 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 3 AM at Stubbins Vale Caravan Park in Sabden (Britain), dog and hamster killed:
http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/local/man-taken-to-hospital-after-caravan-blaze-1-6853592
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/man-taken-to-hospital-after-caravan-blaze
http://www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/man-taken-to-hospital-after-caravan-blaze-1-6853592

2014-09-22 - Two cars and home go up in flames in Montgomery (Alabama):
http://www.wsfa.com/story/26599768/house-2-cars-heavily-damaged-by-fire-in-montgomery

2014-09-22 - SUV and commercial building go up in flames in Penn Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_26583078/crews-respond-frederick-street-fire

2014-09-22 - Barn and two other buildings hit by fire at 3 AM in Lakewood (Colorado), 5 horses killed:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/22/4-horses-killed-in-fire-in-lakewood/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/horses-killed-in-fire-at-sutton-insulation-gutters-and-windows-in-lakewood
http://kdvr.com/2014/09/22/4-horses-killed-business-roof-collapses-in-massive-lakewood-fire/
http://snewsi.com/id/1437488031

Quote: "Three buildings were damaged in a fire early Monday morning in Lakewood, and five horses were killed. The fire broke out at approximately 3 a.m. at 3rd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard and it damaged a barn, an insulation company, and to a lesser degree a family’s home."

2014-09-22 - Three tobacco barns destroyed by fire on Wintergreen Road in Cove City (North Carolina):
http://www.newbernsj.com/news/cops-courts-and-calamity/fire-destroys-three-curing-barns-in-craven-county-1.376808
http://www.wcti12.com/news/road-closed-because-of-tobacco-barn-fire/28198342
http://www.wnct.com/story/26600401/crews-work-to-put-out-craven-county-barn-fire
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Tobacco-barn-fires-call-out-several-Craven-County-fire-crews-276419681.html

2014-09-22 - Barn destroyed by fire on Riverside Avenue in Coxsackie (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://www.thedailymail.net/news/article_bc0295dc-42e2-11e4-a2ff-23ca493a9365.html

2014-09-22 - Large barn under construction destroyed by huge blaze near Johnstown (Ohio), in Licking County:
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2014/09/22/multiple-units-responding-hartford-fire/16051041/
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/09/22/egg-farm-fire.html
http://ocj.com/2014/09/trillium-farms-suffers-barn-fire-in-croton/
http://bstgfiredistrict.org/bstg/runs/barn-fire-in-croton-ohio/
http://columbus.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-destroys-empty-barn-at-croton-egg-farm

2014-09-22 - Barn damaged by fire in Highland Township, Defiance County (Ohio):
http://bryantimes.com/news/local/article_622cd508-47e1-5726-bc83-84bcac358b8f.html
http://www.wndh1031.com/articles/defiance-local-news-108238/barn-fire-in-defiance-county-12792775/

2014-09-22 - Large barn destroyed by massive fire near coastal Inverness (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/352696/big-barn-fire-near-inverness/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-29319772
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/barn-fire-lights-night-sky-181570n.25396582
http://www.mynextfone.co.uk/headlines/firefighters-have-tackled-a-major-barn-fire-on-h38649.html

2014-09-22 - Wildfire erupts in the Upper Miller Creek area of Missoula (Montana), near the Bitterroot River:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140922-45371-USA

2014-09-22 - Mill damaged by fire along the Fox River in Green Bay (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://fox11online.com/2014/09/22/fire-at-green-bay-paper-mill/
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2014/09/22/firefighters-battle-procter-gamble-mill-blaze/16057505/

2014-09-22 - Roofing materials bursts into flame on roof on Canal Street in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/09/roofing_materials_catch_fire_o.html

2014-09-22 - School damaged by fire in Post (Texas):
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_953c055b-3654-5ad9-ba79-9a7e7a36b718.html

2014-09-22 - Shed bursts into flame in the wee hours at home in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/26591619/crews-battle-early-morning-fire-near-richmond-home

Note: Probably a lawnmower or something like that in there...

2014-09-22 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Front Royal (Virginia):
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2014/09/porch-fire.php

2014-09-22 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, apartment building heavily damaged, in Readington (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/09/fully_engulfed_fire_reported_a.html
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/09/photos_townhouses_burning_in_r.html

2014-09-22 - Mobile home destroyed by fire at 7 AM in coastal Dunedin (Florida):
http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/fire-destroys-dunedin-mobile-home-20140922/

2014-09-22 - Home burns twice in three days in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/26597641/tulsa-home-catches-fire-twice-in-three-days

2014-09-22 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 4:45 AM in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), nobody there:
http://www.koco.com/news/officials-oklahoma-city-firefighters-home-goes-up-in-flames/28183410

2014-09-22 - Two adjacent homes damaged by fire in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/twoalarm-fire-leaves-two-homes-unlivable-in-baltimore/28170708

2014-09-22 - Deadly blaze rips through home at 2 AM near South Bend (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/one-found-dead-after-house-fire-south-of-south-bend/article_a799d522-4258-11e4-9d33-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-09-22 - Vacant home burns in Kansas City (Kansas):
http://wyandottedaily.com/fire-in-vacant-home-on-7th-street-under-investigation/
http://ksffa.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/fire-in-vacant-home-on-7th-street-under-investigation/

2014-09-22 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/26591063/fire-officials-investigate-suspicious-house-fire
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26591063/m/category/106766/radar-images

Quote: "Firefighters say there was no electricity running to the house, but they are not sure what caused it."

Note: Rusty iron/steel...

2014-09-22 - Vacant home burns twice in the wee hours, adjacent home lightly scorched too, in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-House-Fire-Jumps-To-Neighboring-Home-275976921.html
http://omaha.gotnewswire.com/news/vacant-house-fire-jumps-to-neighboring-home
http://omahasuntimes.com/2014/09/vacant-house-fire-jumps-to-neighboring-home/

2014-09-22 - In separate incidents, two vacant homes burn with an hour and within a mile, in Flint (Michigan):
http://photos.mlive.com/flint-journal/2014/09/flint_fire_crews_battle_two_va.html
http://photos.mlive.com/flint-journal/2014/09/flint_fire_crews_battle_two_va_5.html

2014-09-22 - Man found dead in burning car in Owatonna (Minnesota):
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2014/09/23/1-dead-in-vehicle-fire/16133459/
http://krforadio.com/steele-county-sheriff-office-investigates-car-fire-death/
http://kimt.com/2014/09/23/dead-person-found-in-car-on-fire/

2014-09-21 - Home explodes and burns in Ville-sous-la-Ferté (France), 1 injured:
http://www.canal32.fr/thematiques/societe/sujet/forges-st-bernard-lexplosion-dun-pavillon-fait-1-blesse-grave.html
http://www.lest-eclair.fr/faits-divers-justice/explosion-d-un-pavillon-aux-forges-saint-bernard-ia0b0n282632
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.canal32.fr/thematiques/societe/sujet/forges-st-bernard-lexplosion-dun-pavillon-fait-1-blesse-grave.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D20%26sa%3DN%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D631%26tbs%3Dqdr:d

2014-09-21 - Apartment explodes and burns in residential building in Madrid (Spain), 1 injured:
http://www.cadenaser.com/local/articulo/explosion-edificio-madrid/csrcsrpor/20140921csrcsrloc_2/Tes
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.cadenaser.com/local/articulo/explosion-edificio-madrid/csrcsrpor/20140921csrcsrloc_2/Tes&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D90%26sa%3DN%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D631%26tbs%3Dqdr:d

2014-09-21 - Garage damaged by explosion and fire at home near Onalaska (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://m.wxow.com/w/local/story/120615278/

2014-09-21 - Electrical substation explodes and burns, fire spreads to second building, in Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/09/dispatch_crews_battle_three-al.html
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/hundreds-without-power-after-crews-battled-fire-lancaster-12009.shtml
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/21/PPL_restores_power_to_all_but_approximately_1500_Lancaster_c/
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/cause-of--alarm-fire-at-burle-electrical-substation-still/article_a9150970-41cd-11e4-8f8a-001a4bcf6878.html

Quote: "Police tell our CBS 21 crews on the scene that there was an explosion at a PPL Electric sub-station and then the adjacent building caught fire. At this time, we're told both fires are contained."

Quote: "The electrical power station belonging to Burle Industries erupted in a fireball that blew through the roof of the 40-by-50-foot brick structure."

2014-09-21 - Electrical fire erupts beneath train platform in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2-Alarm-Fire-Disrupts-PATH-Train-Service-in-Manhattan-275941241.html
http://7online.com/news/electrical-fire-causing-some-path-train-suspensions/318146/
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/26589421/fire-in-path-tunnel-disrupts-service
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/26589421/fire-in-path-tunnel-disrupts-service
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-Alarm-Fire-Disrupts-PATH-Train-Service-in-Manhattan-275941241.html

Quote: "Firefighters are battling a two-alarm blaze in Manhattan that is affecting PATH train service. According to the FDNY, an electrical fire started under a station platform near 19th Street and 6th Avenue."

Note: Looks like it's possibly another underground fire, but neither the pic nor the story are very clear...

2014-09-21 - Steel plant rocked by explosion in Fairfield (Alabama), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/09/one_killed_two_severely_injure.html
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/09/us_steel_fairfield_explosion_v.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/morning_call/2014/09/three-injured-in-explosion-at-u-s-steel-in.html
http://www.abc3340.com/story/26593218/explosion-at-steel-plant-kills-1-injures-2-others
http://www.alabamas13.com/story/26589869/3-injured-in-explosion-at-us-steel-in-fairfield
http://whnt.com/2014/09/21/3-injured-in-explosion-at-u-s-steel-facility-in-fairfield/

2014-09-21 - Petrol explosion injures man at gas station near Daly Waters (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-22/careflight-maryfield/5760960
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/man-injured-in-petrol-explosion/story-fnk1w5y0-1227065695344
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/man-injured-in-petrol-explosion/story-fnk0b1zt-1227065695344
http://www.news.com.au/national/northern-territory/man-injured-in-petrol-explosion/story-fnn3gfdo-1227065695344

2014-09-21 - 42 golf carts and storage building destroyed by fire at Lost Creek Golf Course in New Market (Tennessee):
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/42-golf-carts-burn-in-New-Market-golf-course-fire-275952841.html
http://www.wbir.com/videos/news/local/hamblen-jefferson-cocke-greene/2014/09/21/16030027/
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/hamblen-jefferson-cocke-greene/2014/09/21/fire-destroys-dozens-of-carts-supplies-at-a-new-market-golf-course/16029881/

Quote: "Solomon said crews got the call around 8:15 p.m. Sunday. He described the building as a total loss. Inside he said there were 42 golf carts, sets of clubs, as well as other supplies."

2014-09-21 - Underground landfill fire continues burning in Bridgeton (Missouri), emergency plan drawn up:
http://www.wastedive.com/news/underground-blaze-prompts-evacuation-plan-for-bridgeton-residents/311708/
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/09/19/residents-living-near-bridgeton-landfill-learn-of-proposed-evacuation-plan/

Quote: "As a precaution, residents are urged to stock food and water at their homes in case of an emergency at the landfill. The plan calls for the community to stay in place in the event that an evacuation of the landfill is put into action."

2014-09-21 - Landfill erupts in flame in White Marsh (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/perryhall/landfill-fire-white-marsh-drew-hazmat-response
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750moln7a/Landfill-Fire-in-White-Marsh-Drew-Hazmat-Response.htm

2014-09-21 - Landfill hit by major fire near Pietermaritzburg (South Africa), stench blows over city:
http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/smoky-capital-s-landfill-fire-still-not-out-1.1754272

Quote: "The fire department was on high alert over the weekend, with crews monitoring the blaze at the landfill as toxic fumes continued to pervade the homes of residents in the area. Lincoln Meade resident, Daphne Abrahams, said her 45-year-old husband had to be hospitalised at the weekend for a respiratory problem because of the thick smoke and 'awful stench'."

2014-09-21 - Recycling center hit by fire in Blue Island (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/09/large-rubbish-pile-fire-at-metro.html

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."

2014-09-21 - Fertilizer plant damaged by fire in coastal Sarasota (Florida):
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140921/breaking/140929961

2014-09-21 - Boat bursts into flame after refueling in coastal Charlestown, Boston (Massachusetts), 7 injured:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/21/7-people-injured-in-boston-boat-explosion/
http://www.whdh.com/story/26589154/seven-injured-after-charlestown-boat-fire
http://wpri.com/2014/09/22/7-injured-when-fueling-boat-catches-fire/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boat-catches-fire-at-boston-dock-injuring-several/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/7-injured-when-fueling-boat-catches-fire-in-charlestown/28180926
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/09/21/seven-injured-charlestown-boat-fire/WXEWVhs6wiZ9vtamHe2Y2O/story.html
http://www.whdh.com/story/26589154/fire-officials-respond-to-charlestown-boat-fire
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750molmdc/Several-hurt-in-Boston-boat-fire.htm
http://www.itemlive.com/news/national/injured-when-fueling-boat-catches-fire-in-boston/article_4cc0a8ae-0369-564b-a57b-4977dddf37b8.html

Quote: "At least seven people were injured after a boat caught fire at the harbor on Terminal Street in Charlestown Sunday evening. According to the Boston Fire Department, the 38-foot Wellcraft cuddy cabin boat was docked at the harbor and just finished fueling when it burst into flames."

2014-09-21 - Boat bursts into flame at 5:45 AM, drifts toward another boat, on the Caldon Canal in Endon (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Naked-Milton-man-frantically-leapt-bed-save/story-22958784-detail/story.html
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Naked-man-saves-narrowboat-catching-Caldon-Canal/story-22960298-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750molpzg/Naked-man-saves-his-narrowboat-from-catching-fire.htm

Quote: "The drama unfolded this morning when the 47-year-old was jolted from his sleep after a neighbouring boat, up in flames, drifted into his own, on the Caldon Canal, Endon. At approximately 5.45am Craig, from Milton, looked out to see flames lapping at his window and instantly jumped out of bed to save his narrowboat. Unfortunately he had to react quickly and didn't have time to cover up his manhood and could be seen stark naked frantically pushing the fiery vessel away from his 'holiday home'."

2014-09-21 - Transit bus bursts into flame on the Founders Bridge over the Connecticut River in Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/transit-bus-catches-fire-on-hartford-bridge-1.9368473
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Founders-Bridge-Closed-Due-to-CTfastrak-Bus-Fire-275928171.html
http://wtnh.com/2014/09/21/founders-bridge-in-east-hartford-closed-due-to-bus-fire/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/26587548/transi
http://foxct.com/2014/09/21/bus-fire-closes-route-2-on-founders-bridge/
http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2014/09/21/no-injuries-as-bus-fire-blocks-founders-bridge/
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Conn-Bridge-Closed-Due-to-Bus-Fire-275928521.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/connecticut/founders-bridge-reopens-after-ctfastrak-bus-fire/
http://www.topix.com/city/east-hartford-ct/2014/09/transit-bus-catches-fire-on-hartford-bridge

2014-09-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame, destroyed, on I-84 near Pendleton (Oregon):
http://www.kptv.com/story/26589982/truck-catches-fire-diesel-tanks-explode-near-pendleton
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/09/21/3164645_pendleton-truck-fire-closes-i.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/09/truck_full_of_frozen_chicken_c.html
http://myeasternoregon.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=2&item_id=60221
http://mycolumbiabasin.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=11&item_id=62891
http://www.eastoregonian.com/free/frozen-chicken-truck-fire-shuts-down-i--near-pendleton/article_7181c056-420a-11e4-a33a-33469457d9be.html

2014-09-21 - Tractor bursts into flame on Stamford Road in Barnsdale, Rutland (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-tractor-blaze-Rutland/story-22956055-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-tractor-blaze-in-rutland
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-tractor-blaze-in-rutland-2632996.html

2014-09-21 - RV bursts into flame on Highway 29 in McDavid (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2014/09/rv-fire-shuts-down-highway-29
http://www.pensacola.com/news/local-news/58861-rv-fire-shuts-down-highway-29

2014-09-21 - Van bursts into flame at 4:30 AM on expressway near the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://bronx.news12.com/news/van-bursts-into-flames-on-major-deegan-expwy-1.9368976

Quote: "Firefighters responded to a van fire on the Major Deegan Expressway Sunday morning.
It happened at around 4:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes, where the expressway splits into Bruckner Boulevard and the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge."

Note: This bridge crosses the East River...

2014-09-21 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Regina (Canada):
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/no-injuries-in-core-ritchie-neighborhood-garage-fire-1.2017376
http://cjme.com/story/photos-investigators-probe-regina-vehiclegarage-fire/418315

Quote: "The Fire department received a call at 7:17AM, after a garage fire had broken out at 2252 Wallace Street. A van parked beside the garage caught on fire, which spread to the garage."

2014-09-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in driveway at home in coastal Dennis (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140922/NEWS/409220309/-1/NEWS06
http://capecoddaily.com/news/153250/

2014-09-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home and child care center, in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.wisn.com/news/sunday-morning-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-milwaukee-child-care-center/28180010

Quote: "DOZENS OF FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR CHILD CARE AFTER AN EARLY MORNING FIRE IN MILWAUKEE. A TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A HOME NEAR 22ND AND CENTER. IT THEN SPREAD TO THE HOUSE AND A NEIGHBORING CHILD CARE CENTER."

2014-09-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame near Cabin Creek Avenue in Lamar (Arkansas):
http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/212442
http://www.rivervalleyleader.com/news/article_384c102e-4189-11e4-9a3a-0017a43b2370.html

2014-09-21 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight while parked at home, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.13abc.com/story/26588739/car-fire-turns-into-house-fire

Quote: "Toledo firefighters rushed to a house fire on Gribbin Lane just after midnight early Sunday morning. A car caught fire and then ignited the side of a house. That house was severely damaged, but no one was hurt."

2014-09-21 - Car bursts into flame at 12:55 AM while parked near school on coastal Black Isle (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-29307834
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/351588/appeal-information-black-isle-car-fire/
http://freshnews-uk.com/news/police-probe-after-black-isle-vehicle-fire
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/police-probe-after-black-isle-vehicle-fire

2014-09-21 - Car bursts into flame just after 5 AM while parked at home in Horsham (Australia), near the Wimmera River:
http://www.mixx1013.com.au/news-sport/article/140922/police-investigate-car-fire/38

2014-09-21 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads, garage destroyed, in coastal Chesapeake Beach (Maryland):
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/115974/vehicle-ignites-garage-fire-in-chesapeake-beach/

2014-09-21 - Vehicle bursts into flame in driveway on Rew Road in Ashburton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30402&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://wearesouthdevon.com/fire-service-called-to-ashburton-car-fire/

2014-09-21 - Several cars, RVs, and auto shop destroyed by fire in Aiken (South Carolina):
http://www.nbc26.tv/story/26590100/aiken-fire-burns-down-db-auto-sales
http://www.veooz.com/news/GHVgcOi.html

Quote: "Watkins said he lost several cars, R-Vs, tools and all of his important paperwork and car titles. Watkins also said he recently ordered almost ten thousand dollars in upholstery he had stored in the building."

2014-09-21 - Car wash destroyed by fire in the wee hours in coastal Carrickfergus (Scotland), nobody there:
http://www.u.tv/News/Fire-at-car-wash-site-investigated/a558817d-60ea-478e-9fcf-066ae3129976

2014-09-21 - Barn destroyed by fire in Ellicott City (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/09/21/howard-county-firefighters-battle-barn-blaze/
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/bs-md-howard-barn-fire-20140921,0,5910667.story
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/crews-battle-barn-fire-in-howard-county/28180338
http://www.wbal.com/article/109948/3/barn-fire-poses-challenge-for-howard-county-firefighters
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/09/21/md-fire-crews-barn-fire/16018897/

2014-09-21 - Barn heavily damaged by fire at 12:45 AM on Blackhouse Lane in Petworth (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11486815.Barn_roof_destroyed_in_fire/
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Crawley-firefighters-tackle-thatched-barn/story-22958408-detail/story.html
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11486815.Barn_roof_destroyed_in_fire/
http://www.midhurstandpetworth.co.uk/news/local/barn-fire-in-petworth-1-6311844

2014-09-21 - Barn damaged by fire in Sidney Center (New York), nobody there:
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/article_b1da3de4-536d-50a5-a24f-ca728e3d56f6.html

2014-09-21 - Barn destroyed by fire in Berryfield, Semington (Britain):
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/11488138.VIDEO__Dramatic_barn_fire_at_Semington/

2014-09-21 - Barn damaged by fire on Tengore Lane in Langport, Somerset (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30403&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/11487442.Road_closed_by_barn_fire_in_Langport/
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/11487442.Road_closed_by_barn_fire_in_Langport/
http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/11487442.Road_closed_by_barn_fire_in_Langport/

2014-09-21 - Seven-story building erupts in flame in Montreal (Canada), fire truck smashes cars out of the way:
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/22/montreal-fire-truck-hits-cop-cruisers-bmw-to-get-to-blaze

2014-09-21 - Restaurant heavily damaged by blaze at 3:30 AM in Hialeah (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.local10.com/news/asian-hibachi-buffet-in-hialeah-severely-damaged-by-fire/28175888

2014-09-21 - Manufacturing business damaged by fire in Newport (Maine), near Sebasticook Lake:
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/09/21/news/penobscot/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-newport/

2014-09-21 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Massillon (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.indeonline.com/article/20140921/NEWS/140929897/10577/NEWS

2014-09-21 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Avoca (Pennsylvania):
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/fire-on-avoca-porch-contained-1.1757885

2014-09-21 - Porch bursts into flame at multi-family home in Gloucester (Massachusetts):
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/article_48b96ba6-f32f-5f79-aaae-31cf830e5ad3.html
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/article_504d7ec4-41a7-11e4-8751-33b2891e9141.html

2014-09-21 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/26587718/crews-respond-to-house-fire-in-sw-okc

2014-09-21 - Garage destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM, second garage damaged, in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/26588416/fire-damages-two-garages-and-power-lines
http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/26588416/fire-damages-two-garages-and-power-lines

2014-09-21 - Mobile home destroyed by fire at 12:32 AM in Arlington Township (Michigan):
http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2014/sep/21/fire-destroys-mobile-home-near-bangor/
http://fox17online.com/2014/09/21/mobile-home-destroyed-by-fire-deputies-investigating/
http://woodtv.com/2014/09/21/suspicious-fire-sparks-at-mobile-home/
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/09/suspicious_mobile_home_fire_be.html

Note: They're 'suspicious' so it was probably an unoccupied or vacant mobile home...

2014-09-21 - Home damaged by garage fire on coastal St. Simons Island (Georgia):
http://members.jacksonville.com/news/2014-09-21/story/fire-damages-home-st-simons-island

2014-09-21 - Home damaged by fire at 5 AM in coastal Pahokee (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/red-cross-helps-family-of-three-in-pahokee-house-f/nhRWc/

2014-09-21 - Farmhouse damaged by fire in rural Omro (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2014/09/21/fire-damages-rural-omro-farmhouse/16017731/

2014-09-21 - Home/kennel destroyed by fire on Graingers Road in coastal Hornsea (Britain), nobody there, 20+ dogs killed:
http://news.sky.com/story/1339702/22-dogs-killed-in-mystery-kennel-blaze
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/desperate-bid-save-20-dogs-Hornsea-horror/story-22961567-detail/story.html
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/national/11487038.20_dogs_die_in_breeder_s_home_fire/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2764168/Up-25-locked-cages-died-massive-blaze-private-kennels.html

Quote: "The owners, who are thought to breed Staffordshire bull terriers, returned to their home on Saturday night to find it alight with the dogs inside."

2014-09-21 - Four homes damaged by fire in coastal Federal Hill, Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/south-baltimore/bs-md-ci-federal-hill-fire-20140920,0,1004105.story

2014-09-21 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire, 18 units destroyed, in Antioch (Tennessee):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26589216/fire-crews-battling-a-2-alarm-fire-in-antioch
http://www.wfxg.com/story/26589216/fire-crews-battling-a-2-alarm-fire-in-antioch

2014-09-21 - Hotel damaged by fire just before 4 AM on Lakewood Circle in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Two-Alarm-Fire-At-Satellite-Hotel-275925181.html
http://www.koaa.com/news/firefighters-respond-to-fire-at-satellite-hotel/

2014-09-21 - Vacant building burns in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/police-calling-vacant-building-fire-suspicious

2014-09-21 - Vacant home burns in Charleston (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/26589593/fire-at-abandoned-home-under-investigation

2014-09-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/09/21/fire-at-vacant-house-considered-suspicious/
http://snewsi.com/id/1437479127

2014-09-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5:45 AM in Cahokia (Illinois), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire-crews-contain-blaze-in-vacant-home-in-Cahokia-Sunday-275925771.html
http://www.findka.com/web/01566ecdcf34cb8a44e55b7395b3a7a0.htm

2014-09-21 - Vacant credit union burns in Roanoke County (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/story/26589977/fire-under-investigation-at-abandoned-credit-union-in-roanoke-county

2014-09-21 - Vacant building destroyed by fire at 2:45 AM at former naval base in Port Deposit (Maryland):
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=62787

Note: Port Deposit is located near where the Susquehanna River meets the ocean...

2014-09-20 - Smoke in the cockpit sends small plane to emergency landing in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/small-plane-lands-safely-at-pbia-after-reporting-s/nhRNQ/
http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/225930783
http://www.dailynewsen.com/breaking/small-plane-lands-safely-at-pbia-after-reporting-smoke-in-cockpit-h2665645.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/21/Small_plane_lands_safely_at_PBIA_after_reporting_smoke_in_co/

Quote: "A small plane landed safely at Palm Beach International Airport on Saturday night after reporting smoke in its cockpit..."

Note: Yet another plane coming down smoking or on fire. A passenger plane engine just exploded two days prior, forcing the plane to turn around and make an emergency landing in coastal Long Beach (California), mentioned in the 2014-09-18 update. Two days before that, a passenger plane engine burst into flame and the plane made an emergency landing in coastal Barcelona (Spain). So in four days that's three planes catching fire or smoking, all three of them on coasts. Malaysian flight MH370 which went missing and was reportedly seen on fire in the sky was also over the ocean when contact was lost...

2014-09-20 - Garage explodes and burns at home, home damaged too, in East Moline (Illinois):
http://wqad.com/2014/09/20/neighbors-claim-they-heard-explosion-before-east-moline-garage-fire/
http://qctimes.com/news/explosion-results-in-east-moline-garage-blaze/article_7938cdfe-dc28-5770-ad50-395da67abc79.html

2014-09-20 - Recycling center damaged by raging fire on coastal Shelter Island (New York):
http://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2014/09/20/fire-at-the-recycling-center/

Quote: "The Shelter Island Fire Department responded at about 7:25 p.m. Saturday evening to a call of a raging fire at the Town’s Recycling Center. Fire Chief Will Anderson said that flames were shooting as high as 80 feet in the mild evening air, before fire fighters got the blaze under control."

2014-09-20 - Recycling facility damaged by fire in Menasha (Wisconsin), near Lake Winnebago:
http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2014/09/20/firefighters-put-paper-fire-waste-management/15988195/

2014-09-20 - Recycling and manufacturing plant erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Niagara Falls (New York):
http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/770894/firefighters-fighting-blaze-at-niagara-falls-plant/
http://www.wkbw.com/video/Crews-Still-Fighting-Fire-in-Niagara-Falls-275910851.html
http://www.facebook.com/TheBuffaloNews/posts/10152722207858151
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/niagara-falls/niagara-falls-firefighters-battle-large-blaze-20140920
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/niagara-county/2014/09/20/breaking-greenpac-mill-in-niagara-falls-burning-out-of-control/15966087/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sehj3SmVGF8

Quote: "The company makes cardboard and other paper products."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."

2014-09-20 - Metal business damaged by blaze in Goodyear (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2014/09/20/goodyear-galvanizing-plant-fire-arizona-abrk/15958483/
http://www.newsrt.us/news/goodyear-galvanizing-plant-catches-fire-1585984.html
http://phoenix.thedailydigest.org/2014/09/20/1st-alarm-fire-burns-hole-thru-roof-of-goodyear-business/

2014-09-20 - Five boats destroyed or damaged by fire while docked in Rosslyn Bay Harbour near coastal Yeppoon (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/boats-fire-brings-reception-to-an-early-close/2394370/
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/boats-burn-in-yeppoon-harbour-fire-20140921-10jx7c.html
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2014/09/21/boat-fires-rosslyn-bay-yeppoon/
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/25067614/police-boat-damaged-two-destroyed-in-fire/

Quote: "Police are investigating after a fire destroyed two boats and damaged three others at Rosslyn Bay Harbour near Yeppoon on Saturday night."

2014-09-20 - Boats, car parts and shed destroyed by fire in Lewiston (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/fire-destroys-shed-containing-boat-and-car-parts-at-lewiston-leaving-250000-damage-bill/story-fni6uo1m-1227065007894

Quote: "The shed contained boats, car parts, fibreglass resins and LPG cylinders, making it complex to battle, a CFS spokesman said. The cause of the fire is not yet known and fire cause officers have been called in to investigate. Total damage has been estimated at $250,000."

Note: Boats plural so to be conservative I'll call that two boats...

2014-09-20 - Fishing boat explodes and burns in coastal Chittagong (Bangladesh), 4 injured, 4 missing:
http://newagebd.net/51203/four-injured-as-fishing-boat-catches-fire-in-ctg/
http://thedailynewnation.com/news/26168/4-burnt-in-fishing--boat-fire-4-missing.html
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/09/21/57342
http://www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/98961

Quote: "Mohammad Jahangir another boatman who stayed beside the boat told BSS that the trawler with eight people on board caught fire following an explosion in its engine around 10.40am."

2014-09-20 - Train locomotive bursts into flame near Paragould (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/26583665/greene-co-authorities-working-train-fire

Quote: "According to police, the Union Pacific train was heading north when it caught fire shortly after 9:00 Saturday morning."

2014-09-20 - Tractor trailer hauling modular home bursts into flame on US 12 near Bath Corner (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/fire-briefly-diverts-traffic-east-of-bath/article_ce830609-f0a0-5790-ba63-53d0e42f57d6.html
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/modular-home-fire-diverts-traffic-east-of-bath/article_ce830609-f0a0-5790-ba63-53d0e42f57d6.html

2014-09-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just before 7 AM on Highway 401 near Marysville (Canada):
http://www.quintenews.com/2014/09/tractor-trailer-fire-blocking-highway-401-east/71957/

2014-09-20 - Box truck bursts into flame on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/cheektowaga/2014/09/20/truck-fire-along-i-90-west-just-before-i-290/15975441/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/traffic/vehicle-fire-slows-traffic-on-westbound-thruway-by-the-water-tower-20140920
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/20/Vehicle_fire_slows_traffic_on_westbound_Thruway_by_the_water/

2014-09-20 - Van bursts into flame shortly before 6 AM on Bellingham Road in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Crew-called-Scunthorpe-van/story-22955829-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750mokvrl/Crew-called-to-Scunthorpe-van-fire.htm
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/crew-called-to-scunthorpe-van-fire
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/crew-called-to-scunthorpe-van-fire-2632761.html

2014-09-20 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 17 near Owego (New York), near the Susquehanna River:
http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/public-safety/2014/09/20/car-fire-route-traffic/15956453/

2014-09-20 - SUV bursts into flame near intersection in Mt. Juliet (Tennessee):
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/2014/09/20/one-hurt-vehicle-fire-mt-juliet/15995613/

2014-09-20 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 401 near Guelph (Canada):
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/car-fire-on-401-slows-traffic-1.2016627

2014-09-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Waxahatchie (Texas):
http://www.waxahachietx.com/news/waxahachie/electrical-fire-consumes-ford-f--pickup-truck/article_b92066d8-8d2d-57ab-9f39-a1ce861d18f8.html

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Moon River subdivision of St. George (Utah):
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/09/20/mgk-news-short-fire-puts-brakes-selling-car/
http://www.cedarcityutah.com/news/archive/2014/09/20/mgk-news-short-fire-puts-brakes-selling-car/

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage in coastal Ventura (California), fire spreads:
http://citizensjournal.us/ventura-possible-electrical-malfunction-starts-car-fire/
http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2014/09/ventura-possible-electrical-malfunction-starts-car-fire-3032570.html

Note: Well, at least her home didn't burn down...this time. All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, so it's a risk parking a vehicle near anything you don't want to see on fire...

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Rapid City (South Dakota):
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-car-fire/article_26f288fe-90d8-57de-b82c-9b824eafa4da.html

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame on the New Jersey Avenue Bridge over the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan (Wisconsin):
http://www.firescenes.net/2014/09/20/car-fire-in-sheboygan-wisconsin-september-19-2014/

Note: Sheboygan is located on the shore of Lake Michigan where the Sheboygan River meets it...

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame on expressway in Noida (India):
http://tennews.in/greater-noida-expressway-car-catches-fire-sector-79-noida-car-fire-incidents-rise/

Quote: "CAR CATCHES FIRE , IN SECTOR 79 NOIDA, CAR FIRE INCIDENTS ON RISE"

Note: Hey, looks like not everybody is sleeping through all the vehicles burning up!

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked near homes in Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-09-20/sheffield-homes-evacuated-after-car-fire/

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame at 11:11 PM while parked on High Street in Runcorn (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-runcorn_20-09-2014_8-40-29

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Halton Close in Lincoln (Britain), trash cans burn in the wee hours too:
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/09/firefighters-tackle-car-bins-fire-overnight-birchwood/

Quote: "More than 10 vehicles have been set on fire in Lincoln so far this year, with several around the Birchwood area. While Lincolnshire Police has been investigating many of these cases, the force has not reported any arrests in relation to the arson incidents."

Note: They haven't caught anyone? Shocking! No, not really. They haven't eliminated accidental causes for any of those fires, like hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rust or electrified copper, so maybe they haven't caught anyone because there isn't anyone to catch...

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame in supermarket carpark in Winchester (Britain):
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/11486456.Firefighters_called_to_car_fire_in_Winchester_supermarket_car_park/

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame at layby near the A11, near Newmarket (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/newmarket_car_fire_where_eastbound_a11_meets_a14_1_3777933

2014-09-20 - Car bursts into flame on road at Dunball near Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30393&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://somerset-news.co.uk/2014/09/20/car-fire-214/

2014-09-20 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked at home in Seaford Meadows (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/retired-couple-living-in-seaford-meadows-wake-to-find-their-caravan-deliberately-set-on-fire/story-fni6uo1m-1227064989206

Quote: "Crime Scene examiners believe an accelerant was used to start the fire."

Note: Anyone see anybody? Nope. Any surveillance footage, motive, anything at all? Nope. This is the same exact mistake cops made when three patrol cars went up in flames in the wee hours while parked at a police station in Norwich (Vermont), mentioned in the 2012-11-22 update. Initially they said that was arson too and that accelerants were involved, then they changed their story and said it was accidental, probably after reviewing surveillance footage which showed the cars simply bursting into flame. They were correct about accelerants being involved though: both methane and hydrogen sulfide are highly flammable, which means they are accelerants. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the air above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and people and animals sickening and/or dropping dead more common during those hours. This area is right near the coast. I would have thought fire investigators would have smartened up by now but obviously not...

2014-09-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-380 near Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140921/NEWS/140929980/-1/rss01

2014-09-20 - RV trailer bursts into flame near Irymple (Australia):
http://www.milduraindependent.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=555:caravan-destroyed-in-saturday-night-blaze-near-irymple&catid=31:news&Itemid=595

2014-09-20 - Classic car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Caribou (Maine):
http://wabi.tv/2014/09/20/caribou-garage-fire-claims-rare-classic-car/
http://www.wlbz2.com/story/news/local/2014/09/20/caribou-fire-garage-classic-cars/15995371/

2014-09-20 - Classic cars and storage facility destroyed by fire in Morton (Illinois):
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140920/NEWS/140929977/1994/NEWS
http://www.pekintimes.com/article/20140921/NEWS/140929905

Quote: "A storage facility rented by a Morton man and containing classic cars was destroyed by a fire Saturday in Morton."

2014-09-20 - Two vehicles and two porta-potties go up in flames at 4 AM in parking lot in Madison (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/portable-toilets-vehicle-damaged-in-overnight-fire/28169298

2014-09-20 - Car and garage destroyed by fire near Helena (Montana):
http://helenair.com/news/local/fire-destroys-garage-vehicle/article_a4266838-88ff-5a74-9cb0-8d4ec083c9d8.html

2014-09-20 - 30 motorcycles and motorcycle shop destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1174890
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-damages-motorcycle-shop-causes-12348588-news/

Quote: "Its assistant director (operations), Mohd Sani Harul, said the fire, which occurred at the shop in Taman Samudera at about 2 am, also destroyed 30 motorcycles of various types."

2014-09-20 - Barn goes up in flames in Preble County (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/5-departments-called-barn-fire-preble-county/nhRPf/
http://snewsi.com/id/1437474759/5-departments-called-to-barn-fire-in-Preble-County
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/21/5_departments_called_to_barn_fire_in_Preble_County/

2014-09-20 - Barn and straw go up in flames in the wee hours on Cretingham Road in Otley (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/otley_fire_crews_tackle_major_barn_blaze_1_3777816
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/otley_fire_crews_tackle_major_barn_blaze_1_3777816

2014-09-20 - Transformer explodes near Brookside Elementary School in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut), blackout ensues:
http://www.thehour.com/news/transformer-explosion-leads-to-hundreds-without-power/article_cf8e0536-411c-11e4-92b6-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-09-20 - Transformer bursts into flame at high-rise in coastal Aiea (Hawaii), homes may be out of power for a week:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26586770/hundreds-of-aiea-residents-could-be-without-power-for-a-week
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140920_Transformer_fire_leaves_Aiea_highrise_condo_in_the_dark.html?id=275919741
http://www.lockerpulse.com/News/Transformer-fire-leaves-Aiea-high-rise-condo-in-the-dark-S11436147/
http://www.kitv.com/news/aiea-residents-still-without-power/28181878

2014-09-20 - Church destroyed by huge fire at 4:40 AM in Edmundston (Canada), near the coast, nobody there:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fire-destroys-st-john-the-baptist-church-in-edmundston-1.2772801

Quote: "Poitras said this is the second fire in the same area in the past two weeks. A smaller, older church on a neighbouring property also burned..."

2014-09-20 - Strip mall roof bursts into flame in Ocala (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-erupts-at-marion-strip-mall/28166382
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140920/articles/140929992

2014-09-20 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Stoughton (Massachusetts):
http://stoughton.wickedlocal.com/article/20140920/News/140929615

2014-09-20 - Porch bursts into flame at 5:15 AM, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Northampton (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/09/northampton_fire_destroys_home.html

2014-09-20 - Home damaged by fire on River Road in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/fire-crews-battle-river-road-fire/28171978

2014-09-20 - Home damaged by fire before 7 AM in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/earlymorning-fire-sparks-at-south-louisville-home/28166282

2014-09-20 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Haiku on the island of Maui (Hawaii):
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/589996.html

2014-09-20 - Three homes under construction destroyed by fire after 11 PM in Wishaw (Scotland):
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ContentwatchIn/ContentwatchIn_News/probe-after-blaze-destroyed-three-4275546
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/probe-after-blaze-destroyed-three-houses-in-wishaw-development

2014-09-20 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/20/residents-displaced-by-east-boston-apartment-fire/

2014-09-20 - Deadly blaze burns through former church in Foyil (Oklahoma), 1 killed:
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/fox23-crews-heading-structure-fire-foyil/nhRPb/
http://www.newson6.com/story/26587188/one-dead-after-fire-at-foyil-old-baptist-church

Quote: "'This was one of the worst fires I have fought in 30 years on the job,' Foyil Fire Chief Randy Atchley said."

2014-09-20 - Vacant home damaged by fire in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/09/portland_firefighters_battle_b_3.html

2014-09-20 - Vacant bowling hall destroyed by massive blaze at 1:49 AM in coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10518215/Fire-destroys-Christchurch-bowls-hall
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/national/10518215/Massive-fire-destroys-Christchurch-building

2014-09-20 - Man burns to death in burning RV trailer in Yancey County (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/09/20/north-carolina-man-dies-after-camper-catches-fire/

Quote: "A North Carolina man has died after authorities said the model airplane he was working on caught fire and his camper went up in flames."

Note: The paint and glue on model airplanes creates flammable vapors in the air, so this sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match again. Not all that different from the boats exploding during refueling or cars bursting into flame and occasionally burning people to death at gas stations...

2014-09-19 - Wildfire erupts near Henry Hagg Lake (Oregon), 50 homes evacuated, emergency declared:
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/09/20/wildfire-conflagration-hagg-lake-scoggins-creek-forest-grove/15965687/
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Crews-battling-fast-moving-fire-near-Hagg-Lake-275841181.html
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2014/09/19/brush-fire-rapidly-spreading-near-hagg-lake/15915251/
http://koin.com/2014/09/19/henry-hagg-lake-gaston-wildfire-09192014/
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/09/as_hagg_lake_brush_fire_grows.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Evacuation-orders-issued-as-crews-battle-400-acre-fire-near-Henry-Hagg-Lake-275887301.html

Quote: "Fire officials have ordered evacuations for residents on Stepien Road as a fast-moving brush fire burned near Henry Hagg Lake Friday evening. The evacuation order affects about 50 homes in the Gaston Fire District, according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue spokesman Dave Nemeyer."

Quote: "The fast-moving blaze is casting embers ahead of the flame front and starting new spot fires, and firefighters are seeing fire whirls - evidence of extreme fire behavior..."

Note: A boat burst into flame and burned a dock in late August at Henry Hagg Lake, mentioned in the 2014-08-24 update. A day later, a family of four was found dead in Henry Hagg Lake too, mentioned in the 2014-08-25 update. Hydrogen sulfide is highly flammable, it is deadly, and it is water-soluble...

2014-09-19 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Raritan Township (New Jersey):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/express-times/index.ssf/2014/09/explosion_fire_at_hunterdon_co.html
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/09/19/raritan-home-damaged-in-natural-gas-explosion/
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/09/photos_gas_explosion_damages_r.html
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/hunterdon-county/2014/09/19/gas-explosion-blows-windows-raritan-township-home/15882903/
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/apparent-explosion-damages-raritan-twp-home-1.9355102

2014-09-19 - Residential building explodes at 6:50 AM in Chinchwad (India), 5 injured:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/one-critical-among-5-hurt-in-chinchwad-cylinder-explosion/
http://www.themangaloretimes.com/news/six-individuals-injured-in-domestic-lpg-explosion-at-varthur

2014-09-19 - Three shrimp boats destroyed by fire at 2 AM while docked in coastal Cameron (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/26577139/shrimp-boats-go-up-in-flames
http://www.kplctv.com/story/26575231/early-morning-fire-in-cameron-destroys-three-shrimp-boats
http://www.kptv.com/story/26575231/an-early-morning-fire-in-cameron-destroys-3-shrimping-boats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGYifNyAcc

2014-09-19 - Boat bursts into flame shortly after refueling on Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/refueling-disaster/image_27090534-3e7c-11e4-96ba-0316b4c4bde3.html

2014-09-19 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Penn Hill Avenue in coastal Poole (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11485638.Bus_catches_fire_on_Penn_Hill_Avenue/
http://pooleobserver.co.uk/blog/2014/09/19/bus-catches-fire-on-penn-hill-avenue/
http://dorsetlocalnews.co.uk/2014/09/19/bus-catches-fire-on-penn-hill-avenue/
http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Bus-blocking-road-Poole/story-22952429-detail/story.html

2014-09-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 611 in Upper Mount Bethel Township (Pennsylvania):
http://photos.lehighvalleylive.com/express-times/2014/09/upper_mount_bethel_township_tr.html
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/slate-belt/index.ssf/2014/09/tractor_trailer_hauling_hay_bu.html

2014-09-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A436 between Seven Springs and Kilkenny Pub outside Cheltenham (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/A436-Seven-Springs-Kilkenny-remains-closed-hay/story-22955965-detail/story.html
http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Lorry-closes-A436-Severn-Springs-Kilkenny-Pub/story-22952209-detail/story.html
http://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/a436-closed-due-to-lorry-fire-between-severn-springs-and-kilkenny/
http://www.facebook.com/gloucestershire.echo.7/posts/276904682506147

2014-09-19 - Tractor, two ATVs, two riding mowers and barn/shop destroyed by fire near Scio (Oregon):
http://democratherald.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/scio-area-fire-destroys-barn-shop-structure/article_f104902c-404a-11e4-82e6-5be97f019921.html

2014-09-19 - Tractor and barn destroyed by fire in Arlington (South Dakota):
http://www.brookingsregister.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=22142&page=76

2014-09-19 - Tractor bursts into flame on T Avenue near Paton (Iowa):
http://raccoonvalleyradio.com/2014/09/vehicle-fire-near-paton-causes-severe-damage/

2014-09-19 - Four trucks go up in flames while parked at business on Thealby Lane in Burton-upon-Stather (Britain):
http://lincolnshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/09/19/firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-involving-four-lorries-and-large/
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-incident-lorries/story-22950504-detail/story.html

2014-09-19 - RV bursts into flame at home in Perry Township (Ohio):
http://www.limaohio.com/news/news/50345826/Motorhome-catches-fire-in-Perry-Township
http://bigrigcountry.com/motorhome-catches-fire-in-perry-township/

2014-09-19 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to mobile home, in Norwich (Connecticut), near the coast, nobody home:
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20140919/NEWS/140919410
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20140919/NEWS/140919424

Quote: "Neighbor Thomas Fortette said there have only been four fires - including today's - in the 20 years he's lived in the mobile home park."

Note: Another fire erupted in this same trailer park at 3:22 AM which destroyed a different mobile home. That fire was blamed on 'electrical malfunction' with a night light. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, thus all the 'electrical fires' igniting parked vehicles and the various underground electrical explosions and fires hitting cities around the world. This sequence of two fires sounds a whole lot an incident where an SUV burst into flame while parked at one home and a dimmer switch burst into flame at the same time at the house next door, at 3:30 AM, in Stuttgart (Arkansas), mentioned in the 2013-02-05 update. Was that just a one-in-a-trillion coincidence, that a parked SUV burst into flame at the same time a dimmer switch burst into flame at the house next door? No way was that a coincidence, and the two fires at this trailer park were not a coincidence either...

2014-09-19 - SUV bursts into flame on I-84 in the Town of Fishkill (New York), head-on bridge crash mentioned too:
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/09/20/bridge-crash-police-man/15990761/
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/09/19/firefighters-extinguish-jeep-fire/15919265/

2014-09-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire damages home too, in Ranlo (North Carolina):
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-burns-part-of-ranlo-home-1.375684

Quote: "A pickup truck had gone up in a blaze. The fire melted part of the house it was parked beside."

2014-09-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-40 in Forsyth County (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/09/19/3-forsyth-county-inmates-help-extinguish-truck-fire-while-picking-up-trash-on-i-40/
http://www.veooz.com/news/fHVRnCW.html
http://www.news-record.com/news/forsyth-county-inmates-help-extinguish-truck-fire-while-picking-up/article_33c56d20-400d-11e4-892d-0017a43b2370.html

2014-09-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-55 in Cape Girardeau County (Missouri):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/23266306/truck-fire-on-interstate-55

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in underground parking garage in Scottsdale (Arizona):
http://www.scottsdalearizonanews.com/2014/09/underground-vehicle-fire-2nd-st-brown.html

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked at condo complex in Mesquite (Nevada):
http://mesquitelocalnews.com/2014/09/fire-department-stops-another-vehicle-fire/

Note: ANOTHER vehicle fire? Tell me more about the others...

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame on road outside Kennewick (Washington):
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/09/19/3160816_car-catches-fire-on-jump-off-joe.html
http://www.wopular.com/car-catches-fire-jump-joe-outside-kennewick

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame on Iron Peak Road near Garberville (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2014/sep/19/00022/

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Texas A&M parking garage in College Station (Texas):
http://www.facebook.com/kbtxmedia/posts/10152651009952226

Quote: "Fire was in SSG on 3rd floor. Car fire, only 1 car damaged. Neighboring cars in good shape. Fire started under the hood of the car."

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to three homes, in Toronto (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/4870918-car-fire-near-jane-and-dundas-spread-to-three-homes/
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/09/19/2-homes-destroyed-in-fire-near-jane-dundas/
http://globalnews.ca/news/1573106/crews-battle-large-fire-in-west-end-of-toronto/

Quote: "A car fire spread to three semi-detached homes on Sun Valley Drive near Jane and Dundas streets Friday, Sept. 19. Fire crews were called to a car on fire in a garage at 9 Sun Valley at 12:44 p.m. Toronto Fire Services Capt. Adrian Ratushniak said the fire spread to the home and then further extended to two other homes, numbers 7 and 11."

Note: People still park vehicles in attached garages?! Crrrrrazy...

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Attleborough (Britain), fire spreads to hedge:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/fire_crew_tackle_car_and_hedge_on_fire_in_attleborough_1_3777586

2014-09-19 - Car bursts into flame on the A414 between Hertford and Hatfield (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Car-A414-Hertford-Hatfield/story-22952428-detail/story.html
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/car_fire_closes_a414_between_hatfield_and_hertford_1_3777324

2014-09-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked at the Rich Hill Food Fair in Rich Hill (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/09/vehicle-fire-at-rich-hill-food-fair.html

2014-09-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Jarvis Klapman bridge in West Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/25227700/vehicle-fire-on-jarvis-klapman-blvd-stops-traffic

2014-09-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame at Bridgwater Services (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30385&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-19 - ATV, lawnmowers and barn destroyed by fire in Litchfield Township (Pennsylvania), some chickens killed:
http://thedailyreview.com/news/fire-destroys-barn-in-litchfield-township-chickens-perish-equipment-destroyed-1.1756543
http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/09/20/fire-destroys-barn-in-litchfield-township-chickens-perish-equipment-destroyed-a-557960.html

2014-09-19 - Auto business and two other businesses damaged by fire in Merced (California):
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/09/20/3859512_fire-damages-businesses-in-merced.html

Quote: "The flames damaged a pest control business, auto shop and paint shop in the business park. Fire officials said the fire was producing heavy smoke and flames when they arrived on scene. They contained the fire by about 10:25 p.m. Officials said the fire remains under investigation, and the damage was most severe for the auto and paint shops."

2014-09-19 - Barn and hay destroyed by huge blaze near Dallas (Oregon):
http://www.kptv.com/story/26576731/fire-destroys-barn-full-of-hay-near-dallas
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/09/19/dallas-hay-barn-fire-continues-to-burn/15890673/

2014-09-19 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Sheridan (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/flames-engulf-barn-in-town-of-sheridan-20140919

2014-09-19 - Northern California hit by record amount of retardant:
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140920/northern-california-fire-hit-with-record-amount-of-retardant
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/king-fire-hit-record-amount-retardant/nhRDS/
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/20/5810161_calif-fire-hit-with-record-amount.html

Note: They went full retard on that fire!

2014-09-19 - Garage destroyed by fire at apartment complex in Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/09/fire_destroys_garage_at_grand.html

2014-09-19 - Deck bursts into flame at 4 AM, fire spreads to home, in Casper (Wyoming):
http://trib.com/news/local/casper/four-displaced-after-fire-starts-on-back-deck-of-casper/article_e6f7be0d-8a87-5f91-b413-c24f05b39333.html

2014-09-19 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Roseburg (Oregon):
http://www.kpic.com/news/local/Deck--porch-burn-in-Roseburg-fire-275842231.html
http://www.541radio.com/pages/19946704.php?

2014-09-19 - Porch bursts into flame at multi-family home in Worcester (Massachusetts):
http://www.telegram.com/article/20140919/NEWS/309199555/0/newsrewind
http://lexingtontimes.com/2014/09/19/worcester-porch-fire-chases-sigel-street-residents-from-home/
http://www.telegram.com/article/20140920/NEWS/309209864/1101/rss01
http://www.veooz.com/news/MHVU6nx.html

2014-09-19 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Chandler (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2014/09/19/chandler-house-fire-injures-abrk/15905047/

2014-09-19 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to boarding house, in Lake Orion (Michigan):
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20140919/woman-considered-a-hero-after-rushing-into-burning-lake-orion-boarding-house
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20140918/sheriffs-reports-oil-change-employee-injured-when-van-accelerates-in-bay-no-injuries-in-lake-orion-fire

2014-09-19 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to four homes, all four destroyed, in Shamokin (Pennsylvania):
http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/09/19/fire-guts-four-shamokin-homes-a-557480.html
http://newsitem.com/news/shamokin-fire-ruled-accident-1.1756519

2014-09-19 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Great Pond Place in coastal Eastham (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140919/NEWS/409190312/-1/rss01

2014-09-19 - Home destroyed by fire and explosion near Lake Drive in East Hampton (Connecticut), near Pocotopaug Lake:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Reports-of-Propane-Explosion-and-Structure-Fire-in-East-Hampton-275738481.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/CT/2014/September/19/Fire.propane.tank.explosion.burns.cabin.in.East.Hampton.aspx

2014-09-19 - Two adjacent homes destroyed by fire at 2:14 AM in Oakland area in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/09/19/Three-alarm-fire-in-Oakland-destroys-two-houses/stories/201409190158
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/7-college-students-displaced-after-fire-destroys-2/nhQXb/
http://www.wtae.com/news/fire-strikes-south-oakland/28147936
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/7-college-students-displaced-after-fire-destroys-2/nhQXb/

2014-09-19 - High-rise residential building damaged by fire in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-high-rise-fire-20140918,0,1980765.story

2014-09-19 - Deadly blaze burns through home in North Union Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.wtae.com/news/man-confirmed-dead-in-north-union-township-house-fire/28152450

2104-09-19 - Deadly fire damages home in North Attleborough (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/09/1_dead_in_north_attleboro_house_fire
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/19/one-killed-in-early-morning-north-attleboro-fire/
http://www.whdh.com/story/26574464/one-dead-after-overnight-fire-in-n-attleboro

2014-09-19 - Vacant home burns at 1 AM in Memphis (Tennessee), sixth vacant home to burn in this area:
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26574853/mfd-at-least-4-homes-burned-by-serial-arsonist

Note: Suspect arson, blah blah, yet no evidence there even IS an arsonist which means there very well may not be one. Did any of those homes have any rusty iron/steel in or near them, like nails, brackets, hinges, pipes, etc? I bet they ALL did...

2014-09-19 - Vacant auto sales office damaged by outside fire in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/fire-doused-outside-vacant-car-sales-office-in-s-richmond/article_54538c33-a375-5c83-b105-d63dc30b7e93.html

2014-09-19 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire on Mynster Springs Road north of Big Lake Park, near Council Bluffs (Iowa):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-Mobile-Home-Destroyed-By-Fire-275786231.html
http://www.nonpareilonline.com/news/local/fire-at-vacant-council-bluffs-home-extinguished/article_adac54a2-401f-11e4-8656-bbd2f8321932.html

2014-09-19 - Vacant community center heavily damaged by fire at 3:20 AM in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Three-alarm-fire-at-former-southside-community-center-275715731.html
http://www.wqow.com/story/26574885/fire-burns-at-vacant-community-center
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/3-alarm-fire-overnight-at-vacant-lao-community-center-b99354907z1-275720511.html
http://www.channel3000.com/news/fire-burns-at-vacant-community-center/28148330

2014-09-19 - Vacant warehouse destroyed by huge inferno at 2:30 AM, fire spreads to paper company, two schools closed, in New Kensington, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 3 injured:
http://7online.com/news/3-hurt-in-massive-warehouse-fire-in-kensington/315477/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/09/19/fire-rips-through-2-buildings-in-new-kensington/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Smoke-from-Massive-Warehouse-Fire-Closes-Philly-School-275728851.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Warehouse-Fire-Detours-SEPTA-Buses-Kensington-Route-39-57-275713791.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-Hurt-in-4-Alarm-Blaze-in-Kensington-Fire-Philly-Building-Collapse-275707731.html
http://www.wtae.com/news/fire-rekindles-in-new-kensington/28147974

2014-09-18 - Passenger plane takes off, engine explodes, smoke fills cabin, plane lands in coastal Long Beach (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140918-45330-USA
http://www.sundayworld.com/entertainment/showbiz/jackson-rathbone-feared-death-after-plane-explosion
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-jackson-rathbone-jetblue-emergency-landing-twilight-20140918-story.html
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Tears-And-Prayers-As-Smoke-Filled-Plane-Rattles-To-Emergency-Landing--275823601.html
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/26573034/jetblue-passengers-endure-frightening-emergency-landing
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/18/us/jetblue-emergency-landing/index.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2014/09/18/jetblue-engine-problems/15848815/
http://abc7.com/news/jetblue-flight-lands-safely-after-engine-emergency/314430/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9juhouQF0
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2761330/Twilight-actor-s-terror-JetBlue-plane-s-emergency-landing-following-engine-explosion.html

Quote: "Actor Jackson Rathbone tweeted that he was on the flight with his wife and child and wrote, 'Our right engine exploded and our cabin filled with smoke.' The smoke was so thick it was difficult to see the person next to them, two passengers told KCAL."

Quote: "Cellphone video shows the terrifying moments just 10 minutes into the flight. White smoke filled the cabin as passengers tried to stay calm while putting on oxygen masks. 'It was pretty nerve-wracking, man, you couldn't see really in front of you, the entire plane filled with smoke all the way, lot of loud banging,' said passenger Shaun Mahoney."

Note: A passenger plane engine just burst into flame two days prior, shortly after takeoff, and made an emergency landing in coastal Barcelona (Spain), mentioned in the 2014-09-16 update. Increasing numbers of planes are coming down smoking or on fire now, as expected with the atmosphere being increasingly contaminated by flammable gases. If you've got some flying to do, you might wanna get 'er done sooner rather than later because the problem is just going to continue to get worse as time goes on...

2014-09-18 - Apartment building explodes in coastal Xiamen (China), at least 5 killed, 10 injured:
http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/photos-explosion-at-xiamen-high-rise-leaves-four-dead/
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1596034/five-killed-gas-explosion-rips-through-xiamen-apartment-building

2014-09-18 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 6:44 AM in Orpington (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_18091460.asp
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11481019.Waste4Fuel_on_fire_for_second_time_in_two_days/
http://www.mrw.co.uk/waste4fuel-on-fire-again-as-director-resigns/8669858.article?blocktitle=Latest-news---recycling-and-waste-management&contentID=2182

Quote: "Waste4Fuel’s mountain of rotting waste in St Paul’s Cray caught fire for the second time in two days this morning (September 18)."

2014-09-18 - Grain elevator damaged by explosion and fire in Celina (Ohio), 2 injured:
http://wdtn.com/2014/09/18/explosion-at-celina-farm-co-op/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/breaking-celina-explosion-felt-blocks-away/nhPzx/
http://www.limaohio.com/news/news/50338146/Celina-firefighters-on-scene-of-grain-elevator-explosion

2014-09-18 - Ship 'Cilacap Permina Samudra 104' bursts into flame shortly before midnight in the Java Sea, 1 presumed dead:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Osb.cilacapps.104-7378585.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2014/4842/fso-cilacap-permina-samudra-104-fire-one-crew-miss/

Quote: "The 'Cilacap Permina Samudra 104' suffered extensive damage in a fire in the engine room on Sep 15, 2014, around 11.30 p.m.. The fire broke out on in the Java Sea, about a mile south of Kotabaru, South Kalimantan. 56 crew members have been evacuated, but the chief engineer was trapped in the engine compartment and was still missing and presumably dead."

2014-09-18 - Boat bursts into flame on Portland Road in coastal Weymouth (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11482290.Fire_crews_called_to_boat_fire_in_Weymouth/

2014-09-18 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Nagina (India), 6 students injured:
http://www.livebharat.com/6-students-sustain-burns-as-school-bus-catches-fire/
http://www.samachar.com/6-Students-Sustain-Burns-as-School-Bus-Catches-Fire-ojtiKKhibjg.html
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bijnor-6-students-sustain-burns-as-school-bus-catches-fire/15617155
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/6-Students-Sustain-Burns-as-School-Bus-Catches-Fire/2014/09/19/article2438946.ece
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/6-students-sustain-burns-as-school-bus-catches-fire-114091900039_1.html

Quote: "Six students today sustained burn injuries after their school bus caught fire in the Nagina area here, police said."

Note: This is the 15th school bus to burn in September and the 102nd since May 1. A school bus just burst into flame the day prior in Oxford (Alabama), mentioned in the 2014-09-17 update...

2014-09-18 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-64 near Milton (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Vehicle-Fire-Shuts-Down-I-64-Westbound-Near-Milton-275662151.html
http://www.navbug.com/article106880795/vehicle_fire_shuts_down_i_64_westbound_near_milton.htm
http://www.facebook.com/V100fm/posts/10152344543581198

Quote: "A picture from the scene shows a car carrier on fire. The car carrier has multiple vehicles on its trailer."

2014-09-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in London (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/275595171.html
http://www.lex18.com/news/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-interstate-75/
http://www.thetimestribune.com/news/article_b8eb7c36-3fa6-11e4-ae39-234a70bdfbab.html

2014-09-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-59 in Hattiesburg (Mississippi):
http://www.kcbd.com/story/26569975/hwy-59-traffic-blocked-by-burning-semi-trailer
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26569975/hwy-59-traffic-blocked-by-burning-semi-trailer
http://www.14news.com/story/26569975/hwy-59-traffic-blocked-by-burning-semi-trailer

2014-09-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Florida Turnpike in coastal Hollywood (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/story/26571122/tractor-trailer-engulfed-in-flames-on-turnpike

2014-09-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Pacific Highway near coastal Tyagarah (Australia):
http://www.echo.net.au/2014/09/pacific-highway-reopens-truck-fire/

2014-09-18 - Tractor (combine) and barn destroyed by fire in Fredericksburg (Virginia):
http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2014/09/18/barn-catches-fire-in-fredericksburg/
http://www.freelancestar.com/2014-09-19/articles/45506/local-briefs-fire-marshal-probing-blaze-at-barn-in-city/

2014-09-18 - Tractor (backhoe) bursts into flame at landfill in Anuradhapura on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/09/backhoe-belonging-anuradhapura-mc-catches-fire/54137

2014-09-18 - Van bursts into flame at 1:53 AM while parked in Bittaford, Ivybridge (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30375&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-18 - SUV bursts into flame on North Avenue in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/2014/09/car-fire-in-west-chicago/

2014-09-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 151 In Greenfield (Virginia):
http://www.blueridgelife.com/2014/09/18/nelson-firemen-battle-truck-fire-on-route-151-in-greenfield/

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Regency Square Mall in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.wric.com/story/26572889/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-in-regency-square-parking-lot

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame at 2:40 AM while parked on Polk Avenue in coastal San Diego (California), other fires too:
http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/09/18/string-of-fires-in-city-heights-under-investigation/

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame, brakes fail, car plows into motorcycle shop, in Marble Falls (Texas):
http://www.dailytrib.com/2014/09/18/burning-car-smashes-marble-falls-motorcycle-shop/

Quote: "The driver, a Granite Shoals resident, tried to pull off the highway as he was driving north on U.S. 281 after flames and smoke started coming from underneath the vehicle. 'As he tried to pull in, the car was off, the brakes weren’t working, so he crashed into the building,' said Marble Falls Patrol Officer Jimmy Cole."

Note: Buildings and trees and poles, the brakes of last resort...

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/caught-on-camera-car-catches-fire-on-palm-beach-lakes-blvd-australian-avenue

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in Florence County (South Carolina):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26569256/car-fire-on-interstate-95-in-florence-county-stalls-traffic
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/26569256/car-fire-on-interstate-95-in-florence-county-stalls-traffic
http://www.wistv.com/story/26569256/car-fire-on-interstate-95-in-florence-county-stalls-traffic
http://www.kait8.com/story/26569256/car-fire-on-interstate-95-in-florence-county-stalls-traffic

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame on I-74 near Fairland (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/09/18/vehicle-fire-shuts-part-of-i-74-in-shelby-co/
http://www.wsvx.com/Car-fire-impacts-interstate-traffic/19935536

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame in parking garage at university in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://fiusm.com/2014/09/18/vehicle-fire-reported-in-pg5/

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at City Place in Kingston (Canada):
http://www.ckwstv.com/2014/09/18/car-fire-on-john-counter-boulevard/

Quote: "FIRE CREWS MADE SHORT WORK OF A CAR FIRE NEAR THE CORNER OF SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD AND JOHN COUNTER BOULEVARD THIS MORNING. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT CITY PLACE."

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame at 2:18 AM while parked in Toowoomba (Australia):
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/police-believe-centenary-heights-car-fire-delibera/2391938/

Note: I'm sure they do believe it was deliberate. If I was totally oblivious of all the parked vehicles spontaneously igniting regularly around the planet, I'd probably think the same thing. In any case, oblivious fire investigators aside, I don't see any evidence of people being involved in starting this fire, so there's no reason to think this was arson...

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked at home in Croydon (Australia):
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/arson-suspected-as-fire-destroys-car-at-croydon/story-fnii5yv8-1227062498596

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame on King Street in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/348369/king-street-open-car-fire/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/aberdeen-road-blocked-after-car-catches-fire-near-petrol-station-1.582045

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame on the A406 in Ilford (Britain):
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/car_fire_on_a406_ilford_1_3774848

2014-09-18 - Car bursts into flame at 3:44 AM in carpark on Watergate Street in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester-car-park

2014-09-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-83 in York County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/09/vehicle_fire_on_i-83_cleared.html
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/09/vehicle_fire_slows_traffic_on_1.html

2014-09-18 - Tractors and barn destroyed by fire in West Feliciana Parish (Louisiana), 1 injured:
http://theadvocate.com/news/10308321-123/west-feliciana-farmer-severely-injured
http://www.wbrz.com/news/w-feliciana-fire-burns-down-barn-injures-owner/
http://www.wafb.com/story/26569190/man-severely-burned-in-barn-fire-firefighter-injured

Quote: "After Robert Graham accidentally backed his tractor into a gas tank at 10 a.m., he tried to stem the leaking gasoline with a pipe wrench when the leaking gas caught fire for reasons not yet clear. The flames severely burned his upper body, said Fire Chief James Wood, of Fire Protection District No. 1 in West Feliciana Parish."

Note: Flammable vapors in the air, unknown ignition source, could be the Ghostly Match again. A couple of guys applying flooring chemicals almost died in a similar incident the other day in Waco (Texas) when the house they were working on exploded and burned, mentioned in the 2014-09-15 update...

2014-09-18 - Two barns, large amount of farm equipment and hay destroyed by fire in Vernon Township (Michigan), near Stephenson Lake:
http://www.clarecountyreview.com/news/barns-reduced-to-rubble/
http://www.clarecountyreview.com/news/double-barn-fire/
http://www.wnem.com/story/26567253/barn-fire-destroys-large-amount-of-farm-equipment
http://www.themorningsun.com/general-news/20140918/barn-destroyed-by-fire-firefighters-remain-on-scene
http://www.9and10news.com/story/26566978/barn-full-of-hay-burns-up-in-isabella-county-fire

Quote: "Two barns at the Thomas Ley Farms on the corner of Lincoln and Battle Roads just south of Stephenson Lake in Isabella County were totally destroyed in the blaze which continued to burn throughout the morning hours."

2014-09-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5:01 AM in Bradford Township (Minnesota):
http://www.presspubs.com/isanti/news/article_71c9e25e-3f77-11e4-8801-6b4ee85ea803.html

2014-09-18 - Barn damaged by fire in coastal Scalby, Scarborough (Britain):
http://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/1399639/large-barn-fire-in-scarborough/

2014-09-18 - Steel plant damaged by fire in Huger (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/26572943/city-fire-department-responds-to-reported-plant-fire-at-nucor-steel

2014-09-18 - Transformer bursts into flame on South 3rd Street in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.breakingnews.scottsdalearizonanews.com/2014/09/transformer-fire-4600-s-3rd-st-phoenix.html

2014-09-18 - Battery business damaged by fire at 1 AM in Gwinnett County (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/26563780/fire-damages-battery-store-on-buford-highway
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/suwanee/2014/09/18/interstate-battery-fire/15815859/

2014-09-18 - Leisure complex damaged by fire in coastal Skegness (Britain):
http://www.eastlindseytarget.co.uk/Southview-Leisure-Park-Skegness/story-22946792-detail/story.html
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/crews-tackle-blaze-Skegness-leisure-centre/story-22947175-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/update-eight-fire-crews-now-battling-southview-blaze-but-no-one-reported-injured
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/update-eight-fire-crews-now-battling-southview-blaze-but-no-one-reported-injured-2629402.html
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/update-eight-fire-crews-now-battling-southview-blaze-but-no-one-reported-injured-1-6307987

2014-09-18 - Shipping container bursts into flame on Tapstone Road in Chard (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30380&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-18 - Several garages go up in flames at Henson Park in Chard (Britain):
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/engines-Crewkerne-Axminster-Ilminster-sent-garage/story-22950707-detail/story.html
http://www.somersetlocalnews.co.uk/news/fire-engines-from-crewkerne-axminster-and-bilminsterb-sent-to-garage-fire-in-chard-with-suspected-bb

Note: Chard is gettin' charred...

2014-09-18 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Danville (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/09/18/six-fire-departments-battle-danville-garage-fire/

Note: Looks like these was at least one car parked inside it...

2014-09-18 - Home damaged by basement fire just before 5 AM in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Firefighters-Responding-To-Structure-Fire-275568601.html

2014-09-18 - Vacant garage apartment burns at 5:30 AM in Yakima (Washington):
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2507521-8/blaze-burns-vacant-garage-turned-apartment-in-yakima

2014-09-18 - Vacant home burns in Beltzhoover area in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/6814937-74/fire-vacant-block

2014-09-18 - Vacant home burns in Spartanburg (South Carolina):
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20140917/ARTICLES/140919630/-1/news04?Title=Vacant-house-catches-fire-in-Spartanburg

2014-09-18 - Vacant home burns at 2 AM in Mansfield (Ohio):
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/09/17/early-morning-vacant-home-fire-investigation/15803605/

2014-09-18 - Vacant home burns at 4:30 AM in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Omaha-Home-Ignites-275565671.html

2014-09-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5:25 AM in Red Bluff (California):
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_26552751/fire-guts-vacant-main-street-residence-damages-neighboring

2014-09-17 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Kansas City (Missouri), nobody there, woman injured in home next door:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article2155254.html
http://www.kctv5.com/story/26561915/house-explosion-reported-in-south-kansas-city
http://fox4kc.com/2014/09/17/house-explosion-reported-in-south-kansas-city/
http://www.kmbc.com/news/house-explosion-rocks-southeast-kc-neighborhood/28114930
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article2145760.html
http://www.komu.com/news/woman-injured-in-kansas-city-house-explosion-60793/
http://www.kmbc.com/news/man-describes-rescuing-neighbor-after-house-explosion/28144084

Quote: "The fire department says that witnesses have told them there was an odor of natural gas in the air, and Missouri Gas Energy was at the scene investigating Wednesday night."

Quote: "After each call, crews responded with equipment that can detect natural gas in the air, soil and sewers. 'Each time we got a zero reading for natural gas,' Jenny Gobble, a spokeswoman for Laclede Group Inc., said in a written statement. Laclede is MGE’s parent company."

Quote: "'Tests performed on the natural gas pipeline leading to the house showed no leaks,' she said. 'Early indications show that this explosion does not appear to be related to the malfunction of any MGE equipment.' Crews also checked a six-house radius Thursday for any sign of natural gas leaks and found none, Gobble said."

Quote: "'It blew out the windows next to the house next door. The lady got hurt as she was watching a movie,' he said. He said the woman couldn't remember anything, and she had glass in her arm and leg."

Note: Natural gas is odorless so they add mercaptan to it, which smells like 'rotten eggs'. So people in the area smelled a 'rotten egg' odor and assumed it was natural gas. The gas people checked stuff out, found no problems with any natural gas lines in the area and detected none in the air or soil either. That 'rotten egg' odor that wasn't natural gas had to be explosively flammable hydrogen sulfide, probably mixed with methane. Hydrogen sulfide is neurotoxic and can damage brains resulting in memory loss, confusion, disorientation, among other things. Kansas City is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...

2014-09-17 - Home completely destroyed by explosion and fire shortly before midnight in East Brunswick (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/crews-searching-site-of-house-fire-explosion-in-east-brunswick/
http://7online.com/news/1-person-dead-as-east-brunswick-explosion-levels-home/312094/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/east_brunswick_home_destroyed_in_explosion.html
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/witnesses_describe_explosion_that_leveled_east_brunswick_home.html
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/terry-punia-57-dead-after-home-explosion-fire-in-east-brunswick-1.9333297
http://patch.com/new-jersey/eastbrunswick/explosion-fire-reported-east-brunswick-home

Quote: "Investigators recovered the body of a man from the scene of an explosion and house fire in New Jersey."

2014-09-17 - Underground electrical explosion and fire at 4 AM rocks Molesey area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11478021.Electrical_manhole_cover_blown_off_by_explosion_in_West_Molesey/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11478021.Electrical_manhole_cover_blown_off_by_explosion_in_West_Molesey/
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/manhole-explosion-could-been-disastrous-7786909
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/11478021.Power_out_after_electrical_manhole_cover_blown_off_by_explosion_in_West_Molesey/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/localheadlines/11478021.Power_out_after_electrical_manhole_cover_blown_off_by_explosion_in_West_Molesey/

Quote: "A firefighter from Esher said: 'People had seen fires coming out of the ground.'"

Note: A car burst into flame while parked on a street in the Beckenham Hill area of London the day prior, mentioned in the 2014-09-16 update...

2014-09-17 - Underground carpark erupts in flame on Silver Street in Luton (Britain):
http://www.luton-dunstable.co.uk/service-called-underground-car-park-Silver-Street/story-22938248-detail/story.html

Quote: "Two fire crews were called to the incident at 1.23pm this afternoon (September 17) after receiving reports of a fire in an underground car park."

2014-09-17 - Gas line explodes and burns along street in Goshen (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/pipeline-explosion-reported-in-oldham-county/28110634
http://www.wdrb.com/story/26560154/emergency-crews-respond-to-possible-oldham-co-explosion
http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/Gas-Line-Explosion-Injures-2-Closes-Highway-275521891.html
http://www.wtvq.com/mostpopular/story/Gas-Line-Explosion-Injures-2-Closes-Highway/uNfpwAW3HkO5ttjbVUbM0A.cspx
http://www.wdrb.com/story/26567227/oldham-county-residents-nervous-after-gas-line-explosion

2014-09-17 - Scrap metal recycling facility erupts in flame in Wolverhampton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-29235954
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/09/17/evacuations-after-blaze-at-wolverhampton-metal-works/
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-at-scrap-and-waste-firm-12275191-news/

Quote: "More than 40 firefighters have tackled a blaze at a scrap metal firm in Wolverhampton. About 100 tonnes of scrap metal was on fire after the blaze broke out at Fletcher Metals on Hickman Avenue in the Eastfield area at about 12:20 BST."

2014-09-17 - Timber recycling facility erupts in flame near the Hume Highway in Somerton (Australia), near coastal Melbourne:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/fire-crews-at-the-scene-of-somerton-recycled-timber-fire-near-hume-highway/story-fnglenug-1227061634891

2014-09-17 - Fishing boat 'Fire Man' explodes and burns while docked in coastal Valdez (Alaska), 1 injured:
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/boat-explodes-in-valdez-boat-harbor/28117582
http://www.adn.com/article/20140918/valdez-small-boat-harbor-explosion-injures-one
http://www.adn.com/article/20140918/boat-explosion-valdez-harbor-leaves-man-burns
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/commercial-fish-boat-explodes-in-valdez-injured/article_e29eb3b8-3f4c-11e4-92fe-001a4bcf6878.html

Quote: "A powerful explosion destroyed a commercial  fishing boat in Valdez Wednesday night. According to the Coast Guard it happened around 8 p-m on the fishing boat 'Fire Man'. The only man on board walked off on his own and was taken the hospital to get checked out. Allie Henderickson, the public information officer for the City of Valdez, said 'it's still floating but everything above the hull of the boat is destroyed. The superstructure is lying on its side and there is debris all along the sidewalk and in the water'"

2014-09-17 - Cargo ship 'MV Lizzane' bursts into flame in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/deadline-miami/2014/09/cargo-ship-blaze-so-hot-it-melts-firefighters-boots.html
http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/ACCIDENTS/134736/M/V-Lizzane/
http://www.wsvn.com/story/26561744/freighter-catches-fire-on-miami-river
http://www.local10.com/news/cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-miami/28111618
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/firefighters-put-out-blaze-on-250-foot-cargo-ship/
http://www.local10.com/news/photos-cargo-ship-fire-in-miami/28115298

Quote: "City of Miami firefighters are trying to put out the flames spewing from a cargo ship. The fire was reported about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 2199 NW South River Drive. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the ship for several miles."

2014-09-17 - Boat bursts into flame in Boston Harbor in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/17/firefighters-respond-boat-fire-boston-harbor/Hm27BTv8bjlW9sazNW8DeJ/story.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/17/chelsea-firefighters-respond-boat-blaze-boston-harbor/FhIDc1eMozcarCQU5Dr4sL/story.html

2014-09-17 - Fishing boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Chebilang, Satun (Thailand):
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/761409-fishing-boat-on-fire-in-chebilang-satun/

2014-09-17 - School bus bursts into flame on street in Oxford (Alabama):
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26571367/officials-say-oxford-school-bus-passed-inspection-hours-before-fire
http://www.abc3340.com/story/26571874/training-helped-in-oxford-bus-fire-evacuation
http://www.annistonstar.com/news/article_4087fca4-3ec7-11e4-b905-376a500c4789.html
http://www.wistv.com/story/26560139/oxford-pd-students-safe-after-bus-catches-fire
http://www.walb.com/story/26560139/oxford-pd-students-safe-after-bus-catches-fire
http://www.wlox.com/story/26560139/oxford-pd-students-safe-after-bus-catches-fire
http://www.wsfa.com/story/26560139/oxford-pd-students-safe-after-bus-catches-fire
http://www.abc3340.com/story/26560275/oxford-city-school-bus-catches-fire-wednesday-afternoon-students-escape-unharmed
http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2014/09/no_students_injured_in_oxford.html

Note: This is the 14th school bus to burn in September and the 101st since May 1...

2014-09-17 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the Basin Bridge near Lafayette (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/news/bus-fire-reported-on-basin-bridge/

2014-09-17 - Transit bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Santa Cruz (California):
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/copsandcourts/ci_26553803/bus-driver-puts-out-fire-cabrillo-bound-metro

2014-09-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at gas station in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://cdllife.com/2014/top-trucking-news/truck-catches-fire-alabama-truck-stop/
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/09/18-wheeler_goes_up_in_flames_a.html
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26557540/truck-hauling-pumpkins-catches-on-fire-at-gas-station
http://www.kait8.com/story/26557540/truck-hauling-pumpkins-catches-on-fire-at-gas-station

2014-09-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 30 in Hellam Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_26548692/truck-fire-slowing-traffic-route-30-eastbound
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/york-pa/TLMO9BG6VO8FAVCI5

2014-09-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at I-94 exit in Belfield (North Dakota):
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/content/semi-truck-fire-closes-eastbound-traffic-belfield-overpass

2014-09-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked at layby in Worthing (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11477665.Firefighters_tackle_large_lorry_fire/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/brighton_and_hove/firefighters-tackle-large-lorry-fire/
http://www.topix.com/forum/uk-county/west-sussex/TRVJ6VMLKMI5VRP88

2014-09-17 - Three semi tractors go up in flames while parked at business in Tulare (California):
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2014/09/17/fire-damages-three-tractor-units-tulare-trucking-company/15771489/
http://www.facebook.com/vtdnews/posts/10152673074971233

Quote: "Steve Machado, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, said the fire likely started inside one of the tractor units."

2014-09-17 - Tractors, large mowers, ATVs and storage building destroyed by fire at fairgrounds in Ogden (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=31594117&nid=148&title=fire-does-500k-in-damage-at-fairgrounds
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58423490-78/amp-fire-com-fairgrounds.html.csp
http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/weber-county-fairgrounds-fire-causes-500000-in-dam/37587/NtFRKFsFh0e4Sc3uB4n81w
http://www.kutv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Fire-causes-damage-at-Weber-Co-Fair-Grounds-officials-say-41253.shtml

Quote: "Brandon said Wednesday that the fire was believed to have started in a 'utility-type' all-terrain vehicle. 'The building was used to store yard maintenance equipment such as tractors, large mowers, ATVs and various hand power tools...'"

Note: Multiple tractors, so at least two, so to be conservative I'll just call it two...

2014-09-17 - Tractor bursts into flame on Broad Lane in Tanworth-in-Arden (Britain):
http://warwickshire-news.co.uk/2014/09/17/tractor-fire-broad-lane-tanworth-in-arden/
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/09/17/tractor-fire-broad-lane-tanworth-in-arden/

2014-09-17 - Catering truck bursts into flame while parked on the tarmac, fire spreads to 2 box trucks, at airport in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/fire-on-tarmac-at-philadelphia-international-airport/
http://6abc.com/news/vehicle-fire-erupts-on-tarmac-of-philadelphia-intl-airport/312405/
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/catering-truck-catches-fire-on-tarmac-at-philadelphia-international-airport
http://news.yahoo.com/vehicle-fire-erupts-tarmac-philadelphia-154934569.html

Quote: "The fire spread to two adjoining box trucks."

2014-09-17 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home near Warsaw (Indiana):
http://www.staceypageonline.com/2014/09/17/breaking-rv-fire-on-200-south/

2014-09-17 - Van, SUV and car destroyed by fire at 4 AM while parked at apartments in Campbell (California), near the coast:
http://patch.com/california/losgatos/40-people-evacuated-after-3-cars-catch-fire-campbell-apartment-building
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/40-people-evacuated-after-vehicle-fire-campbell-ap/nhPP2/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/crews-battle-a-3-vehicle-fire-in-campbell-40-residents-evacuated-santa-clara-car/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/campbell-apartment-complex-fire-destroys-cars/vCsPwS/
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_26551677/campbell-fire-destroys-vehicles-apartment-parking-lot

Quote: "A 3-vehicle fire started around 4 a.m. on the 100 block of Union Avenue when a car burst into flames and spread to two nearby cars."

2014-09-17 - Van bursts into flame at home on Marley Rise in Battle (Britain), near the coast, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.ryeandbattleobserver.co.uk/news/local/van-catches-fire-on-driveway-1-6305354

2014-09-17 - Minivan bursts into flame near Marshalls in Dearborn (Michigan):
http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2014/09/17/news/doc541a1dc16d6f1456364163.txt

2014-09-17 - Minivan bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on Highway 18 near San Bernardino (California):
http://alpenhornnews.com/car-fire-ignites-vegetation-next-to-highway-p5400-1.htm

2014-09-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Old Bullard Road in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-Breaking/205434/truck-on-fire-at-shelley-drive-and-old-bullard-road
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/truck-catches-fire-on-old-bullard-road

2014-09-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/5265-vehicle-fire-develops-at-sixth-and-state

2014-09-17 - Car bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to two more cars, in Casselberry (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/3-cars-catch-fire-casselberry-familys-driveway/nhPBS/
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/26553370/car-fire-sends-firefighter-to-hospital
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/gas-splashes-in-face-of-firefighter-battling-car-fire-in-casselberry/28098504

2014-09-17 - Car bursts into flame in drive-thru at McDonald's in coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/mcdonalds-davis-hwy-catches-fire-49545.shtml

Note: 'Could I please get 5,000 glasses of water with my order too?'

2014-09-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 near Lexington (Nebraska):
http://krvn.com/regional-news/car-fire-on-i-80-near-lexington/

2014-09-17 - Car bursts into flame while being towed, on I-94 in Allen Park (Michigan):
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2014/09/17/news/doc5419e038b4d75519569786.txt

2014-09-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 near Jennings (Louisiana):
http://www.jenningsdailynews.net/2014/09/vehicle-fire-reported/

2014-09-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked in East Albury (Australia):
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/2567995/car-gutted-in-east-albury-fire/

2014-09-17 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked on Stoney Bank Drive in Kiveton Park (Britain):
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/kiveton-park-cars-and-property-damaged-by-fire-1-6844993

2014-09-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Fore Street in Topsham (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30374&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-17 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home in Wrights Corners (New York):
http://www.eastniagarapost.com/2014/09/fire-destroys-scrap-camper-damages.html

2014-09-17 - Catering trailer bursts into flame at business in North Little Rock (Arkansas), 1 injured:
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/sep/17/nlr-street-blocked-after-food-truck-fire/

2014-09-17 - Trailer manufacturer hit by fire twice in 12 hours, in Twin Falls (Idaho):
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/update-fire-department-returns-to-trailer-manufacturer-for-nd-fire/article_9ee5a002-3df1-11e4-8dd1-0fdbe4e09426.html

2014-09-17 - Barn destroyed by fire in Tamaroa (Illinois), 2 horses killed:
http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Barn-Kills-Two-Horses-275519591.html
http://www.allabouthorses.com/fire-destroys-barn-kills-two-horses-wsil-tv/
http://fox2now.com/2014/09/18/southern-illinois-barn-fire-kills-2-horses/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/southern-illinois-barn-fire-kills-horses/article_df2c2fad-8229-5060-a071-ec47491f38ca.html

2014-09-17 - Barn destroyed by fire on East Bear Swamp Road near Poplar Springs Road in Oconee County (South Carolina):
http://www.wgog.com/barn-fire-off-e-bearswamp-road/?doing_wp_cron=1411034547.2319159507751464843750

2014-09-17 - Barn damaged by fire in Durham (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/hay-fire-damages-durham-barn/28116098
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/09/17/crews-on-scene-of-barn-fire-in-durham/

2014-09-17 - Barn and farm equipment destroyed by fire in Sheffield Park (Britain):
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/updated-firefighters-battle-to-contain-barn-fire-at-sheffield-park-1-6306028

Quote: "Crews used ground monitors, jets and firefighting foam to extinguish the fire with water supplied by Uckfield’s Bulk Water Carrier and pumping from a nearby stream."

Note: Good thing *cough cough* that stream was right there...

2014-09-17 - Huge wildfire rages near Pollock Pines (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140918-45326-USA
http://www.wthr.com/story/26553297/crews-battle-california-fires-explosive-growth
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/firefighters-battle-raging-wildfire-near-pollock-p/nhPJM/

2014-09-17 - Hay erupts in flame in field on Ramsbrook Lane in Hale, Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/hay-on-fire-in-hale-village-field

2014-09-17 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck at Cedar Ridge Middle School in Hyde Park (Utah):
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_3bedac2e-3e91-11e4-879a-0017a43b2370.html

2014-09-17 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on Gilchrist Avenue in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/bin-lorry-fire-in-maccelsfield
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/bin-lorry-fire-in-maccelsfield

2014-09-17 - Meat packing company destroyed by fire before 1:30 AM on Slaughterhouse Road in Wayne Township (Ohio), near Dayton:
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2014/09/18/fire-explosion-gut-ivanhoe-packing-house/15814433/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/09/17/fire-rips-through-armstrong-county-meat-packing-company/
http://www.wtae.com/news/meat-processing-plant-destroyed-by-fire-in-wayne-township/28099088
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2014/09/17/Fire-destroys-meat-packing-facility-in-Armstrong-County-Pittsburgh-Dayton-Packing/stories/201409170151

2014-09-17 - Restaurant erupts in flame, diners flee, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/massive-blaze-interrupts-dinner-midtown-pub-article-1.1944062

2014-09-17 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Hopkinton (Massachusetts):
http://hopkinton.wickedlocal.com/article/20140917/NEWS/140916624
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140917/News/140916624

2014-09-17 - Home damaged by fire at 6:25 AM in Riverside (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/10-people-displaced-by-early-morning-riverside-fire-20140917

2014-09-17 - Home destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/tarrant-county/2014/09/17/officers-jump-burning-home-save-man-wheelchair/15762139/

2014-09-17 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in coastal Portland (Maine):
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Fire-Rips-Through-Maine-Building-275255891.html

2014-09-17 - Vacant building burns at 2:30 AM in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/17/north-spring-fire/15761643/

2014-09-17 - Vacant home burns at 12:15 AM in St. Paul (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/16/st-paul-home-badly-damaged-in-fire-no-injuries/

2014-09-17 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/crews-investigate-fire-abandoned-house/nhPCy/

2014-09-17 - Vacant home burns shortly after 6 AM in Trotwood (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/09/17/house-under-renovation-catches-fire/

2014-09-17 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Branson (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/early-morning-fire-destroys-branson-home/21048998_28100252
http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_9b8ed4ea-3e79-11e4-bac1-33ea28e42b33.html
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/early-morning-fire-destroys-branson-home/13123/o358RkQTt0SkmBv57Rq_Og

2014-09-17 - Person found dead in burning car in Parrakie (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-17/body-found-in-burnt-out-car-in-sa/5750022

Quote: "It appears as though an accelerant has been used on the car, so that would be the cause of the fire."

Note: Both hydrogen sulfide and methane are accelerants. Three police cars went up in flames at a police station in Norwich (Vermont) and they too detected an accelerant had been used. They assumed arson at first but then retracted that, presumably because police stations have surveillance video and they saw those vehicles go up in flames on their own. That event was mentioned in the 2012-11-22 update. So the presence of an accelerant doesn't really say a whole lot these days. They should hire more observant investigators in Australia, and everywhere for that matter, people who pay attention to the world around them, and preferably before we're all dead...

2014-09-16 - Passenger plane engine(s) bursts into flame shortly after takeoff, plane lands in coastal Barcelona (Spain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140916-45304-USA

Quote: "Terrified passengers on a Transaero Airlines flight bound for Moscow, sat petrified as they witnessed flames burst out of the plane's engines in mid-air, just after the plane had taken off. A woman passenger filmed the horrific moment just after take-off, from her window seat. The footage, filmed from her video camera, shows 59 seconds of the flames as they caught light. The woman said that the 'flight began to shake, just after take-off' and that the plane was forced to return quickly and land at Barcelona Airport."

Note: Another plane catching fire, which is getting to be pretty regular now. Also, MULTIPLE engines ignited? That would indicate a problem not with an engine but a problem common to all of the engines, like flammable gas in the atmosphere...

2014-09-16 - Rural home explodes and burns in Dairy Flat (New Zealand), near coastal Auckland, 1 injured:
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/one-injured-in-dairy-flat-explosion-2014091618

2014-09-16 - Residential building explodes in Nuevo Laredo (Mexico), at least 2 killed, 6 injured:
http://www.kgns.tv/home/headlines/Nuevo-Laredo-explosion-results-in-fatalities-275372131.html

2014-09-16 - Explosion hits propane facility as man refills truck in Boyle Heights area of coastal Los Angeles (California), 1 injured:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Rescue-Explosion-Burn-Injury-Boyle-Heights-275328741.html
http://ktla.com/2014/09/16/explosion-in-boyle-heights-leaves-1-in-critical-condition/
http://abc7.com/news/man-critically-injured-in-explosion-at-boyle-heights-industrial-site-/311115/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-man-burned-in-propane-explosion-20140916-story.html
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140916/worker-critically-injured-in-boyle-heights-propane-explosion

Quote: "Authorities determined that the 40-year-old victim was injured as he was filling a propane tank. The man suffered critical burn injuries, according to authorities."

Note: Sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match. I mentioned refueling specifically: "Would you siphon gas or refuel your vehicle if there was a lit match right there? Of course not, but you won't SEE the match until it's struck."

2014-09-16 - Another pallet yard goes up in flames, seven vehicles destroyed too, at 1:59 AM in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/massive-fire-erupts-san-jose-wooden-pallet-company/nhNck/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/16/2-alarm-fire-at-san-jose-lumber-yard-under-control/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_26543058
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/09/16/fire-rips-through-san-jose-pallet-warehouse/
http://abc7news.com/business/sj-firefighters-search-for-cause-of-pallet-recycling-center-blaze/311106/
http://www.wopular.com/san-jose-firefighters-contain-blaze-pallet-yard
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/16/Firefighters_contain_blaze_in_pallet_yard_i/

Quote: "Firefighters discovered dozens of wood pallets stacked in the open yard of a pallet and box business were burning 'like a big bonfire in an open area,' Nibbi said. 'It was burning hot and fast,' he said. Firefighters surrounded the flames and had the blaze under control in about one hour. A trailer/office in the yard was destroyed, and seven vehicles parked along a fence at a next-door body shop were destroyed in the blaze."

2014-09-16 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 1:20 AM at Pattinson Industrial Estate in Washington (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/fire-at-washington-recycling-plant-1-6842895
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/fire-at-washington-recycling-plant

2014-09-16 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Humboldt Park area in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/crews-respond-to-comed-electrical-vault-fire-in-humboldt-park-/311401/

2014-09-16 - Town of Weed devastated by wildfire in California, at least 200 structures destroyed:
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140917/NEWS/140919695/101033/NEWS
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140916-45301-USA
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140916/NEWS/140919736/101033/NEWS
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/3-california-wildfires-destroy-hundreds-of-homes/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/weed-taking-stock-after-wind-driven-wildfire-roars/nhNrp/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-weed-ravaged-by-wildfire-20140915-story.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/spreading-california-wildfires-destroy-100-homes-besiege-town-n204211
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140916/NATION/309160043/1361/rss

Quote: "Teams of firefighters went house-to-house in Weed on Wednesday to pin down damage done by a wildfire that officials estimated had destroyed 110 homes and damaged another 90."

2014-09-16 - Bridge over the Pioneer River goes up in flames near Caneland Central Shopping Centre in coastal Mackay (Australia):
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/residents-watch-as-fire-destroys-bridge/2389607/

2014-09-16 - Tug boat 'Garyville' bursts into flame near Lake Charles (Louisiana):
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/16/5803483_6-people-escape-tug-boat-fire.html
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Garyville-I241471.html

Quote: "The Coast Guard along with the Black Bayou Fire Department responded to a tugboat fire near Lake Charles, La. on Tuesday. Six people aboard the tug vessel Garyville were able to escape and no injuries were reported, according to a release from the United States Coast Guard."

2014-09-16 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame at 6:58 AM while parked at auto auction yard in coastal Hayward (California):
http://news.kron4.com/news/truck-carrying-vehicles-catches-fire-in-hayward/
http://patch.com/california/unioncity/truck-carrying-cars-set-auction-burn-fire
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/16/fire-crews-knock-down-blaze-at-luxury-car-lot-in-hayward/
http://abc7news.com/automotive/truck-fire-burns-mercedes-benz-cars-meant-for-auction/311059/
http://stevesnews.com/news/truck-fire-burns-mercedesbenz-cars-meant-for-auction
http://www.sanmateo.com/story/Trucks-Carrying-Cars-Set-For/1990502

Quote: "A car carrier truck full of Mercedes-Benz cars about to go to auction burst into flames Monday morning in Hayward, a fire captain said. The fire was reported at 6:58 a.m. at an auction yard at 29901 Industrial Parkway SW, fire Capt. Don Nichelson said. The truck was parked between two other car carriers and was carrying eight Mercedes cars."

Quote: "All three trucks were damaged, as well as four of the cars they were carrying, Nichelson said."

2014-09-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on I-80 near Gretna (Nebraska):
http://omahasuntimes.com/2014/09/semi-truck-catches-fire-near-gretna/
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Semi-Truck-Catches-Fire-Near-Gretna-275266501.html
http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/semi-catches-fire-on-wb-i--near-gretna/article_c1f03ce4-3d95-11e4-9bca-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-09-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Indiana Toll Road near Elkhart (Indiana):
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2014/09/16/Semi-fire-closes-two-lanes-of-Indiana-Toll-Road.html
http://www.wndu.com/news/indiana/headlines/Truck-fire-closed-down-Indiana-Toll-Road-lanes-275393331.html

2014-09-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A38 near Shearston, North Petherton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30361&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/11476152.Tractor_fire_blocks_A38_near_Bridgwater/
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/11476152.Tractor_fire_blocks_A38_near_Bridgwater/

2014-09-16 - Semi tractor bursts into flame in Walpole, Puriton (Britain), near Bridgwater:
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30363&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://somerset-news.co.uk/2014/09/16/tractor-fire-34/

2014-09-16 - Tractor bursts into flame in Newton St Cyres (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30370&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Tractor-destroyed-Newton-St-Cyres/story-22933627-detail/story.html

2014-09-16 - Tractor bursts into flame in Faulkland, Frome (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30364&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-16 - Box truck bursts into flame on Route 173 in Union Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/09/post_941.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/09/16/firefighters-extinguish-fire-in-box-truck-in-union-township/

2014-09-16 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on road in Fond-du-Sac on the island of Mauritius:
http://news.islandcrisis.net/2014/09/lorry-on-fire-at-fond-du-sac/

2014-09-16 - Heavy truck bursts into flame at business in Tualatin (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2014/09/single-alarm_truck_fire_at_tua.html
http://pdxfanews.blogspot.com/2014/09/industrial-area-truck-fire-contained-to.html
http://www.tualatinoregon.gov/community/industrial-area-truck-fire
http://pamplinmedia.com/ttt/89-news/233766-98716-tualatin-striping-company-truck-catches-fire
http://www.dailynewsen.com/breaking/single-alarm-truck-fire-at-tualatin-business-under-investigation-h2647701.html
http://www.wopular.com/single-alarm-truck-fire-tualatin-business-under-investigation

2014-09-16 - RV, van and two sheds destroyed by fire on Hessle Road in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Probe-caravan-van-Hessle-Road/story-22930805-detail/story.html

2014-09-16 - Van bursts into flame at 6 AM while parked in alley in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/cargo-van-catches-fire-on-near-west-side/311156/
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/26542482/flames-engulf-van-on-near-west-side
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/26542482/flames-engulf-van-on-near-west-side
http://chicago.everyblock.com/news-articles/sep16-cargo-van-catches-fire-near-west-side-6390796/
http://chicago.gotnewswire.com/news/flames-engulf-van-on-near-west-side
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/car-fire-1700-west-carroll-avenue-275259241.html

2014-09-16 - Van bursts into flame on the A12 near Boreham (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/16756/
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/a12_delays_following_van_fire_on_busy_stretch_of_a12_1_3772376
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/braintree/11476502.Road_closed_as_firefighters_tackle_van_blaze/
http://www.brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk/news/11476420.Van_fire_causing_problems_on_northbound_A12_near_Boreham/
http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/north_essex_news/11476502.Road_closed_as_firefighters_tackle_van_blaze/

2014-09-16 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-680 in Pleasant Hill (California), near the coast:
http://claycord.com/2014/09/16/picture-vehicle-fire-extinguished-on-i-680-in-concord/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/car-fire-blocking-two-lanes-southbound-i-680-pleas/nhN2d/
http://abc7news.com/traffic/car-fire-blocking-2-lanes-of-sb-highway-680-in-pleasant-hill/311747/
http://www.sanmateo.com/story/Car-Fire-Blocking-2-Lanes-Of/1990584
http://www.pleasanton.com/story/Car-Fire-Blocking-2-Lanes-Of/1990584
http://www.danville.com/story/Car-Fire-Blocking-2-Lanes-Of/1990584

2014-09-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Walmart in coastal Toms River (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/firefighters-put-out-car-fire-walmart

2014-09-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked near Sears at shopping center in McAllen (Texas):
http://www.foxrio2.com/car-bursts-into-flames/

2014-09-16 - Car bursts into flame on I-94 in Northfield (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/09/car-fire-on-edens-i-94-right-across.html

2014-09-16 - Car bursts into flame on Heartwood Drive in coastal Humboldt County (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2014/sep/16/00081/

2014-09-16 - Two cars destroyed by fire just after midnight while parked in coastal Kharghar (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/Two-cars-gutted-in-strange-fire-outside-Kharghar-building/articleshow/42648993.cms

Quote: "Two new cars, worth around Rs 10 lakh, owned by residents of a Kharghar building, inexplicably burst into flames on Tuesday."

2014-09-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Beckenham Hill area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london24.com/news/pictures_dramatic_car_fire_shocks_passers_by_in_south_east_london_1_3772228#3

Quote: "Beckenham Hill was engulfed in thick smoke today as a blaze consumed a car parked outside a block of flats."

2014-09-16 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Castle Donington (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/M1-Leicestershire-lanes-closed-southbound/story-22933082-detail/story.html

2014-09-16 - RV trailer bursts into flame, fire spreads, auto business destroyed, in White (South Dakota):
http://www.brookingsradio.com/Highway-30-Auto-in-White-destroyed-by-fire/19915451

Quote: "It's believed the fire started in a camper parked behind the building and spread to the business itself."

2014-09-16 - Loader bursts into flame at quarry on Clear Spring Road in North Annville Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/09/loader_reported_on_fire_in_pen.html

2014-09-16 - Mini digger bursts into flame on Corn Mill Crescent in Alphington, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30360&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-09-16 - Pickup truck and garage destroyed by fire just after midnight in Post Falls (Idaho):
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_ecd5adf1-6e0b-5063-a317-6ef52dedec30.html
http://www.kxly.com/news/north-idaho-news/garage-fire-displaces-post-falls-residents/28081482
http://www.khq.com/story/26550710/post-falls-house-fire-ignites-ammunition-in-garage

Quote: "The two were forced out of their home when their garage caught fire early Tuesday morning at the corner of Bridle Lane and Rawhide Ridge Road. That fire started just after midnight. The fire destroyed the garage and a car."

2014-09-16 - Car, two motorcycles and garage destroyed by fire in Flagstaff (Arizona):
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/garage-vehicles-destroyed-in-fire/article_97b012a7-f088-5905-890a-d92df8b9ce31.html

2014-09-16 - Two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire, pickup damaged, at home in Piqua (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/fire-destroys-garage-vehicles/nhNfH/

2014-09-16 - RV trailer and outbuildings go up in flames in Basildon (Britain):
http://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/11475404.Blaze_engulfs_caravan_and_outbuildings/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11475404.Blaze_engulfs_caravan_and_outbuildings/
http://www.news-cloud.co.uk/TheEcho/2014/09/16/BlazeEngulfsCaravanAndOutbuildings.html

2014-09-16 - Auto business goes up in flames in Chandigarh (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Car-accessories-worth-lakhs-gutted-in-fire/articleshow/42656583.cms

2014-09-16 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5:20 AM in Bartow County (Georgia):
http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/25789366/article--White%3D-C-Barn-fire-under-investigation

2014-09-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in Montgomery (New York):
http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/51094-montgomery-orange-barn-collapse-with-fire-09162014/

2014-09-16 - Barn damaged by fire near the A275, near Uckfield (Britain):
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/firefighters-tackling-barn-blaze-on-the-a275-1-6302438

2014-09-16 - Rising number of fires breaking out at smart meters in Nevada:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/16/fire-chiefs-call-for-smart-meter-probe-after-blazes/15751373/

2014-09-16 - Cabinet and furniture business damaged by fire in Omro (Wisconsin):
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/videos/news/local/2014/09/16/15739129/
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/2014/09/16/fire-omro-manufacturer-blaze/15738043/
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/picture-gallery/news/2014/09/17/four-area-fire-departments-battle-blaze-at-ccr/15777233/
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/09/16/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-omro-wood-manufacturer/15739353/

2014-09-16 - Porch bursts into flame at 2 AM, fire spreads to home, in Watervliet (New York):
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20140916/2089756/Porch-fire-in-Watervliet-quickly-extinguished.htm
http://www.news10.com/story/26541964/watervliet-fire-department-quickly-extinguishes-porch-fire
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Fire-in-Watervliet-home-quickly-contained-5758572.php
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/watervliet-firefighters-quickly-put-out-porch-fire-19408.shtml
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140916/2089756/Porch-fire-in-Watervliet-quickly-extinguished.htm

Note: Watervliet is located along the banks of the Hudson River...

2014-09-16 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in coastal Ormond Beach (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/woman-airlifted-to-hospital-after-ormond-beach-fire/28081736

2014-09-16 - Home damaged by fire just before midnight in Horseheads (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.weny.com/news/All/overnight-fire-in-horseheads-091714
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Horseheads-house-fire-sends-one-to-hospital-275450651.html

Quote: "Officials say the fire started in the rear of the house containing the garage and the back porch."

Note: There's a creek about 200 feet from this home...

2014-09-16 - Home burns twice in five hours, destroyed, in Charleston (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Charleston-Home-275254481.html

2014-09-16 - Deadly blaze burns through home in Thorn Hill (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://www.wate.com/story/26556358/tbi-investigating-deadly-grainger-county-fire

2014-09-16 - Vacant home burns at 2 AM on Bulgarmarsh Road in coastal Tiverton (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/26541967/fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-tiverton-house
http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140916/NEWS/140917328

2014-09-16 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Northport (Alabama):
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26532760/vacant-home-destroyed-by-fire-in-northport
http://crime.blogs.tuscaloosanews.com/18213/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-vacant-building-northport/
http://inagist.com/all/511493910305464321/

2014-09-16 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM on North Mill Creek Road near Wadsworth (Illinois):
http://newssun.suntimes.com/2014/09/16/fire-destroys-mountain-home-near-wadsworth/

Quote: "A large, vacant home valued at about $500,000 near Wadsworth was destroyed by fire early Tuesday. The Mill Creek Road house, which is described as a 'mountain' home in real estate listings because it looked like a huge log cabin, caught fire about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday."

Note: Looks like they're gonna have to lower their price somewhat now...

2014-09-16 - Three vacant vacation homes destroyed by fire before 3:30 AM in Moncks Corner (South Carolina), near the coast:
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/26541371/crews-respond-to-multi-home-fire