2015 - FEB - Fires And Explosions 2

2015-02-16 - Woman, 69, found dead in apartment with burn injuries, in Cleveland (Ohio), near Lake Erie:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/02/cleveland_police_investigating_38.html
http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/cleveland/2015/02/16/woman-found-dead/23528947/

Note: Just about on the waterfront there. Here's a Google Maps link of the location...

2015-02-16 - Apartment house destroyed by explosion at 1:45 AM in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.topix.com/news/explosion/2015/02/1502169IUM06
http://6abc.com/news/gas-explosion-forces-residents-out-of-apt-in-chestnut-hill/519455/
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/28117247/gas-explosion-forces-residents-out-of-chestnut-hill-apartment-complex
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/16/explosion-at-chestnut-hill-apartment-leaves-residents-out-in-cold/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Natural-Gas-Explosion-Destroys-Chestnut-Hill-Apartment-House-292050931.html

Note: This is the 63rd residential explosion in 2015...

2015-02-16 - Mysterious explosion shortly after 1 AM shakes coastal Eureka (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/feb/16/who-heard-big-boom/

Quote: "An avalanche of messages came in early this morning from Eureka residents. All reporting a loud BOOM a few minutes after one."

2015-02-16 - Underground electrical fire blacks out shopping mall in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wltx.com/story/news/local/2015/02/16/power-knocked-out-at-village-at-sandhill/23526335/

2015-02-16 - Transformer explodes near Tellico Village (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/media/cinematic/video/23534803/tellico-village-electrical-explosion/

Note: Scary video...

2015-02-16 - Explosion and fire hits King Street in Longton (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-blaze-Longton/story-26034382-detail/story.html

Quote: "Initial reports have suggested there has been some form of explosion."

2015-02-16 - Pallet company destroyed by massive blaze shortly after midnight in Brenham (Texas), fire seen for miles:
http://kwhi.com/fire-reported-at-brentex-pallets/
http://www.brenhambanner.com/news/fire-destroys-pallet-company/article_54ef31dd-0a15-51ee-ba96-a864af24add2.html
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Quote: "The entire 21,000 square ft. building and surrounding stacks of wooden pallets were burning when the first engines arrived on scene."

2015-02-16 - Pile of scrap metal erupts in flame at metal recycling business in Ogden (Canada):
http://www.newstalk770.com/2015/02/15/54865/

Quote: "He says luckily crews were able to get a handle on the blaze quickly, but it’s to early to speculate a cause. 'The fire was down within the pile so that in it self (means) it could have combusted on its own'..."

Note: Yep, pretty hard to use the old blame-invisible-arsonists tactic (a favorite of British fire officials) for a fire at the bottom of a giant pile of scrap metal. So obviously this pile of metal did spontaneously combust. What would make a pile of metal burst into flame? Hydrogen sulfide would - it's reactive with rusty iron/steel, no other ignition source necessary, and being a heavier-than-air gas, it will tend to accumulate at the bottom of scrap piles.

I've never seen anyone propose an alternative explanation for fires like this, because there isn't one. Ergo, we have a hydrogen sulfide problem with the atmosphere. And that either fully or at least partially explains many OTHER mysteries too: booms and flashes of light in the sky, people and animals dropping dead, underground fires and explosions, strange odors sickening people, giant clouds of hydrogen sulfide hitting major cities like Moscow and Kuwait City, a rise in recycling facility fires so severe that the problem drove major international insurers out of the market, people being found mysteriously dead after foaming at the mouth or bleeding from nose/mouth/ears, people stripping naked and going crazy, animals and children sporadically 'dying' and 'coming back to life', parked vehicles igniting and burning down homes and businesses in the middle of the night, and on and on. Ogden is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Bow River...

2015-02-16 - Trucks and Highway Department building destroyed by fire in the Town of Candor (New York):
http://www.ithaca.com/news/candor-loses-multiple-plows-in-highway-barn-fire/article_b8c1432c-b6ce-11e4-b61f-af51fc01eddb.html
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Crews-fight-fire-at-Town-of-Candor-Highway-Department-building-292115001.html
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Fire-devastates-Candor-Highway-Department-building-several-vehicles--292275171.html

Quote: "Regarding the extent of the damage, Noble said, 'Four ten wheelers were severely damaged, one ten-wheeler got damaged – we’re still waiting for the adjusters to assess that – a loader and a one-ton truck were severely damaged.' Of those vehicles, only one ten-wheeler will possibly be usable again."

Note: And here's yet another public works building full of vehicles going up in flames. Lot of that happening lately...

2015-02-16 - Yacht bursts into flame at 7:45 AM at docks in coastal Fleetwood (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/fire-drama-in-harbour-leaves-boat-wrecked-1-7109147
http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/boat-fire-sees-vessel-destroyed-fleetwood-docks-9930
http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/investigation-after-fire-destroys-motor-cruiser-19138
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/community/community-news/probe-as-vessel-destroyed-in-blaze-at-docks-1-7110639

Note: This is the 161st boat or ship to burn in 2015...

2015-02-16 - Train engine bursts into flame at 7:10 AM in Cedar Creek (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Train-Engine-Fire-292084571.html

2015-02-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at food business in Centre Hall (Pennsylvania):
http://www.centredaily.com/2015/02/16/4606556_truck-fire-squelched-at-hanover.html
http://www.centredaily.com/2015/02/16/4605933/tractor-trailer-filled-with-potatoes.html
http://www.video11.com/autos/tractor-trailer-filled-with-potatoes-burns-h300573.html

Quote: "A fire of unknown origin destroyed a tractor-trailer Monday at Hanover Food Corp. in Centre Hall."

Quote: "Although, he said, he has no idea what caused the fire, no investigation is planned. 'It wasn’t as bad as the truck fire on 322,' he said, referring to a tractor-trailer fire that closed U.S. Route 322 for several hours on Feb. 10."

Note: 'What destroyed human civilization on Earth, Mommy?' 'We don't know, honey. They didn't investigate.'

2015-02-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on I-70 in Callaway County (Missouri):
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1164808
http://www.kjluradio.com/#!Tractortrailer-catches-fire-closes-I70-in-Callaway-Co/c24gc/09A6FAB5-9066-4C50-AE77-32DD08AFEE7D

Quote: "A tractor trailer was going down the road, caught fire and pulled over about 6:30 a.m. No one was injured but westbound I-70 was closed while crews put out the fire."

2015-02-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 5:30 AM on US 52 in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2015/02/16/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-of-highway-52-in-winston-salem/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2015/02/16/wfmy-winston-salem-tractor-trailer-fire-ice/23482355/
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-closes-u-s-lanes/article_df3de502-b5e1-11e4-8541-7f5472e7c296.html
http://snewsi.com/id/15110856215/Tractor-trailer-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-of-US-52-in-Winston-Salem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awakl0FVL0A
http://www.news-record.com/news/winston-salem-highway-ices-after-firefighters-battle-tractor-trailer-fire/article_91341c80-b5de-11e4-8aac-2bf2be761049.html

2015-02-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-44 near Sullivan (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.mysullivannews.com/2015/02/engine-fire-on-i-44-destroys-semi/

2015-02-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M20 near Ashford (Britain):
http://www.ashfordherald.co.uk/Lorry-causes-M20-lane-closure/story-26032357-detail/story.html
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/lorry-alight-on-motorway-31924/
http://www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/BREAKING-Lorry-blaze-M20-morning/story-26032350-detail/story.html
http://www.maidstoneandmedwaynews.co.uk/Lorry-M20/story-26032340-detail/story.html

2015-02-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on St Michaels Way in Middlewich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-cab-on-fire-in-middlewich
http://www.middlewichguardian.co.uk/news/11796364.display/
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/lorry-cab-on-fire-in-middlewich

2015-02-16 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked inside building in Winfield (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.winfieldcourier.com/news/article_218a7bb2-b661-11e4-ab28-47cfd37bd103.html
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/tractor-fire-damages-winfield-warehouse/31305484
http://www.arkcity.net/tractor-fire-in-a-garage/image_a0ee14f6-b65a-11e4-98a4-5bb46e0f333a.html
http://www.winfieldcourier.com/news/article_2d963c1a-b72f-11e4-8fb7-637c315b2878.html
http://www.newscow.net/story.php?StoryID=10752

2015-02-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 near Banning (California), backup causes crashes too:
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/traffic/2015/02/16/eastbound-10-freeway-backed-up-crash-highway-111/23535949/
http://www.navbug.com/article124315955/all_wb_i_10_lanes_reopened_following_truck_fire_the_desert_sun.htm

Note: These are the 283rd, 284th, 285th, 286th, 287th, 288th, 289th and 290th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-16 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in coastal Bluffton (South Carolina):
http://www.wsav.com/story/28118829/bluffton-garbage-truck-in-flames
http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/02/16/3595200_garbage-truck-catches-fire-in.html?rh=1
http://www.blufftontoday.com/bluffton-news/2015-02-16/garbage-truck-catches-fire-pine-ridge
http://www.wtoc.com/story/28119286/garbage-truck-goes-up-in-flames-in-the-lowcountry
http://www.live5news.com/story/28119286/garbage-truck-goes-up-in-flames-in-the-lowcountry

2015-02-16 - Truck bursts into flame on I-16 in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-02-16/traffic-alert-truck-fire-causing-delays-interstate-16-wb
http://www.wopular.com/traffic-alert-truck-fire-closes-portion-interstate-16-wb
http://wjcl.com/2015/02/16/truck-fire-blocking-traffic-on-i-16/

2015-02-16 - Truck bursts into flame on Swingbridge Road in Grantham (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/lorry-fire-closes-swingbridge-road-in-grantham-1-6582072
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Swingbridge-Road-Grantham-closed-lorry/story-26032325-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/swingbridge-road-in-grantham-closed-due-to-lorry-fire
http://www.granthammatters.co.uk/fire-shuts-swingbridge-road/

2015-02-16 - RV bursts into flame near Lakeview (Oregon), man and dog missing:
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/southern-oregon/2015/02/16/man-and-dog-missing-in-s-ore-motor-home-burned/23525549/

Note: This is the 50th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-02-16 - SUV bursts into flame on Park Street in Adams Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/local/ci_27538108/car-fire-engulfs-suv-adams

2015-02-16 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 46 in Liberty Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2015/02/route_46_truck_fire_in_liberty.html

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame at 3:55 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.news9.com/story/28117533/couple-escapes-after-car-fire-spreads-to-sw-okc-home

Quote: "Oklahoma City fire crews rushed to the home on the 8400 block of Linn Ave. around 3:55 a.m. Monday. A car parked in a carport caught fire and spread to the home. Damage is estimated at $50,000."

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame in garage at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Hanover Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2015/02/neighbor_saw_hanover_township.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-fire-troxell-street-lehigh-county-20150216-story.html
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/fire-fighters-battle-flames-and-cold-as-fire-consumes-home/31306276
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2015/02/car_fire_sparked_hanover_towns.html

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Martin Luther King Avenue in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/02/flint_car_fire_sends_billow_of.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/flint-mi/TRPAHLAEGD0RLHC3B

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame in parking garage at condo complex in Lake City (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/man-rescued-car-fire-lake-city/nkCXM/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame at 7 AM on I-190 bridge over the Niagara River in Grand Island (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/car-fire-on-i-190-south-brings-traffic-to-a-halt

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame shortly after 6 AM at home, fire spreads to home, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/springfield_fire_department_el_2.html

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home in Cotter (Arkansas):
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2015/02/16/car-fire-in-cotter/23520229/

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 in Middletown (Connecticut):
http://foxct.com/2015/02/16/watch-car-fire-on-i-91-south-in-middletown/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/10850950-watch-car-fire-on-i-91-south-in-middletown/

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in Richmond (Virginia):
http://wric.com/2015/02/16/lanes-reopen-on-i-95-after-car-fire/
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/traffic/article_29df51c3-c25d-535f-9616-f011a49024de.html

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame on Delancey Street in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2015/02/car-on-delancey-street-catches-fire-traffic-grinds-to-a-halt.html

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame before 1 AM on Hindmarsh Drive in Symonston (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-15-140300-96053-1568.traffic

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Warren Place in coastal St. John's (Canada):
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2015-02-17/article-4045565/Car-fire-deemed-suspicious/1
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/car-fire-in-east-end-st-john-s-considered-suspicious-by-police-1.2959697
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/car-fire-east-end-st-094812673.html
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?id=52742

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame in garage, fire spreads to home, in Blackburn Hamlet (Canada):
http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1289354/couple-displaced-loses-new-car-after-two-alarm-fire-in-blackburn-hamlet/

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Shiashie area of coastal Accra (Ghana):
http://pulse.com.gh/news/breaking-car-catches-fire-at-shiashie-causes-heavy-traffic-id3488513.html

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home on New Road in West Parley (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11796657.Firefighters_called_to_car_fire_on_driveway_in_West_Parley/
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-on-driveway-in-west-parley

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Gamlingay (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Suspicious-car-Gamlingay/story-26034749-detail/story.html

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame at 6:59 AM while parked at Manor Park North in Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/vehicle-fire-in-knutsford_16-02-2015_9-20-42

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM on Commercial Street in Whitechapel (Britain):
http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/firefighters_attend_car_fire_in_whitechapel_1_3957313

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame at 1:15 AM on Cairo Street in Grangetown in coastal Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/electrical-fault-sparks-car-fire-1-7108630

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-16 - Car bursts into flame at 7 AM on Windsor Road in Slough (Britain):
http://www.sloughexpress.co.uk/News/All-Areas/Slough/Fire-crews-attend-small-car-fire-on-Windsor-Road-16022015.htm

2015-02-16 - Vehicle bursts into flame in the wee hours on US 26 in Washington County (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2015/02/vehicle_fire_on_westbound_us_2.html
http://www.wopular.com/vehicle-fire-westbound-us-26-185th-avenue-exit-snarls-morning-commute

2015-02-16 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-15 near Wolf Creek (Montana):
http://www.kulr8.com/story/28123759/vehicle-on-fire-i-15-sieben-north-to-wolf-creek

2015-02-16 - RV trailer bursts into flame at RV park in Glendale (Arizona), 1 injured:
http://www.kpho.com/story/28120120/glendale-man-injured-in-rv-fire
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2015/02/16/glendale-resident-injured-rv-fire/23521307/
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/glendale/man-transported-to-hospital-after-glendale-rv-fire
http://phoenix.gotnewswire.com/news/glendale-man-injured-in-rv-fire

2015-02-16 - RV trailer bursts into flame in Lubbock (Texas), 1 injured:
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2015-02-16/1-person-injured-2-pets-dead-travel-trailer-fire-sunday-night
http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-16/one-injured-travel-trailer-fire-sunday-night

2015-02-16 - Pickup truck, outbuilding and barn destroyed by fire on West River Road in the Town of Caledonia (New York), nobody there:
http://www.geneseesun.com/2015/02/16/afternoon-blaze-destroys-barn-storage/
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_66dffc4c-b615-11e4-87cc-e34d5ad524ca.html
http://www.rochesterhomepage.net/story/d/story/firefighters-battle-large-barn-fire-in-caledonia/31445/xcPgpI2ciEO0CoOypa-7og
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/02/16/caledonia-barn-fire-tests-shivering-firefighters/23524513/
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2015/02/16/caledonia-barn-fire.html

Quote: "The fire claimed a large barn and a nearby outbuilding, one of several located in close proximity to the main barn. Initial reports of the fire indicated that there was concern about flammable liquids stored in the structure or adjacent vehicles. A pickup truck with a plow was destroyed in the fire."

2015-02-16 - Barn destroyed by fire near Boyds (Maryland), 20 pigs killed:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/28121442/20-pigs-die-in-montgomery-county-barn-fire
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/3324d674-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/barn-fire-kills-20-pigs-in-montgomery-county/2015/02/16/2f736410-b5f2-11e4-a200-c008a01a6692_story.html

2015-02-16 - Barn and equipment destroyed by fire in the Town of German Flatts (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Officials_clarify_the_exact_location_of_valley_barn_fire.html

2015-02-16 - Barn destroyed by fire on Mooresville Road in Limestone County, near Athens (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2015/02/17/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-eastern-limestone-county/
http://www.topix.com/county/limestone-al/2015/02/150217JLH7B5
http://www.enewscourier.com/news/local_news/update-large-barn-fire-reported-off-mooresville-road/article_7408caf2-b65b-11e4-8cc0-cf0c684fc416.html

2015-02-16 - Barn damaged by fire on Tucker Road in Monticello (Wisconsin):
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Crews-responding-to-Monticello-barn-fire-292110371.html

2015-02-16 - Waterfowl building destroyed by fire at Blue Creek Conservation Area in Whitehouse (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/02/16/Small-building-housing-waterfowl-destroyed-in-fire-on-Sunday.html

2015-02-16 - Medical building damaged by fire at 4:45 AM in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-Alarm-Fire-Burns-in-West-Philadelphia-292051431.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/16/flames-engulf-commercial-building-in-west-philadelphia/

2015-02-16 - Commercial building goes up in flames at 1:30 AM in Blue Island (Illinois):
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/blue-island-fire-292056261.html

2015-02-16 - Porch bursts into flame at 1 AM, fire spreads to home, in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Porch-Fire-Ignites-at-North-Omaha-Home-292050661.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/omaha-ne/TV6LJPHVS088HF298

2015-02-16 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Terrace Heights area of Yakima (Washington):
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2921214-8/fire-damages-home-in-terrace-heights

2015-02-16 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Oronoco (Minnesota):
http://kimt.com/2015/02/16/94747/

2015-02-16 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Derry (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/garage-destroyed-in-fire-home-spared-major-damage/31304958
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/sprinkler-saves-teen-girl-in-basement-fire-destroys-garage/article_9ea4dd22-8476-500a-8b2e-29aacb6aaaaa.html

2015-02-16 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads, apartment building destroyed, on North Lake Drive in Orchard Park (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/fire-forces-evacuation-of-orchard-park-apartments

Quote: "Smoke coming from the apartments on North Lake Drive could be seen for miles. The fire chief says the blaze appears to have started in an attached first-floor garage before spreading up through the building and collapsing the roof. The three-story building is a total loss."

2015-02-16 - Home damaged by fire at 3:45 AM in coastal Port Richmond (New York):
http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2015/02/fdny_makes_quick_work_of_all-h.html

2015-02-16 - Two adjacent homes destroyed by huge blaze, started in basement, in Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/02/5-alarm_fire_in_bayonne_displaces_family_of_10_and.html
http://7online.com/news/fire-tears-through-2-homes-in-bayonne;-firefighters-battle-flames-cold/520232/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Bayonne-New-Jersey-NJ-Four-Alarm-Chopper-4-292094021.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Bayonne-New-Jersey-NJ-Four-Alarm-Chopper-4-292094021.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-16 - Condo building heavily damaged by fire in coastal Coquitlam (Canada):
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/02/major-fire-breaks-coquitlam-condo-building/

2015-02-16 - Deadly fire burns home at 3 AM in Waltham (Massachusetts), 2 killed:
http://www.wbur.org/2015/02/16/two-people-killed-in-waltham-house-fire

2015-02-16 - Vacant shed burns in Charleston (New York):
http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2015/02/fire_extinguished_but_haz-mat.html

2015-02-16 - Vacant home burns in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/crews-responding-to-fire-on-delaware-street-in-syr/12957/MzhvVFR2VEa3A29slqjiXQ
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/02/vacant_unsecured_house_in_syracuse_catches_fire_investigators_still_searching_fo.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/syracuse-ny/TKTB18JH2MDMNJJD7

2015-02-16 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 5 AM in Bellmead (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/292069481.html
http://www.kcentv.com/story/28117503/fire-fully-engulfs-vacant-home-on-presidents-day
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/10831486-vacant-house-destroyed-by-monday-morning-fire/
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-fully-engulfs-vacant-home-on-15528337-news/

2015-02-17 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Greenfield (Massachusetts), near the Connecticut River:
http://wwlp.com/2015/02/17/underground-electrical-fire-closed-streets-in-greenfield/
http://www.cbs3springfield.com/story/28130591/high-st-in-greenfield-closed-due-to-underground-fire
http://www.wggb.com/2015/02/17/abc40-traffic-alert-high-and-main-streets-greenfield/
http://www.recorder.com/home/15724597-95/underground-electrical-fire-closes-greenfield-streets
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/greenfield_firefighters_exting_1.html
http://whmp.com/news/160061-greenfield-underground-fire-quelled/
http://www.topix.com/city/greenfield-ma/2015/02/150217985QO9

2015-02-17 - Underground electrical fire hits Reading (Pennsylvania), some buildings evacuated:
http://newsinpenn.com/underground-fire-forces-evacuations-in-downtown-reading/
http://philadelphia.suntimes.com/phi-news/7/96/77503/underground-fire-forces-evacuations-in-downtown-reading
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Underground-fire-forces-evacuations-in-downtown-Reading/31318510

2015-02-17 - Underground electrical fire erupts near Queensboro Plaza in Long Island City in coastal Queens (New York):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX9M_pifJRo

Quote: "FDNY Engine 258 On Scene of a Transformer Fire in Queensboro Plaza in Long Island City, Queens. 2/17/15"

Note: These underground fires and explosions are getting worse. The problem wasn't nearly this bad last year, or the year before, or ever. As the atmospheric contamination problem intensifies, it was expected that these incidents would become more problematic, and they are. It's clearly worse on the East Coast, which is probably related to all of the following: 1) the gigantic methane clathrate deposit melting and releasing methane off the East Coast; 2) the deployment of two billion-dollar blimps on the East Coast whose primary mission is to the identify 'air-breathing threats'; 3) the NTSB wanting to check all mass-transit underground facilities around the country for fire/explosion danger; 4) responders recently training in coastal NYC to deal with the aftermath of a large 10-kiloton explosion...

2015-02-17 - Apartment building damaged by explosion and fire in Rosemead (California), 100 people evacuated:
http://abc7.com/news/explosion-sparks-fire-at-rosemead-apartment-building/522698/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/02/17/fire-erupts-at-condominium-complex-in-rosemead/
http://www.whio.com/videos/news/explosion-reported-at-california-apartment/vDGjpG/

2015-02-17 - Home explodes and burns in Rawalpindi (Pakistan), 1 killed, 2 injured, shoe factory burns separately:
http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/261934-Rawalpindi-Gas-explosion-leaves-one-dead-two-inj

Note: These are the 64th and 65th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-17 - Truck explodes and burns, fire spreads, truck dealership destroyed, in Plaistow (New Hampshire):
http://www.whdh.com/story/28131646/plaistow-nh-car-dealership-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.nh1.com/news/10-trucks-damaged-in-plaistow-business-fire/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/fire-burns-plaistow-usedtruck-dealership/31325978
http://www.wmur.com/news/fire-burns-plaistow-used-truck-dealership/31322546
http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150217/NEWS07/150219219/1003/sports02
http://www.nh1.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-plaistow-diesel-truck-business/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/cause-of-fire-at-used-truck-dealership-under-investigation/31332046

Quote: "One of the trucks that was inside exploded. We have a bunch of vehicles downstairs in the showroom too, everything was just a loss. Even the vehicles outside are all melted..."

2015-02-17 - Apartment complex under construction erupts in flame at 3:30 AM in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/02/17/new-apartments-burn-in-southeast-houston-fire/23539339/

2015-02-17 - Passenger plane hit by galley fire, plane makes emergency landing at airport in Quinte West (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150218-47036-CAN

2015-02-17 - Smoke fills cockpit on passenger plane at airport in Windsor Locks (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Smoke-Reported-in-Cockpit-of-Plane-at-Bradley-Airport-292281911.html

Note: These are the 18th and 19th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-02-17 - Boat 'Sasha Marie' bursts into flame twice in harbor near coastal Corona del Mar (California):
http://www.coronadelmartoday.com/48218/home/boat-fire-details-emerge/
http://www.coronadelmartoday.com/48201/home/boat-fire-in-harbor-off-cdm/

Quote: "Witnesses said they noticed the smoke and saw the burning boat about 5:15 p.m. In the water between the U.S. Coast Guard offices at 1911 Bayside Drive and China Cove. The boat was towed after the fire. Witness Cynthia Dickinson said Coast Guard officials said the boat was called Sasha Marie."

Note: This is the 162nd boat or ship to burn in 2015...

2015-02-17 - Train bursts into flame at station in Yeswanthpur, Bangalore (India):
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/460166/stationary-train-coach-catches-fire.html

2015-02-17 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame at 2:30 AM on the 610 East Loop in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/story/news/traffic/2015/02/17/new-luxury-cars-destroyed-in-car-carrier-fire-on-east-loop/23539285/
http://abc13.com/traffic/east-loop-at-i-10-east-reopens-following-big-rig-fire/521311/
http://www.fox4news.com/story/28125563/truck-fire-in-houston-also-destroys-some-cars-being-hauled
http://www.click2houston.com/news/breaking-18wheeler-fire-closes-east-loop-at-interstate-10/31309080
http://www.12newsnow.com/story/28127648/new-luxury-cars-destroyed-in-car-carrier-fire-in-houston

Quote: "The fire destroyed the tractor trailer, including the cab. The driver says the flames destroyed three cars and damaged two others. Four other cars were not damaged."

Note: This is the 14th car-hauler to burn in 2015...

2015-02-17 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at 1 AM at gas station in Muscle Shoals (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2015/02/17/truck-destroyed-in-gas-station-fire/
http://www.waff.com/story/28124963/tanker-truck-catches-fire-at-gas-station-fire-quickly-put-out
http://www.wdam.com/story/28124963/tanker-truck-catches-fire-at-gas-station-fire-quickly-put-out
http://www.kait8.com/story/28124963/tanker-truck-catches-fire-at-gas-station-fire-quickly-put-out
http://www.walb.com/story/28124963/tanker-truck-catches-fire-at-gas-station-fire-quickly-put-out

2015-02-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame inside building at Jewsons on Newton Road in Kingsteignton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32085&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Lorry-Jewsons-Kingsteignton/story-26038238-detail/story.html
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/lorry-fire-at-jewsons-in-kingsteignton

2015-02-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A361 near Landkey (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32082&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/fire-in-brake-lining-of-articulated-lorry-on-a361-link-road
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Lorry-catches-near-Landkey/story-26037699-detail/story.html
http://www.facebook.com/NDJournal/posts/644279812344445

2015-02-17 - Tractor, tools and barn destroyed by fire at fire chief's property in Lumberport (West Virginia):
http://www.theet.com/news/local/blaze-destroy-fire-chief-s-barn/article_229e03ee-3266-530f-ae0e-9a000d8763f6.html

Note: These are the 291st, 292nd, 293rd, 294th and 295th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-17 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2015/02/garbage-truck-fire-on-n-milwaukee-ave.html

2015-02-17 - Mail delivery truck bursts into flame on street in Germantown (Tennessee):
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/germantown-collierville/mail-truck-lost-in-germantown-fire_20898554

2015-02-17 - Plow truck bursts into flame while plowing Wava parking lot in New Britain Township (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/17/driver-escapes-snow-plow-fire-in-bucks-county-wawa-parking-lot/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Plow-Catches-Fire-Outside-Bucks-County-Wawa-292206911.html
http://www.wfmj.com/story/28128853/driver-escapes-snow-plow-fire-in-pa-convenience-store-lot
http://www.theintell.com/news/local/snowplow-catches-fire-in-lot-of-new-britain-twp-wawa/article_8f924bcb-936a-5e22-a7ac-f4c60913f339.html

2015-02-17 - Truck bursts into flame on the M20 near Leeds (Britain), some crashes too:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/fog-causes-delays-on-m20-31920/

Quote: "The problems were made worse when a lorry caught fire between J8 for Leeds and J9 for Ashford at 8.20am."

2015-02-17 - RV and kennel destroyed by fire near Bismarck (North Dakota):
http://www.kxnet.com/story/28132799/dogs-ok-after-kennel-and-rv-start-on-fire
http://bismannews.rrvnews.com/item/5931_dogs-ok-after-kennel-and-rv-start-on-fire

Note: This is the 51st RV to burn in 2015...

2015-02-17 - Ice cream van destroyed by fire while parked inside business in Broughton Moor (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/ice-cream-van-destroyed-in-cumbrian-garage-fire-1.1193207

2015-02-17 - Van bursts into flame on Chingford Road near the Crooked Billet roundabout in Walthamstow (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/11798697.Emergency_services_tackle_van_fire/
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11798697.print/
http://www.newslondon.org.uk/news/emergency-services-tackle-van-fire
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11798697.display/

2015-02-17 - SUV bursts into flame on Red Cliffs Drive in St. George (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/02/17/kss-interior-couples-recently-purchased-jeep-catches-fire-drive/#.VOQ_b_nF_h4

2015-02-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at apartments at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.uafsunstar.com/burning-cars/

2015-02-17 - Three cars go up in flames at 3 AM while parked in carport in Woodland Hills area in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://losangeles.crwe-pr.com/blog/2015/02/17/carport-fire-engulfs-3-cars/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Carport-Fire-Engulfs-3-Cars-in-Woodland-Hills--292208091.html
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150217/3-cars-burn-in-woodland-hills-carport
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cars-Engulfed-Flames-Woodland-Hills-292178781.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/10867200-several-cars-damaged-in-woodland-hills-carport-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NBCLA/567657734032875520
http://losangeles.cityandpress.com/node/9146565

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at Creek Village Apartments in Tullytown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/communities/bristol/car-fire-in-tullytown/article_4b6c3fa0-c19c-5f57-8f42-d90e0061a10c.html
http://levittownnow.com/2015/02/17/crews-respond-vehicle-fire-apartments-tullytown/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame shortly before 1 AM at intersection in Richmond (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Firefighters-battle-car-fire-in-Richmond-292151981.html

Quote: "Firefighters have not yet determined the cause of the vehicle fire. They say it was a spontaneous combustion and was not caused after a crash."

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at I-25 in Denver (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/02/17/car-fire-backs-up-afternoon-commute-on-i-25-near-mousetrap/

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 10 in Coon Rapids (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/292187311.html

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame near the Union Street Bridge in Danville (Virginia):
http://www.wset.com/story/28131356/car-catches-fire-in-danville

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at high school in Texarkana (Texas):
http://txktoday.com/news/ttfd-responds-vehicle-fire-texas-high-school/

Note: Looks like maybe a Corvette, sweet ride for a high school student. Well, it WAS a sweet ride...

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at school in Wanniassa (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-17-112800-96440-1568.traffic

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on road in Karkala (India):
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=297643

2015-02-17 - In separate incidents, parked car and driven car burst into flame within 8 hours in Wyre Forest (Britain):
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/11797986.Firefighters_attend_two_car_fires_in_Wyre_Forest/

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on Garstang Road in Broughton (Britain):
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-shuts-preston-road-1-7110607

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on street in Middlesbrough (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-car-bursts-flames-dad-5178572

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on the B3135 at Green Ore, Wells (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32089&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at Braunstone Park in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/crew-tackle-blazing-car-Braunstone-Park-Leicester/story-26041406-detail/story.html

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame at the A55 Posthouse roundabout junction of the A483 (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_18-02-2015_9-02-56
http://www.wrexham.com/news/car-fire-near-posthouse-roundabout-52589.html
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/car-fire-a55-causing-delays-8665968
http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/144421/car-fire-closes-slip-road-on-posthouse-roundabout.aspx
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/car-fire-closes-slip-road-on-posthouse-roundabout
http://www.walesnews.org.uk/news/car-fire-closes-slip-road-on-posthouse-roundabout

2015-02-17 - Car bursts into flame on Polehouse Lane in Ide, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32088&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-called-car-Ide/story-26039858-detail/story.html
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/crews-called-to-car-fire-in-ide

2015-02-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Rush Run Road near Orma (West Virginia):
http://www.hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view&db=hurheral_articles&id=58980

2015-02-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 219 in Hamlin Township (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2015/02/firefighters-dispatched-to-vehicle-fire.html

2015-02-17 - Skid steer bursts into flame on West Humbargar Road in Salina (Kansas):
http://salina.com/news/fire-destroys-piece-of-equipment-in-rural-saline-county/article_52f5b0c0-a1e9-595c-9850-fe1130c94725.html

2015-02-17 - Motorcycle bursts into flame on the A371 near Castle Cary (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32083&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-17 - Pickup truck and barn destroyed by fire in Trimont (Minnesota):
http://www.keyc.com/story/28133795/fire-destroys-family-barn-in-rural-trimont
http://www.knuj.net/2015/02/barn-destroyed-in-rural-trimont/

Quote: "The exact cause is uncertain, but firefighters say the cause may be traced to a truck inside the barn."

2015-02-17 - Two SUVs and garage go up in flames at home in Oshkosh (Wisconsin):
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/oshkosh/2015/02/17/garage-two-vehicles-damaged-otter-avenue-fire/23569723/
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/videos/news/2015/02/17/23566943/
http://fox11online.com/2015/02/17/two-vehicles-and-garage-damaged-in-oshkosh-fire/

2015-02-17 - Auto business damaged by fire at 1:40 AM in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/morning-fire-damages-building-at-south-anchorage-usedcar-lot/31313190
http://www.ktva.com/crews-respond-to-fire-at-anchorage-used-car-dealership-294/

2015-02-17 - Auto shop complex erupts in flame, cab storage business destroyed, in Vista (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/feb/17/vista-fire-south-santa-fe-avenue/
http://www.kusi.com/story/28130063/fire-breaks-out-at-vista-auto-shop-complex
http://sandiego.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-vista-auto-shop-complex

2015-02-17 - Barn destroyed by fire just after 12:30 AM on Union Mill Road in Jessamine County (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/28124766/fire-destroys-barn-in-jessamine-county

2015-02-17 - Barn destroyed by fire before 5 AM in Tremont (Illinois):
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/d/story/barn-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire/23004/S0T-kODNrUCa69SM0jY9KA

2015-02-17 - Barn destroyed by fire in Lisbon (Ohio):
http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/585181/Fire-destroys-barn-on-Churchill-Road.html?nav=5007

2015-02-17 - Barn damaged by fire at 6:15 AM in Aetna Township (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/28125530/fire-crews-respond-to-mecosta-county-barn-fire
http://www.mifox32.com/story/28126311/fire-crews-respond-to-mecosta-county-barn-fire

2015-02-17 - Barn destroyed by fire at equestrian center in Ste-Foy (Canada), horses saved:
http://www.lifeinquebec.com/horses-saved-at-centre-equestre-ste-foy-barn-fire-10357/

2015-02-17 - Outbuilding burns and explodes before 6:30 AM in Heston (Britain):
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/explosion-heston-fire-tears-through-8660818

2015-02-17 - Roof bursts into flame shortly after 6 AM at construction company in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/02/17/manufacturing-plant-fire/23541147/

2015-02-17 - Storage facility destroyed by fire and explosion before 5 AM in West Des Moines (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/explosion-causes-building-collapse-as-crews-battle-blaze/31309998
http://whotv.com/2015/02/17/crews-respond-to-fire-at-west-des-moines-storage-unit/
http://www.weareiowa.com/story/d/story/firefighters-battle-storage-unit-explosion-in-west/25331/8kXWICqHoU-yCzGtvrYxDw

2015-02-17 - Lawn care warehouse goes up in flames just before 5 AM in Wimauma (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-south-hillsborough/early-morning-fire-destroys-sun-turf-care-warehouse-in-wimauma
http://tbo.com/news/breaking-news/fire-destroys-warehouse-office-space-in-wimauma-20150217/

2015-02-17 - Flooring company and apartments destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in coastal Ipswich (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/17/ipswich-home-near-fire-station-goes-up-in-flames/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/crews-battle-2alarm-blaze-in-ipswich/31309510
http://www.whdh.com/story/28124901/large-fire-burns-at-ipswich-flooring-company-building

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-17 - Former heating and cooling warehouse, now used for storage, goes up in flames in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://wiat.com/2015/02/17/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-storage-warehouse-in-birmingham/
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/02/firefighters_battle_2-alarm_bl.html

2015-02-17 - Porch bursts into flame at 1:15 AM at apartment in Ralston (Nebraska), nobody there:
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Porch-Fire-Ignites-292169121.html
http://www.ketv.com/news/no-one-hurt-in-ralston-apartment-fire/31309626

2015-02-17 - Porch bursts into flame shortly before midnight, fire spreads to home, in Midland (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.newswest9.com/story/28128169/fire-officials-investigating-house-fire-in-midland

2015-02-17 - Home damaged by fire on coastal Prudence Island (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2015/02/17/firefighters-face-challenges-battling-prudence-island-house-fire/

2015-02-17 - Home destroyed by massive blaze at 3:45 AM in Kingsport (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/story/28124882/multiple-crews-respond-to-house-fire-in-kingsport

2015-02-17 - Home destroyed by fire shortly before midnight in coastal Brick Township (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/ocean-county/2015/02/17/brick-township-home-destroyed-alarm-fire/23564013/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-17 - Mansion damaged by fire in Brookline (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighters-battle-3alarm-fire-at-38-million-brookline-home/31316582
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/02/three_firefighters_hurt_battling_brookline_mansion_blaze

2015-02-17 - Hotel heavily damaged by fire, two floors burn, in Pontargothi (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Hotel-evacuated-floors/story-26037183-detail/story.html
http://www.walesnews.org.uk/news/hotel-evacuated-after-fire-on-two-floors

2015-02-17 - Deadly fire starts on porch at 2 AM, burns through home, in Hamtramck (Michigan), 4 killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/02/parents_two_sons_die_in_hamtra.html
http://kxan.com/ap/authorities-4-dead-following-house-fire-in-detroit-enclave/
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/02/donations_sought_for_sports-lo.html

Quote: "Four people, a couple and their two school-age sons, were trapped in the upstairs bedroom when a fire started near the rear porch of the house about 2 a.m. Tuesday."

2015-02-17 - Deadly fire burns home in Manchester (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://www.kttc.com/story/28123223/2015/02/16/manchester-man-killed-in-house-fire
http://www.wdaz.com/news/3680662-one-person-killed-freeborn-county-house-fire

2015-02-17 - Vacant building burns at 1:40 AM in Chatham area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/373870/firefighters-battle-extra-alarm-blaze-chatham-injuries-reported

2015-02-17 - Vacant home burns at 6:30 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/feb/17/las-vegas-firefighters-battle-blaze-vacant-house/

2015-02-17 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 4 AM in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/28125082/tulsa-fire-extinguishes-vacant-house-fire

2015-02-17 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-scorches-orlando-home/31309538

2015-02-17 - Vacant apartment complex burns in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2015/02/17/jackson-abandoned-apartments-fire/23555543/

2015-02-17 - Three children killed, four people injured, when van bursts into flame in Jhang (Pakistan):
http://www.dawn.com/news/1164547/three-siblings-burnt-alive-in-van-fire
http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/262121-Jhang-3-children-burnt-alive-as-van-catches-fire
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-175468-Three-children-die-as-van-catches-fire-in-Jhang
http://www.geo.tv/article-175468-Three-children-die-as-van-catches-fire-in-Jhang
http://www.khybernews.tv/newsDetails.php?cat=7&key=NzYzNjc=
http://hamariweb.com/enews/three-children-die-as-van-catches-fire-in-jhang_nid1493278.aspx
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/243929//

2015-02-17 - Man killed when RV trailer goes up in flames in Lincoln County (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2015/02/18/officials-man-in-camper-trailer-found-dead-after-fire/
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/man-in-camper-trailer-found-dead-after-fire/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-killed-in-fire-at-old-truss-company-building-in/article_2e6878d8-144b-5610-93e7-c08554cec330.html

2015-02-18 - ExxonMobil refinery damaged by huge explosion and fire, ash rains down, in coastal Torrance (California), 4 injured:
http://krqe.com/2015/02/19/blast-devastates-refinery-sends-ash-raining-down-on-area/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-exxonmobil-refinery-explosion/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/blast-hits-southern-california-refinery-29054161
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_27550913/apparent-explosion-at-exxonmobil-refinery-rocks-torrance
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20150218/explosion-at-torrance-exxonmobil-refinery-injures-4-spike-in-gas-prices-expected
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20150218/explosion-at-torrance-exxonmobil-refinery-injures-4-spike-in-gas-prices-expected
http://www.parkerdailypost.com/dfw-section-a/17706-blast-devastates-refinery-sends-ash-raining-down-on-area-.html
http://thevictoryreport.org/explosion-refinery-torrance/

Quote: "Homes shook in the city when the blast occurred about 8:50 a.m. Caltech’s earthquake researchers in Pasadena said the explosion was equivalent to a magnitude 1.7 temblor. Flames were visible from the refinery on 190th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, and residents reported ash-like debris and cloth that appeared to be insulation landing like snow on their cars and front lawns."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Likewise, chemical plants of all types will burn and/or explode, including biofuels plants, fertilizer plants, specialty chemical plants, petroleum-related facilities and more."

2015-02-18 - Apartment building damaged by explosion in Tulsa (Oklahoma), building evacuated:
http://www.newson6.com/story/28153429/investigation-continues-into-explosion-at-east-tulsa-apartment-complex
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/investigators-search-cause-apartment-explosion/nkFQQ/
http://www.ktul.com/story/28144840/residents-evacuated-after-explosion-at-east-tulsa-apartment-complex
http://www.newson6.com/story/28144819/fire-department-responds-to-reported-explosion-at-east-tulsa-apartments

2015-02-18 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Soddy Daidy (Tennessee), 1 injured:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/28144052/thrasher-pike-home-destroyed-by-fire

Quote: "The homeowner told Soddy Daisy firefighters he had lit a charcoal grill on the back porch, then a little later heard an explosion."

Note: Obviously, charcoal doesn't explode and destroy homes, but if a gas plume blows by, any heat source can ignite the gas and THAT can cause an explosion. This looks like a small-ish home-destroying version of the various city-shaking explosions that have been reported around the world since the world's methane clathrate deposits started melting a few years back. It's safest now to keep the following away from your home and especially outside your home: heat sources, rusty iron/steel and electrified copper (doorbells, lights, dimmer switches, etc)...

2015-02-18 - Home damaged by explosion at water heater in Matthews (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/natural-gas-explosion-blows-out-side-matthews-hous/nkDqW/

Note: Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas, so it will accumulate in basements, which is where water heaters are usually located. If the water heater has a pilot light then that will eventually ignite the gas, if something else doesn't do so first (rusty iron/steel, electrified copper). Hydrogen sulfide is also corrosive, so it will cause more gas leaks, as well as acting as the igniter for the gas. This same problem is causing many underground electrical fires and explosions in manholes and the like too...

2015-02-18 - Home explodes and burns near Santa Rosa (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/18/multiple-explosions-set-house-on-fire-in-sonoma-county/
http://sanfrancisco.dotnewz.com/multiple-explosions-set-house-on-fire-in-rural-sonoma-county-sanfrancisco/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/3546369-181/explosions-fire-reported-west-of
http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco/posts/10152777707264436

Note: These are the 66th, 67th, 68th and 69th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-18 - Underground electrical explosion and fire erupts near Farragut Square in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Fire-Crews-Called-to-Manhole-Explosion-in-NW-DC-292377861.html
http://dc.suntimes.com/dc-news/7/82/97493/fire-crews-called-to-manhole-explosion-in-nw-d-c
http://www.capitalbay.com/news/washington-dc/721358-no-injuries-after-manhole-explosion-in-nw-d-c.html
http://wtop.com/dc/2015/02/manhole-explodes-d-c/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/ABC7News/568059743778021376
http://danilnews.com/news/update-transformer-exploded-at-17th-l-streets-in-dc-fireball-erupted-from-grate-in-sidewalk-emcpikejr

2015-02-18 - Underground electrical fire hits Astoria area of coastal Queens (New York):
http://www.givemeastoria.com/blog/2015/02/19/another-manhole-fire/

Quote: "It seems manhole fires are becoming more and more common in Astoria."

2015-02-18 - Transformer explodes on pole on 41st Street in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/breaking-explosion-gunshot-scare-on-41st-street-prompts-police-investigation

2015-02-18 - Transformer explodes and burns near river in Orewa (New Zealand), 5000+ homes go dark:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/66384486/transformer-blast-knocks-out-orewa-power

2015-02-18 - Another pallet company goes up in flames, in Elkhart County (Indiana), near Goshen:
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Crews-battle-fire-at-Elkhart-County-recycling-plant-292502611.html
http://www.fox28.com/story/28143589/2015/02/18/crews-battling-fire-at-pallet-company-in-dunlap
http://www.abc57.com/story/28143558/fire-at-recycled-new-pallet-facility-elkhart
http://www.fox28.com/story/28152076/2015/02/19/update-officials-release-report-on-recycle-new-pallet-fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsgbo1RPUSE
http://www.goshennews.com/news/local_news/fire-destroys-building-at-pallet-company/article_2ed1d814-b7f2-11e4-9197-e3b69ec5eb20.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2960264/Is-REALLY-best-time-selfie-Firefighters-10-crews-battle-huge-blaze-Indiana-recycling-factory-duo-moment-pose-photo.html

Quote: "The fire was large enough that radar operated by the National Weather Service of Northern Indiana detected the increase in heat, according to service's Twitter account."

Note: Another pallet company was just destroyed by a massive blaze shortly after midnight too, in Brenham (Texas), mentioned in the 2015-02-16 update...

2015-02-18 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Karur (India):
http://www.kollyzone.com/2015/02/school-bus-catches-fire-in-karur.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta4ZG2ll0lA

Note: The narrator in the video sounds a lot like 'Steve' from AT&T tech support! This is the 25th school bus to burn in 2015 and the 93rd bus to burn in 2015...

2015-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at home in Henrietta (New York):
http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/man-tries-put-out-tractor-trailer-fire-20250.shtml

Quote: "The tractor trailer was parked outside a home on Viscount Drive. The owner of the truck noticed the fire and tried to put it out on his own; he was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation."

2015-02-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 in Georgetown (Texas):
http://www.kvue.com/story/news/traffic/2015/02/18/truck-fire-closes-lanes-of-interstate-35-in-georgetown/23641711/

2015-02-18 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked at business in East Earl Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/truck-destroyed-by-fire-in-east-earl-twp/article_f1af843e-b7ee-11e4-aac9-079168e7c43e.html

2015-02-18 - Two tractors, pickup, two cars, forklift, five ATVs and barn destroyed by fire at vineyard in Napa (California):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Tractors-Forklifts-Damaged-in-Napa-County-Barn-Fire-292391431.html
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/3547670-181/fire-destroys-napa-winerys-barn
http://patch.com/california/napavalley/barn-several-vehicles-burned-fire-old-sonoma-road
http://sanfrancisco.suntimes.com/sf-news/7/74/95060/tractors-forklifts-damaged-in-napa-county-barn-fire
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/barn-fire-destroys-vehicles-on-old-sonoma-road/article_21d63672-3657-5feb-8ff7-e99800ec8c5f.html

Quote: "The blaze at Hyde Vineyards on Old Sonoma Road destroyed a pickup, two cars, two tractors, one forklift and five ATVs, Cal Fire said."

2015-02-18 - Tractor bursts into flame inside barn in Medford (Minnesota):
http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/article_02a15bb3-88e1-5a7f-9d93-5d5d39093058.html

Note: These are the 296th, 297th, 298th, 299th, 300th and 301st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-18 - Van bursts into flame on Route 101 exit ramp in Epping (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/crews-put-out-car-fire-on-route-101-in-epping/31337168
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150218/NEWS/150219129/101141/NEWS
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150218/NEWS07/150219146
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/975929183/driver-escapes-van-fire-on-route-101-exit-ramp
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150219/News/150218978

2015-02-18 - Van bursts into flame on the A1 near Bradbury (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11800536.A1_reopened_after_motorway_closed_in_both_directions_following_van_fire/
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/vehicle-fire-a1-near-bowburn-8668110
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/10898925-vehicle-fire-on-a1-near-to-bowburn-closes-road-in-both-directions/

2015-02-18 - SUV bursts into flame on I-95 in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.richmond.com/news/latest-news/article_947d604f-9e5b-5032-9a62-4947c8c4c6a8.html
http://wtvr.com/2015/02/18/95-north-car-fire/
http://www.nbc12.com/story/28137216/traffic-alert-car-fire-backs-up-traffic-near-9564-interchange
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/28137216/traffic-alert-car-fire-backs-up-traffic-near-9564-interchange

2015-02-18 - Two cars burst into flame while parked at apartment complex in coastal Goleta (California):
http://www.keyt.com/news/residents-cry-arsonist-in-goleta-carport-fires/31348966

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on Main Street in coastal Rockland (Maine):
http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/no-injuries-in-car-fire-that-broke-out-on-main-street/1306521
http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/mechanical-defect-causes-car-fire-no-injuries/1306521

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on the Bronx River Parkway in Scarsdale (New York):
http://rye.dailyvoice.com/news/accidents-reported-i-95-i-287-car-fire-bronx-river-parkway

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on Route 80 in Roxbury Township (New Jersey), medical incident too:
http://tapinto.net/articles/roxbury-fire-and-first-aiders-snuff-car-fire-rus

Quote: "Firefighters from Roxbury Fire and First Aid Company 2 were dispatched to Route 80 westbound, near Mile 27, to handle a car fire. While there, they got a call for a medical emergency elsewhere in town, according to their post on Facebook."

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River near Manhattan (New York), separate accident too:
http://7online.com/523192/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 in Enfield (Connecticut), separate crash too:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-on-I-91-South-in-Enfield-292388481.html

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on US 412 in Crockett County (Tennessee):
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Car-fire-closes-down-part-of-highway-in-Crockett-County---292519761.html

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame at intersection in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.facebook.com/KOAA/posts/10153180710818939

Quote: "It wasn't a car accident. The woman's car caught on fire when she was at the light. Pretty scary."

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on I-64 near Dunbar (West Virginia):
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20150218/DM01/150219240/1276

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 101 in coastal Lincoln City (Oregon):
http://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/135878

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in the Hilltown in coastal Dundee (Scotland):
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/dundee/drama-as-woman-s-car-catches-fire-in-the-hilltown-1.840843
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/drama-as-womans-car-catches-fire-in-the-hilltown

2015-02-18 - Car bursts into flame at 12:09 AM on Marsh Lane in Tintinhull (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32093&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 near Bel Air (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/belair/vehicle-fire-route-24-exit-ramp-traffic-alert

2015-02-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame in the wee hours on McKinley Highway in Penn Township (Indiana):
http://pennfire.org/2015/02/18/c-shift-squad-13-has-a-vehicle-fire/

2015-02-18 - Police cruiser, other cars and auto shop go up in flames at 6:30 AM in Santa Maria (California):
http://www.ksby.com/news/early-morning-fire-at-santa-maria-car-dealership/
http://www.kclu.org/2015/02/18/man-injured-in-fire-at-central-coast-auto-dealership/
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/fire_causes_800000_damage_to_vehicle_repair_shop
http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/vehicle-repair-shop-heavily-damaged-by-early-morning-fire/article_799318ae-a565-5d49-9ae6-d4dc33cc9dc0.html

2015-02-18 - Pickup truck and barn destroyed by fire in Rockwell (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2015/02/18/building-on-fire-near-highway/

Quote: "We are told the barn and everything inside, including a pick up truck, household objects and new lumber, is a total loss."

2015-02-18 - Barn and equipment destroyed by fire on Thomas Road near New Madison in Darke County (Ohio), steer killed:
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/crews-called-to-2-alarm-barn-fire-in-darke-county/nkDqQ/
http://earlybirdpaper.com/fire-destroys-barn-south-of-new-madison/

2015-02-18 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze in South Burlington (Vermont), 20 calves killed:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/02/19/calves-killed-dairy-farm-fire/23685293/
http://www.wcax.com/story/28144468/fire-crews-fight-flames-at-south-burlington-farm
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/videos/news/2015/02/18/23655277/
http://www.wcax.com/story/28149038/20-calves-lost-in-south-burlington-barn-fire

2015-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Covington (New York):
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_6c8adece-b7ef-11e4-9290-47f63c70f196.html
http://www.wyomingcountyfreepress.com/howard-owens/barn-fire-reported-on-dow-road-covington/41881
http://www.thelcn.com/news/barn-fire-reported-in-covington-york-fd-on-standby/article_3b2a134a-b7f4-11e4-9b51-e3000cbfcf13.html

2015-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire near Lebanon (Missouri):
http://www.lebanondailyrecord.com/news/local/article_83a6580e-b7bd-11e4-b025-43da1c308f56.html

2015-02-18 - Barn destroyed by fire near Hollandale (Wisconsin):
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Highway-shut-down-because-of-fire-292526161.html

2015-02-18 - Brush fire breaks out in Blue Creek area of Billings (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/story/28142411/grass-fire-breaks-out-in-blue-creek

2015-02-18 - Brush fire burns 400 acres in Harrison County (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/28144892/fire-burns-400-acres-in-harrison-county

2015-02-18 - 2000 bales of hay go up in flames in Minster Lovell (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31514904
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11800480.Fire_crews_still_at_the_scene_of_a_hay_bale_blaze/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11799670.About_2_000_hay_bales_on_fire_near_Minster_Lovell/

2015-02-18 - Two large storage buildings destroyed by huge blaze, transformer burns too, in Barnsdall (Oklahoma), town goes dark:
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/firefighters-battling-fire-barnsdall-town-without-/nkDr4/
http://www.newson6.com/story/28144201/crews-respond-to-downtown-barnsdall-fire

Quote: "The buildings, according to Mayor Cole, are used for storage. He adds that the fire burned a transformer, causing the power to be knocked out for the entire town."

2015-02-18 - Storage facility goes up in flames, 115 units burn, in Waterbury (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Respond-to-Fire-at-Waterbury-Storage-Facility-292413271.html
http://foxct.com/2015/02/18/large-fire-burning-at-storage-facility-in-waterbury/

Quote: "The fire was so intense they were left with no choice but to just let it burn, and said 115 units in the affected facility would not be saved."

2015-02-18 - Basement electrical fire erupts at commercial building in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20150218/NEWS/150216429/12662/NEWS

Note: Just like all the underground electrical fires and explosions except this time it just happened to be inside a building. Quincy is where a 'rotten egg' smell rolled in off the ocean in 2013, mentioned in the 2013-05-09 update. Shortly after that, a mysterious plane started buzzing the city at night and nobody could say why, mentioned in the 2013-05-10 update...

2015-02-18 - AC unit bursts into flame at the Bridgewater Building in Hamilton (New Zealand), evacuations ensue:
http://mvmeh.com/trademe_www547262d4851e9.mvmeh.com/waikato-times/66338989/Hamilton-building-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/66338989/Hamilton-building-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-18 - Big 15-meter-tall electrical sign bursts into flame at auto dealer in coastal Whyalla (Australia):
http://www.barossaherald.com.au/story/2893918/fire-sale-at-whyalla-car-dealership/

2015-02-18 - Animal rescue hit by fire at 4:30 AM, multiple buildings burn, in York County (South Carolina), 16 dogs killed:
http://www.wistv.com/story/28138121/16-dogs-killed-in-fire-at-york-co-animal-rescue
http://www.wltx.com/story/news/2015/02/18/fire-at-animal-rescue-kills-16-dogs/23629585/

2015-02-18 - De-icing tank bursts into flame just after 2 AM outside business in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/De-Icing-Tank-Catches-Fire-292342891.html

2015-02-18 - Bags of donated clothing burst into flame outside business in coastal Bradenton (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-sarasota-manatee/mysterious-fire-damages-hope-chest-thift-store

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-18 - Newspaper printing business goes up in flames in Shepherdsville (Kentucky):
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2015/02/18/significant-fire-reported-at-standard-publishing.html
http://www.wlky.com/news/Fire-breaks-out-at-Standard-Publishing-Company-in-Shepherdsville/31340954?absolute=true
http://www.wdrb.com/story/28140824/shepherdsville-firefighters-respond-to-significant-fire-at-standard-publishing-co

2015-02-18 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Scranton (Pennsylvania):
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/fire-damges-tripp-park-home-1.1835128

2015-02-18 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Edgewood (Maryland), 1 injured:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/edgewood-fire-injures-man-cats-missing/31334402

2015-02-18 - Two adjacent homes go up in flames in Winnipeg (Canada), nobody in either one:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Fire-ravages-two-Elgin-Avenue-homes-292527281.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-house-blaze-re-ignites-overnight-on-elgin-avenue-1.2962568
http://globalnews.ca/news/1838613/winnipeg-fire-that-burned-2-homes-flares-up-again-overnight/

Quote: "Neighbours said blaze appeared to have started in the first house at 617 Elgin, which had been empty since the summer. A couple planning to rent it had just arrived to see the house, only to find it was on fire."

Quote: "The second house that caught fire had also been empty for some time. It had been for sale for about a year, but Sandra said she heard someone recently bought it."

2015-02-18 - Apartment building heavily damaged by 4-alarm fire in Colerain Township (Ohio), 31 people homeless:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/crews-battling-4alarm-blaze-at-colerain-township-apartment-building/31340942
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/colerain-township/three-alarm-fire-raging-at-apartment-complex-in-coerain-township

2015-02-18 - In separate incidents, at about the same time, vacant home and gas station burn in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2015/02/bethlehem_house_fire_gas_stati.html

2015-02-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Benton City (Washington):
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/02/17/3414648_fire-destroys-vacant-benton-city.html
https://bako.com/hanford_california/news/Fire-Destroys-Vacant-Benton-City-Home/246653
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-vacant-benton-city-home

2015-02-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire near DeLand (Florida):
http://newsdaytonabeach.com/vacant-home-near-deland-total-loss-thanks-to-fire/

2015-02-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire before 4 AM on Swamp Road in Beech Island (South Carolina):
http://www.sconfire.com/2015/02/17/fire-destroys-house-beech-island/
http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20150217/AIK0102/150219480/1004/suspicious-fire-under-investigation-in-beech-island

2015-02-19 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire at 6:30 AM in North Knox County (Tennessee), 3 killed:
http://wate.com/2015/02/19/north-knoxville-home-a-total-loss-after-fire/
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/north-knoxville/2015/02/19/firefighters-battle-house-fire-in-single-digit-temperatures/23662549/
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/kfd-on-scene-of-house-fire-in-north-knoxville_83190062
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28152883/3-bodies-found-inside-house-that-burned-in-knoxville

Quote: "Three people were killed in an early morning house fire Thursday morning in North Knox County. Captain DJ Corcoran said they received a call around 6:30 a.m. about a home at 6545 Keck Road near Callahan Drive. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully involved. Neighbors woke up to what they said sounded like an explosion."

2015-02-19 - Home destroyed by explosions and fire at 5:40 AM north of Flagstaff (Arizona):
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/fire-crews-fight-county-house-fire-after-explosions-reported/article_f12f5a51-732a-5d4b-b1fe-2d359c899798.html

Quote: "The value of the loss was placed at $1 million. 'Neighbors reported hearing explosions,' said Capt. Paul Simpson of the Summit Fire Department. Crews from both Flagstaff Fire Department and Summit responded at about 5:40 a.m. to the area, which turned out to be in the county on the 5000 block of North Weatherford Road off Schultz Pass Road."

Note: These are the 70th and 71st residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-19 - Transformer bursts into flame, smokes out apartment building, in St. Albans (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Transformer-Fire-Fills-Apartments-with-Smoke-in-St-Albans-292637911.html

2015-02-19 - Motorcycle shop goes up in flames in Mooresville (North Carolina):
http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2015/02/19/fire-damages-mooresville-motorcycle-shop/
http://www.mooresvilletribune.com/news/fire-at-easy-eddie-s-motorcycle-shop/article_e53238ea-b862-11e4-aed4-23b93517bb4a.html

2015-02-19 - Car showroom goes up in flames, fire gets huge, highway closed, in Lympsham (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-31545790
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2015/fire-lympsham-van-dealer-20-02-15.php
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Yeovil-crews-help-tackle-car-showroom-blaze-near/story-26057170-detail/story.html
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Police-close-A370-large-car-showroom-Lympsham/story-26057120-detail/story.html
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/11807302.Fire_crews_battle_Somerset_car_showroom_blaze_through_the_night/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-19 - Five fishing boats destroyed by fire at fishing town in coastal Hainan Province (China), 1 killed:
http://www.news.nom.co/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china-15606689-news/
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-162420993.html
http://on.aol.com/video/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china-518660041
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dQ_cvV8ubc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONW2pDdnGU
http://www.independent.ie/videos/world-news/video-boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china-31006262.html
http://www.msn.com/en-nz/weather/watch/boat-fire-leaves-one-dead-in-south-china/vp-ea6396a7-1a07-4251-98cc-8ed6c58889d8

Quote: "Five fishing boats caught fire this morning at a fishing port in a town of south China's Hainan Province, leaving one dead."

2015-02-19 - Two boats, three ATVs and garage destroyed by fire at home near DeLand (Florida):
http://newsdaytonabeach.com/firefighters-on-scene-after-explosion-at-home-west-of-deland/
http://www.orlandoecho.com/index.php/sid/230416509
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20150219/news/150219334
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/2/19/deland_structure_fir.html

Quote: "No injuries are reported but 5 vehicles – including 2 boats and 3 all-terrain vehicles – are destroyed in the aftermath of a garage fire west of DeLand."

Note: These are the 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th and 169th boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-19 - School bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28150507/students-driver-uninjured-after-bus-fire-in-norwalk
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/School-Bus-Catches-Fire-in-Norwalk-292750941.html
http://wtnh.com/2015/02/19/students-on-board-norwalk-bus-as-it-goes-up-in-flames/
http://www.thehour.com/news/norwalk/school-bus-catches-on-fire-in-norwalk-no-one-injured/article_a1bb16ca-b841-11e4-bfd6-0b1b1da1c56e.html

Quote: "Some elementary students were able to escape safely from a school bus that became engulfed in flames in Norwalk on Thursday morning."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-19 - School bus bursts into flame shortly after midnight while parked at facility in Gorham (Maine):
http://www.keepmecurrent.com/american_journal/fire-totals-gorham-school-bus/article_a31e1d12-b91f-11e4-a9cb-27eb53c6c52c.html

2015-02-19 - School bus bursts into flame in Kentville (Canada):
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/Local/2015-02-19/article-4049425/Kentville-school-bus-fire-electrical-in-nature,-no-one-injured/1

2015-02-19 - School bus bursts into flame at Stirling University in Stirling (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-31538017
http://www.stirling.co.uk/news/StirlingUniversityBusFire.html
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/stirling-university-bus-fire-driver-5193196
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/passengers-flee-bus-after-bursts-5191690
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/stirling-university-bus-fire-driver-and-passengers-flee-vehicle-blaze
http://www.news.nom.co/stirling-university-bus-fire-driver-15611069-news/
http://news.stv.tv/stirling-central/311005-three-people-escape-after-first-bus-fire-at-stirling-university-beta-centre/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv9oLhA7tns

Note: These are the 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th school buses to burn in 2015 and the 94th, 95th, 96th and 97th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-02-19 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in coastal Suva (Fiji Islands):
http://www.tawakilagi.com/2015/02/20/bus-catches-fire-in-kinoya/
http://fijivillage.com/news/Bus-catches-fire-s2kr59/
http://fijione.tv/passengers-flee-burning-bus/

2015-02-19 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the B1183 near Frithville (Britain):
http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/local/praise-for-bus-driver-after-fire-1-6587977

Note: These are the 98th and 99th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-02-19 - In separate incidents, tractor trailer and car burst into flame, on I-35 and I-94, near St. Paul (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/292631111.html

Quote: "MnDOT is reporting a car fire on the right shoulder of westbound 94 at Western Avenue in St. Paul.  Traffic becomes sluggish from Johnson Pkwy. past the scene. In Eagan, the patrol is on the scene of a semi reported to be on fire on the right shoulder of southbound 35E at Cliff Road."

2015-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Wayne Township (Indiana), near Indianapolis:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/truck-driver-awakes-to-cab-on-fire
http://wishtv.com/2015/02/19/driver-escapes-burning-truck-on-west-side/

2015-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway near Colonie (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Photo-Tractor-trailer-burns-on-Northway-6089983.php

2015-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 2 AM on I-45 in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/story/news/traffic/2015/02/19/big-rig-crash-hazmat-spill-on-i-45-north/23661653/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/breaking-north-freeway-shut-down-after-18wheeler-fire/31354686

Quote: "It happened around 1:30 a.m. near the exit for Spring Stuebner. As of 5 a.m. three northbound lanes remained blocked. The truck's driver said he saw sparks and pulled over when the flames broke out at the rear of his trailer. A hazmat crew was called to the scene."

2015-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame shortly after 7 AM on I-40 near Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/west-knoxville-farragut/2015/02/19/cargo-fire-blocks-right-lane-of-i-40-e-at-papermill/23662695/

2015-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2015/02/19/semi-tractor-trailer-on-fire/

2015-02-19 - Semi tractor bursts into flame on I-70 in Salina (Kansas):
http://www.salina.com/news/fire-consumes-cab-of-semi/article_cecb21ca-e288-51cb-b567-a79dac2ea417.html
http://salina.com/news/fire-consumes-cab-of-semi/article_cecb21ca-e288-51cb-b567-a79dac2ea417.html

2015-02-19 - Tractor bursts into flame, fire spreads to barn, in Chambersburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_27561197/firefighters-save-most-barn-from-blaze

2015-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 52 near Steinbach (Canada):
http://www.steinbachonline.com/local/134329-truck-fire-causes-traffic-delays

2015-02-19 - Tractor bursts into flame on Highway 12 service road in Blumenort (Canada):
http://www.steinbachonline.com/local/134334-fire-call-to-tractor-fire

Note: These are the 302nd through 311th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-19 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Pfister Road in Jackson Township (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/ocean-county/2015/02/20/garbage-truck-catches-fire-jackson/23686611/

2015-02-19 - Truck bursts into flame inside garage in Warren (Maine):
http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/garage-saved-truck-lost-in-warren-fire/1306910

Quote: "Warren Fire Department saved a garage at 110 Montgomery Ave from being burned when a truck inside it caught fire Feb. 19."

2015-02-19 - RV, car and garage destroyed by fire at home on Fisher Road in Jackson Township, Millerton (Pennsylvania):
http://tiogafreedomist.com/fisher-road-fire-destroys-elderly-couples-garage-rv/

2015-02-19 - RV-clinic, classic cars and garage destroyed by fire before 5 AM at home in Selwyn Township (Canada):
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/5345991-blaze-destroys-shed-and-rv-on-hilliard-street/
http://www.chextv.com/2015/02/19/fire-destroys-rv-and-shed-on-hilliard-st/
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2015/02/19/blaze-destroys-11m-mobile-medical-clinic-storage-shed-n-fire-classic-cars-damaged-in-hilliard-st-blaze

Quote: "Damage is pegged at well over $1 million after a Thursday-morning blaze on Hilliard St. just north of the city destroyed a large storage shed full of vintage and newer vehicles as well as a mobile medical clinic that was parked next to it."

2015-02-19 - RV bursts into flame during jump start at property on Left Fork of Foots Creek Road in Gold Hill (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150219601/101033/NEWS

2015-02-19 - RV bursts into flame on A1 slip road near Tranent, East Lothian (Scotland):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldJ_bjKwUQs

Quote: "Motorhome catches fire while travelling along A1 southbound towards Tranent, East Lothian. It manages to take the slip road before bursting into flames. (19/02/2015 18:45)"

Note: These are the 52nd, 53rd, 54th and 55th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-02-19 - Van bursts into flame while parked at business in coastal Dundee (Scotland):
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/dundee/police-in-dundee-investigating-van-fire-1.841122
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/police-in-dundee-investigating-van-fire

2015-02-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame just before midnight on Sinai Road near Alton (Virginia):
http://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/article_c0fc16cc-b87f-11e4-9626-9f47a90f4177.html

2015-02-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-95 near Alton (Maine):
https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local-news/7866-interstate-vehicle-fire-slows-traffic.html

2015-02-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at auto shop in Liberal (Kansas):
http://www.leaderandtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20136:no-injuries-in-vehicle-fire&catid=12:local-news&Itemid=40

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking garage at courthouse in Rolling Meadows (Illinois):
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2015/02/car-fire-at-cook-county-circuit-court-parking-garage-on-euclid-ave-at-wilke-rd-rolling-meadows/

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame at home in Hamton (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/story/28151022/viewer-captures-amazing-video-of-car-fire-in-hampton-tn
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/10959689-viewer-captures-amazing-video-of-car-fire-in-hampton-tn/

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame inside garage in Bethlehem Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2015/02/car_fire_reported_in_bethlehem_township_garage.html

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on the Princes Freeway at Avalon (Australia):
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/car-fire-stops-traffic-on-princes-freeway-20150219-13jbh9.html
http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/car-fire-stops-traffic-on-princes-freeway-20150219-13jbh9.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/victoria/car-fire-stops-traffic-on-princes-freeway-20150219-13jbh9.html

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Broadway Avenue in Palmerston North (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/66435372/Police-investigate-car-fire
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/02/19/Police_investigate_car_fire/

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on highway near gas station in coastal Almuñécar (Spain):
http://www.theseasidegazette.com/2015/02/30586/car-fire-in-front-of-gasoline-station/

2015-02-19 - Two cars destroyed by fire at 2:20 AM, two more damaged, while parked on Broseley Avenue in Bromborough (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/police-investigating-two-cars-caught-8689733

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on the M25 near the Dartford Tunnel (Britain):
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11803998.UPDATE__Delays_near_the_Dartford_Tunnel_due_to_car_fire/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11803998.Delays_near_the_Dartford_Tunnels_due_to_car_fire/
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/update-delays-near-the-dartford-tunnel-due-to-car-fire
http://www.newslondon.org.uk/news/update-delays-near-the-dartford-tunnel-due-to-car-fire

2015-02-19 - Car bursts into flame on Heppenstall Road in Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32111&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-19 - Four vehicles and shed destroyed by fire, started in vehicle, at home on Mill Street in Augusta (Georgia):
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/292731011.html

2015-02-19 - Semi trailer bursts into flame at business in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1840210/emergency-crews-respond-to-semi-trailer-fire/
http://interpeg.com/news/emergency-crews-respond-to-semi-trailer-fire-on-furniture-park/
http://winnipeg.dotnewz.com/emergency-crews-respond-to-semi-trailer-fire-winnipeg/
http://newsmanitoba.ca/2015/02/19/emergency-crews-respond-to-semi-trailer-fire/
http://www.news.nom.co/emergency-crews-respond-to-semi-15617588-news/

2015-02-19 - Pickup truck and garage destroyed by fire at 6:22 AM at home in Vernon (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/news/fire-crews-battle-bitter-cold-house-fire-in-town-of-vernon/31356052

Quote: "The first call was made at 6:22 a.m. after a neighbor taking out his trash noticed the garage was on fire. 'Saw some smoke, came around and saw the fire," said Mike Schulz. "Just ran in the back door and woke them up.' Schulz said everyone was able to get out of the house safely. Flames destroyed a pickup truck, but firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading despite frigid temperatures."

2015-02-19 - Car and townhouse destroyed by fire in Columbia (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-columbia-fire-20150219-story.html

2015-02-19 - Barn destroyed by fire near Reilly in Butler Township (Illinois), several pigs killed:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-02-19/pigs-die-barn-fire-rural-vermilion-county.html
http://www.wopular.com/pigs-die-barn-fire-rural-vermilion-county
http://www.topix.com/city/rankin-il/2015/02/1502191CS6F6

2015-02-19 - Barn damaged by fire in Clyde (Texas):
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/story/d/story/barn-catches-fire-in-clyde/37234/vbxKOqT39kaukBAyzY71UQ

2015-02-19 - Brush fire burns 200 acres in LaBelle (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/28153116/crews-battling-labelle-brush-fire

2015-02-19 - Laptop bursts into flame in trunk of car, fire spreads to car, on the A14 at Creeting St Mary (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/fire_crews_extinguish_car_on_fire_after_laptop_overheats_in_boot_on_a14_at_creeting_st_mary_1_3963729
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/fire-crews-extinguish-car-on-fire-after-laptop-overheats-in-boot-on-a14-at-creeting-st-mary

2015-02-19 - Powdercoating business destroyed by fire in Flushing Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/02/flushing_township_business_a_t.html

2015-02-19 - Pet cremation business hit by fire at 2:30 AM, building destroyed, in Anoka County (Minnesota):
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S3710737.shtml?cat=10151
http://www.wday.com/news/3683384-fire-destroys-building-pet-cremation-business
http://www.topix.com/city/anoka-mn/2015/02/150219M3OQ1D

2015-02-19 - In four separate incidents, three warehouses destroyed by fires, and car crashes and burns, in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/3-warehouses-one-car-gutted-sharjah-fires-062615376.html
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/nationgeneral/2015/February/nationgeneral_February211.xml&section=nationgeneral

Quote: "Three massive fires broke out in three warehouses in differed areas in Ajman on Wednesday. A car was also gutted in Al Zora area the same day. No casualties have, however, been reported from the accidents. While one fire broke out in a tyre warehouse located in the industrial area of Al Jarf, the second and third occurred at a garment and rubber warehouse both located in the industrial area. The fire gutted all the content in all the warehouses."

2015-02-19 - Deck bursts into flame at apartment building in Butte (Montana):
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/butte-apartment-fire-investigation/31370734

2015-02-19 - Porch bursts into flame just after 4 AM, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Kissimmee (Florida), 5 pets killed:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/28151430/kissimmee-family-loses-home-5-pets-in-morning-fire

2015-02-19 - Deadly fire burns home at 6:30 AM in Springfield (Missouri), 3 killed:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/three-people-found-dead-in-house-fire/16137/lL4jHAyRJkeaDO0N5OwaAg
http://fox2now.com/2015/02/19/2-people-found-dead-in-house-fire-in-springfield/
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/2015/02/19/house-fire-at-the-block-of-2200-n-roosevelt/23664967/
http://www.bnd.com/2015/02/19/3669613_2-people-found-dead-in-house-fire.html
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/house-that-burned-had-3-bodies-not-2/21048998_31366160

2015-02-19 - Deadly fire burns home before 7:32 AM in coastal Mobile (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/28147290/mobile-fire-rescue-working-deadly-fire-on-van-dorn-street
http://www.wtoc.com/story/28147290/mobile-fire-rescue-working-deadly-fire-on-van-dorn-street
http://www.local15tv.com/shared/news/features/local-15-today/stories/wpmi_1-killed-van-dorn-street-house-fire-2527.shtml

2015-02-19 - Deadly fire burns home in Waterloo (Iowa), 1 killed:
http://www.kwwl.com/story/28142669/2015/02/18/waterloo-woman-found-dead-in-burning-home

2015-02-19 - Deadly fire burns home in Ottawa (Canada), 1 killed:
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-firefighters-battle-three-alarm-blaze-on-moodie-drive

2015-02-19 - Apartment complex heavily damaged by fire on coastal Long Island (New York), hundreds evacuated:
http://7online.com/news/residents-evacuated-after-large-fire-burns-through-hempstead-apartment-building/525138/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Apartment-Building-Fire-Hempstead-Long-Island-Blaze-New-York-Evacuation-292718111.html

2015-02-19 - High-rise condo building damaged by fire in coastal Redington Shores (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/crews-battle-fire-at-redington-shores-high-rise-on-gulf-blvd

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-19 - Vacant home burns at 3:30 AM in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/28146174/fire-damages-providence-home

2015-02-19 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Schenectady (New York):
http://news10.com/2015/02/19/vacant-schenectady-home-destroyed-in-fire/
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Home-burns-in-Schenectady-6090094.php
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2015/02/19/schenectady-house-fire-carrie-street.html

2015-02-19 - Vacant machine shop building burns in Gasport (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/fire-damages-vacant-gasport-machine-shop-20150219
http://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/fire-hits-vacant-gasport-building/article_938dd927-84fd-54e1-9240-12a1b2313cb8.html

2015-02-19 - 'Fireplace incident' burns and kills man at home in Conway (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1167182#.VOeAnfnF_h4

2015-02-19 - Man, 57, staggers out of bathroom on fire after explosion sound, later dies, in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.startribune.com/nation/293067431.html
http://sfvmedia.com/sfv/van-nuys-man-immolates-self-starbucks-bathroom/
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/us/article/Man-who-set-himself-on-fire-at-coffee-shop-is-6092721.php
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/man-who-set-himself-on-fire-at-coffee-shop-is/article_8fe86d31-b4cc-53ea-8a6d-54f8ed93546e.html

Quote: "Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott says patrons at a Van Nuys Starbucks heard an explosive sound on Tuesday and saw Glanz stagger from the bathroom engulfed in flames. He collapsed near the entrance and bystanders help put out the flames. Glanz suffered burns over 90 percent of his body and died the next day."

Note: They keep SAYING that he set himself on fire, but there's no evidence of that. All we can know for sure is 1) there was an explosion sound; 2) this man exited the bathroom on fire; and 3) this man is dead. Nobody saw him set himself on fire. There's no note. He didn't tell anyone he was going to set himself on fire. Sounds like the authorities want people to believe he did this to himself, even though there's no evidence of that. I gave them two or three days to come up with some evidence for their story, thinking that they might actually have some, but they failed to produce anything. Looks like they're going with the 'repeat something enough times and people will believe it' tactic. That probably does work on a lot of people too, at least those unfamiliar with the writings of Orwell...

Quote: "There's no word on what prompted his suicide."

Note: Actually, there's no indication that he committed suicide at all...

2015-02-20 - High-rise residential building 'The Marina Torch' devastated by huge fire in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20150221-47068-ARE
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/21/fire-dubai-skyscraper-evacuation
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/high-rise_tower_in_dubais_mari.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dubai-torch-apartment-skyscraper-hit-by-fire-1.2965787
http://abcnews.go.com/International/dubai-torch-tower-ablaze-dramatic-video/story?id=29117236
http://www.wcvb.com/news/dubai-torch-tower-one-of-the-worlds-tallest-apartment-towers-is-on-fire/31391300
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/dubai-tower-fire-was-an-accident-say-police-10061935.html
http://q13fox.com/2015/02/20/see-it-fire-engulfs-dubai-skyscraper-one-of-worlds-tallest-residential-towers/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/dubai-skyscraper-fire-blaze-rips-through-torch-residential-building-in-marina-district-10061013.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-20 - High-rise Main Place Tower damaged by fire in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/morning_roundup/2015/02/fire-breaks-out-on-15th-floor-of-main-place-tower.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-20 - High-rise damaged by fire, Art Garfunkel's apartment burns, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/art-garfunkel-manhattan-apartment-catches-fire-article-1.2122432

Note: Eventually every building that contains iron/steel or electrified copper is going to burn, which is pretty much all buildings, including high-rises, so fires like these are worth watching. It should be pretty incredible once entire waterfronts full of high-rises start going up in flames. We're not at that point yet, but that could start anytime now. The recent training for massive explosions in coastal New York City and the positioning of two billion-dollar blimps on the East Coast - primary mission to identify air-breathing threats - are not exactly reassuring occurrences...

2015-02-20 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in coastal Hampton (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150220/NEWS07/150229942

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-20 - Home damaged by garage explosion and fire in Manchester (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28159423/crews-battle-garage-fire-in-manchester

Quote: "Fire officials said neighbors heard an explosion. A neighbor then saw the smoke and went to investigate the fire. That neighbor helped the resident exit the home. The owner was taken to Manchester Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries."

2015-02-20 - Firefighter's home explodes and burns in Abbotsford (Canada), 1 injured:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1841657/man-severely-injured-in-explosion-in-abbotsford/
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/seriously+hurt+explosion+fire+Abbotsford+home/10830120/story.html
http://www.news1130.com/2015/02/20/abbotsford-firefighter-injured-explosion-fire-at-home/

Note: These are the 72nd, 73rd and 73th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-20 - Mount Sinai Hospital hit by explosion in coastal New York City (New York):
http://7online.com/news/small-explosion-reported-at-mount-sinai-hospital-school-of-medicine/527678/
http://pix11.com/2015/02/20/fdny-on-scene-of-chemical-explosion-at-mount-sinai-hospital/

2015-02-20 - Coal mine hit by explosion in Balochistan (Pakistan), 6 feared dead, 14 injured:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/841434/6-coal-miners-feared-dead-14-wounded-in-balochistan-coalmine-explosion/

2015-02-20 - Underground fire breaks out in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://inagist.com/all/568904420261531648/
http://twitter.com/halfmannal/status/568904149066080256/photo/1
http://lockerdome.com/ksdk/7435159217649684

2015-02-20 - Trucks and truck business destroyed by fire in Belton (Texas):
http://kdhnews.com/news/belton-fire-causes-more-than-m-in-damages/article_06d549ae-b978-11e4-b2d2-1b78473d301a.html

Quote: "Capital Truck & Equipment Co. specialized in heavy-duty trucks and even built them, according to its website. 'I have no clue what happened but it burned to the ground. I lost everything. I don’t have insurance and probably lost about $2 million that night,' Lacoure said. 'This was a tough blow.'"

2015-02-20 - Navy plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150221-47066-USA

Quote: "A Navy plane made an emergency landing at the Corpus Christi International Airport Friday. The pilot reported a fire in one of the engines. There were seven people on board but the plane made a safe landing."

Note: This is the 20th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-02-20 - Boat and four RV trailers destroyed by fire while parked in storage facility in Sayre (Pennsylvania):
http://wnbf.com/fire-damages-sayre-storage-facility/

Quote: "Officials are looking into the cause of a fire in a storage facility that destroyed four campers and a boat in Sayre, Pennsylvania."

2015-02-20 - Yacht 'Betsy Ross' bursts into flame and/or explodes in coastal Lami Bay in Lami (Fiji Islands), 2 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Betsy-Ross-I1806800.html
http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/27067/rescued-crew-member-dies-in-hospital

Quote: "One more crew member rescued from the "Betsy Ross" in the Lami Bay has died in hospital on Feb 20, 2015. He was one of six people taken to hospital from the ship after an accident on board the vessel.The police was trying to establish whether there was a fire or an explosion. One man died on Feb 19 after he was trapped in the hull of the vessel for almost five hours."

Note: A passenger bus just burst into flame near here too, in coastal Suva (Fiji Islands), mentioned in the 2015-02-19 update...

2015-02-20 - Boat bursts into flame just before midnight while parked in transport yard in Leedstown (Britain):
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Arson-suspected-boat-Leedstown-transport-yard/story-26057160-detail/story.html
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/arson-suspected-after-boat-fire-in-leedstown-transport-yard

Note: Arson suspected, blah blah. Well, they've got CCTV surveillance cameras all over Britain, so if this WAS arson one would expect them to release such footage. Don't see that. Absent any actual evidence of arson, all we can know for sure is 1) a boat burned; 2) the authorities suspect arson or at least they want us to think they do; and 3) the authorities haven't shown any evidence of arson. I realize they're ignorant of the problem, but being ignorant of the problem doesn't make their assumptions believable. Quite the contrary. And are they really overlooking the MANY MANY parked vehicles - including boats - that are spontaneously igniting around the world?! Being aware of such things is their job, for which they are collecting paychecks. Britain might want to hire some competent people for these jobs, or maybe this is some kind of taxpayer-funded charity program for the otherwise unemployable or something. These are the 170th, 171st and 172nd boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-20 - Tractors, service truck and barn destroyed by fire near Coshocton (Ohio):
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/story/news/local/2015/02/20/fire-destroys-storage-barn-west-coshocton/23729613/

Quote: "The storage barn held several large pieces of farm equipment, including tractors and a service truck."

Quote: "The building, which held various farm equipment, was almost completely consumed by fire, Stone said. No people or animals were hurt. 'We're not sure what started it,' Stone said. 'They hadn't had any equipment running recently. The fire marshal is coming in this afternoon to investigate.'"

Note: It doesn't matter if any of the equipment has been operated recently. If a vehicle has got any rusty iron/steel on it if the vehicle contains any electrified copper (e.g. a battery) then it can go up in flames at any time now...

2015-02-20 - Tractor and barn burn at 12:50 AM in Red Hook (New York), 100 goats killed, garage and backhoe burn separately:
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20150220/100-goats-die-in-red-hook-barn-fire-garage-burns-in-mount-tremper
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/20/goats-perish-red-hook-fire/23736957/
http://www.columbiagreenemedia.com/river_chronicle/article_570ab302-b921-11e4-9d9f-9733a5deb6f2.html

2015-02-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in the wee hours on the M5 near Junction 11 in Gloucestershire (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Dramatic-image-lorry-caught-M5/story-26056982-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/754wkiaoo/Dramatic-image-of-lorry-after-it-caught-fire.htm
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/fire-broke-out-in-tractor-trailer-on-m5-in-gloucestershire-this
http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/broke-tractor-trailer-M5-Gloucestershire-morning/story-26056988-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 312th, 313th, 314th and 315th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-20 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at 6:35 AM on John F. Kennedy Boulevard in West New York (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/02/west_new_york_garbage_truck_fire_quickly_put_out.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/west-new-york-nj/THDG3AV95564I1VR8

2015-02-20 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at 3:31 AM on street in the Town of Ramapo (New York):
http://www.monsey.com/phyllis-terrace-garbage-truck-fire/
http://ramapotimes.cpnewsnet.com/2015/02/20/garbage-truck-fire-in-monsey/

2015-02-20 - Dump truck bursts into flame at business on Morris Canal Trail in Port Colden (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2015/02/dump_truck_caught_fire_at_old.html

2015-02-20 - UPS delivery truck bursts into flame on I-79 near Anmoore (West Virginia):
http://www.wboy.com/story/28158494/ups-truck-catches-fire-along-i-79
http://www.wowktv.com/story/28158494/ups-truck-catches-fire-along-i-79
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Emergency-Crews-Respond-to-UPS-Truck-Fire-21336
http://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=News&item=UPS-Truck-Catches-Fire-Burns-Out-During-Morning-Blaze-along-Interstate-79-Outside-of-Bridgeport14615

2015-02-20 - Van bursts into flame shortly after 4 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Hulmeville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/local/van-fire-spreads-to-hulmeville-home/article_a5465917-756b-503f-a1ef-b75c42eaf2fd.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Van-Catches-Fire_-Spreads-to-House_Philadelphia-292917981.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/10999541-van-fire-spreads-to-hulmeville-home/
http://pennsylvania.dotnewz.com/van-catches-fire-spreads-to-house-philadephia/
http://www.wopular.com/van-fire-spreads-hulmeville-home

2015-02-20 - Van bursts into flame at stoplight, man almost burns to death, in Reading (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Van-erupts-in-flames-good-Samaritans-rush-to-driver-s-rescue/31386526
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=79b59392-6f58-4be3-82c4-e32a89c3b07a

Note: If a good samaritan hadn't pulled him out of the van, he would've been yet another person burned to death by a spontaneously igniting vehicle...

2015-02-20 - Van bursts into flame while parked on Grange Street in Accrington (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/news_in_brief/11808079.No_one_hurt_in_vehicle_fire/

2015-02-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at Circle K in Payson (Arizona):
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2015/feb/20/car-fire-snuffed/

2015-02-20 - Two cars go up in flames at 2:15 AM while parked in auto shop in coastal Oakland (California), nobody there:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27565566/oakland-two-cars-destroyed-body-shop-fire
http://patch.com/california/piedmont/early-morning-fire-oakland-auto-body-shop-contained-0
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/20/oakland-firefighters-contain-2-alarm-structure-fire/
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2015/02/oakland-ca-firefighters-contain-two-alarm-structure-fire.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KTVU/568775908422627328

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Tibbetts Street in Mount Vernon (South Dakota):
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/3683671-no-one-injured-mount-vernon-car-fire

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments on Carrie Avenue in Rochelle (Illinois):
http://www.rochellenews-leader.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=13429

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame after driver falls unconscious and revs the gas, in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_man-escapes-before-car-catches-fire-18336.shtml

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame on the Staten Island Expressway near coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/car_fire_causes_delays_on_stat.html

2015-02-20 - Row of parked cars goes up in flames on Rue de Falaise in Caen (France):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11425483/Line-of-cars-catch-fire-in-Caen-in-France.html

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg):
http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/esch-sur-alzette-another-mystery-car-fire-in-esch-54e70db00c88b46a8ce53e28

Quote: "Esch has seen several unexplained car fires over the few last years..."

Note: Yeah, well, so has every other city on the planet. The question is: will we run out of living people before we run out of unburned vehicles? The race is on!

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home on Jenned Road in Arnold (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Car-Arnold-driveway/story-26058812-detail/story.html

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame in carpark on Brinklow Road in Easenhall, Rugby (Britain):
http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-in-rugby-care-centre-car-park-1-6591594

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame on the A30 near Middlemoor (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32117&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-tackle-car-A30-Exeter/story-26058090-detail/story.html

2015-02-20 - Car bursts into flame at layby near bank in Uckfield (Britain):
http://news.uckfieldfm.co.uk/2015/car-fire-causes-chaos-on-high-street/
http://uckfieldnews.com/car-fire-brings-uckfield-high-street-to-a-standstill/

2015-02-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-465 in Indianapolis (Indiana), separate crash too:
http://wishtv.com/2015/02/20/crash-vehicle-fire-cause-major-back-up-on-465-near-865/

Quote: "INDOT said the left lane of eastbound I-465 was closed near I-865 due to a vehicle fire. State police said there was a crash in the same area."

2015-02-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-10 near Ramah (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/28156867/troopers-reopen-i-10-east-after-vehicle-fire-no-closure-required-for-cleanup
http://www.wdam.com/story/28156867/troopers-say-i-10-east-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-no-closure-required-for-cleanup
http://www.fox19.com/story/28156867/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-i-10-east-near-ramah

2015-02-20 - Motorcycle bursts into flame on West Common Lane in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Service-called-bike-blaze-Scunthorpe-street/story-26057092-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-service-called-to-bike-blaze-down-scunthorpe-street

2015-02-20 - RV trailer bursts into flame at RV park in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.kztv10.com/Clip/11157339/fire-destroys-mobile-home

2015-02-20 - Semi trailer bursts into flame in Kearny (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/02/fully_involved_truck_fire_in_kearny.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/02/kearny_firefighters_put_out_1-alarm_trailer_fire.html
http://snewsi.com/id/15111022898/Kearny-firefighters-put-out-1-alarm-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2015/02/frozen_firefighters_dash_tract.html

2015-02-20 - Barn destroyed by fire in coastal Dennis (Massachusetts):
http://www.95wxtk.com/onair/cape-wide-news-55748/barn-destroyed-in-windblown-blaze-13274397/
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150220/News/150229893
http://capecoddaily.com/news/167064/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-20 - Barn destroyed by fire shortly after 6 AM near Milroy (Indiana):
http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/news/local_news/barn-fire-lights-up-morning-sky/article_e249d513-c931-5b52-971e-18f481725f20.html

2015-02-20 - Barn destroyed by fire in Putnam County (West Virginia), some animals killed:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Several-Animals-Killed-in-Barn-Fire-293070511.html
http://www.wowktv.com/story/28164409/barn-on-well-known-putnam-county-farm-burns-to-the-ground-with-livestock-inside

2015-02-20 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Gardiner (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/photogallery/TH/20150220/NEWS/220009999/PH/1

2015-02-20 - Barn damaged by fire in Alloway Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/02/goat_barn_catches_fire_in_alloway_township_fire_of.html

2015-02-20 - Barn damaged by fire in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/80000-chickens-ok-after-electrical-fire-in-barn/31382014
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/80000-chickens-ok-after-electrical-fire-in-barn/vp-48c70b79-678c-44ec-8d64-fd374384ab9f

2015-02-20 - Landfill office building goes up in flames at 3:14 AM near landfill in Antrim Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_27566205/fire-damages-waste-management-landfill-office

2015-02-20 - Book store heavily damaged by fire near the Tappan Zee Bridge, in Upper Grandview (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2015/02/20/house-fire-upper-grandview/23747233/

2015-02-20 - Brake and brake pad manufacturer damaged by fire in Glasgow (Kentucky):
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/glasgow-firefighters-on-scene-of-fire-at-akebono-brake/article_d45a783d-fe99-5b93-874f-09c3c2c8f4c4.html

2015-02-20 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Scranton (Pennsylvania):
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/small-fire-damages-scranton-home-1.1836663

2015-02-20 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Olean (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/article_32c5529a-b95d-11e4-b9d2-af35f32c3794.html

2015-02-20 - Home destroyed by fire at midnight in Cahokia (Illinois), just east (downwind) of the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/02/20/cahokia-house-fire-delores/23726801/
http://www.ksdk.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2015/02/20/metro-east-home-destroyed-by-fire/23726573/

2015-02-20 - Waterfront home destroyed by fire on Peninsula Lane in Sherrills Ford (North Carolina), on Lake Norman:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/large-house-fire-breaks-out-sherills-ford-area/nkFqN/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-20 - Apartment complex heavily damaged by massive blaze, 50 apartments destroyed, in Hempstead (New York):
http://7online.com/news/300-out-in-the-after-fire-tears-through-building-in-hempstead/525138/

2015-02-20 - Deadly fire burns through two homes in Orange (New Jersey), 2 killed:
http://host.madison.com/news/kids-ages-and-dead-in-new-jersey-house-fire/article_570ea228-5418-533d-9a57-fc05e7802773.html
http://7online.com/news/4-alarm-house-fire-in-orange-new-jersey/527861/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Orange-New-Jersey-Home-Central-Place-293099241.html

2015-02-20 - Deadly fire burns several shops and apartment in coastal Naples (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/28158062/one-dead-in-naples-building-fire

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-20 - Deadly fire burns home in Danbury (New Hampshire), 1 killed:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/20/man-found-dead-in-danbury-nh-house-fire/

2015-02-20 - Vacant home and garage burn in Sacramento (California):
http://fox40.com/2015/02/20/arden-area-garage-fire-damages-power-lines/

2015-02-20 - Vacant business burns at 5:40 AM in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), second fire in a week:
http://www.koco.com/news/Firefighters-battle-vacant-business-fire-for-2nd-time-this-week/31376372
http://newsok.com/update-vacant-building-fire-reported-in-northwest-oklahoma-city-early-friday/article/5395054
http://www.news9.com/story/28157192/building-fire-on-nw-23rd-near-classen-in-okc

2015-02-20 - Vacant home bursts into flame at 12:30 AM, fire spreads, occupied home destroyed too, in Rochester (New York):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/02/20/fire-rips-through-two-homes-in-rochester-sparks-explosion/

2015-02-20 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Westfield (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/fire-department-flames-destroy-home-in-north-harris-county/31376482

2015-02-21 - Vehicles, forklifts and building destroyed by huge fire and explosion(s) at lumber business in Morehead (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/28166125/rowan-county-lumberyard-fire-causes-explosion
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Explosion-fire-rock--293215741.html

Quote: "Firefighters say the building was used for maintenance and held several fork-lifts, vehicles, tools and other equipment, which is likely what caused the explosions. There was no one inside that building when it caught fire, but there were people at the site working."

Note: Just like all the public works buildings full of vehicles that have been going up in flames. The Earth doesn't distinguish. A pile of vehicles is a pile of vehicles. This place is not just a lumber business but also a sawmill, and like all mills, it's right next to a body of flowing water to provide free energy for millwork. In this case, it's the North Fork Triplett Creek...

2015-02-21 - Two garbage trucks destroyed by fire while parked at facility in Geneva (New York):
http://fingerlakesdailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=16&id=164550

Note: All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, whether running or not. Lots of people are losing their homes, business and lives because of this problem. These days it's probably wise not to park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see on fire...

2015-02-21 - Home destroyed by explosion at 11 PM, nearby homes damaged too, in Alexandria (Kentucky), 3 injured:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/campbell-county/alexandria/campbell-county-pd-reports-of-home-explosion-in-alexandria
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/campbell-county/alexandria/couple-thankful-alive-after-explosion-nearly-levels-home
http://www.fox19.com/story/28169027/explosion-reported-in-alexandria
http://www.wlwt.com/news/emergency-crews-respond-to-reports-of-explosion-in-alexandria/31409668
http://www.wect.com/story/28169027/explosion-reported-in-alexandria

Quote: "Closer by, a 14-year-old neighbor told WCPO reporter John Genovese that he saw a 'bright flash' and felt his house rattle while he was watching TV."

Quote: "Im pretty sure I heard this Across the river"

Note: Commenter means the Ohio River, about 4 miles from where this house once existed. This is the 74th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-02-21 - Gas cylinder explodes and ignites deadly fire at market in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), 1 killed, 70 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150221-47069-HND
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2015/02/21/toddler-dies-burns-following-explosion-in-honduras-market/
http://www.boston.com/news/world/latin-america/2015/02/21/over-injured-honduras-market-fire/WYPkDrFXFnZX84nGUw8gcJ/video.html
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/over-70-injured-honduras-market-photo-062827609.html
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/over-70-injured-in-honduras-market-fire/vi-BBhOxRc
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/videos/news/over-70-injured-in-honduras-market-fire/vDHDBp/
http://www.myanmarinternational.tv/news/gas-explosion-honduran-market-injures-least-70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZieIstqw40

2015-02-21 - Paper mill explodes and burns in Muzaffarnagar (India), 3 killed, 6 injured:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/three-killed-in-explosion-at-paper-mill-in-muzaffarnagar_1550660.html

2015-02-21 - Underground electrical fire erupts in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://7online.com/news/crews-on-the-scene-of-manhole-fire-on-east-side-/528432/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/ABC7NY/569276190722125824
http://inagist.com/all/569276190722125824/
http://snewsi.com/id/15111055156/Crews-on-the-scene-of-manhole-fire-on-Manhattans-East-Side
http://7online.com/news/manhole-fire-erupts-on-east-side-/528432/

2015-02-21 - Warehouse destroyed by massive blaze shortly after 2 AM in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-31564200
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2962638/100-firefighters-attend-major-blaze.html
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2015-02-21/firefighters-tackle-london-warehouse-blaze/
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11809527.VIDEO___PICTURES__Massive_fire_in_Erith_visible_from_miles_away/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11809527.VIDEO___PICTURES__Massive_fire_in_Erith_visible_from_miles_away/

2015-02-21 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked in coastal Newport Beach (California), 1 injured:
http://abc7.com/news/flames-rip-through-30-ft-boat-in-newport-beach/528536/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Boat-Fire-Newport-Beach-Bay-293313591.html
http://ktla.com/2015/02/21/fire-breaks-out-on-boat-in-newport-beach-area-1-injured/
http://patch.com/california/newportbeach/one-person-injured-newport-beach-boat-fire
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-boat-catches-fire-near-3-thirty-3-waterfront-restaurant-in-newport-beach-20150221,0,1921664.photo

Note: Here's a Google Maps link) of the area. Also see the crabs that washed ashore on Balboa Island in this area on this day, many dead or dying...

2015-02-21 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Aotea Harbour near Raglan (New Zealand), occupants abandon ship, rescued:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/66495302/boaties-abandon-burning-launch
http://www.raglan23.co.nz/2015/raglan-men-rescued-after-boat-fire/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11405876

Quote: "Two men were rescued after their 16-metre launch caught fire south west of Raglan, off Aotea Harbour early on the evening of Saturday 21st. February."

Note: These are the 173rd and 174th boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-21 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on main road in Highampton, near Beaworthy (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32132&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-21 - Passenger bus bursts into flame after leaving Mecca (Saudi Arabia):
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/50-yemeni-pilgrims-survive-bus-fire-063503417.html

Note: These are the 100th and 101st buses to burn in 2015...

2015-02-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at truck stop in Murfreesboro (Tennessee):
http://wgnsradio.com/news.php?viewStory=25004
http://wgnsradio.com/storm-downs-lines-truck-burns-at-pilot-truck-stop-cms-25004
http://www.wgnsradio.com/storm-downs-lines-truck-burns-at-pilot-truck-stop-cms-25004

Quote: "Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Commander Dale Maynard told NewsRadio WGNS that the big rig was a total loss. He said that it was parked in the overnight parking lot at the truck stop and was not near any pumps."

Note: Just northeast (downwind) of the Middle Fork Stones River. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 99 near Modesto (California):
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2015/02/semi-truck-fire-blocks-hwy-99.html

2015-02-21 - Two tractors destroyed by fire while parked in barn in Marion (Michigan):
http://www.mifox32.com/story/28168167/clare-county-barn-fire-destroys-100k-in-farm-equipment
http://www.9and10news.com/story/28168187/clare-co-barn-fire-destroys-100k-in-farm-equipment

Quote: "The condition of the barn is still unknown but the tractors inside--a total loss."

2015-02-21 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked inside building in Hubbard (Iowa):
http://www.radioonthego.com/tractor-destroyed-by-fire-near-hubbard-5-ndetails-5-11591.html

Note: These are the 316th, 317th, 318th, 319th and 320th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-21 - Work truck, car and motorcycle go up in flames while parked in carport, fire spreads, in Vista (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/feb/21/fire-blaze-vista-alestar-carport-apartment/

Quote: "A blaze that started in a carport spread to two apartment buildings in Vista Saturday afternoon, causing an estimated $80,000 in damage, a fire official said."

2015-02-21 - Mail truck bursts into flame on street in coastal Sandwich (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/newscenter/usps-vehicle-catches-fire-sandwich/

2015-02-21 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked at seafood business in coastal James City (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Service-truck-catches-fire-at-James-City-293297481.html
http://www.wcti12.com/news/abandoned-trucks-catches-fire-behind-local-fish-market/31404824

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-21 - RV bursts into flame before 6:30 AM in Chattaroy (West Virginia):
http://www.williamsondailynews.com/news/home_top-news/151985574/Fire-destroys-home-in-Chattaroy

Quote: "Chattaroy Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) responded with Chief Joe Rumore and six firefighters before 6:30 a.m. The RV was fully engulfed in flames upon the fire department arriving."

2015-02-21 - Bus RV bursts into flame along the Kwinana Freeway in Pinjarra (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/26393311/bus-fire-hits-couple-on-the-move/

Note: These are the 56th and 57th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-02-21 - SUV bursts into flame on Hogan Creek bridge on US 50 in Aurora (Indiana):
http://www.thedcregister.com/latest/car-fire-blocks-us-50-bridge-aurora

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while parked at residential buildings in coastal Hampton (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/car-catches-fire-between-buildings/31399306

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on Liberty Road in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), bridge crumbling too:
http://www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-county/bridge-over-gwynna-falls-damaged-liberty-road-closed

Quote: "Officials with the Baltimore County Police Department say after crews plowed the bridge over the Gwynns Falls, 'major surface structural damage' was found. Officers at the scene describe the situation as 'being able to look directly through the decking of the bridge and into the water.'"

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on road in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/28167975/car-catches-fire-on-lawton-road

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on I-71 in Morrow County (Ohio):
http://www.morrowcountysentinel.com/news/news/151985476/Vehicle-Fire-on-Interstate-71

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame at Joseph Court in Shelton (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/02/tonights-vehicle-fire-3/

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame while parked in coastal Portchester (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/portchester-firefighters-extinguish-car-blaze-1-6593846
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/portchester-firefighters-extinguish-car-blaze
http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11809415.Firefighters_battle_intense_car_fire/

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame on Brayford Road in Whitley (Britain):
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2015/02/21/107842-car-fire-started-whilst-crew-moments-away/
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/car-fire-started-whilst-crew-moments-away

2015-02-21 - Car bursts into flame outside Redhill Station (Britain):
http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/crew-battles-car-Redhill-Station/story-26062925-detail/story.html

2015-02-21 - Auto shops go up in flames at 3:44 AM in coastal Abu Dhabi (UAE), 10 killed, 8 injured:
http://www.emirates247.com/news/10-dead-in-abu-dhabi-building-fire-2015-02-21-1.581619
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/world/middleeast/united-arab-emirates-police-investigate-deadly-fire.html

2015-02-21 - Barn bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, both destroyed, in Munson (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-destroys-munson-home-55549.shtml

2015-02-21 - Barn, shop and mobile home destroyed by fire on Blaker Road in Ceres (California):
http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article10885904.html

2015-02-21 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze in Madisonville (Kentucky):
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Several-fire-departments-battle-large-barn-fire-in-Madisonville-293266031.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11035640-several-fire-departments-battle-large-barn-fire-in-madisonville/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/tennessee/several-fire-departments-battle-large-barn-fire-in-madisonville/

2015-02-21 - Barn heavily damaged by fire near Woodstock (Canada):
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2015/02/21/mt-elgin-barn-fire-draws-five-fire-stations-to-scene
http://danilnews.com/news/barn-fire-south-of-woodstock-draws-five-fire-stations-to-scene

2015-02-21 - Transformer bursts into flame in Rocky Hill (Connecticut), 200 homes go dark:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28168145/transformer-fire-leads-to-outages-in-rocky-hill

2015-02-21 - Transformer bursts into flame in coastal West Haven (Connecticut), thousands of homes go dark:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28167736/thousands-of-ui-customers-without-power-after-transformer-fire

2015-02-21 - Historic church destroyed by fire in Wilson County (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/2015/02/21/historic-wilson-county-church-destroyed-fire/23797945/

2015-02-21 - Historic community services building destroyed by massive blaze in the wee hours in Elk Grove (California), nobody there:
http://www.egcitizen.com/articles/2015/02/20/news/doc54e7a1502cf0f548684999.txt

Quote: "The cause of the fire was under investigation, as of press time. Cosumnes Fire Chief Tracey Hansen said a tentative estimate in damages is $3-5 million."

2015-02-21 - Multiple buildings go up in flames in the Castro District in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/22/damage-sf-castro-district-3-alarm-fire-saturday-1-point-4-million/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fire-burns-three-buildings-in-the-Castro-district-6094327.php

2015-02-21 - Home destroyed by fire on Lake Moultrie Drive in Bonneau Beach (South Carolina), near Lake Moultrie:
http://www.live5news.com/story/28161713/fire-destroys-house-in-bonneau-beach-no-injuries
http://www.wdam.com/story/28161713/fire-destroys-house-in-bonneau-beach-no-injuries

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-21 - Home destroyed by fire before 5 AM in Niagara Falls (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/niagara-falls-home-destroyed-by-fire-20150221

2015-02-21 - Condo building destroyed by fire, others damaged, in coastal Daphne (Alabama):
http://www.wsfa.com/story/28166629/condo-fire-daphne
http://www.wkrg.com/story/28166497/condos-destroyed-by-fire-in-daphne

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-21 - Apartment building destroyed by massive 7-alarm fire at 2:30 AM in St. Louis County (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://fox2now.com/2015/02/21/four-alarm-fire-at-north-st-louis-county-apartment-complex-displaces-dozens/
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/02/21/7-alarm-fire-tears-through-north-st-louis-county-apartments/
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-respond-to-overnight-fire-at-North-County-apartment-complex--293192351.html

2015-02-21 - Deadly fire destroys home at 3:30 AM in West Alexandria in Preble County (Ohio), 2 killed:
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_update-two-kids-killed-preble-co-fire-24815.shtml
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_two-kids-killed-preble-co-fire-24815.shtml
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Fatal-fire-in-Eaton-claims-the-lives-of-2-children-87752.shtml

2015-02-21 - Deadly basement fire burns home in Seagrove (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://courier-tribune.com/news/local/woman-dies-seagrove-house-fire

2015-02-21 - Deadly fire burns home in Tulsa (Oklahoma), 1 killed:
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/crews-respond-north-tulsa-house-fire/nkGcc/
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/man-found-dead-inside-home-at-1931-n-main-st-in-north-tulsa-house-fire
http://www.ktul.com/story/28169079/tfd-man-dies-in-north-tulsa-house-fire

2015-02-21 - Two adjacent vacant homes destroyed by fire near Caplinger Mills (Missouri):
http://cedarrepublican.com/news/saturday-night-fire-in-caplinger-claims-two-vacant-houses/article_c3220f5a-b925-11e4-9dce-c37acd737182.html

2015-02-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/joint-effort-from-fire-departments-make-short-work/48167/doZkUNF720WnvTdGLg7coA
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/shreveport-la/THVUMGHHJDNH8R1LS

2015-02-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 6:13 AM in Durham (North Carolina):
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/localnews/x1707096220/Fire-destroys-vacant-house-early-Saturday
http://www.wral.com/vacant-durham-home-destroyed-by-fire/14461544/
http://wral.m0bl.net/w/localnews/story/126487858/

2015-02-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 4 AM in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.kjrh.com/news/house-fire-in-east-tulsa022115
http://www.newson6.com/story/28165557/fire-consumes-east-tulsa-home-early-saturday
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/overnight-fire-in-apparently-vacant-house-destroys-structure/article_82c8353d-ef1f-52e2-86de-1e6eeb91f8a3.html

2015-02-21 - Man found dead at scene of grass fire near Norman (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2015/02/21/body-found-near-site-of-grass-fire/
http://www.ktul.com/story/28167979/mans-body-found-after-grass-fire-extinguished-near-norman
http://www.newson6.com/story/28167979/mans-body-found-after-grass-fire-extinguished-near-norman

2015-02-22 - Two underground electrical explosions and fires hit Center City area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/building-evacuated-after-high-levels-of-co-detected-in-center-city/529386/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/22/center-city-underground-explosion-forces-evacuations/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Underground_explosion_leads_to_evacuations_in_Center_City.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Manhole-Explosion-in-Center-City_Philadelphia-293563531.html

2015-02-22 - Multiple underground electrical fires break out in the East Village in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://evgrieve.com/2015/02/a-lot-of-people-are-saying-east-village.html

2015-02-22 - Underground electrical fire blows manhole off in coastal Fells Point (Maryland):
http://www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/comments/2wt3ce/manhole_fire_in_fells_point/
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/manhole-fire-knocks-out-power-in-fells-point/31425476
http://www.marylandleader.com/index.php/sid/230504901
http://snewsi.com/id/15111090589/Manhole-fire-knocks-out-power-in-Fells-Point

2015-02-22 - Multiple underground electrical fires breaks out in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/28174134/electrical-issue-causes-manhole-explosions-near-national-mall
http://wtop.com/dc/2015/02/melting-snow-road-salt-lead-smoking-manholes-d-c/
http://washingtondc.dotnewz.com/manhole-explosions-occur-along-national-mall-elsewhere-in-d-c-dcmetro/
http://www.capitalbay.com/news/washington-dc/727157-manhole-explosions-occur-along-national-mall-elsewhere-in-d-c.html

Note: Also see the streetcar hit by a mysterious 'flash fire' in Washington DC on this day. It's interesting that these US-based underground explosions and fires are mostly clustered on the East Coast, near that huge melting methane clathrate deposit off the East Coast. There've been such fires in other cities too, a few in St. Louis for example, and some on the west coast, a few elsewhere. Mostly though, they're occurring on the East Coast. So that whole 'snow and salt' explanation is obviously hogwash, for at least two good reasons: 1) these fires and explosions were happening on the East Coast at an elevated number (compared to other locales) in the spring, summer and fall too, when there was no snow or salt; and 2) the East Coast isn't remotely the only place even just in the US with lots of snow and salt. They're working hard to convince the mindless masses that this is all perfectly normal but anyone with even a lukewarm IQ can see that this problem is way beyond normal, and it's getting worse...

2015-02-22 - Underground fire hits gold mine in South Africa, hundreds of miners trapped but rescued:
http://wishtv.com/ap/south-africa-all-486-miners-trapped-by-fire-are-found-safe/
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/02/22/south-africa-18-miners-missing-after-underground-fire
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/22/us-safrica-harmonygold-firerescue-idUSKBN0LQ0NE20150222
http://ehstoday.com/safety/south-african-mine-fire-heats-mine-safety-concerns
http://www.dw.de/nearly-500-miners-rescued-from-south-african-gold-mine/a-18273724

2015-02-22 - Home explodes and burns in Freeport (Ohio):
http://www.wtov9.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wtov_update-house-explosion-under-investigation-7710.shtml

Note: This is the 75th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-02-22 - Snow plow fleet and other vehicles destroyed by huge blaze in Lawrenceburg (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/28169645/lawrenceburg-fire-destroys-citys-snow-plows
http://www.wlky.com/news/fire-destroys-mostly-all-snow-removal-equipment-at-lawrenceburg-business/31414334
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/fire-destroys-snow-removal-equipment-at-lawrenceburg-business/vp-3e2d2cb2-4d4a-4984-a98a-3564a6fe2448

Quote: "By the time crews arrived on the scene most of the equipment inside was already lost, including all of the city's snow removal equipment."

Quote: "The city's loss included snow plows, public works equipment, mowers, pickup trucks and excavators."

2015-02-22 - Transformer explodes and burns, nearby church damaged, in San Bernardino (California):
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20150222/fire-hits-san-bernardino-church-after-power-transformer-explodes
http://www.pe.com/articles/failure-760877-san-customers.html

2015-02-22 - Transformer bursts into flame, fire spreads to steel factory, in Trith-Saint-Léger (France):
http://www.powertransformernews.com/2015/02/23/transformer-fire-spreads-through-france-steel-factory/
http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/trith-saint-leger-feu-de-transformateur-a-lme-ia27b36955n2674228

2015-02-22 - Fishing ship 'Scombrus Junior' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Haugesund (Norway), nobody aboard:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Scombrus-Junior-I254752.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/02/22/Fishing_boat_is_heavily_exposed_to_fire_in_Haugesund/
http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2015/02/22/218461/fiskebat-overtent-i-haugesund
http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/02/22/nyheter/batbrann/innenriks/haugesund/roykutvikling/37848658/
http://www.aftenbladet.no/nyheter/lokalt/nordfylket/Kontroll-pa-brann-i-fiskebat-3640289.html
http://www.h-avis.no/Brann_i_b_t_ved_Indre_kai-5-62-18637.html
http://www.h-avis.no/Fiskeb_ten_-3-C30117DA.html
http://www.h-avis.no/tv/3-CA92E700.html
http://www.tv2.no/a/6602208

Quote: "On Feb 22, 2015, at 3:59 a.m. the 'Scombrus Junior' was on fire in the inner harbor of Haugesund. There was no Crew on board. Attempts to get the fire under control lasted into the morning hours."

2015-02-22 - Commercial ship bursts into flame, crew abandons ship, near coastal Deliverance Island (Australia):
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/12-rescued-in-torres-strait-after-abandoning-burning-boat-20150223-13m9cd.html
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/23/13/23/twelve-abandon-fiery-boat-in-torres-strait
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/twelve-abandon-fiery-boat-in-torres-strait/story-fni0xqi4-1227235429592

Note: These are the 175th and 176th boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-22 - Streetcar damaged by 'flash fire' in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2015/02/22/streetcars-latest-problem-catching-on-fire/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/dc/2015/02/22/dc-streetcar-caught-fire-on-h-street-overnight/23840393/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/dc/2015/02/23/streetcar-flash-fire-under-investigation/23866615/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/streetcar-flash-fire-during-snowstorm-prompts-investigation-questions/2015/02/22/ebce8808-babe-11e4-bdfa-b8e8f594e6ee_story.html

Quote: "An unexplained 'flash fire' atop a District streetcar late Saturday is under investigation, city officials said Sunday."

2015-02-22 - Tour bus bursts into flame while parked at facility near the Duwamish Waterway in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://fireline.seattle.gov/2015/02/23/tour-bus-fire-under-investigation/
http://westseattleblog.com/2015/02/fire-response-on-west-marginal-way-sw/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bus-fire-extinguished-near-duwamish-waterway/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-22 - Passenger bus bursts into flame after midnight while parked near school in coastal New Bedford (Massachusetts):
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20150222/NEWS/150229777/101076

Quote: "An unoccupied bus caught on fire near New Bedford High School Saturday. The incident is under investigation, according to the city’s Police and Fire Departments. The vehicle, the size of a small airport shuttle, caught on fire after 12 a.m. Saturday, said Fire District Chief James Fortin."

Note: These are the 102nd and 103rd buses to burn in 2015...

2015-02-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway ramp in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/7830973-74/ramp-fire-parkway
http://snewsi.com/id/15111075375/Tractor-trailer-fire-closes-Parkway-East-ramp

2015-02-22 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked inside transport business in coastal Waldoboro (Maine):
http://lincolncountynewsonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=75&ArticleID=64272
http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/truck-fire-damages-building-at-northeast-transport/1307918
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/02/23/news/midcoast/fire-at-waldoboro-business-damages-tractors-garage/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-waldoboro-business-damages-tractors-garage

2015-02-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 103 near Upper Tantallon (Canada):
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1270625-tractor-trailer-carrying-thousands-of-chickens-catches-fire
http://inagist.com/all/569634261340434432/

2015-02-22 - Tractor bursts into flame at school on Webber Pond Road in Vassalboro (Maine):
http://wabi.tv/2015/02/22/fire-at-vassalboro-school-closes-school-on-monday/
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6ebb3e6c69364141b727711e2a11d71f/ME--School-Tractor-Fire
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/02/22/tractor-fire-fills-vassalboro-community-school-with-smoke/
http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/vassalboro-community-school-canceled-monday-after-fire-26113.shtml

Note: These are the 321st, 322nd, 323rd and 324th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-22 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame on Route 50 in Arlington (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/28170245/snow-plow-fire-shuts-down-highway-in-va
http://m.wjla.com/wjlatv/db/340936/content/f6T9gjO2

2015-02-22 - Box truck bursts into flame at business in Taftville (Connecticut):
http://nlcfirephotos.blogspot.com/2015/02/taftville-truck-fire-02-21-15.html

2015-02-22 - Truck bursts into flame at M5 service station near Dursley in Gloucestershire (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Lorry-M5-services-Gloucestershire/story-26065903-detail/story.html
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/11810374.Lorry_blaze_at_M5_services_near_Dursley/
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/lorry-blaze-at-m5-services-near-dursley
http://www.topix.com/uk/berkeley/2015/02/150222THMO1P
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/754wkjni0/Lorry-fire-at-M5-services-in-Gloucestershire.htm

2015-02-22 - Truck bursts into flame near shopping center in Haifa (Israel):
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/318521

Quote: "Route 4 due south is closed to traffic near Haifa’s Lev Hamiftratz shopping center, due to a commercial vehicle on fire."

2015-02-22 - RV bursts into flame at 6 AM while parked near coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/fire-destroys-rv-st-johns-county/nkGnY/
http://www.news4jax.com/news/rv-catches-fire-in-st-augustine/31413112
http://www.facebook.com/ActionNewsJacksonville/posts/851914831547671
http://www.fox30jax.com/photo/news/local/fire-destroys-rv-st-johns-county/pCYsfp/

Note: This is the 56th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-02-22 - Minivan bursts into flame on Highway 65 near Harrison (Arkansas):
http://www.hometowndailynews.com/2015/02/22/van-destroyed-in-fire-on-highway-65/

2015-02-22 - Limousine bursts into flame on Highway 26 near Lake Arthur (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/story/28170913/limousine-on-fire-on-hwy-26

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame at 6:30 AM at townhouse, fire spreads to townhouse, in West Hanover (Pennsylvania):
http://fox43.com/2015/02/22/car-fire-spreads-to-a-townhouse-in-dauphin-county/
http://www.wgal.com/news/car-fire-spreads-to-dauphin-county-townhouse/31414608

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame just before 1:30 AM while parked at home in the Town of Lockport (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/fire-destroys-a-parked-car-20150222
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/crime/blotter-police-reports-for-feb/article_f5f536ea-bbdd-11e4-9f38-c7c10b03efcf.html

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame after 2 AM while parked at home, fire scorches second vehicle and home, in Racine (Wisconsin):
http://racinecountyeye.com/overnight-vehicle-fire-totals-1-damages-another/
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/car-fire-spreads-to-other-vehicle-home/article_d5020811-ccde-5c86-9fc7-315e1816bd21.html

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Westport (Connecticut):
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Car-fire-in-Westport-closes-2-lines-of-I-95-6095622.php
http://www.newstimes.com/news/slideshow/I-95-car-fire-in-Westport-103739.php
http://blog.ctnews.com/traffic/2015/02/22/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-on-i-95/
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-westport-car-fire-0224-20150223-story.html
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/02/todays-vehicle-fire-11/

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on Lafayette Drive in Oak Ridge (Tennessee):
http://oakridgetoday.com/2015/02/22/driver-escapes-car-fire-lafayette-drive/

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM, fire spreads to brush, near coastal Wellington (New Zealand):
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/26391568/car-fire-spread-to-bush-near-wellington/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11405985

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame at 12:16 AM on Euree Street in Reid suburb of Canberra (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/alerts/2015-02-21-132300-97717-1568.weather

2015-02-22 - Car explodes and burns at 4 AM while parked at business in Senawang (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/02/22/car-goes-up-in-flames-in-senawang/

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on the A1 near South Witham (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/a1-northbound-closed-earlier-due-to-car-fire-1-6594455
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/a1-northbound-closed-earlier-due-to-car-fire

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on the A40 near Northleach (Britain):
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/11810730.Fire_fighters_rushed_to_blazing_car_near_Northleach/
http://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/firefighters-tackle-car-fire-on-a40-near-northleach/

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame near Ashcombe Cross in Ashcombe, Dawlish (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32148&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame in carpark at rail station in High Wycombe (Britain):
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11809953.Car_fire_at_High_Wycombe_Railway_Station/

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame at Truro College roundabout in Truro (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Car-Truro-College-roundabout/story-26065339-detail/story.html

2015-02-22 - Car bursts into flame on the A303 near Andover (Britain):
http://www.andoverandvillages.co.uk/andover-news-in-andover-and-villages/1752-car-fire-on-a303-at-a34-junction-westbound

2015-02-22 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked at Crawford Power Systems in Mountain Home (Arkansas):
http://www.ktlo.com/Vehicle-fire-near-Crawford-Power-Systems/20988549

2015-02-22 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in Cherry Valley (Illinois):
http://rockfordscanner.com/2015/02/22/cvfd-responding-to-vehicle-fire/

2015-02-22 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 6:41 AM on Carey Court in Bardstown (Kentucky):
http://nelsoncountygazette.com/?p=24311

2015-02-22 - Off-road vehicle bursts into flame at The Lea in Kidderminster (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/11810058.Off_road_vehicle_fire_tackled/

2015-02-22 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Cortlandville (New York):
http://whcuradio.com/news/025520-fire-causes-damage-to-cortlandville-auto-restoration-shop/
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/fire-at-cortlandville-auto-restoration-shop-blamed/19158/SCh2D0eXEkGgmuq87G6tGg

2015-02-22 - Car dealership hit by fire, building destroyed, in Russell (Kentucky), nobody there:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/FIre-Rips-Through-Building-at-Car-Lot-293628161.html

2015-02-22 - Car dealership damaged by fire in coastal Warwick (Rhode Island), nobody there:
http://warwickpost.com/wfd-responds-to-freds-autohaus-fire-gas-leak-at-daves-on-west-shore-road/5269/
http://wpri.com/2015/02/22/warwick-car-dealership-damaged-by-fire/

2015-02-22 - Barn destroyed by fire near Whitewater (Wisconsin):
http://www.gazettextra.com/20150222/barn_fire_closes_highway_59_cattle_saved
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Whitewater-fire-department-takes-over-three-hours-to-put-out-barn-fire--293514401.html
http://www.wrex.com/story/28170805/2015/02/22/barn-fire-near-milton-closes-stretch-of-hwy-59
http://www.wkow.com/story/28170805/2015/02/22/barn-fire-near-milton-closes-stretch-of-hwy-59
http://www.facebook.com/RCSCANNER/posts/801095446594175
http://www.940wfaw.com/2015/02/23/seven-alarm-fire-destroys-barn-near-whitewater/

2015-02-22 - Barn destroyed by fire near Fruitland (Missouri), some chickens and goats killed:
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2168965.html

2015-02-22 - Barn destroyed by fire in Bedminster Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.phillyfirenews.com/2015/02/22/well-involved-barn-northern-bucks-videophotos/

2015-02-22 - Barn heavily damaged by fire in Peters Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_27578805/peters-township-fire-displaces-several-pigs

2015-02-22 - Barn destroyed by fire in St. Andrews (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/horses-safe-after-fire-tears-through-barn-in-southern-manitoba-1.2966831
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Horse-barn-293460821.html
http://interpeg.com/manitoba/horses-safe-after-fire-tears-through-barn-in-southern-manitoba/
http://www.hngnews.com/milton_courier/news/local/article_c4eec40e-bb87-11e4-88f2-23cc5502a0ac.html

2015-02-22 - Barn damaged by fire in Dorr (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2015/02/22/large-barn-fire-reported-in-dorr/

2015-02-22 - Porch bursts into flame at 12:33 AM, fire spreads to home, in New Castle (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/update-fire-damages-north-hill-home/article_56dbdea2-ba97-11e4-a8b5-475f67d6117a.html

2015-02-22 - Home destroyed by fire in Raleigh (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://abc11.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-raleigh-house-/530136/
http://www.wral.com/fire-breaks-out-at-former-daycare-in-raleigh/14463601/

2015-02-22 - Home destroyed by massive blaze in Darlington (South Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1167847
http://www.wistv.com/story/28169351/hartsville-police-chief-loses-home-to-fire

2015-02-22 - Deadly fire burns mobile home in coastal Oceanside (California), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/feb/22/Oceanside-fire-fatal-mobile-home-death/

2015-02-22 - Deadly basement fire burns home in Wauwatosa (Wisconsin), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.wisn.com/news/wauwatosa-house-fire-claims-young-victim/31419244
http://www.wqow.com/story/28173176/house-fire-kills-1-injures-1-in-wauwatosa

2015-02-22 - Deadly fire burns 3 units at storage facility in Grand Junction (Colorado), 2 killed:
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/02/22/grand-junction-storage-unit-fire/23849501/
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/fire-engulfs-three-storage-units-two-people-found

2015-02-22 - Deadly fire destroys home in Fort Dodge (Iowa), 3 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.ketv.com/news/iowa-house-fire-kills-woman-2-young-children/31416632
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/02/22/fort-dodge-house-fire/23851199/

2015-02-22 - Deadly fire burns home at 3:48 AM in coastal Port Orange (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/28169524/man-found-dead-in-port-orange-house-fire
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/man-found-dead-after-house-fire/31414266
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/2/22/man_found_dead_after.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-22 - Vacant home burns at 1:28 AM in Streator (Illinois):
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/crime/vacant-streator-house-catches-fire/article_35698477-7eff-5ceb-aec9-c9d6ebb57990.html

2015-02-22 - Vacant home burns in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/fire-crews-battling-house-fire-in-oklahoma-city/31420988
http://oklahomacity.suntimes.com/okc-news/7/132/119129/authorities-investigating-fire-at-vacant-house
http://snewsi.com/id/15111079719/Authorities-investigating-fire-at-vacant-house

2015-02-22 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in coastal Old Mandeville (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/02/fire_guts_abandoned_house_near.html

2015-02-22 - Vacant film studio burns twice in one day in Avondale (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2015/02/23/avondale-fires/23864195/

2015-02-22 - Vacant theme park hit by fire at 5:29 AM, three buildings burn, in Newton County (Arkansas):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/fire-at-dogpatch-usa-suspicious-3-buildings-burn/27838/qTOn-Urr1kGJcbc0-M6low

2015-02-23 - Home damaged by bathroom explosion in coastal Providence (Rhode Island), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/02/23/Explosion-throws-man-out-of-bathroom/8301424715522/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2966888/Man-trying-use-friend-s-bathroom-injured-mysterious-blast-rips-lavatory.html

2015-02-23 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in coastal Inverness (Scotland), 1 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31584605
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/man-taken-hospital-after-gas-5216117
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Inverness-man-in-hospital-following-city-house-explosion-23022015.htm
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/500065/firefighters-battle-inverness-house-blaze-explosion/

Note: These are the 76th and 77th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-23 - Electrical substation rocked by explosion in Taman Seri Jati (Malaysia), near the coast, 3 injured:
http://www.nst.com.my/node/73824

2015-02-23 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits coastal Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.demotix.com/photo/6972676/worker-dies-explosion-electric-chamber-downtown-buenos-aires
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/182737/power-chamber-explosion-kills-one-worker-injures-two-in-ba--city-downtown

2015-02-23 - LPG facility destroyed by explosion and fire in industrial area in Ankara (Turkey), 5 injured:
http://www.todayszaman.com/national_five-workers-injured-in-ankara-industrial-site-explosion_373448.html

2015-02-23 - Factory explodes in Kukatpally, Hyderabad (India), 2 killed, 13 injured:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/23/us-gulfoilcorp-blast-india-idUSKBN0LR1N520150223
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150223/nation-current-affairs/article/hyderabad-2-dead-12-injured-explosion-gulf-oil-corporation
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/gulf-oil-corpn-factory-explosion-2-dead-12-injured/article6925732.ece
http://www.ndtv.com/hyderabad-news/2-killed-13-injured-in-explosion-at-gulf-oil-corporation-ltd-in-hyderabad-741773
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hyderabad-2-dead-13-injured-after-explosion-in-gulf-oil-corporation-office/530223-62-127.html

2015-02-23 - Fertilizer business devastated by blaze, at least three vehicles burn, in East Liverpool (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/28173794/massive-blaze-tears-through-east-liverpool-business
http://wkbn.com/2015/02/23/crews-battle-massive-fire-in-east-liverpool/

2015-02-23 - Mulch business and equipment devastated by fire at 4 AM, $6 million in damage, near coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-23/mulch-fire-causing-smoke-issues-for-residents-buckland-park/6214454
http://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/a/26399432/crews-battling-large-fire-at-buckland-park-mulching-yard/

Quote: "The fire at the Jeffries plant at Buckland Park has been burning since 4:00am and has caused damage to some of the internal structures and custom-made processing equipment."

2015-02-23 - High-rise residential building damaged by fire in Saginaw (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/story/28177455/2-hospitalized-dozens-evacuated-after-fire-at-high-rise-apartment

2015-02-23 - Vehicles and tires go up in flames at tire business in Linthicum Heights (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/fire-damages-linthicum-tire-business/31437424
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/28181971/large-fire-anne-arundel-county-tire-auto-repair-shop
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/02/23/firefighters-fight-blaze-md-tire-shop/23917597/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150224/Fire-Rages-At-Maryland-Tire-Shop-Pumphrey/

Quote: "Fire crews were sent to K&K Tires in the 800 block of Oregon Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. Monday. Fire officials said vehicles and tires are involved in the fire."

2015-02-23 - Vehicles, auto shop and car wash damaged by fire before 5 AM in Washington Park (Illinois):
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/02/23/washington-park-auto-repair-fire/23872701/
http://fox2now.com/2015/02/23/fire-strikes-washington-park-car-wash-auto-repair-shop/
http://www.bnd.com/2015/02/24/3677763_investigators-seek-cause-of-fire.html

2015-02-23 - Boat bursts into flame shortly before 4 AM while docked in coastal Essex (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/essex/bs-md-co-boat-fire-20150223-story.html
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/bs-md-co-boat-fire-20150223,0,7750226.story
http://www.marylandleader.com/index.php/sid/230504919

Quote: "A boat caught fire in Essex early Monday morning, a Baltimore County fire dispatcher said. Firefighters were called to the blaze shortly before 4 a.m. to the 800 block of Baltimore Yacht Club Road..."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. This is the 177th boat or ship to burn in 2015...

2015-02-23 - Train car bursts into flame near Sadieville (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Firefighters-battle-fire-on-train-car-in-Scott-County-293764091.html
http://www.lex18.com/story/28184031/scott-county-and-lexington-firefighters-fight-train-fire

Quote: "Firefighters responded to Sadieville around 8 p.m. when smoke and flames started pouring out of an engine. Crews had to go about three miles up the tracks to reach the burning train."

2015-02-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Marsh Road in Luton (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2015-02-23/dramatic-pictures-of-luton-bus-fire/

Note: This is the 104th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-02-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 15 in Old Lycoming Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2015/02/23/section-of-highway-closed-by-truck-fire/
http://wkok.info/news/news-news/route-15-reopens-after-truck-fire/
http://www.nepabuzz.com/2015/02/23/section-of-highway-closed-by-truck-fire/
http://snewsi.com/id/15111092156/Section-of-Highway-Closed-by-Truck-Fire
http://www.tiogapublishing.com/the_wellsboro_mansfield_gazette/news/route-south-closed-by-vehicle-fire-in-lycoming-county/article_ff1eacd8-bb6a-11e4-8867-577a83bf6985.html

2015-02-23 - Tractor bursts into flame on Tormarton Road near Marshfield (Britain):
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/11813137.Fire_crews_called_to_tractor_fire_near_Marshfield/
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/fire-crews-called-to-tractor-fire-near-marshfield

Note: These are the 325th and 326th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-23 - Water department truck bursts into flame in Bucyrus (Ohio):
http://crawfordcountynow.com/local/bucyrus-water-department-truck-catches-fire/
http://wbco.com/local/bucyrus-water-department-truck-catches-fire/

2015-02-23 - Mail truck bursts into flame on street in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/28180306/postal-vehicle-catches-on-fire-in-lexington
http://www.kentucky.com/2015/02/23/3710747_postal-truck-and-all-its-undelivered.html
http://eaglecountryonline.com/feed-article/mail-destroyed-by-postal-truck-fire/

2015-02-23 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on the A259 near Littlehampton (Britain):
http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-bin-lorry-blaze-closes-a259-1-6595882
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/breaking-news-bin-lorry-blaze-closes-a259

2015-02-23 - RV and car destroyed by fire in Citra (Florida):
http://www.dressagedaily.com/article/breaking-news-rv-and-car-fire-destroys-missy-ransehousens-winter-residence-blue-hill-south-c

2015-02-23 - RV and garage destroyed by fire at home in Austin (Texas):
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-crews-respond-garage-fire-east-austin-24344.shtml

Quote: "Fire officials tell KEYE-TV that the fire started in an 18-foot RV that was parked in the garage. The fire then spread to the rest of the building."

Note: These are the 57th and 58th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-02-23 - SUV bursts into flame, SUV crashes into home, on Lake Drive in Key Peninsula (Washington), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2015/02/24/4053408/man-burned-in-vehicle-fire-airlifted.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Driver-severely-burned-in-Key-Peninsula-car-fire-293783601.html
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/02/23/3654392_1-injured-in-key-peninsula-car.html
http://www.kirotv.com/news/ap/washington/man-burned-in-vehicle-fire-airlifted-to-seattle-bu/nkHbG/
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/28182911/man-burned-in-vehicle-fire-airlifted-to-seattle-burn-center
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/02/24/man-critically-burned-when-jeep-catches-fire-crashes/23921695/
http://www.gateline.com/2015/02/24/3655525/car-fire-at-palmer-lake-injures.html

Quote: "The driver, a man in his 30s, was burned when flames from under the dashboard of the Jeep kept him from immediately unlatching his seat belt. He was able to get out before firefighters arrived, and was flown to a Seattle burn center because of burns to more than 70 percent of his body."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at gas station in Hamden (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2015/02/23/fireifghters-put-out-car-fire-at-gas-station-in-hamden/

2015-02-23 - Three adjacent cars go up in flames at 4:20 AM while parked near apartment complex in Campbell (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/23/fire-officials-investigate-early-morning-vehicle-fires-in-campbell/
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_27582169/campbell-suspicious-fire-destroys-3-vehicles-parking-lot

2015-02-23 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire in coastal East Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Engulfs-East-Haven-Garage-293711911.html

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame at 3:18 AM while parked at oceanfront restaurant in coastal Port Townsend (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150223/NEWS/302239966/quilcene-man-burns-hands-attempting-to-extinguish-car-fire
http://www.ptleader.com/news/man-s-hands-burned-trying-to-pat-out-fire-in/article_a822178e-bb93-11e4-aa29-67173ffdbb62.html

Quote: "At one point, the Jetta rolled forward about 30 feet and struck the rear of a parked white Chevrolet panel van, according to Port Townsend police officer Jeremy Vergin. A man who was sleeping in the van awoke, started the van and pulled forward away from the burning Jetta, Beezley said."

Note: Sounds like it started itself and lurched forward while it was burning. Here's a Google Maps link of the location...

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame just after 6 AM on the Florida Turnpike in Miramar (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Car-on-Fire-on-Southbound-Turnpike-in-Broward-293628831.html
http://florida.24-7newz.com/crews-contain-early-morning-car-fire-on-sb-turnpike-in-miramar-miami/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11098002-crews-contain-early-morning-car-fire-on-sb-turnpike-in-miramar/

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame at 1 AM on Rio Bravo Boulevard in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/crews-extinguish-overnight-car-fire/31425222
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tv/overnight-car-fire/vp-f5bbf6e5-6046-4d41-98c9-30043c4df59e

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on road near Lebanon (Tennessee):
http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/article/alert/575001

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Route 633 in Clinton Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2015/02/fire_damages_toyota_on_route_633_in_clinton_townsh.html

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home in Portage la Prairie (Canada):
http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/2015/02/23/portage-man-loses-car-to-fire

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on North Anderson Drive in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/car-on-fire-on-aberdeen-road-1.842586
http://aberdeen.stv.tv/211788/

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame at 6:36 AM on the Kingsferry Bridge near coastal Isle of Sheppey (Britain), separate crashes too:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/island-cut-off-by-crash-32267/

Quote: "The crashes happened after police closed the Sheppey Crossing following reports of a BMW on fire on the south-bound carriageway at 6.36am."

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame near school on Bridge Walk in Deanshanger (Britain):
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/more-news/car-blaze-nearly-causes-running-fire-outside-primary-school-1-6595700

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame at auto shop in Abbots Langley (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11811418.Firefighters_called_to_vehicle_fire_at_garage_repair_workshop_in_Abbots_Langley/?ref=rss
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/firefighters-called-to-vehicle-fire-at-garage-repair-workshop-in-abbots-langley

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame on Ferryboat Close in Llansamlet, Swansea (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Enterprise-park-road-closed-car/story-26071648-detail/story.html
http://www.walesnews.org.uk/news/enterprise-park-road-closed-after-car-fire

2015-02-23 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home in Willow Hayes, Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_23-02-2015_21-05-09

2015-02-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on East Avenue in Vineland (New Jersey):
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/23/vineland-fire-calls-feb/23907453/

Quote: "Firefighters were summoned to a vehicle fire at East Avenue and Elmer Road at 6:02 p.m. Sunday."

2015-02-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on St Marks Avenue in Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32163&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-23 - Skid steer bursts into flame inside barn, fire spreads, barn destroyed, in Pulaski (Wisconsin):
http://fox11online.com/2015/02/23/fire-destroys-barn-in-pulaski/

2015-02-23 - RV trailer bursts into flame at home on Cook Street in Massena (New York):
http://www.mpcourier.com/dco/massena-norfolk-fire-departments-respond-to-travel-trailer-fire-20150223

Quote: "They were packed up to get ready to head out. They were supposed to leave the next day. All of their personal belongs were packed in the RV..."

2015-02-23 - RV trailer bursts into flame at property in Park Hills (Missouri):
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/camper-catches-fire-owner-wants-to-let-it-burn/

2015-02-23 - Hay trailer bursts into flame while being towed, on Sykesville Road in Chesterfield (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/news/trailer-carrying-hay-catches-fire-in-nj/531330/

2015-02-23 - Two cars, motorcycle and barn go up in flames just after 6 AM on West Pine Lake Road in Goshen Township (Ohio):
http://wytv.com/2015/02/23/fire-damages-goshen-twp-barn/

2015-02-23 - Auto shop goes up in flames in Norton (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/no-injuries-reported-in-norton-auto-repairs-garage-fire/article_59d655ec-bb78-11e4-b629-6b9cdd81ca43.html

2015-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4:40 AM in the Town of Brant (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/barn-fire-in-town-of-brant

2015-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in LaFargeville (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/barn-fire-in-lafargeville-20150224

2015-02-23 - Barn destroyed by fire at 7:22 AM in Highgrove (Kentucky):
http://nelsoncountygazette.com/?p=24312

2015-02-23 - Barn heavily damaged by fire in Mercersberg (Pennsylvania), pig killed:
http://www.therecordherald.com/article/20150224/NEWS/150229919/-1/sports

2015-02-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Kalona (Iowa):
http://kciiradio.com/2015/02/breaking-news-barn-on-fire-in-rural-kalona/

2015-02-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Newtonsville (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/crews-battle-barn-fire-in-clermont-co-village/31428258

2015-02-23 - Sheet metal business damaged by fire in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/fire-breaks-out-west-seattle-sheet-metal-shop/nkHCN/
http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/firefighter-worker-injured-in-seattle-foundry-fire/31429382
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/2015/02/23/firefighter-worker-injured-in-harbor-island-fire/

2015-02-23 - Large university building destroyed by massive inferno in Stellenbosch (South Africa), near the coast, nobody there:
http://connect.citizen.co.za/1507/stellenbosch-fire-aftermath/
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/stellenbosch-fire-damage-in-millions-1.1822361
http://ewn.co.za/2015/02/23/2-die-in-spate-of-fires-across-Cape-Peninsula

2015-02-23 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Parma (Idaho), 1 injured:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/02/23/3660059_one-injured-in-parma-home-fire.html

2015-02-23 - Porch bursts into flame at waterfront home in coastal East Greenwich (Connecticut), nobody home:
http://www.eastgreenwichnews.com/crompton-ave-fire-damages-back-porch/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-23 - Porch bursts into flame with popping sound, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Roosevelt (Utah), 2 injured:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=33580697
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865622583/Husband-wife-hospitalized-after-Roosevelt-house-fire.html
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2211741-155/fire-destroys-roosevelt-home-couple-suffers
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/state-and-regional/utah/roosevelt-couple-hospitalized-after-house-fire/article_165b2f22-4c37-5c50-8898-878a1a0071dc.html

Quote: "They were able to identify where the fire began, but not what sparked it, Rockwood said. On Sunday night, Nile and Regina Sprouse told emergency personnel they heard a popping sound coming from their backyard about 9 p.m. and went to investigate. They said they found their back porch in flames."

Note: They had some electrified copper and/or rusty iron/steel on that porch...

2015-02-23 - Home damaged by fire twice on coastal Swan's Island (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/02/23/news/hancock/crews-called-back-to-swans-island-house-fire/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-23 - Home destroyed by fire in Pahoa (Hawaii), near the coast, nobody there:
http://westhawaiitoday.com/community-bulletin/fire-destroys-pahoa-home
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/fire-claims-puna-home

2015-02-23 - Waterfront home erupts in flame twice in a week along the Housatonic River in Shelton (Connecticut):
http://sheltonherald.com/60577/sunday-night-fire-involved-the-same-riverfront-cottage-in-shelton/

Quote: "A fire on Sunday night at a cottage on Indian Well Road was at the same structure that was badly damaged by fire four days earlier. The second fire also occurred at 143 Indian Well Road in a small, one-story home along the Housatonic River. It is located in The Maples, a waterfront community near Indian Well State Park."

Note: Might as well break out the flamethrowers and put this house out of its misery. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-23 - Deadly fire burns barn at 5 AM in Georgetown (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/update-man-killed-barn-fire-georgetown-24330.shtml

2015-02-23 - Deadly fire burns home in Jeffersontown (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.wlky.com/news/man-found-dead-after-fire-in-jeffersontown/31424996

2015-02-23 - Deadly fire burns apartment just after midnight in coastal Manhattan (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-New-York-City-Fatality-Gramercy-Park-FDNY-NYPD-293633191.html

2015-02-23 - Deadly fire burns apartment in coastal Fall River (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.turnto10.com/story/28178794/man-killed-in-fall-river-apartment-fire
http://www.abc6.com/story/28179314/man-found-dead-after-fall-river-fire
http://wpri.com/2015/02/23/man-found-dead-following-fall-river-fire/

2015-02-23 - Vacant home burns at 5:40 AM in Sheridan (Wyoming):
http://thesheridanpress.com/?p=31544

2015-02-23 - Vacant home burns on Lakeshore Drive in Raytown (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/investigators-seek-cause-of-raytown-house-fire/31419764

2015-02-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Scarborough (Canada):
http://www.cp24.com/news/fire-marshal-notified-after-two-alarm-blaze-destroys-scarborough-home-1.2248922
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5444024-fire-on-goldhawk-trail-destroys-home/

2015-02-23 - Vacant three-story bingo hall destroyed by fire in coastal Cardiff (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-31588603
http://www.walesnews.org.uk/news/evacuations-as-crews-tackle-fire

2015-02-23 - Woman and son, 22 and 2, found dead in burning car in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2015/02/24/two-homicide-victims-located-in-burned-vehicle-in-greensboro/

Note: They don't know if it's homicide or not. They don't even know what killed these people. Might've been just like that guy who got critically burned in his SUV after it caught fire on this day. Also looks similar to the young engaged couple who burned to death in their SUV in the wee hours in McFarland (Wisconsin), mentioned in the 2013-01-01 update. Of course many people have burned to death in vehicles since then too, but that event was something of a wakeup call, a harbinger of more charred corpses to come...

2015-02-23 - Man, 43, found dead in burning pickup truck at 6:30 AM at roadside park near Eldorado (Texas):
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local-news/schleicher-co-investigates-death-vehicle-fire_03016885
http://www.myeldorado.net/index.php/2879-authorities-investigate-death-vehicle-fire

2015-02-24 - Deaths of children in fires up dramatically in Ohio:
http://wdtn.com/2015/02/24/child-fire-deaths-on-alarming-pace-in-ohio/
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_fatal-fire-deaths-amongst-children-ohio-24879.shtml

Quote: "The state fire marshal’s office says fires killed 15 children in Ohio last year and have claimed 11 young lives in just the first two months of 2015."

Note: So if that pace continues then that's more than a 300% increase in children dying in fires in Ohio year-over-year...

2015-02-24 - Home destroyed by explosion in coastal Stafford Township (New Jersey), 15 injured:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/02/25/natural-gas-explosion-caught-on-police-camera-injures-15-in-new-jersey/
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/southern-ocean-county/stafford/2015/02/24/house-explosion-stafford/23934757/
http://7online.com/news/house-explosion-fire-injures-15-in-ocean-county/532311/
http://news.yahoo.com/natural-gas-blast-destroys-home-injures-5-jersey-172950071.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Stafford-Township-House-Explosion-293849541.html
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/02/25/dramatic-police-dash-cam-video-captures-explosion-that-literally-disintegrates-a-home/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Home explodes shortly after 1 AM in Waterville (Canada), near the coast:
http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/1295738/its-devastating-explosion-rips-through-nova-scotia-home-sending-six-to-hospital/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/waterville-explosion-blew-house-off-its-foundation-fire-marshal-1.2968982
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/overheated-furnace-cause-of-nova-scotia-house-explosion-1.2250798

2015-02-24 - Home damaged by basement explosion and fire in Regina (Canada), 3 injured:
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/3-taken-to-hospital-after-regina-house-explosion-1.2252619
http://cjme.com/story/explosion-rocks-home-reginas-northwest/537440
http://globalnews.ca/news/1848921/home-explosion-sends-three-to-hospital/
http://globalnews.ca/news/1850992/neighbours-in-disbelief-after-north-regina-explosion/

Note: These are the 78th, 79th and 80th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-24 - Cement plant hit by 'flash fire' explosion in San Antonio (Texas), 3 injured:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Explosion-at-cement-plant-in-San-Antonio-burns-3-6098965.php
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2015/02/24/crews-responding-to-large-explosion-at-northeast-side-cement-company/23949311/
http://www.woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-sponsored-by-five-119078/explosion-at-ne-side-plant-injures-13284835/

2015-02-24 - Explosion occurs near water reclamation plant in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/police-investigating-explosion-near-southeast-valley-water-reclamation-plant

2015-02-24 - Tunnel construction site hit by explosion in Chengdu, Sichuan Province (China), at least 3 killed, 20 injured:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-02/25/c_134017286.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-02/24/content_19642187.htm
http://shanghaiist.com/2015/02/25/1_missing_20_injured_in_chengdu_tun.php

2015-02-24 - Boat bursts into flame while moored in lagoon at Ross Island in Portland (Oregon), nobody aboard:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/02/portland_firefighters_extingui_3.html
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2015/02/pf-responds-to-sailboat-on-fire.html

Quote: "Portland firefighters were dispatched to extinguish a fire aboard a 30-foot sailboat tied to a floating dock in the Ross Island lagoon Tuesday. Lt. Damon Simmons, a spokesman for the Portland Fire Bureau, said two of the bureau's fireboat crews responded to the fire at 12:25 p.m. The fire was burning in the sailboat's cabin. The craft was unoccupied and tied to the floating dock, Simmons said."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Ski boat, shed and cypress trees go up in flames at home near coastal Ventura (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/fires/crews-respond-to-shed-fire-down-power-lines-in-ventura_95694509

Quote: "Inside the 10-foot-by10-foot shed there were several cans of gasoline, authorities said. Crews also found several cypress trees and a ski boat on fire, officials said."

Note: These are the 178th and 179th boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-24 - School bus bursts into flame on street in Owego (New York):
http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=37123
http://www.weny.com/news/local-news/fire-on-owego-apalachin-school-bus

Quote: "A close call for a driver and student as a school bus caught on fire in Owego Tuesday afternoon. The call came in just before 4:00 p.m. for a fully involved bus fire."

Note: This is the 30th school bus to burn in 2015 and the 105th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-02-24 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the Queensway in Hatfield (Britain):
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/uno_bus_fire_drama_in_hatfield_town_centre_1_3968599
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/uno-bus-fire-drama-in-hatfield-town-centre

Note: This is the 106th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-02-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2 AM on I-95 near Selma (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/weather/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-i-95/532119/
http://www.wral.com/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-portion-of-i-95-south-near-selma/14466027/
http://www.wilm-tv.com/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-portion-of-i-95-south-near-selma/
http://news.yahoo.com/video/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-134338465.html

2015-02-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Flagstaff (Arizona):
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/trailer-fire-blocking-lane-on-westbound-i/article_a4d9af27-9c04-51ec-99fb-42170bcdf3db.html

Note: These are the 327th and 328th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-24 - Truck bursts into flame on the M40 in north Oxfordshire (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11813942.One_lane_closed_after_lorry_fire_on_the_M40/
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/bicesteradnews/11813942.One_lane_closed_after_lorry_fire_on_the_M40/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11813942.One_lane_closed_after_lorry_fire_on_the_M40/
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/one-lane-closed-after-lorry-fire-on-the-m40

2015-02-24 - Van bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Chatham (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/chatham/chatham-news/2015/02/24/vehicle-fire-in-chatham/

2015-02-24 - Van bursts into flame while being towed, on the M66 near Ramsbottom (Britain):
http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/11813078.Unlucky_garage_owner_sees_car_he_just_bought_catch_fire/
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11813078.Unlucky_garage_owner_sees_car_he_just_bought_catch_fire/

2015-02-24 - SUV hit by 'flash fire' on Great Mills Road in coastal Lexington Park (Maryland), 2 injured:
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0215/update-_-vehicle-fire-with-two-burn-victims-being-investigated.html
http://www.facebook.com/thebaynet/posts/10153061036734192

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Kirbyville (Missouri):
http://www.hometowndailynews.com/2015/02/25/vehicle-fire-contained-at-kirbyville/

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked at middle school in Warsaw (Indiana):
http://www.fox28.com/story/28187821/2015/02/24/crews-respond-to-car-on-fire-in-parking-lot-of-warsaw-middle-school

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Suamico (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Garage-Fire-293842261.html
http://fox11online.com/2015/02/24/reportit-fire-in-suamico/

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Lynden (Washington):
http://www.lyndentribune.com/car-fire-sparks-downtown/

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame outside Holiday Inn in coastal Eureka (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/feb/24/vehicle-fire-broadway-dog-badly-burned/
http://kiem-tv.com/video/man-and-dog-sustain-burns-after-car-fire-eureka

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/story/28190849/car-fire-causes-closure-on-exit-ramp
http://miami.suntimes.com/mia-news/7/97/142949/car-fire-causes-closure-on-exit-ramp
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/sfl-car-fire-snarls-interstate-95-in-fort-lauderdale-20150224-story.html

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked at the Ritz-Carlton in coastal Sarasota (Florida):
http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/car-catches-fire-in-sarasota-ritz-carlton-parking-garage/article_a50914bc-bc6f-11e4-8d82-b7f1d64e326b.html

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame while being towed by RV, on I-75 near coastal Sarasota (Florida):
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150224/article/150229825

Note: So two cars went up in flames in or near Sarasota on this day, one while being towed and one while parked. Florida is downwind of the Gulf of Mexico, North America's sewer, so vehicles going up in flames and animals and people mysteriously dying in Florida isn't exactly a huge surprise...

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on street in Pocatello (Idaho):
http://www.localnews8.com/news/Car-fire-in-Pocatello/31456276

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-24-061800-98363-1568.traffic

2015-02-24 - Three cars go up in flames on John Street in Matlock (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/crews-attend-three-cars-on-fire-in-matlock-1-7122818
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/crews-attend-three-cars-on-fire-in-matlock

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked near old yachting club on Swillow Lane in Rolleston (Britain):
http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Fire-near-old-yachting-club-in-Rolleston
http://nottingham.dotnewz.com/fire-near-old-yachting-club-in-rolleston-nottingham/
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-near-old-yachting-club-in-rolleston

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame shortly after midnight on Sarratt Road in Croxley Green (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11813217.display/

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame on Frogfurlong Lane in Innsworth (Britain):
http://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/fire-crew-deal-with-car-fire-in-innsworth/

2015-02-24 - Car bursts into flame at 12:40 AM on St Botolphs Way in Haverhill (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/firefighters_put_out_car_fire_in_haverhill_1_3968176
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Chimney-Cross-Keys-pub-Saffron-Walden-car/story-26073492-detail/story.html

2015-02-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in Blue Earth (Minnesota):
http://www.kbew98country.com/pages/21005669.php

2015-02-24 - Three vehicles and home destroyed by fire and explosions, fire started in garage, in LaVerkin (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/02/24/kss-fire-destroys-laverkin-home-3-vehicles-power-transformer-stgnews-photo-gallery/

Quote: "The blaze, which started in the garage of a home located at 341 W. 600 North about 2:35 p.m., quickly spread throughout the entire residence, Hurricane City Public Information Officer Brandon Buell said. 'I heard two loud pops so I went running out and saw his garage on fire,' Kim Wright, a nearby neighbor said."

Note: Popping sound again...

2015-02-24 - Car and home destroyed by fire in Spencerville (Ohio):
http://www.delphosherald.com/Content/Default/News/Article/Home-car-a-total-loss-in-fire/-3/1183/191362

2015-02-24 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Reno-auto-body-shop-catches-fire/Bwo0FwnfIEyhBLrx2LO7KQ.cspx
http://www.mynews4.com/news/story/Reno-auto-body-shop-catches-fire/Bwo0FwnfIEyhBLrx2LO7KQ.cspx

2015-02-24 - Barn destroyed by fire at plant nursery in Cambria (New York):
http://wivb.com/2015/02/25/barn-leveled-by-fire-in-niagara-county/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/massive-greenhouse-fire-in-niagara-county
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/cambria-nursery-operation-damaged-in-fire-20150224
http://www.facebook.com/news4buffalo/posts/10153094279530505
http://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/fire-breaks-out-at-faery-s-nursery-in-cambria/article_1f00337e-baf1-5fd7-a071-420e7c0fc171.html

Quote: "In addition to the pole barn itself, also damaged in the fire were a 2006 Ford F550 truck, chainsaws, a chop saw, $30,000 worth of associated tools, a side cutter, skid steers, a sprayer and a wood chipper. Total losses were estimated at more than $169,000. In addition, a tractor-trailer located near the pole barn also was damaged."

2015-02-24 - Barn destroyed by fire in Illinois City (Illinois), goat killed:
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/goat-dies-in-illinois-city-barn-fire/article_0d298035-4f0b-53b3-87a2-66496ebd618d.html

2015-02-24 - Barn destroyed by fire in Blair (Kentucky), some goats and chickens killed:
http://www.harlandaily.com/news/news/152026456/Barn-fire-claims-familys-animals

2015-02-24 - Barn destroyed by fire just after midnight in Rushford (Minnesota):
http://www.kttc.com/story/28185032/2015/02/24/fire-destroys-barn-in-rushford
http://www.wqow.com/story/28185032/2015/02/24/fire-destroys-barn-in-rushford

2015-02-24 - Barn and two sheds destroyed by fire in Big Spring Township (Ohio), some cattle killed:
http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/579083/Fire-destroys-3-farm-buildings.html?nav=5005
http://thecourier.com/local-news/2015/02/25/area-barn-destroyed-by-fire/

2015-02-24 - Barn destroyed by fire in North Manheim Township (Pennsylvania), donkey and some goats and chickens killed:
http://republicanherald.com/news/cressona-barn-fire-kills-farm-animals-1.1838605

2015-02-24 - Barn damaged by fire in the Town of Theresa (New York):
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Theresa-Barn-Damaged-By-Fire-293808321.html

2015-02-24 - Barn damaged by fire in Ledyard (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28186081/calf-uninjured-after-barn-fire-in-ledyard
http://patch.com/connecticut/ledyard/calf-safe-after-ledyard-barn-fire-0
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20150224/News/150229748

2015-02-24 - Transformer bursts into flame, fire destroys man's pickup truck, in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/north-kansas-city-man-seeks-help-after-transformer-melts-his-car
http://myinforms.com/en/a/11144034-man-seeks-help-after-transformer-melts-his-car/

2015-02-24 - Utility pole bursts into flame in Damascus (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/02/24/power-line-fire-damascus-md/23924313/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RknX2y48rg

2015-02-24 - Pallets burst into flame on Antrim Road in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-involving-pallets-in-warrington

2015-02-24 - Painting business goes up in flames in industrial area in Tea (South Dakota):
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2015/02/24/fire-burning-tea-industrial-area/23931963/
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/crews-respond-to-fire-in-tea/?id=176483
http://www.argusleader.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2015/02/24/fire-at-industrial-building-in-tea/23934497/
http://www.argusleader.com/videos/news/crime/2015/02/24/23933841/

2015-02-24 - Energy services business heavily damaged by fire in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2015/02/24/fire-damages-dayton-business/

2015-02-24 - Counseling business destroyed by fire in Paintsville (Kentucky), nobody there:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Paintsville-Business-293810881.html

2015-02-24 - Mixed-use building destroyed by huge blaze at 5:15 AM in Kensington (Pennsylvania), train service disrupted:
http://6abc.com/news/building-fire-shuts-down-septas-market-frankford-line/532041/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20150225_Raging_Kensington_blaze_disrupts_SEPTA_El_service.html
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/02/24/huge-kensington-fire-disrupts-septa/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/24/fire-rages-through-building-in-west-kensington-market-frankford-line-service-disrupted/

2015-02-24 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Cedar Falls (Iowa):
http://www.kwwl.com/story/28191506/2015/02/24/no-injuries-in-cedar-falls-house-fire
http://koel.com/fire-damages-cedar-falls-rental-home/

2015-02-24 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Vineland (New Jersey):
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/24/porch-fire-brings-crews-vineland-home/23941847/

2015-02-24 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.rrstar.com/article/20150224/NEWS/150229632

2015-02-24 - Home damaged by basement fire at 7:17 AM in coastal Mariners Harbor (New York):
http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2015/02/fdny_battling_all-hands_fire_i_1.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Home damaged by fire at 1:30 AM in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/28183916/11-people-including-7-children-escape-early-morning-house-fire

2015-02-24 - Home destroyed by fire on Seaspray Avenue in coastal Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/fire-destroys-house-on-seaspray-avenue/nkHm4/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Deadly fire destroys home in coastal Waretown (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20150224/man-dog-die-in-ocean-county-house-fire

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Deadly fire destroys home shortly after 5 AM in Sunnyvale (California), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/2-alarm-fire-consumes-home-in-Sunnyvale-6098377.php
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/24/firefighters-knock-down-2-alarm-house-fire-in-sunnyvale-1-body-found-inside/
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27588762/sunnyvale-body-found-inside-home-destroyed-by-two

2015-02-24 - Deadly fire burns senior center in Cleveland (Ohio), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/ohio/several-hospitalized-after-fire-at-ohio-senior-liv/nkHfh/
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/02/3_taken_to_hospital_after_fire.html
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/02/woman_dies_after_fire_erupts_i.html

2015-02-24 - Deadly fire burns Sangamon Towers apartment building at 4:37 AM in Springfield (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.sj-r.com/article/20150224/NEWS/150229745/1994/NEWS
http://www.wandtv.com/story/28186137/fire-at-sangamon-towers-complex

2015-02-24 - Vacant home burns just before 6 AM in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11124433-vacant-stratford-home-catches-fire/
http://connecticut.news12.com/news/vacant-stratford-home-catches-fire-1.9970283
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2015/02/24/cold-hampers-effort-to-fight-stratford-fire/#30792101=0

2015-02-24 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours in coastal Tarpon Springs (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/02/24/vacant-house-fire-overnight-in-tarpon-springs/23923915/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-north-pinellas/tarpon-springs/fire-engulfs-tarpon-springs-home-overnight

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Buffalo (New York), building collapses, 4 firefighters injured:
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2015/02/23/elk-street-fire.html
http://whcuradio.com/news/025520-4-firefighters-injured-during-building-collapse-in-buffalo/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/four-city-firefighters-released-from-ecmc-after-treatment-20150223
http://wivb.com/2015/02/23/fire-sends-two-to-the-hospital/

2015-02-24 - Man, 68, found dead and burned near burning fence in Beaumont (Texas):
http://www.12newsnow.com/story/28197753/body-found-as-beaumont-firefighters-responded-to-a-fence-fire

2015-02-24 - Woman found dead shortly after 7:15 AM next to burned-out vehicle near East Carlton Park in Corby (Britain):
http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/woman-s-body-found-near-east-carlton-park-1-6599848
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/womans-body-found-near-east-carlton-park

2015-02-25 - Home rocked by explosion on Telford Road in New Eltham (Britain), elderly couple thrown halfway across house:
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11820634.Explosion_flings_elderly_New_Eltham_couple_halfway_across_their_house/

Note: This is the 81st residential explosion in 2015...

2015-02-25 - Mysterious explosion hits coastal Eureka (California), again:
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/feb/25/big-big-boom-midtown-eureka/

2015-02-25 - Electrical substation explodes in Chelmsford (Britain), blackouts ensue:
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Evacuation-explosion-Chelmsford-sub-station/story-26083733-detail/story.html

2015-02-25 - Underground electrical fire erupts, ignites pole, in Inglewood suburb of coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-25/exploding-power-pole-leads-to-black-out-inglewood/6261488

2015-02-25 - Salvage yard hit by fire, 27 junk cars burn, in Nampa (Idaho):
http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/fire-at-sw-idaho-salvage-yard-burns-27-junked-cars/31498516
http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2015/02/25/fire-sparked-nampa-salvage-yard/24024631/
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/02/25/3664544_cars-burn-in-nampa-salvage-yard.html
http://www.jrn.com/kivitv/news/Cars-burn-in-junkyard-fire-294130661.html
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/state/fire-at-sw-idaho-salvage-yard-burns-junked-cars/article_1c1d3bf1-f720-565e-bf49-63141b224aba.html

2015-02-25 - Auto shop and four warehouses destroyed by huge blaze in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/firefighters-3-emirates-battle-massive-sharjah-blaze-060121450.html
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2015/February/crime_February81.xml&section=crime

2015-02-25 - High school chemistry lab bursts into flame in Trinity (Florida), near the coast, nobody there:
http://tbo.com/news/crime/crews-contain-fire-at-mitchell-high-pasco-deputies-say-20150225/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/fire-in-a-pasco-high-school-chemistry-lab-contained/2219165
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/02/26/crews-cleaning-up-high-school-chem-lab-fire/24058917/

2015-02-25 - Small plane comes down smoking, crashes in the Government Canyon State Natural Area (Texas), at least 1 killed:
http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/At-least-1-killed-in-small-plane-crash-at-6102348.php
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/At-least-1-killed-in-small-plane-crash-at-6102101.php
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_30e17959-f904-5fe4-901e-93c102f6be3b.html
http://www.woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-sponsored-by-five-119078/one-dead-in-nw-side-plane-13289901/
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-emergency-crews-search-Government-6101689.php

Quote: "The caller said they say a small orange and white plane smoking and going down, said Deborah Foster, San Antonio Fire Department spokeswoman."

Note: This is the 21st aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-02-25 - Ship 'Angélus du Mer' damaged by explosion and fire near coastal Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fv-Francois-Elie-I336969.html
https://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/incendie-bord-chalutier-equipage-sain-sauf.html

Quote: "On Feb 24, 2015, the 'François Elie' saved the Crew of two of the f/v 'Angélus du Mer' which had suffered an Explosion at 11.36 p.m. The crew was safe and the ship was being towed to the port of Saint-Vaast. The CROSS Jobourg was informed by the trawler that a fire had broken out after the explosion in the engine room, 17 nautical miles north of Port-en-Bessin."

2015-02-25 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home on Malabar Street in Canley Vale (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/man-injured-in-boat-fire-on-malabar-st-in-canley-vale/story-fngr8hxh-1227238307824

Note: These are the 180th and 181st boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-25 - School bus bursts into flame on Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring (Maryland):
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/28216360/montgomery-co-school-bus-fire
http://www.mymcmedia.org/school-bus-fire-in-silver-spring/
http://www.wusa9.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2015/02/25/photos-school-bus-fire-in-montgomery-county/23985567/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2015/02/25/school-bus-fire-briggs-chaney-road-montgomery-couny-md/23984303/
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/28196661/school-bus-catches-fire-in-silver-spring
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/02/students-evacuated-after-engine-fire-on-mcps-school-bus-111799.html
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/02/25/students-evacuated-after-engine-fire-on-md-school-bus/
http://patch.com/maryland/bethesda-chevychase/school-bus-catches-fire-no-injuries

2015-02-25 - School bus bursts into flame on I-196 near Saugatuck (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/02/bus_fire_forces_high_school_st.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/02/25/tour-bus-carrying-suburban-high-school-students-catches-fire-in-michigan-none-hurt/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/bus-carrying-suburban-students-catches-fire-in-michigan-/534525/
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/lakeshore/2015/02/25/bus-with-chicago-area-students-catches-fire-in-allegan-co/24010927/
http://woodtv.com/2015/02/25/tour-bus-catches-fire-on-i-196-near-saugatuck/
http://fox17online.com/2015/02/25/commercial-bus-evacuated-in-allegan-co-after-catching-on-fire/
http://www.wopular.com/bus-fire-i-196-forces-high-school-students-evacuate

Note: These are the 31st and 32nd school buses to burn in 2015 and the 107th and 108th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-02-25 - Wynonna Judd's tour bus bursts into flame near Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/02/26/wynonna-judd-safe-after-tour-bus-fire-god-is-so-good/
http://style.countrygirlstore.com/country-entertainment/wynonna-judd-and-band-narrowly-escape-tour-bus-fire/
http://theboot.com/wynonna-judd-tour-bus-fire/

Note: God may be good, but it doesn't look like he likes buses too much! The tour buses for Styx and Foreigner went up in flames while parked at a venue in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), mentioned in the mentioned in the 2014-07-02 update. Maybe Pennsylvania is where tour buses go to die. This is the 109th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on street near downtown Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2015/02/25/truck-catches-fire-near-downtown-memphis/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11199699-truck-catches-fire-near-downtown-memphis/

2015-02-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:05 AM on I-83 in York County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_27593476/i-83-south-open-after-early-morning-truck
http://fox43.com/2015/02/25/tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-traffic-along-i-83-in-york-county/
http://snewsi.com/id/15111157913/Tractor-Trailer-fire-blocks-traffic-along-I-83-in-York-County

2015-02-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked at Rush Truck Center in Nash (Texas):
http://txktoday.com/news/nash-responds-semi-truck-fire/

2015-02-25 - Tractors, motorcycle and equipment building destroyed by huge fire and explosions near Brainerd (Minnesota):
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/3687468-family-loses-farming-equipment-supplies-fire
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/3686910-fire-engulfs-equipment-building

Quote: "Inside the inferno was his combine, bailers, tractors, a vintage motorcycle, Bobcat, and numerous tools and other equipment and tires. In addition, 10 tons of seed corn and nearly a semi-load of straw fueled the flames. Twenty-eight 1,000-pound straw bales were inside the building."

2015-02-25 - Tractor and barn destroyed by fire in Hebron (Maine):
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/oxford-hills/2015/02/25/hebron-fire-razes-barn-damages-home/1660463
http://www.wmtw.com/news/fire-levels-hebron-barn/31488504

Quote: "Haggerty said the barn contained farm equipment, including a tractor."

2015-02-25 - Tractor bursts into flame on Lower Loddon Road near Kerang (Australia):
http://www.thenortherntimes.com.au/story/2906302/fire-destroys-tractor/

Note: These are the 329th, 330th, 331st, 332nd, 333rd, 334th and 335th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-25 - Box truck bursts into flame on I-75 near coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/28198670/i-75-southbound-vehicle-fire-slows-traffic
http://www.winknews.com/2015/02/25/i-75-vehicle-fire-blocks-southbound-lanes/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/28198670/i-75-southbound-car-fire-slows-traffic
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/fort-myers/2015/02/25/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-closes-i-75-near-colonial-fort-myers/23992501/

2015-02-25 - Truck bursts into flame on the A617 near Chesterfield (Britain):
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/chesterfield-firefighters-tackle-lorry-blaze-1-7126102
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/chesterfield-firefighters-tackle-lorry-blaze
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/chesterfield-firefighters-tackle-lorry-blaze

2015-02-25 - Van bursts into flame on the M1 near Northamptonshire (Britain):
http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Van-bursts-flames-M1-Northamptonshire-causes/story-26080628-detail/story.html
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/fire-and-ambulance-services-called-to-a-van-fire-on-m1-near-northamptonshire-1-6599429
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-and-ambulance-services-called-to-a-van-fire-on-m1-near-northamptonshire
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/fire-and-ambulance-services-called-to-a-van-fire-on-m1-near-northamptonshire-2992844.html

2015-02-25 - Van bursts into flame on Mount Pleasant Lane in Bricket Wood (Britain):
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/11816171.Large_van_fire_in_Bricket_Wood/
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/large-van-fire-in-bricket-wood

2015-02-25 - SUV bursts into flame just after 6 AM at airport in Ontario (California):
http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20150225/vehicle-fire-ignites-outside-ontario-international-airport
http://inlanddaily.com/vehicle-fire-ignites-outside-ontario-international-airport/

2015-02-25 - SUV bursts into flame on East Cardinal Drive in Syracuse (Indiana):
http://www.inkfreenews.com/2015/02/25/syracuse-fd-extinguishes-car-fire-on-cardinal-drive/

2015-02-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Goldsboro (North Carolina):
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2015/02/25/firefighters_respond_to_pickup_truck_fire/

2015-02-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Wards Road in Lynchburg (Virginia):
http://www.capitalbay.com/news/virginia/732592-truck-a-total-loss-after-it-caught-fire-on-wards-road.html
http://www.wset.com/story/28204536/truck-a-total-loss-after-it-caught-fire-on-wards-road

2015-02-25 - Four cars destroyed by fire before 3 AM while parked in carport in Sherman Oaks area of coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150225/cars-engulfed-in-sherman-oaks-carport-fire
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Carport-Fire-Sherman-Oaks-293998731.html
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2015/02/25/apartment-fire-burns-4-cars-sherman-oaks/

Quote: "Firefighters believe the fire started inside one of the vehicles, and that it was not a suspicious fire."

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Mansfield (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-02-25/car-fire-spreads-home-mansfield-no-injuries-reported.html

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire scorches home too, in Racine (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/uploaded_photos/vehicle-fire-damages-home/image_342f6717-90bd-50b6-afb5-09eda760151d.html
http://racineuncovered.org/2015/02/russet-street-fire-caused-from-vehicle-electrical-failure/

Note: Another parked car just burst into flame in Racine, at 2 AM, and that fire also scorched the home, and another vehicle too, mentioned in the 2015-02-22 update...

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame at home in Grifton (North Carolina):
http://www.wnct.com/story/28198688/crews-extinguish-grifton-car-fire
http://www.wkrg.com/story/28198688/crews-extinguish-grifton-car-fire

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-89 in Middlesex (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/28202975/vehicle-fire-stalls-traffic-on-interstate-89

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-295 in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2015/02/25/car-fire-closes-part-of-i-295-north-in-d-c/

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame at McDonald's in Robertsdale (Alabama):
http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_028c3908-bd0f-11e4-bd8e-f7f92be6ced8.html

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on US 131 near Three Rivers (Michigan):
http://www.threeriversnews.com/articles/2015/02/25/news/local_news/doc54edd966ed996136605569.txt

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on Pauline Avenue in Crystal Lake (Illinois):
http://www.nwherald.com/2015/02/25/crystal-lake-firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire/afwb98a/
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2015/02/25/crystal-lake-firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire/afwb98a/

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on Digby Circuit in Crace (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-24-181300-98416-1568.traffic

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame while parked at hotel in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/car-catches-fire-in-conrad-hotel-parking-2015-02-26-1.582414
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2015/February/crime_February83.xml&section=crime
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/smoke-from-car-raises-fire-alarm-at-conrad-hotel-in-dubai-1.1462604

Note: A high-rise residential building, one of the tallest in the world, just went up in flames in Dubai, mentioned in the 2015-02-20 update...

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on the A1245 in Wickford (Britain):
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11818267.Car_on_fire_halts_traffic/

2015-02-25 - Car bursts into flame on Bridge Street in Chatteris (Britain):
http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/mechanical_fault_to_blame_as_car_catches_fire_in_chatteris_1_3970144

2015-02-25 - RV trailer bursts into flame at RV park in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/yuma/9849-rv-fire-at-mesa-verde-rv-park
http://www.kyma.com/rv-catches-fire-with-resident-still-inside/
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AZ/2015/February/25/Yuma.firefighters.respond.to.blaze.at.RV.park.aspx

2015-02-25 - Trailer bursts into flame inside business in Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/02/trailer_catches_fire_inside_la.html

2015-02-25 - Pickup truck and home destroyed by fire in Smithville (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.wjle.com/news/2015/late-night-fire-destroys-two-story-home-sparta-highway

Quote: "A pickup truck near the residence was also destroyed in the blaze. The cause of the fire is undetermined."

Note: Pickup truck probably ignited and burned down that home. It's very unwise now to leave a vehicle parked near a home. Actually, it's unwise now to leave a home without someone on guard duty looking out for fires. If fires are detected and fought when they're small then they're much less likely to destroy a building, but if nobody is there...

2015-02-25 - Tractor and equipment business damaged by fire in Honesdale (Pennsylvania):
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/honesdale-blaze-under-investigation-1.1839650

2015-02-25 - Two barns destroyed by fire at property in Versailles (Kentucky), 6 horses killed:
http://www.kentucky.com/2015/02/25/3713320_barn-fire-kills-horses-at-woodford.html
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/90332/report-six-horses-die-in-kentucky-barn-fire
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/2-Central-Kentucky-Barns-Catch-Fire-6-Horses-Killed-294036071.html
http://www.wtvq.com/story/d/story/six-horses-killed-in-barn-fire-at-chanteclair-farm/17967/sKysk7tiUUGsCZrr8rc9HA
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/state/central-kentucky-barns-catch-fire-horses-killed/article_7185dd66-3c40-5d24-bc93-8a67e13e6a7c.html

2015-02-25 - Barn destroyed by fire near Carey (Ohio):
http://wfin.com/local-news/fire-destroys-wyandot-county-barn/

2105-02-25 - Barn destroyed by fire in Mechanicsville (Maryland):
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20150225/NEWS/150229516/barn-burns-in-mechanicsville
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0215/barn-fire-under-investigation.html
http://www.facebook.com/thebaynet/posts/10153062659569192

2015-02-25 - Barn damaged by fire in Danby (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/28203127/crews-battle-barn-fire-in-danby

2015-02-25 - Barn destroyed by fire in Asphodel-Norwood Township (Canada), some livestock killed:
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2015/02/25/family-loses-farm-livestock-in-blaze
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/5448383-livestock-lost-in-asphodel-norwood-barn-fire/
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2015/02/27/barn-fire-cause-not-yet-determined
http://www.firefightingincanada.com/headlines/livestock-perish-in-asphodel-barn-fire-20555

2015-02-25 - Forest fire rages through 38,000 acres in Chubut Province (Argentina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150225-47117-ARG

2015-02-25 - Brush fire breaks out in Indian Rock Park in Salina (Kansas):
http://www.ksal.com/photo-gallery-fire-burns-salina-park/

2015-02-25 - Utility pole bursts into flame in Omaha (Nebraska), 1000 homes go dark:
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Pole-Fire-Leads-to-Power-Outage-294098861.html

2015-02-25 - Transformer bursts into flame at 4 AM on pole in Burlington (Canada), blackouts ensue:
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/02/25/qew-closed-in-both-directions-near-burlington.html
http://www.cp24.com/news/qew-reopens-near-burlington-after-transformer-fire-1.2252389
http://www.citynews.ca/2015/02/25/transformer-fire-closes-qew-in-burlington/
http://www.640toronto.com/2015/02/25/52020/

2015-02-25 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Chichester (Britain):
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/local/rubbish-truck-blaze-in-chichester-1-6600345

2015-02-25 - Landscaping business goes up in flames in Hulmeville Borough (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/fire-erupts-at-bucks-county-landscaping-business/534985/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-at-Bucks-County-Landscaping-Company-294125341.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/25/crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-in-bucks-county/

2015-02-25 - Large building destroyed by fire at the Gallia County Fairgrounds in Gallipolis (Ohio):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Crews-Battling-Fire-at-Gallia-County-Fairgrounds-294001891.html
http://www.wowktv.com/story/28196319/building-on-fire-at-gallia-county-oh-fair-grounds

2015-02-25 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to apartment building, in Spokane Valley (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/28202235/man-wakes-up-to-flames-on-porch-of-apartment-in-spokane-valley
http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/spokane-county/2015/02/25/fire-spreads-at-spokane-valley-apartment-complex/24013267/
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/no-injuries-in-spokane-valley-apartment-fire/31486142

2015-02-25 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Slidell (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/02/post_48.html

2015-02-25 - Garage bursts into flame at home near Seaford (Delaware), near the Nanticoke River:
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/02/25/firefighter-dog-injured-fire-near-seaford/24014297/
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2015/02/25/firefighter-dog-injured-del-fire/24013129/

2015-02-25 - Home under construction destroyed by fire in Marion County (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=UPDATE-Home-Under-Construction-Catches-Fire-In-Marion-County-21463

2015-02-25 - Home destroyed by fire near Sebago Lake in Raymond (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/26/blaze-guts-sebago-lake-home-boy-treated-for-minor-injuries/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-25 - Home destroyed by fire on coastal Sullivan's Island (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/28196359/sullivans-island-home-catches-fire

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-25 - Home destroyed by fire in Cheat Lake (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Fire-Destroys-Cheat-Lake-Home-Wednesday-Morning-21443

2015-02-25 - Home destroyed by second fire in two weeks at midnight in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/seattle-home-destroyed-2nd-fire-two-weeks/nkJM5/

2015-02-25 - Deadly fire burns outbuilding at 5:14 AM in Christiansburg (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/christiansburg/man-s-body-found-after-building-fire-in-christiansburg/article_ae4ea355-de23-56b8-81f6-eae0b65ff95e.html

2015-02-25 - Deadly fire burns home in Load (Kentucky), in Greenup County, 3 killed:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Part-of-Ky-7-Closed-Because-of-Structure-Fire-in-Greenup-County-294147011.html
http://www.wowktv.com/story/28208434/three-dead-in-fire-in-greenup-county-ky

2015-02-25 - Deadly fire damages two homes in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), 1 killed:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/one-dead-after-2alarm-fire-in-northwest-baltimore/31461746

2015-02-25 - Deadly fire destroys home shortly after midnight near Kane, Manitoba (Canada), 4 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-farmhouse-fire-leaves-4-boys-dead-1.2970953
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/02/25/four-children-die-in-manitoba-house-fire.html
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/25/multiple-people-including-children-believed-killed-in-manitoba-house-fire
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/manitoba-fire/article23195893/

Quote: "Henry Froese, grandfather of the children, told CBC News the boys who died ranged in age from two to 15."

2015-02-25 - Vacant mobile home burns in Brown County (Kansas):
http://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/news/local_news/article_aed0e533-a257-575f-a171-544c77a52b7c.html

2015-02-25 - Vacant home burns at 1:30 AM in Ybor City area of coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/ybor-city-house-damaged-in-overnight-fire
http://tbo.com/news/fire-damages-unoccupied-home-in-ybor-city-20150225/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-vacant-house-tampa

2015-02-25 - Vacant home burns just before 1 AM in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Fire-Ignites-In-Vacant-Home-293991101.html

2015-02-25 - Vacant university building burns at 6:30 AM at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/28197998/fire-damages-gcu-owned-building-on-camelback-road
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/grand-canyon-university-owned-building-catches-fire-in-phoenix

2015-02-25 - Vacant building destroyed by fire in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/214503/downtown-tyler-fire-destroys-structure
http://www.kltv.com/story/28189541/tyler-firefighters-responding-to-fire-near-downtown

2015-02-25 - Vacant building destroyed by huge fire in the wee hours in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/02/25/raging-fire-destroys-st-louis-building/
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-early-morning-blaze-in-north-St-Louis-293994271.html

2015-02-25 - Man burns to death in tent in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2015/02/25/body-found-in-burned-tent-at-transient-encampment-near-i-90/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mans-body-found-in-burned-tent-at-seattle-homeless-encampment/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Body-found-in-burning-tent-at-Seattle-homeless-camp-294122791.html

2015-02-26 - Home explodes and burns in coastal Sarasota (Florida), 1 killed:
http://galleries.heraldtribune.com/?id=369481#/0
http://www.bradenton.com/2015/02/27/5660694_1-dead-in-explosion-fire-in-sarasota.html
http://www.theledger.com/article/20150227/news/150229292
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/02/27/1-dead-following-southwest-florida-house-explosion/
http://www.wfla.com/story/28224997/many-questions-about-homes-explosion
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150226/article/150229718
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/2/27/authorities_investig.html
http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/update-one-person-killed-in-house-explosion-in-sarasota-county/article_16e76eca-be8d-11e4-9c9e-fb7446f3a335.html

Quote: "Firefighters said that the source of the blast, which occurred around 9:30 p.m., appeared to be 'chemical in nature.' No natural gas serves the neighborhood."

Note: Yeah, and the same thing that made this home explode is surely making other homes explode that DO have gas service too. There's no reason homes with gas service would be immune to whatever made THIS home explode...

2015-02-26 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire before 6 AM in McKean (Pennsylvania):
http://www.erietvnews.com/story/28207313/crews-respond-to-house-explosion-fire
http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/d/story/house-explosion-and-fire/28383/yKRY6XWxbkm7YvFsEJHtyw
http://www.goerie.com/BC-PA-Pennsylvania-House-Explosion
http://www.wopular.com/explosion-fire-reported-mckean-township-residence

2015-02-26 - Home damaged by explosion at 7 AM in Vaucluse suburb of coastal Sydney (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/woman-injured-by-debris-after-gas-explosion-at-her-vaucluse-home/story-fngr8h22-1227239479106

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. These are the 82nd, 83rd and 84th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-26 - Pool house destroyed by explosion and fire at home in Salem (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/02/26/explosion-fire-destroys-pool-house-se-salem/24090833/
http://koin.com/2015/02/26/salem-pool-house-explodes-and-catches-fire/

2015-02-26 - Mysterious booms and flashes of light in the sky seen over Alaska:
http://www.adn.com/article/20150221/thundersnow-may-be-cause-flashes-arctic-sky
http://www.sott.net/article/293177-Thundersnow-or-meteor-event-the-cause-of-flashes-in-Arctic-sky-over-Alaska

Note: Sounds like atmospheric methane and/or hydrogen sulfide explosions, though obviously much larger than the 'flash of light' that knocked a helicopter out of the sky and killed both occupants in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), mentioned in the 2013-03-13 update...

2015-02-26 - Underground electrical fire breaks out near Grand Army Plaza in coastal Brooklyn (New York), subways disrupted:
http://www.metro.us/new-york/nowhere-fast-manhole-fire-knocked-out-power-to-2-3-4-5-thursday-morning/zsJobz---eJMsKkiYamTO/
http://gothamist.com/2015/02/26/subway_nuclear_holocaust.php
http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=1341510

2015-02-26 - Electrical room bursts into flame and explodes in basement at retirement home in Oakville (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/02/26/two-firefighters-injured-after-electrical-explosion.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/2-firefighters-injured-in-oakville-retirement-home-explosion-1.2974797
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12049359/explosion-at-oakville-retirement-home-injures-two-firefighters

2105-02-26 - Transformer bursts into flame on Essex Street in Lawrence (Massachusetts), City Hall goes dark:
http://www.eagletribune.com/news/thousands-without-power-in-lawrence/article_02e73132-bde1-11e4-98f9-a736c5a8ea4a.html

2015-02-26 - Chemical plant damaged by fire in Cheyenne (Wyoming), 3 injured:
http://trib.com/business/energy/burned-in-fire-at-dyno-nobel-chemical-plant-near-cheyenne/article_29f202d7-ee32-51ab-94f6-912c182b79a9.html

2015-02-26 - Chemical business damaged by explosion in Sunnyvale (California), 2 injured:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/26/hazmat-team-evacuates-sunnyvale-building/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Hazmat-Crews-Respond-to-Explosion-in-Sunnyvale.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27605208/sunnyvale-police-report-hazmat-incident-business-park-sobrante
http://news.yahoo.com/multiple-injuries-sunnyvale-calif-explosion-local-nbc-220433843.html
http://abc7news.com/news/hazmat-incident-reported-at-south-bay-business/536274/
http://patch.com/california/cupertino/update-sunnyvale-hazmat-explosion-sobrante-way-blocked-0

2015-02-26 - Landfill hit by fire, building of recyclable electronics burns, in Drumheller (Canada):
http://www.drumhellermail.com/news/news-drumheller/14938-structure-fire-at-landfill

2015-02-26 - Smoke in cabin sends passenger plane back to airport in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/02/smoke_in_plane_cabin_sends_hou.html

Quote: "A United Airlines flight bound for Houston early Thursday (Feb. 26) returned to New Orleans after reports of smoke in the cabin, the airline said in a statement."

Note: This is the 22nd aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-02-26 - Boat, seven cars and large garage destroyed by fire in Dallastown (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_27603382/fire-dallastown-snarls-traffic-police-urge-drivers-avoid
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-responding-large-garage-fire-dallastown-15794.shtml
http://www.wgal.com/news/crews-on-scene-of-garage-fire-in-dallastown/31499454
http://abc27.com/2015/02/26/dallastown-fire-destroys-garage-restored-cars/

Quote: "A man suffered burns trying to douse a fire that ultimately consumed an old Dallastown garage where he stored seven cars and a boat."

Note: This is the 182nd boat or ship to burn in 2015...

2015-02-26 - School bus bursts into flame at 2:18 AM while parked at building in Glenwood (Missouri):
http://www.ozarkareanetwork.com/localnews/glenwood-school-bus-damaged-by-fire-wednesday/

Quote: "Firefighters arrived to find a school bus located between three other buses near the school building on fire."

2015-02-26 - School bus bursts into flame on Oyler Avenue in Oak Hill (West Virginia):
http://www.wvva.com/story/28209699/2015/02/26/school-bus-catches-fire-in-fayette-county

Quote: "Firefighters respond to a school bus Wednesday night in Fayette County. The call came shortly before 8 p.m. outside a residence on Oyler Avenue in Oak Hill. No injuries were reported. Crews were on the scene 30 minutes later. The bus belonged to the Fayette County Board of Education."

2015-02-26 - School bus bursts into flame on the Nord Autobahn A5 near Gaweinstal (Austria):
http://www.spyghana.com/austria-bus-on-fire-50-school-children-rescued/
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2015-02/27/content_34899533.htm

Quote: "A number of 50 school children managed to escape a burning school bus on the Nord Autobahn A5 by the town of Gaweinstal in the Austrian state of Lower Austria on Thursday morning, local media reported. The bus was driving in the direction of Vienna when it suddenly caught fire at about 9:30 a.m., first noticed when one of the school students noticed smoke and alarmed a teacher."

Note: These are the 33rd, 34th and 35th school buses to burn in 2015 and the 110th, 111th and 112th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-02-26 - Passenger bus bursts into flame, possibly explodes, in the La Garenne-Colombes area of Paris (France):
http://www.newsweek.com/report-bus-catches-fire-possibly-explodes-paris-france-309746
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/02/26/photo-a-bus-fire-in-the-a-garenne-colombes-area-n/
http://twitter.com/nicofour/status/571009020367994880/photo/1
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20150226/Bus-Fire-Lights-Up-Paris-Night-Sky-Hauts-de-Seine/
http://lockerdome.com/6756453822372417/7452099407515924

Quote: "While some locals who saw the incident said the bus caught fire, others said it exploded. One person who tweeted photographs of the fire said they first heard a boom..."

Note: This is the 113th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-02-26 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-10 near the Salton Sea (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/vehicles-761197-cab-fire.html
http://www.kmir.com/story/28212485/truck-fire-snarls-traffic-on-eastbound-10-freeway-east-of-coachella

Quote: "A big-rig blaze near the Salton Sea burned the truck's cab and half its load of eight vehicles, say Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department officials."

Note: This is the 15th car-hauler to burn in 2015...

2015-02-26 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on Highway 401 near Kingston (Canada):
http://www.thewhig.com/2015/02/26/truck-fire-on-highway-401
http://www.thewinghamfreepress.com/content/transport-truck-fire-closes-one-lane-hwy-401

2015-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at truck stop in Bryan (Texas):
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Big-Rigs-Catch-Fire-at-Bryan-Truckstop-294148421.html

2015-02-26 - Tractor, two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at home in Frenchville (Maine):
http://www.sjvalley-times.com/view/full_story/26492249/article-Two-vehicles-and-tractor-lost-in-overnight-fire

Quote: "Two personal vehicles and a tractor were lost overnight, Wednesday, Feb. 25, in a garage fire at 10 Boucher St., according to Frenchville Fire Chief Michael Michaud."

2015-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and explodes at gas station in Cobar (Australia):
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2909165/truck-explodes-at-cobars-caltex-service-station-photos/

Quote: "It's not yet known what caused the explosion. Mr Favelle said the vehicle was transporting a load of steel with no other known accelerants on board. Police Darling River Local Area Command are investigating."

Note: These are the 336th, 337th, 338th, 339th and 340th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-26 - Mail truck bursts into flame on Harding Road in Belle Meade (Tennessee), some mail lost:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/28216033/tax-payments-burn-in-mail-truck-fire
http://www.erietvnews.com/story/28225088/tax-payments-burn-in-mail-truck-fire

2015-02-26 - Heavy truck bursts into flame shortly after 5 AM on expressway in coastal Muntinlupa City (Philippine Islands):
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/02/26/15/truck-catches-fire-along-slex
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/442677/news/metromanila/look-10-wheeler-truck-catches-fire-along-slex-alabang-slows-traffic

2015-02-26 - Truck bursts into flame near Arlington Heights (Illinois):
http://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/truck-fire-route-53-and-frontage-road

2015-02-26 - RV bursts into flame while parked at the Killeen Special Events Center in Killeen (Texas):
http://kdhnews.com/news/fire-engulfs-motorhome-in-killeen/article_37471b7e-bde4-11e4-a70d-83fedf493e44.html
http://kdhnews.com/news/motorhome-fire/image_b1c10a62-bde5-11e4-839e-9f7b88d10ac7.html

Note: This is the 59th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-02-26 - Van bursts into flame in carpark at mall in Burnaby (Canada):
http://www.theprovince.com/technology/fire+prompts+evacuation+Metrotown/10845864/story.html
http://www.burnabynow.com/news/update-fire-sparks-metrotown-evacuation-1.1776338

2015-02-26 - Van bursts into flame in underground carpark at mall in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/66735453/shoppers-evacuated-due-to-van-fire
http://www.ashburtononline.co.nz/site/news/news-headlines/van-fire-forces-westfield-centre-evacuation.html
http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2015/02/breaking-explosion-in-westfield-shopping-centre-henderson/
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/02/27/Shoppers_evacuated_because_of_van_fire/
http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/van-blaze-at-west-auckland-mall/ar-BBi0ySu
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/fast-woman-lucky-escape-mall-fire-6243490
http://www.news.com.au/world/explosion-in-auckland-shopping-centre-attributed-to-burning-van/story-fndir2ev-1227241028021

2015-02-26 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at convenience store in Palatine (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150226/news/150228977/
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150227/news/150228919/
http://patch.com/illinois/palatine/van-fire-totals-vehicle-snarls-traffic-palatine-0
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-van-palatine
http://www.topix.com/city/palatine-il/2015/02/150227B4CK9B
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2015/02/27/blaze-destroys-van-in-palatine.html

2015-02-26 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked in parking lot on Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst (New York):
http://www.babylonbeacon.com/news/2015-02-26/Front_Page/North_Lindenhurst_Vamps_fight_car_fire.html

2015-02-26 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at career center on McGaughey Street in Dyersburg (Tennessee):
http://www.stategazette.com/story/2170656.html

2015-02-26 - Mail delivery SUV bursts into flame on road in Durant (Oklahoma), some mail lost:
http://www.durantdemocrat.com/news/localnews1/152088650/Firefighters-put-out-vehicle-and-attic-fires

2015-02-26 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on South Main Street in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/pickup-totaled-in-thursday-evening-fire/article_3c93d069-4ddf-5d66-9cb0-b4186d69408d.html
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/fire-damages-truck/article_3c93d069-4ddf-5d66-9cb0-b4186d69408d.html

2015-02-26 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on 12th Avenue in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_c765e142-be00-11e4-b55b-6f4e381f6b8d.html

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments, fire spreads to building, in Lomita (California):
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20150226/lomita-car-fire-damages-two-apartment-units
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2015/02/26/fire-damages-car-outside-lomita-apartment-building/
http://www.topix.com/city/lomita-ca/2015/02/150226HMBHLR

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked in campus parking garage at college in Manhattan (Kansas):
http://ksffa.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/car-fire-ignites-inside-parking-garage/
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/2015/02/26/car-fire-ignites-inside-parking-garage/
http://www.littleapplepost.com/2015/02/26/vehicle-fire-at-k-state-parking-garage/

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Kane (Pennsylvania):
http://www.kanerepublican.com/node/8646

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked at shopping center in Novato (California):
http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20150226/novato-firefighters-quickly-extinguish-car-engine-fire-in-nave-shopping-center

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on I-287 in Harding (New Jersey):
http://tapinto.net/towns/warren/categories/news/articles/car-fire-on-i-287-in-harding

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Arundel (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/an-arundel-home-has-been-destroyed-by-fire-despite-the-efforts-of-several-fire-crews/story-fnj94idh-1227239588613

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame at 5:50 AM in Holt suburb of Canberra (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-25-185800-98668-1568.traffic

2015-02-26 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home on Carlines Avenue in Ewloe (Britain):
http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/144775/ewloe-car-owner-s-shock-as-vehicle-goes-up-in-flames.aspx

2015-02-26 - Pickup truck and barn destroyed by fire at 5:45 AM near Austin (Minnesota), some pigs and a cow killed:
http://www.austindailyherald.com/2015/02/blaze-takes-building-pigs-and-beef-cow-perish-in-early-morning-fire/
http://kimt.com/2015/02/26/animals-killed-in-barn-fire/
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/s3717816.shtml

2015-02-26 - Two semi trailers and warehouse go up in flames at truck leasing business in Warwick Township (Pennsylvania):
http://fox43.com/2015/02/26/firefighters-on-scene-of-business-fire-in-warwick-township-lancaster-county/
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/alarm-fire-causes-damage-to-lititz-area-warehouse/article_df82663c-be9c-11e4-9c2e-f331b499b6ca.html

2015-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire just before midnight, in Greene Township (Pennsylvania), cow killed:
http://fox43.com/2015/02/26/barn-fire-in-greene-township-franklin-county/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11202862-barn-fire-in-greene-township-franklin-county/
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/02/cow_killed_barn_fire.html
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_27603894/fire-destroys-greene-township-barn

Quote: "The barn fire is the eighth in the county since Nov. 3."

2015-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire near Arlington (Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/crews-battle-barn-fire-in-arlington-for-hours/31516990
http://www.enterprisepub.com/arlingtoncitizen/news/three-departments-battle-large-barn-fire-near-arlington/article_5f239f9e-be45-11e4-8d08-abf29ecf8385.html

2015-02-26 - Grass fire breaks out at 4 AM near Bartlesville (Oklahoma):
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/several-agencies-battle-grass-fire-near-bartlesville

2015-02-26 - Large grass fire erupts near island bridge in coastal Kochi (India):
http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/fire-breaks-out-near-goshree-bridge-in-kochi.html

2015-02-26 - Diner destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM in Mt. Morris Township (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/02/fire_destroys_mt_morris_diner.html
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1170282

Quote: "A Mt. Morris diner that reopened six months ago after it was rocked from its foundation following a July 2014 car wash explosion next door burned to the ground early Thursday morning."

2015-02-26 - Two stores destroyed by fire, others damaged, at 5:30 AM at strip mall in Sayreville (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Sayreville-Strip-Mall-Fire-New-Jersey-Pizzeria-Liquor-Store-294212671.html
http://7online.com/news/fire-burns-through-mall-in-sayreville/535279/
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/02/26/sayreville-fire/24047965/

2015-02-26 - Asphalt plant damaged by fire in Edgemoor (Delaware), near the Delaware River:
http://6abc.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-delaware-asphalt-plant/535975/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/26/crews-battle-fire-at-manufacturing-plant-in-delaware/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Burns-Inside-Delaware-Asphalt-Plant-294262791.html

2015-02-26 - Two sheds and a carport destroyed by fire at 7:30 AM at home in Lincoln (Nebraska), one sheep killed:
http://journalstar.com/news/local/fire-in-outbuildings-kills-sheep/article_cfc1a281-d570-5a91-ab1d-3b50b3bea699.html

2015-02-26 - Beach resort hit by fire at 2 AM, three buildings destroyed, in coastal San Pedro (Belize):
http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/110321

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-26 - Garage goes up in flames with popping sounds at home in Moore (Oklahoma):
http://www.okcfox.com/story/28216135/house-fire-in-moore

Quote: "A neighbor reported hearing popping sounds from the garage area when the fire started. 'I ran out and the flames coming out of the garage were pretty big,' Sarah Graves said. 'The garage had blown off.' Moore Fire Chief Gary Bird says the people who live there were safely out of the home, but two dogs died."

2015-02-26 - Home under construction destroyed by fire at 12:20 AM in Hunter (North Dakota):
http://www.inforum.com/news/3687880-under-construction-house-hunter-total-loss-after-fire

2015-02-26 - Home, recently sold, destroyed by fire at 2:02 AM in Airmont (New York), nobody there:
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2015/02/26/airmont-house-fire/24045857/

2015-02-26 - Home destroyed by fire in Worthington Hills (Kentucky), nobody there:
http://www.wlky.com/news/investigation-underway-after-empty-house-catches-fire/31492566

2015-02-26 - Home destroyed by fire in Lebanon (Connecticut), nobody there:
http://foxct.com/2015/02/26/fire-damages-home-in-lebanon/

2015-02-26 - Deadly fire and explosions destroy home at 2:45 AM in Winlock (Washington), 3 killed:
http://www.chronline.com/crime/article_29ddb960-bdc2-11e4-9be1-377493cd172c.html
http://q13fox.com/2015/02/26/heartbreak-in-winlock-three-bodies-2-children-recovered-from-house-fire/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-girls-feared-dead-fire-ripped-house-29250547
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32815693-75/three-diein-explosion-fire-at-home.html.csp
http://www.itemlive.com/news/national/official-remains-of-recovered-from-washington-state-fire/article_611648fa-9981-57da-98c3-4a8a44d07bf5.html

Quote: "Neighbors said they heard explosions and amateur video caught the flames leaping into the sky early Thursday morning. 'All of the sudden we hear this big explosion,' said Karrie Evans. 'I’m thinking it’s a bomb.'"

2015-02-26 - Deadly fire burns garage in Otto Township (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2015/02/otto_townships_cause_of_death.html

2015-02-26 - Deadly garage fire destroys home at 7 AM in Rockton (Illinois), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/One-Dead-After-Rockton-House-Fire-294218571.html
http://www.mystateline.com/fulltext-news/d/story/rockton-fire-kills-one-injures-another/33527/X5OHCFERiEiK-t6gfcQc1A
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/fatal-fire-in-rockton/article_132b8314-bdcc-11e4-9c8f-3f51b6c7413a.html

Quote: "Specht was found dead inside the garage where the fire is thought to have started around 7:00 Thursday morning."

2015-02-26 - Deadly fire burns home in Plano (Texas), 1 killed:
http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/woman-found-dead-inside-plano-home-as-firefighters-battled-blaze.html/

2015-02-26 - Deadly fire destroys home at 12:40 AM in Raleigh County (West Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.wvva.com/story/28209299/2015/02/26/fatal-house-fire-in-raleigh-county

2015-02-26 - Vacant home burns in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-vacant-house/31502260
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-House-Fire-Causes-Problems-For-Firefighters-294259691.html

2015-02-26 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 2 AM in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://tbo.com/news/breaking-news/fire-destroys-vacant-house-in-tampa-20150226/

2015-02-26 - Vacant restaurant burns in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/28220904/fire-broke-out-in-abandoned-charlotte-restaurant
http://www.myfoxcarolinas.com/story/28216709/fire-damages-vacant-charlotte-business

2015-02-26 - Vacant hotel burns at 5:16 AM in Palatine (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150226/news/150229056/

2015-02-27 - Recycling warehouse destroyed by huge fire on Lake Avenue in Largo (Florida), near the coast, nobody there:
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/28226617/fire-at-recycling-business
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/firefighters-battling-warehouse-blaze-in-largo
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/firefighters-recycling-plant-fire/24159247/
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/2/27/fire_breaks_out_in_l.html
http://on.aol.com/video/massive-fire-burns-at-largo-recycling-warehouse-518677008
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/fire-burns-debris-pile-at-largo-recycling-facility/2219493
http://www.wtsp.com/videos/news/local/2015/02/27/24150499/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0LG22kIKPU

Note: Also see the home that was damaged by fire and explosions in Largo on this day...

2015-02-27 - Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Mumbai (India), noxious smoke flows over the city:
http://scroll.in/article/710020/Eastern-Mumbai-engulfed-in-smog-as-day-long-fire-rages-at-garbage-dumping-ground

Quote: "With no official information on the incident since Thursday, residents have taken to Twitter to report thick smog, low visibility and a rancid smell in the air."

Note: That doesn't look remotely healthy. 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."

Not quite a year ago, one of the few remaining major international insurers bowed out of the recycling business due to the rise in such fires and their often very high costs, mentioned in the 2014-04-04 update. The insurers may not understand WHY there's been a rise in such fires, but they don't have to understand - the fact that there have been so many such fires was all by itself enough to drive them out. For them, the reason is pretty much irrelevant. Only the cost matters...

2015-02-27 - Underground explosions blow several manholes off in Auburn (New York), near Owasco Lake:
http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2015/02/gas-leak-explosion-sends-manhole-covers.html
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/downtown-auburn-buildings-evacuated-while-crews-in/21006/-ePgmNWZTk6fy3zdtQHxYg
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/apparent_gas_leak_explosion_in_auburn_sends_manhole_covers_flying.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/02/28/Apparent_gas_leak_explosion_in_Auburn_sends_manhole_covers_f/
http://www.wopular.com/apparent-gas-leak-explosion-auburn-sends-manhole-covers-flying
http://auburnpub.com/news/local/updated-gas-leak-explosion-sends-manhole-covers-flying-in-downtown/article_d2a50a92-8c7c-536c-b2a4-177fdcedd824.html

Quote: "Neither NYSEG nor the Auburn Fire Department found an immediate source of the gas leak."

Note: Maybe they can't find a leak because there isn't one...

2015-02-27 - Sports complex heavily damaged by explosion in Echo Bay (Canada), near Lake Huron:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1854442/no-injuries-reported-after-explosion-at-sports-complex-in-sault-ste-marie/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/echo-bay-sports-complex-explosion-no-injuries-police-say-1.2975210
http://www.mynorthbaynow.com/4907/explosion-echo-bay-sports-complex/

2015-02-27 - Mysterious explosions shake homes and rattle people in coastal Port Angeles (Washington):
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Port-Angeles-residents-rattled-by-mysterious-loud-booms-294397151.html
http://www.sott.net/article/293223-Washington-residents-rattled-by-mysterious-loud-booms

Quote: "Several who reported hearing the booms on Facebook said the sounds seemed to be coming from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Spokesmen from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy each said Thursday their units have not taken part in any activity that could produce loud booms in the Strait on Wednesday. They said they had no knowledge of any event on the Strait that could explain the explosions."

Note: Mysterious booms just hit coastal Eureka (California) too, mentioned in the 2015-02-25 update. Looks like the methane clathrates on the West Coast are likely dissociating (melting) now, just like the big deposit is off the East Coast. In 2013, a 'naturally occurring methane release' occurred in Santa Monica Bay (California), mentioned in the 2013-03-03 update. People complained of a 'foul odor' during that event, and methane is odorless, so that was both methane AND hydrogen sulfide that the ocean burped up that time...

2015-02-27 - Smoke in cabin sends passenger plane to emergency landing in Johnstown (Pennsylvania):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150228-47148-USA
http://abc11.com/news/rdu-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-pa/537316/
http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/27/4587691_rdu-to-toronto-flight-makes-emergency.html

Note: Not a big fire, some 'electrical shorting', but while the event itself in this instance was minor, the TREND is what's worth paying attention to. This is the 23rd aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-02-27 - Cargo ship 'Kosmas V' hit by explosion, gas released, in coastal Drepano (Greece), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_26/02/2015_547689
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kosmas-V-9445681.html
http://www.patrastimes.gr/arthro.php?id=85733

Quote: "Four of the 22 mainly East European crew members of the 'Kosmas V' lost consciousness after having inhaled poisonous gases in a cargo hold on Feb 26, 2015, as the vessel was about to offload its cargo of coal in Drepano port. When the sailors opened the hold, an explosion occurred and gas was set free. One Spanish sailor of 45 died, three others were taken to hospital. One man, aged 33, was critical, the two others were stable."

2015-02-27 - Container ship 'Naja Arctica' hit by fire in coastal Aalborg (Denmark):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Naja-Arctica-9100229.html
https://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/6651/naja-arctica-crew-praised-quick-fire-response/

Quote: "In the morning of Feb 27, 2015, a fire broke out aboard the 'Naja Arctica' in the Greenland Port of Aalborg."

2015-02-27 - Boat bursts into flame at Harbour Cove Marina in coastal Somers Point (New Jersey), nobody aboard:
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11233243-firefighters-respond-to-somers-point-boat-blaze/
http://www.wopular.com/firefighters-respond-somers-point-boat-blaze
http://inagist.com/all/571390468640137218/
http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/4-home-port/574730-somers-point-boat-fire.html
http://www.ocsentinel.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-in-somers-point/article_9e8110fe-bebd-11e4-bffe-9be8609891cd.html
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/firefighters-respond-to-somers-point-boat-blaze/article_3cc5500a-beb8-11e4-8100-03d7f4bc541b.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-27 - Boat bursts into flame at Highport Marina in Pottsboro (Texas), on Lake Texoma:
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Boat-catches-fire-at-Highport-Marina-294452451.html
http://www.facebook.com/channel12/posts/10153110734189814
http://heralddemocrat.com/news/local/boat-catches-fire-lake-texoma-0

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-27 - Boat, motorcycles, utility vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at home in Kimball Township (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/garage-destroyed-kimball-township-fire/24110313/

Quote: "The garage was a total loss. The fire also destroyed several vehicles inside the garage, including off road utility vehicles, a boat, and motorcycles, Gratz said."

2015-02-27 - Two fishing boats destroyed by fire while docked in coastal North Jakarta (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/27/up-smoke.html

Note: These are the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th and 189th boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 66 in Washington Township (Pennsylvania):
http://akvnews.com/tractor-trailer-fire-a-total-loss-in-washington-township/

2015-02-27 - Three semi tractors destroyed by fire while parked at trucking business in Burke (Texas):
http://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/article_f845ba62-bf0e-11e4-b378-e77090c9752e.html
http://www.ktre.com/story/28225593/3-diesel-trucks-catch-fire-at-angelina-co-business
http://www.kait8.com/story/28225593/3-diesel-trucks-catch-fire-at-angelina-co-business
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/28225593/3-diesel-trucks-catch-fire-at-angelina-co-business
http://snewsi.com/id/15111268553/3-diesel-trucks-catch-fire-at-Angelina-Co.-business

Quote: "Angelina County firefighters battled a large blaze at Fleetwood Transportation in Burke Friday night that started with one rig and quickly spread to two neighboring trucks."

Note: After all the many many times that this has happened, you'd think people would wise up and stop parking vehicles near things they don't want to burn. On the other hand, if you've got half a million bucks to blow, I'm sure a big-ass triple-semi bonfire is quite a spectacle!

2015-02-27 - Semi tractor and two semi trailers destroyed by explosion and fire while parked at business in Fontana (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Guts-Tractor-Trailers-Explosion-Inland-Empire-294342131.html
http://la.suntimes.com/la-news/7/88/158500/fire-guts-tractor-trailers-after-explosion-at-truck-yard-in-ie
http://la.thedailydigest.org/2015/02/26/fire-guts-tractor-trailers-after-explosion-at-ie-truck-yard/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NBCLA/571270828169535488

Note: These are the 341st, 342nd, 343rd, 344th and 345th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-27 - Mail truck bursts into flame on road in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/vehicle-fire-gate-i-295/24124803/

Quote: "No one was injured and no mail was lost in the blaze that consumed a USPS truck on Gate Parkway and I-295 on Friday, USPS officials said."

2015-02-27 - Delivery truck bursts into flame while parked inside food business in Solway Township (Minnesota):
http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/s3719213.shtml
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3688756-large-garage-damaged-fire-saginaw-business
http://kdal610.com/news/articles/2015/feb/27/fire-destroys-truck-damages-solway-twp-garage/
http://1025kdwz.com/news/articles/2015/feb/27/fire-destroys-truck-damages-solway-twp-garage/
http://my957.com/news/articles/2015/feb/27/fire-destroys-truck-damages-solway-twp-garage/
http://www.fox21online.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-results-in-loss-of-garage/31519300

2015-02-27 - Paving truck explodes in coastal Oxnard (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/oxnard/oxnard-fire-crews-investigate-paving-truck-explosion_02701797

2015-02-27 - Truck bursts into flame near Ballacraine on the Isle of Man:
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/lorry-is-destroyed-by-fire-1-7130713
http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/local/lorry-is-destroyed-by-fire-1-7130713

2015-02-27 - Ambulance bursts into flame on Hospital Street in Greenville (Mississippi):
http://www.ddtonline.com/news/article_dc365868-be9b-11e4-96f2-138ab64e99bf.html

2015-02-27 - RV bursts into flame on the A1 near coastal Musselburgh (Scotland):
http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2015/02/27/525854-blaze-in-motorhome-on-the-a1/

Note: This is the 60th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-02-27 - Camper-van bursts into flame on the B4394 near Alscott (Britain):
http://www.wrekinnews.co.uk/camper-van-fire-in-b4394-road-near-alscott/

2015-02-27 - Van bursts into flame on the old A38 in Liverton, Newton Abbott (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32196&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Van-destroyed-near-Newton-Abbot/story-26094672-detail/story.html
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Car-A38-send-smoke-billowing-road/story-26094056-detail/story.html

2015-02-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at Walgreens in Salem (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/police-fire-destroyed-truck-school-bus-accident-ipod-found-snowbank-0

2015-02-27 - Sports car bursts into flame while parked at Costco in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/weird-news/200000-porsche-burns-ground-store-parking-lot/nkKqm/

Quote: "A $200,000 2014 Porsche Turbo 911 S gathered quite the crowd when the German supercar burst into flames in a Costco parking lot."

Note: I'd stop and watch a $200k car burning up too! (Although I'd stay upwind.)

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame before 5:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to two homes, near Fort Worth (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article11330141.html
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/car-fire-spreads-to-two-westworth-village-homes-early-friday-near-fort-worth.html/

Quote: "A car fire spread to two homes Friday morning, causing heavy damage to the structures, fire officials said. No injuries were reported in the fire that was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the 5800 block of Pollard Drive."

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame at 2:16 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, on Bay Hill Drive in Beaumont (California):
http://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/four-displaced-after-vehicle-fire-spreads-beaumont-home-0

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking garage in downtown Cheyenne (Wyoming):
http://www.kgwn.tv/home/headlines/Car-Fire-in-Downtown-Cheyenne--294472451.html

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked along 4th Avenue in Great Falls (Montana):
http://www.kxlh.com/story/28223417/car-fire-reported-in-great-falls
http://www.krtv.com/story/28223196/car-fire-reported-in-great-falls

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at building in coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/atlantic-city-car-fire-called-suspicious/article_1fe35f1a-bede-11e4-bc1d-eb18a0b92dc9.html

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while being towed, on I-380 in Covington Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2015/02/27/car-fire-slows-traffic-on-interstate-84/

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on Laskin Road in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2015/02/27/laskin-road-closed-eastbound-after-car-fire/

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on I-15 in Lehi (Utah):
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/fire/vehicle-fire-backs-up-morning-traffic-in-lehi/article_5637ea9f-ab9f-5828-a389-bf5cfd93e64f.html

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame on highway near Detroit Lakes (Minnesota):
http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Car-Catches-Fire-South-of-Detroit-Lakes-294388621.html

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame at general store in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_6ccf7ba4-beae-11e4-880e-1f16b5cfc60a.html

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Zillmere suburb of Brisbane (Australia):
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2015/02/28/suspicious-car-fire-zillmere/

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame at 3:45 AM while parked at home in Moe (Australia):
http://www.trfm.com.au/news-sport/article/150227/suspicious-car-fire-in-moe/38

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Festival Place shopping center in Basingstoke (Britain):
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11824060.print/

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame at 5:41 AM on Southway Drive in Southway in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32195&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-27 - Car bursts into flame near the Travellers Rest Inn in Merridge, Spaxton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32204&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/fire-crews-called-to-vehicle-fire-in-spaxton

2015-02-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Ohio 15 in Hancock County (Ohio):
http://thecourier.com/breaking-news/2015/02/27/vehicle-fire-closes-eastbound-ohio-15/

2015-02-27 - Pickup truck, motorcycle and garage destroyed by fire at home in Battle Creek (Michigan), 2 other fires too:
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/three-fires-two-days-reported-battle-creek/24117015/

2015-02-27 - Auto shop warehouse devastated by fire in Westland (Michigan):
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/watch-live-warehouse-burns-in-westland/31524616

2015-02-27 - Barn destroyed by fire near Eaton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/barn-on-state-route-732-preble-catches-fire/nkLBK/
http://www.pal-item.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/fire-destroys-barn-southwest-eaton-near-lakengren/24155521/
http://www.pal-item.com/story/news/local/2015/02/28/barn-lost-fire-business-building-house-goats-saved/24185551/

2015-02-27 - Barn destroyed by fire on Grand River Drive in Plainfield Township (Michigan):
http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Investigators-work-to-determine-cause-of-Plainfield-Twp-barn-fire-91851.shtml
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/investigators-work-to-determine-cause-of-plainfield-twp-barn-fire

2015-02-27 - Barn destroyed by fire in Mount Pleasant (Iowa):
http://kilj.com/2015/02/news/barn-destroyed/

2015-02-27 - Barn destroyed by fire in Brownstown Township (Michigan), near Lake Erie:
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/02/27/news/doc54ecf28b7d225907033378.txt

2015-02-27 - Utility building destroyed by fire at fraternity in Lexington (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/story/28222130/fire-destroys-utility-building-at-sigma-nu-headquarters

2015-02-27 - Furniture and upholstery business damaged by fire in coastal Clearwater (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/fire-breaks-out-at-clearwater-furniture-store/24109121/
http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/no-injuries-in-fire-at-clearwater-upholstery-business-20150227/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-27 - Straub Brewery damaged by 4-alarm fire in St. Mary's (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/large-fire-breaks-out-at-straub-brewery/31520434
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/02/27/large-fire-breaks-out-at-straub-brewery/
http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-breaks-out-at-straub-brewery-st-marys-5237.shtml
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/crews-battling-major-fire-at-straub-brewery/38618/Ec9ZtXZBkkaKIhIY2lfvbg

2015-02-27 - Garage bursts into flame at 3:45 AM, home damaged too, in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Early-Morning-Garage-Fire-in-Reno-294353171.html

2015-02-27 - Home damaged by fire and explosions in Largo (Florida), near the coast:
http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/multiple-firefighting-units-called-to-largo-blaze-20150227/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-north-pinellas/largo/large-house-fire-reported-in-largo
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/largo-house-fire-spreads-to-neighboring-home/24117113/

2015-02-27 - Home damaged by fire in Sparks (Nevada), dog killed, nobody there:
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Dog-Dies-in-Sparks-Residential-FIre-294302051.html

2015-02-27 - Waterfront home goes up in flames in Sunrise Beach (Missouri), on Lake of the Ozarks:
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1170434

Quote: "Massive flames could be seen across the lake from the Sunrise Beach home Thursday night into Friday morning. It started around midnight on a lakefront property off of Shawnee Bend Road near the 18 mile marker."

2015-02-27 - Home destroyed by basement fire in Harrison (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/28219091/harrison-house-fire-causes-200k-in-damages
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/feb/27/house-destroyed-fire-harrison-tn/290641/

2015-02-27 - Home destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Glendale (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/28218400/couple-safe-after-house-fire-in-glendale

2015-02-27 - Home destroyed by inferno in Clarence Center (New York), nobody there:
http://wivb.com/2015/02/26/massive-fire-engulfs-clarence-center-home/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/two-alarm-house-fire-in-clarence-center

2015-02-27 - Home destroyed by huge blaze in Amherst (New York), 2 dogs and bird killed, nobody there:
http://wivb.com/2015/02/26/crews-battle-flames-deal-with-water-main-break/

2015-02-27 - Home destroyed by fire near Nehawka (Nebraska), nobody there:
http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nehawka-couple-loses-everything-in-farmhouse-blaze/article_998d6466-3d01-5edd-9c39-4140d11250b2.html

2015-02-27 - Deadly fire destroys home in Shaler Township (Pennsylvania), may have started on porch, at least 2 killed:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/02/27/crews-battle-fire-at-shaler-twp-home/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/live-wires-down-near-house-fire-shaler-twp/nkLDs/

2015-02-27 - Deadly fire destroys home at 5:30 AM, started on porch, in Bloomington (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/28228514/illinois-woman-dies-in-bloomington-house-fire
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/2b9ee5e04fb64a5b8525684ed15e2f7a/IL--House-Fire-Death/
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/d/story/bloomington-woman-dies-firefighters-injured-in-hou/37309/sLi1Iok520GbMQ1vJrOjLg
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/woman-dies-of-smoke-inhalation-fire-cause-undetermined/article_022d4816-e832-5b38-b378-074597174452.html

Note: Porches are a serious danger now. They're usually outdoors so they're fully exposed to any hydrogen sulfide and/or methane blowing through in the atmosphere. If they're made of wood and they contain any electrified copper (doorbells, lights, dimmer switches) or rusty iron/steel (nails, bolts, hinges, old BBQ grills, etc), then the hydrogen sulfide can ignite the porch. And then to make things worse, porches usually don't have smoke detectors, so by the time any indoor detectors start shrieking, escape routes may already be cut off, and then people die. The smoke itself may also contain hydrogen sulfide from contaminated wood burning, and that can drop you dead with one breath. Even if it merely knocks you unconscious, there's a fire burning, so you might die anyway...

2015-02-27 - Deadly basement fire burns home in Sublette (Illinois), man and two dogs killed:
http://www.saukvalley.com/2015/02/27/sublette-man-found-dead/aetex54/

2015-02-27 - Deadly basement fire burns inn in Westfield (Vermont), 1 killed:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/man-missing-fire-westfield-inn/24152451/

2015-02-27 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads, gets huge, three homes destroyed, in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.ctpost.com/news/slideshow/The-Week-in-Photos-108.php
http://7online.com/news/3-homes-destroyed-in-massive-fire-in-bridgeport/537293/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28221832/vacant-house-fire-spreads-to-other-buildings-in-bridgeport
http://wtnh.com/2015/02/27/multiple-homes-burn-in-bridgeport-fire/
http://connecticut.news12.com/multimedia/large-fire-burns-in-bridgeport-1.9986098
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/No-one-hurt-in-Bridgeport-fire-that-destroys-2-6105969.php
http://snewsi.com/id/15111253866/Vacant-house-fire-spreads-to-other-buildings-in-Bridgeport

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-27 - Vacant home burns in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/02/flint_fire_crews_busy_battling.html

2015-02-27 - Vacant home burns in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fire-in-Dallas-Damages-Vacant-Home-294373151.html
http://texas.24-7newz.com/fire-in-dallas-damages-vacant-home-dallas/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11225535-fire-in-dallas-damages-vacant-home/

2015-02-27 - Man burns to death in tent near the Mississippi River waterfront in North St. Louis (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2015/02/27/homeless-man-dies-in-downtown-st-louis-tent-fire/
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/02/27/mayor-of-tent-city-dies-in-fire/
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/man-killed-in-homeless-camp-tent-fire/24139813/

Note: Another man just burned to death in a tent too, in coastal Seattle (Washington), mentioned in the 2015-02-25 update. It's increasingly dangerous to use any kind of heat source now, and especially outdoors, and even more especially near a body of water or other low-lying area...

2015-02-28 - Massive blaze destroys 500 homes near coastal Manila (Philippine Islands):
http://pressgrab.com/PH/manila/?p=345577
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/57046530/#5704653
http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news/massive-fire-burns-hundreds-of-homes-in-philippines-405895235802
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/675934/fire-hits-pasig-residential-area-2

Quote: "According to the local fire department, fire broke out early in the morning in a residential area, outside of Manila, burning down more then 500 homes, affecting more than 1,000 families. No deaths have been reported in the incident."

2015-02-28 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in coastal New London (Connecticut), near the Thames River:
http://www.theday.com/local/20150228/crews-respond-to-underground-electrical-fire-on-masonic-street-in-new-london
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/977343030/crews-respond-to-underground-electrical-fire-on-masonic-street-in-new-london

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-28 - Outdoor explosion damages caravans and homes in Treffieux (France), at least 1 injured:
http://www.ouest-france.fr/explosion-le-blesse-du-etre-ampute-3219063
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.ouest-france.fr/explosion-le-blesse-du-etre-ampute-3219063&prev=search

Quote: "The investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the explosion that occurred Friday afternoon at Treffieux on land occupied by Travellers. The land, located at a place called the Bourdaudais, five caravans, three mobile homes and a permanent house. The explosion, which took place outside of homes, made a very serious injuries: a young man of 26, heli at Nantes University Hospital. It had to be amputated forearm, lost an eye, and risks losing the second. His condition has stabilized, but his prognosis is always engaged."

2015-02-28 - Home damaged by gas cylinder explosion in coastal Bhatkal (India):
http://www.sahilonline.org/newsDetails.php?cid=1&nid=31026
http://www.bhatkallys.com/photo-news/lpg-cylinder-explosion-rips-apart-house-asaarkari-bhatkal/

Note: What happens if a cloud of odorless methane blows over people as they use a gas cylinder? Quite possibly...KABOOM! Since nobody is even checking the methane or hydrogen sulfide levels in the ground or air at these incidents, neither can be eliminated as a cause or a factor. All we can really do is watch as homes explode and burn, and observe how bad it gets, until A) all homes have been destroyed; or B) everyone is dead; or C) people wake up and get to work on ways to protect themselves. Whichever comes first. This area is right on the coast, and India is surrounded on three sides by methane clathrate deposits. This city is also on the western coast, the coast most likely to be hit by methane and hydrogen sulfide blowing in off the ocean, due to the way winds tend to blow because of the rotation of the Earth...

2015-02-28 - Home damaged by gas cylinder explosion in Elizabeth South suburb of coastal Adelaide (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/man-seriously-injured-in-gas-cylinder-explosion-at-elizabeth-south/story-fni6uo1m-1227243668750

Note: These are the 85th, 86th and 87th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-02-28 - Lamination machine explodes and burns at business in Elk Grove Village (Illinois), 3 injured:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150228/news/150228735/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2015/02/small-explosion-and-fire-one-person-injured-at-clear-lam-packaging-on-pratt-blvd-elk-grove-village/

2015-02-28 - 36 trucks and cars, 13 motorcycles and barn destroyed by fire at 1:10 AM on Black River Road in Brackley on Prince Edward Island (Canada):
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2015-03-01/article-4061433/Number-of-vintage-cars-lost-in-Brackley-fire/1

Quote: "For Cudmore and a number of his clients, the news was shocking and also beyond disappointing. 'The past two days have probably been some of my tougher ones on earth,' said Cudmore during an interview with The Guardian Sunday night. 'Absolutely nothing was salvageable to the best of my knowledge. It looks like a warzone, or a bombed out building.' Cudmore said Ford Mustangs and Mazda Miatas were two of the more common cars held in the barn, while there was also a number of restored vintage cars. In total, there were approximately 36 cars and trucks, as well as 13 motorcycles."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. And here's yet another building full of vehicles going up in flames in the wee hours, and again near the coast. That's becoming downright 'normal', or at least common...

2015-02-28 - Marsh fire erupts in coastal-ish Bridge City (Texas):
http://www.fox4beaumont.com/community/features/community-news/stories/-marsh-fire-burning-bridge-city-963.shtml
http://www.kfdm.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kwbb_vid_14534.shtml

Quote: "Dispatchers said firefighters are not working the marsh fire since it is inaccessible. There is water between the fire and properties."

Note: Another reason not to mess with this fire: what are they gonna do, spray it with water? It's a marsh, water is everywhere! Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-28 - Fishing boat 'Ar Raok II' bursts into flame at 6:40 AM, crew abandons ship, near the island of Belle-Île-en-Mer (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fv-Arraok2-I353509.html
http://www.ouest-france.fr/belle-ile-un-bateau-de-peche-en-feu-les-marins-secourus-3218905
http://www.infonormandie.com/Un-chalutier-embrase-au-large-de-Belle-Ile-en-Mer-les-quatre-marins-sont-indemnes_a7433.html
http://www.letelegramme.fr/morbihan/belle-ile-en-mer/belle-ile-un-chalutier-en-feu-derive-au-large-28-02-2015-10541544.php

Quote: "On Feb 28, 2015, at 6.40 a.m. the CROSS Etel was alerted by the crew of four that the 'Ar Raok II' was on fire off the Belle-Ile-en-Mer about 15 kilometers off the SE-tip of Skeul. At 6.50 a.m. the crew abandoned ship and was taken aboard the f/v 'Joker' from Croisic."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-28 - Boat bursts into flame in Thomson Bay near coastal Rottnest Island (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/26465119/rottnest-boat-blaze/

Quote: "A fire aboard a boat at Rottnest Island this morning caused thousands of dollars of damage. Fremantle Sea Rescue said it dispatched its rescue vessel and attended to the fire with the island's rangers. The blaze is believed to have started in the rear compartment of the boat, which was in Thomson Bay, after 10.30am."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-28 - Boat hit by 'flash fire' near coastal George Town (Cayman Islands), 1 injured:
http://caymannewsservice.com/george-town-man-critical-following-boat-fire/
http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2015/03/01/man-to-be-airlifted-after-boat-fire
http://www.9ijanews.com/news/george-town-man-critical-following-boat-fire
http://www.compasscayman.com/story.aspx?id=149972

Note: These are the 190th, 191st and 192nd boats or ships to burn in 2015...

2015-02-28 - Tour bus bursts into flame on Route 1 in Middletown (Pennsylvania):
https://levittownnow.com/2015/03/01/bus-bursts-into-flames-on-snowy-route-1/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/11272381-bus-fire-causes-closure-of-route-1-in-middletown/
http://www.wopular.com/bus-fire-causes-closure-route-1-middletown
http://www.theintell.com/news/local/bus-fire-causes-closure-of-route-in-middletown/article_58c65151-f464-54ed-a51f-0a5d3a53877d.html
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/local/bus-fire-causes-closure-of-route-in-middletown/article_72176042-14ed-58ed-8428-0a069b3f088f.html

Note: This is the 114th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-02-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Alaska Highway near Whitehorse (Alaska):
http://www.whitehorsestar.com/News/truck-fire-shuts-down-alaska-highway

2015-02-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the N4 in Schoemanskloof (South Africa):
http://lowvelder.co.za/255438/truck-caught-fire-in-schoemanskloof-this-morning/

2015-02-28 - Semi tractor, tractor, van, truck and storage building go up in flames at business in Jonesville (Michigan):
http://www.hillsdale.net/article/20150228/NEWS/150228961

Quote: "The structure was used as a maintenance facility and storage building. It contained a semi-truck, van, truck, tractor, planter and other pieces of equipment and machinery."

Note: These are the 346th, 347th, 348th and 349th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-02-28 - Truck bursts into flame before 1:30 AM on Colletts Drive in Cheltenham (Britain):
http://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/lorry-severely-destroyed-by-fire-in-cheltenham/

2015-02-28 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to fence, on Seal Way in Abbotsford (Britain):
http://www.abbynews.com/news/294523991.html
http://www.abbotsfordratepayers.org/firefighters-put-out-fire-in-a-van-on-seal-way/

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home, fire spreads to home, in Memphis (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/woman-found-dead-after-house-fire/22969/aT3S3zoLBE-fflwANjyZoQ
http://wreg.com/2015/02/28/body-found-after-house-fire-2/
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28230928/woman-found-dead-after-house-fire
http://www.live5news.com/story/28230928/woman-found-dead-after-house-fire

Quote: "Investigators say a vehicle caught fire in the carport and spread to the home. After Memphis Firefighters contained the blaze, they found the body of a woman inside."

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, on Valley View Drive in Jefferson (North Dakota):
http://www.jeffersonpost.com/news/breaking_news-home_top-news/152110496/Car-catches-fire-outside-of-residence-in-Jefferson

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on I-55 in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28229402/motorist-escapes-vehicle-fire
http://www.wistv.com/story/28229402/motorist-escapes-vehicle-fire

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame at 4:15 AM on the Kensington Expressway in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/car-fire-overnight-on-kensington-expressway-20150228
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/2015/02/28/33-car-fire-and-accident/24171179/
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/buffalo/top-stories/2015/02/28/early-morning-car-fire-on-33-east.html
http://newyork.24-7newz.com/car-fire-overnight-on-kensington-expressway-buffalo/

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on the Eisenhower Parkway in Macon (Georgia):
http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/macon/2015/02/28/cars-engine-catches-fire-on-eisenhower-parkway/24192821/

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on I-16 near Bloomingdale (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/28230102/i-16-eastbound-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://www.wfxg.com/story/28230102/i-16-eastbound-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-02-28/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-hampers-both-eastbound-i-16-lanes-near-mile-marker-152

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on Harding Avenue in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/02/todays-vehicle-fire-14/

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame before 4 AM on Coulter Drive in Belconnen (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-27-170300-99048-1568.traffic

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on Otway Street in Harrison (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-28-092800-99142-1568.traffic

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on Were Street in Caldwell (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-02-28-121300-99154-1568.traffic

2015-02-28 - Three cars burst into flame on Pedmore Close in Redditch (Britain):
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/11825595.Fire_crews_put_out_three_car_fires_in_same_road/
http://www.westmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-crews-put-out-three-car-fires-in-same-road
http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/11825595.Fire_crews_put_out_three_car_fires_in_same_road/
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/11825595.Fire_crews_put_out_three_car_fires_in_same_road/
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/worcestershire/kidderminster/11825595.Fire_crews_put_out_three_car_fires_in_same_road/

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame at 12:17 AM on the M56 near Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-m56_28-02-2015_7-33-39

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Sandbach (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-m6_28-02-2015_7-27-06

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 near Middlemoor (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32210&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame at East Reach in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=32213&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-02-28 - Car bursts into flame on Tenby Road in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-macclesfield_28-02-2015_16-39-04

2015-02-28 - Cars and auto shop destroyed by fire at 2:20 AM in coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://www.wect.com/story/28227115/auto-garage-a-complete-loss-after-overnight-fire-in-new-hanover-county
http://shallotte.us/local-news/auto-garage-a-complete-loss-after-overnight-fire-in-new-hanover-county/
http://www.foxwilmington.com/story/28227115/auto-garage-a-complete-loss-after-overnight-fire-in-new-hanover-county
http://www.twcnews.com/nc/coastal/news/2015/03/1/fire-destroys-auto-garage-in-wilmington.html

Quote: "Fire investigators say the building and the cars it held were 'a complete loss'."

2015-02-28 - Four vintage trucks and barn destroyed by fire near Balzac (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/balzac-area-barn-and-vintage-trucks-destroyed-by-fire-1.2258163
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/massive-fire-burns-north-of-calgary
http://globalnews.ca/news/1856084/flames-engulf-rocky-view-building-north-of-balzac/

Quote: "According to the owner of the property, the barn housed four vintage trucks, all of which were claimed by the blaze."

Note: Another building full of vehicles burning. You gotta have a big balzac to park four trucks in one building these days...

2015-02-28 - Vehicle and home destroyed by fire on Italy Road in Salem Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/7874897-74/fire-crews-salem

Quote: "Stone said he was told that the family of two adults and two children were on vacation."

Quote: "It appeared that the fire had been concentrated in the two-car, garage and was moving into the house, he said. The fire destroyed a vehicle."

Note: All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, so parking a vehicle parked inside an attached garage is becoming increasingly risky. And not only can you lose your vehicle and home that way, you can lose your life too, like that lady who was killed in Memphis when her car spontaneously ignited and burned her home in Memphis on this day. Since people aren't aware of the problem, we can obviously expect a whole lot more homes and lives to be lost this way...

2015-02-27 - Car and workshop destroyed by fire at home on Beaverdam Lake near Port Clyde (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.thecoastguard.ca/News/Local/2015-02-28/article-4061184/Fire-destroys-Shelburne-County-workshop/1

Quote: "When Port Clyde and Barrington firefighters arrived there was little left of the structure and a car parked in front of the building had also been engulfed."

2015-02-27 - Pickup truck, scooter and garage burn at home in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/02/no-injuries-downtown-suffolk-garage-fire

2015-02-28 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Indianapolis (Indiana), nobody there:
http://wishtv.com/2015/02/28/fire-damages-private-race-car-shop/

2015-02-28 - Barn destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM in Toledo (Iowa):
http://www.tamatoledonews.com/page/content.detail/id/549419/Toledo-Fire-Department-to-barn-fire.html?nav=5006

2015-02-28 - Barn heavily damaged by fire on Beavercreek Road in Clackamas County (Oregon):
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/02/28/firefighters-rescue-20-pigs-barn-fire/24189515/
http://www.katu.com/news/local/20-pigs-and-piglets-saved-during-a-Clackamas-barn-fire-294523681.html
http://koin.com/2015/02/28/dozens-of-pigs-saved-from-clackamas-barn-fire/
http://theworldlink.com/news/state-and-regional/pigs-rescued-from-oregon-barn-fire/article_63157d14-859c-5905-98c2-3cc24fbc25c3.html

2015-02-28 - Brush fire burns 150 acres near Downs Lake, near Sprague (Washington):
http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2015/feb/28/fire-season-starts-early-150-acre-blaze/

Quote: "Brush fires and wild land fires are typically rare this time of year and to have a fire grow so large this early in the season is very unusual, Hess said."

2015-02-28 - Warehouse goes up in flames at 6:49 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_27616559/oakland-firefighters-battling-three-alarm-warehouse-fire
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Firefighters-contain-Oakland-warehouse-fire-6107597.php
http://abc7news.com/news/crews-extinguish-warehouse-fire-in-oakand/538486/

2015-02-28 - Liquor store and two apartments damaged by fire in Waterbury (Connecticut), 1000 feet from the Naugatuck River:
http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/doc54f2264ba18a9378686911.txt

2015-02-28 - Porch bursts into flame at 1 AM, fire spreads to home, in Windsor (Canada):
http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/five-people-escape-early-morning-house-fire-on-parent-ave-1.2258358
http://www.cosmoswatcher.com/news/articles.php/131717/
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/parent-avenue-house-fire-causes-100000-in-damage
http://www.am800cklw.com/News/Headlines/Parent-Ave-porch-fire

2015-02-28 - Garage bursts into flame at home in North Yarmouth (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/28/north-yarmouth-garage-damaged-by-fire-saturday/

2015-02-28 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Neptune (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/monmouth-county/2015/02/28/second-alarm-fire-ruins-neptune-home/24192199/

2015-02-28 - Home destroyed by fire in Blue Springs (Missouri):
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article11663450.html

2015-02-28 - Two separate deadly fires burn homes near Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://www.wfmj.com/story/28226904/1-found-dead-after-fire-in-pittsburgh-area-home

2015-02-28 - Deadly fire burns home in Valdese (North Carolina), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/two-airlifted-valdese-fire/nkLTT/
http://myfox8.com/2015/02/28/navy-veteran-dies-in-north-carolina-house-fire-two-others-injured/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/28228654/navy-veteran-dies-in-burke-county-house-fire

2015-02-28 - Deadly fire burns home at 3:36 AM in Topeka (Kansas):
http://cjonline.com/news/2015-02-28/topeka-man-30-found-dead-just-inside-front-door-after-blaze-west-central-home

Note: Almost made it out...

2015-02-28 - Deadly fire burns home in Nashville (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://www.kpho.com/story/28228063/man-found-dead-in-nashville-house-fire
http://www.wsmv.com/story/28228063/man-found-dead-in-nashville-house-fire

2015-02-28 - Vacant home burns before 1 AM in Newark (Ohio):
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2015/02/28/crews-headed-house-fire-newarks-east-side/24167871/

2015-02-28 - Vacant home burns at 3 AM in East Price Hill (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/-quot-Suspicious-quot-fire-starts-outside-front-door-of-vacant-home-92278.shtml

Note: Also see the 20-year-old man found dead outside a house in East Price Hill on this day...

2015-02-28 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 12:54 AM in Beyer (Pennsylvania):
https://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/fire-destroys-beyer-home,21593253/

2015-02-28 - Vacant church destroyed by huge blaze in the wee hours in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/28230148/fire-destroys-vacant-youngstown-church
http://wytv.com/2015/02/28/fire-guts-youngstown-church/