2015 - AUG - Fires And Explosions 1

2015-08-01 - Mobile home explodes and burns on Trout Valley Road in Big Flats (Wisconsin), 2 killed:
http://www.wqow.com/story/29686265/2-killed-in-mobile-home-explosion-fire-in-adams-county
http://www.jsonline.com/news/2-killed-in-explosion-fire-in-adams-county-b99548760z1-320373981.html
http://www.channel3000.com/news/2-killed-in-explosion-fire/34483004
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/08/01/big-flats-explosion-fire-results-two-fatalities/30982269/
http://www.startribune.com/2-killed-in-mobile-home-explosion-fire-in-adams-county/320376791/
http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Daily-Updates/2015/08/01/Two-die-in-Adams-County-fire-explosion.html

Note: This is the 269th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-08-01 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits Canyon Country (California), some homes go dark:
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/140586/

Quote: "An underground electrical vault explosion left a neighborhood in Canyon Country without power Saturday evening, a Los Angeles County Fire Department official said. The incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday in the 17300 block of Canvas Street, said Supervising Fire Dispatcher Cheryl Sims."

2015-08-01 - Recycling plant hit by fire in Clarksville (Arkansas):
http://www.4029tv.com/news/fire-crews-respond-to-fire-at-recycling-plant/34483574
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15125262-fire-crews-respond-to-fire-at-a-recycling-plant/

2015-08-01 - Passenger plane hit by fire, returns to airport in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Airplane-Returns-to-Las-Vegas-Airport-after-Report-of-Fire-320423772.html
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/plane-diverts-back-to-lv-due-to-engine-mishap
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/allegiant-airliner-returns-las-vegas-after-engine-problem
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/allegiant-airliner-returns-mccarran-after-report-fire
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/01/plane-makes-emergency-landing-mccarran-amid-engine/
http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/las-vegas-mccarran-allegiant-fire-fresno-airport/tCL6KY3000a2vQ-2Qvl6YA.cspx?rss=3269

Quote: "Officials at McCarran International Airport say the airplane bound for Fresno, California, departed just after 4 p.m. Saturday when witnesses say they saw flames and heard explosions from the engine."

Note: So these people saw flames and heard small explosions, but there was no damage to the plane. Maybe the engine exhaust was igniting flammable atmospheric gases as the plane flew, right near the engine, but not IN the engine. The people on that plane were lucky the explosions weren't big enough to just blow the plane apart mid-air. This time. This is the 88th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-01 - US Navy ship 'USS Mount Whitney' damaged by fire at shipyard in coastal Rijeka (Croatia):
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=90432
http://www.kmbz.com/US-Ship-at-Lithuanian-Shipyard-Catches-Fire/21814636
http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/fire-breaks-out-on-6th-fleet-flagship-1.360927
http://www.wbal.com/article/118632/112/us-ship-at-lithuanian-shipyard-catches-fire
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/fire-on-uss-mount-whitney
http://wtop.com/world/2015/08/us-ship-at-croatian-shipyard-catches-fire/
http://1049maxcountry.com/abc_world/us-ship-at-lithuanian-shipyard-catches-fire-abcid35432145/
http://www.ottawaradio.net/pages/21815171.php

Quote: "The Mount Whitney is a Blue Ridge class command ship. The vessel is one of only two seaborne Joint Command platforms in the U.S. Navy."

2015-08-01 - Offshore ship 'Subsea Viking' hit by fire at Hatston Pier in the Orkney Islands (Scotland):
http://www.orcadian.co.uk/2015/08/hatston-pier-closed-off-after-fire-on-ship/
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2015/offshore-support-vessel-subsea-viking-caught-fire-in-scotland/

2015-08-01 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Minnetonka (Minnesota):
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2015/08/01/boat-fire-on-lake-minnetonka/31005115/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/08/01/no-injuries-reported-after-boat-fire-on-lake-minnetonka/
http://tonkainformer.com/2015/08/02/boat-fire-on-lake-minnetonka/
http://ipresspage.com/news/no-injuries-reported-after-boat-fire-on-lake-minnetonka
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15132695-no-injuries-reported-after-boat-fire-on-lake-minnetonka/
http://bringmethenews.com/2015/08/02/boaters-jump-to-safety-when-boat-starts-on-fire-on-lake-minnetonka/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYWlMcKZbVY

Note: These are the 675th, 676th and 677th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-01 - Tour bus bursts into flame on the Florida Turnpike near coastal Palm City (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/local-news/martin-county/teenagers-escape-injury-in-bus-fire-on-floridas-turnpike_18929287
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/tour-bus-fire-closes-lanes-florida-turnpike-27991.shtml
http://www.wpbf.com/news/tour-bus-taking-teens-to-disney-world-catches-fire-on-turnpike/34487350
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/tour-bus-on-fire-on-fla-turnpike-in-martin-county
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/traffic/report-all-northbound-turnpike-lanes-closed-near-s/nnBTy/
http://www.wsvn.com/story/29691324/disney-bound-tour-bus-catches-fire-passengers-ok
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150801/Bus-Catches-Fire-On-Floridas-Turnpike-Palm-City/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/CBS12/627595497923080194

2015-08-01 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road en route to Market Weighton (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13524525.Electrical_fire_on_coach_in_East_Yorkshire/

Note: These are the 479th and 480th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-71/75 in Fort Wright Kentucky):
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/29686756/traffic-sb-i-71-75-near-kyles-lane-closed-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.wtoc.com/story/29686756/traffic-sb-i-71-75-near-kyles-lane-closed-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/29686756/traffic-sb-i-71-75-near-kyles-lane-closed-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.wlwt.com/news/southbound-interstate-75interstate-71-closed-at-kyles-lane-for-tractortrailer-fire/34484470
http://cincinnati.suntimes.com/cin-news/7/102/255122/traffic-sb-i-71-75-near-kyles-lane-reopens-after-tractor-trailer-fire
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15126863-southbound-interstate-75interstate-71-closed-at-kyles-lane-for-tractor-trailer-fire/

2015-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A16 near Louth (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/involving-lorry-carrying-hay-shuts-A16-roundabout/story-27526896-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/fire-involving-lorry-carrying-hay-shuts-a16-roundabout
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/update-lorry-fire-on-a16-at-louth-diversions-in-place-1-6881543
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-on-a16-at-louth-3383244.html

2015-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Underlyn Lane in Marden (Britain):
http://www.courier.co.uk/Firefighters-battle-Marden-blaze-tractor-trailer/story-27520430-detail/story.html

2015-08-01 - Tractor bursts into flame at 12:27 AM while parked at property in Letham Grange (Britain):
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/2015/07/31/firefighters-tackle-midnight-tractor-blaze-at-angus-farm/

Note: These are the 1263rd, 1264th, 1265th and 1266th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-01 - RV explodes and burns at RV park in East Bakersfield (California), 2 injured:
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking-news/2015/08/01/man-woman-injured-when-motorhome-explodes.html
http://www.turnto23.com/news/fire-explosion-at-a-east-bakersfield-rv-park
http://snewsi.com/id/15317945646/Fire-explosion-at-a-East-Bakersfield-RV-Park

Note: This is the 240th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-08-01 - Band van and trailer destroyed by fire en route to Lansing (Michigan):
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stuck-mojo-frontmans-bonz-forced-to-cancel-tour-due-to-van-fire/

2015-08-01 - Van bursts into flame at 7:04 AM while parked inside flooring business in Durhmam (North Carolina):
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article29756869.html
http://abc11.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-durham-business/897381/
http://www.durhamlocalnews.com/durham-fire-damages-van-leaves-downtown-business-smoky/17519
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/showcase/x110782940/Fire-damages-Accent-Hardwood-Flooring

Quote: "Firefighters responded to Accent Hardwood Flooring, 601 Foster St., around 7:04 a.m. to find heavy black smoke rolling from the single-story building. A work van engulfed in flames was found in the garage, said Deputy Fire Chief Chris Iannuzzi."

2015-08-01 - Van bursts into flame at 7:15 AM on Saint Joseph Avenue in coastal Yonkers (New York):
http://westchester.news12.com/news/car-goes-up-in-flames-in-yonkers-1.10697818
http://yonkersvoice.com/van-in-yonkers-with-flammable-substances-in-it-is-on-fire/
http://yonkers.dailyvoice.com/news/yonkers-car-fire-under-investigation

2015-08-01 - Van bursts into flame at country show in Avon Dassett (Britain):
http://www.stratford-herald.com/39983-chip-van-catches-fire-at-country-show.html

2015-08-01 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-84 near Multnomah Falls (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Car-fire-blocks-traffic-on-I-84-eastbound-near-Multnomah-Falls-320396342.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KATUNews/627625731028328448

2015-08-01 - Minivan bursts into flame in Tintagel (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/brigade-called-Doc-Martin-star-Joe-Absolom-s-car/story-27526499-detail/story.html
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/brigade-called-Doc-Martin-star-Joe-Absolom-s-car/story-27526658-detail/story.html

2015-08-01 - SUV bursts into flame before 3 AM, car fire ignites brush fire, on Highway 1 in Santa Maria (California):
http://www.ksby.com/story/29688113/vehicle-fire-burns-nearby-patch-of-vegetation-on-highway-1-in-santa-maria
http://www.ksby.com/Clip/11730363/vehicle-fire-burns-nearby-patch-of-vegetation-on-highway-1-in-santa-maria

2015-08-01 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at intersection in New Castle (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/delivery-truck-roasts-cargo-delivered-unharmed/article_36752718-c9ad-5e23-bc45-b4bd70a29e56.html

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at 1:46 AM while parked along Leike Road in Sadsbury Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20150801/classic-car-damaged-by-fire-in-sadsbury-township

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on street in Dickson City (Pennsylvania):
http://www.facebook.com/445671585486590/videos/865693893484355/

Quote: "Car fire in Dickson City - Thank you to Zachary Calvert for the video"

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 near Hastings (Nebraska):
http://www.nbcneb.com/home/headlines/Car-Fire-Costs-Teenager-All-Possessions-320406482.html

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM on street in Cedar City (Utah):
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/08/01/ccj-cedar-vehicle-fire/

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame shortly after 1 AM while parked in underground parking garage in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cp24.com/news/fire-marshal-called-in-to-investigate-blaze-at-st-clair-avenue-underground-garage-1.2497973

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on Sea Lane in coastal Ingoldmells (Britain):
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-ingoldmells-car-blaze-1-6881556

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on the A30 between Woodleigh and Merrymeet (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33901&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on the A580 near Astley (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/northwest/13524251.Car_fire_on_East_Lancs_Road_causes_delays_for_drivers/
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/car-destroyed-in-blaze-on-dual-carriageway-1-7388481

2015-08-01 - Car bursts into flame along Hollow Lane in Whipton, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33893&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-01 - Motorcycle bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_28571573/san-jose-large-house-fire-tops-wire-wire

Quote: "Matlow said that fire originated with a motorcycle fire that spread to the garage and attic space, but firefighters were able to keep it from spreading to the rest of the home. No injuries were reported, and no one was displaced."

2015-08-01 - Car, motorcycle and two sheds destroyed by fire at home in Grand Junction (Colorado):
http://www.westernslopenow.com/story/d/story/fire-shed-damage/38852/z9l84OicG0K585s3n4IThA

2015-08-01 - Auto shop damaged by fire shortly after 7 AM in Hamden (Connecticut):
http://foxct.com/2015/08/01/hamden-business-damaged-by-2-alarm-fire/
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150801/fire-damages-hamden-structure-housing-apartment-auto-repair-shop
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-At-Hamden-Multi-Use-Building-320393591.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/FoxCT/627586902179377152

2015-08-01 - Barn destroyed by fire in Washington Township (Ohio):
http://timesgazette.com/news/1477/fire-destroys-barn-on-sr-73
http://highlandcountypress.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=20&ArticleID=28759

2015-08-01 - Huge Rocky Mount Fire almost doubles in size overnight to 47,000 acres near Clear Lake (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4288446-181/rocky-fire-grows-dramatically-through
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/02/california-wildfire-lower-lake
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/29689024/fast-moving-rocky-fire-now-destroyed-24-homes-in-lake-county
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Rocky-Fire-near-Clear-Lake-grows-to-47-000-acres-6420291.php
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/sacramento-rocky-fire-grows-19-000-acres-overnight-n402561
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/la-me-ln-northern-california-fire-explodes-24-homes-lost-thousands-threatened-20150802-story.html

Quote: "Dozens of buildings — including two-dozen homes — had been destroyed, and 6,000 more buildings remained threatened by the fire, which was sparked in the drought-stricken state on Wednesday and exploded in size amid dry, windy conditions on Saturday, Berlant said. This 'is a very dangerous fire,' he said."

2015-08-01 - Wildfire burns near the Santiam River in North Fork Park in Marion County (Oregon), park closed:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Wildfire-evacuates-North-Fork-Park-in-Marion-County-320400622.html
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/08/02/fire-forces-campers-flee-north-fork-park/31012573/

Quote: "Campers and visitors were evacuated from the North Fork County Park on Saturday by a wildfire burning near the Santiam River. The fire is out, however the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said the park will be closed for the next few days while crews douse hotspots and work to clear any damaged trees."

2015-08-01 - Wildfire burns near Lake Chelan (Washington), hundreds evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150802-49470-USA
http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/08/wolverine_fire_forces_evacuati.html
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/central-washington-wildfire-grows-over-9-square-mi/nnBjh/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/wildfire-near-lake-chelan-quadruples/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/More-than-350-people-evacuated-as-Lake-Chelan-wildfire-grows-320388351.html

2015-08-01 - Brush fire breaks out near Cocolalla Lake (Idaho):
http://www.khq.com/story/29687178/fire-burning-near-cocolalla-lake-in-idaho

2015-08-01 - Three businesses heavily damaged by fire in coastal Oceanport (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2015/08/01/fire-damages-three-businesses-oceanport/30973513/
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/monmouth-county/2015/08/01/fire-shuts-oceanport-post-office/30983691/
http://thelinknews.net/2015/08/01/three-businesses-burn-in-oceanport/

2015-08-01 - Paving company damaged by fire in coastal Falmouth (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150801/NEWS/150809897/-1/rss01
http://www.whdh.com/story/29688425/falmouth-firefighters-battling-blaze

2015-08-01 - Hunting and fishing business damaged by fire in coastal Old Saybrook (Connecticut), nobody there:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29687534/firefighters-battling-fire-in-old-saybrook
http://wtnh.com/2015/08/01/fire-breaks-out-at-old-saybrook-hunting-and-fishing-store/

2015-08-01 - Potato processing plant damaged by fire in Grand Forks (North Dakota):
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/3809332-update-fire-reported-grand-forks-simplot-plant

2015-08-01 - Deadly fire burns home at 5:08 AM in coastal Tampa (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/2015/08/01/one-dead-in-tampa-house-fire/30980845/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/1-dead-in-tampa-house-fire
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/early-morning-seminole-heights-kills-one/2239624

2015-08-01 - Deadly fire burns home at 2 AM in Charlotte (North Carolina), 2 killed:
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2015/08/01/couple-dies-in-charlotte-house-fire/30982275/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29685823/two-die-in-northeast-charlotte-house-fire

2015-08-01 - Vacant building burns in Fitchburg (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_28569555/firefighters-quickly-douse-fitchburg-blaze

2015-08-01 - Vacant home burns in Modesto (California):
http://www.modbee.com/news/article29725525.html
http://www.wopular.com/fire-causes-major-damage-vacant-west-modesto-home

2015-08-01 - Vacant home burns in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2015/08/01/afd-vacant-house-fire-occurs-early-friday-morning/

2015-08-01 - Vacant home burns at 3 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://cbs4indy.com/2015/08/01/ifd-responds-to-early-morning-fire/
http://wishtv.com/2015/08/01/emergency-crews-respond-to-early-morning-fire-2/

2015-08-01 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Moseley (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/29679736/fire-crews-working-house-fire-in-moseley

2015-08-01 - Vacant commercial building burns in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/07/vacant_building_burns_just_nor.html
http://www.wtvm.com/story/29688221/vacant-house-fire-under-investigation-in-birmingham

2015-08-01 - Man burns to death when car bursts into flame on street in Adams Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/businessman-killed-car-fire-6866.shtml
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/update-one-man-killed-in-car-fire
http://newgrapes.com/businessman-killed-in-car-fire/

Quote: "Authorities said Michael J. Beaver, 60, was killed when his 2010 Chevy Corvette went up in flames while he was driving along Forest Hills Drive in Adams Township. Police Chief Kirk Moss told 6News someone saw his car on fire and followed him for about a one-fourth of a mile before Beaver pulled over. Police say that person and first responders tried to rescue Beaver, but he became trapped inside the car."

2015-08-01 - Person found dead in burning car in Scottsdale (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northeast-valley/scottsdale/scottsdale-pd-car-burns-next-to-business-man-found-dead-inside
http://www.kpho.com/story/29688228/one-dead-after-car-catches-fire-in-south-scottsdale
http://www.azfamily.com/story/29688228/one-dead-after-car-catches-fire-in-south-scottsdale
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29688228/one-dead-after-car-catches-fire-in-south-scottsdale
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/29688237/2015/08/01/scottsdale-police-investigating-fatal-car-fire
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/29688237/2015/08/01/scottsdale-police-investigating-fatal-car-fire
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29688237/2015/08/01/scottsdale-police-investigating-fatal-car-fire
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/29688237/2015/08/01/scottsdale-police-investigating-fatal-car-fire

2015-08-02 - Mine hit by explosion in Sudbury (Canada), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/08/02-lockerby-explosion-Sudbury.aspx

2015-08-02 - Electrical substation damaged by fire near Gilmer (Texas), parts of Gilmer go dark:
http://www.news-journal.com/news/2015/aug/02/fire-causes-widespread-power-outages-gilmer/

Quote: "Traffic lights in Gilmer are not working after a fire caused power outages in the area. Gilmer police said a power substation caught fire at about 2:30 p.m. causing the outages."

2015-08-02 - Utility pole bursts into flame in downtown Juneau (Alaska), blackouts ensue:
http://juneauempire.com/local/2015-08-02/pole-fire-cuts-power-downtown

2015-08-02 - Utility pole bursts into flame near substation in Coquille (Oregon), blackouts ensue:
http://theworldlink.com/coquillevalley/news/coquille-residents-lose-power-sunday-night-following-power-pole-fire/article_b379ea67-f189-5f0a-b729-7b918c02d091.html

2015-08-02 - Transformer bursts into flame at power plant near Amman (Jordan), blackouts ensue:
http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=207150&CatID=13&Type=Home&GType=1
http://en.newhub.shafaqna.com/JO/1613893-Fire-extinguished-at-power-transformer-in-Amman

Quote: "Civil Defence Department (CDD) firefighters, Sunday night extinguished a blaze in one of the main power transformers at the Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) in Ain Ghazal area east of the capital. A statement by the CDD said that the fire led to power cuts in areas covered by the company."

2015-08-02 - Refinery damaged by fire in coastal Rodeo (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Hazmat-officials-respond-to-report-of-Rodeo-6420660.php
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_28575386/rodeo-fire-reported-at-conocophillips-refinery

2015-08-02 - Landfill hit by 5-alarm fire in Fort Bend County, near Needville (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/crews-responding-to-fivealarm-fire-at-landfill-in-fort-bend-county/34489786
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/08/01/crews-battling-5-alarm-fire-at-landfill-in-fort-bend-county/31010049/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/multiple-fire-crews-fight-landfill-fire/34490798
http://texasthunderradio.com/crews-battling-5-alarm-fire-at-landfill-in-fort-bend-county/

2015-08-02 - Recycling center hit by fire, huge pile of wood chips burns, in Cornelius (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_crews_deal_with_heavy_smo.html
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Crews-battle-large-woodchip-fire-in-Cornelius-320426432.html

2015-08-02 - Helicopter hit by smoke and fumes, makes emergency landing at golf course on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20150802/coast-guard-chopper-makes-emergency-landing-on-golf-course
http://abc13.com/news/coast-guard-chopper-makes-emergency-landing-on-golf-course/898863/
http://7online.com/news/helicopter-crew-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-on-staten-island-golf-course/898842/
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/08/coast_guard_chopper_monitoring_bayonne_oil_spill_m.html
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/helicopter_crashes_on_staten_i.html

Quote: "A Coast Guard helicopter had to make an emergency landing on the grounds of New York golf course because of smoke and fumes in the cockpit. No injuries were reported. The craft landed on the course at Richmond County Country Club on Staten Island around 10:30 a.m. Sunday."

Note: This is the 89th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-02 - Livestock carrier ship 'Nabolsi 1' damaged by fire off the coast of Crete (Greece):
http://splash247.com/livestock-carrier-ablaze-off-crete/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Nabolsi-1-7128760.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/8691/livestock-carrier-fire-mediterranean/
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/168181/livestock-carrier-catches-fire-off-crete/

Quote: "Livestock carrier Nabolsi I caught fire on Aug 1 in Mediterranean off Lerapetra, Crete southern coast. Greece Coast Guard and NATO ships are engaged in fire fighting."

2015-08-02 - Boat explodes and burns on the River Thames near Maidenhead (Britain), 6 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150803-49478-GBR
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/river-thames-boat-explosion-six-6181438
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3183220/Boy-3-six-people-injured-explosion-boat-River-Thames-near-Maidenhead.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-33751590
http://ipresspage.com/news/six-in-hospital-after-taplow-boat-explosion
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Emergency-services-relied-on-the-help-of-the-public-in-Bray-Lock-boat-explosion-02082015.htm

2015-08-02 - Boat bursts into flame at boat shop at 7:52 AM in Tollesbury (Britain):
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/breaks-boat-Tollesbury/story-27531103-detail/story.html
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/13524733.Fire_engines_attend_blaze_at_Tollesbury_workshop/

Quote: "A fire broke out on a boat in Tollesbury today. The fire started at around 7.52am this morning on the vessel in Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury."

Note: These are the 678th, 679th and 680th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-02 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/08/02/mass-pike-bus-fire-framingham/
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2015/08/no_injuries_as_bus_catches_fir.html
http://www.wcvb.com/news/crews-battle-mass-pike-bus-fire-in-framingham/34493192
http://patch.com/massachusetts/framingham/bus-fire-mass-pike-sunday-morning-0
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/No-Injuries-in-Bus-Fire-on-Mass-Pike-320418332.html
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20150802/NEWS/150809560
http://snewsi.com/id/15317959500/Bus-Catches-Fire-On-Mass-Pike-In-Framingham
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15138564-crews-battle-mass-pike-bus-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NECN/627847596527210496

Note: This is the 481st bus to burn in 2015...

2015-08-02 - Tanker truck bursts into flame and explodes at 3:15 AM in coastal Kota Bharu (Malaysia), 1 injured:
http://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post/20150802/282381218258027/TextView

2015-08-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-76 in Gloucester City (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/traffic/truck-fire-closes-nb-rt-76-in-gloucester-co-approaching-walt-whitman-br/898931/
http://6abc.com/traffic/roadway-damaged-after-truck-fire-on-nb-rt-76;-2-lanes-open-/898931/
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2015/08/truck_fire_near_walt_whitman_bridge_snarls_shore_t.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20150803_ap_0cca8a6f2f9d485f838bfb6a6b62e389.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/02/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-lanes-on-i-76-between-295-and-walt-whitman-bridge/
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2015/08/03/truck-fire-damages-route-gloucester-city/31046795/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15148420-roadway-damaged-after-truck-fire-on-nb-rt-76-in-gloucester-city/
http://www.wopular.com/truck-fire-near-walt-whitman-bridge-snarls-shore-traffic-home
http://news.yahoo.com/truck-fire-closes-nb-rt-223004247.html

2015-08-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 near Silverthorne (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/videos/news/traffic/2015/08/02/31037341/
http://www.9news.com/video/4394483155001/50183015001/Semi-truck-fire-on-Interstate-70

2015-08-02 - Tractor and SUV destroyed by explosion and fire in Plainville (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/farm-equipment-catches-fire-in-plainville/article_3ac550d8-a073-5ad0-92b1-a7db1f099968.html

Quote: "Fire Lt. Robert Skinner Jr. said two pieces of farm equipment, a tractor and a four-wheeled utility vehicle, had caught fire and exploded. No cause was given for the explosion."

2015-08-02 - Tractor bursts into flame at home in Silsbee (Texas):
http://www.12newsnow.com/story/29691586/tractor-catches-fire-at-home-in-silsbee

2015-08-02 - Four tractors, forklift, car trailer and three buildings destroyed by fire in Aldwark (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13524683.500_piglets_rescued_but_buildings_and_vehicles_destroyed_in_massive_farm_fire/
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/13524783.Piglets_saved_from_huge_farm_fire/
http://www.strayfm.com/news/local-news/1691286/piglets-saved-from-fire/

Quote: "Three tractors, a fork lift, a car trailer and a hedge trimmer tractor, which were also in the buildings, were completely destroyed."

2015-08-02 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame near coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33911&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-02 - Tractor goes up in flames on Brands Lane near Bury St Edmunds (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/fire_crews_called_to_fire_in_field_and_tractor_near_bury_st_edmunds_1_4178348

Note: These are the 1267th through 1277th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-02 - Heavy truck bursts into flame while parked at business in Wodonga (Australia):
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3253066/truck-fire-odd-detective/

2015-08-02 - Truck bursts into flame on I-91 in Northampton (Massachusetts):
http://www.gazettenet.com/news/18028144-95/truck-fire-briefly-delays-i-91-traffic

2015-08-02 - RV and home destroyed by fire in Nokesville (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://www.fauquier.com/news/article/nokesville_home_destroyed_deputy_hospitalized_by_fire_sunday
http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/updated-retired-fairfax-firefighter-loses-home-in-catlett-blaze/article_620c5e86-3941-11e5-b202-a71af1127a9f.html

Quote: "Next to the home, firefighters doused a detached garage and recreational vehicle that were on fire when a Sheriff's deputy was injured and was taken to Fauquier Hospital. A piece of shrapnel from the burning RV was launched from the flaming wreck and struck the deputy on the arm, Holsinger said."

2015-08-02 - RV bursts into flame in Thousand Oaks (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/conejo-valley/fire-reported-near-motor-home-in-thousand-oaks-knocked-down_81347547
http://www.wopular.com/fire-reported-near-motor-home-thousand-oaks

Quote: "Crews knocked down a motor home fire Saturday night in Thousand Oaks, the Ventura County Fire Department said."

Note: These are the 241st and 242nd RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-02 - Van bursts into flame on Barrack Road in coastal Christchurch (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/13524759.Van_damaged_by_fire/
http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Christchurch-van-caused-fault-refrigeration-unit/story-27530385-detail/story.html

2015-08-02 - Three cars destroyed by fire at 2:40 AM while parked at car dealership in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://fox21news.com/2015/08/02/cars-burned-at-local-dealership/
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Police-Investigating--320424112.html
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/08/02/cars-burn-at-dealership-in-colorado-springs/
http://www.krdo.com/news/several-vehicles-damaged-in-car-dearlership-fire/34496236
http://www.koaa.com/story/29689724/4-cars-burned-at-car-dealership-in-motor-city

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 3:45 AM while parked at constuction site in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/08/authorities_investigating_car.html
http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/neworleansnews/13087038-123/vehicle-fire-investigated-on-the

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on 145th Avenue East in Tulsa (Oklahoma), near Catoosa:
http://www.newson6.com/story/29689778/two-men-one-on-crutches-escape-catoosa-area-car-fire
http://www.news9.com/story/29689778/two-men-one-on-crutches-escape-catoosa-area-car-fire

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 11:20 AM on Highway 169 in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/car-fire-has-highway-169-narrowed-1-lane/nnBhm/

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 13 near Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/1067theriver/news/Car-Fire-On-Southbound-Highway-13-At-WW-Traffic-Is-Being-Diverted-320425062.html

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked in underground carpark at apartments in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.herald.ie/news/residents-evacuated-from-dublin-apartment-block-after-car-catches-fire-31421904.html
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/one-hospitalised-residents-evacuated-from-apartment-block-after-car-catches-fire-31421782.html
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/firefighters-battled-fires-at-car-dealership-and-restaurant-in-dublin-last-night-31421513.html

Quote: "Meanwhile, firefighters in Dublin battled two serious blazes in Dublin city last night. The first broke out at Phoenix Motor Centre at Prussia Street. The Dublin Fire Brigade was called to the scene at about 9:30pm. Three units attended the scene and the blaze took about two hours to get under control. The second fire broke out at Brasserie 66 restaurant on South Great George's Street in the city centre at about 4am today. Fire units from Dolphin's Barn and Tara Street stations attended the scene and it is reported that the fire took two and a half hours to extinguish. It is unclear as of yet how the fires started."

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 4:43 AM on Loftus Street in Yarralumla (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-08-01-185300-123163-1568.traffic

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on Cremean Close in Wanniassa (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-08-02-122300-123297-1568.traffic

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on street in affluent area in Dhaka (Bangladesh):
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/car-catches-fire-dhanmondi-120613

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on the Kinnaird Crescent Southway in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33904&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Field Lane in Ravensthorpe (Britain):
http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-ravensthorpe-car-fire-1-7389933
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-ravensthorpe-car-fire

2015-08-02 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-78 in Bedminster (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/bernardsville-bedminster/vehicle-fire-blocked-route-78-exit-ramp-sunday-morning-0

2015-08-02 - Motorcycle bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, in Mandan (North Dakota):
http://www.kfyrtv.com/home/headlines/Garage-Fire--320445242.html

2015-08-02 - Barn destroyed by inferno near Otonabee (Canada):
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/5771277-barn-burns-in-minutes-along-wallace-point-road/
http://m.mykawartha.com/news-story/5771277-barn-burns-in-minutes-along-wallace-point-road

2015-08-02 - Brush fire burns in remote area in park in coastal Harwich (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150802/NEWS/150809873/-1/rss01

2015-08-02 - Brush fire breaks out in coastal Port St. Lucie (Florida), some homes evacuated:
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/brush-fire-port-st-lucie-homes-evacuated-28005.shtml

2015-08-02 - Wildfire continues growing near Clear Lake (California), town in danger, 12,000+ people evacuated:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-wildfire-path-move-through-entire-town-clear-lake/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/03/thousands-evacuated-wildfires-race-through-california/31049481/
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/california-wildfires-12-000-evacuated-rocky-fire-rages-grows-n402916
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/wildfires-rage-across-california-60000-acres-burn-more-than-13000-evacuated/

2015-08-02 - Brush fire erupts in coastal Los Padres National Forest (California):
http://abc7.com/news/fire-erupts-in-los-padres-national-forest/898882/
http://abc7.com/news/250-acre-blaze-erupts-in-los-padres-national-forest/898882/

2015-08-02 - Wildfire rages near Harrison Lake (Canada), campers evacuated:
http://www.news1130.com/2015/08/03/wildfire-near-harrison-lake-growing-fast/
http://globalnews.ca/news/2144440/martin-mars-being-called-to-fire-west-of-harrison-lake/
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Wildfire+near+Harrison+Lake+continues+burn+aggressively/11261853/story.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-fires-harrison-lake-wildfire-a-growing-concern-for-crews-1.3177676

2015-08-02 - Feed store destroyed by fire in Highland Township (Michigan):
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/pet-supplies-store-catches-fire-in-highland-township/34493202
http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/milford/2015/08/02/highland-feed-detroyed-sunday-early-morning-blaze/31028999/

2015-08-02 - Construction business damaged by fire before 5 AM in Mooresville (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2015/08/02/crews-respond-to-mooresville-business-fire/
http://www.wthr.com/story/29689195/breaking-blaze-being-fought-at-mooresville-business

2015-08-02 - Auction building damaged by fire in Pinch (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/29690331/auction-house-catches-fire-in-pinch-wv

2015-08-02 - Train station damaged by fire in Maidstone, Kent (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-33754669
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6qOIk0CJCQ

2015-08-02 - Restaurant heavily damaged by massive 6-alarm blaze in Exmore (Virginia), near the coast:
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/virginia/eastern-shore/2015/08/02/exmores-venerable-sage-diner-closed-after-6-alarm-fire/31026607/

2015-08-02 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.rrstar.com/article/20150802/NEWS/150809910
http://snewsi.com/id/15317967806

2015-08-02 - Caravan destroyed by fire at 4 AM in coastal Cork (Ireland), 2 injured:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/young-man-critical-after-caravan-fire-31421318.html
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/young-man-seriously-injured-after-6179943
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/man-in-a-critical-condition-after-east-cork-caravan-fire-1.2304823
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15136557-young-man-seriously-injured-after-fire-in-caravan-in-co-cork/

2015-08-02 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 11:48 PM in coastal Portland (Maine), 1 injured:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/authorities-investigating-portland-house-fire/34492494

2015-08-02 - Deadly fire burns mobile home before 4:30 AM in Casselberry (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/29689249/1-dead-in-casselberry-mobile-home-fire
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/one-dead-casselberry-house-fire/nnBdr/

2015-08-02 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in West Bedford (Ohio):
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/story/news/local/2015/08/03/cause-west-bedford-fire-investigation/31048493/

2015-08-02 - Vacant home burns in Beckley (West Virginia):
http://www.wvva.com/story/29691891/2015/08/02/fire-at-abandoned-building-in-beckley
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/29691319/abandoned-home-catches-fire-in-raleigh-county

2015-08-02 - Vacant home burns just before 11 PM in Rochester (New York):
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2015/08/2/glendale-park-house-fire.html

2015-08-02 - Vacant home burns at 2 AM in the Town of New Windsor (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2015/August/02/NW_fire-02Aug15.htm

2015-08-02 - Vacant duplex burns at 4:14 AM in Mount Carmel (Pennsylvania):
http://newsitem.com/news/suspicious-fire-probed-in-mount-carmel-1.1921398

2015-08-02 - Vacant apartment complex burns in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/crews-battle-fire-at-nw-10th-st-abandoned-apartment-complex-officials-say/34495014
http://kfor.com/2015/08/02/fire-crews-respond-to-blaze-at-northwest-oklahoma-city-apartment-complex/
http://www.news9.com/story/29691945/abandoned-nw-okc-apartment-complex-set-ablaze-again

2015-08-02 - Vacant school burns in coastal New London (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/policefirecourts/20150801/new-london-fire-companies-knock-down-blaze-in-former-school

2015-08-03 - Ferry ship 'Barguzin' bursts into flame on Lake Baikal (Russia):
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2015/passenger-ship-barguzin-caught-fire-in-lake-baikal/
http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0340-dramatic-pictures-show-rescue-from-fire-and-explosion-on-lake-baikal-tourist-boat/

Quote: "The catamaran passenger ship Barguzin caught fire during voyage with 120 people in Lake Baikal on 1 nautical mile off Russian village Bolshoye Goloustnoye. The fire was caused by explosion of the generator in the engine room and extended through the whole vessel."

Note: This is the 25th ferry ship to burn/explode in 2015. The previous one was waaaay back on July 31, when a ferry went up in flames off the coast of Honshu Island (Japan), mentioned in the 2015-07-31 update...

2015-08-03 - Two boats destroyed by fire, three damaged, while docked on Oneida Lake marina in Verona (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/news/2_boats_destroyed_3_damaged_in_fire_at_Verona_Beach_marina.html
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/fire-burns-multiple-boats-at-sylvan-beach-marina/15547/MnvEy2g_EE6SKagQDO2I3Q
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Verona_Beach_marina_fire_damages_five_boats.html
http://www.oneidadispatch.com/general-news/20150803/2-boats-destroyed-3-damaged-in-fire-at-sylvan-beach-marina

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

2015-08-03 - Barge damaged by fire on the Willamette River in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_extinguished_on_barge_bei.html

2015-08-03 - Charter fishing boat 'Amanda Marie' bursts into flame near coastal Gloucester (Massachusetts):
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/updated-boat-catches-fire-crew-evacauted/article_6e4ef980-39fd-11e5-99b7-8bf7dce329a7.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/08/04/gloucester-family-rescued-after-their-boat-catches-fire/DhT8GpC1PNIiKz4guYOpNK/story.html
http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/regional_news/family-of-five-rescued-from-burning-boat/article_f56681dc-309b-5ce3-bf88-ceb2f229faa2.html

2015-08-03 - Boat explodes and burns on Lake Ouachita (Arkansas):
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-sentinel-record/20150804/281487865063989/TextView

2015-08-03 - Boat, camper, pickup and garage destroyed by fire at home in Hebron (Nebraska):
http://www.hebronjournalregister.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1752%3Ahebron-fire-damages-garage-camper-boat-and-pickup&catid=37%3Afeatured-articles&Itemid=63

Quote: "All in all, a garage, camper, boat and pickup were damaged. All were a total loss."

2015-08-03 - Fishing trawler bursts into flame at boat shop in coastal North Fremantle, Perth (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/29168925/boat-on-fire-in-north-fremantle/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-03/fire-in-north-fremantle-port-area-contained/6669094
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/firefighters-rush-to-blaze-at-boat-maintenance-facility-in-north-fremantle-20150803-giqh4l.html

Quote: "More than 60 firefighters at the scene contained the fire, which sent thick plumes of smoke up over the harbour. DFES spokesman Mark Graham said crews were called to the scene at 1:52pm, to the report of a 65-foot fibreglass boat on fire."

2015-08-03 - Yacht bursts into flame in coastal Redcliffe (Australia):
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/yacht-catches-alight-at-redcliffe-marina/story-fnihsrf2-1227468239964
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/yacht-catches-fire-in-scarborough-marina-north-of-brisbane-20150803-giqjeq.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4558LEyDQ

Quote: "A yacht engulfed by flames remains afloat at a marina north of Brisbane. Firefighters rushed to Compass Marinas in the Redcliffe suburb of Scarborough just before 4pm on Monday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said two crews fought the fire on the boat, with large volumes of black smoke pouring out. 'It was well alight so you could safely assume there would be significant damage,' she said."

Note: These are the 681st, 682nd, 683rd, 684th, 685th, 686th, 687th, 688th and 689th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-03 - Home damaged by explosions and fire in Nampa (Idaho), 1 injured:
http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Nampa-house-fire-320554782.html

Quote: "Fire crews in Nampa responded to a home near Skyview High School Monday night after a report of fire and explosions. Canyon County Dispatch says the fire was on East Cottage Avenue."

Note: This is the 270th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-08-03 - Gas line explodes and burns along East Highway 285 just outside of Falfurrias (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/29701094/gas-pipeline-explosion-near-falfurrias

2015-08-03 - Landmark Wagon Wheel Bridge over the Des Moines River damaged by fire in Boone (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/landmark-bridge-damaged-by-fire/34512996

2015-08-03 - Pier bursts into flame in coastal Provincetown (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150803/NEWS/150809818/-1/rss01

2015-08-03 - Riverside Stump Dump goes up in flames in Mills River (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/mulch-yard-fire-sparks-mills-river-22190.shtml
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20150803/articles/150809990?tc=ar

Quote: "It broke out around 11 a.m. at the Riverside Stump Dump. When crews arrived, a pile of of stumps was engulfed in flames. Mills River Fire Chief Rick Livingston says it spread catching the entire stump dump on fire."

2015-08-03 - Wood shaving business destroyed by fire in Sherrill (New York):
http://www.oneidadispatch.com/general-news/20150803/fire-destroys-noble-wood-shavings-in-sherrill
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_destroys_central_new_yorks_only_equine_wood_shavings_manufacturing_facility.html

2015-08-03 - Metal business damaged by fire just after 7 AM in Gretna (Louisiana), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_damages_gretna_plate_and.html
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29696482/fire-damages-long-standing-gretna-business
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/firefighters-battling-earlymorning-fire-in-gretna/34504432

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

2015-08-03 - Munitions bunker damaged by fire in coastal Titusville (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/08/03/knights-armament-bunker-catches-fire--titusville/31047103/
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-weapons-company-in-brevard/34503338
http://www.wesh.com/news/fire-breaks-out-in-titusville-ammo-bunker-officials-say/34504298
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/8/3/titusville_ammo_bunk.html

Quote: "Knight's Armament Company is a weapons manufacturer for the U.S. military and its property is ringed by fences and a guard tower. Munitions stored inside the bunker were involved in the fire, moving authorities to make the decision to let the fire burn itself out, a spokesman for Brevard County Fire Rescue reported. An unknown 'issue' in the bunker is believed to have been the cause of the blaze, Walker said."

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

2015-08-03 - Landfill hit by huge fire on the island of Trinidad, 20 people sickened:
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150803/news/20-fall-sick-from-smoke-inhalation

2015-08-03 - Passenger plane hit by bang and smoke, makes emergency landing in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2015/08/03/allegiant-air-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-greensboro/
http://www.nbc12.com/story/29697839/flight-to-richmond-makes-emergency-landing-in-north-carolina

Quote: "About an hour, in at 32,000 feet in the air, something went terribly wrong. 'There was a really loud bang, and then the plane dropped a little. Immediately you could feel it,' said Estes. Other passengers described smelling smoke and noticed the flight attendants looking worried."

Quote: "This is the third incident in recent days involving an Allegiant Air flight. Last week, a flight had to make an emergency landing in Fargo, North Dakota, after the jet ran out of fuel, while over the weekend, another Allegiant flight made an emergency landing in Las Vegas after one of its engines caught fire, according to the Las Vegas Sun."

Note: This is the 90th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-03 - In separate incidents, three passenger buses burst into flame in Luxembourg City (Luxembourg), another bus burns in Metz-Magny (France):
http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/luxembourg-city-city-removes-buses-from-service-following-fires-55bf58f00c88b46a8ce5dc30

Quote: "Luxembourg City has withdrawn 14 buses after three fires were reported in the capital in the space of a week and another in Metz-Magny, France."

Note: I mentioned one of the Luxembourg bus fires in the 2015-07-30 update, so counting the French bus fire this is three more bus fires...

2015-08-03 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Upper Goulburn Road in Tallarook (Australia):
http://www.pressreader.com/australia/shepparton-news/20150805/281655368789053/TextView

Note: These are the 482nd, 483rd, 484th and 485th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-08-03 - Minibus bursts into flame on the Sango Ota Bridge (Nigeria):
http://www.nairaland.com/2499736/breaking-faragon-bus-got-burnt
http://www.metronaija.com/2015/08/photos-commercial-bus-on-fire-along.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FwW_idehWo

2015-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 in Baker (California):
http://abc7.com/news/big-rig-fire-blocks-southbound-lanes-of-15-freeway-in-baker/901158/

2015-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 220 in Rocky Mount (Virginia):
http://wsls.com/2015/08/03/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-in-franklin-county/
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/smith-mountain-lake/tractortrailer-fire-shuts-down-route-220-north-in-rocky-mount/34504548
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15159873-tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-route-220-north-in-franklin-county/
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20150803/3159005/Tractor-trailer-fire-causing-delays-on-Route-220.htm
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/franklin_county/lanes-reopened-near-rocky-mount-after-tractor-trailer-hauling-cookies/article_79556f48-4503-5d28-92be-7d5948415a45.html

Quote: "A tractor trailer caught fire in Franklin County on Monday morning. Franklin County Fire Marshal David Bowles says the truck was carrying 40,000 pounds of frozen cookies."

2105-08-03 - Tractor bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, near Santa Paula (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/fires/small-brush-fire-near-santa-paula-cemetery_16880095

Quote: "Initial reports were that the fire started on a tractor and then spread to nearby brush."

2015-08-03 - Tractor bursts into flame at Chittlehampton, Umberleigh (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33921&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-03 - Tractor bursts into flame, fire spreads to field and hay, in Fifehead Neville (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/tractor-fire-inc-no-5801/
http://pooleobserver.co.uk/blog/2015/08/03/tractor-fire-inc-no-5801/

Note: These are the 1278th, 1279th, 1280th, 1281st and 1282nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-03 - Dump truck bursts into flame at Little Falls Road intersection in Arlington (Virginia):
http://www.arlnow.com/2015/08/03/dump-truck-catches-fire-in-north-arlington/
http://www.justdcnews.com/dump-truck-catches-fire-in-north-arlington/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15165958-dump-truck-catches-fire-in-north-arlington/

2015-08-03 - Truck bursts into flame on Route 2 near Orange (Massachusetts):
http://www.recorder.com/news/townbytown/orange/18035890-95/driver-unharmed-in-route-2-truck-fire
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15177814-driver-unharmed-in-route-2-truck-fire/

2015-08-03 - RV explodes and burns in Duluth (Minnesota):
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/RV-a-total-loss-following-fire-320522872.html

Quote: "Firefighters were called around 3 p.m. on Congdon Boulevard up the north shore. The owner of the RV tells us his friend was inside the vehicle watching TV when he heard three explosions. The man was reportedly able to get out to safety before flames engulfed the RV."

2015-08-03 - RV bursts into flame at home, fire spreads, retired fire captain's home destroyed, in Loudoun County (Virginia):
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Mike-Runnels-Donna-Runnels-Fire-Destroys-Home-of-Retired-Fairfax-Fire-County-Captain--320678702.html

Quote: "Runnels went back inside when he heard 'what sounded like a big explosion or a very large tree hitting the ground.' The RV had erupted into flames. Runnels called 911 and tried to get the RV away from the house, but the fire moved fast. The house was already catching fire."

Note: These are the 243rd and 244th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-03 - Van bursts into flame on the M5 near Portishead (Britain):
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Van-M5-Southbound-slows-traffic/story-27535157-detail/story.html

2015-08-03 - Van bursts into flame at 1:13 AM at A30 layby between Woodleigh and Merrymeet (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33914&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on I-4 in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/car-catches-fire-i-4-daytona-beach/nnB4J/
http://www.wesh.com/traffic/car-fire-prompts-heavy-delays-on-i4-eb-in-volusia-county/34505202
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/car-catches-fire-on-i4-in-volusia/34504720
http://www.floridanewstime.com/news/miami/117345-car-catches-fire-on-i-4-in-daytona-beach.html

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on I-81 in Hamblen County (Tennessee):
http://wate.com/2015/08/03/traffic-alert-2/

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on I-94 near Raymond (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/car-snarls-interstate-traffic/article_e1b89383-cd38-5bca-b554-896340c80dcf.html

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on the Coquihalla Highway near Coldwater (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/BC/145297/Car-fire-spread-to-median

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to two homes, in coastal Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/b500-000-damage-following-phuket-car-fire-53492.php

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame in underground carpark on Priory Road in West Cliff (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/vehicle-fire-west-cliff-incident-number-5809/

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame at 11 PM on Watts Cross Road in Hildenborough (Britain):
http://www.courier.co.uk/Car-Hildenborough/story-27541360-detail/story.html
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/fire-rips-through-broken-down-41105/

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on Lower Road in Chorleywood (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/13526688.Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_in_Chorleywood/

2015-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on the A2 at Rainham High Street (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/car-fire-closes-road-41055/

2015-08-03 - Car and home go up in flames, fire started in carport, in coastal Pawtucket (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2015/08/03/crews-battling-pawtucket-fire/

Quote: "Witnesses said the fire started in a car port outside a home – but the department said it is unclear at this time if it started in the vehicle or inside the home."

2015-08-03 - Vehicles and two barns destroyed by huge blaze in Highgate (Vermont), 5 cows and 8 pigs killed:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/08/03/highgate-fire-claims-barns-livestock/31069451/
http://www.wcax.com/story/29693577/large-barn-fire-at-highate-farm
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/videos/news/2015/08/04/31102121/

2015-08-03 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Mullica Township (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/corvair-destroyed-cat-saved-in-fire-at-mullica-hay-farm/article_4e8fdefc-39ee-11e5-84d6-9fb6c27e7dbe.html

2015-08-03 - Auto shop building damaged by fire at school in Kent (Washington), near the coast:
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/03/3-alarm-fire-burns-building-at-kent-meridian-high-school/
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/kent-meridian-high-school-catches-fire/nnCMk/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fire-damages-kent-meridian-high/
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article29918116.html

2015-08-03 - Barn and equipment destroyed by fire near Humboldt (South Dakota), 2500 chickens killed:
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/farm-fire-near-humboldt-kills-nearly-2500-chickens/?id=183211
http://siouxcityjournal.com/ap/state/weekend-fire-kills-chickens-on-sd-farm/article_25c39867-d76d-51f5-9b95-575ec7dc3829.html

2015-08-03 - Barn and 200 bales of hay destroyed by fire in Kiltarlity (Scotland):
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/655622/firefighters-spend-all-night-tackling-highland-hay-bale-fire/
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Double-blaze-drama-Man-taken-to-hospital-and-barn-up-in-smoke-after-two-North-fires-03082015.htm

2015-08-03 - Brush fire breaks out between the Delaware River and I-95 in Kensington, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/brush-fire-burning-between-delaware-river-and-i-95/900544/

2015-08-03 - Wildfire increases in size sixfold overnight near Harrison Lake (Canada):
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Aggressive+Harrison+Lake+wildfire+grows+times+larger/11261853/story.html

2015-08-03 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Brewer (Massachusetts):
https://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/03/news/bangor/trash-trucks-load-catches-fire/

2015-08-03 - Huge 17,000-ton pile of corn cobs burns near Washington (Kansas):
http://salina.com/news/corn-cob-fire-under-control-expected-to-smolder/article_d80e69c7-1bef-567c-b229-1c76d0e8e561.html

2015-08-03 - Five-story building damaged by fire along river in Old City, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2015/08/03/smoke-flames-old-city-building-3rd-race.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/03/crews-battle-2-alarm-building-fire-in-old-city/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-Alarm-Fire-Burning-in-Old-City-Building-320500292.html

2015-08-03 - Winery and 4000 gallons of wine destroyed by fire in Charlton (Massachusetts):
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/08/fire_destroys_winery_4000_gallons_of_wine_at_historic_farm
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_28577400/fire-destroys-winery-at-historic-charlton-farm
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/08/03/thousands-of-gallons-of-wine-destroyed-in-charlton-winery-fire/
http://wwlp.com/2015/08/03/central-mass-winery-destroyed-in-fire/
http://www.whdh.com/story/29693081/fire-breaks-out-at-charlton-winery

2015-08-03 - Aluminum business damaged by fire in Yankton (South Dakota):
http://www.yankton.net/community/article_45d231ee-3a5b-11e5-b4e1-5f2cd5a55308.html
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/monday-fire-damages-aluminum-products-business-in-yankton/article_938daabc-8b07-5997-b884-e76a911ab88a.html
http://siouxcityjournal.com/ap/state/fire-damages-aluminum-products-business-in-yankton/article_c45d361b-3c07-5514-9f06-6b997a235ff6.html

2015-08-03 - Garage bursts into flame at home in coastal Pawtucket (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/29701406/pawtucket-firefighters-quickly-extinguish-garage-fire

2015-08-03 - Several cottages damaged by fire at 4:15 AM at camp in Ludlow Falls (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/several-cottages-reported-on-fire-at-ludow-falls-c/nnBwY/

2015-08-03 - Home damaged by fire in Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.kwwl.com/story/29699271/2015/08/03/cedar-rapids-fire-crews-respond-to-house-fire

2015-08-03 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2015/08/03/three-alarm-fire-raging-at-apartment-complex-in-oklahoma-city/
http://www.okcfox.com/story/29698612/fire-crews-on-scene-of-three-alarm-fire-in-nw-okc

2015-08-03 - Deadly fire destroys home on Trumble Creek Road near Columbia Falls (Montana), 2 killed:
http://flatheadbeacon.com/2015/08/03/fire-destroys-home-near-columbia-falls/
http://missoulian.com/news/local/mother--year-old-child-die-in-columbia-falls-house/article_73437ccb-086c-59dd-92ce-cb6487cf4f09.html
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/officials-two-dead-in-house-fire-south-of-whitefish/article_315c7630-3a1e-11e5-a708-3b5dd3ddfeb1.html

2015-08-03 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.ktva.com/early-morning-fire-rips-through-east-anchorage-trailer-479/

2015-08-03 - Vacant home burns in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29691804/vacant-lexington-home-catches-on-fire

2015-08-03 - Vacant home burns at 1:30 AM in Rochester (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/vacant-home-catches-fire-25165.shtml
http://www.roccitynews.com/news/vacant-home-catches-fire/

2015-08-03 - Vacant home burns just before 4 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://cbs4indy.com/2015/08/03/fire-crews-battle-early-morning-blaze/
http://wishtv.com/2015/08/03/north-side-home-damaged-in-overnight-fire/

2015-08-03 - Vacant home burns in London (Canada):
http://london.ctvnews.ca/london-police-investigating-fire-at-vacant-north-end-home-1.2500113
http://blackburnnews.com/london/2015/08/04/police-probing-fire-at-vacant-home/

2015-08-03 - Vacant home re-re-destroyed by fire at 4:15 AM in McCalla (Alabama):
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/29693204/mccalla-home-destroyed-for-the-third-time-in-early-morning-fire

2015-08-03 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 1 AM in Pekin (Illinois):
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Morning-fire-destroys-vacant-Pekin-home-320474432.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15157838-morning-fire-destroys-vacant-pekin-home/

2015-08-03 - Vacant home destroyed in the wee hours in Washingtonville (New York):
http://westchester.news12.com/news/fire-tears-through-vacant-washingtonville-home-1.10699981

2015-08-03 - Vacant commercial building burns in Banning (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/fire-775688-banning-department.html
http://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/commercial-structure-fire-vacant-building-banning-0
http://www.topix.com/forum/county/riverside-ca/T896HCEG13VQ31PCL

2015-08-03 - Vacant warehouse burns in Moosic (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2015/08/03/smoky-fire-hits-vacant-warehouse/
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/three-alarm-structure-fire-in-moosic-under-investigation-1.1921981
http://www.nepabuzz.com/2015/08/03/smoky-fire-hits-vacant-warehouse/

2015-08-03 - Vacant factory goes up in flames in Footscray suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-04/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-disused-melbourne-factory/6669900

2015-08-03 - Man found burned to death at 3 AM in burning car at restaurant in Fayetteville (Arkansas):
http://www.4029tv.com/news/police-investigating-after-man-dies-in-car-fire/34507470
http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2015/08/03/fayetteville-police-investigate-car-fire-death/
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/body-found-in-burned-car-at-fayetteville-sports-bar/21048998_34508130
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/aug/03/fayetteville-police-body-found-burning-car/

Quote: "The fire department and police responded to a report of a car on fire around 3 a.m. Monday at the On The Mark Sports Bar and Grill at 2588 N. Gregg Ave. After extinguishing the fire, first responders found a body in the driver’s seat."

2015-08-04 - Eight vehicles and flooring business destroyed by fire at midnight on Boyds Creek Highway in Sevierville (Tennessee):
http://wate.com/2015/08/04/sevierville-business-total-loss-after-fire/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Sevier-County-Business-Damaged-By-Fire-320598792.html

Quote: "Sevier County Fire Department is investigating after a fire rekindled, burning eight vehicles and causing substantial damage to a Sevierville business. The fire broke out at Finchums Sports Floors, 2812 Boyds Creek Highway, around midnight on Tuesday."

Quote: "Firefighters said the flooring business was a total loss..."

2015-08-04 - Boat storage facility damaged by fire in Lewisville (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-Alarm-Fire-at-Lewisville-Storage-Facility-320678672.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15204078-2-alarm-fire-at-lewisville-storage-facility/
http://dfwliving.com/2-alarm-fire-at-lewisville-storage-facility/

Quote: "The company's website says the facility offers outdoor and covered storage for personal and commercial boats."

2015-08-04 - Tractor business damaged by fire in Goldsboro (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/news/fire-damages-goldsboro-business/903219/
http://wncn.com/2015/08/04/fire-crews-fight-blaze-for-hours-at-tractor-store-in-goldsboro/
http://goldsborodailynews.com/blog/2015/08/04/firemen-battle-raging-blaze-at-aycock-tractor/
http://www.wral.com/goldsboro-business-catches-fire/14811955/
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2015/08/05/firefighters_battle_aycock_tractor_blaze_for_hours/
http://goldsborodailynews.com/blog/2015/08/05/photo-gallery-aycock-tractor-fire-the-morning-after/
http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2015/08/5/fire-damages-goldsboro-industrial-site-overnight.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15234231-photo-gallery-aycock-tractor-fire-the-morning-after/

Quote: "Fire broke out Tuesday evening at the Aycock Tractor Company on Alt US 117 in Goldsboro."

2015-08-04 - Landscaping equipment and building go up in flames at business in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/04/crews-battling-two-alarm-fire--northeastside-manufacturer/31121709/
http://www.wthr.com/story/29708784/fire-burning-at-roche-in-fishers

Note: All of the above fires were businesses involving vehicles. It doesn't really matter what kind of vehicles. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, and rusty iron/steel. Most vehicles are going to have at least one of the two, and usually both. It doesn't much matter if the vehicles are parked or being driven either, thus all the parked vehicles going up in flames. This same problem is also causing the rise in underground electrical fires and explosions. Also see the man, 70, who burned to death when his car suddenly burst into flame while he drove it in coastal Thiruvananthapuram (India) on this day. A man just burned to death in his burning car at 3 AM at a restaurant in Fayetteville (Arkansas) the day prior too, mentioned in the 2015-08-03 update...

2015-08-04 - Apartment explodes and burns at apartment building in Campsie suburb of coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/news.php?incidents=1370
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/08/04/21/57/residents-evacuated-after-explosion-tears-through-sydney-apartment
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/gallery-e6frewxi-1225762925529?page=1
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/9NewsSyd/628536491032113152

Note: This is the 271st residential explosion in 2015...

2015-08-04 - Aluminum plant damaged by massive explosion and fire near Marston (Missouri), 33 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150805-49512-USA
http://www.toledoblade.com/business/2015/08/05/Federal-agency-says-33-injured-in-Missouri-plant-explosion.html
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/04/large-explosion-rocks-aluminum-plant-in-southeast-missouri.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/04/large-explosion-rocks-southeast-missouri-aluminum-plant/
http://www.stockhouse.com/news/newswire/2015/08/04/massive-molten-metal-explosion-noranda-aluminum-nor-plant-missouri

Quote: "A massive explosion rocked a southeast Missouri aluminum plant Tuesday, injuring some workers and creating a plume of smoke that could be seen for miles. The explosion and fire occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the Noranda Aluminum plant near the town of Marston in New Madrid County, about 170 miles south of St. Louis."

2015-08-04 - Shop explodes and burns in Harris Park (Australia), near coastal Sydney:
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/08/04/06/03/powerful-explosion-tears-through-sydney-bottle-shop
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/video/watch/29173111/shop-destroyed-in-explosion/

2015-08-04 - Metal recycling business hit by fire, huge pile of applicances burns, in Manchester (Connecticut):
http://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-manchester-scrap-fire-0805-20150804-story.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29705790/firefighters-battle-scrap-metal-yard-fire-in-manchester
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Junk-Pile-Catches-Fire-in-Manchester-Scrap-Yard-320683872.html

Quote: "A fire ignited in a giant pile of scrapped appliances on Parker Street Tuesday morning, but it was didn't spread and no one was injured, officials said."

2015-08-04 - Tire recycling business hit by fire at 2 AM, giant pile of shredded tires burns, near Waverly (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2015/08/04/waverly-tire-fire/
http://wtkr.com/2015/08/04/fire-at-waverly-tire-facility-may-cause-traffic-delays-on-us-460-westbound/

2015-08-04 - Carpentry workshop devastated by fire and explosion shortly before 4:30 AM in Hamburg (Germany), 43 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150804-49505-DEU
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-27-injured-fire-air-raid-shelter-32867391
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/04/germany-27-injured-after-fire-breaks-out-in-workshop-in-former-air-raid-shelter/

Quote: "Authorities say 27 people have been injured in a fire and subsequent explosion at a former air-raid shelter in the northern German city of Hamburg. News agency dpa reported that the city's fire service said the fire broke out early Tuesday in a carpentry workshop in the six-story building that dates back to World War II."

2015-08-04 - Tanker ship 'Ye Chi' damaged by deadly fire in coastal Hangzhou Bay (China), 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ye-Chi-9262493.html
http://www.marinelink.com/news/shipping-catches-tanker395705.aspx
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/tankers/article465902.ece
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/18864/product-tanker-catches-fire-off-shanghai
http://www.turkishmaritime.com.tr/china-shipping-tanker-catches-fire-off-shanghai-one-dead-23617h.htm

Quote: "Product tanker Ye Chi reported fire in superstructure in living quarters to MRCC Shanghai at around 1600 LT Aug 3, while under way sailing from Jinshan (south of Shanghai) to Singapore, with 29,000 tons of diesel oil on board. Five crew were seriously injured in fire, they’ve been taken to hospital, one of them died."

2015-08-04 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at marina on Cadle Creek Road in coastal Mayo (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/fire-destroys-sailboat-in-mayo-area/34532166
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ph-ac-cn-mayo-boat-fire-0805-20150804-story.html

Quote: "County fire officials said firefighters were called around 1 p.m. to the 1000 block of Cadle Creed Road in the Mayo area, where a sailboat was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in about 20 minutes. The fire also damaged four other boats and the pier."

2015-08-04 - Houseboat bursts into flame near Pavilion Beach in coastal Ipswich (Massachusetts), nobody aboard:
http://ipswich.wickedlocal.com/article/20150805/NEWS/150808239

Quote: "Fire destroyed a summer houseboat off Pavilion Beach Saturday night, Aug. 1. No one was injured in the blaze. The owners were on shore at the time of the fire. Their dog escaped and swam ashore, said Fire Chief Greg Gagnon."

2015-08-04 - Two yachts destroyed by explosion and fire in coastal Zaandam (Netherlands), 3 injured:
http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/08/04/three-injured-in-yacht-fire-on-zaandam-marina/
http://europe.liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-august-large-fire-on-a-boat-in-zaandam-?ll=52.44293;4.82308&zoom=8

Quote: "Two pleasure yachts in a marina in Zaandam caught fire after an explosion on one of the vessels. Three people were injured."

Note: These are the 690th, 691st, 692nd, 693rd and 694th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 1:30 AM while parked inside business in Campbell (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/04/fire-erupts-from-semi-parked-in-campbell-business/
http://wytv.com/2015/08/04/fire-erupts-from-semi-parked-in-campbell-business/
http://snewsi.com/id/15318029907/Fire-erupts-from-semi-parked-in-Campbell-business

Quote: "Damage is estimated at $165,000 after a tractor trailer caught fire inside a Campbell trucking business early Tuesday morning, spreading flames throughout the building."

2015-08-04 - Two tractor trailers go up in flames at 1:45 AM while parked at tire business in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.tirereview.com/fire-breaks-out-behind-discount-tire/
http://www.wave3.com/story/29701910/fire-breaks-out-at-downtown-tire-shop-overnight
http://www.wdam.com/story/29701910/fire-breaks-out-at-downtown-tire-shop-overnight
http://www.wlky.com/news/Fire-breaks-out-outside-Louisville-business/34523870
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29701910/fire-breaks-out-at-downtown-tire-shop-overnight

Quote: "Fire crews were called to Discount Tire and Auto Service on West Market Street at about 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday. They found two semi trucks on fire behind the building. The semis were used to store old tires and wheels."

2015-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 101 near Boronda (California):
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/big-rig-catches-fire-which-catches-brush-on-fire/34532642
http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/04/boronda-fire/31117749/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150804/Burning-Semi-Slows-Traffic-Near-Monterey-Salinas/
http://twitter.com/junior_831/status/628647019905576961/photo/1
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150804/Semi-Fire-Slows-Traffic-On-CA-Freeway-Salinas/

2015-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Morganton (North Carolina):
http://www.morganton.com/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-i--westbound-at-exit/article_3a55be54-3acd-11e5-b4dc-831f50983925.html
http://www.morganton.com/news/gas-tank-explosion-totals-tractor-trailer-shuts-down-highway/article_7bf5d2e8-3ade-11e5-878f-378870f269cb.html
http://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-i--westbound-at-exit-in/article_450866d6-3ad1-11e5-9797-9f97a5543ee9.html

2015-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at midnight on the Trans-Canada Highway near Whitbourne (Canada):
http://www.newsunited.com/traffic-delays-on-tch-westbound-at-news/17734239/
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=56477&latest=1
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2015-08-04/article-4235614/Tractor-trailer-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire/1
http://www.cbncompass.ca/News/Local/2015-08-04/article-4235614/Tractor-trailer-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire/1
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/traffic-delays-on-tch-westbound-at-whitbourne-due-to-truck-fire-1.3178356
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/08/04/Tractortrailer_fire_closes_westbound_TCH_lane_near_Whitbourn/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dpyz1sZCMw

2015-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5), near Merritt (Canada):
http://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/15/08/04/Coquihalla_Closed_for_Vehicle_Fire
http://globalnews.ca/news/2147746/coquihalla-reopens-after-vehicle-incident/
http://twitter.com/_chelseasmile_/status/628696998930067456/photo/1
http://twitter.com/4urJourney/status/628700903927734272/photo/1

2015-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 29 near the Alaska Highway (Canada):
http://energeticcity.ca/article/news/2015/08/04/highway-29-down-to-single-lane-after-truck-fire-near-alaska-highway

2015-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M5 near Avonmouth (Britain):
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/13527341.Delays_on_M5_northbound_as_one_lane_closed_as_fire_crews_tackle_lorry_fire_between_junctions_18_and_17/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15181680-slight-delays-on-m5-northbound-as-one-lane-closed-as-fire-crews-tackle-lorry-fire-between-junctions-18-and-17/

2015-08-04 - Tractor bursts into flame off Shays Lane in Winsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tractor-fire-in-winsford

Note: These are the 1283rd through 1292nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-04 - Dump truck bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked inside municipal building on Salt Valley View in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.klkntv.com/story/29709653/ndor-truck-destroyed-in-overnight-fire
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/LFR-Fire-Inside-NDOR-Maintenance-Building-Causes-100K-in-Damage--320585462.html
http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/fire-marshal-blaze-in-state-maintenance-garage-started-in-plow/article_597ba82b-e289-525a-9ca4-a05c78ea262f.html

2015-08-04 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on I-10 in Marana (Arizona):
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kgun9/news/Garbage-truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-WB-I-10-320661032.html

2015-08-04 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame at business in Stockton (Missouri):
http://cedarrepublican.com/news/vehicle-fire-destroys-truck-no-injuries/article_aba25a78-3aea-11e5-a88a-bf5c784ab346.html

2015-08-04 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on highway near Vanadzor (Armenia):
http://www.panorama.am/en/law/2015/08/04/road/
http://www.digitalnewsworld.com/news/truck-carrying-clothes-catches-fire-on-vanadzorspitak-motorway.html

2015-08-04 - Horse truck bursts into flame on  Halley Road in Heathfield (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13527593.Driver_pulls_over_after_his_horse_lorry_catches_fire/

2015-08-04 - RV bursts into flame near I-81 in Watertown (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/no-injuries-after-rv-catches-fire-near-interstate-81-in-watertown-20150805
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15203196-no-injuries-after-rv-catches-fire-near-interstate-81-in-watertown/
http://www.ogd.com/news03/no-injuries-after-rv-catches-fire-near-interstate-81-in-watertown-20150805
http://www.carthagerepublicantribune.com/news03/no-injuries-after-rv-catches-fire-near-interstate-81-in-watertown-20150805

Note: This is the 245th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-08-04 - Camper-van bursts into flame outside Derriford Hospital in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33930&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/tears-camper-van-near-Derriford-Hospital/story-27542957-detail/story.html
http://rvdailyreport.com/international/driver-stops-camper-van-to-tell-family-it-is-on-fire/

Note: A car recently burst into flame at 1:30 AM at this hospital too, mentioned in the 2015-07-20 update. And a couple of days before that, toilets burst into flame at 2:58 AM at this hospital, mentioned in the 2015-07-18 update...

2015-08-04 - Van bursts into flame at 2:26 AM on Foliot Road in North Prospect in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33927&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35

2015-08-04 - Minivan bursts into flame on street in Kingston (New York):
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20150804/good-samaritans-pull-handicapped-couple-from-burning-van-in-kingston
http://www.kissfmhv.com/onair/deirdre-the-web-girl-49474/good-samaritans-pull-handicapped-couple-from-13827176
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrPRpZg-b4M

2015-08-04 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home near Jamesport (New York):
http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2015/08/61105/vehicle-catches-fire-near-home-in-jamesport/

2015-08-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 121 in Plano (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/news/local/Truck-Fire-Caught-on-Camera/320636952

Note: Also see the teen boy who crashed into a ditch and died on Highway 121 in Plano...

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2015/08/04/car-destroyed-house-damaged-in-early-morning-fire/

Quote: "Dennis Leger, aide to the Springfield fire commissioner, told 22News that the department was called to 77 Clifton Avenue, where they found a new Toyota Corolla on fire. The fire had spread to the adjacent building, which firefighters had to evacuate temporarily. Firefighters were able to get the flames under control, but the car was destroyed."

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on I-85 in Concord (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29708836/vehicle-fire-causes-major-delay-on-i-85

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 in Wallingford (Connecticut):
http://foxct.com/2015/08/04/i-91-north-closed-in-wallingford-due-to-vehicle-fire/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29710689/vehicle-fire-closes-i-91-north-in-wallingford
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29710689/delays-expected-after-vehicle-fire-on-i-91-north-in-wallingford
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Prompts-Closure-of-I-91-North-in-Wallingford-320703001.html

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame while being towed, on I-395 near Lisbon (Connecticut):
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20150804/NEWS/150809814

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame at 11:30 PM on I-77 in Wythe County (Virginia):
http://www.swvatoday.com/news/bland_county/article_c7a39534-3ae5-11e5-9821-0fc540dc4448.html

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on I-5 in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2015/08/tuesday_evening_portland-area_38.html
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2015/08/vehicle-fire-i-5-mp295-295-portland.html

Quote: "The right northbound lane of I-5 is blocked by a car fire."

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on West Boradway in Sulphur (Oklahoma):
http://www.sulphurtimes.com/index.php/news/13-news/950-car-fire-extinguished

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on road near Waterhole Creek in the Eton Range (Australia):
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/emergency-services-rush-car-fire-eton-range/2729689/

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on Mackay-Bucasia Road in Queensland (Australia):
http://www.pressreader.com/australia/daily-mercury/20150805/281659663756319/TextView

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Stafford (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Drivers-face-delays-car-closes-lanes-M6/story-27544705-detail/story.html

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame at layby along the A361A near Portmore (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33933&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/car_on_fire_in_a361_layby_near_barnstaple_1_4181328

2015-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on Brittania Road near Mousehold Heath, Norwich (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/emergency_services_called_to_car_fire_near_mousehold_heath_norwich_1_4180791
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15194280-emergency-services-called-to-car-fire-near-mousehold-heath-norwich/

2015-08-04 - RV trailer and brush go up in flames at 11:45 PM at auto shop in Tukwila (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Worker-seriously-injured-in-fire-at-Tukwila-auto-shop-320609882.html
http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/235449139
http://privateofficerbreakingnews.blogspot.com/2015/08/security-officer-seriously-burned-at.html

2015-08-04 - RV trailer bursts into flame at layby in Middlezoy, Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33935&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-04 - Barn destroyed by fire at 12:12 AM near coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_28584845/san-jose-overnight-fire-destroys-barn-east-downtown
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Jose-Barn-Goes-Up-in-Flames-320646032.html
http://kron4.com/2015/08/04/sj-fire-3-alarm-fire-destroys-barn-and-outbuilding/

2015-08-04 - Barn destroyed by massive blaze in Erin Prairie (Wisconsin):
http://www.newrichmond-news.com/news/region/3811564-fire-destroys-van-dyk-dairy-barn-town-erin-prairie
http://www.rivertowns.net/news/region/3811564-fire-destroys-van-dyk-dairy-barn-town-erin-prairie

2015-08-04 - Wildfire breaks out near Bayview (Idaho):
http://www.khq.com/story/29710333/wildfire-burning-near-bayview-idaho

2015-08-04 - Wildfire burns in remote area on the island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150804-49499-USA

2015-08-04 - Wildfire burns several structures including some barns near Roosevelt (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150805-49517-USA

2015-08-04 - Man injured by 'flash fire' while working on boat in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29705839/man-seriously-burned-in-east-naples-flash-fire
http://www.winknews.com/2015/08/04/1-injured-in-naples-boat-explosion/
http://naplesherald.com/2015/08/04/explosion-in-east-naples-sends-one-man-to-hospital/

2015-08-04 - 70 bales of hay go up in flames in Alderholt (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/field-fire1/

2015-08-04 - Gas station damaged by fire at 12:30 AM in Mobridge (South Dakota), near the Missouri River:
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/fire-damages-gas-station-in-mobridge-cause-not-known/article_d7dd17be-0309-5b75-9851-d26328ed90d7.html
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/blaze-damages-mobridge-gas-station/article_5e1337c0-c63c-5022-b399-bb3b6dc0ffd3.html

2015-08-04 - Paint business damaged by fire at 6:30 AM in Wauwatosa (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/news/fire-reported-at-wauwatosa-paint-store/34524754
http://www.cbs58.com/story/29703568/early-morning-fire-at-wauwatosa-sherwin-williams-location
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/wauwatosa-paint-store-damaged-by-fire-b99550220z1-320595582.html

2015-08-04 - Silk screen business destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Holland (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2015/08/04/Overnight-fire-destroys-Silk-Screen-Shop-business-in-Holland.html

2015-08-04 - Multiple buildings damaged by fire in coastal Niceville (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/20150804/NEWS/150809877/15893/NEWS

2015-08-04 - Four buildings go up in flames in downtown Hinton (Oklahoma):
http://www.okcfox.com/story/29708410/large-fire-burning-several-buildings-causing-evacuations-in-downtown-hinton
http://www.koco.com/news/firefighters-battling-building-fire-in-downtown-hinton/34535298
http://www.newson6.com/story/29711119/large-fire-breaks-out-in-historic-downtown-hinton

2015-08-04 - Home destroyed by fire at 4:15 AM in coastal Poipu (Hawaii), 6 people homeless:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150804_Six_homeless_as_fire_destroys_Poipu_home.html

2015-08-04 - Apartment complex hit by huge fire, building destroyed, in coastal Ocean Township (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/news/fast-moving-fire-destroys-building-at-apartment-complex/903197/
http://abc7ny.com/news/4-alarm-fire-tears-through-apartment-complex-in-ocean-township/902274/
http://abc7ny.com/news/raw-video-of-ocean-township-fire-fight-from-appcom/902545/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fatal-Fire-Ocean-County-New-Jersey-Firefighters-4-Alarm-320645692.html

2015-08-04 - Deadly fire rips through condo building at Osage Beach at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri), 4 killed:
http://www.komu.com/news/4-children-dead-after-osage-beach-condo-fire/
http://wreg.com/2015/08/05/four-children-killed-in-lake-of-the-ozarks-condo-fire/
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?list=196407&id=1239540
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/fire-kills-four-missouri-children-19209.shtml
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/osage-beach-fire-four-kids-dead-two-adults-rescued-compass-n404356
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/4-children-die-in-Missouri-condo-fire-180666.shtml

2015-08-04 - Vacant mobile home burns at 4 AM near Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada):
http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/las-vegas-fire-department-mobile-home-fire-nellis/gTQSAkgPJkmPB-0TGq-N0A.cspx?rss=3269

2015-08-04 - Vacant home burns three times in a week in Santry suburb of coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.thejournal.ie/santry-fire-vacant-house-2251297-Aug2015/

2015-08-04 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on James Street in Bennettsville (South Carolina):
http://www.newson6.com/story/29702511/vacant-home-near-sand-springs-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1239454
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/29710751/bennettsville-fire-crews-fighting-vacant-house-fire-off-hwy-38
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15210162-bennettsville-fire-crews-fighting-vacant-house-fire-off-hwy-38/

2015-08-04 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 3 AM near Sand Springs (Oklahoma):
http://www.topix.com/forum/home/TD07ACKMHOVE1ULKQ
http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/235449441
http://www.tulsaworld.com/communities/sandsprings/fire-destroys-vacant-home-near-sand-springs/article_248e7db0-18ae-5c9f-8805-0d7f8dad3a53.html

2015-08-04 - Vacant home and garage burn at 3:45 AM in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Vacant-house-garage-burn-in-east-Bakersfield-320637822.html
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking-news/2015/08/04/vacant-structure-burns-early-tuesday.html

2015-08-04 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM in Waco (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/29703423/home-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire

2015-08-04 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 4 AM in Boise (Idaho):
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/08/04/3923579_early-morning-house-fire-in-west.html?rh=1
http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Structure-Fire-Blocks-Fairview-Ave-Early-this-Morning-320600212.html

2015-08-04 - Vacant duplex destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Coaldale (Pennsylvania):
http://standardspeaker.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-double-house-in-coaldale-1.1922307
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-f-coaldale-fire-20150804-story.html

2015-08-04 - Vacant liquor store burns at 4:30 AM in Kilgore (Texas):
http://www.news-journal.com/news/2015/aug/04/fire-damages-closed-business-kilgore/

2015-08-04 - Vacant warehouse destroyed by fire in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/story/29697467/firefighters-containing-two-alarm-warehouse-fire-in-tyler
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/222496/fire-engulfs-abandoned-warehouse

2015-08-04 - Vacant commercial building burns at 7:10 AM in El Monte (California):
http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20150803/fire-damages-vacant-south-el-monte-building
http://www.topix.com/city/el-monte-ca/2015/08/150803HTTKLC

2015-08-04 - Vacant commercial building burns at 3 AM in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/08/blaze_in_vacant_building_injures_trenton_firefight.html
http://www.wopular.com/blaze-vacant-building-injures-trenton-firefighter

2015-08-04 - Vacant wrecking yard hit by fire at 3 AM, building destroyed, near Mukilteo (Washington):
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150804/NEWS01/150809705
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/fire-abandoned-building-blocks-road-near-mukilteo/nnCYW/

2015-08-04 - Man, 70, burns to death when car bursts into flame on street in coastal Thiruvananthapuram (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/70-yr-old-Charred-to-Death-as-Moving-Car-Catches-Fire/2015/08/05/article2958428.ece

Quote: "A 70-year-old businessman was charred to death on Tuesday when the car he was driving suddenly caught fire..."

2015-08-05 - Scrap yard hit by fire, 40 vehicles burn, in Allerdale (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp
http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2015/08/05/firefighters-tackle-west-cumbria-scrap-yard-blaze/

Quote: "At 15:00 firefighters were called to a fire at a scrap yard in Aspatria. On arrival crews found 40 cars alight in a scrap yard. Update at 16:40 - there are now eight fire engines in attendance. The fire ground has been divided into sectors for efficient firefighting. Hose reel jets and ground monitor jets are being directed onto the fire. There is heavy smoke coming from the fire and residents are advised to keep doors and windows closed."

2015-08-05 - 20 vehicles burn at car workshop in Gosfield (Britain), near Halstead:
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/crews-save-wedding-stopping-fierce-destroying/story-27550216-detail/story.html
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/bride_s_relief_as_wedding_dress_saved_from_blaze_in_gosfield_near_halstead_1_4181269

2015-08-05 - Six cars destroyed by fire while parked at auto shop in Wilmington (Delaware):
http://www.wdel.com/story/69801-wilmington-automotive-center-fire-destroys-6-cars
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/05/fire-chars-multiple-cars-west-fourth-street-wilmington/31173439/

2015-08-05 - Several vehicles and auto shop destroyed by huge fire in Hatfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.gazettenet.com/home/18080867-95/cause-undetermined-in-fire-that-destroyed-two-auto-repair-shops-in-hatfield
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/hatfield_fire.html
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/29718022/crews-battling-fire-on-linseed-hill-rd-in-west-hatfield
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15245706-fire-ravageshatfield-auto-repair-shops/
http://wwlp.com/2015/08/05/multiple-fire-departments-work-to-put-out-fire-in-hatfield/
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/electrical_malfunction_eyed_as.html

Quote: "Quality Automotive and several vehicles were totaled in the blaze, the cause of which remains under investigation by Hatfield and state fire investigators."

2015-08-05 - Lawn mowers and workshop destroyed by fire on Norris Ferry Road in Caddo Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2015/08/05/south-caddo-shop-fire/31164113/

Note: Carmaggedon intensifies. Also see the two people found dead in burning vehicles on this day, one before 4:30 AM in Lenexa (Kansas), and one in Escondido (California)...

2015-08-05 - Massive explosions and 'flashes of light' in the sky rock coastal Bundaberg (Australia):
http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/mum-mystified-loud-sound-rattled-house/2729535/
http://www.sott.net/article/299807-Bright-flashes-see-in-the-sky-and-loud-bangs-heard-in-Bundaberg-Australia

Quote: "Ms Ottoway said she was waiting for a friend to come over when she heard a bang. 'It sounded like it could have been something big,' she said. 'It shook my house.'"

Note: Sounds like larger versions of the 'flash of light' that knocked a medical helicopter out of the sky and killed both people aboard in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), mentioned in the 2013-03-13 update. The Earth is pumping massive quantities of methane into the atmosphere now. Methane is explosively flammable. It'd be odd if there WEREN'T huge city-shaking explosions, sometimes accompanied by flashes of light, being reported around the world, but there are.

A proposed explanation in this instance is flares, and they did find a burnt flare. But flares don't cause explosions, much less enormous neighborhood-shaking explosions like these. However, the authorities may be using flares to PURPOSELY ignite atmospheric gas plumes BEFORE they hit a city and explode, which could destroy a city, or at least a substantial part of a city. That's why they trained late last year in coastal Manhattan (New York) to deal with the aftermath of a 10-kiloton explosion, mentioned in the 2014-10-22 update. That's also why the US government has deployed two billion-dollar blimps along the East Coast, primary mission to identify 'air-breathing threats', mentioned in the 2014-12-21 update. Eventually we're not going to be able to prevent the gas plumes from hitting populated areas and wiping people out. The estimates for a Manhattan explosion were for 100,000 people instantly killed. There are 5 trillion pounds of methane dissociating off the East Coast...

2015-08-05 - Home damaged by explosion just after midnight in Missaukee County (Michigan):
http://www.houghtonlakeresorter.com/news/2015-08-06/Court_News/Two_escape_home_explosion.html

Quote: "Missaukee County emergency personnel responded to a report of a house explosion Aug. 4 just after midnight. At the time of the explosion the house was occupied by the 49-yearold homeowner and his 15-year-old daughter. Both were able to escape without injury, but the home was heavily damaged from the explosion."

2015-08-05 - Garage explodes and burns at home in Clareview area in Edmonton (Canada):
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/08/05/edmontonians-help-neighbour-during-garage-explosion

Note: These are the 272nd and 273rd residential explosions in 2015...

2015-08-05 - Underground explosion and fire hits Middlesbrough (Britain), blackouts ensue:
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/13576879.Explosion_reported_in_Middlesbrough_town_centre/
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/middlesbrough-town-centre-explosion-caused-9800771

2015-08-05 - Underground electrical fire takes down internet in Worksop (Britain), people pissed:
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/sky-customers-in-worksop-and-whitwell-left-without-internet-after-underground-electrical-fire-1-7395715

2015-08-05 - Transformer explodes and burns on street in Springdale (Arkansas):
http://www.4029tv.com/news/springdale-police-fire-respond-to-transformer-explosion-on-s-thompson/34551236
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15226178-springdale-police-fire-respond-to-transformer-explosion-on-s-thompson-st/

2015-08-05 - Chemical plant hit by explosion in Krefeld (Germany), 13 injured, 5 missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20150806-49533-DEU
http://www.toledoblade.com/World/2015/08/05/13-injured-by-explosion-at-German-chemical-plant-5-missing.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/05/explosion-building-collapse-at-chemical-plant-in-western-germany-leaves-13/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/13-injured-explosion-german-chemical-plant-missing-32895134
http://www.firefighternation.com/article/news-2/explosion-injures-10-german-chemical-plant
http://www.euronews.com/2015/08/06/twelve-injured-in-german-chemical-factory-explosion/

2015-08-05 - Medical warehouse explodes and burns in Islamabad (Pakistan), 15 injured:
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/08/05/national/15-injured-in-islamabad-warehouse-explosion/
http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/05-Aug-2015/11-injured-in-a-chemical-explosion-in-islamabad

2015-08-05 - Hotel destroyed by huge fire on Shore Drive in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/08/fire-destroys-hotel-shore-drive-norfolk
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/08/hotel-evacuated-after-fire-shore-drive-norfolk

2015-08-05 - Landfill erupts in flame at 1:47 AM in Bismarck (North Dakota):
http://bismannews.rrvnews.com/item/35704_cause-of-landfill-fire-unidentified
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/cause-of-landfill-fire-unidentified/article_39bdfc6a-1d13-5348-9e92-4b3d058a6cd4.html

2015-08-05 - Fishing boat 'Bon Accord'' bursts into flame at 2 AM near coastal Torbay (Britain):
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Torbay-lifeboat-answers-fishing-boat/story-27549793-detail/story.html

Quote: "Torbay lifeboat was called into action last night after reports of a fishing boat on fire 15 miles out to sea. The RNLI crew was sent out into Lyme Bay to help 'Bon Accord' at 2am on Wednesday."

2015-08-05 - Boat bursts into flame on Chautauqua Lake at gun club in Lakewood (New York):
http://chaucat.com/?p=13753
http://wesb.com/boat-fire-on-chautauqua-lake-2/
http://www.chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=184722#.VcROiG5VhBc

Quote: "Lakewood volunteers made short work of a fire in a boat after it docked behind Lakewood Rod and Gun Wednesday evening."

2015-08-05 - Boat bursts into flame on Syracuse Lake near Turkey Creek Township (Indiana):
http://www.inkfreenews.com/2015/08/05/boat-fire-on-syracuse-lake-extinguished-quickly/

Note: These are the 695th, 696th and 697th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-05 - Train car bursts into flame near Wesel Boulevard in Hagerstown (Maryland):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/rail-car-catches-fire-in-hagerstown/36073/9DZ1IXbzIUKCRgW0EUO-kw
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/railroad-car-fire/image_82fbc5d6-3ba4-11e5-ad60-17cc8493bd56.html
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/railroad-car-on-fire-near-wesel-boulevard/article_19d1a71a-3ba4-11e5-9579-63a42e08e0f7.html

2015-08-05 - Charter bus bursts into flame on I-95 near Dunn (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/traffic/charter-bus-burns-on-i-95/905181/
http://wncn.com/2015/08/05/bus-fire-causes-traffic-problems-along-i-95/
http://www.wral.com/bus-burns-on-i-95-near-dunn/14813367/
http://www.jocoreport.com/bus-fire-closes-i-95/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150805/Bus-Catches-Fire-In-North-Carolina-Falcon/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hGwsJ_WHIA
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/crime_courts/i--traffic-moving-following-late-afternoon-bus-fire-no/article_64427ae1-a9d3-5b9b-9e32-58fbe4714f8a.html

Note: This is the 486th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-08-05 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame at 6:49 AM on the M6 near Bedworth (Britain):
http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Car-transporter-drama-M6/story-27549274-detail/story.html
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/car-transporter-fire-m6-9793035
http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/local-news/car-transporter-fire-causes-motorway-delays-in-warwickshire-1-6886464
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/car-transporter-fire-causes-motorway-delays-in-warwickshire-1-6886464
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15214868-car-transporter-fire-causes-motorway-delays-in-warwickshire/
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/car-transporter-fire-causes-motorway-delays-in-warwickshire-3390391.html
http://www.theyamyam.net/car-transporter-on-fire-on-m6/

Note: This is the 46th car-hauler to burn in 2015...

2015-08-05 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at grocery store in Eufaula (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/29720016/tanker-fire-near-checotah-sends-3-firefighters-to-hospital
http://www.newson6.com/story/29718808/tanker-truck-catches-fire-at-eufaula-gas-station
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/tanker-truck-fire-eufaula/nnDYh/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/08/05/31185257/
http://chemicalhazards.infrastructurenews.org/hazmat-crews-cleanup-after-tanker-truck-fire-koki-fox-23/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2015/08/tanker-truck-catches-fire-at-gas-station-near-eufaula-oklahoma/
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/three-firefighters-treated-at-hospital-after-battling-tanker-truck-fire/article_68bd7b0c-f779-5515-9729-01787d09965b.html

2015-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 290 near Brenham (Texas):
http://kwhi.com/truck-fire-disrupts-traffic-on-highway-290/
http://www.brenhambanner.com/news/truck-fire-shuts-down-highway/image_4265a05d-e0aa-512e-a5e9-0635bcc3ec57.html

Quote: "At 3:40 p.m. the Brenham Fire Department was called out to the 500 block of Highway 290 East to an 18-wheeler that caught fire in front of Germania Insurance. The fire began in the motor of the truck, destroying the cab and spreading partially to the trailer."

2015-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-84 near Glenns Ferry (Idaho):
http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2015/08/05/semi-flames-interstate-84/31167785/

2015-08-05 - Tractor bursts into flame on Byley Lane in Middlewich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tractor-fire-in-middlewich

Note: These are the 1293rd, 1294th, 1295th, 1296th and 1297th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-05 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Warwick (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/29720598/truck-catches-fire-in-warwick

2015-08-05 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on toll road in Irvine (California):
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-676206-truck-garbage.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15243337-garbage-truck-fire-on-133-freeway-burns-vegetation-trash-all-over-road/

2015-08-05 - RV bursts into flame while parked at Kohl's in Chillicothe (Ohio):
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/08/05/rv-catches-fire-parking-lot/31192993/
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/videos/news/2015/08/05/31195809/

2015-08-05 - RV bursts into flame on I-74 near Knoxville (Illinois):
http://wgil.com/v3/2015/08/05/winnebago-destroyed-in-i-74-vehicle-fire-no-injuries-reported/

Note: These are the 246th and 247th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-05 - SUV bursts into flame on I-190 in Grand Island (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/traffic/2015/08/05/car-fire-closes-right-lane--i-190/31193513/
http://wivb.com/2015/08/05/firefighters-rush-to-suv-fire-on-the-i-190/

2015-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Hallett (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/29720398/news-on-6-crew-neighbors-put-out-truck-hallett-truck-fire

2015-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Harvard (Illinois):
http://www.nwherald.com/2015/08/05/harvard-fire-destroys-pickup-truck/avfhfnw/

2015-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Driscoll Bridge over the Raritan River in Woodbridge (New Jersey):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/05/driscoll-bridge-truck-fire/
http://omnifeed.com/article/newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/05/driscoll-bridge-truck-fire/
http://video.newsnyork.com/woodbridge-truck-fire_a497842ba.html

2015-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on 131st Road in Winfield (Kansas):
http://www.winfieldcourier.com/breaking_news/image_07c87d90-3ba5-11e5-9871-cfdb000e04fa.html
http://www.arkcity.net/car-fire/image_fd6160f4-3bce-11e5-bd6c-43979261e98f.html

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame and explodes on South Ray Street in New Castle (Pennsylvania), man injured:
http://www.wfmj.com/story/29725561/man-in-new-castle-suffers-burns-after-car-explodes
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/bystanders-pull-man-burning-car-new-castle-likely-/nnDct/
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/police_dailyrecord/man-injured-in-car-fire-explosion/article_5cc58db1-165a-5b10-b9c5-91d06e5fcee4.html

Quote: "Sandy Wallace was driving his 1998 Chevy Camaro down South Ray Street in New Castle Wednesday afternoon when it burst into flames for unknown reasons."

Note: Also see the vacant home that was destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in New Castle on this day...

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at shopping center in Moosic (Pennsylania), woman injured:
http://wnep.com/2015/08/05/woman-taken-to-hospital-after-car-fire-in-moosic/
http://www.nepabuzz.com/2015/08/05/woman-taken-to-hospital-after-car-fire-in-moosic/

Note: Also see the person who burned to death at 4:20 AM when their car burst into flame on I-35 in Lenexa (Kansas) on this day, as well as the person found dead in a burning car in Escondido (California). Sometimes the vehicle fires don't hurt anyone, sometimes they do, and sometimes they're killing people...

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame just after 1:30 AM on Calverley Street in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2015/08/05/providence-crews-extinguish-a-car-fire/

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on I-77 in Wythe County (Virginia):
http://wsls.com/2015/08/05/car-fire-causes-delays-on-i-77-south-in-wythe-co/
http://www.virginiafirst.com/news/car-fire-causes-delays-on-i-77-south-in-wythe-co

Note: A car just burst into flame at 11:30 PM on I-77 in Wythe County the night prior too, mentioned in the 2015-08-04 update...

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on I-35 near Eagan (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3871182.shtml
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/s3871234.shtml

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on I-43 in Milwaukee (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/story/29719152/car-catches-fire-on-i-43
http://fox6now.com/2015/08/05/traffic-alert-all-lanes-of-i-43-nb-at-becher-street-closed-due-to-car-fire/
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/tmj4/news/Northbound-lanes-of-I-43-closed-due-to-car-fire-320814651.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15236536-vehicle-fire-closes-northbound-i-43-at-becher-st/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQpgpSzGK_0

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 in Parley’s Canyon (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2015/08/05/car-engulfed-in-flames-backs-up-traffic-at-parleys-summit/
http://gephardtdaily.com/local/car-fully-engulfed-in-flames-in-parleys-summit/

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at drug store in Orangeburg (South Carolina):
http://thetandd.com/news/driver-leaves-store-after-car-catches-fire/article_467827e5-3e18-5951-9638-7d51c2f7401e.html

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on Hosur Road in Hosur (India):
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/493615/car-fire-leads-traffic-snarls.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/car-catches-fire-on-hosur-road/article7505338.ece
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNM9YW5f6y4

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked at shopping center in coastal Cardiff (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mystery-parked-car-explodes-day-6198905
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-33792618
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/watch-moment-another-car-goes-9795421
http://www.madeincardiff.tv/another-car-fire-at-a-cardiff-retail-park/

Quote: "No-one was injured in the blaze that broke out just 300 metres where two cars were destroyed by fire outside Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday. One parked car was severely damaged and the fire spread to two other vehicles. The two incidents were unrelated, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said."

Note: The two incidents were definitely related by geographic area, proximity to the coast and the atmosphere. Probably not related by anything else though. Think they'll figure things out before Cardiff is destroyed? We'll find out...

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on Hillside Crescent in Grantham (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/crew-tackles-car-fire-in-grantham-street-1-6886494

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on the A45 in Earls Barton (Britain):
http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/a45-in-earls-barton-reopened-after-car-fire-1-6886811
http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/A45-Earls-Barton-closed-vehicle/story-27549725-detail/story.html

2015-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on street in Delabole (Britain):
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/Firefighters-Delabole-tackle-car-main-street/story-27552923-detail/story.html

2015-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Prairie Street in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_c4dcebd4-3b6c-11e5-a997-1726e46886a8.html

2015-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Elkhorn Road in Farmington Township (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2015/08/vehicle-fire-with-exposures-on-elkhorn.html

2015-08-05 - Semi trailer bursts into flame at recycling business in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/08/05/truck-trailer-catches-fire-reno/31194199/
http://www.wopular.com/truck-trailer-catches-fire-reno

2015-08-05 - Car and garage go up in flames just before 3 AM at home in Fargo (North Dakota):
http://www.kvrr.com/news/local-news/fire-damages-garage-classic-car-in-fargo/34561348

2015-08-05 - Two cars and two homes destroyed by fire in Mukilteo (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/05/two-people-hurt-as-fire-rips-through-two-mukilteo-homes/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/At-least-one-home-burns-in-Mukilteo-fire-320823151.html

Quote: "A photo showed at least two cars on fire in the home’s driveway."

2015-08-05 - Motorcycle and garage go up in flames in Poseyville (Indiana):
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/motorcycle-destroyed-in-poseyville-fire/41283/rbVO6V65X0igL6b_BSEnbA

2015-08-05 - Car dealership damaged by fire in Staunton in Augusta County (Virginia):
http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Car-Dealership-On-Fire-In-Staunton-320832241.html
http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Valley-Car-Dealership-Damaged-in-Fire-320850611.html

2015-08-05 - Barn and 4000 bales of hay destroyed by fire in Onondaga County (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_guts_barn_destroys_mountain_of_hay_at_onondaga_farm.html
http://www.roccitynews.com/news/crews-respond-to-barn-fire-in-town-of-onondaga/
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/08/05/Crews_responding_to_barn_fire_in_town_of_Onondaga/

2015-08-05 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4 AM, home damaged, in Coventry (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/29712741/fire-destroys-barn-damages-house
http://wpri.com/2015/08/05/barn-devastated-after-fire-in-coventry/
http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150805/NEWS/150809660
http://www.abc6.com/story/29722079/fire-destroys-barn-damages-house-in-rhode-island
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15221995-barn-destroyed-after-fire-in-coventry/

2015-08-05 - Brush fire erupts near marina in coastal Loule (Portugal):
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20150805/Fire-Erupts-Near-Marina-In-Portugal-Loule/

2015-08-05 - AC unit bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29715794/2-hospitalized-after-fort-myers-house-fire

2015-08-05 - Iconic store and restaurant destroyed by fire on the Russian River near Guerneville (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4304403-181/fire-guts-russian-river-store

2015-08-05 - Bowling alley destroyed by massive blaze in Eugene (Oregon):
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33371569-75/fire-rages-through-southtowne-lanes-bowling-alleys-roof-collapses-other-businesses-threatened.html.csp

2015-08-05 - Two outbuildings destroyed by fire at 2:09 AM, home damaged, on Spencer Gulch Road in Jacksonville (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150805/NEWS/150809811/101033/NEWS

2015-08-05 - Clubhouse destroyed by fire at 4:09 AM at caravan park in coastal Hemsby (Britain):
http://www.harbourradio.co.uk/blog/firefighters-tackled-blaze-at-caravan-site-clubhouse-in-hemsby/
http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/police_investigate_blaze_that_destroyed_entertainment_complex_at_hemsby_caravan_park_1_4181241

2015-08-05 - Two homes and some sheds destroyed by fire in Evergreen (Montana):
http://flatheadbeacon.com/2015/08/05/evergreen-grass-fire-forces-evacuations/
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/major-fire-breaks-out-in-evergreen-several-structures-burned/article_45a902c4-3bc8-11e5-84f5-2bf4b4b58980.html
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/fire-in-evergreen-forces-home-evacuations-structures-burned/article_29c6c795-f112-5473-a3d6-ea028878d8ec.html

2015-08-05 - Three homes go up in flames before 6 AM in Camden (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-homes-forces-evacuations-in-camden/903887/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/05/fire-engulfs-three-homes-camden/

2015-08-05 - Deadly fire burns mobile home at 12:30 AM in Flowery Branch (Georgia), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/111260/
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/29714312/1-person-found-dead-after-mobile-home-fire

2015-08-05 - Deadly fire burns restaurant-home in coastal Waimate (New Zealand), 3 killed:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/cop-offers-comfort-as-bodies-removed-from-waimate-blaze-tragedy-q04234

2015-08-05 - Vacant mobile home burns in Ona (West Virginia):
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1701847742/Marshal-Nothing-suspicious-in-Ona-house-fire

2015-08-05 - Vacant home burns at 11:30 PM in Shelby (Ohio):
http://www.wmfd.com/local-news/single.asp?story=65172

2015-08-05 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-House-Fire-Investigated-320734321.html
http://omaha.suntimes.com/oma-news/7/107/164888/vacant-house-fire-investigated

2015-08-05 - Vacant home burns just after 4 AM in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2015/08/05/fire-at-vacant-portsmouth-home-under-investgation/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/portsmouth/2015/08/05/fire-damages-house-in-portsmouth/31148993/

2015-08-05 - Vacant home burns at 3:30 AM in North Linden area in Columbus (Ohio):
http://nbc4i.com/2015/08/05/north-linden-home-damaged-in-fire/

2015-08-05 - Vacant home burns at 4:30 AM in Bond Hill (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Suspicious-house-fire-in-Bond-Hill-180674.shtml

2015-08-05 - Vacant home and occupied home go up in flames in the wee hours in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida), 3 injured:
http://www.local10.com/news/3-injured-in-fort-lauderdale-house-fires/34547180
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-fort-lauderdale-homes-fire-20150805-story.html

2015-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in New Castle (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/fire-causes-vacant-house-to-collapse/article_f5dfc489-a1d2-566f-b0dc-0ae41c5362a2.html

2015-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in the Town of Lockport (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/house-fire-reported-on-old-niagara-road-in-town-of-lockport-20150804

2015-08-05 - Person burns to death when SUV bursts into flame before 4:30 AM on I-35 in Lenexa (Kansas):
http://cjonline.com/news/2015-08-05/one-dead-early-morning-car-fire-lenexa
http://fox4kc.com/2015/08/05/car-fire-prompts-crews-to-shut-down-ramps-to-i-35-and-69-hwy-in-lenexa/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/29713482/car-fire-closes-ramp-from-i-35-to-sb-us-69
http://www.kmbc.com/news/car-fire-death-investigation-on-us-69-overpass/34547322
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15218155-car-fire-closes-ramp-from-i-35-to-southbound-us-69/
http://www.koamtv.com/story/29716582/body-found-near-burning-vehicle-in-lenexa
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article30019893.html

2015-08-05 - Person found dead in burning car in unincorporated area in Escondido (California):
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2015/08/05/deputies-find-body-in-burning-car-near-escondido/
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/05/body-found-car-fire-extinguished-north-county/
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Escondido-Body-Car-Fire-Country-Club-San-Diego-320897141.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Body-Found-Inside-Burning-Car-320857321.html

2015-08-06 - Mysterious explosion shakes restaurant, restaurant closed, in coastal Palo Alto (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_28597443/palo-alto-sams-chowder-house-temporarily-closes-after
http://kron4.com/2015/08/06/explosion-and-smell-of-smoke-in-palo-alto/
http://abc7news.com/news/firefighters-investigating-possible-explosion-in-palo-alto/907612/
http://inagist.com/all/629339102400245760/

Quote: "A mysterious booming sound that appears to have originated at Sam's Chowder House in downtown Palo Alto shook up the neighborhood but investigators say they don't know what triggered it."

Note: No damage found so this explosion was either underground or it was in the atmosphere and far enough away from anything to cause damage...

2015-08-06 - Gas station hit by explosion and fire in Beacon (New York):
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-louth-s-aswell-street-closed-by-fire-1-6889648
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2015/08/06/140-gallon-gas-explosion-beacon/31225669/

Quote: "American Petroleum Equipment and Construction employee was testing a fuel pump in a manhole opening over an underground gasoline tank when 'an unknown electrical arc caused a flash fire and explosion in the manhole,' Van Voorhis said. 'The explosion caused gasoline from another underground tank to be released into the air.'"

Note: Unknown ignition source sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match...

2015-08-06 - Underground electrical explosion blows manhole cover through floor of transit bus in coastal Bronx (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/exclusive-manhole-lid-rips-bronx-bus-injures-rider-article-1.2316120
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3187664/Woman-riding-bus-hurt-manhole-explosion-causes-cover-weighing-300lbs-vehicle.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Manhole-Cover-Explodes-Pierces-Bus-Floor-Slams-Passenger-New-York-City-MTA-Bronx-320950821.html

Quote: "A woman riding a bus in the Bronx was hurt this week after a manhole exploded and its cover went through the vehicle, according to reports. The explosion wounding Josephina Guzman occurred on West 170th Street Tuesday, NBC New York reported."

Quote: "As CBS2’s Steve Langford reported, the sound could be heard up and down the street. 'Boom, and all I seen the bus stopped, and I see fire shooting up and people started running down the street,' Michael Parfer said."

2015-08-06 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on Aswell Street in Louth (Britain):
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-louth-s-aswell-street-closed-by-fire-1-6889648
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/brigade-called-street-Louth/story-27558608-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/underground-fire-in-louth

2015-08-06 - Transformer bursts into flame before 6 AM, fire spreads to school, in Anderson (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/transformer-catches-fire-at-upstate-school/34568952
http://wspa.com/2015/08/06/fire-damages-parts-of-anderson-school/

2015-08-06 - Transformer bursts into flame near hospital in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://pix11.com/2015/08/06/patients-evacuated-from-nyu-langone-because-of-transformer-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15267483-patients-evacuated-from-nyu-langone-because-of-transformer-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/PIX11News/629386878018412549

Note: These are some of the more interesting explosions/fires on this day. Gettin' scary out there!

2015-08-06 - Mobile home destroyed by huge explosion and fire at 1 AM in Bakersfield (California), 1 injured:
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking-news/2015/08/06/gas-explosion-damages-13-mobiles-homes-in-southwest-bakersfield.html
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/mobile-home-destroyed-in-explosion-in-southwest-bakersfield
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/story/d/story/explosion-fire-at-mobile-home-park-in-southwest-ba/22237/ax91J_nCykK3iWHTxDrCZA
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/One-man-hurt-after-trailer-park-explosion-320907791.html
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/news/local/story/d/story/mobile-home-explosion-leaves-man-with-burns-over-8/15069/jPIo2_n1IEKc6XcbJWYHyA

Note: This is the 274th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-08-06 - Gas line explodes and burns near Greeley (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/08/06/smoke-seen-for-miles-after-explosion-in-weld-county/
http://www.9news.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2015/08/06/huge-gas-line-fire-in-weld-county/31242745/
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/08/06/large-gas-explosion--weld-county/31240243/
http://kdvr.com/2015/08/06/gas-line-explodes-in-weld-county-flames-and-smoke-seen-for-miles/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027049527

2015-08-06 - Mine rocked by methane explosion in Moravia (Czech Republic), 3 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.praguepost.com/the-big-story/49209-methane-blast-kills-three-czech-miners
http://www.sott.net/article/299884-Methane-blast-kills-three-Czech-miners

2015-08-06 - Dump trucks, four cars, equipment and barn destroyed by fire and explosions at 2 AM in Fitchburg (Wisconsin):
http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/fire-explosion-destroy-fitchburg-building-vehicles-damage-nobody-injured/article_495d920b-b6fe-5e7f-96b4-475a65cf6a99.html

Quote: "At least four cars, dump trucks, landscaping and other equipment were destroyed in an explosion-pocked fire at a storehouse on Curry Court on the eastern limits of Fitchburg early Thursday morning."

2015-08-06 - Rocky Fire continues to rage near Lower Lake (California), 43 homes destroyed so far:
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/06/some-who-fled-california-wildfire-find-their-home-/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/05/one-big-monster-cooler-temperatures-bring-little-relief-to-rocky-fire/
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/residents-return-devastation-after-massive-california-wildfire-n405636
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/08/05/california-is-now-experiencing-its-scariest-wildfire-in-2015-so-far/

2015-08-06 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Long Island (New York), teens use iPhone flashlight mode to get help:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/5-Teens-Jump-From-Flaming-Boat-Off-Long-Island-Police-320860591.html
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/police-5-rescued-from-great-south-bay-after-boat-fire-1.10713548
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/06/long-island-boat-fire-rescue/
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-rescues-5-mariners-in-distress-near-fire-island-n-y/2015/08/06/
http://abc7ny.com/news/5-teens-rescued-from-burning-boat-in-great-south-bay/906893/
http://www.wopular.com/police-5-rescued-great-south-bay-after-boat-fire-0

Quote: "Both a Suffolk police helicopter and a Coast Guard boat rushed to the scene. Initial concerns about finding the teens vanished when rescuers saw an iPhone flashlight being waved from the water. 'Any little bit helps, especially on that dark night,' said Kyle Profit of the U.S. Coast Guard. The teens were pulled to safety with no injuries. West Islip firefighters put out the fire and cheered how the teens handled the situation."

2015-08-06 - Boat, camper and workshop destroyed by fire in Loma (Colorado):
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/loma-workshop-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Fire-in-Loma-fully-engulfs-two-structures--320855521.html

Quote: "The fire also engulfed a trailer next to the workshop, as well as a boat behind the workshop. All three structures were total losses."

Note: These are the 698th and 699th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-06 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the West Beachline Expressway in Orange County (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/bus-catches-fire-on-beachline-expressway/34585892
http://www.digitalnewsworld.com/news/bus-catches-fire-on-beachline-expressway.html
http://www.orlandoecho.com/index.php/sid/235552677

Note: This is the 487th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-08-06 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame twice in the wee hours on I-44 in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/29723963/tire-fire-damages-semi-trailer-car-on-tulsa-highway
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/a-semi-truck-fire-causes-part-of-i-44-to-shut-down
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kfaq/news/Semi-Truck-Fire-Shuts-Down-Major-Tulsa-Interstate-320902901.html
http://www.news9.com/Clip/11741875/web-extra-video-of-semi-tire-fire-on-interstate-44-in-tulsa
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15253748-tire-fire-damages-semi-trailer-car-on-tulsa-highway/
http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/235526233

Note: Tire burst into flame at 12:30 AM. They put the fire out and the truck went on its way. Four miles down the road, another tire burst into flame. From the full hypothesis: "Massive vehicles such as big RVs, buses, tanker trucks, tractor trailers, dump trucks, and car-haulers will be destroyed by fire in escalating numbers after tires or brakes ignite."

2015-08-06 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-75 in Berea (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29724846/vehicle-on-fire-on-i-75-in-madison-co
http://www.kentucky.com/2015/08/06/3976859_vehicles-catch-fire-on-tractor.html
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Cars-destroyed-when-semi-catches-fire-on-I-75-in-Madison-County-320906031.html
http://newspindle.com/cars-destroyed-when-semi-catches-fire-on-i-75-in-madison-county/
http://www.richmondregister.com/news/police-courts/no-injuries-as-auto-transport-catches-fire/article_77c71806-3d79-11e5-a9d6-23f1b65face0.html

Note: Another car-hauler just burned the day prior too, at 6:49 AM on the M6 near bedworth (Britain), mentioned in the 2015-08-05 update. These are the 47th and 48th car-haulers to burn in 2015...

2015-08-06 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at business in Spartanburg (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/flames-shooting-25-feet-in-air-after-fire-engulfs-truck-fire-officials-say/34583810
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/firefighters-extinguish-tractor-trailer-fire-233617187.html
http://www.statesman.com/videos/news/firefighters-work-to-extinguish-tractor-trailer/vDYPMT/
http://www.wyff4.com/news/spartanburg-truck-fire/34584144

Quote: "Char Garren, a delivery driver for NUCO2, said the truck was carrying carbonation for sodas, as well as hydrogen. Garren said he had just parked the truck behind the building and heard a 'loud boom.'"

2015-08-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 1 AM on I-94 in Maple Grove (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3872127.shtml
http://twincitiessun.com/2015/08/crews-working-to-clean-up-mayonnaise-after-semi-fire-on-i-94-in-maple-grove/

Quote: "Drivers on Interstate 94 in the Maple Grove area experienced delays Thursday morning as crews worked to clean up after a semi hauling mayonnaise started on fire overnight. The fire happened about 1 a.m., but the truck was still on the scene and the right lane of westbound I-94 was blocked near Maple Grove Parkway through the morning commute."

2015-08-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near the I-75/I-24 split in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Cargo-fire-causes-traffic-backup-at-I-75-I-24/Obtt5ScRhUKPc3ZYxO1S4Q.cspx

2015-08-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 97 in Oyama (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/2152178/semi-truck-fire-in-oyama/
http://www.1075kiss.com/top-news/2015/08/06/semi-fire-put-out
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15273286-semi-truck-fire-in-oyama/
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/image_254f9700-3cc1-11e5-82dd-4320d0c82537.html

2015-08-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A90 near coastal Stonehaven (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/659319/video-fire-crews-tackle-a90-lorry-blaze/
http://news.stv.tv/north/1326081-major-aberdeenshire-road-a90-closed-by-police-after-lorry-catches-fire/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/a90-closed-in-one-direction-after-lorry-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15259547-video-fire-crews-tackle-a90-lorry-blaze/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/EveningExpress/629298726247526400
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-aberdeen/20150807/281547994611487/TextView
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2015/08/firefighters-battle-lorry-blaze-in-aberdeenshire.aspx

2015-08-06 - Tractor bursts into flame in village near coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/tractor-catches-on-fire-in-village-north-of-portsmouth-1-6891073

Note: These are the 1298th, 1299th, 1300th, 1301st, 1302nd, 1303rd, 1304th and 1305th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-06 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on I-15 in Murray (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2015/08/06/driver-escapes-after-truck-catches-fire-along-i-15/

2015-08-06 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on Darby Road in coastal Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33953&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/lorry_on_fire_in_derby_road_1_4184773
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Barnstaple-blaze-involved-7-5-tonne-lorry/story-27563423-detail/story.html
http://www.southwestnews.org.uk/news/lorry-on-fire-in-derby-road

2015-08-06 - Camper-van bursts into flame in driveway at home on Bridgwater Road in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33950&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/13579700.Camper_van_burns_in_Taunton_driveway/
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/13579700.Camper_van_burns_in_Taunton_driveway/

2015-08-06 - Van, taxi and car destroyed by fire while parked near Moorlight Mill in Ashton (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/three-vehicles-fire-outside-moorlight-9790783

2015-08-06 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked between homes, fire scorches both homes, in Defiance (Ohio):
http://www.northwestsignal.net/news/article_c1e4b3c4-5eaa-5a95-bf02-2362d66dd15e.html

Quote: "Highland Township Fire Chief Brian Berry reported that upon the department's arrival, the minivan was found in between two homes and was fully involved. The fire had moved onto the patio structure of one of the homes and had damaged the skirting of the other home."

Note: About 200 feet from a stream called Preston Run. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-08-06 - Police SUV bursts into flame in the wee hours during traffic stop in Grapevine (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Grapevine-Officers-Patrol-Vehicle-Engulfed-in-Flames-320930841.html
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/grapevine-officers-vehicle-catches-fire-while-responding-to-crash-on-highway-121.html/

Quote: "The officer parked his Chevy Tahoe patrol unit behind the vehicle in trouble. Shortly after he parked, he heard a loud pop from inside his SUV. As the officer checked on a man involved in the crash, he noticed the rear interior of his vehicle was in flames. He called the fire department and additional police officers to close off the ramp. Bowling said the officer attempted to remove his rifle and other equipment from the vehicle, but the flames were too intense."

2015-08-06 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Hutchinson (Kansas):
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/vehicle-fire/image_109f783a-ea39-5cb5-b55e-27ece6b9c1c6.html
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/car-fire-spreads-to-house-exterior-nobody-injured/article_e7991981-5a60-5a6c-8038-950f55639db9.html

Quote: "A parked sport utility vehicle caught fire on Thursday night in Hutchinson, but nobody was hurt when the fire spread to the home."

2015-08-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 14 in the Town of Kickapoo (Wisconsin):
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Two-escape-unharmed-after-car-catches-fire-320890481.html
http://www.wxow.com/story/29726724/2015/08/06/truck-towing-trailer-catches-fire-in-vernon-county
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/truck-catches-fire-in-town-of-kickapoo/article_0c35c525-8fb0-5535-b119-8b5ffd13fb92.html

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame while parked at store in Sioux City (Iowa):
http://siouxcityjournal.com/menards-car-fire/image_33e2422c-8052-5714-a9b2-4365b5b0795c.html

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on Route 9 in Haddam (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Closes-Route-9-South-in-Haddam-320962861.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29729330/route-9-in-haddam-reopens-after-car-fire

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/08/secaucus_car_fire_brings_turnpike_traffic_to_halt.html

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on I-45 at Gulf Bank Road in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/traffic/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-ih-45-north-southbound-at-gulf-bank-road/907701/
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Car-fire-shuts-down-North-Freeway-6429251.php
http://texasthunderradio.com/car-fire-shuts-down-north-freeway/
http://www.justhoustonnews.com/car-fire-shuts-down-north-freeway/

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at 3:48 AM at home in Shafter (Texas):
http://bigbendnow.com/2015/08/shafter-nonagenarian-uninjured-in-car-fire/

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame near Moonshine Beach at Table Rock Lake near Branson (Missouri):
http://www.hometowndailynews.com/2015/08/06/car-fire-near-moon-shine-beach/

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on I-35 near Kearney (Missouri):
http://www.kearneycourier.com/news/article_8821b18e-81e1-5130-be20-88ce74b981f5.html

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on Howard Street in coastal Fairfield (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/08/fairfield-news-todays-vehicle-fire/

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at car wash in Arlington Heights (Illinois):
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2015/08/car-fire-at-northwest-auto-wash-on-euclid-ave-near-northwest-highway-arlington-heights/

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on Purbrook Way in Leigh Park (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/lucky-escape-for-driver-as-car-goes-up-in-flames-in-leigh-park-1-6890771

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at 7:14 AM on the M1 near Nottingham (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Car-closes-lane-M1/story-27557149-detail/story.html

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at Houndstone Buisness Park in Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33949&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Firefighters-called-car-blaze-Mead-Avenue-Yeovil/story-27558575-detail/story.html

2015-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on the A12 near Chelmsford (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i4517/

2015-08-06 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-81 in Montgomery County (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-slowing-traffic-on-i81-south-in-montgomery-county/34568620

2015-08-06 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 near Chatham (Georgia):
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2015-08-06/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-shuts-down-i-95-ramp-ga-21

2015-08-06 - Golf cart bursts into flame while parked inside building at the Houston National Cemetery in Houston (Texas): http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/08/06/fire-marshal-golf-cart-likely-source-building-fire-houston-national-cemetery/31204669/

Quote: "When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a two story metal warehouse maintenance building with heavy smoke and flames on the inside. The cemetery was closed, so they had to cut their way through one of the large bay doors. Once inside, they found a golf cart on fire."

2015-08-06 - Pickup truck, camper and home destroyed by fire on Riverside Avenue in Haverhill (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/crews-battle-house-fire-in-haverhill/34575710
http://www.whdh.com/story/29727940/car-reportedly-crashes-into-haverhill-home-causes-fire

Quote: "The home sat on the banks of the Merrimack River on Riverside Avenue, but all of the water was no help."

2015-08-06 - Two cars and home destroyed by fire on Wadeville Avenue in Chadwell Heath (Britain):
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/house_destroyed_in_chadwell_heath_fire_1_4182796

2015-08-06 - Car and home go up in flames in Algona (Iowa):
http://algona.com/articles/2015/08/06/news/top_news/doc55c3763393c84039872505.txt

2015-08-06 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/cleveland-crews-respond-to-stanford-avenue-mechanic-shop-fire

2015-08-06 - Wildfire grows to 42 square miles near Lake Chelan (Washington):
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Wildfire-near-Lake-Chelan-grows-to-42-square-miles-321001721.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/08/firefighters_work_to_put_out_f.html
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/06/wolverine-fire-near-lake-chelan-grows-to-42-square-miles/

2015-08-06 - Brush fire burns along I-5, destroys pickup truck on the freeway, near Castaic (California):
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-firefighters-castaic-brush-fire-20150806-story.html
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/140776/
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150806/brush-fire-snarls-traffic-on-northbound-5-freeway-near-castaic
http://abc7.com/news/brush-fire-erupts-along-northbound-5-fwy-in-castaic/907882/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150806/Massive-Fire-Burns-Through-Truck-In-CA-Val-Verde/
http://twitter.com/goldstein_wendy/status/629377609395236864/photo/1

Quote: "Los Angeles County firefighters are making progress on a grass fire that started Thursday afternoon with a car fire on the side of the 5 Freeway in Castaic."

2015-08-06 - Brush fire breaks out at Space Coast Community Park in coastal Sharpes (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/08/06/bcfr-battling-brush-fire--space-coast-community-park/31253503/

2015-08-06 - Wildfire erupts north of Lake James in Pisgah National Forest (North Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150806-49542-USA

2015-08-06 - Wildfire rages near Cáceres (Spain), two towns and some campers evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150807-49566-ESP
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-wildfires-force-evacuation-residents-towns-32940202
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/07/wildfires-force-evacuation-residents-from-2-towns-campsites-in-southwestern/
http://www.dw.com/en/wildfire-triggers-mass-evacuation-in-spain/a-18635410

2015-08-06 - Brush fire destroys bus on the island of Barbados:
http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2015/08/06/one-bus-destroyed-in-bush-fire/

2015-08-06 - Western apparel store heavily damaged by fire at 4:09 AM in Pigeon Forge (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/08/06/western-apparel-store-roof-collapses-pigeon-forge/31204415/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Roof-collapses-after-Pigeon-Forge-business-fire--320885801.html
http://wate.com/2015/08/06/roof-collapses-on-pigeon-forge-business-after-fire/

2015-08-06 - Medical supply business heavily damaged by fire at 11 PM in Lower Moreland (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/06/fire-rips-through-medical-supply-company-in-montco/

2015-08-06 - Wholesale market ravaged by huge blaze on Pershore Street in Digbeth, Birmingham (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-33808220
http://uk.cyber1news.com/news/video-fire-breaks-out-in-birmingham-market

2015-08-06 - Mixed-use building destroyed by fire in Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29726623/smoke-seen-for-miles-after-fire-reported-in-hartford
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29726623/hartford-building-will-be-torn-down-after-thursdays-fire
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Smoke-Fire-Visible-in-Hartford-SkyCams-320922341.html

2015-08-06 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Columbia (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/bs-md-ho-fire-20150806-story.html

2015-08-06 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to two homes, in Portland (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2015/08/06/garage-fire-spreads-to-2-homes-in-se-portland/
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Garage-fire-spreads-to-two-SE-Portland-homes-321003891.html

2015-08-06 - Apartment building destroyed by massive blaze at 4 AM in Brookhaven (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/29722475/fire-rips-through-dekalb-county-apartment-complex
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/brookhaven-townhomes-destroyed-in-predawn-blaze/nnDrj/

2015-08-06 - Deadly fire destroys home at 6 AM near Freedom (Indiana), 3 killed:
http://www.wave3.com/story/29734089/all-3-members-of-owen-county-family-die-after-house-fire
http://wishtv.com/2015/08/07/3-family-members-die-after-owen-county-fire/

2015-08-06 - Vacant building burns just before 6:30 AM in Houston (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/firefighters-tackling-flames-at-se-houston-building/34568202
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15251578-firefighters-tackling-flames-at-se-houston-vacant-building/

2015-08-06 - Vacant home burns at 1:30 AM in Fayetteville (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/second-fire-since-monday-reported-at-unoccupied-fayetteville-house/article_ce0ae5d1-0720-5b00-ae1f-43b95d62f5e7.html

2015-08-06 - Vacant home burns at 3:55 AM in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-firefighter-two-police-officers-injured-in-far-south-side-fire-20150806-story.html

2015-08-06 - Vacant home burns in Albany (Georgia):
http://www.wtvm.com/story/29723939/afd-battles-house-blaze

2015-08-06 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Smithville (New York):
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Vacant-Smithville-House-320906601.html
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/fire-extensively-damages-vacant-smithville-home-20150807

2015-08-06 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/05/youngstown-fire-crews-battle-south-side-blaze/

2015-08-06 - Vacant commercial building burns at 4:45 AM in York (Pennsylvania):
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-at-second-hand-store-181297.shtml

2015-08-06 - Vacant warehouse burns in the Riverside area in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/city-firefighters-battle-two-alarm-fire-in-vacant-warehouse-20150806
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/buffalo/2015/08/07/two-alarm-warehouse-fire-riverside/31270823/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/breaking-warehouse-fire-in-buffalo

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane bursts into flame before 7 AM on the tarmac at airport in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2015/08/07/jet-catches-fire-at-nashvilles-airport/
http://wdtn.com/2015/08/07/plane-headed-for-cincy-catches-fire-in-nashville/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/jet-bound-for-cincinnati-catches-fire/nnFYS/
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/us/plane-catches-fire-at-nashville-airport/index.html
http://wkrn.com/2015/08/07/small-plane-catches-fire-at-nashville-international-airport/
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Jet-Fire-at-Nashville-Airport/RXXlQmoVP02_rgxMFARP2w.cspx
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29733404/crews-put-out-small-plane-engine-fire-at-nashville-airport
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2015/08/07/skywest-plane-catches-fire-nashville-airport/31275181/
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kgun9/now-trending/Plane-catches-fire-at-Nashville-International-Airport-321054701.html

Quote: "The plane was heading to Cincinnati, Ohio, scheduled to depart at 6:34 a.m. CDT. The plane had just turned on its engine and had not yet reached the runway when the fire began, according to airport spokeswoman Shannon Sumrall."

Note: Also see the car that burst into flame on I-65 in Nashville on this day...

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane hit by engine fire, makes emergency landing in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150808-49570-USA
http://abc7chicago.com/news/american-airlines-jet-makes-emergency-landing-in-philadelphia/911922/
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/07/seattle-bound-flight-forced-to-return-to-philly-after-reports-of-engine-fire/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Passenger-Plane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-At-Philly-International-321106701.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/national/report-plane-visible-fire-lands-safely-philadelphi/nnFy6/
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-philadelphia-plane-fire-20150808-story.html

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane hit by tire fire, makes emergency landing in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/United-flight-returns-safely-to-McCarran-after/4jnbollMgEqPzStdoJiZYw.cspx

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane hit by sparking and smoke, makes emergency landing in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.trust.org/item/20150807153500-kz17m/

Quote: "Ralph McLaughlin, one of the passengers on board, said there had been sparks seen in the cabin. 'Firefighters assuring us everything is OK despite sparks and smoke on @united 935,' he tweeted."

Note: These are the 91st, 92nd, 93rd and 94th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Micanopy (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/man-hospitalized-after-florida-home-explosion/34591386
http://www.wcjb.com/local-news/2015/08/explosion-micanopy

Note: This is the 275th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Bridge over the Hackensack River hit by fire near Hackensack (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/08/bridge_fire_disrupts_nj_transit_service.html
http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_on_nj_transit_bridge_affecting_train_service_on_2_lines.html
http://www.my9nj.com/story/29736088/track-fire-extinguished-on-nj-transit-drawbridge

2015-08-07 - Scrap yard hit by fire, 50 scrap cars burn, in Rochdale (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rochdale-scrapyard-fire-30-firefighters-9813491
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rochdale-smoke-fire-manchester-live-9812356

Quote: "More than 30 firefighters are dealing with a fire involving a number of scrap cars in Rochdale. North West Fire Control received several reports of a fire on Corporation Road at 1.52pm on Friday, August 7, 2015. It's understood there are around 50 cars on fire."

2015-08-07 - Recycling center hit by fire, pile of ground up cars burns, in Depew (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/2015/08/07/smoky-fire-breaks-out-at-twin-village-recycling-in-depew/31326895/

2015-08-07 - Recycling center damaged by fire twice in Smugglers Way area in coastal London (Britain):
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15279868-second-fire-breaks-out-at-recycling-centre/
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/wandsworthnews/13579306.Fire_breaks_out_at_recycling_centre/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/londonnews/13581132.Second_fire_breaks_out_at_recycling_centre/?ref=rss
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15253660-fire-breaks-out-at-recycling-centre/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/LondonFire/629265496030887936

2015-08-07 - Landfill erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11493511
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/massive-plumes-of-smoke-fill-sky-from-burning-earthquake-rubble-in-christchurch-q04511

2015-08-07 - Two boats, RV and home destroyed by fire in Arlington (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/BREAKING-NEWS/FIRE-DESTROYS-ARLINGTON-HOME-br-Along-with-RV-shed-and-two-boats-2216254
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/fire-destroys-arlington-home/nnFxR/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-Arlington-house-fire-321090991.html
http://twitter.com/JoannaKIRO7/status/629791562310922240/photo/1
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150807/NEWS01/150809252

Quote: "In addition to the home, the fire also destroyed a shed, an RV, and two boats on the property."

Note: These are the 700th and 701st boats or ships to burn/expode in 2015 and this is the 249th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Boat bursts into flame while being towed, on I-75 near Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29736158/boat-fire-causes-traffic-impact-on-i-75-s-in-fayette-county

Quote: "Traffic on I-75 South in Fayette County is moving slowly after a boat being hauled by a pickup caught fire. The scene is at mile marker 116. Officials tell LEX 18, the right lane and shoulder are blocked while crews work to put out the fire and clear the scene."

2015-08-07 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Geraldton (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/gascoyne/a/29209228/police-probe-boat-fire/

Note: These are the 702nd and 703rd boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Ogletown Road in Ogletown (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/traffic/2015/08/07/firefighters-respond-coach-bus-fire-ogletown-road/31305209/
http://www.wopular.com/coach-bus-fire-slows-traffic-ogletown-road

Quote: "The report of a bus on fire came in at about 4:30 p.m. at Ogletown Road near Salem Church Road, and Delaware State Police was later on scene. A group of children and what appeared to be chaperones sat along Ogletown Road in the grass while the scene was placed under control."

2015-08-07 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the Ohio Turnpike near Broadview Heights (Ohio):
http://www.kltv.com/story/29738091/no-injuries-after-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-turnpike
http://www.wtvm.com/story/29738091/no-injuries-after-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-turnpike
http://www.cbs46.com/story/29738091/no-injuries-after-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-turnpike
http://www.kcbd.com/story/29738091/no-injuries-after-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-turnpike
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29738091/no-injuries-after-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-turnpike
http://www.kctv5.com/story/29738091/no-injuries-after-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-turnpike
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/29738091/no-injuries-after-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-turnpike

2015-08-07 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the M7 near Portlaoise (Ireland):
http://www.midlandsradio.fm/news/gardaa-say-no-injuries-after-bus-fire-on-m7-in-laois

Quote: "Gardaí in Portlaoise say there have been no injuries after a bus went on fire on the M7 Dublin Limerick Road southbound outside Portlaoise. Emergency services are at the scene between Junction 18 Portlaoise West and Junction 19 M9 after the toll plaza."

Note: These are the 488th, 489th and 490th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-78 in Warren (New Jersey):
http://www.tapinto.net/towns/warren/articles/truck-fire-on-i-78-causes-afternoon-delays-in-war
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S4O7JfkPBk

2015-08-07 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked in Jasper (Texas):
http://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_9c2bbe86-3d6a-11e5-a5e5-a3a2a37f7fc0.html

2015-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 2 in Moncton (Canada):
http://www.country94.ca/news/1161901133/transport-truck-fire-monctons-north-end
http://www.919thebend.ca/news/1161901133/transport-truck-fire-monctons-north-end

2015-08-07 - Tractor (telehandler) bursts into flame at Roadwater Washford (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33961&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 1306th, 1307th, 1308th and 1309th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Asphalt truck bursts into flame in Crystal Park (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Vehicle-Fire-in-Crystal-Park-321101831.html
http://www.krdo.com/news/smoke-in-hills-west-of-colorado-springs-caused-by-vehicle-fire/34605080

2015-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame on the R392 near Abbeyshrule (Ireland):
http://www.shannonside.ie/news/gardai-warning-motorists-of-lorry-on-fire-on-ballymahon-to-mullingar-road/

2015-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame on the M4 between Swindon and Hungerford (Britain):
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/M4-traffic-comes-standstill-Swindon-Hungerford/story-27564748-detail/story.html

2015-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame at 6:23 AM on Lapwing Lane in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-fire-in-macclesfield_07-08-2015_8-36-53

2015-08-07 - RV, garage and home destroyed by fire in Kennewick (Washington):
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29738955/house-fire-destroys-kennewick-home

Quote: "A fire has destroyed a home, RV and nearby garage on the corner of South Taft Street and West 12th Place in Kennewick."

Note: This is the 250th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Van bursts into flame on Foxtown Hill Road in Stroud Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20150807/NEWS/150809536

2015-08-07 - Van and two cars destroyed by fire at 4 AM while parked at industrial estate in Andover (Britain):
http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/13581694.WALWORTH_CAR_FIRE_UPDATE__Police_confirm_enquiries_are_ongoing/

2015-08-07 - SUV bursts into flame at mall in Wellington (Florida), near the coast:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/firefighters-battle-car-fire-mall-185341885.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/fire-rescue-car-on-fire-near-macys-entrance-at-wel/nnFhQ/
http://www.wflx.com/story/29736157/youreporter-sends-in-dramatic-video-of-car-fire-at-the-mall-at-wellington-green
http://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/youreport/youreporter-sends-in-dramatic-video-of-car-fire-at-the-mall-at-wellington-green

2015-08-07 - SUV bursts into flame on I-435 ramp in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/suv-catches-fire-on-ramp-from-i435-to-i70-in-kc/34592358
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/41ActionNews/629621245907202048

2015-08-07 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Choconut Center (New York):
http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/public-safety/2015/08/07/choconut-center-fire/31314293/

Quote: "Firefighters doused a fire in a truck parked next to a home in Choconut Center on Friday evening."

2015-08-07 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-20 in Clinton (Mississippi):
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-i20-in-clinton/34592734
http://newspindle.com/truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-20-in-clinton/

2015-08-07 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Broussard (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/story/29736605/no-injuries-reported-in-truck-fire-friday-in-broussard

2015-08-07 - Two cars destroyed by fire at 1:17 AM, third car damaged, while parked in impound lot in coastal Perth Amboy (New Jersey):
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/08/07/vehicles-destroyed-damaged-fire-perth-amboy/31302783/

Quote: "A police monitoring service indicated firefighters have been to the site several times in the past month for similar car fires."

2015-08-07 - Car destroyed by fire, two cars damaged, while parked at mall in Paramus (New Jersey):
http://cliffviewpilot.com/car-gutted-2-damaged-in-paramus-mall-fire/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/07/paramus-cars-burned/
http://newsinnj.com/fire-spreads-to-3-cars-in-bergen-town-center-parking-lot-inparamus/

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in coastal Savannah (Georgia), home burns again later:
http://www.live5news.com/story/29736690/car-catches-fire-in-garage-on-crestwood-dr
http://www.wtvm.com/story/29736690/car-catches-fire-in-garage-on-crestwood-dr

Quote: "Earlier Friday afternoon, SSFD responded to Crestwood Dr. to find that a car had caught fire in the garage, filling the house with smoke."

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Chesapeake Beach (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0815/mustangdiscoveredinflames.html

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, at home in Pekin (Illinois):
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/No-one-injured-in-Pekin-garage-fire-321145651.html

Quote: "Firefighters had to break down the garage door after the car inside it caught fire, rolling back and blocking it."

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours on I-65 in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29734497/car-fire-shuts-down-lanes-of-i-65-for-hours
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/29734497/car-fire-shuts-down-lanes-of-i-65-for-hours
http://www.wfxg.com/story/29734497/car-fire-shuts-down-lanes-of-i-65-for-hours
http://www.cbs46.com/story/29734497/car-fire-shuts-down-lanes-of-i-65-for-hours

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on I-90 near Snoqualmie (Washington):
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/car-fire-causes-five-mile-backup-on-i-90-near-snoqualmie/

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on 1st Street in Kennett (Missouri):
http://www.dddnews.com/story/2219923.html

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on US 33 near Marysville (Ohio):
http://www.peakofohio.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=5&id=184969#.VcWldW5VhBc

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 99 near Galt (California):
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2015/08/car-fire-on-hwy-99.html

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 4 near Murphys (California):
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/246205/vehicle-fire-extinguished-near-murphys.html
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2015/08/vehicle-fire-on-hwy-4.html

2015-08-07 - Two cars destroyed by fire while parked in underground parking garage in London (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/london/2015/08/07/fire-in-one-london-place-parking-garage/
http://www.lfpress.com/2015/08/07/fire-at-one-london-place-in-underground-garage-attacked-by-bystanders
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15287264-fire-at-one-london-place-in-underground-garage-attacked-by-bystanders/

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Elgin Street in Wallaceburg (Canada):
http://www.wallaceburgcourierpress.com/2015/08/07/car-fire-snarls-traffic-on-elgin-street

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame at 2:50 AM at church on Tallara Parkway in Narrabundah (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-08-06-165800-124034-1568.traffic

2015-08-07 - Ferrari bursts into flame on highway in coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2015/08/07/ferrari-catches-fire-while-driving-in-istanbul

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked near residence in Shobdon (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/13581214.Car_fire_in_Shobdon/
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/regional/13581214.display/

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark at mall in Carlow (Britain):
http://kclr96fm.com/car-fire-in-car-park-of-shopping-centre-in-carlow-town/

2015-08-07 - Car destroyed by fire while parked in driveway at home in Ingleby Barwick (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/fire-crews-attend-car-blaze-9814579

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Manchester Road in Broomhill (Britain):
http://crosspool.info/2015/08/07/broomhill-car-fire-causes-delays/

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on the A361 near Stoodleigh Cross (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33965&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/vehicle-towing-caravan/story-27569387-detail/story.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/bath-and-north-east-somerset/fire-in-vehicle-towing-caravan/
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/7556l0uwy/Fire-in-vehicle-towing-caravan.htm

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on High Street in Hinton St George (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33960&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on the A358 near Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33958&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.applefm.co.uk/local-news/vehicle-fire-on-a358-near-taunton/2015/08/07

2015-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Hainton Avenue in Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Car-Grimsby-street-video/story-27564348-detail/story.html

2015-08-07 - RV trailer bursts into flame before 6:30 AM at Lakeview RV Resort in Harrison County (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/29733417/fire-ignites-at-a-hwy-15-rv-park
http://www.wect.com/story/29733417/fire-ignites-at-a-hwy-53-rv-park
http://www.fox8live.com/story/29733417/fire-ignites-at-a-hwy-15-rv-park
http://www.woodallscm.com/2015/08/blaze-breaks-out-in-a-mississippi-rv-park/
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/Camper-Trailer-Destroyed-in-Fire/OpTtT52qfUKNil_2M5kSXA.cspx

Quote: "When they arrived at the Lakeview RV Resort, they saw flames shooting out of a camper. Harrison County's fire marshal says the fire ignited before 6:30 a.m."

2015-08-07 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home in Lubbock (Texas):
http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/lfr-responds-to-rv-fire-friday-morning
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29735127/lfd-investigating-rv-fire-at-west-lubbock-home
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29735127/lfd-investigating-rv-fire-at-west-lubbock-home
http://www.kcbd.com/story/29735127/lfd-investigating-rv-fire-at-west-lubbock-home
http://www.wafb.com/story/29735127/lfd-investigating-rv-fire-at-west-lubbock-home
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15291870-lfd-investigating-rv-fire-at-west-lubbock-home/

2015-08-07 - Auto business damaged by fire in Laurel County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Fire-damages-factory-in-Laurel-County-321113951.html

2015-08-07 - Barn destroyed by fire at university campus in University Park (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/crews-battle-barn-fire-at-governors-state-university--/911158/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-gsu-barn-fire-st-0809-20150807-story.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/ABC7Chicago/629767716287545344

2015-08-07 - Barn destroyed by fire near Fountain City (Indiana), 5 cows killed:
http://www.pal-item.com/story/news/local/2015/08/07/firefighters-battle-barn-blaze/31285565/

2015-08-07 - Barn damaged by fire in West Bethlehem Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150807/NEWS01/150809623
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/pa/washington-county/washington/barn-fire-reported-in-west-bethlehem_790330

2015-08-07 - Brush fire breaks out near Kelley Park In coastal San Jose (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/07/brush-fire-burns-several-acres-near-kelley-parksan-jose/

2015-08-07 - Office building damaged by fire in downtown coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-in-Los-Angeles-Office-Building--321052931.html
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150807/downtown-los-angeles-building-catches-fire

2015-08-07 - Wood shavings business does up in flames at 11 PM in Pleasant Hill (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2015/08/07/pleasant-hill-wood-shavings-business-catches-fire/

2015-08-07 - Lumber business damaged by fire in Birnamwood (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/29738382/2015/08/07/fire-in-birnamwood

2015-08-07 - Furniture business devastated by massive 5-alarm blaze in Santo (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/5-Alarm-Fire-at-Western-Gallery-in-Palo-Pinto-County-321108141.html

2015-08-07 - Several hundred tires go up in flames near St Andrews Quay in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Large-plume-smoke-seen-Killingholme-area/story-27565758-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/large-plume-of-smoke-visible-over-grimsby-skyline-from-hull-fire

2015-08-07 - Big pile of plastic pallets goes up in flames at feed mill in Wilmington (Ohio):
http://wnewsj.com/news/2193/pallet-fire-at-feed-mill

2015-08-07 - 1500 tons of straw go up in flames in Darlington (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/13581102.1_500_tonnes_of_straw_on_fire_at_Darlington_farm/
http://durham.localroundup.co.uk/article/1536393/1-500-tonnes-of-straw-on-fire-at-darlington-farm/

2015-08-07 - Garage bursts into flame at 2:15 AM, fire spreads to two homes, in Barrhaven (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/barrhaven-fire-leaves-8-people-homeless-1.3182578

2015-08-07 - Vacant home burns at 3:30 AM in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2015/08/07/cause-of-vacant-house-fire-in-portsmouth-under-investigation/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/portsmouth/2015/08/07/fire-damages-portsmouth-home/31274357/
http://wavy.com/2015/08/07/vacant-home-in-portsmouth-catches-fire/

2015-08-07 - Vacant home burns at 3 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/early-morning-vacant-house-fire

2015-08-07 - Vacant home burns before 2:30 AM in the East Bottoms area in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-fire-department-investigating-fire-at-vacant-home

2015-08-07 - Vacant apartment building burns in Orangeburg (South Carolina):
http://thetandd.com/news/vacant-apartment-building-catches-fire/article_600a7031-d367-5d17-9dfa-59c1a6bcc110.html

2015-08-07 - Vacant commercial building burns in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2015/08/detroit-firefighters-respond-commercial-fire.html

2015-08-08 - Two boats go up in flames along Gull Pond Lane in coastal Greenport (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/northfork/boat-catches-fire-sinks-gull-pond
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/officials-two-boats-on-fire-in-bay-in-greenport-1.10722027
http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2015/08/61217/cops-yacht-catches-fire-at-dock-sinks-in-greenport/
http://www.newyorkstatesman.com/index.php/sid/235608027
http://southoldlocal.com/2015/08/09/cops-destroyed-by-fire-boat-sinks-in-greenports-gull-pond/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/fuel-spills-into-southold-s-gull-pond-after-fire-sinks-boat-and-spreads-to-second-vessel-officials-say-1.10722489

Quote: "Firefighters were battling a blaze on two boats in a Greenport bay Saturday night, fire officials said. Greenport firefighters said they sent crews to the fire around 10:30 p.m. at Gull Pond Lane, where one large boat and one smaller boat were burning."

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame on Chautauqua Lake near Mayville (New York):
http://wivb.com/2015/08/08/six-escape-burning-boat-on-chautauqua-lake/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/chautauqua-county/six-escape-burning-boat-on-chautauqua-lake-20150808

Quote: "Six people escaped a boat that caught on fire on Chautauqua Lake late Saturday morning, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the vessel when rescuers arrived at about 11:47 a.m. The six people who had been onboard and who exited to a nearby pontoon vessel were not injured."

Note: If this sounds familiar, it's because another boat just went up in flames on Chautauqua Lake, near a gun club in Lakewood (New York), mentioned in the 2015-08-05 update...

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, at Lake Pleasant near Peoria (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.kpho.com/story/29741347/2-burned-in-boat-fire-at-lake-pleasant
http://www.12news.com/story/news/local/valley/2015/08/08/2-people-burned--boat-fire--lake-pleasant/31341377/
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/peoria/boat-catches-fire-on-lake-pleasant-injures-two-before-sinking
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/peoria/breaking/2015/08/08/boat-fire-leaves-two-injured--peoria/31340299/
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/29741634/2015/08/08/two-injured-at-lake-pleasant-when-boat-catches-fire
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/29741634/2015/08/08/two-injured-at-lake-pleasant-when-boat-catches-fire
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/7556l12j7/women-ages-66-and-22-suffer-severe.htm
http://www.wopular.com/boat-fire-leaves-two-injured-lake-pleasant-0

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame on the Intracoastal Waterway in coastal Jupiter (Florida), restaurant evacuated:
http://www.wpbf.com/news/pbfr-extinguishes-boat-fire-near-guanabanas-in-jupiter/34613748
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/guanabanas-in-jupiter-evacuated-while-boat-fire-br/nnGB5/
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/jupiter/boat-fully-involved-in-fire-near-guanabanas-restaurant-in-jupiter
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150808/Boat-Fire-Erupts-In-Florida-Jupiter/
http://www.facebook.com/WPTV5/posts/10153565667048384

Quote: "A boat fire in the Intracoastal Waterway on Saturday afternoon led to the evacuation of a waterfront restaurant, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said. Guanabanas, along State Road A1A south of the Loxahatchee River, told its patrons to evacuate as a precaution..."

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

2015-08-08 - Boat explodes and burns, man thrown off boat, on Gull Lake in Kalamazoo County (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Boat-explodes-on-lake-water-skiier-injured-182728.shtml#.Vchz_W5VhBc

Quote: "A boat explodes in the middle of a lake, sending one person to the hospital. It happened Saturday afternoon on Gull Lake in Kalamazoo County. The Sheriff's Office says a man was about to water ski when he heard an explosion and was thrown from the boat. We're told he suffered burns to his feet."

2015-08-08 - Boat destroyed by fire, pickup damaged, in Yosemite Lakes Park (California):
http://sierranewsonline.com/ylp-fire-burns-between-homes-on-meadow-drive/

Quote: "The fire reportedly started in or near a boat and spread into the vegetation. That aluminum fishing boat was lost, in addition to a large wood pile, and the side of a pickup was scorched. The fire burned between two homes, one of which was vacant."

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame in the North Sea near the island of West Burra (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/shetland/661062/coastguard-lifeboat-crews-help-rescue-boat-fire-north-sea/

Quote: "A major rescue operation was launched this afternoon after a small boat caught fire. A Sumburgh Coastguard helicopter and two RNLI lifeboat crews were sent to the boat’s rescue shortly after 12.30pm when the pleasure craft’s engine caught fire and the boat started drifting off West Burra."

2015-08-08 - Yacht 'Jodi'  bursts into flame off the coast near Orford (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/lifeboats_called_to_motor_cruiser_reporting_fire_on_board_1_4186596

Quote: "Three Suffolk RNLI lifeboats were called into action on Saturday after a motor cruiser off Orford sent out a mayday call reporting an engine fire on board."

2015-08-08 - Fishing boat explodes and burns near coastal Ras al-Khaimah (Saudi Arabia), 7 injured:
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/seven-local-fishermen-hurt-in-rak-boat-explosion
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/c0d48dbd-80f8-4c5b-a1ce-f41f0a77df1b.aspx

Note: These are the 704th, 705th, 706th, 707th, 708th, 709th, 710th, 711th, 712th and 713th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-08 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Layton (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/Police-Fire/2015/08/08/Possible-explosion-sets-elderly-man-s-Layton-house-on-fire

Quote: "The man was watching television when he heard a boom coming from his basement area."

Note: The inside-a-house version of all the underground explosions and fires that are occurring...

2015-08-08 - Home explodes and burns at 7 AM in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 3 injured:
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/08/08/103185
http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/74719/3-injured-in-Dhaka-explosion
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/gas-explosion%E2%80%99-burns-3-dhaka-123649
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/aug/08/three-burnt-explosion-hatirpool
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/08/08/3-burnt-in-dhaka-home-explosion-police-suspect-gas-pipe-burst

Note: Or maybe the explosion ruptured the gas line. What were the methane and hydrogen sulfide levels in the ground and air there? Ah, nobody checked, so nobody will ever know what caused this explosion...

2015-08-08 - Apartment building explodes and burns in coastal Dalian (China), 4 killed, 6 injured:
http://www.ecns.cn/2015/08-08/176333.shtml
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=296483
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/07/c_134491875.htm

Note: These are the 276th, 277th and 278th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-08-08 - Factory rocked by explosion and fire in Cairo (Egypt), 5 killed, 4+ injured:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/egypt-officials-factory-fire-north-cairo-kills-people-32965821
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/08/egyptian-officials-say-fire-at-factory-north-cairo-kills-5-workers-injures-4/
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/137276/Egypt/Politics-/Five-workers-die-in-industrial-explosion-in-Egypts.aspx

2015-08-08 - Historic train engines and and rail workshop devastated by huge fire at 2 AM in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-08/fire-at-historic-newport-rail-workshops-leaves-extensive-damage/6682566
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/historic-rail-carriages-destroyed-in-fire-at-the-newport-rail-yards-20150807-giuib0.html

Quote: "A number of historic train carriages have been damaged in Melbourne's south-west after an intense fire broke out and caused the roof to partially collapse at the Newport Rail Workshops. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) said the fire broke out in the roof of the 100-metre-long timber frame shed at 2:00am on Saturday. Authorities said it was one of three sheds used to store decommissioned rail cars and historic rolling stock. They were built in the 1880s."

2015-08-08 - Trucks, furniture and furniture store destroyed by fire just after 2:30 AM in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/08/08/2-alarm-fire-burns-through-furniture-store-off-gulf-freeway/31332271/
http://www.khou.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2015/08/08/photos-2-alarm-fire-burns-off-gulf-freeway/31332323/
http://abc13.com/news/firefighters-battle-massive-furniture-fire-in-se-houston/912920/
http://news.yahoo.com/video/firefighters-battle-massive-furniture-fire-131506100.html

Quote: "The Houston Furniture Bank has served the greater Houston area for 25 years. The fire destroyed all its inventory, trucks and the building."

2015-08-08 - Recycling plant erupts in flame in Chicago (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/firefighter-among-2-injured-in-recycling-plant-fire/913920/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/08/08/two-injured-in-recycling-plant-fire/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/863071/two-injured-lower-west-side-fire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-firefighters-rescue-man-49-and-firefighter-20150808-story.html

2015-08-08 - Waste disposal building destroyed by fire in Waunakee (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/fire-engulfs-waunakee-waste-disposal-building/34617964
http://www.channel3000.com/news/Fire-at-Waunakee-waste-disposal-building-under-investigation/34620482

2015-08-08 - At least two homes destroyed by inferno at 4:50 AM in coastal Corolla (North Carolina), on the Outer Banks:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150809-49577-USA
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/article_71131e7d-3c6d-5a24-ac16-86c9a95808b3.html
http://wtkr.com/2015/08/08/fire-crews-battle-corolla-beachfront-fire-for-hours/
http://abc11.com/news/massive-oceanfront-fire-breaks-out-on-outer-banks/912923/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/north-carolina/outer-banks/2015/08/08/large-outer-banks-fire-destroys-several-corolla-homes/31337579/

2015-08-08 - Transformer explodes and burns on Conowingo Road in Bel Air (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/belair/transformer-explodes-conowingo-road-official

2015-08-08 - Transformer bursts into flame near Wills Point (Texas):
http://www.ktre.com/story/29742731/transformer-fire-causes-power-phone-outages-in-wills-point-area
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15320710-transformer-fire-causes-power-outages-in-wills-point-area-knocks-out-non-emergency-numbers-for-fire-and-police/

2015-08-08 - School bus bursts into flame in coastal Yonkers (New York):
http://yonkersvoice.com/school-bus-fire-in-yonkers/

Quote: "Today (8/8/15) a School bus with many Latino Families coming from Brooklyn towards a Park upstate NY started fire on 87 North and had to get off on 87 Service Road (by Empire Casino) Our YFD was waiting for them and the fire was put out quickly."

Note: This is the 147th school bus to burn in 2015 and the 491st bus to burn in 2015...

2015-08-08 - Four transit buses destroyed by fire in the wee hours while parked at facility in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://fox59.com/2015/08/08/indygo-buses-catch-fire-2/
http://cbs4indy.com/2015/08/08/indygo-buses-catch-fire/

Quote: "Firefighters were forced to cut through a chain link fence so they could get to the buses. At one point, the fire was so large it could be seen from I-465."

2015-08-08 - Transit bus bursts into flame at Valley West Mall in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2015/08/08/fire-crews-put-out-dart-bus-fire-at-valley-west-mall/
http://www.kcci.com/news/dart-bus-catches-fire-at-bus-stop/34613536
http://www.kcci.com/news/photos-dart-bus-catches-fire-at-bus-stop/34613556
http://www.whoradio.com/articles/1040-who-radio-news-121648/dart-bus-catches-fire-at-valley-13837590/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150808/Bus-Catches-Fire-At-Mall-In-Iowa-West-Des-Moines/

2015-08-08 - Tour bus bursts into flame on 210 Freeway ramp at 11:11 AM near Rialto (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/fire-776433-bus-log.html
http://www.wopular.com/rialto-tour-bus-catches-fire-ramp
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15315758-rialto-tour-bus-catches-fire-on-off-ramp/

Quote: "California Highway Patrol officers on Saturday, Aug. 8, responded to reports of a tour bus on fire on the Riverside Avenue off ramp of Interstate 210. The fire was reported at 11:11 a.m., according to a CHP incident log."

Note: These are the 492nd, 493rd, 494th, 495th, 496th and 497th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-08-08 - Fire engine and ambulance destroyed by fire, fire station damaged, in Lakeville (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2015/08/08/fire-ruled-accidental-at-a-fire-company-in-wayne-county/
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/lakeville-fire-department-loses-tanker-in-blaze-1.1924665

Quote: "The flames damaged the building just off Route 590 near Lake Wallenpaupack and destroyed a tanker as well as a paramedic’s vehicle."

Quote: "The Lakeville Volunteers tried to save what they could. 'It’s like your mom’s house on fire. It’s, you know, it takes it up to a whole different degree of intensity,' said Chief Robert Boogertman."

Note: I bet he's glad he's got that 't' in his last name!

2015-08-08 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-70 near Avon (Colorado):
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15318797-cdot-vehicle-fire-shuts-down-wb-i-70-near-avon/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-westbound-i-70-near-avon-colorado-department-of-transportation-says

2015-08-08 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on the M25 near Sevenoaks (Britain):
http://www.sevenoakschronicle.co.uk/Delays-M25-near-Sevenoaks-fuel-tanker/story-27569823-detail/story.html
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/news/petrol-tanker-on-fire-on-41377/
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/m25-part-closure-vehicle-believed-9817770
http://twitter.com/Traffic_SouthE/status/630038931971698688/photo/1
http://inagist.com/all/630038931971698688/

Quote: "A tanker carrying 40,000 litres of jet fuel went up in flames this afternoon on the hard shoulder of the M25. The lorry, came to a stop near the Clacket Lane services at Westerham with the driver escaping from the vehicle before it erupted in flames."

2015-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-57 near Ina (Illinois):
http://www.wsiltv.com/home/top-story/Tractor-Trailer-Catches-Fire-On-I-57-Near-Ina-Exit--321142491.html
http://snewsi.com/id/15318255156

2015-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Ranfurly Road in Dungannon (Ireland):
http://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/local-news/hay-truck-catches-fire-as-it-drives-through-dungannon-1-6893656
http://www.demotix.com/news/8279321/hgv-lorry-blazes-out-control-dungannon-county-tyrone

Note: These are the 1310th, 1311th, 1312th and 1313th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-08 - RV bursts into flame while parked on 28th Place in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/fire-destroys-rv/article_ad146692-3e4d-11e5-8988-d73c4b5b5e10.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15322149-fire-destroys-rv/

2015-08-08 - RV bursts into flame on Highway 12 near Rio Vista (California):
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/riovista/rv-fire-temporarily-shuts-highway-12/

Note: These are the 251st and 252nd RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-08 - Van bursts into flame on M40 slip road in the Thames Valley (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13583414.UPDATE__Van_fire_shuts_northbound_slip_road_of_M40___pictures/
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-08-08/firefighters-tackle-van-fire-on-m40/

2015-08-08 - Minivan bursts into flame on the A30 near Okehampton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33969&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-08 - SUV blares its horn, bursts into flame and explodes while parked at home in Elizabeth (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2015/08/watch_car_explosion_in_elizabeth_captured_on_video.html
http://abc7ny.com/news/dramatic-video-captures-moment-suv-explodes-in-elizabeth/911776/

2015-08-08 - SUV bursts into flame on Chinden Boulevard in Garden City (Idaho):
http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2015/08/08/vehicle-fire-garden-city/31361711/

2015-08-08 - Pickup truck and car destroyed by fire at 1 AM while parked at apartments in College Station (Texas):
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Cars-Charred-by-Fire-at-College-Station-Apartment-Complex-321144341.html

2015-08-08 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Road 226 near North Fork (California):
http://sierranewsonline.com/vehicle-fire-threatens-homes-on-road-226/

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame at shopping mall in Danbury (Connecticut):
http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Fire-destroys-car-at-Danbury-mall-6433077.php
http://snewsi.com/id/15318253860

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-90 near Arlington Heights (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150808/news/150809132/

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 near Enfield (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/TRAFFIC-ALERT-Vehicle-fire-slows-traffic-on-I-95-in-Halifax-321139631.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15317101-traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-95-in-halifax-co/

Quote: "Highway Patrol troopers tell us a 2011 Porsche caught fire just before 1:00 p.m. near Enfield."

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM on Lake Road in Somers (New York):
http://www.somersvfd.com/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=87

2015-08-08 - Several cars destroyed by fire shortly before 3 AM while parked in parking garage in Ottawa (Canada):
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/no-injuries-after-vehicle-fire-in-heron-road-parking-garage
http://newsunited.org/news/no-injuries-after-vehicle-fire-in-heron-road-parking-garage
http://ottawa.dotnewz.com/no-injuries-after-vehicle-fire-in-heron-road-parking-garage/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/OttawaCitizen/629978466105040896

Quote: "Shortly before 3 a.m., Ottawa Fire Services received multiple 911 calls. When crews arrived at the townhouse complex at 1544 Heron Rd., they found 'several' vehicles on fire in the garage, the fire department said."

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame at Station Hill in St Michael on the island of Barbados:
http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/70853/driver-unhurt-car-bursts-flames

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking garage at Belgrave Gate in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Belgrave-Gate-Car-multi-storey-car-park-leads/story-27573390-detail/story.html

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Fir Street in coastal Lowestoft (Britain):
http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/emergency_services_deal_with_car_on_fire_in_lowestoft_1_4186219

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on Ellenbrook Road in coastal Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/car_blaze_in_ipswich_put_out_by_firefighters_1_4186120

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame in carpark at Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve in Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33973&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame at 3:36 AM near Blackatree Road in Nuneaton (Britain):
http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Car-Bedworth/story-27569523-detail/story.html

2015-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on Torquay Road in Kingskerswell (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33963&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Exeter-commuters-capture-Kingskerswell-car/story-27569606-detail/story.html
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/VIDEO-PICTURES-Car-Kingskerswell/story-27569485-detail/story.html
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Car-destroyed-road-South-Devon/story-27569551-detail/story.html

2015-08-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M4 near Chippenham (Britain):
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/M4-Traffic-Lane-closed-vehicle/story-27569587-detail/story.html

2015-08-08 - Motorcycle engine bursts into flame in driveway, fire spreads to home, in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/motorcycle-engine-starts-house-fire/34610668
http://www.omahanews.net/index.php/sid/235592371

Quote: "It happened east of the La Vista Falls golf course just after 9 p.m. Investigators said the motorcycle engine was sitting in the driveway and caught fire. The flames spread to the outside of the house."

2015-08-08 - RV trailer bursts into flame just before 6:30 AM while parked at home on Water Street in Peterborough (Canada):
http://www.chextv.com/2015/08/08/apartment-building-evacuated-after-fire-this-morning/

2015-08-08 - Two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire, duplex damaged, in Medford (Oregon), 1 injured:
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150808/NEWS/150809646/101033/NEWS

2015-08-08 - California's wildfire situation may get even worse:
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/californias-wildfire-situation-may-get-even-worse/

2015-08-08 - Wildfire rages, burns 1800 acres, in Mohave Valley (Arizona), mandatory evacuations ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150809-49578-USA
http://www.abc15.com/news/state/wildfire-burning-in-mohave-valley-evacuations-in-effect
http://www.kpho.com/story/29742212/raging-brush-fire-forces-evacuations-in-mohave-valley
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29742449/150-homes-evacuated-near-bullhead-city-az
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/29742576/2015/08/08/large-brush-fire-in-mohave-county-threatening-more-than-100-homes

2015-08-08 - Brush fire breaks out near Highway 291 in Nine Mile Falls (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/29742037/fire-burning-near-highway-291-in-nine-mile-falls

2015-08-08 - Brush fire erupts in the Columbia River Gorge near Multnomah Falls (Washington):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Acre-fire-burning-in-the-Columbia-River-Gorge-near-Multnomah-Falls-321138201.html

2015-08-08 - Stove explodes inside church in coastal Chula Vista (California), 2 injured:
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2015/08/08/2-burned-after-stove-explodes-in-chula-vista-church/
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/08/08/2-injured-in-fire-at-chula-vista-church/

2015-08-08 - Mattress warehouse goes up in flames at 4:30 AM in Cleveland (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/08/firefighter_injured_battling_b.html

2015-08-08 - Commercial building destroyed by huge fire in the wee hours in Bellefontaine (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/fire-destroys-historic-bellefontaine-building/nnF7Y/

2015-08-08 - Warehouse goes up in flames in Hialeah (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.local10.com/news/crews-work-to-put-out-large-warehouse-fire-in-hialeah/34615300

2015-08-08 - Garage destroyed by fire at 3:27 AM in Elkhart (Indiana):
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2015/08/08/Fire-destroys-three-stall-garage-along-West-Garfield-Avenue-in-Elkhart.html

2015-08-08 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/08/08/apartment-fire-tampa/31363803/
http://tbo.com/news/crime/two-firefighters-hospitalized-after-tampa-apartment-fire-20150808/

2015-08-08 - Vacant structure re-destroyed at 4 AM on Jerome Avenue in Mount Clare (Maryland):
http://www.theet.com/news/local/fire-destroys-remnants-of-vacant-structure/article_6d35a71d-04a1-52b0-866a-9be1d6245350.html

2015-08-08 - Vacant home burns in Campbell (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/07/vacant-house-fire-in-campbell/

2015-08-08 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 12:59 AM in Mahanoy Township (Pennsylvania):
http://republicanherald.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-house-in-mahanoy-township-1.1924639
http://standardspeaker.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-mahanoy-twp-house-1.1924599
http://wnep.com/2015/08/08/officials-investigating-fire-at-vacant-house/
http://www.nepabuzz.com/2015/08/08/officials-investigating-fire-at-vacant-house/

2015-08-08 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM near Sunnyside (Washington):
http://www.kapptv.com/article/2015/aug/07/vacant-home-destroyed-early-morning-fire-yakima-co/
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/vacant-house-near-sunnyside-burns/article_66263132-3d64-11e5-8163-a3cdb7251370.html

2015-08-08 - Two vacant homes burn in Camden (New Jersey):
http://www.phillyfirenews.com/2015/08/08/2-vacant-homes-burn-in-camden/

2015-08-08 - Vacant commercial building destroyed by fire before 7 AM in Little Valley (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/article_7cef6d34-3d7d-11e5-83ca-374866017d50.html

2015-08-09 - Vacant home explodes and burns at 1:30 AM in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River, no gas service:
http://kplr11.com/2015/08/09/house-rocked-by-explosion-in-north-st-louis/
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/08/09/vacant-house-explodes-north-stl/31369427/
http://fox2now.com/2015/08/09/house-rocked-by-explosion-in-north-st-louis/

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

2015-08-09 - Home explodes and burns in Mea Shearim area in Jerusalem (Israel), 4 injured:
http://hamodia.com/2015/08/09/gas-explosion-in-meah-shearim-four-injured/

Note: These are the 279th and 280th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-08-09 - Electrical substation erupts in flame before 3:25 AM in Harwinton (Connecticut), blackouts ensue:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Substation-Fire-Causes-Outages-321172651.html

2015-08-09 - Wind turbine bursts into flame at 2 AM at wind farm in Searsburg (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/29745020/gmp-searsburg-wind-turbine-catches-fire

2015-08-09 - Water treatment plant hit by explosion and fire at 6:55 AM in Texarkana (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150810-49592-USA
http://www.ktbs.com/story/29742226/explosion-at-texarkana-water-plant-under-control
http://www.ksla.com/story/29742999/no-disruptions-expected-after-texarkana-water-plant-explosion

2015-08-09 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Ocean City (New Jersey):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/two-rescued-from-burning-boat-off-coast-of-ocean-city/
http://6abc.com/news/2-people-dog-rescued-from-burning-boat-off-ocean-city-coast/915757/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Two-People-Dog-Escape-Boat-Fire-off-Ocean-City-NJ-Coast-321177061.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Two-People-Dog-Escape-Boat-Fire-off-Ocean-City-NJ-Coast-321177061.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150810_Three_rescued_from_burning_boat_at_Jersey_Shore.html
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/videos/news/two-people-dog-rescued-from-burning-boat-off-nj/vDYSRk/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/couple-dog-rescued-unhurt-blazing-sailboat-jersey-shore-n406806
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15328391-photos-boat-fire-off-ocean-city-nj-coast/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150809/Two-Rescued-From-Boat-Fire-In-NJ-Margate-City/
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2015/08/09/people-dog-rescued-burning-sailboat-ocean-city/31378489/

2015-08-09 - Powerboat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Dana Point (California):
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/harbor-676778-sheriff-powerboat.html
http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/696381-boat-fire-dana-point-ca.html#b
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/threads/dana-point-boat-fire.597580/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhonALz9rlI

2015-08-09 - Boat bursts into flame on the Lymington River near Yarmouth (Britain):
http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/fire-on-a-classic-power-boat-23038
http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/classic-wooden-powerboat-saved-from-fire-on-lymington-river-12310

Note: These are the 714th, 715th and 716th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-09 - Freight train bursts into flame in Roosevelt (Washington):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Crews-battling-Highway-8-fire-diverted-for-train-engine-fire-321217461.html

2015-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-76 near Roggen (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/traffic/2015/08/09/semi-truck-fire-i-76-roggen/31384679/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/semi-truck-burns-on-i-76-near-roggen/

2015-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:15 AM on I-94 near Pompeys Pillar (Montana), near the Yellowstone River:
http://hot1019.com/news-photo-truck-fire-on-interstate-94/
http://985thewolf.com/news-photo-truck-fire-on-interstate-94/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15326191-truck-fire/
http://www.ktvq.com/story/29746193/semi-catches-fire-driver-walks-away-uninjured
http://www.kpax.com/story/29748743/semi-catches-fire-driver-walks-away-uninjured
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/news-photo-truck-fire-on-interstate/article_52ea5bd8-c090-50e6-9c7e-30941c63a89e.html
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/truck-hauling-furniture-burns-on-interstate-sunday/article_52ea5bd8-c090-50e6-9c7e-30941c63a89e.html

2015-08-09 - Tractor and baler burst into flame on West Street in Walsham-le-Willows (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/tractor_fire_extinguished_in_walsham_le_willows_1_4186634
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/crews-attend-tractor-fire-in-walsham-le-willows-1-6894157
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15329445-crews-attend-tractor-fire-in-walsham-le-willows/

2015-08-09 - Tractor and trailer burst into flame on Lee Road in Saunderton (Britain):
http://www.wycombetoday.com/2015-08-09-tractor-trailer-and-about-10-tonnes-of-hay-caught-fire-in-lee-road-saunderton/

2015-08-09 - Tractor bursts into flame in Little Bytham (Britain):
http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-tractor-blaze-in-little-bytham-1-6894133
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-tractor-blaze-in-little-bytham-1-6894133
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15328534-fire-crews-tackle-tractor-blaze-in-little-bytham/

Note: These are the 1314th, 1315th, 1316th, 1317th and 1318th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-09 - Panel truck bursts into flame on Route 34 near Earlville (Illinois):
https://wlponews.wordpress.com/2015/08/09/truck-fire-extinguished-quickly/

2015-08-09 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to shed, in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3874622.shtml

Quote: "A motorhome was completely destroyed by a fire Sunday in the Northeast Heights. Albuquerque firefighters say the fire occurred Sunday morning near Candelaria Boulevard and Eubank. The fire spread to a storage shed, but firefighters were able to stop it before it reached a nearby home."

2015-08-09 - RV bursts into flame at Walmart in Tiffin (Ohio):
http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/586765/RV-catches-fire-in-Walmart-lot.html?nav=5005

2015-08-09 - RV bursts into flame at home in Clinton (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/Police-Fire/2015/08/09/Motorhome-goes-up-in-flames-in-Clinton.html

Note: These are the 253rd, 254th and 255th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-09 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home on Harding Road in coastal Aberdeen (Washington):
http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-claims-van-no-injuries

2015-08-09 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked on street in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Firefighters-extinguish-fire-in-minivan--321171201.html

2015-08-09 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire damages two homes, in Grand Forks (North Dakota):
http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Car-fire-close-to-homes-in-Grand-Forks-321190821.html
http://www.wdaz.com/news/3814259-fire-department-responding-car-fire-grand-forks

2015-08-09 - SUV bursts into flame on Wendell Boulevard in Wendell (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/news/suv-engulfed-in-flames-in-wake-county/916474/

2015-08-09 - SUV bursts into flame on trailer on  Hays Street in Arnoldsburg (West Virginia):
http://www.hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view&db=articles_hurherald&id=60916

2015-08-09 - Pickup truck bursts into flame then crashes into some planters, in coastal Everett (Washington):
http://myeverettnews.com/2015/08/09/truck-catches-fire-crashes-at-xfinity-arena-downtown-everett/

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Fresno County (California), nobody there:
http://abc30.com/news/car-fire-spreads-to-home-in-fresno-county/916931/
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/car-fire-spreads-home-fresno-photo-014728245.html

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Shoppers Food Warehouse in Dumfries (Virginia):
http://potomaclocal.com/2015/08/09/dale-city-crews-roll-up-on-car-fire-near-dumfries/

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at convenience store in Madison (South Dakota):
http://www.dailyleaderextra.com/news/local/article_ecbefd00-3f9e-11e5-a052-e71c05c256be.html

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame at traffic light in Washington (Utah):
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2015/08/09/fire-erupts-car-while-sitting-stoplight/31392441/

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Martin County (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/car-fire-extinguished-on-i-95-in-martin-county

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame near the Palm Springs Tramway in Palm Springs (California):
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/08/09/car-fire-palm-springs-tramway/31389447/

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on bridge near Natchez (Mississippi):
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2015/08/09/vehicle-catches-fire-on-bridge/

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on Green Springs Drive in Washington City (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/08/09/rsw-flames-engulf-car-on-green-springs-drive/

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame at 1:25 AM while parked in carpark in coastal Ulladulla (Australia):
http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/3267067/fire-destroys-bmw-in-car-park/

2015-08-09 - In separate incidents, three cars burst into flame in South Wales (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Car-fires-emergency-services-road/story-27577960-detail/story.html

Quote: "The first destroyed a Citroen Picasso off Penplas Road, Blaenymaes, Swansea, shortly before 8pm; the second partially damaged a car on Curtis Street, Cimla, Neath, just before 10pm; and the third damaged a car with four occupants on the M4."

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Tesco in Chorley (Britain):
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/car-on-fire-at-supermarket-1-7400752
http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/local/car-on-fire-at-supermarket-1-7400752

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on M3 slip road near coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13584298.Car_fire_leads_to_road_chaos/

2015-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on Tinsley Lane in Crawley (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-crawley-1-6894044

2015-08-09 - Large agricultural vehicle bursts into flame at 11:19 PM on the A5086 in Workington (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "At 23:19 firefighters were called to a report of a vehicle fire on the A5086 Lamplugh in Workington. When they arrived crews found that the fire involved a large agricultural vehicle."

2015-08-09 - Barn damaged by fire at 6:17 AM in Martinsburg (West Virginia):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/no-injuries-reported-after-early-morning-barn-fire/29727/RD0keBTClkeSqQtRZ8X9eg
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5908833?title=fire_news

2015-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Denmark (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/saturday-fire-destroys-copenhagen-barn--20150810
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Barn-in-Town-of-Denmark--321196071.html

2015-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire before 3:30 AM in the Town of Clear Creek (Wisconsin):
http://www.wqow.com/story/29745988/2015/08/09/eau-claire-county-dairy-barn-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Dairy-barn-total-loss-following-early-morning-fire-321191001.html

2015-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire near Pembroke (Kentucky), horse injured:
http://www.kentuckynewera.com/news/article_7f6fd130-3f1b-11e5-b04f-cfc96e43a0dc.html

2015-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in North Kingston (Canada), near the coast:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/north-kingston-barns-hit-by-fire-1.3184413
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1304012-fire-destroys-barn-near-kingston
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/Local/2015-08-08/article-4240392/Fire-destroys-barn,-damages-house-in-North-Kingston/1
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/chronicleherald/630057069434011649
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15315838-barn-in-rural-nova-scotia-hit-by-fire/

2015-08-09 - Barn full of diesel and hay destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Clyst Honiton, Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33977&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-33840438
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/rages-night-Devon-barn-diesel-hay/story-27573370-detail/story.html
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Newton-Abbot-crew-called-blaze-barn-diesel/story-27573416-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Massive-barn-edge-Exeter-4-000-gallons-diesel/story-27573451-detail/story.html

2015-08-09 - Brush fire breaks out, gets huge fast, near Middletown in Lake County (California), evacuations ensue:
http://fox40.com/2015/08/09/wildfire-burning-in-lake-county-mandatory-evacuations-ordered/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/lake-county-jerusalem-fire-explodes-to-2000-acres-in-just-hours/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4322310-181/new-lake-county-wildfire-races
http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Wildfire-in-Lake-County-prompts-mandatory/LZ8UXrVneEaGY3BMtqjNjg.cspx
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/10/evacuations-ordered-for-new-northern-california-fire-that-ignited-near/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-jerusalem-fire-northern-california-20150809-story.html

Quote: "Lake County is where the Rocky Fire has scorched nearly 70,000 acres. It is 85 percent contained. The Jerusalem Fire is burning about 7 miles southwest of the Rocky Fire. Cal Fire says it’s possible the two fires could merge."

Quote: "The Jerusalem fire, first reported about 3:45 p.m., grew from 100 acres to 3,000 acres in just over five hours, reminiscent of the Rocky fire’s appalling spread under similar conditions, Cal Fire said."

2015-08-09 - Wildfire grows to 6000 acres in the Mohave Valley (Arizona), state of emergency declared:
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/09/state-emergency-declared-mohave-valley-blaze-grows/

Quote: "The Mohave Valley Daily News, a newspaper in the area, reported that the fire is actually made up of about eight blazes throughout the affected area. Eleven structures had been burned as of Sunday afternoon. And though it was unknown how many of those buildings were homes, officials are saying nearly 1,000 homes are affected. As of Sunday afternoon, local media outlets were reporting zero percent containment of the blaze..."

2015-08-09 - Wildfire burns 100 acres, destroys barn and unoccupied home, near Paynes Creek (California):
http://www.krcrtv.com/fire-near-paynes-creek-forces-highway-36-closure/34615548

2015-08-09 - Wildfire erupts, threatens homes, near Athens (Greece), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150809-49582-GRC

2015-08-09 - Bakery destroyed by fire in Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://timesleader.com/news/376741/fire-reported-at-nardone-bros-in-wilkes-barre

2015-08-09 - Boot store damaged by fire at 4:50 AM in Nicholasville (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29743600/authorities-investigating-nicholasville-business-fire

2015-08-09 - Firefighter's home destroyed by fire near Ables Springs (Texas), nobody there:
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/3490-volunteer-firefighter-s-home-destroyed-in-fire

Quote: "An Ables Springs Volunteer firefighter will return from vacation to a tragic scene — his home having been destroyed in a fire Sunday morning."

2015-08-09 - Two homes destroyed by fire at 2:50 AM in coastal Queens (New York):
http://nypost.com/2015/08/09/fire-rips-through-two-homes-in-queens/

2015-08-09 - Two townhomes destroyed by fire and explosions in the wee hours in Hialeah (Florida), near the coast:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/fire-in-hialeah-quickly-spreads-to-three-townhomes/

2015-08-09 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Tulsa (Oklahoma), 16 families homeless:
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/firefighters-respond-east-tulsa-apartment/nnGQd/

2015-08-09 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Indio (California), 19 families homeless:
http://www.kesq.com/news/3alarm-apartment-fire-sparks-in-indio/34618948

2015-08-09 - Deadly fire burns garage at 3:25 AM at home in Cypress Park area in coastal Los Angeles (California), 1 killed:
http://abc7.com/news/70-year-old-man-dies-in-cypress-park-garage-fire/915808/
http://abc7.com/news/elderly-mans-body-found-after-garage-fire-in-mount-washington/916775/

2015-08-09 - Deadly fire destroys home in Opelika (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20150810/APN/308109877
http://www.oanow.com/news/article_d7017c92-3f06-11e5-9c1b-7bbc9e190f65.html

2015-08-09 - Vacant home burns just before 7 AM in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/crews-respond-to-house-fire-near-43rd-street-the-paseo/34619744

2015-08-09 - Vacant home burns at 4:13 AM in Fleetwood (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/news/article/fire-damages-empty-home-in-fleetwood

2015-08-09 - Vacant home burns on Dulancey Drive in Portage (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tribdem.com/news/fire-damages-house-in-portage/article_52516638-3f0b-11e5-bb57-d310b9041768.html

2015-08-09 - Vacant home burns before 1:30 AM, fire spreads to another vacant home and a restaurant, in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/fire-rips-through-north-philadelphia-restaurant-apartments/
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-north-philadelphia-restaurant-home/915192/

2015-08-09 - Vacant home burns at 2:39 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/Vacant-house-heavily-damaged-by-early-Sunday-fire/6KGcXEQJZk-fGloAJuUtuw.cspx

2015-08-09 - Vacant home burns three times in ten days on South Park in Saginaw (Michigan):
http://photos.mlive.com/saginawnews/2015/08/third_fire_at_vacant_home_on_s_3.html

2015-08-09 - In separate incidents two vacant homes go up in flames in the wee hours in Akron (Ohio):
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/akron-firefighters-battle-two-house-fires-1.614651
http://www.wopular.com/akron-firefighters-battle-fire-vacant-house-fire-spreads-second-home

2015-08-10 - Two RVs destroyed by fire on road in Tucson (Arizona), 1 injured:
http://www.kvoa.com/story/28718146/man-injured-in-rv-fire-on-southeast-side-of-town

Quote: "A man was transported to the hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalation, after two RVs caught on fire near Valencia and Kolb Friday afternoon. According to Rural/Metro Fire spokesman Jay Karlik, the man in his 40s, suffered the injuries when trying to separate the units from a commercial tractor. Firefighters found a dog dead after putting out the fire, Karlik said. The cause of the fire is undetermined."

2015-08-10 - RV bursts into flame on I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel (Colorado), some crashes too:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/westbound-i-70-closed-at-eisenhower-tunnel-due-to-crash-west-of-tunnel
http://alwaysmountaintime.com/ksmt/local-news/rv-fire-and-six-car-pileup-close-interstate-70-near-dillon-monday/
http://www.summitdaily.com/news/regional/17674218-113/rv-fire-and-six-car-pileup-close-interstate-70
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/DenverChannel/630895977059233792

Quote: "Colorado State Patrol says this began with a motor home fire on Monday morning. Another vehicle struck the RV. No one was hurt. Soon after this crash came rain and hail. A motorcycle lost control on the ice first and crashed. In total, 10 to 11 vehicles were involved in four separate wrecks."

2015-08-10 - RV bursts into flame on I-91 in Chicopee (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2015/08/10/motor-home-caught-fire-on-the-chicopee-curve/

2015-08-10 - RV bursts into flame on highway, ignites 500-acre brush fire, near Anza (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150811-49612-USA
http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=39080
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/08/10/san-jacinto-fire/31423703/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/11/burning-motor-home-ignites-calif-wildfire/31447769/
http://www.kesq.com/news/wildfire-east-of-anza-sending-smoke-into-the-coachella-valley/34638322

2015-08-10 - RV, four vehicles and a barn destroyed by fire in Palermo (California):
http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20150810/spread-of-fire-in-palermo-stopped-barn-several-vehicles-destroyed

Quote: "However in addition to the barn, an RV and four other vehicles burned. A boat and two storage units were damaged, but a residence threatened by the fire was saved."

2015-08-10 - RV and trailer destroyed by fire near Utah Lake (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=35912521&nid=148&title=12-year-old-hailed-for-heroics-as-family-of-8-loses-everything-in-rv-fire
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=35912521

Note: These are the 256th, 257th, 258th, 259th, 260th, 261st and 262nd RVs to burn in 2015. Looks like RVs got jealous of all the attention the swarms of crashing/burning planes and exploding/burning boats were getting!

2015-08-10 - Train trestle bridge destroyed by fire in Sherwood (Oregon), may burn for days, evacuations ensue:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Historic-Oregon-railroad-trestle-collapses-in-fire-321391171.html
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/08/10/fire-sends-plume-smoke-over-sherwood-walmart/31438615/
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/10/watch-live-fire-burns-train-trestle-in-oregon-forces-evacuations/
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/train-trestle-catches-fire-501844547674
http://koin.com/2015/08/10/sherwood-grass-fire-spreads-to-train-trestle/
http://twitter.com/fox12oregon/status/630917223784157185/photo/1
http://www.kptv.com/slideshow?widgetid=166783

Quote: "The Portland and Western Railroad trestle spans 600-feet and sits 50-feet high over wetlands and a stream, TVF&R said."

2015-08-10 - Recycling facility erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Large-Fire-Reported-at-Fort-Worth-Recycling-Facility-321327531.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article30658392.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/fire-damages-texas-recycling-plant-501815875939
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/08/10/paper-recycling-plant-catches-fire-in-fort-worth/
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/tarrant-county/2015/08/10/recycling-plant-ablaze-fort-worth/31438283/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15363036-large-fire-reported-at-fort-worth-recycling-facility/

2015-08-10 - Lumber company devastated by huge blaze at 11:45 PM in Aurora (Indiana):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Fire-roars-through-Aurora-Lumber-Company-183558.shtml
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/08/11/multiple-fire-departments-respond--aurora-lumber-company-blaze/31449443/

2015-08-10 - Huge wildfire burns near Lake Baikal (Russia), triples in size in 24 hours:
http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/news/n0350-worlds-deepest-lake-shrouded-in-smoke-swimmers-covered-in-ash/
http://www.sott.net/article/300008-Area-of-forest-fires-in-Russias-Siberia-has-grown-over-three-times-in-the-last-24-hours
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-lake-baikul-russia.html

Quote: "World's deepest lake shrouded in smoke, swimmers covered in ash..."

Quote: "'Scary' scenes as fumes from burning forests cover Lake Baikal, with people - and bears - fleeing 'Apocalypse'."

Note: A ferry ship, the 'Barguzin', just went up in flames on Lake Baikal the week prior too, mentioned in the 2015-08-03 update...

2015-08-10 - Boat bursts into flame before 2 AM while docked at marina on the Hudson River in Stony Point (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2015/08/10/stony-point-boat-fire/31403773/
http://westchester.news12.com/news/fire-destroys-boat-at-stony-point-bay-marina-1.10725488
http://www.wopular.com/police-investigating-boat-fire-stony-point-bay-marina

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

2015-08-10 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Gourock (Scotland), 1 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33853627
http://inewspress.org/news/man-in-hospital-after-fire-on-boat
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13585841.One_man_in_hospital_after_Gourock_boat_fire/
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-aberdeen/20150811/281900181935883/TextView
http://thelochsidepress.com/2015/08/10/ferry-in-rescue-drama-after-fire-on-motor-boat/
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/13585253.Three_people_saved_from_burning_boat_in_dramatic_sea_rescue/
http://news.stv.tv/west-central/1326301-three-people-rescued-after-fire-on-small-vessel-kilcreggan-gourock/

Note: These are the 717th and 718th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-10 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on street in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/bus-goes-up-in-flames-in-south-east-london-a2418816.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dramatic-moment-bus-bursts-flames-6228347
http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2015-08-10/video-bus-catches-fire-in-blackheath/
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/13585467.VIDEO__Bus_blaze__explosion__in_Blackheath/
http://www.lbc.co.uk/watch-bus-explodes-in-blackheath-114361
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/LBC/630807349725278210

2015-08-10 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in coastal Lautoka on the island of Viti Levu (Fiji Islands):
http://fijione.tv/bus-catches-fire-in-lautoka/
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=317407
http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/235658487

Quote: "A bus driver in Lautoka is counting his lucky stars after the bus he was driving caught fire but left him uninjured. There were also no passengers in the bus. The incident occurred around midday in Kashmir, Lautoka."

Note: These are the 498th and 499th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-08-10 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-787 in Albany (New York):
http://www.troyrecord.com/general-news/20150810/fire-halts-traffic-on-787
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Tractor-trailer-in-flames-on-I787-6435210.php
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/gasoline-tanker-catches-fire-i787-27869.shtml
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2015/08/10/interstate-787-fire.html
http://wgna.com/787-closed-by-a-tanker-truck-fire-breaking-news-from-news10-abc/
http://news10.com/2015/08/10/tanker-truck-on-fire-on-i-787/
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3874960.shtml

Quote: "A fire in the cab of a tanker truck carrying fuel was contained but caused some traffic Monday. The blaze started before 11 a.m. on Monday on I-787, officials said."

2015-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 2 near Havre (Montana):
http://www.havredailynews.com/story/2015/08/11/local/fire-takes-out-hay-on-moving-truck/505114.html
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/08/10/blaze-destroys-hay-bales/31443221/

2015-08-10 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at lumber company in Independence (Virginia):
http://www.galaxgazette.com/content/road-tractor-catches-fire-independence-lumber

2015-08-10 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on street in industrial area in Fort Saskatchewan (Canada):
http://fortsaskonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19938&Itemid=398

2015-08-10 - Five tanker trucks go up in flames before 1 AM at facility on Wood Avenue in coastal Purfleet (Britain):
http://www.yourthurrock.com/Explosion-fuel-tankers-Purfleet/story-27578018-detail/story.html

Quote: "Fire crews tackled a fire involving five fuel tankers in Wood Avenue, Purfleet. On arrival, crews report that the tankers are well alight. Crews are using a hose reel to tackle the fire while also working to protect surrounding risks. Update - 01:00hrs - The fire is now surrounded, crews are using one hose reel and foam to tackle the fire."

2015-08-10 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on the M56 near Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/home/lorry-on-fire-on-m56-westbound-near-to-j14
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-33854932
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/recap-m56-tanker-fire-leads-9828660
http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/151265/m56-closed-in-both-directions-after-gas-truck-catches-fire.aspx
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11794740/Propane-tanker-blaze-shuts-down-motorway.html
http://www.deeside.com/deeside/news/firefighters-are-tackling-a-lorry-fire-on-the-m56-which-has-closed-it-in-both-direction/

2015-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-8 near the Pine Valley Bridge (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Semi-Truck-and-Trailer-on-Fire-on-I-8-East--321314351.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/10/semi-full-of-pork-goes-flames-interstate-8/

2015-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A66 in Penrith (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "At 18:06 firefighters were called to a report of a vehicle fire on A66 Eamont Bridge, Penrith. On arrival the rear axle of an artic lorry was on fire and the crew used one hose reel and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the blaze."

2015-08-10 - Tractor bursts into flame in Cherington (Britain), near Tetbury:
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/13584754.display/
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/13586865.display/

Note: These are the 1319th, 1320th, 1321st, 1322nd, 1323rd, 1324th, 1325th, 1326th, 1327th, 1328th, 1329th, 1330th and 1331st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-10 - Truck bursts into flame while parked at funeral home in Lufkin (Texas):
http://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/article_d384abae-4049-11e5-9db0-8be1368e7b79.html

2015-08-10 - Truck bursts into flame at factory in Anwick (Britain):
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/short-circuit-starts-lorry-fire-at-anwick-factory-1-6897381

2015-08-10 - Van bursts into flame on Route 13 in Newfield (New York):
http://ithacavoice.com/2015/08/officials-responding-to-newfield-vehicle-fire-on-route-13/

Quote: "Tompkins County Sheriff's deputies and the Newfield Fire Department were at the scene and appeared to be putting out hot spots in a white van before it was towed away."

2015-08-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on MacDonald Pass near Helena (Montana):
http://www.krtv.com/story/29753159/emergency-crews-tackle-vehicle-fire-west-of-helena
http://www.ktvh.com/home/headlines/Truck-Catches-Fire-on-MacDonald-Pass-321334161.html
http://www.kxlf.com/story/29751510/vehicle-fire-slows-traffic-west-of-helena
http://helenair.com/news/local/truck-fire-leaves-passengers-unharmed-but-anguished/article_992cd32c-7744-5540-b62e-125726947ea6.html

Quote: "This is the third vehicle fire on MacDonald Pass this month."

2015-08-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Selah (Washington):
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Truck-with-ammo-inside-catches-fire--321325611.html
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/truck-fire-sets-off-ammo-cargo-near-selah/article_ba86d044-40af-11e5-8db0-cf28f68b57ec.html

2015-08-10 - Three cars destroyed by fire, a fourth damaged, while parked at apartments in Lake Jackson (Texas), near the coast:
http://thefacts.com/news/article_6e4f8e2a-87ca-54e1-bf89-cfec8f491927.html

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

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM while parked in underground carpark at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2015/08/10/small-fire-put-detroits-crowne-plaza/31399195/

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at the Yuma Cabana Motel in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yourtvfamily.com/car-fire-at-yuma-motel/

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Cracker Barrel in Kingsport (Tennessee):
http://wjhl.com/2015/08/10/car-destroyed-by-fire-outside-cracker-barrel-in-kingsport/
http://mgtvwjhl.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/car-fire-photo.png

2015-08-10 - In separate incidents, within minutes, car bursts into flame on Highway 101 and waste facility hit by fire, in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_28616206/firefighters-have-knocked-down-one-alarm-fire-near

Quote: "Firefighters were kept busy Monday battling two blazes that started within minutes of each other near Highway 101, officials said. The first fire broke out along northbound 101 just south of Highway 85 about 1:10 p.m., according to the San Jose Fire Department. The fire, which started after a car caught fire, spread to nearby vegetation and quickly grew to a two-alarm blaze. Cal Fire crews also responded to that blaze to help contain it. Minutes later, a second but unrelated fire broke out at the Mabury Service Yard at 1404 Mabury Road. The facility serves as a collection site for trash from the surrounding area."

Note: Definitely related by timeframe, proximity to the ocean, and the atmosphere, though probably not related otherwise...

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame before 5:30 AM on I-83 near Yocumtown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/vehicle_fire_slowing_i-83_traf.html
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/vehicle_fire_i-83_traffic.html
http://fox43.com/2015/08/10/vehicle-fire-along-i-83-in-york-county-captured-on-video/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHUWqWlKEzM

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame at 1:21 AM on I-90 near Humboldt (South Dakota):
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/10/troopers-investigating-vehicle-fire-near-humboldt/31407093/

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 29 in Alexandria (Minnesota):
http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/local/car-fire-on-highway/video_e817d41e-3f5a-11e5-900c-8b54e214d8d8.html

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Whootentown Road in Washington (North Carolina):
http://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/2015/08/10/local-fire-services-respond-to-car-fire/

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame while being towed by RV, on Highway 401 near Brighton (Canada):
http://www.quintenews.com/2015/08/car-fire-on-401-in-brighton/93283/

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame at 12:15 AM on Dalziel Street in Gowrie (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/alerts/2015-08-09-142300-124460-1568.weather

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame near the Point Hut Road Bridge in Gordon (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-08-10-100300-124626-1568.traffic

2015-08-10 - Eight cars destroyed by fire at 11:27 PM, four damaged, while parked in car showroom in Stanbridge (Britain):
http://www.luton-dunstable.co.uk/cars-destroyed-Stanbridge-car-dealership/story-27578268-detail/story.html

Quote: "Eight cars have been destroyed by fire at a showroom in Stanbridge. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the blaze at 11.27pm last night, which happened at Classic Car Sales in Leighton Road. Four cars also suffered damage due to the heat of the flames."

2015-08-10 - In separate incidents, three cars burst into flame in the wee hours while parked in coastal Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/investigations-begin-after-series-of-car-fires-in-sunderland-1-7401283

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked at coastal Portchester Castle (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/car-destroyed-by-fire-near-portchester-castle-1-6894497

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

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame at roundabout in coastal Cardiff (Britain):
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-car-fire-major-9826371
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/car-fire-major-roundabout-closes-9829752
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WalesOnline/630756714736930816
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2015-08-10/cardiff-traffic-tailbacks-due-to-car-on-fire/

Note: A car just burst into flame while parked at a shopping center in Cardiff too, mentioned in the 2015-08-05...

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on the A10 at Littleport (Britain):
http://www.ely-news.co.uk/A10/story-27578639-detail/story.html

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Wincham Lane in Northwich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-northwich_10-08-2015_13-05-08

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame near Coldharbour Mill in Uffculme (Britain), near the River Culm:
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33989&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on the M42 near Tamworth (Britain):
http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Vehicle-junction-10-northbound/story-27580005-detail/story.html
http://www.westmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/vehicle-fire-on-m42-near-tamworth

2015-08-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Bonnet Carré Spillway near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/vehicle-fire-causing-traffic-delays-on-bonnet-carr-spillway/34631746
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/louisiana-local-news/item/961479-vehicle-fire-causing-traffic-delays-on-bonnet-carre-spillway

2015-08-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame at the Waccamaw River Bridge near Conway (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/29749073/lanes-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-at-waccamaw-river-bridge
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/29749073/lanes-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-at-waccamaw-river-bridge
http://www.wistv.com/story/29749073/lanes-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-at-waccamaw-river-bridge
http://www.kplctv.com/story/29749073/lanes-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-at-waccamaw-river-bridge
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/29749073/lanes-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-at-waccamaw-river-bridge

2015-08-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 near Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29749716/one-lane-shut-down-on-i-75-sb-due-to-vehicle-fire

2015-08-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/traffic/sfl-daily-traffic-slug-20150529-story.html

Quote: "10:45 a.m.:  Because of an earlier vehicle fire, at least two southbound lanes of I-95 near the Griffin Road exit in Fort Lauderdale are blocked."

2015-08-10 - Two RV trailers destroyed by fire at campground in coastal Ocean View (New Jersey):
http://www.woodallscm.com/2015/08/fire-burns-two-rvs-at-campground-in-n-j/
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/middle_township/fire-destroys-two-trailers-at-ocean-view-campground/article_e9edc22e-3f8e-11e5-b675-e751144a50b1.html

Quote: "Seaville firefighters were called to assist the Ocean View and Dennis Township volunteer fire companies shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to a post on the Seaville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company’s Facebook page. When the Ocean View fire company first responded, its chief reported two heavily involved RVs across from a propane filling station, and requested additional units to respond."

2015-08-10 - RV trailer and home destroyed by fire in Fountain Valley (California):
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-676845-home-cookston.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15347842-fast-moving-fire-destroys-fountain-valley-home-rv-in-driveway/
http://www.topix.com/com/bud/2015/08/fast-moving-fire-destroys-fountain-valley-home-rv-in-driveway

2015-08-10 - Car, motorcycle, RV trailer and shed destroyed by fire at home in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/145697/Fire-destroys-shed-car

2015-08-10 - Car and shed destroyed by fire on Boyn Valley Road near Maidenhead (Britain):
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Fire-in-Boyn-Valley-Road-last-night-11082015.htm

2015-08-10 - Chicken barn destroyed by fire on Meadowbrook Road near Benson (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/news/large-chicken-house-destroyed-by-fire/919301/

2015-08-10 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3:27 AM near Strum (Wisconsin):
http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Local/Briefs/2015/08/10/Fire-destroys-barn-early-Sunday.html

2015-08-10 - Barn destroyed by fire on McKay Creek Road near Prineville (Oregon):
http://www.ktvz.com/news/Fire-destroys-barn-north-of-Prineville/34625758
http://www.redmondnewstoday.com/archives/131745

2015-08-10 - Brush fire rages, 4650+ acres burn, in coastal Kawaihae (Hawaii), hundreds of eucalyptus logs burn:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150810_Kawaihae_fire_grows_to_more_than_4650_acres.html
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2015/08/09/video-fire-engulfs-hundreds-of-logs-stacked-by-kawaihae/
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/firefighters-working-extinguish-kawaihae-blaze
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29746092/kawaihae-brush-fire-not-contained-nearly-3000-acres-burned

2015-08-10 - Brush fire erupts near Old Riverhead Road in coastal Westhampton (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hamptons-Brush-Fire-Old-Riverhead-Road-321277411.html
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Westhampton-Beach-Surrounding-Areas/118244/Multiple-Departments-Respond-To-Westhampton-Brush-Fire-Monday-Morning

2015-08-10 - Brush fire breaks out in North Bellport (New York), near the coast:
http://longisland.news12.com/news/dry-conditions-spark-2-brush-fires-on-long-island-1.10725189

2015-08-10 - Two huge wildfires rage in Portugal, 1000 firefighters deployed to battle the blazes:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150810-49603-PRT
http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-firefighters-battle-wildfires-portugal-185453016.html
http://www.sott.net/article/299971-Hundreds-of-firefighters-battle-wildfires-in-Portugal

2015-08-10 - Multiple wildfires erupt in the Chernobyl exclusion zone (Ukraine):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150810-49591-UKR

2015-08-10 - Commercial building damaged by fire in North Hollywood area in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-in-Commercial-Building-in-West-Hollywood-321262821.html

2015-08-10 - Supermarket destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in coastal San Leandro (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Two-businesses-burn-in-4-alarm-blaze-at-San-6435100.php
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/29748225/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-san-leandro-market
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_28614540/san-leandro-4-alarm-fire-burns-structure

2015-08-10 - Bowling alley destroyed by huge fire in Mount Vernon (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/public-safety/linn-county/fire-at-donmar-lanes-in-mount-vernon-20150809
http://www.kcci.com/news/bowling-alley-blaze-exhausts-local-water-supply/34630224

2015-08-10 - Garage bursts into flame in the wee hours at Pine Creek Village Apartments in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Crews-knock-down-early-morning-garage-fire-321255891.html

2015-08-10 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Vancouver (Washington):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/aug/10/fire-apartment-complex-causes-more-500000-damage/
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/08/10/two-alarm-fire-hits-vancouver-apartment-complex/31406661/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15343171-investigation-underway-after-fire-at-van-plaza-apartments/

2015-08-10 - Deadly fire destroys home in Pauoa Valley on the island of Oahu (Hawaii), near the coast, 2 killed:
http://www.kitv.com/news/2-dead-in-pauoa-valley-house-fire/34641558
http://khon2.com/2015/08/10/two-die-from-fire-at-pauoa-valley-house/
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29754029/2-killed-in-pauoa-valley-house-fire

2015-08-10 - Deadly fire burns home shortly before 2 AM in Swan River (Canada), 1 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/man-s-body-found-after-swan-river-house-fire-1.3186049

2015-08-10 - Vacant home burns in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/10/youngstown-fire-crews-keep-fire-from-spreading/

2015-08-10 - Vacant home burns in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/29750004/abandon-home-catches-fire-in-huntington-wv

2015-08-10 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on Millbrook Road in Bolton (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/29752904/fire-destroys-vacant-west-bolton-home

2015-08-10 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/2015/08/10/schueleavefire/31399181/

2015-08-10 - Vacant home destroyed by fire before 2 AM in las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/10/fire-near-airport-destroys-vacant-house/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/fire-vacant-house-causes-100000-damages

2015-08-11 - Charter bus bursts into flame before 6:47 AM on I-85 in Rowan County (North Carolina), 4 injured:
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/traffic/2015/08/11/charter-bus-catches-fire--i-85/31452083/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/80-passengers-escape-injury-after-bus-catches-fire/nnHKk/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29757458/bus-fire-causes-traffic-delays-on-i-85-in-rowan-county
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30684858.html
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/29758962/rowan-county-bus-fire-strands-80
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/story/29757858/rowan-county-bus-fire-strands-80
http://www.wistv.com/story/29757458/fire-marshal-driver-of-burning-bus-left-while-passengers-tried-to-escape
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/fox25news/631205191082184705

Quote: "Passengers were on board when the flames erupted near mile marker 79 in Rowan County. No one was seriously hurt, but there were four people taken to the hospital with minor injuries from either jumping out the windows of the bus or trying to put out the fire."

2015-08-11 - Tour bus bursts into flame inside tunnel in Sogn og Fjordane (Norway), 5 injured:
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/08/11/bus-fire-forced-tunnel-evacuation/
http://norwegianfirstnews.blogspot.com/2015/08/bus-fire-in-gudvanga-tunnel-dagbladetno.html
http://highway.transportation.infrastructurenews.org/?p=17678
http://ttgnordic.com/swedish-bus-catches-fire-in-norwegian-tunnel/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/van-driver-saves-32-people-tunnel-fire/nnH3Q/
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/transport-accident-photos/tourist-bus-on-fire-in-norway-photos-52115060
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WPXI/631533516698841088

Quote: "A Swedish bus carrying Asian tourists caught fire inside the 11.4 kilometer-long Gudvangatunnelen in the mountainous western county of Sogn og Fjordane on Tuesday. Police reported that around 30 to 40 people were in the tunnel at the time and were evacuated. Odd Arve Solvåg, operations leader for the Sogn og Fjordane Police District, had earlier told state broadcaster NRK that there were no reports of injuries, but five people were later taken to hospital in Voss. The extent of their injuries was unclear."

Quote: "Emergency personnel responded to both sides of the tunnel, but the fire quickly spread to four other vehicles. Fortunately, a man in a van was able to save the 32 people on the bus by packing them inside his van and driving them out of the tunnel. It took firefighters two hours to put the fire out."

Note: Multi-cultural bus fire - a Swedish bus carrying Asian people burning in Norway. Bus travel, bringing people together, one fire at a time!

2015-08-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway near Leskovac (Serbia):
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2015&mm=08&dd=11&nav_id=95057

2015-08-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near bus depot in Pretoria (South Africa):
http://rekordmoot.co.za/47226/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-depot/
http://8tunes.com/rekordnewspapers/putco-bus-caught-fire-near-bus-depot-in-eskia-mphahlele-drive
http://www.pretoria-news.co.za/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-pretoria/
http://newshost.co/2015/08/11/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-pretoria/

Quote: "A Putco bus caught fire near the Mabopane highway on Tuesday afternoon. Motorists were shocked to see the bus burst into flames in E’skia Mphahlele Road, said eyewitnesses Shimon Theron and Billy Hewie."

Note: These are the 500th, 501st, 502nd and 503rd buses to burn in 2015. Yesterday was RVs Burning Day so I thought I'd point out the bus fires today, although another 10 RVs were destroyed by fire while parked at a storage yard on this day, in Santa Maria (California)...

2015-08-11 - Underground explosion and fire hits downtown Edmonton (Canada), blackouts ensue:
http://www.630ched.com/2015/08/11/underground-explosion-leads-to-power-outage-downtown/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/underground-explosion-cuts-power-to-parts-of-downtown-edmonton/article25922185/
http://www.wopular.com/underground-explosion-cuts-power-parts-downtown-edmonton

2015-08-11 - Transformer explodes and burns in Chattanooga (Tennessee), blackouts ensue:
http://newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/transformer-explosion-downtown-chattanooga-causes-power-outages-19377.shtml

2015-08-11 - Mysterious explosions in the wee hours alarm people in coastal Leith (Scotland):
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/mystery-over-loud-bangs-heard-in-leith-1-3854310
http://www.sott.net/article/300090-Mystery-over-loud-bangs-heard-in-Leith-Scotland

2015-08-11 - Pipeline explodes near plant in Monterrey (Mexico), 5 killed:
http://sputniknews.com/latam/20150812/1025651972.html
http://news.yahoo.com/gas-explosion-behind-oil-plant-northern-mexico-kills-034208883.html

2015-08-11 - Scrap yard hit by fire, 10+ cars and two semi trailers burn, in Enon Valley (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/29762451/fire-erupts-at-enon-valley-auto-wrecking-business
http://wytv.com/2015/08/11/scrap-yard-fire-in-lawrence-county/
http://wkbn.com/2015/08/11/scrap-yard-fire-in-lawrence-county/

2015-08-11 - Large pile of tires erupts in flame before 4 AM in Silver Springs (Nevada):
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/17670605-113/tire-fire-lights-up-silver-springs
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Large-Tire-Fire-in-Silver-Springs-321377041.html
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/08/11/large-tire-fire-silver-springs-contained/31458899/
http://www.ktvn.com/story/29757036/tire-fire-in-silver-springs

Quote: "Fire crews will be working on containing and extinguishing the fire throughout the night and morning. They say morning commuters will be able to see smoke and flames."

Note: 'We better leave early, honey - smoke and flames this morning!'

2015-08-11 - Passenger plane hit by fire on runway, aborts takeoff, in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/alleged-fire-forces-newark-bound-plane-to-abort-takeoff-from-sfo/

Quote: "Parker says witnesses reported seeing flames, but she could not confirm that and United wouldn’t comment. A passenger onboard said he heard a very loud bang and then saw fire trucks pull up."

Note: This is the 95th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Boat bursts into flame at dock on Doctors Lake (Florida), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://metrobugle.com/blog/2015/08/11/fire-rescue-at-least-1-injured-at-boat-fire-in-clay-county/
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/videos/news/local/2015/08/11/boat-fire-in-clay-county/31488095/
http://www.news4jax.com/news/boathouse-catches-fire-in-clay-county/34659732
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/fire-rescue--least-1-injured--boat-fire--clay-county/31480023/

2015-08-11 - Boat explodes and burns on Big Green Lake near Ripon (Wisconsin):
http://www.riponpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=36&ArticleID=8898

Note: These are the 719th and 720th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-55 in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2015/08/11/truck-fire-stops-traffic-on-southbound-i-55/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29765227/flames-engulf-car-on-i-55-s-mallory
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29765227/flames-engulf-car-on-i-55-s-mallory
http://www.fox8live.com/story/29765227/flames-engulf-car-on-i-55-s-mallory
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/truck-fire-shuts-down-i-55-southbound
http://www.waff.com/story/29765227/semi-truck-carrying-cantaloupes-catches-fire-on-i-55-s-mallory

Quote: "A semi truck burst into flames on southbound Interstate 55 and Mallory Avenue Tuesday night. It is unclear what caused the fire, but TDOT cameras showed the truck engulfed by flames."

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Marion (North Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://www.wafb.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://www.kait8.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://www.fox8live.com/story/29757319/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15373809-tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-1-lane-of-i-40-east/

2015-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on I-65 in Johnson County near Whiteland (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/29757032/semi-fire-blocks-nb-i-65-south-of-whiteland
http://wishtv.com/2015/08/11/semi-fire-closes-i-65-in-johnson-county/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/semi-fire-shuts-down-i-65-northbound-in-johnson-county
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/fox59/2015/08/11/semi-fire-shuts-down--65-nb-johnson-county/31450547/

2015-08-11 - Tractor (excavator) and van go up in flames on the B9170 near Turriff (Scotland):
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/van-and-jcb-on-fire-on-north-east-road/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15375236-van-and-jcb-on-fire-on-north-east-road/
http://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/eveningexpress/fp/news/local/van-and-jcb-on-fire-on-north-east-road/

Note: These are the 1332nd, 1333rd, 1334th and 1335th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on I-64 in Gibson County (Indiana):
http://www.14news.com/story/29760867/vehicle-fire-causes-major-traffic-backup-on-i-64

2015-08-11 - Utility truck bursts into flame near refinery in Mandan (North Dakota):
http://www.kfyrtv.com/home/headlines/Mandan-Fire-Department-Responds-to-Vehicle-Fire-321439531.html

2015-08-11 - At least 10 RVs destroyed by fire, more damaged, while parked at storage yard in Santa Maria (California):
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/rvs_reported_destroyed_in_fire_in_santa_maria
http://www.keyt.com/news/multiple-rvs-catch-fire-in-santa-maria/34665866
http://www.kclu.org/2015/08/12/fire-rips-through-rv-storage-facility-on-central-coast/
http://www.ksby.com/story/29775496/rv-owners-return-to-find-charred-remains-after-tuesday-night-fire

Quote: "Nearly two dozen RVs were damaged or destroyed Tuesday night when a fire broke out at a storage yard near the Santa Maria Public Airport."

Quote: "Investigators trying to determine how the fire started will be aided by video cameras and gate codes for entry into the storage area, the chief said. He estimated some 10 to 12 RVs were destroyed and nearly the same number have heat or smoke damage."

Note: These are the 263rd through 272nd RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-11 - Camper-van explodes at 2:47 AM in Croyde, Braunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34002&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-11 - Camper-van bursts into flame on street in Beechdale (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Camper-van-damaged-Beechdale/story-27584286-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/camper-van-damaged-in-beechdale-fire-3402497.html
http://nottingham.dotnewz.com/camper-van-damaged-in-beechdale-fire/

2015-08-11 - Day care van bursts into flame on street in Spring (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/day-care-van-catches-fire-in-northwest-harris-county/34658458
http://houstonsunpost.com/2015/08/day-care-van-catches-fire-in-spring-area/
http://newspindle.com/day-care-van-catches-fire-in-spring-area/
http://www.motohouston.com/forums/showthread.php?t=319105

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on Wilson Road in Hadleigh (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/updated_van_fire_in_hadleigh_1_4188906
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUWZDFvkU8I

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on Peveril Drive in Ilkeston (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Van-tackled-Ilkeston/story-27584319-detail/story.html
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Late-night-van-Ilkeston/story-27584246-detail/story.html

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame at 4:31 AM at Victoria Gate in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34003&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.centralsomersetgazette.co.uk/crews-called-van-blaze-Taunton/story-27585179-detail/story.html
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/13586959.Van_on_fire_at_Victoria_Gate__Taunton/

2015-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on Woodington Road in West Wellow (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13588610.display/

2015-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home on Milan Avenue in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/gallery/8061621

Note: Also see the car that burned on Richards Avenue in Norwalk on this day...

2015-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Quincy (Illinois):
http://www.wgem.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy
http://www.wkow.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy
http://www.kwwl.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy
http://www.ktiv.com/story/29764327/2015/08/11/truck-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-quincy

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Dietz Estates in Conewago Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_28618476/firefighters-extinguish-vehicle-fire-conewago-township

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight while parked at home in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2015/08/12/rfd-responding-to-vehicle-fire/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on I-805 in the University City area in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Blocks-I-805-Lanes-in-UTC-321494641.html
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150811/Car-Fire-Breaks-Out-On-CA-Highway-San-Diego/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Richards Avenue in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/08/todays-vehicle-fire-32/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at Harbour Road in coastal Paget Parish on the island of Bermuda:
http://bernews.com/2015/08/photos-van-fire-extinguished-paget/
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150811/NEWS/150819919
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjJ0mvrzrgI

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame in the Ballyfermot area in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/fire-brigade-battles-car-fire-in-south-dublin-31443271.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked at Alloy Industrial Estate in Pontardawe (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Investigation-stolen-car-burned/story-27584284-detail/story.html

Quote: "At that point fire officers believed the car may have been stolen. But police later ruled out the possibility that that was the case. 'No further action is being taken,' said a South Wales Police spokesman. The incident was closed at 5.39am. The fire service was also called to [coastal] Llanelli to deal with a fire to an external electric light fitting at the back of a house in the Coedcae area. Officers had the call to Brynallt Terrace at 12.01am."

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M56 near Hapsford (Britain), big rig overturns separately:
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/second-vehicle-fire-m56-causing-9831708
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/m56-re-open-second-vehicle-9831899

Quote: "There was a minor vehicle fire eastbound at around 8am today (Tuesday) – just hours after a separate gas tanker fire gridlocked the motorway for more than seven hours."

Note: The gas tanker fire was mentioned in the 2015-08-10 update...

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Milton Keynes (Britain):
http://www.onemk.co.uk/news/2015/8/milton-keynes-traffic-car-fire-on-m1-northbound-by-newport-pagnell-services-closes-two-lanes-110820150063.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame in auto garage in Bletchley (Britain):
http://www.onemk.co.uk/news/999/fire-brigade/2015/8/vehicle-fire-on-m1-milton-keynes-and-in-bletchley-garage-120820150005.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the A14 near Needham Market (Britain):
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-on-a14-near-needham-market-1-6896642
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15370747-firefighters-called-to-car-fire-on-a14-near-needham-market/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Station Road in York (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13588073.BMW_badly_damaged_by_fire_near_York_railway_station/

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Canefields Avenue in Yealmpstone, Plympton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34009&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Bescot Crescent in Palfrey (Britain):
http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/Car-caught-close-Walsall-FC-middle-road/story-27585299-detail/story.html

2015-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Tebay Services (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/crews-called-to-car-fire-close-to-tebay-services-1.1225243

Quote: "At 16:19 firefighters were called to a report of a car on fire on the M6 between junctions 38 and 39. The two occupants of the vehicle had left the car and got themselves to a place of safety behind the barrier."

2015-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/vehicle-fire-blocking-4-i-95-lanes-in-west-palm-be/nnHkg/

2015-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 6 in Wellsboro (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2015/08/wellsboro-dispatched-to-vehicle-fire-on.html

2015-08-11 - 37 golf carts destroyed by fire while parked at Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford (New York):
http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150811/NEWS/150819836/-1/news
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_destroys_golf_cart_barn_at_new_hartford_golf_course.html
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2015/08/11/yahnundasis-golf-club-new-hartford.html
http://www.wktv.com/news/321490951.html

2015-08-11 - Auto shop devastated by huge fire at 3 AM in Mission (Canada):
http://www.missioncityrecord.com/news/321403671.html

2015-08-11 - Barn and 2000 tons of hay destroyed by fire at 12:31 AM in Lebanon (Oregon):
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33390898-75/hay-barn-in-lebanon-on-fire-expected-to-burn-for-days.html.csp
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/08/11/barn-fire-near-lebanon-expected-burn-days/31510081/

2015-08-11 - Barn full of hay destroyed by fire in Clarington (Canada):
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/5792815-clarington-barn-packed-with-bales-of-hay-burns/
http://m.durhamregion.com/news-story/5792815-clarington-barn-packed-with-bales-of-hay-burns

2015-08-11 - Barn damaged by fire at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-in-Barn-at-Cheshire-Academy-321508341.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29765205/crews-respond-to-fire-at-cheshire-academy
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Put-Out-Fire-in-Cheshire-Academy-Barn-321531491.html

2015-08-11 - Barn and 80 tons of hay go up in flames in Sydling St Nicholas (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/barn-fire4/

2015-08-11 - Jerusalem Fire gets huge, grows to 16,000 acres in California:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-wildfires-20150812-story.html
http://news.yahoo.com/video/explosive-jerusalem-fire-expands-more-033426175.html

2015-08-11 - Wildfires have burned more than 5 million in acres in Alaska this year, and Alaska is still burning:
http://gizmodo.com/wildfires-have-devasted-5-million-acres-and-alaska-is-1723298896

2015-08-11 - Garbage bursts into flame at 5:30 AM in garbage truck in Windham (Maine), near the coast:
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/11/accident-at-raymond-windham-line-closes-route-302/

2015-08-11 - Office building damaged by fire in Fort Stewart (Georgia), nobody there:
http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-08-12/empty-fort-stewart-building-catches-fire

2015-08-11 - Catering business heavily damaged by fire at 1:18 AM in coastal East Falmouth (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150811/NEWS/150819890

2015-08-11 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Manitowoc (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/manitowoc-garage-fire/31493865/

2015-08-11 - Home damaged by fire at 2 AM in Sahuarita (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29757380/ruralmetro-responds-to-early-morning-fire

2015-08-11 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Hallandale Beach (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/hallandale/fl-hallandale-beach-house-fire-20150811-story.html
http://www.local10.com/news/child-burned-on-foot-in-hallandale-beach-house-fire/34660270

2015-08-11 - Home destroyed by fire on North River Drive in Sweet Home (Oregon):
http://democratherald.com/news/local/fire-destroys-north-river-drive-home/article_cc42cceb-932c-517a-92ee-f091667f5654.html

2015-08-11 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:15 AM, second home damaged, in McKees Rocks (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/two-homes-damaged-in-mckees-rocks-fire/34647840
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/cause-of-two-alarm-fire-in-mckees-rocks-under-investigation/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2015/08/11/Early-morning-fire-in-McKees-Rocks/stories/201508110126

2015-08-11 - High-rise residential building smoked out by fire in coastal Melbourne (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/heavy-smoke-trinity-towers/31469451/
http://www.floridatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/08/11/fire-trinity-towers-east/31490107/

Quote: "The fire — the second to be reported at one of the two towers in less than a week — also raised concerns from residents about safety and evacuation plans."

2015-08-11 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home in coastal Clearwater (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/one-dead-in-clearwater-mobile-home-fire
http://tbo.com/news/crime/at-least-one-dead-after-fire-at-clearwater-mobile-home-park-20150811/
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/1-dead-in-mobile-home-fire-in-clearwater/31502019/

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

2015-08-11 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in Lahore (Pakistan), 1 killed, 12 injured:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1199807/one-dead-12-wounded-in-lahore-building-fire

2015-08-11 - Vacant mobile home burns at 5:45 AM in Woodhaven (Michigan):
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/08/11/news/doc55ca292156242595196687.txt

2015-08-11 - Vacant home burns at 11:30 PM on Lake Avenue in Albert Lea (Minnesota):
http://www.albertleatribune.com/2015/08/vacant-house-damaged-by-late-night-fire/

2015-08-11 - Vacant home burns in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/fire-causes-55000-damage-at-vacant-buffalo-house-20150811
http://www.wopular.com/fire-causes-55000-damage-vacant-buffalo-house

2015-08-11 - Vacant barn destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Matthews (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30678234.html
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29756665/abandoned-barn-catches-fire-in-matthews
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/fire-rips-through-barn-in-matthews/31449593/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/2015/08/11/fire-destroys-nc-barn/31459293/

2015-08-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/crews-put-raging-fire-vacant-000822668.html

2015-08-11 - Vacant blues bar burns in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/suspicious-fire-guts-former-kc-blues-jazz-bar/34649194

2015-08-12 - Massive deadly explosions destroy warehouse at 11:30 PM in coastal Tianjin (China), 50+ killed, 700+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150813-49639-CHN
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/13/firefighters-dead-china-explosions/31598019/
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-tianjin-explosion-fireball-20150812-story.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-13/explosion-rocks-north-chinese-city-of-tianjin/6693336
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2015/08/13/31601847/
http://www.rt.com/news/312356-china-blast-toxic-fumes/
http://image.bjnews.com.cn/2015/08/1090.html#p=0579219F54CE
http://twitter.com/cctvnews/status/631613800098062336/photo/1
http://www.sott.net/article/300118-Toxic-fumes-up-to-half-a-kilometer-away-detected-from-Tianjin-blast-area
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/13/tianjin-explosions-china-sends-troops-cleanup
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tianjin-explosion-live-china-warehouse-firefighters-blast-10452966.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/aug/13/tianjin-explosion-hundreds-injured-killed-china-blasts-latest-updates

Quote: "At least 50 people have been killed and 701 injured after two explosions at a warehouse containing large quantities of dangerous chemicals in the port city of Tianjin. Of those wounded 71 are said to be suffering severe injuries."

Quote: "The explosions were so massive they could be seen from space, according to satellite photos released by the Japan meteorological agency. The force of the blast also prompted alarm at China’s National Earthquake Network."

Quote: "Locals reported shockwaves that shattered glass more than two kilometres away, while the blast itself was seen by satellites from space. Even the US Geological Survey registered the event as seismic."

Quote: "Several buildings near the site collapsed, dozens of automobiles were reduced to burned-out husks, and nearby residents were evacuated, authorities said."

Quote: "Sulfur oxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide, all products of combustion, have been found in the air, Xinhua reported. Plumes of white and yellow smoke, which may be an indicator of toxic hydrogen sulfide, were seen rising over the area."

Note: This might be the largest explosion so far and considering the size of some of the previous explosions, that's saying something. This explosion, which ravaged the port area right on the coast, occurred shortly before midnight. Methane and hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere get pushed closer to the ground at night as the atmosphere cools and contracts, making explosions, fires and people and animals sickening and/or dying more common during the late hours...

2015-08-12 - Coal mine explodes in Guizhou Province (China), 10 killed:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/coal-mine-explosion-kills-many-in-china/article7529759.ece
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/coal-mine-explosion-kills-10-in-sothwest-china/

2015-08-12 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Bellevue (Wisconsin), near Green Bay:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/videos/news/local/2015/08/12/31553495/
http://www.waow.com/story/29773266/2015/08/12/huge-salvage-yard-fire-in-wisconsin
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2015/08/12/firefighters-battling-salvage-yard-fire/31551319/
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2015/08/12/fire-at-smittys-auto-savage-yard-in-bellevue/31562447/

2015-08-12 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, six cars burn, in Sedalia (Missouri):
http://sedaliademocrat.com/news/2486/fire-destroys-six-vehicles-at-salvage-yard

2015-08-12 - Barrels of magnesium go up in flames at business in Sun Valley (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150812/magnesium-fire-in-sun-valley
http://twitter.com/ValleyFireScan/status/631495859855753217

2015-08-12 - Industrial paint plant burns and explodes in the wee hours near Jacksonville (Texas):
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_32465df9-71bf-5740-90c0-3be84a94ff51.html

2015-08-12 - Landfill erupts in flame on coastal Nantucket Island (Massachusetts):
http://www.ack.net/Landfillfireextinguished1081215.html

2015-08-12 - Transformer explodes and burns at power plant in coastal Tuft's Cove, Dartmouth (Canada):
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1304899-transformer-explodes-at-tufts-cove-power-station-in-dartmouth-no-injuries
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tufts-cove-transformer-catches-on-fire-no-one-injured-1.3189446

2015-08-12 - US F/A-18C fighter jet bursts into flame during refueling on the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, pilot ejects, 2 injured:
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/navy-2-injured-fire-aboard-aircraft-carrier-2954163
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/navy-2-injured-in-fire-aboard-aircraft-carrier-in-atlantic/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-sailors-injured-after-fire-aboard-uss-harry-s-truman/
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/08/fire-erupts-aboard-carrier-truman-virginia-coast-2-injured
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/navy-2-injured-fire-aboard-aircraft-carrier-atlantic-28271.shtml
http://wtkr.com/2015/08/12/pilot-sailor-injured-when-fa-18c-hornet-catches-fire-aboard-uss-harry-s-truman/
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/navy-2-injured-fire-aboard-aircraft-carrier-atlantic-2954165
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/12/f-18-hornet-truman-carrier-fire-mishap-pilot/31526543/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/military/2015/08/12/oceana-based-hornet-catches-fire--truman-flight-deck/31524275/

Quote: "The Navy says the Truman was underway in the Atlantic Ocean when an F/A-18C caught fire on the flight deck on Tuesday night. The Navy says the fire was quickly extinguished, but the aircraft's pilot ejected and landed on the flight deck. The Navy says another sailor assigned to the ship also suffered non-life threatening injuries."

Note: This is the 96th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-12 - Boat bursts into flame on the Halifax River in coastal Ormond Beach (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/news/two-rescued-from-boat-that-caught-fire-on-intracoastal/34674192
http://www.orlandoecho.com/index.php/sid/235719305
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20150812/NEWS/150819873/101040
http://www.wesh.com/news/2-rescued-from-fully-involved-boat-fire/34674774
http://newsdaytonabeach.com/2-people-rescued-from-burning-boat-near-granada-bridge/
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/2-swim-to-shore-after-boat-ignites-on-halifax-river-volusia-deputies-say/34674580
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WESH/631507209654931459
http://www.styrk.com/posts/boat-fire-on-the-halifax

Note: This is 721st boat or ship to burn/explode in 2015. Also see the woman found dead in the Halifax River in coastal Port Orange on this day...

2015-08-12 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame at McDougall Hill in Edmonton (Canada):
http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/then-we-saw-smoke-sherwood-park-woman-one-of-the-passengers-on-burned-bus-1.2514374
http://medicinehatnews.com/news/provincial-news/2015/08/12/doubledecker-bus-catches-on-fire-in-downtown-edmonton-no-injuries/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/double-decker-bus-catches-on-fire-in-downtown-edmonton/article25949315/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/08/13/edmonton-bus-fire_n_7984452.html
http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=678403

2015-08-12 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Route 75 near Kiryat Tivon (Israel):
http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/heavy-traffic-after-bus-catches-fire/

Quote: "A bus caught fire following a malfunction near Kiryat Tivon in the center of the country. As a result Route 75 is heavily congested in both directions. Fire and rescue teams doused the flames and no passengers were hurt."

Note: These are the 504th and 505th buses to burn in 2015...

2015-08-12 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on State Route 520 near coastal Cocoa (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/car-transporter-fire-closes-sr-520-in-brevard/34675626
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/car-carrier-fire-blocks-lanes-sr-520-brevard-count/nnJCq/
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/08/12/truck-trailer-fire-blocks-sr-520/31539905/
http://www.wftv.com/photo/news/local/car-carrier-fire/pCnGwL/
http://www.wesh.com/news/car-transporter-vehicles-catch-fire-near-orangebrevard-county-line/34676906
http://www.floridanewstime.com/news/miami/118729-car-carrier-fire-blocks-lanes-of-sr-520-in-brevard-county.html
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/8/12/fire_destroys_vehicl.html

Note: This is the 49th car-hauler to burn in 2015...

2015-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-265 in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/2015/08/12/gene-snyder-open-after-semi-truck-fire/31548583/
http://www.wave3.com/story/29770910/semi-fire-shuts-down-i-265-s-near-taylorsville-road
http://www.wafb.com/story/29770910/semi-fire-shuts-down-i-265-s-near-taylorsville-road
http://www.fox8live.com/story/29770910/semi-fire-shuts-down-i-265-s-near-taylorsville-road

2015-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Saturn Parkway near Port Royal Road in Spring Hill (Tennessee):
http://www.springhillhomepage.com/semi-truck-fire-temporarily-closes-saturn-parkway-cms-4870

2015-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-24 in Paducah in McCracken County (Kentucky):
http://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/McCracken-County/Eastbound-I-24-Closes-for-Vehicle-Fire-in-Paducah.aspx
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/29771488/eb-i-24-reopened-in-mccracken-co-after-truck-fire
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/29771488/eb-i-24-reopened-in-mccracken-co-after-truck-fire
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29771488/eb-i-24-reopened-in-mccracken-co-after-truck-fire
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/29771488/eb-i-24-reopened-in-mccracken-co-after-truck-fire

2015-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 401 near Brampton (Canada):
http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/5795221-smoke-above-the-city-was-truck-fire-on-highway/

2015-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on road near casino in Carberry (Canada):
http://www.cklq.com/index.php?id=62&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=8764&cHash=3ebbfdc0ce36175504923abc03014c38

2015-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A40 in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/lorry-filled-with-barrels-of-beer-goes-up-in-flames-on-a40-in-west-london-a2487766.html
http://www.all-about-london.com/2015/08/lorry-filled-with-barrels-of-beer-goes.html

2015-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame shortly after 3 AM on Parker Drive in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Firefighters-tackling-blaze-20-tonnes-clothing/story-27592357-detail/story.html

2015-08-12 - Tractor bursts into flame on Bolham Road in Bolham, Near Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34019&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/Tractor-Bolham/story-27596181-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 1336th, 1337th, 1338th, 1339th, 1340th, 1341st, 1342nd, 1343rd and 1344th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-12 - Dump truck bursts into flame on I-290 near Tonawanda (New York):
http://wivb.com/2015/08/12/dump-truck-catches-fire-on-the-i-290/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/dump-truck-fire-snarls-drive-home-traffic-on-eastbound-youngmann-20150812

2015-08-12 - Delivery truck bursts into flame on York Street in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.newstalk1010.com/news/2015/08/12/delivery-truck-catches-fire-in-downtown-toronto
http://www.cp24.com/news/downtown-intersection-shut-down-after-delivery-truck-bursts-into-flames-1.2513450
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/truck-catches-fire-in-downtown-intersection/ar-BBlGyQi
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/truck-catches-fire-in-downtown-intersection-1.3188505
http://www.chumfm.com/news/2015/08/12/delivery-truck-catches-fire-in-downtown-toronto

2015-08-12 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on Highway 97 at Antlers Beach near Peachland (Canada):
http://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Central_Okanagan/15/08/12/Vehicle_Fire_on_Highway_97_Near_Peachland

2015-08-12 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on highway in coastal Singapore:
http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/lorry-catches-fire-along-aye-no-one-injured
http://sg.frienddy.com/sg/inews/97347
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDEmH0lulqQ
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/lorry-catches-fire-along-aye-near-normanton-park-bus-stop-no-injuries-reported

2015-08-12 - RV bursts into flame on I-15 in Fallbrook (California):
http://villagenews.com/local/115415/
http://www.kusi.com/story/29775714/motorhome-catches-fire-on-south-i-15-in-fallbrook
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2015/08/12/motorhome-catches-fire-on-i-15-in-fallbrook-closes-lanes/

Note: This is the 273rd RV to burn in 2015...

2015-08-12 - Van bursts into flame while parked on North Kellogg Street in Galesburg (Illinois):
http://www.galesburg.com/article/20150812/NEWS/150819917

2015-08-12 - Van bursts into flame on street enar federal building in Lima (Ohio):
http://limaohio.com/news/148761/firefighters-put-out-van-fire-near-federal-building

2015-08-12 - Van bursts into flame in storage area at Sainsbury’s in Rustington (Britain):
http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/local/sainsbury-s-delivery-van-catches-fire-1-6900324

2015-08-12 - Van bursts into flame on Navigation Road in Northwich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/van-fire-in-northwich

2015-08-12 - Van bursts into flame on Coast Road in Brean in coastal Burnham-on-Sea (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34013&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-12 - SUV bursts into flame at 6:06 AM while parked at auto shop, fire spreads, shop destroyed, in Oakville (Maryland):
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20150812/NEWS/150819862/1103/Auto-repair-garage-in-Oakville-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20150814/NEWS/150819696/1056/section/news07/&template=southernMaryland

Quote: "Lathroum said Wednesday at the scene that the fire started in a sport-utility vehicle that had been dropped off at his property while he was away, before the SUV was moved into the garage Tuesday night, and that he was awakened Wednesday morning at his adjacent home when a passing motorist spotted the blaze, stopped and honked their car’s horn."

2015-08-12 - SUV bursts into flame while parked on street near Sperry (Iowa):
http://www.kbur.com/2015/08/12/early-morning-vehicle-fire-was-not-arson/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15415457-early-morning-vehicle-fire-was-not-arson/

2015-08-12 - Pickup truck and trailer destroyed by fire at 3 AM while parked at stadium in Ramapo (New Jersey):
http://www.monsey.com/ramapo-police-probe-suspicious-truck-fire-at-stadium-parking-lot/149569
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/12/ramapo-cops-suspicious-truck-fire-baseball-stadium/31543961/

2015-08-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at pet food business in Lake Forest (Minnesota):
http://forestlaketimes.com/2015/08/12/car-fire-near-chuck-and-dons/

2015-08-12 - Cars and dumpsters regularly bursting into flame in Pomona (California):
http://westchester.news12.com/multimedia/car-dumpster-fires-in-pomona-concern-residents-1.10734307

2015-08-12 - Car bursts into flame in parking lot off Enterprise Drive in coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts), 1 injured:
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150812/NEWS/150819791

2015-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 14, ignites brush fire, in Camas (Washington):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/aug/12/vehicle-fire-spreads-brush-along-sr-14-east-vancou/

2015-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on I-255 near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.republictimes.net/vehicle-fire-on-i-255/

2015-08-12 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Thunder Bay (Canada), near Lake Superior:
http://www.tbnewswatch.com/News/374225/Crews_worked_to_put_out_a_vehicle_fire_on_the_citys_North_side

2015-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at 2:44 AM while parked on street in coastal Inverness (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/664078/inverness-car-fire-investigation-police/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15402849-inverness-car-fire-under-investigation-by-police/
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-inverness/20150813/281552289588922/TextView

2015-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at 11:13 PM on Chester Road in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-macclesfield_12-08-2015_8-18-09

2015-08-12 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 322 near Hershey (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/route_322_reopened_after_vehic.html
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/vehicle_fire_blocking_route_32.html

2015-08-12 - Golf cart bursts into flame at 1:20 AM while parked at business in coastal Portsmouth (Rhode Island):
http://patch.com/rhode-island/portsmouth/firefighters-put-out-golf-cart-fire-carnegie-abbey-0

Quote: "Members of the Portsmouth Fire Department extinguished a fire that started when a golf cart burst into flame on Carnegie Abbey property early Wednesday. Firefighters responded to a maintenance area at around 1:20 a.m. after a 911 call from an employee who said a six-passenger cart was on fire near a maintenance barn."

2015-08-12 - Auto shop destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Union City (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/29767031/blaze-leaves-fulton-county-business-destroyed

2015-08-12 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/auto-shops-catches-fire-in-northeast-oklahoma-city/34681342

2015-08-12 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Poughkeepsie (New York):
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2015/08/12/city-firefighters-respond-second-fire-six-months-same-auto-repair-shop/31527529/

2015-08-12 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5 AM in New Denmark (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2015/08/12/fire-destroys-barn-near-denmark/31526657/

2015-08-12 - Barn and hay destroyed by fire at 12:43 AM in Belvedere Township (Minnesota):
http://www.kttc.com/story/29759679/2015/08/11/fire-destroys-goodhue-barn
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/crime/fire-destroys-barn-hay-in-goodhue-county/article_d7463fb2-f28a-53e5-a82b-675129be559f.html

2015-08-12 - Barn damaged by fire in North Hopewell Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_28626191/911-crews-respond-barn-fire-north-hopewell
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_28630058/video-barn-fire-north-hopewell-township

2015-08-12 - Barn damaged by fire at 11:58 PM near Jenera (Ohio):
http://wfin.com/barn-fire-reported-near-jenera/

2015-08-12 - Barn destroyed by fire near Listowel (Canada), 110 calves killed:
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/110-animals-killed-in-barn-fire-east-of-listowel-1.2512189
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5796287-100-cows-die-in-wellington-county-barn-fire/
http://london.ctvnews.ca/fire-destroys-barn-in-mapleton-township-1.2514940
http://www.guelphnow.ca/npps/story.cfm?nppage=2244

2015-08-12 - Soda Fire grows to 200,000 acres in Owyhee County (Idaho):
http://www.idahopress.com/members/soda-fire-at-acres-and-growing/article_bd7c620e-4178-11e5-8e55-d7bab86f6445.html

2015-08-12 - AC unit bursts into flame, fire spreads to school, in Austin (Texas)
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Fire-At-Private-School-Blamed-On-AC-Problem-184601.shtml
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/electrical-fire-causes-600000-in-damage-to-west-au/nnHyh/
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/West-Austin-Elementary-School-Fire-184234.shtml

2015-08-12 - Institute for High Energy Physics hit by cooling tower explosion and fire in Protvino (Russia), near Moscow:
http://lifenews.ru/news/159157
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/7556l3jhx/Report-Incident-at-the-Institute-for-High-Energy.htm
http://twitter.com/SMItanka_ru/status/631442785284005888/photo/1

Quote: "According to preliminary reports, the explosion occurred in the cooling unit located in one of the rooms of the complex institution."

2015-08-12 - Heating oil spills into river and ignites, fire gets huge, in Moscow (Russia):
http://www.rt.com/news/312295-moscow-oil-fire-black-smoke/
http://www.sott.net/article/300094-Nuclear-war-in-my-neighborhood-200-meters-high-plume-of-black-smoke-causes-panic-in-Moscow

2015-08-12 - Home damaged by fire at 12:30 AM in the Point Breeze area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-house-in-point-breeze/923550/

Note: Point Breeze is a neighborhood sandwiched between the Schuykill River to the west and the Delaware River to the east...

2015-08-12 - Home damaged by fire three times in 28 hours in Charleston (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Third-Fire-Reported-at-Charleston-House-in-28-Hours-321532941.html

2015-08-12 - Two homes blocks apart erupt in flame at 1:30 AM in Spokane Valley (Washington):
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/2-homes-in-spokane-valley-catch-fire-several-blocks-apart/34669756
http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/spokane-county/2015/08/12/two-fires-flare-up--same-block--spokane-valley/31523665/

Quote: "The first fire started at a home in the 8300 block of Alki Ave. As crews worked to put out those flames, a second call came in for a fire at a house two blocks down the street. Flames could be seen shooting in the air as a detached garage caught fire. Neighbors say several explosions could be heard coming from the garage."

Quote: "The cause of the second fire has not yet been determined because so much burned, including cars, a tree in the backyard and a greenhouse."

Note: Much like the two boats that burst into flame within 3 minutes while docked in separate marinas in coastal Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update...

2015-08-12 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire at Coachman's Cove in Waterloo Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2015/08/three_men_help_battle_blaze_be.html

2015-08-12 - Vacant home burns at 3:16 AM in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/11/firefighters-tackling-one-alarm-fire--west-nashville/31450167/

2015-08-12 - Vacant home burns on Long Branch Swamp Road in Green Sea (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1242522#.Vcxo97JVhBc

2015-08-13 - Mysterious explosion and flash of light ignites man's yard in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Portland-Oregon-man-thinks-perseid-meteor-hit-earth-starts-fire-in-his-front-yard-321801302.html

Quote: "Patrick Story says he heard a loud boom outside his house on Wednesday night, coupled with a flash of light. When he went outside, he found part of his front yard on fire in the shape of a circle."

2015-08-13 - Mysterious silent expanding cloud of fire seen in the sky over coastal Port Townshend (Washington):
https://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=2341&category=Environment

Quote: "Red, yellow and orange kept expanding in the night sky just like flames  as if you were looking into a blast furnace. Nothing I've ever seen in my life  and I've seen a surface-to-air missile impact. But no sound!"

Note: The reason there was no sound is that this was a gas plume that burned in a 'flash fire', which is flammable gas sizzling away in the air as it burns but without exploding. There was also an object in the air, perhaps a drone of some kind. And it also sounds like the plume was hit by something from the ground that ignited it. That was probably 'the authorities' hitting it with some type of ground-based weapon that was used to ignite the gas on purpose and burn off the cloud of gas BEFORE it moved eastward and hit more populated areas...

2015-08-13 - Refinery damaged by explosion and fire in Litvínov (Czech Republic):
http://twitter.com/OnlineMagazin/status/631763476336234497
http://www.facebook.com/miroslav.morgenstern/videos/10203536477932996/
http://zpravy.aktualne.cz/regiony/ustecky/v-litvinove-hori-chemicka-unipetrol-hasici-evakuuji-oblast/r~39d86fc8418d11e594170025900fea04/

2015-08-13 - Pallets burst into flame at business on Quarry Road in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/evening-express-city-final/20150812/281500749980219/TextView

2015-08-13 - Abandoned fishing boat bursts into flame in coastal Marsa on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150813/local/abandoned-fishing-boat-catches-fire-in-marsa.580514
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-08-13/local-news/Fire-at-Grand-Harbour-warehouse-6736140453
http://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/watch-fire-on-ferry-boat-in-harbour/

Note: This is 722nd boat or ship to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-13 - School bus bursts into flame on street in Aurora (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/education/2015/08/13/school-bus-fire-grandview-hs/31653945/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/cherry-creek-schools-bus-driver-saves-students-before-school-bus-catches-fire
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15460870-no-injuries-after-school-bus-catches-fire/
http://on.aol.com/video/driver-reacts-quickly-when-bus-catches-fire-519011701
http://www.video11.com/world/driver-reacts-quickly-when-bus-catches-fire-h461366.html

Note: This is the 148th school bus to burn in 2015 and the 506th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-08-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at bus stand in Tirupati (India):
http://picsture.com/rtc-bus-fire-accident-at-balaji-bus-stand-in-tirupati-ntv_057b1d45f.html
http://www.andhraexpressnews.com/apsrtc-bus-burnt-in-flames-in-tirupati-bus-stand-investigation-underway/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/rtc-bus-destroyed-in-fire-at-tirupati-bus-stand/article7542872.ece
http://www.eenaduindia.com/State/AndhraPradhesh/2015/08/14093649/Bus-catches-fire-due-to-short-circuit-in-Tirupathi.vpf

Note: This is the 507th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame shortly before 6 AM on Route 30 in East Lampeter Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-delays-motorists-on-route-in-lancaster-county/article_21397c5a-41bf-11e5-9829-177e59fcd886.html

2015-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Apex Mine Road near St. George (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/08/13/mgk-jla-semi-carrying-900-gallons-of-fuel-goes-up-in-flames/#.Vc15_bJVhBc

2015-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at rest stop along I-69 near Potterville (Minnesota):
http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Truck-Damaged-In-Morning-Fire-321754762.html
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/08/13/semi-truck-fire-potterville/31615101/
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/fox47news/news/Truck-Damaged-In-Morning-Fire-321756122.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/LSJNews/631823831515201536

2015-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-20 in Newton County (Georgia):
http://www.rockdalenews.com/section/1/article/22619/

2015-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2 AM, 26 new motorcycles destroyed, in Rajajinagar (India):
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/495139/26-two-wheelers-gutted-fire.html

2015-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway near Newman (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-13/truck-driver-walks-away-from-vehicle-fire-near-newman-in-pilbara/6695860

2015-08-13 - Tractor bursts into flame on Trezaise Avenue in Roche (Britain):
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/Power-cables-affected-tractor-bursts-flames-Roche/story-27603066-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 1345th, 1346th, 1347th, 1348th, 1349th, 1350th and 1351st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-13 - Truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to storage facility, in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-hampton-firefighters-on-scene-at-storage-facility-fire-20150813-story.html

2015-08-13 - RV bursts into flame at 7:10 AM while parked on Crystal Cove Trail near Cumming (Georgia):
http://www.forsythnews.com/section/1/article/27962/

2015-08-13 - RV bursts into flame at home on Buford Road in Baxter County (Arkansas):
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2015/08/13/authorities-respond-fire-buford-road/31643997/

2015-08-13 - RV bursts into flame on road near La Veta (Colorado):
http://www.alamosanews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=39170

Note: These are the 274th, 275th and 276th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked on Johnson Place in Newton (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/29780187/truck-catches-fire-in-newton
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/08/13/fire-burns-pick-truck-cab-newton/5dywRKbgqtCtb2vIvwJ2XP/story.html

2015-08-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at McDonald's in Carmi (Illinois):
http://www.carmitimes.com/article/20150813/NEWS/150819727

2015-08-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-10 in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/29777144/first-alert-traffic-2-lanes-blocked-on-i-10-w-past-bluebonnet-due-to-vehicle-fire

2015-08-13 - Police car bursts into flame at 7:30 AM in Menasha (Wisconsin):
http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2015/08/13/menasha-police-car-catches-fire/31632071/
http://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/fire-damages-menasha-police-car
http://wncy.com/news/articles/2015/aug/13/menasha-police-car-damaged-by-fire/

2015-08-13 - Four cars go up in flames while parked at health center in Manitowoc (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2015/08/13/cars--fire--manitowoc/31651999/

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Guilderland (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Photos-Firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-6442376.php
http://www.mirrornewsservice.com/ALBANY-TIMES-UNION/Photos-Firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-in-Guilderland-673159

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked at convenience store in South Brunswick (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/08/dog_rescued_after_car_catches_fire_outside_quick_c.html
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/08/13/dog-saved-quick-chek-car-fire/31659649/
http://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-brunswick-cranbury/articles/car-fire-evacuates-south-brunswick-quick-check-st
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/clark/articles/car-fire-evacuates-south-brunswick-quick-check-st-1
http://www.centraljersey.com/news/the_princeton_packet/south-brunswick-car-fire-causes-evacuation-of-kendall-park-quickchek/article_dbc5ce3e-42be-11e5-b241-0f36cc7bc31f.html

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on Shepherdstown Road in Martinsburg (West Virginia), 2 men burned:
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/helicopter-requested-to-fly-victim-to-hospital-aft/36622/32tvtCYGZ0638GhzYBEJjw
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/police-two-burned-in-w-va-car-fire/article_b18134a6-4232-11e5-ae96-8b6b8b65dfcb.html

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on I-395 in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/car-fire-blocks-southbound-interstate-395-lanes/34704282
http://newspindle.com/truck-fire-blocks-southbound-interstate-395-lanes/

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on I-39 near Plover (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/29780834/2015/08/13/car-fire-closes-i-39-lanes

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on tow truck on I-49 near Johnson (Arkansas):
http://www.4029tv.com/news/asp-car-on-tow-truck-catches-fire-on-i49-sb-near-johnson/34702692
http://www.4029tv.com/news/34703962

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on street in Morris (Illinois):
http://www.morrisherald-news.com/2015/08/13/97-mercury-catches-fire-wednesday-in-morris/al9pzfa/

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Lydiard Street near Ballarat City (Australia):
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3277061/car-catches-fire-on-lydiard-street/

Quote: "Senior station officer Neville Collins said the owner of the vehicle had gone shopping and was not in the car at the time."

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on the N4 Dublin Sligo Road at Newtownforbes (Ireland):
http://www.shannonside.ie/news/caution-urged-on-main-dublin-sligo-road-at-newtownforbes-following-car-fire/

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Great Barr (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/08/13/lanes-closed-on-m6-due-to-car-fire/
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/lanes-closed-on-m6-due-to-car-fire-3407300.html
http://www.theyamyam.net/lanes-closed-on-m6-due-to-car-fire/
http://www.thebrummie.net/lanes-closed-on-m6-due-to-car-fire/

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on Station Road in Haughley (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/two_fire_crews_tackle_car_blaze_in_suffolk_village_1_4191526
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/two-fire-crews-tackle-car-blaze-in-suffolk-village

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on street in Lincoln (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Car-catches-busy-Lincoln-road/story-27602195-detail/story.html

2015-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on the A55 near St Asaph (Britain):
http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/151454/firefighters-called-after-car-s-engine-catches-fire-on-a55.aspx

2015-08-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Stevens Street in Wellsville (New York):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2015/08/wellsville-dispatched-to-vehicle-fire.html

2015-08-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the B3266 near Slaughterbridge (Britain):
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/Vehicle-closes-road/story-27603457-detail/story.html

2015-08-13 - Car and home destroyed by fire in coastal Cape Coral (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29781939/fire-destroy-cape-coral-familys-home
http://www.winknews.com/2015/08/13/fire-destroys-cape-coral-home/

Quote: "The family says it has been a tough year for them. Their son had been involved in a near fatal motorcycle crash this year. Every week they take him to Sarasota for treatment. That's where they were when the fire broke out. They tell us they are left with few options, since everything they own is gone. The Red Cross will house the family until Monday. The family lost two cats and a brand new 2015 Camaro they hadn't even driven."

2015-08-13 - Pickup truck and shed destroyed by fire at home on Sweet Springs Road in Leander (Texas):
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Leander-Fire-Destroys-Shed-Pickup-Truck-185171.shtml

2015-08-13 - Three four-wheelers, two golf carts and family lodge destroyed by fire near the Leaf River in Jones County (Mississippi):
http://www.wdam.com/story/29782800/fire-destroys-family-lodge-and-burns-20-acres

Quote: "In addition to the fully furnished two-story structure, the fire destroyed three 4-wheelers, two golf carts, and melted the tires on a nearby fishing boat."

2015-08-13 - Auto shop damaged by explosion and fire in Green Bay (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2015/08/13/injuries-green-bay-warehouse-fire/31677513/

Quote: "The fire was the second in as many days involving an auto-related business. Heavy fire damaged more than 80 vehicles Wednesday at Smitty’s Salvage & Supply in Bellevue."

2015-08-13 - Barn destroyed by fire near Freeport (Illinois):
http://www.journalstandard.com/article/20150813/NEWS/150819779

2015-08-13 - Barn damaged by fire at 11:15 PM in Still Pond (Maryland), near the coast:
http://www.wboc.com/story/29775743/crews-respond-to-fire-at-betterton-garage

2015-08-13 - Two barns destroyed by huge fire at 5:40 AM in Strabane (Ireland), more than 400 pigs killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-33902798

2015-08-13 - Barn destroyed by fire in Stillington (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/stillington-blaze-cleveland-fire-brigade-9844954
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/13596342.Stillington_barn_devastated_by_fire_that_took_24_hours_to_bring_under_control/

2015-08-13 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2:50 AM on Hardwick Lane in Aston (Britain), 70 turkeys killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-33907773

2015-08-13 - Wildfire rages near Baker City (Oregon), homes evacuated, conflagration declared:
http://koin.com/2015/08/12/warm-springs-baker-county-open-fire-shelters/
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/central-oregon/2015/08/13/fire-destroys-warm-springs-home-highway-26-reopens/31623921/

Quote: "Gov. Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday to mobilize fire crews from across the state to protect the threatened structures."

2015-08-13 - Wildfire rages out of control near Rock Creek, BC (Canada), evacuations ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150814-49659-CAN
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-fires-hundreds-flee-fast-moving-fire-near-rock-creek-b-c-1.3191040
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-fires-wildfire-raging-near-rock-creek-forces-208-evacuations-1.3190519
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/wildfires-ripped-through-rock-creek-b-c-so-quickly-that-campers-had-no-time-to-collect-their-things-they-just-ran

Quote: "Denis Lessard, who was camping in the area, said the wildfire was terrifying to see. 'It was like balls of fire floating in the air and falling into the forest ... the fire was very close. There was fire everywhere and we drove through the fire to escape,' he said, visibly distraught."

2015-08-13 - Wildfire breaks out east of Port Renfrew near Lizard Lake on coastal Vancouver Island (Canada):
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Vancouver+Island+wildfire+grows+smoke+clogs+area+east+Port/11287845/story.html

2015-08-13 - Wildfire erupts near Diamond Lake in Crater Lake National Park (Oregon):
http://www.kdrv.com/news/Wildfire_Closes_Part_of_Highway_Near_Crater_Lake.html
http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/wildfires-prompt-road-closures-near-crater-lake/article_1fcd8245-d09a-5bf1-b5cd-d7c9a577e3f3.html

2015-08-13 - Wildfire jumps Swan Creek, moves closer to Tacoma (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article31009215.html

2015-08-13 - Brush fire burns near Copper Creek (Montana), evacuations ensue:
http://helenair.com/news/natural-resources/fire/evacuations-ordered-in-copper-creek-area-as-sucker-creek-fire/article_aa3e2224-c746-5873-b037-27bb60fcd827.html

2015-08-13 - Used car dealership damaged by fire in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150813_Structure_fire_closes_Kamehameha_Highway_in_Kalihi.html?id=321840371

2015-08-13 - Retail business heavily damaged by fire at 7:15 AM in Sacramento (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article30992661.html

2015-08-13 - Home damaged by fire in Utica (New York), nobody there:
http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150813/NEWS/150819724

2015-08-13 - Home destroyed by fire at 11:15 PM on Cove Way in coastal Bethany Beach (Delaware):
http://www.wboc.com/story/29777442/fire-destroys-home-in-bethany-beach
http://www.wdel.com/story/69967-bethany-beach-house-fire-displaces-2
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/08/13/couple-escapes-bethany-area-home-fire-nick-time/31624989/

2015-08-13 - Apartment building under construction heavily damaged by fire in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/building-in-sharjah-catches-fire-1.1566326

2015-08-13 - Vacant building burns in Sacramento (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/08/13/vacant-building-catches-fire-in-north-sacramento/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15444508-vacant-building-catches-fire-in-north-sacramento/

2015-08-13 - Vacant home burns in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2015/08/13/firefighter-injured-battling-vacant-home-blaze/

2015-08-13 - Vacant home burns at 2:40 AM in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29777183/vacant-house-catches-fire-neighbors-seek-renovations

2015-08-13 - Vacant home destroyed by fire shortly after 3:30 AM in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/vacant-home-in-kansas-city-collapses-after-broken-gas-line-ignites-fire

2015-08-13 - Vacant factory burns in Waterbury (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2015/08/13/fire-burning-at-former-waterbury-factory/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29784741/fire-breaks-out-at-abandoned-building-in-waterbury
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-at-Waterbury-Factory-321838462.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/29786450/firefighters-continue-to-douse-flames-at-old-waterbury-factory-building

2015-08-13 - Vacant church destroyed by huge fire in coastal Llanelli (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-33920700

2015-08-14 - Chemical plant destroyed by explosion(s) and huge fire in Conroe (Texas), nobody there:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150815-49665-USA
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/14/explosions-fire-at-chemical-plant-north-of-houston/
http://cw33.com/2015/08/14/explosion-massive-fire-at-chemical-plant-near-houston/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/14/explosions-rip-texas-chemical-plant/31748967/
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/08/fire-reportedly-breaks-out-at-houston-area.html
http://abc13.com/news/three-alarm-fire-destroys-chemical-business-in-conroe/931110/
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kgun9/now-trending/Explosions-fire-slam-Texas-chemical-plant-321925512.html
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/14/explosions-huge-fire-chemical-plant-north-houston/31747879/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/series-explosions-rocks-texas-oil-field-chemical-supplier-33094770
http://www.sott.net/article/300196-Huge-fire-engulfs-Texas-chemical-plant-PHOTOS-VIDEO
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/Q13FOX/632341069460410368
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3199284/Texas-chemical-supply-plant-rocked-series-explosions-caused-massive-fire-erupt.html

Quote: "CEO says the chemical supply facility was empty at the time..."

Note: Not that dissimilar to the chemical warehouse that exploded in coastal Tianjin (China), mentioned in the 2015-08-12 update, although the explosions weren't as big and nobody was at this place so nobody got hurt this time. 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."

2015-08-14 - Another explosion could occur 'at any time' after chemical warehouse destroyed in coastal Tianjin (China):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tianjin-explosions-teenage-survivor-pulled-from-wreckage-after-32-hours-as-authorities-warn-another-blast-could-hit-at-any-time-10455079.html

Quote: "A teenager who survived for 32 hours beneath the rubble of devastating explosions in Tianjin has been rescued - as authorities warned another blast could happen 'at any time'."

2015-08-14 - Underground explosions and fire blow manholes off in Hell’s Kitchen area in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://pix11.com/2015/08/14/witnesses-recount-violent-explosions-from-manholes-in-midtown/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/14/hells-kitchen-manhole-explosion/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Manhole-Fires-Explosion-Ninth-Avenue-West-Side-NYC-Manhattan-Traffic-321908532.html
http://pix11.com/2015/08/14/manhole-fire-causes-street-closures-in-midtown/
http://abc7ny.com/traffic/crews-still-working-on-repairs-after-manhole-explosion-on-crowded-hells-kitchen-street/930829/

Quote: "DeBressy’s 12-second smartphone video packed a wallop. Her camera was rolling when the underground explosion rocked the intersection, sending a fireball roaring out of the ground."
Quote: "Con Edison said the explosions on the corner of 45th Street and Ninth Avenue at about 4 p.m. caused a small fire underground. No one was hurt, but the fire was causing delays on Ninth Avenue from 45th to 57th streets as crews make repairs. The explosions follow earlier reports of smoking manholes in the same area."

Quote: "Three manhole explosions in quick succession’s on the corner of 45th and 9th Avenue starting just before noon tied up traffic for hours. The second explosion blew out a fifth floor window at the Film Center building on the corner and the third manhole explosion sent a manhole cover over 15 feet into the air, landing and destroying part of this fire hydrant."

2015-08-14 - Underground explosion and fire blows manhole off in Rosslyn (Virginia):
http://www.arlnow.com/2015/08/13/a-manhole-cover-blew-up-in-rosslyn-this-afternoon/
http://twitter.com/TinLizzieBikes/status/631869377680420865

Quote: "A witness said there was some sort of blast that sent the manhole cover airborne with 'flames and everything.' '[The] cover launched into the air and the flames that shot out were higher than the SUV next to it,' said Elizabeth Denton."

2015-08-14 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets big, near Jacksonville (Texas):
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/29792256/recycled-material-causes-huge-fire-in-jacksonville
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/29790177/fire-under-control-at-recycling-plant-in-cherokee-county
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15487547-fire-under-control-at-recycling-plant-in-cherokee-county/
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/jacksonville-recycling-center-fire-erupts/article_1034adac-42d3-11e5-8db4-dbd17a272822.html

Quote: "The Jacksonville Progress reports the fire is on the property of STS Electronics Recycling located on County Road 1520 off Highway 69 south. STS is adjacent to the Century Industrial Coating plant in Cherokee County that exploded, and caught fire overnight Tuesday. The cause of that fire remains undetermined."

Note: The plant they mention that exploded and burned next to this recycling facility was listed in the 2015-08-12 update. At first I thought this was about that story and almost skipped over it, but nope, this is in addition to that event...

2015-08-14 - Recycling center hit by fire, building and recyclables go up in flames, in Capitol Heights (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/08/13/building-fire-at-a-recycling-center-in-capitol-heights/31682025/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=7921834

2015-08-14 - Recycling center hit by fire, two warehouses burn, in coastal Dubai (UAE):
https://www.zawya.com/story/Huge_fire_engulfs_two_warehouses_in_Dubai-GN_14082015_150837/
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/fire-hits-dubai-waste-recycling-facility-063014949.html
http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/fire-hits-dubai-waste-recycling-facility-1.1566434
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/fire-photos/fire-engulfs-waste-recycling-warehouse-photos-52118969
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/08/14/Fire_hits_Dubai_waste_recycling_facility/

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

2015-08-14 - Home damaged by explosion in Monroeville (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8918110-74/explosion-church-sonafelt#axzz3iyERdov6

Note: This is the 281st residential explosion in 2015...

2015-08-14 - Factory explodes and burns in Swaziland, 200+ injured:
http://www.observer.org.sz/news/75298-over-200-textile-workers-rushed-to-hospital-after-factory-explosion.html

2015-08-14 - Transformer bursts into flame in Washington (Ohio), blackouts ensue:
http://recordherald.com/news/1422/transformer-catches-fire

2015-08-14 - Transformer bursts into flame at substation in Phoenix (Arizona), blackouts ensue:
http://www.wopular.com/transformer-fire-causes-power-outage-downtown-phoenix-0
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/breaking/2015/08/15/transformer-fire-causes-power-outage-downtown-phoenix/31770377/

2015-08-14 - Dormitory building destroyed by massive inferno at college in Alberta (Canada):
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/crews-battling-massive-fire-at-southern-alberta-college
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15479380-crews-battling-massive-fire-at-southern-alberta-college/

2015-08-14 - Boat explodes and burns on Old Hickory Lake in Old Hickory (Tennessee), 2 injured:
http://www.kltv.com/story/29790748/boat-explosion-reported-at-blue-turtle-bay-marina
http://www.wave3.com/story/29790748/boat-explosion-reported-at-blue-turtle-bay-marina
http://wkrn.com/2015/08/14/2-people-seriously-injured-in-old-hickory-boat-explosion/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29790748/boat-explosion-reported-at-blue-turtle-bay-marina
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2015/08/14/metro-fire-investigating-boat-explosion-old-hickory-lake/31736947/
http://wsav.com/2015/08/14/2-people-seriously-injured-in-old-hickory-boat-explosion/
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/newschannel5/news/2-Injured-In-Boat-Explosion-At-Blue-Turtle-Bay-Marina-321903362.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NC5/632280963880517632

Note: This is 723rd boat or ship to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-14 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on highway in Guilin (China):
http://ban.jo/News/Asia/20150814/Fire-Emanates-From-Bus-In-China-Guilin/

Note: This is the 508th bus to burn in 2015...

2015-08-14 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-95 bridge over the Susquehanna River in Cecil County (Maryland):
http://www.abc2news.com/homepage-showcase/truck-fire-on-the-tydings-bridge
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/08/14/transport-car-catches-fire-on-i-95-nb-in-cecil-co/
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/tractortrailer-fire-closes-northbound-lanes-of-i95-in-cecil-county/34728356
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150814/Truck-Fire-Shuts-Down-Freeway-In-MD-Perryville/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15489132-tractor-trailer-fire-closes-northbound-lanes-of-i-95-in-cecil-county/
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-95-fire-20150814-story.html
http://patch.com/maryland/havredegrace/tydings-bridge-delays-linger-after-truck-fire
http://twitter.com/jonathanbruck/status/632317341993410560/photo/1

Quote: "A hauler truck caught fire on Friday night on the Tydings Bridge in Harford County. Fire investigators don't know yet how it started but we know the truck, as well as at least two cars it was carrying were engulfed in flames."

Note: This is the 50th car-hauler to burn in 2015...

2015-08-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 422 in North Coventry (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20150814/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-part-of-route-422-in-north-coventry
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-southeasternpa/truck-fire-closes-route-422/34714884
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20150814/3203003/Route-422-truck-fire.htm
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5917596?title=fire_news
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15470145-truck-fire-closes-route-422/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yj2W6KR50

2015-08-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near mall in Durham (North Carolina):
http://wncn.com/2015/08/14/truck-fire-on-i-40-in-durham-causes-traffic-backups/
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article31087083.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/newsobserver/632203635515084800

Note: Also see the car that burst into flame while parked at a home in Durham on this day...

2015-08-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/traffic/2015/08/14/north-side-truck-fire-causes-more-traffic--sa/31743409/
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Vehicle-fire-shuts-down-lanes-at-I-10-West-and-6445282.php

Quote: "Traffic cameras showed traffic backing up on the highway with black smoke billowing from an 18-wheeler at the scene. 'The trailer is carrying what appears to be pallets of some sort of merchandise,' said Christian Bove, a San Antonio Fire spokesman."

2015-08-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 31 in Coventry (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Closes-Route-31-in-Coventry-321877552.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15478486-driver-taken-to-hospital-after-coventry-car-fire/

Quote: "Police responded to a vehicle fire on Route 31, at Route 44, and the driver was already out of the truck cab, but was taken to the hospital to be evaluated."

2015-08-14 - Tractor (bulldozer) bursts into flame at the Hope Airport in Hope (Arkansas):
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/officials-respond-to-bulldozer-on-fire-at-hope-air/22565/hW7kqJe8S0Cl_xmCkAIVGQ

2015-08-14 - Semi tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 while being towed, in Loma Linda (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/fire-776843-right-sigalert.html

2015-08-14 - Tractor bursts into flame near Mt. Paron Church Road in Walton County (Georgia):
http://patch.com/georgia/loganville/tractor-fire-multiple-accidents-racing-motorcycles-sheriffs-calls

Quote: "Vehicle Fire- In the area of Mt. Paron Church Road and Lipscomb Road subject reported a tractor fire. Incident handled by Walton County Fire Department."

2015-08-14 - Semi tractor bursts into flame shortly after 3 AM while parked in parking lot in Lloydminster (Canada):
http://www.meridianbooster.com/2015/08/14/fire-leaves-semi-truck-a-writeoff
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15469694-fire-leaves-semi-truck-a-writeoff/

2015-08-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway, bicycle hits it, in Lambhua (India), 1 killed:
http://www.eenaduindia.com/State/UttarPradesh/2015/08/14132405/Video-Truck-catches-fire-in-UP-1-charred-to-dead.vpf

Note: These are the 1352nd through 1361st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-08-14 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in Burton (Britain):
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Bin-lorry-outside-police-station-Burton/story-27607703-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/firefighters-called-to-tackle-bin-lorry-fire-outside-police-station-in-burton-3410131.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkCi4VZXPw

2015-08-14 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on Seahoy Drive in Leesburg (Georgia), nobody there:
http://www.walb.com/story/29789115/lee-county-home-damaged-by-fire
http://www.wlox.com/story/29789115/lee-county-home-damaged-by-fire
http://www.wafb.com/story/29789115/lee-county-home-damaged-by-fire

Quote: "The motorhome was totally destroyed and the master bedroom and attic area in the rear of the home suffered heavy damage. No one was home when the fire started and firefighters say it will be tough to determine the cause of the fire due to the amount of damage sustained by Motorhome."

2015-08-14 - RV bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Saint Boniface area in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/2166634/fire-threatens-building-in-st-boniface/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/CBCManitoba/632333900665221120

2015-08-14 - RV bursts into flame while parked at RV business near Errol, Perthshire (Scotland), near the coast:
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-perth-and-perthshire-edition/20150814/282295318932930/TextView

Note: These are the 277th, 278th and 279th RVs to burn in 2015...

2015-08-14 - Van bursts into flame on I-80/94 near Lake Station (Indiana):
http://1071thez.com/region-news/vehicle-fire-eastbound-i-8094-near-central-ave-backing-up-traffic/

Quote: "The Indiana Department of Transportation is reporting that the right lane is closed eastbound I-80/94 near Central Ave. in the Lake Station area due to a vehicle fire. Traffic tipster first reported a van on fire at around 1:40pm CDT this afternoon. Fire and emergency crews currently are on the scene."

2015-08-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in West Odessa (Texas):
http://www.newswest9.com/story/29790115/firefighters-battling-afternoon-fire-in-odessa

Quote: "Authorities say it is unclear what started the blaze or whether or not the vehicle exploded. Fortunately, no one was in the truck or home at the time of the fire."

2015-08-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 3 in Norwell (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://norwell.wickedlocal.com/article/20150814/NEWS/150817647

2015-08-14 - Seven cars go up in flames while parked at auto business in Olean (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/article_d7c627cc-428f-11e5-a0d9-ff95c71f7ad2.html

Note: About 1000 feet northeast (downwind) of the Allegheny River. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-08-14 - Three cars destroyed by fire at 3:15 AM while parked inside auto shop in coastal National City (California):
http://www.topix.com/san-diego/2015/08/fire-damages-cars-inside-auto-repair-shop
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Fire-Damages-Cars-Inside-National-City-Auto-Repair-Shop-321876332.html
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/08/14/3-fire-departments-work-together-to-knock-down-gas-station-blaze/
http://www.cbs8.com/story/29788643/national-city-auto-repair-shop-destroyed-by-fire

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in Durham (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/news/dramatic-car-fire-forces-family-from-durham-home/930690/
http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2015/08/dramatic-car-fire-forces-family-from.html
http://www.facebook.com/ABC11/posts/10153336005177550

Quote: "A dramatic car fire forced a family from a Durham home Friday afternoon. It happened on Yancey Street. Flames were shooting from the Volvo parked in the driveway - forcing a woman and child to leave the house."

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on I-75 near Lenoir City (Tennessee), one brother saves another:
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/08/14/10-year-old-saves-younger-brother--car-fire/31758945/
http://www.wbir.com/videos/news/local/lenoir-city-loudon/2015/08/14/31762205/
http://merlefm.com/brother-saves-brother-after-car-fire/

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Cedar Run Road in Newark (Ohio):
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2015/08/14/cause-car-fire-cedar-run-unknown/31728765/

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on I-75 near coastal Bonita Springs (Florida):
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/fox4now/news/Car-fire-on-I-75-321923062.html

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on DC-295 near coastal Washington DC:
http://wjla.com/news/local/car-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-of-i-295-in-dc
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2015/08/14/southbound-dc-295-lanes-closed-due-to-car-fire/

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on US 62 in Gassville (Arkansas):
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2015/08/14/car-catches-fire-while-woman-driving/31718317/

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 50 near Rancho Cordova (California):
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/car-fire-slows-traffic-on-hwy-50-near-rancho-cordova/34728446

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on West Bogia Road in Bogia (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2015/08/vehicle-fire-in-bogia

2015-08-14 - Two cars go up in flames on Braithwaite Road in Windermere (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp
http://www.baytrustradio.org.uk/local-news-sport/local-news/car-fire-in-windermere/

Quote: "At 17:30 firefighters were called to a report of a car fire on Braithwaite Road, Windermere. Two vehicles were involved in the blaze, one was completely destroyed and the second suffered significant damage."

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at Tesco in coastal Penzance (Britain):
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Car-Penzance-Tesco/story-27609443-detail/story.html

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on Main Road in Swardeston (Britain):
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/mobile/news/south_norfolk_road_now_cleared_after_a_car_fire_1_4193948
http://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/south_norfolk_road_now_cleared_after_a_car_fire_1_4193948

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at The Churchills in Newton Abbot, Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34042&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Newton-Abbot-car-firefighters-tackle-busy-day/story-27613032-detail/story.html

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at Kneele Gardens in Hartley area in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34038&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-14 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home on St Marys Road in Croyde, Braunton, Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34033&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/car_fire_closes_road_in_croyde_1_4194467

2015-08-14 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Waterford (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/I-95-South-Congested-in-Waterford-After-Vehicle-Fire---321891221.html

2015-08-14 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Witherslack (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "At 18:23 firefighters were called to a report of a vehicle fire in Witherslack. One vehicle was well alight on arrival of the crew who wore breathing apparatus and used two hose reels to put out the fire."

2015-08-14 - Front-end loader bursts into flame at trash disposal site in Hampden Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/crews_respond_to_fire_at_cumbe.html

2015-08-14 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire before 4 AM in Little Italy area in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/14/auto-repair-shop-fires-little-italy-national-city/
http://www.cbs8.com/story/29788484/fire-destroys-auto-repair-shop-in-little-italy
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2015/08/14/electrical-fire-damages-auto-repair-shop-in-little-italy/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15475291-electrical-fire-damages-auto-repair-shop-in-little-italy/
http://www.kusi.com/story/29792562/fire-in-little-italy-repair-shop-causes-200000-in-damages
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/08/14/fire-damages-little-italy-auto-repair-shop/
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Little-Italy-Honest-Auto-Repair-Fire-321866302.html
http://www.10news.com/news/little-italy-auto-shop-erupts-in-flames

2015-08-14 - Auto shop goes up in flames in coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://citizen.co.za/478713/fire-breaks-out-ar-cape-businessmans-car-shop/

2015-08-14 - Trucking company damaged by fire in the wee hours in Richmond (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/fire-in-richmond-at-levi-holdings-co/nnKGz/

2015-08-14 - Barn destroyed by fire near airport in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-barn-near-dublin-airport-31450011.html

2015-08-14 - US now at wildfire preparedness level 5, the highest level:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/08/14/the-u-s-is-now-at-wildfire-preparedness-level-5-the-highest-there-is/

Quote: "On Thursday, the so-called National Preparedness Level for wildfires was elevated to 5, the highest there is, meaning that 'geographic areas are experiencing major incidents which have the potential to exhaust all agency fire resources.' Indeed, large fires are now burning in 11 states, including 12 in Oregon and 14 in California."

2015-08-14 - Wildfire rages near Glendora (California), 1800 acres and structures burned, no containment:
http://abc7.com/news/1800-acres-burned-in-brush-fire-north-of-glendora/930881/
http://news.yahoo.com/video/1-800-acres-burned-california-133628254.html

2015-08-14 - Eight major wildfires burn in northwest Montana:
http://flatheadbeacon.com/2015/08/14/six-major-wildfires-burning-across-northwest-montana/

Quote: "Eight major fires are burning across the region Friday and officials say the situation could worsen this afternoon as a weather system brings gusty winds and thunderstorms amid historically dry conditions. The National Weather Service in Missoula issued a red flag warning starting at noon for the entire northern half of Montana."

2015-08-14 - Canyon Creek wildfire rages near Canyon City (Oregon), evacuations ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150815-49666-USA

2015-08-14 - Furniture warehouse destroyed by huge fire and explosions in coastal Pompano Beach (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/pompano-beach-warehouse-evacuated-after-fire/34719564
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-pompano-industrial-fire-20150814-story.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Large-Fire-at-Warehouse-in-Pompano-Beach-321881691.html

2015-08-14 - Furniture storage building erupts in flame at 2 AM, fire spreads to home, in Knoxville (Tennessee), then neighbor's garage ignites too:
http://wate.com/2015/08/14/flames-take-over-storage-building-residents-exit-home-safely-as-fire-spreads-to-home/

Quote: "As firefighters were wrapping up, crews noticed flames coming from a neighbors garage at 207 North Laurel Circe."

2015-08-14 - Home destroyed by fire in Ashland (Kentucky), nobody there:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Crews-on-Scene-of-House-Fire-in-Ashland-321920432.html

Note: I'm starting to see how this city gets its name!

2015-08-14 - Two homes destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM on 1111 Louisville Highway in Millersville (Tennessee):
http://wkrn.com/2015/08/14/fire-destroys-2-mobile-homes-at-millersville-campground/

Quote: "The fire began in a site-built home that was constructed in 1971. The couple inside heard a popping noise and fled the home with their dog."

2015-08-14 - Deadly fire burns home at 4:20 AM in Little Rock (Arkansas), 1 killed:
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/2015/08/14/1-dies-early-morning-fire/31698573/

2015-08-14 - Vacant mobile home burns in Andover (Ohio):
http://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/vacant-mobile-home-catches-fire/article_7deab856-9938-5219-99c0-200e5b8ed72d.html

2015-08-14 - Vacant home damaged by basement electrical fire in Palmyra (New Jersey):
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/communities/cinnaminson/basement-fire-damages-vacant-home-in-palmyra/article_e6134ab9-d77e-5ea4-ae45-c22e0179990d.html

Quote: "When crews arrived, they found the home’s electrical meter ablaze in the basement, extending up the wall to the first floor..."

2015-08-14 - Vacant duplex destroyed by fire in Aloha (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Vacant-duplex-destroyed-by-fire-in-Aloha-321880432.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15477878-vacant-duplex-catches-fire-in-aloha/

2015-08-14 - Vacant warehouse destroyed by fire in Kenosha (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/news/large-building-fire-reported-in-kenosha/34717792
http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/fire_destroys_vacant_building_483958607.html
http://www.kenoshanews.com/doapps/massive_fire_burns_vacant_industrial_building_483964468.html
http://www.chicagofirewire.com/fire-videos/raw-video-2-alarm-fire-at-vacant-factory-in-kenosha-wisconsin/

2015-08-14 - Mother, 2 children and another person burn to death in van at gas station in Rawalpindi (Pakistan):
http://92newshd.tv/woman-her-two-daughters-among-four-die-as-van-catches-fire-in-rawalpindi/
http://www.breakingnewspak.com/woman-her-two-daughters-among-four-die-as-van-catches-fire-in-rawalpindi/
http://tribune.com.pk/story/938763/family-tragedies-four-perish-in-petrol-station-fire/

Quote: "At least four persons including a woman and her two daughters were killed when a van catches fire at a petrol pump in Shamasabad area on Saturday. Police said that three cars and two motorcycles also gutted due to the fire."

2015-08-14 - Man found dead in burning car before 4 AM in Coachella (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/car-776953-coachella-sheriff.html
http://www.kmir.com/story/29788841/body-found-near-burning-car-in-coachella-possible-homicide

2015-08-14 - Man in his 30s found burned to death in burning car at carpark in coastal-ish Totton (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-08-15/mans-body-discovered-in-car-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15507602-investigation-continues-after-man-found-dead-in-car-fire-near-hampshire-supermarket/
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/district/newforest/13599705.Investigation_continues_after_man_found_dead_in_car_fire_near_Hampshire_supermarket/

Quote: "Police were called to a report of a green Mini Cooper on fire in a car park in Totton at 10:30pm last night. The body of a man believed to be in his thirties was discovered in the car. His death is not being treated as suspicious at the current time."

Note: Totton is on the shore of the River Test where it meets the ocean. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-08-15 - Ferry ship 'MV Wonderful Stars' bursts into flame at Leyte Island (Philippine Islands), 2+ lightly injured:
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/08/14/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-with-544-only-2-minor-injuries
http://www.rappler.com/nation/102652-ship-burns-ormoc-leyte
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-544-minor-injuries-33098702
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/533054/news/regions/fire-hits-passenger-ship-at-ormoc-city-port
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/08/15/31768639/
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/08/15/1488388/fire-razes-docked-ship-ormoc-city
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2015/08/16/boat-with-544-aboard-catches-fire-3-injured/
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-with-544-passengers-jump-off-into-the-sea/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/14/ferry-with-544-passengers-catches-fire-in-central-philippines-only-2-crew-with/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/world/ap/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-with-only-minor-injuries/article_30be6fad-9344-50d6-bc09-c45825362b81.html

Quote: "Video footage showed several men jumping into the water from the MV Wonderful Stars, which was engulfed in smoke as firefighters struggled to put out the blaze hours after the fire broke out."

Note: This is the 26th ferry ship to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-15 - Cargo ship 'Um Alkhair' heavily damaged by fire at the entrance to the Suez Canal (Egypt):
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/164003/news/cargo-ship-ablaze-at-southern-entrance-of-suez-canal
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/08/15/ship-on-suez-canal-engulfed-by-fire-no-injuries-reported/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Um-Alkhair-8010946.html

Quote: "A fire broke out aboard the "Um Alkhair" while the ship was anchored at the anchorage of Tawfiq off Suez on Aug 14, 2015. The vessel was moored since April, while maintenance work was carried out, being manned with a crew of 13 which was evacuated. Tugs started fighting the fire and got it under control."

2015-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Thames in Oxford (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-08-16/leisure-boat-badly-damaged-in-fire-on-the-thames/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-33951660
http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/13599669.display/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13599669.Boat_blaze_in_Oxford_but_nobody_hurt/

Quote: "A boat that caught fire in central Oxford has been extinguished by firefighters. The blaze broke out in mid-afternoon today and black smoke was seen over the city. Fire service duty officer Graham Mitchell said two fire engines were sent to the scene at the River Thames near Abbey Road."

2015-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame in the Solent near coastal East Cowes on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/boat-fire-prompts-east-cowes-fire-fighter-call-out/
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/boat-on-fire-towed-into-east-cowes
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13600068.Lifeboat_crew_rush_boat_on_fire_in_Solent/

Note: These are the 724th, 725th, 726th and 727th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-15 - Five homes destroyed by explosion and huge fire in Trenton (New Jersey), at least 1 injured:
http://6abc.com/news/5-homes-to-be-demolished-after-fire-in-trenton/931719/
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20150815/trenton-fire-severely-injures-1-civilian-leaves-11-homeless
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/15/13-displaced-after-fire-rips-through-several-row-homes-in-trenton/

Quote: "'I was laying in bed and I heard, like, a cannon went off, like an explosion, and I heard people screaming. I ran out to see what it was. I looked out and I saw the house engulfed in flames,' said neighbor Jamont Richardson."

Note: This is the 282nd residential explosion in 2015...

2015-08-15 - Vehicles burst into flame in parking lot in coastal Tianjin (China), near site of huge explosion:
http://www.koat.com/national/new-explosions-fire-in-tianjin-black-smoke/34733990
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/15/asia/china-tianjin-explosions/
http://www.rt.com/news/312517-tianjin-explosions-fire-evacuation/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/15/us-china-blast-idUSKCN0QH2B220150815

Quote: "Fires shot plumes of black smoke into the sky Saturday at the site of a chemical warehouse in Tianjin, China, where explosions earlier this week killed at least 85 people."

Quote: "However, photographs made it appear that vehicles in a parking lot had caught fire rather than new explosions having taken place at the warehouse, as the Xinhua news agency had reported."

Note: Well, vehicles of all types are igniting all over the place, and the piles of vehicles parked where this explosion occurred aren't invulnerable to the problem. On the contrary, they're right near the port area on the coast. This was obviously alarming happening so soon after that monumental explosion though...

2015-08-15 - 20 cars and equipment destroyed by fire at workshop(s) in Gosfield (Britain):
http://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/halstead_news/13594311.Fire_that_ripped_through_workshop_destroyed___200_000_of_possessions/

Quote: "The fire ripped through 14 units at Shardlowes Farm, off Halstead Road, Gosfield, destroying 20 cars and equipment owned by those who rent out the units."

2015-08-15 - Underground explosion and fire hits Chelsea (Massachusetts):
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Crews-on-Scene-of-Manhole-Explosion-321951191.html

2015-08-15 - Train trestle bridge goes up in flames near Gilbert (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/gilbert/breaking/2015/08/16/gilbert-train-trestle-arson-investigation/31824149/

Note: The previous train trestle bridge to burn was way back on August 10th, when a train trestle was destroyed by a huge fire in Sherwood (Oregon), mentioned in the 2015-08-10 update...

2015-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-71 near Mansfield (Ohio):
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15499125-semi-truck-on-fire-in-richland-county/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/cleveland/semi-truck-on-fire-in-richland-county/
http://www.wmfd.com/local-news/single.asp?story=65282
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-richland/interstate-71-down-to-one-lane-after-semi-truck-catches-fire-in-richland-county

Note: This is the 1362nd tractor/tanker/semi to burn in 2015...

2015-08-15 - Dump truck bursts into flame on expressway in Windsor (Canada):
http://windsorite.ca/2015/08/dump-truck-catches-fire-on-e-c-row/

2015-08-15 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Firefighters-Fighting-Blaze-in-Grant-Hill-321966042.html
http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/235826879

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. This is the 280th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-08-15 - Van bursts into flame on Sheffield Road in Creswell (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/van-ablaze-near-staveley-1-7411964
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15499346-van-ablaze-near-staveley/

2015-08-15 - Minivan bursts into flame near business in Marshalltown (Iowa):
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/591016/Vehicle-fire-extinguished-at-Purple-Cherry.html?nav=5005

2015-08-15 - SUV bursts into flame on the New Jersey Turnpike (New Jersey):
http://cliffviewpilot.com/photos-no-injuries-in-nj-turnpike-suv-fire/

2015-08-15 - SUV bursts into flame at McDonald's in Bracebridge (Canada):
http://www.muskokaregion.com/news-story/5799836-car-fire-at-bracebridge-mcdonalds/

Quote: "This is the third car fire within town limits in just over three weeks. The first was in the Home Depot parking lot on July 22, followed by a second on July 31 at the Independent gas pumps."

Note: Somebody in Bracebridge is starting to notice what's happening, at least as regards the vehicle fires...

2015-08-15 - SUV bursts into flame near bank in Makati (Philippine Islands), near the coast:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/713295/car-catches-fire-in-makati-city

2015-08-15 - Pickup truck bursts into flame near Iron Bridge Road intersection in Chesterfield (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/29786843/video-vehicle-engulfed-in-flames-on-courthouse-and-iron-bridge-road

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 near Cascade Locks (Oregon), near the Hood River:
http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2015/aug/15/freeway-car-fire/

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 421 in Watauga County (North Carolina):
http://wataugaroads.com/no-injuries-in-saturday-evening-car-fire-near-wataugawilkes-line/

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame shortly after 4:30 AM while parked in coastal Heraklion (Greece):
http://www.chaniapost.eu/2015/08/15/fire-destroys-car-in-heraklion/

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame near US embassy in Kiev (Ukraine):
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150816/1025800223.html

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark in Eastbourne (Britain):
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-eastbourne-multi-storey-car-park-1-6906269

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame in Carthew, St Austell (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Car-alight-St-Austell-incident/story-27613192-detail/story.html

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on the A31 near Ringwood (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/13599485.Car_on_fire_on_A31_near_Ringwood/

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame at 2:30 AM on Tarporley Road in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_15-08-2015_7-23-54

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on the A34 in Wilmslow (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-wilmslow_15-08-2015_21-25-43

2015-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Stone Street in Folkestone (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/engine-fault-sparks-car-fire-41729/
http://www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/f/story-27613122-detail/story.html

2015-08-15 - Five semi trailers go up in flames at metal business in Rockford (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2015/08/15/firefighters-battling-blaze-in-rockford/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/08/firefighters_battle_blaze_at_r.html
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/tractor-trailers-catch-fire-at-rockford-business
http://fox17online.com/2015/08/15/rockford-crews-battling-fire-outside-local-business/
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/rockford/2015/08/15/crews-battle-massive-fire--rockford-business/31795013/

Quote: "The fire, at 300 Rockford Park Drive NE, was initially reported at 6:03 p.m. That address is listed to Alloy Exchange Inc."

Quote: "The trailers involved are apparently the type which connect to a semi-trailer truck. At least five trailers were burnt in the blaze."

2015-08-15 - Semi trailer bursts into flame at waste transfer station near Murray (Kentucky):
http://murrayledger.com/news/trailer-remains-functional-after-transfer-station-fire/article_c38ddcb0-430b-11e5-8998-2f2f1d1146e7.html

2015-08-15 - Car destroyed by fire, auto shop damaged, in Sanger (Texas):
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/2015/08/15/fire-scorches-sanger-auto-dealership/31786681/
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/denton-county/2015/08/15/fire-scorches-sanger-auto-dealership/31786681/
http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20150815-fire-rips-through-sanger-business.ece

2015-08-15 - Cars and garage go up in flames in Wales (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/15/news/mid-maine/garage-fire-in-wales-damages-cars-equipment/

Quote: "They heard a 'pop,' then saw flames. The garage was destroyed. The cause is under investigation."

2015-08-15 - Several vehicles, garage and shed go up in flames before 2 AM in Gravenhurst (Canada):
http://www.muskokaregion.com/news-story/5799797-fourth-muskoka-fire-in-12-hours-happens-in-gravenhurst/

2015-08-15 - Barn destroyed by fire near Coeur d'Alene (Idaho):
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_3b82e92f-452e-5873-9c76-3618afe167e1.html

2015-08-15 - Barn, machinery and 60 tons of hay destroyed by fire at 5:55 AM in Oake, Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34047&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-08-15 - Canyon Creek fire grows to 53 square miles in Oregon, at least 26 homes destroyed:
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/central-oregon/2015/08/15/more-than-20-structures-destroyed-wildfire-near-john-day/31784231/

Quote: "The Canyon Creek Complex wildfire burning near John Day has scorched more than 53 square miles and destroyed 26 homes."

2015-08-15 - Marble Valley Fire burns 2000 acres near Addy (Washington), homes burned, evacuations ensue:
http://www.khq.com/story/29793032/marble-valley-fire-burns-homes-forces-evacuations

Quote: "Fire crews now say seven homes have been lost in the Marble Valley fire late Friday."

2015-08-15 - Wildfire erupts in Parley's Canyon (Utah):
http://kutv.com/news/local/crews-battle-wildfire-near-parleys-canyon
http://www.sltrib.com/home/2842104-155/wildfire-growing-near-mountain-dell

2015-08-15 - Bar, Johnny White's, damaged by fire on Bourbon Street in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/employees-help-contain-fire-at-business-on-bourbon-street-nofd-says/34740700

Note: Heh, I have a cool margarita glass from this place from my one trip to New Orleans back in the 90s...

2015-08-15 - Grocery store heavily damaged by fire in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/15/fire-crews-battle-three-alarm-fire-at-pusateris-fine-foods.html

2015-08-15 - Garage bursts into flame at home, fire damages adjacent home, in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/House-garage-catch-fire-in-Northeast-Portland-321968252.html

2015-08-15 - Deadly fire burns home at 5:30 AM in Dedham (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/08/15/woman-dies-in-dedham-house-fire/
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/08/dedham_woman_dies_in_early_morning_house_fire

2015-08-15 - Deadly fire burns home on East Beach Street in coastal Waitara (New Zealand), 1 killed:
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/one-person-dead-in-waitara-house-fire-2015081607#axzz3ix7aQig2

2015-08-15 - Vacant cabin destroyed by fire near Seven Springs Road in Kiryas Joel (New York):
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2015/August/16/Monroe_fire-16Aug15.htm

2015-08-15 - In separate incidents, two vacant homes burn, one three times, in the wee hours on same street in Houston (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/hfd-vacant-house-catches-on-fire-3-times-in-northeast-houston/34738418
http://www.khou.com/story/news/2015/08/15/officials-say-large-fire--northeast-houston--one--four--same-street/31773529/
http://www.houstonlocal.news/hfd-vacant-house-catches-on-fire-3-times-in-northeast-houston/4257

Note: They suspect arson, but 1) nobody saw anybody; 2) there's no motive; 3) vacant (and occupied) homes are spontaneously igniting all over; and 4) they haven't ruled out accidental causes. Maybe it was an arsonist going berserk, but unless they come up with some actual proof of there being an arsonist, I'm skeptical...

2015-08-15 - Vacant home burns in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/15/blaze-damages-vacant-building-east-valley-cause-un/

2015-08-15 - Vacant home burns for second time this year in Beaver Township (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/29788741/crews-converge-on-house-fire-in-beaver-township

2015-08-15 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/08/flint_firefighters_respond_to_22.html

2015-08-15 - Woman found burned to death at 6:35 AM in alley in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.channel3000.com/news/womans-burned-body-found-in-milwaukee-alley/34739312
http://www.wisn.com/news/womans-body-found-burned-in-milwaukee-alley/34741458

Note: A woman smoking a cig was burned to death by a 'flash fire' outside her home last month in Northfield (New Hampshire), mentioned in the 2015-07-10 update. 'Flash fires' are when flammable gases in the atmosphere burn off. If some methane and/or hydrogen sulfide blows by then you can go up in flames and die the same way, ignited by a cig, or a cellphone (electrified copper) or static electricity. That may be what happened to this woman in Milwaukee too. Mostly people are burning to death in their vehicles - vehicles are loaded with ignition sources - but not always...