Event Update For 2015-10-20

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

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

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

Category: Other Stories Of Interest

2015-10-20 - Some people design radio-laser atmospheric methane destruction system:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2015/10/lucy-alamo-projects-hydroxyl-generation-and-atmospheric-methane-destruction.html

Quote: "I and some other workers have designed a radio-laser Atmospheric methane destruction system based on the early Russian radio-wave induced conversion of methane to nano-diamonds. This radio-laser system can be installed on nuclear powered boats such as the 40 Russian Arctic ice breakers and start immediate work on destroying the atmospheric methane clouds that are building up in the Arctic."

Note: Sounds good to me! Hydroxyl radicals would react away both methane AND hydrogen sulfide too. This is no real solution though, unfortunately, because even if it works, it will only work on the gases in the atmosphere, which means the oceans and seas will still be thoroughly contaminated and turned into giant poison-spewing factories, and that will eventually wipe out oxygen-using life on Earth, just as has happened before in Earth's past. On the other hand, this could buy us some time, which is obviously better than NOT buying us some time...

2015-10-20 - Powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes in the ocean near Vanuatu:
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id2234
http://www.sott.net/article/304408-Powerful-7-3-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-north-east-of-Vanuatu

2015-10-20 - Every major forest biome is dying right now:
http://motherboard.vice.com/en_au/read/every-forest-biome-on-earth-is-actively-dying-right-now
 

2015-10-20 - Apartment building damaged by explosion at 3 AM in Fridley (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/explosion-damages-fridley-apartment-building/334541461/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/10/20/boiler-malfunction-causes-explosion-in-fridley-apartment/
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/2015/10/20/explosion-rattles-fridley-apartment-building/74256532/
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3940725.shtml
http://www.fox9.com/news/36394604-story

2015-10-20 - Home, SUV and pickup destroyed by massive explosion and fire before 6 AM in Port Hope (Canada), near Lake Ontario, man missing:
http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/2015/10/20/explosion-north-of-port-hope
http://www.windsorsquare.ca/archives/87923/massive-explosion-rocks-neighbourhood
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/5968814-update-one-person-unaccounted-for-after-campbellcroft-home-explosion/

Quote: "One person is missing after a massive explosive leveled a house north of Garden Hill early Tuesday morning. Port Hope Fire Department was called to the luxurious gated property on Lunny Lane shortly before 6 a.m. When the first fire crews arrived, Fire Chief Jim Wheeler said, debris littered the field, roadway and property of the home. 'The explosion was heard and shook houses for quite a distance,' he said."

2015-10-20 - Home explodes and burns, dogs flee on fire, in Baton Rouge (Louisiana), nobody there:
http://www.wbrz.com/news/brfd-house-a-total-loss-after-overnight-fire/

Quote: "Neighbors say they called the fire department after hearing a loud boom and seeing dogs run out of the house, some of which were on fire."

Note: These are the 362nd, 363rd and 364th residential explosions in 2015...

2015-10-20 - Restaurant destroyed by explosion in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/dubai-restaurant-destroyed-in-suspected-gas-explosion
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/explosion-causes-1-6m-worth-of-damage-at-dubai-restaurant-609452.html
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/popular-dubai-eatery-destroyed-in-gas-leak-explosion

2015-10-20 - Metal business heavily damaged by fire in Auburn (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2015/10/20/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-at-auburn-warehouse-no-injuries-reported/

2015-10-20 - Scrap vehicles and tires go up in flames in Huyton (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-major-fire-huyton-mot-10298722

Quote: "The fire service said they were called at 4.23pm to Liverpool Road, and the fire involves a large quantity of tyres and scrap vehicles."

2015-10-20 - Wood business damaged by explosion and fire in Galax (Virginia):
http://wsls.com/2015/10/20/crews-respond-to-explosion-fire-at-plant-in-galax/

2015-10-20 - Lumber yard erupts in flame at 4 AM in Norwood Park area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/20/extra-alarm-blaze-damages-norwood-park-lumber-yard/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/extra-alarm-fire-breaks-out-at-norwood-park-lumber-yard/1041790/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1030456/firefighters-battle-extra-alarm-blaze-northwest-side

2015-10-20 - Landfill hit by fire before 4 AM in Columbus (Ohio):
http://nbc4i.com/2015/10/20/smoldering-landfill-fire-sends-smoke-over-columbus/
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2015/10/20/columbus-landfill-fire-sends-smell-into-air.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/17886751-landfill-fire-sends-smoke-and-smell-into-columbus-air/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihIorZrxasg

2015-10-20 - Officials squabble as landfill fire burns near nuclear waste in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-nuclear-fire-20151020-story.html
http://waste360.com/nuisances/bridgeton-landfill-fire-explained

2015-10-20 - High-rise condo building under renovation destroyed by huge fire at 2:55 AM in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fire-torches-chelsea-building-slated-luxury-condos-article-1.2403781
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Massive-Fire-Engulfs-Chelsea-Building-334495321.html
http://abc7ny.com/news/fire-burns-through-building-in-chelsea/1041733/
http://abc7ny.com/news/fire-tears-through-chelsea-building-prompts-evacuations-due-to-collapse-concerns/1041733/
http://pix11.com/2015/10/20/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-6-story-apartment-building-in-manhattan/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/massive-fire-tears-through-nyc-building-forcing-evacuations
http://nypost.com/2015/10/20/firefighters-battling-4-alarm-fire-in-chelsea/
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/nyregion/chelsea-fire.html

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and explodes on the 405 Freeway in Costa Mesa (California):
http://patch.com/california/fountainvalley/sigalert-truck-fire-causes-explosion-chemical-spill-shutting-down-405
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-me-1021-405-sigalert-20151020,0,5323219.story
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-688321-vehicle-mesa.html

Quote: "CHP officials are in the process of reopening the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway at Harbor Boulevard after a commercial truck carrying hazardous materials caught fire, causing an explosion that spilled hazardous chemicals across the freeway."

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:30 AM on Bennetts Valley Highway in Penfield (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/semi-carrying-sour-cream-catches-fire
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20151020/3454325/Semi-Carrying-Sour-Cream-Catches-Fire.htm

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the South Verity Parkway in Middletown (Ohio):
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/breaking-news/middletown-firefighters-called-to-semi-fire/nn6bR/
http://newsinhamilton.com/semi-catches-fire-in-middletown/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/17910265-semi-catches-fire-in-middletown/
http://www.whio.com/videos/news/semi-truck-on-fire/vDctNc/

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route C near Jefferson City (Missouri):
http://kwos.com/2015/10/semi-fire-jams-up-route-c-for-hours/
http://www.newstribune.com/news/2015/oct/20/brakes-blamed-trailer-fire-truck-rolls-through-cou/

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 45 Alternate in Clay County (Mississippi):
http://www.wtva.com/news/Truck_fire_cause_travel_prolems_briefly_in_Clay_County.html

Quote: "An 18-wheeler fire caused some travel problems along Highway 45 Alternate in Clay County this afternoon."

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:07 AM on I-85 near Durham (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/traffic/video-18-wheeler-engulfed-in-flames-along-i-85/1041945/
http://www.thetimesnews.com/article/20151020/NEWS/151029905

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-335 in Topeka (Kansas):
http://cjonline.com/news/2015-10-20/semi-trailer-catches-fire-i-335-south-topeka
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/FedEx-truck-fire-closes-KTA-Tuesday-afternoon--334829361.html

2015-10-20 - Tractor and storage building destroyed by fire in Fairdale (Illinois):
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Equipment-Lost-in-Fairdale-Storage-Building-Fire-334721881.html

Quote: "Fire officials arrived on scene to find a 40 by 60 foot storage shed engulfed in flames. DeKalb County officials say there were farm tools, a tractor, and possibly a tank of some kind inside the storage unit."

2015-10-20 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame, ignites field fire, along US 45 near Neoga (Illinois):
http://jg-tc.com/news/firefighters-extinguish-field-fire-along-u-s-route/article_7511fbe0-07b6-5837-945d-327e65718b91.html

Quote: "A small fire in a combine spread in windy weather to standing crops in a cornfield early Tuesday afternoon along U.S. Route 45."

2015-10-20 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame while parked in field in Buena Vista Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/10/combine_fire_burns_26_acres_in.html

Quote: "The fire started at the combine parked in a stubble field west of the cornfield, Schulz said. The combine was parked there and had been operated the day before the fire, Public Safety Director Bob Schulz said."

2015-10-20 - Tractor bursts into flame in field near Comstock (Minnesota):
http://www.wday.com/news/3865195-farmer-loses-tractor-during-fall-field-work

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A22 in Uckfield (Britain):
http://news.uckfieldfm.co.uk/2015/fire-fighter-deal-with-a-trailer-fire-on-bypass/
http://uckfieldnews.com/uckfield-firefighters-deal-with-lorry-fire-on-by-pass/

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Ickleton Road near Hinxton (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Reports-bang-smoke-near-Wellcome-Genome-Campus/story-28017963-detail/story.html

Quote: "Firefighters arrived to find a lorry trailer well alight. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using a hose reel."

Note: These are the 1730th, 1731st, 1732nd, 1733rd, 1734th, 1735th, 1736th, 1737th, 1738th, 1739th, 1740th, 1741st and 1742nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-10-20 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on Route 22 in Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/police/mc-video-route-22-truck-fire-20151020-premiumvideo.html

2015-10-20 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on the A27 in Patching (Britain):
http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/local/a27-lane-closed-after-patching-van-fire-1-7020662

2015-10-20 - Tow truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to van being towed, on Bridge Street in Brighouse (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/13880931.Recovery_vehicle_and_van_damaged_in_fire/
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/fire-crews-tackle-transporter-fire-in-brighouse-1-7524763

2015-10-20 - RV, two cars and garage destroyed by fire on Bear Creek Road near coastal Lincoln City (Oregon):
http://www.thenewsguard.com/news/video-two-alarm-fire-elderly-residents-escape-flames/article_0b706aca-776e-11e5-a3c8-97f65f2d7137.html

Quote: "Kusz said the large building contained equipment, two cars and an RV. All were destroyed, he said."

Note: This is the 335th RV to burn in 2015...

2015-10-20 - Camper-van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Longmeadow (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/report_firefighters_summoned_t.html
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/longmeadow_fire_chief_blaze_th.html

Quote: "Longmeadow Fire chief John Dearborn said the blaze started in a camper van parked in the driveway around 9:35 a.m., and spread to the home. The flames extended to the attic, and caused serious damage."

2015-10-20 - Minivan bursts into flame at Pinners Brow retail park in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-in-warrington_20-10-2015_13-32-31

2015-10-20 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 348 near Rudy (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2015/10/20/no-injuries-reported-in-vehicle-fire-near-rudy/

2015-10-20 - SUV bursts into flame at auto shop in Ludington (Michigan):
http://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/local/article_1887a4a0-776c-11e5-94b2-13630d3e2f57.html

2015-10-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-95 in East Greenwich (Rhode Island), near the coast:
http://patch.com/rhode-island/eastgreenwich/man-dogs-not-hurt-after-eg-truck-fire-video
http://wpri.com/2015/10/20/truck-fire-slows-i-95-in-east-greenwich/
http://turnto10.com/news/local/man-two-dogs-safely-escape-truck-fire
http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20151020/NEWS/151029953
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF1nmP9YkYw

2015-10-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked on Rising Way in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/334710141.html

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame at Riverfront Plaza in Niles Township (Michigan):
http://www.leaderpub.com/2015/10/20/vehicle-fire-draws-attention-in-downtown-niles/

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on the Cuesta Grade near Ryans Gate (California), ignites brush fire:
http://www.ksby.com/story/30307920/car-fire-spreads-to-nearby-vegetation-on-cuesta-grade
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/10/20/3862772_fire-cuesta-grade-burning-vehicle.html?rh=1

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on bridge over creek near I-680 in Concord (California):
http://claycord.com/2015/10/20/photo-vehicle-fire-on-nb-242-near-i-680-in-concord/

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Frayser, Memphis (Tennessee), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/30310319/car-catches-fire-at-a-frayser-gas-station

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on US 65 near Ozark (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/pictures-driver-escapes-car-fire-on-us-65-near-ozark/21048998_35950286

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame at home in Cheshire (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/cheshire/cheshire-firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-0

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on I-75 in Pasco County (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/traffic/2015/10/20/vehicle-fire--75-nb-pasco-co-sr-56/74296226/

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on the Perimeter Highway in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/driver-escapes-fire-as-car-burns-on-winnipeg-s-perimeter-highway-1.3279766

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on the Centenary Highway near Springfield (Australia):
http://www.qt.com.au/news/car-fire-springfield/2812570/

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Singapore:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/this-urban-jungle/car-engulfed-in-flames-along-exit-to-toa-payoh

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on High Street in Crediton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34726&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/devon_news/13885208.Crew_called_to_car_fire_in_Crediton_High_Street/
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/PICTURED-drama-Crediton-High-Street/story-28020655-detail/story.html

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on road near Holdstone Farm in Combe Martin (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=34725&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2015-10-20 - Car bursts into flame on Ross Road in Ledbury (Britain):
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/13880979.Car_fire_in_Ross_Road/

2015-10-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-84 in East Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-east-hartford-vehicle-fire-1021-2-20151020-story.html

2015-10-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M1 near Northampton (Britain), separate 5-vehicle crash too:
http://www.onemk.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/2015/10/five-vehicle-crash-and-car-fire-causing-major-delays-on-the-m1-near-milton-keynes-this-morning-201020150006.html

2015-10-20 - Two pickup trucks and garage destroyed by fire at home in Morgantown (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Garage-Destroyed-in-Morgantown-Fire-26265

Quote: "The fire destroyed a garage at a home on Agronomy Farm Road. It also destroyed a 2014 Toyota Tundra and a restored 1988 GMC truck. The owner of the home says he is unsure of how the fire started, but heard a few 'pop' sounds, assuming it was coming from construction of new homes nearby."

2015-10-20 - Two food trucks, van, trailer and garage destroyed by fire in Concord (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/fire-breaks-out-concord-dav-facility/nn6hp/
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/36605989-story
http://www.wbtv.com/story/30309368/disabled-veterans-without-medical-transportation-after-van-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.independenttribune.com/news/fire-destroys-dav-memorial-van/article_889ff4b0-77ec-11e5-a607-e30d12d978d2.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WBTV_News/656612985633378304

Quote: "The carport was destroyed, along with the two food trucks, a van and a trailer that were inside the garage."

2015-10-20 - Vehicles and auto shop go up in flames in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/30310818/crews-battling-large-commercial-fire-on-summer-avenue
http://wreg.com/2015/10/20/fire-crews-battling-blaze-on-summer-avenue/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20151020/Auto-Shop-Catches-Fire-In-Memphis-TN-Memphis/

2015-10-20 - Auto shop damaged by fire on Bakers Pond Road in coastal Orleans (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/electrical-fire-at-orleans-auto-business/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/17921821-electrical-fire-at-orleans-auto-business/
http://www.capecodtoday.com/article/2015/10/21/226735-No-injuries-Orleans-auto-dealership-fire
http://capecoddaily.com/news/187561/

2015-10-20 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Forest (Wisconsin):
http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2015/10/20/fdl-firerescue-headed-barn-fire/74305714/

2015-10-20 - Barn damaged by fire in Pleasant Valley (Wisconsin):
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Several-fire-departments-respond-to-barn-fire-334418661.html
http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Daily-Updates/2015/10/20/Fire-damages-pole-building-in-Pleasant-Valley.html

2015-10-20 - Pile of truck tires goes up in flames on Fountain Lane in Oldbury (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/crews-tackle-oldbury-lorry-tyre-10300137
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/crews-tackle-oldbury-lorry-tyre-fire-3556208.html

2015-10-20 - Apartment building destroyed by massive blaze in Oak Park (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/4-alarm-fire-destroys-oak-park-apartment-building/1043594/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/21/blaze-destroys-22-apartments-in-oak-park/

2015-10-20 - Deadly fire burns mobile home just before 6 AM in Parker County (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Woman-Found-Dead-in-Parker-County-Mobile-Home-Fire-334626371.html

2015-10-20 - Deadly fire burns home at 1 AM in Maysville (Kentucky), 5 killed:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/mayor-5-dead-in-maysville-fire/35937108
http://www.wcpo.com/news/region-northern-kentucky/flames-engulf-maysville-building-injuring-1-man
http://www.wlky.com/news/Father-saves-2-children-from-fire-mother-and-3-kids-killed/35957364
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/1-hospitalized-after-Maysville-apartment-fire-221176.shtml
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/father-save-children-from-fire-mother-and-kids-killed/article_30f49724-87eb-562d-b495-dcf7241e7071.html

2015-10-20 - Deadly fire burns home at 2:18 AM in Spotsylvania County (Virginia), 2 killed:
http://wtvr.com/2015/10/20/post-oak-road-fatal-fire/
http://wric.com/2015/10/20/officials-id-two-killed-in-spotsylvania-house-fire/
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-Die-in-House-Fire-in-Virginia-334867211.html
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Two-Killed-in-House-Fire-Officials-Investigating-334713111.html
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/10/20/maysville-mayor-3-children-among-5-dead-in-apartment-fire/74259470/

Quote: "The old homes along the Ohio River in Maysville have survived the Civil War, two World Wars and a Great Depression. But no one in the community remembers a fire as tragic as the one that blazed through the 175-year-old row houses Tuesday morning. Five people died in the fire that started about 2:30 a.m. in the row houses in the 200 block of Second Street."

2015-10-20 - Deadly fire burns home at 4 AM near Garner (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article40441821.html

2015-10-20 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 3 AM in Whiting (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1030775/female-found-dead-whiting-fire
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/update-woman-found-dead-in-burning-whiting-home-identified/article_51f23fe9-e39c-5ced-92e0-a62701ecee5d.html

2015-10-20 - Vacant home burns in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://turnto10.com/news/local/fire-hits-vacant-house-in-providence

2015-10-20 - Vacant home burns just after 3 AM in Scranton (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2015/10/20/empty-scranton-home-catches-fire/
http://www.nepabuzz.com/2015/10/20/empty-scranton-home-catches-fire/

2015-10-20 - Vacant home burns in Scarborough (Canada):
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5969814-fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-vacant-home-on-gooderham-drive/

2015-10-20 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 11:30 PM near Walcott (Iowa):
http://kwqc.com/2015/10/20/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-rural-walcott/
http://wqad.com/2015/10/20/firefighter-taken-to-the-hospital-after-fire-near-walcott/

2015-10-20 - Vacant restaurant burns in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://www.rocketcitynow.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-huntsville-business

2015-10-20 - Vacant storage building burns in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2015/10/20/smoke-blankets-southwestside-following-fire/74295174/
http://cbs4indy.com/2015/10/20/crews-battle-cornfield-and-building-fire-on-indianapolis-southwest-side/

2015-10-20 - Vacant warehouse destroyed by fire at 4:45 AM in Salem (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/3-alarm-fire-burns-through-Salem-Equipment-warehouse-334581591.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/3-alarm-fire-rages-through-Oregon-warehouse-334613451.html
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/10/20/two-alarm-fire-reported-near-hawthorne-and-d/74257944/
http://koin.com/2015/10/20/watch-fire-rips-through-structure-in-salem/
 

2015-10-20 - Massive number of fish found dead along six-kilometer stretch of Muriwai Beach (New Zealand):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20151021-50574-NZL

Quote: "Earlier this year the Ministry for Primary Industries launched an investigation after a trail of undersized gurnard 'as far as the eye can see' was spotted off the west Auckland coast."
 

2015-10-20 - Update on brothers, 32 and 45, killed cleaning drain in Portmarnock (Ireland) - killed by hydrogen sulfide:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/tragic-harris-brothers-overcome-by-toxic-levels-of-hydrogen-sulphide-inquest-31586777.html
http://www.sott.net/article/304430-Outgassing-Inquest-finds-sewer-deaths-of-Dublin-brothers-caused-by-toxic-levels-of-hydrogen-sulphide

Quote: "The pair were working in a pit, part of an underground drainage system, when they were overcome by toxic levels of hydrogen sulphide, a deadly colourless, poisonous gas."

Note: I mentioned these two brothers in the 2015-06-12 update when the second brother died. At the time they were trying to blame methane for their deaths but I explained why that was unlikely and said it was more likely hydrogen sulfide that killed them. Quoting myself: "It's much more likely that it was hydrogen sulfide that killed them, since methane is a lighter-than-air gas and the manhole was open, so methane would just flow right out, but hydrogen sulfide, commonly called 'sewer gas', is a heavier-than-air gas and would not escape if the manhole was open."
 

2015-10-20 - Man, 24, found dead in canal in coastal Boynton Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/boynton-beach-police-body-discovered-in-intracoast/nn6PC/
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/boynton-beach/body-found-in-intracoastal-waterway-in-boynton-beach
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_30311.shtml
http://www.wpbf.com/news/body-found-in-canal-in-boynton-beach/35942204
http://www.styrk.com/posts/body-found-in-canal-in-boynton-beach

2015-10-20 - Man, 69, found dead in shallow water at Lake Whitney in Bosque County (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/30320901/body-found-in-lake-whitney
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Autopsy-Ordered-After-Attorneys-Body-Found-Floating-In-Local-Lake-335152111.html

2015-10-20 - Man, 58, goes out on boat, next seen dead in the Russian River near Geyserville (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fisherman-found-dead-in-Russian-River-6579994.php
http://kron4.com/2015/10/20/fisherman-found-dead-in-russian-river-identified/

2015-10-20 - Man, 71, goes out on boat, next seen dead in Thurmond Lake (South Carolina), empty 'ghost boat' found first:
http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20151020/AIK0101/151029976
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/30290414/south-carolina-dnr-search-recovers-body-at-lake-thurmond
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WJBF/656560658926800896
http://www.wsbtv.com/ap/ap/south-carolina/body-of-missing-fisherman-recovered-in-thurmond-la/nn65n/
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2015-10-20/body-found-lake-thurmond?v=1445436733

2015-10-20 - Man, 66, falls off boat and dies, in coastal St. Bernard Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/10/new_orleans_man_dies_after_fal.html

2015-10-20 - Man, 49, found dead in storm drain near hospital in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://nypost.com/2015/10/20/body-found-in-storm-drain-near-nyu-hospital/

2015-10-20 - Man in his 50s drops dead near business in Akron (Ohio):
http://www.ohio.com/news/man-s-body-found-in-open-area-off-south-high-and-broadway-in-akron-1.633928

2015-10-20 - Man found dead in creek in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://fox21news.com/2015/10/20/body-found-in-creek-in-western-colorado-springs/

2015-10-20 - Man in his 30s drops dead outside home before 7 AM in Lower Sackville (Canada):
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/death-of-man-found-on-front-lawn-is-not-suspicious-rcmp-1.2618628
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1317699-death-of-man-found-on-lawn-deemed-not-suspicious

2015-10-20 - Man found dead in Vinall Park in Twydall, Gillingham (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/body-found-in-gillingham-park-45061/
 

2015-10-20 - School bus hits motorcycle, bursts into flame, on Grand Central Parkway in coastal Queens (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/foresthills/breaking-school-bus-fire-shuts-down-grand-central-parkway-queens
http://abc7ny.com/news/school-bus-goes-up-in-flames-in-queens;-no-students-on-board/1042667/
http://pix11.com/2015/10/20/fully-involved-school-bus-fire-causes-traffic-delays-in-queens/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/20/grand-central-parkway-school-bus-fire/
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/36587654-story

2015-10-20 - School bus blows tire, crashes into median, overturns, in Lawrence County (Indiana), 10 injured:
http://fox59.com/2015/10/20/ten-students-hospitalized-in-lawrence-county-bus-crash/

2015-10-20 - Passenger bus veers off road, overturns, bursts into flame, in Dang (Nepal), 9+ killed, more injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20151021-50575-NPL
http://myrepublica.com/feature-article/story/30045/three-killed-after-bus-caught-fire-in-dang.html
http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/seven-killed-when-a-passenger-bus-catches-fire-in-west-nepal/917591
http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/seven-killed-as-moving-bus-catches-fire-in-banke/
http://www.onlinecanadanepal.com/2015/10/seven-killed-more-then-dozen-injured.html

Quote: "The death toll of October 20 Khaskhusma bus accident, has reached nine."

2015-10-20 - Passenger bus plunges into deep gorge in Kashmir (India), 14 killed, 18 injured:
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2015/10/20/passenger-bus-plunges-into-deep-gorge-in-kashmir-14-dead.html

2015-10-20 - Tanker truck crashes into median, overturns, bursts into flame, on I-90 in Cherry Valley (Illinois):
http://www.wrex.com/story/30311247/2015/10/20/wreck-on-i-90-causing-traffic-delays

2015-10-20 - Tanker truck overturns near interchange in Austin (Texas):
http://www.kvue.com/story/news/traffic/2015/10/20/tanker-truck-rollover-closes-service-road-near-us-290-183/74310316/

2015-10-20 - Tanker truck overturns on the M56 near Daresbury (Britain):
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/pipe/news/uk/huge-tailbacks-as-tanker-overturns-on-m56/
http://www.cheshirepolicealert.co.uk/da/127223/M56_closed_after_HGV_tanker_overturns.html

2015-10-20 - Two tractor trailers crash, one bursts into flame, near Lake Hamilton (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/36495393-story
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/2015/10/20/one-dead-after-dual-semi-truck-crash-polk-co/74274596/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-shawn-crew-semi-truck-crash-polk-20151021-story.html
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/two-semi-trucks-collide-in-lake-hamilton-killing-1-driver
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/10/20/i_dead_after_firey_c.html

2015-10-20 - Two tractor trailer crash on I-80 in Union Township (Pennsylvania), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.wtae.com/news/part-of-interstate-80-shut-down-due-to-crash-involving-two-tractortrailers-in-jefferson-county/35937758

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer crashes, bursts into flame, on I-95 near the Tydings Bridge over the Susquehanna River in Harford County (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/havredegrace/i-95-near-tydings-bridge-closed-vehicle-fire-mdta
http://twitter.com/TheMDTA/status/656661133403758593

2015-10-20 - Tractor trailer overturns, bursts into flame, on I-35 near the Dallas Zoo in Dallas (Texas):
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/overturned-18-wheeler-that-caught-fire-closes-southbound-i-35e-near-marsalis-before-rush-hour.html/

2015-10-20 - Pickup truck veers over centerline at 7 AM, hits pickup head-on, near San Angelo (Texas), 2 killed:
http://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/fatal-head-on-collision-off-fm-2288
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local-news/one-dead-in-2-car-collision-on-fm-2288
http://abc13.com/news/2-san-angelo-teenagers-killed-in-head-on-wreck-cause-sought/1044341/
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Two-Texas-Teenagers-Die-In-Head-On-Crash-335175591.html

2015-10-20 - Car and tractor trailer collide head-on at 1:05 AM, in Lebanon (Maine), 1 injured:
http://www.fosters.com/article/20151020/NEWS/151029979

2015-10-20 - Two cars crash, both burst into flame, on the Howard Frankland Bridge in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/traffic/2015/10/20/car-fires-block-traffic-nb-howard-frankland/74292820/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/abcactionnews/656580430557114369
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/10/20/vehicle_fires_halt_t.html

2015-10-20 - Two cars collide head-on in Traralgon West in the Latrobe Valley (Australia), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/10/20/14/15/one-dead-two-hurt-in-vic-head-on-crash
http://myinforms.com/en/a/17879311-one-dead-two-hurt-in-vic-head-on-crash/

2015-10-20 - Car veers off road at 1:30 AM, crashes into yogurt shop, bursts into flame, in Commerce (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Car-Crashes-Into-Yogurt-Shop-Catches-Fire-334503551.html
http://abc7.com/news/car-crashes-into-commerce-yogurt-shop-catches-fire/1042242/
http://ktla.com/2015/10/20/car-crashes-into-east-l-a-yogurt-shop-sparking-destructive-fire/

2015-10-20 - Car veers off road at 4:15 AM, slams into home, in Colerain Township (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/10/20/police-car-crashed-into-colerain-twp-home/74255760/

2015-10-20 - Car veers off road at 12:30 AM, crashes into fire station, in Palmdale (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Vehicle-Crashes-Into-LA-County-Fire-Station-334495141.html

2015-10-20 - Car veers off road, hits pole, bursts into flame, in Dayton (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/injury-reported-at-car-fire-in-dayton/nn6sn/

2015-10-20 - Car crashes off bridge, lands on railroad tracks below, in Thomasville (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://myfox8.com/2015/10/20/car-goes-off-i-85-bridge-to-train-tracks-below-in-thomasville/

2015-10-20 - Motorcycle veers over centerline, hits SUV head-on, near Hammond (Louisiana), 1 killed:
http://www.ksla.com/story/30316935/motorcyclist-dies-in-head-on-collision-with-suv
http://www.wafb.com/story/30313316/motorcyclist-dies-in-head-on-collision-with-suv
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/10/motorcyclist_killed_in_crash_n.html
http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/northshore/2015/10/20/motorcyclist-dies-crash-near-hammond/74312056/
 

2015-10-20 - Naked man spotted and chased near school in coastal Berkeley Vale (Australia):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/central-coast-primary-school-in-lockdown/story-e6frg6n6-1227577028532
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/central-coast-primary-school-in-lockdown/story-fnj3rq0y-1227577028532
http://www.brunchnews.com/news-com-au/general-news/naked-man-hunt-locks-down-primary-school-3665821

Quote: "The New South Wales Central Coast’s Berkeley Vale Public School went into lockdown earlier today as police and search dogs scoured the site in pursuit of a naked man."

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

2015-10-20 - Naked man in his 20s assaults woman in park in coastal Brisbane (Australia):
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/naked-man-indecently-assaults-woman-in-brisbane-park/story-fnihsrf2-1227576121489
 

2015-10-20 - Six coyote attacks reported since May in Forbes (California):
http://abc7.com/news/irvine-on-alert-after-coyote-attacks-father-toddler/1035235/
http://www.sott.net/article/304423-Residents-on-alert-after-coyote-attacks-father-and-toddler-in-Forbes-California-six-attacks-in-the-area-since-May
 

2015-10-20 - Sinkhole growing in yard at home in Houston (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/sinkhole-growing-in-backyard-of-southeast-houston-home/35952984
http://www.click2houston.com/news/sinkhole-grows-in-se-houston-backyard/35953924
 

2015-10-20 - El Niño fueling most extreme tropical cyclone season on record in the Northern Hemisphere:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/10/20/el-nino-fueling-most-extreme-tropical-cyclone-season-on-record-in-northern-hemisphere/

2015-10-20 - Lightning strike kills three people at funeral in Kisii (Kenya):
http://citizentv.co.ke/news/tragedy-as-lightening-kills-three-at-kisii-funeral-103615/
http://www.sott.net/article/304340-Tragedy-as-lightning-bolt-kills-three-at-Kisii-funeral-in-Kenya

2015-10-20 - Heavy flooding hits Porto Alegre (Brazil), 1500 people displaced:
http://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-1500-displaced-in-porto-alegre-rio-grande-do-sul
http://www.sott.net/article/304357-1500-displaced-by-floods-in-Porto-Alegre-Brazil

2015-10-20 - Dramatic waterspout sighted off the coast of southwest Nova Scotia (Canada):
http://www.thevanguard.ca/News/Local/2015-10-20/article-4316009/Dramatic-waterspout-sighted-off-southwest-Nova-Scotia/1
http://www.sott.net/article/304481-Dramatic-waterspout-sighted-off-the-coast-of-southwest-Nova-Scotia

2015-10-20 - Massive waterspout descends on the coastal town of Genoa (Italy):
http://www.sott.net/article/304367-Huge-waterspout-descends-on-Italian-coastal-town-of-Genoa
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3280894/Incredible-moment-giant-waterspout-twister-descends-Italian-coastal-town-Genoa.html

2015-10-20 - Hooded warbler headed to Mexico ends up in Calgary (Canada):
http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2015/10/20/lost-bird-a-big-draw-for-calgary-bird-watchers.html
http://www.sott.net/article/304424-Lost-hooded-warbler-a-big-draw-for-Calgary-birdwatchers

2015-10-20 - Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building to pass close to Earth on Halloween:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/asteroid-size-empire-state-building-164012416.html

Quote: "A massive asteroid is expected to pass by Earth on Halloween in the closest fly-by since 2006. NASA discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2015 TB145 on Oct. 10 using Pan-STARRS 1. The asteroid is described as being 'extremely eccentric' and will come 1.3 lunar distances (310,000 miles) from Earth around 11:14 a.m., at 78,000 mph."

2015-10-20 - Life on Earth started 300 million years earlier than thought:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/earth-age-carbon-study_562688dfe4b02f6a900e2320
 

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