Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: 2015 - OCT

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-01 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes and alarms people in coastal Kennebunk (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/10/01/news/york/quake-like-mystery-boom-shakes-kennebunk-area-homes/
http://www.sott.net/article/303198-Quake-like-mystery-boom-shakes-Kennebunk-Maine-area-homes

2015-10-01 - High-rise residential building heavily damaged by major fire in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/26194/UAE-Massive-fire-in-high-rise-building-in-Sharjah
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/video-massive-fire-erupts-in-sharjah-high-rise-tower-1.1593293
http://www.albawaba.com/news/massive-fire-erupts-residential-building-uae%E2%80%99s-sharjah-749802
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/01/fire-breaks-out-on-high-rise-tower-in-emirati-city-sharjah-near-dubai/
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/major-fire-on-king-faisal-road-sharjah
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/high-rise-tower-catches-fire-in-emirati-city-of-sharjah/2015/10/01/d713cb2a-6839-11e5-bdb6-6861f4521205_story.html

Quote: "The right side of the building was almost entirely destroyed."

Quote: "The blaze was the latest in a string of dramatic fires that have raced up the facades of skyscrapers in the United Arab Emirates in recent years..."

Note: The 'Marina Torch' high-rise went up in flames in coastal Dubai (UAE) in February, mentioned in the 2015-02-20 update...

2015-10-01 - 27 cars go up in flames at 5:30 AM while parked at auto auction business in Fairfield (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cars-Burned-Fairfield-New-Jersey-Police-Investigation-Arson-330295371.html
http://www.fox5ny.com/virtual/news/27177082-story
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/01/fairfield-car-lot-fire/
http://patch.com/new-jersey/parsippany/watch-dozens-cars-destroyed-fire-route-46-0
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/10/20_cars_burn_in_nj_auto_auction_lot_fire_authoriti.html
http://pix11.com/2015/10/01/more-than-a-dozen-cars-catch-fire-in-fairfield-nj/
http://abc7ny.com/news/car-fire-at-lot-off-route-46-in-new-jersey/1011174/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nj-car-lot-fire/vp-AAf0pZP

Quote: "Fire officials and prosecutors are investigating the 5:30 a.m. burning of 27 cars in Fairfield, though authorities say there is no evidence at this time to indicate the fire was suspicious."

2015-10-01 - Recycling plant erupts in flame in Bayswater suburb of coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-02/fire-engulfs-bayswater-factory--recycling-plant/6822006
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/29698303/waste-plant-blaze-burns-over-night/
http://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/bayswater-fire-firefighters-tackling-blaze-at-recycling-plant/story-fnii5thn-1227553125502

Note: And October kicks off with some fiery doom!

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-02 - Chemical plant damaged by explosion and fire in Pasadena (Texas), 4 injured:
http://www.rt.com/usa/317386-pasedena-injured-explosion-plant/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/pd-4-injured-in-explosion-at-plant-in-pasadena/35616332
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/10/02/fire-at-chemical-plant-injures-four.html
http://abc13.com/news/four-workers-injured-in-pasadena-plant-fire/1013167/
http://www.sott.net/article/303134-Pasadena-TX-chemical-plant-explosion-injures-four-people
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/4-Workers-Hurt-in-Explosion-at-Houston-Area-Chemical-Plant-330404991.html
http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/4-workers-hurt-in-explosion-at-houstonarea-chemical-plant/

Quote: "Four workers were hospitalized after being injured in an explosion and fire at the SunEdison in Pasadena Friday morning."

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

2015-10-02 - Scrap metal business destroyed by explosion and fire in Highland (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20151003/one-injured-in-huge-fire-that-destroyed-scrap-metal-processing-facility-in-highland

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

2015-10-02 - Cargo ship hit by car fire in Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/10/car_fire_aboard_cargo_ship_docked_in_bayonne_quick.html
http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/26889521/article-Bayonne-firefighters-respond-to-call-on-ship
http://jerseytribune.com/2015/10/02/car-fire-aboard-cargo-ship-docked-in-bayonne-quickly-extinguished-fire-chief-says/
http://www.wopular.com/car-fire-aboard-cargo-ship-docked-bayonne-quickly-extinguished-fire-chief-says-0
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=8585341

2015-10-02 - Ferry ship damaged by car fire on Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix County (Michigan):
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/10/03/michigan-car-ferry-shut-car-catches-fire/73280542/
http://www.9and10news.com/story/30174082/charlevoix-county-ferry-damaged-in-fire
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/10/car_fire_puts_ironton_ferry_ou.html
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/10/02/vehicle-aboard-charleviox-ferry-catches-fire/
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Michigan-car-ferry-shut-down-after-on-board-car-6547697.php
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Michigan-car-ferry-shut-down-after-on-board-car-6547697.php
http://www.petoskeynews.com/featured-pnr/ironton-ferry-out-of-service-due-to-car-fire/article_b02be84a-693c-11e5-9765-d36ed2864a11.html

Quote: "A vehicle fire on the Ironton Ferry in the Charlevoix area caused damage to the vessel and put it out of commission Friday, Oct. 2."

Note: This is the 27th ferry ship to be hit by fire in 2015. Some of the other ferry fires also started with parked vehicles bursting into flame on the ships. Since all vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs, that's not exactly a big surprise. Often the boats themselves just go up in flames too, sometimes even when they're just parked at a home...

2015-10-02 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home on coastal Padre Island (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/30175634/boat-catches-fire-on-padre-island-flames-threaten-nearby-home
http://myinforms.com/en/a/17195295-boat-catches-fire-on-padre-island-flames-threaten-nearby-home/

Note: These are the 875th, 876th and 877th boats or ships to burn or explode in 2015...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-03 - RV and several cars destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM while parked at business in San Fernando (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Motor-Home-Other-Cars-Destroyed-in-Fire-in-San-Fernando-330524171.html
http://losangeles.metrobugle.com/2015/10/03/rv-fire-prompts-investigation/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/17211356-rv-fire-prompts-investigation/
http://abc7.com/news/rv-fire-prompts-investigation/1014813/

Quote: "A motor home and several vehicles caught fire in San Fernando early Saturday morning, officials said. Firefighters responded to the 870 block of North Griswold Avenue about 12:30 a.m., where a motor home and other cars were on fire, accoding to the Los Angeles Fire Department."

Note: This is the 302nd RV to burn in 2015...

2015-10-03 - Van bursts into flame while parked near construction site in coastal Ballard (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/van-catches-fire-near-construction-site/nntNH/
http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2015/10/03/news/video-fire-completely-destroys-van-ballard
http://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/3ndjzp/vehicle_fire_in_ballard/

2015-10-03 - SUV and several cars destroyed by fire while parked at coastal JFK Airport (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cars-Burn-John-F-Kennedy-Airport-NY-Parking-Lot-Queens--330521351.html
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/10/03/photo-car-fire-at-terminal-4-in-jfk-international/

2015-10-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked at auto shop, fire spreads, shop heavily damaged, in Springfield (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/fire_heavily_damages_six_corne.html
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/30180899/auto-body-shop-damaged-in-late-night-fire-in-springfield
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/17228182-springfield-auto-body-shop-damaged-in-fire/

Quote: "Dennis Leger, executive aide to Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant, said the 10:06 p.m. blaze started in an Acura TXS parked very close to the exterior wall of Junior's Auto Body and Repair at 151 Pine St. Flames from the burning car shot up the side of the building and into the wood-framed roof structure on top of the concrete block building. Fire spread from that part of the building into an adjacent wood-framed office area."

2015-10-03 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked at store in coastal Saint John (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-police-investigate-morning-truck-fire-1.3255545
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/saint-john-police-investigate-morning-truck-fire/ar-AAf3syv

2015-10-03 - Seven scrap cars go up in flames at industrial estate in Sandwich (Britain), other car fires too:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/firefighters-tackle-more-than-10-44223/

Note: Just some more parked vehicles igniting, sometimes destroying whatever's nearby. That's pretty normal nowadays! I wouldn't be parking a vehicle near anything you don't want to see on fire. Plenty of people have lost their homes, their businesses and/or their lives that way already...

Category: Other Stories Of Interest

2015-10-04 - Lightning strikes kill 26 people in one day in Maharashtra (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20151004-50360-IND
http://www.sott.net/article/303282-Lightning-strikes-kill-26-people-in-24-hours-in-Maharashtra-India

2015-10-04 - Lightning strikes kill 6 people in Telangana (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lightning-kills-six-persons-cattle-in-telangana/article7724470.ece
http://www.sott.net/article/303365-Lightning-strikes-kills-six-persons-cattle-in-Telangana-India

Note: Hydrogen sulfide is the best superconductor known to man. It looks like it's causing lightning strike problems. It's not going to turn the atmosphere into a superconductor, but it doesn't seem implausible that it is affecting atmospheric conductivity, resulting in more lightning strike fatalities...

2015-10-04 - President Obama declares state of emergency over flooding in South Carolina, National Guard deployed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=SE-20151004-50354-USA
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/south-carolina-record-rain_561144fee4b0dd85030c5c37
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/10/03/hurricane-joaquin-flooding-east-coast/73276216/
http://www.sott.net/article/303341-At-least-eight-dead-in-historic-flash-flooding-in-South-Carolina-US
http://www.sott.net/article/303285-Torrential-rain-brings-flooding-to-Charleston-South-Carolina
http://www.sott.net/article/303355-Catastrophic-flash-flooding-forecast-for-South-Carolina-National-Guard-deployed

Quote: "The total 24-plus inches of rain in Boone Hall and 18-plus inches near Kiawah are 'mind-boggling,' the National Weather Service in South Carolina tweeted Sunday afternoon. Charleston set a new daily record on Saturday when it experienced 11.5 inches of rain, the NWS reported. 'To put this in perspective, 11.50 inches is 22.5 percent of the annual normal rainfall for the City of Charleston,' the NWS wrote in an update."

2015-10-05 - Five East Coast states declare state of emergency over horrific flooding:
http://www.rt.com/usa/317606-east-coast-rainfall-winds/
http://www.sott.net/article/303330-US-East-Coast-plagued-by-heavy-rain-flooding-and-gusty-winds-five-states-declare-state-of-emergency

2015-10-04 - Flooding kills 13+ people in the Alpes-Maritimes region (France):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20151004-50355-FRA
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/04/world/europe/ap-eu-france-floods.html
http://www.sott.net/article/303284-Violent-storms-and-flash-floods-in-French-resort-towns-kill-13
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3259269/Storms-flash-floods-French-resort-towns-kill-13-leave-hundreds-British-holiday-makers-stranded.html
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/french-riviera-ravaged-by-apocalyptic-flash-floods-that-have-left-17-dead/

Quote: "Victims were found dead in a retirement home, campsites, and cars submerged in a tunnel. Residents, stunned by the ferocity of the brief downpour Saturday night, described it as the worst flooding they'd ever seen — so dramatic that President Francois Hollande paid an emergency visit Sunday to promise government aid for victims."

Note: Methane reacts with ozone and hydroxyl radicals and turns into water vapor. So all of the methane gushing into the atmosphere in the Northern Hemisphere is eroding the oxidizing capability of the atmosphere (which is why the Sun looks so blinding white now), which allows more UV to hit the planet, and which creates more moisture in the air, which results in more high-precip events. This problem - like all of the other problems - is going to get much worse...

Category: Aircraft Incidents

2015-10-05 - Passenger plane pilot, man, 57, sickens and dies during flight, plane lands in Syracuse (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151006-50379-USA
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_28931283/boston-bound-airline-pilot-dies-co-pilot-lands
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20151005/NEWS/151009662/-1/rss01
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/05/us/american-airlines-pilot-death/index.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/10/05/american-airlines-pilot-dies-mid-flight/
http://koin.com/2015/10/05/american-airlines-pilot-dies-mid-flight/
http://www.sott.net/article/303385-Pilot-dies-in-mid-flight-with-147-passengers-American-Airlines
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/american-airlines-pilot-dies-phoenix-boston-flight-article-1.2385926
http://www.tbo.com/ap/medical-emergency-sends-boston-bound-plane-to-ny-pilot-dies-20151005/
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Boston-bound-airline-pilot-dies-co-pilot-lands-safely-in-NY-214941.shtml

Quote: "An American Airlines jetliner with 147 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Syracuse on Monday after the pilot fell ill and died, aviation officials said. The aircraft's co-pilot took control of the plane after the captain became incapacitated, and landed safely at Syracuse Hancock International Airport shortly after 7 a.m. The plane, an Airbus A320, was en route from Phoenix to Boston when it was diverted to Syracuse in response to the medical emergency."

2015-10-05 - Passenger plane passenger, woman, 47, has heart attack, plane lands in coastal Iqaluit (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151006-50391-CAN

Quote: "A 47-year-old woman who suffered a heart attack on board a flight from Moscow to Los Angeles is in stable condition, according to an Iqaluit airport official. The Russian Boeing 777 she was on made an emergency landing at the Iqaluit airport around 2 p.m. Monday."

2015-10-05 - Passenger plane shuts down engine, plane returns to coastal Dublin (Ireland), engine failure:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/mhojqlgbgbmh/rss2/

2015-10-05 - Small plane crashes into lake bed at Quichipa Lake near Cedar City (Utah), 2 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20151006-50385-USA
http://kutv.com/news/local/two-suu-flight-instructors-killed-after-plane-crashes-in-cedar-city
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=36826479&nid=148&title=2-suu-flight-instructors-killed-in-plane-crash
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2015/10/05/two-suu-instructors-dead-plane-crash/73408558/
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865638366/SUU-flight-instructors-die-in-plane-crash-near-Cedar-City-airport.html
http://www.sltrib.com/home/3029433-155/plane-crash-claims-lives-of-two
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865638454/SUU-mourns-loss-of-aviation-instructors-killed-in-plane-crash.html

2015-10-05 - Small plane crashes near home in Dexter (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2237544.html
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Pilot-injured-when-small-plane-crashes-in-6551063.php
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/30186205/pilot-injured-after-plane-crashes-near-dexter
http://www.wgem.com/story/30187789/pilot-injured-when-small-plane-crashes-in-southeast-missouri
http://www.komu.com/news/pilot-injured-when-small-plane-crashes-in-southeast-missouri/
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/pilot-injured-in-sw-missouri-plane-crash
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/missouri/article37790661.html

2015-10-05 - Small plane crash-lands at airfield in Bryan (Texas), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.kagstv.com/News/KAGSNews/ID/11151/Small-plane-crashes-at-Coulter-Airfeld-1-Injured

2015-10-05 - Twin-engine plane crashes in coastal South Sulawesi (Indonesia), all 10 aboard killed:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/world/asia/indonesia-wreckage-aviastar-plane-crash.html
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=304119
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wreckage-of-missing-indonesian-dhc-6-twin-otter-plane-found/

2015-10-05 - Helicopter crashes into building in Parkston (South Dakota), 3+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20151006-50383-USA
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/nation-and-world/3855129-helicopter-crash-still-under-investigation

Category: Unusual vehicular Accidents

2015-10-06 - Driver, man, has 'medical incident' at 6:40 AM, fire truck plows into building, in coastal Oak Bay (Canada):
http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/330963911.html
http://www.cheknews.ca/oak-bay-fire-truck-crashes-through-three-properties-after-driver-has-medical-emergency-118341/

Quote: "'They were responding to a first responder call at 6:40 a.m. when the driver of the vehicle had a medical incident,' said Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle. 'The truck went uncontrolled off the road through hedges and into a building.'"

2015-10-06 - Passenger plane co-pilot loses consciousness, plane diverts to Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/pilot-passes-united-airlines-flight-plane-diverted-albuquerque/story?id=34283193
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/united-airlines-flight-diverted-after-co-pilot-passes-out-a6683856.html
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/10/06/safety-in-the-cockpit-big-concern-after-pilot-dies/
http://abc7ny.com/news/co-pilot-passes-out-on-united-airlines-flight/1019487/

Quote: "A United Airlines co-pilot lost consciousness mid-flight this morning, officials said, one day after an American Airlines pilot died mid-flight. The plane, which was en route from Houston to San Francisco, was diverted to the Albuquerque International Sunport, where it landed safely at 8:20 a.m, airport spokesman Daniel Jiron said."

Note: And the day before, the pilot of a passenger plane collapsed dead, and a woman, 47, had a heart attack in another passenger plane, both events mentioned in the 2015-10-05 update...

2015-10-06 - Passenger plane runs off runway after landing, crashes through barricades, in Tamale (Ghana):
http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/50849-gcaa-investigates-starbow-plane-accident.html
http://news.peacefmonline.com/pages/news/201510/256487.php
http://pulse.com.gh/news/accident-starbow-airline-crash-lands-in-tamale-id4233644.html
http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2015/October-6th/starbow-crash-lands-in-tamale.php
http://en.starafrica.com/news/ghana-press-focuses-on-plane-accident.html
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Starbow-flight-crash-lands-at-Tamale-Airport-386058

2015-10-06 - Small plane crashes near Chadron (Nebraska), 1 killed:
http://www.knopnews2.com/home/headlines/One-Killed-In-Western-Nebraska-Plane-Crash-331143332.html
http://www.kotatv.com/news/nebraska-news/small-plane-crashes-near-chadron/35703606
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Small-plane-crash-in-western-Nebraska-kills-1-6556280.php
http://kneb.com/regional-news/pilot-killed-in-private-plane-crash-near-chadron/
http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/plane-crash-in-western-nebraska-kills/article_7e87e182-4e2c-54ef-9f51-bcbd0de86d1b.html
http://www.starherald.com/news/local_news/texas-man-killed-in-plane-crash-near-chadron/article_192ead4e-6d2c-11e5-8378-8344c87c4527.html

2015-10-06 - Small plane crashes into tractor in Bottineau County (North Dakota), engine failure:
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Small-plane-crashes-into-unoccupied-tractor-near-6555785.php
http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/ap/state/article_aa24c35d-bb15-504d-b5ef-9e68128d6d54.html
http://www.kxnet.com/story/30206104/bottineau-man-survives-small-plane-crash

2015-10-06 - Small plane crashes into shallow water at the island of Grand Bahama (Bahamas), engine failure:
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2015/oct/06/small-plane-crashes-grand-bahama-no-injuries/
http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/News/Plane-crash-off-Dover-Sound--no-injuries
http://www.bahamaislandsinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22246:small-plane-crashes-in-dover-sound-grand-bahama-no-injuries&catid=92:police-reports&Itemid=211

2015-10-06 - Helicopter crashes near hospital in Limpopo (South Africa), 2 killed, 3 injured:
http://ewn.co.za/2015/10/06/Two-die-in-helicopter-crash
http://citizen.co.za/805420/probe-launched-into-limpopo-helicopter-crash/
https://www.enca.com/south-africa/video-limpopo-helicopter-crash-claims-two-names-relesead
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/limpopo/helicopter-crash-kills-two-in-limpopo-1.1925866#.VhY4_npVhBc

2015-10-06 - Helicopter crashes and burns in Limpopo (South Africa), 2 injured:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Second-Limpopo-chopper-crash-in-two-days-20151007

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-07 - Ten commercial buildings devastated by huge fire at 1 AM in Florence area in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://laist.com/2015/10/07/hooper_fire_south_la.php
http://ktla.com/2015/10/07/city-block-including-homes-and-businesses-burns-in-south-l-a/
http://abc7.com/news/3-alarm-fire-damages-12-businesses-in-florence/1020980/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/10/07/third-alarm-fire-erupts-in-south-la-building/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dramatic-images-of-fire-that-destroyed-nearly-entire-city-block-20151007-htmlstory.html

Note: Most of a city block went up in flames in this fire...

2015-10-07 - Container store hit by flash fire explosion in Pasadena (Texas), 3 injured:
http://abc13.com/news/two-firefighters-exposed-to-toxic-chemicals-in-pasadena-fire/1022339/
http://abc13.com/news/flash-fire-erupts-at-container-business-in-pasadena/1022339/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/crews-responding-to-fire-at-container-plant-in-pasadena/35714768
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Explosion-and-fire-reported-at-Pasadena-container-6557500.php
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/10/07/explosion-leads-fire-pasadena-chemical-facility/73556402/

2015-10-07 - Chemical plant hit by fire in Kingsport (Tennessee):
http://wjhl.com/2015/10/07/kingsport-firefighters-help-extinguish-eastman-chemical-co-fire/

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

2015-10-07 - Recycling plant devastated by massive blaze in Cambridge (Canada):
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5946335-flames-engulf-large-cambridge-recycling-plant/
http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/5946650-recycling-plant-fire-the-most-expensive-in-cambridge-history/
http://www.570news.com/2015/10/05/major-fire-at-waste-management-building-in-cambridge/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/17335163-damage-estimate-15-million-after-fire-guts-cambridge-recycling-centre/

Quote: "Firefighters fought the most expensive fire in terms of damages the city has ever seen Monday (Oct. 5) night. 'We are now estimating the damage is in excess of $15 million,' said Brent Smith, Chief of Fire Prevention with the Cambridge Fire Department. 'It's the most expensive fire in the city’s history.'"

2015-10-07 - Recycling center hit by fire in North St Marys (Australia):
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/west/fire-rips-through-recycling-plant-at-north-st-marys-overnight/story-fngr8i5s-1227560206264

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."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-08 - Priest Rapids Dam rocked by explosion on the Columbia River in Grant County (Washington), 6+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20151009-50421-USA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/explosion-washington-state-dam-injures-multiple-employees-n441456
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/workers-injured-explosion-dam-washington-state-34358379
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-least-6-injured-in-washington-state-dam-explosion/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/explosion-at-washington-state-dam-injures-6/ar-AAfgrzM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/09/six-workers-injured-in-explosion-at-washington-state-dam/
http://theweek.com/speedreads/582250/explosion-washington-state-dam-injures-6
http://www.rt.com/usa/318065-explosion-injuries-washington-dam/

2015-10-08 - Underground electrical explosion blows crater in the ground, damages 20 cars, in coastal Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/sun-and-surf-explosion-larger-than-originally-know/nnyh7/
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/breaking-news/caller-reports-downed-wire-at-former-post-office-s/nnxwH/
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/gallery/news/explosion-sun-and-surf-condo-damages-cars-leaves-h/gCXRC/#8248686

Quote: "'The explosion left a crater in the ground that was 2 feet deep by 7 feet wide,' Baker said. 'It rained down pavers and damaged about 20 cars surrounding the explosion. There was another manhole cover found displaced in a resident’s driveway at 160 Sunset. The magnitude of this explosion is very rare for us,' Baker said. The explosion was electrical in nature. 'It was the underground (power) service that goes into the building, the underground vault,' he said."

Note: Right on the coast, like many (most) of the many other underground explosions that have been occurring. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-10-08 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows manhole cover onto firefighter in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/08/washington-heights-manhole-explosion/

Quote: "Around 8:30 p.m., the manhole exploded at 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue, the FDNY told CBS2. The manhole cover blew off and hit a firefighter who had responded, the FDNY said. The firefighter suffered minor injuries. The FDNY was already on the scene after getting calls about several smoking manholes."

2015-10-08 - Electrical pylon bursts into flame on Wigan Road in Leyland (Britain), homes evacuated:
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/homes-evacuated-after-electricity-pylon-catches-fire-1-7502358

Note: More electrical infrastructure stuff exploding and/or burning...

2015-10-08 - Nine boats go up in flames at dock in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/fire-destroys-up-to-10-boats-at-boston-marina--28135
http://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20151008/NEWS/310089999/12741/NEWS
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30214555/multiple-boats-on-fire-in-quincy-harbor
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/10/08/quincy-boat-fire-captains-cove/
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/10/devastated_quincy_boat_owners_we_lost_everything
http://abc13.com/news/watch-firefighters-put-out-raging-fire-across-several-boats-at-marina-/1023098/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/10/08/boats-catch-fire-quincy-marina/vpipziE43EzyPmRpuwmL7I/story.html
http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/10/fire_in_quincy_marina_sinks_fo.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/several-boats-ravaged-fire-after-6604501
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/08/quincy-firefighters-battle-boat-fire-captain-cove-marina/EJdaITBvUMYdYL12jPhGGP/story.html

Quote: "Several people were left homeless Thursday morning after a fast-moving blaze tore through a Quincy marina, damaging or destroying as many as nine boats."

Note: Quincy is where a persistent 'rotten egg' odor rolled in off the ocean in 2013, mentioned in the 2013-05-09 update. Shortly after that, a mysterious plane started buzzing the city at night and nobody could say why, mentioned in the 2013-05-10 update...

2015-10-08 - Boat explodes and burns on the River Severn in Stourport-on-Severn (Britain), 4 injured:
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/13829421.Four_hurt_after_boat_fire/
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/four-hurt-devastating-boat-gas-10220212
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/13812457.Teenager_suffers_serious_burns_in_gas_explosion_on_Stourport_boat/

Note: These are the 884th through 893rd boats or ships to burn or explode in 2015...

Category: Aircraft Incidents

2015-10-09 - Passenger plane pilot loses consciousness, plane diverts to coastal Venice (Italy):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6683673/EasyJet-plane-makes-emergency-landing.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/easyjet-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-pilot-passes-out-a6688631.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3266821/easyJet-flight-carries-emergency-landing-pilot-blacks-controls-flying-Gatwick-Crete.html

Quote: "An easyJet aircraft flying from Gatwick airport was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot fell unconscious mid-flight. Flight 5461, which was carrying 164 passengers, was diverted at around midday UK time after taking off at 7:25am for the Greek island of Crete. The co-pilot then took over the controls and landed the plane safety at Marco Polo airport in Venice, Italy, The Sun reported."

Note: A passenger plane co-pilot just lost consciousness, forcing the plane to divert to Albuquerque (New Mexico), mentioned in the 2015-10-06 update. The day before that, the pilot of a passenger plane collapsed dead in one plane and a woman, 47, had a heart attack in another passenger plane, both events mentioned in the 2015-10-05 update. There are more people sickening, losing consciousness, having seizures or 'medical events' and dropping dead generally so there are more pilots and co-pilots doing so as well...

2015-10-09 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing in Las Vegas (Nevada), steering and brake problems:
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/oct/09/plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-reporting-poss/
http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/United-flight-emergency-chicago-mccarran/Y70N_IGWSUOQFKDJH-4ElQ.cspx

2015-10-09 - Small plane crashes near Unicoi (Tennessee), 2 killed:
http://wishtv.com/2015/10/10/cook-medical-vp-of-engineering-dies-in-tenn-plane-crash/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-kills-cook-medical-official-and-daughter
http://www.wthr.com/story/30232225/cook-medical-engineer-daughter-killed-in-tennessee-plane-crash
http://wiat.com/2015/10/10/2-people-killed-in-plane-crash-flight-from-knoxville-tenn-to-bloomington-ind/
http://wjhl.com/2015/10/09/plane-crash-reported-on-buffalo-mountain-in-unicoi-co/

Quote: "Numerous witnesses prior to the confirmed plane crash said they heard a large boom, as well as saw a flash of light."

2015-10-09 - Small plane crashes near airport in coastal Savannah (Georgia), 2 injured:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/crews-investigate-plane-crash-in-savannah/35764724
http://wsav.com/2015/10/10/breaking-plane-crash-trapping-two-near-airport/
http://www.wtoc.com/story/30229295/small-aircraft-has-crashed-on-crosswinds-golf-club-one-person-extricated
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Crews-investigate-plane-crash-near-SavannahHHI-International-Airport-331853401.html
http://www.wjcl.com/news/plane-crashed-in-savannah/76770158/story
http://www.blufftontoday.com/south-carolinageorgia/2015-10-09/savannahhilton-head-international-airport-officials-investigate

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-10 - NIFC reports record wildfire season in the United States, 11.2 million acres burned so far:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2015/10/nifc-reports-record-wildfire-season-in.html

2015-10-10 - Man, 45, burns to death in burning car in French Creek Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/30230667/coroner-identifies-burned-body-in-mercer-county
http://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/french-creek-twp-man-found-dead-in-burnt-car/article_bb7967d2-6fcb-11e5-8c17-97d8b029f398.html
http://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/local_news/no-foul-play-suspected-in-carlton-man-s-death/article_c2056b6a-d13d-5784-b68f-5bab7266af73.html

Quote: "No foul play is suspected in the death of a French Creek Township man who was found dead in his burnt car, Mercer County Deputy Coroner Robert L. Snyder said. Jason D. Gould, 45, of Carlton, died Thursday of asphyxiation by smoke inhalation after he had an apparent cardiac event and the vehicle caught fire, Snyder said."

Note: Heart stopped AND car caught fire. Hydrogen sulfide is not only a deadly poison which can kill you via cardiac arrest but it's also extremely flammable and highly reactive, especially with rust and electrified copper, both found on vehicles...

2015-10-10 - Person found dead in burning car just after 3 AM at storage business in Visalia (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article38787516.html
http://abc30.com/news/visalia-authorities-find-body-inside-burning-car-/1027111/
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/visalia/2015/10/10/suspicious-death-being-investigated/73744698/

Quote: "The car went up in flames right next door to a company that rents parking stalls to truck drivers. An employee of the business says the victim was a truck driver himself who'd just worked a full shift before getting in his car."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Vehicles of all kinds will continue to burn, as they have been, and the number of vehicular fires will continue to escalate, inevitably resulting in a corresponding increase in the number of people being incinerated in their vehicles."

2015-10-10 - Deadly fire burns through traveller site at 4 AM in Carrickmines (Ireland), near the coast, 10 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151010-50449-IRL
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34495331
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dublin-travellers-site-fire-horror-6608782
http://news.sky.com/story/1567161/baby-among-10-dead-in-traveller-site-fire
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/10/several-people-killed-in-fire-at-traveller-site-in-ireland
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/national/13839783.Travellers__site_blaze_victims__relative_tells_of__horrendous__tragedy/

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

2015-10-10 - Landfill hit by fire, large pile of wood chips burns, in Casper (Wyoming):
http://k2radio.com/fire-erupts-at-landfill-on-saturday-evening/

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."

2015-10-10 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame at 11:30 PM in St. Paul (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/10/10/60-firefighters-battle-st-paul-recycling-plant-fire/
http://ipresspage.com/news/60-firefighters-battle-st-paul-recycling-plant-fire
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/saint-paul/st-paul-2-alarm-fire-damages-recycling-facility/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/3305176-60-firefighters-battle-recycling-plant-fire/

Quote: "St. Paul firefighters spent hours battling flames at a recycling plant early Saturday morning. Crews were called to the 500 block of Channel Road at about 11:30 p.m. Friday for a two-alarm fire at Northern Metal Recycling."

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

2015-10-10 - Underground fire spits flames from the ground in Bengaluru (India):
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/505717/residents-panic-fire-erupts-ground.html

Note: Whew, getting downright doomy out there!

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-11 - Man burns to death when lawn mower ignites, on Saylors Pond Road in Springfield Township (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/news/retired-firefighter-killed-when-lawn-mower-catches-fire/1028195/
http://abc13.com/news/lawn-mower-catches-fire-kills-retired-79-year-old-firefighter/1029318/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Lawn-Mower-Fatal-Fire-Saylors-Pond-Jobstown-New-Jersey-Elderly-Man-331944541.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Retired-New-Jersey-Firefighter-Dies-Lawn-Mower-Catches-Fire-Burlington-County-Jobstown-332065652.html

Quote: "Police said a man was mowing his lawn when somehow it caught fire and burned the man to death."

2015-10-11 - Woman injured when lawn mower explodes and burns on the island of Rarotonga (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/72891860/Kiwi-fights-for-life-after-lawnmower-explosion
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/woman-fights-for-life-after-lawnmower-explosion-2015101110#axzz3oLIJ6KXG
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11527715

Note: Mowing your lawn can be deadly nowadays!

2015-10-11 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame at airport in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/10/12/another-engine-fire-vegas-airport/73829840/
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/oct/11/engine-fire-stops-allegiant-flight-takeoff-from-mc/
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/allegiant-plane-catches-fire-at-mccarran
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/allegiant-flight-catches-fire-las-vegas-no-one-injured
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/allegiant-plane-engine-catches-fire-at-mccarran-international-airport
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/engine-fire-leads-to-evacuation-of-allegiant-flight-in-vegas/
http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/Allegiant-plane-engine-catches-fire-at-McCarran/9LOchJkrrEuo6rmMVPZ-rA.cspx
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/allegiant-engine-fire-in-vegas-leads-to-plane-evacuation/article_e579dc27-4a54-5a87-a9ff-2c837837502b.html

Note: This is the 120th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2015...

2015-10-11 - Underground fire burning in mountains on the island of Saint Thomas:
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20151012/mystery-fire-st-thomas-mountains-no-volcano

Quote: "There were no visible flames but smoke was still rising. After a resident dug at the earth for some time the flames were eventually reignited. The burning in the earth was first discovered by Leslie 'Timpo' Williams, a farmer who grows coffee in the steep hills of St Thomas."

2015-10-11 - Landfill fire near nuclear waste could threaten NFL Rams facility, in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/10/11/9496687/st-louis-rams-park-facility-flaming-radioactive-waste-dump-nfl-oh-god-this-isnt-a-metaphor

Quote: "A disaster plan is in place in the event that a plume of smoke is released from the fire -- a plume that will contain radioactive waste. Rams Park sits a mere 1,200 feet from the radioactive waste site."

Note: Yeah, well, I'm more worried about the people who LIVE nearby and who don't have high-dollar contracts, and the nearby airport. If football disappeared, we'd all survive that, no problem...

2015-10-11 - Landfill erupts in flame near Casper (Wyoming), fire spreads, 10,000 acres burn, 10 homes destroyed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20151013-50474-USA
http://927thevan.com/news/articles/2015/oct/12/wildfires-burn-homes-prompt-evacuations-in-wyoming-idaho/
http://trib.com/news/local/casper/updated-multiple-structures-destroyed-as-fire-continues-in-evansville/article_b5f79f1d-920a-56db-867e-17b15b2ef0d3.html

Quote: "The fire that broke out on Saturday evening in a brush pile at a landfill north of Wyoming's second largest city of Casper has charred 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of grasslands and trees and led to the evacuation of more than 300 residents, said Bob Fawcett, fire marshal with the Natrona County Fire Protection District."

2015-10-11 - Recycling plant hit by huge blaze, hundreds of tons of recyclables burn, in coastal Cardiff (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2015-10-11/fire-crews-tackle-2-000-tonne-rubbish-fire/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34497117

Quote: "Residents in parts of Cardiff have been told by firefighters to keep their windows and doors shut as 600 tonnes of refuse continue to burn. The blaze broke out near Atlantic Recycling on Newton Road, Wentloog, on Sunday at about 08:30 BST."

Note: A man, 45, just dropped dead in an alley in Cardiff the day prior too, mentioned in the 2015-10-10 update...

2015-10-11 - Recycling plant erupts in flame in Fitchburg (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_28956923/firefighters-make-quick-work-factory-blaze
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_28954076/fire-at-recycling-plant-extinguished-without-incident

2015-10-11 - Food recycling business heavily damaged by fire near Anamosa (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/officials-commercial-fire-likely-to-smolder-for-days/35789942
http://www.kwwl.com/story/30236549/2015/10/12/crews-responding-to-fire-in-jones-county
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/public-safety/linn-and-jones-fire-departments-battling-building-blaze-near-anamosa-20151011

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."

Category: Aircraft Incidents

2015-10-12 - Passenger plane has fire onboard, card reader burns, makes emergency landing in Buffalo (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151012-50471-USA
http://www.wkbw.com/news/plane-lands-safely-in-spite-of-fire-on-board
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/communities/seattle-bound-plane-diverts-to-buffalo-because-of-small-fire-20151012
http://wtnh.com/2015/10/12/fire-causes-alaska-airlines-plane-to-land-at-buffalo-airport/
http://wdtn.com/2015/10/12/plane-with-fire-lands-at-buffalo-airport/
http://wpri.com/2015/10/12/plane-with-fire-lands-at-buffalo-airport/

2015-10-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, returns to airport in Syracuse (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151012-50470-USA

2015-10-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, diverts to airport in Greenland:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151013-50483-GRL

Note: These are the 121st, 122nd and 123rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2015...

2015-10-12 - Small plane crashes on Rolling Stone Road in Kylertown (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.centredaily.com/2015/10/12/4965044/kylertown-man-dies-in-plane-crash.html
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/One-dead-after-glider-crash-in-Clearfield-County-218039.shtml

2015-10-12 - Small plane crashes shortly after takeoff at Prince Albert Airport (Canada):
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/no-injuries-after-plane-crash-near-prince-albert-1.2606683
http://globalnews.ca/news/2272619/pilot-daughter-ok-after-plane-crash-at-prince-albert-airport/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/small-plane-crashes-near-prince-albert-airport-runway-1.3267775
http://ckom.com/article/237773/prince-albert-airport-standstill-after-plane-crash
http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2015-10-12/article-4307031/No-injuries-in-single-engine-plane-crash/1

2015-10-12 - In separate incidents, transport plane and transport helicopter crash in Afghanistan, 2 killed, 7 injured:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/13/world/asia/2-afghan-military-aircraft-crash-as-flights-become-more-crucial.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2015/10/12/afghan-military-aircraft-crash-flights-become-more-crucial/dk4AsrhJGigLYtmXKFr5WI/story.html

Quote: "The recent string of military crashes — officials say none involved enemy fire — comes at a time when transport flights have taken on increased importance in Afghanistan as widespread Taliban offensives have choked off many of the country’s major roadways."

Quote: "In Monday’s crashes, two pilots were killed and five passengers were injured when a small Afghan military transport plane struck a mountain ridge while delivering the body of a dead soldier in central Bamian Province, officials said. And in the eastern province of Logar, a transport helicopter carrying Afghan troops between districts made an emergency landing that left two crew members injured."

2015-10-12 - Cargo plane crash-lands in Afgooye (Somalia), 1 or 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20151013-50475-SOM
http://www.thenational.ae/world/africa/tristar-air-cargo-plane-crash-in-somalia---in-pictures
http://gulfnews.com/multimedia/framed/news/egyptian-cargo-plane-crash-lands-near-mogadishu-1.1600071
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id2085
http://www.rt.com/news/318421-somalia-plane-crash-landing/
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Cargo-plane-crash-lands-near-Somalia-capita-20151012
http://beforeitsnews.com/middle-east/2015/10/plane-crash-lands-in-somalia-ex-pm-on-board-reports-2524994.html

2015-10-12 - Helicopter crashes into Lake Toba (Indonesia), 1 rescued, 4 missing:
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/indonesian-found-alive-and-naked-in-lake-after-chopper-crash-1231579
http://nvs24.com/news/topstories/Man-Found-Alive-and-Naked-in-Lake-After-Chopper-Crash-1295718.html

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-13 - Metal recycling facility hit by fire, outdoor titanium shavings burn, in Carson (California):
http://www.dailybreeze.com/article/20151012/NEWS/151019841
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Blaze-Breaks-Out-Recycling-Facility-Carson-332292952.html
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Titanium-Savings-Fire-Breaks-Out-in-Carson_Los-Angeles-332285932.html
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20151012/titanium-shavings-catch-fire-in-trash-bin-outside-metal-recycling-center-in-carson

2015-10-13 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame on Coastal Road in coastal Burniston, North Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/breaking-five-fire-crews-at-burniston-blaze-3539301.html
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/10/13/photo-smoke-reported-to-be-coming-from-an-auto-sh/
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13844094.Fire_at_North_Yorkshire_business___5_fire_engines_on_the_scene/

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

2015-10-13 - Pallet business mostly destroyed by massive fire on Garrison Shoals Road in Lula (Georgia):
http://www.921wlhr.com/overnight-fire-destroys-pallet-company-in-banks-county/
http://accesswdun.com/article/2015/10/342148/banks-county-pallet-mill-destroyed-by-fire
http://accesswdun.com/article/2015/10/342517/banks-fire-chief-provides-update-on-pallet-mill-fire

Quote: "According to a report on AccessNorthGeorgia, flames broke out about 8:30p Monday night at the H&D Pallets on Garrison Shoals Road in Lula. Firefighters from the Banks County Fire Department in Homer along with five volunteer fire departments and six fighters from Lee Arrendale State prison battled the blaze until about 2a when the fire was finally brought under control. Officials estimate the 25,000 square foot building is about 90% destroyed."

2015-10-13 - Wood recycling business hit by fire, mulch burns, in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/mulch-fire-burns-in-northeast-memphis

2015-10-13 - Recycling center hit by fire, 100-foot-tall pile of wood burns, in Irvine (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Compost-Fire-Irvine-san-canyon-road-marine--332284592.html

Quote: "A pile of wood about 100-feet wide and 100-feet tall burned Monday night in Irvine. Orange County firefighters responded to the large fire at a facility in the 7900 block of Marine Way."

Note: From the full hypothesis): "Wood-related fires will escalate, including fires at pallet companies, wood-carving businesses, furniture businesses, door companies, cabinet companies, etc."

Category: Other Stories Of Interest

2015-10-14 - Methane found pluming from the ocean floor off the coast of Oregon and Washington:
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-plumes-washington-oregon-warmer-ocean.html
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2015/10/15/Study-Bubble-plumes-of-methane-escaping-warming-ocean/3021444913904/
http://earthsky.org/earth/warmer-ocean-may-be-releasing-frozen-methane
http://www.babwnews.com/2015/10/methane-plumes-bubbling-from-the-seafloor-raise-climate-concerns/
http://www.natureworldreport.com/2015/10/warming-pacific-releasing-huge-amounts-of-powerful-methane/
http://robertscribbler.com/2015/10/16/is-human-warming-prodding-a-sleeping-methane-monster-off-oregons-coast/

Quote: "Warming ocean temperatures a third of a mile below the surface, in a dark ocean in areas with little marine life, might attract scant attention. But this is precisely the depth where frozen pockets of methane 'ice' transition from a dormant solid to a powerful greenhouse gas. New University of Washington research suggests that subsurface warming could be causing more methane gas to bubble up off the Washington and Oregon coast. The study, to appear in the journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, shows that of 168 bubble plumes observed within the past decade, a disproportionate number were seen at a critical depth for the stability of methane hydrates."

Quote: "According to a report from the Daily Mail, a recent study has revealed that an alarming series of methane plumes are popping up from vents on the sea floor off the coast of Washington and Oregon. Researchers think warming water temperatures roughly a third of a mile below the surface is responsible for the release of the gas."

Quote: "Besides the West Coast, research last year found a huge increase in methane plumes off the East Coast."

Note: 'Subsurface warming' - that's heat from BELOW. At least two volcanoes have erupted off the coast of Oregon too, another sign of heat rising from below. And now we have methane clathrate deposits destabilizing and dissociating off both the East Coast AND the West Coast, to go along with the methane spewing from the ocean floor in the Artic, the methane exploding out of the ground in Siberia as the ancient permafrost melts away, the clathrates dissociating off the coast of New Zealand, the methane that belched from a pond in Canada, people's tapwater being found to be flammable and contaminated with methane in Texas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and so on.

As the methane blows off the ocean onto land, some of it will adsorb onto matter, causing fires to be much worse than they normally are. In fact, all of the West Coast states had horrific fires this wildfire season, including Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California, and this wildfire season was the worst in US history. Expect things to get worse from here on out. Eventually, if the West Coast clathrates really get gushing, the methane may self-ignite as it exits the ocean, turning the ocean into a gigantic flamethrower which spits fire and explosions downwind, which for the Pacific Ocean is generally toward the land...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-15 - Metal recycling business erupts in flame in the wee hours, fire gets huge, in Stouffville (Canada):
http://www.citynews.ca/2015/10/15/scrapyard-fire-burns-in-stouffville/
http://www.cp24.com/news/firefighters-contain-massive-fire-at-stouffville-scrapyard-1.2610719
http://globalnews.ca/news/2277785/fire-crews-continue-to-battle-scrap-yard-blaze-north-of-toronto/
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/5961188-large-scrapyard-fire-burns-north-of-toronto/
http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/5961188-large-scrapyard-fire-burns-north-of-toronto/

2015-10-15 - Auto scrap yard hit by fire at 2:20 AM, 300 scrap cars burn, in Glenfield (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Glenfield/story-27967514-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackling-scrapyard-blaze-in-glenfield-3535284.html
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Firefighters-tackling-scrapyard-blaze-Glenfield/story-27966318-detail/story.html

Quote: "People living near to the Glenfield Motor Spares site, off Barrows Lane, in Glenfield reported being woken from their beds in the middle of the night by a series of explosions. Emergency services were called to the yard at about 2.20am this morning, where up to 300 cars are believed to have caught fire. At its height, flames lit up the night sky and a 'mushroom cloud' of black smoke billowed up to 50ft into the air."

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

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-16 - Child burns to death when parked car bursts into flame in Greenwood (Mississippi):
http://www.yourdeltanews.com/child-dies-car-fire
http://www.gwcommonwealth.com/news/article_d58b97a4-7538-11e5-93a5-93217d993427.html

Quote: "A woman parked a car while running an errand and left three children inside. The vehicle caught fire, and a 1-year-old was unable to escape. Authorities said the flames were too hot for anyone to rescue the child. As of Friday afternoon, no foul play was suspected."

Note: Warned about that before when other children have burned to death similarly. It seems very unwise to leave children or pets in cars - even for a short period of time - now that all vehicles are randomly-igniting firebombs. From the full hypothesis: "Vehicles of all kinds will continue to burn, as they have been, and the number of vehicular fires will continue to escalate, inevitably resulting in a corresponding increase in the number of people being incinerated in their vehicles."

2015-10-16 - Oil site rocked by massive explosion and fire at 4 AM in Encinal (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20151016-50519-USA
http://www.rt.com/usa/318854-oil-rig-explosion-texas/
http://www.ksat.com/news/oil-rig-explosion-in-encinal-texas
http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/pipeline-explodes-in-texas
http://www.newsweek.com/encinal-texas-natural-gas-explosion-384113
http://www.news4sanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Reports-Fire-at-South-Texas-energy-company-219767.shtml
http://twitter.com/nietoselina/status/654957179720482817
http://www.sott.net/article/304071-Yet-again-Explosion-causes-massive-fire-at-oil-rig-in-Encinal-Texas

2015-10-16 - Underground pipeline explodes and burns, makes night look like sunrise, in Novy Urengoy (Russia):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/huge-gas-explosion-mistaken-sunrise-6646216

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

2015-10-16 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, large pile of scrap metal burns, in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2015/10/16/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-chesapeake/
http://interactives.wavy.com/photomojo/gallery/38522/1/fire-at-the-sono-recycling-plant/chesapeake-sono-plant-fire/
http://www.scrapmonster.com/news/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-chesapeake/1/60833
http://myinforms.com/en/a/17767765-fire-at-recycling-plant-in-chesapeake/
http://wavynews.tumblr.com/post/131296309877/photos-fire-at-recycling-plant-in-chesapeake

Quote: "A large pile of scrap metal caught fire and the Chesapeake Fire Department was able to get the fire under control. The fire spread to an adjacent building, according to fire officials."

Note: Back in MAH day, scrap metal didn't used to burn! From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

2015-10-16 - Pallet warehouse destroyed by huge fire at 12:30 AM in Dallas (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.fox4news.com/news/33823783-story
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/2015/10/16/fire-breaks-out-inside-dallas-pallett-warehouse/74039438/
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/wood-pallet-warehouse-roof-collapses-while-firefighters-battle-two-alarm-blaze.html/

Quote: "A two-alarm fire destroyed a warehouse at a southwest Dallas business Friday morning. Dallas Fire and Rescue were called to First Choice Pallets, located at 5623 W. Ledbetter Drive, around 12:30 a.m. The building was engulfed in flames."

Quote: "When firefighters arrived they found the corrugated steel building fully engulfed. Large stacks of wooden pallets outside of the building were also on fire."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Wood-related fires will escalate, including fires at pallet companies, wood-carving businesses, furniture businesses, door companies, cabinet companies, etc." Also see the transformer that shot sparks and ignited a van in Dallas on this day...

2015-10-16 - Landfill hit by fire at 3 AM, equipment and mulch burn, in Little Rock (Arkansas):
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/oct/17/equipment-damaged-in-blaze-at-lr-landfi/

Quote: "An early morning fire at the Little Rock landfill Friday damaged compost equipment and set mulch ablaze, city officials said. The fire is believed to have started about 3 a.m. Friday at the landfill at 10803 Ironton Cutoff Road."

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."

2015-10-16 - Car tries to start itself, bursts into flame, while parked at window business in Steinbach (Canada):
http://steinbachonline.com/local/no-injuries-in-car-fire

Quote: "Emergency crews were called to a car fire at Loewen Windows in the parking lot off Millwork Drive at 2:15 p.m. Friday. Steinbach Fire Assistant Deputy Chief Mike Penner explains one of the maintenance workers at Loewen Windows thought the car might have been wanting to start, but the car was found to not be equip with command start. Penner adds there was also no one in the vehicle at the time of the fire."

Note: And here's another self-starting vehicle. The most notable such event so far was when an unoccupied boat burst into flame in the middle of the night, started itself, then tore across the harbor while burning, hitting other boats, in coastal Coffs Harbour (Australia), mentioned in the 2013-05-03 update...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-17 - Western-themed shopping center hit by massive inferno in the wee hours, 60 buildings burn, in Canton (Texas):
http://www.wafb.com/story/30287443/business-owners-assessing-damage-after-early-morning-fire-in-canton
http://kxan.com/2015/10/17/fire-damages-portion-of-western-themed-park-in-north-texas/
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/10/17/canton-shopping-center-suffers-another-fire/
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/30284736/multiple-fire-crews-battling-massive-blaze-in-canton
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_e6f73021-9d36-5a23-85a4-e6b78d3d321f.html
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/2015/10/17/fire-roars-through-old-west-shopping-center-canton/74120208/
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20151017-fire-heavily-damages-the-mountain-shopping-center-in-canton.ece
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/3825-massive-overnight-fire-destroys-majority-of-the-mountain-at-canton-first-monday-trade-days

Quote: "Patricia Addison, marketing manager for The Mountain, disputed that the fire had destroyed nearly the entire Mountain complex, saying that it was closer to 30 percent that had been scorched. She said about 60 buildings were damaged, including a theater, several bed and breakfasts, as well as shops and restaurants."

2015-10-17 - Fiberglass factory devastated by huge fire in Heidelberg West suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3276797/Toxic-smoke-fibreglass-factory-fire.html
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/10/17/toxic-smoke-from-fibreglass-factory-fire.html
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/fire-at-melbourne-fibreglass-factory/story-e6frfku9-1227572521539
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/residents-warned-as-blaze-engulfs-heidelberg-west-factory/story-fni0fit3-1227572526147

Quote: "A Melbourne suburb has been blanketed in toxic black smoke by a fibreglass factory blaze. The fire, which erupted on Saturday afternoon, is now under control but residents in Heidelberg West are being advised to remain indoors."

2015-10-17 - 35 buses destroyed by fire while parked in bus depot in Bnei Barak (Israel), near the coast:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/339389
http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/in-israel/local/large-fire-broke-out-at-bus-terminal-in-ramat-gan-16490
http://matzav.com/photos-huge-fire-destroys-35-buses-in-ramat-gan/
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Blaze-engulfs-buses-parked-in-Bnei-Barak-lot-426227
http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/.premium-1.680905
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4712417,00.html
http://www.bhol.co.il/article.aspx?id=90913
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/352277/police-dan-bus-parking-lot-fire-an-electric-short-not-terror.html

Quote: "35 buses were burned to the ground but luckily no one was injured during the incident. The reasons that led to the fire are also still unclear but according to a preliminary investigation, it may have began when one of the buses at the terminal caught fire."

Note: Israeli scientists detected hundreds of 'gas springs' bubbling methane from the sea floor off their coast, mentioned in the 2012-11-12 update. The record for most buses to be destroyed in one fire remains at 37, which burned in May 2013 at a depot near coastal Torquay (Britain), mentioned in the 2013-05-12 update. These are the 641st through 675th buses to burn in 2015...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-18 - Radioactive waste site erupts in flame near US 95 in Beatty (Nevada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151019-50559-USA
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/us-95-north-remains-closed-due-to-hazardous-waste-site-fire
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/oct/19/fire-at-radioactive-waste-plant-in-nevada-closes-s/
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/fire-burning-at-hazardous-waste-plant
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/business/ap/monitors-arrive-after-radioactive-waste-site-fire-in-nevada/article_64e7416c-b482-5eff-b24d-c04eef7eef81.html

2015-10-18 - E-2 Hawkeye plane bursts into flame on the USS Ronald Reagan near the coast of Japan:
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91590
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/179208/electrical-fire-reported-abord-uss-ronald-reagan
http://japan.stripes.com/news/aircraft-catches-fire-aboard-uss-reagan-prior-japan-pm-visit-no-injuries

Quote: "An electrical fire was reported inside an E-2C Hawkeye from the 'Liberty Bells' of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 in hangar bay one of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), 1:27 p.m. (local), Oct.18. The ship's damage control flying squad responded and extinguished the fire. There are no reported personnel casualties or injuries."

Note: This is the 124th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2015...

2015-10-18 - Boat explodes and burns on canal in Gouda (Netherlands), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/10/19/young-man-killed-in-boat-explosion-father-survives-blast/

Quote: "A 23 year old man was killed in an explosion on a pleasure boat on the Nieuwe Veerstal in Gouda on Sunday morning. His 60 year old father survived the blast, but was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries."

Note: That doesn't sounda gouda at all! This is the 911th boat or ship to burn or explode in 2015...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-19 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows manhole off in coastal Washington DC:
https://www.borderstan.com/2015/10/19/transformer-fire-causes-manhole-explosion-near-cardozo/

2015-10-19 - Underground electrical fire and explosions hit Colonie (New York), near the Mohawk River:
http://news10.com/2015/10/19/manhole-explodes-three-different-times-in-colonie/

2015-10-19 - Underground electrical fire erupts just after 5 AM in Clarksville (Indiana), near the Ohio River:
http://www.wdrb.com/story/30292409/underground-fire-causes-power-outage-in-part-of-clarksville
http://www.topix.com/forum/state/ky/T7C8JMTQ2NM2MI4VG
http://kentucky.newshub.us/louisville/news/item/10-19-2015/Underground%20fire%20causes%20power%20outage%20in%20part%20of%20Clarksville

2015-10-19 - Underground electrical fire hits Upton (Britain), near the River Dee:
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/power-outage-upton-after-underground-10285664
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/upton-power-cut-affected-200-10288224
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/17824390-power-outage-in-upton-after-underground-fire/

2015-10-19 - Scrap metal yard burns out of control in Brooklyn (Australia), near coastal Melbourne:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/29849302/big-fire-engulfs-vic-metal-recycling-yard/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-19/large-scrap-metal-fire-in-melbournes-west/6867198
http://tenplay.com.au/news/national/october/brooklyn-factory-fire-burns-into-monday-evening
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/firefighters-control-brooklyn-scrap-metal-yard-fire/story-fni0fit3-1227574685684
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/brooklyn-scrap-metal-yard-fire-residents-warned-to-stay-indoors/story-fni0fit3-1227574685684

Quote: "Residents in Brooklyn, in Melbourne’s west, are being warned to stay indoors as a fire at a scrap metal yard continues to burn out of control. Car bodies and gas cylinders were among the items to catch alight at the McDonald Rd site this afternoon. Ten fire trucks remain at the Simsmetal block, near Somerville Rd."

2015-10-19 - Metal recycling plant hit by fire, 1300 tons of scrap metal burns, in Leeds (Britain), near the River Aire:
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/40819
http://www.recyclinginternational.com/recycling-news/9102/business/united-kingdom/major-fire-emr-scrap-yard

Quote: "The Leeds yard of European Metal Recycling (EMR) in the UK is still dealing with the aftermath of a huge fire that started yesterday afternoon in more than 1300 tonnes of scrap metal."

2015-10-19 - Scrapyard hit by large fire, pile of scrap metal burns, Hartford (Connecticut), near the Connecticut River:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Heavy-Smoke-Visible-from-Hartford-Fire-334136281.html
http://foxct.com/2015/10/19/fire-at-hartford-scrapyard-send-smoke-aver-the-city/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Fire-Breaks-Out-at-Hartford-Auto-Parts-Facility_Hartford-334252741.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/30294104/firefighters-battle-large-fire-in-hartford

2015-10-19 - Scrap cars and piles of tires go up in flames in woods near Little Rock (Arkansas), near the Arkansas River:
http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/tire-and-car-fire-in-pulaski-county
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2015/10/19/crews-working-to-contain-fire-in-pulaski-co/74223434/
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/south-pulaski-county-brush-fire
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/oct/19/crews-fight-tire-fire-south-pulaski-county/

Quote: "Fire officials tell us dozens of cars and thousands of tires fueled this fire. Neighbors say they're happy no homes were lost. 'It's like a war zone really. It was crazy in there,' said Joey Forte, a witness to the fire."

2015-10-19 - Three junk cars go up in flames at auto shop in coastal Sayreville (New Jersey):
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-universal-auto-body-in-sayreville-1.10983047
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NJ-Firefighters-Battle-Auto-Body-Fire-Smoke-Multiple-Vehicles-334244981.html
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/10/19/cars-burning-sayreville-auto-body-shop/74221894/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/10/sayreville_route_35_car_fire.html

Quote: "Three junk cars, worth about $100, at Universal Auto Body, 2036 Route 35 apparently ignited Monday, sending thick black smoke into the air, according to police."

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

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

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-21 - Man, 72, burns to death when SUV bursts into flame on street in Springfield (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/fatal-car-fire-reported-in-springfield/nn7BN/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/fatal-car-fire-reported-in-springfield/nn7BN/
http://www.abc22now.com/news/top-stories/stories/Man-Dies-In-Car-Fire--222051.shtml
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/victim-idd-in-fatal-springfield-car-fire/nn77M/
http://www.facebook.com/whionews/posts/1050624524969111

Quote: "A mysterious death under investigation right now in Clark County. A man somehow caught fire while driving his S-U-V. Witnesses said they saw the smoke filled vehicle crash into another car. He drove into a parking lot and got out, in flames."

2015-10-21 - Person found dead in burning truck at home in Sugartown (Louisiana):
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20151021/APN/310219628?tc=ar
http://www.kplctv.com/story/30317011/bpso-body-found-in-burning-truck-in-sugartown
http://www.katc.com/story/30320533/body-found-in-burned-out-truck-in-beauregard-parish
http://www.ksla.com/story/30320533/body-found-in-burned-out-truck-in-beauregard-parish
http://www.fox8live.com/story/30320533/body-found-in-burned-out-truck-in-beauregard-parish

2015-10-21 - Person found dead in burning pickup truck at midnight on Shillelagh Road in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/10/body-found-inside-burning-vehicle-chesapeake
http://wtkr.com/2015/10/21/chesapeake-firefighters-extinguish-truck-fire-find-body-inside/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/2015/10/21/body-burning-car/74315876/

2015-10-21 - Person found burned to death at 6 AM in burned-out vehicle at home in Tate Township (Ohio):
http://clermontsun.com/2015/10/22/body-found-in-burnt-out-car-in-tate-twp/

Quote: "'We’re looking into the case. At this point, we don’t suspect any foul play,' said Chief Deputy Steve Leahy."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Vehicles of all kinds will continue to burn, as they have been, and the number of vehicular fires will continue to escalate, inevitably resulting in a corresponding increase in the number of people being incinerated in their vehicles."

2015-10-21 - Chemical factory explodes in Shandong Province (China), 9 killed, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20151021-50580-CHN
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/china-shandong-chemical-factory-explosion-6675712
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/66929/20151021/explosion-another-chemical-plant-eastern-china-leaves-9-dead-2.htm

Quote: "The incident became the last one in a chain of explosions rocking Chinese industrial facilities over the last three months."

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

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-22 - Vauxhall issues alert after 130 of their cars burst into flame:
http://news.sky.com/story/1573967/car-owners-warned-about-vauxhalls-catching-fire
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vauxhall-issues-zafira-alert-after-dozens-cars-burst-into-flames-1525278
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/22/vauxhall-investigates-spontaneous-combustion-of-zafiras
http://www.itv.com/news/2015-10-22/vauxhall-zafira-fires-thousands-warned-after-cars-burst-in-to-flames/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284530/Vauxhall-considering-Zafira-recall-admits-no-idea-s-caused-dozens-spontaneously-EXPLODE.html

Note: Toyota and Mazda just issued some fire-related recalls too. The vehicles-burning-up problem is getting worse, so the manufacturers are trying to do what they can. Ultimately the problem is environmental though, so unless they start making cars that don't use friction-based braking in conjunction with flammable tires and brake pads, and don't use electrified copper, and don't use iron or steel, then the vehicle fires will continue to get worse, regardless of what they do...

2015-10-22 - Condo building under construction destroyed by explosion and huge fire at 2:30 AM in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2015/10/22/massive-fire-levels-winnipeg-condo-development-on-waverly.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/3-5-m-fire-engulfs-3-storey-apartment-building-in-south-winnipeg-1.3283347

Quote: "South Pointe Terrace was destroyed by the fire, and one resident said he heard a loud bang before the flames shot up."

2015-10-22 - Underground electrical explosions and fire blow manholes off, evacuate high-rise, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/High-Rise-Fire-Bronx-Basement-Emergency-FDNY-Official-Response-New-York-City-336001941.html

Quote: "A 28-story high rise is being evacuated as authorities respond to a basement fire in the building. Authorities say the call about the blaze at the building on Eastchester Road came in shortly after 2 p.m. There were reports of multiple manhole transformer fires and lots of smoke, the FDNY said."

2015-10-22 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Barrie (Canada), 14 people sickened:
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2015/10/21/barrie-emergency-crews-respond-to-co2-call
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/fire-dangerous-fumes-send-14-people-to-hospital-in-barrie-1.2622447
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/5973749-underground-hydro-fire-causes-evacuation-in-barrie/

Quote: "Barrie Fire & Emergency Service believe the emergency call concerning people suffering the effects of noxious fumes and symptoms, similar to carbon monoxide poisoning, emanated from an underground electrical fire."

Quote: "Shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, business owners, who had been experiencing flickering power outages throughout the day, began to smell gas and called 911."

Quote: "'We had about five (people) with serious exposure, with the common symptoms of headaches, nausea and vomiting,' Hassberger said."

2015-10-22 - Cruise ship 'Splendor of the Seas' bursts into flame in the Mediterranean near the island of Kefalonia (Greece):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Splendour-Ofthe-Seas-9070632.html
http://maritime-executive.com/article/royal-caribbean-ship-catches-fire
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151022-50600-OTH
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-catches-fire
http://www.clarkhoward.com/clark-aboard-cruise-ship-with-engine-fire
http://www.u.tv/News/2015/10/22/NI-mans-cruise-terror-as-fire-breaks-out-on-board-47462
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/travel/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-fire-feat/index.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/national/atlantas-clark-howard-aboard-cruise-ship-with-engi/nn7gs/
https://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/9883/fire-engine-room-cruise-liner-splendour-seas-ionia/
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6602

Note: This is at least the third cruise ship to burn since the beginning of September...

2015-10-22 - Fishing ship 'Skårholm' bursts into flame before 6:10 AM at port in coastal Karmøy (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Skaarholm-I290411.html
http://fiskeribladetfiskaren.no/nyheter/?artikkel=43375

Quote: "In the morning of Oct 22, 2015, the 'Skårholm - R-77-K' (IMO: 8882935) caught fire in the port of Åkra at Karmøy. The crew of another ship remarked that smoke came out of the wheelhouse, but attempts of one crew member to tackle the fire with fire extinguisher from the dock failed due to too much smoke, and he had to jump back on the dock when the windows on the port side of the wheelhouse exploded. At 6.10 a.m. he called the fire department which was quickly on scene and started extinguishing the fire from the outside due to the high temperature."

Note: These are the 918th and 919th boats or ships to burn or explode in 2015...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-23 - Metal business destroyed by huge fire just before 4 AM in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-news/massive-fire-consumes-aci-iron-works
http://wkrn.com/2015/10/23/warehouse-fire-burns-in-downtown-nashville-closes-road/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/30333008/crews-battling-fire-at-business-on-lafayette-street

Quote: "The Nashville Fire Department battled huge flames and heavy smoke at a warehouse near downtown Nashville early Friday morning. The fire first started just before 4 a.m. at the ACI Supply Co. Inc. building on First Avenue South and Lafayette Street."

Quote: "Avery owns the business with his wife and son. They make metal security doors and wrought iron pieces."

2015-10-23 - Update on fire that destroyed barn and home in Bingham (Maine) - started in parked car in barn:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/10/23/bingham-house-blaze-started-in-cars-engine-compartment-fire-marshal-says/
http://wabi.tv/2015/10/23/fire-officials-barn-fire-in-bingham-started-in-a-vehicle/

Quote: "A fire that destroyed a house and barn Sunday in Bingham was caused by a car parked in the barn, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal."

Note: I mentioned this fire in the 2015-10-19 update but all they knew then was that the fire started in the barn while nobody was home...

2015-10-23 - Two heavy snow plow trucks destroyed by fire while parked in lot in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/10/fire_causes_heavy_damage.html
http://fox8.com/2015/10/23/fire-causes-180k-in-damage-to-city-snow-removal-trucks/

Quote: "A two-alarm fire caused heavy damage to city-owned vehicles and the building that stores them, according to Cleveland fire officials. Two snow plows and a street sweeper damaged when the blaze broke out about 10:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ridge Road Transfer Station, said Cleveland Division of Fire spokesman Larry Gray."

Quote: "The flames caused $100,000 in damage to one truck and $80,000 in damage to a second truck. Fire officials say one of the trucks was brand new."

2015-10-23 - Nine parked cars go up in flames at 2 AM at auto auction business on Deepwater Terminal Road in Richmond (Virginia):
http://wric.com/2015/10/23/authorities-investigating-after-10-cars-catch-fire-at-richmond-auto-auction/
http://www.nbc12.com/story/30333247/car-lot-owner-electrical-fire-destroys-10-cars-in-south-richmond
http://www.blackdailynews.com/10-vehicles-catch-fire-at-richmond-auto-dealer/
http://wtvr.com/2015/10/23/richmond-auto-auction-fire/
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/richmond-va/THJB49T2UUKLF4DHR

Quote: "The chief operating officer and general manager, Dick Menendez, tells 8News reporter Evanne Armour that nine cars were actually on fire and one was damaged by smoke. Menendez says Richmond Auto Auction has extensive security, including cameras. He says they’ve checked the footage and right now it does not appear anything was amiss."

Note: Right next to the James River. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-24 - Transformer sparks, ignites brush fire at West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2015/10/24/brush-fire-at-west-lake-landfill-sparks-concern/
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/10/25/attorney-general-reacts-to-brush-fire-near-bridgeton-landfill/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/firefighters-extinguish-small-brush-fire-at-west-lake-landfill/article_2cca097f-8e7d-5881-9163-d5c378c3b89f.html

Note: This is the landfill with the underground fire that's burning near nuclear waste, so obviously seeing this landfill burning on top now caused some concern...

2015-10-24 - Landfill erupts in flame in Tuscaloosa (Alabama):
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20151023/NEWS/151029831?tc=ar

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."

2015-10-24 - Auto auction business hit by fire at 4:30 AM, several cars and building burn, in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/auto-auction-fire-des-moines-firefighters-battle-auto-auction-fire-20151024
http://www.kcci.com/news/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-auto-auction/36026032
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/24/des-moines-firefighters-battle-auto-auction-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KCRG/658282884558532608
http://www.nonpareilonline.com/news/state/wire/des-moines-firefighters-battle-auto-auction-fire/article_44e94dcc-0b16-5756-9d91-efd4a5d0244e.html

Quote: "Des Moines television station KCCI reports authorities were called to the Copart Salvage Auto Auction about 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Investigators say a building and several cars were damaged by the blaze."

Note: Right next to the Des Moines River. Here's a Google Maps link of the area. This fire is extremely similar to the nine cars that just went up in flames at another auto auction business at 2 AM right next to the James River in Richmond (Virginia), mentioned in the 2015-10-23 update...

2015-10-24 - Whoopi Goldberg's tour bus bursts into flame while parked at venue in Moncton (Canada), near the coast:
http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/24/whoopi-goldberg-tour-bus-fire/
http://www.gossipcop.com/whoopi-goldberg-bus-fire-tour-canada/
http://globalnews.ca/news/2297683/fire-to-tour-bus-cuts-short-whoopi-goldberg-show/
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/24/fire-cuts-short-whoopi-goldberg-show-in-new-brunswick
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3868661-faces-names-goldberg-ends-show-early-after-bus-fire
http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/fire-cuts-short-whoopi-goldberg-show-in-new-brunswick-1.2626388
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/whoopi-goldberg-tour-bus-catches-fire-report-article-1.2410389
http://www.cp24.com/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/whoopi-goldberg-show-in-moncton-cut-short-after-tour-bus-catches-fire-1.2626414

Quote: "Photos posted on social media showed smoke pouring out of a parked tour bus, its back half covered in flames."

Note: Apparently everyone made it oot okay!

2015-10-24 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the N8 between the Free State and Lesotho (South Africa):
http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-new-age-free-state/20151026/281891592132399/TextView

Note: These are the 690th and 691st buses to burn in 2015...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-25 - Ferrari bursts into flame at gas station then drives away, in coastal Martinez (California):
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ferrari-fire-drives-away-2015102-story.html
http://kron4.com/2015/10/25/spooky-ferrari-fire-at-a-martinez-gas-station/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/-Ferrari-Catches-Fire-Rolls-Away-by-Itself-From-Gas-Station-in-Martinez-337011101.html
http://www.contracostatimes.com/martinez/ci_29023354/martinez-police-reopen-road-after-ferrari-catches-fire
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/10/25/ferrari-bursts-into-flames-at-martinez-gas-station/
http://patch.com/california/lamorinda/ferrari-catches-fire-rolls-away-gas-station-0

Quote: "Cui said the Ferrari was in gear, so he’s not sure how it started driving away."

Quote: "A Ferrari seemed to roll itself away from a gas station after the car caught fire Sunday evening in Martinez, a fire battalion chief said."

Quote: "'As far-fetched as that may sound' that’s what happened, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Mike Eglite said."

Note: Yet another vehicle bursting into flame and taking off by itself. The most notable such event so far was when an unoccupied boat burst into flame in the middle of the night, started itself, then tore across the harbor while burning, hitting other boats, in coastal Coffs Harbour (Australia), mentioned in the 2013-05-03 update. There've been quite a few similar incidents since then...

2015-10-25 - Landfill erupts in flame, an acre of rubbish burns, in Milton (Georgia):
http://patch.com/georgia/alpharetta/milton-crews-battling-fire-chadwick-road-landfill
http://news.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/25/wheres-all-that-smoke-coming-from-in-milton/

Quote: "Crews with the Milton Fire-Rescue Department spent Sunday morning putting out a large rubbish fire at Chadwick Road Landfill in the western part of the city. Over an acre in size, the fire produced large amounts of smoke, the city said Sunday morning."

2015-10-25 - Recycling center hit by fire at 7:30 AM, shredded tires burn, in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2015/10/25/columbus-south-side-tire-fire.html
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/10/25/1025-shredded-tire-fire-sends-smoke-billowing-over-south-side.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/fox28columbus/658357071155470336
http://www.myfox28columbus.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Firefighters-Battle-Flames-at-Tire-Shredding-Facility-223630.shtml

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."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-26 - As horrific fires rage in Indonesia, government prepares to evacuate children from worst-hit cities:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/10/environmental-emergency-in-indonesia.html
http://jakarta.coconuts.co/2015/10/26/after-forest-fire-smoke-hits-jakarta-house-leader-urges-government-declare-haze-national
http://robertscribbler.com/2015/10/26/a-crime-against-humanity-hothouse-wildfire-smoke-sickens-500000-as-indonesian-officials-plan-for-mass-evacuations/

Quote: "Six navy ships and other vessels ready to help if cities are rendered unliveable by toxic haze..."

Quote: "A massive operation, both on land and at sea, is under way to prepare for what appears to be an imminent evacuation of thousands of babies and children from their homes in parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan."

2015-10-26 - Underground electrical explosions and fire break out in Jurupa Valley (California), ground shakes:
http://www.pe.com/articles/electrical-784547-fire-damage.html

Quote: "The electrical explosions are actually shaking the ground."

2015-10-26 - Eleven cars go up in flames at salvage yard near Mosquito Creek in Weathersfield Township (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/10/26/fire-at-weathersfield-junk-yard-torches-11-vehicles/
http://www.wfmj.com/story/30358016/weathersfield-fire-department-battles-car-fire

2015-10-26 - Twelve cars go up in flames at auto scrapyard in Fenton (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/8203-Cars-destroyed-city-scrapyard/story-28056778-detail/story.html

2015-10-26 - Pallet business hit by huge fire, 6000 pallets burn, in Tyne Dock area in coastal South Shields (Britain):
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/probe-into-cause-of-pallet-fire-in-south-shields-continues-3568004.html
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/local-news/probe-into-cause-of-pallet-fire-in-south-shields-continues-1-7535411
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/local-news/watch-41-firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-in-south-shields-wood-pallet-yard-1-7535125

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-27 - Seven boats destroyed by massive explosion and fire at 2:40 AM in Port Elgin (Canada), on Lake Huron:
http://london.ctvnews.ca/port-elgin-harbour-explosion-destroys-7-boats-1.2629740
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/explosion-at-port-elgin-harbour-destroys-7-boats-1.2629649
http://www.lfpress.com/2015/10/27/explosion-rocks-port-elgin-harbour
http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=78924

Quote: "Seven boats have been destroyed at the Port Elgin Harbour after an explosion officials say shook the whole community. Fire crews were called to the scene around 2:40 a.m. after neighbours of the harbour heard a loud boom. Several boats sitting near the harbour, which had pulled from the water for winter, were on fire, according to Saugeen Shores Police."

2015-10-27 - Fishing trawler 'Admiral Shabalin' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Las Palmas (Spain):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Admiral-Shabalin-8607165.html
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2015/russian-trawler-admiral-shabalin-caught-fire-in-las-palmas/
http://rushincrash.com/world/the-spanish-port-of-las-palmas-caught-fire-russian-trawler/
http://www.laprovincia.es/sucesos/2015/10/27/bomberos-combaten-incendio-pesquero-ruso/757016.html
http://www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/1000043/0/46473/daily-news-article.html

Quote: "On Oct 26, 2015, at 9.58 p.m. the "Admiral Shabalin", which was docked at Muelle Grande in Las Palmas, suffered a fire on board. Fire fighting teams reached the site seven minutes later, and the crew was evacuated."

2015-10-27 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at the Hope Island Marina in coastal Hope Island (Australia):
http://www.onenewspage.com.au/n/Australia/7559y5y97/Boat-fire-under-investigation.htm
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/crime-court/police-are-investigating-a-boat-fire-at-hope-island-tonight/story-fnje8bkv-1227584692007

Note: These are the 926th, 927th, 928th, 929th, 930th, 931st, 932nd, 933rd and 934th boats or ships to burn or explode in 2015...

2015-10-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home, fire spreads to home, in Tucson (Arizona), man severely burned:
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30366886/car-fire-spreading-to-house-on-east-side
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/crews-responding-to-house-fire-on-east-side
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/30366886/car-fire-spreading-to-house-on-east-side

Quote: "A Tucson man was injured in a vehicle fire at an east-side home on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Tucson Fire Department crews were called to a house in the 8900 block of E. Calle Pasto, near Speedway and Camino Seco, for a report of a car fire that was spreading to a house. One man was taken to the hospital with 'very severe' burns, according to Barrett Baker of TFD."

Note: An RV just burst into flame at 12:22 AM while parked at a home in Tucson the day prior too, mentioned in the 2015-10-26 update...

2015-10-27 - Car bursts into flame shortly after 3 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Wichita Falls (Texas):
http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/30358393/car-blaze-becomes-house-fire

2015-10-27 - Car bursts into flame before 8 AM while parked at auto shop in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/fire-outside-winnipeg-garage-destroys-car-melts-sign-1.3290250
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/car-bursts-into-flames-outside-auto-shop-1.2629476

2015-10-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame just before 2 AM while parked at business in Box (Britain):
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Firefighters-called-vehicle-Box/story-28060925-detail/story.html

2015-10-27 - Man, 83, burns to death in burning car on street near coastal Townsville (Australia):
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/man-dies-in-car-fire-near-townsville-20151027-gkjjz2.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/29919660/elderly-north-qld-man-dies-in-car-fire/
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/10/27/14/33/elderly-north-qld-man-dies-in-car-fire
http://myinforms.com/en/a/18183749-elderly-man-killed-in-car-fire/

Quote: "An 83-year-old man has died in a car fire near Townsville. The man was trapped inside the vehicle when it caught fire on Pelican Road in Mona Park about 11.20am on Tuesday."

Note: All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, whether parked or driven. Park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see burning - like another boat, or your house, or an auto shop - at your own risk. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any methane and/or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and animals and people sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...

Category: Animal Die-Offs

2015-10-28 - Mountain lion found dead near the Arkansas River outside Dodge City (Kansas):
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/Mountain-lion-found-dead-near-Dodge-City/36098830

Quote: "A spokesman for the Department of Wildlife and Parks said a landowner called the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Friday afternoon saying he found the animal dead near his barn along the Arkansas River."

Note: Don't see any wounds or anything, so it probably dropped dead...

2015-10-28 - Around 20 ducks found dead at pond in Bowling Green (Kentucky):
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/Dead-ducks-found-in-pond--338550782.html
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/dead-ducks-found-floating-on-pond/article_8f32e80a-7db4-11e5-86d7-b750c2ac1c76.html

2015-10-28 - 1500 birds found dead at Lake Urmia (Iran):
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/10/28/435285/Lake-Urmia-birds-dying-Iran
http://www.sott.net/article/305039-Suspicious-deaths-of-1500-birds-at-Lake-Urmia-Iran

Quote: "Around 1,500 birds have died around Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran for unknown reasons, an official with Iran’s Department of Environment says."

2015-10-28 - Juvenile minke whale washes ashore dead at beach near Bacton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-34651279
http://www.sott.net/article/305022-Dead-minke-whale-to-be-removed-from-Norfolk-UK-beach

2015-10-28 - Sixty tons of fish suddenly die in pond in Deyang (China):
http://legal.gmw.cn/2015-10/28/content_17511224.htm
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Flegal.gmw.cn%2F2015-10%2F28%2Fcontent_17511224.htm&edit-text=&act=url

2015-10-28 - Thousands of fish found dead in lagoon in coastal San Juan (Puerto Rico):
http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/milesdepecesmuertosenlagunasanjose-1116890/
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.primerahora.com%2Fnoticias%2Fpuerto-rico%2Fnota%2Fmilesdepecesmuertosenlagunasanjose-1116890%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Note: It's not just people sickening and dying around the world but animals too, often in or near bodies of water just like many of the people dropping dead...

Category: Variety Pack

2015-10-29 - Passenger plane bursts into flame at takeoff at airport in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida), 21+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151029-50699-USA
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Plane-on-Fire-Fort-Lauderdale-338364612.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/29/us/fort-lauderdale-plane-catches-fire-runway/index.html
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/passenger-plane-catches-fire-at-fort-lauderdale-airport
http://abcnews.go.com/US/plane-catches-fire-fort-lauderdale-airport/story?id=34827570
http://nypost.com/2015/10/29/jetliner-with-100-passengers-catches-fire-at-florida-airport/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/30385207/plane-catches-fire-at-fort-lauderdale-airport
http://abc13.com/news/plane-catches-fire-at-fort-lauderdale-airport/1057558/
http://www.siftingsherald.com/article/ZZ/20151029/NEWS/310299925/-1/News
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article41808600.html
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/10/29/74833592/

Quote: "Both runways have reopened at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a plane bound for Caracas, Venezuela, caught fire Thursday afternoon, sending 21 people to the hospital, authorities said."

Note: A passenger plane was just hit by smoke the day before too, which then made an emergency landing in Durham (North Carolina), mentioned in the 2015-10-28 update. This is the 130th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2015...

2015-10-29 - Underground explosion shakes school, school evacuated, in Lexington (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/10/29/lexington-estabrook-school-evacuated/
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30383479/lexington-elementary-school-evacuated-after-loud-bang-heard
http://patch.com/massachusetts/lexington/breaking-lexington-elementary-school-evacuated-after-loud-bang-0
http://www.wcvb.com/news/lexington-elementary-school-evacuated-after-jolt-felt/36114956
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Officials-Elementary-School-Evacuated-After-Loud-Underground-Bang-338294462.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/2015/10/29/students-evacuated-lexington-elementary-school-after-loud-bang/qcobz1rXniQQGTZ2lsC2hO/story.html

Quote: "Authorities evacuated Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington Thursday morning after a loud bang was heard and the ground shook."

2015-10-29 - Unknown odor sickens a dozen people at hotel in coastal Palo Alto (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20151030-50713-USA
http://kron4.com/2015/10/29/palo-alto-hotel-guests-asked-to-shelter-in-place-due-to-unknown-order/
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_29046010/palo-alto-unknown-odor-prompts-hazmat-response-at
http://abc7news.com/news/12-people-at-palo-alto-hotel-sickened-by-irritating-odor-/1058789/

Quote: "The odor, which appeared to emanate from an underground garage area, was first reported to authorities at 9:09 p.m. at the hotel on El Camino Real east of University Avenue. Fire officials said a dozen people were 'decontaminated and transported' to the emergency rooms at Stanford Hospital and El Camino Hospital in Mountain View."

Quote: "After a second search still did not find a culprit, the hazmat crews dispersed. While the source of the odor was not known, as of midnight Friday, officials were confident that it had 'vented and dissipated' and posed no additional risk."

Note: No additional risk until another cloud of gas blows through and maybe kills some people...

2015-10-29 - Sixty students suddenly sicken, unknown cause, in Lowell (Massachusetts):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20151030-50702-USA
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30384767/students-evacuated-from-lowell-school-after-kids-report-feeling-ill
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_29042860/lowell-middle-school-evacuated-after-dozens-students-fall
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/School-Evacuated-in-Lowell-Massachusetts-Due-to-Carbon-Monoxide-Leak-338349602.html

Quote: "The superintendent said the school called the fire department around 11: 30 a.m.; the fire chief determined there was no carbon monoxide leak, which was originally suspected. 'When I first got to school I had this funny rotten egg smell so I was trying to cover my nose and get back to my class,' one student said."

Note: 'Rotten egg' smell - that's hydrogen sulfide. Lowell's not far from the coast, and the Merrimack River cuts right through the middle of town too. From the full hypothesis: "There will be more unexplained HazMat events, often involving unusual odors."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-10-30 - Deadly fire rips through basement night club in Bucharest (Romania), 27+ killed, 180+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20151031-50718-ROU
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/31/world/bucharest-romania-nightclub-fire/
http://www.startribune.com/interior-minister-26-dead-in-club-explosion-in-bucharest/339012931/
http://www.wlwt.com/national/25-dead-after-fire-breaks-out-at-romanian-nightclub/36166316
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/30/26-reportedly-killed-in-explosion-fire-at-romanian-nightclub/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/interior-minister-26-dead-club-explosion-bucharest-34866772
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-31/romanian-nightclub-fire-kills-at-least-27-during-rock-concert
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/world/ap/days-of-mourning-for-dead-in-bucharest-nightclub-fire/article_13e774c2-ce6d-58d7-8cb7-20b15ca8bbf4.html

Note: The Grivita River cuts right through Bucharest, forming several lakes as it winds around...

2015-10-30 - Underground fire erupts at landfill near Drayton Valley (Canada):
http://www.draytonvalleywesternreview.com/2015/10/30/fire-at-aspen-waste-management-facility

Quote: "When fire crews arrived on scene, they found that the fire was approximately 800 metres in size where most of it was burning underground."

Note: Much like the underground fire burning near nuclear waste at the landfill in Bridgeton (Missouri), but no radioactive waste near this landfill fire...

2015-10-30 - Underground electrical fire blacks out homes in coastal Birkenhead (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/birkenhead-underground-fire-sees-dozens-10359012
http://myinforms.com/en/a/18383706-birkenhead-underground-fire-sees-dozens-left-without-power/
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/birkenhead-underground-fire-sees-dozens-left-without-power-3579011.html

2015-10-30 - Heavy truck repair warehouse destroyed by explosion(s) and massive inferno near Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/news/massive-fire-burning-at-warehouse-in-nw-harris-co/1060352/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/firefighters-on-scene-of-warehouse-fire-in-cypress/36167480
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/10/30/explosion-and-fire-destroys-auto-repair-shop/74920184/
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Huge-fire-spotted-in-northwest-Harris-County-6601874.php
http://houstonsunpost.com/2015/10/explosion-and-fire-destroys-auto-repair-shop/

Quote: "A large fire is burning at a warehouse in northwest Harris County. The automotive repair shop is in the 9100 block of Tuab. The repair shop services heavy trucks and 18-wheelers."

Quote: "Besides storing 18 wheeler trucks here, the fire marshal tells us there are basic mechanic services done in the building like oil changes. It's unclear if there were any hazardous chemicals inside."

2015-10-30 - Indonesia keeps burning as massive wildfires rage, biggest fires on the planet, environmental catastrophe:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/615828/Indonesia-wildfire-epidemic-blazes-death-toll-rainforests

2015-10-30 - Vast wildfire burns in the Amazon forest in Brazil, uncontacted tribe threatened:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20151031-50719-BRA
http://www.sott.net/article/305174-Massive-Amazon-wildfire-destroys-forest-in-Brazil-and-threatens-uncontacted-tribe
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/30/vast-amazon-wildfire-destroys-forest-in-brazil-and-threatens-uncontacted-tribe

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-10-31 - Passenger plane crashes after takeoff from Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), all 224 aboard killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20151031-50731-EGY
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-02/russian-plane-that-crashed-in-sinai-disintegrated-in-air/6903844
http://abc7.com/news/russian-plane-that-crashed-in-sinai-broke-up-in-midair-aviation-officials-say/1062587/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/01/russian-plane-crash-airbus-broke-up-in-mid-air
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34687139
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-plane-crash-egypt-1.3298193
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4693733-181/official-russian-jet-broke-up
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/31/russian-plane-crash-egypt/74934010/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-passenger-plane-disappears-radar-n454971
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/russian-plane-crash-kills-224-board-21702.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/world/middleeast/russian-plane-crashes-in-egypt-sinai-peninsula.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-plane-carrying-224-people-crashes-in-egypt_5634ab34e4b00aa54a4e657b

Quote: "Parts of the aircraft have been dispersed across an elongated strip of about eight kilometres by four. All the signs are that the aircraft disintegrated at a high altitude."

Note: What happens if you fly a plane through a cloud of explosively flammable methane and/or hydrogen sulfide? There way be an explosion and if the explosion is large enough and close enough then the shockwave may blow apart even a large passenger plane. A smaller version of that was when a medical helicopter was hit by a 'flash of light' and crashed out of the sky, killing both people aboard, in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), mentioned in the 2013-03-13 update...

2015-10-31 - Small plane makes emergency landing at airport in Beverly (Massachusetts), landing gear problem:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-beverly-airport/36180364

2015-10-31 - Small plane makes emergency landing in cornfield near Oak Run (Illinois), engine failure:
http://wgil.com/v3/2015/10/31/small-plane-crash-lands-in-rural-knox-county/

Note: I started tracking aircraft incidents separately in August, and the August and September event lists are scary, including planes burning, many planes crashing (mostly small planes), passengers sickening, pilots and co-pilots losing consciousness or dropping dead, etc. As this extinction event proceeds there are obviously going to be many more planes burning and/or crashing, since planes weren't designed to operate in the atmosphere with clouds of flammable methane and poisonous and flammable hydrogen sulfide blowing around...

2015-10-31 - Man, 52, has 'medical episode', car slams into pedestrians, in coastal Bronx (New York), 3 killed, 3+ injured:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/nyregion/driver-had-medical-episode-before-crash-that-killed-3-in-the-bronx.html
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/3-dead-4-injured-when-car-plows-into-NYC-6603498.php
http://abc7.com/news/3-dead-3-hurt-when-car-hits-trick-or-treaters-in-nyc-police-say/1061823/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/3-dead-after-car-hits-pedestrians-in-new-york/36185652
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/1-Dead-5-Injured-in-Bronx-Car-Accident-FDNY-339131242.html

Quote: "On Sunday, a senior police official said the 52-year-old man whose car slammed into the trick-or-treaters on Halloween appeared to have had a medical episode before losing control of a black Dodge Charger sedan."

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