Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: 2016 - JAN

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-01 - Boy, 8 or 9, killed when car bursts into flame in Meerpet (India), another boy injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/8-year-old-boy-dies-as-car-catches-fire/articleshow/50412339.cms
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/tragic-end-for-boy-after-car-catches-fire/article8057202.ece
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/160102/nation-current-affairs/article/meerpet-child-dies-car-fire
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2016-01-02/Fire-in-parked-car-kills-boy-197270
http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/news/state/70775-parked-car-catches-fire-instantly,-claims-youngster.html?psource=Home-Category

2016-01-01 - Boy, 2, killed when RV goes up in flames in Willits (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5008669-181/toddler-dies-in-willits-rv
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/article/NP/20160102/NEWS/160109988
http://kymkemp.com/2016/01/02/mendocino-sheriff-releases-information-on-new-years-day-fire-in-willits/
http://www.wopular.com/toddler-dies-willits-rv-fire

Note: This is the 1st RV to burn in 2016...

2016-01-01 - Tesla Model S bursts into flame at charging station near coastal Kristiansand (Norway):
http://www.rt.com/news/327752-tesla-electric-car-fire/
http://artofgears.com/2016/01/01/tesla-model-s-burns-to-the-ground-at-norway-supercharger/
http://gas2.org/2016/01/01/tesla-model-s-bursts-into-flames-while-charging/
http://www.fvn.no/lokalt/aust_agder/Tesla-tok-fyr-og-brant-helt-ut-2945743.html
http://electrek.co/2016/01/01/tesla-model-s-caught-fire-and-burned-down-charging-supercharger/
http://my.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/tesla-s-caught-fire-while-supercharging
http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/tesla-fire-charging-station-norway-010216

Note: Tesla's stock price dropped after this fire...

2016-01-01 - As landfill fire burns toward radioactive waste, EPA orders isolation barrier, in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/epa-build-physical-firebreak-west-lake-landfill-bridgeton
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nuclear-waste-threatened-underground-fire-st-louis-article-1.2482333
http://www.wopular.com/epa-orders-barrier-nuclear-waste-missouri-landfill-3

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-02 - Garage goes up in flames at home in Medford (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160102/NEWS/160109939/101033/NEWS

2016-01-02 - Garage goes up in flames at home in Lehigh Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-fire-lehigh-township-20160102-story.html

2016-01-02 - Garage damaged by fire at home in Holland (Michigan):
http://whtc.com/news/articles/2016/jan/02/firefighters-respond-to-garage-fire-in-downtown-holland/

2016-01-02 - Garage destroyed by fire at 1 AM at home in Southwick (Massachusetts):
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/30871236/southwick-police-investigating-after-garage-catches-fire

2016-01-02 - Home damaged by garage fire in Lake Los Angeles (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160102/firefighter-injured-as-blaze-spreads-through-lake-los-angeles-home

2016-01-02 - Home damaged by garage fire in Ridgecrest (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/ridgecrest-family-displaced-by-house-fire

2016-01-02 - Home damaged by garage fire in Hillsboro (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/garage-fire-forces-couple-from-hillsboro-home

2016-01-02 - Home damaged by garage fire in the wee hours, garage destroyed, in Georgia (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/30869000/firefighters-save-georgia-house-after-garage-catches-fire

Note: Are people still parking vehicles or lawnmowers or generators in their garages?! Cuz that's just not a good idea nowadays unless you've got a hankerin' to be homeless. A parked car just ignited in an underground parking garage and destroyed an entire apartment building in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut), leaving 120 people homeless, mentioned in the 2015-12-31 update. Also see the parked big rig that ignited and incinerated a big chunk of a farm business on this day in Oswego (New York)...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-03 - Three mysterious metal spheres fall out of the sky after atmospheric explosion in Vietnam:
http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/32562/unknown-spheres-found-dropping-onto-northern-vietnam

Quote: "The first sphere was found by local residents in Tuyen Quang Province, following a loud noise from a supposed aerial explosion on Saturday morning."

Note: Some strange orbs fell out of the sky near Calasparra (Spain) recently too, mentioned in the 2015-11-10 update. Maybe these are some kind of autonomous drones being used to try to mitigate the atmospheric contamination problem, perhaps by generating ozone to react away hydrogen sulfide and methane. Ozone can't be transported because it's too reactive, so it has to be generated where you need it. We need it in the atmosphere, to postpone the extermination of mankind by at least a little bit, so maybe that's what these things do. They must use electricity, so they may ignite concentrated gas plumes and get knocked out of the sky by fires and/or explosions from time to time - not unlike all the planes that have been coming down smoking or burning in recent times - but they're clearly unmanned, so some loss is acceptable. If I was Vietnam, I'd crack these spheres open and have some smart people take a good hard look at what's inside...

2016-01-03 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in West Moors (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14179030.Road_closed_in_West_Moors_while_firefighters_tackle_manhole_fire/

2016-01-03 - Forklift, eight cars and auto dealership destroyed by fire just before 1 AM in Winchester (Illinois):
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/90176/owners-of-fire-ravaged-business-vow-to-rebuild
http://khqa.com/news/local/fire-consumes-winchester-business-early-sunday-morning
http://twitter.com/KHQAAbigael/status/683753516960190464

2016-01-03 - U-Haul truck bursts into flame at midnight while parked at business in coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/barnstable-hyannis/fire-torches-car-damages-building-hyannis-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpzZeCGP_uo
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20160103/NEWS/160109878/-1/rss01
http://hyannisnews.com/video-firefighters-attacked-u-haul-truck-fire-right-as-it-was-catching-onto-self-storage-building-hyannis-news-barnstable-cape-cod/

2016-01-03 - RV bursts into flame while parked in alley in Medford (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160103/NEWS/160109916/101033/NEWS
http://kobi5.com/news/local-news/motorhome-fire-in-medford-19485/

Note: This is the 5th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-01-03 - Two pickup trucks, car, midget race car, two ATVs and barn destroyed by fire in Lehigh Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-lehigh-township-20160103-story.html

Quote: "It took firefighters about four hours to extinguish the blaze. In addition to the building, also destroyed were two pickup trucks, a Chevy Camaro, a quarter midget race car and two all-terrain vehicles, Haggerty said."

2016-01-03 - Car bursts into flame just before 2 AM while parked at apartments in Cookeville (Tennessee):
http://herald-citizen.com/stories/cookeville-firefighters-extinguish-car-fire,11494
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/cookeville-tn/TLSQ4RI1AS90GMTS0

2016-01-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Miller Brook in Croyde (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=35529&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/car_on_fire_in_croyde_1_4365970

2016-01-03 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Bennington (New York):
http://www.wyomingcountyfreepress.com/julia-ferrini/a-garaged-vehicle-may-have-sparked-an-afternoon-fire-in-bennington/43249

Quote: "According to Fire Chief in Charge, Bennington Fire Chief Jim Dick, preliminary reports state the fire started in a vehicle in the attached garage."

2016-01-03 - Five cars and home destroyed by fire in Vacaville (California), nobody there:
http://fox40.com/2016/01/03/firefighter-suffers-minor-injuries-fighting-3-alarm-structure-vehicle-fire-in-vacaville/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/01/03/home-destroyed-by-fire-in-vacaville/
http://kron4.com/2016/01/03/a-property-fire-caused-some-injuries-and-property-damage-in-solano-county/

Quote: "It took fire crews from six agencies to control the flames that took down the two story home and destroyed five cars. John Zazrivy with the Solano County Incident Management Team said the family living inside the house wasn't home at the time of the fire, but they are now displaced."

Note: So more unknown orbs crashing out of the sky, after an atmospheric explosion this time, and more piles of parked vehicles igniting and sometimes destroying whatever buildings are nearby. The more vehicles you have, the greater the chance that one will ignite and destroy the others too, if they're parked near each other anyway...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-04 - Scrap metal and scrap car go up in flames at scrapyard in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://wate.com/2016/01/04/crews-fight-scrap-yard-fire-in-north-knoxville/
http://legacy.wbir.com/videos/news/local/north-knoxville/2016/01/04/78269566/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Firefighters-control-blaze-at-Knoxville-scrap-metal-business-364186561.html

Quote: "Crews found fire and smoke coming from a pile of scrap metal approximately 20 feet by 40 feet. A car that was set to be scrapped also caught fire."

2016-01-04 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Tucker (Georgia):
http://tucker.11alive.com/news/news/1864672-recycling-fire-contained-no-injuries

2016-01-04 - Two superyachts, 'The One' and 'Barbie', go up in flames at 2 AM while docked in coastal Marmaris (Turkey):
http://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/the-one-and-barbie-damaged-by-huge-fire-in-turkey--28953
http://megayachtnews.com/2016/01/marmaris-yacht-marina-megayacht-fire/
http://www.mby.com/videos/latest/burned-superyachts-turkish-marina
http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/18/article/id/15504
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3385181/Superyachts-destroyed-fire-Marmaris-Turkey.html

Quote: "The yachting world is in shock as a huge fire has caused serious damage to two superyachts in the Turkish town of Marmaris. The fire started at approximately 2am this morning (January 4) on board the iconic 70.68 metre Lürssen The One. Approximately 30 minutes later it spread to neighbouring 52 metre Al Jadaf Barbie. "

Note: First fire I've seen so far that involved MULTIPLE superyachts...

2016-01-04 - Boat bursts into flame on the Occoquan River in Occoquan (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2016/01/04/boat-catches-fire-occoquan-river/78251360/
http://princewilliamliving.com/2016/01/owl-vfd-responds-boat-fire/
http://potomaclocal.com/2016/01/04/boat-burns-at-occoquan-dock/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=9791092

Note: These are the 7th, 8th and 9th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-05 - More than 100 scrap cars go up in flames just before 6 AM at salvage yard in Milperra (Australia):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/sydney-car-yard-loses-200-cars-in-fire/news-story/66970d608641d9fb18eae3bd4e390837
http://tenplay.com.au/news/national/december/more-than-100-cars-destroyed-in-sydney-fire
http://media.theage.com.au/news/nsw-news/fire-destroys-100-vehicles-at-car-yard-7122201.html
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2016/01/06/sydney-auction-yard-fire-destroys-100-cars.html
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3646760/fire-destroys-100-vehicles-at-pickles-auctions-car-yard/
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/fire-destroys-100-vehicles-at-pickles-auctions-at-milperra-20160105-gm02i2.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-06/100-cars-destroyed-in-a-fire-at-a-south-west-sydney-car-yard/7070162
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/huge-fire-destroys-cars-at-pickles-auctions-in-milperra/story-fni0cx12-1227698848217
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/huge-fire-destroys-cars-at-pickles-auctions-in-milperra/news-story/164cb3152d2dc40fad6b0b08ddb8140f

Quote: "A blaze that destroyed more than 100 cars at the Pickles Auctions car yard in Sydney's west is no longer being treated as suspicious. The blaze in Milperra also damaged a large number of cars. 'These cars were in stacks three high. They've lost about 100 cars that have been totally destroyed and another 100 damaged by radiant heat,' NSW Fire and Rescue Superintendent Tom Cooper told AAP. Thick black smoke alerted nearby residents to the blaze, prompting a number of calls to 000 just before 6am."

2016-01-05 - Underground electrical explosions and fire hits Reseda (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160105/smoke-seen-explosions-heard-from-underground-reseda-electrical-vault

Quote: "Firefighters were sent to the 18000 block of Sherman Way about 10:15 a.m. on a report of smoke showing and the sound of explosions, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported."

2016-01-05 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Schenectady (New York):
http://news10.com/2016/01/05/national-grid-focused-on-repairs-after-underground-manhole-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/21481221-national-grid-focused-on-repairs-after-underground-manhole-fire/
http://www.mirrornewsservice.com/SCHENECTADY-DAILY-GAZETTE/Manhole-explosion-in-Schenectady-caused-by-cable-fire-693164

2016-01-05 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows manholes off in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Underground-explosion-Devon-city-centre-Mum-tells/story-28472769-detail/story.html
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Underground-explosion-Plymouth-city-centre-mum/story-28469333-detail/story.html
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Terrifying-underground-blast-blows-manhole-covers/story-28473516-detail/story.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/bath-and-north-east-somerset/underground-explosion-in-plymouth-city-centre-mum-tells-of/
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/759ghca8z/Underground-explosion-in-Devon-city-centre-Mum-tells.htm

2016-01-05 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits Croydon (Britain):
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Smoking-sparking-manhole-outside-Croydon-Natwest/story-28466068-detail/story.html

2016-01-05 - Utility pole bursts into flame in Chesterfield County (Virginia), 1200 homes go dark:
http://wric.com/2016/01/05/equipment-fire-leaves-chesterfield-residents-without-power-on-coldest-night-of-the-season/
http://wtvr.com/2016/01/05/1200-chesterfield-residents-without-power-due-to-equipment-fire/

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-06 - Wildfires burned more than 10 million acres in the US last year for the first time:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/01/06/wildfires-burned-record-10-million-acres/78362786/
http://www.sott.net/article/309951-Wildfires-in-US-burned-record-10-million-acres-in-2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/01/06/2015-wildfire-season-just-set-an-amazing-and-troubling-new-record/

2016-01-06 - Famoso Raceway hit by fire at 3:30 AM, multiple buildings burn, in McFarland (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/fire-damages-tower-at-famoso-raceway
http://www.hotrod.com/news/1601-late-night-fire-at-auto-club-famoso-raceway-damages-timing-tower/
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-building-at-famoso-raceway-races-still-to-happen
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/news/investigation-is-underway-of-a-fire-at-the-auto-club-famoso-raceway
http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=308530

Quote: "A call was received around 3:30 a.m. When fire crews arrived on scene, they found the starter tower, including the announcement booth engulfed in flames. Crews were able to use water from the canal near Highway 99 to get a knock down of the fire just before 4:00 a.m."

Note: Charred pickup truck in the pics...

2016-01-06 - Metal recycling center goes up in flames in Essex (Connecticut), near the Connecticut River:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Respond-to-Fire-in-Essex-364419221.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/30900982/smoke-still-pours-from-essex-recycling-center-that-caught-fire
http://www.wfsb.com/story/30906358/recycling-company-fire-continues-to-smolder
http://myinforms.com/en/a/21526935-large-fire-at-essex-recycling-plant-smoke-seen-more-than-a-mile-away/
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-day/20160107/281479275399700/TextView

Quote: "The debris inside the scrap metal recycling facility was acting like fuel for the fire."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-07 - Wildfire rages through Yarloop (Australia), near the coast, 95+ homes destroyed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160108-51605-AUS
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35258692
http://time.com/4172484/yarloop-western-australia-wildfire-bushfire/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-fire-idUSKBN0UM0CO20160108
http://news.sky.com/story/1618844/catastrophic-bushfires-hit-western-australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-08/three-missing-almost-100-homes-lost-in-yarloop-bushfire/7075404
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/07/australian-wildfires-destroy-95-homes-in-single-township.html
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jan/08/wa-bushfire-three-people-missing-almost-100-houses-destroyed-yarloop
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/yarloop-australian-bushfire-destroys-small-town-razes-95-houses-to-the-ground-a6801841.html
http://www.news.com.au/national/the-small-west-australian-township-of-yarloop-is-feared-lost-in-a-bushfire-burning-south-of-perth/news-story/b8ad3a753366a3474725661764c9ffcf

Quote: "He said firefighters told him the town's pub, bowling club and historic timber workshops had been destroyed. 'You've got seasoned firefighters who've been around for many years saying they've never seen anything like it,' Mr Cowper said. 'A big fireball came through and there was no way they were going to stop it. This could well be the end of the town.'"

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. A huge fire recently ripped through coastal Lorne (Australia) too, destroying 100+ homes, mentioned in the 2015-12-24 update...

2016-01-07 - Salvage yard hit by fire at 2:30 AM, 25+ junk cars burn, in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.kctv5.com/story/30907039/25-cars-burned-in-junkyard-fire
http://www.wbtv.com/story/30907039/25-cars-burned-in-junkyard-fire
http://www.wave3.com/story/30907039/25-cars-burned-in-junkyard-fire
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30907039/25-cars-burned-in-junkyard-fire
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/35-cars-burn-multiple-explosions-at-junkyard-on-clevelands-west-side

Quote: "A junkyard fire on the city's west side left more than two dozen cars burned. Crews were called to 3900 Pearl Road around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The fire, just a quarter of a mile away from the zoo, destroyed 25 cars."

2016-01-07 - Five fire trucks go up in flames while parked in fire station in Havelock, New Brunswick (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fire-havelock-1.3393847
http://www.statter911.com/2016/01/07/raw-video-another-firehouse-burns/
http://www.foxrocks.ca/local-news/2016/01/07/havelock-fire-station-damaged-by-fire
http://myinforms.com/en-ca/a/21583067-serious-fire-damages-vehicles-at-havelock-fire-station/
http://globalnews.ca/news/2439770/devastating-fire-at-havelock-fire-station-damages-trucks-equipment/

Quote: "The fire, which caused significant damage to the building on Thursday morning, is believed to have started in the rescue truck and then spread to the rest of the trucks and station."

Quote: "He says the four-bay garage was badly scorched and five vehicles received extensive damage."

2016-01-07 - Five school buses destroyed by fire at 5:50 AM while parked at facility in Warsaw (Indiana):
http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2016/01/class-canceled-after-fire-in-warsaw-school-bus-garage.php
http://wishtv.com/2016/01/07/several-warsaw-school-buses-destroyed-in-fire/
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/Bus-garage-blaze-closes-school-district
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/fire-at-bus-garage-closes-warsaw-schools-for-the-day/37309488
http://www.inkfreenews.com/2016/01/07/fire-crews-return-to-bus-garage-photos-of-aftermath/
http://www.21alive.com/news/local/Fire-damages-Warsaw-Community-School-maintenance-garage-cancels-school-364521281.html
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/warsaw-schools-closed-after-fire-at-bus-garage/article_6e342c78-b544-11e5-b19b-cff50a526c89.html

Quote: "No injuries were immediately reported, however officials on the scene said six buses were inside the building and five of them were destroyed in the fire."

Note: These are the 9th through 13th school buses to burn in 2016 and the 15th through 19th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-01-07 - Six RVs destroyed by fire at 1:20 AM while parked at RV business, 9 more damaged, in coastal Port St. Lucie (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/local/rvs-catch-fire-in-port-st-lucie-01-08-2016
http://www.wpbf.com/news/fire-tears-through-rv-business/37309690
http://news.yahoo.com/video/rvs-destroyed-overnight-fire-port-135742753.html
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/several-rvs-damaged-fire-la-photo-101349281.html
http://myinforms.com/en-ca/a/21555633-fire-tears-through-rv-business/
http://snewsi.com/id/16125670650/Fire-tears-through-RV-business
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WPTV/685030589448208384
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20160107/3766082/Several-RVs-Damaged-by-Fire-at-La-Mesa.htm
http://www.wflx.com/story/30908153/several-rvs-destroyed-by-fire-at-la-mesa-rv-in-port-st-lucie
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/breaking-news/rvs-destroyed-by-fire-at-port-st-lucie-dealership/npy5b/
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/port-st-lucie/several-rvs-damaged-by-fire-at-la-mesa-rv-in-port-st-lucie
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/st-lucie-county/fire-destroys-rvs-at-la-mesa-in-port-st-lucie-28bee4ad-decd-7cfe-e053-0100007f01a3-364498661.html

Quote: "6 RVs were destroyed, 9 more were damaged from the extreme heat and a roof collapsed. Investigators say a passerby called 911 after seeing the fire from Interestate 95 about 1:30 Thursday morning. Police rushed to the scene and had to cut the lock off the gate to get in."

Note: These are the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th RVs to burn in 2016. Basically the same kind of fire, the fire trucks, school buses and RVs - piles of vehicles near each other going up in flames together. Same thing for the auto salvage yard fires for that matter, and there have been a lot of those...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-08 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes and alarms people in coastal Panama City Beach (Florida):
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Loud-Boom-Heard-Friday-Source-Unknown--364708031.html

Quote: "None of the military bases in the area confirmed any activity possibly contributing to the explosive sound. Gulf Power representatives said there weren't any reported blown transformers. Law enforcement said they have no reason to believe it was criminal."

2016-01-08 - Scrap metal recycling facility reignites before 3 AM in Essex (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2016/01/08/essex-recycling-plant-fire-reignites/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Respond-to-Fire-in-Essex-364419221.html
http://fox61.com/2016/01/08/stubborn-fire-at-essex-recycling-plant-flares-up-again/

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

2016-01-08 - Recycling center erupts in flame just before 3 AM in Concord (New Hampshire):
http://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/concord-fire-sent-trash-blaze-wheelabrator

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."

2016-01-08 - Massive wildfire destroys thousands of olive trees in the Cape Winelands District (South Africa), near the coast:
http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/0eb69c004b3d4beba200ea445cadceaa/Massive-fire-swept-Cape-Winelands-20160108

Note: Another huge coastal wildfire, much like the one that's still raging in Australia...

2016-01-08 - Passenger train bursts into flame on bridge between High Wycombe and Saunderton (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2016-01-08/train-fire-causes-severe-disruption/
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/train-fire-delays-chiltern-railways-services-1-7151713
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/14192289.UPDATED__Road_and_railway_line_reopens_with_delays_after_train_fire_on_bridge/
http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/community/firefighters-called-to-incident-on-chiltern-line-train-as-services-suspended-1-7151645
http://www.wycombetoday.com/2016-01-08-train-caught-fire-on-the-bridge-above-the-a4010-bradenham-road/

Note: A passenger train was just destroyed by fire in Hellersdorf (Germany) too, mentioned in the 2016-01-06 update...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-09 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes and alarms people in York County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2016/01/09/what-boom/78565772/
http://www.ydr.com/story/news/2016/01/09/911-loud-explosion-heard-york-county/78566454/
http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=2389&category=Environment

Quote: "York County 911 is fielding calls from various parts of the county reporting a loud explosion, the County Control confirmed. Emergency personnel are searching for a source for the noise, but haven't found one yet, according to 911 transmissions. York County 911 said no one had found anything on fire nor any remnants of an explosion."

2016-01-09 - Gas pipeline explodes and burns in Robertson County (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160110-51618-USA
http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Gas-line-explosion-in-Leon-County--364750381.html
http://www.kcentv.com/story/30926569/gas-pipeline-explodes-in-robertson-county

2016-01-09 - Chemical plant explodes and burns in Lengshuijiang (China):
http://www.rt.com/news/328384-hunan-chemical-plant-blast/
http://www.ibtimes.com/china-chemical-plant-explosion-reports-fire-blast-seen-lengshuijiang-2257934
http://endtimeheadlines.org/2016/01/developing-massive-blast-rocks-chemical-plant-in-southern-china/
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/01/09/chemical-plant-explosion-reported-in-lengshuijiang/
http://www.sott.net/article/310051-Massive-blast-rocks-another-chemical-plant-in-Chinas-Hunan-province
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fe5_1452369313
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hvCx2VcgVk

2016-01-09 - Restaurant destroyed by explosion and fire in the Old Market area in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/a-big-fireball-a-gigantic-explosion/37356942
http://www.ketv.com/news/explosion-reported-downtown-saturday-afternoon/37352528
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Fire-In-Old-Market-364747161.html
http://www.ketv.com/news/daylight-shows-firefighting-efforts-tragedy-after-old-market-fire/37361092
http://www.nptelegraph.com/breaking_news/downtown-filled-with-smoke-and-sorrow-m-s-pub-on/article_91325000-b725-11e5-bd21-73a847e9f169.html

Category: Variety Pack

2016-01-10 - Strong sewage-sulfur odor blows through parts of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/30531412/foul-smell-wafts-through-melbournes-west/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/75779923/vile-stench-blanketing-melbourne-suburbs
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/breaking-news/foul-smell-wafts-through-melbournes-west/story-fnjbnvyh-1227704100876
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/epa-sniffing-out-source-of-vile-stench-blanketing-melbourne-suburbs-20160110-gm3217.html
http://www.sott.net/article/310178-Outgassing-Mysterious-smell-spreads-across-western-suburbs-in-Melbourne-Australia
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/mysterious-smell-spreads-across-melbournes-western-suburbs/news-story/5dda6acca29396c2625f731324a4a1d3

Quote: "Environment authorities are investigating a strong sewage odour in Melbourne's western suburbs. The Environment Protection Authority has received around 100 calls from the public after the strong sulphur smell wafted through numerous suburbs including Altona, Footscray, Tullamarine and Maidstone on Sunday night."

Note: Also see the massive tire fire that burned in Melbourne on this day. This odor event is very similar to the huge clouds of hydrogen sulfide that hit Moscow (Russia) and coastal Kuwait City (Kuwait), and the cloud of toxic gas that hit coastal Rayong (Thailand), and the 'rotten egg' odors that have hit coastal Quincy (Massachusetts), Meriden (Connecticut), coastal Santa Monica (California), coastal Seattle (Washington), coastal Staten Island (New York), the hydrogen sulfide that turned a boating town into a veritable ghost town in coastal Jurien Bay (Australia), etc, etc, etc. Now that the oceans are regularly spewing methane and hydrogen sulfide, it is just a matter of time until there are no human beings left alive on the surface of the Earth. This is the same ol' extinction event that has mostly wiped out oxygen-using life over and over in Earth's past, and it's back again to wipe US out...

2016-01-10 - Man and woman, 25 and 32, found dead at 12:18 AM in hotel room in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://fox21news.com/2016/01/10/two-found-dead-in-howard-johnson-motel-room/
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/2-Found-Dead-in-Motel-Foul-Play-Not-Suspected-364849561.html
http://gazette.com/2-people-found-dead-in-colorado-springs-motel-room/article/1567529
http://coloradosprings.com/2-found-dead-in-motel-colorado-springs-police-say-no-sign-of-foul-play/article/1567529

Quote: "According to police, officers arrived and saw a male lying on the bed unresponsive. Officer Bates kicked open the door and found the 25-year-old male was deceased in the room. A 32-year-old female was also found deceased in the room Homicide detectives were called out to the scene, but there did not appear to be any signs of foul play."

2016-01-10 - Two brothers, 17 and 25, go out on kayak, next seen dead in Canyon Lake (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2016/01/10/two-kayakers-found-dead-at-canyon-lake/
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2016/01/10/search-launched-missing-kayakers-canyon-lake/78592414/
http://haysfreepress.com/content/two-kayakers-kyle-found-dead-canyon-lake
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/30929800/missing-kayakers-brothers-found-dead-in-canyon-lake
http://www.woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-sponsored-by-five-119078/brothers-found-dead-in-canyon-lake-14260362

2016-01-10 - Two men, 58 and 56, found dead on boat in Prince of Wales Bay near coastal Hobart (Australia):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/two-men-found-dead-on-boat-near-hobart/news-story/69ceb9fd6b685b3a6746c3434bed649b
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/3655795/bodies-found-on-boat-in-hobart/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30542476/two-people-found-dead-on-boat-in-hobarts-prince-of-wales-bay/
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/bodies-of-two-men-found-on-boat-at-prince-of-wales-bay/news-story/6c0b2707ebcbb377424751bc27c4ddb5

Quote: "The cause of death of two men found dead on a boat off Hobart on Monday remains unknown but police believe foul play is unlikely. The pair had stayed behind on the boat after the owner left with his seven-year-old daughter over the weekend when she had an undisclosed medical emergency while they were near Wineglass Bay on Tasmania’s east coast."

Quote: "The girl, who is understood to have suffered seizures, was airlifted to hospital along with her father."

Note: So a little girl had seizures, and then these two men were found dead on the boat...

2016-01-10 - Volcano Shiveluch erupts on the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia):
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20160110/1032902304/kamchatka-volcano-eruption.html
http://www.sott.net/article/310076-Major-Russian-Shiveluch-volcano-erupts-again

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in Victoria (Texas):
http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/30933184/home-garage-vehicle-burn-in-overnight-fire-on-dahlia-lane

2016-01-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Augusta (Maine), near the Kennebec River:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/01/11/fire-destroys-augusta-truck/

2016-01-11 - Five cars go up in flames at 5:12 AM while parked in carpark at university in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/01/early-morning_car_fire_breaks.html
http://abc3340.com/news/local/birmingham-parking-deck-fire
http://www.wdam.com/story/30932253/5-cars-burned-in-uab-parking-deck-fire
http://www.wsfa.com/story/30932253/5-cars-burned-in-uab-parking-deck-fire
http://wiat.com/2016/01/11/birmingham-fire-and-rescue-puts-out-parking-garage-fire/
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30932253/uab-deck-damaged-by-multi-vehicle-fire-not-expected-to-reopen-tuesday

Quote: "Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Chief Charles Gordon said they received a call at 5:12 a.m. to the deck at Sixth Avenue South and 18th Street. When they arrived on the scene at 5:13 a.m., there were a total of five cars on fire."

2016-01-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark at Castlepoint Shopping Centre in coastal Bournemouth (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14196273.VIDEO__Car_catches_fire_at_Castlepoint/
http://ukdaily.eu/item/348598_car-catches-fire-at-castlepoint

2016-01-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked on Mare Hill Road in Pulborough (Britain):
http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/local/village-road-closed-after-vehicle-fire-1-7154661
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/local/village-road-closed-after-vehicle-fire-1-7154661

2016-01-11 - Bobcat construction vehicle bursts into flame while parked in barn, fire spreads to barn, in Wayland (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2016/01/11/construction-equipment-sparks-wayland-barn-fire/

2016-01-11 - Several cars and auto shop destroyed by fire at 11:20 PM in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Fire-destroys-Southeast-Side-auto-shop-6750447.php
http://www.ksat.com/news/late-night-fire-destroys-southeast-side-auto-shop
http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/auto-repair-shop-destroyed-by-fire
http://sanantonio.suntimes.com/sa-news/7/128/169752/late-night-fire-destroys-southeast-side-auto-shop-2

Quote: "San Antonio Fire Department crews arrived at the shop in the 2500 block of South Hackberry Street around 11:20 p.m. found heavy smoke pouring out of the building. Within minutes, fire had swept through the property, engulfing the building and several cars inside. Firefighters said cars exploded as they worked to douse the flames."

2016-01-11 - Vehicle and woodworking shop destroyed by fire shortly before 6:30 AM in Wallagrass (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/01/11/news/aroostook/blaze-destroys-shop-and-garage-in-wallagrass/

Quote: "Despite their efforts, a large garage with tools, materials and a vehicle inside were lost, according to Fort Kent Fire Chief Ed Endee. Shortly before 6:30 a.m., homeowner Thomas Michaud called for help after spotting the fire from his home on the other side of the property."

2016-01-11 - Snowmobiles, garage and mobile home destroyed by fire at 1:11 AM in Castile (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/wyoming-county/garage-fire-leaves-250000-damage-in-wyoming-county-20160111

2016-01-11 - Car, garage and home destroyed by fire in Scott (Louisiana):
http://klfy.com/2016/01/11/scott-family-starting-over-again-after-fire-destroys-their-house/

Quote: "Scott Fire Department dashcam video shows how the fire engulfed the house, garage, and car in the driveway."

Note: All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, parked or driven, so it's probably wise nowadays not to park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see burning, like your home...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-12 - Tire recycling plant goes up in flames before 2 AM in Pilot Mountain (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://pilotmountainnews.com/news/1458/tire-recycling-facility-burns
http://myfox8.com/2016/01/12/crews-battle-blaze-at-pilot-mountain-tire-plant/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2016/01/12/fire-pilot-mountain-tire-recycling-plant/78703864/
http://www.wopular.com/crews-battle-blaze-pilot-mountain-tire-plant
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/fire-at-tire-recycling-plant-continues-to-smolder/article_09c8593a-2883-5d47-82c6-142f91ecc96f.html

Quote: "A fire early Tuesday has severely damaged the New River Tire Recycling plant on old Highway 52. No employees were inside the plant when the fire started at about 1 a.m."

2016-01-12 - Tire shop erupts in flame in the wee hours, fire spreads to restaurant, in Harris County (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/two-east-harris-county-businesses-catch-fire

Note: A massive tire fire just burned 130,000 tires in coastal Melbourne (Australia) too, mentioned in the 2016-01-10 update, the same day that Melbourne was hit by a huge cloud of unidentified sulfur-smelling noxious gas that sickened people. The problem with tires is that they contain steel wires, so if any old tires are around and some hydrogen sulfide blows by, the rusty steel may spark and since it's right next to flammable rubber, you may get a fire. Some of the tire fires in recent years have been outrageously huge, some so big they could be seen from space...

2016-01-12 - Pallet company erupts in flame at 2 AM, fire gets huge, in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s4014518.shtml
http://www.koat.com/news/fire-erupts-at-south-valley-business/37387444

Quote: "Firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a massive fire at a business in the South Valley early Tuesday morning. Officials say around 2 a.m. they were dispatched to the 3500 block of Broadway Boulevard SE after a wood pallet company caught on fire."

Note: Pallets are much like tires - they're made with steel nails or screws, which rust, and since the rust is right next to flammable wood (which may itself have adsorbed methane and/or hydrogen sulfide), then if some hydrogen sulfide blows by, you may get a fire. Some of the pallet fires in recent years have also been outrageously huge and also so big they could be seen from space...

2016-01-12 - Underground electrical fire erupts at train station in coastal Sydney (Australia), station evacuated:
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/sydneys-town-hall-station-evacuated-following-fire/news-story/e7eb1e640ff5cc41a646ba27ea0597ea

2016-01-12 - Landfill still burning after three weeks near the coast in Guayana:
http://demerarawaves.com/2016/01/11/haags-bosch-landfill-fire-70-percent-put-out-heated-debate-at-city-hall/

2016-01-12 - Australia's devastating fire season looking much like the record-setting US fire season in 2015:
http://gizmodo.com/remember-that-crazy-wildfire-season-the-us-just-had-no-1752514659
http://www.sott.net/article/310266-Remember-that-crazy-wildfire-season-the-US-just-had-Now-Australia-is-having-one

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-13 - Man killed when car explodes into flame on the M11 in Cambridgeshire near Barton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-35304766
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2016-01-13/m11-to-remain-closed-most-of-the-day-after-fatal-car-fire/
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/M11-fatal-car-road-likely-closed-day-extensive/story-28519252-detail/story.html
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/M11-fatal-car-Investigations-Mercedes-fireball/story-28529724-detail/story.html
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/incidents/15952.php

Quote: "There is no indication at this time of a collision taking place or any other vehicles being involved. One person, a man, is believed to have been in the vehicle."

Note: You just can't count on not burning to death when you get into a vehicle anymore. Kinda similar to the van that burst into flame and killed a man on the M60 near Stockport (Britain), mentioned in the 2014-06-17 update, although of course there've been a whole lot of people burning to death in vehicles since then...

2016-01-13 - 22 tanker trucks destroyed by massive inferno at fracking site near Chickasha (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2016/01/14/fracking-fire-damage-totals-almost-50-million/
http://www.kjrh.com/news/state/damage-from-oil-rig-fire-near-chickasha-oklahoma-totals-about-20-million-22-tankers-destroyed
http://www.enidnews.com/news/large-fire-erupts-at-continental-resources-well-site/article_aa6a5b3a-ba63-11e5-9119-9b8e79d18a4c.html
http://www.news9.com/story/30959461/crews-responding-to-large-fracking-operation-fire-in-grady-county
http://www.koco.com/news/grady-county-crews-battling-oilfield-equipment-fire-near-chickasha/37420180
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-crews-respond-oil-rig-fire-oklahoma-36275969
http://ktar.com/story/851796/fire-crews-respond-to-oil-rig-fire-in-oklahoma/
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/business/article54540070.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/fire-crews-respond-to-oil-rig-fire-in-oklahoma/
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/article_3ae5c053-3bb8-5db6-b8be-76db9ad2a876.html

Quote: "The Grady County Fire Chief tell us 22 different truck/trailer combinations were completely destroyed – each one valued at $1.8 million dollars."

2016-01-13 - Truck bursts into flame at oceanfront condo complex, fire spreads to complex, gets huge, in coastal Ocean City (Maryland):
http://www.wboc.com/story/30955652/crews-battle-building-fire-in-ocean-city
http://www.wmdt.com/news/more-local-news/update-all-clear-after-large-fire-in-ocean-city/37414002
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/fire-damages-ocean-city-condo-building/37418092
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2016/01/13/fire-descimates-ocean-city-condominium/78738848/
http://www.statter911.com/2016/01/13/raw-video-from-multi-alarm-fire-in-ocean-city-maryland/
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/74065575-story

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. Very similar to the car that burst into flame at 6 AM while parked at apartments in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut), mentioned in the 2015-12-31 update. That fire spread and destroyed the entire apartment building, leaving 120 people homeless...

2016-01-13 - Machinery factory explodes and burns in coastal Shanghai (China), 4 killed, 2 injured:
http://news.yahoo.com/factory-explosion-shanghai-kills-4-075923780.html
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/another-industrial-blast-china-kills-4-injures-2-shanghai-663061
http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/factory-blast-kills-4-injures-2-in-china-s-shanghai/504552
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/society/4-men-killed-in-explosion-at-machine-factory/shdaily.shtml
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/factory-explosion-in-shanghai-kills-4-injures-2/articleshow/50561243.cms

2016-01-13 - Pallet yard erupts in flame at 1:30 AM, fire gets huge, burns 2 acres of pallets, in Fontana (California):
http://zachnews.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/fontana-ca-pallet-fire-burns-at-the-woodland-pallets/
http://abc7.com/news/blaze-erupts-at-pallet-yard-in-fontana/1157208/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/01/13/crews-work-to-extinguish-pallet-yard-fire-in-fontana/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Firefighters-Battle-Pallet-Fire-Fontana-365109121.html
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160113/firefighters-extinguish-fontana-pallet-fire
http://myinforms.com/en/a/21831728-firefighters-battle-2-alarm-pallet-fire-in-fontana/
http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=40817

Note: A big pallet fire just erupted at 2 AM at a pallet business in Albuquerque (New Mexico) too, mentioned in the 2016-01-12 update...

2016-01-13 - Underground electrical fire blacks out apartments in Charleston (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/30958480/underground-fire-by-one-morris-street-apartments-in-charleston
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Morris-Street-closed-in-Charleston-due-to-transformer-fire-365147001.html

Quote: "AEP tells 13 News there was an underground fire Wednesday morning by One Morris Street Apartments in Charleston. Currently there is no power in the building. To fix the problem work has to be completed by AEP and the apartment complex. Residents could be without power for several days and possibly up to a week."

Quote: "Tennant Mike Whiteford says he has been told by his landlord to prepare for at least five days without power."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-14 - Small plane damaged by explosion then crashes, in Middlesex County (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/30968470/1-person-dead-in-middlesex-plane-crash
http://www.nbc12.com/story/30968470/1-person-dead-in-middlesex-plane-crash
http://wric.com/2016/01/14/1-killed-after-small-plane-crashes-in-middlesex-county/
http://wtkr.com/2016/01/14/person-dies-in-plane-crash-in-middlesex/
http://wtvr.com/2016/01/15/gilbert-gregory-obituary/

Quote: "Alvin Keycr says he was sitting outside his home on Regent Road when he spotted the plane coming down. 'We heard naaa, pat pat, and then the next thing you know... it went boom,' he says. 'The tail blew up, and then it started gliding and twisting. Then the wings just folded up, and it went down."

2016-01-14 - Small plane hit by smoke, makes emergency landing in coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20160114/NEWS/160119638/-1/rss01

Quote: "A Cape Air plane with two people aboard had to make an emergency landing at Barnstable Municipal Airport at around 5:45 p.m. Thursday, according to airport and fire officials. Smoke began to fill the cockpit, forcing the pilot to land at the airport in Hyannis, Airport Manager Roland 'Bud' Breault said."

2016-01-14 - Coast Guard helicopter bursts into flame at base in coastal Cape Cod (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/coast-guard-helicopter-experiences-engine-fire/

Quote: "A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter experienced a fire in its engine Thursday evening. Joint Base Cape Cod crash crews responded to the scene on the tarmac at the base around 8 p.m."

Note: These are the 3rd, 4th and 5th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-01-14 - Underground explosion blows manhole off in coastal Karachi (Pakistan), 3 injured:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1027486/one-injured-in-karachi-blast/

2016-01-14 - Underground explosion blows manhole off in coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://en.cihan.com.tr/en/explosion-causes-manhole-cover-blowing-up-in-front-of-church-in-istanbul-1987446.htm

2016-01-14 - Underground electrical fire spews flames from manhole in Coventry (Britain):
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/residents-told-stay-indoors-after-10729390

2016-01-14 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on Avon Road in Culcheth, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-underground-in-warrington
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14207800.Underground_fire_forces_cordon_in_Culcheth/
http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/news/14207800.Underground_fire_forces_cordon_in_Culcheth/

Category: Aircraft Incidents

2016-01-15 - Small plane bursts into flame in hangar in Justin in Denton County (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/01/15/airplane-burns-in-denton-county-hangar/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Hangar-Fire-at-Clark-Airfield-in-Denton-County-365470911.html

Quote: "The fire, which was quickly contained, was first reported just before 3 p.m. Friday at Clark Airfield in Justin. It appears a small plane was destroyed by flames."

2016-01-15 - Small plane explodes and crashes near Meeker (Colorado), 1+ killed:
http://gazette.com/remains-of-one-person-found-at-site-of-plane-crash-in-northwest-colorado/article/1567886
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/western-slope/plane-pieces-found-after-explosion-heard-near-meeker
http://www.sltrib.com/home/3424642-155/plane-crashes-in-colorado-after-leaving
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865645596/Wreckage-of-small-plane-crash-found-in-northwestern-Colorado.html
http://www.sltrib.com/home/3427853-155/body-recovered-from-wreckage-after-plane

Quote: "Rio Blanco Sheriff's Office deputies have recovered the remains of one person in a plane crash debris field about 15 miles west of Meeker after a report of a midair explosion."

Note: These are the 6th and 7th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-01-15 - Passenger plane hit by severe turbulence en route to coastal Miami (Florida), 6 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20160116-51706-USA
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/AA-Flight-Attendant-Passengers-Hurt-When-Jet-Hits-Turbulence-365479071.html
http://6abc.com/news/flight-attendant-injured-during-severe-turbulence/1160527/
http://www.stltoday.com/business/national-and-international/flight-attendant-passengers-hurt-when-jet-hits-turbulence/article_983de166-3250-5802-881e-bff96fb6af3f.html

2016-01-15 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing in Dayton (Ohio), hydraulics problem:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/ohio/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-ohio-no-injuries/np54d/

2016-01-15 - Small plane crashes near Garden City (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.newswest9.com/story/30980531/former-midland-county-sheriff-dies-in-plane-crash
http://www.mrt.com/news/top_stories/article_72df36f0-bbf2-11e5-8941-77a6eff758aa.html
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Plane-crash-claims-life-of-former-Texas-sheriff-365545271.html
http://www.news-journal.com/news/2016/jan/15/ex-west-texas-sheriff-killed-in-single-engine-plan/
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article55028050.html
http://www.kltv.com/story/30981050/ex-west-texas-sheriff-killed-in-crash-of-single-engine-plane

2016-01-15 - Small plane makes emergency landing at golf course in Cheyenne (Wyoming), engine failure:
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/student-pilot-makes-emergency-landing-on-cheyenne-golf-course/article_0899575b-e71e-537f-8a96-18817b18210d.html

2016-01-15 - Small plane crash-lands on tundra at coastal Hooper Bay (Alaska), light injuries:
http://www.ktva.com/small-aircraft-crashes-in-hooper-bay-only-minor-injuries-reported-741/
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/troopers-plane-lands-on-tundra-in-hooper-bay-minor-injuries-reported/37464498

2016-01-15 - Small plane crashes near airport in Apura (Suriname), 2 killed, 3 injured:
http://721news.com/two-dead-three-injured-in-plane-crash/
http://www.themontserratreporter.com/two-dead-three-injured-in-plane-crash/
http://caribbeannewsservice.com/now/two-dead-three-injured-in-plane-crash/
http://www.loopsuriname.com/content/deadly-plane-crash-apoera

2016-01-15 - Two Marine helicopters collide over the ocean near Oahu (Hawaii), 12 missing:
http://wtnh.com/2016/01/16/marine-helicopters-crash-off-oahu-search-under-way/
http://wtvr.com/2016/01/16/12-marines-missing-after-helicopters-collide-off-hawaii/
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/bg-military/article54851425.html
http://kfor.com/2016/01/15/rescue-crews-searching-for-12-marines-missing-after-helicopter-crash/
http://abc13.com/news/two-houston-area-marines-among-missing-after-helicopter-crash/1160925/
http://www.kgw.com/news/2-marine-helicopters-collied-mid-air-off-oahu-coast/15167117
http://abc7ny.com/news/2-military-choppers-collide-in-hawaii/1160079/
http://www.rt.com/usa/329057-hawaii-military-planes-crash/
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article54867870.html
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s4018396.shtml?cat=1

Quote: "The U.S. Coast Guard says it has responded to a report of a military aircraft collision involving two Marine helicopters off the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, Chief Petite Officer Fara Mooers told ABC News. Responders are searching for 12 people in a debris field 2 miles off the coast of Haleiwa. Each helicopter was carrying six people."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-16 - Mysterious explosions shake homes and alarm people in Wichita (Kansas):
http://ksn.com/2016/01/16/mysterious-explosions-heard-around-wichita-area/
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Strange-booms-rattle-south-Wichita-365560891.html
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/loud-boom-leaves-south-wichita-residents-questioning-cause/37478968
http://www.sott.net/article/310504-Loud-booms-violent-home-shaking-reported-in-Wichita-Kansas-area

2016-01-16 - Large brush fire erupts in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Fire-threatens-homes-in-South-Wichita-365543961.html
http://ksn.com/2016/01/16/crews-respond-to-large-brush-fire-in-south-wichita/
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/homeowner-relieved-after-large-brush-fire-threatens-to-burn-home/37478802
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kfdi/news/Large-grass-brush-fire-in-south-Wichita-365543911.html

Note: Maybe one of those mysterious explosions ignited this brush fire. Same area, same day...

2016-01-16 - Chemical plant rocked by explosion on Bay Area Boulevard in coastal Pasadena (Texas), 1 killed, 3+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160117-51713-USA
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2016/01/16/one-dead-four-injured-chemical-leak-pasadena-plant/78902754/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/17/one-dead-three-injured-in-chemical-explosion-at-texas-plant.html
http://abc13.com/news/1-dead-3-injured-after-chemical-tank-explosion-in-pasadena/1161670/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-chemical-plant-accident-leaves-dead-hurt-36335555
http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/One-dead-four-injured-in-Pasadena-chemical-plant-6764032.php
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/state-briefs-texas-chemical-plant-explosion-leaves-worker-dead-hurt/article_10dc42fd-c912-598a-a98c-0274d1cc884b.html

Quote: "One person is dead and three others were hospitalized after an explosion at the PeroxyChem plant in Pasadena Saturday afternoon."

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

2016-01-16 - Chemical plant hit by explosion and fire in coastal Jubail (Saudi Arabia):
http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/01/16/446047/Saudi-Arabia-explosion-Eastern-Province-Jubail/
http://ban.jo/News/Middle-East/20160116/Reported-Explosion-In-Al-Jubail-Saudi-Arabia-Persian-Gulf/
http://article.wn.com/view/2016/01/16/Explosion_fire_reported_in_Jubail_eastern_Saudi_Arabia/
http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2016/01/17/973020/explosion-fire-reported-in-saudi-eastern-city-of-jubail
http://mideast.liveuamap.com/en/2016/16-january-photos-of-the-explosion-and-fire-at-the-kayan
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/759ghiwve/Explosion-fire-reported-at-industrial-area-of-Jubail.htm

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."

2016-01-16 - Underground electrical explosion(s) and fire blacks out 1500 homes in Castaic (California):
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/147401/

Quote: "A witness at the scene said he heard five loud noises before seeing flames coming up from the ground."

2016-01-16 - Underground electrical fire blacks out hotel near the Arch in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://fox2now.com/2016/01/16/underground-transformer-issues-cause-power-outage-ahead-of-cardinals-winter-warm-up/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22010471-underground-transformer-fire-causes-power-outage-ahead-of-cardinals-winter-warm-up/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jd_r9RXkFY
http://snewsi.com/id/16126156982/

2016-01-16 - Underground electrical fire spits flames from manhole in Lower Gornal (Britain):
http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/14209786.Underground_electrical_fire_being_tackled_in_the_Black_Country/
http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/14209786.Underground_electrical_fire_being_tackled_in_the_Black_Country/

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2016-01-17 - Person has 'medical episode' in car, car bursts into flame, in garage at home in Hamilton Township (New Jersey), 2 injured:
http://6abc.com/news/fire-breaks-out-in-garage-at-mercer-county-home/1163335/
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2016/01/firefighters_rescue_man_from_burning_garage_in_ham.html

Quote: "Police believe the driver of a vehicle located in the garage had a medical episode and the car overheated, causing the fire. The driver and another resident of the home was taken to the hospital."

2016-01-17 - Man, 26, has seizure, SUV plows into fire station, in coastal Port Royal (South Carolina):
http://wsav.com/2016/01/18/port-royal-police-and-fire-station-damaged-when-car-crashes-into-building/

Quote: "News 3 spoke with a friend of the driver who had a seizure and crashed his car into the Port Royal Police and Fire station building. A friend of 26-year-old Mark Wold says he was treated in an area hospital, and has been released."

2016-01-17 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at airport in Green Bay (Wisconsin), smoke alarm:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2016/01/17/jet-lands-safely-austin-straubel-airport/78940372/

2016-01-17 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at airport in coastal Norfolk (Virginia), engine failure:
http://wtkr.com/2016/01/17/boeing-757-makes-emergency-landing-at-norfolk-airport/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/2016/01/17/airliner-over-200-onboard-diverts-norfolk-after-engine-problem/78934830/

2016-01-17 - Small plane crashes on Vine Street in Madison (Georgia), engine failure, 2 injured:
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/76509441-story
http://wgxa.tv/news/state-news/two-people-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-morgan-county
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/two-men-injured-morgan-county-plane-crash/np6zr/
http://www.newsradio1067.com/2016/01/18/faa-investigating-plane-crash-in-morgan-county/
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2016/01/17/plane-crash-confirmed-morgan-county/78950606/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160118/Small-Plane-Crash-In-Madison-GA-Madison/

2016-01-17 - Fire truck's brakes fail, truck crashes and overturns, in Harrison (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/harrison-firetruck-loses-brakes-rolls-over/37485946
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/01/17/news/midcoast/harrison-fire-truck-damaged-after-rollover/
http://wgme.com/news/features/featured/stories/harrison-fire-truck-suffers-major-damage-after-rollover-2636.shtml

2016-01-17 - Tanker truck crashes into river at 2 AM in Saint Catherine Parish on the island of Jamaica:
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160117/update-section-bog-walk-gorge-closed-after-lpg-truck-overturns
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160117/photo-truck-transporting-lpg-overturns-flat-bridge

2016-01-17 - RV veers off road into ditch, on US 101 in coastal Gold Beach (Oregon), 1 killed:
http://kpic.com/news/local/police-gold-beach-man-pronounced-dead-after-motorhome-crashes-into-ditch

Quote: "The report says 'it is speculated by medical personnel that Gillette had a medical emergency prior to the crash.' A 3-year-old passenger, Gillette's grandson, was not injured."

Note: I bet that medical emergency is what killed him too, because the RV doesn't look damaged and the child was uninjured. You just can't count on staying conscious (or even alive) when driving nowadays - or when NOT driving, for that matter - especially near coasts or other low-lying areas like valleys, canyons, ravines, ditches, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, dams, etc...

Category: Variety Pack

2016-01-18 - Mysterious rotten egg odor increasing in frequency in Richmond (Texas), people worried:
http://www.click2houston.com/news/mysterious-odor-has-homeowners-in-richmond-subdivision-on-edge
http://www.sott.net/article/310596-Outgassing-Mysterious-rotten-eggs-odor-has-homeowners-worried-in-Richmond-Texas

Quote: "But a mysterious odor has some homeowners in a small part of this community on edge. 'The smell is so horrid, that it will wake you from the deepest sleep,' Keilers said. Keilers said last week he was sound asleep until 2 a.m. when the smell of rotten eggs woke him up."

Quote: "Keilers said the frequency of the smell is increasing, from once every three months to almost every other day sometimes. 'The smell is of rotten egg. So it's indicative of hydrogen sulfide. So with exposure to that even if it's long-term, short-term, what are the effects to me? What are the effects to my two 3-year-old twins? It's health concerns,' Keilers said."

Note: They're being hit by poison gas, same as the people smelling rotten egg odor near that methane leak in California, so yeah, they should be worried...

2016-01-18 - Private jet explodes and burns and crashes in field in Cedar Fort (Utah), 2 killed:
http://kutv.com/news/local/small-plane-crashes-in-utah-county
http://www.sltrib.com/news/3432825-155/plane-down-in-utah-county
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/private-jet-registered-in-tucson-crashes-in-utah
http://www.kvoa.com/story/30994566/plane-en-route-to-tucson-crashes-in-utah-killing-2
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30994672/tucson-businessman-wife-killed-in-utah-plane-crash
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=38181153&nid=148&title=2-killed-in-utah-county-plane-crash-identified
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30994672/plane-registered-to-tucson-businessman-crashes-in-utah-two-dead

Quote: "'Witnesses reported hearing a loud boom and seeing an airplane, on fire and coming apart, falling to the ground,' according to a sheriff's office news release. Cannon added that a witness said the explosion shook the windows of his business."

Note: This is the 8th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-01-18 - Ethanol plant explodes and burns at 4:30 AM in Mt. Vernon (Indiana):
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/30990505/crews-respond-to-reported-explosion-fire-at-posey-co-ethanol-plant

2016-01-18 - Oil factory damaged by huge blaze in West Bengal (India):
http://www.yt.indiaepr.com/video/8809/massive-fire-broke-out-in-an-oil-factory-in-west-bengal
http://www.fox19.com/story/30990505/crews-respond-to-reported-explosion-fire-at-posey-co-ethanol-plant
http://www.14news.com/story/30990505/crews-respond-to-reported-explosion-fire-at-posey-co-ethanol-plant
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/push-alerts/crews-in-mount-vernon-respond-to-reported-explosion

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."

2016-01-18 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, fire gets huge, near Rockville (Indiana):
http://snewsi.com/id/16126271674
http://wthitv.com/2016/01/18/crews-battling-fire-in-parke-county/
http://wishtv.com/2016/01/19/fire-crews-wrap-up-work-battling-salvage-yard-blaze/
http://interactives.wthitv.com/photomojo/gallery/40301/1/mecca-auto-salvage-yard-fire-/mecca-auto-salvage-yard-fire/
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/cause-unknown-in-massive-fire-at-mecca-business/article_c31fd874-6349-5eb2-8837-fc9ad55bd180.html

Quote: "Firefighters are battling a fire in Parke County. Crews were called out around 10:45 p.m. Monday for a report of fire at Mecca Auto Salvage near Rockville. The business is located on Mecca Road."

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

2016-01-18 - Pallet business erupts in flame in Fontana (California):
http://abc7.com/news/pallet-yard-fire-knocked-down-in-fontana/1163845/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/01/18/firefighters-extinguish-pallet-yard-fire-in-fontana/
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160118/second-pallet-fire-in-less-than-a-week-erupts-in-fontana
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/pallet-fire-blazing-near-camarillo-29a4ab0b-0d1d-6582-e053-0100007f5f76-365705391.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22062159-second-pallet-fire-in-less-than-a-week-erupts-in-fontana/

Quote: "The Sunday night blaze, in the 15600 block of Boyle Avenue, was less than two miles from where firefighters fought a pallet fire last Wednesday. Firefighters on Sunday found an area of the pallet yard on fire. Some of the pallets were stacked 40 pallets high, according to a fire department statement."

Note: The previous pallet fire that they mention in Fontana, which was huge and burned 2 acres of stacked pallets, was mentioned in the 2016-01-13 update. From the full hypothesis: "Wood-related fires will escalate, including fires at pallet companies, wood-carving businesses, furniture businesses, door companies, cabinet companies, etc."

2016-01-18 - Landfill hit by fire near coastal Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), noxious smoke hits the city:
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2016/1/18/57884/Dominican-capital-awakes-to-unusual-smog

Quote: "Air pollution in Santo Domingo is (from) a fire at the Duquesa landfill. Dense smoke covers the city..."

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

2016-01-19 - Person killed when car bursts into flame on Hermitage Road in Birstall (Britain):
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/body-found-inside-car-fire-10760533
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Police-investigating-car-cordon-Hermitage-Road/story-28563818-detail/story.html
http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/body-found-following-car-fire-10760403
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/8203-Tributes-paid-person-died-Birstall-car/story-28572044-detail/story.html

Quote: "Subsequent enquiries have confirmed that one person was in the car at the time of the fire. The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage."

2016-01-19 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Schererville (Indiana):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-schererville-auto-salvage-yard/1166213/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/01/19/huge-fire-breaks-out-at-nw-indiana-auto-salvage-yard/
http://wgntv.com/2016/01/19/junkyard-fire-reported-in-schererville/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-stansfire-st-0121-20160120-story.html
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160120/Fire-At-Auto-Yard-In-Schererville-IN-Schererville/
http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/photos/gallery-stan-s-auto-salvage-fire/collection_da3607e2-c670-556b-bcc9-7ed042083f96.html

Quote: "A large number of cars that had been crushed up and were to be hauled off the property caught fire..."

2016-01-19 - Landfill hit by fire in Talagante (Chile), smoke blows over Santiago:
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/01/19/winds-send-smoke-foul-odor-from-landfill-fire-in/
http://kaleinar.com/winds-send-smoke-foul-odor-from-landfill-fire-in-talagante-chile-to-parts-of-countrys-capital-of-santiago-noticieros-televisa/

2016-01-19 - Transformer explodes and burns near Uganda House in Kampala (Uganda), blackouts ensue:
http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1415238/panic-uganda-house-transformer-explodes

2016-01-19 - Utility pole bursts into flame before 5:09 AM near Columbia (South Carolina), blackouts ensue:
http://www.wistv.com/story/30996859/power-pole-fire-causes-overnight-outage-in-northeast-richland-co

2016-01-19 - Pole bursts into flame on bridge in coastal St. Petersburg (Russia), looks like the Eye of Sauron:
http://www.rt.com/news/329466-bridge-fire-petersburg-evacuations/
http://news.anotao.com/link/ru/www.rt.com/news/329466-bridge-fire-petersburg-evacuations/
http://kaleinar.com/photo-bridge-tower-fire-in-st-petersburg-russia-prote/

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-20 - Mysterious explosion rattles people in Fayette County (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/01/20/fayette-co-residents-baffled-unnerved-by-mysterious-explosion/
http://www.sott.net/article/310750-Residents-baffled-unnerved-by-mysterious-explosion-in-Fayette-County-Pennsylvania

Quote: "Imagine you’re sitting on your front porch when out of nowhere a cataclysmic explosion goes off. You see a bright light, you feel the force, and then, it goes away. Then, when emergency responders go to investigate, they can’t find a thing. Well, it happened in Fayette County recently and it’s happening around the United States."

Note: Not just in the United States, and sometimes the explosions leave a sulfur smell behind too...

2016-01-20 - Fireworks plant explodes and burns before 1 AM near Shangrao (China), 3 killed, 53 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160120-51756-CHN
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/88bbabb4830646b1949ac80284be599d/AS--China-Fireworks-Explosion
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/three-dead-53-injured-1000-7212796
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id3357
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/firework-factory-explosions-leave-at-least-three-dead-604902467732
http://www.sott.net/article/310666-Massive-explosion-at-fireworks-factory-in-southern-China-kills-3-injures-53
http://mashable.com/2016/01/20/explosion-fireworks-jiangxi/

2016-01-20 - Underground explosions blow manholes off in New Britain (Connecticut):
http://fox61.com/2016/01/20/manhole-covers-blown-off-street-in-new-britain-underground-gas-explosion/
http://www.centralctcommunications.com/newbritainherald/article_9a8e2f64-bfa6-11e5-8060-97465a10cbed.html
http://wtnh.com/2016/01/20/manhole-explosions-after-underground-breakers-trip/
http://hartford.suntimes.com/hart-news/7/125/276256/manhole-covers-blown-off-in-new-britain-underground-gas-explosion
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/connecticut/manhole-covers-blown-off-in-new-britain-underground-gas-explosion/

2016-01-20 - Underground coal seam fire erupts at abandoned mine near Ranchi (India):
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160120/jsp/frontpage/story_64799.jsp
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Fire-breaks-out-in-colliery/articleshow/50651656.cms

2016-01-20 - Underground carpark hit by fire in Delhi (India), 4 injured:
http://www.thestatesman.com/news/delhi/four-injured-in-underground-car-park-fire/117780.html

2016-01-20 - Five cars go up in flames while parked in underground carpark at apartments in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cars-damaged-in-underground-car-park-fire-at-dublin-apartment-complex-34380916.html
http://www.kildarenow.com/news/residents-in-apartments-evacuated-after-underground-car-park-fire/69020
http://campus.ie/surviving-college/cars-damaged-underground-car-park-fire-dublin-apartment-complex

Quote: "Five units of the Dublin Fire Brigade have battled a blaze at an underground car park in Artane. Approximately five cars parked in an apartment complex located in the Brookwood area of Dublin 5 were engulfed by the fire."

2016-01-20 - Landfill erupts in flame on the island of Tortola (British Virgin Islands), smoke hits nearby islands:
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2016/01/20/tortola-dump-fire-caused-smoke-st-john

2016-01-20 - Huge pallet fire erupts at pallet business near Hammond (Louisiana):
http://www.hammondstar.com/news/local/pallets-burn-firefighters-from-departments-work-to-quell-flames-at/article_6ea4ef84-bfc7-11e5-a516-674af0857241.html

Quote: "Fire Chief Paul Collura said the pallets were stacked about 20 feet high and an area the size of a basketball court burned."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-22 - Electrical substation erupts in flame at 3 AM in Nashville (Tennessee), blackouts ensue:
http://wkrn.com/2016/01/22/fire-at-south-nashville-substation-causes-power-outages/

2016-01-22 - Electrical substations explode and/or burn in Ekurhuleni (South Africa), blackouts ensue:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2016/01/22/Benoni-substation-fire-causes-power-outages-in-Ekurhuleni
http://benonicitytimes.co.za/242490/update-four-mini-substations-also-catch-fire/
http://citizen.co.za/955734/power-outage-in-benoni-after-four-mini-substations-caught-fire/
http://www.enca.com/south-africa/benoni-substation-fire-causes-power-outage
http://ewn.co.za/2016/01/22/3-substations-explode-in-Benoni

2016-01-22 - Chemical factory heavily damaged by massive blaze in Ludhiana (India):
http://news.webmarked.net/fire-breaks-out-at-chemical-factory-in-ludhiana/

2016-01-22 - Massive wildfires rage in watersheds in coastal Lanao del Sur (Philippine Islands):
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/123094/forest-fires-rage-in-lanao-del-sur-watersheds

Quote: "A massive forest fire of still unknown origin has been raging since Thursday evening in tropical rainforests in the watershed areas of Lanao del Sur. Officials of the province and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) urged the Philippine Air Force Friday to immediately monitor and help put out the fires. ARMM Vice Governor Haroun Al-Rashid Lucman, who hails from Lanao del Sur, said the fire in the densely forested mountains of Butig town was first spotted from villages along Lake Lanao."

Note: Similar to the coastal fires that recently wiped out some towns in Australia. A few more months and the US West Coast will be going up in flames again too, and very probably worse than last year, which was already the worst wildfire season in US history...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-23 - Generator explodes and burns, ignites gum factory, near coastal Belcamp (Maryland), then pallets burn later:
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/01/23/generator-explosion-causes-fire-partial-building-collapse/
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/explosion-fire-under-investigation-in-harford-county/37617352
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/abingdon/ph-ag-harford-tic-gums-fire-0127-20160123-story.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22460844-generator-explosion-causes-fire-partial-building-collapse/

Quote: "According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office, an explosion inside the building's mechanical room caused a roof collapse and sparked a fire at the facility's outdoor transformer. Also Sunday, crews were called back to the site on Brass Mill Road after two pallets of sweetener caught fire inside the building."

2016-01-23 - Chemical factory rocked by explosions and fire in Gazipur District (Bangladesh), 5+ killed, 5+ injured:
http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/31414
http://newagebd.net/196306/factory-fire-kills-5-in-gazipur/
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/01/23/five-killed-in-fire-after-boiler-explodes-at-gazipur-factory

2016-01-23 - Honda car factory erupts in flame in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/BREAKING-Firefighters-rush-Honda-car-factory/story-28590302-detail/story.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-35391268

2016-01-23 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows manhole off, in Winnall, Winchester (Britain), blackouts ensue:
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14225836.Homes_blacked_out_after_underground_electrical_fire/

2016-01-23 - Electrical substation hit by explosion near Cherry Valley (Illinois):
http://rockfordscanner.com/2016/01/23/several-emergency-personnel-responding-to-an-explosion-near-cherry-valley/

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-24 - Oil rig erupts in flame in the Bay of Campeche (Mexico), all 97 workers aboard evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160124-51811-OTH
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2016/workers-evacuated-from-pemex-offshore-oil-platform-zaap-e-after-fire/
http://www.pipelineme.com/news/international-news/2016/01/pemex-gulf-of-mexico-rig-fire-will-not-affect-production/
http://roughneckcity.com/roughneck-city/oilfieldnews/215/mexicos-pemex-says-controls-fire-on-oil-platform-wont-affect-output

2016-01-24 - Ship hit by explosion in coastal Richards Bay (South Africa), 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160125-51826-ZAF
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/sailors-injured-after-explosion-on-ship-20160124
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22516700-news24com--sailors-injured-after-explosion-on-ship/
http://allafrica.com/stories/201601250131.html

Quote: "Paramedics had to fly on board a Port Net helicopter to reach two sailors who sustained severe burns after an explosion on a ship, paramedic services said. Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha on Sunday said paramedics flew out to a vessel about 11.3km out to sea off Richards Bay."

2016-01-24 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-assists-two-individuals-from-boat-fire-7-miles-off-port-of-los-angeles-entrance/2016/01/24/
http://reggional.blogspot.com/2016/01/coast-guard-assists-two-individuals.html
http://www.americanmariners.org/news/coast-guard-assists-two-individuals-boat-fire-7-miles-port-los-angeles-entrance

Quote: "Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received notification of a 42-foot sailing vessel on fire and a sighting of two red flares at approximately 7 p.m..."

2016-01-24 - Boat bursts into flame at 5:55 AM while docked on Lake Pleasant near Peoria (Arizona):
http://www.kvoa.com/story/31043093/boat-catches-fire-at-lake-pleasant
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/peoria/boat-catches-fire-at-lake-pleasant-marina
http://www.12news.com/story/news/local/valley/2016/01/24/none-injured-early-morning-lake-pleasant-boat-fire/79264230/
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/peoria/breaking/2016/01/24/unoccupied-boat-catches-fire-lake-pleasant/79264342/
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/boat-catches-fire-at-lake-pleasant/article_1b2b73e6-be9b-5883-99cf-096e59114a9a.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22504825-boat-catches-fire-at-lake-pleasant-marina/
http://www.wopular.com/unoccupied-boat-catches-fire-lake-pleasant-2
http://peoriaindependent.com/police-and-fire/5210/

Note: Also see the pickup truck and garage that went up in flames at a home in Peoria on this day...

2016-01-24 - Boat and shed go up in flames in Winona (Minnesota):
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/large-winona-shed-damaged-by-fire/article_6c6371a2-d1f3-51e6-88cf-0334976297df.html
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/sunday-fire-damages-east-side-warehouse/article_e3d8ac68-b9f9-5607-b81e-1341b5193bb7.html

Quote: "A large storage shed used to store a boat and other materials in Winona was damaged by fire, heat and smoke on Sunday."

Note: Counting the oil rig as a ship (albeit of a very specific kind), these are the 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-01-24 - Eurostar passenger train bursts into flame in Arras (France), people stuck for eight hours:
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/eurostar-passengers-stuck-train-eight-hours-fire-100318209.html
http://news.yahoo.com/eurostar-passengers-stuck-train-eight-hours-fire-100318084.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/see-moment-eurostar-passengers-plunged-7243274
http://www.france24.com/en/20160125-eurostar-passengers-left-stranded-8-hours-after-fire-board
http://www.thelocal.fr/20160125/700-eurostar-passengers-endure-nightmare-journey-to-paris

Quote: "Around 700 passengers on a Eurostar train from London to Paris were stuck in northern France for eight hours after a fire on board, the company said Monday."

Note: Another pile of ships and boats burning and yet another train fire. Train fires have really escalated in the last year...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-25 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes and alarms people in the Ozarks in and around Harrison (Missouri):
http://harrisondaily.com/news/what-was-that-big-boom-sunday-afternoon/article_e1d61d5a-c3a2-11e5-afdf-c7a42481bdf7.html
http://www.sott.net/article/311062-Mysterious-boom-heard-in-many-parts-of-the-Ozarks-Arkansas

2016-01-25 - Sewage plant damaged by underground explosion and fire in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts), 5 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160126-51838-USA
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/01/25/quincy-water-treatment-plant-fire-injured-workers-nut-island/
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/01/police_5_people_injured_in_sewage_facility_fire_explosion
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20160125/five-injured-by-explosion-fire-at-nut-island-sewage-facility
http://www.wcvb.com/news/hazmat-crew-responds-to-fire-involving-chemicals-in-quincy/37627766
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20160126/fire-finally-put-out-day-after-explosion-at-nut-island-plant
http://www.whdh.com/story/31055662/crews-monitor-fire-at-quincy-treatment-plant-that-injured-five-people
http://www.wcvb.com/news/fire-crews-still-battling-sewer-plant-flare-ups/37639602

Quote: "Five workers were taken to the hospital following a small explosion and fire Monday afternoon at a Quincy sewage plant. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority plant on Sea Street. On average, the plant processes 400 million gallons of raw sewage daily."

Quote: "The fire is located in the bowels of the building, about 100 feet under ground. The facility is a relatively new one and it has the latest waste water treatment equipment."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. Quincy is where a 'rotten egg' smell rolled in off the ocean in 2013, mentioned in the 2013-05-09 update. Shortly after that, a mysterious plane started buzzing the city at night and nobody would say why, mentioned in the 2013-05-10 update...

2016-01-25 - Sewer system explodes near school, ignites car, in Brno (Czech Republic), 500 people evacuated:
http://praguepost.com/czech-news/51667-no-injuries-in-brno-gas-explosion
http://praguepost.com/czech-news/praguepostnews/czech-news/no-injuries-in-brno-gas-explosion

Quote: "Emergency service personnel evacuated 500 people after a sewer in Brno exploded at trída Kapitána Jaroše near a grammar school. Most of those evacuated were from the school."

Note: Similar, though smaller, to the series of massive underground sewer explosions that destroyed streets in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) at midnight, killing 24+ people and injuring over 270 people, mentioned in the 2014-07-31 update...

2016-01-25 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Bushwick area in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160126/Manhole-Fire-In-Bushwick-NY-New-York/

2016-01-25 - Fifty boats and some cars destroyed by huge fire at boatyard in coastal Cowes on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://uknip.co.uk/2016/01/25/major-fire-breaks-out-in-boat-yard-in-cowes/
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2016/01/25/isle-of-wight-fire-ferries-stopped-blaze-boatyard-cowes/
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/01/25/fire-in-boat-yard-in-cowes-isle-of-wight-involve/
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/large-fire-breaks-out-in-cowes
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-35399132
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14228283.PICTURES__Fire_crews_tackling_major_blaze/
http://www.classicboat.co.uk/news/fire-destroys-boats-in-cowes/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12120236/sle-of-Wight-Cowes-fire-ferries-stopped-Medina-Village-blaze.html
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/187604

Quote: "Fire in boat yard in Cowes, Isle of Wight, involves estimated 50 fiberglass boats, some cars..."

Quote: "It's probably the greatest single loss of boats ever recorded in one place."

2016-01-25 - Boat bursts into flame at 3:22 AM while docked on coastal Johns Island (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/31045741/firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/31045741/firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire
http://www.live5news.com/story/31045741/firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire
http://www.wtoc.com/story/31045741/firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire
http://www.kmov.com/story/31045741/firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire
http://www.kptv.com/story/31045741/firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire
http://www.wafb.com/story/31045741/firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22547919-firefighters-on-scene-of-johns-island-boat-fire/
http://snewsi.com/id/16126541838/Firefighters-extinguish-Johns-Island-boat-fire

2016-01-25 - Cargo boat bursts into flame near coastal Phuket (Thailand), 1 killed:
http://www.thephuketnews.com/once-crewman-dies-when-cargo-ship-catches-fire-off-phuket-55933.php
http://www.thephuketforum.net/General-News/Another-marine-tragedy-hits-Phuket-one-killed-one-injured/62971/news
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/889601-one-crewman-dies-when-cargo-ship-catches-fire-off-phuket/

Note: These are the 54th through 105th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-26 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes on the coast in Charleston (South Carolina):
http://wncn.com/2016/01/26/loud-booms-heard-and-shaking-felt-near-charleston-sc/
http://www.live5news.com/story/31060490/authorities-investigating-widespread-reports-of-loud-boom-shaking

Note: Pic in the story has what looks like a large gas plume showing up on radar. They've circled it and put the word 'Chaff??????' there. Look at the size of that thing, that's way too much surface area to be chaff - about as big as Charleston itself. Maybe a whole fleet of chemical tanker planes could spew out a cloud that large, given time and light winds, but even that seems iffy.

Last year, farther up the coast, on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, there was one of these city-shaking mysterious explosions and shortly afterwards a huge number of dead fish washed ashore, mentioned in the 2015-03-18 update. That was probably a bubble of gas breaching the surface of the ocean and exploding, and either the explosion killed the fish (like dynamite-fishing on a grand scale) or the gas(es) suffocated and/or poisoned the fish on the way to the surface, or some of both. There are 5 trillion pounds of explosively flammable methane dissociating off the East Coast, which is enough methane to cause a quarter of a million 10-kiloton explosions. (And that's just ONE deposit - many are dissociating now, all around the planet.) And if that cloud had blown westward, onto Charleston instead of out to sea, then Charleston might very well be gone now, destroyed by fires and explosions...

2016-01-26 - Power station devastated by fire on atoll in the Maldive Islands, island goes dark indefinitely:
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/65933

Quote: "Government on Wednesday suspended classes at the Gaafu Dhaal Atoll Thinadhoo school for a week after a major fire indefinitely downed electricity in the island. A fire that started in Thinadhoo powerhouse early Tuesday morning had destroyed all three of its generators, entirely cutting off the island’s electricity and causing damages up to MVR 22 million."

Note: Back to the 1800s for this island!

2016-01-26 - Electrical substation damaged by fire on Warrington Road in Mere (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/electrical-substation-fire-in-mere

2016-01-26 - Transformer bursts into flame near Bear Creek Road in Utica (New York), 5800 homes go dark:
http://www.uticaod.com/article/20160126/NEWS/160129584

2016-01-26 - Transformer bursts into flame in South Charleston (West Virginia), nearly 2000 homes go dark:
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/More-2000-AEP-customers-in-the-dark-in-South-Charleston--366629961.html

2016-01-26 - Brush fire threatens coastal communities on the island of Tasmania (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160127-51860-AUS
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/01/27/tasmania-bushfires-force-residents-beaches
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-27/emergency-bushfire-warning-for-communities-nw-tasmania/7116222
http://www.sott.net/article/311077-Dozens-of-bushfires-burn-in-the-Tasmanian-Wilderness-World-Heritage-Area
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tasmania-bushfire-threatens-nelson-bay-temma/news-story/25d7f77363f2bf6b96b2234d2702d26f
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/homes-risk-from-bushfires-at-nelson-bay-temma-and-arthur-river-in-tasmania-northwest/news-story/7266a867ad670f73f6a8c7f42db9add5

2016-01-26 - Landfill erupts in flame near coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/30660918/smoke-spews-from-melbourne-landfill-fire/
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/firefighters-battling-rubbish-blaze-in-melbournes-west-20160126-gmek3m.html

Category: Variety Pack

2016-01-27 - Six people sicken on passenger plane, one loses consciousness, plane returns to coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20160128-51881-GBR
http://abc13.com/news/american-airlines-plane-forced-to-land-after-6-fall-ill-mid-flight/1176478/
http://gma.yahoo.com/video/american-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-234555286.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3419458/Los-Angeles-bound-flight-returns-Heathrow-medical-emergency-involving-passengers-crew.html

Quote: "A Los Angeles-bound American Airlines flight carrying 188 people was forced to return to London's Heathrow Airport after several flight attendants and crew members fell ill mid-flight, the airline told ABC. One flight attendant 'literally just fainted... just fell forward, put her hand out and hit the floor,' passenger Kris Evans told ABC News."

2016-01-27 - Underground electrical explosions and fires blow manholes off at 1 AM in Rochester (New York):
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/20c18368c7334024b78b1589a9bf83ba/NY--Rochester-Manhole-Explosion
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/01/27/explosions-smoke-investigated-st-paul/79391406/
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/manhole-covers-blown-out-by-small-underground-explosion
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22770418-underground-explosions-blow-off-manhole-covers/

2016-01-27 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows manhole off in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/01/27/underground-explosion-lower-manhattan/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/manhattan-underground-explosion/vp-BBoMwRw
http://community-scene.com/manhattan/underground-explosion-throws-metal-plates-air-lower-manhattan

2016-01-27 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on Blachley Road in coastal Stamford (Connecticut):
http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/52328-stamford-ct-underground-electrical-fire/

2016-01-27 - Underground explosions and fire hit rail facilities on London Road in Sandbach (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/explosion-heard-in-sandbach
http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/incoming/rail-distruption-after-fire-line-10794305

Quote: "Initial reports stated three explosions had been heard and there were also reports of a fire. Firefighters waited for Network Rail staff to arrive as the explosions were due to the underground system of the rail network."

2016-01-27 - Volcano Misti spewing volcanic gases near Arequipa (Peru):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20160127-51873-PER
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-arequipa-misti-volcano-is-awake-108691
http://www.sott.net/article/311106-Perus-El-Misti-volcano-awakens

2016-01-27 - Continuous tremor under Puget Sound (Washington) continues rattling since M4.3 earthquake on Dec 30, 2015:
http://www.kiro7.com/news/hundreds-tremors-register-across-pacific-northwest/40012990
http://www.sott.net/article/311091-Continuous-tremor-under-Puget-Sound-as-Washington-state-continues-rattling-since-4-3-earthquake-on-December-30th

2016-01-27 - Locusts devouring crops in Argentina, worst outbreak in over 60 years:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20160127-51857-ARG
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/world/americas/argentina-scrambles-to-fight-biggest-plague-of-locusts-in-60-years.html
http://www.sott.net/article/311056-Biggest-plague-of-locusts-in-60-years-strikes-northern-Argentina
http://time.com/4194472/argentina-locust-plague-swarms/

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-28 - High-rise 'Diamond 4 Tower' erupts in flame in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/fire-under-control-in-dubai-marina
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/residents-evacuated-in-dubai-marina-blaze-drama-620162.html
http://gdnonline.com/Details/62559/%E2%80%8EFire-breaks-out-in-residential-tower-in-%E2%80%AADubai%E2%80%AC-Marina
http://ae.thetodaypost.com/dubai-marina-fire-under-control-11338
http://7days.ae/dubai-marina-fire-control

2016-01-28 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in West New York (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/01/west_new_york_safe_after_underground_fire_official.html

2016-01-28 - Mysterious underground fire spits smoke from crack in the earth in Columbe (Ecuador):
http://strangesounds.org/2016/01/mysterious-burning-crack-releases-gas-ecuador-chimborazo-pictures-video.html
http://www.sott.net/article/311131-Mysterious-burning-crack-in-the-earth-releases-gas-in-Chimborazo-Ecuador
http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2016/01/27/nota/5371603/investigan-grieta-fuego-parroquia-chimborazo

Quote: "The strange phenomenon has most probably a volcanic origin as the burning crack and the gas emanations are located approximately 45 km from the Chimborazo volcano."

2016-01-28 - Landfill hit by fire, pulverized cars burn, in Sugar Creek (Missouri):
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article56996038.html
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-burns-in-sugar-creek-landfill/37682166
http://fox4kc.com/2016/01/28/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-sugar-creek-landfill/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/31078753/firefighters-battle-fire-at-sugar-creek-landfill
http://fox2now.com/2016/01/28/fire-smolders-for-hours-at-landfill-near-kansas-city-suburb/
http://www.kshb.com/news/courtney-ridge-landfill-in-sugar-creek-mo-catches-fire
http://www.msn.com/en-my/video/viral/large-trash-fire-burns-in-sugar-creek-landfill/vp-BBoOCBJ
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22879687-fire-burns-in-sugar-creek-landfill/

Quote: "Sugar Creek Fire Chief Pat Casey says pieces of pulverized vehicles burned for several hours. The cause of the fire appears to be spontaneous combustion."

2016-01-28 - Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Fire-at-garbage-dump-green-experts-see-red/articleshow/50756346.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Deonar-dump-fire-chokes-suburbs-smog-across-city/articleshow/50762897.cms

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."

2016-01-28 - Parked cars go up in flames, 17 destroyed, 23 damaged, in coastal Barcelona (Spain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/huge-car-fire-destroys-40-7261917
http://www.newsunited.com/huge-car-fire-destroys-40-vehicles-news/21018045/
http://www.headlines-news.com/2016/01/29/811474/huge-car-fire-destroys-40-vehicles-close-to-famous-park-designed-by-renowned-architect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65684vijwY
http://dispute.press/news/536581

Quote: "The fire broke out early on Tuesday amid a row of cars parked tightly together in central Barcelona, close to the famous Park Guell designed by Antoni Gaudi. No one was injured, but at least 17 cars were written off, while the remaining cars were all severely damaged."

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2016-01-29 - Four people sicken on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in Brasilia (Brazil):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20160130-51902-BRA
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/panic-second-american-airlines-flight-7272258
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-29/american-airline-passengers-fall-ill-on-second-flight-this-week

Note: Six other people were just sickened on a passenger plane too, and one of them fell unconscious, and the plane then made an emergency landing in coastal London (Britain), mentioned in the 2016-01-27 update. Another two people recently sickened on a passenger plane, which made an emergency landing in Calgary (Canada), mentioned in the 2016-01-08 update. Twelve people sickened last year on a passenger plane after departing coastal Nadi in the Fiji Islands, mentioned in the 2015-06-15 update. In late 2014 an unknown odor sickened 16 people on a passenger plane, vomiting and eye irritation, which made an emergency landing in Rome (Italy), mentioned in the 2014-12-06 update. I could go on for quite a while here with similar incidents, including a passenger plane pilot who slumped over dead at the controls, some small plane pilots that have slumped over unconscious or dead, a passenger plane copilot who collapsed unconscious, Harrison Ford crashing one of his planes and not remembering the crash, and much more. The atmosphere is being contaminated by methane and hydrogen sulfide, and all the fires around the planet are very likely creating pockets of carbon monoxide too, so one would expect aircraft (among other things) to experience problems, and they are...

2016-01-29 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing in Toronto (Canada), oxygen masks drop, pressurization problem:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20160130-51906-CAN
http://www.rt.com/news/330673-air-canada-pressure-drop/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/air-canada-flight-549-makes-emergency-landing-in-toronto-1.3426759?cmp=rss
http://abc7ny.com/travel/air-canada-flight-from-newark-to-vancouver-diverted-to-toronto-after-pressurization-issue/1179834/
http://www.sott.net/article/311236-Air-Canada-plane-plummets-25000-feet-oxygen-masks-deployed

2016-01-29 - Small plane crashes into the sea near coastal Barwon Heads (Australia), 3 killed, 1 missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20160129-51885-AUS
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id3458
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/01/29/13/16/plane-crashes-into-water-in-barwon-heads
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-29/plane-crashes-at-barwon-heads-three-confirmed-dead/7124758
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/01/29/-a-number--of-people-dead-in-vic-plane-crash.html
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/several-people-dead-after-barwon-heads-plane-crash-20160129-gmgvmn.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/76404360/several-feared-dead-in-light-plane-crash-near-geelong-australia
http://myinforms.com/en/a/23061797-australian-plane-crash-victims-were-united-by-their-love-of-flying/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22951448-multiple-deaths-feared-in-plane-crash/
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/search-for-fourth-plane-crash-victim-resumes-at-barwon-heads-20160129-gmhkaq.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/multiple-deaths-feared-in-plane-crash-off-barwon-heads/news-story/8542101746933ecfb70c604a69165cc7

2016-01-29 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits tanker truck head-on, huge fire erupts, near Zavalla (Texas), 2 killed:
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/31089521/taker-truck-explodes-after-collision-with-pickup-near-zavalla
http://www.wbrc.com/story/31089521/taker-truck-explodes-after-collision-with-pickup-near-zavalla
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/230471/semitrailer-wreck-kills-two-in-angelina-county
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Fiery-crash-on-Texas-highway-leaves-2-dead-366996261.html

2016-01-29 - Pickup truck's brakes fail on river bridge, truck crashes, bursts into flame, in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.news4jax.com/traffic/driver-escapes-car-fire-in-riverside
http://www.fox30jax.com/news/news/local/truck-hits-pole-flips-and-catches-fire-riverside/nqFrF/
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/veteran-escapes-burning-flipped-truck-in-riverside/47313812
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160129/Car-Fire-In-Jacksonville-Jacksonville/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/wjxt4/693180858279272448

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-30 - Stockyard and several other businesses destroyed by massive blaze in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.newson6.com/story/31099966/lexingtons-sprawling-blue-grass-stockyards-destroyed-in-massive-fire
http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article57485323.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/30/official-large-fire-at-stockyard-complex-in-kentucky.html
http://www.lex18.com/story/31098231/major-fire-reported-at-bluegrass-stockyards
http://www.wave3.com/story/31098337/lexingtons-blue-grass-stockyards-on-fire-explosions-heard
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-blue-grass-stockyards-in-lexington-kentucky/
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article57489503.html
http://www.wlky.com/news/blue-grass-stockyard-fire-leaves-thousands-without-power/37728636
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/31/massive-blaze-destroys-70-year-old-kentucky-business.html

Quote: "Calling it the worst fire in the city in more than 30 years, Lexington firefighters said it took 120 firemen to bring the three-alarm blaze under control."

Quote: "Officials say as many as 6 other businesses are a total loss, due to the fire."

Quote: "Hoskins said several businesses were destroyed over one city block, including several vehicles parked at a towing company that exploded during the worst of the blaze."

2016-01-30 - Electrical substation erupts in flame in Lexington (Kentucky), 7500 homes go dark:
http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article57500488.html

Quote: "Feltham said the Shillito Park outage was unrelated to a massive fire burning Saturday at Blue Grass Stockyards near downtown Lexington."

Note: Wouldn't be so sure the substation fire and the gigantic stockyard fire were unrelated - they're just assuming that's the case because they're not the brightest bulbs in the pack. Same area, same timeframe, same atmosphere...

2016-01-30 - Electrical vault bursts into flame just before 5 AM in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.kitv.com/story/31097710/fire-crews-respond-to-electrical-fire-off-nimitz-highway
http://snewsi.com/id/16126864836

2016-01-30 - Wildfire rages in Callahan County (Texas), hundreds of acres burned, at least 5 homes destroyed:
http://www.ktxs.com/news/wildfire-breaks-out-in-callahan-county-southeast-of-abilene2/37728154
http://www.reporternews.com/topstories/Wildfire-in-Callahan-County-Saturday-burned-hundreds-of-acres-367112201.html

Note: Fire season getting an early start, again? Or did fire season ever really end?

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-01-31 - Mysterious explosion alarms people in Hooksett (New Hampshire), near the Merrimack River:
http://www.unionleader.com/Police-fire-crews-investigate-cant-find-cause-of-loud-noise-reported-in-Hooksett
http://www.wmur.com/news/police-firefighters-case-area-near-explosion-in-hooksett/37742002
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/1/police-investigate-reported-explosion-in-new-hamps/

Quote: "Police and fire crews have no theory what may have caused a big 'bang' reported in Hooksett Sunday night. Emergency dispatchers in Hooksett confirmed they received about a dozen calls around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, reporting what sounded like a large explosion in southern Hooksett near the Londonderry Turnpike. Police and fire crews patrolled the area, but were unable to determine a cause for the noise."

2016-01-31 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes shortly before midnight in Monticello (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/article/20160131/NEWS/160139934

Quote: "BOOM. Portions of Sullivan County were rocked by noise that to some have compared to a sonic boom. It occurred shortly before midnight on Saturday. Numerous residents grabbed their phones to report the disturbance directly to police agencies as well as 911."

2016-01-31 - Underground electrical fire erupts in Newport, Jersey City (New Jersey), near the Hudson River, blackouts ensue:
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/01/power_outages_in_newport_caused_by_manhole_fire_re.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20160201_ap_457c88bc3236448fa87749a22427c2a7.html?c=r
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/01/power_restored_to_all_but_two_customers_in_downtow.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/23140524-power-outages-in-newport-caused-by-manhole-fire-reports-say/

2016-01-31 - Transformer explodes and burns just after midnight at substation in Market Bosworth (Britain):
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/substation-fire-caused-power-cut-10816997

2016-01-31 - Landfill burns for third day in Deonar area in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-3-days-on-deonar-fire-yet-to-be-brought-under-control-2172149
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/smog-shuts-down-74-schools-mumbai-deonar-fire-creates-toxic-smoke-665072
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/nasa-satellites-capture-thick-smog-caused-by-deonar-fire/story-Q1SMvNJnXxHzuXFEJYWohI.html

Quote: "Twenty-one fire officers and 132 fire fighters are engaged the in fire-fighting operations. Yet, every household in the area is filled with thick blanket of smoke and people are complaining of severe breathing problems. The 74 schools in the area are already shut."

2016-01-31 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Workington (Britain):
http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/other/Probe-launched-into-Workington-fire-b47203c9-bc68-4088-af35-94158c2883c8-ds

Note: Also see the 50 tractor trailers that went up in flames in coastal Beijing (China) on this day, and the person who burned to death when a big rig burst into flame near Sarnia (Canada)...

Monday, February 1, 2016

2016 - JAN - Spotlight Stories

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