2016 - MAY - Fires And Explosions 2

2016-05-16 - Return of 'The Beast' in Alberta (Canada), wildfire grows, burns out of control, forces evacuation of oilsands areas:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/alert-fort-mcmurray-fires-burning-out.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/05/17/canada-wildfire-forces-evacuation-8000-oil-workers.html
http://news.sky.com/story/1697702/video-reveals-canada-wildfires-alien-landscape
http://kxan.com/ap/workers-evacuated-from-12-alberta-oil-camps-due-to-wildfire/
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/10481587-74/workers-alberta-area
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/world/americas/fort-mcmurray-canada-wildfire.html
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/new-evacuation-order-for-alberta-as-conditions-hamper-wildfire-efforts-1.2903608
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/growing-wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-fort-mcmurray-oilsands-camps-1.3585037
http://robertscribbler.com/2016/05/17/the-beast-growls-warming-induced-wildfire-again-doubles-in-size-burns-tar-sands-workers-camp/
http://www.sott.net/article/318393-Another-out-of-control-wildfire-forces-evacuation-in-Alberta-state-of-local-emergency-issued-in-provinces-northwest
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/workers-evacuated-from-12-alberta-oil-camps-due-to-wildfire/2016/05/16/57ee922e-1bc8-11e6-82c2-a7dcb313287d_story.html

2016-05-16 - Underground fire breaks out in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/midtown-underground-fire/
http://news.blackdailynews.com/underground-fire-shuts-down-several-blocks-in-midtown-manhattan/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/midtown-manhole-fires/vp-BBt7B19

2016-05-16 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame at 6 AM in La Vergne (Tennessee):
http://wkrn.com/2016/05/16/early-morning-fire-at-la-vergne-recycling-center/

2016-05-16 - Auto scrapyard hit by fire, two junk cars burn, in Bristol (Connecticut):
http://www.centralctcommunications.com/bristolpress/article_81d77120-1bd5-11e6-aa4e-4bc08392d5cd.html

2016-05-16 - Chemical plant damaged by fire and explosions in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/chemical-fire-prompts-evacuations-in-salt-lake-city
http://www.sltrib.com/news/3895637-155/two-alarm-chemical-fire-in-southwest-salt
http://www.wopular.com/two-alarm-chemical-fire-southwest-salt-lake-city

Quote: "Investigators tell Good4Utah inside the drums were small amounts of Nitric Acid and Sulfuric Acid."

Note: Nitric acid is explosively flammable when it comes into contact with gaseous hydrogen sulfide...

2016-05-16 - Small plane hit by smoke, plane crashes and burns, near Tupelo (Mississippi), 4 killed:
http://koxe.com/pilot-reported-smoke-before-deadly-plane-crash-faa/
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/four-killed-after-plane-headed-to-charlottesville-crashes/197947143
http://wreg.com/2016/05/16/four-killed-when-plane-crashes-after-taking-off-from-tupelo-airport/
http://wric.com/2016/05/16/plane-headed-to-charlottesville-crashes-in-mississippi-four-people-killed/
http://wtkr.com/2016/05/16/4-killed-when-plane-bound-for-charlottesville-crashes-in-tupelo/
http://www.wtva.com/news/UPDATE_Four_total_involved_in_plane_crash_officials_expect_no_survivors.html
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2016/05/16/die-small-plane-crash-tupelo/84464374/
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/31982320/private-plane-crashes-near-tupelo-airport
http://wtvr.com/2016/05/16/charlottesville-plane-crash/

Quote: "Prior to the crash, the FAA said the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit."

Quote: "The plane was on it's way to Charlottesville, Va. Right after take off, the pilot smelled smoke in the cockpit. Minutes later the plane went down. The pilot and three passengers died in the crash."

2016-05-16 - Small plane hit by smoke, makes emergency landing in desert near Beaver Dam (Arizona):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article77980032.html
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/mesquite/2016/05/16/california-men-unhurt-after-emergency-landing-arizona-strip/84467604/

Quote: "The two were traveling home to La Jolla, California from the St. George airport in Utah when they smelled an electric burn and made an emergency landing."

Note: These are the 48th and 49th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-05-16 - Boat bursts into flame in Oakville Harbour near Oakville (Canada):
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/6557546-no-injuries-in-oakville-boat-fire/

Note: This is the 809th boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-05-16 - Passenger train bursts into flame in Nasiriyah (Iraq):
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/fire-breaks-train-heading-baghdad-basra/

2016-05-16 - Transit bus bursts into flame on West 10th Street in Rome (Georgia):
http://coosavalleynews.com/2016/05/rome-bus-carrying-disabled-citizens-catches-on-fire/
http://theridge957.com/paratransit-bus-catches-fire-passengers-safely-evacuated/
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/bus-gutted-by-fire/article_48e3673f-9406-53fe-a926-ca44a4fdb0f9.html
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/police_fire/bus-gutted-by-fire-disabled-adults-evacuated-safely/article_c92a50b0-1b94-11e6-91d3-ef603117e617.html

Note: This is the 382nd bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-16 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at 4:30 AM on US 90 in Broussard (Louisiana):
http://klfy.com/2016/05/16/portion-of-us-90-eastbound-in-broussard-shut-down-after-fuel-truck-catches-fire/
http://www.katc.com/story/31980520/tanker-fire-shuts-down-us-90-eastbound-in-broussard
http://www.navbug.com/article172986435/us_90_east_reopens_in_broussard_after_fuel_truck_fire.htm

2016-05-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-77 near Princeton (West Virginia):
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33654707-firefighters-extinguish-tractor-trailer-fire-on-i-77-near-princeton/
http://www.bdtonline.com/news/firefighters-extinguish-tractor-trailer-fire-on-i--near-princeton/article_7e72e84e-1bb1-11e6-a6e4-639a0a38ca73.html

2016-05-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-90 near Huntley (Illinois):
http://patch.com/illinois/algonquin/semi-tractor-catches-fire-i-90-near-huntley
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/05/17/semi-tractor-destroyed-by-fire-on-i-90-near-huntley/a15yhfn/
http://www.wopular.com/semi-tractor-destroyed-fire-i-90-near-huntley
http://www.facebook.com/nwherald/posts/10154334742697573

2016-05-16 - Four tractors, pickup truck and equipment destroyed by fire at 4 AM while parked on the island of Cyprus (Greece):
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/05/16/fire-paphos-burns-animals-destroys-trucks/

Quote: "The owner had agricultural equipment and a pickup truck in the field along with four tractors. There were chickens and rabbits nearby that also burned."

2016-05-16 - Two tractor trailers destroyed by fire before 5 AM at layby on the A97 near Gartly (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/920097/fire-crews-battle-lorry-blaze-busy-north-east-road-90-minutes/
http://www.englishnews.info/sitio/news-uk.php?id=19-78139&id_sm=1&title=fire-crews-battle-lorry-blaze-on-busy-north-east-road-for-90-minutes
http://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/pressandjournal/fp/news/aberdeenshire/920097/fire-crews-battle-lorry-blaze-busy-north-east-road-90-minutes/

2016-05-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A38 near Alfreton (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/a38-blocked-as-lorry-fire-is-extinguished-1-7914399
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/33615175-a38-blocked-as-lorry-fire-is-extinguished/
http://www.ambervalley.info/rssarticle.asp?articleid=4604518

2016-05-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A1 between Carlton-on-Trent and Tuxford (Britain):
http://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Crews-called-to-A1-to-tackle-lorry-fire

2016-05-16 - Tractor bursts into flame in Welwyn Garden City (Britain):
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/tractor_fire_in_welwyn_garden_city_1_4536792
http://www.facebook.com/whtimes/posts/10153620349730098

Note: These are the 890th through 901st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-16 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked near building in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/05/fire_engulfs_truck_then_spreads_to_building_in_jer.html
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2016/05/truck_fire_spreads_to_building.html
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=11654465

Note: Also see the two apartment buildings that burned in Jersey City on this day...

2016-05-16 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on road near landfill in Muscle Shoals (Alabama):
http://www.timesdaily.com/news/employees-unhurt-but-county-truck-destroyed-in-fire/article_63ad6d99-ef1e-5a3c-b4bd-cadadbd8bbe4.html

2016-05-16 - Truck bursts into flame near home in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2016/05/16/vehicle-fire-close-to-a-residence-in-rockford/

2016-05-16 - Van bursts into flame on the M7 in County Kildare (Ireland):
http://www.kildarenow.com/news/emergency-services-at-van-on-fire-at-m7/91973
http://www.kildarenow.com/news/traffic-at-a-standstill-as-co-kildare-fire-services-tackle-burning-van/91977

2016-05-16 - SUV bursts into flame on the Mackinac Bridge over Lake Michigan near Mackinac (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/05/vehicles_catches_fire_on_macki.html

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

2016-05-16 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Laurel (Virginia):
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160517/Reported-Car-Fire-In-Laurel-VA-Henrico-County/

2016-05-16 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on US 119 near Morgantown (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Traffic-Delays-Caused-by-Morning-Truck-Fire-30735
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33627122-traffic-delays-caused-by-morning-truck-fire/
http://thedpost.com/Vehicle-fire-closes-119

2016-05-16 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on US 41 in Lake Park (Georgia):
http://www.fox8live.com/story/31983981/us-41-in-lowndes-co-clear-after-truck-fire

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked at business in Centre (Alabama):
http://www.weisradio.com/centre-firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire-at-american-apparel/
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AL/2016/May/17/Centre.Firefighters.Respond.To.Vehicle.Fire.At.American.Apparel.aspx

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame on I-94 in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://fox6now.com/2016/05/16/traffic-alert-car-fire-shuts-down-two-right-lanes-of-eb-i-94-near-30th-st/
http://www.wisn.com/news/vehicle-catches-fire-on-interstate-94/39571204
http://www.wisn.com/news/interstate-94-car-fire/39571250

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame on Route 55 in Franklin (New Jersey):
http://www.fox29.com/news/141922912-story
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/05/16/breaking-skyfox-over-car-fire-route-55-sb-in/

2016-05-16 - Taxi bursts into flame on street in coastal Cebu City (Philippine Islands):
http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/93706/taxi-caught-on-fire-in-kamputhaw

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/920342/fire-service-sent-car-fire-aberdeen/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/police-called-car-fire-aberdeen4/

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near East Midlands Airport (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Car-closes-lanes-M1/story-29278884-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/car-fire-closes-two-lanes-of-m1-4131189.html

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame on the M25 near High Wycombe (Britain):
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/14495022.Car_fire_causes_commuter_nightmares_on_M25/

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame on M69 slip road near Nuneaton (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/05/16/car-fire-m69-to-m6-slip-road/

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame between Cray and Buckden (Britain):
http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/14496427.Fire_drama_on_the_road_between_Cray_and_Buckden/

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame at 1:29 AM on Molewood Close in Arbury (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/car-fire-arbury-2091.aspx

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame near Mark's Lane in West Rainton (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14496604.Blazing_car_dealt_with_in_West_Rainton/
http://www.durhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/14496604.Blazing_car_dealt_with_in_West_Rainton/

2016-05-16 - Car bursts into flame on Astwood Road in Worcester (Britain):
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/14496453.Car_fire_brought_under_control/
http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/14496453.Car_fire_brought_under_control/
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/14496453.Car_fire_brought_under_control/

2016-05-16 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Machesney Park (Illinois):
http://rockfordscanner.com/2016/05/16/fully-engulfed-vehicle-fire-in-machesney-park/

2016-05-16 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Dartford Crossing over the River Thames near Dartford (Britain):
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Severe-delays-Dartford-Crossing-vehicle/story-29278147-detail/story.html

2016-05-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in Spring City (Tennessee), 8000 chickens killed:
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/8000-chickens-dead-in-rhea-county-poultry-farm-fire

2016-05-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in Franklin (New Jersey), near Malaga Lake:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Chicken-Coop-Franklin-Township-Gloucester-County-New-Jersey--379694001.html
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2016/05/16/route-40-storage-shed-ravaged-fire/84458612/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/thedailyjournal/732363782496882688

2016-05-16 - Barn goes up in flames at 1:15 AM on Carstens Lake Road in the Town of Newton (Wisconsin):
http://www.nbc26.com/news/crews-battle-barn-fire-in-manitowoc-county

2016-05-16 - Brush fire breaks out in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/31984984/crews-battling-20-acre-brush-fire-in-north-fort-myers

2016-05-16 - Brush fire burns in coastal Port St. Lucie (Florida):
http://www.wpbf.com/news/brush-fire-burns-close-to-port-st-lucie-homes/39575954
http://cbs12.com/news/local/brush-fire-burning-dangerously-close-to-homes-in-port-st-lucie

2016-05-16 - Moor fire erupts near reservoir between Burnley and Bacup (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/14494848.Moors_fire_between_Burnley_and_Bacup_scorches_land_near_reservoir/

2016-05-16 - Hundreds of tires go up in flames near West Hampton Street in Anderson (South Carolina):
http://www.walb.com/story/31985323/hundreds-of-tires-burning-after-grass-fire-in-anderson-co
http://www.wfsb.com/story/31985323/hundreds-of-tires-burning-after-grass-fire-in-anderson-co

2016-05-16 - Large number of tires go up in flames on Cross End in Kirby Thore (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Tyres on fire in Kirkby Thore(Eden) 16 May 2016 At 12:29 firefighters were called to a report of a large amount of tyres on fire at Cross End. Firefighters, two wearing breathing apparatus, used a hose reel jet and compressed air foam system to put out the fire."

2016-05-16 - Warehouse goes up in flames in Kansas City (Missouri), near the Blue River:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article77912152.html

2016-05-16 - Food business damaged by fire at 2 AM in Stone Mountain (Georgia), nobody there:
http://www.cbs46.com/story/31979728/business-damaged-in-overnight-fire

2016-05-16 - Business destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Sulphur (Louisiana):
http://www.newswest9.com/story/31979881/house-fire-in-sulphur
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/31979881/house-fire-in-sulphur

2016-05-16 - Plywood business damaged by fire in New Hanover County (North Carolina):
http://www.wect.com/story/31981012/crews-investigate-fire-at-plywood-supply-company

2016-05-16 - Government records building damaged by fire before 4 AM in Mathura (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Fire-at-Mathura-RTO-destroys-vehicle-registration-records/articleshow/52298440.cms

2016-05-16 - Bunkhouse destroyed by fire at Camp Karlin Stolin on North Chodikee Lake Road in Highland (New York):
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160517/blaze-at-summer-camp-not-suspicious-highland-fire-department-says

2016-05-16 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Mountain Iron (Minnesota):
http://www.wdio.com/news/mountain-iron-garage-fire/4139973/
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4034639-fire-destroys-mountain-iron-garage

2016-05-16 - Home damaged by fire just before 6 AM in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/fire-rescue-crews-put-out-home-fire-in-suburban-we/nrNS2/
http://cbs12.com/news/local/investigators-try-to-determine-cause-of-wpb-house-fire

2016-05-16 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 1:19 AM in Ocean View area in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2016/05/16/couple-escapes-burning-home-overnight/
http://wtkr.com/2016/05/16/crews-quickly-extinguish-early-morning-house-fire-in-norfolk/
http://interactives.wavy.com/photomojo/gallery/41577/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WAVY_News/732201031086399488

2016-05-16 - Home destroyed by fire before 3 AM in Sky Valley (California), nobody there:
http://www.kesq.com/news/large-home-on-fire-in-sky-valley/39565306

2016-05-16 - Two homes damaged by fire in coastal San Francisco (California), 3 injured:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/firefighters-control-2-alarm-fire-in-san-franciscos-sunset/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-house-injures-3-including-firefighter-7503470.php

2016-05-16 - Two apartment buildings heavily damaged by fire in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey), 3 injured:
http://www.richmond.com/news/ap/article_72e6351e-ede1-5a1d-bbd1-a75609159d98.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/17/fire-severely-damages-2-jersey-city-apartment-buil/
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/05/nearly_40_people_displaced_3_injured_after_horribl.html
http://www.hastingstribune.com/fire-severely-damages-jersey-city-apartment-buildings/article_5c803f0c-b05a-5e3e-b5e5-ac9ccf32e1ed.html

2016-05-16 - Apartment building destroyed by massive fire, six more buildings damaged, in Lakeview area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/lakeview-fire-damages-7-buildings/1341349/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Fire-Breaks-Out-in-Chicagos-Lakeview-Neighborhood-379716261.html
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/firefighters-battle-extra-alarm-blaze-in-lake-view/
http://www.statter911.com/2016/05/16/early-video-chopper-video-radio-traffic/

2016-05-16 - Deadly fire burns mobile home at 12:30 AM in Featherstone (Britain), 1 killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-36303267
http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Man-s-body-caravan-gutted-South-Staffordshire/story-29279160-detail/story.html
http://nvs24.com/news/topstories/Man-found-in-caravan-doorway-after-fire-5805484.html
http://www.signal1.co.uk/news/local/person-killed-in-caravan-fire/

2016-05-16 - Deadly fire burns home at 11:30 PM on Lee Byrd Road in Loganville (Georgia), 2 killed:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/2-people-found-dead-after-loganville-house-fire/nrNyw/
http://www.cbs46.com/story/31990085/police-find-two-dead-following-walton-county-fire
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/two-bodies-found-after-loganville-house-fire/198653384
http://accesswdun.com/article/2016/5/400661/2-dead-in-walton-county-house-fire

2016-05-16 - Deadly fire destroys home before 3 AM on Buno Road in Brighton (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/community/brighton/2016/05/16/man-dies-early-morning-fire/84436080/
http://whmi.com/news/article/25609

2016-05-16 - Vacant home burns twice in seven hours in Wayne Township (New Jersey):
http://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/news/local_news/vacant-home-in-wayne-township-catches-fire-twice-overnight/article_6df27bec-1b75-11e6-9b92-eb20867e3817.html

2016-05-16 - Vacant home burns in Hillsboro (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/large-fire-engulfs-vacant-hillsboro-home
http://pdxfanews.blogspot.com/2016/05/one-alarm-fire-damages-vacant-hillsboro.html
http://kuik.com/news/firefighters-respond-to-vacant-home-fire-in-hillsboro/

2016-05-16 - Vacant home burns at 2:45 AM in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson%20/2016/05/16/residential-fire-breaks-out-east-nashville/84433656/

2016-05-16 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM, adjacent home damaged, in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/fire-at-two-homes-near-north-claiborne/196321525
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/family-escapes-home-after-2alarm-fire-breaks-out-next-door-on-piety-street/39565730

2016-05-16 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5:05 AM in Caledon (Canada):
http://www.bramptonupdate.ca/2016/05/16/massive-fire-claims-vacant-home-on-the-grange-sideroad-in-caledon/
http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/6556205-massive-fire-claims-vacant-home-on-the-grange-sideroad-in-caledon/

2016-05-16 - Three adjacent vacant homes go up in flames in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/three-abandoned-structures-burned-in-northwest-atlanta-monday-afternoon/197887329

2016-05-16 - Vacant duplex burns in Wapakoneta (Ohio):
http://www.hometownstations.com/story/31988547/fire-in-wapakoneta

2016-05-17 - Severe wildfire seasons are now the new normal:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/17/severe-wildfire-season-new-normal-officials-say/84500012/

Quote: "This year should bring a 'normal' wildfire season in most of the U.S., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday. The problem, Vilsack said, is that the new normal wildfire season is longer and includes tens of thousands of fires burning millions of acres of forest and destroying thousands of homes."

Quote: "The fire season itself is now on average 78 days longer than it was in 1970. And in the West, for example, there has been a sevenfold increase in fires of 10,000 acres or more."

2016-05-17 - Millions of dead trees could fuel California wildfires this season:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/17/california-wildfire-season-40-million-dead-trees/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article78033502.html

Quote: "U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that a five-year drought has left 40 million dead and fire-prone trees in California. They said 29 million trees died last year alone."

2016-05-17 - Scrapyard hit by fire, car and forklift burn, in coastal Wilmington (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2016/05/17/hazmat-firefighters-respond-wilmington-scapyard-fire/84503704/
http://www.wdel.com/story/75085-fire-at-wilmington-scrapyard-leads-to-leaking-300-gallon-antifreeze-tank-ruled-accidental
http://delawarefreenews.org/2016/05/17/fire-causes-damage-at-wilmington-salvage-yard/

2016-05-17 - Furniture factory destroyed by massive fire in Wyandanch (New York), near the coast:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/05/17/west-babylon-furniture-fire/
http://abc7ny.com/news/fire-burns-through-wyandanch-furniture-warehouse/1342625/

2016-05-17 - Underground electrical explosions and fire hit coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14497427.Reports_of__two_mini_explosions__on_Buchanan_Street/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/reports-mini-explosion-glasgow-power-7988636
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/buchanan-street-glasgow-closed-amid-7986773
http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgows-buchanan-street-partially-closed-11342857
http://www.sott.net/article/318505-Reports-of-a-mini-explosion-in-Glasgow-as-power-surge-affects-underground-cables

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked at home, then fire erupts inside home too, in Tulsa (Oklahoma), nobody there:
http://www.newson6.com/story/31992103/tulsa-car-house-fire-under-investigation

Quote: "Fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire in a Mercedes as it sat in someone's driveway near 36th Street North and Peoria. Investigators tell us a fire started at the back of a Mercedes around 4 a.m. A second fire started in the home a short time later. Firefighters say that fire did cause some damage to an area inside. No one was home at the time."

Note: Sounds very similar to an incident where an SUV burst into flame at 3:30 AM while parked at one home and an exterior dimmer switch burst into flame at the same time at the home next door, in Stuttgart (Arkansas), mentioned in the 2013-02-05 update...

2016-05-17 - Shrimp boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Galveston (Texas):
http://www.galvnews.com/news/article_5cd0d6bb-5f36-5dda-9af6-b516d3560353.html

Quote: "The rapid response of Galveston firefighters stood between a shrimp boat fire and potential disaster on a dock near 68th Street, Tuesday night. A worker in the area called 9-1-1 after spotting flames coming from a shrimp boat, about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday."

2016-05-17 - Boat bursts into flame at 7:20 AM near coastal Malibu (California):
http://patch.com/california/malibu/2-people-dog-rescued-boat-fire-malibu-coast-0
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/17/2-people-dog-rescued-from-boat-fire-off-malibu-coast/
http://abc7.com/news/2-people-dog-rescued-from-burning-boat-off-malibu-shore/1342291/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article78067097.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/17/half-moon-bay-boaters-rescued-from-burning-boat-off-malibu-coast/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3595309/Two-people-dog-rescued-Coast-Guard-boat-bursts-flames-coast-Malibu.html
http://nvs24.com/news/los-angeles/Two-people-and-dog-escape-fiery-boat-near-Leo-Carrillo-State-Beach-5833971.html
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/142240316-story
http://laist.com/2016/05/17/malibu_boat_fire.php

2016-05-17 - Boat and storage area destroyed by fire at 4:45 AM at business in coastal Clearwater (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-section-of-cycle-springs-powersports-in-clearwater
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/nb-us-19-lanes-closed-due-to-fire/198581318
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2016/5/17/firefighters_respond.html

Quote: "Ron Neuberger, Assistant Clearwater Fire Marshall, also pointed to a boat parked outside that was charred to a crisp."

Note: These are the 810th, 811th and 812th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-17 - School bus bursts into flame just after 6 AM on Saunders Avenue in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://wkrn.com/2016/05/17/school-bus-catches-fire-after-starting-tuesday-morning/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/31991430/metro-school-bus-catches-fire-in-north-nashville
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2016/05/17/crews-investigate-east-nashville-school-bus-fire/84480268/
http://www.walb.com/story/31991430/metro-school-bus-catches-fire-in-north-nashville
http://wjhl.com/2016/05/17/no-one-injured-after-school-bus-catches-fire-in-tennessee/

2016-05-17 - School bus bursts into flame near Arnold Palmer Boulevard and Aiken Road in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/school-bus-catches-fire-near-lake-forest/39592088
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/05/17/school-bus-fire-extinguished-e-jefferson-co/84505290/
http://www.wave3.com/story/31996749/update-8-students-from-st-patrick-catholic-school-uninjured-in-bus-fire
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/officials-investigate-e-jefferson-county-school-bus-fire/199456261

Note: These are the 111th and 112th school buses to burn in 2016 and these are the 383rd and 384th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-295 in Bellmawr (New Jersey):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/05/17/truck-fire-blocks-all-lanes-on-i-295-nortbound/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Tractor-Trailer-Fire-I-295-New-Jersey-379783081.html
http://6abc.com/traffic/tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-route-42-to-i-295-ramp-in-camden-co/1342113/
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/in-transit/Truck-fire-blocks-traffic-on-Route-42-I-295.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33714734-truck-fire-snarls-traffic-in-bellmawr-nj/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33716761-tractor-trailer-fire-closes-route-295/
http://www.phillyfirenews.com/2016/05/17/tractor-trailer-fire-rt-42-bellmawr/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/CBSPhilly/732560103656857600
http://nj1015.com/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-route-295/
http://www.fox29.com/news/142215724-story

2016-05-17 - Tractor trailer and 10+ cars go up in flames beneath train tracks in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/05/18/new-york-city-harlem-truck-fire-pkg.wabc
http://abc7ny.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-under-metro-north-tracks-in-east-harlem;-service-affected/1343070/
http://wtnh.com/2016/05/17/3-alarm-fire-in-harlem-impacting-metro-north-trains-into-ct/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Metro-North-Train-Tracks-Fire-East-Harlem-379874341.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/31999049/metro-north-train-service-delayed-due-to-fire-under-tracks
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-metro-north-delays-0518-20160517-story.html

Quote: "Train service into and out of Grand Central is suspended after a large tractor trailer caught fire Tuesday evening under elevated Metro North tracks at East 119 Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem. At least 10 cars also caught fire when the two-alarm blaze broke out shortly before 7 p.m."

2016-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in Monroe County (Georgia):
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/no-one-hurt-in-i-75-nb-truck-fire/198732338
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/semi-tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-i-75-n-in-monroe-co/198723688

2016-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-20 near Grovetown (Georgia):
http://wjbf.com/2016/05/17/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-i-20-traffic/
http://www.26nbc.com/content/news/BREAKING-on-12-and-26--Tractor-trailer-fire-on-I-20-Westbound-379779021.html

2016-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near Duffy Avenue and Charlotte Avenue in Hicksville (New York), near the coast:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/no-one-hurt-as-tractor-trailer-fire-closes-road-police-say-1.11807866
http://www.newyork-easy.com/new-york/long-island/tractor-trailer-in-hicksville-catches-fire-police-say/
http://www.wopular.com/tractor-trailer-hicksville-catches-fire-police-say
http://article.wn.com/view/2016/05/17/Tractortrailer_fire_in_Hicksville/

2016-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M5 near Thornbury (Britain):
http://www.bristolstar.com/index.php/sid/244154151
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTOL-TRAFFIC-Delays-HGV-blocks-M5-near/story-29284750-detail/story.html
http://www.cheddarvalleygazette.co.uk/M5-lorry-closes-lane-causes-congestion/story-29284813-detail/story.html

2016-05-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M6 near Walsall (Britain), some crashes too:
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016/05/17/lorry-pile-up-causes-major-m6-delays/
http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/Lorry-causes-M6-junction-10-delays-near-Walsall/story-29284921-detail/story.html

Quote: "And northbound drivers planning to leave the M6 at Junction 9 were faced with further disruption when a trailer carrying heavy goods caught fire in one of two blazes near Walsall."

Note: These are the 902nd, 903rd, 904th, 905th, 906th, 907th and 908th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-17 - Cement truck bursts into flame before 6:31 AM while parked at business in Franktown (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/fire-burns-cement-truck
http://www.inusanews.com/article/33096441509/fire-concrete

2016-05-17 - Utility truck bursts into flame on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Sturbridge (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/traffic_truck_fire_closes_lane.html
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Truck-Fire-Causes-Delays-on-Massachusetts-Turnpike-379774311.html
http://photos.masslive.com/republican/2016/05/truck_fire_snarls_traffic_on_mass_pike_1.html

2016-05-17 - Truck bursts into flame on 50th Avenue in Leduc (Canada):
http://www.931theone.ca/news/leduc-county-local-news/truck-fire-in-leduc/

2016-05-17 - Truck, machinery and 40 tons of wood go up in flames at business in Great Saling (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5823/
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/33810248-more-than-40-tonnes-of-wood-machinery-and-a-lorry-caught-fire-in-builders-yard/
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/14499935.More_than_40_tonnes_of_wood__machinery_and_a_lorry_caught_fire_in_builders_yard/

Quote: "More than 40 tonnes of wood, various machinery and one lorry were well alight."

2016-05-17 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home on Gull Port in Seeley Lake (Montana):
http://www.seeleylake.com/story/2016/05/19/news/motorhome-fire-quickly-contained/880.html

Note: This is the 189th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-17 - Van bursts into flame on highway en route to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/terror-along-karak-van-ferrying-151835263.html
http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/05/146224/terror-along-karak-van-ferrying-form-five-students-catches-fire

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 8:15 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/fire-destroys-cruise-damages-garage-in-dayton/nrN29/

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked on street in Trotwood (Ohio):
http://abc22now.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-in-trotwood-neighborhood
http://fox45now.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-in-trotwood-neighborhood

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while parked at business in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://wjtv.com/2016/05/17/firefighters-investigate-tuesday-morning-car-fire/

Note: A car just burst into flame on I-55 in Jackson too, mentioned in the 2016-05-15 update...

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked at library in Elmira (New York):
http://www.stargazette.com/story/news/public-safety/2016/05/17/car-fire-steele-memorial-library/84490460/
http://www.stargazette.com/videos/news/public-safety/2016/05/17/84491996/

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked on East Washington Avenue in Madison (Wisconsin):
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Fire-crews-investigate-car--379983201.html
http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/daily-reports/engine-3-responds-to-small-vehicle-fire-on-east-washington-ave

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at Dunkin' Donuts in coastal Buzzards Bay (Massachusetts):
http://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/firefighters-douse-car-fire-at-dunkin-donuts-in-buzzards-bay/article_a485ef6c-665c-5f80-8399-bf116a26caab.html

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame near university in West Lafayette (Indiana):
http://wlfi.com/2016/05/17/car-fire-draws-a-crowd-on-chauncey-hill/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAxVnDBxnwc

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/31999939/car-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-91-south-in-holyoke

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on the Hana Highway on the island of Maui (Hawaii):
http://mauinow.com/2016/05/17/vehicle-fire-hana-highway/

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on Glendale Road in Chevy Chase (Maryland):
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160517/Reported-Vehicle-Fire-In-Chevy-Chase-MD-Chevy-Chase/
http://twitter.com/mskirsh/status/732670708061491200/photo/1

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-470 in Topeka (Kansas):
http://cjonline.com/news/2016-05-16/car-becomes-fully-engulfed-interestate-470-exit-ramp-fairlawn

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame after 11 PM while parked at home on the island of St. Lucia:
http://stluciatimes.com/2016/05/18/vehicle-fire-beausejour

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 5:39 AM on Copping Crossing Road in Belconnen District (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-belconnen-district-263333.traffic

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 12:54 AM on Copheap Lane in Warminster (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-warminster/

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame on Gregory Boulevard in Hyson Green (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Flames-engulf-car-Gregory-Boulevard/story-29283771-detail/story.html

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 6:54 AM on Uppingham Road in Oakham (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/8203-Firefighters-called-car-burst-flames-Oakham/story-29282101-detail/story.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/8203-firefighters-called-out-after-a-car-burst-into-flames-in-oakham-771993.html

2016-05-17 - Car bursts into flame at 11:15 PM on Kingsbury Road in Marston (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/05/18/car-fire-kingsbury-road-marston/

2016-05-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on street in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2016/05/17/rfd-battling-another-vehicle-fire/

2016-05-17 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Rochester (Minnesota):
http://kimt.com/2016/05/17/garage-and-vehicle-destroyed-by-fire-in-rochester/

2016-05-17 - Two cars and mansion destroyed by fire shortly before 11:30 PM in Vaughan (Canada):
http://www.cp24.com/news/vaughan-home-two-vehicles-go-up-in-flames-after-house-fire-1.2905621
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fire-destroys-vaughan-home-2-luxury-cars-1.3585437
http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/6558067-fire-damage-at-kleinburg-home-estimated-at-5m-several-luxury-cars-destroyed/

2016-05-17 - Auto shop destroyed by fire in Rumney (New Hampshire), nobody there:
http://www.wmur.com/news/crews-battle-fire-on-route-25-in-rumney/39595382
http://www.fosters.com/news/20160518/fire-explosions-destroy-old-auto-body-shop-in-rumney
http://www.wcax.com/story/32001163/fire-explosions-destroy-old-auto-body-shop-in-rumney
http://www.newsadvance.com/fire-explosions-destroy-old-auto-body-shop-in-rumney/article_f605ef4c-4ddf-5d56-bedf-22daa20fc4e7.html

2016-05-17 - Barn heavily damaged by fire on Mills Road near New Madison (Ohio):
http://www.earlybirdpaper.com/crews-battle-barn-fire-near-new-madison/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33625809-barn-fire-reported-near-new-madison/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33628602-firefighters-battle-barn-fire/
http://www.wopular.com/barn-fire-reported-near-new-madison

2016-05-17 - Brush fire burns near I-75 in coastal Punta Gorda (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/31997693/punta-gorda-brush-fire-near-i-75-creates-smoky-drive

2016-05-17 - Brush fire breaks out in Gila River bottom in Buckeye (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2016/05/17/gila-river-bottom-blaze-burns-10-acres-buckeye/84485022/

2016-05-17 - Home damaged by fire shortly before 2 AM on Cape Henry Avenue in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/mycity/norfolk/early-morning-house-fire-under-investigation-in-norfolk/201108758

2016-05-17 - Home damaged by fire on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick (Washington), near the Columbia River, nobody there:
http://www.khq.com/story/31997897/house-fire-along-clearwater-avenue-blocks-tuesday-morning-westbound-traffic

2016-05-17 - Home destroyed by fire at 11:30 PM in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://www.waff.com/story/32001680/overnight-fire-destroys-huntsville-home

2016-05-17 - Home destroyed by fire, four more homes damaged, in Stansberry Cove area in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/31997896/1-home-destroyed-4-damaged-in-fire
http://www.wtvq.com/2016/05/17/lexington-fire-dept-on-scene-of-house-fire/
http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article78167197.html
http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Lexington-firefighters-working-2-alarm-fire-on-Stansberry-Cove-379851181.html

2016-05-17 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire before 5:30 AM in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.adn.com/article/20160517/none-hurt-residents-are-rescued-midtown-anchorage-apartment-fire

2016-05-17 - Vacant home burns at 1:26 AM in Sparks (Nevada):
http://mynews4.com/news/local/sparks-fire-investigate-fire-in-vacant-house-overnight

2016-05-17 - Vacant home burns at 5:53 AM in Ogden (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/home/3900267-155/ogden-house-fire-cause-under-investigation

2016-05-17 - Vacant home burns at 6 AM in Bartlesville (Oklahoma):
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/vacant-house-fire-extinguished-by-bartlesville-firefighters

2016-05-17 - Vacant Gap store burns in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/921821/aberdeen-firefighters-scene-blaze-old-gap-building/

2016-05-18 - Obama issues executive order aimed at protecting federal buildings from wildfires:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/18/obama-executive-order-protect-federal-buildings-wildfires/84536600/

Quote: "The order applies to all buildings larger than 5,000 square feet built on federal lands in high-risk areas of what is known as the wildland-urban interface, areas where urban development encroaches on wooded areas susceptible to wildfires. There are an estimated 6,256 federal buildings in those areas, mostly owned by the departments of Agriculture and Interior. The order requires new or expanded buildings in those areas to use a building code designed to protect the buildings and their occupants from fire."

2016-05-18 - Metal recycling business erupts in flame in Wallaceburg (Canada):
http://sydenhamcurrent.ca/2016/05/18/massive-fire-stealth-metal-wallaceburg/
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2016/05/18/wallaceburg-fire-could-be-seen-as-far-as-chatham
http://www.wallaceburgcourierpress.com/2016/05/18/smoke-seen-as-far-as-chatham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3SUIr_BhXM

2016-05-18 - At least 40 shops destroyed by fire at 1 AM at auto market in Mushin (Nigeria), near the coast:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201605181101.html
http://nigerianewshub.com/2016/05/18/fire-guts-40-lock-up-shops-at-ladipo-auto-market/
http://www.newsunited.com/fire-guts-40-lock-up-shops-at-news/29596167/
http://buzznigeria.com/fire-guts-shops-ladipo-auto-market/
http://nvs24.com/news/africa/Nigeria-Fire-Guts-40-Lock-Up-Shops-At-Ladipo-Auto-Market-5849336.html
http://www.nigeriadailynews.news/news/290323-fire-guts-40-lock-up-shops-at-ladipo-auto-market.html
http://www.naijaonpoint.com/news/fire-destroys-40-shops-in-ladipo-auto-market.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33828486-fire-guts-40-lock-up-shops-at-ladipo-auto-market/

2016-05-18 - Landfill hit by fire in Tiberias (Israel), on the Sea of Galilee:
http://abu-link.com/item_268822.htm

2016-05-18 - Recycling factory damaged by explosion and fire in coastal Sydney (Australia), 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160518-53369-AUS
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/two-injured-in-fire-and-explosion-at-auburn-in-sydneys-west-20160518-goxymv.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3596158/Recycling-plant-Auburn-catches-fire.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-18/auburn-factory-fire-forced-evacuation-of-100-people/7425718
http://www.miragenews.com/some-100-evacuated-after-fire-at-western-sydney-recycling-plant/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33806655-fire-crews-keep-eye-on-burned-out-recycling-plant/
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/auburn-factory-fire-up-to-20-crews-attend-major-incident/news-story/7a882d80ef133535f21febb0905663e5

2016-05-18 - Recycling center hit by fire at 2 AM in Pontefract (Britain):
http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-rips-through-rubbish-in-pontefract-skip-yard-1-7917428
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/fire-rips-through-rubbish-in-pontefract-skip-yard-4135631.html

2016-05-18 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Centereach (New York), 1 killed:
http://tbrnewsmedia.com/man-found-dead-in-burning-home-after-explosion/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/centereach-house-catches-fire-man-found-dead-cops-say-1.11814576
https://www.longislandpress.com/2016/05/19/centereach-man-found-dead-in-house-fire/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/05/18/centereach-fatal-fire/

Quote: "Neighbors of the Minerva Lane home called 911 when they heard an explosion and saw flames at about 2:40 p.m., police said. A resident, Timothy Oskey, 50, was 'found unresponsive, lying on the floor of the basement,' police said in a news release."

2016-05-18 - Flat explodes and burns in Hackney area in coastal London (Britain), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.london24.com/news/hackney_flat_explosion_kills_man_leaves_two_seriously_injured_1_4541344
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackney-explosion-one-dead-two-critically-injured-stamford-hill-flat-fire-1560859
http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/one_man_dead_after_hackney_flat_explosion_two_others_critically_injured_1_4541161
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/stamford-hill-flat-explosion-man-dies-and-two-others-fighting-for-life-a3251666.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36329530

Note: These are the 157th and 158th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-05-18 - Centre Hall damaged by explosion in Centre (Pennsylvania):
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/penns-valley/article78539662.html

2016-05-18 - Transformer explodes and burns, ignites brush fire, in Atascadero (California), 5000 homes go dark:
http://www.ksby.com/story/32009928/fire-in-atascadero-leaves-5000-without-power

2016-05-18 - Transformer explodes and burns in Hyderabad (India), 1 injured:
http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/news/state/81321-transformer-explodes-near-kishan-reddy-s-residence,-youth-injured.html

2016-05-18 - Barbecue grill explodes at home in Winnipeg (Canada), 1 injured:
http://mytoba.ca/featured/local-resident-sent-hospital-following-barbecue-explosion/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/barbecue-explosion-winnipeg-1.3585449

2016-05-18 - Van, construction materials and two shipping containers of furniture go up in flames at 11:14 PM in Wapping area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_Wapping18may16.asp
http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/18/huge-blaze-breaks-out-at-builders-yard-with-smoke-visible-for-miles-5890127/
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/wapping-fire-smoke-visible-for-miles-as-firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-in-east-london-a3251101.html

Quote: "The whole of yard was damaged by fire including a van, building materials and a number of gas cylinders. Two shipping containers containing furniture were also badly fire. The fire has spread to an adjacent block of flats of six floors. Part of the ground and first floor were damaged by the blaze. A man was rescued from the fifth floor and 12 people evacuated the remaining flats."

2016-05-18 - Shrimp boat bursts into flame near coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/3-people-evacuated-from-shrimp-boat-fire-on-st-marys-sound/292448425
http://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/nassau-county/crews-respond-to-fire-on-shrimp-boat
http://newsbout.com/id/16232552283/Crews-respond-to-fire-on-shrimp-boat
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/wjxt4/733112460870180864
http://www.facebook.com/ActionNewsJacksonville/posts/1127878073951344
http://www.fox30jax.com/news/local/gallery-shrimp-boat-caught-fire/293458240
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/viewer-video-of-shrimp-boat-fire-on-st-marys-sound_20160519152422/293553110

Quote: "Three people were evacuated from an 85-foot shrimp boat that was on fire at the entrance of the St. Marys Sound on Wednesday night. Coast Guard Petty Officer Lehmann said the fire happened around 8 p.m. The three people were evacuated onto a life raft and then picked up by a Good Samaritan boater. The Coast Guard said all people were off the boat by the time they arrived. No one was injured."

Note: This is the 813th boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-05-18 - Passenger train bursts into flame near Twyford (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/recap-fire-train-near-twyford-11348606
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/rail-lines-closed-between-reading-11348631
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/14500089.Train_fire_causing_huge_disruption_for_rail_services/
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2016-05-18/engine-fire-brings-packed-commuter-train-to-a-halt/
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/rmt-union-says-twyford-train-11353977
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14500089.UPDATE__Train_fire_causing_huge_disruption_for_rail_services/
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Train-lines-closed-between-Reading-and-Maidenhead-after-incident-near-Twyford-18052016.htm

Quote: "Emergency services are currently on the scene of an fire on a train just outside Twyford Station which has led to lines being closed between Reading and Slough."

2016-05-18 - School bus bursts into flame on Newfield Avenue near Flatbush Avenue in Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/School-Bus-Catches-Fire-in-Hartford-380023451.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32009075/school-bus-catches-fire-in-hartford-wednesday-afternoon
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-hartford-school-bus-fire-0519-20160518-story.html
http://fox61.com/2016/05/18/school-bus-catches-fire-in-hartford-no-one-hurt/
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/School-bus-catches-fire-in-Harford-no-students-7692692.php
http://nvs24.com/news/us/School-bus-catches-fire-in-Harford-no-students-on-board-5869138.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33899687-school-bus-catches-fire-in-hartford-no-one-hurt/
http://newsbout.com/id/16232540269/School-Bus-Catches-Fire-in-Hartford
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/hartfordcourant/733065141089128448
http://www.facebook.com/FOX61News/videos/1105743672801136/

Note: This is the 113th school bus to burn in 2016 and this is the 385th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-18 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-95 in Florence County (South Carolina):
http://wbtw.com/2016/05/18/sardis-timmonsville-fire-department-responds-to-tractor-trailer-fire/
http://newsbout.com/id/16232538896/Sardis-Timmonsville-Fire-Department-responds-to-tractor-trailer-fire

Quote: "Florence County Fire Rescue Coordinator, Sam Brockington, told News13 the tractor trailer was hauling six cars, some were luxury cars, when the fire started in the truck. However, the cause of the fire is unknown."

Note: This is the 27th car-hauler to burn in 2016...

2016-05-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame before 4 AM while parked at Walmart in Triadelphia (West Virginia):
http://www.yourohiovalley.com/story/32005259/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-in-walmart-parking-lot
http://wtov9.com/news/local/man-rescued-from-burning-truck-at-highlands
http://www.wearewvproud.com/Clip/12445339/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-in-walmart-parking-lot
http://www.tristateupdate.com/Clip/12445339/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-in-walmart-parking-lot

2016-05-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at intersection near Maidstone (Canada):
http://www.620ckrm.com/2016/05/18/fire-extinguished-after-semi-tanker-fire-near-maidstone-sk/
http://www.newsoptimist.ca/news/follow-the-sirens/tanker-fire-disrupts-traffic-1.2257557

2016-05-18 - Two tractor trailers destroyed by fire while parked at truck stop in Wildwood (Florida):
http://www.villages-news.com/fire-engulfs-two-tractor-trailer-trucks-gas-station-wildwood/
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/article_de9a2f9e-60e8-53b3-81ea-d00c16e4afe5.html

2016-05-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at intersection in Goldsboro (North Carolina):
http://goldsborodailynews.com/blog/2016/05/18/driver-escapes-18-wheeler-inferno/
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2016/05/19/tractortrailer_catches_fire_shuts_down_traffic_for_hours/

2016-05-18 - Tractor (harvester), tractor (combine), skid loader, truck and barn destroyed by fire in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/steel-barn-destroyed-by-fire-cause-under-investigation/article_64c0b12e-1d41-11e6-b4eb-23f8e021ce1d.html

Quote: "The barn housed a skid loader, Ford harvester, fertilizer truck and combine, in addition to other pieces of machinery, Stoks said."

2016-05-18 - Tractor bursts into flame on Wash Road in Algarkirk (Britain):
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/tractor-fire-at-algarkirk-1-7389185
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/tractor-fire-at-algarkirk-777227.html

Note: These are the 909th, 910th, 911th, 912th, 913th, 914th, 915th, 916th and 917th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-18 - Heavy truck bursts into flame at 1 AM while parked at business in Baywood (New York), near the coast:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/fire-at-baywood-storage-yard-contained-to-one-truck-1.11811601

2016-05-18 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on K-61 near Arlington (Kansas):
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/grain-truck-fire-is-quickly-extinguished-near-arlington/article_192b7736-a46f-5dec-b6ce-c4e4189ad483.html

2016-05-18 - Box truck bursts into flame at 5 AM while parked at business at Burnside Industrial Park in coastal Dartmouth (Canada):
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1365483-building-vehicles-damaged-in-burnside-fire

2016-05-18 - Truck bursts into flame at 6 AM near Perundurai (India), 2 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/erode/Two-suffer-burn-injuries-as-truck-catches-fire/articleshow/52319137.cms

2016-05-18 - At least three RVs and some RV trailers destroyed by fire at 12:50 AM at caravan park in Cwmbran (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2016-05-18/investigation-continues-after-blaze-destroys-caravans/
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/family-absolute-disbelief-after-motorhome-11353922
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14499761.UPDATE__Caravans_destroyed_by_fire_and_explosions_in_Cwmbran/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WalesOnline/733031719046160385
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/wales/family-in-absolute-disbelief-after-motorhome-was-gutted-by-fire-just-a-week-after-they-bought-it/

Quote: "A total of 18 caravans were destroyed and a further 13 suffered 'severe' heat damage following a fire in Cwmbran. Emergency services were called to the fire on Avondale Road, Pontrhydyrun at around 12.50am on Wednesday."

Note: These are the 190th, 191st and 192nd RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-05-18 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home on Peplar Place in Barrie (Canada):
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2016/05/18/suv-destroyed-by-fire-in-barrie
http://twitter.com/Barrie_Fire/status/733001564500205568/photo/1

2016-05-18 - Police car bursts into flame while parked at water treatment plant in Shirley (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/32002326/police-investigate-after-state-cruiser-catches-fire-in-shirley

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on Everett Turnpike ramp in Nashua (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/car-fire-closes-onramp-in-nashua/39616170
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/1080838-469/car-fire-briefly-closes-everett-exit-in.html
http://newsshine.com/us-local-news/new-hampshire/local/403780-car-fire-closes-on-ramp-in-nashua.html

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame at bus station in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article78270982.html

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on street in Costa Mesa (California), near the coast:
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-0520-car-fire-20160519-story.html

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on Mariner Boulevard in Spring Hill (Florida):
http://www.rnrfonline.com/vehicle-fire-mariner-blvd-no-injuries-reported/

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on Colorado Avenue Southwest in Orange City (Iowa):
http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/car-destroyed-corn-crib-damaged-in-oc-fires/

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/05/18/14/59/car-fire-causes-traffic-delays-on-main-sydney-road
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/road-closed-hazard-car-on-fire-263607.traffic
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/7NewsSydney/732759172211560448

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked in auto shop in Rotorua (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11640991

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on Woodcote Lane in Leek Wootton (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/05/18/car-fire-woodcote-lane-leek-wootton/
http://www.kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-in-leek-wootton-1-7389482

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame at 11:15 PM on Kingsbury Road in Marston (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/05/18/car-fire-kingsbury-road-marston/

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame at 1:11 AM on Prentice Road in Stowmarket (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/car_fire_tackled_by_crews_in_stowmarket_1_4539580

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on the A6 near Lancaster University (Britain):
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/video-car-fire-witness-tells-of-ferocious-blaze-near-lancaster-university-1-7918425
http://www.thebay.co.uk/news/local-news/no-injuries-after-car-fire-near-lancaster-university/

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Bridport (Britain):
http://www.viewnews.co.uk/car-fire-bridport/
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14501170.Car_blaze_on_petrol_station_forecourt/

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on the A52 near Dunkirk (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Huge-car-closes-traffic-Dunkirk-flyover/story-29290359-detail/story.html

2016-05-18 - Car bursts into flame on Wenlock Road in Bridgnorth (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45327

2016-05-18 - Hoverboard explodes and burns, damaged home, near Riss Lake in Parkville (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/exploding-hoverboard-blamed-in-platte-county-fire/39611470
http://www.kctv5.com/story/32009907/hoverboard-to-blame-for-platte-county-fire

2016-05-18 - Forklift, tires and barn go up in flames in Beaufort County (North Carolina):
http://wnct.com/2016/05/18/crews-clear-barn-fire-in-beaufort-county/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33910205-crews-clear-barn-fire-in-beaufort-county/

2016-05-18 - Auto parts shop heavily damaged by fire at 2:35 AM in Lindenhurst (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/one-hurt-in-lakewood-auto-parts-fire-officials-say-1.11811616
http://www.inusanews.com/article/33312641509/lakewood-auto-parts-injures-officials

2016-05-18 - Barn destroyed by fire on Thompson Road East near Waterford (Canada):
http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2016/05/18/fire-engulfs-barn-near-waterford

2016-05-18 - Barn destroyed by fire just after 2 AM near Abbotsford (Canada):
http://www.abbynews.com/news/379809671.html

2016-05-18 - Brush fire burns along the Santa Cruz River near Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/brush-fire-burning-in-santa-cruz-river
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/32009748/firefighters-dispatched-to-brush-fire-in-marana
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/32012952/crews-monitoring-santa-cruz-river-bed-after-brush-fire

2016-05-18 - Brush fire breaks out along Craigville Beach Road in coastal Centerville (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news11/20160518/firefighters-battle-brush-fire-in-craigville-beach-area

2016-05-18 - Brush fire burns plumbing company near Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln (California):
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sierra/80acre-grass-fire-sparks-in-lincoln/39596132
http://fox40.com/2016/05/17/crews-battling-80-acre-grass-fire-near-thunder-valley-casino/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article78195902.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article78425147.html

2016-05-18 - Brush fire threatens homes in Modesto (California):
http://fox40.com/2016/05/17/grass-fire-burning-near-homes-in-modesto/

2016-05-18 - Brush fire burns 1500 acres near Camp Roberts (California):
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article78511977.html
http://www.ksby.com/story/32009475/update-1500-acre-fire-at-camp-roberts-now-70-contained

2016-05-18 - Brush fire breaks out along Hahana Road in coastal Haiku (Hawaii):
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/610199/Firefighters-handle-5-acre-Haiku-fire.html?nav=5161

2016-05-18 - Waste heap goes up in flames on Hollow Road in Widdington (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5828/

2016-05-18 - Maintenance building destroyed by fire in Hyde Park (New York):
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160518/fire-ravages-maintenance-building-in-hyde-park
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/videos/news/local/central-dutchess/2016/05/18/84554968/

2016-05-18 - City Hall hit by basement ventilation system fire in Rochester (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/local/city-hall-closes-after-small-electrical-fire

2016-05-18 - Only grocery store in town destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM in Condon (Montana):
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/store-in-condon-burns-to-ground/39605034
http://www.seeleylake.com/story/2016/05/19/news/mission-mountains-mercantile-destroyed-by-fire/884.html
http://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/after-blaze-destroys-condon-s-only-grocery-store-owners-grapple/article_60f55458-8030-52fe-a57a-9f25c5a9c4f3.html

2016-05-18 - Four warehouses devastated by massive fire in the wee hours in Baushar area in coastal Muscat (Oman):
http://timesofoman.com/article/84113
http://timesofoman.com/article/84029/Oman/Government/Firefighters-fighting-massive-fire-break-out-in-Oman

2016-05-18 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/fire_destroys_garage_in_spring.html

2016-05-18 - Home damaged by fire on Waters Avenue in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.walb.com/story/32004827/fire-breaks-out-at-home-in-southeast-savannah

2016-05-18 - Home damaged by garage fire at 4:45 AM in Wool Market (Mississippi), near the coast:
http://www.kltv.com/story/32002029/update-woolmarket-house-fire-sparked-in-the-garage

2016-05-18 - Deadly fire burns home in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://abc7ny.com/news/fast-moving-fire-in-jersey-city-claims-mans-life/1345148/
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/05/1_dead_after_3-alarm_fire_in_in_jersey_city_author.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/05/authorities_id_man_found_dead_in_3-alarm_jersey_ci.html

2016-05-18 - Deadly fire burns home before 3 AM in Baxter (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.lex18.com/story/32010416/man-dies-in-harlan-co-fire
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article78551552.html
http://wate.com/2016/05/18/harlan-county-ky-man-killed-in-house-fire/

2016-05-18 - Deadly fire destroys home just before 4 AM in coastal Kingston (Jamaica), 2 killed:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Two-children-perish-in-early-morning-house-fire

2016-05-18 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 3 AM in Avondale (Ohio), 1 killed:
http://local12.com/news/local/woman-critically-injured-in-avondale-fire
http://www.fox19.com/story/32001137/1-critically-hurt-in-avondale-apartment-fire

2016-05-18 - Vacant mobile home burns in Abilene (Texas):
http://www.myfoxzone.com/story/32005363/south-abilene-fire-burns-through-mobile-home

2016-05-18 - Vacant home burns in Allentown (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/05/18/firefighters-battling-intense-house-fire-near-knoxville-church/

2016-05-18 - Vacant home burns at 11:30 PM in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2016/05/19/dayton-firefighters-battle-blaze-again-at-vacant-house/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/flames-shooting-from-vacant-dayton-house/nrP5X/

2016-05-18 - Vacant home ignites, fires damages adjacent home too, in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/two-story-fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-row-home-tuesday-afternoon-no-injuries
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/family-displaced-in-east-baltimore-rowhome-fire/39594008

2016-05-18 - Vacant home ignites before 3:30 AM, fire spreads to four nearby homes, in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Fire-in-vacant-Buffalo-home-damages-4-other-houses-7614438.php
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-multi-home-fire-on-east-side/200867923
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2016/05/18/clark-street-fire.html
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/red-cross-assists-families-displaced-by-three-alarm-fire-on-clark-street-20160518

2016-05-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire before 4 AM in Bradford (Pennsylvania):
http://wesb.com/fire-destroys-vacant-house/

2016-05-18 - Man, 39, found on fire and dead at 12:42 AM at Lake Michigan riverfront in Kenosha (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/story/32017582/kenosha-police-department-identifies-body-found-after-brush-fire
http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/mans_burned_body_found_on_simmons_island_487970267.php
http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/body-found-near-lakefront-in-kenosha
http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/police_id_body_found_on_simmons_island_487985647.php

Quote: "Molinaro said the fire was reported around 12:42 a.m. When the fire was extinguished, authorities found a burned body. They believe it is an adult male."

2016-05-18 - Woman, 55, ignites while cooking at home, dies a few days later, in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/05/birmingham_woman_dead_after_ca.html

2016-05-19 - Gandaria City Mall rocked by explosion in coastal Jakarta (Indonesia), 13 injured:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/05/19/explosion-not-from-gas-leak-gandaria-city-mall-says.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/05/19/13-injured-in-gas-explosion-at-jakarta-mall.html
http://jakarta.coconuts.co/2016/05/19/explosion-heard-gandaria-city-mall-police-rule-out-bomb

Quote: "A gas leak did not cause a blast on Thursday morning at one of the capital's high-end malls, Gandaria City in South Jakarta, that left 13 people injured, the mall's management claims. This is despite reports that one of the mall's security officers noticed the smell of gas before the explosion."

Quote: "She said the installed pipe had not yet dispensed gas into the vacant space where the blast took place."

Note: So there was no natural gas service in the area where the explosion occurred, but they did smell 'rotten egg' odor. Well, hydrogen sulfide smells like rotten eggs, at least at low concentrations, and this city is right on the coast. If it was ALL hydrogen sulfide then they'd be dead, but it could've been hydrogen sulfide mixed with methane, which is how it comes out of the ocean, just like the 'foul odor' from a 'naturally occurring methane release' in Santa Monica Bay that hit coastal Santa Monica in 2013, mentioned in the 2013-03-03 update. Obviously that wasn't just methane that the ocean belched up, because methane is odorless...

2016-05-19 - Massive wildfire spreads from Alberta to Saskatchewan in Canada:
http://www.sott.net/article/318597-Fort-McMurray-wildfire-expands-into-Saskatchewan-massive-blaze-now-483084-hectares-in-size
http://robertscribbler.com/2016/05/19/fort-mcmurray-fire-zero-percent-contained-1-2-million-acres-in-size-and-crossing-border-into-saskatchewan/
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-burns-across-provincial-border-into-saskatchewan-expanding-to-505000-hectares
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/wildfire-raging-in-alberta-has-spread-into-saskatchewan/2016/05/19/fc69aa12-1df0-11e6-82c2-a7dcb313287d_story.html

2016-05-19 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Roanoke (Virginia):
http://wsls.com/2016/05/19/crews-responding-to-downtown-roanoke-fire/
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/roanoke/power-to-be-cut-to-downtown-businesses-after-transformer-explodes/article_3272c33a-e0f0-5789-8e18-ec5d46745da4.html

2016-05-19 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in the Loop in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vault-fire-closes-washington-and-lasalle-streets-in-loop/
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/142938889-story

2016-05-19 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Sherborne (Britain):
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Road-Sherborne-believed-closed-electrical/story-29288065-detail/story.html

2016-05-19 - Recycling center hit by fire at 11:53 PM, building burns, in Medford (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/fire-at-gershow-recycling-in-medford-contained-officials-say-1.11816876
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/ny/fire-at-gershow-recycling-in-medford-contained-officials-say_4893721

2016-05-19 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 2:39 AM near Stansted (Britain):
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Essex-crews-battle-giant-waste-heap-near-Stansted/story-29294383-detail/story.html

2016-05-19 - Apartment building explodes near Des Plaines (Illinois):
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_638da98c-1dce-11e6-8be3-77afd5667bd3.html
http://abc7chicago.com/news/des-plaines-apartment-building-damaged-by-explosion/1345756/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Fire-Officials-Respond-to-Report-of-Gas-Explosion-at-Suburban-Apartment-380120461.html
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/142956111-story

2016-05-19 - Garage explodes and burns at home in Canyon County near Nampa (Idaho), 1 injured:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article78775877.html
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/woman-severely-burned-in-garage-explosion-outside-nampa/205271420
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/woman-critical-after-garage-explosion-outside-nampa/205165970

Quote: "The woman was taken to a local hospital after an explosion and fire in an attached garage at a home in the 400 block of E. Rocklan Court Thursday afternoon, KBOI-TV, Channel 2, reports."

Note: These are the 159th and 160th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-05-19 - Oxygen tanks explode, destroy building, ignite brush fires, at Camp Carroll (South Korea):
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/10495881-74/korea-south-fire
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/19/explosion-causes-fire-us-base-south-korea/84579780/

2016-05-19 - Boat bursts into flame while parked inside business in coastal Fort Walton Beach (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/photogallery/DA/20160519/PHOTOGALLERY/519009998/PH/1

Quote: "A fire Thursday morning destroyed a boat parked inside business on Tyner Street."

Note: This is the 814th boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-05-19 - Train car bursts into flame at rail yard in Centralia (Washington):
http://www.chronline.com/crime/riverside-fire-authority-responds-to-rail-car-fire/article_a763568a-1f17-11e6-b33b-afac3435cf67.html

2016-05-19 - Passenger train bursts into flame near Runnymede Station in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/line-2-fire-1.3590202
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ttc-stretch-of-line-2-to-remain-closed-thursday-night-1.2909615
http://www.cp24.com/news/stretch-of-line-2-to-remain-closed-thursday-night-ttc-1.2909601

Quote: "Powell said the flames seemed to have started at more than one point and that a subway train was reported as having caught fire."

2016-05-19 - Charter school bus bursts into flame on I-20 in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.fox4news.com/news/142923462-story
http://www.fox4news.com/news/143131467-video
http://newsbout.com/id/16232615608/Students-survive-charter-bus-fire
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/FOX4/733326029545037824
http://www.navbug.com/article173769805/school_s_charter_bus_catches_fire_on_i_20.htm
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/05/smoke-billows-from-charter-bus-full-of-teenagers-in-southeast-dallas.html/

Note: This is the 114th school bus to burn in 2016 and this is the 386th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at Prospect and Walnut streets in Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/truck-catches-fire-in-whitehall/39623080

2016-05-19 - Two semi tractors and some trailers burn after 3 AM while parked in industrial park in Belgrade (Montana):
http://www.kpax.com/story/32016835/belgrade-fire-deemed-suspicious-remains-under-investigation
http://www.krtv.com/story/32013792/belgrade-fire-deemed-suspicious-remains-under-investigation

Quote: "Several fires were found in the area - one in the cab of a semi-truck at the entrance of the park, another semi-truck and several cargo trailers in the north yard of Big Sky Insulation on Arden Drive."

2016-05-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at trucking business in Earley (Britain):
http://www.wokinghampaper.com/electrical-fault-believed-to-have-sparked-lorry-fire-at-hgv-training-facility-in-earley/
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/lorry-cab-destroyed-fire-earley-11356692
http://www.latest-news-headlines.eu/article/lorry-cab-destroyed-by-fire-in-earley/1915923
http://www.citynewsline.co.uk/news/lorry-cab-destroyed-by-fire-in-earley

2016-05-19 - Tractor (telehandler) bursts into flame on Lodge Lane near Seaton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37119&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 918th, 919th, 920th, 921st and 922nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-19 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Neal Road in Cantonment (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2016/05/ecua-sanitation-truck-goes-up-in-flames

2016-05-19 - RV destroyed by fire, another vehicle damaged, in Pahrump (Nevada):
http://pvtimes.com/news/fire-destroys-motorhome-damages-second-vehicle.html

Note: This is the 193rd RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-19 - Van bursts into flame on Whisby Road in Lincoln (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Van-Whisby-Road-Lincoln/story-29294902-detail/story.html
http://localvisitor.co.uk/van-fire-on-whisby-road-in-lincoln-emergency-services-at-scene/
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Glad-got-Mum-children-escape-Lincoln-van/story-29297677-detail/story.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/glad-we-got-out-mum-and-four-children-escape-lincoln-van-fire-783497.html

2016-05-19 - Van bursts into flame on the A40 near Andoversford (Britain):
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/14504092.A40_partially_blocked_after_van_fire/

2016-05-19 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at hotel in coastal Washington DC:
http://wjla.com/news/local/photos-car-fire-behind-capitol-hill-hyatt

2016-05-19 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 332 in Farmington (New York):
http://www.mpnnow.com/news/20160519/firefighters-battle-vehicle-blaze-on-route-332
http://www.fingerlakes1.com/news-link.php?aid=18562173

2016-05-19 - SUV bursts into flame while parked on Elizabeth Street in coastal Port Alberni (Canada):
http://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/380153891.html

Quote: "'The car caught fire. It was a total fluke, the car's been parked there for an hour or two,' said Guerin, adding that the car was turned off and locked."

2016-05-19 - SUV bursts into flame at Brunel Road and White House Road in Huntsville (Canada):
http://www.mymuskokanow.com/37053/no-injuries-car-fire-brunel-road/

2016-05-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-635 in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/watch-truck-bursts-into-flames-on-i-635-in-dallas/204810747

2016-05-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on overpass at I-74 in Greensburg (Indiana):
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34011772-pickup-truck-fire-closes-sr-3-overpass-momentarily/
http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/news/local_news/pickup-truck-fire-closes-sr-overpass-momentarily/article_d7c51a01-6854-5b14-8321-bdbbcd1cb808.html

2016-05-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame near shopping center in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/05/pickup-truck-on-fire-in-downtown-vancouver/

2106-05-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked at grocery store in coastal Scarborough (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/car-bursts-into-flames-in-scarborough-parking-lot/39630498
http://wgme.com/news/local/car-catches-fire-in-scarborough-grocery-store-parking-lot

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in trailer park in Topeka (Kansas), trailer burned day prior too:
http://ksnt.com/2016/05/19/car-catches-on-fire-in-north-topeka/
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Firefighters-return-to-mobile-park-when-fire-threatened-another-home-380202291.html
http://cjonline.com/news/2016-05-19/fire-crews-fight-second-fire-less-day-caravan-mobile-park
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34003672-fire-crews-fight-second-fire-in-less-than-a-day-at-caravan-mobile-park/
http://www.navbug.com/article173842941/fire_crews_fight_second_fire_in_less_than_a_day_at_caravan_mobile_park.htm

Quote: "The car was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived and radiant heat melted the side of a nearby trailer, said Topeka fire investigator Bradley Hanika."

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame on I-75 in coastal Davie (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-on-i-75-in-davie/

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in coastal Fairfield (Connecticut):
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Car-fire-reported-near-gas-pumps-at-Cumberland-7759145.php
http://nvs24.com/news/local/Car-fire-reported-near-gas-pumps-at-Cumberland-Farms-in-Fairfield-5897149.html

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 in Tolland (Connecticut):
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-tolland-car-fire-0520-20160519-story.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32013609/i-84-west-in-tolland-reopens-vehicle-fire
http://patch.com/connecticut/tolland/car-fire-shuts-down-i-84-west-lanes-0
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WFSBnews/733273467622031360

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame at gas station on Creasy Lane in Lafayette (Indiana):
http://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/2016/05/19/no-one-injured-car-fire-lafayette/84596112/

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 at the Bluebonnet Expressway in Baton Rouge (Louisiana), some crashes too:
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32012696/first-alert-traffic-car-fire-closes-bluebonnet-exit-on-i-10-w
http://www.wbrz.com/news/bluebonnet-blvd-exit-open-after-closure-due-to-car-fire/
http://www.wtoc.com/story/32012696/first-alert-traffic-car-fire-closes-bluebonnet-exit-on-i-10-w
http://www.14news.com/story/32012696/first-alert-traffic-car-fire-closes-bluebonnet-exit-on-i-10-w

Quote: "11:29 a.m. - The Bluebonnet Boulevard exit from I-10 West is closed due to a car fire on the exit ramp. Drivers are urged to take an alternate route."

Quote: "5:45 a.m. - LA 19 is closed in both directions north of LA 10, which is north of Ethel, in East Feliciana Parish due to a crash in which an 18-wheeler went off the highway and ended up in a creek."

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in alley in Prince Albert (Canada), near the North Saskatchewan River:
http://www.paherald.sk.ca/photo/Car-Fire-3085275

2016-05-19 - Taxi bursts into flame on Stanney Lane in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/vehicle-on-fire-in-ellesmere-port_19-05-2016_10-08-06
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/stanney-lane-reopens-following-black-11355067
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/stanney-lane-closed-due-to-black-cab-fire-4138646.html
http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/162219/car-fire-causes-road-closure-in-ellesmere-port.aspx

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame near Bynea Business Park in coastal Llanelli (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Car-Llanelli-attended-emergency-services/story-29295344-detail/story.html

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame on the A259 in Pevensey (Britain):
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-pevensey-car-fire-1-7390861
http://www.eastbournebuzz.co.uk/eastbourne-news.php?eastbourne-news-reports=300&&Car-Fire-In-Pevensey

2016-05-19 - Car bursts into flame on Spearing Road in High Wycombe (Britain):
http://www.wycombetoday.com/2016-05-19-car-caught-fire-in-spearing-road-high-wycombe/

2016-05-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-280 in coastal Newark (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2016/05/vehicle_fire_causing_long_delays_on_280_in_newark.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34017713-vehicle-fire-causing-long-delays-on-280-in-newark/
http://jerseytribune.com/2016/05/19/vehicle-fire-causing-long-delays-on-280-in-newark/
http://www.navbug.com/article173830580/vehicle_fire_causing_long_delays_on_280_in_newark.htm
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=11696942

2016-05-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Hal Rogers Parkway in Perry County (Kentucky):
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/All-4-lanes-of-Hal-Rogers-Parkway-near-Exit-56-shut-down-due-to-vehicle-fire-380074351.html

2016-05-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M11 between Epping and Loughton (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/14504327.Severe_M11_delays_after_vehicle_fire/

2016-05-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M62 in North Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-05-19/traffic-stopped-on-m62-after-vehicle-fire/

2016-05-19 - Skid steer bursts into flame inside barn in Watertown (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/quick-response-prevents-multi-million-dollar-fire-at-rutland-farm-20160519

2016-05-19 - Minivan and garage destroyed by fire, two homes damaged, in Lockport (Illinois):
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/05/19/fire-destroys-lockport-garage/a8ld1dt/

2016-05-19 - Pickup truck and two homes go up in flames in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Springfield-Fire-Dept-on-scene-of-two-neighboring-houses-on-fire-380156981.html

Quote: "The fire started in the carport of the first house about 2 p.m. and spread to the neighboring carport of the second house by the time firefighters arrived. One carport had a pickup inside of it."

2016-05-19 - Two vehicles and garage go up in flames shortly after 1 AM at home in Sun Valley (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Sun-Valley--380104781.html
http://mynews4.com/news/local/sun-valley-fire-renders-garage-a-total-loss

2016-05-19 - Auto shop destroyed by fire in New Ringgold (Pennsylvania):
http://republicanherald.com/news/fire-destroys-mechanic-s-garage-in-new-ringgold-1.2044745

2016-05-19 - Barn destroyed by fire before 5 AM in Fallsbury Township (Ohio):
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2016/05/19/barn-total-loss-after-thursday-morning-fire/84580916/

2016-05-19 - Barn destroyed by fire in Lehigh Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-t-lehigh-twp-barn-burns-2nd-barn-saved-20160519-story.html

2016-05-19 - Barn damaged by fire at 4:52 AM on Gravenhunger Lane in Woore (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45341

2016-05-19 - Barn, farm machinery and hay go up in flames near Liskeard (Britain):
http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/1989344/16-firefighters-scrambled-to-barn-blaze-near-liskeard/

2016-05-19 - Wildfire grows to 4800 acres near Nogales (Arizona):
http://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-west-of-nogales-grows-to-acres/article_d9bd8d58-1e31-11e6-86c1-af84efe5ddad.html

2016-05-19 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on the A406 at Henley’s Corner, near Golders Green (Britain):
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/14503735.Traffic_delays_expected_after_vehicle_fire_at_Henley_s_corner/
http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/14503735.Traffic_delays_expected_after_vehicle_fire_at_Henley_s_corner/

2016-05-19 - Pile of tires goes up in flames at auto business in Vienna Township (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/32017524/vienna-tire-fire-sparks-calls-to-trumbull-911

2016-05-19 - Grocery store destroyed by fire before 2 AM in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/content/news/Lincoln-Fire-and-Rescue-on-the-scene-of-a-massive-fire-at-Ideal-Grocery-380077771.html

2016-05-19 - Sports bar destroyed by fire at 4:58 AM in Kalamazoo (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/news/local/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-kalamazoo-business

2016-05-19 - Church heavily damaged by fire in Lake Jackson (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/church-catches-fire-in-lake-jackson-witnesses-say

2016-05-19 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Garage-damaged-in-overnight-fire-380072601.html

2016-05-19 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/crews-battle-fire-at-3story-home-in-baltimore/39642934

2016-05-19 - Home destroyed by fire at 5:45 AM in coastal Baytown (Texas), 2 injured:
http://abc13.com/news/lifeflight-responds-after-two-injured-in-baytown-house-fire/1345531/

2016-05-19 - Deadly fire burns home at 7 AM in coastal Beverly (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/05/19/beverly-fire-highland-terrace/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/thick-smoke-billows-as-crews-battle-beverly-fire/39624114
http://patch.com/massachusetts/beverly/2-alarm-fire-reports-trapped-person-highland-terrace-home-0
http://www.salemnews.com/news/a-m-update-one-dead-in-beverly-house-fire/article_91ad2e34-1dbd-11e6-ba8c-67907176c951.html

2016-05-19 - Deadly fire burns home just after 7 AM in Molalla (Oregon), 2 killed:
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/two-dead-in-morning-fire-in-molalla/204729488
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/clackamas-county/homeowner-and-caregiver-die-in-molalla-house-fire/204291613
http://koin.com/2016/05/19/two-dead-in-molalla-house-fire/

2016-05-19 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire at Mill Pond Village in Lansing (Michigan):
http://wlns.com/2016/05/18/fire-destroys-mobile-home/
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/05/18/fire-destroys-mobile-home-south-lansing/84568918/

2016-05-19 - Vacant home burns at 12:05 AM in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/vacant-sherman-street-home-damaged-in-early-morning-fire-20160519

2016-05-19 - Vacant home burns in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://pilotonline.com/news/local/newport-news-firefighters-battle-fire-on-st-street/article_bc2cbf78-0b19-5a7a-8269-5972968ce4cb.html

2016-05-19 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Barstow (California):
http://www.desertdispatch.com/article/20160519/NEWS/160519879

2016-05-19 - Vacant duplex burns in Duluth (Minnesota), fire spreads to occupied building:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4035949-fire-causes-estimated-135000-damage-two-duluth-buildings
http://www.wdio.com/news/house-fire-hillside-downtown/4142590/

2016-05-20 - Update on EgyptAir crash - plane caught fire before it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea:
http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/21/egyptair-crash-fire-started-in-toilet-of-doomed-flight-ms804-5896004/
http://nypost.com/2016/05/21/fire-detected-aboard-egyptair-flight-just-before-crash-report/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/egyptair-804-plane-crash-doomed-8017048
http://www.dw.com/en/fatal-egyptair-flight-suffered-on-board-fire-minutes-before-crash/a-19274278
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/20/middleeast/egyptair-flight-804-main/
http://news.sky.com/story/1699713/egyptair-crash-data-shows-smoke-near-cockpit
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8d8564a-1e93-11e6-a7bc-ee846770ec15.html
http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/fatal-egyptair-flight-suffered-on-board-fire-minutes-before-crash/ar-BBti1I7
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141457957

Quote: "The aircraft disappeared from radar at 2.29am. 'There was a fire on board,' aviation expert Tim van Beveren told the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. 'The system sent very clear messages. There was a lavatory smoke detected. A minute later, avionics compartment smoke detected...Two minutes later, the flight control units are failing.'"

Note: This is the 50th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016. That's probably a huge undercount though. A lot of small planes have crashed and burned and then they find the burning plane and some corpses. Some of those planes were probably on fire BEFORE they crashed, and that's why they crashed in the first place, but when you show up and all that's there is the smoldering wreckage of a plane on the ground, it's impossible to tell whether it was on fire before impact, especially when there are no survivors to discuss what happened...

2016-05-20 - Massive Fort McMurray wildfire in Canada spews huge amounts of carbon into the air, smoke hits US East Coast:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/05/20/fort-mcmurray-fire-a-carbon-catastrophe.html
http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/05/smoke_from_expanding_canadian_wildfires_floats_over_upstate_ny_again.html
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Smoke-from-Canadian-Wildfires-Obscuring-Sun-380269631.html
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/usworld/the-fort-mcmurray-fire-s-stunning-pulse-of-carbon-to/article_ccd9437e-3516-5da6-9269-c6a9e97c6d97.html

2016-05-20 - 'Cone of silence' over Fort McMurray following devastating wildfire - ANYONE going to ruined city must sign non-disclosure agreement:
http://www.sott.net/article/318684-Sott-Exclusive-Cone-of-silence-over-Fort-McMurray-following-devastating-wildfire-ANYONE-going-to-ruined-city-must-sign-non-disclosure-agreement

2016-05-20 - Metal recycling business hit by fire shortly after 1 AM, scrap metal burns, in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32024922/fire-crews-battle-morning-fire-at-psc-metals
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/firefighters-head-off-big-fire-at-psc-metals

Quote: "Officials say shortly after 1:00 a.m., Chattanooga Police officers were the first to notice heavy smoke in the area, and called in a fire at PSC Metals. Upon arrival, Battalion Chief Lesley Morgan said firefighters found a large amount of scrap metal and other materials on fire."

2016-05-20 - Metal business heavily damaged by blaze in Champaign (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-05-20/updated-three-agencies-battling-blaze-west-champaign-foundry.html
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-champaign-warehouse-fire
http://www.wandtv.com/story/32030547/3-alarm-fire-at-warehouse-in-champaign

2016-05-20 - Underground debris fire breaks out in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/CSFD-closes-Fillmore-closed-east-of-Nevada--380210711.html

Quote: "It made for an eerie sight Thursday night: smoke drifting out of the sewer as a fire burned below ground. There was no public threat, but witness Andrew Lemson said the sight of smoke coming out of the sewer was disconcerting all the same. The fire department said a large pile of debris caught fire under the street. Even after getting the fire out, residual smoke continued to waft out of the sewer."

2016-05-20 - Transformer bursts into flame, ignites huge brush fire in the Mohave Valley (Arizona), nearby homes evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160521-53405-USA
http://www.azfamily.com/story/32029673/gordon-fire-in-mohave-valley-grows-to-400-acres
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/29742212/raging-brush-fire-forces-evacuations-in-mohave-valley
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/other/gordon-fire-400-acre-fire-burning-in-mohave-valley-evacuations-ordered
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2016/05/21/60-homes-evacuated-wildfire-northwest-arizona/84695730/

Quote: "The fire is believed to be electrical in origin, according to initial reports. A transformer caught fire around 5 p.m., and the flames spread to nearby trees."

2016-05-20 - Apartment building damaged by explosion in Cedar Rapids (Iowa), 1 injured:
http://www.kwwl.com/story/32029735/2016/05/20/man-injured-in-cedar-rapids-apartment-explosion
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/johnson-county/man-hurt-in-cedar-rapids-apartment-explosion-20160521
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/1173956/Cedar-Rapids-man-injured-in-apartment-explosion.html?isap=1&nav=5013

2016-05-20 - Garage explodes and burns just after 7 AM at home in Cedar Rapids (Iowa), 1 injured:
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Man-injured-in-garage-fire-on-Houston-Court-NE-380266541.html

Quote: "It happened just after 7 a.m. at 1264 Houston Court NE. According to a news release, preliminary reports indicate multiple explosions inside the garage preceded the fire."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link showing both the apartment explosion and the garage explosion...

2016-05-20 - Apartment building explodes in the wee hours near coastal Copenhagen (Denmark), 4 injured:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3600617/4-injured-gas-explosion-near-Copenhagen.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/4-injured-after-gas-explosion-near-copenhagen-116052000958_1.html

2016-05-20 - Apartment building damaged by explosion in coastal Wellington (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11642096

2016-05-20 - Home explodes and burns in Lincoln (Nebraska), 1 injured:
http://1049maxcountry.com/regional-news/official-1-injured-in-explosion-fire-at-lincoln-home/
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/official-injured-in-explosion-fire-at-lincoln-home/article_f975a027-d12e-5a74-a6bf-b78545166b05.html
http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/one-hospitalized-after-explosion-fire-at-ninth-and-b/article_d97d7085-46a4-5390-9d6c-fee78421aa47.html

Note: These are the 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th and 165th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-05-20 - Recycling center erupts in flame in the wee hours in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/crews-battle-fire-at-orlando-trash-facility

2016-05-20 - Refinery damaged by fire in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160520-53400-USA
http://6abc.com/news/fire-doused-at-southwest-philadelphia-refinery/1347797/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/05/20/fire-extinguished-at-south-philadelphia-refinery/

2016-05-20 - Lifeboat bursts into flame at 2 AM, burns and sinks, near coastal Skegness (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-36340547
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lifeboat-crew-swim-ashore-boat-catches-sinks/story-29298461-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/lifeboat-crew-swim-ashore-after-boat-catches-fire-and-sinks-4142582.html

Quote: "Three lifeboat crew members had to swim 200 metres back to shore after their vessel caught fire off the coast of Skegness in the middle of the night and sank without a trace. The crew were scrambled at 2am today, May 20, to search for a missing person. But a fire then broke out on board their inshore lifeboat, and they were forced to abandon the vessel and swim back to the beach."

2016-05-20 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Milford (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2016/05/todays-vehicle-fire-52/

Quote: "3:02pm–#Milford Connecticut– Today’s vehicle fire is a boat in the backyard of 82 Derwood Avenue. Firefighters report the boat is fully engulfed in flames."

2016-05-20 - Three boats go up in flames while docked at the Ko Olina Marina in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://big-island.info/3-docked-boats-destroyed-by-raging-fire-in-ko-olina-marina/
http://www.kitv.com/story/32030307/fire-at-ko-olina-marina-destroys-3-boats
http://khon2.com/2016/05/20/docked-boat-on-fire-in-ko-olina-marina/
http://newsbuss.com/3-boats-moored-at-ko-olina-marina-are-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/fire-destroys-3-boats-moored-at-marina/
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/32032288/blaze-destroys-three-vessels-at-ko-olina-marina
http://island985.iheart.com/articles/local-news-390646/fire-investigator-to-determine-cause-of-14738061/

Quote: "Honolulu firefighters are responding to a two-alarm fire involving three boats docked in the Ko Olina Marina. The incident was reported at 4:07 p.m. Friday."

2016-05-20 - Boat bursts into flame at the Canalside in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/boat-bursts-into-flames-near-canalside
http://wivb.com/2016/05/20/boat-catches-fire-in-canalsides-waters/
http://www.wgrz.com/news/pleasure-boat-burns-at-canalside/207768847
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2016/05/20/buffalo-canalside-boat-fire.html
http://www.allwnynews.com/2016/05/boat-fire-at-canalside-extinguished.html
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-courts/six-people-dog-evacuate-boat-in-flames-off-canalside-20160520
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160520/Boat-Catches-Fire-At-Harbor-In-Buffalo-NY-Buffalo/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34130379-boat-catches-fire-in-canalside8217s-waters/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34127848-fire-tears-through-boat-at-buffalos-waterfront/
http://buffalo.suntimes.com/buf-news/7/116/286614/boat-catches-fire-in-canalsides-waters
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WGRZ/733808448370933761

Note: These are the 815th, 816th, 817th, 818th, 819th and 820th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-20 - Rare vintage train engine bursts into flame while parked in Blunsdon (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-36349469
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14507832.Blaze_destroys_vintage_train/
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14508511.PICTURES__Volunteers_counting_cost_of__sickening__railway_fire/

Quote: "He said he was returning to the railway between late this afternoon he was told what had happened. 'We don’t know when the fire started. I would imagine it has been burning most of the day so how nobody spotted it I don’t know. As far as I’m aware there are only three of these left in the country. It is a very rare train.'"

2016-05-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-84 in Manchester (Connecticut), car burns separately too:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Huge-Vehicle-Fire-on-I-84-in-Manchester-380261671.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32025210/i-84-clears-after-being-backed-up-for-hours-from-truck-fire
http://turnto10.com/news/local/semi-truck-catches-fire-on-highway
http://fox61.com/2016/05/20/i-84-jammed-near-manchester-after-multiple-fires/
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/32025210/i-84-clears-after-being-backed-up-for-hours-from-truck-fire
http://wtnh.com/2016/05/20/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-part-of-i-84-in-manchester/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WFSBnews/733678249650360321
http://www.facebook.com/FOX61News/posts/1106972302678273

Quote: "This mess started with a raging truck fire late Friday morning, then a car fire on the other side in the afternoon."

2016-05-20 - Semi tractor bursts into flame inside racing business near Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2016/05/20/multiple-crews-respond-to-fire-at-forsyth-county-race-shop/

Quote: "The fire started when Ronnie Bassett Sr. parked a semi truck in the shop to work on it and the truck caught fire, the family told FOX8's Chris Weaver."

2016-05-20 - Tractor (telehandler) bursts into flame after 11 PM while parked in barn in Burgh le Marsh (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/fire-crew-attends-barn-blaze-in-burgh-le-marsh-1-7392562
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/fire-crew-attends-barn-blaze-in-burgh-le-marsh-4141269.html

Note: These are the 923rd, 924th and 925th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-20 - Hay truck bursts into flame on Highway 58 near Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/truck-hauling-hay-catches-fire-leads-to-lane-closure-on-hwy-58

2016-05-20 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at Stoke Hill in Stoke St Michael, Shepton Mallet (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37128&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-05-20 - Four RVs and an SUV go up in flames at 4:25 AM while parked in storage facility in coastal Ventura (California):
http://citizensjournal.us/fire-in-ventura-storage-facility/

Quote: "Fire investigators speculate the fire started in one of the motor homes to the rear of the yard that spread quickly to three other motor homes and also a four door SUV."

Quote: "Preliminary damage estimates put at least 4 motor homes at a complete loss. The total fire loss including damage to the exposed property and vehicles is estimated to be $338,000, with a total saved value estimated to be $400,000."

Note: These are the 194th, 195th, 196th and 197th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-05-20 - Van bursts into flame at 3:50 AM while parked at hospital in Corbin (Kentucky):
http://www.thenewsjournal.net/fire-destroys-van-parked-loading-dock-baptist-health-corbin/

2016-05-20 - SUV bursts into flame while parked on South 10th Street in Gladstone (Michigan), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc10up.com/vehicle-total-loss-catching-fire/
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Public-safety-offices-respond-to-car-fire-380316571.html
http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/573624/Vehicle-fire-extinguished-in-Gladstone.html?nav=5155

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

2016-05-20 - SUV bursts into flame on I-64 in South Charleston (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Vehicle-fire-slows-I-64-traffic-in-South-Charleston--380265491.html

2016-05-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to other vehicles and garage, in Visalia (California):
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2016/05/20/garage-fire-causes-damages/84686760/

2016-05-20 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in Todd (North Carolina):
http://ashemountaintimes.com/news/a-man-and-his-dog-escape-vehicle-fire/article_bfeab48f-4cd4-591d-93e3-9464d0d0ed2c.html
http://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/a-man-and-his-dog-escape-vehicle-fire/article_0060a044-3f25-5db4-a3c5-91799aa9bd64.html

2016-05-20 - Ten cars destroyed by fire just after 4 AM while parked at auto auction in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Fire-destroys-cars-at-west-Springfield-auto-auction-business--380239191.html
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/accidental-fire-destroys-at-least-half-a-dozen-vehicles
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/fire-destroys-cars-at-springfield-auto-auction
http://www.ktts.com/news/flames-shoot-out-of-cars-at-166-auto-auction
http://www.kspr.com/content/news/Investigators-look-for-clues-in-fire-at-auto-auction-business-380272591.html
http://www.facebook.com/ky3news/photos/a.439431985118.236825.30293425118/10154116497405119/

2016-05-20 - Several cars go up in flames while parked at business in Wilder (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/32030288/cars-on-fire-in-wilder

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame at 6:08 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Mount Prospect (Illinois):
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_9a6fed4a-1ead-11e6-8b63-37f14ed86a19.html

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing (Michigan):
http://wlns.com/2016/05/20/car-catches-fire-in-eastwood-towne-center/

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on Elm Street in Marlborough (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/marlborough/crews-scene-vehicle-fire-0

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 near Northampton (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/car_fire_on_i-91_causes_traffi.html
http://www.gazettenet.com/Car-fire-on-Interstate-91-in-Northampton-backs-up-traffic-2305679
http://newsshine.com/us-local-news/massachusetts/crime/406709-car-fire-on-i-91-causes-traffic-near-northampton.html
http://www.navbug.com/article174110914/car_fire_slows_traffic_on_i_91.htm

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on US 101 near coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=170021

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame just before 3 AM while parked at home in Riverview area in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/riverview-car-garage-fire-churchill-winnipeg-1.3590797
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/emergency-crews-fight-back-lane-car-fire-1.2910458

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Greater Sudbury (Canada):
https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/fire-service-responds-quickly-to-car-fire-downtown-301061

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Upper Largo (Scotland):
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/car-bursts-into-flames-on-upper-largo-main-street-1-4133613

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home on Albert Drive in Sheerwater (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/neighbour-captures-dramatic-moment-car-11363176

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame at A35 layby near Dorchester (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14507847.Car_destroyed_after_catching_fire_in_layby/

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on Queens Avenue in Bicester (Britain):
http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/14506079.UPDATE__Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_in_Bicester/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14506079.UPDATE___VIDEO__Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_in_Bicester/

2016-05-20 - Car bursts into flame on East Burton Road in Wool (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-wool/

2016-05-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Cool Springs Boulevard in Nashville (Tennessee), many crashes too:
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/05/20/mulit-vehicle-crash-slows-traffic-near-lebanon/84642796/

Quote: "A vehicle fire closed eastbound Cool Springs Boulevard at West McEwen. It was expected to be cleared by 1 p.m."

2016-05-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Westpoint, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37129&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-05-20 - Truck and auto shop go up in flames in Bhamouri (India):
http://www.freepressjournal.in/fire-breaks-out-in-auto-garage/853973

2016-05-20 - Two barns destroyed by fire at 11:30 PM in Jasper Township (Ohio), 45+ pigs killed:
http://www.whio.com/news/news/animals-in-engulfed-barn-in-preble-county/nrQdP/
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1027275159/cause-of-preble-co-barn-fire-being-investigated

2016-05-20 - Barn and equipment destroyed by fire in Danville (Virginia), near the Dan River:
http://wsls.com/2016/05/20/storage-barn-a-total-loss-after-danville-fire/
http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/storage-barn-leveled-in-danville-fire/article_8a508594-1e8c-11e6-b68c-d717affb1f80.html
http://wset.com/news/local/barn-is-a-total-loss-after-equipment-malfunctioned-causing-fire

2016-05-20 - Brush fire burns along Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/fire-shuts-down-traffic-at-gene-autry-mesquite/39649374
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34109615-fire-shuts-down-traffic-at-gene-autry--mesquite/

2016-05-20 - Brush fire breaks out near road in Kirkville (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160522-53416-USA
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/05/multiple_fire_departments_battle_sprawling_brush_fire_in_kirkville.html
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/05/see_aerial_photos_of_the_kirkville_brush_fire_aftermath.html

2016-05-20 - Rooftop ventilation system bursts into flame in the wee hours at GM plant in Spring Hill (Tennessee):
http://wkrn.com/2016/05/20/multiple-departments-respond-to-fire-at-gm-plant/
http://www.knoxnews.com/business/380309601.xhtml

2016-05-20 - Four businesses damaged by fire in Eagle Grove (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/4-downtown-eagle-grove-businesses-damaged-by-fire/39662700

2016-05-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire near lake in Ennismore (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2016/05/20/fire-destroys-house-in-ennismore

Quote: "Jinkerson said a neighbour called 911 at 2:38 p.m. At the same moment, the OPP Marine Unit had spotted smoke, from its boat on the lake, and had simultaneously called the fire department."

2016-05-20 - Apartment building destroyed by fire on Shoreview Court in coastal Bay Point (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/20/crews-responding-to-2-alarm-fire-at-bay-point-apartment-complex/

2016-05-20 - Deadly fire burns home at 1:40 AM in Berwyn (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/man-killed-in-berwyn-house-fire/1347413/

2016-05-20 - Deadly fire burns home in Douglasville (Georgia), 2 killed:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32026663/officials-say-2-found-dead-in-douglas-county-house-fire
http://www.wsbradio.com/ap/ap/georgia/officials-say-2-found-dead-in-douglas-county-house/nrQt8/
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/officials-say-2-found-dead-in-douglas-county-house-fire/295913935

2016-05-20 - Deadly fire burns home in Batavia (New York), 2 killed:
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/report-fatal-house-fire-in-batavia
http://www.wkbw.com/news/house-fire-in-batavia-leaves-two-young-boys-dead
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/batavia/twin-brothers-killed-in-town-of-batavia-house-fire-20160521
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/05/21/two-young-kids-killed-fire/84699136/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/news4buffalo/733955412152750081

2016-05-20 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 3:40 AM in Danville (Illinois):
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-house/article_aa5f8c06-1de0-11e6-85a3-1bfe878b895f.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/33982073-fire-destroys-vacant-house/

2016-05-20 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 11 PM in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/32030982/abandoned-tulsa-county-home-destroyed-by-fire

2016-05-20 - Vacant mill destroyed by huge fire in Hillsborough (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/fire-destroys-textile-mill-in-hillsborough/296866253
http://abc11.com/news/crews-battling-massive-fire-in-hillsborough-/1348339/
http://myfox8.com/2016/05/20/crews-battle-massive-fire-at-old-mill-building-in-hillsborough/
http://wncn.com/2016/05/20/large-fire-breaks-out-in-hillsborough/

2016-05-20 - Vacant diner destroyed by fire at the end of the Seal Beach Pier in coastal Seal Beach (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/20/rubys-diner-fire/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Seal-Beach-Pier-Fire-380263941.html
http://www.kctv5.com/story/32027879/firefighters-deal-with-massive-blaze-at-ca-pier
http://abc7.com/news/fire-erupts-at-former-rubys-diner-site-at-end-of-seal-beach-pier/1347604/
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20160520/update-rubys-diner-has-been-destroyed-after-fire-at-seal-beach-pier
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-fire-seal-beach-pier-20160520-snap-story.html
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-716575-beach-restaurant.html
http://www.grindtv.com/surf/huge-fire-at-seal-beach-pier-popular-orange-county-surf-spot/
http://ktla.com/2016/05/20/crews-respond-to-fire-burning-on-seal-beach-pier/
http://fox43.com/2016/05/20/watch-live-seal-beach-pier-fire/

2016-05-21 - Cottage destroyed by explosion and fire at home in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/local/wpb-fire-rescue-on-scene-of-house-fire

Quote: "Although the cause of the fire is under investigation, a neighbor tells CBS12 that he heard an explosion."

2016-05-21 - Garage destroyed by explosion and fire, home damaged, in Gardiner (Maine):
http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/05/21/firefighters-tackle-brush-fire-that-damages-building-in-gardiner/

Quote: "Fred Pushard was watching television Saturday shortly before 5 p.m. in his Pushard Lane home when he heard an explosion. The retired Gardiner firefighter rushed outside to see the back of his garage engulfed in flames. 'The boom shook the whole house. I don’t know what the hell was in there that would explode,' he said."

2016-05-21 - Garage explodes and burns before 3 AM in Tottenham (Britain), 1 killed:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tottenham-fire-man-dies-after-garage-explosion-a3253671.html
http://www.northlondon-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=110844

Quote: "Neighbours reported hearing 'an explosion' at the lock-up this morning and said police and forensics officers had been at the Fiske Court scene all morning A spokesman for the Met Police said the man’s death was being treated as unexplained."

2016-05-21 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire near coastal Mackay (Australia), 1 killed:
http://brainblownews.com/2016/05/22/man-found-dead-after-house-explosion-in-mackay/

Quote: "Neighbours told the ABC the explosion 'made the ground shake'. Andrew Schembri, who lives more than a kilometre from the property, said he clearly heard the explosion."

Note: These are the 166th, 167th, 168th and 169th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-05-21 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows manhole off at 1 AM in Center City, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/underground-fire-sends-manhole-cover-flying-in-center-city/1349579/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/05/21/underground-explosion-prompts-evacuation-of-30th-street-station/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Underground-Transformer-Fire-30th-Street-Station-Philadelphia-SEPTA--380375021.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160522_Apparent_manhole_explosion_halts_traffic__disrupts_SEPTA_service_near_30th_Street.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34173000-underground-explosion-halts-traffic-near-30th-street-station/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160521/Underground-Explosion-At-Train-Station-In-Philadelphia-PA-Philadelphia/

2016-05-21 - Utility pole bursts into flame on Rolling Acres Road in Lake County (Florida):
http://www.villages-news.com/utility-pole-fire-blocks-traffic-rolling-acres-road/

2016-05-21 - Landfill erupts in flame in San Luis Obispo (California):
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article79051292.html
https://calcoastnews.com/2016/05/fire-cold-canyon-landfill/

2016-05-21 - Huge fires in Alberta (Canada) have destroyed bear habitat, hungry bears descend on Fort McMurray:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/bear-habitat-destroyed-in-alberta-by.html

Quote: "With their habitat destroyed by northern Alberta’s raging wildfire, hungry black bears are now moving into the evacuated city of Fort McMurray to scavenge for food. 'What we’ve got is tons of spoiling food inside houses in the heart of prime black bear range,' University of Alberta conservation biologist Lee Foote told CTV News on Friday. 'You couldn’t create a better potential to attract black bears from a large area... and there are a lot of black bears in the area.'"

2016-05-21 - Tanker ship 'Strilen' damaged by fire in coastal Busan (South Korea), crew evacuates
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Strilen-9391139.html

Quote: "The 'Strilen' suffered a fire in the superstructure in the evening of May 20, 2016, being docked in Busan with a cargo of cattle feed. 40 fire engines were engaged in firefighting. The 23 crew went ashore."

Note: This is the 821st boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-05-21 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Novomoskovskiy (Russia):
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20160521/Bus-Goes-Up-In-Flames-In-Novomoskovskiy-Russia-Miass-gorsovet/

Note: This is the 387th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-21 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on the Muskogee Turnpike near Muskogee (Oklahoma):
http://www.news9.com/story/32033899/semi-fire-causes-muskogee-turnpike-lane-closure
http://www.fox23.com/news/troopers-close-portion-of-muskogee-turnpike-due-to-semi-truck-fire/297615022
http://newsbout.com/id/16232717194/Semi-Fire-Causes-Muskogee-Turnpike-Lane-Closure
http://www.newson6.com/story/32033899/semi-fire-causes-muskogee-turnpike-lane-closure
http://publicradiotulsa.org/post/muskogee-turnpike-reopened-after-truck-fire#stream/0
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NewsOn6/734238634346352640

Quote: "The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a semi hauling vehicles caught fire before 10 p.m."

Note: This is the 28th car-hauler to burn in 2016...

2016-05-21 - Tractor bursts into flame just outside Otonabee–South Monaghan (Canada), near Rice Lake:
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/6565942-farm-tractor-destroyed-by-fire-in-otonabee-south-monaghan/

Note: These are the 926th and 927th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-21 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on highway near Latrun (Israel):
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160521/Truck-Fire-Reported-Near-Latrun-Israel-Ramallah-and-Al-Bireh/

2016-05-21 - RV bursts into flame at 7 AM while parked on Bell Street in Reno (Nevada):
http://mynews4.com/news/local/investigators-look-into-cause-of-rv-fire-in-downtown-reno
http://foxreno.com/news/local/investigators-look-into-cause-of-rv-fire-in-downtown-reno

Note: This is the 198th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-21 - Camper-van bursts into flame, fire spreads to car, motorcycle and garage, on Marston Old Lane in Hatton (Britain):
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Hatton-sees-vehicles-flames/story-29301801-detail/story.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/fire-in-hatton-sees-vehicles-go-up-in-flames-787034.html

2016-05-21 - Camper-van bursts into flame near Cheriton Road in Millfield in coastal Folkestone (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/fire-crews-tackle-camper-van-96235/
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/34147571-fire-crews-battle-camper-van-fire-in-millfield-in-folkestone/
http://news.abomus.com/en/UK/news/top-novosti/fire-crews-battle-camper-van-fire-millfield-folkestone

2016-05-21 - Van bursts into flame on the N2 near Ardee (Ireland):
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/pictures-van-catches-fire-n2-8021715

2015-05-21 - Van bursts into flame at 1:02 AM on Brunner Road in coastal Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/transit-van-on-fire-in-widnes

2016-05-21 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Port Deposit (Maryland):
http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_30935976-105f-5a40-aa35-39ce29e8a342.html

2016-05-21 - Minivan bursts into flame on Highway 401 near Port Hope (Canada):
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/6566157-video-van-fire-closes-hwy-401-east-of-port-hope/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160521/Large-Truck-Fire-On-HWY-Outside-Toronto-Canada-Toronto/

2016-05-21 - SUV bursts into flame on I-64 near Kenova (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Car-fire-near-Kenova-exit-shuts-down-road-temporarily-380375781.html

2016-05-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Hinesville (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/32030876/fire-destroys-home-on-2nd-st-in-hinesville
http://news.georgiaworld.com/headlines/hinesville-couple-displaced-after-early-morning-fire/

2016-05-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Trans Canada Highway near Clarenville (Canada):
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/truck-fire-causes-delays-on-tch-near-clarenville/ar-BBtjKng
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/truck-fire-causes-delays-on-tch-near-clarenville-1.3594288
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/CBCNL/734097224397918209

2016-05-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 4:25 AM on Gibbs Street West in Swift Current (Canada):
http://www.swbooster.com/news/2016/5/21/scfd-responds-to-early-morning-vehicle-fire-in-swift-current.html

2016-05-21 - Car bursts into flame at 6:45 AM on Loop 101 in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/143741845-story

2016-05-21 - Car bursts into flame on US 75 near Rock Rapids (Iowa):
http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/car-destroyed-in-fire-near-rock-rapids/

2016-05-21 - Car bursts into flame on Hose Park Drive in Casey (Australia):
http://www.smh.com.au/act-news/nobody-injured-as-car-fire-closes-horse-park-drive-at-casey-20160521-gp0jnu.html
http://news.nyomdagepek.hu/latest/nobody-injured-as-car-fire-closes-horse-park-drive-at-casey
http://nvs24.com/news/world/Nobody-injured-as-car-fire-closes-Horse-Park-Drive-at-Casey-5926288.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/34139929-nobody-injured-as-car-fire-closes-horse-park-drive-at-casey/

2016-05-21 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Johannesburg (South Africa):
http://www.arrivealive.co.za/news.aspx?s=1&i=23948&page=Fortunate-escape-from-injury-in-vehicle-fire-on-M1-north-after-Booysens-JHB-South

2016-05-21 - Car bursts into flame at 4:31 AM on Quilters Straight in Basildon (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5831/
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Essex-crew-fight-Basildon-car/story-29301439-detail/story.html

2016-05-21 - Car bursts into flame at the Rotherham Interchange in Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/rotherham-interchange-reopens-after-vehicle-fire-1-7924334
http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/rotherham-interchange-reopens-after-vehicle-fire-1-7924334
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/rotherham-interchange-reopens-after-vehicle-fire-786625.html

2016-05-21 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Temple (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Family-of-2-displaced-from-garage-fire-380228361.html

2016-05-21 - Barn destroyed by fire on Presque Isle Road in Caribou (Maine):
http://www.wagmtv.com/content/news/Barn-a-total-loss-after-fire-in-Caribou-380358501.html

2016-05-21 - Barn damaged by fire in Martlesham (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/barn_fire_in_martlesham_extinguished_1_4544579
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/34178835-barn-fire-in-martlesham-extinguished/

2016-05-21 - Barn damaged by fire on Deans Hill Road in Bredgar (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/three-treated-for-smoke-after-96232/

2016-05-21 - Barn damaged by fire near Box, Wiltshire (Britain):
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/14508395.Firefighters_tackle_barn_blaze_at_farm_near_Box/

2016-05-21 - Mulch business erupts in flame in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-news/crews-put-out-fire-at-mulch-company

2016-05-21 - Tire fire breaks out on Old Malden Lane in Worcester Park area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/14508686.Firefighters_tackle_Worcester_Park_tyre_fire/
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/worcester-park-fire-involving-burning-11368223

2016-05-21 - Several businesses destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/my-town/ci_29922184/oakland-three-alarm-fire-damages-several-buildings
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/East-Oakland-crews-fight-3-alarm-blaze-for-5-hours-7909087.php
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/21/three-alarm-fire-east-oakland/
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/05/21/breaking-early-morning-fire-destroys-oakland/
http://www.wopular.com/east-oakland-crews-fight-3-alarm-blaze-5-hours

2016-05-21 - Textile factory destroyed by deadly fire in Narsingdi (Bangladesh), 3 killed:
http://www.firstpost.com/world/three-killed-in-bangladesh-textile-factory-fire-reuters-2792856.html
http://saudigazette.com.sa/world/asia/fire-kills-three-bangladesh-textile-factory/

2016-05-21 - Home damaged by fire at 6:21 AM in coastal Queens (New York), 8 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Two-Injured-in-Fire-at-Queens-Home--380356761.html

Quote: "A least eight people were injured Saturday morning when a fire burned through a home in Queens, according to authorities. Two people were critically injured in the fire, officials said."

2016-05-21 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire in Vista (California), near the coast:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/21/vista-garage-house-fire/

2016-05-21 - Home destroyed by fire after 7 PM on Dixie Avenue in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/32033328/gfd-responding-to-heavy-smoke-at-dixie-ave-home

2016-05-21 - Home destroyed by fire after 7:30 PM on Mills Avenue in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi), nobody there:
http://www.wlox.com/story/32033405/crews-responding-to-fully-involved-gulfport-fire-on-mills-ave

Note: Above two homes were two streets away from each other...

2016-05-21 - Home destroyed by fire just before 1 AM in Mount Pleasant Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/fire-guts-house-in-pleasant-mount-1.2045349

2016-05-21 - Home under construction destroyed by fire just after 4 AM in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://komonews.com/news/local/fire-rips-through-seattle-home-under-construction
http://q13fox.com/2016/05/21/fire-destroys-home-under-construction-in-capitol-hill/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/fire-damages-capitol-hill-homes/208295837

2016-05-21 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in coastal Antioch (California), 20+ people homeless:
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29922414/antioch-fire-damages-6-apartments-displaces-20-or
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/21/displaced-damaged-apartment-fire-antioch/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-many-displaced-in-7909761.php

2016-05-21 - Deadly fire burns mobile home at 1:30 AM in Lebanon (Indiana), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/05/21/man-dies-lebanon-fire-others-injured/84700686/
http://wishtv.com/2016/05/21/one-killed-in-lebanon-house-fire/
http://www.wthr.com/story/32030781/1-person-killed-2-injured-in-mobile-home-fire

2016-05-21 - Deadly fire burns home at 6 AM on Woodland Drive in Parkersburg (West Virginia), 1 killed:
http://wchstv.com/news/local/fire-marshal-investigating-fatal-wood-county-fire

2016-05-21 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 2 AM in Oxford (Maine), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/05/21/woman-dies-in-elderly-complex-fire/
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12210691/woman-killed-in-maine-senior-housing-complex-fire

2016-05-21 - Deadly fire burns hotel just before 5 AM in Copley (Ohio), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/21/1-dead-1-hurt-in-morning-fire-hotel-fire-in-northe/
http://news.usa.extra.hu/latest/1-dead-1-hurt-in-morning-fire-hotel-fire-in-northeast-ohio
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-summit/one-dead-in-copley-township-hotel-fire

2016-05-21 - Vacant home burns in Jeannette (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/10511115-74/fire-jeannette-bertolino

2016-05-21 - Vacant home burns in Temple (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32032668/temple-firefighters-put-out-vacant-house-fire
http://www.tdtnews.com/article_940d7472-1fa2-11e6-bbd7-8fa777bfd959.html
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Temple-firefighters-battle-afternoon-structure-fire-380370101.html
http://www.kcentv.com/story/32032965/temple-firefighters-put-out-building-fire-near-civil-war-reenactment-site

2016-05-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just before 6 AM in Quincy (Illinois):
http://khqa.com/news/local/early-morning-quincy-fire-destroys-vacant-home

2016-05-21 - Vacant hotel destroyed by fire shortly after midnight in coastal Shelton (Washington):
http://komonews.com/news/local/fire-causes-historic-hotel-to-collapse
http://www.king5.com/news/historic-hotel-catches-fire-collapses/208356636

2016-05-21 - RV bursts into flame before 6 AM and kills man, in Balzac (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fatal-rv-fire-in-campground-near-balzac-1.2912072
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rv-fire-balzac-campground-man-dead-1.3594624
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/man-found-dead-after-rv-fire-at-balzac-campground/ar-BBtjwhS
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/man-dead-in-rv-fire-near-balzac
http://nvs24.com/news/canada/Man-dead-in-RV-fire-near-Balzac-5934390.html
http://www.newsunited.com/man-found-dead-after-rv-fire-at-news/29659508/
http://www.cknw.com/syn/98/126140/man-dead-after

Note: This is the 199th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-22 - Underground electrical explosion(s) and fire blows 3 manholes off in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/05/22/underground-explosion-rocks-600-block-of-pine-street/
http://www.msn.com/en-au/health/watch/second-underground-explosion-in-12-hours/vp-BBtlsUi
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34233963-underground-explosion-forces-washington-square-residents-to-evacuate/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Underground-Blast-Fire-Causes-Power-Outages-Evacuations-in-Downtown-Philadelphia-380402911.html

Quote: "The incident came on the heels of an underground explosion near Philadelphia's 30th Street Station on Saturday that damaged the road outside the transit center."

Note: An underground electrical explosion and fire blew a manhole off in Center City in Philadelphia the day prior too, mentioned in the 2016-05-21 update...

2016-05-22 - Electrical substation damaged by fire in Huddersfield (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/power-worker-trapped-huddersfield-substation-11370004

2016-05-22 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, two vehicles burn, in Arroyo Grande (California), near the coast:
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article79205017.html

2016-05-22 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in coastal Riffa (Bahrain):
http://www.newsofbahrain.com/viewNews.php?ppId=20950&TYPE=Posts&pid=21&MNU=18&SUB=

2016-05-22 - Wildfire rages through 6 square miles on the Central Coast (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article79226097.html
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160523-53428-USA

Quote: "The fire is burning near Soledad in Monterey County between the Salinas River and Pinnacles National Park."

2016-05-22 - Deadly fire rips through school dormitory at 11 PM in Chiang Rai (Thailand), 18+ schoolgirls killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160523-53424-THA
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/05/23/thailand-boarding-school-fire-kills-18-girls.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/thai-dormitory-fire-kills-18-girls-thought-it-was-prank/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/thailand-school-dormitory-fire-kills-schoolgirls-chiang-rai-a7042861.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/18-girls-killed-fire-school-dormitory-thailand-39297489
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fire-thailand-girls-dorm-1.3596212
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article79223737.html
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/10513890-74/story
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36355971

2016-05-22 - Home explodes and collapses at 6:30 AM in coastal Shanghai (China), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/society/House-collapse-kills-resident/shdaily.shtml

Note: This is the 170th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-05-22 - Clothing factory explodes and burns in Zhengzhou (China), near the Yellow River, 6 killed, 7 injured:
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1949391/six-dead-seven-wounded-factory-blaze-china

2016-05-22 - Townhouse complex under construction destroyed by massive inferno in Saanich (Canada), near the coast:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/saanich-fire-online-photos-video-1.3596232
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/massive-saanich-townhouse-fire-deemed-suspicious-1.2261035
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/massive-townhouse-fire-in-saanich-b-c-deemed-suspicious-1.2913368
http://myinforms.com/en-ca/a/34247937-photos-and-video-appear-online-of-apparent-massive-fire-in-saanich/
http://www.newsunited.com/photos-and-video-appear-online-of-news/29673570/

Quote: "The blaze sparked in a building under construction that had no electricity, according to Saanich Deputy Fire Chief Steve Hannah."

Note: They're suspicious because they can't figure out how this fire started, but there was plenty of rusty stuff in the area, as there always is at construction sites like this, and that's all it takes for a fire to ignite now. From the full hypothesis: "So far as homes are concerned, vacant homes, unoccupied homes and homes under construction will burn hardest and first but the number of occupied homes burning will also be increasing."

2016-05-22 - Boat bursts into flame at 6 AM at the Fort Myers Yacht Basin in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32034767/boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-downtown-fort-myers
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34215077-boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-downtown-fort-myers/
http://www.winknews.com/2016/05/22/sail-boat-catches-fire-at-fort-myers-yacht-basin/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NBC2/734402596367138816

2016-05-22 - Race boat bursts into flame at race near coastal Stuart (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/topstories/boat-races-run-in-the-sun-3336447b-dac3-5197-e053-0100007fb8ff-380437631.html

Quote: "Not all went perfectly, however. During one of the Grand Prix qualifying races early Sunday morning, the Fat Chance Too, driven by Andrew Tate, of Canton, Michigan, had engine trouble, which started a fire in the engine compartment."

2016-05-22 - Speedboat 'Nirumaa' bursts into flame near coastal Malé (Maldive Islands), 3 injured:
http://focusmaldives.com/speed-boat-catches-fire-outside-male/
http://twitter.com/PoliceMv/status/734328076117495809/photo/1
http://maldivesindependent.com/society/three-injured-in-speedboat-fire-124347

2016-05-22 - Boat explodes off the coast of Turkey, 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/soldier-killed-in-boat-explosion-off-southern-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nid=99486

Quote: "One soldier was killed in an explosion that occurred on a boat off the Çevlik coast of the southern province of Hatay early on May 22. The explosion, which injured two others including another soldier, occurred as Coastal Guard teams were approaching a boat suspected of carrying dead bodies, according to a fisherman vessel’s call."

Note: These are the 822nd, 823rd, 824th and 825th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-22 - Passenger train bursts into flame, two coaches burn, in Rajasthan (India):
http://www.newsx.com/national/29525-fire-in-two-sleeper-coaches-of-jaisalmer-delhi-intercity-express
http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/shocking-huge-fire-engulfs-two-coaches-of-jaisalmer-delhi-intercity-express_1887974.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/empty-coach-catches-fire-at-jaisalmer-station-116052300021_1.html

2016-05-22 - Passenger train bursts into flame in Beni Suef (Egypt):
http://www.albawabaeg.com/88464

2016-05-22 - School bus bursts into flame while parked at facility in Marydel (Maryland):
http://www.wboc.com/story/32038699/caroline-county-school-bus-fire-ruled-accidental
http://www.delaware1059.com/story/24525-marydel-school-bus-catches-fire-40k-in-damages
http://newsbout.com/id/16232759941/Caroline-County-School-Bus-Fire-Ruled-Accidental

2016-05-22 - School bus bursts into flame on street in Loxahatchee (Florida):
http://www.wpbf.com/news/palm-beach-school-district-responds-to-bus-fire/39688238
http://www.wpbf.com/news/school-releases-cause-behind-school-bus-fire/39687814
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WPBF25News/734912091891589120

Note: These are the 115th and 116th school buses to burn in 2016 and these are the 388th and 389th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame, and driver, man, 58 has 'medical episode', on Highway 65 in Aitkin County (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/22/trooper-burning-semi/
http://www.mndailynews.com/local/26194-trooper-pulls-driver-from-burning-semi.html

Quote: "A State Patrol trooper is credited with saving a semi truck driver Sunday morning from a fire. The patrol says the driver, 58-year-old Randy Guthrie of Deer River, suffered a medical episode behind the wheel on Highway 65 in Aitkin County. His truck also started on fire. The trooper responded and was able to get Guthrie out before the semi was fully engulfed in flames."

2016-05-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-78 in Lower Saucon Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2016/05/truck_driver_escapes_injury_af.html
http://www.790waeb.com/onair/dan-holzman-56204/tractor-trailer-erupts-in-flames-14740311/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O36-IKAK0nU

2016-05-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 in American Fork (Utah):
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/semi-catches-fire-near-american-fork
http://www.facebook.com/KUTV2News/videos/10154344808974406/

Note: These are the 928th, 929th and 930th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-22 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/officials-n-spokane-house-fire-started-in-rv-next-door/209950344
http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/rv-fire-spreads-to-home-in-north-spokane/210210343
http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/spokane-county/rv-fire-spreads-to-home-in-north-spokane/210220861

Note: Also see the home that burned at 2 AM in the Pine River Park area in Spokane on this day...

2016-05-22 - RV and home go up in flames at 10:28 PM in Costa Mesa (California), near the coast:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-year-old-boy-saves-dad-from-house-fire-in-california/
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-716797-garage-coates.html
http://wgntv.com/2016/05/22/7-year-old-boy-wakes-up-dad-pair-escapes-house-fire/
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-716797-garage-coates.html
http://wreg.com/2016/05/22/7-year-old-boy-saves-dad-from-house-fire-in-california/

Quote: "Fire Captain Chris Coates says the boy ran to wake his father, who had fallen asleep watching television. The two ran out of the house as the fire spread from the garage to a motorhome in the driveway and to a neighbor's storage shed."

Note: Or maybe the fire started in the motorhome and spread to the garage. Or maybe the motorhome ignited some gas, which caught the garage on fire, which then spread back to the motorhome...

2016-05-22 - RV bursts into flame at home in coastal Springfield (Florida):
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/RV-fire-breaks-out-in-Springfield-neighborhood--380446481.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WJHG_TV/734678346232004609

Note: These are the 200th, 201st and 202nd RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-05-22 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, near Castaic (California), another brush fire too:
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/152452/

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Saraland (Alabama), near the coast:
http://local15tv.com/news/local/photos-car-fire-in-saraland-spreads-to-home-melts-siding

Quote: "A neighbor called the homeowner to let her know her car had caught fire. The flames spread to the house, melting the siding."

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame at 7:20 AM while parked on West Street in Jackson (Ohio):
http://www.timesjournal.com/news/article_29a807db-24ce-5456-ab04-e729dcaa9f27.html

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame and explodes on street in Loves Park (Illinois):
http://www.mystateline.com/news/car-explosion-shuts-down-perryville-road
http://rockfordscanner.com/2016/05/22/explosions-coming-from-a-vehicle-on-fire-in-loves-park/

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame near Denny's in Palatine (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2016/05/car-fire-near-dennys-and-jiffy-lube-at.html

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on I-580 in Alameda County (California):
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29927944/alameda-county-car-fire-ignites-blaze-sunday-night
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34289950-car-fire-ignites-blaze-sunday-night-along-i-580/
http://californiadolphin.com/news/53137/car-fire-ignites-blaze-sunday-night-along-i-580

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame on street in Beijing (China):
http://ban.jo/News/Asia/20160522/Car-Fire-In-Beijing-Beijing/

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame on Route 4 near Holon (Israel), near the coast:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/360354

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked on street in Quetigny (France):
http://news.newsdirectory2.com/a-car-fire-in-quetigny/

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 in coastal Dublin (Ireland), some crashes too:
http://www.thejournal.ie/m1-motorway-2-2782862-May2016/
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/244284925/traffic-disrupted-after-m1-motorway-car-fire-in-dublin
https://lovin.ie/cities/dublin/avoid-the-m1-today-as-major-incident-as-car-is-on-fire

Quote: "Earlier this afternoon two units from the service were dispatched to the M1 motorway near Swords were a car had caught fire. Traffic in the area was slowed to one lane for a time after the car caught fire on the motorway’s hard shoulder."

2016-05-22 - Three cars and horse box destroyed by fire while parked at Sandwich Industrial Estate in Sandwich (Britain):
http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Vehicles-destroyed-offices-damaged-Sandwich/story-29303764-detail/story.html
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/three_cars_and_a_horse_box_as_fire_spreads_in_sandwich_industrial_estate_1_4545285

Quote: "Emergency services were called after a car fire spread to other vehicles, a horse box and offices at Sandwich Industrial Estate last night."

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Old Park Barracks in Whitfield (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/car-fire-in-whitfield-96284/

2016-05-22 - Car bursts into flame on Little End Road in Eaton Socon (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/car-fire-eaton-socon-2125.aspx

2016-05-22 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home on South Bayley Hazen Road in Ryegate (Vermont), 1 injured:
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/ryegate-camper-fire-sends-man-to-hospital
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/ryegate-vt-camper-fire-sends-man-to-hospital/

2016-05-22 - Barn and 350 bales of hay destroyed by huge fire on Kneeton Road in East Bridgford (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/crews-battle-huge-barn-Notts/story-29303926-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/fire-crews-battle-huge-barn-fire-in-notts-4145870.html

2016-05-22 - Barn damaged by fire on Bridge Road in Long Sutton (Britain):
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/barn-blaze-in-long-sutton-1-7394985

2016-05-22 - Around 2000 tons of compost goes up in flames at 3:50 AM in Ivegill (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Compost fire at Ivegill farm(Carlisle) 22 May 2016 At 03:50 firefighters were called to a report of 2000 tonnes of compost on fire at a farm on the C1035 at Ivegill. Crews used a jet and digger to to put out the fire. They were at the scene for approximately 70 minutes."

2016-05-22 - Commercial neon sign bursts into flame outside restaurant in Quincy (Illinois):
http://khqa.com/news/local/quincy-fire-department-responds-to-business-sign-fully-engulfed-in-flames

2016-05-22 - Furniture factory destroyed by massive fire in coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/05/23/national/massive-fire-takes-down-furniture-godown-in-karachi/

2016-05-22 - Garage destroyed by fire at 1:28 AM at home in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/holyoke_garage_and_shed_destro.html

2016-05-22 - Home damaged by fire at 2 AM in the Pine River Park area in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/32036175/early-morning-fire-burns-spokane-home

2016-05-22 - Home under construction damaged by fire in Studio City (California), near the coast, nobody there:
http://patch.com/california/studiocity/fire-studio-city-home-under-construction-0

Note: Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza, 51, just dropped dead while performing in Studio City the day prior, mentioned in the 2016-05-21 update...

2016-05-22 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Watertown (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/five-homeless-after-blaze-rips-through-watertown-home/39674900
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_29927657/5-residents-displaced-following-blaze-at-watertown-home

2016-05-22 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 5:30 AM near Murfreesboro (Tennessee):
http://www.murfreesboropost.com/early-morning-house-fire-on-franklin-road-cms-44400

2016-05-22 - Home destroyed by fire before 3 AM in Wichita (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Fire-destroys-house-in-south-Wichita--380413791.html

2016-05-22 - Home destroyed by huge fire in Beaumont (Texas):
http://fox4beaumont.com/news/local/raging-fire-destroys-beaumont-home-sunday-night

2016-05-22 - Apartment building damaged by fire shortly after 3 AM in Lakeland (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/two-story-apartment-building-in-lakeland-damaged-in-fire
http://www.wtsp.com/news/house-fire-in-lakeland-injures-1-person/209455580

2016-05-22 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 6:10 AM in the East Valley in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://news3lv.com/news/local/two-displaced-in-boulder-highway-apartment-fire

2016-05-22 - Deadly fire burns mobile home at 12:45 AM in Sumter (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.wistv.com/story/32035197/man-killed-in-overnight-sumter-fire

2016-05-22 - Deadly fire burns home at 4:20 AM in Alnwick-Haldimand Township (Canada), near Lake Ontario, 2 killed:
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/6566621-two-dead-in-ontario-house-fire/
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/6566450-update-opp-confirm-elderly-couple-died-in-house-fire/

2016-05-22 - Deadly carport fire burns home in Hendron (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.kzimksim.com/2016/05/23/man-found-dead-after-house-fire-in-mccracken-county/

Quote: "Witnesses told deputies they saw the man, 71-year-old Alexander J. Cherry, arrive home about 15 minutes before they saw a fire. They say that there appeared to be a small fire under the carport that quickly spread to the home."

Note: So he'd just gotten home, parked his car, went inside. I bet his car ignited. When vehicles ignite, smoke alarms inside the home may not activate until escape routes are on fire, and then you're screwed, so it's increasingly dangerous to park a vehicle anywhere near where you live...

2016-05-22 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 4 AM in Plattsburgh (New York), 2 killed:
http://www.wptz.com/news/early-morning-fire-damages-plattsburgh-apartment-building/39669884
http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/two-dead-in-plattsburgh-fire/article_acdf3da6-07f0-5ab4-92aa-ce18554a25e7.html
http://www.wcax.com/story/32035722/2-killed-in-plattsburgh-fire

2016-05-22 - In separate incidents, two vacant homes burn in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/may/23/firefighters-put-out-blaze-in-yard-at-vacant-house/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/vacant-home-catches-fire-east-valley
http://www.ktnv.com/news/two-story-vacant-home-catches-fire
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Vacant-home-catches-fire-in-East-valley-5950393.html

2016-05-22 - Vacant home burns in Northridge (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160521/northridge-vacant-house-damaged-in-fire
http://www.newsunited.com/northridge-vacant-house-damaged-in-news/29659335/
http://newsbout.com/id/16232706476/Northridge-vacant-house-damaged-in-fire

2016-05-22 - Vacant home burns just after 6 AM in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/Fire-at-vacant-Fletcher-Avenue-home-put-out
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Fire-at-vacant-Fletcher-Avenue-home-put-out-5943343.html

2016-05-22 - Vacant home burns on Gulfwood Drive in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://local15tv.com/news/local/house-fire-under-investigation-causes-20-thousand-in-damage

2016-05-22 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on Washington Avenue in Chillicothe (Ohio):
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2016/05/22/flames-engulf-abandoned-home/84746312/

2016-05-22 - Vacant mill burns in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2016/05/21/fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-providence-mill-building/
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/e5b5805bc3d346298abb7c17dccfb6bb/RI--Mill-Fire
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34192223-fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-providence-mill-building/

2016-05-22 - Two people burned to death when car bursts into flame on road in Nushki, Balochistan (Pakistan):
http://www.jasarat.org/2016/05/22/vehicle-on-fire-leaves-two-dead-in-nushki/

Quote: "Driver’s cousin Abdul Salam said Muhammad Azam was driving the car on rent on Sialkot routes. Because of shot circuit fire erupted in the vehicle and left two people burned. Azam was driving from Taftan to Sialkot."

2016-05-23 - Massive atmospheric explosion and flash of light turns night into day in Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/673017/WATCH-Sudden-boom-and-flash-of-light-in-sky-leaves-thousands-terrified-and-baffled

Quote: "Sudden boom and flash of light in sky leaves thousands terrified – and baffled. A sudden roar and flash of light so bright it turned night into day has terrified residents."

2016-05-23 - Skydiving plane bursts into flame, crashes and explodes, on the island of Kauai (Hawaii), 5 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20160524-53434-USA
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/skydiving-plane-catches-fire-explodes-crash-killing-39334647
http://www.firerescue1.com/fatal-incident/articles/93659018-Skydiving-plane-catches-fire-explodes-in-crash-killing-5/
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/skydiving-plane-catches-fire-explodes-in-crash-killing-5/
http://www.twcc.com/articles/2016/05/24/s/skydiving-plane-catches-fire-explodes-in-crash-killing-5
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/32051128/skydiving-plane-catches-fire-explodes-in-crash-killing-5
http://khon2.com/2016/05/23/small-plane-crashes-in-hanapepe-kauai/
http://abc13.com/news/two-plane-crashes-within-2-hours-kill-5-in-hawaii/1352276/
http://www.dothanfirst.com/news/2-plane-crashes-rock-hawaii

Quote: "Cisco Campos was fishing nearby Monday and told news outlets that the engine sounded strange after the plane left the runway. He told Hawaii News Now that it looked like the plane was trying to go back to the airport when it caught fire and then 'everything exploded' as it crashed."

Quote: "Investigators are reviewing the records and the burned-out wreckage of the single-engine plane in Hawaii that went up in flames just after takeoff and then exploded as it hit the ground, killing the pilot, two instructors and two tandem jumpers."

Note: This is the 51st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-05-23 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blacks out part of coastal St. Petersburg (Florida):
http://www.wpxi.com/video?videoId=302312472&videoVersion=1.0
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/transformer-fire-cuts-power-to-part-of-downtown-st-pete
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2016/5/23/underground_fire_in_.html
http://www.wtsp.com/news/manhole-cover-blown-off-in-explosion-in-st-pete/209417729
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/st-pete-police-investigate-cause-of-manhole-cover-explosion
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/underground-transformer-explodes-in-downtown-st-petersburg/2278642
http://newsbout.com/id/16232805260/Transformer-fire-cuts-power-to-part-of-downtown-St-Pete
http://patch.com/florida/stpete/transformer-explosion-leaves-downtown-without-power-0
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/transformer-blast-cuts-power-to-downtown-st-pete/212397555
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/144212968-story

Quote: "St. Petersburg Fire Rescue battled an underground transformer fire Monday at Third Street and Central Avenue that knocked out power to a portion of downtown."

Quote: "The transformer exploded Monday evening, sending flames and black smoke into the air."

2016-05-23 - University blacked out by electrical explosions and fire in coastal Invercargill (New Zealand):
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/invercargill/384292/explosion-cuts-power-campus

2016-05-23 - Wildfire season gets off to abrupt, early start in Washington State:
http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/washingtons-wildfire-season-gets-off-to-abrupt-early-start/39683078
http://www.chronline.com/crime/washington-s-wildfire-season-gets-off-to-abrupt-early-start/article_61140dee-204f-11e6-acdc-57b0b10434bd.html

2016-05-23 - Island erupts in flame in Lake Lanier (Georgia):
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/117130/
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/117162/

2016-05-23 - Hotel rocked by explosion in coastal Casablanca (Morocco), 2 injured:
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/62784/Explosion-in-hotel-in-Casablanca-two-people-in-critical-condition
http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/05/187251/explosion-in-a-hotel-in-casablanca-two-people-in-critical-condition/

Note: This is the 171st residential explosion in 2016...

2016-05-23 - Flare plant damaged by explosion and fire in Camden (Arkansas), 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160524-53446-USA
http://katv.com/news/local/two-injured-in-explosion-at-arkansas-plant
http://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/two-injured-in-camden-explosion-sheriff-says

2016-05-23 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, car and cylinders burn, on Oldfield Lane in Wisbech (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/scrap-yard-fire-2131.aspx

2016-05-23 - Around 250 homes destroyed by inferno in coastal Sabah (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/05/23/2000-homeless-in-kudat-fire/

2016-05-23 - Two yakatabune boats go up in flames at 10:30 PM in coastal Yokohama Bay (Japan):
http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2016/05/24/yakatabune-boats-catch-fire-in-yokohama-bay/

Quote: "At approximately 10:30 p.m., fire was reported coming from two yakatabune pleasure crafts — Daini Suzuyoshi and Daisan Suzuyoshi — moored near the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, a retail and restaurant complex in Naka Ward."

Note: These are the 826th and 827th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-23 - School bus depot erupts in flame at 9:50 PM in coastal Corner Brook (Canada):
http://vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=62757&latest=1
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/school-bus-depot-fire-1.3596250
http://www.newsunited.com/school-bus-depot-fire-in-corner-news/29678080/
http://www.cfcbradio.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=62757

2016-05-23 - School bus bursts into flame on Spring Valley Road in Paramus (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/paramus/paramus-school-bus-engulfed-flames-0
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/paramus-school-bus-driver-safely-evacuates-students-during-fire-1.11832696
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/05/driver_helped_students_safely_escape_from_paramus.html
http://newark.suntimes.com/nwk-news/7/109/327388/paramus-school-bus-driver-safely-evacuates-students-during-fire
http://www.northjersey.com/news/quick-thinking-paramus-school-bus-driver-evacuates-students-ahead-of-fire-1.1604135
http://paramus.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/driver-from-paterson-gets-students-off-burning-paramus-school-bus/662020/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/High-School-Students-Narrowly-Escape-School-Bus-Fire-New-Jersey-380703991.html
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/3404557-school-bus-catches-fire-in-paramus/
http://www.wopular.com/driver-helped-students-safely-escape-paramus-bus-fire-0

2016-05-23 - Double-decker school bus bursts into flame on the M6 near Nuneaton (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-dozens-schoolchildren-escape-blazing-8035102
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/watch-coach-fire-causes-m6-11375137
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/05/23/double-decker-bus-fire-m6/
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-05-23/breaking-m6-blocked-after-coach-fire/
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/coach-fire-causes-heavy-m6-tailbacks-4148703.html
http://www.itv.com/news/central/2016-05-23/school-children-escape-burning-bus-on-m6/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/24/coach-carrying-59-schoolchildren-bursts-into-flames-on-m6/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/673134/Primary-school-pupils-school-bus-inferno-fire-motorway-Birmingham

Note: These are the 116th and 117th school buses to burn in 2016 and these are the 389th and 390th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Volovets (Ukraine):
http://uzhgorod.in/en/news/2016/maj/transcarpathian_firefighters_during_a_fire_in_a_bus_prevented_the_explosion_of_a_gas_installation

2016-05-23 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street near Chembur (India):
http://localpress.co.in/ac-bus-catches-fire-near-suman-nagar-chembur/

Note: These are the 391st and 392nd buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-23 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-89 near Randolph (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/32045017/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-down-i-89-near-randolph
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/vt/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-down-i-89-near-randolph_4957280
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206637406474074

2016-05-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 near Chandler (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/chandler/truck-carrying-frozen-food-catches-fire-on-interstate-10
http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/truck-fire-closes-wb-i-10-near-wild-horse-pass-south-of-chandler/212397594
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler-breaking/2016/05/23/truck-fire-temporarily-closes-lanes-10-westbound/32622071/
http://phoenix.suntimes.com/phx-news/7/83/335178/truck-fire-triggers-delays-on-wb-i-10-near-wild-horse-pass
http://www.azfamily.com/story/32043845/truck-fire-triggers-delays-on-wb-i-10-near-wild-horse-pass
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34335001-truck-fire-triggers-delays-on-wb-i-10-near-wild-horse-pass/
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/32043845/truck-fire-triggers-delays-on-wb-i-10-near-wild-horse-pass
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160523/Semi-Truck-Fire-In-Maricopa-County-AZ-Maricopa-County/
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_6c9e3a42-2129-11e6-9e72-338d83159d7b.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/azfamily/734850173671604224

2016-05-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 49 near Mt. Olive (Mississippi):
http://www.wdam.com/story/32038805/truck-fire-stalls-traffic-on-hwy-49-near-mt-olive
http://www.wbrc.com/story/32038805/truck-fire-stalls-traffic-on-hwy-49-near-mt-olive
http://www.walb.com/story/32038805/truck-fire-stalls-traffic-on-hwy-49-near-mt-olive
http://www.cleveland19.com/story/32038805/truck-fire-stalls-traffic-on-hwy-49-near-mt-olive
http://www.wistv.com/story/32038805/truck-fire-stalls-traffic-on-hwy-49-near-mt-olive

2016-05-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on I-5 in North Sacramento (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/truck-fire-closes-lanes-on-nb-i-5
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/CBSSacramento/734848581627056128

2016-05-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Kensington Avenue in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/meriden/meridennews/8872438-154/kensington-avenue-closed-temporarily-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire.html

2016-05-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway in Mostazal (Chile):
http://ban.jo/News/Latin-America/20160523/Large-Truck-Fire-In-Mostazal-Chile-Mostazal/

2016-05-23 - Tractor bursts into flame on High Lane in Stockport (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/in-your-area/road-closed-high-lane-stockport-11373204
http://uk.hir-portal.hu/news/road-closed-in-high-lane-stockport-after-tractor-fire
http://www.newsoneplace.com/article/4581551510/road-high-lane-stockport-closed-tractor

Quote: "A road has been closed after police and fire services were called to tackle a tractor fire in Stockport. Fire crews from Stockport and Cheadle stations were called to Middlewood Road in High Lane shortly after 10.30am this morning to deal with a blaze involving a tractor and bales of hay."

Note: These are the 931st, 932nd, 933rd, 934th, 935th, 936th and 937th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-23 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home on West Wabash Avenue in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.krem.com/news/local/raw-spokane-fire-battles-rv-fire-on-monday/213574026
http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/raw-spokane-fire-battles-rv-fire-on-monday/213576011
http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/crews-extinguish-rv-fire-in-shadle/212796894
http://www.facebook.com/KREM2/photos/a.108023366300.106769.104301781300/10153550004006301/

Note: An RV just burst into flame while parked at another home in Spokane the day prior too, mentioned in the 2016-05-22 update. This is the 203rd RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-23 - Minivan bursts into flame on Highway 58 near Harrison Bay (Tennessee):
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/minivan-fire-stalls-traffic-causes-gas-leak-on-highway-58-in-harrison
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32041160/vehicle-fire-causes-hazmat-spill-on-hwy-58
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/5/23/324771/Minivan-Destroyed-By-Fire-On-Highway.aspx
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=282182782119566&set=o.40397252103&type=3&theater

2016-05-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in parking lot at Walmart in Eastlake (Ohio):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160524/Vehicle-Fire-At-Walmart-In-Eastlake-OH-Eastlake/

2016-05-23 - Two cars and two motorcycles go up in flames at 4:25 AM while parked in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/crime/4-vehicles-found-burned-in-denver/211742222

Quote: "Denver Fire is investigating four vehicle fires in Denver early Monday morning. According to fire investigators, two cars and two motorcycles were found burned on East Quincy Avenue near South Syracuse Street around 4:25 a.m."

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home, fire spreads to home, in Pittston Township (Pennsylvania):
http://citizensvoice.com/news/morning-fire-contained-to-garage-1.2045722
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-times-tribune/20160524/281831462972433
http://www.nepabuzz.com/2016/05/24/car-fire-damages-inside-of-garage/

Quote: "A car caught fire inside a resident’s garage Monday morning and severely damaged the inside of the structure."

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 36 in Carlotta (California):
http://kymkemp.com/2016/05/23/car-fire-in-carlotta/

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Detroit Lakes (Minnesota):
http://www.kvrr.com/news/local-news/Vehicle-Fire-at-Cenex-in-Detroit-Lakes/39691136
http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Fire-crews-responding-to-incident-at-Detroit-Lakes-Cenex-380570351.html

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 in Walton County (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/20160524/NEWS/160529588
http://newsbout.com/id/16232842295/PHOTOS-Vehicle-fire-on-I-10

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on Bethel Street in Columbia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.columbiaspy.com/2016/05/car-on-fire-on-bethel-street.html

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on Tidbinbilla Road in Paddys River (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-paddys-river-264441.traffic
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-tidbinbilla-ring-264437.traffic

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on State Highway 1 near Spring Creek in coastal Marlborough (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/80373355/Car-fire-on-State-Highway-1-in-Marlborough

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on Waitewheta Road in coastal Waihi (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11643365

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on road near Vrindavan (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Delhi-couple-escapes-unhurt-after-car-catches-fire-near-Vrindavan/articleshow/52403833.cms

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark at RAF Cosford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45393
http://www.wrekinnews.co.uk/car-fire-at-raf-cosford/

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Tesco on Doncaster Road in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/crews-called-Tesco-car-park-blaze/story-29306743-detail/story.html

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame at 12:55 AM on Village Road in Child's Ercall, Market Drayton (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45392

2016-05-23 - Car bursts into flame on Wood Close in Hatfield (Britain):
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/car_fire_in_hatfield_1_4546763

2016-05-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-43 near Milwaukee (Wisconsin):
http://fox6now.com/2016/05/23/traffic-alert-northbound-lanes-of-i-43-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire/
http://milwaukee.suntimes.com/mil-news/7/121/304502/traffic-alert-northbound-lanes-of-i-43-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire

2016-05-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame in parking lot in Elkton (Maryland):
http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_48115d0a-7392-55c6-86a4-65e731527277.html

2016-05-23 - Police motorcycle bursts into flame at 6:15 AM while parked in garage at home in Thomasville (North Carolina):
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/deputys-patrol-motorcycle-catches-fire-at-house-in-thomasville/212295223
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20160523/news/160529936

Quote: "The fire happened early Monday morning around 6:15 a.m. Investigators said Sergeant K.W. Wallace returned home after duty and found his garage door wouldn’t work. He then discovered his motorcycle caught fire sometime overnight. It caused damage to the motorcycle and his garage. The fire put itself out. It's not known what started the fire at this time."

2016-05-23 - Utility trailer bursts into flame while being towed, on I-195 in Somerset (Massachusetts), cement truck crashes too:
http://www.tauntongazette.com/article/20160523/NEWS/160528758
http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/20160523/cement-truck-crash-on-rt-24-closes-travel-lane-trailer-fire-closes-i-195-ramp-in-somerset

2016-05-23 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at mobile home park in San Angelo (Texas):
http://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2016-05-23/suspicious-fire-engulfs-san-angelo-rv-trailer

Quote: "'After doing an investigation, I am going to label the fire undetermined, but it is suspicious in nature,' Coleman noted."

Note: He can't figure out how it started. That's because he doesn't know what's going on...

2016-05-23 - Van and garage destroyed by fire at home in Saginaw Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2016/05/garage_fire_sends_thick_black.html

2016-05-23 - Auto shop destroyed by explosion and fire in Richmond Hill (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.statter911.com/2016/05/23/early-video-explosion-fire-auto-body-shop/
http://www.cp24.com/news/one-person-injured-after-explosion-fire-at-richmond-hill-auto-shop-1.2913538
http://globalnews.ca/news/2717700/fire-at-richmond-hill-auto-shop-sends-man-to-hospital-with-extensive-burns/
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/one-person-rushed-to-hospital-after-explosion-at-auto-mechanic-shop-in-richmond-hill-1.2913523
http://www.680news.com/2016/05/23/video-massive-fire-torches-auto-body-shop-in-richmond-hill/
http://www.newsunited.com/fire-at-richmond-hill-auto-shop-news/29688978/

2016-05-23 - Auto shop and restaurant destroyed by huge fire in Windsor (Canada):
http://www.wxyz.com/news/crews-battle-massive-fire-at-windsor-building
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/05/23/smoke-seen-across-the-river-from-building-fire-in-windsor/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/massive-3-alarm-fire-burns-wyandotte-street-eatery-garage-1.3596341
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/05/23/firefighters-battle-blaze-windsor-eatery-auto-shop/84775518/

Quote: "While the call originally came in as a report of fire at Le Chef Restaurant, fire officials said late Monday the fire started at Downtown Auto Service next door. The two businesses are side by side in the same structure at 840 Wyandotte Street E. No cause is known."

2016-05-23 - Barn and vehicles destroyed by fire, home destroyed by garage fire one mile away too, in Perrysburg (Ohio):
http://www.13abc.com/home/headlines/Police-fire--380565381.html
http://nbc24.com/news/local/no-injuries-reported-after-two-fires-moments-apart-in-perrysburg
http://www.sent-trib.com/news/fires-fought-back-to-back-in-perrysburg/article_608d27be-2146-11e6-a449-17cee6850cd5.html
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2016/05/23/Perrysburg-city-firefighters-are-battling-a-barn-fire-in-the-13000-block-of-Eckel-Junction-Road-a-dispatcher-said.html

Quote: "Fire officials say there is no reason to believe there is any relation between two fires on the same stretch of road in Perrysburg Monday."

Note: The fires were related, for sure, by 1) both involved vehicles; 2) timeframe; 3) geographic location; and 4) the atmosphere...

2016-05-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Rogers (Minnesota), 3 horses killed, man injured:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/23/rogers-barn-fire/
http://bringmethenews.com/2016/05/24/farm-owner-gets-burned-while-trying-to-save-horses-from-barn-fire/
http://www.startribune.com/fire-strikes-horse-farm-near-rogers-co-owner-badly-burned-trying-to-save-animals/380643711/

2016-05-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Laurens County (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/fire-crews-called-to-upstate-barn-fire-dispatchers-say/39674960
http://www.945theanswer.com/fire-crews-called-to-upstate-barn-fire-dispatchers-say/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34248674-fire-crews-called-to-upstate-barn-fire-dispatchers-say/

2016-05-23 - Barn and equipment destroyed by fire in Osceola (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Pole-barn-blaze-keeps-firefighters-busy-in-Osceola-380449561.html
http://www.953mnc.com/News/Local/2016/05/23/House-of-Bounce-Party-Rentals-business-destroyed-in-fire-Sunday-night.html
http://wsbt.com/news/local/investigators-look-for-cause-in-house-of-bounce-fire

2016-05-23 - Barn destroyed by fire, fire spreads to two sheds and field, in Orleans (New York):
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-In-Orleans-Reportedly-Spreads-From-Barn-To-Field-380562651.html
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/several-fire-departments-at-the-scene-of-an-orleans-barn-fire-20160524

2016-05-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Lackawannock Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/32043602/fire-consumes-barn-in-mercer-county

2016-05-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Salisbury (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20160523/area-firefighters-battle-barn-fire-in-neighboring-lancaster-county
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34329186-lancaster-barn-fire/

2016-05-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in North Charity Heights in Nelson County (Kentucky):
http://www.kystandard.com/content/fire-reported-north-charity-heights

2016-05-23 - Brush fire breaks out near Lake View Terrace (California):
http://abc7.com/news/200-acre-brush-fire-burns-uphill-near-lake-view-terrace/1352192/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-la-brush-fire-20160523-snap-story.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article79450022.html
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160523/map-where-the-lake-view-terrace-brush-fire-is-burning

2016-05-23 - Brush fire burns near Route 31 in Tolland (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32043774/route-31-reopens-after-brush-fire-breaks-out-in-tolland

2016-05-23 - Silo erupts in flame at door business in Marshfield (Wisconsin):
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/story/news/2016/05/23/fire-extinguished-marshfield-doors/84808654/
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2016/05/23/firefighters-work-structure-fire-at-marshfield-doorssystems/84815042/

2016-05-23 - Lumber business damaged by fire in Maplewood (Minnesota), 1 injured:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/23/1-injured-fire-maplewood-store/

2016-05-23 - Furniture factory goes up in flames in the wee hours in Lahore (Pakistan):
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/337890-Lahore-Furniture-godown-catches-fire

2016-05-23 - Hardware store destroyed by fire before 3 AM in Rising Sun (Indiana):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/se-ind-hardware-store-considered-total-loss-after-fire/39676950
http://local12.com/news/local/fire-burns-through-rising-sun-business

2016-05-23 - Parking garage damaged by fire in Houston (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-fire-officials-battle-fire-in-downtown-7940509.php

2016-05-23 - Bike shop damaged by fire in Pittsford (New York), next to the Erie Canal:
http://13wham.com/news/local/no-one-injured-after-fire-at-bike-shop-in-pittsford

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

2016-05-23 - Garage goes up in flames at home in Yakima (Washington):
http://kimatv.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-garage-fire-monday

2016-05-23 - Garage heavily damaged by fire just before 11 PM at home in Manchester (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/fire-severely-damages-garage-apartment-in-manchester/39696170
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160524/NEWS07/160529686

2016-05-23 - Garage goes up in flames at 3:30 AM at home in St. Francis (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/news/garage-fire-reported-in-st-francis/39678110

2016-05-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire before 5:15 AM in coastal Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn (New York), 2 injured:
http://abc7ny.com/news/2-injured-in-house-fire-in-sheepshead-bay/1351211/

2016-05-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire just before 3 AM in coastal Charlestown (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2016/05/23/crews-in-charlestown-respond-to-an-early-morning-house-fire/

2016-05-23 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Edgewater Park (New Jersey), near the Delaware River:
http://6abc.com/news/fire-damages-3-apartments-in-burlington-county/1351142/

2016-05-23 - Deadly fire burns home just after midnight in Cleveland (Ohio), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/05/man_dead_two_injured_in_clevel.html

2016-05-23 - Vacant home burns in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2016/05/suspicious_fire_doused_at_vacant_house.html

2016-05-23 - Vacant home burns in Hannibal (Missouri):
http://www.wqow.com/story/32042048/2016/05/23/firefighters-stumped-on-cause-of-hannibal-fire
http://www.wkow.com/story/32042048/2016/05/23/firefighters-stumped-on-cause-of-hannibal-fire

2016-05-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Dayton (Ohio):
http://abc22now.com/news/local/vacant-house-fire-in-dayton-under-investigation
http://fox45now.com/news/local/vacant-house-fire-in-dayton-under-investigation

2016-05-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Mill Valley (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/23/intense-blaze-destroys-vacant-mill-valley-home/

2016-05-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire near Bartlett (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Bartlett-House-destroyed-by-Monday-Morning-fire-380518591.html

2016-05-23 - Vacant warehouse burns in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-empty-warehouse-on-market-street/39691386

2016-05-24 - Colossal wildfires rage through thousands of square miles in Russia:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-wildfire-size-vermont-delaware-greenpeace-says-n579311
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2016/05/russia-wildfires-size-of-vermont-and.html
http://www.sott.net/article/318923-More-than-15000-hectares-of-forest-burnt-in-Russia-over-past-24-hours
http://tass.ru/en/society/877663

Quote: "Colossal wildfires in Russia have burned an area the size Vermont and Delaware combined, Greenpeace said Tuesday, amid fears the country could suffer its worst wildfire season in more than 100 years."

2016-05-24 - Railroad bridge over the San Joaquin River damaged by fire in Lathrop (California):
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-stockton/crews-battle-grass-fire-in-lathrop/39700872
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/05/24/multiple-agencies-battling-fire-near-railroad-bridge-in-lathrop/
http://californiadolphin.com/news/53635/multiple-agencies-battling-fire-near-railroad-bridge-in-lathrop

Quote: "The blaze was burning near the Mossdale Marina along Manthey Road, near Interstate 5. It spread to a railroad bridge over the San Joaquin River."

2016-05-24 - Pontoon and platform damaged by fire at River Tyne bridge near Newcastle (Britain):
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/swing-bridge-fire-mystery-surrounds-11381669
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2016-05-24/fire-extinguished-at-newcastle-swing-bridge/
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/firefighters-battle-swing-bridge-blaze-11379815
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14512802.Fire_at_Swing_Bridge_over_River_Tyne/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-36367969

Quote: "One nearby office worker said he just can’t understand how a fire would start in the middle of a river."

2016-05-24 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire in Whitby (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/92279
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/6689925-fire-breaks-out-at-whitby-auto-scrap-yard/
http://www.cdnfirefighter.com/headlines/fire-crews-tackle-auto-yard-blaze-40335
http://www.firefightingincanada.com/headlines/fire-crews-tackle-auto-yard-blaze-23070
http://www.cp24.com/news/crews-tackle-fire-at-auto-yard-in-whitby-no-injuries-reported-1.2915167
http://myinforms.com/en-ca/a/34448702-crews-tackle-fire-at-auto-yard-in-whitby-no-injuries-reported/

2016-05-24 - Tire recycling center erupts in flame in Ford Heights (Illinois):
http://www.nwitimes.com/digital/photos/local/gallery-tire-fire-in-ford-heights/collection_588a45c5-c0b1-5c97-b4ae-508c108fa00f.html
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/burning-tires-blackens-ford-heights-skies/article_cec52061-e05a-55dc-9efa-d0d19e81bfd9.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-tire-recycling-fire-st-0525-20160524-story.html

2016-05-24 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/32056176/possible-underground-fire-reported-in-downtown-honolulu
http://www.aroundhawaii.com/news/possible-underground-fire-reported-in-downtown-honolulu/
http://newsofhawaii.com/police-reopen-bishop-street-after-reports-of-underground-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34458036-police-reopen-bishop-street-after-reports-of-underground-fire/

2016-05-24 - Motel heavily damaged by explosion and fire before 2 AM in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/news/desert-sands-motel-explosion-fire/4147698/
http://www.abqjournal.com/779548/779548.html

Quote: "Some of the residents say they heard an explosion before the fire."

Quote: "I heard an explosion. I came out, I looked out and I didn't see anything. I laid back down and then my daughter started choking from smoke. I looked up and opened the door, and the whole place was on fire."

2016-05-24 - Apartment building explodes in coastal Odessa (Ukraine), 2 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-accidents_and_emergencies/2022415-explosion-in-odesa-apartment-house-kills-two-people.html
http://112.international/ukraine-top-news/residential-building-in-ukraines-odesa-hit-by-explosion-5140.html

2016-05-24 - Barn destroyed by explosion and fire at home in Chase Township in Lake County (Michigan):
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/fire-tears-down-barn-in-lake-county

Quote: "'Ka-boom, loud, it sounded like a bomb going off,' Annette Creek, who owns the home that has the barn in its backyard, said. 'No idea what was down there, no idea what could explode. What it means to me, it was my step-dad's. All this was his.'"

Note: These are the 172nd, 173rd and 174th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-05-24 - Telephone pole bursts into flame at 11:30 PM on Lakeside Drive North in coastal Lacey (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/southern-ocean-county/lacey/2016/05/24/lacey-police-telephone-pole-caught-fire/84838942/

2016-05-24 - Chemical tank explodes and burns at pharmaceutical plant in coastal Vishakhapatnam (India), 1 killed, 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160526-53464-IND
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/1-dead-15-hurt-in-vishakhapatnam-chemical-tanker-explosion/story-orbaD9moSSW0XnYEEf7HJN.html
http://www.sott.net/article/319025-Huge-chemical-plant-explosion-in-India-at-least-3-killed-and-150-injured

2016-05-24 - Boat bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked at home in coastal Nanaimo (Canada):
http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/380677221.html

2016-05-24 - Boat bursts into flame shortly after 7 AM at boat launch in Deseronto (Canada), on Lake Ontario:
http://inquinte.ca/story/boat-fire-reported-in-deseronto

2016-05-24 - Boat bursts into flame in harbor in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.newsx.com/national/29853-gujarat-s-boat-in-dubai-catches-fire
http://gulfbusiness.com/video-dramatic-footage-boat-fire-dubais-deira-port/
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/watch-fire-breaks-out-on-ship-at-deira-port-1.1833758
http://www.dubai-easy.com/2016/05/24/watch-fire-breaks-out-on-ship-at-deira-port/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/34381562-watch-fire-breaks-out-on-ship-at-deira-port/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/gulf_news/735111206969716736
http://7days.ae/video-clean-boat-fire-dubai
http://enews.shafaqna.com/EN/AL/2298644

Quote: "The United Arab Emirates has seen an increase in the number of fire accidents on-board boats in recent years."

2016-05-24 - Boat bursts into flame near the Jesus Lock on the River Cam in Cambridge (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/boat-fire-chesterton-2134.aspx
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Houseboat-blaze-Cambridge-tackled-firefighters/story-29314230-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 828th, 829th, 830th and 831st boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-24 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Chackasha (Oklahoma):
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hooker-school-bus-catches-fire
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/bus-carrying-hooker-football-players-catches-fire
http://www.kscbnews.net/news/index.cfm?nk=57834

2016-05-24 - School bus bursts into flame on Ebenezer Church Road near Borden (Indiana):
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/indiana/s-ind-school-district-bus-catches-fire/213737821
http://www.wlky.com/news/engine-fire-leads-to-evacuation-of-clark-county-school-bus/39703718
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/no-injuries-in-clark-co-school-bus-fire/213764267
http://www.wdrb.com/story/32053564/no-injuries-reported-after-school-bus-catches-fire-in-clark-county-ind

Note: These are the 118th and 119th school buses to burn in 2016 and these are the 393rd and 394th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-24 - Transit bus bursts into flame on Dennie Street in Capreol (Canada):
http://www.sudbury.com/local-news/city-bus-charred-in-capreol-302818
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2016/05/25/sudbury-bus-catches-fire-no-one-hurt

2016-05-24 - Transit bus bursts into flame near rail station in Coimbatore (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/passengers-escape-unhurt-as-bus-catches-fire-116052401595_1.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Bus-catches-fire-on-city-road-no-one-injured/articleshow/52427428.cms
http://kollyzone.org/2016/05/government-bus-catches-fire-in-coimbatore-no-injuries/
http://newstodaynet.com/tamil-nadu/passengers-escape-unhurt-bus-catches-fire
http://kaatchigal.com/2016/05/government-bus-catches-fire-in-coimbatore-no-injuries/
http://www.covaipost.com/coimbatore/bus-catches-fire-passengers-unharmed/

2016-05-24 - Double-decker transit bus bursts into flame in coastal Tsuen Wan, Hong King (China):
http://hongkong.coconuts.co/2016/05/24/double-decker-kmb-bus-catches-fire-tsuen-wan-housing-estate
http://ripple.co/read/hong-kong/double-decker-kmb-bus-catches-on-fire-in-tsuen-wan-housing-estate-168rn326
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160525-empty-kmb-bus-catches-fire-terminus-tsuen-wan/
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1952814/double-decker-bursts-flames-hong-kong-bus-terminal
http://myinforms.com/en-as/a/34474293-empty-kmb-bus-catches-fire-at-terminus-in-tsuen-wan/

Note: These are the 395th, 396th and 397th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at gas station in Beaverdam (Ohio):
http://limaohio.com/news/183680/semi-trailer-catches-fire-at-beaverdam-gas-station
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/oh/allen-county/lima/semi-trailer-catches-fire-at-beaverdam-gas-station_4976762

2016-05-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at I-95 Virginia welcome center in Stafford County (Virginia):
http://fredericksburg.today/truck-fire-at-i-95-rest-area-in-stafford-county
http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Semi-goes-up-in-flames-at-Virginia-rest-area-380734901.html
http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/photo-gallery-fedex-truck-fire-at-virginia-welcome-center-on/collection_aec734c6-2207-11e6-90c5-6b8a460cfe82.html

2016-05-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 704 in Landover (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/landover/tractor-trailer-caught-fire-in-prince-georges-county/213762822
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7G7C3znRN4
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=11752538

2016-05-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Knox County (Tennessee):
http://wate.com/2016/05/24/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-interstate-40/
http://www.navbug.com/article174897829/tractor_trailer_catches_fire_on_interstate_40.htm

2016-05-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Pacific Highway in Cowper (Australia):
http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/videos/truck-fire-stops-traffic-pacific-hwy/37069/

2016-05-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 12:19 AM on the A256 near Sandwich (Britain):
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/fire_crews_tackle_lorry_fire_on_a256_1_4547274
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/road-shut-as-fire-crews-96334/
http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Emergency-services-called-lorry-Sandwich-bypass/story-29310329-detail/story.html
http://news.abomus.com/en/UK/news/top-novosti/fire-crews-tackle-blaze-articulated-lorry-a256-between-sandwich-and-ramsgate
http://kent.localroundup.co.uk/article/1834704/fire-crews-tackle-blaze-in-articulated-lorry-on-a256-between-sandwich-and-ramsgate/

2016-05-24 - Tractor bursts into flame on Woodford Lane in Upper Coxley, Wells (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37151&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/near-Wells-crews-Somerset-towns-sent/story-29316911-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 938th, 939th, 940th, 941st, 942nd, 943rd and 944th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-24 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on West Main Street in Ayer (Massachusetts):
http://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/business/ci_29932833/garbage-truck-fire-knocked-down-ayer

2016-05-24 - Dump truck bursts into flame on I-95 in Miami Gardens (Florida), near the coast:
http://wsvn.com/news/local/truck-on-fire-on-i-95-between-ives-dairy-road-and-miami-gardens-drive/

2016-05-24 - RV bursts into flame on US 340 near Frederick (Maryland):
http://www.facebook.com/FredScanner/photos/pb.349438979344.-2207520000.1464188007./10154235476314345/

Quote: "RV fire Rt340 in the area of the 8 mile marker..."

Note: This is the 204th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-24 - Van bursts into flame at home on Ticci Avenue in coastal Monmouth Beach (New Jersey):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdrHaPvHPvc

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

2016-05-24 - Van bursts into flame on Hall Lane in Wacton, near Long Stratton (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/emergency_services_called_to_wacton_after_white_van_catches_fire_1_4547226

2016-05-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at American Legion post, fire spreads to building, in Willmar (Minnesota):
http://www.dglobe.com/news/4041062-investigation-truck-fire-willmar-legion-closed
http://www.wctrib.com/news/local/4040036-truck-fire-damages-american-legion-building-willmar

Quote: "Fire damaged the Willmar American Legion Post after a pickup truck that was parked near the building apparently caught fire. The flame seems to have spread to the building by the time the firefighters arrived."

2016-05-24 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked at apartments in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/jackson/fire-destroys-car-outside-apartment-complex/39696636
http://jackson.suntimes.com/jms-news/7/130/225890/fire-destroys-car-outside-apartment-complex
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/watch/car-fire/vp-BBtpAXH
http://www.yahoo.com/news/car-fire-123212490.html

2016-05-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked at store on Pond Street in Newton (New Hampshire):
http://www1.nh1.com/news/firefighters-respond-to-car-fire-in-front-of-a-store-in-newton/

2016-05-24 - Car bursts into flame at 7:15 AM on I-610 in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/car-fire-on-i610-spurs-delays-for-morning-commuters/39696644
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/FOX8NOLA/735076704041984001

2016-05-24 - Car bursts into flame on the Sydenham Bypass in coastal Belfast (Ireland):
http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/car-fire-sydenham-bypass-belfast-11380448

2016-05-24 - Car bursts into flame at 12:02 AM on Vicarage Lane in Pawlett, Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37148&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/14511937.Electric_car_virtually_destroyed_in_blaze/
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/14511937.Electric_car_virtually_destroyed_in_blaze/
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/14511937.Electric_car_virtually_destroyed_in_blaze/

2016-05-24 - Car bursts into flame at 12:07 AM on Cavendish Dock Road in coastal Barrow-in-Furness (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Car fire in Barrow-in-Furness(Barrow-in-Furness) 24 May 2016 At 00:07 firefighters were called to a report of a car on fire in Cavendish Dock Road. A hose reel jet was used to put out the blaze."

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

2016-05-24 - Car bursts into flame on Grantham Road in Sleaford (Britain):
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-on-grantham-road-in-sleaford-1-7399384
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/mobile/news/local/car-fire-on-grantham-road-in-sleaford-1-7399384

2016-05-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 1 AM on Drum Road near Bolivar (New York):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2016/05/bolivar-richburg-dispatched-for-vehicle.html

2016-05-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame at St. Joseph's Church in Morganza (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0516/vehiclefirereportedalllanesshutdown.html

2016-05-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame on 240th Avenue near Hays (Kansas):
http://www.hayspost.com/2016/05/24/ellis-co-emergency-responders-extinguish-vehicle-fire-tuesday-morning/

2016-05-24 - Five cars and auto business go up in flames at 11:20 PM in Loretto (Minnesota), nobody there:
http://www.kare11.com/news/local/several-agencies-respond-to-west-metro-business-fire/214227628
http://www.startribune.com/fire-damages-loretto-car-dealership/380832481/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/fire-loretto-car-dealership/
http://kstp.com/news/maurent-motor-cafe-fire-loretto-highway-55/4149145/
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/loretto-car-dealership-damaged-in-overnight-fire/vp-BBtt07o

Quote: "Fire crews were able to save the office part of the operation, but the shop area was destroyed, and at least five cars were badly damaged."

2016-05-24 - Pickup truck and garage destroyed by fire at home on Walter Avenue in Sudbury (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2016/05/24/active-fire-on-walter-avenue-in-sudbury

2016-05-24 - Barn damaged by fire at 5 AM in Wright Township (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2016/05/24/fire-damages-barn-no-one-hurt/

2016-05-24 - Two barns destroyed by fire before 5:30 AM near Petrolia (Canada):
https://blackburnnews.com/sarnia/sarnia-news/2016/05/24/barn-fire-petrolia-line/
http://www.theobserver.ca/2016/05/24/barn-fire-near-petrolia
http://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-chatham-daily-news/20160525/281565175002314

2016-05-24 - Barn destroyed by fire at 11 PM in Tupperville, and barn destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Thamesville (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/chatham/chatham-news/2016/05/24/two-barns-burn-overnight/
http://chathamvoice.com/2016/05/24/fire-crews-called-to-two-barn-fires/
http://www.wallaceburgcourierpress.com/2016/05/24/fire-near-tupperville

2016-05-24 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5:15 AM in Nantycaws (Britain), 2 dogs killed:
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Dogs-die-Carmarthenshire-barn/story-29310454-detail/story.html

2016-05-24 - Barn and hay destroyed by fire on South Chadbourne Street in San Angelo (Texas):
http://sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2016-05-24/hay-barn-owned-palmer-feed-bursts-flames
http://www.kksa-am.com/articles/view/57447e53-fc9c-44b3-8dc0-767d0abbf840
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local/breaking-news-fire-on-south-chadbourne-street-3399d4cf-9570-19a0-e053-0100007fe872-380670531.html

2016-05-24 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in San Angelo (Texas):
http://sanangelolive.com/news/crashes/2016-05-24/trash-republic-truck-catches-fire

2016-05-24 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on M-88 in Central Lake (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/32055089/antrim-county-garbage-truck-catches-fire-shuts-down-m-88

2016-05-24 - Wind turbine bursts into flame in Lubbock County near Shallowater (Texas):
http://www.waff.com/story/32054716/wind-turbine-catches-fire-near-shallowater
http://www.ktre.com/story/32054716/wind-turbine-catches-fire-near-shallowater
http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2016-05-24/watch-it-burn-multiple-lubbock-volunteer-fire-crews-monitor-wind-turbine

2016-05-24 - Crane, cabin under construction and two storage trailers destroyed by fire in Dotsero (Colorado):
http://www.vaildaily.com/news/22160125-113/dotsero-fire-destroys-cabin-crane-at-construction-site

2016-05-24 - Woodworking business destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM in San Marcos (California), nobody there:
http://fox5sandiego.com/2016/05/24/fire-destroys-san-marcos-woodworking-business/

2016-05-24 - IHOP destroyed by fire in McAllen (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article79482917.html

2016-05-24 - Church destroyed by fire in Poyen (Arkansas):
http://www.thv11.com/news/local/church-destroyed-by-fire-holds-service-in-parking-lot-1/215172088
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/update-fire-destroys-poyen-church

2016-05-24 - Pasta factory destroyed by fire in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/melbourne-pasta-factory-in-flames/news-story/c6031c2a5e25c8845047813d5c7733e0

2016-05-24 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Sioux Center (Iowa):
http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/garage-destroyed-in-sioux-center-fire/

2016-05-24 - Home damaged by fire on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick (Washington), near the Columbia River, nobody there:
http://www.khq.com/story/31997897/house-fire-along-clearwater-avenue-blocks-tuesday-morning-westbound-traffic

2016-05-24 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 6:30 AM on West Round Lake Road in Dewitt (Michigan):
http://wlns.com/2016/05/24/developing-morning-fire-damages-dewitt-township-house/

Quote: "Fire investigators in DeWitt Township now believe this morning’s fire started in the driveway, possibly inside one of the vehicles. There was an explosion that spread flames to the garage and then to the home."

2016-05-24 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire in Peoria (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/story/32052782/family-2-pets-safe-after-peoria-home-goes-up-in-flames
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/peoria-breaking/2016/05/24/fire-engulfs-two-story-house-peoria/84855512/

Quote: "The fire likely began in the garage which held a motorcycle and a car and spread into the home. Two other vehicles in the driveway were damaged as well."

2016-05-24 - Home destroyed by garage fire just after midnight in Madera (California):
http://abc30.com/news/madera-home-destroyed-in-fire/1353172/

Quote: "Fire officials believe it may have started in the garage where a few classic cars were damaged."

2016-05-24 - Home destroyed by garage fire in Greely (Canada):
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-greely-home

Quote: "Investigators say the fire appears to have started in the garage. The fire was under control just before 1 p.m. Damage to the house and the vehicle is estimated at $499,000."

2016-05-24 - Home destroyed by fire on coastal Bainbridge Island (Washington), nobody there:
http://komonews.com/news/local/no-injuries-as-fire-tears-through-bainbridge-island-home

2016-05-24 - Six homes destroyed by fire in Chaparral (New Mexico):
http://www.kvia.com/news/sheriff-six-homes-on-fire-in-chaparral-new-mexico/39708768
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/several-houses-catch-fire-in-chaparral-nm

2016-05-24 - Condo complex damaged by fire in Walled Lake (Michigan):
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/firefighters-work-to-put-out-flames-at-walled-lake-condominiums
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20160525/fire-damages-walled-lake-condominiums-tuesday-night

2016-05-24 - Deadly fire burns home at 2:40 AM in Simpsonville (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://wlos.com/news/local/10-year-old-dies-in-overnight-house-fire
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2016/05/24/greenville-county-coroner-simpsonville-fire-death/84840486/

2016-05-24 - Deadly fire burns home at 2:30 AM in coastal Greenock (Scotland), 1 killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36370474

2016-05-24 - Vacant home burns just before 5 AM in Bakersfield (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/fire-crews-respond-to-abandoned-house-fire-in-central-bakersfield

2016-05-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Dayton (Ohio):
http://abc22now.com/news/local/fire-damages-vacant-home-on-deeds-avenue

2016-05-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Sacramento (California):
http://www.abc10.com/news/local/south-sacramento/abandoned-sacramento-house-catches-fire/212965456

2016-05-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/early-morning-fire-destroys-vacant-home-near-blue-diamond-rainbow-boulevard

2016-05-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire before 3 AM in Macon (Georgia):
http://wgxa.tv/news/local/early-tuesday-morning-house-fire
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/heavy-smoke-fills-area-after-house-fire/213051783

2016-05-25 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, makes emergency landing in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-smoke-seen-from-cockpit/303204117
http://airflightdisaster.com/index.php/united-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-tulsa/

Quote: "Officials confirmed that smoke was seen in the flight deck of a plane landing in Tulsa Wednesday evening."

Note: This is the 52nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-05-25 - Monstrous wildfires raging in Alberta set to shrink Canada's economy:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article79773102.html

2016-05-25 - Smoke clears over Fort McMurray wildfire in Canada and it's bigger than previously thought:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/alberta-wildfires-update-05242016.html

2016-05-25 - Underground electrical fire breaks out, ignites car, in Chandigarh (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/cities/chandigarh/two-fire-incidents-in-sector-17/242334.html

Quote: "In the second incident, a car, which was parked in Sector 17-B, caught fire resulting in damage to the rear side of the vehicle. According to fire officials, the car caught fire due to a short circuit in an underground cable."

2016-05-25 - Auto salvage yard hit by huge fire in Revesby (Australia), near the coast, 2 injured:
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/two-men-critical-after-revesby-car-wrecking-yard-inferno-that-burnt-off-their-clothes-20160525-gp415r.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-25/crews-tackle-revesby-factory-fire-sydney/7446002
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/05/25/16/39/two-suffer-burns-in-factory-fire-in-revesby
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/two-men-injured-in-factory-fire-at-revesby-in-sydneys-south-west-20160525-gp3p7q.html
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/crews-battle-sydney-blaze/news-story/8dd7f52fb90408a54f8d3602aca7e498
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/firefighters-battling-massive-factory-fire-in-revesby/news-story/effebcabe6d1fb816894e9caa5c8518e

Quote: "The blaze, which started just before 4pm, has consumed a car wrecking yard on Fitzpatrick Street and spread to an adjoining factory, Fire and Rescue NSW said."

Quote: "A witness described how the men, aged 40 and 32, emerged naked from the car yard in Fitzpatrick Street, Revesby, on Wednesday afternoon after the blaze apparently burnt the clothes from their bodies."

2016-05-25 - Garage damaged by explosion and fire at home in Elk Grove (California), 2 lightly injured:
http://fox40.com/2016/05/25/explosion-heard-before-elk-grove-garage-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34520170-2-people-suffer-minor-injuries-after-garage-fire-in-elk-grove/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/2-people-suffer-minor-injuries-after-garage-fire-in-elk-grove/

Quote: "Neighbors reported hearing some type of explosion Wednesday morning before a garage burst into flames on Moonlight Way."

Quote: "Two cars in the driveway were also damaged."

Note: This is the 175th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-05-25 - Kebab shop rocked by massive explosion and fire in Finsbury Park in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/massive-explosion-as-fire-breaks-out-at-finsbury-park-kebab-shop-a3256321.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34498878-massive-explosion-as-fire-breaks-out-at-finsbury-park-kebab-shop/

2016-05-25 - Propane facility explodes and burns just before 7 AM in Flin Flon (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/flin-flon-propane-explosion-winnipeg-1.3599059
http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/05/25/propane-explosion-injures-one-in-flin-flon-man-some-businesses-evacuated.html
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/explosion-at-stittco-energy-propane-facility-in-flin-flon-injures-one-levels-building-1.2916152

2016-05-25 - Barge 'Josva' bursts into flame near coastal Kristiansand (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Josva-I1823185.html
http://www.fvn.no/lokalt/kristiansand/To-personer-ble-reddet-fra-brennende-bat-3013979.html

Quote: "On May 25, 2016, the 'Josva' caught fire off Kristiansand. The wheelhouse and the engine of the work boat were gutted in the fire in the foremidday, which broke out when the ship was between Herøya and Stokken with a crew of two onboard."

2016-05-25 - Boat bursts into flame before 5:30 AM at Charleston Harbor Marina in coastal Mount Pleasant (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/32058779/firefighters-responding-to-reported-boat-fire-in-mount-pleasant
http://www.kait8.com/story/32058779/firefighters-clear-scene-after-reported-fire-near-charleston-harbor-marina
http://www.kmov.com/story/32058779/firefighters-clear-scene-after-reported-fire-near-charleston-harbor-marina
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32058779/firefighters-clear-scene-after-reported-fire-near-charleston-harbor-marina
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/Live5News/735405425584156672
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/Live5News/735404402429812736

Note: These are the 832nd and 833rd boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-25 - Private bus, camper and 3 homes go up in flames in St. Roch area in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/05/7th_ward_2-alarm_fire.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/fire-in-1600-block-of-marigny-street/214644572
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/new-orleans-firefighters-battle-2alarm-blaze-in-st-roch/39717682
http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/crime/15899046-125/video-raging-fire-destroys-home-damages-two-others-on-marigny-street-Wednesday

Quote: "A bus and a camper parked on an empty lot next door also were destroyed."

2016-05-25 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on Kingsway in Bingley (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14516338.Double_decker_bus_catches_fire_on_main_road/

2016-05-25 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the M25 near coastal London (Britain):
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Bus-M25-near-A12/story-29320802-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 398th, 399th and 400th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 in Henrico (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/32069378/multiple-lanes-closed-on-i-95-s-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire
http://wtvr.com/2016/05/25/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-two-lanes-on-i-95-sb-in-henrico/
http://wric.com/2016/05/25/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-3-lanes-on-i-95-in-henrico-county/
http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/32067973/tractor-trailer-blaze-closes-lanes-of-i-95-in-henrico
http://www.fox19.com/story/32067973/tractor-trailer-blaze-closes-lanes-of-i-95-in-henrico
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/8NEWS/735664507901476864

2016-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:08 AM on I-80 in Knowlton Township (New Jersey):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2016/05/tractor-trailer_fire_shuts_int.html
http://newsbout.com/id/16232886237/Tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-Interstate-80-East-lanes
http://www.navbug.com/article175054922/tractor_trailer_fire_shuts_interstate_80_east_lanes.htm
http://article.wn.com/view/2016/05/25/Tractortrailer_fire_shuts_Interstate_80_East_lanes/
http://www.wopular.com/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-interstate-80-east-lanes

2016-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 between Penryn and Newcastle (California):
http://www.auburnjournal.com/article/5/25/16/truck-fire-turns-vegetation-slows-i-80
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34572708-truck-fire-turns-to-vegetation-slows-i80/

2016-05-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at business in O'Neill (Nebraska):
http://www.holtindependent.com/news/article_34eba938-22df-11e6-ba2c-23f92cf9a451.html

2016-06-25 - Tractor, tractor (combine), skid loader, cars and machine shed destroyed by fire near Hawarden (Iowa):
http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/machine-shed-contents-destroyed-in-fire-near-hawarden/

Quote: "Strong says no injuries were reported, but damage was extensive. He says the contents of the building, including old cars, a combine, a tractor, a skid loader, and more were a total loss."

2016-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 104 in coastal Linwood (Canada):
http://www.1015thehawk.com/index.php/2016052572872/Local-News/tractor-trailer-fire-stops-traffic-on-hwy-104-in-linwood.html
http://myinforms.com/en-ca/a/34501278-tractor-trailer-fire-stops-traffic-on-hwy-104-in-linwood/

2016-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame, drives through toll booth on fire, in Anhui Province (China):
http://www.msn.com/en-au/video/w/lorry-on-fire-drives-through-toll-booth/vp-BBtvEaN
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/tv/lorry-on-fire-drives-through-toll-booth/vp-BBtvz0o

2016-05-25 - Three tractor trailers and camper-van go up in flames while parked at industrial estate in Stone (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Firefights-tackle-camper-van-spread-HGVs/story-29320730-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-camper-van-fire-which-spread-to-three-hgvs-4154860.html

Quote: "Firefighters have been dealing with a camper van fire, which spread to three heavy goods vehicles, on the Mount Road industrial estate in Stone."

2016-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 3 AM on road in Neasden area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/lorry_fire_causes_the_north_circular_road_in_neasden_to_close_1_4549526
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/north-circular-hit-by-major-delays-after-dramatic-lorry-blaze-a3256061.html
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/people-evacuated-firefighters-battle-circus-11381850
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/BBCTravelAlert/735363027281846272
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/LondonFire/735427733501546500

2016-05-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M11 near Stansted (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5848/
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/M11-closed-lorry-near-Stansted-Airport/story-29260090-detail/story.html
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Lorry-blocks-M11-near-Stansted-Airport/story-29258747-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 939th through 951st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-25 - Vacuum truck bursts into flame at freight depot in Prineville (Oregon):
http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/4370506-151/truck-catches-fire-at-prineville-freight-depot
http://www.ktvz.com/news/Truck-burns-at-Prineville-Freight-Depot-worker-injured/39733794

2016-05-25 - Tow truck and van go up in flames at 2 AM at salvage yard in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bites/304814/suspicious-fire-at-auckland-car-yard-destroys-tow-truck

Quote: "Emergency services were called to the yard on Mt Eden Road shortly after 2am. Fire Service spokeswoman Megan Ruru said when crews arrived a tow truck and a van on its deck were both fully ablaze."

2016-05-25 - Dump truck bursts into flame on the A259 near Bognor (Britain):
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/local/update-firefighters-tackle-lorry-blaze-on-bognor-road-1-7400845

2016-05-25 - RV bursts into flame before 3 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to barn, in Shelbyville (Indiana):
http://www.wsvx.com/2016/05/25/fire-spreads-to-barn/

2016-05-25 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home near Cave Creek Road in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/rv-burns-in-north-phoenix/214927563
http://newsbout.com/id/16232917734

Quote: "The RV was seriously damaged, but firefighters were able to protect surrounding mobile homes."

Note: Hah, 'seriously damaged' - there's nothing left but some of the metal framing!

2016-05-25 - RV bursts into flame on Highway 62/82 in Terry County (Texas):
http://www.newswest9.com/story/32068255/rv-fire-on-6282-brings-traffic-to-standstill
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/32068255/rv-fire-on-6282-brings-traffic-to-standstill
http://www.kcbd.com/story/32068255/rv-fire-on-6282-brings-traffic-to-standstill
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34592968-rv-fire-on-6282-brings-traffic-to-standstill/

Note: These are the 205th, 206th and 207th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-05-25 - In separate incidents, van bursts into flame on the A12, and SUV bursts into flame on street in Springfield (Britain):
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Sandon-mum-rescued-burning-van-A12-thanks-passing/story-29242292-detail/story.html

Quote: "SPATE OF CAR FIRES: This Land Rover burst into flames in Waveney Drive, Springfield on Wednesday..."

2016-05-25 - Van bursts into flame on the A137 in Tattingstone (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/van_fire_closes_station_road_junction_on_a137_at_tattingstone_1_4548751
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/34485988-van-fire-closes-station-road-junction-on-a137-at-tattingstone/

2016-05-25 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home on Reservoir Street in Bethel (Connecticut):
http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Firefighters-respond-to-car-fire-in-Bethel-7945391.php
http://patch.com/connecticut/bethel/car-destroyed-fire-bethel-blaze-report-0

Quote: "Galliford said the cause of the fire was unknown, but that no one was injured in the blaze which broke out at about 3 p.m. He added that the heat from the fire melted siding on the front of the residence, but did not spread to the home. 'We’re trying to determine the cause, but it appears to be an accidental fire,' Galliford said."

2016-05-25 - SUV bursts into flame on I-80 in Denville Township (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/parsippany/watch-car-fire-snarls-traffic-closes-lanes-route-80-0

2016-05-25 - SUV bursts into flame on the A585 near Poulton-le-Fylde (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/car-fire-causing-traffic-chaos-on-a585-1-7931487

2016-05-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street near VFW in Aberdeen (Washington):
http://kbkw.com/no-injuries-reported-truck-fire-near-aberdeen-vfw/
http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-claims-pickup

2016-05-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at Flying J near Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_7a09cdd1-ea6d-5152-ad35-b474a8d0bf9b.html

2016-05-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame near Burger King in Windsor (Canada):
http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/reader-photos-windsor-fire-crews-douse-truck-blaze

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/32060371/car-fire-spreads-to-home-in-spokane
http://www.swxrightnow.com/story/32060371/car-fire-spreads-to-home-in-spokane
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34513295-car-fire-spreads-to-home-in-spokane/
http://www.kulr8.com/story/32060371/car-fire-spreads-to-home-in-spokane

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame while parked at hospital in Marlborough (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/marlborough/car-fire-marlborough-hospital-0

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-469 in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local/Traffic-slowed-on-I-469-by-car-fire
http://wane.com/2016/05/25/car-fire-forces-closure-of-northbound-i-469/
http://www.21alive.com/nbc33/Fire-crews-working-to-put-out-car-fire-on-I-469-near-10-mile-marker--380849031.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34549150-car-fire-forces-closure-of-northbound-i-469/
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Northbound-lanes-of-I-469-back-open-after-car-catches-fire-6026782.html

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame at auto parts store on Valley Avenue in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/32063278/car-catches-fire-at-napa-auto-parts-in-birmingham
http://www.wsfa.com/story/32063278/car-catches-fire-at-napa-auto-parts-in-birmingham
http://www.kait8.com/story/32063278/car-catches-fire-at-napa-auto-parts-in-birmingham
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WBRCnews/735522094381989888

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame at car wash in Attica (Ohio):
http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/600327/Fire-destroys-car-in-Attica.html?nav=5005

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on Whispering Pines Lane near Licking (Missouri), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.westplainsdailyquill.net/news/local/article_a947fde2-22ab-11e6-8014-97ea5c8c0565.html

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on South Mountain Road in New City (New York):
http://clarkstown.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/firefighters-respond-to-car-fire-in-new-city/662468/

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-495 near Temple Hills (Maryland):
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160526/Car-Fire-Burns-In-Temple-Hills-MD-Oxon-Hill-Glassmanor/
http://twitter.com/ChrisMalcolm55/status/735628651690070016/video/1

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame near library in Medford (Oregon):
https://kobi5.com/news/vehicle-catches-fire-in-downtown-medford-28300/

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame in parking garage near Highway 401 in Pickering (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/92369

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on Sir Paul Boffa Avenue in coastal Paola on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160525/local/no-one-injured-in-car-fire.613249
http://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/bus-driver-comes-to-the-aid-of-woman-after-her-car-catches-fire/
http://www.newsmalta.com/no-one-injured-in-car-fire/

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame while parked near playground in the Ratheen area in Cookstown (Ireland):
http://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/mid-ulster-news/car-catches-fire-just-yards-from-children-s-play-park-in-ratheen-1-7400288

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Court Road in Broadwey (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14515605.UPDATE__Fire_crews_called_to_car_blaze_just_yards_from_house/

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on Dereham Road near Costessey (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/road_clear_after_car_fire_causes_delays_through_costessey_1_4550180

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on Brighton Road in Pease Pottage (Britain):
http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/local/pictures-firefighters-tackle-car-blaze-in-pease-pottage-1-7400050
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/pictures-firefighters-tackle-car-blaze-in-pease-pottage-1-7400050

2016-05-25 - Car bursts into flame on the A595 in Thursby (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp
http://raai.uk/car-fire-in-thursby-carlisle/

Quote: "Car fire in Thursby(Carlisle) 25 May 2016 At 06:48 firefighters were called to a report of a car on fire on the A595 at Thursby. The crew, one firefighter wearing breathing apparatus, used two hose reel jets to put out the fire."

2016-05-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame at intersection in Horton Township (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2016/05/horton-township-dispatched-for-vehicle.html

2016-05-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame on US 12 near Aberdeen (Washington):
http://www.kxro.com/vehicle-fire-highway-12/

2016-05-25 - Jeep and Army surplus store destroyed by fire at 6:05 AM in Abilene (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.reporternews.com/news/local/fire-destroy-abilene-army-surplus-store-33adc726-89aa-46a9-e053-0100007fc494-380880741.html

Quote: "Kincaid said much of what was inside the store would be difficult to replace, such as a World War II era Jeep."

2016-05-25 - Pickup truck, farm equipment and large barn destroyed by fire at 3:45 AM in Ludlow (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/05/26/news/aroostook/fire-marshals-office-investigating-ludlow-barn-fire/

Quote: "There was at least one pickup truck believed to be from the 1960s, along with farm machinery and other pieces of equipment stored inside the building."

2016-05-25 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Bulls Gap (Tennessee):
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/garage-fire-destroys-vintage-chrysler-more/article_e5b1dd3f-2ba7-5382-bdcc-ba6b3e973978.html

Quote: "A 1938 Chrysler four-door sedan and other possessions were destroyed in a garage fire about 7 p.m. Wednesday at 11605 Lonesome Pine Trail, sheriff's Deputy Brandon Baskette said in a report."

2016-05-25 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at 3 AM at home in Cantonment (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.northescambia.com/2016/05/investigation-underway-as-large-detached-garage-destroyed-by-fire

2016-05-25 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Abbotsford (Canada):
http://www.abbynews.com/news/380866521.html

2016-05-25 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3 AM on Horseshoe Valley Road West in Springwater Township (Canada):
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2016/05/25/damage-estimated-at-60000
http://1075koolfm.com/fire-destroys-barn-in-springwater/

2016-05-25 - Brush fire breaks out near Holts Landing Drive in Merrimack (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/merrimack-firefighters-battle-brush-fire-wednesday/39731938

2016-05-25 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on street in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.decaturish.com/2016/05/video-garbage-truck-catches-fire-on-north-druid-hills-road/

2016-05-25 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on street in Echo Park (California):
https://www.theeastsiderla.com/2016/05/trash-spill-blocks-echo-park-street/

2016-05-25 - VFW hall destroyed by fire in Levelland (Texas):
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2016-05-25/fire-leaves-levelland-vfw-hall-total-loss
http://www.kcbd.com/story/32061837/fire-destroys-old-vfw-building-el-mitote-event-center-in-levelland

2016-05-25 - Several businesses destroyed by massive fire at 3 AM at strip mall in coastal Santa Clara (California):
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_c913648b-835a-5584-9237-ecb3f7e85f50.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Five-Alarm-Fire-Rips-Through-Santa-Clara-Strip-Mall-380787261.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29937119/santa-clara-strip-mall-gutted-by-fire-wednesday
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/spectacular-5-alarm-fire-races-through-santa-clara-mall/

2016-05-25 - Lumber company hit by huge fire just after midnight, building destroyed, near Pearland (Texas):
http://abc13.com/news/fire-burning-at-lumber-company-building-near-pearland-/1354799/
http://www.khou.com/news/local/neighborhood/lumber-yard-fire-lights-up-night-sky-near-pearland/214395237

2016-05-25 - Recreation area visitor's center destroyed by massive fire near Lake Don Pedro (California):
http://www.modbee.com/news/article80080277.html
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/home/4371561-151/fire-burns-don-pedro-rec-agency-headquarters

2016-05-25 - Warehouse destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM near coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/news/massive-fire-at-tmpa-warehouse/214390010
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/hillsborough-fire-rescue-attack-one-alarm-warehouse-fire-east-of-tampa
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/abcactionnews/735407674230079488

2016-05-25 - Church heavily damaged by fire at 10:45 PM in Kenly (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/fire-damages-100-year-old-kenly-church/15726673/
http://abc11.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-venerable-church-in-kenly/1354648/

2016-05-25 - Church heavily damaged by fire at 3 AM in Vancouver (Washington):
http://koin.com/2016/05/25/vancouver-church-goes-up-in-flames/
http://katu.com/news/local/3-alarm-church-fire-in-hazel-dell-we-were-worried-it-was-gonna-come-down-on-top-of-us

2016-05-25 - Garage damaged by fire at home in Hagerstown (Maryland):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/garage-fire-put-out-quickly-in-hagerstown/article_c783749e-22d8-11e6-803b-4b0df0c0445c.html

2016-05-25 - Cabin destroyed by fire just before 5 AM on Bear Hollow Way in Sevierville (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Fire-380777791.html

2016-05-25 - Home destroyed by fire just after 4 AM in New Ipswich (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/-crews-battle-blaze-at-home-in-new-ipswich/39714588

2016-05-25 - Home destroyed by fire shortly before midnight on Doles Ridge Road in Limerick (Maine), 1 injured:
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/05/26/fire-in-limington-destroys-house-injures-woman/

2016-05-25 - Duplex heavily damaged by fire at 12:30 AM, adjacent home damaged too, in Yakima (Washington):
http://kimatv.com/news/local/large-duplex-fire-displaces-more-than-a-dozen-people

2016-05-25 - Hotel destroyed by fire on coastal Texada Island (Canada):
http://www.cheknews.ca/fire-destroys-texada-island-inn-179582/
http://www.prpeak.com/news/crews-battle-texada-island-inn-blaze-1.2263354
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/destroyed-texada-island-inn-was-social-centre-of-island-fire-chief-1.2263783

2016-05-25 - Deadly fire burns garage at 7 AM at home in Louisville (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.wlky.com/news/man-found-dead-in-garage-after-fire/39723788
http://www.wdrb.com/story/32062357/police-conducting-death-investigation-after-mans-body-found-inside-st-matthews-garage

2016-05-25 - Deadly fire burns home at 2 AM near Booneville (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.lex18.com/story/32058557/owsley-county-officials-on-scene-of-fatal-fire
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article79744117.html

2016-05-25 - Deadly fire burns home in Rock Springs (Wyoming), 2 killed:
http://www.rocketminer.com/stories/Fire-victims-identified,143840
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/people-killed-in-fatal-rock-springs-house-fire/article_75bd7771-54dc-5462-9fa4-4159f2dfb5b9.html

2015-05-25 - Deadly fire burns duplex in Tacoma (Washington), 1 killed:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article79948937.html
http://q13fox.com/2016/05/25/child-dies-in-tacoma-duplex-fire/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/tacoma/child-dead-in-tacoma-duplex-fire/215155934
http://www.khq.com/story/32067241/authorities-child-killed-in-tacoma-duplex-fire

2016-05-25 - Vacant home burns twice in Spartanburg County (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/32057564/firefighters-fire-rekindles-at-vacant-home

2016-05-25 - Vacant home burns near Tyler (Texas):
http://www.myeasttex.com/news/local-news/vacant-house-fire-on-van-zandthenderson-county-line

2016-05-25 - Vacant home destroyed by massive fire before 7 AM in Fairborn (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crews-respond-to-structure-fire-in-fairborn/nrStb/
http://wdtn.com/2016/05/25/crews-battling-massive-fire-in-fairborn/

2016-05-25 - Vacant mansion destroyed by huge fire at 2 AM in Newtown (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32058744/fire-destroys-mansion-in-newtown
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Firefighters-Battle-House-Fire-in-Newtown-380771011.html

2016-05-26 - Passenger plane bursts into flame before takeoff at airport in coastal Tokyo (Japan), 19 injured/sickened:
http://abc13.com/news/hundreds-evacuate-korean-air-jet-after-engine-catches-fire--/1358537/
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/korean-air-jet-catches-fire-takeoff-tokyo-airport-n581481
http://abc7chicago.com/news/korean-air-jet-has-engine-fire-in-tokyo-people-evacuated/1359679/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/hundreds-evacuate-korean-air-jet-engine-catches-fire/story?id=39418885
http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/19-injured-as-boeing-777-engine-catches-fire-in-tokyo-plane-evacuated
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/international/korean-air-jet-has-engine-fire-in-tokyo-people-evacuated/article_72bdc7a2-eff8-5c1f-bc06-a2c5cb68eed8.html

Quote: "Hundreds of passengers onboard a Korean Air flight at Tokyo's Haneda Airport were forced to evacuate onto the tarmac Friday after one of the Boeing 777-300's engines caught fire, the airline said. Flight KE2708 was taxiing for take-off to Seoul, South Korea, when flames were detected from engine No.1. The take-off was immediately canceled, Korean Air said."

Quote: "The Tokyo Fire Department said 19 people were either injured in the evacuation or felt unwell after it, Japan's Kyodo News service reported."

Note: This is the 53rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-05-26 - Chemical factory explodes and burns near coastal Mumbai (India), 11 killed, 140+ injured:
http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/five-killed-140-hurt-in-explosion-at-industrial-unit/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160526-53471-IND
http://www.freepressjournal.in/thane-blast-huge-explosion-rocks-dombivali-3-dead/858198
http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/huge-blast-in-chemical-factory-sends-shock-waves-in-dombivali-near-mumbai_1889037.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/at-least-three-feared-dead-in-chemical-factory-explosion-in-dombivali/article8649508.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Thane-factory-blast-toll-11-3-from-owners-family-among-dead/articleshow/52472950.cms

Quote: "Local residents said that the explosion shattered window glasses of houses and establishments as far as two kilometres from the factory."

Quote: "Dombivli chemical factory owner hospitalized after news of sons’ deaths, toll rises to 11..."

2016-05-26 - Electrical substation damaged by explosion and fire in Mahopac Falls (New York), blackouts ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160527-53480-USA
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Fire-Cuts-Power-to-Thousands-in-New-York-Suburbs-Upstate-NYSEG-381060681.html
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/putnam/2016/05/26/westchester-power-outage/85015886/

Quote: "Tens of thousands of Putnam residents are in darkness Thursday evening as the result of a massive power failure. The Putnam 9-1-1 Center dispatched the Mahopac Falls FD to a report of an explosion and fire at the NYSEG substation on Secor Road in Mahopac Falls around 9 p.m."

Quote: "Emergency equipment has been summoned countywide for reports of alarms sounding, individuals on oxygen needing assistance and burning odors."

2016-05-26 - Transformer explodes and burns, ignites boat and truck, in coastal Branford (Connecticut):
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20160526/transformer-fire-disrupts-train-service-in-branford
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Transformer-explosion-in-Branford-stalls-Amtrak-7948418.php
http://wtnh.com/2016/05/26/transformer-explodes-near-branford-train-tracks/
http://fox61.com/2016/05/26/amtrak-reporting-delays-in-connecticut-after-transformer-fire-in-branford/

Quote: "The truck and boat caught fire because the explosion sent burning oil spewing onto the vehicles."

2016-05-26 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits coastal Belfast (Ireland):
http://www.belfastbulletin.com/index.php/sid/244433869
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/underground-explosion-closes-part-of-belfast-city-centre-1-7403667
http://internet-us.com/news/290183/underground-explosion-closes-part-of-belfast-city-centre-belfast-newsletter
http://www.webzilla.co.uk/uk/underground-explosion-closes-part-of-belfast-city-centre
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/34660286-castle-place-blaze-belfast-city-centre-fire-in-underground-electrical-apparatus-causes-rush-hour-disruption/
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/castle-place-blaze-belfast-city-centre-fire-in-underground-electrical-apparatus-causes-rush-hour-disruption-34749568.html

2016-05-26 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Cobham (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/manhole-fire-cobham-hits-morning-11390206
http://surrey.localroundup.co.uk/article/1838129/manhole-fire-in-cobham-hits-morning-rush-hour-traffic/
http://www.haslemereuk.com/manhole-fire-in-cobham-hits-morning-rush-hour-traffic/
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/34605649-manhole-fire-in-cobham-breaks-out-this-morning/

2016-05-26 - Crane bursts into flame at 3:33 AM at scrap metal yard in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/05/early_morning_fire_at_metal_scrap_yard_in_jersey_c.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/crane_fire_at_jersey_city_metal_recycling_plant.html

2016-05-26 - Update on the wildfires raging in Alberta (Canada):
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/the-alberta-wildfires-05262016.html

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, starts itself, crashes into home, in Bradford (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14518898.Car_catches_fire_and_reverses_itself_into_owner__39_s_house/

Quote: "One of the firefighters involved in putting out the blaze said: 'I’ve been a firefighter for more than ten years and I’ve never seen anything as strange as that. Without seeing the CCTV footage, I’d never have believed what happened. It was bizarre.'"

2016-05-26 - Cargo ship 'Frio Antwerp' hit by cargo hold fire while docked in coastal Marín (Spain):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Frio-Antwerp-9078282.html
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/pontevedra/2016/05/25/extinguen-fuego-bodega-buque-puerto-marin/00031464186859556463667.htm
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/pontevedra/pontevedra/2016/05/26/incendio-bodega-barco-congelador-moviliza-bomberos-puerto-marin/0003_201605P26C4991.htm

Quote: "The 'Frio Antwerp', being docked in Marin for unloading 200 tons of frozen squid, caught fire on May 25, 2016, at 1.40 p.m. The fire occurred during the lunch break, when there were no dockers in the hold, and originated from a forklift, located on the bottom of the third cargo hold of the vessel."

Note: This is the 834th boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-05-26 - School bus bursts into flame at 7 AM on street in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/32070099/richland-2-school-bus-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.wltx.com/news/local/students-okay-after-school-bus-catches-fire/215797125
http://www.live5news.com/story/32070099/richland-2-school-bus-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32070099/richland-2-school-bus-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/32070099/richland-2-school-bus-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.wtvm.com/story/32070099/richland-2-school-bus-destroyed-by-fire
http://wach.com/news/local/early-thursday-morning-fire-destroys-school-bus-passengers-and-driver-safe

Note: This is the 120th school bus to burn in 2016 and this is the 401st bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-26 - Tour bus bursts into flame while parked at The Breakers mansion in coastal Newport (Rhode Island):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/05/26/newport-rhode-island-tour-bus-fire/
http://wpri.com/2016/05/26/bus-erupts-in-flames-outside-breakers-mansion/
http://www.thenewportbuzz.com/tour-bus-goes-up-in-flames-in-the-breakers-parking-lot/8503
http://patch.com/rhode-island/newport/tour-bus-catches-fire-outside-breakers-mansion-newport
http://turnto10.com/news/local/tour-bus-fire-in-newport-under-investigation
http://www.abc6.com/story/32082392/authorities-investigating-tour-bus-fire-in-newport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTs0lbmBYa0

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

2016-05-26 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 1:15 AM on road in Marathon County (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/32069919/2016/05/26/marathon-county-bus-fire-526
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/local/2016/05/26/bus-catches-fire-highway/84962648/
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2016/may/26/coach-bus-fire-at-hwy-51-29-interchange/
http://newsbout.com/id/16232982272/Crews-respond-to-Marathon-County-bus-fire
http://www.facebook.com/wausaudailyherald/posts/10153424509341784

2016-05-26 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the Florida Turnpike in Okeechobee County (Florida):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160526/Raging-Bus-Fire-Halts-Traffic-In-Okeechobee-County-FL-Indian-River-County/
http://www.instagram.com/p/BF4WyktmaY5/

Note: These are the 402nd, 403rd and 404th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-26 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-5 near Whitaker Summit in Los Angeles County (California):
http://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-latest-news/car-carrier-catches-fire-on-northbound-i-5-171587

Quote: "As of 3:50 p.m. 'a vehicle is fully engulfed on the right shoulder,' said Inspector Joey Marron with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The vehicle is a car carrier, and had three vehicles in the trailer when the fire started. Marron added that the trailer was on fire at the time."

Note: This is the 29th car-hauler to burn in 2016...

2016-05-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-49 near Greenland (Arkansas):
http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/semi-truck-fire-on-i-49-near-greenland-shuts-down-traffic
http://www.4029tv.com/news/semi-fire-in-i49-in-greenland/39738848
http://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/truck-fire-stops-traffic-in-northwest-arkansas
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/1805/6386995?title=broadcast_local_2
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34649026-arkansas-state-police-semi-fire-out-on-i-49-in-greenland/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/4029news/735864038966497281

2016-05-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 10:45 PM on I-15 near Cedar City (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2016/05/26/tds-semitrailer-catches-fire-closes-one-i-15-northbound-lane-near-cedar-city/

2016-05-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 93 near Hoover Dam in Boulder City (Nevada):
http://www.ktnv.com/news/semi-trucks-brakes-catch-fire-near-hoover-dam

2016-05-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 402 near Strathroy (Canada):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160526/Truck-Fire-Rages-On-Highway-402-Near-Strathroy-Canada-Strathroy-Caradoc/
http://twitter.com/robross29/status/735899277235474433/photo/1
http://twitter.com/mrennfire62/status/735899317295321088/photo/1

2016-05-26 - Tractor bursts into flame on Bynd Lane in Billingsley (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45462

2016-05-26 - Tractor (harvester) bursts into flame in Ivybridge (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37159&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 952nd, 953rd, 954th, 955th, 956th, 957th and 958th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-26 - Box truck bursts into flame at gas station in Camp Verde (Arizona):
http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=70592

2016-05-26 - Truck bursts into flame on the A34 between Peartree and Islip (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/14517876.UPDATE__One_lane_blocked_on_A34_after_lorry_fire/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14517876.UPDATE__One_lane_blocked_on_A34_after_lorry_fire/

2016-05-26 - Van bursts into flame at border crossing near coastal Surrey (Canada):
http://www.peacearchnews.com/news/381029511.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fire-peace-arch-border-crossing-1.3602118
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/CTVVancouver/735932918254731264

2016-05-26 - Van bursts into flame on Ings Lane in Fotherby (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/van-catches-fire-in-louth-1-7401752
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/van-catches-fire-in-louth-1-7401752
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/van-catches-fire-in-louth-4155722.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/van-catches-fire-in-louth-800066.html

2016-05-26 - Van bursts into flame on Yalberton Road in Blatchcombe, near coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37162&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-05-26 - Van bursts into flame in Welwyn Garden City (Britain):
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/fire_in_the_back_of_van_in_welwyn_garden_city_1_4551047

2016-05-26 - Minivan bursts into flame near Penrose Square on Columbia Pike in coastal Arlington (Virginia):
http://www.arlnow.com/2016/05/26/van-fire-in-front-of-penrose-square/
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156969860060224&id=10150132758720224

2016-05-26 - SUV bursts into flame on Lakeville Road in Geneseo (New York):
http://geneseesun.com/vehicle-fire-stops-traffic-on-20a-geneseo/

2016-05-26 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at apartment complex in Apple Valley (Canada):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/article/20160526/NEWS/160529766

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20160526/NEWS/160529741/1177?Title=Car-ignites-house-fire-causing-100-000-damage

Quote: "A fire that ignited from a car parked in a garage caused $100,000 worth of damage Thursday to a Wilmington home."

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked at airport in coastal Warwick (Rhode Island):
http://www.abc6.com/story/32078103/car-fire-at-airport-parking-garage
http://turnto10.com/news/local/car-erupts-in-flames-at-warwick-parking-garage
http://newsshine.com/us-local-news/rhode-island/local/414617-car-fire-at-airport-parking-garage.html
http://abctell.com/car-fire-at-airport-parking-garage/

Quote: "In February, four cars were destroyed in a car fire at a different airport garage in Warwick. That fire resulted in the closure of Garage C for a few days. A cause in those fires was not released, but the fire department said they don't suspect suspicious activity."

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on I-5 near Eugene (Oregon):
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34411455-75/i-5-lanes-closed-for-vehicle-fire.html.csp
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34411455-75/i-5-lanes-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-expect-delays.html.csp
http://www.navbug.com/article175385377/i_5_lanes_reopened_after_vehicle_fire_expect_delays.htm

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame at auto shop in Fresno (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article80114432.html

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on Chicory Ridge Way in Roscoe (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2016/05/26/hrfd-battle-car-fire-today/

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on Geisinger Road in Storm Lake (Iowa):
http://www.stormlakeradio.com/2016/05/26/good-samaritan-spots-car-fire/
http://www.stormlake.com/articles/2016/05/27/good-samaritan-douses-car-fire

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on Wendover Avenue in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/car-on-fire/216201688

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on Route 30 In Chester County (Pennsylvania):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160526/Car-Fire-On-Route-30-In-Chester-County-PA-Chester-County/

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on I-90 near Bozeman (Montana):
http://www.kxlh.com/story/32078142/car-catches-fire-on-interstate-thursday-morning

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame at 1:03 AM on Harker Place in Wanniassa (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-wanniassa-act-264941.traffic

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame at home in coastal Miri (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/05/27/siblings-in-shock-after-car-destroyed-by-fire/

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame, ignites gorse fire, near coastal Banff (Scotland):
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/fire-crews-battle-car-gorse-blaze-north-east/

2016-05-26 - Two cars go up in flames at 1:47 AM while parked on Brands Farm Way in Randlay, Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45457

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark on Station Road in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-in-ellesmere-port_26-05-2016_15-49-44

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame at 1:27 AM on Nunnery Lane in Worcester (Britain):
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/regional/14517856.Car_fire_in_Nunnery_Lane/
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/14517856.Car_fire_in_Nunnery_Lane/

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on the A1(M) near Stevenage (Britain):
http://www.thecomet.net/motoring/fire_crews_dealing_with_car_fire_which_is_causing_delays_on_the_a1_m_near_stevenage_1_4550885

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on the A38 near Stonegallows (Britain):
http://www.applefm.co.uk/2016/05/26/slow-traffic-following-car-fire-on-a38-near-stonegallows/

2016-05-26 - Car bursts into flame on Mold Road in Gwersyllt (Britain):
http://www.wrexham.com/news/fire-crews-tackle-vehicle-fire-in-gwersyllt-113919.html

2016-05-26 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Delmar Township (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2016/05/wellsboro-dispatched-to-vehicle-fire.html

2016-05-26 - Large vehicle bursts into flame on the A1065 at Lakenheath (Britain):
http://www.thetfordandbrandontimes.co.uk/news/fire_crews_attend_vehicle_fire_on_a1065_at_lakenheath_1_4550773

2016-05-26 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 3:25 AM while parked at business in Veneta (Oregon), near Fern Ridge Lake:
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34411139-75/early-morning-trailer-fire-threatened-car-lot-officials-say.html.csp

2016-05-26 - Leaf blower explodes, ignites cabin and burns man, in Plains Township (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://timesleader.com/news/local/547080/man-burned-cabin-catches-fire-after-leaf-blower-blew-up-in-plains-township

2016-05-26 - Car and mobile home destroyed by fire in Stockton (California):
http://fox40.com/2016/05/26/crews-battle-stockton-mobile-home-car-fire/

2016-05-26 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Coffee Bluff area in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://wsav.com/2016/05/26/fire-destroys-garage-and-car-damages-coffee-bluff-home/

2016-05-26 - Barn damaged by explosion and fire in Provo (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2016/05/26/provo-fire-claims-shed-no-one-injured/
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-shed-in-provo
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/morning-barn-fire-in-provo-fills-sky-with-smoke/article_cef39930-f9b2-5890-b04b-1e6bbb48c164.html

Quote: "According to Captain Dean York with the Provo Fire Department, the fire started from a small explosion at about 8 a.m., which then caught a barn or shed on fire."

2016-05-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Grafton Township (Ohio):
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2016/05/27/blaze-destroys-barn-grafton-township/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34726157-blaze-destroys-barn-in-grafton-township/
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-lorain/barn-fire-breaks-out-in-grafton-township
http://www.morningjournal.com/article/MJ/20160526/NEWS/160529588

2016-05-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Pharsalia (New York):
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Massive-barn-fire-in-Chenango-County-380873761.html
http://50crime.com/id/16232923194

2016-05-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Walshestown (Ireland), near the coast:
http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/balbriggan-fire-dublin-fire-brigade-11388989

2016-05-26 - Brush fire burns near Isabella Lake (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/forest-service-battling-wildland-fire-near-isabella-lake

2016-05-26 - Marshy area burns at 12:45 AM in Otay River riverbed near Otay Mesa (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/26/otay-river-fire-helicopter/

2016-05-26 - Brush fire breaks out at midnight near the Pasco Boat Basin (Washington):
http://keprtv.com/news/local/firefighters-respond-to-brush-fire-overnight-thursday

2016-05-26 - Brush fire threatens homes in Terrace Heights (Washington):
http://kimatv.com/news/local/brush-fire-burns-over-50-acres-in-terrace-heights
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/vehicle-blamed-for-brush-fire-east-of-terrace-heights/article_baeeb1c4-246a-11e6-920c-3f112b0e5aef.html

2016-05-26 - Multiple brush fires erupt in Jerusalem (Israel), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160526-53474-ISR
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Forest-fire-in-Jerusalem-neighborhood-prompts-residents-to-evacuate-455107

2016-05-26 - Conveyor belt bursts into flame at cement plant near Zug Island in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/145438293-story

2016-05-26 - Rubber factory devastated by massive blaze in Kolkata (India):
http://www.firstpost.com/india/massive-fire-breaks-out-at-factory-in-kolkata-no-casualties-reported-2800810.html

2016-05-26 - Duplex damaged by fire at 4 AM in Wallington (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/firefighter-puts-out-blaze-at-house-he-owns-in-wallington-1.1605995

2016-05-26 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/32078290/gulfport-residents-evacuated-after-apartment-fire
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32079649/residents-evacuated-after-fire-at-gulfport-apartment-complex
http://www.sunherald.com/news/article80274902.html

2016-05-26 - Deadly fire burns home just after 11 PM in Center Point (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://wiat.com/2016/05/27/1-dead-after-fatal-center-point-house-fire/

2016-05-26 - Deadly fire burns home just after midnight in Lexington (South Carolina), 2 killed:
http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article79998437.html
http://www.wltx.com/news/local/fatal-house-fire-in-lexington/215778046
http://www.kcbd.com/story/32070115/fatal-house-fire-in-lexington-under-investigation-after-two-bodies-found
http://www.wistv.com/story/32070115/fatal-house-fire-in-lexington-under-investigation-after-two-bodies-found

2016-05-26 - Deadly fire burns home at 1:30 AM in South Bend (Indiana), near the St. Joseph River, 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.wave3.com/story/32076372/girl-10-dies-in-south-bend-house-fire-4-others-escape
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/child-killed-four-injured-in-south-bend-house-fire/article_d694d9e6-233c-11e6-a793-a3917ef5a11d.html

2016-05-26 - Vacant home burns at 11:08 PM in Oskaloosa (Iowa):
http://oskynews.org/?p=78811

2016-05-26 - Vacant home burns shortly before midnight in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/vacant-lovejoy-home-damaged-in-overnight-blaze-20160526
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/vacant-west-side-home-slated-for-emergency-demolition-after-fire-20160527
http://www.wkbw.com/news/firefighters-fight-overnight-fire-in-lovejoy

2016-05-26 - Vacant home burns just after 5 AM in Waco (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/380955941.html

2016-05-26 - Vacant home burns after 1 AM in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://wiat.com/2016/05/26/house-fire-in-vacant-home-on-albany-street-unsure-of-what-caused-it/

2016-05-26 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by fire at 3 AM in East St. Louis (Illinois), near the Mississippi River:
http://fox2now.com/2016/05/26/fire-heavily-damages-east-st-louis-apartment-building/

2016-05-26 - Vacant nursing home destroyed by fire just before 11 PM in San Antonio (Texas):
http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/former-nursing-home-destroyed-by-overnight-fire
http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/fire-destroys-former-nursing-home-facility-on-south-side

2016-05-26 - Man and dog killed when RV bursts into flame at RV park in Clermont (Florida):
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2016/5/27/man_dog_die_in_rv_fi.html

Quote: "Upon arrival, only light smoke was seen inside the RV, where firefighters found the man, officials say. Rescue crews were unable to resuscitate the man. Firefighters reportedly also found a deceased dog inside the RV."

Note: This is the 208th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Aircraft, RV and barn destroyed by fire in Live Oak (Florida):
http://www.suwanneedemocrat.com/news/storage-building-engulfed-thursday-night/article_02fc58e2-2437-11e6-8885-33141a6c7fb2.html

Quote: "A storage building with a motor home and a small aircraft caught fire Thursday night around 10 p.m. According to James Sommers, the public safety director for Suwannee County Fire Rescue, the property owner was able to remove two of his boats from the building before it was fully engulfed."

Note: This is the 54th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016 and this is the 209th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Raging forest fires in Siberia spewing carbon monoxide into the air, methane levels far beyond survivability:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/carbon-monoxide-emissions-from-siberian.html

Quote: "More than 1250 ppb and methane builds up more heat than what dissipates. Over 1250 ppb and earth heats up. Too thick of a blanket. The entire map is red or pink. We are headed toward an overheated and unlivable planet."

2016-05-27 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame in Chicopee (Massachusetts), near the Connecticut River:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/fire_at_chicopee_auto_salvage.html
http://wwlp.com/2016/05/27/heavy-smoke-from-fire-in-chicopee/
http://photos.masslive.com/4502/gallery/fire_behind_center_street_auto_parts_in_chicopee/index.html#/0
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160527/Fire-Reported-At-Auto-Parts-Store-In-Chicopee-MA-Chicopee/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/gasoline-fluids-fuel-fire-at-automotive-center/39772456

2016-05-27 - Landfill fire breaks out in Live Oak (Florida):
http://www.suwanneedemocrat.com/news/landfill-fire-continues-to-burn/article_6895fdf8-246d-11e6-a04e-1f58d82f5f12.html

Note: So that aircraft, motorhome and barn went up in flames AND a landfill ignited in Live Oak too. I bet there were people in the area having medical problems too, like chest pains, heart attacks, stokes, seizures, that kind of thing, which rarely get reported...

2016-05-27 - Recycling center hit by fire in Johnston (Rhode Island), near the coast:
http://wpri.com/2016/05/27/johnston-fire-2/

2016-05-27 - Train bridge over the Potomac River damaged by fire near coastal Washington DC:
http://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/csx-bridge-fire-over-potomac-d-c-fire-officials
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/27/bridge-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-rail-traffic-ov/
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/csx-brigde-over-the-potomac-river-caught-on-fire/218228706
http://wjla.com/news/local/fire-on-bridge-over-potomac-stops-csx-amtrak-and-vre-rail-traffic-05-27-2016
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/27/bridge-fire-temporarily-shuts-down-rail-traffic-ov/

Quote: "D.C. fire spokesman Doug Buchanan said the department battled the fire from above and below the Long Bridge after it was reported at about 1:45 p.m. Friday. Two fireboats pulled water from the river to spray the underside of the structure."

2016-05-27 - Apartment building damaged by deadly explosion and fire near university in Iowa City (Iowa), 1 killed:
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/One-dead-in-explosion-fire-at-University-of-Iowa-owned-apartments-381183581.html
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/one-dead-in-explosion-at-hawkeye-drive-apartment-complext-20160527
http://www.kcci.com/news/ui-police-respond-to-apartment-explosion-that-leaves-1-dead/39769542
http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2016/05/27/reported-explosion-kills-one-university-apartments/85064030/
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/one-killed-at-iowa-city-apartment-explosion-fire/article_f7a7c29a-5632-5750-a528-a14fc843676f.html

2016-05-27 - Apartment building rocked by explosion and fire in Bonhill (Scotland), 2 injured:
http://news.sky.com/story/1703304/gas-explosion-blows-out-walls-of-flat
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/two-people-remain-hospital-after-8071267
http://stv.tv/news/west-central/1355612-firefighters-battle-house-blaze-in-west-dunbartonshire/

Quote: "Police Scotland said yesterday it received calls describing an explosion and images posted on social media showed the wall and roof of the first-floor flat in Burn Street Lane largely destroyed."

Note: Just east (downwind) of the River Leven. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2016-05-27 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.wdam.com/story/32086780/explosion-heard-at-jackson-house-fire

Quote: "An explosion was heard and felt at a house fire in Jackson Friday night. No word from the fire department on what caused it but thick smoke and flames were visible from Interstate 20."

2016-05-27 - Home destroyed by explosion at 6:30 AM in coastal Paphos (Cyprus), 1 injured:
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/05/27/woman-injured-gas-explosion-paphos-home-partly-destroyed/

2016-05-27 - Home explodes and burns in Jafrabad area in Delhi (India), 2 killed:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/2-siblings-killed-in-fire-caused-by-lpg-cylinder-explosion/1/679271.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/2-siblings-killed-in-fire-caused-by-lpg-cylinder-explosion-116052701560_1.html

Note: These are the 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th and 180th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Laundry business destroyed by explosion and fire in suburb of coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/05/28/07/26/suspicious-fire-destroys-western-sydney-car-factory

2016-05-27 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits downtown Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/05/27/underground-transformer-explodes-downtown-nashville/85030062/
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-news/1st-avenue-closed-due-to-blown-transformer

Quote: "The incident happened around 10 a.m. Friday. Officials said they had closed 1st Avenue between Church Street and Broadway. 'All we heard was this big kaboom! We thought it was a bomb,' said one witness. 'All you seen was black smoke and flames. I mean they were high as the sky.'"

2016-05-27 - Transformer bursts into flame in Carmel (New York), 60,000 homes go dark:
http://westchester.news12.com/news/power-restored-after-transformer-fire-in-carmel-1.11849783

2016-05-27 - Electrical substation damaged by fire in Helston (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/14522892.Smoke_seen_pouring_from_Helston_electrical_substation/
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/14522892.Smoke_seen_pouring_from_Helston_electrical_substation/

2016-05-27 - Wind turbine bursts into flame near Palm Springs (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/windmill-on-fire-near-palm-springs/39768984

2016-05-27 - Fishing ship 'Saga Myojin Maru 183'' bursts into flame at midnight near coastal Mikura-jima Island (Japan), 1 injured:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sagamyojinmaru-No183-I1869971.html

Quote: "The 'Saga Myojin Maru 183' caught fire on May 26, 2016, around midnight 20 miles southeast of Mikirajima island, north of Yokohama in the Pacific Ocean. The 25 crew members went into life rafts and were rescued by another fishing vessel, one of them had suffered burns."

2016-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, at the Lake Oroville Marina (California), other fires too:
http://www.orovillemr.com/article/NB/20160527/NEWS/160529800
http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/three-fires-keep-firefighters-busy-in-butte-county/39767682

Quote: "About 3 p.m. a call reported a house boat that had caught fire at Lake Oroville Marina at Lime Saddle, according to the release. Fire crews arrived to find the boat was destroyed and had sunk. No injuries were reported."

Quote: "About 2:20 p.m. firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle fire with a possible threat to nearby vegetation on Skyway about two miles north of Inskip, according to the release. The fire was ultimately contained only to the vehicle. One civilian was reportedly injured in the incident."

2016-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at coastal Wrightsville Beach (North Carolina):
http://luminanews.com/2016/05/wrightsville-beach-police-officer-spots-extinguishes-motts-channel-boat-fire/

2016-05-27 - Boat bursts into flame on beach at coastal Cayton Bay near Scarborough (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14520655.Burning_boat_tackled_on_Yorkshire_beach/

Note: These are the 835th, 836th, 837th and 838th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Train shoots sparks and fire in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/sparks-flames-shoot-from-cn-train-in-saskatoon-mechanical-failure-blamed-1.2920916

2016-05-27 - Ambulance bursts into flame on street in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/holborn-fire-roads-closed-after-ambulance-catches-fire-in-central-london-a3257761.html

Quote: "Firefighters rushed to the scene after an ambulance caught fire in central London this afternoon."

Quote: "The ambulance had been on its way to treat a Tube passenger with chest pain at nearby Holborn station."

2016-05-27 - School bus bursts into flame on road in coastal Chennai (India):
http://huntnews.in/p/detail/2552500544112635?xlang=en

Quote: "A college bus carrying 15 students in Chennai today caught fire, but all of them escaped unhurt as fire service personnel doused the flames, officials said."

Note: This is the 121st school bus to burn in 2016 and this is the 405th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in the Clifton area of Nottingham (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-36401455
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-36404039
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-05-27/reports-of-a-bus-fire-in-nottingham/
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/nottingham-bus-explodes-into-flames-in-pictures-4161538.html
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Watch-dramatic-moment-Nottingham-bus-explodes/story-29329427-detail/story.html
http://www.nottinghampost.com/engulfs-bus-Nottingham-suburb-passengers-rush/story-29329387-detail/story.html
http://westbridgfordwire.com/video-bus-bursts-flames-clifton/

2016-05-27 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the M6 near Birchwood (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-in-engine-of-coach-on-the-m6

Note: These are the 406th and 407th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked at auto business in Grand Island (Nebraska):
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/semi-truck-catches-fire-at-safelite-auto/article_21b96f48-247f-11e6-a157-2f8603fc2a3f.html
http://www.facebook.com/GIIndependent/posts/1264843493545517

Quote: "He said the semi was parked at Safelite AutoGlass all day awaiting a new windshield. 'They’ll have to figure out why it combusted,' Dvorak said."

2016-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5 AM on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/traffic/pa-turnpike-back-open-after-tractor-trailer-fire/1358597/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pennsyvlania-Turnpike-Ink-Fire-Truck-381102911.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/in-transit/Pa-Turnpike-closed-in-Bucks-County.html
http://patch.com/pennsylvania/levittown/truck-fire-closes-pa-turnpike-bucks-county-0
http://www.vdkr.com/world/truck-fire-closes-pa-turnpike-in-bucks-county

Quote: "The incident happened after 5 a.m. Friday in a construction zone east of Exit 358 approaching the bridge that spans the Delaware River into New Jersey."

2016-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 in East Pennsboro Township in Cumberland County (Pennsylvania):
http://abc27.com/2016/05/27/truck-fire-restricting-i-81-traffic-at-enolamarysville-exit/
http://www.wgal.com/news/crews-on-scene-of-tractor-trailer-fire-on-interstate-81-some-lanes-shut-down/39761348
http://www.wopular.com/traffic-alert-tractor-trailer-fire-affecting-traffic-i-81
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/05/traffic_alert_24.html

2016-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just after 6:30 AM on I-84 near Newtown (Connecticut), some crashes too:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Respond-to-Truck-Fire-on-I-84-West-in-Newtown--381086311.html
http://northsalem.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/truck-driver-escapes-from-burning-cab-on-i-84/663324/
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Overturned-vehicle-slows-Route-8-7948921.php
http://newtown.dailyvoice.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-lane-causes-traffic-backup-on-i-84-in-newtown/663115/
http://hartford.suntimes.com/hart-news/7/125/316645/crews-respond-to-truck-fire-on-i-84-west-in-newtown
http://newsbout.com/id/16233022462/Crashes-truck-fire-mar-getaway-dayand-039-and-039

2016-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-96 near Brighton (Michigan):
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/05/27/semi-carrying-beer-catches-fire-causes-backups-on-i-96/
http://www.inusanews.com/article/35179081509/semi-budweiser-livingston-catches
http://newsbout.com/id/16233051573/Semi-Carrying-Beer-Catches-Fire-Causes-Backups-On-I-96
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34784814-semi-carrying-beer-catches-fire-causes-backups-on-i-96/

2016-05-27 - Tractor, tractor (bulldozer) and barn destroyed by fire near Germantown (Kentucky):
http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/fire-destroys-barn-and-equipment/article_a5b6cfac-eb7f-55d4-beec-a8dfa6e65c2a.html

Quote: "No livestock was in the barn, belonging to Ray Highfield, but a bulldozer, tractor and other farm equipment were lost in the blaze, he said."

2016-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Pipiwai Road near coastal Whangarei (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11646074

2016-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 11:25 PM on the A46 near Newark (Britain), other vehicle fires too:
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Firefighters-kept-busy-vehicle-fires-including/story-29331435-detail/story.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/firefighters-kept-busy-with-vehicle-fires-including-lorry-full-of-fish-806766.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/firefighters-kept-busy-with-vehicle-fires-including-lorry-full-of-fish-4161245.html
http://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Four-crews-called-to-lorry-fire

Quote: "Firefighters from Nottinghamshire were kept busy overnight when they rushed to several vehicle fires within the space of two hours. One was an HGV lorry containing fresh fish, which caught fire on the A46 at Brough, near Newark. It happened at around 11.25pm on Friday and four fire appliances, including two engines from Newark and another from Collingham, along with a specialist rescue vehicle, attended the incident."

Quote: "Firefighters from Hucknall were also dispatched to a car fire at the junction of Papplewick Lane and Moor Road, just before midnight."

2016-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M25 near Slough (Britain), separate chemical fire too:
http://www.onemk.co.uk/8203-Milton-Keynes-Traffic-Fires-closing-A6/story-29327326-detail/story.html
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/14521106.MOTORWAY_DELAYS__Two_lanes_closed_after_lorry_blaze/

Note: These are the 959th, 960th, 961st, 962nd, 963rd, 964th, 965th, 966th, 967th and 968th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Potato trucks, pallets and barn destroyed by fire near the Port of Morrow (Oregon), near the Columbia River:
http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20160526/fire-destroys-barn-trucks-in-boardman
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/or/umatilla-county/pendleton/fire-destroys-barn-trucks-in-boardman_5016833

Quote: "The barn housed wooden pallets and some potato trucks and it was burning between two trailer houses."

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

2016-05-27 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at 6:38 AM at Dairy Queen in Farmersville (Texas):
http://farmersvilletimes.com/2016/05/27/trash-truck-catches-fire-at-dairy-queen/

2016-05-27 - Box truck bursts into flame at 7 AM on the New Jersey Turnpike near Carteret (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Truck-Catches-Fire-on-the-New-Jersey-Turnpike-381098711.html
http://newsshine.com/us-local-news/new-york/local/415077-truck-catches-fire-on-the-new-jersey-turnpike.html
http://nyc.suntimes.com/nyc-news/7/86/435039/truck-catches-fire-on-the-new-jersey-turnpike
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160527/Huge-Car-Fire-Erupts-On-Garden-State-Parkway-In-Cranford-NJ-Cranford/

2016-05-27 - Truck bursts into flame on Second Avenue in Ottawa (Canada):
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/second-avenue-closed-near-bronson-for-truck-fire
http://news.usa.extra.hu/latest/second-avenue-closed-near-bronson-for-truck-fire

2016-05-27 - RV and home go up in flames in Pine Creek Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pahomepage.com/news/home-and-rv-damaged-by-fire

2016-05-27 - RV bursts into flame on I-90 in Schodack (New York):
http://wnyt.com/news/rv-fire-i-90-schodack/4152712/
http://news10.com/2016/05/27/flames-smoke-fill-the-air-at-exit-12-in-schodack/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WTEN/736231455106293760
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WNYT/736324409846157312

2016-05-27 - RV bursts into flame on street in Hemet (California):
http://riversidecountynewssource.org/2016/05/27/updated-firefighters-battling-fully-involved-rv-fire-in-hemet/
http://www.pe.com/articles/fire-804195-hemet-motorhome.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Z5VtRem4k

Note: These are 210th, 211th and 212th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Camper-van bursts into flame on the M25 in Hertfordshire (Britain), some crashes too:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bank-holiday-chaos-families-misery-8066931
http://www.newsunited.com/bank-holiday-chaos-families-misery-news/29772917/
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/bank-holiday-traffic-drivers-stuck-in-30-miles-of-queues-on-m25-after-car-fire-crash-and-emergency-a3258816.html

Quote: "On the M25, a camper van burst into flames between junctions 16 and 17 at Maple Cross, Hertfordshire, during the evening rush hour, officials said."

2016-05-27 - Van bursts into flame while parked in driveway, fire spreads to two homes, in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/three-alarm-broadmoor-fire/218212916
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/05/4-alarm_broadmoor_blaze_starte.html
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/raw-video-nofd-battles-3alarm-fire-in-broadmoor/39767158
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/fire-watch-issued-after-vehicle-fire-spreads-destroys-2-broadmoor-homes/39772798
http://newsbout.com/id/16233086647

Quote: "What started as a van on fire in a driveway turned into a four-alarm fire this evening on South Dupre in the Broadmoor area."

2016-05-27 - Van bursts into flame on Eyebury Road in Eye, Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/van-fire-eye-2153.aspx

2016-05-27 - Van bursts into flame on A64 slip road near Malton in Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14521770.Van_fire_closes_A64_slip_road/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/van-fire-closes-a64-slip-road
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-05-27/vehicle-fire-in-north-yorkshire/

2016-05-27 - SUV bursts into flame on M-231 north of the Grand River in Crockery Township (Michigan):
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/Fire-EMS/2016/05/27/Car-burns-alongside-M-231.html

2016-05-27 - Pickup truck and camper go up in flames on Highway 401 just west of Brighton (Canada):
http://inquinte.ca/story/major-vehicle-fire-on-401-west-of-brighton

2016-05-27 - Six cars go up in flames while parked at shopping center in Parma (Ohio):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/32086778/fire-torches-six-cars-in-marcs-parking-lot
http://www.kctv5.com/story/32086778/fire-torches-six-cars-in-marcs-parking-lot
http://www.kltv.com/story/32086778/fire-torches-six-cars-in-marcs-parking-lot
http://www.kcbd.com/story/32086778/fire-torches-six-cars-in-marcs-parking-lot
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32086778/fire-torches-six-cars-in-marcs-parking-lot
http://www.waff.com/story/32086778/fire-torches-six-cars-in-marcs-parking-lot

Quote: "Parma Fire officials say a car caught fire around 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot outside the Marc's at Midtown Shopping Center. The fire then spread to five other vehicles nearby, bringing the total affected to six."

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame before 2 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Westfield (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2016/05/27/car-fire-spread-to-westfield-home-firefighter-hurt/

Quote: "Bishop says that they were called shortly after 1:30 on a report of a car on fire. He said that the car had been parked close to the house, and the siding ended up catching fire. The fire then got into the house itself through the windows. Bishop said that the house cannot be lived in at this time."

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Cedar City (Utah):
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2016/05/28/tds-grandmother-grateful-car-didnt-catch-fire-with-her-and-grandbaby-inside/

Quote: "The grandmother, who wanted to remain anonymous, said after dropping off her grandchild she walked outside and saw her car on fire with the inside of it filling with smoke. 'We were getting ready to leave and I walked outside and said, holy crap the car is on fire,' she said."

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 in West Harford (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Traffic-Moving-Slowly-on-I-84-in-West-Harford-Following-Car-Fire-381164301.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34796114-traffic-moving-slowly-on-i-84-in-west-harford-following-car-fire/

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame on highway in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/woman-infant-escape-car-fire-that-shut-down-portion-of-highway/217857336
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/woman-baby-escape-car-fire/217856411

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame on I-93 in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160527/Car-Fire-On-I-93-In-Boston-MA-Boston/

2016-05-27 - Police car bursts into flame on Two Rocks Road in coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/05/28/12/46/police-car-badly-burnt-after-patrol-in-perths-northern-outer-suburbs
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-police-car-destroyed-in-two-rocks-fire-officers-unharmed/news-story/9010598d21fc253c236dc750c259a346
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3613841/Police-car-Two-Rocks-burned-mystery-fire-officers-went-investigate-reported-disturbance-bush-track.html

Note: This road runs right along the coast. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Coorooman Creek Road in Cawarral (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/firefighters-scene-vehicle-fire/3034310/

Quote: "It is the second car fire firefighters have attended today."

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame at 5:41 AM on street in Taroomball (Australia), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/car-fire-sees-man-transported-hospital-morning/3034159/

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame on Limerick Lane in Mt Morgan (Australia), woman sickened:
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/three-car-fires-8-hour-period-rockhampton-region/3034428/

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame on Young Road in Cowra (Australia):
http://www.cowraguardian.com.au/story/3932863/car-destroyed-by-fire-on-young-rd/

2016-05-27 - In separate incidents, parked car and driven car burst into flame in Jammu (India):
http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/two-cars-damaged-accidental-fire/

2016-05-27 - Car bursts into flame at 6:23 AM on the A595 near Carlisle (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Vehicle fire on the A595 towards Carlisle(Allerdale) 27 May 2016 At 06:23 firefighters were called to a small vehicle fire on the A595, approximately four miles from Cockermouth, towards Carlisle. Whilst wearing breathing apparatus, they extinguished the fire using two hose reels jets."

2016-05-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on 1st Avenue North in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2016/05/27/vehicle-fire-reported-indowntown-nashville/85029924/

2016-05-27 - Riding mower bursts into flame at home in Tolland (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32086067/tolland-fire-department-respond-to-lawn-mower-fire

2016-05-27 - RV trailer bursts into flame just after midnight while parked at cabin in Oliver (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/2723977/oliver-trailer-fire/

2016-05-27 - Car and garage destroyed by fire in Brooklyn Center (Minnesota):
http://www.kare11.com/news/fire-destroys-garage-vehicle-in-brooklyn-center/217543999

2016-05-27 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Portland (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/fire-crews-put-out-small-fire-at-se-portland-auto-shop
http://www.kptv.com/story/32083115/crews-respond-to-fire-at-bight-auto-upholstery
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/OR/2016/May/27/PHOTO.Fire.crews.put.out.small.fire.at.SE.Portland.auto.shop.aspx

2016-05-27 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2:42 AM in Ellenburg (New York), 130+ cows killed:
http://www.wptz.com/news/over-100-cattle-die-in-barn-fire/39765604
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/130-cattle-perished-in-ellenburg-depot-fire
http://www.wptz.com/news/ellenburg-depot-dairy-farm-burns-in-earlymorning-fire/39757578
http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/cows-lost-in-ellenburg-barn-blaze/article_22f99b90-240b-11e6-89c3-f71b6de5cc77.html

2016-05-27 - Barn destroyed by fire at 11:15 PM near Bellefontaine (Ohio), 772 pigs killed:
http://www.whio.com/news/news/massive-barn-fire-reported-in-logan-county/nrWZL/
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/ohio/authorities-say-nearly-800-pigs-killed-in-ohio-bar/nrWj2/
http://www.fox19.com/story/32088809/authorities-say-nearly-800-pigs-killed-in-ohio-barn-fire
http://wdtn.com/2016/05/28/barn-fire-kills-nearly-800-pigs/

2016-05-27 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck at the Abingdon Rugby Club in Oxfordshire (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/14521996.Fire_crews_sent_to_blaze_in_rubbish_truck/
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/14521996.Fire_crews_sent_to_blaze_in_rubbish_truck/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14521996.Fire_crews_sent_to_blaze_in_rubbish_truck/

2016-05-27 - Roofing company warehouse destroyed by fire at 1:08 AM near landfill in Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Crews-battle-fire-on-southwest-side-381073461.html
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/linn-county/fire-destroys-warehouse-at-cedar-rapids-landfill-20160527
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-warehouse-cedar-rapids-landfill

2016-05-27 - Dollar store destroyed by fire in Hawthorne (California), near the coast:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/27/3-alarm-fire-guts-99-cents-only-store-in-hawthorne/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Firefighters-Battle-Blaze-at-99-Cents-Store-381175731.html

2016-05-27 - Church heavily damaged by fire just before 6 AM in Hutchinson (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Fire-causes-estimated-200000-in-damage-at-Hutchinson-church-381094311.html

2016-05-27 - Huge warehouse destroyed by inferno in coastal St Catherine on the island of Jamaica:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/PHOTOS--Wisynco-warehouse-on-fire
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160526/heat-alone-was-awful-wisynco-employee-distraught-after-major-fire
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160526/update-we-will-rise-says-wisynco-boss-after-massive-warehouse-fire

2016-05-27 - Meat plant being rebuilt from January fire goes up in flames again, on Riverfront Road near wastewater treatment plant in Mobridge (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/fire-again-burns-west-side-meats-in-mobridge/article_d04682dd-393c-5196-8c12-79b789f5d6c9.html

2016-05-27 - Garage destroyed by fire, home damaged, in McMillan (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2016/05/27/firefighters-battle-marathon-co-garage-fire/85028614/

2016-05-27 - Home damaged by fire at 2:45 AM in Terry Cove area in coastal Orange Beach (Alabama):
http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_6743a154-23f4-11e6-9dee-0b236f43585f.html

2016-05-27 - Duplex heavily damaged by fire in Farmington (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2016/05/27/farmington-duplex-damaged-fire/85042160/

2016-05-27 - Motel damaged by fire at 4 AM in Southington (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Forces-Evacuations-at-Motel-6-in-Southington-381079481.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32079780/fire-forces-motel-evacuation

2016-05-27 - Hotel damaged by fire at 11:44 PM on Beach Road in coastal Clacton-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5855/

2016-05-27 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home just after midnight in Olathe (Colorado), 1 killed:
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/woman-found-dead-in-home-after-fire-in-olathe
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/05/27/woman-found-dead-inside-burning-mobile-home-in-olathe/

2016-05-27 - Vacant home burns just after 1 AM in Rockford (Illinois), very near the Rock River:
http://www.mystateline.com/news/indiana-avenue-fire-yields-70000-in-damages
http://www.rrstar.com/article/20160527/NEWS/160529528
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34748382-vacant-house-fire-in-rockford-threatens-nearby-homes/
http://newsbout.com/id/16233026620

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

2016-05-27 - Vacant home destroyed by fire, adjacent home damaged, in Bessemer (Alabama):
http://wiat.com/2016/05/27/abandoned-bessemer-home-on-fire-spreads-to-neighboring-house/

2016-05-27 - Passenger bus bursts into flame, kills woman, injures 11 people, in Kruja (Albania):
http://www.yahoo.com/news/1-dead-12-injured-bus-fire-albania-122825723.html
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/1-dead-11-injured-in-bus-on-fire-in-albania-1412887
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2016/05/27/1-dead-12-injured-in-bus-on-fire-in-albania.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3612690/1-dead-12-injured-bus-fire-Albania.html
http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/1-dead-11-injured-in-bus-on-fire-in-albania/ar-BBtyNIX
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34741948-1-dead-12-injured-in-bus-on-fire-in-albania/
http://www.balkaneu.com/fire-orthodox-church-bus-dead-11-wounded/
http://m.top-channel.tv/lajme/english/artikull.php?id=17203
http://www.arabnews.com/node/930696/world

Quote: "Police say that one woman has died and 11 others were injured when a fire broke in a bus in northern Albania. Police said Friday that the fire broke out at 11:25 a.m. (0925 GMT) when the Mercedes bus was near the old bazaar in Kruja, 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital, Tirana. It was taking 30 Christian Orthodox believers coming from the southwestern port city of Vlora to visit the castle of the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, a 15th-century warrior."

Note: This is the 408th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-27 - Person found burning and dead at 5 AM in alley in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/body-found-at-scene-of-milwaukee-fire

2016-05-27 - Man, 68, dies when car bursts into flame near Powder Mill Road in Moosic (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2016/05/28/body-found-in-burned-car-identified/

Quote: "The coroner tells us Anthony Lupui, 68 of Old Forge, died of smoke inhalation after his car caught fire near Powder Mill Road. Police found Lupui's body inside the car on Thursday here in Lackawanna County."

2016-05-28 - Compressor explodes at gas station in coastal Coral Gables (Florida), 1 killed:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/05/29/police-investigating-what-caused-deadly-coral-gables-explosion/
http://www.local10.com/news/1-dies-after-explosion-at-gas-station-in-coral-gables
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/coral-gables/article80591132.html
http://wsvn.com/news/local/employee-killed-in-explosion-at-coral-gables-gas-station/

2016-05-28 - Landfill erupts in flame in Davidson County (North Carolina):
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20160528/NEWS/160529814
http://myfox8.com/2016/05/28/fire-reported-at-davidson-county-landfill/
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/davidson-county-landfill-catches-fire/article_f61f3a86-393e-550a-962f-d6c82e96d294.html
http://m.the-dispatch.com/Section/431/Article/160529814
http://www.wopular.com/davidson-county-landfill-catches-fire

2016-05-28 - Transformer bursts into flame at 2:15 AM on Sledds Lake Road in Mechanicsville (Virginia), 300 homes go dark:
http://www.nbc12.com/story/32087587/hundreds-left-without-power-after-transformer-fire-in-hanover
http://www.nbc12.com/story/32087587/power-back-on-after-hundreds-left-in-the-dark-after-transformer-fire-in-hanover
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34832962-power-back-on-after-hundreds-left-in-the-dark-after-transformer-fire-in-hanover/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34828178-hundreds-left-without-power-after-transformer-fire-in-hanover/

2016-05-28 - Luxury vehicle showroom goes up in flames at 12:30 AM in Bedminster (Pennsylvania):
http://www.phillyfirenews.com/2016/05/28/car-dealership-burns-pipersville-bucks-co/
http://6abc.com/news/luxury-vehicle-showroom-catches-fire-in-bucks-county/1360295/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Bucks-County-Barn-Burns-Vehicles-Inside-Scorched-381196801.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/luxury-vehicle-showroom-catches-fire-111700533.html
http://www.phillyvoice.com/fire-breaks-out-bucks-county-luxury-car-business/

Quote: "Flames broke out at Import One Motorsport on the 6700 block of Easton Road in Bedminster. The business sells Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, and BMW vehicles. Crews quickly went to work battling the flames and called in neighboring fire companies to help battle the blaze."

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Live Oak (Florida):
http://www.wtxl.com/news/suwannee-county-car-fire-almost-spreads-to-home-friday-night/article_7ce8ff9a-2516-11e6-95a4-3f62f655e140.html

Note: An aircraft, RV and barn just went up in flames in Live Oak, and a landfill burst into flame in Live Oak too, both events mentioned in the 2016-05-27 update...

2016-05-28 - Car and home destroyed by fire at 6:06 AM in Austin (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/fire-burns-west-austin-home/nrWfG/

Quote: "No one was hurt in the fire. Neighbors told firefighters the residents of the home were in San Antonio when the fire broke out."

Note: Brave people to leave town with a car parked at their home...

2016-05-28 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire at 2 AM in Toledo (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Fire-destroys-home-on-Segur-overnight-381195921.html

Quote: "Neighbors tell 13abc, they heard an explosion before seeing flames."

Note: This is the 181st residential explosion in 2016...

2016-05-28 - Boat explodes and burns, blows people into the water, on coastal Oskaloosa Island (Florida), 5 injured:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/20160528/NEWS/160529003
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/photogallery/DA/20160528/PHOTOGALLERY/528009998/PH/73_167_170_629_2884
http://newsbout.com/id/16233088445/Photos-Boat-Fire-at-Adventure-Marina-on-Okaloosa-Island
http://newsbout.com/id/16233088441/Boat-explodes-into-flames-at-Adventure-Marina-(PHOTOS-VIDEO)
http://snewsi.com/id/16233098787/UPDATE-At-least-five-injured-when-boat-explodes-at-Adventure-Marina-(PHOTOS-VIDEO)
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20160528/update-at-least-five-injured-when-boat-explodes-at-adventure-marina-photos-video
http://weartv.com/news/local/minor-injuries-reported-in-boat-explosion-on-okaloosa-island

2016-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame in Sodus Bay near Lake Ontario in Sodus (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/local/boat-fire-investigated-on-sodus-bay-saturday-morning
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2016/05/28/boat-catches-fire-on-sodus-bay.html
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/sheriffs-respond-to-boat-fire-on-sodus-bay-saturday-morning
http://newsbout.com/id/16233090505/Sheriffand-039-s-respond-to-boat-fire-on-Sodus-Bay-Saturday-morning
http://foxrochester.com/news/local/boat-fire-investigated-on-sodus-bay-saturday-morning
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34850736-boat-catches-fire-on-sodus-bay/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/News_8/736624506496778240
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/13WHAM/736637134724079616

2016-05-28 - Houseboat bursts into flame at 3:30 AM in the Riverland at Renmark (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-28/houseboat-destroyed-in-sa-riverland-fire/7455946
http://www.syndize.com/news/176682/fire-destroys-house-boat
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/house-boat-destroyed-in-fire-at-renmark-in-the-riverland/news-story/2c1c823cd25d84959ca13c5d65a5aee6
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/house-boat-destroyed-in-fire-at-renmark-in-the-riverland/news-story/2c1c823cd25d84959ca13c5d65a5aee6

2016-05-28 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at King Edward Quay on the River Colne in Colchester (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5859/
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/14522948.Fire_crews_put_out_fire_aboard_moored_boat/
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2016-05-28/fire-crews-tackle-blaze-on-boat/
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/countywide/14522948.Fire_crews_put_out_fire_aboard_moored_boat/

Note: These are the 839th, 840th, 841st and 842nd boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-28 - Passenger train hit by brake fire in coastal Arlington (Virginia):
http://wjla.com/news/local/officials-metro-train-brakes-catch-on-fire
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/metro-blue-line-single-tracking-after-metro-fire/219506354

2016-05-28 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-75 near Botkins (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/truck-fire-shuts-down-i-75-sb-in-both-directions-i/nrWpH/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/traffic/truck-fire-shuts-down-i-75-sb-in-both-directions-i/nrWpH/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34877697-i-75-reopened-in-shelby-co-after-large-truck-fire/
http://www.navbug.com/article175946686/i_75_reopened_in_shelby_co_after_large_truck_fire.htm

Quote: "The left lane is open on southbound Interstate 75 and all northbound lanes are clear following a fire involving a car transport truck."

Quote: "The fire is believed to have started in a vehicle being hauled by the trailer."

Note: This is the 30th car-hauler to burn in 2016...

2016-05-28 - Three tractor trailers destroyed by fire while parked at business in Warminster Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.phillyfirenews.com/2016/05/28/photo-gallery-several-tractor-trailer-fully-involved-warminster/
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/local/fire-destroys-trailers-full-of-automotive-lubircants-in-warminster/article_4b92125c-24f2-11e6-b5f7-e359504810dc.html

Quote: "Units arrived on scene with three tractor trailers fully involved. Companies placed master streams in service."

Note: These are the 969th, 970th, 971st and 972nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-28 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on Highway 1 just south of Lompoc (California), near the coast:
http://www.keyt.com/news/emergency-crews-keep-car-fire-at-bay-near-lompoc/39773018
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34844438-emergency-crews-keep-truck-fire-at-bay-near-lompoc/
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/stake_bed_truck_loaded_with_cardboard_boxes_destroyed_by_fire
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=170396

2016-05-28 - Food truck bursts into flame on Main Street in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2016/05/todays-vehicle-fire-53/

2016-05-28 - RV destroyed by grass fire in Odessa (Texas):
http://www.oaoa.com/news/article_8ea457d6-254b-11e6-b4ca-2fd520e88a65.html

Note: This is the 213th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-28 - Catering van bursts into flame at Powderham Castle in Exeter, Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37173&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-called-catering-van-Big-Weekend-Exeter/story-29331875-detail/story.html
http://www.latest-news-headlines.eu/article/crews-called-to-fire-in-catering-van-at-big-weekend-exeter/1931071

2016-05-28 - Van bursts into flame on the M6 near Preston (Britain):
http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2016/05/m6-delays-at-preston-aerial-pictures-show-van-fire-damage/
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/update-m6-northbound-delays-at-preston-due-to-fire-1-7936845
http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2016/05/m6-northbound-closed-at-preston-due-to-car-fire/

2016-05-28 - Van bursts into flame on Station Road in Waddington (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Van-blaze/story-29331709-detail/story.html

2016-05-28 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 99 near Crescent City (California):
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2016/may/28/00058/

2016-05-28 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at building, fire spreads to building, in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/pickup-truck-fire-in-miami-spreads-to-building/

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Jasper (Texas):
http://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_ba70e322-252b-11e6-acb9-b777fa86d242.html

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Austin (Texas):
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/car-catches-fire-on-mopac/219477112
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/car-catches-fire-on-mopac-expressway/nrWkd/

2016-05-28 - Lamborgini bursts into flame on bridge on Highway 99 between Garibaldi and Squamish (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/burning-car-highway-99-1.3605353
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/29/lamborghini-fire-highway-99-squamish_n_10193620.html

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame at 12:30 AM on McClure Street in Evatt (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-evatt-act-265386.traffic

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame at 11:50 PM at Papplewick Lane and Moor Road in Hucknall (Britain):
http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-to-put-out-car-fire-1-7936708
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/firefighters-called-to-put-out-car-fire-4161569.html

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame on Bridge End Road in Dembleby (Britain), two sheds burn at 3 AM too:
http://www.granthammatters.co.uk/two-sheds-and-a-car-fire/
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/fire-crew-attends-car-blaze-in-dembleby-1-7406105

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame on the A49 in Ludlow (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45515

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame at 11:10 PM in Maycross Gardens, Huthwaite (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/fire-service-called-to-car-fire-1-7936705
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/fire-service-called-to-car-fire-4161664.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/fire-service-called-to-car-fire-807186.html
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/34823723-fire-service-called-to-car-fire/

2016-05-28 - Car bursts into flame on the A41 in Whitchurch (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/45512

2016-05-28 - Three-wheel motorcycle bursts into flame on Torrington Street in Bideford, Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37169&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-05-28 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at church in Grand Junction (Colorado):
http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/381212221.html

2016-05-28 - Front-end loader and hay go up in flames in Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/local/Tractor-hay-fire-burns-off-Old-Oregon-Trail-381220431.html

2016-05-28 - Barn destroyed by fire in Elk Lick Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailyamerican.com/entertainment/photos/barn-fire-in-elk-lick-township/collection_c7df638a-252b-11e6-8730-7ff75fca08fc.html

2016-05-28 - Barn destroyed by fire at home in New Gloucester (Maine):
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/0001/11/30/woods-fire-spreads-devours-barn-new-gloucester/1932859
http://www.wmtw.com/news/crews-battling-fire-in-new-gloucester/39765066

2016-05-28 - Barn destroyed by fire in Berrien County (Michigan), 2 injured:
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/BREAKING-Two-injuried-in-barn-fire-in-Berrien-County-381188171.html

2016-05-28 - Brush fire destroys shed in Agua Dulce (California):
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article80587157.html

2016-05-28 - Pallet and tire fire erupts in Fincham (Britain):
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/crews-tackle-pallet-and-tyre-blaze-in-fincham-1-7405918

2016-05-28 - Iconic neon sign bursts into flame at 5:30 AM at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/goodman-theatre-sign-catches-fire/1360307/

2016-05-28 - Forestry camp hit by fire, four buildings destroyed, in Eastford (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2016/05/29/fire-destroys-4-yale-forestry-school-buildings/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/3-Alarm-Fire-at-Yale-Forestry-Camp-in-Eastford-381223111.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32089873/multiple-units-called-to-battle-large-blaze-at-yale-school-of-forestry

2016-05-28 - Shop building destroyed by fire at business in Jerome (Idaho):
http://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Two-alarm-fire-engulfs-shop-building--381221001.html

2016-05-28 - Garage damaged by fire at home in Centennial (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/local/fire-damages-garage-of-centennial-home/219544123

2016-05-28 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Cow Bay (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cow-bay-home-autumn-drive-fire-1.3605048
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/CBCNS/736643838840872960

2016-05-28 - Home destroyed by fire in Lake Wales (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/lake-wales-family-escapes-fire-faces-uncertain-future

2016-05-28 - Deadly fire burns home in Lilburn (Georgia), 1 killed:
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/lilburn/elderly-dies-after-gwinnett-house-fire/219496605
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/lilburn/one-person-killed-in-lilburn-house-fire/219732949
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/1-injured-in-gwinnett-house-fire/nrWgS/

2016-05-28 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in Florence (Colorado), 1 killed:
http://www.koaa.com/story/32087974/deadly-fire

2016-05-28 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in Little Genesee (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/empty-trailer-destroyed-in-saturday-fire/article_114d5106-25fb-11e6-8118-8fa87486189b.html

Quote: "'We used a pond just up the road' for a water source 'and there were probably eight to 10 trucks,' Latten said."

2016-05-28 - Vacant home burns in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.wdam.com/story/32086802/jackson-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-vacant-house

2016-05-28 - Vacant elementary school burns in Dallas (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/05/29/vacant-elementary-school-catches-on-fire/

2016-05-29 - Landfill erupts in flame, again, in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dump-fire-happy-valley-goose-bay-may-2016-1.3605747

2016-05-29 - Landfill hit by fire in Ringwood (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14523812.Fire_crews_tackle_blaze_at_landfill_in_Ringwood/
http://www.samfm.co.uk/southcoast/news/local-news/firefighters-tackle-big-fire-at-a-landfill-sight/
http://www.thebreeze.com/southampton/news/local-news/firefighters-tackle-big-fire-at-a-landfill-sight/
http://uknip.co.uk/2016/05/ffire-crews-battle-massive-landfill-blaze-in-ringwood/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwZuh-Bk4tY

Quote: "Residents have been warned to close windows and doors to protect themselves from smoke following a fire at a landfill in Ringwood."

2016-05-29 - Recycling center hit by fire, 30 tons of waste wood burns, at Burnt Mills Industrial Estate in Basildon (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5865/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/14523813.Smoke_billows_into_sky_after_30_tonnes_of_waste_wood_catch_fire_at_recycling_centre/
http://www.basildonrecorder.co.uk/news/14523813.Smoke_billows_into_sky_after_30_tonnes_of_waste_wood_catch_fire_at_recycling_centre/
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/echo/14523813.Smoke_billows_into_sky_after_30_tonnes_of_waste_wood_catch_fire_at_recycling_centre/

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."

2016-05-29 - Underground electrical fire breaks out at Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station in coastal Washington DC:
http://wjla.com/news/local/fire-officials-underground-manhole-fire-knocks-out-power-at-rhode-island-metro-station

2016-05-29 - Utility pole bursts into flame, ignites car and two trailers, in coastal Bay Shore (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/bay-shore-pole-fire-ignites-car-3-firefighters-hurt-cops-say-1.11854527

2016-05-29 - Heap of scrap metal bursts into flame at scrap yard on Marsh Lane in Henstridge, Templecombe (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37188&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Quote: "One fire appliance from Wincanton attended the above location after reports of a heap of metal on fire at a scrap yard. The fire was approximately 8m squared involving scrap metal and crews requested an additional appliance which came from Sherborne."

2106-05-29 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, two homes destroyed, in Midland (Texas):
http://www.newswest9.com/story/32093299/midland-house-fire-destroys-two-homes

Quote: "Firefighters said the fire began from the neighbor's car which was parked in the car port and spread to both homes."

2016-05-29 - More than 40 cars destroyed by fire at 12:45 AM while parked in lot in Kuala Sawah (Malaysia):
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1818000

Quote: "Forty-four cars were destroyed in a fire at a workshop in Kampung Ribu, Kuala Sawah, near here last night. Seremban 2 Fire and Rescue Station operations chief Badroltamam Abd Aziz said they received a distress call at 12.45am and arrived at the scene 39 minutes later with 11 personnel and three fire engines."

2016-05-29 - Auto air-conditioner factory destroyed by massive fire in Gurgaon (India):
http://www.newsunited.com/fire-breaks-out-at-auto-air-news/29793992/
http://www.firstpost.com/india/fire-at-automobile-air-conditioners-factory-manesar-haryana-2804840.html
http://www.ndtv.com/gurgaon-news/fire-at-auto-air-conditioners-factory-in-gurgaon-1413292
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/WpPlclYX4Ji9fPfoeX56rO/Fire-at-Manesar-factory-of-auto-component-maker-Subros.html
http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-components/subros-factory-in-manesar-catches-massive-fire/52490420
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/25-fire-engines-fight-massive-blaze-at-car-AC-maker-factory/articleshow/52497520.cms
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/fire-damages-auto-component-maker-subros-factory-at-manesar-in-haryana/articleshow/52496441.cms

Quote: "Gurgaon: A factory, making air-conditioners for several leading car manufacturers, was gutted in a massive blaze in Phase 3 of IMT Manesar on Sunday afternoon."

2016-05-29 - Twelve yachts destroyed by fire at 11 PM while docked at marina in coastal Sidi Fredj (Algeria):
http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/news/12333.html
http://www.devanture.net/news.php?id=509696

Quote: "ALGIERS- a huge fire broke out in the night from Saturday to Sunday at the marina of Sidi Fredj destroying 12 yachts without casualties, said the civil defense services. The fire which broke out around 11:00 pm (12:00 GMT) in one of these yachts and quickly spread to the others, fanned by the wind, destroyed 12 yachts but no casualties were reported, said Lt. Adel Zerrouk Zghimi, head of the National information Centre of the Directorate General of civil defense in a statement to the press."

2016-05-29 - Boat bursts into flame on Dexter Lake (Oregon), 1 injured:
http://kval.com/news/local/dexter-fire-department-responds-to-boat-fire-on-dexter-lake
http://nbc16.com/news/local/dexter-fire-chief-1-person-injured-after-boat-catches-fire-on-dexter-lake
http://www.kezi.com/news/local/Boat_Catches_Fire_on_Dexter_Lake_One_Injured.html
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34422373-75/family-of-four-rescued-from-boat-fire-at-dexter-lake.html.csp
http://newsbout.com/id/16233127412/Dexter-Fire-Department-responds-to-boat-fire-on-Dexter-Lake
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2016/05/dexter-fire-department-responds-to-boat-fire.html
http://snewsi.com/id/16233127412/Dexter-Fire-Department-responds-to-boat-fire-on-Dexter-Lake
http://www.facebook.com/kezi9/posts/10154046352935944

2016-05-29 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Comox Harbour (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/381317881.html
http://www.cheknews.ca/man-escapes-burning-boat-comox-181237/
http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/man-narrowly-escapes-after-fire-breaks-out-on-sailboat-in-comox-1.2923795
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/news-feeds/254498-man-narrowly-escapes-after-fire-breaks-out-sailboat-comox-ctv-vancouver-islan.html

Quote: "One person was taken to hospital following a boat fire Sunday around 5:30 p.m. in Comox Harbour. The cause of the fire is unknown, as is the condition of the single occupant. The boat — between 25 and 30 feet in length — was destroyed."

Note: These are the 843rd through 856th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-29 - Passenger train bursts into flame shortly before 7 AM in Tamil Nadu (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/Train-catches-fire-in-TN-passengers-unhurt/articleshow/52496708.cms
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/demu-train-engine-catches-fire-in-tn-no-casualty-116052900327_1.html
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Close-shave-for-passengers-as-fire-guts-engine/2016/05/30/article3457570.ece
http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=301332

2016-05-29 - Passenger train bursts into flame at 2 AM in Jolarpettai (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Blaze-licks-compartment-of-train-at-Jolarpettai/2016/05/30/article3457507.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Bogie-of-stationary-train-gutted-at-Jolarpet-junction/articleshow/52499166.cms

2016-05-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near Route CC east of Princeton (New Jersey):
http://www.kttn.com/mercer-coutyfirefighters-respond-to-big-rig-fire/

2016-05-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near the University of Reading in Reading (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/argos-truck-fire-near-university-11399194

2016-05-29 - Tractor and barn go up in flames on Birds Lane in Tattenhall, Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/barn-fire-in-chester_30-05-2016_8-19-16

Quote: "When they arrived they found the fire involved a barn and a tractor."

Note: These are the 973rd, 974th and 975th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2015-05-29 - Heavy truck bursts into flame just after 5 AM on Katipunan Avenue in coastal Quezon City (Philippine Islands):
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/553425/news/metro/truck-catches-fire-along-katipunan-avenue
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/gmanews/693698002217627648

2016-05-29 - RV destroyed by fire while parked at home in Victorville (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/article/20160529/NEWS/160529696
http://snewsi.com/id/16233125805
http://www.facebook.com/VictorValleyNews/photos/pb.296118897099052.-2207520000.1464555785./1186409541403312/?type=1&theater

Note: This is the 214th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-29 - Camper-van bursts into flame on the coastal Severn Bridge (Britain):
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/vw-camper-van-went-up-11401318
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/massive-blaze-shuts-severn-bridge-8077924
http://newsinwales.com/firefighters-battle-camper-van-fire-on-second-severn-crossing/
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Camper-van-catches-busy-Severn-Bridge-near/story-29334457-detail/story.html
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14523559.Firefighters_battle_camper_van_fire_on_Second_Severn_Crossing/
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/8203-dramatic-moment-Camper-Van-went-flames-M4/story-29334713-detail/story.html

2016-05-29 - Camper-van bursts into flame on Dereham Road in Norwich (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/camper_van_fire_causes_delays_on_dereham_road_in_norwich_1_4554342
http://www.newsoneplace.com/article/5233461510/delays-dereham-road-costessey-camper-catches

2016-05-29 - Van bursts into flame on Hale Road in Altrincham (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/watch-dramatic-scenes-van-bursts-11401557

2016-05-29 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Erie (Pennsylvania), near Lake Erie:
http://www.goerie.com/vehicle-destroyed-residence-damaged-in-erie-fire
http://www.navbug.com/article176116655/vehicle_destroyed_residence_damaged_in_erie_fire.htm
http://www.wopular.com/vehicle-destroyed-residence-damaged-erie-fire

Quote: "No one was injured but a minivan was destroyed after a vehicle fire spread to a residence Sunday in Erie."

2016-05-29 - SUV bursts into flame on street in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-vehicle-fire-20160529-story.html
http://www.fxtribune.com/local/baltimore-fire-officials-respond-to-vehicle-fire-h103816.html

2016-05-29 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked on side of road in Centralia (Washington):
http://www.chronline.com/crime/truck-fire-under-investigation-in-centralia/article_ce2fc92e-268d-11e6-bd69-c330c467f255.html

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on Coppins Crossing Road in Belconnen (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-belconnen-act-265611.traffic

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame while parked in shed on Armstrong Road in coastal Te Puna (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11647309

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in coastal Sarawak (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/05/30/car-catches-fire-in-piasau-house-porch/

2016-05-29 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/fire-fighters-battle-toxic-gases-as-car-fires-rage-across-dublin-34756737.html
http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2016/05/30/firefighters-battle-toxic-gases-from-car-fires-in-dublin/
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/firefighters-battle-toxic-gases-from-car-fires-in-dublin-737687.html
http://www.westernpeople.ie/2016/05/30/firefighters-battle-toxic-gases-from-car-fires-in-dublin/
http://www.sundayworld.com/news/toxic-gases-emitted-from-car-fire-in-dublin
http://www.thejournal.ie/car-fires-dublin-2795531-May2016/

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame at 12:30 AM on the A390 in coastal Truro (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Truro-Tolvaddon-firefighters-rushed-car-overnight/story-29334135-detail/story.html

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on the M11 near Harlow (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5862/
http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Delays-M11-near-Harlow-car/story-29334669-detail/story.html
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/Car-M11-near-junction-7/story-29334672-detail/story.html

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on the M62 near Howden (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/lanes-closed-following-collision-M62-Westbound/story-29334459-detail/story.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/m62-closed-after-car-fire-near-howden-809149.html
http://www.latest-news-headlines.eu/article/m62-closed-after-car-fire-near-howden/1932007
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/m62-closed-after-car-fire-near-howden

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on the A120 near Ramsey (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5861/
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/countywide/14523686.Car_fire_on_A120/
http://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/14523686.Car_fire_on_A120/
http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/colchester/14523686.Car_fire_on_A120/

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on the B3095 in Mere (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-mere/

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on Thorpe Road in Shuttlewood (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-shuttlewood-car-blaze-1-7937498

2016-05-29 - Car bursts into flame on the M61 near Horwich (Britain):
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/14523665.Car_destroyed_by_fire_on_M61/
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/14523665.Car_destroyed_by_fire_on_M61/

2016-05-29 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Boca Raton (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/vehicle-on-fire-blocking-3-lanes-southbound-on-i-9/nrWyF/
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/lanes-blocked-on-southbound-i-95-in-boca-raton-due-to-a-vehicle-fire

2016-05-29 - Utility vehicle bursts into flame on Wallace Street in Wessington Springs (South Dakota):
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/4043878-utility-vehicle-burns-wessington-springs-street

2016-05-29 - Go-kart bursts into flame at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/go-kart-catches-fire-house-destroyed-in-winston-salem/220476340

2016-05-29 - U-Haul trailer bursts into flame on US 101 at Salmon Creek Road near Garberville (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2016/may/29/00061/

2016-05-29 - Auto shop destroyed by fire in Scottdale (Georgia):
http://www.decaturish.com/2016/05/firefighters-douse-blaze-at-g-w-auto-shop/

2016-05-29 - Barn destroyed by fire in Quinte West (Canada), some animals killed:
http://www.quintenews.com/2016/05/barn-fire-quinte-west-2/117968/
http://inquinte.ca/story/crews-battle-heat-in-quinte-west-barn-fire

2016-05-29 - Barn and 500 bales of hay destroyed by fire near Malton (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14523655.Massive_barn_fire_near_Malton/

2016-05-29 - Brush fire erupts along the Columbia River near the Gorge Amphitheatre (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160530-53515-USA
http://www.bradenton.com/entertainment/article80701247.html
http://q13fox.com/2016/05/29/large-wildfire-promps-level-3-evacuations-in-grant-county/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/wildfire-prompts-level-3-evacuations-near-the-gorge/221044264
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/evacuations-ordered-for-wildfire-in-grant-co/310353011
http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/wildfire-burning-near-gorge-amphitheatre/article_4a11af88-25f5-11e6-bfeb-7f84ed6c20a0.html

Quote: "Grant County officials are asking everyone to leave the area of a wildfire burning just east of the Columbia River within three miles of the Gorge Amphitheater."

2016-05-29 - Two brush fires break out along the Santa Cruz River near Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/32090519/crews-battling-two-brush-fires-in-santa-cruz-river
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/nw-firefighters-battle-two-wildfires-in-santa-cruz-wash

2016-05-29 - Stack of cardboard bursts into flame outside business in Oro Valley (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/32091913/pile-of-recycling-catches-fire-at-oracle-and-magee

2016-05-29 - Strip mall heavily damaged by fire at 7 AM in Hyattsville (Maryland), nobody there:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Prince-Georges-County-Strip-Mall-Catches-Fire-381239931.html

2016-05-29 - Multiple buildings destroyed by huge fire in downtown Farmersville (Texas):
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/large-fire-burning-near-downtown-farmersville/219212021
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/05/28/farmersville-fire-destroys-one-building-damages-another/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fire-Erupts-Through-Building-in-Farmersville--381206521.html

2016-05-29 - Clothing factory destroyed by huge fire in coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/338912-Karachi-Fire-at-cloth-godowns-brought-under-contr

2016-05-29 - Several warehouses destroyed by massive blaze in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/fire-destroys-warehouses-in-sharjah-1.1837059
http://myinforms.com/en/a/34894231-fire-destroys-warehouses-in-sharjah/

Quote: "Sharjah: A huge fire destroyed a number of warehouses in Sharjah’s industrial area on Sunday afternoon, an official at Sharjah Civil Defence said."

2016-05-29 - Two mobile homes damaged by fire in Desert Hot Springs (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/crews-contain-fire-at-two-mobile-homes-in-desert-hot-springs/39782368

2016-05-29 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Lannier Falls Lane in Matthews (North Carolina), 3 injured:
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/matthews/3-injured-in-massive-matthews-fire/221094881

2016-05-29 - Three homes go up in flames at 11:30 PM in Mount Vernon (New York), near the coast:
http://abc7ny.com/news/dozens-displaced-as-fire-tears-through-homes-in-mount-vernon/1361322/
http://patch.com/new-york/mountvernonny/43-displaced-after-massive-mount-vernon-fire
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Mount-Vernon-Three-Homes-381239791.html
http://nyc.suntimes.com/nyc-news/7/86/435777/massive-mount-vernon-fire-burns-3-homes-displaces-dozens

2016-05-29 - Apartment building and business damaged by fire in coastal Atlantic Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article80675662.html
http://wbtw.com/2016/05/29/multiple-crews-respond-to-fire-at-atlantic-beach-apartments/

2016-05-29 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 4:30 AM in Gresham (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2016/05/29/2-alarm-fire-rips-through-gresham-apartment/

2016-05-29 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in Duluth (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://www.wxow.com/story/32092379/1-person-killed-in-duluth-apartment-fire

2106-05-29 - Deadly fire rips through nursing home before 4 AM in Litochki (Ukraine), 17 killed, 5 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160529-53505-UKR
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36407736
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/world/article80655237.html
http://news.sky.com/story/1703806/fire-kills-17-at-home-for-the-elderly-in-ukraine
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/16-killed-fire-residential-building-near-kiev-n582281
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/article_03167f1f-b0b8-5a85-a8ff-9a6ddc7aec51.html

2016-05-29 - Vacant home burns in Little Rock (Arkansas), separate garage fire at another home too:
http://www.thv11.com/news/local/lrfd-investigating-vacant-home-fire/221444471
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/may/29/vacant-home-garage-damaged-separate-little-rock-fi/

2016-05-29 - Two vacant buildings go up in flames at 1:30 AM, fire spreads to apartment building, in Albany (New York):
http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/no-injuries-in-early-morning-clinton-avenue-fire
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12213917/firefighter-news-albany-ny-firefighters-battle-vacant-house-fires
http://www.talk1300report.com/2016/05/fire-destroys-two-vacant-buildings-on-clinton-avenue-in-albany/
http://wnyt.com/news/clinton-avenue-fire-/4153464/

2016-05-29 - RV bursts into flame and kills woman in Vancouver (Washington):
http://koin.com/2016/05/29/motor-home-fire-kills-one-in-vancouver/
http://katu.com/news/local/vancouver-fire-body-found-in-burning-motorhome
http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2016/05/firefighters_extinguish_rv_fir.html
http://1067theeagle.iheart.com/articles/portland-local-news-123543/fatal-rv-fire-in-vancouver-14762520/
http://newsbout.com/id/16233130291/Vancouver-Fire-Body-found-in-burning-motorhome
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KATUNews/737093714691149824

Note: This is the 215th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-05-30 - Mysterious explosion just after 9 PM alarms people in Struthers (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2016/05/30/struthers-officials-investigate-monday-night-explosion/

2016-05-30 - Salvage yard hit by fire, 6 cars burn, in Campbellfield (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/cars-on-fire-in-campbellfield-wrecking-yard-blaze-20160530-gp7fry.html

2016-05-30 - Passenger plane ignites and blows tire at takeoff in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://abc13.com/news/houston-bound-flight-blows-tire-catches-fire/1362867/
http://www.w3livenews.com/2016/05/31/Houston-bound-flight-blows-tire-on-takeoff-catches-fire/2553303
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/united-plane-blows-tire-at-tampa-international-airport/223348264
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/tire-blows-during-takeoff-of-united-flight-from-tia-causing-tire-to-catch-fire
http://abc11.com/news/plane-blows-tire-on-takeoff-catches-fire/1363685/

Quote: "There was a bit of a scare on a Houston-bound flight today, as a tire blew on takeoff, causing a small fire."

Note: I bet they got that backwards - the tire blew because the tire(s) and/or brakes had already caught fire, which has been happening regularly with big rigs too. This is the 55th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-05-30 - As massive wildfire burns in Alberta (Canada), Suncor gets busy reopening facilities:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/alberta-wildfires-update-05302016.html

2016-05-30 - South Africa sends 300 firefighters to help with fires raging in Canada:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/05/30/300-firefighters-arrive-in-alberta-from-south-africa.html

Quote: "The contingent was flown from Johannesburg Sunday on an Air Canada jet. An army of 2,300 is battling 14 active fires; the province says the Fort McMurray conflagration remains out of control."

2016-05-30 - Home destroyed by huge explosion at 5:15 AM, another home damaged, in Benton (Kansas), nobody there:
http://ksn.com/2016/05/30/possible-home-explosion-in-butler-county/
http://www.kfdi.com/news/possible-home-explosion-in-western-butler-county
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Explosion-destroys-home-near-Benton-381287321.html
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Explosion-flattens-Butler-Co-home-Blast-could-be-heard-20-miles-away-381291951.html
http://salina.com/news/briefs/sheriff-no-injuries-in-southern-kansas-house-explosion/article_bc6d3286-d6de-5e9a-ac4c-96ffefb09309.html

Quote: "An explosion rattled the small town of Benton early Monday morning, leveling one house and damaging another."

2016-05-30 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire at 2:30 AM, two more homes damaged, in Rossville (Georgia), nobody there:
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/house-fire-and-explosions-wake-neighbors-in-rossville-subdivision
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32093984/fire-crews-working-early-morning-fire

Quote: "The backdoor was just blown off the hinges. You could see straight inside but the house at that point - a minute and a half after the large boom - was just totally engulfed in flames already."

Quote: "Three families, away on vacation, will return to fire-damaged homes after what neighbors describe as an explosion. Residents who live nearby say flames shot up to the sky, after the loud explosion. One home is a total loss and two others were damaged."

Note: These are the 182nd and 183rd residential explosions in 2016...

2016-05-30 - Paint factory destroyed by explosions and fire near Turin (Italy), 14 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160531-53534-ITA
http://www.thelocal.it/20160531/fourteen-people-injured-in-turin-paints-factory-explosion

2016-05-30 - Boat bursts into flame and explodes, blows woman into the water, on Lake Norman (North Carolina), 3 injured:
http://www.wlox.com/story/32097628/woman-blown-off-boat-in-explosion-on-lake-norman
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/one-injured-after-boat-fire-on-lake-norman/223604641
http://wncn.com/2016/05/30/woman-blown-off-boat-during-explosion-on-nc-lake/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32097628/woman-blown-off-boat-in-explosion-on-lake-norman
http://myfox8.com/2016/05/30/boat-explosion-blows-woman-off-boat-on-lake-norman/
http://thenew1037.com/2016/05/30/explosion-reported-on-lake-norman-woman-blown-off-boat/
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article80820307.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/one-airlifted-for-burns-after-fire-reported-on-boat-in-lake-norman/312345132
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/home/149739111-story
http://newsbout.com/id/16233166601

Quote: "One person was airlifted to the hospital and two others were injured this Memorial Day after a boat caught fire on Lake Norman. Boaters watched in horror as people jumped for their lives from the boat that caught fire."

Quote: "According to witnesses, four people were seen jumping from the boat before it reportedly exploded. A fifth person, a woman, was blown off the boat."

2016-05-30 - Boat destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Coconut Creek (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/coconut-creek/fl-coconut-creek-fire-20160530-story.html

Quote: "The fire, in the 5800 block of Northwest 42nd Lane, damaged the single-family home and destroyed a Triton 20-foot boat in the garage, resident Jim Finley said."

2016-05-30 - Boat bursts into flame on Smith Mountain Lake (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://wset.com/news/local/boat-catches-fire-at-smith-mountain-lake-driver-injured
http://wsls.com/2016/05/30/several-memorial-day-weekend-boat-accidents-on-smith-mountain-lake-man-warns-about-boat-safety/
http://www.facebook.com/ABC13News/posts/10153732735277428

Quote: "Memorial Day weekend alone, the department responded to a boat crash, two possible drownings, and Monday a fire on a 28 foot boat in the middle of Smith Mountain Lake."

2016-05-30 - Boat bursts into flame at home, fire spreads to home, in Smithfield (North Carolina), near the Neuse River:
http://www.jocoreport.com/2016/05/31/boat-fire-damages-home/

2016-05-30 - Boat bursts into flame at the Torquay Marina in coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37200&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/crews-Weather-Lifeboat-attend-speedboat-Torquay/story-29337396-detail/story.html
http://wearesouthdevon.com/rnli-and-fire-crews-called-to-boat-fire/

Note: These are the 857th, 858th, 859th, 860th and 861st boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-30 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-65 in Giles County (Tennessee), near the Alabama border:
http://wkrn.com/2016/05/30/tractor-trailer-fire-causes-delays-on-i-65-south-near-alabama-border/
http://whnt.com/2016/05/30/car-carrier-blaze-on-i-65-slows-northbound-traffic-near-pulaski-tenn/
http://www.wtoc.com/story/32096349/vehicle-fire-blocks-traffic-on-i-65-near-pulaski-tennessee
http://www.kmov.com/story/32096349/vehicle-fire-blocks-traffic-on-i-65-near-pulaski-tennessee
http://www.wksr.com/#!Tractor-Trailer-and-six-vehicles-total-loss/j9kod/574df1370cf255d230f176f9
http://www.navbug.com/article176314369/tractor_trailer_fire_causes_delays_on_i_65_south_near_alabama_border.htm
http://www.waaytv.com/appnews/wheeler-catches-fire-on-i--northbound-in-tennessee/article_6b889c3a-269a-11e6-b3f4-b7ccc7c75aea.html
http://newsbout.com/id/16233159946
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEIO8-a3-yg

Quote: "A tractor-trailer hauling cars that caught on fire tied up traffic in Giles County Monday afternoon. Tennessee Highway Patrol said the fire began at around 1 p.m. on Interstate 65 southbound, near mile marker 20. That’s close to the Tennessee-Alabama border."

Note: This is the 31st car-hauler to burn in 2016...

2016-05-30 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-20 in Ector County (Texas):
http://www.kswo.com/story/32095696/truck-fire-slows-down-traffic-in-ector-co
http://www.newswest9.com/story/32095696/truck-fire-slows-down-traffic-in-ector-co
http://www.ksla.com/story/32095696/truck-fire-slows-down-traffic-in-ector-co
http://www.ktre.com/story/32095696/truck-fire-slows-down-traffic-in-ector-co
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32095696/truck-fire-slows-down-traffic-in-ector-co

2016-05-30 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 61 in Ontelaunee Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/truck-transporting-carnival-ride-catches-fire-on-route-61-in-ontelaunee-township

2016-05-30 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at home in Donnelly (Minnesota):
http://www.morrissuntribune.com/news/local/4044545-no-injuries-reported-semi-tractor-fire-may-29
http://www.kmrskkok.com/2016/05/31/semi-tractor-fire/

2016-05-30 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Trans-Canada Highway near New Maryland (Canada), 3 cows killed:
http://www.country94.ca/news/1902148091/cows-die-truck-fire-trans-canada-highway
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2016/31/transport-truck-carrying-livestock-catches-fire-the-tch
http://www.thewave.ca/news/1902148091/cows-die-truck-fire-trans-canada-highway
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/highway-fire-kills-3-cows-1.3608592
http://q961.com/tractor-trailer-loaded-with-cattle-catches-fire-on-transcanada/
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/three-cows-killed-in-transport-truck-fire-on-n-b-highway-1.2924638
http://nvs24.com/news/atlantic/Three-cows-killed-in-transport-truck-fire-on-NB-highway-6147003.html

Note: These are the 976th, 977th, 978th, 979th and 980th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-30 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Forest Hill (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/fallston-joppa/ph-ag-fires-0601-20160531-story.html
http://patch.com/maryland/belair/dent-wizard-truck-goes-flames-fire-marshal-0

2016-05-30 - Minibus bursts into flame on highway in coastal Chiba Prefecture (Japan):
http://ban.jo/News/Asia/20160531/Bus-Fire-Erupts-In-Chiba-Japan-Chiba/

2016-05-30 - Van bursts into flame on Sixth Avenue in St. Cloud (Minnesota):
http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2016/05/31/fire-destroys-van-cleaning-equipment/85181752/

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Tamaqua (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tnonline.com/2016/may/30/car-fire-tamaqua

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame at 7 AM while parked on Crown Hill Court in White Bear Lake (Minnesota):
http://www.presspubs.com/white_bear/news/article_b02cd1fc-2772-11e6-88df-6b8a98035c0a.html
http://kstp.com/news/car-catches-fire-in-white-bear-lake-/4154403/

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Thomas Drive near Garberville (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2016/may/30/00015/

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on Route 6 in coastal Brewster (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20160530/driver-escapes-brewster-car-fire-uninjured
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/car-fire-closes-route-6-in-brewster/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/34990308-car-fire-closes-route-6-on-ramp-in-orleans/

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on US 80, then another car hits fire engine, near Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/4477-forney-fire-truck-struck-while-fighting-vehicle-fire-highway-closed
http://www.navbug.com/article176323638/forney_fire_engine_struck_while_fighting_vehicle_fire_on_highway_one_arrested.htm

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame at home in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5675855-181/fire-burns-classic-car-in

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on I-65 near Verbena (Alabama):
http://www.wsfa.com/story/32096144/alea-i-65-sb-reopens-near-mm-194-verbena-following-car-fire
http://www.fox8live.com/story/32096144/alea-i-65-sb-reopens-near-mm-194-verbena-following-car-fire
http://www.walb.com/story/32096144/alea-car-fire-on-i-65-sb-near-mm-194-verbena-causing-delays
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/32096144/alea-i-65-sb-reopens-near-mm-194-verbena-following-car-fire

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame at intersection in Fredericton (Canada):
http://www.foxrocks.ca/local-news/2016/05/30/no-one-injured-in-car-fire-downtown
http://www.khj.ca/local-news/2016/05/30/no-one-injured-in-car-fire-downtown
http://www.capitalfm.ca/local-news/2016/05/30/no-one-injured-in-car-fire-downtown

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Selston (Britain), crash 30 minutes later too:
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Delays-bank-holiday-M1-traffic-car-crash-motorway/story-29337729-detail/story.html
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/delays-expected-after-car-fire-on-the-m1-1-7938662
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/delays-expected-after-car-fire-on-the-m1-4165422.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/delays-expected-after-car-fire-on-the-m1-811384.html

Quote: "Traffic was stop-start after the two incidents, with the car fire reported at around 2pm and the crash at around 2.30pm."

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on Margaretting Road in Chelmsford (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i5868/
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/car_fire_in_chelmsford_extinguished_by_crew_1_4555277
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Firefighters-called-Chelmsford-car-Margaretting/story-29340009-detail/story.html

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on Goddard Road in coastal Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/car_fire_in_goddard_road_ipswich_1_4554813

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on Elms Green in Stourport (Britain):
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/14525498.Car_defect_leads_to_Stourport_fire/
http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/worcestershire/14525498.Car_defect_leads_to_Stourport_fire/?ref=rss

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame on street in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-swindon-2/

2016-05-30 - Car bursts into flame at 5:41 AM on Birdingbury Road near the village of Marton (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/05/30/car-fire-near-marton/
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-crews-called-to-three-fires-over-the-bank-holiday-weekend-1-7407065

2016-05-30 - SUV, car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Franklin (Maine):
http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/breaking-news/fire-destroys-garage-franklin

Quote: "When firefighters arrived at the home at 11 Lonely Oak Way, the garage was already fully involved, Grindle said. Inside the garage were a car and a sport utility vehicle, Grindle said."

2016-05-30 - Cars and home go up in flames in Battle Ground (Washington):
http://koin.com/2016/05/30/vintage-cars-damaged-in-battle-ground-house-fire/

2016-05-30 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire at 5:04 AM at home in Boulder Hill (Illinois):
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2016/05/31/fire-destroys-boulder-hill-garage-two-vehicles/a98ge9y/

2016-05-30 - Car, two motorcycles, ATV, two lawn mowers, garage and two sheds go up in flames in Keymar (Maryland):
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/cctnews-garage-fire-in-keysville-20160531-story.html

Quote: "The fire caused $150,000 in damage to the garage and contents according to a release from the State Fire Marshal. The garage contained a car with an unknown make and model at this time, two motorcycles, an all-terrain vehicle and two lawnmowers, according to the release."

2016-05-30 - Barn destroyed by fire in Cotati (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5676274-181/cotati-barn-fire-creates-smoky

2016-05-30 - Barn destroyed by fire in Hinds County (Mississippi):
http://wjtv.com/2016/05/30/horse-barn-catches-fire-in-hinds-county/

2016-05-30 - Barn destroyed by fire near Waterloo (Canada), 50+ cows killed:
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6698152-50-cows-die-in-barn-fire-north-of-waterloo/
http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/6698170-50-cows-die-in-barn-fire-in-mapleton-township/
http://nvs24.com/news/london/50-cattle-perish-in-barn-fire-near-Dryaton-6128970.html

2016-05-30 - Brush fire breaks out in canyon in Tuolumne County near Sonora (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/05/30/fire-burning-in-tuolumne-county-canyon-near-sonora/

2016-05-30 - Wildfire burns 500 acres near McGrath (Alaska), near the Kuskokwin River:
http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/05/29/rapidly-growing-wildfire-near-mcgrath-expands-to-500-acres/

2016-05-30 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on street in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.wvtm13.com/news/garbage-catches-fire-on-garbage-truck/39789894

2016-05-30 - American Legion post destroyed by huge fire in Frankford area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/firefighters-battle-4-alarm-blaze-at-american-legion-post/1362732/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/05/30/firefighters-battle-4-alarm-blaze-at-philly-american-legion-hall/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Philadelphia-VFW-Post-Fire-American-Legion-Veterans-Firefighters--381311421.html

2016-05-30 - Construction office goes up in flames at 5 AM in Bonney Lake (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article80755472.html

2016-05-30 - Office trailer bursts into flame at 1:10 AM at refinery in Davis County (Utah):
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/crews-investigating-early-morning-fire-at-chevron-oil-refinery

2016-05-30 - Frito Lay distribution center destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM in St. George (Utah), nobody there:
http://kutv.com/news/local/utahs-frito-lay-distribution-center-a-total-loss-after-fire
http://www.sltrib.com/news/3950187-155/crews-douse-fire-twice-but-not

2016-05-30 - Bar destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Sissonville (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://wchstv.com/news/local/three-fire-departments-respond-to-blaze-that-destroys-sissonville-bar

2016-05-30 - Strip mall hit by fire, several businesses destroyed, in El Paso (Texas):
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/developing-emergency-crews-responding-to-fire-at-east-el-paso-shopping-center

2016-05-30 - Furniture warehouse destroyed by massive fire in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/31725818/that-went-up-in-seconds-huge-blaze-rips-through-sydney-furniture-warehouse/

2016-05-30 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Fall River (Massachusetts):
http://wpri.com/2016/05/30/4-displaced-in-fall-river-house-fire/

2016-05-30 - Home damaged by fire at 6:04 AM in Bellows Falls (Vermont), nobody there:
http://www.wptz.com/news/investigators-bellows-falls-fire-not-suspicious/39793198

2016-05-30 - Home damaged by fire in Fox Lake (Illinois), dog killed, nobody there:
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/05/31/dog-dies-in-fox-lake-fire-firefighters-say/av78sif/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=11823945

2016-05-30 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:58 AM in Monmouth (Maine), nobody there:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/05/30/early-morning-fire-destroys-home-in-monmouth/
http://www.wmtw.com/news/monmouth-home-completely-destroyed-after-fire-burns-for-hours/39786432
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/05/30/news/mid-maine/fire-consumes-house-in-monmouth/

Quote: "Roy said the home’s two occupants, including owner Gregory R. Wing, were away, one visiting family out of state and the other camping at a nearby lake."

2016-05-30 - Home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM near the Conemaugh River in Johnstown (Pennsylvania):
http://wjactv.com/news/local/house-destroyed-by-fire-flames-damage-houses-nearby

2016-05-30 - Five homes under construction damaged by fire in Henderson (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/may/30/five-homes-under-construction-damaged-in-henderson/
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/home-catches-fire-while-under-construction

2016-05-30 - Duplex heavily damaged by fire in the wee hours in Dormont (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/firefighters-battle-large-flames-water-problems-in-dormont/39789118

2016-05-30 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/32095231/roof-fire-prompts-evacuations-at-biloxi-apartment-complex
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32095231/roof-fire-prompts-evacuations-at-biloxi-apartment-complex

2016-05-30 - Apartment building and hardware store damaged by fire at 6:30 AM in coastal Harlem (New York), 6 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160531-53527-USA
http://abc7ny.com/news/fire-tears-through-harlem-building;-6-injured-1-seriously/1362733/

2016-05-30 - Assisted living complex damaged by fire at 4:35 AM in Gray (Maine), near the coast:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/multiple-crews-responding-to-fire-at-assisted-living-facility-in-gray/39786298
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/05/30/fire-in-gray-asssited-living-facility-forces-early-morning-evacuation/
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/05/30/news/mid-maine/fire-crews-extinguish-blaze-at-assisted-living-facility-in-gray/

2016-05-30 - Deadly fire burns home before 5:21 AM in Plant City (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/woman-78-dies-in-overnight-plant-city-fire

2016-05-30 - Deadly fire destroys home in Arundel (Australia), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/elderly-woman-dies-after-fire-engulfs-house-at-arundel/news-story/a6b198d0ad29ad80e89287dbe4b076ef
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/a-woman-aged-in-her-70s-has-died-after-fire-engulfed-a-house-at-arundel/news-story/8e787362373bca7f4940661f97ab9edd

2016-05-30 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in the Las Vegas Valley (Nevada), 1 killed:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/1-dead-after-fire-apartment-complex-near-spring-mountain-buffalo
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/1-killed-in-fire-near-spring-mountain-and-buffalo
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/may/30/one-dead-two-displaced-by-monday-morning-fire/
http://news3lv.com/news/local/person-found-dead-after-apartment-complex-fire-on-spring-mountain-near-cimarron

2016-05-30 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Bowdoin (Maine), near the coast:
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/05/30/news/lewiston-auburn/fire-destroys-vacant-mobile-home-in-bowdoin/

2016-05-30 - Vacant home burns at 3:52 AM in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local/Fire-at-vacant-Fort-Wayne-house-investigated
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/Fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-house
http://www.21alive.com/nbc33/Fort-Wayne-firefighters-investigating-another-vacant-house-fire--381294741.html

2016-05-30 - Vacant home burns just after 3 AM in Macon (Georgia):
http://wgxa.tv/news/local/crews-work-to-put-on-early-monday-morning-fire-in-macon

2016-05-30 - Vacant daycare burns at 1:30 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/32093853/former-home-of-nw-side-daycare-catches-fire-for-second-time

Quote: "Fire officials say the building was used as a daycare until a previous fire at that location around four months ago. Officials say they believe the owners were working to restore the building so it could be used again."

2016-05-30 - Man dies trying to put out grass fire in Falls County (Texas):
http://www.wnem.com/story/32097571/falls-county-man-dies-trying-to-put-out-fire
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32097571/falls-county-man-dies-trying-to-put-out-fire
http://www.kswo.com/story/32097571/falls-county-man-dies-trying-to-put-out-fire
http://www.wave3.com/story/32097571/falls-county-man-dies-trying-to-put-out-fire

2016-05-31 - Gas cylinder warehouse goes up in flames near Moscow (Russia):
http://www.rt.com/news/344892-fire-warehouses-gas-cylinders/
http://www.sott.net/article/319326-Huge-fire-breaks-out-at-gas-cylinder-warehouse-near-Moscow

2016-05-31 - Oil tanks erupt in flame at 1 AM near Lomax (Texas):
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32102558/howard-county-crew-responds-to-tank-battery-fire

2016-05-31 - Underground electrical fire hits Palm Springs (California):
http://www.kmir.com/story/32107514/firefighters-contain-underground-electrical-vault-fire

2016-05-31 - Landfill hit by fire on the outskirts of Lviv (Ukraine), 3 killed:
http://en.censor.net.ua/news/391183/body_of_second_rescuer_perished_on_dump_site_near_lviv_recovered_national_police
http://whatissaid.com/news_stories/europe/2016/05/three-missing-after-fire-at-huge-ukrainian-landfill_272595.html
http://newsme.com.ua/en/ukraine/3419622/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WhO8QDEkJA

2016-05-31 - Steres Island hit by fire in Branch Lake (Maine):
http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/breaking-news/boats-helicopter-called-fight-island-fire-branch-lake

2016-05-31 - Ship 'Sükran Camuz' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Mersin (Turkey):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/M-v-Sukran-Camuz-8218392.html
http://www.tgrthaber.com.tr/gundem/-sukran-camuz-adli-kuru-yuk-gemisi-yandi-125944
http://www.denizhaber.com/guncel/sukran-camuz-adli-hacizli-gemi-yandi-h53598.html
http://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/1976918-kuru-yuk-gemisi-yandi
http://www.kaptanhaber.com/haber/43216/hacizli-gemide-yangin-cikti.html
http://www.dogruhaber.com.tr/mobil/Haber.php?id=210937
http://www.cihan.com.tr/tr/hacizli-sukran-camuz-isimli-gemide-yangin-pCHMjA4NjcxNi8yNjAyMjU2.htm

Quote: "On May 31, 2016, around 2 p.m. a fire broke out in the superstructure of the 'Sükran Camuz'. Smoke was blowing towards the nearby Lunapark."

2016-05-31 - Boat and truck go up in flames at home in Thonotosassa (Florida), 1 injured:
http://wfla.com/2016/05/31/crews-respond-to-hillsborough-boat-truck-fire/
http://newsbout.com/id/16233229112/Crews-respond-to-Hillsborough-boat-truck-fire

Quote: "Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is on scene at a boat and truck fire. The fire is at 12044 Eloian Dr. in Thonotosassa. One person was flown to the hospital with injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening."

Note: These are the 862nd and 863rd boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-05-31 - School bus bursts into flame on Highway 17 in coastal Awendaw (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/32105489/no-injuries-following-school-bus-fire-in-awendaw
http://counton2.com/2016/05/31/bus-carrying-belle-hall-elementary-students-catches-fire/
http://www.walb.com/story/32105489/no-injuries-following-school-bus-fire-in-awendaw
http://www.wfxg.com/story/32105489/no-injuries-following-school-bus-fire-in-awendaw
http://www.kait8.com/story/32105489/no-injuries-following-school-bus-fire-in-awendaw
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/no-students-injured-after-belle-hall-elementary-school-bus-erupts-into-flames
http://www.postandcourier.com/20160531/160539880/belle-hall-elementary-bus-caught-fire-no-reported-injuries
http://www.charlestonscene.com/20160531/160539880/belle-hall-elementary-bus-caught-fire-no-reported-injuries
http://newsbout.com/id/16233216964/No-injuries-following-school-bus-fire-on-Highway-17-in-Awendaw

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. This is the 122nd school bus to burn in 2016 and this is the 409th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-05-31 - Tour bus bursts into flame near Little River Drive in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/driver-safe-after-escaping-tour-bus-fire-in-nw-miami-dade/

2016-05-31 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on High Street in coastal Shanklin on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/fire-crews-called-bus-fire
http://iwnews.link/2016/05/31/fire-crews-called-to-bus-fire/

Note: These are the 410th and 411th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-05-31 - Three tractor trailers destroyed by fire in the wee hours at recycling center in Boyle Heights (California):
http://www.publicsafetyreporter.com/2016/06/01/three-trucks-on-fire-at-central-la-recycling-plant/

Quote: "Three trucks were fully-involved in the rear lot of Central LA Recycling. The three big rigs caught fire in darkness early in the morning. According to LOUDLABS, LAFD arrived on scene when only two were on fire. The fire quickly spread to the third rig."

2016-05-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at grocery store in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/32101078/fire-destroys-truck-parked-near-tulsa-grocery-store
http://www.fox23.com/news/truck-catches-fire-in-east-tulsa/313349008
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/35035038-fire-destroys-truck-parked-near-tulsa-grocery-store/
http://abctell.com/breaking-fox23-preston-jones-is-live-where-a-semi-truck-caught-fire-check-in-w/
http://www.facebook.com/NewsOn6/photos/pb.305051092836.-2207520000.1464734602./10155470036637837/

2016-05-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4:40 AM on North Kolb Road in Tucson (Arizona):
http://tucson.com/online/video/moving-truck-fire-on-broadway/youtube_59b94d1a-998b-5b1c-b657-616714d0d1ff.html
http://newsbout.com/id/16233221858/Moving-truck-fire-on-Broadway

2016-05-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at gas station in Tangipahoa Parish (Louisiana):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160531/Truck-Fire-Erupts-At-Gas-Station-In-Tangipahoa-LA-Tangipahoa/

2016-05-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-5 near Castella (California):
http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/hay-truck-fire-causes-delays-on-i5-north/39845798

2016-05-31 - Tractor, kayaks, canoes and and barn destroyed by fire at home in Farmington (Maine):
http://www.dailybulldog.com/db/features/structure-fire-destroys-barn-in-farmington/
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/franklin/0001/11/30/30-years-worth-mementos-destroyed-farmington-fire/1934311

Quote: "The barn contained a tractor from the 1940s, tools, a total of six canoes and kayaks, and life jackets. There were 30 years of mementos and treasures in the structure, Karen Cyr said at the scene."

2016-05-31 - Tractor bursts into flame near Lake Greenwood (South Carolina):
http://gwdtoday.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=37373

2016-05-31 - Tractor and garage destroyed by fire in Kenduskeag (Maine):
http://wabi.tv/2016/05/31/fire-destroys-garage-in-kenduskeag/
http://wabi.tv/2016/06/01/too-much-damage-to-determine-kenduskeag-fire-cause/

Quote: "The garage at a farm was used for equipment maintenance. Authorities say it appears to have started near a tractor."

2016-05-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M1 near Watford (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-05-31/delays-on-m1-after-lorry-fire/
http://twitter.com/JenTong88/status/737594498729926656/photo/1

Note: These are the 981st through 991st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-05-31 - Two fire trucks and fire hall destroyed by fire in Au Train Township (Michigan):
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Fire-destroys-Au-Train-Township-fire-381457781.html
http://wkqsfm.com/upper-peninsula-news-updates/302617/fire-destroys-au-train-township-fire-hall/
http://abc10up.com/moving-forward-after-a-fire-6-1-16/

Quote: "The fire broke out at the 16 Mile Lake Fire Hall in Au Train Township Tuesday afternoon. There were no injuries, but the fire destroyed a full pumper tanker truck and a brush fire truck. The assistant fire chief says they also lost all of their equipment that was inside."

2016-05-31 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on New Grange Circle in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://clarksvillenow.com/local/garbage-truck-destroyed-fire/

2016-05-31 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Route 6A near the Hilltop Shopping Plaza in coastal Orleans (Massachusetts):
http://capecoddaily.com/news/204629/
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/trash-truck-fire-closes-route-6a-in-orleans/

2016-05-31 - Dump truck bursts into flame on Dimmette Road in Lenoir (North Carolina):
http://www.newstopicnews.com/news/local/fire-destroys-dump-truck/article_041fe03a-2776-11e6-9fbe-ab125fe51d5b.html

2016-05-31 - Paper shredder truck bursts into flame outside police station in Basildon (Britain):
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/14525994.Paper_shredding_lorry_bursts_into_flames_outside_Basildon_police_station/

2016-05-31 - Truck bursts into flame on I-20 in DeKalb County (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/32100573/wb-i-20-shut-down-as-crews-battle-truck-fire

2016-05-31 - Two trucks, two cars, caravan and 3 storage containers go up in flames at 2:32 AM in Roudham (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/roudham_fire_engulfs_two_cars_two_lorries_one_caravan_and_three_storage_containers_1_4555323
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/cars-lorries-and-a-caravan-on-fire-in-roudham-1-7408429
http://www.newsoneplace.com/article/5384741510/roudham-engulfs-lorries-caravan-storage-containers
http://norfolk.localroundup.co.uk/article/1841663/roudham-fire-engulfs-two-cars-two-lorries-one-caravan-and-three-storage-containers/

2016-05-31 - Ambulance bursts into flame on I-81 in Swatara Township (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-stops-traffic-along-i-81-in-lebanon-co
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/05/vehicle_fire_backs_up_traffic.html

2016-05-31 - RV bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked at home in Franklin (New Jersey):
http://www.njherald.com/article/20160531/ARTICLE/160539995
http://www.1rbn.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=7eccc3ae-db8e-4756-be6b-39e19ce791df

Quote: "At approximately 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, the Franklin Borough Fire Department responded to a report of a recreational vehicle fire in a driveway of a Davis Road residence, police said."

2016-05-31 - RV bursts into flame while parked near Route 111 in Willow Grove (Canada), near the coast:
http://www.thewave.ca/news/2002200207/r-v-destroyed-fire

Note: These are the 216th and 217th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-05-31 - Three vans go up in flames at 4 AM while parked at auto shop in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.fox19.com/story/32099769/3-vans-catch-fire-in-cleveland

2016-05-31 - Van and pickup truck destroyed by fire at 11:15 PM while parked on Lenz Road in White Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/fire-destroys-vehicles,24321013/

Quote: "Fire crews were dispatched by 911 at about 11:15 p.m., and Schuller said they arrived to find a late model pickup and a van on fire. He said both burned so extensively he was unsure of the cause of the fire."

2016-05-31 - Van bursts into flame on Highway 401 near Chatham-Kent (Canada):
http://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-chatham-daily-news/20160601/281689729067175

2016-05-31 - Van bursts into flame on Blackberry Lane in Sherborne (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-sherborne/
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/Transit-van-completely-destroyed-Sherborne/story-29348787-detail/story.html

2016-05-31 - Five cars destroyed by fire at 5:29 AM, eight more damaged, while parked at apartments in Garden Grove (California):
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-717678-nguyen-carport.html

Quote: "An early morning fire destroyed five vehicles and damaged another eight in an apartment carport. The fire was reported at 5:29 a.m. Tuesday and extinguished by 6."

2016-05-31 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Fond du Lac (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://wbay.com/2016/05/31/car-fire-spreads-to-fond-du-lac-garage/
http://www.nbc26.com/news/car-fire-destroys-large-2-story-garage
http://www.cbs58.com/story/32112017/car-fire-destroys-large-garage-in-fond-du-lac
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/fire-engulfs-car-in-fond-du-lac
http://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/garage-destroyed-by-fire-in-fond-du-lac
http://943jackfm.com/news/articles/2016/jun/01/fire-knocks-out-power-destroys-property/
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/2016/06/01/car-fire-destroys-garage-fond-du-lac/85233176/

2016-05-31 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to second car and home, in Boise (Idaho):
http://www.kivitv.com/news/car-fire-damages-boise-home

Quote: "A home in Boise was damaged Tuesday night after a car caught fire in the garage. Eagle firefighters responded to the home near Highway 55 just after 9 o'clock."

2016-05-31 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot at strip mall in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160531/Car-Fire-In-Parking-Lot-In-Philadelphia-PA-Philadelphia/
http://www.instagram.com/p/BGFPZezjI-5/

2016-05-31 - Car bursts into flame on West Lamar Alexander Parkway in Friendsville (Tennessee), separate crash too:
http://www.thedailytimes.com/news/friendsville-officials-answer-car-fire-and-wreck/article_701b4866-bcc2-57fa-ae93-76c561c4465a.html

2016-05-31 - Car bursts into flame at 11:39 PM at Curtin Primary School in Curtin (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/alerts/caution-car-fire-curtin-act-265982.weather

2016-05-31 - Car bursts into flame on the A303 in Winterbourne Stoke (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-winterbourne-stoke/

2016-05-31 - Car and garage go up in flames at home in Van Nuys (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160531/fire-damages-attic-garage-at-van-nuys-home
http://www.newsunited.com/fire-damages-attic-garage-at-van-news/29835861/

2016-05-31 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at 4 AM at home in the Rock Creek area in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/washington-county/woman-escapes-house-fire-in-rock-creek/224724435

2016-05-31 - Barn and hay go up in flames on Tattenhall Lane in Beeston, Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/hay-and-barn-on-fire-in-beeston

2016-05-31 - Brush fire burns in gorge near Riverwalk Golf Course in Mission Valley (California):
http://www.kusi.com/story/31952313/brush-fire-burns-alongside-riverwalk-golf-course-in-mission-valley

2016-05-31 - Sawmill destroyed by fire near Naumburg (New York), near the Beaver River, nobody there:
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news04/sawmill-near-naumburg-destroyed-by-fire-20160601

2016-05-31 - Illuminated billboard bursts into flame outside cinema in Palmerston North (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/80602186/electrical-fire-shuts-down-downtown-cinemas-complex

2016-05-31 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in coastal Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island (Washington):
http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/381435361.html

2016-05-31 - Home damaged by basement fire in Urbandale (Iowa), nobody there:
http://whotv.com/2016/05/31/urbandale-officials-investigating-house-fire/

2016-05-31 - Home damaged by fire at 6:50 AM in Piqua (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/crews-respond-to-reported-house-fire-in-piqua/nrXSP/

2016-05-31 - Home goes up in flames, ignites brush fire, near Temecula (California):
http://www.richmond.com/news/ap/article_06ed219f-8c98-5ac8-adc4-8a3f1c72ee51.html

2016-05-31 - Home destroyed by fire on Portland Way in Auburn (Maine), nobody there:
http://wgme.com/news/local/fire-destroys-familys-home-in-auburn

2016-05-31 - Two beachside homes go up in flames on coastal Treasure Island (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/news/two-beach-homes-damaged-by-fire-in-treasure-island/224423159

2016-05-31 - Mansion destroyed by garage fire at 6:33 AM near Clovis (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article80869897.html

2016-05-31 - Deadly fire burns home in Marietta (Georgia), 2 killed:
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/marietta/2-sisters-die-in-marietta-house-fire/224929004
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/marietta/2-women-dead-in-marietta-house-fire/224981130
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/2-rescued-from-house-fire-in-marietta/nrXXW/

2016-05-31 - Deadly fire burns home at 1:05 AM in coastal Savannah (Georgia), 1 killed:
http://savannahnow.com/news/2016-05-31/teenager-killed-savannah-house-fire

2016-05-31 - Deadly fire destroys home just before midnight in DeKalb County (Georgia), 1 killed:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/fire-traps-and-kills-an-elderly-woman/nrXQ4/
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/stone-mountain/woman-found-dead-after-house-fire-collapses-roof/224416491
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/32099083/elderly-woman-dead-following-fatal-house-fire

2016-05-31 - Deadly fire destroys home in Howell Township (New Jersey), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2016/05/31/howell-home-fire/85202838/
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2016/05/woman_found_dead_following_howell_fire.html

2016-05-31 - Vacant home burns in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/fire-breaks-out-at-vacant-evansville-home

2016-05-31 - Vacant home burns at 3:46 AM on Esmond Avenue in Richmond (California):
http://richmondstandard.com/2016/05/fire-scorches-vacant-building-in-richmond-no-injuries/

2016-05-31 - Vacant home burns at 3:50 AM in Gaffney (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/4-departments-fighting-fire-tuesday-morning/39798804
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/32099620/fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-cherokee-co-home
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/35017399-fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-cherokee-co-home/

2016-05-31 - Vacant apartment building burns at 1:45 AM in Walnut Hills (Ohio):
http://local12.com/news/local/abandoned-apartment-fire-in-walnut-hills

2016-05-31 - Man found dead in burned SUV along the Ganga Canal in Haridwar (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/physiotherapist-s-body-found-in-burnt-suv/244945.html

2016-05-31 - Army munitions depot devastated by deadly fire before 2 AM in Pulgaon (India), 17+ killed, 19+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160531-53532-IND
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/31/17-killed-fire-indian-army-ammunitions-depot/85180560/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-explosion-fire-at-indias-biggest-ammunition-depot/
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/live-central-ammuntion-depot-pulgaon-wardha-maharashtra-2826707/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/report-least-17-killed-army-ammunitions-depot-fire-050137260.html
http://www.newsunited.com/17-reportedly-killed-in-india-army-news/29816474/
http://dunyanews.tv/en/World/339087-17-killed-in-India-army-ammunition-depot-fire-rep
http://time.com/4352031/india-pulgaon-ammunition-depot-fire/
http://www.rt.com/news/344890-india-ammunition-depot-fire/
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pulgaon-ammo-depot-fire-two-more-bodies-recovered-toll-climbs-to-18-2828486/

Quote: "At least 17 people have been killed and 19 others injured in fire at India's biggest ammunition storage facility in Maharashtra state's Pulgaon area, some 420 miles east of Mumbai."

Note: Apparently this was India's largest munitions depot that burned. India also lost one of its two largest and most important museums in late April, when India's National Museum of Natural History was destroyed by a huge blaze at 2 AM in Delhi, mentioned in the 2016-04-26 update...

2016-05-31 - Battery plant explodes and burns in coastal Qidong, Jiangsu Province (China), 2 killed, 18 injured:
http://www.cihan.com.tr/en/china-dead-injured-batter-plant-blast-2086798.htm
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/12-injured-in-battery-workshop-explosion-in-china-116053101424_1.html

2016-05-31 - Metal recycling business hit by fire in Saginaw County (Michigan):
http://www.wnem.com/story/32103935/firefighters-called-to-scrap-yard-fire

Quote: "A scrap yard fire sent a cloud of thick black smoke into the sky Tuesday afternoon. It happened at Flint Recycling located at 2416 N. Towerline Road in Buena Vista Township's Saginaw County. Some people reported seeing the smoke as far away as Bridgeport."

2016-05-31 - Metal recycling business hit by fire in Burlington (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/6699909-updated-another-fire-at-burlington-metal-recycling-facility/

Note: Also see the man found dead at 4:30 AM in a swimming pool at home in Burlington on this day...

2016-05-31 - Chemical plant devastated by huge blaze in Yichang (China), near the Yangtze River:
http://www.rt.com/news/345006-huge-blaze-china-plant/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/519703/Chemical-factory-fire-china-viral-video
http://www.sott.net/article/319362-Another-huge-chemical-plant-fire-in-China-black-smoke-engulfs-Yichangon-in-central-Hubei-Province
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3618418/Massive-fire-large-chemical-factory-sends-huge-clouds-black-smoke-city-central-China.html

2016-05-31 - Passenger plane hit by smoke in the cockpit, plane makes emergency landing in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/05/portland-bound_jet_reports_smo.html
http://portlanddaze.com/flight-from-portland-to-california-forced-to-turn-around-because-of-mechanical-problem-oregonlive-com/

Quote: "A SkyWest Airlines jet operating for Alaska Airlines landed safely at Portland International Airport after smoke was reported in the cockpit, said Layne Watson, a SkyWest spokesman."

Note: This is the 56th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...