2016 - AUG - Fires And Explosions 1

2016-08-01 - Wildfires burning in seven western states in the US:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wildfires-burn-western-states-prompt-evacuations-41061652
http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/08/01/wildfires-burn-seven-western-states-prompting-evacuations/
http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20160801/blazes-burn-across-western-states-prompt-evacuations
http://www.newsminer.com/news/national/wildfires-burn-in-western-states-prompt-evacuations/article_c49cf5f9-5975-58c3-8dae-41cae398c267.html

Quote: "Wildfires were burning Monday in seven Western U.S. states, from California’s famed Big Sur region to tribal towns and hamlets near Reno, Nevada. Evacuations were ordered in Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming and firefighters were trying to stop a Washington blaze from reaching a thickly forested security zone at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation."

2016-08-01 - Wildfires in California continue to spread over San Francisco-sized area, thousands of homes at risk:
http://www.rt.com/usa/354106-california-wildfire-spreads-threatens-homes/
http://www.sott.net/article/323941-Wildfires-continue-to-spread-in-California-over-San-Francisco-sized-area-1000s-of-homes-at-risk

2016-08-01 - Wildfire burns through 273 square miles near Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Washington):
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/national/article93272527.html
http://kimatv.com/news/local/range-12-fire-burning-near-sunnyside-hanford-doubles-in-size-to-175000-acres
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/08/fire-near-hanford-nuclear-facility.html

Quote: "The estimated size of the fire that burned through Yakima and Benton counties toward the Hanford nuclear reservation has been more than doubled to 273 square miles."

2016-08-01 - Wildfire burns 78 square miles west of Pyramid Lake (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/crews-battling-lightning-fires-northwest-eastern-nevada
http://www.sott.net/article/324039-800-firefighters-attempting-to-contain-a-78-square-mile-wildfire-near-Pyramid-Lake-Nevada

2016-08-01 - Wildfire rages for three days on the island of Evia (Greece):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32589954/large-forest-fire-rages-on-greek-island-of-evia-for-3rd-day
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/article_4b6810f3-c859-52e0-ac3a-56217c1aef50.html
http://www.wandtv.com/story/32589954/large-forest-fire-rages-on-greek-island-of-evia-for-3rd-day
http://www.wqow.com/story/32589954/large-forest-fire-rages-on-greek-island-of-evia-for-3rd-day
http://en.cyplive.com/ru/news/grecheskie-pozharnye-tretiy-den-tushat-lesnoy-pozhar-na-ostrove-evbeya.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/01/large-forest-fire-rages-on-greek-island-evia-for-3rd-day.html

Quote: "No injuries were reported, but a village, a monastery and a small hotel were evacuated, while the blaze threatened the small seaside town of Limni overnight. The hotel was destroyed, along with a holiday home, a restaurant and a couple of outhouses."

2016-08-01 - Underground electrical fire hits coastal Newquay (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2016-08-01/flames-were-coming-through-the-pavement/
http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2055743/homes-evacuated-after-newquay-street-fire/
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/island-crescent-in-newquay-cordoned-off-after-underground-electricity-fire/story-29572104-detail/story.html

2016-08-01 - Underground electrical explosion blows manhole cover off in Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/video-manhole-cover-explodes-in-peterborough-city-centre-1-7503943

2016-08-01 - Underground fire turns the ground to lava next to home in Kirkuk (Iraq):
http://www.wired.com/2016/08/electrical-fire-may-sparked-mini-volcano-iraq/

2016-08-01 - Electrical substation damaged by massive fire in Syuchatar (Nepal):
http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/massive-fire-nea-sub-station-syuchatar/
http://kantipuri.com/nepal-news/massive-fire-at-nea-sub-station-in-syuchatar/
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-08-02/fire-at-nea-substation-severs-supply.html
http://www.myrepublica.com/news/3113

2016-08-01 - Electrical substation damaged by explosion in coastal Durban (South Africa), 5 injured:
http://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/kwazulu-natal/five-men-seriously-injured-in-jacobs-sub-station-explosion/

2016-08-01 - Four cars destroyed by fire just after 4 AM, seven more damaged, while parked at apartments in Pasadena (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cars-Destroyed-in-Carport-Fire-388856572.html
http://abc7.com/news/pasadena-apartment-complex-fire-destroys-cars/1453031/
http://ktla.com/2016/08/01/carport-fire-damages-11-vehicles-in-pasadena-cause-under-investigation/
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20160801/pasadena-carport-fire-chars-11-cars-melting-some-and-causes-250000-in-damage

Note: Also see the man, 47, who dropped dead on a sidewalk in Pasadena on this day...

2016-08-01 - Two homes explode in Fairbanks (Alaska) in recent weeks, 5 injured in most current explosion:
http://www.ktva.com/5-injured-hospitalized-following-explosion-at-fairbanks-home-893/
http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Five-injured-in-propane-explosion--388885982.html
http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/fairbanks/2016/08/01/5-injured-in-fairbanks-propane-explosion/

Quote: "In a statement released Tuesday, troopers said the explosion was the second in recent weeks. Another explosion, also believed to be caused by a propane leak, injured one other person."

Note: Can't know if either of these were caused by a propane leak unless they tested the air and soil for both methane and hydrogen sulfide at both explosion sites, which they didn't. Also, propane has an odorant, so you smell it before it reaches explosive concentration. If there was a propane leak, it's highly likely that at least one of those five people would've smelled it. Methane, on the other hand, is odorless...

2016-08-01 - Home hit by explosion and fire in coastal Widnes (Britain), 1 killed:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-dies-after-explosion-widnes-11690875

Note: These are the 257th, 258th and 259th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-08-01 - Banquet hall damaged by basement explosion in coastal Makhachkala (Russia):
http://tass.ru/en/society/891884

2016-08-01 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Kalkaska (Michigan):
http://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/kalkaska-recycling-center-blaze-contained/article_a366c3b4-2ed0-51e5-96ca-74493c900b65.html

2016-08-01 - Metal recycling business hit by fire, pile of metal burns, in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2016/08/01/crews-respond-to-fire-at-sims-metal-in-chesapeake/

Quote: "A pile of recycling metal caught fire Monday night at Sims Metal, according to the City of Chesapeake. The fire was reported just before 9:15 p.m. and is in the 4300 block of Buell Street."

Note: Also see the mobile home that was destroyed by fire about 20 minutes after this pile of metal burst into flame in Chesapeake on this day...

2016-08-01 - Ferry ship 'LS-01' destroyed by fire while docked in coastal Guarujá (Brazil):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/14119/ferry-fire-brazil/

2016-08-01 - Cargo ship 'Elite Prosperity' bursts into flame in coastal Singapore:
http://www.maritimeherald.com/2016/fire-erupted-on-board-of-the-heavy-lift-vessel-elite-prosperity/
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/198506/gallery-fire-hits-barge-at-sembcorp-marine-yard/
http://kopitiambot.com/2016/08/01/cargo-barge-at-tuas-catches-fire/
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cargo-barge-at-tuas/3003492.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fire-breaks-out-on-berthed-cargo-barge-in-tuas-shipyard
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/70-scdf-personnel-involved-complex-firefighting-operation-tuas-boulevard-yard
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/fire-at-sembmarine-shipyard-put-out-after-seven-hour-operation.html

2016-08-01 - Boat explodes into flame on Possum Kingdom Lake (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.mineralwellsindex.com/news/midland-woman-hurt-in-weekend-boat-explosion-at-pk-lake/article_844c4f64-57eb-11e6-ad44-efeb3fee8875.html

2016-08-01 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Medway in Tonbridge (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/boat-destroyed-in-blaze-99944/
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/blaze_on_river_medway_as_25_foot_cruiser_destroyed_by_fire_1_4639302

Note: These are the 1087th, 1088th, 1089th and 1090th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-01 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at gas station near I-5 near Buttonwillow (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bus-catches-fire-at-gas-station-near-buttonwillow
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bus-fire-reported-near-interstate-5-and-rosedale-highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwcvHaEY9I0

2016-08-01 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on busy road in coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://arynews.tv/en/karachi-fire-erupts-inside-bus-no-injuries/
http://enewsvid.com/breaking-news-bus-caught-fire-near-capri-cinema-jinnah-road/

2016-08-01 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near pier in coastal Blackpool (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/prom-reopened-after-coach-catches-fire-1-8044038

Quote: "The Promenade has been reopened following a coach fire close to Central Pier."

Note: These are the 514th, 515th and 516th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-196 near Grandville (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2016/08/01/truck-fire-closes-wb-i-196-in-grandville/
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/grandville/semi-truck-carrying-water-bottles-catches-fire/285501539
http://50crime.com/id/16337135440

2016-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in Jackson County (Mississippi), separate 4-car pileup too:
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/traffic/article93138837.html
http://www.wlox.com/story/32591893/truck-fire-diesel-spill-shuts-down-i-10-eastbound-at-hwy-57
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32591893/four-vehicle-pileup-shuts-down-i-10-eastbound-near-hwy-609
http://www.kmov.com/story/32591893/four-vehicle-pileup-shuts-down-i-10-eastbound-near-hwy-609

Quote: "Monday evening commuters can expect traffic snarls on eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near Mississippi 57. An 18-wheeler’s cab caught fire and an undetermined amount of diesel was spilled near the underpass, Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer Chase Elkins said."

Quote: "Road crews are working to clean up about 400 years of diesel spilled, he said."

Note: Four centuries worth of diesel! Not really sure how much that is though...

2016-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 99 in Sacramento (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article93135747.html
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/08/01/trailer-hauling-hay-catches-fire-on-highway-99/
http://fox40.com/2016/08/01/truck-carrying-hay-catches-fire-on-highway-99-in-south-sacramento/
http://www.abc10.com/news/local/sacramento/southbound-99-closed-due-to-big-rig-fire/285551708
http://kfbk.iheart.com/articles/kfbk-news-461777/sb-hwy-99-shut-down-due-14965194/
http://californiadolphin.com/news/77596/hay-truck-fire-snarls-highway-99-traffic-near-florin-road
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/truck-fire-closes-several-lanes-in-nb-hwy-99-in-sacramento/41002786
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/kcranews/760281754582126592

2016-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at US 74-76 and Chauncey Town Road near Lake Waccamaw (North Carolina):
http://nrcolumbus.com/news/log-truck-burns-lake-waccamaw/

2016-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 6 AM on I-94 in Portage (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2016/08/01/portion-of-wb-i-94-in-portage-closed-due-to-semi-fire/
http://www.dolphnsix.com/news/612639/i-94-portage-reopens-after-semi-fire
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/mi/portion-of-wb-i-94-in-portage-closed-due-to-semi-fire_6018374
http://newsbout.com/id/16337112351/Portion-of-WB-I-94-in-Portage-closed-due-to-semi-fire
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WOODTV/760053861381996544

2016-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at intersection in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://wane.com/2016/08/01/semi-catches-fire-along-airport-expressway/

Note: These are the 1426th, 1427th, 1428th, 1429th, 1430th and 1431st tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-01 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on I-25 in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://gazette.com/both-exit-ramps-of-i-25-at-north-academy-boulevard-reopen-after-vehicle-fire/article/1581704
http://gazette.com/vehicle-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-25-at-north-academy-boulevard/article/1581704
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KOAA/760210506791739392

2016-08-01 - RV bursts into flame while parked on street in Riverside (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/fire-809572-motor-home.html

Quote: "A fire ignited at a motor home in Riverside on Monday, Aug. 1. Nobody was believed to be inside the burning vehicle parked near the intersection of Commerce and Third streets when it was reported aflame about 12:15 p.m., said Riverside Battalion Chief Mike Staley."

Note: This is the 317th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-08-01 - SUV bursts into flame in McDonald's drive-through in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/car-catches-fire-in-mcdonalds-drive-through
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/young-mother-children-escape-drive-thru-car-fire

2016-08-01 - SUV bursts into flame on I-10 in Beaumont (Texas):
http://www.12newsnow.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-on-i10-westbound/285845399

2016-08-01 - SUV bursts into flame at car wash near Rye House railway station in Hoddesdon (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/firefighters-tackle-car-fire-near-rye-house-railway-station-in-hoddesdon/story-29573277-detail/story.html

2016-08-01 - Pickup truck bursts into flame near Townsend Road near Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/4673-firefighters-extinguish-truck-fire-reported-fuel-explosion

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at 4:40 AM while parked at apartments in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/32590118/osage-casino-skycam-network-captures-car-fire-video

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads, garage destroyed, at home in German Flatts (New York):
http://www.herkimertelegram.com/news/20160801/firefighters-battle-garage-fire-in-german-flatts

Quote: "The fire apparently started in a car, Sitterly said."

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at 1:45 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to second car, in Huntersville (North Carolina):
http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2016/08/01/fire-destroys-one-car-in-driveway-damages-another/
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article93012227.html
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/183977198-story

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame before 6:08 AM on the Howard Frankland Bridge over coastal Tampa Bay (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/traffic/car-fire-reported-on-northbound-howard-frankland-bridge/285273616

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on street in Chambersburg (Pennsylvania):
https://franklin.crimewatchpa.com/chambersburgpd/21193/cases/vehicle-fire

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on I-40 in Durham County (North Carolina):
http://wncn.com/2016/08/01/car-fire-closes-parts-of-i-40-in-durham-county/

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame while parked at airport in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/32207982/car-catches-fire-at-sydney-airport/

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame while parked on March Street in Maryborough (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/crews-unsure-how-fire-started-car-parked-garage/3070928/

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on the Western Express Highway near Goregaon (India), near the coast:
http://localpress.co.in/2016/08/car-catches-fire-western-express-highway-near-hub-mall-goregaon/

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on the A90 near coastal Dundee (Scotland):
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/230212/car-fire-a90-near-dundee/

2016-08-01 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame near Grantham (Britain):
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/grantham-firefighters-tackle-two-car-fires-overnight-1-7503556

Quote: "A fire crew from Grantham was called to car fires in two villages near Grantham during the night. The crew were called to the fire in Ropsley and Londonthorpe overnight."

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at 3:28 AM on Milton Street in Hankham (Britain):
http://www.eastbournebuzz.co.uk/eastbourne-news.php?eastbourne-news-reports=990&&Car-Fire-In-Hankham

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at Buckland Monachorum in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37788&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame outside terminal building at Birmingham Airport (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/car-fire-birmingham-airport-plume-8542292
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/car-caught-fire-birmingham-airport-11692788

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on the M25 between Hatfield and Potters Bar (Britain):
http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/14654289.Traffic_delayed_by_motorway_car_fire/
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/vehicle_fire_causes_massive_delays_on_m25_between_hatfield_and_potters_bar_1_4639436
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/14654289.Traffic_delayed_by_motorway_car_fire/

2016-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on the A303 near Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37790&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/14655279.Car_catches_fire_at_busy_roundabout/

2016-08-01 - Vehicle bursts into flame on State Highway 25 near Brainerd (Minnesota):
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/4085734-vehicle-fire-and-more-send-out-firefighters
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39195066-vehicle-fire-and-more-send-out-firefighters/
http://newsbout.com/id/16337157566

2016-08-01 - SUV and garage destroyed by fire, home heavily damaged, in Lakeside (Minnesota):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4085525-lakeside-home-rocked-fire-explosions-no-one-injured-damage-estimated-100k
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/region/4085535-home-rocked-fire-and-explosions-minnesota
http://www.inforum.com/news/4086206-video-duluth-home-rocked-fire-explosions-no-one-injured

2016-08-01 - Barn destroyed by fire at 1 AM at home in Kalamazoo County (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/news/local/fire-destroys-barn-in-kalamazoo-county

2016-08-01 - Barn destroyed by fire in Ixworth (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/firefighters_tackle_barn_blaze_at_ixworth_1_4639176
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/ixworth-high-street-closed-during-barn-fire-1-7503461

2016-08-01 - Barn destroyed by fire near Niederanven (Luxembourg):
http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/mensdorf-luxembourg-barn-and-straw-bales-consumed-by-fire-579eea3dac730ff4e7f645a0

2016-08-01 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2016/08/01/garbage-dumped-on-highway-after-catching-on-fire/

Quote: "This is something that rarely happens."

Note: Except on Earth nowadays...

2016-08-01 - Strip mall damaged by fire in Doylestown (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/doylestown-fire-under-control-after-3-hours/1452665/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/08/01/firefighters-battle-2-alarm-blaze-at-bucks-county-strip-mall/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Strip-Mall-Catches-Fire-in-Bucks-County-388880452.html

2016-08-01 - Bar destroyed by fire at 12:20 AM in Two Rivers (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/2016/08/01/two-rivers-bar-suffers-overnight-fire/87904410/
http://www.wqow.com/story/32587448/bar-in-two-rivers-heavily-damaged-after-fire

2016-08-01 - Boutique heavily damaged by fire before 7 AM in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/3-alarm-fire-rips-through-slc-boutique
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865659134/Fire-damages-Main-Street-boutique-in-Salt-Lake-City.html
http://kutv.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-3-alarm-fire-in-salt-lake-city
http://www.sltrib.com/home/4180601-155/three-alarm-fire-in-south-central-salt-lake

2016-08-01 - Shed destroyed by fire just before midnight, home damaged, in Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/fire-destroys-shed-and-damages-home

2016-08-01 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2016/08/01/mobile-home-catches-fire-in-chesapeake-displaces-four/

2016-08-01 - Home damaged by fire just before 3 AM near the Genesee River in Rochester (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/three-escape-early-morning-house-fire

2016-08-01 - Home destroyed by fire near Columbia (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/three-dogs-missing-in-fire-that-destroys-house-north-of/article_81fffff4-5808-11e6-99de-e7463bb39347.html

2016-08-01 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Wilmington (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2016/08/01/apartment-fire-displaces-23-people-wilmington/87915272/

2016-08-01 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at Rock Creek Landing Apartments in coastal Kent (Washington):
http://komonews.com/news/local/2-alarm-fire-burns-apartments-in-kent

2016-08-01 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home in Stanfield (Oregon), 1 killed:
http://www.khq.com/story/32591832/homeowner-found-dead-in-burning-stanfield-double-wide
http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/32591832/homeowner-found-dead-in-burning-stanfield-double-wide

2016-08-01 - Deadly fire destroys home at 6:53 AM in Vernon County (Wisconsin), 2 killed:
http://www.news8000.com/news/two-killed-in-vernon-county-house-fire/41013360
http://www.channel3000.com/news/2-killed-in-Vernon-County-house-fire/41013412
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/killed-in-vernon-county-house-fire/article_9c74d760-a88e-54dc-9a54-91448c7615e9.html

2016-08-01 - Vacant building burns at 4:15 AM in Newburgh (New York):
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2016/August/02/Nbrg_fire-02Aug16.html

2016-08-01 - Vacant home burns at 11:30 PM in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://wiat.com/2016/08/02/abandoned-birmingham-house-on-fire-overnight/

2016-08-01 - Vacant home burns in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crews-respond-to-structure-fire-on-martz-ave/nr75P/

2016-08-01 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 6:55 AM in Lima (Ohio):
http://www.hometownstations.com/story/32592395/vacant-lima-home-catches-fire
http://limaohio.com/news/195059/fire-destroys-vacant-lima-home-early-monday

2016-08-01 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in South Bend (Indiana), near the St. Joseph River:
http://wsbt.com/news/local/vacant-house-catches-on-fire

2016-08-01 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on Ash Street in Willimantic (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32593694/multiple-departments-battled-blaze-at-vacant-home-in-willimantic

2016-08-02 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits coastal San Francisco (California):
http://abc7news.com/news/possible-vault-fire-triggers-power-outage-in-san-francisco/1453436/
http://sfist.com/2016/08/02/pge_equipment_failure_causes_sf_man_1.php
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Underground-equipment-fire-sends-smoke-on-to-S-F-9060297.php
http://abc7news.com/news/crews-work-to-repair-damage-from-underground-fire-in-sf/1453436/
http://www.iheart.com/news/investigation-continues-into-sf-underground-fire-14969817/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/184359961-story
http://newsbout.com/id/16337223724

2016-08-02 - Underground electrical fire hits Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.cbs58.com/story/32600997/streets-closed-near-wisconsin-center
http://www.wisn.com/news/wisconsin-center-evacuated-amid-fire/41018034
http://patch.com/wisconsin/greendale/tuesday-police-roundup-several-incidents-milwaukee-area-note
http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2016/08/02/milwaukee-firefighters-investigating-manhole-smoke-near-wisconsin-center/87961594/

Quote: "Just before noon, smoke from manhole at 6th and Wells was reported. There were three to four manholes that had heavy dark smoke coming out of them."

2016-08-02 - Recycling center erupts in flame shortly before 7 AM in Spring Valley (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Fire-Spring-Valley-Recycling-Center--388944312.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/on-air/as-seen-on/SpringValleFire2_San-Diego-388949451.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/on-air/as-seen-on/SpringValleyFire1_San-Diego-388946581.html
http://fox5sandiego.com/2016/08/02/fire-tears-through-recycling-center-in-spring-valley/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160802/Recycling-Plant-Fire-In-Spring-Valley-CA-Spring-Valley/
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Recycling-center-fire-threatens-houses-7525457.html

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in coastal Ormond Beach (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/ormond-beach-house-fire-reported-on-tuesday-officials-say

Quote: "Significant damage was reported throughout the home, with damages estimated to be around $400,000. The two occupants, who were home at the time the fire started, were not injured. They believe that the fire started in a car."

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking garage at hotel in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/02/car-fire-grant-hotel/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=12632806

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while parked in parking garage in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.wrex.com/story/32595957/2016/08/02/rockford-fire-investigating-car-fire-in-downtown-parking-garage

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Kimball Health Center in Saco (Maine), near the Saco River:
http://www.journaltribune.com/news/2016-08-03/Front_Page/Parked_car_blamed_for_fire_outside_Kimball_Health_.html

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 11:30 PM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Oakville (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/6793783-no-one-injured-after-car-fire-spreads-to-oakville-home/
http://myinforms.com/en-ca/a/39274526-no-one-injured-after-car-fire-spreads-to-oakville-home/

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Dallas Street in Riccarton in coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/82722381/car-erupts-in-flames-in-christchurch

Note: Those are all parked cars that burst into flame. Notice the locations: coast, coast, river, river, lake, coast. Coincidence? Hah, no, it's far too predictable to be coincidence...

2016-08-02 - Home destroyed by explosion at 11:48 PM in Hobbs (New Mexico), 1 injured:
http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/389028311.html
http://www.koat.com/news/Man-injured-in-house-explosion/41035258
http://www.newswest9.com/story/32677491/one-hurt-in-hobbs-home-explosion
http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/state-regional/house-explosion-in-hobbs-late-tuesday-evening-seriously-injures-one-authorities-investigating

Quote: "Dispatch confirms that an explosion took place around 11:48 p.m. Tuesday night in Hobbs, NM. Several residents around the area say a loud boom was heard around 417 W Skelly. The explosion has left the house completely destroyed. Dispatch also says one person has been transported to the hospital with noncritical injuries."

Note: This is the 260th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-02 - Boat bursts into flame on Canandaigua Lake (New York), 2 children lightly burned:
http://www.whec.com/news/boat-fire-canandaigua-lake/4219955/
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-canadaigua
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/10-year-old-shares-story-of-escaping-boat-fire
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/family-safe-after-boat-catches-fire
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2016/08/2/four-escape-from-boat-fire-on-canandaigua-lake.html
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/08/02/family-escapes-canandaigua-boat-fire/87973608/
http://radio951.iheart.com/onair/kimberly-and-beck-55182/crews-battle-boat-fire-on-canandaigua-14969611/
http://fingerlakes1.com/2016/08/02/family-rescued-from-canandaigua-lake-after-boat-fire-two-children-suffer-minor-injuries-2/

Note: This is the 1091st boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-08-02 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Beaufort County (South Carolina):
http://www.wjcl.com/article/local-non-profits-bus-catches-fire-along-i-95-fundraiser-begins/1008871
http://wsav.com/2016/08/03/bus-fire-leaves-port-royal-charity-in-need-looking-to-community-for-help/
http://www.laxmagazine.com/genrel/080316_shootout_for_soldiers_rv_destroyed_in_roadside_fire

Note: This is the 517th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-02 - Three tractor trailer dump trucks destroyed by fire just after 6:30 AM while parked in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Truck-Yard-Fire-388924851.html
http://abc7chicago.com/news/3-dump-trucks-catch-fire-in-west-side-parking-lot-/1453826/
http://patch.com/illinois/westside/giant-flames-smoke-truck-fire-waft-over-eisenhower
http://www.iheart.com/news/truck-yard-fire-in-west-chicago-14969132/

Quote: "Reports indicate two trucks went up in flames just after 6:30 a.m., with the fire being spread to a third truck. All three were fully engulfed when NBC filmed the footage just before 7 a.m."

2016-08-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-59 near Attalla (Alabama):
http://www.gadsdentimes.com/news/20160802/tractor-trailer-fire-ties-up-traffic
http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2016/08/truck_fire_on_i-59_south_near.html
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/al/truck-fire-on-i-59-south-near-attalla-snarls-traffic_6050361

2016-08-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/florida/2016/08/02/lane-interstate-75-near-immokalee-road-blocked-after-crash/87947558/

2016-08-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Wells Township (Michigan):
http://abc10up.com/vehicle-fire-stops-traffic/
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Vehicle-fire-quickly-contained-in-Wells-Township-388996911.html
http://newsbout.com/id/16337227384

Quote: "Earlier today, Escanaba Public Safety needed to work quickly to put out a vehicle fire in Wells Township. When they arrived at the scene, they found a tractor trailer loaded with garbage had caught on fire."

2016-08-02 - Tractor trailer and tractor go up in flames at business near Norwalk (Ohio):
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/Fire-EMS/2016/08/02/UPDATE-Fire-still-being-battled-on-61

Quote: "'There’s a semi and a trailer, they’re heavily damaged,' he said. 'And there was a tractor that was used to load some of the straw. That’s all burned up.'"

2016-08-02 - Tractor and 250 tons of hay destroyed by fire at 3:40 AM in Idaho Falls (Idaho):
http://www.eastidahonews.com/2016/08/fire-crews-respond-large-haystack-tractor-blaze/
http://www.postregister.com/articles/news-todays-headlines/2016/08/02/fire-causes-50000-damage-hay-tractor
http://www.localnews8.com/news/spontaneous-fire-causes-50000-damage/41014124
http://newsbout.com/id/16337205297

Note: These are the 1432nd, 1433rd, 1434th, 1435th, 1436th, 1437th, 1438th, 1439th and 1440th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-02 - Vacuum truck bursts into flame on I-69 in Allen County (Indiana):
http://wane.com/2016/08/02/truck-fire-closes-i-69-southbound-lanes-north-of-union-chapel/

2016-08-02 - RV bursts into flame while parked near home in St. George (Utah):
http://www.cedarcityutah.com/news/archive/2016/08/02/rsw-rv-catches-fire-in-residential-neighborhood/
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2016/08/02/rsw-rv-catches-fire-in-residential-neighborhood/
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/motorhome-catches-fire-in-utah-neighborhood/

2016-08-02 - RV bursts into flame on road near coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/08/02/local-charity-shootout-for-soldiers-experiences-devastating-fire-to-rv/
http://colaxreport.sportsblog.com/posts/22862581/shootout-for-soldiers-rv-destroyed-in-fire--how-you-can-help-.html

Note: These are the 318th and 319th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-02 - Camper-van bursts into flame at gas station near Guilderland (New York):
http://altamontenterprise.com/08022016/van-catches-fire-propane-filling-station
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/van-catches-fire-at-propane-filling-station/

2016-08-02 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home near Cranberry (Pennsylvania):
http://venangoextra.com/vehicle-fire-in-cranberry

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal East Lyme (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/article/20160802/NWS04/160809832

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while being towed by RV, on I-5 near Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/local/Vehicle-fire-stalls-traffic-at-Bridge-Bay-on-I-5-389011052.html

Quote: "A vehicle fire is stalling traffic at the Bridge Bay Road exit on Interstate 5. According to dispatch reports the vehicle is fully engulfed and is attached to a motor home."

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Palmer (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2016/08/02/car-fire-causing-delays-on-mass-pike-in-palmer/
http://www.navbug.com/article189942316/car_fire_causing_delays_on_mass_pike_in_palmer.htm

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in New Philadelphia (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/news/20160802/flames-shoot-7-to-8-feet-high-in-downtown-car-fire

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM on street in San Angelo (Texas):
http://www.myfoxzone.com/news/local/car-fire-in-san-angelo/286249586

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame near business in Kingston (Canada):
http://www.kingstonregion.com/news-story/6792492-driver-and-passenger-escape-injury-in-vehicle-fire-at-bath-and-gardiners-roads/

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on Parkes Way in Acton (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-acton-act-275975.traffic

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Tauranga (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/132305-car-gutted-roadside-fire-tauranga.html

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on street in Dehradun (India):
http://www.newsx.com/national/36827-dehradun-moving-car-catches-fire-due-to-short-circuit

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on street in Pattikkad (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/moving-car-catches-fire/article8940636.ece

2016-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on street in Wadala area in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Flaming-car-jams-traffic-on-freeway/articleshow/53516069.cms

2016-08-02 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-44 in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/i44-southbound-lanes-closed-in-nw-okc-due-to-vehicle-fire/41023910

2016-08-02 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Newton Road in Totnes (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37800&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-02 - Car and vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:55 AM in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/aug/02/vacant-east-side-home-cadillac-destroyed-fire/

2016-08-02 - Car and home destroyed by fire at 6:40 AM in coastal Waituhi (New Zealand):
http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2409528-135/everything-lost-in-fire

2016-08-02 - Storage building full of fam equipment goes up in flames at 6:40 AM in Caledon (Canada):
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/massive-fire-at-storage-facility-in-caledon-1.3011817
http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=86548
http://www.977thebeach.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=86548
http://nvs24.com/news/barrie/Massive-fire-at-storage-facility-in-Caledon-7544079.html
http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/6791709-huge-structure-fire-in-rural-caledon-draws-attention-of-major-news-choppers/

2016-08-02 - Wildfire erupts and grows rapidly near Lake Berryessa (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/200-acre-fire-near-Lake-Berryessa-forces-9075683.php
http://nvs24.com/news/us/1700-acre-fire-near-Lake-Berryessa-forces-evacuations-7548200.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/08/02/200-acre-wildfire-burning-near-lake-berryessa/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5922370-181/crews-battling-200-acre-napa-county
http://www.abc10.com/news/local/california/cold-fire-grows-near-winters-more-evacuations-reported/286347328

Quote: "A 1,700-acre grass fire burning out of control near Lake Berryessa Tuesday prompted an evacuation of Canyon Creek Resort and Golden Bear Estates in Winters, fire officials said. The Cold Fire, burning in Yolo County off of Highway 128 west of Pleasants Valley Road, started shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire was zero percent contained as of 9 p.m. Tuesday."

2016-08-02 - Wildfire burns into Crater Lake's caldera at Crater Lake National Park (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20160802/bybee-creek-blaze-jumps-into-crater-lake-caldera
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/wildfire_prompts_evacuation_no.html

2016-08-02 - Wildfire rages along the Dearborn River in Lewis and Clark County (Montana):
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/08/02/fire-burning-west-highway/87976612/

Quote: "Firefighters battled a fire burning in remote ranch country near the Dearborn River in Lewis and Clark County Tuesday that prompted authorities to recommend evacuations at four ranches. 'It was just traveling like a freight train up a ridge up above the North Fork of the Dearborn River,' said Judith Williams, who has a ranch on Highway 434 south of Highway 200 that was not in the path of the fire."

2016-08-02 - Brush fire breaks out on Washington Island in Lake Michigan (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/firetrucks-ferried-to-washington-island-to-fight-grass-fire/41021114
http://wbay.com/2016/08/02/fire-trucks-ferrying-to-washington-island-to-fight-grass-fire/

2016-08-02 - Brush fire breaks out near the 605 Freeway in coastal Long Beach (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20160802/brush-fire-closes-willow-street-offramp-from-605-freeway-in-long-beach

2016-08-02 - Wood shavings mill damaged by fire in Pageland (South Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32596570/fire-breaks-out-at-wood-shavings-facility-in-pageland

2016-08-02 - Pile of tractor tires goes up in flames on Park Lane in Thrybergh (Britain):
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/104014/burning-tractor-tyres-blaze.aspx

2016-08-02 - AC unit bursts into flame at 4:40 AM at hotel in Symmes Township (Ohio):
http://local12.com/news/local/ac-unit-catches-fire-at-comfort-inn-on-fields-ertel-road
http://www.wlwt.com/news/hotel-partially-evacuated-after-ac-unit-fire/41011114

2016-08-02 - Two businesses destroyed by fire at midnight in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/two-east-dallas-businesses-detroyed-by-fire/286084309
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/08/02/fire-destroys-dallas-produce-market-nearby-beauty-salon/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Overnight-Fire-Destroys-Two-East-Dallas-Businesses-388932462.html

2016-08-02 - Supermarket heavily damaged by fire in coastal Queens (New York), nobody there:
http://abc7ny.com/news/fire-burns-through-supermarket-in-whitestone-queens/1454706/

2016-08-02 - Commercial building destroyed by fire in Saginaw (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Fire-destroys-old-Saginaw-bar-that-would-have-been-new-day-care-389075692.html

2016-08-02 - Home damaged by garage fire just before 12:30 AM in Bakersfield (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/house-fire-leaves-8-displaced-in-east-bakersfield

2016-08-02 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire in Verdi (Nevada):
http://mynews4.com/news/local/crews-battle-building-fire-west-of-reno

2016-08-02 - Home destroyed by fire shortly before 3 AM in Walnut Ridge (Arkansas), nobody there:
http://www.kait8.com/story/32600575/early-morning-fire-destroys-house

2016-08-02 - Home destroyed by fire at midnight, three homes damaged, in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://wiat.com/2016/08/02/1-birmingham-home-destroyed-3-damaged-due-to-overnight-fire/

2016-08-02 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Bladensburg (Maryland), 1+ injured:
http://wjla.com/news/local/apartment-fire-breaks-out-in-maryland-5-people-reportedly-trapped-inside

2016-08-02 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 5:25 AM at Parkside Creek Apartments in East Point (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/32596603/fire-rips-through-apartment-complex
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/crews-respond-to-apartment-fire-in-east-point/415511559

2016-08-02 - Hotel under construction destroyed by massive blaze at 3:30 AM in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/32595884/phoenix-hotel-evacuated-as-crews-battle-massive-structure-fire
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/32597321/slideshow-hotel-evacuated-as-crews-battle-phoenix-building-site-blaze
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/hotel-evacuated-as-crews-battle-phoenix-building-site-blaze/article_037dc040-4fc3-532e-9253-99ae254c431e.html

Quote: "The framing of the new hotel was supposed to be finished in two weeks. 'It was just devastating to see the thing all the way to the ground,' said Steve Wilson, framing project manager. 'We were scheduled to be done on the 15th of August.'"

2016-08-02 - High-rise building damaged by fire at 1 AM in Center City, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/firefighters-battle-high-rise-blaze-in-center-city/1453344/

2016-08-02 - Deadly fire destroys home at 2:44 AM in Anna (Illinois):
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/32602425/body-found-in-burned-home-in-anna-illinois

2016-08-02 - Vacant home burns in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://okcfox.com/news/local/firefighters-battling-abandoned-house-fire

2016-08-02 - Vacant home burns in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://wjtv.com/2016/08/01/jfd-responds-to-vacant-house-fire-on-kirkley-drive/
http://www.wapt.com/news/firefighter-hospitalized-battling-abandoned-house-fire/41009388
http://newsbout.com/id/16337165623/JFD-responds-to-vacant-house-fire-on-Kirkley-Drive

2016-08-02 - Vacant home burns at 4:38 AM in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/early-morning-fire-damages-vacant-paderewski-drive-house-20160802

2016-08-02 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/fire-destroys-north-topeka-home/
http://cjonline.com/news/2016-08-02/early-morning-blaze-destroys-north-topeka-home-does-21k-damage

2016-08-02 - Vacant church destroyed by fire in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article93403297.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article93399372.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article93399107.html
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-Alarm-Fire-Damages-Abandoned-Fort-Worth-Church-389014462.html

2016-08-03 - Person found dead in burning car in residential area in Syosset (New York):
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/4/authorities-investigating-fatal-car-fire-on-long-i/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/syosset-car-fire-leaves-one-dead-cops-say-1.12129859
http://pix11.com/2016/08/03/1-dead-in-syosset-car-fire-on-residential-street/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/03/syosset-car-fire/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAMn44AM2cE

2016-08-03 - RV trailer ignites at 1:51 AM and kills man at Camper Cove RV Park in Hemlock (Oregon), near the coast:
http://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/trailer-fire-results-in-death-of-occupant-in-hemlock/

2016-08-03 - More than 400 cars go up in flames while parked at festival in Castelo de Vide (Portugal):
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2016-08/04/content_39019454.htm
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/fire-in-car-park-of-dance-festival-destroys-422-vehicles/39065
http://vidmax.com/video/144018-Happening-Right-Now-400-Cars-On-Fire-At-Music-Festival-In-Portugal
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2016/08/04/car-nage-outdoor-festival-fire-chars-hundreds-of-vehicles.html
http://m.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/4w08r0/422_cars_destroyed_in_fire_in_portuguese_music/
http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/car-nage-music-festival-fire-burns-hundreds-of-cars-20160804
http://www.wbal.com/article/180770/130/car-nage-outdoor-festival-fire-chars-hundreds-of-vehicles
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/car-nage-outdoor-festival-fire-chars-hundreds-vehicles-41112989
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/massive-fire-destroys-422-cars-in-portugal-nobody-got-hurt-110116.html
http://www.news1130.com/2016/08/04/car-nage-outdoor-festival-fire-chars-hundreds-of-vehicles/
http://www.pollstarpro.com/NewsContent.aspx?cat=0&com=1&ArticleID=826096
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Hu4sxFpuY
http://imgur.com/gallery/0RWUJ

Quote: "Thousands of people at Portugal's Festival Andancas, in Castelo de Vide, around 245 km from Lisbon, had to be evacuated Wednesday due to fire at a parking lot. The fire begun at around 3 p.m. local time and there has been no reports of injuries but more than 400 cars have been burned, according to media reports."

Quote: "The parking lot of an open-air music and dance festival in Portugal resembles a vehicle graveyard after a wildfire gutted 422 cars."

Quote: "However, a representative of the Consumer Protection Association told a newspaper that this is the first time in the European Union that more than 400 cars were destroyed and the incident will likely lead to creating new rules by insurers."

2016-08-03 - Underground electrical fire hits East Orange (New Jersey), dozens of homes evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160804-54408-USA
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/underground-fire-forces-evacuation-of-nearly-100-people-in-east-orange-1.12129228
http://www.rlsmedia.com/article/breaking-east-orange-nj-underground-fire-evacuates-homes-businesses-east-orange
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX5DeCy7w6w

Quote: "Witnesses tell News 12 New Jersey that they could see smoke and flames coming from the manholes in the street. Forty multifamily homes and an apartment building were evacuated as a precaution..."

2016-08-03 - Wildfire grows to 4600 acres near Lake Berryessa (California):
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_30206404/northern-california-blaze-jumps-firebreak-grows-4-600
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5924941-181/cold-fire-near-lake-berryessa?artslide=0
http://www.kcra.com/news/cold-fire-near-lake-berryessa-swells-to-4600-acres/41045634
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/california-cold-fire-spreads-burning-7-square-miles-738000451601

2016-08-03 - Wildfire grows to 11 square miles, 14 homes and some vehicles destroyed, near Hamilton (Montana):
http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/08/03/windy-night-hamilton-fire-burned-11-square-miles/
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/keci/hamilton-resident-picks-up-pieces-after-home-lost-in-wildfire/42994845
http://mtpr.org/post/montana-wildfire-roundup-august-3-2016

Quote: "The Roaring Lion Fire started on Sunday afternoon about 5 miles southwest of Hamilton and destroyed 14 homes along with dozens of outbuildings and some vehicles."

2016-08-03 - Wildfire grows to 9,600 acres, two homes and six outbuildings destroyed, near Cody (Wyoming):
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/new-fire-west-of-cody-burns-structures-forces-evacuations/article_f2674f90-6fcf-5d1d-b8f5-078086cd9d1a.html
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/new-fire-west-of-cody-burns-structures-forces-evacuations/article_d8afa957-864e-57a8-8a7d-b6128018309c.html

2016-08-03 - Wildfire grows to 10,000 acres in Box Elder County near Portage (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2016/08/04/fire-in-box-elder-county-grows-beyond-10000-acres-burns-3-structures/
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=40937128&nid=148&title=wildfire-burns-10k-acres-in-box-elder-county-creates-haze-in-salt-lake-valley
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4193914-155/broad-mouth-fire-blaze-tops-7000

2016-08-03 - Propane tank explodes, ignites home and garage, in Marble City, Bedford County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/6-fire-companies-battle-fire-after-propane-explosion

2016-08-03 - Sewer explodes, two-story building collapses, in coastal Karachi (Pakistan), 2 injured:
http://arynews.tv/en/karachi-two-injured-in-saddar-building-collapse/
http://www.pakistanherald.com/news/11363/03-august-2016/10-injured-as-building-in-karachi-collapses
http://abbtakk.tv/en/two-people-injured-after-some-parts-of-a-building-collapse-in-saddar/
http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/71774/

Quote: "According to details, an explosion took place in the sewerage line of the old building after which it came crashing down."

2016-08-03 - Ferry ship 'Elena' bursts into flame at port in Crimea:
http://www.maritimeherald.com/2016/ferry-elena-caught-fire-in-crimea/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Elena-I1913563.html

2016-08-03 - Boat bursts into flame on Beaver Lake in Derry (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/5-rescued-from-boat-fire-on-derry-lake/41042710
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160803/NEWS07/160809705
http://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/family-safe-after-boat-catches-fire/article_bd37ad94-07fa-51c9-883c-7031edd1d435.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NECN/761222077097607168

2016-08-03 - Boat bursts into flame at 12:45 AM while docked in coastal Mandurah (Australia), nobody aboard:
http://www.6mm.com.au/boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-mandurah-marina/
http://www.coastlive.com.au/boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-mandurah-marina/
http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/4071556/boat-destroyed-in-marina-fire/
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-southern-suburbs-of-perth-20160802-gqjq48.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/video/watch/32229373/man-stumbles-across-mandurah-boat-fire-while-playing-pokemon/#page1
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/boat-destroyed-by-fire-in-mandurah-quays/news-story/667b7a80d363d47033312f2da99db461

Note: These are the 1092nd, 1093rd and 1094th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-03 - School bus bursts into flame while parked near Surf Avenue and 37th Street on coastal Coney Island (New York):
http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/school-bus-catches-fire-in-coney-island-1.12129100

2016-08-03 - School bus bursts into flame while parked in the Kathmandu Valley (Nepal):
http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/parked-bus-catches-fire/
http://kantipuri.com/nepal-news/parked-bus-catches-fire/

Quote: "A parked bus caught fire at Shankarapur Municipality-10, on the northern outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, on Wednesday. The bus (Ba 1 Ka 5373) belonging to the Radiant Boarding School was partially destroyed in the fire, police said."

Note: These are the 141st and 142nd school buses to burn in 2016 and these are the 518th and 519th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-08-03 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 1 AM on I-20 between Lexington and Florence (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/32605376/passenger-bus-evacuated-on-i-20
http://www.wect.com/story/32605376/passenger-bus-evacuated-on-i-20
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32605376/passenger-bus-evacuated-on-i-20
http://www.wtoc.com/story/32605376/passenger-bus-evacuated-on-i-20
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32605376/passenger-bus-evacuated-on-i-20

Note: This is the 520th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM while parked at business in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32622137/fire-destroys-tractor-trailer
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-in-chattanooga-threatens-business
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/8/3/329236/Tractor-Trailer-Fire-Threatens-Business.aspx
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/aug/03/tractor-trailer-fire-nearly-destroys-business/379312/
http://newsbout.com/id/16337268509
http://snewsi.com/id/16337268509

2016-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on County Road 14250 in Lamar County (Texas):
http://www.kxii.com/content/news/Semi-catches-fire-on-Lamar-County-road--389119432.html
http://theparisnews.com/news/article_e133b376-5a5b-11e6-a335-33ba6d045967.html

2016-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Amarillo (Texas):
http://www.kgncnewsnow.com/semi-truck-fire-ross-40/

2016-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 30 near Port Wentworth (Georgia):
http://www.wjcl.com/article/semi-truck-caught-fire-in-port-wentworth/1009562

2016-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 7 AM on Highway 401 in Port Hope (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://inquinte.ca/story/tractor-trailer-fire-causing-major-delays-on-401-near-port-hope
http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/2016/08/02/tractor-trailer-hauling-hay-catches-fire-on-hwy-401-at-port-hope
http://m.mississauga.com/news-story/6791637-update-hwy-401-still-jammed-after-transport-truck-fire-in-port-hope
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/6791637-update-hwy-401-still-jammed-after-transport-truck-fire-in-port-hope/
http://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-peterborough-examiner/20160803/281638189582423

2016-08-03 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame near Grange Lane and Scar Lane in Tilston, Malpas (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/combine-harvester-fire-in-tilston
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/46875

Note: These are the 1441st, 1442nd, 1443rd, 1444th, 1445th and 1446th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-03 - Cement truck bursts into flame on State Route 138 near Wrightwood (California):
http://www.vvng.com/hi-grade-cement-truck-bursts-into-flames/

2016-08-03 - RV and RV trailer destroyed by fire in Kennewick (Washington):
http://keprtv.com/news/local/community-care-fund-helps-4-displaced-kennewick-residents-after-rv-fire
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article93620692.html

Note: This is the 320th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-08-03 - Van bursts into flame at campsite at Grand Haven State Park on Lake Michigan in Grand Haven (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2016/08/03/video-explosions-after-van-catches-fire-in-grand-haven/
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/Fire-EMS/2016/08/03/Van-burns-at-Grand-Haven-State-Park
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/grand-haven/van-burns-at-grand-haven-state-park/287512679
http://myinforms.com/en/a/39293786-video-explosions-after-van-catches-fire-in-grand-haven/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WOODTV/761139296845856768

Quote: "A large van fire in front of Grand Haven State Park Wednesday caused explosions that drew beach-goers’ attention."

2016-08-03 - Van bursts into flame on London Road in Worcester (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/14659149.UPDATE__Explosion_and_fire_in_Worcester/
http://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/van-fire-london-road-worcester/
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/worcestershire/14659149.UPDATE__Explosion_and_fire_in_Worcester/
http://uklivenews.org/worcester/2016/08/04/51417-update-explosion-and-van-on-fire-in-london-road-worcester.html

2016-08-03 - Van bursts into flame while parked at service station on the M6 near Lancaster (Britain):
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/Van-on-fire-at-M6-service-station-3bf95225-70cf-4401-8441-b8a8f5c03949-ds
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/van-on-fire-at-m6-service-station-4320424.html
http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/news/van-fire-at-forton-services-1-8050959

Quote: "Firefighters were called to Forton services on the M6 Southbound near Lancaster to extinguish flames from a parked van which was on fire."

2016-08-03 - Van bursts into flame on the M62 in Warrington (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/van-fire-on-m62-east-to-m6-south
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14660087.Van_on_fire_on_M62_to_M6_link_road_near_Winwick_Road/

2016-08-03 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 12 in Deerfield (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/news/CAUGHT_ON_TAPE_SUV_fire_on_Rt_12_in_Deerfield.html

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked near garage in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/xenia-avenue-vehicle-fire-under-investigation/nr9Qr/

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame at 4:53 AM on State Highway 73 near Marshall (Wisconsin):
http://www.hngnews.com/waterloo_marshall/news/local/article_ba22d9be-5985-11e6-9187-8b6e07cdb0f2.html
http://www.wkow.com/story/32605925/2016/08/03/wis-73-closed-in-both-directions-for-vehicle-fire
http://www.ktiv.com/story/32605925/2016/08/03/wis-73-closed-in-both-directions-for-vehicle-fire

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on Obyrnes Ferry Road at Conner Estates Drive in Copperoplis (California):
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2016/08/car-fire-in-copperopolis.html
http://new.thepinetree.net/news/traffic-update-vehicle-fire-on-hwy-108-collision-on-hwy-26-more/

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on I-20 in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/32680798/car-catches-fire-on-i-20-after-mechanical-issues
http://wjtv.com/2016/08/03/vehicle-fire-on-i-20-near-gallatin-street-exit/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WJTV/760967570333708288

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame at 2:30 AM on I-485 in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/mother-4-month-old-escape-after-car-goes-up-in-flames-on-i-485/416197314

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame at 11:30 PM on I-64 in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2016/08/03/video-vehicle-catches-on-fire-in-newport-news/

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on the Florida Turnpike in Osceola County (Florida):
http://www.wpbf.com/news/vehicle-fire-causes-turnpike-shutdown-in-central-florida/41033048

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked on street in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/172254/Suspicious-car-fire
http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/389072621.html

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked at church in Tuggeranong (Australia), other fires too:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-04/braddon-house-damaged-by-exlpoding-gas-heater/7688488
http://australiabulletin.com/2016/08/04/fire-fighters-battle-a-car-fire-in-south-canberra/

Quote: "Across town in Tuggeranong, a fire took hold of a car parked at a church while its owner was inside."

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on Barrier Street in Fyshwick (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-fyshwick-act-276304.traffic

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on Clive Steele Avenue in Monash (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-monash-act-276367.traffic

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame at 12:15 AM on Verbrugghen Street in Melba (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-melba-act-276207.traffic

2016-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on the A507 Clothall Road near Baldock (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/car-fire-on-a507-between-baldock-and-cottered/story-29580267-detail/story.html
http://www.thecomet.net/news/no_injuries_reported_after_car_fire_on_a507_clothall_road_between_baldock_and_cottered_1_4642946

2016-08-03 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Glenn Highway near coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.ktva.com/vehicle-fire-leads-to-lane-closures-on-glenn-highway-710/

2016-08-03 - Vehicles and towing business destroyed by fire in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/crews-battle-extra-alarm-fire-on-west-side/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/towing-business-destroyed-in-north-lawndale-fire/1455730/

2016-08-03 - Pickup truck and apartment building go up in flames at 4 AM in Chalmette (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/st-bernard-firefighters-battle-2alarm-blaze-at-apartment-complex/41029882

2016-08-03 - Vehicles and businesses go up in flames at 11:30 PM in Coventry (Rhode Island):
http://turnto10.com/news/local/commercial-building-in-coventry-severely-damaged-in-fire
http://wpri.com/2016/08/04/coventry-businesses-damaged-in-overnight-fire-2/

Quote: "The building housed several business including a landscaping operation, an asbestos removal company and an auto shop. Many of the vehicles inside and outside the building were damaged as well."

2016-08-03 - Brush fire breaks out before 2 AM in Corner Canyon in Draper (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=40917870&nid=148&title=dozens-of-homes-evacuated-due-to-corner-canyon-fire
http://www.good4utah.com/news/breaking-news/nearly-40-homes-evacuated-after-corner-canyon-fire
http://kimatv.com/news/nation-world/dozens-of-homes-evacuated-during-overnight-fire-on-utah-hillside
http://kutv.com/news/local/corner-canyon-fire

2016-08-03 - Dumpster bursts into flame at apartments in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/dumpster-fire-melts-siding-at-summit-square-apts/nr9M9/

2016-08-03 - Woodworking factory destroyed by massive fire in coastal Queens (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/news/3-alarm-fire-at-factory-in-long-island-city/1456159/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Queens-Long-Island-City-Sunnyside-Smoke-389123422.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Queens-Long-Island-City-Sunnyside-Smoke-389123422.html
http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/08/3/crews-fight-fire-in-sunnyside.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/blaze-tears-queens-furniture-warehouse-injuring-4-article-1.2737992
http://nypost.com/2016/08/04/4-firefighters-injured-in-five-alarm-queens-blaze/

2016-08-03 - Hoverboard store damaged by fire in Garfield (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hoverboard-Store-in-New-Jersey-Catches-Fire-389102092.html

2016-08-03 - Shopping center hit by fire at 11 PM, three businesses destroyed, in Coeur d'Alene (Idaho):
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/good-samaritan-thrift-store-burns-down-wednesday-night/41047330
http://www.krem.com/news/local/kootenai-county/fire-burns-coeur-dalene-shopping-center/287531419

2016-08-03 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Clarks Grove (Minnesota), nobody there:
http://kimt.com/2016/08/03/fire-destroys-garage-in-rural-freeborn-county/

2016-08-03 - Home destroyed by garage fire in West Point (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=40930580&nid=148&title=fire-destroys-400k-west-point-home
http://fox13now.com/2016/08/03/family-displaced-after-fire-engulfs-home-in-west-point/
http://kutv.com/news/local/fire-destroys-house-in-davis-county
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4194286-155/fast-moving-fire-guts-400k-west-point
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865659380/Fire-destroys-400000-West-Point-home.html

2016-08-03 - Deadly fire destroys home at 6:52 AM in Pendleton (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/woman-dies-in-pendleton-fire-20160803
http://www.wcax.com/story/32663792/woman-72-found-dead-after-niagara-county-house-fire
http://www.starherald.com/woman-found-dead-after-niagara-county-house-fire/article_56d9a960-13a9-5dcc-8057-92b26c14ec16.html
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/woman-found-dead-after-niagara-county-house-fire/article_cd51f8c1-8210-54e4-abcd-f88f380bc077.html

2016-08-03 - Vacant building burns in Decatur (Illinois):
http://herald-review.com/news/local/updated-firefighters-contain-downtown-decatur-fire/article_5420b5f0-eb18-5189-bb90-b9661d2c026f.html

2016-08-03 - Vacant home burns in Gallitzin (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/firefighters-from-companies-battle-blaze-in-vacant-gallitzin-house/article_907f1ec0-5925-11e6-b92c-5b3e97f092a9.html

2016-08-03 - Vacant home burns at 5:50 AM in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20160803/vacant-house-burns-in-rockford-fire
http://www.mystateline.com/news/rockford-firefighters-battle-another-vacant-house-fire

2016-08-03 - Vacant home destroyed by fire near Brazil (Indiana):
http://www.thebraziltimes.com/story/2326940.html

2016-08-04 - More than two dozen large wildfires rage in western states in the US:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/20e1cc9f83694088a55cb7f0d00a7440/more-2-dozen-large-wildfires-burn-western-states
http://mediacomtoday.com/news/read/category/News/article/the_associated_press-more_than_2_dozen_large_wildfires_burn_in_western-ap
http://www.sott.net/article/324433-Raging-wildfires-burn-across-Western-US-California-Utah-Montana-Oregon-Wyoming-Idaho-Washington

2016-08-04 - Grim start to fire season in California - 8 dead, 350 square miles burned, 300 homes destroyed since June:
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-fire-season-20160804-snap-story.html
http://www.laketahoenews.net/2016/08/grim-beginning-to-california-fire-season/

Quote: "Already, the fire statistics for 2016 are grim. State fire officials estimate roughly 223,600 acres, or 350 square miles, of California have burned so far this year in some 4,000 wildfires on state and federal land. More than 300 homes have burned, and eight people have been killed, including a bulldozer operator helping fight a fire."

2016-08-04 - Wildfire grows to more than 1100 acres at Crater Lake National Park (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20160805/ash-falls-on-rim-village-as-battle-with-crater-lake-fire-continues

2016-08-04 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 1:45 AM, fire gets big, on Bolton Road in Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/104042/investigation-launched-after-huge-recycling-plant-blaze.aspx
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/blaze-at-rotherham-recycling-plant-1-8050733
http://www.syfire.gov.uk/home-blocks/fire-recycling-plant-rotherham/
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/yorkshire-post7402/20160805/281818578212249

2016-08-04 - Underground explosion blows pavement apart, injures woman, in Blackfriars area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-injured-manhole-blows-up-8563362
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/blackfriars-exploding-pavement-injures-woman-in-tudor-street-a3312241.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36978422

2016-08-04 - Transformer bursts into flame in Odisha (India), blackouts ensue:
http://odishasuntimes.com/2016/08/04/power-transformer-in-odisha-capital-goes-up-in-flames/

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to two homes, in Amherst (New York):
http://wivb.com/2016/08/05/car-fire-spreads-to-two-homes-in-amherst/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-blotter/vehicle-fire-spreads-causes-550000-damage-to-two-amherst-homes-20160805
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/car-sparks-3-alarm-fire-in-amherst/288385543

Quote: "A burning vehicle between two Amherst homes sparked a three-alarm fire that caused about $550,000 in damage late Thursday. The fire between 94 and 102 Oakwood Drive was reported at 10:45 p.m., the Amherst Fire Control office said."

Note: Just another half-million-dollar car fire, nothing weird about that...

2016-08-04 - Home obliterated by explosion in Vernon (Connecticut), 7 injured:
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-vernon-blast-0806-20160805-story.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/connecticut-house-explosion-injures-sends-debris-flying-41134876
http://www.sott.net/article/324381-Home-explodes-in-Connecticut-injuring-7-sends-debris-flying
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32692340/eyewitness-news-learns-name-of-victim-in-vernon-house-explosion-collapse
http://www.wcvb.com/news/child-among-those-injured-in-connecticut-house-explosion/41061118
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160805/House-Explosion-At-East-St-In-Vernon-CT-Tolland-County/

2016-08-04 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire before 2:30 AM in Hutchinson (Kansas), 1 injured:
http://www.kfdi.com/news/woman-hurt-in-hutchinson-explosion-fire
http://www.richmond.com/news/ap/article_29227758-b433-5d7c-8017-27c16d3a6487.html
http://www.kake.com/story/32683081/one-person-hurt-in-explosion-causing-house-fire-in-hutchinson
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/One-injured-in-early-morning-house-fire-389148651.html
http://www.hutchpost.com/2016/08/04/woman-hospitalized-after-house-explosion-fire/
http://www.kansas.com/news/state/article93663092.html

2016-08-04 - Home explodes and burns in Odessa (Texas):
http://www.wafb.com/story/32690059/firefighters-battling-large-blaze-in-odessa
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32690059/firefighters-battling-large-blaze-in-odessa
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32690059/firefighters-battling-large-blaze-in-odessa
http://www.oaoa.com/news/fire_and_rescue/article_28ccd51a-5a97-11e6-bd6f-cfe389f7fbd6.html

Quote: "Flames raced through a detached guest room and a shed and damaged a home on the same property Thursday where witnesses reported hearing a shattering explosion and saw fire rise skyward."

Quote: "'We heard it. It was loud,' Villanueva said with her husband Thomas sitting beside her. 'It was a loud explosion.'"

Note: These are the 261st, 262nd and 263rd residential explosions in 2016...

2016-08-04 - Ship 'American Eagle' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Kaohsiung (Taiwan):
http://news.thewildeast.net/american-ship-catches-fire-in-kaohsiung-harbor/
http://www.sott.net/article/324456-Symbolic-Fishing-vessel-named-American-Eagle-catches-fire-for-a-second-time-this-year

Quote: "An American-flagged fishing vessel caught fire while docked in Kaohsiung harbor today, August 4, 2016. Nine fire trucks and two fire boats were dispatched to deal with the blaze. At 3:13pm, thick smoke and flames erupted from behind the bridge of the 258.4 foot American Eagle. The flames spread to the bridge, but fortunately nobody was trapped on the vessel and no casualties were reported."

Quote: "The American Eagle previously caught fire 1,800 miles south of Hawaii and was abandoned by it’s crew of 42 on February 10 this year."

2016-08-04 - Fishing ship 'Shandrani 3' bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while docked on the island of Mauritius:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Shandrani-3-I1877390.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/14167/shandrani-3-fire-port-louis/
http://www.maritimeherald.com/2016/fishing-vessel-sandrani-3-caught-fire-in-mauritius/
http://www.lemauricien.com/article/port-fv-shandrani-n-3-en-feu-remorque-au-large-port-louis

2016-08-04 - Cargo ship 'Derin' bursts into flame in coastal Chioggia (Italy):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Derin-9001150.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/14171/turkish-freighter-derin-fire-chioggia/
http://www.maritimeherald.com/2016/turkish-general-cargo-ship-derin-inflamed-at-port-of-chioggia/
http://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/veneto/notizie/cronaca/2016/4-agosto-2016/incendio-nave-mercantile-persone-intrappolate-240767770827.shtml

Quote: "Fire erupted on board of general cargo vessel DERIN in the afternoon Aug 4, shortly after vessel unmoored from the berth in Chioggia, Italy, and was under way leaving the port, still in port’s harbor. Vessel was taken to another berth and docked, two fire engines were engaged."

2016-08-04 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Hog Island in Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island):
http://patch.com/rhode-island/portsmouth/boat-burns-hog-island-no-injuries-reported
http://www.abc6.com/story/32688152/crews-battle-boat-fire-off-hog-island
http://turnto10.com/news/local/boat-catches-fire-in-portsmouth
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-responds-to-boat-fire-in-narragansett-bay/2016/08/04/
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160804/fire-engulfs-boat-in-waters-off-hog-island-in-portsmouth
http://wpri.com/2016/08/05/boat-fire-off-hog-island-under-investigation/
http://article.wn.com/view/2016/08/05/Coast_Guard_alerted_to_boat_fire_in_Narragansett_Bay_USCG_Un/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39337372-fire-engulfs-boat-in-waters-off-hog-island-in-portsmouth/
http://newsbout.com/id/16337371139

2016-08-04 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Cannes (France):
http://rivieraradio.mc/french-news-monday-1st-august-2016/

Quote: "The 5-meter boat was reportedly docked at the port of Cannes Marina. One person was severely burnt during the incident and has been evacuated by helicopter to hospital in Toulon – two other victims were slightly injured and taken to hospital in Cannes. The blaze reportedly spread to the neighbouring boat before being put out."

Note: These are the 1095th, 1096th, 1097th, 1098th and 1099th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-04 - Transit bus bursts into flame on road near the Marina Beach in coastal Chennai (India):
http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/chennai-city/2016/08/04154645/MTC-bus-on-the-move-catches-fire-near-college.vpf

Quote: "Chennai: Tense moments prevailed near the Marina Beach in the city on Thursday, after smoke billowed from a state-run bus."

2016-08-04 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in Great Amwell (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/bus-catches-fire-in-pepper-hill-great-amwell/story-29584598-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 521st and 522nd buses to burn in 2016...

2016-08-04 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on North Road in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-fire-in-ellesmere-port

Quote: "Firefighters were called to a report of a fire in the engine compartment of a vehicle transporter."

Note: This is the 44th car-hauler to burn in 2016...

016-08-04 - Tanker truck, tractor trailer, UTV and vehicle destroyed by fire near airport in Kingman (Arizona):
http://kdminer.com/photos/galleries/2016/aug/04/airport-fire-080416/
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/fire-destroys-vehicles-building-near-kingman-airport/article_1263f838-fc1a-57b4-99cb-952db7e633a9.html
http://www.abc15.com/news/state/tanker-truck-catches-fire-near-kingman-airport
http://www.westernfreepress.com/2016/08/04/tanker-truck-fire-reported-near-kingman-airport/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39342896-tanker-truck-fire-reported-near-kingman-airport/
http://www.oanow.com/fire-destroys-vehicles-building-near-kingman-airport/article_c8acfbaa-951a-5b51-b859-711112d4a61d.html

Quote: "Officials say a large fire destroyed several vehicles and a small building near an Arizona airport. The Kingman Daily Miner reports that the Thursday afternoon fire at Kingman Airport and Industrial Park destroyed a tanker, a tractor trailer, a utility vehicle, a small building and another vehicle."

2016-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-96 in Cascade Township near Lowell (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2016/08/04/semi-fire-snarls-traffic-on-westbound-i-96/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/08/semi-truck_fire_causes_i-96_tr.html
http://fox17online.com/2016/08/04/semi-fire-slows-westbound-i-96-traffic-in-cascade-township/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WOODTV/761348281746255872

2016-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on M-33 in Ogemaw County (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/32687121/southbound-m-33-in-ogemaw-county-closed-after-semi-catches-fire

2016-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on bridge in Ark City (Kansas):
http://www.ctnewsonline.com/image_75402628-5a64-11e6-b5f5-b70654cf15f9.html
http://www.ctnewsonline.com/news/image_22aba0ea-5a64-11e6-8aeb-4b6b30f50184.html

Quote: "The southern part of the bypass by ADM Mill in Ark City was closed due to a Semi truck with trailer of non-flamable cargo, caught fire while it was going across the bridge."

2016-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=173033
http://www.keyt.com/news/fire-sparked-after-semitruck-crash-near-chumash-casino/41049336

Note: No crash, just another big rig going up in flames...

2016-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just after 1 AM on I-84 in Jerome County (Idaho):
http://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Semi-trailer-bursts-into-flames-on-freeway-389200752.html

2016-08-04 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked inside machine shop near Litchfield (Minnesota):
http://www.kduz.com/2016/08/05/fire-destroys-semi-south-of-litchfield/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/08/05/semi-fire-damages-building-in-meeker-county/
http://wjon.com/fire-damages-building-semi-in-meeker-county/
http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/semi-a-total-loss-in-fire/
http://www.crowrivermedia.com/independentreview/news/local/semi-tractor-catches-fire-in-sparboe-farms-shop/article_f072fe35-3da6-5b05-bb4b-02ac6494d1b5.html

Quote: "Once inside, the culprit of the fire was discovered — a semi-tractor. 'The semi-tractor was on fire, (cause) unknown,' Litchfield firefighter Glendon Caron on the scene said."

2016-08-04 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, near Monroe (Oregon):
http://www.gazettetimes.com/albany/news/local/combine-sparks-fire-near-monroe/article_3fc6e622-d7be-5951-ba4f-86dc44bc6b70.html
http://democratherald.com/news/local/fire-near-monroe-threatening-structures/article_2bbb4164-9c5b-5423-baae-9d295afa1707.html

2016-08-04 - Tractor, workshop and home destroyed by fire in Smithwick Mills (Texas):
http://www.dailytrib.com/2016/08/05/man-escapes-home-neighbor-alerts-fire/

Quote: "The fire also destroyed a deck, an attached workshop and a tractor."

2016-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:10 AM on the M6 near Cannock (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/firefighters-battled-lorry-fire-on-the-m6-in-staffordshire/story-29584387-detail/story.html
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-08-04/roads-lorry-fire-closes-m6-in-both-directions-between-j15-and-j16/
http://www.signal2.co.uk/news/local-news/lorry-fire-shuts-part-of-the-m6-in-staffordshire/
http://twitter.com/HighwaysWMIDS/status/761047962734637061/photo/1
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/m6-northbound-closed-due-to-earlier-lorry-fire-between-junction-15-and-16-diversion-via-a500-4320924.html

Note: These are the 1447th through 1458th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-04 - RV bursts into flame while parked at property in Pocatello (Idaho):
http://idahostatejournal.com/members/separate-fires-on-same-lot-damage-and-destroy-several-vehicles/article_376b245b-8d17-5469-98b6-5db1830ff070.html

2016-08-04 - RV bursts into flame on West Main Street in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/gallery/RV-fire
http://rvdailyreport.com/industry/rv-catches-fire-driving-home-after-sale/

Note: These are the 321st and 322nd RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-04 - Van bursts into flame on Highway 14 near coastal Hantsport (Canada):
http://www.kingscountynews.ca/News/Local/2016-08-04/article-4606837/Firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire-along-Chester-Road/1
http://www.hantsjournal.ca/News/Local/2016-08-04/article-4606837/Firefighters-douse-van-fire-in-Mill-Section,-clean-up-spilled-solvents/1
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/Local/2016-08-04/article-4606837/Firefighters-douse-van-fire-in-Mill-Section,-clean-up-spilled-solvents/1

2016-08-04 - Van bursts into flame on road in coastal Lowestoft (Britain):
http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/van_fire_tackled_on_busy_lowestoft_road_1_4644294

2016-08-04 - SUV bursts into flame in parking lot in coastal North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/32686179/nmb-fire-rescue-extinguishes-car-fire-thursday
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/32686179/nmb-fire-rescue-extinguishes-car-fire-thursday

2016-08-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Ponca Hills (Nebraska):
http://www.klkntv.com/story/32684824/two-firefighters-injured-battling-house-fire
http://www.ketv.com/news/firefighters-injured-in-overnight-ponca-hills-fire/41046952

Quote: "Officials suspect the blaze began in a pickup before spreading to a garage and then the house."

2016-08-04 - Pickup truck and trailer destroyed by fire in Bennington (New York):
http://www.wyomingcountyfreepress.com/julia-ferrini/fire-in-bennington-destroys-a-pickup-truck-and-cargo-trailer/44202

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame in the Ted Williams Tunnel in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/car-fire-reported-ted-williams-tunnel
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/car-fire-shuts-down-portion-of-ted-williams-tunnel/417207368
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Ted-Williams-Tunnel-Shut-Down-Because-of-Car-Fire--389211172.html
http://boston.cbslocal.com/video/category/news-local-news/3442613-car-catches-fire-inside-ted-williams-tunnel/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/08/04/westbound-ted-williams-tunnel-closed-car-fire/o7c07Ai5mZRxZEOw3xP2BN/story.html
http://newsbout.com/id/16337366934/Westbound-Ted-Williams-Tunnel-closed-by-car-fire

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on street in Taunton (Massachusetts):
http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/20160804/bmw-catches-fire-on-broadway-in-taunton-moments-after-driver-notices-smoke-and-pulls-over

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on William Street in Cape Girardeau (Missouri):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/32688313/william-st-in-cape-girardeau-reopened-after-car-fire
http://www.cbs46.com/story/32688313/william-st-in-cape-girardeau-reopened-after-car-fire
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/32688313/william-st-in-cape-girardeau-reopened-after-car-fire
http://www.kmov.com/story/32688313/william-st-in-cape-girardeau-reopened-after-car-fire
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32688313/william-st-in-cape-girardeau-reopened-after-car-fire

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on road near Trenton (Missouri):
http://www.kttn.com/firefighters-respond-to-car-fire-north-of-trenton/

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on I-95 in Etna (Maine):
http://q1065.fm/vehicle-fire-causing-delays-on-i-95-in-etna/
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/car-fire-spreads-to-woods-on-i-95-south-causes-major-delays/287688056
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/04/news/bangor/car-fire-in-etna-slows-southbound-i-95-traffic/
http://www.navbug.com/article190311996/car_fire_in_etna_slows_southbound_i_95_traffic.htm

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Baldivis (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.coastlive.com.au/car-catches-fire-in-baldivis-garage/

Quote: "The fire started around 9.30am this morning at the house on Coates Avenue and was reported by a neighbour who saw smoke coming from the garage. A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokesperson said a car inside the garage caught alight."

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on the Maju Expressway near Cyberjaya (Malaysia), 1 injured:
http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/08/163118/man-rushed-hospital-smoke-inhalation-after-car-catches-fire

2016-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on Birmingham Road in Warwick (Britain):
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-was-cause-of-traffic-issues-in-warwick-road-this-morning-1-7510965

2016-08-04 - RV trailer destroyed by fire in the wee hours at Sun Valley Resort Campground in Stafford Springs (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Camper-at-Stafford-Springs-Campground-389165172.html

2016-08-04 - Utility trailer bursts into flame while being towed, near Miles City (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/story/32690040/pickup-truck-trailer-catches-fire-near-miles-city
http://www.kbzk.com/story/32690040/pickup-truck-trailer-catches-fire-near-miles-city

2016-08-04 - Crane bursts into flame between the A556 and A49 in Northwich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-in-engine-compartment-of-small-crane-in-northwich-between-the-a556-and-a49

2016-08-04 - Car destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Brush Prairie (Washington):
http://koin.com/2016/08/04/car-destroyed-in-brush-prairie-house-fire/

2016-08-04 - Barn destroyed by fire on Railroad Avenue in Hamlin (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/barn-destroyed-by-fire-thursday

2016-08-04 - Barn and thousands of bales of hay destroyed by huge fire in Dundee Township (Michigan):
http://www.monroenews.com/news/20160804/crews-battle-large-barn-fire
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/massive-fire-destroys-hay-filled-barn-in-monroe-county/article_f3a26ebb-b6f8-5272-9a22-d0075026f7d9.html

2016-08-04 - Girls camp damaged by fire on Sebago Lake in Naples (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/04/firefighters-respond-to-blaze-at-girls-camp-on-sebago-lake/

2016-08-04 - Tar cart bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on roof of Encore building in Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/roof-fire-forces-workers-to-evacuate-ecore-building-in-lancaster/article_798077e6-5a2e-11e6-a3b5-931c1c4bef3e.html

2016-08-04 - Roof bursts into flame at business in Steelton (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/08/fire_reported_on_roof_of_steel.html

2016-08-04 - Three beach huts destroyed by fire at 6:17 AM in coastal Walton-on-Naze (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i6110/

2016-08-04 - Home destroyed by fire just before 4 AM in Swannanoa (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-home-in-swannanoa
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2016/08/04/crews-working-house-fire-swannanoa/88060534/

2016-08-04 - Home destroyed by fire at 6:30 AM in Mooreton (North Dakota):
http://www.inforum.com/news/4087938-fire-destroys-richland-county-home

2016-08-04 - Home destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in Sissonville (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://wchstv.com/news/local/one-home-is-a-total-loss-after-an-early-morning-fire-in-sissonville

2016-08-04 - Home under construction destroyed by fire at 2:45 AM, second home and cars burn too, in SeaTac (Washington), near the coast:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/fire-destroys-seatac-home-under-construction-melts-vehicles/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/fire-levels-home-in-seatac/287571782
http://komonews.com/news/local/1-home-destroyed-another-damaged-in-2-alarm-seatac-fire

2016-08-04 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home near Bonney Lake (Washington), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://q13fox.com/2016/08/04/one-person-dead-two-sent-to-hospital-after-fire-outside-bonney-lake/
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/1-dead-2-injured-in-Bonney-Lake-area-home-fire-9123851.php
http://www.khq.com/story/32690693/1-dead-2-injured-in-bonney-lake-area-home-fire
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article93848002.html

2016-08-04 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 3:40 AM in London (Canada), 1 killed:
http://london.ctvnews.ca/fatal-fire-on-huron-street-not-suspicious-1.3016670
http://www.am980.ca/2016/08/05/investigation-continues-into-deadly-apartment-fire/

2016-08-04 - Vacant home burns in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-news/crews-fight-suspicious-fire-at-vacant-house

2016-08-04 - Vacant home burns at 7 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/my-town/ci_30206358/oakland-fire-crews-respond-blaze-at-abandoned-house

2016-08-05 - Man ignites and burns on Estridge Way in Tonbridge (Britain), near the River Medway:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/man-in-hospital-after-being-100302/
http://www.courier.co.uk/man-on-fire-in-tonbridge-is-air-lifted-to-hospital-with-serious-burns/story-29591925-detail/story.html

Quote: "It is not yet known exactly how the man came to be on fire but Kent Police have confirmed the incident is not being treated as suspicious."

2016-08-05 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane returns to airport in coastal Manila (Philippine Islands):
http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/gulf-air-engine-fire-on-manila-takeoff---all-on-board-safe.html
http://www.thenational.ae/world/southeast-asia/gulf-air-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-manila-after-engine-failure

Quote: "A Gulf Air flight carrying 219 people to Bahrain from Manila suffered an engine fire on take-off this morning but landed safely in the Philippine capital after turning back..."

Quote: "Floramina Munzon, a passenger who was seated near the left wing, said she heard something like an explosion after the plane lifted from the ground."

Note: This is the 85th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-08-05 - Underground electrical fire hits courthouse in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/05/100-centre-street-fire/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/transformer-explosion-manhattan-courthouse-prompts-evacuation-article-1.2739959

Quote: "An underground transformer fire caused the lights and the air conditioning to go out Friday at the main Manhattan Criminal Court building."

2016-08-05 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Merced (California), many other fires too:
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/article94036387.html

Quote: "At 11:45 p.m., firefighters left the Walgreens debris fire and responded to a fire in an underground Pacific Gas and Electric Co. vault near 3000 M St. The fire resulted in a power outage to customers in the area of M Street and Olive Avenue. It’s not clear how many were out of power."

2016-08-05 - Deadly basement fire rips through bar at midnight in Rouen (France), 13+ killed, 6 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160806-54442-FRA
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id5002
http://www.rt.com/news/354814-france-rouen-bar-fire/
http://wtkr.com/2016/08/05/blast-and-fire-kill-13-at-bar-in-northern-france/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/13-dead-injured-fire-hits-bar-french-city-41159697
http://www.abc57.com/story/32698494/blast-and-fire-kill-13-at-bar-in-northern-france
http://www.sott.net/article/324427-Fire-in-French-bar-kills-13-people
http://www.firefighternation.com/article/news-2/fire-french-bar-kills-13-people
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/06/rouen-explosion-at-least-13-dead-after-blast-and-fire-at-bar-in-french-city-reports

Note: Rouen is a port city located on the River Seine...

2016-08-05 - Deadly fire rips through motel at 5:48 AM in coastal Newport (Oregon), 4+ killed:
http://www.kptv.com/story/32694403/crews-respond-to-large-motel-fire-in-newport
http://katu.com/news/local/fire-destroys-newport-motel-three-taken-to-the-hospital
http://klcc.org/post/2-killed-fire-newports-city-center-motel
http://koin.com/2016/08/05/fire-burning-at-newport-city-center-motel/
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/woman_recounts_escape_from_new.html
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/central-oregon/newport-motel-fire-/288395031
http://q13fox.com/2016/08/05/bodies-of-4-people-found-after-oregon-coast-motel-fire/
http://927thevan.com/news/articles/2016/aug/06/four-killed-three-injured-in-oregon-motel-fire-media/
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34649700-75/two-newport-motels-on-fire-three-people-injured.html.csp
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/central-coast/three-people-hurt-in-newport-motel-fire/288345621
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2016/08/four-bodies-found-in-rubble-of-newport-city-center-motel-fire.html

Quote: "Four bodies were discovered in the rubble of a fire that destroyed a Newport motel. Newport Fire Department crews, along with the officers from the Newport Police Department, arrived at the City Center Motel on Highway 101 around 5:48 a.m Friday to find the building fully engulfed in flames."

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

2016-08-05 - Bowling alley and other businesses destroyed by massive blaze before 3:30 AM in coastal Great Yarmouth (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-36983781
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/national/14664681.Huge_blaze_at_bowling_alley_in_Great_Yarmouth/
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2016-08-05/aerial-photos-show-devastation-caused-by-massive-great-yarmouth-fire/
http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/eyewitness_tells_of_devastating_scene_at_yarmouth_fire_1_4646211
http://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/national/14664681.Huge_blaze_at_bowling_alley_in_Great_Yarmouth/
http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/national/14664681.Huge_blaze_at_bowling_alley_in_Great_Yarmouth/

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

2016-08-05 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Oliver Township (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Man-airlifted-to-hospital-after-home-explosion-389332902.html
http://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article_5f2736f4-5c05-11e6-afa2-fb0c98ab8f75.html

Note: This is the 264th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-05 - Metal recycling business damaged by explosion and fire in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/northern-metal-recycling-explosion-fire/4223963/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/08/05/mpls-explosion/
http://www.fox9.com/news/185781056-story

Quote: "According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, firefighters got a call at 1:40 p.m. on a report of an explosion at Northern Metal Recycling at 2800 N. Pacific St."

2016-08-05 - Landfill hit by fire in Chester County (South Carolina):
http://www.onlinechester.com/content/breaking-news-chester-county-hazmat-responds-fire-landfill

2016-08-05 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Burgess Hill (Britain):
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/photos-overnight-blaze-at-recycle-centre-1-7513177
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14664453.Eight_fire_engines_called_to_tackle_recycling_centre_blaze_in_six_hour_job/
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/crawley-firefighters-sent-to-tackle-huge-fire-at-burgess-hill-tip/story-29588651-detail/story.html

2016-08-05 - Plastic recycling center goes up in flames at 3 AM in Godhra (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Plastic-scrap-godown-gutted-in-fire/articleshow/53567082.cms

2016-08-05 - Gas business explodes and burns in coastal Jurong (Singapore):
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/explosion-at-jurong-gas-firm-9-months-after-another-blast-there-killed-a-woman

2016-08-05 - Wildfire grows to 5385 acres near Lake Berryessa (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Wildfire-near-Lake-Berryessa-grows-9126424.php
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article94118127.html

2016-08-05 - Two wildfires rage out of control in Nova Scotia (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/forest-fires-nova-scotia-kejimkujik-greenfield-maitland-bridge-annapolis-1.3709518
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fire-near-kejimkujik-national-park-burns-into-saturday-morning-1.3710157
http://globalnews.ca/news/2868471/wildfires-near-kejimkujik-national-park-burning-uncontrolled/
http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/08/05/firefighters-battling-two-forest-fires-in-queens-county-in-nova-scotia.html
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-dnr-crews-try-to-contain-wildfires-in-queens-annapolis-counties-1.3017279

2016-08-05 - Boat explodes and burns just before 2 AM in coastal Fort Myers Beach (Florida), 1 injured:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/08/05/coast-guard-rescued-70-year-old-from-boat-explosion/
http://www.news-press.com/picture-gallery/news/2016/08/05/sailboat-explodes-on-fort-myers-beach-one-injured/88286454/
http://www.winknews.com/2016/08/05/explosion-burns-2-boats-on-fort-myers-beach/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32692101/man-injured-in-sailboat-explosion-fire-near-fort-myers-beach
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2016/08/05/one-man-hospitalized-after-boat-explosion/88285132/
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2016/08/coast-guard-rescues-70-year-old-man-after-boat-explosion-near-florida-beach/
http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2016/08/05/man-injured-sailboat-explosion-fire-near-fort-myers-beach/88284550/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/ndn/761509731810865152

Note: Also see the car that burst into flame on Plantation Road in Fort Myers on this day...

2016-08-05 - Boat bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at home in Vincennes (Indiana), near the Wabash River:
http://www.wzdm.com/2016/08/05/vincennes-city-firemen-put-out-boat-fire-this-morning/

Quote: "Vincennes Fire crews were called out this morning to put out a fire in a boat on property at 916 North Eighth Street. The boat was entirely in flames when firemen arrived. The fire is still under investigation. The boat is being considered a total loss."

2016-08-05 - Boat bursts into flame at the Sawley Bridge Marina near Castle Donington (Britain), 2 injured:
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/8203-two-men-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-broke-out-on-boat-at-sawley-bridge-marina/story-29590290-detail/story.html

Quote: "Two men were taken to hospital with burns after a fire broke out on their boat at Sawley Bridge Marina near Castle Donington. Firefighters were called out to the incident at 3.42pm today."

Note: These are the 1100th, 1101st and 1102nd boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-05 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Route 1 near Jerusalem (Israel), near the coast:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4837874,00.html
http://news.abomus.co.il/en/news/top-novosti/route-1-closed-due-bus-fire

Quote: "Route 1 has been re-opened to eastbound traffic towards Jerusalem after three firefighting teamswere called to put out a fire on a bus which caught on fire."

Note: This is the 523rd bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-05 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at 5:54 AM on the M6 near Middlewich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tanker-fire-on-the-m6-northbound

2016-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:15 AM near White River bridge in Jackson County (Arkansas):
http://www.wnem.com/story/32692549/semi-fire-reported-in-jackson-co
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32692549/semi-fire-reported-in-jackson-co
http://www.kait8.com/story/32692549/semi-fire-reported-in-jackson-co
http://www.wafb.com/story/32692549/semi-fire-reported-in-jackson-co
http://www.fox8live.com/story/32692549/semi-fire-reported-in-jackson-co
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/Region8News/761521864124489728

Quote: "Traffic is moving slowly after a semi truck fire was reported Friday morning in southern Jackson County. According to Arkansas State Police, the fire happened around 5:15 a.m. in the northbound lane of Highway 67 south of the White River bridge."

2016-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame shortly before 1 AM on I-90 in the Town of Portland (New York):
http://chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=220664

Quote: "Firefighters from Westfield and Ripley responded to a vehicle fire on the New York State Thruway early this morning.  The fire involved a tractor-trailer in the eastbound lanes near milepost 477 in the town of Portland shortly before 1 am."

2016-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on State Route 26 near Hooper Road in Whitman County (Washington):
http://lcvalley.dailyfly.com/Home/ArtMID/1352/ArticleID/44289/Semi-Fire-Causes-Traffic-Delays-on-Highway-26-in-Whitman-County

2016-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 near Butte (Montana):
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/load-of-cardboard-on-flatbed-trailer-catches-fire-on-i/article_41748b58-2569-5106-a1f0-38cd7d765732.html

2016-08-05 - Tractor and barn destroyed by fire in Woods Cross (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=40950981&nid=148&title=redwood-road-in-woods-cross-closes-due-to-fire
http://kutv.com/news/local/barn-fire-closes-portion-of-redwood-road-in-woods-cross
http://fox13now.com/2016/08/05/3-alarm-fire-prompts-evacuations-in-woods-cross/
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4201662-155/fire-officials-estimate-500000-in-damage
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/crews-respond-to-structure-fire-in-woods-cross

2016-08-05 - Tractor bursts into flame on the A3078 in Tregony (Britain):
http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2059898/tractor-fire-closes-cornish-road-twice/
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/traffic-delays-due-to-road-closure-at-tregony-after-tractor-fire/story-29590092-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 1459th, 1460th, 1461st, 1462nd, 1463rd, 1464th and 1465th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-05 - RV bursts into flame on I-5 near Ridgefield (Washington):
http://katu.com/news/local/rv-fire-on-interstate-5-sparks-grass-fire
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KATUNews/761713536611606528
http://www.navbug.com/article190638829/rv_fire_on_interstate_5_sparks_grass_fire.htm

2016-08-05 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home in Lakeville (Canada):
http://919thebend.ca/news/1898292893/rv-total-loss-after-fire-east-moncton

Quote: "An RV is a complete loss after a fire this afternoon in Lakeville., just east of Moncton. Moncton Fire Department Platoon Chief Paul Bruens says they arrived on Weisner Road to find an RV fully on fire."

Note: These are the 323rd and 324th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Franklin Street in Tupelo (Mississippi):
http://www.wtva.com/news/video/Firefighters_quickly_put_out_small_truck_fire.html

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame near Clinton Boulevard and Magnolia Road in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://wjtv.com/2016/08/05/car-fire-on-near-clinton-boulevard-magnolia-road/

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on Plantation Road in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32696490/car-fire-closes-part-of-fort-myers-road

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on Spur 364 near Tyler (Texas):
http://www.cbs19.tv/news/local/car-fire-on-spur-364-sparks-grass-fire-no-injuries-reported/288354095

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at apartments in San Bernardino (California):
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160805/car-fire-put-out-before-it-could-damage-san-bernardino-apartments
http://247headline.com/firefighters-battled-car-fire-saving-a-san-bernardino-apartment-complex
http://sanbernardino.today/dnews/article/car-fire-put-out-it-could-damage-san-bernardino-apartments

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at 3:50 AM on Racecourse Road in Mount Morgan (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/emergency-services-extinguish-car-fire-overnight/3072748/
http://www.4ro.com.au/news/local-news/70374-emergency-services-extinguish-car-fire-overnight.html

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on Mckeahnie Street in Weetangera (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-weetangera-act-276683.traffic

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on road near Cheranalloor (India):
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/060816/man-son-escape-unhurt-as-new-car-catches-fire-near-cheranellor.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/close-shave-for-passengers-as-car-catches-fire/article8949226.ece
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Brand-new-car-catches-fire-none-hurt/2016/08/06/article3565255.ece
http://www.nyoooz.com/kochi/564547/brand-new-car-catches-fire-none-hurt

2016-08-05 - Political guy's convoy car bursts into flame on road in New Delhi (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Car-in-Mulayams-convoy-catches-fire/articleshow/53564790.cms
http://www.indiatvnews.com/video/news/car-catches-fire-which-was-to-be-used-in-mulayam-singh-yadav-s-convoy-342550

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at 4:06 AM while parked on Polepark Road in coastal Dundee (Scotland):
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/fire-crews-called-dundee-car-fire/

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on McDermott Street in Gorey (Ireland), near the coast:
http://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/quick-work-by-locals-put-out-car-fire-34930224.html

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours outside business in Bicester (Britain), industrial bin burns at 3:12 AM too:
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/14664463.Crews_tackle_car_fire_and_bin_blaze_in_Bicester_early_this_morning/
http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/14664463.Crews_tackle_car_fire_and_bin_blaze_in_Bicester_early_this_morning/

Quote: "Crews dealt with a car fire outside Kwik Fit in Bicester during the early hours of this morning. While firefighters tackled the car blaze, another crew dealt with a nearby industrial bin on fire outside The Acorn nearby at 3.12am, using breathing apparatus and hosereels."

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at 4:24 AM on Electric Avenue in coastal Westcliff-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i6117/

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at property on Tramside Way in Carlisle (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Vehicle fire on Tramside way in Carlisle (Carlisle) 5 Aug 2016 At 16:57 firefighters were called to a vehicle fire in a domestic property on a drive, in a close, on Tramside way. Crews, wearing breathing apparatus, used one hose reel jet to tackle the fire."

2016-08-05 - Car bursts into flame between Cornwall Avenue and Churchward Avenue in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2016-08-05/car-fire-in-swindon/

2016-08-05 - Vehicle and garage destroyed by fire at home, home damaged, on Ocean Court in coastal Gearhart (Oregon):
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20160805/gearhart-fire-damages-garage-vehicle

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

2016-08-05 - Two cars and auto shop destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Orange County (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2016/8/5/fire_destroys_auto_r.html

Quote: "Firefighters say a couple of cars at the shop also caught on fire. The main fire has been contained, but firefighters are monitoring hotspots. No injuries were reported, and no one was inside the building at the time, firefighters say. The activing battalion chief says the building is a total loss."

2016-08-05 - Auto shop or towing business goes up in flames near Taft (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-damages-orange-county-garage

Quote: "The building appears to house an auto body or towing business."

2016-08-05 - Barn destroyed by fire in Wakefield, New Brunswick (Canada), some livestock killed:
http://q961.com/barn-destroyed-in-fire-north-of-woodstock/

2016-08-05 - Barn destroyed by fire near Roslin, Ontario (Canada), 4 sheep killed:
http://inquinte.ca/story/fire-near-roslin-destroys-barn

2016-08-05 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Victorville (California):
http://www.vvng.com/firefighters-extinguish-burrtec-truck-fire-in-victorville/

2016-08-05 - Pile of scrap wood bursts into flame at vineyard in Fairport (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/local/crews-on-scene-for-fire-at-casa-larga-vineyards

2016-08-05 - Large wind turbine bursts into flame near Guymon (Oklahoma):
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/fire-at-wind-turbine-near-guymon-burns-overnight

2016-08-05 - Gas storage tank bursts into flame in Ojai (California):
http://abc7.com/news/2-injured-in-ojai-gas-tank-fire/1458445/
http://www.keyt.com/news/oil-tank-fire-burning-5000-gallons-in-ojai/41067828

2016-08-05 - Log cabin business heavily damaged by fire before 3 AM near Dandridge (Tennessee):
http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Multiple-fire-departments-working-fire-at-log--389270662.html
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/friday-morning-fire-damages-jefferson-co-log-home-company/288142797
http://wate.com/2016/08/05/crews-fight-fire-at-dandridge-log-business/
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local/log-company-fire-in-dandridge-closes-us-highway-2570-39511b52-2bc8-6be9-e053-0100007f3d9c-389273211.html

2016-08-05 - Ambulance garage damaged by fire at 3:05 AM in Abergavenny (Britain):
http://www.freepressseries.co.uk/news/14661746.Garage_of_Nevill_Hall_ambulance_station_catches_fire/

2016-08-05 - Garage bursts into flame at 3 AM at home in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/crews-contain-garage-fire-at-spokane-home/288272037

2016-08-05 - Home destroyed by fire on Bayview Drive in coastal Bar Harbor (Maine), nobody there:
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/fire-destroys-a-home-in-bar-harbor/288368096
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/05/news/hancock/fire-destroys-house-on-mdi/
http://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/15966-morning-fire-destroys-home-in-bar-harbor

2016-08-05 - Home destroyed by fire in Muscatine (Iowa), nobody there:
http://wqad.com/2016/08/05/house-fire-destroys-home-in-muscatine-cause-unknown/
http://muscatinejournal.com/news/local/muscatine/police-investigating-muscatine-structure-fire/article_5982ea04-b096-5c23-acfb-ce80e690ef66.html

2016-08-05 - Two homes destroyed by fire, another damaged, in Progreso (Texas):
http://www.rgvproud.com/news/local-news/fire-in-progreso-consumes-three-homes

2016-08-05 - Luxury apartments destroyed by huge fire in Northampton (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/08/fire_at_northampton_apartments.html
http://wwlp.com/2016/08/05/fire-burning-near-smith-college-in-northampton/

2016-08-05 - Deadly fire burns home in San Antonio (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Heavy-house-fire-leaves-one-dead-9125778.php
http://www.kens5.com/news/one-dead-in-south-side-house-fire/288470368

2016-08-05 - Deadly fire burns home in Graniteville (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Structure-fire-on-Oakwood-Dr-in-Graniteville-389304802.html

2016-08-05 - Vacant building burns at 3:25 AM in Zanesville (Ohio):
https://www.whiznews.com/content/news/local/2016/08/05/update-pine-street-structure-fire

2016-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in coastal Flatrock (Canada), laundromat burns at the same time 'separately':
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2016-08-05/article-4607050/Two-early-morning-fires-destroy-home,-gut-laundromat/1

2016-08-06 - Passenger bus bursts into flame and kills person, injures five more, in Battambang (Cambodia):
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/night-bus-burns-down-killing-one-116393/
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28160/night-bus-fire-kills-one--injures-five/
http://cambodiaexpatsonline.com/newsworthy/fire-engulfed-rith-mony-bus-causing-many-deaths-and-injuries-t10054.html
http://vdo.gocambodia.info/videos/vdetail/105087
http://read.khmernews.today/article/48121

Note: This is the 524th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-06 - High-rise luxury apartment building under construction damaged by huge blaze in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1564331/massive-blaze-erupts-at-building-site-for-new-luxury-285million-apartments-in-dubai/
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/no-casualties-in-tower-fire-in-dubai-s-jumeirah-village-circle-1.1874429
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/viceroy-dubai-jumeirah-village-fire-8573808
http://gulfbusiness.com/blaze-breaks-building-dubais-jvc-no-injuries-reported/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/535785/fire-luxury-apartment-Viceroy-Dubai-Jumeirah-Village
http://nvs24.com/news/world/Massive-fire-breaks-in-Dubai-luxury-tower-PHOTOS-VIDEOS-7624542.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-fire-idUSKCN10H0HO

Quote: "A massive fire has broken out on a multi-million pound construction site in Dubai. Startling footage shows thick, black smoke filling the sky as bright orange flames tear through the building. The Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village was hit just over a year after construction began on the £285 million building. The 60-storey tower, dubbed the Skai Tower, promises to be one of Dubai's premier destinations for the rich and famous once if completed."

Note: Can't even get 'em built before they're burning up now!

2016-08-06 - Petrochemical complex erupts in flame in coastal Bandar Abbas (Iran):
http://gulfbusiness.com/fire-breaks-petrochemical-complex-southern-iran/

Quote: "A fire broke out on Saturday in a storage area of the Bandar Imam Khomeini Petrochemical Complex in southern Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday, the latest in a string of blazes in the region."

2016-08-06 - Gas pipeline explodes and burns in the wee hours in coastal Genaveh (Iran), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gas-pipeline-explosion-iran-kills-injures-people-41162016
http://www.rferl.org/content/one-killed-three-injured-gas-pipeline-explosion-gonaveh-southern-iran/27903379.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/06/c_135567855.htm

2016-08-06 - Transformer explodes and burns at substation in coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://weartv.com/news/local/no-injuries-in-transformer-explosion

2016-08-06 - Transformer explodes and burns on pole in Crosby-on-Eden (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/latest/Firefighters-called-to-electricity-pole-explosion-and-fire-0daca1e6-4fb3-4190-8939-3b702e39aeac-ds

2016-08-06 - Electrical substation erupts in flame, fire spreads to fire station, in Moradabad (India):
http://news.biharprabha.com/2016/08/huge-loss-of-property-reported-as-massive-fire-engulfs-fire-station/

2016-08-06 - Mixed-use building damaged by explosion, partially collapses, in coastal Glasgow (Scotland), 1+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160806-54451-GBR
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/535790/explosion-glasgow-restaurant
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/06/major-explosion-at-restaurant-and-flats-in-glasgow/
http://www.knightstemplarinternational.com/2016/08/explosion-heard-wall-collapses-glasgow-restaurant/#
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/glasgow-restaurant-explosion-major-police-8574063
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/glasgow-restaurant-explosion-major-police-8574063
http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=882801

Note: Restaurant on the bottom part of the building, apartments on top. This is the 265th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-06 - Lumber business devastated by massive blaze at 1 AM in Kingston (New Hampshire), nobody there:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/06/kingston-new-hampshire-lumber-fire-northland-forest-products/
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/fire-ignites-at-nh-lumber-yard-early-saturday-morning/418315028
http://www.wmur.com/news/crews-battle-4alarm-blaze-at-lumber-distributor-in-kingston/41079622
http://www.wcvb.com/news/crews-battle-4alarm-blaze-at-lumber-distributor-in-kingston/41080434
http://whdh.com/news/officials-battle-fire-at-kingston-nh-lumber-yard/
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160806/NEWS/160809407/101098/NEWS
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160806/NEWS/160809497

2016-08-06 - Cruise boat 'White Lady' bursts into flame on the River Shannon near Banagher (Ireland):
http://clareherald.com/2016/08/four-escape-injury-after-fire-on-cruise-boat-63859/
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/four-on-river-shannon-cruiser-escape-injury-after-fire-1.2748498

2016-08-06 - Houseboat destroyed by fire while docked on the Ohio River in Dayton (Kentucky), nobody aboard:
http://www.kmov.com/story/32701427/houseboat-fire-under-investigation-at-dayton-marina
http://www.cbs46.com/story/32701427/houseboat-fire-under-investigation-at-dayton-marina
http://www.wave3.com/story/32701427/houseboat-fire-under-investigation-at-dayton-marina
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32701427/houseboat-fire-under-investigation-at-dayton-marina
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32701427/houseboat-fire-under-investigation-at-dayton-marina
http://www.wnem.com/story/32701427/houseboat-fire-under-investigation-at-dayton-marina

2016-08-06 - Yacht bursts into flame in Smith Bayou on Spring Lake in Spring Lake (Michigan):
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/grand-haven/50-foot-boat-catches-fire-in-spring-lake-no-injuries/289776936
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/Fire-EMS/2016/08/06/Families-escape-boat-fire-near-Smith-s-Bayou-on-Spring-Lake
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20160807/families-escape-boat-fire-near-smiths-bayou-on-spring-lake
http://woodtv.com/2016/08/07/46-foot-boat-catches-fire-in-spring-lake-bayou/
http://www.dolphnsix.com/news/683544/boat-catches-fire-spring-lake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RblzhScS14w

2016-08-06 - Several boats and trailers go up in flames at business in Victoria (Texas), near the coast:
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2016/aug/06/grass-fire-spreads-to-boat-business/

Quote: "Strong, changing winds caused several boats and their trailers parked along a fence adjacent to the field to catch fire, said Ron Pray, Victoria County Fire Marshal."

Note: Boat could've started that grass fire. Several is more than two so I'll just call it three...

2016-08-06 - Boat and barn destroyed by fire in coastal Eliot (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/07/eliot-barn-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.fosters.com/news/20160806/three-alarm-fire-burns-barn-to-ground
http://www.fosters.com/article/20160806/NEWS/160809575

Quote: "A boat and tools were destroyed in the fire. The were no animals in the barn, Muzeroll said."

Note: These are the 1103rd, 1104th, 1105th, 1106th, 1107th, 1108th and 1109th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-06 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway between Prague and Liberec (Czech Republic):
http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/bus-burns-down-on-d10-motorway

Quote: "A bus travelling on the D10 motorway between Prague and Liberec caught fire and was completely burnt down despite the speedy arrival of a fire crew in the late night hours of Saturday, the ctk news agency reported."

Note: This is the 525th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-06 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on Route 1 near Bear (Delaware):
http://www.wdel.com/story/76513-oil-truck-catches-fire-on-route-1-near-bear
http://www.wboc.com/story/32699269/oil-truck-catches-fire-closes-part-of-rt-1
http://wjbr.com/2016/08/06/oil-truck-fire-on-del-1-near-bear-leaves-one-lane-open/
http://www.wmdt.com/news/more-local-news/Oil-truck-catches-fire-in-Delaware/41085060
http://dspnewsroom.com/2016/08/06/traffic-advisory-oil-truck-fire-state-route-one-bear/
http://www.scsuntimes.com/news/20160806/middletown-driver-uninjured-after-oil-truck-fire-on-route-1
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/traffic/2016/08/06/oil-truck-fire-del-1-leaves-one-lane-open/88331258/
http://delawarebusinessnow.com/2016/08/police-hazmat-crews-on-scene-of-oil-truck-fire/
http://www.wgmd.com/oil-truck-fire-slows-route-1-traffic-in-bear/

2016-08-06 - Tractor bursts into flame at tractor pull at the Logan County Fair in Lincoln (Illinois):
http://www.lincolncourier.com/article/20160806/VIDEO/308069994

2016-08-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 near Chippenham (Britain):
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/14665489.Traffic_chaos_after_lorry_fire_at_junction_17_of_M4/

2016-08-06 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame at property on Rugby Road near Stockton (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/05/combine-harvester-on-fire/

Note: These are the 1466th, 1467th, 1468th and 1469th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-06 - U-Haul truck bursts into flame on US 41 bridge near Henderson (Kentucky):
http://www.14news.com/story/32701491/u-haul-truck-caught-on-fire-on-southbound-bridge
http://www.wave3.com/story/32701491/u-haul-truck-caught-on-fire-on-southbound-bridge
http://www.fox19.com/story/32701491/u-haul-truck-caught-on-fire-on-southbound-bridge
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/push-alerts/southbound-twin-bridge-closed
http://www.thegleaner.com/news/truck-fire-shuts-down-southbound-us-41-bridge-396fe698-e74e-59bf-e053-0100007f87d4-389392051.html

Quote: "A burning U-Haul truck brought traffic to a standstill on the southbound U.S. 41 bridge Saturday afternoon. The incident also slightly injured one of the truck's passengers when he bailed out of the flaming vehicle.'

2016-08-06 - Box truck bursts into flame near Creekside Ridge Drive in Roseville (California):
http://www.thepresstribune.com/article/8/06/16/fire-erupts-truck-and-trailer-behind-bed-bath-beyond-roseville

2016-08-06 - Street sweeper, vehicles, lawn mowers and building destroyed by fire at school in Temecula (California):
http://myvalleynews.com/fire/fire-destroys-vehicles-equipment-building-tvusd-maintenance-yard/
http://patch.com/california/temecula/1-3-million-losses-fire-rips-through-temecula-unified-facility
http://www.pe.com/articles/chaparral-809996-posts-emmitting.html
http://www.inusanews.com/article/3394701511/update-school-temecula-chaparral-high-district-vehicles-equipment

Quote: "The fire destroyed several vehicles, including five maintenance and ground vehicles and maintenance items such as lawnmowers and landscaping equipment, according to fire officials. A school district outbuilding was also destroyed."

2016-08-06 - Van bursts into flame while parked on 21st Street in Canton (Ohio):
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20160806/van-catches-fire-near-parade-route-owner-sought

2016-08-06 - Van bursts into flame at 1:50 AM while parked on Worcester Road in coastal Bootle (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/police-search-clues-bootle-street-11714937
http://nvs24.com/news/uk/Police-search-for-clues-in-Bootle-street-after-late-night-van-fire-7627837.html
http://localvisitor.co.uk/police-search-for-clues-in-bootle-street-after-late-night-van-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/LivEchonews/761992176905625601

2016-08-06 - SUV bursts into flame on the A312 near Heathrow Airport (Britain):
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2016/08/06/tourists-hire-car-fire-jeep-heathrow-picture/
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/us-tourists-escape-jeep-blaze-drama-20-minutes-after-landing-at-heathrow-a3313326.html

2016-08-06 - SUV bursts into flame on the A361 near Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37839&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/heavy-traffic-due-to-vehicle-fire-on-a361-rumsam-bridge-near-barnstaple/story-29592034-detail/story.html

2016-08-06 - Three or four cars go up in flames at 5:35 AM while parked in parking garage in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2016/08/car-fire-in-park-garage-at-enterprise.html

Quote: "20 East Randolph St Chicago, IL  Report of a fire in a parking garage. BC1 on arrival reports three or four cars burning on the third or fourth floor of a 9-stories."

2016-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked in garage at home in coastal Port St. Lucie (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.wpbf.com/news/man-injured-after-hybrid-catches-fire-inside-garage/41081614
http://www.wflx.com/story/32700087/hybrid-car-sparks-port-st-lucie-fire
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/port-st-lucie/hybrid-car-sparks-port-st-lucie-fire

2016-08-06 - Car bursts into flame near Route 5 in Camillus (New York), person burned:
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-in-camillus-sends-one-person-to-the-hospital

2016-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on the M20 near Ashford (Britain):
http://www.courier.co.uk/car-fire-brings-traffic-to-standstill-on-m20-near-ashford/story-29592229-detail/story.html
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/motorway-blocked-after-car-fire-100313/

2016-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on the M40 near Warwick (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/06/car-fire-junction-16-to-15-m40-south-2-appliances-in-attendance/
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/car-fire-m40-near-longbridge-11713759
http://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/car-fire-m40-near-warwick-leads-long-tailbacks/

2016-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on Wheldon Close in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_07-08-2016_8-20-21

2016-08-06 - Vehicle bursts into flame on South Fraley Street in Kane (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2016/08/kane-dispatched-for-vehicle-fire.html

Quote: "At 4:25 PM on Saturday, Kane Fire Dept. has been dispatched to 98 South Fraley Street near Highlander Energy Products for a vehicle fire."

2016-08-06 - RV trailer bursts into flame near Mentor (Kansas):
http://salinapost.com/2016/08/05/fire-destroys-camper-damages-another/

2016-08-06 - Barn destroyed by fire in Cross Plains (Wisconsin):
http://www.wqow.com/story/32702122/2016/08/06/barn-destroyed-in-cross-plains-fire
http://www.wkow.com/story/32702122/2016/08/06/barn-destroyed-in-cross-plains-fire
http://www.channel3000.com/news/barn-destroyed-in-fire-140000-in-damage/41085986

2016-08-06 - Barn destroyed by fire near Wiota (Iowa):
http://www.kjan.com/index.php/2016/08/shed-fire-ne-of-wiota-saturday-afternoon/

2016-08-06 - Barn destroyed by fire at midnight in Alden (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/news/barn-fire-in-alden/289501327
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/fire-destroys-barn-at-alden-correctional/289501778
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/alden/alden-barn-fire-reported-late-friday-20160805

2016-08-06 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3:38 AM in Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37835&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://nvs24.com/news/uk/BodhiMaia-published-Firefighters-rush-to-Yeovil-to-tackle-barn-fire-near-Babylon-Hill-7623581.html
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/firefighters-rush-to-yeovil-to-tackle-barn-fire-near-babylon-hill-roundabout/story-29591907-detail/story.html

2016-08-06 - Wildfire rages near Stanley Lake (Idaho):
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article94189012.html
http://kboi2.com/news/local/resources-sent-to-tackle-dry-creek-fire-near-stanley
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/fire-near-stanley-lake-tops-acres/article_edb8ddc0-0b13-53ed-acd7-0bd0d5ceb01e.html
http://idahostatejournal.com/blackfoot_journal/wildfire-burning-near-stanley-lake-prompts-closures/article_70095256-66e2-5981-814c-9b4021e00f38.html

2016-08-06 - Brush fire destroys 22 cars and 5 outbuildings near Medical Lake (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/32701306/medical-lake-brush-fire-destroys-several-buildings-cars
http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/32701306/medical-lake-brush-fire-destroys-several-buildings-cars
http://www.kulr8.com/story/32701306/medical-lake-brush-fire-destroys-several-buildings-cars

2016-08-06 - Brush fire destroys home and vehicle near Benbow (California), near the Eel River:
http://californiadolphin.com/news/79370/southern-humboldt-vegetation-fire-destroys-home-and-vehicle

2016-08-06 - Brush fire erupts near Cold Springs (Nevada):
http://mynews4.com/news/local/brush-fire-burns-in-remote-area-north-of-silver-springs

2016-08-06 - 20 tons of wood goes up in flames, fire spreads to cabin, on Hensingham Road in Whitehaven (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Large amount of wood on fire in Whitehaven(Copeland) 6 Aug 2016 At 12:59 firefighters were called to a fire on Hensingham Road. Around 20 tonnes of wood was involved and the fire had spread to a cabin with a generator and diesel inside. Firefighters, four wearing breathing apparatus, used two hose reel jets to bring the fire under control. Police were asked to attend to control traffic."

2016-08-06 - Workshop destroyed by fire at 3:08 AM in Travis County (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2016/08/06/fire-destroys-workshop-in-southeast-travis-county/

2016-08-06 - Shopping mall goes up in flames at 11:15 PM, 250 shops burn, in coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/348010-Fire-under-control-at-Karachi-shopping-mall
http://www.dawn.com/news/1275826/250-shops-gutted-in-defence-market-fire

2016-08-06 - Home damaged by fire just after 1 AM in Clear Lake (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2016/08/06/house-fire-in-clear-lake-3/

2016-08-06 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 7 AM in Price Hill (Ohio), nobody there:
http://local12.com/news/local/home-in-price-hill-catches-fire

2016-08-06 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:39 AM in Russell County (Virginia):
http://www.heraldcourier.com/townnews/building_industry/fire-destroys-russell-county-home/article_0a130b4a-5c21-11e6-b550-232760faa07a.html

2016-08-06 - Home destroyed by fire in Big Spring (Texas):
http://www.kswo.com/story/32701815/fire-claims-big-spring-home-residents-not-hurt

2016-08-06 - Home destroyed by fire on Woodland Road in Windham (Maine), 1 injured:
http://wgme.com/news/local/windham-fire-destroys-home-injures-homeowner

2016-08-06 - Two homes destroyed by huge fire on Mission Street in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/10920155-74/fire-houses-reported
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/08/06/firefighters-battle-blaze-on-the-south-side/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2016/08/06/Pittsburgh-firefighters-battling-four-alarm-blaze-on-South-Side-Slopes/stories/201608060120

2016-08-06 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 2:50 AM in Rochester (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/10-displaced-by-early-morning-apartment-fire

2016-08-06 - Deadly fire burns through homes at 4:30 AM near Lake Ontario waterfront in Hamilton (Canada), 3 killed, 7 injured:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/07/c_135570644.htm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-fire-house-1.3710173
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/08/06/3-dead-in-hamilton-house-fire.html
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/article_87d9a077-b4f4-5f94-bbfa-b0ce0597053f.html
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/three-dead-seven-in-hospital-after-hamilton-ont-fire-1.3017865
http://www.firefighternation.com/article/news-2/three-dead-seven-injured-ontario-house-fire
http://ptinews.com/news/7737204_3-people-dead--7-in-hospital-after-fire-west-of-Toronto-

Quote: "Hamilton firefighters said the fire tore through a house near the city's industrial waterfront early on Saturday morning and spread to two adjacent homes."

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

2016-08-06 - Vacant building fires up significantly this year in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.wgem.com/story/32700292/st-louis-dealing-with-increase-in-vacant-building-fires
http://fox2now.com/2016/08/06/st-louis-dealing-with-increase-in-vacant-building-fires/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/vacant-building-fires-up-significantly-in-st-louis-this-year/article_af878b8d-5708-5541-853b-f7132ce1be21.html

Quote: "The city is trying to figure out why dozens of its 7,000 vacant and abandoned buildings are going up in flames at a frequency not seen in recent years."

Note: 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."

2016-08-06 - Vacant home burns at 1:30 AM in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Vacant-house-goes-up-in-flames--389370282.html

2016-08-06 - Vacant home burns in Victorville (California):
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160806/vacant-victorville-house-burns-for-third-time-in-recent-months
http://californiadolphin.com/news/79548/vacant-victorville-house-burns-for-third-time-in-recent-months

2016-08-06 - Vacant home burns at 11:30 PM on coastal Lady's Island (South Carolina):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/32703138/crews-respond-to-2nd-fire-at-vacant-ladys-island-home-in-a-week

2016-08-06 - Vacant home burns shortly after midnight in Washington (Pennsylvania):
http://www.observer-reporter.com/20160806/no_injuries_in_vacant_house_fire_in_washington
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/pa/no-injuries-in-vacant-house-fire-in-washington_6110721

2016-08-06 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 5:48 AM in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vacant-vancouver-home-destroyed-in-suspicious-fire
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/suspicious-blaze-damages-vacant-south-granville-street-home-1.3710194

2016-08-06 - Vacant apartment building burns in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/08/06/sf-firefighters-contain-2-alarm-blaze-mission-district/

2016-08-06 - Woman, 35, burns to death in burning car at 4 AM in Misato (Japan), near the coast:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/womans-body-found-near-burning-car-in-saitama

Quote: "Police said the woman, who was confirmed dead at the scene, had no external injuries other than burns. They believe she may have committed suicide by setting fire to the car while sitting in the driver’s seat."

Note: She may have done it herself or maybe her car just burst into flame and killed the shit out of her too. This looks no different than all the other people who've burned to death in burning vehicles. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any methane and/or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and animals and people sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...

2016-08-07 - Clothes burst into flame at 5 AM on balcony at home in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://connecticut.news12.com/news/clothes-catch-fire-on-balcony-of-bridgeport-building-1.12143461
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/News12CT/762292128047304704
http://today.usa.extra.hu/news/clothes-catch-fire-on-balcony-of-bridgeport-building

Quote: "Fire crews say a pile of clothes caught fire at a Bridgeport home Sunday. Officials say the fire started on the third floor balcony of a building on Hancock Avenue around 5 a.m."

Note: This is why and how people have been bursting into flame and it's mostly fatal when it's the clothes a person is wearing that ignites. It's not 'spontaneous human combustion', it's spontaneous clothing combustion. As more methane and hydrogen sulfide enter the atmosphere, this will become increasingly common, as indeed it already is. Hydrogen sulfide will tend to kill you outright even without combustion, but methane will kill you with fire, and you'll never know if your clothes are contaminated with methane because it's odorless and invisible. Look at the circumstances here: outdoors and fully exposed to the atmosphere, near the East Coast where a 5-trillion-pound methane clathrate deposit is dissociating, and during the wee hours when the atmosphere cools and compresses which pushes any methane and/or hydrogen sulfide floating in the atmosphere closer to the ground. This problem doesn't just affect clothes, but car and furniture upholstery, cardboard, wood, paper, sawdust, anything adsorbent...

2016-08-07 - Skydiving plane engine bursts into flame, passengers jump, plane makes emergency landing near Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.koaa.com/story/32704074/plane-engine-catches-fire-at-springs-east-airport
http://gazette.com/passengers-parachute-from-plane-after-engine-catches-fire-near-colorado-springs/article/1582167
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/09/skydivers-land-safely-after-bailing-out-of-burning-plane-in-colorado
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KOAA/762427973882359809

Quote: "All 13 passengers on a skydiving plane that caught fire Sunday afternoon parachuted to safety before the aircraft made an emergency landing at the Colorado Springs East Airport, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said. The plane had just departed from the small airport at 3060 Flying View in east El Paso County when an engine caught fire, the Sheriff's Office said."

Quote: "It came the same weekend two tandem skydivers plummeted to their deaths in California after their parachute failed to open."

Note: Did the parachute fail or were the two skydivers unconscious, having seizures or dead and so they weren't able to pull the cord? Probably not easy to tell once they're a couple of splattered corpses on the ground. Not that we'd be too likely to get the truth in any case. This is the 86th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-08-07 - 20 or 25 cars destroyed by fire while parked in storage yard in coastal Chula Vista (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/07/sd-me-chula-vista-fire-cars/

Quote: "A fire that kicked up huge plumes of smoke in Chula Vista Sunday destroyed between 20 and 25 vehicles parked in a storage yard and damaged a neighboring upholstery business, a Chula Vista fire official said."

2016-08-07 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, six cars burn, in Middlesex (New Jersey), nobody there:
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/08/fire_destroys_6_vehicles_in_middlesex_scrap_yard_6.html
http://www.njherald.com/article/20160808/AP/308089931

2016-08-07 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Bakersfield (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/massive-fire-erupts-at-north-bakersfield-recycling-plant
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/fire-at-recycling-center-shuts-down-westbound-204

Quote: "The fire broke out around 2 p.m. at the Westbrook Recycling facility on bales of cardboard."

Note: Also see the big rig that burst into flame at 5:30 AM on I-5 near Bakersfield on this day...

2016-08-07 - Recycling center hit by fire, 100 tons of construction waste burns, in Edmonton area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_edmonton07august16.asp

2016-08-07 - Wildfire erupts and grows rapidly near Silverwood Lake near Crestline (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/08/07/25-acre-wildland-fire-erupts-above-silverwood-lake/
http://abc7.com/news/evacuations-underway-after-wildfire-erupts-near-silverwood-lake/1460531/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Pilot-Fire-Burns-near-Lake-Silverwood-389421881.html
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/wildfire-causes-evacuations-near-san-bernardino
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article94276307.html

Quote: "The fire began shortly after noon and quickly grew to more than a square mile. It is burning about 55 miles east of Los Angeles in a remote area near Silverwood Lake, a state recreation area, near the small mountain community of Crestline."

2016-08-07 - Nine wildfires ignites by lightning in Boise National Forest (Idaho):
http://www.kivitv.com/news/lightning-sparks-9-new-fires-in-boise-national-forest
http://www.sott.net/article/324680-Lightning-ignites-9-new-fires-in-Boise-National-Forest-Idaho

2016-08-07 - Fishing ship 'Samatheo' bursts into flame in coastal Cape Breton (Canada), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fv-Samatheo-I1534259.html

Quote: "On July 29, 2016 at 8:06 p.m., the 'Samatheo' with four people on board was reported on fire at Cape Breton."

Quote: "At 9:03 p.m., the lifeboat took on board the two other sailors, one of whom was unconscious and was declared dead at 9.30 p.m. The three survivors were transported to the hospital in Dax. The 'Samatheo' was still on fire and presented a hazard to navigation."

2016-08-07 - Boat bursts into flame at Coast Guard station on Lake Erie in Erie (Pennsylvania):
http://www.goerie.com/news/20160808/fire-damages-boat-at-erie-station

2016-08-07 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Pleasant (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/29741347/2-burned-in-boat-fire-at-lake-pleasant
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/peoria/article_4dfc8d94-5cd1-11e6-ab50-13bad2157253.html
http://www.azfamily.com/story/32703609/2-girls-burned-in-lake-pleasant-boat-fire
http://www.kctv5.com/story/32703609/2-girls-burned-in-lake-pleasant-boat-fire
http://www.kgun9.com/news/fd-teen-girl-burned-in-lake-pleasant-boat-fire
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/peoria/fd-teen-girl-burned-in-lake-pleasant-boat-fire
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/peoria-breaking/2016/08/07/two-girls-burned-lake-pleasant-boat-fire/88365794/
http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/2-teen-girls-flown-to-burn-center-after-boat-explosion-on-lake-pleasant/289985007

2016-08-07 - Boat explodes and burns, 5 people blown off boat, on Lake Hartwell in Hart County (Georgia), 5 injured:
http://www.921wlhr.com/5-injured-in-boat-explosion-sunday/
http://www.wyff4.com/news/toddler-pregnant-woman-3-adults-blown-off-boat-by-explosion/41100918
http://wspa.com/2016/08/08/boat-explosion-on-lake-hartwell-5-people-blown-overboard/
http://www.navbug.com/article190963016/life_flight_helicopter_called_to_boat_fire.htm
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39450185-child-pregnant-woman-3-adults-blown-off-boat-by-explosion/
http://wncn.com/2016/08/08/explosion-blows-5-off-boat-on-sc-lake/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/wyffnews4/762634735889838082

Quote: "The five people were all burned.  The pregnant woman was airlifted to the Augusta Burn Center.  The others were transported by ambulance."

2016-08-07 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Almuñécar (Spain), 2 injured:
http://www.costa-news.com/costa-del-sol-news/news-briefs/boat-fire/

Quote: "August 8 Two people were slightly injured when a small pleasure craft caught fire 150 metres from the coast of Almuñécar on Sunday afternoon. The two young local men on board were rescued by lifeguards in another boat and taken to hospital in Motril."

Note: These are the 1110th, 1111th, 1112th, 1113th and 1114th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-07 - Freight train engine bursts into flame near Highway 79 in Carroll County (Tennessee):
http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2016/08/08/train-fire-shut-down-highway-79-sunday/88397468/

2016-08-07 - Four train cars destroyed by fire at station in coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://ewn.co.za/2016/08/07/4-train-carriages-burnt-at-Retreat-station
http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/expect-train-delays-after-four-carriages-burnt-2054472
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160807/Train-On-Fire-At-Retreat-Station-In-Cape-Town-Wynberg/

2016-08-07 - Transit bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Chennai (India):
http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/chennai-city/2016/08/07191328/AC-bus-catches-fire-in-city-creates-flutter.vpf

Note: This is the 526th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on I-5 near Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/two-lanes-on-southbound-i-5-closed-after-a-big-rig-fire
http://www.navbug.com/article190873430/two_lanes_on_southbound_i_5_closed_after_a_big_rig_fire.htm

Quote: "Two southbound lanes of I-5 are closed after a big rig caught fire early Sunday morning. The car fire started just before 5:30a.m."

2016-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 in Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20160807/tractor-trailer-fire-causes-traffic-headache
http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20160807/NEWS/160809696
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/pa/monroe-county/stroudsburg/tractor-trailer-fire-on-rt-80-at-mm-305-causes-shutdown_6121749
http://snewsi.com/id/16337529418

2016-08-07 - Tractor bursts into flame on Biggs Road in Walsoken (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/tractor-fire-walsoken-2567.aspx
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/farm_worker_jumps_to_safety_when_his_tractor_bursts_into_flames_at_walsoken_1_4650883

2016-08-07 - Tractor bursts into flame in Llanbister (Britain):
http://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/165221/tractor-blaze-in-llanbister-tackled-by-fire-crew.aspx

2016-08-07 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame, ignites field, near the A47 in West Bilney (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/farmer_thanks_neighbours_for_help_in_containing_west_bilney_combine_harvester_fire_1_4647998

Note: These are the 1470th, 1471st, 1472nd, 1473rd and 1474th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-07 - Garbage truck bursts into flame while parked inside garbage truck warehouse in Parker (Colorado):
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/07/garbage-company-garage-fire-parker/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/fire-rips-through-garbage-truck-warehouse-in-parker

2016-08-07 - Tow truck bursts into flame on US 50 in Salem (Illinois):
http://www.wjbdradio.com/LocalNews/Tow-Truck-Catches-Fire-on-West-Side-of-Salem

2016-08-07 - Box truck bursts into flame on the A34 near South Hinksey (Britain):
http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/14667203.Lorry_bursts_into_flames_on_A34_near_South_Hinksey/
http://www.latest-news-headlines.eu/article/lorry-bursts-into-flames-on-a34-near-south-hinksey/2141757
http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/14667203.Lorry_bursts_into_flames_on_A34_near_South_Hinksey/

2016-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame as man works on it, fire spreads to car and RV trailer, near Snohomish (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.heraldnet.com/news/man-hospitalized-with-burns-after-truck-catches-fire/
http://komonews.com/news/local/man-injured-in-fire-outside-snohomish-co-home

2016-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame on M4 slip road near coastal Swansea (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/m4-slip-road-blocked-after-lorry-fire/story-29593955-detail/story.html
http://newsinwales.com/south-wales-evening-post-published-m4-slip-road-in-swansea-blocked-after-lorry-fire/

2016-08-07 - RV bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on Murphy Avenue in San Martin (California):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Vegetation-Fire-Sparks-South-of-Morgan-Hill-Cal-Fire-389432561.html
http://today.usa.extra.hu/news/rv-catches-fire-spreads-to-brush-south-of-morgan-hill

2016-08-07 - RV bursts into flame on Mason Street in Bensenville (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2016/08/rv-fire-on-mason-st-near-irving-park-rd.html

2016-08-07 - RV bursts into flame at the Southfields Roundabout near Chard (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37851&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 325th, 326th and 327th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-07 - Camper-van bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home on Whitehill Lane in coastal Gravesend (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/motorhome-destroyed-by-fire-100335/
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14668227.Fire_rips_through_motorhome_in_Gravesend/
http://www.courier.co.uk/fire-destroys-campervan-in-gravesend/story-29596194-detail/story.html

2016-08-07 - Van bursts into flame at property on High Street in Etchingham (Britain):
http://www.ryeandbattleobserver.co.uk/news/van-seriously-damaged-by-fire-at-etchingham-farmyard-1-7515612

2016-08-07 - SUV bursts into flame on I-10 in coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/32704036/car-fire-hampers-early-morning-traffic-on-i-10
http://www.kait8.com/story/32704036/car-fire-hampers-early-morning-traffic-on-i-10
http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/32704036/car-fire-hampers-early-morning-traffic-on-i-10
http://www.sunherald.com/news/article94244497.html

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on the Maine Turnpike in coastal Wells (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/car-fire-delays-traffic-on-maine-turnpike-in-wells/41089800
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39414466-car-fire-delays-traffic-on-maine-turnpike-in-wells/
http://www.wmtw.com/news/driver-describes-alerting-family-to-car-fire/41095352

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Route 55 in Costa Mesa (California), near the coast:
http://californiainjuryaccidentlawyer.com/costa-mesa-car-fire-caught-on-55-freeway-at-baker-street/

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 near Patterson (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/videos/news/local/2016/08/07/88369542/

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame at intersection in Randgate (South Africa), man burned, another car burns too:
http://randfonteinherald.co.za/226333/video-man-critically-injured-airlifted-after-car-fire/
http://www.citizen.co.za/1243429/man-critically-injured-airlifted-after-car-fire/

Quote: "A man was airlifted to hospital after he had sustained critical injuries in a car fire. The incident occurred at the corner of Stegmann and Botha Streets in Randgate on Sunday (7 August). According to an eyewitness the car with its three occupants caught fire at about 5.30pm while stopping at the intersection."

Quote: "A similar incident took place on Saturday evening near Wheatlands Primary School when a vehicle caught fire without warning. Nobody was injured in that incident."

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Sultan Qaboos Street in coastal Azaiba (Oman):
http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Car-catches-fire-in-Azaiba-4s0z
http://oman.shafaqna.com/EN/OM/51234

Note: Coincidentally, 'Oman!' is what I plan on saying when my car goes up in flames!

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Wasperton Lane near Barford (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/07/car-fire-near-barford/

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near the Thelwall Viaduct near Winsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-and-trailer-fire-on-m6-north-junction-21
http://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/news/14667500.M6_Northbound_reopens_following_car_fire/
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/dramatic-moment-car-turns-fireball-11716181

Quote: "The incident happened at Junction 21 and Junction 21A of the M6 northbound, just before the Thelwall viaduct, around 2pm."

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on the A55 near Wrexham (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_08-08-2016_8-59-00
http://www.wrexham.com/news/car-fire-causes-long-delays-on-a55-117378.html
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/driver-escapes-unhurt-a55-car-11717973

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on the A607 near Normanton (Britain):
http://www.granthammatters.co.uk/car-fire-on-main-road-78895-2/

2016-08-07 - Car bursts into flame at the Brighton Cross Roundabout near Fraddon (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/newquay-firefighters-called-to-fraddon-car-fire/story-29594096-detail/story.html

2016-08-07 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Katy Freeway near Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/traffic/car-fire-closes-katy-fwy-inbound-at-greenhouse/1460384/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=12692571

2016-08-07 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the B4035 near Chipping Campden (Britain):
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/14668191.Vehicle_catches_fire_near_Chipping_Campden_on_B4035/

2016-08-07 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the B1228 Wood Lane in Howden, East Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-08-07/road-b1228-east-yorks-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire/

2016-08-07 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/investigation-underway-into-camper-fire/
http://www.wyff4.com/news/investigation-underway-into-camper-fire/41093118

2016-08-07 - Heavy truck, several vehicles and auto shop destroyed by fire on Handel Street in Listerhills (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14667140.VIDEO__Cars_and_building_destroyed_in_big_Bradford_blaze/
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14667518.VIDEO__Probe_continues_into_major_fire_at_car_works_which_destroyed_garage_and_cars/

Quote: "They included a truck, two hatchback cars and a camper van-type vehicle. It is thought up to eight vehicles were inside the building."

2016-08-07 - Barn destroyed by fire at 1 AM in West Chazy (New York):
http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/firefighters-douse-barn-fire-rekindle/article_5ad337e2-88b9-589e-91d9-044ea263b48b.html

2016-08-07 - AC unit bursts into flame, fire spreads, duplex destroyed, in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/fire-guts-duplex-in-daytona-beach/419279996
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20160807/no-one-injured-after-fire-engulfs-daytona-beach-duplex

Quote: "Firefighters believe the fire was ignited by an air conditioner unit in the front unit."

2016-08-07 - Baling supplies business destroyed by fire in Westport (South Dakota):
http://www.richmond.com/news/ap/article_e8f3dd5b-3538-5c13-95b0-3f802677a0f3.html
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/south-dakota/weekend-fire-destroys-baling-supplies-business-no-one-hurt/article_35ec3a73-57b5-536a-8092-5aeb34c8bcad.html

2016-08-07 - Church destroyed by fire in Jesup (Georgia):
http://www.wave3.com/story/32712043/parishioners-coping-after-fire-destroys-church-in-jesup
http://fox28media.com/news/local/jesup-pastor-trying-to-rebuild-after-fire-destroys-new-life-pentecostal-church
http://www.wtoc.com/story/32704351/jesup-church-erupts-in-flames

2016-08-07 - Business damaged by fire and explosions in coastal Lowestoft (Britain), neighborhood evacuated:
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/people_return_to_their_homes_after_explosions_at_workshop_fire_in_lowestoft_1_4648064
http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/people_return_to_their_homes_after_explosions_at_workshop_fire_in_lowestoft_1_4648064

2016-08-07 - Provincial records building destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Lahore (Pakistan):
http://www.jasarat.org/2016/08/07/fire-at-punjab-bailtul-maals-records-burnt-entirely/

2016-08-07 - Garage goes up in flames at home in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/crews-put-out-northside-garage-fire

2016-08-07 - Home damaged by basement fire at 6:45 AM in Wappingers Falls (New York):
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/08/07/red-cross-aids-2-after-wappingers-falls-fire/88364692/

2016-08-07 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Pawtucket (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2016/08/07/investigators-looking-into-cause-of-sunday-fire-in-pawtucket/

2016-08-07 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire near Geist Reservoir on Fall Creek Road in Fishers (Indiana):
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/08/07/geist-garage-fire-brings-160000-damages/88367830/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/police-called-to-5000-sq-ft-home-in-fishers-due-to-fire
http://fox59.com/2016/08/07/fire-causes-160k-worth-of-damage-to-house-near-geist-reservoir/
http://wishtv.com/2016/08/07/fishers-fd-on-scene-of-house-fire/

Note: Looks like there's a charred boat in the garage but hard to be sure. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2016-08-07 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 3 AM in Wilson (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/three-survive-major-house-fire-in-niagara-county

2016-08-07 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Swartz Creek (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2016/08/major_renovation_needed_before.html

2016-08-07 - Deadly fire burns duplex at 3 AM in Incline Village (Nevada), near Lake Tahoe, 1 killed:
http://www.ktvn.com/story/32703655/fatal-structure-fire-in-incline-village
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Fire-damages-Incline-Village-duplex-389408092.html
http://mynews4.com/news/local/deadly-fire-in-incline-village-prompts-joint-investigation
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/08/07/firefighters-recover-body-from-burned-appartment/

2016-08-07 - Deadly fire burns home at 1:07 AM in Cartersville (Georgia), 1 killed:
http://patch.com/georgia/cartersville/body-found-cartersville-house-fire
http://bartow.allongeorgia.com/unidentified-body-found-inside-cartersville-home/

2016-08-07 - Deadly fire burns home in Plainfield (Illinois), 2 killed:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/two-dead-after-plainfield-house-fire/

2016-08-07 - Deadly fire burns home on Sun Valley Court in Joliet (Illinois), 2 killed:
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/08/07/2-dead-after-joliet-house-fire/a8c914p/
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/08/08/couple-who-died-in-joliet-house-fire-identified/a1t16lh/

2016-08-07 - Deadly fire burns home in Labrador City (Canada), 1 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/fatal-house-fire-labrador-city-1.3710783

2016-08-07 - Vacant home burns in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/aug/07/fire-in-vacant-house-extends-to-roof-of-home-next/
http://www.ktnv.com/news/vacant-house-fire-under-investigation-near-decatur-vegas-drive
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39420165-fire-in-vacant-house-extends-to-roof-of-home-next-door-but-no-injuries-reported/

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame and kills 42-year-old man on Brunswick Avenue in Spotswood (New Jersey):
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2016/08/09/spotswood-man-dies-car-fire-injuries/88486266/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/39510795-spotswood-man-dies-from-car-fire-injuries/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/08/1_in_critical_condition_after_spotswood_car_fire.html
http://patch.com/new-jersey/eastbrunswick/unidentified-man-critically-burned-spotswood-car-fire
http://nvs24.com/news/local/1-in-critical-condition-after-Spotswood-car-fire-7662406.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/39465804-spotswood-resident-critically-injured-in-car-fire/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=12704613

Quote: "According to a police monitoring system, the car fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. Monday in the area of 88 Brunswick Ave. The monitoring system indicated a party was believed to be trapped in the vehicle due to a medical condition."

Quote: "The monitoring system also indicated the patient, believed to be a 42-year-old man, had burns on about 90 percent of his body, including head and airway burns."

Quote: "A 42-year-old borough man died Monday night from injuries suffered in a car fire earlier in the day, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office."

Note: So this man had a 'medical condition' at the same time that his car burst into flames. That's not a coincidence...

2016-08-08 - Woman burns to death in burning car in Teynampet area in coastal Chennai (India):
http://dishtamil.com/woman-burnt-to-death-in-car-fire-in-teynampet/438553/woman-burnt-to-death-in-car-fire-in-teynampet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBApmIs0Fmk

2016-08-08 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, flight attendant sickened, plane lands in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/2016/08/08/flight-attendant-hospitalized-after-el-paso-landing/88421026/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/southwest-worker-treated-after-smoke-odor-on-jet-in-el/article_253e2681-6616-586c-a985-2d47f21b7eca.html

Quote: "A Southwest Airlines flight from San Antonio to El Paso safely landed after the smell of smoke was detected in the cabin and a flight attendant reported feeling sick."

Note: This is the 87th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-08-08 - Wildfire triples in size overnight to 7 square miles near Silverwood Lake (California), evacuations ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160810-54495-USA
http://abc7.com/news/no-containment-in-fast-moving-pilot-fire-near-silverwood-lake/1461107/
http://www.ktvn.com/story/32717460/hundreds-evacuate-from-southern-california-wildfire
http://wkrn.com/2016/08/09/california-wildfire-surges-thousands-of-homes-threatened/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_e0f0ee09-9d11-5280-92f3-91233b0b015c.html
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Schools-Closed-Due-to-Poor-Air-Quality-From-Pilot-Fire-389580362.html
http://mynews4.com/news/local/southern-california-forest-fire-triples-in-size
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160808/pilot-fire-forces-evacuation-of-4700-in-lake-arrowhead-summit-valley-areas
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/08/08/7-square-mile-pilot-fire-prompts-vegas-air-advisory/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/square-miles-burn-southern-california-mountains-41213560
http://www.sott.net/article/324727-Pilot-Fire-Grows-to-7-Square-Miles-Some-Evacuations-Ordered
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/08/08/pilot-fire-silverwood-lake/

Quote: "Hundreds of firefighters, aided by 16 aircraft, battled flames that spread across 7 square miles on the northern side of the rugged mountain range east of Los Angeles. Dozens of homes were ordered evacuated, and authorities recommended voluntary evacuations for more than 5,000."

2016-08-08 - More than 700 wildfires rage in Portugal, emergency declared:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160807-54456-PRT
http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/08/northern-portugal-declares-forest-fire-emergency
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/thousands-firefighters-battle-forest-blazes-portugal-41199529
http://www.sott.net/article/324854-Over-700-forest-wildfires-break-out-in-Portugal

Quote: "More than 4,400 firefighters battled hundreds of forest blazes of varying sizes across Portugal on Monday, authorities said, as the annual summer wildfire season hit a peak. The National Civil Protection Authority said on its website that by late afternoon almost 1,500 vehicles and 32 water-dumping aircraft were deployed at 702 wildfires, some of which have been burning for days."

2016-08-08 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Fayetteville (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/news/officials-explosion-heard-before-fire-destroyed-home/1461327/
http://wncn.com/2016/08/08/explosions-reported-before-fayetteville-house-fire-monday-morning-officials-say/

Note: This is the 266th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-08 - Plywood factory damaged by explosion and fire in Ramnagar (India), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/One-killed-in-massive-fire-at-Ramnagar-factory/articleshow/53604985.cms

2016-08-08 - Wildfire threatens homes, crops and fish hatchery, near Palouse Falls (Washington):
http://keprtv.com/news/local/fire-burning-25000-acres-near-palouse-falls-in-franklin-county
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article94376287.html

2016-08-08 - Tire recycling plant erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in St Erth (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-37016913
http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2062193/update-huge-fire-rips-through-tyre-recycling-yard-in-st-erth/
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/cornwall-live-huge-fire-breaks-out-in-st-erth/story-29598438-detail/story.html
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/video-raging-fire-in-tyre-yard-sends-flames-reachign-into-sky/story-29598418-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20160809/5249735/Smoke-From-Recycling-Center-Fire-Spotted-Along-A30.htm
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/dramatic-video-and-pictures-emerge-of-the-fire-at-a-recycling-centre-near-st-erth-train-station/story-29599784-detail/story.html

2016-08-08 - Recycling yard, warehouse and nightclub go up in flames in Greenwich area in coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160808-54473-GBR
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/more-50-firefighters-battle-huge-blaze-tunnel-avenue-north-greenwich-1574906
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/fire_still_causing_delays_near_blackwall_tunnel_1_4649724
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/pictures_large_fire_near_blackwall_tunnel_causes_traffic_delays_1_4648856
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/greenwich-fire-studio-338-02-blackwall-tunnel-traffic-london-latest-a7178651.html

Quote: "One man has been rescued from the fire, which is affecting the ground and first floor of a nightclub, as well as an entire industrial warehouse, and a scrap paper processing yard with several outbuildings and 40 pallets of paper."

2016-08-09 - Recycling center hit by fire, 150 tons of household waste burns, in coastal Marchwood (Britain):
http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/incidents-news-and-events/incidents/?entryid1=14005
http://uknip.co.uk/2016/08/fire-crews-called-to-blaze-at-recycling-centre-in-marchwood-2/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-37010480

Quote: "The fire was in a building containing 400 tonnes of household waste, with 150 tonnes well alight. Crews battled the blaze throughout the day, overnight and well into Tuesday using 50 breathing apparatus, eight jets and the monitors from two aerial ladder platforms to extinguish the fire, which required the removal of more than 100 tonnes of waste from the building."

2016-08-09 - Cooking oil recycling business erupts in flame in Fremont (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2016/08/fire_fighters_second_blaze_in.html
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/firefighters-working-to-extinguish-large-fire-at-fremont-recycling-plant/290852303
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2016/08/firefighters-working-to-extinguish-large-fire-at-fremont-mi-recycling-plant.html

2016-08-09 - Transformer bursts into flame in Bothell (Washington), near the coast, blackouts ensue:
http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=78

2016-08-08 - Boat 'Next Time' bursts into flame on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Middletown (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2016/08/08/firefighters-respond-boat-fire-cd-canal/88399990/
http://www.middletowntranscript.com/news/20160809/sailboat-destroyed-by-fire-on-c--d-canal
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Raw-video-Boat-fire-in-CC-canal-7663289.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2016/08/08/Raw_video_Boat_fire_in_C_D_canal/
http://www.delawareonline.com/videos/news/2016/08/08/88421286/
http://www.wopular.com/raw-video-boat-fire-cd-canal

Note: This is the 1115th boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-08-08 - Refrigerated train car bursts into flame at 4 AM in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Train-Car-Catches-Fire-in-Fort-Worth-389452462.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160808-refrigerated-train-car-catches-fire-near-bnsf-station.ece
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NBCDFW/762695140582494208

2016-08-08 - Three passenger buses destroyed by fire while parked in lot in Kusma, Parbat District (Nepal):
https://pokharakhabar.com/index.php/2016/08/08/3-resting-buses-catch-fire/

Quote: "A bus caught fire at the buspark in kusma, Parbat today. The bus that caught the fire first was plated Ga 1 Kha 4936. The bus has been thoroughly devastated in the fire. Other 2 buses caught the fire too and have been destroyed."

Note: These are the 527th, 528th and 529th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 281 near Wichita Falls (Texas):
http://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/semi-truck-fire-closes-281

2016-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business on Kirk Street in Elk Grove Village (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2016/08/semi-trailer-truck-fire-on-kirk-st-near.html

2016-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 17 near Thunder Bay (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/pulp-log-trailer-fire-1.3712161

Quote: "No one was injured Monday morning when a tractor trailer carrying pulp logs caught fire west of Thunder Bay, according to Ontario Provincial Police."

2016-08-08 - Tractor bursts into flame in Cranmere, Stableford, Worfield (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/46987

2016-08-08 - Tractor bursts into flame on Salford Road in Pitchill (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/08/tractor-fire-salford-road-pitchill-one-appliance-from-alcester/

2016-08-08 - Tractor bursts into flame on Green End Road in Fillongley (Britain):
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/ITVCentral/763330827207995392
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-08-10/crews-called-out-to-a-tractor-fire/
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/08/tractor-fire-green-end-road-fillongley-crews-from-coleshill-and-nuneaton-attended/

Note: These are the 1475th, 1476th, 1477th, 1478th, 1479th and 1480th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-08 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Avenue H in McComb (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/32712134/garbage-truck-destroyed-after-catching-fire
http://www.wdam.com/story/32712134/garbage-truck-destroyed-after-catching-fire
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32712134/garbage-truck-destroyed-after-catching-fire
http://www.wistv.com/story/32712134/garbage-truck-destroyed-after-catching-fire
http://www.kait8.com/story/32712134/garbage-truck-destroyed-after-catching-fire
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/Fox40News/762778555252023296

2016-08-08 - Ambulance bursts into flame on the A817 near Helensburgh (Britain):
http://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/14668586.Ambulance_catches_fire_near_Helensburgh/
http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/14668574.Ambulance_catches_fire_on_its_way_to_the_Vale_of_Leven_Hospital/

2016-08-08 - RV bursts into flame while parked near yacht club in coastal Weekapaug (Rhode Island):
http://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/policecourts/9206924-154/firefighters-douse-camper-fire-in-weekapaug.html

2016-08-08 - RV bursts into flame at gas station in Santa Rosa (California), 1 injured:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5944101-181/santa-rosa-gas-station-worker
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Santa-Rosa-gas-station-worker-burned-during-propane-fire-7659782.html

2016-08-08 - RV bursts into flame at 4:35 AM on Station Road in Broadway (Britain):
http://eveshamobserver.co.uk/news/fire-crews-put-motorhome-blaze/

Note: These are the 328th, 329th and 330th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-08 - School van bursts into flame outside school in Ghaziabad (India):
http://tennews.in/school-van-catches-fire/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/School-van-catches-fire/articleshow/53608718.cms

2016-08-08 - Minivan bursts into flame at 1 AM while parked at hotel in coastal Yonkers (New York):
http://westchester.news12.com/news/yonkers-hotel-partially-evacuates-due-to-car-fire-1.12146419
http://westchester.news12.com/multimedia/yonkers-hotel-partially-evacuates-due-to-car-fire-1.12146392
http://scarsdale.dailyvoice.com/news/westchester-hotel-partially-evacuated-because-of-vehicle-fire/676206/

2016-08-08 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at car dealership in Bennington (Vermont):
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/localnews/ci_30221817/vehicle-totaled-after-electrical-fire-at-dealership

2016-08-08 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/4696-forney-fire-department-extinguishes-vehicle-fire

2016-08-08 - Demolition derby car bursts into flame at the Coles County Fairgrounds (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/demo-car-at-fair-catches-fire

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking garage at the Greektown Casino in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/08/08/greektown-fire/88392842/

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame at Columbus Avenue and Washington Street in Roxbury (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://whdh.com/news/car-fire-extinguished-in-roxbury/

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on South Street in Lafayette (Indiana):
http://www.jconline.com/story/news/2016/08/08/car-fire-slows-traffic-south-street/88390176/

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on street in Auburn (Maine):
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/0001/11/30/air-conditioner-sparks-car-fire/1973289

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-19 near Green Valley (Arizona):
http://www.gvnews.com/news/gvfd-puts-out-car-fire-on-i/article_d82da272-5d77-11e6-a3bb-2b0c9380322e.html
http://www.sahuaritasun.com/news/gvfd-puts-out-car-fire-along-i/article_9524a132-5d78-11e6-a952-07c8a63c1e3c.html

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on US 2 in Harris Township (Michigan):
http://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/577265/U-S--2-car-fire.html?nav=5002

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on the Kingsway near Dairy Queen in Sudbury (Canada):
http://www.sudbury.com/local-news/vehicle-fire-at-dairy-queen-parking-lot-on-kingsway-352145

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on Sheikh Zayed Road in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/car-on-fire-on-sheikh-zayed-road-two-lanes-closed-2016-08-08-1.638412

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame at 3:38 AM on Anglesey Road in Watford (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/14668121.Emergency_services_called_to_car_fire/

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame at 3:31 AM near Shustoke Reservoir in Shustoke (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/08/car-fire-shustoke-near-coleshill/

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Lutterworth (Britain):
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/lane-closures-required-after-car-11720297

2016-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 near Nuneaton (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/08/car-fire-junction-2-to-1-m6-southbound-crews-from-nuneaton-and-bedworth-attended/

2016-08-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M5 near Quedgeley (Britain):
http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/14669264.Delays_on_M5_northbound_after_vehicle_fire_near_junction_12_for_Quedgeley/

2016-08-08 - Construction vehicles and shop destroyed by fire and explosion(s) at 3:20 AM, fire spreads to factory, in Billings (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/story/32707677/large-structure-fire-breaks-out-west-of-billings
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-torches-shop-on-billings-west-end-investigation-ongoing/article_805d9d35-aeda-5e3e-bb39-f13a94c0e6d9.html

Quote: "The shop was used for storage and manufacturing purposes and did not house a business. The fire destroyed heavy equipment including a backhoe and a skid-steer, Linder said. The main building and three modular buildings, worth about $5 million, are a total loss, according to a release from Fire Marshal Mike Spini."

2016-08-08 - Three cars and two homes go up in flames in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/article/20160808/NEWS/160809745

Quote: "'It started in the carport area of 2425 (Porter). It's under investigation to determine the origin,' Morriss said."

2016-08-08 - SUV and home destroyed by fire near Jasper (Texas):
http://kfdm.com/news/local/fire-destroys-jasper-county-home-and-burns-vehicle-on-property

2016-08-08 - Barn destroyed by fire near Chillicothe (Missouri):
http://www.kttn.com/fire-destroys-barn-west-of-chillicothe/

2016-08-08 - Barn destroyed by fire in Paris Township (Ohio):
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20160808/firefighters-extinguish-barn-fire-in-paris-township

2016-08-08 - Three wildfires erupt in remote locations in Maine:
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/08/news/penobscot/maine-forest-rangers-battling-three-wildfires/

2016-08-08 - Brush fire burns 2200 acres near Ruby Marshes (Nevada):
http://elkodaily.com/news/local/large-fire-blossoms-south-of-ruby-marshes/article_ce873126-b8e3-5604-80ba-a62255247db1.html

2016-08-08 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on street in Bristol (Connecticut):
http://www.centralctcommunications.com/bristolpress/article_fd0c7018-5daa-11e6-ab19-9bafffdb9de4.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/CT/2016/August/09/Firefighters.put.out.garbage.truck.fire.in.Bristol.aspx

2016-08-08 - Pallets and boxes go up in flames in Monkton (Britain):
http://www.courier.co.uk/video-watch-fire-crews-fight-blaze-at-monkton/story-29597197-detail/story.html

Quote: "Boxes and pallets are alight at two warehouse storage units."

2016-08-09 - Pallet fire breaks out in Tempe (Arizona):
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/32711800/hazmat-crews-called-to-tempe-pallet-fire
http://snewsi.com/id/16337585396

2016-08-08 - Historic bank heavily damaged by fire in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bowery-Fire-Manhattan-Delancey-389549252.html
http://abc7ny.com/news/smoke-fills-air-in-chinatown-after-fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-building/1462073/

2016-08-08 - Four buildings destroyed by fire in town on the island of Lefcada (Greece):
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/08/fire-guts-traditional-wooden-buildings-in-greek-island-town.html

2016-08-08 - Garage fire ignites brush fire near Healdsburg (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5944427-181/garage-fire-west-of-healdsburg

2016-08-08 - Home damaged by fire at midnight in Haughton (Louisiana), nobody there:
http://www.wtoc.com/story/32706567/fire-damages-bossier-parish-house
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/32706567/fire-damages-bossier-parish-house

2016-08-08 - Home damaged by fire just before 3 AM in Concord (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32706191/man-rescued-from-concord-house-fire

2016-08-08 - Home under renovation heavily damaged by fire at 11 PM in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/08/firefighters-4-alarm-fire-south-boston/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighters-battling-multialarm-fire-in-south-boston/41111618
http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2016/08/09/4-alarm-fire-displaces-5-people-in-south-boston
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/09/south-boston-fire-1-million-damage-east-4th-street-renovation-brownstone/

2016-08-08 - Home destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Quail Creek area in Hopkins (South Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.live5news.com/story/32706074/hopkins-house-destroyed-by-fire

2016-08-08 - Home destroyed by fire in Gilmanton (New Hampshire), nobody there:
http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx/local-news/97047-dog-and-cat-rescued-from-home-in-three-alarm-fire
http://www.wmur.com/news/firefighters-battle-3alarm-blaze-in-gilmanton/41100058

2016-08-08 - Apartment building destroyed by huge fire in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Massive-Apartment-Fire-in-North-Dallas-389544951.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/08/08/firefighters-battle-two-alarm-apartment-fire-in-dallas/

2016-08-08 - Apartment building destroyed by fire in Columbus (Indiana):
http://fox59.com/2016/08/08/fire-destroys-columbus-apartment-building/

2016-08-08 - Hotel under renovation heavily damaged by fire in Searcy (Arkansas):
http://katv.com/news/local/fire-crews-able-to-extinguish-flames-that-damaged-portion-of-searcy-hotel

2016-08-08 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home in Pottersville (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Man-killed-when-fire-destroys-trailer-in-Howell-County-389552902.html
http://fox2now.com/2016/08/08/man-killed-when-fire-destroys-south-central-missouri-trailer/
http://www.ozarkradionews.com/local-news/one-dead-after-fire-in-pottersville

2016-08-08 - Deadly fire burns home just after 5 AM in West Bridgewater (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://whdh.com/news/man-killed-in-west-bridgewater-early-morning-house-fire/
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/08/man-killed-in-early-morning-house-fire-in-west-bridgewater/
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20160808/man-killed-in-west-bridgewater-house-fire/1
http://www.wcvb.com/news/1-dead-in-early-morning-house-fire/41099212
http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20160808/she-had-visited-brother-just-before-fatal-west-bridgewater-fire

2016-08-08 - Deadly fire burns home at 4 AM in Bennettsville (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://wpde.com/news/local/sled-investigating-after-man-found-dead-during-fire-in-marlboro-county

2016-08-08 - Deadly fire burns car and home near Weddington (North Carolina), woman, 38, killed:
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/home/186780456-story
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article94530822.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/authorities-on-scene-of-deadly-house-fire-near-weddington/419573164
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/at-least-1-dead-in-union-co-house-fire/290973132
http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2016/08/08/body-found-in-burnt-out-home/
http://www.enquirerjournal.com/news/body-found-burned-in-garage-of-weddington-home/article_337bbc94-5e69-11e6-97f2-1b32d90fb813.html

Quote: "The body was found in a car in the basement garage of the home, according to a report by wsoctv.com."

Note: She might've had a 'medical event' at the same time as her car ignited, like that man who burned in his car and died in Spotswood (New Jersey)...

2016-08-08 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 10:45 PM in Lowman (New York):
http://www.mytwintiers.com/news/local-news/multiple-departments-respond-to-lowman-fire
http://www.stargazette.com/story/news/local/2016/08/09/flames-destroy-vacant-lowman-house/88447020/

2016-08-08 - Vacant apartment building burns at 9 PM and then again at 4 AM in Kansas City (Kansas):
http://fox4kc.com/2016/08/09/vacant-kck-apartment-complex-catches-on-fire-twice-in-less-than-a-day/

2016-08-08 - Vacant church destroyed by fire at midnight in Crowell (Texas):
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/local/old-crowell-church-burns-down-39919a60-0dd8-1bdd-e053-0100007f8e44-389497281.html

2016-08-08 - Vacant historic waterfront building destroyed by fire at 3:05 AM in coastal St. Andrews (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-andrews-fire-cottage-craft-heritage-1.3711727

Category: Fires And Explosions

2016-08-09 - Man in his 60s ignites in Tonbridge (Britain), dies a few days later:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/man-caught-fire-tonbridge-dies-100485/
http://www.courier.co.uk/the-man-who-caught-fire-in-tonbridge-has-died/story-29601279-detail/story.html

Quote: "A spokesman for Kent Police confirmed: 'At 6.10pm on Friday, August 5, Kent Police, the fire service and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) were called to reports that a man in his 60s was on fire in Estridge Way, Tonbridge. He was taken to a London hospital for treatment however he has since died. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and officers will prepare a report for the coroner.' It is not known how the man came to be on fire."

Note: People burning to death unsuspiciously is certainly becoming more common...

2016-08-09 - Helicopter makes emergency landing then bursts into flame on the mountain of Yr Aran in Wales (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-37023986
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/09/raf-helicopter-catches-fire-after-landing-on-wales-mountain.html
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/world/raf-helicopter-catches-fire-after-landing-on-wales-mountain/article_63072d1a-402e-5625-add3-e4d5993dbea6.html

Note: This is the 88th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-08-09 - Update on medical plane that smoked and crashed in California - broke apart in mid-air:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5953831-181/medical-plane-broke-up-in
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/medical-plane-broke-air-crashing-killing-41275481
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/entertainment/medical-plane-broke-up-in-air-before-crashing-killing/article_25a2c496-6cbf-50b6-b9f0-58e29dab72d3.html

Quote: "A preliminary report from the National Transportation and Safety Board says a small medical plane broke up in flight last month and then crashed into a densely forested Northern California mountain range, killing all four people aboard. The Piper PA31 was carrying a flight nurse, a transport medic and a patient from Crescent City, near the Oregon border, to Oakland when the pilot said he saw smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency July 29."

Quote: "A woman camping nearby reported seeing a large, dome-shaped flash, followed by another flash and a loud rumble."

Note: I bet the flash(es) and rumble was an explosion and that's what blew the plane apart. That event was mentioned in the 2016-07-29 update...

2016-08-09 - Wildfire rages toward coastal Funchal on the island of Madeira (Portugal), 3 killed, homes destroyed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37030217
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7177
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article94763272.html
http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/10/insane-pictures-of-wildfires-that-are-burning-across-portugal-right-now-6058378/
http://www.sott.net/article/324908-Three-dead-as-wildfire-sweeps-across-the-island-of-Madeira
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/article_ebf7b0b4-898e-519f-a5eb-6d816d888a16.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wildfires-portugal-s-madeira-kill-three-1-000-evacuated-n627131
http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/20160809/major-forest-fire-in-portugals-madeira-islands-burns-homes
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/08/10/3-dead-hundreds-injured-madeira-wildfires/88507794/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/three-dead-after-madeira-islands-wildfire-spreads-capital

Quote: "More than 400 people have been evacuated on the Portuguese island of Madeira after wildfires destroyed buildings near the capital, Funchal. Regional President Miguel Albuquerque said one person had suffered serious burns and scores of others had needed treatment for the effects of smoke."

Quote: "Miguel Albuquerque, head of Madeira's regional government, told reporters the three local victims died in their burned homes early Wednesday as the wildfire hit the coastal city in the dark. He said two other people were seriously hurt and one person is missing. At least 37 houses and a five-star hotel had burned down."

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

2016-08-09 - Home damaged by garage explosion and fire in Milwaukie (Oregon), 1 injured:
http://katu.com/news/local/woman-injured-in-milwaukie-garage-fire
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/fire_fighters_rescue_homeowner.html

Quote: "A neighbor told KATU he heard an explosion in the garage of the home in the 12000 block of Southeast Avenue. Firefighters were called just before 5:30 p.m."

2016-08-09 - Home explodes and collapses at 4:45 AM in Ashton-under-Lyne (Britain), 1 killed, 9 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-37029281
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ashton-house-explosion-man-dies-8597494
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ashton-house-explosion-10-injured-11723012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/09/greater-manchester-house-explosion-six-hurt-as-terraced-property/
http://www.sott.net/article/324780-Family-and-rescuers-hurt-in-Greater-Manchester-home-explosion

Note: These are the 267th and 268th residential explosions in 2016...

2016-08-09 - Foam factory explodes and burns in Shiraz (Iran), 1 killed, 5 injured:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/112386f2e91a45279cd063c116d8561d/factory-explosion-southern-iran-kills-1-injures-5-people
http://www.dailyprogress.com/factory-explosion-in-southern-iran-kills-injures-people/article_c6fdcd3d-f05a-50d0-bb9b-4dee4c07f55f.html

2016-08-09 - Tanker ship 'Corina' bursts into flame in coastal Capelle aan den IJssel (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Corina-I352384.html
http://www.mediatv.nl/nieuws/17653/Brand-in-machinekamer-van-bunkerboot-Nijverheidstraat-Capelle-aan-den-IJssel.html
http://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/684521-bunkering-vessel-catches-fire-in-the-netherlands

Quote: "In the midday hours of Aug 9, 2016, a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Corina', 189 ts (EU-No.: 02325511), which was moored at the Nijverheid St. in Capelle upon IJssel. The fire fighting team of SBB had the situation soon under control. An ambulance was dispatched as a precaution."

2016-08-09 - Yacht bursts into flame near coastal Yarmouth (Britain):
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/fire-on-board-sunseeker-boat-off-yarmouth

Quote: "The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Yarmouth RNLI have responded to a fire on board a Sunseeker motor yacht just off Yarmouth this afternoon..."

Note: These are the 1116th and 1117th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-09 - Freight train engine bursts into flame at 3:47 AM in Kronenwetter (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2016/08/09/train-catches-fire-kronenwetter/88446882/
http://www.waow.com/story/32715183/2016/08/09/train-catches-fire-in-marathon-co

2016-08-09 - Freight train engine bursts into flame near Alberton (Montana):
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/keci/mrl-locomotive-erupts-in-flames/45243677
http://www.kpax.com/story/32728648/quick-action-by-frenchtown-firefighters-contain-locomotive-fire
http://newstalkkgvo.com/locomotive-fire-near-alberton-stalls-four-montana-rail-link-trains/
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/disaster-averted-in-locomotive-fire-near-alberton/article_d2f0efda-e848-56f7-bfbb-be711642013e.html

2016-08-09 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway in Guangdong Province (China):
http://newsvideo.su/video/4845528

Quote: "All 44 passengers and bus crew members were evacuated from a bus that caught fire on an expressway in south China's Guangdong Province on August 6. Surveillance video showed that the bus pulled over after it left a tunnel in the province's Heyuan city."

Note: This is the 530th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at construction site near Converse (Texas):
http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-big-rig-fire-near-converse

2016-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 12:30 AM in Weston (Massachusetts):
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Hazmat-Team-Responds-to-Tractor-Trailer-Fire-in-Weston-Mass-389577731.html
http://www.follownews.com/hazmat-team-responds-to-tractortrailer-fire-1oczp
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NECN/762970465518358529

2016-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Roland (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2016/08/09/semi-catches-fire-on-interstate-40-while-carrying-42000-pounds-of-frozen-turkeys/
http://www.navbug.com/article191327362/semi_catches_on_fire_while_carrying_42_000_pounds_of_frozen_turkeys.htm
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/5NEWS/763039912358584320

2016-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and blows tires on the Pacific Highway near Grafton (Australia):
http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/semi-trailer-destroyed-in-pacific-hwy-fire/3074287/

2016-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A607 near Lincoln (Britain):
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2016/08/a607-near-lincoln-remains-closed-tractor-fire/
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/busy-lincolnshire-road-closed-for-repairs-after-tractor-fire/story-29599962-detail/story.html
http://nvs24.com/news/uk/CJHallLE-published-Tractor-fire-closes-busy-Lincolnshire-road-for-emergency-repairs-7673783.html

2016-08-09 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked in barn in North Nibley (Britain):
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/14671257.Fire_crews_tackle_barn_blaze_in_North_Nibley/

Quote: "Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service deployed crews from Dursley and Nailsworth at around 12.30pm on Tuesday after receiving calls of a tractor fire in a North Nibley barn."

Note: These are the 1481st, 1482nd, 1483rd, 1484th, 1485th and 1486th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-09 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at 5:15 AM on I-69 in Evansville (Indiana), separate crash too, same time:
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/garbage-truck-catches-fire-coming-onto-i69
http://1061evansville.com/trash-truck-catches-on-fire-on-i-69-in-evansville-pic/
http://www.14news.com/story/32715858/vehicle-fire-wreck-cause-traffic-headache-on-i-69
http://www.wave3.com/story/32715858/vehicle-fire-wreck-cause-traffic-headache-on-i-69
http://www.wnem.com/story/32715858/vehicle-fire-wreck-cause-traffic-headache-on-i-69

Quote: "We're told a trash truck caught fire and a three-vehicle crash happened in roughly the same area on northbound I-69, north of Morgan Avenue and south of Lynch Road."

2016-08-09 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on the A34 near Stafford (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016/08/09/bin-lorry-destroyed-by-blaze-that-shut-busy-main-road/
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/traffic-alert-bin-wagon-on-fire-on-a34-near-stafford/story-29600427-detail/story.html
http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/bin-lorry-catches-fire-on-a34-near-stafford/story-29600431-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/pictured-bin-lorry-destroyed-in-blaze-on-busy-main-road-4327610.html

2016-08-09 - Recycling truck bursts into flame on Buckingham Avenue in Slough (Britain):
http://www.sloughexpress.co.uk/gallery/slough/102628/lorry-fire-closes-slough-road.html

2016-08-09 - Box truck bursts into flame on I-75 in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/32715421/box-truck-catches-fire-on-interstate

2016-08-09 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame near the Veyo Pool in Veyo (Utah):
http://www.cedarcityutah.com/news/archive/2016/08/09/mgk-news-short-truck-consumed-by-fire-near-veyo-pool/

Quote: "A truck caught fire near Veyo Tuesday evening and also started a small brush fire. Around 5:50 p.m., a flatbed work truck that had turned onto the road leading to the Veyo Pool just off state Route 18 caught fire for unknown reasons, Central Fire Chief LuAnn Carpenter said."

2016-08-09 - RV bursts into flame on Meadow View Road in Rogersville (Tennessee), 2 injured:
http://wjhl.com/2016/08/09/two-injured-in-motor-home-fire-in-rogersville/
http://wate.com/2016/08/09/rogersville-man-woman-seriously-injured-in-rv-fire/
http://www.wcyb.com/news/Two-seriously-burned-in-Hawkins-County-fire/41119390
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/6News/763063075826077698

2016-08-09 - RV bursts into flame on the Pacific Coast Highway near coastal Point Mugu State Beach (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/conejo-valley/rv-burns-down-on-pch-39a877ab-eb91-1cb6-e053-0100007ff486-389634121.html

2016-08-09 - RV bursts into flame on Woods Valley Road in Valley Center (California):
http://valleycenterhappenings.com/17618/228081/a/motorhome-engulfed-in-flames-on-woods-valley-rd

2016-08-09 - RV bursts into flame on State Route 169 near Renton (Washington):
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/motor-home-fire-closes-both-direction-of-sr-169/420283823
http://mynorthwest.com/366706/rv-fire-blocks-sr-169/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/KIRO7Seattle/763156741525803013

2016-08-09 - RV bursts into flame on Puckett Road in Perry (Florida):
http://perrynewspapers.com/blog/2016/08/10/rv-not-winn-dixie-catches-fire/
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/rv-catches-fire-at-florida-grocery-store/

Quote: "City of Perry firefighters were quick to respond to a fire in a motor home Monday night, extinguishing the flames within minutes of their arrival at the Puckett Road scene."

Note: These are the 331st, 332nd, 333rd, 334th and 335th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-09 - Camper-van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage and home, near coastal Sandown on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/caravan-blaze-spreads-bungalow-garage
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/fire-service-called-to-camper-van-fire-in-newchurch/

Quote: "Fire appliances from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin are currently in attendance at Hollowood Road, where a campervan has been destroyed after a blaze broke out on the driveway of a bungalow at just before 17:20. The fire has spread to the garage of 1 property and to the corner of the roof of the next door bungalow."

2016-08-09 - Van bursts into flame at 2:33 AM while parked at home on Mirabeau Street in Greenfield (Ohio):
http://www.highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/Headlines/Article/Paint-Creek-responds-to-vehicle-fire-in-Greenfield/2/73/34267

2016-08-09 - Van bursts into flame on I-75 near coastal Sarasota (Florida):
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20160809/article/160809599
http://www.wtsp.com/news/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-sb-i-75-in-sarasota/291777424
http://www.yourobserver.com/article/van-fire-slows-traffic-east-sarasota-county
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/fl/sarasota-county/van-fire-slows-traffic-in-east-sarasota-county_6143845
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwYjT89Hrkc

Note: Also see the vehicle that burst into flame at 6:08 AM on I-75 in coastal Naples (Florida) on this day, about 100 miles south of this van fire...

2016-08-09 - Van bursts into flame at 11 PM on Union Street in coastal Wallasey (Britain):
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/14671146.VIDEO__Van_bursts_into_flames_at_Wallasey/
http://www.liverpoolstar.com/index.php/sid/246587565

2016-08-09 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at school, school scorched too, in Mount Penn (Pennsylvania):
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/vehicle-fire-in-mount-penn-impacts-elementary-school
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/car-fire-sends-smoke-inside-elementary-school/41117152

Quote: "Heat from a vehicle fire caused windows to break at Mount Penn Elementary School, and smoke filled much of the building, a fire official said Tuesday. Chief Tim Waldman of Mount Penn Fire Company said crews were dispatched shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday for a report of a minivan on fire at the school. The van, which was parked next to the building, was fully ablaze, he said."

2016-08-09 - SUV bursts into flame at North Street and Stanley Street in New Britain (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-in-New-Britain-Causing-Traffic-Congestion-389632792.html

2016-08-09 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 11:15 PM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2016/08/10/one-adult-and-child-displaced-after-vehicle-fire-spreads-to-home/
http://nyuzer.com/2016/08/10/one-adult-and-child-displaced-after-vehicle-fire-spreads-home

2016-08-09 - Pickup truck bursts into flame and explodes on Mercer Street in downtown Princeton (West Virginia):
http://www.bdtonline.com/news/mercer-street-closed-following-vehicle-fire/article_c3277e68-5e65-11e6-9b52-b706fe527bfc.html

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/32716361/crew-responds-to-car-fire-off-highway-17-bypass
http://www.navbug.com/article191290328/crew_responds_to_car_fire_off_highway_17_bypass.htm

Quote: "Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a car fire a parking lot off Highway 17 Bypass near Queens Harbor Boulevard Tuesday morning. The car was burning in the parking lot of the Lincoln Park Bar and Grill at about 8:15 a.m., according to a WMBF News employee who shot video and took a picture of the fire."

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame near Wildwood Road in Salem (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Vehicle-fire-in-Salem-near-Wildwood-Road-389671142.html

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame at 11:40 PM on the Maine Turnpike in coastal Scarborough (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/turnpike-authority-reports-vehicle-fire-at-mile-marker-40-southbound-is-clear/41130190
http://wgme.com/news/local/car-fire-blocks-lanes-on-i95-overnight

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on Main Street in Penticton (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/172937/Firefighters-battle-car-fire

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Kuwait City (Kuwait):
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/105687/Woman,-children-escape-unhurt-as-fire-guts-car

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on road near coastal Omokoroa (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/132728-fire-rips-through-car-wbop.html

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked at apartments in coastal Paphos on the island of Cyprus (Greece):
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/09/car-damaged-fire-paphos/

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame at 2:52 AM on Remer Street in Crewe (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-crewe_09-08-2016_8-51-14

2016-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on Castle Street in Hadley, Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/47019

2016-08-09 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked at home on Harlyn Avenue in Rothschild (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/local/everest-herald/2016/08/10/rothschild-police-log-vehicle-fire-heroin/88479670/

Quote: "On Aug. 2, a woman reported her vehicle started on fire while it was parked in her yard in the 1000 block of Harlyn Avenue."

2016-08-09 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 6:08 AM on I-75 in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32715358/nb-i-75-reopened-after-vehicle-fire-in-naples
http://www.navbug.com/article191288589/nb_i_75_reopened_after_vehicle_fire_in_naples.htm
http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/traffic/2016/08/09/vehicle-fire-closed-northbound--75-collierre/88442232/
http://www.winknews.com/2016/08/09/vehicle-fire-blocks-i-75-northbound-near-exit-111/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/winknews/762960005335224321

2016-08-09 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M5 in Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37863&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-09 - RV trailer bursts into flame shortly before 4 AM at campground in Calhoun (Georgia), 1 injured:
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/man-severely-injured-in-rv-fire-in-calhoun-ga/
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/calhoun_times/man-severely-injured-in-early-morning-camper-fire-sunday/article_d9383970-5ef3-11e6-a456-7f2f78b63598.html

2016-08-09 - Vehicle and barn burn at home in Northampton (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/08/fire_causes_10000_in_damage_to_1.html
http://wwlp.com/2016/08/09/fire-closed-middle-st-in-northamptons-florence-section/

2016-08-09 - Four vans, caravan and building go up in flames at industrial estate in coastal Peterlee (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14670355.Fire_crews_tackle_blaze_on_Peterlee_industrial_estate/

Quote: "Fire crews attended a blaze at a North-East industrial estate in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Three crews from County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service fought to tackle the blaze on the North-East Industrial Estate, in Peterlee, which involved four commercial vans, vegetable processing equipment and a caravan. Crews from Peterlee, Seaham and Wheatley Hill extinguished the fire, which had also spread to a nearby building."

2016-08-09 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Brampton (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/6803859-one-sent-to-hospital-after-auto-parts-shop-fire-in-brampton/

2016-08-09 - Barn, machinery and hay destroyed by fire before 2 AM in the Town of Roxbury (Wisconsin):
http://www.wkow.com/story/32715236/2016/08/09/no-one-hurt-in-dane-co-shed-fire
http://www.wxow.com/story/32715236/2016/08/09/no-one-hurt-in-dane-co-shed-fire

2016-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire shortly after 7 AM near Wellesley (Canada), horse and 8 cattle killed:
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/wellesley-area-barn-destroyed-by-fire-1.3020804

2016-08-09 - Garbage bursts into flame at 6:03 AM in garbage truck at industrial estate in Sileby (Britain):
http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/industrial-estate-fire-in-sileby-11723205
http://localvisitor.co.uk/refuse-lorry-blaze-in-sileby/

2016-08-09 - 500 tons of straw go up in flames in Burnham Market (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/stack_fire_destroys_500_tonnes_of_straw_near_burnham_market_1_4650766

2016-08-09 - Dumpster bursts into flame outside the Canal Gallery in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/08/dumpster_fire_doused_outside_c.html

2016-08-09 - Three storage trailers destroyed by fire at furniture business in Angelica (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/storage-trailers-at-birdsall-business-catch-fire-no-injuries-reported/article_699565c4-5df0-11e6-a44a-dffb06c0e107.html

2016-08-09 - Two businesses destroyed by fire at 1:22 AM in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/massive-fire-destroys-two-midtown-memphis-businesses
http://wreg.com/2016/08/09/midtown-business-destroyed-by-massive-fire/

2016-08-09 - Commercial building destroyed by fire at 5:15 AM in Hall County (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/32715645/fire-rips-through-hall-county-building

2016-08-09 - Recording studio damaged by fire at 3 AM in Old Irving Park area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/firefighter-hurt-in-northwest-side-recording-studio-fire/

2016-08-09 - Home damaged by fire at 7:10 AM in Battle Creek (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/news/local/fire-displaces-family-in-battle-creek

2016-08-09 - Home heavily damaged by fire in the wee hours near Apopka (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/orange-county-home-damaged-by-overnight-fire

2016-08-09 - Home heavily damagd by fire just before 5 AM in coastal Hampton (Virginia), nobody there:
http://wtkr.com/2016/08/09/no-one-injured-during-hampton-house-fire/
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/mycity/hampton/fire-breaks-out-at-home-in-hampton-no-injuries/291652497

2016-08-09 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 3:45 AM in Florence (South Carolina), nobody there:
http://wbtw.com/2016/08/09/florence-firefighters-battle-early-morning-structure-fire/

2016-08-09 - Home destroyed by fire at 7 AM in Peoria (Illinois):
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20160809/fire-destroys-west-peoria-home-tuesday-morning

Quote: "Taylor, who is scheduled to begin classes Monday at Illinois Central College, said a neighbor who was spray-painting lawn furniture outside her home heard popping noises in the neighborhood before discovering the fire."

2016-08-09 - Two homes go up in flames at 3 AM in coastal Nags Head (North Carolina):
http://wtkr.com/2016/08/09/two-nags-head-homes-damaged-during-fire/
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/north-carolina/outer-banks/fire-spreads-from-one-rental-home-to-another-in-nags-head/291657787

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

2016-08-09 - Vacant home burns at 7:55 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/aug/09/fire-breaks-out-at-vacant-house-near-nellis-and-bo/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/fire-damages-vacant-home-tuesday-morning-east-las-vegas

2016-08-09 - Vacant store burns at 2:45 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/aug/09/firefighters-put-out-blaze-at-vacant-commercial-bu/

2016-08-09 - Vacant motel destroyed by fire at 2:19 AM in Cooperstown (New York), near Otsego Lake:
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/fire-guts-vacant-cooperstown-motel/article_4cfbc150-5e41-11e6-af7c-c3ed78acff37.html
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/updated-fire-guts-vacant-cooperstown-motel/article_89a9722d-69a9-5967-965c-d4438b49bc6a.html

2016-08-10 - RV trailer bursts into flame and kills man at 1:34 AM in Gainesville (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32734180/man-dies-in-travel-trailer-fire
http://www.ocala.com/news/20160810/belleview-area-man-dies-in-travel-trailer-fire
http://www.wcjb.com/morning-edition-local-news/2016/08/man-belleview-dies-trailer-catching-fire
http://staugustine.com/news/florida-news/2016-08-11/marion-county-man-dies-travel-trailer-fire
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20160811/APN/308119925
http://www.mysuncoast.com/ap/national/man-dies-in-travel-trailer-fire/article_7bcf726d-adf7-5f73-972c-b442a3f430b6.html

2016-08-10 - Wildfires rage near coastal Marseille (France), homes destroyed, evacuations ensue:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37041625
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-wildfires-ravage-southern-france-portugal/
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/08/10/world/europe/ap-eu-france-fires.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/11/wildfires-sweep-to-gates-of-marseille-in-southern-france/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fires-france-injure-firefighters-100s-evacuated-41274163
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/thousands-evacuated-several-fires-blaze-across-southern-france-n627611
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/11/world/four-dead-wildfires-race-toward-marseille-rage-across-portugal/
http://www.sott.net/article/324940-Wildfires-rage-near-Marseille-forcing-evacuations-and-flight-diversions
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20160810/Massive-Fire-Covers-Sky-With-Smoke-Near-Marseille-France-Marseille-16e-arrondissement/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3734382/It-s-disaster-area-British-tourists-flee-wildfires-spread-south-France-high-winds-set-make-worse.html

Quote: "Areas near the French city of Marseille have been hit by a series of wildfires, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents."

2016-08-10 - Tire recycling business destroyed by massive fire in Lockport (New York):
http://kxan.com/ap/massive-fire-at-new-york-tire-recycling-facility-contained/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/lockport/lockport-tire-fire-contained-but-not-extinguished-20160811
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/massive-fire-at-old-paper-mill-in-lockport
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/08/10/crews-battle-major-fire-lockport/88549472/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/lockport-firefighters-battle-four-alarm-fire-as-nearby-residents-are-evacuated-20160810
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/entertainment/state-aid-deployed-to-scene-of-tire-recycling-plant-fire/article_a34936ab-4dc7-5f3f-afe3-38881baa111d.html

Quote: "Authorities say a massive fire at a western New York tire recycling facility is contained but not under control. The fire broke out shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday at a former paper mill in Lockport that’s now used to store and shred tires. Niagara County authorities say they evacuated residents living on nearby streets as a precaution."

2016-08-10 - Recycling center erupts in flame in coastal Bourne (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20160810/blaze-ignites-at-transfer-station
http://capecod.wickedlocal.com/news/20160811/bourne-campd-center-transfer-station-closed-at-landfill-after-fire

2016-08-10 - Auto salvage yard damaged by fire, several cars burn too, in Guelph (Canada), 1 injured:
https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/wrecking-yard-fire-causes-extensive-damage-354040
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-fire-nicklin-auto-1.3716436
http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/6804693-guelph-firefighter-injured-after-fire-rips-through-east-side-auto-parts-business/
http://guelph.ctvnews.ca/one-injured-in-fire-at-auto-wrecker-1.3023964

Quote: "The fire, reported at 7:30 p.m., was near Nicklin Auto Parts on Eastview Road. Fire crews arrived to find thick, black smoke and heavy flames coming from a building and several cars at the rear of the business."

2016-08-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the M2 in coastal Sydney (Australia), separate medical emergency in tunnel too:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/car-in-flames-on-sydneys-m2-causes-traffic-chaos/news-story/f32bdf591398298c81b87e86b38736a7

Quote: "A fireball which engulfed a ute on the M2 and a medical emergency in the Lane Cove Tunnel caused traffic chaos in Sydney Wednesday afternoon."

2016-08-10 - Home explodes and burns at 4:15 AM in Mqabba on the island of Malta, near the coast, 2 injured:
http://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/two-persons-injured-in-explosion-at-their-imqabba-home/
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160810/local/two-hurt-in-home-gas-leak-explosion.621597
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/68407/elderly_couple_injured_in_gas_explosion_at_private_residence#.V6xPXpgrKhc

Note: This is the 269th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-10 - Transformer bursts into flame in Linton (Indiana), blackouts ensue:
http://www.gcdailyworld.com/story/2329295.html

2016-08-10 - Transformer explodes and burns, ignites sheds and fences, in St. James (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-james-alley-fire-1.3716143

2016-08-10 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near coastal Bude (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-37031400
http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2063920/breaking-man-jumps-from-burning-boat-in-bude/
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/fisherman-rescued-after-his-boat-catches-fire-off-bude/story-29605889-detail/story.html
http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/life-jacket-wearing-fisherman-rescued-off-bude-40271
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/man-rescued-from-sinking-burning-boat/story-29605765-detail/story.html
http://budeandbeyond.co.uk/boat-on-fire-off-bude/

2016-08-10 - Boat bursts into flame and explodes near coastal Sandy Point (Washington), 2 injured:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article95027247.html
http://kgmi.com/news/007700-boat-catches-fire-and-burns-off-sandy-point/
http://www.discoverferndale.com/2-reported-injured-explosion-fire-boat_48782/
http://930kbai.com/news/007700-boat-burns-off-sandy-point/

Quote: "Two people were injured late Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 10, when their boat caught fire and exploded about a half-mile off Sandy Point. Both victims were rescued by nearby boaters who plucked them out of the water and took them to the Gooseberry Point ferry dock about 5:30 p.m., where they were taken by ambulance to St. Joseph hospital, said Chief Jim Petrie of Fire District 17 at Sandy Point."

2016-08-10 - Yacht 'Risk & Reward' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Sarasota (Florida):
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20160811/article/160819924
http://charlottecountycares.com/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-in-sarasota/
http://storify.com/heraldtribune/boat-fire-in-sarasota
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39604488-yacht-catches-fire-at-marina-jack/

Quote: "Firefighters were able to put out an engine fire Wednesday aboard an 80-foot yacht that was docked at the Marina Jack. Smoke was seen coming out of the boat, named Risk & Reward, at about 1:30 Wednesday."

Note: A van just burst into flame on I-75 near Sarasota too, mentioned in the 2016-08-09 update...

2016-08-10 - Boat bursts into flame at 7 AM while docked at Snook Bight Marina in coastal Fort Myers Beach (Florida):
http://www.fox4now.com/news/boat-fire-at-fort-myers-beach-marina
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32727248/boat-fire-near-fort-myers-beach-marina
http://www.nbc29.com/story/32727248/boat-fire-near-fort-myers-beach-marina
http://charlottecountycares.com/boat-fire-near-fort-myers-beach-marina/
http://ko1075fm.com/boat-fire-near-fort-myers-beach-marina/
http://snewsi.com/id/16337701889

2016-08-10 - Boat bursts into flame at Rickenbacker Marina on coastal Key Biscayne (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/37-foot-boat-catches-fire-in-key-biscayne
http://wsvn.com/news/local/fire-ignites-inside-boat-at-rickenbacker-marina/

2016-08-10 - Boat, truck and garage go up in flames at home on Belmont Avenue in Waterville (Maine):
http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/08/11/state-fire-marshal-to-investigate-waterville-belmont-avenue-blaze/
http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/08/10/waterville-fire-destroys-garage-boat/
http://www.wmtw.com/news/garage-destroyed-by-waterville-fire/41147618
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/11/state-fire-marshal-to-investigate-belmont-avenue-blaze-in-waterville/

Quote: "Rick Mahew was sitting at his kitchen table Wednesday night when he began to smell burning plastic. He looked out the window and saw his landlord’s boat, garage and truck were on fire outside and told his wife to quickly call 911."

Quote: "Others who saw the fire Wednesday night said it was preceded by a loud boom."

Note: These are the 1118th, 1119th, 1120th, 1121st, 1122nd and 1123rd boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-10 - Passenger train starts smoking near Dagenham East station in coastal London (Britain), train evacuated:
http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/200_passengers_evacuated_from_dagenham_east_train_1_4651848

2016-08-10 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in Nairobi (Kenya):
http://ban.jo/News/Africa/20160810/Bus-Fire-Rages-On-Ngong-Road-In-Nairobi-Kenya-Kilimani/
http://tuko.co.ke/169659-just-in-citi-hoppa-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-ngong-road-nairobi.html
http://www.nairobigossips.com/2016/08/city-hoppa-bus-burst-flames-along-ngong-road-nairobi.html
http://www.news24.co.ke/National/News/watch-city-hoppa-bus-catches-fire-on-the-road-20160811

Note: This is the 531st bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-10 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-95 near Nottingham (Maryland):
http://www.nottinghammd.com/2016/08/10/vehicle-fire-shuts-95/
http://twitter.com/TheMDTA/status/763457264636272640

Note: They don't say what kind of vehicle it is, but after zooming in, I'm pretty sure that's a car-hauler with a load of cars. This is the 45th car-hauler to burn in 2016...

2016-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6 AM at toll plaza, fire spreads to tolls, in Portage (Indiana):
http://www.livetrucking.com/semi-truck-fire-spreads-to-indiana-toll-booth-shuts-down-lanes/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/semi-toll-booth-fire-shuts-down-indiana-toll-road-in-portage/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/08/10/indiana-toll-road-closed-after-truck-fire-ignites-toll-plaza/
http://indiana105.com/region-news/damage-estimate-1-million-from-semi-fire-at-portage-toll-booth/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/semi-catches-fire-damages-toll-plaza-on-indiana-toll-road/1464075/
http://wgntv.com/2016/08/10/all-lanes-closed-on-indiana-toll-rd-due-to-semi-toll-booth-fire/
http://wlfi.com/2016/08/10/eastbound-toll-road-lanes-reopen-after-toll-plaza-fire/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Fire-Indiana-Toll-Road-389718941.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/fox32news/763333377277558784

Quote: "A semi-truck loaded with potatoes and apples caught fire on the Indiana Toll Road Wednesday morning in northwest Indiana and spread flames to the Portage Toll Plaza, causing big traffic backups during the morning commte and an estimated $1 million in damage."

2016-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just before 5 AM on I-64 in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wdrb.com/story/32725410/semi-fire-closes-all-lanes-of-eastbound-i-64
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/wave3news/763298445029314560
http://snewsi.com/id/16337690163

Quote: "A semi fire shut down eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 early Wednesday. The fire was reported on the interstate near English Station Road just before 5 a.m. But it reopened about an hour later."

2016-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-240 in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2016/08/10/cargo-fire-closes-3-lanes-of-i-240-west-near-walnut-grove/

2016-08-10 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked at business in North Liberty (Iowa):
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/fire-damages-tractor-trailer-in-north-liberty-20160810
http://nvs24.com/news/breakinknews/Fire-damages-tractor-trailer-in-North-Liberty-7716713.html
http://www.wopular.com/fire-damages-tractor-trailer-north-liberty

2016-08-10 - Tractor bursts into flame at property near coastal Elkton (Maryland):
http://www.thumbnet.net/wire/headlines/01527_Tracdtor_Fire_111444.php

2016-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Yunnan Province (China):
http://newsvideo.su/video/4841785

Quote: "A truck carrying 36 tonnes of rubber caught fire in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday."

2016-08-10 - Tractor bursts into flame near Pitmedden (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/crews-called-tractor-fire-north-east-farm/
http://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/eveningexpress/fp/news/local/crews-called-tractor-fire-north-east-farm/
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/998188/crews-called-tractor-fire-north-east-farm-2/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/EveningExpress/763379313827807232

2016-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M1 in Luton (Britain):
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/local/video-serious-lorry-fire-at-luton-causes-chaos-for-motorists-on-m1-1-7520166
http://www.onemk.co.uk/lorry-fire-causing-major-traffic-problems-on-the-m1/story-29605367-detail/story.html
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/video-serious-lorry-fire-causes-chaos-for-motorists-on-m1-1-7520171
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/video-serious-lorry-fire-causes-chaos-for-motorists-on-m1-4329397.html
http://myinforms.com/en-gb/a/39530137-video-serious-lorry-fire-causes-chaos-for-motorists-on-m1/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/itvlondon/763322025540722688

2016-08-10 - Tractor bursts into flame on Well Lane in Little Budworth (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tractor-on-fire-in-little-budworth
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/14674212.Fire_crews_tackled_tractor_fire_at_Little_Budworth/
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackled-tractor-fire-at-little-budworth-981474.html

2016-08-10 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame near Woodcroft Road in Marholm (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/combine-harvester-fire-2599.aspx

Note: These are the 1487th through 1497th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-10 - Garbage truck destroyed by fire at school in Farmington (Michigan):
http://www.farmingtonvoice.com/fire-destroys-recycling-truck-at-hillside-elementary-154934

2016-08-10 - Delivery truck bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked at business in coastal St. John's (Canada):
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2016-08-10/article-4611153/Delivery-truck-destroyed-by-fire/1

Quote: "This was at least the second vehicle fire in as many nights in the same downtown area. A car was also destroyed by fire at the bottom of Hamilton Avenue at about the same time Tuesday morning."

Note: Vehicles going up in flames in the wee hours in a coastal city?! Shocking!

2016-08-10 - RV bursts into flame at RV park in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/neighbors-save-man-from-burning-rv/article_af4f5710-5f61-11e6-8b9e-133b13dbede6.html
http://rvdailyreport.com/industry/disabled-elderly-vet-barely-escapes-ariz-rv-fire/
http://www.kyma.com/veteran-loses-home-and-all-his-belongings/

Quote: "An RV parked at a mobile home and RV park on the north end of Yuma caught fire Wednesday afternoon with one person inside it, according to the Rural/Metro Fire Department."

2016-08-10 - RV bursts into flame in parking lot in Beaver Dam (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_76048dd6-4f90-5b06-96dd-5f19f46764a5.html
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/article_76048dd6-4f90-5b06-96dd-5f19f46764a5.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WiStateJournal/763874310012280832

2016-08-10 - RV and trailer destroyed by fire at 1:40 AM at campground in Osoyoos (Canada):
http://infotel.ca/newsitem/fire-destroys-trailer-motorhome-in-osoyoos-campground/it33501

Quote: "The Osoyoos Fire Department battled a trailer and motorhome fire in the community early this morning. Fire chief Rick Jones says crewswere called to the Inkameep Campground at 1:40 a.m., Aug. 10,  to find the trailer fully engulfed in flames. Both the trailer and motorhome were destroyed in the blaze."

Note: These are the 336th, 337th and 338th RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-10 - Van bursts into flame while parked near building, fire spreads to building, in coastal Ketchikan (Alaska):
http://www.krbd.org/2016/08/10/van-fire-spreads-to-building-on-stedman-street/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/08/11/van-fire-spreads-to-ketchikan-building/

2016-08-10 - Van bursts into flame on the A17 in Swineshead Bridge (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/fire-crews-on-scene-of-rush-hour-van-fire/story-29607276-detail/story.html
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/van-fire-on-a17-in-swineshead-1-7521174
http://nvs24.com/news/uk/Lincolnshire-Echo-published-Fire-crews-on-scene-of-rush-hour-van-fire-7709532.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/van-fire-on-a17-in-swineshead-981586.html

2016-08-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-215 in Menifee (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/highway-810254-california-southbound.html
http://californiadolphin.com/news/80754/afternoon-truck-fire-jams-i-215s-in-menifee

2016-08-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on County Road 35 in Moffat County (Colorado):
http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/2016/aug/10/pickup-truck-catches-fire-moffat-county-wednesday-/

2016-08-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 83 in North Platte (Nebraska):
http://www.knopnews2.com/content/news/Truck-catches-fire-driving-on-Highway-83-389813241.html

2016-08-10 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-64 near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2016/08/10/vehicle-fire-causes-backups-on-i-64-west-at-the-hrbt/

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot off Woodman Avenue in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160810/Car-Fire-Off-Woodman-Ave-In-Los-Angeles-CA-Los-Angeles/

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Route 9 near bridge in Peerskill (New York):
http://www.peekskillpost.net/car-fire-results-causes-delays-route-9-north/
http://www.peekskillpost.net/video-car-flames-route-9/

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame at 1 AM on Dorothy Street in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/firefighter-hospitalized-with-a-minor-injury-after-battling-fire

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Calhoun Road in Beaverton Township (Michigan), barn and home go up in flames separately:
http://www.gladwinmi.com/news/fires-break-out-at-car-home/article_4b94336c-5e53-11e6-88ce-9f8ee4dfb6a0.html

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on street in Holland Township (Michigan):
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20160810/fire-engulfs-car-at-butternut-and-riley-in-holland-township

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 69 near Beaumont (Texas):
http://www.12newsnow.com/news/local/car-fire-snarls-traffic-on-highway-69/293476840

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on street in Moscow (Russia):
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160810/Car-Fire-Erupts-In-Moscow-Russia-94/

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at business on Ullesthorpe Road in Bitteswell (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/firefighters-tackle-car-fire-in-industrial-unit/story-29607230-detail/story.html

2016-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on the A38 in Derby (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/a38-in-derby-blocked-due-to-car-fire-live-updates/story-29607010-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/a38-in-derby-blocked-due-to-this-car-fire-live-updates-4330245.html

2016-08-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-94 in Brookfield (Wisconsin):
http://fox6now.com/2016/08/10/delays-in-excess-of-4-miles-after-vehicle-fire-on-i-94-wb-at-calhoun-in-brookfield/

2016-08-10 - Minivan destroyed by fire, garage heavily damaged, at home in Rochester (Minnesota):
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/fire-destroys-vehicle-damages-garage/article_a2e0e452-816d-57ab-88eb-7350243423f8.html
http://kimt.com/2016/08/10/garage-fire-in-rochester-2/

2016-08-10 - Vehicle and garage destroyed by fire at 2:50 AM at home in South Bend (Indiana), near the St. Joseph River:
http://www.abc57.com/story/32728989/garage-and-vehicle-damaged-by-fire

2016-08-10 - Tow truck and pickup truck damaged by fire shortly before 6:30 AM at auto shop in Toledo (Ohio):
http://nbc24.com/news/local/fire-causes-damages-to-auto-service-shop-in-toledo

Quote: "Fire officials say at least one pick-up truck and one company towing truck is damaged."

2016-08-10 - Car and home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Magna (Utah):
http://kutv.com/news/local/family-runs-from-burning-house-in-early-morning-magna-fire

Quote: "Different callers reported seeing different things - anywhere from a tree fire on the back of house, a car fire, and an electrical line on fire on the back of the house..."

2016-08-10 - RV trailer and home destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM in Bonalbo (Australia), nobody there:
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/northern-rivers-home-and-caravan-destroyed-by-fire/3075758/

Quote: "Supt Townsend reminded the public about the importance of a working smoke alarm as a fire can occur at any time."

Note: Smoke alarm's not gonna do you a lot of good if you're not there when your home bursts into flame though...

2016-08-10 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze near Prince Albert (Canada), 7500 chickens killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sad-tragic-fire-kills-7500-egg-producing-hens-sask-1.3715499
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/firefighters-get-help-from-the-sky-to-stamp-out-saskatchewan-barn-fire
http://www.firefightingincanada.com/headlines/water-bombers-aid-crews-battling-massive-barn-blaze-23433

2016-08-10 - Barn damaged by fire near Mildmay (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-news/2016/08/11/mildmay-barn-fire/

2016-08-10 - Barn, hay baler and hay destroyed by fire in Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/watch-fire-crews-called-to-bowcombe-barn-fire/
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/firefighters-tackle-bowcombe-barn-blaze-95803.aspx
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/barn-blaze-near-carisbrooke

2016-08-10 - Wildfire continues growing near Coalinga (California), 12 homes evacuated:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/12-homes-evacuated-fire-west-073635647.html

2016-08-10 - Brush fire breaks out along the American River in Sacramento (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article94956832.html

Quote: "The fire was reported at 4:27 p.m., on the south side of the American River west of the Natomas Fish Hatchery. Capt. Michelle Eidam, fire district spokeswoman, said the fire was burning in heavy vegetation, with trees torching."

2016-08-10 - Electrical business goes up in flames in Franklin (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/story/32729414/firefighters-on-the-scene-of-large-warehouse-fire-in-franklin
http://www.wisn.com/news/firefighters-battle-fire-at-franklin-industrial-park/41136730
http://fox6now.com/2016/08/10/developing-crews-on-scene-of-structure-fire-at-industrial-park-in-franklin/

2016-08-10 - Two businesses destroyed by fire in Poplar Bluff (Missouri):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/32728524/roads-closed-in-poplar-bluff-because-of-business-fire
http://www.wfxg.com/story/32728524/roads-closed-in-poplar-bluff-because-of-business-fire
http://www.navbug.com/article191737867/fire_destroys_2_poplar_bluff_businesses_worst_fire_in_20_years.htm

Quote: "Police Chief Danny Whitely said this is the worst fire he can remember in Poplar Bluff's recent history."

2016-08-10 - Mobile home destroyed by fire just before 2 AM in coastal North Charleston (South Carolina):
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/home-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire-08-10-2016

2016-08-10 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Machans Beach (Australia):
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/lucky-escape-for-occupants-of-a-machans-beach-house/news-story/993694ff7ed692feaf3ece3481724c6e

2016-08-10 - Home heavily damaged by fire just after 2 AM in Endicott (New York), near the Susquehanna River:
http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/public-safety/2016/08/10/fire-investigated-endicott-home/88516946/

2016-08-10 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Waterville (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.wtol.com/story/32089516/firefighters-battle-house-fire-in-waterville

2016-08-10 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Tarrant (Alabama), nobody there:
http://wiat.com/2016/08/11/tarrant-house-catches-fire-overnight/

2016-08-10 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/08/firefighters_battle_3-alarm_blaze_in_downtown_jers.html

2016-08-10 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Sheboygan Falls (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/story/32731777/apartment-complex-in-sheboygan-falls-catches-on-fire

2016-08-10 - Hotel and 35 shops destroyed by huge fire in Agra (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/35-shops-hotel-gutted-in-massive-fire-near-Agra-fort/articleshow/53640634.cms

2016-08-10 - Deadly fire rips through maternity ward at hospital in Baghdad (Iraq), 12+ babies killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37032017
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/10940042-74/story
http://www.nbc12.com/story/32725024/fire-at-maternity-ward-in-baghdad-hospital-kills-12-babies
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraqi-spokesman-fire-baghdad-hospital-kills-11-babies-41260998
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/08/10/iraq-officials-11-newborn-babies-killed-hospital-blaze/88506476/

2016-08-10 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home at 1:30 AM in Belleview (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.wesh.com/news/man-61-dies-in-overnight-trailer-fire-in-marion-county/41132954

2016-08-10 - Deadly fire burns building at midnight at train station in Mariental (Namibia), 2 killed:
http://www.namibian.com.na/Mariental-train-station-fire-claims-two-lives/44051/read

2016-08-10 - Two vacant mobile homes burn in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2016/08/two_homes_catch_fire_in_vacant.html
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Vacant-trailers-catch-fire-in-Flint-smoke-seen-for-miles-389741992.html

2016-08-10 - Vacant hotel and two other vacant buildings go up in flames in Pomeroy (Ohio):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Two-buildings-destroyed-one-damaged-in-fire-in-Pomeroy-389777061.html
http://mydailytribune.com/news/8599/historic-buildings-burn-in-pomeroy

2016-08-11 - Mysterious explosion alarms people in Eton (Australia), 15 miles from the coast:
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/loud-mysterious-boom-rattles-through-eton/3075792/
http://www.sott.net/article/325104-Loud-mysterious-boom-rattles-through-Eton-Australia

2016-08-11 - Mysterious underground fire burns in Limpopo (South Africa), 3 people injured:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2016/08/12/Officials-stumped-by-mystery-%E2%80%98volcano%E2%80%99-fire-in-Limpopo
http://dailymetro.info/officials-stumped-mystery-volcano-fire-in-the-limpopo/
http://www.zobo.co.za/news/officials-stumped-by-mystery-volcano-fire-in-limpopo
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/TimesLIVE/764075742414016512

Quote: "In July the Limpopo Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) received a call from the Sekhukune District Municipality regarding the emergence of unusual fire, mud and grey ash in a damp wetland area on the outskirts of the village."

Quote: "'While we were doing ANC work this is what we saw, the ground is on fire. It is like a volcano. People of Sehlakwane please take note of this unusual stuff,' said Ka-Mphezulu. Moja said that the PDMC has been unable to determine the cause of the strange occurrence."

2016-08-11 - Oil refinery damaged by explosion and fire in Convent (Louisiana), near the Mississippi River and the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160812-54533-USA
http://abc13.com/news/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-at-louisiana-refinery/1466072/
http://www.wafb.com/story/32737960/crews-respond-to-huge-fire-at-motiva-plant-in-st-james-parish
http://www.businessreport.com/article/firefighters-battle-blaze-motiva-refinery-st-james-parish
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_17dcedc6-5fdd-11e6-8166-a3233d12f46b.html
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/08/motive_fire_contained_la_70_su.html
http://kpel965.com/crews-working-fire-explosion-at-motiva-oil-refinery-in-st-james-parish/
http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2016/08/11/reports-large-fire-oil-refinery-convent/88567410/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-at-louisiana-refinery/article_4aac3061-6f27-52fe-97fb-c82c5e0a3d60.html

Quote: "An explosion and fire rocked the Shell Motiva oil refinery in Convent, Louisiana shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday."

Quote: "Witnesses have told other local media outlets there was an explosion. It took firefighters a little over an hour to contain the massive blaze, which was located in the refinery’s H-Oil unit..."

Quote: "A fire Thursday at a refinery along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge has been extinguished."

2016-08-11 - Coal-fired power plant erupts in flame, fire gets huge, on the St. Clair River in East China Township (Michigan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160812-54535-USA
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/188917552-story
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/massive-fire-reported-michigan-power-plant-41316947
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2016/08/11/massive-fire-raging-st-clair-power-plant/88591526/
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/08/12/power-plant-fire-st-clair-river/88614804/
http://www.detroitnews.com/picture-gallery/news/michigan/2016/08/11/fire-rages-at-dte-facility-in-st-clair-co/88598720/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/entertainment/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-power-plant-northeast-of-detroit/article_1f48b126-c637-54e0-9753-fae9115fd34e.html

Quote: "Fire crews were working Thursday night to extinguish a blaze at a power plant along the St. Clair River, northeast of Detroit, where there were no reports of injuries."

2016-08-11 - Power plant rocked by explosion in Hubei (China), 21+ killed, 5 injured:
http://www.rt.com/news/355517-china-chemical-blast-dead/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3734681/China-power-station-explosion-kills-21.html
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-power-plant-blast-kills-at-least-21-state-media/ar-BBvvuD6
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3734622/Huge-explosion-Chinese-power-plant-leaves-21-dead-five-injured.html

2016-08-11 - Two transformers go up in flames at electrical substation in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/transformers-catch-fire-at-kcpls-hawthorn-generating-station
http://www.kctv5.com/story/32738682/transformer-fire-sends-black-smoke-across-kansas-city
http://www.kmbc.com/news/transformer-burns-at-kcpls-hawthorn-power-plant/41154120

2016-08-11 - Electrical substation damaged by fire at 2:35 AM in Hatfield Peverel (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i6129/

2016-08-11 - Factory hit by explosion and fire, pile of metal burns, in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20160812-54530-USA
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-injured-in-fire-explosion-at-little-village-factory/1466562/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/two-injured-in-fire-explosion-at-little-village-factory/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/explosion-chemical-fire-prompts-hazmat-response-on-chicagos-southwest-side-389938371.html

Quote: "One person and a firefighter were injured in a fire and explosion at a factory Thursday evening in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Firefighters responded shortly after 7 p.m. to the blaze in a small pile of metal at the factory in the 2900 block of West 31st Street..."

2016-08-11 - Marsh fire breaks out in coastal Middle Township (New Jersey):
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/middle_township/apparent-marsh-fire-breaks-out-close-to-north-wildwood/article_fb14cfb4-5f42-11e6-abd9-6f2cfd1bb24f.html

2016-08-11 - 25 cars and auto shop destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Kankakee (Illinois):
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/dozens-of-cars-destroyed-in-fire/article_235cdd64-f2d1-5ba4-84a1-f36cc6c8c083.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/08/11/firefighter-hurt-in-auto-repair-shop-fire-in-kankakee/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Kankakee-Auto-Shop-Destroyed-by-Fire-389855191.html
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2016/08/firefighter-injured-in-il-auto-repair-shop-fire.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/firefighter-hurt-auto-repair-shop-131535983.html

2016-08-11 - Apartment building explodes and burns just before midnight in Silver Spring (Maryland), 3+ killed, dozens injured
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160811-54524-USA
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/authoriteis-find-third-fatal-victim-in-deadly-apartment-blaze/41183080
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/3rd-Body-Found-After-Silver-Spring-Apartment-Explosion-390049571.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/us/maryland-fire/index.html
http://komonews.com/news/videos/massive-explosion-fire-at-apartment-complex-in-maryland
http://www.nbc12.com/story/32734145/apartment-fire-kills-2-despite-very-heroic-rescue-efforts
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4092541-two-killed-maryland-explosion-and-fire-several-missing
http://www.wkbw.com/news/us-news-world/officials-say-dozens-hurt-in-maryland-apartment-fire
http://columbiadailyherald.com/news/nation/two-dead-34-injured-fire-explosion-apartment-complex
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/huge-fire-follows-possible-explosion-at-maryland-apartment-building/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/11/fire-possible-explosion-rocks-dc-suburb/88553412/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39576674-fire-official-dozens-hurt-in-maryland-apartment-blaze-explosion/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/the-latest-third-body-found-after-maryland-apartment-fire/article_20f84045-c339-5035-8380-7c3c4520bd84.html

Quote: "Other witnesses told the CNN affiliate they heard a loud 'boom' and felt their homes shake. Firefighters at a station about six miles away told WJLA that they also felt the explosion. Video from early Thursday morning shows one building engulfed in flames. The blast blew a gaping hole in parts of the building."

Quote: "Two people died, dozens were injured and others were unaccounted for after a massive explosion and fire at an apartment complex outside the nation's capital, authorities said Thursday."

Quote: "Police say a third body has been found in a Maryland apartment building that was the scene of an explosion and fire."

2016-08-11 - Residential building explodes and burns in Tudela (Spain), 1 killed:
http://spanishnewstoday.com/one-dead-in-navarra-gas-explosion-and-fire_78668-a.html

Note: These are the 270th and 271st residential explosions in 2016...

2016-08-11 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Silver Spring (Maryland), near building that exploded:
http://wjla.com/news/local/second-silver-spring-apt-fire-breaks-out-following-deadly-fire-explosion

Quote: "A 2-alarm fire broke out Thursday evening in close proximity to a deadly raging fire and explosion that took place around midnight in Silver Spring..."

2016-08-11 - Landfill erupts in flame in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa), choking smoke shrouds the city:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/choking-smoke-shrouds-city-20160809

2016-08-11 - Recycling center hit by major fire at 6:45 AM near coastal Newport (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-37043159
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/firefighters-tackle-nasty-fire-involving-11733686
http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/news/960990/major-fire-at-recycling-plant-on-newtown-industrial-estate-in-crosskeys/
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14675887.Residents_warned_to_keep_windows_shut_after_large_fire_breaks_out_at_recycling_centre/

Quote: "Around 21 calls were made to South Wales Fire and Rescue Service about the blaze, which involves a large amount of recycling refuse and metal. Six appliances were called to a recycling plant in Newtown Industrial Estate at around 6.54am, including crews from Risca, Abercarn, Duffryn and Aberbargoed."

2016-08-11 - Cruise ship 'Med Star' goes up in flames in coastal Tripoli (Libya):
https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/14303/passenger-ship-med-star-fire/
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Aug-11/366791-firefighters-battle-tripoli-cruise-ship-blaze.ashx
http://article.wn.com/view/2016/08/11/Firefighters_battle_Tripoli_cruise_ship_blaze/
http://lb.shafaqna.com/EN/LB/2214510

Quote: "A huge blaze erupted Thursday on a cruise ship docked in the port of the northern city of Tripoli, state-media reported."

2016-08-11 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at Pocahontas Marina in coastal Edgewater (Maryland), nobody aboard:
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ph-ac-cn-boat-fire-0812-20160811-story.html
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/md/anne-arundel-county/6/boat-catches-fire-at-edgewater-marina_6196439

2016-08-11 - Boat explodes and burns, two people blown into Sturgeon Lake (Canada), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/6805402-boat-explosion-in-kawartha-lakes-sends-occupants-into-the-lake/

2016-08-11 - Boat, two cars and mobile home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Spearfish (South Dakota):
http://www.blackhillsfox.com/content/news/Spearfish-fire-destroys-home--389982252.html
http://www.keloland.com/news/article/news/spearfish-fire-destroys-home-2-cars-boat-cause-unknown
http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/Spearfish-Fire-Destroys-Home-2-Cars-Boat-Cause-Unknown/41169946
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/south-dakota/spearfish-fire-destroys-home-cars-boat-cause-unknown/article_d76d3fc5-5910-5159-9520-bf20bf530fc4.html
http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/mobile-home-a-total-loss-after-fire-early-wednesday/article_9fd83430-5f45-11e6-80d3-dff03a7961a4.html

Quote: "A fire in Spearfish destroyed a mobile home and several vehicles. No injuries were reported in the Wednesday morning blaze. Fire Chief Mark Sachara tells the Black Hills Pioneer that the fire destroyed the home, a car inside a garage, a car parked on the street and a boat."

2016-08-11 - Boat, camper, cars and home go up in flames near Lake Worth (Texas), 4 puppies killed:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/tarrant-county/headlines/20160812-four-puppies-die-in-large-house-fire-near-lake-worth.ece

Quote: "The fire damaged cars, a boat and a camper, another neighbor said."

Note: These are the 1124th, 1125th, 1126th, 1127th and 1128th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame, people jump off, bus crashes, on Highway 135 outside of Orcut (California), 6 injured:
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=173347
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2016/08/12/88605168/
http://www.ksby.com/story/32741562/crash-fire-blocks-part-of-highway-135-outside-orcutt
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/6_injured_as_farm_worker_bus_catches_fire_near_orcutt
http://lompocrecord.com/bus-fire-hwy-graciosa/youtube_3b5f161e-29ab-518c-b74b-ad7c91247210.html
http://kron4.com/2016/08/11/six-people-injured-after-moving-bus-burst-into-flames-in-central-california/
http://www.keyt.com/news/bus-filled-with-farm-workers-involved-in-fiery-crash-south-of-orcutt/41160494
http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/bus-crashes-catches-fire-on-highway-near-graciosa-road/article_c017bde6-9cb3-5836-aa01-8e16006190b0.html

Quote: "Farmworkers started jumping off a still-moving bus as it burned in Central California."

Quote: "Witnesses also said the bus kept rolling down the highway while on fire until it eventually drove down an embankment and into a ditch."

Note: So it didn't crash and then catch fire. The people were already bailing out of the bus due to the fire before the crash...

2016-08-11 - Transit bus bursts into flame on I-74 near Ogden (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-08-12/burning-bus-shut-down-i-74-eastbound-traffic-thursday-evening.html

2016-08-11 - Transit bus bursts into flame on road in coastal Thiruvananthapuram (India):
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/120816/ksrtc-bus-catches-fire-at-lms-junction-none-hurt.html
http://watsupasia.com/news/running-ksrtc-bus-catches-fire-at-trivandrum/
http://feedcabal.com/view/136727/ksrtc-bus-catches-fire/

Note: These are the 532nd, 533rd and 534th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2 AM on I-65 near Fair Oaks (Indiana):
http://abc7chicago.com/traffic/truck-fire-hazmat-closes-sb-i-65-at-sr-10/1465497/
http://cltv.com/2016/08/11/hazmat-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-of-i-65/
http://wakeradio.com/region-news/hazmat-crews-at-semi-fire-on-i-65-in-jasper-county/
http://wgntv.com/2016/08/11/hazmat-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-of-i-65/
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Semi-fire-stops-southbound-traffic-on-I-65-7727084.html
http://xrock1039.com/region-news/update-all-lanes-of-i-65-open-following-early-morning-truck-fire/
http://www.jaspercountyinnews.com/hazmat-semi-fire-closes-i-65-sb-near-fair-oaks-thursday-morning/
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Truck-fire-hazmat-situation-closes-SB-I-65-at-SR-10-in-Indiana-7726161.html
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/truck-fire-closes-southbound-i--at-state-road/article_b1f3a82c-4781-5078-9b91-b85ff891cf35.html

Quote: "A double-tractor trailer caught fire around 2 a.m. on I-65 at mile marker 223 near Fair Oaks, Ind., Indiana State Police said."

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame shortly before 3 AM on I-75 in Middletown (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/truck-fire-closes-i75-nb-ramp-to-middletown/41149136
http://www.whio.com/news/news/traffic/semi-fire-blocks-exit-ramp-on-nb-i-75-in-middletow/nsDYj/
http://www.wlwt.com/news/truck-fire-snarls-traffic-on-i75-nb-near-middletown/41149392
http://wdtn.com/2016/08/11/semi-trailer-catches-fire-on-i-75-in-middletown/
http://www.fox19.com/story/32734610/fully-engulfed-semi-fire-nb-i-75-in-monroe
https://article.wn.com/view/2016/08/11/Semi_fire_blocks_exit_ramp_on_NB_I75_in_Middletown/
http://www.dolphnsix.com/news/732328/semi-fire-blocks-exit-ramp-i-75
http://www.wopular.com/semi-fire-blocks-exit-ramp-nb-i-75-middletown
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/FOX19/763660363984502784
http://snewsi.com/id/16337765263

Quote: "A truck fire in Middletown closed an interstate ramp into town overnight. The truck caught fire on the ramp from NB I-75 to Ohio 122 shortly before 3 a.m."

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-5 near Ashland (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20160812/tally-me-banana-truck-2nd-fire-in-4-weeks
http://www.kdrv.com/news/Semi-Truck_Fire_Closes_Northbound_Exit_11.html
https://kobi5.com/news/truck-transporting-bananas-catches-fire-on-i-5-33759/
http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/08/banana_truck_catches_fire_in_southern_oregon_again.html
http://www.fxtribune.com/politics/a-banana-truck-caught-fire-in-southern-oregon-again-h195084.html

Quote: "A banana truck caught fire in Southern Oregon. Again."

Quote: "A semi truck carrying a load of bananas caught fire on Interstate 5 near the California border Thursday afternoon, less than one mile away from the site of a similar incident nearly one month ago."

Note: Yes we have no bananas...

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 11:40 PM on I-78 in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-bethlehem-i-78-military-truck-fire-20160812-story.html
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2016/08/burned_tractor-trailer_hauling.html

Quote: "A tractor-trailer carrying military equipment caught fire late Thursday on Interstate 78 in Bethlehem, burning the truck and damaging most of its cargo."

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on State Route 28/66 near Boggs Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.leadertimes.com/news/2016-08-12/Front_Page/Semitruck_fire.html

Quote: "Traffic along State Route 28/66 north of Kittanning in Boggs Twp. came to a crawl last evening as a disabled vehicle caught fire, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The vehicle was stopped when the fire occurred. The driver was hauling sunflowers."

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 near Belton (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/UPS-truck-fire-backs-up-I-35-traffic-389931611.html

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/08/11/cargo-fire-blocks-portion-of-i--40-w-near/88556002/
http://www.wopular.com/cargo-fire-blocks-portion-i-40-west-near-charlotte-pike

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-94 near Casco Township (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2016/08/11/truck-fire-closes-westbound--94/88559284/
http://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/2016/08/11/one-lane-of-i-94-reopened-after-semi-truck-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/Local4News/763743702900699136

2016-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-74 near Shelbyville (Indiana):
http://www.wsvx.com/2016/08/11/semi-burned-up-on-i-74/

2016-08-11 - Tractor bursts into flame on Grove Lane in Rodington (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/47067-0

2016-08-11 - Tractor bursts into flame on Leycett Lane, in Leycett, near Newcastle (Britain):
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/tractor-fire-in-leycett-and-accident-between-car-and-lorry-on-a50-4333089.html
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/traffic-tractor-fire-in-leycett-and-accident-between-car-and-lorry-on-a50/story-29610590-detail/story.html

Note: These are the 1498th through 1508th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-11 - Asphalt truck bursts into flame and explodes on Retail Road in Dayton (Nevada):
http://carsonnow.org/story/08/11/2016/central-lyon-firefighters-responds-truck-fire-and-explosion-retail-road-dayton

2016-08-11 - Van bursts into flame at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (Texas):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160811/Van-Fire-Burns-At-George-Bush-Intercontinental-Airport-In-Houston-TX-Houston/
http://twitter.com/screeninsight/status/763836229511106560/photo/1

Note: Also see the person found dead at 2 AM in a burning van in Houston on this day...

2016-08-11 - Van explodes and burns at bus business, fire spreads to business, in Kenyon (Minnesota):
http://www.southernminn.com/the_kenyon_leader/news/article_d9ca3e08-19e7-5275-a28d-1b06b43444a7.html
http://www.ktiv.com/story/32749911/2016/08/12/kenyon-bus-repair-business-heavily-damaged-in-thursday-fire
http://www.kttc.com/story/32749911/2016/08/12/kenyon-bus-repair-business-heavily-damaged-in-thursday-fire

2016-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on road in Bengaluru (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/van-catches-fire-passengers-escape/article8973402.ece
http://www.indiaeveryday.in/news-van-catches-fire-passengers-escape-1005-2520495.htm
http://nvs24.com/news/india/Van-catches-fire-passengers-escape-7721969.html

2016-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on the A453 near East Midlands Airport (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/van-fire-leads-to-traffic-chaos-on-the-a453/story-29609608-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/van-fire-leads-to-traffic-chaos-on-the-a453-4332072.html
http://localvisitor.co.uk/van-fire-leads-to-traffic-chaos-on-the-a453/

2016-08-11 - SUV bursts into flame on the Garden State Parkway in coastal Brick (New Jersey):
http://brick.shorebeat.com/2016/08/no-injuries-in-large-car-fire-on-garden-state-parkway-in-brick/
http://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2016/08/car-fire-slows-parkway-traffic-near-brick-lakewood-exits/
http://jshn.org/lakewood-traffic-flowing-vehicle-fire-gsp/

2016-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 11:15 PM while parked at home in Weston (Connecticut):
http://westport.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/weston-firefighters-extinguish-burning-truck/677066/

2016-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in parking lot at Red Rock Canyon Grill in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Video-captures-truck-fire-in-Bradley-Fair-389935442.html

2016-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame near business in Whitehall (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/whitehall/mc-truck-fire-in-whitehall-20160811-photogallery.html

2016-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on expressway near La Feria (Texas):
http://www.krgv.com/story/32736529/truck-on-fire-along-expressway-in-la-feria

2016-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-80/94 near South Bend (Indiana):
http://indiana105.com/region-news/vehicle-fire-backing-up-eb-i-8094-near-central-ave/
http://xrock1039.com/region-news/vehicle-fire-backing-up-eb-i-8094-near-central-ave/

2016-08-11 - Police car bursts into flame as cops make drug arrest in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/08/police_vehicle_catches_fire_investigation_underway.html

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage and home, in Argyle (New York):
http://poststar.com/news/local/fire-destroys-garage-damages-home-in-argyle/article_5621d893-78d6-5858-87e2-aba2dd6811c3.html

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Dudley Avenue in Wallingford (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/wallingford/wallingfordnews/9217755-154/crews-extinguish-car-fire-in-wallingford.html

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame in parking lot at Wendy's in Southaven (Mississippi):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160812/Vehicle-Fire-Blazes-Near-Wendys-In-Southaven-MS-Horn-Lake/

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Route 702 in Essex (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/fire-engulfs-car-on-route-702-in-essex/41157902

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Champaign (Illinois):
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/driver-escapes-car-fire

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Vernon Street in Roseville (California):
http://www.thepresstribune.com/article/8/11/16/car-engine-fire-vernon-street

Quote: "'We just bought the car like four minutes before this happened,' Johnson said."

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at 4:38 AM on Gundaroo Drive in Gungahlin (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-gungahlin-act-277431.traffic

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Magennis Close in coastal Gosport (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/car-bursts-into-flames-in-gosport-1-7523140

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at 11:04 PM on College Avenue in Mutley in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37881&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/car-destroyed-in-late-night-fire-in-plymouth-after-rush-to-call-999/story-29612477-detail/story.html

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at 11:26 PM in Highampton, Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37882&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on the A595 near Whitbeck (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Car fire in Millom(Copeland) 11 Aug 2016 At 21:57 firefighters were called to a report of a car on fire on the A595 Whitbeck. A pick up truck was in flames. Firefighters, two wearing breathing apparatus, used a hose reel jet to bring the fire under control."

2016-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Somerset and Donegal (Pennsylvania):
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2016/08/11/Vehicle-on-fire-slows-traffic-on-Pennsylvania-Turnpike/stories/201608110206

2016-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame at PT Barnum Housing on Bird Street in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2016/08/todays-vehicle-fire-64/

2016-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-81 in Augusta County (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Fire-causes-major-backup-on-I-81-South-in-Augusta-County-389873562.html
http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Vehicle-fire-backs-up-traffic-6-miles-on-I-81-N-in-Augusta-County-389872792.html
http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2016/08/11/vehicle-fire--81-near-raphine/88559502/
http://wsls.com/2016/08/11/vehicle-fire-causes-backup-i-81-south-in-augusta-county/

2016-08-11 - Semi trailer full of scrap paper bursts into flame at midnight in Bicester (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/14675882.Crews_tackle_blaze_after_20_tonnes_of_waste_paper_catches_fire/
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/14675882.Crews_tackle_blaze_after_20_tonnes_of_waste_paper_catches_fire/

2016-08-11 - Car(s) and industrial building destroyed by fire, 2 more buildings damaged, in Taft (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-in-3000-square-foot-industrial-building-in-taft

Note: Pic shows the charred remnants of one or two cars in what's left of the destroyed building...

2016-08-11 - Pickup truck, cars and barn go up in flames in Exeter Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/crews-responding-to-reported-pole-barn-fire-in-exeter-township

Quote: "The pole barn and its contents were completely destroyed, and most of the structure had collapsed. Three cars parked beside the barn were also damaged, including a pickup truck that caught on fire and partially melted the engine block."

2016-08-11 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3:37 AM in Granville Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/588166.html

2016-08-11 - Barn and tires destroyed by fire at 6:20 AM on Poolbridge Road in Blackford (Britain):
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/blackford_barn_fire_started_accidentally_1_4653139
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/major_fire_ongoing_in_somerset_village_1_4652797

2016-08-11 - Barn and hay go up in flames on Old Lane in Cubley (Britain):
http://www.ashbournenewstelegraph.co.uk/firefighters-spend-10-hours-controlling-hay-fire/story-29609138-detail/story.html

2016-08-11 - AC unit bursts into flame just before 2:30 AM, fire spreads to apartment building, in coastal Bronx (New York), 10 injured:
http://abc7ny.com/news/10-hurt-in-bedford-park-fire/1465349/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Nearly-a-Dozen-Injured-in-Bronx-Fire_New-York-389837551.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/man-leaps-floor-window-escape-fire-bronx-home-article-1.2746867

2016-08-11 - Home under construction destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Vancouver (Washington):
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/fire-destroys-home-under-construction/294907228

2016-08-11 - Home owned by two firefighters destroyed by fire in Ravenden (Arkansas), nobody there:
http://www.ksla.com/story/32748875/firefighters-lose-everything-in-house-fire

2016-08-11 - Hotel damaged by fire in the wee hours in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/32734663/overnight-fire-evacuates-lexington-hotel

2016-08-11 - Deadly fire burns home in coastal Miami (Florida), man and dog killed:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-Dies-After-House-Fire-in-Southwest-Miami-Dade-389946562.html

2016-08-11 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 5:15 AM in Independence (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/32736539/woman-killed-in-early-morning-apartment-fire
http://www.kswo.com/story/32736539/woman-killed-in-early-morning-apartment-fire
http://www.wnem.com/story/32736539/independence-woman-dies-in-apartment-building-fire

2016-08-11 - Vacant home burns in Sacramento (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article95235847.html

2016-08-11 - Person found dead in burning van at 2 AM in Houston (Texas), near the coast:
http://www.newswest9.com/story/32736531/officials-seek-to-id-body-found-in-burned-van-in-houston
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/32736531/officials-seek-to-id-body-found-in-burned-van-in-houston
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32736531/officials-seek-to-id-body-found-in-burned-van-in-houston
http://www.kristv.com/story/32736531/officials-seek-to-id-body-found-in-burned-van-in-houston
http://abc13.com/news/body-found-in-burned-out-van-in-north-houston/1465357/

Quote: "The body will be taken to the coroners office to determine how the person died and the van will be sent to the crime lab to search for any signs of foul play."

2016-08-12 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Winchester (Britain), blackouts ensue:
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/14679411.PHOTOS__Fire_shuts_Winchester_road/
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14679483.VIDEO_AND_PHOTOS__Underground_electrical_fire_shuts_city_street_and_causes_power_cut/

2016-08-12 - Electrical substation hit by explosion and fire at 2 AM near water treatment plant in Henderson (Nevada):
http://www.ktnv.com/news/transformer-fire-reported-near-water-treatment-facility
http://news3lv.com/news/local/early-friday-bright-explosion-was-failure-of-equipment-at-nv-energy-substation
http://on.aol.com/video/transformer-catches-fire-in-henderson-57ae145d1c68992b291b7d86

2016-08-12 - 80 cars destroyed by fire while parked at festival in Winchester (Britain):
http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/incidents-news-and-events/incidents/?entryid1=14042
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/boomtown-fire-dramatic-pictures-show-8620246
http://news.sky.com/story/boomtown-fair-festival-fire-destroys-more-than-80-cars-10534170
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/12/boomtown-festival-campsite-evacuated-after-firefighters-tackle-b/
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/14680305.Boomtown_blaze__80_vehicles_destroyed_as_fire_rips_through_festival/
http://www.thebreeze.com/andover/news/local-news/significant-fire-at-hampshires-boom-town-festival/
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/14680072.PHOTOS_AND_VIDEO__Campsite_evacuated_as_huge_blaze_hits_BoomTown_car_park/
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/boomtown-festival-fire-destroys-80-cars-34960872.html
http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/local-news/boomtown-fair-fire-huge-blaze-11743161
http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/national/14680473.BoomTown_festival_fire_destroys_80_cars/
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fire-crews-battle-huge-blaze-boomtown-fair-festival-which-destroyed-80-cars-1575900

Quote: "Six pumps from Winchester, Eastleigh, St Mary’s, Redbridge, Alresford and Headquarters were called to a significant fire at the Boomtown festival in Winchester this afternoon (Friday 12 August). On arrival firefighters were faced with a large blaze involving approximately 80 vehicles, all of which were destroyed in the fire, but fortunately no injuries were reported. The Boomtique campsite next to the car park was evacuated as a precaution, but suffered no damage."

Note: Very similar to the 400+ cars that went up in flames while parked at a festival in Castelo de Vide (Portugal), mentioned in the 2016-08-03 update. That fire was the first time ever that 400+ cars had burned in one fire anywhere in the European Union...

2016-08-12 - Auto salvage yard devastated by massive fire in Chambersburg (Pennsylvania):
http://abc27.com/2016/08/12/chambersburg-auto-supply-fire-creates-challenge-for-firefighters/
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/08/salvage_yard_fire_closes_route.html
http://fox43.com/2016/08/12/crews-battle-3-alarm-fire-at-salvage-yard-in-franklin-county/
http://local21news.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-massive-blaze-at-franklin-co-auto-parts-shop
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2016/08/12/crews-battle-fire-triple-nickle-auto-parts/88628310/
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/pennsylvania/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-chambersburg-auto-parts-shop/article_808bbfba-60cc-11e6-8677-3b5d46c41d95.html

2016-08-12 - Six cars go up in flames at 3:35 AM at car dealership in Vineland (New Jersey):
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2016/08/12/vehicles-damaged-fire-vineland-dealership/88626572/

2016-08-12 - Sixteen cars go up in flames since July 1 in coastal Malmö (Sweden):
http://www.rt.com/news/355645-sweden-malmo-cars-burning/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/swedens-throes-bizarre-car-fire-201500766.html
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/sweden-is-experiencing-string-of-car-fires-perpetrators-have-not-been-caught-110308.html

Quote: "Despite calling in reinforcements, police still have not been able to catch any of the perpetrators."

Note: Maybe they can't catch any perpetrators because there aren't any, just cars bursting into flame, as has been happening all over the planet for some years now, though they're obviously a bit too dim-witted and unobservant in Sweden to have noticed that...

Quote: "'This kind of pace [of attacks] won’t be sustained indefinitely,' Southern Sweden Police information officer Calle Persson told the TT news agency, as cited by the Local."

Note: That's probably true - things will get worse until there are no more cars left that can burn and then there will be no more car fires. Problem solved!

2016-08-12 - Mysterious explosion alarms people in Hildenborough, near Tonbridge (Britain), 20 miles from the coast:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/sonic-boom-heard-kent-hildenborough-red-arrows-100648/
http://www.courier.co.uk/did-the-red-arrows-cause-the-sonic-boom-over-tonbridge/story-29612989-detail/story.html

Note: Tonbridge is where a man recently burst into flame and burned to death, mentioned in the 2016-08-09 update...

2016-08-12 - Residential high-rise damaged by explosion and fire in Warsaw (Poland), 1 injured:
http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/266144,Dozens-evacuated-in-Warsaw-gas-explosion

Note: This is the 272nd residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-12 - Oil refinery hit by flash fire in coastal Nederland (Texas), 7 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20160813-54551-USA
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/13/us/texas-oil-plant-fire/index.html
http://abc13.com/news/injuries-reported-after-flash-fire-at-port-arthur-refinery/1468156/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_f31471d2-7e7a-5ec6-b57f-55718d77c3c5.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/12/injuries-reported-explosion-texas-oil-facility/88654512/
http://www.12newsnow.com/news/local/multiple-injuries-following-explosion-at-sunoco-logistics/296469664

2016-08-12 - Oil plant damaged by fire in Oosterhout (Netherlands):
http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/08/12/oosterhout-businesses-evacuated-large-oil-plant-fire/
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/08/12/brand-industrieterrein-oosterhout-onder-controle/
http://www.ad.nl/binnenland/brand-industrieterrein-oosterhout-onder-controle-olie-spoot-in-het-rond~a0425fcf/

2016-08-12 - Massive tire fire breaks out in Langley Park (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2016-08-12/massive-tyre-fire-at-langley-park/
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/everything-you-need-know-langley-11742421
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/fire-langley-park-industrial-smoke-11740314
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20160812/Massive-Fire-Erupts-From-Riverside-Industrial-Estate-In-Langley-Park-UK-Durham/

Quote: "The blaze broke out in the Riverside Industrial Estate in the County Durham village at 11.08am, with vast plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky causing a nearby road to be shut."

2016-08-12 - Recycling center heavily damaged by huge fire in Columbus (Ohio):
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/four-alarm-fire-hits-recycling-center
http://www.10tv.com/article/live-video-crews-battle-massive-fire-south-columbus
http://wcbe.org/post/no-injuries-out-four-alarm-fire-south-columbus-recycling-facility
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/08/12/south-side-fire.html
http://nbc4i.com/2016/08/12/two-alarm-fire-breaks-out-on-marion-road/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160812/Fire-Erupts-At-Recycling-Complex-In-Columbus-OH-Columbus/

2016-08-12 - Two boats, two trucks, some ATVs and barn destroyed by fire at home in Spring Arbor Township (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2016/08/fire_destroys_spring_arbor_pol.html

Quote: "There were two trucks, two boats and some all-terrain vehicles in the barn. 'Everything is a total loss,' Assistant Chief Scott Greenslade of the Spring Arbor Township Fire Department said. No one was home at the time and no one was hurt in the fire."

Note: These are the 1129th and 1130th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-12 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the A39 between Bayston Hill and Dorrington (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/47085

2016-08-12 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the A11 near Wymondham (Britain):
http://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/coach_with_71_passengers_onboard_catches_fire_on_the_a11_near_wymondham_1_4655990
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2016-08-13/dramatic-video-coach-company-praises-driver-after-passengers-escape-dramatic-fire-uninjured/

2016-08-12 - Two double-decker buses, van and portacabin destroyed by fire near Uxbridge (Britain):
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/double-decker-buses-engulfed-flames-11744399

Quote: "A fire at an industrial site near Uxbridge broke out on Friday evening (August 12) and completely destroyed two double decker buses, the fire service has confirmed. London Fire Brigade (LFB) were called to Packet Boat Lane off High Road at 9.21pm to reports a fire had broken out. The two buses were completely destroyed in the blaze, as well as a van and a portable cabin."

Note: These are the 535th, 536th, 537th and 538th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 322 west of Route 452 in Upper Chichester (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/traffic/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-in-upper-chichester/1467010/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-upper-130255704.html
http://nyuzer.com/2016/08/12/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-upper-chichester-pa

2016-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near pallet company near coastal Oxnard (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/camarillo/crews-work-to-protect-pallet-company-from-truck-fire-39e889be-a72c-303d-e053-0100007fa10e-390039591.html

Quote: "The fire was reported at 3:46 p.m. near railroad tracks and the Oxnard Pallet Co, according to the California Highway Patrol. Crews worked to protect the business and nearby vegetation from embers from the tractor-trailer truck fire, eventually reporting the fire knocked down at about 4:15 p.m."

2016-08-12 - Tractor bursts into flame on Grandborough Fields Road in Grandborough (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/12/tractor-fire-grandborough-fields-road-grandborough/

2016-08-12 - Tractor (excavator) bursts into flame on Main Street in Goadby Marwood (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/farm-machinery-damaged-in-fire-near-melton/story-29614274-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/farm-vehicle-damaged-in-fire-near-walthom-on-the-wolds-4336039.html

Note: These are the 1509th, 1510th, 1511th and 1512th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-12 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in coastal Fremont (California), 1 injured:
http://bayareanewstalk.com/fremont-garbage-truck-fire-turns-hazmat-driver-hospitalized-video/

2016-08-12 - Van bursts into flame on Seymour Court in coastal Runcorn (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/van-fire-in-runcorn_12-08-2016_11-17-19
http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/14679238.Van_on_fire_in_Runcorn/

2016-08-12 - Minivan bursts into flame on Memorial Drive in St. Johnsbury (Vermont):
http://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/firefighters-tame-memorial-drive-car-fire/image_4b0c4c6e-07f1-5ae1-814d-f3c270c0614b.html
http://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/firefighters-tame-memorial-drive-car-fire/article_2b4967c0-9e67-557f-a7a1-659067e8ee0c.html

2016-08-12 - Minivan bursts into flame on the A14 near coastal Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/heavy_traffic_on_a14_eastbound_at_whitehouse_interchange_as_people_carrier_catches_fire_1_4655993

2016-08-12 - SUV bursts into flame on Agnes Gill in Whinfell, Kendal (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "4 x 4 on fire in Kendal(South Lakeland) 12 Aug 2016 At 13:50 firefighters were called to a fire in Agnes Gill, Whinfell, Kendal involving a 4 x 4 vehicle which was well alight on arrival. The crew used foam to extinguish the fire."

2016-08-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-71/75 in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/traffic/2016/08/12/-7175-closed-between-dixie-hwy-and-buttermilk-pike/88640324/

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on I-64 in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/car-fire-causes-three-lanes-of-i-64-to-be-closed-in-hampton/296385259

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on I-82 near Ellensburg (Washington):
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Burning-car-sparks-200-acre-wildfire-near-9140163.php
http://komonews.com/news/local/burning-car-sparks-200-acre-wildfire-near-ellensburg

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on I-5 near Ashland (Oregon):
https://kobi5.com/news/two-car-incidents-on-i-5-33795/

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on US 119 near Fish Pond Lake near Jenkins (Kentucky):
http://www.ekbtv.com/news/vehicle-catches-fire-near-jenkins

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on I-65 near Pelham (Alabama):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/32744705/all-lanes-open-on-i-65-n-following-car-fire
http://www.fox8live.com/story/32744705/all-lanes-open-on-i-65-n-following-car-fire
http://www.wbrc.com/story/32744705/all-lanes-open-on-i-65-n-following-car-fire
http://www.wsfa.com/story/32744705/all-lanes-open-on-i-65-n-following-car-fire

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on North Vermilion Street in Danville (Illinois):
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/car-fire-erupts-in-the-heart-of-downtown-danville

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at 2:15 AM while parked at home in Nicosia on the island of Cyprus (Greece):
http://www.newsincyprus.com/news/30024/police-investigating-car-fire
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/12/police-investigating-car-fire/
http://www.palo.com.cy/a/police-investigating-car-fire-637635

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at 2:03 AM while parked in driveway at home on Columbine Close in coastal Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-in-widnes_12-08-2016_8-42-37

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Long Eaton (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/two-lanes-of-m1-closed-aftercar-fire/story-29613119-detail/story.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/two-lanes-of-m1-closed-after-car-fire-984924.html

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at 11:26 PM in Coombe, Highampton, Devon (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37882&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 near Cullompton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37890&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/crews-tackle-car-towing-caravan-on-fire-on-m5/story-29615762-detail/story.html

2016-08-12 - Motorcycle bursts into flame near Derriford Hospital in Derriford (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37889&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-12 - Vehicles and auto shop go up in flames at 1:30 AM in Killeen (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Officials-investigating-fire-that-damaged-auto-garage-389981762.html

Quote: "Vehicles were inside the garage, but no employees were at the business."

Note: Also see the fiery SUV-tanker crash at a gas station that killed a person in Killeen on this day...

2016-08-12 - Six semi trailers and some pallets go up in flames on Mill Street in Iden Green (Britain):
http://www.courier.co.uk/iden-green-fire-near-cranbrook-burns-on-throughout-the-night/story-29615845-detail/story.html
http://www.courier.co.uk/six-fire-engines-tackle-large-fire-in-iden-green/story-29613926-detail/story.html

Quote: "Kent Fire and Rescue firefighters were called to the scene at Little Weavers Yard in Iden Green at 4.34pm on Friday, August 12, after receiving reports of a fire involving six HGV trailers and wooden pallets."

2016-08-12 - Two barns, 200 tons of silage, 300 tons of straw and 30 tons of hay go up in flames in Lower Town, Halberton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37885&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/news/tiverton_news/14679983.Scores_of_firefighters_battle_big_barn_fire_in_Halberton_area/
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/dozens-of-firefighters-tackle-huge-bycott-farm-barn-blaze-in-halberton/story-29613954-detail/story.html

2016-08-12 - Barn and 40 tons of hay destroyed by fire just before 6 AM in Dadlington (Britain):
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/hinckley-fire-crews-tackling-barn-11738924
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-barn-fire-near-hinckiley-4335607.html

2016-08-12 - Soberanes wildfire grows to 70,000 acres, spews smoke into the Bay Area (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Central-Coast-fire-blows-smoke-at-Bay-Area-9139875.php

2016-08-12 - Wildfire breaks out near Uvas Reservoir (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-wildfires/ci_30240273/santa-clara-county-firefighters-battling-wildfire-near-uvas

2016-08-12 - Wildfire burns near High Falls in Algonquin Provincial Park (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160813-54540-CAN

2016-08-12 - Shopping center and apartments destroyed by massive 7-alarm fire at 6 AM in Watauga County (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://myfox8.com/2016/08/12/7-alarm-fire-rages-in-nc-personnel-may-be-trapped/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/burn-victim-flown-to-hospital-after-7-alarm-fire-in-watauga-county/421919218
http://wjhl.com/2016/08/12/crews-responding-to-large-building-on-fire-in-watauga-county-nc/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32744148/officials-praying-for-crews-victims-in-massive-watauga-co-fire
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article95247957.html

2016-08-12 - Packing business destroyed by huge fire just after 1 AM in Lindsay (California), nobody there:
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2016/08/12/three-alarm-fire-destroys-lindsay-packing-house/88648770/
http://abc30.com/news/fire-damages-suntreat-packing-facility-in-lindsay/1467114/

2016-08-12 - Industrial plant damaged by fire just before 4:30 AM in Anderson County (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/32744077/fire-breaks-out-inside-bosch-plant-in-anderson-co
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/32744077/fire-breaks-out-inside-bosch-plant-in-anderson-co

2016-08-12 - Two warehouses destroyed by massive blaze in coastal Abu Dhabi (UAE):
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/ace8631d-909e-4a41-a88d-466f3467e008.aspx
http://www.arabianindustry.com/supply-chain/news/2016/aug/15/seven-fire-trucks-battle-warehouse-blaze-in-abu-dhabi-5458856/

2016-08-12 - Two garages go up in flames in Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-heat-and-general-alarm-fire-that-hit-series/article_e02d0c28-609d-11e6-9a05-47d741e18786.html

2016-08-12 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Springfield (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/House-fire-overnight-on-East-Blaine-firefighter-checked-out-on-scene-by-paramedics-390069661.html

2016-08-12 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM, adjacent home damaged, in Henderson County (Kentucky):
http://www.wdam.com/story/32744435/two-homes-damaged-after-henderson-co-fire

Quote: "We're told the homeowner was asleep when she heard a loud pop. She was able to make it out of the home safely."

2016-08-12 - Deadly fire burns mobile home on Murray Lake Road near Markstay (Canada), 1 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/fatal-trailer-fire-markstay-1.3718528
http://www.sudbury.com/police/sudbury-man-idd-as-body-found-in-murray-lake-road-fire-355312

2016-08-12 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in Thomasville (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://myfox8.com/2016/08/12/1-dead-in-thomasville-house-fire/
http://www.wxii12.com/news/1-found-dead-in-thomasville-house-fire/41177990
http://www.hpenews.com/news/body-found-in-burned-thomasville-home/article_3da46474-60ca-11e6-8181-c7281ec5a57a.html

2016-08-12 - Vacant home burns on Quebec Drive in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/32747748/birmingham-fire-respond-to-vacant-house-fire
http://www.wtvm.com/story/32747748/birmingham-fire-respond-to-vacant-house-fire
http://www.birminghamobserver.com/2016/08/12/birmingham-fire-respond-to-vacant-house-fire/

2016-08-12 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Bakersfield (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/vacant-home-catches-fire-in-southeast-bakersfield
http://kitimi.com/us/2016/08/12/vacant-home-catches-fire-in-southeast-bakersfield-bakersfield-now/

2016-08-12 - Vacant Sizzler restaurant destroyed by fire at 1:17 AM in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://kutv.com/news/local/crews-extinguish
http://www.sltrib.com/news/4226353-155/former-salt-lake-city-restaurant-goes
http://fox13now.com/2016/08/12/fire-crews-respond-to-building-fire-overnight/
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/early-morning-fire-burns-old-sizzler-building-downtown

Note: One last sizzle!

2016-08-12 - Vacant nightclub burns at 11 PM in coastal Newark (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2016/08/former_nightclub_building_badly_damaged_after_newa.html
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2016/08/newark-fire-badly-damages-former-nightclub-building.html
http://www.fios1news.com/newjersey/fire-roof-collapse-vacant-newark-building

2016-08-12 - Man found burned to death in burning car at home in Marrero (Louisiana), near the Mississippi River and the coast:
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/08/marrero_body_car_fire.html
http://wgno.com/2016/08/12/mans-body-found-inside-burning-vehicle-in-marrero/
http://www.kalb.com/content/news/Body-found-in-burning-car-in-Marrero-390044942.html
http://www.wlox.com/story/32749752/body-found-in-burning-car-in-marrero
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Body-found-in-burning-car-in-Marrero-9140009.php

2016-08-13 - Update on apartment building explosion in Silver Spring (Maryland) - body count rises to five:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/32756433/5th-body-found-after-apartment-explosion-search-continues
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/4th-body-found-maryland-apartment-explosion-41373235
http://www.yahoo.com/news/4th-body-found-maryland-apartment-explosion-154056002.html
http://wtop.com/maryland/2016/08/4th-body-found-after-maryland-apartment-explosion/
http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/4th-body-found-after-Maryland-apartment-explosion-9141781.php

Quote: "Montgomery County officials said a fifth body has been found in the rubble of an explosion and fire of an apartment building in Silver Spring, Maryland."

2016-08-13 - Cars and car showroom destroyed by huge fire in Jinsi, Bhopal (India), 1 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Fire-at-car-showroom-in-Jinsi-one-injured/articleshow/53684368.cms
http://www.nyoooz.com/bhopal/570439/fire-at-car-showroom-in-jinsi-one-injured

2016-08-13 - Foam bursts into flame, again, on Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru (India):
http://www.nyoooz.com/bengaluru/571418/foam-and-fire-the-unending-troubles-of-blurus-largest-lake

2016-08-13 - Mobile home explodes and burns in coastal Rosebud (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.thegreynomads.com.au/gas-2/
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/man-critical-after-rosebud-west-caravan-fire-20160813-gqrrph.html
http://nvs24.com/news/sport/Elderly-man-critical-after-Rosebud-West-caravan-fire-7769964.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3738747/Rosebud-West-caravan-park-fire-leaves-elderly-man-critical-condition-Victoria.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. This is the 273rd residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-13 - Landfill hit by fire at 1:15 AM in Redhill (Britain):
http://www.964eagle.co.uk/news/local-news/2066554/crews-tackle-redhill-refuse-fire/

2016-08-13 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets big, in Wembley area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_wembly%20recyling%20fire%20Augvh.asp

2016-08-13 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets big, in West Dereham (Britain):
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-residents-told-to-keep-doors-and-windows-shut-after-fire-at-recycling-plant-1-7525366
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2016-08-13/firefighters-tackle-big-scrapyard-blaze-in-west-norfolk/

2016-08-13 - Ferry ship 'Moby Zaza' bursts into flame while docking in coastal Nice (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Moby-Zaza-8020642.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/14339/fire-caused-panic-board-ferry-moby-zaza-nice/
http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/corse/incendie-bord-du-moby-zaza-dans-le-port-de-nice-1065499.html
http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/mondo/2016/08/13/AS2cNvsD-nizza_incendio_traghetto.shtml
http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/photos-un-incendie-se-declare-sur-un-paquebot-dans-le-port-de-nice-71013
http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/fait-divers/en-images-un-ferry-prend-feu-dans-le-port-de-nice_1821239.html
http://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/ce-que-lon-sait-sur-lincendie-a-bord-dun-ferry-samedi-soir-dans-le-port-de-nice-71106
http://www.corriere.it/cronache/16_agosto_13/francia-incendio-bordo-un-traghetto-moby-nizza-ferito-4ce58c84-6191-11e6-8e62-f8650827a70c.shtml

Quote: "Panic erupted among passengers on board of ferry MOBY ZAZA after fire broke out in engine room, and vessel’s funnel was clouded in thick fumes of smoke, at around 1930 LT Aug 13. Ferry at that time was mooring at passenger terminal in Nice, France, on arrival from Bastia, Corsica."

2016-08-13 - Yacht 'Aluko' bursts into flame in the Solent near coastal Hamble-le-Rice (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14680896.Fire_breaks_out_on_yacht_in_the_Solent/

Note: These are the 1131st and 1132nd boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-13 - Passenger train bursts into flame en route to coastal Thiruvanthapuram (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Engine-of-Maveli-Express-from-Mangalore-to-Thiruvanthapuram-catches-fire/2016/08/13/article3578252.ece

2016-08-13 - Limo bus bursts into flame on the New York State Thruway in the Town of Stafford (New York):
http://www.whec.com/news/limo-bus-catches-fire-thruway/4232479/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/limo-bus-goes-up-in-flames-on-the-thruway
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/nysp-party-bus-catches-fire-in-stafford

Note: This is the 539th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-82 west of Kennewick (Washington):
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article95513577.html
http://keprtv.com/news/local/semi-truck-catches-fire-at-i-82-and-dallas-rd
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32753904/semi-truck-bursts-into-flames-near-dallas-road

2016-08-13 - Tractor bursts into flame in Wolf Lake (Minnesota):
http://www.dl-online.com/news/detroit-lakes/4093407-crime-and-accidents

Quote: "At 3:08 p.m. the Wolf Lake Fire Department responded to a tractor fire. The fire department was on scene for just over an hour."

2016-08-13 - Tractor and trailer burst into flame at The Causeway in Street (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37899&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 1513th, 1514th and 1515th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-13 - Heavy truck bursts into flame in Rawalpindi (Pakistan):
http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/08/ptis-sound-system-truck-catches-fire/
http://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/142246-PTIs-sound-system-truck-catches-fire-during-rally
http://www.jaagtv.com/PTI%E2%80%99s-sound-system-truck-catches-fire-news-37950.html
http://www.awaztoday.pk/News-Talk-Shows/125417/Fire-erupted-in-DJ-Butts-music-truck.aspx

2016-08-13 - RV and home go up in flames at 6:27 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://bayareanewstalk.com/no-injuries-reported-following-morning-house-fire/

Quote: "A house fire this morning in Oakland burned a home as well as an RV, according to fire officials. The blaze was first reported at 06:27 a.m. in the 2300 block of Havenscourt Boulevard, a fire dispatcher with the Oakland Fire Department said."

Note: This is the 339th RV to burn in 2016...

2016-08-13 - Camper-van bursts into flame at property on the C3015 in Armathwaite (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Campervan well alight in Armathwaite(Carlisle) 13 Aug 2016 At 21:29 firefighters were called to a vehicle fire, where a campervan was well alight, by the gate of a farm on the C3015 in Armathwaite. Firefighters used two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire. One firefighter wore breathing apparatus."

2016-08-13 - SUV bursts into flame just before 2:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/TFD-investigates--390075471.html
http://ksnt.com/2016/08/13/vehicle-fire-causes-25k-in-damages-is-being-investigated/

2016-08-13 - SUV bursts into flame at 4:05 AM while parked at home in coastal Lumut (Malaysia):
http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2016/08/14/car-fire-causes-over-23-000-damage

2016-08-13 - SUV bursts into flame on A30 slip road between Sourton and Stowford Cross (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37901&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, in Altus (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/32754151/pick-up-fire-spreads-to-grass

2015-08-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Wild Horse Valley Road in Napa County (California):
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/cal-fire-horse-saved-from-fire-on-wild-horse-valley/article_81edb780-15d6-5ca5-bd04-d2554ab5dd40.html

2016-08-13 - Car bursts into flame while parked near warehouse in Lubbock (Texas):
http://www.kcbd.com/story/32752880/crews-respond-to-car-fire
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32752880/crews-respond-to-car-fire
http://www.newswest9.com/story/32752880/crews-respond-to-car-fire
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32752880/crews-respond-to-car-fire

2016-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on I-295 in coastal Yarmouth (Maine):
http://wgme.com/news/local/car-fire-closes-i-295
http://www.wmtw.com/news/crews-battle-car-fire-along-i295-in-yarmouth/41193552
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/yarmouth-car-fire-closes-sb-lane/297260611

2016-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on West Main Street in Grove City (Pennsylvania):
https://insidebutlercounty.com/no-injuries-grove-city-car-fire/

2016-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on Laurel Camp Road in Paddys River District (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-paddys-river-277886.traffic

2016-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Seremban (Malaysia), near the coast:
http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/08/165431/family-seven-cheat-death-after-their-car-catches-fire

2016-08-13 - Car bursts into flame shortly before 5 AM while parked on Tunbridge Way in Ashford (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/fire-crews-tackle-car-fire-100700/

2016-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at 11:06 PM on Beech Hall Drive in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-well-alight-in-macclesfield_13-08-2016_7-22-14

2016-08-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A34 near Abingdon (Britain):
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/14680891.UPDATE__A34_near_Abingdon_reopened_after_vehicle_fire_causes_five_mile_tailbacks/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14680891.UPDATE__A34_near_Abingdon_reopened_after_vehicle_fire_causes_five_mile_tailbacks/
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/14680891.UPDATE__A34_near_Abingdon_reopened_after_vehicle_fire_causes_five_mile_tailbacks/
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/14680891.UPDATE__A34_near_Abingdon_reopened_after_vehicle_fire_causes_five_mile_tailbacks/

2016-08-13 - Motorcycle bursts into flame on road in Bengaluru (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/panic-at-yeshwantpur-circle-as-motorcycle-catches-fire/article8986490.ece
http://fostergem.com/post.php?id=107192653&title=Panic%20at%20Yeshwantpur%20Circle%20as%20motorcycle%20catches%20fire
http://feedcabal.com/view/140293/panic-at-yeshwantpur-circle-as-motorcycle-catches-fire/

2016-08-13 - Semi trailer bursts into flame while parked at milk business in coastal San Leandro (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/08/13/semi-trailer-fire-forces-evacuation-of-san-leandro-milk-production-facility/
http://san-francisco.1wnc.com/states/759155.html

2016-08-13 - RV trailer destroyed by fire while parked in Knoxville (Iowa):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160813/RV-Fire-Blazes-In-Knoxville-IA-Knoxville/
http://kniakrls.com/2016/08/knoxville-campground-fire-engulfs-camping-trailer-damages-others/
http://racestud.com/forums/topic/60932-knoxville-campground-fire-engulfs-camping-trailer-damages-danny-holtgravers-camper/

2016-08-13 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan, nobody there:
http://www.cbs58.com/story/32753144/autopartsfirebluemound
http://fox6now.com/2016/08/13/milwaukee-fire-officials-respond-to-fire-near-w-bluemound-hawley-road/

2016-08-13 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Buckhorn (Canada):
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/6808519-fire-rips-through-buckhorn-garage/

2016-08-13 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2:40 AM in Brighton (Colorado), 8 horses killed:
http://www.thebrightonblade.com/content/eight-horses-die-early-morning-fire
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/08/13/8-horses-die-in-barn-fire/
http://www.9news.com/news/local/several-horses-die-in-adams-county-barn-fire/296670277
http://kdvr.com/2016/08/13/multiple-horses-killed-in-adams-county-barn-fire/

2016-08-13 - Wildfire breaks out near Lake Nacimiento (California):
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article95566342.html
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article95646882.html
http://www.ksby.com/story/32753573/update-wildfire-burning-south-of-lake-nacimiento
http://www.ksbw.com/news/1000acre-chimney-fire-burns-near-lake-nacimiento/41196092
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lake-community-flees-wildfire-central-california-41365149

2016-08-13 - Wildfire breaks out near Lower Lake (California):
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/wildfire-threatens-lakeside-homes-in-northern-california/article_e2e3ec22-8e37-50a1-a204-e0957e6ff383.html

Quote: "Lake County Sheriff's officials have issued three evacuation orders for streets in Lower Lake. The community was evacuated nearly a year ago when one of California's most destructive wildfires ravaged most of the county, killing four people and destroying more than 1,300 homes. Meanwhile in central California, a wildfire south of Lake Nacimiento has forced the evacuation of 135 homes. CalFire says the blaze in San Luis Obispo County started Saturday afternoon and has spread to 750 acres."

2016-08-13 - Uniform rental business damaged by fire in Richmond (Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.nbc12.com/story/32754157/no-one-injured-after-fire-at-richmond-uniform-rental-company

2016-08-13 - Spray paint factory destroyed by huge fire in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-37070292
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/paint-factory-fire-causes-traffic-disruption-in-leicester-city-centre-4337759.html

2016-08-13 - Two caravans and a shed go up in flames at 3:11 AM on Evesham Road in Norton (Britain):
http://eveshamobserver.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-double-caravan-blaze-near-evesham/

2015-08-13 - Home damaged by fire on East Lake Road in Erie (Pennsylvania), near Lake Erie, 1 injured:
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/32753362/man-suffers-severe-burns-after-east-lake-fire

2016-08-13 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire at 11 PM in Norman (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/authorities-investigate-possible-explosion-during-norman-house-fire/41196536

2016-08-13 - Home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Elkhart County (Indiana):
http://wsbt.com/news/local/breaking-fire-destroys-elkhart-county-home

2016-08-13 - Home destroyed by fire, another heavily damaged, in Yakima (Washington):
http://kimatv.com/news/local/fire-destroys-two-homes-injures-1-off-n-2nd-street

2016-08-13 - Deadly fire heavily damages mixed-use building in Hannibal (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://khqa.com/news/local/one-dead-after-downtown-hannibal-fire
http://www.wgem.com/story/32751884/2016/08/13/structure-fire-started-saturday-morning-in-hannibal

2016-08-13 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in the wee hours in Garland (Texas), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/08/13/one-dead-in-garland-apartment-fire/
http://www.kxxv.com/story/32752823/1-dead-2-hurt-after-fire-at-garland-apartment-complex
http://www.krgv.com/story/32752823/1-dead-2-hurt-after-fire-at-garland-apartment-complex

2016-08-13 - Vacant home burns at 4:30 AM in Centreville (Illinois), near the Mississippi River, 4 firefighters injured:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/08/13/four-metro-east-firefighters-injured-fighting-fire-at-vacant-house/

2016-08-13 - Vacant home burns in Rochester (New York):
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2016/08/14/loomis-street-house-fire-.html

2016-08-13 - Vacant home burns at 6:01 AM in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local/No-one-hurt-in-Fort-Wayne-fire-early-Saturday

2016-08-13 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Jones County (Mississippi):
http://www.wect.com/story/32752698/house-catches-fire-in-jones-county

2016-08-13 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by fire at 6 AM in DeKalb County (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/32751775/fire-rips-through-vacant-apartment-building
http://www.walb.com/story/32751775/fire-rips-through-vacant-apartment-building
http://www.wtvm.com/story/32751775/fire-rips-through-vacant-apartment-building

2016-08-14 - Man found dead in burning van at cemetery on Gorringe Valley Road in coastal Eastbourne (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14682483.Man_s_body_found_in_burning_van_at_cemetery___death_treated_as_unexplained/
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/update-man-s-body-found-in-burning-van-at-eastbourne-cemetery-1-7526059
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/mobile/news/update-man-s-body-found-in-burning-van-at-eastbourne-cemetery-1-7526059

Quote: "The body of a man has been discovered in a van found burning in an Eastbourne cemetery today (Sunday). Sussex Police say officers were called in by firefighters after they went to a vehicle fire in Willingdon Cemetery in Gorringe Valley Road at 8.20am. A police spokesperson said, 'A deceased man’s body was found inside. His death is being treated as unexplained.'"

Quote: "The death is being treated as unexplained at this stage, although there are no suspicious circumstances."

Note: Excellent, so just another person burning to death in a vehicle unsuspiciously. Getting to be a popular way to die nowadays!

2016-08-14 - Auto salvage yard hit by huge fire, 100 cars burn, in Goose Creek (South Carolina), near the coast:
http://www.postandcourier.com/20160814/160819677/blaze-at-goose-creek-salvage-yard-extinguished
http://www.walb.com/story/32755033/gcfd-fire-contained-at-goose-creek-salvage-yard
http://counton2.com/2016/08/14/crews-work-to-extinguish-massive-fire-in-goose-creek/
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/32755033/gcfd-fire-contained-at-goose-creek-salvage-yard
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/several-crews-responding-to-fire-at-blue-and-gold-auto-salvage
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32755033/crews-responding-to-fire-at-goose-creek-salvage-yard
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/32755033/gcfd-fire-contained-at-goose-creek-salvage-yard
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/south-carolina/article95700877.html

Quote: "Goose Creek Rural Fire Department Police Chief, Bob Maibach, says about 100 stacked cars from the salvage yard were involved in the fire."

2016-08-14 - Railcar carrying Toyota vehicles goes up in flames, 15 cars destroyed, near Pittock Reservoir (Canada):
http://www.heartfm.ca/news/local-news/multiple-fire-departments-respond-to-rail-car-blaze/
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2016/08/15/rail-fire-north-of-woodstock-destroys-15-cars

Quote: "Multiple fire departments worked together to knock down an overnight fire in a rail car. Multiple fire departments teamed up to knock down a fire that sprung up overnight in a rail car carrying Toyota vehicles. Reports indicate the blaze sparked sometime between Saturday night and early Sunday morning but there's no word yet as to a cause. According to the Woodstock Professional Fire Fighters Association's twitter, the Innerkip and Tavistock departments assisted with the call."

Quote: "A weekend fire on a railway just north of Woodstock closed down several roads near Pittock Reservoir late Saturday and early Sunday morning."

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at 10:58 PM while parked at home, fire spreads to two homes, near Lake Erie in Dunkirk (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/chautauqua-county/car-fire-heavily-damages-two-nearby-houses-20160814
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/651132/Costly-city-car-fire-under-investigation.html?nav=5047

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

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at 6:15 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, at retirement village in coastal Maroochydore (Australia):
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/car-fire-causes-severe-damage-to-retirement-villag/3076650/
http://nyuzer.com/2016/08/14/car-fire-causes-severe-damage-retirement-village-unit

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in underground carpark, 10 more cars damaged, in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/LondonFire/765233102230650880
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_peckham14august16.asp

Quote: "Four fire engines and 21 firefighters and officers were called to a fire at an underground car park in Aura Court, Peckham Rye this evening. A car was completely damaged by fire and another ten vehicle were damaged by heat and smoke."

2016-08-14 - Mysterious explosion at 1:30 AM alarms people in Brentwood (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.essexlive.news/intrigue-after-massive-explosion-grips-brentwood/story-29618078-detail/story.html

2016-08-14 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Little Rock (Arkansas), 1 injured:
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/guard-hears-explosion-before-fire-breaks-out

Note: This is the 274th residential explosion in 2016...

2016-08-14 - Vacant church destroyed by explosion and fire at 1:15 AM in Point Edward (Canada), near Lake Huron:
http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-08-14/article-4615234/Explosion-heard-before-Point-Edward-church-burns/1

2016-08-14 - Wildfire explodes in size and roars into Lower Lake (California), 100+ homes destroyed, evacuations ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20160814-54565-USA
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/wildfire-roars-northern-california-destroying-100-homes-article-1.2751790
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160815/fire-roars-into-california-town-wiping-out-100-plus-homes
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_b0eb72cd-f535-5f33-96f7-7a2118bf977f.html
http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/08/14/clayton-fire-update-lake-county/
http://abc13.com/news/california-wildfire-reduces-streets-to-smoldering-rubble/1470285/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-wildfire-northern-california-doubles-size-41372454
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/national/article95664917.html
http://kxan.com/ap/the-latest-wildfire-in-northern-california-doubles-in-size/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5968021-181/hundreds-of-residents-flee-clayton
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/thousands-evacuate-as-california-wildfire-destroys-buildings/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article95624182.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/08/california_wildfire_battles_co.html

Quote: "A wind-whipped wildfire roared through a Northern California town still recovering from a devastating blaze nearly a year ago, destroying more than 100 homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, authorities said Monday."

2016-08-14 - Tugboat 'Chief' goes up in flames at 1:15 AM while docked in coastal Barrio Logan (California), 1 killed:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Chief-9094896.html
http://www.10news.com/news/tugboat-goes-up-in-flames-in-barrio-logan-worker-found-dead-inside-pilot-house
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Body-Found-in-Rubble-of-Tugboat-Fire-SDFD-390120031.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/14/one-dead-tugboat-fire/
http://www.cbs8.com/story/32754931/fatal-boat-fire-in-barrio-logan
http://californiadolphin.com/news/82057/fatal-boat-fire-in-barrio-logan
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2016/08/14/employee-found-dead-in-fatal-tugboat-fire-on-cesar-chavez-pkwy/

Quote: "A man was found dead as firefighters doused a fire on a boat docked near Barrio Logan early Sunday morning, a fire official said. Flames were first spotted about 1:15 a.m. on the tugboat 'Chief,' which was docked at a pier off Cesar E. Chavez Parkway."

2016-08-14 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Piney Point (Maryland), 2 injured:
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0816/breakingboaterburnedinfire.html
http://forums.somd.com/threads/312439-Boat-fire-at-Piney-Point-ramp-Sunday
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/police-investigate-st-marys-county-boat-explosion/41253874

Quote: "Piney Point, MD - Authorities at the scene of a boat fire at a marina reported that two people sustained burns in the blaze, which was reported shortly after 5 p.m. Sources report both victims are adults. One of the boaters sustained burns on the legs and the other was burned on the top part of the feet."

2016-08-14 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, in coastal Newport (Rhode Island):
http://patch.com/rhode-island/newport/boat-burns-near-newport-bridge-sinks
http://wpri.com/2016/08/14/boat-catches-fire-under-newport-bridge-sunday/
http://www.waleslocalnews.co.uk/news/boat-catches-fire-under-newport-bridge-sunday

2016-08-14 - Boat bursts into flame on Spring Lake near Grand Haven (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2016/08/14/no-one-hurt-in-boat-fire-near-spring-lake/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/08/two_adults_and_two_kids_jump_f.html
http://fox17online.com/2016/08/14/boat-fire-extinguished-in-spring-lake/
http://wwmt.com/news/local/boat-fire-on-spring-lake-forces-four-to-abandon-ship
http://www.dolphnsix.com/news/769456/hurt-boat-fire-near-spring-lake
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20160815/two-adults-young-children-swim-to-safety-in-spring-lake-boat-fire
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/mi/no-one-hurt-in-boat-fire-near-spring-lake_6228269
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WOODTV/765329432550801408

Quote: "A fire chased two adults and two young children from their boat early Sunday afternoon on Spring Lake northeast of Grand Haven."

2016-08-14 - Canal barge goes up in flames in Castle Quay in Castlefield (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/canal-barge-fire-castlefield-man-11747064
http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/man-suffers-burns-barge-fire-castlefield-manchester-40546

Note: These are the 1133rd, 1134th, 1135th, 1136th and 1137th boats or ships to burn in 2016...

2016-08-14 - Charter bus bursts into flame on I-74 near Lawrenceville (Indiana):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/interstate-74-closed-after-bus-fire-in-dearborn-county/41197932
http://www.fox19.com/story/32755079/eastbound-74-shut-down-at-mm-161-after-charter-bus-catches-fire
http://www.wsmv.com/story/32755079/eastbound-74-shut-down-at-mm-161-after-charter-bus-catches-fire
http://www.wave3.com/story/32755079/eastbound-74-shut-down-at-mm-161-after-charter-bus-catches-fire
http://ban.jo/Enterprise/Customer-Support/20160814/Bus-Catches-Fire-Along-I-74-In-Dearborn-County-IN-Dearborn-County/
http://www.navbug.com/article192311409/eastbound_interstate_74_closed_after_bus_fire_in_dearborn_county.htm
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WLWT/764944973125001216
http://local12.com/news/local/charter-bus-fire-i-74
http://snewsi.com/id/16337958768

Note: This is the 540th bus to burn in 2016...

2016-08-14 - Tractor bursts into flame on the B1256 in Great Dunmow (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i6137/
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/tractor_carrying_hay_catches_fire_in_great_dunmow_1_4657026
http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/tractor_and_two_tonnes_of_hay_catches_fire_at_great_dunmow_1_4657177

2016-08-14 - Tractor bursts into flame in Kyre, near Tenbury (Britain):
http://www.ludlowadvertiser.co.uk/news/14682566.Tractor_fire_at_Kyre/
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/tractor-fire-at-kyre-988629.html

2016-08-14 - Tractor bursts into flame on Thrandeston Road in Mellis (Britain):
http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/tractor-blaze-tackled-in-mellis-1-7526750

2016-08-14 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame at property in Great Gransden (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/combine-harvester-fire-2612.aspx

2016-08-14 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame on Coldham Bank in Coldham (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/combine-harvester-fire-2611.aspx

Note: These are the 1516th, 1517th, 1518th, 1519th and 1520th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-14 - Rescue truck bursts into flame inside fire station in Logan (West Virginia):
http://wvowradio.com/Article.asp?id=3025547&spid=37834

2016-08-14 - Two RVs destroyed by fire while parked at Windsor Wine Country RV Park in Windsor (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5969278-181/fire-destroys-2-rvs-at
http://www.dolphnsix.com/news/765523/fire-torches-windsor
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Fire-torches-2-RVs-in-Windsor-7781157.html
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/fire-destroys-2-rvs-damages-2-others-in-calif-rv-park/
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/ca/sonoma-county/fire-torches-2-rvs-in-windsor_6224209
http://www.wopular.com/fire-torches-2-rvs-windsor

2016-08-14 - RV bursts into flame on US 2 in Rapid River (Michigan):
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Vehicle-fire-closes-US-2-Sunday-390158512.html
http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/576328/RV-fire-closes-highway-near-Rapid-River.html?nav=5003
http://abc10up.com/motor-home-fire-shuts-down-us-2-2/
http://snewsi.com/id/16337978810

Quote: "A portion of U.S. 2 was closed down for several hours Sunday for a vehicle fire. The Delta County Sheriff's Department reports a 40 foot motorhome, towing a car, caught on fire. This happened around 11:14 a.m. Sunday, on U.S. 2 near Z Road in Rapid River."

Note: These are the 340th, 341st and 342nd RVs to burn in 2016...

2016-08-14 - Van bursts into flame at home on 11th Street Northwest in Austin (Minnesota):
http://www.myaustinminnesota.com/2016/08/15/austin-police-and-fire-departments-respond-to-vehicle-fire-sunday-afternoon/

2016-08-14 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at Alligator Adventure in coastal North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/32756900/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-at-alligator-adventure

2016-08-14 - SUV and car go up in flames while parked at business in Fort Collins (Colorado):
http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/08/14/blaze-engulfs-two-cars-behind-wilburs-total-beverage/88734962/

2016-08-14 - SUV bursts into flame while parked on East Canon Perdido Street in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
https://www.noozhawk.com/article/parked_suv_severely_damaged_by_fire_in_santa_barbara

2016-08-14 - SUV bursts into flame near The Road to Nowhere and Dead Dog Lake in Iqaluit (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-fire-guts-car-1.3721408

2016-08-14 - Two cars go up in flames while parked in lot in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/08/jersey_city_car_fire_destroys_one_vehicle_leaves_a.html

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at 5:49 AM while parked on Alwildy Avenune in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/fire-crews-on-scene-of-dayton-car-fire/nsFqs/

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Veazie (Maine):
http://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/16086-auto-fire-in-veazie-likely-mechanical-in-nature
http://bangorinsider.com/auto-fire-in-veazie-likely-mechanical-in-nature/

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on I-44 in Comanche County (Oklahoma), separate 3-car crash too:
http://www.kswo.com/story/32757301/car-fire-3-car-accident-shuts-down-i-44
http://www.navbug.com/article192428332/car_fire_3_car_accident_shuts_down_i_44.htm

Quote: "A car on fire, and then an accident involving 3 cars on I-44 caused traffic on the interstate to come to a standstill Sunday evening."

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 154 near coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=173418

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at gas station, ignites RV trailer, in Whiteshell (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/vehicles-catch-fire-at-gas-station-in-whiteshell-1.3028433

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Clift Crescent in Richardson (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-richardson-act-278013.traffic

2016-08-14 - Five cars destroyed by fire while parked at apartments in Shah Alam (Malaysia), near the coast:
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/08/14/five-cars-razed-in-shah-alam-fire/

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on the M90 near Glenfarg (Scotland), near the coast:
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/269844/car-catches-fire-m90-2/

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Library Gardens in coastal Havant (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/havant-firefighters-tackle-separate-lawn-mower-and-car-fire-incidents-1-7526116

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked at shop on Thornhill Road in Streetly (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/look-car-bursts-flames-outside-11753514
http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/8203-car-fire-causes-sutton-coldfield-shop-damage-at-broadway-kitchens-and-bedrooms-in-streetly/story-29621504-detail/story.html

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Orton Drove in Witchford (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/car-fire-witchford-2613.aspx
http://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/car_fire_in_orton_drove_witchford_1_4657218

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on the Pilton Causeway in Barnstaple (Britain), near the River Yeo:
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37909&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/pictures_car_fire_in_barnstaple_town_centre_1_4656939

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Honiton Road in St Loyes, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37904&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/car-fire-breaks-out-in-exeter/story-29618465-detail/story.html

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Elan Avenue in Clase, Morriston (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/fire-services-called-out-to-deal-with-morriston-car-fire/story-29618647-detail/story.html

2016-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Main Road between Anwick and North Kyme (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/firecrews-tackle-car-fire-in-lincolnshire/story-29618462-detail/story.html
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-car-fire-after-it-burst-into-flames-4338775.html
http://www.enginenews.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-car-fire-after-it-burst-into-flames-987808.html
http://nvs24.com/news/uk/LPorterTG-published-Fire-crews-tackle-car-fire-after-it-burst-into-flames-7783976.html

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on the M40 near Bicester (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/14681561.Car_fire_blocks_roundabout_at_M40_Junction_9_near_Bicester/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14681561.Car_fire_blocks_roundabout_at_M40_Junction_9_near_Bicester/
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/14681561.Car_fire_blocks_roundabout_at_M40_Junction_9_near_Bicester/
http://southmids.com/car-fire-blocks-roundabout-at-m40-junction-9-near-bicester-oxford-mail/

2016-08-14 - Pickup truck and garage go up in flames at 1:29 AM at home in New Britain (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Garage-Destroyed-in-New-Britain-Fire-390132632.html
http://wtnh.com/2016/08/15/new-britain-put-down-garage-fire/

Quote: "The garage was totally destroyed. A pickup truck in the driveway and the back deck of the home were heavily damaged, but the fire did not extend to the house."

2016-08-14 - Car and home go up in flames in coastal Nelson (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/83145994/firefighters-extinguishing-house-fire-in-nelson

2016-08-14 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 1 AM near school in Whately (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/08/whately_barn_fire_threatens_el.html

2016-08-14 - Barn destroyed by fire at 11:06 PM in East Lambrook (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37910&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-14 - Barn and 100 tons of hay destroyed by fire in Diptford (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37906&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-14 - Large pile of rubbish bursts into flame near medical center at Long Marston Airfield (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/15/large-fire-long-marston-airfield-campden-road-lower-quinton/

2016-08-14 - Around 700 bales of hay go up in flames on Lower Valley Road in Kalispell (Montana):
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/hay-bales-catch-fire/article_03ed92ce-629a-11e6-976b-5347b4cb377c.html

2016-08-14 - Tires burst into flame inside shed on Wistaston Road in Crewe (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tyres-on-fire-in-crewe

2016-08-14 - AC unit bursts into flame at hotel, fire spreads to hotel, in Florence (South Carolina):
http://wpde.com/news/local/crews-battle-hotel-fire-in-florence

2016-08-14 - Post office damaged by fire in the wee hours in Tyronza (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/32754672/tyronza-post-office-catches-fire
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/32754672/tyronza-post-office-catches-fire

2016-08-14 - Paper mill damaged by fire in Madawaska (Maine):
http://fiddleheadfocus.com/2016/08/15/news/top-stories/firefighters-tackle-difficult-paper-mill-fire/

2016-08-14 - Daycare damaged by fire at 2 AM in Youngstown (Ohio), nobody there:
http://wkbn.com/2016/08/14/off-duty-fire-crews-called-in-to-help-fight-fire-at-youngstown-daycare/
http://wytv.com/2016/08/14/off-duty-fire-crews-called-in-to-help-fight-fire-at-youngstown-daycare/
http://www.wfmj.com/story/32754747/daycare-closed-until-further-notice-after-fire-damages-plaza-in-youngstown

2016-08-14 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire shortly after 1 AM in Emmett Township (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://wwmt.com/news/local/woman-in-critical-condition-after-garagehouse-fire
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/08/woman_critically_injured_in_ea.html
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/local/2016/08/14/woman-injured-early-morning-fire-emmett-township/88716846/

2016-08-14 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Davie (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Davie-Home-Catches-Fire-While-Homeowners-Attend-Funeral-For-Family-Member-390164752.html

2016-08-14 - Home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM in Gouldsboro (Pennsylvania), near Gouldsboro Lake:
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/fire-destroys-trailer-in-gouldsboro-1.2078484
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-trailer-gouldsboro

2016-08-14 - Home destroyed by fire on coastal Plum Island (New York):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/14/house-fire-plum-island-newburyport/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighters-battling-multialarm-fire-in-beachfront-community/41200858

Note: Plum Island is about 12 miles from Old Lyme (Connecticut). Also see the infant found dead at home in Old Lyme on this day...

2016-08-14 - Home destroyed by fire in the wee hours on Fish Creek Falls in Steamboat Springs (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/local/steamboat-springs-home-destoyed-in-fire/297409988

2016-08-14 - Home destroyed by fire at 5 AM in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/32754567/new-haven-home-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/New-Haven-Home-Destroyed-in-Early-Morning-Fire-390117062.html

2016-08-14 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Henrietta (Virginia):
http://13wham.com/news/local/crews-battle-fire-at-henrietta-apartment-building

2016-08-14 - Condo complex heavily damaged by fire in coastal Newburyport (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighters-battling-multialarm-fire-in-beachfront-community/41200858
http://whdh.com/news/crews-respond-to-a-fire-in-newburyport/

2016-08-14 - Deadly fire burns home before 4 AM in El Dorado (Arkansas), 1 killed:
http://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2016/aug/14/el-dorado-woman-dies-house-fire/
http://katv.com/news/local/authorities-find-woman-dead-in-el-dorado-home-following-fire
http://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/el-dorado-woman-dies-in-fatal-house-fire
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32755527/authorities-find-woman-dead-in-el-dorado-home-following-fire

2016-08-14 - Vacant building burns in Rochester (New York):
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/08/14/fire-crews-battle-blaze-abandoned-building/88735074/

2016-08-14 - Vacant home burns at 2:13 AM, fire spreads to occupied home, in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/damage-placed-at-85000-in-fire-on-east-eagle-street-20160813

2016-08-14 - Vacant home burns in Texarkana (Texas):
http://www.ksla.com/story/32753733/fire-burns-vacant-house-in-texarkana

2016-08-14 - Vacant apartment complex burns in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/new-orleans-firefighter-injured-when-4alarm-fire-breaks-out-at-abandoned-apartment-complex/41207330

2016-08-14 - Vacant laundromat burns at 5:15 AM in Edmonton (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/2881229/fire-rips-through-west-edmonton-laundromat/

2016-08-14 - Vacant hospital destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM in Norfolk (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/former_little_plumstead_hospital_demolished_following_major_blaze_1_4656350

2016-08-15 - Man found dead at 11 PM in burning car at Lowe's in North Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/police-investigate-death-of-man-in-north-attleboro-car-fire/article_a59d3f0a-63eb-11e6-8aff-a7555eaa4f5f.html

Quote: "Authorities are investigating the death of a man found inside a car when firefighters responded to a car fire earlier this week. The incident occurred sometime around 11 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot at Lowe’s, off Route 1, according to police Capt. Joseph DiRenzo."

2016-08-15 - Mysterious explosion rattles people and shakes the ground in and around coastal New Smyrna Beach (Florida):
http://www.sott.net/article/325467-Mystery-boom-in-Florida-has-residents-scratching-their-heads
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20160815/loud-noise-update-likely-sonic-boom-but-still-mystery

2016-08-15 - Underground electrical fire breaks out near federal building in Austin (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2016/08/15/j-j-pickle-building-evacuated-as-electrical-fire-burns-underground/
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local/j-j-pickle-federal-building-evacuated-after-fire/nsGRL/
http://keyetv.com/news/local/pickle-federal-building-evacuated-in-downtown-austin-due-to-fire
http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/pickle-federal-building-evacuated-electric-fire
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39723603-pickle-federal-building-evacuated-as-electrical-fire-burns-underground/

2016-08-15 - Electrical plant damaged by fire in Lewiston (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/crews-responding-to-report-of-fire-at-power-plant

2016-08-15 - Electrical substation damaged by fire on Avra Valley Road in Marana (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/32764444/fire-at-power-plant-in-marana

2016-08-15 - Auto recycling business hit by fire, pile of scrap cars burns, in coastal Gloucester (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/firefighters-on-scene-of-fire-at-gloucester-junkyard/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighters-battle-heavy-flames-at-gloucester-auto-recycling-yard/41212224
http://rockport.wickedlocal.com/news/20160815/fire-burns-in-bayview-auto-recycling-on-quarry-street-in-gloucester
http://manchester.wickedlocal.com/news/20160815/fire-burns-in-bayview-auto-recycling-on-quarry-street-in-gloucester
http://www.salemnews.com/news/a-car-fire-on-steroids/article_1e0e208f-8832-5ae9-aabb-7e5d8f8266d2.html
http://yankeeherald.com/2016/08/15/firefighters-battle-heavy-flames-at-gloucester-auto-recycling-yard/

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

2016-08-15 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame on International Drive in Rancho Cordova (California):
http://fox40.com/2016/08/15/auto-dismantling-yard-fire-closes-part-of-sunrise-boulevard/
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/2-people-injured-in-fire-at-rancho-cordova-business/41217440
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/FOX40/765312568529293312

Quote: "A large fire at an auto dismantling yard briefly closed southbound Sunrise Boulevard at International Drive in Rancho Cordova."

2016-08-15 - Trucks, cars and auto shop destroyed by huge fire at midnight in Paradise Township (PA):
http://www.wgal.com/news/81516-fire-route-30/41204284
http://local21news.com/news/local/crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-at-lancaster-co-business
http://www.wgal.com/news/crews-battling-overnight-business-fire-in-lancaster-county/41203396
http://www.witf.org/news/2016/08/us-route-30-closed-by-fire-at-pennsylvania-automotive-shop.php
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/portion-of-route-closed-as-crews-clean-up-overnight-fire/article_75314bae-62d3-11e6-ace3-377c33a5d459.html

Quote: "The fire struck CJ's Automotive on Lincoln Highway East near Vintage Road around midnight and was ruled under control at 5:40 a.m. 'It's a major loss, a total loss,' Fisher said."

Quote: "The building included a mechanical shop, cars, trucks and inventory from a fireworks company, Brubaker said. He said the fireworks company housed the tubes used to launch fireworks, and added no fireworks were stored in the building."

2016-08-15 - RV trailer, storage trailer full of auto parts, SUV and car go up in flames at 1:15 AM in Lebanon (Maine), nobody there:
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/15/suspicious-fire-under-investigation-in-lebanon/

Quote: "The fire appears to have started in a camper trailer and quickly spread to an adjacent storage trailer. The storage trailer was filled with vehicle parts, which made it difficult for firefighters to access the inside, according to fire officials. The fire also spread to a car and SUV sitting in front of the camper."

2016-08-15 - Refinery damaged by fire on Lake Charles (Louisiana):
http://927thevan.com/news/articles/2016/aug/15/fire-breaks-out-at-phillips-66-westlake-louisiana-refinery-local-media/

Quote: "A fire that started in a processing unit on Monday at Phillips 66's 260,000 barrel per day Lake Charles refinery in Louisiana, has been put out with no injuries reported, an emergency management official said."

2016-08-15 - Wildfires raging in Siberia spewing vast amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/08/huge-amounts-of-greenhouse-gasses.html

2016-08-15 - Firefighter captures image of firenado near Beaver Creek (Colorado):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/whirling-flames-photographed-during-wildfire-fight/41225704
http://q13fox.com/2016/08/16/firefighter-captures-pic-of-terrifying-fire-whirl/

2016-08-15 - Firefighters capture video of firenado near Cornelius (Oregon):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/oregon-firefighters-catch-firenado-video/story?id=41419018
http://abcnews.go.com/International/oregon-firefighters-catch-firenado-video/story?id=41419018

2016-08-15 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, makes emergency landing at airport in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/national/united-diverts-jet-to-santa-barbara-after-smoke-in-cabin/article_ccaba9e8-08f0-5466-9470-cc012cbee350.html

Quote: "United Airlines says a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco was diverted to Santa Barbara after smoke was reported in the passenger cabin following a mechanical problem."

Note: This is the 89th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2016...

2016-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame on Grand Lake near Vinita (Oklahoma):
http://ktul.com/news/local/boat-catches-fire-on-grand-lake-family-steps-in-to-help

Note: This is the 1138th boat or ship to burn in 2016...

2016-08-15 - Jet ski explodes in driveway at home in Salem (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/08/15/jet-ski-explosion-sends-wis-man-to-hospital/
http://www.startribune.com/wisconsin-man-hospitalized-after-jet-ski-explosion/390218901/
http://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Wisconsin-man-hospitalized-after-jet-ski-explosion-390219941.html
http://www.dailyprogress.com/wisconsin-man-hospitalized-after-jet-ski-explosion/article_c717f481-7a55-5225-9e09-fc5cd4a6270c.html

2016-08-15 - Ten transit buses and recycling plant go up in flames shortly after midnight in Chilliwack (Canada):
http://www.theprogress.com/news/390124681.html

Quote: "When firefighters arrived they found heavy smoke and fire coming from a large industrial building. Material was also on fire in the yard, which spread and caused significant damage to several transit buses in a neighbouring parking lot."

Quote: "BC Transit is in progress of assessing the damage but an early estimate indicates 10 transit vehicles sustained damage..."

Note: These are the 541st through 550th buses to burn in 2016...

2016-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5 AM on I-79 near Mink Shoals (West Virginia):
http://wchstv.com/news/local/interstate-79-shutdown-due-to-a-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Tractor-trailer-fire-closes-I-79-South-at-3-MM-390164202.html

Quote: "One southbound lane is now open on Interstate 79 after a tractor-trailer caught on fire."

2016-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 ramp to I-77 in Wythe County (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Vehicle-fire-causing-backups-near-I-81I-77-interchange-390202682.html

2016-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on State Highway 1 near Lake Taupo in Waitahanui (New Zealand):
http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/paper-carrying-truck-catches-fire-2016081611
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sh1-near-taupo-closed-following-truck-and-trailer-fire
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11694776
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11695635

2016-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 1:52 AM while parked inside warehouse on Borland Avenue in Carlisle (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp

Quote: "Vehicle on fire in Warehouse in Carlisle(Carlisle) 15 Aug 2016 At 01:52 firefighters were called to a vehicle on fire in Borland Avenue, Carlisle. The fire involved a large good vehicle within a warehouse and the crew used one hose reel to extinguish it."

2016-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Malinsgate, Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/47130

2016-08-15 - Tractor (telehandler) bursts into flame at Pennards Hill in West Pennard (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37915&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 1521st, 1522nd, 1523rd, 1524th, 1525th and 1526th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2016...

2016-08-15 - Truck bursts into flame on I-10 near coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://local15tv.com/news/local/truck-on-fire-i10-eb-near-i65

2016-08-15 - RV bursts into flame on Carolina Beach Road in coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/32758796/rv-fire-affecting-traffic-on-carolina-beach-road
http://www.wafb.com/story/32758796/live-look-rv-fire-affecting-traffic-on-carolina-beach-road
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32758796/live-look-rv-fire-affecting-traffic-on-carolina-beach-road
http://www.wave3.com/story/32758796/live-look-rv-fire-affecting-traffic-on-carolina-beach-road
http://myinforms.com/en/a/39717846-rv-driver-i-knew-i-was-going-to-lose-her/

Note: This is the 343rd RV to burn in 2016...

2016-08-15 - Camper-van bursts into flame at business on coastal Vashon Island (Washington):
http://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/390332191.html

2016-08-15 - Van bursts into flame at 3:51 AM while parked at home in Farmington (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Vehicle-With-Ammunition-Inside-Catches-Fire-in-Farmington--390182881.html

2016-08-15 - Van bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, in the Cajon Pass (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/lanes-810647-fire-traffic.html
http://www.vvng.com/vans-fire-spreads-to-vegetatation-on-cajon-pass/
http://www.vvdailypress.com/article/20160815/NEWS/160819848
http://nvs24.com/news/us/Vehicle-fire-on-northbound-I-15-ignites-vegetation-along-right-hand-shoulder-near-top-of-Cajon-Pass-7805166.html

Quote: "A fully engulfed van fire quickly spread to nearby vegetation Monday afternoon. The incident was reported around 12:15 p.m. between Oak Hills and Highway 138 and has reportedly burned over 2 acres."

2016-08-15 - Van bursts into flame on Oak Street North in Fargo (North Dakota):
http://www.wday.com/news/4094622-crews-respond-vehicle-fire-500-block-oak-street-north

2016-08-15 - Van bursts into flame on Boughton Road in Rugby (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2016/08/15/van-fire-boughton-road-rugby-1-fire-engine-from-rugby-attended/
http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/van-fire-in-rugby-1-7528392

2016-08-15 - SUV bursts into flame on US 101 in Soledad (California):
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/car-fire-shuts-down-one-lane-on-highway-101-in-soledad/41209538
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/39724001-car-fire-shuts-down-one-lane-on-highway-101-in-soledad/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home, fire spreads to garage, in Winterville (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Winterville-fire-under-investigation-390244702.html

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at supermarket in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2016/car-bursts-flames-outside-quincy-supermarket

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame at 12:30 AM on I-15 near Primm (Nevada), 2 people burned:
http://news3lv.com/news/local/two-injured-taken-to-umc-after-vehicle-fire-on-interstate-15-near-primm
http://kdwn.com/2016/08/15/two-injured-taken-to-umc-after-vehicle-fire-on-interstate-15-near-primm/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on the New York State Thruqay near Schenectady (New York):
http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/car-catches-fire-near-exit-25-on-thruway

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on I-93 near Londonderry (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/significant-traffic-backups-reported-on-i93-in-londonderry-after-car-fire/41205774
http://yankeeherald.com/2016/08/15/significant-traffic-backups-reported-on-i-93-south-after-car-fire/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Lexington Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2016/08/todays-vehicle-fire-65/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on I-44 in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.news9.com/story/32762449/crews-on-scene-of-car-fire-in-northwest-okc
http://www.newson6.com/story/32762449/crews-on-scene-of-car-fire-in-northwest-okc

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Route 109 in Medway (Massachusetts):
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160815/medway-car-fire-closes-part-of-rte-109

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Villawood (Australia), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/08/16/03/40/man-burnt-after-putting-out-car-fire-in-his-own-driveway
http://www.fairfieldchampion.com.au/story/4098559/police-investigate-car-fire/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Yamba Drive in Tuggeranong District (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-tuggeranong-district-278203.traffic

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Erindale Drive in Wanniassa (Australia):
http://citynews.com.au/2016/dogs-rescued-wanniassa-car-fire/
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-wanniassa-act-278204.traffic

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Krefft Street in Florey (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-florey-act-278210.traffic

2016-08-15 - Tesla Model S bursts into flame during test drive in coastal Biarritz (France):
http://www.rt.com/viral/356055-tesla-fire-france-model-s/
http://electrek.co/2016/08/15/tesla-model-s-catches-fire-test-drive-france/
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2016/08/tesla-model-s-catches-fire-during-test-drive-in-france.html
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-15/tesla-spotaneously-catches-fire-during-test-drive-france
http://bgr.com/2016/08/15/tesla-model-s-fire-photos-test-drive/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/08/16/tesla-catches-fire-promotional-event-france-bayonne/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on highway in coastal Udupi (India):
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=409337
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/car-catches-fire-none-hurt/article8991564.ece

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home on Badsey Lane in Evesham (Britain):
http://eveshamobserver.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-car-blaze/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame at 3:08 AM on Corfe Crescent in coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37912&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://wearesouthdevon.com/fire-service-called-to-early-morning-car-fire-in-torquay/

2016-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on the A6 near Chapel-en-le-Frith (Britain):
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/road-reopens-following-vehicle-fire-in-the-high-peak-1-8069735

2016-08-15 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Winchester Canyon in coastal Goleta (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=173459

2016-08-15 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at 4:11 AM in Wedlands, Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37913&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2016-08-15 - Pickup truck and two barns go up in flames at 11:45 PM near Bethel (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Multiple-crews-respond-to-barn-fire-in-Pitt-County-390264832.html

Quote: "The Pitt County Sheriff's Office, as well as the fire marshal, are investigating what caused two barns to go up in flames late Monday night. We're told two barns and a pick up truck were fully engulfed when crews got to the scene at 1449 U.S. 64 Alternate, near Bethel, around 11:45 p.m. Firefighters say a smaller barn was filled with tobacco sticks and tobacco racks, and a larger barn was filled with a truck and trailer, and they are working to determine what else was inside. The larger one was a complete loss, officials say, the smaller barn was also badly damaged."

2016-08-15 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Hamburg (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/32765004/2016/08/15/crews-on-scene-of-marathon-county-barn-fire

2016-08-15 - Barn destroyed by fire near Prior Lake in Spring Lake Township (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/08/15/barn-fire-prior-lake/

2016-08-15 - Brush fire breaks out before 6 AM near Tolman Creek Road in Ashland (Oregon):
http://ktvl.com/news/local/multiple-agencies-respond-to-fire-off-tolman-creek-road

2016-08-15 - Brush fire rages near Turner Falls (Oklahoma):
http://www.kten.com/story/32773558/crews-battling-large-grass-fire-near-turner-falls

2016-08-15 - Brush fire burns two Olympic venues in coastal Rio de Janeiro (Brazil):
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/08/16/Raging-brush-fire-damages-2-Rio-Olympic-venues-organizers-say/8391471386427/
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/08/wildfires-cause-evacuations-at-rio.html

2016-08-15 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck near 2nd Street in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/trash-truck-load-catches-fire-in-downtown-phoenix/298551889

2016-08-15 - Piles of mulch burst into flame in the wee hours at landscaping business in Spotsylvania County (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2016/08/15/indian-hills-landscaping-brush-fire-spotsylvania/

2016-08-15 - Chicken waste bursts into flame at 2 AM inside barn at university in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://wncn.com/2016/08/15/barn-holding-chicken-waste-catches-fire-on-nc-state-campus/
http://www.wral.com/fire-tears-through-ncsu-poultry-science-lab/15930882/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/entertainment/barn-holding-chicken-waste-catches-fire-at-nc-state-farm/article_672e2f8d-ec9e-5f2a-8757-707411559876.html

2016-08-15 - Animal feed plant damaged by fire at 1:45 AM in Lewisburg (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2016/08/15/fire-reported-at-cargill-plant-in-lewisburg/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/structure-fire-reported-at-cargill-facility-near-l/nsF5d/

2016-08-15 - Church destroyed by fire just after midnight in Crystal Springs (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/32763265/overnight-fire-destroys-crystal-springs-church

2016-08-15 - Several sheds destroyed by fire shortly after 5 AM at American Legion post in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-midtown-sheds/423414263

2016-08-15 - Home destroyed by fire in Hollister (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/house-destroyed-by-fire-in-hollister-mo

2016-08-15 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Waianae (Hawaii):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/2-story-waianae-home-destroyed-in-blaze/

2016-08-15 - Three homes go up in flames at 1 AM in Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/08/15/greater-grand-crossing-fire-leaves-at-least-10-people-homeless/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-firefighters-hurt-in-3-building-fire-in-grand-crossing/1470087/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/11-Without-Homes-After-Greater-Grand-Crossing-Fire-390184981.html

2016-08-15 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 7:24 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada), 2 injured:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/2-hurt-12-displaced-south-central-las-vegas-apartment-complex-fire

2016-08-15 - Deadly fire burns home at 2:51 AM in Topeka (Kansas), 1 killed:
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Woman-dies-in-Topeka-house-fire-390208161.html
http://cjonline.com/news/2016-08-15/woman-who-died-southeast-topeka-blaze-described-amazing-mom-amazing-person

2016-08-15 - Deadly fire burns home at 3:30 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/metro-investigating-fatal-house-fire-near-sahara-lamb
http://news3lv.com/news/local/man-found-dead-after-house-fire-near-sahara-and-lamb

2016-08-15 - Deadly fire destroys home in coastal Belmar (New Jersey), 2 killed:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NJ-2-Men-Dog-Killed-in-Belmar-House-Fire-Mayor-390273212.html
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2016/08/belmar_house_fire_kills_2.html
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2016/08/16/neighbors-belmar-fire-killed-father-and-son/88825230/
http://abc7ny.com/news/2-dead-after-fire-burns-through-belmar-home/1471390/
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2016/08/15/watch-firefighters-battle-belmar-blaze/88813652/

2016-08-15 - Vacant home under renovation burns at 3:30 AM in Scranton (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2016/08/15/crews-battling-fire-in-scranton-2/

2016-08-15 - Vacant home burns at 1:15 AM in Comstock Township (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/news/local/fire-at-abandoned-home-in-comstock-township

2016-08-15 - Vacant home burns just before 5 AM in Bakersfield (California):
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-vacant-home-in-central-bakersfield

2016-08-15 - Vacant home destroyed by fire shortly after 4 AM in North Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local/fire-destroys-vacant-house-in-north-knoxville-3a1a89ef-ef64-454b-e053-0100007fdd72-390164461.html