Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-01 - Rotten egg odor blows over coastal Newcastle (Australia):
http://www.hit.com.au/news/newcastle/newcastles-mystery-gas-smell-explained
http://www.triplem.com.au/news/newcastle/newcastles-mystery-gas-smell-explained
http://www.2nm.com.au/news/local-news/74922-mysterious-gas-smell-over-the-hunter-nothing-sinister
Quote: "It appears natural causes are to blame for a strange smell that's been wafting over Newcastle in recent days. Some say the big stink smells like sewerage, others believe the odour has a sulphuric smell. Fire and Rescue NSW says it's received multiple calls from people concerned about a strong smell of gas, however no leaks have been detected. The Environmental Protection Authority has investigated, finding it's likely to be a naturally occurring gas associated with stagnant water from the recent heavy rain."
Note: Notice how they studiously avoid mentioning WHAT gas people are smelling. That's probably because it's hydrogen sulfide and they don't want the people living there to know they're being lightly poisoned...
2018-04-01 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes in Great Falls (Montana):
http://www.krtv.com/story/37855555/what-was-that-boom-people-heard-in-great-falls
2018-04-01 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 6 cars burn, in Bristol (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Cars-Damaged-by-Fire-at-Bristol-Auto-Parts-Yard-478490033.html
2018-04-01 - Waste transfer station damaged by fire at 2:23 AM in Brockton (Massachusetts):
http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20180401/sprinklers-firefighters-take-care-of-debris-fire-at-brockton-transfer-station
http://brockton.wickedlocal.com/news/20180401/sprinklers-firefighters-take-care-of-debris-fire-at-brockton-transfer-station
2018-04-01 - Oil factory heavily damaged by huge blaze in Bhiwandi (India):
http://zeenews.india.com/india/massive-fire-breaks-out-in-bhiwandis-oil-godown-2095566.html
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/huge-fire-at-oil-godown-in-maharashtra-village-1831483
http://www.nagpurtoday.in/bhiwandi-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-oil-godown/04020810
2018-04-01 - Oil refinery devastated by massive fire in Hyderabad (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/watch-massive-fire-breaks-out-in-oil-refinery-in-hyderabad-61967.htm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/massive-fire-breaks-out-in-oil-refinery-in-hyderabad/videoshow/63566010.cms
http://nybulletins.com/2018/04/01/watch-massive-fire-breaks-out-in-oil-refinery-in-hyderabad/
2018-04-01 - Underground electrical explosion blows pavement apart on US 50 in South Lake Tahoe (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article207619594.html
http://www.kcra.com/article/power-explosion-in-south-lake-tahoe-shuts-down-portion-of-hwy-50-2/19652601
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Explosion-closes-portion-of-US-50-in-Stateline-478487343.html
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/crime-fire/highway-50-in-stateline-closed-due-to-utility-explosion/
http://www.laketahoenews.net/2018/04/no-injuries-electrical-explosion-stateline/
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/highway-50-in-stateline-closed-due-to-utility-explosion/
http://mynews4.com/news/local/explosion-closes-us-50-at-stateline-at-south-lake-tahoe-no-injuries-reported
http://southtahoenow.com/story/04/01/2018/explosion-closes-highway-50-stateline
2018-04-01 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Crown Heights area in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/37855793/manhole-fire-breaks-out-sunday-morning-in-crown-heights
2018-04-01 - Wind turbine bursts into flame at the University of Maine in Presque Isle (Maine):
http://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/fire-shuts-down-umpi-wind-turbine/97-534232929
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/2/wind-turbine-fire-disrupts-electricity-at-umpi/
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-02 - Unknown rotten egg odor blows through parts of Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2018/04/02/fire-crews-investigate-strong-natural-gas-odor-in-grand-rapids/
http://fox17online.com/2018/04/03/still-no-source-determined-for-natural-gas-smell-in-ne-grand-rapids/
http://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/grand-rapids-central/authorities-trying-to-find-source-of-gas-smell-in-grand-rapids/69-534340455
Quote: "Fire crews investigated the strong smell of natural gas throughout parts of Grand Rapids on Monday evening. Fire officials say the smell of natural gas was reported in areas such as Monroe and Knapp to Leonard and Plymouth and other areas. The odor caused the Walgreens at Knapp and Fuller to close as a precaution. According to the Grand Rapids Fire Department, crews could not find the source of the smell, but reassure there’s no danger to the public."
Quote: "Technicians with gas detection devices are going door-to-door. 'He said it all read out as zeros,' says Russell. 'He said we are fine and not to worry about it.'"
Note: Obviously they're not gonna be detecting hydrogen sulfide with natural gas detectors. Their detectors will just read out as zeros...
2018-04-02 - Man has 'medical emergency' and collapses at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.insideedition.com/white-house-easter-egg-roll-marred-medical-drama-man-collapses-42062
http://nbc4i.com/2018/04/02/white-house-easter-egg-roll-marred-by-medical-drama-as-man-collapses/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-easter-egg-roll-173914051.html
Quote: "There was a medical emergency on the South Lawn of the White House Monday after a man collapsed during the annual Easter Egg Roll."
2018-04-22 - Scientists measure methane's increasing greenhouse effect at the Earth's surface for the first time:
http://phys.org/news/2018-04-methane-greenhouse-effect-earth-surface.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180402123305.htm
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/04/02/Methanes-greenhouse-gas-effect-is-warming-Earths-surface/1741522683603/
Quote: "The paper indicates that the greenhouse effect from methane tracked the global pause in methane concentrations in the early 2000s and began to rise at the same time that the concentrations began to rise in 2007."
2018-04-02 - Person found dead in burning car at school in Pontiac (Michigan):
http://patch.com/michigan/detroit/badly-burned-body-discovered-car-fire
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2018/04/badly_burned_body_found_after.html
http://www.miheadlines.com/2018/04/02/body-discovered-after-car-fire-is-put-out-in-pontiac/
2018-04-02 - Man, 40, burns to death in prison cell at HMP Risley in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/16134282.Prisoner_from_Bradford_district_dies_in_cell_fire/
2018-04-02 - Underground explosions and fires blow two manhole covers off in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/manhole-explosions-lead-to-building-evacuation-in-nyc/3292909/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/04/02/upper-east-side-manhole-explosions-2/
http://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/manhole-explodes-upper-east-side
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Storm-Explosion-Manhole-478536973.html
http://www.1clickdaily.com/Manhole-Explodes-On-Upper-East-Side-4869642.html
Quote: "Two manholes exploded and caught fire on the Upper East Side Monday. It happened near East 75th and East 76th streets on 2nd Avenue. A witness said one of the manhole covers flew 15 feet in the air."
2018-04-02 - Underground electrical fire causes blackouts in Erdington (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/almost-500-erdington-homes-without-14484145
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/erdington-roads-closed-as-smoke-rises-from-pavement-in-underground-fire/ar-AAvn7Eb
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/almost-500-erdington-homes-without-power-after-underground-fire/ar-AAvnCbN
http://www.theyamyam.net/erdington-roads-closed-as-smoke-rises-from-pavement-in-underground-fire/
2018-04-02 - Transformer bursts into flame in basement at school in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://nypost.com/2018/04/02/transformer-fire-sparks-evacuation-at-new-school/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/new-school-building-evacuated-transformer-fire-basement-article-1.3910364
http://dailynews.news/new-school-building-evacuated-after-transformer-fire-in-basement/
http://www.newsdump.com/article/new-school-building-evacuated-after-transformer-fire-in-basement
http://snewsi.com/id/18271812092/Transformer-fire-sparks-evacuation-at-New-School
http://www.wopular.com/transformer-fire-sparks-evacuation-new-school
Note: So basically the same as the underground electrical fires except inside a building this time instead of under a street...
2018-04-02 - Transformer explodes and burns at 2:19 AM in coastal Mobile (Alabama), blackouts ensue:
http://www.wkrg.com/news/mobile-county/overnight-fire-leads-to-power-outage-in-downtown-area/1093952048
http://www.wbrc.com/story/37857553/overnight-fire-leads-to-power-outage-in-downtown-mobile
2018-04-02 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, scrap cars burn, in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.kvoa.com/story/37864005/rural-metro-firefighters-respond-to-auto-salvage-yard-fire
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/tfd-working-scrapyard-fire-near-alvernon-and-22nd
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/37863686/large-fire-near-alvernon-irvington
2018-04-02 - Business hit by fire, scrap metal and lumber burn, in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-fire-on-the-scene-of-blaze-at-lumber-yard/1094749888
http://www.wafb.com/story/37863919/crews-battle-lumber-yard-fire-in-birmingham
Quote: "The department arrived at Jernigan Trailer Rental and Repairs Co. to find scrap lumber and metal burning at the scene."
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-03 - Man found dead in burning car at 3 AM at shopping mall in Bell Gardens (California):
http://www.hub-la.com/news/man-found-dead-in-fire-damaged-vehicle/
http://abc7.com/body-found-in-car-after-fire-in-bell-gardens-parking-lot/3297401/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/3839184-body-found-in-burning-car-parked-in-bell-gardens-lot/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/n/body-found-in-burning-car-parked-in-bell-gardens-lot/vp-AAvqbod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE1EG1i3o6A
2018-04-03 - Mysterious explosion and flash of light shakes homes in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.sott.net/article/381907-Sonic-boom-flash-of-light-caught-on-home-security-camera-in-Cleveland-Ohio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86zs_0rXeoo
2018-04-03 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, scrap cars burn, in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/37870230/fire-crews-battle-huge-blaze-at-standard-iron-and-metal-in-birmingham
http://www.wvtm13.com/article/massive-salvage-car-fire-shuts-down-birmingham-scrap-yard/19677544
http://abc3340.com/news/local/crews-battle-large-fire-at-standard-iron-metal-recycling-center-in-birmingham
http://www.facebook.com/WBRCnews/videos/10160203933700293
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R9PZ0rEIqA
2018-04-03 - Aluminum business rocked by explosion in Yongji, Shanxi (China), 3 killed, 3 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20180403-62481-CHN
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/3-killed-in-north-china-factory-explosion-302334.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/3-killed-3-injured-in-explosion-in-north-china-factory-118040300659_1.html
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/03/WS5ac33beca3105cdcf6516047.html
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=105160&sid=3
http://www.ecns.cn/2018/04-03/298016.shtml
2018-04-03 - Appliance warehouse explodes and burns in Tirana (Albania):
http://www.tiranatimes.com/?p=136456
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/04/02/albania-fire-burns-warehouse-district-no-injuries-reported.html
2018-04-03 - Cotton gin destroyed by huge fire in Lone Wolf (Oklahoma), part of the town evacuated:
http://kfor.com/2018/04/03/oklahoma-town-evacuated-due-to-large-cotton-gin-fire/
http://www.kswo.com/story/37872996/some-evacuations-happening-in-lone-wolf-due-to-cotton-gin-blaze
http://www.fox23.com/news/troopers-evacuate-oklahoma-town-during-cotton-gin-fire/726609651
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/cotton-gin-fire-caused-southwestern-oklahoma-town-to-evacuate
2018-04-03 - Landfill fire breaks out in coastal North Charleston (South Carolina):
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/ncfd-confirms-fire-in-the-republic-landfill-on-palmetto-commerce-pkwy
2018-04-03 - Oil tanks go up in flames on County Road 401 in Rusk County (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/story/37872956/crews-responding-to-battery-tank-fire-in-rusk-county
2018-04-03 - Salmon hatchery destroyed by fire in Whitehorse (Canada):
http://aptnnews.ca/2018/04/03/salmon-hatchery-fire-destroys-thousands-of-fry-in-whitehorse-fish-enhancement-program/
2018-04-03 - Climate and Extreme Weather News #107, March 31st-April 3rd:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-weather-reort-04032018.html
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-04 - Unknown odor sickens people at courthouse in Framingham (Massachusetts):
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/news/20180404/funky-odor-forces-framingham-court-evacuation
http://framingham.wickedlocal.com/news/20180404/funky-odor-forces-framingham-court-evacuation
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20180404/NEWS/180408473
Quote: "Following complaints about headaches and strange odors, Framingham District Court was closed for about 40 minutes on Wednesday, authorities said. Court personnel, people waiting for court hearings and lawyers gathered outside as firefighters scanned the building for dangerous gases, Assistant Fire Chief Michael Dutcher said. None were found, he said. 'Some of the people in the clerk’s office noticed a funky odor and were dizzy,' Judge David Cunis said."
2018-04-04 - Car bursts into flame at 5 AM and kills man on highway in coastal Tuaran (Malaysia):
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/man-burned-to-death-in-car-fire-in-sabah
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/04/remains-of-unidentified-man-found-in-burnt-car-in-tuaran/
Quote: "The man, whose identity had yet to be established, was trapped in the Perodua Myvi car after it caught fire at about 5am, the department said in a statement."
2018-04-04 - Man, 73, ignites while barbecuing, dies shortly later, in Spanish Fork (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900015061/utah-man-dies-after-shirt-catches-on-fire-while-barbecuing.html
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/spanish-fork/spanish-fork-man-dies-after-catching-fire-while-barbecuing/article_fc920ff9-71bd-5e8d-a6df-959bffb5886e.html
http://kutv.com/news/local/utah-man-dies-after-fire-during-easter-family-gathering
2018-04-04 - Television bursts into flame in home, man in his 60s carries it outside, collapses, dies shortly later, in Raphoe (Ireland), 6 miles from the coast:
http://www.joe.ie/news/man-dies-television-explosion-621397
http://donegalnews.com/2018/04/man-died-after-television-caught-fire-in-raphoe/
http://www.highlandradio.com/2018/04/04/man-dies-in-hospital-after-house-fire-in-raphoe/
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/man-dies-in-donegal-following-television-explosion-1.3450204
http://www.buzz.ie/news/man-in-his-60s-has-died-following-television-explosion-at-his-donegal-home-279749
Quote: "The man, who was in his 60s and who lived alone, was watching television when it burst into flames on Monday evening. Named locally as Wilson McGirr, he was a well-known and respected farmer in the area. It is believed Mr McGirr feared the television would set fire to the rest of his home and managed to take the set outside onto the road. However, it is understood he may then have suffered suspected heart complications possibly related to smoke inhalation. He managed to call neighbours but then collapsed at his house. Neighbours rushed to his aid and managed to carry out CPR and call emergency services. An ambulance took Mr McGirr to hospital where he remained in a critical condition yesterday. However, he passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning."
2018-04-04 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, six cars burn, in Glen Burnie (Maryland):
http://www.abc2news.com/news/region/anne-arundel-county/crews-working-to-extinguish-multiple-cars-on-fire
2018-04-04 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in Greenville (North Carolina):
http://www.reflector.com/News/2018/04/04/Metal-pile-catches-fire-at-local-recycling-plant.html
2018-04-04 - Landfill fire breaks out in Minquadale (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2018/04/04/firefighters-battle-trash-fire-landfill/488014002/
http://firststateupdate.com/2018/04/reports-firefighters-from-across-the-county-working-fire-at-new-castle-landfill/
2018-04-04 - Transformer bursts into flame at substation on the island of St. John (US Virgin Islands):
http://stjohnsource.com/2018/04/04/transformer-fire-stops-st-john-power-til-thursday-night/
http://stthomassource.com/content/2018/04/04/transformer-fire-stops-st-john-power-til-thursday-night/
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/transformer-fire-delays-restoration-of-power-to-st-john/article_a7c02b01-bb0d-5796-90dc-c8b0510ec6f8.html
http://viconsortium.com/virgin-islands-2/restoration-of-electric-service-to-st-john-delayed-until-thursday-evening-following-transformer-fire-at-substation/
http://stthomassource.com/content/2018/04/04/alert-stt-stj-power-outage-wednesday/
2018-04-04 - Shopping mall damaged by deadly fire in Moscow (Russia), 1 killed, 6 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180404-62490-RUS
http://sputniknews.com/russia/201804041063195166-shopping-mall-fire-moscow-casualties/
http://www.koin.com/news/fire-in-moscow-shopping-mall-kills-1-person-injures-6/1101330914
http://en.azvision.az/news/83954/shopping-mall-catches-fire-in-moscow,-casualties-reported%C2%A0.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941254/Moscow-shopping-centre-fire-latest-updates-Russia-dead-mall-evacuations
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-shopping-centre-fire-latest-updates-russia-persei-mall-evacuations-casualties-a8287926.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381866-Moscow-shopping-mall-catches-fire-casualties-reported
Quote: "The fire happened just a week after a fire in a Siberian shopping mall claimed 64 lives, shocking the nation."
2018-04-04 - Shopping mall damaged by fire in Saratov (Russia):
http://sputniknews.com/russia/201804041063190758-smoke-russia-saratov-fire-alarm/
2018-04-04 - Chemical factory devastated by fire in Kota (India):
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/news/fire-breaks-out-in-chemical-factory-7-fire-tenders-rush-to-spot.html
2018-04-04 - Sulfur fire breaks out at business in Artesia (New Mexico):
http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2018/04/04/sulfur-fire-highway-285-closed-artesia/488153002/
2018-04-04 - Major wildfire rages on the Isle of Rùm (Scotland):
http://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-islands/major-wildfire-breaks-out-on-rum-on-the-inner-hebrides-1-4718949
http://www.thenational.scot/news/16140978.Major_wildfire_leaves_Isle_of_Rum_hillside____devastated___/
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1448555/wildfire-engulfs-small-hebridean-isle/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-43651948
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-05 - Landfill continues spewing hydrogen sulfide and methane and sickening people in Volokolamsk (Russia):
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/world/europe/russia-landfills-gases.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/volokolamsk-mini-chernobyl-moscow-suburbs-180403110202616.html
http://www.independentrecorder.com/volokolamsk-journal-putin-closed-an-unbearable-landfill-still-another-town-suffers-43002.html
http://www.kyivpost.com/russia/new-york-times-putin-closed-unbearable-landfill-now-another-town-suffers.html
Quote: "The fresh air is now suffused with methane and hydrogen sulfide gas that, besides stinking like rotten eggs, can lift his heart rate to alarming levels."
Quote: "The protesters, some of them wearing surgical masks, complained about a wide range of things they have attributed to the gas fumes: cars that suddenly would not start; cats that keeled over dead; and most enraging of all, children suffering from nausea, dizziness and eczema."
2018-04-05 - Unknown odor sickens people and evacuates apartment building in Hackensack (New Jersey), near the Hackensack River:
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/hackensack/2018/04/05/chemical-odor-evacuation-100-people-hackensack/491975002/
http://wyckoff.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/3-hospitalized-in-hackensack-as-bergen-hazmat-responds-to-unknown-odor/735353/
http://northpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/3-hospitalized-in-hackensack-as-bergen-hazmat-responds-to-unknown-odor/735353/
http://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/3-hospitalized-in-hackensack-as-bergen-hazmat-responds-to-unknown-odor/735353/
Quote: "About 100 people were evacuated from a five-story apartment building and three people — including a pregnant woman and firefighter — were treated for minor injuries in Hackensack on Thursday night because of a chemical odor, a fire official said. The building on Hackensack Avenue was evacuated around 8:15 p.m., Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. The building was cleared by Bergen County Hazmat shortly before 10 p.m. and residents were allowed back inside, though the cause of the odor remained unknown. PSE&G had no reports of gas leaks in Hackensack, spokesman William Cerra said."
2018-04-05 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates Kluckhohn Elementary School in Le Mars (Iowa):
http://kscj.com/2018/04/05/le-mars-elementary-evacuated-odor-issue/
Quote: "Le Mars firefighters and crews from Mid-American Energy were called in to investigate for a possible natural gas leak. Firefighters used special monitors to thoroughly check the building, but Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper says nothing unusual was found. The origin of the odor was not determined and the monitors all indicated a zero presence of natural gas in and around the school building."
2018-04-05 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, huge pile of metal explodes into flame, near Siler City (North Carolina):
http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20180405/explosion-starts-fire-at-siler-city-scrap-metal-yard
Quote: "According to Scott Murphy, chief of the Siler City Fire Department, something exploded in a large pile of scrap metal at Hayes Iron & Metal, 101 Vivian Betty Place, setting fire to an area of about 100 feet by 100 feet."
2018-04-05 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, scrap cars burn, on South Holman Street in Durham (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/fire-at-scrap-metal-recycling-center-in-downtown-durham/3304783/
http://www.wral.com/fire-spreads-to-several-cars-on-durham-street/17466207/
http://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/heavy-smoke-seen-in-downtown-durham-after-vehicle-debris-fire/1102947255
2018-04-05 - Thermal power plant damaged by fire at 4 AM in Dnipro (Ukraine):
http://112.international/ukraine-top-news/fire-occurred-at-prydniprovsk-thermal-power-plant-in-dnipro-27300.html
2018-04-05 - Hospital heavily damaged by huge blaze in coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://www.rt.com/news/423297-turkey-fire-istanbul-hospital/
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201804051063247625-istanbul-hospital-fire/
http://wtop.com/europe/2018/04/patients-being-evacuated-as-istanbul-hospital-on-fire/
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/04/05/world/europe/05reuters-turkey-fire.html
http://www.startribune.com/patients-being-evacuated-as-istanbul-hospital-on-fire/478875453/
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/fire-engulfs-several-floors-of-istanbul-hospital-building-tv
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/694012/turkey-hospital-fire-istanbul-evacuated-news-rescue-firefighters
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-fire/fire-at-istanbul-hospital-under-control-no-casualties-governor-idUSKCN1HC1YY
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941887/Istanbul-hospital-fire-Turkey-video-Gaziosmanpasa-Taksim-Educational-and-Research
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-04-05/fire-engulfs-several-floors-of-istanbul-hospital-building-tv
http://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2018/04/05/major-fire-breaks-out-in-istanbul-hospital
2018-04-05 - More research indicates some forests are not growing back after wildfires:
http://wildfiretoday.com/2018/04/05/more-research-indicates-some-forests-are-not-growing-back-after-wildfires/
2018-04-05 - Party cruise boat 'Magic Charm' bursts into flame just before 7 AM at marina in coastal Vancouver (Canada), nobody aboard:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Magic-Charm-I1865466.html
http://globalnews.ca/news/4125149/boat-catches-fire-in-vancouver-marina/
http://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/crews-extinguish-boat-fire-at-vancouver-marina/
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/flames-break-out-on-moored-party-boat-in-coal-harbour-1.3872575
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/firefighters-battle-blaze-on-party-boat-in-vancouver-marina
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/firefighters-battle-blaze-on-party-boat-in-vancouver-marina-1.23256654
http://www.surreynowleader.com/news/crews-extinguish-boat-fire-at-vancouver-marina/
http://www.news1130.com/2018/04/05/yacht-damaged-fire/
http://www.facebook.com/MissionRecord/posts/1740087556071469
2018-04-05 - Fishing ship 'J67 Ocean Blue' bursts into flame in coastal St Aubin's Bay (Britain):
http://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2018/04/05/two-escape-from-fishing-boat-fire/
http://rnli.org/news-and-media/2018/april/05/st-helier-lifeboat-launches-to-fishing-boat-on-fire
http://www.publicnow.com/view/507B6ACF5081BEEB6709E0D8268D70DE4AD04F10?2018-04-06-00:30:09+01:00-xxx9942
http://www.itv.com/news/channel/2018-04-06/fishing-boat-catches-fire-in-st-helier-harbour/
http://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/fishing-boat-fire-near-elizabeth-castle/
Note: These are the 325th and 326th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2018...
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-06 - Hydrogen sulfide sickens people and evacuates bank in Normal (Illinois):
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/pnc-bank-closes-because-of-gas-smell/1104979825
Quote: "A Twin Cities bank closes its doors after the smell of gas became too much for employees to handle. The PNC Bank on East College Avenue in Normal, closed down on Friday. The strong smell of sewer gas gave some employees headaches and nausea."
2018-04-06 - Unknown odor sickens people in office building in Bridgeport Township (Michigan):
http://www.wnem.com/story/37898580/bridgeport-township-building-shut-down-due-to-strange-odor
Quote: "The Bridgeport Charter Township Offices are shut down after a strange odor was reported. Many employees have complained about the odor and reported feeling light-headed with nausea."
2018-04-06 - Unknown smell sends people fleeing from apartment building in Kitchener (Canada):
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/strange-smell-sends-residents-fleeing-from-their-apartments-1.3874232
Quote: "Residents were put on Grand River Transit buses to keep warm while crews searched the building and units. They were unable to track down the source of the smell."
2018-04-06 - Metal recycling center destroyed by massive fire and explosions in Bridgeport area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20180407-62514-USA
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/extra-alarm-blaze-explosions-collapse-roof-of-bridgeport-recycling-plant/
http://abc7chicago.com/building-on-fire-in-bridgeport-garage-roof-collapsed/3310798/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/07/recycling-plant-fire-in-bridgeport/
Quote: "A massive fire Friday evening collapsed the roof of a Bridgeport recycling plant on the South Side. Crews were called shortly before 8 p.m. to the metal recycling property at 3357 S. Justine, according to tweets from the Chicago Fire Department."
2018-04-06 - Chemical recycling plant erupts in flame at 1:15 AM, fire gets huge, near Mansfield (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/04/06/fire-explosions-texas-chemical-recycling/
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Large-fire-erupts-at-Texas-chemical-recycling-plant-478983543.html
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Crews-Battling-Fire-at-Tarrant-County-Chemical-Recycling-Facility--478968523.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/large-fire-erupts-at-north-texas-chemical-recycling-plant/article_5ae1a0a4-4de1-523e-9cd3-c90894e10872.html
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/37895678/large-fire-erupts-at-north-texas-chemical-recycling-plant
http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Large-fire-erupts-at-North-Texas-chemical-12811811.php
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/mansfield-news-mirror/article208137819.html
http://www.kxxv.com/story/37895678/large-fire-erupts-at-north-texas-chemical-recycling-plant
2018-04-06 - Chemical plant damaged by fire in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/firefighters-battle-fire-at-tpc-group-chemical-plant/3310361/
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/chemical-facility-fire-in-southeast-houston
http://www.newsdump.com/article/chemical-plant-catches-fire-in-se-houston
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Chemical-plant-fire-reported-in-east-Houston-12813457.php
2018-04-06 - Recycling center heavily damaged by fire in coastal Port Richey (Florida):
http://patch.com/florida/newportrichey/pasco-firefighters-battle-2-alarm-fire-recycling-center
http://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/crews-respond-to-2-alarm-fire-in-port-richey/1104767791
2018-04-06 - Underground electrical fire causes blackouts in Union (New Jersey):
http://www.rlsmedia.com/article/manhole-fire-causes-power-outage-union-hillside-irvington-residents
2018-04-06 - Transformer bursts into flame on Tumbling Creek Road in Gainesville (Georgia):
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/hall-county-puts-out-transformer-fire-gainesville/
2018-04-06 - Climate and Extreme Weather News #108, April 3rd-6th 2018:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-weather-report-04062018.html
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-07 - Trump Tower damaged by deadly fire in coastal Manhattan (New York), 1 killed, 4 firefighters injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180408-62524-USA
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/us/trump-tower-fire/index.html
http://6abc.com/man-67-killed-in-raging-fire-at-trump-tower/3313905/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/37903467/fire-at-trump-tower-reported-on-50th-floor
http://abcnews.go.com/US/firefighters-battling-blaze-trump-tower/story?id=54311061
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fire-breaks-out-trump-tower-blaze-out-n863661
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Major-Fire-Breaks-Out-at-Trump-Tower-479062113.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tower-fire-second-2018-blaze-in-sprinkler-free-residence/
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/04/07/fire-breaks-out-at-trump-tower-in-new-york-city.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tower-new-york-city-fire-today-manhattan-firefighters-injured-2018-04-07/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/07/fire-erupts-at-trump-tower-in-new-york-city-1-person-dead-at-least-4-hurt.html
http://www.wbtv.com/story/37903489/fire-breaks-out-at-trump-tower-one-seriously-hurt-four-firefighters-sustain-minor-injuries
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/man-killed-in-trump-tower-fire-as-president-boasts-about/article_825b2dab-14da-53fd-ab30-d86a41500d08.html
http://www.khq.com/story/37903606/fire-breaks-out-at-trump-tower-in-nyc
http://www.yahoo.com/news/3-alarm-fire-breaks-trump-225526115.html
Quote: "Dennis Shields, a resident who said he lived on the 42nd floor, described the scene. 'You could smell the smoke, and you could hear things falling like through the vents,' he said. 'It just smelled like sulfur.'"
Note: Trump Tower was also damaged by a rooftop HVAC fire in January, mentioned in the 2018-01-08 update, so this makes the second fire in four months at Trump Tower...
2018-04-07 - Oil field rocked by explosion in coastal Karachi (Pakistan), 2 killed, several injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20180408-62527-PAK
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/08/c_137094461.htm
http://www.geo.tv/latest/190017-explosion-in-karachi-leaves-five-injured
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1680101/1-two-killed-explosion-shirin-jinnah-colony/
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/07/explosion-in-karachi-leaves-two-dead-six-injured/
http://www.dawn.com/news/1400174/two-killed-in-keamari-oil-storage-area-explosion
2018-04-07 - Small plane destroyed by fire while parked inside hangar at airport in Spanish Fork (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900015289/single-engine-plane-catches-fire-in-spanish-fork-hangar.html
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/spanish-fork/fire-causes-k-in-damage-to-plane-at-spanish-fork/article_00810b91-f37a-5e49-96fd-2340595c5e8a.html
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/fire-in-a-spanish-fork-springville-airport-hangar-causes-300k-in-damage/1107517734
http://fox13now.com/2018/04/08/plane-catches-fire-in-spanish-fork-hangar-causes-300-thousand-dollars-in-damages/
http://kutv.com/news/local/hangar-fire-causes-300k-in-damages-to-plane-parked-at-spanish-fork-springville-airport
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46296118&nid=148&title=single-engine-plane-catches-fire-in-spanish-fork-hangar
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/04/airplane-fire-causes-300k-in-damage-at.html
http://www.facebook.com/fox13newsutah/posts/10156129996415586
Note: This is the 41st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-07 - Mount Sinabung erupts again, spews ash 5 kilometers high, in Indonesia:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VE-20180113-61389-IDN
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/942654/Indonesia-volcano-eruption-update-Mount-Sinabung
http://www.britaintoday.uk/2018/04/07/indonesia-volcano-eruption-update-mount-sinabung-spews-lava-and-ash-5000m-high/
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mount-sinabung-spews-hot-clouds-volcanic-ash-ending-month-long-calm
http://www.sott.net/article/382146-Another-major-eruption-at-Mount-Sinabung-Indonesia
2018-04-07 - Volcano Fuego erupting and spewing lava in Guatemala:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/the-fuego-volcano-in-guatemala-is-currently-erupting-and-its-night-explosions-are-just-epic.html
2018-04-07 - Volcano Nevados de Chillan rumbling and spewing smoke in Chile, alert level raised:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180407-62521-CHL
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/chile-colossus-nevados-de-chillan.html
2018-04-07 - Magnitude 6.3+ earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/another-major-quake-hits-papua-new.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-07/earthquake-measuring-6.3-magnitude-strikes-png/9630030
http://www.sott.net/article/382157-Papua-New-Guinea-highlands-hit-by-very-shallow-magnitude-6-5-earthquake
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-08 - After unknown odor sickens people at government center, center closed indefinitely, in Bridgeport Township (Michigan):
http://nbc25news.com/news/local/mid-michigan-township-closes-offices-after-illnesses
http://wsmh.com/news/local/mid-michigan-township-closes-offices-after-illnesses
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article208381169.html
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article208381169.html
http://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Mid-Michigan-township-closes-offices-after-12819079.php
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2018/04/township_offices_closed_after.html
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Bridgeport-Township-offices-closed-this-week-after-workers-got-ill-from-odor-479163243.html
Quote: "Nelson says the government center was built atop a landfill in the 1970s."
2018-04-08 - Warehouse destroyed by massive fire at 3:30 AM in Leyton area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/942936/Leyton-Fire-London-warehouse-fire-crews-blaze-bakery-news-latest
http://www.todays-news.co.uk/newsitem/blazing-inferno-at-warehouse-in-leyton-east-london-fire-crews-on-scene
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/blazing-inferno-at-warehouse-in-leyton-east-london-fire-crews-on-scene
2018-04-08 - Warehouse devastated by huge blaze at Walu Bay in coastal Suva (Fiji Islands):
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=441091
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=441056
http://fijisun.com.fj/2018/04/09/worker-in-hospital-after-big-walu-bay-blaze/
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/354448/major-fire-at-a-warehouse-in-fiji
2018-04-08 - Beachside mansion destroyed by massive fire at 11:20 PM in coastal Gloucester (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/04/08/gloucester-fire-two-penny-lane-home-destroyed/
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Fire-Ravages-Gloucester-Home-479081143.html
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/gloucester-beach-house-destroyed-in-fire-1/729061220
http://patch.com/massachusetts/hamilton-wenham/watch-wild-fire-rip-through-gloucester-home
http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/04/09/fire-destroys-multi-million-dollar-gloucester-home
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/04/08/fire-destroys-million-house-gloucester/gRTYoXA5d3y2MvKvDLBTfI/story.html
http://www.wcvb.com/article/fire-destroys-house-under-renovation-in-gloucester/19712229
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/04/authorities_investigating_2_alarm_gloucester_blaze
Quote: "A beachside house on a private road near Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester was completely destroyed by an intense two-alarm fire that broke out Saturday night, injuring a firefighter and igniting surrounding trees and grass, authorities said."
2018-04-08 - Numerous wildfires raging in Amur Province (Russia):
http://wildfiretoday.com/2018/04/08/numerous-wildfires-burning-in-russias-amur-province/
2018-04-08 - Car bursts into flame in carpark on Glen Road in Plympton in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48469&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/two-car-fires-within-space-1432461
2018-04-08 - Car bursts into flame on Marett Road in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48467&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
Note: Above two cars burst into flame within 43 minutes...
2018-04-08 - Man, 34, dies bleeding from his eyes in the water at beach in coastal Dasol (Philippine Islands):
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/981086/2-drowned-in-pangasinan
Quote: "Ferrer said Dait had earlier complained of leg cramps and dizziness as he returned to shore after swimming for a few minutes. But at 5:30 p.m., his companion noticed that Dait was missing. Rescuers found him 100 meters from the shoreline at about 8:30 p.m., with blood oozing from his eyes."
2018-04-08 - Boy, 7, collapses and dies in coastal Leith (Scotland):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/boy-7-collapses-dies-hours-12334968
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2477695/boy-dies-edinburgh-constitution-street/
http://thisisleedsunited.com/tragic-seven-year-old-collapses-and-dies-just-hours-after-celebrating-older-brothers-birthday/
Quote: "A seven-year-old boy tragically collapsed and died just hours after celebrating his older brother’s 10th birthday. Harris McGurk, who friends say 'always had a smile on his face', fell ill as he was heading home with his family after being at a soft play centre in [coastal] Edinburgh."
Note: Very similar to the girl, 8, who just dropped dead in coastal Mariners Harbor (New York), mentioned in the 2018-04-03 update...
2018-04-08 - Mankind will be extinct within 10 years, says biologist Guy McPherson:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/guy-mcpherson-interviewed-by-canadian.html
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-09 - Unknown odor evacuates apartment building in Fairborn (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/fire-crews-checking-report-odor-fairborn-senior-living-center/xJ8br9xsyIhJISUrRicX0N/
http://www.whio.com/news/local/fire-crews-checking-report-odor-fairborn-senior-living-center/xJ8br9xsyIhJISUrRicX0N/
2018-04-09 - Passenger plane hit by tire fire at airport in coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://olomoinfo.blogspot.com/2018/04/tire-of-cyprus-bound-plane-explodes-in.html
Quote: "An Ercan bound private flight attempting to take off at the Atatürk International Airport in Istanbul on Monday reportedly had one of it's tire burst into flames but no one was injured in the incident."
Note: This is the 42nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2017-04-09 - Small plane crashes and burns at golf course in Scottsdale (Arizona), 6 killed:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8209577-181/police-all-6-on-small
http://fox40.com/2018/04/09/small-plane-crashes-onto-arizona-golf-course/
http://www.kgun9.com/news/plane-crashes-after-takeoff-from-scottsdale-airport
http://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/six-killed-plane-crashes-arizona-golf-course-police-say/
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/apr/10/police-all-6-on-small-plane-killed-in-crash-on-ari/
http://fox8.com/2018/04/10/6-dead-after-small-plane-catches-fire-crashes-at-arizona-golf-course/
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/accidents/4429712-six-dead-plane-crash-tpc-scottsdale-arizona
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plane-crashes-arizona-golf-course-after-takeoff-killing-6-n864846
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2018/04/10/the-latest-police-all-6-on-small-plane-killed-in-crash.html
http://www.newsminer.com/news/national/small-plane-crash-on-golf-course-kills-in-phoenix-suburb/article_8001c680-997e-5f22-a2f8-f317f9afc31a.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnPpwF5iEGg
Quote: "Multiple people are dead after a small plane crashed and caught fire on a golf course in Scottsdale, police said."
Quote: "All six people aboard a small plane were killed when it crashed on a golf course in a Phoenix suburb shortly after taking off from a nearby airport, police said Tuesday."
Quote: "At the time of the crash, the weather had clear skies with winds from the south only at 3 miles per hour with a temperature of 83 degrees."
2018-04-09 - Boat docks burst into flame on the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan (Wisconsin):
http://www.mysheboygan.com/2018/04/boat-docks-start-on-fire-along-sheboygan-river/
2018-04-09 - Massive wildfire burns out of control for a week in southern Nicaragua:
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article208418124.html
http://news.co.cr/costa-rican-firefighters-head-to-nicaragua-to-help-put-out-the-fire-affecting-indio-maiz-biological-reserve/72154/
Quote: "A forest fire in Nicaragua that has been burning out of control for a week has blackened almost 9,000 acres (3,585 hectares) in a southern nature reserve."
2018-04-09 - Power plant damaged by fire in Winfield (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-john-amos-power-plant/1105391887
2018-04-09 - Landfill fire spews toxic smoke in Kodungaiyur area in coastal Chennai (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/as-dump-yard-flares-up-yet-again-kodungaiyur-gags/articleshow/63688309.cms
2018-04-09 - High-rise apartment building damaged by fire in Battersea area in coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180409-62540-GBR
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5594807/Fire-breaks-13th-floor-tower-block-south-London.html
http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/fire-breaks-block-flats-winstanley-road-battersea-7452604/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/694706/london-fire-battersea-block-flats-winstanley-road
http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/battersea-fire-nearly-60-firefighters-battle-tower-block-blaze-in-south-london/ar-AAvFXht
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/battersea-fire-nearly-60-firefighters-battle-tower-block-blaze-in-south-london-a3809411.html
2018-04-09 - School under construction heavily damaged by fire and explosion in Superior (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/fires/4428918-update-fire-explosion-cause-15-million-damage-new-superior-school
http://www.kbjr6.com/story/37915493/neighborhood-reacts-to-cooper-elementary-explosion-as-superior-school-district-weighs-in
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/education/4429927-arson-not-suspected-superior-school-fire
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/04/09/fire-cooper-elementary-school-wisconsin/
http://www.wdio.com/news/superior-school-fire-explosion/4857790/
Quote: "Damage is estimated at $1.5 million after a fire and explosion at the newly constructed Cooper Elementary School in Superior on Sunday night, and a flare-up in the building’s gymnasium roof on Monday morning."
2018-04-09 - Commercial building devastated by fire on River Road in Edgewater (New Jersey), children jump off balcony:
http://6abc.com/girls-jump-from-balcony-to-escape-dance-studio-fire/3322565/
http://abc7ny.com/children-jump-from-balcony-as-fire-rips-through-nj-dance-studio-/3321513/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/10/edgewater-new-jersey-fire/501949002/
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/flames_roar_up_palisades_as_smoke_billows_from_edgewater_building_fire.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/screaming-children-escape-n-dance-studio-fire-article-1.3924846
http://www.thesun.co.uk/video/news/terrified-children-leap-from-balcony-to-escape-blazing-fire-as-it-tears-through-new-jersey-dance-studio/
http://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/children-jump-to-escape-flames-at-new-jersey-dance-studio/1111460629
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-10 - Methane detected coming from underground at government building in Bridgeport Township (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Environmental-company-finds-methane-outside-Bridgeport-Township-offices-479330423.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2018/04/elevated_levels_of_methane_gas.html
Quote: "The source of a peculiar odor that made some Bridgeport Township office workers sick on Friday became a little clearer on Tuesday. An environmental investigation crew from AKT Peerless discovered a small methane leak coming from underground when they dug a small test hole behind the township office building. The Bridgeport Township Governmental Center was construction on top of a former dump in the 1980s. Methane is a common byproduct from decomposing trash. No methane was detected in the building and crews couldn't confirm on Tuesday whether methane was the cause of the odor. Full test results aren't likely until the end of this week. Some workers in the facility complained of being lightheaded and nauseous on Friday after smelling an odd odor, but none were hospitalized. The building is closed until further notice."
Note: Of course crews couldn't confirm that methane was the cause of the odor - methane is odorless so it will NEVER be the cause of ANY odor. Derp. The reason they used to use canaries in coal mines is because methane leaks occur in coal mines sometimes, but since it's odorless, miners needed a way to know when they were in danger, so they'd keep some canaries around. If the canaries started falling over then it was time to skedaddle. This place was built on top of a landfill, and anaerobic digestion of biomatter in landfills creates not just methane but also hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide DOES have an odor, and it could also certainly sicken people. The workers who got sick here were likely poisoned by hydrogen sulfide before they closed this building down, with unknown long-term effects...
2018-04-10 - Aircraft crashes are skyrocketing for nearly every branch of the US armed forces:
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/10/aviation-mishaps-skyrocketing-us-armed-forces/
Quote: "As a whole, military aircraft mishaps have spiked nearly 40 percent between 2013 and 2017."
2018-04-10 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport (Israel):
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5226510,00.html
http://www.timesofisrael.com/el-al-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-ben-gurion-after-smoke-fills-cabin/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/el-al-plane-fills-with-smoke-mid-flight-returns-to-ben-gurion/
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1091985478/el-al-plane-fills-with-smoke-no-injuries
http://hamodia.com/2018/04/10/el-al-plane-fills-smoke-no-injuries/
Quote: "The El Al flight, which took off to Vienna from Ben Gurion Airport, returned to the airport after smoke started filling the passenger cabin."
Note: This is the 43rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-10 - Car goes up in flames at 3:37 AM in Boise (Idaho), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Child-dead-2-other-people-injured-in-early-morning-car-fire-479309873.html
http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/child-dead-injured-in-vehicle-fire-at-business-parking-lot/article_0357058e-7ca9-5162-9cf2-a96a50166c3a.html
http://idahostatejournal.com/news/state/child-dead-other-people-injured-in-early-morning-car-fire/article_561309f9-2982-5e87-b463-5f6dd42f23c2.html
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/child-dead-other-people-injured-in-early-morning-car-fire/article_2a1f8c86-9281-51ab-992e-46a2af7ec8cb.html
http://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/5-year-old-girl-killed-2-hurt-in-car-fire-at-boise-walmart/277-536881506
http://www.khq.com/story/37926594/boise-police-child-dead-2-other-people-injured-in-early-morning-car-fire
http://www.wral.com/five-year-old-dead-two-injured-in-early-morning-car-fire/17477380/
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article208434634.html
Quote: "Two others, an adult female and a toddler who were asleep in the car, were injured in the fire, according to police. Officials believe a portable heating device in the vehicle started the fire."
2018-04-10 - Heavy truck hauling explosives explodes in Shangluo (China), 7 killed, 13 injured:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/12/c_137105892.htm
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/695128/china-explosion-shangluo-city-shaanxi-province-injured-killed
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/944336/China-explosion-Shangluo-City-Shaanxi-Province-vehicle-news-latest
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/11/c_137102653.htm
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1097406.shtml
http://www.shine.cn/news/nation/1804112950/
http://www.ecns.cn/2018/04-11/298735.shtml
Quote: "Seven people have been confirmed dead and 13 people were injured after a blast hit a truck loaded with explosives in northwest China's Shaanxi Province."
2018-04-10 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits Dagenham (Britain):
http://www.essexlive.news/news/local-news/fire-crews-surround-dagenham-shops-1442024
Quote: "One witness claimed that fire fighters at the scene said the issue was electrical and that there was a 'huge explosion'. They said: 'Well there was smoke coming out of the pavement and LondonFire said it was electrical. There was a huge explosion and what looked like a firework display.'"
2018-04-10 - Volcano Popocatepetl erupts near Mexico City (Mexico):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180411-62555-MEX
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/boom-mexican-colossus-popocatepetl.html
2018-04-10 - Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Ovalle (Chile):
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article208431919.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382390-Magnitude-6-2-earthquake-hits-Chile-no-damage-reported
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/694931/chile-earthquake-coquimbo-usgs-tsunami-warning-ring-of-fire-news
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-11 - Unknown gas odor evacuates schools in Sacramento (California), near the Sacramento River:
http://fox40.com/2018/04/11/gas-like-odor-prompts-evacuation-of-two-natomas-schools/
Quote: "Around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Natomas High School and Natomas Gateways Middle School were evacuated due to a gas-like odor in the area. PG&E and fire crews were called to the scene to investigate the odor. Authorities cleared the area and allowed students to return to class around 1:15 p.m."
2018-04-11 - Unknown smell sickening people in Illogan (Britain), 1 mile from the coast:
http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/mystery-smell-making-people-sick-1443277
Quote: "Residents in a Cornwall village have complained about an odd, overpowering smell engulfing the area. Locals in Illogan, near Redruth, say the stench has been powerful enough to make one person physically sick and left others with breathing difficulties, headaches and sore eyes."
2018-04-11 - Driver has 'medical issue', pickup truck ignites and burns him to death, in West Valley City (Utah):
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/local-news/tractor-trailer-fire-on-i-20-at-i-49/1114954511
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46298344&nid=148&title=police-1-dead-after-car-fire-in-west-valley-city
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900015586/police-say-driver-died-after-crashing-into-tree.html
http://gephardtdaily.com/local/body-found-in-burning-pickup-in-west-valley-city/
http://fox13now.com/2018/04/11/crews-find-body-after-responding-to-car-fire-in-west-valley-city/
Quote: "Police said the driver appeared to have suffered a medical issue and pulled off to the side of the road. The heat from the truck caught some nearby brush on fire which then caught the truck on fire. They say no foul play is suspected."
2018-04-11 - Mine truck explodes at 3:45 AM in mine in Huanuni (Bolivia), 8 killed, 12 injured:
http://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/explosion-leaves-eight-dead-and-twelve-injured-in-bolivian-mine/50000262-3580944
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=27000&SEO=mine-explosion-kills-seven-injures-15-in-bolivia
2018-04-11 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/American-Airlines-Flight-Makes-Emergency-Landing-at-OHare-479441203.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-flight-evaucation-ohare-20180411-story.html
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/american-airlines-plane-evacuated-at-ohare-after-report-of-smoke-in-cabin/
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/11/emergency-crews-on-scene-at-ohare-for-reports-of-smoke-on-plane/
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/cockpit-smoke-forces-emergency-landing-ohare-american-flight
http://cltv.com/2018/04/11/emergency-crews-on-scene-at-ohare-for-reports-of-smoke-on-plane/
Quote: "An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon at O’Hare International Airport after smoke was reported in the cabin, officials said."
2018-04-11 - Passenger plane hit by smoke just before landing in Bengaluru (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/smoke-in-bengaluru-bound-spicejet-plane-no-casualties-1836347
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/smoke-detected-in-plane-s-front-cabin-post-landing-in-bengaluru-118041101335_1.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/smoke-on-bengaluru-bound-spicejet-plane-passengers-safe/articleshow/63719835.cms
http://indianexpress.com/article/business/aviation/bombardier-q-400-turboprop-cabin-fire-in-spicejets-bengaluru-bound-plane-5133691/
http://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/smoke-observed-in-spicejet-plane-while-landing-in-bluru-1210230-2018-04-12
http://www.siasat.com/news/smoke-detected-planes-front-cabin-post-landing-bengaluru-1341007/
http://www.facebook.com/TOIIndianews/posts/1401078776663585
Quote: "Passengers on a Bengaluru-bound Spicejet from Coimbatore were momentarily alarmed when smoke emanated from the cabin while the aircraft was about to land at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Wednesday."
2018-04-11 - Military plane ignites at takeoff then crashes and burns near the coast near Boufarik (Algeria), 257 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VI-20180411-62565-DZA
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/algeria-military-plane-crashes-near-base/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/04/11/hundreds-feared-dead-in-algerian-military-plane-crash-near-base-local-reports-say.html
http://www.news.com.au/world/africa/algeria-military-plane-crash-kills-200-people/news-story/00512bdd7297861cbfec55b00af1afb0
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/algeria-military-plane-crashes-boufarik-airport-reports-180411081014559.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/algeria-plane-crash-latest-killed-military-boufarik-airport-a8299046.html
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/africa/algeria-plane-crash-intl/index.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43724941
Quote: "Several witnesses told Algerian TV network Ennahar they saw flames coming out of one of the planes' engines just before it took off."
Quote: "'After taking off, with the plane at a height of 150 meters I saw the fire on its wing. The pilot avoided crashing on the road when he changed the flight path to the field,' witness Abd El Karim told Ennahar TV, according to Reuters."
Quote: "Witnesses say they saw a wing catch fire as the plane took off. It then went down, avoiding a highway and crashing into a field."
Quote: "An Algerian military plane carrying soldiers, their families and some refugees crashed soon after takeoff Wednesday into a field in northern Algeria, killing 257 people in what appeared to be the North African nation's worst-ever aviation disaster."
2018-04-11 - Small plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing at airport in Farnborough (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/hampshire-news/emergency-landing-farnborough-airport-after-14519207
http://www.haslemereuk.com/emergency-landing-at-farnborough-airport-after-cockpit-fills-with-smoke/
http://www.eagleradio.co.uk/news/local-news/2551137/emergency-landing-at-farnborough-airport/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/emergency-landing-at-farnborough-airport-after-cockpit-fills-with-smoke
Quote: "An aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Farnborough Airport after its cockpit filled with smoke. Two people were on board the aircraft as it made an emergency landing at 8.08am on Wednesday morning (April 11)."
Note: These are the 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-11 - Military Soko G-4 Super Galeb jet crashes near Kovacica (Serbia), near the Danube River, 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180412-62572-SRB
http://www.rt.com/newsline/423796-serbia-military-plane-crash/
http://sputniknews.com/europe/201804111063433589-plane-crash-serbia/
http://firenewsfeed.com/incident/1412849
Quote: "A Serbian military training plane crashed near Kovacica in the northeast on Wednesday morning. One of the pilots died as he ejected from the plane, while the other was injured and was conscious when he was taken to the military clinic VMA, the Ministry of Defense announced."
2018-04-11 - Small plane crash-lands in field in Johnson County near Franklin (Indiana), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/johnson-county/two-injured-when-plane-makes-hard-landing-johnson-county-field
http://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/plane-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-in-johnson-county-field/1115845656
http://www.wibc.com/news/local-news/two-people-receive-minor-injuries-after-small-plane-crashes-near-franklin
http://www.facebook.com/WRTV6/posts/10155735321414092
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgWuOkPuqbM
2018-04-11 - Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashes and burns in Khabarovsk (Russia), near the Amur River, all 6 aboard killed:
http://sputniknews.com/russia/201804111063424934-russia-khabarovsk-hard-landing/
http://www.rferl.org/a/russia-helicopter-crash-far-east-khabarovsk/29158793.html
http://www.novinite.com/articles/189387/Six+People+were+Killed+in+a+Helicopter+Crash+in+Khabarovsk
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russia-6-dead-as-helicopter-crashes-in-khabarovsk/
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russian-helicopter-crash-kills-6-in-far-eastern-city-of-khabarovsk-1836008
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/695255/Russian-helicopter-crash-explode-training-flight-pilots-Mi8-Khabarovsk
http://en.crimerussia.com/gromkie-dela/helicopter-mi-8-crashed-on-streets-of-khabarovsk/
http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2018/4/11/11196/
http://tass.com/world/998939
2018-04-11 - Gulf Stream current at its weakest in 1,600 years, studies show:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/11/critical-gulf-stream-current-weakest-for-1600-years-research-finds
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/04/11/gulf-stream-current-at-its-weakest-in-1600-years-studies-show/
Quote: "The warm Atlantic current linked to severe and abrupt changes in the climate in the past is now at its weakest in at least 1,600 years, new research shows. The findings, based on multiple lines of scientific evidence, throw into question previous predictions that a catastrophic collapse of the Gulf Stream would take centuries to occur."
Category: Fires And Explosions
2018-04-12 - Cellphone explodes and kills boy in Chhattisgarh (India):
http://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/phone-explodes-in-hands-kills-12-year-old-boy-in-chhattisgarh-1210574-2018-04-12
Quote: "According to a TOI report, the explosion was so massive that the boy's intestine could be seen spilling out while he was being rushed to the hospital. The family had to wrap a cloth around him to keep the intestines in place. The incident took place in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh."
Quote: "This is the second such fatal case of mobile phone explosion reported in less than a month. In an another horrific incident, a 19-year-old girl in Odisha lost her life after Nokia 5233 phone exploded in her hands."
2018-04-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing at airport in Fargo (North Dakota):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180413-62592-USA
http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-Fargo-479593653.html
http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Delta-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-Fargo-479588823.html
http://www.wday.com/news/accidents/4431159-delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-fargo-after-cockpit-smoke
http://www.inforum.com/news/accidents/4431159-delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-fargo-after-cockpit-smoke
http://www.twincities.com/2018/04/12/cockpit-smoke-forces-delta-flight-from-msp-to-make-emergency-landing-in-fargo/
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/4431161-delta-flight-carrying-189-passengers-forced-make-emergency-landing-fargo
http://southernvalleynews.theclassifiedsplus.com/item/125170_delta-flight-carrying-189-passengers-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-in-fargo
http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2018/apr/13/delta-jet-makes-emergency-landing-in-fargo/
http://www.facebook.com/ValleyNewsLive/posts/10155665436707326
Quote: "A Delta 757 carrying nearly 200 passengers had to make an emergency landing Thursday evening after smoke was discovered in the cockpit."
2018-04-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing at airport in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/695496/london-plane-emergency-lufthansa-lh954-birmingham-diverted-frankfurt-germany
http://livetechinfo.com/lufthansa-fight-lh954-to-birmingham-declares-emergency-over-london/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHCngOiVZ4
Quote: "Flight LH954 from Frankfurt to Birmingham got into trouble over London at around midday. There are reports that smoke in the cockpit forced an early landing. The plane was diverted and landed safely at Heathrow at 12.30pm."
Note: These are the 48th and 49th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-12 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame in Laurinburg (North Carolina):
http://wpde.com/news/local/multiple-fire-departments-respond-to-salvage-yard-fire-in-scotland-county
http://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional/crews-battle-fire-at-laurinburg-salvage/1119176538
2018-04-12 - Auto salvage yard burns in South Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2018/04/fire_crews_battle_stubborn_sal.html
2018-04-12 - Pallet business goes up in flames in Pelzer (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/news/pallet-fire-reported-on-cobb-road-in-greenville-co/1119396766
2018-04-12 - Pallet business devastated by huge 7-alarm fire at midnight in Jackson (Michigan), home burns at 3:09 AM too:
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2018/04/dog_rescued_from_burning_home.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2018/04/massive_fire_destroys_family_b.html
Quote: "Jackson fire crews working to extinguish a seven-alarm blaze around midnight at Sager Pallet Recycling on Tyson Street in Blackman Township were called to Tittler's two-story home on Leroy Street at 3:09 a.m. April 12, Jackson Deputy Director of Fire Services David Wooden said."
2018-04-12 - Pallet warehouse destroyed by massive fire in Ayutthaya (Thailand):
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1445294/fire-engulfs-wood-warehouse-in-ayutthaya
Quote: "A huge fire engulfed a warehouse storing wooden pallets close to a petrol station in Bang Pa-in district on Thursday evening."
2018-04-12 - Recycling center hit by fire, pile of rubbish burns, in Sun Valley (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/2018/04/12/sun-valley-fire-rages-at-recycling-center/
2018-04-12 - Huge mulch fire breaks out at business, people sickened, schools closed, in Mitchell (Indiana):
http://www.wave3.com/story/37951220/the-latest-dozens-treated-due-to-indiana-mulch-fire-smoke
http://cbs4indy.com/2018/04/12/crews-battle-large-fire-at-mulch-company-in-mitchell-nearby-roads-closed/
http://fox59.com/2018/04/12/large-fire-breaks-out-at-mulch-company-in-mitchell-shuts-down-nearby-roads/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/schools-close-due-to-smoke-from-southern-indiana-mulch-fire/article_26728a7f-b45c-5118-966c-53ca78e81536.html
http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Schools-close-due-to-smoke-from-southern-Indiana-12831296.php
http://wtop.com/education/2018/04/schools-close-due-to-smoke-from-southern-indiana-mulch-fire/
http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2018/04/airal-shots-of-fibertech-fire-fire-still-not-out.php
2018-04-12 - At least seven utility poles burst into flame in Calgary (Canada), blackouts ensue:
http://globalnews.ca/news/4140060/pole-fires-calgary-no-power/
2018-04-12 - Railroad trestle bridge over Pequea Creek goes up in flames in Martic Township (Pennsylvania):
http://fox43.com/2018/04/13/people-living-near-rail-bridge-sad-to-see-it-damaged-by-fire/
http://www.wgal.com/article/fire-burns-trestle-bridge-in-lancaster-county/19761161
http://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/04/12/fire-engulfs-railroad-trestle-bridge-lancaster-county/513451002/
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/flames-engulf-railroad-trestle-bridge-on-enola-low-grade-trail/article_282cbdba-3e9c-11e8-a9a3-83ff93a34ee8.html
http://local21news.com/news/local/1-firefighter-injured-as-trestle-bridge-burns-in-martic-township
http://fox43.com/2018/04/12/rail-trail-bridge-catches-fire-in-martic-township/
2018-04-12 - Car bursts into flame and critically burns man on Highway 400 in Barrie (Canada):
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/one-person-injured-after-vehicle-fire-on-hwy-400-1.3882532
http://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/man-suffers-critical-burn-injuries-in-highway-400-car-fire-891897
http://1011bigfm.com/news/4141526/man-suffers-critical-burns-after-car-fire-along-highway-400-in-barrie/
http://931freshradio.ca/news/4141526/man-suffers-critical-burns-after-car-fire-along-highway-400-in-barrie/
http://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/man-suffers-critical-burn-injuries-in-highway-400-car-fire-891897
http://www.sudbury.com/around-the-north/man-suffers-critical-burn-injuries-in-highway-400-car-fire-892281
http://rock95.com/driver-sent-to-hospital-after-vehicle-fire-on-400-through-barrie/
Quote: "A man suffered critical burn injuries following a car fire on northbound Highway 400 near the Bayfield Street exit in Barrie, Thursday afternoon. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, of the Highway Safety Division, told BarrieToday around 5 p.m. that the man has been taken to a trauma centre in Toronto."
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-13 - Rotten egg odor and methane blow in off the ocean in coastal Venice (California):
http://abc7.com/odor-in-venice-neighborhood-determined-to-be-natural/3338674/
http://www.thehour.com/news/media/Mysterious-odor-in-Venice-1238752.php
http://www.newstimes.com/news/media/Mysterious-odor-in-Venice-1238752.php
http://www.fox4news.com/news/327009409-video
http://twitter.com/socalgas/status/984887763152465921
http://patch.com/california/venice/gas-leak-reported-venice-mar-vista-santa-monica
http://www.smobserved.com/story/2018/04/13/news/breaking-news-gas-leak-reported-in-santa-monica-or-west-los-angeles/3413.html
http://www.smobserved.com/story/2018/04/13/news/gas-leak-in-venice-and-ocean-park-determined-to-be-natural/3413.html
Quote: "The agencies worked to find the source of the odor and later said that upon investigation, the smell was determined to be 'natural' and no gas leak was detected. LAFD officials said meters used to test for gases detected only the presence of methane, believed to be coming from the ocean."
Note: The 'gas smell' had to be hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs, similar to the odorant added to natural gas to give it a smell. That's why people thought this was a gas leak. Obviously the smell wasn't methane, since methane is odorless, though I don't doubt there was ALSO some methane, since both methane and hydrogen sulfide are produced by anaerobic digestion in oxygen-starved areas like the bottom of the ocean, landfills, swamps, etc. Once the ocean burps up a concentrated enough cloud of hydrogen sulfide and it blows over a city like Venice, there are going to be a lot of dead people. Events like this are harbingers of what's to come, warning signs for those capable of seeing them. There are multiple cities along the coast in California that have formed committees to investigate why hydrogen sulfide keeps hitting their cities. More warning signs...
2018-04-13 - Passenger plane hit by smoke at airport in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/article/flight-forced-to-return-over-smoke-in-cockpit/19800142
Quote: "A Delta Airlines flight leaving Des Moines International Airport on its way to Minneapolis had to make an emergency stop on the runway. Smoke was coming into the cockpit. About 70 passengers were evacuated off the plane without any issues."
Note: This is the 50th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-13 - Wildfires in the US Northwest in 2017 were the biggest ever recorded and had the same effect as a volcanic eruption:
http://www.sott.net/article/382766-Wildfires-in-NW-America-in-2017-were-the-biggest-ever-recorded-and-had-same-effect-as-a-volcanic-eruption
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2166180-2017-was-the-year-of-the-biggest-fire-storms-ever-seen/
2018-04-13 - Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2018/04/13/suffolk-firefighters-respond-to-debris-fire-at-landfill/
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/suffolk/firefighters-battle-debris-fire-at-john-c-holland-landfill/1121032080
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/suffolk/suffolk-chesapeake-crews-battle-large-debris-fire-at-landfill/291-538134406
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2018/04/13/fire-contained-at-landfill/
2018-04-13 - Landfill fire breaks out on Pond Island near the island of Sint Maarten, cruise ship cancels call:
http://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/75648-cruise-ship-cancels-call-due-to-big-landfill-blaze
http://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/75639-black-smoke-billows-from-yet-another-huge-dump-fire
http://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/75643-landfill-fire-persons-with-respiratory-challenges-advised-to-close-windows-and-doors
http://www.sxm-talks.com/the-daily-herald/landfill-fire-persons-with-respiratory-challenges-advised-to-close-windows-and-doors-3/
Quote: "Cruise ship Carnival Fascination will not call today, Saturday, due to the massive dump fire that started Friday afternoon. Fascination was the only cruise ship scheduled to call today. This adds another blow to the country’s Hurricane Irma-ravaged and still recovering economy."
2018-04-13 - Multiple wildfires rage across Oklahoma, 366,000+ acres burned, evacuations ensue, emergency declared, 1 killed:
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/us/oklahoma-wildfires/index.html
http://okcfox.com/news/local/fires-in-northwest-oklahoma-have-killed-one-burned-over-200000-acres
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/200000-acres-burned-in-deadly-oklahoma-wildfires/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-wildfires-burn-thousands-of-acres-2018-04-13/
http://www.newson6.com/story/37954319/evacuations-underway-in-nw-ok-during-historic-fire-danger
http://www.fox23.com/news/oklahoma/latest-hunter-found-burned-but-alive-in-oklahoma-wildfire/731747709
http://kfor.com/2018/04/13/evacuations-ordered-for-residents-in-northwestern-oklahoma-as-wildfires-continue-to-burn/
http://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-man-died-in-wildfire-while-trying-to-help-firefighters-officials-say/19810873
http://www.kswo.com/story/37952096/most-oklahoma-counties-placed-under-state-of-emergency-for-wildfires
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/hunter-found-burned-but-alive-in-northwestern-oklahoma-wildfire
http://www.fox23.com/news/oklahoma/wildfires-burn-homes-force-evacuations-in-oklahoma/731658518
Quote: "Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for 52 Oklahoma counties due to wildfires. Under the governor’s executive order, which is in effect for 30 days, state agencies may make emergency purchases and acquisitions needed to expedite the delivery of resources to local jurisdictions."
Quote: "Fires in northwest Oklahoma have killed one, burned over 366,000 acres..."
Quote: "The fires' spread comes as the United States faces a trio of dangerous weather possibilities this weekend: Besides the critical fire danger in Oklahoma and the Southern Plains, severe storms and tornadoes are forecast in the Mississippi River Valley, and heavy snow is expected for the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest."
2018-04-13 - Auto recycling business destroyed by fire in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Meriden/Meriden-News/Emergency-crews-respond-to-report-of-fire.html
http://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/crews-respond-to-working-fire-at-meriden-business/1120272850
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Responding-to-Fire-at-Meriden-Recycling-Facility-479628763.html
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-meriden-recycling-fire-20180413-story.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/37949895/meriden-auto-parts-building-a-total-loss-after-morning-fire
Quote: "Dunn also said there were several vehicles inside the building during Friday’s fire. 'This building had a large fire load in it with all of the scrap parts,' he said. 'Vehicles burn very rapidly…the firefighters did a great job despite the circumstances that were thrown at us.'"
2018-04-13 - 37 cars go up in flames at Calamityville training area in Fairborn (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/fire-producing-heavy-smoke-reported-east-xenia-drive-fairborn/VBR4nkYIlwmd1YRExs99iL/
http://www.whio.com/news/local/photos-huge-smoky-fire-calamityville-fairborn/BxeSalwI2yrNTJrFmQAh6J/
http://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/police-and-medics-respond-to-multi-car-fire-in-fairborn/1120845182
Note: Also see the car that burst into flame while parked at Wright State University in Fairborn on this day...
2018-04-13 - Underground electrical explosion blows pavement apart in coastal Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/our-region/sunderland/shock-after-underground-explosion-in-sunderland-city-centre-street-1-9114194
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-14 - Auto salvage business and cars go up in flames in Gary (Indiana), nobody there:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/official-firefighters-injured-in-early-saturday-morning-fire-at-gary/article_343e8e4e-b4e0-514f-8526-53ea03fb1e3f.html
Quote: "Two firefighters were injured while responding to a blaze inside an auto repair shop and salvage yard business Saturday morning. Crews were dispatched at 8:12 a.m. Saturday to the business in the 3700 block of Arthur Street, according to Gary Fire Department spokesman Mark Jones. The business was vacant at the time, he said."
2018-04-14 - Wildfire burns out of control and threatens homes near coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20180414-62604-AUS
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-14/bushfire-in-south-west-sydney-prompts-emergency-alert/9659310
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-15/sydney-fire-burns-through-night-and-destroys-1000-hectares/9660222
http://tvnewsguide.net/2018/04/14/sydney-bushfire-jumps-road-threatens-homes-in-citys-south-west/
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/15/sydney-bushfire-still-out-of-control-but-downgraded
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/daring-passenger-train-drives-through-sydney-bushfire/news-story/83947dd2f51511e634dd894536b59b49
http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/southwest-sydney-grassfire-flames-within-reach-of-homes-20m-from-trains/news-story/5e2435540face93d9dc8c615477ec045
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2018/apr/15/firefighters-tackle-bushfire-in-sydneys-south-west-pictures
Quote: "An out-of-control bushfire which has burnt through a major military base in Sydney's south-west, is now threatening several suburbs after it jumped a road. More than 140 firefighters are battling the blaze, which is threatening people in Alfords Point, Menai, Barden Ridge, Voyager Point, Pleasure Point, Sandy Point, Wattle Grove and the Holsworthy military complex. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) has told people in some of those areas it is 'too late to leave'."
2018-04-14 - More than two dozen wildfires burning across Oklahoma and Texas:
http://www.ktbs.com/news/texas/more-than-dozen-wildfires-burning-in-oklahoma-texas/article_9af8f546-2e4a-5d03-80cd-8bbece0466ed.html
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/14/more-than-2-dozen-wildfires-burning-in-oklahoma-te/
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2018/04/14/us-wildfires-oklahoma-texas/
Quote: "Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswoman Michelle Finch-Walker says 14 wildfires in the state have charred more than 572 square miles (1,500 square kilometers). The largest is in Dewey County, where more than 375 square miles (970 square kilometers) have been charred. Hundreds of people have been evacuated."
Quote: "There also are at least a dozen wildfires in Texas, including a 12 square mile (31 square kilometer) fire in Wheeler County in the Panhandle."
2018-04-14 - Cotton facility erupts in flame, wildfire ignites and rips through Martha (Oklahoma), town evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20180415-62609-USA
http://www.kswo.com/story/37958474/fire-town-of-martha-evacuated-due-to-fire-danger
http://okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-forestry-services-new-fire-reported-in-jackson-county
Quote: "Jackson County officials say the fire started at the a cotton module near town. Officials describe the fire as a 'sea of red.'"
Quote: "Martha residents evacuated from their homes on Saturday because of the extreme fire danger. 15 homes, abandoned structures and businesses have burned to the ground. Officials say some fire fighters have reported they were hurt while battling the flames. The Oklahoma Forestry Service called out a suppression group to Martha. They posted to Facebook that 4 dozers and 8 Type 6 engines with overhead are responding. The evacuees were taken to the Martha Road Baptist Church, and the American Red Cross has responded there to help as well. The fire spread from the northwest part of town all the way through southeast."
2018-04-14 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Flint (Michigan):
http://wsmh.com/news/local/multiple-fire-departments-respond-to-fire-at-great-lakes-recycling-facility
2018-04-14 - Paper recycling business heavily damaged by fire in Camden (New Jersey), near the Delaware River:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/04/14/2-alarm-fire-camden/
http://6abc.com/crews-battle-fire-at-recycling-facility-in-camden/3342842/
http://www.fox29.com/news/black-smoke-pours-from-camden-recycling-center-fire
Quote: "Firefighters responded to the National Paper Company around 3 p.m. The original fire began at a recycling warehouse but has since spread to a similar building in the 1500 block of Ferry Avenue. It appears there was a lot to burn. National paper says it collects packages, recycles and sells more than 7,000 tons of recovered paper each month."
2018-04-14 - Particulate matter from California wildfires linked to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/particulate-matter-from-california.html
2018-04-14 - Was there a civilization on Earth before humans?
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/are-we-earths-only-civilization/557180/
http://www.quora.com/Could-a-civilization-more-advanced-than-ours-have-existed-on-this-planet-millions-of-years-ago-What-evidence-could-we-use-to-rule-out-the-possibility
Note: The rat people 30 million years from now will be wondering, 'Was there a civilization on Earth before rat people?' Then they'll get back to burning coal and oil and gas, some of it comprised of the remnants of human beings. The Big Fossil rat people will hide the evidence that burning fossil fuels causes problems, the conservative rats will believe them, the corporate rats will dominate rat politics and pretty soon the rat people will be dying off just like we are now, although the government rats will try to keep the impending extinction of rat people a secret for as long as possible, so as not to crash the rat markets or evoke too much panicked squeaking from the rat masses...
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-15 - Unknown 'sewerage smell' continues blowing around near the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/update-council-responds-to-mystery-stench-in-cbd/3388341/
http://gadispensaries.com/update-council-responds-to-mystery-stench-in-cbd-rockhampton-morning-bulletin/
Quote: "The cause of the 'sewerage' smell which has been wafting through the streets of the Rockhampton CBD has still not been solved. The unpleasant odour is still being investigated by the Rockhampton Regional Council. INITIAL: Opening the doors to the Boathouse this morning, shift supervisor Yianni Kondilis was greeted with an unpleasant smell lingering around the Riverbank. The source of the powerful smell, which seemed to be the strongest near the river bank, is currently unknown."
2018-04-15 - Unknown stench regularly blowing through Ipswich (Australia), near the coast:
http://theworldnews.net/au-news/something-stinks-in-ipswich-residents-asked-to-give-feedback-on-stench
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/something-stinks-in-ipswich-residents-asked-to-give-feedback-on-stench-20180417-p4za42.html
2018-04-15 - RV goes up in flames before 5:30 AM and kills man on Zastrow Drive near Bakersfield (Missouri):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/motorhome-fire-kills-1-in-bakersfield/1122941653
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/1-dead-in-motorhome-fire-just-east-of-Bakersfield.html
http://www.ktlo.com/2018/04/16/one-man-dead-after-sunday-morning-motorhome-fire/
http://hometowndailynewsarchives.com/2018/04/16/man-killed-in-bakersfield-motorhome-fire/
http://www.facebook.com/kolr10kozl/posts/1610590882343356
Note: This is the 193rd RV to burn/explode in 2018, and this is the 10th deadly RV fire in 2018...
2018-04-15 - In separate incidents, minivan and car burst into flame within an hour on I-10 near coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/37961161/multiple-car-fires-on-i-10-expect-traffic-delays
http://www.kplctv.com/story/37961161/multiple-car-fires-on-i-10-expect-traffic-delays
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/37961161/multiple-car-fires-on-i-10-expect-traffic-delays
http://www.telemundoamarillo.com/story/37961161/multiple-car-fires-on-i-10-expect-traffic-delays
http://www.wdam.com/story/37961161/multiple-car-fires-on-i-10-expect-traffic-delays
http://www.facebook.com/WLOXTV/posts/10160401152945615
Quote: "Multiple vehicles caught on fire on I-10, causing traffic delays. A mini van burst into flames on the eastbound side of I-10 just before 6 p.m. Flames consumed the vehicle and thick black smoke poured toward the sky. Three different fire teams rushed to I-10 just before the Menge Avenue exit. The family driving the car was from Hancock County and in the process of moving to Gulfport. Fortunately, none of their belongings were in the mini van. This incident followed an earlier car fire at about 5 p.m. on I-10 eastbound near the Canal Road exit."
2018-04-15 - Huge wildfire grows to 245,000 acres and destroys 32+ homes in Dewey County (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/37961110/oklahoma-wildfires-destroy-dozens-of-homes-in-dewey-county
http://wildfiretoday.com/2018/04/15/rhea-fire-in-oklahoma-grows-to-241000-acres/
Quote: "In Dewey County alone, the wildfire burned 245,000 acres and destroyed more than 32 homes and counting."
Quote: "The Rhea Fire in Western Oklahoma has long since exceeded the 100,000-acre threshold to qualify as a 'mega fire'."
2018-04-15 - Wildfire breaks out and threatens marina in coastal Antioch (California):
http://eastcountytoday.net/antioch-contra-costa-firefighters-battle-50-acre-vegetation-fire/
2018-04-15 - Five wildfires burn 19 structures in New Mexico:
http://wildfiretoday.com/2018/04/15/five-wildfires-in-new-mexico-burn-total-of-19-structures/
2018-04-15 - Flesh-eating bacteria spreading in Victoria (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180416-62627-AUS
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/australias-mysterious-flesh-eating.html
Quote: "A mysterious and 'nasty' flesh-eating bug is spreading at unprecedented levels in Victoria, and experts don't know how to stop it."
Quote: "'It's pretty much tripled over the last five or six years,' Victoria's deputy chief health officer Brett Sutton told reporters on Monday. Cases are also becoming more severe and occurring in new areas, but efforts to control the outbreak have been thwarted because it's not known how humans become infected, a study published in The Medical Journal of Australia says. Native and domestic animals, including dogs, cats, possums and koalas, have all developed the disease, but it's unknown whether they spread it."
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-16 - Unknown rotten egg odor reported near courthouse in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://fox6now.com/2018/04/16/hazmat-crews-respond-to-9th-and-state-for-report-of-smell-of-natural-gas/
Quote: "Hazmat teams on Monday, April 16 responded to the area near the Milwaukee County Courthouse for a report of the smell of natural gas. The response occurred near 9th and State, also near the Milwaukee County Safety Building. Firefighters were unable to find anything concerning, and said there is no risk to the public."
2018-04-16 - Delaware Air National Guard C-130 plane hit by smoke and fumes, plane makes emergency landing near New Castle (Delaware):
http://www.wboc.com/story/37976500/del-guardsmen-taken-to-hospital-after-plane-leaks-fumes
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2018/04/17/smoke-and-fumes-inside-c-130-aircraft-sends-17-delaware-guardsmen-hospital/523575002/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/guardsmen-checked-out-at-hospital-after-plane-leaks-fumes/2018/04/17/6ec7e916-4257-11e8-b2dc-b0a403e4720a_story.html
http://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Guardsmen-checked-out-at-hospital-after-plane-12841057.php
Quote: "Seventeen members of the Delaware Air National Guard were taken to a hospital after smoke and fumes were reported on their airplane. No one reported any serious health problems. The guardsmen were conducting medial training exercises on a C-130 Monday evening. They are medical personnel trained to go on the battlefield and transport the wounded. During the flight, crew members reported smoke and fumes inside the four-engine turboprop plane. They declared an emergency as standard procedure. The aircraft landed safely at the Delaware Air National Guard base near New Castle."
2018-04-16 - Several aircraft and hangar destroyed by massive fire at airfield near Prince Albert (Canada), nobody there:
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-planes-helicopters-transwest-air-office-at-prince-albert-airport
http://www.panow.com/article/753958/fire-consumes-transwest-air-hangar
http://www.panow.com/article/754061/search-answers-yet-begin-after-massive-fire
http://www.northeastnow.com/article/521280/authorities-seeking-answers-after-hangar-fire
http://larongenow.com/article/514128/authorities-seeking-answers-after-hangar-fire
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fire-consumes-airport-hangar-in-prince-albert-1.4621329
Quote: "A spokesperson for Transwest Air was unable to elaborate on what was all inside the facility beyond several aircraft, but told paNOW damage will be in the millions of dollars."
Quote: "Fire destroys planes, helicopters, Transwest Air office at Prince Albert airport..."
Note: Planes and helicopters, plural, so I'll just call it 4 aircraft, though it could have been more. These are the 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th and 55th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-16 - Airport heavily damaged by roof fire just before 11 PM in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Fire-forces-cancellation-of-flights-at-COS-Airport-479960393.html
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Springs-Airport-fire-What-to-do-if-you-had-a-flight-today-479962183.html
http://gazette.com/colorado-springs-airport-to-reopen-early-wednesday-following-fire/article/1624482
http://www.krdo.com/news/colorado-springs/colorado-springs-airport-closed-for-the-day-due-to-fire1/730625774
http://www.koaa.com/story/37971373/fire-on-terminal-roof-closes-colorado-springs-airport-tuesday
http://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-springs-airport-to-reopen-wednesday-after-fire/73-540444587
http://kdvr.com/2018/04/17/fire-on-terminal-roof-closes-colorado-springs-airport/
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/national_news/fire-cancels-flights-at-colorado-springs-airport/article_e0da570a-8b10-5a82-b5d9-3430a23dfc18.html
2018-04-16 - Landfill hit by fire, expensive machine destroyed, in Dover (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/news/20180416/fire-at-kimble-landfill-destroys-250000-machine
2018-04-16 - Scrap metal storage building goes up in flames at rail facility in Silvis (Illinois):
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/structure-fire-at-silvis-railyard/1126438188
http://qconline.com/business/national-railway-building-burns-in-silvis/article_2eb73441-d698-52db-841e-4f95c90ac021.html
Quote: "Silvis Police report the fire started in a scrap metal storage building around 5:24 p.m. Silvis Police report no one was in the building at the time and there were no injuries or current public safety issues."
2018-04-16 - Basement transformer bursts into flame in high-rise office building in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/midtown-fire-breaks-out-8th-avenue-high-rise-fdny-says
2018-04-16 - Recycling center erupts in flame, piles of sawdust burn, in Montrose (Colorado):
http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Cause-of-fire-at-Montrose-recycling-facility-under-investigation-480014693.html
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/Cause-of-fire-at-Montrose-recycling-facility-under-investigation-480014723.html
http://www.montrosepress.com/free_access/montrose-sawdust-pile-fire-burns-on/article_18a43e0e-4275-11e8-80a3-9bcd46167f98.html
http://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/overnight-fire-in-north-montrose/1127190148
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/480057143.html
2018-04-16 - Warehouse full of pallets and boxes destroyed by huge fire in Santa Maria (California):
http://www.920kvec.com/posts/fire-04-17-18.php
http://www.ksby.com/story/37969675/fire-breaks-out-at-santa-maria-warehouse
http://www.keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/fire-breaks-out-in-santa-maria-warehouse/730481582
http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/multiple-agencies-battle-warehouse-fire-on-west-stowell-road-in/article_deea4f38-cbc6-5392-8bb3-f7306f0ebc4b.html
Quote: "The metal building was full of tightly packed cardboard boxes and pallets that created an intense heat that eventually caused the walls to collapse."
2018-04-16 - Wildfire death toll reaches 2 in Oklahoma as wildfire threat nears historic level:
http://wdef.com/2018/04/16/oklahoma-wildfires-kill-2-threat-nears-historic-level/
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article208989254.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/oklahoma-wildfires-kill-people-threat-continues/article_c9974f5d-411b-564c-9411-ea5eaeab0b92.html
http://www.kswo.com/story/37965196/oklahoma-wildfires-kill-2-people-threat-continues
2018-04-16 - Oil exploration ship 'Geos' devastated by explosion and massive blaze at 3 AM near coastal Kuala Baram (Malaysia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Geos-9511399.html
http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/04/17/oil-research-ship-geos-devastated-by-fire-1-crew-missing/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/22153/oil-research-ship-geos-devastated-fire-1-crew-miss/
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/358309/oil-exploration-ship-catches-fire-miri-crews-fate-unknown
http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/04/17/oil-and-gas-support-vessel-on-fire-off-kuala-baram/
http://www.tugtechnologyandbusiness.com/news/view,tugs-tackle-fatal-fire-on-oil-exploration-ship_51442.htm
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/17/worker-missing-after-offshore-drilling-vessel-catches-fire-off-miri-waters/
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/358309/update-offshore-drilling-ship-catches-fire-1-missing-2-injured-nsttv
http://www.bharian.com.my/berita/kes/2018/04/413157/kapal-peninjau-minyak-dan-gas-terbakar
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/04/17/crewman-missing-oil-drilling-vessel-fire
http://www.hmetro.com.my/utama/2018/04/331333/kapal-ocean-geos-terbakar
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/17/c_137117597.htm
2018-04-16 - Boat destroyed by fire in coastal Kota Belud (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/04/17/catamaran-boat-goes-up-in-smoke/
Note: These are the 341st and 342nd boats/ships to burn/explode in 2018...
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-17 - Unknown chemical odor regularly hitting River Ridge (Louisiana), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.wdsu.com/article/river-ridge-residents-fearful-of-chemical-odor-in-the-air-1524021635/19846393
Quote: "For months, residents in River Ridge have complained about a "chemical odor" that's taken over their neighborhoods. They're wondering about the source of the odor, and what kind of impact it could have on their health. On the Nextdoor app, dozens of comments about the odor have been made over the last several months. Residents complaining of the stench live on Arbor Lane, Moss Lane, Robin Lane, Rosecrest Lane, Southern Road, Orchard Road, Tyler Avenue and many other nearby streets."
Quote: "Department of Environmental quality officials confirmed they've received several complaints and said they have dispatched crews multiple times to test the air. However, the issue is the odor comes and goes, and all of the times the DEQ had responded, the stench had already dissipated, and air quality tests came back normal."
2018-04-17 - Unknown odor hits school near the Connecticut River in Wethersfield (Connecticut), school dismissed early:
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-wethersfield-high-school-odor-20180417-story.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/37976835/wethersfield-high-dismissed-early-due-to-strange-odor
2018-04-17 - Unknown gas odor evacuates school near Connoquenessing Creek in Connoquenessing (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/article/connoquenessing-elementary-school-evacuated-for-gas-odor/19841066
2018-04-17 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes in coastal Wirral and Bootle (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/what-strange-loud-bang-heard-14534619
http://www.sott.net/article/383200-Strange-loud-bang-heard-over-Wirral-Liverpool-UK
Quote: "Dozens of people took to social media to express their shock at hearing a loud bang across Merseyside this morning. The huge boom was heard as far and wide as Bootle and Wirral, with some New Brighton residents saying their homes shook."
2018-04-17 - Passenger plane engine explodes after taking off from coastal LaGuardia Airport (New York), 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VIV-20180417-62660-USA
http://www.newsweek.com/southwest-airlines-engine-emergency-landing-889802
http://6abc.com/passenger-on-southwest-plane-i-feel-really-very-fortunate/3356574/
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/southwest-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-philly-airport
http://wtop.com/national/2018/04/southwest-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-philly/slide/1/
http://www.wdtv.com/content/news/Southwest-Airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-Philadelphia-480013153.html
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Southwest-Airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-12841117.php
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/the-latest-fire-chief-critical-after-emergency-landing/article_aed20068-d21b-5ff1-8d14-3eda7d6e6f5a.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/Airplane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-at-Philadelphia-International-Airport-480008613.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/passenger-dies-southwest-airlines-plane-emergency-landing-philadelphia-airport-live-streaming/
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/us-and-world-news/southwest-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-philly-airport
http://6abc.com/southwest-plane-lands-at-phl-with-engine-window-damage/3356147/
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/us/southwest-pilot-landing/index.html
Quote: "Marty Martinez, a passenger on the plane, posted a Facebook Live during the emergency landing. 'Flight attendants ran over calling for passengers to help cover the hole as they broke down and began uncontrollably crying and looking horrified as they looked outside. Plane dropped dramatically and it smelled like fire with ash coming down on everyone thru the vents. Absolutely terrifying, but we are okay,' Martinez wrote."
Quote: "In an interview with CBSN, Martinez said an engine exploded and broke a window. 'First there was an explosion and almost immediatey, the oxygen masks came down and, probably within a matter of 10 seconds, the engine then hit a window and busted it wide open,' said Martinez. Martinez says a woman was critically injured. 'There was blood everywhere,' Martinez explained."
Note: This is the 56th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-17 - Wildfires continue burning out of control in Oklahoma, nearly 400,000 acres burned, National Guard deployed:
http://www.newsweek.com/rhea-fire-oklahoma-wildfire-seiling-oklahoma-update-department-emergency-890271
http://kfor.com/2018/04/18/dewey-county-sheriff-50-homes-have-burned-in-rhea-wildfire/
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/evacuation-order-issued-for-seiling-as-fires-grow
http://okcfox.com/news/local/rhea-fire-grows-as-firefighters-face-historic-fire-danger-in-western-oklahoma
http://okcfox.com/news/local/evacuation-order-issued-for-seiling-as-fires-grow
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/17/wildfires-oklahoma-red-flag-warning/
Quote: "Evacuation orders have been issued for portions of northwest Oklahoma as wildfires burn out of control. Multiple fires in northwest Oklahoma have burned nearly 400,000 acres since April 12, as dry conditions and high winds help fires grow Tuesday afternoon."
2018-04-17 - Wildfire grows to 13,000 acres in Gray County (Texas):
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-fire-at-johnson-ranch-in-gray-county
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/crews-responding-to-wildfire-in-gray-county/1127434864
2018-04-17 - City Hall and police station blacked out by electrical fire in coastal Newark (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2018/04/police_headquarters_city_hall_without_power_after.html
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_3c590d59-7c87-505a-b53a-cda10fbbceca.html
http://abc7ny.com/newark-city-hall-and-police-facility-shut-down-by-electrical-fire/3363429/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-leaves-newark-city-hall-police-building-power-54553877
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/ap_nation/fire-leaves-newark-city-hall-police-building-without-power/article_75e89ce2-a384-51a4-83af-8539f3e70331.html
2018-04-17 - Hundreds of shopping carts go up in flames at business in Jurupa Valley (California):
http://www.pe.com/2018/04/17/pallet-yard-catches-fire-in-jurupa-valley/
http://www.dailybulletin.com/2018/04/17/pallet-yard-catches-fire-in-jurupa-valley/
Quote: "Several hundred plastic and metal shopping carts caught fire at a business in Jurupa Valley late Tuesday morning, April 17, putting up a cloud of thick black smoke that was seen for miles."
Quote: "Cal Fire initially reported the call as a pallet fire."
2018-04-17 - Arctic sea ice extent running at record low:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2018/04/heat-storm.html
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-18 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits educational complex on the island of St. Croix:
http://stjohnsource.com/2018/04/19/complex-back-in-session-after-mystery-odor-cancels-classes/
Quote: "Classes at the St. Croix Educational Complex were back to normal this week after a 'gassy smell' on Monday forced classes to be dismissed and students bused off campus. A worker at the school who spoke on the condition of anonymity said there have been gassy smells on campus at least three times this school year."
2018-04-18 - Person ignites before 2 AM near commercial building, critically burned, in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/apr/18/person-severely-burned-in-early-morning-fire/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/1-person-critically-injured-in-fire-in-central-las-vegas/
2018-04-18 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane returns to airport and makes emergency landing in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180419-62680-USA
http://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/948344/delta-plane-accident-fire-emergency-landing
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/engine-fire-causes-delta-a330-300-to-make-emergency-447828/
http://www.wistv.com/story/37990513/delta-flight-lands-after-engine-catches-fire
http://www.wafb.com/story/37990513/delta-flight-lands-after-engine-catches-fire
http://www.wtol.com/story/37990513/delta-flight-lands-after-engine-catches-fire
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/37990513/delta-flight-lands-after-engine-catches-fire
http://www.cbs46.com/story/37989886/part-of-delta-plane-catches-fire-at-atlanta-airport
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5632097/Delta-plane-bursts-flames-runway-Atlanta-airport.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/18/delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-smoke-pours-from-engine-1-day-after-southwest-disaster.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12035694
http://en.trend.az/world/us/2889925.html
Quote: "A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in Atlanta after one of its engines caught on fire. The plane left Atlanta Wednesday afternoon bound for Heathrow Airport in London. It returned to the airport when the crew reported an engine problem. Fire crews met the aircraft on the runway and extinguished flames on the engine."
Quote: "A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 returned to Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport shortly after takeoff with the right hand engine still on fire."
Quote: "Fire crews rushed to an Atlanta airport runway on Wednesday after a Delta plane burst into flames. Flames were seen erupting from the London-bound aircraft's right engine as it sat on the tarmac."
2018-04-18 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane returns to airport and makes emergency landing in coastal New Plymouth (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/103226499/flight-to-auckland-turns-back-to-new-plymouth-after-five-minutes
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2018/04/haze-in-cabin-forces-air-nz-flight-landing.html
http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/haze-in-cabin-forces-air-nz-flight-landing/ar-AAw2wts
http://www.facebook.com/NewshubNZ/posts/10156555451153606
Quote: "New Plymouth woman Jenny McLennan's son and girlfriend were on the flight. 'I think that was quite scary for them,' McLennan said. 'Apparently the smoke alarms went off and a couple of passengers did smell smoke.'"
2018-04-18 - Three planes and hangar go up in flames at Nevada County Air Park in Grass Valley (California), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180419-62687-USA
http://fox40.com/2018/04/18/man-killed-in-fire-at-nevada-county-airport-hangar/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/04/18/fire-nevada-county-airport/
http://www.theunion.com/priority/main-headline/nevada-county-authorities-1-dead-in-airport-fire/
http://knco.com/one-dead-one-injured-in-airport-hangar-fire/
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article209273964.html
Quote: "There were three airplanes inside. The fire call came in as a rescue and flames had subsided by the time fire crews arrived. 'The fire sprinklers had activated and we did have to rescue one person, who unfortunately is deceased,' Nevada County Consolidated Fire District Fire Marshal Terry McMahon said. The fire sprinklers, along with a fire wall that split the building, saved the business next door. It was able to resume partial operations with just smoke damage. But it was the smoke that may very well have been deadly. 'Fiberglass and the upholsteries and the things that they use in them, the smoke was dark and was down low to the ground,' McMahon said."
Note: These are the 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th and 61st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018, and that makes 14 in the last week, though there were only 2 fatalities total - this hangar fatality and the woman who died when the Southwest engine exploded during a flight the other day. The deadliest plane fire this year was the military plane that burst into flame at takeoff then crashed and burned near the coast near Boufarik (Algeria), killing 257 people, which happened waaaaay back on April 11, mentioned in the 2018-04-11 update...
2018-04-18 - Chemical plant devastated by massive fire just outside Orion (Illinois):
http://qconline.com/news/local/fire-fought-at-orion-chemical-plant/article_733d5480-c0fa-5d9c-9618-da965dad590b.html
Quote: "Flames that witnesses said were taller than a 100-foot silo and about five explosions blasted from a fertilizer chemical plant, right outside city limits."
2018-04-18 - Six acres of pallets destroyed by massive inferno in Montgomery (Alabama):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/37988376/1-person-injured-in-massive-montgomery-pallet-fire
http://www.wsfa.com/story/37988376/massive-pallet-fire-near-montgomerys-northern-boulevard
http://www.ksla.com/story/37988376/drones-used-to-help-fight-massive-montgomery-pallet-fire
http://www.wlox.com/story/37988376/massive-pallet-fire-near-montgomerys-northern-boulevard
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/37988376/massive-pallet-fire-near-montgomerys-northern-boulevard
http://www.wtvm.com/story/37988376/massive-pallet-fire-near-montgomerys-northern-boulevard
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2018/04/19/two-injured-massive-pallet-fire-n-montgomery/531577002/
Quote: "At least 30 firefighters, 10 fire trucks, four engine companies, two truck companies and four district chiefs responded to the scene of a massive, 3-alarm pallet fire that burned for hours on Montgomery's north side."
2018-04-18 - Landfill fire breaks out in Bourj Hammoud (Lebanon):
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Apr-18/445766-fire-extinguished-in-burj-hammoud-dump.ashx
2018-04-18 - Recycling center damaged by fire in Kidderminster (Britain):
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/16168100.Fire_breaks_out_at_Kidderminster_recycling_plant/
2018-04-18 - Underwater mudcano erupts near Sweden:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/mysterious-ash-found-floating-on-waters-off-sweden-is-from-underwater-volcanic-eruption.html
Quote: "On Monday, a large amount of ash like mud was reported along the Swedish west coast. According to coast guards, the strange substance is drifting somewhere between Norway, Sweden and Denmark due to weather and currents. A geologists was asked to take a look at it, and the best fit guess until the laboratory results are in, is that a methane deposit have been heated causing a mudcano to form and erupt under water."
2018-04-18 - Unknown flammable liquid oozing from the ground in Baishnabpur (India):
http://thenortheasttoday.com/tripura-mysterious-inflammable-liquid-from-underground-causes-panic-among-people/
Quote: "An inflammable liquid has been profiting out of the ground at Baishnabpur of Sabroom in South Tripura District since Wednesday has caused panic among the people. The incident took place at Sabroom Subdivisions, Baishnabpur area. Seeing the lava like liquid, locals immediately informed the police station. After getting the information, huge number of police and fire brigade rushed to the spot and used water to stop the lava flow but they were unsuccessful in doing so."
Category: Fires And Explosions
2018-04-19 - Van explodes into flame in Khairpur (Pakistan), 4 killed, 10 injured:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/19/c_137122589_2.htm
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/four-of-family-burnt-to-death-10-scorched-in-319970.html
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/19/four-of-family-burnt-to-death10-scorched-in-khairpur-van-fire/
2018-04-19 - RV trailer goes up in flames just after 1 AM and kills man in coastal Poulsbo (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article209515969.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2018-04-20/62-year-old-man-dies-in-central-kitsap-trailer-fire
http://www.dailyprogress.com/year-old-man-dies-in-central-kitsap-trailer-fire/article_66b22d7f-2101-5959-8a00-1489c6e33851.html
http://lmtribune.com/news_ap/washington/year-old-man-dies-in-central-kitsap-trailer-fire/article_81454d12-49ce-5844-a3d4-9148b1a911b7.html
http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/code-911/2018/04/20/bradley-curtis-killed-trailer-fire-central-kitsap-rhododendron-mobile-home-park/536444002/
2018-04-19 - Mysterious explosion alarms people and shakes homes just before 11:15 PM across wide area in Doncaster (Britain):
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/mystery-explosion-heard-across-large-parts-of-doncaster-1-9126161
2018-04-19 - Refinery rocked by explosion and fire in coastal Texas City (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20180420-62706-USA
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EX-20180420-62706-USA
http://abc13.com/explosion-reported-at-texas-city-refinery/3367419/
http://www.circa.com/story/2018/04/19/nation/watch-live-massive-fire-rages-at-texas-city-plant
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/948714/Texas-City-Valero-Plant-fire-explosion-Texas-USA-news-latest
http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/explosion-at-valero-plant-rocks-texas-city-no-one-hurt/285-543224074
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/rescue-teams-respond-explosion-valero-refinery-texas-city/1LUX3FEP5VUHrlWI7ov7pM/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/shelter-in-place-issued-for-texas-city-after-large-fire-reported-at-valero-refinery-officials-say
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/697265/texs-city-united-states-explosion-blast-firefighters-valero-refinery
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Major-explosion-reported-at-Texas-Valero-plant-480310173.html
http://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas/fire-at-valero-facility-in-texas-city
2018-04-19 - Transformer explodes and burns at substation near campus in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180420-62712-USA
http://www.kitv.com/story/38000995/firefighters-battling-transformer-fire-at-uh-manoa-lower-campus
http://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/explosion-reported-at-uh-manoa-smoke-visible-for-miles/1130876624
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/04/19/breaking-news/fire-at-uh-manoa-sends-huge-cloud-of-smoke-over-area/
http://www.ibtimes.com/uh-manoa-fire-transformer-explosion-honolulu-causes-widespread-power-outage-2673667
http://www.kitv.com/story/38005461/power-restored-to-uh-manoa-following-transformer-fire
Quote: "The Honolulu Fire Department in Hawaii is battling a fire near the University of Hawaii at Manoa's lower campus which sent a large cloud of smoke over the H-1 freeway visible for miles Thursday evening. Reports stated the fire broke out at a transformer at a Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) facility, on the makai side of Les Murakami Stadium near Koali Road at 6:47 p.m. local time (12:47 a.m. EDT). Hawaii Police have closed off all the roads in the area. According to a report in Hawaii-based daily Honolulu Star-Advertiser, several witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion just before the fire."
2018-04-19 - Scrap metal recycling center hit by fire in Coventry (Britain):
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-fire-scrapyard-recycling-centre-14549523
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/fire-coventry-scrapyard-what-know-14550815
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/30-firefighters-tackle-huge-scrapyard-14552011
2018-04-19 - Landfill fire breaks out in Smythesdale (Australia):
http://www.powerfmballarat.com.au/news/local-news/76042-firefighters-called-to-fire-at-smythesdale-landfill-site
2018-04-19 - Landfill fire breaks out in Compton Bassett, Calne (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/landfill-fire-compton-bassett/
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2018-04-20/residents-urged-to-shut-windows-after-landfill-fire/
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/16172814.Residents_advised_to_keep_windows_and_doors_closed_after_fire_at_landfill_site/
http://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/firefighters-working-to-contain-fire-before-darkness-after-blaze-breaks-out-on-landfill-site/
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/residents-told-keep-windows-shut-1479297
2018-04-19 - Landfill fire breaks out in Adharwadi (India):
http://www.google.com/search?q=Adharwadi&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS727US727&oq=Adharwadi&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Category: Fires And Explosions
2018-04-20 - Burning car found with dead man inside at midnight on 15th Street in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/04/person_found_dead_inside_burning_car_late_last_nig.html
Quote: "A man was found dead inside a burning vehicle late Friday night, a spokesman with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Firefighters responding to a car fire on 15th Street between Erie and Grove streets around midnight Friday night found a body inside the burning vehicle, sources said."
2018-04-20 - Burning car found with four dead people in Price Township near Timmons (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/timmins-suspicious-vehicle-fire-1.4630284
http://www.timminspress.com/2018/04/21/four-bodies-found-in-suspicious-timmins-fire
http://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/bodies-found-at-scene-of-suspicious-vehicle-fire-in-timmins-900947
Quote: "The Timmins Police Service is in the midst of investigating a suspicious vehicle fire which occurred on Price Road, approximately six kilometers south of Dalton Road, in Price Township, south of the City of Timmins, said a news release from the police service on Saturday. Police were first alerted to the incident during the late afternoon hours of Friday, April 20th."
2018-04-20 - Scrap metal business hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in Holly Hill (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/38007161/major-fire-reported-at-holly-hill-scrap-metal-business
http://www.live5news.com/story/38007161/major-fire-reported-at-holly-hill-scrap-metal-business
http://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/large-fire-in-holly-hill-fills-sky-with-smoke/1131695586
http://thetandd.com/news/local/updated-fire-closes-holly-hill-road/article_bc80ed8c-44e7-11e8-9b88-27d296ea008d.html
http://www.wistv.com/story/38007161/major-fire-reported-at-holly-hill-scrap-metal-business
http://www.wlox.com/story/38007161/major-fire-reported-at-holly-hill-scrap-metal-business
http://www.wbtv.com/story/38007161/firefighters-still-watching-hot-spots-at-holly-hill-scrap-metal-facility-fire
http://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional/fire-at-car-crushing-facility-in-holly-hill-continues-to-burn/1132595070
http://thetandd.com/news/local/firefighters-rush-to-holly-hill-blaze-multiple-counties-respond-to/article_257eb837-cbf8-5188-b026-fba4df723425.html
http://thetandd.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-s-of-blazing-vehicles-steam-continues-to-rise/article_a6bb5859-dd3f-5735-937d-4a0b30e63f20.html
2018-04-20 - Magnesium recycling plant erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Camden (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/38007820/fire-reported-at-camden-magnesium-recycling-plant
http://www.kplctv.com/story/38007820/fire-reported-at-camden-magnesium-recycling-plant
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/38007820/fire-reported-at-camden-magnesium-recycling-plant
http://www.wdam.com/story/38007820/fire-reported-at-camden-magnesium-recycling-plant
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/38007820/fire-reported-at-camden-magnesium-recycling-plant
2018-04-20 - Landfill fire breaks out in North Battleford (Canada):
http://battlefordsnow.com/article/604040/firefighters-tackle-blaze-city-landfill-friday-morning
http://sasknow.com/article/705896/firefighters-tackle-blaze-city-landfill-friday-morning
2018-04-20 - Electrical substation rocked by explosion on the island of New Providence (Bahamas), blackouts ensue:
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/apr/20/blackout-explosion-hits-islands-power/
2018-04-20 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole in Crystal Lake (Illinois):
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/20/roads-reopen-after-transformer-fire/aww3jd4/
2018-04-20 - SUV bursts into flame at 6 AM while parked at marina in coastal Coffs Harbour (Australia):
http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/garbage-truck-driver-unlikely-hero/3392272/#/0
Quote: "Quick thinking by a garbage truck operator saved multiple cars from being engulfed by flames. Around 6am this morning, Fire and Rescue attended a car fire a parking lot in the Coffs Harbour marina. Station officer Busby said a garbage bin operator came in behind the vehicle and pulled it out before damaging cars beside it."
2018-04-20 - Van bursts into flame on the M25 near Gerrards Cross (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/
Quote: "Friday 20 April, 3.22pm Van on fire, M25 anti-clockwise between junctions 16 (M40 interchange) and 15 (M4 interchange). One appliance and crew from Gerrards Cross, one from Hillingdon, one from Ruislip and an officer attended. Firefighters used two hose reels and one set of breathing apparatus."
2018-04-20 - Car bursts into flame on the M25 near Gerrards Cross (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/
Quote: "Friday 20 April, 10.51am Car fire, M25 clockwise between junctions 15 (M4 interchange) and 16 (M40 interchange). One appliance and crew from Gerrards Cross, one from Langley, one from Hillingdon and an oficer attended. Firefighters used two hose reels and one set of breathing apparatus."
Note: So both a van and a car burst into flame on the same highway in the same area within 5 hours...
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-21 - Car bursts into flame in garage at home, fire spreads to home and kills man, in coastal Falmouth (Maine):
http://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/one-person-dead-in-fire-that-started-in-a-falmouth-garage/97-544260349
http://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/21/blaze-damages-house-destroys-garage-in-west-falmouth/
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/dead-in-house-fire-in-falmouth/article_86c2ce31-bab4-53ca-b966-a1567605e9e6.html
http://www.wmtw.com/article/man-killed-in-falmouth-house-fire/19883627
http://www.sunjournal.com/west-falmouth-man-dies-in-house-fire/
http://wgme.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-falmouth-fire
Quote: "One person has died in a fire at a home on Gray Road in Falmouth. Crews were called to the scene around 5 o'clock Saturday evening. Falmouth Fire Chief Howard Rice, Jr. says the fire started in a car in the garage, which spread to the house."
Note: All vehicles are now randomly igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, so park a vehicle in your garage, especially an attached garage, at your own risk...
2018-04-21 - RV and SUV go up in flames while parked in garage at home in Freetown (Massachusetts):
http://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/fire-burns-through-garage-in-freetown/1132912931
http://www.wpri.com/news/top-video/crews-battle-stubborn-garage-fire-in-freetown_20180422031531/1133003656
http://turnto10.com/news/local/fire-engulfs-garage-at-freetown-home
http://whdh.com/news/garage-goes-up-in-flames-in-freetown/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMAepN0XkGo
Quote: "Chief Silva said there was an SUV inside the garage, along with a motor home that had one hundred gallons of diesel fuel inside."
Quote: "Freetown Chief Gary Silvia tells Eyewitness News, the fire likely started in one of the vehicles in the garage, eventually spreading to another and ultimately destroying the entire garage."
Note: All vehicles are now randomly igniting firebombs that can go off at any...wait, didn't I just say this?! Ah well, I guess some people have to learn the hard way. Earth's got no problem with that! This is the 200th RV to burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-21 - Passenger train bursts into flame at 7:08 AM in coastal Deganwy (Britain):
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-fire-train-deganwy-llandudno-14558470
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/firefighters-battling-blaze-on-train-14558460
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/what-brought-trains-standstill-five-14559189
Quote: "A train had to be evacuated after a fire broke out onboard. Firefighters spent more than three hours tackling the blaze on the train at Deganwy this morning. The alarm was raised just before 7.10am as the Arriva Trains Wales train made its way from Llandudno to Manchester Airport."
2018-04-21 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame in Poplar area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2018/april/poplar-fire-at-scrapyard/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/949385/Fire-east-london-poplar-Lochnagar-Street-scrapyard
2018-04-21 - Recycling center hit by fire on Newbarn Road in Northfleet (Britain), 3 miles from the coast:
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=15808
2018-04-21 - Transformer explodes in coastal Te Atatu (New Zealand), 1400 homes go dark:
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/more-than-1000-auckland-homes-without-power-after-small-explosion-in-te-atatu
2018-04-21 - Two cars crash near Utica (Illinois) and nearly simultaneously two people have 'medical problems' at McDonald's:
http://www.newstrib.com/free/utica-firefighters-respond-to-sudden-medical-and-accident-calls/article_e9c496ec-462f-11e8-81a5-eb6475eb25f9.html
Quote: "Utica emergency medical technicians responded to three almost-simultaneous calls Saturday. A Utica ambulance crew was called to McDonald’s north of Interstate 80 first about a man having a medical problem and then soon after, a relative of the man having a medical episode. While the ambulance was on its way to that scene, there was a two-vehicle crash in the intersection of U.S. 6 and Route 178."
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-22 - Car or barbecue goes up in flames in garage and kills couple at townhome in Mississauga (Canada):
http://www.insauga.com/update-one-dead-after-car-fire-in-mississauga
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississauga-townhouse-fire-1.4630956
http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/04/22/mississauga-townhouse-fire/
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/04/22/two-people-dead-after-garage-fire-in-mississauga.html
Quote: "One person has been pronounced dead by paramedics after a fire today in Mississauga. Police got a call at 7:36 p.m. regarding a car engulfed in flames inside a townhouse garage in the area of Burnhamthorpe and South Millway, with heavy damage done to both the house and vehicle. Paramedics arrived on scene and began treating two people, one male and one female, who were found with no vital signs. The male victim has been pronounced dead, paramedics report. The female has been transported to hospital. The investigation into the fire is ongoing."
2018-04-22 - Man dies while burning stuff on his property in Clay County (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/38014696/clay-county-man-found-dead-near-fire
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Coroner-Elderly-man-found-dead-near-brush-fire-in-Clay-County-480502641.html
Quote: "The sheriff says they believe the man had been burning stuff around his property."
2018-04-22 - Small plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coquihalla-plane-landing-1.4630936
http://globalnews.ca/news/4160644/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-coquihalla-highway/
http://country105.com/news/4160644/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-coquihalla-highway/
http://canoe.com/news/local-news/plane-lands-on-coquihalla-highway/wcm/5fc6215d-b017-4006-9bea-96f85ad2d42e
http://www.cheknews.ca/small-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-on-coquihalla-highway-near-merritt-442328/
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/plane-lands-on-coquihalla-highway
Quote: "The Ministry of Transportation spoke with the pilot, who said his plane experienced a mechanical failure and his cabin was filling with smoke."
Note: This is the 62nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-22 - Underground electrical explosion hits St. Cloud (Minnesota):
http://knsiradio.com/news/local-news/underground-explosion-knocks-out-power
2018-04-22 - Ice cream van explodes and burns in coastal Salamander Bay (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5358726/woman-burned-in-ice-cream-van-explosion/
2018-04-22 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, on Stone Brook Pass in Mukwonago (Wisconsin):
http://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/news/mukwonago/2018/04/23/mukwonago-home-destroyed-fire-quickly-blazed-through-roof/543147002/
http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-mukwonago-home-sunday-afternoon
Quote: "Mukwonago Fire Chief Jeffrey Stien said Monday that firefighters were initially notified of a vehicle fire inside the garage. By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had already reached the roof. Stien said, considering the damage, it appeared the house — according to real estate estimates valued at close to $400,000 — was a total loss."
2018-04-22 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Gold Hill (Oregon):
http://kobi5.com/news/gold-hill-family-loses-everything-in-fire-76037/
2018-04-22 - Auto recycling center hit by fire, 10 cars burn, in Prince George (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/38014104/fire-official-about-10-cars-caught-on-fire-in-prince-george
2018-04-22 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, fire spreads to field and building, in Harvey (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/junkyard-fire-spreads-to-field-building-in-harvey/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/harvey-junkyard-fire-spreads-to-building-480505221.html
http://abc7chicago.com/photos-junkyard-fire-spreads-to-field-building-in-harvey/3379801/
Quote: "A junkyard, field and building caught fire Sunday afternoon in south suburban Harvey. The fire broke out in multiple junkyard piles about 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of 152nd Street and Commercial Avenue."
2018-04-22 - Parallels between methane explosions in the Yamal area in Russia and on Mars, by Dr. David Page:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2018/04/mars-today-a-business-as-usual-model-for-earth-tomorrow.html
Note: Ominous and well worth a read...
2018-04-22 - Great Pacific Garbage Patch growing exponentially, amount of hazardous microplastics set to increase tenfold if left to fragment:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/great-pacific-garbage-patch-growing.html
2018-04-22 - Ocean plastic predicted to triple within a decade:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/ocean-plastic-predicted-to-triple.html
2018-04-22 - Climate and Extreme Weather News #112, April 18th-22nd 2018:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-weather-report-04222018.html
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-23 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits school in El Cajon (California):
http://patch.com/california/santee/evacuation-underway-east-county-school
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Crest-Elementary-Students-Evacuated-Due-to-Propane-Gas-Leak-in-East-County-480569311.html
Quote: "Students at an East County elementary school were briefly evacuated Monday morning after reports of a gas leak that could not be found, officials said."
Note: No gas leak found. Methyl mercaptan, which smells like rotten eggs, is added to natural gas and propane to give it an odor. Hydrogen sulfide smells like rotten eggs too, at least at low concentrations, except that it won't show up on natural gas detectors or propane detectors. So a rotten egg odor was smelled here, but no gas leak was found, meaning no natural gas or propane were detected. Gee whiz, what could that have been? This school is about 18 miles from the coast, so maybe an hour for a cloud of gas belched up by the ocean to reach this school from the ocean. The ocean just belched up some hydrogen sulfide and methane and sickened people at a beach ten days prior farther north from here too, in Venice, CA, mentioned in the 2018-04-13 update...
2018-04-23 - Unknown 'gas-like smell' evacuates school in Tipton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/tipton/2018/04/24/gas-smell-that-shut-tipton-school-remains-a-mystery/
http://twitter.com/CadentGasLtd/status/988768594162016256
http://twitter.com/CadentGasLtd/status/988770240241782785
Quote: "Gas smell that shut Tipton school remains a mystery..."
2018-04-23 - Some lakes spewing hydrogen sulfide in southwestern Minnesota:
http://www.fox9.com/news/dnr-long-winter-bacteria-causing-sulfur-smell-in-sw-minnesota-lakes
Quote: "Bacteria prevalent in the sulfur-rich soil of the area digests the decaying plant material and produces carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, which gives off the sulfur smell."
2018-04-23 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes in and around coastal Bellingham (Washington):
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article209734234.html
http://www.discoverferndale.com/loud-explosion-rattled-many-throughout-the-county_76347/
Quote: "Plenty of theories were floated on social media Monday night and Tuesday morning about the cause of a large boom that was heard from Everson to Bellingham and west to Blaine around 7 p.m. Monday. According to reports, the boom shook houses, though no reports of damage were mentioned. As of Tuesday afternoon, the only thing known for sure was that it was loud. The cause is still a mystery."
2018-04-23 - Mysterious explosion at 4 AM alarms people and ignites brush near Plaistow and Haverhill (New Hampshire), near the coast:
http://www.eagletribune.com/news/explosion-wakes-plaistow-haverhill-residents/article_508188f9-0edc-573c-bc8b-fc2ecabcf881.html
http://twitter.com/EagleTrib/status/988420667904331782
Quote: "Firefighters were called to a neighborhood near the Haverhill border about 4 a.m. Monday after a reported explosion woke many local people. Fire officials said they arrived to the area of 54 Newton Road and saw a brush fire on the side of the road. The fire was extinguished quickly, officials said, but they're unsure of what may have caused it or the loud noise that was reported."
Quote: "Morgan said he inspected the area and could not find signs of an explosion."
Quote: "Plaistow resident Joseph Pageau said from his house he heard something 'louder than fireworks.' His house is a mile away from where firefighters responded. 'I was awake in bed and heard the explosion,' he said, 'got up and looked out the window expecting to see a fire or something.'"
Note: The explosion must have been in the atmosphere above the ground but close enough to the ground to ignite some brush without leaving any other trace of the explosion. But what could explode in the atmosphere and leave no trace? Flammable gas, either hydrogen sulfide or methane or both. 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...
2018-04-23 - Passenger plane hit by smoke at airport in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/04/23/reports-of-smoke-near-engine-delays-southwest-airlines-flight-out-of-oakland/
http://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/23/reports-of-smoke-near-engine-delays-southwest-airlines-flight-out-of-oakland/
http://www.topix.com/com/luv/2018/04/reports-of-smoke-near-engine-delays-southwest-airlines-flight-out-of-oakland
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1093311851/reports-of-smoke-near-engine-delays-southwest-airlines-flight-out-of-oakland
http://article.wn.com/view/2018/04/23/Reports_of_smoke_near_engine_delays_Southwest_Airlines_fligh_p/
http://www.aviationpros.com/news/12409137/another-rough-day-for-southwest-airlines-brings-scare-on-oakland-departing-flight
Quote: "A Southwest Airlines flight taxied back to the gate Monday morning after reports of smoke coming from the plane prompted an emergency response, officials said. Southwest Airlines flight No. 1673 that was scheduled to depart Oakland International Airport for Burbank at 6:10 a.m. never made it to the runway after somebody reported smoke near one of its engines."
Note: This is the 63rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-23 - Landfill fire rages for three days in Yangon (Myanmar):
http://www.mmtimes.com/news/dump-fire-raging-after-three-days-chokes-yangon-residents.html
2018-04-23 - Man, 31, has 'medical episode' and topples over railing into the Genesee River gorge at Letchworth State Park (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/man-recovering-from-surgery-after-letchworth-fall/1138426998
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/04/23/buffalo-man-rescued-gorge-letchworth-state-park/541301002/
http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/man-rescued-after-fall-into-letchworth-gorge/71-544517357
http://www.whec.com/news/police-rescue-man-letchworth/4876308/
Quote: "Man had medical episode and went over railing--has serious injuries, but expected to survive."
Quote: "A 31-year-old Buffalo man was rescued from the Genesee River gorge Sunday afternoon, after he fell in near Upper Falls at Letchworth State Park."
2018-04-23 - Arctic sea ice extent at lowest level ever recorded for this time of year:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2018/04/april-2018-update.html
2018-04-23 - Why a 15 percent slowdown in North Atlantic ocean circulation is seriously bad news:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/23/why-a-15-percent-slow-down-in-north-atlantic-ocean-circulation-is-seriously-bad-news/
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-24 - Small passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Faleolo (Samoa):
http://www.samoanews.com/regional/thanks-pilot-%E2%80%94-no-injuries
http://www.samoaplanet.com/talofa-airways-incident-investigation/
Quote: "The passenger told Samoa News yesterday that the flight took off for Pago Pago but turned back to Faleolo airport, because of smoke coming out of one of the plane’s engines or props."
Note: This is the 64th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-24 - Scrap metal yard erupts in flame near Fresno (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article209727414.html
http://www.venturabroadcasting.com/fire-at-scrap-metal-yard-south-of-fresno
Quote: "Fresno County firefighters were pouring water on a towering column of smoke at a scrap metal yard southeast of Fresno on Tuesday afternoon."
2018-04-24 - Apartment building under construction destroyed by massive fire just before 1 AM in Concord (California), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180424-62785-USA
http://abc7news.com/250-evacuated-2-injured-in-3-alarm-concord-fire/3385224/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/250-people-evacuated-2-injured-due-to-Concord-12859943.php
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/04/24/concord-fire-ignites-in-apartment-complex-under-construction/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/24/two-injured-more-than-200-evacuated-in-massive-concord-fire/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Fire-Rages-Under-Construction-Apartment-Building-Concord-480667631.html
http://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/massive-fire-tears-through-concord-construction-site-several-major-roads-closed/1137306579
http://patch.com/california/concord-ca/concord-apartment-building-fire-evacuations-street-closures
Quote: "Investigators put the early estimate of damages at $55 million."
2018-04-24 - Recreational vehicle dealership destroyed by fire in Marmora (Canada), near Crowe Lake:
http://globalnews.ca/news/4164048/fire-ravages-bontermarine/
http://globalnews.ca/video/4164505/bonter-marine-fire-in-marmora
http://country105.com/news/4164048/business-fire-forces-closure-of-highway-7-near-marmora/
Quote: "Damage is estimated at $3 million to $5 million."
2018-04-24 - Seven businesses destroyed by huge fire just after 5:30 AM in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/fire-destroys-7-businesses-in-fordham-bronx/3385480/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/massive-blaze-rips-row-stores-bronx-article-1.3951386
http://www.fox13memphis.com/news/breaking-news/bronx-fire-huge-blaze-engulfs-several-new-york-city-businesses/737494971
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/Fire-Stores-NYC-Bronx-Fordham-480653311.html
http://www.amny.com/news/bronx-fire-businesses-1.18233726
2018-04-24 - Subway train smokes in subway in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.phillyvoice.com/firefighters-respond-smoking-septa-subway-train/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/04/24/delays-after-smoke-reported-on-septa-train-at-15th-street-station/
http://patch.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/septa-tracks-start-smoking-15th-street-forcing-train-delays
2018-04-24 - RV bursts into flame at 5:45 AM while parked at winery, fire spreads, building destroyed, on Lamar Highway near Timmonsville (South Carolina):
http://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_3dd61172-47d2-11e8-9506-1f21b41c5e03.html
http://www.wbtw.com/news/fire-at-winery-sends-2-firefighters-to-hospital-devastates-business/1139182887
http://wpde.com/news/local/crews-battling-fire-in-at-florence-county-winery
http://www.wbtw.com/news/pee-dee/roof-collapse-at-timmonsville-fire-sends-2-firefighters-to-hospital/1137645085
Quote: "'We saw major coming from the rollup door. It started from the RV. Made an extension to the second and third floor,' Dennis said."
Note: This is the 202nd RV to burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-24 - Man, 58, has 'medical incident', car slams into hair salon in Brentwood (Pennsylvania), 8 injured:
http://patch.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/hair-salon-horror-car-crashes-pittsburgh-area-borics
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/04/25/medical-condition-driver-crash-hair-salon/
http://www.wtae.com/article/multiple-reported-injuries-as-emergency-crews-respond-to-accident-in-brentwood-towne-square/20056473
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/8-injured-when-vehicle-smashes-into-brentwood-hair-salon/737863857
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2018/04/24/brentwood-towne-square-bo-rics-crash/stories/201804240180
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/04/24/brentwood-vehicle-into-hair-salon/
Quote: "WPXI-TV reported that the BoRics crash appeared to be caused by a medical incident."
2018-04-24 - Man, 40 to 50, collapses unconscious in drydocked boat in coastal Annapolis (Maryland):
http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2018/04/fire-crews-rescue-unconscious-man-from-hold-of-boat-in-drydock/
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ac-cn-annapolis-sailboat-rescue-20180425-story.html
Quote: "The patient was an approximately 40-50 year old male found laying in the bottom of the vessel with ineffective breathing.The patient was working on the vessel at the time of the incident, it is unknown as to what caused the patient to lose consciousness."
Category: Fires And Explosions
2018-04-25 - Minivan bursts into flame then runs off road, woman burned to death, in Eden Prairie (Minnesota):
http://www.kare11.com/article/traffic/fatal-car-fire-snarls-traffic-on-hwy-5-212-in-eden-prairie/89-545710800
http://www.startribune.com/suv-catches-fire-on-busy-west-metro-hwy-killing-driver/480846251/
http://patch.com/minnesota/edenprairie/eden-prairie-woman-dies-after-van-catches-fire-highway-5
http://kstp.com/traffic/highway-5-eastbound-closed-due-to-serious-injury-crash-in-eden-prairie-polcie-state-patrol/4880723/
http://www.willmarradio.com/news/eden-prairie-woman-dies-when-van-starts-on-fire/article_af6321c6-494f-11e8-8259-8f4168bda3ad.html
http://www.swnewsmedia.com/eden_prairie_news/news/public_safety/public_safety_briefs/eden-prairie-woman-dies-after-van-catches-fire/article_877135a9-1513-5470-a1e4-6ddca4488b2d.html
http://www.fox9.com/traffic/eb-hwy-5-closed-in-eden-prairie-due-to-serious-injury-crash
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/04/25/highway-5-serious-injury-crash-eden-prairie/
http://kroc.com/eden-prairie-woman-found-on-fire-outside-her-burning-suv/
http://www.kduz.com/2018/04/26/fatal-van-fire/
Quote: "It happened shortly before 1 p.m., when a car apparently being driven east on Highway 5 and merging on to Highway 212 started on fire, ran off the road and became completely engulfed. Unconfirmed reports say the vehicle was burning for more than a quarter mile before leaving the road."
Quote: "The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a fatal vehicle fire that occurred on Highway 5 near Mitchell Road in Eden Prairie, Wednesday afternoon. Both the vehicle, a 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, and the driver were on fire, according to the incident report. Susan Jean Clark, 66, of Eden Prairie was transported to HCMC, but died as a result of her injuries."
Note: No crash, just a minivan going up in flames and burning a woman to death...
2018-04-25 - Box truck and some cars destroyed by fire while parked in coastal Oceanside (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/8-Cars-Damaged-in-Fire-at-Oceanside-Body-Shop-480895811.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-oceanside-fire-20180425-story.html
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/04/26/fire-destroys-several-vehicles-near-oceanside-repair-shop/
http://www.osidenews.com/2018/04/26/multiple-vehicles-burn-in-downtown-oceanside-storage-lot/
http://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/fire-destroys-vehicles-near-oceanside-auto-repair-shops
Quote: "A witness to the fire told NBC 7 that the fire may have started with a box truck in the lot and spread to other vehicles."
2018-04-25 - Waterfront mansion destroyed by fire at 3:45 AM near coastal Gig Harbor (Washington), nobody there:
http://q13fox.com/2018/04/25/fire-destroys-waterfront-home-in-gig-harbor/
http://www.seattlepi.com/g00/local/seattlenews/article/Huge-waterfront-home-destroyed-by-fire-near-Gig-12863373.php
http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/watch-fire-destroys-gig-harbor-waterfront-home/281-545631412
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article209784824.html
Quote: "The cause of the fire is unknown. There were unconfirmed reports that it started in the garage and that explosions were heard."
Quote: "Officials said the 5,000-square-foot house and a mobilehome parked outside were destroyed."
Note: One of the videos shows the charred remnants of an SUV in the garage. Not sure if the 'mobilehome' parked outside was an RV...
2018-04-25 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, vehicles and mobile home burn, in Thermal (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/thermal-fire-engulfs-several-trailers-vehicles/734628138
2018-04-25 - Recycling center damaged by fire in Metairie (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/article/fire-breaks-out-at-metairie-recycling-facility/20068480
http://www.facebook.com/wdsutv/posts/10155242618001987
2018-04-25 - Power plant heavily damaged by fire in Vasant Kunj (India):
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/news/fire-breaks-out-in-vasantkunj039s-power-station-10-fire-tenders-reach-spot.html
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/news/fire-breaks-out-in-vasant-kunjrsquos-power-station-in-delhi-10-fire-tenders-reach-spot.html
http://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/fire-breaks-out-in-vasantkunj-s-power-station-10-fire-tenders-reach-spot-63172.htm
2018-04-25 - Electrical substation damaged by transformer fire in Amite (Louisiana), blackouts ensue:
http://www.wafb.com/story/38043083/major-power-outage-caused-by-transformer-fire-at-entergy-substation-in-amite
http://www.wbrz.com/news/fire-at-electrical-facility-knocks-out-power-in-three-parishes
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/northshore/report-power-knocked-out-in-tangipahoa-st-helena-after-fire-at-substation/289-545774644
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/04/8k_entergy_customers_without_p.html
2018-04-25 - Transfer dock damaged by fire on the Sanitary and Ship Canal in Forest View (Illinois):
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/25/no-injuries-reported-in-fire-near-suburban-canal/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/25/fire-breaks-out-near-forest-view-canal/
2018-04-25 - Oil well erupts in flame in coastal Aceh (Indonesia), 21+ killed, dozens injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=FR-20180425-62788-IDN
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/10-killed-dozens-injured-illegal-indonesia-oil-well-fire-10173510
http://www.firstpost.com/world/newly-drilled-unregulated-oil-well-in-indonesias-aceh-province-explodes-into-flames-15-killed-and-40-injured-4445299.html
http://www.theage.com.au/world/fifteen-dead-dozens-injured-in-indonesian-oil-well-fire-20180426-54f79.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-fire/fire-at-oil-well-in-indonesias-aceh-kills-10-injures-40-idUSKBN1HW06E
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/fire-oil-indonesia-aceh-kills-15-180425105150352.html
2018-04-25 - Chemical factory destroyed by fire at 2 AM, fire spreads, four more factories destroyed, in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.asianage.com/metros/mumbai/250418/navi-mumbai-chemical-factory-gutted-after-massive-fire-breaks-out.html
http://www.latestly.com/india/information/massive-fire-in-belapur-navi-mumbai-burns-down-5-factories-12-fire-engines-at-spot-129573.html
http://localpress.co.in/2018/04/massive-fire-breaks-chemical-factory-navi-mumbai-midc-5-factories-gutted-3-injured/
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/fire-breaks-out-at-chemical-factory-in-navi-mumbai/579500.html
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-26 - Unknown odor evacuates school in Casper (Wyoming):
http://k2radio.com/paradise-valley-elementary-school-evacuated-due-to-unidentified-smell/
http://oilcitywyo.com/emergency/2018/04/26/casper-school-evacuated-precautionary-measure-due-smell/
http://trib.com/news/local/education/casper-elementary-school-briefly-evacuated-over-mysterious-odor-all-clear/article_affa0648-b747-57fe-be4a-96cc20c31137.html
Quote: "Paradise Valley Elementary School in Casper was briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon after staff reported an 'unidentified odor,' according to the Natrona County School District. Students were allowed to return shortly after the initial report."
2018-04-26 - Unknown stench along the Mississippi River and near the coast regularly hitting Harahan (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson-parish-officials-investigating-reports-of-foul-smell/289-546383401
Quote: "Local and state officials are looking into it, including the State Department of Environmental Quality. 'Our inspectors will go down and they'll use a handheld monitor to check for any kind of emission from different things, in particular Sulfur compounds,' said Greg Langley. 'Some are saying it's a chemical smell, some are saying it's a garbage smell. We're trying to zero in on it, we haven't been able to pinpoint it but we're not going to give up. We're still trying.'"
Quote: "The smell is reported in the early morning hours and late at night, so the DEQ says it will be monitoring at those times to try and find the cause."
2018-04-26 - Man burns to death while burning brush at home on Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/silverspring/man-dies-backyard-fire-silver-spring-officials-say
http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2018/04/silver-spring-man-dies-after-backyard-fire/
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/man-found-dead-in-backyard-after-catching-fire-in-silver-spring-officials-say
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/329974346-video
2018-04-26 - Man ignites at gas pump at gas station in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-severely-burned-after-gas-pump-fire-breaks-out/85-546065697
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/man-catches-fire-at-atlanta-gas-station/738995760
Quote: "The fire’s cause hasn’t been determined, but Stafford said there were no obvious signs of cigarettes or any flammable materials other than gas."
2018-04-26 - Refinery devastated by explosions and fire in Superior (Wisconsin), near Lake Superior, 11 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EX-20180426-62819-USA
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/husky-refinery-explosion-wisconsin-1.4636712
http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2018/04/explosion_fire_at_refinery_nea.html
http://www.wqow.com/story/38052990/the-latest-firefighters-cant-get-close-to-refinery-blaze
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/fires/4437298-superior-oil-refinery-rocked-explosions-fire
http://www.channel3000.com/news/officials-order-area-to-evacuate-after-2nd-round-of-explosions-at-wisconsin-refinery/735021228
http://kstp.com/news/emergency-situation-at-superior-refinery-in-duluth-prompts-evacuation-superior-fire-department-douglas-county-husky-refinery/4882234/
http://fox6now.com/2018/04/26/explosion-rocks-wisconsin-refinery-fire-chief-says-at-least-six-people-hurt/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/38050462/explosion-at-wisconsin-oil-refinery
http://www.wdio.com/news/superior-refinery-fire-emergency-/4882232/
http://wtkr.com/2018/04/26/watch-oil-refinery-fire-in-wisconsin/
2018-04-26 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, dozens of cars burn, in coastal Lake Park (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/local/fire-ignites-in-lake-park-junkyard
http://cw34.com/news/local/fire-ignites-in-lake-park-junkyard
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/new-junkyard-blaze-lake-park-draws-firefighters-from-three-agencies/jvmtyTHL4ZJQSfjnwzzI0K/
http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/new-junkyard-blaze-lake-park-draws-firefighters-from-three-agencies/jvmtyTHL4ZJQSfjnwzzI0K/
Quote: "BREAKING fire right now - dozens of cars at salvage yard on fire and winds pushing flames to adjacent Lake Scrub Park..."
2018-04-26 - Landfill fire breaks out in coastal Paphos on the island of Cyprus (Greece):
http://cyprus-mail.com/2018/04/26/fire-paphos-landfill/
http://www.rockfmcyprus.com/limassol/fire-at-paphos-landfill/
http://cyprusnews.eu/cyprusmail/7475936-fire-at-paphos-landfill.html
2018-04-26 - 11 cars go up in flames, 4 destroyed, while parked in parking garage at the University of Houston in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/11-vehicles-involved-in-parking-garage-fire-at-uh/3395485/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/11-vehicles-catch-fire-in-uh-parking-garage-officials-say
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/11-vehicles-catch-fire-at-University-of-Houston-12867039.php
http://www.yourconroenews.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/11-vehicles-catch-fire-at-University-of-Houston-12867039.php
http://www.click2houston.com/video/car-fires-at-uh-parking-garage
2018-04-26 - Deep-sea robots scoping out the origins of algae blooms find oxygen levels decreased ten-fold in coastal regions in the last 50 years:
http://www.popsci.com/deep-sea-robots-algae-blooms
http://www.sott.net/article/383995-Deep-sea-robots-are-scoping-out-the-origins-of-algae-blooms-finds-oxygen-levels-decreased-ten-fold-in-coastal-regions-in-the-last-50-years
2018-04-26 - CO2 is regularly exceeding 410 parts per million for the first time in human history:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/25/co2-is-regularly-exceeding-410-parts-per-million-for-first-time-in-human-history/
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-27 - Scientists struggle to explain a worrying rise in atmospheric methane:
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21741133-potent-greenhouse-gas-scientists-struggle-explain-worrying-rise
http://www.techbeepress.com/scientists-struggle-to-explain-a-worrying-rise-in-atmospheric-methane/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6814
Quote: "There is one other possibility, advanced by Alexander Turner of the University of California, Berkeley. Rather than sources of methane, Dr Turner looks at methane sinks. Specifically, he has examined hydroxyl radicals, which are water molecules stripped of one hydrogen atom. These volatile compounds act as an atmospheric detergent, mopping up methane by reacting with it to create CO2 and water. And Dr Turner thinks there are less of them about than there used to be. Because a way to measure atmospheric hydroxyl concentrations reliably has yet to be invented, he and his colleagues arrived at their conclusion based on the use of computer models. The decrease in hydroxyls, they wrote last year in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is 'the mathematically most likely explanation' for the rise in methane levels after 2006. Why hydroxyls would have dwindled is anyone’s guess."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Though it is a heavier-than-air gas, hydrogen sulfide is nevertheless being blown up into the upper atmosphere sometimes, where it is reacting away both the ozone layer and hydroxyl radicals. The loss of the ozone layer will probably eventually result in lethal levels of UV radiation baking the surface of the planet. The rising UV levels are already damaging DNA and RNA and causing increases in the frequency of genetic defects such as albinism and polycephaly (two-headedness) and genetic chimeras. The loss of hydroxyl radicals means that atmospheric methane will last considerably longer in the atmosphere than it normally would, since hydroxyl radicals would normally mitigate the methane."
Dr. Turner is right, and the loss of the hydroxyl radical methane sink doesn't mean that we aren't ALSO seeing more methane flowing into the atmosphere - they are not mutually exclusive possibilities, and in fact I'm quite sure it's both. And just like I said years ago, the hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere are being reacted away, by both hydrogen sulfide and methane. That means even if the same amount of methane enters the atmosphere, it will accumulate faster, because less of it will be reacted away, and methane is accumulating in the atmosphere FAST now. The fewer hydroxyl radicals, the more methane that will accumulate, which will react away more hydroxyl radicals, and so on and so on - another self-reinforcing feedback. So when they say that methane is 25 times worse than CO2 over a century, they're presupposing that there will be a normal amount of hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere to react away the methane. That isn't the case, so methane is now MUCH worse than 25 times as bad as CO2.
The loss of ozone and/or hydroxyl radicals also reduces the atmosphere's UV shielding, which is why the Sun looks more and more WHITE - as opposed to yellow - with every year that passes. That's more UV hitting the surface of the planet - more 'blue' UV light is getting through the atmosphere now. If you remember the yellow Sun, you are a member of the last generation of human beings who will EVER see the Sun like that. If they weren't spraying goop into the sky all across the planet to replace our lost atmospheric UV shielding - especially over populated areas and croplands - we'd probably already all be dead. However, that isn't a solution, nor is it without significant detrimental consequences itself. Spraying 'replacement shielding' into the sky is merely a tactic to buy us a little time by postponing the inevitable. And the minute they stop spraying, the full unmitigated harshness of the extra UV will start frying food crops out of existence all around the planet and widespread starvation will ensue everywhere within a year or two, among other problems...
2018-04-27 - Methane venting into the atmosphere in the Arctic:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/methane-venting-into-air-in-arctic.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FntMMsyGXvU
2018-04-27 - Unknown gas odor evacuates school in Paulina (Iowa):
http://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/school-out-early-friday-at-south-o-brien-in-northwest/article_6c62a3b2-3634-560a-b521-e1024cb7f370.html
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/education/school-out-early-friday-at-south-o-brien-in-northwest/article_e444de02-f5ec-5959-b981-f608ac1a42f3.html
Quote: "Classes were let out early Friday in the South O'Brien School District, while crews checked out a gas odor that was reported midday."
Quote: "Porter said it is possible the odor came from sewer gas in the school vicinity."
2017-04-27 - Dead zone larger than Scotland found growing and spreading in the Gulf of Oman:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180427113251.htm
Quote: "New research reveals a growing 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Oman. Little data has been collected in the area for almost 50 years because of piracy and geopolitical tensions. The area devoid of oxygen was confirmed by underwater robots. Researchers found an area larger than Scotland with almost no oxygen left. The environmental disaster is worse than expected with dire consequences for fish and marine plants, plus humans who rely on the oceans for food and employment."
Quote: "Our research shows that the situation is actually worse than feared -- and that the area of dead zone is vast and growing. The ocean is suffocating."
2018-04-27 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/story/38061441/huge-recycling-plant-fire-erupts-in-phoenix
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/firefighters-work-to-put-out-phoenix-recycling-plant-fire
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/firefighters-work-to-put-out-phoenix-recycling-plant-fire_
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/watch-large-fire-at-recycling-plant-in-central-phoenix
http://ktar.com/story/2041314/recycling-plant-fire-sends-plumes-of-black-smoke-into-phoenix-sky/
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/firefighters-work-to-put-out-phoenix-recycling-plant-fire/
http://www.fox8live.com/clip/14308111/video-fire-erupts-at-recycling-plant-friday
http://www.wsmv.com/story/38061441/huge-recycling-plant-fire-erupts-in-phoenix
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article210033959.html
2018-04-27 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits coastal San Diego (California):
http://patch.com/california/san-diego/manhole-blast-power-outage-reported-liberty-station
http://www.kusi.com/underground-explosion-sends-manhole-cover-flying-near-liberty-station/
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/04/27/manhole-cover-blast-reported-at-liberty-station/
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-blown-transformer-20180427-story.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Liberty-Station-Noise-San-Diego-Airport-481101021.html
http://www.cbs8.com/story/38062179/manhole-cover-blast-reported-in-liberty-station
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2018/04/27/liberty-station-residents-shelter-in-place-after-underground-transformer-explodes/
2018-04-27 - Utility pole bursts into flame on coastal Prince Edward Island (Canada), blackouts ensue:
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/fire-puts-more-than-1000-customers-without-power-on-pei-205508/
2018-04-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Wesley Chapel (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/fire-rips-through-wesley-chapel-home/739900487
http://www.wbtv.com/story/38060559/crews-battle-massive-house-fire-in-union-county
http://www.wcnc.com/article/news/car-ignites-massive-house-fire-in-union-county/275-546780808
http://www.wbtv.com/story/38060559/massive-fire-destroys-home-in-union-county
Quote: "The fire marshal said the cause can be traced to the BMW that was parked in the garage."
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-28 - Unknown gas sickens 40 people at cocktail bar in coastal Stockton-on-Tees (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20180429-62854-GBR
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/drinkers-evacuated-from-pub-after-mystery-chemical-scare-1-9140439
http://www.facebook.com/yorkshirepost.newspaper/posts/1701649919889938
Quote: "Around 40 revellers had to leave a bar when an unidentified gas caused them to cough and struggle for breath. The incident happened last night at a cocktail bar called Dr Inks in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland. An arcade containing several pubs was evacuated and cordoned off. Police and fire crews have not yet identified the mystery substance."
2018-04-28 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Portland (Oregon):
http://patch.com/oregon/portland/plane-makes-emergency-landing-oregon
http://katu.com/news/local/horizon-flight-returns-to-portland-after-smoke-smell-detected-by-crew
http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/horizon-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-pdx-after-smoke-scare/283-546870340
http://www.koin.com/news/local/multnomah-county/horizon-flight-makes-safe-emergency-landing-at-pdx/1148616320
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/04/flight_from_pdx_to_new_mexico.html
http://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/flight-makes-emergency-landing-over-smoke-smell/
http://www.khq.com/story/38069122/oregon-flight-makes-emergency-landing-over-smoke-smell
Quote: "A Horizon Air flight from Portland to Albuquerque turned around and landed at Portland International Airport after crews reported a 'smoke smell' Saturday morning."
Note: This is the 65th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-28 - Former Trump Tower erupts in flame twice in coastal Baku (Azerbaijan):
http://www.rt.com/news/425377-trump-hotel-fire-baku/
http://sputniknews.com/world/201804281063986990-fire-erupt-trump-tower-baku/
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/world/asia/fire-trump-tower-azerbaijan.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/952404/trump-tower-fire-baku-azerbaijan-news
http://www.unian.info/world/10098800-baku-s-trump-tower-fire-extinguished-photo-video.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5668653/Trump-Tower-fire-Azerbaijan-capital-Baku.html
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/699134/Donald-Trump-Tower-fire-US-president-new-york-baku-azerbaijan
http://www.circa.com/story/2018/04/28/world/azerbaijan-high-rise-planned-as-trump-branded-hotel-catches-fire-in-baku
http://en.apa.az/azerbaijani-news/accidents-incidents-news/fire-breaks-out-in-baku-building-formerly-known-as-trump-tower.html
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/business/azerbaijan-site-of-unopened-trump-branded-hotel-is-on-fire/article_9a27f23a-f950-5bfc-9c53-6b8fefa16c46.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-tower-fire-azerbaijan-baku-latest-video-international-grand-prix-f1-new-york-building-a8326891.html
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=829248
Quote: "The first blaze burned the 33-story building in Baku for three hours before firefighters shooting jets of water from trucks extinguished it. No injuries were reported and the incident officially was declared over. But flames lit up the sky after the tower caught fire again in the evening. It, too, was put out."
2018-04-28 - Huge metal fire breaks out at metal recycling center at Neath Abbey Wharf in coastal Skewen (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-43937826
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/large-refuse-fire-metal-scrap-14590060
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-burns-at-metal-scrap-yard-in-skewen-neath-port-talbot
http://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/video/large-refuse-fire-at-metal-scrap-yard-turns-sky-black-in-neath/vi-AAwtpgg
Quote: "A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that crews were on Saturday night tackling 'a large refuse fire' at Sims Metal Management scrap yard at Neath Abbey Wharf in Skewen."
2018-04-28 - Underground electrical explosion hits Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/38064975/roads-near-warehouse-row-reopen-after-transformer-explodes-underground
2018-04-28 - Landfill fire continues burning after more than a week in Yangon (Myanmar), dozens sickened:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180428-62839-MMR
http://www.rte.ie/news/world/2018/0428/958855-myanmar-fire/
http://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-landfill-fire/4368791.html
http://nypost.com/2018/04/28/landfill-fire-in-myanmar-sends-dozens-to-hospital/
http://www.topix.com/world/burma/2018/04/dozens-hospitalised-as-myanmar-battles-landfill-fire
http://www.pressreader.com/uae/khaleej-times/20180429/282119227156822
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-dozens-hospitalized-as-myanmar-battles-week-long-landfill-fire-2018-4?r=UK&IR=T
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-fire/dozens-hospitalized-as-myanmar-battles-week-long-landfill-fire-idUSKBN1HZ05Q
2018-04-28 - Ammunition warehouse explodes and burns in coastal Pohang (South Korea):
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/04/28/0200000000AEN20180428002000315.html
2018-04-28 - Home and car go up in flames at the same time just before 2 AM on opposite sides of street in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/no-word-on-what-caused-brownstone-car-across-street-to-ignite-at-same-time/3404415/
Quote: "There is still no word on what led to a fire in a brownstone - and oddly enough, a car parked across the street at about the same time. The fires were reported just before 2 a.m. on Lefferts Place in Clinton Hill."
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-29 - Unknown odor hits coastal Incheon (South Korea):
http://tech2.org/korea/%EC%82%AC%ED%9A%8C-incidentally-reported-odor-in-songdo-new-town-in-incheon/
Quote: "In the middle of Incheon Songdo-dong area in Incheon, there was an unpleasant odor and inconvenience to the residents. Incheon Yeonsu Ward Office reported residents complaining about odor in Incheon Songdo New Town. The ward office and the fire department investigated together, but only the fact that it was not a stench caused by the gas was confirmed, but the exact cause was not understood yet."
2018-04-29 - RV trailer goes up in flames and kills boy in Simcoe, Cullman County (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2018/04/3-year-old_killed_in_cullman_c.html
http://www.live5news.com/story/38069465/3-year-old-boy-killed-in-cullman-co-camper-fire
http://www.cullmantimes.com/news/child-dies-in-simcoe-camper-fire/article_1d18b242-4bf0-11e8-8e31-67e0672287ae.html
http://cullmansense.com/articles/2018/04/29/coroner-confirms-3-year-olds-death-sunday-morning-camper-fire
http://www.wsfa.com/story/38069465/3-year-old-boy-killed-in-cullman-co-camper-fire
http://www.wbrc.com/story/38069465/3-year-old-boy-killed-in-cullman-co-camper-fire
2018-04-29 - C-130 plane damaged by explosion at takeoff, plane crashes and burns near the coast near El Sharara Oilfield (Libya), 3 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180429-62856-LBY
http://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/three-killed-cargo-plane-crash-southwestern-libya
http://www.airlive.net/breaking-three-killed-after-a-c-130-suffered-an-explosion-during-take-off-in-southwestern-libya/
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/590850/Three-killed-as-military-cargo-plane-crashes-in-Libya-oilfield
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/29/world/middleeast/ap-ml-libya.html
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/mena/three-dead-after-transport-plane-crashes-at-libya-oilfield
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-crash/three-dead-after-transport-plane-crashes-at-libya-oilfield-idUSKBN1I00CO
http://www.zawya.com/mena/en/story/Transport_plane_crashes_at_Libya_oilfield_oil_official-TR20180429nL8N1S60DRX2/
http://www.azaniapost.com/africa/three-dead-in-libya-oilfield-plane-crashes-h16429.html
Quote: "The plane suffered an explosion during take-off at the Sharara oilfield in southern Libya, also injuring a fourth crew member, said Mohammad al-Zardumi, an official who works at the oilfield. So far, the cause of the crash has not yet been established."
2018-04-29 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing at airport in Enfield (Canada):
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/04/30/air-canada-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-pilot-discovers-smoke-in-cockpit.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ac-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-halifax-airport-1.4640706
http://www.thestar.com/halifax/2018/04/29/airplane-makes-emergency-landing-in-halifax-after-smoke-fills-cockpit.html
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/smoke-in-cockpit-prompts-plane-to-make-emergency-landing-at-halifax-airport-1.3907441
http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tsb-deploys-a-team-of-investigators-to-the-halifax-stanfield-international-airport-nova-scotia-1022818205
http://canadanewsmedia.ca/2018/04/29/airplane-makes-emergency-landing-in-halifax-after-smoke-fills-cockpit/
http://mynovascotia.info/2018/04/29/fredericton-bound-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-halifax-airport/
http://www.facebook.com/cbcnews/posts/10156558846194604
Quote: "Air Canada flight 7775 made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport Sunday afternoon after the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit."
Quote: "In March, another Air Canada flight was forced to make an emergency landing for the very same reason. Flight 7618 was on its way to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from Toronto when the pilots noticed the smoke, forcing them to land at nearby Washington Dulles International Airport, in Virginia."
Note: These are the 66th and 67th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...
2018-04-29 - Storage facility devastated by massive blaze shortly after 3 AM in Laguna Hills (California), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180430-62863-USA
http://abc7.com/over-150-units-damaged-in-fire-at-laguna-hills-storage-facility/3405965/
http://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/news/21002842/laguna-hills-ca-storage-facility-blaze-firefighters
http://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/29/90-firefighters-battle-4-alarm-blaze-at-laguna-hills-self-storage-unit-roof-partially-collapses/
http://www.facebook.com/ABC7/posts/10155486747712452
2018-04-29 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets big, in Rochester (Indiana):
http://www.abc57.com/news/officials-confirm-large-fire-in-rochester
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Rochester-scrapyard-fire-brings-crews-from-all-around-Fulton-Co-481156291.html
http://wsbt.com/news/local/raw-video-fire-breaks-out-at-rochester-scrapyard
2018-04-29 - Electric circuit board factory damaged by fire in coastal Taoyuan (Taiwan), 7+ killed, aircraft factory burns too:
http://koztimes.com/taiwan-massive-fire-occurred-at-the-factory-at-least-7-people-were-killed/2658/
http://www.oananews.org/content/news/general/two-thai-workers-killed-taiwan-factory-fire
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201804290015.aspx
Quote: "At least seven people died in a fire at the factory in Taoyuan in Northern Taiwan. It is reported Taiwan News. We are talking about five firefighters and two migrant workers, two firefighters were injured, one of them is in critical condition. Went missing seven firefighters. A fire at a factory manufacturing printed circuit boards company Chin Poon Industrial Co began on the night of April 29."
Quote: "Earlier it was reported that in the suburbs, massive fire occurred at the aircraft factory."
2018-04-29 - Heatwave with temps over 47C/117F baking India:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/temps-approaching-50-deg-c-or-122-deg-f.html
Category: Variety Pack
2018-04-30 - RV trailer goes up in flames at 2:57 AM and kills two men, injures another, on Napier Road in Enfield (Britain), 2300 feet from reservoir:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-43947472
http://uknip.co.uk/2018/04/two-die-following-fatal-caravan-fire-in-endfield/
http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/16194315.Two_men_dead_in_fatal_caravan_fire/
2018-04-30 - Several cars and home go up in flames and kill man just after midnight near Jewell (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2018/05/01/house-fire-near-jewell-leaves-one-person-dead/
http://www.kcci.com/article/crews-discover-body-day-after-fire-explosions/20115717
http://www.radioiowa.com/2018/05/01/fatal-fire-near-jewell-posed-several-problems-for-firefighters/
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/05/01/fire-killed-elderly-man-fatal-fires-dead-jewell-hamilton-county-ames-duane-hendrickson/570286002/
Quote: "Investigators say the resident ran a salvage business, and several cars close to the house caught fire. That spread to an LP tank that ruptured, making the situation even worse."
2018-04-30 - Mysterious explosion shatters glass in residential area shortly after midnight in coastal Sarasota (Florida):
http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/possible-explosion-near-a-sarasota-home/article_a3d79f86-4c55-11e8-a9b1-0fb3eaa6afc6.html
Quote: "Deputies say calls came in after midnight about a loud noise or explosion. ABC7 spoke to one of the neighbors who called 911. Paul Bryan recalls the moment when heard the loud noise. 'It sounded like a stick of dynamite, if not two of them or possibly a propane tank,' Bryan said. 'It was a heavy explosion, glass shattered.' No word yet on what caused that possible explosion, and there are no apparent injuries or immediate danger to the public."
2018-04-30 - Fire and explosion deaths surging in Vietnam:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/29/c_137145771.htm
http://en.gmw.cn/2018-04/30/content_28569743.htm
Quote: "Fire, explosion deaths in Vietnam surge in first 4 months..."
2018-04-30 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Scrap-metal-fire-in-Colorado-Springs-481294611.html
http://gazette.com/scrap-metal-pile-catches-fire-in-southeast-colorado-springs/article/1625227
http://www.fox21news.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-scrap-pile-fire-in-southern-colorado-springs/1151962144
http://patch.com/colorado/colorado-springs/scrap-pile-fire-burns-colorado-springs
Quote: "A scrap metal pile caught fire Monday afternoon in southeast Colorado Springs, police said. Firefighters were attacking the blaze at at an EVRAZ Recycling facility, 2690 E. Las Vegas St., with 'large diameter hose lines, ladder pipe, deck gun on engines,' the Fire Department tweeted."
2018-04-30 - Wildfire grows to 8,623 acres near Blue Ridge Reservoir in Coconino County (Arizona), evacuations ensue, state of emergency declared:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=WF-20180428-62833-USA
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/30/us/arizona-wildfire-state-of-emergency/index.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/evacuations-ordered-structures-destroyed-8-131315512.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/30/arizona-wildfire-grows-10-communities-told-to-evacuate.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tinder-fire-in-arizona-forces-officials-to-order-evacuations-as-wildfire-grows/
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/a-m-monday-update-east-clear-creek-fire-chars-acres/article_b5b8c554-ac82-5482-ba83-5465c67339fa.html
Quote: "The wind-driven blaze, which originated on April 27 about 1.5 miles northeast of the Blue Ridge Reservoir in Coconino County, has triggered a number of evacuations and road closures in nearby local communities, according to InciWeb. All communities north, east and west of Highway 87 were ordered to evacuate, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office."
2018-04-30 - Numerous wildfires burning across India:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/alarming-nasa-images-show-massive-fires-in-large-parts-of-india
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/large-parts-of-india-dotted-with-fires-nasa-images/articleshow/63965686.cms
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2018-04-30/NASA-images-show-large-parts-of-India-dotted-with-fires-/377763
Quote: "National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) images of the past ten days show large parts of India are dotted with fires, stretching across Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and even some southern states. In sweltering summer, these fires are intensifying heat and causing black carbon (a component of soot with high global warming effect) pollution."
2018-04-30 - In separate incidents, within seconds, car bursts into flame on street and greenhouse bursts into flame at home, in Ludlow (Massachusetts):
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/38079763/ludlow-fire-crews-respond-to-separate-vehicle-and-greenhouse-fire
http://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/part-of-church-street-in-ludlow-closed-due-to-car-fire/1152257665
Quote: "It's been a busy night for fire crews in Ludlow as they responded to two separate fires within seconds of each other Monday night. Ludlow Fire Captain Ricky Machado told Western Mass News a vehicle fire and a greenhouse fire occurred around 9:21 p.m."
2018-04-30 - Major Arctic warming event predicted for the coming week:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/30/major-arctic-warming-event-predicted-over-the-coming-week/
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