Thursday, May 2, 2013

Event Update For 2013-05-01


The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.



A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Fires And Explosions
 
2013-05-01 - Sawdust silo bursts into flame at furniture plant in Bradford (Vermont):
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/2013/05/02/sawdust-fire-damages-plant/LiAD87dD8GrEljfKcAoe1I/story.html
http://www.wcax.com/story/22138458/sawdust-fire-at-copeland-furniture-plant
 
Quote: "Copeland Furniture makes products for companies such as Crate and Barrel. On Tuesday, firefighters responded to a sawdust fire at the Ethan Allen furniture plant in Orleans."
 
Note: I had to do a double-take on this story, thought maybe they'd confused something with the Ethan Allen fire. But nope, different company here, different day, but otherwise, same exact scenario. Silos at a wood pellet plant also burst into flame recently in North Clarendon (Vermont), as mentioned in the 2013-04-27 update. So that's three sets of silos containing flammable absorbent materials (sawdust, sawdust, wood pellets) bursting into flame in a span of about 4 days. Well, I did mention in the full hypothesis that wood-related businesses were going to burn hard...



2013-05-01 - Fuel barge explodes at port in Sangatta, East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, 4 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/02/e-kalimantan-barge-explosion-kills-4.html-0

Note: Say, didn't we just have some fuel barges explode recently? Ah yes, two fuel barges exploded in the Mobile River near coastal Mobile (Alabama), as mentioned in the 2013-04-24 update...

2013-05-01 - Massive explosion blasts vehicle, rattles Narre Warren suburb in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mystery-car-explosion-shatters-windows-20130502-2itxm.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/ford-territory-ripped-apart-by-explosion-in-narre-warren-that-woke-residents-up-to-10km-away/story-fnat79vb-1226633550124

Quote: "People up to 10km away reported being woken."

Note: The authorities are portraying this as a bomb, but no witnesses, no surveillance footage and no motive. I think this was likely one of those neighborhood-shaking 'mystery explosions' that have been heard and felt around the world the last year or two as the amount of explosively flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere has been increasing. But this time, instead of the gas plume exploding NEAR a neighborhood, it exploded IN a neighborhood. They will certainly want people to believe it was a bomb though, because human perpetrators can be caught and stopped, but nobody is going to catch or stop the Earth itself...

2013-05-01 - Huge blaze erupts, burns for days, at metal recycling center in Long Marston (Britain), near the River Avon:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Smoke-recycling-plant-forces-Mickelton-Primary/story-18870880-detail/story.html

2013-05-01 - Propane tank explodes at facility in Robbinsville (North Carolina), 3 injured:
http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_breaking-robbinsville-explosion-11457.shtml

2013-05-01 - Massive wildfire rages in Riverside County (California), hundreds of homes evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20130502-39066-USA

2013-05-01 - Inferno rips through chemical facility at the port in coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-99213-Fierce-fire-erupts-at-chemical-godown-in-Karachi

Quote: "The officials declared the fire as third-degree inferno."

2013-05-01 - Explosion hits auto parts factory near Bayview Avenue in Newmarket (Canada), at least 9 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20130502-39070-CAN
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/explosion-at-newmarket-factory-sends-6-to-hospital-1.1261889
http://globalnews.ca/news/526406/five-in-hospital-after-blast-at-magna-plant/

2013-05-01 - Boat and section of dock destroyed by fire at Windsor Beach State Park in Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.havasuscannerfeed.com/video-report-boat-fire-north-ramp-may-1-2013/

2013-05-01 - Six cars damaged by blaze at Landrover/Jaguar dealership in Thornhill, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.citynews.ca/2013/05/01/6-vehicles-damaged-at-thornhill-auto-dealer-fire/

2013-05-01 - School bus bursts into flame in Punjab (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Ludhiana/School-bus-catches-fire/SP-Article1-1053345.aspx

2013-05-01 - Fuel tanker truck bursts into flame at gas station in Laguna in the Philippine Islands, 1 injured:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/05/02/13/oil-truck-catches-fire-slex-gas-station-1-critical
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/05/02/13/driver-critical-condition-oil-truck-catches-fire-laguna

Note: The critically burned person was in a van next to the tanker and the van caught fire too...

2013-05-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Hume Highway near Mittagong (Australia):
http://www.2st.com.au/index.php/news/highlands-news/47749-hume-highway-clean-up-continues-after-truck-fire

2013-05-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on interstate in Nevada:
http://silverpinyon.com/breaking-news/68-community-information/3101-interstate-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire

2013-05-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near the Taheke Bridge (New Zealand), driver leaps from cab, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10881117

2013-05-01 - Dump truck bursts into flame twice in Los Gatos (California):
http://losgatos.patch.com/articles/dump-truck-catches-fire-twice-in-los-gatos

2013-05-01 - Insulation truck bursts into flame on Woodcreek Boulevard in Ann Arbor (Michigan):
http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-firefighters-put-out-blaze-in-back-of-insulation-truck/

2013-05-01 - RV bursts into flame, fire spreads to minivan then home, in Neosho (Missouri):
http://www.neoshodailynews.com/article/20130502/NEWS/130509825?refresh=true

Note: People still park vehicles near their other vehicles or near their home?!

2013-05-01 - RV bursts into flame on Route 11 in Salem (Connecticut):
http://www.theday.com/article/20130501/NWS04/130509935/1047

2013-05-01 - Camper-van bursts into flame in coastal Trusthorpe (Britain), 1000 feet from the ocean:
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/community/newsflash-electrical-fault-causes-camper-van-fire-in-trusthorpe-1-5048963

2013-05-01 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home on Smiddles Lane in Bankfoot (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10393434.Van_fire_tackled_in_Bankfoot/

2013-05-01 - Minivan bursts into flame in restaurant parking lot in Hialeah (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21010512198664/van-erupts-in-flames/

Quote: "The driver smelled smoke right before her battery light turned on. She then opened the hood and saw flames and quickly got her kids out safely."

Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, like battery cables. And her battery light went on right before she saw the fire. And Florida is downwind of the dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, which are surely pluming hydrogen sulfide now...

2013-05-01 - Minivan bursts into flame on road near middle school in Merrick (New York), woman and child escape:
http://merrick.patch.com/groups/breaking-news/p/woman-child-escape-merrick-avenue-van-fire

2013-05-01 - Minivan bursts into flame on the Tappan Zee Bridge near Nyack (New York):
http://nyack.patch.com/articles/vehicle-fire-slows-tappan-zee-bridge-traffic#photo-14175754

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame near the Birch Pond Office Park in Nashua (New Hampshire):
http://nashua.patch.com/articles/family-escapes-car-fire-on-amherst-street#photo-14185590

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame on Manitook Drive in Oxford (Connecticut):
http://oxford-ct.patch.com/articles/oxford-fd-extinguishes-car-fire-photos#photo-14185301

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame on Washington Street in Chillicothe (Missouri):
http://www.kmzu.com/vehicle-fire-stalls-traffic/

Note: Another car recently burst into flame in Chillicothe, on Locust Street, as mentioned in the 2013-04-29 update...

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame at apartment complex in Sioux Falls (South Dakota):
http://www.ksfy.com/story/22138249/overnight-car-fire-in-sioux-falls

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in St. Albans (Vermont):
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130502/NEWS02/305020035

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame on Saxis Road in Temperanceville (Virginia):
http://www.easternshorefire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/186631

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame on Cabrillo Boulevard in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.keyt.com/news/Car-Fire-on-Cabrillo-Blvd/-/17671600/19979364/-/13avd6jz/-/index.html

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame on I-15 near Lehi (Utah):
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/car-fire-slows-northbound-traffic-on-i/article_3ff81a2e-b2c5-11e2-947d-0019bb2963f4.html

2013-05-01 - Car bursts into flame in garage at home in coastal Benicia (California):
http://benicia.patch.com/articles/car-catches-fire-inside-home-s-garage-on-stuart-court-photo
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_23156643/benicia-car-fire-contained-put-out-by-owner

2013-05-01 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked at park-and-ride in Silver Spring Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/05/firefighters_responding_to_pos.html

2013-05-01 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-84 in Waterbury (Connecticut), near the Naugatuck River:
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2013/05/01/news/local/doc51819ab575269240993939.txt

2013-05-01 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Pennsylvania 309 in South Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-05-01/news/mc-traffic-alerts-309-vehicle-fire-20130501_1_vehicle-fire-south-whitehall-twp-reports

2013-05-01 - ATV, sofa and porta-potty burst into flame in Scunthorpe (Britain), separate incidents:
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/crews-called-sofa-toilet-fires-Scunthorpe/story-18868639-detail/story.html

2013-05-01 - Auto-rickshaw explodes and burns, catches passing car on fire too, in coastal Karachi (Pakistan), 5 injured:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-99295-Five-injured-in-Karachi-explosion-

2013-05-01 - Car battery explodes, begets two-alarm fire, in coastal San Jose (California), multiple buildings damaged:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23156441/san-jose-two-alarm-fire-displaces-at-least

2013-05-01 - Four auto shops destroyed as building goes up in flames in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-01/news/bs-md-ci-fire-sisson-street-20130501_1_roman-clark-baltimore-fire-department-two-alarm-fire
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/north-baltimore/bs-md-ci-fire-sisson-street-20130501,0,6609175.story

2013-05-01 - Fire erupts at former General Motors plant in Moraine (Ohio):
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/local/fire-reported-at-former-gm-plant/nXdBL/

2013-05-01 - Truck, feed grinder and feed mill destroyed by fire in Wolcottville (Indiana):
http://www.kpcnews.com/news/latest/newssun/article_95eec0c0-b268-11e2-8f7c-001a4bcf6878.html

2013-05-01 - Several vehicles and four garages destroyed by fire, condos damaged, in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Two-alarm-fire-at-West-Knox-County-condo-205709001.html

2013-05-01 - Three farm vehicles, 30 tons of straw and barn destroyed by huge fire in Kingswinford (Britain):
http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/local/10395428.Kingswinford_fire_rips_through_farming_equipment/?ref=nt
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2013/05/02/fire-crews-tackle-huge-kingswinford-barn-blaze/28885005/

Note: Also mentioned in a separate fire, in Stourbridge, a pile of rubbish burst into flame...

2013-05-01 - Barn destroyed by fire at Black’s Heritage Farms south of Ames (Iowa):
http://amestrib.com/sections/news/ames-and-story-county/fire-destroys-building-black%E2%80%99s-heritage-farms.html

2013-05-01 - Barn destroyed by fire in South New Berlin (New York):
http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2013-05-02/17259/Fire-destroys-barn-in-South-New-Berlin/
http://www.wbng.com/younews/205710091.html

2013-05-01 - Barn destroyed by fire in Georgetown (Kentucky):
http://www.wtvq.com/content/localnews/story/Barn-Destroyed-In-Georgetown-Fire/SUANN9Hk5UKKtrvW4cbaWg.cspx
http://www.lex18.com/videos/lex-18-on-the-scene-barn-fire-in-scott-county/

2013-05-01 - Barn destroyed by fire on Troy Road in Delaware County (Ohio):
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/05/02/delaware-firefighters-investigating-barn-fire.html

Quote: "They added the only thing inside the barn was some straw and lumber."

Note: Both flammable absorbent materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane an spontaneously comusting. That includes wood, paper, cardboard, clothing, cotton, wool, straw, hay, generic trash, mulch, dried brush, pallets, furniture, etc.

2013-05-01 - Barn destroyed by fire and home damaged, in West Newbury (Massachusetts), near the Merrimack River:
http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x1169347217/Fire-damages-house-destroys-barn

2013-05-01 - Barn and 30 tons of hay destroyed by fire on Sudlow Lane in Tabley, near Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/barn-fire-in-tabley

2013-05-01 - Pole barn destroyed by fire in Middle Branch Township (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/22134366/osceola-county-fire-destroys-pole-barn

2013-05-01 - Peanut butter plant catches fire in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/peanut-butter-plant-evacuated-due-to-fire/

Note: It was the unit that separates the shells from the peanuts. Peanut shells, another flammable absorbent material, basically wood...

2013-05-01 - Utility pole catches fire in Ann Arbor (Michigan):
http://annarbor.com/news/fire-officials-report-major-power-outage-after-wires-fall-in-ann-arbor/

2013-05-01 - Shed destroyed by fire at sawmill in Quincy (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/02/5388540/sawmill-temporarily-shut-after.html

2013-05-01 - Garbage bursts into flame inside garbage truck at Pascoe Vale South reserve (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/garbage-truck-driver-dumps-burning-rubbish-in-pascoe-vale-south-reserve/story-fnglenug-1226633033840

Quote: "Marian Yeo, who took snaps of the blaze, said she was shocked to see a 'fireball' erupt in the car park near her home."

2013-05-01 - Home destroyed by fierce blaze in Crystal Lake (Illinois), fire damages four nearby homes:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/05/01/crystal-lake-fire-demolishes-home-damages-at-least-2-others/
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9087035

Quote: "Scott and Justin were skating past the home when they say they first saw fire under the deck."

Note: Deck? Made of wood, I'm sure. People still have wood decks attached to their houses?! That's almost as crazy as parking a vehicle in an attached garage!

2013-05-01 - Home burns twice in one night in Cleveland (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/22138803/firefighters-called-twice-in-one-night-to-same-home-in-cleveland-to-battle-blaze

2013-05-01 - Deadly blaze tears through home in coastal St. Petersburg (Florida), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.local10.com/news/1-dead-1-injured-in-St-Pete-house-fire/-/1717324/19983376/-/s38s61z/-/index.html

2013-05-01 - Luxurious bayfront home destroyed by fire in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://theworldlink.com/news/local/blaze-engulfs-glasgow-bayfront-home/article_7d543eb4-b20e-11e2-9e5e-0019bb2963f4.html

Quote: "A neighbor said Kim Sweet is returning from vacation in Mexico this evening."

2013-05-01 - Wood shingle roof bursts into flame at duplex in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_23148438/san-jose-two-alarm-fire-damages-duplex-displaces

Quote: "A second alarm was called for precautionary reasons, in part because the duplex had a wood shingle roof and because of strong winds at the time..."

Quote: "A man helping his parents move out of one of the units smelled smoke and saw flames and called 911..."

Note: Excellent timing by the parents!

2013-05-01 - Vacant home burns in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/vacant-home-destroyed-fire-5220.shtml

2013-05-01 - Vacant house burns in the Sea View section of coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2013/05/fire_reported_in_staten_island.html

2013-05-01 - Vacant home burns in Medford (Oregon):
http://ktvl.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/ktvl_vid_6674.shtml

2013-05-01 - Vacant house burns in Lyons (Oregon):
http://democratherald.com/news/local/officials-investigate-house-fire-in-lyons/article_16113470-b2de-11e2-a164-001a4bcf887a.html

2013-05-01 - Vacant home burns in Springfield (Illinois):
http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1424272503/Vacant-home-severely-damaged-in-blaze

2013-05-01 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Modesto (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/04/30/vacant-modesto-home-destroyed-by-fire/

2013-05-01 - Vacant commercial building burns in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Investigators-say-Spencer-Street-fire-was-caused/7r55uci4BkKZO5LeSKH3bQ.cspx



2013-05-01 - Fish, turtles and beavers dying in the Leith Creek in East Laurinburg (North Carolina):
http://www.laurinburgexchange.com/view/full_story/22434246/article-Fish-deaths-worry-residents

Quote: "It’s not only fish, there are beavers and turtles..."
 


2013-05-01 - Soldier, female, 21, falls unconscious and dies at Kotalawala Defence Academy on the island nation of Sri Lanka:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/28850-woman-lance-corporal-found-dead.html

Quote: "The deceased, Sachitra Kalpani Maragoda (21) of Bataduwa, Galle, had been following a training course in rowing conducted by the Kotalawala Defence Academy in the vicinity of the Bolgoda Lake for about eight months."

Note: So she spent a lot of time on a lake. Well, no wonder she dropped dead. Hydrogen sulfide doesn't always kill a person immediately, incidentally; there can be a delay of minutes, hours, sometimes even days. She probably got a whiff the last time she was on that lake...

2013-05-01 - Missing tugboat captain washes ashore dead in Ocean City (New Jersey):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9086120

Note: The tugboat was found empty, a 'ghost boat', as mentioned in the 2013-04-27 update...

2013-05-01 - Body found floating in lake near high school in Houston (Texas):
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/01/body-found-behind-high-school/
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Body-found-in-lake-behind-Elsik-High-School-205687591.html

2013-05-01 - Chris Kelly, 34, of Kris Kross, found dead at home in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.nme.com/news/nme/70064

2013-05-01 - Croatian goalkeeper Turina, 32, found dead at home in coastal Stockholm (Sweden):
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/55/70553/Sports/World/Croatian-goalkeeper-Turina-found-dead-in-Sweden-.aspx
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Croatian-goalkeeper-found-dead-in-Sweden-4481918.php

Quote: "I can confirm that Ivan Turina is dead but there are no suspicions of crime..."

Note: Not all that worried about criminals, personally. You can see them coming. Poisonous hydrogen sulfide, on the other hand, is a different story...

2013-05-01 - Missing woman, 24, found dead in the Pelorus River near Totara Flat (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/8623120/Womans-body-found

2013-05-01 - Soldier, 34, found dead in barracks in Fort Bragg (North Carolina):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579321/West-Jordan-soldier-found-dead-at-NC-military-base.html

2013-05-01 - Missing woman found dead in the Beach Cove Hotel in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wbtw.com/story/22134110/police-need-help-finding-missing-florence-woman

2013-05-01 - Man found dead in pond near his house close to Hickory (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/deputies-man-found-dead-catawba-co-pond/nXd9F/

2013-05-01 - Body found in the Pitt River in coastal Port Coquitlam (Canada):
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Body+found+floating+Pitt+River/8323974/story.html

2013-05-01 - Man in his 40s found dead in the South Branch of the Chicago River in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-01/news/chi-mans-body-found-in-south-branch-of-chicago-river-20130501_1_chicago-river-south-branch-police-marine-unit

2013-05-01 - Man found dead in farm field in Sedgwick County (Kansas):
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22132250/body-found-in-sedgwick-county-farm-field

2013-05-01 - Man, 51, drops dead at home in Parkton (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/man-51-found-dead-inside-cumberland-county-home/12403059/

2013-05-01 - Man, about 50, found dead in the bay near Pier 33 in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sfappeal.com/2013/05/dead-man-found-floating-near-pier-33/

2013-05-01 - Body found dead in bushes near Highway 78 in Vista (California), near the coast:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/21/dead-body-vista-highway78/
 


2013-05-01 - Small plane crashes in field shortly after takeoff, in Douglas County (Kansas), 1 injured:
http://www.kpho.com/story/22132241/pilot-injured-after-small-plane-crashes-in-douglas-county
http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/region_kansas/ultralight-plane-crashes-in-lawrence
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-05-01/small-aircraft-crash-se-lawrence-severely-injures-pilot

2013-05-01 - Small plane crashes in Zacatecas (Mexico), 6 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20130502-39060-MEX
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/six-killed-in-mexico-plane-crash-29236407.html

2013-05-01 - Small plane flips over after landing at airport in Johnston Township (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/22131662/plane-crashes-in-johnston-township-no-one-injured

Note: Landing gear collapse?

2013-05-01 - Diesel tanker truck overturns, bursts into flame, on highway in Phitsanulok province (Thailand):
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/347888/diesel-truck-overturns-and-catches-fire-in-phitsanulok

2013-05-01 - Tractor trailer slams concrete median, bursts into flame, on I-90 near Rockford (Illinois):
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/22127936/i-90-jane-addams-tollway-shut-down-at-route-20-by-fiery-wreck
http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/Semi-Truck-Catches-Fire-in-I-90I-20-Accident-205571791.html

Quote: "The semi was travelling eastbound near Route 20 on I-90 through a construction zone at about 5:29 a.m. when it veered left and hit the concrete median wall near an emergency turnaround point, according to Illinois State Police Master Sergeant Greg Minx. The crash caused the truck to catch fire."

Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and conracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating in the tmosphere above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and poisoning by hydrogen sulfide more likely during those hours. This area is near the Rock River...

2013-05-01 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-25 in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/05/01/abqnewsseeker/updates/updated-interstate-reopens-after-semi-truck-crash.html

2013-05-01 - Tractor trailer overturns near Mississippi River bridge in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2013/05/01/acidic-solution-leaked-from-overturned-truck/

2013-05-01 - Truck crashes into bus stop in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), 3 injured:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ci-bus-stop-crash-20130501,0,413926.story

2013-05-01 - Truck overturns on the Sunrise Highway in Shirley (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/truck-overturns-on-sunrise-hwy-in-shirley-1.5174830

2013-05-01 - Van veers off road, plunges 40 feet down culvert, lands upside down, in Colborne (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/2013/05/01/breaking-news-van-rolls-on-401-at-colborne

2013-05-01 - Minivan veers off road, hits tree, bursts into flame, in Nashua (New Hampshire), 1 injured:
http://nashua.patch.com/articles/woman-saved-from-car-fire-by-three-landscapers#photo-14180179

2013-05-01 - Car veers off road, overturns, bursts into flame, in Edinburg (Texas), 2 injured:
http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_5fa19a2c-b2e7-11e2-889e-0019bb30f31a.html
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=892311
 
 

12 comments:

  1. Thanks for all your time and hard sleuthing!
    Wondering if you are seeing any particularly evident "areas of interest" now...
    Not sure if you caught this one...http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/04/explosion_at_shakopee_malt_production_plant_shakes_buildings_blocks_away_forces_evacuations_photos.php

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  2. Yep, mentioned that explosion in the 2013-04-25 update, but I'm glad you didn't assume I'd seen it, because sometimes I miss things; I can't catch everything!

    Not sure what you mean by areas of interest, but if you mean geographically, then Vermont looks scary lately. Both of the recent sawdust silo fires at furniture companies AND the silo explosion at the wood pellet plant - all three were in Vermont, all this past week. California's looking pretty burny lately too.

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  3. Update for DE, Ö, CH

    UPDATE on 2013-04-29: Huge Blaze Destroys two Warehouses, filled to the roof with bales of straw in Borrentin, Germany:
    A technical reason has been ruled out, police are sure it was arson and are investigating at full blast. They don't want to disclose more facts about the investigations.
    http://www.nordkurier.de/cmlink/nordkurier/lokales/demmin/feuer-im-futterlager-wurde-vorsatzlich-gelegt-1.567149

    2013-05-02: Transport Ship loaded with 65-70 cars burning since Wednesday night in Hamburg Harbor. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
    http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/hamburger-hafen-brand-auf-autotransportschiff-1.1663174
    http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/deck-mit-65-wagen-in-flammen-autotransportschiff-brennt-im-hamburger-hafen_aid_977662.html
    VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvvfhF411Ao

    2013-05-02: Male Corpse washed ashore at River Elbe in Dömitz, Germany. No sign of injuries.
    +53° 8' 2.41", +11° 15' 3.50"
    http://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/nachrichten/brennpunkt/index_artikel_komplett.phtml?param=news&id=3761072

    2013-05-02: Dead Truck Driver, 61, found in River Wutach in Wutöschingen, Germany. His truck stood on the parking lot with one door open. The river is right next to the parking lot. No third-party negligence detected. They suspect "he might have suddenly felt nauseous and fell into the water."
    +47° 39' 59.52", +8° 22' 30.48"
    http://www.suedkurier.de/region/hochrhein/wutoeschingen/Toter-Mann-in-der-Wutach-8211-kein-Fremdverschulden;art372627,6043550

    2013-05-02: Body found in a Quarry Pond in Sitten, Switzerland.
    http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/newsticker/todesfall-leiche-in-baggersee-bei-sitten-gefunden-1.18075033

    2013-05-02: Blaze damages Factory producing elevators in Düsseldorf, Germany. A pile of wood on the factory site bursts into flames, 1000Liter Oil barrel bursts because of the flames, the oil flows into the storage hall, where it is ignited, too. Residents reported a bright explosive flame. River Rhein runs through Düsseldorf.
    +51° 13' 4.34", +6° 49' 1.02"
    http://www.rp-online.de/region-duesseldorf/duesseldorf/nachrichten/feuer-unter-kontrolle-loescharbeiten-dauern-an-1.3372616
    http://www.antenneduesseldorf.de/web/themen/2013/05/feuer-in-flingern/
    http://www.express.de/duesseldorf/feuer-in-aufzugfirma-grossbrand--giftige-rauchwolke-ueber-flingern,2858,22666202.html

    2013-05-02: Fire Destroys Pile of Organic Waste on Meadow in Mechernich, Germany. Quite a lot of fires happening in Mechernich lately. The street where this happened is right next to the little river that runs through the town.
    +50° 36' 40.37", +6° 38' 52.30"
    http://www.ksta.de/mechernich/brand-brennende-gruenabfaelle-auf-pferdewiese,15189152,22661874.html

    2013-05-02: 700 Bales of Hay destroyed by fire on a strawberry field in Mönchhagen, Germany. Cause unknown. A few small ponds nearby, the Baltic Sea is 6 km away.
    +54° 9' 43.56", +12° 13' 54.07"
    http://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/nachrichten/mv/index_artikel_komplett.phtml?param=news&id=3761491

    2013-05-02: Fire in Tire Storage Hall in Kirchderne, Germany. Lake nearby. "They burn very intensely and just can't be put out" said the fire department's spokesman.
    +51° 33' 23.75", +7° 30' 14.44"
    http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/dortmund/nord-ost/feuerwehr-erstickt-brand-in-reifenlager-mit-spezialschaum-id7907972.html

    2013-05-02: Fire on Camping Ground at HohenwartestauSEE, Germany. Caravans and bungalows damaged. One of the caravans had caught fire.
    +50° 37' 14.88", +11° 30' 31.22"
    http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/startseite/detail/-/specific/Wohnwagen-und-Bungalows-bei-Brand-in-Altenbeuthen-beschaedigt-1395260380

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  4. Part 2

    2013-05-02: Fire in Carpentry in Schweinfurt Harbor, Germany. Two injured, cause of fire is unknown, the exhaust extraction system was the origin.
    +50° 1' 49.71", +10° 13' 25.77"
    http://www.mainpost.de/regional/schweinfurt/Brand-in-Schreinerei-Zwei-Personen-leicht-verletzt;art742,7447567

    2013-05-02: Basement Fire in Apartment Building in Wiesbaden, Germany. Old furniture started to burn. River Rhein is nearby.
    +50° 5' 10.59", +8° 14' 11.49"
    http://www.lampertheimer-zeitung.de/nachrichten/polizei/13051926.htm

    2013-05-02: Fire in Factory in Hürth, Germany. It started in the pulverization machine. Firefighters prevented the explosion of a 1000 liter diesel tank. Lakes closeby.
    +50° 51' 25.62", +6° 51' 18.52"
    http://www.ksta.de/huerth/feuerwehr-dieseltank-vor-flammen-geschuetzt,15189186,22665068.html

    2013-05-02: Yacht on fire on Baalensee in Fürstenberg, Germany. Cause is unknown but police suspect at cable fire. Dozens of lakes in the area known as Mecklenburger Seenplatte.
    +53° 10' 52.65", +13° 8' 47.02"
    http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de/cms/beitrag/12511164/63579/Fuerstenberg-Motoryacht-in-Brand.html

    2013-05-01: Blaze Destroys Vacant Building in Deißlingen-Lauffen, Germany. Cause is unknown, building has been vacant for several years, two streams nearby.
    +48° 7' 20.80", +8° 37' 8.49"
    http://m.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.deisslingen-brandursache-steht-noch-nicht-fest.4f17381c-3dd7-4946-9fe7-3e7c53ceb2fe.html

    2013-05-01: Fire Destroys Clothing Store in pretty much coastal Buxtehude, Germany. Cause is yet unknown.
    +53° 28' 8.37", +9° 41' 21.14"
    http://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/nachrichten/norddeutschland_artikel,-Feuer-zerstoert-Bekleidungsgeschaeft-in-Buxtehude-_arid,909128.html

    2013-04-30: Dead Porpoise washed ashore of River Elbe in Hamburg, Germany. Firefighter spokesman said this happens 2-3 times a year.
    +53° 33' 14.49", +9° 49' 23.16"
    http://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/fotogalerien_artikel_komplett.phtml?param=news&id=3759883

    2013-04-29: Dead Porpoise found in Lake near Krakenburg, Germany, which is 30 km away from the Baltic Sea. The poor guy could'nt find his way back it seems. So now we already got 2 dead porpoises in 2 days... And I've only been looking into this for 3 weeks.
    +51° 49' 11.51", +5° 57' 13.07"
    http://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/nachrichten/norddeutschland_artikel,-Schweinswal-schwimmt-kilometerweit-die-Oste-rauf-und-verendet-_arid,908561.html

    2013-04-30: Vacant building on fire next to a railroad track in Dortmund, Germany. Lake closeby.
    +51° 31' 17.62", +7° 23' 37.47"
    http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/dortmund/nord-west/feuer-an-den-gleisen-in-rahm-id7899419.html

    2013-04-30: Parked car bursts into flame in Brüggen, Germany, located in the VorEIFEL. Many lakes in the area.
    +51° 14' 34.43", +6° 10' 19.20"
    http://www.presseportal.de/polizeipresse/pm/65857/2462097/pol-vie-geparkter-bmw-brennt-aus/gn

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    1. Wow, getting busy there in Germany, I see! Gonna keep all of these events in the Germany list (and start a new May Germany list too), but gonna put some of these in the English update too, at least that transport ship fire with all the cars, and the dolphin deaths. People need to know this is going on, so if some events show up in two separate lists, fine with me. Better to have too much info available to people than not enough.

      You're good at this!

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  5. Thx Jonny! I'll keep you updated, if the record of 58 cars burning at once has been broken by the Hamburg Harbor fire, cause I'm really not sure if they all burned.

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    1. Heh, 58 isn't the record for CARS - it's the record for most BOATS to burn in one fire. 58 boats burned up in a gigantic fire at a marina at Norris Lake (Tennessee), mentioned in the 2012-09-10 update. 200+ cars have burned up at each of a couple of different auto salvage yard fires, so I guess that'd be the record. Also, 200 collector cars, RVs and boats burned up at a vehicle storage facility in Mishawaka (Indiana), mentioned in the 2013-02-11 update.

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  6. Here's an english article on the Hamburg story:
    http://news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/366/Major-fire-on-ro-ro-Atlantic-Cartier-Hamburg

    Data on the Atlantic Cartier:
    http://www.hafen-hamburg.de/en/vessel/atlantic-cartier

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    1. Much thanks! Was just working on the 2013-05-02 update, so perfect timing too! ;)

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  7. Oh, regarding the common porpoises: The police spokesman said, they find 2-3 every year in HAMBURG ALONE. Sorry for the mistake.

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    1. No prob! Still worth noting. That's one thing about the animal world - they're going to react to the problem honestly, so it pays to watch what goes on with non-human life on Earth. We're the only species smart enough - or dumb enough - to lie to ourselves about something like this.

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  8. A road in north Manchester has been closed to traffic after partially collapsing while cars drove over it.

    Beswick Street in Ancoats is currently blocked off in both directions between Old Mill Street and Pollard Street.

    Police were called to the street around 2.30pm this afternoon after a large hole opened up in the tarmac as vehicles passed over it.

    The road was initially closed in one direction but as the hole continued to grow in size police made the decision to prevent traffic in both directions.

    http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/road-ancoats-closed-after-partially-2605038

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