Event Update For 2014-02-26

http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html

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

 

2014-02-26 - Man, 20, killed by explosion and fire, brush ignites, in coastal City Beach in Perth (Australia):

http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/police-probe-reports-of-body-on-fireground/story-e6frfku9-1226839734757
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/explosion-heard-before-body-found-in-fire/story-e6frg6n6-1226839710600
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/explosion-heard-before-body-found-in-fire-police-say-its-not-suspicious/story-fnhocxo3-1226839710600

 

Quote: "'All indications are is that it’s a nonsuspicious death,' a police spokeswoman said just before 5:30pm. However, Nine News reported tonight the person who died was a 20-year-old man whose death was a direct result of the explosion. Earlier, Inspector Dominic Wood said witnesses heard an explosion before a scrub fire started at the corner of West Coast Highway and Rochdale Road."

 

Note: Just east (downwind) of the ocean, right on the coast. A plume of hydrogen sulfide and/or methane may have blown ashore and ignited right by that man or his van. Static electricity, a lit cigarette or any flame, electrified copper wiring in the van, rusty iron/steel on the van or in that area - any of those can act as the igniter. If the plume is concentrated enough then there may be one or more explosions to kick off a fire...

 

2014-02-26 - Heater explodes and burns and kills man in tent in Columbus (Ohio):

http://www.nbc4i.com/story/24834911/body-found-near-homeless-camp-after-explosion-call
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/27/homeless-person-killed-in-ohio-propane-explosion/
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/02/26/Body-found-at-Italian-Village-fire.html
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/465501/Homeless-person-killed-in-Ohio-propane-explosion.html?isap=1&nav=5018

 

Note: Flammable gas plume + heat source = fire or explosion. Two homeless people were found burned to death in Bidwell Park in late 2012, in Chico (California), as mentioned in the 2012-10-24 update. Being outside virtually all of the time, homeless people are more vulnerable to the problems we face than pretty much anybody...

 

2014-02-26 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Mosinee (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/viewart/20140227/WRT01/302270280/Update-Woman-injured-Mosinee-house-explosion

Note: Mosinee is just east (downwind) of the Mosinee Flowage...

2014-02-26 - Big pile of scrap metal ignites at scrapyard in Levenshulme, Manchester (Britain), near-ish the coast:
http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/updates/incidents/25feb2014_scrapyard_fire_levenshulme.aspx
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/firefighters-tackle-fire-levenshulme-scrap-6746690
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-scrap-metal-blaze-in-levenshulme
http://inagist.com/all/438583230220873728/

Quote: "Crews did a fantastic job tackling the fire that involved a large amount of scrap metal."

Note: Excellent training for the next scrap metal fire! Hooah! From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

2014-02-25 - Recycling center hit by major fire at 12:25 AM in Horwich, Manchester (Britain), near the Lower Rivington Reservoir:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-26364248
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-02-27/crews-tackle-large-fire-at-recycling-plant/
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/613436/Toxic-smoke-at-recycling-site-fire.html
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11040290.Huge_fire_at_recycling_plant_in_Horwich/
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-at-recycling-plant-in-horwich
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/toxic-smoke-at-recycling-site-fire
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-02-27/crews-tackle-fire-at-recycling-plant-near-bolton/

Quote: "Residents have been urged to keep doors and windows closed due to 'toxic smoke' caused by a blaze at a recycling plant in Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) were called to Horwich Loco Industrial Estate, off Chorley New Road in Bolton, at about 00:25 GMT."

2014-02-26 - Underground electrical fire erupts near 34th Street in coastal Manhattan (New York), evacuations ensue:
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP3395c595c07b4330b614935061853561.html
http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/02/26/subway-evacuation-penn-station-fire/
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NY-subway-station-evacuated-due-to-nearby-fire-5269936.php
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Transformer-Fire-Subway-Evacuations-Seventh-Avenue-247284851.html
http://gothamist.com/2014/02/26/fire_subway_1_2_3.php
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750azc3gu/Dozens-evacuated-from-subway-station-after-elevated-carbon.htm

Quote: "Smoke from a manhole fire near Penn Station caused the elevated levels at the 34th Street station, authorites said. No injuries were immediately reported. The fire department said around 25 people were evacuated from two Seventh Avenue buildings after the transformer fire, which began just before noon. Roughly 50 people were evacuated from the 1, 2, 3 Penn Station stop."

2014-02-26 - Underground electrical fire blows manhole off near the Arts District in Dallas (Texas):
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/downtown-street-shut-down-after-underground-electrical-fire.html/
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Science/750azbwqv/San-Jacinto-Street-shut-down-after-underground-fire.htm
http://www.wopular.com/san-jacinto-street-shut-down-after-underground-fire-downtown

Quote: "An underground electrical fire shut down San Jacinto Street in downtown Dallas this afternoon. The fire was reported shortly before noon at San Jacinto and Olive Street, near the Arts District..."

2014-02-26 - Electrical explosion disrupts trains in Sutton (Britain):
http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/11035379.Sutton_station_operating_on__train_by_train_basis__after_electrical_explosion___passengers_warned_of_further_delays/

Quote: "The incident caused travel chaos across south London with no trains able to pass through the station and one train stuck between Sutton and Carshalton for three hours."

2014-02-26 - Truck camper manufacturing business destroyed by fire at 12:20 AM in Kelowna (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.welcometokelowna.com/news/news/Local_News/14/02/26/Fire_Rips_Through_Kelowna_Business
http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/109845/Fire-puts-employees-out-of-work
http://www.northern-lite.com/
http://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/109814/Business-destroyed

Quote: "Firefighters were dispatched to Northern Lite Mfg Ltd on Totom Avenue at 12:20AM..."

Quote: "Does it seem like an unusual amount of fires recently?"

Note: Third link is the company's website. Looks like they made some nice truck campers, the kind that slides into the bed of a pickup truck. Second quote is a comment from a person reading about this fire. Someone out there is waking up, even if just a little bit...

2014-02-26 - Apartment building under construction damaged by fire in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/firefighters-douse-blaze-apartment-complex-under-c/ndr34/

2014-02-26 - Passenger plane cabin fills with smoke after landing in coastal Oakland (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140227-42837-USA
http://www.whdh.com/story/24841807/smoke-in-plane-cabin-after-california-landing
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25239360/smoke-plane-cabin-after-oakland-landing

2014-02-26 - Indian submarine hit by explosion and fire at 6 AM near coastal Mumbai (India), explosion mentioned, 3 killed:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-26/india-sub-crew-burned-beyond-recognition-3-bodies-found.html
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/explosion-could-have-caused-fire/article5731054.ece
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/indian-sailors-missing-fire-submarine-mumbai
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/2-sailors-feared-killed-after-fire-on-submarine/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mishap-on-ins-sindhuratna-off-mumbai-coast-sailors-injured/article1-1188318.aspx

Quote: "The Indian navy rescued sailors from one of its Russian-built Kilo class submarines following an accident off the coast of Mumbai, a mishap that brought back memories of fire and explosions aboard a similar boat in August that killed 18 men and left no survivors."

Quote: "India Sub Crew Burned Beyond Recognition; 3 Bodies Found"

2014-02-26 - British aircraft carrier catches fire as Prince Charles visits, in coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/fire-breaks-out-on-future-hms-prince-of-wales-as-charles-visits-dockyard-1-5901968

Quote: "Firefighters were called to Portsmouth Naval Base during Prince Charles’ visit today - after fire broke out on a section of the carrier that will be named after him."

Note: Awkward!

2014-02-26 - Freight train engine bursts into flame near Newfields (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140226/NEWS07/140229455
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140225-NEWS-140229814
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140227-NEWS-140229754
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140228-NEWS-402280367

Quote: "Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in the engine of a freight train near a railroad junction on Route 108 Tuesday night."

Note: Newfields is right next to Great Bay...

2014-02-26 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the M1 near Garforth (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/story/2014-02-26/fire-crews-battle-bus-fire-on-m1-near-garforth/
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-m1-1-6464255
http://firewestyorkshire.blogspot.com/2014/02/fire-crews-from-three-stations-in-east.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-m1
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/bus-fire-causes-delays-on-m1

2014-02-26 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in coastal Takapuna (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/9770848/Fire-forces-passengers-from-bus

2014-02-26 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame just after 5 AM on Route 222 in East Cocalico Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/six-vehicles-on-car-carrier-destroyed-in-route-222-fire/24677566
http://www.ydr.com/state/ci_25229891/route-222-south-closed-just-north-pennsylvania-turnpike
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Cars-destroyed-in-truck-fire-on-222/-/121418/24701562/-/172k1t/-/index.html
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/route-south-reopens-north-of-pennsylvania-turnpike-after-tractor-trailer/article_dc2cdd9a-9ed2-11e3-9025-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/car-carrier-fire-shutting-down-soutbound-lane-route-222-lancaster-county-6654.shtml

Quote: "Crews responded just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Dispatchers say about 7 to 8 cars are on fire, no injuries are reported right now."

Quote: "Six Mercedes Benzes were destroyed when a car carrier caught fire on Route 222 in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County."

2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads, garage destroyed, in Port Richmond area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9446760
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/truck-fire-destroys-port-richmond-garage

Quote: "Fire officials say a tractor trailer caught fire inside a garage in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia Wednesday night."

2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on street under I-95 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Tractor-Trailer-Catches-Fire-Under-I-95-247378501.html
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/tractortrailer-catches-fire

Quote: "Officials say the vehicle was traveling towards a building on the 2800 block of East Westmoreland Street underneath I-95 Wednesday night when it somehow caught fire."

2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Evans (Colorado):
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/crime/10368601-113/evans-crews-fire-truck
http://www.topix.com/news/fire/2014/02/evans-lasalle-fire-crews-snuff-semi-truck-blaze-residences-evacuated

2014-02-26 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2014/02/bin-lorry-fire-in-aberdeen-city-centre.aspx
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/bin-lorry-catches-fire-on-busy-aberdeen-road
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/video-bin-lorry-catches-fire-on-busy-aberdeen-road-1.241792

2014-02-26 - RV bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked in coastal Oceano (California), 2 more RVs damaged:
http://www.keyt.com/news/crews-investigating-rv-fire-in-oceano/24693066
http://www.ksby.com/news/cause-of-rv-fire-likely-won-t-be-determined/
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/02/26/2945149/motor-home-catches-fire-in-oceano.html
http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/fire-destroys-rv-damages-others/article_2bbe0dba-9f10-11e3-be69-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.newsdump.com/news/fire-destroys-1-rv-damages-2-others
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-motor-home-oceano

Note: Map in first link shows proximity to the ocean...

2014-02-26 - Van bursts into flame at 12:35 AM near Worthing Station (Britain), man and dog lightly burned:
http://worthingdaily.co.uk/news/man-dog-suffer-burns-van-fire/

2014-02-26 - Minivan bursts into flame on Hayes Avenue in Fremont (Ohio):
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/302260019

2014-02-26 - SUV bursts into flame near coastal Conception Bay South (Canada):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140226/NEWS/140229349/10675/NEWS
http://cfsxradio.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=43796&latest=1

2014-02-26 - SUV bursts into flame on road in New Philadelphia (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140226/NEWS/140229349/10675/NEWS

2014-02-26 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road near Coshocton (Ohio):
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/302260027/Pickup-truck-fire-has-no-injuries

2014-02-26 - Another car bursts into flame in Echo Park area of coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2014/02/echo-park-car-fires-continue-with-fourth-blaze/

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on Loop 101 in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140226car-fire-halts-rush-hour-traffic-loop-phoenix-abrk.html

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2014/February/crime_February77.xml&section=crime

Quote: "It’s not clear how many people were travelling in the car, or whether they were able to escape."

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Edinburgh (Scotland):
http://edinburgh.stv.tv/78859/

Quote: "Police had to turn back drivers trying to get onto the bypass at the Calder junction earlier tonight after a car caught fire."

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on Caversham Road in Reading (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/former-reading-mp-martin-salter-6751833

Quote: "A former Reading MP went to the rescue when a car caught fire in Reading town centre yesterday evening."

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame on the A385 near Totnes (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28167&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28167&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Car-spreads-hedgerow-Berry-Pomeroy-blaze-alert/story-20709720-detail/story.html

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame near the Holiday Inn on Waterwell Drive in Quedgeley (Britain):
http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/crew-attend-car-Quedgeley/story-20714505-detail/story.html

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Linley Close in Twerton (Britain):
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Crews-called-car-Linley-Close-Twerton-night/story-20716096-detail/story.html

2014-02-26 - Car bursts into flame before 4:10 AM while parked on Padgate Road in Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.northumbria.police.uk/news_and_events/news/details.asp?id=93467

2014-02-26 - Vehicle bursts into flame on road in Shippen (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/02/vehicle-fire-vehicle-address-347-s.html

2014-02-26 - Moped bursts into flame at 1:45 AM while parked on Bracklesham Road in Rowner, Gosport (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11037424.Firefighters_tackle_moped_blaze_in_Gosport/
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/firefighters-tackle-moped-blaze-in-gosport

2014-02-26 - Classic car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Salt Creek Township (Ohio), dog and cat killed:
http://www.circlevilletoday.com/news/couple-loses-pets-car-in-garage-fire/article_7e4581a3-f8be-5360-a753-478359d4b455.html

Quote: "A dog and cat are believed to have perished in a garage fire Wednesday that also claimed a newly restored 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle on Heffner Road."

2014-02-26 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at 12:45 AM, in Alva (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/140226003/Family-loses-car-Alva-house-fire

Note: Address listed is less than 1000 feet northeast (downwind) of the Caloosahatchee River...

2014-02-26 - Pickup, hay and barn destroyed by fire in Tieton (Washington):
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/livenews/1963435-8/fire-damages-hay-barn-at-tieton-farm-
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10085037/

2014-02-26 - Vehicle, garage and mobile home destroyed by fire in the Township of Plum Lake (Wisconsin), nobody home:
http://www.waow.com/story/24832668/2014/02/26/fire-destroys-mobile-home-garage-in-vilas-co
http://www.wjfw.com/print_story.html?SKU=20140226175950

Quote: "The garage with one vehicle was fully engulfed in flames when a deputy sheriff arrived at the scene and the fire spread to a nearby mobile home..."

2014-02-26 - RV and shed destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Cranleigh (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/caravan-shed-fire-spreads-home-6747659
http://www.haslemereuk.com/caravan-and-shed-fire-spreads-to-home-in-cranleigh/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/caravan-and-shed-fire-spreads-to-home-in-cranleigh

2014-02-26 - Auto shop destroyed by blaze at 2:22 AM near Cochranton (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.goerie.com/fire-destroys-crawford-auto-shop
http://www.erietvnews.com/story/24826104/fire-destroys-crawford-county-business
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10080918/
http://www.pennsnews.com/2014/02/fire-destroys-crawford-county-auto-shop/

Quote: "A passer-by reported the fire at at D & R Car Care, 22757 Route 322, in East Fairfield Township, at 2:22 a.m., according to Crawford County emergency officials. No one was in the building, and no one was hurt in the fire, Cochranton Fire Chief Scott Schell said. The building was completely destroyed, Schell said. It's not yet known what caused the fire."

Note: Cochranton is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of French Creek...

2014-02-26 - Auto shop damaged by major fire in Northampton (Britain):
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-called-to-large-blaze-at-car-repair-centre-in-northampton-1-5903204

Quote: "Firefighters were called to a large blaze at a car repair centre on Wednesday night. The fire started at JPS Commercials Automotive works in Horsley Road, Queens Park, shortly before 9pm."

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Abbotsford (Canada):
http://www.abbynews.com/news/247276011.html

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6 AM in Butler (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/02/early-morning-barn-fire-in-rural-butler.html

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Stilwell (Kansas), six show horses killed:
http://www.kmbc.com/news/6-horses-die-in-fire-at-stilwell-equestrian-center/24693740

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire before 7 AM near Batavia (Ohio), six show goats killed:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/clermont-county/show-goats-lost-to-fire-near-batavia/24679188
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-fire-kills-goats-batavia-township-8812.shtml
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/clermont-county/batavia-township/fire-takes-batavia-mans-prized-possessions-his-herd-of-prized-goats

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Carroll County (Indiana), 1000 hogs killed:
http://www.jconline.com/article/20140226/NEWS/302260026/Multiple-fire-crews-responding-hog-barn-fire-Carroll-County
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/BY/20140226/NEWS/302260026/Multiple-fire-crews-responding-hog-barn-fire-Carroll-County
http://wlfi.com/2014/02/26/hog-barn-fire-restricts-travel-in-carroll-co/

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire in Williamson County (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24830254/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-williamson-county
http://www.newscastic.com/news/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-williamson-county-1488140/

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire near Russellville (Arkansas):
http://www.rivervalleyleader.com/gallery/collection_cec3aed2-9f1c-11e3-b0c0-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AR/2014/February/25/Russellville.Firefighters.fight.barn.blaze.aspx

2014-02-26 - Barn damaged by blaze in Amanda Township (Ohio), some sheep killed:
http://reviewtimes.com/breaking-news/2014/02/26/updated-barn-fire-reported-in-amanda-township/
http://wfin.com/firefighters-battle-barn-fire-hancock-county/
http://thecourier.com/local-news/2014/02/27/sheep-killed-in-barn-fire-wednesday/

2014-02-26 - Barn destroyed by fire shortly before 2 AM near Liskeard (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/25-firemen-tackle-barn-blaze-near-Liskeard-early/story-20705287-detail/story.html

2014-02-26 - Barn damaged by blaze in Morgan Township (Ohio):
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/barn-fire-called-very-suspicious/ndkFz/

2014-02-26 - Laptop battery explodes and burns in basement at home in Sioux Falls (Iowa):
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20140226/ARGUS911/302260079/Laptop-battery-explosion-starts-small-fire-central-Sioux-Falls-home

Quote: "...he heard a loud bang and saw burning chunks of what used to be a computer battery go flying onto his basement floor."

2014-02-26 - Large brush fire breaks out in South Carthage (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24832732/crews-fighting-large-brush-fire-in-smith-county

2014-02-26 - Brush fire erupts in Wiamauma (Florida), near the coast:
http://tbo.com/news/crime/crews-fight-brush-fire-in-wiamauma-20140226/

2014-02-26 - Mulch fire erupts at apartments on Hickory Lake Drive in Bellevue, Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24828566/crews-battle-mulch-fire-at-bellevue-apartments

2014-02-26 - Container full of fish meal bursts into flame on ship at the Port of Melbourne in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fire-crews-control-container-blaze-that-threatened-to-explode-20140227-33k50.html

Quote: "A spokesman from the Port of Melbourne Corporation said the container was on the main deck of the KoKopo Chief, a Chinese cargo ship that regularly sailed to Melbourne and other Australian ports."

2014-02-26 - Two business warehouses destroyed by massive blaze in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/businesses-wrecked-as-fire-rages-in-sharjah-1.1295949
http://www.news.nom.co/businesses-wrecked-as-fire-rages-in-8174162-news/

2014-02-26 - Asphalt plant damaged by fire in Reddick (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140226/articles/140229748

2014-02-26 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home damaged, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.wggb.com/2014/02/26/springfield-firefighters-battle-blaze-on-college-street/

2014-02-26 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, apartment building damaged, in Vancouver (Washington):
http://koin.com/2014/02/26/vancouver-apartment-building-fire/

2014-02-26 - Former motel damaged by fire at 7:15 AM in the Bent Creek area (North Carolina):
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/302260033/1001/NEWS

2014-02-26 - House destroyed by vicious fire in Longview (Texas), 6 injured:
http://www.news-journal.com/news/police/month-old-five-others-injured-in-longview-fire/article_2eb1db40-9ef3-11e3-9444-0019bb2963f4.html

2014-02-26 - Home destroyed by blaze in Portage (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/firefighters-douse-blaze-apartment-complex-under-c/ndr34/
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_056ffb5b-3221-5991-a724-89c3388731f7.html

Note: Portage is on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Wisconsin River...

2014-02-26 - Deadly fire hits home on North Canal Street in Fulton River neighborhood of Chicago (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-found-dead-after-fire-in-fulton-river-neighborhood-20140226,0,5515404.story

2014-02-26 - Deadly fire tears through home at 3 AM in Methuen (Massachusetts), 2 killed:
http://www.wbur.org/2014/02/26/methuen-house-fire
http://www.whdh.com/story/24824894/couple-dies-in-methuen-fire
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/02/26/elderly-couple-killed-methuen-house-fire/hnaF1pm3YTiWwaVXNtnVsM/story.html

Quote: "The fire apparently started in the garage area but the exact cause remains under investigation."

Note: I bet this couple had a vehicle in the garage. Methuen is on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Merrimack River...

2014-02-26 - Deadly fire destroys home in Cheektowaga (New York), 2 killed:
http://wivb.com/2014/02/25/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-cheektowaga-home/

2014-02-26 - Vacant house burns at 1:17 AM in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/house-fire-in-ellesmere-port_26-02-2014_8-22-44

2014-02-26 - Vacant home burns in Tuscaloosa (Alabama):
http://cbs42.com/2014/02/26/fire-breaks-vacant-house-tuscaloosa/

2014-02-26 - Vacant duplex burns at 2 AM in Lansford (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/fire-damages-vacant-twin-home-in-carbon-county/-/149546/24677122/-/faqd2s/-/index.html
http://standardspeaker.com/news/fire-damages-vacant-duplex-in-lansford-1.1641315

2014-02-26 - Vacant home burns in Drakesboro (Kentucky):
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/crews-investigating-vacant-house-fire-in-muhlenber/25628/7oviciMfk0Gsc_UfRI756A

2014-02-26 - Vacant house destroyed by fire on Scotts Point Road at 1 AM in Eddington (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/26/news/bangor/report-unoccupied-eddington-home-destroyed-by-fire/

2014-02-26 - Vacant ambulance garage part of building damaged by fire at 4:27 AM in Duluth (Minnesota):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/292525/
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/22-firefighters-responded-to-a-building-fire-in-Duluth-247282121.html
 

2014-02-26 - More than 21,000 seabirds wash up dead on the Atlantic coast in France since January:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140226-42828-FRA

2014-02-26 - Scallops dying off hard around Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island (Canada):
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/02/26/3332141/ocean-acidification-kills-scallops/#

Note: Blamed on increasingly acidic waters. That could be, but these are bottom-dwellers, and hydrogen sulfide and methane are rising from the ocean floors, so I wouldn't rule that out as a contributing factor, especially in light of all the OTHER bottom-dwelling or deep-water creatures dying in the last couple of years, like sperm whales, oysters around Australia, coral reefs all over the place, rare oarfish off the coast of California, giant squid, etc. In the Permian-Triassic extinction event 96% of species died off in the oceans, and what we have going on now looks to be a repeat of that extinction event. In short, the oceans, seas and lakes will ultimately become mostly lifeless poison factories and that process has begun...

2014-02-26 - Crabs, birds and other marine species washing ashore dead at beaches in Antofagasta Province (Chile):
http://www.24horas.cl/nacional/antofagasta-preocupacion-por-muerte-masiva-de-jaibas-1093556
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.24horas.cl%2Fnacional%2Fantofagasta-preocupacion-por-muerte-masiva-de-jaibas-1093556

2014-02-26 - Large frog die-off reported at lake in the Curragh (Ireland):
http://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/local-news/mass-die-off-of-frogs-in-the-curragh-1-5901892
 

2014-02-26 - Five illegal miners found dead outside mine in Roodepoort (South Africa):
http://english.cntv.cn/20140226/104524.shtml
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Bodies-of-5-illegal-miners-found-20140225
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/652977-five-illegal-miners-found-dead-in-south-africa.html
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2014/February/international_February744.xml&section=international
 

2014-02-26 - Woman, 61, falls unconscious in fitness center swimming pool then dies, in St. Helens (Britain):
http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/local/woman-dies-after-being-found-unconsious-in-pool-1-6464289

2014-02-26 - Man, mid-30s, dies in apartment swimming pool in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4387089-man-drowns-in-apartment-swimming-pool/

Note: People still get in swimming pools?!

2014-02-26 - Man drops dead inside ATM vestibule before 6:15 AM at bank in Lethbridge (Canada):
http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2014/02/26/body-found-inside-downtown-lethbridge-bank/

2014-02-26 - Inmate, man, drops dead in his jail cell in Washington County (Oklahoma):
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/f40c9009b5c54653a335b18f2d83a2d1/OK--Washington-County-Inmate-Death
http://www.tulsaworld.com/communities/bartlesville/authorities-washington-county-inmate-found-dead/article_5fe47c2c-9ef3-11e3-9fd9-001a4bcf6878.html

Quote: "His name and official cause of death has not been released, although it appeared the inmate 'had suffered some sort of medical distress,' the release said."

2014-02-26 - Woman, 64, drops dead around the time that a small fire breaks out at home in Circleville (Ohio):
https://woub.org/2014/02/26/coroner-woman-found-dead-fire-died-natural-causes

Quote: "Pickaway County Coroner Dr. John Ellis determined the cause of death to be 'acute cardiac event' but was uncertain whether it occurred before or after the fire broke out."

Note: Circleville lies along the banks of the Scioto River. Hydrogen sulfide poisoning can cause both 'acute cardiac events' and fires. Coincidence that she died as a fire broke out? Doubtful...

2014-02-26 - Man, 35, found dead at home in coastal Penryn (Britain):
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11037473.35_year_old_Penryn_doorman_found_dead/

2014-02-26 - Woman found next to the River Goyt in the village of Strines, between Marple and New Mills (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/womans-body-found-near-river-6749369

Note: Not IN the river, just NEAR it. I bet her corpse was found downwind of the river too...

2014-02-26 - Woman found dead at beach at 6 AM in coastal Dunedin (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9765102/Body-found-on-Dunedin-beach
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/police-trying-identify-body-found-dunedin-beach-5850741
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/9765157/Body-found-on-Dunedin-beach
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11210061

2014-02-26 - Woman drops dead in vacant home in Gary (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/lake/25853000-418/frozen-body-of-woman-found-in-vacant-gary-house.html

2014-02-26 - Man found dead on Stanley Street in Sudbury (Canada):
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2014/02/26/body-found-on-sudbury-street

2014-02-26 - Man, 41, found dead in submerged car in river in Itta Bena (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140226/NEWS/302260044/Itta-Bena-man-s-body-found-in-submerged-car

2104-02-26 - Security guard, 35, falls and dies at 3 AM in Ashoknagar (India), possible toppler:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/guard-found-dead/article5731123.ece

2014-02-26 - Man found dead at Wilhelmina Rise in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/body-found-near-wilhelmina-rise/24702460
http://khon2.com/2014/02/26/decomposed-body-found-on-wilhelmina-rise/

2014-02-26 - Body found along the Assiniboine River in Brandon (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/body-found-along-riverbank-in-brandon-1.1704526

2014-02-26 - Woman, 53, falls into drainage ditch and dies on Clear Creek Road near naval base in coastal Bremerton (Washington):
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Woman-found-dead-in-ditch-near-Kitsap-Navy-base-247554741.html

2014-02-26 - Woman, 36, drops dead outside apartments in Motley (South Carolina):
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20140226/NEWS01/302260047/Staples-woman-found-dead-snow-near-apartments
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cf61d9b5bac54ea8800900b5727ded67/MN--Body-Found-Outside
 

2014-02-26 - Driver has 'medical condition', slams big rig into car after car for half a mile, in Tamaqua (Pennsylvania):
http://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/tractor-trailer-crashes-into-multiple-vehicles-in-tamaqua-woman-flown-to-hospital/

Quote: "Witnesses on scene stated the tractor trailer didn’t stop after hitting the vehicles and continued south on SR309. A few minutes later, emergency personnel were dispatched to the intersection of Cedar Street and Center Street (SR309) after the same tractor-trailer crashed into the back of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) stopped at the southbound stoplight. The impact pushed the SUV into the back of a pickup truck; which resulted in the pickup truck impacting the back of another vehicle. The double accident, which stretched about a half-mile, occurred during Tamaqua’s normal busy afternoon traffic, resulting in a long traffic jam both north and south into the borough."

Quote: "Unofficial reports stated the driver of the tractor-trailer suffered a medical condition and was taken to the hospital as well, although that isn’t confirmed."

2014-02-26 - Small plane takes off then crashes and burns, on the island of Lanai (Hawaii), 3 killed, 3 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140227-42834-USA
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=9448082
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2023001707_apxhawaiiplanecrash.html
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/582734.html
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/lanai-plane-crash-kills-3-injures-3-more-13641.shtml

2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer hits median, bursts into flame, at 5:15 AM on I-77 near Statesville (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/big-rig-accident-fire-closes-i-77-near-hickory/ndcfp/
http://www.statesville.com/news/article_1d37d248-9ee4-11e3-8925-001a4bcf6878.html

Quote: "Officials told Channel 9 that a big rig crashed and caught fire in the median near mile marker 52 around 5:15 a.m."

2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer veers off road and overturns, on Highway 101 near coastal Gaviota (California):
http://www.ksby.com/news/semi-overturns-leaks-fuel/

2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-95 near the Walt Whitman Bridge in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ShopRite-Truck-Flips-Over-Spilling-Food-on-I-95-247143751.html

Note: Also see the two tractor trailers that burst into flame, one parked in the Port Richmond area and one on a street under I-95, in Philadelphia on this same day...

2014-02-26 - Tractor trailer overturns near Winding Waters K-8 school in Weeki Wachee (Florida), 1 injured:
http://hernandodailynews.com/tractor-trailer-overturns-in-front-of-winding-waters-k-8/

2014-02-26 - Two trucks collide head-on, one carrying explosives, explosion ensues, in Limpopo (South Africa), 5 killed:
http://www.enca.com/south-africa/five-killed-n1-explosion-near-mokopane
http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/apnews/2014/02/27/south-africa-truck-blast-kills-4-police.html
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140227/south-africa-explosives-truck-accident-kills-five-0
http://www.citypress.co.za/news/truck-explosion-leaves-disaster-wake/

Quote: "They were attending to the scene of an accident after two trucks travelling in opposite directions crashed. Police spokesperson Hangweni Mulaudsi has told eNCA the officers had been attending the scene when one of the trucks carrying explosives detonated."

2014-02-26 - SUV plows into electronics business in Downey (California), 4 injured:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/car-crashes-into-downey-building-247358721.html

2014-02-26 - Pickup truck hits car, both burst into flame, on the Dallas North Tollway in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/24833756/car-fire-shuts-down-nb-dallas-north-tollway-during-rush-hour

2014-02-26 - Pickup truck veers off road, crashes into building, in Longmont (Colorado), 1 killed:
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=379169
http://kdvr.com/2014/02/26/longmont-business-heavily-damaged-by-fire/
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25233531/longmont-dispatch-truck-crashes-into-building-catches-fire

2014-02-26 - Car veers over centerline, hits dump truck head-on, near Kinston (North Carolina), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/LENOIR-COUNTY--Head-On-Crash-Closes-Highway-258-South-247245601.html

2014-02-26 - Two cars collide head-on, at Highway 154 and San Antonio Creek Road near coastal Santa Barbara (California), 1 killed:
http://www.keyt.com/news/fatal-head-on-collision-at-highway-154-san-antonio-creek-rd/24701436
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/one_person_killed_in_head-on_crash_highway_154_20140226
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/02/27/2947035/nipomo-man-killed-in-head-on-crash.html

Note: This accident happened not far from that tractor trailer that veered off the road on Highway 101 near Gaviota (California) on this same day...

2014-02-26 - Car veers into oncoming traffic, some cars dodge, one doesn't, in Hadley (Massachusetts), 3 injured:
http://www.wggb.com/2014/02/26/head-on-collision-in-hadley-sends-three-to-hospital/
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/hadley_police_firefighters_res.html

2014-02-26 - Car plunges 30 feet off overpass onto road below, in Wilder (Kentucky), 1 critically injured:
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/car-drops-30-feet-after-going-off-i275-overpass-8815.shtml
 

2014-02-26 - Man, 25, hits car with his car, bites firefighter, in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/27/3659137/raleigh-police-charge-man-chased.html

Quote: "Nothing in police public statements offers an explanation into why the events began. Sughrue said there was no indication Gagnon knew the man or the girl."

Note: This guy chased a man and a girl in another car and kept smacking their car with his, then when captured he bit and kicked a firefighter and some paramedics. He apparently didn't even know the people in the car that he was chasing and hitting with his car...
 

2014-02-26 - Dog(s) attack and kill 4-year-old girl in Tallassee (Florida):
http://www.abc3340.com/story/24845021/4-year-old-dead-after-dog-attack

Quote: "A 4-year-old girl is dead after a dog attack in Tallassee. Tallassee Police Chief Jimmy Rodgers says the attack happened around 5 p.m. Wednesday on the south side of Tallassee on Lower Tuskegee Road. Rodgers says authorities are not sure how many dogs attacked the child but she had numerous injuries. Officials say two dogs have been taken to a local veterinarian for evaluation."
 

2014-02-26 - More bubbling reported in water near giant sinkhole in Bayou Corne (Louisiana):
https://lasinkhole.wordpress.com/author/flyingcuttlefish/
http://www.wafb.com/story/24844744/residents-who-remain-near-bayou-corne-sinkhole-say-theyre-losing-faith
http://www.thetowntalk.com/viewart/20140226/NEWS01/140226014/New-bubbles-found-Bayou-Corne-area-sinkhole
http://www.wdam.com/story/24812650/new-bubbling-site-found-near-giant-sinkhole
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/26/new-bubbles-found-in-bayou-corne-area-sinkhole/
http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/New-bubbles-found-in-Bayou-Corne-area-sinkhole-5269298.php
http://beforeitsnews.com/earthquakes/2014/02/more-quake-warnings-new-bubbling-at-massive-lousiana-sinkhole-video-dont-bypass-this-one-2489792.html
 

2014-02-26 - Vacant building partially collapses in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 8 seriously injured:
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/eight-people-seriously-injured-building-collapse-1916-prospect-place-2014-02-26-185500
 

2014-02-26 - Attorney General Eric Holder, 63, suddenly sickens, faintness, difficulty breathing, in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/attorney-general-eric-holder-hospitalized-104039.html?hp=f2

2014-02-26 - Mount Marapi spews ash in a 3-kilometer radius in West Sumatra (Indonesia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20140226-42827-IDN