2014-03-31 - Home explodes and burns on Sturgeon Bay Road on Drummond Island (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1025521
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=1025541
http://www.freep.com/article/20140331/NEWS06/303310113/Drummond-Island-house-explosion
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/03/woman_found_dead_after_drummon.html
http://abc10up.com/police-investigating-drummond-island-house-explosion-and-death/
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/state-region/woman-s-body-found-after-explosion-on-up-island/article_2e2cc50a-b90f-11e3-9054-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-31 - Home explodes, burns and collapses in Danville (New Hampshire), woman missing, probably dead:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/elderly-woman-missing-after-nh-house-explosion/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/31/firefighters-say-explosion-fire-house/QUlryhKNexv5QDj0tGlpbI/story.html
http://www.wmur.com/news/crews-fight-fire-at-danville-home/25248072
http://www.wmur.com/news/update-danville-home-collapses-in-fire-explosion/25249448
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/statenewengland/1032759-469/firefighters-say-explosion-fire-at-nh-house.html
2014-03-31 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in St. Louis Park (Minnesota), 1 injured:
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2014/03/31/crews-respond-to-house-explosion-fire-in-st-louis-park/7139617/
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/253306261.html
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3382421.shtml
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/03/31/st-louis-park-fire
http://hennepin.kstp.com/news/news/514412-crews-scene-st-louis-park-house-fire
Quote: "A St. Louis Park homeowner escaped her burning house after she and neighbors heard explosions Monday night."
2014-03-31 - Mobile home destroyed by explosion and fire in Petaluma (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140401/articles/140409951
Note: The home construction industry and mortuary and headstone businesses might fare pretty well with all these homes exploding. Explosive economic growth! I swear, I can put a positive spin on just about anything...
2014-03-31 - Natural gas processing plant hit by explosion and fire along the Columbia River near Plymouth (Washington), 4 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140331-43202-USA
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/31/3126858/explosion-heard-20-miles-away.html
http://www.twincities.com/nation/ci_25458689/1-hurt-natural-gas-blast-at-washington-plant
http://q13fox.com/2014/03/31/gas-pipeline-rupture-injures-4-sends-fireball-into-air/
http://www.khq.com/story/25118444/breaking-fire-and-explosion-at-natural-gas-plant-near-plymouth
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_crews_responding_to_natur.html
http://www.kptv.com/story/25118846/natural-gas-explosion-reported-in-plymouth-wa
Quote: "A large explosion and fire Monday at natural gas processing plant near the Washington-Oregon border injured four workers and led to the evacuation of about 200 people from nearby homes as flames and a mushroom-shaped cloud of black smoke reached high into the air. The 8:20 a.m. blast at the Williams Northwest Pipeline plant in the town of Plymouth, along the Columbia River, also punctured a liquefied natural gas storage tank."
2014-03-31 - Port of Brownsville hit by explosion in Brownsville (Texas), 2 injured:
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_48956284-b8f2-11e3-a586-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/explosion-at-port-of-brownsville-injures-two/article_c7d65f08-b8f7-11e3-987c-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-31 - Coal mine rocked by explosion in Linfeng Township (China), 4 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/four-killed-in-china-mine-explosion/article5855131.ece
2014-03-31 - Landfill burns in coastal Sydney (Australia), residents worried about toxic smoke:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/22304503/fire-fears/
Quote: "The fear of deadly toxins, though, was only heightened as fire fighters used asbestos proof suits to assess the mountain of smoking rubble, which has forced families to shut themselves inside their homes."
Quote: "But the police and RMS wanted to know if motorists were exposed to steaming piles of toxic rubble, while Fire and Rescue confirmed air safety checks were confined to the site. Mr Wren added: 'We do have a Hazmat Unit here spasmodically monitoring the smoke to make sure it's safe again for the workers and for Fire and Rescue staff.'"
Note: I think he meant 'sporadically', unless the people doing the measuring are having spasms, which actually wouldn't be too shocking. Also, will updated tourism literature mention the deadly toxins blowing around there? Just curious!
2014-03-31 - Landfill erupts in flame, flames 200 feet high, on the island of Anguilla (Britain):
http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46862:large-fire-burns-at-corito-landfill&catid=1:islands-news&Itemid=54
Quote: "Fire Consultant Jim Bunting from the United Kingdom described the fire as severe, with flames up to 200 feet high and covering an area of about two acres. Black billowing smoke was seen over much of the south and western areas of the island. The fire burnt profusely due to the amount of combustible material in the metal objects."
2014-03-31 - Pool supply business destroyed by inferno in coastal Seaford (New York), on Long Island:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/massive-fire-destroys-long-island-pool-supply-store-article-1.1740828
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/fire-at-island-recreational-in-north-massapequa-extinguished-1.7560391
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/31/Fire_at_Island_Recreational_closes_Hicksville_Road_in_North_/
2014-03-31 - Around 300 homes destroyed by massive blaze in Dimsu (Darfur):
https://www.radiodabanga.org/node/70122
http://afriquejournaliste.com/news/massive-fire-destroys-300-houses-in-south-darfur/
2014-03-31 - At least 20 homes destroyed by inferno in Rautahat District (Nepal):
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=71937
2014-03-31 - Underground fire could endanger community if it reaches nuclear waste, in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/new-epa-analysis-community-could-be-risk-if-landfill-fire-reaches-radioactive-waste-bridgeton
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/editorial-concern-about-the-bridgeton-landfills-is-not-enough/article_6281bf00-dc6a-5f07-a466-28e01a671794.html
Quote: "The EPA agrees that the heat will not make the waste more or less radioactive, or cause it to explode. But since no one knows what else is mixed in with the radioactive waste, a subsurface fire could potentially react with those unknown substances, causing an explosion."
Note: So we could theoretically see explosions blowing radioactive material into the air, and radon gas spewing out, if the underground fire reaches the nuclear waste. I hope it didn't take any rocket scientists to figure out that it'd be bad news...
2014-03-31 - Pilot smells smoke, passenger plane makes emergency landing in coastal Jamaica:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/01/3749760/crews-assess-jetblue-plane-after.html
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140401-43205-JAM
Quote: "Maintenance teams were evaluating a JetBlue plane at a Jamaican airport on Tuesday, a day after the Florida-bound jetliner was forced to return to the island because the flight crew smelled smoke minutes after takeoff."
2014-03-31 - Fishing ship 'Ho-Fu-Mei No 6' bursts into flame near the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.oceanuslive.org/main/viewnews.aspx?uid=00000850
http://www.nation.sc/article.html?id=241182
2014-03-31 - Large 60-foot yacht bursts into flame while docked in coastal Ladner (Canada), nobody aboard:
http://www.delta-optimist.com/news/boat-damaged-in-fire-in-ladner-1.937028
Quote: "A 60-foot yacht suffered extensive damage after it caught fire in Ladner Sunday afternoon. There were no injuries and no one was on board at the time."
2014-03-31 - Boat bursts into flame off the coast of Hayling Island (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/small-fire-on-cabin-cruiser-1-5969725
2014-03-31 - Train engine bursts into flame in Nashville (Tennessee), HazMat called:
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25116206/hazmat-called-to-scene-of-train-engine-fire-in-north-nashville
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame, explosion mentioned, on the Belle Vernon Bridge in Speers (Pennsylvania):
http://www.newscastic.com/news/truck-catches-fire-on-speersbelle-vernon-bridge-1608880/
http://www.wtae.com/news/truck-catches-fire-explosion-speers-belle-vernon-bridge/25254110
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/593724-speers-bridge-belle-vernon-bridge-truck-catches-fire-and-explores-in-pa/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/reported-big-rig-fire-and-explosion-on-rostraver-township-bridge/
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5866014-74/accident-belle-bridge
Quote: "Witnesses reported an explosion after a truck caught fire on the Belle Vernon Bridge early Monday evening. Also known as the Speers Bridge, the span carries Interstate 70 over the Monongahela River between Washington and Westmoreland counties."
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:30 AM at business in East Manchester Township (Pennsylvania):
http://fox43.com/2014/03/31/tractor-trailer-fire/
http://www.topix.com/forum/county/york-pa/T66CJEQF5AQ6CMLDR
Note: East Manchester Township is located on the banks of the Susquehanna River...
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 near Lorena (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/news/local/headlines/Truck-Fire-Stops-Traffic-on-I35-253301981.html
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Truck-Fire-Stops-Traffic-on-I35-253301981.html
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in Houston (Texas):
http://inagist.com/all/450740555606011904/
http://twitter.com/BillBishopKHOU/status/450740555606011904/photo/1
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 1 in Langley area of coastal Vancouver (Canada), another overturns:
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/semi-fire-rollover-cause-delays-on-highway-1-in-langley-1.1754685
http://www.langleytimes.com/news/253277751.html
http://vancouver.cityandpress.com/node/7614034
Quote: "A semi-truck fire and an unrelated rollover snarled traffic in both directions at 232nd Street Monday afternoon. The blaze broke out in the eastbound lanes near 232nd Street Monday afternoon, leaving little of the truck on the road beyond its charred wheels. A container truck hauling chicken feed in the other direction toppled into a ditch not far away, spilling its cargo all over the highway."
Note: One big rig burning and another overturning, same highway, different sides, same time - wouldn't be so sure those were unrelated. They definitely had a few things in common: timeframe, geographic area and the atmosphere...
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A14 in coastal Felixstowe (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/felixstowe_a14_firefighters_tackle_lorry_fire_1_3511070
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/felixstowe_a14_firefighters_tackle_lorry_fire_1_3511070
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/felixstowea14-firefighters-tackle-lorry-fire
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4:38 AM on the A5 in Shrewsbury (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/03/31/queues-after-lorry-hit-by-fire-on-a5-in-shrewsbury/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/queues-after-lorry-hit-by-fire-on-a5-in-shrewsbury
2014-03-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A20 near Capel (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/lorry-destroyed-by-fire-on-a20-a96320/
2014-03-31 - Tractor bursts into flame near Junction City (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/25120620/2014/03/31/train-delays-firefighters-rushing-to-tractor-fire
http://www.myfoxwausau.com/story/25120620/2014/03/31/train-delays-firefighters-rushing-to-tractor-fire
2014-03-31 - Truck bursts into flame on road in Makkah Province (Saudi Arabia):
https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/fire-burns-down-truck-load-000000650.html
2014-03-31 - Truck bursts into flame on the West Gate Bridge over the Yarra River in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/truck-fire-on-west-gate-bridge-causes-traffic-gridlock/story-fni0fit3-1226870541431
2014-03-31 - Camper-van bursts into flame on Clenchwarton Road in King’s Lynn (Britain):
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/van-blaze-shuts-west-lynn-road-1-5970919
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/video_and_photo_gallery_camper_van_bursts_into_flames_on_clenchwarton_road_in_king_s_lynn_1_3511570
2014-03-31 - Van bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked at facility on River Street in coastal Beverly (Massachusetts):
http://beverly.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/beverly-firefighters-extinguish-burning-national-grid-van
Quote: "At approximately 3:30 a.m., Beverly firefighters responded to a report of a van burning in a row of vehicles in the National Grid parking lot."
Note: They're lucky that whole row of vehicles didn't go up in flames...
2014-03-31 - Van bursts into flame on road in Sialkot (Pakistan):
http://pakistan.onepakistan.com.pk/news/city/293691-van-burnt-due-to-short-circuit-in-electrical-system.html
2014-03-31 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on logging road in Gastonia (North Carolina):
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/local/truck-fire-spreads-to-woods-1.298528
http://www.wbtv.com/story/25121109/truck-engine-catches-fire-spreads-to-woods-in-gaston-co
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Gastonia-vehicle-fire-singes-nearby-wooded-area-253264501.html
2014-03-31 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at Lake Road Cemetery in St. Albans (Vermont):
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/truck-catches-fire-in-st-albans-cemetery/47959/LL_qvH9fa0WjDf-shPBGTQ
2014-03-31 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on street in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/2831-pickup-destroyed-by-fire
2014-03-31 - Two cars go up in flames at 6 AM while parked at Walmart in coastal Martinez (California):
http://claycord.com/2014/03/31/several-vehicles-damaged-by-fire-in-the-martinez-wal-mart-parking-lot/
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9486068
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/vehicles-damaged-martinez-wal-mart-parking-lot-fir/nfPRb/
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame while being towed by tow truck on I-91 in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/meridennews/4082848-129/state-police-respond-to-car-fire-on-i-91-n-by.html
Note: Meriden's been having problems. A propane tank exploded at a work site in Meriden, mentioned in the 2014-03-19 update. A car burst into flame as a man worked on it, mentioned in the 2014-03-06 update. A noxious smell blew through Meriden recently, starting at 4:30 AM, mentioned in the 2014-02-21 update. Two days after that, a man in his mid-40s dropped dead in a hotel room in Meriden, mentioned in the 2014-02-23 update...
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on I-24 in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://clarksvillenow.com/local/vehicle-fire-reported-monday-near-exit-1/
http://z975.com/local/vehicle-fire-reported-monday-near-exit-1/
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame, ignites field fire, near Kamloops (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-112157-48-.htm
http://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/112157/Field-on-fire
Quote: "A car fire east of Kamloops started the fire. It has spread to a field and we have sent a three person initial attack crew to build a guard around the fire to stop it from spreading."
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on Cromwell Avenue in Waltham Cross (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/News/Car-fire-on-Cromwell-Avenue-Waltham-Cross-20140331143346.htm
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on the A64 near Askham Bryan (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11115261.Car_fire_closes_part_of_A64/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/car-fire-closes-part-of-a64
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/car-fire-closes-part-of-a64
https://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/car_fire_a64_e
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame at 2:27 AM in field in Ilfracombe (Britain):
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Car-explodes-early-morning-blaze/story-20886968-detail/story.html
2014-03-31 - Car bursts into flame on Oxford Road in Ryton (Britain):
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/car-catches-fire-on-road-in-warwickshire-1-5971817
2014-03-31 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Somerset (Pennsylvania), fiery crash ensues too:
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2014/04/01/Vehicle-fire-crash-close-lanes-of-Pennsylvania-Turnpike/stories/201404010162
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/crash-forces-closure-turnpike-between-somerset-co-/nfPsF/
Quote: "The lane restrictions began when the vehicle fire was reported about 9:45 p.m. Monday at mile marker 100. But the situation got worse after a turnpike service truck responded to the scene, only to be hit by a tractor-trailer and caught fire shortly after 10:30 p.m."
2014-03-31 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal Edgewater (Florida):
http://www.freenewspos.com/news/article/c/1420039/today/traffic-vehicle-fire-blocks-i-95-in-edgewater
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/31/Traffic_Vehicle_fire_blocks_I95_in_Edgewater/
http://www.wopular.com/traffic-vehicle-fire-blocks-i-95-edgewater
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/feeditem/traffic-vehicle-fire-blocks-i-95-edgewater
2014-03-31 - Vehicle bursts into flame at New Bridge Hill in Poundsgate (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28548&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-31 - Tractor, truck and barn destroyed by fire in Billericay (Britain), schoolkids sent home:
http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/11114865.UPDATE__Schoolchildren_sent_home_after_fire_in_Billericay/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/11114865.UPDATE__Schoolchildren_sent_home_after_fire_in_Billericay/
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/Barn-causes-huge-plume-smoke-Billericay/story-20886318-detail/story.html
2014-03-31 - Van and home destroyed by fire at 5:29 AM, dump truck damaged, in Upper Frankford Township (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_at_structure_fire.html
2014-03-31 - RV trailer and garage destroyed by fire at home in Saginaw (Minnesota), nobody home:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content/garage-camper-destroyed-fire-saginaw
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/saginaw-fire-claims-garage-and-camper-trailer/
2014-03-31 - Two cars and a shed damaged by fire at 12:46 AM on Thelwall Lane in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-involving-shed-and-cars
2014-03-31 - Jeep and garage destroyed by fire in San Bernardino (California), rare 1952 Ford Fairlane saved:
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/03/31/san-bernardino-classic-car-spared-from-garage-fire/
2014-03-31 - Barn destroyed by fire just at 2:30 AM in North Yarmouth (Maine), 500 chickens and 30 sheep killed:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Barn_fire_reported_in_North_Yarmouth.html
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2014/03/31/barn-fire-north-yarmouth/7104203/
http://www.wgme.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-fire-north-yarmouth-21736.shtml
http://www.wmtw.com/news/north-yarmouth-barn-destroyed-by-early-morning-fire/25242968
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2014/03/31/animals-feared-lost-north-yarmouth-barn-fire/uRiUFr4OTs2PwQGCEfUp8H/story.html
2014-03-31 - Barn destroyed by fire in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/03/31/several-emergency-personnel-respond-to-a-large-barn-fire/
http://www.rrstar.com/article/20140331/NEWS/140339884
2014-03-31 - New barn destroyed by fire at 3 AM at stockyard in Lafayette (Tennessee):
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/home_top-news/4045545/Stockyard-fire-hits-early-Monday-morning
2014-03-31 - Barn damaged by fire in Muncie (Indiana):
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20140331/NEWS01/140331007/Ind-28-briefly-shut-down-barn-fire-near-Delta
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10825873/
2014-03-31 - Transformer explodes and burns at 1:28 AM on pole in Fairfield (New Jersey):
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/passaic-avenue-closed-at-beverly-road-fairfield
http://thealternativepress.com/towns/west-essex/categories/west-essex-police-and-fire/articles/passaic-avenue-closed-at-beverly-road-Fairfield
2014-03-31 - Transformer bursts into flame in Williamsburg (Virginia), near the coast:
http://wydaily.com/2014/03/31/williamsburg-transformer-fire-knocks-out-power-in-capitol-landing-road-area/
http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-transformer-incident-wmbg-20140331,0,3391849.story
2014-03-31 - Transformer bursts into flame at courthouse in McClain County (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/electrical-fire-causes-evacuation-of-mcclain-county-courthouse/25253446
2014-03-31 - Sign business damaged by fire in the wee hours in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Crews-Battle-Early-Morning-Fire-253173831.html
2014-03-31 - 911 call center damaged by fire in Montgomery County (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9485634
Quote: "Investigators say a back-up power supply caught fire but the flames were quickly put out."
Note: Backup power supply means batteries, which means electrified copper...
2014-03-31 - Three garages heavily damaged by fire at 12:27 AM on Dorset Close in Frome, Somerset (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28541&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-31 - House damaged by fire at 11 PM in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), nobody home:
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1025319
2014-03-31 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:20 AM in Taylor Mill (Kentucky):
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/overnight-fire-taylor-mill-9938.shtml
2014-03-31 - House destroyed by fire just after 2:45 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-east-side-home-injures-1
2014-03-31 - Mansion destroyed by fire on the oceanfront in Falcon Cove (Oregon), near Cannon Beach:
http://koin.com/2014/03/31/falcon-cove-house-fire-destroys-upscale-home/
Quote: "It took firefighters from three districts to fight a fire in an ocean view house near Cannon Beach, Ore."
2014-03-31 - Multi-family home ravaged by blaze at 5:15 AM in coastal Salem (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/crews-battle-3alarm-blaze-in-salem/25243154
2014-03-31 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze at Lakeshore Apartments in Caledonia (Wisconsin), 18 families displaced:
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/apartment-fire-empties-three-buildings/article_3488a1de-b89d-11e3-a8c1-001a4bcf887a.html
Note: Caledonia is located on the banks of Lake Michigan...
2014-03-31 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze shortly after 5 AM, at Woodlake Oaks Apartments in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/slideshows/Photos-2-alarm-fire-destroys-westside-apartments-253185521.html
Quote: "More than a hundred residents were forced out of their beds early Monday when a two-alarm fire broke out. The Houston Fire Department says the blaze was reported shortly after 5 a.m. at the Woodlake Oaks Apartments on Ella Lee Lane near S. Gessner Road."
2014-03-31 - Apartment building destroyed by fire on Main Street in Republic (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/building-goes-up-in-flames/
2014-03-31 - Four buildings ravaged by huge blaze in Paterson (New Jersey), 5 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4-Alarm-Fire-Paterson-New-Jersey-Floor-Collapse-253307031.html
Quote: "Five people, including four firefighters who fell through two flame-weakened floors, were hurt Monday night as a four-alarm blaze tore through several buildings in New Jersey, officials say."
2014-03-31 - Deadly fire tears through home at 11:30 PM in Fitchburg (Massachusetts), 2 killed:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/31/2-killed-in-fitchburg-house-fire/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/2-killed-in-overnight-fire-in-fitchburg/25242796
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25114489/deadly-morning-fire
2014-03-31 - Deadly fire damages home on Black River Road in Pocahontas (Arkansas), 2 killed:
http://www.kait8.com/story/25117876/2-dead-after-pocahontas-house-fire
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25120540/2-dead-in-pocahontas-house-fire
2014-03-31 - Deadly fire burns through home in Thief River Falls (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-03-31/person-found-dead-thief-river-falls-house-fire
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/one-found-dead-after-house-fire-near-thief-river-falls
2014-03-31 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours in Springfield (Illinois):
http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140401/NEWS/140409985/1994/NEWS
http://www.wics.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_16386.shtml
2014-03-31 - Vacant house burns at 2:23 AM in Atlantic (Iowa), another home burns separately:
http://www.kjan.com/index.php/2014/03/2-house-fires-in-atlantic-overnight/
2014-03-31 - Vacant home burns in Hedgesville (West Virginia):
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/606728/Fire-damages-vacant-Hedgesville-home.html
2014-03-31 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Alorton (Illinois):
http://www.kmov.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Firefighters-battle-Metro-East-house-fire-253170631.html
Note: Alorton is just east (downwind) of the Mississippi River near St. Louis (Missouri)...
2014-03-31 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/vacant_house_in_flints_north_s.html
2014-03-31 - Vacant school burns in coastal Wellington (New Zealand):
http://www.3news.co.nz/Fire-at-disused-Wellington-school/tabid/1655/articleID/338158/Default.aspx
2014-03-30 - Man killed when vehicle explodes and burns on road in Lyndon Township (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_cb241fea-a984-5e74-a2a9-a9df46c3e80e.html
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20140330/WRT01/303300242/Man-dies-vehicle-fire-Juneau-County
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/man-found-dead-in-car-after-explosion-fire-in-juneau-county-b99236675z1-253175911.html
http://www.news8000.com/news/man-found-dead-in-burned-vehicle-in-juneau-county/25243716
Quote: "The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle fire on highways 12 and 16 in Lyndon Township, west of Wisconsin Dells, at 8:31 p.m. Saturday, according to the release. Witnesses said they heard an explosion prior to discovering the vehicle on fire."
Note: Things are certainly getting more interesting and horrifying now. Cars just exploding and killing the occupants as they drive? Nothing weird about that! Move along, nothing to see here...
2014-03-30 - Man found dead in burned-out car near Panora (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/person-found-dead-in-burned-out-vehicle/25252116
Quote: "It's not clear how he died. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating all possibilities, including suicide, but investigators said there was no foul play."
Note: He'd just gotten out of prison for an asbestos-related construction violation, then he stole a car, then he was found dead in it after it burned. Panora is right next to Lake Panorama...
2014-03-30 - Charred corpse found in burning SUV at 11:12 PM in Akron (Ohio):
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/body-found-saturday-night-in-burning-vehicle-1.477079
http://www.ohio.com/news/body-found-saturday-night-in-burning-vehicle-1.477079
Quote: "Authorities are investigating the discovery of an unidentified person in a burning vehicle on Yukon Avenue near Stoner Street."
2014-03-30 - Man killed when RV ignites at 4:40 AM in Hoo (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/man-killed-in-caravan-blaze-horr-a44731/
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Vehicles of all kinds will continue to burn, as they have been, and the number of vehicular fires will continue to escalate, inevitably resulting in a corresponding increase in the number of people being incinerated in their vehicles."
2014-03-30 - Mobile home destroyed by explosion and fire at midnight, second home damaged, in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wcnc.com/news/Early-morning-explosion-destroys-2-mobile-homes-253138511.html
http://www.wbtv.com/story/25110572/eyewitness-to-charlotte-fire-heard-big-explosion
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/east-charlotte-home-destroyed-fire/nfN4k/
Quote: "An early morning explosion and fire destroyed a west Charlotte home. There’s very little left to the mobile home on Shane Lane near Wilkinson Boulevard. The blast and fire also damaged the home next door. According to neighbors, the blast happened around 12 a.m. Sunday morning."
Note: Four homes exploded the day prior, mentioned in the 2014-03-29 update. Clearly homes - and other structures too - are exploding at an accelerating rate. And people are sleeping through this?! They won't be sleeping when their home blows up, I guarantee that! (Unless it's the permanent kind of 'sleep', of course.)
2014-03-30 - Sewer explodes in Siming South Road in Xiamen (China):
http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news35334.html
2014-03-30 - Big pile of ground up cars bursts into flame at 4 AM at recycling plant in coastal Garden City (Georgia):
http://wjcl.com/2014/03/30/fire-at-garden-city-recycling-plant/
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25112282/scrap-metal-catches-fire-at-garden-city-recycling-plant
http://savannahnow.com/news/2014-03-30/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-garden-city-recycling-plant
Quote: "Garden City and Pooler fire crews worked for about eight hours to extinguish a fire at Newell Recycling on Sonny Perdue Drive earlier today. Amy Headrick, with the Garden City Fire Department, said the blaze started around 4 a.m. Sunday morning. 'It was basically a big scrap pile of ground up cars that caught fire. Just a big debris pile,' Headrick said."
Quote: "Officials said about 500 tons of recycled materials caught fire."
Note: Any rust on the metal? Rhetorical question...
2014-03-30 - Four transformers explode and burn at 1:30 AM in Vienna (Ohio):
http://tribune-chronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/602038/Sun---1-57-pm--Fires-burning-in-Vienna.html
Quote: "Four transformers exploded early this morning, causing multiple fires along downed lines and trapping residents inside their homes. The fires are along Sodom Hutchings Road and Pin Oak Drive, just south of state Route 82."
2014-03-30 - Transformer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM in the Brook Street neighborhood of Framingham (Massachusetts):
http://framingham.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/transformer-fire-means-3000-plus-customers-without-power-sunday-morning
http://www.topix.com/forum/framingham/T5UB4BQQ2FSIBQA9G
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750cnm4ls/Transformer-Fire-Means-000-Plus-Customers-Without.htm
Quote: "About 10 percent of Framingham is without power."
2014-03-30 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole on coastal Nantucket Island (Massachusetts), 3400 homes go dark:
http://www.ack.net/Poweroutagesreported033014.html
Quote: "National Grid's power-outage map website was reporting 2,480 customers without power on the island as of 9:39 p.m..."
2014-03-30 - Transformer bursts into flame at intersection in Stratford (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/25113506/2014/03/30/transformer-fire-in-stratford
http://m.waow.com/w/local/story/112580574/
http://uswebdaily.com/news2/transformer-fire-in-stratford
2014-03-30 - Boat, RV and shed destroyed by fire at 3 AM in coastal Cygnet on the island of Tasmania (Australia):
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/tasmania-fire-service-investigators-looking-for-possible-links-between-two-blazes-at-cygnet-overnight/story-fnj4f7k1-1226869726757
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/cygnet-blaze-ruins-potters-work-tools/story-fnj4f7k1-1226870240066
Quote: "A boat and a caravan were destroyed in the blaze but firefighters were able to contain it before it spread to a nearby house. Within an hour, the TFS was alerted to a fire at the Cygnet Tennis Club on Louisa St. The weatherboard building was completely gutted in the blaze."
Note: Second link mentions the boat fire, but is mainly about another fire, 'suspected arson', that destroyed a man's business on the same day. Suspecting arson doesn't mean it WAS arson...
2014-03-30 - Boat bursts into flame along Flour Bluff Drive in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/25112284/boat-fire-sends-up-large-plumb-of-smoke
http://texas.icito.com/boat-fire-sends-up-large-plume-of-smoke/
2014-03-30 - Two tractor trailers damaged or destroyed by fire at granite business in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/mar/30/fire-naples-area-granite-business-consumes-two-tru/
Quote: "The fire then spread to a lowboy tractor-trailer. Both vehicles were used to carry granite."
2014-03-30 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at lumber company in Spotsylvania County (Virginia):
http://www.spotsyfire.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=388
Quote: "Around 6:30pm on Saturday March 29th units were dispatched to a tractor trailer fire on Lake Anna Parkway. First reports were a tractor trailer loaded with lumber near Camptown road was on fire."
2014-03-30 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at 7 AM while parked at business in Burlington (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/semi-starts-on-fire-in-burlington/article_7b24980e-b907-11e3-98f2-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-30 - Four trucks destroyed by fire at midnight, three more damaged, while parked at business in Pennsauken (New Jersey):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9484909
Quote: "Crews were called out around midnight Sunday to the Penske truck rental business located in the 1800 block of Hylton Avenue. It took 45 minutes before firefighters were able to get the upper hand on the blaze. Four vehicles were destroyed in the blaze, while three others suffered damage."
Note: They're gonna run out of trucks to rent sooner than is really necessary if they keep parking them next to each other...
2014-03-30 - Truck bursts into flame on the M18 near Rotherham (Britain), parked car burns separately:
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/96097/firefighters-tackle-series-of-blazes.aspx
2014-03-30 - Three vehicles destroyed by explosion and fire at 1:30 AM while parked at home in Peoria (Illinois):
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140331/NEWS/140339918/1994/NEWS
Note: They 'believe' this was arson. Witnesses, motive, forensics, surveillance footage? Nope, nope, nope, nope. Not a terrible assumption in normal times, though competent detectives don't start with any assumptions. Terrible assumption for the present. Maybe they'll cough up some of that evidence stuff at some point though. It has happened before, albeit rarely. In the meantime, just looks like more parked vehicles spontaneously igniting in the wee hours, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the air above closer to the ground. Peoria is also right next to the Illinois River and Upper Peoria Lake...
2014-03-30 - Van bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked in Summit Hill (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tnonline.com/2014/mar/31/van-burns-summit-hill
2014-03-30 - Van bursts into flame while parked in the financial district in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-fire-crew-puts-out-van-fire-in-Financial-5361372.php
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/30/SF_fire_crew_puts_out_van_fire_in_Financial_District/
2014-03-30 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Medway (Britain):
http://www.maidstoneandmedwaynews.co.uk/Police-called-van/story-20881828-detail/story.html
2014-03-30 - SUV bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, in coastal Belmar (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20140330/NJNEWS/303300072/Belmar-garage-damaged-from-vehicle-fire
http://www.roonte.com/www/belmar-garage-damaged-from-vehicle-fire
Note: Check out Belmar on a map. You don't get much more coastal than that...
2014-03-30 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Chennai (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Car-goes-up-in-flames-in-Chennai/articleshow/32962614.cms
2014-03-30 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway, fire spreads to home, in Alcester (Britain):
http://www.stratford-herald.com/local-news/7960-car-fire-spreads-to-house-in-alcester.html
http://www.stratford-herald.com/local-news/7963-mother-says-her-car-fire-proves-alcester-needs-overnight-firefighters.html
Note: All of the above vehicle fires were in parked vehicles. Vehicles need not be running nor have been running recently in order to spontaneously ignite now. Any rust or any electrified copper is all it takes, and virtually all vehicles have one or the other, and most vehicles have both. As a consequence, parked vehicles are going up in flames all over the place and, because people are unaware of the problem, a lot of homes and businesses are going up in flames too, after the vehicle fires spread...
2014-03-30 - Car bursts into flame at the Beaverbrook Roundabout in Leatherhead (Britain):
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/epsom/11115162.Firefighters_in_breathing_apparatus_tackle_car_fire/
http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/11115162.Firefighters_in_breathing_apparatus_tackle_car_fire/
http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/Car-completely-destroyed-Leatherhead-roundabout/story-20883568-detail/story.html
2014-03-30 - Car bursts into flame on Elizabeth Way in coastal Seaton Carew, Hartlepool (Britain):
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-after-car-catches-fire-1-6530950
2014-03-30 - Car bursts into flame on Bluestone Heath Road in Belchford (Britain):
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-caused-by-electrical-fault-on-sunday-1-5969554
2014-03-30 - Motorcycle bursts into flame while parked in underground carpark on Ferry Road in coastal Devonport (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28530&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Plymouth-causes-severe-damage-motorbike-garage/story-20881785-detail/story.html
2014-03-30 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Cecil Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/cecil-twp-auto-body-shop-damaged-fire/nfN38/
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5859876-74/fire-auto-cecil
http://olaselicas.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/fire-damages-cecil-auto-repair-business/
2014-03-30 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Chennai (India), nobody there:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Fire-breaks-out-at-auto-spare-parts-shop-in-Chennai/articleshow/32976003.cms
http://www.samachar.com/Fire-breaks-out-at-auto-spare-parts-shop-in-Chennai-od4uMQedcaa.html
Note: Also see the parked car that burst into flame in Chennai...
2014-03-30 - Barn destroyed by fire, another smoked out, in Galt (Iowa), 150,000 chickens killed:
http://kimt.com/2014/03/30/fire-at-wright-co-farm-facility/
http://www.woi-tv.com/story/25115341/fire-kills-thousands-of-chickens-at-iowa-egg-farm
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/fire-kills-thousands-of-chickens-at-iowa-egg-farm/article_a34018e8-b8c8-11e3-a8d6-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "The fire began late in the day after our egg processing shift had ended, in a barn where about 75,000 egg-laying hens were housed. In addition to that loss, smoke from the fire resulted in the loss of a flock of 75,000 hens in an adjacent barn."
2014-03-30 - Barn destroyed by fire, cars damaged, in Monroeville (Indiana):
http://wane.com/news/local/big-barn-burns-on-monroeville-road/
2014-03-30 - Barn destroyed by fire in on Nickel Plate Avenue in Nimishillen Township (Ohio):
http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140330/NEWS/140339994/10517/SPECIAL
2014-03-30 - Barn damaged by fire in Germany Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.eveningsun.com/local/ci_25452669/fire-damages-germany-township-barn
http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/york-adams/adams-county-barn-fire/25235470
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-fire-germany-township-7418.shtml
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/barn-fire-caused-by-spontaneous-combustion/article_77a3ecdb-99aa-54da-94d2-6c58d64b2deb.html
2014-03-30 - Barn damaged by fire on Alkire Road in Grove City (Ohio):
http://ohio.icito.com/firefighters-battle-grove-city-barn-fire/
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/25112465/firefighters-fight-galloway-barn-fire
http://www.wnct.com/story/25112465/firefighters-fight-galloway-barn-fire
http://columbus.cityandpress.com/node/7609540
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/03/30/grove-city-barn-fire-traffic-diverted.html
2014-03-30 - Large brush fire breaks out along the Missouri River levee near Hamburg (Iowa), spreads to docks:
http://www.kmaland.com/news/fire-danger-continues/article_221f2c3a-b8e7-11e3-8c04-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "The threat of brush fires was demonstrated by a large fire along the Missouri River levee near Hamburg Sunday afternoon. Hamburg Fire Chief Dan Sturm tells KMA News the fire began on the Missouri side of the border and spread to the boat dock near the river west of the community."
2014-03-30 - Brush fire erupts in creek bed near Lewisville Lake near Highland Village (Texas):
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Large-grass-fire-shuts-down-FM-2499-near-Lewisville-Lake-253121161.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/03/30/grass-fire-causes-traffic-problems-denton-county/
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/lewisville-flower-mound/headlines/20140330-13-departments-fight-brush-fire-at-lake-lewisville.ece
Quote: "The fire started mid-afternoon in a dry creek bed that feeds into Lewisville Lake."
2014-03-30 - Brush fire breaks out near coastal Palm Beach Gardens (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/brush-fire-burning-west-of-palm-beach-gardens/nfN4g/
2014-03-30 - Grass fire erupts, grows to 1500 acres, 2 homes destroyed, near Shawnee State Fishing Lake, near Topeka (Kansas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140331-43196-USA
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/1500-Acre-Grass-Fire-Destroys-2-Homes-Near-Silver-Lake-253128811.html
http://www.kctv5.com/story/25112686/grass-fire-burns-1500-acres-in-kansas
http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/fire-crews-battle-massive-grass-fire-north-topeka/
Note: So, above four wildfires: near river, near lake, near ocean, near lake, low-lying areas where highly flammable hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate and absorb into absorbent materials like dried wood, brush, grass, dead trees, leaves, docks, homes...
2014-03-30 - Sugar mill devastated by huge blaze in Gangapur (India), five homes burn separately:
http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/03/30/national/huge-fire-at-guts-property-worth-rs-10-million/387504.html
2014-03-30 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Norwalk (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/norwalk-home-destroyed-by-fire/25239860
Quote: "Smoke and flames that engulfed the house could be seen for miles. Fire officials said the fire started in the garage and spread quickly to the rest of the home."
Note: Car, lawnmower, ATV, motorcycle or scooter or something like that in there? Cordless power tools might ignite a fire too, if their batteries are charged...
2014-03-30 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home and vehicle destroyed too, in Rifle (Colorado):
http://www.postindependent.com/news/10834000-113/fire-rose-rifle-according
Note: Any porch or deck that has exposed rust (nails, screws, hinges, brackets, whatever) or electrified copper (exterior lights, dimmer switches, doorbells, electrical outlets) is increasingly in danger of igniting. These fires can be very dangerous because they start on the outside, so indoor smoke detectors may not go off until the fire has grown and cut off avenues of escape. Also, many of these fires occur in the wee hours when people are sleeping, though that wasn't the case this time...
2014-03-30 - Home bursts into flame in Acton (Massachusetts), nobody home:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/massachusetts/2014/03/30/acton-fire-displaces-family-three/q7aBD1fMIQao3CtgqD1x9I/story.html
2014-03-30 - Two garage apartments destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Houston (Texas), nobody home in either one:
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9484933
2014-03-30 - In separate events, home damaged by blaze and garage bursts into flame, in the wee hours, in Rochester (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/firefighters-battle-2-blazes-in-rochester/25234432#mid=18691725
Quote: "Rochester firefighters battled two fires Sunday morning on Portland Street and Bunker Hill Road. Flames forced six adults and one child from their home on Portland Street just before 3 a.m. Shortly after, a two-story garage was engulfed in flames when crews arrived at the Bunker Hill Road blaze. The person who lives at the home was not there, fire officials said."
Note: Around 15 miles from the coast...
2014-03-30 - Lodge destroyed by fire at Wilbur Hot Springs (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Wilbur-Hot-Springs-historic-lodge-hit-by-fire-5361583.php
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/30/6281217/fire-burns-historic-northern-california.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Wilbur-Hot-Springs-historic-lodge-hit-by-fire-5361583.php
Quote: "For centuries, American Indians attributed healing powers to the bubbling, scalding springs along Sulphur Creek."
2014-03-30 - Multiple homes go up in flames at 2:15 AM in Wellsville (Ohio):
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/572947/Fire-destroys-multiple-village-homes.html
2014-03-30 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze at 6:37 AM in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 5 injured:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-man-injured-escape-fire-article-1.1739485
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9484960
2014-03-30 - Deadly fire rips through home on Leading Creek Road in Grantsville (West Virginia), 3 killed:
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Three-Dead-After-Fire-in-Calhoun-County-253113731.html
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140330_24329.shtml
http://www.wowktv.com/story/25112164/three-people-die-after-a-fire-breaks-out-in-a-grantsville-wv-home
2014-03-30 - Deadly fire erupts at home/shop at 2:20 AM in Maharashtra (India), family of 7 killed:
http://www.pardaphash.com/news/massive-fire-in-maharashtra-7-people-dead/731461.html
2014-03-30 - Deadly fire hits mobile home at 1:30 AM in Andrews (South Carolina), boy killed:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/12-year-old-boy-found-dead-sc-fire/nfPGg/
2014-03-30 - In separate incidents, two vacant homes burn in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-hurt-2city-fires-overnight-26676.shtml
2014-03-30 - Vacant home burns in Athens (Ohio):
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2014-03-30/vacant-home-dubose-avenue-damaged-fire
2014-03-30 - Vacant house burns in the Las Vegas Valley (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/31/fire-vacant-house-causes-25000-damage/
2014-03-30 - Vacant home burns for second time in two weeks in Herrin (Illinois):
http://thesouthern.com/print-specific/rail-item/herrin-house-catches-fire-again/article_b7c0cf1c-2c18-5e3a-85c5-95e6f334b622.html
Quote: "'It's a house that burnt a week or two ago,' Jack Corriasco, acting fire captain, said. 'It was totaled then, and it's still totaled.'"
2014-03-30 - Vacant house burns in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/25109988/vacant-home-burns-firefighters-looking-for-a-cause
Quote: "A Dallas fire Captain says this is the third vacant structure fire in this neighborhood in the past several months."
2014-03-30 - Vacant home burns in Indianapolis (Indiana), third fire here in 9 months:
http://www.wthr.com/story/25111059/2014/03/30/firefighters-battle-vacant-house-fire-on-southeast-side
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750cnm7zz/Firefighters-battle-vacant-house-fire-on-the-southeast.htm
2014-03-30 - Vacant home burns in Grande Prairie (Canada):
http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2014/03/29/second-saturday-structure-fire
2014-03-30 - Vacant Coast Guard building burns on Harbour Road in Victoria (Canada):
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/fire-damages-former-coast-guard-building-in-victoria-1.935929
2014-03-29 - Vacant home destroyed by explosion and fire at 4:30 AM in St. Joseph (Missouri), third such fire in a week:
http://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/article_80c7aef8-e501-5f3c-9475-44a81728ee9b.html
http://www.bnd.com/2014/03/29/3135307/3-fires-reported-in-vacant-buildings.html?sp=/99/166/195/
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11363212/mo-officials-prove-string-of-suspicious-fires-in-midtown
Quote: "For the third time in a week, fire erupted in a vacant structure early Saturday, scaring Midtown neighbors and scrambling multiple fire units. 'I heard a muffled boom,' said Richard Watkins, who lives on North 16th Street. Mr. Watkins got up, went out onto his back deck, and all he could see was smoke. That was about 4:30 a.m. 'I went back inside and walked out front, where I saw flames and called 911,' he said."
Quote: "A fire also started with a small boom on Mount Mora Road last Saturday, causing $40,000 in damage, but no cause has been determined. A suspicious fire Tuesday on Buchanan Avenue destroyed another structure. All three fires in the past week have involved empty houses."
2014-03-29 - Home explodes and burns at 3 AM in Vars (Canada), nobody home, 40 homes evacuated:
http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/03/30/explosion-results-in-40-vars-area-homes-evacuated
Quote: "Witnesses told fire investigators they heard, and even felt, an explosion."
2014-03-29 - Home explodes and burns in Sohag (Egypt), 10 killed, 37 injured:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/agencia-efe/140329/10-dead-37-injured-accidental-gasoline-explosion-egypt
http://www.sify.com/news/10-killed-in-egypt-s-gasoline-explosion-news-international-od4gaecccjh.html
http://www.news.nom.co/10-killed-in-egypt-s-gasoline-8637309-news/
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/03/30/explosion-sohag-kills-10-injures-37/
https://www.ubalert.com/CXHb
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2014/03/29/10-killed-in-egypt-when-an-explosion-ripped-throug/
Note: He had some gasoline stored in the house. This could be the work of the Ghostly Match again, serving as the igniter for other volatile fumes in the air. It sounds basically like a larger version of the incident where an explosion and fire killed a man at a gas station in Danbury (Connecticut), mentioned in the 2014-01-22 update, and also similar to the mother and son who were incinerated at a gas station in Mehu (India), mentioned in the 2013-12-18 update.
2014-03-29 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Thunder Bay (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/possible-explosion-injures-thunder-bay-man-1.2591829
Note: Clearly homes are getting more 'splodey. Businesses too, for that matter. Once the methane hydrates really get gushing, things are gonna be crrrazy, like living in a warzone, with fires all over, buildings exploding, strange smells and people dropping dead and going crazy, that kinda stuff. This actually IS a war. It's just not one like the human race has ever faced before, but we have no choice but to face it, except to pretend it isn't happening until we're dead. Seems like that's the current plan...
2014-03-29 - Wood pellet company hit by explosion and 4-alarm fire in Mifflintown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_respond_to_four-a.html
http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/state/fire-at-energex-american-goes-to-four-alarms/25228120
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/4alarm-fire-at-energex-american-7407.shtml
http://fox43.com/2014/03/29/fire-crews-battle-4-alarm-fire-at-energex-american-inc-in-mifflintown/
Quote: "Officials say callers reported an explosion before the blaze spread to the whole building at 95 Energy Drive, off Route 75 in Walker Township, Juniata County just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday. According to dispatchers, the company manufactures wood pellets."
2014-03-29 - Market ravaged by blaze in coastal Manama (Bahrain), dozens of shops destroyed:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/bahrain/fire-guts-open-air-market-in-bahrain-1.1310073
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/29/Fire_guts_openair_market_in_Bahrain/
Note: There have been a number of devastating blazes at markets recently. Six thousand shops were just destroyed by a mammoth fire at 2:30 AM in Guatemala City (Guatemala), mentioned in the 2014-03-25 update. Two thousand shops were just destroyed at a market in Bamako (Mali), near the Niger River, as mentioned in the 2014-03-21 update. These are all open-air markets, fully exposed to whatever blows through in the atmosphere. Any electrified copper or rust at these places - and they're all gonna have one or the other and very probably both - and fire can erupt at any time...
2014-03-29 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, two vehicles burn, in coastal Fort Walton Beach (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/wrecked-car-lot-fire-fwb-42892.shtml
2014-03-29 - Recycling center hit by fire in Pembroke Park (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/pembroke-park/fl-pembroke-park-recycling-fire-20140329,0,741333.story
http://www.navbug.com/article93839142/fire_breaks_out_at_pembroke_park_recycling_center_sun_sentinel.htm
2014-03-29 - Tanker ship 'Sichem Amethyst' bursts into flame near the Port of Tarragona (Spain):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sichem-Amethyst-9354571.html
http://www.tottarragona.cat/ca/societat/16306-incendi-a-linterior-duna-embarcacio-ancorada-davant-del-port-de-tarragona.html
http://www.salvamentomaritimo.es/sm/sala-de-prensa/salvamento-maritimo-rescata-a-17-tripulantes-de-un-buque-incendiado-en-el-fondeadero-de-tarragona/
Quote: "In the morning of Mar 28, 2014, at 9.40 a.m. a fire erupted in the cabin area inside the superstructure of the 'Sichem Amethyst', anchored on Tarragona road six miles from the port of Tarragona. It forced to evacuate 17 crew members, except the captain, first officer and chief engineer, who remained on board to assist in the fire fighting efforts."
2014-03-29 - Boat bursts into flame at home in Rome (Georgia):
http://www.wrgarome.com/common/page.php?feed=1&id=14961&is_corp=1
2014-03-29 - Transit bus bursts into flame while parked in municipal building in Keshena (Wisconsin):
http://fox11online.com/2014/03/29/firefighters-battle-bus-blaze-at-menominee-public-transit-building/
http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2014/mar/30/bus-fire-at-menominee-public-transit-building/
Quote: "When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a transit bus inside the storage building fully engulfed in flames. Crews got the blaze under control within an hour, avoiding it from spreading to other buses inside the building. Roberts says the bus sustained heavy damage and is a total loss. The building’s interior had minor smoke and flame damage."
2014-03-29 - Two tractors and barn destroyed by fire in Summercourt (Britain), near coastal Newquay:
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/40-firefighters-tackle-Summercourt-barn-blaze/story-20879533-detail/story.html
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-03-28/41-firefighters-tackling-large-barn-fire-near-newquay/
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cnlmlm/More-than-40-firefighters-tackle-Summercourt-barn-blaze.htm
Quote: "It is believed the fire involved a tractor and a combine harvester."
2014-03-29 - Box truck bursts into flame at 7 AM in Kearney (Nebraska):
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/25109162/kvfd-called-to-vehicle-fire
2014-03-29 - RV bursts into flame on I-15 in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/RV-catches-fire-near-I-15-southbound-and-Mile-Marker-97-253053971.html
http://www.thevegasgeek.com/rv-catches-fire-near-i-15-southbound-and-mile-marker-97/
http://lasvegas.gotnewswire.com/news/rv-catches-fire-near-i15-southbound-and-mile-marker-97
2014-03-29 - RV bursts into flame on I-10 in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/25109213/motor-home-fire-closes-i-10
http://www.wncn.com/story/25109213/motor-home-fire-closes-i-10
2014-03-29 - Two vans burst into flame while parked in Laureate Paddocks (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/newmarket_crews_extinguish_van_fires_1_3502485
2014-03-29 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in Laredo (Texas):
http://www.newsdump.com/news/police-respond-to-truck-on-fire
http://www.lmtonline.com/articles/2014/03/29/news/doc53367a70957c2383879807.txt
2014-03-29 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame in coastal Singapore, one parked and one on the road:
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/2-cars-2-fires
http://news.asiaone.com/news/ride/2-cars-2-fires
2014-03-29 - Car bursts into flame on street in Chicopee (Massachusetts):
http://www.wggb.com/2014/03/29/family-safe-after-car-fire/
Note: Chicopee is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Connecticut River...
2014-03-29 - Car bursts into flame at auto shop in coastal Riverhead (New York):
http://riverheadlocal.com/breaking-news/police-firefighters-called-for-engine-fire-at-auto-repair-shop
2014-03-29 - Car bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on the M23 near Gatwick (Britain):
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11104302.Reigate_firefighters__M23_car_fire_call/
http://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/11104302.Reigate_firefighters__M23_car_fire_call/
2014-03-29 - Car bursts into flame on M4 slip road near Langley (Britain):
http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/03/29/98972-car-fire-on-m4/
http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/03/29/98972-car-fire-on-m4/
http://www.localberkshire.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/03/29/98972-car-fire-on-m4/
2014-03-29 - Car bursts into flame on Calvert Road in Effingham (Britain):
http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/Fear-horses-car-blaze-Effingham/story-20879541-detail/story.html
2014-03-29 - Car bursts into flame on Taunton Avenue in Whitleigh in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28520&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Crews-deal-Plymouth-car/story-20881080-detail/story.html
2014-03-29 - Car bursts into flame on Camp Road in West Coker, Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28515&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-29 - Motorcycle explodes as man works on it, in Telford (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/03/29/telford-biker-burned-in-petrol-explosion-at-home/
2014-03-29 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 4:36 AM while parked at home, home damaged too, in coastal Lewes (Delaware):
http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/lewes-firefighters-respond-to-danfield-acres-fire/1159292
Quote: "Capt. Ed Sharp arrived on the scene reporting a travel trailer fully involved in the side yard of the residence."
2014-03-29 - Two cars and home destroyed by blaze at 3:30 AM on Lincoln Lake Avenue in Lowell (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wwmt_lowell-home-loss-earlymornng-fire-19562.shtml
Quote: "Looks like it started in the back side of the house, potentially in a garage area..."
Note: Yeah, like in one of those two cars...
2014-03-29 - Two Jeeps and barn destroyed by fire in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25109136/fire-rips-through-barn-in-norwalk
http://norwalk.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/two-story-barn-behind-norwalk-home-destroyed-fire
http://www.thehour.com/barn-fire-at-fox-run-rd/image_9ff1db9e-b77f-11e3-b5c3-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.ctnewsfeed.com/norwalk/fire-rips-through-barn-in-norwalk/
http://www.topix.com/city/new-canaan-ct/2014/03/two-story-barn-behind-norwalk-home-destroyed-by-fire
Quote: "The two-story barn housed a work shop, two Jeeps, various tools and storage, according to the Norwalk Fire Department. There were also six boats and a couple of vehicles stored near the barn for the winter that sustained varying amounts of damage from the heat of the fire."
2014-03-29 - Car and garage damaged by fire in Anoka (Minnesota):
http://twincitiesfirewire.com/2014/03/29/fire-damages-anoka-garages/
Note: Anoka is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Mississippi River...
2014-03-29 - Tractor and barn destroyed by fire in Fox Township (Pennsylvania), 2 cows killed:
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/03/large-barn-fire-on-byrnedale-road-in.html
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/article_ab090bbc-b87c-11e3-9072-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.goerie.com/fire-marshal-investigating-barn-blaze-in-elk-county
http://www.erietvnews.com/story/25113370/elk-county-barn-fire-losses-high
Quote: "Surra said the barn measured 36 by 40 feet and contained a tractor among other valuable items — including the two Holstein Steer cows which perished in the blaze."
2014-03-29 - Barn damaged by fire at 1 AM on Fish Lake Road in coastal Demorestville on Prince Edward Island (Canada):
http://www.quintenews.com/2014/03/pec-fire-investigating-early-morning-barn-fire/61770/
2014-03-29 - Brush fire erupts at Marshfield Industrial Park in coastal Marshfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140329/NEWS/140325638/1994/NEWS
2014-03-29 - Wildfire breaks out near the Rio Grande, near Belen (New Mexico):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140330-43184-USA
Quote: "A wildfire that sparked near Belen Friday has grown to around 200 acres, according to officials, jumping the Rio Grande and moving into Socorro County where it remains active. There are five or six homes and a few barns near the fire, according to State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware, but he didn’t know how threatened they may be by the blaze."
2014-03-29 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Deptford (New Jersey):
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/03/29/trash-truck-fire-in-deptford-doused-by-fire-crews/
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2014/03/deptford_trash_truck_fire.html
2014-03-29 - Transformer explodes and burns on pole in Readington Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/03/electric_transformer_explosion.html
http://post.us/2014/03/29/electric-transformer-explosion-pole-fire-cut-power-in-readington-township/
2014-03-29 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1025064
2014-03-29 - Allstate Insurance building goes up in flames at 3 AM in coastal Toms River (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20140329/NJNEWS/303290041/1070/NEWS02
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/29/Toms_River_fire_severely_damages_Allstate_Insurance_building/
Note: Now THEY get to see what it's like to deal with insurance companies after a fire!
2014-03-29 - Building erupts in flame with popping sounds in Northwich (Britain):
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/11112406.UPDATE__Major_blaze_in_Northwich_town_centre/
Quote: "Eyewitnesses reported a noise like popping fireworks when the blaze broke out at around 11.15pm yesterday, Friday."
Quote: "A resident from the neighbouring Naylor Court said: 'It must have been around 11pm and I could hear what sounded like fireworks. I happened to look though the window and it was like a raging inferno.'"
2014-03-29 - Home destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Douglas Glen (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/home-destroyed-neighbouring-houses-damaged-by-douglas-glen-fire-1.1751924
http://www.news.nom.co/home-destroyed-neighbouring-8634793-news/
Note: Douglas Glen is just east (downwind) of the Bow River...
2014-03-29 - Deadly blaze rips through vacant building at 5:30 AM in coastal Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island (Canada), 3 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/3-found-dead-in-vacant-building-fire-in-charlottetown-1.2591242
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/29/three-dead-found-dead-in-fire-ravaged-vacant-building-on-prince-edward-island/
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Three+dead+found+dead+after+fire+ravages+vacant+building/9677509/story.html
http://www.news.nom.co/three-dead-in-charlottetown-8626925-news/
Quote: "'I cannot remember a tragedy with three people, of any kind really, in the city of Charlottetown in my memory,' Charlottetown police Deputy Chief Gary McGuigan told CBC News."
2014-03-29 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in coastal Milolii (Hawaii):
http://westhawaiitoday.com/community-bulletin/fire-destroys-abandoned-dwelling-milolii
2014-03-29 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in the wee hours in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/more/photo-galleries/fire-guts-east-van-abandoned-home-1.1505436
2014-03-29 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in Buffalo (New York):
http://wivb.com/2014/03/29/fire-destroys-vacant-home-on-michigan-ave/
2014-03-29 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Ossining (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://westchester.news12.com/news/fire-torches-vacant-ossining-house-on-state-street-1.7536655
2014-03-29 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Salineville (Ohio):
http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/549846/Fire-on-Water-Street.html
2014-03-29 - Vacant department store under renovation destroyed by huge inferno at 12:50 AM in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/03/29/crews-battle-monstrous-fire-younkers-building-des-moines-iowa
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2014/03/29/downtown-fire/7048767/
http://www.kcci.com/news/impact-of-younkers-fire-downtown/25229240
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/des-moines/2014/03/29/younkersfire/7054949/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-claims-iowa-department-store-building-23111428
http://whotv.com/2014/03/29/massive-fire-old-younkers-building-in-flames/
http://whotv.com/2014/03/29/younker-fire-chief-tekippe-talks-fighting-fire/
http://whotv.com/2014/03/29/younkers-fire-witnesses-watch-building-burn/
Quote: "The Younkers store was a landmark in Des Moines for years, but the building closed in 2005. In September, a Wisconsin-based company began turning it into apartments and retail space, a $36 million project."
Quote: "Witnesses recount seeing parts of the building collapse and fall off."
Note: So this was a vacant structure that was undergoing $36 million in renovations, which means it was basically a building under construction, and lots of those have been burning up. Buildings under construction - or undergoing extensive renovation like this one - are far more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem than completed and well-insulated structures. Also, two days prior, an electric meter burst into flame with a popping noise at 3:15 AM and the fire spread to a home, and in a separate incident, a garage burst into flame and that fire damaged the home too, both events also in Des Moines...
2014-03-29 - Vacant school burns on Valley Road in Edgmont (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=58102
2014-03-28 - Rolls-Royce plant damaged by explosion after nitric acid spill, in Indianapolis (Indiana), 9 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140329-43174-USA
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/rolls-royce-location-evacuated
http://fox59.com/2014/03/28/nitric-acid-spill-at-rolls-royce-3-injuries-reported/
http://www.wthr.com/story/25101708/2014/03/28/three-injured-in-chemical-spill-at-rolls-royce-plant
Quote: "Rolls-Royce Plant 5, located at 2355 S. Tibbs Ave., was evacuated after an explosion was reported around 1:30 p.m. Officials said a 250-gallon nitric acid tank leaked, causing the explosion."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is explosively reactive with nitric acid. Nitric acid has a flammability index of 0 (like water) and by itself is not flammable and does not explode. Expose it to air containing any hydrogen sulfide though and...boom! This is by no means the first mysterious nitric acid explosion and/or fire to occur and there will be more...
2014-03-28 - Restaurant explodes and collapses in Beijing (China), nearby shops damaged too, 14 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140328-43162-CHN
http://www.dallasblog.com/201403271010162/dallas-blog/breaking-news-major-explosion-strikes-beijing.html
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/explosion-in-beijing-restaurant-injures-14_920831.html
2014-03-28 - Propane tank goes airborne, hits car and explodes, in coastal San Leandro (California):
http://news.kron4.com/news/no-injuries-in-san-leandro-car-explosion/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140329/wire/140329470
Quote: "A man sleeping in a car in a San Leandro industrial park is unhurt after a propane tank exploded on his vehicle. KRON 4's Terisa Estacio reports the man was asleep in a Honda Civic when an industrial-sized propane tank came flying from the nearby Alcoe Iron and Metal plant on Doolittle at Davis. The explosion blew out the car’s windows and peeled part of the roof off the vehicle."
2014-03-28 - Underground electrical fire erupts in coastal Cowes in the Isle of Wight:
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/smoke-leads-to-road-closure-55121.aspx
Note: Also see the car that burst into flame on the Isle of Wight, the third in three days...
2014-03-28 - Landfill erupts in flame in Iqaluit (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/first-iqaluit-dump-fire-of-2014-officially-out-1.2589982
http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674iqaluits_overflowing_dump_once_again_catches_fire/
Quote: "The cause of the blaze is unknown. This is just the latest in a series of fires to break out at the dump. The most recent was in December of 2013."
2014-03-28 - Recycling plant destroyed by fire in Winkler (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1237428/fire-destroys-recycling-plant-in-winkler/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/fire-destroys-a-recycling-plant-in-winkler-man-1.2590326
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-destroys-a-recycling-plant-in-8615866-news/
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/fire-destroys-winkler-recycling-factory-1.1750039
Note: A massive blaze erupted at a recycling center the day prior too, in coastal Cardiff (Britain), mentioned in the 2014-03-27 update. From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."
2014-03-28 - Massive scrap metal blaze ignites at facility in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/03/28/Crews-battle-blaze-at-metal-recycling-facility.html
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-03-28 - Yacht bursts into flame at Emsworth Yacht Harbour, off Thorney Road on Thorney Island (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/small-electrical-fire-on-board-sailing-boat-at-club-1-5965846
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/small-electrical-fire-on-board-sailing-boat-at-club
2014-03-28 - Eurostar train engine bursts into flame at station in Kent (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-26786090
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/eurostar_train_evacuated_after_fire_breaks_out_1_3494698
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/eurostar-evacuated-after-engine-fire-9221155.html
2014-03-28 - Ambulance bursts into flame at 2:15 AM while parked in ambulance station, four others damaged, in Ardmore (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9482880
http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/news/local/2014/03/28/fire-damages-ambulances-ardmore/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/28/fire-destroys-ambulance-inside-ardmore-ems-station/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Ambulance-Fire-Narberth-252861351.html
http://media.mainlinemedianews.com/2014/03/28/photos-narberth-ambulance-in-lower-merion-damaged-by-fire/#1
Quote: "The cause of the blaze that left five ambulances damaged -- one nearly completely gutted – and an evacuation bus waterlogged wasn’t immediately clear. It did appear that the fire began in the rear of the gutted vehicle, according to investigators."
Note: Similar to the eighty boats, RVs and cars that were destroyed by fire two days prior at 12:30 AM at a storage facility in coastal Palm Harbor (Florida), mentioned in the 2014-03-26 update, except this time it was ambulances at an EMS station. Since all vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can ignite at any time, the more vehicles that are parked near each other, the greater the chance that they will go up in flames. The same thing has happened at businesses (39 tractor trailers destroyed in one incident), bus depots, municipal garages (dump trucks, plow trucks, garbage trucks), fire stations, marinas (58 boats incinerated in one incident), etc.
The longer that people take to wake up to the problem we face, the sooner we will stop being able to buy food at grocery stores or gas at gas stations or send kids to school or have garbage picked up or have snow plowed in the winter or have fire trucks to put out fires or ambulances to take people to hospitals, and so on. I don't know what anyone else thinks, but those seem like fairly serious problems to me...
2014-03-28 - Tour bus bursts into flame on I-80 near Ashby Avenue in coastal Berkeley (California):
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/03/28/breaking-bus-catches-fire-on-i-80-near-university/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/bus-fire-eastbound-i-80-berkley-closes-lanes/nfNCq/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25441111/berkeley-tour-bus-goes-ablaze-i-80-nobody
http://news.kron4.com/news/just-in-tour-bus-fire-on-eb-i-80-near-ashby/
http://www.kmvt.com/news/latest/Tour-Bus-Fire-Ignites-On-Highway-252975281.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bus-Fire-Slows-Traffic-in-Berkeley-252935611.html
http://berkeley.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/20-passengers-escape-burning-tour-bus-in-berkeley
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11362893/occupied-tour-bus-catches-fire-burns-on-california-interstate
http://inagist.com/all/449636150253076480/
http://www.topix.com/city/berkeley-ca/2014/03/bus-fire-on-eastbound-i-80-in-berkeley-closes-lanes
Note: First link has map which shows location of this incident and proximity to the ocean...
2014-03-28 - Transit bus bursts into flame while parked at bus depot in Howrah (India):
http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=834567
Quote: "One bus of the Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) caught fire this evening when it was parked in a bus depot here, fire brigade officials said."
2014-03-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just after midnight, near Revelstoke (Canada):
http://www.revelstoketimesreview.com/news/252971861.html
http://www.revelstokecurrent.com/2014/03/28/fire-burns-truck-passenger/
Quote: "Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Thomas Blakney said police don't have an explanation as to what caused the sudden fire. Police believe it started in the cab area and spread very quickly. Blakney said the incident was 'very unusual' and an investigation continues."
Quote: "A Surrey man suffered serious burns to the lower half of his body after a fire broke out suddenly in the cab of the tractor-trailer he was travelling in. Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Thomas Blakney said police and ambulance staff got the call just after midnight on Friday, Mar. 28. They responded to the single-vehicle fire at a location about 10 kilometres east of Revelstoke on the Trans-Canada Highway. When they arrived, the tractor was fully engulfed in flames."
2014-03-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-90 in Schodack (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/stretch-of-ny-thruway-reopens-after-truck-fire-1.7533075
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/truck-fire-shuts-down-stretch-ny-thruway-14999.shtml
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Truck-fire-shuts-down-stretch-of-NY-Thruway-5356908.php
http://www.boston.com/cars/news-and-reviews/2014/03/28/truck-fire-shuts-down-stretch-thruway/xG2PsShCrrtiLj3PxLVeyJ/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/750cnkvru/Truck-fire-shuts-down-stretch-of-NY-Thruway.htm
http://www.wopular.com/truck-fire-shuts-down-stretch-ny-thruway
2014-03-28 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in Anderson County (Tennessee):
http://oakridge.wbir.com/news/news/641412-semi-fire-shuts-down-i-75-s-anderson-co
http://www.navbug.com/article93727262/thp_reopens_i_75_s_in_anderson_co_after_semi_fire_wbir_tv.htm
2014-03-28 - Tractor, two vehicles destroyed by fire, garage damaged, in Elgin (Minnesota), nobody home:
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/fire-destroys-garage-three-vehicles/article_3fb345b3-4992-5767-83be-c5d3ca68997d.html
2014-03-28 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on US 72 in Glen (Mississippi):
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/03/28/5453127/fire-destroys-garbage-truck.html
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/25102971/fire-destroys-garbage-truck
http://www.wlox.com/story/25102971/fire-destroys-garbage-truck
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Fire-destroys-garbage-truck/44S6xSjxPUGddhwTROXwuQ.cspx
http://www.topix.com/city/corinth-ms/2014/03/fire-destroys-garbage-truck
2014-03-28 - Plow truck bursts into flame on East Madrid Road in Phillips (Maine):
http://www.dailybulldog.com/db/news/phillips-loses-plow-truck-to-fire/
2014-03-28 - Truck bursts into flame while parked on Rede Road, Hawkedon (Britain), fire spreads to barn:
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/hawkedon_lorry_fire_outside_rede_road_vets_spread_to_barn_containing_liquid_nitrogen_1_3495894
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/hawkedon-lorry-fire-outside-rede-road-vets-spread-to-barn-containing-liquid-nitrogen
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/fire-at-veterinary-surgery-in-hawkedon-1-5967164
2014-03-28 - RV bursts into flame while parked in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/28/crews-investigate-rv-fire/
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/192884-crews-investigate-rv-fire.html
http://saltlakecity.gotnewswire.com/news/crews-investigate-rv-fire
2014-03-28 - SUV bursts into flame while parked in carpark at shopping center in Bishop's Stortford (Britain):
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Bishops-Stortford/Jackson-Square-car-park-in-Stortford-closed-by-car-fire-20140328124029.htm
2014-03-28 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in coastal Portland (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Fire_destroys_carpenter_s_truck_in_Portland.html
2014-03-28 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at concrete business in Billings (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/news/billings-fire-crews-respond-to-truck-fire-at-concrete-plant/
2014-03-28 - Two cars burst into flame while parked in Kingsbury (Britain):
http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Double-car-blaze-Kingsbury-prompts-police/story-20877822-detail/story.html
2014-03-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments, apartment building destroyed, in Reno (Nevada), 3 injured:
http://www.ktvn.com/story/25096817/fire-destroys-apartment-building-damages-2-others
Quote: "A 3-alarm fire at an apartment building in Reno sent three people to the hospital Thursday night. Fire officials say it broke out at 9th and Manhattan streets in Reno, destroying one unit of the building and damaging two others. They say a car inside the garage of one unit caught fire and spread to the building. There are reports of two possible explosions inside the garage moments before, which investigators are working to confirm."
2014-03-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, carport destroyed, home damaged, in Colchester (Connecticut):
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20140328/NEWS/140329475
Quote: "The fire destroyed the car, a carport, a shed and part of a bedroom in the single-story home. 'I had been saying I need to get a new carpet,' Zawisza said, sitting on a kitchen chair that neighbors provided and clutching the laptop computer. 'Now it looks like I need a new house.' Colchester Fire Chief Walter Cox said damage to the house was extensive."
Note: And that's why it's dangerous to park vehicles near your residence now. Dunno how many hundreds of homes I've seen burn in exactly this way in the last couple years, but pretty many, and there will certainly be many more if people continue to park their vehicular firebombs next to their residences or inside attached garages...
2014-03-28 - Car bursts into flame on freeway in Houston (Texas):
http://news92fm.com/424584/car-goes-up-in-flames-near-southwest-freeway/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/woman-safe-after-car-fire-on-sw-freeway-feeder-road/25213760
http://news92fm.com/playlist/photos-car-goes-up-in-flames-near-southwest-freeway/item/424611/
2014-03-28 - Car bursts into flame on Beattie Road in coastal Coomera (Australia), on the Gold Coast:
http://www.mygc.com.au/news/coomera-car-fire-caught-on-film/
2014-03-28 - Car bursts into flame at Wort Wood in Broomfield (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28513&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-28 - Car bursts into flame on Staplers Road on the Isle of Wight (Britain), third car fire in 3 days here:
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-third-car-fire-in-as-many-days/
2014-03-28 - SUV and home destroyed by fire at 3 AM in Angola (Indiana):
http://wane.com/news/local/angola-family-loses-everything-in-house-fire/
2014-03-28 - Auto shop and sign company destroyed by massive blaze near airport in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kristv.com/news/massive-fire-destroys-building/
2014-03-28 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5:45 AM in Tupper Lake (New York), one sheep and two baby lambs killed:
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/plattsburgh/crews-respond-to-fully-engulfed-barn-fire/25209302
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1387892970/Barn-fire-claims-ewe-and-two-lambs-in-Tupper-Lake
http://saratogatodaynewspaper.com/index.php/news/news/item/3468-breaking-news-20-horses-evacuated-during-barn-fire
http://adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/542138/Three-sheep-die-in-Tupper-barn-fire.html
2014-03-28 - Barn destroyed by fire in Flamborough (Canada), some livestock killed, separate deck fire mentioned:
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4437663-livestock-lost-in-flamborough-barn-fire/
Quote: "Ten minutes earlier, 13 units were called to an outdoor fire on Tyneside Road that started on a deck and spread to an exterior wall. There were no injuries."
2014-03-28 - Barn destroyed by fire in Paris (Illinois):
http://www.parisbeacon.com/feature_stories/image_0bf40cca-b6f1-11e3-80e2-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-28 - Barn heavily damaged by fire at 6 AM in Saratoga Springs (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Horses-safe-after-Saratoga-racino-barn-fire-5358637.php
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140328/saratoga-raceway-horses-rescued-from-barn-fire
http://www.news10.com/story/25100612/horses-evacuated-during-barn-fire-at
2014-03-28 - Brush fire erupts in Thermal (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/fire-growing-in-thermal/25219868
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2014/03/29/thermal-brush-fire/7053341/
2014-03-28 - One building destroyed by 5-alarm fire at 12:30 AM, two more damaged, in Jersey City (New Jersey), near the coast:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/28/firefighters-battle-massive-jersey-city-blaze/
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/25098127/jersey-city-fire-rips-through-3-buildings
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/large_fire_destroys_jersey_city_building_displaces_residents.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/collapse_of_jersey_city_building_in_5-alarm_blaze_caught_on_video.html
http://www.kristv.com/news/five-alarm-fire-burns-down-building/
2014-03-28 - Shopping center damaged by fire in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/25098727/2014/03/28/crews-battle-southern-plaza-fire
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/crews-respond-to-fire-at-south-indy-shopping-center
2014-03-28 - Social club destroyed by huge fire in Liverpool (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/video-more-40-firefighters-tackle-6888203
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/more-than-40-firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-at-south-liverpool-social-club-2337649.html
2014-03-28 - Mixed-use building heavily damaged by fire in Linden (New Jersey), stores and apartments burn:
http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2014/03/16_left_homeless_after_linden_fire_damages_apartments_stores.html
2014-03-28 - Garage bursts into flame at 5:15 AM, fire damaged homes too, in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/garage_destroyed_home_damaged_1.html
2014-03-28 - Deck bursts into flame at home in Fayetteville (North Carolina), house lightly damaged too, nobody home:
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_1764f30c-54d8-57c3-93d0-6ec99ae96557.html
2014-03-28 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, home uninhabitable, in Barrington (New Hampshire):
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140328/GJNEWS_01/140329249
2014-03-28 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Berkeley County (West Virginia):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/fire-destroys-berkeley-county-home/21345/w3C0bY4YKk-MYwqMYF8Xdg
2014-03-28 - Home destroyed by fire at 4:07 AM in coastal Litchfield Beach (South Carolina), nobody home:
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/03/28/4127287/two-overnight-house-fires-keep.html
Note: This was an unoccupied beach home, maybe a seasonal vacation home. Story mentions another house burning nearby too, at 2:30 AM in Conway (South Carolina), about 10 miles from the ocean...
2014-03-28 - Two adjacent homes heavily damaged by fire at 1 AM in coastal Howard Beach, Queens (New York):
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9483001
2014-03-28 - Two adjacent homes destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Moundsville (West Virginia):
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/597653.html
2014-03-28 - Rooftop HVAC unit bursts into flame at high-rise in Cambridge (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighters-battle-cambridge-blaze/25213410?tru=BKAFJ
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/28/fire-breaks-out-in-cambridge-high-rise-building/
http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2014/03/2-alarm_fire_breaks_out_at_ken.html
2014-03-28 - Deadly fire rips through home at 3 AM in Dallas (Texas), 1 killed:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/03/28/man-found-dead-in-dallas-house-fire/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_9297ddc0-05cc-5993-a780-af7997c0c21e.html
2014-03-28 - Deadly fire breaks out at home in coastal Riverview (Florida), 1 killed:
http://tbo.com/news/crime/one-dead-after-fire-in-riverview-20140328/
2014-03-28 - Vacant cabin destroyed by fire at 1:10 AM, second cabin damaged, in Palermo (California):
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_25443207/fire-burns-two-small-cabins-palermo?source=rss
2014-03-28 - Vacant mobile home burns in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.okcfox.com/story/25095673/mobile-home-fire-in-southeast-oklahoma-city
2014-03-28 - Vacant house burns in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/two-story-vacant-house-fire-on-rich-street-20140327
http://wivb.com/2014/03/27/three-fires-keep-buffalo-crews-busy/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/First-Responders-Battle-Smoky--252751151.html
2014-03-28 - Vacant home burns in coastal Revere (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/25099093/fire-spreads-through-vacant-home-in-revere
2014-03-28 - Vacant commercial building burns in coastal Clearwater (Florida):
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2014/3/27/fire_clearwater_busi.html
2014-03-27 - Passenger plane engine explodes into flame at airport just before takeoff, in coastal London (Britain), 3+ injured:
http://news.sky.com/story/1233134/jet-engine-explodes-at-airport-four-hurt
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/27/london-city-airport-plane-engine-blew-up
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2590942/Three-injured-London-City-airport-closed-stricken-Swiss-plane-blocks-runway.html
Quote: "Mike Mompi, 28, who was flying to Switzerland for a ski holiday, said the Avro RJ100 was revving up on the runway for take-off when the engine 'exploded'. 'There was a large bang and flames which grew and grew and large chunks of what looked like chunks of red-hot metal started flying up,' he said. 'People started freaking out.' He added: 'In about 20 seconds we would have been in the air.'"
Note: And here's yet another plane being hit by explosion and/or fire. Such events are obviously escalating. Those 'friendly skies' are getting less friendly all the time...
2014-03-27 - Home explodes and burns on Maxwell Road in Gilmer County (Georgia), 1 lightly injured:
http://gilmer.fetchyournews.com/archives/5311-Major-Fire-Explosion-Maxwell-Road.html
Quote: "Gilmer County Fire Department responded to a major fire explosion which occurred earlier this evening on Maxwell Road. According to Gilmer County Fire Chief Tony Pritchett the Gilmer County Fire Department responded to a house fire on Maxwell Road early evening on March 27th. Pritchett told us there was one female in the home who told the fire department there was an explosion. The woman was the only person inside the home and she was transported to the hospital with minor burns."
2014-03-27 - Monroe Towers high-rise damaged by explosion and three-alarm fire in coastal Asbury Park (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20140327/NJNEWS14/303270037/1001/rss
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/03/asbury_park_high_rise_evacuated_for_fire_after_residents_report_explosion.html
Quote: "Munroe Towers resident Roberto Rivera, who lives on the eighth floor, said he heard an explosion at around 10:30 a.m. 'It was an explosion, I heard a loud bang, then the smoke began to come,' Rivera said."
2014-03-27 - 'Extraordinary event' in basement at huge fatal brownstone fire in coastal Boston's Back Bay (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/27/extraordinary-event-in-basement-sparked-fatal-beacon-street-fire/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/27/extraordinary-event-basement-sparked-fatal-beacon-street-fire/rP6gLVmvsQYwWgSbeimk7I/video.html
Quote: "Steve MacDonald, a Boston Fire Department spokesman, told reporters Thursday 'nothing has been ruled in or out' and investigators are focusing on the building’s basement and 'some kind of extraordinary event' that happened there. 'Something happened to have them call a "mayday" and the end result was we had two firefighters killed,' MacDonald said."
Quote: "Trained eyes and accounts from the scene of Wednesday’s tragic Back Bay fire appear to show that a backdraft caused Lt. Ed Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy to get trapped and killed. Deputy Boston Fire Chief Joseph Finn first suggested the idea Wednesday night at a news conference. 'The wind was blowing in off the Charles [River]. There was an explosion, what we call a backdraft, occurred. Again it was all wind driven,' Finn said."
Note: The question is, what was IN that wind? It's possible that some methane blew in off the Charles River and exacerbated the backdraft conditions. It's an odorless gas, so unless someone was standing there with a detector - which they weren't - then they'd never know, and it's highly flammable. This fire occurred at a four-story residential brownstone one block east (downwind) of the Charles River Basin in the Back Bay and killed two firefighters and injured 18 more people, including other firefighters, mentioned in the 2014-03-26 update...
2014-03-27 - At least 11 row homes destroyed by huge six-alarm inferno in Lewistown (Pennsylvania), state of emergency declared:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_11_homes_communi.html
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/update-six-alarm-fire-lewistown-7359.shtml
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/state-emergency-declared-after-massive-row-home-fire-mifflin-co-7383.shtml
Quote: "Fire officials from five counties continue to battle a six alarm blaze in the first block of Terrace Blvd. at Juniata Terrace in Lewistown, Mifflin, Co. Authorities confirm at least 20 row homes are affected."
Note: Lewistown is on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Juniata River...
2014-03-27 - Market ravaged by fire shortly after 2 AM in May Pen on the island of Jamaica, 47 shops burn:
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=51918
Quote: "Assistant Superintendent of the May Pen Fire Department, Orette Barnswell, says they got a call shortly after 2 o'clock this morning that some shops in the market were on fire. The Spanish Town Fire Department had to be called in for assistance. Preliminary reports say about 47 shops have been burnt. The damage is estimated to be in excess of $30 million. Vendors and shop owners in the market say they are puzzled as to what may have caused the fire."
2014-03-27 - Mattress factory engulfed by massive six-alarm fire in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Must%20watch/ID/2445146484/
http://news.yahoo.com/mattress-factory-fire-upgraded-5-alarms-144520700.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/27/firefighters_battling_threealarm_mattress_factory_fire.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/27/Mattress_factory_fire_upgraded_to_5_alarms_n/
Quote: "Firefighters are battling a massive six-alarm fire that has engulfed a mattress factory in the city’s north-west end. The initial call came in around 8:30 a.m. and was upgraded to a six-alarm fire around 11:30 a.m. involving more than 125 firefighters and dozens of fire trucks."
2014-03-27 - Recycling facility hit by major fire at 1:30 AM in coastal Cardiff (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-26781970
http://www.resource.co/business/article/fire-breaks-out-atlantic-recycling-cardiff
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rumney-fire-more-50-firefighters-6887956
http://www.kontactor.com/tags/recycling/read/201403280642ae.large-fire-recycling-centre
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Large-recycling-centre-outskirts-Cardiff/story-20876660-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/750cnkmv9/Large-fire-at-recycling-centre.htm
Quote: "More than 70 firefighters are tackling a large blaze involving 2,000 tonnes of waste material at a recycling centre on the outskirts of Cardiff. The incident at the Atlantic Waste Management site in Newton Road, near Rumney, began at 01:30 GMT on Friday."
2014-03-27 - Chemical recycling business erupts in flame just after 4:30 AM in Ottawa (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/innes-business-park-complex-catches-fire-in-east-ottawa-1.2588248
http://www.news.nom.co/innes-business-park-complex-catches-fire-8581793-news/
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/ottawa/innes-business-park-complex-catches-fire-in-east-ottawa
2014-03-27 - Eight million pounds of plastic pipes go up in flames shortly after midnight in Natrona County (Wyoming):
http://www.kcwy13.com/home/headlines/Mills-Fire-Consumes-252812111.html
Quote: "When units arrived, about 8 million pounds of plastic pipe were afire. Fire officials were able to save surrounding buildings and only the plastic piping was consumed."
Quote: "Firefighters from Natrona County District One respond to a Mills fire that started shortly after midnight. Plastic pipes went up in flames early this morning and officials say this is the largest fire they've seen in the area."
2014-03-27 - Underground electrical fire erupts in Bloomington (Illinois):
http://www.cinewsnow.com/home/Underground-fire-causes-smoke-to-billow-from-Bloomington-manhole-252900881.html
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10489259/
http://www.wopular.com/firefighters-scene-smoke-coming-manhole
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/cable-failure-causes-downtown-disruption/article_3c6b61fc-7b64-5641-ad3a-b7a1aac6fd08.html
2014-03-27 - Underground electrical explosion and fire ignites man in coastal Manhattan (New York), man seriously burned:
http://bedfordandbowery.com/2014/03/more-about-that-small-explosion-that-left-a-man-engulfed-in-flames/
http://town-village.com/2014/03/27/power-out-at-2-peter-cooper-buildings-on-tuesday/
Quote: "It seems a manhole fire is what sent a person on Avenue C to the hospital with serious burns Monday, but the exact circumstances of the incident remain unclear."
Quote: "Last night a fire marshal call me to ask about details of what I saw. I asked him if the explosion was from a gas leak. He said, 'No,' that it was an electrical problem."
2014-03-27 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole in Visalia (California), some homes go dark:
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20140328/NEWS01/303280014/1002/NEWS01
http://www.bako.com/visalia/news/Transformer-Fire-Leads-To-Power-Outage/104350/
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10498287/
2014-03-27 - Transformer bursts into flame near shopping center in Charlottesville (Virginia):
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Transformer-Fire-Knocks-Out-Power-in-Rio-Hill-Area-252662171.html
2014-03-27 - Transformer bursts into flame at university campus in Kirksville (Missouri):
http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=1024243
2014-03-27 - Yacht 'Asante' bursts into flame near the island of St Vincent in the Caribbean Sea, 1 killed:
http://www.jackfmberkshire.com/news/headlines/brit-found-dead-near-burning-boat-in-caribbean/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26780546
http://tevel1.com:81/news/uk-26780546
http://thenews-uk.com/news/brit-found-dead-on-burning-yacht-in-caribbean-mix-96
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2591030/British-man-53-dead-burnt-life-raft-Caribbean-police-launch-hunt-girlfriend.html
http://uk.gotnewswire.com/news/british-man-dies-after-caribbean-yacht-fire-bbc-news
2014-03-27 - Boat and three RV trailers destroyed by fire at 7 AM in Harwood (North Dakota):
http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/25088368/harwood-boat-and-trailer-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54793418/
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/n-d-fire-destroys-three-campers-and-a-boat/
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/430552/group/News/
http://1047mix.com/news/articles/2014/mar/27/fire-destroys-vehicles-near-harwood/
http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2014/mar/27/fire-destroys-vehicles-near-harwood/
2014-03-27 - Transit bus bursts into flame on street in Port Credit (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4433682-bus-catches-fire-in-port-credit/
2014-03-27 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on US 23 near Fenton Township (Michigan):
http://www.tctimes.com/news/car-hauler-fire/article_aca796f4-b5cb-11e3-8399-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/vehicle_fire_shuts_down_norhtb.html
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1024095
http://www.abc12.com/story/25089962/northbound-us-23-back-open-after-fire-on-car-hauler
Quote: "Motorists are being diverted off the road. Some cars on the back of the semi were reportedly on fire. A cause wasn't immediately known."
2014-03-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 63 in Denver (Colorado):
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/truck-fire-extinguished/article_8b7f3993-6354-542b-aeb0-f2d44eb6f3c1.html
2014-03-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A19 near Dalton Piercy (Britain):
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/lorry-bursts-into-flames-on-a19-near-dalton-piercy-1-6524806
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/lorry-bursts-into-flames-on-a19-near-dalton-piercy
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/lorry-bursts-into-flames-on-a19-near-dalton-piercy
2014-03-27 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at business in Lafayette (Indiana):
http://www.jconline.com/article/20140327/NEWS/303270011/Lafayette-fire-units-battle-east-side-structure-blaze-off-South-Street
Quote: "Mechanics working on a semi found themselves running for the doors when the truck caught fire inside 91 N. 36th St. about 10:50 a.m. Thursday."
2014-03-27 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Route 44 in Winchester (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25087028/route-44-closed-because-of-truck-fire
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/25087028/route-44-closed-because-of-truck-fire
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Route-44-Closed-in-Winchester-252616561.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54792451/ns/local_news-hartford_ct/
Quote: "Officials said a garbage truck caught fire while driving down the roadway."
2014-03-27 - Refrigerated truck bursts into flame while parked at business in Mosta on the island of Malta:
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/37399/fire_in_mosta_bacon_garage
http://www.di-ve.com/news/fire-breaks-out-mosta
2014-03-27 - Van bursts into flame while parked on Barnhurst Path in Watford (Britain):
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11107164.Firefighters_called_to_blazing_van/
2014-03-27 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Grand Island (Nebraska):
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/25095779/car-fire-spreads-to-garage-in-grand-island
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/fire-destroys-car-scorches-garage-in-g-i/article_1a4c8ca4-b613-11e3-8050-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.1011now.com/centralnebraska/home/headlines/Vehicle-Fire-Spreads-to-Garage-in-Grand-Island-252899931.html
2014-03-27 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Greenwood (South Carolina):
http://gwdtoday.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=29399
2014-03-27 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at rail station on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/car-fire-at-station-car-park-55084.aspx
http://wightislandradio.com/2014/03/27/car-fire-at-sandown-train-station/
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/car-fire-sandown-suspected-shotgun-cartridges-lie-boot/
Note: A car burst into flame on a road in coastal Shanklin on the Isle of Wight the day prior, mentioned in the 2014-03-26 update...
2014-03-27 - SUV bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked in carpark in Crowthorne (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/4x4-destroyed-overnight-fire-crowthorne-6883530
2014-03-27 - Two cars destroyed by fire, third damaged, while parked at post office in Kearny (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/three_fires_in_kearny_yesterday_quickly_controlled_left_none_injured_kearny_fire_chief.html
Quote: "Ten hours earlier, Kearny firefighters joined firefighters from Harrison, East Newark and Secaucus to battle a 2-alarm brush fire off I-280 at the 15.9 mile marker, near the Kearny-Harrison border, Dyl said. The fire spanned several acres, he said, and was under control by 2:45 p.m. The fire temporarily suspended some railroad transportation, including the Northeast Corridor line of NJ Transit and PATH service, as it 'jumped the tracks' and extended down to the Passaic River, Dyl said. At 5:07 p.m., Kearny firefighters went out to fight a second brush fire, this time a 1-alarm at 425 Bergen Ave., he said. The fire also burned for several acres along a railroad and was placed under control by 5:54 p.m., Dyl said."
Note: So some parked cars went up in flames at a post office and two brush fires broke out, one near the Passaic River and one near some railroad tracks...
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked at apartments in Twentynine Palms (California):
http://www.z1077fm.com/car-fire-early-morning-twentynine-palms-apartment-complex/
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/hampton/dp-hampton-vehicle-fire-closes-one-lane-on-mercury-boulevard-20140327,0,5958417.story
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame in Pelham Bay area of coastal Bronx (New York):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/9992528-firefighters-rush-to-scene-of-pelham-bay-car-fire/
https://screen.yahoo.com/firefighters-rush-scene-pelham-bay-231800132.html
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame on Broadway Road in Sanford (North Carolina), car fire ignites woods:
http://www.wral.com/car-fire-ignites-woods-fire-in-lee-county/13518172/
http://wral.m0bl.net/w/news-briefs/story/112447180/
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame on I-35 in New Braunfels (Texas):
http://radionb.com/news/local-news/article15989/car-fire-along-i-35-destroys-vehicle-causes-traffic-delays-highway
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame on Route 21 in Nutley (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/towns/five-escape-car-fire-in-nutley-1.752796
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame at 12:15 AM on Hayes Terrace in coastal Gosport (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/couple-escape-as-their-car-is-destroyed-in-fire-1-5962356
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame shortly before midnight, on Jemmett Road in Ashford (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentish_express/news/car-set-alight-in-residential-14739/
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at County Motors on Manchester Road in Northwich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-northwich_27-03-2014_9-31-19
2014-03-27 - Car bursts into flame on M62 slip road at Chain Bar (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/11106138.M62_car_fire_causes_commuter_tailbacks/
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-causing-delays-on-the-m62-1-6524301
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11106138.M62_car_fire_causes_commuter_tailbacks/
2014-03-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-485 in Pineville (North Carolina):
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Vehicle-fire-closes-part-of-I-485-in-Pineville-252620161.html
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/03/27/4797715/todays-traffic-smooth-start-for.html
2014-03-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 17 in York County (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/27/vehicle-fire-reported-on-route-17/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/traffic/dp-york-vehicle-fire-snarls-traffic-on-route-17-20140327,0,943586.story
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Front+Page/750cnjtzj/York-Vehicle-fire-snarls-traffic-on-Route-17.htm
2014-03-27 - Two pickup trucks, garage and two other buildings destroyed by fire in Greenback (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/maryville-blount/2014/03/27/greenback-fire-destroys-a-couple-buildings-trucks/6988719/
2014-03-27 - Truck, race car and garage destroyed by fire in Greene County (Tennessee):
http://www.kptv.com/story/25089680/fire-destroys-garage-race-car-truck-in-greene-county-authorities-still-investigating-cause
http://www.wkrn.com/story/25089680/fire-destroys-garage-race-car-truck-in-greene-county-authorities-still-investigating-cause
http://www.wjhl.com/story/25089680/fire-destroys-garage-race-car-truck-in-greene-county-authorities-still-investigating-cause
2014-03-27 - Mowers, tractors and storage building destroyed by fire at golf course in Douglassville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20140327/updated-fire-destroys-blackwood-golf-course-building-video
http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/03/27/two-alarm-fire-heavily-damages-union-township-golf-course-a-481075.html
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20140328/fire-destroys-blackwood-golf-course-building-video
Note: Within a mile of the Schuykill River...
2014-03-27 - Tractor and shed destroyed by fire at Tuckahoe Plantation on River Road near Manakin (Virginia):
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/central-virginia/goochland/fire-damages-mechanic-s-shop-at-tuckahoe-plantation-in-goochland/article_f0836026-b5a6-11e3-acd3-001a4bcf6878.html
Note: That's about 1 mile northeast (downwind) of the James River...
2014-03-27 - RV and garage destroyed by fire at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://www.thelaketoday.com/news/2014/mar/27/lake-ozark-home-garage-rv-and-six-acres-involved-b/
http://lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/article_8665ae24-b5f6-11e3-b633-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-27 - Barn damaged by fire in Greene County (Tennessee), one in a rash of barn fires:
http://www.greenevillesun.com/Local_News/article/Authorities-Looking-For-Info-On-Rash-Of-Barn-Burnings-id-328178
Note: $2500 reward offered if anyone can identify a person involved in any of these fires. I guess the authorities there haven't noticed that the PLANET has been experiencing a rash of barn fires...
2014-03-27 - Barn damaged by fire near Clean Water Way in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/03/27/truckee-meadows-fire-department-battle-barn-fire-southeast-reno/6973551/
2014-03-27 - Barn damaged by fire on Back Lane in Kingston Seymour (Britain), near Yatton:
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/crews_tackle_barn_fire_1_3491891
http://www.avonfire.gov.uk/north-somerset-incidents/1161-crews-called-in-to-tackle-barn-fire
http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2014-03-27/fire-crews-tackling-large-fire-in-barn-near-yatton/
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-barn-blaze-Kingston-Seymour/story-20873908-detail/story.html
http://inagist.com/all/449294566240169984/
2014-03-27 - Barn and trailer damaged by fire in Hilton (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Barn-trailer-damaged/story-20858470-detail/story.html
2014-03-27 - Electric meter bursts into flame with popping noise at 3:15 AM, fire spreads to home, in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/6-escape-fire-after-resident-hears-popping-noise/25190086
Note: There's that popping sound again, heard right as many fires have broken out in the last year or two. If you hear a popping sound at home, you might wanna take a walk around and see if something just ignited...
2014-03-27 - Garage bursts into flame, fire damages home too, in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2014/03/27/afternoon-fire-flames-higher-than-the-house/
Note: Des Moines is looking kinda burny there...
2014-03-27 - Cooling tower bursts into flame at high-rise in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kctv5.com/story/25089157/firefighters-battle-high-rise-fire-in-downtown-kansas-city
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2014/03/27/cooling-tower-fire-at-one-kc-place-quickly.html
2014-03-27 - Mulch bursts into flame in the wee hours along road in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/25086900/smoke-lingers-after-overnight-mulch-fire-in-naples
2014-03-27 - Two plant nursery buildings destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in Macedon (New York):
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/03/27/fire-destroys-buildings-macedon-nursery/6948779/
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3377156.shtml
Quote: "We had two buildings, the building to the west was more of a garage. The building that was involved on the east had the fertilizers in it..."
2014-03-27 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Lexington, Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/27/lexington-home-a-total-loss-after-fire/
http://www.presspubs.com/quad/article_33a08d24-b5b7-11e3-8e91-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-27 - Porch and exterior AC unit burst into flame at apartment building in Opelika (Alabama):
http://www.oanow.com/news/opelika/article_64e017f8-b5e2-11e3-8de6-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-27 - House damaged by fire on East Ocean View in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/BREAKING-House-fire-in-Ocean-View-Neighborhood-in-Norfolk-252756551.html
Note: Map in the story shows just how VERY close this house is to the ocean...
2014-03-27 - Home heavily damaged by blaze in the wee hours in coastal Warwick (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/03/27/fire-badly-damages-warwick-home/
2014-03-27 - House damaged by fire at 3:43 AM in Springfield (Massachusetts), fire started in basement:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/springfield_firefighters_rescu_7.html
Note: Started in basement, just like that deadly nine-alarm fire in coastal Boston's Back Bay in Massachusetts the day prior, mentioned in the 2014-03-26 update. Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas and will seek out low-lying areas, like basements. It's also reactive with electrified copper and rust, and water heaters are also often located in basements, and gas water heaters have pilot lights...
2014-03-27 - Home destroyed by fire at 12:40 AM in New Gloucester (Maine), second in 2 days, fourth in 3 days:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Fire_destroys_second_New_Gloucester_home_in_two_days.html
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Fire_destroys_New_Gloucester_home__displacing_family_of_5.html
Quote: "The fire that destroyed a home in New Gloucester Wednesday morning marked the fourth major fire in Cumberland County in three days, but there appears to be no correlation between those blazes or a string of Portland Dumpster fires set by an arsonist over the weekend."
Note: Ah, so homes AND dumspters are going up in flames in this town. No idea if those dumpster fires were arson. Haven't seen them mention any evidence that people were involved, so I'm not going to assume that THEY aren't making assumptions here. This town is east (downwind) of numerous lakes...
2014-03-27 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 6:30 AM in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29229857&nid=148&title=firefighters-keep-two-alarm-fire-from-spreading-in-salt-lake-city
2014-03-27 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/27/apartment-building-catches-fire-in-virginia-beach-3/
2014-03-27 - Apartment building damaged by fire in Aspen Hill (Maryland), near the coast, 50 families displaced:
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/2cea6b0d-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml
2014-03-27 - Apartment building heavily damaged by blaze in Somerville (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/25097810/two-floors-burned-in-somerville-fire-thursday-night
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/28/alarm-fire-engulfs-home-somerville/1wA64ArL9MnMWapXWU3UAK/story.html
2014-03-27 - Condo complex heavily damaged by fire in coastal La Cita, Titusville (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/brevard-county-condo-complex-evacuated-due-to-fire/25204346
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/fire-rips-through-titusville-apartment-building/nfMnX/
2014-03-27 - Deadly blaze rips through home in coastal Seabrook (New Hampshire), 1 killed:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140328/NEWS07/140329165
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140327-NEWS-140329759
2014-03-27 - Vacant house burns at 6 AM in Beltzhoover area of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/27/firefighters-called-to-beltzhoover-blaze/
2014-03-27 - Vacant home burns at 2 AM in Sugar Notch (Pennsylvania):
http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news/1285313/Fire-damages-vacant-Sugar-Notch-building
Quote: "Early Tuesday morning, firefighters battled a blaze at a garage at 895 Main St. The cause of the garage fire was deemed electrical. The garage and the building damaged by fire early Thursday morning are about 80 yards from each other."
2014-03-27 - Vacant house burns just before 1 AM in Mount Hope (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Fires-damage-vacant-Mount-Hope-house-252627671.html
2014-03-27 - Two vacant homes destroyed by fire, vacant apartment building damaged, in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2014/mar/27/developing-large-fire-breaks-out-line-street/
2014-03-27 - Vacant motel destroyed by fire in Melvindale (Michigan):
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11361640/flames-gut-vacant-mich-motel
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2014/03/27/news/doc533452e449249615642598.txt
2014-03-26 - Eighty boats, RVs and cars destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM while parked at storage facility in coastal Palm Harbor (Florida):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54789368/ns/local_news-tampa_fl/
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/pinellascounty/2014/03/26/palm-harbor-florida-west-covered-storage/6901763/
http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/fire-destroys-boats-rvs-at-palm-harbor-storage-facility-20140326/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/fire-destroys-rvs-boats-and-cars-in-palm-harbor-storage-facility/2171985
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-north-pinellas/palm-harbor/dozens-of-boats-and-rvs-destroyed-after-storage-unit-fire-in-palm-harbor
Quote: "The sheriff's office says a total of 80 recreational vehicles were destroyed including boats, RVs and classic cars at Florida West RV Storage Facility at 4470 ALT 19."
Quote: "Debbie and Dan Gosche are among the victims. 'We keep it undercover there so it's protected,' said Dan. 'Didn't work out so well.'"
Note: With all the vehicles of all kinds spontaneously igniting now, these places are increasingly dangerous places to park your vehicle, because if ANY of the vehicles has any rust on it or any electrified copper (e.g. a battery) then ALL of the vehicles might end up being destroyed when fire breaks out...
2014-03-26 - Vacant home explodes and burns on Dallas Road in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2014/mar/26/fire-burns-vacant-house-dallas-road-chattanooga/
Quote: "'I just walked outside and heard a big boom,' Booth said. 'The whole thing went up in flames.'"
2014-03-26 - Hog confinement facility damaged by explosion and fire near Kalona (Iowa), 2 injured:
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/2-Injured-in-Explosion-Fire-at-Hog-Confinement-Building-252695211.html
2014-03-26 - Nine-alarm inferno rips through 4-story brownstone in coastal Boston (Massachusetts), 2 killed, 18 injured:
http://wpri.com/2014/03/26/2-firefighters-injured-in-9-alarm-boston-blaze/
http://www.whdh.com/story/25081487/photos-back-bay-fire
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/26/2-boston-firefighters-reportedly-killed-in-blaze/
http://www.wmur.com/news/firefighter-trapped-in-basement-in-9alarm-fire-in-boston/25178042
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boston-firefighters-battle-massive-brownstone-fire-n63161
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/5-firefighters-injured-boston-fire-department-battles-9-alarm-fire-article-1.1735674
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/26/firefighters-battling-alarm-fire-back-bay/Hxw6tT2c9OJWNd0HRV6UrI/story.html
Quote: "Two firefighters were killed when a massive 9-alarm, wind-whipped fire in Boston's Back Bay trapped them in the basement of a four-story building."
Note: This residential building is one block east (downwind) of the Charles River Basin in Boston's Back Bay area...
2014-03-26 - Recycling plant erupts in flame in Berlin (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Christian-Lane-in-Berlin-Closed-252491051.html
http://www.newbritainherald.com/articles/2014/03/27/news/doc53338d181a832789998449.txt
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/connecticut/fire-at-berlin-recycling-plant/
Quote: "Christian Lane in Berlin is closed as emergency crews battle a fire. Flames broke out at Automated Material Handling at 655 Christian Lane Wednesday afternoon."
2014-03-26 - Landfill erupts in flame, fire gets huge, on the island of St. Kitts:
http://www.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/86434
2014-03-26 - Wood chip plant hit by major fire in Hanson (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/large-log-fire-breaks-out-at-hanson-wood-chip-plant/25172578
2014-03-26 - Lingerie factory ravaged by deadly blaze in Puning County (China), 11 killed, 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140326-43145-CHN
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/26/fire-in-lingerie-factory-in-southern-china-kills-11/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fire-chinese-lingerie-factory-kills-11-23063501
Note: Clothing, wood, absorbent materials...
2014-03-26 - Underground dump fire still burning after two months, in Fell Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/photo/crew-continues-two-month-long-battle-against-underground-blaze-n63131
2014-03-26 - Transformer bursts into flame in Mattawan (Michigan), schools close early:
http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wwmt_transformer-fire-leads-power-outage-mattawan-area-19470.shtml
2014-03-26 - Transformer bursts into flame in Richmond (Virginia), 5300 homes go dark:
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25075700/5000
http://www.wfla.com/story/25075700/5000
http://www.nbc12.com/story/25075700/5000
2014-03-26 - Firecracker factory explodes and burns in Vennur (India). nobody there at the time:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Another-Explosion-in-a-Cracker-Unit/2014/03/27/article2132557.ece#.UzP1v1fDUV0
Quote: "According to Santhosh Kumar, Chelakkara Circle Inspector, the cracker unit caught fire from unknown sources and exploded with a deafening sound, triggering panic in the area. None were injured in the accident as everyone had gone out for lunch."
Note: From the title, the use of the word 'another', there've obviously been a number of these factories exploding. More fires and explosions around the world generally, so of course there will be more fires and explosions at these types of places...
2014-03-26 - Police motorcycle bursts into flame when started, fire spreads, 17 motorcycles burn, in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/fire-chars-17-atlanta-police-motorcycles/nfLw7/
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/25075377/fire-damages-atlanta-police-motorcycles
http://www.atlantaintownpaper.com/2014/03/overnight-fires-damage-police-motorcycles-home/
2014-03-26 - Cargo ship bursts into flame off the coast near Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Fire-damage-to-Phuket-LPG-cargo-ship-estimated-at-B400k/18116#ad-image-0
2014-03-26 - Large fishing vessel bursts into flame in coastal Newlyn Harbor (Britain):
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Boat-Newlyn/story-20855238-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750cnj6wp/Boat-fire-in-Newlyn.htm
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11104174.Crews_tackle_fire_on_board_large_fishing_boat_in_Newlyn/
Quote: "Firefighters were called out to tackle a fire on board a large fishing boat in Newlyn Harbour. Crews from Penzance were called to a report of a fire in a large fishing vessel just after 4pm today."
2014-03-26 - Ambulance bursts into flame while parked inside fire station in Greenfield (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/25077019/2014/03/26/ambulance-catches-fire-inside-indiana-fire-station
2014-03-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Darien (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/stamford411/2014/03/26/tanker-truck-on-fire-in-darien-on-i-95/
http://www.darientimes.com/30048/truck-fire-stops-traffic-in-darien-no-injuries/
http://darien.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/tractor-trailer-fire-near-i-95-southbound-service-plaza-darien
http://stamfordroundup.blogspot.com/2014/03/tractor-trailer-on-fire-near-i-95.html
Quote: "Neighbors reported hearing an explosion just before the fire call came in. Firefighters have responded to the fire near the Stamford border and said the truck is 'fully involved.'"
2014-03-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Franklin Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/03/26/truck-fire-shuts-down-lane-on-turnpike/
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-turnpike/25173258
2014-03-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at midnight on I-69 near Muncie (Indiana):
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20140326/NEWS01/140326006/Semi-burns-intersection-69-28
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10466288/
2014-03-26 - Semi tractor bursts into flame on Highway 14 near Owatonna (Minnesota):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/26/semi-on-fire-highway-14-traffic-stopped/
http://www.kttc.com/story/25079235/2014/03/26/highway-14-closed-four-miles-east-of-owatonna-due-to-semi-fire
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/truck-fire-closes-u-s-near-owatonna/article_39ad6034-b503-11e3-bf35-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/news/local/article_e0d5e0d0-a5a3-50d7-bb46-ee1f6fa38ae3.html
2014-03-26 - Two tractors and shed destroyed by fire near Perry (Illinois):
http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=1023955#.UzPEblfDUV0
Quote: "Several pieces of equipment and machinery were lost in the fire, including a John Deere tractor and a restored, antique Oliver tractor."
2014-03-26 - Sewer maintenace truck bursts into flame while parked in Marshalltown (Iowa):
https://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/569885/Fire-destroys-truck-cabin.html
2014-03-26 - Box truck bursts into flame on the M6 near Walsall (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/m6-van-fire-delays-motorway-6879582
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-03-26/delays-on-the-m6-after-van-catches-fire/
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2014/03/26/truck-fire-shuts-busy-stretch-of-m6-in-the-west-midlands/
http://www.connectcannock.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-sparks-traffic-chaos/9934/
2014-03-26 - RV bursts into flame while parked at stockyard, fire spreads, in Calhoun (Georgia):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/calhoun_times/news/police_fire/firefighters-extinguish-fire-near-calhoun-stockyard/article_08676b9a-b518-11e3-9924-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "An RV fire that spread near the Calhoun Stockyard held Gordon County Firefighters on scene for 4 hours, according to GCFD."
2014-03-26 - RV bursts into flame as man works on it at home in Bristol Township (Pennsylvania):
http://levittownnow.com/2014/03/26/rv-goes-flames-bristol-twp/
2014-03-26 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Black Mill Lane between Headcorn and Staplehurst (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/firefighters-tackle-suspicious-caravan-blaze-14802/
http://kentlocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/26/firefighters-called-to-caravan-on-fire-in-black-mill-lane-between-headcorn-and-staplehurst/
2014-03-26 - Van bursts into flame on road in Havelock (North Carolina):
http://www.havenews.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-carolina-cab-van-in-havelock-1.296483
2014-03-26 - Van bursts into flame on Riverview Drive in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland), near the River Don:
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/eetv/video-van-driver-escapes-fireball-in-aberdeen-1.287555
2014-03-26 - Van bursts into flame while parked on Mansell Close in Eastwood (Britain):
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/southend/11102440.Firefighters_extinguish_Eastwood_van_fire/
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/11102440.Firefighters_extinguish_Eastwood_van_fire/
2014-03-26 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked inside parking garage at hospital in Bel Air (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/belair/ph-ag-car-fire-0328-20140326,0,7664028.story
http://www.topix.com/city/bel-air-md/2014/03/bel-air-hospital-parking-garage-offices-evacuated-after-vehicle-fire
Quote: "Firefighters and Bel Air police officers responded to the Pavilion II garage along Upper Chesapeake Drive, where a Toyota Sienna minivan was on fire. People who were in the 11 office suites in the top levels of the garage, as well as those in the parking levels, were evacuated from the garage, according to Amy Myers, safety manager for the Bel Air medical center and Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, which is part of Upper Chesapeake Health."
2014-03-26 - Pickup truck and SUV destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM while parked inside garage at home in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/03/26/phoenix-fire-damages-house-family-escapes/6908373/
http://www.kpho.com/story/25077887/garage-fire-displaces-phoenix-family-of-6
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/fire-destroys-vehicles-in-phoenix-home-s-garage/article_ccdd3008-f6cb-587d-8530-33f3d9ff8c19.html
Quote: "The fire started with two vehicles, an SUV and small truck, in the garage and spread to the attic causing severe damage, Jacobs said. The fire also spread to the front of a third car parked outside of the garage but close to its door, Jacobs said."
Note: People still park vehicles inside attached garages?! That's crrrrazy! It's actually something of a self-correcting problem though - if you keep parking vehicles in an attached garage then you'll eventually end up with no vehicles OR garage, maybe no home either. Tada, problem solved!
2014-03-26 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Ansonia (Connecticut):
http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/archives/entry/fire_marshal_ansonia_truck_fire_probably_arson
2014-03-26 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Prestbury Road in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-in-macclesfield
2014-03-26 - Patrol car bursts into flame while parked in Conroe (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9481345
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/cpd-car-total-loss/article_da771292-c91a-5e95-b484-d987f3f2f593.html
Quote: "Conroe police are trying to determine what caused one of their patrol units to catch fire Wednesday afternoon."
2014-03-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked at high school in Syracuse (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/03/26/car-destroyed-fire-syracuse-high
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/26/video-car-burns-in-utah-high-school-parking-lot/
2014-03-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Burnalwood area of coastal San Francisco (California):
http://bernalwood.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/dramatic-car-fire-awakens-eugenia-neighbors/
2014-03-26 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking garage in downtown Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25077801/crews-battle-fire-at-downtown-memphis-parking-garage
2014-03-26 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Greenwich (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/realtime/2014/03/26/i95-car-fire-handled-by-greenwich-fire-department/
2014-03-26 - Car bursts into flame on road in Dearborn County (Indiana), driver not found:
http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/driver-missing-vehicle-fire/
Note: I bet what happened was the car broke down, so the driver pulled over and caught a ride from someone, or walked, and then later the car burst into flame, with nobody there. Seen that numerous times now...
2014-03-26 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Shanklin on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/car-fire/
http://iwcp.co.uk/news/news/car-fire-tackled-55073.aspx
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/car-fire-closes-shanklin-road/
2014-03-26 - Car bursts into flame on Longridge Avenue in Saltdean (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11102525.Car_fire_in_Saltdean_closes_road/
http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2014/03/27/man-suffers-burns-in-car-fire-in-brighton/28277
2014-03-26 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-64 near Milton (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/25083715/vehicle-fire-leads-to-two-vehicle-accidents-in-milton-wv
2014-03-26 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at 1:29 AM while parked on Libson Close in Cinnamon Brow, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/motorbike-on-fire-in-warrington_26-03-2014_9-31-19
2014-03-26 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked inside building in Odessa (Texas), fire spreads to second trailer:
http://www.newswest9.com/story/25080719/fire-crews-fighting-rv-fire-in-odessa
http://www.permianbasin360.com/story/d/story/fire-damages-two-travel-trailers-and-a-building-in/62925/oG9Nt41_RUSbjsvp4e-_-Q
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/fire-damages-two-travel-trailers-and-a-building/
2014-03-26 - Car, trailer and building destroyed by fire in Stoneville (North Carolina):
http://www.news-record.com/news/rockingham_county/article_21429784-b518-11e3-b00f-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-26 - Pickup truck and barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Methuen (Massachusetts):
http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x1387889058/Firefighters-save-Methuen-house-from-2-alarm-barn-blaze
http://www.necn.com/03/26/14/Barn-fire-reported-in-Methuen-Mass/landing.html?blockID=864316
http://www.csnne.com/article/barn-fire-reported-methuen-mass
2014-03-26 - Auto shop destroyed by fire shortly after 3 AM in Randolph (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/26/news/augusta/randolph-business-leveled-by-fire/
Note: Randolph is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Kennebec River...
2014-03-26 - Barn destroyed by fire shortly before 2:30 AM in Telscombe Village (Britain), 20+ sheep killed:
http://m.theargus.co.uk/news/11104318.More_than_20_sheep_die_in_Telscombe_barn_fire/
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11102305.Four_sheep_die_in_Telscombe_Village_barn_fire/
2014-03-26 - Hog barn destroyed by fire in Adams (Minnesota):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/26/large-barn-fire/
2014-03-26 - Barn heavily damaged by fire near Tresillian (Britain):
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/11103086.Firefighters_tackle_large_barn_fire_at_Tresillian/
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/11103086.Firefighters_tackle_large_barn_fire_at_Tresillian__PICTURES/
2014-03-26 - Island erupts in flame in the middle of Lake Lanier (Georgia):
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/97388/
Quote: "Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell said a fire burning Wednesday on a 10-acre island in the middle of Lake Lanier would be allowed to burn itself out. Fire crews were dispatched to the island and found it about 50 percent involved in flames."
2014-03-26 - Brush fire rages along I-35 near Truro (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2014/03/26/grass-fire-smoke-seen-along-i-35/
http://www.kcci.com/news/drivers-report-raging-fire-along-interstate-35/25179306
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2014/03/26/fire-burning-near-interstate-35-billowing-smoke/article
Quote: "A photo from Kristieg1 shows hills near the interstate blackened by the fire. Another driver reported to KCCI that you could feel the heat of the fire from inside the car as you passed by."
2014-03-26 - Brush fire breaks out in Kearny (New Jersey), train traffic disrupted:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brush-Fire-Kearny-Newark-PATH-NJ-Transit-252482971.html
2014-03-26 - Brush fire erupts near Still River Drive in New Milford (New Jersey), section of road closed:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Closes-Part-of-Route-7-in-New-Milford-252477921.html
2014-03-26 - Wildfire breaks out, gets huge, thousands of acres burn, near St. Paul (Nebraska):
http://siouxcityjournal.com/ap/state/firefighters-battle-nebraska-wildfires/article_a0e4451e-948c-5239-8267-2bd841894149.html
2014-03-26 - Restaurant undergoing renovations destroyed by fire at 4:25 AM in coastal Ocean Township (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20140326/NJNEWS/303260026/1001/rss
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9480421
2014-03-26 - Ski lodge and lift destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM at ski resort in Mars Hill (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_update-fire-at-wolf-ridge-ski-resort-15649.shtml
http://www.wistv.com/story/25074336/firefighters-respond-to-ski-resort-fire
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2014/03/26/wolf-laurel-ski-resort-catches-fire/6902189/
http://www.wjhl.com/story/25075477/resort-lodge-destroyed-by-fire-in-madison-county-nc
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/26/firefighters-battle-massive-blaze-at-wolf-laurel-ski-resort/
2014-03-26 - Insulation company erupts in flame at 2:30 AM on Lake Drive in East Windsor Township (New Jersey), near the coast:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9480287
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/03/blaze_inside_east_windsor_warehouse_damages_building_destroys_box_truck.html
Quote: "Firefighters battled a multi-alarm blaze inside the Coastal Insulation Corporation building in East Windsor, New Jersey early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. on the 100 block of Lake Drive."
Note: Box truck was destroyed inside the building too...
2014-03-26 - Market and bar destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Bowie (Arizona):
http://azstarnet.com/news/blogs/police-beat/electrical-fire-destroys-bowie-market/article_da2e48f8-b502-11e3-9b08-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-26 - Refrigeration unit bursts into flame on roof at school in coastal Tampa (Florida), school evacuated:
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/03/26/bing-elementary-school-roof-fire/6909209/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/hillsborough-regional-news/fire-forces-bing-elementary-school-in-tampa-to-evacuate
2014-03-26 - Welding company destroyed by fire in Plainfield (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Crews-Fight-Large-Fire-at-Plainfield-Business-252583811.html
2014-03-26 - Restaurant erupts in flame on River Street, fire spreads, 5 buildings destroyed, in Paterson (New Jersey):
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9481024
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Paterson-New-Jersey-Fire-Winds-Embers-Spark-252539241.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Paterson-New-Jersey-Fire-Winds-Embers-Spark-252539241.html
2014-03-26 - Building burns at 1:39 AM in Washington Park (Illinois), fifth in three days, mostly vacant:
http://www.bnd.com/2014/03/26/3129478/washington-park-suffers-fifth.html
Quote: "It's the fifth structure in the village to catch fire since Sunday. According to fire department reports, the call came at 1:39 a.m. with a report that a blaze had started in the rear of the building. Washington Park, which only has one active firefighter because of recent budget cuts that caused the rest of the department's manpower to be laid off, had four fires Sunday. Three of them were in houses that were vacant."
Note: That lone firefighter has been busy! And that sucks - ONE firefighter?! Lonely, nobody to talk to, nobody to watch your back and vice versa. Should always have at least TWO firefighters, just to keep them sane, and that'd be way safer too...
2014-03-26 - Garage bursts into flame in the wee hours at home in coastal East Providence (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/03/26/cause-unknown-in-late-night-garage-fire/
2014-03-26 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25083258/two-displaced-by-quacco-road-house-fire
Quote: "There was no obvious cause, but the incident is under investigation."
2014-03-26 - Deck bursts into flame at home in Derby (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2014/03/26/house-fire-reported-in-derby/
2014-03-26 - In separate incidents, in two hours, two homes damaged by fire in New Britain (Connecticut):
http://www.newbritainherald.com/articles/2014/03/27/news/doc53338e0a256b1016428752.txt
2014-03-26 - House damaged by basement fire at 1:20 AM in Grand Rapids (Michigan), woman has difficulty breathing:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/03/woman_taken_to_hospital_after_2.html
2014-03-26 - Home damaged by fire at 7 AM in coastal Lynn (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/truck-driver-police-officer-pound-on-doors-of-burning-building-in-lynn/25170840
http://poetsareangels.com/2014/03/26/truck-driver-police-officer-pound-on-doors-of-burning-building-in-lynn/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/26/three-alarm-fire-displaces-people-lynn-officials-say/5EHXhFj2qTT7ykii6koJ7H/story.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/26/three-alarm-fire-displaces-people-lynn-officials-say/7zGzx1RQXGLrsVCXrSyRZP/story.html
2014-03-26 - Home heavily damaged by blaze in Port Byron (New York), nobody home:
http://auburnpub.com/news/local/port-byron-fire/image_cdf93c42-d77c-5982-8642-c8d2deb71026.html
http://auburnpub.com/news/local/firefighters-responding-to-structure-fire-in-port-byron/article_b4309767-d9c7-5d3d-a1b6-e98fd0d3ecff.html
2014-03-26 - Condo complex destroyed by massive blaze in Roy (Utah), roof collapses, six families homeless:
http://www.4utah.com/story/d/story/families-in-roy-evacuate-after-massive-condo-fire/27883/t1tXqGU94kyDYTMvSRwNAw
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29219924&nid=148&title=roy-families-displaced-when-fire-engulfs-condo-building
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/six-families-evacuated-after-apartment-fire-roy-10300.shtml
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57733110-78/apartment-fire-complex-911.html.csp
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/03/26/roof-collapses-roy-apartment-fire-building-evacuated
2014-03-26 - Deadly fire rips through home on Adams Island (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-allentown-fire-adams-island-20140326,0,6067342.story
Note: Adams Island is surrounded by the Lehigh River, near Allentown...
2014-03-26 - Vacant home burns in the Lower Valley in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/update-fire-damages-abandoned-home-lower-valley-4176.shtml
2014-03-26 - Vacant house burns on Joy Road in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://cbs42.com/2014/03/26/house-fire-breaks-joy-road/
2014-03-26 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:28 AM in Rigby (Idaho):
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/vacant-home-in-rigby-destroyed-by-early-morning-fire/article_0597535e-b51c-11e3-b143-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-26 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 1:15 AM in Williamsburg (Indiana):
http://www.pal-item.com/article/20140326/NEWS01/303260017/Multiple-departments-battle-Williamsburg-house-fire
2014-03-26 - Three vacant homes go up in flames in two weeks in Wyandotte (Michigan), residents alarmed:
http://wyandotte.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/3-suspicious-fires-in-2-weeks-fray-nerves-in-wyandotte
2014-03-26 - Large vacant mansion destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/druid-hills-mansion-destroyed-overnight-fire/nfLYy/
2014-03-25 - Mammoth inferno destroys luxury apartment complex under construction in Montrose, Houston (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9479417
http://news.sky.com/story/1231845/houston-apartments-gutted-by-huge-fire
http://www.khou.com/news/local/BREAKING-Massive-apartment-fire-burning-in-Montrose--252279571.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/25/houston-fire-engulfs-residential-complex
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/5-alarm-fire-burns-368-unit-apartment-complex-5347617.php
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/03/massive-fire-engulfs-texas-apartment-building/
http://www.wsav.com/story/25069080/massive-fire-rips-through-texas-condo-building
Quote: "An entire apartment complex was gutted when a roaring fire raced through it on West Dallas in Montrose Tuesday afternoon. The fire started at 12:30 p.m. and quickly went to five alarms as the flames spread out of control."
Note: And here's yet another monstrous fire wiping out a project under construction. A virtually indentical fire recently destroyed a $250 million condo complex under construction on the coast in San Francisco (California), mentioned in the 2014-03-11 update. A huge underground fire broke out at a project under construction in coastal Sydney (Australia) too, setting them back by months at least, also mentioned in the 2014-03-11 update. From the full hypothesis: "So far as homes are concerned, vacant homes, unoccupied homes and homes under construction will burn hardest and first but the number of occupied homes burning will also be increasing." I should have used the word 'structures' instead of 'homes', but you get the idea. Buildings under construction are simply far more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane contamination problem than completed, well-insulated buildings, so it's now a race to get things built before they get wiped out by fires and/or explosions. Increasingly, we are losing that race...
2014-03-25 - Main market goes up in flames at 2:30 AM in Guatemala City (Guatemala), 6000 shops destroyed:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/world/americas/guatemala-market-fire/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26739763
http://world.topnewstoday.org/world/article/10455715/
Quote: "A major fire devoured thousands stalls in a market in Guatemala's capital Tuesday, state media reported. Authorities haven't determined what caused the fire, which broke out around 2:30 a.m. in La Terminal market in Guatemala City. The fire destroyed approximately 6,000 stalls in the market, the state-run AGN news agency reported."
2014-03-25 - Central Bank of Nigeria heavily damaged by major fire in coastal Lagos, on Lagos Island (Nigeria):
http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/top-stories/item/2091-lagos-cbn-office-on-fire
http://www.nairaland.com/1680604/cbn-building-marina-fire
Quote: "There was a stampede late on Tuesday as fire razed the Broad Street, Marina, Lagos office of Central Bank of Nigeria. A yet to be identified firefighter from the Lagos State Fire and Emergency service suffocated and became unconscious and was rushed to the hospital."
Note: Some mind-blowingly humongous fires on this day. Things are seriously escalating now. Tick-tock, tick-tock, running out of time. People might wanna wake up before they lose the ability to wake up forever...
2014-03-25 - Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Bourne (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140326/NEWS/403260332
http://www.capenews.net/bourne/firefighter_responded_to_fire_at_bourne_landfill
http://capecoddaily.com/news/136247/
2014-03-25 - Pallet company erupts in flame, fire spreads, farmland burns, trains stopped, in Franklin (Kentucky):
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/pallet-fire-jumps-tracks-burns-farmland/article_c393cc79-d43f-5f47-b36f-20d4b783775b.html
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/pallet-fire-shuts-down-train-traffic-burns-acres-of-farmland/article_594c15c3-b0f4-5b61-9f9b-f1144964ca65.html
2014-03-25 - Man, 63, found seriously burned in neighbor's swimming pool in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54776444/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/25/North_Naples_man_lights_himself_on_fire/
Quote: "A 63-year-old North Naples man was found in a neighbor's pool Tuesday suffering from severe burns, according to the North Naples Fire Department. The victim was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital. He sustained second-degree burns and third-degree burns. He is in critical condition."
2014-03-25 - Commuter plane bursts into flame in flight, returns to airport in Subang (Malaysia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140326-43142-MYS
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140326/API/303269870
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/26/commuter-plane-lands-safely-with-no-one-hurt-after-fire-in-malaysia/
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/video/engine-catches-fire-domestic-malaysian-013043211.html
Quote: A plane from a new Malaysian airline was forced to turn back Wednesday on a domestic flight because one of its engines caught fire, the airline said."
Note: And a passenger plane recently burst into flame 20 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), mentioned in the 2014-03-20 update. And of course there was the missing passenger plane that disappeared earlier this month and was found crashed in the Indian Ocean, which some have speculated was the result of an onboard electrical fire...
2014-03-25 - Four boats destroyed by fire while dry-docked at White’s Hudson River Marina in New Hamburg (New York):
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2014/March/25/Boatfires-25Mar14.htm
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140325003
Quote: "Firefighters responded to the marina at about 9:40 p.m. to find four 28-foot sailboats 'fully involved' in flames, Moore said. The boats were dry-docked, he said, meaning they weren’t in the water."
2014-03-25 - Boat, semi tractor and travel trailer destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM while parked in Penticton (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/111751/Truck-and-boat-burned
Quote: "A fire on the Penticton Indian Reserve early Tuesday, destroyed a semi truck, boat and travel trailer. Fire Chief Barry Phillip said the Penticton Indian Band Fire Department and RCMP responded to the blaze at around 3:30 a.m. By the time they got there everything was fully involved and there was no saving any of them, he said. No one was at the property on the lower reserve at Green Mountain Road and Peach Rock Road at the time of the incident and there were no injuries. Phillip said he has no idea what caused the blaze."
2014-03-25 - Luxury yacht 'Giant I' bursts into flame while moored in coastal Velsen-Noord (Netherlands), 4 injured:
http://www.dichtbij.nl/noord-kennemerland/112/artikel/3442512/brand-in-boot-op-terrein-aan-wijkermeerweg.aspx
http://www.112ijmond.nl/index.php/nieuws1/1654-vier-gewonden-bij-brand-op-schip-aan-kade-in-velsen-noord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C51GDoFlNQ
Quote: "In case of fire on board a ship in Velsen-Noord Tuesday morning, four wounded. The fire broke out around a quarter to nine on a ship to the quay along the North Sea to the Wijkermeerweg. The fire was a lot of smoke. The fire scaled up at medium fire, so that several fire trucks arrived on site to fight the fire."
2014-03-25 - Train engine bursts into flame at 4:36 AM at docks in Tilbury (Britain):
http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/11099657.Train_fire_at_Tilbury_docks/
Note: That's right on the River Thames where it starts widening and meets the North Sea...
2014-03-25 - Numerous trucks and vans destroyed by fire while parked at Stanway Coaches in Rode Heath (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-fire-involving-multiple-coaches
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/webcasts/incidents/firefighters-damping-down-at-a-large-fire-involving-multiple-coaches-in-rode-heath
Note: Rode Heath is just northeast (downwind) of the Trent and Mersey Canal...
2014-03-25 - Fire truck bursts into flame while parked at fire station, fire spreads to building, in Crofton (Kentucky):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25071719/crofton-fire-department-catches-fire
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25071719/crofton-fire-department-catches-fire
2014-03-25 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on road in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/25/6266407/rahal-transporter-catches-fire.html
http://www.oaoa.com/sports/auto-racing/article_fa3527ae-7cfb-59b8-8e98-bbce965bee0d.html
http://www.boston.com/sports/other-sports/auto-racing/2014/03/25/rahal-transporter-catches-fire-way-pete/hSssaOVC3JqhwxkXWhZHxL/story.html
http://www.yumasun.com/sports/national_sports/auto-racing/rahal-transporter-catches-fire-on-way-to-st-pete/article_a1268296-44ea-5466-b136-c4fec68ae98c.html
Note: This truck was hauling racecar driver Graham Rahal's car and equipment. His racecar wasn't damaged...
2014-03-25 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame in East Bexar County (Texas), new Toyota pickups burn:
http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-18wheeler-catches-fire-2636.shtml
http://www.news4sanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-18wheeler-catches-fire-9840.shtml
Quote: "The trucks are believed to be brand new Toyota trucks."
2014-03-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 30 near Bucyrus (Ohio):
http://www.wvno.com/local-news/single.asp?story=59031
http://crawfordcountynow.com/local/truck-fire-closes-us-30-eastbound/
http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/303250006/Truck-fire-backs-up-traffic-U-S-30
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/25069926/driver-escapes-burning-semi-without-injury
http://www.northcentralohio.com/local-news/single.asp?story=59031
http://www.wmanfm.com/articles/wman-local-news-122687/semi-truck-fire-slows-route-30-12188865
Quote: "Edgington was not hurt. But he's just a bit upset by the loss. He was just months away from making his final payment on the truck."
2014-03-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A46 near Kenilworth (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/03/25/lorry-fire-a46-kenilworth/
http://inagist.com/all/448602713744347136/
2014-03-25 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Northbrooke Plaza Drive in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-03-25/Waste-Management-truck-catches-fire-on-Immokalee-Rd
2014-03-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at NCRA in McPherson (Kansas):
http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20140325/NEWS/140329596/1001/NEWS
Note: No idea what NCRA is. Annoying when they use acronyms and don't provide a clue as to what it means. National Camel Roping Association? I dunno, but they had a semi, and now it's burned...
2014-03-25 - Truck bursts into flame on Lower George’s Creek Road in Lonaconing (Maryland):
http://bhc19.com/2014/03/25/working-truck-fire/
2014-03-25 - RV bursts into flame while parked in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/story/25069610/rv-destroyed-in-tuesday-morning-fire
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/morning-fire-destroys-rv-in-tyler
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/25068408/rv-destroyed-in-fire-at
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-Breaking+Silent/196986/rv-being-used-as-residence-a-total-loss-in-morning-fire
2014-03-25 - RV bursts into flame on Clay Lane in Booker (Britain):
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11100728.Caravan_destroyed_in_fire/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/localheadlines/11100728.Caravan_destroyed_in_fire/
http://buckinghamshire-news.co.uk/2014/03/25/caravan-destroyed-in-fire/
2014-03-25 - Van bursts into flame at home on Mountain Road in Concord (New Hampshire):
http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/11308832-95/delivery-van-catches-fire-on-mountain-road-in-concord
http://new-hampshire.icito.com/delivery-van-carrying-oxygen-catches-fire/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/26/van-carrying-oxygen-tanks-catches-fire/F65Iv3IatfadPy1f7TW7bO/story.html
2014-03-25 - Van bursts into flame at at Tibshelf Services on the M1 (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/van-fire-at-tubshelf-service-station-1-6521982
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/van-fire-at-tubshelf-service-station
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-fire-at-tibshelf-service-station-2333420.html
2014-03-25 - In 'separate' incidents, Jeep and car burst into flame in the wee hours in Kelowna (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1230929/watch-suspicious-car-fires/
http://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/Local_News/14/03/25/Kelowna_RCMP_Investigating_Two_Suspicious_Car_Fires
Note: Jeep at 3 AM, car at 5 AM...
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame in underground parking garage at high-rise in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.kitv.com/news/fire-scare-at-senior-housing-project/25167706
Quote: "An elderly couple returning home said as they were parking their car, it caught fire, producing much of the acrid smoke that spread in the neighborhood."
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 in Cheshire (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-on-I-84-in-Cheshire-252243761.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on Arbor Drive near Sardis (Georgia), man burned:
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=272909
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 over the Bonnet Carre Spillway near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Vehicle-fire-closed-I-10-East-over-spillway-252228481.html
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/03/i-10_eastbound_reopens_at_spil.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Vehicle-fire-closed-I-10-East-over-spillway-252228481.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on road near Bonney Lake (Washington):
http://inagist.com/all/448616110833664000/
http://twitter.com/BLPoliceDept/status/448616110833664000/photo/1
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on road at campus in Mount Berry (Georgia):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/police_fire/firefighters-extinguish-grass-fire-started-by-car-fire/article_1f23d532-b4b2-11e3-a6c6-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 12:49 AM on Queen's Drive in coastal Burnham-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28478&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2014/car-fire-25-03-14.php
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM on Mardale Road in Penrith (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/possible-delays-in-penrith-due-to-car-fire-1.1125026
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on road at coastal Royal Marines Base Chivenor (Britain):
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Car-breaks-RMB-Chivenor/story-20850327-detail/story.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at layby along the A388 at Hatt (Britain), near Saltash:
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Firefighters-called-car-layby-near-Saltash/story-20851570-detail/story.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 3:20 AM while parked in coastal Two Tree Island (Britain):
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/11099406.Fire_service_called_to_Two_Tree_Island_car_fire/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11099406.Fire_service_called_to_Two_Tree_Island_car_fire/
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 between junctions 26 and 27, near Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28481&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/lanes-M5-near-Exeter-closed-car/story-20849689-detail/story.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 2:55 AM while parked in Rippingale (Britain):
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/arsonists-target-car-in-rippingale-1-5959140
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/crime/police-treat-car-fire-as-arson-1-5960467
Note: They're 'treating it as arson'. That's good, I guess. Doesn't mean it WAS arson though. This is Britain, so maybe if it actually WAS arson - which I doubt - then they'll cough up some surveillance footage, or any evidence at all for that matter. Not gonna hold my breath. And who knows, maybe it's like they imply, and every other person in Britain is a serial arsonist roaming the streets in the middle of night torching cars. Or maybe, just maybe, there's no witnesses, surveillance footage or other evidence because there WERE no people. I mean, parked vehicles ARE spontaneously igniting all over the planet now, even if these folks are completely clueless about that fact. The derp is strong in them!
2014-03-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in coastal Bonita Springs (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140325012/Northbound-75-mile-marker-117-clear-after-vehicle-fire
2014-03-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame near Stolford Beach in coastal Stogursey (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28482&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-25 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 6:15 AM at Jacob’s Creek Park on the northeast side of Canyon Lake (Texas):
http://radionb.com/news/local-news/article15904/canyon-lake-firefighters-douse-rv-fire-jacobs-creek-park
2014-03-25 - RV trailer bursts into flame at Buronga Riverside Caravan Park in Buronga (Australia):
http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/2176305/buronga-fire-homeowner-lucky-to-be-out/
Note: Right next to the Murray River...
2014-03-25 - Horse trailer bursts into flame while being towed, on Ongar Road in Brentwood (Britain):
http://www.brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk/news/11101029.Horsebox_on_fire_in_Brentwood/
2014-03-25 - Van and home destroyed by fire before 5:25 AM on Lakeview Drive in coastal Little Lepreau (Canada):
http://country94news.blogspot.com/2014/03/fires-destroy-home-and-van.html
2014-03-25 - RV, two vehicles and outbuilding destroyed by fire near Palermo (California), near Thermalito Afterbay:
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_25418647/fire-destroys-outbuilding-and-vehicles-south-palermo
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/localnews/story/Fire-Destroys-A-MotorHome-and-Two-Vehicles-on/nnhcOYlCmE6G82yA5mr2AA.cspx
http://www.topix.com/city/palermo-ca/2014/03/fire-destroys-outbuilding-and-vehicles-south-of-palermo
2014-03-25 - Auto shop destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM in Rapho Township (Pennsylvania), near the Susquehanna River:
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-fighting-restoration-shop-fire-lancaster-county-7266.shtml
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/update-fire-destroys-auto-body-shop-in-northern-lancaster-county/article_1fe57a7a-b403-11e3-9b2e-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-25 - Auto shop heavily damaged or destroyed by fire in Appleton (Wisconsin), near Lake Winnebago:
http://www.wbay.com/story/25073610/2014/03/25/fire-destroys-appleton-auto-repair-shop
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-news/d/story/appleton-automotive-center-damaged-by-fire/83980/_D9qwWRR-UyrkKJfa4yp7A
http://fox11online.com/2014/03/25/fire-damages-appleton-auto-repair-business/
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20140325/APC0101/303250380/Firefighters-battle-roof-fire-Appleton-auto-shop
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10462429/
2014-03-25 - Auto shop damaged by blaze in Madisonville (Kentucky):
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/25074100/fire-rips-through-hopkins-co-business
http://www.wlox.com/story/25074100/fire-rips-through-hopkins-co-business
http://surfky.com/index.php/news/local/hopkins/46543-madisonville-firefighters-battle-hawkins-auto-body-structure-fire
2014-03-25 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame in Wittenberg (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140325/WDH01/303250352
2014-03-25 - Barn destroyed by fire just after 3 AM in Herman Township (Pennsylvania), 2 horses killed:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/25/fire-destroys-barn-kills-2-horses-in-butler-county/
http://clariontoday.com/butler-county-2-horses-killed-in-barn-fire/
2014-03-25 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 3 AM in Éstrie (Canada), 60 cows killed:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/cows+barn+fire+%C3%89strie/9657998/story.html
2014-03-25 - Forest fire erupts, burns electrical lines, lights go out in Caracas (Venezuela), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20140326-43143-VEN
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/forest-fire-blacks-downtown-caracas-work-day-23058907
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/25/forest-fire-cuts-power-line-blacks-out-parts-venezuelan-capital-for-most-day/
Quote: "Officials believe the fire was set intentionally, in part because it began at 10 p.m., not in the heat of the afternoon like most wildfires."
Note: That 'evidence' of arson is so scant that it doesn't even qualify as evidence at all. Once the sun sets, the atmosphere starts cooling and contracting, which will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground. Then if there's any electrified copper exposed, or rusty iron around, hydrogen sulfide may spark a fire. So what used to be true about fires like this isn't necessarily the case anymore - we'll see fires in the day, in the night, anytime, and eventually ALL the time. A similar fire recently broke out in marshland near some electrical transmission towers on the coast in California too, in Pittsburg, mentioned in the 2014-03-20 update...
2014-03-25 - Transformer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on pole along the Pacific Coast Highway near coastal Malibu (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/mar/25/fire-crews-respond-pole-fire-near-malibu/
2014-03-25 - Transformer bursts into flame at wastewater treatment plant in coastal Shuaiba (Kuwait):
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/transformer-gutted-fire-shuaiba-plant-232648650.html
2014-03-25 - Oil rig bursts into flame near Watford City (North Dakota):
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/content/rig-catches-fire-near-watford-city
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/officials-investigating-oil-rig-fire-near-watford-city-nd
http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/593967/Official--Oil-rig-fire-reported-in-western-ND.html
2014-03-25 - Cabinet company goes up in flames in Gorham (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Crews_on_scene_of_Gorham_structure_fire_.html
http://www.wmtw.com/news/crews-battle-fire-at-gorham-cabinetmaker/25151102
Note: This business is about 300 feet from Johnson Brook...
2014-03-25 - Shopping center heavily damaged by fire in Webb City (Missouri), after hours, nobody there:
http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x542465516/Fire-extensively-damages-Webb-City-shopping-center
2014-03-25 - Porch bursts into flame at 12:45 AM, fire spreads, building destroyed, at golf club in Bedford Hills (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Golf-Club-Westchester-County-NY-Bedford-Hills--252191141.html
Note: This golf club is about 1 mile east (downwind) of New Croton Reservoir...
2014-03-25 - Porch bursts into flame at 6 AM, fire spreads, mansion heavily damaged, in Jobs Peak (Nevada):
http://www.recordcourier.com/news/local/10764434-113/fire-damage-early-edge
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/10766679-113/fire-damage-tuesday-com
Quote: "Damage is estimated at $1.25 million to a Jobs Peak home that was nearly destroyed in an early morning fire Tuesday. The fire started in the outside porch and spread into the attic space and interior of the two-story home."
2014-03-25 - Deck bursts into flame at 6:40 AM at home in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140325/NEWS/140329130/1694
2014-03-25 - Vacant house burns in East Jones County (Mississippi):
http://www.wdam.com/story/25060509/suspicious-fire-damages-home-in-east-jones-county
http://www.whlt.com/story/25060249/jones-county-suspicious-fire
2014-03-25 - Vacant home burns at 5 AM in West Valley City (Utah), second fire here in two days:
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/fire-crews-investigate-early-morning-house-fire-10276.shtml
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29201778&nid=148&title=no-arson-suspected-in-2nd-house-fire-in-2-days-investigators-say
2014-03-25 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 12:04 AM in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/mar/25/early-morning-fire-destroys-north-side-vacant-hous/
http://wkbn.com/2014/03/25/crews-battle-vacant-house-fire/
2014-03-25 - Vacant building containing tires destroyed by massive blaze in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/25062194/crews-put-out-4-alarm-structure-fire-in-ne-okc
http://kfor.com/2014/03/24/crews-working-to-put-out-three-alarm-fire-in-northeast-okc/
http://www.koco.com/news/3alarm-fire-hits-oklahoma-city-business/25147702
2014-03-25 - Vacant lawn mower plant damaged by major fire at 6:15 AM in Brownsville (Tennessee):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25066348/crews-work-fire-at-former-lawn-mower-plant
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140325001/Breaking-Plant-fire-closed-plant-Brownsville
2014-03-25 - Vacant seven-story destroyed by fire in coastal Stamford (Connecticut), 800 feet east (downwind) of the Rippowan River:
http://www.thedailystar.com/localnews/x1387887875/Seven-story-building-destroyed-in-blaze
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_historic_hotel_in_catskills.html
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140326/delaware-county-historic-hotel-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/fire-destroys-historic-building-stamford-14929.shtml
Quote: "The Rexmere had been listed for sale with the asking price of $599,000 and a deal was in the works with a would-be purchaser involved in the art world..."
Note: I bet that deal's not in the works anymore!
2014-03-25 - Vacant potato chip factory destroyed by huge blaze in Cleveland (Ohio), evacuations ensue:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_vacant_factory_o.html
2014-03-24 - Trucking business destroyed by fire near Chatsworth (Canada), near Owen Sound:
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2014/03/24/update-fire-investigator-on-way-road-still-closedhttp://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140326/NEWS/403260332
http://www.capenews.net/bourne/firefighter_responded_to_fire_at_bourne_landfill
http://capecoddaily.com/news/136247/
2014-03-25 - Pallet company erupts in flame, fire spreads, farmland burns, trains stopped, in Franklin (Kentucky):
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/pallet-fire-jumps-tracks-burns-farmland/article_c393cc79-d43f-5f47-b36f-20d4b783775b.html
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/pallet-fire-shuts-down-train-traffic-burns-acres-of-farmland/article_594c15c3-b0f4-5b61-9f9b-f1144964ca65.html
2014-03-25 - Man, 63, found seriously burned in neighbor's swimming pool in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54776444/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/25/North_Naples_man_lights_himself_on_fire/
Quote: "A 63-year-old North Naples man was found in a neighbor's pool Tuesday suffering from severe burns, according to the North Naples Fire Department. The victim was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital. He sustained second-degree burns and third-degree burns. He is in critical condition."
2014-03-25 - Commuter plane bursts into flame in flight, returns to airport in Subang (Malaysia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140326-43142-MYS
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140326/API/303269870
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/26/commuter-plane-lands-safely-with-no-one-hurt-after-fire-in-malaysia/
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/video/engine-catches-fire-domestic-malaysian-013043211.html
Quote: A plane from a new Malaysian airline was forced to turn back Wednesday on a domestic flight because one of its engines caught fire, the airline said."
Note: And a passenger plane recently burst into flame 20 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), mentioned in the 2014-03-20 update. And of course there was the missing passenger plane that disappeared earlier this month and was found crashed in the Indian Ocean, which some have speculated was the result of an onboard electrical fire...
2014-03-25 - Four boats destroyed by fire while dry-docked at White’s Hudson River Marina in New Hamburg (New York):
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2014/March/25/Boatfires-25Mar14.htm
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140325003
Quote: "Firefighters responded to the marina at about 9:40 p.m. to find four 28-foot sailboats 'fully involved' in flames, Moore said. The boats were dry-docked, he said, meaning they weren’t in the water."
2014-03-25 - Boat, semi tractor and travel trailer destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM while parked in Penticton (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/111751/Truck-and-boat-burned
Quote: "A fire on the Penticton Indian Reserve early Tuesday, destroyed a semi truck, boat and travel trailer. Fire Chief Barry Phillip said the Penticton Indian Band Fire Department and RCMP responded to the blaze at around 3:30 a.m. By the time they got there everything was fully involved and there was no saving any of them, he said. No one was at the property on the lower reserve at Green Mountain Road and Peach Rock Road at the time of the incident and there were no injuries. Phillip said he has no idea what caused the blaze."
2014-03-25 - Luxury yacht 'Giant I' bursts into flame while moored in coastal Velsen-Noord (Netherlands), 4 injured:
http://www.dichtbij.nl/noord-kennemerland/112/artikel/3442512/brand-in-boot-op-terrein-aan-wijkermeerweg.aspx
http://www.112ijmond.nl/index.php/nieuws1/1654-vier-gewonden-bij-brand-op-schip-aan-kade-in-velsen-noord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C51GDoFlNQ
Quote: "In case of fire on board a ship in Velsen-Noord Tuesday morning, four wounded. The fire broke out around a quarter to nine on a ship to the quay along the North Sea to the Wijkermeerweg. The fire was a lot of smoke. The fire scaled up at medium fire, so that several fire trucks arrived on site to fight the fire."
2014-03-25 - Train engine bursts into flame at 4:36 AM at docks in Tilbury (Britain):
http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/11099657.Train_fire_at_Tilbury_docks/
Note: That's right on the River Thames where it starts widening and meets the North Sea...
2014-03-25 - Numerous trucks and vans destroyed by fire while parked at Stanway Coaches in Rode Heath (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-fire-involving-multiple-coaches
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/webcasts/incidents/firefighters-damping-down-at-a-large-fire-involving-multiple-coaches-in-rode-heath
Note: Rode Heath is just northeast (downwind) of the Trent and Mersey Canal...
2014-03-25 - Fire truck bursts into flame while parked at fire station, fire spreads to building, in Crofton (Kentucky):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25071719/crofton-fire-department-catches-fire
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25071719/crofton-fire-department-catches-fire
2014-03-25 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on road in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/25/6266407/rahal-transporter-catches-fire.html
http://www.oaoa.com/sports/auto-racing/article_fa3527ae-7cfb-59b8-8e98-bbce965bee0d.html
http://www.boston.com/sports/other-sports/auto-racing/2014/03/25/rahal-transporter-catches-fire-way-pete/hSssaOVC3JqhwxkXWhZHxL/story.html
http://www.yumasun.com/sports/national_sports/auto-racing/rahal-transporter-catches-fire-on-way-to-st-pete/article_a1268296-44ea-5466-b136-c4fec68ae98c.html
Note: This truck was hauling racecar driver Graham Rahal's car and equipment. His racecar wasn't damaged...
2014-03-25 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame in East Bexar County (Texas), new Toyota pickups burn:
http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-18wheeler-catches-fire-2636.shtml
http://www.news4sanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/truck-18wheeler-catches-fire-9840.shtml
Quote: "The trucks are believed to be brand new Toyota trucks."
2014-03-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 30 near Bucyrus (Ohio):
http://www.wvno.com/local-news/single.asp?story=59031
http://crawfordcountynow.com/local/truck-fire-closes-us-30-eastbound/
http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/303250006/Truck-fire-backs-up-traffic-U-S-30
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/25069926/driver-escapes-burning-semi-without-injury
http://www.northcentralohio.com/local-news/single.asp?story=59031
http://www.wmanfm.com/articles/wman-local-news-122687/semi-truck-fire-slows-route-30-12188865
Quote: "Edgington was not hurt. But he's just a bit upset by the loss. He was just months away from making his final payment on the truck."
2014-03-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A46 near Kenilworth (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/03/25/lorry-fire-a46-kenilworth/
http://inagist.com/all/448602713744347136/
2014-03-25 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Northbrooke Plaza Drive in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-03-25/Waste-Management-truck-catches-fire-on-Immokalee-Rd
2014-03-25 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at NCRA in McPherson (Kansas):
http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20140325/NEWS/140329596/1001/NEWS
Note: No idea what NCRA is. Annoying when they use acronyms and don't provide a clue as to what it means. National Camel Roping Association? I dunno, but they had a semi, and now it's burned...
2014-03-25 - Truck bursts into flame on Lower George’s Creek Road in Lonaconing (Maryland):
http://bhc19.com/2014/03/25/working-truck-fire/
2014-03-25 - RV bursts into flame while parked in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/story/25069610/rv-destroyed-in-tuesday-morning-fire
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/morning-fire-destroys-rv-in-tyler
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/25068408/rv-destroyed-in-fire-at
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-Breaking+Silent/196986/rv-being-used-as-residence-a-total-loss-in-morning-fire
2014-03-25 - RV bursts into flame on Clay Lane in Booker (Britain):
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11100728.Caravan_destroyed_in_fire/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/localheadlines/11100728.Caravan_destroyed_in_fire/
http://buckinghamshire-news.co.uk/2014/03/25/caravan-destroyed-in-fire/
2014-03-25 - Van bursts into flame at home on Mountain Road in Concord (New Hampshire):
http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/11308832-95/delivery-van-catches-fire-on-mountain-road-in-concord
http://new-hampshire.icito.com/delivery-van-carrying-oxygen-catches-fire/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/26/van-carrying-oxygen-tanks-catches-fire/F65Iv3IatfadPy1f7TW7bO/story.html
2014-03-25 - Van bursts into flame at at Tibshelf Services on the M1 (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/van-fire-at-tubshelf-service-station-1-6521982
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/van-fire-at-tubshelf-service-station
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-fire-at-tibshelf-service-station-2333420.html
2014-03-25 - In 'separate' incidents, Jeep and car burst into flame in the wee hours in Kelowna (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1230929/watch-suspicious-car-fires/
http://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/Local_News/14/03/25/Kelowna_RCMP_Investigating_Two_Suspicious_Car_Fires
Note: Jeep at 3 AM, car at 5 AM...
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame in underground parking garage at high-rise in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.kitv.com/news/fire-scare-at-senior-housing-project/25167706
Quote: "An elderly couple returning home said as they were parking their car, it caught fire, producing much of the acrid smoke that spread in the neighborhood."
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-84 in Cheshire (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-on-I-84-in-Cheshire-252243761.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on Arbor Drive near Sardis (Georgia), man burned:
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=272909
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 over the Bonnet Carre Spillway near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Vehicle-fire-closed-I-10-East-over-spillway-252228481.html
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/03/i-10_eastbound_reopens_at_spil.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Vehicle-fire-closed-I-10-East-over-spillway-252228481.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on road near Bonney Lake (Washington):
http://inagist.com/all/448616110833664000/
http://twitter.com/BLPoliceDept/status/448616110833664000/photo/1
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on road at campus in Mount Berry (Georgia):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/police_fire/firefighters-extinguish-grass-fire-started-by-car-fire/article_1f23d532-b4b2-11e3-a6c6-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 12:49 AM on Queen's Drive in coastal Burnham-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28478&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2014/car-fire-25-03-14.php
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM on Mardale Road in Penrith (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/possible-delays-in-penrith-due-to-car-fire-1.1125026
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on road at coastal Royal Marines Base Chivenor (Britain):
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Car-breaks-RMB-Chivenor/story-20850327-detail/story.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at layby along the A388 at Hatt (Britain), near Saltash:
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Firefighters-called-car-layby-near-Saltash/story-20851570-detail/story.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 3:20 AM while parked in coastal Two Tree Island (Britain):
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/11099406.Fire_service_called_to_Two_Tree_Island_car_fire/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11099406.Fire_service_called_to_Two_Tree_Island_car_fire/
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 between junctions 26 and 27, near Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28481&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/lanes-M5-near-Exeter-closed-car/story-20849689-detail/story.html
2014-03-25 - Car bursts into flame at 2:55 AM while parked in Rippingale (Britain):
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/arsonists-target-car-in-rippingale-1-5959140
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/crime/police-treat-car-fire-as-arson-1-5960467
Note: They're 'treating it as arson'. That's good, I guess. Doesn't mean it WAS arson though. This is Britain, so maybe if it actually WAS arson - which I doubt - then they'll cough up some surveillance footage, or any evidence at all for that matter. Not gonna hold my breath. And who knows, maybe it's like they imply, and every other person in Britain is a serial arsonist roaming the streets in the middle of night torching cars. Or maybe, just maybe, there's no witnesses, surveillance footage or other evidence because there WERE no people. I mean, parked vehicles ARE spontaneously igniting all over the planet now, even if these folks are completely clueless about that fact. The derp is strong in them!
2014-03-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in coastal Bonita Springs (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140325012/Northbound-75-mile-marker-117-clear-after-vehicle-fire
2014-03-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame near Stolford Beach in coastal Stogursey (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28482&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-25 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 6:15 AM at Jacob’s Creek Park on the northeast side of Canyon Lake (Texas):
http://radionb.com/news/local-news/article15904/canyon-lake-firefighters-douse-rv-fire-jacobs-creek-park
2014-03-25 - RV trailer bursts into flame at Buronga Riverside Caravan Park in Buronga (Australia):
http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/2176305/buronga-fire-homeowner-lucky-to-be-out/
Note: Right next to the Murray River...
2014-03-25 - Horse trailer bursts into flame while being towed, on Ongar Road in Brentwood (Britain):
http://www.brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk/news/11101029.Horsebox_on_fire_in_Brentwood/
2014-03-25 - Van and home destroyed by fire before 5:25 AM on Lakeview Drive in coastal Little Lepreau (Canada):
http://country94news.blogspot.com/2014/03/fires-destroy-home-and-van.html
2014-03-25 - RV, two vehicles and outbuilding destroyed by fire near Palermo (California), near Thermalito Afterbay:
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_25418647/fire-destroys-outbuilding-and-vehicles-south-palermo
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/localnews/story/Fire-Destroys-A-MotorHome-and-Two-Vehicles-on/nnhcOYlCmE6G82yA5mr2AA.cspx
http://www.topix.com/city/palermo-ca/2014/03/fire-destroys-outbuilding-and-vehicles-south-of-palermo
2014-03-25 - Auto shop destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM in Rapho Township (Pennsylvania), near the Susquehanna River:
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/crews-fighting-restoration-shop-fire-lancaster-county-7266.shtml
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/update-fire-destroys-auto-body-shop-in-northern-lancaster-county/article_1fe57a7a-b403-11e3-9b2e-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-25 - Auto shop heavily damaged or destroyed by fire in Appleton (Wisconsin), near Lake Winnebago:
http://www.wbay.com/story/25073610/2014/03/25/fire-destroys-appleton-auto-repair-shop
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-news/d/story/appleton-automotive-center-damaged-by-fire/83980/_D9qwWRR-UyrkKJfa4yp7A
http://fox11online.com/2014/03/25/fire-damages-appleton-auto-repair-business/
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20140325/APC0101/303250380/Firefighters-battle-roof-fire-Appleton-auto-shop
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10462429/
2014-03-25 - Auto shop damaged by blaze in Madisonville (Kentucky):
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/25074100/fire-rips-through-hopkins-co-business
http://www.wlox.com/story/25074100/fire-rips-through-hopkins-co-business
http://surfky.com/index.php/news/local/hopkins/46543-madisonville-firefighters-battle-hawkins-auto-body-structure-fire
2014-03-25 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame in Wittenberg (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140325/WDH01/303250352
2014-03-25 - Barn destroyed by fire just after 3 AM in Herman Township (Pennsylvania), 2 horses killed:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/25/fire-destroys-barn-kills-2-horses-in-butler-county/
http://clariontoday.com/butler-county-2-horses-killed-in-barn-fire/
2014-03-25 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 3 AM in Éstrie (Canada), 60 cows killed:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/cows+barn+fire+%C3%89strie/9657998/story.html
2014-03-25 - Forest fire erupts, burns electrical lines, lights go out in Caracas (Venezuela), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20140326-43143-VEN
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/forest-fire-blacks-downtown-caracas-work-day-23058907
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/25/forest-fire-cuts-power-line-blacks-out-parts-venezuelan-capital-for-most-day/
Quote: "Officials believe the fire was set intentionally, in part because it began at 10 p.m., not in the heat of the afternoon like most wildfires."
Note: That 'evidence' of arson is so scant that it doesn't even qualify as evidence at all. Once the sun sets, the atmosphere starts cooling and contracting, which will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground. Then if there's any electrified copper exposed, or rusty iron around, hydrogen sulfide may spark a fire. So what used to be true about fires like this isn't necessarily the case anymore - we'll see fires in the day, in the night, anytime, and eventually ALL the time. A similar fire recently broke out in marshland near some electrical transmission towers on the coast in California too, in Pittsburg, mentioned in the 2014-03-20 update...
2014-03-25 - Transformer bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on pole along the Pacific Coast Highway near coastal Malibu (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/mar/25/fire-crews-respond-pole-fire-near-malibu/
2014-03-25 - Transformer bursts into flame at wastewater treatment plant in coastal Shuaiba (Kuwait):
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/transformer-gutted-fire-shuaiba-plant-232648650.html
2014-03-25 - Oil rig bursts into flame near Watford City (North Dakota):
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/content/rig-catches-fire-near-watford-city
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/officials-investigating-oil-rig-fire-near-watford-city-nd
http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/593967/Official--Oil-rig-fire-reported-in-western-ND.html
2014-03-25 - Cabinet company goes up in flames in Gorham (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Crews_on_scene_of_Gorham_structure_fire_.html
http://www.wmtw.com/news/crews-battle-fire-at-gorham-cabinetmaker/25151102
Note: This business is about 300 feet from Johnson Brook...
2014-03-25 - Shopping center heavily damaged by fire in Webb City (Missouri), after hours, nobody there:
http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x542465516/Fire-extensively-damages-Webb-City-shopping-center
2014-03-25 - Porch bursts into flame at 12:45 AM, fire spreads, building destroyed, at golf club in Bedford Hills (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Golf-Club-Westchester-County-NY-Bedford-Hills--252191141.html
Note: This golf club is about 1 mile east (downwind) of New Croton Reservoir...
2014-03-25 - Porch bursts into flame at 6 AM, fire spreads, mansion heavily damaged, in Jobs Peak (Nevada):
http://www.recordcourier.com/news/local/10764434-113/fire-damage-early-edge
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/10766679-113/fire-damage-tuesday-com
Quote: "Damage is estimated at $1.25 million to a Jobs Peak home that was nearly destroyed in an early morning fire Tuesday. The fire started in the outside porch and spread into the attic space and interior of the two-story home."
2014-03-25 - Deck bursts into flame at 6:40 AM at home in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140325/NEWS/140329130/1694
2014-03-25 - Vacant house burns in East Jones County (Mississippi):
http://www.wdam.com/story/25060509/suspicious-fire-damages-home-in-east-jones-county
http://www.whlt.com/story/25060249/jones-county-suspicious-fire
2014-03-25 - Vacant home burns at 5 AM in West Valley City (Utah), second fire here in two days:
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/fire-crews-investigate-early-morning-house-fire-10276.shtml
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29201778&nid=148&title=no-arson-suspected-in-2nd-house-fire-in-2-days-investigators-say
2014-03-25 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 12:04 AM in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/mar/25/early-morning-fire-destroys-north-side-vacant-hous/
http://wkbn.com/2014/03/25/crews-battle-vacant-house-fire/
2014-03-25 - Vacant building containing tires destroyed by massive blaze in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/25062194/crews-put-out-4-alarm-structure-fire-in-ne-okc
http://kfor.com/2014/03/24/crews-working-to-put-out-three-alarm-fire-in-northeast-okc/
http://www.koco.com/news/3alarm-fire-hits-oklahoma-city-business/25147702
2014-03-25 - Vacant lawn mower plant damaged by major fire at 6:15 AM in Brownsville (Tennessee):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25066348/crews-work-fire-at-former-lawn-mower-plant
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140325001/Breaking-Plant-fire-closed-plant-Brownsville
2014-03-25 - Vacant seven-story destroyed by fire in coastal Stamford (Connecticut), 800 feet east (downwind) of the Rippowan River:
http://www.thedailystar.com/localnews/x1387887875/Seven-story-building-destroyed-in-blaze
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_historic_hotel_in_catskills.html
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140326/delaware-county-historic-hotel-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/fire-destroys-historic-building-stamford-14929.shtml
Quote: "The Rexmere had been listed for sale with the asking price of $599,000 and a deal was in the works with a would-be purchaser involved in the art world..."
Note: I bet that deal's not in the works anymore!
2014-03-25 - Vacant potato chip factory destroyed by huge blaze in Cleveland (Ohio), evacuations ensue:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_vacant_factory_o.html
2014-03-24 - Trucking business destroyed by fire near Chatsworth (Canada), near Owen Sound:
http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-news/2014/03/24/structure-fire-near-chatsworth/
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/business-south-of-owen-sound-destroyed-by-fire-1.1743085
Quote: "An auto repair shop south of Owen Sound saw its main building destroyed by fire Sunday night. Crews were called to Steve Jobin & Sons Truck & Auto Centre, at the site of the former Grew Boat Manufacturing property on Sideroad 6 near Rockford, shortly before 9 p.m."
2014-03-24 - ATV maintenance business destroyed by fire in Morgan (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865599355/Morgan-fire-destroys-Morgan-Valley-Polaris-building.html
2014-03-24 - Auto dealership erupts in flame in Raytown (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-raytown-car-lot/25146654
Quote: "The fire broke out about 8:45 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Auto Truck Plaza. No injuries were reported in the fire, which investigators said happened inside a building."
2014-03-24 - Auto dealership damaged by fire in Lake Zurich (Illinois):
http://lakezurich.suntimes.com/news/lzfire-WIR-03242014:article
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140324/news/140329171/
2014-03-24 - Auto shop damaged by fire at 4:12 AM in Silver Lake (California), near the coast:
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2014/03/fire-reported-at-silver-lake-auto-body-shop/
http://www.theopendaily.com/community/fire-reported-at-silver-lake-auto-body-shop-2
2014-03-24 - Scooter repair shop heavily damaged by fire in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/crews-put-out-fire-at-miami-business/25146202
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/03/25/man-rescued-from-miami-scooter-store-fire/
Note: Map in link shows proximity to the ocean on this scooter repair shop. It's not just vehicles bursting into flame and burning up all over the place, but also the businesses that support our vehicles. If you need a tune-up and have a favorite shop, might wanna get it done while the shop even exists...
2014-03-24 - Home obliterated by explosion and fire in New Lenox (Illinois), nobody home:
http://wgntv.com/2014/03/24/explosion-flattens-home-in-new-lenox/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/joliet_romeoville/chi-joliet-new-lenox-house-explosion-20140324,0,6936792.story
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/24/explosion-levels-new-lenox-residence/
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/gallery?section=news/local&id=9478147&photo=1
http://newlenox.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/crews-on-scene-of-house-explosion-in-new-lenox
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2588458/Upscale-home-burns-ground-huge-explosion-rocks-suburban-Chicago-neighborhood.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/25/atf-joliet-fire-department-investigating-house-explosion/
2014-03-24 - Home heavily damaged by explosion and fire in Manchester (New Hampshire), 2 killed:
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/25059081/2014/03/24/emergency-crews-respond-to-house-explosion-in-manchester
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/24/die-fire-manchester-home/fX3YEZI8j54OwzVYHn3vbI/story.html
http://www.wmur.com/news/house-explosion-fire-reported-in-manchester/25139010
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/25/word-cause-fatal-house-fire-explosion/L9XSXPdXOXGPJS39i0D4oJ/story.html
Quote: "Two people died in an explosion and fire at a Manchester, N.H., home this afternoon, fire officials said."
Quote: "Firefighters say they've ruled out a natural gas explosion because the home doesn’t have a gas line."
2014-03-24 - Methane explosion damages wastewater treatment plant in Goshen (Indiana):
http://www.elkharttruth.com/hometown/goshen/2014/03/24/Methane-explosion-causes-damage-at-wastewater-treatment-plant.html
http://www.abc57.com/news/local/No-injuries-in-explosion-at-wastewater-treatment-plant-252027171.html
http://www.goshennews.com/local/x1316958448/No-one-hurt-in-methane-explosion-in-Goshen-this-morning
Quote: "The blast moved the wall facing west roughly 6 inches, broke glass windows and warped the plastic coverings on lights hanging from the ceiling. 'I’ve been doing this 36 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this before,' plant superintendent Jim Kerezman said."
Note: Goshen ain't looking good. A deadly fire just destroyed a car and garage and killed one person in Goshen, mentioned in the 2014-03-20 update. One day before that, a car burst into flame in Goshen and seriously injured a man, and two women were found dead in an SUV too, mentioned in the 2014-03-19 update...
2014-03-24 - Garage explodes and burns in Bottisham (Britain), 3 motorcycles and car burn, homes evacuated:
http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/news/latest-news/residents-evacuated-after-explosion-in-bottisham-1-5956176
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Massive-explosion-rocks-village-near-Cambridge-today-after-firefighters-were-called-to-a-blaze-in-Bottisham-20140324101515.htm
Quote: "Firefighters were at the scene of a blaze when a massive explosion rocked a village near Cambridge today. Families were evacuated and houses hundreds of yards from the blast in Beechwood Avenue, Bottisham, shook from the explosion. Fire investigators now believe the most likely cause of the blaze was an electrical fault."
2014-03-24 - Shed explodes and burns in Lunenburg (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_25407318/fire-destroys-lunenburg-shed
Quote: "Neighbor Lianne Learnard said she was doing yard work outside her home when she heard an explosion followed by three more. 'I was four doors down and I heard it,' she said."
2014-03-24 - Pile of pallets ignites at business in Southbridge area of Wilmington (Delaware), near the Delaware River:
http://archive.delawareonline.com/article/20140324/NEWS/303240050
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2014/03/24/pallet-fire-burns-in-wilmingtons-southbridge-section/6849901/
Quote: "An unknown number of wooden pallets burned Monday evening in Wilmington as fire spread through them on an open outdoor lot, city fire officials said."
2014-03-24 - Landfill starts billowing smoke - again - near coastal Nassau (Bahamas):
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/mar/24/fresh-probe-dump-fire/
http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/95427/Fresh_probe_into_dump_fire.html
Quote: "Both fires at the dump were smouldering as well as the fire at the Sludge Facility of the Water and Sewerage Corporation, but we got a call that smoke was once again coming from that area..."
Note: Sludge facility, kinda like that wastewater treatment plant that exploded in Goshen (Indiana)...
2014-03-24 - Recycling plant hit by massive fire in Manisa (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-manisa-outcomes/324131/
http://news.geliyoo.com/default/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-manisa-outcomes
2014-03-24 - Furniture factory destroyed by huge blaze in Chester Hill (Australia):
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/street-watch-fire-destroys-chester-hill-furniture-factory/story-fni0cx12-1226863551126
Note: Just northeast (downwind) of Chipping Norton Lake and six miles from coastal waters...
2014-03-24 - Utility pole bursts into flame in Peoria (Illinois):
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140324/NEWS/140329610/1994/NEWS
2014-03-24 - Passenger plane engine spits fire at airport in Dallas (Texas), takeoff aborted:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Engine-Fire-Delays-Flight-at-DFW-Airport-251912061.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/03/24/engine-fire-reported-before-american-airlines.html
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/american-jet-returns-dfw-checked-fire-16951.shtml
2014-03-24 - Cargo ship bursts into flame, burns and sinks, off the coast near Sharjah (UAE), 1 killed, 3 injured, 1 missing:
http://www.emirates247.com/boat-catches-fire-off-sharjah-1-dies-2-injured-one-missing-2014-03-25-1.542999
http://www.emirates247.com/news/boat-fire-off-sharjah-1-dies-1-missing-2014-03-25-1.542999
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/one-dead-another-missing-after-ship-fire-off-sharjah-543727.html
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/cargo-ship-catches-fire-off-sharjah-killing-one-and-injuring-three-1.1308094
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/one-dead-three-hurt-as-cargo-ship-catches-fire-off-sharjah-coast-1.1308225
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2014-03/25/content_31888618.htm
http://www.veooz.com/news/rH0bg5B.html
Quote: "One man has died and another is missing after a cargo ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Sharjah, the emirate’s Civil Defence department confirmed. Three others on board at the time also have suffered serious to moderate burns, Sharjah Civil Defence acting director general Colonel Khalid Obaid Bin Kanoon told Gulf News."
2014-03-24 - Two boats and 11 campers go up in flames at 2 AM at Spring Valley Campgrounds on Bear Creek in Colbert County (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2014/03/overnight_fire_destroys_11_cam.html
http://www.waff.com/story/25053243/fire-destroys
http://www.waaytv.com/news/campground-fire-destroys-trailers-boat/article_cd274ff8-b384-11e3-850b-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/article_1a135d86-b360-11e3-83a6-0017a43b2370.html
http://whnt.com/2014/03/24/early-morning-fires-destroy-campers-boats-and-damage-a-home/
Quote: 'A fire at the Rose Trail RV Park destroyed at least 11 campers and two boats early Monday..."
2014-03-24 - Boat bursts into flame in the Halters Island area in coastal Louisiana:
http://www.wafb.com/story/25056268/crews-rescue-missing-family-that-abandoned-boat-due-to-fire
http://www.wistv.com/story/25056268/crews-rescue-missing-family-that-abandoned-boat-due-to-fire
http://www.ksla.com/story/25056268/crews-rescue-missing-family-that-abandoned-boat-due-to-fire
2014-03-24 - School bus bursts into flame at campus in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/25059219/school-bus-destroyed-by-fire-at-boyd-buchanan
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/mar/24/school-bus-destroyed-fire-boyd-buchanan/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25059219/school-bus-destroyed-by-fire-at-boyd-buchanan
2014-03-24 - Transit bus bursts into flame at 1 AM on the Washington Street Bridge in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/24/mbta-bus-catches-fire/
http://www.whdh.com/story/25053407/no-injuries-after-mbta-bus-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54761221/
http://boston.cityandpress.com/node/7583319
2014-03-24 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame while parked on Spring Hill Road in Rising Sun (Maryland):
http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_c461c89d-0ff4-5f94-ad22-3e3486199e35.html
Quote: "A passerby reported that a 2004 International car carrier was on fire at 7:16 p.m. Firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun arrived to the unit block of Spring Hill Road and quickly doused the blaze, but not before it could do $150,000 in damage. Investigators determined the fire started in the engine compartment."
Note: Engine compartment, where those thick electrified copper battery cables and other vehicle wiring is located. That's the point of ignition for many of the parked vehicles that have been spontaneously igniting. All vehicles - and especially those with batteries - are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time. Park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see burning - like your residence - at your own risk...
2014-03-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 near Liberty (Ohio):
http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/601558/Truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-I-80.html
2014-03-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 in Licking County (Ohio):
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/25055846/i-70-eastbound-closed-in-licking-county-after-semi-truck-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54762934/
http://www.wnct.com/story/25055846/i-70-eastbound-closed-in-licking-county-after-semi-truck-fire
http://columbus.gotnewswire.com/news/i70-eastbound-closed-in-licking-county-after-semitruck-fire
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20140324/NEWS01/303240009/Interstate-70-eastbound-reopens-after-semi-fire
2014-03-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 just east of Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/2724-semi-damaged-by-monday-morning-fire
2014-03-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on State Route 44 near Coudersport (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/03/coudersport-responded-to-tractor.html
2014-03-24 - Tractor bursts into flame at farm in Kingsdon, Colyton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28463&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/crews-douse-Colyton-farm-tractor-blaze/story-20845569-detail/story.html
http://www.viralnewschart.com/ShowLink.aspx?linkId=36968667
2014-03-24 - Truck bursts into flame near the Viaduct Hotel on Crumlin Road in Crumlin (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/archive/2014/03/24/11097448.Firefighters_tackle_Crumlin_lorry_blaze/
http://www.campaignseries.co.uk/news/11097448.Firefighters_tackle_Crumlin_lorry_blaze/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-crumlin-lorry-blaze
2014-03-24 - Two RVs go up in flames at Tallington Lakes in Lincolnshire (Britain):
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/fire-service-called-to-caravan-fire-at-tallington-lakes-1-5955858
http://lincolnshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/24/fire-service-called-to-caravan-fire-at-tallington-lakes/
2014-03-24 - RV bursts into flame at home in Cape Girardeau (Missouri):
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2063301.html
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/25050827/motor-home-destroyed-by-fire-in-cape-girardeau
2014-03-24 - Van bursts into flame on the A90 Peterhead to St Fergus road (Scotland), 1 mile from the North Sea coast:
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/lucky-escape-for-driver-as-van-goes-on-fire-1.283964
http://aberdeen.stv.tv/89411/
2014-03-24 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 117 in Lawrence County (Arkansas), near Black Rock:
http://www.imbodenlive.com/2014/03/24/black-rock-fire-department-responds-to-a-vehicle-fire-on-hwy-117/
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside used car business in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/smoke-conditions-reported-at-east-kc-used-car-lot
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-raytown-car-lot/25146654
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame on expressway near Furnace Brook Parkway in Quincy (Illinois):
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140324/NEWS/140328258
http://quincy.wickedlocal.com/article/20140324/NEWS/140328258/12426/NEWS
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-680 near Marshview Road, near Fairfield (California), fire spreads to brush:
http://www.burlingame.com/story/Car-Fire-Sparks-Small/1990442
http://www.pleasanton.com/story/Car-Fire-Sparks-Small/1990442
http://www.danville.com/story/Car-Fire-Sparks-Small/1990442
http://www.millvalley.com/story/Car-Fire-Sparks-Small/1990442
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-59 near Hattiesburg (Mississippi):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/25056608/car-set-fires-on-i-59
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25056608/car-set-fires-on-i-59
http://www.wave3.com/story/25056608/car-set-fires-on-i-59
http://www.wdam.com/story/25056608/car-set-fires-on-i-59
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-40 in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmctv.com/story/25054512/interstate-car-fire-caused-commuters-problems
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame just before 5 AM while parked at home in Coldstream (Canada):
http://www.thesunonline.ca/News/story.aspx?ID=2143270
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame on the Petone to Wellington Motorway (New Zealand):
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/296247/car-fire-snarls-commuter-traffic
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame on Yew Street Place in Bishop's Stortford (Britain):
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Bishops-Stortford/Firefighters-called-after-car-catches-fire-in-Bishops-Stortford-20140324095025.htm
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame on Green Lane in Buxton (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/crews-attend-car-fire-in-buxton-1-6519727
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/crews-attend-car-fire-in-buxton-1-6519727
2014-03-24 - Car bursts into flame at roundabout in Nuneaton (Britain):
http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Car-caused-town-chaos/story-20846757-detail/story.html
2014-03-24 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at the seafront in coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/fire_crews_called_to_seafront_motorcycle_fire_1_3476395
2014-03-24 - Mobile drill bursts into flame in Buckeye (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=UPDATE-Mobile-Drill-Catches-Fire-in-Buckeye-No-Injuries-Reported15020
2014-03-24 - Lawnmower bursts into flame as man works on it, fire spreads, two homes and garage destroyed, in North Huntingdon (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5824162-74/huntingdon-north-fire
2014-03-24 - Tractor, car, ATV, golf cart and garage destroyed by fire at volunteer firefighter's home in Green Township (Indiana):
http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/garage-destroyed-in-fire,19559573/
2014-03-24 - Vehicle and garage destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Faribault (Minnesota):
http://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/local/article_a0084442-7131-56b9-9a18-23a7fbed8ec5.html
2014-03-24 - Car and home burn on Stubbs Lane in Chesapeake (Virginia), near Chesapeake Bay:
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/24/house-and-vehicle-on-fire-in-chesapeake-neighborhood/
2014-03-24 - RV and shed destroyed by fire in Inverness (Scotland):
http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2014/03/busy-weekend-for-firefighters-in-inverness-area.aspx
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Firefighters-tackle-two-house-fires-over-weekend-24032014.htm
Quote: "A number of items of machinery within the shed were damaged by fire, as well as damage to the rear of a vehicle. A touring caravan was almost completely destroyed."
2014-03-24 - Vehicle and two structures destroyed by fire in coastal North Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/25052106/crews-responding-to-north-charleston-house-fire
2014-03-24 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4:15 AM in coastal Beaufort County (South Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Large-Hay-Barn-Destroyed-In-Early-Morning-Fire-251946311.html
2014-03-24 - Barn destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM on Mallow Lane in Monroe Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-catches-fire-early-sunday-morning-1819.shtml
2014-03-24 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM on Huffman Mill Pike in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Barn-destroyed-in-overnight-fire-at-Lexington-farm-251901801.html
http://www.topix.com/city/lexington-ky/2014/03/barn-destroyed-in-overnight-fire-at-lexington-farm
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54760803/
2014-03-24 - Barn destroyed by fire in Waltham (Minnesota):
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/barn-near-waltham-destroyed-by-fire/article_d509430f-f29f-5ca0-a3f8-fa770ae82461.html
http://austin.kaaltv.com/news/news/172602-weekend-fire-damages-barn
2014-03-24 - Barn destroyed by fire in Greenville (Ohio):
http://dailyadvocate.com/news/home_top/3989044/Passerby-alerts-homeowner-9-1-1-of-barn-fire
2014-03-24 - Transformer bursts into flame near convention center in Columbus (Mississippi):
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=32094
2014-03-24 - Major wildfire erupts in Durris Forest (Scotland), near the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140325-43129-GBR
Note: That area is just east (downwind) of the River Dee and about 5 miles west of the coast...
2014-03-24 - Brush fire breaks out in Clark County Wetlands Park (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/24/unclear-what-caused-fire-county-wetlands-park/
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25060269/breaking-news-fire-burning-in-wetlands-north-of-sam-boyd-stadium
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Wetlands-Park-near-Sam-Boyd-closed-due-to-fire/RCY_z-0O7EWkqoHuqeo_3Q.cspx
Note: Another marshy swampy area igniting...
2014-03-24 - Compost heap bursts into flame on Princes Road in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-in-a-compost-heap-in-ellesmere-port
2014-03-24 - Pile of logs bursts into flame at property in Coldridge, Crediton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28468&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-24 - Furniture and computers destroyed by major fire at commercial building in Begumpet (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Major-Fire-at-Begumpet/2014/03/25/article2129533.ece
2014-03-24 - Dumpster bursts into flame at 4 AM, fire spreads to car, in California (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/03/24/fire-dumpster-car-california-md/6821819/
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/97517/dumpster-fire-sets-vehicle-ablaze-under-investigation/
2014-03-24 - Ductwork ignites at office building in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://927thevan.com/news/articles/2014/mar/25/fire-forces-evacuation-of-manhattan-office-building-no-injuries/
http://www.newsdaily.com/united-states/32895c81a249ecc1d92dc6f822c0a058/fire-forces-evacuation-of-manhattan-office-building-no-injuries
Note: Ductwork moves the atmosphere around. More flammable gases in the atmosphere, more fires involving stuff that moves the atmosphere around. Saw this problem coming when some workers got injured when a 'flash fire' erupted in ducting at the State Department in Washington DC, mentioned in the 2012-11-24 update...
2014-03-24 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Yakima (Washington):
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Suspicious-fire-rips-through-back-porch-of-Yakima-home-252073791.html
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25061578/yakima-firefighters-say-afternoon-porch-fire-appears-suspicious
2014-03-24 - Porch and wood pile bursts into flame on Cove Run in East Brady (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/armstrong/5825071-74/fire-brady-east
http://clariontoday.com/home-fire-reported-in-east-brady/
Note: Check out East Brady on a map - almost completely surrounded by the Allegheny River. If the loops of the river just got a little closer to each other, East Brady would be an island...
2014-03-24 - Porch bursts into flame at 12:30 AM, fire spreads, mobile home destroyed, in Peyton (Colorado):
http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=1022729
http://www.krdo.com/news/fire-destroys-couples-home-in-peyton/25132746
2014-03-24 - Deck bursts into flame at 6:30 AM, fire spreads to duplex, in Albemarle County (Virginia):
http://www.nbc29.com/story/25053737/fire-crews-battle-early-morning-flames-in-albemarle-county
http://1061thecorner.com/news/064460-fire-heavily-damages-house-on-westfield-road/
2014-03-24 - Mobile home heavily damaged by fire in Juniper Bay (South Carolina), near the coast:
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/03/24/4117522/horry-county-firefighters-battled.html
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1022504
2014-03-24 - Home bursts into flame, fire spreads to RV, in Chesterfield (Virginia), nobody home:
http://www.wric.com/story/25061966/mobile-homes-on-fire-in-chesterfield
http://vanewslive.com/detail.php?fid=164239
Quote: "Emergency crews responded an RV on fire in the 300 block of Ruthers Road. According to Lt. Jason Elmore, the fire began at the house and then spread to the nearby RV. No one was home at the time of the fire."
2014-03-24 - House damaged by fire near Battle Creek Court in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia), dog killed, nobody home:
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/24/house-fire-near-battle-creek-court-in-virginia-beach/
2014-03-24 - Home heavily damaged by fire on coastal St. Helena Island (South Carolina), nobody home:
http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/03/24/3020501/fire-damages-home-on-st-helena.html
2014-03-24 - House heavily damaged by fire in coastal Portland (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/fire-damages-portland-home/25133736
2014-03-24 - Home destroyed by fire at 5 AM in coastal Falmouth (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/fire-destroys-falmouth-home/25134794
Quote: "The Fire Department said the home had just been sold and the owners had not moved in yet."
Note: Superb timing for the seller, horrible timing for the buyer. Not looking too good there in coastal Maine...
2014-03-24 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Fairfax (Virginia), 12 units damaged, 4 people injured:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Four-Injured-in-Fairfax-Apartment-Fire-252091571.html
2014-03-24 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire just before midnight, in Raleigh (North Carolina), 17 injured:
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/17-hurt-raleigh-apartment-fire-2427015
http://www.wral.com/eight-jump-to-escape-fire-in-raleigh-apartment-building/13505704/
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9477426
http://www.wncn.com/story/25052864/raleigh-apartment-fire-displaces-46
2014-03-24 - Apartment building destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM in Oxford (Massachusetts):
http://www.necn.com/03/24/14/2-firefighters-hurt-battling-massive-fir/landing.html?blockID=864196&feedID=11106
2014-03-24 - Apartment building destroyed by fire in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25050566/fire-destroys-east-nashville-apartments
2014-03-24 - Motel damaged by fire at 2:15 AM in Sharonville (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-at-sharonville-travelodge-9690.shtml
2014-03-24 - Deadly fire rips through mobile home in Delmar (Maryland), 2 killed:
http://www.wboc.com/story/25058475/at-least-one-dead-in-delmar-fire
2014-03-24 - Deadly fire damages three homes shortly before midnight in McKeesport (Pennsylvania), child killed:
http://www.wtae.com/news/fire-damages-three-homes-in-mckeesport/25129618
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/24/child-presumed-dead-in-mckeesport-fire/
2014-03-24 - Vacant home burns just after 3 AM in Paradise (California):
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/mostpopular/story/Cal-Fire-investigating-early-morning-blaze-at/VmR23Pcx20WMiG3YwBVXjw.cspx
2014-03-24 - Vacant duplex burns twice in 24 hours in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/duplex-catches-fire-twice-24-hours/nfKKC/
2014-03-24 - Two vacant duplexes and a shed burn in Provo (Utah):
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/abandoned-duplexes-catch-fire-provo-10256.shtml
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/fire-burns-through-vacant-building-in-provo/article_27b87288-37d9-5749-9548-9b608d35950a.html
2014-03-24 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads, one vacant home destroyed, second damaged, in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25052993/fire-reported-in-bridgeport
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Damages-Vacant-House-in-Bridgeport-251895021.html
Quote: "Fire destroyed a vacant house at Connecticut and Union avenues in Bridgeport this morning and spread to another, prompting evacuations."
2014-03-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in the Logans Ferry Heights area of Plum (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourallekiskivalley/yourallekiskivalleymore/5827401-74/fire-brenner-destroyed
2014-03-24 - Two vacant homes destroyed by fire in Washington Park (Illinois):
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/23/fire-claims-2-buildings-in-washington-park/
Note: Another home was destroyed in Washington Park recently, at 1:30 AM, mentioned in the 2014-02-20 update...
2014-03-24 - Vacant hotel burns in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/24/crews-battle-two-alarm-fire-at-former-hotel/
2014-03-23 - Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Praeksa, Khlong (Thailand), 1200+ people sickened:
http://thailandnewsworth.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/thousands-affected-and-sick-by-landfill-burning-in-praeksa/
Quote: "About 1,200 people sought treatment for fume-related illness..."
2014-03-23 - Landfill erupts in flame in Naga City (Philippine Islands), near the coast:
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/69387-fire-hits-naga-city-garbage-dump
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/23/Fire_hits_Naga_CITY_garbage_dump/
Quote: "Firemen reported that methane deposits from the garbage piles caused the fire."
Note: Wouldn't doubt that. Probably some hydrogen sulfide mixed in there too, as the two gases go together, thus the various cities being plagued with hydrogen sulfide coming from landfills. I see why insurers are dropping coverage for recycling facilities and the like. Just too many fires nowadays. From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."
2014-03-23 - Apartment building hit by explosion and fire in coastal Tel Aviv (Israel), 3 injured:
http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Apparent-gas-explosion-leaves-three-injured-in-south-Tel-Aviv-346213
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.581463
http://www.timesofisrael.com/gas-explosion-in-tel-aviv-wounds-3/
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/223026/tel-aviv-gas-explosion-results-in-numerous-injuries.html
Quote: "Also on Sunday, a welder at a Petah Tikva building site was hurt by an explosion believed to have been caused by an underground gas canister."
Note: Gas odor mentioned, which may have been hydrogen sulfide, which smells like 'rotten eggs', like the mercaptan which is added to natural gas. Israeli scientists discovered hundreds of 'gas springs' off their coastline spewing gas from the sea floor, mentioned in the 2012-11-12 update. An Israeli patrol boat burst into flame and injured 15 people earlier this year along the Gaza Coast, as mentioned in the 2014-01-24 update. Israel's military headquarters burst into flame in Tel Aviv this month, as mentioned in the 2014-03-05 update. In late spring of 2012, a 'mysterious smell' hit central Israel and sickened people, as mentioned in the 2012-05-03 update. Methane is odorless, so it wasn't methane. Hell, Israel might just wanna close all their consulates around the world and bring people home. Oh, they HAVE closed all their consulates around the world? Huh...
2014-03-23 - Underground electrical fire takes out power to two buildings in Gold Coast, Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/23/comed-vault-catches-fire-in-gold-coast-at-least-two-buildings-lose-power/
Quote: "A ComEd vault located at 53 E. Schiller St. caught fire about 1:30 p.m., said ComEd spokeswoman Allana Johnson. As a result, at least two buildings in the 1300 block of North Lake Shore Drive lost power, Fire Media Affairs chief Larry Langford said."
2014-03-23 - Auto shop heavily damaged by explosions and fire in coastal National City (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Explosions-Heard-before-Auto-Body-Shop-Fire-251806621.html
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/23/autobody-fire-investigation-nationalcity-sdfd/
http://www.cbs8.com/story/25051403/crews-knock-down-fire-at-auto-body-shop
http://www.topix.com/city/national-city-ca/2014/03/auto-body-shop-in-national-city-catches-fire
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10427695/
Quote: "Witnesses tell NBC 7 they heard explosions and then saw flames pouring from the building."
2014-03-23 - Auto scrapyard hit by fire, several vehicles destroyed, in Stoke (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/BREAKING-NEWS-destroys-multiple-vehicles-Stoke/story-20843109-detail/story.html
2014-03-23 - Laptop battery explodes and ignites apartment in New Holland (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-lancaster-sparked-exploding-laptop-battery-7247.shtml
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/exploding-laptop-battery-sparks-apartment-fire-in-new-holland/article_ffbf110c-b2ea-11e3-9c1d-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-23 - One hundred homes destroyed by massive fire in coastal Barangay Canelar (Philippine Islands):
http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/top-stories/17004-fire-razes-100-houses-in-canelar.html
Quote: "Ongoing ocular investigation is still being conducted by the BFP personnel."
Note: Hah, never heard the term 'ocular investigation' before. 'We're lookin' at stuff!'
2014-03-23 - Fishing boat bursts into flame and sinks at 4:55 AM off the coast of South Korea, 6 killed, 2 rescued, 1 missing:
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140324001103
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2014/03/24/0200000000AEN20140324004100315.html
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/six-dead-one-missing-in-fishing-boat-fire-1.529674
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/six-dead-one-missing-in-s-korea-fishing-boat-fire/article/377986
http://www.newshour24.com/world/1ze3ddvbne/Six-Dead-One-Missing-S-Korea-Fishing-Boat-Fire.htm
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/24/Six_dead_one_missing_in_fishing_boat_fire/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/six-dead-one-missing-in-s-korea-fishing-boat-fire
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/03/25/5-ri-fishermen-dead-korea-boat-fire-govt.html
Quote: "According to Kim, the 37-year-old captain of the boat, the fire broke out around 4:55 a.m. while the vessel was sailing in waters 108 kilometers southwest of Jeju City."
2014-03-23 - Boat bursts into flame in Mission Bay near coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.cbs8.com/story/21781201/small-boat-goes-up-in-flames-on-mission-bay
Quote: "Three people are safe Sunday after the small rental boat they were on caught fire in the middle of Mission Bay this afternoon."
2014-03-23 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame on road in Scarborough (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-26704828
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/23/Double_decker_bus_catches_fire_in_Scarborough/
http://ewallstreeter.com/double-decker-bus-catches-fire-2836/
2014-03-23 - Bus bursts into flame at 6:30 AM near Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.kspr.com/news/local/bus-filled-with-antiques-burns-north-of-springfield/21051620_25114344
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/pictures-school-bus-hauling-antiques-catches-fire-north-of-springfield/21048998_25117072
Note: It was a school bus, but it was being used as a cargo transporter...
2014-03-23 - Tanker truck bursts into flame in the wee hours on I-35 in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.ksat.com/news/big-rig-catches-fire-on-i35-overnight/25127968
http://www.news4sanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/traffic-big-rig-fire-causes-crash-9774.shtml
2014-03-23 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at 5:47 AM in Needham (Massachusetts), near the coast:
http://needham.wickedlocal.com/article/20140323/NEWS/140329463/12423/NEWS
2014-03-23 - Two RVs burst into flame while parked in storage lot in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/firefighters-respond-early-afternoon-rv-fire
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25050212/breaking-multiple-units-responding-to-building-fire-at-fairview
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16759551-firefighters-respond-to-early-afternoon-rv-fire
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/23/motorhome-blaze-sends-plume-smoke-valley-sky/
http://www.newsdump.com/news/motorhome-blaze-sends-plume-of-smoke-into-valley-sky
Quote: "There were about 20 RVs on the one-acre lot when the fire broke out, he said. The blaze was contained to two RVs and was extinguished in about 20 minutes."
2014-03-23 - SUV bursts into flame during test drive in Anaheim (California), near the coast:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Test-Drive-Fire-GMC-Yukon-Anaheim-251959931.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/23/car-catches-on-fire-during-test-drive-in-anaheim/
http://jalopnik.com/2015-gmc-yukon-explodes-in-flames-during-test-drive-1550469643
Quote: "Officials said the 2015 GMC Yukon caught fire, inexplicably, during a test drive."
Note: 'So, are you interested in purchasing this vehicle?'
2014-03-23 - In 'separate' incidents, four parked cars burst into flame in the wee hours in Vista (California), near the coast:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/23/arson-fires-cars-police-cars-public-safety/
http://www.10news.com/news/arson-suspected-in-4-vista-car-fires-03232014
Note: They suspect arson as usual. Anybody see anyone? Nope. Any evidence at all of people being involved? None mentioned. Looks very similar to the three boats that burst into flame in two separate events within 3 minutes in Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. As the atmospheric contamination intensifies, we're going to see more and more vehicles going up in flames, especially near bodies of water and other low-lying areas, and especially in the wee hours, and they need not be running nor have been running recently in order to spontaneously ignite...
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame shortly before 5 AM while parked at duplex, fire spreads to duplex, in Aurora (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/2014/03/23/town-house-damaged-after-car-fire-spreads/6785121/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/03/23/authorities-investigating-car-fire-in-aurora/
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25403698/car-fire-spreads-aurora-duplex
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Starling Drive in Waldorf (Maryland):
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140324/NEWS/140329725/1074/2-vehicle-fires-in-waldorf-spark-investigations
Note: The story mentions an SUV that burst into flame in Waldorf too, but I already mentioned that in the 2014-03-21 update...
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame on Storrow Drive in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/car-becomes-flame-broiled-storrow-drive
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame on Nobel Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/03/tonights-car-fire-65/
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked at home in coastal Slade Point (Australia):
http://www.cqnews.com.au/news/police-investigate-car-fire-slade-point/2206915/
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame on highway near coastal Wellington (New Zealand), followed by a 5-car crash in the same spot:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9860363/SH2-at-a-standstill-after-car-fire
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9860363/Car-fire-causes-SH2-commute-delays
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/hutt-valley/9860363/Car-fire-causes-commute-delays
http://www.3news.co.nz/Car-fire-causes-delays-for-Wgtn-commuters/tabid/423/articleID/337115/Default.aspx
Quote: "A five-car crash on State Highway 2 into Wellington this morning is at almost exactly the same spot as an earlier car fire, which caused significant commuter delays."
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame on highway in coastal Sharjah (UAE), accidents mentioned too:
http://www.emirates247.com/news/morning-traffic-chaos-car-on-fire-crashes-delays-2014-03-23-1.542638
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked at home in coastal Thalang District (Indonesia):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/police-look-into-car-fire-at-abandoned-house-45318.php
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in Steinbach (Canada):
http://www.steinbachonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41827&Itemid=100413
Quote: "Shortly before 4:30pm, a car on Homestead Crescent was destroyed by a fire. The car was parked in a driveway, and as such traffic was never affected."
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked in The Orchard, in Leven (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Police-investigate-Leven-car/story-20843111-detail/story.html
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame at 12:25 AM in Winterton, Paston (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/car-catches-fire-in-paston-street-1-5956867
2014-03-23 - Car bursts into flame at 2:36 AM on the M5 near Blackbrook (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28451&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/11096247.Car_fire_on_M5_between_Taunton_and_Wellington/
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/11096247.Car_fire_on_M5_between_Taunton_and_Wellington/
2014-03-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Bonshaw (Canada), on Prince Edward Island:
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2014-03-23/article-3660391/Garage-fire-and-vehicle-collision-keep-responders-busy-in-Bonshaw/1
Quote: "Wakelin said the fire was believed to have started from a vehicle inside the garage."
2014-03-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on State Route 29 in coastal Collier County (Florida):
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/mar/23/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-closes-state-road-29/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/25049983/sr-29-closed-in-immokalee-due-to-a-vehicle-fire
http://www.abc-7.com/story/25049983/sr-29-closed-in-immokalee-due-to-a-vehicle-fire
http://www.topix.com/county/collier-fl/2014/03/sr-29-closed-in-immokalee-due-to-a-vehicle-fire
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10424674/
2014-03-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 401 in North York (Canada):
http://mynews.ctvnews.ca/mediadetail/18681359
2014-03-23 - RV trailer bursts into flame while being towed, in Great Falls (Montana):
http://www.krtv.com/news/rv-fire-reported-near-great-falls-high-school/
2014-03-23 - Vehicle and barn destroyed by fire in Sumner (Illinois):
http://www.htndaily.com/fire-crews-battle-grass-barn-and-vehicle-fire/
2014-03-23 - Auto shop damaged by fire on Scott Street in Dryden (Canada), near Wabigoon Lake:
http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8448&Itemid=160
2014-03-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in at Perkins Village, near Exeter (Britain), 6,000 chickens roasted:
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Exeter-crews-battle-save-livestock-blaze/story-20843165-detail/story.html
http://localuknews.co.uk/exeter/news/localnews/6000-chickens-die-in-barn-fire-near-Exeter
Note: Oops, didn't mean to make this fire sound so delectable...
2014-03-23 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM in the Town of Wayside (Wisconsin), some dogs and chickens killed:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140323/GPG0101/303230533/Fire-destroys-barn-kills-chickens-Morrison
http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2014/mar/23/fire-destroys-town-of-wayside-barn/
http://fox11online.com/2014/03/23/eight-departments-battle-early-morning-barn-fire/
http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Brown-County-Barn-Destroyed-in-Fire-251822081.html
http://www.wbay.com/story/25048955/2014/03/23/multiple-brown-county-fire-crews-battle-early-morning-fire
2014-03-23 - Barn destroyed by fire near De Soto (Missouri):
http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/article_17d408d4-b2c7-11e3-9280-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-23 - Barn destroyed by fire in Columbia (Missouri):
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-fire-at-crown-center-farms-in-south/article_6082bd78-b29a-11e3-ba06-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-23 - Barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Gilmanton (New Hampshire), some goats killed:
http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/11279389-95/four-alarm-fire-in-gilmanton-destroys-barn-damages-home
http://www.wmur.com/news/dozens-of-firefighters-battle-stubborn-gilmanton-blaze/25114722
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/24/barn-fire-drew-crews-from-towns/DplzIcapjVAvMxRG8zImmJ/story.html
2014-03-23 - Barn damaged by fire in Kent City (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/03/three_departments_responding_t.html
2014-03-23 - Electrical box bursts into flame, fire spreads, buildings burn, in Folsom (California), near Folsom Lake:
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/fire-rips-through-businesses-in-old-folsom/25128470
2014-03-23 - Commercial building destroyed by fire shortly after 3:30 AM in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/chattanooga-crews-work-early-morning-fire-9654.shtml
2014-03-23 - Warehouse heavily damaged by major 4-alarm fire in coastal Vallejo (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/23/vallejo-fire-sunday/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/crews-respond-commercial-building-blaze-vallejo/nfKBT/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/vallejo-firefighters-mop-up-vallejo-warehouse/vCT4HJ/
2014-03-23 - Row of stores goes up in flames in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://bronx.news12.com/news/massive-fire-damages-4-stores-on-east-burnside-avenue-in-tremont-1.7477985
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9476900
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/3-Alarm-Fire-Engulfs-10-Bronx-Stores-Morris-Heights-Burnside-Avenue-251781411.html
2014-03-23 - Propane heater bursts into flame, fire spreads, propane tanks explode on porch, in Columbus (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/23/propane-heater-bursts-into-flames-causes-chain-reaction-fire/
http://www.wthr.com/story/25049495/2014/03/23/two-escape-exploding-propane-tanks-in-columbus-fire
2014-03-23 - Deck bursts into flame at home in Lexington (Kentucky), passers-by stop and help put it out:
http://www.wtvq.com/content/localnews/story/Lexington-Couple-Stops-Fire-from-Spreading/h5tl00RbXkWip4Y1uaW-2A.cspx
2014-03-23 - Waterfront vacation home damaged by fire on Lake Avenue in Lagoon City (Canada), nobody home:
http://www.orilliapacket.com/2014/03/22/waterfront-home-catches-fire-while-owners-away
Note: Waterfront, lake, lagoon, unoccupied - there's a recipe for a fire nowadays. This home is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Lake Simcoe...
2014-03-23 - Apartment building damaged by blaze at 12:45 AM in Phoenix (Arizona), 5 injured:
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/national/critical-following-phoenix-apartment-fire/article_b03d0d28-5c7b-5eab-853c-355c1ce56e15.html
2014-03-23 - Deadly fire rips through home in coastal Los Angeles (California), 1 killed:
http://santamariatimes.com/news/state-and-regional/man-dies-in-south-los-angeles-house-fire/article_6a18b247-ab2a-51c4-a99c-35e9996bf51a.html
Quote: "The city has seen a surge in fire deaths this year, with 13 so far compared to 22 in all of 2013."
Note: So fire deaths are up well over 150% so far if the current pace continues, and that pace is likely to worsen, not improve...
2014-03-23 - Vacant hunting cabin destroyed by fire near Hayward (Wisconsin):
http://www.haywardwi.com/news/local/article_5adc1108-b367-11e3-9167-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-23 - Two adjacent vacant structures burn at 5 AM in Lafayette (Louisiana):
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20140322/NEWS01/303220003
2014-03-23 - Vacant house burns in Trotwood (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/heavy-flames-vacant-trotwood-home/nfJ7b/
2014-03-23 - Vacant historic home burns twice in a week on West Shore Road in coastal Oyster Bay (New York):
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/historic-oyster-bay-house-damaged-by-fire-1.7477277
2014-03-23 - Vacant home burns in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/syracuse_firefighters_battle_blaze_at_vacant_home_in_city.html
2014-03-23 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads, three homes damaged or destroyed, in Harrisburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.abc27.com/story/25051886/crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-in-harrisburg
2014-03-23 - Vacant army barracks destroyed by fire near Moses Lake (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/25051606/suspicious-fire-destroys-unoccupied-building-west-of-moses-lake
2014-03-22 - Recycling plant hit by explosion and fire in Pomona (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9476715http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2014/03/23/breakingnews-crews-battling-2nd-alarm-fire-at-pom/
http://inagist.com/all/447603290511925250/
http://www.socalnewsflash.com/crews-battle-2nd-alarm-recycling-plant-fire-in-pomona/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/23/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-at-pomona-recycling-plant/
Quote: "We heard a loud bang from where we live, and then I checked outside and I just saw smoke coming out..."
2014-03-22 - Recycling center hit by fire in Sotherby Bridge (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/skip-fire-in-sowerby-bridge-1-6516488
Quote: "The incident happened at round 9.30pm at the Milner Royd Household Waste Recycling Site in Mearclough when a skip full of paper and cardboard caught fire. It is not known what caused the fire, which took around an hour to put out."
Note: This place is located right on the banks of the River Calder. From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/03/22/mgk-propane-explosion-triggers-structure-fire-cane-beds-burn-victims-hospitalized/
Quote: "The cause of ignition however, is unknown at this point..."
Note: Sounds like it could be the Ghostly Match again. Propane tanks are exploding regularly now, at worksites, on peoples' balconies, etc. Any leak at all and the Ghostly Match may ignite the gas if there's anything rusty or any electrified copper nearby. The same goes for all the gas pipeline explosions...
2014-03-22 - Mobile home explodes and burns in Frankfort (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://wgntv.com/2014/03/23/1-injured-in-mobile-home-explosion-in-frankfort/
2014-03-22 - Pallet manufacturer destroyed by huge inferno at 3 AM in Edmonton (Canada), nobody there:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/early-morning-fire-levels-edmonton-pallet-firm-1.2582864
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/West+Edmonton+industrial+blaze+caused+million+damage/9650133/story.html
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/edmonton/early-morning-fire-hits-pallet-firm
http://globalnews.ca/news/1224630/crews-cleanup-following-fire-at-west-edmonton-industrial-site/
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Fire+damages+wooden+pallet+plant+west+Edmonton/9650133/story.html
http://www.ipick.ca/edmonton/early-morning-fire-levels-edmonton-pallet-firm
Quote: "A massive fire that destroyed the main building of Lonestar Lumber, a wooden pallet manufacturer in the city’s west end, caused about $3 million worth of damage. Edmonton firefighters responded to 12815 168th Street at around 3 a.m. Saturday after receiving reports of heavy smoke and flames, said Edmonton Fire spokeswoman Laura Ruddock."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Wood-related fires will escalate, including fires at pallet companies, wood-carving businesses, furniture businesses, door companies, cabinet companies, etc."
2014-03-22 - Refinery damaged by fire and explosion in Luján de Cuyo (Argentine):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140323-43110-ARG
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/23/argentina-ypf-fire-idUSL2N0MJ0OD20140323
2014-03-22 - Thirteen businesses destroyed by blaze in downtown Garrettsville (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/ohio/large-fire-sweeps-through-ohio-village-downtown/nfJkt/
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/fire-devastates-historic-garrettsville-block-1.475416
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/ohio/old-buildings-may-have-speeded-spread-of-ohio-fire/nfJ5G/
Quote: "Police say that dispatchers received a call around 1:15 p.m. Saturday that 'Main Street is on fire.' Fire officials told WKYC-TV that the fire started at the corner of Center and Main streets and spread to four buildings."
Quote: "Mayor Rick Patrick was not confident there was anything left to save. 'It looks like we’re going to lose that whole block,' he said."
2014-03-22 - Transformer bursts into flame on The Strip in Dallas (Texas), darkness descends:
http://www.dallasvoice.com/failed-transformer-throws-strip-darkness-10169833.html
http://www.newsdump.com/news/failed-transformer-throws-the-strip-into-darkness
2014-03-22 - Three boats destroyed or damaged by fire in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://swoknews.com/local/fire-burned-boats-may-have-been-set
Quote: "After firefighters extinguished the flames, officials determined three boats had been burned or damaged, according to a later police report."
Quote: "A fire at an east Lawton trailer park that damaged multiple boats Thursday afternoon may have been started on purpose."
Note: Another way to phrase that would be, 'A fire at an east Lawton trailer park that damaged multiple boats Thursday afternoon may NOT have been started on purpose.' In other words, they don't know...
2014-03-22 - Four trucks, backhoe, lawnmowers and more destroyed by fire at municipal building in Norwood (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/norwood-mayor-1-million-in-damages-expected-after-fire-1.749114
Quote: "A fire that consumed two buildings, four vehicles and other equipment at the borough’s Public Works complex likely caused around $1 million in damage, Mayor James Barsa said Saturday."
Note: Norwood is right by the Hudson River...
2014-03-22 - Several trucks, motorcycle, equipment and building destroyed by fire at business in Morgan (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57718278-78/amp-fire-rich-morgan.html.csp
Quote: "The blaze did not cause any injuries. However, Rich said the building — which included storage and offices — was a loss. The fire also destroyed construction trucks, a motorcycle, welders, an overhead crane, wood working machinery and other equipment. Rich estimated that damage at about $1 million."
2014-03-22 - Four cars destroyed by fire while parked at auto shop in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/fire-at-vic-car-firm/story-e6frfku9-1226862038182
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/fire-at-vic-car-firm/story-fnjbnvyj-1226862038182
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/fire-at-vic-car-firm/story-fn3dxiwe-1226862038182
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/fire-at-vic-car-firm/story-fni0xqi4-1226862038182
2014-03-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and explodes on Highway 69 near Bullard (Texas):
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/developing-crews-working-vehicle-fire-on-highway-6
Quote: "Following the trucks explosion, flames spread to a nearby field and burned half an acre, said fire officials at the scene. The blaze, which began in the cab of the truck, was put out within 30 minutes."
2014-03-22 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just after midnight, on US 285 in Chaffee County (Colorado):
http://www.themountainmail.com/free_content/article_218069e6-b122-11e3-bbb3-0017a43b2370.html
http://inagist.com/all/446997859347333121/
http://twitter.com/CSP_CanonCity/status/446997859347333121/photo/1
2014-03-22 - RV bursts into flame while parked in driveway on St Edwards Close in Chilton Polden, Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28445&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-22 - SUV bursts into flame inside garage in Scranton (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/03/22/garage-damaged-by-fire-in-scranton/
2014-03-22 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Montrose (Colorado):
http://www.montrosepress.com/news/truck-fire/image_11f029f6-b179-11e3-b1db-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-22 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 3:15 AM while parked along Route 56 in Athens (Ohio):
http://www.athensohiotoday.com/news/route-truck-fire/image_0329e4d4-758b-501b-9048-917d70562ec3.html
2014-03-22 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in Bozeman (Montana):
http://www.kbzk.com/news/car-tire-burns-after-left-axle-apparently-catches-fire/
2014-03-22 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carport, fire spreads to pickup, in Lamesa (Texas):
http://www.pressreporter.com/Content/News/Front-Page/Article/Two-vehicles-damaged-in-fire/1/11/428
2014-03-22 - Car bursts into flame on I-91 in Wallingford (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/wallingford/wallingfordnews/4006613-129/wallingford-fire-crews-responded-to-report-of-car-fire-i-91s.html
2014-03-22 - Car bursts into flame on the Lincoln Highway in Licking Creek Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_25399292/car-catches-fire-fulton-county
2014-03-22 - Car bursts into flame on the Western Kentucky Parkway near Leitchfield (Kentucky):
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/home_top/3979731/Car-catches-fire-on-parkway
2014-03-22 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Malacca (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/23/Mum-and-kids-escape-just-before-car-catches-fire/
Quote: "Norwahidah Saad was heading to the city to pick up her two other daughters from school when she heard a blast from her car’s engine compartment. 'I immediately wanted to pull over and check what happened, but the brake didn’t work. So I slowed down, pulled the handbrake and grabbed my children out of the car immediately before it caught fire,' she said when met at the scene near Cheng along the Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin Highway here yesterday. Norwahidah said she noticed smoke billowing from the undercarriage of the vehicle less than a minute after she ran out to safety and the car was in flame soon after."
Note: Brakes may have ignited this fire, which is why her brakes didn't work...
2014-03-22 - Car bursts into flame on Petton Cross in Petton, near Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28448&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-22 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 2:41 AM in East Wenatchee (Washington), cop pulls semi-conscious man out:
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2014/mar/22/officer-pulls-man-from-burning-vehicle/
Note: That man almost ended up in the corpses section. East Wenatchee is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Columbia River...
2014-03-22 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire at home on North Fork Drive in Three Rivers (California):
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20140322/NEWS01/303220018/Two-fires-spark-10-minutes-apart-Friday
2014-03-22 - Car and manufactured home destroyed by fire in Crooked River Ranch (Oregon), nobody home:
http://www.ktvz.com/news/fire-destroys-crooked-river-ranch-home/25102970
2014-03-22 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Southend (Britain):
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/echo/11095874.Second_fire_at_Southend_garage/?ref=nt
Quote: "Assistant Divisional Officer Martyn Hodder, Southend Station Commander, said: 'This is the second time we have visited the site in days. 'The first fire was a vehicle alight on Thursday evening. The car had been playing up during the day and had been put into the garage to be looked at. The employees on site at the time told crews that the vehicle caught fire suddenly and unexpectedly and this incident was recorded as an accident following an investigation.'"
Note: So a vehicle suddenly burst into flame here then two days later the shop itself caught fire...
2014-03-22 - Barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in Jones Valley, Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/mar/22/barn-fire-reported-jones-valley/
http://www.newsdump.com/news/barn-house-fire-reported-in-jones-valley
Note: Jones Valley is next to Shasta Lake...
2014-03-22 - Barn destroyed by fire in North Grover, Ottawa (Canada), 5 cows, 3 horses and some chickens killed:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Barn+fire+south+Ottawa+Prince+Wales+closed/9651002/story.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/barn-fire-kills-horses-cattle-chickens-in-rural-south-ottawa-1.2583323
http://www.cfra.com/news/2014/03/23/animals-killed-in-late-night-fire-in-north-gower
2014-03-22 - Barn destroyed by fire in Ridgewood (New Jersey):
http://theridgewoodblog.net/2-alarm-fire-guts-ridgewood-barn/
2014-03-22 - Elementary school destroyed by massive 6-alarm fire in Edison (New Jersey), 2 miles from the coast:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/22/fire-sweeps-through-elementary-school-in-edison-n-j/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9476404
2014-03-22 - High school damaged by blaze in Eupora (Mississippi), near White's Creek Lake:
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140322/NEWS/303220016
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Fire-damages-Eupora-High-School/_PKlXnNKiUyENn4nwi4dCA.cspx
2014-03-22 - Multiple greenhouses and vehicle destroyed by raging fire in Winslow Township (New Jersey):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9476595
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/03/winslow_township_greenhouse_fire_brought_under_control.html
Quote: "Fire crews battled a blaze that swept through a local nursery on Saturday night, engulfing brush, multiple greenhouses and a vehicle."
Note: I wouldn't be surprised if that vehicle spontaneously combusted - as many are - and ignited this fire...
2014-03-22 - Piles of mulch burst into flame at 3 AM at mulch business in Noblesville (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/22/five-fire-departments-battle-noblesville-mulch-fire/
2014-03-22 - Warehouse damaged by fire in Millcreek Township (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/2alarm-fire-at-warehouse-millcreek-township-7203.shtml
2014-03-22 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to building, in Baldwin (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/abingdon/ph-ag-baldwin-fire-0326-20140322,0,5646169.story
2014-03-22 - Lanai bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in coastal Haiku (Hawaii), nobody home:
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/583566.html
2014-03-22 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Frazeysburg (Ohio):
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20140322/NEWS01/303220033/Crews-battle-Frazeysburg-house-fire
2014-03-22 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Springfield Township (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/4-escape-springfield-township-house-fire/25104460
2014-03-22 - House under construction damaged by fire on Deer Valley Drive in Park City (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/21/crews-respond-to-fire-at-home-under-construction/
2014-03-22 - Home destroyed by fire at 3 AM in Brookfield (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Home-Destroyed-in-Brookfield-Fire-251659981.html
Note: Brookfield is just east (downwind) of Candlewood Lake...
2014-03-22 - House destroyed by fire in the wee hours in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/story/25047576/family-of-5-displaced-after-home-catches-fire-no-injuries
2014-03-22 - Apartment building damaged by fire just after 3 AM in Jeffersontown (Kentucky), many displaced:
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Early-morning-fire-reported-in-Jeffersontown-251659891.html
2014-03-22 - Three apartment buildings ravaged by fire at 2 AM, 32 units destroyed, in Irving (Texas), 80+ people homeless:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Apartment-Fire-in-Irving-Leaves-Residents-Without-a-Home--251690101.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Fire-destroys-30-apartments-in-Irving-251664791.html
2014-03-22 - Deadly fire tears through home just before 5 AM in Fort Worth (Texas), near Lake Arlington, 1 killed:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Elderly-woman-found-dead-at-scene-of-Fort-Worth-fire-251665201.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/03/22/5671155/woman-found-dead-after-fort-worth.html
2014-03-22 - Vacant house burns in Seguin (Texas):
http://seguingazette.com/news/article_7db8a35e-b221-11e3-9a05-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-22 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Magna (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57716464-78/fire-abandoned-111-jensen.html.csp
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865599269/Fire-destroys-abandoned-Magna-home.html
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29169044&nid=148
2014-03-22 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 5:38 AM in Owosso Township (Michigan):
http://www.argus-press.com/news/community/owosso/image_b11bb104-b1f5-11e3-a508-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-22 - Vacant factory burns in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/fire-causes-10000-in-damages-to-vacant-old-first-ward-factory-20140321
2014-03-21 - Inferno destroys motel at 5:30 AM in coastal Point Pleasant Beach (New Jersey), 4 killed, 8 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140321-43089-USAhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26693561
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/nyregion/jersey-shore-motel-fire.html
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2023194209_shorehotelfirexml.html
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20140321/four-men-die-in-new-jersey-shore-motel-fire
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/21/rescue-crews-search-rubble-in-deadly-new-jersey-motel-fire/
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25037720/4th-body-found-in-nj-shore-motel-fire
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140321/NJNEWS/303210023/1001/rss
http://www.app.com/proart/20140321/njnews/303210040/1001/rss
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/21/4-killed-in-ocean-county-motel-fire/
Quote: "The blaze was the second major fire at the Jersey shore in seven months, after a September blaze that destroyed about a third of the boardwalk in Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. The boardwalk had just been rebuilt after Sandy. It is being rebuilt — again."
Quote: "The motel, which is little more than two blocks from the beach, was destroyed."
Quote: "Point Pleasant Fire Chief A.J. Fox said a pair of smoke-eaters helped rescue a woman who dodged certain death by jumping into a bathtub on the second floor and turning on the water. 'I think she helped save her own life,' Fox said."
Note: Smart woman, gonna remember that trick. So, another huge fire near a coast, joining a long and growing list of such fires, exactly as predicted years ago. Just had that gigantic explosion that destroyed two buildings near the coast in New York City too. I'm starting to see why they put up new evacuation signs along the East Coast - they couldn't wait until people ARE evacuating, because then there'd be nobody to put up the signs. I don't think they know exactly WHEN it's going to be so bad that evacuations will become absolutely necessary, but it's not hard to see the writing on the wall...
http://www.avtimes.net/news/local/man-still-missing-after-float-home-explosion-1.915310
Quote: "The man was living in the Snug Basin on the north side of the Inlet, far away from any other float homes in the area and without road access. Police believe the home caught on fire Friday or Saturday, based on accounts from residents in the area who investigated the accident after hearing an explosion."
Quote: "We are looking for his remains."
2014-03-21 - Home obliterated by explosion just after midnight on Cane Mill Road in Elgin (South Carolina), nobody home:
http://coastalnc.twcnews.com/content/news/705958/sc-explosion-that-destroyed-home-felt-in-nc
http://www.wbtw.com/story/25044244/sc-house-explodes-reports-say
http://inagist.com/all/447230570741768192/
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Explosion-destroys-home-in-Lancaster-County-251660671.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/state-officials-atf-investigating-overnight-lancas/nfJgC/
Quote: "The blast was so powerful it sent sharp objects flying through the air as far as one mile away."
2014-03-21 - Home damaged by explosion and basement fire, car burns too, in Palmer Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2014/03/palmer_township_fire_roars_thr.html
Quote: "A witness, Travis Graham, of Lower Saucon Township, who works across the street, said he heard an explosion before he saw smoke."
Quote: "The blaze was about a mile from a fire that broke out several minutes earlier on Lynn Street in Easton. The smoke from the Palmer fire was visible from the Easton scene."
Note: So, an auto shop burns and a few minutes later a house a mile away explodes and burns. Uh huh. Like Genesis once sang, 'I can feel it coming in the air tonight...'
2014-03-21 - Explosion injures 1 person at 4 AM in North Brunswick Township (New Jersey):
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/1-injured-in-minor-north-brunswick-explosion-1.7460842
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/21/authorities-on-scene-of-apparent-explosion-in-north-brunswick/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/03/police_fbi_investigating_small_explosion_on_livingstone_avenue_in_north_brunswick.html
Quote: "As CSB 2’s Andrea Grymes reported, the blast happened around 4 a.m. outside a building in the area of busy Livingston Avenue in North Brunswick. One person suffered serious burns, and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick."
Quote: "The neighbors were even more shocked to find the neighborhood swarming with law enforcement officers in hazmat suits – including police officers, the FBI, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives."
Quote: "As the investigation continues, the FBI says the public's safety is not at risk."
Note: If a cloud of methane and/or hydrogen sulfide blows over someone and explodes, I imagine they'll be at some risk, or maybe dead...
2014-03-21 - Grain elevator rocked by explosion in Tecumseh (Nebraska), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://nebraskaradionetwork.com/2014/03/21/elevator-explosion-in-tecumseh-kills-one-injures-three/
http://www.omaha.com/article/20140321/NEWS/140329694/1707
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/Co-Op-Employee-Dead-After--251456841.html
http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/waverly-co-op-worker-dies-in-tecumseh-accident/article_5b3937c8-65b8-5fd9-a747-3a652f1924ec.html
2014-03-21 - Municipal high-rise damaged by blaze near the Brooklyn Bridge in coastal Manhattan (New York), 2 injured:
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/FDNY-2-injuries-in-NYC-Municipal-Building-fire-5339029.php
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Municipal-Building-1-Centre-Street-High-Rise-Fire-Chambers--251541471.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/blaze-erupts-historic-nyc-government-building-n59166
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/21/fire-breaks-out-in-manhattan-municipal-building/
Quote: "Firefighters are battling a fire on the eighth floor of 1 Centre Street in Manhattan, a historic building at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge that houses many city government offices. The fire is on the eighth floor of the 100-year-old building, which stands 40 stories and is among the largest government office buildings in the world. FDNY says the bottom 22 floors of the building have been evacuated."
2014-03-21 - Huge blaze destroys TWO THOUSAND SHOPS at market in Bamako (Mali), near the Niger River:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/world/africa/mali-fire-destroys-shops-in-the-capitals-main-market.html
http://news.yahoo.com/fire-destroys-main-market-malian-capital-bamako-123657767.html
http://inagist.com/all/447128558880571392/
Quote: "An overnight blaze at the main market in Mali’s capital, Bamako, destroyed about 2,000 shops, causing millions of dollars in damage."
2014-03-21 - Oil tanks burst into flame at 4 AM in Cleveland (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/25037405/cleveland-firefighters-respond-to-tank-battery-fire
2014-03-21 - Landfill catches fire in Guyandotte (West Virginia), near the Guyandotte River, other fires mentioned:
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x56130190/Firefighters-battle-Friday-brush-fires
Quote: "Huntington fire crews were battling a large brush fire at the city landfill in Guyandotte into the night, according to Cabell County 911."
2014-03-21 - Around 100 parked vehicles destroyed by fire at 5 AM at impound lot in coastal Pasay (Philippine Islands):
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/metro/69303-vehicle-impounding-area-fire-investigated
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/21/Vehicle_impounding_area_fire_investigated/
2014-03-21 - Yacht bursts into flame at 5:37 AM, completely destroyed, in Hythe Marina in coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11093995.Yacht_destroyed_by_fire_in_marina/
Quote: "Crews from Hythe, Beaulieu and Hardley fire stations battled the blaze aboard the 38ft boat in Hythe marina for just under two hours and half after being called out at about 5.37am. But the fire was so intense the boat was completely destroyed."
2014-03-21 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-4 in Seffner (Florida):
http://tbo.com/news/traffic/i-4-closed-in-seffner-due-to-tanker-truck-file-20140321/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/hillsborough-regional-news/tanker-fire-shuts-down-eastbound-i-4
http://www.wtsp.com/story/traffic/2014/03/21/i-4-vehicle-fire-seffner/6689255/
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/25037810/2014/03/21/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-lanes-on-i-4
Note: I don't think I'll ever forget Seffner - this town is where a sinkhole opened up under a home in the middle of the night and swallowed a man, who disappeared with a scream and was never seen again, mentioned in the 2013-02-28 update...
2014-03-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://nashvegas.com/semi-truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-40/
http://www.wkrn.com/story/25038167/semi-truck-fire-i-40
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25038520/i-40e-partially-reopens-after-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.tennessean.com/videos/news/local/2014/03/21/6690441/
http://www.newscastic.com/news/semi-truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-40-1571949/
2014-03-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-77 at the Camp Creek exit (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/25042927/fire-breaks-out-on-tractor-trailer-along-i-77
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/25042927/fire-breaks-out-on-tractor-trailer-along-i-77
http://www.bdtonline.com/hpfeatured/x787226818/Northbound-traffic-down-to-one-lane-as-tractor-trailer-burns
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x787227086/Tractor-trailer-cab-fire-closes-one-lane-of-I-77
2014-03-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 1:30 AM on Crane Boulevard in coastal Sugarloaf Key (Florida):
http://floridakeyssheriff.blogspot.com/2014/03/truck-burns-on-crane-boulevard.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/crime/crime-safety-blog/sfl-truck-blaze-stops-traffic-on-sugarloaf-key-for-hours-20140321,0,6437374.story
Quote: "Deputy Aaron Coller took these pictures of a semi tractor trailer truck which caught fire early this morning on Crane Boulevard, Sugarloaf Key."
2014-03-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-85 near Wellford (South Carolina):
http://www.sconfire.com/2014/03/21/tractor-trailer-fire-wellford-spartanburg-county/
http://www.wspa.com/story/25037516/wreck-slows-i-85-traffic-near-wellford
http://www.wyff4.com/news/Video-Tractor-trailer-fire-along-I-85/25088344
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/25037770/tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2014/03/21/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-85-south-i/
http://www.clemsonbuzzz.com/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-85-south-in-spartanburg-county/
2014-03-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A27 at Sherfield English (Britain):
http://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/news/11094337.Trailer_load_of_straw_destroyed_in_roadside_fire/
2014-03-21 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on the Newark Bay Bridge near Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/03/21/tractor-trailer-on-newark-bay-bridge-fully-engulfed-in-flames-but-no-injuries-state-police/
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/truck_fire_on_newark_bay_bridge_put_out_westbound_lanes_now_open_state_police.html
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/03/garbage_truck_fire_closes_lane.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/bayonne-nj/TEM9S53RR0KL78TGQ
http://hudsonreporter.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Sanitation+truck+fire+on+Turnpike+extension+quelled+by+city+firefighters%20&id=24790255
2014-03-21 - RV bursts into flame on I-5 in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140321/A_NEWS/140329965
Quote: "A motor home on fire south of the Benjamin Holt offramp from northbound Interstate 5 has caused traffic to back up quickly to the Crosstown Freeway/Highway 4, according to the California Highway Patrol."
2014-03-21 - RV bursts into flame at train station in Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/11093623.Fridge_in_motor_home_catches_fire_at_Bridgwater_Train_Station/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fridge-in-motorhome-catches-fire-at-bridgwater-train-station
2014-03-21 - Camper-van bursts into flame in Wilmslow (Britain), dog rescued:
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/press-releases/dog-rescued-from-a-fire-in-a-camper-van
http://www.wilmslow.co.uk/news/article/9641/dog-rescued-from-burning-camper-van
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/dog-rescued-from-a-fire-in-a-camper-van
2014-03-21 - Van bursts into flame on Dolphin Road in Haywards Heath (Britain):
http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/local/van-catches-fire-in-haywards-heath-1-5951845
2014-03-21 - Van bursts into flame and explodes on road in Rawalpindi (Pakistan), fire destroys rickshaw, damaged 3 shops too:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1094738/vehicles-carrying-fireworks-damaged
Note: Van was transporting fireworks, though they didn't cause the fire. But with all the vehicles spontaneously igniting, transporting fireworks in a vehicle seems like a very dangerous thing to be doing...
2014-03-21 - SUV bursts into flame on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge in Iberville Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/25039660/i-10-east-reopens-on-atchafalaya-basin-bridge-after-vehicle-fire-cleared
http://www.katc.com/news/update-one-land-of-basin-bridge-closed-eastbound-due-to-vehicle-fire/
http://www.wsfa.com/story/25039660/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-one-lane-of-i-10-east-on-atchafalaya-basin-bridge
http://www.ksla.com/story/25039660/i-10-east-reopens-on-atchafalaya-basin-bridge-after-vehicle-fire-cleared
2014-03-21 - SUV bursts into flame outside tunnel on I-10 in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/03/21/phoenix-vehicle-fire-interstate-traffic-disrupted/6714233/
http://inagist.com/all/447135103915810816/
Note: Also see the two tractor trailers that overturned in/near Phoenix on this day...
2014-03-21 - SUV bursts into flame on Berry Road in Waldorf (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/36108
2014-03-21 - SUV bursts into flame in the wee hours in coastal Uttan (India):
http://dnasyndication.com/showarticlerss.aspx?nid=NugHOkmPxehidxTl9k9mTlqO/lVh3X9jNEU93dPulsjYdURk=
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-suv-auto-gutted-in-fire-in-mira-road-bhayander-1971192
2014-03-21 - Car bursts into flame on 3 Mile Bridge near coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/breaking-car-catches-fire-3-mile-bridge-42667.shtml
http://www.pnj.com/article/20140321/NEWS01/140321011/Fire-wrecks-cause-delays-on-Pensacola-Bay-Bridge
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/DP/20140321/NEWS01/140321011/Fire-wrecks-cause-delays-on-Pensacola-Bay-Bridge
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10408563/
http://inagist.com/all/447123501888315392/
Note: Car fire on one side, crash on the other...
2014-03-21 - Car bursts into flame on I-90 in Buffalo (New York):
http://wivb.com/2014/03/21/car-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-i-190/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/car-fire-on-i-90-west-on-ramp-from-i-190-blocks-one-lane-20140321
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10403888/
2014-03-21 - Car bursts into flame on the Lynnway in Lynn (Massachusetts):
http://www.itemlive.com/lynnway-car-fire/image_7b10f8d6-b06e-11e3-9490-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-21 - Car bursts into flame before 4:25 AM on I-5 in Fife (Washington), near the coast:
http://hiw.me/KIRO7Seattle/status/446970960210444288
http://twitter.com/KIRO7Seattle/status/446970960210444288/photo/1
2014-03-21 - Car bursts into flame on Route 29 in Altavista (Virginia), home burns separately, same time, nobody home:
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/house-fire-causes-delays-on-route-29-in-altavista/25098568
Quote: "An Altavista man's home is destroyed, following a fire Friday night. Flames broke out at the home, located three miles north of Altavista along Route 29, around 5:30 p.m. The owner was not home at the time. A driver passing by on the highway saw heavy smoke and called 911. Firefighters were already responding to a car fire on Route 29 and quickly diverted to the burning home. They were able to put the fire out within 30 minutes, but the wood frame house burned down to its foundation."
Note: So, car bursts into flame and at the same time and in the same area an unoccupied home bursts into flame and burns to the ground. Just another one of the many fiery 'coincidences' happening all over the place. Nothing to worry about as long as you don't live or work in buildings or drive a vehicle...
2014-03-21 - Car bursts into flame on the M3 near Hook (Britain), crash mentioned too:
http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/local-news/crash-car-fire-cause-eight-mile-6863545
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11095775.Car_fire_causes_delays_on_M3/
Quote: "At around 5.10pm, one lane was closed due to a two-car collision between junctions 6 and 7, which was cleared at 6.45pm. Lanes one and two were closed at 5.30pm, at junction 6, due to a car fire. Although the blaze was extinguished and the car was removed from the scene, both lanes remained closed while contractors worked to repair the road surface. A Highways Agency spokeswoman said: 'The intensity of the fire caused a lot of damage to the road surface.'"
Note: So, a two-car crash at 5:10 PM and then a car burst into flame 20 minutes later, same area...
2014-03-21 - Auto auction business goes up in flames, three buildings destroyed, in Billings (Montana):
http://www.therepublic.com/w/ID--Business-Fire
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/c6d6dfbd3f004a48ab94cbd73f547dc4/ID--Business-Fire/
http://www.montananewsreports.com/BILLINGS-NEWS/Fire-burns-auto-auction-building-on-South-Side-2833108
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-burns-auto-auction-building-on-south-side/article_df7bde41-13dd-51e4-ae11-cd1bc96b7105.html
http://www.ktvq.com/news/billings-south-side-fire-destroys-three-buildings-flames-seen-for-miles/
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/classic-cars-among-losses-as-fire-destroys-buildings-at-billings/article_d61469f2-b208-11e3-bfca-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "A large fire has destroyed three buildings belonging to Billings business called JP Enterprises Indoor Auto Auction & Sales."
Quote: "The son-in-law of the business owner said two classic cars were inside, both ’66 Chevy El Caminos. He described them as family heirlooms. There were a total of nine cars inside..."
2014-03-21 - Auto shop damaged by fire on Lynn Street in Easton (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_reported_at_lynn_street_b.html
2014-03-21 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 2 AM near Oyens (Iowa), 350 hogs killed:
http://www.woi-tv.com/story/25042845/authorities-350-pigs-killed-in-iowa-hog-barn-fire
http://www.klem1410.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5358:overnight-barn-fire&catid=59:fpss&Itemid=218
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/hogs-killed-in-plymouth-county-fire/article_bf83c44c-47d6-5627-b6d7-f2a5457e88d6.html
http://www.kcautv.com/story/25042185/oyens-farmer-loses-350-feeder-pigs-in-early-morning-barn-fire
2014-03-21 - Barn and two other buildings destroyed or damaged by fire in coastal Great Yarmouth (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2014-03-21/large-barn-fire-near-great-yarmouth/
http://inagist.com/all/447070391937155072/
2014-03-21 - Barn destroyed by fire in Martham (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/update_and_photo_gallery_firefighters_tackled_barn_blaze_in_martham_through_the_night_1_3462281
2014-03-21 - Barn damaged by fire in Ijamsville (Maryland):
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/disasters_and_accidents/fires/firefighters-extinguish-barn-fire/article_9849b50a-de95-5414-8c2c-9288e90a21e4.html
2014-03-21 - Barn damaged by fire at 12:30 AM in East Pembroke (New York):
http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/several-companies-battle-barn-fire-10476.shtml
http://wivb.com/2014/03/21/barn-fire-friday-morning-in-east-pembroke/
http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_28f1385c-b133-11e3-9ad2-0019bb2963f4.html
http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/fire-heavily-damages-barn-brown-road-corfu/41901
2014-03-21 - Barn damaged by fire in Newington, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.thecornwalldaily.com/2014/03/21/5686/
2014-03-21 - Yard lights igniting mulch, fire officials warn:
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/21/firefighters-warn-homeowners-to-use-caution-when-spreading-mulch/
Quote: "The district responded to two fires this week after mulch was spread over landscaping lights that caught fire."
2014-03-21 - Brush fire erupts at 4:30 AM, destroys barn, near Bennington (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Brush-Fire-Burns-Barn-251392821.html
http://www.ketv.com/news/barn-destroyed-in-earlymorning-fire/25087158
http://www.jrn.com/kmtv/news/251396611.html
http://www.newscastic.com/news/barn-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire-1570397/
2014-03-21 - Brush fire breaks out in Reeds Spring (Missouri), fire burns 3 boats, a tractor, 3 pickups, a van and 3 cars:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/brush-fire-spreads-to-destroy-boats-cars/79778/w3UrwqbcyEebcDEXv7rhcg
http://www.kspr.com/news/local/brush-fire-spreads-burns-parked-vehicles/21051620_25086324
http://bransontrilakesnews.com/image_ab7c761c-b11d-11e3-8f23-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-21 - Church heavily damaged by fire at 5:27 AM in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_25391745
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/early-morning-fire-damages-san-jose-church/nfH2H/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/21/san-jose-church-goes-up-in-flames/
2014-03-21 - Office building damaged by blaze, $1.5 million in damages, in Falls Church (Virginia):
http://fcnp.com/2014/03/21/fire-at-office-building-near-irelands-4-ps/
2014-03-21 - Shop bursts into flame in Fishponds in coastal Bristol (Britain), nobody there:
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/crews-deal-blaze-Fishponds-shop/story-20837708-detail/story.html
2014-03-21 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to mobile home, in Pueblo West (Colorado), nobody home:
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Firefighters-Respond-To-Trailer-Fire-251467881.html
2014-03-21 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Copperas Cove (Texas), nobody home:
http://www.kwtx.com/ourtown/home/headlines/Copperas-Cove--Fire-Heavily-Damages-Local-Mans-Home-251447471.html
2014-03-21 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Catonsville (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-catonsville-fire-20140321,0,3248752.story
2014-03-21 - House damaged by fire in Martic Township (Pennsylvania), owned by former fire chief:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-s-first-female-fire-chief-escapes-burning-home/article_e6c4ecea-b0fa-11e3-a203-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "Carol Prangley was Lancaster County’s first — and believed to be only — woman fire chief, having served in the post for Pequea Fire Company from 1986 to 1992. She also served as a forest fire warden with the state Bureau of Forestry."
Note: Martic is located on the northeast (downwind) banks of the Susquehanna River...
2014-03-21 - Home damaged by fire on East Bay Road in coastal Coos Bay (Oregon):
http://theworldlink.com/news/local/coos-bay-fire-department-says-nobody-injured-in-east-bay/article_3554ff2c-b127-11e3-b54f-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-21 - House destroyed by fire on coastal Ram Island (Connecticut), nobody home:
http://www.theday.com/article/20140321/NWS04/140329920/1017
Quote: "A home on the 16-acre private Ram Island burned to the ground on Friday despite the efforts of firefighters arriving by boat."
2014-03-21 - Deadly fire rips through home at 5:25 AM in Toms Brook (Virginia), 2 killed:
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2014/03/one-or-more-die-in-toms-brook-fire.php
2014-03-21 - Vacant apartment bursts into flame in coastal Miami Shores (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/story/25036904/crews-investigating-fire-in-vacant-apartment
2014-03-21 - Vacant duplex burns before 4:20 AM in Sulphur Springs (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/03/21/sulphur-springs-duplex-fire/6684111/
2014-03-21 - Vacant home under renovation heavily damaged by fire just after 6 AM in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/25036627/east-tulsa-house-badly-damaged-by-early-morning-fire
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/multiple-fire-crews-battle-flames-when-vacant-house-catches-fire-cause-unknown
http://www.ktul.com/story/25036848/fire-badly-damages-vacant-north-tulsa-home
2014-03-21 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Derry (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/abandoned-house-destroyed-by-fire/25086738
2014-03-21 - Vacant historic machinery factory burns in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo/fire-reported-at-vacant-old-first-ward-factory-20140321
Quote: "Buffalo firefighters are on the scene of a large blaze at a vacant factory on Chicago Street in the Old First Ward, officials said. No injuries have been reported. It’s believed to be at the former E. & B. Holmes Machinery Company Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places."
2014-03-21 - Two vacant homes destroyed by fire in East Liverpool (Ohio):
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-crews-battle-2-house-fires-3585.shtml
2014-03-20 - Passenger plane bursts into flame 20 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
http://www.thenewstribe.com/2014/03/20/pia-lahore-bound-plane-catches-fire-during-flight-at-malaysian-airport/http://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/750cndqsa/PIA-plane-catches-fire-during-flight-at-Malaysian.htm
Quote: "Lahore-bound PIA’s plane escaped from a major air accident today as its engine caught fire 20-minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur airport, sources said. PIA’s PK-899 plane has made an emergency landing on the airport while all the passengers are reportedly safe, reports added."
2014-03-20 - Boat bursts into flame at Wobby Beach on the Hawkesbury River (Australia):
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/21/Volunteers_beat_boat_blaze/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/homes-saved-as-wobby-beach-boat-blaze-extinguished-just-in-time/story-fngr8i1f-1226861331177
2014-03-20 - Passenger train bursts into flame near train station in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/glasgow-commuter-train-catches-fire-in-rush-hour-1-3347731http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/glasgow-commuter-train-catches-fire-in-rush-hour
Quote: "Passengers had to be evacuated from a busy commuter train in Glasgow this morning after its engine caught fire. The incident occurred just outside Crossmyloof station in the city’s South Side at around 8.15am."
2014-03-20 - Double-decker bus transporting school kids bursts into flame in Huncoat (Britain):
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/11092056.Bus_catches_fire_whilst_carrying_schoolchildren_in_Huncoat/http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/bus-catches-fire-whilst-carrying-schoolchildren-in-huncoat
http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/local-news/children-evacuated-after-school-bus-6859411
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11094029.Children_evacuated_after_bus_catches_fire_in_Huncoat/
Note: That's near the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...
2014-03-20 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on Route 30 in Salisbury Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/update-route-reopens-to-traffic-after-car-carrier-fire-in/article_e9ce7f76-b020-11e3-be0c-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-20 - Van, Porsche, Mini Cooper and BMW destroyed by fire while parked at home in coastal Bangkok (Thailand):
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/400879/four-expensive-cars-gutted-in-fire
Quote: "Four expensive cars worth more than 10 million baht were completely destroyed in a mysterious fire that broke out at a house in Bangkok’s Taling Chan district on Thursday."
Quote: "Destroyed were a Porsche, a BMW, a Mini Cooper and a Hyundai van."
Note: Just a sampling of some of the many vehicular fires, a vehicular fire variety pack, including a burning plane, boat, train, bus, heavy truck, and some smaller vehicles...
2014-03-19 - Transformer explodes and burns at hydroelectric plant in Lewiston (New York), right next to the Niagara River:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140320-43077-USAhttp://www.wkbw.com/news/Explosion-and-Fire-at-Power-Project-251134281.html
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/x1387876061/Transformer-fire-sends-several-fire-companies-to-power-plant-Wednesday-night
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/lewiston-porter/firefighters-put-out-power-authority-plant-fire-in-lewiston-20140319
http://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2014/03/19/115403/nypa-transformer-fire-no-injuries-of-power-service-disruptions
Quote: "Fire crews responded to an explosion and fire at the New York Power Authority in Lewiston Wednesday night. Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster says no one was injured when one of the 13 transformers blew and started on fire around 7 p.m. at the Robert Moses Plant."
Note: Only 13 of these transformers at this power plant, which means this was a big one, hard to replace, not like the transformers on poles on streets...
2014-03-19 - Transformer explodes and burns on pole in Hatfield (Pennsylvania), some homes go dark:
http://www.thereporteronline.com/general-news/20140319/transformer-explosion-knocks-out-power-in-montgomery-new-britain-townships
2014-03-19 - Transformer bursts into flame on Springdale Road in Cherry Hill (New Jersey):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/19/transformer-fire-closes-road-in-cherry-hill/http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20140319/NEWS01/303190040/Transformer-fire-causes-power-outages-Cherry-Hill
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10376644/
2014-03-19 - Transformer starts sparking, truck ignites, fire spreads, five trucks and machine destroyed, in Kanpur (India):
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/five-trucks-and-a-jcb-machine-charred-in-fire-due-to-short-circuit/458883-3-242.html
2014-03-19 - Simple theory proposed for missing flight MH370: it had an electrical fire and crashed into the sea:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-theory-missing-flight-370-fire-article-1.1727562
Quote: "Of all the theories regarding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a new one popped up Friday when Florida pilot Chris Goodfellow wrote on a Google Plus post that an electrical fire forced the pilot to swing the Boeing 777 off course and toward a long runway near water."
Quote: "Goodfellow says the fire probably knocked out the plane’s transponder and communications equipment, and the smoke then caused everyone onboard to lose consciousness. The plane was likely on autopilot and became a ghost flight that overshot Pulau Langkawi and drifted south over the Indian Ocean until it ran out of fuel."
Note: I agree that this theory is likely what happened, except I would say that with the atmosphere filling up with methane and hydrogen sulfide, that's probably what CAUSED the 'electrical' fire, and may also have caused unconsciousness in the passengers and possibly the pilots too, or maybe even killed everyone on board, leaving the plane an autopiloted 'ghost ship' until it eventually crashed...
2014-03-19 - Home explodes and burns just before midnight in Northcote area of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/News/Media-releases/Two-people-escape-Northcote-explosion.html
2014-03-19 - Mysterious explosion rocks Humberston (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Did-hear-mysterious-explosion-Humberston/story-20828720-detail/story.html
Quote: "A mysterious explosion was heard over Humberston this morning. But those who heard it – around the Church Lane area of the village – are mystified as so what it was. They said it sounded at about 11.20am and was 'the loudest bang – it really sounded like an explosion'."
Note: Humberston is located right on the coast of the North Sea where the River Humber flows into the ocean. These folks may have come perilously close to being wiped out. A similar mysterious explosion shook homes and rattled residents in January at 3:30 AM in the town of Withernsea (Britain), also on the North Sea coast, as mentioned in the 2014-01-09 update. In fact, Withernsea is right on the other side of the River Humber...
2014-03-19 - Incinerator explodes at chemical plant in Runcorn (Britain), 20 people injured, possible area-wide contamination:
http://rt.com/news/chemical-factory-uk-hospitalized-109/
http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/incoming/ae-under-lockdown-after-chemical-6852158
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/20-workers-warrington-hospital-after-6852558
Quote: "A source said clothes had been taken from the workers on-site for decontamination. The Weekly News received a report that fallout has allegedly landed on Weston Point and Weston."
2014-03-19 - Propane tank explodes at building work site in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25021447/report-of-a-propane-explosion-in-meriden-under-investigation
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Firefighters-Respond-to-Propane-Tank-Explosion-in-Meriden-251083831.html
http://wtnh.com/2014/03/19/small-propane-explosion-meriden-roof/
Note: A car burst into flame recently in Meriden as a man worked on it, mentioned in the 2014-03-06 update. A noxious smell blew through Meriden recently, starting at 4:30 AM, mentioned in the 2014-02-21 update. Two days after that, a man in his mid-40s dropped dead in a hotel room in Meriden, mentioned in the 2014-02-23 update...
2014-03-19 - Recycling center hit by major blaze in Okeechobee (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/fire-at-recycling-plant-okeechobee-14197.shtml
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_14197.shtml
Quote: "Fire crews are on scene of a fire at the Atland Recycling Center at 2248 U.S. 98, according to spokeswoman Michelle Bell. Firefighters were called to the scene at 3:15 p.m. for a report of a large fire in the middle of the plant. Multiple agencies are assisting."
2014-03-19 - Cargo ship hauling coal bursts into flame near Sriracha Harbour (Thailand):
http://www.pattayadailynews.com/pattaya-news/2014/03/20/cargo-ship-carrying-coal-bursts-into-flames/
Quote: "The harbour staff wouldn’t allow the boat to the shore and kept it 2 km off shore between Seesang Island and Sriracha Harbour. It took the crew and the captain 4 hours to bring the fire under control, but there was still smoke coming out of the boat."
2014-03-19 - Large fishing boat bursts into flame in Suva Harbour (Fiji Islands):
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=263187
http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/18526/police-investigate-boat-fire
Quote: "A Police forensics team is trying to determine the cause of a fire on board a fishing vessel, out on the Suva Harbour yesterday afternoon."
2014-03-19 - Boat bursts into flame shortly before 1 AM while parked on trailer in Nanaimo (Canada):
http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/251010621.html
Quote: "Mond couldn't determine exactly what sparked the blaze, but deemed it suspicious when none of the usual causes, such as electrical malfunctions, were found. 'There was nothing plugged into the boat," Mond said. "It didn't have batteries in it. There's nothing in the boat that would have ignited itself to get the fire going.' No one was injured and the boat was not insured."
Note: Did they check to see if it had any rust in it or on it? Nope. It was sitting outside on a trailer for years, so it did...
2014-03-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on road in Warren (Arkansas):
http://www.salineriverchronicle.blogspot.in/2014/03/two-vehicle-accidents-and-log-truck.html
Quote: "Early Wednesday morning authorities responded to a log truck fire at 915 North Martin Street. The truck belongs to Richardson Loggings. No one was hurt but the truck sustained a lot of damage."
Note: A parked car just burst into flame while parked in a garage at home in Warren too, as mentioned in the 2014-03-16 update...
2014-03-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame a 4:04 AM on the M62 near Elland (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/driver-tackles-blaze-on-m62-1-6507598
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/driver-tackles-blaze-on-m62-2318569.html
2014-03-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near bridge on the M25 near Brentwood (Britain):
http://www.brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk/news/localnews/11088870.Fire_crews_race_to_M25_lorry_blaze/
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/tears-lorry-carrying-wines-spirits-M25/story-20830439-detail/story.html
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/4656/
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cndj3s/Fire-tears-through-lorry-carrying-wines-and-spirits.htm
Quote: "Flames engulfed the cab of the lorry after it pulled over on the clockwise carriageway bridge that crosses the M25 J29."
Quote: "Firefighters have been called to a HGV on fire between junction 29 to 30 on the M25. The crews report that the cab is 100 percent on fire, the vehicle contains wines and spirits, and the load is 10 percent on fire."
2014-03-19 - Snow removal truck bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked in Saint-Leonard (Canada):
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Arson+suspected+snow+removal+truck+fire+L%C3%A9onard/9635073/story.html
http://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2014/03/19/arson-squad-investigating-snow-removal-truck-fire
Quote: "Firefighters were called to Louis-Sicard St. in St-Léonard at 3 a.m. for a snow-removal truck that was on fire. The blaze was extinguished but firefighters could not determine what caused the fire so they have asked the police for help."
Note: I doubt the police are any more knowledgeable about chemistry than the firefighters are, and probably less so. They'll never figure it out unless they're told what's going on. This area is about 1 mile east (downwind) of Prairies River...
2014-03-19 - Box truck bursts into flame on road in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20140319/NEWS01/303190026/Clarksville-driver-escapes-burning-truck-Highway-48-13
Quote: "As I pulled out, I saw flames come through the left vent. I hurried up and pulled over. I was going to try to put it out, but I heard a loud popping noise and all of a sudden (flames were) coming out of both vents. It just happened really quick. I had to get out because the smoke was really bad, and then it just engulfed in a matter of seconds."
2014-03-19 - Truck bursts into flame on US 63 in Houston (Texas):
http://www.houstonherald.com/news/breaking-houston-department-responding-to-fire/article_babf02b8-afb3-11e3-b287-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "A truck fire is sending the Houston Rural Fire Department to U.S 63 near Simmons."
2014-03-19 - Van bursts into flame at layby along the A38 in Haldon Hill, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28403&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Van-catches-A38-Haldon-Hill-near-Exeter/story-20828625-detail/story.html
http://devonlocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/19/van-catches-fire-on-the-a38-on-haldon-hill-near-exeter/
2014-03-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame and explodes while parked inside garage in Portage la Prairie (Canada):
http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/2014/03/19/fire-on-17th-street-guts-truck
2014-03-29 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road near Barberton (South Africa):
http://barbertontimes.co.za/31657/driver-unscathed-vehicle-caught-fire/
2014-03-19 - Taxi bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on Queens Road in Keighley (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11087361.Taxi_bursts_into_flames_after_suspected_electrical_fault/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/taxi-bursts-into-flames-after-suspected-electrical-fault
Note: This road runs right along the banks of the River Worth...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked on street in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire-engulfs-car-in-north-St-Louis-250943961.html
Note: Another vehicle igniting near me. Well, I never thought my area would be particularly safe, not after 3 friends and acquaintances dropped dead and another started having neurological seizures, and a flock of birds dropped dead across the street from me with a strange smell in the air in the wee hours, and I saw another dead flock of birds in a field near the Mississippi River. But it's not like other places are in much better shape, and some are doing worse...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Goshen (Indiana), driver burned:
http://www.goshennews.com/local/x1387874462/Police-No-drug-found-in-Linway-car-blaze
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/medflight-responds-to-goshen-car-fire/25053214
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2014/03/19/MedFlight-called-to-scene-of-Goshen-car-on-fire.html
http://www.fox28.com/story/25017881/2014/03/19/vehicle-fire-in-goshen
http://www.953mnc.com/Admin/ArticleViewPage/tabid/66/ArticleId/29923/Man-injured-in-Goshen-car-fire.aspx
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in Roswell (New Mexico), eleventh vehicle to burn here:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3368081.shtml?cat=519
Quote: "All appear to be chosen at random."
Note: Well, duh, of course they're random, because the WIND is random and doesn't target anyone specifically. Reward of a thousand bucks offered to catch the arsonist that nobody has ever seen and for which there is no evidence of even existing. Also, I'm not saying it was aliens but...it was aliens! Heh, just kidding...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Kalispell (Montana):
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/article_f16926c0-afd8-11e3-b822-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "Kalispell Police Department officers were initially dispatched to Crestview Road when a man reported his brother’s car caught fire while no one was around it. Something on the car then exploded, fully engulfing the vehicle in flames and threatening a nearby building."
Note: That's what's happening in Roswell too. The only difference is that in this case someone was around to SEE the car spontaneously ignite and explode, whereas nobody has been around the Roswell cars when they've been igniting. Just because nobody sees anyone start a car fire doesn't mean anyone did, obviously, yet investigators consistently assume someone had to be there. Maybe some hydrogen sulfide has damaged their brains...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on the 10 Freeway near Rancho Cucamonga (California):
http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20140319/vehicle-fire-closes-10-freeway-connector-during-rush-hour
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on Branchview Drive NE in Concord (North Carolina):
http://www.independenttribune.com/news/article_5c932790-af8c-11e3-8dc3-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in coastal South Yunderup (Australia):
http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/2161699/crews-douse-car-fire-in-south-yunderup/
http://www.murraymail.com.au/story/2161699/crews-douse-car-fire-in-south-yunderup/
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked outside home in Purley (Britain), nearby magician snaps a pic:
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/croydonnews/11088130.Magic_man_sees_car_on_flames_in_Purley/
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on the A23 at Cheals Roundabout near Gossops Green (Britain):
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Car-catches-Cheals-Roundabout-near-Gossops-Green/story-20828624-detail/story.html
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked on Lowhurst Drive in Fegg Hayes (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Police-carrying-enquiries-deliberate-car-Lowhurst/story-20828016-detail/story.html
Quote: "A spokesperson for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: 'It is thought to be a deliberate ignition.'"
Note: Perhaps one day they will produce some of that one kind of stuff, you know...EVIDENCE. That day is not today. They do have an assumption, I'll give 'em that. That's not very convincing, what with all the other parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all around the world, especially in the wee hours...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on the A624 Hayfield Road in Chinley (Britain):
http://www.bakewelltoday.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road-1-6505300
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road-1-6505300
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road
http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road-1-6505300
2014-03-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame near Butler (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/03/update-structure-fire-east-of-butler.html
Quote: "Upon arrival to the scene on East 52 and County Road 8305 the fire was determined to not be a structure fire but a vehicle fire."
2014-03-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A361 near South Molton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28415&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-19 - Quad bike bursts into flame at 1:31 AM while parked on Wellington Road in Bollington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/quad-bike-destroyed-by-fire-in-bollington
2014-03-19 - RV trailer bursts into flame at RV park in Front Royal (Virginia), fire spreads to nearby vehicle:
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/flames-at-campground-destroy-trailer/
2014-03-19 - Two trucks, car and garage destroyed by fire at 2 AM at home on Edgington Road near Mount Orab (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-destroys-three-vehicles-brown-co-garage-9529.shtml
Quote: "We're told two trucks and a car burned up along with the contents of the garage. Fortunately the blaze did not spread to the house."
2014-03-19 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:30 AM in Mesopotamia Township (Ohio), 4 horses killed:
http://www.wfmj.com/story/25017944/four-horses-die-in-mesopotamia-barn-fire
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-geauga/horses-may-be-trapped-in-mesopotamia-township-barn-fire
http://cleveland.gotnewswire.com/news/2-horses-other-animals-die-in-mespo-barn-fire
2014-03-19 - Barn destroyed by fire in Estacada (Oregon), 15 chickens killed:
http://koin.com/2014/03/19/clackamas-barn-fire-kills-15-chickens/
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/03/clackamas_county_firefighters_9.html
2014-03-19 - Barn and antique wagon destroyed by fire on Park Avenue in East Fallowfield (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20140319/barn-destroyed-in-fire-arson-likely
Note: They say 'arson likely'. Did they check to see if the barn or that wagon had any rust on them? And did they rule out hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rust as a possible igniter? Nope, so they don't know what caused this fire, because they haven't ruled out that possible cause. The only reason they think arson is likely is because there was no electricity or gas to this barn. Welp, rust near something flammable - like those piles of hay in the picture - is all it takes for a fire to ignite now...
2014-03-19 - Barn heavily damaged by fire in Williston (Vermont):
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/crews-battle-barn-fire-road-closes/25065198
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54725513/
http://www.metronewsday.com/news/74093-crews-battle-barn-fire-road-closes.html
2014-03-19 - Barn damaged by fire on Swanton Street in Bredgar (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne_messenger/news/crews-tackle-blaze-at-barn-14457/
2014-03-19 - Huge 15-mile-wide brush fire erupts in Texas, spreads into Oklahoma near Oklahoma City:
http://kxan.com/2014/03/19/15-mile-wide-texas-fire-spreads-into-oklahoma/
Quote: "Firefighters in northern Texas are battling high winds and a wildfire Wednesday morning. The blaze, burning in Lipscomb County west of Oklahoma City, is estimated to be about 15 miles wide. People near the Texas town of Higgins have been evacuated as the fire spreads into Oklahoma."
2014-03-19 - Brush fire erupts near riverbed in Riverside (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/19/riverside-brush-fire-burns-several-acres-near-boy-scout-camp/
Quote: "The fire was reported at 2:30 p.m. at Mission Inn Avenue and Scout Lane, near a Boy Scout camp adjacent to the Santa Ana River bed."
2014-03-19 - Brush fire breaks out near Pine Island Road in coastal Cape Coral (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140320/NEWS0101/303210001/Brush-fire-burns-five-acres-Cape-Coral
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/25020223/fire-crews-battling-brush-fire-in-cape
http://www.capecoral.com/content/cape-nfm-firefighters-extinguish-5-acre-brush-fire-ne-cape
2014-03-19 - Rooftop air compressor explodes and burns at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/fire-reported-at-portsmouth-naval-medical-hospital/
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Fire-working-at-Portsmouth-Naval-Hospital-251062371.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/19/fire-reported-at-naval-medical-center-portsmouth/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-fire-naval-medical-center-portsmouth-20140319,0,1964966.story
Quote: "HN Chris Able said he works in the building, but was not inside when the fire started. 'I heard an explosion and then I looked up and there were flames and black smoke rolling out of the top. I was just hoping everybody in there is okay,' Able said."
Note: Another electrical machine that manipulates the atmosphere in some way catching fire, not unlike the various ventilation system fires, heating unit fires, AC fires, etc. Also, outdoors, fully exposed to the atmosphere...
2014-03-19 - Big pile of tires bursts into flame at Coach Road Farm on Clay Lane in Marton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-quantity-of-tyres-on-fire-near-northwich
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/11087509.Firefighters_tackle_tyre_fire/
2014-03-19 - Couch catches fire in alley, fire spreads, garage destroyed, home heavily damaged, in San Bernardino (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/03/18/san-bernardino-3-alarm-fire-burning-west-of-downtown/
2014-03-19 - Shed bursts into flame, fire spreads to two homes, in coastal Mountain View (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/fast-moving-house-fire-spreads-home-next-door/nfG83/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/mountain-view-fire-destroys-1-home-damages-another/vCTjQr/
2014-03-19 - House damaged by fire in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://wifc.com/news/articles/2014/mar/19/house-fire-near-wausau/
Note: And the previous day, a parked pickup truck burst into flame inside a garage at a home in Wausau, as mentioned in the 2014-03-18 update...
2014-03-19 - Home damaged by fire in Lake Placid (New York):
http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/542005.html
2014-03-19 - House heavily damaged by fire in Tollgate Canyon (Utah), nobody home:
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/structure-fire-tollagte-canyon-10164.shtml
2014-03-19 - Home destroyed by fire in Brownfield (Maine), nobody home:
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=272399
2014-03-19 - Two adjacent homes destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Nixa (Missouri):
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20140319/NEWS01/303190101/1264/RSS
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/fire-destroys-two-nixa-homes/21048998_25061572
2014-03-19 - Two homes damaged by fire within 2 hours, at 2:52 AM and 4:52 AM, in Beloit (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/firefighters-tackle-backtoback-house-fires/25049776
http://www.wrex.com/story/25015489/2014/03/19/beloit-fire-department-battles-2-house-fires-within-2-hours
http://www.mystateline.com/fulltext-news/d/story/two-fires-two-hours-beloit-fd-kept-busy/20074/UsNOtegTcEmCjtEVVtM3gA
2014-03-19 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Colorado Springs (Colorado), 3 injured, 100 people homeless:
http://gazette.com/two-taken-to-hospital-after-3-alarm-colorado-springs-apartment-fire/article/1516709
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25375853/two-taken-hospital-after-3-alarm-colorado-springs
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/9-hurt-4-hospitalized-in-devonshire-square-apartment-complex-fire-in-colorado-springs03192014
2014-03-19 - Deadly fire rips through home near Neshaminy Creek in Middletown (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://levittownnow.com/2014/03/19/couple-killed-in-tuesday-night-fire-were-longtime-residents/
2014-03-19 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Fire-Guts-Home-250883821.html
2014-03-19 - Vacant business burns at 2:30 AM in Pueblo (Colorado):
http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020762
2014-03-19 - Vacant warehouse destroyed by major blaze at 5:36 AM in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140318/A_NEWS/140319859
2014-03-19 - Vacant apartment building burns in Mott Haven area of coastal Bronx (New York):
http://bronx.news12.com/news/fire-damages-vacant-mott-haven-apartment-building-1.7433413
2014-03-19 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by huge fire at 4 AM in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Fire-guts-vacant-apartment-building-in-Phoenix-250969001.html
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/25015357/2014/03/19/fire-breaks-out-at-boarded-up-apartment
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-theory-missing-flight-370-fire-article-1.1727562
Quote: "Of all the theories regarding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a new one popped up Friday when Florida pilot Chris Goodfellow wrote on a Google Plus post that an electrical fire forced the pilot to swing the Boeing 777 off course and toward a long runway near water."
Quote: "Goodfellow says the fire probably knocked out the plane’s transponder and communications equipment, and the smoke then caused everyone onboard to lose consciousness. The plane was likely on autopilot and became a ghost flight that overshot Pulau Langkawi and drifted south over the Indian Ocean until it ran out of fuel."
Note: I agree that this theory is likely what happened, except I would say that with the atmosphere filling up with methane and hydrogen sulfide, that's probably what CAUSED the 'electrical' fire, and may also have caused unconsciousness in the passengers and possibly the pilots too, or maybe even killed everyone on board, leaving the plane an autopiloted 'ghost ship' until it eventually crashed...
2014-03-19 - Home explodes and burns just before midnight in Northcote area of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/News/Media-releases/Two-people-escape-Northcote-explosion.html
2014-03-19 - Mysterious explosion rocks Humberston (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Did-hear-mysterious-explosion-Humberston/story-20828720-detail/story.html
Quote: "A mysterious explosion was heard over Humberston this morning. But those who heard it – around the Church Lane area of the village – are mystified as so what it was. They said it sounded at about 11.20am and was 'the loudest bang – it really sounded like an explosion'."
Note: Humberston is located right on the coast of the North Sea where the River Humber flows into the ocean. These folks may have come perilously close to being wiped out. A similar mysterious explosion shook homes and rattled residents in January at 3:30 AM in the town of Withernsea (Britain), also on the North Sea coast, as mentioned in the 2014-01-09 update. In fact, Withernsea is right on the other side of the River Humber...
2014-03-19 - Incinerator explodes at chemical plant in Runcorn (Britain), 20 people injured, possible area-wide contamination:
http://rt.com/news/chemical-factory-uk-hospitalized-109/
http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/incoming/ae-under-lockdown-after-chemical-6852158
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/20-workers-warrington-hospital-after-6852558
Quote: "A source said clothes had been taken from the workers on-site for decontamination. The Weekly News received a report that fallout has allegedly landed on Weston Point and Weston."
2014-03-19 - Propane tank explodes at building work site in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25021447/report-of-a-propane-explosion-in-meriden-under-investigation
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Firefighters-Respond-to-Propane-Tank-Explosion-in-Meriden-251083831.html
http://wtnh.com/2014/03/19/small-propane-explosion-meriden-roof/
Note: A car burst into flame recently in Meriden as a man worked on it, mentioned in the 2014-03-06 update. A noxious smell blew through Meriden recently, starting at 4:30 AM, mentioned in the 2014-02-21 update. Two days after that, a man in his mid-40s dropped dead in a hotel room in Meriden, mentioned in the 2014-02-23 update...
2014-03-19 - Recycling center hit by major blaze in Okeechobee (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/fire-at-recycling-plant-okeechobee-14197.shtml
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_14197.shtml
Quote: "Fire crews are on scene of a fire at the Atland Recycling Center at 2248 U.S. 98, according to spokeswoman Michelle Bell. Firefighters were called to the scene at 3:15 p.m. for a report of a large fire in the middle of the plant. Multiple agencies are assisting."
2014-03-19 - Cargo ship hauling coal bursts into flame near Sriracha Harbour (Thailand):
http://www.pattayadailynews.com/pattaya-news/2014/03/20/cargo-ship-carrying-coal-bursts-into-flames/
Quote: "The harbour staff wouldn’t allow the boat to the shore and kept it 2 km off shore between Seesang Island and Sriracha Harbour. It took the crew and the captain 4 hours to bring the fire under control, but there was still smoke coming out of the boat."
2014-03-19 - Large fishing boat bursts into flame in Suva Harbour (Fiji Islands):
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=263187
http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/18526/police-investigate-boat-fire
Quote: "A Police forensics team is trying to determine the cause of a fire on board a fishing vessel, out on the Suva Harbour yesterday afternoon."
2014-03-19 - Boat bursts into flame shortly before 1 AM while parked on trailer in Nanaimo (Canada):
http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/251010621.html
Quote: "Mond couldn't determine exactly what sparked the blaze, but deemed it suspicious when none of the usual causes, such as electrical malfunctions, were found. 'There was nothing plugged into the boat," Mond said. "It didn't have batteries in it. There's nothing in the boat that would have ignited itself to get the fire going.' No one was injured and the boat was not insured."
Note: Did they check to see if it had any rust in it or on it? Nope. It was sitting outside on a trailer for years, so it did...
2014-03-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on road in Warren (Arkansas):
http://www.salineriverchronicle.blogspot.in/2014/03/two-vehicle-accidents-and-log-truck.html
Quote: "Early Wednesday morning authorities responded to a log truck fire at 915 North Martin Street. The truck belongs to Richardson Loggings. No one was hurt but the truck sustained a lot of damage."
Note: A parked car just burst into flame while parked in a garage at home in Warren too, as mentioned in the 2014-03-16 update...
2014-03-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame a 4:04 AM on the M62 near Elland (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/driver-tackles-blaze-on-m62-1-6507598
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/driver-tackles-blaze-on-m62-2318569.html
2014-03-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near bridge on the M25 near Brentwood (Britain):
http://www.brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk/news/localnews/11088870.Fire_crews_race_to_M25_lorry_blaze/
http://www.brentwoodgazette.co.uk/tears-lorry-carrying-wines-spirits-M25/story-20830439-detail/story.html
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/4656/
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cndj3s/Fire-tears-through-lorry-carrying-wines-and-spirits.htm
Quote: "Flames engulfed the cab of the lorry after it pulled over on the clockwise carriageway bridge that crosses the M25 J29."
Quote: "Firefighters have been called to a HGV on fire between junction 29 to 30 on the M25. The crews report that the cab is 100 percent on fire, the vehicle contains wines and spirits, and the load is 10 percent on fire."
2014-03-19 - Snow removal truck bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked in Saint-Leonard (Canada):
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Arson+suspected+snow+removal+truck+fire+L%C3%A9onard/9635073/story.html
http://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2014/03/19/arson-squad-investigating-snow-removal-truck-fire
Quote: "Firefighters were called to Louis-Sicard St. in St-Léonard at 3 a.m. for a snow-removal truck that was on fire. The blaze was extinguished but firefighters could not determine what caused the fire so they have asked the police for help."
Note: I doubt the police are any more knowledgeable about chemistry than the firefighters are, and probably less so. They'll never figure it out unless they're told what's going on. This area is about 1 mile east (downwind) of Prairies River...
2014-03-19 - Box truck bursts into flame on road in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20140319/NEWS01/303190026/Clarksville-driver-escapes-burning-truck-Highway-48-13
Quote: "As I pulled out, I saw flames come through the left vent. I hurried up and pulled over. I was going to try to put it out, but I heard a loud popping noise and all of a sudden (flames were) coming out of both vents. It just happened really quick. I had to get out because the smoke was really bad, and then it just engulfed in a matter of seconds."
2014-03-19 - Truck bursts into flame on US 63 in Houston (Texas):
http://www.houstonherald.com/news/breaking-houston-department-responding-to-fire/article_babf02b8-afb3-11e3-b287-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "A truck fire is sending the Houston Rural Fire Department to U.S 63 near Simmons."
2014-03-19 - Van bursts into flame at layby along the A38 in Haldon Hill, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28403&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Van-catches-A38-Haldon-Hill-near-Exeter/story-20828625-detail/story.html
http://devonlocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/19/van-catches-fire-on-the-a38-on-haldon-hill-near-exeter/
2014-03-19 - Pickup truck bursts into flame and explodes while parked inside garage in Portage la Prairie (Canada):
http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/2014/03/19/fire-on-17th-street-guts-truck
2014-03-29 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road near Barberton (South Africa):
http://barbertontimes.co.za/31657/driver-unscathed-vehicle-caught-fire/
2014-03-19 - Taxi bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on Queens Road in Keighley (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11087361.Taxi_bursts_into_flames_after_suspected_electrical_fault/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/taxi-bursts-into-flames-after-suspected-electrical-fault
Note: This road runs right along the banks of the River Worth...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked on street in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire-engulfs-car-in-north-St-Louis-250943961.html
Note: Another vehicle igniting near me. Well, I never thought my area would be particularly safe, not after 3 friends and acquaintances dropped dead and another started having neurological seizures, and a flock of birds dropped dead across the street from me with a strange smell in the air in the wee hours, and I saw another dead flock of birds in a field near the Mississippi River. But it's not like other places are in much better shape, and some are doing worse...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Goshen (Indiana), driver burned:
http://www.goshennews.com/local/x1387874462/Police-No-drug-found-in-Linway-car-blaze
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/medflight-responds-to-goshen-car-fire/25053214
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2014/03/19/MedFlight-called-to-scene-of-Goshen-car-on-fire.html
http://www.fox28.com/story/25017881/2014/03/19/vehicle-fire-in-goshen
http://www.953mnc.com/Admin/ArticleViewPage/tabid/66/ArticleId/29923/Man-injured-in-Goshen-car-fire.aspx
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in Roswell (New Mexico), eleventh vehicle to burn here:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3368081.shtml?cat=519
Quote: "All appear to be chosen at random."
Note: Well, duh, of course they're random, because the WIND is random and doesn't target anyone specifically. Reward of a thousand bucks offered to catch the arsonist that nobody has ever seen and for which there is no evidence of even existing. Also, I'm not saying it was aliens but...it was aliens! Heh, just kidding...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked in Kalispell (Montana):
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/article_f16926c0-afd8-11e3-b822-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "Kalispell Police Department officers were initially dispatched to Crestview Road when a man reported his brother’s car caught fire while no one was around it. Something on the car then exploded, fully engulfing the vehicle in flames and threatening a nearby building."
Note: That's what's happening in Roswell too. The only difference is that in this case someone was around to SEE the car spontaneously ignite and explode, whereas nobody has been around the Roswell cars when they've been igniting. Just because nobody sees anyone start a car fire doesn't mean anyone did, obviously, yet investigators consistently assume someone had to be there. Maybe some hydrogen sulfide has damaged their brains...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on the 10 Freeway near Rancho Cucamonga (California):
http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20140319/vehicle-fire-closes-10-freeway-connector-during-rush-hour
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on Branchview Drive NE in Concord (North Carolina):
http://www.independenttribune.com/news/article_5c932790-af8c-11e3-8dc3-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in coastal South Yunderup (Australia):
http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/2161699/crews-douse-car-fire-in-south-yunderup/
http://www.murraymail.com.au/story/2161699/crews-douse-car-fire-in-south-yunderup/
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked outside home in Purley (Britain), nearby magician snaps a pic:
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/croydonnews/11088130.Magic_man_sees_car_on_flames_in_Purley/
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on the A23 at Cheals Roundabout near Gossops Green (Britain):
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Car-catches-Cheals-Roundabout-near-Gossops-Green/story-20828624-detail/story.html
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked on Lowhurst Drive in Fegg Hayes (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Police-carrying-enquiries-deliberate-car-Lowhurst/story-20828016-detail/story.html
Quote: "A spokesperson for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: 'It is thought to be a deliberate ignition.'"
Note: Perhaps one day they will produce some of that one kind of stuff, you know...EVIDENCE. That day is not today. They do have an assumption, I'll give 'em that. That's not very convincing, what with all the other parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all around the world, especially in the wee hours...
2014-03-19 - Car bursts into flame on the A624 Hayfield Road in Chinley (Britain):
http://www.bakewelltoday.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road-1-6505300
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road-1-6505300
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road
http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-chinley-closes-road-1-6505300
2014-03-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame near Butler (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/03/update-structure-fire-east-of-butler.html
Quote: "Upon arrival to the scene on East 52 and County Road 8305 the fire was determined to not be a structure fire but a vehicle fire."
2014-03-19 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A361 near South Molton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28415&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-19 - Quad bike bursts into flame at 1:31 AM while parked on Wellington Road in Bollington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/quad-bike-destroyed-by-fire-in-bollington
2014-03-19 - RV trailer bursts into flame at RV park in Front Royal (Virginia), fire spreads to nearby vehicle:
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/flames-at-campground-destroy-trailer/
2014-03-19 - Two trucks, car and garage destroyed by fire at 2 AM at home on Edgington Road near Mount Orab (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-destroys-three-vehicles-brown-co-garage-9529.shtml
Quote: "We're told two trucks and a car burned up along with the contents of the garage. Fortunately the blaze did not spread to the house."
2014-03-19 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:30 AM in Mesopotamia Township (Ohio), 4 horses killed:
http://www.wfmj.com/story/25017944/four-horses-die-in-mesopotamia-barn-fire
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-geauga/horses-may-be-trapped-in-mesopotamia-township-barn-fire
http://cleveland.gotnewswire.com/news/2-horses-other-animals-die-in-mespo-barn-fire
2014-03-19 - Barn destroyed by fire in Estacada (Oregon), 15 chickens killed:
http://koin.com/2014/03/19/clackamas-barn-fire-kills-15-chickens/
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/03/clackamas_county_firefighters_9.html
2014-03-19 - Barn and antique wagon destroyed by fire on Park Avenue in East Fallowfield (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20140319/barn-destroyed-in-fire-arson-likely
Note: They say 'arson likely'. Did they check to see if the barn or that wagon had any rust on them? And did they rule out hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rust as a possible igniter? Nope, so they don't know what caused this fire, because they haven't ruled out that possible cause. The only reason they think arson is likely is because there was no electricity or gas to this barn. Welp, rust near something flammable - like those piles of hay in the picture - is all it takes for a fire to ignite now...
2014-03-19 - Barn heavily damaged by fire in Williston (Vermont):
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/crews-battle-barn-fire-road-closes/25065198
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54725513/
http://www.metronewsday.com/news/74093-crews-battle-barn-fire-road-closes.html
2014-03-19 - Barn damaged by fire on Swanton Street in Bredgar (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne_messenger/news/crews-tackle-blaze-at-barn-14457/
2014-03-19 - Huge 15-mile-wide brush fire erupts in Texas, spreads into Oklahoma near Oklahoma City:
http://kxan.com/2014/03/19/15-mile-wide-texas-fire-spreads-into-oklahoma/
Quote: "Firefighters in northern Texas are battling high winds and a wildfire Wednesday morning. The blaze, burning in Lipscomb County west of Oklahoma City, is estimated to be about 15 miles wide. People near the Texas town of Higgins have been evacuated as the fire spreads into Oklahoma."
2014-03-19 - Brush fire erupts near riverbed in Riverside (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/19/riverside-brush-fire-burns-several-acres-near-boy-scout-camp/
Quote: "The fire was reported at 2:30 p.m. at Mission Inn Avenue and Scout Lane, near a Boy Scout camp adjacent to the Santa Ana River bed."
2014-03-19 - Brush fire breaks out near Pine Island Road in coastal Cape Coral (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140320/NEWS0101/303210001/Brush-fire-burns-five-acres-Cape-Coral
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/25020223/fire-crews-battling-brush-fire-in-cape
http://www.capecoral.com/content/cape-nfm-firefighters-extinguish-5-acre-brush-fire-ne-cape
2014-03-19 - Rooftop air compressor explodes and burns at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/fire-reported-at-portsmouth-naval-medical-hospital/
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Fire-working-at-Portsmouth-Naval-Hospital-251062371.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/19/fire-reported-at-naval-medical-center-portsmouth/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-fire-naval-medical-center-portsmouth-20140319,0,1964966.story
Quote: "HN Chris Able said he works in the building, but was not inside when the fire started. 'I heard an explosion and then I looked up and there were flames and black smoke rolling out of the top. I was just hoping everybody in there is okay,' Able said."
Note: Another electrical machine that manipulates the atmosphere in some way catching fire, not unlike the various ventilation system fires, heating unit fires, AC fires, etc. Also, outdoors, fully exposed to the atmosphere...
2014-03-19 - Big pile of tires bursts into flame at Coach Road Farm on Clay Lane in Marton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-quantity-of-tyres-on-fire-near-northwich
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/11087509.Firefighters_tackle_tyre_fire/
2014-03-19 - Couch catches fire in alley, fire spreads, garage destroyed, home heavily damaged, in San Bernardino (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/03/18/san-bernardino-3-alarm-fire-burning-west-of-downtown/
2014-03-19 - Shed bursts into flame, fire spreads to two homes, in coastal Mountain View (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/fast-moving-house-fire-spreads-home-next-door/nfG83/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/mountain-view-fire-destroys-1-home-damages-another/vCTjQr/
2014-03-19 - House damaged by fire in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://wifc.com/news/articles/2014/mar/19/house-fire-near-wausau/
Note: And the previous day, a parked pickup truck burst into flame inside a garage at a home in Wausau, as mentioned in the 2014-03-18 update...
2014-03-19 - Home damaged by fire in Lake Placid (New York):
http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/542005.html
2014-03-19 - House heavily damaged by fire in Tollgate Canyon (Utah), nobody home:
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/structure-fire-tollagte-canyon-10164.shtml
2014-03-19 - Home destroyed by fire in Brownfield (Maine), nobody home:
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=272399
2014-03-19 - Two adjacent homes destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in Nixa (Missouri):
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20140319/NEWS01/303190101/1264/RSS
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/fire-destroys-two-nixa-homes/21048998_25061572
2014-03-19 - Two homes damaged by fire within 2 hours, at 2:52 AM and 4:52 AM, in Beloit (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/firefighters-tackle-backtoback-house-fires/25049776
http://www.wrex.com/story/25015489/2014/03/19/beloit-fire-department-battles-2-house-fires-within-2-hours
http://www.mystateline.com/fulltext-news/d/story/two-fires-two-hours-beloit-fd-kept-busy/20074/UsNOtegTcEmCjtEVVtM3gA
2014-03-19 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Colorado Springs (Colorado), 3 injured, 100 people homeless:
http://gazette.com/two-taken-to-hospital-after-3-alarm-colorado-springs-apartment-fire/article/1516709
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25375853/two-taken-hospital-after-3-alarm-colorado-springs
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/9-hurt-4-hospitalized-in-devonshire-square-apartment-complex-fire-in-colorado-springs03192014
2014-03-19 - Deadly fire rips through home near Neshaminy Creek in Middletown (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://levittownnow.com/2014/03/19/couple-killed-in-tuesday-night-fire-were-longtime-residents/
2014-03-19 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Fire-Guts-Home-250883821.html
2014-03-19 - Vacant business burns at 2:30 AM in Pueblo (Colorado):
http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020762
2014-03-19 - Vacant warehouse destroyed by major blaze at 5:36 AM in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140318/A_NEWS/140319859
2014-03-19 - Vacant apartment building burns in Mott Haven area of coastal Bronx (New York):
http://bronx.news12.com/news/fire-damages-vacant-mott-haven-apartment-building-1.7433413
2014-03-19 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by huge fire at 4 AM in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Fire-guts-vacant-apartment-building-in-Phoenix-250969001.html
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/25015357/2014/03/19/fire-breaks-out-at-boarded-up-apartment
2014-03-18 - Vacation home destroyed by explosion and fire at 4 AM on Intermediate Lake Drive in Central Lake (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/25009721/antrim-co-home-leveled-in-tuesday-explosion
http://www.record-eagle.com/local/x787221324/Central-Lake-home-lost-to-fire
2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Mount Morris Township (Michigan):
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020417
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_respond_to_house_1.html
Note: I checked to make sure the above two home explosions weren't the same event (I don't know Michigan very well). They were different homes exploding, about 180 miles from each other. A home exploded and burned in Michigan the day prior too, in Coldwater, as mentioned in the 2014-03-17 update, so that makes at least three homes exploding in Michigan in two days...
2014-03-18 - Laundry room explodes at block of flats in Derby (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-26628875
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/explosion-closes-road-in-derby
2014-03-18 - RV damaged by apparent propane explosion near coastal Lacey (Washington), 2 injured:
http://www.theolympian.com/2014/03/18/3040991/propane-tank-explosion-east-of.html
Quote: "The preliminary investigation indicated that there was either an open propane line or a leak in the tank that caused it to explode when someone tried to light a cigarette, he said."
Note: Could be, but they can't rule out some flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide blowing by and causing an explosion, just like all those 'mysterious explosions' shaking homes around the world in the last coupla years. Well, maybe they COULD rule that out if they weren't ignorant of what's happening, but since they are, they didn't...
2014-03-18 - Mysterious explosion rocks Bladen County (North Carolina), no cause found:
http://www.wect.com/story/25010730/residents-report-explosion-officials-investigate
2014-03-18 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows up manholes and sidewalk in Walthamstow (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11083620.Electrical_fire_causes_explosion/
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11084179.People_describe_street_explosion_panic/
Quote: "Large blocks of concrete were blown into the air and Coral Baker said she feared the worst. 'I thought it was a bomb,' the 72-year-old added. 'I heard a loud boom and all the lights went out and the debris and pavement bricks were all across the road.'"
Note: Just think what would have happened if someone had been standing in the wrong place - legs might've been blown off. I wouldn't be walking near any manholes or grates these days. Walthamstow is a suburb in coastal London and is just east (downwind) of the River Lea and at least nine reservoirs...
2014-03-18 - Underground landfill fire closer to nuclear waste than originally thought, in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/radioactive-waste-detected-closer-bridgeton-landfill-fire
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/attorney-general-calls-for-faster-fix-for-radioactive-west-lake/article_8332151d-2a25-5b2b-a5db-17132d90456b.html
Quote: "Preliminary tests by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have found radioactive waste closer to the underground fire at the Bridgeton Landfill than previously thought."
2014-03-18 - Electrical wire explodes and burns, ignites brush fire, in Allen Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/index.ssf/2014/03/crews_battle_brush_fire_after.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/18/Crews_battle_brush_fire_after_reported_transformer_explosion/
http://www.wopular.com/crews-battle-brush-fire-after-reported-transformer-explosion-according-emergency-radio-reports
Quote: "The power and odor of the Allen Township blast could be felt a quarter of a mile away."
2014-03-18 - Recycling center destroyed by raging fire in Greenpoint area in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2014/03/19/fire-consumes-brooklyn-recycling-plant/
http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-greenpoint-recycling-plant-at-860-humboldt-st-1.7432377
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9471798
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/fire-rips-through-greenpoint-brooklyn-recycling-center/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brooklyn-Warehouse-Fire-Greenpoint-250886721.html
http://wtvr.com/2014/03/19/ny-firefighters-battle-recycling-plant-fire/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-recycling-center-collapses-massive-inferno-article-1.1726390
2014-03-18 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Westbury (Britain):
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/inyourtown/westburynews/11085814.Firefighters_called_to_incident_at_Westbury_recycling_plant/
2014-03-18 - Firewood business erupts in flame in Reno (Nevada), nobody there:
http://www.rgj.com/article/20140318/NEWS/303180050
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Fire-Burning-Wood-at-Tree-Service-250884861.html
http://www.ktvn.com/story/25016063/reno-fire-crews-extinguish-blaze-at
Quote: "Reno Fire Battalion Chief Scott Baker said the owners of the business were not at the lot during the fire."
2014-03-18 - Fire station destroyed by fire at midnight in Norfolk (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fire-station-destroyed-blaze-breathing-3228841
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/fire-station-destroyed-by-blaze-breathing-apparatus-cylinders-explode-and-neighbours-evacuated
Note: This fire happened on March 11, but I missed it until now, so here it is, better late than never...
2014-03-18 - Barge-restaurant bursts into flame shortly before midnight at Brayford Wharf North in Lincoln (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincoln-Barge-restaurant-Police-say-s-suspicious/story-20823206-detail/story.html
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/03/barge-brayford-pool-damaged-fire/
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Duck-stayed-sat-eggs-Lincoln-Barge/story-20829322-detail/story.html
Quote: "The fire severely damaged a third of the upper decks and contents of the static boat used as a restaurant, with moderate smoke damage to the rest of the boat."
2014-03-18 - Four buses go up in flames while parked at pub in coastal Penyrheol (Britain):
http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/news/940156/aneurin-sports-bar-in-penyrheol-evacuated-after-bus-fires/
http://www.campaignseries.co.uk/news/campaign_news/11085729.Caerphilly_club_evacuated_as_firefighters_battle_bus_blaze/
Quote: "South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was deliberate."
Note: Ah, so they SAY it was deliberate. Obviously that doesn't mean it WAS deliberate. Did any of the buses have any electrified copper or rust in/on them? Oh, they all did. Did the investigators rule out hydrogen sulfide as the cause then? No, they didn't. Have they shown anyone on surveillance video? (This is Britain!) No, they haven't presented any evidence of any kind that people were involved with these buses burning. This looks like just another pile of parked vehicles spontaneously igniting to me. Absent evidence of people being involved, I'm not making any assumptions, not with all the OTHER parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all over the planet on a daily basis now, a fact about which these people are clearly ignorant, despite fires being, you know, THEIR JOB. This place is just east (downwind) of the River Loughor, which leads to the ocean...
2014-03-18 - Six vehicles burst into flame in the wee hours in Maharashtra (India), miscreants blamed:
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140319/2359697.html
Quote: "The miscreants had escaped the area before police could arrive."
Note: So nobody actually SAW any miscreants, so it's nothing but an assumption that there actually WERE any. Used to be, investigators didn't make assumptions like this. Alas, it appears that they don't make competent investigators anymore. And sorry, I need to see some actual evidence, a witness, a motive, surveillance video, forensic evidence, something, else this just looks like more parked vehicles spontaneously igniting in the wee hours...
2014-03-18 - Miley Cyrus' tour bus bursts into flame in the wee hours near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-goes-up-in-flames/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-catches-on-fire/6560731/
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1724324/miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-bus-fire-need-to-know.jhtml
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Twitter-Miley-Cyrus-tour-bus-catches-fire-on-5327609.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-flames_n_4986220.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-miley-cyrus-tour-bus-fire-20140318,0,4489727.story
http://www.freep.com/article/20140318/ENT04/303180082/1035/RSS04
2014-03-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near Mahabubnagar (India):
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-03-18/Volvo-catches-fire-near-Mahabubnagar-89492
http://thehyderabadtimes.com/volvo-bus-caught-fire-near-mahabubnager/
2014-03-18 - Tour bus bursts into flame at Mount Faber in coastal Singapore:
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/bus-engine-catches-fire-mount-faber
http://forums.vr-zone.com/singapore-automobile-news/3049612-bus-engine-catches-fire-mount-faber.html
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/quick-thinking-staff-at-mount-faber-help-extinguish-bus-engine-fire
http://inagist.com/all/445847964762648576/
2014-03-18 - Minibus bursts into flame on Clementi Road in coastal Singapore:
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/minibus-bursts-flames-along-clementi-rd
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mini-bus-catches-fire/1039616.html
http://sgtalk.org/mybb/Thread-Mini-bus-catches-fire-along-Clementi-Road-no-one-injured?pid=458705#pid458705
http://www.news.nom.co/mini-bus-catches-fire-along-clementi-8388469-news/
2014-03-18 - School bus starts smoking in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/18/newport-news-school-bus-evacauted-due-to-reports-of-smoke/
2014-03-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame while unloading fuel at gas station in Owasso (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fuel-truck-catches-fire-in-Owasso/5Aerc8TNw0Czo5c0xu3qog.cspx
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/fuel-delivery-truck-catches-fire-at-owasso-gas-station
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/fuel-truck-catches-fire-owasso/nfF5B/
http://www.topix.com/city/owasso-ok/2014/03/fuel-truck-catches-fire-in-owasso
Note: Sounds like the Ghostly Match. This has been happening to tanker trucks in Nigeria with some regularity, sometimes destroying the gas station too, so I was expecting it to happen elsewhere, seeing as the problem we face is planetary in nature, not regional...
2014-03-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on road near Spencer (New York):
http://www.weny.com/news/All/erin-propane-shortage-could-have-been-deadly-031814
Quote: "'When we got here, the fire had been contained to the cab,' said Assistant Chief Barbara Fudge. 'The first trucks on scene, Breesport and Erin, made a real good stop. It didn't get to the tank.'"
Note: In this town, if you've got a fire then you want Fudge!
2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:38 AM, on Broken Bow Road in Apple Valley (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/valley-45633-fire-pole.html
http://inlanddaily.com/av-truck-fire-burns-power-pole-apartments-saved/
Quote: "AVFPD firefighters responded to a report of a truck on fire on the 15500 block of Broken Bow Road in Apple Valley at 2:38 a.m. Crews found a tractor-trailer about 50 percent engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to the top of an adjacent utility pole."
2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Ellisburg (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140319/NEWS07/703189633
http://www.ogd.com/article/20140319/NEWS07/703189633/1044
Quote: "Interstate 81 southbound closed about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, with traffic backed up for about a mile, as a result of a fire on a tractor-trailer containing hay."
Note: This area is just east (downwind) of Lake Ontario...
2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 near Maidenhead (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/m4-closed-westbound-following-lorry-6846744
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Delays-on-M4-due-to-lorry-fire-18032014.htm
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/traffic-update-m4-westbound-now-clear-after-earlier-lorry-fire
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/03/18/98627-traffic-update-m4-westbound-now-clear-after-earlier-lorry-fire/
Quote: "Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) confirmed the motorway had been closed after crews were called to a large transporter lorry fire."
2014-03-18 - Ambulance bursts into flame on Stoughton Drive in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Ambulance-catches-Stoughton-Drive-Leicester/story-20823061-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/video-ambulance-catches-fire-in-stoughton-drive-leicester
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/video-ambulance-catches-fire-in-stoughton-drive-leicester-2316345.html
2014-03-18 - RV bursts into flame at 1:45 AM on the A12 near Kelsale (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/kelsale_caravan_totally_destroyed_in_fire_1_3453182
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/kelsale-caravan-totally-destroyed-in-fire
Quote: "A forty-foot caravan was 'totally destroyed' by fire in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Saxmundham received reports of a blaze off the A12 near Kelsale at about 1.45am."
2014-03-18 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Nash Lane in Margate (Britain):
http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Caravan-alight-Margate/story-20824424-detail/story.html
2014-03-18 - School van bursts into flame on road in Feltonville, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/exclusive-children-infant-rescued-from-burning-school-van-in-feltonville/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/9959034-exclusive-van-full-of-children-catches-fire-on-way-home-from-school/
Note: A truck recently burst into flame inside an auto shop in Feltonville too, as mentioned in the 2014-03-14 update...
2014-03-18 - Van bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/LFR-Responds-to-Van-on-Fire-Inside-Garage-250839781.html
Quote: "Officials say a white van caught fire in the home's garage. No one was in the van at the time. It is considered a total loss."
2014-03-18 - Van bursts into flame while parked on side of highway in West Monkton near Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28402&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-18 - Minivan bursts into flame on road near The Cock Inn, in Bishop's Stortford (Britain):
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Bishops-Stortford/Car-on-fire-near-Stortfords-Hockerill-traffic-lights-20140318095845.htm
Note: If someone sprays aerosolized Viagra on this inn, will it become a high-rise?
2014-03-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, car destroyed too, garage damaged, in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140318/WDH0101/303180275
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/HAPPENING-NOW-Crews-Battle-Wausau-Garage-Fire-250826391.html
Quote: "Wausau Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Krueger said the blaze started in the engine compartment of a pickup truck that was parked outside the garage. The truck and a vintage sports car inside the garage were both totaled..."
2014-03-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/vehicle-caught-fire-in-south-bakersfield-garage-031814
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Lake Arthur (Louisiana):
http://www.jenningsdailynews.net/2014/03/car-fire-reported/
Quote: "No adults were present at the home but minor children were at the scene."
Note: I definitely would not leave a vehicle near any structure containing children. That's just asking for tragedy...
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/firefighters-seek-cause-of-attleboro-car-fire/article_8ee628af-9dca-56e5-a2b0-d1f7e2ba8aa8.html
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame in supermarket parking lot in Lubbock (Texas):
http://www.kcbd.com/story/25011711/car-engulfed-in-flames-in-united-parking-lot
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in Ninety Six (South Carolina):
http://gwdtoday.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=29263
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 89 near Prescott Valley (Arizona):
http://pvtrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=60483
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on Route 15 in Wallingford (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/latestnews/3970843-129/car-fire-snarls-traffic-on-route-15-tuesday-afternoon.html
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://inagist.com/all/445880488318996480/
http://twitter.com/MarylandTraffic/status/445880488318996480/photo/1
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in Indore (India):
http://freepressjournal.in/running-car-catches-fire-on-brts/
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked near apartments in Tipton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/18/ferocious-car-fire-in-tipton/
2014-03-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in Bartow County (Georgia):
http://johndruckenmiller.com/vehicle-fire-closes-soutbound-i-75-near-red-top-mountain-road-exit-285/
2014-03-18 - Truck camper bursts into flame shortly before midnight in coastal Port Angeles (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140318/NEWS/140319978/fire-destroys-truck-camper-in-port-angeles
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at business near Jackson (Michigan):
http://www.wlns.com/story/25008745/fire-destroys-barn-near-popular-market
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_battling_blaze_at_3.html
http://www.jrn.com/fox47news/news/Fire-Burns-Pole-Barn-at-Jerome-Country-Market-250846581.html
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire on Lake Road in Thetford Township (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/story/25008530/barn-destroyed-in-thetford-township-fire
Note: Checked to be sure those two barns above were separate - yep, about 100 miles from each other...
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in South Ohio (Canada), near Yarmouth, nobody home:
http://ckbwnews.blogspot.com/2014/03/yarmouth-no-injures-following-barn-fire.html
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/2014-03-18/article-3653894/Firefighters-battle-blaze-at-home-in-South-Ohio%3B-passers-by-rescue-pets-from-home/1
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire near Maytown (Washington), 12 chickens killed:
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_4e0a8d00-aeef-11e3-8e6a-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.lewiscountysirens.com/?p=24198
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2014/03/18/okc-fire-department-working-to-put-out-a-barn-fire-in-southwest-okc/
http://oklahomacity.gotnewswire.com/news/okc-fire-department-working-to-put-out-a-barn-fire-in-southwest-okc
2014-03-18 - Propane tank bursts into flame as propane deliveryman refills it, near Echo Lake in Presque Isle (Maine):
http://wagmtv.com/news/propane-tank-fire
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/18/news/aroostook/two-escape-injury-in-presque-isle-propane-tank-fire/
http://1019therock.com/propane-truck-catches-fire-near-echo-lake-in-presque-isle/
Quote: "A propane tank caught fire Tuesday morning as a delivery truck driver from Daigle Oil Co. was refilling it outside a residence on the Quoggy Jo Lake Road. No one was injured. According to Presque Isle Deputy Fire Chief Rich Wark, the incident took place at approximately 8:30 a.m. The Presque Isle Fire Department was dispatched to the scene after a caller reported that he was the driver of the delivery truck and had been filling a tank outside a residence when fire erupted and engulfed the top of the tank. The driver also reported that he was having chest pain."
Note: Sounds like the Ghostly Match struck again...
2014-03-18 - Automation company building damaged by blaze in Lindon (Utah), firefighter injured:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57697719-78/fire-lindon-building-morning.html.csp
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/-500-people-evacuated-utah-office-building-fire-10154.shtml
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29109767&nid=148&title=firefighter-injured-during-fire-at-vivint-warehouse
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/lindon/fire-burns-vivint-building-in-lindon-firefighter-injured/article_20b3affe-aeb2-11e3-8561-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-18 - Elementary school destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM, roof collapses, in Fannett (Texas), 10 miles from the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Fire-destroys-elementary-school-near-Beaumont-250768061.html
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/nobody-hurt-southeast-texas-school-fire-16795.shtml
2014-03-18 - At least two office trailers go up in flames before 7 AM inside warehouse in Rosslyn Farms (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/smoky-warehouse-fire-burning-in-rosslyn-farms/25030316
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/rosslyn-farms-business-damaged-by-fire/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/crews-respond-2-alarm-fire-steel-company-rossyln-f/nfFpp/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2014/03/18/Firefighters-on-scene-at-Beaver-Steel-Services-in-Rosslyn-Farms/stories/201403180142
2014-03-18 - Aluminum dust bursts into flame outside metal bat business in Hillsboro (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/03/aluminum_dust_catches_fire_at.html
2014-03-18 - Market heavily damaged by two separate fires at 2:52 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25366585/suspicious-fire-heavily-damages-east-oakland-market
2014-03-18 - Major market area devastated by massive inferno in Nairobi (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Huge-fire-razes-section-of-Gikomba-market/-/1056/2249480/-/kk25mj/-/index.html
2014-03-18 - Several buildings consumed by huge fire in the Village of Ovid (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/seneca_county_fire_draws_dozens_of_fire_departments.html
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2014/03/18/ovid-blaze-draws-fire-companies-from-seneca-tompkins-counties/6583315/
Note: Ovid is sandwiched between Seneca Lake to the west and Cayuga Lake to the east, in the Finger Lakes area...
2014-03-18 - Porch bursts into flame at home on Creek Road in the Town of Arkwright (New York):
http://www.chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=118458
2014-03-18 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Dubuque (Iowa), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_68c1de6f-ae20-50f7-995c-06aeeddb4464.html
2014-03-18 - Garage bursts into flame, destroyed, at home in Great Falls (Montana):
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20140318/NEWS01/303180010/1002/rss
2014-03-18 - House heavily damaged by blaze in Holyoke (Massachusetts), near the Connecticut River:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/holyoke_firefighters_extinguis_1.html
2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/beaches/2014/03/18/tallwood-road-jax-beach-fire/6556347/
2014-03-18 - House destroyed by blaze at 3:15 AM in Dinwiddie (Virginia), near the coast, family of six homeless:
http://www.nbc12.com/story/25002972/six-displaced-after-dinwiddie-fire-destroys-home
2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Oyster River (Canada):
http://hqcomoxvalley.com/news/local/news/v/Local/366233/Fire-destroys-Oyster-River-home
Quote: "He says the contents and the house are likely a total loss and notes the family had no issuance on the residence."
Note: I think they meant 'insurance' there...
2014-03-18 - Large 5-bedroom log cabin home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM near Emhouse (Texas), family of 10 homeless:
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/local/x334201658/Fire-leaves-family-of-10-without-home
2014-03-18 - Two-family house destroyed by fire shortly before midnight, two more homes scorched, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/springfield_fire_department_17.html
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/number_of_displaced_in_springf.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/19/blaze-destroys-springfield-home-displaces/d8vzQpARWc9JZIVpNdQSqL/story.html
Note: Just northeast (downwind) of the Connecticut River...
2014-03-18 - Vacant home heavily damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-norfolk-house-fire-0318,0,1302898.story
2014-03-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 1:40 AM in Pottstown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20140317/fire-guts-vacant-home-in-pottstowns-rosedale-section-video
2014-03-18 - Vacant home and shed destroyed by blaze at 5:52 AM in Denver (Colorado), second fire here in a month:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25365546/second-fire-at-same-denver-home-about-month
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/crews-fight-fire-at-denver-house-that-caught-fire-last-month
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/morning-show/2014/03/18/house-fire-denver/6556123/
Note: Whatever vulnerabilities this home had to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem, putting out the first fire didn't address them and probably made things worse. This is happening regularly, structures burning multiple times. Eventually they burn so hard that there's nothing left that CAN burn and then...problem solved!
2014-03-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Mullins (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020792
2014-03-18 - Vacant desk company destroyed by fire on Mills Street in High Point (North Carolina):
http://www.hpe.com/news/x2025288465/Fire-strikes-old-Myrtle-Desk-building
http://www.news-record.com/news/article_a62b23d8-ae53-11e3-8553-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-18 - Vacant restaurant destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Alcona (Canada):
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4416316-vacant-alcona-bistro-destroyed-in-fire/
http://www.9and10news.com/story/25009721/antrim-co-home-leveled-in-tuesday-explosion
http://www.record-eagle.com/local/x787221324/Central-Lake-home-lost-to-fire
2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Mount Morris Township (Michigan):
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020417
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_respond_to_house_1.html
Note: I checked to make sure the above two home explosions weren't the same event (I don't know Michigan very well). They were different homes exploding, about 180 miles from each other. A home exploded and burned in Michigan the day prior too, in Coldwater, as mentioned in the 2014-03-17 update, so that makes at least three homes exploding in Michigan in two days...
2014-03-18 - Laundry room explodes at block of flats in Derby (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-26628875
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/explosion-closes-road-in-derby
2014-03-18 - RV damaged by apparent propane explosion near coastal Lacey (Washington), 2 injured:
http://www.theolympian.com/2014/03/18/3040991/propane-tank-explosion-east-of.html
Quote: "The preliminary investigation indicated that there was either an open propane line or a leak in the tank that caused it to explode when someone tried to light a cigarette, he said."
Note: Could be, but they can't rule out some flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide blowing by and causing an explosion, just like all those 'mysterious explosions' shaking homes around the world in the last coupla years. Well, maybe they COULD rule that out if they weren't ignorant of what's happening, but since they are, they didn't...
2014-03-18 - Mysterious explosion rocks Bladen County (North Carolina), no cause found:
http://www.wect.com/story/25010730/residents-report-explosion-officials-investigate
2014-03-18 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows up manholes and sidewalk in Walthamstow (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11083620.Electrical_fire_causes_explosion/
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11084179.People_describe_street_explosion_panic/
Quote: "Large blocks of concrete were blown into the air and Coral Baker said she feared the worst. 'I thought it was a bomb,' the 72-year-old added. 'I heard a loud boom and all the lights went out and the debris and pavement bricks were all across the road.'"
Note: Just think what would have happened if someone had been standing in the wrong place - legs might've been blown off. I wouldn't be walking near any manholes or grates these days. Walthamstow is a suburb in coastal London and is just east (downwind) of the River Lea and at least nine reservoirs...
2014-03-18 - Underground landfill fire closer to nuclear waste than originally thought, in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/radioactive-waste-detected-closer-bridgeton-landfill-fire
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/attorney-general-calls-for-faster-fix-for-radioactive-west-lake/article_8332151d-2a25-5b2b-a5db-17132d90456b.html
Quote: "Preliminary tests by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have found radioactive waste closer to the underground fire at the Bridgeton Landfill than previously thought."
2014-03-18 - Electrical wire explodes and burns, ignites brush fire, in Allen Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/index.ssf/2014/03/crews_battle_brush_fire_after.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/18/Crews_battle_brush_fire_after_reported_transformer_explosion/
http://www.wopular.com/crews-battle-brush-fire-after-reported-transformer-explosion-according-emergency-radio-reports
Quote: "The power and odor of the Allen Township blast could be felt a quarter of a mile away."
2014-03-18 - Recycling center destroyed by raging fire in Greenpoint area in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2014/03/19/fire-consumes-brooklyn-recycling-plant/
http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-greenpoint-recycling-plant-at-860-humboldt-st-1.7432377
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9471798
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/fire-rips-through-greenpoint-brooklyn-recycling-center/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brooklyn-Warehouse-Fire-Greenpoint-250886721.html
http://wtvr.com/2014/03/19/ny-firefighters-battle-recycling-plant-fire/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-recycling-center-collapses-massive-inferno-article-1.1726390
2014-03-18 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Westbury (Britain):
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/inyourtown/westburynews/11085814.Firefighters_called_to_incident_at_Westbury_recycling_plant/
2014-03-18 - Firewood business erupts in flame in Reno (Nevada), nobody there:
http://www.rgj.com/article/20140318/NEWS/303180050
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Fire-Burning-Wood-at-Tree-Service-250884861.html
http://www.ktvn.com/story/25016063/reno-fire-crews-extinguish-blaze-at
Quote: "Reno Fire Battalion Chief Scott Baker said the owners of the business were not at the lot during the fire."
2014-03-18 - Fire station destroyed by fire at midnight in Norfolk (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fire-station-destroyed-blaze-breathing-3228841
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/fire-station-destroyed-by-blaze-breathing-apparatus-cylinders-explode-and-neighbours-evacuated
Note: This fire happened on March 11, but I missed it until now, so here it is, better late than never...
2014-03-18 - Barge-restaurant bursts into flame shortly before midnight at Brayford Wharf North in Lincoln (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincoln-Barge-restaurant-Police-say-s-suspicious/story-20823206-detail/story.html
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/03/barge-brayford-pool-damaged-fire/
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Duck-stayed-sat-eggs-Lincoln-Barge/story-20829322-detail/story.html
Quote: "The fire severely damaged a third of the upper decks and contents of the static boat used as a restaurant, with moderate smoke damage to the rest of the boat."
2014-03-18 - Four buses go up in flames while parked at pub in coastal Penyrheol (Britain):
http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/news/940156/aneurin-sports-bar-in-penyrheol-evacuated-after-bus-fires/
http://www.campaignseries.co.uk/news/campaign_news/11085729.Caerphilly_club_evacuated_as_firefighters_battle_bus_blaze/
Quote: "South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was deliberate."
Note: Ah, so they SAY it was deliberate. Obviously that doesn't mean it WAS deliberate. Did any of the buses have any electrified copper or rust in/on them? Oh, they all did. Did the investigators rule out hydrogen sulfide as the cause then? No, they didn't. Have they shown anyone on surveillance video? (This is Britain!) No, they haven't presented any evidence of any kind that people were involved with these buses burning. This looks like just another pile of parked vehicles spontaneously igniting to me. Absent evidence of people being involved, I'm not making any assumptions, not with all the OTHER parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all over the planet on a daily basis now, a fact about which these people are clearly ignorant, despite fires being, you know, THEIR JOB. This place is just east (downwind) of the River Loughor, which leads to the ocean...
2014-03-18 - Six vehicles burst into flame in the wee hours in Maharashtra (India), miscreants blamed:
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140319/2359697.html
Quote: "The miscreants had escaped the area before police could arrive."
Note: So nobody actually SAW any miscreants, so it's nothing but an assumption that there actually WERE any. Used to be, investigators didn't make assumptions like this. Alas, it appears that they don't make competent investigators anymore. And sorry, I need to see some actual evidence, a witness, a motive, surveillance video, forensic evidence, something, else this just looks like more parked vehicles spontaneously igniting in the wee hours...
2014-03-18 - Miley Cyrus' tour bus bursts into flame in the wee hours near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-goes-up-in-flames/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-catches-on-fire/6560731/
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1724324/miley-cyrus-bangerz-tour-bus-fire-need-to-know.jhtml
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Twitter-Miley-Cyrus-tour-bus-catches-fire-on-5327609.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-flames_n_4986220.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-miley-cyrus-tour-bus-fire-20140318,0,4489727.story
http://www.freep.com/article/20140318/ENT04/303180082/1035/RSS04
2014-03-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near Mahabubnagar (India):
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-03-18/Volvo-catches-fire-near-Mahabubnagar-89492
http://thehyderabadtimes.com/volvo-bus-caught-fire-near-mahabubnager/
2014-03-18 - Tour bus bursts into flame at Mount Faber in coastal Singapore:
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/bus-engine-catches-fire-mount-faber
http://forums.vr-zone.com/singapore-automobile-news/3049612-bus-engine-catches-fire-mount-faber.html
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/quick-thinking-staff-at-mount-faber-help-extinguish-bus-engine-fire
http://inagist.com/all/445847964762648576/
2014-03-18 - Minibus bursts into flame on Clementi Road in coastal Singapore:
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/minibus-bursts-flames-along-clementi-rd
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mini-bus-catches-fire/1039616.html
http://sgtalk.org/mybb/Thread-Mini-bus-catches-fire-along-Clementi-Road-no-one-injured?pid=458705#pid458705
http://www.news.nom.co/mini-bus-catches-fire-along-clementi-8388469-news/
2014-03-18 - School bus starts smoking in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/18/newport-news-school-bus-evacauted-due-to-reports-of-smoke/
2014-03-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame while unloading fuel at gas station in Owasso (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fuel-truck-catches-fire-in-Owasso/5Aerc8TNw0Czo5c0xu3qog.cspx
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/fuel-delivery-truck-catches-fire-at-owasso-gas-station
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/fuel-truck-catches-fire-owasso/nfF5B/
http://www.topix.com/city/owasso-ok/2014/03/fuel-truck-catches-fire-in-owasso
Note: Sounds like the Ghostly Match. This has been happening to tanker trucks in Nigeria with some regularity, sometimes destroying the gas station too, so I was expecting it to happen elsewhere, seeing as the problem we face is planetary in nature, not regional...
2014-03-18 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on road near Spencer (New York):
http://www.weny.com/news/All/erin-propane-shortage-could-have-been-deadly-031814
Quote: "'When we got here, the fire had been contained to the cab,' said Assistant Chief Barbara Fudge. 'The first trucks on scene, Breesport and Erin, made a real good stop. It didn't get to the tank.'"
Note: In this town, if you've got a fire then you want Fudge!
2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:38 AM, on Broken Bow Road in Apple Valley (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/valley-45633-fire-pole.html
http://inlanddaily.com/av-truck-fire-burns-power-pole-apartments-saved/
Quote: "AVFPD firefighters responded to a report of a truck on fire on the 15500 block of Broken Bow Road in Apple Valley at 2:38 a.m. Crews found a tractor-trailer about 50 percent engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to the top of an adjacent utility pole."
2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Ellisburg (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140319/NEWS07/703189633
http://www.ogd.com/article/20140319/NEWS07/703189633/1044
Quote: "Interstate 81 southbound closed about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, with traffic backed up for about a mile, as a result of a fire on a tractor-trailer containing hay."
Note: This area is just east (downwind) of Lake Ontario...
2014-03-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M4 near Maidenhead (Britain):
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/m4-closed-westbound-following-lorry-6846744
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Delays-on-M4-due-to-lorry-fire-18032014.htm
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/traffic-update-m4-westbound-now-clear-after-earlier-lorry-fire
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/03/18/98627-traffic-update-m4-westbound-now-clear-after-earlier-lorry-fire/
Quote: "Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) confirmed the motorway had been closed after crews were called to a large transporter lorry fire."
2014-03-18 - Ambulance bursts into flame on Stoughton Drive in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Ambulance-catches-Stoughton-Drive-Leicester/story-20823061-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/video-ambulance-catches-fire-in-stoughton-drive-leicester
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/video-ambulance-catches-fire-in-stoughton-drive-leicester-2316345.html
2014-03-18 - RV bursts into flame at 1:45 AM on the A12 near Kelsale (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/kelsale_caravan_totally_destroyed_in_fire_1_3453182
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/kelsale-caravan-totally-destroyed-in-fire
Quote: "A forty-foot caravan was 'totally destroyed' by fire in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Saxmundham received reports of a blaze off the A12 near Kelsale at about 1.45am."
2014-03-18 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Nash Lane in Margate (Britain):
http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Caravan-alight-Margate/story-20824424-detail/story.html
2014-03-18 - School van bursts into flame on road in Feltonville, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/exclusive-children-infant-rescued-from-burning-school-van-in-feltonville/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/9959034-exclusive-van-full-of-children-catches-fire-on-way-home-from-school/
Note: A truck recently burst into flame inside an auto shop in Feltonville too, as mentioned in the 2014-03-14 update...
2014-03-18 - Van bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/LFR-Responds-to-Van-on-Fire-Inside-Garage-250839781.html
Quote: "Officials say a white van caught fire in the home's garage. No one was in the van at the time. It is considered a total loss."
2014-03-18 - Van bursts into flame while parked on side of highway in West Monkton near Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28402&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-18 - Minivan bursts into flame on road near The Cock Inn, in Bishop's Stortford (Britain):
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Bishops-Stortford/Car-on-fire-near-Stortfords-Hockerill-traffic-lights-20140318095845.htm
Note: If someone sprays aerosolized Viagra on this inn, will it become a high-rise?
2014-03-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads, car destroyed too, garage damaged, in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140318/WDH0101/303180275
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/HAPPENING-NOW-Crews-Battle-Wausau-Garage-Fire-250826391.html
Quote: "Wausau Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Krueger said the blaze started in the engine compartment of a pickup truck that was parked outside the garage. The truck and a vintage sports car inside the garage were both totaled..."
2014-03-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/vehicle-caught-fire-in-south-bakersfield-garage-031814
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Lake Arthur (Louisiana):
http://www.jenningsdailynews.net/2014/03/car-fire-reported/
Quote: "No adults were present at the home but minor children were at the scene."
Note: I definitely would not leave a vehicle near any structure containing children. That's just asking for tragedy...
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/firefighters-seek-cause-of-attleboro-car-fire/article_8ee628af-9dca-56e5-a2b0-d1f7e2ba8aa8.html
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame in supermarket parking lot in Lubbock (Texas):
http://www.kcbd.com/story/25011711/car-engulfed-in-flames-in-united-parking-lot
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in Ninety Six (South Carolina):
http://gwdtoday.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=29263
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 89 near Prescott Valley (Arizona):
http://pvtrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=60483
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on Route 15 in Wallingford (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/latestnews/3970843-129/car-fire-snarls-traffic-on-route-15-tuesday-afternoon.html
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://inagist.com/all/445880488318996480/
http://twitter.com/MarylandTraffic/status/445880488318996480/photo/1
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in Indore (India):
http://freepressjournal.in/running-car-catches-fire-on-brts/
2014-03-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked near apartments in Tipton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/18/ferocious-car-fire-in-tipton/
2014-03-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-75 in Bartow County (Georgia):
http://johndruckenmiller.com/vehicle-fire-closes-soutbound-i-75-near-red-top-mountain-road-exit-285/
2014-03-18 - Truck camper bursts into flame shortly before midnight in coastal Port Angeles (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140318/NEWS/140319978/fire-destroys-truck-camper-in-port-angeles
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at business near Jackson (Michigan):
http://www.wlns.com/story/25008745/fire-destroys-barn-near-popular-market
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_battling_blaze_at_3.html
http://www.jrn.com/fox47news/news/Fire-Burns-Pole-Barn-at-Jerome-Country-Market-250846581.html
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire on Lake Road in Thetford Township (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/story/25008530/barn-destroyed-in-thetford-township-fire
Note: Checked to be sure those two barns above were separate - yep, about 100 miles from each other...
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire, home damaged, in South Ohio (Canada), near Yarmouth, nobody home:
http://ckbwnews.blogspot.com/2014/03/yarmouth-no-injures-following-barn-fire.html
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/2014-03-18/article-3653894/Firefighters-battle-blaze-at-home-in-South-Ohio%3B-passers-by-rescue-pets-from-home/1
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire near Maytown (Washington), 12 chickens killed:
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_4e0a8d00-aeef-11e3-8e6a-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.lewiscountysirens.com/?p=24198
2014-03-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2014/03/18/okc-fire-department-working-to-put-out-a-barn-fire-in-southwest-okc/
http://oklahomacity.gotnewswire.com/news/okc-fire-department-working-to-put-out-a-barn-fire-in-southwest-okc
2014-03-18 - Propane tank bursts into flame as propane deliveryman refills it, near Echo Lake in Presque Isle (Maine):
http://wagmtv.com/news/propane-tank-fire
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/18/news/aroostook/two-escape-injury-in-presque-isle-propane-tank-fire/
http://1019therock.com/propane-truck-catches-fire-near-echo-lake-in-presque-isle/
Quote: "A propane tank caught fire Tuesday morning as a delivery truck driver from Daigle Oil Co. was refilling it outside a residence on the Quoggy Jo Lake Road. No one was injured. According to Presque Isle Deputy Fire Chief Rich Wark, the incident took place at approximately 8:30 a.m. The Presque Isle Fire Department was dispatched to the scene after a caller reported that he was the driver of the delivery truck and had been filling a tank outside a residence when fire erupted and engulfed the top of the tank. The driver also reported that he was having chest pain."
Note: Sounds like the Ghostly Match struck again...
2014-03-18 - Automation company building damaged by blaze in Lindon (Utah), firefighter injured:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57697719-78/fire-lindon-building-morning.html.csp
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/-500-people-evacuated-utah-office-building-fire-10154.shtml
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29109767&nid=148&title=firefighter-injured-during-fire-at-vivint-warehouse
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/lindon/fire-burns-vivint-building-in-lindon-firefighter-injured/article_20b3affe-aeb2-11e3-8561-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-18 - Elementary school destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM, roof collapses, in Fannett (Texas), 10 miles from the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Fire-destroys-elementary-school-near-Beaumont-250768061.html
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/nobody-hurt-southeast-texas-school-fire-16795.shtml
2014-03-18 - At least two office trailers go up in flames before 7 AM inside warehouse in Rosslyn Farms (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/smoky-warehouse-fire-burning-in-rosslyn-farms/25030316
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/rosslyn-farms-business-damaged-by-fire/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/crews-respond-2-alarm-fire-steel-company-rossyln-f/nfFpp/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2014/03/18/Firefighters-on-scene-at-Beaver-Steel-Services-in-Rosslyn-Farms/stories/201403180142
2014-03-18 - Aluminum dust bursts into flame outside metal bat business in Hillsboro (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/03/aluminum_dust_catches_fire_at.html
2014-03-18 - Market heavily damaged by two separate fires at 2:52 AM in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25366585/suspicious-fire-heavily-damages-east-oakland-market
2014-03-18 - Major market area devastated by massive inferno in Nairobi (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Huge-fire-razes-section-of-Gikomba-market/-/1056/2249480/-/kk25mj/-/index.html
2014-03-18 - Several buildings consumed by huge fire in the Village of Ovid (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/seneca_county_fire_draws_dozens_of_fire_departments.html
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2014/03/18/ovid-blaze-draws-fire-companies-from-seneca-tompkins-counties/6583315/
Note: Ovid is sandwiched between Seneca Lake to the west and Cayuga Lake to the east, in the Finger Lakes area...
2014-03-18 - Porch bursts into flame at home on Creek Road in the Town of Arkwright (New York):
http://www.chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=118458
2014-03-18 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Dubuque (Iowa), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_68c1de6f-ae20-50f7-995c-06aeeddb4464.html
2014-03-18 - Garage bursts into flame, destroyed, at home in Great Falls (Montana):
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20140318/NEWS01/303180010/1002/rss
2014-03-18 - House heavily damaged by blaze in Holyoke (Massachusetts), near the Connecticut River:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/holyoke_firefighters_extinguis_1.html
2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/beaches/2014/03/18/tallwood-road-jax-beach-fire/6556347/
2014-03-18 - House destroyed by blaze at 3:15 AM in Dinwiddie (Virginia), near the coast, family of six homeless:
http://www.nbc12.com/story/25002972/six-displaced-after-dinwiddie-fire-destroys-home
2014-03-18 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Oyster River (Canada):
http://hqcomoxvalley.com/news/local/news/v/Local/366233/Fire-destroys-Oyster-River-home
Quote: "He says the contents and the house are likely a total loss and notes the family had no issuance on the residence."
Note: I think they meant 'insurance' there...
2014-03-18 - Large 5-bedroom log cabin home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM near Emhouse (Texas), family of 10 homeless:
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/local/x334201658/Fire-leaves-family-of-10-without-home
2014-03-18 - Two-family house destroyed by fire shortly before midnight, two more homes scorched, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/springfield_fire_department_17.html
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/number_of_displaced_in_springf.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/19/blaze-destroys-springfield-home-displaces/d8vzQpARWc9JZIVpNdQSqL/story.html
Note: Just northeast (downwind) of the Connecticut River...
2014-03-18 - Vacant home heavily damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-norfolk-house-fire-0318,0,1302898.story
2014-03-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 1:40 AM in Pottstown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20140317/fire-guts-vacant-home-in-pottstowns-rosedale-section-video
2014-03-18 - Vacant home and shed destroyed by blaze at 5:52 AM in Denver (Colorado), second fire here in a month:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25365546/second-fire-at-same-denver-home-about-month
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/crews-fight-fire-at-denver-house-that-caught-fire-last-month
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/morning-show/2014/03/18/house-fire-denver/6556123/
Note: Whatever vulnerabilities this home had to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem, putting out the first fire didn't address them and probably made things worse. This is happening regularly, structures burning multiple times. Eventually they burn so hard that there's nothing left that CAN burn and then...problem solved!
2014-03-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Mullins (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020792
2014-03-18 - Vacant desk company destroyed by fire on Mills Street in High Point (North Carolina):
http://www.hpe.com/news/x2025288465/Fire-strikes-old-Myrtle-Desk-building
http://www.news-record.com/news/article_a62b23d8-ae53-11e3-8553-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-18 - Vacant restaurant destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Alcona (Canada):
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4416316-vacant-alcona-bistro-destroyed-in-fire/
2014-03-17 - Electrical substation erupts in flame on Falkland Road in Evesham (Britain):
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/11081254.Electrical_substation_catches_fire/
2014-03-17 - Electrical substation bursts into flame on Ferry Road in Hullbridge (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/southend/11082602.Fire_at_electrical_substation_in_Hullbridge_causes_powercut/
2014-03-17 - Electrical fire hits high-rise in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24997617/jaycee-towers-evacuated-after-electric-firehttp://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24997030/electrical-fire-forces-evacuation-of-jc-towers
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/High-Rise-Fire-Displaces-Elderly-Chattanooga/YLMik21aYUmOnMPbZMDETg.cspx?rss=3457
2014-03-17 - Transformer bursts into flame in Lepreau (Canada), car crashes mentioned too:
http://thetidenews.blogspot.com/2014/03/transformer-fire-and-car-crashes-in.html
Quote: "One crash happened on Route 1 near New River on Sunday shortly after 2 in the morning after the car hit a guardrail. A few hours later, there was a rollover on route 790 in Musquash around 8am in which the vehicle ended up on its roof in a brook."
2014-03-17 - Transformer bursts into flame at university in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140317/ARTICLES/140319595/-1/news?Title=Fire-on-UF-campus-knocks-out-powerhttp://inagist.com/all/445668270692392960/
2014-03-17 - Transformer bursts into flame, ignites motorcycle, in Ghantaghar (India), 3 killed:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/3-persons-electrocuted-another-injured-in-two-separate-incidents/458429-3-239.html
Note: The three people who were killed had tried to put the motorcycle fire out with water and were electrocuted. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, thus the rise in 'electrical fires', like the fires in the Boeing Dreamliners, parked vehicles going up in flames, utility pole fires, etc. But even if we lose the grid, which looks increasingly likely, at least all the fires should help keep things lit at night. Always look on the bright side of life! (Queue happy Monty Python whistling.)
2014-03-17 - Oil rig explodes and burns near Pecos (Texas), hydrogen sulfide in the air, people stay back:
http://www.newswest9.com/story/24993800/explosion-on-oil-rig-authorites-say-no-one-was-hurt
Quote: "The Reeves County Sheriff says they are not being allowed any closer than about 300 yards from the rig. It's all because there's high levels of H2S gas in the air."
Note: Staying back seems like a good idea to me!
2014-03-17 - Home explodes and burns in Coldwater (Michigan):
http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2014/mar/18/branch-county-man-saved-by-off-duty-deputies-after-home-explosion-monday/
2014-03-17 - Home damaged by explosion in Lake Norman (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/gas-leak-causes-small-explosion-lake-norman-home/nfFfr/
2014-03-17 - Thirteen cars, carport and 3 apartments burn in West Covina (California), started with parked car:
http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20140317/official-mechanical-car-problem-started-west-covina-fire-that-damaged-13-cars-3-apartments-carport
Note: And that's why you might not wanna park next to other vehicles...
2014-03-17 - Car, SUV and six townhomes burn in Lake Country (Canada), started with parked vehicle:
http://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/news/250647921.html
Quote: "Fire officials say no one was injured in the blaze which began around noon Sunday in a vehicle, spread to a second vehicle before jumping to a townhome. 'The call came in as a car fire initially,' said Lake Country fire chief Steven Windsor. 'The vehicle was against the side of a building and it had jumped from the vehicle to another vehicle and then onto the townhouse. There is considerable fire damage to the one unit, smoke and water damage to the adjoining unit and smoke damage to the next four units.'"
2014-03-17 - Semi tractors, tractors, equipment and two buildings destroyed by massive blaze at truck services company near Kirksville (Missouri):
http://www.therepublic.com/w/MO--Kirksville-Company-Fire
http://www.komu.com/news/losses-put-at-750-000-in-kirksville-fire/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24998628/losses-put-at-750000-in-kirksville-fire
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020108
Quote: "The fire tore through two buildings used by the company for storage and repairs about five miles south of Kirksville. No injuries were reported, but Eastern Adair County Fire Chief Chris Drennan says the flames destroyed semi-trucks, tractors and repair equipment."
2014-03-17 - Three RVs, shed and home destroyed by massive fire near Scott Air Force Base (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battling-fire-near-Scott-Air-Force-Base-250699081.html
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/2014/03/17/mascoutah-brush-fire-route-161-st-charles-lane/6542635/
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/17/large-fire-destroying-several-rvs-in-mascoutah/
2014-03-17 - Tractor, feed truck, 700 tons of cotton seed and building destroyed by fire in Greenleaf (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140317/GPG0101/303170195/Fire-destroys-Wayside-Dairy-storage-building-contents
Quote: "We tore the building down. The feed truck was in there and there was a tractor in there, too."
2014-03-17 - Commercial lobster boat bursts into flame just after 1 AM while stored inside building in coastal Freeport (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/17/news/midcoast/commercial-lobsterboat-burns-in-freeport/
http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2014-03-18/Local/Stored_boat_burns_no_one_hurt.html
Quote: "Sylvain said he’s unsure of the fire’s cause, given that the outbuilding has no heat or power."
2014-03-17 - Decommissioned nuclear submarine 'Krasnodar' bursts into flame at shipyard in coastal Murmansk (Russia):
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/723942
http://englishrussia.com/2014/03/17/large-ship-repairing-plant-on-fire/
http://bellona.org/news/uncategorized/2014-03-monday-fire-nerpa-naval-shipyard-reveals-pattern-neglect-delicate-nuclear-decommissioning-practices
Quote: "Fires break out very rarely in scrapping of submarines. There has been no fire at the shipyard already for several years. The reasons for the fire are being looked into..."
Note: That thing is covered with rust. No wonder it caught fire...
2014-03-17 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near Tiananmen Square in Beijing (China):
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/beijing/2014-03/18/content_17354928.htm
Quote: "A bus caught fire at about 10 am Monday on Qianmen Street, the main east-west road just south of Tian'anmen Square."
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Mulberry (Arkansas), near the Arkansas River:
http://5newsonline.com/2014/03/17/semi-on-fire-stalls-traffic-on-interstate-40/
http://www.metronewsday.com/news/73861-semi-truck-catches-fire-stalls-traffic-on-i-40.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AR/2014/March/17/Semi.Truck.burns.on.Interstate.40.near.Mulberry.aspx
http://www.4029tv.com/news/photos-semitruck-filled-with-paper-catches-fire-on-i40/25018826
http://www.4029tv.com/news/semitruck-catches-fire-stalls-traffic-on-i40/25018442
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business in Norwalk (Ohio):
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/gallery/4287666
Note: This truck was part of a pileup on Wednesday the week prior. Now, five days later, it burst into flame...
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Grasswood Road in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Semi+fire+causes+damage/9628505/story.html
http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/semi-fire-at-jemini-arena/itemid_21
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the N1 near the R21 interchange (South Africa):
http://mzansionline.co.za/truck-fire-n1-south/
2014-03-17 - Van bursts into flame, fire spreads to car, on Camino del Remedio near coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/minor_injuries_reported_in_vehicle_fire_near_santa_barbara_20140317
http://www.ksby.com/news/one-hospitalized-with-minor-burns-following-vehicle-fire-in-santa-barbara/
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16722664-one-hospitalized-with-minor-burns-following-vehicle-fire-in-santa-barbara
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54706687/
2014-03-17 - Van bursts into flame at 3:05 AM on Finchley Road in Kingstanding (Britain):
http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/Extraordinary-photo-scene-van-Kingstanding/story-20819369-detail/story.html
http://www.thebrummie.net/extraordinary-photo-from-scene-of-van-fire-in-kingstanding/
2014-03-17 - Van bursts into flame before 7 AM on Ocotal Way in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/news_bites/11081479.Van_fire_doused/
2014-03-17 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Mineral Wells (West Virginia):
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/585010/Car-destroyed-in-afternoon-fire.html
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Hallowell (Maine), near the Kennebec River:
http://www.kjonline.com/news/Fire_engulfs_car_in_Hallowell_parking_lot_.html
2014-03-17 - In 'separate' incidents, car bursts into flame on road and garage bursts into flame at home, in Waterboro (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Firefighters_battle_structure_fire_in_Waterboro_.html
Quote: "Coincidentally, a vehicle fire broke out around the same time as the house fire. The dispatcher said the car fire on Lake Sherburne Road in Waterboro was unrelated to the house fire."
Note: Hah, yeah, just like those 3 boats that 'coincidentally' ignited in two separate fires within 3 minutes in coastal Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. Or the SUV that burst into flame while parked at one home and the dimmer switch wiring that 'coincidentally' burst into flame at the home right next door to the burning SUV, at 3:30 AM, in Stuttgart (Arkansas), as mentioned in the 2013-02-05 update. Sure are a lot of these fiery 'coincidences' happening. That's because they're not coincidences at all...
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame on US 50 in Aurora (Indiana):
http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/firefighters-douse-vehicle-fire/
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame near the Civic Centre in Southend (Britain):
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/11081222.Car_fire_in_Southend_town_centre/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11081222.Continued_delays_after_car_fire_in_Southend_town_centre/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/continued-delays-after-car-fire-in-southend-town-centre
Note: Also see the electrical substation that burned on this same day in Southend. Just another one of those 'coincidences'...
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame near police headquarters in Manchester (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2014-03-17/car-ablaze-close-to-police-headquarters/
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car-becomes-fireball-outside-greater-6841175
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame on Ware Road in Hoddesdon (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/News/Children-treated-by-ambulance-following-car-fire-in-Hoddesdon-20140317095848.htm
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame at 1:03 AM on Pasley Street, Stoke in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28388&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Firefighters-deal-car-early-hours/story-20819094-detail/story.html
2014-03-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame, fire spreads to brush, on I-15 in San Bernardino County (California):
http://calfire.blogspot.com/2014/03/ca-bdf-devore-fire-vehicle-fire-into.html
2014-03-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 18 near Merwin (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/03/vehicle-fire-on-18-highway.html
2014-03-17 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked in yard at home in Lincoln (Britain):
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/03/firefighters-put-caravan-fire-lincoln/
2014-03-17 - Van and garage destroyed by fire at home in New Paris (Indiana):
http://www.goshennews.com/breakingnews/x787219981/Fire-destroys-garage-van-in-New-Paris
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2014/03/17/Firefighters-battling-New-Paris-house-fire.html
2014-03-17 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.abc6onyourside.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wsyx_fire-destroys-west-columbus-garage-29895.shtml
Quote: "A car that was inside the garage when the fire started was also damaged. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. The owner of the home told firefighters she was unaware of any possible problems with her car that may have sparked the blaze."
Note: Car have a battery in it, or any rust on it? Yep...
2014-03-17 - Tractor, hay and barn destroyed by fire at 4:28 AM in Fowler (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140317/NEWS09/703179872
http://northcountrynow.com/news/early-morning-fire-destroys-barn-fowler-0110268
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Hobby-Barn-250594111.html
2014-03-17 - Pickup truck, two travel trailers and shed destroyed by fire in Hooper (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/03/17/fire-burns-down-barn-enhanced-wind
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29105632&nid=148&title=fire-destroys-shed-damages-neighboring-structures
2014-03-17 - Barn destroyed by massive blaze at 3:30 AM in Williamstown (Vermont), 40 cows and 60 other animals killed:
http://www.wcax.com/story/24992848/massive-barn-fire-kills-several-animals
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/fire-destroys-barn-in-williamstown/36328/AY9TR9vazECbK0UeKX_qAA
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20140317/NEWS07/303170032/Williamstown-barn-total-loss-after-early-morning-fire
http://www.newscastic.com/news/massive-barn-fire-kills-several-animals-1554567/
2014-03-17 - Barn destroyed by fire just before midnight, near Fort Recovery (Ohio), 17,000+ chickens killed:
http://www.wcsmradio.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=19164&cntnt01returnid=15
2014-03-17 - Barn and machine shed destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM near Navarino (Wisconsin):
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Hobby-Barn-250594111.html
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-machine-shed-barn-near-navarino
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140317/GPG0101/303170247
Note: This fire started in machine shed - which probably housed some farm vehicles and equipment - then spread to the barn...
2014-03-17 - Barn destroyed by fire in Buffington Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/barn-destroyed-in-buffington-township-fire,19518714/
2014-03-17 - Barn heavily damaged by fire at 4 AM near Heyworth (Illinois):
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/fire-damages-barn-near-heyworth/article_44efc7fc-98a5-5538-9478-1f43e3133ad8.html
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/early-morning-fire-damages-barn-near-heyworth/image_66bb897b-87c3-5e7c-abe9-82194e7ba13f.html
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10339494/
2014-03-17 - Barn damaged by fire at 6:30 AM on Clagett Avenue in Bowling Green (Kentucky):
http://www.k105.com/pages/18604880.php
2014-03-17 - Barn damaged by fire in North Marysburgh (Canada):
http://www.quintenews.com/2014/03/small-barn-fire-causes-minor-damages/61025/
http://countylive.ca/blog/?p=44232
2014-03-17 - Wildfire erupts along the Neponset River near coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/brush-fire-along-neponset-brings-fireboat-and-then
http://ewallstreeter.com/brush-fire-along-the-neponset-brings-a-fireboat-and-then-the-coast-guard-when-the-drawbridge-doesn-t-open-9758/
Quote: "A brush fire along the Neponset River just upriver from the Granite Avenue bridge around noon brought a BFD fireboat - which then couldn't reach the fire because the bridge turned out to be stuck."
2014-03-17 - Wildfire breaks out, grows to 8,000 acres, in Lea County (New Mexico):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140318-43065-USA
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/4000acre-fire-breaks-out-in-lea-county/25026218
Quote: "The fire is estimated to be between 8,000 and 10,000 acres in size and has moved into Roosevelt County."
2014-03-17 - Brush fire breaks out along the shore in coastal Portland (Australia):
http://www.standard.net.au/story/2157223/portland-foreshore-fire-not-suspicious/
2014-03-17 - Major mulch fire billows smoke in Kearny (New Jersey), near the coast and many other bodies of water:
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/03/kearny_mulch_company_blaze_lea.html
Quote: "The mulch just ignited."
2014-03-17 - Shipyard damaged by ventilation fire in coastal East Boothbay (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/17/news/midcoast/crews-fighting-fire-at-east-boothbay-shipyard/
2014-03-17 - Storage facility erupts in flame in Auburn (New York):
http://auburnpub.com/news/local/fire-destroys-two-lockers-at-auburn-storage-facility/article_9fb5b3ef-821a-5e3d-9f2c-7b15c102b3f0.html
2014-03-17 - Clothing store erupts in flame just after 1:30 AM in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/22015256/fire-damages-melbourne-clothing-shop/
http://www.melnews.com/news/fire-damages-melbourne-clothing-shop-the-west-australian
http://www.rssnews.co/news/fire-damages-melbourne-clothing-shop-the-west-australian
2014-03-17 - Landmark restaurant destroyed by blaze at 11 PM in Butler Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/03/17/firefighters-battle-massive-fire-at-damentis-restaurant/
2014-03-17 - Outbuilding catches fire at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/crews-respond-to-outbuilding-fire-at-worlds-of-fun/25015116#mid=18616186
Note: Kansas City is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...
2014-03-17 - Porch and propane tank burst into flame at duplex in Lowell (Massachusetts):
http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_25362263/fire-destroys-porch-lowell-duplex
http://www.lowellsun.com/rss/ci_25362263
http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_25364939/fire-destroys-porch-at-lowell-home
2014-03-17 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Cleveland (Tennessee):
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/24750635/article-Fire-seriously-damages-house
2014-03-17 - Porch bursts into flame at mixed-use building on North Bridge Street in Chillicothe (Ohio), near the Scioto River:
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20140316/NEWS01/303160017
http://www.wkkj.com/articles/local-news-stories-106759/north-bridge-street-fire-12160267
2014-03-17 - Home ravaged by fire at 4:45 AM in Utica (New York), 4 people rescued:
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Fire-chief-says-three-saved-in-Michael-Walsh-fire-250644641.html
2014-03-17 - House damaged by fire in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/17/crews-battling-structure-fire-in-newport-news/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-newport-news-police-battle-blaze-in-southeast-section-of-city-20140317,0,2916649.story
2014-03-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in Grand Forks (North Dakota), 1 injured:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3364634.shtml
http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20140317/NEWS/140319671/-1/news
2014-03-17 - House heavily damaged by 'fire of unknown origin' in Jamul (California), nobody home:
http://www.cbs8.com/story/25000370/jamul-home-heavily-damaged-in-fire
Quote: "A fire of unknown origin tore through a home in a rural neighborhood in the southern reaches of San Diego County Monday, causing significant structural damage but resulting in no injuries. The blaze on Bratton Valley Road in the Jamul area erupted shortly before 3 p.m., according to Cal Fire."
Quote: "No residents were home when it began spreading..."
Note: You can't catch these fires when they're small if nobody is there when they begin. Every building that is made of absorbent materials, or which has anything rusty in it or near it, or which has electrified copper wiring in it or near it needs someone on guard duty at all times now, or at least that's the way it's looking to me. It can't be too fun to come home to a smoldering ruin...
2014-03-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Seabrook (New Hampshire), nobody home:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140317-NEWS-140319725
Note: Not just near the coast, but also about 200 feet east (downwind) of a small lake or pond and a stream. Nobody on guard duty here...
2014-03-17 - Apartment building damaged by blaze on Hidden Lake Drive in Middle Smithfield Township (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140317/NEWS/140319778/-1/rss01
Note: Nobody on guard duty here either. As the name suggests, this place is right next to Hidden Lake and is also close to the Delaware River...
2014-03-17 - Deadly fire rips through RV trailer at 7:10 AM in Houston (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Mobile-home-fire-leaves-1-dead-in-NE-Houston-5323582.php
http://www.click2houston.com/news/one-killed-in-mobile-home-fire/25013216
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9468898
2014-03-17 - Deadly fire burns motel cabin just after 2 AM on Brookside Drive in Chanhassen (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25359001/chanhassen-1-killed-motel-fire
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/17/1-person-missing-after-motel-fire-in-chanhassen/
2014-03-17 - Vacant barn destroyed by fire near Retford (Britain):
http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/Retford-barn-burns-early-morning/story-20820068-detail/story.html
http://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/news/local/retford-no-clues-as-to-cause-of-fire-at-derelict-barn-1-6503101
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/retford-no-clues-as-to-cause-of-fire-at-derelict-barn-1-6503101
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/retford-no-clues-as-to-cause-of-fire-at-derelict-barn-1-6503101
2014-03-17 - Vacant home burns in Racine (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/fire-damages-superior-st-home/article_1a23c498-ad1e-11e3-aca0-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-17 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Fresno (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=9468853
Quote: "Investigators say the cause of the fire appears to be suspicious because no one lives there and the power was shut off."
Note: I bet there was some rusty iron/steel in there somewhere, hinges, pipes, brackets, nails, whatever...
2014-03-17 - Vacant foundry destroyed by fire in Virginia (Minnesota):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content/fire-destroys-former-staver-foundry-virginia
http://www.virginiamn.com/news/local/article_92398038-ae33-11e3-b46b-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/iron-range/Intense-fire-at-abandoned-Virginia-warehouse-has-multiple-fire-crews-battling-blaze-250540841.html
Quote: "The foundry closed in December 2006 due to bankruptcy, but had once been a staple of Virginia’s economy for decades. Over the years it produced steam locomotive parts and machinery for railroads, paper mills and the mining industry."
2014-03-17 - Vacant hospital burns at 2:30 AM in Alice (Texas):
http://www.alicetx.com/news/article_168870b0-f919-579a-9eb2-745f2a369a58.html
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/24993661/abandoned-hospital-goes-up-in-flames-multiple-fire-departments-respond
2014-03-17 - Vacant furniture warehouse destroyed by huge fire in High Point (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/18/crews-battling-warehouse-fire-in-high-point/
Quote: "The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Monday. The warehouse was once a furniture factory building."
2014-03-17 - Vacant mill erupts in flame in Shelby (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/fire-reported-at-former-mill-site-1.292510
2014-03-17 - Vacant warehouse heavily damaged by major fire after 1 AM in Sacramento (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/03/17/3-alarm-fire-burns-sacramento-warehoue/
http://www.kcra.com/news/fire-destroys-sacramento-industrial-building/25012622
2014-03-17 - Vacant warehouse burns in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/03/16/fire-damages-vacant-warehouse/
http://www.statter911.com/2014/03/17/pre-arrival-video-radio-traffic-vacant-building-fire-portsmouth-va/
http://newsandviewsbydjmillerja.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/photos-of-riverton-landfill-on-fire-again/
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Fire-at-Riverton-Landfill
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dump-fire-wafts-smoke-jamaicas-capital-22934200
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dump-fire-wafts-smoke-across-jamaicas-capital
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/16/fire-at-sprawling-landfill-sends-foul-smelling-smoke-wafting-across-jamaica/
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/World/750cnacig/Fire-at-sprawling-landfill-sends-foul-smelling-smoke.htm
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/400176/fire-rampages-through-garbage-dump
http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/400267/dump-fire-lights-samut-prakan-skies
http://inagist.com/all/445433868544651264/
http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/the-nation-bangna_bn_1395034684579.html
http://www.veooz.com/news/CG~UzuA.html
http://www.newswest9.com/story/24993800/explosion-on-oil-rig-authorites-say-no-one-was-hurt
Quote: "The Reeves County Sheriff says they are not being allowed any closer than about 300 yards from the rig. It's all because there's high levels of H2S gas in the air."
Note: Staying back seems like a good idea to me!
2014-03-17 - Home explodes and burns in Coldwater (Michigan):
http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2014/mar/18/branch-county-man-saved-by-off-duty-deputies-after-home-explosion-monday/
2014-03-17 - Home damaged by explosion in Lake Norman (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/gas-leak-causes-small-explosion-lake-norman-home/nfFfr/
2014-03-17 - Thirteen cars, carport and 3 apartments burn in West Covina (California), started with parked car:
http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20140317/official-mechanical-car-problem-started-west-covina-fire-that-damaged-13-cars-3-apartments-carport
Note: And that's why you might not wanna park next to other vehicles...
2014-03-17 - Car, SUV and six townhomes burn in Lake Country (Canada), started with parked vehicle:
http://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/news/250647921.html
Quote: "Fire officials say no one was injured in the blaze which began around noon Sunday in a vehicle, spread to a second vehicle before jumping to a townhome. 'The call came in as a car fire initially,' said Lake Country fire chief Steven Windsor. 'The vehicle was against the side of a building and it had jumped from the vehicle to another vehicle and then onto the townhouse. There is considerable fire damage to the one unit, smoke and water damage to the adjoining unit and smoke damage to the next four units.'"
2014-03-17 - Semi tractors, tractors, equipment and two buildings destroyed by massive blaze at truck services company near Kirksville (Missouri):
http://www.therepublic.com/w/MO--Kirksville-Company-Fire
http://www.komu.com/news/losses-put-at-750-000-in-kirksville-fire/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24998628/losses-put-at-750000-in-kirksville-fire
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020108
Quote: "The fire tore through two buildings used by the company for storage and repairs about five miles south of Kirksville. No injuries were reported, but Eastern Adair County Fire Chief Chris Drennan says the flames destroyed semi-trucks, tractors and repair equipment."
2014-03-17 - Three RVs, shed and home destroyed by massive fire near Scott Air Force Base (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battling-fire-near-Scott-Air-Force-Base-250699081.html
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/2014/03/17/mascoutah-brush-fire-route-161-st-charles-lane/6542635/
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/17/large-fire-destroying-several-rvs-in-mascoutah/
2014-03-17 - Tractor, feed truck, 700 tons of cotton seed and building destroyed by fire in Greenleaf (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140317/GPG0101/303170195/Fire-destroys-Wayside-Dairy-storage-building-contents
Quote: "We tore the building down. The feed truck was in there and there was a tractor in there, too."
2014-03-17 - Commercial lobster boat bursts into flame just after 1 AM while stored inside building in coastal Freeport (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/17/news/midcoast/commercial-lobsterboat-burns-in-freeport/
http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2014-03-18/Local/Stored_boat_burns_no_one_hurt.html
Quote: "Sylvain said he’s unsure of the fire’s cause, given that the outbuilding has no heat or power."
2014-03-17 - Decommissioned nuclear submarine 'Krasnodar' bursts into flame at shipyard in coastal Murmansk (Russia):
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/723942
http://englishrussia.com/2014/03/17/large-ship-repairing-plant-on-fire/
http://bellona.org/news/uncategorized/2014-03-monday-fire-nerpa-naval-shipyard-reveals-pattern-neglect-delicate-nuclear-decommissioning-practices
Quote: "Fires break out very rarely in scrapping of submarines. There has been no fire at the shipyard already for several years. The reasons for the fire are being looked into..."
Note: That thing is covered with rust. No wonder it caught fire...
2014-03-17 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near Tiananmen Square in Beijing (China):
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/beijing/2014-03/18/content_17354928.htm
Quote: "A bus caught fire at about 10 am Monday on Qianmen Street, the main east-west road just south of Tian'anmen Square."
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Mulberry (Arkansas), near the Arkansas River:
http://5newsonline.com/2014/03/17/semi-on-fire-stalls-traffic-on-interstate-40/
http://www.metronewsday.com/news/73861-semi-truck-catches-fire-stalls-traffic-on-i-40.html
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/AR/2014/March/17/Semi.Truck.burns.on.Interstate.40.near.Mulberry.aspx
http://www.4029tv.com/news/photos-semitruck-filled-with-paper-catches-fire-on-i40/25018826
http://www.4029tv.com/news/semitruck-catches-fire-stalls-traffic-on-i40/25018442
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business in Norwalk (Ohio):
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/gallery/4287666
Note: This truck was part of a pileup on Wednesday the week prior. Now, five days later, it burst into flame...
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Grasswood Road in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Semi+fire+causes+damage/9628505/story.html
http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/semi-fire-at-jemini-arena/itemid_21
2014-03-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the N1 near the R21 interchange (South Africa):
http://mzansionline.co.za/truck-fire-n1-south/
2014-03-17 - Van bursts into flame, fire spreads to car, on Camino del Remedio near coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/minor_injuries_reported_in_vehicle_fire_near_santa_barbara_20140317
http://www.ksby.com/news/one-hospitalized-with-minor-burns-following-vehicle-fire-in-santa-barbara/
http://www.allvoices.com/news/16722664-one-hospitalized-with-minor-burns-following-vehicle-fire-in-santa-barbara
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54706687/
2014-03-17 - Van bursts into flame at 3:05 AM on Finchley Road in Kingstanding (Britain):
http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/Extraordinary-photo-scene-van-Kingstanding/story-20819369-detail/story.html
http://www.thebrummie.net/extraordinary-photo-from-scene-of-van-fire-in-kingstanding/
2014-03-17 - Van bursts into flame before 7 AM on Ocotal Way in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/news_bites/11081479.Van_fire_doused/
2014-03-17 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Mineral Wells (West Virginia):
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/585010/Car-destroyed-in-afternoon-fire.html
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Hallowell (Maine), near the Kennebec River:
http://www.kjonline.com/news/Fire_engulfs_car_in_Hallowell_parking_lot_.html
2014-03-17 - In 'separate' incidents, car bursts into flame on road and garage bursts into flame at home, in Waterboro (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Firefighters_battle_structure_fire_in_Waterboro_.html
Quote: "Coincidentally, a vehicle fire broke out around the same time as the house fire. The dispatcher said the car fire on Lake Sherburne Road in Waterboro was unrelated to the house fire."
Note: Hah, yeah, just like those 3 boats that 'coincidentally' ignited in two separate fires within 3 minutes in coastal Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. Or the SUV that burst into flame while parked at one home and the dimmer switch wiring that 'coincidentally' burst into flame at the home right next door to the burning SUV, at 3:30 AM, in Stuttgart (Arkansas), as mentioned in the 2013-02-05 update. Sure are a lot of these fiery 'coincidences' happening. That's because they're not coincidences at all...
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame on US 50 in Aurora (Indiana):
http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/firefighters-douse-vehicle-fire/
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame near the Civic Centre in Southend (Britain):
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/11081222.Car_fire_in_Southend_town_centre/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11081222.Continued_delays_after_car_fire_in_Southend_town_centre/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/continued-delays-after-car-fire-in-southend-town-centre
Note: Also see the electrical substation that burned on this same day in Southend. Just another one of those 'coincidences'...
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame near police headquarters in Manchester (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2014-03-17/car-ablaze-close-to-police-headquarters/
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car-becomes-fireball-outside-greater-6841175
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame on Ware Road in Hoddesdon (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/News/Children-treated-by-ambulance-following-car-fire-in-Hoddesdon-20140317095848.htm
2014-03-17 - Car bursts into flame at 1:03 AM on Pasley Street, Stoke in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28388&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Firefighters-deal-car-early-hours/story-20819094-detail/story.html
2014-03-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame, fire spreads to brush, on I-15 in San Bernardino County (California):
http://calfire.blogspot.com/2014/03/ca-bdf-devore-fire-vehicle-fire-into.html
2014-03-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 18 near Merwin (Missouri):
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2014/03/vehicle-fire-on-18-highway.html
2014-03-17 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked in yard at home in Lincoln (Britain):
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/03/firefighters-put-caravan-fire-lincoln/
2014-03-17 - Van and garage destroyed by fire at home in New Paris (Indiana):
http://www.goshennews.com/breakingnews/x787219981/Fire-destroys-garage-van-in-New-Paris
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2014/03/17/Firefighters-battling-New-Paris-house-fire.html
2014-03-17 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.abc6onyourside.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wsyx_fire-destroys-west-columbus-garage-29895.shtml
Quote: "A car that was inside the garage when the fire started was also damaged. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. The owner of the home told firefighters she was unaware of any possible problems with her car that may have sparked the blaze."
Note: Car have a battery in it, or any rust on it? Yep...
2014-03-17 - Tractor, hay and barn destroyed by fire at 4:28 AM in Fowler (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140317/NEWS09/703179872
http://northcountrynow.com/news/early-morning-fire-destroys-barn-fowler-0110268
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Hobby-Barn-250594111.html
2014-03-17 - Pickup truck, two travel trailers and shed destroyed by fire in Hooper (Utah):
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/03/17/fire-burns-down-barn-enhanced-wind
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=29105632&nid=148&title=fire-destroys-shed-damages-neighboring-structures
2014-03-17 - Barn destroyed by massive blaze at 3:30 AM in Williamstown (Vermont), 40 cows and 60 other animals killed:
http://www.wcax.com/story/24992848/massive-barn-fire-kills-several-animals
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/fire-destroys-barn-in-williamstown/36328/AY9TR9vazECbK0UeKX_qAA
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20140317/NEWS07/303170032/Williamstown-barn-total-loss-after-early-morning-fire
http://www.newscastic.com/news/massive-barn-fire-kills-several-animals-1554567/
2014-03-17 - Barn destroyed by fire just before midnight, near Fort Recovery (Ohio), 17,000+ chickens killed:
http://www.wcsmradio.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=19164&cntnt01returnid=15
2014-03-17 - Barn and machine shed destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM near Navarino (Wisconsin):
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Hobby-Barn-250594111.html
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-machine-shed-barn-near-navarino
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140317/GPG0101/303170247
Note: This fire started in machine shed - which probably housed some farm vehicles and equipment - then spread to the barn...
2014-03-17 - Barn destroyed by fire in Buffington Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/barn-destroyed-in-buffington-township-fire,19518714/
2014-03-17 - Barn heavily damaged by fire at 4 AM near Heyworth (Illinois):
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/fire-damages-barn-near-heyworth/article_44efc7fc-98a5-5538-9478-1f43e3133ad8.html
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/early-morning-fire-damages-barn-near-heyworth/image_66bb897b-87c3-5e7c-abe9-82194e7ba13f.html
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10339494/
2014-03-17 - Barn damaged by fire at 6:30 AM on Clagett Avenue in Bowling Green (Kentucky):
http://www.k105.com/pages/18604880.php
2014-03-17 - Barn damaged by fire in North Marysburgh (Canada):
http://www.quintenews.com/2014/03/small-barn-fire-causes-minor-damages/61025/
http://countylive.ca/blog/?p=44232
2014-03-17 - Wildfire erupts along the Neponset River near coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/brush-fire-along-neponset-brings-fireboat-and-then
http://ewallstreeter.com/brush-fire-along-the-neponset-brings-a-fireboat-and-then-the-coast-guard-when-the-drawbridge-doesn-t-open-9758/
Quote: "A brush fire along the Neponset River just upriver from the Granite Avenue bridge around noon brought a BFD fireboat - which then couldn't reach the fire because the bridge turned out to be stuck."
2014-03-17 - Wildfire breaks out, grows to 8,000 acres, in Lea County (New Mexico):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140318-43065-USA
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/4000acre-fire-breaks-out-in-lea-county/25026218
Quote: "The fire is estimated to be between 8,000 and 10,000 acres in size and has moved into Roosevelt County."
2014-03-17 - Brush fire breaks out along the shore in coastal Portland (Australia):
http://www.standard.net.au/story/2157223/portland-foreshore-fire-not-suspicious/
2014-03-17 - Major mulch fire billows smoke in Kearny (New Jersey), near the coast and many other bodies of water:
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/03/kearny_mulch_company_blaze_lea.html
Quote: "The mulch just ignited."
2014-03-17 - Shipyard damaged by ventilation fire in coastal East Boothbay (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/17/news/midcoast/crews-fighting-fire-at-east-boothbay-shipyard/
2014-03-17 - Storage facility erupts in flame in Auburn (New York):
http://auburnpub.com/news/local/fire-destroys-two-lockers-at-auburn-storage-facility/article_9fb5b3ef-821a-5e3d-9f2c-7b15c102b3f0.html
2014-03-17 - Clothing store erupts in flame just after 1:30 AM in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/22015256/fire-damages-melbourne-clothing-shop/
http://www.melnews.com/news/fire-damages-melbourne-clothing-shop-the-west-australian
http://www.rssnews.co/news/fire-damages-melbourne-clothing-shop-the-west-australian
2014-03-17 - Landmark restaurant destroyed by blaze at 11 PM in Butler Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/03/17/firefighters-battle-massive-fire-at-damentis-restaurant/
2014-03-17 - Outbuilding catches fire at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/crews-respond-to-outbuilding-fire-at-worlds-of-fun/25015116#mid=18616186
Note: Kansas City is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...
2014-03-17 - Porch and propane tank burst into flame at duplex in Lowell (Massachusetts):
http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_25362263/fire-destroys-porch-lowell-duplex
http://www.lowellsun.com/rss/ci_25362263
http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_25364939/fire-destroys-porch-at-lowell-home
2014-03-17 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Cleveland (Tennessee):
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/24750635/article-Fire-seriously-damages-house
2014-03-17 - Porch bursts into flame at mixed-use building on North Bridge Street in Chillicothe (Ohio), near the Scioto River:
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20140316/NEWS01/303160017
http://www.wkkj.com/articles/local-news-stories-106759/north-bridge-street-fire-12160267
2014-03-17 - Home ravaged by fire at 4:45 AM in Utica (New York), 4 people rescued:
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Fire-chief-says-three-saved-in-Michael-Walsh-fire-250644641.html
2014-03-17 - House damaged by fire in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/17/crews-battling-structure-fire-in-newport-news/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-newport-news-police-battle-blaze-in-southeast-section-of-city-20140317,0,2916649.story
2014-03-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in Grand Forks (North Dakota), 1 injured:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3364634.shtml
http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20140317/NEWS/140319671/-1/news
2014-03-17 - House heavily damaged by 'fire of unknown origin' in Jamul (California), nobody home:
http://www.cbs8.com/story/25000370/jamul-home-heavily-damaged-in-fire
Quote: "A fire of unknown origin tore through a home in a rural neighborhood in the southern reaches of San Diego County Monday, causing significant structural damage but resulting in no injuries. The blaze on Bratton Valley Road in the Jamul area erupted shortly before 3 p.m., according to Cal Fire."
Quote: "No residents were home when it began spreading..."
Note: You can't catch these fires when they're small if nobody is there when they begin. Every building that is made of absorbent materials, or which has anything rusty in it or near it, or which has electrified copper wiring in it or near it needs someone on guard duty at all times now, or at least that's the way it's looking to me. It can't be too fun to come home to a smoldering ruin...
2014-03-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Seabrook (New Hampshire), nobody home:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140317-NEWS-140319725
Note: Not just near the coast, but also about 200 feet east (downwind) of a small lake or pond and a stream. Nobody on guard duty here...
2014-03-17 - Apartment building damaged by blaze on Hidden Lake Drive in Middle Smithfield Township (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140317/NEWS/140319778/-1/rss01
Note: Nobody on guard duty here either. As the name suggests, this place is right next to Hidden Lake and is also close to the Delaware River...
2014-03-17 - Deadly fire rips through RV trailer at 7:10 AM in Houston (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Mobile-home-fire-leaves-1-dead-in-NE-Houston-5323582.php
http://www.click2houston.com/news/one-killed-in-mobile-home-fire/25013216
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9468898
2014-03-17 - Deadly fire burns motel cabin just after 2 AM on Brookside Drive in Chanhassen (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25359001/chanhassen-1-killed-motel-fire
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/17/1-person-missing-after-motel-fire-in-chanhassen/
2014-03-17 - Vacant barn destroyed by fire near Retford (Britain):
http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/Retford-barn-burns-early-morning/story-20820068-detail/story.html
http://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/news/local/retford-no-clues-as-to-cause-of-fire-at-derelict-barn-1-6503101
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/retford-no-clues-as-to-cause-of-fire-at-derelict-barn-1-6503101
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/retford-no-clues-as-to-cause-of-fire-at-derelict-barn-1-6503101
2014-03-17 - Vacant home burns in Racine (Wisconsin):
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/fire-damages-superior-st-home/article_1a23c498-ad1e-11e3-aca0-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-17 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Fresno (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=9468853
Quote: "Investigators say the cause of the fire appears to be suspicious because no one lives there and the power was shut off."
Note: I bet there was some rusty iron/steel in there somewhere, hinges, pipes, brackets, nails, whatever...
2014-03-17 - Vacant foundry destroyed by fire in Virginia (Minnesota):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content/fire-destroys-former-staver-foundry-virginia
http://www.virginiamn.com/news/local/article_92398038-ae33-11e3-b46b-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/iron-range/Intense-fire-at-abandoned-Virginia-warehouse-has-multiple-fire-crews-battling-blaze-250540841.html
Quote: "The foundry closed in December 2006 due to bankruptcy, but had once been a staple of Virginia’s economy for decades. Over the years it produced steam locomotive parts and machinery for railroads, paper mills and the mining industry."
2014-03-17 - Vacant hospital burns at 2:30 AM in Alice (Texas):
http://www.alicetx.com/news/article_168870b0-f919-579a-9eb2-745f2a369a58.html
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/24993661/abandoned-hospital-goes-up-in-flames-multiple-fire-departments-respond
2014-03-17 - Vacant furniture warehouse destroyed by huge fire in High Point (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/18/crews-battling-warehouse-fire-in-high-point/
Quote: "The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Monday. The warehouse was once a furniture factory building."
2014-03-17 - Vacant mill erupts in flame in Shelby (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/fire-reported-at-former-mill-site-1.292510
2014-03-17 - Vacant warehouse heavily damaged by major fire after 1 AM in Sacramento (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/03/17/3-alarm-fire-burns-sacramento-warehoue/
http://www.kcra.com/news/fire-destroys-sacramento-industrial-building/25012622
2014-03-17 - Vacant warehouse burns in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/03/16/fire-damages-vacant-warehouse/
http://www.statter911.com/2014/03/17/pre-arrival-video-radio-traffic-vacant-building-fire-portsmouth-va/
2014-03-16 - Landfill erupts in flame on the island of Jamaica, near coastal Kingston, foul smoke hits city:
http://www.faceoff.com/Fire+sprawling+landfill+sends+foul+smelling+smoke+wafting+across+Jamaica+capital/9623943/story.htmlhttp://newsandviewsbydjmillerja.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/photos-of-riverton-landfill-on-fire-again/
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Fire-at-Riverton-Landfill
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dump-fire-wafts-smoke-jamaicas-capital-22934200
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dump-fire-wafts-smoke-across-jamaicas-capital
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/16/fire-at-sprawling-landfill-sends-foul-smelling-smoke-wafting-across-jamaica/
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/World/750cnacig/Fire-at-sprawling-landfill-sends-foul-smelling-smoke.htm
Quote: "A fire at a sprawling trash dump in Jamaica is blanked swaths of the island's seaside capital with foul-smelling gray smoke. The island's emergency management office says the fire brigade has dispatched seven water trucks to the Riverton City solid waste dump on the outskirts of Kingston. The fire started early Sunday. Officials are warning people to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid exposure to the billowing smoke and pollutants."
Quote: "In order to combat the odor problem, the government is issuing each resident a pound of pot, 50 packs of rolling papers and a case of Nag Champa incense."
Note: Okay, I made up the second quote...
2014-03-16 - Landfill hit by massive blaze in coastal Samut Prakan Province (Thailand), disaster declared:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/400383/landfill-fire-spreads-dangerous-gaseshttp://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/400176/fire-rampages-through-garbage-dump
http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/400267/dump-fire-lights-samut-prakan-skies
http://inagist.com/all/445433868544651264/
http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/the-nation-bangna_bn_1395034684579.html
http://www.veooz.com/news/CG~UzuA.html
Quote: "Provincial governor Kanit Iamrahong said he called a meeting of officials in tambon Praeksa yesterday and declared the site a disaster zone to keep people out of the area and make it easier for emergency services battling to put out the fire."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay, dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."
2014-03-16 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire at 3 AM in Center Lake (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020177#.UygZT4XDUV0
Quote: "A neighbor reported hearing an explosion before looking outside and seeing the home fully engulfed in flames."
2014-03-16 - Home explodes and burns in Provo (Utah), 1 injured:
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/16/provo-fire-responds-to-house-explosion/
http://www.4utah.com/story/d/story/firefighters-respond-to-report-of-house-explosion/31778/Y_yvzsV6TUqSIgly7Wp5lQ
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/gas-explosion-destroys-home-in-south-provo/article_b4368d30-ad42-11e3-a4c7-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1164&sid=29089109
Note: A vacant home just burned at 2 AM in Provo, as mentioned in the 2014-03-13 update. A man burst into flame outside a 7-Eleven in Provo in 2013 too, as mentioned in the 2013-02-11 update...
2014-03-16 - Gas pipeline explodes and burns in Ijegun (Nigeria):
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/nema-confirms-fire-incident-nnpc-pipelines-ljegun/
2014-03-16 - At least 80 cars destroyed by fire shortly before midnight at auto scrapyard in coastal Bagillt (Britain):
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/scrap-yard-fire-destroys-80-6839694
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/131939/at-least-80-cars-destroyed-in-bagillt-fire.aspx
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/scrap-yard-fire-destroys-80-cars-2314098.html
Quote: "At least 80 cars were totally destroyed when a fire swept through a scrapyard. Fire crews were called to the blaze at Bagillt Car Parts on the A548 in Bagillt shortly after 11.30 on Sunday night."
2014-03-16 - Huge One57 skyscraper under construction hit by fire at loading dock in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140316/midtown/fire-breaks-out-at-problematic-one57-construction-site
http://nypost.com/2014/03/16/fdny-battles-blaze-at-one57-tower/
2014-03-16 - Utility pole bursts into flame near Grants Supermarket in Green Valley (West Virginia), 897 homes go dark:
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x787219036/Green-Valley-transformer-fire-causes-power-outage
2014-03-16 - Transformer starts sparking, ignites two homes, in Hazelwood (Missouri), near the Missouri River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/just-posted/Firefighters-Sparking-transformer-causes-house-fire-in-Hazelwood-250522671.html
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-Sparking-transformer-causes-house-fire-in-Hazelwood-250522671.html
Note: Hazelwood is located on the banks of the Missouri River near the confluence of the Missouri River and the Mississippi River...
2014-03-16 - Transformer explodes and burns, fire spreads, 30 shops destroyed, in Kawangare (Kenya):
http://www.ghettoradio.co.ke/kawangware-fire/
http://livedigitaly.com/blog/news/fire-destroys-propertyin-kawangware.html
http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Property-worth-Sh3mn-goes-up-in-smoke-in-Kawangware/-/1950946/2246660/-/format/xhtml/-/ssoos3/-/index.html
2014-03-16 - Boat bursts into flame in the River Dart at Kingswear Trott in coastal Kingswear (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28376&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-26600873
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/VIDEO-Sailors-dog-escape-burning-boat-dramatic/story-20816853-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/people-dog-escape-boat-blaze-South-Devon/story-20816822-detail/story.html
Quote: "The Fire Service were called to reports of a boat on fire in the area Kingswear on the River Dart."
Quote: "On Monday night a fire destroyed the 51ft (15.5m) charter vessel African Queen when it was moored on a pontoon in the middle of the estuary. 'I've been in the service in Dartmouth for 12 years and I've never had a boat fire until this week - now I've had two and it's been a real eye opener,' Mr Callan said. However, the fires have not been linked and the fire service believes both were accidental."
2014-03-16 - Passenger bus bursts into flame 100 meters from the Haast Bridge in coastal Haast (New Zealand):
http://www.3news.co.nz/Naked-Bus-catches-fire-near-Haast/tabid/1655/articleID/336232/Default.aspx
Quote: "The fire broke out about 100 metres from the Haast Bridge while a Naked Bus was being relocated to Queenstown. The driver was the sole occupant at the time. No one was injured."
Note: 'Naked Bus'? For transporting neuro-zombies? Heh...
2014-03-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Parkers Road in Leighton, Crewe (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-vehicle-fire-in-crewe
2014-03-16 - Mail truck bursts into flame in post office parking lot in Newport (Vermont):
http://caledonianrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=145&ArticleID=108685&TM=2626.094
Quote: "Firefighters put out a burning U.S. Post Office delivery truck at about 11 a.m. Saturday at the Newport City Post Office parking lot. Chief Jamie LeClair said postal officials saved the one parcel that was in the truck. A postal worker started the vehicle, there was a popping sound and smoke and flames followed."
Note: Paywall there, but they had a summary available so I quoted that. Newport surrounds a good chunk of South Bay...
2014-03-16 - RV bursts into flame on Oakfield Lane in Warsop (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Caravan-severely-damaged-Warsop/story-20816906-detail/story.html
http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/local/caravan-destroyed-in-warsop-blaze-1-6502305
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/caravan-destroyed-in-warsop-blaze
http://nottinghamshire-news.co.uk/2014/03/16/caravan-severely-damaged-by-fire-in-warsop/
2014-03-16 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/car-catches-fire-on-drive-of-portsmouth-home-1-5940608
2014-03-16 - SUV bursts into flame on road in coastal Cebu (Philippine Islands):
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2014/03/16/fire-razes-car-fuente-osmena-cebu-333365
2014-03-16 - Pickup truck and driver burst into flame on I-85 near Duluth (Georgia), marine saves man, 1 injured:
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/features/2014/03/16/marine-saves-man-fire/6491525/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2014/03/16/6491227/
http://www.wkyc.com/videos/news/nation/2014/03/16/6491449/
Quote: "As long as you're still breathing and screaming brother, you're still alive."
2014-03-16 - Two cars burst into flame at 1:50 AM while parked in Strathfield suburb of coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/latest_releases?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMzY0MzUuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D
Quote: "Emergency services were called to a business near the intersection of Liverpool Road and Rickard Road, about 1.50am (Sunday 16 March 2014), following reports of multiple cars on fire. On arrival officers located two BMWs well alight."
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage, fire spreads to garage, in Mount Washington (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/cfd-respond-to-car-fire-in-mt-washington-sunday/25009242
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54697397/
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carport, carport destroyed too, home scorched, in Ypsilanti (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/vehicle_fire_burns_carport_and.html
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Warren (Arkansas):
http://www.salineriverchronicle.blogspot.in/2014/03/firemen-called-out-to-car-fire.html
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at home, fire spreads to 4 homes, in Stratford-upon-Avon (Britain):
http://www.stratford-herald.com/local-news/7891-fire-damages-stratford-homes.html
Quote: "Four homes in Stratford-upon-Avon were affected by a fire that spread from a burning car early today (Sunday). Fire crews from Stratford, Alcester, Leamington, Wellesbourne and Atherstone were called to the blaze in St Peter's Way, just off the Birmingham Road at Bishopton. The fire started in a car parked outside before spreading to the roofs of the properties."
Note: As you might guess, Stratford-upon-Avon is located along the River Avon. People still park vehicles near homes?!
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame on Falcon Highway near Colorado Springs in El Paso County (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Crews-Put-Out-Vehicle-Fire-250528211.html
http://gazette.com/car-fire-spreads-to-grass-fire-east-of-colorado-springs/article/1516573
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame just before 2 AM while parked in coastal Clam Beach (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/mar/16/car-fire-clam-beach/
2014-03-16 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Walmart parking lot in Pennsville (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2014/03/carneys_point_accident_which_left_elderly_female_hurt_tops_salem_county_firelog.html
Quote: "Pennsville Fire and Rescue Co. responded at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to the Walmart parking lot on South Broadway for a vehicle fire and remained in service for 40 minutes."
Note: Pennsville is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Delaware River...
2014-03-16 - Semi trailer and workshop burst into flame at 1:16 AM in Gold Creek area of Cranbrook (Canada):
http://www.e-know.ca/news/cfes-contains-gold-creek-blaze-shop-trailer/
http://www.dailytownsman.com/breaking_news/250639471.html
2014-03-16 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire at 3:42 AM in Huntington (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1313366269/Auto-shop-on-7th-Avenue-damaged-in-fire
http://www.wsaz.com/news/huntingtonnews/headlines/Fire-Damages-Auto-Repair-Shop-in-Huntington-250533561.html
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Damages-Auto-Repair-Shop-in-Huntington-250533561.html
2014-03-16 - Auto shop damaged by fire just after midnight in Swatara Township (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/breaking-fire-at-monro-muffler-dauphin-county-7049.shtml
2014-03-16 - Taxi business and furniture business devastated by massive fire in Castleford (Britain):
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/blaze-breaks-out-in-castleford-town-centre-1-6502435
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/blaze-breaks-out-in-castleford-town-centre
Quote: "It is understood that the building is used for furniture sales and a taxi firm."
Note: Auto business + absorbent materials business = fiery destruction...
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in Stockett (Montana), near Great Falls:
http://www.kfbb.com/story/24990275/barn-fire-in-stockett
http://www.krtv.com/news/emergency-crews-respond-to-fire-near-stockett/
2014-03-16 - Barn full of cotton seed destroyed by fire in the Town of Morrison (Wisconsin):
http://www.wbay.com/story/24990257/2014/03/16/large-fire-breaks-out-in-brown-county
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire on Scuffletown Road in Simpsonville (South Carolina):
http://ulocal.wyff4.com/mediadetail/18621434-Fire-at-Scuffeltown-Dace-Barn?gid=79905&uid=1&sort=upload%20DESC&offset=2
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Wittenberg (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Crews-Respond-to-Barn-Fire-Newar-Wittenburg--242133661.html
http://uswebdaily.com/news2/update-barn-fire-near-wittenberg-contained
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in Tysoe, Warwickshire (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/03/16/barn-fire-tysoe/
2014-03-16 - Barn undergoing renovations damaged by blaze in Libertyville (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140316/news/140318716/
http://libertyville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/empty-libertyville-barn-catches-fire
http://chicago.cityandpress.com/node/7552149
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10330455/
2014-03-16 - Brush fire erupts in coastal North Port (Florida), I-75 closed:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/brush-fire-in-sarasota-county-closes-i-75
2014-03-16 - Brush fire breaks out near Clarks Creek in Geary County (Kansas), fire destroys tractor, barn, hut, hay:
http://www.jcpost.com/2014/03/17/weekend-fire-causes-structure-property-damage/
Quote: "Taylor confirmed there was some content insurance, but only liability insurance on a 4020 John Deere tractor that burned. The blaze began as a grass and brush fire. 'It come from the west somehow. Nobody knows really where it started, but it was down on Clarks Creek somewhere. The west wind just took it up over the hill, and it come across some wheat stubble from last year, got through a shelter belt, and got in the hay barn.'"
Note: Fires are breaking out near bodies of water and then going with the wind, so this fire started by the creek west of this man's property, then the wind took the fire right to him and wiped out a chunk of his farm. Living near - and especially downwind of - bodies of water or other low-lying areas is becoming very dangerous...
2014-03-16 - Sawmill destroyed by fire in Greenwood (Wisconsin), near Rock Creek:
http://wdez.com/news/articles/2014/mar/16/friday-night-fire-in-clark-county-destroys-sawmill/
2014-03-16 - Hundreds of bales of hay destroyed by huge fire in Doncaster (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-huge-hay-blaze-1-6502121
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-huge-hay-blaze
2014-03-16 - Furniture store goes up in flames in Roseburg (Oregon):
http://www.kval.com/news/local/Fire-at-Roseburg-furniture-store-closes-NE-Stephens-St-250551711.html
http://www.nrtoday.com/news/10656662-113/fire-roseburg-kuebler-furniture
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/17/major-fire-hits-furniture-store-in-southern-oregon/
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Firefighter-hurt-battling-huge-blaze-in-Roseburg-250644781.html
2014-03-16 - Carpet business damaged by fire in Congleton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-at-congleton-carpets
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/fire-at-congleton-carpets
2014-03-16 - Five-story commercial building, the 'Elephant House', destroyed by fire in Ikeja suburb of coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://dailytrust.info/index.php/news/19189-fire-guts-elephant-house-6-others-in-lagos
http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/component/k2/item/1454-again-pipeline-explosion-in-ijegun
http://www.yohaig.com/fire-guts-lagos-elephant-cement-building-pipeline/
2014-03-16 - Multiple buildings damaged by fire just before midnight in Clarence Center (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/clarence/two-alarm-fire-rages-in-clarence-center-20140316
Note: That's about ten miles northeast (downwind) of Lake Erie...
2014-03-16 - Portable classroom destroyed by fire just after 5 AM in Lothian (Maryland), near the coast:
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/anne-arundel-county-firefighters-battle-fire-lothian-26296.shtml
2014-03-16 - Pet cemetery damaged by blaze just before 2 AM in Wells County (Indiana):
http://wane.com/news/local/fire-crews-fighting-ossian-barn-fire/
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/16/crews-fight-fire-at-ind-pet-cemetery/
Note: A dog is missing so if this place was once an Indian burial ground...it might come back. But it won't be the same...
2014-03-16 - Construction business damaged by fire in Gifford (Illinois):
http://www.wandtv.com/story/24994920/fire-damages-gifford-construction-building
2014-03-16 - Mixed-use building erupts in flame in coastal Santa Monica (California), 5 injured:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/16/5-injured-1-seriously-in-santa-monica-fire/
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9468620
Note: Santa Monica Bay experienced a 'naturally occurring methane release' in 2013, as mentioned in the 2013-03-03 update, where people called in to report a bad smell. The smell wasn't methane, since methane is odorless. The smell was probably hydrogen sulfide and the 'naturally occurring event' was the chemocline abruptly rising to the surface and releasing methane and hydrogen sulfide that had accumulated at the bottom of the bay into the atmosphere...
2014-03-16 - Dryer bursts into flame on porch at home in Rochester (New York), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/detectors-save-woman-son-house-fire-10335.shtml
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3364063.shtml
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140316/1680977/Dryer-catches-fire-leading-to-porch-fire.htm
http://www.topix.com/city/rochester-ny/2014/03/detectors-save-woman-son-from-house-fire
2014-03-16 - Porch bursts into flame at home in coastal New Bedford (Massachusetts):
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140317/NEWS/403170310
2014-03-16 - Deck bursts into flame before 5 AM, fire spreads to townhouses, in South St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Early-morning-fire-engulfs-south-St-Louis-County-townhome-250519791.html
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/16/fire-destroys-3-townhomes-in-fenton/
2014-03-16 - Home damaged by fire at 1:10 AM in Overbrook area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 2 injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9467974
2014-03-16 - Two multi-family homes and two cars destroyed by fire in Passaic (New Jersey), 50 people homeless:
http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/index.ssf/2014/03/passaic_fire_leaves_50_homeless_and_two_multi-family_homes_destroyed.html
http://www.northjersey.com/news/passaic-fire-displaces-50-residents-1.743619
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/fire-damages-2-passaic-homes-dozens-evacuated-1.7407261
Quote: "Two cars between the homes were also burned during the incident."
Note: Passaic is located on the banks of the Passaic River. Two men were just found dead, one IN the Passaic River and one NEAR the Passaic River, as mentioned in the 2014-03-09 update...
2014-03-16 - Bridge Creek Apartments ravaged by huge blaze at 5:12 AM in Hazel Dell, Vancouver (Washington), 70 people homeless:
http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/mar/16/apartment-fire-ablaze-hazel-dell-area/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Vancouver-Wash-apartment-fire-displaces-dozens-250546761.html
Quote: "Despite the fact that the building was equipped with fire sprinklers, 18 units caught fire."
Note: These apartments are/were about 1 mile east (downwind) of Vancouver Lake and also near the Columbia River. Also, numerous people have mentioned having flammable tapwater in the last coupla years. What happens if a sprinkler system sprays flammable water on a fire? It probably isn't gonna put the fire out and might make it worse. Not saying that was the case here, but who knows, and is anybody checking on who has flammable water now? Not really...
2014-03-16 - High-rise apartment hit by fire at 1:30 AM in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 4 children burned:
http://nypost.com/2014/03/16/4-kids-injured-in-early-morning-brooklyn-fire/
http://www.news.nom.co/4-kids-injured-in-early-morning-brooklyn-8370244-news/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9467985
2014-03-16 - Deadly fire rips through home at 5 AM in Shadyside area of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/breaking/2014/03/16/One-killed-in-fire-this-morning/stories/201403160205
2014-03-16 - Deadly blaze hits hospital in Hubei Province (China), 4 killed:
http://en.ce.cn/subject/exclusive/201403/17/t20140317_2493772.shtml
2014-03-16 - Vacant garage burns in Muncie (Indiana), nearby home scorched:
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20140315/NEWS01/140315006
2014-03-16 - Vacant house burns on Lakeview Avenue in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_19145.shtml
Quote: "There were no utilities, no electricity, so obviously structures don't catch on fire by themselves."
Note: That's what one would think...if one didn't know any chemistry.
2014-03-16 - Vacant home under renovation destroyed by massive fire in West Vancouver (Canada):
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/blaze-razes-west-van-home-neighbours-evacuated-1.1731743
http://globalnews.ca/news/1211020/fire-tears-through-west-vancouver-home/
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Neighbours+flee+fire+West+home+under+renovation/9624252/story.html
Quote: "This is the third upscale home to be destroyed by fire on the North Shore in the past three months."
Note: Address listed is about half a mile northeast (downwind) of the ocean. At least one of the stories says the home was 'heavily damaged'. LMAO, look at the pic in that first link. If that's 'heavily damaged' then I don't know what 'destroyed' would be...
2014-03-16 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads to two adjacent homes, in Bessemer (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/three-homes-catch-fire-in-bessemer/25007690
2014-03-16 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Medford (Oregon):
http://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/fire-burns-through-vacant-home.html
2014-03-16 - Vacant animal clinic burns in Billerica (Massachusetts):
http://www.lowellsun.com/rss/ci_25353441
http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_25353441/no-injuries-fire-hits-vacant-billerica-building
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1020177#.UygZT4XDUV0
Quote: "A neighbor reported hearing an explosion before looking outside and seeing the home fully engulfed in flames."
2014-03-16 - Home explodes and burns in Provo (Utah), 1 injured:
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/16/provo-fire-responds-to-house-explosion/
http://www.4utah.com/story/d/story/firefighters-respond-to-report-of-house-explosion/31778/Y_yvzsV6TUqSIgly7Wp5lQ
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/gas-explosion-destroys-home-in-south-provo/article_b4368d30-ad42-11e3-a4c7-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1164&sid=29089109
Note: A vacant home just burned at 2 AM in Provo, as mentioned in the 2014-03-13 update. A man burst into flame outside a 7-Eleven in Provo in 2013 too, as mentioned in the 2013-02-11 update...
2014-03-16 - Gas pipeline explodes and burns in Ijegun (Nigeria):
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/nema-confirms-fire-incident-nnpc-pipelines-ljegun/
2014-03-16 - At least 80 cars destroyed by fire shortly before midnight at auto scrapyard in coastal Bagillt (Britain):
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/scrap-yard-fire-destroys-80-6839694
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/131939/at-least-80-cars-destroyed-in-bagillt-fire.aspx
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/scrap-yard-fire-destroys-80-cars-2314098.html
Quote: "At least 80 cars were totally destroyed when a fire swept through a scrapyard. Fire crews were called to the blaze at Bagillt Car Parts on the A548 in Bagillt shortly after 11.30 on Sunday night."
2014-03-16 - Huge One57 skyscraper under construction hit by fire at loading dock in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140316/midtown/fire-breaks-out-at-problematic-one57-construction-site
http://nypost.com/2014/03/16/fdny-battles-blaze-at-one57-tower/
2014-03-16 - Utility pole bursts into flame near Grants Supermarket in Green Valley (West Virginia), 897 homes go dark:
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x787219036/Green-Valley-transformer-fire-causes-power-outage
2014-03-16 - Transformer starts sparking, ignites two homes, in Hazelwood (Missouri), near the Missouri River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/just-posted/Firefighters-Sparking-transformer-causes-house-fire-in-Hazelwood-250522671.html
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-Sparking-transformer-causes-house-fire-in-Hazelwood-250522671.html
Note: Hazelwood is located on the banks of the Missouri River near the confluence of the Missouri River and the Mississippi River...
2014-03-16 - Transformer explodes and burns, fire spreads, 30 shops destroyed, in Kawangare (Kenya):
http://www.ghettoradio.co.ke/kawangware-fire/
http://livedigitaly.com/blog/news/fire-destroys-propertyin-kawangware.html
http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Property-worth-Sh3mn-goes-up-in-smoke-in-Kawangware/-/1950946/2246660/-/format/xhtml/-/ssoos3/-/index.html
2014-03-16 - Boat bursts into flame in the River Dart at Kingswear Trott in coastal Kingswear (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28376&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-26600873
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/VIDEO-Sailors-dog-escape-burning-boat-dramatic/story-20816853-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/people-dog-escape-boat-blaze-South-Devon/story-20816822-detail/story.html
Quote: "The Fire Service were called to reports of a boat on fire in the area Kingswear on the River Dart."
Quote: "On Monday night a fire destroyed the 51ft (15.5m) charter vessel African Queen when it was moored on a pontoon in the middle of the estuary. 'I've been in the service in Dartmouth for 12 years and I've never had a boat fire until this week - now I've had two and it's been a real eye opener,' Mr Callan said. However, the fires have not been linked and the fire service believes both were accidental."
2014-03-16 - Passenger bus bursts into flame 100 meters from the Haast Bridge in coastal Haast (New Zealand):
http://www.3news.co.nz/Naked-Bus-catches-fire-near-Haast/tabid/1655/articleID/336232/Default.aspx
Quote: "The fire broke out about 100 metres from the Haast Bridge while a Naked Bus was being relocated to Queenstown. The driver was the sole occupant at the time. No one was injured."
Note: 'Naked Bus'? For transporting neuro-zombies? Heh...
2014-03-16 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Parkers Road in Leighton, Crewe (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-vehicle-fire-in-crewe
2014-03-16 - Mail truck bursts into flame in post office parking lot in Newport (Vermont):
http://caledonianrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=145&ArticleID=108685&TM=2626.094
Quote: "Firefighters put out a burning U.S. Post Office delivery truck at about 11 a.m. Saturday at the Newport City Post Office parking lot. Chief Jamie LeClair said postal officials saved the one parcel that was in the truck. A postal worker started the vehicle, there was a popping sound and smoke and flames followed."
Note: Paywall there, but they had a summary available so I quoted that. Newport surrounds a good chunk of South Bay...
2014-03-16 - RV bursts into flame on Oakfield Lane in Warsop (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Caravan-severely-damaged-Warsop/story-20816906-detail/story.html
http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/local/caravan-destroyed-in-warsop-blaze-1-6502305
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/caravan-destroyed-in-warsop-blaze
http://nottinghamshire-news.co.uk/2014/03/16/caravan-severely-damaged-by-fire-in-warsop/
2014-03-16 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/car-catches-fire-on-drive-of-portsmouth-home-1-5940608
2014-03-16 - SUV bursts into flame on road in coastal Cebu (Philippine Islands):
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2014/03/16/fire-razes-car-fuente-osmena-cebu-333365
2014-03-16 - Pickup truck and driver burst into flame on I-85 near Duluth (Georgia), marine saves man, 1 injured:
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/features/2014/03/16/marine-saves-man-fire/6491525/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2014/03/16/6491227/
http://www.wkyc.com/videos/news/nation/2014/03/16/6491449/
Quote: "As long as you're still breathing and screaming brother, you're still alive."
2014-03-16 - Two cars burst into flame at 1:50 AM while parked in Strathfield suburb of coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/latest_releases?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMzY0MzUuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D
Quote: "Emergency services were called to a business near the intersection of Liverpool Road and Rickard Road, about 1.50am (Sunday 16 March 2014), following reports of multiple cars on fire. On arrival officers located two BMWs well alight."
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage, fire spreads to garage, in Mount Washington (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/cfd-respond-to-car-fire-in-mt-washington-sunday/25009242
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54697397/
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carport, carport destroyed too, home scorched, in Ypsilanti (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/vehicle_fire_burns_carport_and.html
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Warren (Arkansas):
http://www.salineriverchronicle.blogspot.in/2014/03/firemen-called-out-to-car-fire.html
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at home, fire spreads to 4 homes, in Stratford-upon-Avon (Britain):
http://www.stratford-herald.com/local-news/7891-fire-damages-stratford-homes.html
Quote: "Four homes in Stratford-upon-Avon were affected by a fire that spread from a burning car early today (Sunday). Fire crews from Stratford, Alcester, Leamington, Wellesbourne and Atherstone were called to the blaze in St Peter's Way, just off the Birmingham Road at Bishopton. The fire started in a car parked outside before spreading to the roofs of the properties."
Note: As you might guess, Stratford-upon-Avon is located along the River Avon. People still park vehicles near homes?!
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame on Falcon Highway near Colorado Springs in El Paso County (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Crews-Put-Out-Vehicle-Fire-250528211.html
http://gazette.com/car-fire-spreads-to-grass-fire-east-of-colorado-springs/article/1516573
2014-03-16 - Car bursts into flame just before 2 AM while parked in coastal Clam Beach (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/mar/16/car-fire-clam-beach/
2014-03-16 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Walmart parking lot in Pennsville (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2014/03/carneys_point_accident_which_left_elderly_female_hurt_tops_salem_county_firelog.html
Quote: "Pennsville Fire and Rescue Co. responded at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to the Walmart parking lot on South Broadway for a vehicle fire and remained in service for 40 minutes."
Note: Pennsville is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Delaware River...
2014-03-16 - Semi trailer and workshop burst into flame at 1:16 AM in Gold Creek area of Cranbrook (Canada):
http://www.e-know.ca/news/cfes-contains-gold-creek-blaze-shop-trailer/
http://www.dailytownsman.com/breaking_news/250639471.html
2014-03-16 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire at 3:42 AM in Huntington (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1313366269/Auto-shop-on-7th-Avenue-damaged-in-fire
http://www.wsaz.com/news/huntingtonnews/headlines/Fire-Damages-Auto-Repair-Shop-in-Huntington-250533561.html
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Damages-Auto-Repair-Shop-in-Huntington-250533561.html
2014-03-16 - Auto shop damaged by fire just after midnight in Swatara Township (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/breaking-fire-at-monro-muffler-dauphin-county-7049.shtml
2014-03-16 - Taxi business and furniture business devastated by massive fire in Castleford (Britain):
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/blaze-breaks-out-in-castleford-town-centre-1-6502435
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/blaze-breaks-out-in-castleford-town-centre
Quote: "It is understood that the building is used for furniture sales and a taxi firm."
Note: Auto business + absorbent materials business = fiery destruction...
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in Stockett (Montana), near Great Falls:
http://www.kfbb.com/story/24990275/barn-fire-in-stockett
http://www.krtv.com/news/emergency-crews-respond-to-fire-near-stockett/
2014-03-16 - Barn full of cotton seed destroyed by fire in the Town of Morrison (Wisconsin):
http://www.wbay.com/story/24990257/2014/03/16/large-fire-breaks-out-in-brown-county
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire on Scuffletown Road in Simpsonville (South Carolina):
http://ulocal.wyff4.com/mediadetail/18621434-Fire-at-Scuffeltown-Dace-Barn?gid=79905&uid=1&sort=upload%20DESC&offset=2
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Wittenberg (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Crews-Respond-to-Barn-Fire-Newar-Wittenburg--242133661.html
http://uswebdaily.com/news2/update-barn-fire-near-wittenberg-contained
2014-03-16 - Barn destroyed by fire in Tysoe, Warwickshire (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2014/03/16/barn-fire-tysoe/
2014-03-16 - Barn undergoing renovations damaged by blaze in Libertyville (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140316/news/140318716/
http://libertyville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/empty-libertyville-barn-catches-fire
http://chicago.cityandpress.com/node/7552149
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10330455/
2014-03-16 - Brush fire erupts in coastal North Port (Florida), I-75 closed:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/brush-fire-in-sarasota-county-closes-i-75
2014-03-16 - Brush fire breaks out near Clarks Creek in Geary County (Kansas), fire destroys tractor, barn, hut, hay:
http://www.jcpost.com/2014/03/17/weekend-fire-causes-structure-property-damage/
Quote: "Taylor confirmed there was some content insurance, but only liability insurance on a 4020 John Deere tractor that burned. The blaze began as a grass and brush fire. 'It come from the west somehow. Nobody knows really where it started, but it was down on Clarks Creek somewhere. The west wind just took it up over the hill, and it come across some wheat stubble from last year, got through a shelter belt, and got in the hay barn.'"
Note: Fires are breaking out near bodies of water and then going with the wind, so this fire started by the creek west of this man's property, then the wind took the fire right to him and wiped out a chunk of his farm. Living near - and especially downwind of - bodies of water or other low-lying areas is becoming very dangerous...
2014-03-16 - Sawmill destroyed by fire in Greenwood (Wisconsin), near Rock Creek:
http://wdez.com/news/articles/2014/mar/16/friday-night-fire-in-clark-county-destroys-sawmill/
2014-03-16 - Hundreds of bales of hay destroyed by huge fire in Doncaster (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-huge-hay-blaze-1-6502121
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-huge-hay-blaze
2014-03-16 - Furniture store goes up in flames in Roseburg (Oregon):
http://www.kval.com/news/local/Fire-at-Roseburg-furniture-store-closes-NE-Stephens-St-250551711.html
http://www.nrtoday.com/news/10656662-113/fire-roseburg-kuebler-furniture
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/17/major-fire-hits-furniture-store-in-southern-oregon/
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Firefighter-hurt-battling-huge-blaze-in-Roseburg-250644781.html
2014-03-16 - Carpet business damaged by fire in Congleton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-at-congleton-carpets
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/fire-at-congleton-carpets
2014-03-16 - Five-story commercial building, the 'Elephant House', destroyed by fire in Ikeja suburb of coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://dailytrust.info/index.php/news/19189-fire-guts-elephant-house-6-others-in-lagos
http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/component/k2/item/1454-again-pipeline-explosion-in-ijegun
http://www.yohaig.com/fire-guts-lagos-elephant-cement-building-pipeline/
2014-03-16 - Multiple buildings damaged by fire just before midnight in Clarence Center (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/clarence/two-alarm-fire-rages-in-clarence-center-20140316
Note: That's about ten miles northeast (downwind) of Lake Erie...
2014-03-16 - Portable classroom destroyed by fire just after 5 AM in Lothian (Maryland), near the coast:
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/anne-arundel-county-firefighters-battle-fire-lothian-26296.shtml
2014-03-16 - Pet cemetery damaged by blaze just before 2 AM in Wells County (Indiana):
http://wane.com/news/local/fire-crews-fighting-ossian-barn-fire/
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/16/crews-fight-fire-at-ind-pet-cemetery/
Note: A dog is missing so if this place was once an Indian burial ground...it might come back. But it won't be the same...
2014-03-16 - Construction business damaged by fire in Gifford (Illinois):
http://www.wandtv.com/story/24994920/fire-damages-gifford-construction-building
2014-03-16 - Mixed-use building erupts in flame in coastal Santa Monica (California), 5 injured:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/16/5-injured-1-seriously-in-santa-monica-fire/
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9468620
Note: Santa Monica Bay experienced a 'naturally occurring methane release' in 2013, as mentioned in the 2013-03-03 update, where people called in to report a bad smell. The smell wasn't methane, since methane is odorless. The smell was probably hydrogen sulfide and the 'naturally occurring event' was the chemocline abruptly rising to the surface and releasing methane and hydrogen sulfide that had accumulated at the bottom of the bay into the atmosphere...
2014-03-16 - Dryer bursts into flame on porch at home in Rochester (New York), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/detectors-save-woman-son-house-fire-10335.shtml
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3364063.shtml
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140316/1680977/Dryer-catches-fire-leading-to-porch-fire.htm
http://www.topix.com/city/rochester-ny/2014/03/detectors-save-woman-son-from-house-fire
2014-03-16 - Porch bursts into flame at home in coastal New Bedford (Massachusetts):
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140317/NEWS/403170310
2014-03-16 - Deck bursts into flame before 5 AM, fire spreads to townhouses, in South St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Early-morning-fire-engulfs-south-St-Louis-County-townhome-250519791.html
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/16/fire-destroys-3-townhomes-in-fenton/
2014-03-16 - Home damaged by fire at 1:10 AM in Overbrook area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 2 injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9467974
2014-03-16 - Two multi-family homes and two cars destroyed by fire in Passaic (New Jersey), 50 people homeless:
http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/index.ssf/2014/03/passaic_fire_leaves_50_homeless_and_two_multi-family_homes_destroyed.html
http://www.northjersey.com/news/passaic-fire-displaces-50-residents-1.743619
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/fire-damages-2-passaic-homes-dozens-evacuated-1.7407261
Quote: "Two cars between the homes were also burned during the incident."
Note: Passaic is located on the banks of the Passaic River. Two men were just found dead, one IN the Passaic River and one NEAR the Passaic River, as mentioned in the 2014-03-09 update...
2014-03-16 - Bridge Creek Apartments ravaged by huge blaze at 5:12 AM in Hazel Dell, Vancouver (Washington), 70 people homeless:
http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/mar/16/apartment-fire-ablaze-hazel-dell-area/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Vancouver-Wash-apartment-fire-displaces-dozens-250546761.html
Quote: "Despite the fact that the building was equipped with fire sprinklers, 18 units caught fire."
Note: These apartments are/were about 1 mile east (downwind) of Vancouver Lake and also near the Columbia River. Also, numerous people have mentioned having flammable tapwater in the last coupla years. What happens if a sprinkler system sprays flammable water on a fire? It probably isn't gonna put the fire out and might make it worse. Not saying that was the case here, but who knows, and is anybody checking on who has flammable water now? Not really...
2014-03-16 - High-rise apartment hit by fire at 1:30 AM in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 4 children burned:
http://nypost.com/2014/03/16/4-kids-injured-in-early-morning-brooklyn-fire/
http://www.news.nom.co/4-kids-injured-in-early-morning-brooklyn-8370244-news/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9467985
2014-03-16 - Deadly fire rips through home at 5 AM in Shadyside area of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/breaking/2014/03/16/One-killed-in-fire-this-morning/stories/201403160205
2014-03-16 - Deadly blaze hits hospital in Hubei Province (China), 4 killed:
http://en.ce.cn/subject/exclusive/201403/17/t20140317_2493772.shtml
2014-03-16 - Vacant garage burns in Muncie (Indiana), nearby home scorched:
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20140315/NEWS01/140315006
2014-03-16 - Vacant house burns on Lakeview Avenue in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_19145.shtml
Quote: "There were no utilities, no electricity, so obviously structures don't catch on fire by themselves."
Note: That's what one would think...if one didn't know any chemistry.
2014-03-16 - Vacant home under renovation destroyed by massive fire in West Vancouver (Canada):
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/blaze-razes-west-van-home-neighbours-evacuated-1.1731743
http://globalnews.ca/news/1211020/fire-tears-through-west-vancouver-home/
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Neighbours+flee+fire+West+home+under+renovation/9624252/story.html
Quote: "This is the third upscale home to be destroyed by fire on the North Shore in the past three months."
Note: Address listed is about half a mile northeast (downwind) of the ocean. At least one of the stories says the home was 'heavily damaged'. LMAO, look at the pic in that first link. If that's 'heavily damaged' then I don't know what 'destroyed' would be...
2014-03-16 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads to two adjacent homes, in Bessemer (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/three-homes-catch-fire-in-bessemer/25007690
2014-03-16 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Medford (Oregon):
http://kobi5.com/news/local-news/item/fire-burns-through-vacant-home.html
2014-03-16 - Vacant animal clinic burns in Billerica (Massachusetts):
http://www.lowellsun.com/rss/ci_25353441
http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_25353441/no-injuries-fire-hits-vacant-billerica-building
2014-03-15 - Transit bus bursts into flame, destroyed, two more damaged, while parked at Salt Lake depot in Calcutta (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/one-bus-damaged-in-fire-114031600074_1.html
Quote: "Three buses of CSTC (Calcutta State Transport Corporation) caught fire today when they were parked in the Salt Lake depot, fire brigade officials said."
2014-03-15 - Heavy truck bursts into flame at 1 AM while parked at the Trafford Centre on Barton Dock Road in Manchester (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lorry-engulfed-flames-outside-john-6836825
Quote: "Shocked members of the public watched on as a fireball engulfed the seven-tonne truck in the car-park of Barton Dock Road in the early hours of Saturday."
2014-03-15 - RV bursts into flame while parked at RV park in Tulsa (Oklahoma), unconscious man rescued:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/man-rescued-following-friday-night-rv-fire/article_6c710410-ac68-11e3-93a0-0017a43b2370.htmlhttp://www.newson6.com/story/24982064/crews-on-the-scene-of-mobile-home-fire
2014-03-15 - Van bursts into flame while parked on Priory Road off Knightrider Street in Maidstone (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/van-alight-near-maidstone-town-14252http://kentlocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/15/fire-in-red-reliant-robin-van-in-priory-road-off-knightrider-street-maidstone/
http://www.newswhip.com/MoreInfo/Fire-in-red-Reliant-Robin-van-in-Priory-/97597762
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame at 6:15 AM while parked inside auto shop in coastal Hoquiam (Washington), nobody there:
http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/early-morning-fire-destroys-car-inside-garage
Quote: "Hoquiam firefighters still aren’t sure how a car inside Fred’s Autobody caught fire early Friday morning, but they don’t suspect foul play. The Hoquiam Fire Department responded to the call at at about 6:15 a.m. after a passerby noticed that a car inside the garage was on fire, said Cpt. John Bickar. By then, the car was fully engulfed in flames."
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in coastal Toms River (New Jersey), 1 injured:
http://berkeley-nj.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/firefighter-airlifted-to-trauma-center-after-roof-collapses-reports-say
Quote: "A firefighter was injured tonight when a roof reportedly collapsed on him at a home on San Carlos Street, according to the Ocean County Police, Fire & EMS Facebook page. Multiple units responded to the home after a car fire spread to the house."
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, two homes scorched too, in Port Huron (Michigan), near Lake Huron:
http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20140314/NEWS01/303140025
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame shortly after 1 AM while parked at home in Avenell Heights (Australia), near the coast:
http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/suspicious-car-fire-damages-duplex/2200112/
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame at 2:50 AM while parked at shopping center in Brighton Hill (Britain):
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11079837.Police_probe_car_fire_in_Brighton_Hill/http://localuknews.co.uk/article/police-probe-car-fire-in-brighton-hill
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fire-destroys-wildwood-garage-and-vehicle-1.1731109
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-destroys-wildwood-garage-and-8366794-news/
Quote: "The garage was significantly damaged in the fire and a vehicle parked within was destroyed."
Note: All of those vehicles above ignited while parked, not running. Vehicles need not be running nor have been running recently in order to spontaneously ignite now. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, and rusty iron/steel. Any vehicle with a battery (most) or rust (virtually all) is thus at risk of igniting. This means that vehicles are now randomly igniting firebombs that can go off at any time. Park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see on fire - like other vehicles or your residence - at your own risk...
2014-03-15 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Valley Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/03/water_heater_explosion_burns_a.html
Quote: "The home’s hot water heater was replaced earlier in the day, he said. 'For some unknown reason, it exploded.' The fire then spread through the house."
Note: Hot water heaters are a serious vulnerability in respect to the atmospheric contamination problem. First, they're usually located in basements, which is where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate. Secondly, they have a pilot light, which may ignite any gases that infiltrate a home. Thirdly, both methane and hydrogen sulfide are water-soluble and may infiltrate a home via the water supply. Finally, if there's any flammable gas in the air of any kind - for any reason - then even if the pilot light doesn't ignite the gas, hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rust and electrified copper may do so anyway. Lots of homes have blown up because of water heaters, especially in the last couple of years, and this problem is only going to get worse...
2014-03-15 - Mysterious explosion ignites wildfire in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24983251/explosion-in-west-charlotte-causes-brush-fire-cfd-says
http://www.kcbd.com/story/24983251/explosion-in-west-charlotte-causes-brush-fire-cfd-says
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24983251/explosion-in-west-charlotte-causes-brush-fire-cfd-saysclienttypegenericmobilecgbypass
Quote: "An explosion in west Charlotte caused a brush fire on Dogwood Drive Saturday morning, firefighters say. Officials are still trying to find out what caused the blast but they were able to contain the resulting brush fire according to the Charlotte Fire."
Note: Possibly some rusty iron/steel or electrified copper out there somewhere, which, along with a little hydrogen sulfide, could ignite a passing gas plume comprised of methane and hydrogen sulfide and cause an explosion and fire. Lots of these mysterious explosions have been reported all around the world, especially in the last year. As the atmospheric contamination problem intensifies over time there will be more, and they won't always occur in unpopulated areas...
2014-03-15 - Condo development under construction destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Edmonton (Canada), another fire mentioned:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/03/15/fire-destroys-edmonton-condo-complex-under-construction
Quote: "Another fire broke out overnight at Alco, an oilfield mining products manufacturing service and supply shop, on 69 Avenue and 104 Street. A passerby called 9-1-1 from a cellphone at 1:51 a.m. to report the fire, and the flames were out just before 5 a.m. after 25 firefighters fought the blaze. Both buildings were believed to be unoccupied at the time of the fires and no injuries were reported."
Quote: "Fire investigators peg the total damage at $5 million."
Note: Buildings under construction going up in flames?! Well, okay, not exactly surprising. At least it was *cough* 'only' five million dollars in damages this time, which is way better than the gigantic $250 million fire that just destroyed a huge apartment complex under construction on the Bay in coastal San Francisco (California), mentioned in the 2014-03-11 update...
2014-03-15 - Tractors, equipment and storage building destroyed by blaze in Simpsonville (oOuth Carolina):
http://www.wave3.com/story/24985015/fire-destroys-building-at-scuffletown-usa
Quote: "Huff said a storage building that contained tractors & equipment was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived."
Note: A John Deere dealership and millions of dollars worth of inventory went up in flames recently too, in Higgsinville (Missouri), as mentioned in the 2014-03-13 update...
2014-03-15 - Pattaconk Yacht Club destroyed by fire on Dock Road in Chester (Connecticut), near the coast:
http://wtnh.com/2014/03/15/yacht-club-fire-chester/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/250422811.html
http://www.middletownpress.com/general-news/20140315/report-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-yacht-club-in-chester
2014-03-15 - Landfill continues to burn in the Bahamas, two schools closed, children fall unconscious:
http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/94806/SCHOOLS_FORCED_TO_SHUT_BY_DUMP_FIRE.html
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/mar/15/schools-forced-shut-dump-fire/
Quote: "Two schools were forced to close their doors yesterday as smoke from the New Providence landfill fire blanketed surrounding areas - and students at one of the schools reportedly fell unconscious earlier in the week."
Quote: "Ms Wilson said people needed only to keep their windows closed. She added that officials saw no need for tests to be carried out to determine the toxicity of the air."
Note: They may reassess their decision not to test the air if people start dropping dead. Or then again, maybe not...
2014-03-15 - Transformer bursts into flame on Milton Road in Inverness (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/03/primary-line-down-with-transformer-fire.html
2014-03-15 - Transformer bursts into flame, fire burns truck, near Bichiwada (India), truck destroyed, 68 cows killed:
http://www.udaipurtimes.com/truck-carrying-cattle-caught-fire-kills-68-cows/
2014-03-15 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://ajetun.blogspot.com/2014/03/photos-gbenga-daniel-others-escape-as.html
http://www.lailasblog.com/2014/03/photo-medview-airline-crash-landed.html
http://www.remspot.com.ng/2014/03/again-plane-crash-in-lagos-airport.html
http://www.nairaland.com/1669099/again-plane-crash-lagos-airport
Quote: "The Medview plane was headed for Abuja but had to make an emergency landing few minutes after takeoff due to engine issues - the engine actually caught fire."
Quote: "A source says the engine caught fire."
2014-03-15 - Two boats damaged by blaze at Swanwick Marina in Swanwick (Britain), near the coast, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/update-man-suffers-burns-during-swanwick-boat-blaze-1-5939300
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/update-man-suffers-burns-during-swanwick-boat-blaze
2014-03-15 - Transit bus bursts into flame on Ballentine Boulevard in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/15/hrt-bus-catches-on-fire-in-norfolk/
http://wavy.com/2014/03/15/hrt-bus-catches-fire-in-norfolk/
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/norfolk/Test-run-comes-to-fiery-end-for-HRT-bus-250483351.html
2014-03-15 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in North Petherton (Britain):
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/11080258.Bus_fire_in_North_Petherton/
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/11080258.Bus_fire_in_North_Petherton/
2014-03-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6 AM at M1 service station in Northamptonshire (Britain):
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire-1-5939044
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire-2311083.html
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire
2014-03-15 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on road near Lingsugur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/a-cottonladen-lorry-catches-fire-near-raichur/article5790663.ece
2014-03-15 - RV bursts into flame in Delta (Canada), 3 injured:
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/16/3_burned_motorhome_destroyed_by_fire_in_Delta_BC/
http://globalnews.ca/news/1210276/delta-police-conducting-urgent-search-for-injured-woman-following-an-rv-fire/
http://www.news.nom.co/delta-police-conducting-urgent-search-8363368-news/
2014-03-15 - Minivan bursts into flame on Route 422 near Nanty Glo (Pennsylvania):
http://www.fox8tv.com/News/NewsDetails.asp?NewsID=13720
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame at intersection in Tipton County (Indiana), man seriously burned, helicopter called:
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/15/medical-helicopter-called-after-man-burned-in-car-fire/
http://www.israelherald.com/index.php/sid/220454497/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c
Note: This man almost ended up in the corpses section...
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame in carpark at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/car-fire-at-castle-54964.aspx
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame on Wells Road in Malvern (Britain):
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/11079948.Car_on_fire_in_Malvern/
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/11079948.Car_on_fire_in_Malvern/
http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/11079948.Car_on_fire_in_Malvern/
2014-03-15 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Pinecone Court in coastal Mary Esther (Florida), home burns separately:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/firefighters-battle-house-vehicle-fires-1.291867
2014-03-15 - Auto shop destroyed by fire on Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg (Virginia):
http://www.wset.com/story/24986912/lynchburg-crews-battle-fire-at-sandrof-auto-body
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/sandrof-body-shop-on-lakeside-destroyed-in-late-night-fire/article_b2ac048a-acb7-11e3-9452-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-15 - Gas station erupts in flame in Sandton, Johannesburg (South Africa):
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Sandton-petrol-station-shop-catches-fire-20140315
http://inagist.com/all/444718397591670784/
2014-03-15 - Barn and mobile home destroyed by fire on Griffin Creek Road near Medford (Oregon), nobody home:
http://www.kdrv.com/mobile-home-and-barn-total-loss/
2014-03-15 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze in the wee hours in Perry (New York):
http://thedailynewsonline.com/article_6be0167c-acc1-11e3-975b-0019bb2963f4.html
http://thedailynewsonline.com/image_b6484590-acc1-11e3-a910-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-15 - Barn destroyed by fire at 7 AM in Crays Hill (Britain):
http://www.basildonrecorder.co.uk/news/echo/11079861.Fire_crews_tackling_Crays_Hill_barn_fire/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11079861.Fire_crews_tackling_Crays_Hill_barn_fire/
2014-03-15 - Barn and silo destroyed by fire in Chatham Township (Canada), 7 cattle killed:
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/03/15/barn-fire-near-chatham-kills-seven-cattle/
http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/barn-fire-near-tupperville-kills-7-cattle-1.1730668
Quote: "A barn and a silo were destroyed. Damage is estimated between $500,00-$700,000."
2014-03-15 - Railroad ties burn near creek along railroad track in Rheems (Pennsylvania), Amtrak transit disrupted:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/brush-fire-along-tracks-in-rheems-affects-amtrak-service/article_9a464112-ac99-11e3-9469-001a4bcf6878.html
Quote: "Rheems Fire Department Chief Chuck Stanford said he's not sure was sparked the fire, but said it quickly spread to a pile of discarded railroad ties."
Quote: "There was no way to get water carried in tanker trucks to the fire scene. Instead, the wildfire teams set up a remote pumping station at a creek not far from the fire, which was used to provide water to fight the flames."
Note: Railroad tracks rust, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rust. Put anything flammable near some railroad tracks and a spark may land on it and ignite it - brush, buildings, tires, railroad ties, whatever. Also railroad lines often go through valleys gouged out of the Earth to make the ride more level, which conserves fuel for the locomotives, and hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas which will tend to flow to low-lying areas like those very same valleys...
2014-03-15 - Historic Tavern at Lark Creek ravaged by blaze at 2:50 AM in Larkspur (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/15/2-alarm-fire-damages-historic-tavern-at-lark-creek-restaurant-in-larkspur/
Note: As you might guess, this restaurant is right next to a creek, and Larkspur itself is just 1 mile from the ocean...
2014-03-15 - Machine bursts into flame at recycling facility at Marsh Barton Industrial Estate in Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28358&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-15 - Wildfire erupts at Spring Creek Park in coastal Howard Beach, Queens (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/brush-fire-rages-howard-beach-queens-article-1.1723036
http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/officials-brush-fire-put-out-near-kennedy-airport-1.7403751
2014-03-15 - Wildfire breaks out, burns 7 acres and a shed, in coastal Egg Harbor Township (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/eht/woods-and-structure-fire-extinguished-in-egg-harbor-township/article_3e04015c-ac8d-11e3-a7dd-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-15 - Wildfire erupts, grows to 1500 acres, near Dewey (Oklahoma):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140315-43031-USA
2014-03-15 - Wildfire breaks out, grows to 200 acres, in Thermal (California), 200+ homes threatened:
http://www.kesq.com/news/200-acre-brush-fire-burning-in-thermal/24998716
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather/wildfire_center&id=9467870
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crews-battle-large-calif-brush-fire-n53996
Quote: "Officials said power lines are down in the area and one outbuilding has been destroyed. Over 200 homes are threatened by the Pierce Fire but firefighters are working to make sure no homes are lost."
Note: Thermal is right next to the Salton Sea...
2014-03-15 - Wildfire erupts at site of old landfill in Ludlow (Kentucky):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/fire-crews-extinguish-fastmoving-brush-fire-in-n-ky/24995712
Quote: "The fire was located at an old landfill off of Deverill Street in Ludlow. The site used to be the old Lagoon Amusement Park."
2014-03-15 - Wildfire breaks out at 4:15 AM near Derby Dam and the Truckee River, near Sparks (Nevada):
http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Brush-fire-near-Derby-Dam-contained/qbrBGsJOwEOPUA0jvMm7CA.cspx
Quote: "According to Tim Leighton with the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, the fire started around 4:15 this morning just off Interstate 80 between the Truckee River and the railroad tracks near the Derby Dam exit."
2014-03-15 - Fence panels and rubbish burst into flame at 2:40 AM on Chester Road in Poynton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-involving-rubbish-and-fence-panels-and-a-shipping-container-in-poynton
2014-03-15 - Feed mill destroyed by massive blaze in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.ktul.com/story/24984778/massive-building-fire-burning-in-tulsa
http://www.newson6.com/story/24984739/tulsa-firefighters-battling-feed-mill-fire
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/large-building-fire-at-feed-store-on-admiral-place-multiple-agencies-on-scene
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Officials-Boosters-Feed-Mill-fire-under-control/NqYRUjzheECnYhoq5yehBQ.cspx
2014-03-15 - Royal British Legion clubhouse heavily damaged by fire in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/fire-ravages-british-legion-club-30096335.html
2014-03-15 - Garage bursts into flame at 1:30 AM in Clear Lake (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/15/crews-respond-to-garage-fire/
Note: This town is gettin' kinda burny lately. A parked tractor trailer burst into flame shortly after 1 AM at a gas station in Clear Lake, and a barn was destroyed by fire at 3 AM too, both events mentioned in the 2014-03-12 update...
2014-03-15 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Wilson (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-courts/damage-considered-heavy-as-fire-engulfs-garage-in-wilson-20140315
2014-03-15 - Home damaged by blaze at 4:40 AM in coastal Boston (Massachusetts), 9 people homeless:
http://www.whdh.com/story/24985893/nine-displaced-after-early-morning-fire-in-east-boston
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/15/displaced-early-morning-boston-fire/75r6M7xeOmUCvgyaXPlRxI/story.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54688083/
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/15/early-morning-fire-heavily-damages-east-boston-apartments-business/
Note: Address listed is about 1500 feet east (downwind) of Boston's Inner Harbor...
2014-03-15 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 6 AM in Nottingham (New Hampshire):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/fire-tears-through-nottingham-home/24991446
2014-03-15 - House destroyed by fire at 2 AM in the Canyon Creek area west of Glenwood Springs (Colorado):
http://www.postindependent.com/news/10630899-113/canyon-claims-creek-fire
2014-03-15 - Deadly fire rips through home at 1:30 AM in Houma (Louisiana), near the coast, 2 toddlers killed:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/03/houma_house_fire_claims_the_li.html
2014-03-15 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Oak Grove (Kentucky):
http://www.kentuckynewera.com/news/article_19d89c2e-ac20-11e3-bd4c-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-15 - Vacant apartment burns in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Structure-Fire-in-Arlington/QKioRdYKJU2HA27R49iJhA.cspx
2014-03-15 - Vacant home burns in coastal Keansburg (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/proart/20140315/njnews/303150051/1001/rss
2014-03-15 - Vacant house burns at 4 AM in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/news/Empty-house-catches-fire-on-Pleasanton-Road-250454511.html
http://www.ksat.com/news/Investigation-into-vacant-house-fire/24991622
2014-03-15 - Vacant home burns in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/03/15/officials-work-to-determine-cause-of-vacant-house-fire/
2014-03-15 - Vacant house burns just after midnight in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-House-Burns-250449911.html?ref=911
2014-03-15 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1:36 AM in Lexington (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/15/house-fire-reported-on-welcome-arcadia-road-in-lexington/
2014-03-15 - Two vacant cottages destroyed by fire on Rocky Beach Road in coastal Rocky Point, Warwick (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/03/15/two-cottages-destroyed-by-fire-in-warwick/
http://www.examiner.com/article/rocky-point-fire-abandoned-houses-leveled-blazing-fire-warwick-neck
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/03/water_heater_explosion_burns_a.html
Quote: "The home’s hot water heater was replaced earlier in the day, he said. 'For some unknown reason, it exploded.' The fire then spread through the house."
Note: Hot water heaters are a serious vulnerability in respect to the atmospheric contamination problem. First, they're usually located in basements, which is where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate. Secondly, they have a pilot light, which may ignite any gases that infiltrate a home. Thirdly, both methane and hydrogen sulfide are water-soluble and may infiltrate a home via the water supply. Finally, if there's any flammable gas in the air of any kind - for any reason - then even if the pilot light doesn't ignite the gas, hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rust and electrified copper may do so anyway. Lots of homes have blown up because of water heaters, especially in the last couple of years, and this problem is only going to get worse...
2014-03-15 - Mysterious explosion ignites wildfire in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/24983251/explosion-in-west-charlotte-causes-brush-fire-cfd-says
http://www.kcbd.com/story/24983251/explosion-in-west-charlotte-causes-brush-fire-cfd-says
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24983251/explosion-in-west-charlotte-causes-brush-fire-cfd-saysclienttypegenericmobilecgbypass
Quote: "An explosion in west Charlotte caused a brush fire on Dogwood Drive Saturday morning, firefighters say. Officials are still trying to find out what caused the blast but they were able to contain the resulting brush fire according to the Charlotte Fire."
Note: Possibly some rusty iron/steel or electrified copper out there somewhere, which, along with a little hydrogen sulfide, could ignite a passing gas plume comprised of methane and hydrogen sulfide and cause an explosion and fire. Lots of these mysterious explosions have been reported all around the world, especially in the last year. As the atmospheric contamination problem intensifies over time there will be more, and they won't always occur in unpopulated areas...
2014-03-15 - Condo development under construction destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Edmonton (Canada), another fire mentioned:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/03/15/fire-destroys-edmonton-condo-complex-under-construction
Quote: "Another fire broke out overnight at Alco, an oilfield mining products manufacturing service and supply shop, on 69 Avenue and 104 Street. A passerby called 9-1-1 from a cellphone at 1:51 a.m. to report the fire, and the flames were out just before 5 a.m. after 25 firefighters fought the blaze. Both buildings were believed to be unoccupied at the time of the fires and no injuries were reported."
Quote: "Fire investigators peg the total damage at $5 million."
Note: Buildings under construction going up in flames?! Well, okay, not exactly surprising. At least it was *cough* 'only' five million dollars in damages this time, which is way better than the gigantic $250 million fire that just destroyed a huge apartment complex under construction on the Bay in coastal San Francisco (California), mentioned in the 2014-03-11 update...
2014-03-15 - Tractors, equipment and storage building destroyed by blaze in Simpsonville (oOuth Carolina):
http://www.wave3.com/story/24985015/fire-destroys-building-at-scuffletown-usa
Quote: "Huff said a storage building that contained tractors & equipment was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived."
Note: A John Deere dealership and millions of dollars worth of inventory went up in flames recently too, in Higgsinville (Missouri), as mentioned in the 2014-03-13 update...
2014-03-15 - Pattaconk Yacht Club destroyed by fire on Dock Road in Chester (Connecticut), near the coast:
http://wtnh.com/2014/03/15/yacht-club-fire-chester/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/250422811.html
http://www.middletownpress.com/general-news/20140315/report-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-yacht-club-in-chester
2014-03-15 - Landfill continues to burn in the Bahamas, two schools closed, children fall unconscious:
http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/94806/SCHOOLS_FORCED_TO_SHUT_BY_DUMP_FIRE.html
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/mar/15/schools-forced-shut-dump-fire/
Quote: "Two schools were forced to close their doors yesterday as smoke from the New Providence landfill fire blanketed surrounding areas - and students at one of the schools reportedly fell unconscious earlier in the week."
Quote: "Ms Wilson said people needed only to keep their windows closed. She added that officials saw no need for tests to be carried out to determine the toxicity of the air."
Note: They may reassess their decision not to test the air if people start dropping dead. Or then again, maybe not...
2014-03-15 - Transformer bursts into flame on Milton Road in Inverness (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/03/primary-line-down-with-transformer-fire.html
2014-03-15 - Transformer bursts into flame, fire burns truck, near Bichiwada (India), truck destroyed, 68 cows killed:
http://www.udaipurtimes.com/truck-carrying-cattle-caught-fire-kills-68-cows/
2014-03-15 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://ajetun.blogspot.com/2014/03/photos-gbenga-daniel-others-escape-as.html
http://www.lailasblog.com/2014/03/photo-medview-airline-crash-landed.html
http://www.remspot.com.ng/2014/03/again-plane-crash-in-lagos-airport.html
http://www.nairaland.com/1669099/again-plane-crash-lagos-airport
Quote: "The Medview plane was headed for Abuja but had to make an emergency landing few minutes after takeoff due to engine issues - the engine actually caught fire."
Quote: "A source says the engine caught fire."
2014-03-15 - Two boats damaged by blaze at Swanwick Marina in Swanwick (Britain), near the coast, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/update-man-suffers-burns-during-swanwick-boat-blaze-1-5939300
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/update-man-suffers-burns-during-swanwick-boat-blaze
2014-03-15 - Transit bus bursts into flame on Ballentine Boulevard in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/15/hrt-bus-catches-on-fire-in-norfolk/
http://wavy.com/2014/03/15/hrt-bus-catches-fire-in-norfolk/
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/norfolk/Test-run-comes-to-fiery-end-for-HRT-bus-250483351.html
2014-03-15 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in North Petherton (Britain):
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/11080258.Bus_fire_in_North_Petherton/
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/11080258.Bus_fire_in_North_Petherton/
2014-03-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6 AM at M1 service station in Northamptonshire (Britain):
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire-1-5939044
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire-2311083.html
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/lorry-trailer-fire-shuts-m1-service-station-in-northamptonshire
2014-03-15 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on road near Lingsugur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/a-cottonladen-lorry-catches-fire-near-raichur/article5790663.ece
2014-03-15 - RV bursts into flame in Delta (Canada), 3 injured:
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/16/3_burned_motorhome_destroyed_by_fire_in_Delta_BC/
http://globalnews.ca/news/1210276/delta-police-conducting-urgent-search-for-injured-woman-following-an-rv-fire/
http://www.news.nom.co/delta-police-conducting-urgent-search-8363368-news/
2014-03-15 - Minivan bursts into flame on Route 422 near Nanty Glo (Pennsylvania):
http://www.fox8tv.com/News/NewsDetails.asp?NewsID=13720
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame at intersection in Tipton County (Indiana), man seriously burned, helicopter called:
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/15/medical-helicopter-called-after-man-burned-in-car-fire/
http://www.israelherald.com/index.php/sid/220454497/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c
Note: This man almost ended up in the corpses section...
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame in carpark at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/car-fire-at-castle-54964.aspx
2014-03-15 - Car bursts into flame on Wells Road in Malvern (Britain):
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/11079948.Car_on_fire_in_Malvern/
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/11079948.Car_on_fire_in_Malvern/
http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/11079948.Car_on_fire_in_Malvern/
2014-03-15 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Pinecone Court in coastal Mary Esther (Florida), home burns separately:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/firefighters-battle-house-vehicle-fires-1.291867
2014-03-15 - Auto shop destroyed by fire on Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg (Virginia):
http://www.wset.com/story/24986912/lynchburg-crews-battle-fire-at-sandrof-auto-body
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/sandrof-body-shop-on-lakeside-destroyed-in-late-night-fire/article_b2ac048a-acb7-11e3-9452-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-15 - Gas station erupts in flame in Sandton, Johannesburg (South Africa):
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Sandton-petrol-station-shop-catches-fire-20140315
http://inagist.com/all/444718397591670784/
2014-03-15 - Barn and mobile home destroyed by fire on Griffin Creek Road near Medford (Oregon), nobody home:
http://www.kdrv.com/mobile-home-and-barn-total-loss/
2014-03-15 - Barn destroyed by huge blaze in the wee hours in Perry (New York):
http://thedailynewsonline.com/article_6be0167c-acc1-11e3-975b-0019bb2963f4.html
http://thedailynewsonline.com/image_b6484590-acc1-11e3-a910-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-15 - Barn destroyed by fire at 7 AM in Crays Hill (Britain):
http://www.basildonrecorder.co.uk/news/echo/11079861.Fire_crews_tackling_Crays_Hill_barn_fire/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11079861.Fire_crews_tackling_Crays_Hill_barn_fire/
2014-03-15 - Barn and silo destroyed by fire in Chatham Township (Canada), 7 cattle killed:
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/03/15/barn-fire-near-chatham-kills-seven-cattle/
http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/barn-fire-near-tupperville-kills-7-cattle-1.1730668
Quote: "A barn and a silo were destroyed. Damage is estimated between $500,00-$700,000."
2014-03-15 - Railroad ties burn near creek along railroad track in Rheems (Pennsylvania), Amtrak transit disrupted:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/brush-fire-along-tracks-in-rheems-affects-amtrak-service/article_9a464112-ac99-11e3-9469-001a4bcf6878.html
Quote: "Rheems Fire Department Chief Chuck Stanford said he's not sure was sparked the fire, but said it quickly spread to a pile of discarded railroad ties."
Quote: "There was no way to get water carried in tanker trucks to the fire scene. Instead, the wildfire teams set up a remote pumping station at a creek not far from the fire, which was used to provide water to fight the flames."
Note: Railroad tracks rust, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rust. Put anything flammable near some railroad tracks and a spark may land on it and ignite it - brush, buildings, tires, railroad ties, whatever. Also railroad lines often go through valleys gouged out of the Earth to make the ride more level, which conserves fuel for the locomotives, and hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas which will tend to flow to low-lying areas like those very same valleys...
2014-03-15 - Historic Tavern at Lark Creek ravaged by blaze at 2:50 AM in Larkspur (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/15/2-alarm-fire-damages-historic-tavern-at-lark-creek-restaurant-in-larkspur/
Note: As you might guess, this restaurant is right next to a creek, and Larkspur itself is just 1 mile from the ocean...
2014-03-15 - Machine bursts into flame at recycling facility at Marsh Barton Industrial Estate in Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28358&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-15 - Wildfire erupts at Spring Creek Park in coastal Howard Beach, Queens (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/brush-fire-rages-howard-beach-queens-article-1.1723036
http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/officials-brush-fire-put-out-near-kennedy-airport-1.7403751
2014-03-15 - Wildfire breaks out, burns 7 acres and a shed, in coastal Egg Harbor Township (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/eht/woods-and-structure-fire-extinguished-in-egg-harbor-township/article_3e04015c-ac8d-11e3-a7dd-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-15 - Wildfire erupts, grows to 1500 acres, near Dewey (Oklahoma):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140315-43031-USA
2014-03-15 - Wildfire breaks out, grows to 200 acres, in Thermal (California), 200+ homes threatened:
http://www.kesq.com/news/200-acre-brush-fire-burning-in-thermal/24998716
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather/wildfire_center&id=9467870
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crews-battle-large-calif-brush-fire-n53996
Quote: "Officials said power lines are down in the area and one outbuilding has been destroyed. Over 200 homes are threatened by the Pierce Fire but firefighters are working to make sure no homes are lost."
Note: Thermal is right next to the Salton Sea...
2014-03-15 - Wildfire erupts at site of old landfill in Ludlow (Kentucky):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/fire-crews-extinguish-fastmoving-brush-fire-in-n-ky/24995712
Quote: "The fire was located at an old landfill off of Deverill Street in Ludlow. The site used to be the old Lagoon Amusement Park."
2014-03-15 - Wildfire breaks out at 4:15 AM near Derby Dam and the Truckee River, near Sparks (Nevada):
http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Brush-fire-near-Derby-Dam-contained/qbrBGsJOwEOPUA0jvMm7CA.cspx
Quote: "According to Tim Leighton with the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, the fire started around 4:15 this morning just off Interstate 80 between the Truckee River and the railroad tracks near the Derby Dam exit."
2014-03-15 - Fence panels and rubbish burst into flame at 2:40 AM on Chester Road in Poynton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-involving-rubbish-and-fence-panels-and-a-shipping-container-in-poynton
2014-03-15 - Feed mill destroyed by massive blaze in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.ktul.com/story/24984778/massive-building-fire-burning-in-tulsa
http://www.newson6.com/story/24984739/tulsa-firefighters-battling-feed-mill-fire
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/large-building-fire-at-feed-store-on-admiral-place-multiple-agencies-on-scene
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Officials-Boosters-Feed-Mill-fire-under-control/NqYRUjzheECnYhoq5yehBQ.cspx
2014-03-15 - Royal British Legion clubhouse heavily damaged by fire in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/fire-ravages-british-legion-club-30096335.html
2014-03-15 - Garage bursts into flame at 1:30 AM in Clear Lake (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/15/crews-respond-to-garage-fire/
Note: This town is gettin' kinda burny lately. A parked tractor trailer burst into flame shortly after 1 AM at a gas station in Clear Lake, and a barn was destroyed by fire at 3 AM too, both events mentioned in the 2014-03-12 update...
2014-03-15 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Wilson (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/police-courts/damage-considered-heavy-as-fire-engulfs-garage-in-wilson-20140315
2014-03-15 - Home damaged by blaze at 4:40 AM in coastal Boston (Massachusetts), 9 people homeless:
http://www.whdh.com/story/24985893/nine-displaced-after-early-morning-fire-in-east-boston
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/15/displaced-early-morning-boston-fire/75r6M7xeOmUCvgyaXPlRxI/story.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54688083/
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/15/early-morning-fire-heavily-damages-east-boston-apartments-business/
Note: Address listed is about 1500 feet east (downwind) of Boston's Inner Harbor...
2014-03-15 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 6 AM in Nottingham (New Hampshire):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/fire-tears-through-nottingham-home/24991446
2014-03-15 - House destroyed by fire at 2 AM in the Canyon Creek area west of Glenwood Springs (Colorado):
http://www.postindependent.com/news/10630899-113/canyon-claims-creek-fire
2014-03-15 - Deadly fire rips through home at 1:30 AM in Houma (Louisiana), near the coast, 2 toddlers killed:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/03/houma_house_fire_claims_the_li.html
2014-03-15 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Oak Grove (Kentucky):
http://www.kentuckynewera.com/news/article_19d89c2e-ac20-11e3-bd4c-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-15 - Vacant apartment burns in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Structure-Fire-in-Arlington/QKioRdYKJU2HA27R49iJhA.cspx
2014-03-15 - Vacant home burns in coastal Keansburg (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/proart/20140315/njnews/303150051/1001/rss
2014-03-15 - Vacant house burns at 4 AM in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/news/Empty-house-catches-fire-on-Pleasanton-Road-250454511.html
http://www.ksat.com/news/Investigation-into-vacant-house-fire/24991622
2014-03-15 - Vacant home burns in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/03/15/officials-work-to-determine-cause-of-vacant-house-fire/
2014-03-15 - Vacant house burns just after midnight in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-House-Burns-250449911.html?ref=911
2014-03-15 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1:36 AM in Lexington (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/15/house-fire-reported-on-welcome-arcadia-road-in-lexington/
2014-03-15 - Two vacant cottages destroyed by fire on Rocky Beach Road in coastal Rocky Point, Warwick (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2014/03/15/two-cottages-destroyed-by-fire-in-warwick/
http://www.examiner.com/article/rocky-point-fire-abandoned-houses-leveled-blazing-fire-warwick-neck
2014-03-14 - Huge blaze engulfs carpark in Derby (Britain), near the River Derwent, smoke seen for miles:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-26592512http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-26583719
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Blaze-Assembly-Rooms-car-park/story-20812909-detail/story.html
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-03-14/car-park-attached-to-derby-assembly-rooms-on-fire/
Quote: "Earlier, Derbyshire Police said they had widened the cordon with the danger of vehicles in the car park 'exploding'. Superintendent Gary Parkin said officers had evacuated nearby buildings and asked people to be patient while they worked to get the city centre 'back to normality as soon as possible'. Dancer Anton Du Beke's show, which had been scheduled for the Assembly Rooms on Friday night, was cancelled. Pete Meakin, from Derby Live, said performances over the weekend had also been cancelled."
Quote: "It spread really quickly. Within 10 minutes it was really alight and was sweeping across the whole building."
2014-03-14 - Gas line explodes and burns in field near Fremont (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Fireball-Erupts-Near-Fremont-From-Natural-Gas-Explosion-250329711.html
http://www.ketv.com/news/reports-of-natural-gas-line-explosion-north-of-fremont/24975672#mid=18613807
http://columbustelegram.com/schuyler/news/pipeline-rupture-causes-explosion-near-fremont/article_265cc317-687a-56bc-ad0b-b938a828f03d.html
http://journalstar.com/news/local/fremont-pipeline-rupture-isolated-but-fire-still-burning/article_641e92a9-7e30-5b5d-a813-4a571d46c18c.html
Note: A gas line exploded the day prior too, in Opelousas (Louisiana), as mentioned in the 2014-03-13 update...
2014-03-14 - Massive explosion rocks town of Serian (Malaysia), windows blown out, hundreds flee, 8 injured:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/14/Serian-explosion/
Quote: "The explosion shattered glass panels of many business premises including a petrol kiosk some 500 metres away. It also toppled electric poles and damaged some vehicles. Hundreds of people were sent running for cover in all directions. Unconfirmed reports said the explosion was triggered by a fire at an acetylene-processing factory around 3pm. Eight workers at the factory were said to have been injured and were being treated at the Serian district hospital."
2014-03-14 - Chemical lab hit by explosion at university in San Marcos (California), 2 injured:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Chemistry-Lab-Explosion-at-CSU-San-Marcos-250429521.html
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/14/hazmat-lab-explosion-cal-state-san-marcos/
2014-03-14 - Decommissioned nuclear plant hit by fire in coastal Dounreay (Scotland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140314-43016-GBR
Quote: "A fire involving low-level waste has been reported at the decommissioned Dounreay nuclear plant."
2014-03-14 - Recycling facility erupts in flame in coastal Dundalk (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/crews-on-scene-of-3-alarm-fire-at-dundalk-paper-warehouse/
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/38e8f590-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-dundalk-fire-0315-20140314,0,7000604.story
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-battling-3-alarm-fire-dundalk-26275.shtml
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/firefighters-battle-3alarm-building-fire-in-baltimore-county/24984720
2014-03-14 - Solar production plant erupts in flame in coastal Tuas (Singapore):
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/fire-engulfs-solar-production-plant-in-tuas-in-thick-smoke
http://inagist.com/all/444325343323631616/
http://twitter.com/stompsingapore/status/444325343323631616/photo/1
2014-03-14 - Unprecedented number of fire deaths in 2014 in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3362735.shtml
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/mpls-fd-fire-deaths-highest-in-35-years/
Quote: "Ten deaths in the first 10 weeks of the year because of house fires in Minneapolis. Half of the victims were children. The number of deaths are unprecedented."
2014-03-14 - Indonesian fires at highest levels since 2013 'haze emergency':
http://www.netkafa.com/2014/03/14/809726/fires-in-indonesia-at-highest-levels-since-2013-haze-emergency
2014-03-14 - Vacant structures regularly burning up in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://cbs42.com/2014/03/13/vacant-home-fires-becoming-big-problem/
Quote: "It’s becoming a familiar sight around Birmingham, vacant homes going up in flames."
2014-03-14 - Woman burns trash, clothes ignite and kill her, in Denton (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/14/elderly-woman-dies-after-her-clothes-catch-fire/
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/nc-woman-dies-after-clothes-ignited-trash-fire-2421003
2014-03-14 - Underground electrical explosions blow off at least two manholes in downtown Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://fox59.com/2014/03/14/fire-department-investigating-downtown-underground-explosions/
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/03/14/crews-investigate-reports-of-explosion-in-manhole-in-downtown/6441903/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/crews-investigate-2-possible-manhole-explosions
http://inagist.com/all/444630773975371776/
http://archive.indystar.com/article/20140314/NEWS/303140062
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10317307/
2014-03-14 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole on coastal Staten Island (New York), some homes go dark:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/staten_island_utility_pole_fir.html
Quote: "'It was like a series of explosions. The pole blew up about 20 times...We (area residents) all have burnt out equipment (appliances) in our homes now,' said Amedeo Stefanelli, whose home sits adjacent to the pole that caught fire."
2014-03-14 - Transformer explodes at 3:12 AM on Winter Street in Salem (Massachusetts):
http://salem.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/salem-police-log_284b6ca7
2014-03-14 - Brush fire erupts near Quail Lake and Gorman (California), evacuations ensue:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-County-Brush-Fire-Gorman-Quail-Lake-Wildfire-250382361.html
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140314/pine-fire-brush-fire-in-gorman-area-35-contained
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/evacuations-issued-in-gorman-as-fire-quickly-spreads-through-brush-along-138-highway/
Quote: "The fire was reported on the south side of Highway 138 near Quail Lake (map), an artificial lake east of the 5 Freeway near Gorman. The body of water provides storage for the California aqueduct system."
2014-03-14 - Cargo plane reports fire in cargo hold, makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport (Ireland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140314-43022-IRL
Quote: "It is believed the pilot reported a fire in the plane's cargo bay, though the plane landed safely after 6am. The Cargolux-operated Boeing 747-400 was travelling from Puerto Rico to Maastricht in Holland when it encountered difficulties sometime after 5am, while the aircraft was over Wales. It is believed there were fears that there was a fire in the plane's cargo-bay."
2014-03-14 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at boat dealer in coastal Darwin (Australia):
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/theres-smoke-but-its-not-on-the-water/story-fnk0b1zt-1226855257532
2014-03-14 - Yacht 'Must' bursts into flame near the island of Minorca (Spain):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Must-I305408.html
http://www.premar-mediterranee.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/sauvetage-couple-fran-ais-leur-enfant-detresse-est-des-baleares.html
Quote: "After contact was established, the owner reported that he was forced to abandon his ship which went on fire for some reason, with his wife and their 2 year old child."
2014-03-14 - Truck and van destroyed by fire, 4+ other vehicles damaged, while parked at business in North Bergen (New Jersey):
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/cars-damaged-in-north-bergen-body-shop-fire-1.7401979
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/heavy_black_smoke_poured_from_north_bergen_fire_that_burned_six_vehicles.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/multiple_cars_trucks_catch_fire_at_north_bergen_auto_body_shop.html
Quote: "By the time the fire was under control about 20 minutes later, the commuter van had been reduced to its metal framework and the engine compartment of a truck and its cab had been destroyed. The fire also damaged a second truck, an SUV, a pickup truck and a car."
Note: North Bergen is located on the banks of the Hudson River...
2014-03-14 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in coastal Tacoronte on the island of Tenerife (Spain):
http://www.tenerifenews.org.es/2014/03/fire-on-bus/
Quote: "Passengers on a Titsa bus which caught fire escaped unharmed. The drama happened on the TF-5 north motorway at around 8pm in the municipality of Tacoronte."
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at loading dock at business in Cherry Hill (New Jersey):
http://cherryhillfire.blogspot.com/2014/03/tractor-trailer-fire-in-loading-dock.html
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Grants (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/semi-fire-spurs-i40-closure-near-grants/24987618
http://krqe.com/2014/03/14/semi-truck-fire-prompts-i-40-closure/
http://teamstersonline.com/forums/latest-traffic-reports-truckdrivers/49731-semi-truck-fire-prompts-i-40-closure.html
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M5 in West Bromwich (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/14/m5-delays-after-lorry-fire/
http://inagist.com/all/444381003621363713/
Quote: "The cab of the 29-ton Mercedes lorry was destroyed in the fire, which happened at around 7.15am."
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A379 Avon Bridge, near Aveton Gifford (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28348&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-14 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked at business in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/semi-tractor-fire/itemid_21
Quote: "A semi-tractor was on fire behind a commercial business at 3550 Idylwyld Drive North. When the Fire Department arrived the semi was fully involved in flame."
2014-03-14 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Towcester (Britain):
http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/News/Northampton-News/Grocers-van-burst-into-flames-just-feet-away-from-Indian-restaurant-in-Towcester-last-night-20140314125025.htm
2014-03-14 - Box truck bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on the A24 near Horsham (Britain):
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/local/update-lorry-fire-causes-delays-on-a24-near-horsham-1-5936248
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-03-14/lorry-fire-blocks-west-sussex-road/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-causes-delays-on-a24-near-horsham
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/update-lorry-fire-causes-delays-on-a24-near-horsham
Quote: "A box van was destroyed in the blaze. Firefighters were called to the scene at around 5.45am."
2014-03-14 - Road repair truck bursts into flame on Golborne Road in Winwick, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/road-repair-lorry-on-fire-in-warrington
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/road-repair-lorry-on-fire-in-warrington
2014-03-14 - Truck bursts into flame on I-93 in coastal Medford (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/flaming-truck-stalls-traffic-north-zakim
2014-03-14 - Truck bursts into flame inside auto shop in the Feltonville area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.csnphilly.com/article/truck-fire-inside-auto-shop
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Truck-on-Fire-Inside-Auto-Body-Garage-250356191.html
2014-03-14 - Truck bursts into flame on the M60 in Bolton (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/li/traffic_and_travel.detail.7233298/
Quote: "M60 clockwise lane closed on exit slip road due to lorry fire at J9 A5081 / B5158 (Trafford Park). Lane one and two closed."
2014-03-14 - Van and trailer burst into flame on I-71 in Brunswick (Ohio):
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24978204/traffic-alert-trailer-fire-slows-motorists-on-i-71-n
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/24978204/traffic-alert-trailer-fire-slows-motorists-on-i-71-n
Quote: "Brunswick Police temporarily closed the northbound lanes after a van and trailer caught fire around 2 p.m."
2014-03-14 - Van bursts into flame on I-25 in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/car-fire-causes-i25-lane-closure/24983474
http://www.abqjournal.com/368792/abqnewsseeker/fire-closes-southbound-i-25.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/fire-closes-southbound-i25
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3362554.shtml#.UyP1h4XDUV0
2014-03-14 - Van bursts into flame on Thrapston Road in Brampton (Britain):
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/firefighters_battle_brampton_van_blaze_1_3433657
2014-03-14 - SUV bursts into flame, fire spreads to vegetation, on Gibson Road near I-5, in Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/mar/14/fire-engulfs-suv-vegetation/
2014-03-14 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 222 in Bern Township (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/news/article/vehicle-fire-causing-delays-on-route-222
2014-03-14 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/quick-thinking-street-sweeper-puts-out-vehicle-fire-in-sheffield-1-6500487
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/quick-thinking-street-sweeper-puts-out-vehicle-fire-in-sheffield-1-6500487
2014-03-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at residence in Butte (Montana):
http://www.kxlf.com/videos/kxlf-montana-this-morning-truck-fire-in-butte-march-14-2014/
2014-03-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in coastal Westport (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2014/03/14/pickup-truck-fire-closes-road-in-westport/
http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2_5/47791/
http://westport.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/westport-firefighters-douse-blaze-pickup-truck
http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/articles/2014/03/14/westport/news/doc532334f85f525867955801.txt
http://www.topix.com/city/westport-ct/2014/03/firefighters-make-quick-work-of-pickup-truck-fire
2014-03-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Elkington Road in coastal Burry Port (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Lorry-inferno-Burry-Port/story-20811778-detail/story.html
Quote: "It’s a dangerous time to own a vehicle it would seem. As for the fourth time in just nine days, we are reporting on another vehicle destroyed by fire. The latest one to go up in smoke was a pick-up truck in Elkington Road, Burry Port, at around 11.14am."
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in K-Mart parking lot in coastal Chula Vista (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Owner-Shops-KMart-Chula-Vista-H-Street-San-Diego-250366381.html
http://sandiego.gotnewswire.com/news/car-catches-fire-as-owner-shops
http://inagist.com/all/444608184502996993/
Quote: "While a woman was in a store shopping, her car caught on fire and sent thick black smoke into the air in Chula Vista Friday. The car was parked outside the Big Kmart store on H Street before noon. Another shopper, Michael London, captured the fully-engulfed car on his mobile phone. The inside of the car was charred and some cars parked nearby were damaged."
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked at auto shop in Union (Wisconsin):
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Car-fire--250420911.html
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame in the Eau Gallie area of coastal Melbourne (Florida):
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2014/03/bcfr-extinguishes-car-fire-near-eau-gallie/
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on Calaveritas Road near San Andreas (California):
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2014/03/car-fire-on-calaveritas-road.html
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on I-355 in Homer Township (Illinois):
http://www.homerhorizon.com/no-injuries-sustained-car-fire-i-355
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on street in the South Park Hill area of Denver (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/watch-denver-car-fire-caught-on-video-7news-viewer-captures-images-as-crews-battle-flames03142014
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark on Market Road in St Mary, Plympton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28356&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Plympton-car-park-spreads-parked-recovery-truck/story-20814759-detail/story.html
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on Harley Shute Road in coastal St Leonards-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-causes-traffic-chaos-1-5936882
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 between junctions 28 and 29, near Cullompton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28355&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame at 4 AM on Churchill Road in Wisbech (Britain):
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/crew_tackles_wisbech_car_fire_1_3434575
2014-03-14 - Trailer of hay bursts into flame on I-10 in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/24981769/vehicle-fire-on-wb-i-10-backs-up-grant-to-ina
2014-03-14 - Truck and shop destroyed by fire just after 5:30 AM in Spokane Valley (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.khq.com/story/23968733/structure-fire-in-spokane-valley-destroys-shop-and-truck
Quote: "A truck was parked inside the shop and both the shop and the truck were completely destroyed. No one was inside or injured in the fire."
2014-03-14 - Gas can bursts into flame inside car near Lake Mary Boulevard in Sanford (Florida), man badly burned:
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/3/14/car_fire_seminole.html
Note: Sounds like this could be the Ghostly Match again...
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire before 7 AM, car burns too, near Skaneateles (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_barn_in_skaneateles_near_town_line.html
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/barn_fire_in_skaneateles_near_town_line.html
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750cn8ptl/Barn-fire-in-Skaneateles-near-town-line.htm
Quote: "The barn was completely destroyed in the fire. A car parked in the yard caught on fire, but didn't cause an explosion, he said."
2014-03-14 - Barn full of pine cones destroyed by fire in Vancouver (Washington):
http://koin.com/2014/03/14/fire-engulfs-barn-spews-smoke-sky/
http://portland.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-engulfs-barn-spews-smoke-into-sky
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in Bartow County (Georgia), near Cartersville, 4 animals killed:
http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/21979754/article-Barn-fire-claims-livestock
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in Watertown (New York), 55 cows killed:
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140315/NEWS07/703149816
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/55-Cows-Die-In-Barn-Fire-250304071.html
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/55-cows-die-in-northern-ny-barn-fire-1.7393294
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/55-cows-die-northern-ny-barn-fire-14686.shtml
2014-03-14 - Barn and dozens of outhouses destroyed by fire near Rio Linda (California):
http://fox40.com/2014/03/14/httpyoutu-beipyt6bn8wrq/
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:39 AM in Bayham Township (Canada), dog and 18 sheep killed:
http://www.am980.ca/2014/03/14/elgin-county-barn-fire/
http://aylmerexpress.com/2014/03/barn-destroyed-fire-north-vienna/
http://www.cjbk.com/local-news/2014/03/14/barn-fire-south-of-tillsonburg
http://blackburnnews.com/london/2014/03/14/dog-sheep-killed-in-barn-fire/
2014-03-14 - Barn, hay and furniture destroyed by fire in Didcot (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11079508.Owner_has_to_stand_and_watch_barn_destroyed_in_fire/
2014-03-14 - Landscaping business devastated by blaze in Warrington Township (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/crews-rush-to-scene-of-fire-at-landscaping-business-in-bucks-county/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Burns-Through-Commercial-Property-250366151.html
2014-03-14 - Machine bursts into flame at paper company in Ashland (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/24980161/crews-respond-to-paper-company-a
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/fire-damages-production-plant-in-hanover/article_10266024-abc3-11e3-af60-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-14 - Former landfill erupts in flame in Kannapolis (North Carolina):
http://www.independenttribune.com/news/article_3de9cb7c-abc3-11e3-81ca-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-14 - Deck bursts into flame just before 2 AM at home in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Fire-Crews-Battle-Early-Morning-Deck-Fire-250306591.html
2014-03-14 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Topeka (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/porch-fire-damages-home-near-downtown-topeka/
http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/03/14/house-fire-in-sw-topeka-being-investigated/
http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-14/firefighters-battle-house-fire-central-topeka
Note: So, a porch and a deck igniting at homes in Topeka on the same day...
2014-03-14 - Porch bursts into flame just before 4:30 AM at home in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54673760/
2014-03-14 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Winona (Minnesota):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/winona-porch-catches-fire-friday-afternoon-nobody-injured/article_e8adb80b-3bc4-503e-85f4-3f7d1e2de9f4.html
2014-03-14 - House heavily damaged by fire in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140314/NEWS0110/140314007/1002/RSS01
2014-03-14 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_25341620
2014-03-14 - House destroyed by fire at 6:45 AM in Acton (Maine), nobody home:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Firefighters_from_5_towns_battle_blaze_in_Acton.html
2014-03-14 - Duplex erupts in flame at 1:30 AM in St-Lin-des-Laurentides (Canada), 3-car crash mentioned too:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/crash+house+fire+Laurentian+town/9617547/story.html
2014-03-14 - Prominent family's mansion destroyed by massive fire in Kansas City (Missouri), near the Missouri River:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24976885/prominent-familys-briarcliff-mansion-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/more-than-80-firefighters-battle-house-fire-in-briarcliff
http://www.kmbc.com/news/crews-battle-mansion-fire-on-north-hickory-lane/24971650
Quote: "Fire officials said the house, estimated at $5 million, was a total loss."
Quote: "Charles and Patty Garney built the Briarcliff development on bluffs just north of the Missouri River and their nearly 15,000-square foot home was a focal point."
2014-03-14 - Vacant mobile home burns in Wallace (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=Crews-Fight-Abandoned-Trailer-Fire14871
2014-03-14 - Vacant house burns in Greeley (Colorado):
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/crime/10604883-113/fire-greeley-building-75000
2014-03-14 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1 AM near Alba (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/24976571/antrim-co-home-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire
2014-03-14 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM on Glenbrook Road in Brown Deer, Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Overnight-fire-destroys-vacant-Brown-Deer-home-250306881.html
2014-03-14 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on Boorowa Street in Young (Australia), nice pic:
http://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/2150368/engulfed/
2014-03-14 - Vacant commercial building burns in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_battle_fully_invo.html
2014-03-14 - Vacant daycare destroyed by huge fire in Sunrise (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.wsvn.com/story/24979169/fire-rescue-contain-building-fire-in-sunrise
2014-03-14 - Vacant school destroyed by massive blaze in Edna (Texas):
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11336602/massive-fire-destroys-old-ednatexas-school-building
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Fireball-Erupts-Near-Fremont-From-Natural-Gas-Explosion-250329711.html
http://www.ketv.com/news/reports-of-natural-gas-line-explosion-north-of-fremont/24975672#mid=18613807
http://columbustelegram.com/schuyler/news/pipeline-rupture-causes-explosion-near-fremont/article_265cc317-687a-56bc-ad0b-b938a828f03d.html
http://journalstar.com/news/local/fremont-pipeline-rupture-isolated-but-fire-still-burning/article_641e92a9-7e30-5b5d-a813-4a571d46c18c.html
Note: A gas line exploded the day prior too, in Opelousas (Louisiana), as mentioned in the 2014-03-13 update...
2014-03-14 - Massive explosion rocks town of Serian (Malaysia), windows blown out, hundreds flee, 8 injured:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/14/Serian-explosion/
Quote: "The explosion shattered glass panels of many business premises including a petrol kiosk some 500 metres away. It also toppled electric poles and damaged some vehicles. Hundreds of people were sent running for cover in all directions. Unconfirmed reports said the explosion was triggered by a fire at an acetylene-processing factory around 3pm. Eight workers at the factory were said to have been injured and were being treated at the Serian district hospital."
2014-03-14 - Chemical lab hit by explosion at university in San Marcos (California), 2 injured:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Chemistry-Lab-Explosion-at-CSU-San-Marcos-250429521.html
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/14/hazmat-lab-explosion-cal-state-san-marcos/
2014-03-14 - Decommissioned nuclear plant hit by fire in coastal Dounreay (Scotland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140314-43016-GBR
Quote: "A fire involving low-level waste has been reported at the decommissioned Dounreay nuclear plant."
2014-03-14 - Recycling facility erupts in flame in coastal Dundalk (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/crews-on-scene-of-3-alarm-fire-at-dundalk-paper-warehouse/
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/38e8f590-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-dundalk-fire-0315-20140314,0,7000604.story
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/firefighters-battling-3-alarm-fire-dundalk-26275.shtml
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/firefighters-battle-3alarm-building-fire-in-baltimore-county/24984720
2014-03-14 - Solar production plant erupts in flame in coastal Tuas (Singapore):
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/fire-engulfs-solar-production-plant-in-tuas-in-thick-smoke
http://inagist.com/all/444325343323631616/
http://twitter.com/stompsingapore/status/444325343323631616/photo/1
2014-03-14 - Unprecedented number of fire deaths in 2014 in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3362735.shtml
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/mpls-fd-fire-deaths-highest-in-35-years/
Quote: "Ten deaths in the first 10 weeks of the year because of house fires in Minneapolis. Half of the victims were children. The number of deaths are unprecedented."
2014-03-14 - Indonesian fires at highest levels since 2013 'haze emergency':
http://www.netkafa.com/2014/03/14/809726/fires-in-indonesia-at-highest-levels-since-2013-haze-emergency
2014-03-14 - Vacant structures regularly burning up in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://cbs42.com/2014/03/13/vacant-home-fires-becoming-big-problem/
Quote: "It’s becoming a familiar sight around Birmingham, vacant homes going up in flames."
2014-03-14 - Woman burns trash, clothes ignite and kill her, in Denton (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/14/elderly-woman-dies-after-her-clothes-catch-fire/
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/nc-woman-dies-after-clothes-ignited-trash-fire-2421003
2014-03-14 - Underground electrical explosions blow off at least two manholes in downtown Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://fox59.com/2014/03/14/fire-department-investigating-downtown-underground-explosions/
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/03/14/crews-investigate-reports-of-explosion-in-manhole-in-downtown/6441903/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/crews-investigate-2-possible-manhole-explosions
http://inagist.com/all/444630773975371776/
http://archive.indystar.com/article/20140314/NEWS/303140062
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10317307/
2014-03-14 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole on coastal Staten Island (New York), some homes go dark:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/staten_island_utility_pole_fir.html
Quote: "'It was like a series of explosions. The pole blew up about 20 times...We (area residents) all have burnt out equipment (appliances) in our homes now,' said Amedeo Stefanelli, whose home sits adjacent to the pole that caught fire."
2014-03-14 - Transformer explodes at 3:12 AM on Winter Street in Salem (Massachusetts):
http://salem.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/salem-police-log_284b6ca7
2014-03-14 - Brush fire erupts near Quail Lake and Gorman (California), evacuations ensue:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LA-County-Brush-Fire-Gorman-Quail-Lake-Wildfire-250382361.html
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140314/pine-fire-brush-fire-in-gorman-area-35-contained
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/evacuations-issued-in-gorman-as-fire-quickly-spreads-through-brush-along-138-highway/
Quote: "The fire was reported on the south side of Highway 138 near Quail Lake (map), an artificial lake east of the 5 Freeway near Gorman. The body of water provides storage for the California aqueduct system."
2014-03-14 - Cargo plane reports fire in cargo hold, makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport (Ireland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140314-43022-IRL
Quote: "It is believed the pilot reported a fire in the plane's cargo bay, though the plane landed safely after 6am. The Cargolux-operated Boeing 747-400 was travelling from Puerto Rico to Maastricht in Holland when it encountered difficulties sometime after 5am, while the aircraft was over Wales. It is believed there were fears that there was a fire in the plane's cargo-bay."
2014-03-14 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at boat dealer in coastal Darwin (Australia):
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/theres-smoke-but-its-not-on-the-water/story-fnk0b1zt-1226855257532
2014-03-14 - Yacht 'Must' bursts into flame near the island of Minorca (Spain):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Must-I305408.html
http://www.premar-mediterranee.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/sauvetage-couple-fran-ais-leur-enfant-detresse-est-des-baleares.html
Quote: "After contact was established, the owner reported that he was forced to abandon his ship which went on fire for some reason, with his wife and their 2 year old child."
2014-03-14 - Truck and van destroyed by fire, 4+ other vehicles damaged, while parked at business in North Bergen (New Jersey):
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/cars-damaged-in-north-bergen-body-shop-fire-1.7401979
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/heavy_black_smoke_poured_from_north_bergen_fire_that_burned_six_vehicles.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/multiple_cars_trucks_catch_fire_at_north_bergen_auto_body_shop.html
Quote: "By the time the fire was under control about 20 minutes later, the commuter van had been reduced to its metal framework and the engine compartment of a truck and its cab had been destroyed. The fire also damaged a second truck, an SUV, a pickup truck and a car."
Note: North Bergen is located on the banks of the Hudson River...
2014-03-14 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in coastal Tacoronte on the island of Tenerife (Spain):
http://www.tenerifenews.org.es/2014/03/fire-on-bus/
Quote: "Passengers on a Titsa bus which caught fire escaped unharmed. The drama happened on the TF-5 north motorway at around 8pm in the municipality of Tacoronte."
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at loading dock at business in Cherry Hill (New Jersey):
http://cherryhillfire.blogspot.com/2014/03/tractor-trailer-fire-in-loading-dock.html
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Grants (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/semi-fire-spurs-i40-closure-near-grants/24987618
http://krqe.com/2014/03/14/semi-truck-fire-prompts-i-40-closure/
http://teamstersonline.com/forums/latest-traffic-reports-truckdrivers/49731-semi-truck-fire-prompts-i-40-closure.html
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M5 in West Bromwich (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/14/m5-delays-after-lorry-fire/
http://inagist.com/all/444381003621363713/
Quote: "The cab of the 29-ton Mercedes lorry was destroyed in the fire, which happened at around 7.15am."
2014-03-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A379 Avon Bridge, near Aveton Gifford (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28348&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-14 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked at business in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/semi-tractor-fire/itemid_21
Quote: "A semi-tractor was on fire behind a commercial business at 3550 Idylwyld Drive North. When the Fire Department arrived the semi was fully involved in flame."
2014-03-14 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Towcester (Britain):
http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/News/Northampton-News/Grocers-van-burst-into-flames-just-feet-away-from-Indian-restaurant-in-Towcester-last-night-20140314125025.htm
2014-03-14 - Box truck bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on the A24 near Horsham (Britain):
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/local/update-lorry-fire-causes-delays-on-a24-near-horsham-1-5936248
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-03-14/lorry-fire-blocks-west-sussex-road/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-causes-delays-on-a24-near-horsham
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/update-lorry-fire-causes-delays-on-a24-near-horsham
Quote: "A box van was destroyed in the blaze. Firefighters were called to the scene at around 5.45am."
2014-03-14 - Road repair truck bursts into flame on Golborne Road in Winwick, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/road-repair-lorry-on-fire-in-warrington
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/road-repair-lorry-on-fire-in-warrington
2014-03-14 - Truck bursts into flame on I-93 in coastal Medford (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/flaming-truck-stalls-traffic-north-zakim
2014-03-14 - Truck bursts into flame inside auto shop in the Feltonville area of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.csnphilly.com/article/truck-fire-inside-auto-shop
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Truck-on-Fire-Inside-Auto-Body-Garage-250356191.html
2014-03-14 - Truck bursts into flame on the M60 in Bolton (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/li/traffic_and_travel.detail.7233298/
Quote: "M60 clockwise lane closed on exit slip road due to lorry fire at J9 A5081 / B5158 (Trafford Park). Lane one and two closed."
2014-03-14 - Van and trailer burst into flame on I-71 in Brunswick (Ohio):
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24978204/traffic-alert-trailer-fire-slows-motorists-on-i-71-n
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/24978204/traffic-alert-trailer-fire-slows-motorists-on-i-71-n
Quote: "Brunswick Police temporarily closed the northbound lanes after a van and trailer caught fire around 2 p.m."
2014-03-14 - Van bursts into flame on I-25 in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/car-fire-causes-i25-lane-closure/24983474
http://www.abqjournal.com/368792/abqnewsseeker/fire-closes-southbound-i-25.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/fire-closes-southbound-i25
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3362554.shtml#.UyP1h4XDUV0
2014-03-14 - Van bursts into flame on Thrapston Road in Brampton (Britain):
http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/firefighters_battle_brampton_van_blaze_1_3433657
2014-03-14 - SUV bursts into flame, fire spreads to vegetation, on Gibson Road near I-5, in Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/mar/14/fire-engulfs-suv-vegetation/
2014-03-14 - SUV bursts into flame on Route 222 in Bern Township (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/news/article/vehicle-fire-causing-delays-on-route-222
2014-03-14 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/quick-thinking-street-sweeper-puts-out-vehicle-fire-in-sheffield-1-6500487
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/quick-thinking-street-sweeper-puts-out-vehicle-fire-in-sheffield-1-6500487
2014-03-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at residence in Butte (Montana):
http://www.kxlf.com/videos/kxlf-montana-this-morning-truck-fire-in-butte-march-14-2014/
2014-03-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in coastal Westport (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2014/03/14/pickup-truck-fire-closes-road-in-westport/
http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2_5/47791/
http://westport.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/westport-firefighters-douse-blaze-pickup-truck
http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/articles/2014/03/14/westport/news/doc532334f85f525867955801.txt
http://www.topix.com/city/westport-ct/2014/03/firefighters-make-quick-work-of-pickup-truck-fire
2014-03-14 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Elkington Road in coastal Burry Port (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Lorry-inferno-Burry-Port/story-20811778-detail/story.html
Quote: "It’s a dangerous time to own a vehicle it would seem. As for the fourth time in just nine days, we are reporting on another vehicle destroyed by fire. The latest one to go up in smoke was a pick-up truck in Elkington Road, Burry Port, at around 11.14am."
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in K-Mart parking lot in coastal Chula Vista (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Owner-Shops-KMart-Chula-Vista-H-Street-San-Diego-250366381.html
http://sandiego.gotnewswire.com/news/car-catches-fire-as-owner-shops
http://inagist.com/all/444608184502996993/
Quote: "While a woman was in a store shopping, her car caught on fire and sent thick black smoke into the air in Chula Vista Friday. The car was parked outside the Big Kmart store on H Street before noon. Another shopper, Michael London, captured the fully-engulfed car on his mobile phone. The inside of the car was charred and some cars parked nearby were damaged."
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked at auto shop in Union (Wisconsin):
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Car-fire--250420911.html
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame in the Eau Gallie area of coastal Melbourne (Florida):
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2014/03/bcfr-extinguishes-car-fire-near-eau-gallie/
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on Calaveritas Road near San Andreas (California):
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2014/03/car-fire-on-calaveritas-road.html
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on I-355 in Homer Township (Illinois):
http://www.homerhorizon.com/no-injuries-sustained-car-fire-i-355
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on street in the South Park Hill area of Denver (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/watch-denver-car-fire-caught-on-video-7news-viewer-captures-images-as-crews-battle-flames03142014
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark on Market Road in St Mary, Plympton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28356&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Plympton-car-park-spreads-parked-recovery-truck/story-20814759-detail/story.html
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on Harley Shute Road in coastal St Leonards-On-Sea (Britain):
http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-causes-traffic-chaos-1-5936882
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 between junctions 28 and 29, near Cullompton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28355&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-14 - Car bursts into flame at 4 AM on Churchill Road in Wisbech (Britain):
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/crew_tackles_wisbech_car_fire_1_3434575
2014-03-14 - Trailer of hay bursts into flame on I-10 in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/24981769/vehicle-fire-on-wb-i-10-backs-up-grant-to-ina
2014-03-14 - Truck and shop destroyed by fire just after 5:30 AM in Spokane Valley (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.khq.com/story/23968733/structure-fire-in-spokane-valley-destroys-shop-and-truck
Quote: "A truck was parked inside the shop and both the shop and the truck were completely destroyed. No one was inside or injured in the fire."
2014-03-14 - Gas can bursts into flame inside car near Lake Mary Boulevard in Sanford (Florida), man badly burned:
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/3/14/car_fire_seminole.html
Note: Sounds like this could be the Ghostly Match again...
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire before 7 AM, car burns too, near Skaneateles (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_barn_in_skaneateles_near_town_line.html
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/barn_fire_in_skaneateles_near_town_line.html
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750cn8ptl/Barn-fire-in-Skaneateles-near-town-line.htm
Quote: "The barn was completely destroyed in the fire. A car parked in the yard caught on fire, but didn't cause an explosion, he said."
2014-03-14 - Barn full of pine cones destroyed by fire in Vancouver (Washington):
http://koin.com/2014/03/14/fire-engulfs-barn-spews-smoke-sky/
http://portland.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-engulfs-barn-spews-smoke-into-sky
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in Bartow County (Georgia), near Cartersville, 4 animals killed:
http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/21979754/article-Barn-fire-claims-livestock
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in Watertown (New York), 55 cows killed:
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140315/NEWS07/703149816
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/55-Cows-Die-In-Barn-Fire-250304071.html
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/55-cows-die-in-northern-ny-barn-fire-1.7393294
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/55-cows-die-northern-ny-barn-fire-14686.shtml
2014-03-14 - Barn and dozens of outhouses destroyed by fire near Rio Linda (California):
http://fox40.com/2014/03/14/httpyoutu-beipyt6bn8wrq/
2014-03-14 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:39 AM in Bayham Township (Canada), dog and 18 sheep killed:
http://www.am980.ca/2014/03/14/elgin-county-barn-fire/
http://aylmerexpress.com/2014/03/barn-destroyed-fire-north-vienna/
http://www.cjbk.com/local-news/2014/03/14/barn-fire-south-of-tillsonburg
http://blackburnnews.com/london/2014/03/14/dog-sheep-killed-in-barn-fire/
2014-03-14 - Barn, hay and furniture destroyed by fire in Didcot (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11079508.Owner_has_to_stand_and_watch_barn_destroyed_in_fire/
2014-03-14 - Landscaping business devastated by blaze in Warrington Township (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/crews-rush-to-scene-of-fire-at-landscaping-business-in-bucks-county/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Fire-Burns-Through-Commercial-Property-250366151.html
2014-03-14 - Machine bursts into flame at paper company in Ashland (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/24980161/crews-respond-to-paper-company-a
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/fire-damages-production-plant-in-hanover/article_10266024-abc3-11e3-af60-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-14 - Former landfill erupts in flame in Kannapolis (North Carolina):
http://www.independenttribune.com/news/article_3de9cb7c-abc3-11e3-81ca-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-14 - Deck bursts into flame just before 2 AM at home in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Fire-Crews-Battle-Early-Morning-Deck-Fire-250306591.html
2014-03-14 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Topeka (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/porch-fire-damages-home-near-downtown-topeka/
http://kansasfirstnews.com/2014/03/14/house-fire-in-sw-topeka-being-investigated/
http://cjonline.com/news/2014-03-14/firefighters-battle-house-fire-central-topeka
Note: So, a porch and a deck igniting at homes in Topeka on the same day...
2014-03-14 - Porch bursts into flame just before 4:30 AM at home in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54673760/
2014-03-14 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Winona (Minnesota):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/winona-porch-catches-fire-friday-afternoon-nobody-injured/article_e8adb80b-3bc4-503e-85f4-3f7d1e2de9f4.html
2014-03-14 - House heavily damaged by fire in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140314/NEWS0110/140314007/1002/RSS01
2014-03-14 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_25341620
2014-03-14 - House destroyed by fire at 6:45 AM in Acton (Maine), nobody home:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Firefighters_from_5_towns_battle_blaze_in_Acton.html
2014-03-14 - Duplex erupts in flame at 1:30 AM in St-Lin-des-Laurentides (Canada), 3-car crash mentioned too:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/crash+house+fire+Laurentian+town/9617547/story.html
2014-03-14 - Prominent family's mansion destroyed by massive fire in Kansas City (Missouri), near the Missouri River:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24976885/prominent-familys-briarcliff-mansion-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/more-than-80-firefighters-battle-house-fire-in-briarcliff
http://www.kmbc.com/news/crews-battle-mansion-fire-on-north-hickory-lane/24971650
Quote: "Fire officials said the house, estimated at $5 million, was a total loss."
Quote: "Charles and Patty Garney built the Briarcliff development on bluffs just north of the Missouri River and their nearly 15,000-square foot home was a focal point."
2014-03-14 - Vacant mobile home burns in Wallace (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=Crews-Fight-Abandoned-Trailer-Fire14871
2014-03-14 - Vacant house burns in Greeley (Colorado):
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/crime/10604883-113/fire-greeley-building-75000
2014-03-14 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 1 AM near Alba (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/24976571/antrim-co-home-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire
2014-03-14 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM on Glenbrook Road in Brown Deer, Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Overnight-fire-destroys-vacant-Brown-Deer-home-250306881.html
2014-03-14 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on Boorowa Street in Young (Australia), nice pic:
http://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/2150368/engulfed/
2014-03-14 - Vacant commercial building burns in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_battle_fully_invo.html
2014-03-14 - Vacant daycare destroyed by huge fire in Sunrise (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.wsvn.com/story/24979169/fire-rescue-contain-building-fire-in-sunrise
2014-03-14 - Vacant school destroyed by massive blaze in Edna (Texas):
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11336602/massive-fire-destroys-old-ednatexas-school-building
2014-03-13 - John Deere dealership destroyed by massive blaze and explosions, in Higgsinville (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24972577/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-john-deere-dealershiphttp://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-higginsville-john-deere-dealership/24973452
http://www.wlox.com/story/24972577/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-john-deere-dealership
Quote: "Multiple agencies assisted Higgsinville firefighters in battling a massive blaze at a John Deere dealership. KCTV5 viewers reported the blaze just before 10 p.m. Thursday. One viewer reported hearing explosions."
Quote: "Authorities said the building is a total loss, including the millions of dollars of equipment inside."
Note: Basically like the various parking lot fires, except it was tractors and the parking lot was indoors this time. This is yet another way our food supply is being attacked. Lose enough tractors and crops don't get planted, even if they would grow. Lose enough tractor trailers and then even if crops get harvested, there'll be problems distributing the food. And even if the food makes it all that way, your own vehicle might still burst into flame on the way to or from the store...
2014-03-13 - Gas line explodes in Opelousas (Louisiana), 200 people evacuated:
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140314/NEWS01/303140016/Opelousas-gas-line-explosion-forces-evacuations
http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20140313/NEWS01/303130006/Evacuation-order-lifted-St-Landry-gas-line-explosion
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20140313/NEWS01/303130013/Evacuation-order-lifted-St-Landry-gas-line-explosion
http://www.katc.com/news/gas-line-explosion-in-st-landry-parish/
2014-03-13 - Recycling facility damaged by blaze at 12:30 AM in Avondale, Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24965461/crews-clean-up-debris-from-recycling-plant-fire-in-avondale
http://www.alabamas13.com/story/24966417/recycling-plant-fire-under-investigation-in-birmingham
http://cbs42.com/2014/03/13/fire-at-birmingham-recycling-recovery-plant/
2014-03-13 - Electronics recycling center erupts in flame in Bellaire (Ohio), smoke seen for miles:
http://www.wtrf.com/story/24964806/fire-reported-at-elecr
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-at-electronics-recycling-plant-3472.shtml
2014-03-13 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in coastal Littlemoor (Weymouth):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11076525.Road_closed_after_electric_cable_fault_affects_30_homes_in_Littlemoor__Weymouth/
2014-03-13 - Transformer bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, in Hutchinson (Kansas):
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/article_cc6e14da-6d8d-5d90-9c01-06a4e0ea8e79.html
2014-03-13 - Large wildfire erupts near Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/large-wildfire-burns-west-of-kci-airport/24960766
2014-03-13 - Boat bursts into flame at the Moby Dick Marina in coastal Fairhaven (Massachusetts):
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140313/NEWS/403130399
http://wbsm.com/fairhaven-boat-fire-under-investigation/
2014-03-13 - School bus bursts into flame on I-70 in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/03/13/bus-fire-eastbound-interstate-70/6390461/
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/13/vehicle-fire-closes-eastbound-lanes-on-i-70-at-madison/
http://www.therepublic.com/w/MO--School-Bus-Fire
http://www.kmov.com/video/featured-videos/School-bus-fully-engulfed-in-flames-on-side-of-I-70-250254491.html
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/School-bus-fully-engulfed-in-flames-on-side-of-I-70-250254491.html
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/03/13/school-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-i-70/
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/What-caused-school-bus-to-explode-on-I-70-250399981.html
Quote: "Two eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Madison are closed due to a school bus fire."
Quote: "The cause has yet to be determined, but News 4 has learned the 3-year-old bus had just passed inspection two days before the explosion."
Note: You can see the Arch in some of the videos so this was fairly close to the Mississippi River...
2014-03-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at gas station on Bessingby Way in Bridlington (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-Morrisons-petrol/story-20804848-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-coach-blaze-at-morrisons-petrol-station-in
2014-03-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on road near Pulliyankulam on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://colombogazette.com/2014/03/13/passengers-escape-after-bus-fire/
http://dailynation.lk/luxury-bus-catches-fire-en-route-jaffna/
Quote: "Also on On 27 October2013 A luxury bus plying between Colombo and Jaffna was destroyed by a fire in the Madampe area due to a mechanical failure. 27 passengers managed to escape unhurt."
2014-03-13 - Tanker truck bursts into flame in Harris County (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/tanker-fire-under-investigation/-/1735978/24953864/-/l9dcm5z/-/index.html
http://houston.cityandpress.com/node/7540817
http://houston.icito.com/tanker-truck-fire-under-investigation/
2014-03-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near police station in Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Minor-lorry-causes-road-closure-town-centre/story-20806833-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/minor-lorry-fire-causes-road-closure-in-grimsby-town-centre
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cn8364/Minor-lorry-fire-causes-road-closure-in-town.htm
2014-03-13 - Tractor bursts into flame on the A5 at Magna Park, Lutterworth (Britain):
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-tractor-fire-on-a5-at-magna-park-lutterworth
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-tractor-A5-Magna-Park/story-20805434-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cn7se9/Firefighters-tackle-tractor-fire-on-A5-at-Magna.htm
Quote: "On arrival, crews reported one John Deere tractor on fire..."
Note: Also see the John Deere dealership that went up in flames on this same day in Higginsville (Missouri). I wonder how many tractors burned up in THAT fire...
2014-03-13 - Hay truck bursts into flame on Lachlan Valley Way near Gooloogong (Australia):
http://www.cowraguardian.com.au/story/2150386/truck-destroyed-after-load-catches-fire/
2014-03-13 - Truck bursts into flame on I-43 near Kellnersville (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140313/MAN01/303130266/Kellnersville-firefighters-called-truck-fire
http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20140313/MAN01/303130266
2014-03-13 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, in Hilliard (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/03/13/firefighters-rv-fire/6395467/
http://jacksonville.cityandpress.com/node/7542932
2014-03-13 - RV bursts into flame on Route 13 on the Eastern Shore (Virginia):
http://www.ask4direct.com/InfoRead.asp?id=WESR&InfoID=918680
Quote: "Early Thursday morning a RV headed South on rt. 13 at Muttonhunk road caught fire. The driver was able to pull off the road and into the parking lot of a church. All passengers got out safely but the vehicle was destroyed."
2014-03-13 - Van bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked on Downs Road in Gravesend (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend_messenger/news/fireman-called-to-van-fire-14107
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/police-are-investigating-a-van-fire-in-downs-road-gravesend
http://kentlocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/13/police-are-investigating-a-van-fire-in-downs-road-gravesend/
Quote: "Police are investigating after a van mysteriously caught alight in Gravesend this morning. The fire took place at about 1.30am in Downs Road, Istead Rise. Firemen from Thames-side station attended the incident involving the parked vehicle, but were unsure with how the blaze started."
2014-03-13 - Van bursts into flame on street in Lake Oswego (Oregon):
http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/213898-72630-van-catches-on-fire
http://www.pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/213898-72630-van-catches-on-fire
2014-03-13 - Van bursts into flame in Two Rivers carpark in Staines-upon-Thames (Britain), near the River Thames:
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/van-accidentally-caught-fire-staines-6810677
http://www.haslemereuk.com/van-accidentally-caught-fire-in-staines-car-park/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/van-accidentally-caught-fire-in-staines-car-park
2014-03-13 - SUV bursts into flame on I-75 near Linwood (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/03/all_lanes_of_interstate_75_nea.html
http://photos.mlive.com/baycitytimes/2014/03/vehicle_fire_on_northbound_i-7_2.html
2014-03-13 - SUV bursts into flame while towing camper, on the M6 at junction 44 in Cumbria (Britain), near Carlisle:
http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2014-03-13/video-vehicle-fire-at-junction-44-on-the-m6/
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-motorway-car-blaze-near-carlisle-1.1122897
2014-03-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at property near Southampton (Virginia):
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Southampton-Village-Surrounding-Areas/54884/Car-Fire-Extinguished-On-County-Road-39
Quote: "No injuries were reported on Thursday afternoon when firefighters responded to a fully engulfed pick-up truck just off of County Road 39."
2014-03-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on US 20 near Ucon (Idaho):
http://m.localnews8.com/truck-on-fire-causes-traffic-problems-on-us-20/23970610
2014-03-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Central Coast Highway in coastal Wamberal (Australia):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/holden-ute-on-fire-during-peak-hour-on-central-coast-highway-at-wamberal/story-e6frg6n6-1226853700564
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame on the North Channel Bridge near coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/03/13/vehicle-fire-temporarily-closes-cbbt/
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/13/cbbt-shuts-down-for-hour-after-vehicle-fire/
http://norfolk.gotnewswire.com/news/vehicle-fire-temporarily-closes-cbbt
Quote: "The northbound lanes were closed for an hour on Thursday evening after a vehicle fire on North Channel Bridge. This is the section between the northern most island and the High Rise section of the bridge."
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame on Red Rover Road in coastal Callemondah (Australia):
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/car-catches-fire-while-being-driven-red-rover-rd/2198736/
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame on Carlton Gate Drive in Kiveton Park, Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/aston-firefighters-called-to-car-fire-1-6495181
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/aston-firefighters-called-to-car-fire
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/engine-fault-causes-car-fire-in-rotherham
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/engine-fault-causes-car-fire-in-rotherham-1-6497625
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame at 3:50 AM while parked at home in Odsal (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/11073598.House_smoke_alarm_alerts_family_to_car_fire/
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame in carport at the Nuffield Industrial Estate, Nuffield, in Poole (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/car-fire-inc-015543/
2014-03-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on North Henrietta Avenue, in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/03/14/vehicle-fire-near-henrietta-ave/
2014-03-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://ckom.com/story/vehicle-file-saskatoon-hospital/281521
2014-03-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A24 in West Sussex (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11077124.Vehicle_fire_closes_lane_on_the_A24/
2014-03-13 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire in Oak Harbor (Ohio), near Lake Erie:
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/fire-and-ems/5428496
2014-03-13 - Tire shop erupts in flame in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Bomb-and-arson-called-to-south-St-Louis-tire-shop-following-blaze--250043261.html
2014-03-13 - Barn destroyed by fire at farm in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/03/barn-burns-virginia-beach-fire-no-injuries-reported
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-destroys-barn-on-horse-farm-in-Virginia-Beach--250272781.html
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/vabeach/Fire-destroys-barn-on-horse-farm-in-Virginia-Beach--250272781.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/13/crews-battle-flames-inside-pungo-barn/
2014-03-13 - Barn and shed destroyed by fire near Lake Michigan Drive in Allendale (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2014/03/13/crews-respond-to-ottawa-co-barn-fire/
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/crews-respond-to-allendale-barn-fire
2014-03-13 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 5 AM in Portland (Tennessee), some goats killed:
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24963126/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-portland-goats-killed
http://www.wlox.com/story/24962951/animals-killed-in-portland-barn-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54662948/
http://www.wistv.com/story/24962951/animals-killed-in-portland-barn-fire
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24962951/animals-killed-in-portland-barn-fire
2014-03-13 - Barn destroyed by fire near Statesville (North Carolina):
http://www.statesville.com/news/article_f9f80d02-aaf0-11e3-9977-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-13 - Barn damaged by fire near the Marietta River Trail, at the Washington County Fairgrounds (Ohio):
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/557807/Horse--barn-fire.html
2014-03-13 - Soldiers' tent catches fire at 4 AM at the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base (Alaska), 2 injured:
http://www.newsminer.com/news/military/two-soldiers-seriously-burned-in-tent-fire-during-arctic-training/article_df7f5974-ab01-11e3-9d61-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-13 - Deli goes up in flames at 3:50 AM in coastal Edmonds (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2014/03/13/2-alarm-fire-at-business-in-edmonds/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Edmonds-deli-catches-fire-250053491.html
2014-03-13 - Workshop erupts in flame on Leagrave Road in Luton (Britain):
http://www.heart.co.uk/dunstable/news/local/breaking-properties-evacuated-in-luton-fire/
2014-03-13 - Trailer bursts into flame, fire spreads to garage, in Billings (Montana), nobody there:
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-burns-trailer-garage-on-far-west-end/article_d617fed5-74d4-5a71-b688-fe6f955da03c.html
Quote: "As the trailer burned an unidentified source exploded, he said. 'It spread to the garage right after the explosion.'"
2014-03-13 - Vacant home burns at 2 AM in Provo (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/13/crews-investigate-provo-house-fire/
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/crews-put-out-fire-at-abandoned-home-provo-10099.shtml
http://saltlakecity.gotnewswire.com/news/crews-investigate-provo-house-fire
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/fire-at-vacant-house-in-provo-under-investigation/article_6b569eff-0163-5627-bfdf-7fc706752546.html
Note: A man burst into flame outside a 7-11 in Provo in early 2013, as mentioned in the 2013-02-11 update...
2014-03-13 - Vacant home heavily damaged by blaze just after midnight in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-damages-vacant-home-in-Norfolk-250020681.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/13/vacant-home-catches-fire-in-norfolk/
Note: Map in first link shows proximity to the ocean...
2014-03-13 - Vacant home burns in coastal Asbury Park (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/proart/20140312/njnews14/303120113/asbury-park-fire-damages-vacant-house-on-sewall-avenue
2014-03-13 - Vacant storefront ignites at strip mall in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2014/03/13/house-catches-fire-in-abq/
2014-03-13 - Vacant laundromat ignites, fire spreads to six more businesses, in coastal Yonkers (New York):
http://westchester.news12.com/news/fire-damages-several-yonkers-businesses-1.7378504
2014-03-13 - Two adjacent vacant buildings destroyed by fire in Palisade (Colorado):
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Palisade-Fire-Engulfs-Two-Buildings-250276491.html
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140314/NEWS01/303140016/Opelousas-gas-line-explosion-forces-evacuations
http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20140313/NEWS01/303130006/Evacuation-order-lifted-St-Landry-gas-line-explosion
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20140313/NEWS01/303130013/Evacuation-order-lifted-St-Landry-gas-line-explosion
http://www.katc.com/news/gas-line-explosion-in-st-landry-parish/
2014-03-13 - Recycling facility damaged by blaze at 12:30 AM in Avondale, Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24965461/crews-clean-up-debris-from-recycling-plant-fire-in-avondale
http://www.alabamas13.com/story/24966417/recycling-plant-fire-under-investigation-in-birmingham
http://cbs42.com/2014/03/13/fire-at-birmingham-recycling-recovery-plant/
2014-03-13 - Electronics recycling center erupts in flame in Bellaire (Ohio), smoke seen for miles:
http://www.wtrf.com/story/24964806/fire-reported-at-elecr
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-at-electronics-recycling-plant-3472.shtml
2014-03-13 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in coastal Littlemoor (Weymouth):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11076525.Road_closed_after_electric_cable_fault_affects_30_homes_in_Littlemoor__Weymouth/
2014-03-13 - Transformer bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, in Hutchinson (Kansas):
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/article_cc6e14da-6d8d-5d90-9c01-06a4e0ea8e79.html
2014-03-13 - Large wildfire erupts near Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/large-wildfire-burns-west-of-kci-airport/24960766
2014-03-13 - Boat bursts into flame at the Moby Dick Marina in coastal Fairhaven (Massachusetts):
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140313/NEWS/403130399
http://wbsm.com/fairhaven-boat-fire-under-investigation/
2014-03-13 - School bus bursts into flame on I-70 in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/03/13/bus-fire-eastbound-interstate-70/6390461/
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/13/vehicle-fire-closes-eastbound-lanes-on-i-70-at-madison/
http://www.therepublic.com/w/MO--School-Bus-Fire
http://www.kmov.com/video/featured-videos/School-bus-fully-engulfed-in-flames-on-side-of-I-70-250254491.html
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/School-bus-fully-engulfed-in-flames-on-side-of-I-70-250254491.html
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/03/13/school-bus-bursts-into-flames-on-i-70/
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/What-caused-school-bus-to-explode-on-I-70-250399981.html
Quote: "Two eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Madison are closed due to a school bus fire."
Quote: "The cause has yet to be determined, but News 4 has learned the 3-year-old bus had just passed inspection two days before the explosion."
Note: You can see the Arch in some of the videos so this was fairly close to the Mississippi River...
2014-03-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at gas station on Bessingby Way in Bridlington (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-Morrisons-petrol/story-20804848-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-coach-blaze-at-morrisons-petrol-station-in
2014-03-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on road near Pulliyankulam on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://colombogazette.com/2014/03/13/passengers-escape-after-bus-fire/
http://dailynation.lk/luxury-bus-catches-fire-en-route-jaffna/
Quote: "Also on On 27 October2013 A luxury bus plying between Colombo and Jaffna was destroyed by a fire in the Madampe area due to a mechanical failure. 27 passengers managed to escape unhurt."
2014-03-13 - Tanker truck bursts into flame in Harris County (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/tanker-fire-under-investigation/-/1735978/24953864/-/l9dcm5z/-/index.html
http://houston.cityandpress.com/node/7540817
http://houston.icito.com/tanker-truck-fire-under-investigation/
2014-03-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near police station in Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Minor-lorry-causes-road-closure-town-centre/story-20806833-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/minor-lorry-fire-causes-road-closure-in-grimsby-town-centre
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cn8364/Minor-lorry-fire-causes-road-closure-in-town.htm
2014-03-13 - Tractor bursts into flame on the A5 at Magna Park, Lutterworth (Britain):
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-tractor-fire-on-a5-at-magna-park-lutterworth
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-tractor-A5-Magna-Park/story-20805434-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cn7se9/Firefighters-tackle-tractor-fire-on-A5-at-Magna.htm
Quote: "On arrival, crews reported one John Deere tractor on fire..."
Note: Also see the John Deere dealership that went up in flames on this same day in Higginsville (Missouri). I wonder how many tractors burned up in THAT fire...
2014-03-13 - Hay truck bursts into flame on Lachlan Valley Way near Gooloogong (Australia):
http://www.cowraguardian.com.au/story/2150386/truck-destroyed-after-load-catches-fire/
2014-03-13 - Truck bursts into flame on I-43 near Kellnersville (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140313/MAN01/303130266/Kellnersville-firefighters-called-truck-fire
http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20140313/MAN01/303130266
2014-03-13 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, in Hilliard (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/03/13/firefighters-rv-fire/6395467/
http://jacksonville.cityandpress.com/node/7542932
2014-03-13 - RV bursts into flame on Route 13 on the Eastern Shore (Virginia):
http://www.ask4direct.com/InfoRead.asp?id=WESR&InfoID=918680
Quote: "Early Thursday morning a RV headed South on rt. 13 at Muttonhunk road caught fire. The driver was able to pull off the road and into the parking lot of a church. All passengers got out safely but the vehicle was destroyed."
2014-03-13 - Van bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked on Downs Road in Gravesend (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend_messenger/news/fireman-called-to-van-fire-14107
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/police-are-investigating-a-van-fire-in-downs-road-gravesend
http://kentlocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/13/police-are-investigating-a-van-fire-in-downs-road-gravesend/
Quote: "Police are investigating after a van mysteriously caught alight in Gravesend this morning. The fire took place at about 1.30am in Downs Road, Istead Rise. Firemen from Thames-side station attended the incident involving the parked vehicle, but were unsure with how the blaze started."
2014-03-13 - Van bursts into flame on street in Lake Oswego (Oregon):
http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/213898-72630-van-catches-on-fire
http://www.pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/213898-72630-van-catches-on-fire
2014-03-13 - Van bursts into flame in Two Rivers carpark in Staines-upon-Thames (Britain), near the River Thames:
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/van-accidentally-caught-fire-staines-6810677
http://www.haslemereuk.com/van-accidentally-caught-fire-in-staines-car-park/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/van-accidentally-caught-fire-in-staines-car-park
2014-03-13 - SUV bursts into flame on I-75 near Linwood (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/03/all_lanes_of_interstate_75_nea.html
http://photos.mlive.com/baycitytimes/2014/03/vehicle_fire_on_northbound_i-7_2.html
2014-03-13 - SUV bursts into flame while towing camper, on the M6 at junction 44 in Cumbria (Britain), near Carlisle:
http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2014-03-13/video-vehicle-fire-at-junction-44-on-the-m6/
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-motorway-car-blaze-near-carlisle-1.1122897
2014-03-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at property near Southampton (Virginia):
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Southampton-Village-Surrounding-Areas/54884/Car-Fire-Extinguished-On-County-Road-39
Quote: "No injuries were reported on Thursday afternoon when firefighters responded to a fully engulfed pick-up truck just off of County Road 39."
2014-03-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on US 20 near Ucon (Idaho):
http://m.localnews8.com/truck-on-fire-causes-traffic-problems-on-us-20/23970610
2014-03-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Central Coast Highway in coastal Wamberal (Australia):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/holden-ute-on-fire-during-peak-hour-on-central-coast-highway-at-wamberal/story-e6frg6n6-1226853700564
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame on the North Channel Bridge near coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/03/13/vehicle-fire-temporarily-closes-cbbt/
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/13/cbbt-shuts-down-for-hour-after-vehicle-fire/
http://norfolk.gotnewswire.com/news/vehicle-fire-temporarily-closes-cbbt
Quote: "The northbound lanes were closed for an hour on Thursday evening after a vehicle fire on North Channel Bridge. This is the section between the northern most island and the High Rise section of the bridge."
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame on Red Rover Road in coastal Callemondah (Australia):
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/car-catches-fire-while-being-driven-red-rover-rd/2198736/
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame on Carlton Gate Drive in Kiveton Park, Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/aston-firefighters-called-to-car-fire-1-6495181
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/aston-firefighters-called-to-car-fire
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/engine-fault-causes-car-fire-in-rotherham
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/engine-fault-causes-car-fire-in-rotherham-1-6497625
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame at 3:50 AM while parked at home in Odsal (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/11073598.House_smoke_alarm_alerts_family_to_car_fire/
2014-03-13 - Car bursts into flame in carport at the Nuffield Industrial Estate, Nuffield, in Poole (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/car-fire-inc-015543/
2014-03-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on North Henrietta Avenue, in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/03/14/vehicle-fire-near-henrietta-ave/
2014-03-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://ckom.com/story/vehicle-file-saskatoon-hospital/281521
2014-03-13 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A24 in West Sussex (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11077124.Vehicle_fire_closes_lane_on_the_A24/
2014-03-13 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire in Oak Harbor (Ohio), near Lake Erie:
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/fire-and-ems/5428496
2014-03-13 - Tire shop erupts in flame in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Bomb-and-arson-called-to-south-St-Louis-tire-shop-following-blaze--250043261.html
2014-03-13 - Barn destroyed by fire at farm in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/03/barn-burns-virginia-beach-fire-no-injuries-reported
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-destroys-barn-on-horse-farm-in-Virginia-Beach--250272781.html
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/vabeach/Fire-destroys-barn-on-horse-farm-in-Virginia-Beach--250272781.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/13/crews-battle-flames-inside-pungo-barn/
2014-03-13 - Barn and shed destroyed by fire near Lake Michigan Drive in Allendale (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2014/03/13/crews-respond-to-ottawa-co-barn-fire/
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/crews-respond-to-allendale-barn-fire
2014-03-13 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 5 AM in Portland (Tennessee), some goats killed:
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24963126/barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-portland-goats-killed
http://www.wlox.com/story/24962951/animals-killed-in-portland-barn-fire
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54662948/
http://www.wistv.com/story/24962951/animals-killed-in-portland-barn-fire
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24962951/animals-killed-in-portland-barn-fire
2014-03-13 - Barn destroyed by fire near Statesville (North Carolina):
http://www.statesville.com/news/article_f9f80d02-aaf0-11e3-9977-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-13 - Barn damaged by fire near the Marietta River Trail, at the Washington County Fairgrounds (Ohio):
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/557807/Horse--barn-fire.html
2014-03-13 - Soldiers' tent catches fire at 4 AM at the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base (Alaska), 2 injured:
http://www.newsminer.com/news/military/two-soldiers-seriously-burned-in-tent-fire-during-arctic-training/article_df7f5974-ab01-11e3-9d61-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-13 - Deli goes up in flames at 3:50 AM in coastal Edmonds (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2014/03/13/2-alarm-fire-at-business-in-edmonds/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Edmonds-deli-catches-fire-250053491.html
2014-03-13 - Workshop erupts in flame on Leagrave Road in Luton (Britain):
http://www.heart.co.uk/dunstable/news/local/breaking-properties-evacuated-in-luton-fire/
2014-03-13 - Trailer bursts into flame, fire spreads to garage, in Billings (Montana), nobody there:
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-burns-trailer-garage-on-far-west-end/article_d617fed5-74d4-5a71-b688-fe6f955da03c.html
Quote: "As the trailer burned an unidentified source exploded, he said. 'It spread to the garage right after the explosion.'"
2014-03-13 - Vacant home burns at 2 AM in Provo (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/13/crews-investigate-provo-house-fire/
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/crews-put-out-fire-at-abandoned-home-provo-10099.shtml
http://saltlakecity.gotnewswire.com/news/crews-investigate-provo-house-fire
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/fire-at-vacant-house-in-provo-under-investigation/article_6b569eff-0163-5627-bfdf-7fc706752546.html
Note: A man burst into flame outside a 7-11 in Provo in early 2013, as mentioned in the 2013-02-11 update...
2014-03-13 - Vacant home heavily damaged by blaze just after midnight in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-damages-vacant-home-in-Norfolk-250020681.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/13/vacant-home-catches-fire-in-norfolk/
Note: Map in first link shows proximity to the ocean...
2014-03-13 - Vacant home burns in coastal Asbury Park (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/proart/20140312/njnews14/303120113/asbury-park-fire-damages-vacant-house-on-sewall-avenue
2014-03-13 - Vacant storefront ignites at strip mall in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2014/03/13/house-catches-fire-in-abq/
2014-03-13 - Vacant laundromat ignites, fire spreads to six more businesses, in coastal Yonkers (New York):
http://westchester.news12.com/news/fire-damages-several-yonkers-businesses-1.7378504
2014-03-13 - Two adjacent vacant buildings destroyed by fire in Palisade (Colorado):
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Palisade-Fire-Engulfs-Two-Buildings-250276491.html
2014-03-12 - Multi-story apartment building explodes, burns, collapses, in coastal Manhattan (New York), 8+ killed, 60+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140312-42996-USAhttp://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/13/rescuers-dig-through-rubble-in-east-harlem-as-investigation-begins/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/13/us/manhattan-building-explosion/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Park-Avenue-116th-Street-Fire-Collapse-Explosion-249730131.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/12/east-harlem-emergency/6320347/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/12/explosion-reported-at-harlem-building/
http://time.com/21360/building-collapse-east-harlem/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9463294
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Park-Avenue-116th-Street-Fire-Collapse-Explosion-249730131.html
Quote: "East Harlem residents reported hearing a large explosion in the six-story apartment building around 9:30 a.m. Fire was reported in the building, and the structural integrity appeared to be compromised. Witnesses reported seeing what appeared to be at least a partial roof collapse."
Quote: "An eighth body — that of a woman — was pulled from the blast site Thursday evening, authorities told 1010 WINS. That comes in addition to seven others confirmed dead, in the blast that also injured more than 60 others. An unspecified number of people were still missing."
Note: A couple of days prior, a huge explosion devastated a block of flats in Itzehoe (Germany), killing at least 4 people and injuring 15 more, as mentioned in the 2014-03-10 update. The same day, a housing estate exploded, injuring 13 people, in Turin (Italy). Homes and apartments have been exploding and burning at an escalating rate, and the casualty counts are growing...
2014-03-12 - Air ambulance plane bursts into flame and explodes at 6:35 AM before landing in Villavicencio (Colombia), 6+ killed:
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/03/12/6-die-in-air-ambulance-explosion-in-colombia/
Quote: "At least six people died Wednesday aboard an air ambulance that exploded for as yet undetermined reasons when it was about to land at the Villavicencio airport in the central Colombian province of Meta."
Note: That missing passenger plane, MH370, may have exploded similarly, or maybe everyone aboard that plane was knocked unconscious or dead by hydrogen sulfide and the plane then flew on without pilots until it crashed. And then there was that medical helicopter knocked out of the sky by a 'flash of light' in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), killing 2 people, as mentioned in the 2013-03-13 update. And there have been many 'mysterious explosions' rattling cities around the world, sometimes accompanied by a 'flash of light' in the sky. These are atmospheric explosions. Planes are flying through an atmosphere which is becoming increasingly flammable and explodey, so of course some of them are going to burn and/or explode, and that will happen more as time goes on. The escalation is already well under way...
2014-03-12 - Steel plant damaged by explosion in Burnham (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/steel_worker_seriosuly_injured.html
http://www.wtrf.com/story/24959453/1-hurt-in-explosion-at-central-pa-steel-plant
http://www.centredaily.com/2014/03/12/4081124/1-hurt-in-explosion-at-central.html
2014-03-12 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Hagerstown (Maryland), school evacuated:
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/crews-respond-to-fire-at-bisfa-in-hagerstown/13229/LZD96ieT506m8zeQV4fSiA
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/minor-fire-related-to-underground-transformer-creates-smoke-at-barbara/article_c0c773a6-aa32-11e3-831b-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-12 - Underground electrical fire hits Formby (Britain):
http://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/aspx/pages/Incidents/IncidentDetail.aspx?id=3300
http://qnews.co.uk/north-west/southport/smoking-manhole-cover-formby
http://www.southport.gb.com/southport/news_list/Smoking_Manhole_Cover_Formby-53037627.htm
2014-03-12 - Transformer explodes in Silver Spring (Maryland):
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Investigating-Transformer-Explosion-in-Silver-Spring-249981631.html
2014-03-12 - Dozens of vehicles go up in flames shortly before midnight at scrapyard in Smethwick (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2014/03/12/dozens-of-vehicles-on-fire-as-arson-attack-hits-scrap-yard/
http://www.thepeepingtom.net/dozens-of-vehicles-on-fire-as-arson-attack-hits-scrap-yard/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/dozens-of-vehicles-on-fire-as-arson-attack-hits-scrap-yard
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/scores-vehicles-gutted-suspected-west-6803774
Quote: "They broke through steel gates to the walled compound to find 47 cars, a van and a caravan well alight. No-one was at the scene."
Quote: "We believe the fire to be arson - it appears it was started in several places in yard."
Note: That's the only 'evidence' they have that this was arson - fire erupted in multiple places. Say, was there any rusty iron/steel in or near those places? I bet there was, this being an auto scrapyard and all. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel, no other ignition source necessary. Given the lack of witnesses, motive, surveillance footage or forensic evidence, I'm not gonna assume arson. I leave the jumping to conclusions and assumptions to the *cough cough* professionals. This looks just like all the OTHER auto scrapyard fires, albeit with a few more burning vehicles than average. This place is very near multiple tributaries of the Birmingham Canal...
2014-03-12 - Sailboat bursts into flame while docked at marina in coastal Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/24955373/cfd-responds-to-boat-fire-at-city-marina
http://www.live5news.com/story/24955668/emergency-crews-put-out-sailboat-fire-at
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140312/PC16/140319785/1006/fire-extinguished-on-sailboat-at-city-marina
http://www.topix.com/city/charleston-sc/2014/03/crews-put-out-boat-fire-in-charleston
http://charleston.gotnewswire.com/news/cfd-responds-to-boat-fire-at-city-marina
Quote: "According to our crew on the scene, damage was contained to the inside of the cabin cruiser, which belongs to a CFD firefighter."
2014-03-12 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked at Caley Marina in coastal Inverness (Scotland):
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Boat-on-fire-at-Caley-Marina-12032014.htm
http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Boat-on-fire-at-the-Caly-Marina-12032014.htm
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/268313-fire-breaks-out-in-cabin-of-boat-at-caley-marina-in-inverness/
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/boat-fire-at-caley-marina
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/boat-on-fire-at-caley-marina
http://www.ybw.com/news/sailing/536230/photos-82ft-yacht-catches-fire-in-caley-marina
2014-03-12 - Fire engine and fire station destroyed by fire in coastal Norfolk (Britain), nobody there:
http://shortlist.com/home/fire-station-without-smoke-alarm-burns-down
Quote: "A fire station in Norfolk burnt down in a fire: and it was later revealed that there was no fire alarm or sprinkler system on the site. The fire at Downham Market fire station started in the bay where its fire engine was housed..."
Note: People still park fire engines inside fire stations?! Er, waitaminute...
2014-03-12 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on Route 78 near Warren (New Jersey), big rig overturns too:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/03/tractor-trailer_burning_on_rou.html
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/truck-fire-on-route-78-west-delaying-commute-1
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/03/truck_fire_blocks_right_lane_o.html
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/express-times/index.ssf/2014/03/truck_fire_reported_nearby_ove.html
Note: One tractor trailer overturned AND this car-hauler burst into flame, same road, same general area, same general timeframe...
2014-03-12 - FedEx tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:07 AM on I-80 in Parleys Canyon (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57669742-78/fire-canyon-caught-eastbound.html.csp
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/semitruck-fire-causes-delays-i80-10086.shtml
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/12/fedex-truck-fire-closes-eastbound-i-80/
http://www.4utah.com/story/d/story/fedex-truck-catches-fire-on-i-80-causes-delays/39334/DztpgRpMYEanJif2H7DcCw
http://www.roonte.com/www/truck-fire-closes-down-eastbound-i80-in-parleys-canyon
http://saltlakecity.gotnewswire.com/news/semitruck-fire-causes-delays-on-i80
2014-03-12 - UPS tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2 AM at UPS facility in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), other fires mentioned:
http://www.news9.com/story/24952052/crews-battle-multiple-fires-across-okc-metro
Quote: "According to the fire department, crews responded to the UPS facility on Portland near Interstate 40 after a semi-truck caught fire at about 2 a.m. When they got here, they found it completely engulfed in flames."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame shortly after 1 AM while parked at gas station in Clear Lake (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/semi-on-fire-at-gas-station/
http://globegazette.com/news/local/semi-destroyed-in-clear-lake-fire/article_0abd1820-c557-5b7f-8309-710d4ecf543e.html
http://iowanews.net/?p=8340
Quote: "It started shortly after 1:00 am at the gas station located just off of Interstate-35 and Highway 122. When crews arrived, the truck was fully engulfed in flames. The Pilot Travel Center turned off its fuel lines when the truck started smoking to prevent a larger problem. The truck is destroyed."
Quote: "The driver had stopped at the Travel Plaza to take a shower, Meester said. When he came out, his truck was on fire and firefighters were on the scene. A cause for the blaze has not been determined."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 near Logandale (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/12/section-i-15-closed-after-big-rig-catches-fire/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/vehicle-fire-closes-northbound-i-15-near-logandale
http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Semi-truck-catches-fire-on-Interstate-15-near-Overton-249976671.html
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Semi-truck-fire-closes-I-15-NB-near-Logandale/4yVjrBhqSkmG4fnc-ywrkw.cspx
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140313/1674486/Semi-truck-fire-on-Interstate-15-closes-highway.htm
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10284110/
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 near Cambridge (Ohio):
http://www.yourradioplace.com/news/top-local-news/item/4256-truck-fire-fuels-ramp-closure.html
http://www.daily-jeff.com/local%20news/2014/03/12/truck-fire-this-morning-closes-highway
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Toll Route 66 in Hempfield Township (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/5755891-74/tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.roonte.com/www/no-injuries-reported-in-tractortrailer-fire
Quote: "No one was reported injured when a fire broke out in the truck tractor of a tractor-trailer on Toll Route 66 Wednesday evening..."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and explodes at 6 AM at the Redbridge Roundabout in Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11070583.display/
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11069703.display/
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/lorry-fire-closed-one-lane-of-m271-during-rush-hour
Quote: "'I'm very lucky to be alive.' Those were the words of a lorry driver who escaped his cab just seconds before it exploded. Andy Lovelock had only just set off on his journey when smoke started coming from the dashboard, then flames. He described how he was just feet away when there was an explosion followed by 15 ft high flames."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Hele Road in St Davids, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28325&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-called-lorry-outside-Exeter-College/story-20799081-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Tractor bursts into flame at property near Oswestry (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/03/12/shropshire-farmer-escapes-unhurt-as-fire-destroys-tractor/
2014-03-12 - Dump truck bursts into flame before 7 AM on State Route 192 near St. Cloud (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/truck-fire-closes-sr-192-st-cloud/nfBNy/
http://www.miaminewsday.com/news/48310-truck-fire-closes-eastbound-sr-192.html
2014-03-12 - Dump truck bursts into flame on street in Leavenworth (Kansas):
http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20140312/NEWS/140319690/-1/opinion
http://ksffa.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/dump-truck-destroyed-by-fire/
2014-03-12 - Truck bursts into flame on Singleton Drive in Grange Farm, Milton Keynes (Britain):
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Lorry-catches-fire-in-Grange-Farm-Milton-Keynes-20140312144110.htm
2014-03-12 - Van bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked on Woodfield Road in Broxtowe (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Van-Woodfield-Road/story-20798087-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cn6qeu/Van-fire-on-Woodfield-Road.htm
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-fire-on-woodfield-road-2304049.html
Quote: "A van, which was parked on Woodfield Road, in Broxtowe, has been severely damaged after it caught fire at around 3am on Wednesday, March 12."
2014-03-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Old Georgetown Road in Manning (South Carolina):
http://manninglive.com/2014/03/12/truck-fire-contained-old-georgetown-road/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Lorain (Ohio):
http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20140312/lorain-car-fire-damages-vehicle-home
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, in Sudbury (Canada):
http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2014/03/12-structure-fire-skyward.aspx
Quote: "When Greater Sudbury Fire Services arrived they found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames inside the detached garage. Both the car and garage were severely damaged in the blazed. Damage is estimated in the range of $100,000."
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at 5 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on Willow Close in Bircotes (Britain):
http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/Car-spread/story-20803138-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on I-29 near Wahpeton (Minnesota):
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/article_9c074e5a-aa01-11e3-83b1-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Courtenay Parkway on coastal Merritt Island (Florida):
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2014/03/video-fire-rescue-extinguishes-car-fire-on-merritt-island/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on street in Jamestown (North Dakota):
http://csinewsnow.com/?p=41004
http://www.jamestownsun.com/content/car-destroyed-fire-0
Quote: "A short time late the city fire department was called to a car fire at 1605 4th Avenue, Southwest. The fire was just a few feet from a structure."
Note: This car fire was about 1200 feet from the James River...
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Long Road in coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28333&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Outland Road in Peverell in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28332&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Fabian Way in Swansea (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/New-pictures-yesterday-s-dramatic-car-Fabian-Way/story-20798103-detail/story.html
Quote: "Last week a white Audi in Heol Gwyrosydd, Penlan, went up in flames."
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on the A50 Groby Road in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Car-causes-delays-Groby-Road-Leicester/story-20798228-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at Raynesway in Derbyshire (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Car-Raynesway/story-20798941-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked on Bamber Street in Millfield, Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/arsonists-set-fire-to-car-1-5932509
Note: Don't see any evidence of there being an arsonist. I guess they expect us to ASSUME there's an arsonist, just because THEY are. Well, naaaah, that'd be idiotic, what with all the other parked vehicles bursting into flame all over the planet...
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on the London Road near Preston Circus in Brighton (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11070847.Car_fire_at_Preston_Circus_delays_Brighton_traffic/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at 12:36 AM on Cedar Avenue in Runcorn (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-runcorn_12-03-2014_8-20-09
http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/11070114.Firefighters_tackle_early_morning_car_fire_in_Runcorn/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at roundabout in South Woodford (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11069870.Car_fire_causing_severe_delays/
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/traffic_clearing_after_car_fire_on_a406_between_redbridge_roundabout_and_south_woodford_1_3426941
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/north-circular-covered-in-smoke-after-car-fire-near-south-woodford-9186204.html
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/localheadlines/11069870.Car_fire_causing_severe_delays/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at industrial estate in Gamlingay (Britain):
http://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-in-gamlingay-1-5925593
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on road in Beijing (China):
http://www.trust.org/item/20140312180756-qk3fm/
http://gma.yahoo.com/photos/humpback-whales-at-the-uramba-bahia-malaga-natural-park-slideshow/firefighters-try-extinguish-fire-vehicle-burst-flames-along-photo-182958881.html
2014-03-12 - Vehicle bursts into flame at North Hayden Road and East Thomas Road in Scottsdale (Arizona):
http://www.scottsdalearizonanews.com/2014/03/vehicle-fire-hayden-rd-thomas-rd.html
2014-03-12 - Vehicles, used car dealership and maintenance garage destroyed by blaze before 7 AM in Lancaster (New Hampshire):
http://www.wcax.com/story/24958735/fire-destroys-nh-car-dealership-repair-shop
2014-03-12 - RV and garage damaged by fire in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Garage-used-to-store-ammunition-catches-fire-in-Portsmouth--249994181.html
Quote: "Crews managed to knock the flames down before the ammunition inside the building caught fire. No one was hurt during the ordeal, but a nearby RV was also affected."
2014-03-12 - Auto shop erupts in flame just before midnight on Towers Road in coastal Grays (Britain):
http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/11069912.Investigation_launched_following_car_workshop_fire/
2014-03-12 - Barn and attached hair salon destroyed by fire at 2:39 AM on South River Road in Walton (New York):
http://www.thedailystar.com/localnews/x1387859861/Walton-hair-salon-barn-destroyed-by-fire
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3 AM near Clear Lake (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/building-housing-pigs-catches-fire/
Note: So, a tractor trailer went up in flames a little after 1 AM in Clear Lake and then this pig barn went up in flames at about 3 AM near Clear Lake. Coincidence? I doubt that...
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire, fire spreads to grass, in Kilgore (Texas):
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/barn-destroyed-two-acres-burned-in-kilgore-fire
http://texas.icito.com/barn-destroyed-two-acres-burned-in-kilgore-fire/
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Brookfield (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/offbeat/2014/03/12/barn-fire-in-brookfield/
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Union Mills (Maryland):
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/barn-fire-in-progress-on-md/article_496dcc65-8d28-57fb-a565-63edf744068f.html
2014-03-12 - Barn damaged by fire in Victor (Idaho), in Teton Valley:
http://www.tetonvalleynews.net/barn-fire-at-w-s/image_aeb1ba5a-aa05-11e3-b242-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-12 - Barn damaged by fire at 5:18 AM in Berlin (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/x787212334/Berlin-firefighters-at-scene-of-barn-fire
2014-03-12 - Warehouse heavily damaged by fire in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/12/fire-causes-damage-to-portsmouth-heavy-timber-warehouse/
2014-03-12 - Plastic silo destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM at plastic plant in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/industrial-fire-chases-23-from-winnipeg-business-1.2569242?cmp=rss
http://www.news.nom.co/industrial-fire-chases-23-from-winnipeg-8328327-news/
2014-03-12 - Grain silo destroyed by fire at midnight in Lu Verne (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/fire-engulfs-area-grain-bin/
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/crews-fighting-grain-elevator-fire/
2014-03-12 - Chemical plant damaged by fire in Woodlawn (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/100000-in-fire-damage-at-woodlawn-plant/24942928
2014-03-12 - At least 17 shops destroyed by inferno at midnight at shopping center in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://www.naijalately.com/news/fire-guts-shopping-complex-in-lagos
http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/fire-guts-shopping-complex-in-lagos/
2014-03-12 - Tires and rubbish burst into flame in field near the M50 near Gorsley (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11070702.Tyres_catch_fire_in_field_near_Gorsley/
2014-03-12 - Shed destroyed by fire at home near Roanoke Rapids (North Carolina):
http://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/structure-fire-occurs-just-outside-roanoke-rapids/article_3136774a-a94d-11e3-902d-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-12 - Garage destroyed by fire at home on Leanna Central Valley Road in Rutherford County (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24951215/crews-battling-structure-fire-in-rutherford-co
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24951569/crews-fight-garage-fire-in-rutherford-county
2014-03-12 - House heavily damaged by fire just after 1 AM in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River, nobody home:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire--249701921.html
2014-03-12 - Home heavily damaged by blaze in Gum Springs (Arkansas):
http://www.siftingsherald.com/article/20140312/NEWS/140319815/10082/NEWS
2014-03-12 - Triplex destroyed by fire, roof collapses, in Burbank (California), near the Los Angeles River:
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140312/roof-collapses-in-burbank-fire
2014-03-12 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 1:30 AM in Mariners Harbor, New York City (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/fdny_investigating_possible_ar.html
2014-03-12 - Vacant house burns in Fort Loudon (Pennsylvania):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/police_fire/fort-loudon-house-fire-believed-to-have-started-in-electrical/article_2a338bd2-a983-11e3-a35f-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-12 - Vacant home heavily damaged by fire in Fulton Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/firefighters-missing-for-a-time-in-solanco-building-collapse/article_b665317c-aa01-11e3-b666-001a4bcf6878.html
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/03/12/6-die-in-air-ambulance-explosion-in-colombia/
Quote: "At least six people died Wednesday aboard an air ambulance that exploded for as yet undetermined reasons when it was about to land at the Villavicencio airport in the central Colombian province of Meta."
Note: That missing passenger plane, MH370, may have exploded similarly, or maybe everyone aboard that plane was knocked unconscious or dead by hydrogen sulfide and the plane then flew on without pilots until it crashed. And then there was that medical helicopter knocked out of the sky by a 'flash of light' in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), killing 2 people, as mentioned in the 2013-03-13 update. And there have been many 'mysterious explosions' rattling cities around the world, sometimes accompanied by a 'flash of light' in the sky. These are atmospheric explosions. Planes are flying through an atmosphere which is becoming increasingly flammable and explodey, so of course some of them are going to burn and/or explode, and that will happen more as time goes on. The escalation is already well under way...
2014-03-12 - Steel plant damaged by explosion in Burnham (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/steel_worker_seriosuly_injured.html
http://www.wtrf.com/story/24959453/1-hurt-in-explosion-at-central-pa-steel-plant
http://www.centredaily.com/2014/03/12/4081124/1-hurt-in-explosion-at-central.html
2014-03-12 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Hagerstown (Maryland), school evacuated:
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/crews-respond-to-fire-at-bisfa-in-hagerstown/13229/LZD96ieT506m8zeQV4fSiA
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/minor-fire-related-to-underground-transformer-creates-smoke-at-barbara/article_c0c773a6-aa32-11e3-831b-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-12 - Underground electrical fire hits Formby (Britain):
http://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/aspx/pages/Incidents/IncidentDetail.aspx?id=3300
http://qnews.co.uk/north-west/southport/smoking-manhole-cover-formby
http://www.southport.gb.com/southport/news_list/Smoking_Manhole_Cover_Formby-53037627.htm
2014-03-12 - Transformer explodes in Silver Spring (Maryland):
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Investigating-Transformer-Explosion-in-Silver-Spring-249981631.html
2014-03-12 - Dozens of vehicles go up in flames shortly before midnight at scrapyard in Smethwick (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2014/03/12/dozens-of-vehicles-on-fire-as-arson-attack-hits-scrap-yard/
http://www.thepeepingtom.net/dozens-of-vehicles-on-fire-as-arson-attack-hits-scrap-yard/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/dozens-of-vehicles-on-fire-as-arson-attack-hits-scrap-yard
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/scores-vehicles-gutted-suspected-west-6803774
Quote: "They broke through steel gates to the walled compound to find 47 cars, a van and a caravan well alight. No-one was at the scene."
Quote: "We believe the fire to be arson - it appears it was started in several places in yard."
Note: That's the only 'evidence' they have that this was arson - fire erupted in multiple places. Say, was there any rusty iron/steel in or near those places? I bet there was, this being an auto scrapyard and all. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel, no other ignition source necessary. Given the lack of witnesses, motive, surveillance footage or forensic evidence, I'm not gonna assume arson. I leave the jumping to conclusions and assumptions to the *cough cough* professionals. This looks just like all the OTHER auto scrapyard fires, albeit with a few more burning vehicles than average. This place is very near multiple tributaries of the Birmingham Canal...
2014-03-12 - Sailboat bursts into flame while docked at marina in coastal Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/24955373/cfd-responds-to-boat-fire-at-city-marina
http://www.live5news.com/story/24955668/emergency-crews-put-out-sailboat-fire-at
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140312/PC16/140319785/1006/fire-extinguished-on-sailboat-at-city-marina
http://www.topix.com/city/charleston-sc/2014/03/crews-put-out-boat-fire-in-charleston
http://charleston.gotnewswire.com/news/cfd-responds-to-boat-fire-at-city-marina
Quote: "According to our crew on the scene, damage was contained to the inside of the cabin cruiser, which belongs to a CFD firefighter."
2014-03-12 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked at Caley Marina in coastal Inverness (Scotland):
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Boat-on-fire-at-Caley-Marina-12032014.htm
http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Boat-on-fire-at-the-Caly-Marina-12032014.htm
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/268313-fire-breaks-out-in-cabin-of-boat-at-caley-marina-in-inverness/
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/boat-fire-at-caley-marina
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/boat-on-fire-at-caley-marina
http://www.ybw.com/news/sailing/536230/photos-82ft-yacht-catches-fire-in-caley-marina
2014-03-12 - Fire engine and fire station destroyed by fire in coastal Norfolk (Britain), nobody there:
http://shortlist.com/home/fire-station-without-smoke-alarm-burns-down
Quote: "A fire station in Norfolk burnt down in a fire: and it was later revealed that there was no fire alarm or sprinkler system on the site. The fire at Downham Market fire station started in the bay where its fire engine was housed..."
Note: People still park fire engines inside fire stations?! Er, waitaminute...
2014-03-12 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on Route 78 near Warren (New Jersey), big rig overturns too:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/03/tractor-trailer_burning_on_rou.html
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/truck-fire-on-route-78-west-delaying-commute-1
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/03/truck_fire_blocks_right_lane_o.html
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/express-times/index.ssf/2014/03/truck_fire_reported_nearby_ove.html
Note: One tractor trailer overturned AND this car-hauler burst into flame, same road, same general area, same general timeframe...
2014-03-12 - FedEx tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2:07 AM on I-80 in Parleys Canyon (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57669742-78/fire-canyon-caught-eastbound.html.csp
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/semitruck-fire-causes-delays-i80-10086.shtml
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/12/fedex-truck-fire-closes-eastbound-i-80/
http://www.4utah.com/story/d/story/fedex-truck-catches-fire-on-i-80-causes-delays/39334/DztpgRpMYEanJif2H7DcCw
http://www.roonte.com/www/truck-fire-closes-down-eastbound-i80-in-parleys-canyon
http://saltlakecity.gotnewswire.com/news/semitruck-fire-causes-delays-on-i80
2014-03-12 - UPS tractor trailer bursts into flame at 2 AM at UPS facility in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), other fires mentioned:
http://www.news9.com/story/24952052/crews-battle-multiple-fires-across-okc-metro
Quote: "According to the fire department, crews responded to the UPS facility on Portland near Interstate 40 after a semi-truck caught fire at about 2 a.m. When they got here, they found it completely engulfed in flames."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame shortly after 1 AM while parked at gas station in Clear Lake (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/semi-on-fire-at-gas-station/
http://globegazette.com/news/local/semi-destroyed-in-clear-lake-fire/article_0abd1820-c557-5b7f-8309-710d4ecf543e.html
http://iowanews.net/?p=8340
Quote: "It started shortly after 1:00 am at the gas station located just off of Interstate-35 and Highway 122. When crews arrived, the truck was fully engulfed in flames. The Pilot Travel Center turned off its fuel lines when the truck started smoking to prevent a larger problem. The truck is destroyed."
Quote: "The driver had stopped at the Travel Plaza to take a shower, Meester said. When he came out, his truck was on fire and firefighters were on the scene. A cause for the blaze has not been determined."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 near Logandale (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/12/section-i-15-closed-after-big-rig-catches-fire/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/vehicle-fire-closes-northbound-i-15-near-logandale
http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Semi-truck-catches-fire-on-Interstate-15-near-Overton-249976671.html
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Semi-truck-fire-closes-I-15-NB-near-Logandale/4yVjrBhqSkmG4fnc-ywrkw.cspx
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140313/1674486/Semi-truck-fire-on-Interstate-15-closes-highway.htm
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10284110/
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 near Cambridge (Ohio):
http://www.yourradioplace.com/news/top-local-news/item/4256-truck-fire-fuels-ramp-closure.html
http://www.daily-jeff.com/local%20news/2014/03/12/truck-fire-this-morning-closes-highway
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Toll Route 66 in Hempfield Township (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/5755891-74/tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.roonte.com/www/no-injuries-reported-in-tractortrailer-fire
Quote: "No one was reported injured when a fire broke out in the truck tractor of a tractor-trailer on Toll Route 66 Wednesday evening..."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and explodes at 6 AM at the Redbridge Roundabout in Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11070583.display/
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11069703.display/
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/lorry-fire-closed-one-lane-of-m271-during-rush-hour
Quote: "'I'm very lucky to be alive.' Those were the words of a lorry driver who escaped his cab just seconds before it exploded. Andy Lovelock had only just set off on his journey when smoke started coming from the dashboard, then flames. He described how he was just feet away when there was an explosion followed by 15 ft high flames."
2014-03-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Hele Road in St Davids, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28325&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-called-lorry-outside-Exeter-College/story-20799081-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Tractor bursts into flame at property near Oswestry (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/03/12/shropshire-farmer-escapes-unhurt-as-fire-destroys-tractor/
2014-03-12 - Dump truck bursts into flame before 7 AM on State Route 192 near St. Cloud (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/truck-fire-closes-sr-192-st-cloud/nfBNy/
http://www.miaminewsday.com/news/48310-truck-fire-closes-eastbound-sr-192.html
2014-03-12 - Dump truck bursts into flame on street in Leavenworth (Kansas):
http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20140312/NEWS/140319690/-1/opinion
http://ksffa.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/dump-truck-destroyed-by-fire/
2014-03-12 - Truck bursts into flame on Singleton Drive in Grange Farm, Milton Keynes (Britain):
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Lorry-catches-fire-in-Grange-Farm-Milton-Keynes-20140312144110.htm
2014-03-12 - Van bursts into flame at 3 AM while parked on Woodfield Road in Broxtowe (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Van-Woodfield-Road/story-20798087-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750cn6qeu/Van-fire-on-Woodfield-Road.htm
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/van-fire-on-woodfield-road-2304049.html
Quote: "A van, which was parked on Woodfield Road, in Broxtowe, has been severely damaged after it caught fire at around 3am on Wednesday, March 12."
2014-03-12 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Old Georgetown Road in Manning (South Carolina):
http://manninglive.com/2014/03/12/truck-fire-contained-old-georgetown-road/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Lorain (Ohio):
http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20140312/lorain-car-fire-damages-vehicle-home
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to garage, in Sudbury (Canada):
http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2014/03/12-structure-fire-skyward.aspx
Quote: "When Greater Sudbury Fire Services arrived they found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames inside the detached garage. Both the car and garage were severely damaged in the blazed. Damage is estimated in the range of $100,000."
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at 5 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on Willow Close in Bircotes (Britain):
http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/Car-spread/story-20803138-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on I-29 near Wahpeton (Minnesota):
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/article_9c074e5a-aa01-11e3-83b1-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Courtenay Parkway on coastal Merritt Island (Florida):
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2014/03/video-fire-rescue-extinguishes-car-fire-on-merritt-island/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on street in Jamestown (North Dakota):
http://csinewsnow.com/?p=41004
http://www.jamestownsun.com/content/car-destroyed-fire-0
Quote: "A short time late the city fire department was called to a car fire at 1605 4th Avenue, Southwest. The fire was just a few feet from a structure."
Note: This car fire was about 1200 feet from the James River...
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Long Road in coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28333&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Outland Road in Peverell in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28332&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on Fabian Way in Swansea (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/New-pictures-yesterday-s-dramatic-car-Fabian-Way/story-20798103-detail/story.html
Quote: "Last week a white Audi in Heol Gwyrosydd, Penlan, went up in flames."
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on the A50 Groby Road in Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Car-causes-delays-Groby-Road-Leicester/story-20798228-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at Raynesway in Derbyshire (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Car-Raynesway/story-20798941-detail/story.html
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked on Bamber Street in Millfield, Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/arsonists-set-fire-to-car-1-5932509
Note: Don't see any evidence of there being an arsonist. I guess they expect us to ASSUME there's an arsonist, just because THEY are. Well, naaaah, that'd be idiotic, what with all the other parked vehicles bursting into flame all over the planet...
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on the London Road near Preston Circus in Brighton (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11070847.Car_fire_at_Preston_Circus_delays_Brighton_traffic/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at 12:36 AM on Cedar Avenue in Runcorn (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-runcorn_12-03-2014_8-20-09
http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/11070114.Firefighters_tackle_early_morning_car_fire_in_Runcorn/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at roundabout in South Woodford (Britain):
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11069870.Car_fire_causing_severe_delays/
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/traffic_clearing_after_car_fire_on_a406_between_redbridge_roundabout_and_south_woodford_1_3426941
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/north-circular-covered-in-smoke-after-car-fire-near-south-woodford-9186204.html
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/localheadlines/11069870.Car_fire_causing_severe_delays/
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame at industrial estate in Gamlingay (Britain):
http://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-in-gamlingay-1-5925593
2014-03-12 - Car bursts into flame on road in Beijing (China):
http://www.trust.org/item/20140312180756-qk3fm/
http://gma.yahoo.com/photos/humpback-whales-at-the-uramba-bahia-malaga-natural-park-slideshow/firefighters-try-extinguish-fire-vehicle-burst-flames-along-photo-182958881.html
2014-03-12 - Vehicle bursts into flame at North Hayden Road and East Thomas Road in Scottsdale (Arizona):
http://www.scottsdalearizonanews.com/2014/03/vehicle-fire-hayden-rd-thomas-rd.html
2014-03-12 - Vehicles, used car dealership and maintenance garage destroyed by blaze before 7 AM in Lancaster (New Hampshire):
http://www.wcax.com/story/24958735/fire-destroys-nh-car-dealership-repair-shop
2014-03-12 - RV and garage damaged by fire in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Garage-used-to-store-ammunition-catches-fire-in-Portsmouth--249994181.html
Quote: "Crews managed to knock the flames down before the ammunition inside the building caught fire. No one was hurt during the ordeal, but a nearby RV was also affected."
2014-03-12 - Auto shop erupts in flame just before midnight on Towers Road in coastal Grays (Britain):
http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/11069912.Investigation_launched_following_car_workshop_fire/
2014-03-12 - Barn and attached hair salon destroyed by fire at 2:39 AM on South River Road in Walton (New York):
http://www.thedailystar.com/localnews/x1387859861/Walton-hair-salon-barn-destroyed-by-fire
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3 AM near Clear Lake (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/building-housing-pigs-catches-fire/
Note: So, a tractor trailer went up in flames a little after 1 AM in Clear Lake and then this pig barn went up in flames at about 3 AM near Clear Lake. Coincidence? I doubt that...
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire, fire spreads to grass, in Kilgore (Texas):
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/barn-destroyed-two-acres-burned-in-kilgore-fire
http://texas.icito.com/barn-destroyed-two-acres-burned-in-kilgore-fire/
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Brookfield (Connecticut):
http://blog.ctnews.com/offbeat/2014/03/12/barn-fire-in-brookfield/
2014-03-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Union Mills (Maryland):
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/barn-fire-in-progress-on-md/article_496dcc65-8d28-57fb-a565-63edf744068f.html
2014-03-12 - Barn damaged by fire in Victor (Idaho), in Teton Valley:
http://www.tetonvalleynews.net/barn-fire-at-w-s/image_aeb1ba5a-aa05-11e3-b242-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-12 - Barn damaged by fire at 5:18 AM in Berlin (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/x787212334/Berlin-firefighters-at-scene-of-barn-fire
2014-03-12 - Warehouse heavily damaged by fire in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/12/fire-causes-damage-to-portsmouth-heavy-timber-warehouse/
2014-03-12 - Plastic silo destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM at plastic plant in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/industrial-fire-chases-23-from-winnipeg-business-1.2569242?cmp=rss
http://www.news.nom.co/industrial-fire-chases-23-from-winnipeg-8328327-news/
2014-03-12 - Grain silo destroyed by fire at midnight in Lu Verne (Iowa):
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/fire-engulfs-area-grain-bin/
http://kimt.com/2014/03/12/crews-fighting-grain-elevator-fire/
2014-03-12 - Chemical plant damaged by fire in Woodlawn (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/100000-in-fire-damage-at-woodlawn-plant/24942928
2014-03-12 - At least 17 shops destroyed by inferno at midnight at shopping center in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://www.naijalately.com/news/fire-guts-shopping-complex-in-lagos
http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/fire-guts-shopping-complex-in-lagos/
2014-03-12 - Tires and rubbish burst into flame in field near the M50 near Gorsley (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11070702.Tyres_catch_fire_in_field_near_Gorsley/
2014-03-12 - Shed destroyed by fire at home near Roanoke Rapids (North Carolina):
http://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/structure-fire-occurs-just-outside-roanoke-rapids/article_3136774a-a94d-11e3-902d-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-12 - Garage destroyed by fire at home on Leanna Central Valley Road in Rutherford County (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24951215/crews-battling-structure-fire-in-rutherford-co
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24951569/crews-fight-garage-fire-in-rutherford-county
2014-03-12 - House heavily damaged by fire just after 1 AM in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River, nobody home:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire--249701921.html
2014-03-12 - Home heavily damaged by blaze in Gum Springs (Arkansas):
http://www.siftingsherald.com/article/20140312/NEWS/140319815/10082/NEWS
2014-03-12 - Triplex destroyed by fire, roof collapses, in Burbank (California), near the Los Angeles River:
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140312/roof-collapses-in-burbank-fire
2014-03-12 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 1:30 AM in Mariners Harbor, New York City (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/fdny_investigating_possible_ar.html
2014-03-12 - Vacant house burns in Fort Loudon (Pennsylvania):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/police_fire/fort-loudon-house-fire-believed-to-have-started-in-electrical/article_2a338bd2-a983-11e3-a35f-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-12 - Vacant home heavily damaged by fire in Fulton Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/firefighters-missing-for-a-time-in-solanco-building-collapse/article_b665317c-aa01-11e3-b666-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-11 - Massive inferno destroys large apartment building under construction in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.wlrh.org/NPR-News/video-san-franciscos-biggest-fire-yearshttp://www.wbtv.com/story/24948883/5-alarm-fire-burns-construction-site-near-att-park-in-san-francisco
http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_25322944/san-francisco-fire-burning-building-under-construction-near
http://fox40.com/2014/03/11/five-alarm-fire-breaks-out-at-construction-site-near-att-park/
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/blaze-strikes-bart-twp-business/article_8f24fb78-a985-11e3-bfe3-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-Firefighters-Battling-2-Alarm-Blaze-249651571.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/11/huge-fire-burn-san-francisco-building-under-construction-near-att-park/
http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/news/local/enormous-blaze-burns-san-franciscos-mission/gCJWW/#4738693
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/chopper2-early-footage-of-massive-high-rise-fire/vCS7DQ/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_25322945
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=9462799&vid=9462856
http://wunc.org/post/video-san-franciscos-biggest-fire-years
Quote: "Eyewitness Ethan Weiss wrote on Twitter it was 'absolutely out of control' and his eyes were burning because of the smoke. 'The whole building is going to be gone,' he said."
Quote: "The city's fire chief, Joanne Hayes-White, tells local news outlets that this was the city's biggest fire in at least several years."
Quote: "The fire torched what was due to become a 360-unit apartment complex."
Quote: "The building is close to AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team."
Note: That's right down by the bay. This building is - er, WAS - part of a $250 million construction project. These fires are getting expensive. The day prior, a BILLION DOLLAR FIRE ripped through a Samsung electronics plant in South Korea, as mentioned in the 2014-03-10 update...
2014-03-11 - Building under construction hit by underground fire near the Harbour Bridge in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://news.optuszoo.com.au/2014/03/12/toxic-fears-over-huge-sydney-fire/http://www.bizbilak.com/news/an-underground-fire-at-sydneys-barangaroo-site-has-forced-evacuations-road-the-australian
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/21939769/fire-at-barangaroo-construction-site-in-sydney-creating-large-volumes-of-smoke/
http://www.live-news.com.au/news/fire-breaks-out-at-barangaroo-development-site-1215417.html
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/barangaroo-blaze-brings-sydney-to-a-halt/story-e6frg6nf-1226852971496
http://australia.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-blow-for-barangaroo
http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/220408359/scat/ae0def0d9b645403
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/fears-crane-could-collapse-means-road-closures-to-remain-in-place-for-hours-as-fire-continues-to-burn-at-barangaroo-site/story-fni0cx12-1226852620070
Quote: "One of the largest construction projects in Sydney could be set back months after a massive underground fire caused chaos in the CBD."
Note: So there's two freakishly gigantic fires burning up large buildings under construction right on coasts on the same day. From the full hypothesis: "So far as homes are concerned, vacant homes, unoccupied homes and homes under construction will burn hardest and first but the number of occupied homes burning will also be increasing." I guess I should have used the word 'structures' instead of 'homes', but you get the idea. Buildings under construction are inherently more vulnerable to a flammable atmosphere problem than completed, occupied, well-insulated buildings, so it's basically a race now to get structures completed before they're obliterated by fires and/or explosions. Obviously both of these construction projects lost the race...
http://www.woc1420.com/articles/quad-cities-local-news-123059/questions-surround-large-boom-12143333
Quote: "A mystery surrounding a large boom continues to be a mystery. The boom was heard from Rock Island to Davenport in Mid January. The same sound was heard yesterday. Police and Fire, the airport, even the Rock Island Arsenal has been contacted, but no one knows what's causing the sound."
2014-03-11 - Vacant ice plant explodes and burns just before 4 AM in Marion (Virginia):
http://www.wjhl.com/story/24938700/arson-team-investigating-suspicious-circumstance-at-vacant-ice-plant-in-marion
http://www.wsls.com/story/24939016/explosion-and-fire-at-marion-ice-plant-under-investigation
2014-03-11 - Barn explodes and burns at 11 PM at property in Corbin (Kentucky), totally destroyed, fire rekindles:
http://www.thetimestribune.com/x1984785105/Fire-rekindles-after-Monday-explosion
Quote: "According to Findell, the explosion shook the ground and the barn went up in flames within 'a matter of seconds.' Findell and Fore both said there was nothing explosive in the barn, and the barn had not had electricity for approximately four years."
Note: Just another building mysteriously exploding and burning in the middle of the night, nothing weird about that...
2014-03-11 - Recycling plant heavily damaged by blaze at 1:15 AM in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24938680/cause-of-richmond-recycling-plant-fire-under-investigation
http://www.kptv.com/story/24938680/cause-of-richmond-recycling-plant-fire-under-investigation
http://www.nbc12.com/story/24938680/cause-of-richmond-recycling-plant-fire-under-investigation
http://wtvr.com/2014/03/11/richmond-recycling-fire/
http://www.wric.com/story/24938634/richmond-recycling-inc-warehouse-catches-fire
2014-03-11 - Natural gas plant hit by 'flash fire' in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas), 4 injured:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54649974/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/03/12/Four_Men_Injured_In_A_Flash_Fire/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_3f27e0af-b1f5-5187-bdcd-2e848d1ebdb7.html
2014-03-11 - More than 280 wildfires now burning across Sumatra (Indonesia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140311-42980-IDN
Quote: "The NOAA 18 satellite detected a total of 288 wildfires on forested land and plantation areas across Sumatra on Monday afternoon. Of the 288 wildfires, 210 were detected in northern Sumatra and 78 in southern Sumatra..."
2014-03-11 - Brush fire erupts, spreads to two homes and a boat, near Howe Springs (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24947078/brush-fire-spreads-to-2-buildings-boat-in-florence-co
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24947078/brush-fire-spreads-to-2-buildings-boat-in-florence-co
2014-03-11 - Brush fire breaks out, fire spreads to barn, near Elk River Road North in Clendenin (West Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.charlestondailymail.com/policebrfs/201403110087
http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201403110084
Quote: "Assistant State Fire Marshal Shawn Alderman said firefighters were notified just before they arrived on scene that one of the residents, Donald Shamblin, was in cardiac arrest at the burn site."
2014-03-11 - Brush fire breaks out in Little Indian Creek State Forest in Franklin County (Missouri):
http://www.emissourian.com/local_news/saint_clair/article_457e63ca-a943-11e3-a936-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-03-11 - Wildfire erupts in Palo Duro Canyon (Texas):
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=1017513
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_4eedca20-e8f3-5c73-bba3-2397fcc7ee02.html
2014-03-11 - Boat 'Rainbow Dancer' bursts into flame at the East Cowes Marina on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwradio.co.uk/articles/2014-03-11-fire-crews-called-to-east-cowes-marina
2014-03-11 - Charter bus bursts into flame on I-5 near Lynnwood (Washington), near the coast:
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/03/bus-fire-causing-heavy-traffic-on-northbound-i-5-near-lynnwood/
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Front+Page/750cn6k1u/Bus-fire-causing-heavy-traffic-on-northbound.htm
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Bus-catches-fire-on-I-5-near-Lynnwood-249677721.html
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/03/11/3524048/bus-catches-fire-on-i-5-north.html
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Bus-catches-fire-on-I-5-north-of-Seattle-5308994.php
2014-03-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in coastal Zurrieq on the island of Malta:
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-03-11/news/bus-catches-fire-in-zurrieq-4226121728/
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140312/local/Packed-bus-catches-fire.510280
Quote: "A series of fiery incidents last year had forced bendy buses off the road."
2014-03-11 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on the Indiana Toll Road near Elkhart (Indiana):
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/eastbound-lanes-of-toll-road-closed-near-elkhart-exit/24919516
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/2014/03/11/Tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-eastbound-lanes-at-MP-91-on-Indiana-Toll-Road-near-Elkhart-exit.html
2014-03-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 101 near coastal Port Angeles (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140311/NEWS/140319997/semi-truck-fire-prompts-closure-of-highway-101-at-barr-road
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140311/NEWS/140319997/updated-8212-semi-truck-fire-prompts-temporary-closure-of-highway
http://inagist.com/all/443444603656892416/
2014-03-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4:56 AM on I-10 in Coachella (California):
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20140311/NEWS0803/303110001/coachella-chp-calfire-semi
2014-03-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at around midnight on I-70 in Ohio County (West Virginia):
http://www.wtrf.com/story/24949973/tractor-trailer-on-fire-in-ohio-county
http://www.wtov9.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/tractor-trailer-fire-3445.shtml
2014-03-11 - Dump truck bursts into flame on I-64 in Lake St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/traffic/2014/03/11/lake-saint-louis-interstate-64-prospect-fire/6292011/
2014-03-11 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Manor Road in Upper Beeding (Britain):
http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-blaze-in-dustbin-lorry-1-5928636
2014-03-11 - Truck bursts into flame while parked at home on River Road, fire spreads to garage, in Janesville (Wisconsin):
http://www.gazettextra.com/article/20140311/ARTICLES/140319936
http://www.mystateline.com/fulltext-news/d/story/janesville-truck-garage-go-up-in-flames/45180/0EZsHYJgcEyIRWc-vJxTLws
http://www.wkow.com/story/24938443/2014/03/11/truck-fire-spreads-to-garage-in-janesville
http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/janesville-truck-fire-causes-in-damage-no-injuries/article_ac5f90d1-4e28-5494-86e2-d6f06cef35d4.html
2014-03-11 - Truck bursts into flame on the A140 in Dickleburgh (Britain):
http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/lorry-fire-on-a140-in-dickleburgh-1-5927850
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-on-a140-in-dickleburgh
2014-03-11 - RV bursts into flame at 5:38 AM on the Sprowl Creek Road overpass in Garberville (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/mar/11/breaking-news-motorhome-fire-closed-northbound-101/
2014-03-11 - SUV bursts into flame on road near Larkey Park in Walnut Creek (California):
http://claycord.com/2014/03/11/pics-vehicle-destroyed-by-fire-near-larkey-park-in-walnut-creek/
2014-03-11 - In separate incidents, parked car and vacant home burst into flame in East Liverpool (Ohio):
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/572584/Firefighters-battle-two-fires-in-one-day.html
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked in high-rise parking garage in Houston (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9461622
http://www.click2houston.com/news/car-catches-fire-in-highrise-parking-garage/-/1735978/24913748/-/igiyonz/-/index.html
http://www.khou.com/video/raw/Raw-Fire-reported-in-high-rise-building-near-Hermann-Park-249426601.html
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Car-fire-fills-Hermann-Park-high-rise-condos-with-smoke-249425971.html
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked at the zoo in coastal San Diego (California), 3 nearby cars damaged too:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Car-Fire-San-Diego-Zoo-Parking-Lot-249583731.html
http://www.10news.com/news/fire-damages-4-cars-in-san-diego-zoo-parking-lot
Quote: "A rental car parked in a lot at the San Diego Zoo suddenly caught fire Tuesday morning, erupting into flames amid other parked vehicles. The car fire sparked just after 10 a.m. When fire crews arrived, they discovered the vehicle – a black Nissan – fully involved in flames. Three other cars parked nearby sustained damage."
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame on I-75 in coastal Estero (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24946682/car-fire-jams-i-75-traffic
http://www.news-press.com/article/20140311/NEWS01/140311010/1002/RSS01
http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/article/20140311/NEWS01/140311010/Vehicle-fire-reported-75-northbound-Estero
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame on Indian Falls Road in Corfu (New York):
http://thebatavian.com/billie-owens/car-fire-indian-falls-road/41726
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh (New York):
http://ossining.dailyvoice.com/news/afternoon-accidents-delays-saw-mill-sprain-brook-parkways-i-684
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame at 2:27 AM at laundromat in Medford (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140311/NEWS07/403110341
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame on I-93 near coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2014/hot-car-expressway
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame on the Calder Freeway near Taradale (Australia), car fire starts brush fire:
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2140306/car-engulfed-in-flames-sparks-bushfire/
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in coastal Timaru (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/9819581/Car-goes-up-in-flames
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight on Landguard Road in coastal Felixstowe (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/felixstowe_late_night_car_fire_on_landguard_road_put_out_by_fire_crews_1_3422668?usurv=skip
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame on Doncaster Road in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750cn5rda/Crew-called-to-car-fire-on-Doncaster-Road.htm
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Crew-called-car-Doncaster-Road-Scunthorpe/story-20792204-detail/story.html
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame at industrial estate in Gamlingay (Britain):
http://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-in-gamlingay-1-5925593
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame at 5:06 AM while parked at Laurel Gardens in Greenham (Britain):
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/greenham-car-fire-suspected-arson-and-leads-to-gas-leak-discovery
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked at Oakford Villas in North Molton (Britain):
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/north_molton_car_fire_deliberate_1_3422784
2014-03-11 - Car bursts into flame at 3:49 AM while parked on Buttermere Avenue in Orford, Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-warrington_11-03-2014_9-18-20
http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/news/11067968.Police_investigate_Orford_car_blaze/
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/11067968.Police_investigate_Orford_car_blaze/
2014-03-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame near Laurel Creek in Bland County (West Virginia), firefighting foam kills fish:
http://www.wcyb.com/news/state-investigates-fish-kill-in-bland-county-creek/24933406
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x334196900/Hundreds-of-fish-found-dead-in-Bland-County-creek
2014-03-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A34 at Bullington Cross (Britain):
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/11068608.Vehicle_fire_causes_tailbacks_on_busy_road_near_Winchester/
2014-03-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Holes Bay Road in Poole (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11068885.Vehicle_fire_causes_delays_on_Holes_Bay_Road_in_Poole/
2014-03-11 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 6:35 AM while parked at home in West Valley City (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57665122-78/fire-homes-trailer-valley.html.csp
http://www.topix.com/city/west-valley-city-ut/2014/03/fire-burns-rv-in-west-valley-city-but-homes-vehicles-saved
2014-03-11 - Four vehicles and garage go up in flames at 4:26 AM in Redding (California):
http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/1937-dodge-among-four-vehicles-damaged-in-fire/-/14322302/24914932/-/wsqpvlz/-/index.html
Quote: "The fire was reported at 4:26 a.m. in the 1400 block of Calexico Drive in Redding, near Lake Boulevard and Oasis Road. A detached garage burned, damaging four vehicles including a 1937 Dodge, a Honda and a Geo Metro."
2014-03-11 - Classic car and garage destroyed by fire at home in South Bend (Indiana), 3 dogs killed:
http://www.abc57.com/home/top-stories/Garage-fire-kills-dogs-destroys---249430661.html
http://www.abc57.com/news/local/Garage-fire-kills-dogs-destroys---249430661.html
2014-03-11 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Maywood (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/03/fire-in-auto-body-shop-tow-business-on.html
2014-03-11 - Barn destroyed by fire near Pamelia Four Corners (New York):
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Barn-Destroyed-By-Fire--249519251.html
2014-03-11 - Barn destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Auburndale (Wisconsin), 20 cows killed:
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/article/20140311/MNH01/303110199
http://www.waow.com/story/24944340/2014/03/11/20-cattle-killed-in-rural-auburndale-fire
2014-03-11 - Barn damaged by fire near Boyceville (Wisconsin), 3 little pigs saved:
http://www.startribune.com/local/249423001.html
http://www.postcrescent.com/viewart/20140311/APC0101/303110180/Firefighters-save-three-little-pigs-barn-fire
2014-03-11 - Barn damaged by fire, hay destroyed, in coastal Tauranga (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11217891
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/66418-bethlehem-barn-fire.html
2014-03-11 - Furniture business heavily damaged by fire in Bart Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/blaze-strikes-bart-twp-business/article_8f24fb78-a985-11e3-bfe3-0017a43b2370.html
2014-03-11 - Furniture store damaged by fire in Wolf Point (Montana):
http://www.kfbb.com/story/24949932/fire-damages-furniture-store-in-wolf-point
2014-03-11 - Wood business destroyed by fire in Perryville (Missouri):
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2059614.html
Note: This business made oak barrel staves for wine and whiskey barrels...
2014-03-11 - Sawdust garage and dumpster erupt in flame at Loewen window business in Steinbach (Canada):
http://www.steinbachonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41568&Itemid=100413
2014-03-11 - Warehouse damaged by fire in coastal Pompano Beach (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.local10.com/news/body-discovered-after-fire-in-pompano-beach/24918128
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/03/12/3989543/1-man-dead-following-south-florida.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-pompano-warehouse-fatal-fire-20140311,0,5784447.story
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/03/11/deadly-warehouse-fire-in-pompano-beach/
2014-03-11 - Storage trailer destroyed by fire at business in Augusta (Georgia):
http://www.wjbf.com/story/24947342/breaking-on-6-firefighters-respond-to-fire-at-dart-plant-in-downtown-augusta
2014-03-11 - Garage and storage building for small engine equipment destroyed by fire near Mascoutah (Illinois):
http://www.bnd.com/2014/03/11/3103286/mascoutah-freeburg-firefighters.html
2014-03-11 - Sofa bursts into flame on porch, fire spreads to car and residential building, in Eugene (Oregon), 5 people homeless:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/03/bystanders_rescue_woman_in_eug.html
http://www.ktvz.com/news/woman-briefly-trapped-by-eugene-fire/-/413192/24928892/-/qjkkt0/-/index.html
2014-03-11 - House damaged by blaze just after 12:30 AM in South St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://fox2now.com/2014/03/11/family-escapes-fire-in-south-st-louis-home/
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-blaze-in-south-St-Louis-249409051.html
2014-03-11 - Home destroyed by fire near Pine River (Minnesota):
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-03-11/house-lost-fire-pine-river
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/293687/
2014-03-11 - Deadly fire burns condo at 4 AM in coastal West Haven (Connecticut), 3 killed:
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24938555/fire-breaks-out-at-home-in-west-haven
http://wtnh.com/2014/03/11/apartment-building-fire-west-haven/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/3-Killed-in-West-Haven-Condo-Fire-249413251.html
2014-03-11 - Deadly fire rips through apartment at 3 AM in Orlando (Florida), 3 killed:
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/3/11/resident_hurt_after_.html
2014-03-11 - Deadly fire burns high-rise apartment shortly before 4:30 AM in coastal Chelsea, New York City (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fatal-Fire-Chelsea-Manhattan-High-Rise-FDNY-249408521.html
2014-03-11 - Deadly fire destroys trailer home at 2:50 AM in coastal Panama City Beach (Florida), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11327646/panama-city-beach-fire-kills-one-leaves-two-hurt
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/panama-city-beach-fl/T0OQA26LPJVCO64Q2
2014-03-11 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home near Deloit (Iowa), 2 killed:
http://whotv.com/2014/03/11/dci-investigating-bodies-found-in-trailer-fire/
2014-03-11 - Deadly fire damages home in Minneapolis (Minnesota), 2 killed:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3358597.shtml
2014-03-11 - Vacant building burns in South Austin (Texas):
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/abandoned-stucture-fire-reported-in-south-austin/nfBFz/
2014-03-11 - Vacant apartment building burns on Harbor Drive in Oswego (Illinois):
http://oswego.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-in-vacant-oswego-apartment-building-under-investigation
2014-03-11 - Vacant house burns at midnight in Springfield (Vermont), 500 feet from the Black River:
http://www.wggb.com/2014/03/11/fire-at-vacant-springfield-home-deemed-suspicious/
2014-03-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Sturgis (Michigan):
http://www.sturgisjournal.com/article/20140310/NEWS/140319856
2014-03-11 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 4:10 AM in Milwaukie (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2014/03/fire_destroys_vacant_house_eas.html
2014-03-11 - Two adjacent vacant homes burn in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/03/fire_crews_battle_blaze_at_uno.html
2014-03-10 - Block of flats devastated by huge explosion in Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), 4 killed, 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140310-42968-DEU
http://www.thelocal.de/20140310/one-dead-in-hamburg-block-of-flats-explosion
http://www.3news.co.nz/Explosion-fells-apartment-in-Germany-one-killed/tabid/417/articleID/335393/Default.aspx
http://www.news.nom.co/four-dead-15-injured-in-home-explosion-8313259-news/
Quote: "The death toll following an explosion in an apartment block in northern Germany on Monday morning has risen to four. Fifteen other people were also injured."
Quote: "Fifteen neighbouring buildings were damaged by the blast."
2014-03-10 - Housing estate explodes in Strada della Verna in Turin (Italy), 13 injured:
http://www.demotix.com/news/4148556/italy-violent-explosion-housing-estate-injuries-13-people-turin
Quote: "Residents in a block of flats in Strada della Verna in Turin were awaken to the sound of a violent explosion early in the morning. Dozens of properties were affected and thirteen people were taken to hospital with mild injuries, including a baby."
2014-03-10 - Home explodes at midnight in coastal Accra (Ghana), mother and 3 children killed:
http://www.citifmonline.com/?p=5029
2014-03-10 - Propane tank bursts into flame just after midnight, explodes, at hospital construction site in Aurora (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/03/11/aurora-fire-explosion-va-hospital/6282571/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/propane-explosion-and-fire-burning-at-veterans-affairs-construction-site-in-aurora
http://kdvr.com/2014/03/11/propane-tank-explosion-at-va-hospital-construction-site-rocks-aurora-neighborhood/
http://www.9news.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/03/11/fire-and-explosion-at-aurora-construction-site/6291821/
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/gas-tank-explosion-night-aurora-va-hospital-site/
Quote: "It happened just after midnight. Aurora residents called the 9NEWS information center saying the blast woke them up. Many reported seeing a fireball from their homes. Aurora fire tweeted that a 1,000 pound propane tank exploded after catching fire. A second propane tank also caught fire."
Note: Construction site, so basically outside...
2014-03-10 - Propane tank explodes and burns on balcony at apartment in Grand Forks (North Dakota):
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/fire-crews-respond-balcony-fire-grand-forks-apartment
Quote: "Reports indicate a small propane tank on a balcony exploded and subsequently started a fire."
Note: These propane tanks were probably leaking some gas. In normal times, not a big deal; the gas would just blow away and the owner would just be annoyed at some point to find out he or she is out of propane. That's not necessarily the case anymore. Now any flammable vapors in the air are increasingly likely to be ignited by the Ghostly Match. This propane tank was outside too, fully exposed to the atmosphere...
2014-03-10 - Underground electrical explosions hit Kalihi Kai in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii), blackouts ensue:
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Power-line-explosion-creates-outage-in-Kalihi-Kai/24911932
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140310_Transformer_explodes_underground_at_Puuhale_and_Democrat_streets.html
2014-03-10 - Truck repair shop destroyed by explosion(s) and fire in Bennington (Nebraska), near Bennington Lake, nobody there:
http://www.kptm.com/story/24937752/fire-destroys-diesel-repair-shop-in-downtown-bennington
Quote: "Propane, tires and glass were exploding all around them. 'Scared to death, it was really weird, things were just blowing up and you'd feel parts and stuff kind of whiz by,' Brett Smith said."
2014-03-10 - Ethanol plant damaged by fire and explosion just outside Fergus Falls (Minnesota):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140311-42976-USA
http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/24936362/explosion-at-fergus-falls-ethanol-plant
http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/94539/
http://www.wqow.com/story/24937517/no-injuries-in-fire-at-fergus-falls-ethanol-plant
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25314389/explosion-reported-at-fergus-falls-ethanol-plant
Quote: "Fergus Falls Fire Chief Mark Hovland tells The Associated Press officials got a call about a fire at the Green Plains Renewable Energy Otter Tail ethanol plant at about 4:20 p.m. Monday. Hovland said there was an explosion after firefighters arrived. Nearby communities were called in for assistance."
2014-03-10 - Explosion hits factory on the island of Malta, 1 injured:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140310/local/worker-injured-in-marsa-factory-explosion.510094
http://www.independent.com.mt/mobile/2014-03-10/news/worker-injured-in-explosion-at-marsa-4210425856/
2014-03-10 - Pallet company erupts in flame near I-40 in Lebanon (Tennessee):
http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/article/lebanon/352276
Quote: "Wilson Emergency Management Agency firefighters battled a blaze at a Lebanon business Monday night. The fire broke out just after 10 p.m. at the Pallet Co. at 1818 Sparta Pike about one mile north of Interstate 40 in Lebanon."
2014-03-10 - Cemetery catches fire, headstones damaged, at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/national-cemetery-gravestones-charred-fire-9496.shtml
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24931504/500-headstones-damaged-in-chattanooga-cemetery-fire
Quote: "For the second time this year, a fire has damaged hundreds of headstones at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Fire dcepartment spokesperson bruce Garner told NewsChannel 9 that they were called to the latest grass fire Sunday morning. Windy conditions fueled the 1-acre blaze, which was quickly put out. Despite firefighters' efforts, about 500 headstones at the cemetery were charred. A 5-acre grass fire in January damaged about 1,800 headstones at the cemetery."
2014-03-10 - Seven homes damaged or destroyed by huge fire in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://nypost.com/2014/03/10/blaze-rips-through-bronx-neighborhood/
Quote: "The flames were immense … it literally looked like the sky was on fire..."
2014-03-10 - Peat fire rages in coastal Kuantan (Malaysia), major road may be closed:
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/peat-fire-may-cause-jalan-kuantan-pekan-to-closed-again-1.505962
Quote: "On Sunday, nine vehicles were involved in pile-up when a lorry laden with oil palm fruits crashed into several cars which were slowing down along the stretch. Suffian said about 20 hectares of forest were affected since the fire started in the area about 1pm on Sunday."
Quote: "We have to switch on the headlight as a precaution while driving through the thick smoke..."
2014-03-10 - Wildfire erupts near coastal White Beach on the island of Tasmania (Australia), evacuations ensue:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/21921611/fire-threatens-white-beach/
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/2142980/evacuations-as-fire-threatens-white-beach/
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/white-beach-homes-and-caravan-park-evacuated-as-fire-threatens/story-fnj4f7k1-1226851742543
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/white-beach-homes-and-caravan-park-evacuated-as-fire-threatened/story-fnjj6010-1226851742543
2014-03-10 - Boat yard heavily damaged by fire in coastal Hythe (Britain):
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/four_hour_drama_as_boat_yard_goes_up_in_smoke_1_3417530
Quote: "Fire crews spent four hours tackling a blaze at a boat yard. Around 15 firefighters tackled the blaze at the yard in Dymchurch Road in Hythe. Emergency crews were called at 9.15pm last night (Sunday) and only left the scene at 1.10am this morning. Fishermen accomodation, a shipping container and cut logs were damaged by the fire in a boat yard."
2014-03-10 - Barge bursts into flame in Jean Lafitte (Louisiana):
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/barge-in-flames-in-jean-lafitte-authorities-say/24908114
Quote: "Jefferson Parish authorities said a barge in Jean Lafitte caught on fire Monday afternoon."
2014-03-10 - Historic charter boat 'African Queen' bursts into flame in the Dart Estuary in coastal Dartmouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28298&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/PICTURES-Firefighters-spend-night-tackling-huge/story-20792062-detail/story.html
http://www.palm.fm/major-fire-on-boat-in-dartmouth/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-26524675
http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/536204/severe-charter-boat-blaze-on-the-river-dart
2014-03-10 - Multiple cars go up in flames at auto shop in coastal Joppa (Maryland), 1 injured:
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/one-victim-injured-joppa-auto-repair-shop-fire-26137.shtml
http://aberdeen.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/1-transported-for-burns-after-commercial-garage-fire-on-pulaski-highway-in-joppa-march-10-2014
2014-03-10 - Two buses burst into flame while parked at business in San Luis (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/san-luis-firefighters-put-out-bus-fires/article_a62a7abe-a8b8-11e3-88c0-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-10 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at airport in South Bend (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/No-injuries-after-bus-catches-fire-at-SBN-249316321.html
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/10/bus-from-indy-catches-fire-at-south-bend-airport/
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/crews-fight-passenger-bus-fire-at-south-bend-regional-airport/24900316
http://www.fox28.com/story/24933123/2014/03/10/passengers-evacuated-as-bus-catches-fire-at-south-bend-airport
http://indianapolis.gotnewswire.com/news/bus-from-indy-catches-fire-at-south-bend-airport
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/crime-fire-courts/2014/03/10/Bus-fire-sparked-at-South-Bend-Regional-Airport-Monday-morning.html
Note: South Bend is named for its location at the southernmost bend of the St. Joseph River...
2014-03-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6 AM on I-580 in Livermore (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/truck-fire-backs-pleasanton-morning-commute/nd9HJ/
http://us.localxxl.com/alameda-county-california/truck-fire-backs-up-pleasanton-morning-commute-1394478931-fts/
Quote: "A big rig that burst into flames on Highway 580 in Alameda County near the Livermore Valley triggered an extremely slow commute in southern Alameda County."
2014-03-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:41 AM on the A120 near Stansted Airport (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/essex_lorry_fire_closes_a120_near_stansted_airport_1_3414996
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Uttlesford/Lorry-fire-on-A120-near-Stansted-Airport-20140310075308.htm
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Saffron-Walden/Lorry-fire-on-A120-near-Stansted-Airport-20140310075308.htm
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/essex-lorry-fire-closes-a120
Quote: "The incident commander reported that a 40ft trailer containing food products was 'completely alight'."
2014-03-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 97 near Vernon (Canada):
http://infotel.ca/newsitem/Semi-trailer-bursts-into-flames-on-Highway-97/IT8103
2014-03-10 - Two garbage trucks destroyed by fire while parked at Lakeside Recycling in Glasgow (Kentucky):
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/local/x1984783796/Firefighters-called-to-garbage-truck-fire
Quote: "One truck was a 2000 Peterbilt valued at $60,000; the other was a 2005 Mack and was valued at $120,000. Both were listed as total losses. The cause was not determined."
2014-03-10 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on High Bridge Road in Norman Township (Michigan), near Lake Michigan:
http://news.pioneergroup.com/manisteenews/2014/03/10/garbage-truck-fire-halts-traffic/
2014-03-10 - Tow truck bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Amherst (Ohio):
http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20140310/amherst-fire-department-responds-to-tow-truck-fire
Note: That's about 3 miles from Lake Erie...
2014-03-10 - Truck bursts into flame on I-405 near Kingsgate (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/truck-fire-backs-traffic-i-405/nd9HY/
http://www.kirotv.com/gallery/news/photos-stubborn-truck-fire-makes-spectacle-freeway/gCJSr/
http://twitter.com/wspd2pio/status/443094926352334848/photo/1
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2473843/Vehicle-fire-creates-major-back-ups-on-I405-during-morning-commute
2014-03-10 - Truck bursts into flame at 3:27 AM at Sandbach Services on the M6 in Sandbach (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-fire-in-sandbach
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/lorry-fire-in-sandbach
2014-03-10 - Truck blows tire and bursts into flame on the A90 near Forfar (Scotland):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/lorry-fire-delays-traffic-on-a90-near-forfar-1.261406
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/lorry-fire-delays-traffic-on-a90-near-forfar
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-delays-traffic-on-a90-near-forfar
Note: It was probably already on fire and the fire is what made that tire explode...
2014-03-10 - RV bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Palm Bay (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/traffic/i95-south-shut-down-for-rv-fire/24903348
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20140310/NEWS01/140310017/2-people-dog-escape-fiery-RV-95
http://baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/3/10/i95_vehicle_fire.html
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/3/10/i95_vehicle_fire.html
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/rv-fire-shuts-down-southbound-i95-in-brevard-county/-/1637132/24902818/-/3g1lv5/-/index.html
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750cn5a9c/RV-fire-shuts-down-southbound-95-in.htm
2014-03-10 - Minivan and car destroyed by fire while parked at church in Skillman (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2014/03/two_vehicles_destroyed_by_fire_in_montgomery_church_parking_lot_police_say.html
Note: The car burst into flame then the fire spread to the minivan. A third vehicle got a little scorched too. That's why it's not a good idea to park your vehicle near anything you don't want to see burning, like other vehicles and buildings...
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home on South Mill Street in Festus (Missouri):
http://www.mymoinfo.com/MAR-10-2014-CAR-IN-GARAGE-CAUGHT-FIRE-IN-FESTUS/18553867
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame on Virginia Beach Boulevard in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/03/10/car-fire-reported-on-virginia-beach-blvd/
http://stateofdelmarva.com/story/2014-03-10/car_fire_reported_on_virginia_beach_blvd.html
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame on State Route 119 in Bell Township (Pennsylvania):
http://exploreclarion.com/2014/03/10/vehicle-catches-on-fire-on-route-119/
Quote: "Police say 22-year-old Dillon C. Lines, of DuBois, was traveling south on SR 119, and for an unknown reason, the engine compartment of his 2006 BMW caught on fire."
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame on Oil Well Road in coastal Golden Gate Estates (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-03-10/Vehicle-fire-causes-road-closure-on-Oil-Well-Rd
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame at Marine Park in coastal Paignton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28295&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame just after 5:30 AM on the M1, near Long Eaton (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/lane-closed-M1-car/story-20787835-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/one-lane-closed-on-m1-after-car-fire
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame at 2:20 AM on Station Road in Blockley (Britain):
http://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/11065315.Firefighters_tackle_Blockley_car_fire/
2014-03-10 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Ridgeway, Plympton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28296&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-10 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 3:19 AM while parked in Taneytown (Maryland):
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/incendiary-vehicle-fire-extinguished-early-monday/article_9fbbf66c-3ec4-5bda-86c7-c23add10e3da.html
2014-03-10 - Motorcycle bursts into flame on Ordnance Avenue in Oakwood, Birchwood (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/motorbike-fire-in-birchwood
2014-03-10 - Motorcycle bursts into flame at 12:44 AM on Miles Mitchell Avenue in Eggbuckland in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28292&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-10 - Small plane, car and barn destroyed by fire in Aloha (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/aloha/index.ssf/2014/03/firefighters_battle_blaze_in_a.html
http://oregon.icito.com/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-aloha-barn/
http://www.kuik.com/03/11/14/Fire-destroys-car-small-plane-kept-in-Al/landing.html?blockID=739979&feedID=13139
Quote: "A car and single engine plane were among the items torched when the barn they were stored inside caught on fire Monday, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue."
2014-03-10 - Car and home destroyed by fire near Littlerock (Washington), nobody home:
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_753bed24-a8d7-11e3-bef4-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "Firefighters responded just before 12:30 p.m. and found the home engulfed in flames, with fire burning a car next to the home as well."
2014-03-10 - Four cars, van and home destroyed by deadly fire at 4:50 AM in Kepong (Maysia), 2 killed:
http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/mother-and-four-year-old-daughter-perish-in-fire-31656
Note: Not far from the Kepong 7-Eleven. No joke, there is a 7-Eleven in Kepong!
2014-03-10 - Auto shop destroyed by fierce blaze at 3 AM in Irving Park area of Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/10/firefighters-battle-extra-alarm-blaze-at-auto-repair-shop/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-irving-park-fire-20140310,0,5556840.story
Quote: "Edwin Salazar, who lives across the alley from the business that caught fire, said the flames were 40 to 50 feet high. Jose Salazar said he could feel the heat even inside the Salazar family home. Their house was so close to the fire, the siding started to melt. They were among nearly 20 people evacuated from their homes because of the blaze."
Note: Living near an auto shop or parking lot or vehicle storage facility is probably not a good idea these days...
2014-03-10 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:54 AM in the Oswego County (New York), near Lake Ontario, several goats killed:
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/barn-destroyed-livestock-killed-in-new-haven-fire/19270/d0RO2pJB4Uq0wumoCVnDRA
http://watertown.twcnews.com/content/news/719902/ten-crews-battle-barn-fire-in-mexico/
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/animals_die_in_oswego_county_fire.html
2014-03-10 - Barn destroyed by fire in Saline (Michigan), 2 calves killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/two_calves_killed_in_barn_fire.html
http://thesalinepost.com/article/saline-township-barn-destroyed-fire
2014-03-10 - Barn destroyed by fire in Turner (Maine), 3 puppies killed:
http://www.examiner.com/article/puppies-die-maine-barn-fire
http://www.wmtw.com/news/puppies-perish-in-turner-barn-fire/24916092
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2014/03/10/dog-business-barn-burns-turner/1503090
2014-03-10 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 7 AM near Murfreesboro (Tennessee):
http://www.dnj.com/article/20140310/NEWS/303100028/Barn-collapses-during-fire-off-Manchester-Pike-near-Murfreesboro
2014-03-10 - Barn destroyed by fire in Scituate (Rhode Island), near Scituate Reservoir, some livestock killed:
http://wpri.com/2014/03/10/livestock-killed-in-scituate-barn-fire/
http://www.turnto10.com/story/24932037/fire-destroys-barn-in-scituate
http://www.wnct.com/story/24932037/fire-destroys-barn-in-scituate
2014-03-10 - Barn destroyed by fire at 1:51 AM on Gerbestone Lane in Blackmoor, West Buckland (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28293&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-10 - Paper and packaging business damaged by fire in the wee hours in Blue Ash (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-at-blue-ash-manufacturer-9212.shtml
2014-03-10 - Municipal building erupts in flame at 3:30 AM, police equipment destroyed, in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/03/10/fire-crews-commercial-fire/6249737/
2014-03-10 - Dumpster bursts into flame at auto parts store, fire spreads to field, in Columbia (Missouri):
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/dumpster-fire-quickly-spreads-through-nearby-field/article_17f2dd92-a898-11e3-8b81-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-03-10 - Porch bursts into flame at 1:36 AM at business in coastal Marblehead (Massachusetts):
http://marblehead.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/marblehead-police-log_53cf420f
http://marblehead.wickedlocal.com/article/20140310/NEWS/140319809
Quote: "At 1:36 a.m., police and fire units responded to a reported structure fire on an exterior porch at The Barnacle on Front Street that was 'small but spreading.'"
Quote: "Sahagian noted the fire broke out three hours after the bar closed up. 'Everybody was out of here at 10:30 p.m.,' Sahagian said. 'So, it took a while for it to ignite.'"
2014-03-10 - Electrical panel bursts into flame at duplex, fire spreads, duplex damaged, in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/southside/dp-norfolk-duplex-fire-0311,0,7428857.story
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Electrical-fire-damages-Norfolk-duplex-249271901.html
2014-03-10 - Electrical fire ignites in basement at home in coastal Bayview (New York):
http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2014/11/baysidefire_web_2014_03_10_q.html
Quote: "Jason Diamond, who lives with his son on the main floor of the house, said he was in the kitchen when he started hearing popping noises coming from under the stairs that lead to the basement, where the gas and power switches are located."
Note: There's those popping sounds again...
2014-03-10 - Porch bursts into flame shortly before 3 AM, fire spreads, home virtually destroyed, in Niagara Falls (Canada):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/southern-ontario/niagara-falls-ont-luxury-home-severely-damaged-by-fire-20140310
http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/2014/03/10/fire-started-in-the-porch-area
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2014/03/10/fire-started-in-the-porch-area
2014-03-10 - Porch bursts into flame just after 3 AM, fire spreads to vacant home, in Harrison Township (Ohio):
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_crews-save-vacant-house-fire-19049.shtml
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_19049.shtml
2014-03-10 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, mobile home destroyed, in Centerville (Iowa):
http://www.dailyiowegian.com/local/x1974696856/Fire-destroys-mobile-home
2014-03-10 - Townhouse damaged by fire at 2:45 AM in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/3-people-escape-fire-in-Virginia-Beach-townhouse--249250641.html
2014-03-10 - House for sale damaged by fire in Nashville (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.wkrn.com/story/24928411/home-for-sale-in-west-meade-catches-fire
2014-03-10 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Cocoa (Florida), 2 dogs killed:
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/brevard-county/five-people-homeless-after-fire-destroys-home-in-cocoa/24909686#mid=18564902
2014-03-10 - House destroyed by blaze just before 4 AM in the Battle Creek area in St. Paul (Minnesota), 4 injured:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/10/fire-destroys-house-in-st-paul-overnight/
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25310940/st-paul-home-destroyed-by-fire-4-injured
2014-03-10 - Deadly blaze damages home just before 1 AM in coastal Fairfield (Connecticut), mother and daughter killed:
http://wtnh.com/2014/03/10/one-dead-fairfield-fire/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Deadly-House-Fire-in-Fairfield-249239021.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24928353/police-2-killed-in-overnight-fire-in-fairfield
2014-03-10 - Unoccupied seasonal cottage and shed destroyed by fire in Harrigan Cove (Canada), nobody there:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1192305-fire-destroys-vacant-cottage
2014-03-10 - Vacant house burns at 5 AM in Silver Lake (Indiana):
http://www.staceypageonline.com/2014/03/09/morning-fire-in-vacant-silver-lake-home/
2014-03-10 - Vacant home damaged by basement fire in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-crews-called-to-vacant-house-at-44th-and-paseo/24896960
2014-03-10 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in Vista (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/vacant-house-in-vista-catches-fire-collapses-03092014
2014-03-10 - Two adjacent vacant homes destroyed by fire in Paterson (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Fire_guts_two_vacant_homes_in_Paterson.html
2014-03-09 - Recycling center hit by major fire in Worksop (Britain), fourth fire here in six months:
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Recycling-centre-closed-fourth-time-months/story-20787881-detail/story.htmlhttp://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/video-worksop-recycling-centre-on-fire-again-1-6487665
http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/Retford-crews-called-Worksop-recycling-centre/story-20787862-detail/story.html
Quote:
"A recycling centre in Worksop has been closed for the fourth time in
six months due to a fire. Crews were called to the scene on Shireoaks
Lane on Sunday evening at 10.15pm."
2014-03-09 - Recycling facility hit by major fire in Tipton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/09/fire-crews-tackling-tipton-recycling-plant-blaze/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tipton-fire-firefighters-battle-blaze-6790740
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-03-09/video-shows-smoke-from-tipton-recycling-plant-fire/
http://birminghamupdates.com/post/79069423317/firefighters-are-currently-tackling-a-fire-at-a
http://www.theyamyam.net/fire-crews-tackling-tipton-recycling-plant-blaze/
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/10/fire-crews-tackling-tipton-recycling-plant-blaze/bloom-fire-6-sl-09/
Quote:
"Six fire engines from Tipton and surrounding stations were called to
the recycling yard in Bloomfield Road at about 4pm on Sunday afternoon.
They found giant storage bays of recyclable material on fire. Watch
commander Neil Griffiths said: 'We found three bays alight, completely
engulfed in flames.'"
2014-03-09 - Recycling facility erupts in flame, 3 sheds destroyed, in Bendigo (Australia):
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2139595/fire-causes-extensive-damage-to-tip-sheds/
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Trash-related facilities such as recycling centers
and landfills will burn hard too, as hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into
flammable absorbent materials like wood, paper, cardboard, straw, hay,
dried brush, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool."
2014-03-09 - Home explodes in Sevlievo (Bulgaria), boy killed, girl injured:
http://www.novinite.com/articles/158773/11-Year-Old+Boy+Dies+in+House+Explosion+in+Bulgaria%27s+Sevlievo
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/03/09/329495/explosion-in-bulgarias-sevlievo-readers-photos.html
Note: A river runs right through the middle of this town. I'd tell you which river, but it's in another language and has weird characters in the name...
2014-03-09 - Hotel room explodes in Grand Junction (Colorado), 2 injured:
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Explosion-on-North-Avenue-249226301.html
http://www.kjct8.com/news/regional/Explosion-on-North-Avenue-249226301.html
Note: A home recently exploded in Grand Junction too, injuring one man, as mentioned in the 2014-02-24 update...
2014-03-09 - Marsh fire erupts near Bayou Villere in St. Bernard Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/03/small_fire_burns_near_bayou_vi.html
Note: Near the Gulf of Mexico and also near Lake Borgne and Lake Pontchartrain...
2014-03-09 - Massive fire devastates circuit board manufacturer in Anseong (South Korea), $1 billion in damages:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsungs-partner-factory-catches-fire-affect-galaxy-s5-production/
http://www.techshout.com/mobile-phones/2014/10/huge-factory-fire-korea-raises-fears-samsung-galaxy-s5-delay/
Quote: "According to Asia News Agency, the fire broke out at 7am local time on Sunday. It took 264 firefighters, 81 vehicles, and 8 hours to contain the fire. Reportedly, the fire caused over $1 billion in equipment and component damage."
Note: This might be the first BILLION DOLLAR FIRE that I've seen so far...
2014-03-09 - Wildfire erupts, grows to 1000 acres, near Branched Oak Lake (Nebraska), one home damaged:
http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/fire-reported-at-branched-oak-lake/article_d7a3401e-bea4-5077-8bc7-a96f1bf6e1ae.html
Quote: "A windswept wildfire scorched as much as 1,000 acres of land near Branched Oak Lake on Sunday, damaging one home but sparing another northeast of the lake."
Note: Northeast of the lake means downwind of the lake...
2014-03-09 - Transformer explodes on pole on street in Frenchville (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/reports-powerpole-explodes-primary-school-without-/2193409/
Quote: "A reader says they heard three explosions come from the power pole that has left 1800 Ergon Energy customers without power in Frenchville and Mt Archer. Nick Lotarski said there was one on fire in Schmidt [Street] two nights ago. Power line ended up falling off one of the houses."
Note: So in three days and just in this area a transformer has exploded and another burst into flame and fell on a house. Got any transformers near your house, like within falling-on-the-house distance?
2014-03-09 - Massive blaze destroys flea market near Dothan (Alabama):
http://www.dothanfirst.com/story/d/story/new-visions-flea-market-dothan-houston-county-fire/10044/PeQdCcN3G0aJOkW5CDUUBg
2014-03-09 - Three businesses damaged by fire in Avis (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/03/09/fire-damages-three-businesses-in-avis/
Quote: "According to Dean Edwards, owner of Pine Mountain Excavating, he was working in the building when he heard a pop and went outside to see one wall and the roof on fire."
Note: There's that 'popping sound' again, which is very likely a gas plume finding an ignition source and igniting...
2014-03-09 - Three boats damaged or destroyed by fire while moored at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/article_66f83d22-a886-11e3-9dc9-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "One boat sank and at least two others were damaged in a fire on Saturday evening."
2014-03-09 - Tanker truck explodes and burns while transferring fuel, gas station destroyed, in Abuja (Nigeria):
http://royaltimes.net/news/fire-guts-mrs-filing-station-in-abuja/
http://leadership.ng/news/353580/fire-guts-mrs-filing-station-abuja
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=55580
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/03/09/petrol-tanker-explodes-in-abuja/
http://www.elotitv.com/entry/fire-guts-mrs-filing-station-in-abuja
http://www.naijalately.com/news/fire-guts-mrs-filing-station-in-abuja
Quote: "The MRS filing station on Airport road, Abuja was on Sunday gutted by fire as a petrol tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) exploded while discharging the product. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who witnessed the incident reported that the tanker was discharging the product at about 6.41 p.m when it suddenly burst into flames."
Note: This is at least the second or third time this has happened in just the past month or two in this area. This is VERY likely the work of the Ghostly Match...
2014-03-09 - Tanker truck bursts into flame in Delta State (Nigeria), fire takes out electrical infrastructure:
http://www.news.nom.co/blackout-as-truck-fire-destoys-delta-8307599-news/
http://www.punchng.com/news/blackout-as-truck-fire-destoys-delta-power-lines/
http://inagist.com/all/443101752263340032/
Quote: "According to the company, the tanker caught fire between towers 88 and 89 at about 9.42am on Sunday, adding that it incurred loses to the tune of N1bn due to the occurrence. It said the fire caused the melting and snapping of all of the line conductors between the two towers and led to a loss of balance along the transmission line as well as swinging of towers which resulted in their eventual collapse."
Note: I wonder how many tanker trucks there are in Nigeria. Whatever that number was, it went down by at least 2 after this day, plus a gas station and some important electrical infrastructure was destroyed...
2014-03-09 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-20 in Madison Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.knoe.com/story/24925994/18-wheeler-on-fire-i-20-westbound-closed-near-waverly
2014-03-09 - In 'separate' incidents, tractor trailer and motorcycle burst into flame on the M6 in Lancashire (Britain):
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/double-fire-drama-on-m6-1-6486964
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/double-fire-drama-on-m6-2273932.html
Quote: "Lancashire Fire and Rescue service were called to two fires on the M6. Shortly before 2pm on Sunday, crews attended to reports of a motorbike on fire on the Northbound carriageway of the M6 just after Charnock Richard Services. The motorbike rider was taken to hospital for treatment to burns on his legs. Firefighters were also called out to an incident involving a HGV fire on the opposite carriageway at J27 Standish."
2014-03-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near Sherman (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/10/news/aroostook/mars-hill-truckers-rig-catches-fire-on-i-95-gets-ride-in-truck-that-crashes-10-miles-down-road/
Note: So the big rig caught fire. The driver caught a ride from another guy in a truck and 10 miles down the road that truck crashed into the median. Both trucks were destroyed...
2014-03-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/driver-okay-after-semi-catches-fire-i-75/nd8ph/
http://www.fox45now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wrgt_vid_19041.shtml
http://www.whio.com/photo/news/local/i-75-semi-fire-fb-promo/p8g9g/
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_19041.shtml
http://www.wopular.com/driver-okay-after-semi-catches-fire-i-75
2014-03-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-79 in Marion County (West Virginia):
http://www.wboy.com/story/24928175/i-79-reopens-after-tractor-trailer-fire-in-marion-county
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54631640/
http://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view§ion=News&item=Tractor-Trailer-Fire-Caused-Temporary-Shutdown-of-I-79-Southbound-Lanes-7307
2014-03-09 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked at farm in Williton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28288&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-09 - Van bursts into flame on Belden Road in Uhrichsville (Ohio):
http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140308/NEWS/140309287/10676/SPECIAL
2014-03-09 - Van bursts into flame on highway in the Kaimai Ranges (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/66290-van-fire-on-kaimais.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11217208
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/653839/Van-on-fire-in-Kaimai-Ranges.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Asia-Pacific/750cn4nfo/Van-on-fire-in-Kaimai-Ranges.htm
2014-03-09 - SUV bursts into flame on Boyd Road in Derry (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/electrical-issue-sparks-car-fire-officials-say/24897242
http://londonderry.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/derry-firefighters-extinguish-car-fire
2014-03-09 - Car explodes and burns while parked in garage at home near coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://www.wect.com/story/24928104/fire-started-by-car-explosion
http://www.foxwilmington.com/story/24928104/fire-started-by-car-explosion
http://www.wect.com/story/24928104/car-explosion-sparks-house-fire
Quote: "A fire started by a car explosion in a garage has now been brought under control."
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Stone Avenue in Hopatcong (New Jersey):
http://www.njherald.com/story/24927998/2014/03/09/car-fire-occurs-in-hopatcong
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame on street in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://thebravestonline.com/early-footage-at-lafd-car-fire/
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Meridian Place in Doonside area of coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.blacktownsun.com.au/story/2139361/car-fire/
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at supermarket in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/video-car-destroyed-by-fire-at-aberdeen-supermarket-1.261356
Quote: " There will be no investigation into the fire as investigators have already identified the cause of the incident. However they would not disclose the reason the blaze began."
Note: 'We're not investigating and we're not telling you what caused this fire either!'
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame on the M25 near Godstone (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/firefighters-tackle-m25-vehicle-blaze-6789649
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame on Poole Close in Hereford (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11064427.Car_fire_in_Hereford/
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/regional/herefordshire/11064427.Car_fire_in_Hereford/
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame on the A38B near Chudleigh (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28286&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked at home in Daubhill (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11063777.Probe_after_car_set_on_fire_in_Daubhill/
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame on Station Road in Pool (Britain), near Redruth:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/crew-called-car-blaze-Pool/story-20785580-detail/story.html
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/fire-crew-called-to-car-blaze-in-pool
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/cgsteve-published-fire-crew-called-to-car-blaze-in-pool
2014-03-09 - Car bursts into flame on Kingston Road in Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28289&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-09 - Trailer bursts into flame while being towed, on the A30 near Okehampton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28282&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-09 - Several vehicles and auto shop destroyed by fire in the Town of Mina (New York), near Findley Lake:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/chautauqua-county/fire-destroys-chautauqua-county-auto-shop-20140309
http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/d/story/chautauqua-county-repair-shop-fire/35608/hRWW66iXyE2Et6gojXIBmg
http://www.goerie.com/fire-at-repair-shop-in-mina-ny-ruled-accidental
2014-03-09 - Auto parts store erupts in flame in Pearland (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Pearland-auto-parts-store-catches-fire-249255161.html
http://www.click2houston.com/news/auto-part-store-catches-fire/-/1735978/24893384/-/f9chlm/-/index.html
http://houston.cityandpress.com/node/7525869
http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/Raw-Auto-parts-store-catches-fire-in-Pearland-249263601.html
2014-03-09 - Maintenance shop for blacktopping company destroyed by fire in Mankato (Minnesota):
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/breakingnews/x334194811/Fire-engulfs-WW-Blacktopping
http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20140310/NEWS/140319987/-1/news
http://www.wqow.com/story/24929945/blacktop-company-destroyed-by-fire
Quote: "We had probably eight or nine pieces of equipment in the shop for maintenance."
Note: I bet some or all of those pieces of equipment were vehicles...
2014-03-09 - Barn destroyed by fire in California Township (Michigan), 35 racehorses killed:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/Nearly-3-dozen-horses-killed-in-Michigan-barn-fire/24899180
http://www.freep.com/article/20140310/NEWS06/303100081/horses-killed-barn-fire-michigan
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/03/barn_fire_southeast_of_coldwat.html
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/viewart/20140310/NEWS01/303100018/Nearly-3-dozen-horses-killed-Michigan-barn-fire
2014-03-09 - Barn destroyed by fire, fire spreads to brush, in Hillsboro (Tennessee):
http://theticketradio.com/2014/03/fire-crews-busy-weekend/
2014-03-09 - Rash of fires hits Sutton (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11063714.Spate_of_fires_in_Sutton__started_deliberately_/
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/spate-of-fires-in-sutton-started-deliberately
Note: Assuming arson again. No evidence again, no witnesses, no surveillance footage, no motive, no nothin'. Somebody send these people to Investigator School. You don't start with assumptions unless you're incompetent. Maybe they ARE arson but it's idiotic to jump to that conclusion these days...
2014-03-09 - Seven-story warehouse erupts in flame in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-blaze-at-a-7-story-building-in-north-St-Louis-249251131.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/warehouse-fire-in-st-louis-guts-fifth-floor-of-seven/article_99292591-4919-58e7-9229-1ec4e995f0d1.html
2014-03-09 - Garage bursts into flame at home in West Carrollton (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/flames-reported-house-fire/nd8xf/
2014-03-09 - Garage bursts into flame at 5:52 AM at home in Bilborough (Britain), fire spreads to home:
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Garage-extinguished-Bilborough/story-20785477-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/garage-fire-extinguished-in-bilborough
2014-03-09 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to duplex, near North River Road in coastal Oceanside (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/08/fire-oceanside-duplex-holiday/
2014-03-09 - Deck bursts into flame at 5:10 AM, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Leesburg (Virginia):
http://www.leesburgtoday.com/news/early-morning-fire-destroys-leesburg-home/article_ac60cd16-a7c3-11e3-b0da-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-09 - Porch bursts into flame at 1:30 AM, fire spreads, home destroyed, on Valley Road in Walpole (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/family-loses-home-in-walpole-fire/24886602
2014-03-09 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Guttenberg (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/one-alarm_guttenberg_fire_displaces_two_families_officials_say.html
Note: Guttenberg is located on the banks of the Hudson River...
2014-03-09 - Porch bursts into flame at 5 AM, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Marton (New Zealand), dog wakes people up:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9809505/Tydus-sounds-the-fire-alarm
Note: Marton is about 5 miles east (downwind) of the ocean...
2014-03-09 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, vacant home destroyed, in Glen Lyn (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/house-fire-in-glen-lyn/24891942
Note: Glen Lyn is located at the confluence of the East River and the New River...
2014-03-09 - Home heavily damaged by fire just before 4 AM in Wyoming (Ohio), 2 injured:
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/2-hurt-during-3alarm-fire-wyoming-9184.shtml
2014-03-09 - House heavily damaged by basement fire at 1:20 AM in coastal Glen Burnie (Maryland), 4 injured:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/4-injured-in-glen-burnie-house-fire/24888614
2014-03-09 - Home destroyed by fire on Ranchview Bay NE in Medicine Hat (Canada):
http://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2014/03/10/home-gutted-by-fire/
2014-03-09 - Four-story home damaged by fire in Central Falls (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/24925929/fire-in-4-story-residence-in-central-falls
2014-03-09 - Four homes destroyed by fire, three more damaged, near the Throgs Neck Bridge in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/7-Homes-Destroyed-Fire-Bronx-Schuyler-Terrace-Throgs-Neck-Bridge-249213521.html
Note: This bridge carries Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets Long Island Sound...
2014-03-09 - High-rise erupts in flame in Jersey City (New Jersey), 2 injured:
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/2-alarm_fire_at_a_high_rise_injures_firefighter_and_resident_says_official.html
2014-03-09 - Vacant waterfront home destroyed by fire on Simons Pond Road in Colebrook (Connecticut):
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2014/03/09/news/local/789621.txt
2014-03-09 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2:47 AM in Bridgeton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2014/03/vacant_bridgeton_house_destroyed_by_early_morning_fire_police_say.html
2014-03-09 - Vacant duplex destroyed by fire in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Vacant-Rockford-Home-Goes-Up-in-Flames-249150211.html?ref=211
2014-03-09 - Vacant motel burns in Rutland (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/24931283/fire-breaks-out-at-abandoned-vt-motel
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/witnesses-fire-burning-at-vacant-motel/24890346
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/2014/03/10/fire-breaks-out-abandoned-motel/ADnYDNSmXynEfIKXaRErpO/story.html
2014-03-08 - Meiyu River ignites in coastal Wenzhou (China):
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/549834-polluted-river-catches-fire-in-china/
Note:
Blamed on some factory's discharge, but the factory says the chemical
wasn't flammable. This could be hydrogen sulfide and/or methane
dissolved into the water (they're both water-soluble gases), making the
WATER ITSELF flammable, like the various people who've demonstrated
having flammable tapwater around the United States in the last coupla
years. I mentioned a week or two back that the OCEANS may eventually
catch fire, at least here and there, like where those 2.5 gigatons of
methane clathrates are melting away off the US East Coast, or in the
area of those 'gas springs' that Israeli scientists detected off the
coast of Israel. Plenty of bogs and swamps and marshes and peat areas have burned, so burning waterways was the next logical step. Now the question is, which river/lake/pond will ignite next?
2014-03-08 - Explosion hits garden at home in coastal Dublin (Ireland), 2 injured:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0308/601011-explosion-dublin/
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/two-men-injured-after-explosion-in-back-garden-30075508.html
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/two-injured-in-dublin-explosion-624593.html
2014-03-08 - Garage explodes and burns, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Gardner (Massachusetts), near Parker Pond:
http://www.telegram.com/article/20140308/NEWS/303089789/1116
2014-03-08 - Metal business rocked by explosion in Towanda Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/explosion-hits-a-towanda-plant/36083/5jGICJuB0EWJFF5A7AoOXw
Note: This town is located on the banks of the Susquehanna River...
2014-03-08 - Underground electrical fire erupts on Strathmartine Road in coastal Dundee (Britain):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/smoke-pours-from-manhole-during-junction-box-fire-in-strathmartine-road-1.259161
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/smoke-pours-from-manhole-during-junction-box-fire-in-strathmartine-road
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/smoke-pours-from-manhole-during-junction-box-fire-in-strathmartine-road
2014-03-08 - Recycling center erupts in flame at Newtown Industrial Estate in Crosskeys (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11063438.Deliberately_set_fire_at_Crosskeys_recycling_site/
2014-03-08 - Passenger plane bursts into flame after landing in Kathmandu (Nepal), brake and/or tire fire:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140308-42951-NPL
http://news.msn.com/world/indian-plane-evacuated-after-rear-wheel-catches-fire-in-nepal
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/indian-plane-evacuated-after-wheel-catches-fire-nepal-n47801
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/world/asia/planes-landing-gear-catches-fire-after-a-landing-in-nepal.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/indian-jetliner-catches-fire-passengers-evacuate-landing-nepal-article-1.1715107
Quote: "The plane, an Airbus 320, had just landed after arriving from New Delhi and was taxiing along the tarmac when the right landing gear suddenly caught fire."
Note: Tires and brake pads are absorbing hydrogen sulfide. Then when brakes are applied, an unusual amount of heat is generated, since hydrogen sulfide burns very hot. Then bad things can happen: tires explode or ignite, brakes burn out or ignite, fluid lines rupture, the entire vehicle goes up in flames, or all of the above. This problem hits massive vehicles the worst - like fire trucks, buses, tanker trucks, etc - but no vehicle is immune...
2014-03-08 - In separate incidents, three boats and a camper-van burst into flame in the wee hours in coastal Picton (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/9807680/Four-fires-overnight
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9807814/Boats-campervan-hit-in-overnight-fires
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/21887499/boats-campervan-set-on-fire-in-picton/
Note: This area is about 1000 feet east (downwind) of the ocean. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the air above closer to the ground...
2014-03-08 - Six cars go up in flames while parked at mall in Deptford (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2014/03/six_cars_catch_fire_in_deptford_mall_parking_lot.html
Note: Fire started in one vehicle and spread to five more next to it. And that's one really good reason not to park your vehicle next to other vehicles, or next to your residence. All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can ignite at any time. This mall is near Runnemede Lake, Almonesson Lake, Big Timber Creek and also just a few miles east (downwind) of the Delaware River...
2014-03-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame and explodes while parked near City Hall in Monette (Arkanasas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/24925997/tractor-trailer-explodes-in-monette-no-one-hurt
http://www.ksla.com/story/24926417/tractor-trailer-explodes-in-monette-no-injuries
Quote: "Monette Police Officer Kevin Bond said after he got the call at 10:36 p.m., he heard one explosion on his way to the scene. When Monette Police and Fire Department crews arrived, a tractor-trailer was already engulfed in flames. As officers were working the scene, a second explosion happened on the tractor-trailer. Bond said the 18-wheeler belonged to Adams Trucking out of Piggott, which was parked in Monette for the night."
2014-03-08 - Tractor bursts into flame while parked inside barn on Greider Road in East Donegal Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/east-donegal-tractor-fire/article_1c3c6ad0-a604-11e3-a8cd-0017a43b2370.html
Quote: "According to county radio communications, a tractor was on fire in a barn that sits about 100 feet away from a house."
2014-03-08 - Hay truck bursts into flame on Highway 299 near Hatchet Summit (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2014/mar/07/hay-truck-ablaze-near-hatchet-summit/
2014-03-08 - Truck bursts into flame at bus park in Itahari (Nepal):
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=70726
2014-03-08 - RV bursts into flame on I-10 near Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://www.wafb.com/story/24923492/vehicle-fire-at-the-i-10-i-12-split
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24923492/vehicle-fire-at-the-i-10-i-12-split
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/baton-rouge-news/item/624651-all-lanes-open-after-vehicle-fire-delays-remain
http://theadvocate.com/home/8576745-125/baton-rouge-fire-and-police
2014-03-08 - Van bursts into flame at 1:35 AM while parked on street in Braunstone, Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/crew-tackles-blazing-van-Braunstone-Leicester/story-20783853-detail/story.html
http://www.newsuk24.com/news/fire-crew-tackles-blazing-van-in-braunstone-leicester
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/alanthompson-published-fire-crew-tackles-blazing-van-in-braunstone-leicester
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-crew-tackles-blazing-van-in-braunstone-leicester
2014-03-08 - SUV bursts into flame shortly before midnight on street in Mount Carmel (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/story/24921347/father-and-3-month-old-son-escape-burning-car-without-injuries
http://www.wnct.com/story/24921347/father-and-3-month-old-son-escape-burning-car-without-injuries
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame at bank in Powhatan (Virginia):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=333939b3-83c4-4bf3-a39f-2129ecd5be21
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame in the Town of Clyman (Wisconsin):
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/local/article_9efa9ada-a624-11e3-80b7-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame at 4:30 AM while parked at home in coastal Limassol on the island of Cyprus:
http://cyprus-mail.com/2014/03/08/car-fire/
http://www.news.nom.co/car-fire-8287639-news/
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame at the Greyhound Inn on Stone Road in Yarlet, Staffordshire (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/03/08/car-alight-outside-staffordshire-pub/
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame on Charlwood Road in Lowfield Heath (Britain):
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11061269.Car_fire_in_Lowfield_Heath/
http://www.redhillandreigatelife.co.uk/news/localnews/11061269.Car_fire_in_Lowfield_Heath/
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame near train station in Evesham (Britain):
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/11063391.Fire_crew_tackles_car_fire/
http://www.tewkesburyadmag.co.uk/news/evesham/11063391.Fire_crew_tackles_car_fire/
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame on the A30 between Monkton and Honiton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28276&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Car-A30/story-20784914-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Car-blocks-A30-East-Devon/story-20785551-detail/story.html
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/Car-caused-long-delays-A30/story-20786591-detail/story.html
2014-03-08 - Car bursts into flame at 2:32 AM while parked on Welshmill Road in Frome (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28270&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame in Walmart parking lot in Manning (South Carolina), near Gum Pond:
http://manninglive.com/2014/03/08/vehicle-fire-walmart-parking-lot/
2014-03-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on road in Seymour (Tennessee), 1 injured:
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Man-injured-in-Seymour-vehicle-fire-249128901.html
2014-03-08 - Skid steer loader bursts into flame, fire spreads to barn, barn destroyed, in Wayne Township (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/farmer-suffers-burns-in-barn-fire,19469650/
2014-03-08 - Boat, 3 boat engines and 2 wood businesses destroyed by fire on the island of Trinidad:
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,191638.html
2014-03-08 - Vehicles, recycling business repair shop and two adjacent garages destroyed by fire in Austin (Minnesota):
http://www.austindailyherald.com/2014/03/fire-totals-y-waste-repair-shop/
Quote: "Yerhart estimates he more than $200,000 in vehicles, rigging and tools among other things."
2014-03-08 - Motorcycle and garage damaged by fire at home in Murfreesboro (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/24921776/garage-fire-displaces-murfreesboro-family
2014-03-08 - Trucking business damaged by blaze in Pacific (Washington), near the coast:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/08/3086461/fire-investigators-search-for.html
2014-03-08 - Car wash destroyed by fire in Fishers (Indiana), 1 lightly injured:
http://wishtv.com/2014/03/08/flames-engulf-fishers-gas-station/
http://www.wthr.com/story/24922911/2014/03/08/fire-destroys-fishers-car-wash
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/03/08/1-injured-in-fire-at-fishers-car-wash/6205155/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/fire-breaks-out-at-fishers-gas-station
2014-03-08 - Barn and straw destroyed by fire at 12:15 AM on Dalham Road in Ousden (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ousden_fire_in_barn_full_of_straw_1_3405444
2014-03-08 - Barn damaged by fire in Cresson (Texas):
http://hcnews.com/pages/updates/wind-whips-barn-fire-in-cresson/
2014-03-08 - Barn damaged by fire near Milan (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/crews_battle_barn_fire_west_of.html
http://photos.mlive.com/ann-arbor_photos/2014/03/photo_gallery_firefighters_res_1.html
http://www.topix.com/city/ann-arbor-mi/2014/03/crews-battle-barn-fire-on-day-road-west-of-milan
http://heritage.com/articles/2014/03/09/milan_news_leader/news/doc531cb44cbe78b867766294.txt
2014-03-08 - Shopping center damaged by blaze in Westlake (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2014/03/08/crews-investigating-shopping-center-fire/
2014-03-08 - House damaged by fire at 4:30 AM in coastal New Bedford (Massachusetts), 3 injured:
http://www.turnto10.com/story/24922266/three-people-injured-in-early-morning-fire
2014-03-08 - Home erupts in flame at 4 AM, basement fire, in coastal Providence (Rhode Island), 12 people homeless:
http://www.turnto10.com/story/24922392/fire-leaves-12-people-displaced
2014-03-08 - House destroyed by huge blaze in Millville (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Clayton-Co-Home-Leaves-Woman-Homeless-249158241.html
Note: I highlight the word mill because mills are always located near bodies of flowing water, to provide free energy for millwork. This home was near the Little Turkey River (more of a stream) which flows toward the Mississippi River 1 mile away...
2014-03-08 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Long Beach (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140307/firefighters-put-out-apartment-fire-in-long-beach
2014-03-08 - Dorm building heavily damaged by 5-alarm blaze in the wee hours at St. Lawrence Seminary in Mount Calvary (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/24922957/2014/03/08/students-safe-after-fire-at-st-lawrence-seminary
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/249128151.html
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Students-Safe-After-Fire-at-St-Lawrence-Seminary-249140321.html
2014-03-08 - Deadly fire rips through home at 2:06 AM in coastal Oakland (California), 1 killed:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/one-person-dies-oakland-residential-fire/nd8LX/
2014-03-08 - Deadly fire damages home in the Burnside area of Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, 1 killed:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-hospitalized-after-burnside-fire-20140307,0,2133699.story
2014-03-08 - Vacant house burns in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2014/03/07/fire-at-vacant-virginia-beach-house-deemed-suspicious/
2014-03-08 - Vacant home burns at 4 AM in Hamilton (Ohio):
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/fire-causes-50000-in-damage-to-vacant-home-in-hami/nd8PC/
2014-03-08 - Vacant building destroyed by fire at 6 AM in Austin (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2014/03/08/fire-rips-through-acc-building/
http://www.kvue.com/news/Two-fires-break-out-across-Austin--249151901.html
2014-03-08 - Vacant mill burns on Ashton Road West in Failsworth, Oldham (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-firefighters-called-blaze-abandoned-6789411
http://www.news.nom.co/firefighters-called-to-blaze-at-8290131-news/
2014-03-08 - Vacant warehouse burns in Fresno (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/03/07/3809506/fire-at-vacant-fresno-warehouse.html
2014-03-08 - Vacant auto business destroyed by fire on Bridge Street in Nashua (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/nashua-firefighters-battle-blaze/24882592
http://nashua.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/photo-gallery-bridge-street-fire
http://nashua.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-breaks-out-in-vacant-auto-shop
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/1030919-469/two-alarm-fire-on-bridge-street-engulfs-abandoned.html
2014-03-07 - Tri-plex damaged by explosion and fire at 2 AM on North Creek Avenue in Drumright (Oklahoma), 2 injured:
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/explosion-victims-critically-injured-drumright/nd7ZR/
http://www.newson6.com/story/24916085/drumright-tri-plex-explodes-fire-hospitalizes-two-people-with-burns
http://www.ktul.com/story/24917476/two
2014-03-07 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Columbus (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/24917569/natural-gas-explosion-damages-south-linden-home
http://www.myfox28columbus.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wsyx_house-explosion-linden-caused-natural-gas-29714.shtml
2014-03-07 - Garage explodes and burns at home in Swanton (Vermont), 1 injured:
http://www.wcax.com/story/24916675/swanton-man-injured-in-garage-explosion-fire
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20140307/NEWS07/303070043/Explosion-damages-Swanton-garage
Note: Swanton is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Maquam Bay...
2014-03-07 - Mammoth inferno devastates at least one large apartment building in Odenton (Maryland), 2 miles from the coast:
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/03/massive-fire-rips-through-maryland-apartment-complex-100904.html
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Crews-Battle-Massive-Apartment-Fire-in-Odenton-Md--249004691.html
2014-03-07 - Power plant devastated by massive explosion in Novokuznetsk (Russia):
http://englishrussia.com/2014/03/07/an-explosion-at-novokuznetsk-power-plant/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=89f_1394272050
Note: Looks like that plant is down for the count...
2014-03-07 - Large transformer explodes and burns at 3 AM at major power center in Osogbo (Nigeria), blackouts/brownouts ensue:
http://www.punchng.com/news/fire-guts-osogbo-phcn-control-centre-total-backout-looms/
http://www.punchng.com/news/blackout-looms-as-fire-guts-national-control-centre/
http://www.modernghana.com/movie/27259/3/fire-outbreak-at-oshogbo-phcn-control-centr.html
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/03/07/fire-guts-power-transformer-leads-to-load-shedding/
http://www.naijadailies.com/News/Share?nid=355562
http://news.naij.com/61202.html
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-guts-osogbo-phcn-control-centre-8277752-news/
Quote: "Both the fire and explosion triggered power rationing in parts of the South West today. TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Seun Olagunju said in Abuja that the incident caused power rationing in parts of Akure, Ilesha, Ife, Ondo, Osogbo Complex, Ado-Ekiti and Iwo."
Quote: "The incident, which is expected to worsen the already epileptic power supply in the country, has already thrown many areas within the state into darkness."
2014-03-07 - Transformer explodes near Lake Brandt Road in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/03/07/caught-on-video-transformer-explodes-with-firefighters-nearby/
2014-03-07 - Transformer bursts into flame on street in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.breakingnews.scottsdalearizonanews.com/2014/03/transformer-fire-14600-n-44th-pl.html
2014-03-07 - Chemical plant rocked by explosion in Tangshan (China), 1 killed, 12 missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140307-42932-CHN
2014-03-07 - Landfill erupts in flame in the wee hours on the island of Eleuthera (Bahamas):
http://www.eleutheranews.com/permalink/3879.html
2014-03-07 - Huge blaze burns for fifth day at recycling center in Salford (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/salford-recycling-fire-firefighters-use-6785075
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fire-crews-triple-amount-water-6787843
Quote: "The flames have now been raging for five days at the firm on Duncan Street and crews have today changed their tactics. On Friday morning they increased the volume of water being shot into the fire from 2,000 litres per minute to around 6,000 litres."
2014-03-07 - Science experiment results in explosion in Borrego Springs (California), 3 injured:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Campfire-Explosion-Injures-3-in-Borrego-Springs-249042571.html
http://www.cbs8.com/story/24916646/3-hurt-in-explosion-in-borrego-springs
Quote: "Cal Fire Battalion Chief Nick Schuler said the injuries appeared to be caused by flammable fumes that wafted into the campfire ring. Schuler added that there was some propane or alcohol-based fuel nearby."
Note: How do they know some methane and/or hydrogen sulfide (probably methane in this case) didn't blow through there? They don't, and that may very well have been the flammable fumes that caused this explosion and fire...
2014-03-07 - Cellphone explodes at home in Butler Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/03/07/cell-phone-explosion/
2014-03-07 - Cargo ship hit by explosion and fire at port in coastal Bacolod (Philippine Islands), 6 injured:
http://www.ubalert.com/hSGb
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140307-42935-PHL
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/583191/6-hurt-by-explosion-and-fire-on-cargo-ship-in-bacolod
http://www.thedailyguardian.net/index.php/negros/39191-6-hurt-in-cargo-boat-fire
http://inagist.com/all/441878609297293314/
2014-03-07 - Cargo ship 'MV Tanakorn' bursts into flame off the coast near Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/dramatic-photos-of-phuket-boat-fire-45013.php
http://www.thephuketnews.com/cargo-boat-on-fire-off-phuket-video-45012.php
http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2014/Video-Report-Uninsured-Phuket-ship-sunk-by-fire-owners-estimate-5mn-in-losses-27793.html
Quote: "The boat was carrying cars and motorcycles from the pier on Koh Yao to Bang Rong Pier when it caught fire. Because of its wooden construction, the two-deck vessel was swiftly engulfed by flames."
2014-03-07 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on Highway 69 near Sudbury (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-daystarter-southbound-lanes-of-hwy-69-reopen-1.2562209
http://www.firehall.com/index.php?item=6855953
Quote: "Provincial police say Highway 69 south of Sudbury is back open to traffic in both directions. The southbound lanes were closed for several hours after a transport truck carrying a load of cars caught on fire. OPP say the driver was not injured."
2014-03-07 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on US 40 in Ellicott City (Maryland):
http://ellicottcity.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/propane-truck-fire-reported-on-route-40-at-plumtree-drive-in-ellicott-city
2014-03-07 - At least one tractor trailer bursts into flame just before midnight at truck stop in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.omaha.com/article/20140307/NEWS/140308991/1694
http://www.omaha.com/article/20140307/NEWS/140308991/1707
Quote: "Authorities said possibly two semitrailer trucks caught fire just before midnight Thursday at the Sapp Bros. truck stop near Interstate 80 and Nebraska Highway 50. Sarpy County 911 emergency dispatchers said at least one trailer and possibly another caught fire in the truck stop's lot about 11:59 p.m."
Note: This truck stop is about 1500 feet east (downwind) of Wehrspann Lake...
2014-03-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the I-20 near Barstow (Texas):
http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=55501
http://www.newswest9.com/story/24916716/fire-officials-extinguish-18-wheeler-fire-in-pecos-county
2014-03-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at trucking business in Melville, Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.melvilleadvance.com/asset-picture/mea_20140307_a28_01.pdf
Quote: "The truck was not plugged in, it was not running, and was left outside, leaving the only plausible cause of the fire as electrical, Mogenson said."
Note: PDF file, so I quoted the important part in case you're paranoid about PDF files. And 'electrical' is indeed the only plausible cause of this fire...if you're ignorant of the problem we face, which this guy obviously is.
2014-03-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business in Laredo (Texas):
http://www.kgns.tv/home/headlines/18-wheeler-catches-fire-in-Santa-Maria-area-249057901.html
2014-03-07 - Semi tractor bursts into flame while parked at auto shop in Cochrane (Canada):
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fire-tears-through-truck-in-cochrane-auto-shop-1.1718448
http://www.news.nom.co/fire-tears-through-truck-in-cochrane-8278435-news/
http://www.firehall.com/index.php?item=6855955
http://www.firefightingincanada.com/content/view/18199/213/
Quote: "A fire at an auto shop in Cochrane, Alta., Friday morning was confined to a semi-truck. Fire officials say the metal building suffered smoke damage but didn't catch fire."
2014-03-07 - Box truck bursts into flame while parked at warehouse in Doral (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.wsvn.com/story/24916045/truck-bursts-into-flames-at-warehouse
2014-03-07 - RV bursts into flame at 12:30 AM on College Close in Lincoln (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Caravan-catches-Lincoln/story-20777828-detail/story.html
http://lincolnshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/03/07/caravan-catches-fire-in-lincoln/
2014-03-07 - Security van bursts into flame on road in coastal Wicklow (Ireland):
http://www.thejournal.ie/g4s-van-fire-wicklow-1349211-Mar2014/
http://news.ie.msn.com/ireland/security-van-bursts-into-flames-in-wicklow
2014-03-07 - Van bursts into flame while parked along Highway 69 near Prescott Valley (Arizona), fire spreads to grass:
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=129269
http://pvtrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=60405
http://www.topix.com/news/wildfire/2014/03/cyfd-douses-burning-van-grass-fire-along-highway-69
Quote: "Central Yavapai Fire District crews put out a small wildfire along Highway 69 Thursday after fire ignited in the engine of a parked van and spread to the dry grass along the road."
2014-03-07 - Minivan bursts into flame at gas station in Englewood (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/03/07/car-catches-fire-at-the-pump/
2014-03-07 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on road near Amarillo (Texas):
http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2014-03-06/pickup-bursts-flames-fm-1061-sparks-small-grass-fire
2014-03-07 - In 'separate' incidents, two parked cars burst into flame within minutes and blocks in the wee hours in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140307/articles/140309698
Quote: "Central Fire officials said the coincidence of the timing and close locations were odd, but that at least one of the fires was determined to have been accidental, caused by electrical wiring."
Note: Oblivious fire officials. It's no coincidence. This is happening more and more often in more and more places. You'd think people for whom fires are their profession would be smarter and more aware of things but clearly they aren't. Derpity-derp...
2014-03-07 - Two cars burst into flame at 3 AM while parked in driveway at home in Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wsfc512.com/news/fullstory/newsid/204483
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame in parking garage at the Galleria in St. Louis (Missouri), near-ish to the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Car-engine-catches-fire-in-Galleria-mall-parking-garage-249089331.html
Note: Another fire close to me. If I felt like it, and wanted to risk being outdoors that long, I could walk there. An auto salvage yard just burned in St. Louis too, as mentioned in the 2014-03-05 update...
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame on I-85 in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://www.kplctv.com/story/24916839/car-fire-brings-i-85s-to-standstill-through-greenville
http://www.wbtv.com/story/24916839/car-fire-brings-i-85s-to-standstill-through-greenville
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/24916839/car-fire-brings-i-85s-to-standstill-through-greenville
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame on the Merritt Parkway near New Canaan (Connecticut):
http://stamford.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/car-fire-reported-southbound-merritt-new-canaan
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame at 4:15 AM while parked at home on Craven Road in Tatura (Australia):
http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/shepparton/suspect-tatura-fire-destroys-mercedes-1.68611
Note: Tatura is just northeast (downwind) of Waranga Basin...
2014-03-07 - Car explodes into flame at 1:20 AM in underground carpark at apartments in coastal Grays (Britain):
http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/11061031.UPDATE__Families_evacuated_after_arson_attack_in_Grays_car_park/
Note: Suspected arson, but as usual, no witnesses, no motive, no surveillance footage, no evidence of people being involved here. Looks just like all the other non-running vehicle fires.
Quote: "The attack is the fourth in six months in Little Thurrock. In October and December last year, car dealership Mini and Acy Exports, on the Globe Industrial Estate, in Towers Road, was targeted, destroying, 16 vehicles. The same dealership was attacked again in January, where a further six vehicles were damaged."
Note: Well, it's a little deceptive to use the word 'attack' when there's no evidence of people being involved in ANY of those vehicular fires. All I see is a bunch of vehicles going up in flames, cops not catching anybody (because there probably isn't anyone TO catch), and such events are obviously escalating, as expected. This place is located 1 mile northeast (downwind) of the River Thames...
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked in Broadfield (Britain), fire damaged nearby car too:
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Hybrid-petrol-gas-car-catches-threatens-explode/story-20772192-detail/story.html
http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/county-news/latest-news/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-in-broadfield-1-5917791
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on the A264 in Copthorne (Britain):
http://www.eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk/Car-blocked-A264-Copthorne/story-20777902-detail/story.html
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame at 6:12 AM near pub in Crawley Down (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-in-crawley-down-1-5921908
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 between junctions 22 and 23, near Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28269&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/M5-BLAZE-crews-called-car-aflame-busy-motorway/story-20783841-detail/story.html
http://thenews-uk.com/news/wgjtaylor-published-m5-blaze-fire-crews-called-after-car-aflame-on-busy-motorway
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame on road near Cleobury Mortimer (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/03/06/crews-called-to-car-blaze-on-shropshire-road/
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame at 2:32 AM while parked on Welshmill Road in Frome (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28270&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-03-07 - Car bursts into flame on Griffith Road in Lostock (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-northwich_07-03-2014_16-12-08
2014-03-07 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 6 near Charleston Township (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/03/wellsboro-dispatched-for-vehicle-fire.html
Note: This website is 99.5% advertising, but the 0.5% that is news is worth it...
2014-03-07 - Six cars and carport destroyed by fire in coastal Hayward (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/hayward-raw-video-of-hayward-carport-exploding-in/vCSnPH/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/hayward-family-escapes-fire-at-apartment/vCSqjK/
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_25295115/hayward-child-thrown-3-others-jump-from-second
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/07/hayward-fire-department-investigating-carport-fire-hours-after-child-escapes-nearby-apartment-blaze/
Quote: "Fire crews were calling the carport blaze suspicious, and investigators told reporters that it was being treated as a crime scene. 'Cars don't just self-ignite,' Batallion Chief Nathaniel Armstrong said at the scene."
Note: There were two fires in this area on this day, the six cars that went up in flames and an apartment building nearby too. Looks like this guy rode the short bus to school...
2014-03-07 - Auto shop damaged by explosion(s) and fire in Buffalo (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/east-side/2014/03/07/buffalo-explosion-service-station/6171461/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/east-side/fire-kills-owner-at-genesee-street-auto-repair-shop-20140307
http://news.wbfo.org/post/man-dies-auto-repair-shop-fire
http://wivb.com/2014/03/07/fire-sparks-at-repair-garage/
Quote: "We saw the fire and the explosion and we saw Steve laying in the middle of the street face down and he wasn’t moving."
Quote: "Several witnesses at the scene talked to the shaken employee, who told them he and Pawlowski were working on a fuel pump in the garage when the office phone rang. 'The employee ran inside the office to answer it,' said Coleman Jones, one of the many neighbors who gathered at the scene. 'Seconds later Steve screamed "fire" and the whole shop was engulfed in flames.'"
Note: Sounds like this could be the Ghostly Match again. You won't see it coming and short of isolating yourself from the atmosphere, there's nothing that can be done to prevent it. If you work at any job involving flammable vapors then you might wanna wear a fireproof uniform and helmet at all times, and even that won't help much with the inevitable explosions...
2014-03-07 - Barn bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, both destroyed, in East Madison (Maine), 7 animals killed:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Fire_destroys_East_Madison_home__barn_with_animals_.html
http://www.kjonline.com/news/Fire_destroys_East_Madison_farm__animals_.html
http://www.mainenewssimply.com/content/bangor-daily-news/fire-levels-house-barn-east-madison
2014-03-07 - Barn destroyed by fire near Beatrice (Nebraska), 2 horses killed:
http://www.omaha.com/article/20140308/NEWS/140308840/1707
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ef1f5eba97c0452093f743afcfed7e41/NE--Horses-Killed
http://www.kwbe.com/news/2014/03/07/kutt-local-news/horses-perish-in-barn-fire-southeast-of-beatrice/
2014-03-07 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Lake City (Michigan), in Missaukee County:
http://www.9and10news.com/story/24912267/multiple-crews-on-scene-of-barn-fire-in-missaukee-county
http://michigan.icito.com/multiple-crews-on-scene-of-barn-fire-in-missaukee-county/
http://www.cadillacnews.com/breaking_story/?story_id=1816845&year=2014&issue=20140308
2014-03-07 - Barn destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM near Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.v1047.com/fire-east-of-nashville-destroys-barn/
2014-03-07 - Barn destroyed by fire in Amherst (Ohio), 35 goats killed:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2014/03/07/goats-perish-barn-fire/
http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20140307/brownhelm-barn-fire-kills-several-farm-animals
http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/10218403/
Note: This place is about 1 mile east (downwind) of the Vermillion River...
2014-03-07 - Barn destroyed by fire on Fitzgerald Road in Morristown (Vermont), about 12 cows killed:
http://www.stowetoday.com/stowe_reporter/news/image_87d065ee-a546-11e3-a9fe-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-03-07 - Barn destroyed by fire at 4 AM near Fordland (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/21048998_24859100
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/fire-destroys-barn-near-fordland/21048998_24856806
http://www.kspr.com/news/local/fire-destroys-barn-near-fordland/21051620_24856806
2014-03-07 - Water department shop and offices destroyed by fire on the shore of Lake Worth in Lakeside (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/03/07/5631433/fire-destroys-lakeside-water-department.html
Quote: "Firefighters from Lakeside, Lake Worth, Saginaw, Eagle Mountain and River Oaks helped bring the fire under control, Mayor Pat Jacob said."
Note: Any department vehicles parked in that shop?
2014-03-07 - Metal-related business devastated by fire in Crosslake (Minnesota), $1.75 million in damages:
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/fire-causes-175-million-damage-northern-minnesota-manufacturing-plant
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-03-07/fire-rips-through-cross-tech-manufacturing
Note: This business makes rotary brush-cutters, likely steel, used to cut down brush and small-to-medium trees...
2014-03-07 - Metal-related business damaged by fire in Danville (Illinois):
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/building-evacuated-for-business-fire/19455/0AH7rA29dUihmWLLi7kw2Q
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-03-07/fire-hits-manufacturing-plant-danville.html
2014-03-07 - Steel plant hit by fire in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-fire-400-west-127th--248975661.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-steel-plant-oil-container-catches-fire-on-south-side-20140307,0,2116780.story
2014-03-07 - Huge inferno destroys major greenhouse in Dunnville (Canada), near Lake Erie, $10 million in damages:
http://www.delhinewsrecord.com/2014/03/06/massive-fire-destroys-dunnville-greenhouse
http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2014/03/06/massive-fire-destroys-dunnville-greenhouse
http://www.900chml.com/2014/03/06/12499/
2014-03-07 - Furniture business destroyed by fire in New Hope (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2014/03/new_hope_furniture_store_on_fi.html
2014-03-07 - Power equipment business hit by fire in Holyoke (Massachusetts), 1 injured:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/employee_injured_when_equipmen.html
Note: This business is one block from the Connecticut River and Holyoke Dam...
2014-03-07 - Feed and seed business destroyed by fire in Chesterfield (South Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/firefighters-continue-fight-fire-chesterfield-feed/nd7xH/
2014-03-07 - Coastal Monkey Mia resort ravaged by blaze, cabins, RV and trees burn:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/fire-causes-300000-damage-to-monkey-mia-dolphin-resort/story-fnii5thm-1226848925084
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/monkey-mia-resort-damaged-by-fire-20140308-34dtf.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-08/fire-causes-major-damage-to-monkey-mia-caravan-park/5308036
http://www.news.nom.co/monkey-mia-caravan-park-damaged-by-fire-8285862-news/
http://www.allnewsau.com/news/monkey-mia-resort-damaged-by-fire/related
Quote: "Five buildings — including eight individual staff quarters — were destroyed in the blaze. Mr Grenside said it was not known what caused the blaze, but he believes it started in a vacant staff donga."
Note: A vacant structure igniting right at the edge of the ocean?! No way!
2014-03-07 - Pizza company destroyed by huge blaze shortly before midnight, in Pittsfield (New Hampshire):
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/07/alarm-fire-pizza-crust-business/JwaZJjJx3YRSsW3z89FIrI/story.html
http://www.wmur.com/news/fire-burns-rustic-crust-in-pittsfield/24854490
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2014/03/07/new-hampshire-pizza-factory-destroyed-fire/hIsXDSh2xnSuDMYjxOVu7L/video.html
2014-03-07 - Dumpster/compactor bursts into flame at business in coastal Cape Coral (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24912728/firefighters-battle-stubborn-dumpster-fire-behind-cape-business
2014-03-07 - Hay bursts into flame at 12:42 AM at the Mobberley Road junction with Ashley Road in Ashley (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/hay-on-fire-in-ashley
Quote: "The incident occurred at the junction of Ashley Road, close to the humpback bridge."
2014-03-07 - Silo bursts into flame at lumber company in Marathon (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/24921181/2014/03/08/fire-crews-on-scene-at-marathon-business
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140307/WDH0101/303070411
2014-03-07 - Garment factory erupts in flame in Dhaka (Bangladesh), nobody there:
http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2387400-fire-breaks-out-at-bangladesh-garments-factory-casualties-unknown/
2014-03-07 - Garage erupts in flame at home in Billings (Montana):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-damages-garage-but-not-house/article_f7d47137-1704-52ef-9026-2ebf3f0754c9.html
2014-03-07 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Ringgold (Maryland):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/fire-severely-damages-house-in-ringgold/90812/4ZKa07peyECNfbsplB7VNg
2014-03-07 - Porch bursts into flame at midnight, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/family-escapes-as-fire-destroys-south-kc-home/24856632
Note: Also see the hotel fire and the vacant house fire in Kansas City (Kansas) on this same day, on the other side of the Kansas River...
2014-03-07 - Patio bursts into flame at 3:45 AM, fire spreads to home, in coastal San Jose (California), 2 injured:
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_25295006/man-woman-critically-burned-san-jose-house-fire
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/07/2-injured-in-san-jose-house-fire-crime-bars-may-have-hindered-escape/
2014-03-07 - In 'separate' incidents, two mobile homes burn in same mobile home park in coastal Palm Harbor (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-north-pinellas/palm-harbor/suspicious-fire-envelopes-two-palm-harbor-mobile-homes
Note: One was vacant, one was occupied...
2014-03-07 - Six homes gutted by blaze in Tambora, West Jakarta City, Jakarta (Indonesia), 1 mile from the coast:
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/03/08/057560416/Fire-Engulfs-6-Houses-in-Tambora
2014-03-07 - Hotel heavily damaged by fire in Kansas City (Kansas):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-crews-battle-kck-hotel-fire/24857978
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24914200/kck-firefighters-fight-two-alarm-blaze
Note: Kansas City is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...
2014-03-07 - Deadly fire rips through building before 3:37 AM in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut), 1 killed:
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Locked-behind-gate-homeless-man-burned-in-fire-5297650.php
http://www.wfsb.com/story/24912225/fire-reported-on-main-street-in-bridgeport
Note: It was a vacant building, but a man was staying there anyway. Fire cut off his normal exit route, and a locked gate prevented him from escaping a different way, so he screamed and burned to death by that gate...
2014-03-07 - Deadly fire damages home shortly before midnight in Houston (Texas), 1 killed:
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9459086
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_c5341dae-ae80-5177-887c-dc25051c1279.html
2014-03-07 - Deadly fire destroys home in Houston (Texas), 3 killed:
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Mans-body-found-search-continues-for-2-others-following-E-Houston-house-fire-248974991.html
Quote: "I don't -- that's what I can't wrap my head around -- is how three people who can walk couldn't get out in time..."
Note: Maybe they were unconscious, having seizures or 'medical events', or maybe they were already dead...
2014-03-07 - Deadly blaze destroys ranch home just after 5 AM in Placerville (California), 2 killed:
http://fox40.com/2014/03/07/placerville-ranch-fire-leaves-two-dead-home-in-ruins/
2014-03-07 - Deadly fire tears through apartment building just after 3:10 AM in Toronto (Canada), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dovercourt-road-fire-kills-2-leaves-2-in-critical-condition-1.2563474
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/07/one_dead_three_in_hospital_after_twoalarm_blaze_on_dovercourt_rd.html
Note: About 2 miles from Lake Ontario...
2014-03-07 - Yet another Heidelburg Project building goes up in flames in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.freep.com/article/20140307/NEWS01/303070031/Detroit-s-Heidelberg-Project-Doll-House-burns
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140307/METRO01/303070049/1361/rss
http://www.wthr.com/story/24912940/another-fire-burns-at-detroits-heidelberg-project
Quote: "The blaze at the 'Party Animal House' is the latest in a string of suspicious fires that are decimating the east-side art project, frustrating and puzzling visitors and residents who live nearby. No injuries were reported. Officials said they have no suspects."
Quote: "Tyree Guyton created the art project in 1986 as a response to urban decay. The interactive sculpture park mixes vacant houses and empty yards with artistic themes."
Note: Buildings here have been regularly going up in flames. If any are still standing then there will be more fires, until there's nothing left that can burn...
2014-03-07 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire at 7 AM in coastal Surf City (North Carolina):
http://www.jdnews.com/news/local/update-mobile-home-blaze-in-surf-city-renders-total-loss-1.287839
Note: Check this town out on a map. You don't get much more coastal than that...
2014-03-07 - Vacant home burns in Fayetteville (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_8d19ddf0-518b-596f-a404-8694d142d738.html
2014-03-07 - Vacant house burns in the wee hours in Kansas City (Kansas):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kck-firefighter-hurt-battling-vacant-house-fire/24856378?absolute=true#mid=18547240
Note: Also see the hotel that burned in Kansas City on this same day...
2014-03-07 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Severn (Maryland):
http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2014/03/07/fire-destroys-vacant-severn-home/
2014-03-07 - Large 5000-square-foot vacant home destroyed by fire in Belleview (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140307/ARTICLES/140309732/1001/NEWS01?Title=Vacant-home-burns-in-Belleview
2014-03-07 - Vacant 3-story building destroyed by huge blaze at 6:15 AM in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-blaze-at-3-story-St-Louis-home-248978881.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/vacant-rowhouse-destroyed-by-fire-in-college-hill-neighborhood/article_41680931-fba6-5d21-b879-5431f1d23f16.html
Note: Map in first link shows the proximity of this fire to the river. Also see the car that burst into flame at the Galleria shopping center in St. Louis on this day...
LINK TO MARCH FIRES/EXPLOSION PART 2
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