Event Update For 2014-04-18

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

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

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

Category: Fires And Explosions

2014-04-18 - Five oceanfront homes destroyed by raging 7-alarm blaze, others damaged, in coastal Sea Isle City (New Jersey):
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20140420_Probe_continues_into_fire_that_destroyed_5_Sea_Isle_City_condos.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/news/local/Sea-Isle-Fire-Damages-14-Homes,-Destroys-3/255886711
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/update-massive-fire-destroys-3-homes-sea-isle-city-new-jersey-7982.shtml
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9508317
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/04/18/fire-reported-in-sea-isle-city/
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20140418/fire-destroys-three-homes-in-sea-isle-city
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Jersey-Shore-Sea-Isle-City-Fire--255812071.html

Quote: "Cell phone video shows the flames burning out of control, quickly spreading from one Sea Isle beachfront home to the next."

Quote: "I started getting nervous even though we were 12 houses away. I was thinking there’s a good possibility we need to get out."

Quote: "The seven-alarm fire required aid from 14 towns. Neighbors say two of the homes are seasonal and the owners were out of town. One was newly built. 'The house right there is a brand new house they were still putting in furniture in July,' neighbor Roberta Uniglicht said."

Quote: "Authorities continued their investigation Saturday into a Friday-afternoon fire that destroyed five vacation houses along the 7800 block of Pleasure Avenue in this Shore resort."

Note: And here's yet another monstrous fire in a coastal community. This fire wasn't nearly as bad as the 2000+ homes that were just wiped out on the coast in Chile (2014-04-12 update), or the 2000+ homes that were destroyed by fire on the coast in Davao in the Philippine Islands (2014-04-05 update), but still...pretty friggin' bad! There are 5 trillion pounds of flammable methane clathrate deposits dissociating off the US East Coast, and that process has just begun, so the fires and explosions that have been ravaging the US East Coast are very highly likely to get way way worse from here on out...
 

2014-04-18 - Mount Palomar Winery heavily damaged by explosion in Temecula (California), $2 million in damage:
http://temecula.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/temecula-winerys-kitchen-tasting-room-destroyed-in-explosion
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/04/18/temecula-mount-palomar-winery-damaged-in-explosion/

2014-04-18 - Cellphone explodes, ignites woman, at gym in Hialeah (Florida):
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/florida-woman-catches-fire-cellphone-explodes-article-1.1760791

Note: Also see the man who burned to death in a wheelchair in Hialeah on this day, in the corpses section...

2014-04-18 - Explosion causes mine to flood in Qujing (China), 19 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140418-43419-CHN

2014-04-18 - Block of flats under construction destroyed by fire at 5:19 AM in Tooting area of coastal London (Britain):
http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/11148643.Fire_breaks_out_at_Tooting_construction_site/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11148643.Fire_breaks_out_at_Tooting_construction_site/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/fire-breaks-out-at-tooting-construction-site

Note: And another building under construction goes up in flames. Buildings under construction are simply more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane contamination problem than are completed and well-insulated buildings, so it's now a race to get stuff built before it's destroyed by fire and/or explosions. Increasingly we are losing that race...

2014-04-18 - Boat bursts into flame before 7 AM while parked inside building at business in Longwood (Florida):
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/4/18/boat_mysteriously_ca.html
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/boat-catches-fire-at-seminole-county-business/25547522
http://www.wesh.com/news/fire-rips-through-longwood-boat-store/25546794
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/25281462/seminole-co-boat-dealership-catches-fire

2014-04-18 - Boat bursts into flame on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://www.lakenews.com/News.asp?ID=ED33F2FC-885A-4E7B-A08D-2F8C7492B704&SiteID=
http://www.lakenewsonline.com/article/20140418/NEWS/140418436/12703/NEWS

2014-04-18 - Boat bursts into flame while being towed on trailer on road in coastal Portarlington (Australia):
http://krock.com.au/news/news/49735-good-friday-boat-trip-ends-in-flames

Quote: "The 4-metre vessel was on a trailer being pulled along Smythe Street at about 3pm when passing drivers noticed flames and smoke. The CFA says it took a number of calls, including at least one report of an explosion coming from the boat, which was well alight by the time fire crews arrived. CFA units from Portarlington, Drysdale and Ocean Grove took about 15 minutes to bring the flames under control."

2014-04-18 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Students-lose-property-in-school-bus-fire/InA1sLsLgUeA2bbTssbfZQ.cspx
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Tulsa-school-bus-catches-fire/nV40tysxSESaCT-phiOk9Q.cspx
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5056113?title=fire_news
http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20140420/1755117/Students-lose-property-in-school-bus-fire.htm

2014-04-18 - Private bus bursts into flame in Wayne (Ohio):
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/25287539/family-needs-help-after-bus-used-to-carry-7-kids-burns

2014-04-18 - Two tractor trailers destroyed by fire at 1:57 AM while parked at ice company in Indio (California):
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2014/04/18/calfire-indio-ice-company/7863587/
http://www.kesq.com/news/fire-threatens-indio-ice-making-company/25549992

Quote: "Two semi tractor trailers were reported to be on fire outside the Coachella Valley Ice Company on the 82700 block of Date Avenue at 1:57 a.m. The big rigs were both parked in a loading dock area, next to the 30,000 square foot commercial building."

2014-04-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the 60 Freeway near Reservoir Street in Pomona (California):
http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20140418/sig-alert-issued-on-60-freeway-in-pomona-due-to-burning-tractor-trailer

Quote: "The California Highway Patrol received a report of the fire at 12:34 p.m. on the eastbound 60, west of Reservoir Street, officers said. The fire was not a result of a crash and there were no reports of injuries. The semi blocked three lanes."

2014-04-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Marshland Road in Moorends (Britain), near Doncaster:
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/doncaster-road-closed-due-to-fire-1-6569141
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/doncaster-road-closed-due-to-fire
http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/doncaster-road-closed-due-to-fire-1-6569141
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/doncaster-road-closed-due-to-fire-1-6569141
http://www.epworthbells.co.uk/news/local/doncaster-road-closed-due-to-fire-1-6569141

Quote: "Thorne fire crews were called to Marshland Road, Moorends, when a tractor and trailer caught fire just after 3pm. Large numbers of people reported the fire because of the amount of flames. A cause has not been established."

2014-04-18 - Tractor bursts into flame inside barn in Hartford (Wisconsin), fire spreads to barn, barn destroyed:
http://www.wisn.com/news/fire-rips-through-washington-county-barn/25563470
http://fox6now.com/2014/04/18/several-departments-battle-barn-fire-in-hartford/
http://milwaukee.cityandpress.com/node/7689512
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/211831-several-departments-battle-barn-fire-in-hartford.html
http://metromilwaukee.org/2014/04/fire-rips-through-washington-county-barn/
http://www.wblxlocal.com/news/212063-fire-rips-through-washington-county-barn.html

Quote: "A property owner reported a tractor was on fire in the cow barn and there were cows inside. A second caller a few minutes later reported the barn was fully engulfed."

2014-04-18 - Tractor, dump truck and sugar house destroyed by fire in Swanton (Vermont):
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/dab4673985cc4f13a4d5f9b241e1a4b6/VT--Sugar-House-Fire

Note: Swanton is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Lake Champlain...

2014-04-18 - Tractor bursts into flame on Attala CR 2221 in Attala County (Mississippi), near Kosciusko:
http://www.breezynews.com/index.php#12388

Quote: "A tractor fire occurred at around 6:43p.m. yesterday on Attala CR 2221. Attala Fire & Rescue report no injuries, but did say the tractor was completely destroyed."

2014-04-18 - Two snow plow trucks destroyed by fire at 3 AM, 3 more damaged, at Highway Department garage in Wien (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/25281576/2014/04/18/highway-department-facility-fire
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/article/20140418/MNH01/304180175
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20140418/WDH01/304180172
http://www.wqow.com/story/25284915/fire-damages-marathon-county-vehicles
http://rock947.com/news/articles/2014/apr/18/fire-damages-marathon-county-highway-shop-trucks-equipment-early-friday/

Note: Another pile of municipal vehicles going up in flames...

2014-04-18 - Van bursts into flame at home on Newlands Avenue in Belmont (California):
http://inagist.com/all/457195339829620737/
http://twitter.com/belmontcapolice/status/457193575449501696/photo/1
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2014-04-19/vehicle-fire-leads-to-fuel-spill/1776425121794.html
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750ebmvuv/Belmont-Vehicle-Fire-Leads-to-Fuel-Spill.htm

2014-04-18 - Van bursts into flame on Chacewater Hill in Chacewater (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Van-Truro/story-20983485-detail/story.html
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/van-fire-in-truro

2014-04-18 - SUV bursts into flame in bank drive-thru in Elyria (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/money/consumer/troubleshooter/elyria-mother-fights-for-used-car-repair-after-smoldering-car-fire

2014-04-18 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Bangor (Maine):
http://wabi.tv/2014/04/18/bangor-car-fire-spreads-home/
http://bangordailynews.com/community/truck-fire-in-bangor/

2014-04-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at high school in Rosholt (Wisconsin):
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/article/20140418/SPJ0101/304180278/Police-Log-Car-fire-Rosholt-High-School

2014-04-18 - Car bursts into flame on road in Arnold (Missouri):
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/arnold-mo/TDG10OCG0OJMRTUCE

2014-04-18 - Car and RV trailer burst into flame at 1:45 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Nuneaton (Britain):
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/firefighters-stage-dramatic-rescue-mum-7006996
http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Mother-toddler-rescued-burning-home-Nuneaton/story-20979689-detail/story.html

2014-04-18 - Car bursts into flame inside garage at home on Commodore Road in Vinters Park, Kent (Britain):
http://vimeo.com/92334975

2014-04-18 - Car bursts into flame just after 4:30 AM on the A49 between Preston and Sundorne (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/04/18/car-catches-fire-on-a49-in-shrewsbury/

2014-04-18 - Car bursts into flame on the M11 at Girton (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Car-fire-forces-closure-of-M11-at-Girton-20140418111158.htm

2014-04-18 - Car bursts into flame at 4:40 AM while parked near Tremletts Boatyard in coastal Ebford, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28751&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2014-04-18 - RV trailer bursts into flame at RV park in Lewisville (Texas), near Lewisville Lake, nobody inside:
http://dfwscanner.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/lewisville-rv-fire/
http://inagist.com/all/457275087105048576/
http://www.facebook.com/DFWScanner/posts/737825346238330

2014-04-18 - Three classic cars, three other vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM on Lakeville Highway, near Petaluma (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140418/articles/140419502
http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20140418/COMMUNITY/140419481/1362/community?Title=-Fire-destroys-classic-cars-in-Petaluma-area-garage

Quote: "Consumed by the flames were two classic mid-1960s Chevrolet muscle cars, a vintage BMW, an early 1970s Chevrolet muscle car and two other vehicles, said Lakeville volunteer firefighter Brian Clarke. 'The three cars in the garage were show quality,' Clarke said. The fire was reported at 1:45 a.m. on the Petaluma River marina property adjacent to Papa’s Taverna."

2014-04-18 - Boat, car, golf cart and barn destroyed by fire in Richland Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/04/richland_township_fire_departm.html
http://www.wnem.com/story/25285822/pole-barn-fire-under-investigation

Quote: "When officials arrived, the pole barn was fully engulfed. The pole barn and its contents — a boat, a golf cart, a car, among other things — were destroyed."

2014-04-18 - Luxury SUV, 50 tons of hay and barn destroyed by fire at 4 AM, second barn damaged, in Elmley Lovett (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-27078361
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/04/18/Fire_rips_through_barns_at_Valley_Farm_in_Elmley_Lovett/

Quote: "One 50m (165ft) by 35m (115ft) barn, containing 50 tonnes of hay and a Toyota Land Cruiser, was gutted. A second 35m by 30m (100ft) barn, containing 100 tonnes of logs and farming tools, was also badly damaged."

Note: Toyota Land Cruiser, MSRP from $79,605...

2014-04-18 - Auto shop destroyed by fire at 2:20 AM, cars melt, building collapses, in Grayson (Kentucky):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Auto-Shop-Destroyed-by-Fire-in-Grayson-Ky-255791351.html

2014-04-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Clear Lake (Minnesota), nobody home:
http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2014/04/18/barn-collapses-fire-rural-sherburne-county/7894475/

2014-04-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at 12:45 AM in Parker (Pennsylvania):
http://explorevenango.com/butler-county-firefighters-battle-barn-fire-in-parker/

2014-04-18 - Barn destroyed by fire in Merrill (Michigan), in Saginaw County:
http://www.abc12.com/story/25283295/pole-barn-destroyed-in-saginaw-county-fire

2014-04-18 - Two portable toilets burst into flame at construction site in downtown Syracuse (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/2_portable_toilets_catch_fire_in_downtown_syracuse.html

Quote: "No one was injured or inside the portable toilets when the fire occurred."

2014-04-18 - Printing company heavily damaged by blaze at midnight in Durham (North Carolina):
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/localnews/x27234713/Fire-heavily-damages-printing-company
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/18/3794048/smoke-slows-firefighters-in-durham.html

2014-04-18 - Commercial building erupts in flame at 1 AM in Beltrami (Minnesota):
http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/fire-damages-beltrami-building-polk-county-sheriff-investigating

2014-04-18 - Five fires erupt in the wee hours within 48 hours in Abbotsford (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-113371-3-.htm

2014-04-18 - Porch bursts into flame at home in New Kensington (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourallekiskivalley/yourallekiskivalleymore/5973031-74/fire-miciche-porch

2014-04-18 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Lake St. Louis (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2014/04/18/crews-battle-2-alarm-house-fire-in-lake-st-louis/
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-House-fire-in-Lake-St-Louis-causing-paint-cans-to-explode-255817471.html

Quote: "Police say the fire started in the attached garage."

2014-04-18 - House damaged by blaze just after 1 AM in coastal Limavady (Ireland), 3 injured:
http://www.derrydaily.net/2014/04/18/three-taken-to-hospital-after-house-fire/

2014-04-18 - Home destroyed by fire at midnight in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/04/18/fire-destroys-portsmouth-home/

2014-04-18 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Metarie (Louisiana), near Lake Pontchartrain:
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/Crews-investigate-cause-of-3-alarm-fire-in-Metairie/25558544

2014-04-18 - High-rise erupts in flame in the Mount Dennis area in Toronto (Canada), 2 injured:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/04/18/west_end_fire_at_tchc_building_sends_two_to_hospital.html

2014-04-18 - Deadly fire rips through Domino's in Wappingers Falls (New York), near Wappinger Lake, 1 killed:
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20140419/NEWS01/304190024
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Dominos-Fire-NY-Manager-Investigation-Wappingers-Falls-255790891.html

Quote: "Police are investigating an early morning fire inside a Domino's Pizza that killed a 19-year-old man who was set to be hired at the restaurant that day. Officials say the blaze erupted around 5 a.m. Wednesday at the Domino's on Route 9 in Dutchess County's Wappingers Falls."

2014-04-18 - Vacant home burns in the wee hours in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.570wkbn.com/articles/570-wkbn-news-457147/another-suspicious-vacant-housefire-12121497

2014-04-18 - Vacant house burns at 4 AM in Maryville (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/story/25281331/early-morning-house-fire-in-maryville-under-investigation

2014-04-18 - Vacant home burns at 5:15 AM in Jonesboro (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/25281330/sw-drive-opening-after-fire

2014-04-18 - Vacant house burns just before midnight in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/vacant-home-caught-fire-in-southeast-bakersfield-041814

2014-04-18 - Vacant home burns in Lompoc (California):
http://www.keyt.com/news/second-floor-burns-vacant-lompoc-home/25534394

2014-04-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire before 5 AM in Plymouth (North Carolina):
http://www.wcti12.com/news/crews-on-the-scene-of-house-fire/25545988
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Plymouth-Home-Catches-Fire--255753871.html

2014-04-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 12:11 AM in Tinicum Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20140418/blaze-destroys-vacant-house-in-tinicum

Note: Tinicum Township is located on the banks of the Delaware River...

2014-04-18 - Vacant house destroyed by fire just after 1 AM in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/early-morning-fire-chars-abandoned-home/article_94252ee0-c767-11e3-b40e-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-04-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Augusta (Georgia):
http://www.wfxg.com/story/25286803/vacant-home-on-telfair-st-destroyed-in-fire
http://augusta-georgia.yourlocalnews.us/?zfcategory=WFXG%20FOX%2054%20Augusta&zftitle=Vacant+home+on+Telfair+St.+destroyed+in+fire

2014-04-18 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on Huffman Drive in Blacksburg (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/25285101/fire-de
 

2014-04-18 - Thousands of fish die at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in coastal Singapore:
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/environment/story/dead-fish-wash-sungei-buloh-reserve-20140418

2014-04-18 - Hundreds of fish die at Chautauqua Lake (New York):
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/article_d5af4e6a-c6a7-11e3-9c76-001a4bcf887a.html
 

2014-04-18 - Two people found dead in home in Stowe (Vermont):
http://www.wcax.com/story/25268579/police-investigate-two-dead-bodies-found-in-stowe

Quote: "The Stowe Police Department is currently investigating the untimely death of two adults."

Note: Address listed is right across the street from a pond and one block from a river or stream...
 

2014-04-18 - Person burns to death in wheelchair in Hialeah (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/1-dead-after-being-set-on-fire-in-hialeah/25549066
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Person-Dies-fire-Hialeah-Police-255776021.html

Quote: "Hialeah police said it wasn't immediately known if the person was accidentally set on fire or if it was a suicide."

Note: Maybe it was neither an accident nor suicide, since those aren't the only possibilities. Motorized wheelchair? E.g. another kind of vehicle. This isn't the first time this has happened. A man burned to death in a wheelchair in southwest Atlanta, mentioned in the 2012-10-20 update...

2014-04-18 - Man, 56, has 'medical emergency' on boat, falls into the Severn River and dies, in coastal Crownsville (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-ar-boating-fatality-20140419,0,6175426.story
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/man-found-dead-in-plum-creek/25558742
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/arundel_digest/police-identify-man-who-died-after-boating-on-the-severn/article_086a224d-c351-5982-9832-f932ba7a44a2.html

2014-04-18 - Security guard has 'medical issue', collapses face-first into sump pond and dies, in Kanawha County (West Virginia):
http://wvgazette.com/article/20140419/GZ01/140419201/1101
http://www.wowktv.com/story/25281543/dead-body-found-in-the-crown-hill-area-of-kanawha-county-wv

Quote: "The man, whose name has not yet been released, was found, 'face down in the sump pond along the berm,' according to Terrance Lively, spokesman for Homeland Security. A sump pond generally collects wastewater. The death was at the Crown Hill Dock mine, in Hansford. Crown Hill Dock is owned by Law River coal company. Cpl. Brian Humphreys, of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department said that an autopsy is pending, but 'It seemed to be related to a medical issue.'"

Note: The above two stories are essentially identical. One whiff of hydrogen sulfide and you might have a 'medical issue' and collapse unconscious or dead. Even if merely unconscious, if your face is in the water then you're gonna die anyway. Also, since it's a heavier-than-air gas, it will tend to end up in all the same places that water does. Hydrogen sulfide is also water-soluble and may kill you or sicken you via contact with contaminated water too...

2014-04-18 - Security guard, 60, found dead in canal in Velachery (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Security-guard-found-dead-in-Velachery-canal/articleshow/33923032.cms

Note: I bet this guy had a 'medical issue' and collapsed into the canal too, just like the security guard in the story above...

2014-04-18 - Man drops dead at beach in coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/04/19/5507598/homeless-man-found-dead-on-beach.html

2014-04-18 - Man, 46, goes out for a jog, drops dead on sidewalk in Renton (Washington), near the coast:
http://q13fox.com/2014/04/18/police-can-you-help-id-man-who-was-jogging-in-renton-highlands/

Note: Renton is not just near the coast but is also located on the shore of Lake Washington...

2014-04-18 - Woman, 57, found dead in her vehicle in parking lot in Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/missing-rehoboth-woman-found-no-details-on-whereabouts/25563270

2014-04-18 - Infant suddenly dies at home in Sea Lots area of coastal Port of Spain on the island of Trinidad:
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/3-month-old-baby-girl-found-dead-255835861.html

2014-04-18 - Canadian man, 72, drops dead in his residence in coastal Olongapo (Philippine Islands):
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/04/19/canadian-found-dead-resort-338819

2014-04-18 - Woman jumps from moving car, falls off bridge into shallow water and dies, near coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/04/18/person-pulled-from-water-near-crittenden-bridge/

2014-04-18 - Woman found dead in pond in Ransom Township (Pennsylvania):
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/body-found-in-ransom-pond-1.1671409

2014-04-18 - Man drops dead before 4:30 AM on side of road in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.myfox28columbus.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wsyx_man-found-dead-east-columbus-road-30677.shtml

2014-04-18 - Man, 70, found dead with mobility scooter in drain in coastal Napier (New Zealand), 2000 feet from the ocean:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/mobility-scooter-user-found-dead-in-stormwater-drain-5935891

2014-04-18 - Woman found dead in the Hudson River in Jersey City (New Jersey), near the coast:
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/04/womans_body_found_in_hudson_ri.html
 

2014-04-18 - Small plane crashes into pond in Marion County (Kansas), 1 killed:
http://www.hutchpost.com/2014/04/18/kansas-man-dies-in-friday-plane-crash/
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-investigation-in-marion-county/25553526
http://ksn.com/2014/04/18/one-critically-injured-in-ultralight-plane-crash/
http://www.roonte.com/www/former-state-rep-don-dahl-killed-in-ultralight-plane-crash-near-hillsboro
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/pilot-dies-after-plane-crashes-into-pond/article_b21b36ae-2835-52fb-a5c0-80606ad01117.html

2014-04-18 - Small plane crashes and burns on I-89 in Highgate (Vermont), pilot parachutes to safety:
http://www.whdh.com/story/25287567/pilot-parachutes-from-small-plane-before-crash
http://www.wcvb.com/news/plane-crashes-on-interstate-89-in-vermont/25554718
http://www.wcax.com/story/25283540/small-plane-crashes-on-interstate-89-in-highgate-pilot-ok
http://www.necn.com/04/18/14/Small-plane-crashes-on-I-89-in-Vt/landing.html?blockID=865276&feedID=11106
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/pilot-survives-crash-plans-to-build-jetpowered-car/25568538?absolute=true

Note: Pilot now working on a jet engine-powered car with 5500-6000 pounds of thrust...

2014-04-18 - Small plane crashes in field near Searcy Municipal Airport (Arkansas), 2 lightly injured:
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/plane-crash-in-white-county-leaves-two-with-minor/10233/_yupHlaXPUOMtrVqwdH5Ow
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/apr/18/single-engine-cessna-crashes-near-searcy-municipal/
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/searcy-ar/TSVG4H35V4HKO3DII

2014-04-18 - Passenger bus touches power line, bursts into flame, near Bajaria (India), at least 5 people incinerated:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bus-carrying-marriage-party-catches-fire-kids-among-5-dead/466104-3-236.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Bhopal/5-wedding-party-members-charred-in-bus-fire/articleshow/33927768.cms
http://www.news.nom.co/six-charred-to-death-as-bus-catches-9066120-news/

Quote: "Five members of a marriage party, including three children, were electrocuted when the bus in which they were travelling came in contact with a high tension wire in Ater tehsil of Bhind district on Friday night. The bus caught fire after it came in contact with the wire."

Note: Burning to death on buses in India is becoming increasingly common...

2014-04-18 - Tractor trailer overturns, bursts into flame, on highway in Nakuru County (Kenya), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.news24.co.ke/Multimedia/MyNews24/GALLERY-Sugar-truck-overturns-catches-fire-20140418

2014-04-18 - Prison van overturns near North Blue Creek Road in El Campo (Texas):
http://www.leader-news.com/news/article_c6b88794-c73f-11e3-9e0f-0019bb2963f4.html

Quote: "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your fugitive's name is Dr. Richard Kimble. Go get him."

Note: Okay, nobody escaped. The quote's from the movie 'The Fugitive'...

2014-04-18 - Car veers over centerline, hits minivan head-on, on East River Drive in Davenport (Iowa), 2 injured:
http://qctimes.com/news/local/two-injured-in-river-drive-crash/article_0dbff220-df47-563e-9e89-48d205ca317f.html

Note: Body of water in the background in the pic...

2014-04-18 - Car and SUV collide head-on, in Ellington (Connecticut), 3 injured:
http://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/ellington/man-suffers-incapacitating-injury-in-crash/article_a73a7986-c776-11e3-a0b5-0019bb2963f4.html

2014-04-18 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in coastal Waldoboro (Maine), 2 killed:
https://bangordailynews.com/2014/04/18/news/midcoast/head-on-crash-kills-massachusetts-couple-in-waldoboro-on-friday-afternoon/
http://92moose.fm/fatal-head-on-collision-in-waldoboro/
http://www.newsdump.com/news/headon-crash-kills-massachusetts-couple-in-waldoboro-on-friday-afternoon

2014-04-18 - Two cars collide head-on, one bursts into flame, in Gaston (South Carolina), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.wltx.com/story/news/local/2014/04/18/driver-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-gaston/7869719/

2014-04-18 - Two cars collide head-on, on the B3054 in Hampshire (Britain), 3 injured:
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11156409.Woman_in_critical_condition_after_head_on_crash/
http://www.topix.com/uk-county/hampshire/2014/04/woman-in-critical-condition-after-head-on-crash

2014-04-18 - Car crashes off road, bursts into flame, in Buchanan County (Missouri), 2 injured:
http://www.stjoechannel.com/story/d/story/car-catches-fire-after-crash/34358/9mdsaafIok2R1G16mdSGUg
http://www.stjoechannel.com/story/d/story/update-car-catches-fire-after-crash/34358/9mdsaafIok2R1G16mdSGUg

2014-04-18 - Car crashes into building in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/04/auto-crash-into-vacant-building-on.html

2014-04-18 - Two vehicles collide head-on, in Hoffman Estates (Illinois), at least 1 injured:
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2014/04/head-on-crash-on-golf-rd-just-west-of-barrington-road-hoffman-estates/
 

2014-04-18 - Swarm of hornets attacks professional golfer, man jumps in lake, at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
http://www.wistv.com/story/25284152/larrazabal-jumps-into-water-to-escape-hornets

Quote: "'I ran to the lake, threw my scorecard down, took off my shoes and jumped in the water,' he said. 'It was the scariest moment of my career, for sure. I've never been so scared.'"

Note: Always thought golf was kinda boring, but you add swarms of hornets to the game and it's way more exciting!
 

2014-04-18 - Sinkhole opens on street, traps garbage truck, in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/city-garbage-truck-gets-stuck-in-sinkhole-on-goodwalt-avenue

2014-04-18 - Sinkhole opens near railroad tracks in Warsaw (Indiana):
http://www.abc57.com/home/top-stories/City-blocks-off-sinkhole-just-feet-from-railroad-tracks-255816741.html
 

2014-04-18 - Argentinian scientists want to strap backpack balloons to cows to capture their farts for energy:
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/backpacks-cows-aim-capture-flatulence/nfcZM/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2606956/Now-THATS-wind-power-Cows-wear-BACKPACKS-capture-emissions-miniature-power-stations.html

Quote: "The 'fartpacks' extract 300 litres of methane a day from a tube inserted into the cow's digestive tract and convert it into enough energy to run a car for 24 hours."

Note: 'Hey Bill, how many cows have you had explode this spring? I'm down about twelve myself.' Seriously, it's an explosively flammable gas, so that could happen! And you know somebody is gonna shoot one of those balloons from a distance, when it's got a full load, just to see what happens. Boom!

2014-04-18 - Gelatinous blobs rain from the sky in coastal Cairns (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=UEV-20140418-43417-AUS

Note: There was that weird unburnable snow in the Unites States this past winter too. The atmosphere is becoming a toxic stew of chemicals, so what's precipitating out of the sky these days is anybody's guess. If it looks or smells strange and it came from the sky, I'd avoid being near it, could be toxic...

2014-04-18 - Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes near Tecpan de Galeana (Mexico), near the coast, Mexico City rattled:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000pq41#summary
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/earthquake-shakes-mexican-capital-23378319

2014-04-18 - Radioactive contamination found at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad (New Mexico):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20140418-43420-USA

2014-04-18 - Disgruntled workers occupy factory, ask for more money, set fires, in Beine-Nauroy (France):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2608010/Up-smoke-Disgruntled-workers-threaten-set-fire-auto-factory-denied-extra-money.html

Note: Aw sh#t, you know it's bad news when you hear the word 'disgruntled'...

2014-04-18 - SpaceX unmanned Dragon ship blasts off toward the International Space Station on resupply mission:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/18/us/spacex-dragon-launch/
http://www.4029tv.com/national/SpaceX-s-Dragon-on-way-to-space-station/25559184
http://www.wptv.com/news/national/spacexs-dragon-lifts-off-from-cape-canaveral-for-space-station