Saturday, May 10, 2014

Event Update For 2014-05-09





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: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2014-05-09 - Hot air balloon hits power line, bursts into flame and crashes in Doswell (Virginia), people heard screaming, 3 killed:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-hot-air-balloon-catches-fire/story?id=23666833
http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2014/05/reports_hot-air_balloon_catche.html
http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_545957ee-d7ef-11e3-8d36-001a4bcf6878.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/hot-air-balloon-catches-fire-virginia/story?id=23664940
http://host.madison.com/news/reports-hot-air-balloon-catches-fire-in-virginia/image_9080d231-f66a-5ebb-96f9-4c6c20d77a3f.html
http://www.wlwt.com/national/1-body-recovered-after-hot-air-balloon-catches-fire-over-va/25910178
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-nn-balloon-crash-virginia-20140510-story.html

Quote: "Carrie Hager-Bradley said she saw the balloon in flames on her way home from the grocery store and heard people yelling, according to WWBT television station. 'They were just screaming for anybody to help them,' the station quoted her as saying. '"Help me, help me, sweet Jesus, help. I'm going to die. Oh my God, I'm going to die,"' Hager-Bradley said she heard one person screaming.'"

Note: A hot air balloon exploded and fell near the Nile River near Luxor (Egypt) last year, killing at least 18 people, mentioned in the 2013-02-25 update. I'm not sure the power line had a lot to do with this fire in Virginia. Power lines are obviously heavily insulated, else you'd see flaming dead birds falling from them constantly. The flame on the balloon may have ignited a passing methane and/or hydrogen sulfide plume (probably mostly methane), and the fact that it did so near a power line might have been mere coincidence. We'll never know for sure. I know this: lots of planes have come down smoking and numerous plane engines have been igniting and lots of small planes and helicopters have been crashing and numerous people have been sickening and sometimes dying on planes, so I'm gonna leave the flying to others...
 



2014-05-09 - Massive mysterious explosion shakes homes and rattles people in Sutherlin (Oregon):
http://www.kpic.com/news/local/Sutherlin-residents-report-explosion-homes-shake-258666111.html

Quote: "Police in Sutherlin say reports came in from all over town, but no source has been found. 'I was on the east end of town and it was a loud explosion type boom that shook my patrol car,' said Sgt. Vaughn Rains of the Sutherlin Police Department. 'It felt like an explosion, and it didn't echo throughout the valley like thunder.'"

Quote: "While some people are speculating it was thunder, some residents reported seeing smoke near the Cooper Creek area."

Note: This town is right next to Cooper Creek Reservoir Park, with a large-ish reservoir there...

2014-05-09 - Home damaged by explosions and fire in Hillsborough (New Hampshire), near Franklin Pierce Lake:
http://www.wmur.com/news/crews-battle-fire-after-explosions-at-hillsborough-home/25902742

2014-05-09 - Flat explodes and burns at 5:30 AM in coastal Liverpool (Britain), woman and child killed:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/tuebrook-fire-two-people-dead-7088886

2014-05-09 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits coastal Bergen Beach, Brooklyn (New York), burns for hours:
http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2014/20/mm-bergen-beach-manhole-explosion-2014-05-16-bk_2014_20.html

Quote: "A manhole exploded in Bergen Beach and sent a sewer cover tearing through a nearby parked car on May 9. The blast at Avenue L and E. 68th Street was so powerful that a man living three blocks away felt it. 'It shook the house a little,' said John Marghella, who lives on E. 72nd Street."

2014-05-09 - Underground electrical fire erupts in Chesapeake (Virginia), Greenbrier area goes dark:
http://wavy.com/2014/05/09/fire-causes-power-outage-in-greenbrier/
http://norfolk.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-causes-power-outage-in-greenbrier

2014-05-09 - Transformer station hit by explosion and fire at 2:30 AM in North Adams (Massachusetts), 20,000 homes go dark:
http://www.northadams.com/story/46470/Power-Outage-Disrupts-North-Berkshire-Closes-Schools.html

Quote: "An Adams resident across the street from Holland said he heard a boom and shaking at about 2:30 a.m.; one of his children said she looked out the window and saw an explosion."

2014-05-09 - Landfill ignites for the third time in three months in the Bahamas:
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/may/09/flames-leap-sky-dump-blazes-again/

Quote: "Fire broke out at the city dump again last night, the third blaze at the New Providence landfill in less than three months."

2014-05-09 - Pallets burst into flame at 3:11 AM outside Azeka Shopping Center in coastal Kihei (Hawaii):
http://mauinow.com/2014/05/09/azeka-pallet-fire-results-in-600-damage/

Quote: "The fire involved approximately six stacks of pallets that were 5 to 10 pallets high, an area of brush, and burned through about 6 feet of a 20 foot long fence..."

Note: This place is around 1000 feet east (downwind) of the ocean...

2014-05-09 - Spate of car fires in the wee hours hits neighborhood in Toronto (Canada), 10+ cars burn, near Lake Ontario:
http://www.newstalk1010.com/news/2014/05/09/torched-vehicles-and-a-house-fire-in-midtown
http://globalnews.ca/news/1320714/multiple-cars-destroyed-by-fire-in-east-york-neighbourhood/
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/arson-suspected-after-10-vehicles-set-on-fire-in-upscale-toronto-neighbourhood-1.1813629

Note: Oh no, has the invisible arsonist from Britain come to Canada!? 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, making fires, explosions and people and animals sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...

2014-05-09 - Car and 21 motorcycles go up in flames near Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/11/Mcycles-and-car-destroyed-in-fire/
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/18-motorcycles-1-car-set-on-fire-in-batu-caves-1.592682

2014-05-09 - Cargo ship 'Blue Rose' hit by fire while anchored near the island of Milos (Greece):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Blue-Rose-8122311.html

Quote: "On May 8, 2014, the crew of the 'Blue Rose' reported a fire on board, a mechanical failure and water ingress in cargo hold 2. The vessel was anchored on Pollonia roads, east of Milos island. The Greek Cpastguard and rescuers found the vessel to be in no danger of sinking, but not seaworthy."

2014-05-09 - Tug boat damaged by explosion and fire while docked in Claxton Bay on the island of Trinidad, 2+ injured:
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Three-hurt-in-boat-blast-258711941.html
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2014-05-10/two-suffer-burns-tug-boat-fire
http://caribdaily.com/a/2586304/two-suffer-burns-in-tug-boat-fire
http://www.ctntworld.com/cnews2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10050:tugboat-fire-leaves-3-workers-suffering-injuries&catid=137:c-news&Itemid=707

Quote: "A worker who witnessed the accident from another vessel said he heard an explosion and saw thick black smoke coming from the boat, which was docked at the port. 'I saw two guys running out from the stern of the boat,' he said. 'As I looked to the front, one guy came out from the wheelhouse, completely on fire. He was running back and forth, and another guy came out with an extinguisher and extinguished him.'"

2014-05-09 - Indian Navy ship 'INS Ganga' hit by fire in coastal Mumbai (India), 3+ injured:
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/another-indian-naval-mishap-as-fire-breaks-out-on-ship-1.1330316
http://mideaster.com/news/Another+Indian+naval+mishap+as+fire+breaks+out+on+ship
http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/fire-on-naval-ship-in-mumbai-three-hurt-114050900721_1.html
http://www.siasat.com/english/news/fire-naval-ship-mumbai-three-hurt
http://www.timesnow.tv/Fire-on-naval-ship-in-Mumbai-three-hurt/articleshow/4454295.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/3-sailors-injured-in-a-minor-explosion-on-INS-Ganga-vessel/articleshow/34878429.cms

Quote: "Four injured but navy insists situation normal..."

Note: If by 'normal' they mean 'boats and submarines are burning regularly in Mumbai these days' then sure, that sounds right...

2014-05-09 - Boat bursts into flame in Channel Islands Harbor near coastal Oxnard (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/may/09/fire-reported-channel-islands-harbor/

2014-05-09 - School bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2014/05/09/school-bus-fire-dc-foxhall-road/8889195/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/05/09/part-of-foxhall-road-in-nw-closed/
http://inagist.com/all/464743347773775872/
http://www.i4u.com/news/2014/05/northwest-dc-school-fire-bus

2014-05-09 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Old Leighlin (Ireland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/driver-saves-11-children-from-bus-blaze-30261801.html

Note: That makes thirteen school buses that have burst into flame this month, so far, that I know of...

2014-05-09 - Transit bus bursts into flame on street in Anderson (South Carolina):
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2014/may/09/city-bus-catches-fire-no-one-injured/
http://www.thestate.com/2014/05/09/3437078/brief-city-bus-catches-fire-no.html

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:40 AM on I-55 in Romeoville (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/05/09/southbound-i-55-shut-down-for-truck-fire/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/interstate-55-truck-fire-258611771.html
http://wgntv.com/2014/05/09/truck-fire-snarls-traffic-on-1-55-near-weber/
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9532648
http://romeoville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/truck-fire-causes-huge-delays-on-i55
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750fzmh5a/Truck-Fire-Causes-Delays-on-55.htm

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-84 near La Grande (Oregon):
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Truck-fire-closes-interstate-for-about-an-hour
http://pdxtraffic.blogspot.com/2014/05/commercial-truck-fire-interstate-84-in.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/05/commercial_truck_and_semi-trai.html
http://myeasternoregon.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=2&item_id=45071
http://pdxfanews.blogspot.com/2014/05/commercial-truck-fire-interstate-84-in.html
http://www.topix.com/city/la-grande-or/2014/05/semi-trailer-carrying-frozen-salmon-catches-fire-on-interstate-84-in-la-grande
http://www.wopular.com/comment/reply/24820033

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on street in Ballinger (Texas):
http://www.statter911.com/2014/05/09/pre-arrival-video-truck-fire-ballinger-tx-community-event/

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 17 near Ignace (Canada):
http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8937&Itemid=160

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 12:40 AM on the M62 near Huddersfield (Britain):
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/lorry-blaze-m62-firefighters-find-7099358

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Grand Drive in Raynes Park (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/11202443.Tesco_lorry_on_fire_in_Raynes_Park/
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/11202443.Tesco_lorry_on_fire_in_Raynes_Park/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/londonnews/11202443.Tesco_lorry_on_fire_in_Raynes_Park/
http://www.topix.com/uk-county/greater-london/2014/05/tesco-lorry-on-fire-in-raynes-park

2014-05-09 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in Brighton Township (Michigan):
http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20140509/NEWS01/140509004/Vehicle-fire-leaves-trail-trash-along-roadway

2014-05-09 - Utility truck bursts into flame just before 1 AM in Callahan (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.fox30jax.com/content/topstories/story/Utility-truck-found-torched-in-Nassau-County/mAbtUAxYmEiPc_GGQd2rxQ.cspx
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/actionbreaking/story/Utility-truck-found-torched-in-Nassau-County/mAbtUAxYmEiPc_GGQd2rxQ.cspx

2014-05-09 - Truck bursts into flame at 4 AM on I-64 in Weldon Spring (Missouri), near the Missouri River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Portion-of-I-64-in-Weldon-Springs-reopens-after-vehicle-fire-258604871.html

2014-05-09 - RV bursts into flame on Thirlmere Close in Winsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/small-fire-inside-a-caravan-out-on-arrival-in-winsford
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/small-fire-inside-a-caravan-out-on-arrival-in-winsford

2014-05-09 - Van bursts into flame at 12:20 AM on Innsworth Lane in Gloucester (Britain):
http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Gloucestershire-crews-tackled-Transit-van-blaze/story-21080383-detail/story.html

2014-05-09 - Van bursts into flame on Skipton Road at Utley (Britain):
http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/11204397.Motorist_escapes_unhurt_after_van_bursts_into_flames_at_Utley__Keighley/

2014-05-09 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home near Grand Junction (Iowa):
http://raccoonvalleyradio.com/2014/05/a-greene-county-vehicle-fire-started-at-the-dashboard/

2014-05-09 - SUV bursts into flame near Ole Bluff Mill Road in Fayetteville (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_0bb2d201-6a56-5811-9279-a863618cfce2.html

2014-05-09 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Fraser Street in New Glasgow (Canada):
http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2014-05-09/article-3718092/No-one-hurt-in-New-Glasgow-truck-fire/1

2014-05-09 - Two cars burst into flame just before 2 AM while parked in parking garage in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/2-cars-catch-fire-in-parking-structure-on-Prospect-Avenue--258603761.html
http://www.wisn.com/news/fire-damages-parking-garage-on-milwaukees-east-side/25903532

Quote: "Officials say two cars were burning in the garage."

2014-05-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Best Buy in Wheeling (West Virginia):
http://www.wtrf.com/story/25473702/web-extra-raw-video-car-catches-fire-in-best-buy-parking-lot-at-the-highlands

2014-05-09 - Car bursts into flame on the Thruway in East Pembroke (New York):
http://thebatavian.com/billie-owens/car-fire-westbound-thruway-injuries-unknown-east-pembroke-oakfield-and-indian-falls-fir

2014-05-09 - Car bursts into flame as man works on it, in Buffalo (New York), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/grand-island/grand-island-clergyman-burned-in-vehicle-fire-20140509
http://www.newsdump.com/news/grand-island-clergyman-burned-in-vehicle-fire

2014-05-09 - Car bursts into flame near Coppins Bridge on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/car-fire-tackled-58242.aspx
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/car-fire-coppins-bridge/

2014-05-09 - Car bursts into flame at 12:50 AM on Lincoln Street in Worksop (Britain):
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/worksop-firefighters-called-to-car-fire-1-6606839

2014-05-09 - Motorcycle bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Port Jefferson (New York):
http://brookhavennewsherald.com/11087/74693/a/motorcycle-fire-in-port-jefferson-village

2014-05-09 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/05/fire-in-auto-shop-on-foster-ave-at.html

2014-05-09 - Barn destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Keeneland, Lexington (Kentucky), 8 thoroughbred horses killed:
http://www.kentucky.com/2014/05/09/3234670/eight-horses-die-in-barn-fire.html
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Horses-killed-in-Lexington-barn-fire-258584661.html
http://www.wlky.com/news/horses-killed-in-lexington-barn-fire/25893878
http://www.lex18.com/videos/eight-thoroughbreds-killed-in-barn-fire/
http://www.roonte.com/www/eight-thoroughbred-horses-die-in-kentucky-barn-fire
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/05/09/Kentucky-barn-fire-leaves-eight-horses-dead/6921399678589/

2014-05-09 - Barn destroyed by fire in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/05/09/fire-destroys-chesapeake-barn/
http://wavy.com/2014/05/09/crews-respond-to-chesapeake-barn-fire/
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/05/fire-destroys-barn-carolina-road-chesapeake

2014-05-09 - Barn destroyed by fire in Barrington Hills (Illinois):
http://www.firstelectricnewspaper.com/2014/05/mystery-fire-destroys-haegers-bend-barn.html
http://algonquin.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/blaze-damages-barrington-hills-barn
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140509/news/140508306/
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2014/05/09/fire-on-haegers-bend-road/

Note: Pic in first link shows this place is located about one block east (downwind) of the Fox River...

2014-05-09 - Barn damaged by fire in Stottville (New York):
http://www.registerstar.com/video_2da87f3a-d7fe-11e3-8deb-001a4bcf887a.html

Note: Stottville is located on the eastern (downwind) banks of the Hudson River...

2014-05-09 - Barn damaged by fire in the Town of Rodman (New York):
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Good-Response-Saves-Rodman-Horse-Barn-258644681.html

Note: About 2000 feet northeast (downwind) of a creek or stream...

2014-05-09 - Brush fire ignites at bottom of riverbed in coastal Huntington Beach (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-in-Huntington-Beach-Near-Homes--258663981.html

Quote: "The fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. near Hamilton Avenue and the Santa Ana River."

Quote: "Multiple units responded to the blaze that started in the two and a half acre brush, much of which sat at the bottom of a riverbed."

2014-05-09 - Brush fire erupts near US 19 in coastal Pasco County (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/pascocounty/2014/05/09/brush-fire-pasco-county/8906821/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pasco/pasco-crews-battle-fast-moving-brush-fire
http://tbo.com/pasco-county/pasco-crews-tackling-brush-fire-20140509/

Quote: "Authorities have closed Gulf Way between Sea Pines and Old Dixie Highway."

Quote: "There are no reports of injuries. The only damage reported so far is power poles being burned."

Note: Wouldn't be too surprised if this fire began when one of those power poles ignited. US 19 runs along the Gulf Coast in Florida, through St. Petersburg, Palm Harbor, New Port Richey, Tarpon Springs, Hudson, Clearwater, that area...

2014-05-09 - Leasing office destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/25474944/daytona-beach-apartment-leasing-office-destroyed-in-fire

2014-05-09 - Porch bursts into flame at home in Bismarck (North Dakota):
http://www.kfyrtv.com/story/25474776/fire-department-responds-to-house-fire

2014-05-09 - Home damaged by fire in Port Vue (Pennsylvania), nobody home:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/05/09/firefighters-called-after-neighbors-spot-fire-at-port-vue-home/

Note: Port Vue is located at the confluence of the Monongahela River and the Youghiogheny River...

2014-05-09 - Home damaged by blaze just before 1 AM in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://tbo.com/news/breaking-news/family-of-seven-escapes-tampa-house-fire-20140509/

2014-05-09 - Home heavily damaged by major 3-alarm blaze at 5:20 AM in Malden (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/firefighters-battle-3alarm-fire-in-malden/25892766
http://www.whdh.com/story/25472551/3-alarm-fire-burns-through-roof-in-malden

2014-05-09 - Home destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Meriden (Connecticut), dog killed:
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Pet-Missing-After-Meriden-House-Fire-258606251.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25472408/fire-breaks-out-at-home-in-meriden

Note: Meriden's been having problems. A power pole caught fire and ignited a brush fire, mentioned in the 2014-04-24 update. A car burst into flame at a gas station, mentioned in the 2014-04-14 update. A car burst into flame while being towed on a tow truck on I-91, mentioned in the 2014-03-31 update. 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...

2014-05-09 - Multifamily home goes up in flames in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25474127/firefighters-ordered-out-fire-in-three-decker-house-in-providence

2014-05-09 - Two adjacent homes go up in flames in coastal Everett (Washington):
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/05/neighboring-homes-on-fire-in-everett/
http://q13fox.com/2014/05/09/breaking-at-least-two-homes-on-fire-in-everett/

2014-05-09 - Three homes hit by fire in 13 hours in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://savannahnow.com/news/2014-05-09/savannah-firefighters-battle-third-house-fire-13-hours

2014-05-09 - Deadly fire ravages home at 5:10 AM in coastal Aberdeen (Washington), 2 killed:
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Aberdeen-house-fire-258632471.html
http://q13fox.com/2014/05/09/breaking-at-least-two-homes-on-fire-in-everett/

Quote: "It wasn't the raging inferno that woke neighbors, but a woman's screams for help. 'It was horrible, horrible screaming. I thought someone was being beaten in the street, honestly. And then I looked out the window to see the flames,' said neighbor Katrina Springer."

2014-05-09 - Deadly blaze rips through home in coastal East Northport on Long Island (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Suffolk-County-East-Northport-Elderly-Fire-Death-258584611.html

2014-05-09 - Deadly fire destroys seaside home in coastal Crovie (Scotland), woman and dog killed:
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/woman-s-body-found-in-burned-out-house-1.360320

2014-05-09 - Vacant house burns in Birmingham (Alabama), vacant homes now burning regularly in Birmingham:
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/05/vacant_house_near_birminghams.html
http://cbs42.com/2014/05/09/birmingham-fire-crews-fighting-fire-abandoned-house/

2014-05-09 - Vacant home burns in Sherwood (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/sherwood/index.ssf/2014/05/electrical_problem_suspected_i.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/sherwood/index.ssf/2014/05/fire_torches_unoccupied_home_n.html

2014-05-09 - Vacant house destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Dayton (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/05/09/firefighters-let-vacant-house-burn/
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_huge-flames-dayton-vacant-house-fire-20063.shtml

2014-05-09 - Vacant home destroyed by fire just after 2:30 AM in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/05/vacant_structure_on_corunna_ro.html

2014-05-09 - Vacant house destroyed by fire in coastal Nikiski (Alaska), on the Kenai Peninsula:
http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2014-05-08/fire-destroys-unoccupied-nikiski-home

2014-05-09 - Vacant school goes up in flames just before 4 AM in Guthrie (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/25472517/firefighters-alerting-neighbors-of-large-fire-in-Guthrie
 



2014-05-09 - Young sea lion, 2 years old, found dead in her pool at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2-year-old-female-sea-otter-found-dead-at-national-zoo/2014/05/09/2eb09bfc-d7ad-11e3-8a78-8fe50322a72c_story.html

2014-05-09 - Thousands of fish found dead in lake in Mangalore (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/jeppinamogeru-in-shock-over-dead-fish-in-lake/article5988743.ece

Quote: "This is the first time this is happening. Now, the stench is unbearable..."

2014-05-09 - Tons of fish found dead in lakes in Chisago County (Minnesota):
http://www.chisagocountypress.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=19238
 



2014-05-09 - Man found dead in the Inner Harbor in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/05/09/body-found-floating-in-waters-of-the-inner-harbor/
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/05/male-body-found-floating-in-inner-harbor-102996.html
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/baltimore-police-investigate-body-found-floating-in-water/25907854

Note: Last year, the Inner Harbor suddenly turned milky green-white, all the fish died, and a 'rotten egg' odor was in the air, mentioned in the 2013-07-18 update. That was the chemocline rising abruptly to the surface, releasing methane and hydrogen sulfide into the air that had accumulated at the bottom. Since then, there have been an aberrant number of people being found dead in the Inner Harbor. Not a coincidence...

2014-05-09 - Boy, 16, goes under, never resurfaces, found dead in Eagle Lake in Carver County (Minnesota):
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S3430967.shtml?cat=10151

2014-05-09 - Man, 83, slumps over dead in his boat in Lisianski Inlet, near coastal Pelican (Alaska):
http://www.adn.com/2014/05/10/3464126/pelican-man-found-dead-on-skiff.html

Quote: "A search team of volunteers found him slumped over the controls of his skiff, which was adrift along the west shore of the inlet and the engine was running."

Note: Not the first person found dead on his boat and he won't be the last. Last year, two men, 44 and 41, were found dead on separate boats in harbors near Kodiak (Alaska), mentioned in the 2013-04-22 update. Lotsa mysterious deaths in Alaska, especially near the coast. Not as many mysterious deaths as in Florida, but that could be because there are simply way fewer people in Alaska, so conditions could actually be worse in Alaska...

2014-05-09 - Young man found dead in tributary of Salado Creek in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.ksat.com/news/body-found-in-salado-creek-tributary/25904334
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Body-found-floating-in-Salado-Creek-5466880.php
http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/body-found-at-salado-creek-3648.shtml

2014-05-09 - Man found dead in the Delaware River in South Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9532660

2014-05-09 - Two men, 19 and 20, go out on canoe, go missing, one found dead so far in the Ohio River near Augusta (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2014/05/09/body-of-one-missing-canoeist-found/8904539/
http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/body-found-in-ohio-river-near-augusta/article_185034ed-1055-51db-abe7-d314666a18d5.html

2014-05-09 - Man, 53, found dead in river in Pembroke (North Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1042467

2014-05-09 - Man, 34, drops dead in movie theater in Joplin (Missouri):
http://www.jrn.com/ktts/news/Body-Found-In-Joplin-Movie-Theater-258640951.html
http://www.koamtv.com/story/25474837/body-found-in-joplin-movie-theater
http://www.joplinglobe.com/crime_and_courts/x493494357/Body-found-in-Joplin-movie-theater-complex

2014-05-09 - Man, 25, found dead in canal in Barwaha (India):
http://freepressjournal.in/body-found-from-nkly-canal/

2014-05-09 - Woman found dead in the water at beach in coastal Huttoft Bank (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Body-water-Huttoft-Bank/story-21080133-detail/story.html

2014-05-09 - Man, 76, found dead at Painagama Beach on Miyako Island (Japan):
http://www.japanupdate.com/2014/05/body-found-on-miyako-beach/
 



2014-05-09 - Brakes fail, car slams into home, in Frankfort (Kentucky):
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2014/may/08/authorities-responding-accident-sc-24-anderson-cou/

Quote: "Hudson admits she was speeding, but the couple says they weren't trying to outrun the cop. They say the accelerator stuck and the brakes failed. 'It wasn't slowing down and I didn't know what to do so I started panicking because I knew the four-way intersection was ahead of us so started yelling at him like "help me!"' said Hudson. Griffin says he took the wheel to try to slow the car down. That's when they crashed through the front of this home on Colonial Trace, landing in the garage."

2014-05-09 - US Marine Corps Harrier jet crashes near the Gila River south of Phoenix (Arizona), pilot ejects:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140510-43689-USA
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/09/military-jet-crashes-in-arizona-desert-south-phoenix-pilot-safely-ejects/
http://auburnpub.com/ap/national/military-jet-crashes-in-arizona-desert-pilot-ok/article_27c1ea58-6b78-5b2a-9ad1-eb03434cb7f3.html

Quote: "A spokesman for the Gila River Indian Community said the pilot was the only person aboard and suffered only a nose laceration."

2014-05-09 - Small plane crashes near Paddock Street in Hamilton Township (New Jersey), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/05/09/small-plane-crashes-in-hamilton-township/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Rescuers-Heading-to-Plane-Crash-in-NJ-258712481.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9533317
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/Small_plane_crash_reported_in_Atlantic_County.html
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/alerts_breaking/one-dead-in-plane-crash-in-hamilton-township-police-say/article_33d49e82-d7dd-11e3-9df4-001a4bcf887a.html

2014-05-09 - Small plane crashes in Roxbury (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.thedailystar.com/localnews/x1985488658/Small-plane-crashes-in-Roxbury
http://online.wsj.com/article/APe02a4c8be8fa420b80b92805f7d1ca93.html
http://www.thedailystar.com/breakingnews/x1985488658/Small-plane-crashes-in-Roxbury
http://www.columbiagreenemedia.com/the_mountain_eagle/news/article_18ec7138-d7a8-11e3-b32a-001a4bcf887a.html

2014-05-09 - Freight train hauling oil derails near LaSalle (Colorado), oil spills:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140510-43693-USA
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2014/05/09/6-cars-of-oil-crude-train-derail-in-colorado.html

2014-05-09 - Train crashes into Jeep near Gorakhpur (India), 13 killed, 3 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140509-43680-IND

2014-05-09 - Two passenger buses collide head-on, in Rajbari (Bangladesh), at least 10 killed, 23 injured:
http://www.thedailystar.net/10-killed-in-rajbari-road-crash-23412

2014-05-09 - School bus overturns on Main Reef Road in Krugersdorp (South Africa), at least 38 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140509-43681-ZAF

2014-05-09 - Passenger bus overturns at 12:30 AM near San Felix (Venezuela), at least 4 killed, 22 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140510-43690-VEN
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/05/09/4-die-in-bus-crash-in-venezuela/

2014-05-09 - Two tractor trailers crash, both burst into flame, on I-65 near Smith's Grove (Kentucky):
http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/I-65-Semi-Engulfed-in-Flames-258606401.html

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer veers off road, hits tree, on I-84 in Hood River (Oregon), 1 killed:
http://www.kval.com/news/local/Driver-found-dead-behind-wheel-of-crashed-big-rig-258696911.html

Quote: "For an unconfirmed reason, the truck and trailer gradually drifted to the left and struck the guardrail on the south side of the traffic lanes, police said. The truck and trailer continued westbound into the center median before colliding with a tree. A tree section came down, partially blocking the left eastbound lane. Emergency crews found the driver dead in the truck. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the driver suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash."

Note: He may have died while driving, lost consciousness, had a 'medical event', all of which have happened numerous times. Ya just can't count on remaining conscious - or even alive - while driving these days...

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer blows tire, plunges off bridge, bursts into flame, on the M18 near Goole (Britain), 1 injured:
http://neonnettle.com/news/564-flaming-lorry-crashes-on-motorway-m18
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-27343214
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Burst-tyre-causes-lorry-fall-bridge-M18/story-21079812-detail/story.html
http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/09/man-61-has-lucky-escape-after-lorry-plummets-off-motorway-bridge-4722939/
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-05-09/lorry-crashes-off-motorway-bridge/
http://news.nom.co/lorry-driver-has-miracle-escape-9401464-news/

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer overturns, bursts into flame, on the A55 in Flintshire (Britain), near Ewloe:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-27343555
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a55-ewloe-lorry-fire-causes-7099537

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer overturns at 6:14 AM on Route 539 in Upper Freehold (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20140509/NJNEWS0301/305090038/Ramp-cleared-after-tractor-trailer-overturns-Route-539-north-ramp-195-Upper-Freehold

2014-05-09 - Tractor trailer overturns near Meyersdale (Pennsylvania), near the Casselman River:
http://www.dailyamerican.com/news/local/somerset/tractor-trailer-overturns-near-meyersdale/article_0885e96a-d7b1-11e3-b480-0017a43b2370.html

2014-05-09 - Cement truck runs over pickup truck and overturns, in Beverly Hills (California), near the coast, 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/05/09/1-dead-after-cement-truck-overturns-on-loma-vista-drive-in-beverly-hills/
http://www.fundcapitalamerica.com/1-dead-after-cement-truck-overturns-on-loma-vista-drive-in-beverly-hills/
http://www.veooz.com/news/1HAYx51.html

2014-05-09 - Car and tractor trailer collide head-on, near Lake Hartwell in Anderson (South Carolina), at least 1 injured:
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2014/may/08/authorities-responding-accident-sc-24-anderson-cou/

Note: Also see the transit bus that burst into flame in Anderson...

2014-05-09 - Motorcycle hits transit bus, bursts into flame, in Chatsworth area of coastal Los Angeles (California), 1 killed:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Motorcyclist-Dead-After-Collision-With-Metro-Bus-Canoga-Park-258605251.html
http://northridge.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/one-dies-in-motorcycle-vs-bus-accident
 



2014-05-09 - Substitute teacher, man, has 'medical episode', rants and screams at students at school in Henderson (Nevada):
http://www.mynews3.com/content/video/default.aspx?videoId=5100104&navCatId=30912
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXdG_asEjf0
 



2014-05-09 - Two hikers attacked and stung by swarm of bees in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/25480216/hikers-stable-after-attacked-by-bees-on-west-side
http://www.kvoa.com/news/hikers-being-rescued-after-getting-stung-by-bees/
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/hikers-stung-by-bees-rescued-from-marana-peak/article_2bd8046b-a146-5280-9f4d-0a404f08d227.html
 



2014-05-09 - Sinkhole opens on street in Taunton (Massachusetts):
http://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20140509/NEWS/305109994/12741/NEWS

2014-05-09 - Sinkhole threatens building in High River (Canada):
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Sinkhole+raises+fears+over+integrity+High+River+building/9824722/story.html
 



2014-05-09 - Volcano Santiaguito erupts, spews ash 5 miles into the air, in Guatemala, near-ish to the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20140509-43687-GTM

Quote: "Volcanic eruption is underway in Guatemala's Santiaguito (Santa Maria) volcano. The volcanic ash rising 25,000 feets altitude, pyroclastic flows are observed."
 

2 comments:

  1. Hey Jonny,

    Been following along the past few days but no time to post - trying to get my garden up and running and starting very late this year (due to the endless winter).

    You can almost see the encroachment of methane/H2S in coastal towns like Boston (and all around Britain) and in places like Connecticut as the number of incidents creeps steadily higher.

    Your lede story was ghastly - uh, can you imagine being on that balloon with no way out?

    Another volcano erupting while fish die-offs are getting attention and happening all over the place (like the animals dying in various zoos) and here you are a kid sitting in class somewhere and the substitute has a meltdown in front of everyone.

    Seems every day the tension ratchets up from our imploding and exploding environment.

    Thanks for keeping us up to date.

    Tom


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    1. I know the feeling on the garden - my tomato plants are now one inch tall, woohoo! Now if only they can last through the squirrels digging holes. Not too fond of squirrels or rabbits these days! If the atmosphere wasn't potentially hostile, I'd sit outside and wait for the little buggers to show up and give them some .22 caliber air rifle pellets to chew on. Heh.

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