2014-08-15 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits downtown Memphis (Tennessee), lights go out:
http://wreg.com/2014/08/15/lights-go-out-on-beale-street/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26297153/power-outage-put-out-lights-on-beale-street
http://inagist.com/all/500462296229871616/
http://memphis.cityandpress.com/node/8185577
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26294595/wmcan5-camera-shows-beale-street-without-power
http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/power-restored-in-downtown-memphis-after-outage-le/34124/PdenIcEEAUCTPu7bDRt59g
Quote: "People who gathered around police cars at Second and Beale told us they heard a big boom and the power went out. Manhole covers on Second Street also dislodged, with flames and smoke coming out, due to an underground fire."
Quote: "Utility company officials heard that Memphis Police Department was responding to fires around manhole covers. Officials say there was no gas leak, and MLGW crews had to clear the air underground so workers could get underground investigate the problem."
2014-08-15 - Underground electrical explosion blows manhole off in Preston (Britain):
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/mystery-blast-in-city-centre-1-6788822
http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2014/08/manhole-cover-blown-into-the-air-in-preston-city-centre/
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, and rusty iron, both likely to be found in underground electrical facilities. It is also a heavier-than-air gas and will seek out low-lying areas like underground facilities, basements, ditches, ravines, canyons, gorges, valleys, creeks, streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, seas, quays, etc. As a consequence, there has been a rising number of underground explosions and fires around the world, with the most devastating such event so far occurring in late July at midnight in Kaohsiung on the island of Taiwan, mentioned in the 2014-07-31 update. Those huge underground explosions and fires flipped fire trucks over, ripped streets apart, killed at least two dozen people and injured well over 250 people. Massive underground explosions and fires just rocked Indianapolis (Indiana) two days prior too, mentioned in the 2014-08-13 update.
At this point, it's probably wise to PLAN on losing power for an extended period, like, say, a month. That way if a Kaohsiung-caliber event occurs near you, and it doesn't kill you, then you'll be prepared for the loss of power. You know, flashlights, solar chargers, crankable emergency radio, batteries, whatever you think you might want handy if your electricity were to go out for a while. Better to have that stuff handy and not need it than to need it and not have it. The same goes for medicines, food and water. A little 'just in case' planning could spare you a considerable amount of misery if something goes awry...
2014-08-15 - Home explodes and collapses in coastal Des Moines (Washington), 1 injured:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Explosion-at-Des-Moines-home--271521801.html
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/08/house-explosion-in-des-moines-sends-man-to-hospital/
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/08/home_explosion_in_seattle_subu.html
Quote: "The man had been doing roofing work on the house, which is owned by a bank, Jenkins said. He was using a propane torch that investigators determined was the ignition source. 'What was in the air that exploded, we don’t know, Jenkins said."
Note: Some methane blew through off the ocean there. What else could it have been? It was obviously a gas in the air, and he was outside, right on the coast. His torch ignited the cloud as it passed by, which was concentrated enough and large enough to destroy that home. I'm surprised that this man is still alive...
2014-08-15 - Cottage explodes and burns in coastal Provincetown (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140815/NEWS11/140819545
2014-08-15 - Townhome explodes and burns in London, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.am980.ca/2014/08/16/townhouse-fire/
http://www.lfpress.com/2014/08/15/explosion-rocks-south-london-townhouse-complex
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/16/explosion-rocks-london-ont-townhouse-complex
2014-08-15 - Basement explosion rocks the Crawford Hotel at 1 AM at Union Station in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/boiler-explosion-blamed-for-small-fire-smoke-at-union-station-crawford-hotel
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2014/08/15/9news-denver-union-station-hotel-evacuatedafter.html
2014-08-15 - Apartment building explodes in coastal New Taipei (Taiwan), 1 killed, 10+ injured:
http://shanghaiist.com/2014/08/15/gas_explosion_in_new_taipei_city_1-.php
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/boy-killed-new-taipei-city-gas-explosion
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/15/c_133559468.htm
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140815-44932-TWN
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2014/08/16/415016/Boy-killed.htm
Quote: "Two weeks ago, a series of gas blasts in Kaohsiung killed 30 people and injured 310."
2014-08-15 - Gas well explodes twice and burns in Jefferson Township, Mercer County (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/6625469-74/dispatchers-fire-explosion
http://www.sharonherald.com/news/article_d5ba1c3a-24eb-11e4-8d3e-001a4bcf887a.html
http://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/no-injuries-in-pa-gas-well-fire-explosion/article_851861eb-bde9-554e-84ef-664a046b8cc1.html
2014-08-15 - Restaurant-supply business destroyed by fierce blaze in North Hollywood (California), near the coast:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/15/raging-fire-engulfs-commercial-structure-in-north-hollywood/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/north-hollywood-fire-fulton-271477671.html
http://abc7.com/news/fire-destroys-north-hollywood-food-supply-business/265413/
2014-08-15 - Chemical factory devastated by massive fire in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 5 firefighters injured:
http://www.newswala.com/International-News/Massive-Fire-at-Chemical-Warehouse-at-Bangladesh-capital-Dhakas-Swarighat-area-5-fire-fighters-injured-77056.html
http://www.newswala.com/News-in-Images/News-Gallery-2014-08-16/Massive-Fire-at-Chemical-Warehouse-at-Bangladesh-capital-Dhakas-Swarighat-area-5-fire-fighters-injured-126961.html
2014-08-15 - Bridge construction damaged by fire in Kearny (New Jersey):
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/15/fire-engulfs-part-base-pulaski-skyway-bridge-in-new-jersey-span-under/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/pulaski-skyway-fire-271418101.html
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2014/08/15/fire-engulfs-part-base-nj-bridge/14119201/
http://www.itemlive.com/news/national/fire-underneath-new-jersey-bridge-contained/article_a63406b6-1fba-5908-ab10-d8c8cbac0bae.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-engulfs-part-base-jersey-bridge-24999858
2014-08-15 - Mysterious fires keep erupting in median on State Route 240 in Kennewick (Washington):
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/26261036/kennewick-police-need-help-stopping-mysterious-median-fires-along-sr-240
Quote: "Since July 25th, the Kennewick Fire Department has responded to 15 fires between Edison Street and the Highway 395 roundabout. The fires have been confined to a small area of sagebrush and no ignition sources have been found."
Note: Check it out with Google Maps or whatever - this road runs right along the banks of the Columbia River. Have they checked the areas where the fires have occurred to see if there's any rusty iron nearby? Could be nails buried in the ground, old railroad ties, bolts on highway fencing, anything like that. Could be the dried brush is simply adsorbing enough hydrogen sulfide and/or methane to spontaneously combust from time to time. If the fires are mainly happening in the heat of the day then spontaneous combustion of the brush is probably what's happening. If the fires are mainly happening in the wee hours then there's probably something rusty near these fires. They don't say when they're happening either way...
2014-08-15 - Chemical tanker ship 'Pine Galaxy' bursts into flame off the coast of Oregon, ship disabled, 1 killed:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Pine-Galaxy-9272682.html
http://koin.com/2014/08/15/1-dead-after-tanker-fire-off-oregon-coast/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/15/engine-room-fire-disables-chemical-tanker-700-miles-off-oregon-coast-1-crew/
http://www.itemlive.com/news/national/fire-disables-tanker-off-oregon-coast-dead/article_d88f682f-821e-5eb7-bfb5-cd1267211b54.html
http://www.thenewsguard.com/news_paid/article_5ce176b2-24d4-11e4-8b04-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/08/engine_fire_disables_commercia.html
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32019678-75/fire-stalls-tanker-1-dead.html.csp
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/355562/coast-guard-amver-vessels-assist-tanker-adrift-700-miles-oregon-coast
Quote: "The U.S. Coast Guard says an engine-room fire has disabled a private commercial chemical tanker 700 miles off the Oregon coast and one crew member has died. Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener said Friday the fire has been extinguished, but the 485-foot Bahamian-flagged tanker sustained damage to its generators, leaving the vessel unable to move."
2014-08-15 - Two commercial fishing boats destroyed by fire on canal in Clewiston (Florida), near Lake Okeechobee:
http://florida.newszap.com/clewiston/134299-113/two-commercial-fishing-boats-burn-on-rim-canal-in-clewiston
2014-08-15 - Two boats, truck, some ATVs and garage destroyed by fire at home on Pistol Lake near Minaki (Canada):
http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9961&Itemid=160
2014-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame at home on Purchase Street in Milford (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/milford/police-log-boat-fire-reported-purchase-street
2014-08-15 - School bus bursts into flame on road in Roseville (California):
http://www.thepresstribune.com/article/8/15/14/school-bus-catches-fire-blue-oaks-boulevard
Quote: "This is the 5th school bus to burst into flame in August, and the 61st since May 1...
2014-08-15 - Tour bus for singer Maxwell bursts into flame at venue in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.examiner.com/article/singer-maxwell-tour-bus-catches-fire-the-show-goes-on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9cqZen6rY
Quote: "Maxwell, the band and crew members are said to be safe and unharmed, however, die-hard fans are blaming the sexiness of the singer for the bus catching a fire..."
Note: Miley Cyrus' tour bust burst into flame in the wee hours near coastal New Orleans (Louisiana), mentioned in the 2014-03-18 update. The tour buses for Styx and Foreigner burned while parked at a venue in Philadelphia in July, mentioned in the 2014-07-02 update. There've been some other band bus fires, but not for such big names as these. Of course, if you're younger than 30 then you might say, 'Who's Styx?!' But then I could respond with, 'Who's Maxwell?!' Heheh...
2014-08-15 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in coastal Ellenton (Florida):
http://www.bradenton.com/2014/08/15/5305977/good-samaritans-rush-to-help-handicapped.html
2014-08-15 - Transit bus bursts into flame in coastal St Andrew on the island of Jamaica:
http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20140815/news/news2.html
http://caribdaily.com/a/2634749/jutc-bus-catches-fire-again
Quote: "Another Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus again caught fire yesterday. The bus caught fire in Stony Hill, St Andrew, just a few days after a similar incident in the same community involving another JUTC bus."
2014-08-15 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at 5:15 AM on street in Highland (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/08/15/highland-truck-carrying-4500-lbs-of-compressed-co2-catches-fire/
http://www.highlandnews.net/news/crime_and_fire/article_ae2f9e9c-24be-11e4-a24b-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-15 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-65 near Warrior (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2014/08/15/tanker-truck-fire-shuts-down-i-65-near-warrior/
http://wiat.com/2014/08/15/tanker-catches-fire-on-i-65-friday-afternoon/
http://wiat.com/2014/08/15/truck-driver-calls-stranger-a-hero-after-tanker-fire/
http://www.njeffersonnews.com/local/x449122728/Update-Traffic-moving-on-I-65-again-after-closure-due-to-tanker-truck-fire
2014-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-65 near Elizabethtown (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/i65-n-closed-after-tractortrailer-fire-in-hardin-county/27503904
http://www.14news.com/story/26287961/semi-fire-on-i-65-northbound-backs-up-traffic-in-hardin-county
Note: Both above fires were on I-65 and also see the tanker truck that crashed and exploded at 3:40 AM, killing the driver, on I-65 in Franklin (Tennessee). Bad day for big rigs to be driving on I-65!
2014-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-240 in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/26291678/truck-fire-on-i-240-east-of-airways
http://wreg.com/2014/08/15/truck-fire-closes-all-but-one-lane-of-i-240/
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26291615/truck-on-fire-on-eastbound-i-240-at-airways-blvd
2014-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:30 AM on I-80 near the Platte River, near Gretna (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Semi-Fire-Closes-I-80-271368731.html
http://www.1011now.com/home/headlines/Truck-Fire-Closes-Two-Lanes-of-Interstate-80-Near-Gretna-271369161.html
http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/semi-trailer-fire-leaves-lane-closed-on-wb-i-/article_eaa50844-245a-11e4-8c47-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55872251/
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/NE/2014/August/15/Semi.Fire.Slows.I80.Traffic.Near.Gretna.aspx
http://omahasuntimes.com/2014/08/semi-fire-slows-i-80-traffic/
Quote: "Just after 3:30 a.m. Friday, emergency crews were called to the westbound lanes Interstate 80 at mile marker 440, about one mile east of the Platte River Bridge near Gretna."
2014-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 1:30 AM on I-40 in Putnam County (Tennessee):
http://www.herald-citizen.com/newsx/item/2290-tractor-trailer-catches-fire-last-night
2014-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 50 in coastal Solomons (Maryland):
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ac-cn-tractor-trailor-fire-20140815,0,5185479.story
2014-08-15 - Tractors and commercial garage go up in flames in Tallmadge Township (Michigan):
http://927thevan.com/news/articles/2014/aug/15/fire-strikes-garage-near-ottawakent-co-line/
2014-08-15 - Garbage truck bursts into flame just after 5:30 AM in Dallas Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2014/08/15/fire-in-trash-truck/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/10302560-road-re-opens-following-trash-truck-fire/
2014-08-15 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on Highway 126 in coastal Ventura (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/local-news/officials-respond-to-trash-truck-fire-on-highway-126-in-ventura
2014-08-15 - Truck bursts into flame on road in coastal Sarawak (Malaysia):
http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/32807/Lorry-carrying-newspapers-boxes-catches-fire/
2014-08-15 - RV bursts into flame at caravan park in Redruth (Britain), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Caravan-Redruth-person-involvd/story-22753009-detail/story.html
2014-08-15 - Food van bursts into flame at Sampford Peverell, Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30031&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/news/11414101.Fish_and_chip_van_fire_in_Tiverton/
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/devon_news/11414101.Fish_and_chip_van_fire_in_Tiverton/
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/destroys-Sampford-Peverell-fish-chip-van/story-22755886-detail/story.html
http://devonlocalnews.co.uk/2014/08/15/fish-and-chip-van-fire-in-tiverton/
2014-08-15 - In separate incidents, van bursts into flame on the M20 near Leybourne, car bursts into flame on Lughorse Lane in Yalding (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/two-call-outs-for-fire-21989/
2014-08-15 - Minivan explodes and burns at gas station in coastal Miami (Florida), possibly as man siphons gas, 1 injured:
http://www.wsvn.com/story/26291725/van-explodes-at-gas-station
http://abc7chicago.com/news/burning-body-car-found-in-gresham/263265/
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/08/15/explosion-at-miami-gas-station/
Note: Sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match. I mentioned siphoning specifically: "Would you siphon gas or refuel your vehicle if there was a lit match right there? Of course not, but you won't SEE the match until it's struck."
2014-08-15 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at restaurant in Chisholm (Minnesota):
http://www.hibbingmn.com/news/local/vehicle-ignites-in-parking-lot/article_ea6b7542-24b5-11e4-93aa-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-08-15 - SUV bursts into flame on Marine Drive in Bambalapitiya on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/51104-vehicle-catches-fire-on-marine-drive.html
2014-08-15 - SUV bursts into flame on the M25 near Staines (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/car-fire-causes-delays-m25-7620861
2014-08-15 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at property in the Town of Sherman (Wisconsin):
http://whbl.com/news/articles/2014/aug/15/fire-west-of-adell-involved-truck-farm-field/
2014-08-15 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 3 near Princeton (Canada):
http://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/Local_News/14/08/15/Vehicle_Fire_Causes_Delays_on_Highway_3
http://twitter.com/SharonDunlop1/status/500379176637964289/photo/1
2014-08-15 - Two scrap cars burst into flame while parked at Yeshiva of Spring Valley in Kaser (New York):
http://westchester.news12.com/news/police-investigate-suspicious-car-fire-in-parking-lot-of-yeshiva-of-spring-valley-in-kaser-1.9069738
http://www.topix.com/city/spring-valley-ny/2014/08/police-investigate-suspicious-car-fire-in-parking-lot-of-yeshiva-of-spring-valley-in-kaser
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame, traps woman, on Fern Creek Road in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/8/15/woman_rescued_after_.html
Note: The fire took out her power locks, so she was trapped, but she was lucky and got rescued. Some have not been so fortunate. I've warned about this problem before. If you have electric locks, windows or seatbelts, I would highly advise keeping something handy to cut seatbelts and shatter windows because if this happens to you then you may not have very long before you lose consciousness and burn to death. Also see the two people found burned to death in or near burning cars near Lake Michigan in Chicago (Illinois) on this day...
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on I-220 near Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/traffic-alert-car-fire-causes-traffic-delays/22345/YkxBdXHZkkiL4iksClG-aQ
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on the Mulholland Highway near Calabasas (California):
http://sfvmedia.com/sfv/calabasas-brush-fire-started-burning-car/
http://www.postperiodical.com/burning-car-starts-small-brush-fire-near-calabasas/
http://westsidetoday.com/2014/08/15/burning-vehicle-starts-brush-fire-santa-monica-mountains/
2014-08-15 - Two cars burst into flame while being towed, in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://news.stv.tv/west-central/288453-two-cars-on-fire-on-tow-truck-at-forge-shopping-centre-glasgow/
Quote: "On arrival we observed two cars on fire on the back of a removal vehicle. Two jets were used to bring the fire under control."
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Sudbury (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/sudbury_car_fire_spreads_to_home_in_essex_avenue_1_3728620
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Deepdale, Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-widnes_15-08-2014_21-45-53
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on the M62 near Huddersfield (Britain):
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/fire-crew-refuses-attend-burning-7623708
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/halifax-firefighters-refuse-to-go-to-car-fire-because-of-strike-1-6788484
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on St Pauls Road in coastal Bournemouth (Britain):
http://www.dorsetfire.gov.uk/live-incident-feed/car-fire-5692/
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Coombe Lane in Hele in coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30030&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Car-Torquay-alert/story-22755752-detail/story.html
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 in Worcester (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11413928.Car_towing_caravan_on_fire_on_M5_in_Worcester/
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/regional/worcestershire/worcester/11413928.Car_towing_caravan_on_fire_on_M5_in_Worcester/
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11414366.Car_towing_caravan_fire_on_M5/
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Furry Way in Helston (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Car-Helston/story-22753025-detail/story.html
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Firefighters-called-car-Helston/story-22755930-detail/story.html
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Nantwich Road in Middlewich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-middlewich_15-08-2014_21-41-35
2014-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Nantwich Road in Broxton, Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_15-08-2014_14-17-37
2014-08-15 - In separate incidents, two vehicles burst into flame on I-65 in Alabaster (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/08/interstate_65_north_second_veh.html
Quote: "This is the second vehicle fire to shut down Interstate 65 lanes Friday afternoon in Alabaster. An earlier fire closed all southbound lanes near the Shelby County Airport, toward Calera."
2014-08-15 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-64 near the Twin Bridges near coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/08/15/vehicle-fire-on-i-64wb-at-the-twin-bridges-causes-backups/
2014-08-15 - Forklift bursts into flame just after 1:30 AM at plant in Tualatin (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2014/08/tualatin_crews_douse_forklift.html
http://koin.com/2014/08/15/tualatin-industrial-fire-contained-to-forklift/
2014-08-15 - RV trailer bursts into flame at home in Grand Marais (Minnesota):
http://www.cookcountynews-herald.com/news/2014-08-16/Front_Page/RV_destroyed_by_fire_at_Grand_Marais_residence.html
Note: Grand Marais is located on the shore of Lake Superior...
2014-08-15 - Barn destroyed by fire just after 6 AM in the Town of Springfield, near Middleton (Wisconsin):
http://www.hngnews.com/waterloo_marshall/news/local/article_607bdeaa-249f-11e4-8afc-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.channel3000.com/news/barn-fire-shuts-down-road-north-of-middleton/27504548
http://www.wiba.com/articles/madison-news-118857/barn-fire-near-middleton-12673481/
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55872752/#.U-84y_ldXh4
http://www.hngnews.com/waunakee_tribune/news/local/article_0538fd36-249d-11e4-8b81-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Hay-Barn-Fire-near-Middleton--271377561.html
http://www.wkow.com/story/26288478/2014/08/15/firefighters-on-scene-of-large-barn-fire-near-middleton
2014-08-15 - Barn destroyed by fire at midnight near Sand Lake (Michigan):
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/2014/08/15/pole-barn-montcalm-sand-lake/14097617/
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/fire-destroys-pole-barn-near-sand-lake
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MI/2014/August/15/Fire.destroys.pole.barn.near.Sand.Lake.aspx
2014-08-15 - Wildfire erupts in Angeles National Forest near Glendora (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/wildfire-burning-in-forest-near-los-angeles/27506316
2014-08-15 - Wildfire burns 525 acres in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (Oregon):
http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/only-one-new-major-fire-burning-in-the-klamath-basin/article_16f13d5a-2505-11e4-8fa7-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-08-15 - Brush fire ignites in Bouquet Canyon (California):
http://hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/breaking-news/firefighters-handle-4-acre-bouquet-canyon-brushfire-43048
2014-08-15 - Dumpsters burst into flame on truck in Corvallis (Oregon):
http://www.kezi.com/dumpsters-catch-fire-on-moving-truck/
Quote: "Safety training really paid off for one Corvallis truck driver on Friday, after the dumpsters he was hauling caught fire. For truck driver Brad Pitts, Friday morning started out to be just like any other work day at Republic Services."
2014-08-15 - Roof bursts into flame at business in Manitowoc (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2014/08/15/scanner-roof-fire-reported-manitowoc-tool-machinery/14103745/
2014-08-15 - Oil services building and equipment damaged by fire at 5:45 AM in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/cause-of-oklahoma-city-business-blaze-under-investigation/27504484
2014-08-15 - Porch bursts into flame at home in coastal Cannon Beach (Oregon), nobody there:
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20140815/fire-crews-extinguish-small-structure-fire-in-cannon-beach
2014-08-15 - Deck bursts into flame at home in Roseburg (Oregon):
http://www.nrtoday.com/news/newsbriefs/12616852-113/deck-fire-dimare-firefighters
http://www.kpic.com/news/local/Roseburg-firefighters-stop-fire-on-deck-from-spreading-to-house-271420681.html
2014-08-15 - Dryer bursts into flame, fire spreads, home and van destroyed, in Excelsior (Pennsylvania):
http://newsitem.com/news/dryer-believed-to-be-cause-of-excelsior-fire-1.1736683
2014-08-15 - Vacant home burns at 6:30 AM in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-forever-together-fire-20140814,0,7046759.story
2014-08-15 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Santa Rosa (California), second fire since March:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2537329-181/fire-destroys-vacant-santa-rosa
2014-08-15 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1177962051/Fire-destroys-vacant-house-in-Huntington
http://www.wowktv.com/story/26295012/firefighters-in-huntington-wv-battle-blaze-at-home-along-wilson-street
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Huntington-Fire-Crews-Battling-House-Fire-271477751.html
2014-08-15 - Vacant guest house destroyed by fire on Jourdan River Road in coastal Bay St. Louis (Mississippi):
http://www.kpho.com/story/26286682/firefighters-work-house-fire-at-coca-cola-plantation-in-bay-st-louis
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/08/15/5746682/guest-house-at-historic-coca-cola.html
2014-08-15 - Vacant triple-decker home goes up in flames at 2 AM in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/26287569/investigators-look-into-cause-of-east-boston-fire
http://www.wcvb.com/news/crews-battle-3alarm-fire-in-vacant-building/27503378
2014-08-15 - Vacant $1.7 million oceanfront home destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM on Ocean Shore Boulevard in coastal Ormond Beach (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fire-guts-vacant-ormond-beach-home/27503454
http://www.wesh.com/news/17-ormond-beach-home-caught-fire-deputies-say/27503354
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140815/news/140819651
Quote: "The fire started in the $1.7 million house on Ocean Shore Boulevard just after 2 a.m., deputies said. The blaze apparently started on the lower level of the home and worked its way up through the roof. Investigators say no one was inside the two-story house at the time of the fire."
Quote: "Two days ago and approximately six miles south of the home, two different houses caught fire and were deemed suspicious by investigators in Daytona Beach."
Note: Same area, same atmosphere. Florida, being downwind of the Gulf of Mexico, will eventually be transformed into a poisoned burned-out wasteland, but then again, that will eventually be true of every area on the surface of the planet...
2014-08-15 - Woman and man, 39 and 26, found burned to death at home in Wellawaya on the island of Sri Lanka:
http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/08/woman-lover-found-burnt-inside-wellawaya-hut/49198
http://newsfirst.lk/english/tag/burnt-bodies-found-in-wellawaya-hut
2014-08-15 - Woman, 46, and SUV found on fire at 7:45 AM, woman dead, in Gresham, Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/burning-body-car-found-in-gresham/263265/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/08/15/body-found-in-burning-car-in-auburn-gresham/
2014-08-15 - Person found burned to death in burning car at 5 AM in Gresham, Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-body-of-woman-found-under-burning-vehicle-on-south-side-20140815-story.html
Note: Two burning vehicles in the same geographic area, in the wee hours, and two matching fried corpses. Definitely looks like some hydrogen sulfide and/or methane blew through that area. This can happen anywhere now so each day you go to your car there will be an increasing chance that you will burn to death similarly. Plenty of people have already burned to death this way...
2014-08-14 - Garage explodes and burns at 11:20 PM at home in Orange (California), 1 killed:
http://ktla.com/2014/08/15/mans-body-found-after-fire-causes-an-explosion-at-orange-house/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-man-killed-oc-garage-explosion-20140815-story.html
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/garage-631776-explosion-toole.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/15/man-killed-in-orange-garage-explosion/
http://www.myfoxla.com/story/26290352/man-killed-in-garage-explosion-in-orange-county
2014-08-14 - Home explodes in Holcombe (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Gas-leak-causes-house-explosion-in-Holcombe-271339651.html
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/A-gas-leak-causes-an-explosion-in-a-home-in-Holcombe-271467051.html
Quote: "Where the gas leak came from is under investigation."
Note: Gas leak - if there even IS one - may very well have begun AFTER the explosion. Numerous homes without any gas service at all have exploded, so ALL homes are exploding, regardless of whether they have gas service or not. It is easier for them to blame a gas leak for explosions in homes where there is gas service though, of course. They aren't checking methane or hydrogen sulfide levels in the air or in the ground or adsorbed onto materials so obviously they will never know how large of a factor that may be playing, but then nobody's ever accused fire investigators these days of being competent or observant...
2014-08-14 - Stuttgart Opera damaged by explosion and fire in Stuttgart (Germany):
http://slippedisc.com/2014/08/exolosion-and-fire-at-stuttgart-opera/
http://scherzo.tv/explosion-and-fire-at-stuttgart-opera/
http://chippewa.com/news/local/no-one-hurt-in-home-explosion/article_836dd7c6-3165-5096-990c-4a3f1b15fc51.html
2014-08-14 - Transformer explodes and burns at aluminum plant in New Madrid (Missouri):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26281104/transformer-explodes-at-noranda-plant
http://www.amm.com/Article/3371274/Nonferrous/Explosion-fire-at-Norandas-Mo-smelter.html
http://www.kait8.com/story/26281104/transformer-explodes-at-noranda-plant
http://www.wistv.com/story/26281104/transformer-explodes-at-noranda-plant
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26281104/transformer-explodes-at-noranda-plant
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/noranda-smelter-stays-online-after-fire/article_c9008c68-ec17-52d6-bbd0-2d7588a9b3ed.html
Note: New Madrid is located on the banks of the Mississippi River...
2014-08-14 - Strip mall destroyed by fire at 3:51 AM, duplex damaged, in Visalia (California):
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/08/14/3795610/fire-destroys-visalia-strip-mall.html
http://avenal.crwe-pr.com/blog/2014/08/14/fire-destroys-visalia-strip-mall-damages-duplex/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-visalia-strip-mall-damages-duplex
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/14/Fire_destroys_Visalia_strip_mall_damages_duplex/
2014-08-14 - Tire shop destroyed by major fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2014/08/14/fire-crews-responding-to-three-alarm-fire-in-oklahoma-city/
http://www.koco.com/news/tire-shop-on-fire-near-outlet-shoppes-at-oklahoma-city/27477956
http://www.okcfox.com/story/26281550/tire-shop-fire-billows-black-smoke-in-w-oklahoma-city-near-outlet-shoppes
http://www.koco.com/news/photos-tire-shop-on-fire-near-outlet-shoppes-at-oklahoma-city/27478344
Quote: "Fire crews say the structure is a total loss. The company’s President says the building suffered approximately half a million dollars in damage. The company stores retread tires inside the building."
2014-08-14 - Landfill erupts in flame in Manisa (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/municipal-landfill-fire-in-the-fear/441365/
http://news.geliyoo.com/default/municipal-landfill-fire-in-the-fear
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame, fire spreads, 8 vehicles and 16 apartments destroyed, in Tahlequah (Oklahoma):
http://www.ktul.com/story/26278616/crews-battling-tahlequah-apartment-fire
http://www.katv.com/story/26278616/crews-battling-tahlequah-apartment-fire
http://www.newson6.com/story/26278837/tahlequah-fire-destroys-apartment-building
http://www.newson6.com/story/26293012/investigators-quick-spreading-car-fire-start-of-tahlequah-apartment-fire
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/tahlequah/16-apartments-8-vehicles-destroyed-in-morning-fire-at-tahlequahs-pleasant-view-apartments
Quote: "The Tahlequah Fire Department believes the fire started with a car parked underneath a parking awning and spread to the building. Some reported hearing a loud bang in the parking lot before the fire began."
Note: People still park vehicles near where they live?! Crazy people...
2014-08-14 - Fire trucks, ambulance, 7 businesses and historic building destroyed by huge blaze on Wellesley Island (New York):
http://watertown.twcnews.com/content/news/761060/late-night-fire-rips-through-thousand-island-landmark/
Quote: "Fire officials say the building is a total loss. Fire equipment, including trucks and an ambulance were destroyed, along with the Guzzle, a beloved ice cream parlor."
Note: A boat burst into flame a week prior on the St. Lawrence River near Wellesley Island, mentioned in the 2014-08-07 update...
2014-08-14 - Boats, cars, auto parts, tires and auto shop destroyed by massive fire before 1 AM in Ipplepen near coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Ipplepen-industrial-estate-10-times-worse/story-22732931-detail/story.html
Quote: "Three fire engines, from Newton Abbot, Torquay and Totnes, were sent to a report of a building fire at old Dainton Quarry, now known as Wrigwell Estate, just before 1am on Thursday morning."
Quote: "The building was crammed full with cars, boats, car parts and tyres. It has been 100 per cent damaged."
Note: They use plural for the boats, so I'll call it two to be conservative...
2014-08-14 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, off the coast near Tawi-Tawi (Philippine Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140814-44922-PHL
Quote: "Seven Chinese fishers were rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire and sank off Mapun, Tawi-Tawi, yesterday morning."
2014-08-14 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on I-26 near Hendersonville (North Carolina):
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20140814/ARTICLES/140819948/1042/news?Title=Bus-fire-on-I-26-backs-up-traffic-
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2014/08/14/bus-fire-stalls-w-traffic-hendersonville/14064511/
2014-08-14 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-10 in Hancock County in coastal Waveland (Mississippi):
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/08/14/5744942/vehicle-fire-near-nasa-exit-on.html
http://www.wlox.com/story/26279585/hancock-co-truck-fire-blocks-eastbound-lanes-of-i-10
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/08/i-10_east_closed_near_mississi.html
http://www.wafb.com/story/26279585/hancock-co-truck-fire-blocks-eastbound-lanes-of-i-10
http://www.kait8.com/story/26279585/hancock-co-truck-fire-blocks-eastbound-lanes-of-i-10
http://www.kplctv.com/story/26279585/hancock-co-truck-fire-blocks-eastbound-lanes-of-i-10
http://twitter.com/s8ighty/status/499935870594846720
Quote: "Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Benjamin Seibert said an 18-wheeler hauling cars caught fire about 8:30 a.m. while traveling in the eastbound lane near exit 2."
2014-08-14 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on Highway 104 near Oxford (Canada):
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/truck-driver-s-fast-actions-credited-with-preventing-disaster-on-n-s-highway-1.1959318
http://news.nom.co/tractor-trailer-pulling-oxygen-11439033-news/
http://inagist.com/all/499911279956754432/
2014-08-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at auto salvage business in Columbia (Tennessee):
http://www.wkrn.com/story/26280560/vehicle-ignites-at-columbia-auto-yard
http://columbiadailyherald.com/news/local-news/early-morning-fire-stoney-s-auto-salvage
Quote: "A loaded semi-tractor trailer caught fire and responders were concerned it may spread to barrels of diesel fuel stored nearby. The fire did not spread to a nearby building although smoke could be seen being vented from it."
2014-08-14 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on road in Larkfield (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/lorry-cab-bursts-into-flames-21906/
http://www.sevenoakschronicle.co.uk/Motorists-suffer-delays-West-Malling-lorry/story-22732361-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750l0aglh/Fire-crews-battle-lorry-blaze-in-West-Malling.htm
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/sevenoaks-chronicle-published-fire-crews-battle-lorry-blaze-in-west-malling
2014-08-14 - Paper shredder truck bursts into flame at Home Depot in Sioux City (Iowa):
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/paper-truck-catches-fire-in-sioux-city-parking-lot/article_9ef12cc8-80e1-5144-8ff2-cff45c3834e2.html
2014-08-14 - Delivery truck bursts into flame at checkpoint just outside coastal Singapore:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/15/Driver-escapes-burning-lorry-at-JB-checkpoint/
http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/driver-escapes-burning-lorry-jb-checkpoint
2014-08-14 - SUV bursts into flame on street near bank in Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.havasunews.com/news/car-catches-on-fire-in-lake-havasu-city/article_b8787e70-2417-11e4-89fb-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-14 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 101 at Olive Mill in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=139050
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in coastal Escambia County (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/car-garage-may-cause-overnight-fire-meyer-way-48200.shtml
Quote: "Firefighters say it looks like the fire started within a car that was parked in the driveway and spread to the house."
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Palm Springs (California):
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/2014/08/14/palm-springs-firefighters-extinguish-car-fire/14089429/
Note: A palm tree burst into flame and burned an apartment building the day prior in Palm Springs, mentioned in the 2014-08-13 update...
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 101 in Rohnert Park (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2535073-181/car-fire-in-rohnert-park
Quote: "A 2014 BMW with only 7,000 miles on it burst into flames on the southbound side of Highway 101 in Rohnert Park on Thursday afternoon snarling the start of rush-hour traffic, according to the CHP."
Note: Cha-ching!
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame while being towed on highway near the Snake River, near Jackson Hole (Wyoming):
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/town_county/car-catches-fire-traffic-backs-up/article_4ed688ba-8470-5323-8c8e-e6ce5ad1aeb2.html
Quote: "The fire briefly shut down a portion of Highway 22 near Wenzel Lane, west of the Snake River."
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on I-65 in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/08/14/i-65-southbound-lanes-closed-due-to-car-fire/
http://indianapolis.gotnewswire.com/news/i65-southbound-lanes-closed-due-to-car-fire
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/car-fire-closes-i-65-at-i-865
http://indianapolis.cityandpress.com/node/8177355
Note: A series of underground electrical explosions rocked Indianapolis the day prior, mentioned in the 2014-08-13 update...
2014-08-14 - At least four cars burst into flame while parked in Stockport (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/arsonists-torch-four-cars-early-hours-7611605
Note: They SAY arsonists, yet no motive, no surveillance footage, no witnesses saw anybody, no nothin', so ASSUMED arsonists would be more accurate. Competent fire investigators don't start with assumptions, so obviously they don't have competent fire investigators there. These cars probably spontaneously ignited as a cloud of hydrogen sulfide mixed with methane blew though. A man burned to death on the M60 near Stockport recently when his van burst into flame, mentioned in the 2014-06-17 update. Parked cars going up in flames (especially in the wee hours), vehicles igniting and burning people to death, things are happening pretty much as expected, but things will get much worse...
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at 12:30 AM while parked in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Car-set-suspected-arson-attack-Plymouth/story-22729351-detail/story.html
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 in Somerset (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30027&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/11410520.Car_destroyed_in_fire_on_M5/
2014-08-14 - Car bursts into flame at roundabout in Winchester (Britain):
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/11408918.Winchester_firefighters_called_to_small_car_fire/
2014-08-14 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked near home, fire spreads to home, at Oak Bank in Harpurhey (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/onlookers-took-pictures-facebook-instead-7609838
http://www.facebook.com/ManchesterEveningNews/posts/10152247905802060
2014-08-14 - Auto shop destroyed by huge blaze in Pangbourne (Britain), near the River Thames:
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-08-15/large-fire-destroys-car-wash-in-pangbourne/
2014-08-14 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5 AM in French Creek Township, near Cochranton (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/d/story/crawford-county-barn-fire/18576/eVIALLrM4U6QWo5Oxas_oA
http://www.palive365.com/2014/08/14/cochranton-area-barn-fire/
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20140814/2017284/Cochranton-Barn-Fire.htm
2014-08-14 - Barn destroyed by fire in Interlochen (Michigan):
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1083415
2014-08-14 - Brush fire ignites, threatens homes, in coastal Estero (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/26281503/crews-responding-to-fire-near-estero-community
2014-08-14 - Garage goes up in flames at home in Huntersville (North Carolina), near Lake Norman:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/huntersville-fire-department-douses-garage-fire/ng2my/
Quote: "Smoke from that fire could be seen from Lake Norman."
Note: Also see the man found dead in Lake Norman...
2014-08-14 - Garage destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/2nd-fire-in-three-months-destroys-Portsmouth-garage-271206991.html
2014-08-14 - In separate events, porch bursts into flame at home at 10:30 PM and vacant home burns at 2:41 AM, in coastal Mobile (Alabama), 1 injured:
http://www.wkrg.com/story/26276455/man-injured-in-house-fire
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2014/08/mobile_fire-rescue_responds_to.html
2014-08-14 - Porch bursts into flame at 3:30 AM, fire spreads, home destroyed, in Centralia (Washington):
http://www.lewiscountysirens.com/?p=26866
2014-08-14 - Home burns for second time in three days, in Newburg area of Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/crews-respond-to-house-fire-in-newburg/27489318
2014-08-14 - Home damaged by fire at 7 AM in coastal Hayward (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/young-hayward-girl-helps-family-escape-smoky-house/ng254/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/hayward-hayward-girl-helps-family-escape-smoke/vCnTLZ/
2014-08-14 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 11 PM in Riverview (Florida), near the coast:
http://tbo.com/brandon/woman-escapes-fire-that-damages-riverview-home-20140814/
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/08/14/hillsborough-house-fire/14042957/
2014-08-14 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 5 AM in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.wafb.com/story/26279325/6-people-escape-north-birmingham-house-fire
2014-08-14 - Home destroyed by fire in Post Falls (Idaho), nobody there:
http://www.khq.com/story/26286349/breaking-emergency-responders-tackle-post-falls-house-fire
2014-08-14 - Deadly blaze rips through home in Fort Worth (Texas), 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-People-Injured-in-Fort-Worth-House-Fire--271265401.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/1-critical-2-others-injured-in-Fort-Worth-house-fire-271266691.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_496fba54-2f2c-5aaf-aef3-ee097a18b6e2.html
2014-08-14 - Deadly fire burns through home just after 5:30 AM in Cullowhee (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.wlos.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/fatal-morning-house-fire-17374.shtml
2014-08-14 - Deadly fire damages home at 5:05 AM in Billings (Montana), 1 killed:
http://www.ktvq.com/news/billings-woman-dies-following-early-morning-house-fire/
http://www.montananewsreports.com/BILLINGS-NEWS/Woman-dies-after-house-fire-early-Thursday-2986496
2014-08-14 - Vacant apartment burns at apartment building in Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania):
http://citizensvoice.com/news/residents-displaced-after-blaze-in-vacant-wilkes-barre-apartment-1.1735602
http://m.citizensvoice.com/news/residents-displaced-after-blaze-in-vacant-wilkes-barre-apartment-1.1735602
2014-08-14 - Vacant home burns for third time in a month in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/08/14/columbus-richardson-avenue-fire.html
http://columbus.gotnewswire.com/news/west-columbus-vacant-home-catches-fire-twice-in-a-week
2014-08-14 - Vacant home burns just before 5 AM in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2014/08/14/fire-damages-abandoned-des-moines-home/
2014-08-14 - Vacant duplex burns at 4 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/26277581/2014/08/14/no-injuries-70k-worth-of-damage-in-thursday-morning-fire
2014-08-14 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 3:45 AM in Midwest City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/officials-fire-destroys-vacant-mwc-home/27472726
http://snewsi.com/id/1436809601
2014-08-14 - Vacant structure destroyed by fire in Carignan (Canada):
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Fire+engulfs+vacant+site+Carignan/10112783/story.html
2014-08-14 - Vacant commercial building burns in North Bergen (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/08/pair_of_north_bergen_fires_both_result_in_no_injuries_fire_department.html
2014-08-13 - Underground electrical explosions and fires rock Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2014/08/13/underground-blasts-rock-downtown-indianapolis.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2014/08/13/underground-blasts-rock-downtown-indianapolis
http://wlfi.com/2014/08/14/investigating-an-underground-downtown-indy-explosion/
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/us/underground-blast-rocks-downtown-indianapolis/ng2W4/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/underground-blasts-rock-downtown-indianapolis-24969115
http://fox59.com/2014/08/13/equipment-failure-causes-explosions-in-downtown-indianapolis/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/ifd-underground-transformer-explodes-downtown
http://indianapolis.gotnewswire.com/news/indianapolis-fire-department-investigate-underground-explosion
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/13/Underground_blast_rocks_downtown_Indianapolis/
http://www.wopular.com/underground-transformer-explosions-shake-downtown-indianapolis-nbcnewscom
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/08/13/archives-downtown-underground-explosions-ipl/14009141/
Quote: "'It was just boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, and then they cleared the entire block,' Mark Neyland, an operations manager for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, told The Indianapolis Star. The agency has its offices near the site of the explosions."
Quote: "Massive underground explosions. Flying manhole covers. Flames shooting 25 feet into the air. What is causing all the blasts that have rattled windows in the Statehouse, shaken stores along Massachusetts Avenue and caused the evacuation of Downtown office buildings? At least five huge blasts in the past 16 months -- including one last month outside Gov. Mitch Daniels' office at the Statehouse -- have put pressure on authorities to get to the bottom of things."
Note: This fire is much like a smaller-scale version of the mammoth underground explosions and fires that just devastated the city of Kaohsiung on the island of Taiwan, which killed dozens and injured hundreds, mentioned in the 2014-07-31 update. Hydrogen sulfide is explosively flammable, much more than methane or natural gas, it is reactive with rusty iron/steel and copper, especially electrified copper, both commonly found in underground electrical infrastructure, and it is a heavier-than-air gas which will naturally seek out low-lying areas and accumulate until fires or explosions occur. Methane oozing from the ground may also contribute to these fires and explosions, if it gets trapped below ground, or if it contaminates water, as with the rising number of people finding that their tapwater is now flammable over the past few years...
2014-08-13 - Transformer explodes and burns on pole in Southwick (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2014/08/13/video-electrical-explosion-in-southwick/
http://thewestfieldnews.com/transformer-explosion-causes-power-problems
Note: Nice video in first link...
2014-08-13 - Basement transformer bursts into flame, fire spreads to auto business and more, in Alipore (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Blaze-sparks-panic-in-Alipore/articleshow/40131825.cms
2014-08-13 - Underground fire erupts at landfill, spews noxious odors, in Hickman (Ohio):
http://ohianews.com/warm-weather-sparks-hazardous-underground-fire-at-licking-county-landfill/
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/08/13/licking-county-ohio-warm-weather-sparks-hazardous-underground-fire-at-licking-county-landfill.html
2014-08-13 - Recycling center hit by fire in Ceres (California):
http://www.modbee.com/2014/08/13/3486024/recyclables-catch-fire-at-facility.html
http://www.scrapmonster.com/news/-bales-of-plastic-and-paper-burned-in-ceres-recycling-center/1/16456
2014-08-13 - Grain elevator damaged by explosion in Coshocton (Ohio), 6 injured:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/08/13/grain_elevator_explosion.html
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/explosion-reported-coshocton-grain-company/14019345/
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/26273177/explosion-reported-at-coshocton-grain-facility
http://fox8.com/2014/08/13/at-least-6-injured-in-grain-company-explosion-in-coshocton/
2014-08-13 - Trailer sales lot hit by explosion and fire in Paris (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_1adfbc5a-1161-5155-ae46-a5f315ddc765.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/One-killed-in-fire-at-Lamar-County-business-271122471.html
2014-08-13 - Pallet business erupts in flame in Paragould (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/26274895/paragould-fire-department-battling-fire
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26274895/paragould-fire-department-battling-fire
http://www.kait8.com/clip/10471965/paragould-fire-crews-battle-pallet-fire
Quote: "The Paragould Fire Department put out a fire at a Best Pallets warehouse Wednesday afternoon. They received the call at about 5:45 p.m. Crews were on the scene for nearly two hours battling the blaze and putting out hot spots as the area that caught fire was full of pallets."
2014-08-13 - Smoke in cockpit sends passenger plane to emergency landing in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2723660/British-Airways-forced-make-emergency-landing-Heathrow-smoke-reported-cockpit-en-route-Canada.html
Quote: "The captain of the airline's Boeing 767, which departed Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, requested a priority landing following the emergency. Cabin crew on board Flight 103 reported seeing smoke in the cockpit of the Calgary-bound plane, which departed London at 5.35pm."
2014-08-13 - Boat restaurant - boatstaurant! - destroyed by huge fire at the Dubai Marina in coastal Dubai (UAE), 6 injured:
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/firefighters-tackle-boat-on-fire-in-dubai-marina
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/firefighters-douse-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat-fire-2014-08-13-1.559445
http://emirates247.tumblr.com/post/94696020045/firefighters-douse-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat-fire
http://mynuttydubai.wordpress.com/tag/boat-on-fire/
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/pictures-fire-on-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat-1.1372028
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/dubai-boat-fire-lit-up-the-whole-marina
http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/08/fire-destroys-dubai-marina-restaurant-boat/
Quote: "A fire broke out aboard a boat in Dubai Marina on Wednesday night forcing passengers to jump out of the boat’s windows to escape the flames."
Note: 'Don't forget to tip your waiter before you panic and jump out the window!'
2014-08-13 - Houseboat explodes and burns while refueling at marina on Center Hill Lake in Putnam County (Tennessee):
https://www.herald-citizen.com/newsx/item/2262-fire-destroys-boats-at-edgar-evins
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26274178/houseboat-catches-fire-at-edgar-evins-marina
http://www.wsmv.com/story/26285222/witnesses-describe-house-boat-fire
http://wgnsradio.com/man-that-stinks-fire-destroys-houseboat-and-pontoon-boat-at-center-hill-lake-cms-21604
Quote: "A houseboat at Edgar Evins Marina on Center Hill Lake in Putnam County caught on fire Wednesday. Reportedly, the boat was fueling up when there was a massive explosion. Everyone on the boat was able to get away safely. The fire spread to the fuel pumps, which crews quickly turned off. The houseboat was completely destroyed in the fire."
2014-08-13 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Monterey (California), 1 injured: http://www.montereyherald.com/localnews/ci_26333963/monterey-boat-catches-fire-injuring-one-at-municipal
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/one-injured-in-monterey-boat-fire/27467222
http://www.ksbw.com/news/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-in-monterey/27470928
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/CA/2014/August/14/One.injured.in.Monterey.boat.fire.aspx
http://www.ksbw.com/news/fire-in-monterey-harbor-consumes-boat/27471038
2014-08-13 - Three paddle boats and a car destroyed by fire at 3:45 AM on Coast Road on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140813/local/paddle-boats-car-set-on-fire.531708
http://www.press-report.net/clanek-25916617-paddle-boats-car-set-on-fire
2014-08-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Hamburg (Germany):
http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/42-61199539/bus-burning-in-hamburg
http://ban.jo/News/Europe/20140813/Bus-Catches-Fire-In-Hamburg-Hamburg/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6gCVM__D1I
2014-08-13 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 5:54 AM on Brockley Road in Crofton Park (Britain), near the River Thames:
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11405853.Bus_fire_in_Brockley_Road_near_Crofton_Park_station/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11405853.Bus_fire_in_Brockley_Road_near_Crofton_Park_station/
http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2014/08/crofton-park-bus-fire-closes-brockley.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/administration/bus-fire-in-brockley-road-near-crofton-park-station/
2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 61/151 in Dubuque (Iowa):
http://www.thonline.com/mobile_new/news/article_8dc939c8-671a-5652-ba8c-84a7c66d1c4f.html
http://www.kwwl.com/story/26275871/2014/08/13/semi-trailer-fire-stalls-traffic-in-dubuque
http://www.thonline.com/mobile_new/news/article_a815b29e-231f-11e4-bb02-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_a815b29e-231f-11e4-bb02-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=image&photo=4
2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 in Montgomery County (Virginia):
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-i--traffic-in-montgomery-county/article_4361250a-f6e1-11e3-957f-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in the wee hours near Route 50 in Saratoga Springs (New York):
http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20140813/early-morning-truck-fire-extinguished
http://www.saratogawire.com/article/2464/saratoga-springs-fire-police/
2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-78 in Upper Saucon Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2014/08/tractor-trailer_fire_on_inters_1.html
Note: A minivan just burst into flame on I-78 near Allentown (Pennsylvania), mentioned in the 2014-08-10 update...
2014-08-13 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://www.wistv.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://wjcl.com/2014/08/13/vehicle-fire-slowing-traffic/
http://www.kait8.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26268035/all-lanes-on-i-95nb-back-open-after-vehicle-fire
Quote: "Officials say around 7:30 a.m. a FedEx cargo truck caught fire. The driver was able to pull over onto the shoulder, but two lanes of I-95 North were blocked heading into Savannah just before I-16, causing traffic to back up for miles."
Note: Two days prior, a school bus burst into flame on the Chatham Parkway in Savannah, mentioned in the 2014-08-11 update...
2014-08-13 - Ambulance bursts into flame at hospital in Gümüshane (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/ambulance-caught-fire/440962/
http://news.geliyoo.com/default/ambulance-caught-fire
2014-08-13 - RV bursts into flame on I-84 between Mosier and The Dalles (Oregon):
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/aug/13/fire-destroys-mobilhome-interstate-84/
http://gorgeradio.com/motorhome-fire-stops-i-84-traffic/
http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2014/aug/13/motorhome-fire-briefly-closes-westbound-lanes-i-84/
http://www.kptv.com/story/26274140/motorhome-fire-briefly-shuts-down-westbound-lanes-of-i-84
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/08/motorhome_burns_along_intersta.html
http://newstalk870.am/hermiston-man-narrowly-escapes-death-in-motorhome-fire-on-i-84-pictures/
http://www.oregonherald.com/oregon/local.cfm?id=7343
http://www.dailynewsen.com/politics/motorhome-burns-along-interstate-84-near-mosier-no-one-hurt-h2548079.html
http://www.mycentraloregon.com/2014/08/14/motor-home-fire-closes-i-84/
Quote: "The westbound lanes of Interstate 84 have been closed between Mosier and The Dalles because of a motorhome fire. Oregon State Police say the closure took place at milepost 72."
2014-08-13 - RV bursts into flame at 12:45 AM while parked at home, fire spreads, home mostly destroyed, in Mooball (Australia):
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/mooball-home-gutted-fire-overnight/2350129/
http://www.echo.net.au/2014/08/mooball-home-caravan-gutted-overnight/
http://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/2484449/urgent-warning-after-night-of-fires/
Quote: "The blaze which decimated a Mooball home is believed to have started in a caravan, Rural Fire Service Far North Coast operations officer inspector Bob Wilcox has said. 'The caravan was parked next to the house,' Insp Wilcox said."
Note: Bunch of other fires mentioned in the last link...
2014-08-13 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Oak Bank, Manchester (Britain):
http://www.noodls.com/view/6F82F3591E2BDB714AE3494005AAF4ADA0BD2FE3?7135xxx1407974423
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/14/Caravan_gutted_by_fire_Greater_Manchester_Fire_and_Rescue_Au/
Quote: "Incident Date: 13 August 2014 FIREFIGHTERS have been fighting a blaze involving a caravan in Oak Bank, Manchester. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service was called shortly after 2pm (August 13) and two crew along with a Hydraulic Platform attended the scene. On arrival they discovered a caravan was fully ablaze and the fire had spread to the exterior of a nearby house."
2014-08-13 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on County Road 214 near Forney (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/2151-forney-fire-department-extinguishes-truck-fire
2014-08-13 - Taxi bursts into flame on street in Hewlett (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/fivetowns/hewlett-fd-puts-out-car-fire
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame just before midnight while parked at home, fire spreads to carport, in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/26267193/fire-destroys-car-car-port-in-lawton
Quote: "The car and the car port were both engulfed in flames before firefighters got there. Investigators say the fire started in the car. They also say the home next to the car port was not damaged and no one was home at the time."
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on street in Madison (New Jersey):
http://thealternativepress.com/articles/farifax-court-resident-reports-car-fire
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/08/audi_catches_fire_in_madison_damages_lexus_cops_say.html
Quote: "Early this morning, the Madison Police and Fire Department were dispatched to Farifax Court on a report of a car fire. When they arrived, they saw a 2012 silver Audi engulfed in flames..."
Note: Cha-ching!
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at home in Princeton (West Virginia):
http://www.ptonline.net/princeton/x864267417/Car-catches-fire-on-High-Street
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame outside the Clarion Hotel in Columbus (Indiana):
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Firefighters-called-to-car-fir_1407945418
http://www.topix.com/city/columbus-in/2014/08/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-at-the-clarion
http://www.hoosierherald.com/2014/08/13/firefighters-called-to-car-fire-at-the-clarion/
http://wcsi.whiterivernews.com/templates/localnews_temp.asp?id=9419
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at 12:40 AM on Ridgefield Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/08/tonights-car-fire-84/
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on Battleground Drive in Murfreesboro (Tennessee), driver arrested for getting hostile:
http://wgnsradio.com/suspicious-vehicle-fire-in-murfreesboro---one-arrested-but-not-for-the-fire-cms-21589
http://murfreesboro.com/vehicle-fire-leads-to-threats-on-an-officer/
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame at home in Greenleaf Township (Minnesota):
http://klfd1410.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-3.html
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on Leys Road in Harvington, near Evesham (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11405698.Car_destroyed_in_fire_in_Harvington/
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/11405698.Car_destroyed_in_fire_in_Harvington/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/car-destroyed-in-fire-in-harvington
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame between Bacup and Burnley (Britain):
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/11406623.Driver_scare_as_car_bursts_into_flames_between_Bacup_and_Burnley/
2014-08-13 - Car bursts into flame on the A50 near Burton (Britain):
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/A50-carriageway-near-Burton-closed-car/story-22710929-detail/story.html
2014-08-13 - Car and garage go up in flames at 4 AM at home in Hagerstown (Maryland):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-garage-fire-in-hagerstown/article_9b3a120e-22ed-11e4-885a-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-08-13 - Barn full of hay destroyed by fire off Waterford Drive near Mt. Vernon (Indiana):
http://www.14news.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon
http://www.fox19.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon
http://www.kplctv.com/story/26274589/hay-barn-fire-in-mt-vernon
2014-08-13 - Palm tree bursts into flame, fire spreads to apartment building, in Palm Springs (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/tree-fire-extinguished-in-palm-springs/27464726
Note: Not the first time palm trees have spontaneously ignited. Palm trees have rubbery skin which may be adsorbing hydrogen sulfide and methane more than other types of trees. Once enough flammable gas has been adbsorbed then the tree(s) may just burst into flame. Unlike many of the other fires, these particular fires are more likely to happen in the heat of the day, as with this fire, which began at 1:45 PM...
2014-08-13 - Lumber business heavily damaged by fire in Coldstream (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/120843/Coldstream-Lumber-mop-op
2014-08-13 - Mattress bursts into flame inside vacant building in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/13/mattress_fire_breaks_out_in_building_that_formerly_housed_jillys_strip_club.html
2014-08-13 - Several buildings destroyed by huge blaze in the wee hours in downtown Nimbin (Australia):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/13/fire-that-destroyed-nimbin-main-street-buildings-suspicious-police-say
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/up-in-smoke-suspicious-blaze-hits-nsw-hippy-town-of-nimbin/story-e6frg6nf-1227022668745
http://caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=51426
2014-08-13 - Loch Inn Pub damaged by fire at 4:42 AM in coastal Edinburgh (Scotland):
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crews-tackle-fire-at-loch-inn-pub-1-3507735
http://www.newsforscotland.com/news/crews-tackle-fire-at-loch-inn-pub
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/edinburgh/fire-crews-tackle-blaze-in-pub/
2014-08-13 - Paving company damaged by fire on Waterford Road in Pasadena (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/fire-ignites-at-pasadena-paving-company/27459072
2014-08-13 - Church building destroyed by fire at 4:15 AM in Camden (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/26268357/river-chuch-administrative-building-a-total-loss-following-fire
http://www.thestate.com/2014/08/13/3616868/church-administration-and-youth.html
Quote: "Deputy Chief Phil Elliott said firefighting units were dispatched to The River Church located at 112 Battleship Road, near the Jefferson Davis Highway, at 4:15 a.m."
2014-08-13 - Two businesses destroyed by fire in Riverbank (California):
http://fox40.com/2014/08/13/two-riverbank-buildings-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.modbee.com/2014/08/13/3485434/two-riverbank-businesses-destroyed.html
2014-08-13 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Andalusia (Illinois):
http://wqad.com/2014/08/13/one-person-escapes-as-deck-fire-severely-damages-andalusia-home/
Note: Andalusia is located on the banks of the Mississippi River...
2014-08-13 - Mobile home damaged by fire in Des Moines (Iowa), nobody there:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/des-moines-trailer-fire-damage/14023511/
2014-08-13 - Home damaged by fire at 12:45 AM in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/08/crews_snuff_residential_fire_i_2.html
2014-08-13 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Baytown (Texas):
http://www.click2houston.com/news/baytown-family-loses-home-in-fire/27451814
2014-08-13 - Home destroyed by fire in Ridgeland (South Carolina), near the coast, nobody there:
http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/08/13/3256657/afternoon-blaze-destroys-ridgeland.html
2014-08-13 - Two separate unoccupied homes go up in flames in the wee hours in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/officials-investigate-suspicious-daytona-beach-fire/27451552
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-suspicious-house-fire-daytona-beach-20140813,0,248039.story
http://newsdaytonabeach.com/crews-work-two-overnight-house-fires-in-daytona-beach/
2014-08-13 - Vacant home burns in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/damage-estimated-at-30000-in-fire-to-vacant-east-side-home-20140813
2014-08-13 - Vacant home burns at 3 AM in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.fox19.com/story/26266635/newly-vacant-central-toledo-home-catches-fire
2014-08-13 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in St. Louis (Missouri), near me, er, near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/bartmer-vacant-house-fire/13990541/
Note: About 2.5 miles north of me, not far from where a huge fire burned an auto salvage yard earlier this year...
2014-08-13 - Vacant farm building destroyed by fire near the Snake River, on Star Island (Oregon):
http://www.argusobserver.com/news/building-destroyed-in-star-island-fire/article_cf9e8a3c-2308-11e4-b892-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-13 - Vacant furniture store destroyed by massive blaze in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/08/13/vacant-fort-worth-building-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fire-Reported-at-Vacant-Fort-Worth-Furniture-Store-271057531.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Massive-fire-breaks-out-at-abandoned-Fort-Worth-furniture-store-271061051.html
2014-08-13 - Vacant church destroyed by huge fire in the wee hours in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/firefirghters-battle-bulging-church-fire-in-southeast-sa/13991785/
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Abandon-church-destroyed-in-two-alarm-blaze-5687592.php
2014-08-13 - Eight adjacent vacant homes destroyed by fire in coastal Belfast (Ireland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-28780963
Quote: "Eight derelict houses caught fire in Glenwood Street, sending smoke billowing through the area. Ulster Unionist Party spokesman Bill Manwaring said thick smoke 'literally covered the whole upper Shankill'. The police have said that at this stage they do not believe the fire was started deliberately."
2014-08-13 - Three people found dead in mobile home, small fire present, in Harris County (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Three-people-found-dead-in-mobile-home-5687558.php
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/08/13/gas-leak-north-harris-county/14037423/
Quote: "Officials called to the scene suspect a small fire smoldered inside the trailer, releasing clouds of poisonous carbon monoxide gas. The fire was found in a back bedroom, Bessolo said."
Note: So some hydrogen sulfide blows through, knocks people unconscious, starts a small fire. The small fire emits carbon monoxide and, since the people are unconscious, they don't put out the fire or open a window or leave. They just lay there until they're dead. This event is much like the young engaged couple who burned to death in their SUV in McFarland (Wisconsin), mentioned in the 2013-01-01 update - they didn't exit the car when it ignited, because they must have been unconscious, so they just laid there and burned to death. A lot of deaths in cars and homes in the last couple of years have undoubtedly happened in this way. There's really no telling when you'll be knocked unconscious (or dead) and have your home ignite, but it's most likely to happen in the wee hours and it's more likely to happen if you live in, near or downwind of a low-lying area...
2014-08-12 - Huge pile of scrap metal bursts into flame at 1 AM at metal recycling business in Waxahachie (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/video/10463702-fire-at-recycling-plant-in-waxahachie/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Overnight-Scrap-Metal-Fire-Contained-in-Waxahachie-270910101.html
2014-08-12 - Auto scrap yard erupts in flame at 5 AM near the Harbourview Golf Course in Innisfil (Canada), near Lake Simcoe:
http://www.cjob.com/2014/08/12/morning-fire/
http://interpeg.com/news/auto-yard-fire-on-springfield/
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Auto-yard-fire-on-Springfield-270883851.html
Quote: "The flames were reportedly sparked at north Transcona auto yard just off of Springfield near the Harbourview Golf Course."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-08-12 - Apartment explodes and burns in Rivarolo Canavese, near Turin (Italy), 1 killed:
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2014/08/12/fatal-apartment-explosion-and-fire-near-turin-update_e8769f4e-1c5c-48dd-82bd-d45b5e938ebe.html
Quote: "One person, and not two as rescuers initially thought, died Tuesday after an explosion in an apartment in the village of Rivarolo Canavese near Turin."
2014-08-12 - Apartment building damaged by explosion and fire in Rouen (France):
http://www.76actu.fr/explosion-et-incendie-dans-un-immeuble-a-pavilly-pres-de-rouen_87584/
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.76actu.fr/explosion-et-incendie-dans-un-immeuble-a-pavilly-pres-de-rouen_87584/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D20%26sa%3DN%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D632%26tbs%3Dqdr:d
2014-08-12 - Garage explodes and burns at home in Acadia (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/suffers+burn+injuries+Acadia+explosion/10112335/story.html
2014-08-12 - Fireworks business rocked by explosion in Pittsburg (Kansas), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.kansas.com/news/state/article1212301.html
http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article1212604.html
http://www.joplinglobe.com/topstories/x449121296/Worker-dies-following-Monday-explosion-at-Jake-s-Fireworks-in-Pittsburg
http://www.morningsun.net/article/20140812/NEWS/140819948
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/large-explosion-reported-former-fireworks-site-pit/ngz4N/
2014-08-12 - Electrical substation explodes on the island of Malta, part of the island goes dark:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140812/local/update-4-power-restored-but-few-localities-still-without-electricity-flights-diverted.531616
2014-08-12 - Electrical panel explodes at metal business in Kings Mountain (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/kmfd-responds-to-reported-explosion-1.357763
2014-08-12 - General Motors plant damaged by fire in Delta Township (Michigan):
http://www.wlns.com/story/26265284/fire-causes-evening-scare-at-gm-delta-twp-plant
2014-08-12 - Pallet warehouse goes up in flames at 5:30 AM in coastal Avcilar (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/pallet-warehouse-fire-in-avcilar-a-has-caused/439337/
http://news.geliyoo.com/default/pallet-warehouse-fire-in-avcilara-has-caused-panic
Quote: "Event, 05,30 at the time of Yesilkent occurred in the neighborhood. Pallet warehouse fire broke out in a yet unknown reason. Fire soon engulfed the whole store. The flames also spread to the building located near the tank. Citizens of the building was saved from burning by throwing themselves out."
2014-08-12 - Boat bursts into flame at home in Canyon Country (California), 1 injured:
http://scvnews.com/2014/08/12/resident-injured-in-canyon-country-fire/
http://hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/breaking-news/firefighters-put-out-fire-canyon-country-43194
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/125814/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy87XBetZ1Q
Quote: "Witnesses who lived on the 18000 block of Delight Street, near Whites Canyon Road, described an initial blast as similar to an earthquake before the fire was reported."
2014-08-12 - Tour bus bursts into flame on I-20 in Pearl (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/26264002/tour-bus-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-20
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/26264002/tour-bus-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-20
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26264002/tour-bus-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-20
2014-08-12 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on I-5 near Gorman (California):
http://abc7.com/traffic/greyhound-bus-catches-fire-on-i-5-south/254149/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Bus-Fire-5-Freeway-270890401.html
http://losangeles.gotnewswire.com/news/greyhound-bus-catches-fire-on-i5-south
http://la.thedailydigest.org/2014/08/12/greyhound-bus-burns-on-freeway-north-of-la/
2014-08-12 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on the Florida Turnpike in Miami Gardens (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.local10.com/news/car-carrier-truck-catches-fire-on-floridas-turnpike/27426774
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on street in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://local15tv.com/news/features/featured/stories/truck-fire-detours-traffic-6710.shtml
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_truck-fire-detours-traffic-13669.shtml
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-77 near Marmet (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/26264892/update-traffic-moving-again-on-wv-turnpike-after-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Coal-Truck-Fire-Closes-Northbound-Lanes-of-I-77-at-Marmet-271007941.html
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140812/GZ01/140819710/1101
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer hauling pallets bursts into flame on I-84 near Twin Falls (Idaho):
http://kezj.com/fire-slows-traffic-near-twin-falls-on-i-84/
http://www.kmvt.com/news/latest/Fire-Slows-Traffic-Near-Twin-Falls-On-I-84-270955561.html
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/truck-catches-fire-on-i--near-twin-falls/article_b3c380ae-225b-11e4-b2a2-0019bb2963f4.html
Quote: "The fire started near one of the trucks tires. The driver was able to separate the truck tractor from the load of wooden pallets he was hauling."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Massive vehicles such as big RVs, buses, tanker trucks, tractor trailers, dump trucks, and car-haulers will be destroyed by fire in escalating numbers after tires or brakes ignite."
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 in Osage County (Kansas), 1 injured:
http://www.kvoe.com/news/4772-semi-fire-hurts-washington-state-man-in-osage-county
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-90 near Box Elder (South Dakota):
http://www.blackhillsfox.com/home/headlines/Fire-crews-battle-blaze-on-tractor-trailer--270994001.html
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at truck stop in Cloverdale Township (Indiana):
http://www.wrebfm.com/semi-fire-causes-tense-moments-at-cloverdale-truckstop/
2014-08-12 - Semi tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Okanagan Connector near West Kelowna (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-120881-33-.htm
http://globalnews.ca/news/1505539/semi-fire-on-okanagan-connector/
http://canadanews.center/item/5899_semi-fire-on-okanagan-connector
http://www.castanet.net/video/6092/semi-fire-aug-12/
http://www.news.nom.co/semi-fire-on-okanagan-connector-11403194-news/
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A27 near coastal Bursledon (Britain):
http://www.heart.co.uk/southcoast/news/local/portsmouth-lorry-destroyed-by-fire-on-a27/
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/portsmouth-motorists-face-gridlock-as-lorry-fire-tackled-1-6234233
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2014-08-12/major-delays-caused-by-lorry-fire/
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-08-12/major-delays-due-to-lorry-fire/
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11404794.UPDATE__A27_due_to_re_open_after_tractor_fire/
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/travel/11404750.Motorway_delays_after_lorry_fire/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/portsmouth-motorists-face-gridlock-as-lorry-fire-tackled
http://inagist.com/all/499191393391509505/
2014-08-12 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at industrial estate on Ross Way in coastal Folkestone (Britain):
http://www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/Lorry-Ross-Way/story-22521650-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750l08mvt/Lorry-fire-in-Ross-Way.htm
Quote: "A heavy goods vehicle caught fire last night in a Folkestone industrial estate. Firefighters from Folkestone station were called at 5.20pm last night to reports of a vehicle on fire in Ross Way."
2014-08-12 - Delivery truck bursts into flame on road in Plano (Texas):
http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/2014/08/no-ambulance-involved-in-fire-plano-officials-say.html/
http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/news/plano-vehicle-fire-mistakenly-identified-as-ambulance/article_62f4ff04-2260-11e4-8852-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-12 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at Sweet Briar Crescent, Crewe (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/firefighters-tackle-refuse-lorry-fire-in-crewe
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-refuse-lorry-fire-in-crewe
2014-08-12 - ATT service truck bursts into flame on street near Hot Springs (Arkansas):
http://arkansas911news.com/att-truck-fire-garland-county/
Note: Also see the car that burst into flame at a gas station in Hot Springs...
2014-08-12 - RV bursts into flame while parked at business in Jacksonville (North Carolina):
http://www.jdnews.com/news/local/firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire-1.358032
http://www.wcti12.com/news/rv-catches-fire-in-parking-lot/27438228
Quote: "The recreational vehicle caught on fire in the parking lot of the Piggly Wiggly located at 2960 Richlands Highway in Jacksonville, according to Raymond Comely, the store manager on duty."
2014-08-12 - RV bursts into flame at Lakeside RV park in Umatilla (Florida), 2 injured (1 critically):
http://www.wesh.com/news/umatilla-couple-injured-in-rv-fire-officials-say/27423140
2014-08-12 - Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway on Glover Street in coastal Great Kills (New York):
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/firefighters_extinguish_car_fi_1.html
http://photos.silive.com/4499/gallery/firefighters_respond_to_car_fi/index.html
Note: Less than 1000 feet from the ocean...
2014-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Urbana (Illinois):
http://www.urbanacitizen.com/news/home_top-news/50251558/Car-catches-fire-at-gas-station
2014-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Hot Springs (Arkansas):
http://arkansas911news.com/car-fire-gas-station-hot-springs/
2014-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 13 near Lexington (Missouri), near the Missouri River:
http://www.kmzu.com/vehicle-fire-near-lexington-2/
2014-08-12 - Car bursts into flame before 5 AM while parked in underground carpark in Pétange (Luxembourg):
http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/petange-three-buildings-evacuated-in-house-fire-53e9a757b9b39887080540f6
Quote: "Fire fighters in Pétange had to evacuate three apartment buildings in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after a car parked in a garage had caught fire."
2014-08-12 - Car bursts into flame at 3:04 AM while parked at home in coastal Timaru (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/10374254/Police-suspect-car-fire-deliberate
Note: It was so destroyed that they couldn't even identify the MAKE of the car so there's no evidence of anything here. They only suspect it was arson because it was a parked vehicle that burst into flame, which just shows that they're oblivious to the fact that parked vehicles are spontaneously igniting all over the world and have been for some time, especially in the wee hours and especially near coasts or other low-lying areas...
2014-08-12 - Car bursts into flame on the B3227 South Molton to Umberleigh Road (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30016&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/devon_news/11404827.Car_fire_in_South_Molton/
2014-08-12 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 4:30 AM on I-95 near coastal Cocoa (Florida):
http://news.brevardtimes.com/2014/08/i-95-shut-down-due-to-vehicle-fire.html
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2014/08/12/southbound-i-95-blocked-near-cocoa/13940575/
2014-08-12 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Upper King Street in Norwich (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/firefighters_called_to_vehicle_fire_in_norwich_city_centre_1_3723410
2014-08-12 - RV trailer bursts into flame at home near Abilene (Texas):
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/story/d/story/firefighters-fight-trailer-fire-near-fm-707-hwy-27/32743/cNfWf_w6H0eIt4ZjP6dj-A
2014-08-12 - Compost machine bursts into flame on Stuart Way at Hill Barton Business Park in Clyst St Mary (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30015&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-12 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6:40 AM in Chateaugay (New York):
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1927923705/Fire-destroys-Chateaugay-barn
2014-08-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Ligonier Township (Pennsylvania):
http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/2014/08/township-barn-firephoto-courtesy-of.html
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/6606769-74/ligonier-reported-fire
http://www.dailynewsen.com/us/fire-destroys-barn-in-ligonier-township-h2547190.html
http://wpafirenews.com/wp2/2014/08/fire-destroys-barn-in-ligonier-township
2014-08-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Skaneateles (New York), near Skaneateles Lake:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/barn_catches_fire_in_skaneateles.html
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/skaneateles-barn-destroyed-by-fire/33642/OKSqqyxskUOljA_NVLgb4w
http://www.wopular.com/storage-barn-skaneateles-destroyed-fire
2014-08-12 - Barn destroyed by fire in Hamilton (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/fire-rips-through-turkey-barn-1.2734341
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4755274-major-blaze-engulfs-binbrook-barn/
http://www.900chml.com/2014/08/12/20250/
http://world.einnews.com/article__detail/218201640?lcode=jl-Q1KbdMSz3F23W3nI2iA%3D%3D
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/12/Fire_rips_through_turkey_barn/
http://www.sachem.ca/uncategorized/major-blaze-engulfs-binbrook-barn/
2014-08-12 - Three tobacco sheds burst into flame just outside Lake Park (Georgia):
http://www.walb.com/story/26257717/small-tobacco-sheds-catch-fire
2014-08-12 - Washington State wildfires cause Obama to sign declaration of disaster:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Obama-signs-wildfire-disaster-declaration-for-Wash-state-270906861.html
http://q13fox.com/2014/08/12/president-issues-disaster-declaration-for-washington-in-wake-of-wildfires/
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/08/white-house-approves-funds-for-wildfire-infrastructure-repairs/
2014-08-12 - Wildfire burns near Dry Creek Road near Shady Cove (Oregon), evacuations ensue:
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140812/NEWS/140819747/101033/NEWS
Quote: "Residents living along Dry Creek Road southwest of Shady Cove are being asked to immediately leave their homes due to the increased activity of the Rogue River Drive fire, a Jackson County Sheriff's Office press release said."
2014-08-12 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Overland Park (Kansas):
http://www.kshb.com/news/deffenbaugh-trash-load-catches-fire
2014-08-12 - Industrial building goes up in flames in Tea (South Dakota), near Sioux Falls:
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/12/fire-tea/13984561/
http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37765&Itemid=57
Quote: "The building housed multiple businesses, including a garage door vendor, a tree service and an automotive-related shop. Stahlecker said the building appeared to contain fuel barrels, tires, and lawn clippings."
2014-08-12 - Bathhouse destroyed by fire at River Oaks Golf Course in Grand Island (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/fire-destroys-bathhouse-at-isle-golf-course-20140812
Note: Grand Island is surrounded by two tributaries of the Niagara River...
2014-08-12 - Four buildings destroyed by fire near Mead (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/26265447/4-buildings-destroyed-in-fire-near-mead
2014-08-12 - Garage bursts into flame at home in Columbus (Nebraska):
http://columbustelegram.com/news/local/fire-destroys-garage-on-st-street/article_91e8683b-8980-580e-9aa6-b02cf6ff5d37.html
2014-08-12 - Garage bursts into flame at home in coastal New Brighton on Staten Island (New York), nobody there:
http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2014/08/fire_marshals_investigating_ne.html
2014-08-12 - Porch bursts into flame at home in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/08/stratford-news-fire-back-porch/
http://www.wfsb.com/story/26271577/residents-displaced-after-fire-in-stratford
2014-08-12 - Porch bursts into flame at 4:20 AM, fire spreads to home, in Kenmore (New York):
http://www.tonawanda-news.com/local/x1927923726/Fire-damages-Kenmore-home
2014-08-12 - Two decks burst into flame at 2:30 AM, fire spreads to both sides of twin-home, in Eden Prairie (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3530155.shtml
http://hennepin.kstp.com/news/news/566822-deck-fire-damages-twin-home-eden-prairie
http://www.facebook.com/PoliceClips/posts/818118964886783
Quote: "Crews were called to the 6600 block of Kara Drive in Eden Prairie around 2:30 a.m. on a report of a deck fire. When firefighters arrived, they found two decks fully engulfed in flames. The fire then spread to both homes, causing extensive damage."
2014-08-12 - Home damaged by fire at 2:45 AM in Denver (Colorado), 5 injured:
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/08/12/denver-house-fire-5-hospitalized/13939657/
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26321045/five-residents-one-firefighter-treated-after-denver-house
2014-08-12 - Home heavily damaged by fire in the wee hours in Leawood (Kansas):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/fire-heavily-damages-leawood-home/27423826#
2014-08-12 - Lakefront home destroyed by massive blaze in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.ktul.com/story/26259573/house-fully-involved-in-fire-in-south-tulsa
http://www.abc27.com/story/26259573/house-fully-involved-in-fire-in-south-tulsa
2014-08-12 - Naval commander's house goes up in flames at 2:10 AM in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-damages-home-of-Norfolk-Naval-Shipyard-commander-270864271.html
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-norfolk-naval-shipyard-closed-gate,0,4371856.story
Quote: "The home, called Quarters A, which faces Lincoln Street, was being readied for the new commander, but no one was living there when the fire started..."
Note: 'It's almost ready, sir, except for the charred sections!'
2014-08-12 - Vacant mobile home burns at 5:30 AM in coastal Seadrift (Texas):
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2014/aug/11/seadrift_fire_jrp_081214_246407/
2014-08-12 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire just before 4 AM in Sissonville (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/26256781/another-suspicious-fire-breaks-out-in-sissonville
Quote: "It's the latest incident in a string of suspicious fires in the area."
2014-08-12 - Vacant home burns at 4:09 AM in Palatine (Illinois):
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_9cdf968c-2230-11e4-be57-0017a43b2370.html
2014-08-12 - Vacant home burns at 3 AM in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_21718.shtml
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_firefighters-battle-massive-flames-at-vacant-house-21718.shtml
2014-08-12 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 4:55 AM on Addington Road in Creswick (Australia):
http://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/2483501/creswick-cottage-fire-may-be-suspicious/
2014-08-11 - Australian patrol boat 'HMAS Bundaberg' destroyed by explosion and massive blaze in coastal Brisbane (Australia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Hmas-Bundaberg-415523649.html
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Hmas-Bundaberg-415523649.html
http://www.mygc.com.au/news/navy-patrol-ship-destroyed-in-brisbane-blast/
https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/24682251/shipyard-fire-on-brisbane-river/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-11/navy-boat-catches-fire-in-hemmant-boatshed-brisbane/5662534
http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/9raw-fire-engulfs-boat-and-industrial-shed/xe0zve3
http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/navy-ship-hmas-bundaberg-goes-up-in-flames-in-brisbanes-east-20140811-102p54.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2721633/Fire-Navy-patrol-boat-HMAS-Bundaberg-engulfed-flames-maintenance-work-Brisbane-dry-dock.html
http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/navy-patrol-boat-hmas-bundaberg-catches-fire-while-undergoing-refit-at-hemmant-shipyard/story-fnii5v6w-1227020479222
Quote: "It is understood the HMAS Bundaberg was valued at around $54 million and damages will most likely see the vessel written off."
Quote: "Initial reports were that a 70-foot boat was ablaze, however the HMAS Bundaberg is much larger. The Armidale-class patrol boat is about 56 metres long and was commissioned in 2007."
Note: This might be the most costly ship fire so far. A couple of British aircraft carriers have burst into flame, but the damage wasn't too severe in either case. An Indian submarine exploded and sank in coastal Mumbai (India), killing everyone on board, but they didn't list a dollar value for that loss. A Canadian military ship was virtually destroyed by fire but no dollar amount was listed for that ship either, although I bet that one and the exploding submarine were pretty costly...
2014-08-11 - Home obliterated by explosion and fire at 1:23 AM in Ontonagon (Michigan), near Lake Superior, nobody home:
http://www.yourdailyglobe.com/story/2014/08/12/news/ontonagon-house-leveled-by-early-morning-explosion/3408.html
http://thenavigatoronline.com/2014/08/12/ontonagon-house-leveled-by-early-morning-explosion/
Quote: "Police said the multiple explosions were not gas-related."
2014-08-11 - Home damaged by explosion in Plainfield Township (Michigan), 2 injured:
http://www.wnem.com/story/26250530/2-hurt-in-home-explosion
2014-08-11 - Apartment damaged by explosion and fire in Buffalo (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/black-rock/explosion-rattles-black-rock-neighborhood-20140811
http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/westside/2014/08/11/buffalo-niagara-street-explosion/13925715/
http://wivb.com/2014/08/11/propane-explosion-shatters-windows-injures-one/
http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/760258/apparent-explosion-at-building-on-niagara-street-in-buffalo/
Quote: "The report initially came in as a propane tank explosion, so extra companies and a Hazmat team were called to duty, but Biasillo said those reports turned out to be unfounded. 'We’re pretty sure it wasn’t propane,' he said. 'We’re not sure what it is. Our fire investigators are checking it out.'"
2014-08-11 - Residential building explodes and collapses in coastal Wenzhou (China), 1 killed, 6 injured:
http://www.ecns.cn/visual/hd/2014/08-11/45719.shtml
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0812/c90882-8768126.html
2014-08-11 - Grill explodes on deck, fire spreads to apartment building, in Magna (Utah), dog killed:
http://fox13now.com/2014/08/11/ufa-responds-to-3-alarm-apartment-fire-in-magna/
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865608590/Barbecue-grill-sparks-3-alarm-fire-kills-dog.html
2014-08-11 - Grain pit explodes in St. Anne (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/us-usa-grains-blast-idUSKBN0GB27H20140811
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/08/grain-bin-explosion-with-multiple.html
http://voices.suntimes.com/news/breaking-news/reports-of-explosion-at-kankakee-county-grain-plant/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/grain-bin-explosion-in-central-illinois-injures-several/252831/
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/explosion-in-st-anne-injures-one-damages-grain-bin/article_2b8b4c87-9218-5246-b744-fb2e49dd4c06.html
2014-08-11 - Electrical fire erupts in basement at the University of Chicago in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/08/11/five-injured-after-fire-at-u-of-c-dorm-for-faculty-staff/
http://abc7chicago.com/news/crews-battle-electrical-vault-fire-at-university-of-chicago-dorm/253021/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-firefighters-respond-to-south-side-highrise-fire-20140811-story.html
http://chicago.gotnewswire.com/news/eight-injured-including-four-firefighters-after-fire-at-u-of-c-dorm-for-faculty-staff
Note: Basically the same as all the underground electrical fires and explosions, except this time it was inside a building instead of under a street...
2014-08-11 - Landfill ignites for fourth time since July 4 in coastal Rankin Inlet (Canada):
http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674rankin_inlet_quells_another_dump_fire_flare-up/
2014-08-11 - Recycling center hit by fire in Sleaford (Britain):
http://www.sleafordtarget.co.uk/Sleaford-recycling-centre-catches/story-22516562-detail/story.html
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Sleaford-recycling-plant-catches/story-22516541-detail/story.html
http://www.sleafordtarget.co.uk/New-Sleaford-recycling-centre-damaged/story-22700813-detail/story.html
2014-08-11 - Chemical plant heavily damaged by blaze, $25 million in damage, near coastal Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/26247581/fire-destroys-25m-plant-building-near-charleston
2014-08-11 - Gas well explodes and burns in Changqing District (China):
http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/1372718/Explosion-rocks-PetroChina-field
2014-08-11 - Drilling rig 'Tartan Alpha' damaged by fire in the North Sea near Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Tartan-A-Platform-I70554.html
Quote: "On Aug 9, 2014, at 10 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Tartan Alpha' 177 miles north-east of Aberdeen. All 122 workers aboard the drilling and production platform were mustered at their stations after the fire was discovered in one of the emergency generator enclosures."
Note: The last drilling rig to burn before this one was a week prior off the coast of Nova Scotia (Canada), mentioned in the 2014-08-04 update...
2014-08-11 - Houseboat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Marathon (Florida), 2 dogs killed, nobody there:
http://floridakeyssheriff.blogspot.com/2014/08/dogs-perish-in-boat-fire.html
http://keysnews.com/node/57301
Quote: "The owners of the houseboat said they’d been working on it all day making repairs and had just left shortly after 5 p.m. They said they were unaware of any issues on the boat which may have caused the fire."
2014-08-11 - School bus bursts into flame on the Chatham Parkway in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26248807/all-lanes-on-chatham-pkwy-back-open-after-bus-fire
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26247996/school-bus-fire-halts-traffic-on-chatham-pkwy
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2014-08-11/traffic-alert-chatham-pkwy-traffic-halted
http://www.ktre.com/story/26248807/all-lanes-on-chatham-pkwy-back-open-after-bus-fire
http://www.kait8.com/story/26248807/all-lanes-on-chatham-pkwy-back-open-after-bus-fire
http://www.fox19.com/story/26247996/school-bus-fire-halts-traffic-on-chatham-pkwy
Quote: "This is the 4th school bus to burst into flame in August, and the 60th since May 1. School season is about to begin so expect to see more school buses burning up shortly...
2014-08-11 - Minibus bursts into flame on the Garden State Parkway en route to coastal Point Pleasant Beach (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/traffic/2014/08/11/parkway-fire/13898837/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/11/Parkway_backs_up_after_passenger_van_fire/
http://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown/update-passenger-van-fire-cleared-parkway/
2014-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/nhp-las-vegas-truck-fire-I-15-st-rose/2m-Zos-XZEqAk7mpEhflww.cspx
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/26252651/tractor-trailer-fire-backs-up-i-15-near-st-rose
http://kdwn.com/2014/08/11/tractor-trailer-fire-backs-up-i-15s-near-st-rose/
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/story/nhp-las-vegas-truck-fire-I-15-st-rose/2m-Zos-XZEqAk7mpEhflww.cspx
2014-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-20 in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.ktbs.com/story/26251812/traffic-alert-truck-fire-on-i-20
http://www.ksla.com/story/26251950/traffic-alert-big-rig-fire-on-i20w-at-fairfield-ave-backs-up-westbound-traffic
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/videos/news/local/louisiana/2014/08/11/13917355/
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/tractor-trailor-fire-brings-i-20-west-bound-to-one/22982/c20M3fFKQkerMB8R15D-OQ
2014-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Main Street in Sterling (Colorado):
http://www.journal-advocate.com/sterling-public-records/ci_26316899/public-records-sterling-fire-department
2014-08-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Trans-Canada Highway near Chaplin (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fish-truck-fries-after-brake-failure-1.2733285
2014-08-11 - Tractor, barn and 4000 tons of straw destroyed by fire near Wimborne (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11400787.VIDEO__4_000_tons_of_straw_destroyed_in_barn_fire_near_Wimborne/
http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Pamphill-barn-destroyed/story-22337300-detail/story.html
2014-08-11 - Tractor and barn destroyed by fire on Fairhouse Road in Barwick, Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30006&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Eyewitness-reports-barn-Barwick-near-Yeovil/story-22338220-detail/story.html
Quote: "The barn measures 60m x 40m and is fully loaded with straw, trailor [sic] and a tractor."
2014-08-11 - Prisoner transport truck bursts into flame on the A19 near Birdforth (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-28744949
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/thirsk/11401505.Fire_engulfs_prison_van_on_A19___one_lane_closed/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/fire-engulfs-prison-van-on-a19-one-lane-closed
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11401505.Fire_engulfs_prison_van_on_A19___one_lane_closed/
http://www.newsaddict.co.uk/news/fire-engulfs-prison-van-on-a19-one-lane-closed/
http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11401301.Prison_van_catches_fire/
http://www.metroradio.co.uk/news/local/a19-prison-van-fire/
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2014-08-11/driver-escapes-as-prison-van-bursts-into-flames/
2014-08-11 - RV bursts into flame on I-75 in Rockcastle County (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/rv-burns-along-i-75-in-rockcastle-county
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/RV-catches-fire-on-I-75-near-Mount-Vernon-270730331.html
2014-08-11 - Van bursts into flame on Birkenshaw Lane in Birkenshaw, Bradford (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/News/11401381.Driver_makes_dramatic_escape_as_van_sets_alight/
2014-08-11 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Aley (Lebanon), near the coast:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-11/266799-tele-liban-vehicle-catches-fire-in-aley.ashx
2014-08-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/news/local/Truck-Fire-In-South-Philly/270729641
http://philadelphia.cityandpress.com/node/8157335
http://www.pennsnews.com/2014/08/truck-burns-in-south-philly/
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/truck-burns-in-south-philly
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Home Depot on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor (Maine):
https://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/11/news/bangor/electrical-issue-likely-cause-of-car-fire-at-bangor-home-depot-parking-lot/
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame just after 2:30 AM while parked at home in Ocala (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20140811/ARTICLES/140819972/-1/news?Title=OPD-Car-fire-threatens-homes
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on road, driver ignites too, in Clifton Park (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Man-in-Clifton-Park-car-fire-critical-at-burn-5681659.php
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame as man works on it, fire spreads to home, in coastal Norwalk (Connecticut):
http://www.thehour.com/news/norwalk/norwalk-car-fire-turns-to-house-fire-monday-evening/article_4e15f08a-21a1-11e4-96df-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-08-11 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame on roads in Herefordshire (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11400587.Car_fires_in_Herefordshire/
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Merdon Castle Lane in Hursley, near Winchester (Britain), woman and two children burned:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-28751708
http://news.sky.com/story/1317639/fire-engulfs-car-with-young-children-inside
http://www.nationalheadlines.co.uk/woman-and-children-burnt-in-car-fire/441467/
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/boy-five-badly-hurt-in-car-fire-30503319.html
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-08-12/2-young-children-and-woman-suffer-serious-burns-in-car-fire/
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame at 12:50 AM at holiday park in coastal Dawlish (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30002&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://wearesouthdevon.com/early-morning-car-fire-at-dawlish-holiday-park/
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Car-blaze-Dawlish-caravan-park/story-22300663-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Car-blaze-Dawlish-caravan-park/story-22299970-detail/story.html
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Southweek Wood in Germansweek, Beaworthy (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30004&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-11 - Car bursts into flame on Kingswood Lane in Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-chester_11-08-2014_21-16-50
2014-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on street in Marshfield (Wisconsin):
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/11/marshfield-police-reports-081114/13887273/
Quote: "Firefighters responded at 8:31 p.m. Sunday to a report of a vehicle fire at the intersection of East McMillan Street and North Galvin Avenue. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,500."
2014-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 46 in Clifton (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/vehicle-fire-closes-portion-of-route-46-westbound-in-clifton-1.1065612
2014-08-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 11 in Bracebridge (Canada):
http://moosefm.com/cfbgs/news/this-just-in-vehicle-fire-reported-in-hwy-11s-nb-lanes-in-bracebridge/
2014-08-11 - Auto shop damaged by fire in Anderson (Indiana):
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/local/x197388421/Firefighters-douse-blaze-at-Anderson-Auto-Auction
2014-08-11 - Twenty parked cars have burst into flame since November 2013 in Roswell (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2014/08/08/firefighter-shortage-not-helping-catch-arsonist/
Note: They're assuming there's an arsonist despite there being no motive, no surveillance footage, no witnesses, no nothin'. Maybe there is an arsonist and maybe there isn't, but given all the vehicles (parked or not) spontaneously igniting, especially in the wee hours as with these fires in Roswell, that's not a wise assumption to make. In fact, competent investigators are trained not to make assumptions. On the plus side, if you're looking for a job, they're hiring here, and you obviously don't need to be competent! Schwing!
2014-08-11 - Two barns destroyed by huge blaze just before midnight near St. Hyacinthe (Canada), 300 cows killed:
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/300-cows-die-in-barn-fire-1.1955899
http://www.news.nom.co/300-cows-die-in-barn-fire-11384331-news/
2014-08-11 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Pike County (Illinois):
http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=1081825
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/IL/2014/August/11/Early.morning.fire.destroys.Pike.Co.barn.contents.aspx
2014-08-11 - Barn destroyed by fire in Manchester Borough (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_26316610/fire-crews-knock-down-blaze-large-shed-manchester
2014-08-11 - Barn destroyed by fire near Goble (Oregon):
http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news_paid/article_6433da02-2189-11e4-a2fc-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-11 - Wildfire erupts, briefly traps 19 hikers at park near coastal Seaside (Oregon):
http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/wildfire-briefly-traps-19-hikers-near-oregon-coast/27412026
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/north-coast/2014/08/11/saddle-mountain-trail-fire-clatsop-seaside/13887851/
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/08/11/wildfire-traps-hikers-oregon/13893563/
2014-08-11 - Wildfire burns 18,000 acres near some creeks near Keller (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/26218681/wildfire-watch-2014-devils-elbow-complex-burns-nearly-18000-acres-4-contained
Quote: "The road closure and Level 3 evacuation on Highway 21 has been extended north. The closure goes from Capoose Creek north to the Bear Creek Campground (Anderson Creek)."
2014-08-11 - Wildfire breaks out at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (Washington), near the coast:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/08/11/3325657/80-acre-fire-at-jblm-under-control.html
Quote: "The base said via Twitter that the fire at Range 81 was visible from Yelm and Roy. Tank Bridge Road and Lewis Lake were closed as crews responded."
2014-08-11 - Brush fire ignites in Secaucus (New Jersey), train transit disrupted:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Secaucus-Brush-Fire-New-Jersey-Transit-Train-Delays-270820381.html
2014-08-11 - Transformer bursts into flame at midnight, fire spreads to hotel, in Fridley (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3529168.shtml
2014-08-11 - Warehouse goes up in flames at 2 AM in Stockton (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/08/11/fire-burns-overnight-at-stockton-warehouse/
2014-08-11 - Concession stand goes up in flames at 11 PM in Saint Thomas Township (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/cause-fire-at-concession-stand-franklin-county-unknown-11102.shtml
2014-08-11 - Courthouse being renovated destroyed by fire at 3:30 AM in Hancock County (Georgia):
http://www.wjbf.com/story/26246229/fire-breaks-out-at-hancock-county-courthouse
2014-08-11 - Curtains burst into flame at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fire-at-Lake-Highlands-High-School-270796561.html
2014-08-11 - Beachside building damaged by fire at 5:21 AM at Oddicombe Beach Hill, Babbacombe in coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30003&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-11 - Hotel and restaurant damaged by fire at 11 PM in Spearfish (South Dakota):
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/spearfish/fire-causes-evacuation-of-spearfish-hotel-restaurant/article_297fba15-6dcf-5ac7-b56d-217491aaf88c.html
2014-08-11 - Deck bursts into flame at home in Longview (Washington), nobody there:
http://tdn.com/news/local/fire-damages-longview-home-as-owners-away-on-vacation/article_8b89b6ca-21e9-11e4-b5ee-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-11 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Blairstown Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2014/08/no_one_injured_after_fire_brea.html
2014-08-11 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Central Falls (Rhode Island), 15 people homeless:
http://www.turnto10.com/story/26256452/fire-damages-three-story-home-in-central-falls
http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20140812-fire-in-central-falls-displaces-15-residents.ece
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/12/Fire_damages_threestory_home_in_Central_Falls/
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55849473/
2014-08-11 - Garage bursts into flame at 3:14 AM at home, fire spreads to home, in coastal Puna (Hawaii), nobody there:
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-garage-puna
2014-08-11 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida), 8 people homeless:
http://www.local10.com/news/8-displaced-after-fort-lauderdale-fire/27406494
2014-08-11 - Deadly blaze starts on porch at 1:23 AM, spreads to home, on Canton Street in Troy (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://thedailyreview.com/news/two-die-in-troy-fire-1.1734186
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11621906/pa-couple-planning-to-adopt-baby-killed-in-house-fire
http://www.weny.com/news/local-news/two-dead-after-fire-in-troy-8-11-14
2014-08-11 - Deadly fire burns condo at 5:30 AM in coastal Dunedin (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-north-pinellas/dunedin/fire-kills-one-at-scottish-towers-ii-in-dunedin
http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/fatal-fire-at-dunedin-apartment-complex-20140811/
2014-08-11 - Deadly blaze destroys mobile home in coastal Largo (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/fatal-fire-reported-at-bel-aire-mobile-village-in-largo
Note: Looks like burning to death in house fires near the coast in Florida is going to become a very popular way to die. But that's probably going to be true in a lot of places, not just Florida...
2014-08-11 - Deadly fire damages mobile home a little after 4 AM in Lowndes County (Mississippi), 1 killed:
http://www.gwcommonwealth.com/news/state_news/article_07f036e6-d0f5-5bf5-8aee-c8defa9f3641.html
2014-08-11 - Deadly fire burns home in Oakville (Canada), near Lake Ontario, 1 killed:
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4754330-body-found-after-firefighters-responded-to-fire-in-oakville/
2014-08-11 - Vacant home damaged by basement fire in Clarksburg (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=Vacant-Clarksburg-Home-Catches-Fire-17500
http://www.wboy.com/story/26254662/clarksburg-fire-department-investigating-vacant-house-fire
2014-08-11 - Vacant home burns in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Fire-damages-vacant-house-in-Suffolk-270759871.html
http://www.dailypress.com/news/southside/dp-suffolk-house-fire-crittenden,0,5096252.story
2014-08-11 - Vacant home burns at 12:30 AM, second fire in a week, in Toledo (Ohio):
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/26246040/vacant-north-toledo-duplex-catches-fire-for-second-time-in-a-week
2014-08-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 12:22 AM in Benton (Illinois):
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/vacant-house-deemed-a-total-loss-in-benton-fire/article_6fa9640f-a86d-53aa-aaa2-f2ce84bded0e.html
2014-08-11 - Vacant home destroyed by outdoor fire in Lodi (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/08/11/fire-burns-at-abandoned-lodi-home/
2014-08-11 - Vacant school burns in Grafton (West Virginia), 1000 feet northeast (downwind) of Three Fork Creek:
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=Crews-Working-to-Battle-Fire-at-Old-Grafton-Middle-School-17488
2014-08-10 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame in flight, plane lands in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.wbur.org/2014/08/10/plane-grounded-by-fire-logan
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/08/all_ok_after_jet_engine_fire
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/08/10/plane-lands-at-logan-airport-after-small-engine-fire/
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/08/emirates_jet_lands_at_logan_after_engine_fire
http://www.wcvb.com/news/engine-fire-extinguished-on-emirates-flight-at-logan-runway/27399982
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/08/10/firefighters-fight-engine-fire-logan-airport/EqcFFzH8p8h5uOZd2lau8L/story.html
Quote: "An Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300 carrying 358 passengers and crew landed safely at Logan International Airport shortly before 2 p.m. after its No. 1 engine caught fire, Massachusetts Port Authority spokesman Matthew Brelis said."
Note: If you're still brave enough to fly and you need to do some flying, you might wanna get it done sooner rather than later, because problems with planes are only going to get worse as the atmospheric contamination intensifies. Also see the regional passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff and killed at least 39 people in Tehran (Iran) on this day...
2014-08-10 - Home leveled by explosion in Schenectady (New York):
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3528857.shtml
http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/759908/gas-explosion-levels-vacant-home-in-schenectady/
Quote: "Some residents say they caught a whiff of something like gas earlier in the day."
Note: So they smelled a 'rotten egg' odor. That may have been hydrogen sulfide, not natural gas. And once a home explodes, then yes, the gas line will likely rupture (if there is one - some of the home explosions haven't had gas service at all), and it may LOOK like it was a natural gas explosion when it may have been hydrogen sulfide, probably mixed with odorless methane, that caused it. Did they check the air for either gas? Nope, so they don't know what caused this explosion and they're making assumptions, which is something competent fire investigators don't do...
2014-08-10 - Home explodes and burns in Biel (Switzerland), 1 killed, several injured:
http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Explosion-in-Biel---ganze-Hauswand-ist-weg-18291547
http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/bern/hausfassade-weggesprengt-explosion-in-bieler-wohnquartier-id3043223.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Explosion-in-Biel---ganze-Hauswand-ist-weg-18291547&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D20%26sa%3DN%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D632%26tbs%3Dqdr:d
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/bern/hausfassade-weggesprengt-explosion-in-bieler-wohnquartier-id3043223.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D20%26sa%3DN%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D632%26tbs%3Dqdr:d
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.dhnet.be/regions/bruxelles/un-mort-dans-une-explosion-dans-une-maison-de-repos-de-schaerbeek-53e7eaa03570667a63921317&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dexplosion%26start%3D30%26sa%3DN%26noj%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D632%26tbs%3Dqdr:d
Quote: "In Bieler Möösliquartier it came this morning at Beundenweg apparently an explosion. A house is missing a part of the facade - saw smoke rising over the house says a 20 minute reader reporter."
2014-08-10 - Chemical business rocked by explosion in Kingsport (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/story/26245481/workers-recovering-after-explosion-at-eastman-sunday-night
2014-08-10 - Restaurant damaged by explosion in Greenville (South Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/26242477/popular-restaurant-badly-damaged-in-explosion
http://www.wyff4.com/news/fire-inspector-natural-gas-explosion-damages-restaurant/27399126
http://www.conservativetalk945.com/fire-inspector-natural-gas-explosion-damages-restaurant/
2014-08-10 - Large underground mulch fire erupts in Brentwood (New York):
http://www.firehouse.com/news/11620110/100-firefighters-help-tackle-mulch-fire-in-brentwood
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/large-mulch-fire-battled-overnight-in-brentwood-1.9018451
http://www.fundcapitalamerica.com/large-mulch-fire-battled-overnight-in-brentwood-2/
2014-08-10 - Underground cotton factory destroyed by massive infero at 5 AM in Gazipur (Bangladesh), nice pic in 1st link:
http://www.bengalinews24.com/english/country-out-of-dhaka-village-rural-local-bangladesh-news/2014/08/10/8106
http://news.priyo.com/2014/08/10/fire-broke-out-beximco-industrial-park-godown-116145.html
http://www.onbangladesh.org/english/newsdetail/detail/31/13331
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/08/10/49655
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/aug/10/beximco-industrial-park-godown-catches-fire
Quote: "A fire broke out at a godown of Beximco Industrial Park in Chakrawarty area of the city early Sunday. Fire service sources said the fire broke out at the underground cotton godown around 5 am and it soon engulfed the entire room."
2014-08-10 - Lumber mill erupts in flame on Stoughton Pond Road in Weathersfield (Vermont):
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/fire-breaks-out-at-lumber-mill/27403854
http://www.wcax.com/story/26251607/fire-damages-weathersfield-mill
2014-08-10 - Lumber business goes up in flames at 5:30 AM in Nunda (New York):
http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/759944/nunda-fire-treated-as-suspicious-incident/
2014-08-10 - Old military barracks destroyed by huge fire on Mare Island in coastal Vallejo (Califonia):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/10/4-alarm-fire-burns-barracks-on-mare-island-in-vallejo/
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/vallejo-fire-at-mare-island/vCm6qz/
http://www.ktvu.com/gallery/news/local/fire-old-military-barracks-mare-island/gCMgk/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/4-alarm-fire-burning-old-military-barracks-mare-is/ngy4K/
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/breaking_news/ci_26315416/fire-destroys-abandoned-building-mare-island
2014-08-10 - High-rise damaged by fire in coastal Manhattan (New York), 8 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hi-Rise-Fire-Tribeca-270695301.html
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/blaze-in-tower-injures-8/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fire-injures-8-tribeca-article-1.1898950
http://7online.com/news/fire-spreads-smoke-through-tribeca-apartment/251843/
2014-08-10 - Fishing boat explodes and burns on the Fraser River in Steveston (Canada), 1 injured:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1501490/fishing-boat-catches-fire-in-steveston-one-person-hurt/
Quote: "Three people escaped relatively unharmed after a fishing vessel exploded and caught on fire in Steveston last night. It happened around 6 o’clock, just off Shady Island in the South Arm of the Fraser River."
2014-08-10 - School bus bursts into flame at 3 AM at college in Sunbury (Australia), other fires erupt too:
http://www.monashweekly.com.au/story/1808122/sunbury-salesian-college-fire-rips-through-building/
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fire-lit-at-salesian-college-near-birthplace-of-the-ashes-20140810-102e38.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/suspicious-blaze-at-salesian-college-near-sunbury-birthplace-of-the-ashes/story-fni0fee2-1227019401906
Quote: "Firefighters and police were initially called to Salesian College on the grounds of Rupertswood Mansion in Sunbury at 3am on Sunday morning to find a school bus engulfed in flames on the mansion lawns."
Quote: "A few hours later, neighbours reported seeing smoke rising from the school just before 7am. This time, fire crews arrived to find the school’s administration building on fire. More than 40 firefighters from Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Fire Brigade battled to contain the blaze to two rooms, but the building suffered 'extensive smoke and heat damage'. Attempts had also been made to set the school’s chapel alight, police said. Senior Sergeant Shane Pettingill said police believed the fires were deliberately lit. Sunbury detectives have begun “a substantial investigation” into the arson attacks, but could not speculate on the motive or how the fires were lit."
Note: If I were clueless, I might suspect arson too, but the lack of evidence, lack of witnesses, lack of motive, lack of surveillance footage, and the fact that the fires continued for hours would make me question that. They don't know what's going on in the world, so they don't have any other explanations for events like this, so their 'go to' excuse is arson, even if - as in this case - there is nothing at all to indicate any PEOPLE were around when these fires started. Maybe they'll wake up before their city is destroyed, or maybe they won't. Time will tell! This is the third school bus to burst into flame in August, and the 59th since May 1. On the plus side, 'only' 3 children have burned to death in school bus fires this month, so far...
2014-08-10 - Tour bus bursts into flame on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Breezewood (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/tour-bus-catches-fire-on-turnpike/11436/wPgG-Syu6EeE4xMXyzDcHQ
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/latestnews/x449119635/In-brief-Tour-bus-catches-fire-on-turnpike
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/x449119635/In-brief-Tour-bus-catches-fire-on-turnpike
http://ulocal.wgal.com/mediadetail/19686319
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owhGBON8TXA
http://hoopieworld.com/wp2/2014/08/tour-bus-catches-fire-on-turnpike
2014-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-71 near Mansfield (Ohio):
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/08/10/truck-fire-slows-near-mansfield/13865469/
2014-08-10 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-35 near Fort Worth (Texas):
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/08/18-wheeler-fire-shuts-down-parts-of-southbound-i-35-at-loop-820.html/
http://www.wopular.com/18-wheeler-fire-shuts-down-parts-southbound-i-35-loop-820
2014-08-10 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Lacey (Washington):
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/08/10/3794821/fires-damage-homes-in-lacey-littlerock.html
Quote: "... a home on Merkel Street Northeast was partially damaged after a recreational vehicle next to the house caught fire, Lacey Fire District 3 Chief Steve Brooks said Sunday."
2014-08-10 - Minivan bursts into flame on I-78 near Allentown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2014/08/vehicle_fire_ties_up_traffic_f.html
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/car-goes-up-in-flames-on-i78/27399138
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-upper-saucon-i78-car-fire-20140810,0,4856555.story
http://www.roonte.com/www/van-fire-snarls-traffic-on-i78-near-allentown
http://ads.gotnewswire.com/news/van-fire-snarls-traffic-on-i78-near-allentown-morningcall
http://snewsi.com/id/1436736086
2014-08-10 - SUV bursts into flame on the New York State Thruway near Liverpool (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/update_traffic_flowing_again_after_suv_catches_fire_on_thruway_in_liverpool.html
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/traffic_alert_vehicle_fire_on_new_york_state_thruway_causes_backup_from_liverpoo.html
http://www.topix.com/city/syracuse-ny/2014/08/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-on-new-york-state-thruway-causes-backup-from-liverpool-to-Syracuse
2014-08-10 - SUV bursts into flame on US 26 near Mill Road near Tempe (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/traffic/Vehicle-fires-slow-traffic-on-Valley-freeways-270686831.html
2014-08-10 - In separate incidents, pickup truck and car burst into flame while parked on streets in Ithaca (New York):
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Ithaca-police-investigate-car-fires-string-of-burglaries-270671201.html
2014-08-10 - Race car bursts into flame while driving to the pit at racing venue in coastal Waterford (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.theday.com/article/20140810/NWS04/140819995/1047
Quote: "Emergency workers and bystanders helped get driver Doug Cleveland, of Sudbury, Mass., out of his car, said Brian Darling, media relations director for the Speedbowl. Cars were leaving the track to go to the pit area at about 8:30 p.m. when one of the cars, a NEMA Midget, caught on fire, Darling said."
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on road near Tyler (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/woman-hospitalized-following-car-fire-near-tyler
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on East Devil’s Lake Road in coastal Lincoln City (Oregon):
http://www.newslincolncounty.com/archives/121451
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Pike Plaza in Westfield (Massachusetts):
https://thewestfieldnews.com/car-fire-halted-pike-plaza
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 2 near Atlit Junction (Israel):
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/301157
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked at gas station near Adhari Park in coastal Bahrain:
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=383704
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame while parked in coastal Didim (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/car-fire-in-didim/438356/
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame outside the Grovesnor Hotel on Belgrave Road in coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30001&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-10 - Car bursts into flame on Buller Road in St Thomas, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29995&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-10 - Motorcycle trailer bursts into flame while being towed on road in Sturgis (South Dakota):
http://www.kbhbradio.com/news/vehicle-fire-destroys-trailer-hauling-motorcycle/article_e8a9336e-20c5-11e4-9348-0017a43b2370.html
2014-08-10 - Scrap vehicle bursts into flame at garage in coastal Swansea (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Scrap-vehicle/story-22300123-detail/story.html
2014-08-10 - Barn and hay destroyed by huge fire near Marnhull (Britain):
http://m.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11400143.24_hour_battle_against_barn_fire/
http://dorsetlocalnews.co.uk/2014/08/10/fire-crews-battle-barn-blaze-in-north-dorset/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/fire-crews-battle-barn-blaze-in-north-dorset
2014-08-10 - Barn destroyed by fire at 3:07 AM on Torbay Road in Castle Cary (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29993&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.sheptonmalletjournal.co.uk/Emergency-services-sent-barn-Castle-Cary/story-22291227-detail/story.html
2014-08-10 - Barn and home go up in flames in Embrun (Canada), nobody there:
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-fire-sends-units-to-assist-in-battling-embrun-blaze
2014-08-10 - Barn damaged by fire at the Tonawanda Indian Reservation (New York):
http://thebatavian.com/billie-owens/barn-fire-reported-sand-hill-road-tonawanda-indian-reservation/44114
http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=293451559&Channel_ID=23&Category_ID=91
2014-08-10 - Marsh fire erupts near the Highbridge Canal on the North Shore near Madisonville (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Madisonville-marsh-fire-not-a-threat-officials-say-270670591.html
Quote: "While not in the same spot, the marsh fire is the third in the area in the last several months."
2014-08-10 - Wildfire burns 7000 acres, destroys three outbuildings, near Sweet (Idaho):
http://www.messenger-index.com/news/at-least-one-structure-lost-as-firefighters-battle-timber-butte/article_a3c7085e-20be-11e4-b35d-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/fire-in-gem-boise-counties-destroys-three-outbuildings/article_d27c9368-20ea-11e4-bf80-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-08-10 - Auto financing business damaged by fire in the wee hours in coastal Savannah (Georgia), nobody there:
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26245929/fire-erupts-overnight-at-hwy-17-auto-financing-store
2014-08-10 - Warehouse damaged by blaze at 1:45 AM in coastal West Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140810/suspicious-warehouse-fire-in-west-haven-ravages-charity-groups-inventory
2014-08-10 - Home damaged by fire that started outside house, in Tipp City (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_fire-starts-outside-house-spreads-attic-21690.shtml
2014-08-10 - Home damaged by outdoor fire in Landings area in Coeur d'Alene (Idaho):
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_1920b85f-9e5a-5dd8-a5f6-873270308d9c.html
2014-08-10 - Home damaged by fire at 1:44 AM in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/house-fire-in-ellesmere-port_10-08-2014_7-36-50
2014-08-10 - Home heavily damaged by basement fire in Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/08/firefighters_put_out_blaze_in_jersey_city_1.html
2014-08-10 - Home and barn destroyed by fire just after 2:20 AM in Windsor Junction (Canada), near the coast:
http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/1122375/police-investigating-after-vacant-house-barn-becomes-engulfed-in-flames-in-windsor-junction/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/windgate-farm-house-destroyed-in-suspicious-fire-1.2732504
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/suspicious-fire-tears-through-a-vacant-home-barn-in-windsor-junction-n-s-1.1953419
http://www.topix.com/world/canada/2014/08/windgate-farm-house-barn-destroyed-in-fire
2014-08-10 - Apartment building damaged by fire on Emerald Lake Drive in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia), 17 people homeless:
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/17-people-displaced-by-fire-in-apartment-building-in-Virginia-Beach-270667271.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/08/10/17-displaced-in-beach-apartment-fire/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/southside/dp-17-displaced-va-beach-fire-0810,0,1400538.story
2014-08-10 - Vacant home burns at 5 AM in Fredericksburg (Maryland):
http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2014/08/10/small-townhouse-fire-in-fredericksburg/
2014-08-10 - Vacant home bursts into flame, fire spreads to occupied home, in Buffalo (New York):
http://wivb.com/2014/08/10/fire-damages-two-homes-on-citys-west-side/
2014-08-10 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Jefferson (West Virginia):
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140810_27139.shtml
2014-08-10 - Vacant building burns in Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/08/fire_at_vacant_building_in_jersey_city.html
2014-08-09 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame at airport in coastal San Juan (Puerto Rico), 3 lightly injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140810-44866-PRI
http://7online.com/news/jetblue-flight-to-jfk-from-san-juan-evacuated-after-fire/250627/
http://6abc.com/news/fire-breaks-out-on-jetblue-flight/251022/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n-y-bound-jetblue-flight-evacuated-after-engine-fire-n177036
http://wtvr.com/2014/08/09/jetblue-plane-evacuated-after-engine-fire-at-san-juan-airport-no-injuries-reported/
https://gma.yahoo.com/video/jetblue-flight-makes-emergency-landing-134125704.html
Quote: "Padua said three people suffered minor injuries because of the emergency evacuation. 'I was in the window seat in the first row and heard an enormous boom,' said first-row passenger Raymond Talavera, 'I looked back and I was able to see the engine basically exploded - smoke everywhere.'"
Quote: "A JetBlue Airways flight departing from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was evacuated Saturday evening after one of its engines caught fire, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement. 'Passengers and crew used emergency slides to evacuate the aircraft,' the statement read."
2014-08-09 - Small plane fills with smoke, makes emergency landing at Darke County Airport (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/plane-smoke-cockpit-lands-safely-darke-co/ngycb/
http://wdtn.com/2014/08/09/plane-lands-in-darke-county-after-smoke-fills-cockpit/
2014-08-09 - Apartment building damaged by explosion and fire just after 3 AM in coastal Queens (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2014/33/jaxhgtsexplosion_web_2014_08_15_q.html
Quote: "Residents of The Saybrook building, at 85-10 43rd Ave., said Sophia Paz was killed when something caused an explosion in her sixth-floor apartment just after 3 a.m."
Quote: "We’re all very upset about it because this kind of thing never happens around here, and I’ve been here for 20 years."
2014-08-09 - Shopping center damaged by basement explosion in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/explosion-at-sydney-shopping-centre/story-fnjbnvyj-1227018777202
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/explosion-at-sydney-shopping-centre/story-e6frfku9-1227018777202
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/24672377/explosion-at-sydney-shopping-centre/
http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/explosion-at-sydney-shopping-centre/story-fnjbnvyg-1227018777202
http://www.newzulu.com.au/en/photos/australia/2014-08-09/6397/sydney-emergency-crews-rush-to-explosion-at.html
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/breaking-news/explosion-at-sydney-shopping-centre/story-fnjbnvyk-1227018777202
http://m.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/explosion-at-sydney-shopping-centre/story-fnhrvfuw-1227018777202?nk=3a92c63a8bde6d346311a1fdc6dbee1e
Note: Also see the yacht that burst into flame at Birkenhead Point in Sydney on this day...
2014-08-09 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 4:30 AM in Portland (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2014/08/09/recycling-fire-gives-crews-grief/
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/08/crews_fighting_trash_fire_at_c.html
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Fire-at-recycling-plant-turns-out-to-be-difficult-to-put-out-270618401.html
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/clackamas/2014/08/09/firefighters-battling-smoky-fire-at-clackamas-recycling-center/13825701/
http://portland.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-at-recycling-plant-turns-out-to-be-difficult-to-put-out
2014-08-09 - Yacht bursts into flame at Birkenhead Point in coastal Sydney (Australia):
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/24673800/boat-fire-sydney/
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/boat-on-fire-at-birkenhead-point-20140809-102bfe.html
http://www.veooz.com/news/PHOy1QI.html
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/family-escapes-burning-12m-cruiser/story-e6frg6nf-1227019162207
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2720597/Family-escapes-burning-boat-shocking-pictures-emerge-40-foot-cruiser-fire-water.html
http://www.capitalbay.com/latest-news1/546296-family-escapes-burning-boat-as-shocking-pictures-emerge-of-the-40-foot-cruiser-on-fire-in-the-water.html
2014-08-09 - Boat explodes and burns off the shore of Shady Island near Richmond, British Columbia (Canada), 2 injured:
http://www.richmond-news.com/news/two-injured-from-boat-fire-during-maritime-festival-1.1305361
2014-08-09 - Passenger bus bursts into flame in front of municipal building in Düzce (Turkey):
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/part-of-the-bus-engine-caught-fire/436948/
http://news.geliyoo.com/default/part-of-the-bus-engine-caught-fire
2014-08-09 - Two tractor trailers, van and some pallets destroyed by fire near Tecate (Mexico):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/aug/09/big-rig-fire-tires-burn-explosions-tecate/
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/09/Big_rigs_carrying_tires_burn_near_Tecate/
Quote: "Two big rigs full of tires caught fire by the U.S.-Mexico border near Tecate late Saturday morning, setting off explosions as the rubber burned, a fire official said. The fire was reported just before 10:40 a.m. on Tecate Road near the border crossing on the U.S. side. It appears to have started in a debris pile with wooden pallets between two immobile tractor-trailers in a field near the border, Cal Fire Capt. Kendal Bortisser said. The two big rigs burned, as did a van, but the blaze did not spread to surrounding brush, Bortisser said."
2014-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Ferry Street in downtown Salem (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/09/semi-truck-fire-ferry-high-street-downtown-salem/13841117/
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/august092014/salem-trafficalert-kh.php
http://www.newslocker.com/en-in/region/salem/semi-catches-on-fire-blocks-traffic-in-downtown-salem-statesman-journal/
2014-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-55 in Perry County (Missouri):
http://www.walb.com/story/26239229/sb-i-55-lanes-at-133mm-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire-in-perry-county-mo
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26239229/sb-passing-i-55-lanes-at-132-134-mm-open-after-vehicle-fire-in-perry-county-mo
http://www.kcbd.com/story/26239229/sb-passing-i-55-lanes-at-132-134-mm-open-after-vehicle-fire-in-perry-county-mo
http://www.14news.com/story/26239229/sb-i-55-lanes-at-133mm-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire-in-perry-county-mo
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26240615/i-55-semi-fire-shuts-down-lanes-mom-accused-of-burning-daughter-with-cigarette-murder-suspect-bond-reduction-denied
2014-08-09 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:25 AM on M6 slip road near Sandbach (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/hgv-trailer-on-fire-on-slip-road-of-the-m6-at-junction-18
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/hgv-trailer-on-fire-on-slip-road-of-the-m6-at-junction-18
2014-08-09 - Tractor and wood go up in flames before 6:30 AM near canal, along Wellington Road in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/wood-store-and-tractor-on-fire-in-macclesfield
Quote: "Water supplies were gained from the local canal."
2014-08-09 - Truck bursts into flame on the Newell Highway near Gilgandra (Australia):
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2476137/contra-flow-now-in-place-after-truck-fire-closes-newell-highway/
2014-08-09 - Van bursts into flame on street in Evanston (Indiana):
http://evanstonnow.com/story/public-safety/bill-smith/2014-08-09/65286/van-burns-near-downtown
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked at church, fire spreads to church, in Bruno (Kansas):
http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/fire-damages-rectory-in-bruno/article_f88e9c26-0632-5754-b411-ce100c7c661a.html
http://columbustelegram.com/schuyler/news/fire-damages-bruno-church-rectory/article_137c9d2f-b7a3-5cc7-8cd6-62e6946d2181.html
Quote: "A fire started in an electric car and spread to the rectory of the St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church in the Butler County town of Bruno..."
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame inside garage, fire spreads to garage, in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.news4jax.com/news/fire-destroys-mans-classic-car-and-garage/27390924
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/florida/fire-destroys-mans-car-and-garage/
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/car-catches-fire-garage-westside/ngyY2/
Quote: "Firefighters were called out to a Westside home after a man's classic El Camino caught on fire in a garage. Alfred Johnson watched the fire destroy his vehicle and the garage it was in."
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in New Kensington (Pennsylvania):
http://akvnews.com/car-fire-at-the-gas-pumps-in-new-kensington/
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on Expressway 83 in Mission (Texas):
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1081414
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame on road in Berwick (Maine):
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140810/GJNEWS_01/140819949
https://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/10/news/portland/car-bursts-into-flames-in-berwick/
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame along the Madison Highway in Valdosta (Georgia):
http://debug.cnhi.zope.net/valdostadailytimes/local/x1926576057/Family-escapes-burning-vehicle
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame in Budhana (India), 3 injured:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/3-sustain-burn-injuries-as-car-catches-fire-114080900135_1.html
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carport on Pill Box Walk in Colchester (Britain):
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/11399869.Fire_crews_attend_three_incidents_during_hour_strike/
Quote: "In Colchester, working crews dealt with a car fire in Pill Box Walk. The vehicle was in a car port and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to tackle the fire."
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame while parked on London Road in Nottingham (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Car-blaze-causes-long-delays-city-centre/story-22284242-detail/story.html
Quote: "One witness, who did not wish to be named, was working nearby when the car set on fire. He said: 'I was just across the road when the car started burning. As soon as I saw it I went and told my manager so he could ring the fire brigade.'"
Note: Heh, hard to blame arsonists when there's a witness who SEES the car spontaneously ignite. But if there had BEEN no witnesses, then they would have called this an 'arson attack', as usual, because their fire investigators are preposterously incompetent...
2014-08-09 - Car bursts into flame along Old A38 in Lower Dean, Buckfastleigh (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29983&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Buckfastleigh-crew-extinguishes-car-old-A38-Lower/story-22283207-detail/story.html
http://wearesouthdevon.com/vehicle-fire-on-old-a38-lower-dean/
2014-08-09 - ATV bursts into flame while parked in garage at home in Berlin (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailyamerican.com/news/local/somerset/homeowner-snuffs-out-atv-fire/article_d162e5cc-202c-11e4-9e5b-0017a43b2370.html
2014-08-09 - Trailer full of hay bursts into flame in the wee hours inside barn at Watergate Bay (Britain):
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/crews-battle-barn-blaze-Watergate-Bay/story-22282936-detail/story.html
2014-08-09 - Three cars and auto shop go up in flames at 4:32 AM in Augusta (Georgia), nobody there:
http://www.wfxg.com/story/26240679/peach-orchard-road-closed-due-to-fire
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Peach-Orchard-Road-shut-down-as-crews-fight-fire-270614311.html
http://automotive.tdprofiti.com/fire-damages-cars-at-south-augusta-auto-repair-shop-wjbf.html
Quote: "Authorities said the fire damaged the office area and three cars that were inside Estil's Foreign Car Service."
2014-08-09 - Car and home destroyed by fire in coastal Miami (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.wsvn.com/story/26241845/nw-miami-dade-resident-displaced-after-fire-destroys-home
Quote: "Also charred in the fire was a 1964 Chevrolet convertible parked at the side of the house that belonged to a friend of Roman."
2014-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire at 6 AM in the Town of Somers (Wisconsin):
http://fox6now.com/2014/08/09/total-loss-several-departments-called-out-to-barn-fire-in-town-of-somers-2/
http://snewsi.com/id/1436729652
2014-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire on Brave Boat Harbor Road in coastal Kittery (Maine):
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140809/NEWS/140809751/-1/
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140810-NEWS-408100346
http://www.veooz.com/news/SHP7lHq.html
2014-08-09 - Barn destroyed by fire near Larwill (Indiana):
http://www.staceypageonline.com/2014/08/09/breaking-news-barn-fire-on-dnr-property/
2014-08-09 - Several barns destroyed by huge fire in Thames Centre (Canada), 3 cows killed:
http://london.ctvnews.ca/three-cows-perish-in-dorchester-barn-fire-1.1952880
http://www.lfpress.com/2014/08/09/fire-levels-middlesex-county-dairy-barn
http://blackburnnews.com/london/london-news/2014/08/09/fire-engulfs-barn-in-thames-centre/
2014-08-09 - Brush fire ignites cars in auto salvage yard in Monrovia (California):
http://abc7.com/news/monrovia-one-acre-fire-knocked-down-/250610/
http://losangelescrimereport.com/updated-10-acre-fire-scorches-brush-cars-at-monrovia-auto-salvage-yard
Note: Or was it the reverse, and the cars started sparking and ignited the brush fire?
2014-08-09 - Mattress bursts into flame inside room at lodging house in coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140810/NEWS11/140819985/-1/rss01
2014-08-09 - AC unit bursts into flame at home in coastal Boca Raton (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crime-law/ac-unit-at-suburban-boca-country-club-home-catches/ngyXg/
2014-08-09 - Building damaged by fire in coastal Fall River (Massachusetts):
http://wpri.com/2014/08/09/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-fall-river/
http://www.turnto10.com/story/26242873/fire-in-fall-river-saturday-afternoon
2014-08-09 - Storage shed bursts into flame at home in Waco (Texas), fire damages home too:
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/fire/fire-damages-beverly-hills-storage-shed-home/article_04bda089-f0cd-5609-a289-d6c3c3e792ea.html
2014-08-09 - Porch bursts into flame at 3 AM, fire triggers doorbell, at home in Duluth (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/26238876/fire-may-have-triggered-doorbell-saving-sleeping-family
2014-08-09 - Porch bursts into flame at 4:20 AM, fire spreads to home, in Tigard (Oregon):
http://www.kptv.com/story/26239292/two-escape-early-morning-house-fire
2014-08-09 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to mobile home, in Springville (Utah):
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/south/springville/disaster-drill-turns-real-as-trailer-catches-fire-in-springville/article_3075bb33-5367-54ab-86ca-da83b21ea484.html
Quote: "Clinton explained that an assigned volunteer block captain was following his instructions about 8 a.m. to walk through a neighborhood as part of the mock disaster drill. The first time he walked past the trailer home there was no fire, but the second time he approached and saw the front porch engulfed in flames."
2014-08-09 - Garage bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, on Vera Cruz Drive in Garland (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas/Two-alarm-fire-damages-Garland-home-270620461.html
Note: There's a pond right next to this street...
2014-08-09 - Three homes go up in flames at 3 AM in Paterson (New Jersey):
http://7online.com/news/3-alarm-fire-guts-homes-in-paterson/248437/
Quote: "The flames broke out around 3 a.m. on Hillman Street, just off East Main Street, in Paterson and quickly spread to two neighboring structures. It may have started in a garage."
Note: I bet someone had a vehicle parked in that garage and it ignited and burned down these three homes. Even if YOU don't park a vehicle in or near your home, if a neighbor does then you may still end up homeless, or dead...
2014-08-09 - Historic Silver Sands Lodge destroyed by fire in the Pines Pass near Chetwynd (Canada):
http://energeticcity.ca/article/news/2014/08/09/silver-sands-lodge-catches-fire-in-the-pine-pass
2014-08-09 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 5:30 AM near the Fox River in Kaukauna (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-news/d/story/kaukauna-fire-apartment/89897/AfFzrSgOg0mZ1qZswQ52CA
http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2014/08/09/kaukauna-fire-displaces-injures-one/13827331/
http://fox11online.com/2014/08/09/one-person-injured-in-kaukauna-house-fire/
2014-08-09 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Redondo Beach (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/09/2-alarm-fire-reported-at-apartment-complex-in-redondo-beach/
2014-08-09 - Apartment building destroyed by fire in Amherst (Massachusetts), 40 families homeless:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/southpoint_townhouses_amherst_fire.html
2014-08-09 - Three adjacent apartment buildings go up in flames in Manlius (New York):
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/dozens-of-firefighters-called-to-help-control-apar/25841/HtBoB26JqUWk9hS_zwOKSw
2014-08-09 - Deadly fire burns home in Quincy (Illinois), 3 killed:
http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=1081513
http://thesouthern.com/ap/state/quincy-house-fire-kills-man--year-old-son/article_7c9e50fc-7d87-563b-b01b-c98ef3ad3fbf.html
2014-08-09 - Deadly blaze rips through apartment at 3 AM in coastal Queens (New York), 1 killed:
http://7online.com/news/woman-dies-in-queens-apartment-fire/250112/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/woman-40-dies-queens-fire-article-1.1897726
2014-08-09 - Deadly blaze rips through multi-family home in coastal Revere (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.whdh.com/story/26241534/firefighters-battle-4-alarm-blaze-in-revere
http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2014/08/fatal_revere_fire_closet.html
http://www.whdh.com/story/26241534/one-killed-others-displaced-after-revere-fire
2014-08-09 - Vacant home burns in Temple (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/26234756/fire-crews-investigating-cause-of-temple-vacant-house-fire
http://www.abc40.com/story/26234756/fire-crews-investigating-cause-of-temple-vacant-house-fire
2014-08-09 - Vacant home burns in Denison (Texas):
http://heralddemocrat.com/news/local/vacant-home-burns-denison
2014-08-09 - Vacant home burns at 12:30 AM in Salem (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2014/08/salem_house_fire_considered_suspicious_officials_say.html
2014-08-09 - Vacant home burns in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Fire-damages-vacant-house--270565231.html
2014-08-09 - Vacant home burns in coastal Humboldt Bay (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/aug/7/suspicious-fire-tydd-street-home/
2014-08-09 - Vacant home burns at 4 AM in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://www.utv44.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wpmi_two-firefighters-injured-vacant-house-fire-13599.shtml
2014-08-09 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in The Dalles (Washington), brush fire burns nearby too:
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/aug/07/fire-guts-vacant-eastside-house/
2014-08-09 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Beachwood (California):
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/08/08/3787435/fire-destroys-beachwood-home-property.html
2014-08-09 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2 AM in coastal New Bern (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Vacant-House-Fire-In-New-Bern-Deemed-Suspicious--270459571.html
2014-08-09 - Vacant apartment building destroyed by fire in Canton (Ohio):
http://www.indeonline.com/article/20140808/NEWS/140809328/10576/NEWS
2014-08-09 - Vacant bar burns in Falls Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/video-fire-in-vacant-falls-bar-labeled-suspicious/html_661fb652-2a54-558d-ae20-436d717dc874.html
2014-08-09 - Vacant school destroyed by fire on Moriches Road in Lake Grove (New York):
http://longisland.news12.com/news/fire-breaks-out-at-school-on-moriches-road-in-lake-grove-1.9010343
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/lake-grove-school-vacant-building-burned-in-blaze-police-say-1.9010477
http://www.fios1news.com/longisland/node/64266
2014-08-09 - Man, 26, found burned to death in burned-out minivan at 7 AM on Watt House Road in Hanover County (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2014/08/09/james-wells-burned-minvan/
http://www.wric.com/story/26240438/body-found-in-hanover-in-burned-vehicle
http://www.cbs46.com/story/26240383/burned-body-discovered-in-minivan-in-hanover
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/body-found-in-burned-minivan-in-hanover/article_35e89b06-2008-11e4-a0cc-0017a43b2370.html
2014-08-08 - Pallet yard ravaged by massive blaze and explosions just before midnight in Huyton (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-28691843
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/eight-fire-crews-tackle-huge-7581970
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/crews-tackle-blaze-at-pallet-yard
http://www.ukwirednews.com/news/1595628/Witness+tells+of+%26%23039%3Bexplosions%26%23039%3B+at+Huyton+pallet+yard+fire
http://news.nom.co/crews-tackle-blaze-at-pallet-yard-11295955-news/
Quote: "Eight fire crews were called out to tackle a huge blaze at a pallet yard in Huyton. Firefighters were still on the scene this morning after the blaze broke out at the yard on Ellis Ashton Street, Huyton Business Park, just before midnight. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said 63 calls reporting the blaze were received from members of the public. Residents reporting hearing explosions and huge flames could be seen above the building."
2014-08-08 - Apartment complex under construction destroyed by massive inferno in Madison (Wisconsin):
http://host.madison.com/news/local/fire-crews-remain-on-the-scene-of-a-massive-fire/article_1bbaa0ca-a8e7-5f64-9b75-9cc5af5a98ea.html
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/massive-fire-reported-on-madisons-east-side-b99327570z1-270555451.html
http://www.wqow.com/story/26237487/firefighters-on-scene-of-madison-blaze
http://www.channel3000.com/news/massive-fire-breaks-out-on-madisons-east-side/27386342
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/08/09/madison-wisconsin-building-fire/13821927/
http://host.madison.com/gallery/news/local/photos-fire-rages-at-madison-construction-site/collection_3962b1c8-5a36-5270-9213-ce049103a8f1.html#0
Quote: "Madison police said a building under construction started on fire at the intersection of Apollo Way and Jupiter Drive."
Quote: "Madison Fire Chief Steven Davis said the fire engulfed a 64-unit building."
Quote: "News 3 Meteorologist Bob Lesh reports the smoke plume from the fire is so large, it is visible on radar."
Quote: "The blaze in the 105 unit apartment building in the 500 block of Apollo Way appeared to be out Saturday morning but pallets of building materials continued to smolder."
Note: Pallets? Uh huh. Lake Mendota, Lake Monona and Lake Waubesa are all in/around Madison. Some nice pics, spectacular fire. Pallets are a fire vulnerability for a few reasons: 1) they are made of porous and flammable wood, which will adsorb any methane and hydrogen sulfide that blows by; 2) they're often stored outdoors, fully exposed to the atmosphere; 3) they are usually held together with steel nails/screws/staples, which rust, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel, no other ignition source necessary. So some hydrogen sulfide blows by, some sparking erupts near a rusty nail or screw, a spark lands on the wood, which is RIGHT THERE, and you have a fire. Porches, decks, fences, and many barns all have the same vulnerability, and indeed, they have been going up in flames too, although they are usually painted or treated with water-resistant stain, which helps cut down on the fire potential somewhat. Upholstered furniture is also similarly vulnerable, so it's probably not a good idea to have any upholstered furniture outdoors on a porch or deck either...
2014-08-08 - Apartment building heavily damaged by explosion(s) and fire in coastal Washington DC, 60 people homeless:
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/northwest-d-c-apartment-fire-leaves-60-homeless-105916.html
Quote: "Forrey says he was outside playing football after work and heard what sounded like a big explosion. At first, he thought it was just city noise, until he noticed smoke seeping out of his apartment building."
Quote: "In Spanish, Gloria Moran told ABC 7 News she and her husband were in their bedroom watching TV, when they heard the explosions."
2014-08-08 - Gas station explodes in coastal Makhachkala (Russia), truck and 3 cars burn too, 4 people injured:
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/society/58613.html
http://www.statter911.com/2014/08/09/must-see-video-explosion-service-station/
http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-russian-gas-station-explode-in-a-massive-fir-1618724902
2014-08-08 - Oil refinery erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Lanzhou (China):
http://www.euronews.com/2014/08/04/china-emergency-crews-battle-to-put-out-fire-at-oil-refinery/
2014-08-08 - GM recalls 189,000 SUVs, tells owners to park them outside because of fire danger:
http://kfor.com/2014/08/08/recall-gm-warning-customers-to-park-outside-because-of-fire-hazard/
http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2014/08/08/gm-issues-3rd-recall-on-suvs-that-can-catch-fire/13770663/
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3365581.shtml
Quote: "General Motors is telling customers of certain recalled vehicles to park outside since the SUVs may catch fire."
Note: Well, ALL vehicles are bursting into flame, parked or running, so the vehicles fires aren't exactly a GM-only problem. Still, that's one of the scarier warnings I've ever seen from an auto manufacturer...
2014-08-08 - Smoke in the cabin sends passenger plane to emergency landing in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/26236426/delta-flight-from-atlanta-makes-emegency-landing-in-florida
Quote: "According to Delta Spokesperson Morgan Durrant, the pilot of flight 1058 'acted out of an abundance of caution,' when he declared an emergency landing after a smoky odor in the plane's cabin."
2014-08-08 - Smoke in the cockpit and cabin sends C-130 plane to emergency landing in Charleston (West Virginia), 1 sickened:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140809-44856-USA
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/09/air-force-emergency-landing/13823159/
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Plane-In-Distress-Heading-Into-Yeager-270529541.html
http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140808/GZ01/140809308/1101
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140808_27124.shtml
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/air-force-plane-makes-emergency-landing-wva-2620097
http://www.wisn.com/news/air-force-jet-en-route-to-milwaukee-makes-emergency-landing/27384010
http://www.wowktv.com/story/26236252/c-130-military-aircraft-makes-safe-emergency-landing-at-yeager-airport
Quote: "Crew members reported seeing smoke inside the cabin and cockpit of the plane. Forty-two people were on board at the time, as well as a crew of about five people. One person had to be taken to an area hospital after being overcome by smoke and suffering nausea."
2014-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame at the Algoma Marina in Algoma (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/kewaunee-county/2014/08/08/boat-algoma-marina-catches-fire/13804551/
2014-08-08 - Freight train bursts into flame on bridge over Fox Creek near Strong City (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Train-Catches-Fire-In-Chase-County-270475331.html
Quote: "A train car caught fire Thursday afternoon in Chase County. The sheriff's office said it happened around 4:30 p.m., about a half mile west of Strong City. The BNSF train was crossing a bridge over Fox Creek when one of its cars caught fire."
2014-08-08 - Transit bus bursts into flame on highway in Gatineau (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rapidbus-engine-block-catches-on-fire-1.2731653
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/ottawa/rapidbus-engine-block-catches-on-fire
2014-08-08 - Tanker truck explodes and burns at gas station in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://africanspotlight.com/2014/08/08/tanker-explosion-lekki-photos/
http://hhaiya.com/2014/08/08/tanker-explosion-in-lekki-photos/
2014-08-08 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-20 near Ruston (Louisiana):
http://www.myarklamiss.com/story/d/story/tanker-carrying-jet-fuel-catches-fire-near-ruston/14213/3uAjZ5Q9mEi7HQ40CK8HlQ
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5269237?title=fire_news
2014-08-08 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-40 near Kingman (Arizona):
http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=228&SubSectionID=846&ArticleID=62460
Quote: "The interstate was soon reopened when it was learned the tanker was carrying orange juice and the fire was extinguished."
2014-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 in Moraine (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/semi-fire-slows-traffic-i-75-north-moraine/ngyJM/
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_reported-semitruck-fire-backs-up-highway-21669.shtml
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_21669.shtml
http://www.wopular.com/semi-fire-slows-traffic-i-75-north-moraine
2014-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 near Mundy Township (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/story/26237699/semi-truck-fire-shuts-down-portion-of-genesee-county-highway
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/08/portion_of_i-75_closed_in_mund.html
http://www.abc12.com/story/26237699/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-genesee-county-highway
2014-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near Pooler (Georgia):
http://www.wncn.com/story/26234733/truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-95-nb-near-pooler-parkway
http://www.wsav.com/story/26234761/traffic-lane-blocked-on-i-95-n-in-pooler-due-to-truck-fire
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26234733/m/category/106766/radar-images
http://www.wistv.com/story/26234733/truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-95-nb-near-pooler-parkway
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26234733/truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-95-nb-near-pooler-parkway
2014-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at grocery store in St. Tammany (Louisiana):
http://wgno.com/2014/08/08/refridgerator-repair-truck-goes-up-in-flames/
2014-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Kingston Springs (Tennessee), some pigs killed:
http://www.jrn.com/newschannel5/news/Pigs-Killed-In-Overnight-Semi-Fire-In-Cheatham-County-270473881.html
http://www.wjhl.com/story/26230297/part-of-i-40-west-closed-at-davidson-cheatham-county-line
http://www.wkrn.com/story/26230297/part-of-i-40-west-closed-at-davidson-cheatham-county-line
http://www.fox17.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/semi-carrying-pigs-catches-fire-i40-cheatham-22762.shtml
http://nashville-tennessee.yourlocalnews.us/?zfcategory=NewsChannel5&zftitle=Pigs+Killed+In+Overnight+Semi+Fire+In+Cheatham+County
2014-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 101 near coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=138822
2014-08-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near Bypass 20 in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://rockfordscanner.com/2014/08/08/tractor-trailer-brakes-on-fire-near-bypass-20/
2014-08-08 - Truck bursts into flame at 1:30 AM on Ashburton Road in Columbus (Ohio):
http://ohio.icito.com/detectives-investigating-torched-truck/
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/08/08/columbus-ashburton-road-truck-fire.html
2014-08-08 - Truck bursts into flame near Fresh Direct on Bainton Close in Bicester (Britain):
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11397247.Lorry_fire_near_Fresh_Direct_in_Bicester/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-near-fresh-direct-in-bicester
http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/11397247.Lorry_fire_near_Fresh_Direct_in_Bicester/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11397247.Lorry_fire_near_Fresh_Direct_in_Bicester/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/oxford/lorry-fire-near-fresh-direct-in-bicester/
2014-08-08 - Van bursts into flame on road in Wilmot Township (Canada):
http://www.wrps.on.ca/major-incidents
Quote: "On Aug. 8th 2014, emergency services responded to a van fire at Snyders Road and Notre Dame Drive in Wilmot Township. The cause of the fire is undetermined and there were no injuries as a result of the fire. There were no injuries."
2014-08-08 - SUV bursts into flame near Innisfil Beach Road in Innisfil (Canada), near Lake Simcoe, two motorcycles crash too:
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/crews-called-to-motorcycle-crashes-car-fire-friday-evening-1.1952708
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/08/08/vehicle-fire-happened-north-of-innisifl-beach-road
Note: Being in a vehicle is basically the same as being outdoors. Being on a motorcycle, moped or scooter is absolutely the same as being outdoors so people riding such vehicles are even more likely to lose consciousness or die while driving and then crash than are people in cars or trucks or other more enclosed vehicles. You'll be safest in an enclosed vehicle, with the windows rolled up, the vents shut, and neither the AC nor heat running...
2014-08-08 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while being prepped for shipment to Grovetown (Georgia):
http://www.wjbf.com/story/26236382/6-investigates-man-says-ebay-car-caught-fire-wants-money-back
Quote: "But the Grovetown homeowner says there was a problem that all got started when the seller dropped the truck off at the shipping company. 'They said that the vehicle, while it was running, while the vehicle was about to get loaded, that the vehicle just spontaneously burst into flames,' he said."
Note: Guy bought the pickup on eBay for $5500. Then it burst into flame at the shipping company. Seller says it's not his fault because it was fine when he dropped it off. Shipper says it isn't their fault because all they did was start it. Buyer KNOWS it isn't HIS fault, because he never even saw the truck in person. Soooo...buyer is screwed.
2014-08-08 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Magrath Darby Boulevard in Mount Pleasant (South Carolina):
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140808/PC16/140809469/1177/vehicle-fire-closes-magrath-darby-boulevard-in-mount-pleasant
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame inside warehouse in Oakland Park (Florida), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/oakland-park/fl-oakland-park-warehosue-fire-20140808,0,5766958.story
2014-08-08 - Car explodes and burns at auto recycling business in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/26235897/object-on-fire-at-tyler-iron-and-metal
http://www.kltv.com/story/26235752/fire-crews-responding-to-explosion-at-tyler-iron-and-metal
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on Macon Road in Columbus (Georgia):
http://www.wrbl.com/story/26234799/car-fire-slows-macon-road
http://www.wjbf.com/story/26234799/car-fire-slows-macon-road
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-675 at I-75 in Miami Township (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/car-fire-blocks-traffic-i-675-ramp-sb-i-75/ngyGM/
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on I-80 in Cass County (Nebraska):
http://www.kjan.com/index.php/2014/08/car-fire-on-i-80-in-cass-county/
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on street in Limington (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/car-fire-rages-in-limington/27387078
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on Route 15 in Orange (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Closes-Southbound-Lanes-of-Route-15-in-Orange-270516261.html
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame on road in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/videos/news/local/greenville/2014/08/08/13790491/
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/greenville/2014/08/08/fire-destroys-car-in-greenville/13788935/
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame in carpark in Haldon Hill, Kennford, near Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29980&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Crews-attend-car-Haldon-Hill-near-Exeter/story-22283462-detail/story.html
2014-08-08 - Car bursts into flame along Hale Road in Hale Village (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/vehicle-fire-in-hale-village
2014-08-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I287 in Riverdale (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/08/route_287_ramp_reopens_in_riverdale_after_vehicle_fire_dot_says.html
http://www.dailynewsen.com/breaking/vehicle-fire-blocking-route-287-ramp-in-riverdale-dot-says-h2538806.html
2014-08-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Sunset Road in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/aug/08/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-sunset-road-near-decatur-b/
2014-08-08 - Barn explodes and burns in Germany, blamed on cow farts:
http://www.viralglobalnews.com/world/barn-explodes-cow-farts-burps/14144/
http://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/2cyvq5/cow_farts_cause_barn_to_explode_in_germany/
2014-08-08 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2 AM on North Hellems Road near Port Austin (Minnesota), 70 cows killed:
http://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article_6cb4ef1a-1f3e-11e4-8286-0019bb2963f4.html
http://thumbnet.net/wire/headlines/01790_70_HEAD_OF_CATTLE_LOST_IN_BARN_FIRE_FRIDAY_MORNING_094755.php
2014-08-08 - Barn destroyed by fire near Witoka (Minnesota):
http://www.news8000.com/news/small-barn-destroyed-by-fire-in-southeast-minn/27381624
http://www.kttc.com/story/26237679/2014/08/08/fire-destroys-barn-near-witoka
2014-08-08 - Barn destroyed by fire in Faribault (Minnesota):
http://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/local/article_acb73d53-e116-5018-a08c-b0882b3f2eaf.html
2014-08-08 - Barn destroyed by fire in Hartland (Vermont):
http://www.vnews.com/news/13070854-95/barn-fire-in-hartland
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2014/08/09/barn-fire-in-hartland.html
2014-08-08 - Barn destroyed by fire on Myakka Valley Trail in coastal Sarasota County (Florida):
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140808/ARTICLE/140809721?Title=Fire-destroys-Myakka-barn
2014-08-08 - Barn damaged by fire, 300 tons of hay destroyed, at Orchard Portman, Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29978&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/11398591.300_tonnes_of_hay_destroyed_in_barn_fire_at_Orchard_Portman/
http://www.applefm.co.uk/local-news/barn-fire-at-orchard-portman-taunton/2014/08/08
2014-08-08 - Wildfire rages near Ellensburg (Washington), firefighters consider using explosives to stop it:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/08/08/3791692/3-wildfires-spreading-in-central.html
Note: Humanity 101: when in doubt, blow sh#t up!
2014-08-08 - Brush fire erupts east of Lake Oroville (California):
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_26303975/fire-burns-8-10-acres-off-highway-162
2014-08-08 - Dumpster bursts into flame outside business in Evendale (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/08/09/fire-at-evendale-formica-plant/13817569/
2014-08-08 - Cardboard factory damaged by fire in Etobicoke (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/4751680-toronto-plant-fire-causes-minor-injuries/
http://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/68794
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/08/08/4-people-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-in-etobicoke-fire/
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/national_news/article_0f008893-2c87-555e-96c3-20dcfaf5dad6.html
2014-08-08 - Five buildings destroyed by huge blaze in downtown Matoaka (West Virginia):
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/x864265001/Five-buildings-destroyed-following-destructive-Matoaka-fire
Quote: "Firefighters suffered from too much fire and too little water, as firefighting efforts quickly exhausted the towns water storage capacity, causing firefighters to draft water from several sites on Widemouth Creek that runs through the middle of the town."
Note: Lucky thing *cough cough* that that creek runs right through town...
2014-08-08 - High school damaged by fire at 1:30 AM in Green Bay (Wisconsin):
http://www.wqow.com/story/26230768/fire-breaks-out-at-green-bay-high-school
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2014/08/08/gym-fire-closes-preble-high-day/13764133/
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/overnight-fire-causes-extensive-damage-to-green-bay-prebles-gym-b99327043z1-270455431.html
2014-08-08 - AC unit bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Natchez (Mississippi):
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2014/08/10/natchez-resident-credits-dog-with-alerting-her-of-house-fire/
Note: Any machinery that uses electricity (electrified copper) and which moves the atmosphere around is now an increasing fire threat, including AC units, fans of all kinds, ventilation systems, blowers, etc.
2014-08-08 - Deck bursts into flame at 2 AM, fire spreads to home, in St. Vital (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/overnight-deck-fire-in-st-vital-1.1951025
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/St-Vital-deck-fire-causes-200000-in-damages-270460611.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-fire-spreads-from-deck-to-house-1.2730980
2014-08-08 - Home under construction destroyed by fire near Newfound Lake in Hebron (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/fire-destroys-home-in-hebron/27389644
Note: Pic in the story shows the house overlooking the lake. 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."
2014-08-08 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Greenlake Drive in Spring (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/neighborhood/2014/08/07/spring-house-fire-on-greenlake-drive/13712433/
Note: Also see the pickup truck that hit a church in Spring...
2014-08-08 - Home destroyed by fire in Desert Hot Springs (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/family-safe-after-house-fire-in-desert-hot-springs/27386038
2014-08-08 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 2 AM in Upper Dublin Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.firegeezer.com/2014/08/09/multiple-rescues-pennsylvania-apartment-fire/
2014-08-08 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/26237755/six-apartments-damaged-in-fire-red-cross-working-to-find-residents-shelter
Quote: "The blaze happened at the Bic Apartments on Fortner Avenue near Anderson Road in Greenville around 7:30 p.m. Friday."
2014-08-08 - Two apartment buildings destroyed by fire in Dos Palos (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/08/6616028/dos-palos-fire-destroys-two-buildings.html
http://www.modbee.com/2014/08/08/3478732/dos-palos-fire-destroys-two-buildings.html
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/08/08/4061472/dos-palos-fire-destroys-two-buildings.html
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/08/08/3787227/dos-palos-fire-destroys-two-buildings.html
2014-08-08 - Historic Osborn Hotel damaged by fire before 6:30 AM in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Fire-crews-battle-fire-at-Osborn-Hotel-in-SE-Portland-270466971.html
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2014/08/08/three-alarm-fire-osborn-hotel-portland/13768881/
http://koin.com/2014/08/08/firefighters-battling-flames-at-historic-osborn-hotel/
Quote: "A witness close to the building said he heard several explosions, though fire investigators have yet to establish a cause."
2014-08-08 - Deadly blaze burns through home on Allens Mill Road in York County (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-structure-fire-in-york-county-20140808,0,4547385.story
2014-08-08 - Deadly fire burns outbuilding at 4:30 AM near CalTrain station in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Body-found-in-smoldering-Caltrain-building-in-S-F-5676959.php
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Body-Found-in-Burned-Out-Building-Near-Bayshore-Caltrain-Station-270533341.html
Quote: "Another fire broke out at a different outbuilding at the site a week ago, Talmadge said. The fires remain under investigation."
2014-08-08 - Vacant home burns in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/08/08/crews-battle-fire-on-north-side/
2014-08-08 - Vacant building bursts into flame, fire spreads to another building, part of rash of fires, in Manitoulin (Canada):
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2014/08/08/fifth-suspicious-fire-shakes-manitoulin-community
2014-08-08 - Vacant building burns at 12:30 AM on East Water Street in Rockland (Massachussets):
http://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20140808/NEWS/140807334/12741/NEWS
2014-08-08 - Vacant church destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140808/METRO01/308080065/1361/rss
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/fire-fighter-injured-in-detroit-church-fire/27371916
2014-08-07 - Scrap metal plant rocked by explosion in Twinsburg (Ohio):
http://www.twinsburgbulletin.com/news%20local/2014/08/08/none-injured-in-aug-7-explosion-at-reserve-alloys-1407515831
http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/summit-county/2014/08/07/twinsburg-plant-explosion/13757473/
Quote: "Several fire departments responded to an explosion at Reserve Alloys, a metal scrap plant, Thursday evening."
2014-08-07 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 100 cars burn, in Kennedale (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/08/07/fire-departments-battling-blaze-at-arlington-salvage-yard/
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-fire-cars-kennedale-texas-20140807-story.html
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Grass-Fire-Spreads-to-Salvage-Yard-in-Kennedale-270404311.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/08/07/fire-departments-battling-blaze-at-arlington-salvage-yard/
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-08-07 - Home destroyed by explosion in Kasson (Minnesota):
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2014/08/07/home-explosion-kasson/13728657/
http://www.kttc.com/story/26222815/2014/08/07/firefighters-investigating-house-explosion-in-kasson
http://krocam.com/house-explosion-near-kasson/
2014-08-07 - Trucking business damaged by propane explosion in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River, 5+ injured:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Firefighters-Five-injured-after-propane-explosion-in-north-St-Louis-270419421.html
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/07/propane-explosion-saia-ltl-freight/13756683/
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/07/propane-explosion-injures-6-in-north-st-louis/
http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/08/3340410/6-workers-hurt-in-st-louis-propane.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/six-workers-hurt-one-critically-in-propane-tank-explosion-at/article_89097be4-9ded-54f5-83bc-0ea33510233a.html
Quote: "According to firefighters, the explosion occurred at Saia Trucking in the 7300 block of Hall Street just before 8:00 p.m. Firefighters said some workers were switching out a propane tank when the explosion occurred."
Note: This sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match once again...
2014-08-07 - Industrial building explodes and burns on Lake Short Court in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.koaa.com/news/crews-responding-to-building-explosion-fire-in-east-colorado-springs/
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/08/08/paintball-warehouse-fire-causes-a-non-fatal-mess/13761293/
2014-08-07 - Gas pipeline explodes and burns, creates crater, in San Pedro (Mexico):
http://news.msn.com/world/video?videoid=9af966e8-4f12-f4c8-7e37-15eba6988032
http://www.aol.com/video/raw-explosion-in-mexico-after-gas-pipe-ruptures/518361258/
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/v?vid=ndn-26495504&sid=AP%20World
http://www.newsandtribune.com/v?vid=ndn-26495504&sid=AP%20Raw%20Video
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2014/08/08/13763051/
http://www.enidnews.com/v?vid=ndn-26495504&sid=AP%20World
2014-08-07 - Four-story commercial building destroyed by massive blaze just after 7 AM in Leicester (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140807-44838-GBR
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/8203-Melton-Road-remains-closed-huge-blaze/story-22213824-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/melton-road-remains-closed-after-huge-factory-fire
Quote: "Photos taken by witnesses show smoke billowing from the windows of the former factory before flames, described as being 30ft high, leapt into the air and quickly engulfed the building. Plumes of smoke could be seen across the city as the Victorian building collapsed in the blaze, devastating the business of the family who owned it."
2014-08-07 - Chemical business hit by fire on Richmond Road in Hatfield (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Hamat-270421011.html
2014-08-07 - Cargo ship 'Sea Champion' hauling cars bursts into flame in the Sea of Japan, 1 killed:
http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/foreign/rescue-boat-tows-fire-stricken-cargo-ship-to-vladivostok/
http://marnews.net/container-ship-seachampion-caught-fire-japan-sea/
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/744048
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/342607/One-dead-in-fire
http://www.sailors-club.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28656:cargo-ship-abandoned-after-fire-chief-engineer-dead&catid=7:news&Itemid=131
Quote: "The fire in the engine room of the Sea Champion broke out on Thursday night when the ship with a cargo of containers and automobiles (3,986 tonnes) was on a run from Vladivostok to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and was at that time seven miles off Cape Povorotny (Port Nakhodka). The crew battered the engine room down and activated a fire-smothering system, thereby preventing the fire from spreading throughout the ship. One crew member died in the fire."
2014-08-07 - Cargo ship 'Abis Cadiz' hauling metal bursts into flame in coastal Haifa Port (Israel):
http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/in-israel/local/fire-on-a-ship-7088
http://marnews.net/abis-cadiz-ship-caught-fire-haifa/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/300976
http://shipping.einnews.com/article__detail/217422585?lcode=abGzjLc94msGypm-yvR4Ww%3D%3D
http://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/local/Article-a669e21f200b741004.htm
http://reshet.tv/%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/news/Domestic/internal/Article,158620.aspx
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Abis-Cadiz-9547324.html
Quote: "A cargo ship sailing under Dutch flag caught fire, and substantial damage was caused to the metal cargo onboard."
2014-08-07 - Six fishing boats destroyed by fire while docked in coastal Benoa Port on the island of Bali (Indonesia):
http://www.thebalidaily.com/2014-08-08/police-probe-benoa-boat-fire.html
Quote: "Police said the losses incurred from the incident reached billions of rupiah. Djoko’s statement was in line with the police’s preliminary investigation on Wednesday, which concluded that the fire may have come from one of the boats. The six fishing boats caught fire midday on Wednesday. Denpasar Police deputy chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Nyoman Artana said that the boats were docked around 500 meters away from the main dock."
2014-08-07 - Boat bursts into flame on the St. Lawrence River near Wellesley Island (New York):
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140808/NEWS03/140809107
http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Thursday-Boat-Catches-Fire-Near-Wellesley-Island-270391111.html
http://www.ogd.com/article/20140808/NEWS03/140809107/1200
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-assists-after-vessel-catches-on-fire-near-keewaydin-state-park-in-upstate-new-york/2014/08/07/
2014-08-07 - Boat and four cars destroyed by fire at 3 AM in coastal Nanaimo (Canada):
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Four+cars+boat+torched+Nanaimo+residents+adjacent+house+escape/10098024/story.html
Note: Nanaimo's nickname is 'Harbour City'...
2014-08-07 - School bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Queens (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/school-bus-queens-catches-fire-article-1.1896024
http://latest.today/index/school-bus-in-queens-catches-fire
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/new-york/school-bus-in-queens-catches-fire/
Note: This is the second school bus/van to burst into flame in August, and the 58th since May 1st. The school bus/van fire prior to this one killed 3 children and burned 8 more, in Saharanpur (India), mentioned in the 2014-08-04 update...
2014-08-07 - Tour bus bursts into flame on Route 58 in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/08/07/route-58-shuts-down-after-tour-bus-fire-in-suffolk/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-suffolk-passenger-bus-catches-fire-20140807,0,581883.story
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2014/08/07/route-58-westbound-closed-for-bus-fire/
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/bus-fire-suffolk-shuts-down-part-us-58
http://virginiabeach.gotnewswire.com/news/suffolk-passenger-bus-catches-fire
2014-08-07 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Stockholm (Sweden):
http://www.thelocal.se/20140807/stockholm-bus-spontaneously-combusts
2014-08-07 - Passenger bus bursts into flame while parked in Kapan (Nepal):
http://directionkathmandu.com/information/bus-catches-fire-in-kapan/
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Bus+catches+fire+in+Kapan&NewsID=423449
2014-08-07 - In separate incidents, two tractor trailers burst into flame, one in Brantley, one in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.greenvilleadvocate.com/2014/08/07/truck-catches-fire-explodes-on-u-s-331-photo-gallery/
http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2014/08/09/18-wheelers-catch-fire/
Quote: "An 18-wheeler caught fire while traveling down U.S. Highway 331 Thursday evening. The 1999 Kenworth truck exploded within seconds of the driver escaping the vehicle, said Harry Driggers, chief of the Brantley Fire Department."
Quote: "It was only the fifth truck Godwin Materials had ever lost to a fire. The fourth one caught fire Thursday morning near Birmingham. 'We’ve had three in the past 40 years and today we have two,' said Jerry Godwin, owner of Godwin Materials."
2014-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 491 near Naschitti (New Mexico), nearby area evacuated:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3526431.shtml
http://www.abqjournal.com/442134/abqnewsseeker/highway-491-closed-north-of-gallup-after-semi-fire.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55817597/
2014-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3526309.shtml
http://www.koat.com/news/semi-fire-spurs-lane-closures-near-big-i/27350954
http://krqe.com/2014/08/07/2-lanes-closed-on-eb-i-40-near-big-i/
http://albuquerque.gotnewswire.com/news/eastbound-i40-near-bigi-reopens-following-truck-fire
2014-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Ohio Turnpike in Lucas County (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/08/07/Tractor-trailer-catches-fire-on-Turnpike.html
http://www.wopular.com/turnpike-closes-tractor-trailer-fire
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/26229072/westbound-lanes-of-turnpike-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire
2014-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in the wee hours on highway near Abilene (Texas):
http://www.reporternews.com/news/local-news/traffic/truck-enters-abilene-on-fire_06236991
2014-08-07 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame before 8 AM on Highway 401 in Milton (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1496860/westbound-hwy-401-at-guelph-line-remains-closed-after-truck-fire/
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4738333-highway-401-reopens-in-milton-after-cheese-truck-fire/
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/westbound-hwy-401-lanes-in-milton-reopen-after-cheese-truck-catches-fire-1.1949633
http://www.cp24.com/news/hwy-401-west-reopens-in-milton-after-truck-loaded-with-cheese-bursts-into-flames-1.1949679
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4738070-west-bound-lanes-of-hwy-401-in-rural-milton-closed-after-truck-fire/
http://www.640toronto.com/2014/08/07/truck-fire-causes/
2014-08-07 - Tractor bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while parked near building near Pincher Creek (Canada):
http://www.pinchercreekecho.com/2014/08/07/tractor-destroyed-in-fire-in-pincher-creek-small-grass-fire-in-burmis
http://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/pincher-creek/tractor-destroyed-in-fire-in-pincher-creek-small-grass-fire-in-burmis-pincher-creek-echo/
2014-08-07 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on Castle Road in Cottingham (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Lorry-closes-Castle-Road-Cottingham/story-22164497-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/lorry-fire-closes-castle-road-in-cottingham
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/cottingham-lorry-on-fire-on-castle-road-temporary-road-closure-in-place
2014-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame at quarry in Southbury (Connecticut):
http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/doc53e3a025b1862525112669.txt
http://connecticut.citynewsline.com/news/updated-at-1225-truck-fire-extinguished-at-southbury-quarry-large-diesel-fuel-spill-being-contained
2014-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame on I-440 in Little Rock (Arkansas):
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/little-rock/2014/08/07/truck-accident-stops-traffic-through-little-rock/13741185/
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5266984?title=fire_news
2014-08-07 - Truck bursts into flame on road in the Northamptonshire town of Daventry (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-08-07/lorry-on-fire-near-castle-hill-hospital/
http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Lorry-causes-black-smoke-billow-Daventry/story-22213737-detail/story.html
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-crews-tackle-lorry-fire-as-smoke-could-be-seen-for-miles-around-northamptonshire-town
http://www.topix.com/uk-county/northamptonshire/2014/08/fire-crews-tackle-lorry-fire-as-smoke-could-be-seen-for-miles-around-northamptonshire-town
http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-lorry-fire-as-smoke-could-be-seen-for-miles-around-northamptonshire-town-1-6226781
2014-08-07 - RV bursts into flame on street in Kelowna (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1497212/motorhome-fire-contained-by-passersby/
http://news.nom.co/motorhome-fire-contained-by-11280650-news/
2014-08-07 - Van bursts into flame at apartment complex in Temple (Texas):
http://www.kxxv.com/story/26222172/cleaning-van-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/270309511.html
http://ktemnews.com/temple-apartment-building-evacuated-due-to-burning-van/
http://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_6116dce8-1ea5-11e4-b9e6-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.kyle28.com/news/carpet-cleaning-van-destroyed-fire-after-equipment-malfunctioned
2014-08-07 - Van bursts into flame at McDonald's in Fort Stockton (Texas):
http://cbs7.com/news/article_0242a458-1e83-11e4-9de2-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.fortstocktonpioneer.com/news/article_0a4e31de-1da8-11e4-99a1-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-07 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at apartments near Grayslake (Illinois):
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140807/news/140808820/
2014-08-07 - Pickup truck bursts into flame inside business in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.news9.com/clip/10448761/web-extra-video-from-scene-of-pickup-truck-fire-at-east-tulsa-business
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments, fire spreads to building, in Fresno (California), 3 injured:
http://abc30.com/news/large-fire-burning-in-central-fresno/247079/
Quote: "When our units arrived we found multiple power lines down related to a car fire that started under a car port and spread to the rest of the apartment..."
2014-08-07 - In separate incidents, car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Westport and car bursts into flame on Route 8 in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2014/08/07/video-car-fire-on-i-95-in-westport/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Traffic-Backs-Up-After-Car-Fire-on-I-95-in-Westport-270311051.html
http://weston.dailyvoice.com/news/crews-extinguish-car-fire-reopen-all-lanes-i-95-westport
Quote: "Two car fires disrupted travel for drivers on I-95 in Westport and Route 8 in Bridgeport Thursday."
Note: These two car fires were about 10 miles from each other...
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame near Phoenix Lake in Sonora (California):
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/218307/car-fire-sonora.html
Quote: "The CHP is reporting a possible car fire on the 21,400 of Phoenix Lake Road near Hidden Valley Lane."
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame in tunnel near the George Washington Bridge in coastal New York City (New York):
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140807/washington-heights/car-fire-breaks-out-tunnel-connecting-george-washington-bridge-fdny
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on I-85 near Greer (South Carolina):
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/26226427/car-fire-causes-traffic-problems-on-i-85
http://www.wbtv.com/story/26226427/car-fire-causes-traffic-problems-on-i-85
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26226427/car-fire-causes-traffic-problems-on-i-85
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame at 3:32 AM on Quinlan Street in Milford (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/milford/police-log-crews-respond-early-morning-car-fire-quinlan-street
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame, fire spreads to second car, in garage at home in coastal Melbourne (Australia), 1 injured:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/24651409/vic-man-critical-after-car-fire/
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2014/08/07/vic-man-critical-after-car-fire.html
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/vic-man-critical-after-car-fire/story-e6frfku9-1227016237060
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame while parked in layby along the A505 near Royston (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Royston/Crews-sent-to-car-fire-on-A505-near-Royston-20140807165336.htm
Quote: "Crews had the car fire under control by 4.45pm. Traffic wasn’t affected as the car was parked in a layby."
2014-08-07 - Car bursts into flame on Novorossiysk Road at Estover in coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29966&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Crews-called-Plymouth-car/story-22218228-detail/story.html
2014-08-07 - In separate incidents, two Can-Am Spyder 3-wheel motorcycles burst into flame:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3527343.shtml
2014-08-07 - Three classic cars destroyed by fire while parked inside garage in Ballwin (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/07/family-picking-up-pieces-after-garage-fire-destroys-three-vintage-cars/
Quote: "A 1966 Mustang Coupe, 1966 Mustang Convertible and 1932 Ford Pickup were all destroyed."
2014-08-07 - Vehicles, storage units and structures destroyed by fire and explosion in Eugene (Oregon):
http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/Fire-ignites-500-gallon-gas-tank-Thats-a-spectacular-explosion-270412321.html
Quote: "At least on structure fully involved, it looks like probably two or three smaller structures, also large vehicles, at least a couple of buses, maybe a motorhome, lots of debris and stuff that looked like it may have been stored up over a period of years..."
2014-08-07 - Auto parts business damaged by fire at 5:47 AM in Acme Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/08/northern_michigan_auto_parts_m.html
Quote: "The fire was contained to the manufacturing area and damage was to the interior — some machinery and plastic product kept on pallets inside. The pallets quickly went up in flames, Flynn said."
Note: Pallets? You don't say...
2014-08-07 - Barn destroyed by fire in Linesville, Crawford County (Pennsylvania):
http://streamnewsnow.com/index.php/news/crawford-news/item/2088-barn-fire-yields-uncertain-harvest
2014-08-07 - Barn damaged by fire on Church Road in Ilton, Ilminster (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29967&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/11396893.Fire_investigation_after_barn_fire_in_Ilminster/
http://www.topix.com/forum/world/united-kingdom/TOLP59KUHTI9BAGS5
2014-08-07 - Barn damaged by fire in Bridford, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29960&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-07 - Wildfire rages along the Snake River, five buildings burn, near Lewiston (Idaho):
http://www.khq.com/story/26224914/five-buildings-burned-in-snake-river-fire
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/aug/07/five-buildings-burned-snake-river-fire/
http://www.localnews8.com/news/5-structures-destroyed-in-northern-idaho-wildfire/27356888
http://www.ktvz.com/news/5-structures-destroyed-in-n-idaho-wildfire/27356880
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/5-structures-destroyed-in-northern-Idaho-wildfire-5674737.php?
Quote: "The fire has burned 41,000 acres on the east side of the Snake River across from Oregon and Washington state. It threatened 160 buildings as of 12:00 p.m. Thursday and was just 10 percent contained."
Note: The east side of the river is the downwind side...
2014-08-07 - Wildfire burns near Cultus Lake (Oregon):
http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/2305533-151/fire-close-to-cultus-lake-prompts-evacuation
2014-08-07 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck, truck drives to fire station and dumps load, in Woodford County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Garbage-truck-driver-brings-fire-to-Woodford-Co-fire-station-270394181.html
Quote: "I've been a volunteer firefighter here since 1979, and this is a first. So, home delivery..."
2014-08-07 - Commercial building under renovation damaged by fire in Beaverton (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2014/08/two-alarm_fire_burns_beaverton.html
2014-08-07 - Porch bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Glen Burnie (Maryland):
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ph-ac-cn-glen-burnie-fire-0808-20140808,0,2364822.story
2014-08-07 - Home destroyed by fire at 2:51 AM near Megunticook Lake in Camden (Maine), nice pic:
https://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/07/news/midcoast/fire-destroys-camden-home/
2014-08-07 - Waterfront home and boat destroyed by huge blaze in coastal Seaford (New York), nice pic:
http://7online.com/news/raw-video-fire-tears-through-home-boat-in-seaford/248477/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/house-fire-in-seaford-spreads-to-boat-1.8995100
http://www.fundcapitalamerica.com/house-fire-in-seaford-spreads-to-boat/
http://www.liherald.com/stories/Fire-destroys-south-Seaford-homes,56813
http://longisland.news12.com/news/home-boat-go-up-in-flames-in-seaford-1.8998568
2014-08-07 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 1:20 AM in coastal Harlem, Manhattan (New York), 9 injured:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/injured-fire-tears-east-harlem-apartment-building-article-1.1894942
2014-08-07 - Deadly blaze burns home near Greenland (Arkansas), 1 killed:
http://www.4029tv.com/news/dead-body-found-in-burned-home-in-greenland-fire-marshal-says/27365008
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/body-found-in-burned-washington-co-home/22226/oc_WrenxTky9glEBPAISDA
2014-08-07 - Vacant home burns in the East Lake area in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/08/nobody_hurt_as_vacant_house_in.html
2014-08-07 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/08/06/house-burns-in-center-city/13686109/
2014-08-07 - In separate incidents, two vacant homes destroyed by fire in Floyd (Georgia):
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/vacant-house-burns-on-chambers-mill-road-fire-department-investigating/article_0e2af4bc-1d95-11e4-88bc-0017a43b2370.html
2014-08-07 - Vacant marble plant goes up in flames at 5:30 AM in Nelson (Georgia):
http://cherokeetribune.com/view/full_story/25568451/article-Fire-engulfs-vacant-Georgia-Marble-Plant
2014-08-07 - Vacant hospital destroyed by massive blaze at 11 PM in Northampton (Britain), nice pics:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-28684985
http://en.gigamir.net/news/world/pub504955
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/fire-rips-through-hospital-site
2014-08-06 - Five fire trucks and fire station destroyed by fire after 11 PM in South Hopkins, Madisonville (Kentucky):
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/large-fire-at-south-hopkins-fire-department/12270/wZqOIq0DT0yTSmjRfvU5GQ
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5266420?title=fire_news
http://www.whas11.com/news/Fire-destroys-Madisonville-fire-department-270389231.html
Quote: "Fire crews are called to help their own as a massive fire destroys the South Hopkins Fire Department. The fire started just after eleven Wednesday night, going up quickly, and leaving firefighters helpless. There was no saving the building located in the southern part of Hopkins County, right along Highway 41A. There were five trucks inside the station, including two tankers, an engine truck, a quick response vehicle and a brush truck."
Note: The last fire station to be destroyed by fire was waaaaay back in...the day prior, when fire trucks and a fire station were destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Mount Eden (Kentucky), mentioned in the 2014-08-05 update, so that's two fire stations and all their trucks destroyed by fire within 2 days, both in Kentucky. I mentioned that fire stations need to have someone on guard duty 24 hours per day, else they will keep being destroyed by fires when nobody is around. I'm pretty sure people are gonna wake up to this problem as their homes ignite, they call 911, and nobody shows up because all the fire stations and trucks have been destroyed. It might be wiser to wake up BEFORE we get to that point...
2014-08-06 - Home explodes at 6 AM in Bengaluru (India), 5 injured:
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140807/nation-crime/article/explosion-injures-five-turns-portion-building-rubble
2014-08-06 - Manure business damaged by explosion and fire near Waunakee (Wisconsin):
http://www.hngnews.com/waunakee_tribune/news/local/article_18901872-1d88-11e4-bf3f-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.channel3000.com/news/explosion-reported-at-manure-digester-near-waunakee/27332318
http://www.wkow.com/story/26211390/2014/08/06/explosion-at-manure-digester-north-of-waunakee
2014-08-06 - Electrical substation damaged by fire in Manor Green, Kemp Town, Brighton (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11393523.Forty_two_homes_still_without_power_after_fire_in_substation/
2014-08-06 - Recycling warehouse erupts in flame in Fulton County (Georgia):
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/26209611/materials-catch-fire-inside-fulton-county-industrial-building
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/GA/2014/August/06/Materials.catch.fire.inside.Fulton.County.industrial.building.aspx
2014-08-06 - Machine damaged by explosion and fire at metal recycling company in Hillsboro (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/08/fire_at_hillsboro_metal_recycl.html
http://oregon.icito.com/fire-at-hillsboro-metal-recycling-facility-damages-shredding-machine/
2014-08-06 - Tanker ship 'Fueltrans 4' bursts into flame at 4:30 AM on the Wilhelmina Canal at Tilburg (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fueltrans-4-I353098.html
http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/215013422/Brand+op+brandstoftanker+Tilburg+door+kortsluiting,+eigenaar+blust+vuur.aspx
Quote: "Due to a short circuit in a transformer a fire broke out in the engine room of the "Fueltrans 4" on Aug 6, 2014, at 4.30 a.m. on the Wilhelmina Canal at Tilburg near to the industrial park Vossenberg. The fire rescue attended with several engines."
Note: So this was just like all the transformer fires, utility pole fires, underground electrical fires, cars bursting into flame in the middle of the night while parked, etc. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with electrified copper and such fires will look exactly like 'short circuits', and in fact these fires may CAUSE short circuits, which can cause vehicles to start themselves, and that has happened quite a few times now...
2014-08-06 - Boat bursts into flame inside garage at home in Dayton (Iowa):
http://www.fortdodgepress.com/12364/84151/a/boat-fire-dayton-fire-called-to-paragon-avenue-fire
2014-08-06 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on I-44 in St. Robert (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/bus-carrying-army-recruits-to-fort-leonard-wood-burns/21048998_27346378
http://www.facebook.com/ky3news/posts/10152602207620119
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/bus-with-army-recruits-catches-fire-on-i-44/15334/DHZlQgNHlkiug147Z18qIQ
http://www.jrn.com/ktts/news/Bus-Catches-Fire-En-Route-To-Fort-Leonard-Wood-270276571.html
http://myozarksonline.com/BUS-HAUL-RECRUITS-CATCHES-FIRE/19623475
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5266420?title=fire_news
http://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20140807/News/140809193
Quote: "On our way back from St. Louis we witnessed a bus that just started to catch fire on I-44 west bound mile marker 164. We pulled over and made sure everyone was off the bus and a good distance away from it in case of an explosion. The passengers were new recruits heading to Ft. Leonard Wood, MO to begin their basic training along with one Marine heading to MOS school."
2014-08-06 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-90 between Westfield and Ripley (New York):
http://www.chautauquatoday.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=25&id=138666
2014-08-06 - Tractor bursts into flame in or near Sawbridgeworth (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/14003/
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Sawbridgeworth/Firefighters-called-to-tractor-blaze-in-Sawbridgeworth-20140806093312.htm
2014-08-06 - Tractor bursts into flame in coastal Shorwell on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/smoke-issuing-freshwater-flat
Quote: "Fire crews have now left the scene, however firefighters from Newport have been re-tasked to reports of a tractor fire at Stone Place Farm, Shorwell."
2014-08-06 - Tractor and baler destroyed by fire between Otley and Clopton Green (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/otley_firefighters_called_to_blaze_involving_tractor_straw_bailer_and_grass_verge_1_3715062
2014-08-06 - Garbage truck bursts into flame in Walhalla (South Carolina):
http://www.wgog.com/fire-damages-walhalla-garbage-truck/
Quote: "Fire yesterday morning damaged Walhalla’s residential garbage truck. James Moore, public works director, told the mayor and council the damage was confined to the wiring of the truck and it’s a mystery as to why the truck caught fire."
2014-08-06 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at Kier Waste Management in Evercreech, Shepton Mallet (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29957&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Refuse-lorry-catches-Evercreech/story-22130313-detail/story.html
2014-08-06 - Truck bursts into flame while parked on I-205 in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.kgw.com/story/local/2014/08/06/12390206/
Quote: "n ODOTtruck arriving to help at the scene of a crash on I-205 early Wednesday suddenly erupted in flames, causing a major traffic backup during the morning commute. The Oregon Department of Transportation vehicle was parked in a southbound lane at the Park Place exit when the fire started. The driver had just gotten out of the incident response truck and was walking toward the police officer on scene when they noticed the fire. The spectacular flames brought all southbound traffic to a halt for about two hours..."
Note: So there was a crash of some kind and they sent out an ODOT truck which burst into flame while parked at the crash site. At some point the crashes and fires will occur faster than the vehicles can be cleared off the highways and at that point it will be nonstop gridlock and constant destruction. Same for the structure fires: once buildings start igniting faster than firefighters can put them out then it'll be nonstop fires until there are no buildings left...
2014-08-06 - Truck bursts into flame on West Tullos Road in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/traffic-held-up-in-aberdeen-after-lorry-tyre-catches-fire-1.509552
http://aberdeen.stv.tv/150069/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/traffic-held-up-in-aberdeen-after-lorry-tyre-catches-fire
2014-08-06 - RV bursts into flame while parked at race track in coastal Del Mar (California), fire spreads to two more RVs:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/aug/06/del-mar-fair-race-fire-rescue/
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2014/08/06/rt-10newsnatasha-breaking-fire-right-next-to-d/
http://www.bako.com/sandiego/news/Fairgrounds-Worker-Saves-Boy-From-Rv-Fire/160642/
http://www.roonte.com/www/fairgrounds-worker-saves-boy-from-rv-fire
2014-08-06 - RV bursts into flame on I-70 near Sweet Springs (Missouri):
http://www.kmzu.com/crews-on-scene-of-vehicle-fire-on-i-70/
Quote: "According to scanner traffic, the Sweet Springs fire department has been dispatched to a report of an RV on fire on westbound I-70 near mile marker 66."
2014-08-06 - Van bursts into flame while parked at car dealership on Brookdale Avenue in Cornwall (Canada):
http://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/News/2014-08-06/article-3825877/Van-catches-fire-at-dealership/1
Note: Cornwall is located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River...
2014-08-06 - Van bursts into flame at 3 AM, fire truck responds, gets hit by semi, on I-65 near Glendale (Kentucky), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Police-Mother-son-firefighters-hurt-killed-270191841.html
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2014/08/kentucky-firefighter-killed-after-being-struck-at-van-fire-scene.html
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3525312.shtml
http://www.wdrb.com/story/26210020/semi-and-fire-truck-involved-in-fatal-crash-on-i-65
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Fatal-crash-in-central-Ky-involves-fire-truck-270135971.html
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/08/06/semi-hits-kentucky-firefighters-man-dies-mom-hurt/13705927/
http://www.topix.com/forum/state/ky/T7JBRRCPI1I493K00
Quote: "Jonathan French was among the first to answer the call for help, as usual, when a van was ablaze along an interstate in the middle of the night. The third-generation firefighter was working alongside his mother, another volunteer firefighter, when they were struck by a tractor-trailer early Wednesday, killing the son and injuring his mother, police said."
2014-08-06 - Van bursts into flame on street in New Hamburg (Canada):
http://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news/van-burns-but-couple-unhurt/
2014-08-06 - Van bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked on street in Halliwell (Britain):
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/news_in_brief/11394066.Van_blaze_arson_probe/
2014-08-06 - Pickup truck damaged by propane tank explosion near Newman Grove (Nebraska), 1 injured:
http://www.kwwl.com/story/26216478/2014/08/06/man-injured-after-truck-explodes-north-of-newman-grove-ne
2014-08-06 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Hixson Pike in Hamilton County (Tennessee), near the Tennessee River:
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/8/6/281847/Truck-With-Load-Of-Hay-Catches-Fire.aspx
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/26217690/malfunction-sets-trucks-cargo-on-fire
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/aug/06/truck-fire-closes-section-hixson-pike/
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at apartments in Abilene (Texas):
http://www.reporternews.com/news/local-news/crime/afd-vehicle-fire-intentionally-set_93781632
Quote: "Arson is suspected in a car fire early Wednesday outside a north Abilene apartment complex, according to the Abilene Fire Department."
Note: Why do they suspect arson? Parked vehicle, that's it, and they haven't noticed that parked vehicles are spontaneously igniting all over the planet now, and especially in the wee hours. If I was a clueless idiot who wasn't paying attention to the world around me, I'd probably suspect arson too. To be fair, they're no more idiotic or clueless than fire investigators elsewhere, but that's not exactly saying a lot...
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on Garfield Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/08/tonights-car-fire-88/
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at 3 AM on street in Orrville (Ohio):
http://wqkt.com/car-fire-in-orrville/
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on Keystone Road in Lake Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.neagle.com/article/20140807/NEWS/140809812/12852/NEWS
2014-08-06 - Two cars burst into flame in industrial area in Vaughan (Canada):
http://www.640toronto.com/2014/08/06/fire-crews-take-down-car-fires-in-vaughan/
2014-08-06 - Car and motorcycle burst into flame on road in New Delhi (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/3-hour-gridlock-after-bike-car-catch-fire/articleshow/39789044.cms
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at 2:40 AM while parked on Cherry Tree Close in Hastings (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11389798.Arson_probe_after_black_Mercedes_is_set_on_fire/
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame at 1 AM on Titton Lake in Stourport-on-Severn (Britain), near the River Severn:
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/11389882.Car_fire_in_Stourport_extinguished/
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame in carpark on Glenn Road in Chaddlewood, Plympton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29949&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-06 - Car bursts into flame on the A361 between Bishops Tawton and Portmore, Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29958&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-06 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked in Dover Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.abc27.com/story/26216136/fire-destroys-camper-in-dover-township
2014-08-06 - Fair ride bursts into flame while being towed, in Windsor (Colorado), near Windsor Lake:
http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/windsor/2014/08/06/windsor-severance-firefighters-extinguish-vehicle-fire/13694691/
Quote: "When firefighters arrived, they found that a fair ride’s brakes caught fire as a truck was towing it east on Windsor’s Main Street/Colorado Highway 392."
2014-08-06 - Barn destroyed by fire in South Berwick (Maine), garage destroyed separately at home:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/south-berwick-battles-2-fires/27344906
2014-08-06 - Wildfire conflagration erupts in the Columbia River Gorge (Washington), hundreds of homes threatened:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140807-44831-USA
http://koin.com/2014/08/06/growing-wildfire-forcing-gorge-evacuations/
http://www.khq.com/story/26206644/update-devils-elbow-complex-at-2500-acres-0-contained
http://www.krem.com/news/Devils-Elbow-wildfire-triggers-Colville-Reservation-evacuations-270079091.html
Quote: "The fire, which has put 60-70 homes in the 5500 block to 6200 block of Highway 30 on level 3 evacuation, has been upgraded to the status of 'conflagration,' a term used to describe an extensive, highly destructive fire, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber declared Wednesday."
2014-08-06 - Wildfire sends scientists fleeing, SETI search for aliens halted, in California:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2718949/California-wildfires-temporarily-halt-search-extraterrestrial-life.html
2014-08-06 - Fire thunderstorms - pyrocumulonimbus clouds - spotted over Canada as massive fires rage:
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/terrible-thunderstorms-of-fire-over-canada-as-arctic-territory-continues-record-burn/
2014-08-06 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on I-95 near Bangor (Maine):
http://wabi.tv/2014/08/06/cardboard-pile-slows-interstate-traffic/
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/06/news/bangor/garbage-truck-dumps-load-on-i-95-after-fire-detected/
2014-08-06 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on I-270 in Bethesda (Maryland):
http://www.bethesdanow.com/2014/08/06/trash-truck-fire-on-i-270-in-bethesda/
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/trash-truck-fire-closes-lanes-on-southbound-i-270-105828.html
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2014/Trash-Truck-Catches-Fire-on-I-270/
http://www.news.nom.co/trash-truck-fire-closes-lanes-on-11254042-news/
2014-08-06 - Home damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/06/harris-avenue-home-fire/13659951/
2014-08-06 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Everett (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140806/NEWS01/140809429
2014-08-06 - Home destroyed by fire after 1 AM in Cahokia (Illinois), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/06/rome-avenue-cahokia-fire/13659885/
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/06/fire-destroys-vacant-home-cahokia/
http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/06/3337056/cahokia-home-destroyed-by-blaze.html
2014-08-06 - Multi-family home damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in Waltham (Massachusetts), 7 injured:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20140806/NEWS/140808278/12581/NEWS
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_26284643/7-injured-fire-at-triple-decker-waltham
http://www.whdh.com/story/26209010/7-injured-in-waltham-three-alarm-fire
2014-08-06 - Apartment building damaged by fire in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://tbo.com/northeast-tampa/tampa-palms-apartment-fire-under-control-20140806/
2014-08-06 - In separate incidents, unoccupied home and vacant home go up in flames on same street in Sissonville (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Two-Homes-in-Same-Town-270296391.html
Quote: "There have now been five structure fires in Sissonville since Saturday."
Note: Vacant home burned at 11 PM, unoccupied home burned at 4:30 AM...
2014-08-06 - Vacant townhome burns at 4:35 AM in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/fire-damages-vacant-southwest-atlanta-town-home/ngwfR/
2014-08-06 - Vacant home bursts into flame at 3 AM, fire spreads to occupied home, in Newark (New York):
http://7online.com/news/fire-tears-through-vacant-building-in-newark-spreads-to-occupied-structure/244036/
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/08/newark_fire_causes_three_to_flee_their_beds.html
2014-08-06 - Vacant paper mill burns in Sartell (Minnesota):
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3526040.shtml
http://bringmethenews.com/2014/08/06/former-paper-plant-in-central-minnesota-catches-fire/
Quote: "In 2012, there was an explosion and fire at the mill, which killed one worker."
Note: The explosion and fire in at this mill in 2012 was mentioned in the 2012-05-28 update. Five people were injured in that incident too...
2014-08-06 - Vacant home heavily damaged by fire just after 2 AM in Hutchinson (Kansas):
http://ksn.com/2014/08/06/fire-damages-vacant-home-in-hutchinson/
https://ksffa.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/fire-damages-vacant-home-in-hutchinson/
2014-08-06 - Vacant hotel destroyed by fire in Las Vegas (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3524882.shtml
2014-08-06 - Vacant hotel under renovation burns, $1.2 million in damage, in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/06/fire-at-former-renoir-hotel-in-san-francisco-causes-1-2m-in-damage/
2014-08-05 - Fire trucks and fire station destroyed by fire at 5 AM in Mount Eden (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/mt-eden-volunteer-fire-department-catches-fire/27311982
http://www.wlwt.com/news/central-ky-fire-station-burns-to-the-ground/27312650
http://www.statter911.com/2014/08/05/ky-firehouse-destroyed-fire/
http://www.firetruckblog.com/2014/08/06/video-kentucky-fire-trucks-destroyed-station-blaze/
http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/state/central-ky-fire-department-catches-fire/article_1a0d46f8-58e0-5080-bb90-2a95c4be962a.html
Quote: "The fire began around 5 a.m. at the Mount Eden Volunteer Fire Department at 260 Van Buren Road near Taylorsville Lake. Millions of dollars in equipment was lost as the building was declared a total lost after the blaze."
Quote: "The fire house was built in the 2000s, so crews are stumped at how the fire started. While crews battled the blaze, inside sat millions of dollars of equipment and vehicles new and barely even used."
Note: They're stumped at how the fire started?! They haven't noticed all the parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all around the planet in the last coupla-three years?! One of their trucks probably burst into flame and started this fire. This isn't the first fire station to be destroyed by fire. I've actually lost count of how many times this has happened now, but the most recent event prior to this one was when two fire trucks, an ATV and a fire station were destroyed by a huge fire at 4:30 AM in Millville (Canada), mentioned in the 2014-07-29 update. That was just a week ago. Every fire station should now have someone on guard duty looking out for fires 24 hours per day. What would that cost? Let's say $50k per year. They wouldn't wanna pay that? Then they should be prepared to pay MILLIONS when the equipment goes up in flames when nobody is around. Some of those fire trucks cost more than a million bucks EACH...
2014-08-05 - Cabin explodes and burns at 1:30 AM near Big Chetac Lake in the Town of Edgewater (Wisconsin), 2 injured:
http://www.haywardwi.com/news/local/article_86be73e8-1d79-11e4-a2ee-001a4bcf887a.html
Quote: "Birchwood Fire Officer Ken George said the Birchwood Fire Department was called about 1:30 a.m. to 2367N Scenic Road in the town of Edgewater, on a report of an explosion at a house fully engulfed in flames. Two persons who were inside escaped on their own and had cuts and minor burns."
2014-08-05 - Apartment building damaged by explosion at 6:46 AM in Murmansk (Russia), 1 injured, some people trapped:
http://rbth.com/news/2014/08/05/gas_explosion_rocks_residential_building_in_murmansk_38760.html
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/743534
2014-08-05 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Albany (New York):
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3524076.shtml
http://berkshires.twcnews.com/content/news/758693/power-outage-in-albany-wreaks-havoc-for-time-warner-cable-news-production/
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/3470/5261618?title=fire_news
2014-08-05 - Underground electrical explosion hits Southgate (Britain):
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Explosion-causes-fiery-eruption-shoot-manhole/story-22074949-detail/story.html
2014-08-05 - Recycling center hit by huge fire on Hainge Road in Tividale (Britain), near the Birmingham Canal:
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tividale-recycling-plant-blaze-latest-7565666
2014-08-05 - Passenger plane bursts into flame, makes emergency landing in coastal Halifax (Canada), medical emergency on another flight:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140806-44822-CAN
http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/08/06/united-airlines-777-diverts-to-halifax-after-gallery-fire/13662111/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/05/united-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-canada-after-fire-extinguished-on/
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140805/NEWS11/140809801/-1/rss01
Quote: "A United Airlines Boeing 777 made an emergency landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Tuesday night after a small fire broke out in a galley on the aircraft. The landing was one of two that came in a span of about three minutes, according to the CBC. The network reports that an Air Canada Boeing 767 headed from Montreal to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Halifax 'about two minutes later due to a medical emergency on board.'"
Note: So one plane caught fire and in the same area and within minutes someone on another plane had a medical emergency. Coincidence? Sure are a lot of these 'coincidences' happening these days. A passenger plane made an emergency landing with smoke in the cargo hold the day prior too, in Columbus (Ohio), mentioned in the 2014-08-04 update. Events involving smoking and/or burning planes are becoming more common, as expected...
2014-08-05 - Military jet bursts into flame then crashes near Zagreb (Croatia), pilot ejects:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3524297.shtml
Quote: "The ministry says that according to initial information the jet's landing gear caught fire."
2014-08-05 - Boat bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while docked at marina on Catawba Island (Ohio), nobody aboard:
http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/05/fire-destroys-boat-marina-one-hurt/13634355/
http://www.wlec.com/uncategorized/boat-burns-at-catawba-island-marina/
Quote: "The boat, a 1998 41-foot Silverton, and its contents were worth an estimated $175,000, Gangway said. No one was aboard the craft, and its owners had left it early Monday morning to return to their home in Powell. The fire was reported at 1:30 a.m."
2014-08-05 - Boat explodes and burns during refueling at Blackwater Marina at Smith Mountain Lake (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://www.wsls.com/story/26216632/boat-explosion-on-smith-mountain-lake
Quote: "Officials with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries say a boat exploded on Smith Mountain Lake Tuesday night. Around 6:30 p.m., crews responded to an explosion at Blackwater Marina. A 64-year-old man from Salem was on his new cabin cruiser refueling when his boat exploded."
Note: This sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match. I mentioned refueling vehicles specifically as a potential danger, and you won't see it coming until the Ghostly Match ignites, and then it's too late. This keeps happening over and over, and especially to boats, which is likely for the obvious reason: hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas which will tend to flow to the same areas that water does...
2014-08-05 - Boat explodes at LaHave Yacht Club, blows man off boat, in LaHave (Canada):
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1227542-cookville-man-injured-in-boat-explosion-at-lahave-yacht-club
2014-08-05 - Passenger bus damaged by small explosion on road near Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-Road-pedestrian-treated-following-small/story-22076785-detail/story.html
Quote: "The pedestrian appears to have reacted adversely to the explosion."
2014-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 421 near Kernersville (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/08/05/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-of-us-421-in-forsyth-co/
http://www.truckingboards.com/forum/trucking-accidents/108135-fedex-tractor-burns-kville.html
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2014/08/05/kernersville-tractor-trailer/13646687/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/picture-gallery/news/2014/08/05/fedex-tractor-trailer-fire-near-kernersville/13653503/
2014-08-05 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A9 in coastal Berriedale (Scotland):
http://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/285141-artic-lorry-destroyed-in-a9-blaze-forces-highland-road-closure/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-28661092
http://onlinetimesnews.com/lorry-fire-causes-77-mile-diversion/
http://www.topix.com/uk-county/strathclyde/2014/08/lorry-fire-disrupts-travel-on-a9
2014-08-05 - Tractor bursts into flame near Custer (Kentucky):
http://www.wxbc1043.com/Tractor-and-Field-Fire/19600660
2014-08-05 - Tractor bursts into flame on State Route 29 in Perry Township (Ohio):
http://www.sidneydailynews.com/news/blotter/50166747/County-record
Quote: "5:32 p.m.: vehicle fire. Port Jefferson Fire responded to a report of a tractor on fire at 5061 State Route 29, Perry Township."
2014-08-05 - Tractor, ATVs and garage destroyed by fire in Timberlea (Canada), home scorched, near the coast:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/timberlea-garage-destroyed-by-fire-home-damaged-1.2728313
2014-08-05 - Box truck bursts into flame on I-460 in Lynchburg (Virginia):
http://www.wset.com/story/26201470/update-fire-crews-respond-to-truck-fire-on-460
http://www.capitalbay.com/news/washington-dc/virginia/544869-update-fire-crews-respond-to-truck-fire-on-460.html
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/750l046ot/UPDATE-Fire-Crews-Respond-to-Truck-Fire-on.htm
2014-08-05 - Service truck bursts into flame on I-240 in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26203412/diesel-truck-on-fire-on-i-240
http://www.kltv.com/story/26203412/diesel-truck-on-fire-on-i-240
http://www.kcbd.com/story/26203412/diesel-truck-on-fire-on-i-240
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26203412/diesel-truck-on-fire-on-i-240
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/26203414/memphis-fire-department-responding-to-hazmat-situation
http://memphis.gotnewswire.com/news/i240-clear-after-truck-fire
2014-08-05 - RV bursts into flame on I-96 near Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://woodtv.com/2014/08/05/motorhome-fire-causes-westbound-i-96-closure/
http://touch.woodtv.com/r3287/a71f9438
http://grandrapidscity.com/news/articles/motorhome-fire-causes-westbound-i96-closure
http://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=23452286f53ccaed007964a1af1eeace&p=222497
2014-08-05 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire scorches two homes, in Winchester (Virginia):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/quick-acting-firefighters-save-two-winchester-home/89061/YPawUqW1xk-SANIfuZckog
http://www.winchester.daily-monitor.com/quick-action-prevents-disaster-at-vehicle-fire-on-east-street/18744/
http://www.winchesterstar.com/article/fire_damages_passenger_van_two_houses
Quote: "Thanks to quick action by personnel and close proximity of Friendship Fire Company, two houses on East Street endured minimal heat damage when a van parked between them caught fire suddenly."
2014-08-05 - Van bursts into flame on I-90 in Schaumburg (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/08/van-fire-on-wb-i-90-just-west-of.html
http://www.facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies/posts/906738216007902
2014-08-05 - Minivan bursts into flame on street in Jackson (Tennessee):
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Vehicle-fire-blocks-traffic-on-West-Jackson-street-270091771.html
2014-08-05 - Minivan bursts into flame on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/traffic-halted-as-van-burns-on-portage-avenue-1.1946989
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Manitoba/ID/2482980019/
http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/08/05/portage-avenue-minivan-fire-winnipeg-photos/
http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/1117757/minivan-catches-fire-at-portage-and-carlton-only-a-shell-left/
2014-08-05 - SUV bursts into flame at 12:45 AM on street in Wausau (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Driver-Ok-Following-Early-Morning-Vehicle-Fire-269931741.html
http://www.waow.com/story/26196564/2014/08/05/vehicle-fire-traffic-blocked-on-stewart-ave
http://rock947.com/news/articles/2014/aug/05/car-fire-in-wausau/
http://www.myfoxwausau.com/story/26196564/2014/08/05/vehicle-fire-traffic-blocked-on-stewart-ave
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2014/aug/05/car-fire-in-wausau/
http://www.topix.com/city/wausau-wi/2014/08/car-fire-in-wausau
2014-08-05 - SUV bursts into flame at Stretcholt, Pawlett (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29940&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-05 - Pickup truck bursts into flame near Highway 13 in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26282033/oakland-truck-spills-diesel-fuel-onto-roadway-following
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_26282034/oakland-truck-spills-diesel-fuel-onto-roadway-following
2014-08-05 - Three adjacent cars destroyed by fire while parked in Shelby (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-causes-30-000-in-damages-with-video-1.354728
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Hardy Creek Road in Bedford (Kentucky):
http://madisoncourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=178&SubSectionID=961&ArticleID=85012
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on Pleasant Street in Worcester (Massachusetts):
http://www.telegram.com/article/20140805/NEWS/308059605/1116
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2014/08/car_fire_closes_portion_of_ple.html
http://photos.masslive.com/republican/2014/08/worcester_pleasant_street_car_fire_6.html
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Tracey Street in Peabody (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/peabody/police-log-car-fire-investigated
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at 5:40 AM on the Dulles Toll Road near coastal Washington DC:
http://www.wusa9.com/story/traffic/2014/08/05/morning-traffic-updates-report-dc-md-va/13612049/
Quote: "5:40 a.m. -- Car fire on the Dulles Toll Rd EB at Wiehle Av blocks the left lane @wusa9 #vatraffic"
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame before midnight, fire spreads to five more cars, while parked in Germantown (Maryland):
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/montgomery-county-police-investigating-parked-cars-that-were-set-on-fire-in-gaithersburg-105801.html
http://www.capitalbay.com/news/washington-dc/545204-montgomery-county-police-investigating-car-fire-in-germantown-arson-of-5-other-parked-cars.html
Quote: "While it's unclear exactly how the first car caught fire, authorities called it a case of attempted arson. The fire occurred just before midnight near Mateny Road and Owls Nest Road, leaving cars covered in soot and damaging tire rims."
Note: A little premature to call it arson. Competent fire investigators eliminate accidental causes first, like hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with rust and electrified copper, and they haven't done that. They don't even know how the car caught fire, so assuming a person did it, especially in light of all the other MANY MANY vehicles that have been spontaneously igniting around the planet is...less than logical.
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Gilbert Road in Reservoir (Australia), 5 miles from the coast:
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/breaking-news-blog/mum-baby-forced-to-flee-home-after-suspicious-car-fire/20140806-3d70t.html
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on Houghton Road in Maidenbower (Britain):
http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/Maidenbower-woman-s-bursts-flames-starts-engine/story-22075026-detail/story.html
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame on the M56 near Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-on-m56-j9-10
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Ludlow Road in Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/News/11387738.Car_fire_probe/
2014-08-05 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM at home on Shurlock Road in Waltham St Lawrence (Britain):
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Fire-crews-called-to-car-fire-in-Waltham-St-Lawrence-05082014.htm
2014-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 at Delaware 273 (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/traffic/2014/08/05/vehicle-fire-closes-three-lanes-of-i-95-nb-near-del-273/13634911/
2014-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in Dillon County (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/26198137/schp-portion-of-i95-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire
2014-08-05 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 53 near Trego (Wisconsin):
http://www.wcregisteronline.com/vehicle-on-fire-near-trego.html
2014-08-05 - Vehicle and auto shop go up in flames in Murfreesboro (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://wgnsradio.com/tuesday-night-fire-at-city-auto-sales-in-murfreesboro-cms-21458
http://www.facebook.com/RCBN1/posts/559306034173727
http://www.topix.com/city/murfreesboro-tn/2014/08/tuesday-night-fire-at-city-auto-sales-in-murfreesboro
2014-08-05 - Three vehicles and garage destroyed by fire at 1:40 AM in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=1079640
2014-08-05 - Barn destroyed by massive blaze near Woodstock (Illinois):
http://lakemchenryscanner.blogspot.com/2014/08/mabas-5th-alarm-for-working-barn-fire.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-woodstock-huntley/chi-fire-in-barn-near-woodstock-20140805-story.html
http://abc7chicago.com/news/photos-firefighters-battle-barn-fire-in--suburban-woodstock/242364/
http://www.nwherald.com/2014/08/05/fire-in-woodstock-destroys-barn/au0bmsc/
http://voices.suntimes.com/news/breaking-news/barn-destroyed-in-five-alarm-blaze-near-woodstock/
http://www.topix.com/city/woodstock-il/2014/08/ongoing-barn-fire-in-woodstock
Note: First link has a nice pic...
2014-08-05 - Barn and 1700+ bales of hay destroyed by fire in Lake Geneva (Wisconsin):
http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-Geneva-Linn-Township-i-2014-08-07-253992.114135-Barn-fire-in-Linn.html
2014-08-05 - Barn destroyed by fire and explosions in New Carlisle (Indiana), in the Hudson Lake area, firefighter killed:
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-barn-270087301.html
http://www.abc57.com/news/local/Large-pole-barn-fire-in-New-Carlisle-270091951.html
http://wishtv.com/2014/08/06/northern-indiana-firefighter-dies-at-business-fire/
Quote: "This is a Barn owned by KFEX septic company and it is located at 5885 N. 800 East in New Carlisle, Indiana. This is near the Hudson Lake area."
Note: Septic company, so possibly some septic trucks in there...
2014-08-05 - Barn damaged by fire in Crawford County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/x1926573795/More-than-a-dozen-fire-departments-called-to-western-Crawford-County-barn-fire
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140806/NEWS02/308069939
2014-08-05 - Barn bursts into flame, ignites vehicle, couple in vehicle flees, in coastal Kaikoura (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/10351836/Couple-flee-4WD-set-ablaze-by-barn-fire
2014-08-05 - Fire season starts a month early in the coastal Yamba area (Australia):
http://cvreview.com.au/fire-season-starts-one-month-early/
Note: Did fire season ever actually end there? It didn't end here in the United States. We may be in a perpetual fire season now, worldwide, and if we're not yet then we will be soon...
2014-08-05 - Wildfire erupts near Crater Lake Ford (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140710/NEWS07/407100342/101033/NEWS
2014-08-05 - Seven businesses destroyed by massive blaze in downtown Jesup (Georgia):
http://www.counton2.com/story/26195879/more-information-jesup-fire-believed-to-have-begun-with-air-conditioner
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26207645/jesup-community-still-in-shock-after-fire-destroys-downtown
http://www.wafb.com/story/26195679/firefighters-on-scene-of-fire-in-downtown-jesup
2014-08-05 - Upholstery business burns out of control at 3:45 AM in Douglasville (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/douglasville/2014/08/05/douglasville-building-fire/13611993/
2014-08-05 - Appliance store destroyed by fire in Sand Springs (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/fire-investigators-search-cause-appliance-store-bl/ngw4P/
2014-08-05 - Electronic shop and carpark destroyed by fire in coastal Accra (Ghana):
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/artikel.php?ID=320050
2014-08-05 - Two sheds destroyed by fire in Beaver Dam (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_49d61bd7-7553-504d-9a6e-2ee1a23edcd2.html
2014-08-05 - Deck bursts into flame at home in Twin Lakes (Wisconsin):
http://www.westofthei.com/2014/08/05/units-responding-for-deck-fire-in-twin-lakes
2014-08-05 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to two homes, in Concord on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2014/08/fire_at_semi-attached_home_in.html
http://www.wopular.com/fire-semi-attached-home-concord-draws-large-fdny-response
http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2014/08/we_lost_everything_owner_said.html
2014-08-05 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 6:15 AM in Lakeview area of coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/08/fire_reported_on_sharon_drive.html
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/nofd-battles-2alarm-fire/27313636
2014-08-05 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Springfield Street in Dayton (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_neighbors-call-help-after-massive-house-fire-21610.shtml
2014-08-05 - Home under construction destroyed by fire in the Town Of Osceola (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2014/08/06/house-campbellsport-osceola-fire-destroyed/13662273/
2014-08-05 - Multi-family home damaged by exterior fire in Springfield (Massachusetts), 10 people homeless:
http://wwlp.com/2014/08/05/firefighters-trying-to-get-house-fire-under-control/
2014-08-05 - Three homes go up in flames at 1:45 AM in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/at-least-three-homes-catch-fire-in-south-chicago/241408/
2014-08-05 - Multiple homes damaged or destroyed by fire at 12:30 AM in East Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140805/NEWS/140809932/-1/rss01
2014-08-05 - Six-family triple-decker home destroyed by massive fire in Lynn (Massachusetts), 50 people homeless:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/08/05/firefighters-battle-4-alarm-blaze-in-lynn/
http://www.whdh.com/story/26204705/firefighters-battle-flames-in-lynn-buildings
http://www.itemlive.com/news/fire-raging-on-bennett-circle-near-lynn-commons/article_a9ca8ffa-1ce0-11e4-992f-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-05 - Deadly blaze rips through home just after 6:30 AM in Costa Mesa (California), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-me-0806-oahu-house-fire-20140805,0,2441999.story
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-womans-body-found-in-burned-home-20140805-story.html
2014-08-05 - Deadly fire burns home just after 7 AM on Milltown Road in Adair County (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.lex18.com/news/adair-county-woman-dies-in-house-fire/
2014-08-05 - Vacant home burns at 4:34 AM in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/26197618/fire-crews-battle-flames-at-west-columbus-vacant-house
http://columbus.gotnewswire.com/news/firefighter-treated-for-exhaustion-after-battling-vacant-house-fire
2014-08-05 - Vacant home burns in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.courierpress.com/news/local-news/who-owns-that/firefighter-injured-in-monday-blaze-no-word-on-cause_71460243
http://fireopsonline.com/an-evansville-firefighter-was-injured-while-working-at-monday-nights-vacant-evansville-courier-press/
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/crews-battle-house-fire-on-evansvilles-south-side/34173/zMgcT0I9X0upg2Y6BH_8MQ
2014-08-05 - Vacant home burns at 3:47 AM in Lexington Park (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/38483
2014-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 6:24 AM in Ogdensburg (New York), near the St. Lawrence River:
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140805/OGD/140809478
http://www.topix.com/city/ogdensburg-ny/2014/08/fire-destroys-vacant-ogdensburg-home
2014-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Elizabeth (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2014/08/elizabeth_fire_destroys_vacant_house_hospitalizes_one_firefighter.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2014/08/05/elizabeth-fire-destroys-vacant-house-hospitalizes-one-firefighter/
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/NJ/2014/August/05/Elizabeth.fire.destroys.vacant.house.hospitalizes.one.firefighter.aspx
2014-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Marion (Indiana):
http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/news/vacant-property-fire/image_b4f06088-1d1e-11e4-a667-0019bb2963f4.html
2014-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Sissonville (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Shuts-Down-Part-of-Sissonville-Road-270086541.html
2014-08-05 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wytv.com/2014/08/06/fire-destroys-vacant-house-in-youngstown/
2014-08-04 - School van bursts into flame in Saharanpur (India), 3 children killed, 8 injured:
http://www.punjabupdate.com/saharanpur-school-van-catches-fire-leaves-3-children-dead/
http://www.eni.network24.co/india/3-school-kids-burnt-alive-8-injured-as-school-van-catches-fire-15201_5
http://archive.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/three-killed-and-several-injured-after-school-van-catches-fire.html
http://www.hinglishnews.com/popup/11530016
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/three-school-kids-die-9-others-hurt-as-van-catches-fire/
http://www.morningcable.com/home/top-stories/37464:9-kids-injured-and-3-died-as-van-catches-fire.html
Note: This is the first school bus/van to burst into flame in August, and the 57th since May 1st. There are more vehicles of all kinds bursting into flame, including school buses, so just as with all the people burning to death in cars, children will be - and sometimes are - getting burned to death when school buses burst into flame too, as in this case...
2014-08-04 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/26198213/man-says-he-heard-explosion-before-house-fire
2014-08-04 - Home explodes and burns on Hafod Road in Tycroes (Britain), near the River Loughor, 2 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-28657302
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/two-taken-hospital-after-reports-7562520
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-28650590
http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/BREAKING-Major-gas-explosion-Tycroes/story-22069400-detail/story.html
http://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/11386882.Suspected_gas_explosion_in_Tycroes/
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Investigations-continue-explosion-destroys/story-22074972-detail/story.html
Quote: "On Tuesday, a Wales and West Utilities spokesman said an investigation uncovered no evidence of any gas leaks or damage to the gas mains in the area."
2014-08-04 - Home explodes in Thergaon (India), 5 injured:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/five-from-family-injured-after-lpg-explosion-in-thergaon/
Quote: "There was panic and confusion among residents as the LPG cylinder in the house remained intact. But, it should be understood that LPG cylinder did not explode. Had it been a cylinder blast, the damage could have been more severe. It was the leaked gas from the cylinder that caused the explosion."
Note: Well, they didn't check the methane levels in the air, so they don't know if it was leaked gas from that cylinder or not. They're superb at making assumptions, I'll give them that. Of course, competent fire investigators are trained NOT to make assumptions. They're no more derptastic than fire investigators elsewhere though...
2014-08-04 - Grocery store explodes and burns on East Long Lake Road in Troy (Michigan):
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/08/05/gas-leak-may-have-caused-explosion-at-kroger-grocery-store/
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140805/METRO02/308050076/1361/Natural-gas-leak-suspected-in-explosion-at-Kroger-in-Troy
Note: 'Our prices will blow you away!'
2014-08-04 - Mysterious explosions shake homes and rattle residents in coastal Lima (Peru):
http://peru.com/actualidad/mi-ciudad/lima-que-se-deben-sonidos-que-se-oyeron-ciudad-noticia-273227
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fperu.com%2Factualidad%2Fmi-ciudad%2Flima-que-se-deben-sonidos-que-se-oyeron-ciudad-noticia-273227&edit-text=
2014-08-04 - Lawnmower bursts into flame, woman ignites too, in her yard in Springfield (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/backyard-fire-leaves-woman-dead/21048998_27308444
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/north-springfield-woman-dies-in-firerelated-incident-in-her-backyard/21048998_27310348
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/fire-department-woman-found-in-backyard-died-in-fi/42663/NHTkpa_4r0e-k6NaaoYlEA
Quote: "Neighbors tell KY3 they believe the woman was mowing her lawn and the lawn mower caught fire after she put gasoline in it. They say a little boy who was climbing a tree saw the situation unfold and saw the woman on fire."
2014-08-04 - Recycling center damaged by fire in Northampton (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-f-northampton-fire-at-greenstar-recycling-20140804,0,3785964.story
http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/top-news/usa/390197139
http://www.inetpost.mobi/tags/recycling/article/20140804101149.fire-reported-northampton-recycling
http://www.lvb.com/article/20140804/LVB01/140809987
http://ads.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-reported-at-northampton-recycling-company-allentown-morning-call
2014-08-04 - Recycling center hit by massive blaze on Creek Way in Rainham area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/huge-fire-at-recycling-plant-is-billowing-black-smoke-over-east-london-9647822.html
http://www.london24.com/news/rubbish_fire_the_size_of_40_rhinos_burns_in_east_london_1_3712030
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/crime-court/fire_crews_still_tackling_huge_blaze_at_rainham_recycling_plant_1_3713334
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/waste-management/fire-hits-shanks2019-frog-island-facility
http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/dagenham_border_waste_recycling_plant_fire_smells_rancid_1_3713308
Quote: "The London Fire Brigade have compared the rubbish fire as equivalent in weight to '40 white rhinoceros'."
Note: Well, we use 'horsepower' for cars, so why not 'rhinos' for dump fires? 'We got us a 40-rhino fire here, folks!'
2014-08-04 - Sausage plant destroyed by huge fire in Wayne County (West Virginia):
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140804_26988.shtml
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Fire-Reported-at-Ballards-Plant-in-Wayne-269834061.html
Quote: "A fire at Ballard’s Farm Sausage plant in Wayne County has now spread to four buildings. The fire was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Monday at the plant located on the Right Fork of Wilson Creek."
Quote: "Our crew at the scene says the whole plant is on fire, and firefighters are watering down neighboring homes to keep them from burning."
2014-08-04 - Vehicles, tires, buildings and rubbish go up in flames in Tacoma (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2014/08/04/brush-debris-fire-sends-up-dark-plume-of-smoke-over-northeastern-tacoma/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Tire-fire-sends-plumes-of-black-smoke-above-Tacoma-269919381.html
http://seattle.gotnewswire.com/news/tire-fire-sends-plumes-of-black-smoke-above-tacoma
2014-08-04 - Smoke in cargo hold sends passenger plane to emergency landing in Columbus (Ohio):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20140805-44807-USA
Quote: "Emergency vehicles met the aircraft on the taxiway. All five crew members and 49 passengers were evacuated. Southwest Airlines says they determined smoke was found in the forward cargo hold."
2014-08-04 - Drilling rig damaged by fire off the coast of Nova Scotia (Canada):
http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/fire-shuts-deep-panuke-production-offshore-nova-scotia/
http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1227503-fire-halts-encanas-deep-panuke-production-off-nova-scotia
http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/1371912/Fire-shuts-down-Deep-Panuke
2014-08-04 - Boat explodes and burns at Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas):
http://www.rivervalleyleader.com/news/article_88640c9e-1c43-11e4-8760-001a4bcf6878.html
Note: A fishing boat burst into flame at 2 AM while parked on a trailer at a hotel near Lake Dardanelle in May too, mentioned in the 2014-05-15 update...
2014-08-04 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on road in Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria):
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/08/04/344668/bus-transporting-children-sets-on-fire-in-sw-bulgaria.html
2014-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:45 AM at UPS facility in Sharonville (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/semi-catches-fire-at-ups-center-15552.shtml
2014-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Speen Street in Natick (Massachusetts):
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140804/NEWS/140809022
2014-08-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge over Puget Sound in Pierce County (Washington):
http://twitter.com/wsdot_tacoma/status/496408957724803072/photo/1
http://highwaynavigator.com/wsdot_tacoma-truck-fire-partially-blocking-right-lane-of-eb-sr-16-after-tacoma-narrows-bridge-pic-twitter-comztmte3ryk3/
2014-08-04 - Tractor bursts into flame near Lavaca (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2014/08/04/tractor-burns-off-highway-252-in-sebastian-county/
2014-08-04 - Tractor (JCB) bursts into flame on the A361A near Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29929&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-04 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on street in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3523585.shtml
http://www.abqjournal.com/440524/abqnewsseeker/abq-garbage-truck-goes-up-in-flames.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n4j_uRkbKk&feature=youtube_gdata
2014-08-04 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on road in Surin (Thailand), 200 bicycles destroyed:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/breakingnews/424329/truck-fire-destroys-200-bicycles
http://www.bangkokpost.com/most-recent/424329/truck-fire-destroys-200-bicycles
http://www.surinfarang.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?18119-Surin.Truck-fire-destroys-200-bicycles&p=128116
http://www.veooz.com/news/BHNxyog.html
http://www.hoteldealsphuket.com/phukettravelnews/news/truck-fire-destroys-200-bicycles
http://www.pattayaone.net/national/137393/truck-fire-destroys-200-bicycles/
2014-08-04 - Highway lining truck bursts into flame on Hopcott Road near Minehead (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28646&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35
http://somerset-news.co.uk/2014/08/04/lorry-fire-20/
2014-08-04 - RV bursts into flame and explodes at 4:50 AM while parked at home in Oswestry, Shropshire (Britain):
http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/gas-explosion-in-a-hymer-in-oswestry-shropshire.90286/
http://m.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/mobile/mnews/136412/pictures-motorhome-explosion-damages-house.aspx
http://nsvle.com/news/40000-luxury-motorhome-destroyed-by-huge-fireball-after-gas-canister-exploded/
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/not-arson-motorhome-gas-explosion-in-oswestry
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2715795/Thats-summer-holiday-smoke-40-000-luxury-motorhome-destroyed-huge-fireball-gas-canister-exploded-family-slept-just-yards-away.html
2014-08-04 - Van bursts into flame on I-80 in Lake Harmony (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lakeharmonyfire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/210916
2014-08-04 - Van bursts into flame on highway near Summerside (Canada):
http://www.journalpioneer.com/photo/Van-fire-2685695
http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2014-08-04/article-3823236/Newly-purchased-camper-spared-but-van-destroyed/1
http://rvdailyreport.com/owner/camper-saved-from-fire-by-passerby-quick-thinking/
2014-08-04 - Van bursts into flame on road in coastal Singapore:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/scdf-puts-out-raging-fire-after-van-goes-up-in-flames-near-yishun-avenue-1
2014-08-04 - Van bursts into flame at 2:23 AM at Weylands Field, off Welshmill Lane in Frome (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=28641&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35
Note: Tires just burst into flame inside a barn near Frome recently too, mentioned in the 2014-08-02 update...
2014-08-04 - Van bursts into flame just after midnight on Old Barn Way in Southwick (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11384891.Probe_launched_after_van_found_on_fire_in_Southwick/
http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/local/van-fire-in-southwick-1-6217761
2014-08-04 - Ford prototype 2015 Super Duty pickup truck bursts into flame and explodes in Death Valley (California):
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/08/04/fire-reveals-secret-prototype-ford-truck/
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/08/spied-camouflaged-2016-super-duty-catches-fire.html
http://www.worldcarfans.com/114080479189/2016-ford-super-duty-prototype-vaporized-in-a-speculator
http://sumberberitasemasa.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-post-spyshots-ford-super-duty-truck.html
Quote: "An automotive spy photographer was on the scene in California when a fire broke out in the driver’s side front wheel well of the heavily camouflaged vehicle ..."
Quote: "No one was injured during the incident, but after 21 minutes and several explosions the fire was out and the only things left were the truck’s frame, engine block, and blobs of melted aluminum. The last of those apparently confirms an industry rumor that the next F-Series Super Duty will join the upcoming 2015 F-150 in using lightweight aluminum bodywork, a radical change for the segment."
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. The change to aluminum may help with fires though - hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel, so eliminating all that steel should help cut down on at least some fires...
2014-08-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Seaville (New Jersey):
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/upper-township/upper-township/55319-truck-fire-in-seaville.html
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/fires/seaville/102147-photo+seaville+truck+fire
2014-08-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in coastal Fort Walton Beach (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/photos-video-truck-fire-on-beal-parkway-1.354478
2014-08-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-295 in Hamilton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/08/truck_fire_in_hamilton_shuts_highway_lanes.html
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame at 2:34 AM while parked at car dealership in Millcreek Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.goerie.com/article/20140804/NEWS02/308049943/Car-building-damaged-in-Millcreek-fire
http://www.goerie.com/car-building-damaged-in-millcreek-fire
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage at 6:10 PM in Orland Park (Illinois):
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/08/attached-garage-fire-and-car-fire-on.html
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame in parking lot in the morning in Tinley Park (Illinois):
http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/tag/car-fire-in-tinley-park/
Note: Looks like this may have been a parked car too. The above two fires were about 5 miles apart...
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on Mexico Road near Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/04/st-peters-man-killed-in-house-fire/13610089/
Quote: "First responders in St. Peters heading to one call instead wound up dealing with a deadly fire Monday afternoon. The fire happened around 5 p.m. at a home in the 7300 block of Mexico Road near Mid Rivers Mall Drive. The firefighters were on their way to a car fire on Mexico Road, when they saw smoke coming from this home. They stopped and found a man inside had died."
Note: So at roughly the same time, in the same area, near some rivers, a car burst into flame and a deadly house fire killed a man. Coincidence? Extremely doubtful...
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on LeRay Street in Watertown (New York):
http://www.mpcourier.com/article/20140805/NEWS03/140809548/1023
http://watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140805/NEWS03/140809548
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame just after 1:30 AM while parked on street in coastal Timaru (Australia):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/10345809/Beverley-Rd-car-fire-not-suspicious
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame on the Mitchell Highway at Red Hill (Australia):
http://www.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/2462003/car-on-fire-lucky-escape/
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame and almost kills woman on the island of Tenerife (Spain), 1 injured:
http://www.tenerifenews.org.es/2014/08/driver-escapes-car-fire/
Quote: "A driver was taken to hospital with burns after a horrific incident in La Laguna. Fire-fighters were alerted through the 1-1-2 emergency line that a car was on fire and that a person was inside. They found the vehicle in calle San Francisco de Paula at about 11.30pm and managed to get the person out, as well as extinguishing the flames.The battery was then disconnected to make sure there could be no further flare-up."
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on Kingswood Close in Firbeck (Britain):
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/firbeck-car-fire-spreads-to-house-1-6767774
http://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/news/local/firbeck-car-fire-spreads-to-house-1-6767774
http://www.eastmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/firbeck-car-fire-spreads-to-house
Quote: "The fire started in a car close to the property in Kingswood Close and it spread into the house."
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame at 1:05 AM while parked in Marlborough (Britain):
http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/marlboroughheadlines/11386688.Neighbours_woken_by_blasts_like_gunfire_as_car_catches_alight_on_garage_forecourt_in_Marlborough/
2014-08-04 - Car bursts into flame in Staverton, Totnes (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29928&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Vehicle-Staverton/story-22068001-detail/story.html
2014-08-04 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-86 near Friendship (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2014/08/friendship-dispatched-to-vehicle-fire.html
2014-08-04 - Barn and 1800 bales of hay destroyed by fire in the Town of Linn (Wisconsin):
http://www.gazettextra.com/20140804/town_of_linn_fire_destroys_hay_barn
http://www.topix.com/county/walworth-wi/2014/08/hay-barn-on-fire-in-walworth-county
2014-08-04 - Barn damaged by fire in Prince Frederick (Maryland):
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/107227/abandoned-barn-catches-fire-in-prince-frederick/
2014-08-04 - Wildfire burns 16 structures (6 homes) in canyon near Ellensburg (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2014/08/04/snag-canyon-fire-near-ellensburg-stretches-weary-crews/
2014-08-04 - Wildfire rages toward Grangeville (Idaho), residents told to be ready to evacuate:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140806-44823-USA
2014-08-04 - Wildfire destroys vehicles in Arlee (Montana):
http://www.kpax.com/news/arlee-fire-causes-damage-to-vehicles/
2014-08-04 - Wildfire threatens homes in Grant Creek Valley near Missoula (Montana):
http://missoulian.com/news/local/fire-burning-above-homes-in-missoula-s-grant-creek-valley/article_4d435b4a-1c27-11e4-b884-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-04 - Biggest wildfire in more than 40 years rages near Sala (Sweden), 1 killed, thousands evacuated:
http://www.sott.net/article/283219-One-dead-and-thousands-evacuated-due-to-massive-forest-fire-in-central-Sweden
2014-08-04 - Utility room bursts into flame at 11 PM at Kmart in Great Falls (Montana):
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2014/08/05/smoke-co-delay-investigation-fire-great-falls-kmart/13616609/
2014-08-04 - Art studio damaged by fire in Easthampton (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/artwork_damaged_in_easthampton.html
2014-08-04 - Warehouse erupts in flame in Goodyear (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/goodyear/fd-fire-breaks-out-at-goodyear-warehouse
http://phoenix.gotnewswire.com/news/fd-fire-breaks-out-at-goodyear-warehouse
2014-08-04 - Garage destroyed by fire at 1:30 AM in Bellevue (Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/garage-destroyed-in-bellevue-fire/27296538?absolute=true
2014-08-04 - Home damaged by fire before 4:45 AM on South Clover Court in Long Pond (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140804/NEWS/140809952/-1/rss01
2014-08-04 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 2:13 AM in Fredericksburg (Maryland), 10 injured, 24 homeless:
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/frederick-county/2014/08/04/frederick-apartment-building-fire-injuries/13563283/
2014-08-04 - Anchor Inn heavily damaged by fire just before 4 AM in Edgerton (Wisconsin):
http://www.waow.com/story/26188141/2014/08/04/structure-fire-in-edgerton-has-parts-of-hwy-59-blocked-off
http://www.channel3000.com/news/firefighters-battling-blaze-at-anchor-inn-in-newville/27294736
Note: This place is located right on the Rock River and offers boat rental...
2014-08-04 - Deadly fire damages home in St. Peters (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/04/st-peters-man-killed-in-house-fire/13610089/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-discovered-dead-after-fire-in-st-peters-home/article_8d00a6cb-e398-58d0-8a21-6bc77788887d.html
2014-08-04 - Deadly blaze rips through home at 5 AM in Washington Park (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/illinois/2014/08/04/arnold-larks-body-found-after-washington-park-fire/13590275/
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/04/mans-body-found-after-washington-park-fire/
2014-08-04 - Vacant home burns on Mill Street in Lockport (New York):
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/fire-in-a-vacant-house-on-mill-street-in-lockport-20140804
2014-08-04 - Vacant home burns after 11 PM in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Vacant-Home-Burns-In-North-Omaha-269807941.html?ref=941
2014-08-04 - Two adjacent vacant homes burn in South Bend (Indiana), near the St. Joseph River:
http://www.abc57.com/video/Double-house-fire-in-South-Bend-269764251.html
2014-08-04 - Vacant JC Penney burns in Fresno (California):
http://abc30.com/news/crews-extinguish-fire-at-former-jc-penney-building-in-fresno/238174/
2014-08-04 - Vacant bowling alley destroyed by fire at 4 AM in coastal Prince Rupert (Canada):
http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/269841371.html
2014-08-04 - Man burns to death when car bursts into flame at 12:50 AM on Queen Street in coastal Withernsea (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Man-dead-vehicle-Queen-Street-Withernsea/story-22067881-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/man-found-dead-after-vehicle-fire-in-queen-street-withernsea
http://www.kcfm.co.uk/news/local-news/investigation-launched-after-man-dies-in-vehicle-fire-in-withernsea/
Quote: "A man has died following a vehicle fire in the early hours of this morning. Humberside Police are investigating at the scene of the fire in Queen Street, Withernsea, after it was reported at 12.50am. The man has not been formally identified but is thought to be local."
2014-08-03 - Petroleum plant explodes and burns in Norco (Louisiana), right next to the Mississippi River:
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/08/st_charles_parish_eoc_fire_at.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/St-Charles-residents-report-explosion-269769681.html
http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/neworleansnews/9898104-123/explosion-rocks-diamond-green-diesel
Quote: "An explosion led to a fire Sunday night (Aug. 3) at the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, according to the St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center. Although the blast rattled windows in Destrehan about 10 miles away, no injuries were reported, according to a statement from the center, and the public is not expected to take safety precautions."
2014-08-03 - Oil refinery erupts in flame in Gansu Province (China):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20140804-44800-CHN
http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/major-fire-breaks-out-at-sinopec-facility-in-gansu-province/
http://funatfun.com/world/petrochinas-lanzhou-refinery-on-fire-casualties-unknown-xinhua/
2014-08-03 - Chemical plant damaged by fire in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/08/03/5727443/gulfport-firefighters-keep-fire.html
2014-08-03 - Chemical plant damaged by massive explosions and fire in Tarapur (India), 1 missing, 2 injured:
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Two-injured-as-series-of-explosion-in-India-s-Tarapur-Chemical-Unit_4593-CHMTUxNDU5My80
Quote: "A series of nine explosions took place in the reactor of a chemical plant in Tarapur MIDC on Sunday night. The blast was so massive, that its tremors were felt in 10 km radius and the entire building was in flames."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Likewise, chemical plants of all types will burn and/or explode, including biofuels plants, fertilizer plants, specialty chemical plants, petroleum-related facilities and more."
Also, 900th Day Anniversary - whew!
2014-08-03 - Home damaged by aerosol explosion in coastal Drogheda (Ireland), 4 injured:
http://www.thejournal.ie/aerosol-can-explosion-1603771-Aug2014/
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/four-girls-injured-after-horror-3973113
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/four-teens-in-hospital-after-aerosol-explosion-in-drogheda-1.1886443
http://droghedalife.com/791/83885/a/four-children-hospitalised-with-burns-following-gas-explosion-in-drogheda-house
Quote: "The explosion is understood to have caused extensive internal structural damage to the house."
Note: They say this was caused by a can of aerosol exploding. Did they check to see if there was any methane and/or hydrogen sulfide blowing through there? Nope, so there may have been. EXTENSIVE damage to the house - that doesn't sound like it was JUST a can of aerosol exploding, so I'd bet there was some other factor here, like some accumulated (and completely odorless) methane. If one can of aerosol could do this much damage then Timothy McVeigh would have used a backpack of aerosol cans instead of a TRUCKLOAD of fertilizer...
2014-08-03 - Butane lighter explodes as man refills at at home in Boulder (Colorado), 1 injured:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/man-refilling-butane-lighter-sparks-condo-fire-in-boulder-county
Note: This sounds like it could be the work of the Ghostly Match. I mentioned refueling vehicles specifically as a potential danger, but refueling a lighter is exactly the same, just smaller in scale...
2014-08-03 - Underground electrical explosion hits coastal Santa Monica (California):
http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/Underground-Vault-Explosion-Causes-Santa-Monica-Power-Outage/40801
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/04/vault-explosion-leaves-900-without-power-in-santa-monica/
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140804/power-restored-for-900-in-santa-monica-after-power-surge-explosion-in-underground-vault
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...
2014-08-03 - Underground electrical fire erupts in sewer at 4:30 AM in London (Canada), part of the city goes dark for 8 hours:
http://www.lfpress.com/2014/08/03/downtown-london-without-power-after-fire-in-the-sewer-system
http://www.easy101.com/news/latest/29339-power-outage-in-downtown-london-due-to-fire.html
http://blackburnnews.com/london/2014/08/03/downtown-darkened-by-electrical-fire/
http://www.am980.ca/2014/08/03/electrical-fire-blacks-out-downtown-london/
http://london.ctvnews.ca/crews-restore-hydro-in-downtown-core-following-underground-fire-1.1944533
Quote: "An underground electrical fire that sent flames shooting up through manholes in downtown London left the area without power for nearly eight hours Sunday morning. Emergency workers were called to Richmond and York streets at 4:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a fire in the sewer system."
Note: Fire in the sewer system? Sounds similar to the massive explosions and fires that hit the sewer system the other day in Kaohsiung (Taiwan), mentioned in the 2014-07-31 update...
2014-08-03 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in coastal Queens (New York):
http://nycfire.net/forums/index.php?topic=32014.0
http://www.facebook.com/nycfirewire2/posts/696556300421919
http://inagist.com/all/496045725575163904/
2014-08-03 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/08/fire-at-recycling-waste-management.html
2014-08-03 - Landfill hit by fire in coastal George Town (Cayman Islands), fourth fire this year:
http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2014/08/04/crews-still-at-landfill-fire
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/08/05/Landfill-ignites-again/
http://www.caymannewsservice.com/local-news/2014/08/04/fire-crews-still-tackling-latest-gt-dump-blaze
2014-08-03 - Trash facility hit by fire in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Trash-Tire-Fire-Burns-near-Ft-Totten-Transfer-Station-269745631.html
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."
2014-08-03 - Two warehouses destroyed by huge fire in coastal Port Santos (Brazil):
http://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/fire-hits-major-brazil-sugar-export-terminal/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/04/brazil-sugar-fire-idUSL2N0QA0BP20140804
2014-08-03 - Fishing pier damaged by massive blaze shortly before 11 PM in coastal Martinez (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/04/fire-burns-historic-dock-in-martinez/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/popular-martinez-fishing-pier-damaged-late-night-f/ngtW8/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_26272024
2014-08-03 - Boat bursts into flame off the coast near Seattle, in Neah Bay (Washington), man rescued:
http://www.startribune.com/nation/269768011.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hypothermic-man-rescued-boat-catches-fire-24828445
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/08/coast-guard-rescues-man-after-boat-catches-fire-near-neah-bay/
http://billingsgazette.com/news/national/hypothermic-man-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire/article_ff5e671d-37d8-5d98-b5da-03148c6773e4.html
Quote: "The Coast Guard said Sunday it rescued a severely hypothermic man clinging to his partially submerged life raft off Washington state's northwestern tip after his boat caught fire and he abandoned it."
2014-08-03 - Boat bursts into flame at Lake Champlain dock in Charlotte (Vermont), 4 injured:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/home/2014/08/03/hospitalized-charlotte-boat-explodes/13551445/
http://www.wcax.com/story/26185397/4-injured-in-charlotte-boat-fire
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/boat-fire-on-lake-champlain-sends-several-to-hospital/27289672
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/story/d/story/police-4-injured-boat-on-fire-at-point-bay-marina/10472/FDvv0oSGNkeeDmrEQdWL-Q
2014-08-03 - Boat bursts into flame while being towed on trailer, on Shore Road in coastal Somers Point (New Jersey), 1 injured:
http://6abc.com/news/1-injured-in-somers-point-boat-fire/237751/
http://philadelphia.cityandpress.com/node/8120028
http://philadelphia.gotnewswire.com/news/1-injured-in-somers-point-boat-fire
2014-08-03 - Boat bursts into flame at River City in Chicago (Illinois), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/08/boat-fire-at-river-city-on-s-wells-st.html
http://nycfire.net/forums/index.php?topic=32013.0
2014-08-03 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked on the coastal island of Palm Jebel Ali (UAE):
http://www.emirates247.com/news/boat-on-fire-at-palm-jebel-ali-2014-08-03-1.558290
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/1751259/Boat-on-fire-at-Palm-Jebel-Ali.html
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/boat-catches-fire-at-the-palm-jebel-ali
http://7daysindubai.com/boat-catches-fire-palm-jebel-ali-dubai/
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/boat-catches-fire-in-the-palm-jebel-ali-1.1366614
2014-08-03 - At least 3 buses destroyed by fire at facility in Chamrajpet (India):
http://www.pics4news.com/events/29745/Old_Bus_Godown_on_Fire_Near_Chamrajpet.html
http://www.prokerala.com/news/photos/a-fire-breaks-out-at-an-old-bus-depot-near-tr-208070.html
http://www.newswala.com/News-in-Images/News-Gallery-2014-08-03/Old-bus-depot-near-TR-Mills-Chamrajpet-fire-accident-Fire-fighters-try-hard-to-douse-a-fire-122085.html
2014-08-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-294 near Chicago (Illinois), car crash happens nearby too:
http://www.chicagofiremap.net/2014/08/crash-and-truck-fire-on-southbound-tri.html
http://twitter.com/momknowsbest14/status/496016922652471296/photo/1
2014-08-03 - Tractor bursts into flame at 6 AM in cane field in Oakenden (Australia):
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/firefighters-called-tractor-fire-cane-field/2339249/
http://www.4mk.com.au/news/local-news/45243-firefighters-called-to-a-tractor-fire-in-a-cane-field
http://mackay.radiozinc.com.au/news/local-news/45291-firefighters-called-to-a-tractor-fire-in-a-cane-field
2014-08-03 - Tractor bursts into flame in field near coastal Newton Abbot (Britain):
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Tractor-Newton-Abbot/story-22060912-detail/story.html
http://wearesouthdevon.com/fire-crews-and-environmental-protection-unit-deal-with-tractor-fire/
2014-08-03 - RV bursts into flame at store in Powhatan (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2014/08/03/rv-fire-damages-napa-store-in-powhatan/
http://www.veooz.com/news/QHNvq_k.html
http://www.facebook.com/cbs6wtvr/posts/10152319625042426
2014-08-03 - Van bursts into flame at 11 PM in coastal Newquay (Britain):
http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/Newquay-firefighters-tackle-late-night-van/story-22059889-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/750l02iil/Newquay-firefighters-tackle-late-night-van-fire.htm
2014-08-03 - Minivan bursts into flame at 1 AM while parked at home in Halifax (Canada):
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jubilee-road-home-evacuated-car-121907303.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jubilee-road-home-evacuated-after-car-fire-1.2726457
2014-08-03 - SUV bursts into flame on Highway 55 in Meridian (Idaho), near Horseshoe Bend:
http://idahostatepolice.blogspot.com/2014/08/vehicle-fire-obstructs-sh55-for-two.html
http://newsradio1310.com/car-catches-fire-closes-idaho-highway/
2014-08-03 - Car bursts into flame at home in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://www.ktva.com/police-respond-to-vehicle-fire-in-northeast-anchorage-600/
2014-08-03 - Car bursts into flame as man works on it at home in Alpine (New Jersey), near the Hudson River:
http://cliffviewpilot.com/alpine-garage-fire-put-down/
2014-08-03 - Car bursts into flame shortly before midnight while parked on Haig Street in Holden Hill (Australia):
http://www.sapolicenews.com.au/component/content/article/4-news/26248-car-fire-broadview.html
2014-08-03 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame in Bathurst (Australia):
http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/2460865/two-cars-set-alight-in-bathurst/
2014-08-03 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Sandale Park in coastal Londonderry (Ireland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-28629337
2014-08-03 - Car bursts into flame on the A47 near King’s Lynn (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/mobile/news/car_fire_causes_disruption_on_a47_at_swaffham_and_east_winch_1_3711216
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/car_fire_causes_disruption_on_a47_at_swaffham_and_east_winch_1_3711216
2014-08-03 - Car bursts into flame just before midnight on Buxton New Road in Macclesfield (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-macclesfield_03-08-2014_8-38-29
2014-08-03 - RV and pole barn destroyed by fire in Westland (Michigan):
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20140804/NEWS24/308040008/Pole-barn-destroyed-by-fire-house-saved
2014-08-03 - RV trailer and barn go up in flames on Foxes Lane in West Wellow (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11384439.Barn_and_caravan_engulfed_in_fire/
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/News/11384439.print/
http://hampshirelocalnews.co.uk/2014/08/03/barn-and-caravan-engulfed-in-fire/
2014-08-03 - RV business damaged by fire in coastal Jacksonville (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/florida-rv-sales-and-service-fire/27289360
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/08/03/westside-structure-fire/13539609/
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/photo/news/local/fire-florida-rvs/pCMMYB/
2014-08-03 - Barn damaged by fire in Harnett County (North Carolina):
http://harnettnews.org/?p=3119
2014-08-03 - Chicken pen destroyed by fire at 7:15 AM in Tanjung Malim (Malaysia), 60,000 chickens killed:
http://www.nst.com.my/node/19881
Quote: "I have been operating here for two years and this is the first time a fire has broken out. I am unsure what caused the fire..."
2014-08-03 - Tires burst into flame inside barn in Mells (Britain):
http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/Tyre-mells-accidental-according-Frome-chiefs/story-22066947-detail/story.html
2014-08-03 - Mulch pit erupts in flame in coastal Stanwood (Washington):
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140804/BLOG41/140809720
2014-08-03 - Hay bursts into flame on porch, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in Westernport (Maryland):
http://www.times-news.com/local/x449116284/Hay-on-porch-may-have-caused-blaze
2014-08-03 - Wildfire destroys eight homes near Burney (California):
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/03/northeast-california-wildfire-destroys-8-homes-nursing-facility-evacuated-as/
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/national/northeast-california-wildfire-destroys-homes/article_95d4921b-e3e8-5def-b93e-78f3ce1d4163.html
Quote: "U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Linda Tiffin says the fire burning in and around Lassen National Forest near the town of Burney had torched 36 square miles as of Sunday morning, up from 11 square miles a day earlier. The fire started Thursday and was not contained at all Sunday afternoon."
Note: I'm starting to see how the place got its name...
2014-08-03 - Several structures destroyed by fire shortly before midnight at Living Treasures Wild Animal Park in Donegal Township (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/6555381-74/westmoreland-counties-fire
http://www.wtae.com/news/fire-damages-buildings-at-living-treasures-wild-animal-park/27294748
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/08/04/4-alarm-fire-at-living-treasures-animal-park/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2014/08/04/Four-alarm-fire-damages-buildings-at-animal-park-in-Westmoreland-County/stories/201408040125
2014-08-03 - Railroad signal box bursts into flame near bridge in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-fire-20140803,0,256456.story
http://baltimore.cityandpress.com/node/8120850
http://baltimore.gotnewswire.com/news/railroad-signal-box-by-howard-street-bridge-catches-fire-delays-trains
Quote: "Amtrak trains were delayed for up to an hour Sunday evening after an old signal box along railroad tracks near the Howard Street bridge in North Baltimore caught fire, officials said."
2014-08-03 - Porch bursts into flame at midnight, fire spreads to home, in Kenosha (Wisconsin):
http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/no_injuries_in_early_morning_fire_that_damaged_north_side_home_478267684.html
2014-08-03 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home at 12:45 AM in Douglass (Kansas), 1 killed:
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/woman-dies-in-douglass-mobile-home-fire/27289560
http://www.kctv5.com/story/26185742/1-killed-in-mobile-butler-county-home-fire
http://www.butlercountytimesgazette.com/article/20140803/News/140809867
2014-08-03 - Deadly fire damages apartment building just after 4 AM in Springfield (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/1_person_dies_in_converse_stre.html
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/1-dead-12-homeless-after-fire-rips-through-home-269734751.html
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/08/1_dead_in_springfield_apartment_building_fire
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140803/NEWS11/140809931/-1/rss01
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/03/woman-dies-springfield-fire-her-daughter-escapes-through-window/dGcuOweHyJ5HnATgNnKnrL/story.html
2014-08-03 - Deadly blaze rips through apartment building at 4:10 AM in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/1-dead-3-injured-brooklyn-fire-article-1.1890320
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Man-Dead-in-Brooklyn-Fire-East-Flatbush-East-49th-Street-269732081.html
http://7online.com/news/1-dead-in-fire-at-apartment-building-in-east-flatbush/237285/
2014-08-03 - Deadly fire burns home at 5 AM in Saint Albans (Wst Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.wowktv.com/story/26183498/firefighter-battle-early-morning-fatal-structure-fire
Note: Saint Albans is located at the confluence of the Kanawha River and the Coal River...
2014-08-03 - Vacant home burns at 11 PM near Cornelius (Oregon):
http://www.kptv.com/story/26185978/fire-damages-vacant-house-south-of-cornelius
Quote: "Fire crews responded to a structure fire at a vacant house at 11 p.m., just hours after crews had been called to the same location for a separate grass fire."
2014-08-03 - Vacant home burns before 5:30 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/08/03/fire-crews-respond-to-vacant-house-fire-on-citys-southeast-side/
http://indianapolis.gotnewswire.com/news/fire-crews-respond-to-vacant-house-fire-on-city%E2%80%99s-southwest-side
2014-08-03 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/vacant-house-destroyed-fire
2014-08-03 - Vacant factory ravaged by massive blaze in the wee hours in coastal Bangor (Ireland):
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/major-blaze-at-factory-in-clandeboye-bangor-30479817.html
2014-08-03 - Two vacant homes destroyed by fire just before 4 AM in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=69fd8e0c-85d3-4ee5-b3ac-aa92054cb17a
http://www.veooz.com/news/9HNhp8U.html
http://www.topix.net/forum/ca/british-columbia/T0I09CD9S4O7O1SN7
2014-08-03 - Vacant building destroyed by huge blaze in coastal Liverpool (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/watch-fire-fighters-tackle-huge-7556552
http://www.newsnorthwest.org.uk/news/watch-fire-fighters-tackle-huge-blaze-which-rips-through-empty-anfield-building
2014-08-03 - Man and woman, 42 and 22, found burned to death in hotel room in coastal Camarines Sur (Philippine Islands):
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/625852/couple-found-dead
Quote: "Four days after they left their house in Barangay La Purisima, Ocampo town, Camarines Sur province, the burned bodies of two live-in partners were found by police in a hotel room in this town and identified by their relatives."
2014-08-03 - Charred corpse found in burning car at 5:15 AM near Toad Creek in park in Topton, Berks County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/body-found-car-fire-berks-county-10881.shtml
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/police_find_body_in_burned_veh.html
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/updated-body-found-car-fire-berks-county-10881.shtml
http://republicanherald.com/news/body-found-in-burning-car-in-topton-park-1.1730371
Quote: "Fire crews in Berks County were called to the area of Toad Creek in the Topton Community Park for a brush fire around 5:15am Sunday. They arrived on scene minutes later to find a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. Once the fire was extinguished, a body was discovered in the passenger compartment."
2014-08-02 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Des Moines (Iowa), nobody there:
http://whotv.com/2014/08/01/south-side-home-damaged-by-explosion/
2014-08-02 - Shed destroyed by explosion and fire at home in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26182433/mfd-responds-to-house-fire-in-cooper-young
2014-08-02 - Huge explosion rips through metal business in Kunsham (China), near the coast, at least 69 killed, 187 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20140802-44766-CHN
http://motioncars.inquirer.net/30800/china-auto-parts-factory-blast-kills-69-hurts-18
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/02/gm-china-explosion-workers/13504099/
http://news.yahoo.com/blast-china-car-parts-plant-102327175.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2014/08/02/gm-supplier-factory-explosion-in-china-65-killed/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2713917/At-65-killed-100-injured-massive-explosion-car-parts-factory-China.html
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/08/02/explosion-at-car-parts-factory-in-eastern-china-kills-65-people-injures-over/
Note: While there have been many explosions and fires at metal-related businesses, especially in the last two years, this is the deadliest such event so far. From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2014-08-02 - Chemical plant damaged by explosion in Totowam (New Jersey), 2 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Totowa-New-Jersey-Building-Explosion-One-Person-Injured-Chem-Labs-269696081.html
http://www.northjersey.com/news/2-injured-in-explosion-at-totowa-s-pharmachem-laboratories-1.1061351
http://7online.com/news/2-injured-in-totowa-new-jersey-explosion/236680/
http://gothamist.com/2014/08/03/nj_egg_nog_plant_explosion_leaves_t.php
2014-08-02 - Chemical factory hit by explosion in Delhi (India), 1 killed:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/explosion-at-chemical-factory-in-delhi-one-dead_951947.html
Quote: "I went out to see people running helter-skelter. The victim's head had been blown off from one side."
2014-08-02 - Landfill erupts in flame near Verwood (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/newforest/news/11379030.Fire_at_landfill_site_tackled/
http://www.waste-management-world.com/news/2014/08/01/fire-at-landfill-site-tackled.html
http://news.nom.co/fire-at-landfill-site-tackled-11138054-news/
2014-08-02 - 'Dumpcano' still burning after eight weeks near Iqaluit (Canada):
https://news.vice.com/article/a-volcano-of-garbage-in-the-arctic-has-been-burning-for-eight-weeks
2014-08-02 - Cruise ship 'Annabelle Lee' bursts into flame on the St. Johns River in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/fire-onboard-river-cruise-boat/ngs4F/
http://www.news4jax.com/news/wedding-party-evacuated-from-party-boat-after-fire/27284500
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/08/03/party-boat-engine-fire-annabelle-lee/13536467/
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-local-agencies-respond-to-vessel-fire-on-st-johns-river/2014/08/02/
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2014-08-02/story/fire-engine-room-annabelle-lee-forces-evacuation-wedding-party-saturday
Quote: "Authorities say 46 passengers and crew were evacuated from a party boat that caught fire Saturday on the St. Johns River south of the Fuller Warren Bridge. It happened in the engine room of the Annabelle Lee pleasure craft just before 8 p.m. The Coast Guard said the 98-foot long cruise vessel experienced a fire and became disabled."
2014-08-02 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Shalimar (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/boat-burns-on-water-no-injuries-reported-1.354068
2014-08-02 - Boat bursts into flame at around midnight in Collinsville (Illinois), barn and home burn separately a little later:
http://metroindependent.com/2014/08/03/suspicious-fires-break-out-at-house-on-157-in-collinsville-early-sunday/7752/
Quote: "The Collinsville Fire Department, which was leaving the scene of a boat fire when they were notified of the fires in the 100 block of Bluff Road in Collinsville..."
2014-08-02 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Sliema on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140802/local/speed-boat-catches-fire-in-sliema.530273
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/41866/speedboat_catches_fire_at_balluta_bay_no_one_injured
2014-08-02 - Transit bus bursts into flame near the Londonderry Mall in Edmonton (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ets-bus-catches-fire-in-north-edmonton-1.2726329
http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/hazmat-team-called-in-following-northend-bus-fire-1.1944242
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/ets-bus-catches-fire-north-221316105.html
http://edmonton.gotnewswire.com/news/hazmat-team-called-in-following-northend-bus-fire
http://www.news.nom.co/hazmat-team-called-in-following-11158638-news/
2014-08-02 - Minibus bursts into flame, fire spreads to another minibus, at residential estate in Astana (Kazakhstan):
http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2683636
http://www.news.nom.co/minibus-catches-fire-in-astana-11138675-news/
2014-08-02 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 in Sparks (Nevada):
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/08/02/truck-catches-fire-in-sparks/13528551/
http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Vehicle-fire-causes-delays-on-I-80-eastbound-near/6G12Jpyt80WCghFa2BEsHQ.cspx
2014-08-02 - Four garbage trucks destroyed by fire at 1:20 AM while parked at facility in Halifax County (Virginia):
http://yourgv.com/index.php/news/local-news/10872-fire-destroys-trash-truck-fleet-no-foul-play-suspected
Quote: "An early Saturday morning fire destroyed Halifax County’s fleet of trash trucks, and left Public Works Director Ricky Nelson scrambling to devise a plan to collect the 28,000 county residents’ refuse in coming months."
Note: Hey, I got an idea that would help preserve the remaining garbage trucks: stop parking them right next to each other! That way, when ONE truck spontaneously ignites, a FLEET of trucks doesn't get destroyed. Also, another thing that would help would be if they remove or at least disconnect the batteries when the trucks are done being used for the day. If they don't do at least one of those things, and preferably both, then they can expect to lose way more garbage trucks than they would if they took one or both precautions...
2014-08-02 - In separate incidents, two RVs burst into flame in the wee hours while parked in Market Harborough (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/crews-deal-second-caravan-arson-Market-harborough/story-22054878-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/fire-crews-deal-with-second-caravan-arson-in-market-harborough-2546174.html
Note: They say arson, but mention no evidence of such, and they haven't eliminated accidental causes, so probably not arson, just more clueless fire officials making assumptions. Incompetent people need jobs too! It's like a welfare system, the public picks up the tab and pays the price...
2014-08-02 - RV bursts into flame at home in Longview (Texas):
http://koin.com/2014/08/02/130000-motor-home-catches-fire-in-longview/
http://www.kptv.com/story/26182995/motorhome-burns-structures-threatened-in-longview-fire
http://www.oregonherald.com/oregon/local.cfm?id=7264
http://tdn.com/news/local/fire-damages-rv-cedar-tree/article_3ff94f72-1b68-11e4-baa2-001a4bcf887a.html
2014-08-02 - Van bursts into flame on the A380 near coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29909&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 5:46 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Car-fire-in-Suffolk-also-damages-unoccupied-mobile-home-269672201.html
http://wtkr.com/2014/08/02/early-morning-fire-damages-mobile-home-and-destroys-car-in-suffolk/
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-suffolk-car-destroyed-0802,0,7599963.story
Quote: "Units arrived at the scene at 5:46 a.m. at Bullock’s Mobile Home Park in the 3800 block of Pughsville Road to find the car fire had spread to the mobile home. The fire was extinguished and under control within 12 minutes. The vehicle was declared a total loss. The mobile home was new and not yet occupied."
2014-08-02 - Car bursts into flame while parked near St Peter’s Primary School in Henfield (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11384164.Car_wrecked_in_accidental_fire/
2014-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on River Seven bridge near Caldicot (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11384181.Car_catches_fire_on_Second_Severn_Crossing/
2014-08-02 - Car bursts into flame on Neville Street in Crewe (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Electrical-fault-sparks-car-Crewe/story-22060299-detail/story.html
2014-08-02 - Car bursts into flame at 12:34 AM on street in Rode Heath (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-rode-heath
2014-08-02 - Vehicle bursts into flame just before midnight in Calipatria (California):
http://www.bako.com/imperialcounty/news/Valley-Police-Beat-Vehicle-On-Fire-In-Calipatria/159491/
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/local/valley-police-beat-vehicle-on-fire-in-calipatria/article_25ac9008-3769-5539-a318-7ed61b2cc846.html
2014-08-02 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A303 near Chard (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29907&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-02 - RV trailer bursts into flame at 7 AM while parked at auto shop, fire spreads to two trucks, in coastal Providence (Rhode Island), nobody there:
http://www.abc6.com/story/26181155/fire-damages-auto-shop-vehicles-in-providence
Quote: "Firefighters believe the fire started in a camper in the parking lot of Ralph & Sons Auto Body, located at 456 West Fountain Street. Around 7 AM, firefighters responded to the area to find that two trucks adjacent to the camper were engulfed in flames."
2014-08-02 - At least two RV trailers destroyed by fire while parked in storage yard in Toowoomba (Australia):
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/caravan-blaze-fire-toowoomba/2338588/
2014-08-02 - Auto shop damaged by fire at 4:45 AM in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/2014/08/02/greensboro-mechanic-fire/13511627/
2014-08-02 - In separate incidents, three barns go up in flames in Shropshire (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/08/04/shropshire-fire-crews-tackle-three-barn-blazes/
2014-08-02 - Barn destroyed by fire in Lewistown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/552283/Three-alarm-blaze-destroys-barn.html
2014-08-02 - Barn damaged by fire in Turlock (California):
http://turlockcitynews.com/news/item/3171-turlock-rural-fire-battles-barn-blaze-on-washington
2014-08-02 - Multiple major wildfires burn in California, some areas evacuated, state of emergency declared:
http://www.wlox.com/story/26179741/fires-force-evacuations-in-west-coast-states
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/02/west-coast-wildfires-force-evacuations/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/08/02/spate-of-wildfires-force-gov-brown-to-declare-state-of-emergency/
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/08/03/california-fighting-an-outbreak-of-6-major-wildfires/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2467220-181/wildfires-keep-firefighters-busy-in
2014-08-02 - Wildfire burns more than 50 square miles, destroys 3 homes, near Ashland (Oregon):
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Wildfire-near-Ashland-burning-50-square-miles-269744311.html
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Oregon-Gulch-Fire-expands-three-homes-destroyed-269691311.html
2014-08-02 - More than 130 wildfires rage across British Columbia (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20140803-44777-CAN
2014-08-02 - Swamp fire breaks out near Carrs Creek near Yamba (Australia):
http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/firefighters-save-homes-caravan-park-at-yamba/2338705/
Quote: "It was a close call for the Yamba Waters Caravan Park on Saturday afternoon as a bushfire threatened homes in the area surrounding Carrs Creek. NSW Rural Fire Service deputy incident controller Inspector Brett Loughlin said the fire, which was burning in swamp forest to the south-west of Yamba, had been brought under control within a few hours."
2014-08-02 - Four separate fires erupt on coastal James Island (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/story/26179900/firefighters-early-morning-james-island-fires-possibly-weather-related
2014-08-02 - Business damaged by fire on Canal Drive in the Deep Creek area of Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2014/08/02/fire-damages-local-business-in-chesapeake/
2014-08-02 - Tires burst into flame inside barn near Frome (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29913&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-02 - Historic home destroyed by massive fire near Sherman Beach County Park in Ballwin (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/01/fire-destroys-belleview-farm-house/13498729/
2014-08-02 - Deadly fire damages home near coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida), 1 killed:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/08/02/one-injured-in-fort-lauderdale-duplex-fire/
Quote: "One man is dead after a fire broke out in a duplex near Fort Lauderdale on Saturday."
2014-08-02 - Deadly blaze rips through home at 3:30 AM near Newport (Delaware), 1 killed:
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/08/02/one-found-dead-house-fire-near-newport/13510329/
http://6abc.com/news/woman-killed-in-new-castle-co-house-blaze/235438/
Note: Newport is located on the banks of the Christina River...
2014-08-02 - Deadly fire destroys home shortly after 5:20 AM in Caboolture South (Australia), 1 killed:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/body-found-after-house-fire-at-caboolture-south/story-fnihsrf2-1227011662890
2014-08-02 - Deadly fire burns home shortly after 3:30 AM on Dock Road in coastal Brick Township (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2014/08/brick_township_womans_body_found_inside_burning_home.html
http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/02/woman-dies-brick-house-fire/13508839/
2014-08-02 - Vacant home burns in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-fire-crews-put-out-fire-at-vacant-home-080114
2014-08-02 - Vacant home burns at 5 AM in Duncannon (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/vacant-house-fire-duncannon-10860.shtml
Note: Duncannon is located on the banks of the Susquehanna River...
2014-08-02 - Vacant home burns at 1 AM in Dumont (Iowa):
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/gas-fire-burns-vacant-dumont-house-crews-avert-disaster/article_c3a386c9-fc4a-5735-bbf0-4f8c3a4769e3.html
2014-08-02 - Vacant home burns in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/vacant-house-fire-sparks-north-tulsa/ngssG/
http://www.newson6.com/story/26181580/vacant-tulsa-rent-house-damaged-by-fire
2014-08-02 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in the Allendale area of Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20140726/NEWS01/307270006/Fire-razes-vacant-house-Allendale
2014-08-01 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire on coastal Wilmington Island (Georgia), 1 injured:
http://www.wsav.com/story/26177516/breaking-possible-house-explosion-on-wilmington-island
http://wjcl.com/2014/08/01/reports-of-an-explosion-on-wilmington-island/
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26181950/neighbors-wonder-what-caused-house-to-explode
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2014-08-01/firefighters-battle-house-fire-wilmington-island
2014-08-01 - Underground 'flash fire' manhole explosion hits downtown St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River, 1 injured:
http://www.ktrs.com/explosion-in-downtown-manhole-injures-one/
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2014/08/01/flash-fire-in-downtown-manhole-sends-man-to.html
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/01/report-explosion-in-manhole-downtown-st-louis/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/explosion-in-downtown-st-louis-manhole-injures-one-person/article_0dced774-0725-5d0a-8f7c-9d508a7e5dfd.html
2014-08-01 - Electrical plant hit by explosion in coastal Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1 killed, 7 injured:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=233090
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/166094/explosion-in-c%C3%B3rdoba-one-dead-seven-injured
Quote: "At least one person was killed and seven others injured Friday in a gas explosion at an electricity plant in Argentina's central Cordoba province, local health officials and firefighters said. Civil Defense sources told state news agency Telam that rescuers found a burnt body inside a truck."
2014-08-01 - Fuse company rocked by explosion at 3 AM near Raipur (India), 5 killed:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/five-workers-killed-in-an-explosion-at-a-fuse-company-near-raipur-568870
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Five-workers-killed-in-an-explosion-at-a-factory-near-Raipur/articleshow/39399513.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/282998-Massive-blast-kills-at-least-5-at-explosives-factory-in-India
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/massive-explosion-demolishes-a-factory-in-abhanpur-114080101035_1.html
2014-08-01 - Trucks, cars, shipping containers and shed go up in flames at auto factory in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-01/shed-vehicles-lost-in-western-sydney-fire/5641510
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/24608637/shed-vehicles-lost-in-fire-at-kingswood-in-western-sydney/
2014-08-01 - Around 125 homes destroyed by huge blaze in Kemayoran in coastal Jakarta (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/08/01/fire-ravages-hundreds-homes-kemayoran.html
2014-08-01 - Ship bursts into flame in harbor near coastal Peterhead (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-ship-blaze-at-harbour-1.503054
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/peterhead/304836/fire-crews-sent-ship-blaze-harbour/
http://seafarertimes.com/2013-14/node/3118
2014-08-01 - In separate incidents, boat and three cars burst into flame in the wee hours while parked in coastal Perth (Australia):
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/24616008/police-probe-40-000-boat-fire/
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-police-suspect-arson-after-fire-destroyed-a-boat-three-cars-in-tuart-hill-alexander-heights/story-fnhocxo3-1227011037383
Note: They suspect arson because 1) these were all parked vehicles; and 2) they don't have a clue about what's happening. Wee hours, on the coast, no actual evidence of arson...probably not arson, just multiple parked vehicles going up in flames. This is becoming more common as the atmospheric contamination proceeds...
2014-08-01 - Transit bus bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on Highway 101 in coastal San Jose (California):
http://abc7news.com/traffic/bus-fire-sparks-vegetation-fire-/234604/
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_26260726/san-jose-vta-bus-catches-fire-highway-101
http://www.danville.com/story/Vta-Bus-Fire-Sparks/1990422
http://www.pleasanton.com/story/Vta-Bus-Fire-Sparks/1990422
http://sf.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=159415109&aId=28672049&d=140802
http://stevesnews.com/news/bus-fire-sparks-another-fire-off-highway-101-in-san-jose
http://www.walnutcreekguide.com/story/Vta-Bus-Fire-Sparks/1990422
http://topsanjosenews.com/2014/08/bus-fire-sparks-another-fire-off-highway-101-in-san-jose/
2014-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:35 AM on I-5 in Norwalk (California):
http://abc7.com/traffic/i-5-south-closed-in-norwalk-due-to-big-rig-fire/232716/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/5-Freeway-Closed-Traffic-Alert-Norwalk-LA-Commute-269535941.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Truck-fire-closes-south-I-5-in-Santa-Fe-Springs-5662346.php
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-630386-traffic-freeway.html
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Aug/01/truck-fire-closes-south-i-5-in-santa-fe-springs/
http://ktla.com/2014/08/01/big-rig-fire-spreads-to-construction-site-on-5-fwy-in-santa-fe-springs-all-southbound-lanes-closed/
2014-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 6:20 AM on I-43 in Mequon (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.wisn.com/news/lane-of-i43-remains-closed-following-truck-fire/27263674
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Semi-fire-ties-up-traffic-on-I-43-in-Mequon-269532261.html
http://www.jrn.com/tmj4/news/Semi-truck-fire-on-I-43-northbound-269524301.html
http://www.roonte.com/www/big-delays-still-reported-on-northbound-i43-after-mequon-truck-fire
2014-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 near Mesquite (Nevada):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/08/01/mesquite-bunkerville-crews-battle-semi-on-fire/
2014-08-01 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway in Danville in Boyle County (Kentucky):
http://www.wtvq.com/content/localnews/story/Pizza-Truck-Catches-Fire-In-Danville/hWjqVsGuI0i5Y8hRTeleKw.cspx
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Papa-Johns-truck-catches-fire-on-Boyle-Co-highway-269603221.html
2014-08-01 - Food truck bursts into flame while parked in coastal Venice, Los Angeles (California):
http://abc7.com/news/food-truck-catches-fire-at-first-friday-in-venice/236697/
http://losangeles.gotnewswire.com/news/food-truck-catches-fire-at-first-friday-in-venice
2014-08-01 - Truck bursts into flame while parked in Northfield (Minnesota):
http://kymnradio.net/2014/08/01/early-afternoon-truck-fire-quickly-put/
2014-08-01 - RV bursts into flame on Route 17 near Binghamton (New York):
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/RV-269569431.html
2014-08-01 - RV bursts into flame in Bourne and car bursts into flame in Market Deeping (Britain):
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-deal-with-burning-vehicles-in-bourne-and-market-deeping-1-6214672
2014-08-01 - Camper-van bursts into flame at 2:42 AM on Vale Road in Stourport-on-Severn (Britain), near the River Severn:
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/regional/11381442.Firefighters_in_action_in_Kidderminster_and_Stourport/
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/11381442.Firefighters_in_action_in_Kidderminster_and_Stourport/
Quote: "Yesterday a camper van on fire in Vale Road, Stourport, was extinguished at 2.42am by the town’s firefighters."
2014-08-01 - Van bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked on Whitewell Lane in Cranbrook (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/crews-tackle-van-fire-21219/
2014-08-01 - Van bursts into flame on road in coastal Seaham (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/neighbours-flee-fire-after-van-goes-up-in-flames-1-6764028
http://www.newsnortheast.org.uk/news/neighbours-flee-fire-after-van-goes-up-in-flames
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/neighbours-flee-fire-after-van-goes-up-in-flames-2545830.html
2014-08-01 - Minivan bursts into flame on West Central Avenue in Titusville (Pennsylvania):
http://streamnewsnow.com/index.php/oil-heritage-softball/item/2003-no-injuries-in-car-fire
2014-08-01 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at motel in Williams (California):
http://williamspioneer.com/vehicle-fire-at-williams-motel-6/
2014-08-01 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-75 in Rossford (Ohio):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/08/01/Truck-fire-slows-traffic-on-NB-I-75-in-Rossford.html
2014-08-01 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 5:45 AM on Monte Diablo Avenue near I-5 in Stockton (California):
http://www.news10.net/story/news/local/stockton/2014/08/01/photos-cellphone-video-of-stockton-truck-blaze/13465043/
http://www.news10.net/picture-gallery/news/local/stockton/2014/08/01/firefighters-respond-to-truck-blaze-in-stockton/13463837/
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Manayunk Avenue in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Car-Burns-Along-Busy-Manayunk-Street-269625341.html
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame while parked in alley in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55772501/#.U9yRiPldXh4
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame after 4 AM on highway in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/26170632/police-car-stolen-at-east-tulsa-walmart-catches-on-fire-several-miles-away
http://www.newson6.com/clip/10428683/web-extra-video-from-scene-of-car-fire-at-highway-169-and-broken-arrow-expressway
Note: Guy hijacked the car at gunpoint then it burst into flame on the highway - heh, I bet he wasn't expecting that! After that, he abandoned the car and hijacked a Chevy Avalanche from someone else and they haven't caught him...
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on road in Southport (New York):
http://www.stargazette.com/story/news/local/2014/08/01/southport-car-fire-heroes/13404275/
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on road in Cape Girardeau (Missouri):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/26175607/no-on-injured-after-car-fire-in-cape-girardeau
http://www.kait8.com/story/26175607/no-on-injured-after-car-fire-in-cape-girardeau
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/26175607/no-on-injured-after-car-fire-in-cape-girardeau
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26175607/no-on-injured-after-car-fire-in-cape-girardeau
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on I-45 near Conroe (Texas):
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/car-fire-slows-traffic-on-i--friday-afternoon/article_d8579523-63d4-5fca-9e93-7f2d2ff568c1.html?mode=story
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at Pequannock Street and Washington Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/08/bridgeport-news-todays-car-fire-7/
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on Route 130 in North Brunswick (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/08/traffic_on_route_130_in_north_brunswick_backed_up_after_car_fire.html
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame while being towed by RV, on highway in Valley, near coastal Truro (Canada):
http://www.bigdog1009.ca/news/story.aspx?id=2162660
http://www.catcountry995.ca/news/Story.aspx?ID=2162660
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame near industrial park in coastal Singapore:
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/car-catches-fire-woodlands-industrial-park-no-injuries-2
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/fiery-blaze-spotted-after-car-catches-fire-during-test-drive-in-woodlands
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame at 5:30 AM while parked near nursing home in coastal Newcastle (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-01/car-fire-sends-smoke-into-newcastle-nursing-home/5640036
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2457538/car-fire-forces-residents-out-of-mayfield-aged-care-rooms/
2014-08-01 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Lutterworth (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/crews-called-M1-deal-blazing-car/story-22051143-detail/story.html
2014-08-01 - Motorcycle bursts into flame on New Road in Brixham (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29890&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-01 - Lawn mower bursts into flame while parked in barn in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/4629-barn-fire-reported-in-200-block-of-road-180
https://ksffa.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/barn-fire-reported/
http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_8656b1c2-19aa-11e4-921d-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-08-01 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Titusville (Florida):
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/8/1/rv_catches_fire_in_d.html
2014-08-01 - Barn and 3500 tons of hay destroyed by massive fire at 2 AM on the Isle of Sheppey (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/barn-blaze-minster-sheppey-21189/
http://www.staylegal.net/major-barn-fire-wall-end-farm-isle-sheppey/
2014-08-01 - Barn destroyed by fire just before 4 AM in Sleapford, near Telford (Britain), near the River Tern:
http://www.shropshirelive.com/2014/08/02/firefighters-tackle-barn-fire-at-sleapford-near-telford/
Quote: "Crews are pumping water from the River Tern over a mile away to protect nearby buildings."
2014-08-01 - Barn damaged by fire in Albemarle County (Virginia), 30 chickens killed:
http://www.nbc29.com/story/26177196/albemarle-crews-respond-to-barn-fire
2014-08-01 - Large commercial dumpster bursts into flame at 5:30 AM in Ann Arbor (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/08/large_dumpster_fire_controlled.html
2014-08-01 - Hay bales burst into flame at 1:32 AM on Ludwell Lane in St Loyes, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29889&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2014-08-01 - Home damaged by fire on Lakeshore Drive near Van Dyne (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2014/08/01/van-dyne-north-fdl-fire-report/13482049/
2014-08-01 - Vacant home burns in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Fire-crews-battle-first-alarm-fire--269583391.html
2014-08-01 - Vacant home burns in Victorville (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/article/20140801/NEWS/140809989/13034/NEWS
2014-08-01 - Vacant home burns shortly after 4 AM in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), fire damages both adjacent homes:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/vacant-city-rowhome-fire-spreads-to-occupied-home/27259596
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-overnight-fire-20140801,0,5045088.story
http://www.theconservativevoices.com/topic/74406-md-two-alarm-fire-at-vacant-home-in-west-baltimore/
2014-08-01 - Vacant home burns before 6:12 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/las-vegas-fire-bell-drive-vacant-home/onjif1oKkUiQwGRFNdQoVA.cspx
2014-08-01 - Vacant home burns at 5:57 AM in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/no-injuries-in-south-richmond-house-fire/article_4456b532-1974-11e4-a3fd-0017a43b2370.html
2014-08-01 - Charred corpse found in burning car in parking lot at Springfield Reservoir in Washington County (Kentucky):
http://www.whas11.com/news/KSP-investigating-Washington-Co-car-fire-with-body-inside-269635461.html
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Washington-Co-police-find-body-in-car-fire-investigation-269637221.html
http://www.louisvilletelegraph.com/2014/08/01/ksp-investigating-washington-co-car-fire-with-body-inside/
Quote: "KSP said the fire happened at 7:48 a.m. at the Springfield Reservoir on Booker Road in Washington County on Friday. A Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy was on the scene and noticed a body inside the burning vehicle."
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