Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2015-01-04

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

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

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

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-01-04 - Mysterious explosion, flash of light, rattles people across broad swath of Indiana:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/did-you-hear-that-weekend-explosion-jet-engine-noises-a-mystery/30542250

Quote: "People from Warsaw and even into Central Indiana to Nappanee, South Bend and as far north as Muskegon reported feeling and hearing it. Some even said they saw a flash of light in the sky."

2015-01-04 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes and rattles people in Lake Township, Luzerne County (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2015/01/01/mysterious-boom-in-luzerne-county/
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/the-big-bang-in-luzerne-county/13313/OzbqP7GyCEiS5sI5zDVrCw
http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=2266&category=Environment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gR8kCG1Leo&feature=youtu.be

Quote: "WNEP and PaHomePage.com reported that 'police and emergency officials say several fire departments were dispatched to try to locate what caused the boom in the back mountain, but they had no luck locating it. They couldn't find any damage either.'"

2015-01-04 - Mysterious explosions regularly scaring people in Braunschweig (Germany):
http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/lokales/Braunschweig/ist-es-eine-explosion-mysterioeser-knall-gibt-raetsel-auf-id1720309.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/lokales/Braunschweig/ist-es-eine-explosion-mysterioeser-knall-gibt-raetsel-auf-id1720309.html&prev=search

Quote: "Braunschweig are troubled: A mysterious blast every night - and no one knows where he comes from. The police have no explanation for it."

2015-01-04 - Several other mysterious explosions shake homes in a variety of places:
http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=2267&category=Environment

Note: Responders just trained to deal with the aftermath of a 10-kiloton explosion in coastal New York City, not far from the 2.5 gigaton methane clathrate deposit that's dissociating (melting) off the US East Coast, mentioned in the 2014-10-22 update. There's enough explosive force in just that ONE deposit to cause a quarter of a million 10-kiloton explosions. 'Coincidentally', 10 kilotons is about the maximum explosive force of a large gas plume exploding. The estimates for such an explosion in Manhattan were for around 100,000 people instantly killed. More methane and hydrogen sulfide entering the atmosphere, more fires and explosions, it's as simple as that. It looks like we're getting scarily close to the entire-cities-exploding stage now.

2015-01-04 - Underground explosions and fire rock coastal Red Bank (New Jersey), some people evacuated:
http://patch.com/new-jersey/redbank/power-restored-after-explosions-red-bank
http://www.redbankgreen.com/2015/01/red-bank-electrical-explosions.html
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/monmouth-county/2015/01/04/manholes-explode-broad-street-red-bank/21267425/
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/red-bank-middletown-area/red-bank/2015/01/05/red-bank-manhole-incident-left-dark/21304217/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01/04/electrical-fires-cause-manholes-to-pop-off-power-outages-in-red-bank/
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2015/01/underground_explosions_force_evacuations_in_downtown_red_bank.html
http://jerseytribune.com/2015/01/04/underground-explosions-force-evacuations-in-downtown-red-bank/
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2015/01/04/3951732/underground-explosions-spur-evacuations.html?sp=/99/103/
http://www.wopular.com/underground-explosions-spur-evacuations
http://omnifeed.com/article/newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01/04/electrical-fires-cause-manholes-to-pop-off-power-outages-in-red-bank/

Quote: "Police and Fire departments responded to Broad St. in Red Bank after underground power lines caught fire, causing manholes and metal vaults to explode into the air on Sunday afternoon. As a result, there were reports of heavy smoke and power outages in the area according to Red Bank Fire Chief Joe Lauterwasser. Red Bank Catholic and St. James schools are closed Monday because of the electrical issues related to the manhole explosions."

2015-01-04 - Underground electrical explosions hit Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/768139/Small-underground-explosions-in-downtown-Columbus.html?isap=1&nav=5015
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/768139/Small-underground-explosions-in-downtown-Columbus.html?isap=1&nav=536
http://hosted2.ap.org/OHWAS/57e5f08e769e4fc08f616ff910ed76e6/Article_2015-01-04-OH--Underground%20Explosions-Columbus/id-03fa0680283f4e2481bcd44a791574ef

Note: Gettin' pretty crazy with all the underground explosions and fires in the last year. The most devastating such event so far was when the sewer system exploded and burned at midnight in Kaohsiung on the island of Taiwan, ripping open entire streets and killing at least 24 people and injuring at least 270 people, mentioned in the 2014-07-31 update...

2015-01-04 - Home explodes and burns in Lindale (Georgia), 1 injured:
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/police_fire/explosion-fire-reported-on-hughes-dairy-road/article_96dc2960-946a-11e4-a47e-1f17c751f2f1.html

Quote: "'There was no power or gas turned on at the residence,' Haggard said on the scene. 'So it must have come from an external gas source the resident was using for either heat or light.'"

Note: Or maybe it came from an external gas source, period. Kinda like that apartment building that exploded in Indianapolis (Indiana) and injured 6 people after residents smelled 'sewer gas', mentioned in the 2014-05-15 update. Obviously that was at least some hydrogen sulfide, possibly mixed with methane. When it's 'just' methane then nobody will smell anything since methane is odorless. And what WERE the methane and hydrogen sulfide levels in the ground and air when this explosion and fire occurred? Oh, nobody's even checking. That means neither one can be ruled out. This home is right across the street from a creek and a pond. This is the 6th residential explosion in 2015...

2015-01-04 - Electrical substation erupts in flame in Hawthorne (New York), train transit disrupted:
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2015/01/04/con-edison-substation-fire-hawthorne/21256245/
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Metro-North-stalled-after-Con-Ed-fire-5993182.php
http://news10.com/ap/metro-north-stalled-after-con-ed-fire/
http://wivb.com/ap/metro-north-stalled-after-con-ed-fire-2/

Note: Hawthorne is sandwiched between the Hudson River and Kenisco Lake...

2015-01-04 - Transformer ignites on pole, home burns, in coastal Oceanside (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/04/oceanside-fire-south-barnwell-street/
http://www.osidenews.com/2015/01/04/electric-transformer-failure-leads-oceanside-house-fire/

2015-01-04 - Utility pole bursts into flame in Port Allegany (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2015/01/port-allegany-dispatched-for-pole-fire.html

2015-01-04 - Electrical pylon explodes and burns at 2:30 AM in coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11700868.Southampton_street_rocked_by_electricity_pylon_explosion/
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/southampton-street-rocked-by-electricity-pylon-explosion

2015-01-04 - Metal business goes up in flames in Rowan County (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/27756916/four-alarm-fire-engulfs-rowan-co-factory
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/crews-battle-3-alarm-fire-rowan-county/njgB3/

Quote: "The fire broke out at around 1:30 at Mid State Manufacturing, 2960 Corriher Grange Road near Mount Ulla. According to the company website, Mid-State is 'a world class metal component manufacturer.'"

2015-01-04 - Fireworks factory burns and explodes in Granada (Colombia), cameraman blown off his feet, 2 injured:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dramatic-footage-shows-blasts-fireworks-4921843
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/fireworks-factory-explosion-colombia_n_6421020.html
http://happyplace.someecards.com/accidents/this-video-of-a-fireworks-factory-explosion-is-insane/
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/01/06/04/50/fireworks-factory-explosion-knocks-cameraman-off-his-feet
http://www.3news.co.nz/world/two-injured-in-colombian-fireworks-explosion-2015010522

Quote: "Authorities say five warehouses stockpiling gunpowder were destroyed in the fire."

Note: Nice footage, but that guy was way too close!

2015-01-04 - Ancient 600-year-old building destroyed by fire at 2:49 AM in Nanzhao Township, Yunnan (China):
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/videos/news/fire-destroys-600-year-old-building-in-china/vC8m6S/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-01/03/c_133894209.htm
http://english.cntv.cn/2015/01/04/VIDE1420336584267823.shtml

2015-01-04 - Boats, cars, trailers and storage building go up in flames on North Spring Street in Beaver Dam (Wisconsin):
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/fire-damages-former-green-giant-facility-in-beaver-dam-b99419816z1-287496391.html
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/article_a4f93ed2-1840-5481-bd32-ff9eb2ee0a98.html
http://www.channel3000.com/news/two-firefighters-hurt-battling-beaver-dam-blaze/30530354
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_a4f93ed2-1840-5481-bd32-ff9eb2ee0a98.html
http://www.fdlreporter.com/videos/news/local/2015/01/05/21275669/

Quote: "Desirae Jimenez, whose boat had been stored there since October, said she found out about the fire after a relative who saw the building on fire called her. 'We were the second boat to be stored, but the owner mentioned as soon as he put out a sign that he was opening the building up for storage he received numerous calls and was probably going to fill up quickly,' Jimenez said. 'When we stored our boat there were a few old/vintage vehicles in there as well. My brother also ended up storing his boat there.'"

Note: Beaver Dam is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Beaver Dam Lake. So there were two boats stored here at a minimum. I'll call it two to be conservative, so these are the 6th and 7th boats to burn in 2015...

2015-01-04 - Double-decker bus bursts into flame at train station in Sevenoaks (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/sport/bus-on-fire-outside-railway-29544/
http://www.southnews.org.uk/sport/bus-on-fire-outside-sevenoaks-railway-station

Quote: "Nicholas Hair tweeted: "So as if it wasn't bad enough that your train was replaced with a bus, the bus then catches fire. All going off in Sevenoaks today!"

Note: This is the 21st bus to burn in 2015...

2015-01-04 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on North Padre Island Drive in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/27757096/18-wheeler-catches-fire-shuts-down-freeway
http://www.kristv.com/news/tanker-truck-carrying-thousands-of-gallons-of-diesel-catches-fire/

2015-01-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-76 near Commerce City (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/01/04/semi-fire-forces-i-76-to-close-near-commerce-city/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/i-76-closed-between-colorado-highway-2-and-highway-85-due-to-semi-fire
http://www.9news.com/story/traffic/2015/01/04/semi-truck-fire-commerce-city/21265627/
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27257140/semi-truck-fire-closes-interstate-76-until-9
http://www.wopular.com/semi-truck-fire-closes-interstate-76-until-9-pm-near-commerce-city
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i-qpYtPTL4

Quote: "The semi-truck, loaded with beer, caught fire for unknown reasons."

Note: 'Beer in danger, all units respond!'

2015-01-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on I-70 near Needmore (Pennsylvania):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-traffic-on-i--in-pa/article_52b318f4-942c-11e4-9dc7-13e90a84e2fd.html
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/both-lanes-reopened-on-westbound-i--in-fulton-county/article_52b318f4-942c-11e4-9dc7-13e90a84e2fd.html

Quote: "Traffic had been backed up on I-70 in that area, about 2 miles east of the Town Hill exit, following the truck fire that was reported around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, according to state police and Fulton County Emergency Services."

2015-01-04 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 7:15 AM on the A6 near Mamer (Luxembourg):
http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/a6-near-mamer-lorry-fire-prompts-motorway-closure-54a92bc10c88b46a8ce4f5aa
http://wortlu.tumblr.com/post/107104961113/a6-near-mamer-lorry-fire-prompts-motorway-closure
http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/no-injuries-lorry-fire-closes-motorway-54aa35450c88b46a8ce4fa3f

Note: These are the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...

2015-01-04 - Box truck bursts into flame at waste facility in Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/truck-catches-fire-at-waste-plant/article_304f4f7a-944b-11e4-b0ce-1f296fd940fa.html
http://lancasteronline.com/manheimtownship/news/truck-fire-at-solid-waste-authority-reported/article_304f4f7a-944b-11e4-b0ce-1f296fd940fa.html

2015-01-04 - Heavy truck bursts into flame at home on coastal Bainbridge Island (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/truck-filled-firewood-catches-fire-bainbridge-isla/njgFW/

2015-01-04 - Snow plow truck bursts into flame at the Machesney Park Mall in Machesney Park (Illinois):
http://www.rrstar.com/article/20150104/News/150109830

2015-01-04 - Van bursts into flame on Hilary Street in Cobridge (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Staffordshire-Rescue-tackle-van-blaze-Cobridge/story-25803387-detail/story.html
http://www.westmidlandsnews.org.uk/news/staffordshire-fire-and-rescue-tackle-van-blaze-in-cobridge
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/staffordshire-fire-and-rescue-tackle-van-blaze-in-cobridge-2880430.html

2015-01-04 - Brand new 2015 Jeep SUV bursts into flame one day after purchase in coastal La Jolla (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/La-Jolla-SUV-Fire-1-Day-After-Bought-287461271.html

Quote: "The brand new Jeep only had 50 miles on it."

Note: Not quite the lowest mileage for a fried vehicle. A semi tractor was destroyed by fire at a plant in Lower Macungie Township (Pennsylvania) before it ever even touched a road, 0 miles, mentioned in the 2014-04-15 update...

2015-01-04 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at apartments in La Quinta (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/vehicle-fire-in-la-quinta-neighborhood/30528070

2015-01-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home near Tomahawk (Wisconsin):
http://www.wjjq.com/2015/01/05/vehicle-fire-near-tomahawk/

Quote: "Fire crews were called to a home in the town of King at just before 11pm. When emergency crews arrived they found the front of the pick-up truck parked in the driveway and fully involved."

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame at home in Beloit (Illinois):
http://rockfordscanner.com/2015/01/04/vehicle-fire-near-residence/

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame on Nashua Street in Milford (New Hampshire):
http://www.facebook.com/NEANewEngland/posts/280259325431796

Quote: "MOTOR VEHICLE FIRE. OCCUPANTS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SCENE. FULLY INVOLVED CAR FIRE. | NH28 | January 04, 2015 at 05:17PM"

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame on the Monash Freeway near coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/car-fire-causes-traffic-chaos-on-monash-fwy-20150104-12hm6h.html
http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/car-fire-causes-traffic-chaos-on-monash-fwy-20150104-12hm6h.html
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/victoria/car-fire-causes-traffic-chaos-on-monash-fwy-20150104-12hm6h.html

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame at 2:28 AM while parked on St Stephen’s Road in Deepdale (Britain):
http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2015/01/car-found-on-fire-in-deepdale/

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame on Turners Hill Road in Crawley Down (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-put-out-car-fire-in-crawley-down-1-6502785

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame in Boscombe (Britain):
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11700997.Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_in_Boscombe/

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Leicester Forest East Services (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/crews-called-blazing-car-M1/story-25803337-detail/story.html
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Car-M1-Leicestershire/story-25806305-detail/story.html

2015-01-04 - Car bursts into flame after 11 PM off Padfield Main Road in Padfield (Britain):
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/glossop-firefighters-called-to-car-fire-1-7031847

2015-01-04 - RV trailer bursts into flame at RV park in Yakima (Washington), nobody there:
http://www.yakimaherald.com/photosandvideos/latestphotos/2798084-8/fire-destroys-trailer-at-yakima-rv-park

2015-01-04 - RV trailer bursts into flame at Haldon Ridge in Kennford, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=31537&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Exeter-firefighters-called-tackle-caravan/story-25803652-detail/story.html

2015-01-04 - Two cars and hotel destroyed by fire in Yampa (Colorado):
http://www.steamboattoday.com/photos/galleries/2015/jan/04/fire-destroys-yampas-royal-hotel/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/01/04/royal-hotel-in-yampa-destroyed-by-fire/

Quote: "According to Steamboat Today, two cars parked outside the hotel were destroyed and the adjacent U.S. Post Office and church suffered broken windows and water damage."

2015-01-04 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at Humane Society in Everson (Washington), near the Nooksack River:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2015/01/05/4061901_fire-destroys-garage-at-whatcom.html

2015-01-04 - Auto shop damaged by fire twice in a month in coastal Dorchester (Massachusetts):
http://www.universalhub.com/2015/dorchester-auto-body-shop-has-second-fire-month
http://twitter.com/scotteisenphoto/status/551968397161144321/photo/1
http://twitter.com/RCham220/status/551962231735582721

2015-01-04 - Barn and lawncare equipment destroyed by fire in Monticello (Indiana):
http://www.newsbug.info/monticello_herald_journal/sunday-fire-destroys-powell-barn-lawn-service-business-equipment/article_058194ce-9473-11e4-a2b7-2b46f05f3181.html

Quote: "The local firefighters were preparing to watch the Indianapolis Colts game on television on Sunday afternoon when a 911 call came in at 12:29 p.m. to inform them that there was a fire on South Freeman Road. One of the firefighters who heard about the fire happened to be the owner of the barn that was on fire."

2015-01-04 - Barn destroyed by fire in coastal Cape Elizabeth (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/01/04/fire-destroys-barn-in-cape-elizabeth/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-destroys-barn-cape-elizabeth

2015-01-04 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2:45 AM on Rose Valley Road in Kelso (Washington), near the Columbia River, 3 horses killed:
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/01/05/3-horses-die-in-kelso-barn-fire/21283361/
http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-fire-rescue-extinguishes-barn-fire/article_062aeda2-9474-11e4-afa8-074235903770.html

2015-01-04 - Barn destroyed by fire on Hager Road in Peters Township northwest of Greencastle (Pennsylvania), 7 calves killed:
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_27256865/7-calves-killed-barn-fire-peters-township
http://www.therecordherald.com/article/20150105/NEWS/150109974/10082/NEWS
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/local/ci_27261086/heifers-rescued-from-fifth-barn-fire-two-months
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/barn-a-total-loss-after-catching-fire/99594/Gq6j4P9dQUy35IZeefUI1g
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/pennsylvania/fire-races-through-barn-in-franklin-county/article_b75c48c4-14a6-56c2-ac4b-3a77599ac1d3.html

Quote: "The 3:34 p.m. alarm was the fifth barn fire in the area since Nov. 3, but the first since Nov. 5. Firefighters a responded to four barn fires in the span of three days between Greencastle and the village of St. Thomas."

2015-01-04 - Barn destroyed by fire in Boonville (Indiana):
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/27757201/barn-a-total-loss-after-fire-in-boonville
http://www.14news.com/story/27757201/barn-a-total-loss-after-fire-in-boonville
http://www.wnem.com/story/27757201/barn-a-total-loss-after-fire-in-boonville

2015-01-04 - Barn damaged by fire in Sheridan Township (Michigan):
http://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/local/article_5abfd5e2-9449-11e4-9589-8ba20022a6ab.html

2015-01-04 - Wildfire erupts, burns 150 acres, near the boat ramp on Halfmoon Lake in Ocala National Forest (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20150104/articles/150109894

2015-01-04 - HVAC system bursts into flame at parking garage in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/27757772/air-unit-catches-fire-near-circle-centre-mall
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/01/04/circle-centre-mall-evacuated-minor-fire/21269791/

2015-01-04 - Market/gas station/deli destroyed by inferno in Sunapee (New Hampshire), nobody there:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/fire-destroys-jakes-market-in-sunapee/30523680
http://www.wmur.com/news/photos-jakes-market-burns-down-in-sunapee/30522254
http://www.wmur.com/news/fire-destroys-jakes-market-early-sunday/30521734

2015-01-04 - Church damaged by fire before 6 AM in Corona area in coastal Queens (New York):
http://7online.com/news/fireighters-battle-fire-inside-church-in-queens/461017/
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/27755671/fire-damages-nyc-church

2015-01-04 - Church damaged by fire just after 1:30 AM in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/news/3-alarm-fire-nearly-destroys-historic-third-ward-church/461016/

2015-01-04 - Twenty shops destroyed by fire at 6:22 AM in Dhaka (Bangaldesh):
http://banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/104367.html

2015-01-04 - Garage bursts into flame at home in (very) coastal Provincetown (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/article/20150104/NEWS/150109796/-1/rss01

2015-01-04 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Milltown (Montana), near the Blackfoot River, 2 dogs killed:
http://missoulian.com/news/local/firefighters-knock-down-milltown-house-fire-dogs-found-dead/article_f9dd2927-ba0f-5589-a859-fcceab250338.html

Quote: "On arrival, the Missoula Rural Fire District crew reported heavy black smoke and flames coming from the back of the house near Montana Highway 200, just east of the bridge over the Blackfoot River."

2015-01-04 - Home heavily damaged by fire before 1 AM in coastal Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/01/04/3-alarm-quincy-fire-causes-600k-in-damage/
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/01/one_cat_dies_another_survives_quincy_fire
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20150104/NEWS/150108996/12662/NEWS

Note: A 'rotten egg' odor coming in off the ocean hit Quincy in 2013, mentioned in the 2013-05-09 update. A mysterious plane started buzzing the city at night right after that, mentioned in the 2013-05-10 update...

2015-01-04 - Home destroyed by fire near Lake Silkworth in Lehman Township (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news-news/50979463/Fire-guts-home-near-Lake-Silkworth

2015-01-04 - Duplex heavily damaged by basement fire in Hazleton (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://standardspeaker.com/news/police-discover-hazleton-fire-scene-1.1812492
http://wnep.com/2015/01/04/basement-fire-in-hazleton/

2015-01-04 - Motel heavily damaged by fire in Fort Wayne (Indiana), near the Maumee River:
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/Crews-battling-Coliseum-Boulevard-fire-4303355
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150105/NEWS/150109920

2015-01-04 - Deadly fire burns mobile home in Greeley (Colorado), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.koaa.com/story/27756357/1-dead-in-greeley-mobile-home-fire
http://gazette.com/young-girl-dies-in-greeley-mobile-home-fire/article/1544032
http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=1144361

2015-01-04 - Deadly fire burns home in Bakersfield (California), 1 killed:
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/news/local/story/d/story/woman-found-dead-in-burning-home/18211/JYfQPFt0A0iJzyQAsmROOQ

2015-01-04 - Deadly basement fire burns home in Hempfield Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/01/woman_found_dead_in_home_after.html
http://local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/basement-fire-kills-woman-14548.shtml

2015-01-04 - Deadly fire burns Lake Haven Motel in Clearlake Oaks (California), 1 killed:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/3333785-181/man-found-dead-in-lake
http://www.record-bee.com/news/ci_27262468/body-found-clearlake-oaks-motel-closed-after-blaze
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39988:fire-damages-clearlake-oaks-motel-one-body-found&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197

2015-01-04 - Vacant home burns at 6 AM in Rialto (California):
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20150103/rialto-fire-department-puts-out-fire-at-abandoned-house

2015-01-04 - Vacant home burns in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/fire-crews-respond-to-house-fire-on-south-preston-st/30514368

2015-01-04 - Vacant home burns in Fond du Lac (Wisconsin):
http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2015/01/04/fire-house-basement-north-fond-du-lac---minnesota-avenue/21258561/

2015-01-04 - In separate incidents, two vacant homes burn, one at 6 AM and one at 6:47 AM, in Waco (Texas):
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/fire/fires-damage-vacant-houses-in-waco/article_7a933234-fa7b-518b-89f4-cb4679d95238.html

2015-01-04 - Two peacocks and two peahens fall over dead in Kariyapatti (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pea-fowl-found-dead-in-virudhunagar/article6751557.ece

2015-01-04 - Thousands of fish die at fish farm in Kampung Baru (Malaysia):
http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/kelantan/penternak-ikan-rugi-rm40-000-1.44452
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utusan.com.my%2Fberita%2Fwilayah%2Fkelantan%2Fpenternak-ikan-rugi-rm40-000-1.44452&edit-text=&act=url

2015-01-04 - Couple in their 80s found dead at home in coastal Dunedin (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11381782
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/64644366/elderly-couple-found-dead-in-Dunedin

2015-01-04 - Man, 59, found dead in the water near Harborage Marina in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/27753607/cherry-grove-mans-body-found-in-water
http://www.wbtw.com/story/27752239/horry-county-deputy-coroner-identifies-body-found-in-intracoastal-waterway

2015-01-04 - Middle-aged woman found dead in creek in Auburn (Alabama):
http://www.oanow.com/news/auburn/article_7ba81e5a-947f-11e4-90d5-ff14d0cbdada.html
http://www.wfxg.com/story/27757889/body-found-in-creek-near-auburn-subdivision-sunday
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2015/jan/05/womans-body-found-alabama-creek/281053/

2015-01-04 - Man, 58, found dead in the Baraboo River in Reedsburg (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_33db4eb8-1f9c-5c6e-a456-686379d66583.html

2015-01-04 - Woman, 30, drops dead in motel room, 3 children okay, in Bowman (North Dakota):
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/navajo-woman-found-dead-in-bowman-motel/article_3e9ebebe-9539-11e4-a5fb-77338054a49b.html

2015-01-04 - Man found dead under I-405 overpass in Portland (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2015/01/04/body-found-beneath-i-405-overpass/
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/245825-113693-police-investigating-body-found-under-freeway-ramp
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Portland-Police-Dead-body-found-near-I-405-on-ramp-287456111.html

2015-01-04 - Man, 63, falls off bridge into water and dies, in Cumberland (Maryland):
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/body-found-in-water-under-bridge-in-cumberland/60151/ByCttXcmlUmxUrBa-YlvIQ
http://www.wcbcradio.com/?news=body-found-in-water-of-wills-creek-potomac-river

2015-01-04 - Person found dead near Lake Stevens (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2015/01/05/human-remains-found-near-lake-stevens-police-investigating/

2015-01-04 - Man, 73, drops dead on passenger plane flying from coastal Abu Dhabi (UAE), plane diverts to Vienna (Austria):
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/elderly-passenger-dies-on-board-delayed-etihad-flight

2015-01-04 - Man, 37, found dead in water at sluice gate in Bicholim (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Body-found-at-Shirgao-identified-by-relatives/articleshow/45746124.cms

2015-01-04 - Man, 21, found dead at cliffs in coastal Dover (Britain), possible toppler:
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/body_found_at_dover_cliffs_1_3905195
http://www.southnews.org.uk/news/body-found-at-dover-cliffs

2015-01-04 - Man found dead at beach near Mumbles Pier in coastal Swansea (Britain):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/BREAKING-Body-water-near-Mumbles-Pier/story-25803271-detail/story.html
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Mumbles-Pier-remains-cordeoned-following/story-25803367-detail/story.html
http://www.walesnews.org.uk/news/body-of-a-man-found-on-beach-near-mumbles-pier-in-swansea-police-confirm

2015-01-04 - Passenger plane engine shuts down on tarmac after 'loud sound' heard, at airport in coastal Surabaya (Indonesia):
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/airasia-plane-engine-dies-just-takeoff-surabaya-passengers-told-dise
http://www.20minutes.fr/insolite/1509615-20150104-airasia-crise-panique-passagers-apres-explosion-moteur
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.20minutes.fr/insolite/1509615-20150104-airasia-crise-panique-passagers-apres-explosion-moteur&prev=search

Quote: "The plane was ready and moved, but suddenly a loud sound was heard, the sound of the engine disappeared and the plane moved backwards. We were shocked and panicked."

Quote: "After a few moments, the craft was ready to leave, but 90% of the passengers refused to reboard."

2015-01-04 - Passenger plane makes belly landing at airport in Nairobi (Kenya), landing gear problem:
http://www.jambonewspot.com/plane-crash-lands-jkia-runway-closed/
http://nairobinews.co.ke/paralysis-at-jkia-after-plane-crash-lands/

2015-01-04 - Small plane crashes into woods near reservoir near Muncie (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/small-plane-down-near-muncie-passenger-alert
http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2015/01/05/plane-crash-victim-resting-comfortably/21309619/
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/pilot-injured-in-delaware-county-plane-crash/article_d5dd7962-945f-11e4-a7f4-67773ce75d25.html

Quote: "Indiana State Police and Delaware County Sheriff’s Office is working on a small plane crash east of the Prairie Creek Reservoir in Eastern Delaware County."

2015-01-04 - Small plane crashes near airport in Fresno (California), engine failure:
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/01/04/3-people-survive-plane-crash-near-fresno-airport/

2015-01-04 - Passenger bus crashes off bridge near Lambagaon (India), at least 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20150104-46537-IND

2015-01-04 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-75 in Erlanger (Kentucky):
http://www.walb.com/story/27757739/overturned-semi-shuts-down-off-ramp-on-nb-i-75-for-several-hours-in-erlanger

2015-01-04 - Asphalt truck overturns on Route 6 in Brokenstraw Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.goerie.com/asphalt-truck-rollover-closes-part-of-route-6-near-warren

2015-01-04 - Van hits bus in Jalpaiguri (India), 3 killed, 16 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150104-46544-IND

2015-01-04 - Minivan hits tractor trailer, both burst into flame, on I-24 in Marion County (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/27757349/all-i-24-eb-lanes-blocked-in-marion-county-due-to-accident
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/accident-i24-causing-closed-roads-delays-14546.shtml

2015-01-04 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, near Woodstock (Canada), 1 killed, 6 injured:
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2015/01/04/girl-killed-in-head-on-crash-near-woodstock/
http://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/national_news/article_f5ce862a-cdbf-5c8a-8436-76e9e56f054f.html
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2015/01/04/child-killed-in-head-on-crash-south-of-woodstock
http://canadatoday.org/news/girl-killed-in-headon-crash-near-woodstock
http://london.ctvnews.ca/head-on-crash-in-oxford-claims-life-of-11-year-old-girl-1.2171759

2015-01-04 - Car veers off road at 6 AM, hits lamp post, bursts into flame, in Hilltown (Scotland), 1 injured:
http://dundee.stv.tv/197133/
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/dundee/woman-injured-after-car-crashes-into-lamppost-and-catches-fire-in-hilltown-1.770936

2015-01-04 - Car veers off road, crashes into home, in Whitman (Massachusetts), multiple people injured:
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/People-Injured-After-Car-Crashes-Into-House-287471131.html

2015-01-04 - Car veers off road at 1:20 AM, slams into home, in Denver (Colorado), 2 injured:
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/local/2015/01/04/2-hospitalized-after-car-smashes-into-denver-home/21257399/

2015-01-04 - Naked man with gun, 49, breaks into apartment, shoots two people dead, in South Bend (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Metro-Homicide-investigates-double-murder-three-blocks-from-Riley-HS-287559221.html
http://www.fox28.com/story/27766543/2015/01/05/witnesses-say-double-murder-committed-by-naked-man-with-a-gun

Quote: "The original call to South Bend Police mentioned that the gunman had broken into a neighboring apartment where he was standing naked and armed with a handgun. The intruder was said to be 49 year old Roy Lee Walker who stands 6’4” tall and weighs 211 pounds. Court documents indicate that Walker pointed a handgun in the face of the neighbor and pulled the trigger, but that the weapon did not fire."

Note: South Bend is named for its location at the southernmost bend of the St. Joseph River...