Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: 2015 - AUG

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-08-02 - Passenger has heart attack, passenger plane diverts to coastal Shannon (Ireland):
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/mheyojsnsnoj/rss2/
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/plane-forced-to-divert-to-shannon-after-passengers-heart-attack-345995.html
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/jet-diverts-to-shannon-after-passenger-suffers-heart-attack-689301.html

2015-08-02 - Passenger plane lands, runs off runway, at airport in coastal Padang (Indonesia), 3 injured:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/08/02/uk-indonesia-plane-citilink-idUKKCN0Q70QE20150802
http://www.sott.net/article/299698-Plane-skids-off-Indonesian-runway-three-injured-airport-closed

2015-08-02 - Small plane crashes into woods near Lake Keowee near West Union (South Carolina), engine failure:
http://wspa.com/2015/08/02/two-people-walk-away-from-plane-crash-near-lake-keowee/
http://www.wlos.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/plane-crashes-oconee-county-22186.shtml
http://www.my40.tv/news/features/top-stories/stories/plane-crashes-oconee-county-22186.shtml
http://www.wyff4.com/news/boaters-on-upstate-lake-report-plane-crash/34499044
http://www.wgog.com/plane-crash-near-west-union/

2015-08-02 - Small plane crashes while landing at Shiloh Airport in Stoneville (North Carolina):
http://www.greensboro.com/news/ultralight-aircraft-crashes-at-rockingham-county-airport-pilot-uninjured-updated/article_7de30cf0-bce6-56d1-a06a-59597043c8c0.html

2015-08-02 - Small plane crashes in field in Buena Vista Township (Michigan):
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=1238283
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/08/small_plane_crashes_in_buena_v.html

2015-08-02 - Small plane crashes near airport in Hurghada (Egypt), 2 killed:
http://www.madamasr.com/news/2-injured-hurghada-plane-crash

2015-08-02 - Military Mi-28 helicopter crashes and burns at air show in Ryazan (Russia), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.rt.com/news/311391-deadly-chopper-crash-russia/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33754767
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/02/c_134472876.htm
http://www.rt.com/news/311373-helicopter-crashes-airshow-aviadarts/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/02/us-russia-helicopter-crash-idUSKCN0Q70II20150802
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-03/russian-air-force-helicopter-crashes-killing-one/6666972
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/crash-grounds-russian-helicopters/ar-BBlkSda
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/one-pilot-killed-another-injured-after-helicopter-crash-russian-airshow-n402686
http://www.smh.com.au/world/one-pilot-dead-one-injured-as-russian-military-helicopter-crashes-in-air-show-20150802-giq0hv.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s8Ahcxg84g

2015-08-02 - Glider crashes into mountain near Logan Cache Airport (Utah), 1 injured:
http://wane.com/2015/08/03/rome-city-council-head-injured-in-utah-plane-crash/

Note: And eight small planes crashed the day prior too, mentioned in the 2015-08-01 update. Increasingly contaminated atmosphere, planes fly through the atmosphere, more planes crashing, not too complicated. I wouldn't count on those 'friendly skies' being too awfully friendly from here on out...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-03 - Ferry ship 'Barguzin' bursts into flame on Lake Baikal (Russia):
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2015/passenger-ship-barguzin-caught-fire-in-lake-baikal/
http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0340-dramatic-pictures-show-rescue-from-fire-and-explosion-on-lake-baikal-tourist-boat/

Quote: "The catamaran passenger ship Barguzin caught fire during voyage with 120 people in Lake Baikal on 1 nautical mile off Russian village Bolshoye Goloustnoye. The fire was caused by explosion of the generator in the engine room and extended through the whole vessel."

Note: This is the 25th ferry ship to burn/explode in 2015. The previous one was waaaay back on July 31, when a ferry went up in flames off the coast of Honshu Island (Japan), mentioned in the 2015-07-31 update...

2015-08-03 - Two boats destroyed by fire, three damaged, while docked on Oneida Lake marina in Verona (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/news/2_boats_destroyed_3_damaged_in_fire_at_Verona_Beach_marina.html
http://www.localsyr.com/story/d/story/fire-burns-multiple-boats-at-sylvan-beach-marina/15547/MnvEy2g_EE6SKagQDO2I3Q
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Verona_Beach_marina_fire_damages_five_boats.html
http://www.oneidadispatch.com/general-news/20150803/2-boats-destroyed-3-damaged-in-fire-at-sylvan-beach-marina

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-08-03 - Barge damaged by fire on the Willamette River in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/08/fire_extinguished_on_barge_bei.html

2015-08-03 - Charter fishing boat 'Amanda Marie' bursts into flame near coastal Gloucester (Massachusetts):
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/updated-boat-catches-fire-crew-evacauted/article_6e4ef980-39fd-11e5-99b7-8bf7dce329a7.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/08/04/gloucester-family-rescued-after-their-boat-catches-fire/DhT8GpC1PNIiKz4guYOpNK/story.html
http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/regional_news/family-of-five-rescued-from-burning-boat/article_f56681dc-309b-5ce3-bf88-ceb2f229faa2.html

2015-08-03 - Boat explodes and burns on Lake Ouachita (Arkansas):
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-sentinel-record/20150804/281487865063989/TextView

2015-08-03 - Boat, camper, pickup and garage destroyed by fire at home in Hebron (Nebraska):
http://www.hebronjournalregister.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1752%3Ahebron-fire-damages-garage-camper-boat-and-pickup&catid=37%3Afeatured-articles&Itemid=63

Quote: "All in all, a garage, camper, boat and pickup were damaged. All were a total loss."

2015-08-03 - Fishing trawler bursts into flame at boat shop in coastal North Fremantle, Perth (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/29168925/boat-on-fire-in-north-fremantle/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-03/fire-in-north-fremantle-port-area-contained/6669094
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/firefighters-rush-to-blaze-at-boat-maintenance-facility-in-north-fremantle-20150803-giqh4l.html

Quote: "More than 60 firefighters at the scene contained the fire, which sent thick plumes of smoke up over the harbour. DFES spokesman Mark Graham said crews were called to the scene at 1:52pm, to the report of a 65-foot fibreglass boat on fire."

2015-08-03 - Yacht bursts into flame in coastal Redcliffe (Australia):
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/yacht-catches-alight-at-redcliffe-marina/story-fnihsrf2-1227468239964
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/yacht-catches-fire-in-scarborough-marina-north-of-brisbane-20150803-giqjeq.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4558LEyDQ

Quote: "A yacht engulfed by flames remains afloat at a marina north of Brisbane. Firefighters rushed to Compass Marinas in the Redcliffe suburb of Scarborough just before 4pm on Monday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said two crews fought the fire on the boat, with large volumes of black smoke pouring out. 'It was well alight so you could safely assume there would be significant damage,' she said."

Note: These are the 681st, 682nd, 683rd, 684th, 685th, 686th, 687th, 688th and 689th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-04 - Eight vehicles and flooring business destroyed by fire at midnight on Boyds Creek Highway in Sevierville (Tennessee):
http://wate.com/2015/08/04/sevierville-business-total-loss-after-fire/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Sevier-County-Business-Damaged-By-Fire-320598792.html

Quote: "Sevier County Fire Department is investigating after a fire rekindled, burning eight vehicles and causing substantial damage to a Sevierville business. The fire broke out at Finchums Sports Floors, 2812 Boyds Creek Highway, around midnight on Tuesday."

Quote: "Firefighters said the flooring business was a total loss..."

2015-08-04 - Boat storage facility damaged by fire in Lewisville (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-Alarm-Fire-at-Lewisville-Storage-Facility-320678672.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15204078-2-alarm-fire-at-lewisville-storage-facility/
http://dfwliving.com/2-alarm-fire-at-lewisville-storage-facility/

Quote: "The company's website says the facility offers outdoor and covered storage for personal and commercial boats."

2015-08-04 - Tractor business damaged by fire in Goldsboro (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/news/fire-damages-goldsboro-business/903219/
http://wncn.com/2015/08/04/fire-crews-fight-blaze-for-hours-at-tractor-store-in-goldsboro/
http://goldsborodailynews.com/blog/2015/08/04/firemen-battle-raging-blaze-at-aycock-tractor/
http://www.wral.com/goldsboro-business-catches-fire/14811955/
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2015/08/05/firefighters_battle_aycock_tractor_blaze_for_hours/
http://goldsborodailynews.com/blog/2015/08/05/photo-gallery-aycock-tractor-fire-the-morning-after/
http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2015/08/5/fire-damages-goldsboro-industrial-site-overnight.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15234231-photo-gallery-aycock-tractor-fire-the-morning-after/

Quote: "Fire broke out Tuesday evening at the Aycock Tractor Company on Alt US 117 in Goldsboro."

2015-08-04 - Landscaping equipment and building go up in flames at business in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/04/crews-battling-two-alarm-fire--northeastside-manufacturer/31121709/
http://www.wthr.com/story/29708784/fire-burning-at-roche-in-fishers

Note: All of the above fires were businesses involving vehicles. It doesn't really matter what kind of vehicles. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, and rusty iron/steel. Most vehicles are going to have at least one of the two, and usually both. It doesn't much matter if the vehicles are parked or being driven either, thus all the parked vehicles going up in flames. This same problem is also causing the rise in underground electrical fires and explosions. Also see the man, 70, who burned to death when his car suddenly burst into flame while he drove it in coastal Thiruvananthapuram (India) on this day. A man just burned to death in his burning car at 3 AM at a restaurant in Fayetteville (Arkansas) the day prior too, mentioned in the 2015-08-03 update...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-05 - Scrap yard hit by fire, 40 vehicles burn, in Allerdale (Britain):
http://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/services/operations/recent-incidents.asp
http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2015/08/05/firefighters-tackle-west-cumbria-scrap-yard-blaze/

Quote: "At 15:00 firefighters were called to a fire at a scrap yard in Aspatria. On arrival crews found 40 cars alight in a scrap yard. Update at 16:40 - there are now eight fire engines in attendance. The fire ground has been divided into sectors for efficient firefighting. Hose reel jets and ground monitor jets are being directed onto the fire. There is heavy smoke coming from the fire and residents are advised to keep doors and windows closed."

2015-08-05 - 20 vehicles burn at car workshop in Gosfield (Britain), near Halstead:
http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/crews-save-wedding-stopping-fierce-destroying/story-27550216-detail/story.html
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/bride_s_relief_as_wedding_dress_saved_from_blaze_in_gosfield_near_halstead_1_4181269

2015-08-05 - Six cars destroyed by fire while parked at auto shop in Wilmington (Delaware):
http://www.wdel.com/story/69801-wilmington-automotive-center-fire-destroys-6-cars
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/05/fire-chars-multiple-cars-west-fourth-street-wilmington/31173439/

2015-08-05 - Several vehicles and auto shop destroyed by huge fire in Hatfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.gazettenet.com/home/18080867-95/cause-undetermined-in-fire-that-destroyed-two-auto-repair-shops-in-hatfield
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/hatfield_fire.html
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/29718022/crews-battling-fire-on-linseed-hill-rd-in-west-hatfield
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15245706-fire-ravageshatfield-auto-repair-shops/
http://wwlp.com/2015/08/05/multiple-fire-departments-work-to-put-out-fire-in-hatfield/
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/electrical_malfunction_eyed_as.html

Quote: "Quality Automotive and several vehicles were totaled in the blaze, the cause of which remains under investigation by Hatfield and state fire investigators."

2015-08-05 - Lawn mowers and workshop destroyed by fire on Norris Ferry Road in Caddo Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2015/08/05/south-caddo-shop-fire/31164113/

Note: Carmaggedon intensifies. Also see the two people found dead in burning vehicles on this day, one before 4:30 AM in Lenexa (Kansas), and one in Escondido (California)...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-06 - Mysterious explosion shakes restaurant, restaurant closed, in coastal Palo Alto (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_28597443/palo-alto-sams-chowder-house-temporarily-closes-after
http://kron4.com/2015/08/06/explosion-and-smell-of-smoke-in-palo-alto/
http://abc7news.com/news/firefighters-investigating-possible-explosion-in-palo-alto/907612/
http://inagist.com/all/629339102400245760/

Quote: "A mysterious booming sound that appears to have originated at Sam's Chowder House in downtown Palo Alto shook up the neighborhood but investigators say they don't know what triggered it."

Note: No damage found so this explosion was either underground or it was in the atmosphere and far enough away from anything to cause damage...

2015-08-06 - Gas station hit by explosion and fire in Beacon (New York):
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-louth-s-aswell-street-closed-by-fire-1-6889648
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2015/08/06/140-gallon-gas-explosion-beacon/31225669/

Quote: "American Petroleum Equipment and Construction employee was testing a fuel pump in a manhole opening over an underground gasoline tank when 'an unknown electrical arc caused a flash fire and explosion in the manhole,' Van Voorhis said. 'The explosion caused gasoline from another underground tank to be released into the air.'"

Note: Unknown ignition source sounds like the work of the Ghostly Match...

2015-08-06 - Underground electrical explosion blows manhole cover through floor of transit bus in coastal Bronx (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/exclusive-manhole-lid-rips-bronx-bus-injures-rider-article-1.2316120
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3187664/Woman-riding-bus-hurt-manhole-explosion-causes-cover-weighing-300lbs-vehicle.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Manhole-Cover-Explodes-Pierces-Bus-Floor-Slams-Passenger-New-York-City-MTA-Bronx-320950821.html

Quote: "A woman riding a bus in the Bronx was hurt this week after a manhole exploded and its cover went through the vehicle, according to reports. The explosion wounding Josephina Guzman occurred on West 170th Street Tuesday, NBC New York reported."

Quote: "As CBS2’s Steve Langford reported, the sound could be heard up and down the street. 'Boom, and all I seen the bus stopped, and I see fire shooting up and people started running down the street,' Michael Parfer said."

2015-08-06 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on Aswell Street in Louth (Britain):
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-louth-s-aswell-street-closed-by-fire-1-6889648
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/brigade-called-street-Louth/story-27558608-detail/story.html
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/underground-fire-in-louth

2015-08-06 - Transformer bursts into flame before 6 AM, fire spreads to school, in Anderson (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/transformer-catches-fire-at-upstate-school/34568952
http://wspa.com/2015/08/06/fire-damages-parts-of-anderson-school/

2015-08-06 - Transformer bursts into flame near hospital in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://pix11.com/2015/08/06/patients-evacuated-from-nyu-langone-because-of-transformer-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/15267483-patients-evacuated-from-nyu-langone-because-of-transformer-fire/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/PIX11News/629386878018412549

Note: These are some of the more interesting explosions/fires on this day. Gettin' scary out there!

Category: Variety Pack (Planes-Having-Problems Edition)

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane bursts into flame before 7 AM on the tarmac at airport in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/2015/08/07/jet-catches-fire-at-nashvilles-airport/
http://wdtn.com/2015/08/07/plane-headed-for-cincy-catches-fire-in-nashville/
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/jet-bound-for-cincinnati-catches-fire/nnFYS/
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/us/plane-catches-fire-at-nashville-airport/index.html
http://wkrn.com/2015/08/07/small-plane-catches-fire-at-nashville-international-airport/
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Jet-Fire-at-Nashville-Airport/RXXlQmoVP02_rgxMFARP2w.cspx
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29733404/crews-put-out-small-plane-engine-fire-at-nashville-airport
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2015/08/07/skywest-plane-catches-fire-nashville-airport/31275181/
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kgun9/now-trending/Plane-catches-fire-at-Nashville-International-Airport-321054701.html

Quote: "The plane was heading to Cincinnati, Ohio, scheduled to depart at 6:34 a.m. CDT. The plane had just turned on its engine and had not yet reached the runway when the fire began, according to airport spokeswoman Shannon Sumrall."

Note: Also see the car that burst into flame on I-65 in Nashville on this day...

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane hit by engine fire, makes emergency landing in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150808-49570-USA
http://abc7chicago.com/news/american-airlines-jet-makes-emergency-landing-in-philadelphia/911922/
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/07/seattle-bound-flight-forced-to-return-to-philly-after-reports-of-engine-fire/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Passenger-Plane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-At-Philly-International-321106701.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/national/report-plane-visible-fire-lands-safely-philadelphi/nnFy6/
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-philadelphia-plane-fire-20150808-story.html

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane hit by tire fire, makes emergency landing in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/United-flight-returns-safely-to-McCarran-after/4jnbollMgEqPzStdoJiZYw.cspx

2015-08-07 - Passenger plane hit by sparking and smoke, makes emergency landing in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.trust.org/item/20150807153500-kz17m/

Quote: "Ralph McLaughlin, one of the passengers on board, said there had been sparks seen in the cabin. 'Firefighters assuring us everything is OK despite sparks and smoke on @united 935,' he tweeted."

Note: These are the 91st, 92nd, 93rd and 94th aircraft to smoke or burn in 2015...

2015-08-07 - Small plane crashes and burns near Lake Clear (New York), 4 killed:
http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/08/adirondacks_plane_crash_no_distress_call_before_4_killed_ntsb_says.html
http://www.wptz.com/news/at-least-1-dead-in-plane-crash-in-lake-clear/34607378
http://www.timestelegram.com/article/20150808/NEWS/150809526
http://www.wcvb.com/news/4-dead-in-plane-crash-in-lake-clear/34610272
http://www.wcax.com/story/29740030/plane-crash-in-lake-clear-kills-four-people
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/08/4-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-ny-adirondack-mountains/
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/08/08/dead-small-plane-crash-nys-adirondack-mountains/31343327/
http://auburnpub.com/ap/national/update-not-a-lot-left-of-small-plane-that-crashed/article_ae603770-0b0f-5ccc-b6f3-ae8145fe54fb.html

Quote: "The Saranac Lake Fire Department was called to the scene near Lake Clear. State Police in Ray Brook say they got the call that a civilian plane went down at around 6:30 Friday night. Troopers say the plane was completely destroyed, and on fire when they arrived. When local fire departments put out the flames, four bodies were found in the wreckage. The plane crashed about one half mile Northwest of the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear."

2015-08-07 - Small plane crashes near coastal Santa Barbara (California), engine failure, 2 killed:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/07/pilot-passenger-found-dead-in-wreckage-of-small-plane-crash-north-of-ojai/
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/07/bodies-two-men-wreckage-carlsbad-plane/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pilot-killed-california-plane-crash-32948919
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article30523545.html
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/214d82fbd3e54607a81367270c3f540a/pilot-killed-california-plane-crash
http://www.ksby.com/story/29733280/wwwksbycom
http://www.itemlive.com/news/national/pilot-passenger-die-in-california-small-plane-crash/article_d4868fb3-a8d6-56f5-8aa6-34e58fb675e1.html
http://syvnews.com/news/local/plane-from-lompoc-crashes-in-remote-area-killing-pilot-passenger/article_4112588b-f8be-5da8-b27e-d7755f51493d.html

2015-08-07 - Small plane crashes near Bridgewater Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://wnbf.com/one-dead-in-susquehanna-co-plane-crash/
http://wnep.com/2015/08/08/investigators-looking-into-cause-of-deadly-plane-crash/
http://wnep.com/2015/08/07/one-dead-after-plane-crash-in-susquehanna-county/
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Witness-describes-plane-crash-in-Susquehanna-County--321106611.html
http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/public-safety/2015/08/08/man-killed-susquehanna-county-plane-crash/31332791/

2015-08-07 - Small plane crashes on mudflats of the Yentna River near Talkeetna (Alaska):
http://www.ktva.com/search-and-rescue-launched-after-report-of-downed-plane-343/
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/anchorage-pilot-rescued-from-plane-crash-west-of-talkeetna/34616498
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/searchers-find-airplane-in-knik-arm-mudflats-pilot-missing/article_731dc264-3d38-11e5-9567-579698f506af.html

2015-08-07 - Small plane crash lands at airport in Pembroke Pines (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Makes-Hard-Landing-in-Pembroke-Pines-321071361.html

Quote: "School officials said the Tecnam Twin Model P2006T N17055 experienced a gear issue upon landing."

Note: Looks like the landing gear collapsed...

2015-08-07 - Small plane makes emergency landing along the Los Angeles River near Vernon (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/07/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-la-river/
http://gizmodo.com/plane-makes-an-emergency-landing-in-the-la-river-1722797436

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-08 - Two boats go up in flames along Gull Pond Lane in coastal Greenport (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/northfork/boat-catches-fire-sinks-gull-pond
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/officials-two-boats-on-fire-in-bay-in-greenport-1.10722027
http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2015/08/61217/cops-yacht-catches-fire-at-dock-sinks-in-greenport/
http://www.newyorkstatesman.com/index.php/sid/235608027
http://southoldlocal.com/2015/08/09/cops-destroyed-by-fire-boat-sinks-in-greenports-gull-pond/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/fuel-spills-into-southold-s-gull-pond-after-fire-sinks-boat-and-spreads-to-second-vessel-officials-say-1.10722489

Quote: "Firefighters were battling a blaze on two boats in a Greenport bay Saturday night, fire officials said. Greenport firefighters said they sent crews to the fire around 10:30 p.m. at Gull Pond Lane, where one large boat and one smaller boat were burning."

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame on Chautauqua Lake near Mayville (New York):
http://wivb.com/2015/08/08/six-escape-burning-boat-on-chautauqua-lake/
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/chautauqua-county/six-escape-burning-boat-on-chautauqua-lake-20150808

Quote: "Six people escaped a boat that caught on fire on Chautauqua Lake late Saturday morning, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the vessel when rescuers arrived at about 11:47 a.m. The six people who had been onboard and who exited to a nearby pontoon vessel were not injured."

Note: If this sounds familiar, it's because another boat just went up in flames on Chautauqua Lake, near a gun club in Lakewood (New York), mentioned in the 2015-08-05 update...

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, at Lake Pleasant near Peoria (Arizona), 2 injured:
http://www.kpho.com/story/29741347/2-burned-in-boat-fire-at-lake-pleasant
http://www.12news.com/story/news/local/valley/2015/08/08/2-people-burned--boat-fire--lake-pleasant/31341377/
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/peoria/boat-catches-fire-on-lake-pleasant-injures-two-before-sinking
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/peoria/breaking/2015/08/08/boat-fire-leaves-two-injured--peoria/31340299/
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/29741634/2015/08/08/two-injured-at-lake-pleasant-when-boat-catches-fire
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/29741634/2015/08/08/two-injured-at-lake-pleasant-when-boat-catches-fire
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/7556l12j7/women-ages-66-and-22-suffer-severe.htm
http://www.wopular.com/boat-fire-leaves-two-injured-lake-pleasant-0

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame on the Intracoastal Waterway in coastal Jupiter (Florida), restaurant evacuated:
http://www.wpbf.com/news/pbfr-extinguishes-boat-fire-near-guanabanas-in-jupiter/34613748
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/guanabanas-in-jupiter-evacuated-while-boat-fire-br/nnGB5/
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/jupiter/boat-fully-involved-in-fire-near-guanabanas-restaurant-in-jupiter
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150808/Boat-Fire-Erupts-In-Florida-Jupiter/
http://www.facebook.com/WPTV5/posts/10153565667048384

Quote: "A boat fire in the Intracoastal Waterway on Saturday afternoon led to the evacuation of a waterfront restaurant, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said. Guanabanas, along State Road A1A south of the Loxahatchee River, told its patrons to evacuate as a precaution..."

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-08-08 - Boat explodes and burns, man thrown off boat, on Gull Lake in Kalamazoo County (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Boat-explodes-on-lake-water-skiier-injured-182728.shtml#.Vchz_W5VhBc

Quote: "A boat explodes in the middle of a lake, sending one person to the hospital. It happened Saturday afternoon on Gull Lake in Kalamazoo County. The Sheriff's Office says a man was about to water ski when he heard an explosion and was thrown from the boat. We're told he suffered burns to his feet."

2015-08-08 - Boat destroyed by fire, pickup damaged, in Yosemite Lakes Park (California):
http://sierranewsonline.com/ylp-fire-burns-between-homes-on-meadow-drive/

Quote: "The fire reportedly started in or near a boat and spread into the vegetation. That aluminum fishing boat was lost, in addition to a large wood pile, and the side of a pickup was scorched. The fire burned between two homes, one of which was vacant."

2015-08-08 - Boat bursts into flame in the North Sea near the island of West Burra (Scotland):
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/shetland/661062/coastguard-lifeboat-crews-help-rescue-boat-fire-north-sea/

Quote: "A major rescue operation was launched this afternoon after a small boat caught fire. A Sumburgh Coastguard helicopter and two RNLI lifeboat crews were sent to the boat’s rescue shortly after 12.30pm when the pleasure craft’s engine caught fire and the boat started drifting off West Burra."

2015-08-08 - Yacht 'Jodi' bursts into flame off the coast near Orford (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/lifeboats_called_to_motor_cruiser_reporting_fire_on_board_1_4186596

Quote: "Three Suffolk RNLI lifeboats were called into action on Saturday after a motor cruiser off Orford sent out a mayday call reporting an engine fire on board."

2015-08-08 - Fishing boat explodes and burns near coastal Ras al-Khaimah (Saudi Arabia), 7 injured:
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/seven-local-fishermen-hurt-in-rak-boat-explosion
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/c0d48dbd-80f8-4c5b-a1ce-f41f0a77df1b.aspx

Note: These are the 704th, 705th, 706th, 707th, 708th, 709th, 710th, 711th, 712th and 713th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-08-09 - Passenger plane makes rapid decent and emergency landing in Indianapolis (Indiana), pressurization problem:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150809-49589-USA
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/ohare-bound-jet-diverted-to-indianapolis-for-pressurization-issue/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/united-airlines-flight-diverted-to-indy-after-mechanical-issue
http://www.wthr.com/story/29743680/chicago-bound-plane-lands-in-indianapolis-after-dropping-10000-feet
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Bound-Flight-Diverted-to-Indianapolis-After-Plane-Drops-10000-Feet-321171171.html

2015-08-09 - Seaplane and helicopter collide mid-air over reservoir, near Moscow (Russia), at least 8 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150809-49586-RUS

2015-08-09 - Small plane crashes and burns during takeoff at airport in Compton (California), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://abc7.com/news/1-dead-in-plane-crash-at-compton-woodley-airport/916236/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/philadelphia-eagles-fans-stunt-ends-death-pilot-article-1.2320047
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/1-killed-1-severely-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-compton/
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150809/pilot-killed-in-fiery-airplane-crash-at-compton-woodley-airport
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Compton-Airport-Plane-Crash-321181411.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article30554142.html

2015-08-09 - Small plane crashes after 11 PM near airport in Harbor Springs (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.9and10news.com/story/29748776/deadly-plane-crash-in-emmet-county
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/pilot-dies-following-small-plane-crash-near-airport-in-northern-michigan/34631482
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/08/10/plane-crash-michigan/31420111/
http://www.mifox32.com/story/29749187/authorities-pilot-dies-in-small-plane-crash-in-michigan
http://www.petoskeynews.com/featured-pnr/pilot-dies-in-plane-crash-on-approach-to-harbor-springs/article_81280c7a-3f59-11e5-97f6-4b43a61aec00.html

2015-08-09 - Small plane crashes during landing at airport in Clovis (New Mexico), 1 injured:
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/29749292/clovis-man-in-serious-condition-after-plane-crash
http://www.cnjonline.com/2015/08/09/plane-crashes-at-clovis-airport/
http://www.kcbd.com/story/29745671/morning-plane-crash-at-clovis-municipal-airport
http://www.kcbd.com/story/29745671/pilot-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-plane-crash-at-clovis-airport
http://www.myhighplains.com/story/d/story/man-hospitalized-after-plane-crash-in-clovis/12618/3WfJrP-Nf0iY9WonCEsm8A

2015-08-09 - Small plane crashes into trees near Junction City (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29745722/plane-crashes-in-boyle-county
http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/plane-down-near-junction-city/article_2c6cd166-3ef0-11e5-87b6-b3c9efd7fc3f.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/10/stanford-man-walks-away-from-plane-crash-near-junc/
http://www.wowktv.com/story/29747225/stanford-man-walks-away-from-plane-crash-near-junction-city
http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/local/boyle/stanford-man-walks-away-from-plane-crash/article_06f54de6-3efa-11e5-95a7-ef497cd23d3b.html

2015-08-09 - Small plane crashes near home in Olive Township (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/08/pilot_41_injured_in_ottawa_cou.html
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/2015/08/09/man-seriously-hurt-in-small-plane-crash/31366807/

2015-08-09 - Small plane lands and runs off runway into stream in coastal Titusville (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/08/09/aircraft-rolls-runway-titusville-water/31391377/
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/small-plane-goes-titusville-runway-stops-top-strea/nnGWw/

2015-08-09 - Small plane makes belly landing at airport in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida), landing gear problem:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/small-plane-comes-down-safely-after-landing-gear-malfunction/
http://www.local10.com/news/caught-on-cam-local-pilot-makes-belly-landing-at-fxe-airport/34623664
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article30571890.html

2015-08-09 - Gyrocopter crashes into estuary at Cannons Creek near coastal Melbourne (Australia), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/aircraft-crashes-into-water-at-cannons-creek/story-fni0fit3-1227476174977

Note: And here's another pack of planes crashing. Good luck to anyone who braves those 'friendly skies'!

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-10 - Two RVs destroyed by fire on road in Tucson (Arizona), 1 injured:
http://www.kvoa.com/story/28718146/man-injured-in-rv-fire-on-southeast-side-of-town

Quote: "A man was transported to the hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalation, after two RVs caught on fire near Valencia and Kolb Friday afternoon. According to Rural/Metro Fire spokesman Jay Karlik, the man in his 40s, suffered the injuries when trying to separate the units from a commercial tractor. Firefighters found a dog dead after putting out the fire, Karlik said. The cause of the fire is undetermined."

2015-08-10 - RV bursts into flame on I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel (Colorado), some crashes too:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/westbound-i-70-closed-at-eisenhower-tunnel-due-to-crash-west-of-tunnel
http://alwaysmountaintime.com/ksmt/local-news/rv-fire-and-six-car-pileup-close-interstate-70-near-dillon-monday/
http://www.summitdaily.com/news/regional/17674218-113/rv-fire-and-six-car-pileup-close-interstate-70
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/DenverChannel/630895977059233792

Quote: "Colorado State Patrol says this began with a motor home fire on Monday morning. Another vehicle struck the RV. No one was hurt. Soon after this crash came rain and hail. A motorcycle lost control on the ice first and crashed. In total, 10 to 11 vehicles were involved in four separate wrecks."

2015-08-10 - RV bursts into flame on I-91 in Chicopee (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2015/08/10/motor-home-caught-fire-on-the-chicopee-curve/

2015-08-10 - RV bursts into flame on highway, ignites 500-acre brush fire, near Anza (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20150811-49612-USA
http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=39080
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/08/10/san-jacinto-fire/31423703/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/11/burning-motor-home-ignites-calif-wildfire/31447769/
http://www.kesq.com/news/wildfire-east-of-anza-sending-smoke-into-the-coachella-valley/34638322

2015-08-10 - RV, four vehicles and a barn destroyed by fire in Palermo (California):
http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20150810/spread-of-fire-in-palermo-stopped-barn-several-vehicles-destroyed

Quote: "However in addition to the barn, an RV and four other vehicles burned. A boat and two storage units were damaged, but a residence threatened by the fire was saved."

2015-08-10 - RV and trailer destroyed by fire near Utah Lake (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=35912521&nid=148&title=12-year-old-hailed-for-heroics-as-family-of-8-loses-everything-in-rv-fire
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=35912521

Note: These are the 256th, 257th, 258th, 259th, 260th, 261st and 262nd RVs to burn in 2015. Looks like RVs got jealous of all the attention the swarms of crashing/burning planes and exploding/burning boats were getting!

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-11 - Charter bus bursts into flame before 6:47 AM on I-85 in Rowan County (North Carolina), 4 injured:
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/traffic/2015/08/11/charter-bus-catches-fire--i-85/31452083/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/80-passengers-escape-injury-after-bus-catches-fire/nnHKk/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29757458/bus-fire-causes-traffic-delays-on-i-85-in-rowan-county
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article30684858.html
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/29758962/rowan-county-bus-fire-strands-80
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/story/29757858/rowan-county-bus-fire-strands-80
http://www.wistv.com/story/29757458/fire-marshal-driver-of-burning-bus-left-while-passengers-tried-to-escape
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/fox25news/631205191082184705

Quote: "Passengers were on board when the flames erupted near mile marker 79 in Rowan County. No one was seriously hurt, but there were four people taken to the hospital with minor injuries from either jumping out the windows of the bus or trying to put out the fire."

2015-08-11 - Tour bus bursts into flame inside tunnel in Sogn og Fjordane (Norway), 5 injured:
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/08/11/bus-fire-forced-tunnel-evacuation/
http://norwegianfirstnews.blogspot.com/2015/08/bus-fire-in-gudvanga-tunnel-dagbladetno.html
http://highway.transportation.infrastructurenews.org/?p=17678
http://ttgnordic.com/swedish-bus-catches-fire-in-norwegian-tunnel/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/van-driver-saves-32-people-tunnel-fire/nnH3Q/
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/transport-accident-photos/tourist-bus-on-fire-in-norway-photos-52115060
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WPXI/631533516698841088

Quote: "A Swedish bus carrying Asian tourists caught fire inside the 11.4 kilometer-long Gudvangatunnelen in the mountainous western county of Sogn og Fjordane on Tuesday. Police reported that around 30 to 40 people were in the tunnel at the time and were evacuated. Odd Arve Solvåg, operations leader for the Sogn og Fjordane Police District, had earlier told state broadcaster NRK that there were no reports of injuries, but five people were later taken to hospital in Voss. The extent of their injuries was unclear."

Quote: "Emergency personnel responded to both sides of the tunnel, but the fire quickly spread to four other vehicles. Fortunately, a man in a van was able to save the 32 people on the bus by packing them inside his van and driving them out of the tunnel. It took firefighters two hours to put the fire out."

Note: Multi-cultural bus fire - a Swedish bus carrying Asian people burning in Norway. Bus travel, bringing people together, one fire at a time!

2015-08-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway near Leskovac (Serbia):
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2015&mm=08&dd=11&nav_id=95057

2015-08-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near bus depot in Pretoria (South Africa):
http://rekordmoot.co.za/47226/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-depot/
http://8tunes.com/rekordnewspapers/putco-bus-caught-fire-near-bus-depot-in-eskia-mphahlele-drive
http://www.pretoria-news.co.za/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-pretoria/
http://newshost.co/2015/08/11/putco-bus-catches-fire-near-pretoria/

Quote: "A Putco bus caught fire near the Mabopane highway on Tuesday afternoon. Motorists were shocked to see the bus burst into flames in E’skia Mphahlele Road, said eyewitnesses Shimon Theron and Billy Hewie."

Note: These are the 500th, 501st, 502nd and 503rd buses to burn in 2015. Yesterday was RVs Burning Day so I thought I'd point out the bus fires today, although another 10 RVs were destroyed by fire while parked at a storage yard on this day, in Santa Maria (California)...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-12 - Massive deadly explosions destroy warehouse at 11:30 PM in coastal Tianjin (China), 50+ killed, 700+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150813-49639-CHN
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/13/firefighters-dead-china-explosions/31598019/
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-tianjin-explosion-fireball-20150812-story.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-13/explosion-rocks-north-chinese-city-of-tianjin/6693336
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2015/08/13/31601847/
http://www.rt.com/news/312356-china-blast-toxic-fumes/
http://image.bjnews.com.cn/2015/08/1090.html#p=0579219F54CE
http://twitter.com/cctvnews/status/631613800098062336/photo/1
http://www.sott.net/article/300118-Toxic-fumes-up-to-half-a-kilometer-away-detected-from-Tianjin-blast-area
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/13/tianjin-explosions-china-sends-troops-cleanup
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tianjin-explosion-live-china-warehouse-firefighters-blast-10452966.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/aug/13/tianjin-explosion-hundreds-injured-killed-china-blasts-latest-updates

Quote: "At least 50 people have been killed and 701 injured after two explosions at a warehouse containing large quantities of dangerous chemicals in the port city of Tianjin. Of those wounded 71 are said to be suffering severe injuries."

Quote: "The explosions were so massive they could be seen from space, according to satellite photos released by the Japan meteorological agency. The force of the blast also prompted alarm at China’s National Earthquake Network."

Quote: "Locals reported shockwaves that shattered glass more than two kilometres away, while the blast itself was seen by satellites from space. Even the US Geological Survey registered the event as seismic."

Quote: "Several buildings near the site collapsed, dozens of automobiles were reduced to burned-out husks, and nearby residents were evacuated, authorities said."

Quote: "Sulfur oxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide, all products of combustion, have been found in the air, Xinhua reported. Plumes of white and yellow smoke, which may be an indicator of toxic hydrogen sulfide, were seen rising over the area."

Note: This might be the largest explosion so far and considering the size of some of the previous explosions, that's saying something. This explosion, which ravaged the port area right on the coast, occurred shortly before midnight. Methane and hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere get pushed closer to the ground at night as the atmosphere cools and contracts, making explosions, fires and people and animals sickening and/or dying more common during the late hours...

Category: Other Stories Of Interest

2015-08-13 - Robert Scribbler's take on a second 'Great Dying':
http://robertscribbler.com/2015/08/13/tumbling-down-the-rabbit-hole-toward-a-second-great-dying-world-oceans-face-is-now-shadowed-with-the-early-warning-signs-of-extinction/

Note: Well-written article. And he's gettin' there! He's now where I was back in 2010. By early January of 2011 I was sure it wasn't just a possibility but a certainty - all of the pieces of the puzzle were already there, especially rising planetary volcanism and dead zones spreading throughout the oceans. I waited an extra 13 months before going public anyway, to give the gooberment(s) time to put the foul djinni back in its metaphorical bottle if they could, but things got worse, so it was clear that the situation was out of control.

The next step after recognizing the problem, still ongoing, was figuring out the details in regard to how this extinction event affects modern human society, just in case people ever wake up and wish to work toward survival: the 'electrical' fires, the piles of metal burning, vehicles going up in flames, chemical plants exploding and burning, people and animals sickening and going insane and dying, the Sun getting whiter and less yellow and hitting the planet with more UV as Earth's oxidizing capacity is withered away by methane and hydrogen sulfide, unusual vehicular accidents as people lose consciousness or have seizures or 'medical events' or die while driving, the brake-friction problem, the adsorption problem, the underground explosions and fires, the biogenic sulfide corrosion problem, the recycling fires, yada yada. Details, details, but in this case the details are important.

Since Robert did such a good job there, I figure he deserves a Spotlight Story mention, so tada! And here are a couple of bonus interesting fire-related stories:

2015-08-13 - Mysterious explosion and flash of light ignites man's yard in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Portland-Oregon-man-thinks-perseid-meteor-hit-earth-starts-fire-in-his-front-yard-321801302.html

Quote: "Patrick Story says he heard a loud boom outside his house on Wednesday night, coupled with a flash of light. When he went outside, he found part of his front yard on fire in the shape of a circle."

2015-08-13 - Mysterious silent expanding cloud of fire seen in the sky over coastal Port Townshend (Washington):
https://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=2341&category=Environment

Quote: "Red, yellow and orange kept expanding in the night sky just like flames as if you were looking into a blast furnace. Nothing I've ever seen in my life and I've seen a surface-to-air missile impact. But no sound!"

Note: The reason there was no sound is that this was a gas plume that burned in a 'flash fire', which is flammable gas sizzling away in the air as it burns but without exploding. There was also an object in the air, perhaps a drone of some kind. And it also sounds like the plume was hit by something from the ground that ignited it. That was probably 'the authorities' hitting it with some type of ground-based weapon that was used to ignite the gas on purpose and burn off the cloud of gas BEFORE it moved eastward and hit more populated areas...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-14 - Chemical plant destroyed by explosion(s) and huge fire in Conroe (Texas), nobody there:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150815-49665-USA
http://q13fox.com/2015/08/14/explosions-fire-at-chemical-plant-north-of-houston/
http://cw33.com/2015/08/14/explosion-massive-fire-at-chemical-plant-near-houston/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/14/explosions-rip-texas-chemical-plant/31748967/
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/08/fire-reportedly-breaks-out-at-houston-area.html
http://abc13.com/news/three-alarm-fire-destroys-chemical-business-in-conroe/931110/
http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kgun9/now-trending/Explosions-fire-slam-Texas-chemical-plant-321925512.html
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/14/explosions-huge-fire-chemical-plant-north-houston/31747879/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/series-explosions-rocks-texas-oil-field-chemical-supplier-33094770
http://www.sott.net/article/300196-Huge-fire-engulfs-Texas-chemical-plant-PHOTOS-VIDEO
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/Q13FOX/632341069460410368
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3199284/Texas-chemical-supply-plant-rocked-series-explosions-caused-massive-fire-erupt.html

Quote: "CEO says the chemical supply facility was empty at the time..."

Note: Not that dissimilar to the chemical warehouse that exploded in coastal Tianjin (China), mentioned in the 2015-08-12 update, although the explosions weren't as big and nobody was at this place so nobody got hurt this time. 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."

2015-08-14 - Another explosion could occur 'at any time' after chemical warehouse destroyed in coastal Tianjin (China):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tianjin-explosions-teenage-survivor-pulled-from-wreckage-after-32-hours-as-authorities-warn-another-blast-could-hit-at-any-time-10455079.html

Quote: "A teenager who survived for 32 hours beneath the rubble of devastating explosions in Tianjin has been rescued - as authorities warned another blast could happen 'at any time'."

2015-08-14 - Underground explosions and fire blow manholes off in Hell’s Kitchen area in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://pix11.com/2015/08/14/witnesses-recount-violent-explosions-from-manholes-in-midtown/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/14/hells-kitchen-manhole-explosion/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Manhole-Fires-Explosion-Ninth-Avenue-West-Side-NYC-Manhattan-Traffic-321908532.html
http://pix11.com/2015/08/14/manhole-fire-causes-street-closures-in-midtown/
http://abc7ny.com/traffic/crews-still-working-on-repairs-after-manhole-explosion-on-crowded-hells-kitchen-street/930829/

Quote: "DeBressy’s 12-second smartphone video packed a wallop. Her camera was rolling when the underground explosion rocked the intersection, sending a fireball roaring out of the ground."
Quote: "Con Edison said the explosions on the corner of 45th Street and Ninth Avenue at about 4 p.m. caused a small fire underground. No one was hurt, but the fire was causing delays on Ninth Avenue from 45th to 57th streets as crews make repairs. The explosions follow earlier reports of smoking manholes in the same area."

Quote: "Three manhole explosions in quick succession’s on the corner of 45th and 9th Avenue starting just before noon tied up traffic for hours. The second explosion blew out a fifth floor window at the Film Center building on the corner and the third manhole explosion sent a manhole cover over 15 feet into the air, landing and destroying part of this fire hydrant."

2015-08-14 - Underground explosion and fire blows manhole off in Rosslyn (Virginia):
http://www.arlnow.com/2015/08/13/a-manhole-cover-blew-up-in-rosslyn-this-afternoon/
http://twitter.com/TinLizzieBikes/status/631869377680420865

Quote: "A witness said there was some sort of blast that sent the manhole cover airborne with 'flames and everything.' '[The] cover launched into the air and the flames that shot out were higher than the SUV next to it,' said Elizabeth Denton."

2015-08-14 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets big, near Jacksonville (Texas):
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/29792256/recycled-material-causes-huge-fire-in-jacksonville
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/29790177/fire-under-control-at-recycling-plant-in-cherokee-county
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15487547-fire-under-control-at-recycling-plant-in-cherokee-county/
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/jacksonville-recycling-center-fire-erupts/article_1034adac-42d3-11e5-8db4-dbd17a272822.html

Quote: "The Jacksonville Progress reports the fire is on the property of STS Electronics Recycling located on County Road 1520 off Highway 69 south. STS is adjacent to the Century Industrial Coating plant in Cherokee County that exploded, and caught fire overnight Tuesday. The cause of that fire remains undetermined."

Note: The plant they mention that exploded and burned next to this recycling facility was listed in the 2015-08-12 update. At first I thought this was about that story and almost skipped over it, but nope, this is in addition to that event...

2015-08-14 - Recycling center hit by fire, building and recyclables go up in flames, in Capitol Heights (Maryland):
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/08/13/building-fire-at-a-recycling-center-in-capitol-heights/31682025/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=7921834

2015-08-14 - Recycling center hit by fire, two warehouses burn, in coastal Dubai (UAE):
https://www.zawya.com/story/Huge_fire_engulfs_two_warehouses_in_Dubai-GN_14082015_150837/
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/fire-hits-dubai-waste-recycling-facility-063014949.html
http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/fire-hits-dubai-waste-recycling-facility-1.1566434
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/fire-photos/fire-engulfs-waste-recycling-warehouse-photos-52118969
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/08/14/Fire_hits_Dubai_waste_recycling_facility/

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."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-15 - Ferry ship 'MV Wonderful Stars' bursts into flame at Leyte Island (Philippine Islands), 2+ lightly injured:
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/08/14/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-with-544-only-2-minor-injuries
http://www.rappler.com/nation/102652-ship-burns-ormoc-leyte
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-544-minor-injuries-33098702
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/533054/news/regions/fire-hits-passenger-ship-at-ormoc-city-port
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/08/15/31768639/
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/08/15/1488388/fire-razes-docked-ship-ormoc-city
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2015/08/16/boat-with-544-aboard-catches-fire-3-injured/
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-with-544-passengers-jump-off-into-the-sea/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/14/ferry-with-544-passengers-catches-fire-in-central-philippines-only-2-crew-with/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/world/ap/fire-engulfs-philippine-ship-with-only-minor-injuries/article_30be6fad-9344-50d6-bc09-c45825362b81.html

Quote: "Video footage showed several men jumping into the water from the MV Wonderful Stars, which was engulfed in smoke as firefighters struggled to put out the blaze hours after the fire broke out."

Note: This is the 26th ferry ship to burn/explode in 2015...

2015-08-15 - Cargo ship 'Um Alkhair' heavily damaged by fire at the entrance to the Suez Canal (Egypt):
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/164003/news/cargo-ship-ablaze-at-southern-entrance-of-suez-canal
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/08/15/ship-on-suez-canal-engulfed-by-fire-no-injuries-reported/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Um-Alkhair-8010946.html

Quote: "A fire broke out aboard the "Um Alkhair" while the ship was anchored at the anchorage of Tawfiq off Suez on Aug 14, 2015. The vessel was moored since April, while maintenance work was carried out, being manned with a crew of 13 which was evacuated. Tugs started fighting the fire and got it under control."

2015-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame on the River Thames in Oxford (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-08-16/leisure-boat-badly-damaged-in-fire-on-the-thames/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-33951660
http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/13599669.display/
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13599669.Boat_blaze_in_Oxford_but_nobody_hurt/

Quote: "A boat that caught fire in central Oxford has been extinguished by firefighters. The blaze broke out in mid-afternoon today and black smoke was seen over the city. Fire service duty officer Graham Mitchell said two fire engines were sent to the scene at the River Thames near Abbey Road."

2015-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame in the Solent near coastal East Cowes on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/boat-fire-prompts-east-cowes-fire-fighter-call-out/
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/boat-on-fire-towed-into-east-cowes
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13600068.Lifeboat_crew_rush_boat_on_fire_in_Solent/

Note: These are the 724th, 725th, 726th and 727th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-08-16 - Passenger plane crashes into mountain in coastal Papua (Indonesia), no survivors, 54 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150816-49689-IDN
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29799865/indonesia-official-says-missing-plane-is-totally-destroyed
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33951854
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/16/asia/indonesia-missing-plane/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/16/indonesia-airliner-loses-contact/31809873/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/16/us-indonesia-plane-idUSKCN0QL09A20150816
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trigana-air-service-plane-goes-missing-over-papua-indonesia-says-n410631
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/indonesian-aircraft-carrying-54-crashes-in-papua/6701198
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/16/indonesian-plane-missing-remote-papua-trigana-air-service
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/17/bad-weather-hampers-efforts-reach-indonesia-plane/31837481/

2015-08-16 - Two small planes collide mid-air and crash, fire erupts, in coastal San Diego (California), 5+ killed:
http://koin.com/2015/08/16/officials-5-dead-in-sd-midair-plane-crash/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150817-49697-USA
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/authorities-dead-midair-collision-small-planes-33118574
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/17/three-dead-in-midair-collision-small-planes-authorities-say/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/29798699/report-3-people-dead-after-2-planes-collide-in-san-diego

Quote: "Authorities said five people were killed Sunday when two small planes collided in midair while approaching an airport in southern San Diego County, Calif., sparking brush fires in a remote field where the wreckage landed."

2015-08-16 - Small plane crashes and burns on railroad tracks on coastal Long Island (New York), 1 killed, 1 injured:
https://www.rt.com/usa/312588-plane-crash-long-island/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/16/bethpage-plane-crash/
http://nypost.com/2015/08/16/plane-crashes-onto-train-tracks-in-long-island/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NY-Long-Island-Plane-Crash-Casualties-LIRR-Service-Suspended-321986792.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/nyregion/plane-crash-long-island.html
http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/2015/08/17/morristown-surgeon-injured-plane-crash/31853791/
http://www.sott.net/article/300247-1-killed-1-injured-as-light-aircraft-crashes-onto-railroad-track-in-Long-Island-New-York
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/national/killed-hurt-in-small-plane-crash-on-long-island-railway/article_f79c4f14-a388-5138-b5a7-5725eef11f63.html

2015-08-16 - Small plane crashes and burns near preschool in West Caldwell (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://www.pressexaminer.com/pilot-dies-in-plane-crash-fire-near-essex-county-airport/38172
http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2015/08/16/john-hannon-pilot-died-plane-crash/31820413/
http://www.northjersey.com/news/pilot-killed-when-small-plane-crashes-in-west-caldwell-1.1393116
http://sostrenews.com/two-killed-in-n-j-plane-crash-near-essex-county-airport/
http://patch.com/new-jersey/livingston/pilot-identified-fatal-essex-county-plane-crash-0
http://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/next-patch-find-new-homes-sale-caldwells-update-one-killed-nj-plane-crash-behind-kiddie-academy

2015-08-16 - Small plane crashes into yard at home in Bristow (Virginia), engine failure, 1 injured:
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/08/16/woman-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-bristow/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/manassas%20/2015/08/16/small-plane-crashes--bristow-backyard/31811985/
http://wtvr.com/2015/08/16/dulles-aviation-pilot-hurt-in-plane-crash-near-manassas-airport/
http://bristowbeat.com/news/breaking-single-engine-plane-crashes-in-bristow-community/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/virginia/2015/08/16/pilot-seriously-injured-small-plane-crash-va/31814181/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pilot-seriously-injured-in-small-plane-crashes-in-prince-william-county/2015/08/16/bbd41b98-4427-11e5-8ab4-c73967a143d3_story.html

2015-08-16 - Small plane crashes in LaGrange County (Indiana), engine failure, 1 injured:
http://wane.com/2015/08/16/lagrange-county-plane-crash-injures-an-elderly-woman/
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/One-woman-injured-after-plane-crash-in-LaGrange-County/34745192

2015-08-16 - Seaplane crashes into Chittenden Reservoir (Vermont):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150817-49698-USA
http://www.wcax.com/story/29798066/plane-crash-at-chittenden-resevoir
http://www.wptz.com/news/small-plane-crash-in-chittenden-reservoir/34747960
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/08/16/plane-crashes-chittenden-reservoir/31816291/

2015-08-16 - Medical plane crashes at 6:14 AM in coastal Cape Town (South Africa), 5 killed:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/5-killed-in-Cape-Town-plane-crash-20150816
http://news.yahoo.com/five-africans-killed-plane-crash-near-cape-town-134710672.html
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/five-killed-in-cape-town-plane-crash-1.1900536
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Patients-daughter-died-with-him-in-plane-crash-20150816
http://thenewage.co.za/167875-1008-53-Five_killed_in_a_plane_crash_in_Cape_Town
http://www.airlive.net/2015/08/medical-plane-crash-in-tygerberg.html
https://er24.co.za/blog/e-med-rescue-24-mourns-death-of-crew-and-patient-in-aeromedical-plane-crash/
http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2015/08/17/medical-plane-crashes-in-cape-town-kills-5/

2015-08-16 - Small plane crashes in coastal Coombabah (Australia), engine failure:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/pilot-escapes-light-plane-crash-on-gold-coast/6700966
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/miracle-escape-for-qld-light-plane-pilot/story-fn3dxiwe-1227485710145
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/a-pilot-walks-away-unharmed-from-a-plane-crash-at-coombabah/story-e6freon6-1227485534686

2015-08-16 - Small plane crashes at golf course near coastal Tokyo (Japan), 2 killed:
http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/102803-ultralight-plane-crash-tokyo-japan
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/16/national/ultra-light-plane-crash-tokyo-suburb-kills-two/

Note: Atmospheric contamination problem, planes fly through the atmosphere, more planes crashing - that's about as simple as it gets. It's definitely getting more dangerous to fly, but things are gonna get a whole lot worse before they get better. Actually, things will never get better, not on any timescale that means anything to human beings anyway. That said, you're still safer on big jumbo jets than on any kind of propeller-driven plane, even a big one, or helicopter. Even so, your odds of dying while flying are going to be going up as time goes on, regardless of the type of aircraft...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-17 - Underground fire at landfill moves closer to landfill containing nuclear waste in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/state-regulators-demand-new-measures-contain-landfill-fire-bridgeton
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2015/08/17/missouri-dnr-underground-fire/31888281/
http://www.wopular.com/dnr-orders-new-measures-prevent-spread-bridgeton-landfill-fire-0
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/missouri-orders-new-measures-to-prevent-spread-of-bridgeton-landfill/article_60ba06ba-beaf-51a1-84dd-a8a597d1f058.html

Note: If this fire breaks through the bottleneck between the two landfills then we may end up with a mini-Fukushima blowing radioactive smoke from right in the middle of the United States...

2015-08-17 - Underground explosion and fire blacks out part of Waterbury (Connecticut):
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2015/08/17/news/local/doc55d240538d806472839726.txt

2015-08-17 - Underground electrical fire blacks out parts of downtown Aurora (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/power-restored-in-aurora-after-comed-vault-fire/940404/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-fire-aurora-power-st-0818-20150817-story.html
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150817/news/150819089/

2015-08-17 - Landfill erupts in flame in Yucca Valley (California):
http://www.hidesertstar.com/news/article_4ac49bc8-454c-11e5-bda9-db7dcc1923e2.html

2015-08-17 - Landfill hit by fire in Edinburg (Texas):
http://www.krgv.com/news/local-news/fire-at-landfill-in-edinburg/34751320

2015-08-17 - Landfill hit by fire at 3 AM, building and heavy equipment goes up in flames, in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/no-one-hurt-in-fire-at-landfill/article_94f0fde8-44b8-11e5-86cd-db9189ebd824.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15526036-no-one-hurt-in-fire-at-landfill/

2015-08-17 - Recycling center destroyed by fire at Seabreeze Environmental Landfill in Freeport (Texas):
http://thefacts.com/free_share/article_70f48661-81b8-5272-abc1-cf09b4deac24.html

Quote: "Officials in several southern Brazoria County cities were left wondering what would happen to their recycling services Monday, as fire destroyed the center at the Seabreeze Environmental Landfill. 'It’s a 100 percent loss,' Brazoria County Fire Marshal Martin Vela said."

Note: More underground fires/explosions, more landfills and recycling centers burning. 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."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-18 - Underground electrical explosion hits coastal Bluffton (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wtoc.com/story/29813174/1-transported-after-manhole-explosion-in-bluffton
http://www.blufftontoday.com/bluffton-news/2015-08-18/one-injured-manhole-explosion-uscb-campus

Quote: "One person was transported to the hospital after an explosion took place in a manhole in Bluffton, just after 10 a.m on Tuesday. Beaufort County EMS responded and treated the victim. A helicopter transported the victim to a trauma center."

2015-08-18 - Underground electrical fire erupts in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2015/08/bridgeport-news-underground-fire/

2015-08-18 - Electrical plant damaged by fire in Indiantown (Florida), 2 injured:
http://www.wpbf.com/news/2-injured-in-fire-at-indiantown-cogeneration-facility/34780106

2015-08-18 - Transformer bursts into flame at the Ocean House Hotel in coastal Westerly (Rhode Island):
http://www.theday.com/policefirecourts/20150817/smoky-fire-causes-evacuation-of-ocean-house-hotel

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-08-18 - Transformer bursts into flame near Lakehurst Avenue in Salem (Virginia), blackouts ensue:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/transformer-fire-cut-power-to-traffic-lights-on-electric-road/article_db7a5df2-2642-551d-ad14-c46c5ba46b98.html

Note: More electrical infrastructure exploding/burning. Keep some flashlights handy!

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-19 - Motel destroyed by explosion and fire in the wee hours in coastal Bremerton (Washington):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-chief-bodies-found-debris-washington-state-motel-33188017
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/gas-blast-hits-motel-6-in-bremerton_91630313
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/motel-6-bremerton-washington-rocked-gas-explosion-n412166
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/us/washington-hotel-explosion/index.html
http://twitter.com/KING5Seattle/status/633863169232998401/photo/1

Note: Somebody 'smelled gas'. Natural gas is odorless so they add mercaptan to it, which smells like 'rotten eggs'. So does hydrogen sulfide at low concentrations. So people smelled rotten egg odor on the coast and a building exploded. Was it natural gas? Well, to answer that, one would need to know what the methane and hydrogen sulfide levels were in the air and in the ground...so what were they? Ah, nobody's even checking, so nobody will ever know what caused this explosion, though obviously AFTER the explosion the gas lines would have been ruptured.

Bremerton is just 45 miles from Port Townshend as the gas blows, where a man just saw a gigantic expanding cloud of fire in the sky, mentioned in the 2015-08-13 update. That was a 'flash fire' burning off a sizeable cloud of flammable gas in the atmosphere. Could be that a cloud just like that hit this motel, some gas got sucked in via the HVAC system, and then the motel exploded.

Pay attention to all explosions, and especially on coasts, from here on out, like this one, and the gigantic explosion that just destroyed a chemical warehouse in coastal Tianjin (China), mentioned in the 2015-08-12 update, and the refinery damaged by fire and possible explosion in coastal Shuaiba (Kuwait), mentioned in the 2015-08-17 update, and other events like those. They didn't train to deal with the aftermath of 10-kiloton explosions late last year in coastal New York City, mentioned in the 2014-10-22 update, for nothing. Here's a Google Maps link that shows both Bremerton and Port Townshend.

Finally, hydrogen sulfide is corrosive to steel and concrete, so it will CAUSE more gas leaks (and water main breaks leading to sinkholes, and more buildings collapsing) and it will also serve as the igniter for ANY kind of flammable gases in the air if there's any rusty iron/steel or electrified copper around, and there's usually one or the other if not both...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-20 - Underground electrical explosion and fire hits coastal Los Angeles (California), 4 lightly injured:
http://ktla.com/2015/08/21/thunderous-explosion-rocks-downtown-l-a-high-rise-office-building-4-injured-lafd/
http://abc7.com/news/underground-explosion-shakes-high-rise-building-in-downtown-la/950286/
http://tribktla.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/wilshire-explosion1.jpg
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/21/firefighters-investigate-cause-of-high-rise-explosion-in-downtown-la/
http://abc7.com/news/underground-explosion-shakes-high-rise-building-in-downtown-la/950286/
http://www.contactmusic.com/shania-twain/news/shania-twain-plays-through-explosion-blackout_4879806
http://theboot.com/shania-twain-staples-center-los-angeles-power-outage/
http://mashable.com/2015/08/21/explosion-shania-twain/

Quote: "Shania Twain's concert at the Staples Center came to an abrupt stop while she was performing 'That Don't Impress Me Much,' due to a nearby underground explosion Thursday night. Mashable was at the show during the technical difficulties."

2015-08-20 - Underground electrical fire breaks out near the Crown Hotel in Nantwich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-involving-underground-cables-on-the-high-street-in-nantwich
http://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2015/08/20/explosion-and-fire-in-nantwich-forces-shops-evacuation/
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Underground-blast-sparks-alert-outside-historic/story-27644685-detail/story.html

2015-08-20 - Underground explosions hit coastal London (Britain) 80 times in 5 years:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-33988957
http://www.rt.com/uk/312942-pavement-exploding-london-threat/
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/19/londons-exploding-pavements-lives-risk-80-fires-five-years
http://www.sott.net/article/300455-Londons-exploding-pavements-Over-80-occurrences-in-past-five-years

Quote: "Last year alone, 40 incidents of exploded pavements were reported in the capital according to Freedom of Information figures obtained by Labour London Assembly member Murad Qureshi."

Note: So 40 such events last year alone and 40 more combined for the other 4 years. In other words, the number of underground explosions is increasing...

2015-08-20 - Landfill hit by fire at 3:30 AM in Waterbeach (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Waterbeach-landfill-accidental/story-27644905-detail/story.html
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/7556l941v/Cambridge-News-published-Waterbeach-landfill-fire-was-accidental.htm

2015-08-20 - Recycling plant hit by fire on Ditton Road in Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-widnes_20-08-2015_9-02-42

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."

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-21 - Metal recycling business destroyed by massive fire just before midnight on coastal Mare Island (California):
http://patch.com/california/martinez/iron-company-warehouse-destroyed-mare-island-fire-0
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/29849554/2015/08/21/massive-fire-destroys-mare-island-warehouse-lights-up-east-bay
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/21/massive-fire-mare-island-destroys-warehouse/
http://abc7news.com/news/fire-burns-large-warehouse-on-mare-island/950340/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28679385/massive-mare-island-warehouse-fire-at-former-navy
http://patch.com/california/benicia/three-alarm-fire-reported-iron-company-mare-island-0
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/massive-warehouse-fire-at-former-navy-shipyard-no-injuries/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ferocious-blaze-at-Vallejo-metal-plant-still-6457422.php

Quote: "Firefighters from Solano County have controlled a 3-alarm fire that burned a 62,500-foot warehouse on Mare Island to the ground Friday morning, a Vallejo Fire Department captain said. The fire at Alco Metal & Iron Company, a recycling facility at 629 Azuar Drive, was reported at 11:43 p.m. Thursday."

2015-08-21 - Metal recycling business hit by fire, trailer of recyclables burns, in coastal Palmetto (Florida):
http://www.bradenton.com/2015/08/22/5952839/best-metals-recycling-fire-douses.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15675884-best-metals-recycling-fire-douses/

Quote: "Firefighters with the North River District work a fire Friday afternoon at Best Metals Recycling Inc., 2615 29th St. E. in Palmetto. The fire broke out in a large trailer used for transporting salvaged metal."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-08-22 - Vintage jet crashes into cars and explodes at airshow in coastal Shoreham-by-Sea (Britain), 7+ killed, 14+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150822-49770-GBR
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/24/c_134547265.htm
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-34029764
http://www.rt.com/news/313109-plane-crash-shoreham-airshow/
http://wtvr.com/2015/08/23/police-11-highly-likely-to-be-dead-after-military-jet-crashes-at-airshow/
http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150822/NEWS/150829794/-1/news
http://wtvr.com/2015/08/22/at-least-7-dead-after-shoreham-airshow-plane-crash/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3207647/Shoreham-Airshow-crash-wedding-car-hit.html
http://wate.com/2015/08/22/police-say-7-dead-after-jet-in-uk-airshow-crashes-into-road/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/world/plane-struck-cars-highway-deadly-airshow-crash/nnPYH/
http://abc13.com/news/police-say-7-dead-after-jet-in-uk-airshow-crashes-into-road/952268/
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/7-killed-plane-crash-at-uk-air-show-19714.shtml

Quote: "Seven people died and a further 14 people were injured, four of whom were taken to hospital, when the jet crashed into the A27 at 13:20 BST on Saturday. 'It is possible that tonight [Saturday] and tomorrow we are going to find more bodies at the scene,' said Supt Jane Derrick of Sussex Police."

Quote: "Sussex police announced at a press conference that they have the names of 11 people whom they are treating as 'highly likely' to be dead."

2015-08-22 - C-130 plane makes emergency landing at airport in coastal New Castle (Delaware), engine failure:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/New-Castle-County-Airport-Airplane-Delaware-Emergency-322601322.html

2015-08-22 - Small plane crashes and burns along shore of the Cook Inlet in coastal Kasilof (Alaska), engine failure, 2 killed:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/plane-crashes-alaskas-kenai-peninsula-killing-men-33265589
http://www.adn.com/article/20150823/engine-troubles-preceded-kenai-peninsula-plane-crash-witnesses-say
http://radiokenai.net/fatal-plane-crash-reported-in-kasilof/
http://www.ktva.com/fatal-plane-crash-in-kasilof-area-ntsb-en-route-790/
http://hosted2.ap.org/AKJUN/504f353a831b401ab784dcfd4a71bae7/Article_2015-08-23-US--Plane%20Crash-Kenai/id-98e94f0c00cf40458b0f9e7e259dde2c

2015-08-22 - Small plane crashes in Martinsville (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/one-dead-in-clark-county-plane-crash
http://wthitv.com/2015/08/22/one-person-dies-in-plane-crash/
http://www.newschannel20.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_24386.shtml

2015-08-22 - Small plane crash lands on beach on coastal Singer Island (Florida), engine failure:
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/fire-rescue-plane-crash-singer-island-28597.shtml
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/plane-crashes-on-singer-island-beach-both-passenge/nnPgk/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150822/Small-Plane-Crashes-On-Singer-Island-Palm-Beach/

2015-08-22 - Small plane crashes into trees in Starks (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/23/pilot-survives-crash-of-small-plane-in-starks/
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/08/23/starks-pilot-uninjured-after-plane-crashes-into-hemlock-trees/

2015-08-22 - Small plane crashes in Grimsby (Canada), near Lake Ontario, 1 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/grimsby-plane-crash-sends-pilot-to-hospital-1.3200521
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/pilot-in-hospital-after-plane-crash-in-grimsby-1.2528834
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5810106-plane-crash-in-grimsby/

2015-08-22 - Small plane crashes in field in Walden (Canada), 1 lightly injured:
http://globalnews.ca/news/2180228/reports-of-a-small-plane-crash-in-walden/
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/one-person-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-southeast-calgary
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/plane-crashes-into-undeveloped-section-of-walden-senior-suffers-minor-injuries-1.2528820

2015-08-22 - Small plane crashes and burns in field near Sandown Airport on the Isle of Wight (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-34026444
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/plane-crash-at-sandown-airport
http://www.voicefmradio.co.uk/community/news/man-airlifted-to-southampton-hospital-after-plane-crash
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-08-22/pilot-airlifted-to-hospital-after-isle-of-wight-plane-crash/

2015-08-22 - Helicopter crashes in rural area in Grimes County (Texas), 2 injured:
http://abc13.com/news/two-injured-after-helicopter-crashes-in-grimes-county/952640/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_bfb61b5e-91c7-55f9-90f7-cb2efcad5481.html

2015-08-22 - Driver blacks out, transit bus veers off road at 2 AM, hits tree, in coastal Los Angeles (California), several injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150822-49767-USA
http://dailybruin.com/2015/08/22/metro-bus-crashes-into-tree-leaves-five-with-minor-injuries/
http://ktla.com/2015/08/22/13-injured-after-bus-crashes-in-westwood/
http://ipresspage.com/news/driver-and-passengers-are-injured-after-metro-bus-slams-into-tree

Quote: "A Metro bus crashed into a tree early Saturday in Westwood after the bus driver fainted, sending the driver and four passengers to local hospitals to be treated for minor injuries. The bus swerved off the street at 2:10 a.m. on Wilshire Boulevard between Westholme and Thayer avenues, and crashed into a tree, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey."

Note: And the day prior, a charter bus driver had a 'medical emergency' and the bus went careening down the highway, on US 23 in Wyandot County (Ohio), mentioned in the 2015-08-21 update...

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-08-23 - Man, pilot, collapses during flight, wife crash lands plane, in Seville (Spain), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/24/passenger-crash-lands-plane-in-spain-after-pilot-collapses
http://www.startribune.com/light-aircraft-crashes-in-spain-after-pilot-collapses/322620381/
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Passenger-crash-lands-plane-in-Spain-after-pilot-collapses
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9f8c678c3e1d4d899cbe9851067f4b7d/light-aircraft-crashes-spain-after-pilot-collapses
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=235&sid=36119000&s_cid=rss-235

Quote: "The woman suffered burns and multiple contusions, while the pilot died, though it was unclear if that happened before or after the plane crashed near Seville airport in south-western Spain, an emergency services spokesman said. 'He died, possibly before the accident, during the flight,' the spokesman said."

2015-08-23 - Two small planes collide mid-air at air show in Dittingen (Switzerland), at least 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20150823-49780-CHE
http://www.rt.com/news/313146-switzerland-airshow-plane-crash/
http://www.dawn.com/news/1202333/two-planes-collide-during-swiss-airshow-one-pilot-killed
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-planes-collide-at-swiss-airshow-killing-1-pilot/953638/
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-planes-collide-at-swiss-airshow-killing-at-least-1/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3207746/Two-planes-collide-Swiss-airshow-one-crashing-ground.html
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/planes-crash-swiss-air-show-least-one-dead-112352441.html

Note: The day prior, a vintage jet just crashed into cars on a highway and exploded at an airshow in coastal Shoreham (Britain), killing at least 7 people and injuring 14 more, mentioned in the 2015-08-22 update...

2015-08-23 - Small plane crashes near airport in El Dorado (Arkansas), 1 killed:
http://www.katv.com/story/29861114/one-dead-after-a-plane-crash-in-el-dorado
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/2015/08/23/plane-crash--sw-ark-no-survivors/32235071/
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/klrt/22138/LChoxZ1nXE6a5SHnsY8kcA
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/el-dorado-plane-crash-leaves-one-dead/62998/qvdbO9e5c0q4O6ebvhv3Cg

2015-08-23 - Small plane crashes into the Kiskiminetas River near Saltsburg (Pennsylvania), engine failure:
http://www.wtae.com/news/plane-ends-up-in-river-during-emergency-landing-in-indiana-county/34872756
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/plane_emergency_landing_river.html
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8964875-74/saltsburg-conemaugh-crews
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/08/23/plane-crashes-into-kiski-river/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/08/24/pilot-describes-experience-after-emergency-landing-on-river/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2015/08/23/Pilot-ditches-plane-in-Kiskiminetas-River/stories/201508230195

2015-08-23 - Small plane crashes into wooded area in Fryeburg (Maine), engine failure:
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/23/ultralight-aircraft-crashes-in-fryeburg/
http://www.wmtw.com/news/ultralight-plane-lands-in-fryeburg-woods/34875430

2015-08-23 - Small plane crashes in Hempstead (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.click2houston.com/news/one-person-hurt-after-plane-crash-in-waller-county/34872490

2015-08-23 - Small plane crashes in field in Franktown (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/plane-crashes-down-in-douglas-county
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/08/23/pilot-survives-small-plane-crash-in-franktown/
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/08/23/small-plane-crashes-in-douglas-county/32229393/

2015-08-23 - Small plane crashes into wooded area near coastal Les Bergeronnes (Canada), 6 killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34047797
http://abc13.com/news/6-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-quebec/955730/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/float-plane-crash-near-tadoussac-que-kills-6-1.3201370
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/24/6-dead-in-plane-crash-during-sightseeing-trip-in-quebec/
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/25/four-britons-die-after-plane-crashes-during-sightseeing-flight-say-reports
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/four-britons-reported-to-have-been-killed-in-plane-crash-in-remote-part-of-quebec-10470221.html

2015-08-23 - Small plane crashes shortly after takeoff in Rashoop (South Africa), 1 killed:
http://www.enca.com/south-africa/biplane-crashes-backyard-kills-man

2015-08-23 - Man has 'medical crisis', SUV plunges into irrigation canal, in Bend (Oregon), 1 killed:
http://www.ktvz.com/news/bend-man-dies-after-crash-into-irrigation-canal/34875650

Quote: "Driver died after car crashed into irrigation canal in southeast Bend Sunday morning; police say he apparently had a medical crisis."

Note: You just can't count on staying conscious - or even alive - while driving anymore. Or while not driving, for that matter. That's probably the cause of many of the small plane crashes too, but they just find a plane and a body, often burned to ashes, so they assume the plane crash caused the death and never stop to think that the pilot collapsing unconscious or dead might have been the very reason there was a crash...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-24 - Ship under construction goes up in flames on coastal Geoje Island (South Korea), 2 killed, 7 injured:
http://koogle.tv/media/news/fire-at-daewoo-ship-building-kills-2-injures-7/
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150824001246
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/08/24/8/0302000000AEN20150824011651315F.html
http://maritime-connector.com/news/security-and-piracy/fire-in-daewoo-ship-under-construction-kills-one-leaves-one-missing/
http://splash247.com/fire-rips-through-dsme/

2015-08-24 - Boat explodes and burns at the Saco Yacht Club in coastal Saco (Maine), 1 injured:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/08/24/boat-explodes-at-saco-yacht-club-injuring-owner/
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/24/news/portland/saco-man-injured-in-boat-explosion/
http://www.wmtw.com/news/boat-explodes-at-saco-yacht-club/34884836
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/24/boat-explodes-at-saco-yacht-club-injuring-owner/
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/biddeford-saco/2015/08/24/man-burned-during-boat-fire-explosion/32282227/
http://www.journaltribune.com/news/local_stories/article_28237da4-4b38-11e5-960b-4bdf3f3f7cd2.html

2015-08-24 - Boat bursts into flame in harbor near coastal Lincolnville (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/24/news/midcoast/lincolnville-crew-puts-out-boat-fire/
http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/boat-fire-reported-in-lincolnville/1400286
http://www.penbaypilot.com/article/lobstermen-haul-burning-boat-away-lincolnville-beach-other-boats/58146
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/999380214/lincolnville-crew-puts-out-boat-fire
http://waldo.villagesoup.com/p/boat-fire-reported-in-lincolnville/1400286
http://www.wopular.com/lincolnville-crew-puts-out-boat-fire
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2015/08/25/lincolnville-crew-puts-out-boat-fire.html

2015-08-24 - Boat bursts into flame at Mill Creek Lake (Illinois), 3 injured:
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2015/08/saturday-night-boat-fire-at-mill-creek-lake/

2015-08-24 - Boat, vehicles and landscaping business destroyed by fire in Robinson Township (Michigan):
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/grand-haven/2015/08/24/firefighters-respond--flames--companys-barn/32307789/
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/article/2271521
http://woodtv.com/2015/08/24/multiple-depts-fight-fire-at-landscaping-business/
http://fox17online.com/2015/08/24/crews-battle-major-fire-at-precision-landscaping-in-robinson-twp/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/08/commercial_barn_fire_closes_ro.html
http://www.wopular.com/commercial-barn-fire-closes-robinson-township-road

Quote: "The Robinson Township Fire Chief estimated the fire caused up to $1.5 million in damage. 'You had several vehicles in there, there was a boat inside, there was a heavy fuel load,' said Chief Paul VanVelzen. 'He also had tires in there for his winter fleet, snow tires and stuff, I think there were about 40 of those, so the fuel load in there was heavy.'"

Note: These are the 751st, 752nd, 753rd, 754th and 755th boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015. The boatastrophe continues...

Category: Other Stories Of Interest

2015-08-25 - Girl, 16, goes outside, collapses, foams at the mouth, 'dies', gets buried, 'comes back to life', dies again, in La Entrada (Honduras):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dead-teen-screaming-in-tomb_55dcc238e4b04ae49704c32b
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/family-smashes-tomb-teen-screaming-article-1.2336677
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/25/dead-pregnant-teen-wakes-up-screaming-inside-coffin/21227142/
http://fox8.com/2015/08/25/dead-teen-wakes-up-screaming-banging-inside-coffin-family-smashes-tomb/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3210001/Desperate-family-smash-teenage-girl-s-tomb-day-buried-ALIVE-mistake-woke-screaming-die-real.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/honduras/11823283/Dead-teenager-wakes-up-in-grave-in-Honduras-only-to-then-die-in-hospital.html

Note: She went to use an outdoor toilet in the middle of the night. Wee hours, toilet. She collapsed foaming at the mouth and was eventually pronounced dead. They buried her. A day later they heard her screaming and banging on the inside of the tomb. By the time they broke into the tomb, she was dead again. She was never dead the first time. Hydrogen sulfide can cause foaming at the mouth, as with all the other people who've mysteriously died foaming at the mouth in recent times. Hydrogen sulfide is also known to be able to put small mammals into 'suspended animation', where their body temp drops to room temp and their heartbeat is almost nonexistent. Even trained medical personnel can't tell the difference, and this has happened numerous times in recent years. I said a while ago that I bet people are being buried alive because of hydrogen sulfide's 'suspended animation' property and I'm sure that's true. We'll never know how many people have been mistakenly buried alive, to awaken later screaming and suffocating inside a coffin in the middle of the night in some cemetery.

Here are some other similar incidents:

2015-05-22 - Man, 46, collapses, pronounced dead, 'comes back to life', in Milwaukee (Wisconsin)

2015-01-03 - Man in his 40s found 'dead' STANDING UP in stream in Roodepoort (South Africa)

2014-11-17 - Woman, 91, pronounced dead, wakes up inside body bag in morgue, in Belgrade (Serbia)

2014-09-28 - Multiple 'dead' people reported 'coming back to life' in Liberia, people freak out

2014-07-15 - Girl, 3, 'comes back to life' at funeral, dies again, in coastal Zamboanga del Sur (Philippine Islands)

2014-02-27 - Man pronounced dead, wakes up inside body bag, in Lexington (Mississippi)

2013-11-07 - Man buried, 'rises from the grave', in Brazil

2012-06-06 - 'Dead' boy 'comes back to life', asks for water at funeral, dies again, in Brazil

For more information about this particular subject, see the 2013-07-21 update, when a newborn baby was pronounced dead and 'came back to life' in Londrina (Brazil). This 'suspended animation' property does seem rare, as in you have to be on the small side and you have to get JUST the right 'dose', else you're just plain dead. And even those who 'come back to life' tend to die again (for real) before long, as hydrogen sulfide is a deadly poison and causes damage to the brain, heart, kidneys, liver, circulatory system, etc.

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-08-26 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing in coastal Osaka (Japan), engine failure:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20150826-49829-JPN

2015-08-26 - Small plane crashes near Hancock (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://www.waow.com/story/29886486/2015/08/26/faa-plane-spraying-crops-crashes-near-hancock
http://www.wqow.com/story/29886946/plane-spraying-crops-crashes-near-hancock
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/2015/08/26/pilot-killed-waushara-county-plane-crash/32446711/
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Plane-crash-near-Hancock-323008151.html

2015-08-26 - Small plane crashes near airport near Tyler (Minnesota), 3 injured:
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/three-hurt-in-tyler-mn-plane-crash/?id=184183
http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/3-Injured-In-Plane-Crash-Near-Tyler-MN/34925790
http://marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/573289/3-injured-in-plane-crash.html?nav=5015

2015-08-26 - Small plane crashes near airport near Griderfield (Arkansas), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/plane-crashes-in-jefferson-county/18140/X0OByKFHHkCb_uPfO0Dr3Q
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29887639/pilot-injured-after-plane-crash-in-eastern-jefferson-county
http://www.ktlo.com/pages/21901946.php?

2015-08-26 - Small plane crashes after landing at airport in Newnan (Georgia):
http://www.times-herald.com/local/201508260-INSIDE-Plane-Crash-7-inches

2015-08-26 - Small plane crashes into the Indian River near coastal Titusville (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.wesh.com/news/pilot-killed-in-titusville-plane-crash/34960096
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional/police-body-found-search-missing-brevard-plane-con/nnSCP/
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sns-bc-fl--missing-plane-20150827-story.html
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/titusville-fire-department-searches-for-plane-reported-missing/34934332
http://www.fox35orlando.com/local-news/12852941-story
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/8/27/missing_plane_report.html

2015-08-26 - Small plane crashes near Lima (Peru), 3 killed:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/three-dead-in-peru-plane-crash/125150.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/27/c_134558914.htm

Note: Another series of planes crashing. The death toll from that fiery plane crash in coastal Shoreham (Britain), mentioned in the 2015-08-22 update, has risen to 11 too. There've been a crazy number of planes crashing this month, mostly small planes, plus 13 aircraft smoking or burning in August, so far...

Category: Variety Pack

2015-08-27 - Two men killed by unknown cause, 5 people injured, at home in Des Plaines (Illinois)
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20150828-49860-USA
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-found-dead-in-home-near-des-plaines;-5-injured-in-hazmat-situation/960317/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Authorities-Respond-to-Fatal-Hazmat-Situation-in-Suburban-Home-323143811.html
http://wgntv.com/2015/08/27/at-least-1-fatality-in-hazmat-situation-in-unincorporated-des-plaines/
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150827/news/150828906/

Quote: "Investigators combed through a Des Plaines-area townhouse late into the night Thursday looking for clues to what caused a suspected hazardous material situation that left two men dead and a woman in critical condition. Authorities found the men's bodies shortly after 3:30 p.m. while responding to the home in the 9400 block of Harrison Street of Maine Township, after a family member called to report finding the three in distress."

Quote: "Four Cook County Sheriff's deputies also were hospitalized for evaluation after they had trouble breathing while in the home, as was the relative who found the victims."

Quote: "Upon entering the home, four Cook County sheriff's officers were unexpectedly overcome by some sort of hazardous agent, authorities said. 'They started feeling sick,' said Rick Dobrowski, chief of North Maine Fire Protection District. 'They were having some kind of breathing difficulties, we don’t know for sure.'"

Note: Whatever killed these men and sickened the others, it was highly lethal, it was a gas (else the guys walking in wouldn't have sickened too), and it was fast-acting, e.g. a 'knockdown agent'. Hydrogen sulfide fits all of those criteria. Not many things do. The first thing I'd check would be the sewer trap in that home because a malfunctioning sewer trap can allow hydrogen sulfide from the local sewer system to infiltrate a home, as with the woman who was gassed to death by hydrogen sulfide in her home in Kansas City, mentioned in the 2013-07-04 update.

If the sewer trap is working properly then it could simply have been an invisible blob of gas that blew by in the atmosphere and got sucked in via the HVAC system or got blown in through an open window or door. Running an AC unit or keeping any windows or doors open these days can be fatal. Of course, dying of heat stroke is fatal too, so this is quite a problem...

2015-08-27 - Underground electrical fire blacks out parts of coastal Long Beach (California), fourth time in 2 months:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/08/27/54033/long-beach-faces-another-power-vault-cau/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Long-Beach-Hit-With-Yet-Another-Power-Outage--323153351.html
http://lbpost.com/news/2000006935-fourth-vault-fire-in-2-months-occurs-in-long-beach-leaving-2-739-residents-without-power
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_28714909/smoking-long-beach-vault-briefly-leaves-thousands-powerless
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/27/new-vault-explosion-knocks-out-power-to-customers-in-long-beach/
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vault-679769-beach-left.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article32584995.html
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20150827/power-outage-in-long-beachs-wrigley-washington-neighborhoods-affects-almost-3000

Quote: "Thursday marked the latest in a series of outages in the city since July, including a days-long outage sparked by an electrical fire that sent manhole covers flying into the air."

Note: A naked guy broke some windows with his bare hands and said he was Jesus the day prior in Long Beach too, mentioned in the 2015-08-26 update...

2015-08-27 - Underground electrical fire blacks out parts of Cerritos (California):
http://abc7.com/news/underground-electrical-vault-fire-causes-cerritos-power-outage/959258/
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20150827/electrical-vault-fire-power-outage-reported-in-cerritos
http://latest-news.ws/news/underground-electrical-vault-fire-causes-cerritos-power-outage
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/ABC7/636967028390129664

Quote: "Southern California Edison crews responded to the 18000 block of Studebaker Road to restore electricity after three underground vaults caught fire just before 8 a.m. Traffic lights went out, and some businesses lost power."

Quote: "The fire and outage appear to be similar to a series of underground vault fires that knocked out power to tens of thousands of Long Beach residents in recent weeks."

2015-08-27 - Transformer explodes and burns near hospital in Hartford (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2015/08/27/fire-reported-in-st-francis-hospital-emergency-room/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/30-Patients-Moved-Over-Reports-of-Fire-at-Saint-Francis-323169501.html
http://foxct.com/2015/08/27/ambulances-diverted-after-power-outage-at-st-francis-hospital/

Quote: "Fire officials say a transformer exploded and patients could see smoke coming from vents."

2015-08-27 - Transformer explodes and burns, ignites brush fire, in Cascade Locks (Oregon), near the Columbia River:
http://www.kptv.com/story/29899017/several-homes-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-in-cascade-locks
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/08/homes_in_cascade_locks_evacuat.html

Quote: "Hood River Sheriff's Office believe the fire started by a transformer explosion near the train tracks."

2015-08-27 - Transformer bursts into flame in Sayreville (New Jersey), 1500 homes go dark:
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/08/transformer_fire_leaves_1500_without_power_in_sayr.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15817582-transformer-fire-leaves-1500-without-power-in-sayreville/
http://newspindle.com/transformer-fire-leaves-1500-without-power-in-sayreville/

2015-08-27 - Car bursts into flame at 6:45 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on Livonia Place in coastal Mullaloo (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/car-electrical-fault-sparks-house-fire-in-mullaloo/story-fnii5thn-1227500864012

Quote: "A carport at a Mullaloo house was set ablaze early Thursday after an electrical fault from a car sparked a fire. About 6.42am firefighters were called to the Livonia Place residence in Mullaloo after a resident inside the home called emergency services."

2015-08-27 - Car bursts into flame at 6:42 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on Lavinia Court in coastal Kallaroo (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/29361192/car-causes-house-fire/

Quote: "A car has sparked a house fire in Kallaroo this morning. The car was parked in the car port of a home on Lavinia Court when it caught fire about 6.45am. Twelve firefighters managed to put out the fire in less than an hour. Flames were contained to the area around the car port, however the home did sustain some smoke damage. The blaze caused $80,000 to the car and home."

Note: Could they have screwed up one of the above two stories? I dunno. The street names are similar, and the timing is very close, but there is actually a Livonia Place in Mullaloo and there is actually a Lavinia Court in Kallaroo, and the timing could be explained by the fact that Kallaroo is right next to Mullaloo, so a couple of blobs of gas blowing in off the ocean there could easily have hit two different cars at two different homes at close to the same time in adjacent towns. Here's a Google Maps link that shows both areas. Assuming these were two separate car fires, then these fires are eerily similar to the two boats that burst into flame within 3 minutes at different marinas in coastal Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. Coincidence? Hah, no.

Category: Other Stories Of Interest

2015-08-28 - Purple waves washing ashore in Oregon:
http://www.beachconnection.net/news/wpurple082615_510.php
http://oregon.citynewsline.com/news/purple-waves-puzzle-oregon-coast-scientists-officials
http://robertscribbler.com/2015/08/28/shades-of-a-canfield-ocean-hydrogen-sulfide-in-oregons-purple-waves/

Quote: "Another report from Neskowin said the purple waves had a funky smell to it..."

Note: That is probably purple sulfur bacteria, and that is a very bad sign indeed that this extinction event is storming ahead with ever-increasing strength. Purple sulfur bacteria consume hydrogen sulfide and they only exist in waters where there is already hydrogen sulfide present. So as the waters of the Earth become more contaminated with hydrogen sulfide, produced by sulfate reducing bacteria, there will be more outbreaks of purple sulfur bacteria. That appears to be happening now.

This is a sign that this extinction event is escalating rapidly now, the waters of the Earth becoming increasingly contaminated with hydrogen sulfide. That will cause more hydrogen sulfide to diffuse into the air, resulting in more fires and explosions, more animals and people sickening and dying, the Sun looking whiter and hitting the Earth with increasingly deadly levels of UV as the ozone layer dissolves, etc.

Because this extinction event is fueled by bacterial growth rates, this is the type of problem that accelerates at a geometric rate. Things weren't nearly this bad in early 2011 when I became certain about what was happening, though the signs were plentiful enough even then. But just over 4.5 years later and now we're seeing purple ocean waters - that is rapid escalation, and the escalation is only going to be even more rapid and extreme from here on out.

2015-08-28 - Foul stench hits coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://gothamist.com/2015/08/29/staten_island_smellfest.php
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/foul-stench-reported-staten-island-article-1.2341079
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/29/nyregion/harsh-odor-wafts-over-staten-island-baffling-residents.html
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/strong_ordor_reported_on_state.html
http://newyork.metrobugle.com/2015/08/28/foul-stench-reported-across-staten-island/
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/08/authorities-unsure-why-staten-island-stinks.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Why-Staten-Island-Stinks-So-Much-Friday-FDNY-NYPD-Foul-Odor-323244701.html
http://gawker.com/staten-island-stinks-so-badly-today-that-people-are-cal-1727246575

Quote: "An offensive odor of unknown origins permeated the borough, prompting numerous 311 complaints and calls to the NYPD and FDNY, the Staten Island Advance reported."

Quote: "While most of the reports are from the North Shore, they are being made from all over the Island, including Grasmere and Dongan Hills."

Quote: "A brief emergency radio transmission described the call as a possible Haz-Mat situation."

Note: Purple ocean water on the West Coast and a foul smell hitting a large coastal area on the East Coast - these are both extremely bad signs. Watch for more incidents like these...

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-29 - Biodiesel plant explodes and burns in Bunceton (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/story/29915658/bean-factory-explodes-in-bunceton-missouri
http://www.kctv5.com/story/29914296/large-fire-breaks-out-at-biodiesel-producer-plant-in-cooper-county-mo

2015-08-29 - Oilsands facility hit by explosion and fire at Mildred Lake near Fort McMurray (Canada):
http://www.news1130.com/2015/08/29/explosion-at-syncrude-oilsands-site/
http://www.660news.com/2015/08/29/explosion-at-syncrude-oilsands-site/
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Fire+extinguished+after+explosion+Syncrude+site/11327308/story.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/explosion-brings-syncrude-oil-sands-facility-to-a-halt/article26156896/

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."

2015-08-29 - Landfill erupts in flame in St. Mary's County (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0815/fireforceslandfilltoclose.html
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20150828/NEWS/150829541/1074/fire-forces-st-mary-x2019-s-landfill-to-close-for-the-day&template=southernMarylandMobile

2015-08-29 - Landfill erupts in flame, large pile of compost burns, in coastal Bourne (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/bourne-firefighters-battle-landfill-fire/
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150829/NEWS/150829340

2015-08-29 - Landfill erupts in flame, fire gets big, in coastal Maghtab on the island of Malta:
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-08-29/local-news/Fire-fighters-battle-huge-blaze-at-Maghtab-during-the-night-6736141239

2015-08-29 - Recycling plant hit by fire at 6:45 AM, hopper burns, in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2015/08/29/early-morning-fire-at-portsmouth-recycling-plant/
http://wavy.com/2015/08/29/no-injuries-in-fire-at-portsmouth-recycling-plant/

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."

2015-08-29 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 50 scrap cars burn, in Rancho Cucamonga (California):
http://www.pe.com/articles/fire-778554-rancho-cucamonga.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15908910-fontana-fire-burns-at-auto-salvage-yard/

Quote: "A fire Saturday, Aug. 29, torched dozens of salvage vehicles at a Rancho Cucamonga scrap yard, requiring more than a dozen firefighters to deal with guard dogs and electric fences as they worked to extinguish the blaze."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents

2015-08-30 - Small plane crashes near airport in Kewanee (Illinois), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://abc13.com/news/authorities-two-people-from-houston-killed-in-illinois-plane-crash/963274/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_c23cb6ea-6378-5dfa-ba48-53f31b75d8b0.html
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150830/NEWS/150839985/1994/NEWS
http://www.starcourier.com/article/20150830/NEWS/150839996/1994/NEWS
http://kwqc.com/2015/08/30/two-killed-in-henry-county-plane-crash/
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/2-Houston-men-die-in-Illinois-plane-crash-6474793.php
http://www.wrhl.net/news/details.cfm?clientid=31&id=187416

2015-08-30 - Small plane crashes and burns near expressway near Coral Springs (Florida), near the coast, 2 injured:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sns-bc-fl--small-plane-crash-20150830-story.html
http://www.local10.com/news/authorities-investigate-reports-of-small-plane-crash/35003068
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/08/30/small-plane-crashes-in-everglades-near-coral-springs/
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/small-plane-crashes-west-of-sawgrass-expressway/nnTTY/
http://www.tbo.com/news/florida/two-injured-when-small-plane-crashes-off-florida-expressway-20150830/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Two-Injured-After-Small-Plane-Crashes-in-North-Broward-Officials-323363221.html

2015-08-30 - Small plane crashes in coastal Shelter Island (New York), engine failure, 2 lightly injured:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/30/2-injured-in-small-plane-crash-on-long-island/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/shelter-island-small-plane-crash-injures-2-slightly-1.10791521
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/2-injured-in-small-plane-crash-on-Long-Island-6474824.php
http://longisland.news12.com/news/2-injured-in-shelter-island-plane-crash-1.10791059
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/2-hurt-in-small-plane-crash-on-Long-Island-6475100.php
http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/920161/2-injured-in-small-plane-crash-on-Long-Island.html?isap=1&nav=5040
http://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2015/08/31/plane-crashes-at-klenawicus-cops-say-pilot-and-passenger-with-minor-injuries/

2015-08-30 - Small plane crashes in St. Amant (Louisiana), 1 injured:
http://theadvocate.com/news/13321547-123/faa-to-investigate-sunday-crash
http://www.wafb.com/story/29918753/ultra-light-plane-crashes-in-st-amant-community
http://www.thecreole.com/?p=42812

2015-08-30 - Small plane crashes at air show near Friesach (Austria), 1 killed:
http://www.rt.com/news/313845-plane-crash-airshow-austria/
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/pilot-killed-after-plane-crashes-at-austrian-air-show-q08229
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/plane-crashes-austrian-air-show-fatally-injuring-pilot-33415494
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/30/small-plane-crashes-during-maneuver-at-air-show-in-southern-austria-fatally/
http://www.sott.net/article/300891-Plane-crashes-at-air-show-in-Austria-pilot-killed
http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20150830/API/308309861/Plane-crashes-at-Austrian-air-show-fatally-injuring-pilot
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNxwX7r4A557CUq5lTYz8arFLM6-m8AXQ
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=220_1440986637

2015-08-30 - Small plane makes emergency landing along road near Burnsville (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/plane-lands-local-highway-22574.shtml

Note: This has been the plane-crashiest month so far. It's been raining planes. This is gonna get worse before it gets...well, even worse than that!

Category: Fires And Explosions

2015-08-31 - Chemical plant explodes and burns at 11:25 PM in coastal Dongying (China):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150901-49907-CHN
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/08/breaking-another-massive-explosion-reported-china
http://www.rt.com/news/313933-china-factory-blast-new/
http://www.thejournal.ie/explosion-china-2303622-Aug2015/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/large-blast-reported-in-chinese-city-1441063791
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/08/31/another-explosion-in-china.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/china-explosion-city-dongying-rocked-6357544
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-31/china-rocked-another-massive-chemical-explosion-peoples-daily-reports
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/breaking-china-massive-explosion-chemical-industry-zone-lijin-casualties-feared-photos-644906
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/PDChina/638411877270323200
http://www.sott.net/article/300930-Another-massive-blast-rocks-chemical-factory-in-China

Quote: "A massive explosion has ripped through a region in China. Bright flames and black smoke were seen from what is thought to be a chemical factory this evening. The explosion was seen and heard in the industrial zone of Lijin, Dongying City, in Shandong, just before 11.30pm local time. It is not yet known if there are any injuries or fatalities."

2015-08-31 - Power plant heavily damaged by explosion and fire at 2:37 AM in coastal Guam:
http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2015/08/30/guam-cabras-power-plant-fire-under-gfd-investigation/71430224/
http://www.guampdn.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/08/30/explosion-rocks-gpa-cabras-power-plant/71439864/
http://www.kuam.com/story/29919223/2015/08/31/how-will-power-plant-fire-affect-ratepayers
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/business-pnc/utilities/item/5427-explosion-at-cabras-3-4-gpa-asks-residents-to-conserve-power

Quote: "Five workers escaped unharmed from an early morning explosion and fire at Guam Power Authority's Cabras Power Plant, according to authorities."

Quote: "Part of the port area has been shut down until further notice, according to port police. Damage to the Cabras 3 and 4 plants are extensive, and will be assessed when the fire department deems it safe for workers to enter the plants..."

2015-08-31 - Series of underground explosions and fires hits coastal Brooklyn (New York), blackouts ensue:
http://patch.com/new-york/williamsburg/watch-manhole-explosions-rock-busy-brooklyn-street

Quote: "A series of manhole explosions near Bedford Avenue and Wallabout Street early Monday evening caused sent vehicles and pedestrians scrambling, as seen in video recorded at the scene."

2015-08-31 - Recycling plant hit by huge fire, local caravan park hit by smell, in Llandow (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34102548
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/severe-fire-trading-estate-accidental-9968827
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/the-smell-been-disgusting-holidaymakers-9962924
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/severe-fire-trading-estate-could-9958581
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/BBCWalesNews/638037834079846400
http://myinforms.com/en/a/15950152-the-smell-has-been-disgusting-holidaymakers-forced-to-flee-after-huge-blaze-rips-through-recycling-plant/

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