Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-01 - Three homes go up in flames in West Brighton (New York), on Staten Island, near the coast:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/12/third_alarm_fire_blazes_throug.html
http://abc7ny.com/news/3-alarm-fire-burns-through-3-homes-on-staten-island-4-firefighters-injured/1106100/
http://abc7ny.com/news/2-alarm-fire-reignites-at-home-on-staten-island/1106100/
Quote: "Neighbors said they noticed a 'foul, gas-like' smell just before they heard sounds similar to 'bombs going off.'"
Note: An unexplained foul smell hit a large swath of Staten Island in late August too, mentioned in the 2015-08-28 update...
2015-12-01 - Fire department building erupts in flame at 11:30 PM in Knoxville (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://wate.com/2015/12/02/knoxville-fire-department-put-out-flames-at-one-of-its-own-buildings/
Note: A fire truck just burst into flame the day prior too while parked inside a fire station, in Henderson (Texas), mentioned in the 2015-11-30 update...
2015-12-01 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes at 3:40 AM in coastal Arcata (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/dec/1/big-early-morning-boom-west-side-arcata/
http://www.sott.net/article/307629-Big-early-morning-boom-shakes-Arcata-California
Quote: "We just had a HUGE boom in the bottoms of arcata. Villa way and Haeger intersection. Set off car alarms everywhere. It was the loudest explosion I’ve ever heard."
2015-12-01 - Scrap metal and plastic rubbish goes up in flames at the Port of Townsville in coastal Townsville (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-01/thick-smoke-pluming-from-near-townsville-port/6992088
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/townsville-homes-evacuated-over-toxic-fumes/news-story/32643d6913ac6e7b019c2558c0b65334
Quote: "Residents in South Townsville have been advised to close all doors and windows to avoid possible irritant smoke inhalation following an industrial fire. The fire in a pile of scrap metal and plastic rubbish at the Port of Townsville on Hubert Street sent huge plumes of thick smoke over the north Queensland town when it started about 5:00pm."
2015-12-01 - Vehicles and flooring business destroyed by fire and explosions in Basehor (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20151202/NEWS/151209786/1998/NEWS
Quote: "Magaha said there also were a number of vehicles parked in the building. No one was in the building at the time the fire was discovered."
2015-12-01 - Auto shop and 40 cars destroyed by huge fire in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/massive-auto-body-shop-blaze-prompts-demolition-1.2681181
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/roof-collapses-as-fire-tears-through-winnipeg-auto-shop-1.3344870
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Autobody-shop-consumed-by-fire-359475121.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/19941441-roof-collapses-as-fire-tears-through-winnipeg-auto-shop/
http://globalnews.ca/news/2372090/fire-crews-called-to-late-night-blaze-at-winnipeg-automotive-business/
http://www.firefightingincanada.com/headlines/fire-crews-battle-auto-body-shop-blaze-22132
http://www.newsunited.com/roof-collapses-as-fire-tears-news/20019687/
http://mytoba.ca/news/massive-fire-roof-collapse-at-winnipeg-auto-shop/
Quote: "An employee told CTV News that there were at least 40 cars in the building, some high-end vehicles."
Note: And December kicks off with some fiery doom!
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-02 - Chemical plant damaged by fire in Forward Township (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/butler/9557113-74/butler-county-fire
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2015/12/02/Fire-at-Butler-County-chemical-plant/stories/201512020245
2015-12-02 - Drum of nitric acid reacts and ruptures at business in Corunna (Michigan), 2 injured:
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/12/two_people_injured_after_explo.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/12/two_people_suffer_minor_injuri.html
http://www.abc12.com/news/headlines/2-workers-injured-in-explosion-at-Corunna-factory-360119451.html
http://nbc25news.com/news/local/acid-explosion-at-machine-tool-and-gear-in-corunna
Quote: "Matthies said there was a reaction with the company's nitric acid that caused a 55 gallon steel barrel to split."
Note: Nitric acid is non-flammable, like water. (Harmful to breathe or touch though.) It is, however, explosively reactive with gaseous hydrogen sulfide. A tanker ship carrying nitric acid went up in flames near coastal Ulsan (South Korea) in March, mentioned in the 2015-03-14 update. A cargo ship carrying nitric acid exploded and burned while moored near Ulsan in January too, mentioned in the 2015-01-11 update. That drum must not have been sealed very well and some hydrogen sulfide gas must have blown by and made contact with the nitric acid and caused the reaction that ruptured the drum. It couldn't have been a whole lot of hydrogen sulfide though, or there'd probably just be a crater here now instead of a ruptured drum...
2015-12-02 - Electrical substation erupts in flame in Lichfield (Britain), 24,000 homes go dark:
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Power-restored-leaves-24-000-homes-electricity/story-28291229-detail/story.html
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/power-restored-after-fire-leaves-24-000-homes-without-electricity-overnight-3688266.html
http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/electrical-substation-Staffordshire-released/story-28291075-detail/story.html
http://www.lichfieldmercury.co.uk/Major-petrol-station-Lichfield-causes-power-cut/story-28291134-detail/story.html
2015-12-02 - Around 30 motorcycles destroyed by fire while parked in showroom in Nagbhid (India), nobody there:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Fire-destroys-30-bikes-in-Nagbhid/articleshow/50018732.cms
http://www.nyoooz.com/nagpur/279701/fire-destroys-30-bikes-in-nagbhid
2015-12-02 - Ford's new Everest SUV bursts into flame during test drive near coastal Newcastle (Australia):
http://www.carscoops.com/2015/12/fords-new-2016-everest-destroyed-by.html
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/manufacturing/new-ford-everest-suv-catches-fire-during-a-test-drive-destroyed-by-the-blaze/news-story/86b4c77b9a90026c85be3b7b875a04cd
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/journalist-recounts-the-moment-a-new-ford-everest-suv-catches-fire-on-a-test-drive/story-fnjbnxug-1227632885607
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-everest-bursts-into-flames-during-a-road-test-in-australia-burns-to-the-ground-102560.html
Quote: "The fire happened late Tuesday on Redhead Road near Newcastle on the NSW central coast, about 175km north of Sydney."
Quote: "Discussing the blaze, Barnwell said 'They couldn’t put the fire out for ages. Some of the material wouldn’t extinguish. There were explosions and bits of shrapnel firing 50m down the road. I got as far away from the thing as I could.'"
Category: Aircraft Incidents
2015-12-03 - Update on Flight MH370 - investigators think plane experienced double engine flameout:
http://atwonline.com/safety/investigators-both-mh370-engines-flamed-out-search-narrowed
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/flight-mh370-had-double-engine-flameout-investigators/ar-AAfZWOQ
2015-12-03 - US Army ground aircraft for five days to review safety after recent crashes:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/30664847/army-grounds-aircraft-after-recent-crashes-in-tn-tx
http://abc11.com/news/army-grounds-aviation-units-after-recent-crashes/1108998/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/12/03/army-grounds-crews-after-3-deadly-helicopter-crashes-kill-8/76753792/
http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/12/03/forscom-orders-aviation-stand-down-after-deadly-crashes/76749120/
Quote: "Active-duty aviators at 11 U.S. Army installations across the country were grounded Thursday after three helicopter crashes in 10 days killed eight aviators, the Army announced."
2015-12-03 - Cargo plane blows tires at takeoff, makes emergency landing in coastal Hangzhou (China):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151203-51108-CHN
http://www.aviationinspector.com/2015/12/chinese-cargo-plane-tyres-burst-during-take-off/
2015-12-03 - Small plane lands, landing gear collapses, at airport on coastal Merritt Island (Florida):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/12/03/plane-breaks-nose-gear-after-hard-landing-at-mi-airport/76741368/
2015-12-03 - Small plane crashes during takeoff at airport in Mammoth Lakes (California), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.sierrawave.net/plane-crash-at-mammoth-yho/
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/dec/04/stringers-san-diegans-crash-plane-mammoth-lakes/#
http://www.aviationinspector.com/2015/12/plane-crash-at-mammoth-yosemite-airport/
2015-12-03 - Small plane crashes into the ocean near coastal Blackpool (Britain), pilot not found:
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/video-search-for-plane-ends-as-fuel-and-debris-found-1-7604440
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/623959/Frantic-search-pilot-plane-crashed-sea-Blackpool
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-34994954
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3344825/Major-coastguard-search-underway-light-aircraft-flying-Isle-Man-Blackpool-vanishes-radar-Irish-Sea.html
Quote: "The small plane vanished at 9am as it approached Blackpool airport and it is feared its pilot may have been killed in the crash. A spokesman for the UK Coastguard said contact was lost with the plane some three miles from Blackpool's iconic beachfront, which is popular with tourists."
2015-12-03 - Small plane crashes into woods near Ljubljana (Slovenia), 1 killed:
http://www.sloveniatimes.com/austrian-pilot-killed-in-small-plane-crash
http://english.sta.si/2206685/austrian-pilot-killed-in-small-plane-crash
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/05/c_134886611.htm
http://www.ubalert.com/geec
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-04 - RV bursts into flame at 7:05 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in coastal Oakland (California):
http://abc7news.com/news/firefighters-battle-two-alarm-fire-in-east-oakland-/1109618/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Firefighters-battling-2-alarm-blaze-in-East-6675426.php
http://telegraphtimes.com/2015/12/05/two-alarm-fire-burning-in-east-oakland/
http://oracledailyvoice.com/2015/12/04/two-alarm-fire-burning-in-east-oakland.html
Quote: "Initial reports indicate the fire started in an RV and spread to a nearby structure, according to firefighters."
Note: This is the 385th RV to burn in 2015...
2015-12-04 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at casino in Terrace (Canada):
http://www.terracestandard.com/news/360596361.html
Quote: "A Ford Windstar parked at the casino on fire. Terrace Fire Department put the fire out. Under investigation."
2015-12-04 - In separate incidents, SUV and car burst into flame on same day at same mall in Millburn (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/millburn/2-car-fires-one-day-short-hills-mall-millburn-police
2015-12-04 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Lakeside (California):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Garage-Catches-Fire-After-Reported-Explosion-Sound-360636761.html
Quote: "Firefighters were called to the 11500 block of Rocoso Road at 4:35 p.m. when someone reported hearing an explosion. Crews discovered a pickup truck had caught fire, igniting the carport under which it was parked. The fire then jumped to the garage."
2015-12-04 - Three cars destroyed by fire, five damaged, at 4:40 AM while parked in underground parking garage at apartments in Hillcrest area in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/04/hillcrest-underground-garage-fire-destroys/
http://www.cbs8.com/story/30667951/hillcrest-condos-evacuated-after-fire-erupts
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/12/04/fire-in-parking-garage-prompts-evacuation-of-hillcrest-apartments/
Quote: "At least three cars were destroyed and five or damaged by fire or radiant heat. Smoke got into some of the apartments, but caused no damage, Amador said. Damage to the structure and vehicles was estimated at $600,000. Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the fire, Amador said."
2015-12-04 - Two cars go up in flames while parked at Sinclair Community College in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/multiple-cars-damaged-in-fire-near-sinclair/npcKS/
Note: The Miami River wraps around this area. Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
2015-12-04 - Car bursts into flame while parked at beach in coastal Mount Martha (Australia), pickup burns in Manifold Heights too:
http://www.3aw.com.au/news/car-fire-on-mt-martha-beach-20151203-glf56p.html
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/crime-court/manifold-heights-familys-close-brush-with-suspicious-ute-fire/news-story/62e24e440010b6a0be14d88d62a386e0
Quote: "The cause of the fire and how the car ended up on the beach is unclear. Meanwhile, another photo has emerged of a car fire in Manifold Heights this morning. The cause of that blaze is also undetermined."
Note: Manifold Heights is a suburb of coastal Geelong. Here's a Google Maps link that shows both areas...
2015-12-04 - Three cars go up in flames while parked in underground carpark in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.kildarenow.com/news/three-cars-damaged-in-serious-fire-in-underground-car-park/61548
2015-12-04 - Car and home go up in flames in Houston (Texas), nobody there:
http://www.click2houston.com/news/two-dogs-saved-from-west-houston-house-fire
2015-12-04 - Multiple cars, other vehicles, machinery and garage destroyed by fire in the wee hours at home in Eagle Point (Oregon):
http://www.kdrv.com/news/Fire_Destroys_Multiple_Cars_Inside_Eagle_Point_Garage.html
2015-12-04 - Minivan and home go up in flames in Cottonwood Heights (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=37628575&nid=148&fm=most_popular&s_cid=popular-6
2015-12-04 - Car and home go up in flames on Eagle Lake Drive in Bel Aire (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Crews-battling-house-fire-in-Bel-Aire-360605381.html
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/crews-working-house-fire-in-bel-aire/36799784
Quote: "Firefighters said they believe the fire started in a car and tree that were outside the home. Heat from the fire spread to the garage then went to an upstairs bedroom."
Note: Here are some more piles of parked vehicles igniting. Most vehicles spend most of their time parked. That means that as the atmospheric contamination intensifies, more and more parked vehicles are igniting. The problem isn't remotely as bad as it's going to get, of course, but it's already plenty bad. Any vehicle built with steel (e.g. which rusts) or which has a battery and electrified copper is vulnerable to this problem. That's most vehicles, including boats. Park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see on fire at your own risk...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-05 - Oil rig erupts in flame in the Caspian Sea, 31 killed, 33 rescued:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151205-51137-AZE
http://www.ibtimes.com/azerbaijan-says-29-missing-after-oil-platform-fire-feared-dead-2213179
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/06/azerbaijan-oil-platform-fire/76878018/
http://www.dw.com/en/azerbaijan-mourns-following-deadly-rig-fire/a-18897675?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/azerbaijan-1-dead-30-missing-33-saved-sfter-oil-rig-n474951
http://www.richmond.com/news/latest-news/ap/article_7c2b9089-77f0-5411-a0c8-47fce14244a6.html
http://news.az/articles/society/103301
http://www.rt.com/news/324844-azeri-oil-platform-fire/
Note: Technically 29 of them are missing and feared dead. But it's been two days, so they're very likely dead because if they weren't then if they were in the water then they'd have been spotted, and if they were on the rig then they would have made some noise...
2015-12-05 - Cargo ship 'Goudvis 2' erupts in flame on the Maas near Barendrecht (Netherlands), near the coast:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Goudvis-2-I382036.html
http://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/nid23852-machinekamerbrand-op-oude-maas.html
http://hetzuidenbarendrecht.nl/nieuws/groot-alarm-na-brand-op-binnenvaartschip-1.5512509
Quote: "In the afternoon of Dec 5, 2015, around 4 p.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the unloaded 'Goudvis 2', 3125 ts (EU-No.: 06004002) on the Outer Maas at the height of the Achterzee dike in Barendrecht. The ship got disabled and got stuck just off the Koedoodse port."
2015-12-05 - Shark tour boat bursts into flame at 12:40 AM while docked in coastal Haleiwa Harbor (Hawaii):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/fire-destroys-boat-owned-by-shark-tour-operator/
2015-12-05 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in Cannon Valley (Australia):
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/boat-fire-may-have-been-sparked-electrical-fault/2863894/
http://mackay.radiozinc.com.au/news/local-news/57523-boat-fire-may-have-been-sparked-by-electrical-fault
2015-12-05 - Boat bursts into flame at Constance Esplanade in coastal Runaway Bay (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/man-in-hospital-after-a-boat-fire-at-runaway-bay/story-fnj94hf2-1227635021857
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1010810335/man-receives-burns-from-boat-fire
http://www.onenewspage.com.au/n/Australia/755d9zm9n/Man-receives-burns-from-boat-fire.htm
Note: Not looking too good for boats and ships these days. These are the 1035th, 1036th, 1037th, 1038th and 1039th boats or ships to burn or explode in 2015...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-06 - Auto scrapyard hit by fire, piles of scrap metal burn, in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1157563/fire-north-side-scrap-yard-prompts-hazmat-response
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-fire-burning-at-north-side-scrap-yard-20151206-story.html
http://abc7chicago.com/news/north-side-recycling-plant-fire-under-investigation/1111742/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Fire-Reported-in-Lincoln-Park-Scrapyard-360714631.html
http://wgntv.com/2015/12/06/scrap-yard-fire-on-chicagos-near-nw-side/
http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/2015/12/still-box-alarm-in-a-chicago-scrap-yard-12-6-15-more-2/
http://www.rt.com/usa/324917-plant-fire-chicago-smoke/
2015-12-06 - 15 vehicles and auto shop go up in flames in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2015/12/07/giant-blaze-rips-through-auto-body-shop-15-vehicles/
Quote: "Fire investigators Monday were trying to determine what caused a massive blaze at an auto body shop that damaged the structure and 15 vehicles in a greater-alarm fire in South Los Angeles. Leaping 25-foot flames could be scene as the fire in the 7300 block of Avalon Boulevard was reported at 8:55 p.m. Sunday."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2015-12-06 - Landfill fire breaks out near Gainesville (Georgia):
http://accesswdun.com/print/2015/12/354413/smoky-skies-south-of-gainesville-caused-by-landfill-fire
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/wsbtv/673132994304081920
2015-12-06 - Recycling center erupts in flame, second fire in two weeks, in Greendale (Indiana):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/Greendale-recycling-center-catches-fire-second-time-in-2-weeks/36828274
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1010940716/greendale-recycling-center-catches-fire-second-time-in-2-weeks
2015-12-06 - Recycling plant hit by fire in Liversedge (Britain):
http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/incident/fire-in-open-liversedge-area/
http://www.batleynews.co.uk/news/local/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-liversedge-1-7608638
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14125987.Fire_involving_plastics_breaks_out_in_recycling_plant_s_yard/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/20166636-fire-at-recycling-plant-in-liversedge/
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-liversedge
2015-12-06 - Recycling center hit by fire in coastal Hartlepool (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2015-12-06/firefighters-still-at-the-scene-of-friday-night-fire-in-hartlepool/
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-spend-a-fourth-day-tackling-blaze-at-hartlepool-waste-plant-1-7612478
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/residents-told-keep-windows-closed-by-firefighters-battling-waste-site-blaze-1-7610250
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
2015-12-07 - Boatyard destroyed by huge blaze shortly after 5 AM in coastal Saint Aubin on the island of Jersey (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-35009807
http://www.channel103.com/fire-at-st-aubin-boat-shop/
http://www.itv.com/news/channel/2015-12-07/firefighters-had-to-tackle-st-aubin-fire-40-ft-above-ground/
http://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2015/12/07/large-fire-sweeps-through-boat-repair-shop-in-st-aubin/
Quote: "A large fire swept through a boatyard in St Aubin on Monday morning. The village was closed to all traffic because of the blaze at Gallichan Marine, which was reported shortly after 5 am, but re-opened at about 7.45 am. Several residents were evacuated from their homes and others were told to keep windows and doors closed."
Quote: "Gallichan Marine is a boat showroom but it also has a workshop to service the boats."
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
2015-12-07 - Eight or more boats and some RVs go up in flames 6:22 AM at storage facility near Lake Lanier (Georgia):
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/113927/
http://accesswdun.com/article/2015/12/354851/hall-co-fire-working-boat-storage-fire-in-flowery-branch
http://www.cbs46.com/story/30688210/lake-lanier-dry-dock-burns-in-afternoon-fire
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/16-boats-rvs-destroyed-in-lake-lanier-storage-fire/npd2w/
http://www.facebook.com/fox5atlanta/posts/10153244685755823
Quote: "A Lanier Islands Parkway storage facility and the 16 boats, RVs and other vehicles inside caught fire Monday afternoon."
Quote: "Dry docks are used to store boats on land, and this particular facility also stored RVs. Firefighters were still putting out hot spots as of 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, Hall County officials said. There were about 8-10 boats stored at the facility."
Note: It sounds like this place stored 8-10 boats, plus some RVs and other vehicles, totalling 16 units. So I'll just call it 8 boats and 2 RVs...
2015-12-07 - Cargo ship 'Cembalo' bursts into flame at 2:15 AM in coastal Rostock (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Cembalo-7231191.html
http://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/Region-Rostock/Rostock/Schiff-im-Ueberseehafen-brennt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykqyI4r_A18
Quote: "On Dec 7, 2015, at 02:15 a.m. a fire broke out in the cabin of a crew member in the accomodation block of the 'Cembalo' at berth 33 in basin B of the seaport Rostock. The fire rescue Rostock, the water police and the police Dierkow were on site. After the fire in the cabin was out, another one was remarked on the deck above short time later, which was thought to have been caused by the heat of the first fire, but meanwhile all fires were extinguished. The damage was considerable."
2015-12-07 - Ship rocked by explosion at the Northern Shipyards in coastal St. Petersburg (Russia), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://rbth.com/news/2015/12/07/1-killed-in-blast-on-ship-under-repairs-in-st-petersburg_548271
http://splash247.com/explosion-at-russian-yard-kills-one-wounds-three/
Note: These are the 1045th through 1054th boats to burn in 2015 and these are the 389th and 390th RVs to burn in 2015...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-08 - Person found burned to death shortly after 1 AM under Neponset River bridge in Milton (Massachusetts):
http://patch.com/massachusetts/milton/dead-body-found-milton-0
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20151208/NEWS/151206980/12662/NEWS
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30691551/burned-body-found-in-milton
http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20151208/NEWS/151206980
http://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/s/fh89p/dead-body-found-in-milton
http://www.metro.us/boston/fourth-burned-body-found-in-boston-area/zsJolh---P5l8yUiTv1fw/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/12/08/burned-remains-person-found-milton-bridge/5mflATjDsYe7Eh4b44yPbP/story.html
Quote: "For the fourth time in about a month, a burned body was found in Massachusetts."
Quote: "He said the investigation is preliminary, but officials do not consider the person's death to be suspicious at this time."
2015-12-08 - Woman, 70s, falls in fire pit and dies in Lake Los Angeles (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Burned-Body-Discovered-Lake-Los-Angeles-361200461.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/12/09/burned-body-found-on-street-in-lake-la/
http://theavtimes.com/2015/12/09/burned-body-found-in-lake-la-area/
http://lasunpost.com/2015/12/burned-body-found-on-street-in-lake-la/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-dies-falling-fire-pit-article-1.2461023
2015-12-08 - Person found dead in burning car on Forge Lane in West Bromwich (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2015/12/08/body-found-in-burning-car-in-west-bromwich/
http://ukdaily.eu/item/119322_body-found-in-burning-car-in-west-bromwich
Note: More people going up in flames. I knew when that woman burst into flame while sitting on a park bench last month in coastal Flensburg (Germany) that things were getting worse...
2015-12-08 - High-rise building damaged by fire on coastal Lagos Island (Nigeria):
http://allafrica.com/stories/201512090062.html
http://leadership.ng/news/481983/inferno-fire-guts-section-nitel-building-lagos
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fire-guts-top-floor-of-35-storey-necom-house-in-lagos/227519/
Note: Lagos is Nigeria's Dubai...
2015-12-08 - Wildfire rages from Wyperfeld National Park towards Dattuck (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-08/fire-crews-move-to-protect-western-victoria-properties/7010662
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/brimboal-bushfire-outofcontrol-fire-sweeps-towards-homes/news-story/28038bf676375ff7d90d16d45597bb7e
2015-12-08 - Cellphone explodes and burns in man's pocket in Saidpur (Bangladesh), 1 injured:
http://www.thedailystar.net/country/man-injured-cellphone-explosion-184354
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-09 - Multiple mysterious explosions rattle people in East Kilbride (Scotland):
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/baffled-east-kilbride-residents-share-6982056
http://www.sott.net/article/308330-Mysterious-loud-bangs-and-explosion-noises-leave-residents-of-a-Scottish-town-baffled
http://www.latest-news-headlines.eu/article/baffled-east-kilbride-residents-share-big-bang-theories-over-mystery-039-explosion-039-noises/1515762
Quote: "Mystery surrounds a succession of loud bangs heard across East Kilbride and beyond over the last two nights."
2015-12-09 - Chemical plant explodes and burns in Jilin (China), 4 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20151209-51187-CHN
http://www.rt.com/news/325235-chemical-plant-china-blast/
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id2998
http://www.sott.net/article/308150-Blast-causes-massive-fire-at-chemical-plant-in-northeastern-China
http://safetyphoto.co.uk/safety_news/explosion-and-fire-at-pesticide-factory-in-jilin-city-china-bno-news/
http://world-news-network.com/blast-causes-massive-fire-at-chemical-plant-in-china-firefighters-at-scene
Note: Another chemical plant exploding?! No way! 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."
2015-12-09 - Factory rocked by explosion in Yishun area in coastal Singapore:
http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/mysterious-explosion-yishun-factory-windows-all-shattered
2015-12-09 - Recycling business erupts in flame at 4 AM in Columbia (Missouri):
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/motorist-alerts-firefighters-to-blaze-at-paris-road-business/article_62b60985-c20b-581e-84ac-c47b3529e609.html
2015-12-09 - Recycling center hit by fire on Kingsbridge Road in Barking (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_Barking091215.asp
http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/fire_extinguished_at_barking_recycling_plant_after_9_hour_effort_1_4341315
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
2015-12-10 - Machinery plant devastated by massive inferno in Moscow (Russia):
http://www.rt.com/news/325532-huge-fire-moscow-factory/
http://www.sott.net/article/308261-Huge-fire-erupts-at-a-factory-in-Moscow
Quote: "The flames can be seen from a distance of several kilometers with the representatives of emergency services describing the blaze as the biggest one in Moscow in a quarter of a century, local media report."
2015-12-10 - High-rise building erupts in flame on the North Shore in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/fire-at-auckland-apartment-building-2015121021
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11559249
2015-12-10 - Metal scrap businesses destroyed by huge fire in the wee hours in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story243944/mumbai-massive-fire-breaks-out-in-kurla-no-causalities-reported.html
http://www.asianage.com/india/massive-fire-breaks-out-mumbai-s-kurla-area-no-causalities-reported-798
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-massive-fire-breaks-out-in-kurla-no-casualties-reported/16759150
2015-12-10 - Recycling plant erupts in flame at 1:15 AM on Derwent Way in Rotherham (Britain):
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2015-12-10/recycling-plant-in-rotherham-on-fire/
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-at-waste-recycling-plant-in-rotherham-1-7616157
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/100881/safety-warning-after-large-blaze-at-wath-recycling-plant.aspx
2015-12-10 - Massive fire rages through block of row homes just before 11:45 PM in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151211-51212-USA
http://nypost.com/2015/12/11/five-alarm-fire-injures-three-in-the-bronx/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/four-alarm-fire-tears-bronx-home-article-1.2462417
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/massive-fire-tears-multiple-row-houses-bronx-35710366
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Six-Alarm-Fire-New-York-City-Bronx-NY-Injuries-361544861.html
http://abc7ny.com/news/several-families-homeless-after-massive-fire-burns-through-block-of-bronx-homes-/1118592/
Quote: "At least 89 people have been displaced, and nine people, including six firefighters are injured after massive fire burned through a block of homes in the Tremont section of the Bronx overnight. The 6-alarm fire broke out in one home on 2086 Valentine Avenue just before 11:45 p.m. Thursday, and quickly spread. Nine buildings on Valentine Avenue were damaged by flames. Three of those homes were vacant, and five of the homes sustained severe damage."
2015-12-10 - Huge blaze destroys Big 5 sporting goods store in coastal Torrance (California), nobody there:
http://abc7.com/news/blaze-destroys-big-5-store-in-torrance/1118510/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Torrance-Big-5-361529741.html
2015-12-10 - Underground peat fire burns in coastal Lang Lang (Australia):
http://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/gazette/2015-12-11/battle-to-control-underground-fire/
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/20455572-battle-to-control-underground-fire/
2015-12-10 - EPA orders fire-prevention measures at West Lake Landfill near radioactive waste landfill in Bridgeton (Missouri):
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/12/10/epa-to-announce-new-order-for-troubled-landfill/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-orders-fire-prevention-steps-for-troubled-st-louis-landfill/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/epa-orders-fire-prevention-measures-at-radioactive-west-lake-landfill/article_ba3bf57d-db36-53ea-aff8-143d26dea9a6.html
Note: The heat is on!
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-11 - Passenger train bursts into flame at Marylebone Station in coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151212-51219-GBR
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35077290
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/london-marylebone-station-evacuated-after-6997737
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/national/14141213.Train_fire_sparks_Marylebone_station_evacuation/
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/11/marylebone-railway-station-evacuated-fire-on-train
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/train-fire-sparks-marylebone-station-evacuation-34281182.html
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_11121530.asp
http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/11/hundreds-of-people-evacuated-from-marylebone-station-after-train-fire-5560597/
http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/train-fire-sparks-marylebone-rail-station-evacuation-11364028490673
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-marylebone-evacuated-after-train-fire-causing-major-delays-a6770411.html
2015-12-11 - Freight train bursts into flame in Port Ewen (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://www.recordonline.com/article/20151211/NEWS/151219861
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/ny/dutchess-county/poughkeepsie/csx-locomotive-catches-fire-in-kingston_2253577
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20151211/train-fire-extinguished-in-port-ewen-no-toxins-aboard-no-injuries
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/ulster-county/2015/12/11/csx-locomotive-catches-fire-kingston/77154012/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/11/kingston-locomotive-fire/
http://www.wopular.com/update-csx-freight-train-catches-fire-kingston-area
http://snewsi.com/id/15424503373/CSX-locomotive-catches-fire-in-Kingston
2015-12-11 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Fitchburg (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_29237735/sentinel-amp-enterprise-staff-report
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_29240845/fire-strikes-recycling-plant
2015-12-11 - Recycling center hit by fire in Mansfield (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-blaze-in-mansfield-1-7619992
2015-12-11 - Pallets go up in flames, fire ignites grass fire, near recycling center in West Belconnen (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-11/grassfire-west-of-belconnen-canberra/7021770
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/fire-near-recycling-centre-in-west-belconnen-20151211-gllfzb.html
Quote: "The fire began in an industrial estate on Parkwood Road just after 2:00pm, in a pile of pallets measuring about 200 metres by 50 metres."
2015-12-11 - Underground electrical fire breaks out near Cummings Research Park in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/12/fire_in_manhole_leads_to_resea.html
Note: Yep, trains have definitely started burning more in just the last few months...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-12 - Mysterious explosion rattles Bryan (Ohio), residents report smoke, sulfur smell:
http://www.bryantimes.com/news/local/mystery-boom-rattles-bryan/article_bd16ec3b-6ba0-54b4-848a-4bacfd3f51d0.html
http://us.geosnews.com/p/us/oh/williams-county/bryan/mystery-boom-rattles-bryan_2246467
http://www.sott.net/article/308408-Mystery-boom-rattles-Bryan-Ohio-residents-report-smoke-sulphur-smell
Quote: "Several people reported hearing an explosion Thursday afternoon in Bryan, but nobody knows what it was. The calls started coming in around 12:40 p.m. according to dispatcher Dana Andrews. Windows rattled on South Beech Street and South Lynn Street smelled like smoke and sulfur. People reported hearing the boom on East Wilson Street, Walnut Street and Parkview Avenue."
2015-12-12 - Metal recycling plant hit by fire, huge pile of scrap cars burns, in coastal Kapolei (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30729885/firefighters-battling-large-blaze-at-schnitzer-steel-yard
http://khon2.com/2015/12/11/massive-blaze-at-campbell-industrial-park-under-control-following-possible-re-kindling/
http://kaleinar.com/photo-large-fire-burning-at-kapolei-hawaii-recycling-plant-staradvertiser/
http://twitter.com/StarAdvertiser/status/675528376614973440/photo/1
http://nvs24.com/news/US/Fire-rekindles-at-Kapolei-recycling-plant-2322767.html
http://globalnews.ca/video/2397243/fire-breaks-out-at-u-s-metal-recycling-plant/
Quote: "Honolulu Fire Battalion Chief James Perkins said the fire started in a pile of cars that were awaiting recycling. The pile is about 50 feet high, 40 feet wide and 50 feet deep."
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
2015-12-12 - Metal recycling business hit by fire, car-shredder burns, in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/seven-stations-respond-to-fire-at-car-shredder-1.2697951
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2015-12-12 - Recycling center erupts in flame, fire gets huge, in Harbor Gateway area in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://ktla.com/2015/12/12/harbor-gateway-torrance-fire/
http://abc7.com/news/fire-erupts-in-recycling-yard-in-harbor-gateway/1120167/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fire-Erupts-at-Recycling-Yard-in-Torrance-361673701.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/12/12/fire-crews-fight-blaze-at-harbor-gateway-recycling-yard/
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20151212/stubborn-fire-at-harbor-gateway-recycling-center-visible-for-miles
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20151212/more-than-160-firefighters-battle-recycling-center-fire-near-torrance
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2015/12/12/firefighters-battling-fire-at-recycling-yard-in-san-pedro/
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2015/12/12/160-firefighters-battled-recycling-yard-fire-in-la/
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/state/article49441325.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/carson-ca/TBHHMDS2LVI64PDAL
Quote: "More than 160 firefighters continued battling the blaze, labeled a 'major emergency fire,' shortly after 11 a.m., Stewart said."
Note: This area is near coastal Torrance, where a Big 5 sporting goods store was just destroyed by a massive fire, mentioned in the 2015-12-10 update...
2015-12-12 - Yacht club devastated by massive blaze in coastal Annapolis (Maryland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151213-51222-USA
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-fire-rips-through-historic-annapolis-yacht-club/
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/57164342-story
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/firefighters-battle-threealarm-blaze-at-annapolis-yacht-club/36933306
http://wtop.com/maryland/2015/12/fire-breaks-out-at-annapolis-yacht-club/slide/1/
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/12/12/major-fire-breaks-out-at-annapolis-yacht-club/
http://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/breaking-fire-annapolis-yacht-club-0
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20151212/Fire-Erupts-At-Annapolis-Yacht-Club-Annapolis/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/12/12/fire-burns-at-annapolis-yacht-club/77210026/
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/firefighters-battle-threealarm-blaze-at-annapolis-yacht-club/36933306
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/large-fire-burning-at-annapolis-yacht-club/2015/12/12/3b86ae50-a10c-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html
2015-12-12 - Six mail trucks go up in flames while parked in garage in Chelsea area in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mail-trucks-catch-fire-manhattan-post-office-garage-article-1.2464345
http://abc7ny.com/news/six-postal--service-trucks-damaged-in-chelsea-fire/1120596/
http://pix11.com/2015/12/13/six-u-s-postal-trucks-damaged-in-chelsea-fire/
Quote: "Six mail trucks went up in flames inside the garage of a Manhattan post office Saturday night, officials said. Firefighters raced to put out the flames on 11th Ave near 25th St. in Chelsea around 10:30 p.m. No one was injured in the mysterious blaze, and the fire did not affect the adjacent postal facilities, according to fire officials."
Note: A mail truck just burst into flame on a street in on street in South Jacksonville (Illinois), mentioned in the 2015-12-08 update. Before that, a mail truck burst into flame on a East Presque Isle Road in Caribou (Maine), mentioned in the 2015-12-02 update. The day before that, another mail truck burst into flame in Easton (Maryland), mentioned in the 2015-12-01 update, so this makes nine mail trucks going up in flames in 12 days, although it was 'only' these six trucks that were parked when they burned...
2015-12-12 - Fire truck bursts into flame on Spring Mill Road in Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania), 5 injured:
http://6abc.com/news/5-firefighters-injured-after-truck-catches-fire-in-bryn-mawr/1120537/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Firefighters-Injured-Fire-Truck-Bryn-Mawr-Pennsylvania--361692031.html
http://news.yahoo.com/5-firefighters-hospitalized-fire-truck-033739081.html
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12149050/fire-truck-burns-in-pa-five-hurt
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/news/local/Fire-Truck-Catches-Fire-in-Montgomery-County/361699081
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2015/12/five-firefighters-treated-after-fire-truck-catches-fire-in-bryn-mawr.html
Quote: "Five firefighters were taken to the hospital after their fire truck caught fire in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Saturday night. Members of the Gladwyne Fire Company were heading back from a non-fire call shortly before 7:30 p.m. on the 600 block of Spring Mill Road when their fire truck's engine suddenly caught fire."
2015-12-12 - Utility truck bursts into flame while parked inside business, business damaged too, near Goshen (Indiana):
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33850227-75/fire-destroys-truck-damages-shop-near-goshen.html.csp
Quote: "Officials learned of the fire at 8:40 a.m. when a motorist traveling along the highway called 911 to report seeing smoke coming from the shop building, interim Goshen Fire Chief Steve Abel said. Once inside the shop, firefighters found a parked, utility truck in flames. Crews extinguished the blaze and found the shop’s roof, eaves and rafters had been damaged, Abel said."
2015-12-12 - Service truck bursts into flame while parked inside logging business in Eugene (Oregon):
http://kval.com/news/local/fire-crews-extinguish-service-truck-burning-inside-logging-building
2015-12-12 - Several cars and seven homes destroyed by huge fire at 4:30 AM in Scott Township (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/12/12/four-alarm-fire-destroys-seven-homes-in-scott-township/
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/9617860-74/fire-downstairs-run
Quote: "Seven homes were destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning in Scott Township. The four-alarm fire on Noblestown Road, which broke out around 4:30 a.m., also destroyed several cars."
Note: Whew, not looking good! All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time. Park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see on fire at your own risk...
Category: Unusual Vehicular Accidents
2015-12-13 - Update on passenger plane that exploded on the Sinai peninsula in Egypt: Egypt says no evidence of bomb:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/world/egypt-russian-jet-crash-investigation/
http://www.kjct8.com/news/headlines/361775141.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/12/14/egypt-says-no-sign-that-terrorist-act-caused-sinai-plane-crash/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/egypt-sign-terrorist-act-russian-plane-crash-35751110
http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-completes-preliminary-report-russian-plane-crash-sinai-083504747--sector.html
Quote: "Egypt said on Monday it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on Oct. 31."
Note: Heh, both Egypt and Russia have reasons to lie. Egypt might lie about it not being a bomb, since they don't want to lose tourism money. Russia might lie about it being a bomb, since they don't want to lose Airbus money. Russia initially said there was no explosive residue too. But maybe Russia realized that might be kinda bad for Airbus, and they flip-flopped after two weeks. So there's 1 vote for no explosives (Egypt), plus 0.5 votes for no explosives (Russia initially) and 0.5 votes for explosives (Russia later). So that's 1.5 votes for no explosives versus 0.5 votes for explosives. Looks like 'no explosives' wins. Go democracy!
2015-12-13 - Small plane crashes near Lower Creek Airfield in Lenoir (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/ultralight-plane-crashes-lenior/npjJb/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/30736167/ultralight-plane-crashes-in-lenoir
http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2015/12/13/plane-crashes-in-caldwell-county/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/30736167/pilot-in-stable-condition-after-ultralight-plane-crashes-in-lenoir
2015-12-13 - Small plane crashes near airport in Benton (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/athens-man-killed-after-aircraft-crash-in-polk-county
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/30742046/ultralight-crash-kills-one-in-polk-county
2015-12-13 - Small plane crashes in Suvorov, Stavropol (Russia), 4 killed:
http://rushincrash.com/russia/in-the-stavropol-region-crashed-light-aircraft/
http://ruptly.tv/vod/view/39435/russia-light-aircraft-crash-in-stavropol-territory-leaves-four-dead
http://en.news-4-u.ru/in-the-stavropol-territory-in-the-crash-of-light-aircraft-killed-four-people.html
http://www.zie.nl/profile/Ruptly/overige/Russia-Light-aircraft-crash-in-Stavropol-territory-leaves-four-dead/j4qznnvfuhq6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJjBahzvGIU
2015-12-13 - Military helicopter crashes and burns shortly after takeoff, in Balochistan (Pakistan), 5 injured:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1226276/five-security-personnel-injured-in-copter-accident
2015-12-13 - Tanker truck crashes into train near the Willamette River, bursts into flame, in Portland (Oregon), 1 killed:
http://koin.com/2015/12/13/tanker-explosions-close-st-johns-bridge/
http://patch.com/us/across-america/large-industrial-fire-reported-nw-portland-0
http://turnto10.com/news/nation-world/crews-responding-to-tanker-fire-st-johns-bridge-closed
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Deadly-truck-crash-causes-smoky-Portland-railroad-yard-fire-361729761.html
http://q13fox.com/2015/12/13/semi-truck-crashes-into-portland-train-ignites-massive-fire-near-st-johns-bridge/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/portland-firefighters-battle-smoky-tanker-car-blaze/
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/12/13/deadly-crash-sparks-train-tanker-fire-in-nw-portland/77255432/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/portland-firefighters-battle-smoky-tanker-car-blaze/
http://www.sott.net/article/308431-Truck-driver-killed-after-fiery-collision-with-cargo-train-in-Oregon-US
http://www.delmarvanow.com/videos/news/2015/12/13/77265670/
Quote: "Black plumes of smoke rose over the tracks running along Highway 30, east of the St. Johns Bridge over the Willamette River."
2015-12-13 - Tractor trailer veers across median, hits minivan head-on, near Rolla (Missouri), 3 killed:
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/3-people-killed-in-a-head-on-collision-near-rolla/21048998_36948884
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/pictures-3-killed-in-a-headon-collision-near-rolla/21048998_36954500
http://krcgtv.com/news/local/three-dead-in-head-on-crash-on-i-44-in-phelps-county
http://www.leaderjournal.com/article/20151213/NEWS/151219668
Quote: "According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a tractor trailer crossed the median of Interstate-44 and hit a minivan head-on."
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-14 - Man, 62, burns to death in burning RV in Carmichael (California):
http://fox40.com/2015/12/14/one-man-dead-in-early-morning-motor-home-fire/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/12/14/man-dies-in-motor-home-fire-in-carmichael/
http://news.georgiaworld.com/one-man-dead-in-early-morning-motor-home-fire/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article49670625.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/20589684-resident-killed-in-carmichael-motor-home-fire/
http://www.wopular.com/fire-kills-man-motorhome-parked-carmichael
Note: This is the 395th RV to burn in 2015...
2015-12-14 - Electrical substation devastated by huge fire at 5:30 AM near coastal Bremerton (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2015/12/14/substation-fire-near-bremerton-knocks-out-power/
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/substation-fire-darkens-chico-area_65128257
Quote: "PSE says the fire started around 5:30 a.m. at the Chico Substation at Seabeck Hwy NW & Northlake Way NW. The fire caused severe damage and knocked out power to some in the Bremerton-Seabeck area. Officials could not give an exact number of how many people lost power."
2015-12-14 - Transformer bursts into flame on Barnetts Road in Charles City (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/story/30745619/traffic-alert-road-closed-in-charles-city-due-to-transformer-fire
2015-12-14 - Transformer bursts into flame in Metuchen (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/920-without-power-sunday-metuchen-0
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/12/870_left_without_power_in_metuchen_transformer_on.html
2015-12-14 - 27 cars destroyed by fire at 2:51 AM, more damaged, while parked near airport in coastal Faro (Portugal):
http://portugalresident.com/rent-a-car-fire-destroys-27-cars-near-faro-airport
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/fire-near-faro-airport-destroys-27-hire-cars/36915
http://algarvedailynews.com/news/7476-faro-airport-rent-a-car-fire-27-vehicles-written-off
http://www.newshoursdays.com/headlines/4366092/faro-airport-rentacar-fire-27-vehicles-written-off.html
http://www.breakingnewspoint.com/story/2255040/faro-airport-rentacar-fire-27-vehicles-written-off.html
2015-12-14 - 96-foot Christmas tree goes up in flames just after 6:30 AM at plaza in coastal Costa Mesa (California):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/fire-destroys-96-foot-christmas-tree-in-calif/1122142/
http://abc7.com/news/fire-tears-through-christmas-tree-outside-costa-mesa-hotel/1122064/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/12/14/south-coast-plazas-90-foot-christmas-tree-destroyed-in-fire/
Note: Notice that the three big fires here - the burning parking lot, the huge substation fire and the Christmas tree - all occurred in the wee hours and in coastal communities. That's not a coincidence; it's a pattern that's been repeating over and over again in recent years. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any methane and/or hydrogen sulfide in the air above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and animals and people sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...
Category: Aircraft Incidents
2015-12-15 - Passenger plane hit by smoke in the cabin, makes emergency landing in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/alaska-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-spo/npkJw/
http://news.yahoo.com/alaska-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-spokane-172639961.html
Quote: "Knigge said about 15 minutes prior to landing passengers reported 'heavy smoke' throughout the cabin."
Note: This is the 136th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2015...
2015-12-15 - Passenger plane lands, runs off runway, at airport in Nashville (Tennessee), several lightly injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151216-51274-USA
http://abc13.com/news/passenger-recalls-frightening-close-call-on-flight/1125377/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/30769578/surveillance-video-shows-plane-skid-of-runway
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/southwest-airlines-plane-crash-lands-nashville-32154.shtml
http://6abc.com/news/8-injured-when-southwest-airlines-flight-rolls-off-taxiway/1124399/
http://www.whdh.com/story/30760776/plane-landing-in-nashville-skids-off-runway-injuring-8
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/12/15/southwest-flight-crash-lands-in-nashville/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/regional/plane-landing-in-nashville-rolls-off-runway-injuring-3-jmgurnpublicidaporg54653e28eb4540fcb0307c9298-362557211.html
Quote: "'I guess the wheel broke, the nose gave out, and we lost control and flew off the runway,' Brann said. 'It was right after we landed, so it wasn't like we had slowed down to a normal taxiing speed. We were still going very fast.' The plane slid off the runway into a ditch after it landed in Nashville Tuesday night."
Note: From the full hypothesis: "As planes land, they will more frequently blow tires, or their landing gear will collapse, or they will run off runways."
2015-12-15 - Passenger plane plunges 32,000 feet in 8 minutes en route to coastal London (Britain), pressurization problem:
http://www.yahoo.com/travel/plane-plunges-32000-feet-in-eight-minutes-after-141508519.html
2015-12-15 - Small plane crashes onto roof of home near airport on coastal St. Simons Island (Georgia), engine failure:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sns-bc-ga--small-plane-crash-landing-20151215-story.html
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ap/georgia/small-plane-crash-lands-on-georgia-home-no-serious/npkNJ/
http://www.cbs46.com/story/30762873/small-plane-crashes-into-tree-along-georgia-coast
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/plane-crashes-house-st-simons-island-authorities-s/npkDt/
http://www.wtoc.com/story/30756347/authorities-on-scene-after-plane-crashes-on-st-simons-island
http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2015-12-15/story/jacksonville-plane-crashes-roof-st-simons-island-house-2-aboard-have
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/national/georgia/story/2015/dec/15/small-plane-crash-lands-homes-roof-no-serious/340625/
2015-12-15 - Medical helicopter crashes near Rogers Trough in the Superstition Mountains (Arizona), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20151216-51275-USA
http://time.com/4151182/2-dead-medical-helicopter-crash/
http://www.cbs5az.com/story/30761660/helicopter-crashes-in-rugged-terrain-in-pinal-county
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/16/medical-helicopter-with-3-aboard-crashes-near-phoenix/
http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-12-16/sheriff-hurt-helicopter-crash-survivor-tried-help-victim
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/company-2-dead-medical-helicopter-crash-near-phoenix-32159.shtml
http://tucson.com/news/local/killed-in-helicopter-crash-east-of-phoenix/article_6b998114-8e6b-5343-9211-bf1c0e8b3a93.html
http://host.madison.com/news/sheriff-medical-helicopter-crash-survivor-seriously-injured/article_b3e5638b-b10d-50a6-9e48-f01f69047c15.html
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-16 - Leaf collection truck bursts into flame while parked at municipal facility in Rockingham (North Carolina):
http://yourdailyjournal.com/top-stories/19894/truck-fire-impedes-rockingham-leaf-pickup
2015-12-16 - RV bursts into flame just after 4 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Elkins (Arkansas):
http://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/rv-fire-spreads-to-home-in-elkins
http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/no-injuries-in-elkins-mobile-home-fire
Quote: "Elkins Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at a mobile home early this morning. They were dispatched just after 4:00 a.m. Chief JD DeMotte says they are not sure how it started. They do know an RV caught fire and has been completely destroyed. The fire spread to a house 200 feet away, causing some damage."
Note: This is the 397th RV to burn in 2015...
2015-12-16 - Two pickup trucks and car destroyed by fire in the wee hours while parked in Escondido (California):
http://www.cbs8.com/story/30765328/vehicles-destroyed-in-apartment-carport-fire
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Escondido-Car-Fire-Garage-Grand-Avenue-362623411.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/20692676-fire-destroys-cars-at-escondido-apartments/
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/12/16/fire-at-apartment-complex-destroys-3-cars/
Quote: "After the flames broke out, heavy fire and smoke filled the air and a GMC pickup truck was the first to catch fire. Then, flames spread to a Chrysler sedan and a Toyota Tacoma truck. All vehicles were a total loss."
2015-12-16 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked at home near coastal Port Lavaca (Texas):
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2015/dec/16/car-fire-torches-kids-christmas-gifts/
2015-12-16 - Two cars destroyed by fire just after 6 AM while parked in underground carpark in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/nsw-unit-block-evacuated-after-car-fire/news-story/35cb784af83d5e91a0b5929e8fe0fd09
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/nsw-unit-block-evacuated-after-car-fire/news-story/7314f1310b2e21db8160e2d1115b6346
Note: Just some more parked vehicles bursting into flame. Pretty regular thing nowadays! But this problem will get worse, a lot worse. Probably not a good idea to park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see on fire, like your home. Of course, your home probably contains electrified copper and rusty iron/steel too...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-17 - Mysterious fiery something seen falling from the sky at 7 AM near coastal Melbourne (Florida), nothing found:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CO-20151217-51289-USA
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/17/police-fire-crews-search-fiery-object-fell-sky/77469970/
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/mystery-fireball-falling-from-sky-reported-in-brevard
http://www.sott.net/article/308723-Mystery-fireball-seen-falling-from-sky-in-Brevard-County-Florida
Quote: "A mysterious, fiery object falling from the sky was reported in Brevard County, prompting authorities to launch a search, officials said. Nothing was found after 911 callers reported seeing a fiery object falling to the ground. The calls were received about 7 a.m. Thursday, with reports of the mysterious object striking the area near the Interstate 95 onramp on the southbound side of Palm Bay Road. Palm Bay Fire Rescue crews and police searched the area but found nothing. A check with Melbourne International Airport also turned up no information about the mysterious object, News 6 partner Florida Today reported."
Quote: "The mystery will likely go unsolved, police say."
Note: I don't think there WAS an object here. What they likely saw was an atmospheric gas plume igniting, and it burned from the ignition point downward until there wasn't enough flammable gas left unburned to sustain the 'flash fire'. When that happens, it may look like a burning object in motion, but there's no actual object, which is why they found nothing. A man saw a huge expanding cloud of fire in the sky near coastal Port Townshend (Washington) in August, mentioned in the 2015-08-13 update. That too had to be a 'flash fire' burning off a cloud of flammable gas in the atmosphere, though the cloud he saw burning off must have been significantly larger than the one here in Florida. If the cloud is concentrated enough there may be an explosion and 'flash of light', as with all the mysterious unexplained city-shaking explosions reported around the world in recent years...
2015-12-17 - Van bursts into flame while parked at condo building, fire spreads, 8 condos destroyed, in Nashotah (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/news/eight-condominium-units-destroyed-by-fire-in-nashotah/37019174
http://fox6now.com/2015/12/17/developing-firefighters-battle-condominium-fire-in-nashotah/
http://www.lakecountrynow.com/news/lakecountryreporter/362817181.html
Quote: "It is believed the fire began in a van, and by the time firefighters arrived, the van was fully engulfed, as was the garage it was in."
Note: Much like that $2 million car fire that destroyed eight townhomes the other day near Lake Ontario in Brampton (Canada), mentioned in the 2015-12-13 update...
2015-12-17 - Two cars and garage go up in flames at home on Silver Creek Drive in San Juan Capistrano (California):
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-696600-garage-home.html
Note: You can see two charred cars inside the charred garage in the pic. Gambling with their lives, parking cars in an attached garage like that nowadays...
2015-12-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in the Town of Washington (Wisconsin):
http://www.wqow.com/story/30781780/2015/12/17/crews-called-to-car-garage-fire-in-town-of-washington
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Crews-fighting-fire-south-of-Eau-Claire-362858701.html
http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Local/Briefs/2015/12/18/Fire-strikes-vehicle-garage.html
2015-12-17 - RV trailer bursts into flame at traveller site in coastal Liverpool (Britain), nobody there:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/caravan-fire-traveller-site-liverpool-10615483
http://www.newsoneplace.com/article/12691021509/caravan-liverpool-traveller-billowing-skyline
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/caravan-fire-at-traveller-site-in-liverpool-sends-smoke-billowing-across-skyline-3749916.html
2015-12-17 - Electric meter bursts into flame at 4:30 AM, fire spreads to home, in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/2015/12/17/va-beach-firefighters-respond-to-early-morning-house-fire/77472778/
http://wtkr.com/2015/12/17/early-morning-house-fire-in-virginia-beach/
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-18 - Nuclear power plant hit by fire in Tihange (Belgium), person sickens at same power plant 'separately':
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=NC-20151219-51310-BEL
http://www.dw.com/en/fire-shuts-down-belgiums-tihange-nuclear-reactor/a-18929156
http://brusselstimes.com/belgium/4770/fire-at-the-tihange-plant-the-person-taken-ill-was-due-to-a-different-incident
2015-12-18 - Exxon Mobil refinery damaged by fire at 4 AM in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://www.wlox.com/story/30783333/fire-reported-at-north-baton-rouge-exxon-mobil-plant
2015-12-18 - Chemical plant damaged by fire and explosion in Fresno (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20151219-51315-USA
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article50649225.html
2015-12-18 - Chemistry lab hit by explosion at university in Beijing (China), 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20151218-51295-CHN
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=372967
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/12/18/4182s908999.htm
2015-12-18 - Recycling center erupts in flame in coastal Bharuch (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Major-fire-at-Panoli-waste-recycling-unit/articleshow/50242062.cms
2015-12-18 - Out-of-control brush fire rages on the coast in South Gippsland (Australia), seaside towns threatened:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/heatwave-victoria-sa-bushfire-fears-iconic-areas-threatened/news-story/5113c3ffb4af5af2f0d61790f9214d64
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbourne-heatwave-hot-weather-hits-victoria/news-story/628f38197791e18685b38da9870af0d8?sv=3b68175b6fbc92e8ffbba1d700f9cdb0
Quote: "A fast moving, out of control grass fire is threatening homes at seaside towns in South Gippsland, Victoria. The CFA has issued an emergency warning for Wonthaggi, Harmers Haven and Cape Patterson."
Note: Some of the more 'interesting' fires on this day, but there are plenty more...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-19 - 300 wildfire burns in a week near coastal Melbourne (Australia), some homes destroyed:
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/australia-fighting-wildfire-epidemic/
http://news.sky.com/story/1609147/fierce-wildfires-in-australia-destroy-homes
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/grass-fire-blazes-at-epping-near-melbournes-edge-20151218-glrgof.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/75296242/victorian-fires-houses-have-been-lost-as-grass-fire-rages-on
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/19/firefighters-combat-bushfires-amid-south-australia-and-victoria-heatwave
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/australia-fires-raging-across-several-states-destroys-homes-1534202
2015-12-19 - Driftwood fire erupts at beach in coastal Waitara (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/75305348/firefighters-called-to-waitara-beach-fire
2015-12-19 - Underground explosion hits stone mine in Chopan (India), 1 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/1-killed-5-injured-during-explosion-in-up-115121900356_1.html
2015-12-19 - Deadly fire burns RV trailer at 1:15 AM on Cloone Road in Ferrybank (Ireland), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-64-dies-in-caravan-fire-overnight-34301332.html
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1219/755167-fire-death-kilkenny/
http://kaleinar.com/man-dies-in-motorhome-fire-in-waterford-ireland-independent_ie/
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/12/20/man-dies-in-motorhome-fire-in-waterford-ireland/
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/man-dies-after-fire-at-caravan-in-co-kilkenny-1.2472676
2015-12-19 - Deadly fire burns RV trailer at 4:05 AM in Castleford (Britain), 1 killed:
http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news/appeal-body-found-caravan-fire-castleford
http://myinforms.com/en/a/20855996-body-found-in-caravan-after-blaze-in-castleford/
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/body-found-in-caravan-after-blaze-in-castleford-1-7634557
2015-12-19 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Kelowna (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/2411390/car-fire-spreads-to-garage-in-kelowna/
http://www.newsunited.com/car-fire-spreads-to-garage-in-news/20359541/
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/local_news/article_8ddf50f0-a6cd-11e5-87af-b37681840139.html
http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/154501/Car-fire-sets-garage-ablaze
http://infotel.ca/newsitem/car-fire-spreads-to-garage-in-kelowna/it26067
2015-12-19 - SUV and car go up in flames while parked at shopping center in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://www.wfmynews2.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2015/12/20/suv-destroyed-in-multi-car-fire-in-winston-salem/77664380/
http://myfox8.com/2015/12/19/at-least-two-vehicles-involved-in-fire-in-winston-salem-shopping-center-parking-lot/
http://www.wxii12.com/news/u-local-car-fires-outside-winstonsalem-shopping-center/37047866
Note: Fires burning the coast in Australia, driftwood burning at a coastal beach in New Zealand, campers going up in flames and killing people in the wee hours, parked vehicles going up in flames...
Category: Variety Pack
2015-12-20 - Unknown fumes sicken people at a Kohl's store in Secaucus (New Jersey), near the Hackensack River and the coast:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20151221-51331-USA
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/12/unknown_substance_sickens_at_least_a_dozen_at_seca.html
http://pix11.com/2015/12/20/secaucus-kohls-evacuated-due-to-reports-of-chemical-fumes/
http://abc7ny.com/news/investigation-into-fumes-that-sickened-shoppers-at-kohls-in-secaucus/1130222/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/20/kohls-department-store-evacuated/
Quote: "The Kohl's at Mill Creek Mall was evacuated last night when more than a dozen shoppers fell ill from an unknown airborne substance, police said."
Note: The fumes were worst near the cash registers, which means near the entrance to the store, which means closest to the outside. Sounds like a cloud of hydrogen sulfide blew in through the entrance, or maybe some got sucked into the store via the HVAC system. Those people are lucky to still be alive, but hydrogen sulfide can kill with a delayed reaction of minutes, hours, or even a few days, so some of these people may yet drop dead of a heart attack or a stroke or 'Sudden Adult Death Syndrome' or have an 'untimely death'. Even if some of them do drop dead in the next few days, the odds are that we'll never hear about it...
2015-12-20 - Huge landslide buries 22 buildings, causes gas leak and explosion, in coastal Shenzhen (China), 13 injured, 91+ missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20151220-51319-CHN
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/20/asia/china-landslide/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35144579
http://www.rt.com/news/326609-china-landslide-chilling-video/
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/massive-landslide-in-china
http://atimes.com/2015/12/41-missing-in-industrial-park-landslide-in-chinas-shenzhen-city/
http://www.sott.net/article/308884-22-missing-after-landslide-in-industrial-park-in-Shenzhen-China
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/world/landslide-in-china-buries-22-buildings-and-triggers-gas-explosion/story-fnjbobef-1227683777388
http://www.sott.net/article/308927-Chilling-footage-shows-Shenzhen-landslide-demolish-multi-level-building-in-seconds-91-now-missing-in-disaster
2015-12-20 - Man found dead in burning car at 8 AM in Cerritos (California):
http://news.yahoo.com/video/cerritos-car-fire-male-body-011015006.html
http://www.ksby.com/story/30796700/body-found-in-burned-car-on-los-angeles-county-street
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Body-Found-Inside-Burned-Car-in-Cerritos--363077101.html
http://abc7.com/news/cerritos-car-fire-with-male-body-inside-may-have-been-accidental-lasd-says/1129901/
http://www.dailynews724.com/california/cerritos-car-fire-with-male-body-inside-may-have-been-accidental-lasd-says-h626086.html
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20151220/Body-Found-In-Burned-Out-Car-In-Cerritos-CA-Cerritos/
2015-12-20 - Man's clothes ignite and kill him at home in coastal Portland (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/12/21/news/portland/portland-man-burned-in-fire-dies/
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/12/21/elderly-portland-man-dies-after-pajamas-catch-fire/
http://www.wmtw.com/news/elderly-man-critically-burned-after-clothes-catch-fire/37046716
Note: Right on the East Coast, near where the methane clathrates are melting. Methane may adsorb into porous matter, like clothes. You won't smell methane since it's odorless, but if you drop a cig on some contaminated PJs, or get too close to a flame while cooking, you may burn to death when your clothes ignite and burn...
2015-12-20 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blows sidewalk apart in Tamworth (Britain), blackouts ensue:
http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Explosion-Tamworth-leaves-nearly-900-homes-power/story-28400470-detail/story.html
2015-12-20 - Three delivery trucks and UPS building go up in flames at 2 AM in Midway (Arkansas):
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/Fire-tears-through-Midway-UPS-building/21048998_37059812
Quote: "Along with about a third of the building, UPS officials said that three of these delivery trucks were also burned in the fire."
2015-12-20 - In separate incidents, pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home in coastal Bourne (Massachusetts), and car bursts into flame on Route 6 in coastal West Barnstable (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/vehicle-fires-in-bourne-and-west-barnstable/
Quote: "A pickup truck caught fire at 27 Bayhead Shores Road in Buzzards Bay shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle was fully involved and the flames reportedly spread to a fence and set off a relief valve on a propane tank. Police evacuated the house but firefighters were able to keep the fire from reaching the structure. Earlier Sunday evening, a car caught fire on Route 6 eastbound before exit 6 in West Barnstable. One lane was blocked while firefighters knocked down the flames."
2015-12-20 - Pickup truck explodes into flame at 1:40 AM while parked at home in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/explosion-burns-truck-east-tulsa-home/npn4F/
Quote: "The explosion happened around 1:40 Sunday morning at a house near 34th and Garnett. Fire crews said they do not know what caused it, but it caused the family’s truck to catch on fire. Some flames spread to the house."
2015-12-20 - Car explodes into flame just before 3 AM on street in Jackson (Mississippi), 1 injured:
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30795637/car-fire-alarms-residents-in-jackson-neighborhood
http://www.wdam.com/story/30795637/car-fire-alarms-residents-in-jackson-neighborhood
Quote: "A resident on the scene told our crew that his wife heard a loud boom and he went outside to see a car on fire and an unidentified woman laying in the middle of the road."
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-21 - Wildfires rage in coastal George Town on the island of Tasmania (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20151221-51327-AUS
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-22/tasmania-fire-service-tackling-two-fires-in-george-town/7046998
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-21/fire-alert-level-watch-and-act-george-town-in-northern-tasmania/7046026
http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/3603174/exploding-lpg-puts-fire-crew-at-risk-in-blaze/
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/3603191/auto-wreckers-face-big-clean-up-after-fire/
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/crews-battle-bushfire-at-george-town-in-northern-tasmania/news-story/3b6fcb3c99a815a1c7e02d810c45a90f
Quote: "Mr Baker said police had warned him to leave the premises and while he considered leaving, he chose to stay. He watched on as more than half the cars in his yard caught alight, reduced to charred shells. 'About 200 to 300 vehicles have been burnt,' Mr Baker said."
2015-12-21 - Wildfire burns out of control near Kenwick suburb of coastal Perth (Australia):
http://wamnetwork.com.au/?p=13435
http://unionoracle.com/20530-fire-fighters-battle-kenwick-blaze/
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/national/bushfire-in-kenwick-forces-closure-of-tonkin-highway/story-fnj94ldc-1227684701164
Quote: "Residents in Wattle Grove, in the area bounded by Welshpool Road, Gavour Road, Victoria Road and Tonkin Highway, are in danger and need to act immediately to survive, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services has warned. For residents on Boundary Road and Brentwood Road, it is too late to leave."
Note: Pay attention to what happens in Australia, because if things continue as they have been in recent years then the US West Coast will burn next summer pretty much like Australia burns during their summer, and vice versa, and the fires have been getting worse with every successive year. And there's no reason that that won't continue...
2015-12-21 - Historic museum devastated by huge fire in coastal São Paulo (Brazil):
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id3100
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35157694
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/world/americas/brazil-fire-destroys-sao-paulo-museum.html
2015-12-21 - Junkyard goes up in flames near airport on the island of Cyprus (Greece), flights delayed:
http://in-cyprus.com/rubbish-dump-fire-diverts-ercan-flights/
2015-12-21 - Underground electrical fire erupts in the West Village in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2015/12/21/video-nyfd-crews-on-scene-as-a-fire-burned-on-a-s/
http://www.instagram.com/p/_jjy5jw5Fy/
Note: All five of the above fires: coast, coast, coast, coast and coast...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-22 - Flammable gas leaking from the ground along the banks of the Narmada River in Mandla District (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/mp-mysterious-flame-on-narmada-bank-leaves-villagers-surprised/story-RDy9xZgqKNPAiT2skbBoDJ.html
Quote: "Mysterious inflammable gas is coming out of the earth at one of the banks of Narmada river in Mandla district."
Note: Sounds similar to an event in 2012 where a fire broke out along the edge of Lake Woytchugga (Australia) and firefighters couldn't put the fire out, unextinguishable, mentioned in the 2012-12-12 update...
2015-12-22 - Auto service center goes up in flames at 5 AM, fire gets huge, in coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151223-51367-GBR
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-35158174
http://myinforms.com/en/a/20966042-residents-return-home-after-aberdeen-arnold-clark-service-centre-fire/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/residents-tell-of-evacuation-due-to-garage-fire/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/gallery-residents-flee-as-huge-fire-engulfs-aberdeen-car-firm1/
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/786574/80-people-evacuated-one-taken-hospital-major-fire-aberdeen-car-centre/
2015-12-22 - Transformer explodes in West Hills area in coastal Los Angeles (California), blackouts ensue:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Transformer-Explosion-Causes-Outage-Power-West-Hills-363227881.html
2015-12-22 - Landfill erupts in flame in coastal Georgetown (Guyana):
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/12/22/fire-rages-at-haags-bosch-landfill/
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/news/stories/12/23/east-bank-landfill-fire-alters-garbage-plans/
http://www.businessnewsworld.com/news/east-bank-landfill-fire-alters-garbage-plans.html
Category: Animal Die-Offs
2015-12-23 - Young humpback whale washes ashore dead in Gig Harbor (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article51399420.html
http://q13fox.com/2015/12/24/necropsy-to-be-performed-saturday-on-young-humpback-whale-that-washed-ashore-in-gig-harbor/
http://www.sott.net/article/309126-Dead-humpback-whale-towed-from-Gig-Harbor-to-Tacoma-Washington
2015-12-23 - Humpback whale washes ashore dead in Sandford (Canada):
http://www.thevanguard.ca/News/Local/2015-12-23/article-4385497/Dead-whale-washes-ashore-in-Sandford/1
http://www.sott.net/article/309108-Dead-humpback-whale-washes-ashore-in-Sandford-Canada
2015-12-23 - Humpback whale washes ashore dead at beach in Cape Town (South Africa):
http://ewn.co.za/2015/12/23/Humpback-whale-found-dead-on-CT-beach
http://www.ketv.com/video/veuer/beached-whale-mystery/37105228
http://www.thesouthafrican.com/dead-humpback-whale-washes-onto-strand-beach-in-cape-town-pictures/
http://www.sott.net/article/309054-Dead-humpback-whale-found-on-Cape-Town-beach-South-Africa
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article51399420.html
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/videos/news/beached-whale-mystery/vDgdnS/
2015-12-23 - Birds still dying around coastal Kachemak Bay (Alaska):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20151223-51362-USA
Note: It's not just people dropping dead, but animals too, especially animals in or near bodies of water. The biggest whale die-off in recorded history happened this year: 337 endangered sei whales were found dead on beaches in the Patagonia region of Chile, mentioned in the 2015-11-20 update. And you can be sure that for every whale or bird or fish or whatever that we find dead, a whole lot more are dying that we'll never know about, because people simply aren't around to notice...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-24 - Wildfire rages out of control near coastal Lorne (Australia), 100+ homes destroyed, evacuations ensue:
http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/12/26/bushfires-victoria-great-ocean-road-christmas/
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/wildfires-rage-near-australian-tourist-towns-591559235551
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-25/towns-evacuate-as-bushfire-burns-near-great-ocean-road/7054028
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/25/australias-north-braces-for-christmas-cyclone-as-bushfires-threaten-south
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/bushfire-forces-evacuation-of-wye-river-and-separation-creek/news-story/4cb4bb73543b5f0f40177fd7e3100da6
Quote: "A blaze on Victoria’s surf coast may keep burning for weeks after claiming more than 100 homes. The 2200-hectare Jamieson Track fire razed 85 homes in Wye River and 18 in Separation Creek as it swept through bushland and began to advance toward the town of Lorne, amid peak tourist season."
2015-12-24 - Deadly fire rages through hospital at 2 AM in coastal Jizan (Saudi Arabia), 31+ killed, 100+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20151224-51390-SAU
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/24/saudi-hospital-fire/77870702/
http://www.startribune.com/overnight-hospital-fire-in-saudi-kills-31-injures-over-100/363447961/
http://www.richmond.com/news/latest-news/ap/article_93aba68c-5da2-579a-88a3-912139e25b25.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/24/at-least-25-dead-in-hospital-fire-in-jazan-saudi-arabia
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/25/world/middleeast/hospital-fire-saudi-arabia.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/12/24/at-least-25-killed-107-injured-in-fire-at-saudi-arabia-hospital.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/24/at-least-25-dead-in-hospital-fire-in-jazan-saudi-arabia
http://www.sott.net/article/309083-Saudi-Arabia-hospital-fire-25-killed-and-over-100-injured
2015-12-24 - Oil refinery explodes and burns in coastal Guangzhou (China):
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/24/explosion-rips-through-guangzhou-oil-refinery/
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/explosion-hits-guangzhou/2374324.html
Quote: "An explosion hit an oil refinery in suburban Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Thursday morning, triggering a fire."
2015-12-24 - Massive tire fire erupts just after midnight in Susquehanna Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Massive-tire-fire-burns-in-western-PA-245080.shtml
http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/fire-rips-through-old-tire-factory-susquehanna-twp-7886.shtml
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/626761/Cambria-County-tire-fire-burns-at-old-plant.html?nav=742
http://myinforms.com/en/a/21059350-update-crews-battle-blaze-at-former-recycling-plant-in-susquehanna-township/
2015-12-24 - Caravan fire breaks out at coastal Kirra Beach Tourist Park (Australia):
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/christmas-eve-caravan-fire-at-kirra/news-story/3a6fb5fea5289c1f2188dc10331cac08
http://www.onenewspage.com.au/n/Australia/755dac87s/Xmas-Eve-caravan-fire-at-Kirra.htm
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-25 - Tour boat bursts into flame in coastal Halong Bay (Vietnam):
http://www.vietmaz.com/2015/12/halong-bay-tourist-boat-fire-prompts-inspections/
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/280397/ha-long-boat-catches-fire-no-injuries.html
http://www.talkvietnam.com/2015/12/halong-bay-tourist-boat-fire-prompts-inspections/
http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2015/12/halong-bay-tourist-boat-fire-prompts-inspections/
http://www.dtinews.vn/en/news/017002/43186/halong-bay-tourist-boat-fire-prompts-inspections.html
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/boat-catches-fire-in-ha-long-bay-passengers-and-crew-saved-57408.html
Note: Halong until we get our money back for this tour?!
2015-12-25 - Ferry boat bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while docked in harbor in the Maldive Islands:
http://english.sun.mv/35424
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/65085
http://www.southasianmedia.net/stories/maldives/english-language-media/boat-in-maldives-island-harbour-catches-fire-story
Quote: "Friday's fire is the latest in a series of maritime accidents, involving fires. A speedboat with three people onboard caught fire soon after departing from Reethi Rah resort in Kaafu Atoll on Thursday. The crew were the only people onboard the boat named 'Sirius 19' which was only carrying three. All three people jumped as soon as the fire broke out and were picked up by another speedboat soon after. In September, a speedboat carrying tourists from the airport caught fire leaving several injured."
Note: The speedboat fire was mentioned in the 2015-12-24 update, so that's two boats going up in flames in two days in the Maldives. These are the 1101st and 1102nd boats or ships to burn in 2015...
2015-12-25 - Freight train bursts into flame in Shamkir (Azerbaijan):
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2474414.html
http://topnews.az/en/news/170411/Train-carrying-oil-catches-fire-in-Azerbaijan39s-Shamkir.html
http://www.technewscoverage.com/news/train-carrying-oil-catches-fire-in-azerbaijans-shamkir.html
http://www.headlinesnews24.com/headlines/2475966/train-carrying-oil-catches-fire-in-azerbaijans-shamkir.html
http://www.webnewsliveupdates.com/update/1361825/train-carrying-oil-catches-fire-in-azerbaijans-shamkir.html
Quote: "A fire occurred in the train, which was carrying oil through Azerbaijan's Shamkir district, the Kepez regional TV channel reported. A fire broke out in one of the carriages of the train transporting oil from Baku to Georgia."
2015-12-25 - Car bursts into flame before 7 AM on road in Highland (Utah):
http://wjla.com/news/offbeat/firefighters-help-man-dressed-as-santa-after-car-fire
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644404/Lone-Peak-firefighters-come-to-Santas-aid-after-auto-mishap.html
http://www.richmond.com/news/latest-news/ap/article_e762558d-1631-5705-9140-32c7df2e6d97.html
http://kxan.com/ap/utah-firefighters-help-man-dressed-as-santa-after-car-fire/
http://nypost.com/2015/12/25/firefighters-save-santa-from-car-fire-on-christmas-morning/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/12/25/firefighters-help-man-dressed-as-santa-after-christmas-car-fire/
http://tdn.com/news/weird-news/utah-firefighters-help-man-dressed-as-santa-after-car-fire/article_a39762b4-671e-580c-b3c8-a4342b125b24.html
Quote: "A man dressed as Santa Claus was driving his car because his reindeer were tuckered out from the long night, according to Lone Peak Fire Battalion Chief Joe McRae. But to the man's dismay, his car caught fire while he was driving on the border of Highland on his way to Alpine at 7 a.m. Christmas morning."
Note: Santa's car bursting into flame - there's a nice Christmas-themed microcosm of the world right there!
Category: Other Stories Of Interest
2015-12-26 - Apocalyptic flooding devastates large parts of Britain:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FL-20151226-51418-GBR
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FL-20151226-51419-GBR
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-bury-gas-explosion-7073476
http://news.sky.com/story/1612392/danger-to-life-flood-warnings-for-the-north
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3374506/Met-Office-issues-RED-killer-rain-warning.html
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/26/flooding-havoc-britain-yorkshire
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/bridge-erupts-into-flames-as-it-collapses-under-heavy-uk-downpour
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/12/27/09/32/bridge-ripped-down-and-left-in-flames-as-uk-lashed-by-heavy-downpours
http://www.sott.net/article/309269-UK-flooding-Emergency-services-stretched-to-breaking-point-after-unprecedented-rainfall
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/12/26/floods-of-biblical-proportions-leave-uk-cities-towns-and-villages-under-water/
Quote: "Rare red flood warnings - the severest possible, signifying a 'danger to life' - have been issued for Lancashire and Yorkshire today."
2015-12-26 - Heavy rain and flooding hits St. Louis (Missouri), more rain expected:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20151227-51427-USA
http://www.kmov.com/story/30833296/emergency-crews-evacuating-stranded-residents-in-brentwood
http://www.kmov.com/story/30831369/flash-flooding-threat-this-weekend-as-waves-of-heavy-rain-expected-to-hit-st-louis
2015-12-26 - Flooding forces 150,000+ people from their homes in 4 countries in South America:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35179103
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-latam-floods-idUSKBN0U90H020151226
http://www.sott.net/article/309205-Severe-flooding-in-Paraguay-Argentina-Brazil-and-Uruguay-displaces-150000-people
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/12/26/floods-force-nearly-140000-people-to-leave-their-homes-in-4-south-american-countries/
2015-12-26 - Major winter storm to blast Central US with blizzard conditions, severe weather, life-threatening flooding:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/winter-storm-christmas-2015-blizzard-snow-ice-flooding-severe-south-us-texas/54422334
http://www.sott.net/article/309323-Major-winter-storm-to-blast-central-US-with-blizzard-conditions-severe-weather-life-threatening-flooding
2015-12-26 - Kamchatka (Russia) cut off from the world due to heavy snowfall:
http://iceagenow.info/17516-2/
http://www.sott.net/article/309275-Kamchatka-cut-off-from-outside-world-by-heavy-snowfall-Russia
Note: Lots of major destructive events involving large amounts of rainfall, hail and snow in recent times, and especially in the last year or two. It's getting worse and these events are escalating concurrently with the increasing amounts of methane spewing into the atmosphere, which is no coincidence. Methane reacts with ozone and hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere and degrades into CO2 and water. So as methane enters the atmosphere, we're losing hydroxyl radicals and ozone in the atmosphere (both of which protect us from UV radiation) and at the same time, more water is created in the atmosphere, and we're seeing more incidents involving unusual amounts of precipitation. Sometimes the precipitation will be water, sometimes snow, sometimes hail, but whatever the form of the water falling from the sky, there's going to be more of it.
This is obviously already happening, and it's sure to get worse, at least until we run out of hydroxyl radicals and ozone in the atmosphere. When THAT happens, the Earth will be hit by extreme levels of UV radiation, skin cancer rates will skyrocket, and crops and trees and animals will die off even harder than they already are. So the massive high-precip events are, in a way, sort of a good sign, in the sense that such events indicate that our atmospheric UV protection is not yet entirely destroyed. But as it IS wiped out, you'll see the Sun looking more and more white, as opposed to the yellow that it once was - that's more 'blue' UV light getting through, making the Sun look whiter. If the Sun seems to sting your skin, that's because you're being fried by the rising levels of UV. This will damage DNA/RNA and cause more problems with mutations - albinos, four-armed two-headed people and animals, babies born missing parts of their brains, genetic chimeras, that sort of thing...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-27 - Mysterious explosion injures man sleeping out at home in coastal Stoke, Nelson (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11566843
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/person-suffers-serious-burns-after-sleepout-explosion
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/75486684/man-in-nelson-hospital-after-sleepout-explosion
Quote: "While two appliances were en route, the Fire Service received more calls reporting an explosion at the address. When fire crews arrived they could not see any fire or smoke. However, they found one person suffering 'pretty bad burns', according to Fire Service southern communications shift manager Daryl Ball."
Note: A cloud of methane blows in off the ocean, odorless and invisible, the cloud finds some static electricity or a vehicle or an electronic device or any kind of fire or heat source, and you might expect to explode into flame just like this. Sounds like one of those 'mysterious explosions' that have been reported around the world in recent years, except this explosion wasn't big enough to shake an entire city, and this time it did occur near a residence...
2015-12-27 - Underground electrical explosion buckles busy street in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://fox2now.com/2015/12/27/underground-explosion-damages-busy-south-st-louis-street/
http://kplr11.com/2015/12/27/underground-explosion-damages-busy-south-st-louis-street/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/21121567-underground-explosion-damages-busy-south-st-louis-street/
http://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/3yghhp/underground_explosion_damages_busy_south_st_louis/
http://snewsi.com/id/15425193683
Note: Yep, that is a busy street...
2015-12-27 - Passenger train bursts into flame at station in coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://ewn.co.za/2015/12/27/Metrorail-train-on-fire-in-CT
http://ewn.co.za/2015/12/28/Investigation-into-CT-Metrorail-train-fire-underway
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/six-coaches-catch-fire-at-cape-town-train-station-20151227
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/no-injuries-in-cape-town-station-fire-20151227
http://sbeta.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/another-train-goes-up-in-flames-in-ctn-1964407
Quote: "Yet another fire has gripped the Mother City this weekend as six coaches caught alight at the Cape Town train station on Sunday evening."
2015-12-27 - More than 250 homes destroyed by fire on Hout Bay in coastal Cape Town (South Africa), 1 killed:
http://ewn.co.za/2015/12/27/1-killed-following-shack-fires-in-Imizamo-Yethu
Quote: "This is the second devastating fire to hit the area in six weeks. Officials say around 500 structures were razed to the ground. At least 1,000 people have been affected."
Note: So a train fire in Cape Town, and a bunch of homes destroyed by fire in Cape Town, and also see the whale that washed ashore dead in Cape Town on this day...
2015-12-27 - More than 80 homes destroyed by huge fire in Lahug area in coastal Cebu City (Philippine Islands):
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2015/12/27/81-houses-lost-735-persons-homeless-lahug-fire-448948
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2015/12/26/fire-hits-residential-area-brgy-lahug-448735
http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/79510/lahug-fire-leaves-300-homeless
2015-12-27 - Seven warehouses destroyed by huge fire in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/seven-sharjah-warehouses-gutted-in-huge-fire
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/dfe9201e-234c-449a-84c5-6e4909a518e3.aspx
2015-12-27 - Fuel explodes and burns as men transfer it from one container to another, in Fryeburg (Maine), 2 injured:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/12/27/fryeburg-firefighters-battle-structure-fire/
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/12/28/fire-marshal-investigating-explosion-fire-that-critically-burned-fryeburg-man/
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/12/27/fryeburg-firefighters-battle-structure-fire/
Quote: "Fryeburg Fire Chief Ozzie Sheaff said two men were inside the garage transferring fuel from one storage tank to another when something ignited it, causing an explosion."
Note: Possibly the work of the Ghostly Match...
2015-12-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at midnight while parked at grocery store, fire spreads, store destroyed by massive 6-alarm fire, in Lowmansville (Kentucky):
http://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Six-Alarm-Fire-Destroys-Grocery-Store-In-Lawrence-County-Ky-245842.shtml
Quote: "Emergency Management said the Lowmansville Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire in the parking lot of Family Foods about midnight Saturday. The fire started in a pickup truck on the lot and spread to the grocery store. Officials said no one was hurt, but the building is a total loss. Officials said it took several hours to extinguish and the blaze reignited at one point."
Note: People still park vehicles near...well, anything?!
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-28 - Cargo ship 'Puto Island' hit by scrap metal fire at 5 AM, crew abandons ship, near coastal Seogwipo (South Korea):
http://seafarertimes.com/2015-16/node/1603
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Puto-Island-8808032.html
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2015/general-cargo-ship-pluto-island-abandoned-after-fire-in-east-china-sea/
http://www.sailors-club.net/latest-maritime-news-articles/item/6100-general-cargo-ship-pluto-island-on-fire
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/380306/scrap-hauler-catches-fire
Quote: "On Dec 28, 2015, short after midnight the 'Puto Island' issued suffered a fire on board. The vessel was 30 miles southeast of Seogwipo in the East China sea. At 5 a.m. the crew requested to be evacuated. Nine crew memers were rescued by a Coast Guard ship. Coast Guard craft were fighting fire in the cargo hold area. While the external fire could be extinguished, the fire in holds was still on. The vessel was en route from Hakata to Ningbo with a cargo of scrap, mostly used appliances."
Note: Might be 'Pluto Island', not sure. Whatever the name, it was yet another cargo ship getting hit with a scrap metal fire...
2015-12-28 - Cargo ship 'NBP Commander' erupts in flame while docked in coastal Koper (Slovenia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Nbp-Commander-9505601.html
Quote: "On Dec 27, 2015, a fire aboard the 'NBP Commander' which was moored in the port of Koper. Two teams of firefighters intervened with a fire truck and tackled the fire. "
Note: These are the 1105th and 1106th boats or ships to burn in 2015...
2015-12-28 - Train cars go up in flames at rail yard in Ambala (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/empty-train-bogie-catches-fire-115122800473_1.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/train-catches-fire-at-ambala-cantt-station-2-coaches-gutted/story-v5Mz2V3P46W8SZjTO8jgnK.html
http://www.ptinews.com/news/6908176_Empty-train-bogie-catches-fire.html
2015-12-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads, several classic cars and garage destroyed, home damaged, on coastal Orr's Island (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/crews-battling-fire-in-harpswell/37164734
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/12/28/firefighters-battle-structure-fire-in-harpswell/
http://turnto10.com/news/local/garage-destroyed-in-fire-held-classic-cars
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/12/28/news/portland/crews-battling-fire-at-orrs-island-residence/
http://www.fosters.com/article/20151229/NEWS/151229517/14330
http://www.theforecaster.net/orrs-island-fire-destroys-classic-cars/
Quote: "A garage is destroyed and a home is severely damaged after a fire on Orrs Island Tuesday evening. Officials believe the fire on Lower Road started in a vehicle that was parked in the garage. Crews had trouble accessing water to battle the flames and had to truck it in. Several antique cars were also parked in the garage and were destroyed."
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-29 - 82 cars go up in flames at 2:12 AM at auto auction business in Carteret (New Jersey), near the coast:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/29/carteret-lot-car-fire/
http://pix11.com/2015/12/29/dozens-of-cars-up-in-flames-at-junkyard-in-new-jersey/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/12/82_cars_catch_fire_at_carteret_junkyard_report_say.html
http://abc7ny.com/news/82-cars-damaged-when-fire-breaks-out-in-carteret-auto-salvage-lot/1139197/
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/12/29/82-car-blaze-insurance-auto-auctions-carteret/78012988/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/21188786-dozens-of-cars-go-up-in-flames-when-fire-breaks-out-in-carteret-new-jersey-lot/
2015-12-29 - Truck bursts into flame while parked inside shop in Greenwood (Indiana):
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Serious-damage-averted-in-tran_1451435972
Quote: "With the battery taken out and the fire occurring after the shop was closed, human error wasn’t responsible for the fire, Sipes said. But it is still unknown how exactly the fire started, Sipes said."
Note: There was some rust on that truck somewhere next to something flammable, like rust in the wheel wells near the tires...
2015-12-29 - Box truck explodes and causes crash in Footscray suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia), 1 killed, several injured:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-29/one-dead-several-injured-in-footscray-incident/7058122
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/29/one-person-killed-and-six-injured-in-melbourne-crash-explosion
http://www.sott.net/article/309466-Carnage-as-fatal-truck-explosion-in-Melbourne-left-a-chaotic-unusual-scene
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30463066/cctv-shows-moments-before-fatal-van-explosion-in-melbourne/
Quote: "One person has died and another was injured after an explosion caused a crash between a truck and five cars and left wreckage strewn across a busy intersection in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray."
2015-12-29 - Man burns to death in burning RV trailer shortly before 6 AM in Townsend (Delaware):
http://6abc.com/news/man-killed-in-townsend-del-camper-fire/1139431/
http://www.wdel.com/story/72585-investigators-seek-cause-of-fatal-camper-fire
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/12/29/delaware-fire/
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/29/fire-marshal-investigates-fatal-fire-townsend/78014420/
Note: All vehicles are now randomly-igniting firebombs that can go off at any time, parked or driven. Park a vehicle near anything you don't want to see burning at your own risk. Also, some of these fires disable the electrical system of the vehicle, so if your windows are up and your doors are locked, you can get trapped and burn to death, as many people have. So I'd highly recommend keeping something handy in your vehicle with which to quickly break out windows and cut seatbelts, because if/when your vehicle ignites then you may have only seconds to act before you fall unconscious from lack of oxygen and then unless someone rescues you, you're dead...
Category: Aircraft Incidents
2015-12-30 - Passenger plane hit by smoke and 'heat buildup', makes emergency landing in coastal Warwick (Rhode Island):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151231-51497-USA
http://www.wmtw.com/news/bangorbound-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-rhode-island/37201212
http://www.abc6.com/story/30856604/flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-tf-green
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/12/30/flight-bound-for-bangor-makes-emergency-landing-in-rhode-island/
http://turnto10.com/news/local/flight-diverted-to-green-lands-safely
http://wpri.com/2015/12/30/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-t-f-green/
Quote: "One passenger said halfway through the flight that they smelled smoke and the back of the plane was warm. That was when passengers were told they were being diverted to Rhode Island, the NBC station said."
Quote: "'[We] could smell some smoke and then some people had said how the bathrooms were warm,' Andrew Maxsimic, a passenger from Maine, said."
Note: This is the 142nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2015...
2015-12-30 - Passenger plane hit by severe turbulence, makes emergency landing in Calgary (Canada), 20+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151231-51495-CAN
http://www.rt.com/news/327503-turbulence-injures-twenty-air-canada/
http://news.sky.com/story/1614509/turbulence-on-flight-from-hell-injures-21
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/12/30/up-to-20-people-injured-in-bumpy-flight-from-shanghai.html
http://www.sott.net/article/309522-Air-Canada-flight-from-hell-Freak-turbulence-injures-over-20-on-Shanghai-Toronto-route
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/turbulence-injures-21-air-canada-passengers-coming-into-calgary-1.3384986
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/turbulence-sends-21-passengers-to-hospital-on-air-canada-flight-from-china-2015-12-30
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/air-canada-flight-making-emergency-landing-for-20-people-to-be-treated-for-injuries-caused-by-turbulence
Quote: "'It was frightening,' Connie Gelber told Calgary Herald. 'Honestly we didn’t know if we were going to live or die.'"
2015-12-30 - Passenger plane skids off runway after landing in Chicago (Illinois):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20151230-51488-USA
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Plane-Skids-Off-Runway-Into-Grassy-Area-at-OHare-363819961.html
2015-12-30 - Bahraini F-16 fighter jet crashes in coastal Jizan (Saudi Arabia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20151230-51484-SAU
http://www.siasat.com/news/pilot-flying-saudi-led-military-plane-survives-jet-crashes-yemen-894305/
http://bharatpress.com/2015/12/30/pilot-flying-saudi-led-military-plane-survives-after-jet-crashes-in-yemen/
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/12/30/Bahrain-F-16-jet-crashes-in-Saudi-near-Yemen-border.html
2015-12-30 - Small plane makes emergency parachute landing in field in Coal County (Oklahoma), engine failure:
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Coal-County-plane-crash-363791171.html
2015-12-30 - Small plane crashes near Barberton (South Africa), 2 injured:
http://ewn.co.za/2015/12/30/Two-injured-in-Mpumalanga-plane-crash
http://er24.co.za/blog/two-injured-in-plane-crash/
http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/pretoria-news/20151231/281638189179047/TextView
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-12-31 - High-rise Address Hotel goes up in flames in coastal Dubai (UAE), 14 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20160101-51506-ARE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35208401
http://kxan.com/ap/despite-fears-and-huge-fire-new-year-revels-roll-on/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2015/12/31/78148956/
http://fortune.com/2015/12/31/dubai-fire-high-rises/
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/red_land_grad_was_next_to_duba.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-new-year-fireworks-display-dubai-building/
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/videos/news/dubai-fire-the-view-from-above/vDgzm8/
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/31/fire-breaks-out-near-dubais-new-years-fireworks-di/
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/world/fire-erupts-during-dubais-massive-new-years-firewo/nptyx/
http://wtkr.com/2016/01/01/photographer-survives-being-trapped-on-the-48th-floor-in-dubai-hotel-blaze/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/least-14-injured-after-fire-engulfs-downtown-dubai-hotel-video
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/dubai-skyscraper-hotel-engulfed-in-huge-fire-a6792356.html
Quote: "In a surreal New Year’s Eve tableau Thursday in Dubai, thousands watched an elaborate fireworks display erupt from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. Just a short distance away, another of the city’s huge towers, the nearly 1,000 foot tall Address Hotel, was engulfed in flame."
Quote: "The five-star hotel is near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. At least one person suffered a heart attack from the smoke and over-crowding during evacuation, and 14 suffered minor injuries."
Note: The 'Marina Torch' high-rise burned in Dubai this year, mentioned in the 2015-02-20 update. The 'Marina Pinnacle' high-rise burned in Dubai this year, mentioned in the 2015-05-24 update. The 'Regal Tower' high-rise burned in Dubai this year, mentioned in the 2015-11-25 update. And in nearby coastal Sharjah, a high-rise residential building burned this year, mentioned in the 2015-10-01 update. It's not just high-rises burning on the coast in the UAE though, but cars (including multiple Lamborghinis), trucks, warehouses, recycling facilities, you name it. Because high-rise fires have becomes such a problem in recent times, the government there recently ordered 20 high-tech jetpacks for firefighters in Dubai, to use to fight such fires, mentioned in the 2015-11-12 update...
2015-12-31 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM while parked at apartments, fire spreads, apartment building destroyed, in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut), 120 people homeless:
http://examinertimes.com/2016/01/crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-in-bridgeport/
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Car-fire-at-Bridgeport-condo-complex-6729609.php
http://www.wfsb.com/story/30860005/bridgeport-fire-destroys-apartment-building-displaces-120
http://connecticut.news12.com/multimedia/120-evacuated-after-bridgeport-fire-1.11280006
http://bridgeport.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/100-homeless-after-fleeing-new-years-eve-blaze-in-bridgeport-apartments/614765/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Crews-Battle-2-Alarm-Fire-in-Bridgeport-363908781.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/12/31/connecticut-condo-fire-leaves-more-than-people-homeless/7bGHeqTq0QfMbwR744xmJK/story.html
Quote: "The fire was reported at 215 Charles St. around 6 a.m., and started as a car fire. 'It was a car fire in the garage. Multiple cars caught on fire in the parking garage beneath the building. Everybody's evacuated,' said Bridgeport Assistant Fire Chief Michael Calderoni."
Quote: "The fire appears to have started in the garage, where several cars were burning under the building, and several residents said they woke up to find smoke and hear booms from below."
Quote: "A fast-moving blaze that ignited early Thursday left about 120 people homeless, creating a temporary housing crisis that’s shaping up as one of the worst in the state’s history."
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area. So a car ignited and caused what may be the worst housing crisis in Connecticut history. That's all it takes - one person not taking the problem seriously, parking a vehicle near or under an apartment building and boom, 120 people are now homeless and have lost everything...
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