Event Update For 2017-08-15

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

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

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

Category: Variety Pack

2017-08-15 - Hydrogen sulfide hits Lake Havasu City and large swath of Mohave County (Arizona):
http://kdminer.com/news/2017/aug/18/sulfur-smell-wafts-through-lake-havasu-mohave-coun/
http://www.havasunews.com/news/salton-sea-responsible-for-big-stink-in-havasu-mohave-county/article_c5b52a8a-8246-11e7-bc67-931f49a6771e.html

Quote: "The odd smell that wafted into Lake Havasu City on Tuesday is believed have come from California’s Salton Sea, which has recently experienced high hydrogen sulfide levels. The smell of sulfur spread not only to Lake Havasu City, but throughout Mohave County, according to Havasu fire officials. An odor reportedly resembling 'rotten eggs' permeated Northwestern Arizona Tuesday, in areas including Havasu and Kingman. The origin of that odor, according to Havasu Fire Chief Brian Davis, may be California’s Salton Sea."

Note: Didn't see any hydrogen sulfide odor advisories issued for the Salton Sea, so maybe this was just a big cloud of hydrogen sulfide blowing through the atmosphere from the ocean off the West Coast and not settling close to the ground until the cloud reached Arizona. On the other hand, the Salton Sea IS turning into a veritable hydrogen-sulfide-spewing gas factory, so who knows...

2017-08-15 - 'Rotten egg' odor hitting Madison (Wisconsin), near Lake Mendota:
http://www.channel3000.com/news/mystery-smell-permeates-madison-neighborhood/605328396

Quote: "It smells kind of like rotten eggs with the landfill mixed together."

Quote: "Residents say they mostly notice the smell early in the morning, at night, and sometimes on the weekends. Brandon Steinberg, who has lived in his home for six years, says he’s never smelled anything like it before."

2017-08-15 - Horrible smell hits coastal Cardiff (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40941934

Quote: "The cause of a 'horrible' smell reported in parts of Cardiff city centre and Cardiff Bay has been investigated by Cardiff Council. People in the Welsh capital took to social media on Tuesday to question the cause of the stench. Welsh Water said it 'sent an inspector to investigate' and was satisfied the odour was not linked to its network."

2017-08-15 - Car ignites grass fire which spreads to car and burns woman to death in Gildford (Montana):
http://www.havredailynews.com/story/2017/08/16/local/powell-woman-dies-in-fire-near-gildford/515068.html
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/powell-woman-dies-after-vehicle-sparked-fire-in-montana
http://wdtn.com/2017/08/17/ohio-woman-dies-after-vehicle-sparked-fire-in-montana/
http://www.dailyprogress.com/ohio-woman-dies-after-vehicle-sparked-fire-in-montana/article_0f1d30df-57b3-561d-aa3f-7d98aedb941b.html
http://idahostatejournal.com/news/local/woman-dies-after-vehicle-fire-in-montana/article_c91c3475-4306-5ddf-95b3-ebf3ff459c92.html
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/ohio-woman-dies-after-vehicle-sparked-fire-in-montana/article_64a2df8d-bd99-5472-b768-4c83c31799df.html

2017-08-15 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on High Street in Newcastle (Britain), 6 miles from the coast:
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/police-say-there-is-nothing-suspicious-about-fire-which-caused-rumbling-noises-in-newcastle/story-30481745-detail/story.html

2017-08-15 - Utility pole bursts into flame in coastal Newport Beach (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/08/15/live-wires-burn-newport-beach/

2017-08-15 - Mammoth wildfire rages through an area 50 percent bigger than Rhode Island in ONE DAY in the Northwest Territories (Canada):
http://robertscribbler.com/2017/08/15/area-burned-in-severe-northwest-territory-wildfires-doubles-in-just-one-day/

Quote: "In just one day, an area of land covering 1,860 square miles of the Northwest Territory has burned. That’s a zone 50 percent larger than the entire state of Rhode Island going up in smoke over just one 24 hour period."

2017-08-15 - Car bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on the 57 Freeway near Diamond Bar (California):
http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20170815/vehicle-fire-on-57-freeway-sparks-3-acre-brush-fire
http://www.navbug.com/article275462216/vehicle_fire_on_57_freeway_sparks_3_acre_brush_fire.htm
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20170815/Vehicle-Fire-Sparks-Large-Brush-Fire-In-Diamond-Bar-CA-Diamond-Bar/
http://patch.com/california/diamondbar-walnut/2-acre-blaze-diamond-bar-triggered-57-freeway-car-fire

Quote: "A three-acre brush fire continues to burn in Diamond Bar on a hillside off the northbound 57 Freeway Tuesday afternoon, just north of Pathfinder Road. A vehicle stopped on the freeway caught fire around 4 p.m., and the fire spread to the brush, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Joey Marrone. Firefighters stopped the fire’s forward progress by 5 p.m."
 

2017-08-15 - Mobile home destroyed by explosion and fire in coastal San Jose (California), 3 killed:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/witness-explosion-appeared-to-cause-deadly-san-jose-mobile-home-fire/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-jose-fatal-fire-20170815-story.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/15/1-adult-1-child-dead-in-san-jose-mobile-home-park-fire/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Child-adult-die-in-SJ-mobile-home-fire-1-child-11822038.php
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Jose-Firefighters-Investigating-Deadly-Mobile-Home-Park-Fire-440646183.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article167439327.html
http://www.ktvu.com/news/274045195-story

Quote: "A relative visiting the next-door neighbor of the mobile home that caught on fire Tuesday said an explosion appeared to spark the midday inferno that killed three people, including two children."

Quote: "Vo was able to hear the explosion and see the subsequent fire from her position in the adjacent mobile home. She said—via her nephew who translated—that the grandfather of the two children in the mobile home opened the front door, walked outside engulfed in flames, and collapsed."

2017-08-15 - Apartment building damaged by explosion and fire in South Pasadena (California), 1 injured:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/08/15/apartment-fire-explosion/
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20170815/explosion-fire-at-south-pasadena-apartment-complex-injures-1
http://southpasadenareview.com/?p=511

2017-08-15 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire in Santa Clara (Utah), nobody there:
http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2017/08/15/explosion-fire-destroy-santa-clara-home/571441001/
http://www.thespectrum.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/08/15/santa-clara-house-fire/104638932/
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2017/08/15/mgk-fire-consumes-santa-clara-home-2/

Quote: "An explosion and fire that rattled a Santa Clara culdesac destroyed a home that was under contract for sale, but Fire Chief Dan Nelson said no one appears to have been injured."

Note: These are the 229th, 230th and 231st residential explosions in 2017...

2017-08-15 - Gas well erupts in flame near Kelley's Creek Road in Mammoth (West Virginia):
http://www.wearewvproud.com/story/36143502/crews-respond-to-gas-well-fire-in-kanawha-county

2017-08-15 - Steel plant rocked by explosion in Minas Gerais (Brazil), 2 killed, 10 injured:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-gerdau-br-brazil-blast-idUSKCN1AV2HF
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/explosion-kills-two-at-gerdau-steel-plant-in-brazil-20170815-01064

2017-08-15 - Fireworks factory explodes in Tultepec (Mexico), 2 killed:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-blast-idUSKCN1AW03G

2017-08-15 - Container ship 'CSCL Vancouver' bursts into flame in the East China Sea near coastal Shanghai (China):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2017/19211/container-ship-cscl-vancouver-fire/

2017-08-15 - Cargo ship 'Cheshire' damaged by explosions and fire in the Atlantic Ocean near the island of Las Palmas (Spain), crew abandons ship:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2017/19195/bulk-carrier-cheshire-fire-update/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2017/19187/bulk-carrier-fire-abandoned-drifting-atlantic-ocea/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2017/19207/ships-accidents-updates/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/841873/British-ship-fire-evacuated-Gran-Canaria-Spain-fertiliser-cargo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1519531/Moment-British-ship-catches-fire-crew-rescued-helicopter.html
http://www.janetanscombe.com/news/stricken-british-cargo-ship-on-fire-south-of-gran-canaria.html
http://thecanarynews.com/ship-carrying-40000-tons-of-fertiliser-adrift-south-of-maspalomas/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Cheshire-9593646.html

Quote: "Bulk carrier CHESHIRE was en route from Norway to Thailand with 40,000 tons of fertilizer ammonium nitrate on board. As of afternoon Aug 15 abandoned vessel, billowing thick smoke, was adrift, with Spanish SAR PUNTA SALINAS nearby, monitoring situation. Salvage Company Resolve Marine was contracted for salvage."

2017-08-15 - Two boats destroyed by explosion and fire at 3:50 AM at marina on Lake Michigan in Hammond (Indiana):
http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2017/08/boat-explodes-at-hammond-marina.php
http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2017/08/gasoline_sheen_in_lake_michiga.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ptb-hammond-marina-fire-st-0816-20170815-story.html
http://xrock1039.com/region-news/no-injuries-reported-after-boat-explodes-at-hammond-marina/
http://www.jaspercountyinnews.com/boat-explodes-at-hammond-marina-catches-several-more-on-fire-aug-15/
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/fire-official-investigation-into-cause-of-boat-explosion-could-be/article_b0c285b2-f26e-567c-ae13-56b363a05819.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/08/15/Firefighters_investigate_boat_fire_explosion_overnight_at_Ha/

Quote: "A preliminary investigation showed one docked boat caught fire before the blaze spread to another in the G dock section of the marina, near the main office, Millefoglie said. Two boats are considered total losses, she said, and two others suffered some level of damage. Investigators believe an explosion on the first boat triggered the second boat to catch fire."

2017-08-15 - Boat bursts into flame on trailer at home in Sister Bay (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/news/2017/08/16/fire-destroys-boat-sister-bay-door-county/571997001/

Note: These are the 754th, 755th, 756th, 757th and 758th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-08-15 - Passenger train hit by fire in Old Irving Park area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Electrical-Fire-Traps-Travelers-on-Amtrak-Train-in-Chicago-440652223.html
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/minor-electrical-fire-reported-on-amtrak-train-headed-to-chicago/
http://www.wisn.com/article/fire-breaks-out-on-amtrak-train-from-milwaukee-to-chicago/12017971
http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/amtrak-train-from-milwaukee-catches-fire-in-chicago

2017-08-15 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Charolais Boulevard in Brampton (Canada):
http://www.inbrampton.com/emergency-crews-on-scene-at-bus-fire-in-brampton

2017-08-15 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway in Vratsa (India):
http://www.novinite.com/articles/182270/Bus+with+Passengers+Caught+on+Fire+in+Vratsa
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=182270

2017-08-15 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Clare Street in coastal Limerick (Ireland):
http://lovin.ie/counties/limerick/a-fire-broke-out-on-a-bus-this-afternoon
http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local-news/265166/watch-passengers-have-lucky-escape-following-limerick-bus-fire.html

Note: These are the 549th, 550th and 551st buses to burn in 2017...

2017-08-15 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-90 in Mower County near Stewartville (Minnesota):
http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/truck-fire-closes-i--west-of-stewartville/article_4112cde4-81b7-11e7-8cd1-a313d55467af.html
http://www.kttc.com/story/36137663/2017/08/Tuesday/fire-crews-called-for-early-morning-car-carrier-trailer-fire-on-i-90
http://www.kimt.com/story/36137902/car-carrier-catches-fire-in-mower-county
http://www.navbug.com/article275355238/truck_fire_closes_i_90_west_of_stewartville.htm

Note: This is the 47th car-hauler to burn in 2017...

2017-08-15 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-465 in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.indystar.com/videos/news/2017/08/15/fire-crews-scene-tanker-fire-i-465-and-pendleton-pike/104628818/
http://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/08/15/tanker-carrying-hazardous-materials-catches-fire-in-indianapolis/104628924/
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/08/15/Tanker_carrying_hazardous_materials_catches_fire_in_Indianap/

2017-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just before 1 AM on US 52 near Inver Grove Heights (Minnesota):
http://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/good-news/semi-truck-catches-fire-on-highway-52/vp-AAq9cnB
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/category/news/3714633-semi-truck-catches-fire-on-highway-52/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Afxwfdznj0

2017-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 in Robeson County (North Carolina):
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170815/vehicle-fire-briefly-closes-i-95-in-robeson-county

Quote: "A fire started under the hood, Cannaday said, and the driver tried to put it out with an extinguisher, but the flames spread, engulfing the tractor-trailer. The flames were shooting across the southbound lanes."

2017-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-24 near Murfreesboro (Tennessee):
http://www.dnj.com/story/news/2017/08/15/vehicle-cargo-fire-affecting-traffic-24-eastbound-murfreesboro/568821001/

Quote: "TDOT has reported a vehicle cargo fire on I-24 eastbound near mile marker 77 Tuesday morning after 10:30 a.m."

2017-08-15 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 417 near Kinburn (Canada):
http://www.ottawacommunitynews.com/news-story/7505157-early-morning-truck-fire-temporarily-closes-hwy-417/

2017-08-15 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame in Stoodleigh, near Tiverton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=44331&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2017-08-15 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame on Brockholme Lane in Northallerton (Britain):
http://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2356229/combine-harvester-catches-fire-in-northallerton/

2017-08-15 - Tractor and shed go up in flames in Longtown, Carlisle (Britain):
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/cumbriafire/recent-incidents/

Quote: "Agricultural shed on fire in Carlisle(Carlisle) 15 Aug 2017 At 13:08 firefighters were called to a shed on fire on the A6071 Gaittle, Longtown, Carlisle. On arrival the crews found a fire involving an agricultural shed measuring 75 metres by 75 metres. The fire also involved a tractor and two hose reels were used to extinguish the flames. All livestock had been removed."

Note: These are the 1467th-1475th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-08-15 - Cement truck bursts into flame before 3 AM on the Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge over Buffalo Bayou in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/traffic/concrete-truck-catches-fire-shuts-down-610-e-loop/464468239
http://abc13.com/ship-channel-bridge-reopens-following-cement-truck-fire/2309459/
http://www.click2houston.com/news/cement-truck-fire-blocks-traffic-on-610-east-loop
http://www.facebook.com/KHOU11/videos/10156709289374062/

2017-08-15 - Cement truck bursts into flame, pulls over, SUV slams into it, in coastal Kocaeli (Turkey), 4 killed:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/four-people-killed-after-vehicle-collides-with-lorry-in-turkeys-kocaeli.aspx?pageID=238&nID=116751&NewsCatID=341
http://grandacs.hu/~newsnw/latest/four-people-killed-after-vehicle-collides-with-lorry-in-turkeys-kocaeli

Quote: "The lorry pulled up to the emergency stopping lane after its tires started burning, with the driver of another lorry stopping to help. Several fire crews were dispatched to the scene to extinguish the lorry’s tires. But during the extinguishing works, a light commercial vehicle hit the lorry from behind, colliding with the burning lorry."

2017-08-15 - Box truck bursts into flame near West Water Street in coastal Toms River (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2017/08/15/toms-river-truck-fire-doused/567806001/

2017-08-15 - Truck bursts into flame in parking lot at Walmart in Rolling Meadows (Illinois):
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_0e7795ce-8296-11e7-a810-4bfa948402de.html

2017-08-15 - Truck bursts into flame inside the Dublin Port Tunnel in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/dublin-port-tunnel-reopens-after-truck-catches-fire-1.3187286
http://newburghgazette.com/2017/08/15/dublin-port-tunnel-closed-in-both-directions-after-truck/
http://www.theniallboylanshow.com/delays-expected-as-truck-fire-forces-dublin-port-tunnel-to-close/
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/traffic-delays-dublin-port-tunnel-reopens-after-earlier-truck-fire-36033632.html
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/latest-dublin-port-tunnel-re-opens-after-truck-fire-802099.html
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/latest-dublin-port-tunnel-re-opens-after-truck-fire-802099.html
http://www.waterford-news.ie/2017/08/15/delays-expected-as-truck-fire-forces-dublin-port-tunnel-to-close/

2017-08-15 - RV bursts into flame at 6:45 AM, fire spreads to six mobile homes, in Indio (California), 1 injured:
http://www.kmir.com/story/36144224/ten-people-displaced-after-mobile-home-fire-in-indio

Quote: "An Indio couple went out to start their RV this morning, and one of them ended up with second and third degree burns. The fire then spread to six other mobile homes nearby. The fire started around 6:45 AM at Elm's Mobile Park in Indio and because of it 10 people have been displaced."

2017-08-15 - RV bursts into flame on Highway 91 In Anaheim (California):
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20170815/Motorhome-Catches-Fire-Near-Hwy-91-In-Anaheim-CA-Anaheim/

2017-08-15 - RV bursts into flame while parked at home in Westport (Massachusetts), home burns separately:
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/20170815/westport-firefighters-battle-two-fires-seven-hours-apart

Quote: "One home that moves and one that is under construction caught fire between dusk and dawn. Firefighters answered calls twice overnight, the first for a fire in a 40-foot recreational vehicle, the second in a home under construction. No one was injured in either fire."

2017-08-15 - RV bursts into flame on the Northway near Lake George (New York):
http://poststar.com/news/local/fire-destroys-rv-on-northway/article_3b2111e2-0de3-5390-aa58-e6d177537440.html

2017-08-15 - RV and home go up in flames at 4:30 AM in Nampa (Idaho):
http://idahonews.com/news/local/house-rv-catch-fire-in-nampa
http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/nampa-fire-investigates-cause-of-fire-that-damaged-nampa-home/article_07ac3e9f-5429-5b1a-9678-6e50295df235.html
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article167250117.html
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/nampa-home-rv-damaged-in-early-morning-fire/464488840
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hII6w6LIwqA

Note: These are the 387th, 388th, 389th, 390th and 391st RVs to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-08-15 - Van bursts into flame on street in Serang (Indonesia):
http://ban.jo/News/Asia/20170815/Van-Fire-Shuts-Down-Streets-In-Jakarta-Indonesia-Jakarta-Pusat/
http://ban.jo/News/Asia/20170815/Car-Fire-Near-Burger-Restaurant-In-Serang-Indonesia-Serang/

2017-08-15 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at car dealership in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/meriden/meridennews/10733718-154/truck-catches-fire-at-meriden-dealership.html

Quote: "An employee said the truck belongs to the owner of the dealership and hasn’t been started in about two weeks."

2017-08-15 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked near River Road in Agawam (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/watch_video_agawam_firefighter.html

2017-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Road 17A near Brownson (Nebraska):
http://ksidradio.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=37&id=250097

2017-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Belleville (Canada):
http://inquinte.ca/story/vehicle-fire-in-belleville

2017-08-15 - Car bursts into flame on Preservation Place in Whitby (Canada):
http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/7503893-one-hurt-as-car-catches-fire-in-whitby/

2017-08-15 - Car bursts into flame while parked in carpark on High Street in Hinxton (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/car-fire-hinxton-4355.aspx

2017-08-15 - Car bursts into flame at 3:31 AM on Bradley Road in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Bradley Road, Grimsby. Tue 15 Aug 2017 03:31 (No:17868) One car involved in fire. One extended hose reel in use."

2017-08-15 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-70 near I-635 in Wyandotte County (Kansas):
http://wyandottedaily.com/vehicle-fire-reported-at-i-70-and-i-635/

2017-08-15 - Three cars and garage destroyed by fire shortly before 5 AM at home in Rochester (New York):
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2017/08/15/meigs-street-garage-fire-rochester.html

Quote: "Firefighters found this three bay garage on Meigs Street engulfed in flames a little before 5 a.m. Three cars and the structure were destroyed by the fire."

2017-08-15 - Wildfire burns 1600+ acres in Yosemite National Park near Wawona (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20170816-59513-USA
http://sierranewsonline.com/south-fork-fire-in-yosemite-now-at-1700-acres/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-yosemite-fire-wawona-20170815-story.html
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Yosemite-fire-near-Wawona-grows-to-900-acres-11818201.php

2017-08-15 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Henderson (Nevada):
http://news3lv.com/news/local/hot-load-fire-forces-garbage-truck-to-dump-contents-in-henderson-neighborhood

2017-08-15 - Warehouse destroyed by massive fire in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://okcfox.com/news/local/crews-working-massive-building-fire-in-tulsa
http://www.fox23.com/news/firefighters-battle-midtown-tulsa-structure-fire/592534012
http://www.newson6.com/story/36140825/tulsa-firefighters-battling-building-fire
http://ktul.com/news/local/crews-working-massive-building-fire-in-tulsa

2017-08-15 - Home damaged by fire in coastal Cape Coral (Florida), nobody there:
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/crews-responding-to-cape-coral-house-fire

2017-08-15 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:07 AM on Magness Road in Smithville (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.wjle.com/news/2017/fire-destroys-home-magness-road-view-video-here

2017-08-15 - Home destroyed by fire on Harper Road in Perry Township, Punxsutawney (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://wjactv.com/news/local/fire-marshal-investigates-house-fire-in-punxsutawney

2017-08-15 - Two homes destroyed by fire in San Antonio (Texas):
http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/house-fire-engulfs-2-homes-in-west-bexar-county

2017-08-15 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire near the Kennebec River in Gardiner (Maine):
http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/08/15/structure-fire-reported-in-gardiner/

2017-08-15 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 12:30 AM in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 3 injured:
http://6abc.com/3-hurt-dozens-displaced-in-ne-philadelphia-apartment-fire/2309531/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/08/15/northeast-philadelphia-apartment-fire/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/firefighter-residents-hurt-northeast-philadelphia-fire-20170815.html

2017-08-15 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 7 AM in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 8 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fire-Brooklyn-73rd-Street-Emergency-Response-440500623.html

2017-08-15 - Deadly fire burns mobile home in Flomaton (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://weartv.com/news/local/flomaton-man-dead-after-mobile-home-fire

2017-08-15 - Deadly fire burns home just before midnight on 1st Avenue in Theodore (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://local15tv.com/news/local/theodore-woman-dies-in-house-fire-state-fire-marshal-investigates

2017-08-15 - Deadly fire burns home on North Gill Street in Laurinburg (North Carolina), 1 killed:
http://wpde.com/news/local/man-killed-in-house-fire-in-laurinburg

2017-08-15 - Deadly fire burns home in College Park (Georgia), 1 killed:
http://www.cbs46.com/story/36144202/man-found-dead-after-house-fire-in-college-park
http://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/dead-fulton-county-kitchen-fire/AHLJPauKAlFVJ1k2SuGiPP/
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/one-dead-after-kitchen-fire-near-college-park/464674452
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fulton-county/man-dies-after-kitchen-fire-spreads-to-upstairs-bedroom/593272057

2017-08-15 - Deadly fire destroys home shortly after 5 AM near Cape Girardeau (Missouri), 1 killed:
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2435746.html
http://fox2now.com/2017/08/15/1-dead-after-fire-destroys-rural-home-near-cape-girardeau/

2017-08-15 - Deadly fire burns apartment building before 3 AM in Overland Park (Kansas), 2 killed, 7 injured:
http://www.kshb.com/news/region-kansas/overland-park/fire-damages-apartment-in-overland-park
http://www.kctv5.com/story/36136434/2-children-killed-in-fire-at-apartment-complex-in-overland-park
http://www.kmbc.com/article/2-children-dead-following-overnight-fire-in-overland-park/12012382
http://fox4kc.com/2017/08/15/two-children-dead-seven-others-injured-in-overland-park-apartment-fire/
http://www.kxlh.com/story/36140959/2-children-killed-in-fire-at-apartment-complex-in-overland-park
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article167242792.html

2017-08-15 - Vacant home burns at 2 AM in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2017/08/15/fire-damages-vacant-house-on-hebert-near-belt/
 

2017-08-15 - Minke whale found dead near coastal Narragansett (Rhode Island):
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170816/rough-surf-delays-retrieval-of-dead-whale-off-narragansett
http://turnto10.com/news/local/dead-whale-caught-in-fishing-gear-near-point-judith
http://twitter.com/NBC10_Michelle/status/897922990460903424/photo/1
http://www.sott.net/article/359426-Dead-minke-whale-discovered-off-coast-of-Narragansett-Rhode-Island

Quote: "Wolbrink said it did not appear that the whale was entangled in fishing gear. However, its cause of death remains uncertain."

2017-08-15 - Fish dying in pond in Ardmore (Oklahoma):
http://www.kxii.com/content/news/Over-a-hundred-of-dead-fish-found-in-pond-440661383.html
 

2017-08-15 - Man and woman, 45 and 44, found dead in home in Haverhill (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/public-safety/nh-attorney-general-investigating-deaths-of-two-people-in-haverhill--20170815
http://www.wmur.com/article/untimely-deaths-of-two-people-under-investigation-in-haverhill/12013299
http://www.vnews.com/New-Hampshire-Authorities-Investigate-Two-Untimely-Deaths-in-Haverhill-NH-11879133
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/2-people-found-dead-in-new-hampshire-investigation-underway/592330868
http://www.nh1.com/news/ag-releases-names-of-2-people-found-dead-in-nh-home/

Quote: "Police are calling it an 'untimely death investigation.'"
 

2017-08-15 - Man, 63, found dead in swimming pool at community center in Brunswick (Ohio):
http://www.ohio.com/akron/news/local/creston-man-drowns-in-brunswick-recreation-pool
http://www.medina-gazette.com/Medina-County/2017/08/15/Police-Creston-man-drowns-in-Brunswick-Recreation-Center-pool.html

2017-08-15 - Man, 34, found dead in the Connecticut River in South Hadley (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/body_found_in_connecticut_rive_4.html
http://wwlp.com/2017/08/16/man-found-dead-in-connecticut-river-identified/

2017-08-15 - Woman, 52, slumps over dead in car at store in Lawrence (Massachusetts):
http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_31224774/police-woman-found-dead-lawrence-car-is-from
http://www.eagletribune.com/news/woman-s-body-discovered-in-car-in-lawrence-parking-lot/article_48b1e6bc-8288-11e7-bdf6-f3e84459d237.html

2017-08-15 - Person found dead in Fivemile Creek in Oak Cliff (Texas):
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2017/08/15/body-found-floating-oak-cliff-creek
http://www.fox4news.com/news/273974749-story

2017-08-15 - Person found dead in pond in Adams Run (South Carolina):
http://counton2.com/2017/08/15/body-found-in-adams-run/
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/body-found-in-pond-off-jupiter-hill-road-in-adams-run
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/body-found-in-adams-run-pond-charleston-county-sheriff-s/article_40ee926e-81e7-11e7-8e91-33400cf354e1.html

2017-08-15 - Man in his 30s found dead in the Oneida River in Brewerton (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/08/man_found_dead_in_oneida_river_in_brewerton.html
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2017/08/15/oneida-river-cicero-central-new-york-syracuse.html

2017-08-15 - Woman, 52, found dead beneath underpass in Polk County (Oregon):
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/death-investigation-along-highway-18/464675493
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/08/grand_ronde_woman_found_dead_o.html

2017-08-15 - Man, 79, found dead near his vehicle in St. Francis County (Arkansas):
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/man-reported-missing-found-dead-in-cross-county/789712305

2017-08-15 - Woman, 70, dies while snorkeling in the Cayman Islands:
http://cayman27.ky/2017/08/us-cruise-shipper-drowns-while-snorkeling/
http://cayman27.ky/2017/08/6th-water-related-death-for-2017-70-year-old-tourist-drowns/

2017-08-15 - Woman, 30, cop, drops dead in her room in Sefwi Asawinso (Guayana):
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Police-woman-found-dead-in-her-room-569709

Quote: "A resident, Nana Kojo Prekese in an interview on Adom News said Constable Stella was very healthy and did not show any sign of ailment."

2017-08-15 - Person found dead in lake in Arnhem (Netherlands):
http://nltimes.nl/2017/08/15/body-found-arnhem-lake

2017-08-15 - Man, city worker, falls off the London Stock Exchange and dies in coastal London (Britain), possible toppler:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/city-worker-dies-london-stock-exchange-seventh-floor-lands-lobby-broker-non-suspicious-suicide-a7894121.html

Quote: "There has been a series of fatal falls in London’s financial district in recent years, including a man who fell from a Hilton hotel’s rooftop bar and several people who have fallen from the Coq D’Argent restaurant’s terrace."

2017-08-15 - Person found dead near the River Derwent in Derby (Britain):
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/body-found-derby-city-centre-325761

Quote: "Police have cordoned off a grassy area between Phoenix Street and the River Derwent..."
 

2017-08-15 - Driver has 'medical emergency', pickup truck slams into woman and kills her, in Fairfax County (Virginia):
http://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2017/08/fairfax-co-woman-killed-driver-suffering-medical-emergency/

2017-08-15 - Man, 48, has seizure, van slams into median, near Perrysburg (Ohio), 1 killed:
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2017/08/15/Man-dies-after-car-crash-near-Perrysburg.html

Quote: "An Ottawa, Ohio man died after an apparent medical emergency Tuesday on the Ohio Turnpike near Perrysburg, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Bill Krouse, 48, was found unresponsive after a single-vehicle crash that was reported at 4:28 a.m. near mile marker 66.5. The van he was driving had struck the median wall, and the state patrol said it was reported the driver was suffering a seizure before the crash."

2017-08-15 - Small plane crashes and burns in Cherokee County (Georgia), engine failure:
http://www.cbs46.com/story/36143157/plane-crash-lands-catches-fire-in-cherokee-county
http://www.ajc.com/news/local/plane-loses-power-after-takeoff-crashes-near-runway/iC6kEXcyOUyIHF36OEi64O/
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/local_news/instructor-student-walk-away-from-plane-crash/article_c75cee3e-8211-11e7-a858-9736fa89b3af.html
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/274075055-story

2017-08-15 - Small plane crashes into woods near Neck Road in Benton (Maine), engine failure:
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/08/15/aircraft-emergency-reported-off-road-in-benton/
http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/08/15/aircraft-emergency-reported-off-road-in-benton/
http://bangordailynews.com/2017/08/15/news/mid-maine/clinton-man-75-walks-away-from-plane-crash-in-benton/

2017-08-15 - Small plane makes emergency landing on US 441 in Jackson County (Georgia), engine failure:
http://www.ajc.com/news/local/small-plane-lands-georgia-highway-after-engine-fails/6Y38OvXK03svpC1jKQHeSP/
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-highway/592594757
http://www.cbs46.com/story/36142223/small-plane-stages-emergency-landing-on-us-441-in-jackson-county
http://www.11alive.com/news/planes-lands-on-hwy-in-jackson-county/464596768

2017-08-15 - Small plane crashes at Old Sarum Airfield in Old Sarum (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/aircraft-crash-salisbury/

2017-08-15 - Passenger train hits freight train and derails at station in coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20170815-59501-GBR
http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/15/train-derails-after-colliding-with-freight-train-at-london-waterloo-station-6852739/
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/train-derails-after-colliding-with-freight-train-at-london-waterloo-station-5194155.html

2017-08-15 - Tanker truck overturns on Highway 1 near coastal Salt Point State Park (California):
http://patch.com/california/healdsburg/gas-tanker-crashes-closes-hwy-1-sonoma-county
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7314498-181/highway-1-closed-due-to?artslide=0
http://www.navbug.com/article275628978/highway_1_near_coast_closed_due_to_tanker_crash_fuel_spill_santa_rosa_press_democrat.htm

2017-08-15 - Tractor trailer crashes into median, bursts into flame, on I-95 near Brunswick (Georgia):
http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2017-08-15/truck-crashes-burns-i-95-near-woodbine

2017-08-15 - Tractor trailer overturns, bursts into flame, on I-71 in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/article/overturned-semi-on-sb-i-71-near-sb-i-65-ramp-ignites-grass-fire/12014114
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/louisville/overturned-semi-on-sb-i-71-near-sb-i-65-ramp-ignites-grass-fire/

2017-08-15 - Tractor trailer veers off road and overturns on US 20 near Island Park (Idaho), 1 injured:
http://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/08/semi-truck-carrying-30000-pounds-cheese-crashes-island-park/

2017-08-15 - Dump truck's brakes fail, truck slams into building, in Colrain (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2017-08-16/dump-truck-driver-dies-after-crashing-into-vacant-building

Note: Buildings, the emergency brakes of last resort...

2017-08-15 - Minivan veers over centerline, hits street sweeper head-on, in Lorain (Ohio), 2 injured:
http://www.chroniclet.com/Local-News/2017/08/15/2-drivers-seriously-injured-in-Lorain-crash.html
http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-lorain/lorain-police-investigating-after-head-on-crash-with-city-street-sweeper-sends-two-to-hospital

2017-08-15 - SUV veers over centerline, hits pickup head-on, in Cabarrus County (North Carolina), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.thesnaponline.com/news/head-on-crash-kills-richfield-man/article_3f69ba8a-81f7-11e7-ba01-0ba08db92765.html

2017-08-15 - Car veers over centerline, hits SUV head-on, in Medford (New York), 3 killed, 4 injured:
http://nypost.com/2017/08/15/car-veers-into-oncoming-traffic-causes-deadly-crash/

2017-08-15 - Car and SUV collide head-on in coastal Suffolk (Virginia), 2 injured:
http://wavy.com/2017/08/15/2-injured-in-head-on-collision-in-suffolk/

2017-08-15 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Grand Rapids (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://fox17online.com/2017/08/15/grand-rapids-police-head-on-crash-reported-along-burton-se/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/08/head-on_collision_in_southeast.html
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/grand-rapids-south/car-drifts-into-oncoming-traffic-causing-head-on-crash/464736624
 

2017-08-15 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures students at school in Palmdale (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170816-59515-USA
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Students-Stung-by-Bees-Palmdale-440592383.html
http://amp.cbslocal.com/video/category/news/3715029-bees-attack-students/

Quote: "Approximately 43 students were taken to hospitals after being stung Tuesday by bees swarming on campus at Palmdale High School, authorities said. Paramedics were sent to the campus in the 2100 block of East Avenue R just after 12 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The bees were dispersed using water hoses, fire officials said. 14 of the 43 students who were brought to Palmdale Regional Medical Center were told that there were no serious reactions."
 

2017-08-15 - Huge sinkhole devours part of Mallard Creek Road in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article167240222.html
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/273906406-story

2017-08-15 - Huge sinkhole opens on street in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://coloradosprings.gov/communications/article/blog-post/road-shutdown-sinkhole-repair
http://www.koaa.com/story/36132758/sinkhole-closes-road-in-colorado-springs
http://www.krdo.com/news/colorado-springs/colorado-springs-roadway-closed-due-to-massive-sinkhole/604696287

2017-08-15 - Sinkhole opens on street in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://khon2.com/2017/08/15/traffic-diverted-after-large-sinkhole-opens-up-on-aala-street/

2017-08-15 - Sinkhole opens near hospital in Hannibal (Missouri):
http://www.wgem.com/story/36143570/2017/08/Tuesday/sinkhole-forms-near-st-elizabeths-hospital-in-hannibal
http://www.week.com/story/36143570/2017/08/Tuesday/sinkhole-forms-near-st-elizabeths-hospital-in-hannibal

2017-08-15 - Two sinkholes open on streets in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/drivers-detoured-after-sinkholes-pop-up-in-saskatoon-1.3547474

2017-08-15 - Sinkhole opens on the Canning Highway in coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/sinkhole-closes-left-lane-on-canning-highway-20170815-gxwfhp.html
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/sinkhole-forces-perth-highway-lane-closure/news-story/eb1e5aaea3f22ab289ede17ce92bd44f

2017-08-15 - Sinkhole opens on street in Roebourne (Australia):
http://thewest.com.au/news/pilbara-news/sinkhole-opens-up-on-roebourne-street-ng-b88568781z

2017-08-15 - Landslide blocks the Baksan River in Tyrnyauz (Russia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20170816-59514-RUS
 

2017-08-15 - Mobile home collapses in Jefferson (New York), 1 injured:
http://news10.com/2017/08/15/man-rescue-after-being-trapped-in-collapsed-mobile-home-for-over-an-hour/
http://dailygazette.com/article/2017/08/15/man-rescued-from-collapsed-mobile-home-in-jefferson

2017-08-15 - Wall collapses onto car in coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/collapsed-perth-wall-crumbles-again/news-story/13d7e794721810bb5355798bc3b63b31
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/bricks-still-falling-after-wall-collapse-at-perths-matilda-bay-brewing-company-that-crushed-cars-injured-woman/news-story/8a5e1644dc369e428fd61f104f087c76
http://thewest.com.au/news/wa/bricks-rain-on-brave-rescuers-ng-b88567445z

2017-08-15 - Water main breaks, street floods, in Boothwyn (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/traffic/surging-water-from-broken-main-slows-traffic-in-boothwyn/2310267/
 

2017-08-15 - Man, 68, has heart problems on ship near coastal Ocean City (New Jersey):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/08/15/coast-guard-medevacs-man-suffering-possible-heart-attack-ocean-city-maryland/
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2017/08/16/coast-guard-medevacs-man-boat-off-oc/571758001/

Quote: "The Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering from symptoms of a possible heart attack about 20 miles east of Ocean City Tuesday afternoon. Around noon, Coast Guard officials received a report of a 68-year-old man aboard the vessel Morning Star, suffering from symptoms of a possible heart attack."

2017-08-15 - Person pulled unconscious from the water at beach in coastal Centerville (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/near-drowning-at-centerville-beach/

2017-08-15 - Magnitude 2.6 earthquake shakes Pyongyang (North Korea):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20170815-59502-PRK

2017-08-15 - Heatwave bakes South Australia:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/08/up-to-37-deg-c-in-south-austalia-and.html
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20170816-59521-AUS

Quote: "Up to 37 deg C in South Austalia - and it's winter!"

2017-08-15 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Socorro (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20170816-59512-USA

2017-08-15 - Worst flu outbreak ever hits Australia:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/08/australia-is-in-grip-of-worst-flu.html

2017-08-15 - Fleas found carrying bubonic plague in Arizona:
http://strangesounds.org/2017/08/fleas-tested-positive-for-plague-arizona-infectious-disease-infamous-for-killing-millions-of-europeans-in-the-middle-ages.html

2017-08-15 - Safety alert after drug-resistant 'Japanese fungus' is found in 55 hospitals in the United Kingdom:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/14/safety-alert-drug-resistant-japanese-fungus-found-55-uk-hospitals/

2017-08-15 - Seeing without eyes and the unexpected world of nonvisual photoreception:
http://theconversation.com/seeing-without-eyes-the-unexpected-world-of-nonvisual-photoreception-79166
http://www.sott.net/article/359298-Seeing-without-eyes-and-the-unexpected-world-of-nonvisual-photoreception
 

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