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2013-04-30 -
University science lab explodes in Nanjing (China), 3 killed, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20130501-39044-CHNhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-04/30/c_132350252.htmNote: Hydrogen sulfide is explosively reactive with numerous substances: powdered copper, sodium hydroxide, nitric acid and more. Science labs may have some or all of these chemicals present. As a consequence there have been a fair number of fires and explosions at school science labs, including an explosion that injured 13 students working with sodium hydroxide in science class at school in Australia, as mentioned in the 2013-08-27 update. The most recent similar event prior to this current one was when a chemistry classroom burst into flame on a Saturday when no one was there, in Reading (Pennsylvania), as mentioned in the 2013-04-20 update. Obviously if you have kids and they're working with nitric acid or any other substance with which hydrogen sulfide is reactive, at the wrong time, then they could be killed or severely burned...2013-04-30 -
Inferno destroys eight parked cars,
damages 10 more, at Seatac Airport in
coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/car-fire-erupts-sea-tac-airport-parking-garage/nXcFt/Note: I did mention some months back that as the vehicular fires intensify, we were likely to see entire parking lots going up in flames. I see no reason to think any differently now; these events are getting more frequent and more devastating, as one would expect of an escalating atmospheric problem...2013-04-30 -
Four fires erupt in same neighborhood,
same timeframe, in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/louisville-news/investigation-underway-after-4-fires-break-out-in-2-block-radius/-/9718340/19948808/-/d802ac/-/index.htmlQuote: "Firefighters said they were all very suspicious because the fires were started from the outside."Note: The outside? You don't say. Hey, that's where any hydrogen sulfide and/or methane blowing through would be too! Coincidence? I doubt that. And this is basically what we should EXPECT to see: multiple structures/vehicles igniting in proximity at around the same time, as flammable hydrogen sulfide and/or methane blow through an area. Eventually it won't just be 4 fires in an area, but 50 fires, then 500, and so on. We probably won't be around on the surface of the Earth by the time it gets that bad though; either we'll have moved into safer accomodations protected from the atmosphere (underground, underwater or off-planet) or we'll be dead or dying...2013-04-30 -
Huge inferno destroys several buildings in downtown Jerome (Idaho), 40+ people rendered homeless:
http://www.ktvb.com/news/Fire-crews-battling-fire-in-Downtown-Jerome--205488621.html2013-04-30 -
Emergency medical tool van bursts into flame at railway station in Rajahmundry (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/emergency-medical-tool-van-destroyed-in-fire/article4672869.ece2013-04-30 -
Transit bus bursts into flame in Khirdalan (Azerbaijan):
http://en.apa.az/news_bus_burns_down_in_khirdalan_-__span_styl_192025.htmlQuote: "According to the preliminary investigation, the cause of the fire was the ignition of tires and then it spread to the cabin of the bus."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is being absorbed into tire rubber and probably brake pads. Then when brakes are applied, the brake-friction burns hotter than normal (since hydrogen sulfide burns very hot), and then bad things can happen: tires ignite or explode, brakes burn out or ignite, fluid lines rupture, the entire vehicle goes up in flames, or all of the above. This ISN'T the cause of the non-running vehicles bursting into flame. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper like battery cables, and that's the likely cause of the vast majority of the non-running vehicles igniting: boats bursting into flame on trailers or at dock, cars bursting into flame in car parks and driveways and garages and parking lots, etc.2013-04-30 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-12 near Walker (Louisiana):
http://www.wbrz.com/news/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-part-of-i-12-near-walker/2013-04-30 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A38 at Splat
ford Split (Britain) near
coastal Teignmouth:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22348850http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24494&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/delays-a38-due-lorry-fire-splatford-splithttp://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24494&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=412013-04-30 -
Commercial truck bursts into flame in Dubreuilville (Canada):
http://local2.ca/ssm/viewarticle.php?id=108962013-04-30 -
Truck bursts into flame on Moccasin Trail, just north of I-10, in
coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/moccasin-trail-truck-fire-investigation-31411.shtml2013-04-30 -
Truck bursts into flame in
underground parking lot beneath City Hall in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Fire_clears_out_meeting_City_Hall_not_told_of_burning/20113Quote: "The City Commission chamber was vacated Tuesday afternoon because a burning truck could have exploded beneath the plaza level of the building. But occupants of City Hall, closer to the truck, were not advised of the potential danger."Note: Apparently some people were displeased that they hadn't been advised that there was a truck burning beneath them that could have exploded, while others farther away were warned and evacuated. Can't say I blame them; if there's a truck burning beneath me and it might explode, I'd appreciate a heads-up myself...2013-04-30 -
Oilfield truck bursts into flame near Guthrie (Oklahoma), fire spreads, turns into 160-acre brushfire:
http://guthrienewspage.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/car-fire-results-in-160-acres-to-burn-in-logan-county/2013-04-30 -
Food bus bursts into flame on Monroe Road in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/chrome-toaster-food-truck-catches-fire-monroe-road/nXcrX/2013-04-30 -
RV bursts into flame on Highway 95 near Fort Mohave (Arizona):
http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2013/05/01/news/local/doc5180cc1f76809851293418.txt2013-04-30 -
Van bursts into flame on
Brookfield Drive in Thousand Oaks (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/apr/30/van-bursts-into-flames-in-thousand-oaks/http://www.tvballa.com/2013/04/oaks-van-flames-thousand-bursts2013-04-30 -
Minivan bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, on Kenesaw Drive in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Overnight-Fire-Burns-Garage-205570081.html2013-04-30 -
SUV bursts into flame at layby near the Well Town junction on the B3212 (Britain):
http://yelvertonfirestation.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/fire-call-29th-of-april-car-fire-b3212-dousland/2013-04-30 -
Pickup truck busts into flame on King Road in Abbots
ford (Canada):
http://www.abbynews.com/news/205283151.html2013-04-30 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on Central Avenue near
Lake Hamilton (Arkansas):
http://hotspringsdaily.com/vehicle-catches-fire-on-highway-7-south-tuesday/2013-04-30 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on Fox Road in Midway (Kentucky):
http://murrayledger.com/news/local/ccfr-responds-to-vehicle-fire-chemical-leak-close-to-midway/article_55f0b21a-b215-11e2-9ea1-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-30 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame in South Gate (California), near the
coast:
http://southgate-lynwood.patch.com/articles/authorities-eye-arson-in-recent-south-gate-fire2013-04-30 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to second pickup, fence, trees, tires, lumber yard, in Omak (Washington):
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n130430a.shtml2013-04-30 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to garage, in Lockwood (Montana):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/fire-damages-pickup-building-in-lockwood/article_62c34beb-32b2-5f83-bc32-5095d9158acd.html2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at Civic Center in Jamestown (North Dakota):
http://www.newsdakota.com/2013/04/30/jamestown-car-fire/http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/185321/group/News/2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame on Lafayette Road in Medina (Ohio):
http://www.thepostnewspapers.com/medina/local_news/article_987ce517-fbde-568c-9122-a6b31d1eec1b.html2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame on I-95 in
coastal Old Say
brook (Connecticut):
http://www.wistv.com/story/22119690/traffic-jam-on-i-95-in-old-saybrook-caused-by-car-firehttp://www.kpho.com/story/22119690/traffic-jam-on-i-95-in-old-saybrook-caused-by-car-fire2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame on Sunset Hill Road in Blairstown (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2013/04/car_fire_reported_in_blairstow.html2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame on Ming Avenue in Bakersfield (California), 1 injured:
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-fire-dept-car-on-fire-person-trapped-inside2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame at high school in Ann Arbor (Michigan):
http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-firefighters-extinguish-car-fir-at-huron-high-school/2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame in the Town Parks area of Antrim (Ireland), near
Lough Neagh:
http://www.belfastdaily.co.uk/2013/04/30/psni-arson-probe-over-car-fire/2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in carport at home in Phillip (Australia):
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/homes-evacuated-after-car-fire-in-phillip-20130501-2irpy.htmlQuote: "Emergency services were called to an apartment complex in Tank Street, where they found a gold Ford Falcon alight in the carport just before 6am. Nearby residents were evacuated as a precaution."Note: Wee hours again...2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame in Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-car-blaze-in-peterborough-1-50462542013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame on the A19 near Peterlee (Britain):
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/a19-tailbacks-after-car-caught-fire-1-56312562013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame on Elms Road in Melton (Britain):
http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-caused-by-engine-fault-1-5047553Quote: "The incident happened at about 4.40am."2013-04-30 -
Car bursts into flame on Yew Tree Lane in Congleton (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-congleton_01-05-2013_8-23-152013-04-30 -
Large agricultural vehicle bursts into flame on
Brook Road in Farndon, Chester (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/large-vehicle-on-fire-in-farndon2013-04-30 -
Vehicle bursts into flame in business parking lot on Fox
River Road in Wilmot (Wisconsin):
http://www.westofthei.com/2013/04/30/units-responding-for-vehicle-fire-in-wilmot/41701Note: This area is near Camp Lake and Channel Lake, and it's within 5 miles of about a dozen lakes...2013-04-30 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 581 in Hampden Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/04/no_injuries_reported_from_vehi.html2013-04-30 -
Motorcycle bursts into flame in Northwich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/motorbike-on-fire-in-northwich2013-04-30 -
RV trailer bursts into flame, fire spreads to house, in Kirriemuir, Angus (Scotland):
http://www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/police-and-fire-services-probe-suspicious-blaze-1-29141182013-04-30 -
Multiple vehicles and trailers incinerated by blaze in Dotsero (Colorado):
http://www.kjct8.com/news/fire-destroys-multiple-trailer-homes-vehicles/-/163152/19958822/-/vx7un7z/-/index.html2013-04-30 -
Multiple RV trailers go up in flames at Alpin Haus RV SuperCenter in Amsterdam (New York):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/breaking-news-multiple-campers-burned-amsterdam-7964.shtmlhttp://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/multiple-campers-catch-fire-amsterdam-7964.shtml2013-04-30 -
Vintage Cadillac, garage and other properties destroyed by fire in Elsmere (Delaware):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9085798http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=50677Quote: "The owner has told authorities that the only car in the garage was a vintage Cadillac and that he was not at the garage when the fire started."Quote: "Investigators are now looking into what, if anything, in that garage may have sparked the fire. "Note: Hydrogen sulfide + electrified copper = potential fire. Did that car have a battery in it? If so then the fire probably began near the copper battery cables...2013-04-30 -
Hay barn destroyed by fire on Brown's
Gulch Road near Butte (Montana):
http://mtstandard.com/fire-destroys-hay-barn-on-brown-s-gulch-road/article_e488fab6-b1c8-11e2-93fb-0019bb2963f4.htmlhttp://mtstandard.com/news/local/bsb-volunteer-firefighters-fight-barn-fire-west-of-town/article_444944c0-b213-11e2-b5b8-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-30 -
Hay barn destroyed by fire in Eyrewell Forest (New Zealand), near the Waimakariri
River on the South
Island:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8617981/Hay-barn-fire-in-Eyrewell-Forest2013-04-30 -
Barn damaged by fire in Butler Township (Ohio):
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/local/residential-fire-reported-in-butler-twp/nXcs9/Quote: "The homeowner told fire officials he heard cracking and popping sounds from the structure as he walked away from it, having just put away a mower after cutting the grass."Note: Crackling and popping sounds may have been hydrogen sulfide and/or methane plumes finding an ignition source and igniting. Since he'd just put the mower away then the heat of the mower may have been enough, or hydrogen sulfide found some electrified copper or rusty iron/steel on that mower and that was the ignition source. And he probably started the mower outside the barn, so the gas was probably already in that barn, lurking along the ground perhaps, since hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas. And this story is virtually identical to one that just happened a week prior, where a man took his mower out of his garage, mowed the lawn, then put the mower back in the garage and shortly later heard 'booms' and fire broke out - same exact scenario. That event was mentioned in the 2013-04-23 update. Garages and barns are probably capturing methane and hydrogen sulfide as it blows around. Once inside, the gas(es) will tend to stay there, shielded from the wind, with doors or windows opened infrequently to allow escape, accumulating and concentrating over time until it eventually ignites, possibly causing an explosion, or until someone opens a door or window and lets the gas(es) out, which could also kill them...2013-04-30 -
Barn damaged by fire in Happy
Valley (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2013/apr/30/fire-reported-happy-valley-barn/http://www.andersonvalleypost.com/news/2013/apr/30/firefighters-responding-barn-fire-happy-valley/2013-04-30 -
Barn and workshop damaged by fire in Gardiner (Maine):
http://www.kjonline.com/news/Firefighters-stop-Gardiner-barn-fire-from-spreading-to-house.html2013-04-30 -
Barn damaged by fire in Dunham Massey (Britain):
http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/10388526.Five_fire_crews_fight_barn_blaze_in_Dunham_Massey/http://www.pennenergy.com/wirenews/oilgasnews/2013/04/30/five-fire-crews-fight-barn-blaze-in-dunham-massey.html2013-04-30 -
Bales of paper burst into flame at Balterton
Saw Mill on Welsh Road in Dodleston (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/bales-of-paper-on-fire-in-dodleston-cheseterNote: All flammable absorbent materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include paper, cardboard, wood, cloth, wool, cotton, mulch, generic trash, dried brush, furniture, pallets, etc. Also, these bales were outside, fully exposed to whatever gases may blow through in the atmosphere...2013-04-30 -
Massive fire erupts in sawdust silos at Ethan Allen
furniture plant in Orleans (Vermont):
www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/fire-erupts-at-vt-furniture-makers-sawdust-silos/-/8869880/19967312/-/i5wq7j/-/index.htmlhttp://www.wcax.com/story/22125245/fire-at-ethan-allen-furniture-plantNote: Very similar to the explosion and fire that hit silos at a wood pellet plant in North Clarendon (Vermont), as mentioned in the 2013-04-27 update. Silos, especially silos open at the top, will tend to capture heavier-than-air hydrogen sulfide. Put flammable absorbent materials inside such silos - like wood pellets or sawdust - and you're just asking for fire and/or explosions...2013-04-30 -
Large wood debris pile (mulch) bursts into flame at
recycling center in Ledgewood (New Jersey):
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20130501/NJNEWS/305010011/1005/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/22127122/massive-mulch-fire-in-njNote: That's right next to Morris Canal Park...2013-04-30 -
Large pile of walnut hulls and branches bursts into flame near the Sacramento
River, northwest of Chico (California):
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_23145041/fire-destroys-house-garage-biggs-another-blaze-charsNote: Three fires broke out around the same time in this area, which is something you'd expect to see as gas plumes blow through an area. The other two fires were at a house, which was destroyed, and a grass fire...2013-04-30 -
Industrial paper shredder bursts into flame, fire spreads to material nearby, at
recycling center in Jeffserson City (Missouri):
http://www.newstribune.com/news/2013/may/01/firefighters-extinguish-blaze-recycling-facility/Note: I wonder what happens if you put paper materials that have been contaminated with highly flammable hydrogen sulfide and/or methane into an industrial paper shredder. Maybe...fire?2013-04-30 -
Home destroyed by fire in Elk
River (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/05/01/fire-damages-home-displaces-family-in-elk-river/http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/22127402/fire-destroys-elk-river-home2013-04-30 -
Mobile home destroyed by blaze near Chena
Hot Springs Road in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/fire-razes-mobile-home-near-chena-hot-springs-road/article_2932b078-b235-11e2-b475-001a4bcf6878.html2013-04-30 - Apartment building
undergoing renovations burns on
Lake Avenue in Rochester (New York):
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130501/NEWS01/305010035/1002/2013-04-30 -
Vacant home burns in Omaha )Nebraska):
http://www.ketv.com/news/local-news/crews-battle-blaze-at-vacant-house/-/9674510/19949082/-/12xoy5t/-/index.htmlQuote: "There was plenty of smoke when firefighters responded to the area of 16th and Storz Expressway around 4 a.m. Tuesday."2013-04-30 -
Vacant hospital property destroyed by fire in Jeannette (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/3937203-74/hospital-monsour-buildinghttp://www.wtae.com/news/local/westmoreland/crews-respond-to-fire-on-vacant-hospitals-property/-/10932546/19948340/-/b520u8z/-/index.html2013-04-29 -
Explosion followed by fire destroys three apartment buildings in Lewiston (Maine) 35 people homeless:
http://www.kjonline.com/news/3-buildings-on-fire-in-Lewiston.htmlhttp://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2013/04/29/fire-destroys-apartment-buildings-maine/FxNNAz6J6IF1ibIyJlY7LP/story.htmlhttp://www.kjonline.com/news/3-buildings-on-fire-in-Lewiston.htmlQuote: "Although the cause of the blaze was unknown Monday night, witnesses said the fire began with the sound of an explosion."2013-04-29 -
Seasonal cottage explodes and burns near the Tippecanoe
River above
Lake Shafer (Indiana), completely destroyed:
http://www.jconline.com/article/20130429/NEWS/304290008/Update-Explosion-north-of-Monticello-raises-red-flag2013-04-29 -
Trash plant hit by huge fire in Norwood Young America (Minnesota):
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/22115247/overnight-fires-at-trash-plant-elementary-schoolhttp://kstp.com/news/stories/s3016335.shtmlQuote: "Four miles, I live from here. It just felt like someone dropped a bomb."Note: Indeed, the Earth herself is bombing us in her own unique and powerful way...2013-04-29 -
Massive fire rips through ammo depot at military facility in Chandipur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/fire-breaks-out-at-drdos-chandipur-complex/article4665891.ece2013-04-29 -
Boat bursts into flame off the
coast near
Sea Isle City (New Jersey):
http://www.nbc40.net/story/22111077/boat-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-sea-isle-cityhttp://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/fires/sea+isle+city/91773-boat+blaze+extinguished+sea+isle+city+fire+chief2013-04-29 -
Houseboat bursts into flame at the Hartlepool
Marina in
coastal Hartlepool (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/couple-flee-houseboat-fire-on-hartlepool-marina-1-5626356http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10386318.Couple_flee_fire_on_house_boat/Quote: "The incident happened around 3.30am on Monday..."Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and death from hydrogen sulfide poisoning more common during those hours...2013-04-27 -
Junked boat bursts into flame in Sahuarita (Arizona):
http://www.gvnews.com/news/local/junked-boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-sahuarita-heights/article_06d0edc0-b0ef-11e2-be25-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-29 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-44 in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://newsok.com/update-tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-southbound-lanes-of-i-44-in-lawton/article/3804523http://www.kswo.com/story/22104744/tractor-trailer-destroyed-by-overnight-fire2013-04-29 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame at auto salvage yard in
coastal Sagamore (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130429/NEWS11/130429659http://www.95wxtk.com/Cape-Wide-News-for-Monday-April-29th-2013/162034902013-04-29 -
Truck bursts into flame near
River Park Plaza in Vinton (Virginia):
http://articles.wdbj7.com/2013-04-29/truck-fire_389106782013-04-29 -
Two RVs burn up at RV park in Apache Junction (Arizona):
http://arizona.newszap.com/eastvalley/121956-114/rv-home-fire-displaces-at-least-four-people-in-apache-junctionhttp://mesa-tempe.com/2013/04/29/rv-home-fire-displaces-at-least-four-people-in-apache-junction/2013-04-29 -
Van bursts into flame on Highway 1 near Musquash (Canada):
http://country94news.blogspot.com/2013/04/van-fire-along-highway-one.html2013-04-29 -
SUV bursts into flame at airport parking lot in
coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts), fire spreads to 2 more vehicles:
http://capecoddaily.com/news/98417/http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/5721385/http://www.autoballa.com/2013/04/mercury-mountaineer/vehicle-doused-hyannis-fire-cape-air-lot2013-04-29 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Pacific Motorway, on the Gold
Coast near the Dreamworld Exit (Australia):
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ute-on-fire-on-pacific-motorway-near-dreamworld-exit/story-e6frea6u-12266313620182013-04-29 -
Car bursts into flame in casino parking garage in
coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/22113129/car-catches-fire-in-casino-parking-garage2013-04-29 - Car
bursts into flame while parked at business in Cokato (Minnesota):
http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/vehicle-fire-at-nates-pc-in-cokato-saturday/2013-04-29 -
Car bursts into flame on I-95 in Plymouth (Maine):
http://www.wabi.tv/news/39707/car-fire-temporarily-closes-interstate2013-04-29 -
Car bursts into flame on I-190 in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/car-fire-sparks-on-i-190-s-near-porterhttp://www.wgrz.com/rss/article/212631/13/Car-Fire-Causes-Problems-For-Morning-Commutehttp://downtown.wgrz.com/news/news/86051-car-fire-causes-problems-morning-commute2013-04-29 -
Car bursts into flame at layby along the A52 near Derby (Britain), accidents mentioned too:
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Live-travel-Problems-A50-A52-rush-hour/story-18838095-detail/story.html2013-04-29 -
Car bursts into flame on Jury's Gap Road, near Lydd (Britain):
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/crews-called-Lydd-car/story-18846531-detail/story.html2013-04-29 -
Car bursts into flame on Locust Avenue in Chillicothe (Missouri):
http://www.kmzu.com/car-fire-in-chillicothe/2013-04-29 -
Car bursts into flame on the A27 between Chichester and Havant (Britain):
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/top-stories/car-fire-on-a27-between-chichester-and-havant-1-50455202013-04-29 -
Auto parts store destroyed by fire in Flora (Indiana):
http://www.jconline.com/article/20130429/NEWS/304290021/Downtown-fire-deemed-big-loss-Carroll-County-town2013-04-29 -
Two classic cars and
barn destroyed by fire near Bellwood (Nebraska):
http://columbustelegram.com/banner-press/news/fire-destroys-barn-near-bellwood/article_2d715f27-6548-5adb-bbda-cc082fcf35a0.htmlhttp://www.mycentralnebraska.com/Fire-destroys-barn-classic-cars-in-Bellwood/162198152013-04-29 -
Poultry barn destroyed by fire at fairgrounds in Marietta (Ohio):
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/573539.htmlNote: From the zoomable map at the link, that's about 1 block from the Muskingum River...2013-04-29 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Jonesville (Michigan):
http://www.hillsdale.net/article/20130429/NEWS/1304294572013-04-29 -
Barn damaged by fire near Harned (Kentucky):
http://www.wxbc1043.com/Barn-Fire-Near-Harned/161992602013-04-29 -
Transformer bursts into flame at intersection in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), wire falls, ignites car:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Transformer-Fire-West-Philly-205237701.htmlQuote: "PECO told NBC10 that around 2,000 customers lost power due to the blaze. A witness to the incident said that a wire came down on a car causing the vehicle to light on fire."2013-04-29 -
Sixteen grass fires erupt in Moree (Australia) in
one week, near the
coast:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-30/16-grassfires-in-moree-in-one-week/4658448Quote: "I would suggest 100 per cent of these fires are deliberately lit [because] we haven't had any lightning, there's no reason for the grass to spontaneously combust..."Note: I would suggest 100 percent that this guy doesn't know we have an atmosphere filling up with methane and hydrogen sulfide, both of which are accelerants. Maybe he'll figure it out before that whole town is incinerated? Time will tell...2013-04-29 -
Fire erupts at 7-story high-rise in Allentown (Pennsylvania), several people rescued:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/04/29/several-rescues-reported-in-7-story-apartment-building-fire-in-allentown/2013-04-29 -
Large vacant building hit by raging fire in Chicago (Illinois), near
Lake Michigan:
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130429/woodlawn/fire-rages-vacant-south-side-buildinghttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-extraalarm-fire-on-south-side-20130429,0,6121247.story2013-04-29 -
Vacant house burns in Chicago (Illinois), near
Lake Michigan, firefighter injured:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-firefighter-injured-in-west-side-blaze-20130429,0,978110.storyQuote: "Crews were called to the 2.5-story house in the 2700 block of West Crystal Street about 3:20 a.m..."2013-04-29 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in
Lake Worth (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/fire-destroys-abandoned-home-in-lake-worth/nXbZW/2013-04-29 -
Vacant house burns in Bakersfield (California):
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x568089967/Fire-causes-heavy-smoke-flames-in-vacant-Bakersfield-home2013-04-29 -
Vacant home
under renovation burns at
3 AM in
coastalBridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/fairfield_cty/fire-at-vacant-bridgeport-home-investigated2013-04-29 -
Vacant house burns in Rocky Mount (North Carolina):
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/fire-crews-douse-blaze-vacant-house-19664972013-04-29 -
Vacant home burns in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/4/30/250142/Vacant-House-Fire-Remains-Under-Investigation.aspx2013-04-29 -
Vacant house burns in Shelby (Michigan):
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/70932-monday-fire-fire-at-vacant-house-in-shelby-suspicious2013-04-28 -
Apartment block hit by huge explosion in Reims (France), 10 apartments destroyed, at least 2 killed, 10 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20130428-39016-FRAhttp://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/04/2013428162357341927.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2316087/Two-dead-suspected-gas-explosion-causes-building-collapse-northern-France.htmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/2-die-explosion-building-collapse-france-140809677.htmlhttp://www.ctvnews.ca/world/french-building-collapse-kills-at-least-3-after-explosion-likely-gas-1.1257400Quote: "This is the latest such accident to occur in the Marne department this month. At the beginning of April, four people from the same family were killed and another person was seriously injured when a gas explosion devastated their council flat in Witry-les-Reims, not far from the scene of Sunday's accident."2013-04-28 -
Massive fire tears through Museum of Danish Resistance in
coastal Copenhagen (Denmark), majority of artifacts saved:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130428-39018-DNKhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fire-destroys-danish-museum-artifacts-saved-19059991Quote: "The wooden building, located close to the waterfront, was built specifically for its purpose in the 1950s, Schilling said."2013-04-28 -
Huge inferno destroys hundreds of scrap cars at auto salvage business in
coastal Kirkcaldy, Fife (Scotland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130429-39027-GBRhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22334679http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/fife-scrapyard-fire-sees-200-cars-alight-1-2912798Quote: "At least 70 firefighters are tackling a large blaze at a scrapyard where hundreds of vehicles have gone up in flames. One crew member was taken to hospital for a precautionary check when a car exploded near him at the yard on the Randolf Industrial Estate in Kirkcaldy, Fife."2013-04-28 -
Fire erupts in collapsed
clothing factory near Dhaka (Bangladesh), rescue efforts interrupted, 3 injured:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/national_world&id=9073068Note: I mentioned this building collapse in the 2013-04-23 update. I wondered then if a collapsed building full of absorbent flammable clothing - now fully exposed to the atmosphere and any flammable hydrogen sulfide or methane blowing through - might not end up catching fire, especially considering the other recent devastating fires in clothing factories there. Looks like, yes, it might catch fire, and it did...2013-04-28 -
Huge fire engulfs chicken feed plant in Hyderabad (Pakistan):
http://dawn.com/2013/04/28/factory-in-hyderabad-partly-damaged-after-fire/Quote: "The owner of factory, A-One Feed, initially put monetary losses at around Rs10 million while speaking to reporters at the site."Note: Chicken feed is another flammable absorbent material, so this fire is actually very much like the wood pellet bioenergy plant that exploded and burned a couple of days prior in North Clarendon (Vermont), as mentioned in the 2013-04-27 update...2013-04-28 -
Two massive gorse fires erupt along the A30 near the Iron
Bridge (Britain):
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Massive-gorse-fires-Goss-Moor-Carland-Cross/story-18829257-detail/story.htmlQuote: "Massive gorse fires broke out at two separate areas near the A30 yesterday. Firefighters said a blaze on Goss Moor near the Iron Bridge was 200m wide and was fanned by high winds in the evening."2013-04-28 -
Four vehicles catch fire in towing and auction yard in
Portland (Oregon):
http://www.koin.com/2013/04/28/cars-on-fire/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/04/firefighters_respond_to_severa.html2013-04-28 -
Five vehicles burst into flame in apartment complex parking lot in Hilliard (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/rss/article/311145/3/Cars-set-on-fire-at-Hilliard-apartment-complexQuote: "William Dishman's Comcast van was one of five cars burned at the complex in Hilliard at around 2 a.m. Sunday."Quote: "'It's definitely random because it's so many different vehicles you know not everybody has the same enemy,' said Hallman."Note: Wee hours again. This was the second time this week that vehicles have burst into flame there. Also, everyone DOES have the same enemy: the atmosphere. It's just gonne be kinda random who gets victimized with each event. And who knows, maybe this IS arson. Didn't see any mention of surveillance footage, or witnesses or a motive though, and without at least one of those, I'm not making any assumptions or automatically jumping onto the arson bandwagon, not after seeing all the OTHER vehicles bursting into flame everywhere...2013-04-28 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame on Bank Street in Ash
ford (Britain):
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Bus-Ashford/story-18837234-detail/story.html2013-04-28 -
RV and car burst into flame while parked in drivway on Cinque
Ports Avenue in Hythe (Britain):
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Car-caravan-Hythe-referred-police/story-18837224-detail/story.htmlQuote: "Two fire engines were sent to the blaze in Cinque Ports Avenue at 3.40am on Sunday morning."2013-04-28 -
RV bursts into flame while parked in Ventura (California), fire spreads to adjacent commercial building:
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/apr/28/crews-working-to-extinguish-rv-fire-in-ventura/Note: People still park vehicles next to buildings?!2013-04-28 -
RV bursts into flame on Fletcher Street in Nelson (Britain):
http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/2013/04/caravan-fire-in-nelson-at-0027/2013-04-28 -
RV bursts into flame on the M6 near Rugby (Britain):
http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-to-caravan-blaze-on-m6-near-rugby-1-50441832013-04-28 -
Utility truck bursts into flame in
coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts):
http://capecoddaily.com/news/98366/2013-04-28 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-295 in Henrico County (Virginia):
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/traffic/truck-fire-closes-lanes-of-i/article_93eeb4a6-b015-11e2-bbd9-0019bb30f31a.html2013-04-28 -
Car bursts into flame on I-495 in Mil
ford (Mssachusetts):
http://milford-ma.patch.com/articles/police-log-car-fire-on-i-495-weekend-brush-fires#photo-14135566Note: This is a police log and the car fire is near the bottom of this list. But just check out the other stories: mulch caught fire near a Wendy's, person reported unconscious in vehicle, brush fire near Cedar Street, wooded area caught fire behind Milford Water Company, another brush fire near some quarries by condo complex, another mulch fire near a church this time, all this weekend...2013-04-28 -
Car bursts into flame at intersection in Tacoma (Washington):
http://www.tacomafire.org/news/fullstory/newsid/1863772013-04-28 -
Car bursts into flame outside Hill College House in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.thedp.com/article/2013/04/car-catches-fire-outside-of-hill-college-house2013-04-28 -
Car bursts into flame on Tetbury Drive in Warndon (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/10386315.Car_fire_in_Warndon/2013-04-28 -
Car bursts into flame in Trinity Walk, Stowupland, Suffolk (Britain):
http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/fire-crew-tackles-north-suffolk-car-fire-1-5043345http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/latest-news/crews-tackle-car-fire-1-50433502013-04-28 -
Car bursts into flame when man starts it, in garage at home in West Lafayette (Indiana):
http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/car-repairs-lead-to-garage-fire2013-04-28 -
Car bursts into flame on the A303 near Cartgate (Britain):
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Crews-called-car-A303/story-18837464-detail/story.html2013-04-28 -
Vehicle bursts into flame at intersection in Copperopolis (California):
http://coppergazette.blogspot.com/2013/04/vehicle-fire-reported-at-stallion-and.html2013-04-28 -
Vehicles and garage damaged by fire in Fitchburg (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_23129848/fitchburg-firefighters-fend-off-three-alarm-blaze-no2013-04-28 -
Barn and landscaping equipment destroyed by fire in Laconia (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130428/NEWS07/130429168http://www.necn.com/04/29/13/NH-barn-fire-damages-700000-in-equipment/landing.html?&apID=f18f1433aa574eb7b1b659041527fb63http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2013/04/29/barn-fire-damages-equipment/hB2z1BKkRW9Ove2zFTjQhN/story.htmlNote: Landscaping equipment probably involves tractors, riding mowers, etc. $700,000 in damages so it wasn't just a couple of rakes...2013-04-28 -
Barn and
scrap metal destroyed by fire in Orleans County (New York):
http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/660568/bomb-squad--fire-crews-called-to-barn-fire/Note: Orleans County is right next to Lake Ontario. Scrap metal may mean there was some copper or rusty iron/steel in there, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with both. They say this fire was 'electrical', so that means there was some electrified copper in there too, along with the scrap metal. They brought in the bomb squad for this fire because an adjacent building had a few sticks of dynamite in it...2013-04-28 -
Small horse barn destroyed by fire in Accord (New York):
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2013/04/29/blotter/doc517d83167f106221057387.txt2013-04-28 -
Barn damged by fire in Parkston (South Dakota):
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/79096/http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/no-serious-injuries-in-hog-barn-fire-in-sd/?id=1473112013-04-28 -
Dozens of plastic bales burst into flame at facility in
coastal South
port (Britain):
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2013/04/29/huge-blaze-at-southport-yard-under-control-100252-33248731/Note: I wouldn't normally think of plastic as an absorbent material, but if it's shredded or something, then it might be. If you pour a glass of water onto one of these bales, I bet the water soaks right into the bale. If so then hydrogen sulfide gas will get inside these bales too, and plastic is made of oil so it's very flammable. So bales of plastic like this might very well work just like bales of hay and straw in terms of spontaneous combustion - absorb enough gas and they will eventually ignite. It's not the plastic itself that is absorbent, but the pockets of space between the pieces of plastic...2013-04-28 -
Historic building under renovation burns to the ground in Shelbyville (Kentucky):
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Fire-erupts-at-downtown-Shelbyville-building-under-renovation-205163411.htmlhttp://www.lex18.com/news/historical-landmark-destroyed-by-fire/Note: The owners were making it into apartments and it was about 6 weeks from completion when it burned down. As mentioned, vacant buildings, unoccupied buildings and buildings under construction or renovation are inherently more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem...2013-04-28 -
High-rise catches fire in
coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://tbo.com/news/downtown-tampa-condos-evacuated-due-to-fire-b82484556z12013-04-28 -
Devastating blaze destroys three homes in
coastalKey Largo (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/three-homes-destroyed-in-keys-fire/-/1717324/19934046/-/bhgkjb/-/index.html2013-04-28 -
Devastating fire rips through large home in the Allston area of
coastal Boston (Massachusetts), 1 killed, 15 injured:
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/04/28/three-alarm-allston-blaze-kills-one-and-injures-least-including-six-firefighters/vuPsyge1U83LmBPMWgIH5I/story.htmlQuote: "The blaze erupted at around 6:35 a.m. and heavy flames could be seen."Note: Tail end of the wee hours, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any flammable hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground...2013-04-28 - Fire damages Hawaiian
Beaches home on the Big
Island (Hawaii):
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections/news/local-news/blaze-damages-hawaiian-beaches-home.htmlQuote: "According to a written Fire Department release, seven units responded to the 3:33 a.m. alarm."2013-04-28 -
Vacant home burns in Meriden (Connecticut):
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/article_27fde2ea-b028-11e2-b940-0019bb2963f4.html2013-04-28 -
Vacant house burns in South Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/Fire-Damages-South-Wichita-Home-205129891.html2013-04-28 -
Vacant apartment building burns in Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2013/04/28/fire-at-a-vacant-apartment-building-in-wilkes-barre/http://timesleader.com/news/local-news/471144/Fire-at-vacant-Wilkes-Barre-appartment-probed2013-04-28 -
Vacant commercial building burns in Grand Junction (Colorado):
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/empty-building-catches-fire2013-04-28 -
Vacant hotel burns in
coastal Mountain View (California):
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=294452013-04-27 -
Explosion and fire hit wood pellet plant in North Clarendon (Vermont):
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20130428/NEWS01/7042898512013-04-27 -
Fire and explosion hit metal works plant in McCook (Illinois), near the Des Plaines
River:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9082643http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-27/news/chi-police-fire-explosion-reported-at-mccook-welding-company-20130427_1_chief-frank-wolfe-fire-chief-mccook2013-04-27 -
Blaze erupts at
4 AM at
Chevron Phillips' chemical plant in
coastalPort Arthur (Texas), several injured:
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Several-workers-injured-during-fire-at--205001581.htmlNote: Wee hours again, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground. And this is right on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico here...2013-04-27 -
Massive fire and explosions destroy vacant warehouse in North Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/04/27/philadelphia-crews-battle-three-alarm-fire-in-warehouse/2013-04-27 -
Home explodes and burns in
coastal Cranston (Rhode
Island), nearby homes damaged too, 1 injured:
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/west_bay/cranston-home-explosion-piedmont-street-man-injuredQuote: "The blast, which neighbors say was felt three blocks away, happened shortly after 7 a.m. on Piedmont Street. The entire back of the house was blown apart and the house was jolted off its foundation. Several nearby homes also suffered damage."2013-04-27 -
Powerful explosion blows both side off shipping container in Saanich on Vancouver
Island (Canada):
http://www.vancouversun.com/Vancouver+Island+shipping+container+explosion+injures+damages+nearby+building/8301311/story.htmlhttp://www.timescolonist.com/business/man-near-blast-escapes-with-minor-injuries-1.1405372013-04-27 -
Explosion hits Gulf Oil factory in Hyderabad (India), 2 killed:
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/announcements/2-workmen-killedexplosion-at-gulf-oils-hyderabad-factory_860644.html2013-04-27 -
Huge fire guts 60 shops and 70 cabins at the Qaisra Bazaar of Gujranwala (Pakistan):
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/27/news/national/fire-guts-60-shops-70-cabins/2013-04-27 -
Lobster boat bursts into flame off
coast near Rock
port (Massachusetts), 2 rescued:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/27/men-rescued-from-burning-boat-in-rockport-witness-says/http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-north/lobster-boat-burns-in-rockport-harbor/-/11984708/19924202/-/6kqgey/-/index.html2013-04-27 -
Boat bursts into flame in San Francisco
Bay (California), 4 aboard rescued:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/27/4-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire-near-candlestick-point/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=90820772013-04-27 -
Transit bus bursts into flame on street in Johor Bahru (Malaysia):
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/4/28/nation/13036963&sec=nationhttp://www.allvoices.com/news/14497234-scare-for-20-as-bus-catches-firehttp://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20130428-418921.html2013-04-27 -
Truck bursts into flame on M-32 near Rust Road in Rust Township (Michigan):
http://www.watz.com/wire/localnews/00853_z5No_Injuries_in_Montmorency_County_Truck_Fire_071959.php2013-04-27 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame,
explodes, at gas station in Lincoln County (South Dakota), child
almost dies:
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/five-year-old-safe-after-truck-fire/?id=147287http://www.newrushmoreradio.com/kbhb/sns-ap-sd--truck-fire-20130428,0,7712435.storyQuote: "Lincoln County Sheriff's office says the driver was inside paying when he noticed his truck on fire. He ran out and grabbed his five-year-old grandson right before it exploded."2013-04-27 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Washington City (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2013/04/27/kuzmanicwashington-residents-return-home-to-find-truck-on-fire/Quote: "'In my 20 years experience in St. George,' the chief said, 'I’ve never seen a battery charger ignite a vehicle on fire.'"Note: Owner was charging his battery. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper like battery cables of all kinds. A little spark and sizzle catches some nearby plastic on fire and soon you have a truck on fire...2013-04-27 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-70 in Ohio County (West Virginia):
http://www.wtrf.com/story/22095545/truck-fire-causes-back-up-on-i-70-w2013-04-27 -
Car bursts into flame on Highway 401 near Brockville, Ontario (Canada):
http://mynews.ctvnews.ca/mediadetails/110619022013-04-27 -
Car bursts into flame on H3 near Kaneohe in the Hawaiian
Islands (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22098914/car-catches-fire-on-the-h-32013-04-27 -
Car bursts into flame on tow truck at East Sixth Street and the
Ferry Cut-Off in New Castle (Delaware):
https://www.courierpostonline.com/article/BL/20130427/NEWS15/130427005/Car-fire-closes-Del-9-New-Castle-area2013-04-27 -
Car bursts into flame in Murwillumbah (Australia), along with three
trash fires, all within
15 minutes:
http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/series-fires-overnight-murwillumbah-fireys/1846522/Note: They suspect arson, as usual. Who knows, could be. But trash and cars are both spontaneously combusting now as out atmosphere fills up with flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide, so I wouldn't be so sure, especially when there are no witnesses or surveillance footage or motive. At this point, I want to see at least one of those three before I get on the arson bandwagon. Also, multiple fires in the same general area in the same general timeframe is what we should expect to see as flammable gases blow through an area...2013-04-27 -
Vehicle bursts into flame near health center in Two
Rivers (Wisconsin):
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20130427/MAN0101/304270317/Vehicle-fire-near-Aurora-Health-Center2013-04-27 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on highway south of Wawa, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.wawa-news.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=178692013-04-27 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-71 near Sycamore Township (Ohio):
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_east_cincinnati/sycamore_township/nb-i-71-lanes-in-sycamore-twp-closed-due-to-vehicle-fireNote: Story also mentions a 7-car pileup on I-71 around the same time...2013-04-27 -
Car and mobile home destroyed by fire in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Overnight-fire-destroys-mobile-home-car-nobody/ixWsglfFwECXW0I_fTHfzg.cspxhttp://www.mynews3.com/mostpopular/story/Overnight-fire-destroys-mobile-home-car-nobody/ixWsglfFwECXW0I_fTHfzg.cspx2013-04-27 -
Three vehicles and trailer destroyed by fire near Kingston (Tennessee), close to Watts Bar
Lake:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/27/trailer-vehicles-lost-in-fire/2013-04-27 -
Dune buggy,
car and
barn destroyed by fire in Washington County (Oregon), near the West
Coast:
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2013/04/western_washington_county_fire.html2013-04-27 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Pembroke Township (Illinois), more than 10 horses saved:
http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=5068342013-04-27 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Ogden (New York):
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130427/NEWS01/304270061/spencerport-fire-barnhttp://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Spencerport-barn-fire-Vroom-Road/L-vHnoen0UKpVMqqzO76mg.cspxhttp://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130427/NEWS01/304270061/1002/RSS01Note: The Erie Canal passes right through Ogden...2013-04-27 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Xenia (Ohio):
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/breaking-news/barn-fire-creates-smoke-seen-for-miles/nXZbn/2013-04-27 -
Barn damged by fire in Mankato (Minnesota):
http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x6218085/Barn-fire-doused-no-injuries2013-04-27 -
Barn damaged by fire at Chequer Tree Equestrian Centre in Ash
ford, Kent (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentish_express/news/2013/april/27/fire_at_riding_school.aspx2013-04-27 -
Blaze tears through home in Cedar
Rapids (Iowa), family of six homeless:
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/6-escape-cedar-rapids-house-fire/-/9357080/19922172/-/2pjvry/-/index.htmlQuote: "Fire officials said it appears the fire began at the home's front porch light..."Note: Light = heat source, might be enough heat to ignite some passing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane. Also, light = electrified copper wiring, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. Hmmm...well, if you've got a porch light, this might be something to consider.2013-04-27 -
Vacant home burns in Chicago (Illinois), near
Lake Michigan, firefighter
sickens with
dizziness and
nausea:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/04/28/firefighter-taken-to-hospital-for-nausea-after-south-chicago-fire/2013-04-27 -
Vacant house burns in
Lake Charles (Louisiana), fire spreads to adjacent occupied house:
http://www.kplctv.com/story/22100172/fire-at-vacant-home-spreads-to-neighboring-home2013-04-27 - In separate incidents,
two vacant homes burn in the East
Lake area of Birmingham (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/04/2_vacant_houses_set_on_fire_in.htmlhttp://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/state/article_db5a2167-fdef-54ba-be23-1076033a9cdd.htmlNote: Were they really separate? Same general area, same timeframe, same atmosphere...2013-04-27 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://www.wggb.com/2013/04/27/fire-in-vacant-property-in-holyoke/2013-04-27 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Stur
bridge (Massachusetts):
http://www.telegram.com/article/20130428/NEWS/104289750/1003/NEWS032013-04-27 -
Vacant warehouse burns in Rochester (New York):
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130427/NEWS01/304270062/1002/RSS012013-04-27 -
Vacant warehouse burns in Lowell (Massachusetts):
http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_23122082/warehouse-catches-fire-lowell2013-04-26 -
Deadly inferno tears through psychiatric hospital near Moscow (Russia), at least 38 people killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130426-38994-RUShttp://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/25/moscow-hospital-fire-psychiatric.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22304728http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/26/russian-psychiatric-hospital-fire-kills-38/Quote: "...the fire, which started at about 03.00 am, was apparently caused by a short-circuit."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, and will cause many fires that look exactly like a 'short-circuit'. Also, the wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide floating above closer to the ground...2013-04-26 -
Power substation explodes and burns near Cottingham in East Yorkshire (Britain):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-22315350Quote: "Steve Somers, who lives nearby, said he heard an explosion and saw thick black smoke fill the sky."Note: And there were two events involving underground electrical explosions and fires the day prior, one in London, one in Sutton, as mentioned in the 2013-04-25 update...2013-04-26 -
Sailboat bursts into flame at West Bay
Marina in
coastal Olympia (Washington):
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/55599-boat-fire-at-west-bay-marinahttp://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/04/27/2575252/sailboat-catches-fire-at-west.html2013-04-26 -
Yacht bursts into flame while anchored at Considine
Beach, North Keppel
Island (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/helpless-family-watches-as-fire-destroys-their-yac/1846243/2013-04-26 -
At least five cars destroyed in blaze at home in Lynnwood (Washington), near the
coast:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130426/NEWS01/7042698102013-04-26 -
Transit bus bursts into flame on Topanga
Canyon Boulevard in Chatsworth in
coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://woodlandhills.patch.com/articles/no-injuries-in-bus-fire-on-topanga-canyon-boulevard-1fb0b1bfhttp://northridge.patch.com/articles/no-injuries-in-bus-fire-on-topanga-canyon-boulevard2013-04-26 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the 210 Freeway in Glendora (California):
http://glendora.patch.com/articles/vehicle-fire-halts-210-freeway-no-injures-reported2013-04-26 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A303 in Somerset (Britain):
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Lorry-closes-A303-causes-major-rush-hour-traffic/story-18821895-detail/story.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22316015http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24453&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=412013-04-26 -
Ice cream truck bursts into flame while parked at home in Slough (Britain), fire damages home too:
http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/slough/articles/2013/04/26/88830-familys-lucky-escape-after-ice-cream-van-fire-in-slough/Quote: "Two pumps from the Slough station were called to Essex Avenue, in Slough, at 2:22am this morning..."Note: Wee hours again...2013-04-26 -
RV bursts into flame in drivway at home in
coastal Goleta (California):
http://www.keyt.com/news/fire-damages-rv-in-goleta/-/17671600/19913670/-/p3ji5hz/-/index.htmlhttp://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=1132222013-04-26 -
Van bursts into flame while parked on Church Road in Noak Hill (Britain):
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/van_filled_with_clothing_catches_fire_in_church_road_noak_hill_1_2169384Quote: "Harold Hill firefighters were called to the scene in Church Road at 3.21am."2013-04-26 -
Van bursts into flame on the M62 near Ainley Top (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/local/update-one-lane-closed-after-van-fire-on-m62-1-56226932013-04-26 -
Van bursts into flame on Route 22 in South Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2013/04/route_22_west_backs_up_after_v.html2013-04-26 -
SUV bursts into flame while parked outside home in Farmington (New Mexico), fire spreads, damages home too:
http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_23118777/fire-destroys-car-scorches-home-farmington2013-04-26 -
SUV bursts into flame near Sikh temple in
coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/apr/25/car-fire-reported-near-sikh-temple/2013-04-26 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame at home in Bemidji (Minnesota), near
Lake Bemidji:
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/truck-fire-extinguished-quickly2013-04-26 -
Two cars burst into flame while parked at home in Garnet
Valley (Pennsylvania), home heavily damaged too:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/House-Car-Fire-204825911.htmlhttp://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9080327Quote: "The blaze broke out around 4 a.m. at a single-family home on Hunt Meet Lane in Garnet Valley..."Note: People still park vehicles in attached garages?! Crrrazy...2013-04-26 -
Car bursts into flame,
brakes fail, rolls down hill toward kids at bus stop, in Brom
ford (Britain):
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/drama_as_burning_car_rolls_200m_down_whitchurch_road_harold_hill_towards_bus_stop_1_2169290Note: Hydrogen sulfide is being absorbed into tire rubber and probably brake pads too. Then when brakes are applied, the brake-friction burns hotter than normal (because hydrogen sulfide burns very hot), and then bad things can happen: tires explode or ignite, brakes burn out or ignite, fluid lines rupture, the entire vehicle goes up in flame, or all of the above. The brakes were probably burning when this guy got out of the car, then the fire spread and by the time he looked again, the whole car was burning and rolling away...2013-04-26 -
Car bursts into flame at University of Illinois in Champaign (Illinois):
http://www.wicd15.com/news/top-stories/stories/car-fire-u-campus-7089.shtmlhttp://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=4857222013-04-26 -
Car bursts into flame in the Hampden Park area in Eastbourne (Britain):
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local-news/car-fire-in-eastbourne-1-50418042013-04-26 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Kitchener (Canada):
http://www.570news.com/2013/04/27/car-fire-in-kitchener-deemed-suspicious/2013-04-26 -
Car starts smoldering on Binfield Road in Bracknell (Britain):
http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/bracknell/articles/2013/04/26/88877-smouldering-car-in-priestwood-causes-concern/2013-04-26 -
Car bursts into flame on Locks
brook Road in Bath (Britain):
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Car-Locksbrook-Road-Bath/story-18822535-detail/story.html2013-04-26 -
Huge fire hits auto salvage yard in St. Louis County (Missouri), near the Mississippi
River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Hillsdale-salvage-yard-fire-shuts-down-traffic-smoke-seen-for-miles-204906281.html2013-04-26 -
Blaze tears through auto salvage yard in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/22084711/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-sw-atlanta-salvage-yardhttp://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/22084711/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-sw-atlanta-salvage-yardQuote: "Posted: Apr 26, 2013 3:43 AM CST"Note: Hydrogen sulfide is not only reactive with copper, especially electrified copper like that in vehicles that still have batteries attached, it is also reactive with rusty iron/steel, which is more likely the cause of fires at auto salvage yards, as they generally do remove batteries from scrap vehicles. And again, this fire began in the wee hours...2013-04-26 -
Fire erupts at auto and truck rental business in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9080346Quote: "The fire broke out just before 6:15 a.m. at the auto mall located on the 6900 block of Essington Avenue. Crews arrived to heavy smoke at the Chapman Auto and Truck Rental facility near the garage area."Note: Arguably the tail end of the wee hours, still before the Sun starts warming up and thus expanding the atmosphere...2013-04-26 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Steuben (Ohio), 8 horses killed:
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/article/25275912013-04-26 -
Barn and two cars destroyed by fire in Homer (Illinois):
http://mokena.patch.com/articles/barn-fire-on-159th-in-homer-township2013-04-26 -
Kitchen bursts into flame,
popping sounds heard, dog found
unconscious, in Xenia (Ohio):
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/greene_county/popping-noises-alert-xenia-man-to-fireNote: Popping sounds are likely small gas plumes, hydrogen sulfide or methane or both, finding an ignition source and detonating. This man is lucky he left the kitchen when he did, else he might have been knocked unconscious too, and then the fire would have killed both him and his dog...2013-04-26 -
House destroyed by fire on Hilton Head
Island (South Carolina):
http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/04/26/2480039/hilton-head-home-catches-fire.htmlNote: A man's car burst into flame on the Cross Island Parkway near Hilton Head Island and incinerated the driver in December, as mentioned in the 2012-12-19 update...2013-04-26 -
Home damaged by fire in Wisconsin
Rapids (Wisconsin), family of six homeless:
http://www.waow.com/story/22094107/2013/04/26/fire-displaces-family-of-six-in-wisconsin-rapids2013-04-26 -
Two vacant homes, patio
furniture and
shed burn in
coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Firefighters+battle+three+blazes/8301685/story.htmlNote: Three separate blazes, one was the patio furniture, one the shed, and the third was the two vacant homes. Furniture is made of flammable absorbent materials, sheds are often made of wood, and vacant homes are inherently more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem. All three of these fires may have the same underlying cause here...2013-04-26 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire, two nearby occupied homes damaged, in Cumberland (Maryland):
http://times-news.com/local/x319970504/Fire-razes-city-home2013-04-26 -
Vacant building burns in Colorado
Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/Fire-At-Home-On-Conejos-In-Colorado-Springs-204999711.html#.UXw309jO8c12013-04-26 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Plover (Wisconsin), near the Wisconsin
River Flowage:
http://www.waow.com/story/22086448/2013/04/26/building-destroyed-in-plover-fire2013-04-26 -
Vacant home burns in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22085696/police-officers-spot-fire-at-vacant-homehttp://www.wsmv.com/story/22085731/vacant-home-damaged-by-fire-in-north-nashvilleQuote: "The fire was fully involved when the officers spotted it around 1:30 a.m. Friday on Heiman Street."2013-04-26 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Shreve
port (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130426/NEWS01/130426001/VIDEO-Fire-destroys-vacant-Highland-homeQuote: "The call went out at 1:43 a.m."2013-04-26 -
Vacant home burns in Med
ford (Oregon):
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130426/NEWS07/304260358/-1/NEWSMAPhttp://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130427/NEWS/3042703022013-04-26 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Puna on the Big
Island (Hawaii):
http://westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-news/fire-destroys-vacant-house.htmlhttp://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections/news/local-news/fire-destroys-hawaiian-acres-home.html2013-04-26 -
Vacant dormitory catches fire in
coastal Fort Walton
Beach (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/no-one-injured-in-fire-at-old-dormitory-1.1341852013-04-26 -
Huge fire engulfs vacant 3-story home in University Heights in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_central_cincinnati/university_heights/fire-crews-respond-to-university-heights-blazehttp://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Fire-in-Camp-Washington-Building-Spreads-Quickly/TXnMEnyqSU2utzn6RyyZmA.cspx2013-04-26 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_23114718/firefighters-responding-central-el-paso-house-fire2013-04-26 -
Second fire in two days destroys vacant hotel in
coastal Elkton (Maryland):
http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_5719ec9a-af0b-11e2-9f35-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-26 -
Vacant industrial building burns in
coastal Strat
ford (Connecticut):
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/fairfield_cty/Suspicious-fire-being-investigated-in-Stratford2013-04-25 -
Major explosion and fire hit biomass energy plant in Shakopee (Minnesota), near Prior
Lake:
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2013/04/25/shakopee-explosion-koda-energy-rahr.htmlhttp://kstp.com/news/stories/s3011517.shtmlhttp://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/265389/http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/22079395/shakopee-fire-rahr-beer-malt-planthttp://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/262115/Quote: "...our office building shook on Shumway St. and we saw smoke and then squad cars raced by."Quote: "Koda Energy says the silos were full of wood chips and oat hulls that are burned in boiler to produce energy."Note: Wood chips and oat hulls are both absorbent flammable materials and will absorb hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combust. Not only that, but those silos will help capture a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide and keep it from blowing on with the wind. If they want to keep the wood chips and oat hulls in silos, they'd be wise to make sure those silos are well-protected from the atmosphere. Of course, since they don't know about our atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem, they will probably do nothing and this will happen again. Putting out this fire didn't do anything to solve the problem...2013-04-25 -
Small fire erupts on the deck of nuclear submarine in
coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130426-38992-GBR2013-04-25 -
Boat bursts into flame at home in
coastal West Palm
Beach (Florida), fire spreads, damages home:
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/west_palm_beach/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-next-to-a-home-in-west-palm-beach2013-04-25 -
Nineteen cars damaged by blaze at used car dealership in
coastal Ellesmere
Port (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2013/04/25/19-cars-damaged-in-ellesmere-port-garage-fire-100252-33234769/2013-04-25 -
Double-decker bus bursts into flame on Renfrew Road in Renfrewshire (Scotland):
http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/222868-double-decker-bus-catches-fire-near-esso-on-renfrew-road-in-paisley/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-222954922013-04-25 -
Tanker truck bursts into flame near gas station in Searcy (Arkansas):
http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Update-Massive-Tanker-Fire-in-Searcy-Extinguished/icMN5I3v80O3dpjFVUh0ew.cspx2013-04-25 -
Tanker truck bursts into flame at John C. Tune Airport in West Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/22089929/tanker-catches-fire-near-john-tune-airport2013-04-25 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in Beaumont (Texas):
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Truck-fire-closes-I-10-lanes-4466138.phpNote: An ExxonMobil refinery caught fire in Beaumont recently too, injuring 12 people, as mentioned in the 2013-04-17 update...2013-04-25 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-5 near Smokey Bear Road in Los Angeles County (California):
http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/94682/2013-04-25 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame while parked at truck sales lot in Berlin (Connecticut):
http://berlin.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/early-morning-fire-lights-up-the-sky2013-04-25 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-94 in Macomb County (Michigan):
http://wrbw.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/22075686/tractor-trailer-fire-slows-traffic-on-i-94-in-macomb-cohttp://www.macombdaily.com/article/20130425/NEWS01/130429667/tractor-trailer-fire2013-04-25 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-15 near Barstow (California):
http://www.desertdispatch.com/articles/semi-14402-shuts-barstow.html2013-04-25 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame near police station in Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/emergency-services/2013/04/26/shrewsbury-lorry-blaze-sparks-alert/2013-04-25 -
Garbage truck bursts into flame on Purchase Parkway near Calvert City (Kentucky):
http://westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/McCracken-County/Vehicle-Fire-Closes-Portion-of-Pkwy-on-Thursday.aspx2013-04-25 -
RV bursts into flame, fire spreads to garage, home, in Boise (Idaho):
http://www.ktvb.com/news/West-Boise-garage-goes-up-in-flames-204725751.htmlhttp://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/04/25/2551623/firefighters-called-to-house-fire.html2013-04-25 -
RV bursts into flame on Fernwood Road in Newberg (Oregon):
http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2013/April/25/Public.Safety/fire.heavily.damages.rv.monday.on.fernwood.road/news.aspx2013-04-25 -
Cargo van bursts into flame on I-680 in Fairfield (California):
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/fairfield/car-fire-shuts-down-southbound-i-680/2013-04-25 -
Van and car burst into flame while parked on street in Hove (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10378595.Two_cars_set_on_fire_in_Hove/2013-04-25 -
Van bursts into flame on slip road in
coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Van-catches-slip-road-Manadon-Plymouth/story-18803830-detail/story.htmlhttp://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/White-van-A38-Plymouth-slip-road-causes-traffic/story-18811789-detail/story.html2013-04-25 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked on street in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-9639922013-04-25 -
Five cars destroyed or damaged by fire at business in Taney County (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-firefighters-battle-a-multiple-car-fire-north-of-branson-20130425,0,3982457.storyhttp://www.ky3.com/galleries/ky3-pictures-multiplecar-fire-north-of-branson-20130425,0,6325951.photogallery2013-04-25 -
Car bursts into flame on the M4 motorway near Swan
sea (Britain):
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Travel-Long-queues-M4-following-car/story-18804230-detail/story.html2013-04-25 -
Car bursts into flame, eventually explodes, on highway heading into
coastal Gothenburg (Sweden):
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1e7_13668852582013-04-25 -
Car bursts into flame on road in Skelmersdale (Britain), near the
River Tawd:
http://skemnews.com/community/car-fire-in-eskdale-skelmersdale/2013-04-25 -
Car bursts into flame on the M40 near Banbury (Britain):
http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-attend-car-fire-1-50400972013-04-25 -
Trailer bursts into flame inside
barn in Wymondham (Britain), barn destroyed too:
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/firefighters_tackle_barn_blaze_at_wymondham_1_2168915Note: It was a trailer full of hay. All flammable absorbent materials are absorbing hydrogen suldide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. That includes wood, paper, cardboard, hay, straw, clothing, cotton, wool, mulch, dried brush, generic trash, etc.2013-04-25 -
Two vehicles and two sheds destroyed by fire in Ship
Cove on the
Port au
PortPeninsula (Canada):
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-04-25/article-3227201/RCMP-investigating-Ship-Cove-fire/1http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2013/04/25/nl-fire-ship-cove-2013-04-25.htmlQuote: "Police and the Stephenville Marine Institute fire team arrived at 4 a.m Thursday, and found the blaze had engulfed two sheds and two vehicles on Main Road."Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to rhe ground, making this time of the day the most dangerous in terms of fires, explosions and being poisoned by hydrogen sulfide...2013-04-25 -
Tractor and
barn destroyed by fire in Buckhead (Georgia):
http://www.morgancountycitizen.com/?q=node/231592013-04-25 -
Pile of tires bursts into flame outside tire shop in Tuscon (Arizona), fire spreads, gets huge:
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/22082426/jack-furrier-tire-heap-fire-now-extinguishedQuote: "Officers have put out a massive fire that started in a heap of used tires around 2:30 p.m. in an alleyway next to the Jack Furrier tire shop near Ajo and Palo Verde."Note: As mentioned, tire rubber is absorbing hydrogen sulfide. Then when brakes are applied, the brake-friction burns hotter than normal, since hydrogen sulfide burns very hot. Then bad things can happen: tires explode or ignite, brakes burn out or ignite, fluid lines rupture, the whole vehicle goes up in flames, or all of the above. Tires NOT on vehicles, like those in this fire - tires just laying around - are even more vulnerable, because hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas and once it gets inside the tires, it may stay there, absorbing into the tire rubber from the outside AND from the inside, and accumulating inside the tires. Then the heat of the Sun may be enough to cause spontaneous combustion. So just as you don't want have pallets or furniture laying around, you probably don't want any tires laying around either, at least not near anything you don't want to get burned...2013-04-25 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Cortlandt (New York), around 2000 chickens killed:
http://longisland.news12.com/news/thousands-of-chickens-killed-in-barn-fire-1.5144997http://peekskill.patch.com/articles/lake-mohegan-firefighters-handle-barn-fire-thursday-night2013-04-25 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Stanley (Canada):
http://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32075:fire-destroys-barn-just-north-of-us-border2013-04-25 -
Large farm shed destroyed by fire in rural Jones County (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Farm-Shed-in-Jones-County-204812861.html2013-04-25 -
Ductwork bursts into flame above
cabinet shop at high school in Cleveland (Ohio), school evacuated:
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/22367160/article-BCHS-duct-fire-causes-evacuationhttp://www.wdef.com/news/story/Small-Fire-in-Cabinetry-Shop-at-Bradley-Central/zIYHXR5nh0WTKULqhIdxEg.cspx2013-04-25 -
Kiln bursts into flame at
4:30 AM at Saginaw
Valley State University in Saginaw (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/04/kiln_fire_inside_svsu_art_buil.html2013-04-25 -
Blaze rips through home in McKees
port (Pennsylvania), family of 6 homeless:
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmckeesport/yourmckeesportmore/3913313-74/fire-family-jonesNote: McKeesport is situated at the confluece of the Monongahela River and the Youghiogheny River...2013-04-25 -
Mobile home explodes and burns in field near Hallow (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/10378599.Mobile_home_fire_overnight_near_Worcester/Quote: "A 'big bang' thought to have been caused by a mobile home fire in a field near Hallow overnight was felt more than two miles away."2013-04-25 -
Vacant garage burns in
coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/norfolk/crews-respond-to-norfolk-fire2013-04-25 -
Vacant home burns in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20130425phoenix-fire-abandoned-home-abrk.htmlhttp://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22074032/2013/04/25/vacant-cluttered-home-catches-fire-in-phoenix2013-04-25 -
Vacant hospital burns near downtown Houston (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=90787672013-04-25 -
Three adjacent vacant homes burn in
coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ci-vacants-fire-20130425,0,1708533.story2013-04-25 -
Vacant building burns in Manheim Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/cumberland/manheim-township-fire-suspicious/-/9704098/19881666/-/w6bdh8z/-/index.html2013-04-25 -
Vacant building destroyed by fire in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/289948/40/Vacant-building-destroyed-by-fire2013-04-25 -
Vacant house burns in East Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/04/18/columbus-fire-livingston.html2013-04-25 -
Vacant home burns in Kansas City (Missouri), fire spreads to adjacent occupied home:
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/fire-in-vacant-home-damages-neighboring-house/-/11664182/19888462/-/1gpdsa/-/index.htmlNote: Very dangerous to live next to a vacant structure now. Kansas City sits at the confluence of the Missouri River and the Kansas River...2013-04-25 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire near Roscoe (Texas):
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2013/apr/25/officials-investigate-vacant-house-fire-in-nolan/2013-04-25 -
Vacant building burns in Concord (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/25/4002942/no-injuries-in-overnight-concord.html2013-04-25 -
Major fire destroys vacant building in
coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_23111243/san-jose-fire-crews-at-scene-structure-fire2013-04-24 -
Two fuel barges explode and burn in the Mobile
River near
coastal Mobile (Alabama), 3 injured:
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=889704http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/25/fire-out-hours-after-fuel-barges-explode-ala/http://www.kjonline.com/news/Fuel-barges-explode-causing-large-fire-in-Ala-.htmlhttp://www.lex18.com/news/fuel-barges-explode-causing-large-fire-in-alabama/http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/25/3_hurt_as_fuel_barges_explode_catch_fire_in_ala.htmlhttp://www.vancouversun.com/news/world/Alabama+fuel+barges+explode+catch+fire+hospitalized+with+burns/8291604/story.htmlQuote: "The initial blast took place in a ship channel near the George C. Wallace Tunnel — which carries traffic from Interstate 10 under the Mobile River, Vega said. The river runs south past Mobile and into Mobile Bay, which in turn flows into the Gulf of Mexico."Quote: "A crew that was cleaning fuel barges in Mobile Bay likely caused a spark the triggered an explosion and critically burned three workers."Note: When was the last time a spark from a cleaning crew caused two fuel barges to explode? Oh right, NEVER. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, like that in machinery that might be used by a cleaning crew. So, some hydrogen sulfide hits some electrified copper, a spark is generated, which ignites whatever hydrogen sulfide and/or methane is blowing around, and that causes a fire, and that ends up resulting in both barges exploding and burning. So, they're probably telling the truth, in a sense, but not ALL of the truth. That's the best way to perpetrate a lie, by the way - mix in enough truth to sell the story, so you can slide the deception right on by beneath whatever element of truth you throw in as a coating...2013-04-24 -
Monumental mulch fire erupts at landfill in Price George's County (Maryland):
http://www.ksdk.com/rss/article/377204/3/Large-mulch-fire-burns-in-Marylandhttp://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/04/25/firefighters-battle-mulch-fire-at-md-landfill/http://news.sky.com/story/1082718/volcano-fire-giant-mulch-stack-in-flameshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/apr/25/mulch-fire-burns-maryland-videoQuote: "A pile of mulch stretching two acres–500 feet wide and 50 feet high–caught fire around 8 p.m. Wednesday night, burning for hours."Quote: "Firefighters are battling to bring a mulch fire that looks like a 'volcano' under control and stop it from spreading."Note: Check this fire out in the video. Really does sorta look like a volcano. Mulch is a flammable absorbent material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. That includes wood, paper, cardboard, generic trash, dried brush and grass, mulch, hay, straw, clothing, cotton, wool, carpet, etc.2013-04-24 -
Cruise ship bursts into flame on the Nile
River near Aswan (Egypt):
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/70084/Business/Economy/Cruise-ship-fire-in-Aswan-causes-no-casualties.aspx2013-04-24 -
Boat bursts into flame,
explodes, in
coastal Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), fire spreads to second boat, 1 injured:
http://www.firehouse.com/news/10927781/fla-boat-fire-explosion-shakes-homes-hurts-onehttp://www.local10.com/news/two-boats-on-fire-near-fort-lauderdale/-/1717324/19872014/-/i96yj7z/-/index.htmlhttp://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/fort-lauderdale-boat-fires-two-boats-on-hendricks-isle-drive-catch-fire-1-person-hurt2013-04-24 -
Boat bursts into flame in the Grand Union
Canal in Hemel Hempstead (Britain):
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/local/dawn-canal-boat-blaze-treated-as-suspected-arson-1-50317442013-04-24 -
People-mover bursts into flame in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/iu-health-people-mover-catches-fireQuote: "Fire crews received reports there may have been sparks or a fire in the electrical areaunderneath the unit."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas and will seek out low-lying areas. It's also reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. So an electrical fire on the underside of a vehicle such as this wouldn't be terribly surprising...2013-04-24 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-85 near Duluth (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/289811/40/2-lanes-of-I-85-south-blocked-by-big-rig-fire2013-04-24 -
Tractor bursts into flame in Pansey (Alabama):
http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/article.php/tractor-fire-in-pansey-416752013-04-24 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 near Live Oak (Florida):
http://suwanneedemocrat.com/local/x2094922192/Semi-fire-stops-Interstate-traffic2013-04-24 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-25 in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/04/24/abqnewsseeker/i-25-southbound-lane-closed-due-to-semi-truck-fire.html2013-04-24 -
Dump truck bursts into flame on I-94 near Sturtevant (Wisconsin), close to
Lake Michigan:
http://fox6now.com/2013/04/24/developing-vehicle-fire-on-i-94e-near-sturtevant/http://www.wisn.com/news/traffic/truck-fire-ties-up-trafffic-on-i94-in-kenosha-county/-/9373604/19884886/-/15evlyez/-/index.html2103-04-24 -
RV bursts into flame in Milwaukie (Oregon), near the Willamette
River:
http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2013/04/milwaukie-area_rv_bursts_into.html2013-04-24 -
RV bursts into flame at property in Uckington (Britain), near Cheltenham:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-caravan-blaze-Uckington/story-18789828-detail/story.html2013-04-24 -
Van bursts into flame on Land
port Road in Lewes (Britain),
1000 feet from the
River Ouse:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10379472.Police_called_to_offer_crowd_control_after_Lewes_van_fire_attracts_spectators/Quote: "Police were called to offer crowd control after so many spectators went to watch a van on fire."2013-04-24 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 1 near Neshaminy High School in Middletown Township (Pennsylvania):
http://levittownnow.com/2013/04/25/truck-fire-on-route-1-access-road/2013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at university in Waterville (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/25/news/mid-maine/thomas-college-softball-players-car-destroyed-by-fire/2013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Ayr (Australia), fire spreads to home:
http://www.skynews.com.au/local/article.aspx?id=866615http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National-Regional/2013/04/25/Car_fire_starts_house_fire_866613.htmlNote: That's near the Burdekin River...2013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame on Meadow
brook State Parkway on Long
Island (New York):
http://eastmeadow.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/car-fire-reported-in-east-meadowhttp://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/meadowbrook-reopens-after-car-fire-1.5131468http://longislandroundup.blogspot.com/2013/04/car-fire-briefly-shuts-northbound.html2013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame on the A45 near the Queen Eleanor Interchange in Northampton (Britain):
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-causes-traffic-delays-for-northampton-motorists-1-50300372013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame on the A11 near Hethersett (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/car_fire_causes_disruption_on_a11_near_norwich_1_21669512013-04-24 -
Car explodes into flame while parked in garage at home in Huntington (West Virginia), garage, 2 homes damaged too:
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1319273643/Garage-vehicle-destroyed-by-firehttp://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Garage-Damages-Homes-204432341.html2013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame on I-88 in Downers Grove (Illinois):
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2013/04/24/no-injuries-reported-in-car-fire-wednesday-at-i-88-and-highland-avenue/afuvs0j/2013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame on I-93 in Merrimack
Valley (Massachusetts):
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x210922897/Truck-crash-car-fire-turn-I-93-commute-into-nightmareNote: An accident happened prior to this, where a tanker truck slammed into the back of a garbage truck. As they were cleaning up after that crash, this car burst into flame south of there, backing traffic up even more...2013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame on US 36 near Chillicothe (Ohio):
http://www.kttn.com/kgozfm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=90412013-04-24 -
Car bursts into flame on I-90 near Arlington Heights (Illinois):
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2013/04/car-fire-at-interstate-90-and-route-53-near-arlington-heightsrolling-meadows/2013-04-24 -
Vehicle bursts into flame in hospital parking garage in West Reading (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wyofire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/1862012013-04-24 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 30 in West Hempfield Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_23095481/police-route-30-west-closed-lancaster-countyhttp://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/lancaster/vehicle-fire-closes-part-of-route-30/-/9704306/19873276/-/14marfa/-/index.html2013-04-24 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-65 in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130424/NEWS01/304240130/Vehicle-fire-blocks-two-lanes-northbound-65-near-Crittenden-Drive2013-04-24 -
Vehicle, garage and home destroyed by fire in Hocking Township (Ohio):
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20130424/NEWS01/304240007/Hocking-Township-fire-destroys-home2013-04-24 -
Tractor and
barn destroyed by fire near Fort Wayne (Indiana), some pigs killed:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130424/LOCAL07/130429747/1002/LOCAL2013-04-24 -
Barn destroyed by fire near Tittabawassee (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/04/fire_leveled_richland_township.html2013-04-24 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Kanata, Ontario (Canada):
http://mynews.ctvnews.ca/mediadetails/110172332013-04-24 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Benton City (Washington):
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/04/24/2370053/benton-city-barn-fire.html2013-04-24 -
Barn and 10 tons of hay hit by fire near Glastonbury (Britain):
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Police-investigate-suspicious-barn-near/story-18789806-detail/story.html2013-04-24 -
Large amount of waste materials burst into flame at
recycling center in Horwich (Britain):
http://www.towerfm.co.uk/news/local/horwich-recycling-fire-update/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/firefighters-tackle-blaze-bolton-recycling-2999543Note: Hydrogen sulfide and/or methane are being absorbed into flammable absorbent materials and spontaneously combusting. Many such materials will be found at landfills and recycling centers, such as wood, paper, cardboard, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool, hay, straw, dried brush, etc.2013-04-24 -
Tire recycling facility erupts in flame in
coastalBridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/fairfield_cty/tire-warehouse-catches-fire-in-bridgeport2013-04-24 -
Metal recycling plant catches fire in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.wric.com/story/22069377/fire-evacuateshttp://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/chesterfield/alarm-fire-takes-hours-to-control-at-chesterfield-metal-recycling/article_dfb4e904-ad28-11e2-9baa-0019bb30f31a.html2013-04-24 -
Home explodes and burns in Edmonton (Canada):
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Crews+clean+following+explosion+fire+that+rocked+house/8287740/story.html2013-04-24 -
Blaze damaged two homes in Discovery
Bay (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/24/two-homes-burned-in-discovery-bay-fire/Note: The fire started in the garage of one of the homes. They don't specify whether there were or weren't any vehicles in the garage...2013-04-24 -
Hotel/casino catches fire in
coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey), some guests evacuated:
http://www.app.com/viewart/20130425/NJNEWS10/304250054/Guests-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-Atlantic-City-casino2013-04-24 -
Vacant home burns in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Vacant-house-damaged-by-fire-204466371.htmlQuote: "Firefighters received a call at 4:15 a.m. for a fire at a vacant, two-storey home..."2013-04-24 -
Vacant house burns in Raytown, near Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/dpp/traffic/firefighters-block-350-highway-in-raytownQuote: "Authorities were called a little before 5 a.m. to the home..."2013-04-24 -
Vacant apartment building burns in Clute (Texas):
http://thefacts.com/news/article_a12fa7f6-ac96-11e2-a33a-0019bb2963f4.htmlQuote: "'There was no electricity or gas in the building, so there’d be no way for it to ignite by itself,' Fire Marshal Mike Waguespack said."Note: I guess this man has never heard of chemical reactions or spontaneous combustion. Looke like Clute could use a new fire marshal...2013-04-24 -
Vacant farmhouse destroyed by fire in Adrian (Oregon):
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/04/24/2549778/parma-firefighters-respond-to.htmlhttp://www.argusobserver.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-adrian-farmhouse/article_fbe76cce-adb8-11e2-b335-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-24 -
Vacant home
undergoing renovations burns in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/crews-clean-up-after-early-morning-fire-1.12514472013-04-24 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Union Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/massive-flames-destroy-vacant-union-twp-home/nXXS8/2013-04-24 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Vineland (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2013/04/vineland_house_destroyed_by_fi.html2013-04-23 -
Devastating wildfire destroys 30 homes, 150 more evacuated, in
coastal Valparaiso (Chile):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20130424-38960-CHLhttp://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/homes-gutted-in-chilean-fire/vyw6G/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/apr/24/valparaiso-forest-fire-chile-video2013-04-23 -
Huge inferno destroys the historic Stanhope
Beach Resort on Prince Edward
Island (Canada):
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/historic-stanhope-beach-resort-destroyed-by-fire-1.1251668Quote: "A total of four buildings were lost in the fire, including the main lodge, kitchen and dining room, 200-seat conference centre and guest rooms."2013-04-23 -
Massive fire engulfs auto shop in
coastal Plymouth (Britain), declared major incident, evacuations ensue:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22272031http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Explosions-huge-blaze-Stonehouse-evacuation-way/story-18780169-detail/story.html2013-04-23 -
Garage explodes and burns, fire spreads to home, in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/lexington-home-owner-explosions-followed-by-fire/Quote: "Darrell Haynes says he had just finished cutting the grass, and parked the mower in the garage, where he heard the booms."Note: So, he opens the garage, gets his mower out, commences mowing. While he's mowing his lawn, a gas plume blows into his now-open garage and is held there and concentrated by the wind. He finishes mowing, shuts off he mower, puts the mower in the garage, closes the door, goes inside. Before long, the gas makes its way to the copper battery cables, then there's a small explosion and fire, the lawnmower tank ruptures, then a bigger explosion and fire. It was probably something along those lines...2013-04-23 -
Flash explosion injures 2 workers at power pylon in
coastal Warkworth (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/accidents/news/article.cfm?c_id=13&objectid=10879174Quote: "I was in the garden and there was a big [explosion] sound like something had blown up."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. You don't want to be working on a utility pole when some hydrogen sulfide blows by. That might cause a flash explosion, like the one that happened in this incident...2013-04-23 -
Boat explodes and burns at yacht club in
coastal Stony
Point (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130423/NEWS03/304230094/Fire-destroys-powerboat-Stony-Point-yacht-club2013-04-23 -
Tanker truck bursts into flame at Sahab Industrial Estate in east Amman (Jordan):
http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/upi20130423-190006-44052013-04-23 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 1 outside Sussex (Canada):
http://country94news.blogspot.com/2013/04/truck-on-fire-along-highway-1.html2013-04-23 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-76 in Sterling (Colorado):
http://www.journal-advocate.com/sterling-local_news/ci_23081260/semi-catches-fire-i-76-tuesday2013-04-23 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 322 in Derry Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/04/tractor_trailer_fire_closes_po.html2013-04-23 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A607 at Wellingore (Britain):
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/local/lorry-blaze-blocks-road-at-wellingore-1-50298272013-04-23 -
Tractor bursts into flame at farm in Sunnydell (Idaho), very near the Snake
River:
http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/tractor-damaged-by-fire-in-sunnydell/article_4c32ddcc-ac6e-11e2-85eb-0019bb2963f4.html2013-04-23 -
RV bursts into flame on I-40 near Desert Hills (Arizona), completely destroyed, tow vehicle damaged:
http://www.havasunews.com/news/dhfd-fights-stubborn-rv-fire-on-i--tuesday/article_f07ceb30-aca4-11e2-bb87-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-23 -
Camper-van bursts into flame near the Wellington Monument in Wellington (Britain):
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Camper-van-car-park-Wellington-Monument/story-18789699-detail/story.htmlhttp://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24429&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=412013-04-23 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 495 in Raynham (Massachusetts):
http://www.1rbn.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=36229014-dbbe-4ee6-a031-4847f42bfe7d2013-04-23 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on Barrington Street in Halifax (Canada):
http://www.news957.com/2013/04/23/truck-fire-closes-barrington-st-during-morning-commute/2013-04-23 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on
bridge in Rochester (Wisconsin):
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/racine-county-firefighters-put-out-truck-blaze-eq9mi8v-204465011.htmlhttp://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/deputies-respond-to-burning-truck-on-bridge/article_2b0453e2-aceb-11e2-90e6-0019bb2963f4.htmlNote: Near Browns Lake and Eagle Lake, and there's a stream or river that goes right through town...2013-04-23 -
Two cars burst into flame in
coastal Weymouth (Britain):
http://www.thisisdorset.net/news/tidnews/10372511.Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_in_Littlemoor__Weymouth/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/10372511.Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_in_Littlemoor__Weymouth/2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame at front door of hospital in Woodbury (Minnesota):
http://www.woodburybulletin.com/event/article/id/43635/2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in garage at home on
River Line near Chatham (Britain), fire spreads to garage:
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/04/23/car-fire-damages-chatham-area-home2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame on Highway 35 near
coastal Rock
port (Texas):
http://www.kztv10.com/videos/car-fire-shuts-down-highway-35-near-rockport-kztv/http://www.rockportpilot.com/news/video_0e5c4372-acea-11e2-80d4-0019bb2963f4.html2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame on the Mythe
Bridge in Tewkesbury (Britain):
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Car-Mythe-Bridge-slows-traffic/story-18779254-detail/story.htmlNote: This bridge goes over the River Severn...2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame on I-376 near Monaca (Pennsylvania), close to the Ohio
River:
http://www.timesonline.com/news/police_fire_courts/car-fire-on/image_433cfa4f-c0ed-5921-bea9-9f7be6d15f34.html2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame in Penhale, Fraddon (Britain):
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Firefighters-called-car-Fraddon/story-18779274-detail/story.html2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame on I-84 in
Waterbury (Connecticut):
http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/doc5176dcf3924e5111291789.txt2013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame on the A27 near Fishbourne (Britain):
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/top-stories/latest/car-fire-on-a27-eastbound-1-50283342013-04-23 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Westcotes, Tile Hill, Coventry (Britain):
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2013/04/23/car-set-fire-to-on-tile-hill-drive-92746-33221286/Quote: "It was the second vehicle fire of its type in the street in a week."2013-04-23 -
Vehicle bursts into flame between two homes in Sacramento County (California), fire spreads to both homes:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2013/04/vehicle-fire-spreads-to-two-south-sacramento-county-homes.htmlNote: That's why you might not want to park your vehicle(s) next to your residence...2013-04-23 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-94 in Ann Arbor (Michigan), 3 accidents mentioned too:
http://annarbor.com/news/3-crashes-vehicle-fire-slow-traffic-on-ann-arbor-area-freeways/2013-04-23 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in
coastal Fort Pierce (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/vehicle-fire-closed-northbound-interstate-95-in-fo/nXTrq/2013-04-23 -
Auto scrapyard erupts in flame on Robin Hood
Bay Road in
coastal St. John's (Canada):
http://ntv.ca/scrapyard-car-fire/Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel, much of which will obviously be found at facilities like this one...2013-04-23 -
Auto parts store heavily damaged by fire in Waverly (Ohio):
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Fire-Seriously-Damages-Auto-Parts-Factory-204400131.htmlQuote: "A manager said the fire started in a ventilation system and spread to the roof."Note: What do ventilation systems do? They move the atmosphere around. I realized ventilation-related fires were going to be a problem a few months ago, when a flash fire in a ventilation duct injured some workers at the State Department in coastal Washington DC...2013-04-23 -
Multiple trucks and barn/garage destroyed by fire in Sunderland (Massachusetts):
http://www.gazettenet.com/news/townbytown/sunderland/5849700-95/fire-consumes-sunderland-garagehttp://www.wggb.com/2013/04/23/fire-destroys-sunderland-barn/2013-04-23 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Gallitzin Township (Pennsylvania), pig killed:
http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x1520511035/Fire-destroys-Gallitzin-Township-barn-kills-pighttp://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext?nxd_id=4545122013-04-23 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Franklin Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/04/police_franklin_barn_was_fully.html2013-04-23 -
Couch bursts into flame outside home near
Lake Mead (Nevada), fire spreads to home, family flees:
http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/lake-mead-decatur-fire-las-vegas/d9twxavihkCYj9fkyAyK9g.cspxNote: Furniture has the same vulnerabilities that pallets do: made of absorbent flammable materials and held together with iton/steel (nails, screws, staples), which is reactive with hydrogen sulfide. So some hydrogen sulfide slowly saturates an outdoor couch, eventually meets some rusty iron/steel, a spark is generated which lands on the couch which is itself contaminated with an accelerant, and whoosh, fire breaks out. It's probably not a good idea to keep flammable absorbent materials (or vehicles) outside your house, at least not close enough to spread to your hourse and burn it down if fire breaks out...2013-04-23 -
Trash bursts into flame inside garbage truck in
coastal Destin (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/fire-starts-in-garbage-truck-extinguished-in-road-1.1312742013-04-23 -
Trash bursts into flame outside home in Calgary (Canada), fire spreads to van:
http://beaconnews.ca/blog/2013/04/cfd-crews-battle-two-calgary-house-fires-overnight/2013-04-23 -
Trash chute bursts into flame at Illini Tower in Champaign (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2013-04-23/trash-fire-extinguished-illini-tower.html2013-04-23 -
Dumpster bursts into flame at high school in Century (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/firefighters-quickly-extinguish-school-dumpster-fire2013-04-23 -
Recycling plant erupts in flame in St Paul's Cray in
coastal London (Britain),
third fire there in
five weeks:
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/bromley/10372595.St_Paul_s_Cray_recycling_plant_on_fire_for_third_time_in_five_weeks/Note: Hydrogen sulfide and/or methane are being absorbed into flammable absorbent materials and spontaneously combusting. Many such materials will be found at landfills and recycling centers, such as wood, paper, cardboard, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool, hay, straw, carpet, dried brush, etc.2013-04-23 -
Fifteen tons of carpet burn at warehouse at
recycling center in Bolton (Britain), nearby school closed:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22260766http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10374912.Day_break_mill_fire_forces_school_to_shut/Note: Looks to be about 500 feet from the River Croal...2013-04-23 -
Four fires hit same neighborhood in
coastal Suffolk (Virginia) since
October:
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/suffolk/fear-after-fourth-fire-in-chuckatuckQuote: "I had gone to bed, but was not asleep, and heard some popping sounds and just went to check it out," said Harris. "That's what we heard from the other fires also."Note: One was a corncrib, one a vacant barn, one a tool shed, one a garage. And 'popping sounds' heard at all four fires. Those popping sounds may have been smallish gas plumes - hydrogen sulfide or methane or both - finding an ignition source and detonating in small explosions, starting these fires. When the plumes are larger then their detonations will sound like fireworks or may be mistaken for gunfire. When they're REALLY big then you get those neighborhood-shaking explosions that people have been reporting around the world in the last year or two...2013-04-23 -
Former mill destroyed by fire in Littlerock (Washington):
http://www.lewiscountysirens.com/?p=184862013-04-23 -
Woman's face bursts into flame during surgery in Knox County (Tennessee):
http://www.lex18.com/news/family-says-hospital-patient-s-face-caught-fire-during-surgery/Quote: "I've never heard anything like this. And most of the people that have been involved with this, they've never heard of anything like this, either."Note: Can't argue with that, seems more than a bit unusual...2013-04-23 -
Building under construction catches fire in Hillsborough (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2013/04/hillsboro_fire_rescue_crews_ba.htmlNote: Buildings under construction are inherently more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem, especially when in the framing stage when a lot of wood is fully exposed to the atmosphere...2013-04-23 -
Basement fire erupts at home, spreads to other homes, in Mount Vernon (New York), 17 people homeless:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mount-Vernon-Fire-152-Beechwood-Avenue-Families-Homeless-204400561.htmlNote: Basements are where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate once the gas infiltrates a building. That's also where electrical panels and water heaters are usually located and either may serve as an ignition source. Mount Vernon is 2 miles east of the Hudson River and 2 miles west of Long IslandSound...2013-04-23 -
Vacant home burns in Piscataway (New Jersey):
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20130423/NJNEWS/304230023/1001/2013-04-23 -
Vacant house burns in Shreve
port (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130423/NEWS01/130423017/Fire-officials-investigate-vacant-house-fire2013-04-23 -
Vacant home burns in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_suspicious-fire-damages-vacant-home-12786.shtmlhttp://www.whiotv.com/news/news/crime-law/fire-damages-back-of-vacant-house/nXWKM/2013-04-23 -
Vacant house burns in Antioch (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_23089955/antioch-fire-crews-extinguish-one-alarm-house-blaze2013-04-23 -
Vacant home burns in
coastal St. Petersburg (Florida):
http://stpete.patch.com/articles/house-fire-under-investigation-1cda4569#photo-140899702013-04-23 -
Vacant house burns on Marina Drive off Respass Beach Road in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2013/04/23/firefighter-suffers-minor-injuries-in-house-fire/2013-04-22 -
Methane explosion hits wastewater treatment plant in Dexter (Michigan), 2 critically injured:
http://www.annarbor.com/news/dexter/explosion-in-dexter-injures-2-men-1-critically/Quote: "Two men were critically injured when methane gas exploded while they were working on a holding tank at the Dexter Utilities Department wastewater treatment plant..."Quote: "The men were using a welder's torch on a storage tank when it came in contact with methane gas, causing the explosion..."Quote: "Yates said firefighters believe both men were in the tank at the time of the blast. One man was blown out of the tank by the explosion and the other man was assisted out of the tank by other workers."Note: So they were IN a storage tank that they were working on, using welding equipment. Well then, obviously there was no methane stored in THAT tank, else they wouldn't have been inside it, so where did the methane come from?2013-04-22 -
Large ship catches fire on
waterway in Lithuania:
http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/35011/fire-broke-out-on-ship-en-route-to-klaipeda-201335011/Quote: "The extent of the damage to goods and vehicles on the car deck, where the fire broke out, cannot be assessed until the ship is in port in Klaipe.da. No other area on the ship other than the main deck, which is a closed vehicle deck, was affected by the fire."Note: I'd bet one of the vehicles on that deck burst into flame and that was the originating point of this fire...2013-04-22 -
Crane bursts into flame at the
Port of Felixstowe (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/felixstowe_crane_fire_at_felixstowe_docks_tackled_by_firefighters_overnight_1_21618812013-04-22 -
Transit bus explodes into flame near the Brands Hatch race track in Kent (Britain):
http://news.sky.com/story/1081564/bus-explosion-rocks-rush-hour-kenthttp://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/driver_escapes_west_kingsdown_bus_fire_1_2163710Quote: "The driver got off the bus, a fire quickly started and moments later there was a big explosion..."2013-04-22 -
Transit bus bursts into flame near gas station in Scarborough (Britain):
http://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/local/electrical-fault-blamed-for-bus-fire-1-5605404Note: Electrical fault? Oh, right, that's what they're calling it when a little hydrogen sulfide finds some electrified copper and fire breaks out. Well, a rose by any other name and all that...2013-04-22 -
School bus bursts into flame as it arrives at school in Lafayette (Tennessee):
http://www.maconcountytimes.com/view/full_story/22331538/article-School-bus-catches-fire--children-evacuated2013-04-22 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Stevenson Expressway in Chicago (Illinois), near
Lake Michigan:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-22/news/chi-burning-truck-blocks-outbound-stevenson-20130422_1_outbound-lanes-serious-injuries-truck2013-04-22 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-70 near Hays (Kansas):
http://www.hayspost.com/2013/04/23/update-tractor-fire-i-70/2013-04-22 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in Kenner (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2013/04/18-wheeler_on_fire_closes_down.htmlhttp://www.wwltv.com/news/local/I-10-east-in-Kenner-shut-down-due-to-truck-fire-204141511.htmlNote: Kenner is sandwiched between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain...2013-04-22 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-285 at
Riverside Drive in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/22040133/truck-fire-blocks-i-285-e-at-riverside-drivehttp://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/truck-fire-shuts-down-i-285-eastbound-at-riverside/nXSh8/2013-04-22 -
RV and two cars burst into flame at residential property in coastal Carnoustie (Scotland):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus/firefighters-tackle-blaze-in-scrap-cars-and-caravan-near-carnoustie-1.867872013-04-22 -
RV bursts into flame at Bronte Close in Hatherley, Cheltenham (Britain):
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Crews-tackle-caravan/story-18778160-detail/story.html2013-04-22 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home on the
island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22043096/fire-crews-clean-up-after-ewa-beach-vehicle-fireNote: Fire started in the wee hours, 2:20 AM, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating in the atmosphere above closer to the ground. This fire spread to an adjacent car and the garage. This is the reason I've been suggesting it may not be wise to park your vehicle(s) next to or inside your buildings, or next to other vehicles, else you risk compounding the loss - including the loss of your own life if your house catches fire - when your vehicle bursts into flame...2013-04-22 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame at intersection in Lawrenceburg (Tennessee):
http://www.wdxe.com/wdxe.php?rfc=narticle.php&id=204622013-04-22 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame at shopping center in Morganton (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/truck-tires-explode-vehicle-fire-morganton-shoppin/nXSqQ/http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mostpopular/story/VIDEO-Truck-tire-bursts-into-flames/6hrE3em3oEavsV0xYleRbw.cspx2013-04-22 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame near
boat ramp at park in Kamloops (Canada), near Kamloops
Lake:
http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20130422/KAMLOOPS0101/130429991/-1/kamloops01/police-briefs-suspicious-truck-fire-under-investigation2013-04-22 -
Car bursts into flame on I-66 in Virginia, near
coastal Washington DC:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/04/22/car-fire-blocks-westbound-lanes-of-i-66/2013-04-22 -
Car bursts into flame on road between Swim
bridge and Filleigh (Britain):
http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/crews-called-flaming-car-near-South-Molton/story-18771169-detail/story.html2013-04-22 -
Car bursts into flame on I-75 in Perrysburg (Ohio), near the Maumee
River:
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2013/04/22/Car-fire-extinguished-in-Perrysburg.html2013-04-22 -
Car bursts into flame while being service at auto dealer on Calder
Island in Wakefield (Britain):
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local/more-wakefield-news/car-catches-fire-during-service-at-the-car-people-wakefield-1-56054692013-04-22 -
Car bursts into flame on Green Lane in Billingbear (Britain):
http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/wokingham/articles/2013/04/23/88718-car-fire-in-billingbear/2013-04-22 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Yagger
Bay Drive in Hilliard (Ohio):
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/04/23/columbus-yagger-bay-drive-car-fire.html2013-04-22 -
Car bursts into flame inside auto shop in Corning (California), auto shop damaged too:
http://www.khsltv.com/content/localnews/story/Fire-Damages-Corning-Auto-Shop/z4HBW1tt4kO4G97ul5YvnA.cspxNote: It was off-hours, shop closed, so this car wasn't running and spontaneously combusted. That's happening a lot now. Vehicles don't need to be running to burst into flame. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper like the wiring in vehicles...2013-04-22 -
Massive fire destroys trucking company, in Pomfret (New York), very near
Lake Erie:
http://www.wkbw.com/news/Fire-Destorys-Trucking-Company-in-Southern-Tier-204211321.htmlhttp://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130422/CITYANDREGION/130429747/1010Quote: "I mean it was just constant, bang, boom. And then we had, I'm not really sure what blew-up, but we had a giant fireball..."Quote: "Employees say they believe the blaze began in the cab of one of the trucks being worked on inside the garage."2013-04-22 -
Jeep and garage destroyed by fire at home in Maquoketa (Iowa):
http://qctimes.com/news/local/fire-destroys-large-garage-in-maquoketa/article_7d59e4dc-362c-520c-aac7-3f48454890f5.htmlQuote: "Maquoketa and Andrew Fire Departments were called at 4:57 a.m. Monday to a fire at the large garage..."Note: The wee hours again, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane blowing by in the atmosphere above closer to the ground...2013-04-22 -
Motorcycle and garage destroyed by
explosion and fire in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/news/local/explosion-sets-home-fire/nXSdj/Quote: "Investigators believe a water heater ignited gasoline leaking from a motorcycle and set off the explosion."Note: That could be. Or some hydrogen sulfide sparked a fire near that motorcycle's battery and that fire ruptured the fuel line, and from that point an explosion was basically inevitable. They'd probably suspect the same thing if A) they were paying attention to all the non-running vehicles bursting into flame around the world, which they obviously aren't, and B) if they weren't ignorant of the fact that our atmosphere is being increasingly contaminated by methane and hydrogen sulfide, both of which are accelerants...2013-04-22 -
Pickup truck and shed destroyed by fire in Adair County (Missouri):
http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=8884542013-04-22 -
Auto shop destroyed by fire in Canton (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/heavy-smoke-seen-for-miles-after-auto-specialties-in-canton-catches-firehttp://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x935172176/Auto-dealership-fire-remains-under-investigationhttp://fox8.com/2013/04/22/car-dealership-goes-up-in-flames/2013-04-22 -
Auto shop damaged by fire in Covington (Kentucky):
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_northern_kentucky/covington/fire-crews-investigate-covington-auto-shop-firehttp://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20130422/NEWS0103/304220036/Quote: "Flames broke out about 4:51 am. at Sharp Works auto center..."Note: Wee hours again, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating in the atmosphere above closer to the ground. For this reason, the hours before sunrise - say, 2 AM to 6 AM - are probably the most dangerous time of the day in terms of fires, explosions and dropping dead from poisonous hydrogen sulfide...2013-04-22 -
Blaze erupts at auto salvage yard in Pine Bluff (Arkansas):
http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=655992http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Roaring-Fire-in-Jefferson-County-Salvage-Yard/f3NlR5zJpkOVCO8fPm8PuA.cspxQuote: "Officials say the fire was started by a battery left in a car."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, like, say, battery cables if a battery is attached. They should remove batteries to minimize the risk. But even if they do that, they will still have fires, because hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel, and there's always plenty of that at any auto salvage yard. They will have FEWER fires if they remove the batteries though...2013-04-22 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Wellman (Iowa):
http://www.kwwl.com/story/22043151/2013/04/22/washington-county-hog-barn-fire-being-investigated2013-04-22 -
Barn destroyed by fire in St. Paris (Ohio):
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/local/flames-engulf-barn-in-st-paris/nXS9W/http://abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_12750.shtml2013-04-22 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Clay Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/lancaster/Fire-destroys-Clay-Township-barn/-/9704306/19846854/-/ri78ovz/-/index.html2013-04-22 -
Barn damaged by fire in Whitehall (New York):
http://poststar.com/news/local/firefighters-on-scene-of-structure-fire-in-whitehall/article_9f72c11c-ab7b-11e2-83f6-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-22 -
Trash bursts into flame inside garbage truck in Mount Pleasant (Wisconsin), near
Lake Michigan:
http://mountpleasant.patch.com/articles/garbage-dumped-during-trash-fire-in-truckhttp://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/trash-ignites-in-dump-truck/article_557c4cea-ab71-11e2-afff-0019bb2963f4.html2013-04-22 -
Rubbish bursts into flame on front porch at home in New Rochelle (New York), 2 other fires mentioned too:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130422/NEWS02/304220063/10182013-04-22 -
Conveyor bursts into flame at
recycling facility in
coastalPortland (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/maine/portland/Crews-quickly-put-out-fire-at-Portland-recycling-facility/-/8865266/19842822/-/kmxqjtz/-/index.htmlNote: Recycling facilities are full of absorbent flammable materials. Once those materials absorb hydrogen sulfide then fires may erupt when those contaminated materials come near electrical equipment, due to hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with copper, especially electrified copper. In this case it was a conveyor belt that burst into flame while feeding paper into a baler...2013-04-22 -
Recycling facility erupts in flame in Atlanta (Georgia), may burn for days:
http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/289471/3/Atlanta-recycling-plant-catches-firehttp://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/recycling-facility-fire-may-take-days-extinguish/nXSr6/Quote: "Firefighters are unsure about how it started, but they did say it's burning a lot of trash and debris..."Note: More trash igniting. Trash is full of absorbent flammable materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include wood, paper, cardboard, generic trash, dried brush and grass, dead trees, pallets, hay, straw, clothing, cotton, wool, etc.2013-04-22 -
Fabric company devastated by fire in Waynesville (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_waynesville-structure-fire-11340.shtmlNote: Pretty much all fabrics are flammable absorbent materials...2013-04-22 -
Clock shop damaged by fire in the Old
Port in
coastalPortland (Maine), another fire mentioned nearby:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Swiss-Time-fire-portland-exchange-old-port.html2013-04-22 -
Garage bursts into flame at home in
coastal San Jose (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/22/san-jose-garage-fire-extinguished-by-firefighters/2013-04-22 -
Unoccupied mobile home destroyed by fire in Monmouth (Maine):
http://www.kjonline.com/news/Monmouth-mobile-home-destroyed-by-fire-.htmlNote: Lots of lakes around there. This town is a summer resort area with many lakeside cottages...2013-04-22 -
Home destroyed by fire in
coastal Iberia Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.iberianet.com/news/afternoon-blaze-destroys-home/article_51b38540-ab64-11e2-9636-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-22 -
Vacant warehouse and two vacant homes burn in separate incidents in Stockton (California):
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130423/A_NEWS/130429961/-1/A_NEWS02Quote: "The first blaze was reported at 2:33 a.m. Monday in a 7,500-square-foot vacant warehouse..."Quote: "At 3:41 a.m., a report came in of a fire in a vacant home..."Quote: "A third fire was reported at 5:44 a.m. at a boarded-up south Stockton home..."Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any atmospheric hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground...2013-04-22 -
Vacant house burns in Flint (Michigan), near the
Flint River:
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=8881352013-04-22 -
Vacant home burns to the ground in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/04/fire_destroys_condemned_house.html2013-04-22 -
Vacant restaurant destroyed by fire in Dallas (Texas), 1 killed:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/04/22/fire-destroys-former-mexican-restaurant/2013-04-21 -
Massive inferno destroys 10 floors of residential high-rise in
coastal Sharjah (UAE), 80 people homeless:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/nationgeneral/2013/April/nationgeneral_April427.xml§ion=nationgeneral2013-04-21 -
Boat explodes at
Lake Apache near Apache Junction (Arizona), two children injured:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/2-children-suffer-minor-burns-in-boat-explosion-204005011.htmlhttp://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22035865/2-children-suffer-minor-burns-in-boat-explosionhttp://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/22036579/2-children-suffer-minor-burns-in-boat-explosion2013-04-21 -
Boat bursts into flame in the
Solent near
coastalPortsmouth (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/four-people-rescued-after-boat-catches-fire-in-the-solent-1-5023457Note: The Solent is the waterway that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain...2013-04-21 -
Garage explodes and burns in
Springfield (Missouri), fire spreads, two homes damaged:
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-garage-fire-in-springfield-spreads-damaging-exteriors-of-two-homes-20130422,0,1703271.storyQuote: "A neighbor says heard an explosion right before the fire ignited."2013-04-21 -
Ten cars destroyed or damaged by blaze at car dealership in Edmonton (Canada):
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/04/21/edmonton-dealership-fire-destroys-10-carshttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/vehicles+damaged+Edmonton+dealership+fire/8273978/story.html2013-04-21 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Hume Highway near Wallan (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/truck-fire-causes-hume-highway-delays-near-wallan/story-e6frfkp9-1226625363194http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/truck-fire-causes-hume-highway-delays-near-wallan/story-e6frf7kx-1226625363194http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/truck-fire-causes-hume-highway-delays-near-wallan/story-e6freon6-12266253631942013-04-21 -
Transit bus explodes then burns on London Road in West Kingsdown (Britain):
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10371066.Bus_explodes_in_West_Kingsdown/http://localuknews.co.uk/kent/articles/localnews/bus-blows-up-in-london-road-west-kingsdownhttp://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Bus-blows-London-Road-West-Kingsdown/story-18770422-detail/story.htmlNote: Not much left of that bus...2013-04-21 -
RV bursts into flame on the A1017 in Sturmer (Britain), near Haverhill:
http://www.haverhillecho.co.uk/news/latest-news/caravan-catches-fire-in-sturmer-1-50242342013-04-21 -
RV bursts into flame on Folly Road in Great Waldingfield (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/great_waldingfield_crews_fight_caravan_fire_1_21617502013-04-21 -
RV explodes and burns on Caistor Road in Laceby (Britain):
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Family-treasures-destroyed-explosion-Laceby/story-18769676-detail/story.htmlNote: They think it was arson, but no witnesses, no motive, no nothin'. And arson doesn't even make sense: the RV was full of stuff, some of it perhaps valuable. If someone was even there - which is doubtful - then they'd have stolen stuff. Sounds like the ONLY reason they suspect arson is that they are ignorant of the fact that vehicles are spontaneously igniting all over the planet, so they assume somebody had to be involved. But that's not so...2013-04-21 -
Van bursts into flame while parked in carport, fire spreads to car, carport, duplex, in Rome (Georgia):
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/22318264/article-Update--Fire-reported-on-Regina-Drive--fire-appears-to-have-started-in-carport--two-vehicles-burned2013-04-21 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at business in Guthrie (Oklahoma):
http://guthrienewspage.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/video-vehicle-catches-fire-over-night-near-downtown-building/Quote: "The Guthrie Fire Department was dispatched to the alleyway behind the Guthrie News Leader, located at 107 W. Harrison, just after 3:30 a.m..."Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating in the atmosphere above closer to the ground...2013-04-21 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame as man works on it, in Topeka (Kansas), truck and garage heavily damaged:
http://kansasfirstnews.com/2013/04/21/fire-in-topeka-damages-truck-garage/2013-04-21 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Fond du
Lac (Wisconsin), near
Lake Winnebago, fire damages home too:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Car-fire-damages-home-203996631.htmlhttp://fox6now.com/2013/04/21/car-fire-damages-home-in-fond-du-lac/Quote: "The Fond du Lac Fire Department responded to a car fire on East Scott Street around 4:30 a.m. Sunday."Note: The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any atmospheric hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground...2013-04-21 -
Car bursts into flame on I-75 in Birch Run Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/04/birch_run_fire_department_resp.html2013-04-21 -
Car bursts into flame on the A1 Northbound carriageway, just north of Bramham Crossroads (Britain):
http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/car_fire_a1_northbound_bramham_crossroads2013-04-21 -
Car bursts into flame near
Bridgwater (Britain):
http://somerset-news.co.uk/2013/04/21/vehicle-fire-107/2013-04-21 -
Car bursts into flame inside garage at home in Redcar (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10371647.Redcar_businessman_escapes_classic_car_fire/2013-04-21 -
Scooter bursts into flame at Osmaston Park in Derby (Britain):
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Scooter-Osmaston-Park-Derby/story-18770177-detail/story.html2013-04-21 -
Major fire hits metal recycling facility in Anaheim (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9074134http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/21/officer-firefighter-treated-for-smoke-inhalation-at-recycling-yard-blaze-in-anaheim/Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper and rusty iron/steel...2013-04-21 -
Vacant auto salvage yard bursts into flame in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/22036375/house-fire-in-chapel-hill-several-departments-respondingNote: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel. I'm sure there was some of that around the places in the above two events. There have been numerous fires at salvage yards and scrapyards in the last year or so and most of those fires are probably because of this problem...2013-04-21 -
Barn destroyed by fire near Crookston (Minnesota), 7 sheep killed:
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/261812/2013-04-21 -
Barn, outbuilding and
equipment destroyed by fire near
Valley Acres in Taft (California):
http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20130421/NEWS/130429985/1001/NEWS2013-04-21 -
Barn destroyed by fire at livestock yard in Ewing (Virginia), 8 animals killed:
http://www.wjhl.com/story/22037335/8-animals-dead-after-a-fire-at-an-ewing-livestock-yard2013-04-21 - Man lights brush fire,
his clothes ignite, seriously burns him, in Fort McCoy (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20130421/articles/130429967Note: His clothes may have absorbed some hydrogen sulfide and/or methane. Clothing is a flammable absorbent material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and either spontaneously combusting or igniting very very easily. Hydrogen sulfide also burns very hot, so burn injuries will be more severe when it is involved. Florida is downwind of the dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, which are surely pluming hydrogen sulfide now...2013-04-21 -
Hay grinder and six tons of hay destroyed by fire in field near Twin
Falls (Idaho):
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/fire-claims-six-tons-of-hay-near-twin-falls/article_21da38cc-ab01-11e2-9eef-0019bb2963f4.html2013-04-21 -
Huge fire rips through trash and recycling yard in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130421/ARTICLES/130429941Quote: "Industrial Carting's water filtration system kept fire-suppression chemicals from entering a nearby creek..."Note: Places like this have lots of flammable absorbent materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include wood, paper, cardboard, hay, straw, dried brush, dead trees, pallets, clothing, wool, cotton, generic trash, etc. As a consequence there have been a whole lot of fires at landfills, recycling centers and so on...2013-04-21 -
Garage explodes and burns in
coastal Palm
Bay (Florida), fire spreads to home:
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/brevard-county/Garage-fire-damages-home-in-Palm-Bay/-/11788124/19842932/-/aiw2jpz/-/index.htmlhttp://www.clickorlando.com/news/Crews-battle-house-fire-in-Palm-Bay/-/1637132/19839208/-/2qal2h/-/index.html2013-04-21 -
Business sign bursts into flame at business in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Fire-Department-Fire-At-Springs-Business-Not-Arson-203986291.htmlNote: Just mentioned a day or two ago that outdoor signs that use electricity are apt to catch fire now. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, so outdoor neon signs or illuminated signs are vulnerable. I actually noticed this problem starting to happen with increasing frequency about a year ago, but it took me a while to figure out why it was happening. Welp, it's not a mystery anymore...2013-04-21 -
Major fire rips through metal-casting business in Harrison (Arkansas):
http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=796072http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-pace-industries-fire-harrison-arkansas-20130421,0,1975420.story2013-04-21 -
Silk-screen business hit by fire in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22036557/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-west-nashville-buildinghttp://www.wsmv.com/story/22036610/crews-battle-fire-at-e-z-silk-screen-incNote: Silk-screen means clothes and the like, flammable absorbent materials. This building was closed and locked, nobody there at the time...2013-04-21 -
High-rise hit by fire in Charleston (West Virginia), man burned to death:
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/130421_15477.shtmlNote: Charleston is located at the confluence of the Elk River and the Kanawha River in Kanawha County...2013-04-21 -
Blaze tears through apartment complex in Fair
banks (Alaska), 2 injured, 10 people homeless:
http://www.adn.com/2013/04/21/2873681/fairbanks-apartment-fire-displaces.htm2013-04-21 -
Apartment building catches fire twice in one day in Danville (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/news/apartment-building-catches-fire-twice/2013-04-21 -
Four condos destroyed by fire in St. Clair
Shores (Michigan), near
Lake St. Clair:
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/04/21/news/local_news/doc51746af901d7d516302043.txt2013-04-21 -
Log cabin home destroyed by fire on Chena Hot
Springs Road in Two
Rivers (Alaska), 1 injured, 2 cats killed:
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/cats-save-two-rivers-family-from-house-fire/article_31c2de52-ab1e-11e2-89d0-001a4bcf6878.html2013-04-21 -
Two homes destroyed by fire in
coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/Fire-destroys-2-homes-in-southwest-Baltimore/-/10131532/19841412/-/13uxq3lz/-/index.html2013-04-21 -
Vacant home damaged by
basement fire in
Portland (Oregon)
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/04/firefighters_put_out_blaze_in.htmlNote: Once hydrogen sulfide infiltrates a building, it will tend to accumulate in basements since it is a heavier-than-air gas. That's also where electrical panels (copper) and water heaters (pilot lights) tend to be located and either one may serve as an ignition source...2013-04-21 -
Vacant building destroyed by fire in Sacramento (California):
http://fox40.com/2013/04/21/abandoned-building-destroyed-in-3-alarm-fire/http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/Fire-guts-vacant-Sacramento-building/-/12969376/19836686/-/122ljcfz/-/index.htmlhttp://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2013/04/fire-at-building-at-arden-and-watt-avenues.html2013-04-21 -
Two adjacent vacant homes burn in Marlin (Texas):
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/fire/marlin-fire-destroys-two-houses/article_bae2f3ae-76fa-5fec-b263-26bd6d5acdfb.html2013-04-21 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Cross
lake (Minnesota):
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-04-21/house-fire-cross-lake2013-04-21 -
Vacant mobile home burns in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/fire-destroys-vacant-mobile-home2013-04-21 -
Vacant car dealership destroyed by fire in Wellston (Missouri):
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/large-fire-destroys-vacant-old-car-dealership-building-in-wellston/article_d7cce466-21d0-5684-bd10-fd1903ccfe4b.html2013-04-21 -
Vacant commercial building engulfed by fire in Grand
Rapids (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/04/blaze_at_northwest_side_buildi.html2013-04-21 -
Vacant motel burns in Northampton (Massachusetts), near the Connecticut
River:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/northampton_fire_department_on.html2013-04-21 -
Vacant nightclub burns in
coastal Hyde County (North Carolina):
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Abandoned-Night-Club-Catches-Fire-Overnight-204040721.html2013-04-21 -
Vacant school burns in Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.caller.com/news/2013/apr/21/corpus-christi-officials-probe-fire-at-vacant/2013-04-20 -
Explosion and fire hit Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (Britain), near the
River Tees:
http://bnpolice.co.uk/?p=18832013-04-20 -
Explosion and fire hit natural gas facility near Whitney
Canyon (Wyoming):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56191919-78/facility-evanston-gas-natural.html.csp2013-04-20 -
Explosion and fire damages apartment building, blows wall out, in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/22033795/explosion-causes-structural-concerns-in-apartment-fire2013-04-20 -
Explosion hits coal mine in Helong (China), 18 killed, 12 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20130421-38928-CHNhttp://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/20/china-coal-mine-explosion-kills-18-injures-12-state-news-agency-says/2013-04-20 -
Massive fire guts protecting
clothing business in Edmonton (Canada):
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/04/20/massive-fire-guts-east-edmonton-industrial-businessQuote: "Meanwhile crews also battled a small apartment fire in Riverbend Saturday morning. Crews were called around 11:30 a.m. to reports of smoke billowing out of a third floor apartment unit at 53 Avenue and Riverbend Road. Flames originated in a garbage can and quickly spread. Residents were evacuated and eventually let back into their homes."Note: Quote pertains to another fire that day, where a garbage can burst into flame and the fire spread from there. Both clothing and generic garbage are flammable absorbent materials...2013-04-20 -
Huge fire destroys
timber mill in Oberon (Australia):
http://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n3/news/a/-/local/16786877/fire-destroys-mill-at-oberon-video/http://in.news.yahoo.com/video/article-24741041/fire-destroys-mill-at-oberon-31973450.htmlNote: Wood is another flammable absorbent material. Also, mills are virtually always located near bodies of flowing water, to provide free energy for millwork. That means a low-lying area (relative to surrounding areas) where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate...2013-04-20 -
Large leisure boat bursts into flame on
waterway in Wuhan (China):
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-04/20/c_132325602_2.htm2013-04-20 -
Transit bus bursts into flame near Ghaziabad (India):
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=252838821http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/state-run-bus-catches-fire-in-ghaziabad-3567142013-04-20 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame at bus depot in Stockton (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2013/04/20/probe-into-coach-blaze-at-stockton-bus-depot-video-pictures-84229-33206767/2013-04-20 -
Tanker truck bursts into flame on I-16 in
coastal Bryan County (Georgia):
http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/news/displaynews.aspx?ID=c8929651-5d89-4f11-bd37-976b45cfaa1c2013-04-20 -
Two tractor trailers incinerated while parked at business in Spokane
Valley (Washington):
http://www.khq.com/story/22033136/fire-destroys-two-semi-trucks-in-spokane-valleyhttp://www.krem.com/news/local/Fire-rips-through-two-semi-trucks-at-Valley-business-203934921.htmlhttp://www.nwcn.com/news?fId=203934921&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10222Note: Fire started in the battery compartment of one truck then spread to the second truck. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, like that found near batteries...2013-04-20 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame at rest stop along I-45 near Richland (Texas):
http://corsicanadailysun.com/local/x1520508964/Firefighters-battle-early-morning-truck-fire2013-04-20 -
Truck bursts into flame on Killian Road in East Pembroke (New York):
http://thebatavian.com/billie-owens/trucks-engine-fire-next-building-killian-road/370362013-04-20 -
RV bursts into flame on Bassingfield Lane in Gamston (Britain):
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Gamston-caravan-severely-damaged/story-18755524-detail/story.html2013-04-20 -
RV bursts into flame in Felmingham (Britain), near North Walsham:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/caravan_fire_in_felmingham_near_north_walsham_1_2161276http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/caravan_fire_in_felmingham_near_north_walsham_1_21612762013-04-20 -
RV bursts into flame while parked in South
Bend Township (Minnesota):
http://www.keyc.tv/story/22032674/fire-destroys-rv-in-south-bend-townshipQuote: "Fire officials say a fridge inside the motor home caught fire due to an electrical issue."Note: More electrified copper, possibly a pilot light too if it was a propane fridge, and either one may ignite hydrogen sulfide and start a fire...2013-04-20 -
Catering van bursts into flame at airport in Chennai (India):
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Catering-van-catches-fire-at-airport/2013/04/21/article1554538.ece2013-04-20 -
Van bursts into flame on expressway on the
island nation of Sri Lanka:
http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-30204-news-detail-van-catches-fire-on-e01.html2013-04-20 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in
coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/gallery-fn4k4hnh-1225974566927?page=12013-04-20 -
Police car bursts into flame on the M180 near Barnetby Top (Britain):
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Police-car-catches-M180/story-18755709-detail/story.html2013-04-20 -
Car bursts into flame on the 101 Freeway in Buellton (California) in the Santa Ynez
Valley:
http://www.ksby.com/news/one-lane-of-101-freeway-closed-due-to-car-fire-in-buellton/2013-04-20 -
Car bursts into flame at home in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/aan-car-fire-stopped-before-spreading-to-aberdeen-residence-20130420,0,5115755.story2013-04-20 -
Car bursts into flame in Mineola (New York):
http://mineola.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-blotter-car-fire-mutual-aid-and-great-neck-saw2013-04-20 -
Vehicle bursts into flame inside garage on South
Shore Drive in
SpringLake Township (Minnesota):
http://www.plamerican.com/news/fire-calls-from-the-april-edition/article_8464b1a0-10c1-56e0-83e1-44f8729c4576.htmlQuote: "An electrical fire in the 19500 block of Judicial Road in Credit River Township at 9:10 p.m. The fire was caused by an issue with the electrical service panel."Note: The quote is about another fire in that area. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. Also, electrical panels tend to be located in basements, which is where heavier-than-air hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate once the gas infiltrates a building...2013-04-20 -
Pickup truck and industrial building destroyed by fire in
Lake City (Tennessee), firefigher injured:
http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/265835/2/Industrial-building-blaze-sends-one-firefighter-to-hospital2013-04-20 -
Vehicle bursts into flame inside
barn in West Amwell Township (New Jersey), fire spreads to barn:
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/04/post_818.html2013-04-20 -
Three antique cars and
barn destroyed by blaze in
Lake Villa (Illinois):
http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/19612267-460/three-antique-ars-destroyed-in-lake-villa-barn-fire.htmlNote: One of the vulnerabilities of barns to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem is the fact that people often park combustion vehicles inside of them: cars, trucks, tractors and other farm-related vehicles, etc, and all types of vehicles are bursting into flame now, and they don't need to be running to ignite due to hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with copper, especially electrified copper like that found near batteries...2013-04-20 -
Three vehicles,
ATV, and
barn destroyed by fire near Mount Pleasant (Michigan):
http://www.cm-life.com/2013/04/20/no-casualties-in-fire-that-engulfs-pole-barn-three-vehicles-on-broomfield-road/2013-04-20 -
Barn destroyed by fire at Fayette County Fairgrounds near West Union (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fayette-County-Fair-Beef-Barn-Destroyed-in-Fire-203982641.htmlhttp://wcfcourier.com/news/local/building-at-fayette-co-fairgrounds-on-fire/article_4efd6a80-aa1c-11e2-87d8-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-20 -
Brush fire scorches 100 acres around the Jefferson
River near Silver Star (Montana):
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/grass-fire-burns-acres-near-silver-star/article_a22d04de-aa2d-11e2-afcc-0019bb2963f4.htmlQuote: "The blaze jumped the Jefferson River at one point..."2013-04-20 -
Debris and brush burst into flame in the dry Santa Cruz
Riverbed near I-10 in Tuscon (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/22032779/debris-fire-spews-smoke-on-northwest-sideNote: Dried brush is an absorbent flammable material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include wood, paper, cardboard, clothing, cotton, wool, furniture, pallets, generic trash, hay, straw, mulch, dried brush, etc. Also, river beds are low-lying areas where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate...2013-04-20 -
Wildfire breaks out near Big Bear
Lake (California):
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Wildfire-Burning-Near-Big-Bear-Lake-203945401.html2013-04-20 -
Brush fire threatens homes near
coastal Los Angeles (Californa), 200 homes evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20130421-38932-USAhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/southern-ca-fire-forces-evacuation-200-homes-19008795Note: Above four fires: near a river, river bed, near a lake, and near the coast - all low-lying areas where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate. It may not stay in the atmosphere either, but may get absorbed into brush or the ground itself, eventually igniting and starting fires that burn hot and spread quickly...2013-04-20 -
Three laundry bins burst into flame at business in
Springfield (Missouri):
http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=796052Note: Clothing is an absorbent flammable material...2013-04-20 -
Garage bursts into flame, destroyed, at home in Gorham (Maine), near the East
Coast:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Gorham-garage-destroyed-in-fire.htmlQuote: "Gorham Fire Department officials said no one was hurt in the blaze that was reported at about 4:25 a.m."Note: Wee hours again, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide blowing by in the atmosphere above closer to the ground. Also, they didn't mention whether there were or weren't any vehicles in the garage...2013-04-20 -
Anti-tank rocket explodes in
coastal Bangkok (Thailand), 3 injured:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/346325/3-wounded-in-m72-rocket-explosionNote: Nitric acid is used as a catalyst for rocket fuel. Nitric acid is also explosively reactive with gaseous hydrogen sulfide, so if even a tiny bit of hydrogen sulfide were to get to any nitric acid, especially with explosives near it, then you could have big problems. This is one of the reasons I specifically mentioned ammo depots exploding/burning in the full hypothesis, as ammo depots often have rockets and therefore they will frequently have nitric acid around too...2013-04-20 -
Chemistry classroom catches fire at high school in Reading (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=471222Note: This was on Saturday, so no one was there. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with a variety of chemicals that might be found in chemistry classrooms, like nitric acid as mentioned above, sodium hydroxide and others. There was an explosion in a chemistry class during an experiment in Australia which involved sodium hydroxide and the explosion injured 13 students, as mentioned in the 2013-08-27 update. There've been other explosions and fires in chemistry classrooms since then...2013-04-20 -
High-rise damaged by fire in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near
Lake Michigan, 1 injured:
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/2-alarm-fire-at-high-rise-apartments-on-east-side-203994981.html2013-04-20 -
Condos damaged by blaze at
Lakewood Resort on
Lakewood Circle in Osage
Beach (Missouri), near
Lake of the Ozarks:
http://www.newstribune.com/news/2013/apr/21/fire-damages-osage-beach-condo-units/http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-condominiums-on-fire-at-osage-beach-20130420,0,2735283.story2013-04-20 -
Massive fire destroys three residential buildings in
Springfield (Massachusetts), 44 people homeless:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/main_street_fire_destroys_thre.htmlQuote: "... the blaze is considered suspicious because at least three separate fires have been extinguished over the past month within close proximity of Saturday's fire scene."Note: This area is probably topographically vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem so it will likely continue to burn until there's nothing left there that CAN burn...2013-04-20 -
Four vacant homes go up in flames in
coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-south/Arson-suspected-in-Hyannis-neighborhood/-/9848842/19828128/-/4ek8tlz/-/index.html2013-04-20 -
Vacant duplex burns for
second time in
five months in Spokane
Valley (Washington):
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/Suspicious-duplex-fire-causes-100-000-in-damage/-/101214/19829440/-/ycm1pnz/-/index.htmlQuote: "The fire broke out around 3:06 Saturday morning at the 8900 block of east Broadway in Spokane Valley."Note: Once again, the wee hours...2013-04-20 -
Vacant 3-story building burns in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.fox19.com/story/22031234/west-end-fire-damages-vacant-3-story-building-on-saturday2013-04-20 -
Vacant house burns in Richmond (Indiana):
http://www.pal-item.com/article/20130420/NEWS01/304200011/Arson-suspected-in-morning-fire-of-vacated-Richmond-property2013-04-20 -
Vacant home burns in Sioux
Falls (South Dakota):
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20130420/ARGUS911/130420004/Battalion-Chief-Early-morning-house-fire-suspicious-
2013-04-20 -
Vacant house burns in Grafton (Illinois), fire spreads to utility pole, takes out fiber-optic lines:
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/local/article_8dd27534-aa17-11e2-b5e1-0019bb30f31a.htmlNote: Grafton is located near the confluence of the Illinois River and the Mississippi River...2013-04-20 -
Vacant hotel burns in Kissimmee (Florida), near
Lake Tohopekaiga:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-fire-abandoned-hotel-kissimmee-20130421,0,2724752.story2013-04-19 -
Massive fire engulfs transport factory in Kanpur (India):
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1824487/report-fire-engulfs-kanpur-transport-factoryNote: Transport factory is kinda vague. What do they make - cars, trucks, buses, jetpacks?2013-04-19 -
Building destroyed by blaze at
pallet company in Akron (Ohio):
http://fox8.com/2013/04/19/crews-battling-massive-fire-at-pallet-company/2013-04-19 -
Boat bursts into flame at Galloway
CreekMarina in
coastal Middle
River (Maryland), second boat damaged too:
http://essex.patch.com/articles/no-cause-yet-determined-for-boat-fire#photo-14055964http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_county/fire-reported-at-marina2013-04-19 -
Boat bursts into flame in backyard at home in
Seacow
Pond on
coastal Price Edward
Island (Canada):
http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2013-04-19/article-3223609/Boat-destroyed-in-backyard-fire/1Quote: "The cause of the fire wasn’t determined, but there was some speculation it might have been related to the boat’s battery. Dorgan had only put the battery back in the boat on Thursday and he was waiting until Friday to start it up for the first time before getting the boat hauled to the harbor."Note: As mentioned, hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. Putting the battery back into the boat electrified the copper wiring in his boat...2013-04-19 -
Canal boat bursts into flame on the Stafford Union
Canal in Wheaton Aston (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/04/19/canal-boat-burned-out-after-an-electrical-fault/Note: 'Battery problem' again...2013-04-19 -
Airport firefighting vehicle bursts into flame on the A14 near Needham Market (Britain):
http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/latest-news/vehicle-fire-shuts-a14-near-needham-market-1-5020019Note: Maybe firefighting vehicles should be deployed in pairs so they can put each other out when they burst into flame...2013-04-19 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A1 Southbound at Barnby
Moor (Britain):
http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-crews-attend-lorry-blaze-at-barnby-moor-friday-19th-april-1-5592445http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-crews-attend-lorry-blaze-at-barnby-moor-friday-19th-april-1-55924452013-04-19 -
Flatbed truck bursts into flame while hauling
hay, in Strat
ford, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.fm1077stratford.com/news/4515-truck-carrying-straw-destroyed-by-fire2013-04-19 -
Truck bursts into flame on I-71 in Morrow County (Ohio):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51593400/ns/local_news-columbus_oh/http://www.nbc4i.com/story/22021224/hazmat-i-71-north-closes2013-04-19 -
Transit bus bursts into flame in
coastal Savusavu on the
island of Fiji, 1 injured:
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=2315542013-04-19 -
Van bursts into flame while parked on street in South Tyneside (Britain):
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/crime/electrical-fault-sparks-van-blaze-1-55924512013-04-19 -
Van bursts into flame on expressway at Kurundugahahethekma on the
island nation of Sri Lanka:
http://colombogazette.com/2013/04/19/van-on-fire-on-expressway/http://www.lankapuvath.lk/index.php/latest-news/general3/29580-van-catches-fire-on-southern-expresswayNote: I bet you can't say 'Kurundugahahethekma' three times really fast...2013-04-19 -
Utility vehicle bursts into flame at
4:45 AM while parked on street in
coastal South Mackay (Australia):
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/utility-mostly-destroyed-fire/1836284/http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/utility-mostly-destroyed-fire/1836284/Note: The wee hours is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating by overhead closer to the ground...2013-04-19 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Matinsburg (West Virginia):
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/593562/Truck-engine-ablaze.html2013-04-19 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at grocery store in Mea
ford (Canada), near
Lake Huron:
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/2538443-bmw-goes-up-in-smoke/Quote: "A beautiful BMW was completely destroyed by a freak fire in downtown Meaford on Friday afternoon..."2013-04-19 -
Car bursts into flame outside hotel in Eumundi (Australia), near the
coast:
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/firefighters-battle-car-fire-outside-eumundi-hotel/1836399/2013-04-19 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on Yellowquill Trail in
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (Canada):
http://www.portageonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31843&Itemid=524Quote: "Just before 3 a.m. the Portage la Prairie Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Yellowquill Trail."Note: Wee hours again. Also, a work truck burst into flame in Portage la Prairie recently too, at a business, as mentioned in the 2013-04-17 update...2013-04-19 -
Vehicle bursts into flame near
Lake Lansing Road in Lansing Township (Michigan):
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20130419/LANSING01/304190078/2013-04-19 -
Motorcycle, workshop and garage destroyed by fire in Ottawa (Canada):
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Electrical+fault+suspected+garage+fire/8267698/story.html2013-04-19 -
Blaze erupts at auto dealership on the
island of Borneo:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/fire-breaks-out-at-borneo/643688.html2013-04-19 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Eau Claire (Wisconsin):
http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/Barn-a-total-loss-following-early-morning-fire-203761951.html2013-04-19 -
Barn damaged by fire in the Town of Darien (Wisconsin), 40 animals killed:
http://walworthcountytoday.com/news/2013/apr/19/over-40-animals-died-barn-damaged-darien-fire/2013-04-19 -
Barn badly damaged by fire in Maiden Newton (Britain), sheep saved:
http://www.thisisdorset.net/news/tidnews/10366842.Lambs_saved_in_barn_fire/2013-04-19 -
Roof bursts into flame at University of Maine building in Orono (Maine), near the Penobscot
River:
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/19/news/bangor/fire-crews-respond-to-roof-fire-at-umains-hilltop-commons/2013-04-19 -
Warehouse roof erupts in flame near Hobby Airport in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/local/HFD-battling-warehouse-fire-near-Hobby-Airport-203767841.htmlNote: Looks like some kind of machinery or quipment, possibly air conditioners, caught fire on the roof there. The roof is fully exposed to any hydrogen sulfide and/or methane blowing through the atmosphere. Whatever it was that burned, it's electrical which means electrified copper was present, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper...2013-04-19 -
Four storage units damaged by fire at storage facility in Tigard (Oregon), near
Lake Oswego:
http://www.koin.com/2013/04/19/storage-unit-fire-washington-county/Note: Any lawn mowers or vehicles in those storage units?2013-04-19 -
Blaze breaks out at Accurate Hydrolics Machine Services in Des Moines (Iowa) at
2:45 AM:
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/Crews-battle-fire-at-business/-/9357080/19813976/-/korms1/-/index.htmlNote: Wee hours again...2013-04-19 -
Massive fire destroys landmark building and
four businesses in Truro (Canada):
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/fire-destroys-landmark-building-in-truro-n-s-1.1245270Quote: "“I was sitting there. I heard some cracking going on…I said "what’s going on?" and here were sparks coming out of the wire boxes,' says business owner John K. Lynds."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. Truro is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay...2013-04-19 -
Home damaged by fire on
Beach Avenue on Long
BeachIsland (New Jersey):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=90636222013-04-19 -
Vacant mobile home
under renovation burns in Ukiah (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130420/articles/1304299902013-04-18 -
Underground fire erupts at Time Warner Cable building in Pittsfield (Massachusetts), 16,000 customers lose service:
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_23059263/fire-at-time-warner-cable-hub-pittsfield-disruptsNote: Basically the same as all the underground electrical fires that have been happening, especially recently. Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas and it is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. Obviously cable companies have lots of underground copper-using electrical equipment just like power companies do, so they'll have problems with underground fires and explosions too and the problems will get worse as the oceans, seas and lakes continue to belch hydrogen sulfide into the atmosphere. So not only will most of us die from fires, explosions and poison gas, we might have to do a lot of our dying in the dark and WITHOUT TV. Booo!2013-04-18 -
Unoccupied vehicle wash bay explodes and burns at
water treatment plant in Oakland (Kansas):
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-04-18/no-one-injured-explosion-water-treatment-plantQuote: "The explosion happened in a bay where vehicles are washed. It is used every day and vehicles are parked inside there at night, a plant employee said, adding they arrived to the building and saw flames 3 feet high coming from the sewer."Note: Sounds like it may have been another underground explosion and fire there. Also, hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas and will seek out low-lying areas like sewers and basements and underground electrical facilities. It is also a water-soluble gas and may infiltrate buildings via contaminated water then evaporate out and explode/burn, so even if you have a building 100% sealed from the atmosphere, you have to watch your water supply too...2013-04-18 -
Boat bursts into flame at Golden
Beach (Australia):
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/boat-fire-golden-beach/1836007/2013-04-18 -
Crane truck bursts into flame near I-70 in Bowling Green Township (Ohio):
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20130418/NEWS01/304180010/Hazmat-team-responds-crane-fire-near-702013-04-18 -
School bus bursts into flame in Hanover (Indiana), near the Ohio
River:
http://madisoncourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=178&SubSectionID=963&ArticleID=761572013-04-18 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame on the New York State Thruway (New York), towed car also burns:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130418/NEWS03/304180127/Traffic-moving-NYS-Thruway-after-bus-fire2013-04-18 -
Transit bus bursts into flame in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/TARC-bus-catches-fire-no-injuries-reported-203574141.html2013-04-18 -
Transit bus bursts into flame in Yeshwantpur (India):
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/326971/bus-catches-fire.htmlhttp://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/bus-catches-fire-passengers-safe/article4632223.ece2013-04-18 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway in Pancevo (Serbia):
http://inserbia.info/news/2013/04/bus-caught-fire-on-pancevo-road/2013-04-18 -
Water tanker truck bursts into flame near Durango (Colorado):
http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130418/NEWS01/130419550/-1/News01/No-explosions-reported-during-truck-fire-
2013-04-18 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-44 near Phillipsburg (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-semi-catches-fire-near-phillipsburg-missouri-shuts-down-westbound-i44-20130418,0,383096.storyhttp://www.ky3.com/galleries/ky3-pictures-i44-crash-near-phillipsburg-missouri-20130418,0,1907430.photogallery2013-04-18 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-270 in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51581577/ns/local_news-columbus_oh/http://www.nbc4i.com/story/22010995/i-270-closed-on-the-southwest-side-due-to-semi-firehttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/51581577/2013-04-18 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 25 near Travelers Rest (South Carolina):
http://www.trtribune.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6121:tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-highway-252013-04-18 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 26 near Government Camp (Oregon):
http://www.ktvz.com/news/Prineville-trucker-s-rig-blows-tire-burns/-/413192/19809576/-/muqw1a/-/index.htmlhttp://www.kval.com/news/local/Truck-fire-closes-Oregon-highway-203685221.htmlNote: A tire blew out and fire erupted. That's the brake-friction and absorbency problem again. Tire rubber and maybe brake pads are absorbing hydrogen sulfide. Then when brakes are applied, the brake-friction burns hotter than normal (since hydrogen sulfide burns very hot) and then bad stuff can happen: tires ignite or explode, brakes burn out or ignite, fluid lines rupture, the entire vehicle goes up in flames, or all of the above. This tractor trailer was totally destroyed...2013-04-18 -
Beer truck bursts into flame at store in Albany (Georgia):
http://www.walb.com/story/22018681/albany-beer-truck-burns2013-04-18 -
Cherry-picker vehicle bursts into flame at
marina in
coastal Brighton (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10365290.Man_badly_burnt_trying_to_fight_fire_at_Brighton_Marina/2013-04-18 -
RV bursts into flame on Lailani Drive near Charleston and Hollywood in Las Vegas (Nevada), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/203576901.htmlhttp://www.ktnv.com/multimedia/videos/?bctid=23090484710012013-04-18 -
RV bursts into flame in South Ockendon (Britain), near the
River Thames, fire spreads to nearby bungalow:
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2013/04/19/mobile-homes-in-south-ockendon-ablaze/Quote: "The fire broke out in the mobile caravan and quickly spread to the nearby bungalow."2013-04-18 -
Camper-van bursts into flame while parked at home in
coastal Inverkip (Scotland), fire spreads,
home destroyed too:
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/blaze-destroys-inverkip-house-and-camper-van-121705n.20842566Note: Well, seeing as people insist on parking their vehicles near their homes, and homes keep getting destroyed as a consequence, might as well look at the positive: all the homes getting destroyed should give a boost to the construction industry. Yay?2013-04-18 -
Van bursts into flame while parked at auto shop in Rochester (New York), fire damages building too:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130419/NEWS01/304190033/Van-fire-damages-Andy-s-Automotive-Enhancements-on-Rochester-s-York-Street2013-04-18 -
Van bursts into flame at school bus yard in Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.macon.com/2013/04/18/2443544/school-bus-yard-fire-in-savannah.htmlhttp://www.wsav.com/story/22011017/school-bus-yard-fire-in-savannah-could-mean-delays2013-04-18 -
SUV bursts into flame near car wash in Indio (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/Scary-moments-as-an-SUV-catches-fire-near-an-Indio-car-wash/-/233092/19807012/-/14a6nn8z/-/index.htmlQuote: "A man reportedly was entering his code into the car wash, when he heard a popping noise, moments later his engine compartment erupted in flames."Note: There's that popping sound again. That's either small gas plumes igniting, or it's the crackling-sizzling of hydrogen sulfide reacting with electrified copper, like battery cables. Looks like that's where this fire began too...2013-04-18 -
SUV bursts into flame at intersection in Henrietta (Texas):
http://pioneer-sentinel.com/2013/04/18/fire-fighters-battle-early-morning-car-fire/2013-04-18 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on Mil
fordMill Road in Mil
fordMill (Maryland):
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_county/flames-fully-engulf-pickup-truckNote: I highlight the word 'mill' because mills are virtually always built near bodies of flowing water, to provide free energy for millwork, and bodies of water are where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate when the wind isn't blowing it onward and from where any gas that has accumulated will blow when the wind picks up...2013-04-18 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on highway in Alpine (California):
http://www.alpinecommunitynetwork.com/2013/04/truck-fire-on-side-of-freeway-near-albertsons-4-18-13/2013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at
Globe Fire Sprinkler in Standish (Michigan):
http://www.arenacindependent.com/stories/None-injured-in-Globe-car-fire,96932Note: Well, that's ironic. I guess they need a new product line: OUTDOOR fire sprinkler systems...2013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at university in Marion (Indiana):
http://www.iwusojourn.com/2013/04/18/kem_car_fire/2013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame on the Tryon Street
Bridge on the
Brookshire Freeway in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/18/3989643/no-injuries-in-brookshire-car.html2013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame on Duke Street in Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ipswich_car_blaze_deemed_suspicious_by_fire_crews_1_20227562013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame on US 27 near Rome (Georgia):
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/22293963/article-No-one-hurt-in-car-fire-on-U-S--27--near-Bekaert-Corp-?instance=home_news_lead_story2013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame while parked inside auto shop in Victorville (California):
http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/victorville-39947-snuff-car.html2013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame on Jasmine Road in Kettering (Britain), fire spreads to two garages:
http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-spread-to-neighbouring-garages-1-5016713http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/car-fire-spread-to-neighbouring-garages-1628855.html2013-04-18 -
Car bursts into flame on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://www.trentonian.com/article/20130418/NEWS/130419648/southard-street-car-fire-
2013-04-18 -
Motorcycle shop destroyed by blaze in Hazleton (Pennsylvania):
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-34538542.html2013-04-18 -
Several vehicles and
auto business destroyed by fire on Rice
Lake Road in Duluth (Minnesota), near
Lake Superior:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/264758/2013-04-18 -
Van and
furniture workshop destroyed by fire in Walsall (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2013/04/18/fire-rips-through-walsall-furniture-workshop/Note: More furniture going up in flames. Furniture is made of absorbent materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include wood, straw, hay, paper, carboard, generic trash, fabric, cotton, wool, etc.2013-04-18 -
Car and mobile home destroyed by fire in
coastal Oxnard (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/apr/18/fire-crews-knock-down-oxnard-mobile-home-blaze/2013-04-18 -
Gas station and two tanker trucks destroyed by fire in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe):
http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-10872-Fire+destroys+Bulawayo+petrol+station/news.aspx2013-04-18 -
Major fire rips through auto salvage yard in North Providence (Rhode
Island), 1 injured:
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/providence/flames-break-out-at-auto-salvage-shophttp://www.turnto10.com/story/22017443/commercial-building-on-fire-in-north-providenceQuote: "Officials believe the fire may have started from a spark in a car."Note: North Providence is the smallest town by area in the smallest state. Not that that has much to do with anything, just an interesting fact I stumbled upon...2013-04-18 -
Barn and 100 tons of straw and hay destroyed by huge blaze in Polsham (Britain):
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Crews-spend-night-fighting-huge-barn-Polsham/story-18730929-detail/story.htmlhttp://www.glastonburypeople.co.uk/Crews-tackle-Polsham-barn-night/story-18733487-detail/story.html2013-04-18 -
Barn and home destroyed by fire in Shapleigh (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/maine/York-County/Multiple-towns-respond-to-Shapleigh-fire/-/9284124/19795876/-/y0eayc/-/index.htmlNote: The fire started with the barn then spread and destroyed the home too...2013-04-18 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Bell
brook (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/gallery/news/photos/barn-fire-in-bellbrook/gnkQ/2013-04-18 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Spallumcheen (Canada):
http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/203779711.html2013-04-18 -
Barn damaged by fire in West
ford (Vermont):
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130418/NEWS02/304180043/Fire-crews-put-out-blaze-Westford-barnQuote: "They ran hoses to a nearby pond for a ready source to pour water on the flames..."2013-04-18 -
Barn damaged by fire in Franklin (Ohio), body found inside:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/official-body-inside-burning-barn/nXQNx/2013-04-18 -
Pigeon loft destroyed by fire in Big Beaver (Pennsylvania), most birds killed:
http://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/news/police_fire_courts/fire-at-big-beaver-pigeon-loft-kills-birds/article_fb753cef-40a8-5da6-9271-0b31a1ca60b7.htmlQuote: "'I've raise pigeons longer than I've been married,' Nugent said. 'And, we just celebrated our 50th anniversary on Saturday.'"2013-04-18 -
Straw bursts into flame inside
barn in Langleybury (Britain):
http://www.tringtoday.co.uk/community/local-services/church-help-at-barn-fire-1-50132392013-04-18 -
Machine bursts into flame at the
Riverworks General Electric plant in
coastal Lynn (Massachusetts):
http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2013/04/19/news/news06.txt2013-04-18 -
Fabric company destroyed by fire in
coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/18/fire-guts-downtown-fabric-company/2013-04-18 -
Heaps of mulch burst into flame near Camarillo Airport (California), 10 miles from the West
Coast:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Camarillo-Fire-203718141.htmlhttp://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/18/san-fernando-valley-residents-report-smelling-mulch-fire-burning-in-ventura-county/2013-04-18 -
Recylable materials burst into flameoutside recycling facility in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/22018524/breaking-news-nlv-fire-crews-battling-fire-at-craig-and-lambhttp://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/18/firefighters-battle-blaze-north-las-vegas-recyclin/Quote: "They were working to prevent the fire from spreading throughout the recycled boxes, papers and plastics at the facility..."Quote: "The department said crews have been to this building at least three times in less than a year to respond to a fire call."Note: Straw, fabric, mulch and recyclables are all absorbent flammable materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Also, they're gonna keep getting fires at this place, and other places like it, because putting out the fire didn't do anything to stop the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem...2013-04-18 -
Two grass fires break out in 2 days at closed golf course in Pahrump (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/18/fairways-fire-blaze-scorches-site-shuttered-pahrum/Note: Dried grass and brush and dead trees are al flammable absorbent materials...2013-04-18 -
Garage destroyed by fire, home heavily damaged, near
Lake Placid (New York):
http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/510381/Fire-in-Jay-destroys-garage--damages-house.html2013-04-18 -
Basement fire heavily damages home in
coastal Kittery (Maine):
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130419-NEWS-304190419Note: Because hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas, it will tend to accumulate in basements once the gas infiltrates a home. That's also where electrical panels and water heaters are usually located and either one may provide an ignition source...2013-04-18 -
Vacant house burns in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/22020178/vacant-house-fire-suspicious2013-04-18 -
Vacant home burns in Fort Dodge (Iowa):
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/556372/F-D--fire-damages-vacant-house.html2013-04-18 -
Vacant house burns in Cicero (New York):
http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/657642/fire-damages-vacant-cicero-home/2013-04-18 -
Vacant apartments burn in Latrobe (Pennsylvania), restaurant damaged too:
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/westmoreland/Fire-spreads-through-Latrobe-restaurant-apartments/-/10932546/19812148/-/e0hsgh/-/index.html2013-04-17 -
Underground electrical fire takes out power to hundreds of customers in North Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9068315Note: Hydrogen sulfide is a highly flammable heavier-than-air gas and it is reactive with copper, especially 'hot' copper with a current running through it, as is found in underground electrical facilities. As a consequence there are a rising number of incidents just like this occurring in cities all over. The last underground fire prior to this one was way back in...1 day prior, in Albany (New York), as mentioned in the 2013-04-16 update...2013-04-17 -
Raging inferno envelops 10,000 tons of recycled cardboard bales at paper
mill in Birmingham (Britain):
http://news.sky.com/story/1079613/severe-blaze-hits-birmingham-paper-millhttp://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/nechells-blaze-massive-paper-fire-2824276Note: All absorbent flammable materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. That includes wood, paper, cardboard, mulch, dried brush, generic garbage, hay, straw, cotton, wool, clothing, etc. These cardboard baleswere in outdoor storage, fully exposed to the atmosphere. This was a big fire. That's20 million pounds of cardboard...2013-04-17 -
ExxonMobil refinery erupts in flames in Beaumont (Texas), 12 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130418-38897-USAhttp://www.star-telegram.com/2013/04/17/4783484/12-injured-in-fire-at-beaumont.htmlhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/12-hurt-exxonmobil-refinery-fire-texas-18980153http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/At-least-6-people-burned-two-others-hurt-at-ExxonMobil-Refinery-in-Beaumont-203419661.htmlhttp://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=90686782013-04-17 -
Brush fire erupts near
Riverview (Florida), close to the
Gulf Coast:
http://tbo.com/news/crews-tackle-brush-fire-near-riverview-b82479962z1http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/311755/8/Report-Brush-fire-blazes-20-30-feet-from-town-homes-
2013-04-17 -
Fishing ship bursts into flame off the
coast of Antarctica, 97 crew rescued:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20130418-38899-ATAhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-04/18/c_132318813.htmhttp://english.eastday.com/e/130418/u1a7333710.htmlhttp://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/18/chile-tugboat-on-its-way-to-antarctica-to-avoid-ecological-disaster-after/2013-04-17 -
Passenger train car bursts into flame while parked near railway museum in Hamburg (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=4703692013-04-17 -
Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-80 in Echo
Canyon (Utah), 2 cars on the trailer burn:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56172133-78/trailer-hauling-brakes-fire.html.cspQuote: "UHP Cpl. Todd Johnson said a semi-rig was hauling two trailers loaded with vehicles about 5:20 a.m. on westbound I-80 in Echo Canyon when the brakes on the second trailer locked and the driver saw the flames and smoke."Note: That's tire rubber and maybe brake pads absorbing hydrogen sulfide, then when brakes are applied the brake-friction burns hotter than normal. There've been quite a few car-haulers that have burst into flame in the last year or so, and this is probably the cause of at least some of those fires. Also, the car-hauler was in a canyon, a low-lying area where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate...2013-04-17 -
Tanker truck bursts into flame in
coastal Pattaya (Thailand):
http://www.pattayapeople.com/default.asp?Folder=16&IdArticle=346522013-04-17 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Newell Highway north of Dubbo (Australia):
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1438508/highway-re-opens-following-truck-fire/Quote: "PALLETS loaded with bags of Brumby’s baking flour has gone up in smoke this afternoon following a truck fire..."Note: Pallets? You don't say...2013-04-17 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-68 in Garrett (Maryland):
http://times-news.com/policelog/x437167158/Truck-fire-closes-I-68-in-Garrett-04-18Quote: "The tractor-trailer was operated by Estes Trucking and caught fire in the area of the trailer brakes..."2013-04-17 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on road near airport in Midland (Texas):
http://permianbasin360.com/fulltext?nxd_id=2620722013-04-17 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 in Chatham County (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/22002668/tractor-trailer-cab-destroyed-by-fire-on-interstate-95http://www.thecoastalsource.com/2013/04/17/truck-fire-causes-traffic-jam-on-i-95/2013-04-17 -
Dump truck bursts into flame in
coastal Trenton (Maine):
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=80500:truck-fire-in-trenton&Itemid=9382013-04-17 -
Work truck bursts into flame at business in
Portage La Prairie, Manitoba (Canada):
http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/2013/04/18/vehicle-fire-on-cn-yard2013-04-17 -
Truck bursts into flame on Route 283 in Lower Swatara Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/04/truck_fire_closing_ramp_from_w.html2013-04-17 -
Tractor bursts into flame on Acland Road in Landkey (Britain), near Barnstaple:
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24342&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=35http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/Barnstaple-crews-tackle-tractor-Landkey/story-18729878-detail/story.html2013-04-17 -
RV bursts into flame at property in Hampden (Massachusetts):
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/rv-fire-contained-in-hampdenhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/51577987/ns/local_news-springfield_ma/2013-04-17 -
RV bursts into flame at home in Canton (Ohio):
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/article/20130417/NEWS/130419049/1001/NEWS2013-04-17 -
RV bursts into flame at intersection in Wissinoming, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=90690422013-04-17 -
RV bursts into flame near Blackfoot (Idaho):
http://blackfootjournal.com/fire-destroys-motorhome-near-blackfoot/2013-04-17 -
Van bursts into flame on highway in the Staplegrove area of Taunton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/news/newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24339&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=352013-04-17 -
Minivan bursts into flame on street in Toronto (Canada):
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/toronto/toronto-family-wants-to-know-why-their-van-caught-firehttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/04/17/toronto-van-fire-family-wants-to-know-cause.html2013-04-17 -
SUV bursts into flame while parked at home in
coastal San Mateo (California), fire spreads to garage, home:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=9069333Note: People still park their vehicles next to their homes?! Well, at least they made it out alive...this time.2013-04-17 -
SUV bursts into flame on the Artesia (91) Freeway in Cerritos (California):
http://cerritos.patch.com/articles/vehicle-catches-on-fire-on-artesia-91-freeway-in-cerritos2013-04-17 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home near the Norton
Reservoir in Norton (Massachusetts), home damaged:
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/norton-probes-truck-fire-that-damaged-siding-of-house/article_c34aa5b0-add6-54c7-87a0-c720da5b11a0.htmlNote: People still park their vehicles next to their homes?! Oh, I already said that...2013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame on the Coronado
Bridge in
coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.cbs8.com/story/18604788/car-fire-stops-traffic-on-coronado-bridge2013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Luton (Britain),
fire spreads to home:
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/local/updated-car-fire-which-spread-to-family-home-was-arson-1-50043122013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame at the Terry Hill crossroads (Britain):
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Car-Terry-Hill-crossroads/story-18729856-detail/story.html2013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home on Carnbee Crescent in Gracemount (Scotland),
fire spreads to shed, home:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/house-fire-starts-in-car-1-28983082013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame on the Garden State Parkway in Chestnut Ridge (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130417/NEWS03/304170090/Car-fire-closes-Garden-State-Parkway-lanes2013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame on State Route 772 in Scioto Township (Ohio):
http://www.wbex.com/pages/LocalNewsStories.html?feed=106759&article=112005852013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame at The Street in Aldham (Britain):
http://www.suffolkfreepress.co.uk/community/community-news/car-fire-in-aldham-1-50090702013-04-17 -
Car bursts into flame on Barrow Road in
coastal Barton-upon-Humber (Britain):
http://www.bartonpeople.co.uk/Firemen-tackle-car-Barrow-Road-Barton/story-18733505-detail/story.html2013-04-17 -
Vehicle bursts into flame in carport in Durant (Oklahoma),
fire spreads to storage building, home:
http://www.durantdemocrat.com/view/full_story/22291084/article-Vehicle-fire-damages-Durant-home2013-04-17 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-68 in Maryland, near the West Virginia border:
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.md/39ee3d3d-www.foxbaltimore.com.shtml2013-04-17 -
Semi trailer bursts into flame in Spring
Valley (California), 1 killed:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/17/transient-trailer-fire-spring-valley-jamacha/2013-04-17 -
Auto shop ravaged by fire in Pinellas Park (Florida), near the
Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/two-alarm-fire-reported-at-auto-shop-in-pinellas-park/2115804http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/article/311767/8/2-alarm-fire-at-Pinellas-Park-auto-repair-shop2013-04-17 -
Towing company damaged by blaze in Cohoes (New York):
http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2013/04/17/news/doc516ef63db738e147884630.txtNote: Also note the vacant apartment building burning in Cohoes for this same day...2013-04-17 -
Tractor and
barn destroyed by fire in Sidney (Ohio):
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/shelby/barn-fire-in-shelby-county2013-04-17 -
Barn destroyed by fire on West
Creek Road in Florence (Vermont):
http://www.vttoday.com/horse-barn-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire/2013-04-17 -
Barn destroyed by fire in East Bloomfield (New York):
http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Bloomfield-Barn-Destroyed-By-Fire/-vGuf8IKjUSYQuU5vvXzIg.cspx2013-04-17 -
Barn damaged by fire on Red
Spring Road in Andover (Massachusetts):
http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x210919047/Fire-damages-200-year-old-mill-barn2013-04-17 - One business destroyed by fire, others damaged, in
Bridgeport (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=5-NEWS-UPDATE-Total-Dental-Destroyed-Other-Businesses-Damaged-In-Fire9245Quote: "There was a little flame under the sign. It looked like that's what started it, the sign..."Note: Sign have copper wiring? Of course it did. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. So a little gas blows by, hits an outdoor sign like this and gets to some exposed copper, some sparking and sizzling ensues, and you have a fire. This is not the first outdoor sign I've seen burning up and starting a fire. That'll obviously become more common as time goes on. So there's yet another vulnerability for us to deal with: electric signs, neon signs, especially outdoors...2013-04-17 -
Dry cleaning business consumed by fire in Cahokia (Illinois), near the Mississippi
River:
http://fox2now.com/2013/04/17/cahokia-cleaners-destroyed-after-fire/http://fox2now.com/2013/04/17/fire-destroys-well-known-cleaner-in-cahokia/Quote: "There weren`t any cleaning chemicals inside, but lots of clothing packed in a secondary storage unit."Note: More clothes going up in flames...2013-04-17 -
Five units damaged by fire at Sky
Harbor Apartments in Salt
Lake City (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56176076-78/fire-apartments-floor-asay.html.csp2013-04-17 -
Home damaged by fire in Winona
Lakes, Middle Smithfield Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130417/NEWS/130419769/-1/Note: The fire started in the attached garage. They don't mention whether there were or weren't any vehicles in there...2013-04-17 -
Home damaged by fire in Silver
Lake (Washington), near the
coast:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130418/NEWS01/7041899042013-04-17 -
Vacant home
under renovation heavily damaged by fire in Olathe (Kansas):
http://www.kctv5.com/story/22000693/fire-heavily-damages-olathe-home-under-renovationhttp://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/Fire-damages-vacant-home-in-Olathe/-/11664182/19781524/-/12y7rnc/-/index.html2013-04-17 -
Vacant house burns in Pontiac (Michigan):
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/-/1719418/19782142/-/oleqb0/-/index.html2013-04-17 -
Vacant home burns in Oakville (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/317792013-04-17 -
Vacant house burns for
fourth time in Spokane
Valley (Washington):
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spokanevalley/2013/apr/18/vacant-house-burns-again/2013-04-17 -
Vacant apartment building burns in Cohoes (New York):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/vacant-apartment-fire-cohoes-7664.shtml2013-04-16 -
Explosion hits street near office in Bangalore (India), vehicles damaged, 15 people injured:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bangalore/Bangalore-15-hurt-in-explosion-near-BJP-office/Article1-1045625.aspx2013-04-16 -
Brush fire erupts near
coastal Myrtle
Beach (South Carolina),
boats and storage shed destroyed, homes threatened:
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/04/17/3442018/brush-fire-threatening-structure.htmlQuote: "There were no evacuations and no injuries. S.C. 544 was closed in both directions while Horry County Fire Rescue, Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire Resuce and the Surfside Beach Fire Department were on scene."Note: Right near the East Coast. It was just one month ago that another brush fire raged through that area and destroyed dozens of homes, as mentioned in the 2013-03-16 update. Seeing as I predicted we'd see lots of coastal fires, the fact that we're seeing lots of coastal fires doesn't exactly surprise me. It's gonna get way worse too. We might even start seeing multiple explosions hitting coastal cities like, say, Boston. Ya never know!2013-04-16 -
Massive brush fire breaks out near
coastal Sangster Airport in Montego
Bay on the
island of Jamaica:
http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=44134Quote: "Several units from the St James Fire Department and the Sangster International Airport have now managed to bring under control, a massive bush fire near the runway at the airport."Note: Good job, mon!2013-04-16 -
Power station erupts in flame in Oakland Park (Florida), near the
coast, thousands lose power:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-oakland-park-fpl-fire-20130416,0,3867774.storyhttp://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-04-16/news/fl-oakland-park-fpl-fire-20130416_1_power-grid-traffic-signals-power-station-fireQuote: "Thousands of homes, businesses and traffic signals were affected when a fire burned wiring at a Florida Power and Light substation in Oakland Park..."Note: Was that wiring copper? Hah, of course it was. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper, and fires may break out that way without any other ignition source. Remember the dozens of utility poles igniting in Texas? All the underground electrical fires? The non-running vehicles bursting into flame? The Dreamliner battery fires? It's all this same problem...2013-04-16 -
Underground electrical fire blows manhole off in Albany (New York),
fourth time in
seven months:
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/City-fears-injuries-from-repeated-manhole-blasts-4438966.phpNote: Well, don't feel too bad, Albany. Underground fires are hitting lots of cities, not just there...2013-04-16 -
Huge fire destroys three large transformers at
hydropower plant in Hetaunda (Nepal):
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Kulekhani+transformers+worth+Rs+330+M+damaged+in+fire&NewsID=373088&a=3Quote: "A massive fire broke out in the Kulekhani Hydropower Project-II in Makawanpur district on Tuesday midnight, destroying three transformers worth Rs 330 million."2013-04-16 -
Massive blaze erupts at 10-story NYPD academy
under construction in
coastal Queens (New York):
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130416/college-point/large-fire-breaks-out-at-new-nypd-police-academy-college-pointQuote: "No one was injured, according to police, who said the floor that caught fire contained only construction debris."Note: Construction debris sounds like it'd include wood, which is an absorbent flammable material. Also, since this place is under construction, it's far more open to hydrogen sulfide and methane blowing through the atmosphere than a completed and well-insulated building...2013-04-16 -
Cabin cruiser boat bursts into flame at Mayfair Boat Yard and
Marina on Kelleys
Pond in South Dennis (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130416/NEWS11/130419783http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130417/NEWS/304170329/-1/Quote: "A fire at a dock at Mayfair Boat Yard and Marina at 4:15 this morning on Kelleys Pond destroyed a 37-foot cabin cruiser..."Note: Wee hours again. That's when the atmosphere cools and contracts and will push any methane or hydrogen sulfide floating above closer to the ground. That doesn't mean you're immune during other parts of the day; it just means that this is the most dangerous time of the day in terms of being hit by fires, explosions and poisonous hydrogen sulfide...2013-04-16 -
Recreational fishing boat bursts into flame while dry-docked in
coastal Free
port (Texas):
http://thefacts.com/news/article_19e3d2ce-a712-11e2-94ba-0019bb2963f4.htmlQuote: "50-foot recreational fishing boat is considered total loss."Note: Right next to the Gulf of Mexico and its dead zones, which are surely pluming hydrogen sulfide now, which is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper like that found near the batteries on boats and other vehicles...2013-04-16 -
Eight cars burn at car park in
coastal New
port (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10357858.Fire_at_Newport_city_centre_carpark/http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10360670.Family_flees_as_blaze_rips_through_parked_Newport_cars/Note: Months ago I said we'd eventually see lots of vehicles going up in flames in parking lots and car parks. From the events in the last month, we have now entered that stage. Since the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem is the type of problem that continues to escalate with increasing force, this problem with vehicles burning up will also continue to escalate. This is why I've been recommending you not park your vehicle next to other vehicles too; this fire began with one vehicle and the fire then spread to seven others...2013-04-16 -
Double-decker bus bursts into flame in Sandown on the
Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.iwradio.co.uk/articles/2013-04-16-bus-fire-in-sandownhttp://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/bus-fire-in-sandown-49025.aspxhttp://onthewight.com/2013/04/16/no-injuries-from-bus-fire-in-sandown/2013-04-16 -
School bus bursts into flame while parked outside school in Vaughan, Ontario (Canada), school evacuated:
http://www.cp24.com/news/vaughan-school-evacuated-after-bus-catches-fire-1.1240044http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/vaughan-school-evacuated-after-bus-catches-fire-1.1240408http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/2535780-thornhill-woods-bus-fire-prompts-evacuation/2013-04-16 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame in Düzce (Turkey):
http://en.dunyatimes.com/article/40-passengers-barely-escape-bus-fire-in-duzce-19563.html2013-04-16 -
Minibus bursts into flame on I-75 in Gainesville (Florida):
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130416/ARTICLES/130419665/-1/entertainment?Title=I-75-traffic-briefly-blocked-by-vehicle-fire2013-04-16 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-285 in Sandy
Springs, Fulton County (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/288618/40/Tractor-trailer-fire-closes-4-lanes-of-I-285http://sandysprings.11alive.com/news/news/217782-tractor-trailer-fire-closes-4-lanes-i-285http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/21992639/vehicle-fire-blocks-interstate-2852013-04-16 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Kingman (Arizona):
http://pinionpinefire.blogspot.com/2013/04/early-morning-vehicle-fire-brings.html2013-04-16 -
Truck bursts into flame at intersection in Dalby (Australia):
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/truck-fire-stops-traffic-through-dalby/1832531/http://www.suratbasin.com.au/news/truck-fire-stops-traffic-through-dalby/1832531/http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/truck-fire-stops-traffic-through-dalby/1832531/2013-04-16 -
RV bursts into flame on the Hewitt Avenue Trestle
Bridge in
coastal Everett (Washington):
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Motorhome-catches-fire-on-Highway-2-in-Everett-203329971.htmlhttp://myeverettnews.com/2013/04/16/no-injuries-after-motorhome-fire-on-trestle/2013-04-16 -
Volkswagon bus bursts into flame in Lampe (Missouri), near Table Rock
Lake:
http://www.krzk.com/14587/vehicle_fire_tuesday_in_lampe.html2013-04-16 -
Van bursts into flame on Welsh Road West in Southam (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2013/04/16/van-fire-welsh-road-west-southam/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/south-warwickshire-news/2013/04/16/van-on-fire-in-southam-92746-33183766/http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/local/van-catches-fire-in-southam-1-50032322013-04-16 -
Van bursts into flame on highway in Alphington, Exeter (Britain):
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/Crews-tackle-van-Alphington-Exeter/story-18719736-detail/story.html2013-04-16 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame, then crashes into home in Pulaski County (Virginia):
http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/1863580-12/truck-strikes-dublin-apartment-building-setting-both-on.htmlhttp://www.wsls.com/story/22002153/pulaski-county-crash-sends-truck-on-fire-into-houseQuote: "The truck's driver, Richard Kent, of Dublin, told investigators he had been driving on Highland Road when his truck caught fire. Ken said he tried to pull off the road, but lost control. The truck went down into a yard, Kent jumped out, and the truck hit the empty apartment building."2013-04-16 -
Car bursts into flame at intersection in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.wfaa.com/younews/203205171.html2013-04-16 -
Car bursts into flame on California Avenue in
coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/slideshow/West-Seattle-car-fire-April-16-2013-60514/photo-4482769.php2013-04-16 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at middle school in Wayne (New Jersey), school evacuated:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/203243141_Wayne_car_fire_leads_to_middle_school_evacuation.htmlhttp://wayne.patch.com/articles/middle-school-evacuated-after-car-fire-tuesday-morning2013-04-16 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at Wendy's in Woodbury (Minnesota):
http://woodbury.patch.com/articles/passerby-puts-out-car-fire-at-parking-lot-of-wendy-s-in-woodbury2013-04-16 -
Car bursts into flame on Butt Lane in Maldon (Britain):
http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/10358225.Maldon__Fire_crews_tackle_car_fire_in_Butt_Lane/2013-04-16 -
Car bursts into flame at car park at the Blue Anchor Inn in Fraddon (Britain):
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/10357249.Arson_suspected_in_Fraddon_car_fire/2013-04-16 -
Car bursts into flame on the M62 near Ainley Top (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/local/crews-tackle-car-blaze-on-m62-1-55883602013-04-16 -
Two vehicles burst into flame during jump start in Mink
Shoals (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/story/21991242/two-cars-catch-fire-in-pinch-mink-shoals-jump-start2013-04-16 -
Semi trailer bursts into flame on Coldswood Road in Manston (Britain):
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Lorry-container-Manston/story-18719584-detail/story.html2013-04-16 -
Barn destroyed by huge blaze in Bitterroot
Valley, near Corvallis (Montana), nice pic:
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_d2359080-a706-11e2-9a55-001a4bcf887a.htmlhttp://www.kpax.com/news/corvallis-barn-leveled-by-fire-causes-unknown/2013-04-16 -
Barn destroyed by fire in
coastalPort Colborne (Canada), 8 horses killed:
http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news/article/1605737--horses-will-be-missed-following-colborne-barn-fire2013-04-16 -
Barn and shed destroyed by fire in Assonet (Massachusetts):
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130417/NEWS/304170335/-1/SPECIAL792013-04-16 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Cavour (South Dakota), around 20 sheep killed:
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/fire-destroys-south-dakota-barn-containing-sheep/article_c21f7568-3815-5922-acea-7d6170f04843.htmlhttp://www.plainsman.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=194702013-04-16 -
Barn and other structures heavily damaged by fire near Gretna (Canada):
http://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31914&Itemid=4252013-04-16 -
Stable destroyed by fire in
coastal Chapel St Leonards (Britain):
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/stables-Chapel-St-Leonards/story-18719754-detail/story.html2013-04-16 -
Dover Hotel destroyed by blaze in
coastal Dover, Tasmania (Australia):
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/04/17/377134_todays-news.html2013-04-16 -
Fire tears through garage and two townhouses in
coastal San Jose (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/17/garage-fire-damages-2-san-jose-townhouses/Note: Fire started in the garage. They don't mention whether or not any vehicles were in it...2013-04-16 -
Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck in Knottingley (Britain), separate accident happens too:
http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local/more-local-news/fire-crews-called-to-bin-lorry-blaze-and-car-crash-in-knottingley-1-5588502Quote: "The two incidents were not linked and were completely separate."Note: Well, not COMPLETELY separate. Same area, same time...same atmosphere. So if a flammable poisonous gas were blowing through there, like, say, hydrogen sulfide, it might cause a fire AND an accident, and they actually would be linked, though not by anything visible. Just sayin'...2013-04-16 -
Unoccupied home destroyed by fire on Withrows
Creek Lane near Steele (North Carolina):
http://salisburypost.com/article/20130417/SP01/130419720/1016/rss02/withrows-creek-lane-home-catches-fire-while-homeowners-out-of-townNote: By 'unoccupied' I mean the building is inhabited if a home or in use if a business, but nobody was there at the time for whatever reason. If the building is completely unused then I use the term 'vacant'. The homeowners in this case were out of town...2013-04-16 -
Home damaged by fire in
coastalBayview area of San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/17/2-alarm-fire-extinguished-at-home-in-sfs-bayview/2013-04-16 -
Vacant home burns in Canton (Ohio):
http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x935166831/Attic-fire-damages-vacant-house-in-SW-Canton2013-04-16 -
Vacant duplex burns for
fourth time in Dayton (Ohio),
third time in
recent months:
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/crime-law/heavy-flames-visible-in-elliott-ave-fire/nXNyH/Note: Vacant structures are inherently more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem. Simply putting out a fire does nothing to address their vulnerabilities. They probably become MORE vulnerable after each fire, so they are apt to burn over and over until there is nothing left that CAN burn...2013-04-16 -
Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire in Linton Township (Ohio):
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20130416/NEWS01/304160002/Fire-destroys-Linton-Township-mobile-home2013-04-16 -
Vacant house burns in Champaign (Illinois), near the Mississippi
River:
http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=4827022013-04-16 -
Vacant home burns in Aromas (California):
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_23040256/firefighters-aromas-home-destroyed-suspicious-fire2013-04-15 -
Explosion and fire damage JFK Presidential Library and Museum in
coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/boston_marathon_explosions_3rd.htmlhttp://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/04/15/jfk-library-evacuated-after-explosion-fire-polie-probe-possible-link-marathon-blast/yB8NQAm14nV4KxtA8yvYyI/story.htmlNote: Apparently they don't think this event was related to the Boston Marathon 'bombing'. Well, who knows, but they could be connected, by the atmosphere. Same general area, same timeframe, same atmosphere...2013-04-15 -
Apartment explodes in Indianapolis (Indiana), 2 injured:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/explosion-reported-at-wayne-township-apartment-complex2013-04-15 -
Shed explodes near Capel (Australia), near the
coast:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/16736660/man-injured-in-shed-explosion/2013-04-15 -
Boat bursts into flame on
Lake Conroe in Conroe (Texas):
http://www.conroetoday.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=52952013-04-15 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 near Maxwell (Nebraska):
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/truck-catches-fire-near-maxwell/article_e07a2399-608f-595a-8377-5f88f6e24959.html2013-04-15 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 just outside San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Tire-blowout-blamed-for-18-wheeler-fire/o1Ovcerz5EKr5pLsDTEkNw.cspxhttp://www.kens5.com/news/Tractor-tailer-dumps-floor-tiles-catches-ablaze-203045101.htmlQuote: " Investigators say the driver was taking the Trainer Hale exit when a tire blew out on his 18-wheeler, and that set the trailer on fire."Note: Or maybe his tires were contaminated by hydrogen sulfide blowing on off the Gulf of Mexico and the brake-friction burned hotter than normal and that caused the fire AND the tire to explode. It'd look the same and there's no way to tell the difference unless the tire survived and they send it in for analysis, and neither one is too likely...2013-04-15 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-55/70 in Fairmount (Illinois):
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/375300/3/Tractor-trailer-fire-closes-Illinois-ramp-for-a-timehttp://www.bnd.com/2013/04/15/2577734/truck-fire-closes-interstate-55.htmlhttp://fox2now.com/2013/04/15/trailer-fire-shuts-down-illinois-highway-ramp/2013-04-15 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-69 in Riley Township (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20130415/NEWS05/304150007/Rescue-crews-extinguish-semi-truck-fire-692013-04-15 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-68 near Hancock (Maryland):
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/local/hm-interstate-68-closed-at-sideling-hill-due-to-oil-spill-20130415,0,4036023.story2013-04-15 -
Utility truck bursts into flame on Indian Trail Road in
coastal Middle Township (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/lower_capemay/firefighters-douse-truck-fire-in-middle-township/article_20fbea54-a5fc-11e2-8a43-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-15 -
Truck bursts into flame while parked outside home in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumasun.com/news/fire-86790-firefighters-yuma.htmlQuote: "The most recent incident occurred around 4 a.m. Monday when a vehicle was reported on fire in the 2200 block of West 18th Street. Arriving firefighters found a truck fire that was endangering a residence."Note: Once again, the wee hours, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the atmosphere above closer to the ground. The truck wasn't running but vehicles need not be running to ignite, since hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper (especially 'hot' copper with a current running through it like battery cables), and it's also reactive with rusty iron/steel which can be found on many if not most vehicles...2013-04-15 -
Truck bursts into flame on road in Subu on the
island of Borneo:
http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/04/16/smoke-from-lorry-sends-3-men-scurrying-for-cover/2013-04-15 -
School bus bursts into flame in Undrajavaram (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/school-bus-goes-up-in-flames-40-students-escape-unhurt/article4622922.ecehttp://www.deccanchronicle.com/130416/news-current-affairs/article/bus-fire-alert-driver-saves-30-kids2013-04-15 -
Transit bus bursts into flame on Highway 4 in Copperopolis (California), near New Melones
Lake:
http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2013/04/watch-bus-on-fire-in-copperopolis.html2013-04-15 -
RV bursts into flame on Clear
water Drive in Bullhead City (Arizona), man and dog killed:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-and-west/man-dog-killed-fire-motor-home-arizonahttp://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2013/04/16/news/local/doc516d01512a133711692533.txt2013-04-15 -
Camper-van bursts into flame on Shaftsbury Avenue in Keresley (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2013/04/15/camper-van-fire-shaftsbury-avenue-keresley/2013-04-15 - In separate incidents,
three vehicles burst into flame in Greeneville (Tennessee), 1 injured:
http://www.greenevillesun.com/Local_News/article/3-Separate-Vehicle-Fires-Do-Damage-Man-Burned-id-3239232013-04-15 -
Race car bursts into flame while parked inside garage in Dalton Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/04/race_car_damaged_in_dalton_tow.html2013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in La Vernia (Texas), fire spreads, second car destroyed too:
http://www.wilsoncountynews.com/article.php?id=50377&n=breaking-news-cars-catch-fireNote: People still park their vehicles next to other vehicles? That's just crrrazy!2013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at hotel in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/21979106/explosives-ruled-out-in-car-fire-at-phoenix-hotelhttp://azstarnet.com/news/state-and-regional/car-fire-at-phoenix-hotel-sparks-evacuation/article_6d6c6be1-a38d-5539-b7fb-5e949b61656b.html2013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame on the A380 at Ashcombe (Britain):
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/UPDATE-Severe-traffic-delays-car-A380-Ashcombe/story-18709881-detail/story.html2013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame inside storage building on Piperill Way in Haverhill (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/haverhill_car_fire_within_a_building_1_20181552013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame at Holiday Inn in Concord (New Hampshire):
http://concord-nh.patch.com/articles/car-catches-on-fire-on-bridge-street#photo-14004208http://ulocal.wmur.com/_Aftermath-of-Car-Fire/photo/18936454/63455.html2013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame on the A380 in South Devon (Britain):
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Woman-arrested-car-melts-road-A380/story-18710135-detail/story.html2013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame at the Queen Mother
Reservoir on Horton Road in Datchet (Britain):
http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2013/04/16/88511-car-destroyed-in-fire-in-datchet-as-police-launch-arson-investigation/2013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame on Langworthy Drive in
Brooksville (Florida):
http://www.realnewsrealfast.com/video/article.php/brooksville-vehicle-fire-a-total-loss-no-one-injured-186882013-04-15 -
Car bursts into flame on Green Acre in Brockworth (Britain):
www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/crews-battle-car-blaze-flames/story-18709197-detail/story.html2013-04-15 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on Sleight Lane in Dinder, Wells (Britain):
http://www.wellspeople.co.uk/Vehicle-destroyed-Dinder-near-Wells/story-18719215-detail/story.htmlhttp://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24324&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=412013-04-15 -
Motorcycle bursts into flame in
underground car park at apartments in Forrest (Australia):
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/motorbike-fire-causes-unit-evacuation-20130415-2hvqk.htmlNote: Forrest is very near Lake Burley Griffin...2013-04-15 -
Two semi trailers burst into flame while parked in lot in San Marcos suburb of
coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/15/trucks-fire-san-marcos/2013-04-15 -
Vehicle and
barn destroyed by massive blaze in Jarvis (Canada):
http://www.delhinewsrecord.com/2013/04/15/massive-barn-fire-near-jarvis2013-04-15 -
Two barns destroyed by fire on West Portersville Road in Ireland (Indiana):
http://dcbroadcasting.com/2013/04/barns-destroyed-in-sunday-am-fire/2013-04-15 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Tolleson, west of Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/21985652/large-barn-burning-in-tolleson-west-of-phoenixhttp://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_west_valley/tolleson/big-fire-erupts-in-tolleson-at-navajo-packing-company-just-south-of-interstate-10Quote: "Firefighters say a loading dock made of heavy timber also is burning."2013-04-15 -
Barn destroyed by fire on Enlow Road near Athens (Ohio):
http://www.athensohiotoday.com/news/barn-catches-fire-off-enlow-road/article_7d55ae4b-e988-502e-9ca7-d543de146553.html2013-04-15 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Gilbertsville (Montana), a few chicks killed:
http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20130415/NEWS01/130419437/gilbertsville-fire-razes-barn2013-04-15 -
Barn damaged by fire in Welland
port (Canada), near
Lake Ontario:
http://www.thoroldedition.ca/2013/04/15/barn-fire-in-wellandport2013-04-15 -
Barn damaged by fire in Salisbury Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/838370_Barn-fire-strikes-in-Salisbury-Township.htmlQuote: "Emergency medical personnel were called to the scene to treat a person who was having difficulty breathing."2013-04-15 - In separate incidents, at least
five piles of hay burst into flame in Selby district (Britain) in April, so far:
http://www.goolecourier.co.uk/news/local-news/hay-bale-fires-in-selby-district-linked-1-5588026Note: Hay is a flammable absorbent material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. There have been a great many hay fires this past year. There have been a great many barn fires too and in at least some of those cases, it is the hay inside them spontaneously combusting. In these Selby hay fires, it sounds like the hay was outside, fully exposed to the atmosphere...2013-04-15 -
City mum on 'suspicious fires' breaking out in Stevens
Point (Wisconsin):
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/article/20130415/SPJ0101/304150275/City-mum-details-about-suspicious-fires-
Quote: "Both fires started in the garage, Stevens Point Fire Chief Tracey Kujawa said..."Note: Any vehicles in those garages? Cuz, well, vehicles are bursting into flame everywhere now. And there's not really anything suspicious about that either: hydrogen sulfide finds electrified copper, like battery cables in a car, and fire breaks out. That's simply chemistry, nothing suspicious about it...2013-04-15 -
SEVEN furniture businesses gutted by fire in Bariyarpur (India):
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Fire+engulfs+furniture+industries+in+Bara&NewsID=372957Note: Furniture is made of flammable absorbent materials too. They're blaming this on 'short circuit'. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially electrified copper. That's why the dozens of utility poles burst into flame in Texas not long ago. That's why all the underground electrical fires lately. That's the cause of many of the non-running vehicle fires. When a little gas hits electrified copper there will be sizzling and sparking. Once a spark lands on flammable absorbent materials that have been contaminated with hydrogen sulfide and/or methane, especially building after building full of such materials, then you get a nigh-unstoppable fire...2013-04-15 -
More than 10 fires hit smalltown Brawley (California) in
recent months:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/16/who-s-setting-this-small-town-on-fire.htmlQuote: "Last November, a series of fires began to plague the small California city of Brawley. The first fire gutted a large vacant two-story office building. Soon after that, a furniture store, a woman’s gym, a historic theater, and a restaurant were set on fire. On Easter Sunday, a parking structure and a flower shop were also torched. Next came a 99-cent store, and then, last Tuesday, the A Plus Furniture on Main Street was burned to the ground."Note: Vacant buildings are more vulnerable to the hydrogen sulfide and methane problem. Two of the fires are furniture stores, and furniture is made of flammable absorbent materials. Parking structure may mean vehicles, and all kinds of vehicles are bursting into flame everywhere. Theater means lights with copper wiring and seats and carpets, absorbent flammable materials. Gym means water and contaminated water may bring hydrogen sulfide into buildings even if they're actually well-insulated from the outside atmosphere. 99-cent shop has surely got plenty of flammable absorbent materials in it. Restaurant has pilot lights. The only one that looks out of place is the flower shop. The hydrogen sulfide and methane problem could easily explain every single one of the other fires. It could explain the flower shop too, via the copper reactivity problem; that's eventually going to be a problem with EVERY building that has electricity...2013-04-15 -
Rubbish bursts into flame on
subway tracks in Chicago (Illinois), near
Lake Michigan, transit disrupted:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cta-red-line-service-disrupted-due-to-small-track-fire-20130415,0,624287.story2013-04-15 -
Fire breaks out at Decker
Creek Power Station in northeast Austin (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_096f488f-42e9-5c89-9150-a0ba969ec0f0.htmlhttp://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/firefighter-injured-at-decker-power-plant2013-04-15 -
Oil well erupts in flame in Rantoul (Kansas) for
second time in
last few days:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/21981882/kansas-residents-worried-after-oil-well-fire-sparks-again2013-04-15 -
Smoke shop destroyed by blaze in Shreve
port (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130416/NEWS01/130416007/Firefighters-battle-fire-Shreveport-businessNote: Tobacco and wood (pipes) are both flammable absorbent materials...2013-04-15 -
Huge fire destroys four businesses at Mayfair Shopping Center in Fresno (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=9066172Note: One of them was a laundromat, which means pilot lights...2013-04-15 -
Fire rages through 4-story apartment building in
coastal Brooklyn (New York), 3 injured, 12 homeless:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/big-fire-brooklyn-article-1.13170382013-04-15 -
Vicious blaze rips through home in Sulphur
Springs neighborhood in
coastal Tampa (Florida), 1 injured, 3 dogs killed:
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/man-injured-3-dogs-killed-in-tampa-house-fireNote: Sulphur Springs lies along the banks of the Hillsborough River...2013-04-15 -
Deadly fire tears through house in
coastal San Jose (California), 1 killed, 1 missing:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23032757/san-jose-crews-at-scene-three-alarm-blaze2013-04-15 -
Home heavily damaged by fire in Cripple
Creek neighborhood in Ester (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/house-damaged-in-cripple-creek-blaze/article_8c0bbbc8-a6d1-11e2-b8df-001a4bcf6878.html2013-04-15 -
Unoccupied home heavily damaged by blaze on
River Road in Bucks
port (Maine):
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/15/news/hancock/firefighters-from-four-towns-battle-house-fire-in-bucksport/Quote: "It’s not that it’s anything suspicious, it’s just we can’t see anything that should have caused it..."Note: Any copper wiring in the house with a current running through it? (Yes.) Any rusty iron or steel in there? (Probably.) Any flammable absorbent materials in the house? (Yes.) Any pilot lights going on water heaters or dryers or whatnot? (Maybe.) Lots of possible causes for a fire there, but first you have to understand that our atmosphere is being contaminated by methane and hydrogen sulfide. Until they recognize that then they are going to be going from fire to fire being frequently mystified, they're not going to be too great at doing their job, and they're also much more likely to die on the early side...2013-04-15 -
Vacant apartment building burns in
coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=90649362013-04-15 -
Vacant home burns in Kitchener, Ontario (Canada):
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/photo-galleries/fire-rips-through-downtown-kitchener-home-1.12383752013-04-15 -
Vacant house burns
twice in one day in New Castle (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/x1915233975/City-fire-crews-respond-twice-to-vacant-house2013-04-15 -
Vacant home burns in Selma (Alabama):
http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/2013/04/16/vacant-mabry-street-home-ablaze-cause-unknown/2013-04-15 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Schenectady (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Hamilton-Hill-fire-considered-suspicious-4436776.php2013-04-15 -
Vacant home burns in Wooster (Ohio):
http://www.fireengineering.com/news/2013/04/15/vine-street-fire.html2013-04-15 -
Vacant house heavily damaged by fire in
coastal New Smyrna
Beach (Florida):
http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/4/15/fire_damages_new_smy.html2013-04-14 -
Home owned by Chipper Jones (baseball player) explodes and burns in Kansas:
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/288313/40/Chipper-Jones-tweets-of-gas-explosion-at-Kansas-homeQuote: "'Y'all check out the house where we go hunting up there!' According to his Twitter feed, the house is where Jones stays in when he visits Kansas."2013-04-14 -
Brush fire breaks out near
coastalCape Coral (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20130414/NEWS0101/130414004/1002/Note: On Florida's Gulf Coast, downwind of the dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, which are surely pluming hydrogen sulfide now...2013-04-14 -
Brush fire reignites near
coastal Daytona
Beach (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Brush-fire-shuts-down-busy-Daytona-Beach-Road/-/1637132/19746238/-/w8r2a2/-/index.htmlNote: I wonder if people will still be saying everything is normal when Florida is a charred wasteland. Looks like we'll find out, maybe sooner rather than later...2013-04-14 -
Transit bus bursts into flame while parked in bus garage in Lancaster (Pennsylvania), building damaged too:
http://www.abc27.com/story/21975356/lancaster-co-bus-warehouse-firehttp://fox43.com/2013/04/14/transit-authority-bus-fire/http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/838023_Fire-at-RRTA-garage-destroys-bus.htmlhttp://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/lancaster/Fire-heavily-damages-transit-bus/-/9704306/19751440/-/adcjx/-/index.html2013-04-14 -
Two tractor trailers destroyed by fire and one damaged at trucking yard in Salt
Lake City (Utah):
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578255/Fire-guts-semis-tractor-in-early-morning-blaze.htmlhttp://www.ksl.com/?sid=24793638&nid=148&title=semis-tractor-burned-in-early-morning-firehttp://fox13now.com/2013/04/14/fire-destroys-trucks-cause-of-blaze-unknown/http://www.kutv.com/news/features/local/stories/vid_3584.shtmlQuote: "'When our units arrived the gates were locked,' he said. 'They are loaded, were supposed to be going out this morning. There was no one here in the yard at the time.'"2013-04-14 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame at business in Green
Bay (Wisconsin):
http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130415/GPG0101/304150197/Semi-fire-causes-20-000-damage2013-04-14 -
Truck bursts into flame while parked near home in
coastal Whangarei (New Zealand), then truck rolls away, hits house:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10877410Quote: "Brian Hunt was making coffee at 3.30am when he saw the blaze in a bread truck parked outside his house in Kamo, Whangarei."Note: Once again, in the wee hours. That's when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground, causing more fires, explosions and deaths (human and animal) during that time. And man, that guy gets up early!2013-04-14 -
Commercial vehicle bursts into flame in
coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.exmouthpeople.co.uk/Vehicle-Exmouth/story-18709808-detail/story.html2013-04-14 -
RV bursts into flame on I-40 west of Albuquerque, near the
Rio Puerco (New Mexico):
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2997801.shtmlhttp://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/RV-Fire/-/9153728/19748116/-/fo4y21z/-/index.htmlhttp://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/Vehicle-fire-snarls-traffic-on-I-40/-/9153728/19745956/-/format/rsss_2.0/-/hohpvdz/-/index.html2013-04-14 -
RV bursts into flame on Hogg Lane in
coastal Grays (Britain):
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2013/04/14/fire-at-industrial-chemicals-in-grays/http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/echo/10354313.Fire_crews_tackle_caravan_blaze/http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10354313.Fire_crews_tackle_caravan_blaze/2013-04-14 -
Four cars and detached garage destroyed by blaze in Bowie (Maryland), near the East
Coast:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Cars-Destroyed-in-Bowie-Garage-Fire-202909571.htmlhttp://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/04/bowie-car-fires-declared-suspicious-87517.html2013-04-14 -
Car bursts into flame near Bryant
Pond Road in Putnam
Valley (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130414/NEWS02/304140073/10182013-04-14 -
Car bursts into flame inside garage at home in
Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/leete_street_garage_fire_now_t.htmlhttp://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/car-fire-sets-house-ablaze2013-04-14 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Stret
ford (Britain):
http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/whereyoulive/stretfordnews/10355259.Firefighters_put_out_car_fire_at_Stretford_house/2013-04-14 -
Car bursts into flame in
Millbridge (New Jersey):
http://www.chewslandingfire.org/fullstory.php?1855742013-04-14 -
Car bursts into flame near library in Plainview (New York):
http://plainview.patch.com/articles/car-fire-erupts-in-front-of-library#photo-13991808Note: Two more cars burst into flame in Plainview recently, in separate incidents, as mentioned in the 2013-04-08 update. Plainview is on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay...2013-04-14 - In separate incidents,
two vehicles burst into flame in Saskatoon (Canada), near the Saskatchewan
River:
http://globalnews.ca/news/479668/suspicious-vehicle-fires-investigated-in-saskatoon/2013-04-14 -
Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/suffolk/fire-destroys-car-garage-in-suffolkhttp://wtkr.com/2013/04/14/family-loses-car-in-garage-fire/2013-04-14 - Recently closed
auto shop bursts into flame in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/crews-work-north-side-building-firehttp://www.wthr.com/story/21975017/fire-damages-closed-auto-body-shop2013-04-14 -
Barn destroyed by fire in North Hampton (New Hampshire), several animals killed:
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Fire-destroys-barn-several-animals-lost/-/9857858/19737740/-/15t9rth/-/index.html2013-04-14 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Burton Fleming (Britain):
http://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/news/local/barn-fire-in-burton-fleming-1-55859532013-04-14 - Storage unit containing
lawn mowing equipment damaged by fire in Austin (Texas):
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/breaking-news/fire-damages-southwest-austin-storage-warehouse/nXLzF/Note: Lawn mowing equipment means combustion engines, same as the vehicular fires. In fact, one could argue that riding mowers ARE vehicles, of a sort...2013-04-14 -
Huge blaze engulfs
clothing and
cotton warehouse in Kanpur (India):
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/14/227-140-shanties-gutted-in-Uttar-Pradesh-s-Kushinagar-.htmlNote: Oh yeah, the story also mentions 140 shanties being destroyed by fire in Khushinagar, killing two people. Clothing and cotton are both flammable absorbent materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. That includes wood, paper, cardboard, clothing, cotton, wool, mulch, trash, hay, straw, etc. Those shanties may have been constructed out of absorbent flammable materials too, for that matter, like wood...2013-04-14 -
Fire rips through Men's Warehouse store in Keizer (Oregon), $2 million in damage:
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Mens-Warehouse-in-Keizer-goes-up-in-flames-202934751.htmlhttp://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/04/fire_causes_2_million_in_damag.htmlhttp://www.katu.com/news/local/Fire-at-Mens-Warehouse-in-Keizer-causes-2-million-in-damage-202937781.htmlNote: More clothes going up in flames...2013-04-14 -
Blaze tears through internet cafe and hotel in Xiangyang (China), near
Lake Dongting, 11 killed, 50 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20130414-38848-CHNhttp://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/at-least-11-dead-in-chinese-hotel-fire/vx4FS/2013-04-14 -
Fire rips through apartment building in
Lakewood (New Jersey), 35 people homeless:
http://www.app.com/article/20130414/NJNEWS/304140056/1001/http://www.phillyburbs.com/ap/state/nj/fire-displaces-at-south-nj-apartment-building/article_7f10f995-4380-5ab8-9370-f8bb35c65716.html2013-04-13 -
Three homes erupt in flames in
Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/04/firefighters_knock_down_third.html2013-04-13 -
Home destroyed by blaze in
coastal Timber
Cove (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130414/articles/1304197552013-04-13 -
Deadly fire blazes through home in Crystal
Lake (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/04/14/police-crystal-lake-man-dead-after-house-fire/2013-04-13 -
Home damaged by fire on Montego
Bay Drive in Bermuda Dunes (California), in
Riverside County, 1 injured:
http://www.kesq.com/news/One-person-hurt-in-Bermuda-Dunes-house-fire/-/233092/19747166/-/pche4kz/-/index.html2013-04-13 -
Fire tears through home in
coastal Washington DC, 2 injured:
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=2545212013-04-14 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/04/fire_destroys_vacant_home_on_f.html2013-04-14 -
Vacant four-unit apartment building burns in Cedar
Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Early-Morning-Fire-Causes-Significant-Damage-to-Vacant-Home-202912691.html2013-04-14 -
Vacant house burns in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/21975482/residents-react-to-suspicious-house-fire-at-vacant-home2013-04-14 -
Vacant home burns in Modesto (California):
http://www.modbee.com/2013/04/14/2668923/fire-at-vacant-modesto-house-causes.html2013-04-13 -
Massive pallet fire erupts at facility in Laveen (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/21971482/firefighters-battle-two-alarm-fireNote: The last huge pallet fire was waaaay back in...last week, at an industrial site in Curtis Bay (Maryland), as mentioned in the 2013-04-09 update. There have been many pallet-related fires this past year or so. In part it is because wood is an absorbent flammable material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. But pallets are also frequently outside, fully exposed to the atmosphere. And they are also held together with nails and screws, which rust, and hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel, and can ignite just from that. So with all of those vulnerabilities, it is no surprise that pallets are going up in flames. The largest pallet fire that I know of, so far, was a tremendous inferno that consumed 100,000 pallets at a pallet company in Tippecanoe County (Indiana), as mentioned in the 2013-01-05 update. We'll be seeing a great many more pallet-related fires (and wood-related fires generally) as time goes on...2013-04-13 -
Explosion and fire devastates chemical factory in Wuhan (China), casualties undetermined:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-04/13/c_132306021_2.htmhttp://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/04/13/Factory-in-central-China-hit-by-explosion-unknown-number-of-casualties/UPI-47441365875793/Note: Wuhan lies at the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the Han River. Also, from the images, looks like several tanker trucks were destroyed too...2013-04-13 -
Wildfire breaks out in a
canyon at the base of Fisher Point south of Flagstaff (Arizona):
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/p-m-update-wildfire-burns-acres-near-fisher-point/article_d4a67f68-a4aa-11e2-bbec-0019bb2963f4.htmlNote: I mentioned some time ago that we're going to be seeing lots of fires along coasts, in valleys, canyons, near streams and lakes and rivers - basically anyplace that water might accumulate, hydrogen sulfide will also tend to accumulate because it's a heavier-than-air gas. We were already seeing that last year. With another year of atmospheric contamination under our belt, it will be worse this year. There may be some unusual fires too. For example, a fire broke out along the edge of Lake Woytchugga (Australia) and firefighters couldn't put it out, unextinguishable, as mentioned in the 2012-12-12 update...2013-04-13 -
Around 100 fires break out around Tegucigalpa (Honduras) in
one week, airports closed
four times this month:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/13/smoke-from-nearby-forest-fires-forces-4-hour-closure-airport-for-honduras/Quote: "Almost a hundred fires have burned in the pine-covered hills around the capital this week. Four such closures have affected Toncontin and two other airports in the space of a month."2013-04-13 -
Fire breaks out on new littoral combat ship Coronado in the
Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/13/navy-coronado-fire/Note: A fishing boat just burst into flame in the Gulf of Mexico, near Galveston, the day prior, as mentioned in the 2013-04-12 update...2013-04-13 -
Fishing boat bursts into flame in the
ocean near Taiwan:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/04/14/375997/Boat-catches.htm2013-04-13 -
Three rail coaches burst into flame in storage shed near
BasinBridge in Chennai (India):
http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=347972013-04-13 -
Massive inferno destroys six tractor trailers parked in parking lot in Scarborough (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/04/14/massive_fire_at_scarborough_truck_yard_under_investigation.htmlhttp://www.citynews.ca/2013/04/14/tractor-trailers-destroyed-in-scarborough-fire/http://www.640toronto.com/news/toronto/story.aspx?ID=1936006http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/early-morning-fire-destroys-6-semi-trailers-1.1237175Note: The record for most semis to burn in one fire still stands at 11, which were destroyed at a truck repair shop in New Windsor (New York), as mentioned in the 2013-03-21 update, a little over three weeks ago...2013-04-13 -
Garbage truck bursts into flame in San Angelo (Texas):
http://conchovalleyhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=2194022013-04-13 -
Box truck bursts into flame on South Kihei Road on the
island of Maui (Hawaii):
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/571738/Road-closure-due-to-truck-fire.html2013-04-13 -
Utility truck bursts into flame on US 33/119 near Grantsville (West Virginia):
http://www.hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view&db=articles_hurherald&id=51978Quote: "A utility truck with a load of straw ignited on US 33/119 on Bear Fork Saturday afternoon, destroying the truck and causing a forest fire."2013-04-13 -
Truck bursts into flame on Wilne Lane in Long Eaton (Britain):
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Lorry-Long-Eaton/story-18695763-detail/story.html2013-04-13 -
Transit bus bursts into flame in Mehrauli (India):
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/800-ashok-leyland-buses-taken-off-road-after-3-go-up-in-flames-in-3-months/1102107/Quote: "...the Delhi government on Saturday decided to take off the roads at least 800 Ashok Leyland buses for a three-day inspection."Note: A bunch of buses have burst into flame in coastal Perth (Australia) too. The drivers have threatened to strike there over the fires. The government there said they weren't going to take the buses off the road because people need the mass transit option, which I'm sure is true. So people will just have to get used to buses and other vehicles going up in flames. Tada, problem solved, Australian-style!2013-04-13 -
School bus bursts into flame while parked in bus garage in Stevens
Point (Wisconsin):
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Fire-Reported-Inside-Stevens-Point-School-Bus-Garage-202881241.html2013-04-13 -
RV bursts into flame in garage in Reelsboro (North Carolina), garage destroyed too:
http://thepamliconews.com/Note: Looks like they don't have a link to this specific story; it's on their root page, so I doubt it'll stay there for very long...2013-04-13 -
Van bursts into flame on Nelsonia Road in Bloxom (Virginia), on the Eastern
Shore:
http://www.easternshorefire.com/news/fullstory/newsid/1855562013-04-13 -
Van bursts into flame on Nottingham Road in Chaddesden (Britain):
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-van-blaze-Chaddesden/story-18695441-detail/story.html2013-04-13 -
Van bursts into flame at the Royal Mail Delivery Office on Babbage Road in Totnes (Britain):
http://www.totnespeople.co.uk/Van-Totnes/story-18695542-detail/story.html2013-04-13 -
Car bursts into flame on road in
coastal Tauranga (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/41886-people-forced-to-abandon-flaming-car.html2013-04-13 -
Car hit by explosions and fire while parked on street in
coastal Ballina (Australia):
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/witnesses-hear-three-loud-bangs-car-flames-ballina/1828879/Quote: "Police said three loud bangs were heard at the time witnesses observed the vehicle on fire."2013-04-13 -
Car bursts into flame on Clover Road in Pine
Lake (Wisconsin):
http://www.pinelakefirerescue.com/news/index/layoutfile/home2013-04-13 -
Car bursts into flame on I-84 in Danbury (Connecticut):
http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/Car-fire-on-I-84-in-Danbury-4432417.php2013-04-13 -
Car bursts into flame in Rock
Island (Illinois), near the Mississippi
River:
http://www.whbf.com/story/21971907/car-fire-in-rock-island2013-04-13 -
Vehicle bursts into flame in Carbondale (Illinois), near Crab Orchard
Lake:
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/vehicle-arson-investigated/article_57a5a6d4-a4c2-11e2-9fdb-001a4bcf887a.htmlQuote: "Firefighters and officers were called to the scene at about 4:25 a.m. to find a vehicle engulfed in flames. Investigators determined the cause was arson."Note: Seeing as the investigators probably have no idea that the atmosphere is filling up with methane and hydrogen sulfide, I'd need to see why they think this was arson. They didn't mention any witnesses seeing any people involved, and they didn't mention surveillance footage. They probably think it's arson because there's evidence of accelerants being involved. Well, hydrogen sulfide and methane ARE accelerants, so if the presence of accelerants is the only reason for their conclusion then their conclusion may be erroneous. Also, this occurred in the wee hours when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the air above closer to the ground...2013-04-13 -
Motorcycle bursts into flame while parked on street in Yeovil (Britain), fire spreads to nearby car:
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Arson-suspected-destroys-car-motorbike-Yeovil/story-18695502-detail/story.htmlNote: Arson? Well, this is Britain, so I'm sure they'll have some surveillance footage forthcoming. Until then, I'll remain skeptical, given all the other vehicles bursting into flame all over the world...2013-04-13 -
Van and trailer home destroyed by fire and explosions in Chouteau (Oklahoma), near Pryor
Creek, 1 injured:
http://pryordailytimes.com/local/x1915230581/Home-van-lost-in-fireQuote: "I was laying in bed and I heard a small explosion, then a much louder bigger one. I ran and looked out my window and the trailer was completely engulfed in flames..."2013-04-13 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Earl Township (Pennsylvania), 1100 ducklings killed:
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/837537_1-100-ducklings-lost-in-Earl-Township-barn-fire.html2013-04-13 -
Barn destroyed by fire on Digmire Lane in Thorpe (Britain):
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Barn-Thorpe-causes-crew/story-18702214-detail/story.html2013-04-13 -
Barn and shed damaged by fire in Salem (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130413/UPDATE/130413019/Firefighters-extinguish-blaze-Chemawa-Road2013-04-13 -
Barn damaged by fire near Cridersville (Ohio):
http://www.newstalkradiowhio.com/news/news/barn-fire-brings-out-multiple-fire-departments/nXLnz/http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/barn-fire-brings-out-multiple-fire-departments/nXLnz/http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/barn-fire-brings-out-multiple-fire-departments/nXLnz/2013-04-13 -
Fire erupts in storage room at F&G
Moulding in Salisbury (North Carolina):
http://salisburypost.com/article/20130413/SP01/130419823/1016/rss02/fire-in-storage-room-causes-damage-at-fg-moulding-no-injuries-reportedQuote: "Owners Tommy and Peggy Ridenhour say the only items in the room were sawdust and some wood pieces."Note: Wood - and sawdust - are both flammable absorbent materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include wood, paper, cardboard, generic trash, straw, hay, clothing, cotton, wool, mulch, pallets, etc.2013-04-13 -
Six thousand cotton bales go up in flames in godown near Timmapuram (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Fire-mishap-in-cotton-godown/articleshow/19534597.cms2013-04-13 -
Major fire damages Lib
Waterside Market in Darby (Pennsylvania), near Darby
Creek, 3 injured:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Crews-Battle-Fire-in-Darby-202833841.html2013-04-13 -
Huge blaze engulfs former textile
mill in Gastonia (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/story/21969214/huge-fire-in-gastonia-has-engulfed-millhttp://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Firefighters-battle-raging-mill-fire-in-Gastonia-202844031.htmlhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/13/3980032/firefighters-on-scene-of-gastonia.htmlhttp://triad.news14.com/content/top_stories/692892/fire-destroys-a-gastonia-mill-used-by-wix-filters-for-storage2013-04-13 -
Raging fire hits high-rise apartment building in
coastal Bronx (New York), 37 injured (5 critically):
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/NATL-NY-COPY-3-Alarm-NYC-Fire-Leaves-37-Injured-5-Critical-202848501.htmlhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/south-bronx-fire-injures-16-including-child-article-1.1315732http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/firefighters_battling_bronx_blaze_ug68PLaU6h5neUQd1AQCnJ2013-04-13 -
Home damaged by fire in
coastalPort St Lucie (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/-house-catches-fire-port-st-lucie-6574.shtml2013-04-13 -
Two large vacant buildings erupt in flames in Roxbury neighborhood in
coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/13/firefighters-battle-another-blaze-on-norfolk-ave-in-roxbury/http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/21969796/2013/04/13/fire-crews-fight-3-alarm-blaze-at-vacant-roxbury-buildings2013-04-13 -
Vacant mobile home burns in Florence South Carolina):
http://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_57f651c8-a473-11e2-9141-001a4bcf6878.html2013-04-13 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Hot
Springs (Arkansas):
http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=6538022013-04-12 -
Fishing boat bursts into flame in the
Gulf of Mexico near Galveston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Good-Samaritans-help-rescue-shrimpers-from-boat-fire-202714481.htmlhttp://www.khou.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Shrimp-boat-fire-in-ship-channel-202719581.html2013-04-12 -
Fishing boat bursts into flame off the
coast near Knights (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10877135http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8542485/Four-rescued-from-burning-boat2013-04-12 -
Several cars burst into flame at auto shop in Cramerton (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/firefighters-several-cars-catch-fire-cramerton-aut/nXKfW/2013-04-12 -
Three cars destroyed by fire in parking lot in
Bridgewater (New Jersey):
http://photos.nj.com/somerset_county_photos/2013/04/friday_morning_car_fires_in_br_3.htmlhttp://bridgewater.patch.com/articles/three-cars-engulfed-in-parking-lot-firehttp://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20130412/NJNEWS/304120025/BMW-bursts-into-flames-burns-2-other-cars-Bridgewater-parking-lot2013-04-12 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame in Amravati (India), 1 killed, 18 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/Bus-catches-fire-in-Amravati-several-injured/videoshow/19518410.cmshttp://www.bharatnewschannels.com/abpmajhatvnews-watchonline/a-bus-caught-fire-in-amravati-where-1-got-killed-and-18-injured-video_a7dd4e2e0.html2013-04-12 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Marion (North Carolina):
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/mcdowell_news/news/article_8fc3cb38-a3ad-11e2-b452-0019bb30f31a.html2013-04-12 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame in
tunnel in Georgia (the country):
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2013/04/12/lorry2013-04-12 -
Heavy truck bursts into flame on street near shopping center in Savannah (Georgia):
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2013-04-12/photos-truck-catches-fire-abercorn-st2013-04-12 -
Bucket truck bursts into flame in St. George (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2013/04/12/worker-stuck-in-the-bucket-of-a-utility-truck-escapes-fire/http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20130412/NEWS01/304120005/Truck-catches-fire-man-hydraulic-bucket2013-04-12 -
Spectacular fire destroys heavy truck on highway in Italy:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6a6_13657881122013-04-12 -
Truck bursts into flame on Route 287 in Hanover (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2013/04/truck_fire_blocking_lane_on_ro.html2013-04-12 -
School van bursts into flame in Uttar Pradesh (India):
http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/narrow-escape-for-children-as-school-van-catches-fire_841798.htmlhttp://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/narrow-escape-for-children-as-school-van-catches-fire-113041300088_1.html2013-04-12 -
Van bursts into flame at intersection in Canby (Oregon), 1 injured retrieving laptop:
http://www.koin.com/2013/04/12/driver-hurt-getting-laptop-from-burning-van/http://www.oregonherald.com/oregon/local.cfm?id=3368http://www.albanytribune.com/12042013-early-morning-van-fire-in-canby/2013-04-12 -
SUV bursts into flame on the Palmetto Expressway in
coastal Miami-Dade (Florida):
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21010349807447/826-reopens-after-car-fire/2013-04-12 -
SUV bursts into flame on Elm Street in Monroe (Connecticut):
http://www.monroecourier.com/6930/firefighters-squash-car-fire-early-friday-morning/2013-04-12 -
Pickup truck explodes and burns while parked in Edinburgh (Indiana):
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Police-investigating-suspiciou_1365819381Quote: "Multiple people called about the fire, which happened at 3:43 a.m. at 409 E. Main Cross St. Callers said they heard loud bangs and saw a fireball..."Quote: "Firefighters put the flames out, and investigators found the cab of the truck was expanded like an explosion happened inside..."2013-04-12 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-8 near La Mesa (California), sparks roadside brush fires:
http://lamesa.patch.com/articles/westbound-i-8-in-la-mesa-shut-down-amid-multiple-brush-fireshttp://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/12/brush-fires-freeway-la-mesa-el-cajon/2013-04-12 -
Car explodes into flame at Walgreens in Monroe (Michigan):
http://www.monroenews.com/news/2013/apr/10/car-fire-n-monroe-st-walgreens-tuesday/2013-04-12 -
Car bursts into flame while parked on Thurston Road in Suffolk (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/great_barton_car_fire_causes_traffic_delays_in_thurston_road_1_2017234http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/great_barton_car_fire_causes_traffic_delays_in_thurston_road_1_20172342013-04-12 -
Car bursts into flame on the Gardiner Highway in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.thestar.com/news/2013/04/12/car_fire_on_the_gardiner.html2013-04-12 -
Car bursts into flame on Broughton Road in Brymbo (Britain):
http://www.wrexham.com/news/car-fire-brymbo-30931.html2013-04-12 -
Car bursts into flame on Highway 101 at the Cuesta Summit (California), near San Luis Obispo:
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/04/12/2467971/drama-on-the-grade-car-catches.htmlhttp://www.kcoy.com/story/21967584/fire-crews-investigating-vehicle-fire2013-04-12 -
Auto shop erupts in flame in Washington Township (New Jersey), firefighter injured:
http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2013/04/firefighter_injured_white_batt.htmlhttp://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2013/04/washington_township_nj_car_rep.html2013-04-12 -
Multiple barns and a shed destroyed by fire at farm in Loddiswell (Britain), chickens saved:
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/crews-save-6-000-chickens-Loddiswell-barn-blaze/story-18694845-detail/story.htmlhttp://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/crews-save-6-000-chickens-barn-blaze/story-18694845-detail/story.html2013-04-12 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Warren County (Missouri), near Hermann:
http://gasconade.countynewslive.com/content/2013/apr/12/warren-county-barn-lost-fire-late-friday-night2013-04-12 -
Truck,
barn and another building destroyed by fire in Slate Hill (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130412/NEWS/1304198332013-04-12 -
Major fire rips through warehouse in Old Jefferson (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2013/04/fire_under_control_at_old_jeff.html2013-04-12 -
Deadly fire tears through home in Sioux
Falls (Saouth Dakota), 1 killed:
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/elderly-woman-dies-in-sioux-falls-house-fire/article_5ff344de-0d51-5ff2-9426-18f1b0d588c9.html2013-04-12 -
Two apartment buildings destroyed by blaze on West
GulfBank Road near
Streamside Drive in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/local/HFD-responds-to-2-alarm-fire-at-apartment-complex-in-northwest-Houston-202767951.html2013-04-12 -
Massive inferno destroys 63 homes, 18 shops, two trucks and a pickup in
coastal Rangamati (Bangladesh):
http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/fire-guts-63-houses-18-shops/2013-04-12 -
Home under renovation damaged by fire in Indianapolis (Indiana), possible
explosion:
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/fire-damages-house-under-renovationQuote: "Neighbors to the vacant residence at 327 S. Walcott St. reported hearing a loud sound and then they lost electrical power to their homes around 3:15 a.m."Note: Loud sound may have been an explosion. Also, wee hours again, which is when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground...2013-04-12 -
Three vacant homes burn in
coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-pigtown-fire-20130412,0,2580076.story2013-04-12 -
Vacant banquet hall burns in
coastal Fall
River (Massachusetts):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/21952860/fire-damages-former-banquet-hall2013-04-12 -
Vacant house damaged by fire near Perryville (Kentucky):
http://articles.centralkynews.com/2013-04-11/amnews/38471650_1_fire-damages-vacant-house-major-damage-remaining-hot-spots2013-04-12 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Davidson County (North Carolina):
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20130412/NEWS/1304199892013-04-12 -
Vacant building destroyed by fire on Buck
Island Road in
coastal Bluffton (South Carolina):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/21952945/fire-destroys-vacant-building-in-bluffton2013-04-11 -
Underground fire erupts in downtown
coastal New Orleans (Louisiana), power lost to some:
http://www.wwl.com/pages/16024663.php?contentType=4&contentId=12786868http://www.wwl.com/Underground-fire-leads-to-power-outage-in-CBD/16024663http://www.fox8live.com/story/21943208/underground-fire-causes-downtown-power-outagehttp://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/Morning-underground-fire-in-CBD-knocks-out-power/-/9853400/19718760/-/yc359m/-/index.htmlQuote: "I saw flames coming out of the ground on Carondelet."Note: And yet another underground fire. There've been many of these the past year or so, and the number of such fires is clearly escalating. Hydrogen sulfide is an explosively flammable heavier-than-air gas and it will seek out the lowest-lying areas it can reach, such as underground electrical vaults, sewers, basements, etc. Hydrogen sulfide is also reactive with copper, especially 'hot' copper with a charge running through it, like that found in underground electrical facilities as well as battery cables on vehicles...2013-04-11 -
Home explodes and burns on Jacks
Springs Road near McCullough (Alabama), 1 injured:
http://www.northescambia.com/2013/04/neighbors-say-explosion-heard-before-alabama-home-burnshttp://www.atmoreadvance.com/2013/04/11/explosion-destroys-home/Quote: "One neighbor said, 'I heard a big explosion and then my grandson called and said it just exploded. I am not sure on what happened. Just heard a very loud boom'."Quote: "Elaine said her home, a more than 3,000-square-foot structure built in 1999, didn’t have any problems that would have caused the blast that she was aware of. 'The other day my husband said he smelled something that he thought was a dead rat,' she said."Note: In low concentrations, hydrogen sulfide is said to smell like 'rotten eggs'. I wonder if the wood and other absorbent matrials in the house had absorbed some gas over time and he got a little whiff. Once the house had absorbed enough, just one spark might set off an explosion and fire, from static electricity, a stove's pilot light, electrified copper going to a light fixture, a rusted pipe, lotsa possibilities. From the name of the street, there's a spring nearby, a low-lying area where a heavier-than-air gas like hydrogen sulfide will tend to accumulate when the wind isn't blowing and from where it will blow when the wind picks up. Their home may have been hit with wave after wave of it over time, slowly absorbing the gas into absorbent materials until eventually...BOOM!2013-04-11 -
Brand new condo duplex explodes and burns in Fond du
Lac (Wisconsin), near
Lake Winnebago, 1 injured:
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/fox_cities/Fond-du-Lac-house-explosionhttp://www.wbay.com/story/21940327/2013/04/11/house-explosion-in-fond-du-lachttp://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/firefighters-responding-to-house-explosion-in-fond-du-lac-sf9guom-202492451.htmlhttp://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/ozaukee-washington/Crews-investigate-duplex-explosion-in-Fond-du-Lac/-/10151118/19707102/-/11fgdlsz/-/index.htmlQuote: "No one was living inside at the time, but someone was in the process of moving in to the newly-constructed condo. Some of their furniture was found inside."Note: Unoccupied homes and homes under construction and vacant buildings are all more vulnerable to the atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and methane problem than completed and well-insulated buildings. They're more exposed to the atmosphere. They don't have someone inside the home using fire regularly, which would burn off gases before they reach dangerous levels. They don't have people opening doors to let accumulated gases out. They're generally unheated and heat expands air and rises, which would help keep gases out.2013-04-11 -
Home explodes and burns in Fairfield, in
coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/massive-blaze-in-fairfield-20130411-2ho86.html2013-04-11 -
Hundreds of homes destroyed in two blazes in Mandalay (Myanmar), near the Irrawaddy
River:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/apr/12/burma-fire-mandalay-videohttp://www.palmbeachpost.com/videos/news/fire-destroys-hundreds-of-homes/vxsJh/Quote: "The houses were mainly built out of wood and bamboo."Note: Both flammable absorbent materials...2013-04-11 -
Brush fire erupts near San Diego
Creek in Alice (Texas), homes threatened:
http://www.alicetx.com/news/article_3ac595cc-2948-5cd5-bfdd-c593c9b603f5.html2013-04-11 -
Brush fire erupts in Volusia County (Florida), near
coastal Daytona
Beach, homes threatened:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/21949576/brush-fire-closes-us-92-west-of-daytona-beach2013-04-11 -
Boat explodes and burns at Hague
Marina in the Socastee community on the Intracoastal
Water (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/04/11/3431951/horry-county-crews-respond-to.htmlhttp://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/horry_county/article_2164f1b8-a2f3-11e2-bbf6-0019bb30f31a.htmlQuote: "Police and bomb experts are expected to return to the scene of a boat explosion and fire on Friday to investigate what caused the incident Thursday at Hague Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway, where four other boats have burned in recent months."2013-04-11 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Coquihalla Highway near Kamloops (Canada):
http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20130411/KAMLOOPS0101/130419945/-1/kamloops01/semi-fire-closes-northbound-lanes-of-coquihalla2013-04-11 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A34 near Whitchurch (Britain):
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2013/04/12/88428-firefighters-rush-out-to-lorry-fire-on-a34/2013-04-11 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-20 near Abilene (Texas):
http://bigcountryhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=586362http://www.reporternews.com/news/2013/apr/11/abilene-fire-department-respond-semi-trailer-fire/http://www.ktxs.com/news/Tractor-trailer-fire-forces-shutdown-of-eastbound-I-20-between-Tye-Merkel/-/14769632/19708380/-/483942z/-/index.html2013-04-11 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Swedesburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.timesherald.com/article/20130411/NEWS01/130419849/photos-tractor-trailer-fire-blocks-traffic-on-pennsylvania-turnpike2013-04-11 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame at truck stop on Route 11 in Champlain (New York):
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/plattsburgh/Tractor-trailer-burns-on-Route-11/-/9277622/19704058/-/os9rwv/-/index.html2013-04-11 -
Box truck bursts into flame on
Millhurst Road in Manalapan (New Jersey):
http://manalapan.patch.com/articles/box-truck-catches-fire-on-millhurst-roadQuote: "The owner of the items, a 25-year-old Monroe woman, told police that the truck was full of appliances, clothes, and kitchen items. Firemen reported that furniture and boxes were also located in the truck."Note: Clothes, furniture, boxes, all absorbent flammable materials...2013-04-11 -
Truck bursts into flame on I-80 in Tannersville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130411/NEWS/1304199542013-04-11 -
Truck explodes at America's Car-Mart in Fayetteville (Arkansas):
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/apr/12/car-fire-under-investigation/2013-04-11 -
Truck bursts into flame on I-75 in Gordon County (Georgia):
http://www.calhountimes.com/view/full_story/22228631/article-Southbound-lanes-on-I-75-blocked-due-to-truck-on-fire2013-04-11 -
Truck bursts into flame outside home on Hartley Road in Luton (Britain):
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/local/late-night-lorry-fire-1-49926862013-04-11 -
Truck bursts into flame on the A30 near Sherborne (Britain),
brakes ignited:
http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/Overheated-brakes-cause-lorry-A30-near-Sherborne/story-18677458-detail/story.html2013-04-11 -
Minibus bursts into flame at garage in Raia (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Mini-bus-gutted-in-fire-at-Raia/articleshow/19502373.cms2013-04-11 -
Van bursts into flame while parked on Glen Falcon Road in Douglas on the
Isle of Man:
http://www.isleofman.com/news/details/54283/police-investigating-a-vehicle-fire-in-the-early-hours-of-this-morning2013-04-11 -
SUV bursts into flame at high school in
Rapid City (South Dakota):
http://www.blackhillsfox.com/2013/04/11/Car-fire-destroys-vehicle-near-Central-High2013-04-11 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on Highway 29 near Napa (California):
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/pickup-truck-catches-fire-on-highway/article_f6bca85a-a303-11e2-9f9c-0019bb2963f4.html2013-04-11 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame in Lowe's parking lot in Oconee (Georgia):
http://oconee.patch.com/articles/h-d2afcfbe2013-04-11 - In separate incidents,
two cars burst into flame in Cheltenham (Britain):
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Suspicious-car-fires-St-Paul-s-Cheltenham/story-18685957-detail/story.html2013-04-11 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in garage in Fairlawn (Ohio), fire damages garage and second car too:
http://fairlawn-bath.patch.com/articles/car-and-garage-damaged-by-fire2013-04-11 -
Car bursts into flame at gas station in La Quinta (California):
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130411/NEWS0803/304110010/Car-fire-La-Quinta-extinguished2013-04-11 -
Car bursts into flame, fire spreads to building, in Langar (Britain):
https://www.nottinghamshirealert.co.uk/da/39417/Car_Fire_Langar.html2013-04-11 -
Car bursts into flame at 7-11 in Valley
Stream (New York), on Long
Island, near Oyster
Bay:
http://malverne-lynbrook.patch.com/articles/photos-car-fire-at-franklin-avenue-7-eleven#photo-13963627Note: Car has 'geico.com' emblazoned on the doors, so I'd guess it's insured...2013-04-11 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home in Crowthorne (Britain):
http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2132262_car_bursts_into_flames_outside_crowthorne_house2013-04-11 -
Car bursts into flame at
coastal Charmouth
Beach (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10349841.Firefighters_tackle_car_fire_on_Charmouth_Beach/2013-04-11 -
Vehicle bursts into flame, fire spreads,
destroys residence and second vehicle, in Lawrence Township (Ohio):
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1925881272/Vehicle-catches-mobile-home-on-fire-in-OhioNote: That's why I've been suggesting you not park your vehicle(s) next to other vehicles or buildings. What might have been the loss of one vehicle ended up destroying two vehicles AND this family's home. I've seen this happen over and over and over. It can't be too fun to deal with losing everything in one fire...2013-04-11 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 130 in Oldmans Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2013/04/oldmans_vehicle_fire_tops_late.html2013-04-11 -
Two vehicles, yard equipment and detached garage damaged by fire at home near Random
Lake (Wisconsin):
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20130412/SHE0101/304120223Note: That's in Sheboygan County, near Lake Michigan...2013-04-11 -
Barn and farm storage building destroyed by fire in Cayuga, Ontario (Canada), near the Grand
River:
http://www.sachem.ca/news/barn-fire-in-cayuga-leaves-250000-in-damages-no-injuries/2013-04-11 -
Barn / art studio destroyed by fire in Albemarle County (Virginia):
http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/albemarle-barn-art-studio-fire-causes-in-damage/article_6955de36-a30e-11e2-892c-0019bb30f31a.htmlhttp://www.nbc29.com/story/21945183/barn-fire-in-north-garden2013-04-11 -
Barn damaged by fire in Copley (Ohio):
http://akronnewsnow.com/news/local/item/82453-copley-fire-department-battling-barn-blazehttp://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_summit/copley-firefighters-battle-barn-blaze-on-south-medina-line-road2013-04-11 -
Barn damaged by fire in Oil
Creek Township (Pennsylvania), near Titusville:
http://www.palive365.com/2013/04/11/titusville-barn-fire-quickly-extinguished/2013-04-11 -
Warehouse destroyed by blaze in Solon (Iowa), near
Lake MacBride:
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20130411/NEWS01/130411008/1079/Quote: "...Hansel Cabinet Co. and Wade Painting both operated out of the warehouse."Note: I'd guess this fire began with the cabinet shop, since wood is an absorbent flammable material and is absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. As a consequence there have been MANY wood-related fires in the past year or so, including many cabinet businesses, but also wood-carving businesses, pallets and pallet companies, lumber companies, sawmills, wood shaving companies, gazebos, porches, utility poles, decks, carpentry shops in schools and prisons and at homes, and much more.2013-04-11 -
Utility pole bursts into flame in Nashville (Tennessee), hundreds lose power:
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/21940153/utility-pole-catches-fire-hundreds-lose-power2013-04-11 -
Transformer bursts into flame on
utility pole in Lexington (Kentucky), 1000 homes lose power:
http://www.lex18.com/news/utility-pole-catches-fire-power-out-in-lexington-neighborhood/2013-04-11 -
Huge fire breaks out at
recycling plant in Eccles (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-recycling-2584539Quote: "The recycling plant handles a wide variety of products, including paper, cardboard, and general waste."Note: All absorbent flammable materials. But actually this fire began when a shredding machine burst into flame. Well, if all the recyclables were contaminated with flammable hydrogen sulfide, then running that stuff through electricity-using machinery is apt to result in a fire (as hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper). And once the fire gets going, and you've got a bunch of contaminated flammable materials laying around, you're gonna get a big fire. There have been a whole lot of fires at recycling facilities and landfills this past year or so, and the problem appears to be getting worse, as would be expected...2013-04-11 -
Mulch bursts into flame at mulch yard in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/21940431/mulch-catches-fire-at-west-nashville-facilityhttp://www.newschannel5.com/story/21940279/mulch-fire-smolders-for-hours-overnightNote: Mulch is another flammable absorbent material. Also, above two fires, both in Nashville. That's a sign of a flammable gas plume blowing through the area, igniting here and there as it goes...2013-04-11 -
Pile of debris bursts into flame at the Klamath County Fairgrounds (Oregon):
http://www.heraldandnews.com/breaking/article_4e409ec6-a389-11e2-8b77-001a4bcf887a.htmlQuote: "The debris of a structure that was recently demolished was intended to be lit during the air quality zone open burn period, which starts Saturday. But the pile got an early start Thursday night..."Note: So it was the remnants of a torn-down building, which means there was probably wood and nails there...2013-04-11 -
Science lab catches fire at high school in Wheaton (Illinois):
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9061253Note: This fire occurred before school opened, so nobody was there. One day prior, a science building started smoldering and sickened 13 people in a HazMat incident at a college in Colorado Springs (Colorado), as mentioned in the 2013-04-10 update. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with numerous chemicals, two of which are sodium hydroxide and nitric acid, and both are apt to be found in school labs. So far, nobody has died in these events - and there have been quite a few now - but 13 students were injured by an explosion involving sodium hydroxide in Australia, as mentioned in the 2012-08-27 update. It's now very dangerous to be near any chemicals that are reactive with hydrogen sulfide. Eventually some kids are probably going to get killed. Also, a vacant home caught fire a few blocks away, same day, listed below. They say the fires aren't connected, but they actually were connected in at least one way: by the atmosphere.2013-04-11 -
Dumpster bursts into flame outside office building in Quincy (Massachusetts):
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x333079303/Quincy-Dumpster-fire-evacuates-office-building2013-04-11 -
Lakeside home destroyed by fire in Standish (Maine), near Sebago
Lake:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/maine/portland/Fire-destroys-lakeside-house-in-Standish/-/8865266/19706440/-/hty58lz/-/index.html2013-04-11 -
Home destroyed by fire in Stevens
Point (Wisconsin), near the Wisconsin
River Flowage:
http://www.waow.com/story/21942232/2013/04/11/two-flee-fire-that-destroys-stevens-point-home2013-04-11 -
Blaze tears through three vacant homes and an occupied home in York (Pennsylvania):
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_23004504/firefighters-respond-blaze-york-at-abandoned-buildingNote: It's increasingly dangerous to live near a vacant building, much less three of them...2013-04-11 -
Vacant home burns on Cabin
Creek Road in Kanawha County (West Virginia):
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/130411_15231.shtml2013-04-11 -
Vacant house burns in St. Joseph (Missouri):
http://stjoechannel.com/fulltext?nxd_id=3376222013-04-11 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi
River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Vacant-apartment-laid-destroyed-after-fire-202631801.html2013-04-11 -
Vacant house burns in
Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/fire_extinguished_in_vacant_ho.html2013-04-11 -
Vacant home burns on Province
Lake Road in Wakefield (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130411/NEWS07/1304197392013-04-11 -
Vacant house
under renovation burns in East Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.thecoastalsource.com/2013/04/12/house-fire-on-hawaii-avenue/2013-04-11 -
Vacant home burns in Wheaton (Illinois):
http://wheaton.patch.com/articles/fires-at-wheaton-north-vacant-house-unrelated-fire-department2013-04-10 -
Underground electrical explosion and fire hits Hackensack (New Jersey), nearby college goes dark:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/202555901_Underground_explosion_closes_Hackensack_intersection.htmlNote: And yet another underground explosion and fire. There've been a bunch of these the past year or so, and particularly in the last, say, three or four months. Hydrogen sulfide is an explosively flammable heavier-than-air gas and it will seek out the lowest-lying areas it can reach, like underground electrical vaults, sewers, basements, etc. Hydrogen sulfide is also reactive with copper, especially 'hot' copper with a charge running through it, like that found in underground electrical facilities...2013-04-10 -
Building explodes,
burns,
collapses, at business in Kempton Park (South Africa), 6 critically injured:
http://za.news.yahoo.com/kempton-park-rocked-factory-explosion-095530176.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201304101183.html2013-04-10 -
Explosion hits sewer tunnel in Pickering (Canada), 4 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/04/10/tunnel-collapse.htmlQuote: "Police said the workers 'encountered a methane pocket' and that 'a small explosion occurred.'"2013-04-10 -
School bus bursts into flame in Caledonia (Wisconsin), near
Lake Michigan:
http://caledonia.patch.com/articles/school-bus-fire-shuts-down-3-mile-roadhttp://racineuncovered.org/2013/04/bus-fire-shuts-down-3-mile-and-douglas/http://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/racine-kenosha/Patch-School-bus-catches-fire-near-Racine/-/10151828/19691950/-/ycjglkz/-/index.html2013-04-10 -
Transit bus bursts into flame on road in
coastal Bed
ford (Canada):
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1122714-firefighters-extinguish-metro-transit-bus-fire2013-04-10 -
Four semis and an SUV destroyed by fire at parking lot in Summit (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/04/11/fire-destroys-trucks-in-summit/Note: That's why you might want to think twice about parking your vehicle(s) next to other vehicles. If they hadn't done so then they might have saved themselves four vehicles there, which in this case could have been a million bucks...2013-04-10 -
Dump truck,
excavator and
back hoe burst into flame in St. Albans
Bay (Vermont):
http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/Heavy-equipment-destroyed-in-arson-fire/-/8869880/19710536/-/jhfei8/-/index.htmlNote: St. Albans Bay sits on the shore of...Saint Albans Bay. They have called this fire suspicious, probably because it occurred late at night in non-running vehicles. The atmosphere cools and contracts late at night, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground. And hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel and copper, especially 'hot' copper with a current running through it, like battery cables. From the image of the burned dump truck, it looks like this fire began in the engine compartment, probably near the battery...2013-04-10 -
Five cars incinerated in parking lot at Emperor
Valley Zoo in
coastalPort of Spain on the
island of Trinidad:
http://guardian.co.tt/news/2013-04-11/five-cars-damaged-fire-zoo-cnc3-videoNote: I mentioned some months ago that as the vehicular fires escalated, we would see parking lots of vehicles going up in flames. Well, I think we're getting there now...2013-04-10 -
Two vehicles burst into flame at funeral home on Garners
Ferry Road in Columbia (South Carolina), near
Lake Murray:
http://www.wistv.com/story/21942872/authorities-investigating-suspicious-vehicle-fire-at-funeral-homehttp://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=2318202013-04-10 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Grants (New Mexico):
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/traffic/truck-fire-closes-wb-i-40-near-grantshttp://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/04/10/abqnewsseeker/breaking-truck-fire-shuts-down-i-40-near-laguna.htmlQuote: "... fire destroyed a tractor-trailer rig hauling barrels of aluminum oxide."Note: Though it probably doesn't have anything to do with this fire, aluminum oxide is used in the catalytic step of the Claus process, which removes hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream. Some say that chemtrails contain aluminum oxide. If that's true then the reason is probably related to attempts to remove hydrogen sulfide from the atmosphere. However, breathing nanoparticles of aluminum oxide surely isn't good for people, animals or plants. It's way better than breathing hydrogen sulfide though. That may be one of the decisions that have been made by governments: to poison us slowly with aluminum oxide and barium oxide, or whatever else is part of the chemtrail mixture(s), in order to prevent - or at least to postpone - massive widespread die-offs from hydrogen sulfide poisoning...2013-04-10 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 206 in Princeton (New Jersey):
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2013/04/10/32870/http://princeton.patch.com/articles/truck-fire-closes-route-206-on-wednesday-afternoonhttp://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/04/truck_carrying_scrap_metal_cat.htmlQuote: "The fire also brought out the Trenton Fire Department’s Hazmat team after fears that runoff from batteries and other items could pollute the nearby Stony Brook."Quote: "Officers found that the truck had ignited while transporting scrap metal..."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper and rusty iron/steel, so this particular fire may actually have begun in the load rather in the vehicle itself. A cargo ship burst into flame carrying scrap iron off the coast of Japan not long ago too, as mentioned in the 2013-01-18 update...2013-04-10 -
Garbage truck bursts into flame on the Memorial
Bridge in
Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/crime/fires/garbage-truck-fire-causes-shutdown-of-memorial-bridgehttp://www.wggb.com/2013/04/10/trash-truck-fire-snarls-traffic-on-memorial-bridge/2013-04-10 -
Truck bursts into flame on the Hume Highway near suburb of
coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2013/04/10/566356_latest-news.html2013-04-10 -
RV bursts into flame at gas station near Ocala (Florida):
http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/4/10/rv_bursts_in_to_flam.htmlQuote: "Brandenburg said he lives in the RV year round at Ocala National Forest. He said he just made his last payment on it last week, and only had liability insurance."2013-04-10 -
RV bursts into flame in Roydon (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Hoddesdon-and-Broxbourne/Fire-destroys-caravan-in-Roydon-20130411115649.htm2013-04-10 - In separate incidents,
motorcycle trike and transit van burst into flame in Medway (Britain), near the
River Medway:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_messenger/news/2013/april/10/cars_destroyed.aspxNote: A car near the van was also substantially damaged by the fire...2013-04-10 -
Van bursts into flame on Devon Road in Rubery (Britain), driver collapses in shock:
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/rubery-van-driver-taken-hospital-25766792013-04-10 -
SUV bursts into flame on Route 202 near
Valley Road exit (Pennsylvania):
http://te.patch.com/articles/flaming-vehicle-closes-route-202-southbound2013-04-10 -
SUV bursts into flame while parked at home in Motley (Minnesota):
http://mcrecord.com/2013/04/10/suspected-arson-destroys-car-in-motley-tuesday/2013-04-10 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-380 near Daleville (Pennsylvania):
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/pickup-truck-burns-on-i-380-near-daleville-1.14710142013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at shopping center in McAllen (Texas):
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=8835172013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame on I-285 near North
lake Parkway, in DeKalb County (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/287660/40/Interstate-285-open-after-car-fire-but-long-delays2013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame at intersection in North Amityville (New York), on Long
Island:
http://bronx.news12.com/news/mysterious-car-fire-under-investigation-in-north-amityville-1.5045308?qr=12013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame on the Hutchinson
River Parkway (New York):
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130410/NEWS02/304100107/Car-fire-snarls-traffic-northbound-Hutch2013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame at gas station on Feather
River Boulevard in Linda (California):
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/west-124499-linda-pump.html2013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame on Penner Road in
coastal Havant (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/man-escapes-as-car-catches-fire-in-havant-1-49831032013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame while parked outside arena in Muncie (Indiana):
http://bsudaily.com/Content/News/News/Photo_Gallery/Car-Fire-/1/15/1272013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame on the A15 near Baston (Britain):
http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-called-to-car-blaze-near-baston-1-49817022013-04-10 -
Car bursts into flame on Mary McCleod Bethune Road near Mayesville (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?id=8833732013-04-10 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-65 in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/i-69-north-lane-shut-down-due-to-fire2013-04-10 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 417 in Ottawa (Canada):
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa/Vehicle+fire+closes+lanes/8223242/story.html2013-04-10 -
Vintage Cadillac and detached garage destroyed by fire at home in Montcalm (West Virginia):
http://bdtonline.com/local/x1319130625/Fire-in-Montcalm-destroys-detached-garage-vintage-Cadillac2013-04-10 -
Car, recording equipment and garage destroyed by fire at home in Fort Lupton (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/article/329599/222/Fort-Lupton-fire-destroys-6-car-garage-familys-dreamQuote: "Inside that expansive garage was a pool, a brand new Subaru and music recording equipment."2013-04-10 -
Auto parts store erupts in flame near Kings Mountain (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/fire-damages-auto-parts-store-1.1252972013-04-10 -
Barn and
12,000 square feet of hay destroyed by fire in Buckeye
Valley (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/swvalley/articles/20130410buckeye-valley-barn-fire-abrk.htmlhttp://www.kctv5.com/story/21936358/hay-fire-erupts-at-buckeye-area-dairy-barnhttp://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/21937280/2013/04/10/barn-containing-hay-goes-up-in-flamesNote: Hay is another flammable absorbent material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. This is just one of the vulnerabilities of barns. Other vulnerabilities include the fact that barns are not very well-insulated against the outside atmosphere, they often do not have heat (and heat expands air and rises, which would help keep gases out), they're frequently used to store combustion vehicles which are spontaneously combusting (even when not running, due to hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with copper, like battery cables), and barns are also themselves frequently made of wood, another flammable absorbent material...2013-04-10 -
Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Wappinger (New York), near Wappinger
Falls:
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20130410/NEWS01/130410017/Fire-destroys-barn-no-injuries2013-04-10 -
Barn destroyed by fire in New Hackensack (New York):
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2013/April/11/NewHack_barnfire-11Apr13.html2013-04-10 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Speedwell (Virginia):
http://www.tricities.com/swvatoday/news/wytheville/article_c1da1868-a2a7-11e2-ad54-0019bb30f31a.html2013-04-10 -
Chicken barn destroyed by fire in North Hopewell Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/york-adams/Fire-destroys-chicken-barn-in-York-County/-/9704248/19703032/-/230tu5/-/index.html2013-04-10 -
Vacant garage burns in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_west_cincinnati/fairmount/fire-ignites-at-vacant-fairmount-garage2013-04-10 -
Vacant garage burns in Polk County (Tennessee):
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/apr/09/vacant-garage-catches-fire-polk-county-tenn/2013-04-10 -
Vacant house burns in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/10/fire-does-150000-damage-boarded--house/2013-04-10 -
Vacant home burns in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/04/trenton_firefighter_suffers_mi.html2013-04-10 -
Vacant building burns in Chicago (Illinois), near
Lake Michigan:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/19393080-418/blaze-erupts-in-3-story-building-on-south-side.html2013-04-10 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Nickerson (Kansas):
http://www.hutchnews.com/Latestlocalnews/Fire-destroys-vacant-Nickerson-home2013-04-10 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Vanduser (Missouri):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/21938600/vacant-home-in-vanduser-total-loss-after-fire2013-04-10 -
Vacant house burns in Barrington Hills (Illinois):
http://lakezurich.patch.com/articles/fire-ravages-barrington-hills-home2013-04-09 -
Huge pile of pallets bursts into flame at industrial site in Curtis
Bay (Maryland):
http://www.wbal.com/article/98957/2/template-story/Fire-Crews-Working-To-Put-Out-Large-2-Alarm-Fire-
Quote: "WBAL-TV’s Sky Team 11 video captured large flames, erupting from a huge pile of wooden pallets at the site. According to fire officials, nearly 1,000 or more pallets caught fire."Note: And here's another big ol' pile of pallets igniting...2013-04-09 -
Fishing boat explodes, burns, fire spreads,
five boats destroyed, at
port in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE), 1 killed, 6 injured:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/fiery-explosion-rocks-ras-al-khaimah-port-1.11689072013-04-09 -
RV trailer explodes and burns at Pacific
Springs RV Resort near Ephrata (Washington), 2 injured:
http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grantcounty/ephrata/two-people-injured-in-trailer-explosion-fire-near-ephrata/article_5449a36e-a12f-11e2-b206-0019bb30f31a.html2013-04-09 -
Explosion rocks metal processing facility in
coastal Osaka (Japan), 4 injured:
http://english.cri.cn/6966/2013/04/09/2361s758451.htmhttp://english.cntv.cn/20130409/104519.shtmlQuote: "The factory belongs to Nippon Shindo Company, which is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of copper products."Note: Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, and explosively reactive with powdered copper, so I wonder if there was any powdered copper or fine copper shavings in that facility...2013-04-09 -
Explosion hits oilfield business in Alexander (North Dakota), 1 injured:
http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/183791/group/homepage/2013-04-09 -
At least seven cars incinerated in Pulaski (Indiana):
http://www.wkvi.com/local/pulaski/star-city-fire-department-called-to-car-fire/Note: It was all one fire, so it probably began in one vehicle and spread to the others...2013-04-09 -
Double-decker bus bursts into flame on the A96 in Moray, near Forres (Scotland):
http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Bus-on-fire-in-Moray-09042013.htmhttp://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/News/Bus-fires-closes-the-A96-near-Forres-09042013.htm2013-04-09 -
Tour bus bursts into flame as it leaves casino in Brad
ford (Pennsylvania), 2 sent to the hospital:
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/northern_pa/tour-bus-leaving-casino-catches-firehttp://interactives.wivb.com/photomojo/gallery/6847/1/http://www.bradfordera.com/news/local/article_c5edbfac-a187-11e2-ba26-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-09 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway in China:
http://tv.ibtimes.com/bus-catches-fire-chinese-highway-10183Note: Sorry about the lack of details on location. I'd like more info too...2013-04-09 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A5 in Shrewsbury (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/transport-news/2013/04/10/a5-closes-after-lorry-catches-fire/http://www.shropshirelive.com/2013/04/09/shrewsburys-a5-closed-northbound-following-lorry-fire/2013-04-09 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A39 at Playing Place (Britain):
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/10342621.Lorry_ablaze_at_Playing_Place/2013-04-09 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-65 in Sellersburg (Indiana), 1 injured:
http://newsandtribune.com/local/x1340810586/Driver-taken-to-hospital-after-semi-fire2013-04-09 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Mahanoy City (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tnonline.com/2013/apr/09/tractor-trailer-catches-fire-i-812013-04-09 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 222 in Kutztown (Pennsylvania):
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-04-09/news/mc-traffic-alerts-route222-tractor-trailer-fire-20130409_1_emergency-crews-tractor-trailer-fire-berks-co2013-04-09 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame in Lüdenscheid (Germany), starts sewer fire,
toxic cloud erupts, 65 injured:
http://firegeezer.com/2013/04/10/truck-fire-starts-sewer-fire-starts-poisonous-smoke-65-hospitalized/Quote: "A short while later, smoke started coming from the sewer openings and not long after that reports of respiratory problems started coming in from not only the police and fire people, but many residents in the area. Determining that there was a toxicity in the smoke, the fire brigade ordered an evacuation of the entire area around the truck yard. Buses were brought in to provide shelter for 150 residents as the toxic cloud started traveling through the neighborhood."Note: A common name for hydrogen sulfide is 'sewer gas', as it is produced by ancient anaerobic bacteria and archaea in warm, anoxic, biomatter-rich environments like sewers, septic systems, dead zones in oceans, etc. Sounds like whatever burned in that trailer got into the sewers and either it was reactive with hydrogen sulfide, or the sewer fire created enough heat to expand the air inside the sewers and push hydrogen sulfide up and out onto that neighborhood, sickening dozens...2013-04-09 -
Vintage tractor bursts into flame inside barn in Axminster (Britain):
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/Vintage-tractor-severely-damaged-Axminster/story-18653640-detail/story.htmlhttp://devonlocalnews.co.uk/2013/04/09/vintage-tractor-severely-damaged-in-axminster-fire/http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/vintage_tractor_severely_damaged_in_fire_1_2009141Quote: "The crews arrived at 03:22am and found a tractor was alight inside an open ended single storey building."Note: Open ended means exposed to the atmosphere...2013-04-09 -
Garbage truck bursts into flame near
Ocean Gateway in
coastal Easton (Maryland):
http://www.stardem.com/image_4fcd9300-a124-11e2-a3da-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-09 -
Truck bursts into flame in Rock
Springs (Wyoming):
http://www.rocketminer.com/stories/Truck-fire-put-out-on-Sat2,315812013-04-09 -
RV bursts into flame on I-55 near Matthews (Missouri):
http://www.wistv.com/story/21926086/rv-catches-fire-on-i-55-near-matthewshttp://www.kfvs12.com/story/21926086/rv-catches-fire-on-i-55-near-matthews2013-04-09 -
Van bursts into flame then crashes in Seethur (India),
5 people incinerated:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/five-charred-to-death-as-van-catches-fire-in-tn/article4597893.ece2013-04-09 -
Minivan bursts into flame on I-96 in Livonia (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/04/vehicle_fire_slows_traffic_on.html2013-04-09 - In separate incidents,
two cars burst into flame in
coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/04/providence-police-investigate-two-overnight-car-fires.htmlQuote: "The first fire was reported around 11:30 Tuesday night on Florence Street. About an hour and half later, a second car was reported on fire on nearby Erastus Street..."2013-04-09 -
Car bursts into flame on Route 53 in Weston (Connecticut), near the
coast:
http://www.thewestonforum.com/9712/weston-responds-to-car-fire-tuesday/2013-04-09 -
Car and five motorcycles destroyed by blaze while parked on Mandalay Road in Clapham (Britain):
http://www.streathamguardian.co.uk/news/10341649.Five_motorbikes_and_car_written_off_in_Clapham_fire/2013-04-09 -
Car bursts into flame on street in
Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.wggb.com/2013/04/09/car-bursts-into-flames-in-springfield/2013-04-09 -
Car bursts into flame on Greetland
Moor View in Boothtown (Britain):
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-boothtown-1-55648282013-04-09 -
Car bursts into flame near the Washington Monument in
coastal Washington DC:
http://www.popville.com/2013/04/car-fire-on-the-mall-yesterday-afternoon/2013-04-09 -
Car bursts into flame on Sunrise Highway in Lynn
brook (New York):
http://www.liherald.com/stories/A-soldier-comes-home,47037Quote: "Although the fire was put out in the driver’s car, his problems were not over — he was placed in handcuffs and arrested after police officers found he had a suspended driver’s license and numerous previous suspensions."Note: Fun-filled day of adventure for that guy...2013-04-09 -
Car bursts into flame at layby off the A15 near Baston (Britain):
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-called-to-car-blaze-near-baston-1-49817022013-04-09 -
Car bursts into flame on Highway 73 in Saratoga (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/viewart/20130410/WRT01/304100335/Wednesday-s-police-log-Car-fire-reported2013-04-09 -
Vehicles, farm equipment and
barn destroyed by fire on Anderson
Creek Road in Talent (Oregon):
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130409/NEWS/3040903102013-04-09 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Newtown (Connecticut), near Taunton
Pond:
http://newtown.patch.com/articles/early-afternoon-fire-strikes-barnhttp://www.newtownbee.com/news/0001/11/30/fast-moving-fire-destroys-barn-main-street/147542013-04-09 -
Barn destroyed by fire and explosions in Dunnington (Britain):
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10342417.Gas_explosions_at_barn_fire_in_Dunnington/2013-04-09 -
Barn destroyed by fire near Petworth (Britain):
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/top-stories/breaking-news-barn-on-fire-near-petworth-1-49787262013-04-09 -
Barn damaged by fire in Troy Township (Ohio), in Geauga County:
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_geauga/crews-battling-barn-fire-in-geauga-countyhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/51486461/2013-04-09 -
Barn damaged by fire in
Seaton Ross (Britain):
http://www.pocklingtonpost.co.uk/news/local/barn-fire-in-seaton-ross-1-5565774Quote: "Last month, there were a spate of barn fires across the region."2013-04-09 -
More than 120 shops destroyed in mammoth inferno in Bahraich (India):
http://twocircles.net/2013apr09/massive_fire_shrine_premises_bahraich_nearly_125_shops_gutted.htmlQuote: "Dargah Committee people were totally ill equipped to deal with such an emergency situation. They tried to extinguish fire using fire hydrants but in vain. Calls were made to fire office. Shopkeepers had no chance and could only watch the destruction. The fire tenders arrived after nearly two hours. By then around 125 shops were gutted."2013-04-09 -
Trash can bursts into flame in old Town Hall building in Exeter (New Hampshire), fire damages building:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2013/04/09/fire-reported-old-town-hall-building/dwnpT3F8Hq7S3dEVythhKL/story.htmlNote: More trash spontaneously combusting...2013-04-09 -
Recyclables burst into flame in garbage truck in
coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.760kfmb.com/story/21925775/load-of-recyclables-catches-fire-in-trash-truck-in-sorrento-valleyhttp://www.10news.com/news/trash-truck-fire-closes-part-of-road-in-sorrento-valley-04082013Note: And yet more trash...2013-04-09 -
Two tons of paper bursts into flame at engineering firm in Adlington (Britain):
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/fire-destroys-two-tons-of-paper-1-55659222013-04-09 -
Cabinetry company erupts in flame in
coastal Virginia
Beach (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Beach-firefighters-battle-stubborn-warehouse-fire-202235461.htmlNote: Above two stories: paper, wood, absorbent flammable materials...2013-04-09 -
Gazebo and
outdoor kitchen destroyed by fire at home in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130409/articles/130409535Note: Kitchen had a gas grill, which means it may have had a pilot light...2013-04-09 -
Deadly fire rips through home in Roanoke
Rapids (North Carolina), near Roanoke Rapids
Lake, 1 killed:
http://www.rrdailyherald.com/access/roanoke-rapids-man-dies-in-morning-blaze/article_9e784270-a106-11e2-8045-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-09 -
Five vacant homes burn within 3 hours in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/04/5_house_fires_in_birminghams_a.html2013-04-09 -
Two vacant homes destroyed by fire in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/fire-destroys-2-vacant-dayton-homes/nXGhH/2013-04-09 -
Vacant historic farm home burns in Charlotte County (Florida):
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local/202126521.html2013-04-09 -
Vacant house burns in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2013/04/09/firefighters-investigate-vacant-house-fire/2013-04-09 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire on Hopkins
Mill Road in Duluth (Georgia):
http://gwinnett.patch.com/articles/home-on-hopkins-mill-road-declared-total-loss-a904cdd12013-04-09 -
Vacant-ish Coca-Cola plant burns in Clarksburg (West Virginia):
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=Cause-of-Fire-Unknown-at-Old-Coca-Cola-Plant9080Note: Used for storage only, so essentially vacant...2013-04-08 -
Wildfire breaks out in Moon
Lake area of
coastalPort Richey (Florida), homes threatened:
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/309914/8/Fire-threatens-homes-in-Moon-Lake-area-of-Port-RicheyQuote: "'Are we going to wake up in the middle of the night and the woods behind our house is on fire?' Shomon wondered. Her back yard is still charred from a second brush fire that came dangerously close to her home two months ago."2013-04-08 -
Major wildfire erupts near Fillmore (California), two homes destroyed, others threatened, evacuations ensue:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Brush-Fire-Breaks-Out-Fillmore-202038751.htmlhttp://www.kesq.com/news/Homes-destroyed-by-Ventura-County-wildfires/-/233092/19670730/-/t8jv7w/-/index.htmlhttp://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/NATL-COPY-LA-Evacuations-Ordered-in-Calif-as-Brush-Fire-Threatens-100-Homes-202061801.htmlNote: Not far from the coast...2013-04-08 -
Massive fire destroys salvage yard in Cahokia (Illinois), near the Mississippi
River, 2 injured:
http://fox2now.com/2013/04/08/firefighters-battling-junk-yard-fire-in-cahokia/http://www.bnd.com/2013/04/08/2568706/fire-crews-battling-salvage-yard.htmlhttp://www.kmov.com/news/local/Smoke-from-Cahokia-fire-visible-in-downtown-St-Louis-201997271.htmlNote: Many junkyards and salvage yards have burned this past year or so. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel and there's plenty of that to be found in your average junkyard or salvage yard, where rusted vehicles and parts lay around fully exposed to the atmosphere. The smoke from this fire, at Marty's Used Car and Truck Parts, was visible from Busch Statium in St. Louis (Missouri), across the Mississippi River...2013-04-08 -
Small explosion hits near Risley Residential College in Ithaca (New York), ignites brush and fence:
http://www.cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2013/04/08/cornell-police-investigating-cause-small-explosion-near-risleyNote: Ithaca sits on the south shore of Cayuga Lake...2013-04-08 -
Sailboat bursts into flame off
coast near Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/No-one-injured-after-boat-fire/TRmW21rv3Ey9wsBWoEH5zA.cspx2013-04-08 -
Five tractor trailers incinerated in massive blaze at well site in
Brooke County (West Virginia):
http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/fire-causes-millions-dollars-worth-damage-brooke-c/nXGfc/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201304090025Quote: "Local officials tell NEWS9 the damage has been estimated at about $8 million."Note: Looks like they were all parked near each other, so once one burst into flame, they all burned. That's why I've been mentioning that it's probably not wise to park your vehicle(s) next to other vehicles, or next to buildings. They could have saved themselves a few million bucks there...2013-04-08 -
Two luxury buses incinerated at depot in
coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/two-volvo-luxury-buses-gutted-in-mumbai-fire--21638.htmlNote: And these folks probably could have saved themselves one luxury bus if they hadn't parked them near each other...2013-04-08 -
Two trucks burst into flame at Tehama County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Yard (California):
http://www.redding.com/news/2013/apr/08/authorities-investigating-suspicious-fire-near-nat/http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/Sheriff-s-Trucks-Damaged-By-Fire/-/14322302/19664486/-/1pkhjd/-/index.htmlNote: One was a semi, one was a heavy military surplus truck. That's near the Sacramento River...2013-04-08 -
Tanker truck bursts into flame on the Richardson Highway near Fair
banks (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/double-tanker-fire-closes-richardson-highway/article_ed4e8862-a077-11e2-ae19-001a4bcf6878.html2013-04-08 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-94 near Black
RiverFalls (Wisconsin):
http://www.wqow.com/story/21917126/2013/04/09/highway-reopens-after-semi-firehttp://www.channel3000.com/news/Semi-full-of-sea-food-burns-near-Black-River-Falls/-/1648/19676180/-/lpwwxz/-/index.htmlhttp://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/fire-destroys-semi-hauling-seafood-in-jackson-county/article_f4d92e56-a12c-11e2-bae8-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-08 -
Tractor bursts into flame near
coastal Burnham-on-
Sea (Britain):
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2013/tractor-fire-08-04-13.php2013-04-08 -
Tractor bursts into flame in Western Nevada County (California):
http://www.theunion.com/news/crime/6012192-113/reported-block-caller-drive2013-04-08 -
Box truck bursts into flame on I-5 near Bakersfield (California):
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/box-truck-fire-shuts-down-interstate-5-in-both-directions-at-sr1662013-04-08 -
Garbage truck bursts into flame beneath bridge in Attleboro (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/stuck-truck-catches-fire-halting-traffic-in-city/article_2cdd7cb8-aa43-5428-a775-0da1079c099e.html2013-04-08 -
RV bursts into flame at caravan park in Canberra (Australia):
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/fire-at-south-canberra-caravan-park-20130408-2hgpc.htmlNote: Canberra encompasses Lake Burley Griffin...2013-04-08 -
Van bursts into flame, fire spreads to another vehicle, home, in
coastal Palo Alto (California):
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=9057191http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_22984404/early-morning-fire-east-palo-alto-being-investigatedQuote: "The fire started just after 3 a.m. in a van parked outside a home on Stevens Avenue near Illinois Street."Note: Late at night, wee hours, when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground...2013-04-08 -
Van bursts into flame on Route 67 in Cass County (Illinois), near the Mississippi
River:
http://www.wlds.com/news/667-no-one-injured-after-van-destroyed-by-fire2013-04-08 -
Van bursts into flame while parked on street in Cam
bridge (Canada):
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/police-look-for-leads-in-string-of-fires-1.1229463Note: A dumpster and some curbside trash burst into flame too, same general area, same general timeframe. That's a sign of a flammable gas plume blowing through an area, igniting here and there as it blows through. And vehicles and trash (which is full of absorbent flammable materials) are bursting into flame all over now, though it appears the authorities in Cambridge are oblivious to that fact...2013-04-08 -
SUV bursts into flame at gas station in Ann Arbor (Michigan):
http://www.annarbor.com/news/firefighters-extinguish-vehicle-fire-at-ann-arbor-gas-station/2013-04-08 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on road near
coastal Nanoose (Canada):
http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/201968821.html2013-04-08 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame at Greenwood Towers in
Port Hope (Canada), near
Lake Ontario:
http://www.northumberlandview.ca/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=215002013-04-08 -
Six cars and a trash can burst into flame in Denver (Colorado):
http://kwgn.com/2013/04/08/arsonist-set-9-firs-in-denver-overnight/Note: They say arson. Could be, who knows. They don't mention any evidence of PEOPLE being involved in starting these fires though, so unless they do, color me skeptical. If vehicles of all kinds weren't bursting into flame all over the place - running and non-running - that'd be a different story, but they are. Could be a good-sized gas plume swept through there and ignited stuff here and there as it went. Also, this was late at night, when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any flammable hydrogen sulfide or methane floating above closer to the ground...2013-04-08 - In separate incidents,
two cars burst into flame in Plainview (New York):
http://plainview.patch.com/articles/plainview-firefighters-respond-to-2-car-fires-in-a-dayNote: The first car bursts into flame in a parking lot behind the Morton Village Shopping Center. The second car burst into flame on Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road. Plainview is on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay...2013-04-08 -
Car explodes and burns while parked outside residence in Brockton (Massachusetts):
http://www.enterprisenews.com/topstories/x1893345975/Car-explosion-in-Brockton-under-investigation2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at strip mall in Arlington (Virginia), near the Potomac
River:
http://www.arlnow.com/2013/04/08/car-fire-in-buckingham/2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame near the
Port Authority Bus Terminal in
coastal New York City (New York), traffic disrupted:
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130408/midtown/car-fire-sparks-delays-at-port-authority-bus-terminalhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/car-fire-shuts-port-authority-bus-terminal-article-1.13106572013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in carport, fire spreads to mobile home, in San Bernardino (California):
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_22985845/san-bernardino-fire-displaces-family2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame on I-84 in Manchester (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/21913182/car-fire-on-i-84-in-manchester-creates-traffic-jam2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame on Highway 50 in Sacramento (California):
http://fox40.com/2013/04/08/car-fire-slows-highway-50-traffic/2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame on London Road in Colchester (Britain):
http://www.essexcountystandard.co.uk/news/10340034.Car_fire_on_London_Road/2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame on Ambleside Avenue in Bristol (Britain):
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/vehicle-fires-overnight-Bristol/story-18643765-detail/story.html2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame on 5th Street in Craw
ford (Nebraska):
http://www.chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=288982013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame on Egan Drive near Salmon
Creek, in
coastal Juneau (Alaska):
http://www.ktoo.org/2013/04/08/vehicle-fire-backs-up-inbound-traffic-on-egan/2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame inside garage at home in Linden (Virginia), car and garage destroyed, home damaged:
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/04/car_fire_damages_home_and_garage_in_front_royal-mobile.html2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame in Saltville (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://www.tricities.com/news/article_7bf933cc-a13c-11e2-8508-0019bb30f31a.html2013-04-08 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway of home in suburb of
coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/lesmurdie-family-wake-to-burning-car-in-driveway/story-e6frf7jo-12266155434262013-04-08 -
Four vehicles,
two motorcycles, a carport and home damaged by fire in Anthony (New Mexico):
http://www.kvia.com/news/Carport-fire-forces-Anthony-NM-family-out-of-their-home/-/391068/19674472/-/8q8su5/-/index.html2013-04-08 -
Two antique cars and airport hangar destroyed by fire in Justin (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Justin-Hangar-Fire-Destroys-Antique-Cars-201928791.htmlhttp://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20130408-fire-destroys-hanger-at-clark-airfield.eceQuote: "Clark, an antique car collector, lost two of his prized cars in the fire, a 1926 Model T sedan and a 1929 Model A."2013-04-08 -
Auto shop destroyed by fire in Bainbridge Township (Ohio):
http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2013/04/09/news/doc5163a0d221d76955178322.txt2013-04-08 -
Gas station catches fire in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_west_cincinnati/westwood/crews-fight-fire-at-westwood-gas-stationhttp://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Fire-At-Gas-Station-Causes-100-000-In-Damages/iEvWxDs7H0esg3Lx00LIQw.cspx2013-04-08 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Milton
Mills (New Hampshire):
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130408/GJNEWS_01/130409397/0/FOSNEWS2013-04-08 -
Barn destroyed by fire in the Hamlet of Wallkill (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130408/NEWS/130409723http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=TH&Date=20130408&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=408009997&Ref=PH&Presentation=desktop2013-04-08 -
Barn damaged by fire at Marton-le-
Moor in Ripon (Britain):
http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/community/your-community/overnight-fire-in-ripon-barn-1-55637692013-04-08 -
Barn damaged by fire in Chesterton (Indiana), near
Lake Michigan:
http://www.chestertontribune.com/PoliceFireEmergency/barking_dog_acts_as_fire_alarm_h.htm2013-04-08 -
Blaze breaks out at Walker County landfill near Chickamauga (Georgia):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/21913828/crews-battle-blaze-at-walker-co-landfillNote: There've been many landfill fires and there will be many more. Landfills contain lots of absorbent flammable materials, and all such materials are absorning hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include wood, paper, cardboard, mulch, dried brush, generic trash, hay, straw, clothing, cotton, wool, compost, etc. There's a landfill that's been burning for weeks now in Bridgeton (Missouri), right next to another landfill which contains illegally dumped nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project...2013-04-08 -
Lumber warehouse destroyed by massive blaze in
Waterford (Pennsylvania):
http://yourerie.com/fulltext?nxd_id=297162Note: More wood spontaneously combusting...2013-04-08 -
Cereal catches fire at General Mills plant in Sharonville (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Cereal-Burns-at-General-Mills-Plant-Fire/4MPEuhd5DEWoZngoJyuh1A.cspxNote: Huh, I guess some kinds of cereal may qualify as absorbent flammable materials, made of dried oats and such...2013-04-08 -
Storage units damaged by blaze at industrial park in DeLand (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/storage-units-damaged-deland-industrial-park-build/nXF9k/Quote: "Renter and cabinet maker Gerald Burkholder said, 'I'm real worried about what’s in there and what's left.'"2013-04-08 -
Home damaged by fire in
coastal Myrtle
Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/04/08/3426001/fire-damages-north-myrtle-beach.html2013-04-08 -
Triple-decker damaged by blaze in
coastal Revere (Massachusetts), 20 people homeless:
http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2013/04/08/news/news05.txtNote: The gases are coming, the gases are coming!2013-04-08 -
Six-story condo building erupts in flame in the Back
Bay area of
coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/10010315636572/back-bay-building-fire-causes-1-million-in-damage/http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/04/08/firefighters-battle-blaze-boston-back-bay-section/DLx05MLcgAPfUemFqTBq5M/story.html2013-04-08 - Two garages destroyed by fire and duplex damaged, in
coastal Sunnyvale (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/sunnyvale/ci_22979179/sunnvale-three-families-escape-early-morning-two-alarm2013-04-08 -
Unoccupied guest cottage burns in
Lake Worth (Florida):
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/fire-damages-guest-cottage-in-lake-worth/nXGXX/Quote: "The fire was the second in the neighborhood in nine days. A vacant home in the 600 block of South E Street caught fire March 30."2013-04-08 -
Vacant business burns on
Port Avenue in
coastal Kennebunk (Maine):
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=238653http://www.wmtw.com/news/maine/York-County/Fire-damages-Kennebunk-business/-/9284124/19658676/-/e4itg8z/-/index.html2013-04-08 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Slidell (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Fire-destroys-vacant-Slidell-home-201984251.html2013-04-08 -
Vacant duplex burns in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.fox17.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wztv_vid_17395.shtml2013-04-07 -
Underground fire and explosions cut power to some, near Laclede's
Landing at the
waterfront in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2013/04/oower-outage-near-lacledes-landing.htmlNote: Another underground fire hit downtown St. Louis recently, at the Mayfair Hotel, as mentioned in the 2013-03-25 update. The Mississippi River runs right past this area of downtown St. Louis...2013-04-07 -
Pallets in open field burst into flame at recycling company in Houston (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9055805Note: Wood is an absorbent flammable material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. There have been lots of pallet-related fires as a consequence, probably the largest being a massive fire that destroyed 100,000 pallets at a pallet company in Tippecanoe County (Indiana), as mentioned in the 2013-01-05 update. Hydrogen sulfide is also reactive with rusty iron/steel, and pallets are held together with nails. The pallets in this fire were outside, fully exposed to the atmosphere...2013-04-07 -
Cabinet shop and
vehicle destroyed by fire in Stratham (New Hampshire), near Great
Bay:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130407/NEWS/130409807/-1/NEWSMAPQuote: "Giordano said the structure was his shop where he makes custom cabinets, but he declined to comment further. His business Web site indicates he is the principal and craftsman of Hot Apple Pine LLC, a fully insured micro-industry that produces luxury-end cabinetry."Quote: "All that remained of the structure on Sunday morning was a charred pile of wood. Alongside the debris was a burned-out vehicle."2013-04-07 -
Massive fire rips through part of coastal Pawtucket (Rhode Island), 8 buildings damaged, dozens homeless:
http://www.abc6.com/story/21903301/pawtucket-fire-damages-8-building-leaves-dozens-homelessQuote: "Father Antonio Silvero got his 14 kids out alive. They were huddled together under blankets on the street."Note: Ya know, if you see a tragedy like this near you, and you can help out, well, maybe we should all be trying to alleviate the misery as best we can; it may be our turn at some point, to be on the receiving end of tragedy like this. There was a family that lost everything in my area in an apartment fire, didn't have renters' insurance, and they lost their only child in the fire too. A friend owed me $350, and though I kinda needed it (I'm not using a $4 keyboard and a $13 mouse because I'm rich), I didn't need it like they did, so I gave it to them, anonymously. My own home was wiped out by fire in 2005, and neighbors stepped up and helped, as did the Red Cross, so I know first-hand that when you're devastated by a fire, unexpected acts of kindness - of any size and of any kind - really do go a loooong way. We're all in this together...2013-04-07 -
Major blaze rips through pesticide company in Atitalaquia (Mexico), 'toxic cloud' released, hundreds evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20130408-38776-MEXNote: That's about six miles or so east (downwind) of a lake...2013-04-07 -
Forest fire erupts in the Little Grand
Canyon in Shawnee National Forest (Illinois):
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/crews-continue-to-battle-fire-at-little-grand-canyon/article_5dc659b2-a00a-11e2-9f0d-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-07 -
Brush fire erupts on the east side of Half Moon
Lake in Ocala National Forest (Florida):
http://www.ocala.com/article/20130407/articles/1304097222013-04-07 -
Semi bursts into flame while parked at trucking business in Catoosa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/21901054/caller-damages-truck-at-catoosas-diamond-s-trucking2013-04-07 -
Truck bursts into flame and explodes on the Ed Koch Queensboro
Bridge in
coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://online.wsj.com/article/APaa486decee49407d8798b4d33bff3b9c.htmlhttp://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/07/truck-fire-shuts-down-lower-level-of-ed-koch-queensboro-bridge/2013-04-07 -
Truck bursts into flame in lorry park at Folkestone
Harbour (Britain):
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Lorry-Folkestone-harbour/story-18636419-detail/story.html2013-04-07 -
Transit bus bursts into flame on road in El Paso (Texas):
http://waconewsbeat.blogspot.com/2013/04/sun-metro-bus-fire-in-el-paso-texas-on.htmlhttp://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_22972335/sun-metro-bus-goes-up-flames-sunday-morning2013-04-07 -
RV bursts into flame on
River Road in Fleetwood (Britain):
http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/2013/04/caravan-fire-in-fleetwood-at-1516/2013-04-07 -
Van bursts into flame in Tanworth-in-Arden (Britain):
http://www.stratford-herald.com/local-news/6574-van-fire-in-tanworth.html2013-04-07 -
Lamborghini Miura SV supercar bursts into flame on street in
coastal London (Britain):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305767/Lamborghini-Miura-Classic-car-worth-1million-catches-west-London.htmlQuote: "As a classic Lamborghini super car worth £1 million went up in flames, its horrified owner could only watch on helplessly."2013-04-07 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at home in Bangkok (Thailand), fire spreads, two more cars destroyed too:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/344378/mystery-fire-engulfs-3-cars2013-04-07 -
Car bursts into flame on the South Eastern Freeway in
coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/car-bursts-into-flames-after-mechanical-fault-on-south-eastern-freeway/story-e6frea83-12266143676642013-04-07 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in
coastal Dunoon (Scotland), fire spreads to nearby minivan:
http://www.dunoon-observer.com/index.php/news/the-news/5809-dunoon-vandals-torch-cars2013-04-07 -
Three cars and
auto shop damaged by blaze in Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/21903199/fire-breaks-out-at-local-car-dealership2013-04-07 -
Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Norwood (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/Fire-destroys-garage-in-Norwood/-/13550662/19656374/-/85dj18z/-/index.html2013-04-07 -
Pickup truck and garage destroyed by fire at home in Smithsburg (Maryland):
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/local/hm-fire-destroys-pickup-garage-no-one-injured-20130407,0,6093469.story2013-04-07 -
Four snowmobiles,
several 4WD vehicles and a
barn destroyed by fire in Milton (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130407/NEWS07/130409276Quote: "A nearby pond provided enough water to put the fire out."2013-04-07 -
RV and
barn destroyed by fire on Poplar Road in Fountain (Michigan):
http://www.9and10news.com/story/21906377/mason-county-barn-mobile-home-destroyed-by-fire2013-04-07 -
Boat,
pickup truck and
barn destroyed by fire in Kuna (Idaho):
http://www.ktvb.com/news/slideshows/PHOTOS-Firefighters-battle-structure-fire-in-Kuna-201870961.htmlQuote: "Witnesses tell us they heard multiple explosion sounds coming from the fire and saw flames as high as 30 feet during the incident."2013-04-07 -
Tractor and
barn destroyed by fire in Newton
Falls (Ohio):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/21903660/fire-destroys-barn-in-newton-falls2013-04-07 -
Boat,
Harley motorcycle,
ATV and
barn destroyed by fire on
River Road in Petrolia (Texas):
http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/21903986/petrolia-barn-catches-firehttp://www.kswo.com/story/21906703/costly-barn-fire-under-investigation-in-texoma2013-04-07 -
Barn damaged by fire in Leacock Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/lancaster/Lancaster-County-barn-fire-spreads-to-home/-/9704306/19658644/-/ytpqsk/-/index.html2013-04-07 -
Barn damaged by fire in Suwannee County (Florida):
http://suwanneedemocrat.com/local/x1340809101/Suspicious-barn-fire-accumulates-30k-in-damages2013-04-07 -
Barn damaged by fire in Sharon
Springs (New York):
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2013/apr/07/0408_fire/Note: Whew, Barnmageddon indeed...2013-04-07 -
Multiple garage stalls erupts in flame in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2013/04/07/suspicious-fire-garage-stalls-damaged/2013-04-07 -
Fire damages Ozark Opry in Osage
Beach (Missouri), at
Lake of the Ozarks:
http://fox2now.com/2013/04/07/fire-at-ozark-opry-at-lake-of-the-ozarks/2013-04-07 -
Construction company warehouse destroyed by fire in Cranberry (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/fire-breaks-out-warehouse-cranberry/nXFbK/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-north/warehouse-fire-quickly-brought-under-control-in-cranberry-682485/Note: Construction company probably means lumber, construction vehicles, copper wiring and pipes, etc...2013-04-07 -
'Flash fire' erupts in pipe at biodiesel company in South Roxana (Illinois), 2 miles from the Mississippi
River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Flash-fire-causes-minor-damage-to--201849981.html2013-04-07 -
Fire breaks out at
Rivers Casino on
River Road in Des Plaines (Illinois):
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/19332736-418/fire-reported-at-rivers-casino-in-desplaines-but-games-roll-on.html2013-04-07 -
Huge fire tears through shops in Cairo (Egypt), near the
Nile River:
http://www.demotix.com/photo/1939622/massive-fire-breaks-out-shops-central-cairo2013-04-07 -
Home destroyed by fire on Skyline
Lake Drive in Ringwood (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/201947201_Ringwood_fire_destroys_Skyline_Lake_Drive_home.htmlQuote: "Since this newly-purchased house was unoccupied and under renovation, it took a passing officer on patrol to notice that something was amiss at 4:30 a.m. on April 7."Note: Unoccupied and vacant homes, and buildings undergoing renovations, are all more vulnerable to the hydrogen sulfide and methane problem. And that's sad - just bought it, getting it fixed up, and now they'll never get to actually live in it, because it's gone...2013-04-07 -
Home heavily damaged by fire in Lock
port (New York):
http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/Fire-Engulfs-Lockport-Home-201871971.html2013-04-07 -
Two vacant buildings burn in Orange (New Jersey), one destroyed:
http://www.firefightingnews.com/article-us.cfm?articleID=104994Quote: "Another in a rash of vacant building fires to hit the City of Orange recently struck two more structures on the morning of April 7th."2013-04-07 - In separate incidents,
two vacant homes burn in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/20130407crews-battle-maryvale-house-fire.htmlQuote: "The first, a two-story condo at 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road, caught fire around noon, followed by a single-story house at 35th Avenue and Indian School Road about two hours later. The two structures stand about two miles apart and both were completely void of any furniture or other household objects."Note: Any wood in those homes? Or were the homes themselves made with wood? Any copper or rusted steel/iron or carpeting in them?2013-04-07 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Hammond (Indiana):
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/rd-vacant-hammond-house-damaged-in-suspicious-fire/article_525b359c-a4cc-525a-96c1-40f55b7e0449.html2013-04-06 -
Huge fire destroys 4 of 7 units at 3600 megawatt coal plant in Ukraine, power lost to many, 1 killed, 8 injured:
http://www.powermag.com/coal/Fire-Knocks-Out-Ukrainian-Coal-Plant_5504.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrBT4dEaXVoQuote: "Four units at the seven-unit coal-fired plant were destroyed, and the region was temporarily without power and heating."Note: YouTube video shows how massive this fire was...2013-04-06 -
Garage explodes and burns at home in West Des Moines (Iowa):
http://whotv.com/2013/04/06/overnight-fire-neighbor-heard-explosion/Quote: "...a neighbor heard an explosion and saw his neighbor’s garage on fire."2013-04-06 -
Three semis burn at FedEx facility in Vineland (New Jersey):
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cumberland/tractor-trailers-burn-at-vineland-fedex-facility/article_44e07162-9ef7-11e2-a254-001a4bcf887a.htmlQuote: "The tractor portions of three tractor trailers were on fire, Fire Capt. Mark Cifaloglio said."2013-04-06 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 near Quantico (Virginia), near the Potomac
River:
http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2013/04/07/large-truck-fire-disrupts-i-95-traffic-north-of-fredericksburg/http://www.insidenova.com/news/transportation/tractor-trailer-fire-on-i--snarls-saturday-traffic/article_ed659fec-9f9c-11e2-b422-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-06 -
Dump truck bursts into flame on Highway 401 in Halton (Canada):
http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/1601452--401-truck-fire2013-04-06 -
Tractor bursts into flame on Prestbury Road in Wilmslow (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/tractor-fire-in-wilmslow2013-04-06 -
RV bursts into flame on Hardingswood Drive in Kidsgrove (Britain), 2 injured:
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/taken-hospital-fun-fair-site-Kidsgrove/story-18629366-detail/story.html2013-04-06 -
RV bursts into flame in driveway at home on
Bridgwater Drive in Westcliff (Britain), fire spreads to nearby car:
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/10338633.Caravan_fire_in_Westcliff/2013-04-06 -
Van bursts into flame on Bank Road in Aldington (Britain), near Ash
ford:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/home/2013/april/6/busy_night_for_fire_crews_in_a.aspx2013-04-06 -
SUV bursts into flame on East Polk Street in
coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2013/04/east_polk_street_park_car_fire.html2013-04-06 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame at airport in
coastal New
port News (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/pickup-catches-fire-a-newport-newswilliamsburg-airport2013-04-06 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in Bollinger County (Missouri), driver then swerves and hits tree, 1 injured:
http://www.wmctv.com/story/21899068/crews-respond-to-truck-fire-in-bollinger-countyhttp://www.wistv.com/story/21899068/crews-respond-to-truck-fire-in-bollinger-county2013-04-06 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame near truck stop in Salmo (Canada), in the Salmo
RiverValley:
http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/201768441.html2013-04-06 -
Three cars burn up on street in
coastal New York City (New York), in the East Village:
http://evgrieve.com/2013/04/early-morning-car-fire-on-east-9th.html2013-04-06 -
Car bursts into flame on Greenaway Drive in Bolsover (Britain):
http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/car-fire-in-bolsover-1-55620082013-04-06 -
Car bursts into flame on Kirton Road in Greetwell (Britain):
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/Firefighters-called-Greetwell-car/story-18629186-detail/story.html2013-04-06 -
Car bursts into flame on Bodium Avenue in Tuffley (Britain):
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Car-destroyed-Tuffley/story-18636071-detail/story.html2013-04-06 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-94 in Waukesha County (Wisconsin):
http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/vehicle-fire-blocks-two-lanes-on-i94-westbound-at-sunny-slope-dd9et50-201770141.html2013-04-06 -
Three empty travel trailers destroyed by blaze in Lawrence (Kansas):
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/apr/06/fire-crews-respond-trailer-fire-north-lawrence/Quote: "The trailers appeared to be parked close together in order to be stored in the lot."Note: Like I've been saying, you don't want to park vehicles next to other vehicles (or buildings, for that matter), else you compound the risk...2013-04-06 -
Several vehicles and
auto shop warehouse destroyed by blaze in
coastal Myrtle
Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=881661http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/04/06/3422209/early-morning-fire-hits-myrtle.html2013-04-06 -
Underground fire erupts beneath peat and compost in Wallasey (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2013/04/06/wirral-underground-fire-fumes-cause-firefighters-to-warn-people-to-stay-indoors-100252-33127267/2013-04-06 -
Massive blaze tears through fabric store in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), fire captain killed:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/1-Hurt-Fire-Capt-Missing-After-South-Philly-Fire-201789881.htmlhttp://wtvr.com/2013/04/07/philadelphia-fire-captain-dies-near-anniversary-of-fire-deaths/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/07/firefighter-dies-battling-philadelphia-blaze/Note: Fabric is another absorbent flammable material, all of which are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting, or combusting very easily. Such materials include wood, paper, cardboard, cloth and clothing, dried brush, mulch, generic trash, etc.2013-04-06 -
Mulch bursts into flame outside store in Champaign (Illinois), fire slightly damages store:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2013-04-06/mulch-fire-extends-slightly-macys-store.html2013-04-06 -
Huge fire destroys historic mill in Statesville (North Carolina):
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=2791292013-04-06 -
Home burns twice in four hours, destroyed, in
MillCreek (Delaware), near the East Coast:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=90549382013-04-06 -
Fire rips through home on North
Shore Road in
coastal Norfolk (Virginia), 11 people homeless:
http://wtkr.com/2013/04/06/four-adults-and-seven-children-lose-home-to-fire/2013-04-06 -
Vacant storage building destroyed by fire in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20130407/NEWS/304070077/1001/NEWSQuote: "The former print shop contained furniture, boxes and other household items..."Note: Furniture is made of fabric and upholstery and wood. Boxes are made of cardboard. Flammable absorbent materials, all of that...2013-04-06 -
Vacant shop burns in
coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/suspicious-fire-at-vacant-melbourne-shop/story-fn3dxiwe-12266141808772013-04-06 -
Vacant home damaged by fire in Racine (Wisconsin), 1 mile from
Lake Michigan:
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/fire-damages-second-floor-of-vacant-home/article_98e96d24-9efa-11e2-91a2-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-06 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire on
Bay Point Drive in
coastal Toms
River (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20130406/NJNEWS/304060024/1070/NEWS022013-04-06 -
Vacant home burns in Welch (Minnesota):
http://www.republican-eagle.com/event/article/id/87379/2013-04-06 -
Vacant house burns in Campbell (Ohio):
http://www.wytv.com/2013/04/06/crews-battle-vacant-house-fire-in-campbell/2013-04-06 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in
coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/house-fire-causes-large-smoke-plume-seen-from-interstate2013-04-06 -
Vacant house seriously damaged by fire in
coastal Oxnard (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/apr/07/fire-oxnard-causes-thousands-dollars-damage/2013-04-06 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in the Captain Cook area in the Hawaiian
Islands (Hawaii):
http://westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-news/fire-burns-vacant-captain-cook-home.htmlhttp://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130406_Fire_destroys_vacant_house_in_Kona.html2013-04-05 -
Underground explosion blows manhole off in
coastal San Francisco (California), some folks lose power:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/05/sf-underground-explosion-blows-manhole-cover-off-knock-out-power/Note: Notice that the bulk of these underground explosions start at electrical facilities or cables. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper, especially 'hot' copper with a charge running through it, as is found in electrical facilities. Hydrogen sulfide is also a heavier-than-air gas and will tend to flow to the lowest elevation area it can get to when the wind isn't blowing it onward, which means underground facilities, basements, etc. Seeing as a great deal of our electrical infrastructure is underground, and ALL of it uses copper, this one problem alone may end up being what permanently turns off the lights for human civilization as this problem continues to escalate...2013-04-05 -
Explosion hits chemical-plating business in Santa Ana (California), near the
coast, 2 hospitalized, others injured:
http://www.ocregister.com/news/four-502882-chemical-injuries.html2013-04-05 -
Home explodes and burns in Henderson (Nevada):
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/05/neighbor-says-explosion-preceded-fire-house-hender/Quote: "A neighbor said she heard an explosion Friday and looked outside to see a large column of smoke and flames..."2013-04-05 -
Well head explodes near Barstow (Texas), in Ward County, 2 killed:
http://www.oaoa.com/news/business/article_2263dd3a-9e67-11e2-8313-0019bb30f31a.html2013-04-05 -
Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, on the Bosque
River in Waco (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Boat-Catches-Fire-At-Local-Marina-Sinks-Occupants-Swim-To-Safey-201705661.html2013-04-05 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame while parked in University Avenue in
Waterloo (Iowa):
http://www.kwwl.com/story/21891297/2013/04/05/fire-destroys-exceptional-persons-incorporated-bus2013-04-05 -
Two tractor trailers destroyed by blaze at warehouse in Andover (Massachusetts):
http://andover.patch.com/articles/fire-destroys-two-tractor-trailers-at-market-basket-warehouseNote: Fire started in one, spread to the other, destroyed both. Just yesterday I mentioned how dangerous it is now to park your vehicle next to other vehicles (or buildings). I guess these guys didn't hear me...2013-04-05 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame just off I-540 in Washington County (Arkansas):
http://5newsonline.com/2013/04/05/semi-truck-catches-fire-on-interstate-exit/2013-04-05 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-64 on Afton Mountain (Virginia):
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Tractor-Trailer-Fire-Causes-Traffic-Backup-on-I-64-201678411.html2013-04-05 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-25 near Trinidad (Colorado), near Trinidad
Lake:
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Semi-Fire-Closes-I-25-201707361.html2013-04-05 -
Truck bursts into flame while parked at business in
Waterloo, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/913865---100-000-damage-after-truck-fire-in-waterloo-on-friday2013-04-05 -
SUV bursts into flame while parked near garage in Fargo (North Dakota), fire spreads to garage:
http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/78106/group/homepage/http://www.kfgo.com/news-details.php?ID=0000014767http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/21888704/breaking-vehicle-fire-spreads-to-garage-near-apartment-complex2013-04-05 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at apartment complex in Thunder
Bay (Canada):
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2013/04/05/thunder-bay-fire-rescue-responds-to-vehicle-fire/Note: Thunder Bay sits on the shore of Lake Superior...2013-04-05 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame in parking lot in Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/21894294/truck-bursts-into-flames-in-parking-lot-of-local-gas-station2013-04-05 -
Car explodes and burns while parked outside residence in Fresno (California):
http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/story/Car-fire-in-Northwest-Fresno/Np0sBYaRDUahEDqxhR0nzA.cspx2013-04-05 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in car park at nature center in Newent (Britain):
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/local/ledbury/10337130.Car_catches_fire_at_bird_of_prey_centre/2013-04-05 -
Car bursts into flame in parking garage on Quebec Street in Guelph, Ontario (Canada):
http://news.ca.msn.com/ontario/guelph/downtown-guelph-car-fire-closes-quebec-street2013-04-05 -
Car bursts into flame while passing near fire station on High Street in Herne
Bay (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentish_gazette/news/2013/april/5/fire_car.aspx2013-04-05 -
Car bursts into flame on the A27 near Slindon (Britain):
http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/county-news/car-fire-on-the-a27-1-49689892013-04-05 -
Two cars,
boat,
two jet skis and
barn destroyed by fire in Caledon East (Canada):
http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/2520776-first-thing-owner-thought-of-was-her-horses-as-barn-goes-up-in-flames/2013-04-05 -
Three vehicles and pole
barn destroyed by fire in Bushnell Township (Michigan):
http://thedailynews.cc/2013/04/05/man-loses-pole-barn-three-vehicles-in-bushnell-township-fire-photos/2013-04-05 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Pelham (New York):
http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/article/1601119--horses-escape-pelham-barn-fire2013-04-05 -
Barn and home destroyed by fire in Wales (Massachusetts):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51447229/2013-04-05 -
Barn damaged by fire in
coastal North Hampton (New Hampshire):
http://hampton-northhampton.patch.com/articles/crews-knock-down-fire-at-north-hampton-barn2013-04-05 -
Sawmill building destroyed by blaze in Colfax (Wisconsin):
http://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/news/local/fire-destroys-colfax-sawill-building/article_7689113a-9e4b-11e2-a15d-001a4bcf887a.htmlNote: Another wood-related fire...2013-04-05 -
Pine shavings business destroyed by fire in Waldron (Arkansas):
http://www.4029tv.com/news/arkansas/river-valley/Fire-at-Waldron-Plant/-/14498626/19637210/-/14ynam/-/index.htmlhttp://www.4029tv.com/news/arkansas/river-valley/Business-fire-expected-to-burn-for-3-4-days/-/14498626/19641264/-/sa8mmj/-/index.htmlQuote: "The plant produced pine shavings for animal bedding to be used by rabbits, guinea pigs and other pets."Note: Soooo...wood, an absorbent flammable material, and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. These materials include wood, paper, caredboard, clothing, cotton, wool, mulch, dried brush, generic trash, etc.2013-04-05 -
Man seriously burned when pants catch fire, in Ashby (Massachusetts):
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_22960160/man-severely-burned-ashby-probe-under-way2013-04-05 -
Fire rips through metal-related business in Holland Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/04/multiple_fire_departments_batt_1.htmlNote: Holland Township is right next to Lake Macatawa, and about 3 miles east of Lake Michigan. Also, hydrogen sulfide is reactive with copper and rusty iron/steel, and this was a metal alloy and casting business, which might have some of those materials around...2013-04-05 -
Landscaping business devastated by blaze in Carpentersville (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/19307313-418/man-killed-in-fire-at-cville-landscaping-firm.htmlNote: Landscaping business likely includes combustion vehicles like riding mowers, lawn mowers, etc.2013-04-05 -
Major fire tears through apartment complex in Prior
Lake (Minnesota), 24 people homeless:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/04/05/red-cross-helping-24-affected-by-prior-lake-fire/2013-04-05 -
Blaze rips through home /
art gallery in
coastal Vilano
Beach (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/rss/article/307379/3/Fire-burns-through-Vilano-Beach-home-and-art-galleryQuote: "Penny Kirk was sleeping in a back bedroom, and woke up when she heard a loud pop."Note: There's that popping sound again, heard right before many fires this past year. Those popping sounds are likely hydrogen sulfide and/or methane plumes of smallish size igniting when they find an ignition source. When the plumes are a little bigger they sound like fireworks or gunshots. When they're REALLY big then they result in the gigantic neighborhood-shaking explosions that have been heard all over the world this past year or two, sometimes accompanied by a 'flash of light' in the sky (if they detonate high enough to see)...2013-04-05 -
Vacation home heavily damaged by blaze on the
coast in
Sea Ranch (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130405/articles/1304097082013-04-05 -
Huge fire engulfs multiple vacant buildings in the
River Arts District in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://www.mountainx.com/article/49372/Fire-in-the-RAD-Major-blaze-reported-in-multiple-buildings2013-04-05 -
Vacant home burns in South
Bend (Indiana):
http://www.abc57.com/news/local/Crews-battle-early-morning-fire-in-South-Bend-201598071.html2013-04-05 -
Vacant house burns in Healing
Springs (North Carolina):
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409970?Title=Fire-destroys-vacant-house-in-Healing-Springs2013-04-04 -
Underground explosion and fire blows hole in the ground in Minot (North Dakota):
http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/574546/Underground-explosion.htmlQuote: "Eyewitnesses at first thought a van going by had back-fired before what one man described as a 'mushroom cloud' explosion and fire erupted from the ground, forming a hole and shaking the street where he stood just a few yards away."Note: This past year has seen a rising number of underground explosions much like this. Hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas which will infiltrate underground areas and it is also reactive with copper, especially 'hot' copper with a current running through it, like that found in underground electrical facilities...2013-04-04 -
Mobile home explodes and burns in Harrison Township (Ohio):
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/trailer-explodes-catches-fire-in-harrison-twp/nXDDB/Quote: "The owners of the home were out of town and were notified that their residence was destroyed."2013-04-04 -
Explosion hits power plant north of Atlanta (Georgia), 4 lightly injured:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/04/17604239-explosion-rocks-power-plant-north-of-atlantahttp://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/04/officials-investigating-explosion-at-georgia-power-plant/http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/21884013/bartow-co-fire-department-confirms-explosion-at-plant-bowenhttp://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/21883961/incident-investigated-at-georgia-power-plant-in-bartow-countyQuote: "Witnesses told NBC Atlanta affiliate WXIA the explosion sounded 'louder than a sonic boom.'"2013-04-04 -
Explosion and fire rock petroleum storage facility in Windsor (Canada):
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/04/04/windsor-fire-crews-respond-to-reports-of-explosion-in-west-end/Quote: "Houses shook, alarms sounded and a fireball exploded into the sky."2013-04-04 -
Natural gas compressor station explodes near Guthrie (Oklahoma), employee runs for his life, evacuations ensue:
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2013/04/04/2055279/http://kfor.com/2013/04/04/crews-work-to-contain-natural-gas-explosion-fire/http://www.koco.com/news/oklahomanews/okc/Employee-ran-1-mile-to-escape-Guthrie-natural-gas-explosion/-/11777584/19629714/-/ols82jz/-/index.htmlQuote: "Investigators are trying to determine what sparked the huge fire that forced families from their homes. The gas line exploded just after 9 p.m. Thursday just east of Guthrie."2013-04-04 -
Controlled burn goes way out of control at Grand
River National Grasslands (South Dakota), 14,000 acres burn:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20130405-38752-USA2013-04-04 -
Nine cars burst into flame at auto shop and recycling yard in Wilmington (Delaware):
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=50146Note: Obviously they suspect arson, since they all burst into flame the same day and in the same general area. They haven't actually shown any evidence of people being involved though. And events involving vehicles bursting into flame at auto shops and recycling centers have been occurring with increasing frequency this past year. And multiple fires like this in the same general timeframe and the same general area is what we should expect to see as the atmosphere is increasingly contaminated by methane and hydrogen sulfide, both of which are accelerants. So, unless they actually have any evidence showing PEOPLE to be involved in these fires, then one can't assume that there were. Obviously, they don't have a clue what's going on, so they're going to jump to conclusions and make assumptions...2013-04-04 -
Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-70 in Licking County (Ohio):
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20130404/NEWS01/304040050/Semi-carrying-cars-catches-fire-702013-04-04 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the Bruce Highway in Kallangur (Australia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/truck-fire-blocks-northbound-lane-of-bruce-highway/story-fndo45r1-1226612723696http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/truck-fire-blocks-northbound-lane-of-bruce-highway/story-e6freoof-1226612723696http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/truck-fire-blocks-northbound-lane-of-bruce-highway/story-fndo1qgd-1226612723696http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/truck-fire-blocks-northbound-lane-of-bruce-highway/story-e6frg6n6-1226612723696Quote: "An emergency services spokesperson said it was believed a small explosion started the fire but the cause of the blast was unknown."2013-04-04 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 78 in Union County (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2013/04/tractor_trailer_fire_on_route.htmlhttp://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/04/tractor-trailer_fire_causing_d.html2013-04-04 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-45 in Houston (Texas):
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=90536362013-04-04 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on US 30 near McConnellsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.therecordherald.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409926/1001/NEWS2013-04-04 -
Semi bursts into flame while parked outside duplex in Chattanooga (Tennessee), fire spreads to duplex:
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/4/4/248218/Truck-Fire-Spreads-To-Duplex.aspxhttp://www.wrcbtv.com/story/21885765/house-fire-on-wilkesview-driveNote: This is why it seems unwise to park your vehicle(s) next to other vehicles or next to your residence...2013-04-04 -
Box truck bursts into flame while parked at business in Belton (South Carolina):
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2013/apr/05/fire-destroys-delivery-truck-belton-business/http://www.wyff4.com/news/local-news/greenville-news/Flames-torch-meat-plant-delivery-truck/-/9654794/19631608/-/2n0rye/-/index.html2013-04-04 -
Dump truck bursts into flame on the A281 at Pyecombe (Britain):
http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/local/fire-breaks-out-in-truck-1-49665712013-04-04 -
RV bursts into flame at RV park in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/yuma/2808-sun-vista-rv-resort-motor-home-fireQuote: "The husband saw smoke coming from the front console and dashboard area."Note: Lotsa copper wiring in that area. A little hydrogen sulfide blows up into that area, spark-sizzle-pop and you have a fire. This is likely the reason so many 'cold' non-running vehicles have been spontaneously combusting in increasing numbers this past year...2013-04-04 -
RV bursts into flame at home on Cripple
Creek Road in Newcastle (California):
http://www.auburnjournal.com/article/firefighters-put-out-rv-fire-keep-it-spreading-nearby-buildings2013-04-04 -
Camper-van bursts into flame outside home in Prescot (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2013/04/05/fire-crews-called-to-camper-van-blaze-in-prescot-100252-33119469/2013-04-04 -
Van bursts into flame on expressway in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/4/5/nation/129296542013-04-04 -
Van bursts into flame while parked at home in Calcot (Britain), fire damages nearby car and home too:
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2131886_van_fire_damages_house_and_car2013-04-04 -
Van bursts into flame on Storeys Bar Road in Fengate, Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/fire-crews-tackle-accidental-van-fire-1-49623022013-04-04 -
Van bursts into flame on the A46 Bidford to Evesham bypass close to the A44 junction (Britain):
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/worcester/10334532.Van_fire_on_Evesham_bypass/2013-04-04 -
Van bursts into flame while parked outside home in Camden Place (Britain), fire damages car and home too:
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2131941_van_fire_damages_house_and_car2013-04-04 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-65 near Lebanon Junction (Kentucky):
http://www.wave3.com/story/21886647/pickup-truck-destroyed-in-fire2013-04-04 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Kansas Turnpike near Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Burning-Trailer-Blocks-Turnpike-201475641.html2013-04-04 -
Car explodes into flame while parked in carpark in
coastal Gisborne (New Zealand),
two children badly burned:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10875425http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/young-children-rescued-car-fire-in-gisborne-5395110Quote: "There was a small explosion and flash fire which produced clouds of black smoke, witnesses said."2013-04-04 -
Car bursts into flame, crashes into home in Utica (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Car-catches-fire-crashes-into-house-in-Utica-201494171.html2013-04-04 -
Car bursts into flame while parked on 6th Street in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x2114947476/Woman-reports-parked-car-caught-fire-after-midnightQuote: "A 23-year-old woman reported her Ford Mustang, worth $30,000, caught fire while it was parked in the 700 block of West 6th Street just after midnight Wednesday. The woman told police the car had not been started for at least six hours prior to the incident."Note: Vehicles do not need to be running to spontaneously combust now. Hydrogen sulfide is reactive with rusty iron/steel and copper, especially 'hot' copper with a current running through it, like battery cables and other wiring in vehicles (and buildings). And the value of the vehicle doesn't factor into this problem; it hits $500 junkers and $500,000 RVs equally...2013-04-04 -
Car bursts into flame on Fowler Street in
coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/article/20130404/NEWS0110/130404046/Vehicle-catches-fire-Fowler-Street-near-Colonial-Boulevard-Fort-Myers2013-04-04 -
Car bursts into flame at layby along the A48 near Minsterworth (Britain):
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Minsterworth-car-investigated-police/story-18618359-detail/story.html2013-04-04 -
Car bursts into flame in the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel in
coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/crime/crime-safety-blog/sfl-car-fire-in-fort-lauderdale-tunnel-blocks-rush-hour-traffic-thursday-20130405,0,1280320.story2013-04-04 -
Car bursts into flame at intersection in Whiteville (North Carolina):
http://www.whiteville.com/multimedia/car-fire-red-hill-exit-by-whiteville-com/youtube_fef4a50e-9d68-11e2-a32d-0019bb2963f4.htmlhttp://www.whiteville.com/car-fire-ii/image_02e02450-9d45-11e2-8445-0019bb2963f4.html2013-04-04 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in driveway at home near Plattsmouth (Nebraska), garage damaged too:
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/House-Saved-During-Car-Fire-201622911.html2013-04-04 -
Motorcycle bursts into flame in Haverhill (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Haverhill/Motorbike-on-fire-in-Haverhill-20130404082909.htm2013-04-04 -
Two cars and home destroyed by fire in
coastal Stam
ford (Connecticut):
http://connecticut.news12.com/news/fire-destroys-house-2-cars-on-pinewood-road-in-stamford-1.5005308?qr=12013-04-04 -
Car and
auto shop destroyed by fire in
Fallsburg (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130405/NEWS/130409833Note: Fallsburg is named for a waterfall on the Neversink River...2013-04-04 -
Six vehicles,
barn and workshop destroyed by fire in Charles Tye (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/update_firefighters_tackle_barn_blaze_in_battisford_1_2002429http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/update_fuel_and_diesel_tanks_involved_in_barn_fire_near_battisford_1_20024292013-04-04 -
Tractor and municipal
vehicle maintenance facility damaged by fire in Grant Park (Illinois):
http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=5057382013-04-04 -
Huge blaze hits train shop scrapyard in Mancheswar (India),
explosion mentioned:
http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1531619.eceQuote: "Preliminary investigation revealed that the fire may have started from a transformer located in the vicinity since sound of an explosion was heard before the fire broke out."2013-04-04 -
Barn destroyed by fire in the Town of Pulteney (New York), some animals killed:
http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/Steuben-County-Barn-Fire-Under-Investigation/sigfiDC3yEqefVhdiJ_zxA.cspx2013-04-04 -
Pole barn destroyed by fire near Gaylord (Michigan):
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=8806842013-04-04 -
Barn destroyed by fire near Bosworth (Missouri):
http://www.kmzu.com/crews-fight-barn-fire/2013-04-04 -
Barn damaged by fire in Felicity (Ohio):
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/21879118/crews-battle-barn-fire-in-felicityhttp://www.fox19.com/story/21879118/crews-battle-barn-fire-in-felicityhttp://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_east_cincinnati/fire-crews-battle-barn-fire-in-clermont-county2013-04-04 -
Barn damaged by fire in Mifflin Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.abc27.com/story/21882910/crews-fight-barn-fire-in-northern-dauphin-county2013-04-04 -
Chemical plant destroyed by fire in Campbellfield (Australia):
http://www.humeweekly.com.au/story/1408581/campbellfield-fire-chemical-plant-destroyed/2013-04-04 -
Two homes damaged by blaze in
Millcreek (Utah):
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/3-Alarm-fire-damages-two-Millcreek-homes/TuSSJI-j30OUTgq3iBxW-w.cspxQuote: "Firefighters say it started in a detached carport..."2013-04-04 -
Hay bursts into flame on truck, on I-94 in Brooklyn Park (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/local/north/201480081.html2013-04-04 -
Massive fire rips through condo complex in San Antonio (Texas), 30 condos destroyed, dozens homeless:
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Fire-destroys-30-condos-in-San-Antonio-complex-201629701.htmlhttp://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Firefighter-resident-injured-in-huge-Medical/D92tnLiF3UKWBXLZmF8dKw.cspx2013-04-04 -
Deadly fire rips through home near
coastal Stockton-On-Tees (Britain), 2 killed:
http://news.sky.com/story/1073765/stockton-house-fire-elderly-couple-killed2013-04-04 -
Home damaged by fire in
coastal Virginia
Beach (Virginia):
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Duplex-in-Va-Beach-damaged-by-fire-201594011.htmlNote: The map at the story shows how very coastal this house is...2013-04-04 -
Triple-decker destroyed by blaze in
coastal Providence (Rhode
Island), 3 families homeless:
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/providence/providence-triple-decker-fire-on-oxford-street-displaces-9-people2013-04-04 -
Home destroyed by fire in Tulls
Bay Colony in
coastal Moyock (North Carolina):
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/fire-destroys-tulls-bay-colony-home-19230452013-04-04 -
Multiple house fires erupt in same area in Terre Haute (Indiana):
http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/three-fires-happen-in-same-areaNote: First fire started in occupied home and spread to vacant home. Second fire was nearby, at a vacant home...2013-04-04 -
Vacant mobile home burns in
Riverview (Florida), near Florida's
Gulf Coast:
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/309053/8/Fire-at-unoccupied-mobile-home-under-investigationhttp://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_hillsborough/officials-investigate-after-unoccupied-riverview-mobile-home-catches-fire2013-04-04 -
Vacant apartment building burns in Detroit (Michigan), fire spreads to adjacent occupied house:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Detroit-Fire-Department-battling-a-two-alarm-fire-on-Harding-st/-/1719418/19629558/-/v3r0ma/-/index.html2013-04-04 -
Vacant home destroyed by fire in Binghamton (New York):
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130404/NEWS01/304040041/Fire-guts-vacant-Binghamton-home-slated-auction2013-04-04 -
Vacant house burns in Barrow (Georgia):
http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/7878-Barrow-investigating-arson-fire.html2013-04-04 -
Vacant home burns in Etna (Ohio), in Licking County:
http://www.myfox28columbus.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wsyx_overnight-house-fire-licking-co-22955.shtml2013-04-04 -
Vacant 3-story building heavily damaged by fire in Stokes Croft (Britain):
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/10333525.Main_road_into_Bristol_closed_after_three_storey_building_blaze/2013-04-03 -
Multiple mysterious explosions shake homes and rattle residents in Cold
water (Michigan) and Union
Lake (Michigan):
http://wincountry.com/news/articles/2013/apr/04/explosion-still-a-mystery/http://www.thedailyreporter.com/article/20130404/NEWS/130409795/1001/NEWSQuote: "Police agencies dispatched cars but they couldn’t find any smoke or damage. A spokesman for the Air National Guard in Battle Creek says they don’t fly anything out of Kellogg Field that can break the speed of sound. In fact none of the air bases in Michigan or Indiana have jet fighters that could be responsible for a sonic boom."Quote: "There were similar reports in the Athens and Homer areas of Calhoun County last spring and summer."Note: Most likely atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and/or methane plumes finding an ignition source and detonating. Last year seems to be when the amount of gases in the atmosphere reached the point where these mysterious unexplained explosions began occurring in notable numbers. Eventually these gas explosions may rival the destructive force of small thermonuclear weapons like that used on Hiroshima (but minus the radiation, unless an explosion destroys a nuclear plant in which case we'll get the radiation too). Apparently it was mainly folks on the western side that felt and heard these explosions. Well, look at Coldwater on a map - just to the west are at least 4 or 5 lakes, which are low-lying areas where hydrogen sulfide, a heavier-than-air gas, will tend to accumulate when the wind isn't blowing it onward...2013-04-03 -
Huge fire breaks out in hospital's
underground parking area in
coastal Doha (Qatar):
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/231744-fire-at-sidra-underground-parking.html2013-04-03 -
Home explodes in Geneva (Ohio), 1 seriously burned, 2 lightly injured:
http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/292802/3/Geneva-House-explosion-sends-3-to-hospitalhttp://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_ashtabula/Man-suffers-burns-during-Geneva-house-explosion-Fire-chief-cant-believe-anyone-got-out2013-04-03 -
Flat explodes in high-rise in
coastal Sharjah (UAE), massive fire breaks out:
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/83235625-643e-48a9-ba0c-a202f7859fc0.aspxQuote: "The fire initially broke out in flat number 708 from which the sound of an explosion was heard."2013-04-03 -
Explosion and fire damages oil refinery in
coastal Buenos Aires (Argentina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20130403-38729-ARG2013-04-03 -
Explosion damages nightclub in
coastal Attica (Greece):
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_03/04/2013_491492Note: Attica is on the Attic peninsula which projects into the Aegean Sea...2013-04-03 -
Electrical flash fire erupts at Callaway
Nuclear Plant near Fulton (Missouri), 3 injured:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/04/03/ameren-saying-little-about-fire-at-callaway-nuclear-pant/2013-04-03 -
Electrical substation catches fire in Denver (Colorado), VA hospital loses power, goes to auxiliary power:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/fire-causes-power-outage-at-va-hospital2013-04-03 -
Wildfire erupts, burns for two days, on
coastal Merritt
Island (Florida), near Kennedy Space Center:
http://www.space.com/20516-kennedy-space-center-wildfire-photos.html2013-04-03 -
Transport ship bursts into flame off the
coast of Istanbul (Turkey):
http://www.turknewsline.com/fire-on-adalar-bostanci-boat-put-out-2/2013-04-03 - In separate incidents,
boat and pickup truck burst into flame in Madison County (Kentucky):
http://richmondregister.com/crime/x2055656627/Truck-boat-set-on-fire-in-countyhttp://richmondregister.com/localnews/x2055656627/Truck-boat-set-on-fire-in-county2013-04-03 -
School bus bursts into flame in Pulaski County (Arkansas):
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/apr/03/school-bus-catches-fire-none-hurt/2013-04-03 -
Tour bus bursts into flame while parked in Gaven (Australia), near the Gold
Coast:
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/04/04/449800_gold-coast-news.html2013-04-03 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame at bus station in Harrow (Britain):
http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-news/local-harrow-news/2013/04/04/bus-catches-fire-at-harrow-bus-station-116451-33111066/2013-04-03 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-64 near Evansville (Indiana):
http://tristatehomepage.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=602442http://www.14news.com/story/21873172/semi-burts-into-flames-shutting-down-i-64-for-an-hour2013-04-03 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on State Route 60 near
coastal Palm
Beach (Florida):
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/apr/03/semi-westbound-lane-sr60-caught-fire-front-cracker/2013-04-03 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame inside warehouse in Denver (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/04/03/burning-tractor-trailer-inside-warehouse-tough-battle-for-firefighters/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/fire-burning-in-warehouse-in-denverQuote: "Firefighters had to not only fight the roof fire, they also had to put out several vehicle fires inside the warehouse. The fire was mostly contained to the vehicle bay areas..."2013-04-03 -
Garbage truck bursts into flame in Brandon (South Dakota):
http://www.brandoninfo.com/article/20130403/NEWS/1304030052013-04-03 -
RV bursts into flame while parked at residence in
Lake Havasu City (Arizona):
http://www.havasunews.com/news/motorhome-fire-damage-estimated-at/article_b403ba00-9ce4-11e2-9437-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-03 -
RV bursts into flame at Red
bridge Hollow travellers’s site in Ox
ford (Britain):
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10332930.Fire_at_Oxford_caravan_site/2013-04-03 -
Van full of rubbish bursts into flame at pub in Cleckheaton (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10331578.Van_blaze_drama_next_to_Cleckheaton_pub/2013-04-03 -
SUV bursts into flame in parking lot in Tacoma (Washington):
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2013/04/03/car-fire-near-uw-tacoma-draws-crowd/2013-04-03 -
SUV bursts into flame in Crimora (Virginia):
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20130403/NEWS01/304030036/Vehicle-fire-Crimora2013-04-03 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on the Cross Bronx Expressway in
coastal New York City (New York):
http://bronx.news12.com/news/vehicle-catches-fire-on-cross-bronx-expressway-1.5002510?qr=12013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame on New Haven Road in Naugatuck (Connecticut):
http://www.mycitizensnews.com/news/2013/04/car-fire-ties-up-morning-traffic/http://naugatuck.patch.com/articles/naugatuck-firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-on-route-63-photo2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame on Laburnum Avenue in Yaxley (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/overnight-car-fire-in-yaxley-1-49588302013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame on Emlyn Road in Mayhill, Swansea (Britain):
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Midnight-car-Mayhill/story-18596602-detail/story.html2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame on the A4 near Heathrow Airport in
coastal London (Britain):
http://news-panel.com/news/tfltrafficnews-a-car-fire-has-been-reported-on-the-outbound-a4-colnbrook-bypass-near-hatch-lane-close-to-heathrow-airport2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame on Gloucester Avenue in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/Fires-tackled-Scunthorpe-Broughton/story-18596562-detail/story.html2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame inside garage in
coastal Ramsey on the
Isle of Man:
http://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/fire-crews-deal-with-car-fire/2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame on H-3 near the Harano
Tunnel on the
island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/H-3-Kaneohe-bound-lanes-reopened-after-vehicle-fire/-/8905354/19603294/-/vwqcol/-/index.htmlhttp://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Lanes-reopened-on-H-3-following-vehicle-fire/UimFUt8SAE6G7ksPSjpYuA.cspx2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame at intersection in Montgomery (Minnesota):
http://www.southernminn.com/le_center_leader/news/article_49272527-958f-56b4-b4ee-64748d3ae4d7.html2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame on Trenance Road in St. Austell (Britain):
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Firefighters-tackle-car-St-Austell/story-18609414-detail/story.htmlNote: A van burst into flame near St. Austell recently too, as mention in the 2013-03-30 update...2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame while parked in parking lot at Maxway in Statesboro (Georgia):
http://www.statesboroherald.com/multimedia/5514/2013-04-03 -
Car bursts into flame while parked on street in South Windsor (Connecticut):
http://southwindsor.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/south-windsor-firefighters-quell-car-blaze2013-04-03 -
Semi trailer bursts into flame at chemical processing company in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://fox59.com/2013/04/03/firefighters-extinguish-chemical-fire-at-west-side-business/2013-04-03 -
Tractor,
car and shed destroyed by fire in Custer Township (Michigan):
http://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/about-us/item/1741-tractor-and-car-lost-in-small-shed-fire2013-04-03 -
Several cars,
boat, garage and home destroyed by fire in the Town of Vernon (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Fire-destroys-home-in-Vernon-201413541.htmlhttp://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/waukesha/Nearly-a-dozen-fire-departments-fight-Town-of-Vernon-house-fire/-/10150328/19615984/-/pk0l3cz/-/index.htmlQuote: "It was around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night when a family of four realized their garage was on fire."Note: One of the vehicles in the garage probably spontaneously combusted and the fire then spread and destroyed everything. That's why I don't think it's too wise to park your vehicle(s) next to other vehicles or next to buildings, else you risk losing everything, like this family did...2013-04-03 -
Three cars destroyed by fire and
auto shop damaged, in Liberty Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/Several-Cars-Damaged-As-Fire-Starts-At-Mercer-County-Automotive-Business/-/9681086/19570510/-/3h9d5vz/-/index.html2013-04-03 -
Two cars damaged by fire at car dealership in Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/21865904/suspisious-fire-at-savannah-car-dealership2013-04-03 -
Car and home destroyed by fire in Houston (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/Raw-Car-home-burn-in-north-Houston-fire-201232451.htmlhttp://www.khou.com/news/local/House-car-go-up-in-flames-when-fire-breaks-out-in-north-Houston-201231561.html2013-04-03 -
Car and motel room destroyed by fire in Azusa (California):
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_22935764/azusa-motel-catches-fire-room-and-car-destroyed2013-04-03 -
Antique tractor and
barn destroyed by fire in Monte Vista (Colorado):
http://www.alamosanews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=29120Quote: "...a 100 year-old tractor in the old barn was a total loss."2013-04-03 -
Auto shop damaged by blaze in North St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi
River:
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Arson-suspected-at-business-fire-in-north-St-Louis-201407141.html2013-04-03 -
Barn destroyed by blaze on
Creek Road in Metal Township (Pennsylvania), 200 calves killed:
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/latestnews/ci_22939340/barn-fire-kills-200-calves-metal-townshiphttp://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-news/200-calves-killed-in-Pa-barn-fire-201431221.html2013-04-03 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Morehead (Kentucky), several animals killed:
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/04/03/2584659/animals-die-in-ky-barn-fire.htmlhttp://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/kentucky-news/Animals-die-in-Ky-barn-fire/-/9718420/19573840/-/smi36az/-/index.htmlhttp://themoreheadnews.com/local/x2055656234/Animals-die-in-Rowan-barn-fire2013-04-03 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Randall County (Texas):
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2013-04-03/dairy-barn-destroyed-fire-hope-road2013-04-03 -
Barn destroyed by fire on Orchard Road in Peach Bottom Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_22933144/first-responders-at-scene-peach-bottom-twp-barn2013-04-03 -
Barn destroyed by fire near Stour
bridge (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2013/04/04/stourton-farm-building-roof-destroyed-in-blaze/2013-04-03 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Browder (Kentucky):
http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/67-local-muhlenberg-top-news/29201-barn-burns-in-browder2013-04-03 -
Barn heavily damaged by fire in Prairie
Creek (Indiana), in Vigo County:
http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/fire-damages-barnhttp://mymixfm.com/news/articles/2013/apr/04/barn-fire-in-southern-vigo-county/2013-04-03 -
Man burns to death after
clothes catch fire while burning weeds in Hyrum (Utah):
http://news.hjnews.com/news/article_e59b25f2-9d44-11e2-a24d-001a4bcf887a.htmlhttp://www.localnews8.com/news/Utah-man-who-caught-fire-burning-weeds-dies/-/308662/19578394/-/e185wz/-/index.htmlQuote: "Officials say he was found in flames about 11 a.m. by a juvenile who was helping him."Note: Clothes are an absorbent flammable material and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and either combusting very easily or flat-out spontaneously combusting. Such materials include wood, paper, cardboard, clothing, cotton, wool, generic trash, dried brush, mulch, etc. The number of people burning to death in events similar to this has been rising over the past year or two. It's not the people catching fire, but their clothing...2013-04-03 -
Brush fire destroys several cars and
boat in
coastal Queens (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brush-Fire-Queens-FDNY-Firefighters-Rosedale-201278431.html2013-04-03 -
Grain elevator explodes in Lexington (Nebraska), 1 injured:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/1-person-burned-in-Neb-grain-elevator-explosion-4407082.php2013-04-03 -
Huge fire tears through concrete plant on
Brookville Boulevard in
coastal Queens (New York):
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=90509012013-04-03 -
Paper warehouse devastated by fire in Chillicothe (Ohio), firefighter injured:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/ohio/firefighter-injured-battling-ohio-warehouse-blaze/nXCLF/2013-04-03 -
Three condos destroyed by fire and 12 damaged, in
coastal Egg
Harbor Township (New Jersey), dozens homeless:
http://www.phillyburbs.com/ap/state/nj/fire-destroys-egg-harbor-condos/article_6f16b42d-cd70-5b0e-b28d-d1e42ddfc11b.htmlhttp://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9052394http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/04/04/dozens-displaced-after-condo-fire-in-egg-harbor-township/Quote: "One resident told Action News that neighbors heard an explosion before the fire. 'We were there sitting and watching TV and all we heard was like a big bang, boom, and the whole building shook,' said Kenneth Cruz."2013-04-03 -
Deadly fire tears through apartment building in Sioux
Falls (South Dakota), 2 killed:
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/police-identify-woman-toddler-killed-in-sioux-falls-fire/article_9aa985ce-e76f-5d34-9975-331403d0e1b9.htmlNote: A child died and a woman died heroically trying to save that child, though she did save three other children...2013-04-03 -
Two homes and shed destroyed by blaze in
Milltown (Montana), near the Blackfoot
River:
http://missoulian.com/news/local/fire-engulfs-two-milltown-houses/article_69e86e12-9cbb-11e2-9c8b-0019bb2963f4.htmlQuote: "Flames and plumes of heavy black smoke licked the sky over the Blackfoot River..."2013-04-03 -
House burns for second time in a week in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2013/04/03/suspicious-fire-in-okc/2013-04-03 -
Sixteen fires break out in Sylmar (California) in
four months:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Sylmar-Arson-String-Reward-Offered-LAFD-201385621.htmlQuote: "A $25,000 reward was posted Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist who has been terrorizing Sylmar for more than four months by lighting tall cypress trees ablaze..."Note: Could be the trees are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. From the story, there's no mention of anyone actually seeing any people involved in any of these fires, nor is there any surveillance footage or motive. If it is trees that are spontaneously combusting now, then consider the 500 million dead trees in Texas alone, which died from drought and have been drying out for the past year. Uh oh...2013-04-03 -
Vacant home burns in
coastal Vancouver (Washington):
http://www.kptv.com/story/21876381/abandoned-house-fire-in2013-04-03 -
Vacant house burns in
Lake Worth (Florida), firefighter lightly injured:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/firefighter-hospitalized-with-minor-injuries-after/nXCFn/2013-04-03 -
Vacant building destroyed by fire in Lodi (California):
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_48387420-9d5a-11e2-a956-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-03 -
Vacant school burns in Huber Heights (Ohio):
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/montgomery/fire-crews-rush-to-wayne-hs-in-huber2013-04-03 -
Vacant theater destroyed by fire in Orange County (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/story/21873678/historic-orleans-theater-destroyed-in-fire2013-04-02 -
Brush fire erupts on Carroll
Island near
coastal Middle
River (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/04/02/no-injuries-structure-damage-reported-from-brush-fire-on-carroll-island/2013-04-02 -
Building explodes at solid waste processing facility in Barnesville (Georgia):
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/article/226259/52/Lamar-County-Waste-Facility-Damaged-by-Explosion2013-04-02 -
Vacant trailer explodes and burns in East Oolitic (Indiana):
http://www.wbiw.com/local/archives/2013/04/east_oolitic_fire_destroys_vac.phpQuote: "According to Donnie Davis, who lives on Meridian Road, there was a loud explosion and then the fire."2013-04-02 -
Explosion hits industrial facility in Tooele County (Utah), 2 injured:
http://fox13now.com/2013/04/02/2-injured-in-tooele-county-explosion/2013-04-02 -
Explosion and fire destroys two boats, damages two more, at
marina in Harrison
Bay State Park near Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Explosion-at-Harrison-Bay-State-Park-Marina/76sus6LGVEGZYx04lVW1SQ.cspxhttp://www.wrcbtv.com/story/21852445/boat-and-dock-fire-hits-harrison-bay-state-parkhttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/apr/02/marina-fire-hits-harrison-bay-state-park/?newsQuote: "According to a boat owner from Dock F, there was a loud explosion before the fire."2013-04-02 -
Boat bursts into flame on the
River Haven in Boston (Britain):
http://www.newsrt.co.uk/news/video-update-crews-called-to-boat-fire-in-boston-1569038.html2013-04-02 -
Four semis destroyed by fire while parked at dispatch yard in Cedar City (Utah), near Quichapa
Lake:
http://kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/four-semi-trucks-totaled-fire-4414.shtmlNote: One semi burst into flame then the fire spread to the other three. Well, I have mentioned before that you don't wanna be parking vehicles next to other vehicles. They could've saved themselves three semis there, which might be half a million dollars...2013-04-02 -
Passenger bus bursts into flame on Rolle Street in Barnstaple (Britain):
http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/engines-called-bus-Rolle-Street-Barnstaple/story-18587144-detail/story.html2013-04-02 -
Car-hauler truck bursts into flame on I-81 in Onondaga (New York), several cars on it burn:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/car_carrier_fire_closes_i-81_s.htmlhttp://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/No-one-hurt-in-truck-fire-that-caused-backup-on-I/7JaxmJN8WkOQPkGq5O3SMQ.cspxQuote: "The blaze started in the brakes, then set some of the used cars on fire..."Note: There's the brake-friction and absorbency problem again. Tire rubber is absorbing flammable hydrogen sulfide and/or methane, probably the former since tires rest on the ground and hydrogen sulfide is a heavier-than-air gas. Then when brakes are applied, bad things can happen: brakes burn out or ignite, tires ignite or explode, fluid lines rupture, the entire vehicle goes up in flames, or all of the above. The greater the mass of the vehicle, and the more tires it has, the more chance that this problem will manifest...2013-04-02 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-95 in Cumberland County (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2013/04/02/truck-carrying-35k-pounds-of-sugar-catches-fire-in-nc/http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2013/04/02/12476642013-04-02 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame at transfer station in Goffstown (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Crews-battle-trash-fire-at-Goffstown-transfer-station/-/9857858/19558566/-/v44tjxz/-/index.html2013-04-02 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Chatham Parkway in Garden City (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/21852131/semi-brakes-lock-catch-fire-on-chatham-pkwy2013-04-02 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A472 in Pontypool (Britain):
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10330227.A472_in_Pontypool_closed_due_to_vehicle_fire/2013-04-02 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 59 near Rosenberg (Texas):
http://www.fbherald.com/police_beat/article_3f240438-9c08-11e2-942f-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-02 -
Semi bursts into flame at shop near Claremont (South Dakota):
http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2013-04-02/news/38227138_1_semitruck-claremont-fire-department-fire-close2013-04-02 -
Dump truck bursts into flame on I-90 near Brandon (South Dakota):
http://ksoo.com/truck-catches-fire-on-i-90-near-brandon/2013-04-02 -
Two RVs catch fire on Chapel Lane, near Winchester (Britain), 2 injured:
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10326987.Man_hospitalised_after_caravan_fire/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10329861.Fire_rips_through_caravans/http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/local/10329278.Basingstoke_firefighters_help_tackle_caravan_blaze/2013-04-02 -
RV bursts into flame at home in West Tamworth (Australia):
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2013/04/03/caravan-set-alight-in-west-tamworth/2013-04-02 -
Van bursts into flame on Delaware 1 near Delaware 273 (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130402/NEWS15/130402012/Vehicle-fire-shuts-SB-Del-1-near-Del-2732013-04-02 -
Van bursts into flame while parked at home on High Street in Crowle (Britain):
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/UPDATED-Blazing-van-tackled-firefighters-Crowle/story-18587145-detail/story.html2013-04-02 -
Van bursts into flame on street in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/373087/28/Ohio-driver-saves-man-from-burning-van2013-04-02 -
Car bursts into flame in shopping center parking lot, fire damages 2 more cars, in
Bridgewater (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/04/fire_destroys_car_damages_two_1.html2013-04-02 -
Car bursts into flame near Union Square in
coastal Aberdeen (Scotland):
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/31843572013-04-02 -
Car bursts into flame on I-75 in
coastal Tampa
Bay (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/vehicle-fire-on-northbound-i-75-near-fletcher-ave-causes-delayshttp://www.wtsp.com/news/breaking/article/308559/20/TRAFFIC-Car-fire-at-NB-I-75-north-of-Fletcher-Ave2013-04-02 -
Car bursts into flame on I-30 near Conway (Arkansas):
http://thecabin.net/news/local/2013-04-02/car-fire-stalls-traffic-i-40-monday2013-04-02 -
Several vehicles,
generators and
barn destroyed by fire in Augusta Township (Michigan):
http://www.heritage.com/articles/2013/04/02/saline_reporter/news/doc515b66a475b94684801225.txt2013-04-02 -
Several RV trailers destroyed in huge blaze at Charles County Fairgrounds in La Plata (Maryland):
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/56879http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/316042013-04-02 -
Car and mobile home destroyed by fire in Rockingham County (Virginia):
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/Fire-Destroys-Familys-Mobile-Home-201128291.html2013-04-02 -
Auto shop heavily damaged by blaze in South
port (New York):
http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/Fire-Seriously-Damages-Dalton-Auto-Body-Shop/8E4AOd-x1kOUA8f6oNvD3Q.cspx2013-04-02 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Sugar
creek (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/crews-respond-to-engulfed-barn-fire/nW9cQ/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_tuscarawas/no-injuries-after-tuscarawas-county-horse-barn-firehttp://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_large-barn-fire-requires-mutual-aid-sugarcreek-twp-12305.shtml2013-04-02 -
Barn destroyed by fire in Union (Michigan), many expensive tools destroyed too:
http://www.abc57.com/video/Barn-fire-destroys-expensice-tools-201110501.htmlhttp://articles.wsbt.com/2013-04-02/fire-officials_382267542013-04-02 -
Barn and home destroyed by blaze in Orleans (New York):
http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/652839/orleans-home-and-barn-leveled-by-fire/2013-04-02 -
Barn full of hay destroyed by fire at riding school in Luton (Britain):
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/local/police-treating-riding-school-fire-as-suspicious-1-49584042013-04-02 -
Barn damaged by fire at racetrack in Hot
Springs (Arkansas):
http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Small-Fire-at-Oaklawn-Park-in-Hot-Springs-No-One/7bPsI-hKbU6OLUy-OPq8BA.cspx2013-04-02 -
Barn damaged by fire in Westfield (New York):
http://www.goerie.com/article/20130402/NEWS02/304029938/Crews-fighting-barn-fire-in-Westfield-NYhttp://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/583143/Barn-fire-in-Westfield.html2013-04-02 -
Huge stinky fire erupts at
recycling facility in
coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbnat/139739593-big--smoky-fire-stinks-out-christchurch-suburbhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10875050http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=164317Note: This is the fifth fire at a recycling facility in three days. These facilities often have large amounts of flammable absorent materials and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Such materials include paper, cardboard, wood, clothing, wool, cotton, generic trash, dried brush, mulch, etc. This particular fire involves a 19-foot high stack of broken MDF and chipboard that is about a quarter mile wide and a sixth of a mile long. That's a HUGE AMOUNT of burning material!2013-04-02 -
Major fire devastates home in the
LakeShores area of Pasadena (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel-county/2-alarm-fire-chars-house-in-Lake-Shores/-/10137088/19564664/-/oll1viz/-/index.html2013-04-02 -
Five vacant properties burn in the
last month in Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://www.abc27.com/story/21858829/lancaster-fire-officials2013-04-02 -
Two vacant homes burn within 48 hours in Union City (Tennessee):
http://www.nwtntoday.com/news.php?viewStory=822832013-04-02 -
Vacant house destroyed by fire on
Lakewood Avenue in
coastal Kensington (South Carolina):
http://www.gtowntimes.com/local/update-Fire-destroys-Kensington-home2013-04-02T06-30-572013-04-02 -
Vacant home burns on Sackett Avenue in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/vacant-home-burns-in-cleveland-on-sackett-avenue2013-04-02 -
Vacant house burns in Hamilton (Ohio):
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/crews-called-to-hamilton-house-fire/nXBBT/2013-04-02 -
Vacant home burns in Milan (Tennessee):
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Milan-Firefighters-Investigating-Suspicious-Blaze-201133741.html2013-04-02 -
Vacant building destroyed by fire in Dresden (Ohio):
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20130402/NEWS01/304020003/Dresden-fire-9th-suspicious-two-years2013-04-02 -
Vacant cotton
mill burns on
Riverside Drive in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20130403/NEWS/304030027/1001/NEWShttp://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_asheville-warehouse-fire-11086.shtml2013-04-02 -
Massive inferno breaks out at vacant stadium in Winnipeg (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/02/mb-fire-canad-inns-stadium-winnipeg.html2013-04-01 -
Explosion hits iron factory in Jiangxi Province (China), 4 killed, 32 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20130401-38697-CHN2013-04-01 -
Explosion and fire damage metal fabricating plant in Glendale Heights (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130401/news/704019783/http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2013/04/01/glendale-heights-police-investigate-explosion-at-northstar-metal-products/ak0w9vx/2013-04-01 -
Explosion and fire hit Marathon Pipeline facility near Martinsville (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://jg-tc.com/news/hurt-in-explosion-fire-at-marathon-facility-near-martinsville/article_97ff3c64-9b02-11e2-901f-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-01 -
Large boat bursts into flame at
boatyard in
coastalPort Angeles (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409999/boat-fire-in-port-angeles2013-04-01 -
Boat destroyed by fire, three more damaged, at
boatyard in
coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-02/police-investigate-boat-fire/4604538http://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/latest/a/-/article/16486876/fire-causes-major-damage-in-boatyard/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/fire-destroys-boat-damages-others-at-blair-athol/story-e6frea83-1226610665762Note: The last link mentions another fire nearby which destroyed a car and a shed about 10 minutes after the boats burned. That's a sign of a flammable gas plume, hydrogen sulfide or methane or both, blowing through the area and igniting things here and there...2013-04-01 -
Eight vehicles and two storage vans destroyed by blaze at storage yard in Erie (Colorado):
http://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/erie/ci_22915582/erie-storage-yard-fire-destroys-8-vehicles2013-04-01 -
Charter bus bursts into flame on Dominion
Lakes Boulevard in Chesapeake (Virginia), near the
coast:
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/04/bus-fire-chesapeake-causes-dominion-blvd-delayshttp://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/chesapeake/bus-catches-fire-in-chesapeakehttp://www.wvec.com/news/local/Tour-bus-carrying-39-passengers-catches-fire-200946211.htmlQuote: "Authorities say the fire was located under the floorboards of the bus."Note: Right above the brakes/wheels, perhaps?2013-04-01 -
School bus bursts into flame in San
ford (North Carolina):
http://www.wwgp1050.com/2013/04/01/police-are-probing-the-destruction-of-the-lee-christian-school-activity-bus/2013-04-01 -
Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-17 near Munds Park (Arizona):
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/potato-chip-fire-in-truck-doused/article_c5587e60-233c-5e47-b588-da476e232806.htmlQuote: "Pinewood firefighters accessed the interior of the trailer and sprayed down the cargo of Trader Joe's sea salt and vinegar chips before the trailer and load of chips became a complete loss."Note: Aw, I love those chips...2013-04-01 -
Semi bursts into flame east of El Centro (California):
http://www.dailypilot.com/videogallery/75158157/News/RAW-VIDEO-Semi-truck-catches-fire-east-of-El-Centrohttp://www.ivpressonline.com/community/ivp-photo-gallery-news-burning-semitruck-on-evan-hewes-highway-20130401,0,4223290.photogallery2013-04-01 -
Tractor bursts into flame at lumber company in Black
RiverFalls (Wisconsin):
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Tractor-destroyed-by-fire--200942771.html2013-04-01 -
RV explodes and burns on Upper Fort Hampton Road in Elkmont (Alabama), fire spreads, destroys garage too:
http://www.waff.com/story/21848339/firefighters-battled-rv-fire-in-elkmontNote: A home just exploded and burned in Elkmont a few days prior too, as mentioned in the 2013-03-29 update...2013-04-01 -
Volkswagon camper-van bursts into flame on road in
coastalPort Angeles (Washington):
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130401/NEWS/304019989/sunday-drive-in-port-angeles-ends-in-flamesNote: Same coastal town where a large boat burst into flame, shown above for this same day...2013-04-01 -
Volkswagon bus bursts into flame on street in Coeur d'Alene (Idaho):
http://www.krem.com/news/Volkswagon-bus-catches-fire-in-Coeur-dAlene-201021051.htmlhttp://www.nwcn.com/news?fId=201021051&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=102222013-04-01 -
SUV bursts into flame at intersection in New Britain Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lansdale.patch.com/articles/no-injuries-in-route-202-car-fire#photo-138592742013-04-01 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in Sagamore
Beach in Bourne (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130402/NEWS11/1304099602013-04-01 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at high school in Southington (Connecticut), 2 other vehicles burned too:
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/southington/article_4a1a8b24-9b08-11e2-9ff8-001a4bcf887a.html2013-04-01 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame on road in Grand Ridge (Illinois):
http://www.mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=4730782013-04-01 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame at Woodland Grove in Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=24118&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=412013-04-01 -
Pickup truck bursts into flame near Lemon
Creek Correctional Center on Lemon
Creek Road in
coastal Juneau (Alaska):
http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-04-01/agencies-investigate-suspicious-vehicle-fire-near-jail2013-04-01 - In separate incidents,
two cars burst into flame in
Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/10326204.Fire_crews_tackle_two_car_fires_in_Bridgwater/http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/10326204.Fire_crews_tackle_two_car_fires_in_Bridgwater/2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame on the Garden State Parkway near Brick (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/article/20130401/NJNEWS/304010073/1001/2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame in Lynnwood (Washington), near the
coast, one day after woman bought it new:
http://www.king5.com/news/get-jesse/Lynnwood-woman-buys-car-which-catches-fire-one-day-later-200981061.html2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame on Route 1 in Saugus (Massachusetts), near Malden:
http://malden.patch.com/articles/photo-car-fire-blazes-on-route-1#photo-138604452013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame while parked at Valley
Creek Plaza in Woodbury (Minnesota):
http://woodbury.patch.com/articles/car-fire-at-woodbury-target#photo-138578722013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame on Elm Street in Shafter (California):
http://www.kboi2.com/news/national/200927591.html2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Levittown (New York):
http://levittown-ny.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/levittown-car-fire-extinguished2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame near electrical substation in Nottingham (Britain):
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Vehicle-power-substation/story-18577869-detail/story.html2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame on the M42 near Redditch (Britain):
http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/2013/04/02/news-Fire-crews-make-vehicle-safe-on-M42-after-car-blaze-66692.html2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame as owner works on it, in garage at home in Richmond (Indiana):
http://www.pal-item.com/article/20130401/NEWS01/304010010/Fire-destroys-vehicle-garage-at-Richmond-homeNote: Another event mentioned, where a basement caught fire at a duplex...2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame in alley in Lompoc (California), near the
coast:
http://www.kcoy.com/story/21849083/fire-crews-investigating-car-fire2013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame on the S6 near Gloggnitz (Austria):
http://austrianindependent.com/news/General_News/2013-04-02/13589/Spectacular_car_fire_on_the_S62013-04-01 -
Car bursts into flame in garage after man starts it, in Hazel Park (Michigan), car and garage destroyed:
http://www.dailytribune.com/article/20130401/NEWS01/130409986/hazel-park-fire-destroys-classic-car-garage2013-04-01 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-55 flyover bridge in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130401/NEWS/3040100512013-04-01 -
Vehicle bursts into flame on I-81 near Grantville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/04/vehicle_fire_reported_on_south.html2013-04-01 -
Motorcycle, snow blower,
lawn tractor,
generator and garage destroyed by fire at home in Bed
ford (New Hampshire):
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130401/NEWS07/1304099472013-04-01 -
Trailer of shredded tires bursts into flame at business in Harrison Township (Ohio):
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/montgomery/tire-fire-prompts-road-closureshttp://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_rubber-fire-closes-road-near-tire-facility-12288.shtml2013-04-01 -
Barn destroyed by fire on Lawson's
Lake Road in Coeymans (New York), 2 injured:
http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/652721/barn-fire-in-coeymans/http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Fire-in-Coeymans-destroys-barn-injures-two/a6UbRmP1J06KtW16GqP9eg.cspx2013-04-01 -
Barn damaged by fire in Almondsbury (Britain):
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Barn-brought-control-Almondsbury/story-18578050-detail/story.html2013-04-01 -
Twenty bales of hay burst into flame on
Mill Point Road in Boonsboro (Maryland):
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/local/hm-hay-fire-not-related-to-string-of-arsons-20130331,0,418398.story2013-04-01 -
Pile of cardboard bursts into flame outside cardboard recycling center in Florence (Kentucky):
http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20130401/NEWS0103/304010120/http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/news-northern-kentucky/Fire-breaks-out-at-NKY-cardboard-recycling-plant/-/13608792/19549554/-/tvfoqyz/-/index.htmlNote: Three similar fires broke out in recycling centers the day prior, one in Toledo (Ohio), one in Cambridgeshire (Britain), and one in Rocky Mount (North Carolina), as mentioned in the 2013-03-31 update. Recycling centers and landfills frequently have flammable absorbent materials around, and all such materials are absorbing hydrogen sulfide and/or methane and spontaneously combusting. Those materials include paper, wood, cardboard, generic trash, clothing, cotton, wool, hay, straw, dried brush, mulch, etc.2013-04-01 -
Massive blaze tears through insulation business warehouse in
coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2013/04/nofd_battles_massive_fire_at_c.html2013-04-01 -
Business damaged by fire in
coastal Titusville (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/brevard-county/Fire-breaks-out-at-Titusville-business/-/11788124/19544316/-/dye1wt/-/index.html2013-04-01 -
Fire tears through home in
coastal Queens (New York), 11 injured (4 critically):
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9047779http://www.myfoxny.com/story/21841598/11-injured-in-queens-house-fire2013-04-01 -
Three vacant homes burn in the last
two months in Thunder
Bay (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2013/04/01/tby-thunderbay-donald-house-fire.htmlNote: Thunder Bay is on the shore of Lake Superior...2013-04-01 -
Two adjacent vacant homes burn in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/2-homes-catch-fire-on-Morrell-Avenue/-/11664182/19543652/-/wfsbscz/-/index.htmlhttp://www.kctv5.com/story/21843598/firefighters-battle-2-homes-on-fire-in-kchttp://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/01/4155188/two-homes-burning-on-kansas-city.htmlNote: Kansas City sits at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River...2013-04-01 -
Vacant home burns in Topeka (Kansas),
second on that block in
three days:
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-04-01/arson-fire-damages-vacant-home-southeast-topeka2013-04-01 - Large
vacant house destroyed by fire in West Mahanoy Township (Pennsylvania):
http://republicanherald.com/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-william-penn-1.1466169http://wnep.com/2013/04/01/crews-battle-early-morning-flames/2013-04-01 -
Vacant home burns on Holmden Avenue in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveand-firefighters-battle-fire-in-vacant-house-on-holmden-avenue2013-04-01 -
Vacant house burns in Rochester (New York):
http://rochesterhomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=3805722013-04-01 -
Vacant home burns in Trumann (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/21856607/vacant-home-in-trumann-catches-fire-again-officials2013-04-01 -
Vacant house burns in Lee Township (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2013/04/01/cause-of-fire-at-vacant-home-in-lee-township-under-investigation/#axzz2PLCQt21w2013-04-01 -
Vacant building destroyed by blaze in Acampo (California):
http://www.news10.net/news/article/238838/2/Bunkhouse-destroyed-barn-damaged-in-Woodland-fire-
2013-04-01 -
Vacant duplex burns in West Hazleton (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2013/04/01/fire-at-a-vacant-duplex-in-west-hazleton/2013-04-01 -
Vacant business burns near Purdy (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-fire-burns-vacant-business-near-purdy-20130402,0,7737968.story2013-04-01 -
Vacant apartment building destroyed by fire in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/crime-law/2-story-apartment-building-burning-in-dayton/nW9Gb/![]()
