2015-01-06 - Boat explodes and burns at Lake Nagambie (Australia), 7 injured:
http://trendingnewsz.com/six-children-caught-in-boat-explosion-at-nagambie
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/six-children-caught-in-boat-explosion-at-nagambie-20150106-12iqgx.html
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/06/seven-injured-in-boat-explosion.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4C0eMnBOyg
Quote:"Six children have been badly injured and a man has suffered serious burns after their boat exploded into flames amidst holiday celebrations at Lake Nagambie. Nearby holidayers waded through heavy smoke to pull the screaming children from the boat to safety."
2015-01-06 - Houseboat bursts into flame at 1:30 AM in Manhattan Harbor in Dayton (Kentucky):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/woman-dog-escape-nky-houseboat-fire/30550536
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/01/06/women-escapes-houseboat-fire-after-dog-wakes-her-dayton/21322775/
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2015/01/06/dog-wakes-woman-in-dayton-houseboat-fire/21343923/
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/campbell-county/dayton/dog-saves-owner-from-fire-that-destroyed-her-houseboat
2015-01-06 - Yacht bursts into flame on the Shoalhaven River near Nowra (Australia):
http://www.2st.com.au/news/shoalhaven-news/82281-yacht-destroyed-by-fire-on-shoalhaven-river
http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/2799867/yacht-burns-on-the-shoalhaven-river-video-photos/
2015-01-05 - Oil tanker ship 'Run Guang 9' damaged by explosion and fire near coastal Zhanjiang (China), 2 missing:
http://www.seatrade-global.com/news/asia/two-seafarers-missing-after-oil-tanker-explodes-off-zhanjiang-port.html
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Run-Guang-9-I1606488.html
http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=275926
Quote:"On Jan 4, 2015, the 'Run Guang 9' exploded off China’s Zhanjiang port, leaving two crew members missing while 12 others were rescued. The product tanker Rwent up in flames after a tank caught fire when the ship was sailing from Zhuhai port to Zhanjiang port."
2014-01-05 - Boat bursts into flame near Gulf Beach Highway in coastal Pensacola (Florida), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/pensacola-boat-fire-send-elderly-man-hospital-53663.shtml
http://snewsi.com/id/1519685407/Pensacola-boat-fire-send-elderly-man-to-hospital
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/01/05/one-injured-boat-fire/21281415/
http://www.wopular.com/one-injured-boat-fire
2015-01-04 - Boats, cars, trailers and storage building go up in flames on North Spring Street in Beaver Dam (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/article_a4f93ed2-1840-5481-bd32-ff9eb2ee0a98.html
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_a4f93ed2-1840-5481-bd32-ff9eb2ee0a98.html
http://www.fdlreporter.com/videos/news/local/2015/01/05/21275669/
Quote:"Desirae Jimenez, whose boat had been stored there since October, said she found out about the fire after a relative who saw the building on fire called her. 'We were the second boat to be stored, but the owner mentioned as soon as he put out a sign that he was opening the building up for storage he received numerous calls and was probably going to fill up quickly,' Jimenez said. 'When we stored our boat there were a few old/vintage vehicles in there as well. My brother also ended up storing his boat there.'"
Note: Beaver Dam is located on the eastern (downwind) shore of Beaver Dam Lake...
2015-01-02 - Ship and five-star hotel ravaged by huge blaze at Marina Bay in coastal Gibraltar (Britain):
http://www.surinenglish.com/20150102/news/gibraltar/serious-fire-damages-five-201501021138.html
Quote:"Emergency services were called to the scene at approximately 5.30pm after a member of the hotel’s staff spotted smoke coming from the ship. Hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the fire as emergency services tackled the blaze."
Note: A power plant exploded and burned in Gibraltar in April 2014, blacked out part of the city and disrupted gambling, mentioned in the 2014-04-20 update...
2015-01-02 - Cruise ship hit by fire on the River Ganga in Kolkata (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/minor-fire-breaks-out-at-luxury-cruiser-in-kolkata-643124
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-minor-fire-breaks-out-at-luxury-cruiser-2048916
2015-01-02 - Boat bursts into flame at 2:53 AM while moored on the River Cam in Stourbridge Common (Britain), nobody there:
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/crews-called-New-Year-boat-blaze-Stourbridge/story-25797244-detail/story.html
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/fire-crews-called-to-new-year-boat-blaze-at-stourbridge-common
2015-01-02 - In two separate incidents, boat bursts into flame, and RV and 3 cars go up in flames, in the wee hours, in coastal Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/boat-and-caravan-wrecked-in-devastating-arson-attack-1-7029684
2015-01-01 - Boat, two tractors and barn destroyed by fire at 4:18 AM in St. Clair Township (Ohio):
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/582215/Early-morning-fire-destroys-barn.html
Quote:"The barn, used as a storage building for the trailer park, was destroyed along with the items inside, which included at least two tractors, a boat, spare trailer furnaces and miscellaneous tools."
