Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Explosions on the rise
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An oil field exploded in Basra Iraq [Iraq Oil Report ; Published September 20, 2011]; Comment by Starr DiGiacomo
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List of comment about gas explosion, in order of posted time; as of 2011-09-01
1) SOMERVILLE, Ohio, US; "Investigation continues in house collapse"
2) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. US; "Bakersfield resident hurt in natural gas explosion"
3) Pompton Lakes, NJ, US; "Update: Suspected gas explosion levels home in Pompton Lakes [raw video]"
4) Brantford, Ontario, Canada; "Natural gas explosion levelled Brantford house: fire marshal"
5) Warren, MI, US; "City of Warren Home Explosion Underscores Need for Natural Gas Safety"
6) Castleford, West Yorkshire, UK; "Dramatic footage shows huge gas explosion at Yorkshire home"
7) Warren Park, Harare, Zimbabwe; "2 seriously injured in Warren Park gas explosion"
8) Logan City, south of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia; "Seven children killed in gas explosion at house"
9) Herscher, IL, US; Douglasville, GA, US; "This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – Aug. 22, 2011"
10) "Seven children killed in gas explosion at house" [See 8)]
11) Lakeview, MI, US; "Explosion inside Lakeview house causes fire, couple escapes with minor injuries"
12) Newborough, Victoria, Australia; "Gas blast destroys Newborough garage"
13) Cato, Montcalm, MI, US; "Couple escapes house explosion"
14) Glenrock, Converse, WY, US; "Oilfield explosion claims three"
15) St. Augustine, Fla, US; "Gas Station Explosion Site in St. Augustine now 'Stable'"
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* Comment by Starr DiGiacomo
We'll be seeing an uptick in unusual home and business gas explosions and I'm trying to locate specific ZT on the matter. Below is a refresher for the many gas related news articles.
http://zetatalk5.com/index/blog0214.htm
SOZT
Fault lines, when adjusting, do not just rip apart one day during a dramatic earthquake. They most often creep. Laying gas lines along or across a fault line is asking for an accident of this sort. Fault lines are also seldom so clearly delineated that one can go a mile in this or that direction and avoid their action. Where a slip-slide fault such as the San Andreas will often leave a clear line on the surface, this is only the surface action, not what occurs in the rock layers on either side which can fracture for a long way to either side during any movement. The gas company, or the age of the pipes, will be faulted but in truth the finger should be pointed in many directions. The public, who insist on living at such a scenic spot, is to blame. Officials, who zoned for housing are to blame. The public utility company, for allowing gas lines in the area, is to blame. But this will change nothing, while man continues to live on the San Andreas, even as it awakens. EOZT
http://www.zetatalk5.com/ning/18sp2010.htm
SOZT
The danger from radon gas will not be increased as a result of the pole shift. Radon gas is emitted by rock containing uranium, which is degrading. In normal circumstances, where air can circulate, it is disbursed rapidly as is any methane created by decay of organic material. The danger from these gasses comes from confinement - being trapped in a mine, a basement, or beneath the permafrost. The dangers are well known. For methane, it is explosions. An accumulation of methane gas can be identified by the smell of rotten eggs, or as some have described it, dirty socks or cabbage soup. For radon gas the danger is lung cancer, from the continual exposure to the radioactive air. Radon gas is odorless, and cannot be detected except by specialized equipment not in the hands of the average person.
In that the pole shift, or the Earth changes preceding the pole shift, can fracture rock and release pockets of either gas, survivors should be cautious about huddling in bunkers. You are safer out in the open air, or in a trench you have dug that will allow the pole shift winds to pass over you, but nothing to fall on and crush you. The fact that both methane gas and radon gas can accumulate in the bunkers of the elite is one of the reasons we have stated that they have dug their own graves. EOZT
http://www.zetatalk5.com/ning/12mr2011.htm
* Comment by Starr DiGiacomo
SOZT
Anyone watching the news, for instance the news on the San Bruno explosion in a distribution line close to the San Andreas Fault line, knows that gas in any form is a danger. Oil and gas refineries explode when rigid piping cracks. Oil or gas wells explode when the ground around them moves. And the gas distribution lines running under cities are no exception. They likewise will explode. Gas lines, whether along the street or within a home, are rigid. In some cases automatic shutoff valves can limit the amount of gas available for an explosion by sensing a drop in pressure, but this is always after the fact. The explosion has already occurred. Utilizing gas on a planet prone to earthquakes was a mistake to begin with, but man never thinks of the consequences when striving for modern conveniences. We have advised turning off the gas at the street, though when the street explodes and your neighbor's homes are on fire you are not likely to escape the holocaust. A better alternative is to live in an area where gas is not available, as in your rural safe location where you will be doing a form of camping while gardening. A campfire at night, for cooking and washing and a bit of friendly light before bed. Nothing explosive. EOZT
http://www.zetatalk5.com/ning/02oc2010.htm
* Comment by Starr DiGiacomo
SOZT Answer: It is no accident that the New Madrid fault lies under the Mississippi River near Memphis, as rivers form in lowlands created when land pulls apart, separating the rock fingers and weakening support for the land. Thus, the Ohio River bed also is an indication of where rock fingers will pull apart. Two adjustments in Kentucky, a day apart, are not an accident, but an indication of the speed at which the stretch zone is starting to adjust. Rail lines are frequently an early harbinger of such adjustments, as they run long distances, whereas structures within cities, such as tall buildings, take up relatively little space and have a small footprint. Our warning that imploding cities will be experienced, before the hour of the shift, are in this regard. Be warmed, it will not just be your rail lines and gas and water mains that will shatter and be pulled apart during the stretch. The foundations of your tall buildings will likewise be vulnerable.EOZT
http://www.zetatalk5.com/newsletr/issue008.htm
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[Original post on January 20, 2011]
Original title: Gas explosion kills 1, injures 5 in Philadelphia
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/pennsylvania.gas.explosion/index.html?iref=allsearch
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- The explosion occurred in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood
- The blast killed one utilities worker and injured five other people
- Some of the injuries are serious
(CNN) -- A gas main explosion in Philadelphia Tuesday evening killed one utilities worker and injured five other people, a fire department official said.
Philadelphia Gas Works employees were responding to a gas main break in the city's Tacony neighborhood when the explosion occurred, fire department spokesman Jim Smith said.
"They were trying to control it and found a source of ignition," according to Smith, who said four PGW employees and a firefighter were among the injured. He said some of the gas workers' injuries were serious.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/natural-gas-explosion-philadelphia-12668634
http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/caught-on-tape-gas-main-explodes-12645405
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20111122/NEWS01/311220014/...
8 firefighters, EMT injured in Pennsauken blast
Firefighter Dennis Cowgill stands outside the home where the explosion occurred. The family escaped
PENNSAUKEN — Eight firefighters and an emergency medical technician received minor injuries Monday in a basement explosion during an early-morning house fire.
Pennsauken Fire Chief Joseph Palumbo said all nine were released by the afternoon following treatment at Cooper University Hospital in Camden for minor burns or bruises.
The cause of the fire at the home in the 2500 block of 42nd Street remains under investigation by fire officials, Palumbo said.
He said the fire in the basement involved a release of natural gas from the regular service gas line. The fire at the two-story sided bungalow was reported around 4:40 a.m. and declared under control shortly after the explosion.
“As they (firemen) were stretching a hose line into the dwelling, a gas explosion occurred, causing significant interior and structural damage to the home,” the chief said.
At the time of the explosion, he said seven of those injured were inside the home and a battalion chief was on the porch.
However, a spokeswoman f
Nov 22, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Former employee says he warned IPL about exploding manholes
A former IPL employee says he spent months trying to convince IPL to make safety changes to prevent manhole explosions but that IPL ignored him.
6:47 p.m. EST, November 22, 2011
Fire shooting out of the streets, burning cars, man hole covers flying through the air, injuring people and damaging businesses—just some of the phrases used to describe the manhole explosions that have occurred in Ddowntown Indianapolis since 2005.
"On the positive side, nobody has been seriously hurt or killed yet--that's my terror," said Dwane Ingalls, a former IPL employee.
Nov 23, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Gas explosion at Spanish hotel seriously injures 6
A Canary Island government statement said a 55-year-old female Norwegian tourist was one of four people in critical condition after the blast at the Cordial Mogan Playa hotel in the southwest of the island. She was said to have burns to 100 percent of her body.
The rest of the injured were believed to be Spaniards working at the hotel, with the most seriously hurt flown by helicopter to hospitals on the island.
The statement said 17 other people were treated for minor anxiety attacks.
The blast occurred as a truck delivered propane to the hotel. Part of the building was affected by flames, forcing the ceiling of the hotel's spa to collapse.
Nearly 1,000 guests were evacuated. Spanish National Television said that the hotel hoped to let them return later in the day.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45414540/ns/travel-news/
Nov 23, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/breaking/Two-Businesses-Destroyed...
Gas Leak, Building Collapse in Georgetown
Wisconsin Avenue closed
Jackie Bensen, NBCWashington.com
D.C. Fire and EMS found two businesses' windows knocked out after a partial building collapse in Georgetown.
Wisconsin Avenue was closed in Georgetown Thursday afternoon because of a partial building collapse and gas leak.
The collapse set off burglar alarms at neighboring businesses in the 1400 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW.
First-responders found the windows knocked out at 1422 and 1424 Wisconsin Ave., D.C. Fire and EMS reported. They also smelled gas.
The ceiling collapsed on the first floor of the 19th-century building, which is being renovated.
The 1400 block of Wisconsin Avenue was closed and could remain closed for several hours.
Businesses in the area were evacuated. Most were closed for the holiday, but at least one shoe store had planned to open at midnight for Black Friday.
No injuries were reported.
D.C. Fire and EMS originally reported an explosion at the location.
Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates as they become available.
Nov 25, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/24/world/asia/china-plant-explosion/
6,000 people evacuated after chemical plant blast in China
(CNN) -- About 6,000 residents in southern China were evacuated Thursday after an explosion tore through a warehouse at a chemical plant, state media reported.
The blast took place around 2:35 p.m. at the Futian Chemical Company in the southern city of Guangzhou, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing the local government.
A small amount of hydrogen chloride was detected in the air around the plant, Xinhua said. Hydrogen chloride is a colorless to lightly yellow toxic gas with a strong, irritating smell.
The news agency reported firefighters were still at the scene and that an investigation of the accident was under way.
On Saturday, 14 people died because of a chemical plant explosion in the eastern Chinese city of Xintai, state media said.
Nov 25, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/212014.html
THE BLAME GAME.........
Witnesses said several masked saboteurs planted explosives under the pipeline, which is located around 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of the town of al-Arish in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, before fleeing, AFP reported on Friday.
The blast caused little damage and did not start a fire because little gas was flowing through the pipeline at the time due to repair work from a previous attack on November 10.
A recent opinion poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Egyptians oppose the terms of the country's gas deal with the Israeli regime.
According to a press TV poll conducted by Synovate, which was released on October 3, seventy three percent of the respondents said they were against gas exports to Israel. Only 9 percent of those surveyed said they agreed with the supplying of gas to the Israeli regime, and 12 percent had no opinion.
For Egyptians, the issue of supplying the Israeli regime with gas has always been a contentious one. Egyptians view Israel as an enemy and oppose engaging in any form of business with the regime.
Egypt's gas supply to Israel has been one of the main economic conditions of the US-sponsored 1979 peace treaty between the two sides.
Under a USD 2.5-billion export deal with Tel Aviv, signed in 2005, the Israeli regime receives around 40 percent of its gas supply from Egypt at a considerably low price.
Nov 25, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Another article as people take notice of Irans mysterious explosions lately. A comment:
Coincidences .... bad management and maintenance .... no suitable parts because of sanctions .... espionage .... but a fivefold increase in explosions at refineries and gas pipelines since 2010 should be enough to raise alarm bells in Tehran.
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/iran-has-too-many-myster...
Friday, November 25, 2011
Iran Has Too Many Mysterious Explosions
TEHRAN — A massive blast at a missile base operated by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps nearly two weeks ago was the latest in a series of mysterious incidents involving explosions at natural gas transport facilities, oil refineries and military bases — blasts that have caused dozens of deaths and damage to key infrastructure in the past two years.
Iranian officials said the Nov. 12 blast at the missile base was an “accident,” and they ruled out any sabotage organized by the United States and its regional allies. The explosion on the Shahid Modarres base near the city of Malard was so powerful that it shook the capital, Tehran, about 30 miles to the east.
Nov 25, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Inquiry into gas plant explosion
Additional information on the Cork plant:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1126/1224308188692...
The Health and Safety Authority has started an investigation into an explosion at a gas bottling plant in Cork yesterday in which two men were injured.
The explosion at the Irish Oxygen Company plant at Waterfall on the southwest outskirts of Cork city happened at about 11.15am.
An oxygen cylinder exploded and two men suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and were removed by ambulance to Cork University Hospital.
The men, who are both from Cork and aged in their 20s and 40s, are understood to have suffered blast-type injuries to their faces.
There were up to six people working in the plant at the time. The explosion which blew off part of the roof of the factory was heard over a mile away in Bishopstown and a major emergency plan was launched.
Firefighters were concerned that material from the asbestos roof had become airborne and a cordon was set up around the damaged factory building.
Local elderly residents were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Nov 26, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://en.ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleNO=14673
AMMONNEWS - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Qutaiba Abu Qura said that Jordan’s natural gas supplies from Egypt were not affected by the explosion that hit an Egyptian pipeline on Friday morning.
The pipeline which provides Jordan with Egyptian gas was not affected by the blast, which targeted an empty gas pipeline, the minister told Petra.
Friday's blast targeted the pipeline which supplies the main station in Al Midan area, about 60 kilometers west of the town of Al-Arish in the north of the Sinai peninsula.
The blast did not start a fire because gas was not flowing through the pipeline at the time due to repair work from the previous attack, the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) said.
Nov 26, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.ocregister.com/news/boat-328823-nelson-huntington.html
Boat explosion injures 8 in Huntington Harbor
Boat explosion injures 8 in Huntington Harbor
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HUNTINGTON BEACH – A boat exploded in Huntington Harbor about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, injuring eight people aboard, the Sheriff's Harbor Patrol said.
Nine people, ranging in age from teens to age 50, were on the 26-foot power boat when it exploded, Sheriff's Deputy William Nelson said. Eight were injured and have been taken to nearby hospitals, he said.
The passengers suffered burns and possibly broken bones, he said. Four were taken to trauma centers and four were taken to hospitals.
The eight people were pulled out of the water by OC Sheriff's Harbor Patrol and a retired Harbor Patrol man on a private boat. A Long Beach lifeguard boat helped to
Nov 26, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://gulfnews.co
21 buildings damaged in fire sparked by gas leak
Two hurt in pre-dawn incident that rocks Mussaffah area in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Twenty-one buildings in Mussaffah were damaged in a fire sparked by an explosion of a natural gas pipe in a building, Abu Dhabi Civil Defence said yesterday.
A spokesman said an eight-storey building caught fire yesterday early morning when a gas pipe exploded. The incident happened in a restaurant in the building. Two people, a man and a woman, were injured, and 21 buildings as well as 45 cars parked in the vicinity were also damaged.
"The operations room received an alert about the incident at 3.30am," said Colonel Shaikh Mohammad Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, director of the police directorate of the outer regions.
"The Civil Defence fire brigade, police and ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene and were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings," he added.
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A imam of a mosque and a woman sustained minor injuries and were rushed to Al Mafraq Hospital after they were given first aid. He said the first two floors of the building, where the fire started and some of the shops were destroyed.
A leak in the gas pipe was the cause of the explosion.
"Buildings must be inspected every three months in cooperation with authorised gas companies and the civil service department," said Colonel Mohammad Bin Naseeb Al Nuaimi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Civil Defence
Al Nuaimi advised landlords and restaurant operators to follow safety procedures including regular inspections of gas tanks and pipes. He also called for installation of fire alarm systems.
Multiple cylinders
A witness who spoke to Gulf News on condition of anonymity said the problem was caused by the unsafe practice of connecting multiple cylinders to the main gas pipe.
"One of the cylinders leaked and exploded, causing other cylinders to explode," he said. Another witness said the main explosion occurred in a cafeteria.
An Indian resident, J.P.S., who was residing in one of the damaged buildings said he and family members panicked and thought there was an earthquake.
"Soon after the explosion, somebody rang our doorbell and alerted us about the fire. We ran outside the building but did not find any fire in our building but saw windows were broken everywhere," he said.
Hanif, an Indian owner of a restaurant in a small hotel three rows behind the building that caught fire, was upset that the glass windows and fixtures in his restaurant was entirely broken.
"We called the police who came and took pictures and left. No compensation was promised," he said. "We were lucky the incident happened at night or else several people would have been injured," he said.
‘Horrific to run out'
He found a minor
Nov 27, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://corgitechnical.com/news/ascot-homes-evacuated-after-suspecte...
Ascot homes evacuated after suspected gas explosion
Ascot homes evacuated after suspected gas explosion
Two people have been airlifted to hospital with burn injuries following a suspected gas explosion in Berkshire.
Thames Valley Police were called to a “badly damaged” detached house on Sutherland Chase, Ascot, at 12:23 GMT.
Engineers from National Grid, which is responsible for gas supplies in the area, attended the incident alongside Berkshire fire service.
A number of properties in Sutherland Chase and nearby Nash Gardens have been sealed off by police.
Neighbours said the front of the house was demolished, leaving the top of the stairs exposed and a large amount of rubble in front of it.
‘Windows shook’
The condition of the man and woman who were taken to hospital in Southampton is not yet known, but there are not believed to be any other casualties.
A spokesman for National Grid said engineers had cut off the gas supply to the property.
But he added it was “too early to speculate on the cause of the explosion at this time”.
A police cordon is in place and an investigation is under way while the road has been reopened.
Samantha Billingham, who lives on Sutherland Chase, said her husband witnessed the explosion.
“He heard a really loud noise and our windows shook,” she said.
Roger Crunden, who also lives in a nearby property, said: “It was how I imagined a bomb going off to sound.”
Nov 28, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story2...
Blast at restaurant in mall
Monday, Nov 28, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR - A restaurant at the ground floor of the Maju Junction Shopping Mall caught fire in an explosion believed to be due to a gas leak.
A distress call was received at about 11.25pm, said City Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Azizan Ismail.
"A fire engine from the Chow Kit fire station was immediately dispatched to the scene and found that the explosion occurred due to a leak in a gas pipe in the restaurant's kitchen.
"The severity of the explosion caused the glass doors and ceiling at the restaurant to break and collapse," he said yesterday.
Firemen then shut off the gas supply to the restaurant.
Azizan said a Hazmat (hazardous materials) team was also dispatched to the scene to assess the damage and inspect the gas valves and pipes.
"No one was injured during the incident as the shopping mall closes at 10pm daily," he said, adding that the restaurant was closed till further notice.
Mall general manager Albert Khoo said this was the first time such an incident had occurred since the premises opened in 2002.
Yesterday's was the second explosion at a shopping mall after a similar explosion rocked the Empire Shopping Gallery in September.
That explosion resulted in four people being injured.
Nov 28, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.yalibnan.com/2011/11/28/an-explosion-rocks-iranian-city-...
An explosion rocks Iranian city of Isfahan
The reported incident occurred about two weeks after Gen. Hasan Tehrani Moghaddam was killed together with 20 other Guard members Nov. 12 at a military site outside Bidganeh village, 40 kilometers southwest of Tehran.
Iran operates a uranium conversion plant near Isfahan, It first went into operation in 2004, taking uranium from mines and producing uranium fluoride gas, which then feeds the centrifuges that enrich the uranium.
An explosion in Isfahan, Iran, where Iran has a uranium enrichment plant.
Since 2004, thousands of kilograms of uranium flouride gas were stockpiled at Isfahan and subsequently sent to the enrichment plant in Natanz.
Haaretz
Nov 28, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
OK......This 1 is really interesting as it was the water that exploded on a hot pan being cleaned from a tofu meal. Methane coming up from the drain, methane coming from the water? Hot pan meets cold water and BAM....explosion.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/portland-ore-investigators-p...
Portland, Ore., investigators puzzled by explosion while woman was cleaning tofu pan
By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, November 28, 8:35 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. — Fire investigators in Portland, Ore., are trying to figure out how cleaning a pan of tofu could cause an explosion that broke out a window and resulted in $15,000 of damage.
Fire Bureau spokesman Paul Corah tells The Oregonian (http://bit.ly/vLTwjn ) that a woman in the Old Town district said she cooked tofu Sunday night, and as she washed the pan, a blast knocked a 4-by-6-foot window into the street.
Nov 29, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/oops-mystery-explosi...
OOPS! Mystery explosion rocks Iranian nuclear site
Posted: November 28, 2011 | Author: barenakedislam | Filed under: EnemyWithin-foreign |28 Comments »
KABOOM!
IRAN’S Fars news agency says blast heard distinctly in several parts of the western Iran city; a uranium conversion plant near Isfahan went online in 2004. Iranian government said to be embarrased by this latest in a series of explosions and cyber attacks on its nuclear facilities.
HAARETZ According to reports, frightened residents called the fire department after the blast, forcing the city authorities to admit there had been an explosion.
Speaking with Fars news agency, Isfahan’s deputy mayor confirmed the reports and said the authorities are investigating the matter. However, after the incident was reported in Israel, the report was taken off the Fars website.
It seems that city authorities and the Iranian government were embarrassed by the reports of a blasts, releasing contradictory versions of the alleged events. One example is a statement given by the same deputy mayor to the Mehr news agency, saying he had no reports of an explosion.
Another confirmation came from the head of the city’s judiciary, who said an explosion-like sound was heard. Meanwhile, the Mehr news agency reported there has been a blast at a petrol station near the city. Another report pointed to a training accident.
The reported incident occurred about two weeks after Gen. Hasan Tehrani Moghaddam was killed together with 20 other Guard members Nov. 12 at a mi
Nov 29, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://daledamos.blogspot.com/2011/11/explosion-in-isfahan-iran-if-...
Monday, November 28, 2011
Explosion In Isfahan, Iran: If It's Not The Mossad, Is It From The ...
All the Washington Post had to do today was report on the upsurge in major explosions in Iran, and someone in Iran decided to oblige: Explosion rocks Iran city of Isfahan, home to key nuclear facility:
Iran has resorted to denying some of these explosions or giving some other explanation for what is happening--but has seemed to be reluctant to come right out and blame the Mossad or the CIA for the incidents.
The explanation that Michael Ledeen gave to the explosion 2 weeks ago is still valid.
Michael Ledeen credited the Iranian opposition with the attacks fro...:
Nov 29, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.walb.com/story/16144819/explosion-blows-woman-out-of-house
Explosion blows woman out of house
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 12:35 PM AST Updated: Nov 29, 2011 1:39 PM ASTDawson, GA -
Investigators think a gas leak is to blame for an explosion that blasted 50-year-old Ella Mae Ware out of her Dawson home Monday night. The incident happened between 6:00 and 7:00.
Arson investigators are digging through what's left of her home at 349 10th Street in Dawson.
Ware was taken to the burn unit at an Augusta hospital for treatment and was scheduled for surgery today.
The house is a total loss, and investigators are scheduled to interview the landlord later today.
Nov 29, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6058526/Deadly-gas-threatens-Huntly...
Deadly gas threatens Huntly miners
LOUISE RISK, BELINDA FEEK AND MATT BOWEN
Workers say a Pike River-level disaster has been narrowly avoided in the Waikato after an explosive level of gas was detected at Huntly East Coal Mine.
An experienced miner, who wishes to remain anonymous to protect his job, says the Huntly East Coal Mine is a "time bomb" after explosive levels of gas were found while 40 men were working underground earlier this month.
"It was a Pike River ready to go," he said.
But Solid Energy – who own the mine – are downplaying the seriousness of what they say was a single event.
Communications manager Vicki Blyth confirmed "higher than normal methane levels" were detected in an area of the mine on November 11 due to a geological fault, but she said that was "not unusual with underground mining".
"We implemented our standard procedures," she said.
Those procedures involved the staff being "stood down" to work in another area of the mine while an auxiliary fan was used to ventilate the area at a slow and steady rate.
She said an internal investigation had been launched into the matter.
The Labour Department have also confirmed they are investigating an incident at the mine.
"As we are investigating the incident there is no other comment we can make," a spokeswoman said.
But workers at the mine have grave concerns about the mine's safety.
An experienced miner said the methane levels in the Huntly East mine built up to a potentially explosive 5 per cent in the area men were working.
A royal commission of inquiry into the Pike River explosion – that killed 29 men last year – has revealed methane levels spiked to between 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent of air inside the mine two weeks before the first deadly explosion.
The miner said a methane level of 2 per cent was enough to evacuate, and "bleeding" or venting of the mine happened when levels hit 3 or 4 per cent.
A methane level between 5 per cent and 15 per cent combined with oxygen and an ignition source would spark an explosion.
"It's serious. It's a time bomb."
He blamed a lack of experience among management at the mine for the incident.
"All the experienced section managers have gone to Australia. The managers have less and less experience."
Mrs Blyth also confirmed a "different matter" involving Huntly East Coal Mine employees was being investigated, but would not elaborate further due to the investigation.
The Waikato Times understands the incident – on November 15 – involves two shift managers, one a senior manager with 40 years of experience, and the other an experienced trainee manager.
The two managers are understood to have, on two separate occasions, flicked a switch from automatic lock
Nov 29, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.demopolistimes.com/2011/12/03/gas-line-rupture-causes-ex...
Crews battling gas line fire [UPDATED]
Published 4:05pm Saturday, December 3, 2011
Firefighters and crews from Williams Gas & Pipeline have shut down a gas pipeline that ruptured and caused a massive fire Saturday afternoon. The fire has died down but crews from Marengo Fire and Rescue are unable to reach the property and battle the blaze.
The explosion, which was first reported at approximately 3:30 p.m., could be heard from as far away as north Demopolis.
The fire was isolated to a mostly unpopulated area down Highway 69 toward Myrtlewood, near Rembert Hills Road on hunting land. There were no injuries reported but there witnesses say there were three hunters on the property at the time of the explosion, two of which have been accounted for.
Dec 3, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/family-escapes-home-gas-...
Family escapes home gas explosion at Essendon North
A FAMILY was lucky to escape after a leaking gas cylinder caused an explosion, shattering the windows in their Essendon North unit.
A FAMILY was lucky to escape after a leaking gas cylinder caused an explosion, shattering the windows in their Essendon North unit.
Firefighters were called to a fire in the unit in O’Shannassy St about 2.15pm.
MFB commander Bob Undy said firefighters believed a man may have accidently turned two LPG gas cylinders, believed to be about 9kg each, on as he moved them from the laundry to a back bedroom while the family did some cleaning.
The man’s wife and child were in the bedroom, heard a hissing noise and the family evacuated the unit.
Cmdr Undy said the gas spread from the bedroom to the laundry and made contact with the pilot light.
''That caused a flashover and fire in the back bedroom and because of the fire in the bedroom a disk in the LPG cylinder ruptured and caused an explosion, blowing out all the windows in the unit and one in another unit six or seven metres away,'' he said.
Cmdr Undy said crews managed to bring the fire in the bedroom and roof space under control straight away.
''If the mother hadn’t been in the back bedroom and heard the hissing they would have been badly burnt,'' he said.
''We are really pushing that people don’t store their LPG cylinders inside and they check their gas BBQ cylinders and hose lines are fitted for used coming into summer.
Dec 4, 2011
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Six burn in two accidents
Four people were burnt in a gas cylinder blast at a house in Chak No103, Bahawalpur, on Sunday.
Those injured were identified as 45-year-old Bhagwan Das, 42-year-old Dharmi Mai, 30-year-old Mariam Mai and four-year-old Bindya.
They are under treatment for the burn injuries at Shaikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan.
Doctors at the hospital told The Express Tribune that more than 90 per cent of Bahgwan Das’s body had burnt and that his condition was critical.
The other three had suffered burns on 40 to 50 per cent of their bodies.
Mariam Mai said she was cooking food in the kitchen when the incident took place. “I was occupied with work and didn’t realise gas was leaking from the cylinder,” she said. She said before she could rush to turn off the gas, the cylinder caught fire and exploded.
The family was rushed to the hospital by their neighbour, Shakeel, who said he and other members of his family gathered at the spot hearing the sound of the explosion.
In another incident, two workers at a sugar mill in Rahim Yar Khan, Shahbaz Ahmed and Mohammad Shakeel, were burnt in a fire at the boiler.
Rescue officials said the fire was caused due to an electric short circuit.
They were taken to Shaikh Zayed Hospital where doctors described their condition as critical.
24-year-old Muhammad Shahbaz, a resident of Khan Bela, died after he was run over by a speeding mini bus. The driver managed to escape from the scene.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/302336/six-burn-in-two-accidents/
Dec 5, 2011
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Several people injured in fire at gas station store near Alaska’s Denali National Park
By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, December 5, 2:18 AM
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A fire raged through a gas station convenience store near Alaska’s Denali National Park Sunday night and injured several people, including three who were hospitalized, authorities said.
Crews suspect an explosion near a checkout counter inside the store possibly touched off the fire in Cantwell, said Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Mike Roberts.
“The fire has fully engulfed the structure,” Roberts told The Associated Press. He said that by late at night it appeared to be diminishing.
The area around the station was cordoned off as a precaution against a gasoline or propane explosion.
“Basically, they’re sealing off the area, not letting anyone in, making sure it’s clear of people,” he said.
Firefighters believed the danger to the station’s fuel tanks had likely passed, but were concerned about a propane tank located behind the building and were working to protect it from the flames, Roberts said.
Several people were treated on the scene for minor burns, but two people were hospitalized with burns and another with head and back injuries from the initial blast, Roberts said.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that high winds caused problems for the firefighters, who came from three area departments.
Roberts said the scene was still too convulsed to make an exact determination if the suspected blast was the cause. He said investigators would be on the scene through the night and state fire marshals would respond in the morning.
Cantwell is located just outside the eastern boundary of Denali National Park and about 175 miles north of Anchorage.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/several-people-injured-in-fi...
Dec 5, 2011
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http://tribune.com.pk/story/302801/loud-blast-attributed-exploding-...
Loud blast attributed to exploding gas cylinder in Karachi
Published: December 6, 2011
Investigators recover ball bearings from walls opposite the site of a cylinder blast in Karachi.
Rangers personnel gather at the site of the explosion which caused a wall to collapse
A man shows the ball bearings recovered at the site of a 'gas cylinder explosion'. The explosion was power enough to bring down a wall, damage adjacent stores. Investigators recover ball bearings from walls opposite the site of a cylinder blast in Karachi.
KARACHI: A loud blast was heard in Karachi on Monday evening, which police attributed to a gas cylinder exploding, Express News reported.
The cylinder was installed at an auto-electrician’s store in Lines area which has a number of stores for auto parts, electricians and auto mechanics.
The blast destroyed the store where it was installed, however no injuries or casualties were reported.
The blast was heard in far off places such as Defence phase VI, at least 10 kilometers from the blast site.
Police, Rangers, Scouts and emergency services have reached the spot and cordoned off the area.
Security forces are on high alert in the city due to ongoing events linked to Muharram.
A Muharram procession had passed by the site before the blast took place. Security forces had sealed all stores along the procession’s route in advance.
The minority Shia sect has been repeatedly targeted during Muharram in the past prompting secuirty forces to remain on high alert. Attacks have taken place during the critical days of Muharram 9 and Muharram 10 when activities are their peak.
Rehman Malik forms committee to investigate blast
Interior Minister took note of a cylinder explosion along a Muharram procession route, ordering a Joint Investigation Team to investigate the blast.
People at the blast site questioned that the blast was the result of a cylinder exploding given the proximity to a Muharram procession route and the tell tale sign of ball bearings at the scene.
Dec 6, 2011
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http://www.4029tv.com/news/29929816/detail.html
Fort Smith Family Evacuates After Small Gas Explosion
Fire Department Says Leak Could Be Naturally Occurring Methane
FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Homes were evacuated after a gas leak was discovered in a Fort Smith neighborhood over the weekend.
Homeowner Ken Davis said he and his family called the fire department on Saturday after a small gas explosion occurred in their home.
"I was standing there and I turned on the garage disposal, and this thing flashed like there was a camera going off in it and it blew the door open," Davis said.
Fort Smith Fire Marshal Ronnie Rogers said investigators are looking everywhere to figure out what kind of gas caused the explosion.
"Right now, we don't know. It's a mystery, what kind of gas it is," Rogers said. "We've ruled out natural gas. We've ruled out the hydrogen sulfide gas, so it could be some methane gas. We don't believe it's coming from the sewer system, so it could be naturally occurring methane."
At present, Davis and his family are living in a hotel room.
"We're afraid if they go back in there, there could be another explosion, and who knows, this may be worse," Rogers said.
"My biggest fear (is) that they're not going to be able to determine where this is coming from. It's always going to be here and the house could get condemned. We still don't know if we're insured or not," Davis said.
AOG, the gas utility company, has ruled itself out of the explosion, but said it's representatives have been going around the home to test the ground.
Read more: http://www.4029tv.com/news/29929816/detail.html#ixzz1flMd0uvP
Dec 6, 2011
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http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20111206/NEWS01/312060041/Ho...
A house in the Okolona area exploded and burned Tuesday morning, apparently as the result of a natural gas leak.
Rich Carlson, chief the Okolona Fire Department, said Louisville Gas & Electric Co. was digging up gas lines in order to shut them off.
No injuries were reported, but Everton Coelho, who rented the house that exploded, said he, his wife and 2-year-old daughter were in bed when he saw flames and he rushed everyone outside. The house then exploded. Coelho said the family dog was killed.
Neighbors reported hearing an explosion and said the house was burning about three minutes. A neighborhing house reportedly suffered some fire damage.
About 15 homes were evacuated, Carlson said. He did not know when the residents would be allowed back in their homes, but hoped it would be later Tuesday.
LG&E was checking other residences for gas readings, Carlson said.
Residual natural odors were found in storm drains, he said, and the lines were being flushed.
Dec 6, 2011
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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/135140628.html
Neighbors report smelling natural gas before the explosion
A Haltom City family was able to walk away from their home even though it was destroyed in what appears to be a natural gas explosion and massive fire.
A Haltom City family was able to walk away from their home even though it was destroyed in what appears to be a natural gas explosion and massive fire.
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An explosion and fire destroyed a Haltom City home Tuesday night, and it was a "Christmas miracle" that the family inside made it out alive.
Investigators believe a natural gas leak may be to blame for the blaze in the 4900 block of Orien Street just before 7 p.m.
A four-year-old boy, his father and grandparents were home at the time of the explosion and walked away from the incident.
The boy's grandmother went to the hospital with a minor hand injury.
"The whole house was shaking," said grandfather Jaime Diaz. "I ran for my life and said, 'Hey, I don't care about the house. There are more important things in life.'"
The family dog was lost in the explosion.
Atmos Energy is on the scene shutting down the gas to the neighborhood, as they investigate.
Neighbors say they smelled natural gas earlier in the day.
Family members say they feel lucky they survived the blast.
"I'm speechless,” said Maggie Diaz, the boy's aunt. “I don't know how it happened. I'm looking at the house and it's like, ‘Whoa, what if they wouldn't have made it out?’ It would have been a different story. We're just blessed. Christmas miracle, I guess."
Dec 7, 2011
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http://www.wdrb.com/story/16211947/gas-leak-caused-home-explosion-i...
LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) -- LG&E officials are checking gas lines today after an explosion leveled a home in Okolona. The fire marshal says investigators know gas got into the house on River Trail Place, but says the cause of its ignition could remain a mystery.
He says someone dragging their feet on the carpet or even talking on a cell phone could have created the spark.
LG&E says pressure from a ruptured water line shoved small pebbles against a gas line that eventually created a small crack, allowing the gas to leak. Chip Keeling with LG&E says the gas takes the path of least resistance - and likely got into the home's sewer system.
The family escaped yesterday morning just before the massive explosion. The father, mother, and daughter were released from the hospital this morning. Keeling says it's unclear how long the crack had been there. Crews shut off gas to two surrounding homes and LG&E crews were out today checking lines throughout the Indian Falls subdivision.
"There is about 600 homes in that neighborhood. We'll be going around with what I call a 'sniff meter' and we'll be checking to see natural gas levels, if there are any in that area," says Keeling.
He says crews will do the same test in about a week and calls what happened to the Indian Hills home a freak accident.
As for the Coelho family: Everton, Luciana and their daughter Alicia are expected to be okay. The Everton's co-workers have put together a fund and you can donate at any PNC branch.
Dec 8, 2011
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http://www.firedirect.net/index.php/2011/12/workers-evacuated-from-...
Workers evacuated from gas platform over explosion fears
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Editor
Workers evacuated from gas platform over explosion fears UK — Alert after pump became unstable.
Offshore workers were evacuated from their North Sea gas platform off Aberdeen over fears an unstable pump could trigger an explosion.
A total of 19 men had to be picked up by helicopter from the Lomond platform, 145 miles east of Aberdeen, owned by oil and gas group BG.
The alarm was raised after a pump was found to have become unstable, with fears it could fall on to the pipeline and potentially ignite.
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Dec 8, 2011
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http://www.pinedaleroundup.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&p...
After the dual explosion, the main building of the Falcon Compressor Station in the Jonah field had caved in on itself and was charred from the fire.
Explosion hits Jonah compressor station
Posted: Thursday, Dec 8th, 2011
BY: Travis Pearson
After the dual explosion, the main building of the Falcon Compressor Station in the Jonah field had caved in on itself and was charred from the fire.
A fire and subsequent explosions on Tuesday at the Falcon Compressor Station sent 200-foot flames into the air in the Jonah natural gas field and two men to the hospital for observation.
No fatalities were reported, and all 35 employees have been accounted for.
At approximately 12:07 p.m., the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) began receiving calls reporting a fire at the site. These reports indicated flames, thick black smoke as well as natural gas venting from the facility, which is run by Enterprise Products out of Houston. Shortly thereafter, the SCSO received reports of the vented gas igniting and of primary and secondary explosions, a SCSO press release states.
The release also indicates two men were taken to the hospital by ambulance for observation of “pre-existing medical conditions that were exacerbated by the incident.” The two men taken to the hospital had dealt with high blood pressure in the past, and were hospitalized when all employees’ vital signs were taken, according to Enterprise Products spokesperson Ronnetta Eaton. Eaton also said the employees present represented a mix from both Enterprise and contracting outfits.
An emergency shutdown system discontinued flows of gas to and from the natural gas compressor station, Big Piney Fire Chief John Ball said. His outfit was first on the scene and was joined by fire units from Pinedale, Boulder and Farson, as well as the Sublette County Emergency Services and SCSO deputies.
About 20 firefighters were on scene, Ball said, and the primary concern was to stage away from the incident.
“We were away from the incident in case something did blow during the fire process, we weren’t right in the middle of it,” he said. “It’s called a staging area, where all your resources are in one place. Basically, all we were doing was scene protection and accountability for all individuals that were on-site.”
No firefighters were sent into the building, and the fire was left to smolder until it ran out of fuel.
“There was no extinguishing done. The safest way to handle that was to let it go out on its own,” Ball said. “We did not want to put any individuals in there. We weren’t going to gain a thing going in there.”
The Falcon station is part of the Enterprise’s Jonah Gas Gathering System, which provides compression to transport natural gas production from the Pinedale field to processing plants in the region, according to a Thursday statement from Enterprise.
The release stated the extent of the damage at the station is not yet known, and the cause of the incident is under investigation.
On Wednesday, representatives from Enterprise, including the regional manager for gathering and processing, were on-site to do a primary inspection of the building. Hot spots remained and employees were stationed clear of the building.
Regional Manager Stephen Pudlewski said, while the outer buildings are safe, the main building can’t be occupied yet.
Enterprise Products Manager James Huckaby gave local emergency service entities a tour of the facility on Wednesday in order to assess damage. Future county emergency resource concerns, the pending incident investigation and any reha
Dec 8, 2011
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http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/explosion-reported-at-east-1254754....
Emergency crews are investigating an apparent explosion at an East Point apartment complex. A huge plume of smoke is visible over the scene.
Dec 8, 2011
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-12/09/content_14242439.htm
Gas blast at Beijing baozi shop injures 7
A gas explosion went off at a steamed filled bun (or baozi) restaurant in Beijing on Friday morning, injuring seven employees inside, Legal Evening News reported.
An explosion at Qing-Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop at Zuyuanxi street in Haidian district in Beijing on Friday morning injured seven employees inside. [Photo/weibo.com]
The blast ripped through the Qing-Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop at Zuyuanxi street in Haidian district about 9:00 am, showering bystanders with debris.
Seven employees who were hurt in the accident were sent to the hospital, but they did not receive life-threatening injuries, according to the newspaper.
No customers were injured by the blast, it added.
Beijing Fire Bureau said on Weibo later that the explosion was triggered by a gas leak in the shop, and police are investigating the case.
Dec 9, 2011
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Hillsborough residents evacuated over explosion fears
RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes in Hillsborough last night over fears that a gas cylinder might explode after a garage caught fire.
Some went to stay with friends and relatives but around 50 were provided with emergency accommodation in Sheffield’s City Hall.
They were allowed back into their homes at around 7am when firefighters left the scene after checking that the acetylene cylinder they had been worried about had cooled down enough.
An investigation into the cause of the blaze on Cotswold Road is underway but it is not being treated as suspicious.
Crews were called to the incident ay 11.20pm last night.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/hillsborough_residents_evacuated_over...
Dec 9, 2011
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Thank you Derrick....
Reply by Derrick Johnson 8 hours ago
http://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/zetatalk-chat-for-december-1...
ZetaTalk about the earth movement involved in the New Madrid adjustment and how it will “involve tearing the entire N American continent from the seaway down to Mexico”
http://www.zetatalk.com/info/tinfx050.htm
ZetaTalk about how pipelines and refineries are vulnerable and will be affected by earth movement
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta437.htm
There will be increasing stress along the fault lines associated with the New Madrid fault line, up until a significant adjustment is made. Before a large quake occurs, there are minor adjustments, a type of snapping here and there of weak links while the major links still hold. Stretch stench in Indiana is a symptom of such minor adjustments. Pipelines of course are very vulnerable as they are not flexible, and the design of pipelines and refineries assumes the ground below to be stable.
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta540.htm
"What caused the explosion? Puerto Rico is just to the south of a highly active fault line between the N American Plate and the Caribbean Plate, resulting in slip-slide action and subduction. Steady pressure distorts a landmass, putting pressure on piping anchored to the land, such as exist at fuel storage facilities. Fuel tanks are huge and heavy, and thus not flexible. When the landmass shifts, the piping is what twists and finally snaps. When this occurs in water mains under streets, there are increased water main breaks, such as has been occurring in San Diego and LA and Maryland. When this occurs in gas lines under the streets, explosions occur, because it takes just a spark from metal parts rubbing against each other during the snap to cause an explosion. This is likewise true of refineries or fuel storage tanks. Breaking pipes not only snap, they create sparks, and thus the explosion. As the Earth changes pick up, these types of incidences will become more frequent."
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta155.htm
"Confused investigators look for reasons for disasters that have their etiology in Earth quietly pulled apart, rock flakes pulled away, rather than pressed together, so that no quakes occur. The stretch zone is that sinking feeling, where support weakens, the ground sinks, and silently so. Thus gas and water mains explode, because the ground under them shifts, factories or refineries with gas line joints firmly sealed explode as these joints are pulled apart, and bridges fall as their mooring lose their firm footing. What also happens when rock flakes are pulled apart is that any underground reservoirs of gas or water lose their firm cap, and vent. In the case of the London explosion, the rumbling heard by witnesses ahead of the explosion was certainly not terrorism, but the ground adjusting, and more than the ground adjusted. Fittings in the refinery adjusted, metal on metal scraping into sparks, and boom!"
ZetaTalk about how the oil pumped into caverns off shore of Texas
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta441.htm
Why does the USA keep adding to the "Strategic Oil Reserves" every week/day at current high prices? You would think that if they stopped or signal the intent to stop it would drive prices lower. I assume they dont want lower prices. Your thoughts.
The Bush administration has presumed it will be driven out of Iraq. The US military has likewise refused repeatedly to invade Venezuela and attempting to overthrow Chavez or assassinate him has not worked out for the Bush White House. Thus, they are faced with having to contemplate the coming pole shift with only the oil fields on the N American continent under their control. A foolish move by the Bush White House has been to pump oil into the caverns off shore of Texas in the Gulf. These salt cav
Dec 9, 2011
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You know the answer. Shattered caverns now storing oil, so it leaks, and ruined distribution lines, refineries exploding and burning, etc.
James Lechago said:
Dec 9, 2011
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cops-house-re...
No one hurt during house explosion on South Side
Authorities said no one was injured when a house was "flattened" during a gas explosion in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side this afternoon.
It happened about 4:35 p.m. in the 600 block of East 87th Place, according to Gresham District Police Lt. Brent Fidler.
Fidler said the home was vacant and no one was injured during the "gas explosion.''
The house was left "flattened,'' according to a witness.
Dec 12, 2011
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http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/news/mum-severely-burnt-in-massive-...
Mum severely burnt in massive explosion
DESTROYED: The remains of a granny flat in Nuhaka, north of Wairoa, destroyed in a large gas explosion which severely burnt a woman on Saturday. PHOTO/PAUL TAYLOR HBT104634-01
A Hawke's Bay mother is in Middlemore Hospital with severe burns after a huge gas explosion destroyed the house she was standing in on Saturday.
The Nuhaka woman, in her 30s, had just flicked the switch on a gas oven in her mother's granny flat to bake a cake.
"She went to put a cake in the oven and it blew when she flicked the switch," Nuhaka chief fire officer Robert Wesche said.
The flat was destroyed instantly.
"It was a heck of a bang - it shook the houses around here. Bits and pieces and glass were strewn 100m away. There must have been a fair bit of gas to make a bang like that."
The woman had crossed the road to bake a cake just before the 6.35am explosion. Her mother had already left the flat for work.
The flat was beside the house of the injured woman's brother-in-law, Nuhaka volunteer fireman Ian Barber and the impact also smashed his windows and cracked the wall of his house.
"I ran around the house and screamed at her to get out of the house," he said.
"She was dazed and staggering around. I shouted at her to come towards me."
She scrambled to him through the burning wreckage.
"I put her in the shower and told my wife to keep her in there and I got the hose and put it through the window to put extra water on her."
Mr Wesche, who was already awake at his home 200m away, was about to make a cup of tea when he heard the explosion.
The noise was so loud and the jolt of his two-storey house so great he wrongly assumed the explosion was at his next-door neighbours and ran to the fenceline.
"When I looked over my shoulder I could see a big plume of smoke," he said.
He drove 600m to the Nuhaka Fire Station where his crew had assembled.
"The little bach was flattened. We had to make sure it wouldn't spread to the house."
The rescuers at first thought the woman's son was in the house with her but he was found safe, Mr Wesche said. "Thank God he was asleep back in her home."
The remaining walls and roof structures soon collapsed.
"If Ian hadn't got there she would have been buggered," he said. "He probably saved her life."
Mr Barber denied being a hero.
"I was just doing what anyone else would have done. Because I am a fireman I knew I shouldn't go into the house alone so I called her out."
He said it was lucky there was no wind at the time or the flames might have claimed Mr Barber's house.
"It was thanks to Wairoa and Mahia (fire services) who were here quick with their tankers that the flames did not spread."
Mr Wesche said the fire service and gas company were investigating. A large gas cylinder was strewn on the ground beside the building.
"This is a wake up call for everyone around here. The building was only two years old."
Dec 12, 2011
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U-99JUTXYk
Dec 12, 2011
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http://www.woio.com/story/16232846/explosion-rocks-cleveland-neighb...CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -
A newly vacated home in a Cleveland neighborhood exploded early Saturday morning.
Neighbors were woken from their slumber around 2 a.m. when a home located at 10721 Grandview Avenue exploded and then caught on fire.
According to the Cleveland Fire Department, there were no injuries reported.
The gas company visited the home later in the day investigating the cause of the blast. In the meantime, the home will be demolished for safety measures. The site will roped off and patrolled until then.
Two hours later, another home in the area was fully engulfed in flames.
The second home was located at 11110 Mt. Overlook. Cleveland Fire Department's Lt. Larry Gray says the fire was caused by a squatter who was cooking and keeping warm in the empty house.
Lt. Gary warns with colder weather on the horizon, residents could see more explosions and house fires in the city's vacant homes. "That's why we need the community's support, to help us watch for situations like that...and if they see it...make that call to the police department" says Lt. Gary.
Dec 12, 2011
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http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-seven-killed-in-expl...
Report: Seven killed in explosion at Iran steel factory
Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reports blast rocked factory in central province of Yazd; official says incident was under investigation.
An explosion at a steel production complex in central Iran killed seven workers including foreigners, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior local official in Yazd province as saying on Monday.
"The explosion at the Ghadir Steel plant led to the deaths of seven people and the serious injuries of 12 others who have been transferred to hospital for treatment," said Yazd's
governor Azizulah Seifi.
Smoke rises from an explosion near Tehran, November 12, 2011.
"It happened on Sunday and caused the death of a number of foreign workers," he said, without elaborating on the number and nationality of the foreigners killed.
Seifi said the cause of the explosion had not been unidentified and an investigation was under way.
"The plant belongs to the private sector and its directors and officials have been summoned... experts are trying to determine the cause of the incident," Seifi said.
Last month, a mysterious blast rocked Isafahn in western Iran and reportedly damaged a key nuclear facility in the city.
Haaretz cited Iranian media as reporting that an explosion was heard near Isfahan, home to a uranium conversion plant operational since 2004.
Dec 12, 2011
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http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9415057.Homes_evacuated_amid_gas_mys...
Homes evacuated amid gas mystery
4:50pm Monday 12th December 2011
Homes had to be evacuated after a mystery gas cloud descended on Brighton and Hove.
Investigations are continuing today (Monday, December 12) into what caused the smell of gas in the city.
Southern Gas Networks (SGN) was inundated with calls from worried residents on Saturday (December 10)evening.
Most of those affected were along the seafront.
The company said it received 25 calls and engineers were immediately sent out to investigate.
Extra crews were brought in from other areas of southern England as a back-up.
However despite a thorough investigation, no gas leak was found.
Engineers were back yesterday and will return today to double-check.
One resident who contacted The Argus said: “There was a really strong smell of gas in our home.
“We had to leave while the engineers checked everything over. They couldn’t find any trace of gas but you could really smell it.
“It was quite scary. People were worried there was going to be an explosion.”
A SGN spokesman said the smell was most probably down to what is known as a gas cloud.
This is when people think they smell gas but it isn’t gas.
It may be because of a certain way the wind was blowing, or other factors such as ships on the English Channel or chemicals from factories and other buildings.
If a member of the public smells gas or is worried about gas safety, they should call 0800 111 999.
Dec 12, 2011
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-officials-on-...
At least 1 hurt in gas explosion in Skokie building
At least one person was injured when a gas explosion blew out the front of a two-flat in Skokie this morning, officials said.
James Smith, 31, said he woke up at 8:30 a.m. and saw flames engulfing the building next door in the 8700 block of North Kimball Avenue.
A man was on the ground and appeared to be unconscious, Smith said. Rescue personnel took the man to a hospital while firefighters poured water on the building.
"I looked out the window and saw flames," said Smith, who did not hear an explosion. "All I could think of was,'‘Let me get my family out of here before this one goes up.' "
Smith said no one lived upstairs in the two-flat, and the woman who lived downstairs had recently moved out. "It's a good thing the woman who lived downstairs moved," Smith said. "She just had a baby."
It's unknown whether the injured man was in the building or walking by it, according to Skokie Deputy Fire Chief Jim Walters. The man's name, age and condition were not available.
"Based on the damage, we're assuming it was a gas explosion," Walters said. "We're still investigating."
Another witness said he saw smoke barrelling out of the building. "It looks like a big chunk of the wall is gone," said Jim Dorman, owner of Kenny the Kleener across the street from the building. "It seemed like an explosion."
He said plumes of smoke were billowing from the building and flames were about 10 feet over the building.
Dec 12, 2011
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/tanker-truck-explosio...
Freeway explosion: Tanker truck blast shakes homes, businesses
Miguel Osorio, 25, was helping customers inside a Chevron gas station when he heard two separate explosions. The first bang was loud but not very strong. Still, it caused him to worry when he saw thick, black smoke bellowing in the sky.
Fearing a sister gas station might be on fire, Osorio called his colleague who worked at the establishment down the street.
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“It gave me a good scare,” the Montebello resident said. “The fire looked like it was coming from that general area.”
Then the intensity from a second explosion caused the floor under his feet to vibrate.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department asked Osorio to stop dispensing fuel while they evaluated the fire. The station reopened 20 minutes later but customers didn’t return. Authorities closed off the street and the offramp leading to the station.
But business picked up for his colleague. Commuters stuck in traffic for hours stopped at the gas station to grab a bite to eat.
"The explosion most witnesses heard was the concrete exploding from the extreme heat," said Montebello Fire Chief Tim Wessell. Water in the concrete boiled, then popped, he said.
Wessell said the truck driver reported the rear trailer ablaze before he came to a stop under the Paramount Boulevard overpass. The fire escalated, causing extremely high temperatures and he was forced to abandon the truck before he could pull completely off to the side of the freeway.
The driver and a passenger were able to escape, authorities said.
A California Highway Patrol official said a passing motorist saw the flames and called 911.
The freeway was shut down between the 605 and 710 freeways, and it will be several hours before it reopens.
"Traffic isn't going to flow through here anytime soon," said CHP Officer Sal Gomez. "The bridge's integrity is something of great concern."
Wessell said Caltrans officials will get in to examine the bridge once firefighters and hazmat experts determine it is safe. Several times since the initial blaze, the tank has reignited, he said.
“Nobody is getting gas, but inside it’s booming” said Mohammad Maithnoni, 29 of Cypress, also a manager at Chevron.
Dec 15, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
West Deer Family Living With Explosive Situation
Posted: 9:41 pm EST December 14, 2011
WEST DEER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A West Deer Township family is living without heat and hot water due to concerns about high levels of methane and the potential for an explosion.According to the Valley News Dispatch, Peoples Natural Gas shut off service to Ashley and Luke Raynovich's Juniper Lane property on Tuesday.The company said the methane gas is coming from an abandoned mine.The couple and their children, ages ten and two, have no heat and no hot water in their home.Ashley Raynovich told Channel 11 News the problem with high methane levels began during the summer.The family had no gas service for two weeks in July while Peoples crews installed a pipe in their front yard to vent the fumes.That proved to be only a temporary fix and the situation is frustrating to the family."Are we safe in our home? We don't know. We don't know anything because no one wants to tell us anything," said Ashley Raynovich.Peoples and the Department of Environmental Protection are monitoring the methane levels.A DEP spokesman said the mine owner should be responsible for removing the gas.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/30000235/detail.html
Dec 15, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
ZetaTalk: Iraq Oilfields
Written May 29, 2010
Certainly at the time of the pole shift, and likely to be in evidence to some degree during any major rolling of the African continent. We hinted that major plate movement would be part of an 8 of 10 stage, and this is when this type of holocaust would likely to start emerging in Iraq.
http://www.zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10-89.htm
Dec 15, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/giant-plumes-methane-bubbling-...
Giant plumes of methane bubbling to surface of Arctic Ocean
Methane bubbles trapped in the arctic ice
Russian scientists have discovered hundreds of plumes of methane gas, some 1,000 meters in diameter, b.... Scientists are concerned that as the Arctic Shelfrecedes, the unprecedented levels of gas released could greatly accelerate global climate change.
Igor Semiletov of the Russian Academy of Sciences tells the UK's Independent that the plumes of methane, a gas 20 times as harmful as carbon dioxide, have shocked scientists who have been studying the region for decades. "Earlier we found torch-like structures like this but they were only tens of meters in diameter," he said. "This is the first time that we've found continuous, powerful and impressive seeping structures, more than 1,000 metres in diameter. It's amazing."
Semiletov said that while his research team has discovered more than 100 plumes, they estimate there to be "thousands" over the wider area, extending from the Russian mainland to the East Siberian Arctic Shelf.
"In a very small area, less than 10,000 square miles, we have counted more than 100 fountains, or torch-like structures, bubbling through the water column and injected directly into the atmosphere from the seabed," Semiletov said. "We carried out checks at about 115 stationary points and discovered methane fields of a fantastic scale — I think on a scale not seen before. Some plumes were a kilometer or more wide and the emissions went directly into the atmosphere — the concentration was a hundred times higher than normal."
Dec 16, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Reply by Nancy Lieder 5 hours ago
I am looking for a clarification on what (on the surface) appears to be conflicting information about Michigan as one of the safer locations. The Zetas have repeatedly told us to avoid explosive materials, protect against the potential for explosions, to turn off natural gas lines, to not store gasoline, to not have propane tanks nearby, etc etc. They have also said, in the Safe Locations document, that Michigan is one of the safer areas to be. Yet the fact is that the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is one big natural gas deposit area. The first map on the list shows a "midcontinent rift system" (?) that runs north-south through the whole of the Lower Peninsula. The second shows all of the existing oil and gas wells in the state (mostly all are in the Lower Peninsula), and the third map shows all sources of energy production in Michigan. He notes that Michigan has more natural gas reserves than any other State in the Great Lakes region; the Antrim natural gas fields, in the northern Lower Peninsula, are among the largest in the Nation; Michigan has the most underground natural gas storage capacity of any State in the Nation. There is this ZT entry, saying that underground gas deposits are not exploding at present because they are not in contact with oxygen. How is it then that Michigan could be considered "safe" while sitting on top of such vast reserves of explosive materials? Will it be only where the actual wells are that could explode, while the rest of the underground reserves will stay safely in the ground (despite the magnitude of the earthquakes)? Are there some areas of the state generally safer than others as regards to the gas deposits? The Upper Peninsula has no gas deposits, but it also has no soil (being part of the Canadian Shield) which makes it less favorable for the Aftertime. Any comments and clarifications on what to expect in regards to large underground natural gas deposits will be greatly appreciated.
[and from another]
Natural gas field maps: http://www.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/Oil&gas.html
Oil and gas well maps: http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/spatialdatalibrary/PDF_Maps/Oil_and_Gas/...
Map of all energy production in Michigan: http://www.eia.gov/state/state-energy-profiles.cfm?sid=MI
SOZT
There is a difference between gas in pipelines and gas in the ground. Gas in the ground is not explosive as it lacks oxygen. Unless the ground is shattered so that the gas escapes AND is subject to a spark to set it off, it is NOT EXPLOSIVE. The same is true of methane gas, which escapes accompanied by the smell of rotten eggs now and then due to the rock layers shifting. Methane does not explode unless a spark sets it off, such as a lightning spark, otherwise it merely disburses into the atmosphere, diluting as it does so.
The oil fields in Iraq will not be a danger except for the fact that the ground will rupture, split open, and the oil being pumped will spill out on the ground. Michigan need only fear the pipelines coming across from the upper peninsula, which WILL rupture
Dec 17, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Maybe truth, maybe the blame game. Posted anyway to be on the record.
Egyptian official: Attackers bomb gas pipeline for 10th time this year
"Masked attackers blew up the Egyptian pipeline which supplies Israel and Jordan with natural gas early on Sunday, state-run company GASCO has announced. The tenth attack on the pipeline since the beginning of the year targeted the Sabeel region, south of the Egyptian city of Arish in the North Sinai Governorate.
Two IEDs were planted with 50 meters apart.
The last attack on the pipeline occurred on 28 November. Egyptian authorities have not released details of their investigations into the earlier nine attacks, only commenting that they were carried out by masked assailants using the same technique each time.
The pipeline has been under maintenance and inoperative since the November explosion, Magdy Tawfik, GASCO's director, said in a statement quoted by state-run news agency MENA.
Tawfik said the explosion occurred 15 km from Arish and did not leave any casualties.
Egyptian news reports have said attackers tend to use a four-wheel drive vehicle, enter a gas station, force out workers and plant explosives under the pipes before detonating them with remote control devices.
Egypt's 20-year gas deal with Israel, signed during the Mubarak era, is unpopular with many Egyptians.
Egyptian natural gas supplies to both Israel and Jordan have dropped sharply due to recurrent interruption caused by the explosions. Since the November attack, neither Jordan nor Israel had declared the resumption of supplies through the pipeline."
Dec 19, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Apple supplier reports 61 injured in explosion at metal casing factory
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/apple_supplier_report...
Explosion kills 2 at iPad manufacturing plant... (another incident of explosion)
Apple supplier and manufacturing partner Pegatron said 61 workers had been injured as a result of an explosion at a subsidiary's metal casing factory in Shanghai, China.
Pegatron Chief Financial Officer Charles Lin reported the incident, noting that the facility in question was still under construction, according to Reuters. 23 workers were hospitalized after the gas explosion, which occurred on Saturday at a metal casing factory belonging to Ri-Teng Computer Accessory Co.
"The factory has not started operations yet. Part of the facility is still under pre-operation inspection and part is running trial production," he said.
Apple responded that it was looking into the matter.
"Our hearts go out to the people who were hurt in Songjiang. We are working closely with Pegatron to understand the cause of this accident," said spokeswoman Carolyn Wu.
Taiwan-based DigiTimes reported that Ri-Teng was expanding the facility in order to compete with rivals Catcher Technology and Foxconn over metal notebook casing orders. Industry sources told the publication that Pegatron will spend $300-400 million procuring computer numerical control (CNC) machines next year in hopes of becoming one of the top-three suppliers.
Notebook makers are said to have been frustrated by the limited supply of CNC machines, as Apple has commandeered most of the available capacity for its unibody Macbook chassis. Vendors have especially been interested in utilizing metal chassis for Intel's new ultrabook standard, but reports suggest that many have been unsuccessful in acquiring the necessary capacity.
Catcher has experienced its own recent setbacks to its China-based metal chassis production operations. In October, local officials ordered a factory in Suzhou to temporarily close because of odorous gas emissions. The supplier's Suzhou factory reportedly supplies 60 percent of the unibody enclosures bound for Apple's MacBook Pro and MacBook Air portables.
Apple's supply chain in China has come under scrutiny as a result of several recent high-profile incidents. In May, three employees were killed and 16 injured at a Foxconn factory producing iPad 2 units in Chengdu, China when a dust explosion occurred at the facility's "polishing plant." Foxconn has also been criticized because of the growing number of employee suicides that have occurred on its property.
Chinese environmental protection groups have been meeting with Apple to discuss concerns that its suppliers are taking advantage of loopholes to get away with excessive pollution. The Cupertino, Calif., company subsequently agreed to ask each of its suppliers that have been identified as gross polluters to reform. Pegatron, in particular, has been called out by environmental groups as being a flagrant polluter.
Dec 19, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2105317_gas_leaks_cause_debenhams...
Gas leaks cause Debenhams and Tesco evacuations
By Chris Caulfield
December 19, 2011
THE fear of a deadly gas explosion forced two of Staines' largest retail stores to shut on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
On Sunday (December 18), both Tesco in Town Lane and Debenhams in High Street had to turn would-be customers away after gas was detected leaking into the buildings.
Emergency teams from the National Grid and a crew from Staines fire station were called to make both sites safe and repair the pipes, while police cordoned off Town Lane and large parts of the High Street as a safety precaution.
The first leak was detected at around 11am and forced the Tesco superstore to close to the public for 30 minutes, while its petrol forecourt was shut for two hours.
A leak in an 8in diameter pipe in Town Lane was discovered to be the cause.
The second incident at Debenhams happened later in the afternoon, with a smell of gas reported from the cellar area of the building.
Surrey Police said officers attended the scene shortly after 4.40pm "following reports of a serious gas leak in the vicinity".
A spokesman added: "A 200-metre exclusion zone including Thames Street, Church Street, Richmond Road, Clarence Street, Bridge Street, High Street and South Street was put in place.
"National Grid engineers isolated the source of the leak shortly after 6pm and the road closures were lifted at 6.25pm."
Dec 19, 2011