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.

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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.

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."

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.

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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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

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.

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Channel 2 Action News Firefighters and police responded at the scene of the Lexington apartments at 3045 Washington Road in East Point.

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.

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...

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

Reply by Nancy Lieder 5 hours ago

You know the answer. Shattered caverns now storing oil, so it leaks, and ruined distribution lines, refineries exploding and burning, etc.

James Lechago said:

Nancy, I have a practical question for the Zetas concerning fuel supplies after the 7 of 10 adjustment.  So much of our oil and refining comes through or occurs on the gulf coast.  What will happen to the availability of fuel after the New Madrid fault adjustment?  Even much of the US strategic supplies reside off shore underground if I recall correctly.  I remember that the zetas said that Houston and the land below Houston all the way to Galveston will be devastated with land sinking and rising.

http://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/zetatalk-chat-for-december-1...

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 87^th 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.

http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/news/mum-severely-burnt-in-massive-...

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."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U-99JUTXYk

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.

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.
	Photo by: AP

"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.

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.

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.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/tanker-truck-explosio...

Freeway explosion: Tanker truck blast shakes homes, businesses

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.

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

ZetaTalk: Iraq Oilfields

Written May 29, 2010

Zetas said: "Hold the globe with the left hand on the N Pole, the right hand on the S Pole, and turn in opposite directions first this way, then back. The S Pole pulled back by a grab on the Atlantic Rift in the southern hemisphere with the N Pole held rigid has the Indio-Australian Plate plunging under the Himalayas and Africa likewise plunging into the void, East turning to SE. This does more than pull apart the African Rift, it pulls the entire oil rich Middle East into a skew. How is it that all that oil dropped into the cracks in the rock in that region, eons ago, during prior pole shifts? The rock was shattered, during just such torque maneuvers. Thus, where we stated that something would occur to pull victory from the jaws of the Bush/Blair coalition before the pole shift, something that would take the breath out of the body it would be so dramatic and unexpected, this region is ripe to present many surprises to those who would be kings in the Aftertime." Does that mean Iraq's oil fields will catch on fire soon?

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

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/giant-plumes-methane-bubbling-...

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."

Reply by Nancy Lieder 5 hours ago

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

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.

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

Fire at welding supply shop closes Hwy 249

A fire at Technical Alloy and Industrial Gas Company in northwest Houston prompted officials to shut down Highway 249 Sunday night. Firefighters contained the blaze to inside the building.

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HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A fire at a welding supply shop in northwest Houston shut down Highway 249 for about an hour Sunday night.

The highway reopened around 9pm.

Officials said the fire was at Technical Alloy and Industrial Gas Company on Highway 249 at Beltway 8.

We are told that employees at a nearby gas station heard a loud explosion and saw smoke, so they called 9-1-1.

Firefighters contained the blaze to inside the building. We have heard no reports of injuries.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8479352

Gas leak found in main gas line near house that exploded, fire officials said.

A Kansas Gas Service crew has found a leak in a main gas line near the house on North Minnesota that exploded and burned early Tuesday morning, critically injuring three people, a fire official said today.But it’s still not clear if that leak is responsible for the blast and blaze that occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, fire Capt. Stuart Bevis said.“All we can say is we had some kind of an explosion,” Bevis said. “We had some kind of gas getting into the house.”Willbert Reed Jr., 28, is in serious condition at the burn unit of Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis. Mikayla Frierson, 21, and Kymani Reed, 2, are in critical condition.The house at 728 N. Minnesota had no utilities hooked up to it, Bevis said. The house is a former duplex owned by Reed’s parents, who live next door.The family ran an extension cord from his parents’ house to their house “with a big extension cord, which we don’t recommend and it’s not safe,” Bevis said. “At this point we don’t know if that contributed to anything” related to the explosion and fire.The family relied heavily on space heaters to keep warm, relatives have told investigators.Now that Reed’s condition has improved, Bevis said, investigators hope to talk to him about the fire.“We haven’t been able to interview anybody yet from the house,” he said.The leak was found south of the house in a main gas line that runs parallel to the street, Bevis said. Kansas Gas Service crews have joined investigators from the fire department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the investigation, and representatives from the Kansas Corporation Commission have been overseeing work done at the scene of the fire as well.The investigation has been slowed by the fact the roof and multiple walls collapsed as a result of the blast and fire, Bevis said.About 200 calls about gas odors in the city were called in to 911 in the five days leading up to the explosion and fire, he said, but there’s nothing to indicate they were related to the source of the blast.“A lot of those are due to atmospheric conditions,” he said, and others were caused by manufacturing processes.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2011/12/23/2150892/leak-found-in-main-gas-lin...

Methane fumes create major headache for West Deer family

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_77...

Monitoring the methane

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Elderly-couple-taken-hospital-gas...

AN ELDERLY couple were taken to hospital after an explosion ripped through their home in Bilborough.

Nearby homes were evacuated following the blast, which happened at around 11am and was caused by a gas leak.

The couple, named locally as Bob and Carol Heseltine, are thought to be in their 60s and were taken to the Queen's Medical Centre by ambulance.

It is thought Mrs Heseltine had burns to her arm and her head, while Mr Heseltine was being treated for shock.

Upstairs windows at the front of their semi-detached home, in Hoylake Crescent, were blown out.

Martin Bills, station master for Stockhill Fire Station, said the property was "severely damaged."

He said the explosion happened in the kitchen and it was believed it was caused by a gas leak, although investigations are still ongoing.

He added: "There has been a lot of explosion damage to the kitchen and fire damage to the upstairs of the property."

The home next door was also damaged by smoke and the blast. Helen Jones lives there with her partner and four-month-old baby Abigail.

She said: "I was just about to bath the baby when I heard a big crash.

"I thought something had fallen down but when I went into the front room, there was a big crack down the wall and all the picture frames had fallen down. I went outside and saw lots of smoke and the windows were gone next door.

"I grabbed the baby and her bottle and ran out. I was really scared and shocked. I didn't know what to do."

Miss Jones said she believed Mr and Mrs Heseltine had been rescued by a passerby.

"Somebody broke the back door down and got them out," she said, adding that the couple were discovered in a pile of rubble. Around eight neighbouring homes were evacuated and the area was cordoned off while firefighters and power company workers isolated the gas supply to the property.

Sarah Dixon, 24, and Anthony Beris, 26, live close to the Heseltine's home, in Hoylake Crescent.

Mr Beris said: "I heard a bang, and the house shook. At first I thought it was a car crash. I went outside and people were coming out of the house. I could smell really bad, strong gas."

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Residents-head-home-after-g...

Residents head home after gas leak, explosions

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Two-Injured-in-House-Explosion-in-...

Omar Villafranca, NBC 5 News

Firefighters say a gas leak from a tank stored in the home could have caused the explosion.

A house explosion sent a father and son to the hospital on Tuesday.

The blast happened just before 6 p.m. in the 1300 block of Wisteria Way in Richardson.

Assistant Fire Chief Steve Dossett said the two men had second-degree burns on their face and chest. They were taken to Parkland Medical Center.

Their conditions were not known as of late Tuesday night.

Dossett said the exact cause of the explosion was not yet known, but that a gas tank stored in the house for work purposes may have leaked. The gathering gas may have found an spark, causing the explosion, he said.

The explosion caused a small fire in one of the rooms, but fire crews were able to put it out before it spread.

“The front windows were blown out, the back French doors at the back of the house were blown out, and there is evidence that the roof had some damage to it from inside the house,” Dossett said of the damage to the house.

http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/natural-gas-in-home-at-explosiv...

Natural gas in home at explosive level

TOWN OF TURTLE - A home reached dangerous levels of natural gas on Sunday, forcing other homes and businesses within 100 yards to be evacuated, and the street to be blocked off, on Sunday.

The Turtle Fire Department with assistance from Town of Beloit, shut off the gas at a home at 2115 Schuster Drive at 2:30 p.m. and evacuated the neighborhood due to risk of an explosion, according to Chief Tim Huffman.

One of the home's inhabitants had attempted to enter the home, but immediately called the fire department upon smelling a strong gas odor. Huffman said it was a good thing the department was immediately called because the home was at explosive levels of natural gas.

The department called Wisconsin Power and Light and the gas was shut off and windows were opened to ventilate the home. The odor was so strong firefighters smelled it as soon as they drove onto the property.

Huffman said any time a structure reaches 5-17 percent of natural gas in the air, it's an explosive levels.

The home at Schuster Drive was registering at 7-8 percent. If a furnace or light would have been turned on in the home, it likely would have caused a massive explosion, Huffman said.

The 911 Center called all homes and businesses surrounding the house, calling for evacuation.

Huffman said a valve for the dryer was cracked. Someone cleaning the house, taking cobwebs down with a broom, may have hit it. The valve was cracked enough to fill the entire home with gas.

After the gas was turned off and the home was ventilated, it was determined to be safe again.

In the home, natural gas is used in many of these appliances: gas clothes dryers, gas heating, gas water heaters, gas stoves, as fireplaces and gas fire pits, according to www.gas-leak.org.

Natural Gas is odorless; therefore, an additive that causes a rotten egg smell when the gas is in the air is mixed with the methane before the natural gas is delivered to the general public.

This additive is called Mercaptan, which is highly flammable and at very high concentrations it is highly toxic and affects the central nervous system.

If people smells even the smallest amount of natural gas in the air, they should leave immediately and inform their gas company. If that number is not known it's best to call 911.

People are advised not to use any electrical devices as they could spark and ignite the gas. People are advised not to try to shut off an gas valves or appliances or to start vehicles.

In addition to the rotten egg odor, signs of a gas leak include: a blowing or hissing sound, dead or discolored vegetation in an otherwise green area, flames, dirt or dust blowing from a hole in the ground or bubbling in wet or flooded areas, according to www.gas-leak.org.

Apparent gas line explosion lights up Estill sky

Posted: 8:07pm on Jan 2, 2012; Modified: 9:23pm on Jan 2, 2012 2012-01-03T02:23:48Z By Karla Ward Herald-Leader An apparent gas line explosion lit up the sky in Estill County on Monday night.The blast occurred at about 7 p.m. along Ky. 89 about seven miles outside of Irvine, said Estill County Judge Executive Wallace Taylor.There were no initial reports of injuries, but about 30 to 35 homes within a half-mile radius of the explosion were being evacuated, said Melissa Jessie, public information officer for the Estill County Emergency Management Agency.She said an emergency shelter was being set up for those families at Estill Springs Elementary School.As of about 9 p.m., Jessie said firefighters were working to contain the flames."A lot of woods are on fire right now," she said.Jessie said Ky. 89 had been shut down at the junction with Ky. 82.People who live in Madison County posted photographs on Facebook showing a bright orange glow in the sky.Pam Brandenburg, who owns a small grocery store on South Irvine Road, said she heard the "rumble" of the explosion, then saw the results."The whole sky's lit up," she said just after 7 p.m.It was unclear what caused the explosion or what kind of gas line was involved.Columbia Gas spokeswoman Lisa Smith said it was not one of the company's distribution lines. She said other companies have lines in that area as well.However, she said Columbia had sent some workers to help out at the scene at the request of Estill County officials. Copyright 2012 Herald-Leader. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/02/2013735/apparent-gas-line-explos...

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Father-and-Son-Recovering-After-Ho...

Amanda Guerra, NBC 5 News

Darryn and Shelby Huffman are recovering after they were badly burned when part of their house exploded.

A father and son are recovering in the hospital after both men were badly burned when part of their Richardson home exploded.

Firefighters said Darryn Huffman, 51, makes jewelry for a living and didn’t realize a propane tank he keeps inside his home for work was leaking.

His son Shelby Huffman, 20, was also home at the time.

The men smelled the gas leaking and went into the front room to find the source of the gas when the furnace in the front room exploded, blowing out multiple windows and catching both men on fire.

Family members said both father and son have burns on approximately 30 percent of their bodies.

“His arms and his hands are the worst,” said mom Robyn Huffman, talking about Shelby. “His hair was really fried because of the fire as well.”

Family friend, Kim Larson, said Darryn Huffman has similar burns.

“[He’s] very swollen because they have to administer a lot of fluids and stuff like that. He’s burned on his hands and his chest. His face is burned also,” Larson said.

Both men will need multiple surgeries and skin grafts.

“It’s pretty overwhelming sometimes. And some days, after their procedures in the morning, it’s kind of hard to see them when they come back,” Larson said. “But we’re here for them. We love them no matter what they look like and they know that.”

Larson also said through the pain, there is humor -- something the Huffman family will come to rely on in the following months.

“His spirit is still there,” said Larson talking about Darryn Huffman. “His sense of humor is still there. And when they came to check him last night and asked him who he was he said 'Elvis Presley' and laughed, so you know it’s still there. Darryn’s still there.”

Family members are in the process of setting up a fund for the two men at Chase Bank.

http://online.wsj.com/article/APac0a85a155d34666a8779135d7a6fbe0.html

NY gas blast levels house, sets 2 others on fire

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Authorities say a natural gas explosion has leveled one house and set two others on fire in Schenectady. There are no reports of injuries.

The Daily Gazette of Schenectady reports (http://bit.ly/xHevgN ) that occupants of the house were evacuated before the blast at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday.

The newspaper says flames shot three stories high and the explosion rattled the north end of the city near the Mohawk River.

Firefighters continued to battle the flames in late afternoon and utility crews were called to shut off the gas supply.

Information about the cause of the gas leak and explosion isn't available yet.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=1...

Man burnt as abandoned car explodes

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Emergency services attended a car explosion in Whirinaki. Photo / Bay of Plenty Times

A Far North man has been badly burnt after an explosion in an abandoned car.

Emergency services were called to Whirinaki, South Hokianga, at 3pm on Tuesday when an abandoned car exploded near State Highway 12.

Police say a 26-year-old Whirinaki man was thrown from the vehicle by the force of the explosion, which left him with serious burns to his upper body.

He had also suffered internal burns from inhaling burning gases.

He was taken first to Rawene Hospital, then transferred by air to the burns unit at Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland.

Sergeant Pat Davis of Kaikohe said police were still trying to ascertain why the man was sitting in an abandoned car and what had caused it to explode.

It was possible that gas from an LPG cylinder found in the vehicle had ignited.

It did not appear that a clandestine drugs lab was involved.

Rawene fire brigade was called out to assist police and St John Ambulance.

Crew jump for their lives as blast rips through boat

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=1...

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The blaze seems to have started when a problem with the boat's ignition caused petrol to catch fire. Photo / Katie Anderson

Katie Anderson was asleep at her mother's Whitianga home when she was awakened by a loud bang.

The freelance photographer looked out her window and saw smoke billowing out of a 10m boat and a group of men jumping for their lives at the bottom of a boat ramp.

"Basically we woke up to an explosion," she said.

"At first we thought the boat had come off the trailer but I looked again and saw the smoke.

"After I ran downstairs I looked out again and saw flames everywhere."

She said the men who were in the boat disconnected it from its trailer and drove their ute to the top of the boat ramp, where they all watched as their fishing trip went up in flames.

"They didn't say much ... they all looked pretty gutted.

"By the time the fire brigade got out here she was well in flames."

Miss Anderson, 22, said firefighters told her the boat had been recently refurbished and was being relaunched when the accident happened.

She said she heard the engine turning over a couple of times.

"They went to fire it and it didn't fire and they disengaged it andwhen they went again it just went boomfa.

"The flames were pretty big."

The boat's owner did not want to speak to the Herald.

Inspector Cornell Kluessien of the northern police communications centre said that the fire was not suspicious.

It appeared to have started because of a problem with the boat's ignition, which sparked off fuel in the vessel.

He said no one was injured but the fire gutted the boat, which was burned right to the waterline.

The Whitianga Harbourmaster said he had filed an incident report that said the cause of the explosion would be "pretty hard" to find because the boat had been gutted.

Interesting article

http://in2eastafrica.net/rwanda-lake-poses-gas-danger-energy-promise/

Rwanda Lake Poses Gas Danger, Energy Promise

On the job into the evening, workers re-enforce rails guiding the methane extraction barge into Lake Kivu. (Photo: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch)

In the early evening on Lake Kivu, along Rwanda’s western border, clusters of lights bob on the surface of the water. They’re lanterns hanging off wooden boats to attract small herring.

Lake Kivu’s fish are a crucial source of food and income for local residents. But there’s something else below the surface beside fish, something fraught with both peril and, locals hope, promise. Deep at the bottom of the lake, almost a thousand feet down, Kivu’s water is rich with naturally-occurring gas – including high levels of carbon dioxide and methane.

The gas is produced by unusual geological and biological processes. It’s a natural oddity, and it could be very dangerous, says Charles Nyirahuku, who manages energy projects for the Rwandan government.

“It builds up in the water,” Nyirahuku says, “and it can cause a sudden outburst or release of methane into the atmosphere.”

Geologic evidence shows that long ago, Lake Kivu had sudden releases of gas, or limnic eruptions, as they’re called. And similar recent events elsewhere show how bad an explosion like that could be today. In the 1980’s, CO2 bursts from two lakes in Cameroon killed nearly 2,000 people. Scientists believe Lake Kivu could be even more deadly, because they estimate it has about 1,000 times more gas than the Cameroonian lakes.

“We are told that this is one of the major environmental risks which we can face,” Nyirahuku says. And the only way to avert this kind of risk is to extract the methane.”

And that’s what his role in energy projects comes in. Nyirahuku is helping develop a project to capture the lake’s dissolved methane and use it to generate energy.

The beginnings of the project are rising on the edge of the lake, where workers chant in unison as they move metal beams next to a big blue barge, and welders fix rails that will guide the barge into the lake.

The barge will eventually float to a spot about eight miles away and become part of what’s known as the KivuWatt project. Equipment on the barge will suck the gas-rich water from the deepest part of the lake through what are called risers—“basically big straws” — stuck more than a thousand feet into the lake, says Bill Barr, a vice president at the New York-based company ContourGlobal, which is developing the unusual power plant.

Barr says the gasses will be separated from the water, and then from each other. The less-volatile CO2 will be pumped back below the surface, and the methane will be piped to shore, where it will be used to fuel a power plant.

If all goes according to plan, the process will help solve two big problems: the threat of an explosion, and Rwanda’s chronic energy shortage. Rwanda has very few energy resources of its own, which has helped make it one of the most expensive places in East Africa to power a home or business. Almost half of the electricity here is generated using diesel fuel, which has to be trucked into the landlocked country.

Backers hope the KivuWatt project will eventually double the amount of electricity

Home Explosion Injures Four Official says the four family members were able to get out of the house before emergency crews arrived on scene.	Courtesy: Oscar Rivera

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Four people where hospitalized after their home in Sublette was destroyed in a fiery explosion. The blast was reported just after 9 a.m. Sunday morning at the intersection of Carson Avenue and Wooten Street.

Haskell County Emergency Management Director Debbie Brown says the four victims, all family members, were able to get out of the house before emergency crews arrived on scene. Their names and conditions have not been released.

It's not known at this time what caused the explosion. Brown says fire investigators have been on the scene all day and are working to determine what happened.

Gas service for the eastern half of Sublette was shut off for most of the day. Brown says service was restored Sunday evening and crews from Black Hills Energy went door-to-door to notify residents and relight their pilot lights.

http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/Home_Explosion_Injures_Four_1369...

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4d82f196216f484dacfd7657510ab...

No injuries when fire on mountain causes explosion along natural gas pipeline in Floyd County

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — An explosion and fire rocked a section of Floyd County, but fire officials believe the fire came first.

The blast occurred on the side of a mountain in the Wheelwright community on Saturday night. The woods were still burning on Sunday, according to WYMT-TV in Hazard (http://bit.ly/zFMcAC ). No injuries or damage to homes were reported.

Wheelwright Mayor and Assistant Fire Chief Andy Akers said it appears a forest fire ignited a natural gas line.

Wheelwright Mayor and Assistant Fire Chief Andy Akers said it appears a forest fire ignited a natural gas line. Utility workers shut down the line.

Officials say the wildfire began on the opposite side of the mountain in Melvin and came over the ridge. They hoped rain would help extinguish the remaining flames.

http://www.wave3.com/story/16474488/explosion-levels-lexington-home...

 

Courtesy WLEX18

LEXINGTON (WAVE) - An explosion destroyed a Lexington home early Monday morning.

Neighbors say debris rained down on neighboring homes, but there was no significant damage to any other houses. Firefighters quickly responded and put out a small fire.

Investigators have not given a cause for the blast happened around 1AM near Transylvania University, leveling a vacant home on Campbell Street, but neighbors say they smelled natural gas shortly before the explosion.

Officials say there was nobody inside the house and nobody suffered any injuries.

http://www.ksfy.com/story/16482793/neighbor-captures-sioux-falls-ho...

Neighbor captures Sioux Falls house explosion on camera

An explosion sends large flames and thick black smoke into the air. It happened at a farmhouse at 47322 Austin Court in rural Sioux Falls and a neighbor catches it all on camera.

The Lincoln County Emergency Manager says two people have been severely burned after that explosion. A father and his daughter were home at the time. Officials tell us the father is being airlifted to a Minneapolis burn center. His daughter was also hurt but she was able to drive them both to a Sioux Falls hospital even before crews arrived. At this hour, we don't know her condition.

When we first arrived we couldn't even get near the house because it was still a very active scene but after a few hours we were let through. For hours, smoke continued to billow out of the basement.

We met some people who live right across the street who captured everything right on their camera.

Nate Flanders and his sister Allie live right across the street from a home that went up in flames Monday afternoon.

Nate was home when it happened.

"I heard loud screams, very loud screams and I walked outside and determined it was coming from over here," Nate Flanders said.

Nate then saw flames so he grabbed his camera.

"It was in flames and I watched the first truck show up and they ran out of water that was in the tank and I could tell it was over for the house and sad to see," Nate Flanders said.

Crews say the home is a total loss, mainly because that explosion caused the walls to shift. Some walls even collapsed causing the roof to come tumbling down.

Fire crews from Sioux Falls, Harrisburg and Tea worked to fight the blaze.

They were able to knock down the flames but now they're dealing with smoke billowing from the basement. That smoke so thick, if you were driving in Sioux Falls or Harrisburg Monday afternoon you may have saw it. Nate's sister did, she was driving home from school.

We captured the smoke on our Avera sky cam.

"I saw this plume of smoke flying out of the sky, is someone burning something? The further down we get to our house, we see it's our neighbors," Allie Flanders said.

And for Nate and Allie, they just hope the family is doing OK.

"It's a tragic event and it just opens my eyes to wow, this could happen to anyone, the craziest of things," Nate Flanders said.

Crews are still trying to figure out how the fire started but they do believe it started in the basement and they're not sure if propane or gas caused the explosion.

We did notice a sale sign near the home. There are a few homes in the area and the lots are pretty irregular. We did some checking and this home did come up for sale.

But we also talked to the fire chief earlier and he says he isn't sure what was for sale, the home or the lot.

Father, daughter hurt in house explosion

Man burned, rural Harrisburg home destroyed

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20120110/NEWS/301100016/Father-d...

Harrisburg firefighters Pat Lokken is framed between debris as he sprays down hot spots with the help of Andy Smitt and Jayme Adrian on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 47322 Austin Court in south Sioux Falls, S.D.

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A 49-year-old man and his 21-year-old daughter were injured Monday afternoon in a home explosion about five miles northwest of Harrisburg.

The man suffered severe burns, and was driven by his daughter to a local hospital before being airlifted to a Minneapolis burn center, said Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Harold Timmerman. He did not release the victims’ names. He said the woman was being treated at a Sioux Falls hospital, but her condition was unknown.

Timmerman said the explosion happened a little before 3 p.m. in the basement of the home at 47322 Austin Court, in a cul-de-sac off of Western Avenue and south of 271st Avenue in Lincoln County. The home burned to the ground.

It was home to a family of five, but only the father and middle daughter were home at the time the explosion occurred, Timmerman said.

The cause of the explosion is unknown, but it could have been started by propane, Timmerman said. The state fire marshal’s office will investigate today.

Timmerman said a neighbor heard the explosion and called 911. Fire departments from Tea, Harrisburg and Sioux Falls responded.

By 7 p.m., about a dozen Harrisburg volunteer firefighters still were on scene, and all that remained of the ranch-style home and attached double garage was a portion of the front porch. The area still was smoldering and steaming. Harrisburg Fire Chief Bill Fink said crews were working to maintain the hot spots caused by the roof falling down into the debris.

He said Sioux Falls Fire Rescue was the first to respond to the call. By the time they arrived within five to 10 mi

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jan/11/gas-leak-closes-portion-...

Gas leak temporarily closes portion of Fifth Avenue South

• Posted January 11, 2012 at 8:06 p.m.

NAPLES — A natural gas leak in downtown Naples temporarily shut down a portion of Fifth Avenue South on Wednesday night and caused several businesses to close early.

The leak is believed to have been caused by workers installing fiber optic cable near the intersection of Fourth Avenue South and Eighth Street South, Naples Fire Chief Steve McInerny said. Fire officials were called to the scene around 6:40 p.m., he said.

“Anytime you have a natural gas leak or any kind of gas leak and your humidity is dropping, you have the potential for a flash fire or an explosion,” McInerny said. “That’s the worst case scenario. This is a major leak in a critical service area.”

Firefighters secured a three-block radius around the leak. There is a 2-inch gas line and a 4-inch line running parallel to one another where the break occurred. It was not immediately clear which line was broken or if both were, McInerny said.

Officials from TECO People’s Gas were called to the scene to turn off the gas and begin repairing the damage to the gas lines.

“They’re hoping to get the gas on by morning, but there are no promises,” McInerny said. “This couldn’t have come at a worse time. At 6:40 p.m. it’s the height of the evening crowd for business.”

The gas leak cut out service to gas-fed dryers, ovens and water heaters. Several businesses and restaurants were forced to shut their doors early and turn away customers when they ran out of gas. Others managed to get by serving only cold food.

Customers reported seeing fire trucks driving back and forth along Fifth Avenue South and police cars staged on both ends of the road.

“When we came to have dinner here and drove into the parking garage, I told my wife it smelled like gas,” said Jerry Vasquez of Naples, a customer at the Mangrove Cafe. “That’s when I saw two fire trucks drive by.”

Ken Clairmont, a server at Rossopomodoro, called 911 after he smelled gas.

“Within 15 minutes the whole street was closed off,” he said. “People were saying they smelled it as early as 5:30 and I have to ask myself, it smells like gas and nobody called the fire department?”

This is not the first time a gas leak has affected business in downtown Naples.

http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/local/story/Small-explosion-at-David...

Twelve people were taken to area hospitals following a small explosion in a science classroom of David Douglas High School in Southeast Portland Friday morning.

The explosion occurred before 10:45 a.m. According to Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R), a teacher was working with a sodium-based metal in a sink when someone turned on water. There was an explosion, followed by the release of gas. A hazmat crew responded to the scene.

Eight people were transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure after complaining of headaches. Four people, including one teacher, were taken to the hospital with respiratory problems.

Dan McCue, communications director for the David Douglas School District, says that 12 classrooms in the science wing were evacuated, but the rest of the school remained open.

I don't remember posting this around Dec 6, 2011 and got this alert today so maybe it was a hush hush incident until now.

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming-natural-gas-compres...

The Falcon natural gas compressor station south of Pinedale burns and then explodes into a column of flame midday Dec. 6, in this submitted video. Nobody was directly injured in the fire and explosion, which was triggered by venting natural gas at the station, which is part of a system to collect natural gas from the Jonah and Pinedale Anticline fields. The fire was allowed to burn out, under the watchful eyes of area firefighters.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/three-hospitalise...

Three hospitalised after gas explosion

Saturday, January 14, 2012 - 09:41 AM

Three people remain in hospital after a gas explosion at a house in Co Kildare overnight.

It happened in a housing estate in Leixlip as Bord Gais staff were trying to deal with a suspected gas leak at a house next door.

At around 8.30pm last night, Bord Gais were called to the scene of a suspected gas leak at a house in Riverdale Court in Leixlip.

They inspected the house and called in a larger crew to carry out further investigations.

The company said that at around 12.30am this morning there was an explosion at the house next door while its workers were still on site, having made the leak safe.

Three people were injured and taken to hospital and a further three houses were evacuated.

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Three family members are taken to hospital after gas blast rocks house

GAS experts from the UK were brought in yesterday to try to determine what caused a gas explosion in a Kildare housing estate, which left three people in hospital.

One theory being investigated is that a gas leak occurred in a pipe leading into a house. Three separate investigations -- by Bord Gais, by the Commission for Energy Regulation assisted by Bord Gais and by the gardai -- are under way after the explosion ripped through 48 Riverdale Court, Leixlip, in the early hours of Saturday.

A couple and their daughter were brought to hospital while houses were evacuated in case of further leaks. The wife, in her late 50s, was seriously hurt, although her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Her husband and their daughter were not badly hurt.

The blast, which damaged the upper floor of the house, happened after Bord Gais teams had been called out to deal with a suspected gas leak next door at number 49.

A 76-year-old man died yesterday after a road crash in Rosslare, Co Wexford. The incident happened at 11.15am at Rosslare Harbour when the man's car left the road and crashed into two parked cars.

He was taken to Wexford General Hospital but died in the afternoon. No one else was injured in the incident.