Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
EMP denial
On Monday, May 11th, we had a surge of power through our house so great, that it magnified the brightness of our lightbulbs tenfold. The lights and one of the circuits proceeded to burn out, and the surge fried anything that was plugged in—as a strong burst of magnetic energy would. Even a surge strip did not keep the cable box from being fried. This type of situation has never occurred in our home in over 50 years. The event occurred at a little after 13:00 pm CST, or 18:00 UTC. No source was found for the surge, only a fried wire, which had caused a burning smell in the home. Certainly a malfunctioning wire, more than like fried by the surge as well, would not cause a surge in power, but a reduction in it. Would the Zetas care to comment on whether we are now experiencing EMPs from PX on a more frequent basis? If so, would it be recommended that all electronics not in use be disconnected from their power source? Space was relatively quiet, but the magnetosphere was fluctuating widely. [and from another] http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-deansgate-power-cut-updates-9258700 The cut was said to have been caused by an electrical surge. People in the area say "Smoke was coming from the electric cupboard from 86 Deansgate when the power surge hit. 4 fire engines responded to the call". Jade Barrow is a receptionist at 86 Deansgate, and said the whole building shook. She said: "The firemen explained to me that an electrical surge is like 2 magnets hitting each other. That's why it all shook because of the force." [and from another]http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3863141%3ABlogPost%3A998556&commentId=3863141%3AComment%3A999341&xg_source=activity May 15. After 15 days with approximately 300 hours of missing data, it appears the uninterrupted BATSRUS RCM image feed has resumed.
Air France 447 in 2009 and Malaysia 370 and the recent Germanwings A320 are in the news because they impact the airline industry, and the blame thus placed elsewhere. To date, pilot suicide, storms, and bad pilot judgement have been used, and how is the public to know otherwise? Electric trains such as the Disney Monorail and DC Metro crash incidents in 2009 and the recent Amtrak 188 go into investigation while talking heads murmur about safety devices or track maintenance or mechanical failure, which ultimately get the blame.
It is only when the public is broadly affected that the public can get a hint that something else is afoot. Cell phones are regularly having disrupted service but the blame is placed on blocked access to towers or bad weather. The blackberry outage in 2008 was blamed on a software glitch. If the public is frankly being lied to, engineers responsible for maintaining equipment and the grid are not fooled. The talk has spilled over into the press, or into conversations with the public. During the Washington DC blackout, the electrical problem was described at first by the Washington Post as a “surge”.
This is a key determinant between a failed electrical system, a simple outage, and electro-magnetic pulse. Pulse is a surge, and the sudden increase in the amount of magnetons and their associated electrons, such that equipment controlled by a steady pace of either particle flow goes into a runaway state. When equipment is guarded by surge protection, to guard against lightning strikes, it will shut down, as a brownout situation can damage equipment. But unless a lightning strike was present, there can be no excuse for a pulse or surge other than the presence of the charged tail of Planet X, aka Nibiru.
What can the public expect? As cell phone service and cable TV via satellite continues to degrade, as airplanes increasingly crash during complete electronics failure or are forced to land with smoke in their cockpits, as electric trains surge off the tracks and brakes fail, as transformers explode at dams and on the grid, and as residential lights flicker and erratic and unexplained and spotty blackouts descend, the public can expect endless inane excuses from the establishment. The truth will be withheld because mankind is so dependent upon his electrical systems and equipment that the thought of being without is unthinkable. It is mass denial.
Scott
Central America hit by massive power outages (July 1, 2017)
A failure in a high-voltage power transmission line in Panama produced an imbalance in the interconnect system of the Central American countries, generating a nationwide blackout in Costa Rica and some parts of Nicaragua.
The Central American countries are interconnected by a 1,820 km network which extends from Panama to Guatemala. If any problems occur in the network, each country has a defense mechanism that regulates the flow of electricity.
However, in today’s case, the event was of such a magnitude that the protections in the Costa Rican system could not neutralize it, causing a shut down of the electrical grid.
Authorities from Panama to Costa Rica to El Salvador scrambled to restore electrical service.
The blackout affected some five million people in Costa Rica alone, where officials largely had managed to restore service after a nationwide power outage lasting about five hours.
Officials said as many as two million people were left in the dark in Panama, with an undetermined number affected in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/massive-power-outage-hits-central-america...
http://qcostarica.com/failure-in-panama-cause-of-blackout-in-costa-...
Jul 2, 2017
Scott
Saturday’s power outage was Costa Rica's second this week
Massive fire at San José power station leaves more than 100,000 buildings without electricity (June 28, 2017)
Wednesday a series of explosions and a fire at an electric substation in Desamparados, San Jose, Costa Rica left more than 121,000 of its customers without electricity for almost 24 hours.
"A total of 10 units and about 35 firefighters attend a fire in Porvenir de Desamparados, San José."
https://twitter.com/BomberosCR/status/880240455627288580
http://www.ticotimes.net/2017/06/28/power-station-blows-southern-sa...
http://www.ticotimes.net/2017/07/02/power-outage-costa-rica
Jul 3, 2017
jorge namour
Tech stocks appear to go nuts after computer glitch
July 4, 2017
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/03/investing/nasdaq-apple-amazon-share...
The share prices of Amazon and other major tech companies appeared to go haywire on the eve of the July 4 holiday after a market data glitch.
The confusion arose when some websites incorrectly showed Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) plummeting 87%, Apple (AAPL, Tech30) dropping 14% and Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) jumping 79% late Monday.
U.S. markets had closed early ahead of the holiday. But the crazy moves weren't the result of wild after-hours trading, according to Nasdaq, the exchange where the stocks are listed.
Nasdaq said the misleading prices came from test data it sent out that was "improperly" used by third party companies that supply information to websites.
The bizarre numbers didn't affect actual trades in the stocks, Nasdaq spokesman Ryan Wells said.
If they had, the money involved could have been staggering. An 87% plunge in Amazon stock would have wiped nearly $400 billion off the company's market capitalization.
Jul 4, 2017
M. Difato
Air Canada flight makes emergency landing at Pearson due to electrical fire
https://reportca.net/2017/07/air-canada-flight-makes-emergency-land...
An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Vancouver made an emergency landing at Pearson Airport due to an electrical fire Tuesday night (July 4).
Flight 185 turned back to Toronto and landed before 7:45 p.m.
Peel police said a small electrical fire was to blame and emergency crews responded to the scene.
No one was injured.
Jul 6, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
http://ktla.com/2017/07/08/electrical-fire-explosion-at-ladwp-plant...
Residents Without Power After Electrical Fire, Explosion at LADWP Plant in Northridge
Posted 7:39 PM, July 8, 2017
Los Angeles firefighters are battling an electrical fire after an explosion at a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plant.
The high voltage explosion occurred around 6:53 p.m. at a plant in the 18900 block of Parthenia Street.
A 230 Kilovolt equipment caught fire, according to a LADWP tweet.
Parthenia Street is closed in both directions between Vanalden Avenue and Yolanda Avenue until further notice, according to Department officials.
An undetermined number of customers in northern San Fernando Valley are without power.
Jul 9, 2017
Scott
King Country hit by major power outage due to substation fault (July 6, 2017)
Friday night blackout as power out in Hamilton suburb (July 7, 2017)
It'll be a dark Friday night for residents of one Hamilton [New Zealand] suburb.
Power to the Riverlea area cut about 9.30pm and isn't expected back on until 11pm.
The cause is listed as unknown.
This follows a power outage on Thursday, when an insulator failed in Transpower's Hangatiki substation.
That happened around 3.30pm and cutting power to more than 9000 customers for about two hours.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/94524148/friday-night-bl...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/94469693/king-country-hit-by-major...
Hangatiki (1) and Riverlea, Hamilton (2)
Jul 9, 2017
M. Difato
Plant explains cause for this week's flaring
http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/plant-explains-cause-for-this-week...
CORPUS CHRISTI (KIII NEWS) - The plant experiencing an operational interruption that resulted in flaring this week and the black smoke that could be seen throughout the Coastal Bend reported Friday that the cause was a loss of steam in the system.
Steam was restored at the plant and the flare has been significantly reduced.
Plant officials said the products being burned in the flare are light hydrocarbons. Directing these materials to the flare for burning allows workers to cleanly handle the materials when there has been an operational interruption.
The incident that initiated the flaring is under investigation and air monitoring shows that the quality of the air was within all regulatory safety standards.
Plant officials send their apologies to residents for any inconvenience this has caused.
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"Operational interruptions" causing flaring at LyondellBasell plant
http://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2017/07/06/operational-inter...
Officials at the LyondellBasell plant in Corpus Christi are investigating is trying to find out the cause of flaring that started Wednesday.
Around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, the plant, located at 1501 McKinzie Road, experienced an operational interruption that resulted in flaring.."
Jul 9, 2017
M. Difato
Three Thomson cabin crew treated for smoke inhalation after fire breaks out INSIDE plane forcing flight to make emergency landing
(July 8) http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/three-thomson-cabin-crew-treat...
Three Thomson cabin crew have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire started INSIDE the plane forcing the flight to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport.
Passengers onboard were escorted from the plane which had been travelling from Manchester to Girona.
Of 201 passengers travelling and six crew members, three of the crew were "being treated by medics".
It is unknown whether the patients have been transferred to hospital.
A spokeswoman for Gatwick airport said: "The flight was diverted because of smoke in the cabin.."
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Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Miami Int’l Airport
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/07/07/flight-emergency-landing-miami...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) –A plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Friday(July 7).
The flight landed just before 3:30 p.m.
Miami-Dade Fire officials responded to the scene and surrounded the plane. However, no smoke or flames could be seen once it landed.
The plane was ‘taxied,’ with fire crews following, to a terminal.
The flight, bound for Cleveland, Ohio, was coming from Kingston, Jamaica, with about 159 people on board before being forced to make the emergency landing.
The plane was directed to a gate and scanned for any possible heat. Test results came back negative so the plane was cleared to continue to its destination.
No injuries were reported.
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Jul 10, 2017
M. Difato
JetBlue plane makes emergency landing at JFK airport
http://nypost.com/2017/07/11/jetblue-plane-makes-emergency-landing-...
A JetBlue plane headed from JFK to Buffalo had to return to the airport for an emergency landing Tuesday morning, FAA officials said.
The Embraer 190 had just taken off at 6:48 a.m. when the plane’s crew noticed the cockpit was filling up with some kind of fumes.
The pilots immediately turned the plane around and landed back at the airport.
There were no reported injuries.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
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Smoke smell triggers third emergency Allegiant Air landing in Pinellas in 3 years
http://wfla.com/2017/07/10/smoke-smell-triggers-third-emergency-all...
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – For the third time in as many years, an Allegiant Air flight made an emergency landing at St. Petersburg Clearwater Airport on Sunday (July 9). This time, the reason for that diverted flight was the smell of smoke inside the aircraft.
The flight diversion from the intended destination of Dayton, Ohio happened about eight minutes after takeoff from Punta Gorda Airport. Flight controllers at St. Pete Clearwater Airport scrambled airport fire crews who met the plane on the runway and scanned it with thermal sensors to make sure it wasn’t on fire.
After an all clear, the Allegiant pilots taxied to the gate for a more thorough inspection. The flight continued to Dayton several hours later, but it’s not clear whether Allegiant used the same aircraft.
The FAA tells 8 on Your Side the incident is under investigation. An 8 on Your Side review of aircraft maintenance records did not turn up any major troubles with that particular MD83 aircraft. It was serviced twice at the end of June due to odors from an unknown source.
Last year, another Allegiant Air flight made an emergency landing at St. Pete Clearwater Airport due to an alarming drop in hydraulic fluid pressure. In 2015, Allegiant pilots ordered the emergency evacuation of passengers at St. Pete. Clearwater Airport because of smoke in the cockpit.
Jul 11, 2017
Scott
Stratford Road re-opens after severe underground electrical fire (July 10, 2017)
A severe electrical fire on a busy Sparkbrook [Birmingham, UK] street broke out in an underground chamber forcing flames to burst out of a manhole cover.
A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman said: "An electrical engineer is on site and has requested a digging team. The fire is being linked to a nearby electricity sub-station".
Rashel Rahman added: "Emergency services were at the scene within five minutes but unfortunately there was a few mini explosions".
The fire was quickly under control but continued to rage for several hours.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/stratford-road-s...
Jul 12, 2017
Scott
Transformer fire causes damage at Georgia Power plant (July 13, 2017)
“We can confirm that there was a transformer fire contained within the switchyard at Plant Bowen today — there is no fire inside the plant structure itself,” Georgia Power spokeswoman Ashley West said.
The term "switchyard" refers to an enclosed area, similar to a substation, in which the energy is moved from the plant itself to the power lines, according to Georgia Power.
West added that the “power delivery system functioned as designed and there were no customer power outages as a result of this incident.”
Plant Bowen, which is located in Cartersville, is the nation’s ninth-largest power plant in net generation of electricity.
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/transformer-fire-causes-damage-georg...
http://coosavalleynews.com/2017/07/large-fire-reported-at-plant-bow...
Jul 14, 2017
Scott
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) on Friday called for understanding over the electricity blackout in some parts of Port Harcourt [Nigeria]. (July 15, 2017)
“PHED wishes to inform her valued customers that current power outage that is being experienced in some part of Port Harcourt is as a result of fire outbreak.
“The incident, which took place on Thursday night, damaged a 60 MVA Incomer power transformer, which affected four critical outgoing 33KV feeders.
http://tribuneonlineng.com/port-harcourt-electricity-coy-calls-unde...
Jul 16, 2017
Scott
Large power outage reported in central Oak Ridge (July 15, 2017)
A large power outage was reported in central Oak Ridge [Tennessee] early Saturday afternoon.
There were reports that some traffic lights were out, and power was reported out at some businesses and homes.
http://oakridgetoday.com/2017/07/15/large-power-outage-reported-cen...
Jul 16, 2017
SongStar101
Nationwide Outage Hits Bank of America: Customers Unable To Access Accounts
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-19/nationwide-outage-hits-ban...
In an apparent nationwide system outage, Bank of America customers have been shut out from accessing their accounts and online banking on Wednesday afternoon. As of 4pm ET the outage was continuing with most online systems still frozen.
On Downdetector.com reports starting spiking after 11:30 a.m. and the website was inundated with comments from Bank of America customers around the country saying they couldn’t access online banking from their applications or computers, transfer money or deposit money or checks.
Coral Springs resident Eric Sleeper told the Miami Herald that he received what looked like a phishing email from the bank Wednesday and immediately called customer service to see if something was wrong. A message on his online account said it could not pull up his information. When he called his local branch, a manager said that local managers were all calling each other trying to figure out what caused what now seems like a national outage and why they were unable to provide certain services.
Bank of America spokeswoman Jumana Bauwens told the Herald that the bank is aware of the issues with mobile and online banking and is working to fix the problem. Bauwens added that many of the customers who were experiencing difficulties now have accounts that are operating normally.
“I know that the team is working quickly to bring everything back up. As time progresses they should be able to go back online,” Bauwens said.
When asked what caused the outage, Bauwens said she “did not have that information.”
Surprisingly, nobody has yet voiced the theory that it was Russia's crack hackers who are responsible.
Meanwhile, on Twitter, users across the country were reporting issues accessing their accounts.
“@BankofAmerica system wide outage on the day I’m closing on my house and there is nothing they can do about it,” tweeted Twitter user @CapricornLove7.
“The clerk at @BankofAmerica just said I can't make a deposit [because] if [sic] a nationwide disruption. Anyone know what's up?,” tweeted user @Henkenius.
How many B of A customers may have been affected?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America
As of December 31, 2016, the company held 10.73% of all bank deposits in the United States.[7] It is one of the Big Four banks in the United States, along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo—its main competitors.[8][9] Bank of America operates—but does not necessarily maintain retail branches[10]—in all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia and more than 40 other countries.
It has a retail banking footprint that serves approximately 46 million consumer and small business relationships at 4,600 banking centers and 15,900 automated teller machines.
Jul 20, 2017
M. Difato
http://www.dailybreeze.com/environment-and-nature/20170719/yet-anot...
A power outage caused this PBF Energy refinery flare in Torrance last October. Two more flares occurred Wednesday (July 19) , one at the Phillips 66 refinery and another at the Torrance refinery. File photo. (Brad Graverson/The Daily Breeze/SCNG)
For the second time within a month, oil refineries in Wilmington and Torrance have reported flaring events on the same day.
The Phillips 66 refinery in Wilmington late Tuesday night reported rele....
No cause was given.
Earlier that day, the Torrance refinery experienced an unexpected flaring event that lasted for a couple of hours after three pump failures in the plant’s hydrocracker unit, the Torrance Fire Department reported via the Torrance Alerts system.
“It’s getting really ridiculous,” said Torrance resident Linda Hicks. “There’s a huge cloud over the refinery from the flaring again.”
Many Torrance residents are fed up with the frequent flaring.
In late June, the Torrance refinery and Tesoro refinery in Wilmington ....
Tuesday’s flaring at the PBF Energy-owned Torrance Refining Co. plant also wa....
Jul 23, 2017
Yvonne Lawson
Rail misery for hundreds of thousands of commuters told not to travel as signal failure hits country's busiest station London Waterloo while Tube also hit by over-running repairs
Hundreds of thousands of commuters face anarchy today after being told not to travel to London where rush hour travellers also faced Tube chaos.
South West Trains said services across the whole of its network, including to and from London Waterloo, may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.
Passengers are being advised not to travel to the country's busiest railway station because of a signal failure.
And five Tube lines were also hit with delays and cancellations after signal problems and overrunning engineering works scuppered this morning's commute.
South West Trains said disruption is expected until the end of the day with cancellations and long delays predicted.
A message to passengers said: 'Our control room has confirmed that we have lost all signalling in the Earlsfield area and are not able to run trains into London Waterloo.
'Due to the location, this has taken place our ability to run a train service this morning has been severely hampered.
A Network Rail spokesman said: 'Owing to a major signalling failure overnight, mainline services through Clapham Junction to Waterloo will be delayed or cancelled this morning.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4724018/Rail-misery-hundred...
Jul 24, 2017
M. Difato
Track circuit and power fault result in delays and crowds on the North-South and East-West Lines
http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/track-circuit-and-power-fault-r...
Singapore- At rush hour this morning (Jul 25), commuters experienced nothing out of the ordinary — just another day, just another delay. This time, the slow-moving trains and crowded platforms were the result of an intermittent power fault and track circuit fault on both North-South and East-West Lines. Oh joy.
SMRT’s first tweet of the day at 7:26am warned commuters of the pile-up to be expected.
Subsequent updates on the North-South and East-West Lines continued to alert commuters to trains “running at longer intervals”.
But it seems like commuters were already grumbling about delays at least an hour before SMRT’s tweet, saying no announcements were made even though crowds were swarming the stations.
Basically, SMRT was just having another one of its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days.
The latest update at 10:19AM claimed that train services on the North-South Line were back to normal.
The post Track circuit and power fault result in delays and crowds on the No... appeared first on Coconuts.
Jul 26, 2017
M. Difato
Power outage at Brooklyn housing complex knocks out electricity for 46 buildings, leaving at least 30 residents stuck in elevators
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sprawling-brooklyn-housing-comp...
An electrical outage at a massive Brooklyn housing development left 46 buildings — and thousands of tenants — without power Wednesday (July 26), authorities said.
At least 30 residents were stuck in elevators when the power winked out at Spring Creek Towers on Van Siclen Ave. in East New York about 10:15 a.m. The outage came after the complex’s self-sustaining electrical system went down for several hours.
First responders went building to building, checking to see if any tenants were on life-support equipment that depends on electricity, or if anyone was trapped.
“We had to search all of the elevators to make sure there was nobody trapped inside,” Brooklyn Battalion Chief Derek Harkin said. “Approximately 30 people had to be evacuated from the elevator.”
Four people were treated at the scene. Power was restored to the complex at about 12:30 p.m.
Spring Creek Towers, spanning more than 150 acres, was built in 1974. First called Starrett City, it was renamed in 2002, officials said.
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Upper West Side manhole fire causes power outage
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/upper-west-side-manho...
July 13, 2017, A fire erupted from Con Edison manholes on the Upper West Side Thursday causing multiple buildings near 72nd St. and Broadway to lose power.
Smoke started rising from the manholes at about 5 p.m. and continued for more than six hours, NBC reported.
FDNY officials said an underground electrical cable caused the fire..."
Jul 27, 2017
M. Difato
All of Hatteras and Ocracoke are without power; residents should be prepared for "extended outage"
https://pilotonline.com/news/local/all-of-hatteras-and-ocracoke-are...
Outer banks N.Carolina, More than 7,000 homes in the Outer Banks were without power Thursday morning (July 26) , according to Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative.
All of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands were without power around 8 a.m., the company said.
Customers should be prepared for an extended outage. The company is working on the issue and can't say when the power will be back.
At about 9 a.m., the company said crews are working to get Buxton generators online, but they would only be able to power Buxton.
The outage began just after 4:30 a.m and crews were immediately dispatched, said Laura Ertle, the company's spokeswoman.
It was caused by damage to a transmission cable attached to the Bonner Bridge. The bridge is still open though, she said.
She added that though there the construction of the new Bonner Bridge is nearby, there is nothing indicating that the outage was related to it.
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Jul 27, 2017
M. Difato
Transformer fire cuts power to parts of Auckland
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/07/transformer-fire-...
A transformer caught fire and disrupted power in the central Auckland suburb of Mission Bay on Friday night
(July 28). Central Auckland fire crews responded to the incident which cut power to shops and traffic lights in the area. The fire was behind the popular Starbucks store, on Marau Crescent just off Tamaki Drive.
The fire brigade told Newshub they weren't sure what caused the blaze but contained it before leaving it with Vector to investigate.
Onlookers said they could smell something burning from the waterfront by the popular Mission Bay fountain.
There were fears from the public that the blaze could've burnt down the luxury apartments had the fire service not responded so rapidly.
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Jul 28, 2017
M. Difato
'It was like an earthquake': 54 injured after train crashes into buffers at Barcelona station in low speed collision on first day of rail strikes (July 28,2017)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4738658/48-people-injured-t...
At least 54 people have been injured in a train crash in Barcelona, with one said to be in a serious condition.
The accident happened at 7.15am local time on Friday at Barcelona's Franca train station, one of the busiest in the city.
The front of the commuter train was badly damaged after it smashed into a buffer as it arrived from the village of San Vicente Calders, around 50 miles away..."
More than 50 taken to hospital after train crashes at station in Spain
http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2017/07/spain_train.html
"..When the train arrived at Francia station it applied the brakes but at the same time it made a noisy crash," Said Saharaui, a passenger, told A.P. "The passengers were thrown to the floor.
"Even though the train did brake, it wasn't until the crash when it reached a full stop."
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Jul 28, 2017
M. Difato
Power restored to more than 14,000 homes in Perth after fire at power substation
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/more-than-14000-homes-without-pow...
Power has been restored to more than 14,000 homes in Perth's eastern suburbs on Tuesday morning (Aug 1) after a fire at a power substation caused a brief blackout.
The fire at the Belgravia Street substation happened around 6am and was quickly put out by emergency service crews..."
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Over 8,200 AEP customers without power in Gahanna after report of fire at substation
http://nbc4i.com/2017/07/30/over-1300-aep-customers-without-power-i...
Gahanna, OH (WCMH) — American Electric Power says over 8,200 customers were without power Sunday night (July 30) after the report of a fire at an AEP substation.
Gahanna Police say a fire was reported at a substation near Headley Park around 9:45pm. The Gahnna Fire Department says there was a fire that was quickly contained after a piece of equipment caught fire..."
Substation fire leads to evacuation of Warwick mall, cinema
http://wpri.com/2017/07/29/substation-fire-leads-to-evacuation-of-w...
Waewick, R.I. (WPRI) – A reported fire at the National Grid substation behind the Warwick Mall Showcase Cinemas forced the evacuation of both buildings Saturday (July 29) night.
The fire broke out just before 7:30 p.m. and caused power outages in the area..."
Aug 1, 2017
jorge namour
The mystery continues after the disappearance of the plane in the area of the Delta of the Paraná - ARGENTINE
JULY 26, 2017
http://misionesonline.net/2017/07/26/sigue-misterio-ante-la-desapar...
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&...
From local TV LATEST ACCIDENT HIPOTESIS ELECTRICAL FAILURE
In the plane that has disappeared since Monday, after taking off from San Fernando, province of Buenos Aires, three men were traveling.
But the latest news indicates that the turbo twin engine propeller Mitsubishi LV MCV is missing and there are no traces or accurate data to confirm whether the plane landed or had an accident.
WIKIPEDIA Paraná Delta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paran%C3%A1_Delta
Aug 1, 2017
Scott
Power outage, explosion and fire at Shell oil refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands (July 31, 2017)
At about 10:30 p.m. local time on July 29, a power failure occurred in a high-voltage power station at the industrial site, sparking an explosion and ensuing fire that burned until about 5:52 a.m. on July 30, according to a series of releases from Rijnmondveilig.nl, the official emergency alert service for the Rotterdam-Rijnmond area in the province of South Holland.
http://www.ogj.com/articles/2017/07/fire-shutters-shell-s-pernis-re...
https://www.rtlz.nl/algemeen/binnenland/brand-bij-grote-raffinaderi...
Aug 3, 2017
jorge namour
UPDATE: Damage to Bell fibre networks causes widespread cellphone service outage
August 4, 2017
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/8/4/cell-services-have...
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - When Sue Gallant couldn’t take money out to buy gas, she didn’t know how she was going to get home.
That was the problem the Rustico woman faced Friday afternoon as she sat in her van parked outside Provincial Credit Union in Charlottetown, which was closed because of a phone network outage.
“I have no access to my money,” she said.
Earlier in the day cellphone service for Bell, Telus, Virgin Mobile and Koodo went down leaving thousands of customers in Atlantic Canada unable to connect to their networks for several hours.
The issue also affected landline and FibreOp services for Bell customers in the region.
TWITTER MOMENT collection about the crisis
https://twitter.com/i/moments/893508191413293056
A statement from Bell Aliant said accidental damage to multiple fibre networks caused the outage.
During the outage, the provincial government reminded Islanders they were still able to call 911 for emergencies.
Any 911 calls made using cellphones would connect through the Rogers cellular network.
The outage also caused two flight delays at the Charlottetown Airport
Along with keeping people from placing calls or sending text messages, the service disruption caused problems with some financial institutions, like the credit union.
Some businesses, as Gallant learned, weren’t able to accept payments using debit cards during the outage.
At the credit union, the doors were shut to the public and a steady stream of customers was met with signs that said it was closed temporarily due to “communications issues.”
Gallant said she tried to use her debit card to buy gas, but it didn’t work because of the outage.
She was told to try her bank, Gallant said, but that didn’t work either.
Gallant said a day like Friday was a reminder that it might be a good idea to rely less on digital services.
“We’re totally dependent on it,” she said.
Related Cut fibre 'possible' cause of Atlantic Canada cell service outage: Telus
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/8/4/cut-fibre--possibl...
Aug 5, 2017
Scott
Transformer fire in Piti, feeder line trouble in Yigo (August 4, 2017)
A transformer at Guam Power Authority’s Piti substation caught fire Friday afternoon. Guam Power Authority said the area was isolated and no customers were affected.
A feeder line also tripped in the Yigo area Friday afternoon. That problem was isolated and GPA crews addressed the issue.
http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/08/04/gpa-customers-not-affe...
Aug 6, 2017
Scott
Fire hits power substation in Makati City (August 5, 2017)
A fire hit a Meralco substation in Urdaneta Village in Makati City on Saturday afternoon.
The fire broke out at around 2:32 p.m. The fire reached second alarm at around 2:45 p.m. before being declared out at 3:02 p.m.
Authorities are still investigating the origin of the fire as of posting time.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/920586/fire-hits-power-substation-in-m...
Aug 6, 2017
Scott
Electrical substation that powers a smartphone production complex in northern Vietnam caught fire (August 3, 2017)
Northern Power Corporation, a subsidiary of state-run Electricity of Vietnam, confirmed on Wednesday that the power complex in Thai Nguyen had caught fire, disrupting the power supply at the facility and significantly slowing operations.
The cause of the fire is still unidentified.
https://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2017/08/electrical-substation-f...
http://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20170803/electrical-substation-...
Aug 7, 2017
Scott
(August 11, 2017)
Earlier on Tuesday, trains were also stopped at the Mount Baker Station [2] “after a unit along the trackway that sprays lubricant caught fire,” according to Kimberly Reason a spokesperson for Sound Transit [Seattle, Washington]. The fire was quickly extinguished.
At this point, Sound Transit hasn’t been able to determine the cause for either service disruption on Tuesday.
Sound Transit is also investigating if the substation failure at Tukwila is related to Sunday’s two-half hour outages at Angle Lake [1].
Link Light Rail operators have been given orders to slow accelerations to reduce stress on the system. Sound Transit said slow orders to operators will reduce voltage spikes and stress on the system and will continue as the investigation moves forward and permanent repairs are made.
Aug 12, 2017
Scott
(August 12, 2017)
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) reported a power outage in the north Ferndale [Washington] area early this morning that impacted a relatively large area [in red in graphic)].
No cause was given for the outage that began around 3am. PSE reported power was restored around 4:30am.
At the time, wind speeds in the area were below 30mph as reported by area weather monitoring stations.
https://www.discoverferndale.com/blinking-electronics-morning-power...
Aug 13, 2017
M. Difato
Hawaiian Airlines Makes Emergency Landing at Hilo Airport
http://bigislandnow.com/2017/08/12/hawaiian-airlines-makes-emergenc...
A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767 carrying 276 passengers and crew from Kaua‘i to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Hilo International Airport on Friday, Aug. 11.
The aircraft was two hours into the flight when it diverted to Hilo because of smoke in the cockpit.
At 8:21 p.m., the Hawai‘i Fire Department was dispatched. All units were on scene at 8:27 p.m., prior to touchdown.
The plane landed safely and taxied to the terminal without further incident.
The cause of the smoke is under investigation.
Aug 13, 2017
M. Difato
Egypt Air plane makes emergency landing due to cockpit smoke
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/248220/Egypt-Air-plane-makes-emerg... cockpit-smoke
Riyadh: An Egypt Air passenger plane was forced to return to Prince Mohammed bin Abdul-Aziz Airport in Saudi Arabia to make an emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit (Aug 4).
Flight 640 was en route to Cairo, with 50 passengers aboard and 10 crew members when the pilot asked to return to the airport of departure and make an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely said the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) on its twitter account.
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Cargo plane makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport after smoke is detected on board
http://theliberal.ie/cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-shannon...
UPS-203, a cargo plane en route from Philadelphia to Cologne (Philadelphia in the US to the German city of Cologne) and carrying five crew members, was forced to make an emergency landing in Shannon Airport on Friday (Aug 4), after smoke was detected on board.
The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 model, was located about 60 minutes south west of Shannon Airport when the incident began.
The crew attempted to contact Shannon by radio but was unable to do so. Instead, they requested another nearby UPS plane to relay the information.
UPS-203 was carrying some specified hazardous materials, so fire crews in Shannon were on stand-by. The aircraft landed heavy but otherwise.."
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Turbine outage cause for concern for city dealing with pumping issues
http://www.wdsu.com/…/turbine-outage-cause-for-con…/11740981
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor Mitch Landrieu said Thursday (Aug 9) morning that the city learned a power turbine
caught fire Wednesday evening at a Sewerage and Water Board treatment plant on Claiborne Avenue.
Landrieu said the turbine that is out of service powers the majority of the city's pumping stations that serve the
east bank of New Orleans, west of the Industrial Canal. Officials said the Water Board's capacity to drain
stormwater is currently diminished..."
Governor declares emergency in New Orleans as pump system is compromised
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/governor-declares-emergency...
"..With three other turbine stations also out of service for repairs or scheduled maintenance, New Orleans was left with just one primary source of electricity to power its pumps..."
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Pacific Princess Cruise Ship Skips Jersey Call Following Power Outage Onboard
https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7996
( 12:45 p.m. BST) -- Pacific Princess's current eight-night Ireland and Scotland voyage got off to a slow start yesterday (August 12) as the ship was delayed departing the port of Dover following a power failure onboard.
The line has confirmed that the 680-passenger ship finally departed after power was restored and all hotel services were up and running again at 12:18 a.m. this morning.
As a result, Princess Cruises has cancelled the ship's first port of call at St Helier in Jersey today.
In a statement the line said: "The cause of the power failure is under investigation by the Captain and his Chief Engineer.
"The delay will impact the planned itinerary with a cancellation of the first port of call St. Helier (Jersey). Instead, Pacific Princess will proceed to Waterford (Ireland) for an early arrival on 14 August."
The ship will also call at Dublin and Edinburgh before arriving back in Dover on August 20.
Passengers onboard the current Pacific Princess cruise will each receive $150 in onboard credit for the missed port.
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Power outage hits 13,000-plus in central Durham, substation problem cited
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/artic...
DURHAM , A power outage hit central Durham at mid-morning Thursday (Aug 9), knocking out service to about 13,000 customers, Duke Energy said.
Police said the outage extended from north of Interstate 85 to south of N.C. 147.
A Duke spokesman said the problem was at a substation on Washington Street, but crews did not immediately know what went wrong there..."
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Aug 13, 2017
M. Difato
Flight Diverts Due To Smoke In The AVIONICS COMPARTMENT
http://bernews.com/2017/08/diverted-jetblue-flight-lands-bermuda/
Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Acting Lieutenant Russann Francis said, “At 5:31pm on Monday, August 14, 2017, our 911 Emergency Dispatch Center received a call from the L. F. Wade International Airport Duty Officer, Ms. Lisa Wilson.
“She stated that a Jet Blue Airbus 369 on its way to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic will make an emergency landing in Bermuda due to smoke in the avionics compartment”.
“The Jet Blue flight was reported to carry 154 souls with 4 hours of fuel remaining on board. Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service [BFRS] were standing by on scene with 8 vehicles and 14 personnel as the flight landed safely in Bermuda at 5:50pm..."
Aug 15, 2017
M. Difato
Taiwan economic minister resigns over mass blackouts
Taiwan's economic minister resigned Tuesday following an outcry over massive power failures (Aug 15) across the island, affecting 6.68 million households.
Outages were reported in 17 counties earlier in the day after an operational error caused six generators to stop working in Taiwan's biggest natural gas power plant in northern Taoyuan county, the government said.
Traffic lights failed in many parts of the island, while there were also incidents of people being trapped in elevators.
The national police agency has since set up an emergency response centre to ensure order.
Economic Minister Lee Chih-kung, whose ministry supervises the power supply, tendered his resignation on Tuesday night, which was approved by Premier Lin Chuan according to a cabinet official.
The news comes just weeks after Taiwan's government came under criticism for ordering air conditioning in official buildings to be turned off for several hours daily to save electricity.
A supply shortage followed damage to a power transmission tower by typhoons in late July..."
Source: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/World/Taiwan-economic-minister-mass-b...
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Aug 15, 2017
M. Difato
Passengers report 'loud bang' at tube station in London
http://vothemes.com/2017/08/passengers-report-loud-bang-at-tube-sta...
Holborn Underground station has been evacuated after a "loud bang" and smoke filled the platform (Aug 15).
Eye-witnesses have reported hearing a loud bang and smoke coming from a Central Line train.
Passenger Sarah Marshall told The Telegraph: 'There was smoke at one end of the station, a high pitched bang and a smell. "I was towards the back of the crowd". Severe delays are affecting the rest of the line as a result.
There is now no service between Liverpool and White City westbound and tickets are being accepted on London Buses.
"There was a fire alert on a westbound Central line train", a spokesman for London's transport operator said.
They added on Twitter: 'Some west-bound trains are being held at short notice while we investigate a faulty train at Holborn'.
And at Kings Cross a train has hit the buffers at slow speed.
London's main shopping district, on Friday (Aug 11), due to an electrical fault under the train.
However, others said the panic amounted to people tapping their Oyster cards as they left the station so they weren't overcharged.
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London's Holborn Tube station evacuated as smoke fills Underground platform after 'loud bang'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/15/holborn-underground-stat...
"..The incident came as passengers were warned to avoid London's Waterloo station after
a train derailment early on Tuesday (Aug 15) caused widespread delays.
At Holborn, several people posted on social media that they heard bangs, followed by smoke and panic:
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Aug 16, 2017
Scott
Explosion and fire reported at DTE Energy substation in Plymouth [Michigan] (August 16, 2017)
Fire crews are on the scene of what is reported to be an explosion and fire at a electrical substation.
City manager, Paul Sincock said around 8:30 on Wednesday night residents heard a loud explosion and multiple transformers exploded at the substation. He said the cause is still unknown.
DTE is reporting that approximately 4,000 people are without power because of the fire.
Sincock said the entire city of Plymouth is a part of those outages.
http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/wayne-county/explosion-and-fire-rep...
https://www.facebook.com/ncfdplymouth/photos/a.322932961442559.1073...
Aug 17, 2017
Scott
Electrical fire breaks out in CN Tower antenna mast (August 16, 2017)
An electrical fire at Toronto’s landmark CN Tower broke out around 4 a.m. around an electric cable in the tower’s main antenna mast, Toronto Fire said. The section is about 480 metres above the ground – just above the tower’s Skypod observation deck.
Fighting the fire wasn’t all that dissimilar to handling several underground hydro vault [transformer vault] explosions in downtown Toronto over the past few months, Powell said.
The electrical fire was put out just before 7:15 a.m., and Powell said it isn’t clear at this point what caused it.
http://www.citynews.ca/2017/08/16/electrical-fire-breaks-cn-tower-a...
https://twitter.com/Toronto_Fire/status/897763697971671040
Aug 17, 2017
Yvonne Lawson
Huge fire breaks out after 'two loud explosions' at Glasgow fruit market
More than 40 firefighters have arrived at Glasgow's Blochairn Fruit Market as images emerge on social media showing a huge cloud of black smoke above the site.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 03.44 and rushed to the scene in the north east of the city.
People living nearby revealed they heard loud explosions this morning.
The fruit market is believed to have been filling up with traders and it remains unknown whether there are any injuries or fatalities.
Up to 90 per cent of the building is thought to have caught fire.
Diversions have been set up and Blochairn Road has been closed between Royston Road and Siemens Place.
Meanwhile, speed restrictions have been put in place on the nearby M8 motorway amid fears the smoke could cause reduced visibility.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "Firefighters are currently tackling a large fire within a warehouse in Blochairn Road.
"Twelve appliances and four aerial appliances were mobilised after the alarm was raised at 3.44am on Thursday."
However, a policeman at the scene said efforts to extinguish the fire were being made more difficult by water pressure problems.
Inspector Stuart Cleminson: "The site itself employs approximately 400 people who have now all evacuated out.
"But, over three hours later, the building is still well ablaze. Fire and rescue are working extremely hard to get the fire out.
"However, they are having several issues in the area relating to the water pressure, so Scottish Water are here at the moment and they are trying to boost the water.
"No persons have been injured at this time, however they (fire crews) are really struggling to get on top of it."
Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/842232/glasgow-fire-blochairn-frui...
Aug 17, 2017
M. Difato
SECO reports 15,000 without power after problem at Lake Ella substation
http://www.villages-news.com/seco-reports-15000-without-power-probl...
About 15,000 SECO customers were without power before midnight Friday (Aug 18) after a service interruption at the Lake Ella substation. SECO said crews were en route to assess the situation.
The outage impacted many Villages residents.
Aug 19, 2017
Scott
(August 19, 2017)
A power outage affecting about 3,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in the Los Feliz and Silver Lake areas was reported at 4:30 p.m. Friday, but by 7 p.m. utility officials said all but 120 customers had their service restored.
Then at 8:40 p.m Friday, the utility reported about 5,000 customers were without service in the same area. Electricity was restored at about 1:30 a.m.
The utility has not released any information on what caused the outages.
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2017/08/19/power-restored-for-1200-dwp-lo...
Aug 20, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/08/idaho-falls-power-responding-...
IDAHO FALLS POWER RESPONDING TO TWO SEPARATE POWER OUTAGES
Updated at 7:44 pm, August 19th, 2017
IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls Power is currently experiencing two separate non-related power outages.
One outage in the area of Hoopes and 12th Street is affecting approximately 200 homes.
The other outage is located in the area of Leesburg and Harrisburg area and is affecting approximately 12 customers.
The cause is not known at this time and crews have been dispatched to restore power as quickly as possible, according to the Idaho Falls Power Facebook page.
Aug 20, 2017
M. Difato
FIRE ENGULFS BOKARO STEEL PLANT
http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/fire-engulfs-boka...
A major fire broke out at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) on Saturday night (AUG 19).
However, no injury or loss of life was reported in the incident, said an official.
“We were working in second shift and suddenly fire broke out in a transformer at Tandem Mill in Cold Rolling Mill (CRM-1)," said an eyewitness.
The blaze broke out in transformer after a technical fault. The transformer controls Stead -1 and Coiler and contains 60 thousand liters of oil, said an official. "After the stiff struggle by fire tenders, it could be controlled in several hours which created a huge loss. Right now it is quite difficult to access the actual loss but it may be in lakhs,” sources said.
“After the fire, production at Mill has been stopped. We have constituted a team to investigate the reasons behind the accident,” added the official.
Transformer fire knocks out power at Delcambre Elementary; no school there Monday
DELCAMBRE — Delcambre Elementary School will be closed Monday after to a transformer fire Sunday afternoon (Aug 20) , according to Iberia Parish Superintendent of Schools Dale Henderson.
Crews are on scene to repair the damage, Henderson said, and the school is without power. There was no damage to the school itself, he said.
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Aug 21, 2017
M. Difato
JetBlue flight makes emergency landing in North Carolina after pilot reports smoke on the plane as two people are sent to hospital
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4810676/JetBlue-flight-make...
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Injuries reported after JetBlue plane makes emergency landing at RDU
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article168339787.html
RALEIGH - A JetBlue plane headed from New York to West Palm Beach, Fla., made a safe emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Monday morning (Aug 21).
The pilot reported a mechanical issue before the plane was diverted to RDU, said airport spokesperson Andrew Sawyer.
Tracking service Flightaware identified the jet as an Airbus A320, which JetBlue notes on its website has about 160 seats, the Associated Press reported. Flightaware says the plane landed at 9:15 a.m.
JetBlue is making arrangements to accommodate its passengers, Sawyer said
.RDU is still gathering details on the incident.
The AP reported other JetBlue flights were disrupted earlier this month. Two crew members blamed fumes from nail polish remover after becoming ill on an Aug. 16 JetBlue flight from Boston to Charleston, S.C. And an Aug. 10 JetBlue flight from Boston to San Diego had to be diverted to Buffalo, N.Y., after passengers smelled fumes. That flight caused three crew members to become ill.
Aug 22, 2017
Scott
Fire at substation causes hourlong power outage in Griffith, Highland (August 21, 2017)
More than 2,500 homes in Griffith and Highland [Indiana] lost power for about an hour Monday evening as a result of a transformer failure at one of NIPSCO's substations.
Angie Deuitch, a public affairs manager for the electric utility company, said about 2,522 customers in the two towns experienced outages, which was caused by a fire at the substation.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nipsco-fire-at-...
Aug 22, 2017
M. Difato
'There Was Blood Everywhere': 33 Injured After Train Crashes Into Train at 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby
A Norristown High Speed Line train barreled into an unoccupied train at the busy terminal
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Upper-Darby-Train-Crash-T...
A high-speed train barreled into a parked train at one of SEPTA's busiest terminals overnight, injuring more than 30 people and causing what one passenger described as a bloody scene.
SEPTA officials say the Norristown High Speed Line train 155 was arriving at the 69th Street Transportation Center on Market Street in Upper Darby around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday when it crashed into a train 148 rail car that was unoccupied and sitting in the terminal.
"I stood up to get off to get ready to get to my bus on time and smack, it hit the other trolley, parked," Ronnie, a passenger who asked us only to use his first name, told NBC10.
SEPTA officials initially said 42 people were injured in the crash. During a press conference at 5 p.m. however, Ruben Payan, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said that while 42 people were on board the train, 33 people — including the conductor — were hurt in the crash. While four of the victims are in critical condition, all of the victims are expected to survive.
It's not clear how fast the train was traveling when the crash happened, but passengers described a violent collision. Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie said the train came into the station "hot."
"My face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall and I went straight down and I blacked out," Ronnie said. "There was blood everywhere. The driver is all banged up and there was this one girl bleeding out of her face pretty bad."
Three of the victims were taken to the Lankenau Medical Center and the conductor was taken to the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He was treated and later released, according to SEPTA.
The other victims were taken to other area hospitals including Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital, Springfield Hospital and Taylor Hospital.
Ronnie claimed that prior to the crash, the train had twice overshot stops during the trip.
"I was waiting at Gulph Mills. The train came by, it blew past us about three or four train lengths, stopped, backed up, picked us up," Ronnie said. "The same thing happened at Bryn Mawr."
SEPTA officials have not confirmed the allegations. NTSB officials arrived at the terminal Tuesday around 7 a.m. to start an investigation. More officials will arrive Tuesday night.
"The NTSB has brought in an eight-member go team. Each team member is an expert in different fields," Payan said. "They will be collecting evidence in their specific disciplines which include mechanical operation, signal and train control, crashworthiness, emergency response and human performance...."
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Over 40 people injured in Pennsylvania train crash (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/usa/400471-train-crash-pennsylvania-injured/
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http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Upper-Darby-69th-Street-T...
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Aug 23, 2017
M. Difato
Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing at JFK for Report of Fumes
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Delta-Flight-Emergency-Landing...
A Delta flight made an emergency landing at Kennedy Airport Tuesday (Aug 22) when a passenger complained of a headache from fumes coming from the cockpit.
Delta flight 981 was headed to Atlanta from Boston when there was a report of fumes on board, according to Port Authority.
The plane landed at JFK just after 3:30 p.m.
There was no report of any further injuries or illness. The plane resumed its flight just after 5 p.m.
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Emergency Landing At JFK
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/watch/emergency-landing-at-jfk/vi-AA...
A Delta flight traveling from Boston to Atlanta made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International
Airport after the pilot reported fumes in the cockpit and cabin.
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Aug 23, 2017
Scott
Power fully restored in Osaka after morning blackout hit 34,000 homes and shut hospitals (August 23, 2017)
The blackout occurred at 5.40am on Wednesday, mainly in the city of Suita in central Osaka [Japan]. Some 29,520 homes were affected in Suita, with the rest in the neighbouring Higashiyodogawa ward and Settsu city.
Power was fully restored in affected areas in Osaka before 5pm on Wednesday, nearly 12 hours after a major blackout struck at dawn, which cut off power to 34,000 homes and shut down hospitals and 24-hour convenience stores.
Aug 24, 2017
Scott
Personal EMP
Power surge ruins appliances, keeps firefighters busy (August 24, 2017)
About 15 homes were affected by a power surge that blew up appliances and kept fire crews from several departments busy throughout the morning Thursday [in Elba, New York].
No major damage was reported. Some houses did fill with smoke but mainly it was small appliances burning out as a result of the surge, Elba Fire Chief Michael Heale said.
Heale said no storms were in the area and a round of storms Wednesday didn’t cause any problems in Elba.
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/power-surge-ruins-appliance...
Aug 25, 2017
M. Difato
St. Lucia-bound JetBlue plane makes emergency landing
https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/st-lucia-bound-jetblue-plane-make...
(AVIATION INSPECTOR) – An airliner was yesterday (Aug 26) forced to divert to Bermuda after smoke was spotted coming from the rear of the plane.
The JetBlue flight bound for St Lucia with more than 200 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the island’s airport.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Fire & Rescue service said the Airbus A320 aircraft was carrying 202 passengers and landed safely in Bermuda at about 12.15pm.
She added: “BFRS personnel dressed in breathing apparatus carried out a thorough search of the airbus compartment with thermal imaging equipment before turning the scene over to the airline representatives.”
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Update: Plane makes emergency landing at Lake Clear airport; no injuries
No injuries after smoke condition in cabin
http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2017/08/pl...
LAKE CLEAR — A small passenger plane made an emergency landing at the Adirondack Regional Airport early Friday evening (Aug 25).
The Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at the airport at 5:02 p.m. to respond for an emergency landing of a Cape Air passenger aircraft that they were told was experiencing smoke in the cabin.
Speaking Sunday morning, Cape Air spokeswoman Michelle Haynes said there were five passengers on board the nine-person Cessna 402, Flight 1815, which landed without incident at Adirondack Regional Airport. Haynes and firefighters added that there were no injuries and minimal effects to passengers.
“In flight, the captain noticed there was an abnormality with the engine,” Haynes said. “Definitely something concerning the pilot.
“I talked to the station manager in Saranac Lake,” Haynes added. “She said the passengers were all fine, they weren’t even aware why they landed.
“There was a whiff of smoke,” Haynes continued, “and when the captain adjusted the controls, the smoke immediately dissipated and he called for a priority landing.”
The plane departed from Albany International Airport with a destination of Ogdensburg Regional Airport earlier Friday afternoon. After the emergency landing, firefighters subsequently assisted passengers on the airport runway. Haynes said passengers were then ground transported to Ogdensburg.
Firefighters said early Friday evening the cause of the smoke appeared to be the overheating of electrical equipment, though firefighters couldn’t say that with 100 percent certainty. Haynes emphasized on Sunday that the airline still did not know the cause of the smoke..."
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Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing in Croatia
El Al plane from Munich to Tel Aviv diverted to Zagreb after crew smells smoke shortly after takeoff
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-bound-flight-makes-emergency-la...
An El Al flight from Germany to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Croatia on Sunday after the
crew smelled something burning shortly after takeoff.
Flight LY 354 left Munich shortly after 11 a.m. (Aug 27) for Tel Aviv and was soon diverted to Zagreb, where technicians
investigated the source of the smell, which appeared to be coming from the kitchen of the Boeing 737.
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Plane forced to land after vapour rises from floor
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1316325/plane-f...
(Aug 25) Passengers on the 2.40pm flight to Manchester feared it was smoke at the time.
But a spokesman for operator Loganair confirmed that the fault was determined by engineers to be excess water vapour from the air-conditioning system.
Passengers were due to be transferred on to another plane yesterday evening to make their journey south.
Subsequent flights were delayed as a result of the issue which resulted in a full-scale emergency call out and the plane having to be towed off the runway.
One passenger – who wished to remain anonymous – on board the affected Embraer 145 aircraft said the plane was only in the air for about 10 minutes but it “felt like six hours”.
The man, who flies twice a week between Inverness and Manchester, added: “Smoke (as it appeared) was coming through the floor about five minutes into the flight.
“The cabin crew were rushing round and the next thing we were coming back in to land. The smoke appeared again as we were landing..."
Aug 28, 2017
M. Difato
Structure Fire at NV Energy Plant in Zephyr Cove; Thousands Without Power
http://www.ktvn.com/story/36232100/structure-fire-at-nv-energy-plan...
Tahoe Douglas Fire says a mechanical failure likely led to a fire at the NV Energy plant in Zephyr Cove. NV Energy says about 5,300 customers are without power.
Liberty Utilities says power has been restored to about 15,000 customers in the South Lake Tahoe, Markleeville area.
Fire crews say the mechanical failure occurred at the substation off of Sewer Plant Road and caused an outage into the Minden-Gardnerville area.
NV Energy says the power went out after 8:30 a.m. on Monday. Tahoe Douglas Fire says NV Energy is working to re-route power to those affected. It estimates that power should be restored by 4 p.m. for most areas.
Tahoe Douglas Fire says the Kingsbury backup transmission line is under construction and the Glenbrook backup transmission line was damaged in the Carson Fire..."
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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2017-08-28/...
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — A small fire at an NV Energy substation has triggered a power outage affecting several thousand customers around Lake Tahoe.
More than 15,000 residential and business customers served by NV Energy and Liberty Utilities were without power at one point after the outage was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Monday at the substation near Markleeville, California..."
Aug 28, 2017