São Paulo subway closes all stations of the blue line due to lack of energy BRASIL

APRIL 24 2018

https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/metro-de-sp-fecha-todas-as-estaco...

Around 10:25 am, stations began to be reopened but with controlled entry and reduced speed

São Paulo - All stations of the 1-Azul line (from Jabaquara to Tucuruvi) on the São Paulo subway were closed on Tuesday (24), between 9:30 am and 10:25 am for safety reasons due to lack of energy electric, according to the official profile of the subway on Twitter.

UPDATE: Local communities to train for mass power outage scenario

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin National Guard is helping communities prepare for a possible long-term mass power outage.

A full-scale training exercise known as Dark Sky is May 15-17 in Brown, Calumet, Dane, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties.

Utility companies, law enforcement and first responders will be part of the power outage simulation.

"The what ifs. We're trying to fill in those spots for the what ifs," said Rob Olson, Outagamie County Emergency Management.

The National Guard says the public may notice military presence and increased emergency personnel during the exercise.

The National Guard says the training exercise is to prepare for a possible attack on the state's infrastructure.

“Our emergency management community must be prepared to deal with the myriad scenarios and challenges posed by a long-term mass power outage, and by training together, we continue building meaningful relationships that leave us better positioned to respond to a real-world situation," says Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general.

https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/wi-national-guard-dark-sky-exercis...

MADISON, Wis. — A full-scale training exercise simulating a long-term mass power outage in Wisconsin kicks off May 15 at sites around the state.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/c130-cargo-plane-crash-georgia...

Massive fire erupts at CenterPoint facility in Texas City

 http://abc13.com/watch-live-fire-erupts-at-centerpoint-facility-in-...

 Officials in Texas City are urging residents to stay clear of a massive fire at a CenterPoint Energy facility.

Firefighters were dispatched to the area near FM 517 and Highway 146, where heavy flames and black smoke erupted from a transformer Tuesday (May 8) afternoon.

SkyEye13 is over the scene, where fire trucks and emergency vehicles can be seen lining the roadway near the fire.

The Texas City Office of Emergency Management sent out a robocall to residents in the area telling them there is no shelter in place at this time.."

American Flight Returns To Chicago Over Possible Odor, Smoke

 https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/american-flight-returns-chicago-...

 CHICAGO, IL — Reports of an odor in the cabin and possible smoke in the cockpit forced an American Airlines flight to return to Chicago for an emergency landing shortly after takeoff Tuesday (May 8) morning. Flight 2587 had just departed from O'Hare International Airport on its way to Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport.

According to information on the airline tracking website FlightAware, the American flight — an Airbus 321 carrying 175 passengers and six crew members — left O'Hare at around 8:09 a.m. Tuesday, May 8. The plane, however, was back on the ground in Chicago at 9:13 a.m., the website stated.

In a statement Tuesday, American Airlines said the reason for the emergency landing was because crew members noticed "a possible odor in the cabin," according to NBC 5 Chicago. But passengers on the aircraft claim smoke was potentially entering the cabin.."

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Delta plane from Detroit evacuated at Denver after smoke fills cabin

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/05...

 A Delta Air Lines flight arriving to Denver was evacuated by the plane's emergency exits after the cabin began to fill with smoke Tuesday (May 8) evening, according to media reports. 

The incident occurred on Delta Flight 1854, an MD-90 aircraft that departed Detroit at 7:16 p.m ET and landed in Denver at 8:13 p.m. MT, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. 

Flight 1854 passenger AJ Davidson told KUSA TV of Denver he was on the flight, saying it was already on the ground and taxiing to a gate when the smoke was noticed. 

"Everyone was kind of yelling, like, 'Hey, there's smoke coming out of the vents. What's going on? Open the doors. Why aren't the masks dropping down?' " he said to the network. 

 https://twitter.com/rachelnaftel/status/994038587007127553

"After a couple of minutes, the flight attendant was like, 'Everyone get low to the ground and cover your mouth with a blanket, or clothes, or whatever you have.' And maybe a minute later, they finally made the call to evacuate the plane," he added. "And she yelled, 'Evacuate the plane,' and seconds later, the doors popped open. We all jumped down the slide and got out of there as fast as we could."

Delta confirmed to KUSA that passengers deplaned via slides and over the wing after smoke was seen in the cabin.  Passengers were bussed to the terminal.."

Fire erupts at JEA substation in Orange Park

Witnesses say they heard an explosion

 https://www.news4jax.com/news/officials-fire-erupts-at-jea-substati...

 ORANGE PARK, Fla. - It took fire crews about 40,000 gallons of water Saturday (May 12) afternoon to extinguish a fire of a transformer at a JEA substation on Shaw Street, according to the Orange Park Fire Department.

There was no report of injuries.

Fire  officials said the fire broke out at around 4:20 p.m.  Witnesses in the area say they heard a loud explosion while driving on U.S. 17.

Electricity outages were reported in the area. The JEA website showed 2,200 power outages when the fire was first reported. All power was restored by 6 p.m.

Orange Park, Clay County and First Coast Navy fire units all responded to put out the fire.

JEA estimates approximate 1,000 gallons of mineral oil was spilled out of the transformer, but was contain on the site. 

Emergency landing at Auckland Airport after plane fills with smoke

 http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/emergency/emergency-landing-at-auc...

 A Qantas flight has made an emergency landing at Auckland International Airport after the cabin filled with smoke due to a faulty oven.

The Boeing 737-800, capable of carrying up to 172 passengers, departed from Auckland

at 1.10pm today (May 24)  and was due to land in Sydney at 4.50pm New Zealand time.

Instead it travelled less than 100km before the smoke was identified..."

 https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/104182741/plane-make...

 A Qantas aircraft has made an emergency landing at Auckland International Airport after smoke filled the cabin..."

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Seaplane pilot makes emergency landing in Strathcona County after cabin fire

 http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/seaplane-pilot-makes-eme...

A pilot suffered minor burns after he was forced to make an emergency landing Monday in Strathcona County.

The pilot noticed smoke in the cabin around 2 p.m. on May 21, landing the 10-550 Super Seaplane at the South Cooking Lake Airport, about 20 km east of Edmonton.

After landing, the pilot escaped before the plane was fully engulfed in flames..."

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American Airlines aircraft makes emergency landing in Kingston

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/American_Airlines_aircraf...

 KINGSTON, Jamaica , May 25, 2018  — An American Airlines aircraft which was en route from Miami to Colombia was forced to make an emergency landing at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston (NMIA) this afternoon.
It has been reported that shortly after midday passengers saw smoke coming from the plane and a decision was made to land so that the source of the smoke could be identified..."

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Frontier flight makes emergency landing in Albuquerque

 http://www.koat.com/article/frontier-flight-makes-emergency-landing...

 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) —A Frontier Airlines flight from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to San Diego was forced to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after flight attendants smelled an unknown odor.

KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reports Frontier Airlines Flight 1839  (May 20) made an emergency landing at the Albuquerque International Sunport late Sunday due to the unknown smell in the cabin.

Power substation in Dhaka, Bangladesh catches fire (May 30, 2018)

Shahbagh Police Station OC Abul Hasan said an explosion of a transformer triggered the fire around 8:45pm on Wednesday.
Electricity supply to the neighbourhood was disrupted.
Several units of firefighters brought the fire under control after more than an hour's efforts.

https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/05/30/power-office-in-dhakas-p...
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2018/05/30/massive-fi...
http://www.newagebd.net/article/42471/fire-at-132kv-sub-station-plu...

Comcast landline phone service goes down accross US, still down in parts of United States

https://www.cnet.com/news/comcast-landline-phone-service-still-havi...

Comcast tells CNET the outage is mostly fixed, but some small businesses still say the phones are down.

Comcast confirmed Wednesday it's having some phone trouble nationwide. Several major cities are affected, according to the website Down Detector, including New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Portland, Houston, Denver, Philadelphia and Seattle, and many small businesses are taking to social media to tweet that they can't take calls.

As of Thursday, June 7, Comcast service hasn't entirely been restored. Comcast tweeted that "a small group continues to see issues" and suggests that customers reset their voice modems to try to fix it.

Comcast tells CNET that only its Xfinity Voice landline phone service is affected, not internet services. Some people are reporting that their Comcast internet is down as well, but others report it's working just fine.

At 12:37 p.m. PT Wednesday, Comcast told CNET that most services have been restored:

"We experienced a service interruption today with our Comcast Business Voice and VoiceEdge Select services and we apologize. Our engineers began working to address the issue immediately and services have been restored for most of our customers. We recognize that some customers are still impacted and we expect the issue to be fully resolved shortly. We have every resource focused on getting everyone back online and apologize again to the customers who were affected."

However, small businesses are still actively tweeting that their phone lines are down. Here are a few we saw earlier Wednesday:

Originally published June 6 at 12:07 p.m. PT.

Update, 1:06 p.m. PT: With Comcast statement.

Update, 2:20 p.m. PT: To add Comcast's assurance that internet is not affected, only phones.

Update, June 6 at 9:08 a.m. PT: To point out that Comcast's service still hasn't been fully restored as of Thursday morning. 

Airliner forced to make emergency landing at Kastrup

 http://cphpost.dk/news/airliner-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-at...

 A Boeing 737-300 from the budget airline Air Baltic that had taken off at 16:30 (June 14) from Riga had to make an unscheduled landing in Copenhagen on Wednesday afternoon.

The aircraft was flying to Amsterdam and had the capacity to carry around 150 passengers, reports BT.

During the incident the alarm was upgraded from a Standby 1 to a Standby 2 landing which meant that in addition to the airport’s own fire service, personnel from Tårnby fire station and a number of ambulances were sent to the scene.

“It was a faint smell of smoke in the cabin that prompted the captain to make an emergency landing,” said Sara Emborg, a Copenhagen airport press spokesperson.

After a thorough search of the aircraft had been carried out, it was clear that nothing was amiss after all..."

Thousands lose power after fire at Dominion Energy facility in Gloucester

 http://www.wric.com/news/local-news/thousands-lose-power-after-fire...

 GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) -- A large fire at a Dominion Energy substation caused over 10,000 people to lose power Sunday afternoon (June 17). 

According to the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department, the fire happened at the Dominion Energy facility in the 7500 block of Guinea Road. 

Robert Partlett with the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department says the emergency call for the fire came in just before 4 p.m. 

Dominion Energy says the fire was put out within an hour and it was contained inside the substation. There wasn't any structure damage. 

Approximately 10,738 Dominion customers were without power when the fire first started, Dominion said. Around 8 p.m. the majority of the power was restored.."

Comcast begins restoring service after nationwide outage

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/29/technology/comcast-outage/index.html

Comcast customers across the United States were slowly coming back online late Friday afternoon after a massive outage left them without internet, cable TV, and telephone service. [Again...]

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/29/technology/comcast-outage/index.html

The outage started Friday morning and quickly spread to several cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver and Chicago, according to Downdetector.com, a site that monitors service outages. Complaints peaked early in the day, but Comcast (CCZ) service problems continued popping up well into the afternoon. In some cases the outage last most of the afternoon, but Comcast said in a tweet Friday evening that it had started restoring service.

The company was trying to determine just what went wrong, but said in a statement that "one of Comcast's large backbone network partners had a fiber cut that we believe is also impacting other providers."

The company could not say how many people were affected by outage, which it called "nationwide."

Fiber optic cables are used for long distance high-speed data transmission.

Customers took to their cellphones and mobile devices to complain vociferously on Twitter. Some reported difficulty getting through to Comcast customer service. The company took to Twitter to provide updates and urged customers not to call 911.

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Iowa Flight Grounded Due To Smoke In Aircraft

A flight from Cedar Rapids to Phoenix had to turn around and land shortly after takeoff due to smoke in the aircraft, reports say.

 https://patch.com/iowa/cedarfalls/iowa-flight-grounded-due-smoke-ai...

 An Allegiant flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Cedar Rapids Airport, according to reports. The plan was on the way to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway.

The flight took off at 11:54 a.m. Wednesday (July 4) , Nick Stewart of CBS2 reports. Seventeen minutes later, smoke in the aircraft forced the pilot to turn around and make an emergency landing. No injuries were reported.

A Twitter user identifying as Chris Pelton said Flight 101's cabin was filled with smoke due to an electrical fire. Pelton said everyone "is burning up inside with no air running for almost 45 [minutes] while they inspect the outside of the plane."

Allegiant flight 101 got an electrical smoke filled cabin, landed and stuck on the runway while everyone is burning up inside with no air running for almost 45 min while they inspect the outside of the plane. Hello!!! The smoke is inside of the airplane.#AllegiantAirDoesntCare pic.twitter.com/z2wcCtsGvT
— Chris Pelton (@ChrisPelton8) July 4, 2018

Deadly Substation Fire becomes top priority wildfire in U.S.; cause under investigation

 http://www.kptv.com/story/38688536/deadly-substation-fire-becomes-t...

 (KPTV) - The deadly Substation Fire that started near The Dalles has become the top priority wildfire in the U.S., according to fire officials. 

Officials said Thursday afternoon that 217 firefighters from 73 agencies across the state were working to control the 50,000-acre wildfire.

Additional resources, including 60 more people to help on all aspects of the firefighting operation, were headed to the scene Thursday after the fire was designated the country’s top priority wildfire.

Officials said there was also a significant air attack being utilized on the fire, including multiple tankers dropping water and retardant.

Firefighters said 35-40 mph winds created challenging conditions for firefighters Thursday, with the fire seeing significant growth at its south end, as well as growth to the north.

The fire was first spotted Tuesday (July 17) near The Dalles and quickly got out of control. It spread 18 miles south its first night.

One person has died as a result of the fire. Investigators said 64-year-old John Ruby was creating a fire line with his tractor to protect neighboring property when he died from exposure to the fire.

The Ruby family released a statement Thursday thanking the community for their support, while also acknowledging that they were still “actively working to keep our friends and neighbors safe.” A donation fund was also established by the family.

Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill said Thursday multiple agencies were working around the clock to determine the cause of the fire. He described it as an “ongoing criminal investigation,” but he said releasing any further details could compromise the investigation.

A tip line was created as part of the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-452-7888.

Officials said 900 homes were under Level 2 – “Be set” – and Level 3 – “Go now” – evacuation orders. The towns of Moro and Grass Valley were under Level 3 evacuations.

As of Thursday evening, Biggs Junction was reduced to a Level 2 evacuation. 

Evacuation updates are being posted at facebook.com/SubstationFire2018. .."

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Thousands without power after massive transformer station fire in North York

 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/thousands-without-power-after-massive-tr...

 Flames are seen coming from a transformer station fire near Finch Avenue and Signet Drive early Saturday  morning (July 28) . (Peter Muscat)

 Thousands of people are without power after an overnight transformer station fire in North York.

The blaze broke out at a Hydro One facility near Finch Avenue and Signet Drive at around 12:15 a.m.

Toronto Fire says that by the time crews arrived on scene the structure was fully engulfed in flames.

Toronto Fire says that the facility was also a significant distance from hydrants, which further complicated matters.

They say that at one point crews ran out of hose and had to find a workaround to get water on the fire.

During the height of the fire, police closed down Highway 400 from highways 407 to 401 as well as Finch Avenue from Weston Road to Highway 400 and Signet Drive from Finch Avenue to High Meadow Place. Highway 400 and Finch Avenue have since reopened, however.

Public works crews with a vacuum truck were also called in to assist with the cleanup after the transformer began to release oil.."

Chris Fox, CP24.com 
Published Saturday, July 28, 2018 6:51AM EDT 
Last Updated Saturday, July 28, 2018 12:44PM EDT

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WATCH: Transformer Fire Causes Intense Light Show In Long Beach

 https://patch.com/new-york/longbeach/watch-transformer-fire-causes-...

 A transformer fire in Long Beach Wednesday (July 25) night created a very bright light show for nearby residents before the situation was under control.

A truck from the Long Beach Fire Department was at the scene to make sure people stayed a safe distance away. The sparking continued for about a half hour until PSEG crews arrived to take care of it..."

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 Fire at TECO substation causing power outages in Riverview, Gibsonton

http://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2018/07/27/fire-teco-substati...

 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla — Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews fought a fire at a TECO substation Friday (July 27) evening that left thousands of area residents without power.

• Incident occurred around 5:30 p.m.
• Investigators believe malfunction caused explosion
• Some TECO customers still without power

A transformer explosion at the East Bay Substation — located at 7350 Big Bend Road — around 5:30 p.m. caused the fire and the subsequent outages, according to Fire Rescue officials.

The explosion ignited the mineral oil normally used to cool the transformers. The best means of fighting the fire, according to fire officials, was to keep it contained and simply wait for it to burn itself out.

"The first thing is, you can't use water with it," said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Clifford Bassett. "The second thing is you can’t see electricity — you don’t know where it is, where it isn’t." 

"In this situation, we want to make sure that there’s not been any damage to the wires that may be out of position from where they normally are before we send our guys in there," Bassett said.

The fire at one point reportedly left over 4,000 customers without power. The outages were concentrated in the Riverview and Gibsonton areas of the county..."

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A major fire in the Paris suburbs paralysed traffic in and out of the city's Montparnasse train station on Friday (Jul 27), just as thousands of French and foreign travellers head on their holidays this weekend.

 http://www.vir.com.vn/fire-blocks-major-paris-station-at-height-of-...

 The fire at an electrical centre run by the national transport network in Issy-les-Moulineaux, southwest of Paris, sent a massive plume of smoke rising into the skies.

The blaze, just next door to Microsoft's main French offices, prompted an evacuation of 2,500 people and caused a power cut to some 16,000 homes in the Paris suburbs, authorities said.

The fire shut down traffic just before noon at Montparnasse, the main station connecting Paris to west and southwest France, with rail operator SNCF warning of heavy disruption for the rest of the day.

"Those who can delay their journeys need to delay them," Alain Krakovitch, a senior official at rail operator SNCF, told reporters.

The station in southern Paris, which in the midst of a heatwave is sweltering in temperatures of 36 degree Celsius, was crowded with stranded passengers staring up at the departure boards.

"It's infuriating, it's not clear at all what's happening," said Eva Basin, a 42-year-old Parisian who was supposed to be heading off on vacation to Brittany.

"They've advised me to delay my ticket, but I only have a week of holidays," she said. "All the trains for tomorrow are full. I'm going to try to take a bus."

Some trains were back up and running by Friday afternoon, albeit with a three-hour delay, while others were re-routed.

SNCF official Patrick Jeantet said a transformer had caught fire at the electrical centre, which controls Montparnasse's safety installations. The cause of the fire was as yet unknown..."

American Airlines flight with smoke in cabin makes emergency landing in Halifax

 10 minutes after declaring an emergency the flight from Ireland landed safely in Halifax

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/american-airlines-flight-...

An American Airlines flight travelling from Shannon, Ireland, to Philadelphia, Pa., had to make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Wednesday afternoon (Aug 1) because of smoke in the cabin.

The Boeing 757 aircraft declared the emergency at 12:40 p.m. AT and landed safely in Halifax about 10 minutes later, said Theresa Rath Spicer, speaking for the airport.

"It all happened pretty quickly," she said.

The airport's fire service was waiting when the plane landed. Both Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency and paramedics were at the scene. 

Despite some reports to the contrary there were no injuries. There were 176 people on board.."

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Southwest flight carrying 135 people makes emergency landing at BWI Marshall Airport 

 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-bwi-southwest-emerg...

A plane carrying 130 passengers and five crew members made an emergency landing at BWI Marshall Airport on Tuesday night (July 31) after a problem with the wing flaps.

Southwest Airlines Flight 1805 from Aruba touched down at about 8:50 p.m., flanked by firetrucks, officials and a passenger said. No injuries were reported.

Neysa Condron was returning from a vacation with her two daughters when she and other passengers realized the plane had been flying in a figure-eight-like pattern for about 20 minutes shortly before their scheduled landing time of 8.

“The pilot came on and told us that there was a problem,” Condron said in a telephone interview from baggage claim. “He said, ‘Our wings’ landing flaps are not coming out. We’re in contact with [officials on] the ground — we’re trying to figure out what to do.’ ”

About 40 minutes later, the pilot calmly told passengers that it would be “a fast landing” because the flaps would not be able to slow the plane, Condron said. The pilot also said the planes’ tires might blow from the heat, she said.

Before landing, the plane flew in circles near the airport to burn fuel, which Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz said in an email is “standard procedure.”

Mainz said the captain declared the emergency landing “out of an abundance of caution” because of “an issue with the flaps.”

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 NY: Smell of Smoke Forces Emergency Landing at Buffalo Airport

 http://www.aviationpros.com/news/12422853/brief-smell-of-smoke-forc...

 July 31--The smell of smoke forced the emergency landing Monday of an American Airlines flight from Philadelphia at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga.

A spokeswoman for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority said the emergency landing occurred about 3 p.m., and was precipitated after a number of people on board the plane, American Airlines Flight 9879, noticed a smell of smoke. Initial reports were that there was smoke in the cockpit, but emergency crews did not find any evidence of a fire, the spokeswoman said..."

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CenturyLink vendor again blamed for 911 outage in multi-state outage

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Toledo firefighters respond to underground vault fire

 http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2018/08/01/Toledo-firefighte...

 Toledo Fire and Rescue Department responded late Tuesday to a downtown underground electric vault fire, according to spokesman Pvt. Sterling Rahe. 

Crews were called to the scene at approximately 10:45 p.m. Tuesday (July 31)  to the fire, where several transformers are located underground, Private Rahe said. 

When crews arrived, fire was shooting through a large grate off North Erie Street and rolling up the facade of a nearby building — causing scorch markings, according to the spokesman. The fire was contained to the vault area and it did not extend to the building. 

Crews remained on scene well into the morning Wednesday to monitor the incident and assist Toledo Edison workers as needed.."

 https://twitter.com/ToledoFire/status/1024635025558519808

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Transformer fire creates havoc on southwest side

 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/transformer-fire-crea...

 Anderson, Indiana – Much of the city’s southwest side was without power Thursday (Aug 2) after a high-voltage transformer caught fire around 9:30 a.m.

An equipment failure of the Anderson Municipal Power & Light distribution system caused a large transformer box on the corner of Enterprise Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to malfunction, bringing down the electrical grid for nearly 450 customers including several businesses at the Flagship Enterprise Center.

Power & Light Director Tony Pochard said he was unsure of the direct cause, but the incident was being investigated.

A temporary solution was able to restore power to some of the businesses; however, a more permanent fix will was expected to be in place within 24 to 48 hours, Pochard said.

“All available crews with Anderson Light & Power are working to resolve the problem,” Pochard said in a press release.

Some businesses were currently operating off auxiliary generator power as well.

Early Twitter reports from the scene Thursday:

Anderson Light and Power Director Tony Pochard said a substation breaker kicked off when fire started. Currently teams are verifying what the maps say is accurate before they begin restoring power.

— Christopher Stephens (@ChrisS_THB) August 2, 2018

Fire officials say Anderson Light and Power is handling the situation; Fire is only on scene as support at this time. Transformer is still burning and there’s a heavy smell of melted plastic in the air. Earlier reports of a truck hitting the transformer appear to be false per AFD

— Christopher Stephens (@ChrisS_THB) August 2, 2018

Smoke condition forces United Airlines flight to make emergency landing at JFK

 http://abc7ny.com/smoke-condition-forces-flight-to-make-emergency-l...

Transformer ignites fire and knocks out power in West Valley 

 https://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/transformer-ignites-fire-...

 WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (News4Utah) – A transformer ignited a brush fire and knocked out power to some residents in West Valley City early Monday morning (Aug 6).

Power outages hit both Southside and the Peninsula

 https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/power-outages-hit-both...

 Nearly 12,000 customers lost power between Newport News and James City County, while another unrelated outage left another 2,800 in the dark in Virginia Beach.

 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WVEC) — Thousands of people found themselves in the dark Tuesday morning (Aug 7) as Dominion Energy found itself working multiple power outages both on the Peninsula and on Southside Hampton Roads.

According to Dominion, nearly 12,000 customers lost power between Newport News and James City County for about a half hour. Crews are working to determine what caused the outage, but it appears to have been a problem with a transmission.

Plane makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport after crew reports smoke in cockpit

 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/plane-makes-emergency-la...

System meltdown halts all flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport  8-15-2018  All in and outbound flights have been suspended at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport due to a technical issue with air traffic control systems at the transport hub.
The problem began shortly after 1pm local time, the ANP news agency is reporting.

The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) said the problems at the airport are due to a “communications failure” in lower airspace.

Dutch Air Traffic Control said it was caused by technical problems between pilots and air traffic controllers. It added that all flights in Dutch airspace landed safely due to a backup communications system and arriving flights are not being admitted to Dutch airspace at this time.

Schiphol Airport authorities have since issued a statement that “slowly departing air traffic is starting up again,” indicating that there could be delays.

Earlier the official airport Twitter page warned passengers of a complete shutdown due to a undefined traffic control problem.

“Air traffic control is investigating this matter,” the airport stated.

https://www.rt.com/news/436010-system-meltdown-halts-all-flights/

Chicago-bound flight makes emergency landing in North Carolina

 https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-bound-flight-makes-emergency-landin...

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WLS) -- An American Airlines flight headed to Chicago made an emergency landing Wednesday morning (Aug 15) shortly after taking off from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina.

Several witnesses reported seeing flames coming from the airplane while it was in the sky. Matthew Snellings, a passenger on Flight 1668, said he heard a loud noise and felt brisk movement as the plane ascended. The plane continued to climb and circled the airport.

He said he couldn't see smoke or flames, since he was sitting far from the engines. Snellings said he overheard another passenger talking about seeing smoke coming from an engine.

Snellings said the pilot gave passengers updates as the situation unfolded. The pilot declared an emergency after there was a "pressure stall" in one of the engines.

American Airlines officials said the problem was a mechanical issue, not an engine fire...

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Norway's Mongstad Oil Refinery Shut After Power Outage

 https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/norways_mongstad_oil_refinery_shu...

 Norway's Mongstad oil refinery stopped production on Wednesday (Aug 15) following a power outage and it was unclear when output would restart, operator Equinor said.

The unexpected outage happened at 0830 GMT during routine maintenance on the site's power supply, triggering an evacuation of most workers.

"The power is back at Mongstad, but the refinery remains shut. We have no indications yet when it can restart normal activities," company spokesman Morten Eek said. "The refinery was running at normal operational level before the outage."

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Port Neches plant reports flaring due to power outage

 https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Port-Neches-plant-r...

 A Port Neches plant reported flaring at their Spur 136 facility due to a power loss Thursday afternoon.

TPC Group Port Neches said in an alert just before 1:40 p.m. Thursday that their "Emergency Response Team is responding to the situation to mitigate the issue safely and in a timely manner."

"At this time, we do not expect any impact to our employees, industrial or community neighbors," the alert said.

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LyondellBasell Tuscola chemical plant power failure results in flaring, company says

 https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/lyondellbasell-tu...

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Manhole explosions cause power outage on East Side

 https://abc7ny.com/manhole-explosions-cause-power-outage-on-east-si...

  EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A pair of underground explosions sent smoke and steam shooting through manholes and led to a power outage and temporary street closures on Manhattan's East Side .
It happened before 2 a.m. Wednesday (Aug 15) at 38th Street near 2nd Avenue.
Residents shared video of smoke billowing up through the street. No injuries were reported.
The blast knocked out power to some homes and businesses in the area.."

 https://twitter.com/wallerABC7/status/1029657973738622976

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 "Major commercial power disruption" cause for Inland Celluar outage

 Surges, spikes destroyed battery backups and generators, damaged essential hardware and information

 http://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/news/2018/aug/13/major-commerci...

 Idaho, Aug 13, 2018 -Inland Cellular is currently experiencing a voice network outage due to a major commercial power disruption, according to a company release. This outage caused surges and spikes, which destroyed battery backups and generators, damaging essential hardware and information.

No estimates were made available on when the outage will be restored.

Release Statement : “We are in the process of restoring the information needed to run our voice network. We are working with our business partners to set up alternative routes for voice traffic until our switch is fully functional. Currently, equipment is being flown via three private jets from various parts of the country to restore our service. We understand the severity of this situation and we are exhausting all resources to solve this problem as quickly as possible. Voice services will not be restored today; our target resolution is Monday evening. We will continue to update our target resolution time as we work to resolve this unfortunate incident.”

“The information needed to run the backup systems was damaged so severely that we are unable to implement our backup voice switch..."

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Wildfire near Maryneal blamed on shorted transformer

 https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/2018/08/09/wildfire-near-ma...

 (Photo: Sweetwater Fire Department and Ambulance Service)

 A shorted transformer is blamed for starting a wildfire that grew to 487 acres near Maryneal on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.

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Electrical vault fire causes thousands to lose power in Riverside

 (Posted Aug 12, 2018) - https://abc7.com/electrical-vault-fire-causes-riverside-power-outag...

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Power is restored after hydro line shorts out in Sudbury's west end

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/hydro-outage-sudbury-west-end...

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CCFD: Downed power line causes fence, gas meter to catch fire

 https://kristv.com/news/2018/08/04/ccfd-downed-power-line-causes-fe...

 Corpus Christi TX – Firefighters with the Corpus Christi Fire Department had to evacuate a couple of Flour Bluff residents from their homes after a downed power line caused a fence and gas meter to catch fire.

The fire broke out around 4:00 pm Saturday afternoon (Aug 4) around Cartagena and Vega Drive in Flour Bluff.

When firefighters arrived, they had to call out for AEP crews to power down the electric lines and Corpus Christi Gas workers to shut off the gas to a couple of homes.

For safety precautions due to a gas meter on fire, firefighters asked a couple of residents to evacuate their homes and move across the street.

When gas and electric services were shut off, firefighters were able to knock out the fire.."

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Gregg County woods fire possibly started by power line

 http://www.kxxv.com/story/38808399/crews-on-scene-of-woods-fire-in-...

 GREGG COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - Fire crews responded to a woods fire in Gregg County.

According to officials, they are responding to a fire near Highway 42 and Harrison Road in Gregg County. The call initially reported a wildfire threatening structures, however, crews made quick work of controlling the fire. 

 It was also reported to be near a "tank farm."

White Oak Fire Department responded to the scene. 

According to a firefighter on the scene, a power line may have been the cause of the fire.

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Early video: Downed power line starts & delays attack on garage fire in NJ

 https://www.statter911.com/2018/08/10/early-video-downed-power-line...

 ".. A downed power line started a vehicle and garage fire Tuesday in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The arcing power line delayed the attack on the fire for about 40 minutes until the power was cut. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s61gA9TvHw 

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Related Zeta Talk,

 "..EMP causes a surge so that all around the transmission lines are heated to the melting point and even metal burns under such circumstances. Nancy’s Newsletters have featured the increase in EMP fires  in Europe and the coast-to-coast outage in the USA, all of which hint at what mankind can expect. Today man expects isolated homes to be rebuilt after fires, but may soon find he must cluster in fireproof enclaves. Today man expects his electrical grid to serve his every need but may soon be forced to learn to live without the grid. Change is coming.

Source: ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for July 31, 2017

Philadelphia bound flight makes emergency landing due to odor

 https://6abc.com/travel/philadelphia-bound-flight-makes-emergency-l...

 PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A jetliner bound for Philadelphia had to make an emergency landing in North Carolina after a mysterious odor filled the cabin.
The passengers of Frontier Airlines Flight 1674 finally landed at Philadelphia International Airport around 5 a.m. Thursday (Aug 16); the plane was originally scheduled to land at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The plane, which took off from Orlando, had to be diverted to Raleigh-Durham with 230 passengers and seven crew members aboard..." 

 https://www.wral.com/passengers-request-treatment-after-plane-makes...

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Major Power Outage At Reagan National Airport In VA, Generator Providing Lights To Terminals

Massive Power Outage Hits Athens

 https://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/08/22/massive-power-outage-hi...

Most parts of Athens were without electricity early Wednesday afternoon (Aug 22) after a fault crippled the power supply system in the Greek capital.

Suburbs from as far south as Glyfada to Kifisia in the north were all affected.

According to the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE), the fault was caused by damage to the high voltage center in Pallini, east of Athens.

The fire service has been receiving calls from people trapped into elevators.

Traffic was at standstill as the traffic lights were are off.

Some metro services were also affected.

 Smoke in cockpit forces plane to land at Shreveport Regional Airport

 http://www.ksla.com/2018/08/30/smoke-cockpit-forces-plane-land-shre...

 Posted:  August 30, 2018 at 11:30 AM CDT - Updated August 30 at 1:49 PM

 United Airlines flight 4309 was heading to Louisville from Houston

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Hyderabad: Air Asia flight makes emergency landing at RGI airport

 http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Latest-News/2018-09-02/Hyde...

 Posted: Sep 02,2018 , 12:40 PM IST

 An Air Asia flight made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International airport after the pilots detected smoke in the air.

The flight was on its way to Bangalore from Amritsar. The Air Traffic Control (ATC) announced an emergency as the pilots of flight no 1629 informed them. 

The plane landed safely here on Saturday night and passengers are reported to be safe. 

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Plane makes emergency landing in Boston after engine issue leads to smoke and gas-like odour filling cabin

 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/plane-makes-emergency-landing...

  An engine-related issue forced an Iberia Airways flight en route to Madrid to make and emergency landing at Boston's Logan Airport.

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British Airways London-Calgary flight makes emergency landing after 'cockpit fills with fumes'

 https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/british-airways-london-calgar...

  A British Airways flight from London to Calgary, had to make an emergency landing at a remote Canadian airport after pilots reported smoke in the cockpit.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed "safely" in Iqaluit Airport in Nunavut where at least one passenger was reportedly treated by medics.

The passenger flight landed in temperatures of around 1C at 7.20pm local time (11.20pm BST) after taking off from Heathrow at 6.30pm on Wednesday (Sept. 12).

Canadian media said the plane’s pilots wore oxygen masks as they diverted to the airport on Baffin Island. British Airways said the landing was a precaution after a "possible technical issue"..."

An Iqaluit firefighter can be seen standing at the door of a British Airways jet on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 13, about an hour and a half after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Iqaluit. (PHOTO BY FRANK REARDON)  http://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674british_airways_jet_makes...

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Manhole Fire Spreads to Basement in Stuy Town, Forcing Evacuation of Building: FDNY

 https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Stuyvesant-Town-Building-Fire...

 A three-alarm electrical fire in the basement of a Stuyvesant Town building forced an evacuation of the 13-story building as fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze Tuesday evening (Sept. 11).

The FDNY says the fire started inside a manhole in front of 330 First Ave., near 18th Street, then spread to the basement of the building there.

Firefighters evacuated the 13-story building. No injuries were reported. 

More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene. A cause is under investigation. 

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Power outages across Morris and Passaic counties after fire at JCP&L substation

 https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/riverdale/2018/09/10/...

 "..As many as 350 other people throughout Morris County were without power at one point.

Using electrical generators, officials in Riverdale restored power to traffic lights on Hamburg Turnpike, Riverdale police said.

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Manhole fire causes smoke to fill Manhattan streets

 https://pix11.com/2018/09/07/manhole-fire-causes-smoke-to-fill-manh...

 MANHATTAN — Emergency responders are investigating a manhole fire and possible power outages in Lower Manhattan on Friday (Sept. 7), according to FDNY.

  Fire officials responded to Walter Street and Broadway, bordering Chinatown and Tribeca, at 10:56 a.m., FDNY officials said.

A small fire was seen in the area, and smoke filled the streets, video on the Citizen app showed.

There are also reports of power outages, and Con Ed is responding to the scene, FDNY officials said.

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Underground electrical issue closes downtown street

 http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Underground-fire-closes-downtown-...

 TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A major road closure is in place in downtown Toledo for an electrical problem in a manhole. (Sept. 10) Southbound Summit Street is closed near the intersection of Summit and Jefferson.

Toledo Fire officials tell 13abc on scene that Toledo Edison crews noticed smoke coming from a manhole just before 11:00 AM. Edison crews are investigating a bundle of wires that feed businesses in the area. It's believed that one of the wires is smoldering.

Officials also say that water is being pumped out of the manhole involved. It appears at this time that no businesses are being affected by the wire issue.." 

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An errant squirrel likely started 4,500-acre fire in Benton City

https://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/an-errant-squirrel-likely-s...

  BENTON CITY, Wash. — A squirrel that caused a short circuit in a electric transformer is suspected of starting a 4,500-acre wildfire that threatened 50 homes in the Benton City area over the holiday weekend.

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Power restored in Moody after substation fire

 http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Substation-fire-knocks-out-power-t...

 MOODY, Texas (KWTX) Power has been restored in Moody where a substation fire early Thursday morning knocked out service to most of the town and forced school officials to cancel classes for the day.

Extracurricular activities scheduled for Thursday evening will go on as planned, district officials said.

The Moody Fire Department responded to the fire at around 1:40 a.m. Thursday.

The outage left the Moody ISD’s administration building and high school without power so district officials chose to cancel all classes for the day.

Comment by Juan F Martinez 3 hours ago

United flight to Newark makes emergency landing in Denver

 https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/09/united_flight_to_newark_m...

 A United Airlines flight bound for Newark had to make an unscheduled stop in Denver due to a mechanical issue, officials said. 

Flight 1640, a Boeing 757-200 that originated in Los Angeles, landed safely in Colorado at 11:43 a.m (Sept 18). Mountain Daylight Time and passengers exited normally, according to United.  

  https://twitter.com/Bogs4NY/status/1042114282270408709

It then departed Denver at 1 p.m. and is due to touch down at Newark Liberty International Airport at 6:43 p.m. local time. 

The flight, which took off from Los Angeles at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, was originally scheduled to land in Newark at 4 p.m. local time. 

NBCNewYork,com reported that the plane had to be diverted to due "fumes" or a "peculiar smell."

The Federal Aviation Administration didn't immediately return message from NJ Advance Media seeking information. 

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Terrifying moment Delta Air Lines plane engine catches fire after abandoned take-off

 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/terrifying-moment-delta-air-li...

 This is the terrifying moment a plane engine catches fire after a failed take-off.

Pilots on the Delta Air Lines flight from San Francisco to Detroit had to abandon take-off because of an engine problem. 

Photojournalist Jeff Holloway, a passenger on the Boeing 767 plane, said it sounded like a tyre had blown on the suspended take-off.

A video taken on board shows massive plumes of smoke coming out of the engine, with one scared passenger asking: “Is that a fire out there?”

   ( https://twitter.com/JeffHoll88/status/1041557768295993344 )

 Another passenger posted the video on Instagram, saying the crew did “great work” but that a “few folks may need new underwear”.

   ( https://www.instagram.com/jenhammondtv/?utm_source=ig_embed )

Delta said the aircraft, which had been carrying 229 passengers, was returned to the terminal with customers transported to an alternative aircraft. It took off as normal on Monday evening..."

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Air Serbia plane makes it to destination after scare

 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2018&mm=09&dd...

 An Air Serbia plane that last night had to make an emergency landing inn Cyprus continued its flight this morning and reached Hurghada in Egypt. 

According to the latest information, the plane then took off en route back to Belgrade.

As Prva TV reported, the technical problems that caused the Serbian carrier's plane to emergency land in Paphos had been removed. But the flight from Hurghada to Belgrade, using the same airplane, was several hours late this morning. 

The plane landed in Cyprus last night due to smoke in the cockpit. A number of firefighters, ambulances and the police were waiting at the airport. 

Passengers, 143 of them, and crew were evacuated. Some media reported that the a part of luggage section had likely caught on fire.

SOURCE: B92, TANJUG WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Singapore
Blackouts hit multiple estates across Singapore; power restored to all areas, says SP Group

18 Sep 2018

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blackouts-hit-multip...

The power outages hit estates as far apart as Jurong, Woodlands, Ang Mo Kio and Bedok.

Flats in Woodlands during (left) and after (right) the blackout.

SINGAPORE: Multiple parts of Singapore were hit by blackouts early on Tuesday (Sep 18), with several areas across the island losing power for at least half an hour.

The power outages, which started at 1.18am, affected areas ranging from Jurong and Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio and Bedok, according to residents that took to social media to report the blackouts.

The view of the blackout at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4
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Hours after underground fire sends manholes flying in downtown Baltimore, smoke seen pouring out again

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/hours-after-underground-fire-sen...

  "..And late Tuesday morning, fire crews and Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials responded to the scene when smoke again began pouring from two of the manhole covers.

Seeing the smoke Monday evening, Katherine Kozakevych, a Baltimore resident from Ukraine, left her building, taking her passport and laptop with her. She and her friends were sitting outside when fire officials arrived.

"Maybe 10 minutes later it was big explosion from the ground, like a fire and also smoke, and everybody was evacuated from the street," she said.."

4 Manholes Explode Following Underground Fire In Downtown Baltimore

 https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/09/24/underground-fire-downtown...

 BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charles Street reopened in downtown Baltimore Tuesday night, one day after an underground electrical fire caused major problems.

The fire caused four manhole covers to fly into the air and injured a paramedic. It’s the third underground fire on Charles Street this year.

“Our number one priority is to make sure people are safe,” said fire department spokeswoman Blair Skinner.

Skinner said the paramedic suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Two fire trucks were also damaged and a building was evacuated out of precaution there could be high carbon monoxide levels.

“I just heard a big boom. It seemed like the world was exploding,” said Tammy Campbell.

She told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren the windows of her hotel room rattled.

“All you saw was smoke and fire trucks,” Kenny Campbell told WJZ.

Hellgren reported the fire flared up again around noon on Tuesday, as acrid yellow smoke rose from a manhole at Lexington and Charles.

The fire department insisted it was not dangerous.

“We got an email saying there was no danger. I don’t know how they determined that,” said Kathleen Carroll, who works downtown. “It makes you wonder what is going on underneath all of us.”

The previous fires were four blocks away near Lombard and Charles in both February and June.

BGE said in Monday’s (Sept 24) incident, an underground electrical cable caught fire. It may have been caused by damage from steam. It will be up to the city to determine the final cause. “It remains under investigation,” Skinner said.

Baltimore has a 15-mile system of steam pipes downtown that provide hot steam to various buildings.

Last year, a pipe exploded not far from Camden Yards sending steam gushing into the air and damaging more than 30 cars.

That steam pipe was wrapped in cancer-causing asbestos.

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Verizon Wireless Network Suffers Massive Outage Across US

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-25/verizon-wireless-network-...

Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile telecommunications provider in the US, has been experiencing massive outages, with the East Coast and Southern US reportedly hit the hardest, according to RT.

"We are currently experiencing an intermittent voice, text and data services interruption for customers in some markets in the south. Our engineers are aware of the issue and are working diligently to resolve it," the telecom giant’s Support Service posted on Twitter.

We are currently experiencing an intermittent voice, text, and data service interruption for customers in some markets in the south. Our engineers are aware of the issue and are working diligently to resolve it. Please check with @VZWSupport for updates.

— Verizon Support (@VerizonSupport) September 25, 2018

Verizon Customer Service was busy answering customer complaints on twitter:

I'm sorry to hear that you are having trouble making calls, Sarena! Verizon is currently experiencing a wireless network issue. Our technicians are aware of this issue and are working to resolve it quickly. ^MH

— Verizon Wireless CS (@VZWSupport) September 25, 2018

As of 3:20 pm ET, service in large swaths of the outage area had yet to be restored.

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Interesting correlation with fault line stress regions according to Zetas:

http://www.zetatalk.com/newsletr/issue540.htm

Map 9/26/18 https://downdetector.com/status/verizon/map/

Passengers report pilots wearing masks after strong smell in cockpit forces emergency landing

 https://kplr11.com/2018/10/01/flight-to-st-louis-diverted-after-rep...

 POSTED 7:03 PM, OCTOBER 1, 2018

  ST. LOUIS, MO - A flight coming from Detroit to St. Louis was diverted to Indianapolis Monday afternoon around 4:30 pm CT (Oct 1). The pilot of the Airbus 319 reported a strong odor in the cockpit.

Delta flight 2848 was carrying 116 passengers and landed safely in Indianapolis. Delta issued this statement after an inquiry by FOX 2: “Maintenance personnel are evaluating the aircraft. While safety is always our top priority, Delta apologizes to customers for this travel delay.”

The flight then headed to St. Louis Monday evening and landed around 8:37 pm.

Some passengers told FOX 2 that emergency crews were seen from the air, waiting on the ground to assist. Other passengers said that no one in the cabin noticed the smell.

“We found out that the pilots had actually had their oxygen masks on which was interesting because no one in the cabin did,” said Scotty Shaw, “but we were there for a while.”

“I wasn’t really panicked but I was concerned,” said Ronald Charles, “because they really kept us abreast of the situation.”

Airline officials have not released any information on what may have caused the odor.

American University Dorms Evacuated After Transformer Fire Fills Air With Smoke

 Smoke could be seen billowing around several residential buildings

 https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/American-University-Evacua...

  American University students were forced to leave their dorm buildings on the main campus Saturday morning  (Sept 29) after a transformer fire filled the air with smoke.

Occupants of two residential buildings on Massachusetts Avenue NW, Leonard and Hughes halls, were told to leave the area before 7 a.m. Soon after, nearby McDowell hall was evacuated.

Smoke billowed around that block of buildings, News4 photos show. American University Police reported smoke inside buildings.

D.C. Fire and EMS said the fire was under control about two hours later.

After firefighters cleared the scene, buildings on the south end of campus were reopened. 

An underground transformer fire caused the blaze, D.C. Fire and EMS said. Pepco was called to the scene and shut down power.

Video posted by student newspaper The Eagle shows flames burning near trees outside Hughes Hall, sending plumes of black smoke into the air..."

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Transformer Fire Causes Brief Problems For Firefighters 

 http://www.wwnytv.com/story/39223202/transformer-fire-causes-brief-...

 Firefighters, state police, and National Grid workers responded to a transformer fire at a National Grid station on Coffeen Street in the town of Watertown.

Some of the footage in the video was sent in by Shayna Adams, who owns Alice Andrew Salon across the street. She says she saw flames coming from the transformer. 

Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Van Brocklin said the Town of Watertown fire station 3 on Route 202 briefly lost power and firefighters saw black smoke in the air. 

He said firefighters had to use cell phones to contact dispatchers when they responded to the call because the outage prevented them from using the radio.."

 Malfunction causes short power outage for 26,000

"..Utility spokesman Virginia J. Limmiatis said the malfunction at 10:20 a.m. caused a fire, drawing local firefighters and police to the scene.

Crews were still making repairs to the substation as of Wednesday afternoon.."

 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/malfunction-causes-short-...

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Firefighters douse utility pole fire as smoke pours from Queens manhole

 https://abc7ny.com/utility-pole-catches-fire-smoke-pours-from-queen...

 Posted : Wednesday, October 03, 2018 

TRAX service estimated to be fully restored Friday after electrical fire on train

 https://kutv.com/news/local/trax-service-estimated-to-be-fully-rest...

 (KUTV) — The Utah Transit Authority says TRAX service could be delayed through Friday morning after an electrical fire on a train Tuesday night (Oct 2).

Video captured sparks flying at about 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday along Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. Carl Arky, a UTA spokesman, said a power wire came loose on a moving train.

The cause has not yet been determined, but Arky told 2News maintenance was up-to-date on the train.

“Our maintenance crews are out, and they’re checking the lines,” Arky said. “These vehicles go back into maintenance facilities every night, and we have crews that just dive onboard these things and they’re looking for problems, they’re looking for maintenance issues. They’re also doing regular maintenance as well to make sure that these vehicles are in a state of good repair.”.."

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EasyJet flight makes emergency landing due to smoke in cabin, In Milan

 http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/10/12/easyjet-flight-makes-eme...

 (ANSA) - Malpensa, October 12 - An EasyJet flight from Cephalonia to London made an emergency landing in Milan Thursday due to smoke in the cabin, sources said Friday.
 No one was hurt.

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A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida after an engine failed shortly after takeoff

 https://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-flight-makes-emerge...

• A United Airlines flight experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff on Wednesday (Oct 10) and was forced to make an emergency landing, according to multiple reports.
• In a statement to Business Insider, a United Airlines spokesperson said, " United flight 2397 from Fort Myers to Newark safely returned to Fort Myers yesterday following a mechanical issue. We apologized to our customers for the inconvenience caused by this delay in their travels."
• According to a report by USA Today, one passenger on the flight documented how a "large banging noise," could be heard right outside the windows and how numerous passengers immediately became worried.
• United and JetBlue Airways have also experienced separate scares since last Sunday.  

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A JetBlue plane was evacuated after its engine caught on fire just before takeoff in Las Vegas

 https://www.businessinsider.com/a-jetblue-plane-engine-caught-on-fi...

  A Boston-bound JetBlue Airways flight from Las Vegas experienced a scary moment on Sunday as the plane had to be evacuated just before takeoff because of smoke pouring out from its engine, according to multiple reports.

JetBlue Airways Flight 178 was scheduled to depart Las Vegas McCarran International Airport on Sunday morning, October 7, for a flight to Boston Logan International Airport. But the plane never took off.

In a statement to Business Insider, a JetBlue spokesperson said the plane, "experienced smoke coming from its right engine before takeoff. The smoke was quickly suppressed and the aircraft taxied safely back to the gate. All customers safely deplaned and the aircraft has been taken out of service for inspection."

http://www.24usatv.com/feeds/hot-trends/at-t-working-on-internet-ou...

AT&T working on internet outages caused by lightning strike and fire at Richardson facility
by 24USATVOct. 16, 2018, 2:45 a.m.

Richardson officials confirmed that their fire department responded to a blaze Monday morning at an AT&T switching station at 1666 Firman Drive. An electrical fire there burned an electrical room and took out the primary and backup electrical systems.

There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire has not been determined, according to a Richardson statement.

The website Downdetector.com, which monitors tweets and other social media comments, showed that reports of outages spiked about 11 a.m. Its heat map pointed to North Texas as the area most severely affected.

The service showed minimal outages in the previous 24 hours, which then spiked to more than 1,200 just after noon Monday.

First Lady's Plane Has Mechanical Issues En Route to Philly

 https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Melania-Trump-in-Philade... 

 First Lady Melania Trump's plane was abruptly returned to Andrews Airforce Base Wednesday morning (0ct 17)  after experiencing mechanical issues, NBC News has learned.

Light smoke and a burning smell prompted the plane to turn around shortly after takeoff. Reporters on board were given wet towels to cover their faces if the smell become too strong. 

Trump was en route to Philadelphia to meet with families of children who were affected by exposure to opioids while in the womb. Officials said her visit will still take place, but will likely be delayed.

Mrs. Trump is scheduled to be joined on her visit to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar..." 

A Virgin Australia flight was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers reported an 'electrical burning smell'

• A Virgin Australia plane had to make an emergency landing after passengers reported a "burning smell," coming from the plane, according to multiple reports.
• Virgin Australia Flight 465 took off from Perth International Airport at 7:03 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, with an intended destination of Brisbane Airport.
• Approximately three hours into the flight the captain notified the rest of the plane of "an electrical issue," and announced the plane would need to be diverted to Adelaide Airport.
• "The aircraft was met on arrival by emergency services as a precaution and all passengers and crew safely disembarked the aircraft," a Virgin Australia spokesperson told WA Today.  

 Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/virgin-australia-emergency-landing-...

An internal transformer fault at the Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan was forced to shut down for repairs ahead of a planned refueling outage.

 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article220428775.html?fbc...

Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan shut down for repairs

COVERT TOWNSHIP, MICH. The Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan is shut down for repairs ahead of a planned refueling outage.

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/goair-a320neo-delhi-goa-...

Two GoAir flights make emergency landing after mid-air engine failure, fire in cargo bay
India

Updated Oct 21, 2018 | 18:42 IST

Two GoAir A320neo flights made mid-air emergency landing after engine failure and smoke warning in cargo bay area was reported.

GoAir A320neo. | Photo Credit: BCCL

New Delhi: Two GoAir A320neo flights made an emergency landing after engine failure and smoke warning in cargo area was reported. Flight number G8033 which was travelling from Delhi to Male turned midair and returned to Delhi airport after engine failure was reported. Flight Number 285 travelling from Goa to Delhi was forced to land at Goa airport after fire was reported from the cargo area.
Low budget carrier GoAir, owned by Indian business conglomerate Wadia Group, had recently commenced its second international operation with non-stop air services to Male, the capital city of Maldives from Mumbai and Delhi.
Airbus A320neo aircraft has been facing engine trouble from quite some time. Recently, low-budget operator IndiGo was forced to ground 9 A320neo aircraft due to non-availability of spare engines from Pratt & Whitney.
In September, GoAir flight from Bengaluru to Pune was forced to return as the Airbus A320 Neo plane developed a technical snag. According to media reports, the engine failed mid-air and the flight returned with full emergency measures at the Bengaluru airport.
IndiGo and GoAir have been suffering from P&W engine problems for many months and even DGCA has admitted it. In August, aviation regulator DGCA disclosed that IndiGo and GoAir had grounded nine A320 neo planes due to P&W engine issues.
The plane powered by P&W engines has been grappling with mid-air engine shutdowns and oil chip detection

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'It was like a scene from the apocalypse': Dozens of people are injured as escalator at Italian underground station SPEEDS out-of-control sending passengers hurtling into each other at the bottom

• Terrifying social media footage shows people piling on top of each other tonight
• Incident at Repubblica metro station is near where CSKA Moscow take on Roma
• Russian fans were seen 'singing and jumping on escalator' before it gave way  
• At least 20 injured, seven seriously and one fan's foot was partially severed  

An escalator at a metro station in Rome ran out of control this evening sending dozens of people hurtling into each other at terrifying speed.

The incident at the Repubblica underground station was filmed and posted on social media today ahead of this evening's Champions League clash in the Italian capital.  

The station was overrun with CSKA Moscow fans as they headed to the Stadio Olimpico for the Russian team's match against Roma. 

Local media reports claim the escalator malfunctioned after Russian fans were seen 'singing and jumping on it' causing it to give way. 

One witness said they 'had just witnessed a scene from the apocalypse' after seeing football fans being sent crashing into one another.

At least 20 people were injured in the carnage, with one fan's foot partially severed and seven others seriously hurt, reports La Repubblica. 

Passengers at a Rome metro station are pictured crashing downwards after the escalator they were on ran out of control sending them flying 

An escalator at a metro station in the Italian capital of Rome is pictured broken and covered in blood after it ran out of control this evening 

Dramatic images from the Repubblica metro station in Rome this evening show football fans being stretched out of the station after the escalator they were on ran out of control 

Dramatic Twitter footage posted by a Russian fan shows the escalator running at incredible speed, causing people to pile up and crash into each other at the bottom.   

Most of the injured are Russian, but a small number are Italian, according to the newspaper. 

The station has been closed and emergency services are on scene, where injured fans are being stretchered to safety.

Dozens of beer bottles are also pictured in and around the station after fans dropped them in the chaos. 

More than 100 firefighters were scrambled to the metro station, where the last few steps of the escalator have completely collapsed. 

Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi visited the metro station and said the local transport authority had opened an investigation.

'From what witnesses have said, it seems that some fans were jumping and dancing on the stairs,' Raggi told reporters. 

US stealth bomber makes emergency landing after engine, electrical failures

 

Plane Forced to Return to MacArthur Airport With Fumes in Cabin; 13 People Treated

 https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Plane-Islip-Fumes-Cabin-12-Tr...

 An emergency landing took place Thursday in Long Island's MacArthur Airport after sickening fumes took over the cockpit and forced the crew to return to the airport minutes after taking off. Passengers aboard were treated by medical personnel after landing. Rana Novini reports.

  A Frontier Airlines flight with 218 passengers aboard had to make an emergency landing at Macarthur Airport in Islip after the crew reported fumes in the cabin. 

Flight 1851 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina left at 12:13 p.m.(Nov 1) but had to land just 12 minutes later after the report of fumes. It landed safely; there was no smoke.

A dozen passengers were treated by medical personnel after landing, an airport spokesperson said. Two of them, along with one crew member, were transported to the hospital for further treatment, Frontier Airlines said.."

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Technicians hurt in transformer’s explosion

 http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/technicians-hurt-in-transformer...

 KUWAIT: Damaged equipment inside a power transformer room where a fire was reported in Salwa.

 Posted: November 02, 2018,   KUWAIT: An engineer and a technician, both Egyptians, suffered severe burns when a power cable exploded inside a power transformer room in Salwa. Police, firemen and paramedics responded and the injured men were rushed to Mubarak Hospital for treatment. The two victims are working for a company that has a contract with the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW), and they were performing maintenance work on the transformers. A source said following the repairs, the engineer and technician entered the transformer to start it, when a spark on the switchboard caused the fire. Minister of Electricity and Water Bakheet Al-Rasheedi ordered an immediate investigation to find out what happened. Meanwhile, MEW Undersecretary Mohammad Bushehri assured the technicians’ health conditions were stable.

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Crews called to fire at Genesee County substation

 https://www.wnem.com/news/crews-called-to-fire-at-genesee-county-su...

  Firefighters were called to a fire at a substation in Genesee County. It happened at the Thetford substation, near Genesee and Wilson Roads, according to Genesee County 911.

Video from a viewer appears to show thick, dark smoke coming from the area.

Consumers Energy said the fire did not originate in the Consumers Energy part of the substation, although they believe some of their equipment may have been damaged.

"Personnel were in the station at the time of the event but no injuries were reported. We are working with the fire department and emergency response plans have been activated. We will continue to provide updates as soon as they are available. The source of the fire is under investigation," said Kelly Fulford, spokesperson for ITC.."

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Blown transformer, downed power lines forces Lexington Middle School to evacuate

 http://www.wistv.com/2018/11/01/blown-transformer-downed-power-line...

Mid-air emergency declared on Birmingham Airport flight

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/mid-air-emerge...

 Flight BE1777 departed from Birmingham at 7.16am, with a cabin emergency dealt with by cabin crew before landing in Milan

A flight from Birmingham to Italy declared a mid-air emergency shortly before landing in Milan this morning (Nov 5).

Flight BE7111 landed in Milan at its scheduled arrival at 10am CET after pilots warned ground crew of an emergency on board.

The airline Flybe told CoventryLive that 'a minor haze' had emerged in the cabin during descent.."

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Transformer explosion causes fire at Chattanooga recycling center

 http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/39411124/transformer-explosion-causes-f... , Posted: Saturday, November 3rd 2018

 A transformer explosion caused a fire at Chattanooga recycling center Saturday morning.The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to P.S.C. Metals in the 900 block of W. 19th Steet around 9:30 am.

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Power restored after hours-long outage at Bradley International Airport

 Posted: Nov 05, 2018, https://www.wwlp.com/news/connecticut/power-outage-reported-at-brad...

 WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WWLP) - Power has been restored to Bradley International Airport after an hours-long outage left hundreds of people in the dark early Monday morning (Nov 5). 

Our sister station WTNH, confirmed with Troop W at the Connecticut State Police power went out around 3 a.m. Power came back on briefly around 5 a.m., but quickly went out again. 

Power was restored for the final time around 7 a.m. Inbound road access to the airport, however, is still temporarily closed.

There are still big crowds and long lines at the airport due to the early morning outage. TSA screening, however, has fully resumed.."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6356665/Plane-makes-emerge...

Plane carrying fly-in, fly-out workers makes an emergency landing after 'its engine catches on fire mid-air'

• A plane has made an emergency landing at Perth airport after engine issue
• Spokeswoman for the airline said in-flight engine malfunction was the cause 
• The plane made the emergency landing 44 minutes after its take-off

Published: 19:03 EST, 5 November 2018

A light plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after it reportedly caught on fire mid-flight.

The Cobham Aviation BAE146 flight to Barrow Island made its scheduled take-off at 6am but shortly after the pilot made an emergency call to Perth Airport.

The aircraft was forced to return to the airport after circling the runway briefly.

Fire crews rushed to the airport after reports of the plane's issues and made it to the runway in time for the plane's 6.45am landing. 

A Cobham Aviation spokeswoman confirmed the incident to Daily Mail Australia.

UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL FIRE BLOCKS OFF CHATTANOOGA CITY HALL

 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – A reported explosion near a Tennessee city hall has been identified as the result of an underground electrical fire.

Chattanooga Fire spokesman tells news outlets that Chattanooga’s city hall was temporarily evacuated Tuesday (Nov 6) a nearby explosion blew several manhole covers off and smoked up city hall.

Garner says the fire seems to have involved electrical equipment belonging to the city’s electric power provider, EPB.

The fire department said in a tweet that the downtown intersection would be closed while EPB made repairs to the underground equipment..."

source : https://wdef.com/2018/11/06/underground-electrical-fire-blocks-off-...

Air France flight makes emergency landing in Siberia

 https://www.thelocal.fr/20181111/air-france-flight-makes-emergency-...

  An Air France flight carrying 282 passengers from Paris to Shanghai made an unexpected stop in Siberia on Sunday after smoke and a bitter smell filled the cabin, the company said.

No passengers were hurt and they were put up in a hotel near Irkutsk airport in eastern Siberia, Air France told AFP. "The crew of AF116 on a Boeing 777 from Paris to Shanghai decided to divert to Irkutsk in Russia after an acrid smell and light smoke appeared on board," the French carrier told AFP.

Plane carrying Pitt cheerleaders forced to make emergency landing after odor fills cabin

 https://www.ajc.com/news/national/plane-carrying-pitt-cheerleaders-...

The connecting flight from Charlotte was heading to Greensboro when there was a strong smell of smoke.

Passengers on board told WSOCTV.com that they thought the plane caught on fire. 

Ken Strauss, an employee in Pitt’s athletic department who also was a passenger on the flight, said he thought the smell was burned coffee until the pilot said the plane needed to make the emergency landing.

Explosion at AT&T building rocks downtown Bakersfield; power outages for blocks

 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/explosion-at-at-t-building-rocks-d...