Explosions on the rise

[Kojima]

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An oil field exploded in Basra Iraq [Iraq Oil Report ; Published September 20, 2011]; Comment by Starr DiGiacomo

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List of comment about gas explosion, in order of posted time; as of 2011-09-01

 

1) SOMERVILLE, Ohio, US; "Investigation continues in house collapse"

2) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. US; "Bakersfield resident hurt in natural gas explosion"

3) Pompton Lakes, NJ, US; "Update: Suspected gas explosion levels home in Pompton Lakes [raw video]"

4) Brantford, Ontario, Canada; "Natural gas explosion levelled Brantford house: fire marshal"

5) Warren, MI, US; "City of Warren Home Explosion Underscores Need for Natural Gas Safety"

6) Castleford, West Yorkshire, UK; "Dramatic footage shows huge gas explosion at Yorkshire home"

7) Warren Park, Harare, Zimbabwe; "2 seriously injured in Warren Park gas explosion"

8) Logan City, south of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia; "Seven children killed in gas explosion at house"

9) Herscher, IL, US; Douglasville, GA, US; "This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – Aug. 22, 2011"

10) "Seven children killed in gas explosion at house" [See 8)]

11) Lakeview, MI, US; "Explosion inside Lakeview house causes fire, couple escapes with minor injuries"

12) Newborough, Victoria, Australia; "Gas blast destroys Newborough garage"

13) Cato, Montcalm, MI, US; "Couple escapes house explosion"

14) Glenrock, Converse, WY, US; "Oilfield explosion claims three"

15) St. Augustine, Fla, US; "Gas Station Explosion Site in St. Augustine now 'Stable'"

 

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* Comment by Starr DiGiacomo

We'll be seeing an uptick in unusual home and business gas explosions and I'm trying to locate specific ZT on the matter.  Below is a refresher for the many gas related news articles.

http://zetatalk5.com/index/blog0214.htm

SOZT

Fault lines, when adjusting, do not just rip apart one day during a dramatic earthquake. They most often creep. Laying gas lines along or across a fault line is asking for an accident of this sort. Fault lines are also seldom so clearly delineated that one can go a mile in this or that direction and avoid their action. Where a slip-slide fault such as the San Andreas will often leave a clear line on the surface, this is only the surface action, not what occurs in the rock layers on either side which can fracture for a long way to either side during any movement. The gas company, or the age of the pipes, will be faulted but in truth the finger should be pointed in many directions. The public, who insist on living at such a scenic spot, is to blame. Officials, who zoned for housing are to blame. The public utility company, for allowing gas lines in the area, is to blame. But this will change nothing, while man continues to live on the San Andreas, even as it awakens. EOZT

http://www.zetatalk5.com/ning/18sp2010.htm

SOZT

The danger from radon gas will not be increased as a result of the pole shift. Radon gas is emitted by rock containing uranium, which is degrading. In normal circumstances, where air can circulate, it is disbursed rapidly as is any methane created by decay of organic material. The danger from these gasses comes from confinement - being trapped in a mine, a basement, or beneath the permafrost. The dangers are well known. For methane, it is explosions. An accumulation of methane gas can be identified by the smell of rotten eggs, or as some have described it, dirty socks or cabbage soup. For radon gas the danger is lung cancer, from the continual exposure to the radioactive air. Radon gas is odorless, and cannot be detected except by specialized equipment not in the hands of the average person.

In that the pole shift, or the Earth changes preceding the pole shift, can fracture rock and release pockets of either gas, survivors should be cautious about huddling in bunkers. You are safer out in the open air, or in a trench you have dug that will allow the pole shift winds to pass over you, but nothing to fall on and crush you. The fact that both methane gas and radon gas can accumulate in the bunkers of the elite is one of the reasons we have stated that they have dug their own graves. EOZT

http://www.zetatalk5.com/ning/12mr2011.htm

 

* Comment by Starr DiGiacomo

SOZT

Anyone watching the news, for instance the news on the San Bruno explosion in a distribution line close to the San Andreas Fault line, knows that gas in any form is a danger. Oil and gas refineries explode when rigid piping cracks. Oil or gas wells explode when the ground around them moves. And the gas distribution lines running under cities are no exception. They likewise will explode. Gas lines, whether along the street or within a home, are rigid. In some cases automatic shutoff valves can limit the amount of gas available for an explosion by sensing a drop in pressure, but this is always after the fact. The explosion has already occurred. Utilizing gas on a planet prone to earthquakes was a mistake to begin with, but man never thinks of the consequences when striving for modern conveniences. We have advised turning off the gas at the street, though when the street explodes and your neighbor's homes are on fire you are not likely to escape the holocaust. A better alternative is to live in an area where gas is not available, as in your rural safe location where you will be doing a form of camping while gardening. A campfire at night, for cooking and washing and a bit of friendly light before bed. Nothing explosive. EOZT

http://www.zetatalk5.com/ning/02oc2010.htm

 

* Comment by Starr DiGiacomo

SOZT Answer: It is no accident that the New Madrid fault lies under the Mississippi River near Memphis, as rivers form in lowlands created when land pulls apart, separating the rock fingers and weakening support for the land. Thus, the Ohio River bed also is an indication of where rock fingers will pull apart. Two adjustments in Kentucky, a day apart, are not an accident, but an indication of the speed at which the stretch zone is starting to adjust. Rail lines are frequently an early harbinger of such adjustments, as they run long distances, whereas structures within cities, such as tall buildings, take up relatively little space and have a small footprint. Our warning that imploding cities will be experienced, before the hour of the shift, are in this regard. Be warmed, it will not just be your rail lines and gas and water mains that will shatter and be pulled apart during the stretch. The foundations of your tall buildings will likewise be vulnerable.EOZT

http://www.zetatalk5.com/newsletr/issue008.htm

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[Original post on January 20, 2011]

Original title: Gas explosion kills 1, injures 5 in Philadelphia

 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/pennsylvania.gas.explosion/index.h...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The explosion occurred in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood
• The blast killed one utilities worker and injured five other people
• Some of the injuries are serious

(CNN) -- A gas main explosion in Philadelphia Tuesday evening killed one utilities worker and injured five other people, a fire department official said.

Philadelphia Gas Works employees were responding to a gas main break in the city's Tacony neighborhood when the explosion occurred, fire department spokesman Jim Smith said.

"They were trying to control it and found a source of ignition," according to Smith, who said four PGW employees and a firefighter were among the injured. He said some of the gas workers' injuries were serious.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/natural-gas-explosion-philadelphia-...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/caught-on-tape-gas-main-explodes-126...

[Scott]

4 firefighters hurt when gas in Littlestown house explodes (3/4/16)

Two firefighters suffered burns on their hands and ears after they were caught in a gas explosion in the basement of a Littlestown home Friday morning.

...two other firefighters had minor injuries and were treated at Gettysburg hospital.

All were in the basement of the home in Heritage Hills II when the explosion occurred, and were able to get out of the house on their own.

Morgret said they were called to the scene at 10:38 a.m. Friday by Columbia Gas due to a report of gas odor in the area. The firefighters entered the home through a window, and were wearing full turnout gear with air packs and monitors

As they were making sure no one was in the home, they went to the basement and were checking that the furnace and water heater were secured when the explosion occurred.

...Morgret said there is no hazard for the rest of the neighborhood. He said Columbia Gas checked other homes in the area, and everything checked out.

...Morgret said they may never determine exactly what the ignition source was that caused the gas to explode. The investigation is continuing with the fire marshal and Columbia Gas.

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/03/4_firefighters_hurt_in_littles...

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mp-blast-from-below-earth-surfa...

MP: Blast from ‘below earth surface’ kills 1, injures 2 in Damoh

Updated: Mar 05, 2016 10:51 IST

A blast in Damoh district killed a 65-year-old woman and injured two others on Friday, with police and district authorities claiming that it was caused due to “some unknown inflammable gas from below the earth’s surface”.

Damoh collector Shriniwas Sharma said that preliminary investigation had revealed the explosion was caused due to leakage of an inflammable gas which reached the house through a bore well inside the premises.

The district administration has been notified and experts, including geologists, will investigate the incident. A police case has also been lodged.

Vrindavan Ahrirwar of the Special Armed Force (SAF) 25 Battalion Bhopal, and his wife Sheel Rani were injured in the incident while his mother Raj Pyari died, police said. Ahrirwar had just returned home to visit his family.

The initial assumption was that an LPG cylinder had combusted. However, police found an LPG cylinder intact amidst the rubble. Additional superintendent of police, Damoh, Arvind Dubey told Hindustan Times, “There was a bore well for fetching groundwater inside the premises of the house. Locals told us that there have been cases when inflammable gas has come out from borewells in the district and catches fire. It is likely the inflammable gas was trapped inside the house during the night and exploded in the morning.”

While there have been instances of gas leaks from the ground, Sharma said this was the first time it caused such a blast. He further ruled out that the incident was caused due to ammunition that may have been stored in the building.

According to geologist Prof Arun Shandilya, who has studied the phenomenon of ground water catching fire in Madhya Pradesh for over a decade, an area of over 200 sq kms spread over in Damoh, Sagar, Vidisha, Katni and Satna districts have fissures and leakages through which gas comes out with seasonal variations. The area is home to nearly 500 to 600 million-year-old rocks.

Prof Shandilya pointed out that the old rock layer called Vindhyan rock is covered by a geologically younger rock layer called Deccan trap in these districts. “When drilling is done on the top Deccan trap rocks, it sometimes pierces the fissures in the Vindhyan rocks beneath, from which gas starts coming out,” he explained.

In the last year, there were three instances reported of gas leaking from the earth’s surface, beginning in January when villagers in Damoh reported that ground water and the air coming from borewells were burning with a blue flame. In November, gas with a strong pungent smell emanated from cracks in the floor of a house in Jabalpur’s Bijapuri village. A month later, there was a leak from the banks of Narmada river in Mandla district, with some associating the phenomenon to a jyoti (divine flame). In September 2014, unknown gas started leaking from a field in Khandwa district. Underground geological blasts also created panic among villagers in Betul district last October.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/153734

Explosion in Khlong Saen Saep boat injures at least 40 passengers

March 5, 2016 8:34 am

A powerful gas explosion on a boat shuttling service between Wat Sribunruang temple and Pratunam in Klong Saensaep canal this morning left at least 40 passengers injured, two seriously.

The boat, operated by Krobkrua Khonsong and loaded with over 60 passengers, was sailing from Wat Sribunruang pier to Pratunam when a thunderous explosion happened in the engine room.

They were admitted to Bangkok, Paetpanya, and Piyawej hospital, two of them in serious condition.

The explosion damaged the boat’s engine room but fortunately it happened while it was about to anchor at Wat Thep Leela pier.

Initial inspection of the boat revealed that the boat is powered by LNG gas, not diesel.

However the gas tanks were left intact but the boat engine was badly damaged, indicating it was not from the tanks.

The company executive Chavalit Maetayaprapas said the boat service will continue as usual and was not disrupted by the explosion.

He said the company operates the service for up to 30 years and thus was the explosion was the first time.

Marine Department is sending technicians to join the company’s technicians to inspect and find the exact cause of the explosion.

The engine room is at the rear of the boat and the explosion happened at 6.20 am on the first trip of the boat service.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/325581-Explosion-in-water-tank-in-K...

Explosion in water tank in Karachi injures one, damages several vehicles

  Last Updated On 02 March,2016 11:13 am

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Atleast one person got minor injuries on Wednesday during a blast in a water tank near Abdullah Shah Gazi area of Karachi.

According to details, the blast occurred in a water tank placed in a building causing fear and panic among the residents.

Heavy contingent of police reached the scene after the incident and also summoned Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS).

BDS officials gathered proofs from the blast site and searched the area.

They have also stated that the blast happened due to gas accumulation in water tank.

The blast slightly injured a person who was shifted to a nearby hospital whereas numerous vehicles standing close to the building were damaged.

Moreover, police has said that further probe will also be made into the incident.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

Another explosion at Russian mine.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1055887/six-people-die-in-new-explosion...

The Express Tribune > World

Six people die in new explosion in Russia's Arctic mine: official

MOSCOW: Six people died — most of them rescuers — in a new explosion in a mine in northern Russia where 26 miners went missing following an accident three days ago, officials said on Sunday.

“Six people died, five of them rescuers,” Anton Kovalishin, a spokesperson for the emergencies ministry in the Komi region where the Severnaya mine is located, told AFP.

Separately, Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov said that the 26 missing miners were most likely also dead. The accident at the Severnaya mine appears to be Russia’s worst mining accident over the past few years.

On Thursday, four miners were killed and 26 went missing after a collapse at the Severnaya mine in the city of Vorkuta within the Arctic Circle.

Authorities launched a massive search operation involving hundreds of rescue workers and until now had refused to declare the missing miners dead.

But Emergencies Minister Puchkov, speaking to reporters on Sunday, said that the 26 could not have survived. ”Unfortunately, we are forced to acknowledge that all the conditions at that section of the mine would not allow a person to survive,” he said in remarks broadcast by LifeNews television channel.

He said more information would be available later in the day.
The emergencies ministry had earlier said there had been no contact with the missing miners.

Puchkov had earlier said that rescuers had risked their lives during the search operation as they had been working in tough conditions including almost zero visibility, gas-polluted air and rubble.

President Vladimir Putin has tasked the government with creating a special commission to investigate the accident.

In 2010, 91 people — both miners and rescuers — died after a methane explosion at the Raspadskaya mine in the Siberian region of Kemerovo.

In 2007, 110 people died at the Ulyanovskaya mine in the Kemerovo region, the country’s worst mining accident since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

and another in Nigeria:

 

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.rt.com/news/333800-massive-fire-explosion-mexico/?utm_s...

Massive fire as 3 explosions rock factory in Mexico – reports

Published time: 27 Feb, 2016 04:05Edited time: 27 Feb, 2016 04:40

Three strong explosions, supposedly involving chemicals, has rocked a factory in Mexico’s central city of Irapuato, according to reports. A massive blaze has been seen spreading black smoke throughout the area.

No deaths or injuries have been reported so far, but 12 families have been evacuated, according to Guana Juato Informa.

The incident was first called in at 8:00 pm local time. Fire crews are reportedly on site trying to battle the blaze.

It is likely that a short circuit in the electrical system ignited the factory blaze, according to local media reports.

Three rescue workers are said to be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.

The fire quickly intensified, as the factory allegedly had 600 liters of gasoline stored inside.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK7aSVFdyc0

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.mtnews24.com/top_news/603/privacy.php

Friday, 26 Feb 2016 11:02:52 am

5 burnt in gas line explosion in city

Dhaka: Five members of a family were burnt in a fire that broke out due to gas line explosion at a house in the city's Uttara area on Friday morning.

The victims were identified as Rehana Khatun, her daughter Farzana Akhter and sons—Rezwan Shuvo and Tanvir, and their domestic help Shakhina.

Mozammel Haque, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost, said the blast occurred around 6:30am Friday.

Later, the injured were taken to the hospital around around 8:45am.

All five of them are in critical condition.

[Stanislav]

Four dead and 26 missing after explosion at Russian coal mine

A methane gas leak late on Thursday triggered two explosions and the collapse of the mine, according to the Tass news agency. At the time of the blast, 110 miners were underground. Eighty were rescued.

The Vorkutagol coal mining company said on Friday that fire is still raging inside the mine.

Rescue efforts are continuing but Russia's state emergency service has not been able to establish a line of communication with the trapped miners, according to Tass.

The Russian investigative committee said it is looking into the explosion and the Kremlin has appointed a special commission to deal with it. Source: independent.ie

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/100836-Four-injured-in-Nowshera-hos...

Four injured in Nowshera hospital gas explosion

February 25, 2016

NOWSHERA: Four employees of the Mian Rashid Hussain Shaheed Memorial Hospital sustained burn injuries in an explosion caused by gas leakage in Pabbi, police said.

They said the explosion occurred in the Operation Theatre of the welfare hospital named after the lone son of Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain due to a gas leakage from a water geyser. As a result, they said, that four employees of the health facility, including paramedic Tahir, Imran, Shah Mansoor and a class-IV employee Shabbir, sustained wounds.

They said the injured were shifted to a local hospital where the doctors referred one of them to the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in Peshawar owing to his critical condition. The explosion caused panic among the staff members and patients.

Meanwhile, the paramedics staged a protest against the alleged negligence of the administration of the hospital and demanded action against the officials for negligence. Nasir Khan, president of paramedical association, said that gas had been leaking from the water geyser for the last three months.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.wbrc.com/story/31300703/tanker-catches-fire-while-pumpin...

Tanker truck catches fire while filling up gas tanks

Wednesday, February 24th 2016, 7:25 am ESTWednesday, February 24th 2016, 3:13 pm EST

MONTICELLO, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

Dozens of firefighters in Lawrence County were called out to the 1700 block of FE Sellers Highway around six Wednesday morning. Emergency responders rushed to the scene after a diesel truck caught fire at Duncan's Corner gas station.
 
"There's been few times in my career when I've pulled up and you know it kind of opens your eyes and you say it's time to go to work," says Monticello Fire Chief Lyle Berard. 

Berard says the fire started while a diesel driver was offloading fuel from his truck to gas tanks at the gas station. Nearby residents were forced to leave home.

 "There were evacuations of the residents in the area they were moved to a safe location," says Berard. 

Firefighters successfully shut off fuel sources from the truck and gas tanks. Thanks to lots of manpower, water and foam crews eventually tackled the destructive fire, which could have been much worse. 

"A dual threat is what it was, not only did you have the fuel tanker truck you also had the fuel tanks from the service station which are above ground," says Berard. 

We're told the truck driver broke his leg while jumping to safety. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.