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...

[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.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://news.yahoo.com/three-injured-gas-leak-explosion-chilean-capi...

Three injured in gas leak explosion in Chilean capital

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Three people were injured after a gas leak caused an explosion at a residential building in Chilean capital Santiago on Wednesday, and firefighters said residents might be trapped.

Local television said one person was in critical condition and showed images of a partially collapsed underground parking lot at the building, with a car flipped over, in the upscale Vitacura neighborhood.

Firefighters said on Twitter that some people had been burned by the explosion and that others could be trapped under rubble.

[KM]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3461631/Signs-life-detected...

Search teams hunt for 'signs of life' under rubble at Didcot Power Station where three workers are still missing after massive building collapse

• One person died and five more were taken to hospital after huge explosion at Oxfordshire power station yesterday 
• Witnesses say plant was felt 'shuddering' following blast which occurred while it was being prepared for demolition
• Search and rescue workers remained on site overnight hunting for three missing workers lost in the devastation
• Fire chief says sniffer dogs have hinted at 'some signs' of life in the rubble but there are 'no clear signs' as yet
• Oxford MP confirms two of those taken to hospital are in serious condition and that there are 'many minor injuries' 

Rescue workers searching for three missing workers following yesterday's explosion at Didcot Power Station say sniffer dogs have hinted at 'some signs' of life beneath the rubble - but that there have not been 'any clear signs' as yet.

One person died and five more were taken to hospital when a major blast saw the building's boiler room collapse - bringing the structure down with it - while it was being prepared for a controlled demolition.

Witnesses said the Oxfordshire power station was felt 'shuddering' following the explosion, while others described it collapsing ‘in a huge pile of dust’.

Searches continued through the night to find the three people unaccounted for in the wake of the tragedy.  

Devastation: Rescue workers searching for three missing workers following yesterday's explosion at Didcot Power Station say there have not been 'any clear signs' of life amongst the rubble as yet

New day: One person died and five more were taken to hospital when a major blast saw part of the building collapse on Tuesday afternoon (pictured this morning)

Tribute: Flowers were today being left at the entrance to the power station. This moving note - to 'a hard working soul' - gave thoughts to the man deceased and those injured and missing

Speaking from the scene this morning, Oxfordshire Assistant Chief Fire Officer Simon Furlong insisted there have been limited indications that those trapped may still be alive.

He said: 'We have three dog teams on site working overnight, but we haven't picked up any clear signs of life. We've had some signs from the search dogs, but this is a very difficult with the debris field.

'We've had no significant signs, but that doesn't mean to say there isn't saveable lives still within the building.'

Mr Furling added: 'It is still a rescue operation at the moment. We are continuing to search and locate the missing persons and we are working hard with the other agencies. 

'This is a very difficult situation with a very unstable structure. The safety of emergency service personnel has to remain our priority, while recognising how hard this must be for families waiting for news of loved ones overnight. Our sympathies are with them, and the family of the person who died here yesterday. 

Smoke plumes rise from Didcot Power Station after explosion

Blast: Witnesses said the end of the main turbine hall at Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire 'collapsed in a huge pile of dust'

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2919010/House-explodes-near-Port-Orchard

Two dead after Port Orchard house explodes

February 23, 2016 @ 1:15 pm

Two people were killed in an explosion that leveled a Port Orchard mobile home Tuesday morning.

The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office confirmed the fatalities after rescue crews spent hours at the site.

Deputy Scott Wilson would not speculate on the cause of the explosion. However, sheriff's detectives requested assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the investigation.

The explosion occurred off of Ramiller Road near Port Orchard shortly after 4 a.m., according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.

KIRO 7 reports a Kitsap County resident said the blast could be felt on Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton. Officers began searching for the source until they realized it did not occur on the base.

"There was a huge explosion at 4:09 a.m. that shook homes, woke residents in the Olalla-Gig Harbor area early this morning," Anne Wolfe Ehrhardt told KIRO 7.

KIRO 7 reports the explosion was powerful enough to shatter the windows of a nearby elementary school. Despite the explosion, Mullenix Ridge Elementary will still be open today, the Kitsap Sun reports.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://okcfox.com/live/house-explosion-reported-in-nw-okc

House under construction explodes in NW OKC

Saturday, February 20th 2016

The Oklahoma City Fire Department is responding to a reported house explosion in the area of NW 36th and Sara Rd.

The call was reported at 12:45 p.m. in the 10800 block of NW 32nd Terr. Initial reports say it was a natural gas explosion at a house under construction. That house was completely destroyed.

Two homes, according to OKC Fire Department Public Information Officer District Chief Benny Fulkerson, next to the exploded house, had heavy damage. Two additional homes also had some damage.

[Yvonne Lawson]

Haxby (N.Yorks. UK) explosion: Man aged 63 killed in huge blast which flattened house on suburban street

@Uncle_Bob85

Residents reported hearing an explosion at around 7.30am.

A detached home has been left a pile of rubble, while neighbouring homes are also damaged with windows blown out and debris on the street.

"The house has been completely flattened. It sounded as if a bus or something had crashed into a house, or like an aeroplane crash," he said.

"All the properties adjacent to the one that's blown up have got damaged windows and garages."

Bus driver Tom Holland, 28, who lives near to the explosion, said: "I live under a mile away from where it happened.

"Somewhere between 7.25am and 7.30am I felt a shockwave. It was like an earthquake.

"The whole room shook for a second. I've seen on social media that it has been felt in other parts of York too.

"I went down to the scene to have a look at. The stench down there is unbelievable and there is loads of smoke.

"The house that exploded is completely gone. It is just pile of rubbish.

"It has shattered windows from a number of houses each side of it and I saw at least one car that had its windows blown out.

"The cul-de-sac is closed and everyone who has been evacuated from their houses is standing outside.

Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/haxby-explosion-man-aged-63-74...

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/workplace-health-investiga...

Chemical explosion in Clinton now targeted by Workplace Health

19th Feb 2016 5:00 AM Updated: 7:19 AM

ACID is thought to have set off the explosion inside a laboratory cupboard at Clinton, which is used by a chemical testing company.

And Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) yesterday launched an investigation into the cause of the explosion - and if safety procedures were followed - in the early hours of Thursday morning at Intertek, a company providing gas quality testing services to the region's major LNG producers.

The explosion occurred in a laboratory described by Gladstone fire station officer Graham Smith as a "room within a room" which is believed to have contained the inital blast.

But firefighters still rushed staff - who had just arrived at work to find the explosion - out of the "the immediate area" to the building's office section "until we investigated".

He said when the "owner" of the building wasn't able to decipher what chemical was behind the explosion, fire fighters worked to "isolate which one had failed".

"To do that, we had two fire fighters in chemical suits take a photograph of the cabinet and after a process of elimination it was determined it was an acid spill," he said.

"It's still unknown what caused the initial explosion.

"Everyone's bemused or confused about why it's occurred."

But WHSQ has sent in its own inspectors.

"These are procedures that need to be followed through. Where it's in a workplace and an incident like that happens - particularly with chemicals involved," a WHSQ spokesman said.

"They'll be having a look at all aspects. I can't comment on what they'll be having a look at. But they'll be looking at why, what, all those sort of things."

In a statement, Intertek said it "had taken all possible precautions to protect staff" and was working closely with WHSQ through its investigation.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/gas-explosion-kills-1-inju...

Gas explosion in Dominican Republic injures 40, levels homes

Early morning explosions rocked an LPG distribution station in a densely populated neighborhood of the Dominican Republic's capital Tuesday, destroying several homes and injuring at least 40 people, officials said.

Soldiers and Civil Defense workers used dogs to find survivors in the ruins of the buildings but determined everyone was accounted for as crews started clearing debris from the area in the Los Rios community in the northern part of Santo Domingo.

Fire Chief Oscar Garcia said the 40 victims were hospitalized and officials were investigating what caused the explosion at the Solgas station. Six people taken to one nearby hospital had burns on up to 50 percent of their body, said Eddy Bruno, burn unit director at the Luis Eduardo Aybar hospital.

Onlookers stood on rooftops to observe blown-out doors and windows, downed power lines and crumpled cars, including one that had a woman's sandal on its hood.

Neighbors had streamed out of their homes around dawn because they smelled gas, and the first explosion occurred shortly afterward, around 6 a.m.

"It was horrible. We took off running," said Maria Casilda Bonilla, who was in her second-floor apartment with a 22-year-old son.

A second explosion occurred about 40 minutes later, leveling a three-story building owned by Eleno Olivares. He lived in the building with his wife, six children and one young grandchild, and he rented the other units to a dozen other people who also made it out safely except for one who was burned when he tried to rescue some belongings.

"What can I do?" Olivares told The Associated Press as he observed the debris. "I'm happy because all my children and grandchildren are safe."

Authorities have evacuated the area to inspect buildings for safety and determine what caused the explosion.

Solgas officials did not return a call for comment.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.rt.com/news/332565-yaroslavl-gas-explosion-collapse/

1 dead, many feared trapped after gas blast rocks residential building in Russia’s Yaroslavl

Published time: 16 Feb, 2016 02:40Edited time: 16 Feb, 2016 04:10

An entire section of a five story residential building in the Russian city of Yaroslavl has collapsed in a powerful gas explosion, which killed at least one person. The emergencies services rescued four people while up to 20 are feared trapped under the rubble.

“Gas exploded in a five story residential building, the structure caved in from the first to the fifth floor,” an emergencies ministry representative told RIA Novosti.

“People remain under rubble,” the ministry confirmed, adding that at least ten flats have collapsed.

Authorities confirmed one fatality after a man’s body was pulled out from the debris.

So far four people have been rescued from the debris, and at least three – including a child – remain trapped. All of those rescued reportedly suffered serious injuries and fractures and were hospitalized in a critical condition.

There are conflicting reports as to the number of people that could have potentially ended up under the rubble. While up to 40 people are officially registered to have their residence in the collapsed part of the building, authorities believe not all of them permanently lived there. The emergencies ministry estimated that between seven people and 20 could have been home at the time of the incident. Out of those officially registered in the ten apartments, 13 are reported to be minors.

Rescue teams and fire crews continue working at the scene to save those trapped. More than 50 pieces of equipment were deployed as part of the search effort, in addition to almost 200 rescuers. Meanwhile the emergencies ministry is preparing to send two rescue helicopters equipped with medical modules to Yaroslavl to help evacuate those who have been wounded.

The remaining residents have been evacuated from the crippled building. Authorities are now looking for places to house them, the emergencies ministry noted, adding that none of them have sought medical help.

Emergency services working at the scene said that the threat of further collapse still remains, as the apartment building consists of four blocks. Thus far, authorities are considering faulty gas equipment to be the main probable cause of the explosion, RIA reported citing a source at the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=pJ1woXGQpm8

[Starr DiGiacomo]

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

Fire at Christchurch power station, reports of explosion

3:07 PM Monday Feb 15, 2016

Witnesses have described hearing three huge explosions and seeing towering fireballs at a Christchurch power sub-station today.

Hei Hei resident Jenee Pullen, 34, was watching a movie with one-yea old son TJ Roberts with the curtains pulled to block the 30C heat when the explosions happened across the road at the station.

"We just heard bang bang bang," she said.

"I thought a passing truck had dropped something.

"But when I had a look outside saw smoke and fireballs. It was a pretty big fire.

"You could feel the heat from the flames."

Unsure what to do, she then heard someone outside yell, "It's gonna blow!"

She rushed outside to ask police and Transpower officials if she should evacuate.

They reassured her that the transformer was protected by blast walls and that the blaze was contained.

"It seems under control now," she said.

Jenee Pulley and son TJ Roberts heard three explosions and saw fireballs at Christchurch power station today. Photo / Kurt Bayer

A fire service spokesman confirmed the blaze at Transpower's Islington Substation on the city's Roberts Rd was an oil fire.

The fire was extinguished at 3pm today.

The billowing dark grey smoke turned to white clouds before clearing altogether, within minutes.

The Roberts Rd cordon has now also been lifted.

Shift manager Brett Dunn said the fire had produced a lot of smoke, but was in a "secure location" meaning it was unlikely to spread.

Fire crews were brought in from throughout the city to help battle the blaze using foam. There were seven fire crew at the scene.

Mr Dunn said there have been no reports of injuries.

Smoke seen from the fire at the power substation. Photo / Chris Geldard, Twitter

The fire was called in by multiple members of the public about 1.30pm, and there had been reports of an explosion, Mr Dunn said.

The fire follows a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the city yesterday.

A Transpower spokeswoman said the fire had broken out in an enclosed area, which was immediately isolated to prevent further damage to the substation.

She said power supply had not been affected by the fire, and Transpower staff were at the scene.

The company would be investigating the cause, but the spokeswoman was unable to say what may have sparked the fire.

Edward O'Driscoll saw black smoke billowing from the substation about 1.30pm, as he was driving along Christchurch's Main South Rd.

He said other witnesses had reported hearing an explosion.

He did not see flames and said by about 2pm he could no longer see smoke in the area.

"Traffic was backed up, I think there were quite a few sight seers watching," Mr O'Driscoll said.