Amazon Web Services recovered Monday morning from a widespread outage that disrupted services for major retailers, airlines, social media apps, financial platforms, and more. AWS infrastructure supports millions of websites and platforms.Air France 447 in 2009, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and the recent Germanwings A320 incidents have drawn attention due to their significant impact on the airline industry, often attributing blame to pilot suicide, storms, or poor judgment. Similarly, crashes involving electric trains like the Disney Monorail, DC Metro in 2009, and Amtrak 188 are investigated with discussions of safety devices, track maintenance, or mechanical failure taking center stage.
The public only begins to suspect something larger at play when widespread issues arise. Disruptions in cell phone service are often blamed on blocked tower access or bad weather, while the Blackberry outage in 2008 was attributed to a software glitch. However, engineers maintaining equipment and the grid are not easily deceived. During the Washington DC blackout, an electrical issue initially described as a "surge" hinted at something unusual.
A key distinction exists between a failed electrical system, a simple outage, and an electromagnetic pulse. A pulse causes a surge—a sudden increase in magnetons and electrons—that disrupts equipment reliant on steady particle flow, leading to a runaway state. Surge protection can guard against lightning strikes, shutting down equipment to prevent damage. Yet, absent a lightning strike, such surges may point to the charged tail of Planet X, also known as Nibiru.
What lies ahead for the public? As cell phone service and satellite cable TV continue to degrade, and as planes experience increasing electronics failures or cockpit smoke incidents, the challenges posed by such phenomena may become harder to ignore.
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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..."
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.
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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https://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-flight-makes-emerge...
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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."
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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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.
Update Box Alarm 4400 Mass Ave NW American U. Underground transformer actively burning. Pepco requested. Protective hoselines in place. 3 adjacent dormitories evacuated as a precaution. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/hDXX6bBx6G
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) September 29, 2018
Update @AmericanU transformer fire. No injuries and no extension into any building. Pepco on scene. We continue to monitor the adjacent buildings. Fire still burning. pic.twitter.com/wyhTpGm0Iu
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) September 29, 2018
Update @AmericanU transformer fire. #DCsBravest have extinguished the fire and incident under control. We are releasing additional units. There have been no injuries. pic.twitter.com/AlWT8DvzT
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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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.."
"..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-...
https://abc7ny.com/utility-pole-catches-fire-smoke-pours-from-queen...
Posted : Wednesday, October 03, 2018
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1380741/saudi-arabia
JEDDAH: A huge fire broke out at a power plant in Riyadh on Monday sending a ball of flames leaping 10 meters into the air. (Oct 1)
The blaze broke out inside a transformer at the plant in the city’s Al-Nafil district. Firefighters were battling to bring the blaze under control.
Video footage posted on social media showed the dramatic fire, with thick black smoke rising into the air and people watching in the street.
https://twitter.com/arabnews/status/1046764089974968323
The Saudi Electricity Company said no one had been hurt but that power supplies to some nearby areas had been shut off..."
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https://www.keyt.com/news/fire/residents-put-out-transformer-fire-i...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Two good Samaritans helped put out a transformer fire that has more than 5,000 people without power in Santa Barbara. (Sept 29)
Residents at the Highlands Condo complex on the 1000 block of Miramonte Drive say two men helped put out the transformer fire with nearby fire extinguishers.
The Santa Barbara City Fire Department was notified of the fire around 2:45 p.m.
Firefighters say some residents were worried about smoke coming out of nearby electrical breaker boxes but confirmed that there was no additional threat.
According to the Southern California Edison website, more than 5,000 people are without power in the area.."
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KARACHI: A major power breakdown in Karachi has left many parts of the city affected Thursday morning (Oct 4).
According to reports, power supply was suspended to several areas around 6am.
The affected areas include Defence View, Teachers Society, Defense Housing Authority, Model Colony, and Malir.
Other areas affected are Tariq Bin Ziad Colony, Gulberg, parts of Clifton, Akhtar Colony, Kashmir Colony, and Mehmoodabad.
This is the third outage in Karachi in the past three days. Citizens expressed their resentment at frequent breakdowns on social media.
7.31am: Karachi is experiencing disruption in power supply due to a tripping in the Extra High Tension (EHT) Network. Supply from the National Grid to the city is off. Restoration work is under way, said K-Electric.
According to the power supplier, increased humidity resulted in the tripping of the EHT Network.
8.43am: Supply from the National Grid partially restored. Power supply restored to parts of the city, including Gulshan and Federal B. Area.
K-Electric says work is 'progressing swiftly' on areas that remain affected.."
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https://mv-voice.com/news/2018/10/03/power-outage-caused-by-mylar-b...
Thousands of residents in Mountain View have been on the receiving end of three power outages since late August. Metallic balloons are the culprit in the latest outage, which occurred in the Shoreline West region on Sunday morning.
PG&E officials say the outage, reported around 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 30, occurred after metallic balloons came in contact with power lines near the intersection of Chiquita Avenue and Mercy Street, causing power to go out for 4,400 customers. Crews removed the balloons and had to replace damaged power lines and a blown transformer, PG&E spokeswoman Mayra Tostado told the Voice.
The repair work took nearly five hours to complete, and power was fully restored around 12:35 p.m.
Metallic balloons, also known as Mylar balloons, can cause a surge of electricity that short-circuits equipment, Tostado said, which can lead to outages, fires and injuries. The balloons were to blame for 456 power outages in California across PG&E's service area in Northern and Central California in 2017, affecting a total of 371,000 homes and businesses..."
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.
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/
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.."
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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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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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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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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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
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