Explosions on the rise

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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]

Thank you Derrick....
Reply by Derrick Johnson 8 hours ago
http://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/zetatalk-chat-for-december-1...
ZetaTalk about the earth movement involved in the New Madrid adjustment and how it will “involve tearing the entire N American continent from the seaway down to Mexico”

http://www.zetatalk.com/info/tinfx050.htm

ZetaTalk about how pipelines and refineries are vulnerable and will be affected by earth movement

http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta437.htm

There will be increasing stress along the fault lines associated with the New Madrid fault line, up until a significant adjustment is made. Before a large quake occurs, there are minor adjustments, a type of snapping here and there of weak links while the major links still hold. Stretch stench in Indiana is a symptom of such minor adjustments. Pipelines of course are very vulnerable as they are not flexible, and the design of pipelines and refineries assumes the ground below to be stable.

http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta540.htm

"What caused the explosion? Puerto Rico is just to the south of a highly active fault line between the N American Plate and the Caribbean Plate, resulting in slip-slide action and subduction. Steady pressure distorts a landmass, putting pressure on piping anchored to the land, such as exist at fuel storage facilities. Fuel tanks are huge and heavy, and thus not flexible. When the landmass shifts, the piping is what twists and finally snaps. When this occurs in water mains under streets, there are increased water main breaks, such as has been occurring in San Diego and LA and Maryland. When this occurs in gas lines under the streets, explosions occur, because it takes just a spark from metal parts rubbing against each other during the snap to cause an explosion. This is likewise true of refineries or fuel storage tanks. Breaking pipes not only snap, they create sparks, and thus the explosion. As the Earth changes pick up, these types of incidences will become more frequent."

http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta155.htm

"Confused investigators look for reasons for disasters that have their etiology in Earth quietly pulled apart, rock flakes pulled away, rather than pressed together, so that no quakes occur. The stretch zone is that sinking feeling, where support weakens, the ground sinks, and silently so. Thus gas and water mains explode, because the ground under them shifts, factories or refineries with gas line joints firmly sealed explode as these joints are pulled apart, and bridges fall as their mooring lose their firm footing. What also happens when rock flakes are pulled apart is that any underground reservoirs of gas or water lose their firm cap, and vent. In the case of the London explosion, the rumbling heard by witnesses ahead of the explosion was certainly not terrorism, but the ground adjusting, and more than the ground adjusted. Fittings in the refinery adjusted, metal on metal scraping into sparks, and boom!"

ZetaTalk about how the oil pumped into caverns off shore of Texas

http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta441.htm

Why does the USA keep adding to the "Strategic Oil Reserves" every week/day at current high prices? You would think that if they stopped or signal the intent to stop it would drive prices lower. I assume they dont want lower prices. Your thoughts.

The Bush administration has presumed it will be driven out of Iraq. The US military has likewise refused repeatedly to invade Venezuela and attempting to overthrow Chavez or assassinate him has not worked out for the Bush White House. Thus, they are faced with having to contemplate the coming pole shift with only the oil fields on the N American continent under their control. A foolish move by the Bush White House has been to pump oil into the caverns off shore of Texas in the Gulf. These salt cav

[Starr DiGiacomo]

Hillsborough residents evacuated over explosion fears

RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes in Hillsborough last night over fears that a gas cylinder might explode after a garage caught fire.

Some went to stay with friends and relatives but around 50 were provided with emergency accommodation in Sheffield’s City Hall.

They were allowed back into their homes at around 7am when firefighters left the scene after checking that the acetylene cylinder they had been worried about had cooled down enough.

An investigation into the cause of the blaze on Cotswold Road is underway but it is not being treated as suspicious.

Crews were called to the incident ay 11.20pm last night.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/hillsborough_residents_evacuated_over...

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-12/09/content_14242439.htm

Gas blast at Beijing baozi shop injures 7

A gas explosion went off at a steamed filled bun (or baozi) restaurant in Beijing on Friday morning, injuring seven employees inside, Legal Evening News reported.

An explosion at Qing-Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop at Zuyuanxi street in Haidian district in Beijing on Friday morning injured seven employees inside. [Photo/weibo.com]

The blast ripped through the Qing-Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop at Zuyuanxi street in Haidian district about 9:00 am, showering bystanders with debris.

Seven employees who were hurt in the accident were sent to the hospital, but they did not receive life-threatening injuries, according to the newspaper.

No customers were injured by the blast, it added.

Beijing Fire Bureau said on Weibo later that the explosion was triggered by a gas leak in the shop, and police are investigating the case.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/explosion-reported-at-east-1254754....

Emergency crews are investigating an apparent explosion at an East Point apartment complex. A huge plume of smoke is visible over the scene.

Enlarge photo

Channel 2 Action News Firefighters and police responded at the scene of the Lexington apartments at 3045 Washington Road in East Point.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.pinedaleroundup.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&p...

After the dual explosion, the main building of the Falcon Compressor Station in the Jonah field had caved in on itself and was charred from the fire.

Explosion hits Jonah compressor station
Posted: Thursday, Dec 8th, 2011
BY: Travis Pearson

After the dual explosion, the main building of the Falcon Compressor Station in the Jonah field had caved in on itself and was charred from the fire.

A fire and subsequent explosions on Tuesday at the Falcon Compressor Station sent 200-foot flames into the air in the Jonah natural gas field and two men to the hospital for observation.

No fatalities were reported, and all 35 employees have been accounted for.

At approximately 12:07 p.m., the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) began receiving calls reporting a fire at the site. These reports indicated flames, thick black smoke as well as natural gas venting from the facility, which is run by Enterprise Products out of Houston. Shortly thereafter, the SCSO received reports of the vented gas igniting and of primary and secondary explosions, a SCSO press release states.

The release also indicates two men were taken to the hospital by ambulance for observation of “pre-existing medical conditions that were exacerbated by the incident.” The two men taken to the hospital had dealt with high blood pressure in the past, and were hospitalized when all employees’ vital signs were taken, according to Enterprise Products spokesperson Ronnetta Eaton. Eaton also said the employees present represented a mix from both Enterprise and contracting outfits.

An emergency shutdown system discontinued flows of gas to and from the natural gas compressor station, Big Piney Fire Chief John Ball said. His outfit was first on the scene and was joined by fire units from Pinedale, Boulder and Farson, as well as the Sublette County Emergency Services and SCSO deputies.

About 20 firefighters were on scene, Ball said, and the primary concern was to stage away from the incident.

“We were away from the incident in case something did blow during the fire process, we weren’t right in the middle of it,” he said. “It’s called a staging area, where all your resources are in one place. Basically, all we were doing was scene protection and accountability for all individuals that were on-site.”

No firefighters were sent into the building, and the fire was left to smolder until it ran out of fuel.

“There was no extinguishing done. The safest way to handle that was to let it go out on its own,” Ball said. “We did not want to put any individuals in there. We weren’t going to gain a thing going in there.”

The Falcon station is part of the Enterprise’s Jonah Gas Gathering System, which provides compression to transport natural gas production from the Pinedale field to processing plants in the region, according to a Thursday statement from Enterprise.

The release stated the extent of the damage at the station is not yet known, and the cause of the incident is under investigation.

On Wednesday, representatives from Enterprise, including the regional manager for gathering and processing, were on-site to do a primary inspection of the building. Hot spots remained and employees were stationed clear of the building.

Regional Manager Stephen Pudlewski said, while the outer buildings are safe, the main building can’t be occupied yet.

Enterprise Products Manager James Huckaby gave local emergency service entities a tour of the facility on Wednesday in order to assess damage. Future county emergency resource concerns, the pending incident investigation and any reha

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.firedirect.net/index.php/2011/12/workers-evacuated-from-...

Workers evacuated from gas platform over explosion fears
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Editor

Workers evacuated from gas platform over explosion fears UK — Alert after pump became unstable.

Offshore workers were evacuated from their North Sea gas platform off Aberdeen over fears an unstable pump could trigger an explosion.

A total of 19 men had to be picked up by helicopter from the Lomond platform, 145 miles east of Aberdeen, owned by oil and gas group BG.

The alarm was raised after a pump was found to have become unstable, with fears it could fall on to the pipeline and potentially ignite.

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[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.wdrb.com/story/16211947/gas-leak-caused-home-explosion-i...

LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) -- LG&E officials are checking gas lines today after an explosion leveled a home in Okolona. The fire marshal says investigators know gas got into the house on River Trail Place, but says the cause of its ignition could remain a mystery.

He says someone dragging their feet on the carpet or even talking on a cell phone could have created the spark.

LG&E says pressure from a ruptured water line shoved small pebbles against a gas line that eventually created a small crack, allowing the gas to leak. Chip Keeling with LG&E says the gas takes the path of least resistance - and likely got into the home's sewer system.

The family escaped yesterday morning just before the massive explosion. The father, mother, and daughter were released from the hospital this morning. Keeling says it's unclear how long the crack had been there. Crews shut off gas to two surrounding homes and LG&E crews were out today checking lines throughout the Indian Falls subdivision.

"There is about 600 homes in that neighborhood. We'll be going around with what I call a 'sniff meter' and we'll be checking to see natural gas levels, if there are any in that area," says Keeling.

He says crews will do the same test in about a week and calls what happened to the Indian Hills home a freak accident.

As for the Coelho family: Everton, Luciana and their daughter Alicia are expected to be okay. The Everton's co-workers have put together a fund and you can donate at any PNC branch.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/135140628.html

Neighbors report smelling natural gas before the explosion

A Haltom City family was able to walk away from their home even though it was destroyed in what appears to be a natural gas explosion and massive fire.

A Haltom City family was able to walk away from their home even though it was destroyed in what appears to be a natural gas explosion and massive fire.
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An explosion and fire destroyed a Haltom City home Tuesday night, and it was a "Christmas miracle" that the family inside made it out alive.

Investigators believe a natural gas leak may be to blame for the blaze in the 4900 block of Orien Street just before 7 p.m.

A four-year-old boy, his father and grandparents were home at the time of the explosion and walked away from the incident.

The boy's grandmother went to the hospital with a minor hand injury.

"The whole house was shaking," said grandfather Jaime Diaz. "I ran for my life and said, 'Hey, I don't care about the house. There are more important things in life.'"

The family dog was lost in the explosion.

Atmos Energy is on the scene shutting down the gas to the neighborhood, as they investigate.
Neighbors say they smelled natural gas earlier in the day.

Family members say they feel lucky they survived the blast.

"I'm speechless,” said Maggie Diaz, the boy's aunt. “I don't know how it happened. I'm looking at the house and it's like, ‘Whoa, what if they wouldn't have made it out?’ It would have been a different story. We're just blessed. Christmas miracle, I guess."

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20111206/NEWS01/312060041/Ho...

A house in the Okolona area exploded and burned Tuesday morning, apparently as the result of a natural gas leak.

Rich Carlson, chief the Okolona Fire Department, said Louisville Gas & Electric Co. was digging up gas lines in order to shut them off.

No injuries were reported, but Everton Coelho, who rented the house that exploded, said he, his wife and 2-year-old daughter were in bed when he saw flames and he rushed everyone outside. The house then exploded. Coelho said the family dog was killed.

Neighbors reported hearing an explosion and said the house was burning about three minutes. A neighborhing house reportedly suffered some fire damage.

About 15 homes were evacuated, Carlson said. He did not know when the residents would be allowed back in their homes, but hoped it would be later Tuesday.

LG&E was checking other residences for gas readings, Carlson said.

Residual natural odors were found in storm drains, he said, and the lines were being flushed.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.4029tv.com/news/29929816/detail.html

Fort Smith Family Evacuates After Small Gas Explosion
Fire Department Says Leak Could Be Naturally Occurring Methane

FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Homes were evacuated after a gas leak was discovered in a Fort Smith neighborhood over the weekend.

Homeowner Ken Davis said he and his family called the fire department on Saturday after a small gas explosion occurred in their home.

"I was standing there and I turned on the garage disposal, and this thing flashed like there was a camera going off in it and it blew the door open," Davis said.

Fort Smith Fire Marshal Ronnie Rogers said investigators are looking everywhere to figure out what kind of gas caused the explosion.

"Right now, we don't know. It's a mystery, what kind of gas it is," Rogers said. "We've ruled out natural gas. We've ruled out the hydrogen sulfide gas, so it could be some methane gas. We don't believe it's coming from the sewer system, so it could be naturally occurring methane."

At present, Davis and his family are living in a hotel room.

"We're afraid if they go back in there, there could be another explosion, and who knows, this may be worse," Rogers said.

"My biggest fear (is) that they're not going to be able to determine where this is coming from. It's always going to be here and the house could get condemned. We still don't know if we're insured or not," Davis said.

AOG, the gas utility company, has ruled itself out of the explosion, but said it's representatives have been going around the home to test the ground.

Read more: http://www.4029tv.com/news/29929816/detail.html#ixzz1flMd0uvP