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.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/explosion-rocks-home-on-...

Explosion Rocks Home on Detroit's West Side

Fire spreads to two other homes as well

Updated: Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012, 8:38 PM EST
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/explosion-rocks-home-on-...

DETROIT (WJBK) -- An explosion destroyed a home and rocked a neighborhood on Detroit's west side Wednesday. The resulting fire also spread to two neighboring homes.  It happened in the 7000 block of Faust.

"I dialed 911. Five, almost ten minutes went by and I still [had] my house phone to my head and no fire department," said Mitch Williams. "I [went] outside and I [went] to the back and I could still see it hadn't touch my house yet, and I called 911 again, a second time, and they said they were on their way."

However, it was too late. The side of Williams' house was already on fire. The house next door to his exploded after a suspected gas leak.

Engine 55 is half a mile from where the house exploded. It's literally right around the corner, but the firefighters there did not respond because a door wouldn't work.

"In this city, we're already at a shortage. We have other issues going on. It's most important that we get there in a timely fashion," said Robert Gasaway with the Detroit Fire Department. "We were hoping we could still get the rig out, but we couldn't get it out."

Cell phone video shows the chilling moments before the first crews responded. Flames shot through the air. The fire danced from house to house destroying the homes on both sides. Homeowners watched in disbelief as everything they owned went up in smoke.

The woman who lives directly behind the house that exploded says the blast knocked her to her knees.

"The whole house shook. It sounded like a bomb went off, and things came off the walls and off my bookshelf. It really scared me. I hit the floor. I didn't know what it was. It sounded just like a bomb," said Jennifer Mandeville.

"I just pulled up. I couldn't have been there 30 minutes. I didn't smell anything. All I know is I just heard a boom. 30 minutes, I laid down and boom. That was it," Mitchell explained.

Fire officials tell FOX 2 they arrived seven minutes after the call came in at 10:05 a.m., but that crew was from Engine 53 from Greenfield and Fenkell, not the one just a few blocks away.

"Do you think the door being down had any affect on response time?" FOX 2's Maurielle Lue asked Gasaway.

"It may have added a couple of extra minutes, but our response times are rather [good]," he responded.

However, sometimes a few minutes is all you have left.

"My house is totaled, all my family's stuff. Everybody got out [of] the house," said Williams. "All my property, everything is destroyed."

The good news is that door at Engine 55 has already been repaired.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://tribune.com.pk/story/326936/gas-explosion-seven-killed-in-pe...

Gas explosion: Seven killed in Peshawar roof collapse

January 25, 2012

Seven people, including women and children, were killed when the roof of a house collapsed. PHOTO: RESCUE 1122

PESHAWAR: Seven people, including a woman and three children, were killed when the roof of a house collapsed due to an explosion caused by a gas leakage in the Namak Mandi area of Peshawar early morning on Wednesday.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Imtiaz told The Express Tribune that the explosion, which took place at around 4:45am, was the result of a gas leakage. He said the roof of the double-story building collapsed, killing five people from the same family.

“Nazar Muhammad, his wife and three daughters were killed, while one daughter sustained injuries,” he said. The DSP said that the wife of Nazar Muhammad’s brother was also killed as a result of the explosion.

Imtiaz said that despite awareness campaigns, people do not turn off gas heaters and incidents like this one have become routine.

An operation to shift the debris is currently underway.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

INCIDENT: GAS EXPLOSION FEAR IN LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE

Pipe damage and gas release causes scare on city centre construction project

http://www.ppconstructionsafety.com/newsdesk/2012/01/24/incident-ga...

The Liverpool Echo has reported that HSE are to launch an official investigation into a ”gas leak scare” in Liverpool city centre.

The public were evacuated amid fears of a gas explosion caused by the ruptured pipe. Liverpool Central station was closed throughout the incident. HSE confirmed formal investigation of incident as a dangerous occurrence with the potential to cause significant harm. A spokesman for the HSE said:

“The investigation will look at what happened, what caused the incident, and whether any company or individual is to blame.

It is reported that a gas pipe was “damaged by building rubble falling from a chute” used by contractors working on a building undergoing major transformation by developers Merepark.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

SOZT

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

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

[Starr DiGiacomo]

I'm very happy to have this explanation regarding propane tanks.  This is critical information because I can now focus better on what to post.

I know that propane tanks have been exploding all over but this puts it into perspective.

Nancy has long warned of the dangers of having any type of gas in your home and YES, this is the reason why.  Thank you.....Moderators

Your comments to the “Gas explosions on the Rise” blog have been deleted because the article posted about a propane tank on a camper trailer which exploded is not related to earth changes, and EM Pulses are not causing pressure to build up and propane tanks to explode.

When a propane tank explodes due to earth changes it is because a rigid pipeline connecting the tank to a building, or to other tanks, or to a net work of some type has pulled apart because of earth movement causing a leak and resulting in an explosion, this is the same thing that happens with natural gas lines.

Notice how it says in this ZetaTalk gas lines in a home or along the street are rigid, that is what is causing explosions that rigid pipe line pulling apart whether it is natural gas or propane the result is the same.

A small propane tank on a trailer or only connected to a portable stove would not have rigid pipeline running through the ground being pulled apart by the earth movement. The small thanks themselves probably would not explode due to earth changes unless they were physically damaged by earthquakes.

Ning Moderator www.poleshift.ning.com

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/01/21/bc-...

Workers smelled gas ahead of B.C. mill blast

Roof of Babine Forest Products mill 'literally blew off,' worker tells CBC

At least 19 people were taken to hospitals with minor to serious injuries after an explosion and fire tore through the Babine Forest Products mill, east of Burns Lake, B.C., a health-care official said Saturday.

A worker who was not at the mill at the time of the blast told CBC News on Saturday that two people were still missing. Prince George RCMP Const. Lesley Smith said she could not confirm the numbers injured or whether any workers were unaccounted for.

Burns Lake RCMP responded to reports of an explosion at the mill around 8:15 p.m. PT Friday. Initial reports gave a higher injury count of 28, but Northern Health spokesman Steve Raper revised the number early Saturday.

Frankie Erickson, a longtime employee at the mill whose sons were working during the explosion but were unhurt, said workers had smelled gas the day before.

"My neighbour smelled gas last night on his shift," Erickson, his voice breaking, told CBC News in a telephone interview. "I hear the roof literally blew off … Twenty-nine years of work in the mill, and I've never seen an explosion like this."

Erickson said his neighbour and an assistant foreman are still missing.

"It supposed be [my neighbour's] day off but he wanted to work and he hasn't been home," said Erickson who broke down over the phone.

"He's just a kid, he's just a young boy. He's just starting his life. His mum is still waiting for her son to come home,"

Erickson also said workers were being pressured to work harder than ever.

"It shouldn't have happened," he said. "We averaged seven a shift and 10 hours a day and we had no coffee breaks [and] the mill ran for 20 hours straight."

It was a normal shift and the mill, 220 kilometres west of Prince George, was fully staffed when the blast occurred, according to police.

Northern Health initiated a Code Orange response, applied in situations where officials expect a large number of casualities.

Photos taken at the scene show the mill engulfed in flames.

Concerned family members crowded into Margaret Patrick Memorial Hall in Burns Lake to get updates.

The Lakes District Hospital in Burns Lake quickly became overwhelmed and several of the injured were taken to Prince George for treatment, while a few went to the hospital in nearby Vanderhoof.

Others had to be transported to hospitals as far away as Edmonton and Vancouver.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.smh.com.au/national/gas-blast-sidelines-half-bus-fleet-2...

Gas blast sidelines half bus fleet

January 22, 2012

Off the buses ... Brisbane City Council buses at Virginia Bus Depot after a gas tank explosion yesterday morning. 

BRISBANE is facing a back-to-school traffic nightmare tomorrow with half of the city's bus fleet still out of service following an explosion at a bus depot.

Almost 560 gas-powered buses were taken off the road after a gas tank ruptured about 1.15am yesterday. Workers at the Virginia depot were refilling gas cylinders on a bus when the tank exploded, turning into a projectile and striking another bus, the city council said.

No one was injured but all gas-powered buses were immediately taken out of service while investigations were carried out by engineers.

Fifteen high-frequency services, mostly in the northern and western suburbs of Brisbane, were running at a severely reduced rate yesterday, causing major delays for commuters.

More worrying is the hundreds of thousands of Brisbane state school students returning to school tomorrow morning and how a halved bus fleet could affect the road network in such already congested conditions.

A spokesman for lord mayor Graham Quirk said it was unfortunate the incident had occurred so close to the beginning of the school year.

''We're still hopeful that we'll be able to get some of the gas-powered buses out there for Monday but in the meantime we're contingency planning," he said. He said today's timetable would be able to run as normal but only because Sundays used half the bus fleet anyway. A decision would be made today as to whether the gas-powered buses would be put back on the roads tomorrow, he said.

Information on the bus timetables is available on the Translink website.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/couple_s_terror_after_s...

Couple’s terror after sewage pump explosion in Deeping St James

Workmen at Manor Way, Deeping St James, following a sewage pumping plant fire

Published on Saturday 21 January 2012 13:00

A COUPLE have spoken of their fear after a sewage pumping station outside their home exploded.

Accountants Trevor and Jenny Cheesman were enjoying a quiet night at home in Manor Way, Deeping St James when a loud bang shook the street at about 7pm on Monday.

They looked out of their window and saw the shed-like sewage pump switch box in front of their garden in flames.

Gas from a ruptured main in the box had been ignited by a spark from one of the pump’s electric switches, sending the door of the box flying down the road.

Mrs Cheesman said: “There was one hell of a bang. My first thought was my God, what the hell is that?

“When I looked outside the front of the box was 20 feet down the road and there were fireworks coming from the box. I couldn’t believe it, it was scary.”

Fire crews were on the scene within 10 minutes to deal with the blaze, which had spread to a fence belonging to the neighbouring Deeping St James Primary School.

But the initial explosion had ripped a hole in the pavement and mains gas was still burning.

Mr Cheesman added: “They couldn’t get it under control, they had to wait for the electricity to be switched off.

“Then we could smell gas. A crack in the path was alight but they couldn’t put it out in case gas built up somewhere else. They had to let it burn like a pilot light.”

Seven homes in the street were evacuated by police as a safety precaution. The Cheesmans spent the night with a friend in Baston. Mrs Cheesman was worried about what she might find in the morning.

She said: “I didn’t sleep well because it was still burning when I left. I didn’t know whether we would come back to a house or not.

“If there had been another explosion who knows what we would have been left with.”

Engineers from Anglian Water, Western Power Distribution and British Gas worked with the fire service through the night to isolate the leak and put out the fire.

Flames were extinguished by about 3.30am and families were allowed back into their homes by 6am.

Mrs Cheesman said: “It’s lucky it didn’t happen during the day or that nobody was walking across to the shops.”

Anglian Water engineers have been working to find the fault with the pumping station since the explosion but power was restored to the street on Tuesday.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.businessinsider.com/an-explosion-at-an-iranian-natural-g...

Explosion At An Iranian Natural-Gas Station Kills At Least One Guard

Given the recent turmoil in Iran, and the missile depot blast in November that was initially announced as a gas station explosion, the news today of a natural-gas station fire in Iran may be of interest.

Mehr reports that the blast occurred in the northern Iranian city of Rasht and left at least one guard dead (via Bloomberg).

An increase in gas pressure is being blamed for the explosion, and the ensuing fire that killed the guard.

Mehr said the incident occurred at the Lakan gas station in Rasht, but officials refuse to say where exactly the blast took place.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/gas-cylinder-explodes-in...

Gas cylinder explodes in Bendigo man's face

A FAMILY barbecue nearly turned to tragedy in Bendigo when a gas cylinder exploded in a man’s face.

The 25-year-old victim was airlifted to hospital early today with serious injuries to his face, hands and chest.

Ambulance spokesman John Mullen said shrapnel from the explosion had pierced the man’s body.

"It wasn’t just burns, he had some pretty significant fragment injuries,’’ Mr Mullen said.

The man’s family rushed him to Bendigo Hospital at midnight before he was taken by helicopter to the Alfred Hospital.

He remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.