Explosions and other strange phenomena

Dutchsinse has been doing a fabulous job at collecting stories of mysterious explosions that have been happening all over North America and elsewhere in the world...

And then there's the story from Sweden....

I'm sure that each of these stories is individually explicable, but taken together they definitely leave the impression, that combined with earthquakes, volcanoes, sinkholes and other phenomena, something strange is going on.

This is 24 hours-worth of stories

Explosion at rapidly-spreding fire in single family home in Arlington, Texas

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This is a pretty wild video from Arlington, Texas yesterday morning shot by tview07golf. The videographer, Sean Short, was driving around and followed a header of dark black smoke into the neighborhood where firefighters were dealing with a fire on the inside and outside of a single-family home. The fire spread to a second home on Side D. At 9:46 in the video an explosion occurs that appears to be centered in the garage of the original home. It appears that no one is injured by the blast.

None of the half dozen or so articles I could find mentions that an explosion occurred. This includes at least one news organization that attached Sean Short’s video, but apparently didn’t bother to watch it.....

UK: The M6 toxic fireball: Motorway re-opens 12 hours after chemical tanker exploded and ten people - including eight firefighters - were left needing treatment

• Motorists evacuated from their cars and warned to expect major delays

• Residents advised to stay indoors and close their windows
  
  
• Firefighters set up 800m exclusion zone between Junction 3 and Junction 4 
  
  
• Lorry was carrying potentially harmful acid solution hydrochloride 
  
  
• Accident follows Monday's nine-vehicle pile-up on the M6 in Cheshire

 

The M6 has re-opened 12 hours after a chemical tanker exploded in a 50ft fireball, leaving eight firefighters and two drivers needing treatment for exposure to toxic fumes.

Huge tailbacks built up throughout the day leaving scores of drivers stranded before the traffic chaos finally cleared at 10pm, the Highways Agency said this evening.

Terrified drivers had fled their cars and the driver of the lorry, which was carrying hydrochloride and paper, was among those who received medical treatment.

The HGV had a tyre blow-out on the northbound carriageway near Coventry, between Junction 3 for Nuneaton and Junction 3a for Coleshill South......

Dangerous: The chemical tanker burst into flames on the busy M6 this morning, causing huge tailbacks

Terrified drivers abandoned their cars after the chemical tanker exploded on the M6 north of Coventry

-2 injured in propane gas explosion

WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi

 

YAZOO COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

 Two people have been injured in a propane gas explosion just outside the Yazoo City city limits. Firefighters first thought it may be a meth lab, but a leaking propane tank appears to be the cause.

Fifty-three-year-old Robert Flannigan told Yazoo Chief Deputy Joseph Head he smelled gas around nine this morning. He said the explosion occurred just as he was lighting a cigarette.

Flannigan was taken to UMMC by Aircare helicopter and is listed in critical condition. Kimberly Martin is also at UMMC, in serious condition. A spokesman says both will probably be transferred to burn centers.

The trailer is located in the 3800 block of Washington Street.

http://www.wlox.com/story/20325595/2-injured-in-propane-gas-explosion

Arson? This was another explosions

Canada: Arson to blame in early morning house fire in north Edmonton

Global Edmonton,

12 December, 2012

Fire investigators have determined an early morning fire at a home in north Edmonton was deliberately set.

Police and fire crews were called to the home on 122 Ave and 104 Street shortly before 6a.m. Wednesday morning, after receiving several calls reporting an explosion.

When crews arrived on scene, the house was engulfed in flames. One side of the home was completely destroyed before firefighters could get a handle of the situation.

"Crews quickly brought the fire under control. We do know at this time that they did pull one male victim out," said Edmonton Fire Rescue District Chief, John Bower.

Fire officials say the man was barely conscious and suffering from serious injuries. He was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he remained Wednesday evening.

According to neighbours, two young men recently moved into the home.

"There was something definitely fishy going on in that house, so it makes feel not very safe in my neighbourhood," explained Marcella, who chose not to reveal her last name.

Firefighters were able to to prevent the fire from spreading to neighbouring homes.

Investigators estimate the fire caused $300,000 in damages. The investigation is still underway.

 
Large Glowing Ball Crashes in Sweden

http://endoftheage.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/large-glowing-ball-crashes-in-sweden.html

 


What is it that has struck in Värmland County? SOS, police and the air rescue center has received calls from concerned Värmland citizens after a ball of light is said to have exploded in the evening.

It lit up the sky and flew over us, then we heard an explosion, says Jessica Berg. Jessica Berg was out walking with a friend when they were surprised by the strong lights.

Calls have come from Stöllet, Ekshärad, Karlstad and Forshaga. All have seen a mysterious ball of light which then struck down - followed by an explosion. They say they have seen a sharp blue glow, then a sharp orange ball strike, says Leif Svensson, duty officer at the Värmland police. Surprised by the strong light The sky was completely silent when it flew over us. Then it hit ground near Klarälven river somewhere. Then we were struck by the sound, like an echo after an explosion, she says to Aftonbladet news paper and continues: It was mysterious.

Nasty mysterious.

Several readers have contacted the Aftonbladet news paper about the event.

I heard a bang and the whole house shook, said a witness in Vansbro. 24-year-old Sandra was sitting in her apartment in Karlstad city looking out the window when she saw something plunge from the sky. At first I thought it was fireworks, but much to large for that and it just never went off, I thought maybe it was a comet, for it looked a bit like a ball. It had a red and yellow light around and after it, she says, adding that she had seen shooting stars before, and this is not at all like that. This was really different and much larger. It looked as if something falling from space in a film like Armageddon or something.

I do not know how to describe it I have never seen such a thing before, says Sandra. No airplane accidents has been reported. Police have received several calls about the phenomenon and also SOS has been dialed.

We do not know, but it may have been part of the meteor shower, says Leif Svensson, duty officer at the Värmland police to TT. We can not do much other than direct incoming calls to the Air Force.

Also, the Naval and air rescue center has been alerted about a light phenomenon in the sky from the Värmland county region. There are two people who have dialed in observations and it should have been seen from the air traffic control tower at Karlstad Airport. One woman spoke of a really big explosion, says Jonas Sundin, deputy incident commander. But there are no airplane accidents. It's probably some kind of meteorite.

At 1:00 on Wednesday morning readers from Sodertalje, Stenungsund Kungalv, Karlstad, Vansbro and other surrounding areas had contacted Aftonbladet news paper with eyewitness accounts. And we have also heard that people on the West Coast and even in Finland have made observations, says Leif Svensson to TT.

Translated from

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article15917198.ab