TIMELINE: Flurry of Explosions - by CyberRBT

* TIMELINE: Flurry of Explosions *

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This list IS updated as events unfold... (As this first post changes dynamically, please don't quote it entirely in a reply.) Last Timeline Update: 2007-08-02 at 3:21 am EDT Unprecedented Flurry of Underground and other Infrastructure Explosions inside the North American Union. Subtitle: What's "in the pipeline" for us? JASON Phase Marker 2007 series of events; GIN war continues (Global Infrastructure Network). "A little paranoia is a dangerous thing. Drink deep or taste not the putrid nectar of doom and gloom." (Alexander Pope quote paraphrased, GLP'd, by CyberRBT) International explosions are here (top of page 11): [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] AMERICAN TIMELINE: UE-001: 2007-07-16 Aurora, IL [link to www.chicagotribune.com] UE-002: 2007-07-17 Aurora, IL [link to ecmweb.com] UE-003: 2007-07-17 Valley Center, KS [link to www.thedailygreen.com] UE-004: 2007-07-18 NYC, NY [link to www.guardian.co.uk] UE-005: 2007-07-20 Orem, UT [link to www.heraldextra.com] UE-006: 2007-07-23 Spokane, WA [link to www.firefightingnews.com] UE-007: 2007-07-24 Madison Heights, MI [link to www.clickondetroit.com] UE-008: 2007-07-24 San Francisco, CA [link to www.sfgate.com] UE-009: 2007-07-24 Winnepeg, Canada [link to www.cbc.ca] UE-010: 2007-07-24 Cincinnati, OH [link to news.enquirer.com] UE-011: 2007-07-24 Annacis Island, Canada [link to www.canada.com] UE-012: 2007-07-25 Dallas, TX [link to charlotte.bizjournals.com] UE-013: 2007-07-25 Los Angeles, CA [link to www.dailynews.com] UE-014: 2007-07-25 Minneapolis, MN [link to www.kare11.com] UE-015: 2007-07-25 Kersey, CO [link to cbs4denver.com] UE-016: 2007-07-26 Bakersfield, CA [link to www.reuters.com] UE-017: 2007-07-28 York, PA [link to www.msnbc.msn.com] UE-018: 2007-07-28 Havertown, PA [link to cbs3.com] UE-019: 2007-07-30 Scotts Bluff, NE [link to www.beatricedailysun.com] UE-020: 2007-07-30 Upper Gwynedd, PA [link to www.nbc10.com] UE-021: 2007-07-31 Milton, MA [link to www.boston.com] UE-022: 2007-07-31 Sioux Center, IA [link to www.kcci.com] UE-023: 2007-07-31 Oroville, CA [link to www.cbsnews.com] UE-024: 2007-08-01 Minneapolis, MN [link to wcco.com] AMERICAN NOTES: UE-001: (Aurora, IL; July 16) (near Chicago) * manhole cover explosions * location: Broadway Road and Galena Boulevard * traffic was rerouted around a six-square-block downtown area * county: Kane * reported cause: underground cable failure * top link: [link to www.chicagotribune.com] UE-002: (Aurora, IL; July 17) (near Chicago) * in-ground electrical lighting explosion at a downtown park * location: Broadway Road and Stolp Avenue * this was a half-block south of previous day's explosion (Millennium Park Plaza) * county: Kane * reported cause: possibly caused by clean-up crews * top link: [link to ecmweb.com] UE-003: (Valley Center, KS) (near Wichita) * chemical solvent plant explosion (Barton Solvents, Inc) * 650,000 gallons of solvent burned * toxic smoke plume spread for miles * location: Cedar Avenue * county: Sedgwick * reported cause: static electricity ignited vapors while pumping chemicals from a truck * top link: [link to www.thedailygreen.com] UE-004: (NYC, NY; July 18) * underground steam pipe explosion * it was a 24 inch pipe laid in 1924 with first responders being fire brigade 24 * view video at (shows brigade 24 helmets): [link to www.youtube.com] * in Manhattan near Grand Central Terminal (beside 77-story Chrysler Building) * location: 41st Street * reported cause: age-worn flange and cold water in the pipes and "water hammer" effect * top link: [link to www.guardian.co.uk] * more info: [link to www.thecomet.net] UE-005: (Orem, UT; July 20) (near Salt Lake City) * manhole cover explosion * location: intersection of 400 West and Center Street * county: Utah County * reported cause: underground cable heated air * top link: [link to www.heraldextra.com] UE-006: (Spokane, WA; July 23) * fuel depot fire (Whitley Fuel LLC) * location: Pittsburg Street * county: Spokane County * reported cause: arson suspected * top link: [link to www.firefightingnews.com] UE-007: (Madison Heights, MI; July 24) (near Detroit) * manhole cover explosion * location: 13 Mile Road between John R. Road and Stephenson Highway * county: Oakland * reported cause: underground cable failure * top link: [link to www.clickondetroit.com] UE-008: (San Francisco, CA; July 24) * manhole cover explosion and transformer explosion * location: Mission Street * county: San Francisco County * reported cause: PG&E transmission service breaker failure * top link: [link to www.sfgate.com] * more info: [link to www.sfgate.com] UE-009: (Winnepeg, Canada; July 24) * manhole cover explosions * location: Portage Avenue and Byrd Street (behind Princess Auto) * reported cause: nearby gas and oil drums spilled * top link: [link to www.cbc.ca] UE-010: (Cincinnati, OH; July 24) * manhole cover explosion * location: Vine Street * county: Hamilton * reported cause: underground electrical discharge * top link: [link to news.enquirer.com] UE-011: (Annacis Island, Canada; July 24) (near Vancouver) * chemical plant explosion (Chemcraft Sadolin) * location: Derwent Way * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to www.canada.com] * more info: [link to www.canada.com] UE-012: (Dallas, TX; July 25) * multiple gas tank explosions at a welding supply company (Southwest Industrial Gases, Inc) * location: South Industrial Boulevard * county: Dallas County * reported cause: pigtail connector on an acetylene tank malfunctioned * top link: [link to charlotte.bizjournals.com] * more info: [link to www.kcentv.com] UE-013: (Los Angeles, CA; July 25) * UCLA underground explosions in nanotech lab (Building 114; California Nano Systems Institute) * Los Angeles 90095 (entire zip code is assigned to UCLA) * location: Hilgard Avenue * county: Los Angeles County * reported cause: 2 gallons freon refrigerant spilled * top link: [link to www.dailynews.com] * more info: [link to www.newsroom.ucla.edu] UE-014: (Minneapolis, MN; July 25) * underground transformer explosion (beneath Qwest Building) * location: 3rd Avenue South and 5th Street South * county: Hennepin * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to www.kare11.com] * more info: [link to www.startribune.com] UE-015: (Kersey, CO; July 25) (near Denver) * oil well explosion * location: County Road 51 and 54 * county: Weld * top link: [link to cbs4denver.com] * reported cause: cleaning pump caught fire igniting oil mixture UE-016: (Bakersfield, CA; July 26) (near Los Angeles) * nitrous oxide tank exploded testing a rocket motor at the Mojave Air and Space Port (3,300-acre complex) * the rocket was under construction for Virgin Galactic * this airfield was used in the film "Die Hard 2" and in the TV program "24" [link to www.mojaveairport.com] * location: Route 58 * county: Kern * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to www.reuters.com] * more info: [link to edition.cnn.com] UE-017: (York, PA; July 28) (near Lancaster) * manhole explosion and fire * residents ordered to stay indoors * location: King Street and George Street * county: York * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to www.msnbc.msn.com] UE-018: (Havertown, PA; July 28) * undergound transformer exploded causing a fire and power outage * residents and businesses were evacuated * location: West Darby Road * county: Delaware * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to cbs3.com] UE-019: (Scotts Bluff, NE; July 30) * explosion in a packing warehouse (Western Sugar Cooperative) * location: Sugar Factory Road * county: Scotts Bluff County * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to www.beatricedailysun.com] UE-020: (Upper Gwynedd, PA; July 30) (near Philadelphia) * an explosion at a lab at Merck & Company Inc's West Pointe campus * location: Sumneytown Pike * county: Montgomery * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to www.nbc10.com] UE-021: (Milton, MA; July 31) (near Boston) * multiple manhole covers come loose causing automobile accidents * location: Interstate 93 * county: Norfolk * reported cause: water pressure from heavy rains * top link: [link to www.boston.com] UE-022: (Sioux Center, IA; July 31) (near Des Moines) * five ethanol tankers exploded while being loaded onto rail tanker cars * location: Highway 75 (main street; near Centre Mall) * county: Sioux County * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to www.kcci.com] * more info: [link to www.washingtonpost.com] UE-023: (Oroville, CA; July 31) * highway bridge under construction collapsed trapping a FedEx truck under the debris * location: Routes 149 and 70 North * county: Butte * top link: [link to www.cbsnews.com] * more info: [link to hosted.ap.org] * more info: [link to www.paradisepost.com] UE-024: (Minneapolis, MN; August 1) * huge bridge collapses in sections; explosions heard at the scene * location: Interstate 35 * county: Hennepin * this is part of the proposed NAU super corridor: [link to www.sweetliberty.org] * Governor Tim Pawlenty declared "This is a catastrophe of historic proportions for Minnesota." * reported cause: under investigation * top link: [link to wcco.com] * more info: [link to www.msnbc.msn.com] * more info: [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] Natural Occurrences? 2007-07-16: a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast [link to www.kvia.com] 2007-07-17: Pacific quake series [link to www.honoluluadvertiser.com] 2007-07-26: a 6.2 earthquake struck off the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean [link to www.bloomberg.com] 2007-07-26: a 6.6 magnitude quake rocked northeastern Indonesia [link to www.forbes.com] 2007-07-26: a 6.4 earthquake near Molucca Passage (Indonesia) [link to www.bernama.com.my] 2007-08-02: a 6.2 earthquake near Sakhalin (Eastern Russia) [link to www.bloomberg.com] Terrorism Related? Most of these US cities is in the DHS Domestic Preparedness Program. [link to cns.miis.edu]