Sinkholes and Explosions - strange events

In recent times these reports have been collected by Dutchsinse of strange explosions all over the US, Mexico and Canada.

Each, of course will have its own 'explanation', but take these together it's hard to escape the suspicion that something untoward is happening - possibly connected with methane seeping from the ground.

And then there are all the seepholes - such as the one in Louisiana.

Please look at the map BELOW of these incidents.

Explosions in US

Recent explosions throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico thought to be caused by methane seeping from underground

For map GO HERE

Explosion rocks Detroit neighborhood, sends man to hospital

Action News,

3 December, 2012

An open flame was seen spewing from the gas meter on the side of what was left of a home on the city's west side Sunday night after an explosion that was felt from blocks away.

It happened on Plainview near Tireman just before 6pm.

Neighbors say they heard a loud boom and when they went outside they saw a house with the walls blown out and flames everywhere. A man in his 60's was under some of the debris. Witnesses say he was on fire, but was awake when paramedics arrived.

The cause is under investigation. DTE says its equipment was functioning properly.

The homeowner's condition is not known.

Witness: Explosion heard at Lexington house fire

WKYT.com

3 December, 2012

Neighbors say they heard a loud "boom" before looking out and seeing a home on Clays Mill Road, near Cromwell, on fire.

"It was pretty scary. I was walking out to go to my car and I just saw the whole thing just explode," described Whitney Lowry.

She still can't believe what she saw just after four this afternoon.

"The car and the windows came bulging out," she elaborated.

What she saw next, really sent her running over to help out, "When I first walked out here, I saw the old man coming out of the house. His face was like completely burned and he was bleeding all over."

Lowry said she was nearing the home when a passer-by stopped to helped the man and waved Lowry away from the fiery home.

"We were worried about his getting his wife out because the whole thing was on fire. She was in the back of the house," stated Lowry.

The woman made it out the back door safely, according to neighbors across the street. They declined to comment on camera, but did say the man had to be taken to the hospital to be treated for his burns.

"I just hope they're okay and that's it, because he was burned pretty bad," expressed Lowry.

While the damage to the home was bad, the fire department said much of the house was spared because the flames spread from the garage, up the outer wall, and into the attic.

The fire department has not released a cause of the fire, and say it is still under investigation. The victim's name was not released.

The fire department says one of their fire fighters was injured, but they say it was just a minor leg injury. 

No injuries in Kitchener animal shelter explosion

Montreal Gazette,

1 December, 2012

KITCHENER, Ont. — The Humane Society says no animals or people were hurt in an overnight explosion at its shelter in Kitchener, Ont.

Jack Kinch of the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society says signs of the blast were discovered this morning by six staff members arriving for their shift.
He says the explosion occurred in a room used to store cleaning supplies and maintenance items, which also housed the shelter’s phone system.

Kinch says the room’s cement block walls have been pushed out and the door is bent.

But he says the shelter’s 200 animals — mostly dogs and cats — were spared since they’re kept in another part of the building.

The animals have been fed and cared for, but Kinch says he’s concerned a pipe broken in the explosion could cause water damage to the building.
Portable heaters will be brought in to keep the animals warm if heat isn’t restored soon, he says.

The Kitchener fire department and Waterloo Regional Police are investigating the blast and structural engineers and going over the building to assess the damage.
It wasn’t immediately known what caused the explosion.




Chevron SHUTS DOWN its whole lost hills california operation.. just like Utah when it blew last week.. they're literally shutting down the whole field at each spot ..

10% of its whole California operation.. 
---Dutchsinse

Tank explosion prompts Chevron to shut down wells producing 15,000 barrels a day

Bakersfield Californian,
30 November, 2012



Chevron has responded to Thursday's oil tank explosion in Lost Hills by shutting down oil and gas production equivalent to almost 15,000 barrels per day, or about 9 percent of its total California output.



The explosion, which county firefighters estimate caused $10 million in damage, destroyed a 5,000-barrel oil tank used to separate oil from water and other substances that come up during pumping.



"Chevron's production from the Lost Hills field is shut in and will remain so until (it) can be brought back on line safely," spokeswoman Carla Musser wrote in an email.



"Our primary concern is ensuring the safety of our employees, business partners, public health and the environment."



Local authorities have reported that no one was injured in the blast, which sent the tank's roof flying 150 feet away. They said two nearby tanks were damaged.



Cal-OSHA said it is not investigating the explosion because no workers were hurt. County officials said they are helping coordinate an investigation being led by Chevron.



A representative of the California Energy Commission said it is not investigating. A spokesman for the state's top oil regulatory agency, the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, said an incident report will be filed but that he was unsure whether there would be a "full-fledged" investigation.