Monday, January 1, 2018

2017 - DEC - Infrastructure Collapse




2017-12-01 - Pipe ruptures, sewage spills into harbor in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20171202-60851-USA
http://www.nbc12.com/story/36975792/ruptured-pipe-at-virginia-navy-base-spills-sewage-in-harbor

2017-12-02 - Concrete river footbridge collapses in Prague (Czech Republic), 4 injured:
http://www.dw.com/en/prague-bridge-collapse-leaves-4-injured/a-41629175
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/collapse-of-concrete-footbridge-leaves-4-injured-in-prague/2017/12/02/fd97c8f2-d77a-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_story.html

2017-12-02 - Building partially collapses in coastal Chennai (India):
http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/videos/chennai-portion-of-old-building-collapses-damages-house/vp-BBG3756
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/chennai/chennai-portion-of-old-building-collapses-damages-house/videoshow/61897011.cms

2017-12-02 - Water main breaks, street floods, in Woburn (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/woburn-fire-water-main-break-on-green-street/

2017-12-03 - Gas storage facility in Aliso Canyon leaks methane again near Porter Ranch (California):
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aliso-canyon-20171202-story.html

2017-12-03 - Concrete waste oil tank leaks oil into Myall Creek in Dalby (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20171204-60872-AUS
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/firefighters-scene-large-oil-spill-near-toowoomba/3281093/

2017-12-04 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, on I-694 in Oakdale (Minnesota):
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/12/03/giant-sinkhole-opens-on-i694-in-oakdale
http://www.fox9.com/news/water-main-break-creates-sinkhole-on-i-694-in-oakdale-minn
http://patch.com/minnesota/stillwater/sinkhole-washington-county-i-694-closed
http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2017/12/03/sinkhole-opens-interstate-694/917671001/
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/03/water-main-break-in-oakdale-creates-giant-sinkhole-on-interstate-694-closing-freeway-down/

2017-12-05 - Three-story building under construction partially collapses in Beitar Illit (Israel), 6 injured:
http://hamodia.com/2017/12/04/building-collapses-beitar-illit-6-injured-others-trapped/
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Building-in-Beitar-Ilit-collapses-trapping-Israelis-inside-516959
http://www.pressreader.com/israel/jerusalem-post/20171205/281629600599454
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/238840

2017-12-05 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/west-seattle-intersection-closed-due-to-flooding/658636063

2017-12-06 - Gas well blows out, spews foul odor over Missouri City (Texas):
http://abc13.com/gas-well-blow-out-causes-foul-odor-in-missouri-city/2748951/
http://www.khou.com/news/local/gas-well-blowout-causing-strong-odor-in-missouri-city/497458628
http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Oil-well-incident-in-SW-Houston-produces-foul-12411570.php
http://www.click2houston.com/news/oil-well-blowout-causes-foul-smell-for-missouri-city-residents
http://www.fox26houston.com/news/298742656-video

Quote: "Houston Office of Emergency Management officials described the smell as being similar to petroleum or rotten eggs."

Note: Hydrogen sulfide in natural gas is what makes it 'sour', so there's probably some hydrogen sulfide in the gas that escaped from this well. There must not be a lot though, since everyone in town hasn't gone insane or dropped dead...this time!

2017-12-06 - School building collapses in Puducherry (India), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/dec/05/one-die-three-injured-in-a-puducherry-government-school-building-collapse-1719273.html

2017-12-06 - Water main breaks, street floods, in El Paso (Texas):
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/possible-water-main-break-in-central-el-paso-12-05-2017

2017-12-07 - Building partially collapses in coastal Durban (South Africa):
http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-12-07-two-hurt-in-durban-roof-collapse/

2017-12-07 - Sewer main breaks, sinkhole opens, in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2017/12/07/sewer-main-break-leads-to-sinkhole-in-norfolk/

2017-12-07 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in El Paso (Texas):
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/sinkhole-reported-in-east-el-paso-neighborhood
http://cbs4local.com/news/local/sinkhole-opens-up-along-acer-avenue

2017-12-08 - Hole opens on I-35 bridge in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://okcfox.com/news/local/i-35-closed-at-wilshire-for-hole-in-bridge
http://kfor.com/2017/12/08/officials-southbound-i-35-narrowed-due-to-hole-in-bridge/

2017-12-08 - Bridge collapses under truck in Thakurgaon District (Bangladesh):
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/12/09/bridge-collapse-snaps-road-communication-thakurgaon/

2017-12-08 - Our crappily-stored radioactive waste is probably definitely going to explode:
http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/radioactive-waste-storage-problem-usa-video.html

Note: It's definitely going to explode, once there are too few people/resources to maintain all those places, which is just a matter of time...

2017-12-09 - Well blowout continues spewing hydrogen sulfide in Missouri City (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20171211-60963-USA
http://www.click2houston.com/news/oil-spill-from-missouri-city-well-continues-to-cause-foul-smell-for-residents

Quote: "Workers continue to clean up an oil well blowout in Missouri City that had residents worried Wednesday. The blowout, which is an uncontrollable release of oil, was reported in the vicinity of Texas Parkway and the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road, city officials said. A worker told KPRC 2 that a crew was drilling for oil when it began to spew. The odor impacted area communities, but is not considered dangerous, officials said. Residents were asked to remain inside until the odor dissipated. After four days, the foul smell of rotten eggs continues to linger in several areas, which leaves residents frustrated and demanding answers."

Quote: "Officials said the spill wasn't an oil, but rather a chemical compound called hydrogen sulfide, a gas used at the site. Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless gas and depending on the amount of its exposure, could be poisonous with a wide range of health effects. 'Depend on how much hydrogen sulfide you breathe and for how long,' Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials said."

Note: They hadn't mentioned that it was hydrogen sulfide when this first occurred, but I said then that that is probably what it was, in the 2017-12-06 update. This definitely means that the gas in the ground that they're drilling for there is very 'sour' and contains significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide. They're smart to get it out of the ground before it becomes MORE sour and comes out of the ground on its own, but obviously the drilling process isn't always perfectly safe and thus living in areas where there's a lot of gas in the ground can be dangerous...

2017-12-09 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Riverside (California):
http://www.pe.com/2017/12/08/sinkhole-reported-in-riverside-near-215-freeway/
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/12/08/Sinkhole_reported_in_Riverside_near_215_Freeway/

2017-12-10 - Tank leaks 850 gallons of magnesium hydroxide into the Patapsco River in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20171211-60971-USA

2017-12-10 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Ottawa (Canada):
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/sinkhole-closes-blair-road-near-174526355.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sinkhole-blair-road-police-1.4441430
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/stretch-of-blair-road-shut-due-to-culvert-repairs-sinkhole
http://www.newstread.com/ottawa/sinkhole-closes-blair-road-near-pineview-golf-course/
http://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20171210/281535111330079

2017-12-11 - Power outage disables gas platform in the North Sea near Norway:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171212-60987-NOR

2017-12-11 - Balcony collapses at school in Bac Ninh Province (Vietnam), 13 injured:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/191946/thirteen-students-hurt-in-balcony-collapse.html

2017-12-11 - Warehouse roof collapses in Hyderabad (India), 12 injured:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1376064

2017-12-12 - Roof collapses at home in Punjab (Pakistan), 4 killed, 2 injured:
http://arynews.tv/en/siblings-roof-collapse-nankana-sahib/

2017-12-12 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in coastal Koloa (Hawaii):
http://www.thegardenisland.com/2017/12/12/hawaii-news/broken-main-leaves-many-without-water/

2017-12-13 - Five-story building and two other buildings collapse in Cairo (Egypt), near the Nile River, 2 killed, several injured:
http://www.egyptindependent.com/two-killed-in-5-storey-building-collapse-in-cairos-shubra/
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/36575/2-deaths-4-injuries-in-Rawd-El-Farag-buildings-collapse
http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171212-egypt-2-died-4-injured-in-two-buildings-collapse/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/13/c_136821238_4.htm

Quote: "A five storey building first collapsed, incurring the total collapse of a three storey building, and the partial collapse of another three storey building."

2017-12-13 - Water main breaks, streets flood, in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.whas11.com/news/massive-water-main-break-at-jackson-and-oak/498805376

2017-12-14 - Bridge over river between India and China collapses near Gangotri (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lone-bridge-connecting-uttarkashi-to-china-border-collapses-1787701
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/141217/bridge-linking-uttarkashi-to-china-border-collapses-disconnects-dozens-of-villages.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/built-after-2013-disaster-bridge-collapses-on-gangotri-highway/articleshow/62062484.cms
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bridge-connecting-uttarkashi-to-china-border-collapses/articleshow/62066391.cms

2017-12-14 - Water main break closes Avent Ferry Road near NC State in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://wncn.com/2017/12/14/water-main-break-shuts-down-lanes-of-avent-ferry-road-near-nc-state/
http://www.wral.com/water-main-break-closes-lanes-on-avent-ferry-road-in-raleigh/17184825/

2017-12-15 - Water main leaks, sinkhole opens on sidewalk, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sinkhole-Street-Manhattan-Upper-West-Side-464438223.html
http://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/sinkhole-opens-uws-street-2nd-time-1-month-fndy-says
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/new-york/sinkhole-opens-on-manhattan-sidewalk/

2017-12-16 - Sidewalk collapses, woman falls into hole, in coastal Manhattan (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/east-village-side-walk-collapeses-injures-pedestrian-article-1.3703414

2017-12-16 - Balcony collapses at home in coastal Melbourne (Australia), 2 killed, 17 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20171217-61035-AUS
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/balcony-collapse-at-doncaster-east-20171216-h05xkk.html

2017-12-17 - Building partially collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 4 killed:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/building-collapse-in-zaveri-bazaar-toll-up/article21823562.ece
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/zaveri-bazaar-slab-collapse-another-body-recovered-toll-4-4986195/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/zaveri-bazaar-slab-collapse-toll-rises-to-four-mhada-to-raze-mumbai-building/story-HuEWQa40LzfKpbHBTTb0CL.html

2017-12-18 - Gas leak hits Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility, again, in Porter Ranch (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20171220-61069-USA
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aliso-leak-20171218-story.html
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/12/18/fed-up-with-crazy-headaches-this-valley-man-created-an-app-to-track-health-symptoms-near-aliso-canyon/

Quote: "In a community alert, the company said the leak occurred about 4:55 p.m. and didn’t pose any health risks, though it did produce a noticeable odor. But Andrew Krowne, a Northridge resident who developed a cellphone application for those within 18 miles of the facility to report health issues, said 34 people reported symptoms including headaches, nosebleeds, and burning of the eyes and throat."

Note: There's an odor, so this is not just natural gas or methane. If this is sour gas then it contains hydrogen sulfide, which will have an odor and cause those symptoms. If it's clean gas but has had methyl mercaptan added then the CDC says to treat methyl mercaptan as if it were hydrogen sulfide since it's made with hydrogen sulfide and has the same symptoms. It's one of the two or it would be odorless, so either way these people are being hit with poison gas, again...

2017-12-18 - Residents still sickening from hydrogen sulfide from well blowout in Missouri City (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/sugarland/news/article/Missouri-City-Pearland-residents-increasingly-12439638.php

Quote: "Despite assurances from state officials that air emissions from a recent oil well blowout in Fort Bend County pose no danger, residents say fumes from the spill are making them sick. 'Something is going on out here. I can't breathe. I'm coughing all the time and I feel like I'm smothering,' Coca Dawson said. A resident of nearby Quail Glenn subdivision, Dawson babysits her 2-year-old grandson during the week and voiced concerns he was also getting sick."

Quote: "Residents near the site complain of a foul smell that causes headaches, nausea and burning eyes, reportedly caused by Hydrogen Sulfide emissions from the blowout. Students and teachers at Blue Ridge Elementary School, located less than four miles from the site, have also reportedly voiced concerns about the air emission."

Note: Virtually identical symptoms as the people are experiencing in Porter Ranch...

2017-12-18 - Hanford Nuclear Site leaks plutonium in Hanford (Washington):
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/leaked-plutonium-and-other-radioactive.html

2017-12-18 - Three-story building collapses in Qena Governorate (Egypt), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/2/37208/2-dead-1-injured-in-Qena-building-collapse

2017-12-18 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Sherman (Texas):
http://www.kxii.com/content/news/City-fixes-sinkhole-in-Sherman-465074493.html

2017-12-19 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Cahuenga Pass between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley (California):
http://patch.com/california/hollywood/cahuenga-pass-sinkhole-triggered-burst-water-main
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cahuenga-Boulevard-Water-Main-Break-Sinkhole-464976423.html
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2017/12/18/cahuenga-pass-traffic-nightmare-beware-of-giant-sinkhole-in-the-road/
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/water-main-break-causes-sinkhole-in-cahuenga-pass-area

2017-12-20 - Home collapses in Menoufiya (Egypt), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/285698/Egypt/Politics-/Man-killed,-woman-seriously-wounded-in-building-co.aspx

2017-12-20 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2017/12/water_main_break_and_sinkhole.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-bethlehem-sinkhole-closes-church-soup-kitchen-20171221-story.html

2017-12-21 - Around 25 water mains break in 2 months in James City County (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/25-water-main-breaks-reported-in-two-months-in-james-city-county-neighborhood/501545678

2017-12-21 - School partially collapses in coastal Tambora, West Jakarta (Indonesia), 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20171221-61085-IDN

2017-12-22 - Water main breaks in Tucson (Arizona):
http://tucson.com/news/local/water-main-break-affects-catalina-foothills/article_a5cdbd00-e7f8-11e7-84be-5fad3c1b2e32.html
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/37132193/happening-now-water-main-break-affecting-traffic-residents-near-catalina-foothills
http://www.kvoa.com/story/37131949/water-main-break-near-campbell-and-skyline

2017-12-23 - Two water mains break in Kalamazoo (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2017/12/23/boil-water-advisory-issued-after-water-main-breaks-in-kalamazoo/
http://woodtv.com/2017/12/23/water-main-break-leads-to-boil-water-advisory-in-kzoo-co/

2017-12-23 - Water main breaks in coastal Naples (Florida):
http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/traffic/2017/12/23/pine-ridge-road-closed-due-water-main-break/979222001/

2017-12-23 - Water main breaks in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.kptv.com/story/37133540/water-main-break-closes-roads-in-nw-portland

2017-12-23 - Water main breaks in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/water-main-break-affects-homes-businesses-in-northern-liberties/2816231/
http://www.fox29.com/news/local-news/crews-tackle-water-main-break-in-northern-liberties

2017-12-26 - Six-year-old concrete bridge collapses in Jhabua District (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/bridge-breaks-into-two-in-mp-s-jhabua-district-none-hurt/519177.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/bridge-collapses-in-madhya-pradeshs-jhabua-halts-traffic/articleshow/62255577.cms
http://www.india.com/news/india/madhya-pradesh-six-year-old-bridge-connecting-jhabua-to-ratlam-collapses-2798544/

2017-12-26 - Building partially collapses in Elizabeth (New Jersey):
http://www.tapinto.net/towns/plainfield/articles/crews-cleanup-debris-after-partial-building-colla-1

2017-12-26 - Water main breaks, street floods, in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/water-main-break-floods-northeast-philly-intersection/2825613/

2017-12-27 - Building partially collapses in coastal Jakarta (Indonesia), 3 killed, 3 injured:
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/12/27/057914386/3-Workers-Die-as-Pakubuwono-Apartment-Podium-Wall-Collapses

2017-12-27 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Austin (Texas):
http://kxan.com/2017/12/27/sinkhole-shuts-down-mlk-jr-boulevard-near-airport-boulevard/
http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/water-main-break-on-mlk-boulevard
http://www.kvue.com/news/traffic/east-mlk-sinkhole-1227/502602802
http://snewsi.com/id/17466552787/Sinkhole-closes-section-of-East-MLK-Blvd

2017-12-27 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Boone (North Carolina):
http://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/water-line-break-sinkhole-close-boil-water-advisory-to-be/article_652d12eb-5d62-5317-ba9d-52e93e77efde.html
http://www.wataugademocrat.com/multimedia/video-sinkhole-on/youtube_38de419d-fd34-5f0c-9535-1d3861092f3b.html

2017-12-28 - Crane collapses onto bus in Seoul (South Korea), 1 killed, 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20171228-61166-KOR
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2017/12/251_241602.html

2017-12-28 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole opens, in Bern Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/water-main-break-sinkhole-reported-in-bern-township
http://www.wfmz.com/news/sinkhole-water-main-break-in-bern-township/678825361

2017-12-29 - Roof collapses at All-Weather Roofing in Erie (Pennsylvania):
http://www.goerie.com/news/20171230/roof-collapses-at-west-erie-roofing-company

Quote: "A large section of roof collapsed Friday night at the All-Weather Roofing Co., 1248 W. 17th St., in Erie, authorities said."

Note: Erie's where they got 53 inches of snow in two days, so not surprising. Still, pretty ironic!

2017-12-29 - Hole opens on I-70 bridge near Floyd Hill (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/traffic/hole-in-i-70-bridge-delaying-traffic-2-hours-near-floyd-hill/503230422
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/massive-backups-after-hole-appears-on-i-70-bridge-at-floyd-hill

2017-12-29 - Hole opens on I-40 bridge in Del City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2017/12/29/odot-eastbound-i-40-narrowed-after-hole-found-in-bridge/
http://okcfox.com/news/local/hole-discovered-i-40-narrowed-at-troublesome-bridge-in-del-city
http://www.koco.com/article/top-memes-2017/14480788

2017-12-30 - Three-story building partially collapses in Kolkata (India), 3 injured:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/portico-collapse-injures-three-197393
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/portico-of-a-three-storied-building-collapses-three-passers-by-injured/articleshow/62299599.cms

2017-12-31 - Water main breaks, homes flood, in Fox Chase section of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/main-break-sends-water-into-fox-chase-homes/2844359/

2017-12-31 - Power outages hit Greenbrier County and Pocahontas County (West Virginia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171231-61215-USA

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