San Bruno Fire - Glenview Facing North - the gas line is pressurized to the North
Phone: 510-460-5641
Posted: 10/04/2013
It took numerous reviews to arrive at my conclusion that perhaps there was more than just gas The video show the blast nearly reaching reaching the gas station nearly a 1/4 mile from the blast zone.
Explosions generally move in a circular direction from explosion so how does a gas explosion travel this far without igniting the houses and given the distance houses on each side should have been flattened as it happened in Indiana.
Estates Condo Video: A couple took videos from their rear porch which is likely one of the closest videos of the actual explosion area where they captured the flames from about 50' above blast area.
Watch the blast come up the street at least .20 miles or better - so why didn't the houses on the left and right of the street get damaged?
As a PG&E Sub Contractor my story gets more bizarre everyday.
Caldecott Tunnel: Eight hospitalized after smoky car fire
Phone: 510-460-5641
Posted: 11/01/2013
Reposted to Protect My Sons
Caldecott Tunnel: Eight hospitalized after smoky car fire
OAKLAND -- Moments after thick, black smoke filled an eastbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel on Friday morning, hundreds of motorists abandoned their cars and fled the tunnel, many clutching children's hands and carrying dogs.
"I was in my car, when all of a sudden, one or two people walked past me, then three or four, then five, then six," said San Ramon resident Kevin Watkins, whose car was stuck in the bore. "I got out and asked what was going on, and someone said we were asked to evacuate the tunnel.
"It was kind of scary. It took everybody aback."
Seven children and one adult were taken to hospitals to be treated for smoke inhalation Friday in the aftermath of a blaze that broke out at 9:51 a.m., when a 1988 Acura Legend was engulfed in flames about 500 yards from the Orinda tunnel exit. The blaze, which fire officials think started in the car's engine, was contained about 10:30 a.m., though thick smoke remained in the eastbound bore for the rest of the morning.
Moraga-Orinda Fire Department Battalion Chief Sean Perkins said fire crews contacted the Caldecott control center and requested that exhaust fans be redirected to blow smoke toward Orinda to keep visibility clear for motorists exiting the tunnel on the other end. The fans were installed after an explosive 1982 fire in the tunnel that killed seven.
However, fire crews had to enter the tunnel from the Orinda side through thick smoke, with very little visibility, Perkins said.
"Engine 45 crept along moving a couple miles per hour until they reached the car," Perkins said.
MOFD firefighters, along with two Oakland engines from the other direction, extinguished the fire. The center bore was closed in case fire crews needed to access the affected tunnel through a passageway that connects both tunnels.
Watkins, 33, said he pulled up about 9:45 a.m. to the tunnel, which already was congested with the usual morning traffic. As he entered the tunnel, a California Highway Patrol officer pulled up with his lights on and moved everyone to the right side of the bore, effectively grinding traffic to a halt.
Soon after, Watkins said, every individual inside of the tunnel was asked to evacuate. Some pulled allergen masks from their car before leaving, or wrapped scarves around their faces to avoid breathing the smoky air.
Watkins grabbed his iPad and backpack, then hurried from the dark, smoky bore with an estimated 150 to 200 other motorists. The stranded commuters were asked to wait for instructions on the center divide for about 40 minutes, said Watkins, adding that officials asked the group if anyone was a nurse or an EMT.
"People were coughing a lot from the very beginning," he said. "I wouldn't be surprised to hear that people went to the hospital."
Oakland Fire Battalion Chief Lisa Baker said seven children were taken to Children's Hospital Oakland to be treated for smoke inhalation, and one adult was taken to Alta Bates. All hospitalizations were made as a precaution, she said, and no serious injuries were reported.
The 1982 fire in the westbound bore killed seven people after a drunken driver's stalled car, a speeding bus and an overturned gasoline tanker combined to cause a superheated, toxic fire, one of the worst tunnel fires in U.S. history. Inadequate monitoring, lack of changeable message signs or signals at the entrance and inside, and lack of communication between tunnel personnel and motorists contributed to the severity of the fire, the National Transportation Safety Board later concluded.
Today, tankers carrying hazardous chemicals are prohibited from traveling through the tunnel for 22 hours a day, and emergency responders are equipped with more tools, such as cameras throughout each bore, to react to emergencies more quickly and efficiently.
Signs warn the 160,000 motorists who drive through the three bores each day to slow for accidents, and wiring has been added for cellphone communication.
MOFD and Oakland firefighters train a couple of times a year for Caldecott Tunnel fire response, Perkins said. Usually, they shut down a bore in the middle of the night for training.
About 11 a.m., the middle bore of the Caldecott Tunnel was switched to accommodate eastbound traffic, CHP Officer Ron Simmons said, and all lanes of traffic in both eastbound bores were open by noon. Officials said a hanging electrical wire that briefly closed one lane of the right bore was caused by the incident itself, and it was ruled out as the cause of the fire.
Staff writers Harry Harris and Matthias Gafni contributed to this story. Follow Erin Ivie atTwitter.com/erin_ivie.
Arson Fire Damages Pleasant Hill Strip Mall on Contra Costa Blvd.
Phone: 510-460-5641
Posted: 11/1/2013
Arson Fire Damages Pleasant Hill Strip Mall on Contra Costa Blvd.
An arson fire (see evidence above) damaged a Pleasant Hill strip mall on the Pacheco border early Monday morning.
The blaze, which started around midnight, mainly burned a Nail Salon and a Day Massage Parlor at 548 Contra Costa Boulevard, according to television news cameraman Craig Cannon. Other businesses suffered smoke damage.
No injuries were reported.
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photo credit: Craig Cannon – Not for Reproduction
PG&E Fire and the Gas Can Man
The original video can be found on Youtube but posterity purposes I grabbed a copy. This video in my book matches persons I know live in the SF East Bay. Depicted on this page are several "other" explosions. The 2004 Walnut Creek fire was several months after my truck fire on 680. The fire that San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, CHP, Danville Police and Walnut Creek Police refused to investigate.
This was in Walnut Creek in 2004.
This woman was a probable witness
She is dead
The Gas Can Man
The Mysterious Gas Can when I discovered the clip on Youtube had received around 10,000 clicks. After careful study several conclusions emerged, the rocks behind the Truck were likely from the blast. Those rocks could be used to calculate the strength of the explosion.Frame by Frame Reconstruction: Using composite overlays one could construct enough of image to possibly identify what he's carrying e.g. Gas Can or Red Tool Box. The cameraman is yelling about the heat but the suspect doesn't appear to be in a hurry.
Park Regency Apartments in Walnut Creek.
MAGE 1 OF 2 The effects of an explosion at the Park Regency Apartments in Walnut Creek. Photo by Gina Gayle/The SF Chronicle. Image 2 of 2 James MacMillan, a general contractor with Paul Davis Restoration, goes over the damage from an explosion at the Park Regency Apartments in Walnut Creek. Photo by Gina Gayle/The SF Chronicle. A natural gas explosion ripped through a section of a Walnut Creek apartment complex yesterday afternoon, but nobody was seriously hurt or killed. The second-floor unit where the blast occurred was vacant and most neighbors -- perhaps because of the nice weather -- were out of the Park Regency Apartments when the explosion happened at 12:15 p.m. "It sounded like an airplane hit it," said Beverly Batton, who was in a first-floor garage at the time of the blast, having just returned from the grocery store. A Contra Costa Fire Department dispatcher said a man and woman, both 29, were taken from the scene to John Muir Medical Center. They were treated for abrasions to their face and extremities and released.
Walnut Creek Explosion Nov 2014
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) -- Contra Costa County Fire Captain Kent Kirby says Friday morning's explosion in Walnut Creek has turned into a criminal investigation after police say this was not a gas explosion, but from a drug lab making hash oil - a concentrated form of pot. Around 10 a.m., fire crews responded to a two-alarm explosion at a six-unit structure at 1564 Sunnyvale Avenue in Walnut Creek, close to the Pleasant Hill BART station.Death of Public Officials - These are not accidents
Original Post: 10/30/2013
The Witness Murders
They are all dead except the bottom three on the left. I knew almost every victim and this was in 2013 but my first Dead Witness story started in 1982 with of my employee.
During November 2013 I intend to post a concise list of persons near elected officials or public office killed, endured untimely fates or have been murdered
This list is good and I have no reason to retract anything as my arguments of a problem with the recent crash of the PG&E Surveillance Plane was enough for me, 1) I knew the Matt Moody via a local club, 2) It's connected to the Gas Transmission Group, 3) it missed my sons and ex-wife by three miles and the person in Row 2 First Image from left is most likely my sons half brother but was my attorneys Dax Craven's half brother son of a attorney that works for PG&E, Contra Costa County, Seeno, Safeway and Several other firms all of which have been litigation quagmires for me.
Victims:
- Five are Public Officials, Servants or Elected
- Three are police officers (arrested and Convicted) - I know all of them some since 1988
- One was a cop murdered who was photographed by my stalkers
- Three are relatives of Public Officials
- Three of the Public Officials have died of Spinal Meningitis- there are more cases
- One is my attorneys brother in-law his father represents Seeno who is going to be finally indicted.
- One was my neighbor
- My long time karaoke DJ friend, his mother formerly with Solano County DA
- Another was a Starbucks Barista,
- One was a bartender whose high school friend was Butlers Decoy in the 48 hours special. She's still around gained some weight and went Blonde - she no longer shows her cleavage.
- The other was murdered and key suspect is a cop, has always been a cop.
There are many more names but you can take this FBI where they'll they know already..
Every victim except one was killed in the last two years.
Truck Destroyed by Fire on Clayton Rd. in Concord - Third Fire at El Tapitio in six years
Posted: 10/30/2013
Reposted to Protect My SonsPICTURE: Truck Destroyed by Fire on Clayton Rd. in Concord
A truck was destroyed by fire on Friday night in the parking lot of El Tapatio on Clayton Road in Concord.
No injuries to humans were reported.
Thanks to Aurora for the picture!
Yes and no one brought the chips!