FLAMES RIP THROUGH HOUSE IN FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY

Flames rip through house in Fair Lawn

FAIR LAWN — Firefighters were battling a two-alarm blaze at a house on 5th Street, near Lambert Road, late Friday afternoon. 

Photos from the scene showed flames shooting through the roof of the building with thick smoking pouring from the second floor. 

The fire was reported around 2:45 p.m. and was still burning about two hours later, according to police. The residents were home when the flames broke out, but managed to escape. 

There were no serious injuries, police said. 

THE U.S. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION HAS AUTHORIZED CHENIERE TO SITE, CONSTRUCT, AND OPERATE LNG EXPORT AND IMPORT FACILITIES ON THE NORTHERN SHORE OF CORPUS CHRISTI BAY IN SAN PATRICIO AND NUECES COUNTIES, TEXAS. THE APPROVED PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO 104 CONDITIONS.

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized Cheniere to site, construct, and operate LNG export and import facilities on the northern shore of Corpus Christi Bay in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas.  THE APPROVED PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO 104 CONDITIONS.

The application was filed on August 31, 2012, together with an application to construct and operate a 23-mile-long, 48-inch-diameter pipeline to transport natural gas bi-directionally between the liquefaction project and existing interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline systems.

FERC concluded in its filing that Corpus Christi liquefaction’s project results in minimal environmental impacts and can be constructed and operated safely.

Cheniere recently engaged 18 financial institutions to act as Joint Lead Arrangers to assist in the structuring and arranging of up to $11.5 billion of debt facilities.

The Corpus Christi Liquefaction project would have a capacity of approximately 15 mtpa of LNG through three liquefaction trains. It would include three 160,000 m3 LNG tanks capable of storing 10.1 Bcf, and will have a maximum continuous regasification rate of 2.6 Bcf/d.

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149 FERC ¶ 61,283

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Chairman;

Philip D. Moeller, Tony Clark, and Norman C. Bay.

Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC

Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.

Docket Nos. CP12-507-000

CP12-508-000

ORDER GRANTING AUTHORIZATION UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE NATURAL GAS ACT AND ISSUING CERTIFICATES

(Issued December 30, 2014)

1.   On August 31, 2012, in Docket No. CP12-507-000, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (Corpus Christi Liquefaction) filed an application for authority under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)[1] and Part 153 of the Commission’s regulations[2] to site, construct, and operate liquefied natural gas (LNG) export and import facilities (Liquefaction Project) on the northern shore of Corpus Christi Bay in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas.

2.   On August 31, 2012, in Docket No. CP12-508-000, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P. (Cheniere Pipeline) filed an application under NGA section 7(c)[3] and Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission’s regulations[4] for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate a 23-mile-long, 48-inch-diameter pipeline in San Patricio County, Texas (Pipeline Project)[5] to transport natural gas bi-directionally between the Liquefaction Project and existing interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline systems.

3.   For the reasons discussed in detail below, we will authorize Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s proposal under section 3 of the NGA to construct and operate the Liquefaction Project. We conclude that, with the conditions required herein, Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s project results in minimal environmental impacts and can be constructed and operated safely. Accordingly, we find that, subject to the conditions imposed in this order, Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s proposal is not inconsistent with the public interest. We will also authorize Cheniere Pipeline’s proposal under section 7(c) of the NGA to construct and operate the Pipeline Project. Based on the benefits the Pipeline Project will provide and the minimal adverse impacts on existing customers, other pipelines and their customers, and landowners and surrounding communities, we find, consistent with the Certificate Policy Statement and section 7(c) of the NGA, that Cheniere Pipeline’s proposal, as conditioned below, is required by the public convenience and necessity.  The final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) concludes that if the project is constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the project will result in some adverse environmental impacts. However, the impacts described in the final EIS will be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s and Cheniere Pipeline’s proposed mitigation and Commission staff’s recommendations, which this order adopts as conditions.[6]

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[1] 15 U.S.C. § 717b (2012).  

[2] 18 C.F.R. pt. 153 (2014).  

[3] 15 U.S.C. § 717f (2012).  

[4] 18 C.F.R. pts. 157, Subpart F and 284, Subpart G (2014).  

[5] We refer to the Liquefaction Project and Pipeline Project together as “the project” in this order.

[6] The authorizations issued to Corpus Christi Liquefaction and Cheniere Pipeline herein are subject to the 104 conditions set forth in the attached Appendix A.  

1 DEAD, 1 HURT IN APPARENT EXPLOSION, FIRE IN MUNDELEIN, CHICAGO

1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Apparent Explosion, Fire In Mundelein, CHICAGO

January 2, 2015 12:39 PM

Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in Mundelein, after an apparent explosion around noon on Friday. (Credit: CBS)

Updated 01/02/15 – 2:33 p.m.

CHICAGO (CBS) – At least one person was killed, and another was injured, in an apparent explosion and fire in north suburban Mundelein.

Crews responded to the fire shortly after noon Friday at Killarney Pass Drive and Highland Road in the Loch Lomond subdivision in Mundelein.

Neighbors reported hearing two loud booms, and said the blast was powerful enough to knock items off shelves and walls.

One person died, and at least one other was taken to a hospital.

Neighbors said a man lives in the house with his two children and their grandmother, but it was not immediately clear who was killed and who was injured.

The house had been listed for sale before the explosion.

UPDATE





One person died and another was injured after a home exploded in the 900 block of Killarney Pass Drive in Mundelein Friday, according to Mundelein Fire Chief Tim Sashko.



Fire officials responded to the home in the Loch Lomond subdivision around 11:30 a.m. after 30 residents called about a possible explosion. The blast originated from the garage behind the house, Sashko said, but fire officials did not yet know what happened.

The Lake County Coroner’s office said the deceased is a man. The coroner’s office has not released the identity because the person needed to identify the deceased is hospitalized, coroner’s officials said.

Scenes from a house explosion and fire on the 900 block of Killarney Pass Drive in Mundelein Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

An autopsy is planned for Monday morning, said Deputy Chief Coroner Orlando Portillo.



Mundelein Deputy Police Chief Don Hansen said the investigation into the source of the fire is continuing and they have neither confirmed the cause nor ruled anything out. He expects investigators to be on the scene until late Friday night

As the building fell to pieces Friday afternoon, firefighters struggled to reach the inner areas that were still ablaze. Several trucks and cars from North Shore Gas were on scene, as well as 12 fire departments comprising 89 firefighters. Midlothian Road near Fremont Library was also shut down to all traffic.

When the explosion happened,  Mundelein Deputy Fire Marshal Mark Gaunky said he heard two loud booms in his office at the fire station, less than a mile away from the subdivision.

Neighboring houses also experienced damages from the explosion.

“By the time we arrived the building was too far gone for us to get in there,” he said.

It was just huge. The whole house shook, the ground shook, everything. - Randy Sheehan

Melanie Lahey, who lives on Killarney Pass Drive, said the explosion was the loudest thing she had ever heard.
"There was a huge, huge boom that made our doors shake in their frames. Then there was another boom," Lahey said. "Honestly, I thought we were getting bombed. My husband grabbed me and the kids and we huddled in our bedroom."

Although authorities have not identified the residents of the home that exploded, Lahey said two men in their early 20s live there, and that their father sometimes stays there.
Randy Sheehan said he lives about three blocks from the fire and heard two explosions, a few seconds apart.

“The wife and I jumped off the couch and went outside. We thought something had hit the house,” he said. “It was just huge. The whole house shook, the ground shook, everything.”

Other neighbors also were outside, looking to see what had happened, Sheehan said.

“You could see two white plumes from the explosion, and then you saw the black smoke come up,” Sheehan said.

About a half-mile away from the explosion, Lori Rendall of Mundelein said she also thought something had hit her home.

 “I heard a loud boom and the windows kind of rattled, and I just stopped for a minute,” she said.
“I am always hyper-aware and empathetic of these situations because I lost everything in a house fire,” Rendall said. “It’s heartbreaking to know somebody's family right now is really struggling.”