NC4 highlights incidents from over 1000 reported per month. This featured incident provides an overview of the incident and presents selected updates and resources. Featured incidents demonstrate NC4 coverage and timeliness.
March 6, 2008
At approximately 3:45am (EST) on March 6, 2008 an unidentified person detonated a low-order explosive device at an armed forces recruitment station in New York City’s Times Square.
February, 2008
In mid-February of 2008, an unspecified drug cartel attempted to assassinate the Director of the Public Security Ministry (SSPDF) in Mexico City.
January 9, 2008
A thick fog combined with smoke from a 500-acre brush fire sparked a seventy vehicle pile-up along Florida’s I-4 near the city of Davenport on January 9th, 2008.
January 2, 2008
At 08:47 EST of 2 January 2008, NC4 received breaking news from private subscription sources about a 1-alarm fire at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.
December 27, 2007
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by two unidentified assailants following a rally for the Pakistan Peoples Party in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
December 5, 2007
On December 5th, 2007, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle entered the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska and opened fire into a crowd of shoppers in the Von Maur department store.
November 29, 2007
A Turkish plane with fifty-seven people on-board crashed just outside of Keciborlu, Turkey on November 29th at 23:36 GMT.
November 7, 2007
The Cosco Busan, a South Korean container ship, collided into the San Francisco Bay Bridge on November 7th, 2007 spilling 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel into the bay.
October 20, 2007
Beginning October 20, 2007, a series of 23 wildfires ignited across southern California destroying 1,500 homes, burning over 500,000 acres and killing at least seven people.
October 18, 2007
On Wednesday, 17 October, NC4 issued a Public Safety Advisory warning to clients that the likelihood of a terrorist attack during Benazir Bhutto’s return to Karachi on 18 October had increased significantly due to threats from at least three separate terrorist organizations.
September 12-15, 2007
On September 13, 2007, Hurricane Humberto made landfall as a category one storm about 60 miles southeast of Houston, Texas.
August 13-23, 2007
NC4’s coverage of Hurricane Dean began about 350 miles east of Bridgetown in Barbados and spanned west across the Caribbean past Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and to its landfall in Mexico on 21 August.
August 1, 2007
At 6:05 pm (CST) on August 1st, 2007 an eight-lane section of I-35W that crosses over the Mississippi river collapsed, falling into the river and onto its banks.
July 18, 2007
At approximately 6:00pm, on July 18, 2007, a twenty-four inch steam pipe, installed in 1924 by Consolidated Edison, exploded on Lexington Avenue between E 41st St. and E 42nd St., in New York City.
June 29 - July 1, 2007
Various terrorist plots in the United Kingdom led the government to increase the state of alert to the highest level possible, critical, on June 30, 2007.
April 16, 2007
A lone gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech shot and killed 32 students and teachers, making it the deadliest shooting in U.S. history.
February 2, 2007
A series of powerful tornadoes devastated regions of Central Florida in the early morning hours of February 2.
January 31, 2007
Ten suspicious devices were located throughout the Greater Boston area, causing a large security response in the morning and afternoon hours of January 31st.
January 16, 2007
In the morning hours of January 16, fourteen CSX train cars derailed in Sheperdsville, about 15 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky, causing an explosion and heavy fire.
January 15-19, 2007
Severe storm Kyrill formed over Newfoundland on January 15th and swept across Western Europe, making landfall in Great Britain on January 17th and over Germany and the Netherlands on January 18th.
December 14, 2006
A severe storm on the 14th of December killed four people and knocked out power to over a million people in the Pacific Northwest.
December 8, 2006
Three people were shot and killed by a gunman in the Citigroup Center office building on the afternoon of December 8.
November 22, 2006
Just before 3am on November 22, 2006, a pair of explosions sent a ball of flames into the air and ignited a 10-alarm fire at a solvent and ink manufacturing plant.
October 11, 2006
A small fixed-wing aircraft crashed into the 30th floor of a 42-story residential high-rise on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on the afternoon of October 11th.
October 5, 2006
A fire at the Environmental Quality Industrial Services plant in Apex, North Carolina, caused the evacuation of over 17,000 people on October 5th.
September 19, 2006
On September 19th, segments of the Royal Thai Army, led by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, staged a bloodless coup d’etat in Bangkok and other cities in Thailand.
September 13, 2006
Nineteen people were injured and one was killed after a shooter opened fire at Dawson College in Montreal on September 13th.
August 9, 2006
British law enforcement officials arrested 24 people on August 9, 2006 who were suspected of plotting to bomb and destroy up to 10 transatlantic flights from the United Kingdom to the United States.
July 17, 2006
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia on the evening of July 17.
July 11, 2006
Seven bombs exploded along the Western Line of the Suburban Railway in Mumbai, India during the afternoon rush-hour on the evening of July 11th.
May 12, 2006
Several firefighters responded to two explosions that resulted in a three-alarm fire at the Wynnewood Refining Company in Wynnewood. Officials left the fire to burn itself out for several hours, rather than attempting to extinguish it.
April 24, 2006
At 19:15 local time on April 24, three bombs exploded in Dhahab, Egypt, killing 24 people and injuring 60 others.
April 2-7, 2006
At least six tornadoes touched down in mid-Tennessee on April 2nd, including one that was F-3 force, resulting in 12 fatalities and damage in 20 counties.
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April 3, 2006
Seventy firefighters battled a six-alarm fire in the historic former Yale and Town Lock Co. factory and warehouse located at Canal Street and Henry Street.
March 16, 2006
Cox Arena was evacuated after a bomb-sniffing dog alerted police to a suspicious package at a hot dog concession stand during a pre-event search of Cox Arena before the NCAA basketball tournament games on March 16th.
March 10-27, 2006
Groups across the nation organized large protests in several major cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Washington DC, and New York from March 10-27.
March 14, 2006
Heavy rains caused a 250-foot wide breach of the Ka Loko Dam in Kilauea, Kauai on March 14, 2006.
February 24, 2006
The Saudi Arabian Interior Minister announced that the country is on "high alert" after al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the February 24, 2006 attempted suicide attack on the Abqaiq oil facility at 3:00 pm local time.
February 3, 2006
A tractor trailer hauling 4000 gallons of hydroxylamine overturned on the I-5 transition to SR-152 on February 3rd, 2006.
December 30, 2005 - January 10, 2006
A transit strike involving London’s Tube station staff occurred over the New Year and on January 8, 2006.
December 19, 2005
A small Chalks Ocean Airways seaplane crashed into the water near Watson Island in Miami Beach on December 19, 2005.
November 10, 2005
A chemical reaction and consequent fire threatened thousands in the area of the Lexmark Plant on North 63rd St in Boulder, CO in the morning of November 10th.
November 9, 2005
Muslim extremists, likely acting in opposition to Jordan’s support of the United States, organized the near-simultaneous bombings of three American hotels in the capital city of Amman on November 9th around 11am PST.
October 25, 2005
TSA screeners at San Diego International Airport found suspected components of an improvised explosive device (IED) in a piece of carry-on luggage at 7:45 am on October 25, 2005.
September 28, 2005
A wildfire, dubbed the Topanga Fire, ignited in brush north of State Route 118 just west of Topanga Canyon Boulevard Wednesday afternoon.
September 2, 2005
NC4 began reporting on Wednesday, 8/24/05 at 9:19 am (PDT) when a tropical storm watch was issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Katrina was named.
August 19, 2005
An underground electrical transformer explosion shattered store front windows, ignited a commercial awning, damaged the sidewalk, and injured one person Friday morning at the intersection of Post and Kearny Streets in in the Financial District.
August 10, 2005
A truck hauling 35,000 pounds of explosives on Highway 6 in the Spanish Fork Canyon crashed and exploded Wednesday afternoon.
July 2, 2005
Officials responded to a dam collapse, which spilled approximately 10 million gallons of water into the surrounding areas Saturday evening.
June 20, 2005
Approximately 150 firefighters were on the scene of a 5 alarm fire that ignited in the old Studebaker warehouse on Piquette and John R Streets.
June 10, 2005
Early Friday, June 10th, 100 residents of the town of Yermo were evacuated at the behest of the Defense Department.
June 10, 2005
A tractor trailer carrying more than 1.5 tons of explosives overturned at the interchange between I-35 and I-410 at 07:45 CDT on June 10th.
May 16, 2005
A tanker truck collided with a car and overturned at the bottom of an exit ramp off I-93 at Montvale Avenue at 5:09 pm EST.
May 5, 2005
Two small explosions occurred at 3:50 AM Eastern time outside of the British Consulate on East 52nd Street and 3rd Avenue, shattering the front plate window.
April 15, 2005
All lanes of westbound I-285 were closed between Riverside Drive and Northside Drive due to a multi-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer truck for three hours.
March 23, 2005
A major fire and explosion at the BP Refinery in Texas City, TX is responsible for 15 fatalities and over 100 injuries.
March 11, 2005
A man who was on trial for rape, allegedly shot and four people, a judge, court reporter, and two sheriff deputies on the eighth floor of the Fulton County Courthouse.
February 2, 2005
A CL-600 plane skidded off the runway during take-off, collided with two motor-vehicles, and crashed into the Strawberry Clothing Warehouse.
December 6, 2004
The Chicago Fire Department was on the scene of a growing five-alarm fire plus three special calls, on the 29th and 30th floors of the 45-story La Salle National Bank Building.
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