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One firefighter was injured as crews gained ground Wednesday afternoon battling an 85-acre brush fire burning thick vegetation in Riverside County.
The fire, which broke out about 1:15 p.m. near La Cresta, was 40% contained as ground crews worked to douse hots spots in an area near Clinton Keith Road, the Riverside County Fire Department said.
The injured firefighter was taken to a hospital for minor heat-related injuries, the department said. Firefighters appeared to have stopped the advance of the blaze, which caused intermittent power outages in the area.
About 280 firefighters, along with six air tankers and two helicopters, were attacking the blaze. Officials said they were hoping to fully contain the fire by midnight.
– Robert J. Lopez
Photo: Firefighter near a firetruck as it pumps water during the Riverside County brush fire. Credit: Riverside County Fire Department
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AMERICAN CANYON, Calif. — Firefighters are cleaning up a 30-acre blaze that started in thick brush and grass Wednesday afternoon in American Canyon, fire officials said.
More than 100 firefighters responded to a 3:06 p.m. report that brush was burning behind a neighborhood near Via Montalcino and Palazzo Way.
The fire was considered “very active” when it started and threatened nearby houses, Vallejo Fire Department spokesman William Tweedy said.
No homes were evacuated, and firefighters were able to contain the fire at about 4:30 p.m. with the help of several other departments, an official at American Canyon Fire Department said.
About 100 firefighters from Cal Fire, 25 from Vallejo, and several from American Canyon and Napa County fire helped battle the blaze.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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No one was in the house when the fire started; one of the teens that lives in the house was down the street when a neighbor asked if he had a bar-be-cue burning behind his house.
He told them he was not using the bar-be-cue and ran home to find smoke coming from rear of house. He ran into the house and to his bedroom where he noticed smoke coming out around the bedroom door.
When he opened the door, the fire flashed singing his hair. He was taken to the hospital with minor smoke inhalation and to be checked out.
The teen told fire investigators that he had several electronic devices in his room such as TV, stereo, satellite receiver and electronic game systems. They were in the area where the fire started.
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Los Angeles police detectives are trying to determine the identity of a body found early Tuesday in the back of a burning car in Studio City.
Firefighters responding to a call at 3:07 a.m. found the car engulfed in flames on Radford Avenue under the 101 Freeway overpass, said Officer Bruce Borihanh, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Firefighters found human remains in the rear of the four-door sedan and contacted police, Borihanh said.
The LAPD is classifying the death as “suspicious in nature,” Borihanh said.
– My-Thuan Tran
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At around 1215 this afternoon Bullhead City Fire Department units were dispatched to 1223 Silica road in Bullhead City for a report of a structure fire. Battalion Chief Greg Raymond was the first to arrive on scene and noticed light smoke and flames rolling out of an open window at the rear of the home.
Ladder 11 was the next unit to arrive and pull lines to the front door for initial attack. The fire was contained to the rear bedroom but there was extensive smoke damage to the entire house. The occupants of the home arrived
on the scene a short time later where they were reunited with their dog that had been trapped in the home.
Damage estimates are around $20,000. The local chapter of the Red Cross is assisting the residents.
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ROCKLIN, CA – Firefighters were investigating the cause of a Rocklin house fire where an off-duty deputy helped rescue an elderly woman and a little girl inside Monday night.
Firefighters say the fire started before 11 p.m on the 3000 block of Midas Avenue.
Rocklin Fire Chief Bill Mikesell said fire crews from Roseville, south Placer County and Loomis helped contain the fire.
According to Mikesell, a deputy was in the area when the fire started. [click to continue…]
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