July 2010

Firefighter Rescued From Crash Site Near Orinda

July 27, 2010

A firefighter who was injured this morning when his vehicle went off a fire trail in the Orinda Hills and rolled down an embankment was in stable condition at a local hospital Monday afternoon, Moraga-Orinda Fire Marshal Michael Mentink said. David Mazaika, who has been with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District for 7.5 years, was part [...]

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Vegetation fire forces evacuations in Kern County

July 27, 2010

Firefighters are attacking a vegetation fire in Kern County that has burned several structures and forced some evacuations. Kern County Fire Department spokesman Sean Collins says the fire started Monday afternoon in Bull Run Creek, about three miles north of Kernville. It had spread to just over 3 square miles — or 2,000 acres — [...]

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East LA auto shop fire kills 2, critically burns 2

July 27, 2010

LOS ANGELES—A fire that erupted Monday at an East Los Angeles auto shop and fed on stacks of tires left two people dead and two with critical burns, fire officials said. Firefighters dispatched shortly after 6:30 a.m. found flames and smoke pouring from the industrial building, fire spokesman Devin Gales said. Firefighters were not immediately [...]

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Blaze destroys historic home in Visalia

July 26, 2010

The historic home of beloved Visalia educator Veva Blunt and an adjacent mobile home burned down Sunday afternoon, a burning cigarette butt the cause, witnesses and firefighters reported. Visalia Fire Department firefighters responded around 2:30 p.m. to the 17-acre property on the 2700 block of North Demaree Street in Visalia and were successful in keeping [...]

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San Jose: 8-year-old girl dies in three-alarm apartment fire that injures 10 others

July 26, 2010

An 8-year-old girl died and 10 other people were injured after a three-alarm fire destroyed part of an apartment complex in west San Jose early Sunday. The girl, who lived in Durham, N.C., and was reportedly visiting relatives, was identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office as Adileni Gomez-Macedo. Six families lost their homes, [...]

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Man sought in death of woman found in burned Valley Village home

July 26, 2010

Police are searching for a man who ran from a burning home where a woman was found dead. Firefighters found the burned body of Chere Osmanhodzic, 34, Saturday after putting out a fire in the Valley Village home she shared with her boyfriend. Osmanhodzic’s boyfriend came back from the store and confronted a man inside [...]

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Firefighters extinguish third brush fire in three days near Dodger Stadium

July 26, 2010

Firefighters extinguished the third brush fire in three days near Dodger stadium Sunday morning. The blaze broke out just before 9:09 a.m. in the southeastern corner of Elysian Park, which surrounds the ballpark. It took 75 firefighters 51 minutes to extinguish the blaze, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The flames didn’t [...]

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Woman found dead in burning San Fernando Valley home

July 25, 2010

A woman was found dead inside a burning house in Valley Village, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported Saturday. The victim was in the room where the fire started when firefighters arrived at the 650-square-foot single-family home on Riverside Drive about 7:20 p.m., spokesman Devin Gales said. No one else was in the house, and [...]

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Fire report yields garage pot farm in Granada Hills

July 25, 2010

About 200 marijuana plants were discovered inside the garage of a Granada Hills home early Saturday morning when Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to a reported fire. Firefighters were dispatched to 17471 West Doric Street at 2:22 a.m., Fire Department spokesman Devin Gales said. The home’s garage was filled with smoke, but there was [...]

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Southern California Firefighters Battle Multiple Fires

July 25, 2010

A trio of brushfires kept crews very busy in the southland Friday. One fire scorched the hills right next to dodger stadium just north of downtown Los Angeles. It took six dozen firefighters about an hour to contain the blaze. Despite the huge plume of smoke that was visible for miles, only three acres burned. [...]

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