Category: Fire Incidents

Riverside transient arrested for attempted murder after igniting fire that severely burned sleeping victim

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a transient has been arrested in connection with an intentionally set arson fire at a homeless encampment that left a sleeping victim with significant burns to his lower extremities early Thursday morning, April 15. Captured several days after the fire, 42-year-old Joseph Wayne Breyer, remains in custody on multiple felony charges with his bail set […]

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One structure destroyed but no injuries reported after pair of Red Bluff area fires

RED BLUFF, Calif., — Although one structure was destroyed, no injuries were reported after a pair of Red Bluff area structure fires that happened Friday evening, March 25 and early Saturday morning, March 26. The first reported fire, which was initially dispatched as a smoke check, occurred at the Brentwood Post-Acute care facility on Walnut Street, while the second blaze […]

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Scene cleared & power restored after fiery Redding crash damages utility poles, causes power outage

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a fiery crash into two power poles that knocked out power to homes and businesses in the surrounding area and forced the temporary closure of East Street, north of Pine Street Friday morning, March 18. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Wanted for attempted murder, Burney felon nabbed after 107 mph […]

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Investigation continuing after man found deceased inside Dunsmuir home destroyed by blaze

DUNSMUIR, Calif., — Authorities say a man was found deceased inside a home that burned during an early morning blaze that tore through a Dunsmuir home Wednesday, March 16. The deadly fire was reported in the 6000 block of Scherrer Avenue, near Bridge Street and the Sacramento River, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Burney woman arrested with drugs and […]

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Firefighters make quick work knocking down home blaze near Redding Airport

REDDING, Calif., — Firefighters made quick work knocking down a blaze that destroyed a Redding home and damaged several vehicles Thursday afternoon, March 10. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire, which happened at 20230 Sylvia Lane, located just northwest of the Redding Airport, near Heidi Way and Kisling Road. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Redding man accused […]

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Driver who fled fiery Redding wreck hospitalized, faces hit and run charges

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a driver who fled the scene of a fiery wreck, which happened last night while a Redding police officer was attempting to stop the man’s speeding vehicle, was hospitalized and now faces criminal charges. The driver who fled on foot after the accident, which happened on Redbank Road, immediately south of Win-River Resort & Casino, […]

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$1.5 million in damages reported after Riverside VW business, multiple vintage cars destroyed by blaze

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A well-known VW repair and restoration business that has been serving the Riverside community since 1976 was destroyed by a swift-moving fire that tore through their building Wednesday evening, Feb. 9. The business has since been identified as CarCraft, a business touted for their high-performance VW engines and their German Auto Service, which specializes in both partial […]

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No injuries reported after Wildomar fire leaves home heavily damaged

WILDOMAR, Calif., — Authorities say no injuries were reported after a residential structure fire left a Wildomar home significantly damaged yesterday afternoon, Monday, Jan. 31. The destructive blaze occurred in the 34000 block of Orange Street, south of Bundy Canyon Road and west of Interstate 15. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Fall near Tahquitz Peak in Idyllwild leads to victim’s death […]

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Speed cited in Redding fuel tanker crash that forced closures of parks along Sacramento River

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have cited excessive speed as a primary contributing factor in a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident involving a fuel tanker with attached fuel trailer early Friday morning, Jan. 21. The crash, which punctured the tanks and caused as much as 8,000 gallons of fuel to be spilled – with around 4,000 gallons of a mixture of gasoline […]

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Good Samaritans share details after pulling burn victim from pair of explosive Menifee trailer fires

MENIFEE, Calif., — Authorities say a man was hospitalized after an explosive fire ripped through a pair of travel trailers in Menifee on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 15. No other structures were lost as a result of the destructive blaze, which happened at a large and rural property in the 29800 block of Sharon Way, between Mira Street and Briggs Road, […]

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