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UPDATED: 07/08/2016 5:30 p.m. With interview from the fire victim. Vanessa Marie Fuentes, whose home and car were destroyed by last night’s fire talked about her harrowing ordeal and how her family lost everything they owned, including their 8-week-old puppy, named Rosie. Fuentes explained she first became aware her home was on fire when her fiancé woke her up […]
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RIVERSIDE – Two people suffered extensive burns and a house was badly damaged when a marijuana butane hash oil lab exploded in the 3600 block of Castle Reagh Place, in Riverside. The explosion and injuries occurred Monday, July 4, at about 1:11 a.m., The City of Riverside Public Safety Communications Center received numerous calls reporting multiple loud explosions and flames […]
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Firefighters had the car fire extinguished within four minutes of their arrival. However, the car burned out of control for at least 7 minutes after the first 911 call was received. Blake Holloway photo HEMET – Firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the area of Domenigoni Parkway west of Warren Road regarding a car that was reportedly […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link for full story. Officers pull driver from fiery I-15 wreckage in Temecula Contact the writer: [email protected]
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Firefighters from Hemet Fire Station #4, located less than one block from the one-half acre vegetation fire, arrived within minutes of the reported fire. Robin Montgomery / RCNS photo HEMET – Several residents came to the aid of Hemet Fire Department in fighting a vegetation fire at the southeast corner of Thornton and Cawston Avenues. Countless citizens who live in […]
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EASTVALE – Sixteen people, including a firefighter, were injured in an industrial accident caused by a chemical spill of concentrated acid at a Starkist Foods canning facility in the City of Eastvale, June 9. The accident, which was declared a mass casualty event by fire officials, forced the closure of the facility as well as surrounding roads. The facility is located […]
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SAN JACINTO – A 2-year-old suffered “significant” traumatic injuries when he was scalded with boiling water on his face and abdomen. The child was injured on Friday, June 10, according to a Riverside County Fire official. The tragic incident occurred in the 1100 block of Sundew Way, in San Jacinto. Riverside County emergency communications dispatchers received a 911 call reporting the incident […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link for full story. BREAKING: Firefighters battling raging fire near Border Patrol Checkpoint in Rainbow
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UPDATED: 6/3/2016 5:30 p.m. With pictures and witness statements PERRIS – One person has died and another suffered minor injuries in a fiery traffic collision in Perris, a fire official confirmed. The accident happened Friday, June 3, on Highway 74 near Taylor Road in an unincorporated county area northeast of Lake Elsinore and southwest of Perris. Emergency first responders […]
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CORONA – An off-duty Los Angeles County deputy died from major traumatic injuries he suffered in a collision involving a second motorcyclist and two cars, Friday, May 27. The accident occurred on Hidden Valley Parkway near Garland Way, after a 57-year-old driver made a left turn out of a shopping center parking lot. Philip Borja, 25, of Upland, and Zachariah Macias, 24, of […]
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