MEAD VALLEY: Two displaced by blaze that destroyed home

MEAD VALLEY — A home was destroyed and two people were displaced by a fast moving blaze that swept through a manufactured home, late Tuesday evening, Dec. 26. The destructive fire happened on the 21000 block of Oleander Ave, between Brown and Haines Streets, in Mead Valley. The fire was reported to emergency dispatchers just before 11 p.m., by multiple 911 callers reporting […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Firefighters battle stubborn fire at waste management facility

MORENO VALLEY — Firefighters spent several hours battling a blaze at a waste management facility that began Friday evening, Dec. 29. The fire broke out at the Moreno Valley Waste Management Transfer Station at 17700 Indian Street, south of Nandina Avenue and east of Indian Street, in Moreno Valley. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to the location just after 7 p.m., after receiving reports […]

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CORONA: Woman, 72, burned saving 2 grandchildren from burning home after airborne car crashes into it

CORONA — A 72-year-old woman was burned while helping to save her two grandchildren, ages 7 and 8, from a detached guest house fire, early Monday morning, Dec. 18. The guest house was set ablaze after an airborne car smashed into the structure and burst into flames, trapping the three victims inside the burning residence. DUI is suspected as a contributing factor […]

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NUEVO: Barn fire threatens horses, other structures

NUEVO — Several vehicles and farm implements were destroyed in a fire that burned a barn and threatened nearby horses, Friday, Dec. 8. The destructive blaze erupted at a rural residential property on the 23000 block of California Avenue, just north of Firecat Road and three tenths of one mile east of the Hemet Maze Stone, in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. Riverside […]

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SAN JACINTO: Firefighters battle garage fire that injured one

SAN JACINTO — Firefighters spent about one hour battling a residential structure fire that broke out in the garage of a private residence, Thursday, Sept. 28. The fire happened on the 1800 block of Villines Avenue near Yeats Place in San Jacinto. Cal Fire/Riverside County and Soboba firefighters were dispatched to the scene of the blaze about 12:57 p.m. Eighteen firefighters from three engine […]

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UPDATED: MORENO VALLEY: No foul play suspected after charred body found after fiery wreck

UPDATE: Tuesday, Aug. 29, 9:30 p.m. MORENO VALLEY — Despite public speculation about the charred remains of a body found inside a car discovered on fire in a field, police and fire officials investigating the incident determined the death was related to a solo-vehicle traffic collision. The fiery, fatal crash happened Saturday, Aug. 26, in a field off of Old 215 Frontage Road and […]

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HEMET: Family of four displaced by blaze that destroyed home

HEMET — A family of four was displaced by a fire that destroyed their home Tuesday, Aug. 15. The fire erupted at a single-family residence in the 100 block of N. Juanita Street in Hemet. Due to extensive damage to the home, fire officials at the scene called the residence and all the personal belongings inside a total loss. City of […]

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MEAD VALLEY: Two firefighters injured battling blaze that destroyed home

MEAD VALLEY — Two firefighters sustained minor injuries battling a blaze that destroyed a home, Wednesday evening, August 9. The residential blaze happened in the 18000 block of Decker Road in the unincorporated community of Mead Valley. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the fire about 8:30 p.m., after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received multiple 911 calls […]

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WILDOMAR: Man critically injured, home destroyed, after BHO lab explosion and fire

WILDOMAR — A man suffered third degree burns covering half his body after a huge, early-morning explosion rocked a Wildomar neighborhood Wednesday, July 19. The explosion and subsequent fire destroyed one home and damaged an adjacent home. The dual, simultaneous blazes displaced seven people, including six adults and one child. The incident happened in the 33600 block of E. Harvest Way, south of Cornstalk […]

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SHASTA LAKE: Firefighters battle floating houseboat blaze, brush fire

SHASTA LAKE — Firefighters found themselves battling a floating houseboat fire that set a small cove ablaze before officials managed to knock down the fire Saturday, July 15. A family that had rented the houseboat managed to escape the fire unharmed; however, the rented houseboat was considered a total loss. Cal Fire, U.S. Forest Service firefighters and other emergency first responders were […]

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