News From Around The County
BEAUMONT, Calif., — Authorities say an early morning gas leak reported in a Beaumont neighborhood forced the hours-long evacuation of nearly a dozen homes and the closure of a roadway yesterday morning, Sunday, Nov. 21. Firefighters and other emergency personnel spent several hours searching for the source of, and then mitigating the leak, which did not result in any reported […]
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UPDATED: Aug. 10, 9 a.m. See originals story, updates, photos, and videos below. FALL RIVER MILLS — Cal Fire officials updated this morning that the Hat Fire burning in Fall River Mills had more than tripled in size overnight, growing from 800 acres shortly before 10 p.m., the 2,500 acres at 7:30 a.m. Firefighter’s efforts had managed to achieve 15% […]
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UPDATE: Friday, July, 27, 2:45 a.m., With additional details and interviews UPDATE: Friday, July, 27, 1 a.m. With additional videos See original report, photos, and videos below. REDDING — KRCR News Channel 7 is reporting that Mercy Medical Center’s emergency room has begun receiving “several” burn patients with “severe” injuries. NICU infants and high-risk patients are being evacuated from the […]
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CABAZON – A ruptured gas main forced the evacuation of several businesses and a restaurant, including the well-known Cabazon Dinosaurs museum and roadside attraction Wednesday, Jan. 4. The gas line was ruptured in the 50000 block of Seminole Drive in Cabazon. Firefighters and law enforcement officers responded to the scene of the ruptured gas line about 12:45 p.m., after a construction crew […]
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UPDATE #8 8/30/16 9:45 p.m. The Bogart fire – which is now considered to be “human-caused” – has burned an estimated 1,000 acres and is about 10% contained, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Spokeswoman April Newman. In a potential sign of the direction of their investigation – and belief the cause of the fire was possibly related to juvenile activity – in […]
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