News From Around The County
CORONA — A woman who was severely burned inside her apartment at a senior living facility Saturday morning later died after she was taken to an area burn center. The deadly fire erupted in the victim’s second-floor apartment at the River Run Senior Apartments on the 800 block River Road in Corona. Although there were no other victims injured in the fire, five other apartments were damaged […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned home in Hemet this morning. The blaze, which firefighters spent less than 30 minutes knocking down, happened on the 700 block of N. State Street, just north of E. Menlo Avenue. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HEMET — Firefighters made quick work of knocking down a residential fire that was possibly started by children this afternoon. The fire was reported at a home on the corner of E. Menlo Avenue and Glenn Way in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments along with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HOMELAND: Officials are investigating a second mobile home fire that destroyed a residence and left two adults homeless, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 24. Wednesday’s blaze, which destroyed a double-wide mobile home and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, was the second fire to happen on the same street within the last three weeks. Both fires happened on the 32000 block […]
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MEAD VALLEY — A man who officials say was possibly threatening his family while armed with an ax was arrested after setting his family’s home ablaze, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 23. The standoff and fire happened at a residence on the 18000 block of Clark Street, south of Oleander Avenue, in Mead Valley. After being treated for possible smoke inhalation and released […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — Officials are investigating the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a big-rig, Saturday, Jan. 13. The fire happened just north of the intersection of Etiwanda and Inland Avenues in Jurupa Valley. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a commercial vehicle fire about 2:17 a.m. When they arrived, officials reported finding a semi-truck that was fully engulfed in flames in […]
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RIVERSIDE — Fire and railway officials are investigating a suspicious wood and debris fire at a homeless encampment along the BNSF railroad tracks after firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, late Saturday evening, Jan. 6. City of Riverside Fire Department and BNSF Railway Police responded to multiple reports of a possible structure fire shortly before 11 p.m. The fire was reported in the 2600 block of Kansas […]
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HOMELAND — A mobile home was destroyed by a fast-moving fire that reportedly spread from the structure into nearby brush, Wednesday evening, Jan. 3. The blaze happened on the 32000 block of Falcon View Lane, just north of Seaview Drive and east of Juniper Flats Road, in the unincorporated community of Homeland. Firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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HEMET — Firefighters successfully knocked down a fast-moving blaze that swept through a home, early Thursday morning, Dec. 28. The destructive fire broke out on the 41000 block of Nona Court, between Stetson and Thornton Avenues, in the unincorporated community of Little Lake. Little Lake is located southeast of the city of Hemet. Firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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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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