Tag: Fire

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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TEMECULA: Deputies save elderly woman after man sets fire to home during barricaded standoff

TEMECULA — Officials arrested a man after he allegedly barricaded himself in a bedroom with an elderly woman and set fire to the residence, Friday afternoon, Dec 29. The bizarre incident happened at a two-story residence on the 32000 block of Corte Carmona, south of Pauba Road and west of Meadows Parkway, in Temecula. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station responded […]

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NUEVO: Officials investigating after firefighters discover body while extinguishing dumpster blaze

NUEVO — Sheriff’s officials are investigating after the charred remains of a body were found by firefighters after extinguishing a dumpster fire, Tuesday, Dec. 26. The body was found inside a dumpster at the Four Winds Pheasant Club in the area of Bridge Street, north of Ramona Expressway, in the unincorporated community of Nuevo. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Perris […]

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RIVERSIDE: Firefighters find false walls, marijuana grow, while battling structure fire

RIVERSIDE  — Officials cited a business owner after firefighters discovered an illegal marijuana grow while battling a structure fire Tuesday evening, December 19. According to fire and police officials, the fire broke out in a commercial building on the 6200 block of Columbus Avenue in Riverside. The 2000 square foot, single-story business that burned, which has Ritchie Construction listed on the front and side of the building, […]

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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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DESERT CENTER: Inmates help extinguish hazmat-related, oil-fed, tanker truck fire

DESERT CENTER — Firefighters spent more than three hours battling an oil-fed, tanker truck blaze and vegetation fire early Sunday morning, Dec. 17. Inmate firefighters from Chuckawalla State Prison assisted in bringing the fire under control after the truck burst into flames along Interstate 10, west of Eagle Mountain Road, near Desert Center. The tanker truck was carrying about 26,000 gallons of motor oil, at least some […]

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City of Riverside Police and Fire Chaplains: “First responders to the first responders”

RIVERSIDE — Whether it be over a shared meal with a fire crew enjoying some down time together or at the scene of an active, critical incident, one ever-present group of dedicated individuals are guaranteed to be spotted – almost never in the foreground – observing, silently available, prepared to act as a source of strength and support to anyone who […]

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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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JURUPA VALLEY: Firefighters spend hours battling stubborn pallet and wood mulch blaze

JURUPA VALLEY — Firefighters spent several hours battling a difficult pallet and wood mulch blaze at a recycling plant, Wednesday, Nov. 29. The early morning fire erupted at Rios Recycling on the 5000 block of Wilson Street near S. Brown Avenue in Jurupa Valley. Nearly forty firefighters from eleven engine companies responded to reports of the fire just after 2 a.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire […]

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INDIO: Two-alarm strip mall fire destroys martial arts studio, damages three others businesses

Firefighters survey damage caused by a fire that gutted the Shadow Hills MMA studio and damaged three other adjacent businesses. KMIR News photo INDIO — Officials are investigating after a two-alarm commercial structure fire destroyed one business and damaged three others, Monday, Nov. 27. Fire officials estimated the early morning fire caused about $1 million in damage; however their efforts saved […]

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