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SAN JACINTO – Firefighters from Riverside County, City of Hemet, and Soboba Fire Departments spent about 40 minutes knocking down a residential fire in the 1000 block of Alexandra Drive in San Jacinto Friday, Dec. 30. The fire was reported as an unusual odor and smoke billowing from a chimney about 9:46 p.m. The first arriving engine company confirmed a two-story, […]
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HESPERIA – Two people died in an early-morning residential house fire on Christmas eve, Saturday, Dec. 24. The deadly blaze happened in the 11100 block of Redwood Avenue near Appleton Road in Hesperia. Cal Fire/San Bernardino County firefighters and deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Hesperia station responded to reports of the house fire at 2:58 a.m. When emergency first […]
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More than 35 firefighters battled the blaze at popular Hemet eatery, El Patron. George Evans photo HEMET – A popular Hemet restaurant, El Patron, was destroyed by a blaze that burned out of control for more than five hours after it caught fire Thursday Dec. 22. The restaurant is located in the 41000 block of Highway 74 in the Little […]
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CHERRY VALLEY – A Flash flood of mud and debris created by Friday morning’s rain wreaked havoc in Cherry Valley and forced the closure of several roads throughout the area Friday, Dec. 16. The torrent of mud damaged several homes and caused at least one person to become stuck inside their residence, according to fire and sheriff’s officials. The flooding was […]
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HEMET – At least one person sustained minor injuries when a fire broke out at a multi-family, apartment complex Saturday, Dec. 17. The blaze was reported in the 1200 block of Olive Tree Lane between Los Tilos Road and San Jacinto Street in Hemet. Firefighters from three engine companies, a medic squad, and a battalion commander were initially called to […]
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UPDATE: 12/12/2016 10:14 p.m. With video report from scene (See below.) HEMET – A recreational vehicle fire and multiple reports of explosions caused a flood of citizens to call 911 to report the blaze Saturday, Dec. 11. The fire, which was contained primarily to the RV parked on the east side of AWF Performance Smog and Auto Repair, was reported […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested two juveniles after they allegedly started a fire at an abandoned building Thursday, Dec. 8. The suspected arson fire was started in the 4000 block of Brockton Avenue in the City of Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received a call of a possible structure fire. A witness who had called 911 to report that she saw […]
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HEMET – Three Hemet Unified School District bus drivers were recently honored by the School District for their actions during a fire-related emergency when the engine and engine compartment of a HUSD bus caught fire. (Click link to view original story) Sysonna Allen, Cristina Dever, and Gabriel Figueroa, all drivers for HUSD’s Transportation Department, received the School District’s Good Apple Award during […]
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RIVERSIDE – At least two people suffered minor injuries during an early-morning, 5-alarm, high-rise structure fire at the Mt. Rubidoux Manor Thursday, Dec. 8. The fire began in an apartment on the tenth-floor, according to fire officials. Mt. Rubidoux Manor is an independent senior living building located in the 3900 block of Tenth Street in Riverside. The 16 story apartment complex houses […]
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COACHELLA – Firefighters found themselves having to battle yet another pallet fire in Riverside County Wednesday, Dec. 7. The fire broke out at a pallet company in the 52000 Block of Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella. Wednesday’s pallet blaze was the third pallet-related fire that Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters have had to battle in the last 18 days. There have also […]
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