Pair injured, dog saved, after fire destroys Hemet duplex

HEMET, Calif. — Two people sustained minor injuries and were displaced after a residential structure fire tore through a Little Lake area duplex late Sunday night, June 21. Although a dog was initially feared lost to the overnight blaze, which happened on the 41000 block of Briarwood Ave. in an unincorporated area of Hemet, the family pet was later found […]

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EAST HEMET: Phone call reporting subject armed with a gun causes 5 schools to lock-down

EAST HEMET – Several East Hemet area schools activated their emergency lock-down protocols Tuesday, Feb. 14, after an anonymous caller reported having a gun near a school in East Hemet. Riverside County emergency dispatchers received the phone call about 11 a.m., according to sheriff’s and school officials. Although the male caller did not specify which school he was near with the […]

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UPDATED: Little Lake fire contained, garage and car severely damaged

Fire consumes a vehicle, garage and other portions of a residence in Little Lake. George Evans photo UPDATE 09/05/2016 9 p.m. At 8:45 p.m., CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Jody Hagemann updated that the residential fire contained was contained at 8:15 p.m. Resources were expected to remain at the scene for at least one 1-2 hours for extensive clean up […]

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HEMET: Second fire occurs on Briarwood Ln. in Little Lake community

HEMET – A car and garage fire occurred this morning in the unincorporated community of Little Lake. Little Lake is located to the Southeast of the City of Hemet. The fire was quickly contained and there were no reported injuries, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire officials reported in a news release. The fire was reported at about 1 a.m., in the 41900 block of Briarwood […]

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UPDATE #5 – Many questions remain after death of child in early morning Little Lake community fire

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source HEMET – Firefighters rescued a child on Friday morning from a burning home, however the victim later succumbed to their injuries. Early reports indicated the child was trapped inside a burning residence in the Little Lake area. Little Lake is an unincorporated community Southeast of the city of Hemet. The residential blaze occurred on […]

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