One dead, home destroyed, after fatal Burney blaze

BURNEY — Details are still trickling in after a fatal fire that ripped through a residence at Burney’s Los Colinas Mobile Estates early this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 22. One area news agency, KRCR 7 News, has reported at least one fatality related to the fire, which destroyed a double-wide mobile home. The park, which is located along Highway 299E at Tamarack Ave. […]

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HEMET: Burning woman dragged to safety after cigarette sparks oxygen tank explosion

UPDATE: Sunday, June 17, 3 a.m. (See original story, all photos, and videos below.) HEMET — A bedridden woman who was burned after a lit cigarette caused an oxygen tank explosion inside her bedroom continues to recover at an area burn center. The victim’s husband, who was burned trying to save his wife returned home Saturday evening after receiving treatment […]

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HEMET: Cat, burned and left not breathing, rescued from house fire-revived

HEMET — Photographs of a local firefighter reviving a small cat – rescued from a burning Hemet home earlier this evening – have been circulating online like an Internet wildfire and have many residents wanting to know how the lucky kitty is doing. Not surprisingly, photos of the cat’s lucky rescue have also left many across the San Jacinto Valley and beyond […]

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JURUPA VALLEY: Probationer living in abandoned motor home arrested with loaded gun, meth

JURUPA VALLEY — A probationer living in an abandoned motor home in a dirt field was arrested after officials determined he had two felony warrants and was in possession a loaded firearm and narcotics, Thursday, Sept. 21. The motor home had been parked in a field near 34th and Wallace Streets in Jurupa Valley. Members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Region 7 Gang Task […]

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MENIFEE: Family of four displaced after fire destroys home

MENIFEE – Three adults and a juvenile were displaced by an early morning fire that destroyed a Menifee mobile home Tuesday, May 15. The home where the devastating blaze erupted is on the 33400 block of Lindenberger Road in Menifee. Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters, Riverside County sheriff’s deputies and American Medical Response medics responded to the blaze about 3:43 a.m. Twenty-five firefighters from five […]

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VALLE VISTA: Family pet believed killed in fire that destroyed mobile home

VALLE VISTA – At least one person was left homeless and a dog was believed to have perished after a fire broke out inside a residence, Wednesday, May 11. The fire, that destroyed a mobile-home, erupted at the Pueblo Sereno Mobile Home Park on the 25000 block of Lincoln Avenue in the unincorporated community of Valle Vista. Twenty-four firefighters from eight engine companies responded […]

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HEMET: No injuries reported after officer discharges weapon during arrest

UPDATE: March 30, 5:45 p.m. With video filmed from the scene. (See video below)   HEMET – A City of Hemet police officer fired his weapon while attempting to detain four subjects during an early morning disturbance call Thursday, March 30. The shooting, which occurred just after midnight, happened at the Sun Valley Estates mobile home park in the 1400 […]

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HEMET – Suspected arsonist arrested after setting fire to himself, mobile home

HEMET – A man suspected of using a “Molotov Cocktail” to set fire to the front porch of a mobile home in the 1100 block of north Kirby Street was arrested after he inadvertently set fire to his own arm and clothing Monday, Nov. 14. The man, who was later identified as Raymond John Morrison, 37, of Apple Valley, was located and […]

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SAN JACINTO: Cottonwood Estates mobile home destroyed by fire

Two dozen firefighters battle a mobile home blaze that destroyed one residence. One person suffered minor injuries trying escape the fire. Olga Gomez photo   SAN JACINTO – A mobile home blaze destroyed a single-family residence in the 300 block of Potrero Street in San Jacinto Sunday, Nov. 13. The fire was reported at 6:37 p.m., at the Cottonwood Estates, a […]

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