News From Around The County
DESERT CENTER — Fire and environmental health officials spent just over an hour stopping a large fuel spill after a semi-truck and motor home collided Wednesday night, Mar. 27. Caltrans workers then spent about two additional hours cleaning up about 100 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled onto eastbound Interstate 10, west of Eagle Mountain Road, in Desert Center. Emergency first responders […]
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SAN JACINTO — A San Jacinto family was displaced earlier this evening, when Haz-Mat and Environmental Health officials were unable to give their home the all-clear after liquid mercury was spilled inside the residence. The Haz-mat emergency happened in a residential neighborhood on the 1700 block of Wheelbarrow Way, west of N. Ramona Boulevard. Ten firefighters from two engine companies […]
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EASTVALE – Sixteen people, including a firefighter, were injured in an industrial accident caused by a chemical spill of concentrated acid at a Starkist Foods canning facility in the City of Eastvale, June 9. The accident, which was declared a mass casualty event by fire officials, forced the closure of the facility as well as surrounding roads. The facility is located […]
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Written by Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source Two people were injured on Sunday afternoon, in a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 10. One of the vehicle’s involved in the accident rolled over, causing the occupants to become trapped and requiring extrication. According to an incident log from the Riverside County Fire Department, at about 5:01 p.m., a car collided […]
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