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Trash truck ignites Cold Canyon Landfill fire

Written on 24 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A garbage truck burst into flames Tuesday morning near Cold Canyon Landfill, prompting the closure of Highway 227 in the area for several hours. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 10 a.m., the truck caught on fire while traversing between Price... (Continue reading)

Burning truck ignites fire on Highway 41

Written on 28 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A truck fire on Highway 41 caused a 10-acre blaze Thursday in the area of the San Luis Obispo County-Kern County line. [Cal Coast Times] The blaze started at about 12:30 p.m. when a semi-truck caught on fire near the... (Continue reading)

Reservoir Canyon fires burn 50 acres, video

Written on 16 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters are battling two grass fires that started Sunday morning in Reservoir Canyon in San Luis Obispo. Firefighters have stopped forward progress on both fires. [Cal Coast Times] #ReservoirFire (update) approx 50 acres between the 2 fires. Crews making good... (Continue reading)

Five people displaced in Paso Robles apartment fire

Written on 7 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out in a Paso Robles apartment building Thursday and displaced four residents. [Tribune] Shortly after 12 p.m., a caller reported the fire in a building located at 102 Spring Street. Fire officials say the blaze broke out... (Continue reading)

Firefighter injured, home torched in Paso Robles fire

Written on 3 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Three fires broke out along Creston Road near Paso Robles on Sunday and burned a total of 47 acres, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] One unoccupied home was destroyed, and a firefighter suffered minor injuries as a result... (Continue reading)

Front Fire scorches 1,000 acres

Written on 20 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wildfire that broke out Sunday near Highway 166 and the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County line has burned more than 1,000 acres. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., the Front Fire was spotted in the Rock... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo transformer fire leads to electric outage

Written on 9 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A transformer fire knocked out electric service to more than 1,000 customers in San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., a transformer located on a pole near the intersection of Higuera and Nipomo streets... (Continue reading)

SLO High grad avoids more jail time for arson

Written on 7 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School students who was accused of burning down the campus computer lab received a sentence Monday that will allow him to avoid spending more time behind bars if he complies with... (Continue reading)

Fire at homeless camp near Oceano Dunes

Written on 6 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A fire broke out at a homeless camp near the Oceano Dunes Monday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 6 a.m., Five Cities firefighters found a blaze in the 300 block of Pier Avenue. Fire crews quickly knocked down the... (Continue reading)

Five people displaced in Paso Robles fire

Written on 3 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A total of five people were displaced after a fire destroyed a Paso Robles house Thursday afternoon and apparently damaged two neighboring homes. [Cal Coast Times] The fire broke out at about 2 p.m. at a home located at 305... (Continue reading)