Articles Tagged With ‘Fire’




Construction site fire injures three people in Santa Maria

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire at a construction site injured two men and a woman in Santa Maria early Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported a recreational vehicle engulfed in flames at a construction site in the 3500... (Continue reading)

Two people displaced in Pismo Beach apartment fire

A fire destroyed a Pismo Beach apartment unit Sunday evening and displaced two residents. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire in an apartment in the 400 block of Westpoint Drive. Residents were evacuated from... (Continue reading)

Will PG&E face murder charges for those killed in wildfires?

PG&E could face a host of charges, including murder, if the utility is found to have caused recent deadly wildfires in California, according to a brief filed in federal court by California General Xavier Becerra. [CNN] Becerra filed an amicus... (Continue reading)

Mobile home destroyed in See Canyon fire

A fire destroyed a triple-wide mobile home in See Canyon near Avila Beach on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 3 p.m., a caller reported a blaze  at a 3500 square foot mobile home on Black Walnut Drive, according to... (Continue reading)

Fire damages North San Luis Obispo County home

A fire burned a two-story house located between Paso Robles and San Miguel Thursday night. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8:45 p.m., the fire broke out at a 3,000 square foot single-family home on Woodland Road, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach mobile home destroyed in fire

A fire destroyed a mobile home in Grover Beach on Christmas morning. At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from a mobile home near Grand Avenue and 13th Street and called 911, according to the Five... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria chase morphs into deadly apartment fire

An attempted traffic stop in Santa Maria on Tuesday turned into a chase that ended with a man and his girlfriend barricading themselves in an apartment bathroom and setting the home on fire. The man died, and his girlfriend was... (Continue reading)

Assemblyman proposes bill to help PG&E with Camp Fire costs

A California assemblyman has announced plans to introduce a bill that would help PG&E absorb liabilities from the deadly Northern California Camp Fire, but would stop short of doing away with a legislative doctrine that holds utilities responsible for wildfire... (Continue reading)

Camp Fire 100 percent contained, at least 85 dead

California fire officials announced Sunday that the Camp Fire is 100 percent contained. The deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history has killed at least 85 people. There are currently 271 people missing. [Cal Coast Times] As friends and... (Continue reading)

Rains help firefighters battle Camp Fire

The rains that swept across the area have helped firefighters extinguish the deadly Camp Fire, officials said Friday.The Camp Fire is 95 percent contained. [Cal Coast Times] Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the Camp Fire charred 153,336 acres.... (Continue reading)