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Fire damages SLO home, investigated as possible arson

Written on 16 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire, possibly arson, damaged a house in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a home in the 3100 block of Johnson Avenue. Firefighters arrived and quickly knocked... (Continue reading)

Firefighters battle house fire in Atascadero

Written on 20 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters battled a fire at a home in Atascadero on Friday morning, according to the Atascadero Fire Department. Shortly before 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home at 7570 Balboa Road. The single occupant... (Continue reading)

Construction site fire injures three people in Santa Maria

Written on 17 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

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

Written on 1 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

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?

Written on 31 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

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

Written on 31 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

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

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

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

Written on 25 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

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

Written on 28 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

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

Written on 26 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

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)