Articles Tagged With ‘Fire’




Fire destroys recreational vehicle in Grover Beach

By KAREN VELIE A fire destroyed a recreational vehicle parked in Grover Beach on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., a caller reported an RV burning on Brighton Avenue near the corner of 10th Street. Firefighters arrived to find the... (Continue reading)

Suspected arsonist in Santa Barbara County fire arrested

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Fire investigators arrested a suspected arsonist in the Ridge Fire, a wildfire fire burning near the Hollister Ranch. Investigators announced Sunday the arrest of a man on arson charges. The investigation is ongoing. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Fire burning north of San Luis Obispo on the Cuesta Grade

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters are battling a blaze burning north of San Luis Obispo off Highway 101 on the west side of the Cuesta Grade on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire... (Continue reading)

Fire damages condo units at Blacklake Golf Resort

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire on Thursday damaged multiple condominium units at Blacklake Golf Resort on the Nipomo Mesa. Shortly before 11 a.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at 1415 Golf Course Lane. It reportedly began as a kitchen... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish blaze burning under Harford Pier in Avila Beach

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire burning under a restaurant on the Hatford Pier in Avila Beach on Sunday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 2:20 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning under Mersea’s Seafood Restaurant... (Continue reading)

Fire near SLO High School prompts evacuations, power outage

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burnt vegetation on a hill near San Luis Obispo High School Tuesday morning, resulting in evacuations, as well as a power outage extending from within the city of SLO to along the Cuesta Grade and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman accused of pilfering fire victim’s donations

By KAREN VELIE Hours after a fire wreaked $2.4 million in damage at Paso Robles Auto Wrecking on the morning of June 29, a local woman opened a GoFundMe page tasked with helping the business owner, though the woman allegedly... (Continue reading)

Three morning fires in Paso Robles, arson suspected in at least one

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Three fires burned in Paso Robles Tuesday morning, two of which were near each other, and at least one of which is suspected by authorities to have resulted from arson. Shortly before 3 a.m., a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Fire in Atascadero destroys RV, injures owner, spreads to riverbed

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire in Atascadero on Sunday destroyed an RV and injured the owner of the motorhome, while also burning vegetation in and around the Salinas riverbed. Shortly after 2:10 p.m., Atascadero Fire And Emergency Services learned of... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish blaze that threatened structures in rural San Miguel

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze that threatened three structures southeast of San Miguel on Tuesday. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning in the 2500 block of Bald Eagle Way. Firefighters arrived at the scene... (Continue reading)