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Cigarette lighter causes fire in SLO home

Written on 16 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A cigarette lighter sparked a fire in a San Luis Obispo house Wednesday morning. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a fire at 158 San Jose Court around 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. The fire, started by a lighter used to light... (Continue reading)

Oceano man starts fire in home while fixing plumbing

Written on 13 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Oceano man started a fire in his home Saturday while using a blowtorch to make plumbing repairs. [KSBY] Five Cities firefighters responded to the fire in the 2400 block of Mona Lei Court in Oceano around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.... (Continue reading)

Mobile home burns in Los Osos

Written on 6 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a mobile home, as well as a nearby vehicle, in Los Osos Sunday. CAL FIRE received a report of a vegetation fire around 12:54 p.m. Sunday at 1690 Valley View Drive. Firefighters responded and contained the fire... (Continue reading)

Fireworks likely cause of Cambria fire

Written on 27 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Fireworks caused a small hillside fire in Cambria early Tuesday morning, according to firefighting officials. [Tribune] The fire burned a forested area of about 40 square feet on a hill below the Cambria Pines Lodge before firefighters extinguished it. Fireworks... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach motel catches fire on Christmas Eve

Written on 26 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out on Christmas Eve at a Grover Beach motel that doubles as a residential building. [Tribune] Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Five Cities firefighters responded to a laundry room fire at the Grover Beach Inn on 5th Street... (Continue reading)

Hay trailer catches fire at Cal Poly

Written on 23 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A trailer full of hay caught on fire on the Cal Poly campus Saturday. [Tribune] A pickup truck was hauling alfalfa hay to deliver as cattle feed around 12:30 p.m. Saturday when flames sparked from trailer. The driver stopped in... (Continue reading)

Big Sur wildfire destroys 15 homes, including fire chief’s

Written on 17 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A wildfire in Big Sur has consumed 500 acres and destroyed 15 homes, including the house of the local fire chief. [LA Times] The fire began late Sunday night near the intersection of Pfeiffer Ridge Road and Highway 1, close... (Continue reading)

Fire evacuates SLO Old Navy shoppers

Written on 4 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A ventilation system fire prompted the evacuation of the San Luis Obispo Old Navy store Tuesday evening. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to the fire at Old Navy around 7:16 p.m. Tuesday and promptly extinguished the flames. The fire occurred... (Continue reading)

Dorm fire displaces 10 Cal Poly students

Written on 4 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A fire in a Cal Poly dormitory left 10 students without housing Sunday evening. [KSBY] Around 4 p.m. Sunday, a mattress in a Sequoia Hall bedroom caught on fire, forcing residents to evacuate the building. The mattress caught on fire... (Continue reading)

Fire burns SLO mobile home

Written on 30 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An extension cord-induced fire burned a mobile home in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening. The overloading of power strips inside a trailer on a property at the corner of Orcutt Road and Johnson Avenue caused the mobile home to catch... (Continue reading)