Posts Tagged ‘fire’


Firefighters battle structure blaze in Escondido

Staff 8:57 AM November 16, 2009

Fire crews are battling a structure fire in Escondido.
Some streets are blocked in the area because of the fire at the intersection of North Ash Street and Stanley Avenue.
The area is east of Interstate 15 and southeast of the Escondido Country Club.
Ash Street is closed between Stanley Avenue and Lehner Avenue because of the fire.


Southcrest fire displaces suspected squatters

Staff 12:44 PM November 12, 2009

Ten adults and three children suspected of squatting behind a Southcrest home were displaced Thursday following a fire that swept through the yard and engulfed the tents they used for shelter.


Fire to tent community displaces its residents

Staff 6:48 AM November 12, 2009

Ten adults and three children suspected of squatting at a Southcrest property were displaced Thursday following a fire that swept through the backyard and quickly engulfed the tent community they had set up, officials said.
The blaze in the 4300 block of Keeler Street was first reported around 2:50 a.m., said San Diego Fire-Rescue dispatchers. One [...]


Man crashes car in apparent suicide

Staff 6:29 AM November 6, 2009

Authorities were investigating a Lakeside crash Friday in which a motorist apparently committed suicide after ramming his pickup truck into a house of a person, possibly his wife, who had a restraining order against him.
The motorist died shortly after that first accident, when he then crashed his pickup into a palm tree in the 9000 [...]


Family dispalced after condo fire

Staff 6:52 AM November 2, 2009

Three people and their dogs were displaced Monday  following a fire at their condominium in Palm City, authorities said.
The non-injury fire at 2518 Caminito Espino was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a San Diego fire-rescue dispatcher. It took firefighters about 20 minutes to control the blaze, she said.
The fire displaced two adults, [...]


East County fire causes $50,000 in damage

Staff 4:16 PM October 21, 2009

A non-injury fire caused about $50,000 worth of damage to an East County apartment and its contents today.


Woman found dead inside burned mobile home

Staff 7:24 AM October 19, 2009

An autopsy was pending Monday on the body of a 58-year-old woman found dead inside her burned-out mobile home in the Chollas Creek neighborhood.
The blaze was reported just before 1:40 p.m. Sunday at Leisureland Mobile Village at 1951 47th St., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
It was sparked by a cigarette left in a [...]


Fire damages garage, boat in OB

Staff 1:01 PM October 18, 2009

A detached garage and a large boat were heavily damaged by a fire Sunday in Ocean Beach, but no one was hurt.


Mission Valley fire damages five rental units

Staff 2:40 PM October 12, 2009

Plumbers doing welding work in an attic at a Mission Valley apartment complex Monday sparked a fire that damaged five rental units.


Fire destroys shed in Valley Center

Staff 11:04 AM October 11, 2009

A fire Sunday destroyed a wood shed near a home in the Rolling Hills section of Valley Center, but no one was hurt, a Cal Fire dispatcher said.

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