Garage fire under investigation in El Dorado County
It's unclear if there were any injuries.
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It's unclear if there were any injuries.
An early morning fire in rural El Dorado County engulfed a detached garage on Monday.
Officials say that the death happened in November and is the first to happen in El Dorado County since February 2020.
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Evacuees fled their homes nearly six weeks ago as the Mosquito fire burned through parts of El Dorado and Placer counties.
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Gunther's Ice Cream remained open as usual on Saturday following a fire that happened just outside the Sacramento staple.
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Gunther's Ice Cream remained open as usual on Saturday following a fire that happened just outside the Sacramento staple.
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Deputies are investigating after multiple people were shot at a park in the Arden-Arcade area on Saturday evening, officials said.
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Gunther's Ice Cream said it temporarily has to move ice cream production off-site following a fire that happened just outside the Sacramento staple.
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