Police Believe Marijuana 'Honey Oil' Fuel Caused Petaluma Home Explosion
An explosion at a Petaluma home Monday night and may have been caused by butane gas being used to make marijuana "honey oil."
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An explosion at a Petaluma home Monday night and may have been caused by butane gas being used to make marijuana "honey oil."
Caltrans demolished the largest remaining pier of the old Bay Bridge's eastern span Saturday morning using nearly 600 explosive charges over a period of roughly six seconds.
PG&E officials Monday said the cause of a transformer explosion that injured two people in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood this weekend is under investigation.
PG&E is trying to figure what caused a transformer to explode in San Francisco injuring 2 people.
Dramatic video just released shows an explosion in a steam pipe vault that injured a worker at the Valley Medical Center in San Jose and is highlighting a dispute between the county and the general contractor.
Caltrans is seeking permits to demolish the largest pier of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge with explosives, a procedure that could be dangerous to native marine mammals, but Caltrans officials say it would have the least impact on bay wildlife.
The body of a person believed to be the target of a home eviction was discovered Tuesday morning after an explosion injured two Alameda County sheriff's deputies serving the eviction notice at a West Oakland triplex.
With about two weeks left until the Fourth of July holiday, San Jose city leaders have a plan that would expand a crackdown on illegal fireworks, which has become a growing concern for residents.
Health officials in California are concerned about a large increase in the number of hash-oil explosions stemming from illegal labs.
Jeremiah Espino, 52, of Sanger, suffered severe injuries in the April 17 blast and died at a hospital on Monday afternoon.
Neighbors tried to save a person who was killed in a home fire in Mountain View Thursday morning.
The Fresno County Sheriff says 11 people were injured in a large gas-pipeline explosion that shut down Highway 99 in the area.
A Long Island man claims he cannot work after he suffered burns from his iPhone when it burst into flames.
Bay Area drivers can anticipate a spike in gas prices after an explosion and fire at a major refinery in Southern California.
There have been multiple explosions in a rural neighborhood just west of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County.
The low price of oil has has prompted an energy company to halt the transportation by rail of Bakken crude through the Bay Area.
Two Novato residents were arrested Friday on suspicion of possessing explosive devices after police received multiple reports of explosions in Novato.
A California Highway Patrol officer was injured in a car fire on a Treasure Island ramp on the Bay Bridge Monday evening, a CHP spokesman said.
The sound of exploding, over-inflated tires on a wheelchair caused a shelter-in-place order and partial evacuation of the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael Thursday morning, a sheriff's lieutenant said.
The city claims that several sets of previously released emails show a "cozy and improper" relationship between PG&E and the CPUC.
Vallejo High School was evacuated after an a maintenance worker trying to re-light the pilot caused an explosion, seriously injuring himself and at least one other staff member. School has since resumed.
Two people are critically injured and one is unaccounted for after an explosion and fire at an apartment complex in Walnut Creek Friday morning.
The explosion of an unmanned rocket lifting off for the International Space Station is not only a setback for the space program, but also a disappointment to the hundreds of school children across the country, including here in the Bay Area.
An unmanned NASA rocket was seen exploding shortly after liftoff Tuesday afternoon from an island off the coast of Virginia.
California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey announced Thursday that he will not seek reappointment to a new term amid criticism over inappropriate email exchanges between CPUC and PG&E over regulatory proceedings.
