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The limousine which caught fire on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, killing five of nine passengers on board, was part of a nationwide recall because of issues with load limits on tires, investigators have found.
The man who was behind the wheel when a limousine burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward bridge Saturday told CNN the situation "was just a nightmare."
Authorities say three people have died in a fire that started after a loud boom at a mobile home park in Cloverdale.
Firefighters were at the scene of a two-alarm garage fire in San Ramon, a San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District spokeswoman said.
Three people were hurt, including a firefighter, during a fire in an underground parking garage in San Jose Monday morning, fire officials said.
Fire officials say thunderstorms predicted for parts of Northern California are expected to bring strong winds but little rain as crews continue to battle a wildfire burning northeast of Chico.
A two-alarm residential fire in San Jose displaced two adult residents Saturday morning.
A dog's water bowl was being blamed for starting a fire at its owner's Santa Rosa home, according to fire officials.
Firefighters have contained two vegetation fires in Napa County but are still battling one other blaze in that county and one in Sonoma County Thursday, a Cal Fire spokeswoman said.
Hundreds of firefighters were battling three large vegetation fires in Sonoma and Napa counties Wednesday afternoon.
A Brentwood fire station reopened its doors Wednesday morning just in time for an early start to the fire season, fire officials said.
Open burns will be banned starting Monday in a number of Bay Area counties to limit the risk as fire season gets underway, Cal Fire said.
A fire that destroyed six portable units on San Leandro Unified School District property early Friday morning is considered suspicious, a fire department spokeswoman said.
Firefighters brought a three-alarm fire at a former bicycle shop in San Jose under control late Thursday night, fire officials said.
Authorities have said that California is facing a dangerous wildfire season due to a dry winter that has left the normally green hills of spring parched and tinder-dry.
Firefighters contained a two-alarm fire that burned two houses in Discovery Bay Wednesday evening, a fire chief said.
The fire started on the third floor balcony at the InnVision Villa on 11th and E. San Antonio Streets—near San Jose State's fraternity row at about 5:37 p.m. The flames quickly spread to the roof of the structure but all forty residents were evacuated safely.
A three-alarm fire in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood was extinguished just before noon Wednesday, a little over an hour after it started, a fire department spokeswoman said.
After the closure of four stations so far this year, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District may close two additional stations citing a lack of revenue.
A blaze inside the wall of a garage was quickly extinguished in San Jose Monday morning, fire officials said.
A teenager convicted of arson in the destruction of an elementary school in San Jose was sentenced to 10 years in state prison Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, according to the district attorney's office.
Firefighters were at the scene of a two-alarm house fire in San Jose Wednesday afternoon, a San Jose fire captain said.
A two-alarm fire that burned at a residential building in San Francisco's Bayview District Wednesday morning has been extinguished, a fire department spokeswoman said.
A father of seven was being credited with saving his family from a 2-alarm fire at a residence in San Mateo early Wednesday morning, fire officials said.
A San Jose garage fire with ammunition going off inside spread to two adjacent townhouses Tuesday night, leaving both homes unlivable, a fire captain said.
