Suspect Arrested In Oakland Construction Project Arson Fire
A suspect has been arrested in one of the nine arson fires that have damaged or destroyed housing projects under construction in Oakland and other East Bay cities since 2012
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A suspect has been arrested in one of the nine arson fires that have damaged or destroyed housing projects under construction in Oakland and other East Bay cities since 2012
BART is reporting major delays Friday morning after the Bay Fair station was shut down due to smoke.
A grass fire in Concord on Monday evening was sparked by a model rocket, and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District investigators are asking for the public's help in determining who started it.
Many animals managed to escape from the devastating Camp Fire in Butte County and there is an ongoing effort to reunite these pets with their owners.
A recreational vehicle exploded into a massive fireball in front of a fraternity house near the University of California campus late Sunday night.
At least one person was injured Saturday night in a fire that, at 8 p.m., was still burning at a former Mexican restaurant in Palo Alto.
Fire crews in San Francisco have controlled a two-alarm wildland fire that broke out Friday evening in Golden Gate Park, fire officials said.
A fire that erupted Wednesday morning near the UC Santa Cruz campus was still smoldering nearly 12 hours later, according to authorities.
A smoldering fire burned for hours at a recycling center in Brisbane, sending a plume of smoke visible in the southern end of San Francisco,
Two abandoned homes and two recreational vehicles were destroyed Tuesday in a two-alarm fire that spread quickly before firefighters were able to gain control.
Five inmates and 16 Sonoma County Jail staff members were treated at hospitals for smoke inhalation after an inmate started a fire in the jail Monday morning, county sheriff's officials said.
Fire officials say red flag conditions in November are the "new normal." As a precaution, Sonoma and Marin counties are bringing in additional firefighters and trucks.
A National Park Service ranger saw a male fleeing a historic rifle range building at Fort Cronkhite that was broken into and destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
Fire units were able to knock down a brush fire burning in a regional park area near the Richmond shoreline Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
A man turned himself in to police on Monday after allegedly starting a fire at his ex-partner's home in San Jose.
After yet another large fire at a Bay Area construction site, there is new scrutiny on the building techniques that turn unfinished projects into a perfect opportunity for arsonists.
Three Pittsburg residents have been arrested in connection with last week's suspicious early morning fire that destroyed a fast-food restaurant in Antioch, according to investigators with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
A massive 5-alarm fire raced through a three-story, under-construction townhouse complex in Oakland early Tuesday forcing the evacuation of nearby residents.
At least one person has died and another has been seriously injured following a fire in the Inner Sunset in San Francisco early Tuesday morning.
San Francisco Fire Department were able to contain a three-alarm fire that burned several floors in a downtown high-rise apartment building Monday evening, according to fire officials.
An overnight fire that gutted to a home in West San Jose early Monday morning is considered suspicious, firefighters said.
An evacuation order that affected thousands in Bay Point and Pittsburg was lifted at 2:30 p.m Thursday afternoon after crews put out a fire that was threatening a major Chevron natural gas pipeline, officials said.
A Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Antioch is considered a total loss after a two-alarm fire caused heavy damage early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters battling a two-alarm blaze at an Oakley tire company early Wednesday were nearly hit by a speeding freight train on tracks they thought had been closed off.
A massive fireball erupted at an Oakland warehouse storing painting equipment early Tuesday, turning the building located in East Oakland near the Coliseum into a pile of smoldering debris.
