Calmer winds may help some 1,200 firefighters make progress today as they battle a 600-acre wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, authorities said. Images More News The Loma Fire has forced 85 residents to evacuate east of Highway 17 and west of Gilroy.
SAN FRANCISCO -- People on the street in San Francisco's Union Square had quite a show to watch as dozens of firefighters battled a smoky fire in a high-rise building.
Fire officials said an electrical fire that started in the basement of an office building around 7 p.m. Wednesday sent smoke into all 11 floors of the building.
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Cruz County could have sparked the Loma Fire now burning near the same area. Deto said he saw unattended embers on that hill as he drove to work in the pre-dawn hours Thursday and Friday, but assumed Cal Fire crews knew what they were doing. Cal...
News Source: San Francisco Chronicle
| about 1 month ago
A brigade of more than 1,500 firefighters made big gains Monday in a battle against wind-whipped flames in the Santa Cruz Mountains, allowing dozens of evacuated residents to return home. But amid an atmosphere of relief, questions swirled about how...
Fire crews spent the night trying to reign in the 600-acre Loma Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a wildfire that ignited in early Sunday and was pushed by high winds. Strong winds are expected to be an issue today as well, according to Cal Fire, and...
News Source: San Francisco Chronicle
| about 1 month ago
Calmer winds may help some 1,200 firefighters make progress today as they battle a 600-acre wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, authorities said. Images More News The Loma Fire has forced 85 residents to evacuate east of Highway 17 and west of...
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