San Gabriel House Fire
SAN GABRIEL (CNS) - Firefighters battled a two-alarm, non-injury house fire in San Gabriel. The blaze was reported yesterday shortly before 2 p.m. in the 500 block of Norwood Place and was knocked down...
View ArticleMan Jailed for San Marino Fire
SAN MARINO (CNS) - A man arrested on suspicion of setting a San Marino home on fire was jailed in lieu of $2 million bail, police said. Thomas Driscoll, 56, of San Gabriel was arrested in the alleged...
View ArticleFirefighters From Five Cities Fight Fire in South Pasadena
SOUTH PASADENA (CNS) - Fire crews from five cities fought a blaze that destroyed a house in the early morning hours Sunday in South Pasadena. The blaze inside a one-story home at 812 Kendall Ave. was...
View ArticleRed Flag for the Southland
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A red flag warning indicating a high risk of wildfire due to high winds and low humidity was in force today in mountain, valley and forest areas of Southern California. The warning...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested in Massive Downtown LA DaVinci Fire
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A suspect was behind bars Wednesday, May 27 in connection with a massive arson fire that destroyed an under-construction, seven-story apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles and...
View ArticleElectrical Vault Fire Clears Pasadena Restaurant
PASADENA (CNS) - Debris ignited inside an underground electrical vault in Pasadena on June 11, sending up smoke and prompting the evacuation of a restaurant. Smoke was reported coming from the vault in...
View ArticleMan Hospitalized After Pasadena Fire
PASADENA (CNS) - A man was hospitalized for treatment of smoke inhalation following a fire in Pasadena early Friday, July 3. The fire was reported at 3:53 a.m. in the garage of a townhome at 720 N....
View ArticlePasadena Courthouse on Modified Schedule After Fire
PASADENA (CNS) - Court operations will be disrupted for a second day on Tuesday at the Pasadena Courthouse, which was thrown into disarray by an early morning fire on Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court...
View ArticleSMFD Firefighters Called to Respond to NorCal Fire
By Stacy Lee San Marino firefighters are part of a local Strike Team with San Gabriel, Arcadia, Monrovia and Monterey Park fire departments battling the wildfires in Northern California. Four San...
View ArticleFire at Factory in Eastern China Kills 18
BEIJING - Eighteen people died in a fire at a food packaging plant in China, state media said Monday, the latest accident in a country blighted by poor industrial safety standards. The blaze happened...
View ArticleFirefighters Save San Marino Home
Approximately 33 firefighters responded to a two-story residential structure fire to the rear of 2763 Gainsborough Drive on Tuesday, March 22 at 5:44 p.m. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire...
View ArticleFirefighters Take On Another House Fire
Firefighters from the SMFD, with the assistance of mutual aid agencies from neighboring communities, battled a structure fire on Monday evening that penetrated the roof of a residence at the corner of...
View ArticleFirefighters Battle Back-to-Back Blazes on Windsor Road
The San Marino Fire Department, with assistance from the Verdugo Fire Communications Center, or VFCC—a mutual-aid coalition of 13 fire agencies in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys—battled two...
View ArticleSkateboarders Spot Early Morning Fire
A four-firefighter crew aboard San Marino’s Engine 91 quickly extinguished a fire early Wednesday morning at a vacant, two-story residence in the 2900 block of Monterey Road. Young people skateboarding...
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Firefighters Save San Marino Home
Approximately 33 firefighters responded to a two-story residential structure fire to the rear of 2763 Gainsborough Drive on Tuesday, March 22 at 5:44 p.m. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire...
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Firefighters Take On Another House Fire
A local firefighter works to extinguish a large blaze that engulfed the roof of a home located at the corner of Warwick and Roanoke Roads. Daryl Chan Photo Firefighters from the SMFD, with the...
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Firefighters Battle Back-to-Back Blazes on Windsor Road
Firefighters launch a ground offensive at 1718 Windsor Road as Fire Chief Mario Rueda, white hat, signals to incoming fire engines and Police Lt. Aaron Blondè, blue uniform, coordinates with Police...
View ArticleSkateboarders Spot Early Morning Fire
A four-firefighter crew aboard San Marino’s Engine 91 quickly extinguished a fire early Wednesday morning at a vacant, two-story residence in the 2900 block of Monterey Road. Young people skateboarding...
View ArticleMan Jailed for San Marino Fire
SAN MARINO (CNS) – A man arrested on suspicion of setting a San Marino home on fire was jailed in lieu of $2 million bail, police said. Thomas Driscoll, 56, of San Gabriel was arrested in the alleged...
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DRC Warms Up to Steel Roof Material, Toughens on Gates
Two applications for steel shake roofs were unanimously approved by the San Marino Design Review Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Both homes currently have wood shake roofs. At least three homes with a...
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