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  • Santa Rosa fire evacuation
  • A two alarm fire broke out overnight at an apartment complex in Santa Rosa.
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  • The sole survivor of the wildfire that killed 19 firefighters in Arizona is speaking out for the first time.
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  • Firefighters battle a wildfire on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Cabazon, Calif.
  • Crews are making rapid progress in their battle to contain a massive Southern California wildfire. It is now 75 percent contained.
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  • Fire crews in unincorporated Vacaville have knocked down a four-alarm structure fire this morning.
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  • A firefighter watches a backfire burn while battling a wildfire, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Banning, Calif.
  • Firefighters are continuing to make progress battling Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which has burned 26 homes.
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  • Double decker tour bus catches on fire in SF
  • A double decker tour bus with tourists onboard caught on fire in San Francisco Saturday evening.
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  • A firefighter watches a backfire burn while battling a wildfire, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Banning, Calif.
  • California truly is the Golden State this summer - golden brown - and that has fire officials worried heading into the peak of the wildfire season.
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  • A fire department official say four bodies have been pulled from the site of where a small plane crashed into two Connecticut homes.
  • A fire department official say four bodies have been pulled from the site of where a small plane crashed into two Connecticut homes.
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NTSB, plane crash, fire, national/world
  • firefighters working Treasure Island fire
  • Four firefighters are recovering after being hurt while battling a fire on Treasure Island Friday evening.
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  • The NTSB says four to six people are believed dead after a small plane crashed in a working-class Connecticut neighborhood.
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  • A wildfire that chewed through a rugged SoCal mountain range is now 25 percent contained.
  • A rapidly spreading wildfire that chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range is now 25 percent contained.
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  • Hundreds flee, homes burn, 3 hurt in SoCal fire
  • A rapidly spreading wildfire that chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range is now 25 percent contained.
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  • Hundreds flee, homes burn, 3 hurt in SoCal fire
  • A rapidly spreading wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range, destroying more than two dozen homes.
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  • Muni bus catches fire in San Franciscos Outer Richmond District
  • San Francisco officials say no one was injured when a Muni bus caught fire Thursday afternoon in the city's Outer Richmond District.
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richmond district, muni, fire, transportation, san francisco news
  • Silver Fire in Southern California.
  • A thousand firefighters are battling a wildfire burning out of control in Southern California's San Jacinto Mountains.
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  • A new wildfire has broken out in near Banning, sending up a massive plume of smoke and surging toward three communities.
  • An out-of-control wildfire growing in the Southern California mountains burned homes and forced the evacuation of several mountain communities.
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  • Fire in Antioch
  • Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire in Antioch that sent one person to the hospital.
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  • The Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
  • Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of a controversial fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
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  • The Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
  • Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of a fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
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richmond, chevron, lawsuit, fire, east bay news, laura anthony
  • The San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio remains closed after a brush fire early Tuesday morning.
  • The San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio has reopened after a brush fire early Tuesday morning.
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  • The San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio remains closed after a brush fire early Tuesday morning.
  • The San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio has reopened after a brush fire early Tuesday morning.
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  • Fire in San Jose on Felipe Avenue
  • A three-alarm fire damaged four units at a Public Storage facility in San Jose this morning, a fire captain said.
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  • Brush fire near the San  Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio.
  • Fire crews are fighting a brush fire near the San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio this morning.
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  • Westbound I-80 coming off the Bay Bridge.
  • Monday, a big rig getting off the Bay Bridge caught fire during the morning commute.
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bay bridge, I-80, fire, traffic, CHP, food, bay area traffic, vic lee
  • Big rig fire causes massive traffic on Bay Bridge Monday morning
  • Big-rig fire closes WB I-80 lanes for 10 hours Monday, a big rig getting off the Bay Bridge caught fire during the morning commute.
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  • Westbound I-80 coming off the Bay Bridge.
  • Monday, a big rig getting off the Bay Bridge caught fire during the morning commute.
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  • Chevron refinery fire
  • Chevron has agreed to pay $2M in fines and pleaded no contest to charges in connection with the Richmond refinery fire.
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  • A big rig caught fire in San Francisco Monday morning, causing a massive traffic backup coming off the Bay Bridge.
  • Three lanes remain closed near the Fifth Street exit in San Francisco after a big rig caught fire Monday morning.
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  • Fire in San Jose
  • The Red Cross is helping 17 people displaced by an early morning apartment building fire in West San Jose.
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  • Fire in San Jose
  • The Red Cross is helping 17 people displaced by an early morning apartment building fire in West San Jose.
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  • Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that damaged two homes on 19th and West Streets in Oakland Sunday morning.
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  • An apartment unit gutted by fire in Hayward.
  • A Hayward woman is in the hospital after jumping out of a window to escape a fire.
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  • The scene of a house fire in Oakland.
  • The Oakland Fire Department is investigating the cause of an overnight house fire.
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  • Several people were forcibly removed and arrested by police during a protest  over the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond.
  • Richmond police have arrested around 175 people so far at a protest outside the Chevron refinery.
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  • 2012 Chevron refinery fire
  • Almost one year after the refinery fire that blackened skies in the East Bay, the city of Richmond has filed suit against Chevron.
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  • 2012 Chevron refinery fire
  • Almost one year after the refinery fire that blackened skies in the East Bay, the city of Richmond has filed suit against Chevron.
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richmond, chevron, lawsuit, fire, pollution, east bay news, wayne freedman
  • Hayward carport fire
  • A fire that destroyed six cars at a carport in Hayward today was allegedly started by a man attempting to siphon gas from a car.
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  • Hayward carport fire
  • Six cars were destroyed from a fire at a carport in Hayward at Montgomery Street and Simon Street.
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  • Richmond to sue Chevron over 2012 refinery fire
  • ABC7 News has learned the city of Richmond will file suit against Chevron for damages related to the 2012 refinery explosion.
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  • Richmond to sue Chevron over 2012 refinery fire
  • ABC7 News has learned the city of Richmond will file suit against Chevron for damages related to the 2012 refinery explosion.
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richmond, chevron, lawsuit, fire, pollution, east bay news, vic lee
  • Brush fire on Lawrence Livermore Lab property
  • A wildfire on the Lawrence Livermore Lab property destroyed a trailer used by lab security.
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  • Fire in Lake County, Florida
  • There were multiple explosions at the Blue Rhino gas plant in Lake County, Florida which injured 7 workers.
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  • Bay Point fire
  • A 90 acre brush fire in Bay Point near the General Chemical Corp. plant on Nichols Drive is under control.
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  • San Mateo Bridge limo fire driver Orville Brown
  • The estranged wife of a limo driver says he was on the phone moments before the fatal fire on the San Mateo Bridge.
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  • San Francisco Fire Department Station 1
  • A San Francisco firefighter suspected in a drunk-driving crash while on duty may lose his job.
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  • San Mateo Bridge limo fire driver Orville Brown
  • Could distracted driving have been a contributing factor to the May 5 fatal limousine fire on the San Mateo Bridge?
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traffic, san mateo bridge, car fire, fire, fatal limo fire, CHP, news
  • A firefighter was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke  inhalation after battling a blaze in the Lower Haight.
  • A firefighter was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after battling a blaze in the Lower Haight.
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  • Fire in Lake County, Florida
  • There were multiple explosions at the Blue Rhino gas plant in Lake County, Florida which injured multiple workers.
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  • Fire in San Francisco
  • Firefighters discovered a pot grow in a two-alarm fire overnight at a residence in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley.
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sffd, fire, visitacion valley, pot bust, marijuana, san francisco news, amy hollyfield
  • Fire in San Francisco
  • Firefighters discovered a pot grow in a two-alarm fire overnight at a residence in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley.
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