Cigarette on bed starts fire in Murrieta home

By SWRNN Staff, on February 27, 2013, at 1:00 pm
(Flickr/drothamel)

A cigarette ignited a Murrieta house fire just after 3 p.m., Tuesday Feb. 26 in the 40000 block of Corte [...] Read More

Firefighters tackle house fire in Palm Desert

By City News Service, on January 25, 2013, at 3:36 pm

Firefighters battled a blaze at a residence in Palm Desert this afternoon. The fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m. [...] Read More

Devastating fire in San Pedro injures many, three critically

By City News Service, on January 22, 2013, at 10:35 am
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Fourteen people were injured today, three critically, in a residential hotel fire that was “criminal in nature,” authorities said. The [...] Read More

Temecula: Brush fire threatens homes and businesses, additional fire crews called in

By Stephanie D. Schulte, on September 2, 2012, at 12:41 pm
Flames burn surrounding brush on Sunday in Temecula. (Ashley Ludwig/SWRNN)

Update @ 12:52 p.m.: According to a Riverside County Fire Department report, forward spread of the fire has been stopped [...] Read More

Firefighters make quick work of commercial building fire

By Stephanie D. Schulte, on August 31, 2012, at 2:15 pm
(Daniel Lane/SWRNN)

A fire was reported around 12:30 p.m. today at a commercial building in the 41400 block of Date Street in [...] Read More

Idyllwild: Hiker dies despite efforts to save him

By City News Service, on August 23, 2012, at 1:52 pm

A hiker died on a trail in Idyllwild today despite efforts to resuscitate him, a fire department spokeswoman said. Someone reported [...] Read More

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