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

Murrieta: Small fire leads to significant water damage to home

By Joe Fanaselle, on February 2, 2013, at 7:21 pm
A small fire in a home in Murrieta today led to significant water damage courtesy of the residential sprinkler system. (Joe Fanaselle/SWRNN)

A residential fire sprinkler system made quick work of a fire at a home in Murrieta Saturday afternoon, causing significant water [...] Read More

Update: Fire breaks out at recycling center in Murrieta

By Joe Fanaselle, on January 9, 2013, at 6:29 pm
Fire crews used a saw to break into a garage at the building in order to make entry. (Joe Fanaselle/SWRNN)

Update @ 7:43 p.m.: According to Paramedic Engineer Matt Corelli with the Murrieta Fire Department, the fire was first reported [...] Read More

Murrieta: Homes saved by swift moving firefighters

By Joe Fanaselle, on December 28, 2012, at 11:51 pm
(SWRNN/Joe Fanaselle)

Firefighters quickly knocked down a house fire near Copper Craft Drive and Kettle Road tonight, it has been reported. According [...] Read More

Murder charges filed in death of Murrieta woman

By Kerri S. Mabee, on November 19, 2012, at 4:11 pm
Shanae Wesley, 23, was found dead in her apartment after residents were awakened by an early morning blaze on Oct. 31. (Credit: Facebook)

Murder charges were filed today in the case of a woman whose charred body was found in her Murrieta apartment [...] Read More

Murrieta fire now 90 percent contained, fire officials worried about winds kicking up

By Stephanie D. Schulte, on September 24, 2012, at 10:54 am
Via Temprano fire in Murrieta (Joe Fanaselle/SWRNN)

A fast-moving fire has burned upwards close to 200 acres of brush in Murrieta, and was 90 percent contained by [...] Read More

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