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Berkeley Fire douses 2-alarm blaze at Potter Street lab
The roof of a lab space leased by Berkeley Lab caught fire Monday afternoon. Image: Google Maps UPDATE, Nov. 13: According to the Berkeley Fire Department, the fire is estimated to have caused $50,000...
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ID theft may affect 931 Berkeley ambulance customers
People who were transported to hospital by Berkeley Fire Department ambulances may be vulnerable to ID theft A total of 931 people who used Berkeley’s Fire Department ambulance services have had their...
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Fire chief retires after 27 years, with many ‘firsts’
Pryor said she looks forward to spending time with her family and “de-stressing” in her retirement. Leadership, she said, “is about empowering people regardless of how they feel about me. I try to be...
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Suspect stabs two, sets house on fire on Harmon Street
Berkeley police and fire responded to a stabbing incident followed by a fire on Harmon Street on Jan. 29. Photo: Tracey Taylor Update, 01.30.13, 2:45 p.m.: The suspect in the stabbing case is...
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Update: Berkeley hills fire ‘under control’ as of 2 p.m.
The three-story house that caught fire in the late morning of Feb. 6 is in the 1100 block of Keith Ave. Photo: Kelly Walter Update, 9:09 p.m. Firefighters say a portable heater caused the residential...
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House fire in Berkeley hills caused by portable heater
The fire at 1177 Keith Ave. in the Berkeley hills caused an estimated $800,000 worth of damage. Photo: K. Lawson The fire today that saw two stories of a Berkeley hills home extensively damaged, and a...
View ArticleFirefighters put out cottage blaze after reports of smoke
A fire in an in-law unit in the Berkeley hills this week resulted in about $30,000 worth of damage, and its cause remains under investigation, authorities said Wednesday. Multiple neighbors near Poppy...
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Fire at Chez Panisse damages front of restaurant
The early morning fire started underneath the dining alcove at the front of Chez Panisse. The Berkeley Fire Department marshall said the cause was probably an electrical fault. Photo: Colleen Neff...
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Breaking: Firefighters douse gas line blaze on MLK
Sewer excavation work apparently led to Tuesday’s fire in Berkeley. Photo: William Newton The Berkeley Fire Department put out a fire, in the 1700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way on Tuesday...
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Cigarette fire causes $75,000 in damage to home on Blake
Fire crews responded to a house fire in the 1700 block of Blake Street on Sunday. Image: Google maps A cigarette butt discarded by a resident in a central Berkeley home appears to have lit some paper...
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Police, Fire conduct ‘shooter’ drill at Berkeley school
First responders from the Berkeley Police and Fire departments found one shooting “victim” outside the Berkeley Adult School on San Pablo Avenue. All photos: Emilie Raguso Authorities converged on a...
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Join the Berkeley-wide emergency drill April 27
In the city’s CERT Academy training, residents learn how to respond during emergencies. Photo: Khin Chin/Berkeley Fire Department A Berkeley-wide disaster exercise is set to take place later this...
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Berkeley firefighter shot at responding to medical call
A Berkeley firefighter was shot at early Monday morning. Photo: Emilie Raguso A Berkeley firefighter was shot at by an 88-year-old man early this morning after responding to a medical call, according...
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Berkeley unites for earthquake safety
Two community members discuss radios and disaster preparedness during Berkeley’s annual city-wide disaster preparedness drill, which took place Saturday. Photo: Emilie Raguso An estimated 2,000 people...
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High temperatures, wind, prompt Berkeley red flag alert
Berkeley is to have heat and high winds in the next couple of days. Photo: Avi As the weather heats up — the National Weather Service is predicting that the temperature will hit 87 degrees by Thursday...
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Berkeley wakes to smoke odor from Napa, Sonoma
Photo: Emilie Raguso Update, 8:25 a.m.: Oakland Fire Department is responding to a vegetation fire near Gravatt Drive in the hills near the south Berkeley border. Two Berkeley engines were called out...
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South Berkeley fire displaces Deakin Street residents
A fire at a home on Shattuck Avenue north of Marin Avenue caused nearly $190,000 in damage on Sunday. Photo: Greg Merritt Berkeley Fire crews responded to two fires on Sunday afternoon, which caused...
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5 fires intentionally set in North Berkeley neighborhood
Someone set a series of fires along The Alameda in May. Locations are approximate. Image: Google Maps Authorities are investigating a series of fires that appear to have been set in dry brush and...
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Fire at Berkeley’s Nash Hotel closes University Avenue
Crews at the scene of a fire at the Nash Hotel at 2045 University Ave. Photos: Tracey Taylor By Tracey Taylor and Frances Dinkelspiel Update, 9:04 pm: Having now had the opportunity to debrief with...
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Cause of car fire at Berkeley Trader Joe’s unknown
A car fire broke out in the first-story parking garage at Trader Joe’s in Berkeley on Friday, June 21. Photo: Greg Merritt Authorities closed the roadway to through-traffic Friday evening on Martin...
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