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VIDEO: A residential fire in Oakland hills causes "significant destruction" of a home, officials said. The fire started around 4:15 p.m. Thursday and appears to be accidental, according to the Oakland Police Department. The original blaze was considered a "three-alarm" fire and three other homes were impacted.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2023 10:45:04 PM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland

Oakland's Fire Chief says the fire that damaged three homes Thursday appears to have been an accident. He also credited homeowners for complying with defensible space preparations, saying that "truly made a difference" in firefighters' efforts to prevent the flames from spreading. A column of black smoke rising from the Oakland hills was visible from miles away Thursday, as firefighters got the call at 4:17 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland

The Watsonville Fire Department rescued an elderly woman from a house fire Thursday morning. Watsonville Police said they arrived at 9:30 a.m. at 49 Blanco Lane for reports of a structure fire. Two good Samaritans were helping an elderly woman who was trapped in the home when American Medical Response arrived.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2023 11:14:20 AM - SOURCE: KION-TV CBS/FOX 46 Monterey

A year ago, the Stockton Fire Department lost one of its crew members in the line of duty when responding to a fire at Aurora and Washington streets in Stockton. It was an early Monday morning, Jan. 31, when Stockton Engine 2 responded to a call of a dumpster fire at 4:45 a.m. at Aurora and Washington streets.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Record Net - Metered Site

Mystery still surrounds the apparent spontaneous combustion of a Tesla Model S on a Sacramento freeway over the weekend. But in an interview with KCRA, siblings Sunit and Dilpreet Mayall described the terrifying moments their car's battery component suddenly burst into flames on Saturday about 4 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 11:49:26 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland

A fire erupted overnight Thursday at a strip mall in Palo Alto, damaging at least four businesses, according to fire officials. At about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, fire crews responded to Middlefield Road and Loma Verde Avenue on reports of a structure fire. Upon arrival, they found heavy flames coming from a strip mall.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

People within a mile of the incident have been directed to evacuate immediately

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LAFD members were training this week at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center

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