Sparks from model rocket caused grass fire Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park
After containing the fire, firefighters continued to put out “hot spots” for about 1.5 hours.
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Roads closed for Fourth of July due to fire danger in Berkeley Hills
Several roads and parking lots commonly used as viewpoints will be closed this year, UC Police reported.
The ‘Berkeley boom’ is back this year. Are fireworks to blame?
Loud pops, cracks and fireworks in recent weeks have prompted hundreds of posts on social media, passionate threads on neighborhood forums and, perhaps inevitably, conspiracy theories.
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East Bay first responders put on ‘flash mob’ parade to salute health care workers
A noisy, upbeat convoy of East Bay fire trucks, police cruisers and more, with many vintage rides, took in five local hospitals.
Fire destroys tent, belongings of homeless man at People’s Park
Robert Dougherty escaped injury, but lost his home and his belongings after his tent caught fire while he was asleep inside.
Update: Fire in parked car spreads to home on Byron Street; 1 displaced
One resident was displaced after a parked vehicle caught on fire on Byron Street in West Berkeley on Saturday afternoon then spread to an adjacent home, authorities report.
Dryer catches fire at Elmwood laundromat Sunday night
Firefighters quickly put out the flames, said BFD. Nobody was injured.
City of Berkeley ramps up efforts to watch for coronavirus
A reader asked Berkeleyside to find out why firefighters on a call this week were discussing protocols for coronavirus. Here’s what we learned.
Fire at West Berkeley homeless camp causes injury
A fire at the camp across from the Seabreeze market sent someone to a medical center Thursday afternoon.
Patron injured at Kirin due to ceiling beam collapse; restaurant closed for now
A customer at a Chinese restaurant on Solano Avenue in North Berkeley was injured Friday when a decorative beam fell from the ceiling and struck him in the head, authorities report.
House fire on Oxford Street kills the three dogs of owner of La Note restaurant
The fire also heavily damaged Dorothée Mitrani’s home.
