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Crews battle small brush fire near I-5, 134 freeway junction
Firefighters extinguished a one-acre grass fire near the Golden State (5) Freeway at the Ventura (134) Freeway interchange on Tuesday that briefly stopped traffic. Crews from four fire companies, including Glendale and Los Angeles, attacked the blaze,...
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Fire causes extensive damage to water fountain company in Sun Valley
A fire that tore through a water fountain design company in Sun Valley on Saturday caused more than $1 million in estimated property damage, officials said. The fire at Wet Designs, 10817 Sherman Way, started when a hit-and-run driver struck a power...Tags: Google+
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Crashes, including one fatality, tie up early morning traffic on local freeways
It was a treacherous morning on local freeways Thursday morning, with one driver killed in a crash on the 134 Freeway in Toluca Lake and a big rig that jackknifed, at one point closing all lanes of the 5 Freeway in Glendale. In the westbound 134 Freeway...Tags: Vehicles, Google+, Los Angeles Times, Services and Shopping, Traffic
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Two children ejected from SUV in Woodland Hills freeway crash
Two children were thrown from the sport utility vehicle they were riding in Saturday when it collided with a second SUV on the Ventura Freeway near Valley Circle Boulevard in Woodland Hills, authorities said. Ten people -- including six youngsters --...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Bob Pool
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Firefighters extinguish 134 Freeway blaze that briefly threatened homes
A brush fire that broke out just north of the Ventura (134) Freeway Tuesday climbed a nearby hillside and briefly threatened homes in adjacent Glendale before it was extinguished shortly after noon, officials reported. The fire, reported at 10:48 a.m....
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3 dead after BMW hits Studio City pizzeria, bursts into flames
A BMW sedan struck a tree and crashed into a Studio City pizzeria after the driver lost control early Sunday, killing three people including the driver and sparking a fire, authorities said. The car severed a gas line and was engulfed in flames shortly...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Los Angeles Times, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Glendale firefighters learn from 'reality TV'
Capt. Matthew Luchetta sat in the hot seat and called out commands Thursday to fellow firefighters as he took stock of a smoky three-story apartment building on Cypress Street. But it could have just as easily been a plane crash, hazardous materials...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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Small wildfire near La Tuna Canyon on Sunday confined to a few acres
Firefighters put out a brush fire Sunday afternoon on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway near La Tuna Canyon Road, officials said. Five Glendale fire companies and a water tender provided back up about noon for the Los Angeles Fire Department as they... -
Politics lights a fire under L.A. Fire Department
A Los Angeles mayoral candidate took an early campaign swipe at his leading opponents this week and inadvertently exposed the city Fire Department for publishing misleading performance data. Top brass at the Los Angeles Fire Department on Friday admitted...Tags: Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, Eric Garcetti, Jan Perry
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Man questioned in string of North Hollywood fires
A homeless man was detained and questioned Friday morning in connection with a string of suspicious fires in North Hollywood, officials said.
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L.A. Fire Department admits exaggerating response times
Top Los Angeles Fire Department officials on Friday admitted to The Times that for years the agency put out data that made it appear that firefighters were arriving at the scene of emergencies faster than they actually were.
The statistics snafu comes as...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Eric Garcetti, Jan Perry, Wendy Greuel
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High winds topple trees
Strong winds throughout the L.A. region on Monday knocked over trees and caused other damage, with some gusts measured at 41 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The agency issued a wind advisory that was to be in effect until 3 a.m. Tuesday,...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Natural Resources, Forests, Granada Hills
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