Would you know what to do when disaster strikes? Photo: Emilie Raguso Would you know what to do when disaster strikes? Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley’s annual disaster preparedness event is coming up next month with activities to teach residents how to handle kids and pets in an emergency, as well as general skills. The 2014 event is scheduled […]
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Berkeley firefighter rescues woman from the bay
Water rescue at the Berkeley pier. Photo: Dina Becerra A Berkeley firefighter rescue swimmer saved a woman late Thursday afternoon after she reportedly jumped off the Berkeley Pier into the San Francisco Bay, authorities said. The woman and a man who jumped into the bay to try to rescue her before authorities arrived were taken to […]
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Authorities investigate possible meth lab on Oregon Street
Authorities, including Berkeley Fire, were on scene on the morning of Friday June 6, 2014, following a raid on the house at 1615 Oregon St. where a meth lab was uncovered.Photo: David Cohn Update, June 11: Reports subsequent to Berkeleyside’s original story and conversation with Sgt. J.D. Nelson, spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, suggest suspicions about a methamphetamine […]
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Berkeley parking enforcement vehicle catches fire
A parking enforcement vehicle caught fire in North Berkeley on Friday morning. Photo: Shan Carter As much as everyone uniformly dreads the meter maid, vandals were not responsible for a fire Friday morning in North Berkeley that reportedly destroyed a parking enforcement vehicle. Flames from the conflagration were large enough to set a tree on fire, […]
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Police: West Berkeley fire caused by hashish operation
One man was taken to the hospital for treatment after a fire in West Berkeley on Tuesday night. Photo: Jef Poskanzer A small fire at a West Berkeley business on Tuesday evening, which sent one man to a burn center for treatment, appears to have been caused by a hashish production operation, police said Wednesday. Very […]
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Breaking: Man injured in Berkeley fire on Gilman Street
One man was taken to the hospital for treatment after a fire in West Berkeley on Tuesday night. Photo: Jef Poskanzer A small rooftop fire in West Berkeley on Tuesday night sent one man to a San Francisco burn center for treatment, authorities said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but Deputy Fire […]
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Are you ready to help kids, pets when disaster strikes?
The Berkeley Emergency Prep Fair is aimed to help residents know what to do with pets and little ones in case of a disaster. Photo: Emilie Raguso A brand new interactive fair is coming to Berkeley this weekend, aimed to help residents get prepared for disaster with a focus on children and pets. The free […]
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Berkeley warehouse fire started accidentally; Wooden Duck not insured for content loss
The smoke from the West Berkeley warehouse fire as seen from Delaware Street. Photo: Raph Levien The fire that erupted in a West Berkeley warehouse on Saturday, seriously damaging or destroying numerous businesses, started accidentally, according to fire officials. “There didn’t seem to be any indication this was a malicious fire,” said Berkeley Fire Department […]
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‘Suspicious substance’ in Berkeley turns out to be plaster
Passers-by were worried by police and fire activity after a suspicious substance report Monday. (Location is approximate.) Image: Google Maps A report of a suspicious white substance in the 1900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way closed a central Berkeley block during a short investigation that caused alarm among neighbors and passers-by Monday evening. The […]
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Police arrest man after ‘violent attack’ in West Berkeley
Carlos Alberto Delagarza was arrested On April 7, 2014 after attacking a police officer on Bolivar Drive which runs alongside Aquatic Park in Berkeley. Image: Google Maps Police arrested a 41-year-old man after he struggled with a Berkeley Police officer, tried to take his gun and jumped into the lagoon at Aquatic Park when the officer […]
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Update: Bus fire slows I-80 traffic in Berkeley, no injuries
Friday’s bus fire took place between Ashby and University avenues on eastbound I-80 (map location is approximate). Image: Google Maps Friday’s bus fire took place between Ashby and University avenues on eastbound I-80 (map location is approximate). Image: Google Maps Update, 6:45 p.m. Berkeley Fire Department spokesman Deputy Chief Avery Webb said the bus that caught […]
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Man drives van into bay near Berkeley, crawls to safety
Image: Google Maps A man who accidentally drove his van into the San Francisco Bay near HS Lordships restaurant in Berkeley just after midnight Friday managed to get back to land before authorities arrived to save him. Berkeley Deputy Fire Chief Avery Webb said Friday that the man, who appeared to be in his 60s, […]
