12-year-old girl arrested after 4 suspected arson fires in Berkeley Hills
The girl, who was visiting family in Berkeley, was taken to the Alameda County Juvenile Hall in San Leandro.
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Know your zone: A new system for wildfire evacuation is coming to Berkeley
A new evacuation software system called Zonehaven is scheduled to go live on June 15.
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Residents asked to shelter in place briefly after North Berkeley gas leak
Repairs were completed on the damaged gas line by around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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House fire displaces 5 at Berkeley-Oakland border
No residents or firefighters were injured but several people were displaced from the home, which is no longer fit to live in.
Berkeley’s fire chief is leaving to take over top fire spot in Piedmont
Dave Brannigan has served as chief for three years.
Volunteers no longer welcome at Berkeley’s main COVID-19 vaccination site
Curative, the private company running the site, is concerned about the liability of using volunteers at the Golden Gate Fields site.
Police: Man with loaded shotgun arrested on suspicion of arson
Police arrested a 34-year-old Berkeley man on Thursday after he reportedly set his home on fire and was outside “acting erratically” with a loaded shotgun, authorities said.
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Firefighters extinguish RV fire in West Berkeley
An RV caught on fire in West Berkeley at around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, according to Berkeley Fire Department dispatch scanner reviewed by Berkeleyside.
Berkeley firefighters respond to house fire in Thousand Oaks neighborhood
The fire is at a residential address in the 500 block of The Alameda, according to fire dispatch scanner.
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Berkeley orders demolition of 7-story building that burned for several days
The building is unsafe and the top five floors, made of wood, must be removed by Dec. 31.
For this Berkeley woman, the University Avenue fire has left her with no place to live
Marsha Tolliver had to leave the room she was renting and was forced to choose between buying a uniform for work or paying for a hotel.
Update: Fire almost extinguished at 7-story building in downtown Berkeley
After burning for three days, the fire at 2067 University Ave. is now extinguished and only a small number of Berkeley firefighters remain on scene.
