Three residents of a senior housing complex have been displaced by a fire authorities believe began Sunday with a visitor’s lit cigarette. Water damage also temporarily closed Mo’Joe Café.
Bill Kehoe
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Unresponsive man pulled from San Francisco Bay, pronounced dead
A man found floating in the Berkeley Marina on Friday morning was pronounced dead at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, authorities report.
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Toppled eucalyptus smashes vehicle, kills Novato man on UC Berkeley campus
A driver was killed Sunday afternoon on the UC Berkeley campus when a tree fell on his vehicle, authorities report.
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41 people, 1 dog, rescued from stranded birding tour boat stalled on shoal
A birdwatching tour boat ran aground just after leaving the Berkeley Marina on Saturday afternoon, stranding 43 people and a dog on board, authorities report.
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Smoke but no fire found at UC Berkeley fraternity featured in ‘The Graduate’
Firefighters responded to a Cal fraternity Sunday and found smoke but no fire. One young man had a medical emergency while firefighters were there, and was taken to the hospital.
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Unstoppable: Berkeley cyclist’s miraculous recovery after crash that nearly killed her
Less than 10 months after the crash that nearly took her life, Meg Schwarzman (center, arm raised, holding her son Oliver) completed the 5K race during the recent half-marathon event in Berkeley. She had a huge team of supporters, some of whom are pictured here. (Hover over the photograph to see their names.) Credit: Mike Wilson No […]
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Fire calls: Blaze at Berkeley dry cleaner causes $100K in damage; man rescued from water at marina
Authorities responded to a fire at Martinizing Dry Cleaning early Tuesday. Photo: Ky Le A burglar alarm at a dry cleaner in Berkeley brought authorities to investigate what turned out to be a fire inside the University Avenue shop earlier this week. The fire, at Martinizing Dry Cleaning, 1319 University, caused an estimated $100,000 in damage, […]
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Berkeleyside Police Blotter: Crime in Berkeley, 2/27-3/5
Selected calls for service to the Berkeley Police, via CrimeMapping.com. (Scroll down for maps of burglaries, auto burglaries and auto thefts.) Click the map for the full list. See the map key here. This is a partial list of recent crime in Berkeley, compiled by Berkeleyside, and based on reports to the Berkeley Police Department unless otherwise noted. […]
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Firefighters use lid to put out kitchen pot fire in Berkeley
Allston Way was closed Monday night between Shattuck Avenue and Oxford Street for a small kitchen fire. Photo: Emilie Raguso Authorities closed Allston Way in downtown Berkeley on Monday night for about 45 minutes after a report of a fire in a five-story building across from the popular Cancun Taqueria restaurant. Berkeley Fire Department Battalion Chief […]
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Fire destroys Dwight Way house
Fire at Dwight Way. Photo: CBS News A fire that erupted in a house at 1517 Dwight Way this morning not only destroyed the building but melted some power lines and ignited two gas meters. Four people who lived in the house managed to escape, according to fire officials. “The occupants reported that they were […]
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Eight Berkeley firefighters promoted at pinning ceremony
A battalion of fire trucks lined up outside the Berkeley Rep on badge pinning day. Photos: Tracey Taylor. A row of parked fire engines made an impressive sight on a rainy Friday afternoon on Addison Street as, inside the Berkeley Repertory Thrust Theatre, eight Berkeley firefighers were promoted in a badge-pinning ceremony which also served […]
