EBMUD workers repair a broken water main at University Avenue and Grant Street on Tuesday around 11 p.m. Photo: David Yee Update, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 5:28 a.m. EBMUD says water should be back on for customers by about 8 a.m., according to the latest info, “however work in the street will continue as we work with […]
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‘Suspicious package’ shuts down Public Safety Building
Berkeley Police Department. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley authorities were on alert Wednesday afternoon after a suspicious package appeared at the Public Safety Building, which houses the police and fire departments, authorities said. The Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Team and the Police Department’s Bomb Squad were sent to investigate the package, said Deputy Fire Chief Donna McCracken, […]
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Berkeley Fire Department responds to small fire on Durant
The Berkeley Fire Department responded to fire in an unoccupied building on Friday. Photo: Emilie Raguso The Berkeley Fire Department responded to a call of a structure fire in an unoccupied apartment building at 2631 Durant Ave. around 5 a.m., according to Deputy Fire Chief Donna McCracken. No injuries were reported, she said, and the […]
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Fire at former Sliderbar in downtown Berkeley
The Berkeley Fire Department has responded to a fire on Center Street in downtown Berkeley that caused the evacuation of several buildings and is backing up traffic in the area.
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Large truck overturns in Berkeley Hills; driver extricated
A truck overturned Thursday on Glendale in Berkeley. Photo: Courtesy of Battalion Chief Paul Cavagnaro A large truck hauling sand in the North Berkeley Hills overturned Thursday afternoon, and bystanders had to extricate the driver, who was taken to the hospital, authorities said. Deputy Fire Chief Donna McCracken said the truck had been hauling sand while […]
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Fire in Berkeley apartment building displaces around 30
Fire on Shattuck at Delaware on Tuesday, April 26. Photo, posted to Twitter at 8:15 p.m., by @panellington Update, April 27: BFD says the rough monetary value of the damage caused by the fire and burst water pipe is $100,000. BFD also confirmed that they went back to the apartment building later on the night of April 26 to […]
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Berkeley first responders join parade in Dublin, Ireland
Berkeley first responders, inluding, far right, BPD Officer Jitendra Singh, and second from right, BPD Officer Stephanie Polizziani, march in the St. Patrick Day’s Parade in Dublin, Ireland, on March 17, 2016. Photo: courtesy Berkeley Deputy Fire Chief Donna McCracken Berkeley first responders, inluding, far right, BPD Officer Jitendra Singh, and second from right, BPD […]
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Berkeley Fire responds to blaze at central Berkeley home
A fire caused serious damage at 2520 Grant St. in Berkeley on Sunday. Photo: Daniel McPartlan Firefighters responded to a house fire in the early hours of Sunday in the 2500 block of Grant Street, at Blake Street, in central Berkeley. It caused an estimated $250,000 worth of damage to the structure and contents, forced the relocation […]
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2-alarm fire strikes Berkeley home by animal hospital
Smoke billows from a house fire on Haste Street in Berkeley between Shattuck and Fulton. Photo: Michael Burkhartsmeyer Authorities are responding to a house fire on Haste Street in Berkeley, between Fulton Street and Shattuck Avenue. The Berkeley Police Department has closed the road between Ellsworth Street and Shattuck and is asking people to avoid the […]
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Man killed in fire after Berkeley firefighters were blocked from entering because house was crammed with stuff
A Berkeley man was killed in a fire on Acton Street on Dec. 27. Photo: Lee Fenyves A 78-year-old Berkeley man was killed in a fire Sunday morning and he might have died because he hoarded so much stuff that firefighters could not enter his home, according to officials. The Fire Department was notified of […]
