Tag: fire
County opens resource hub for fire evacuees
Santa Clara Valley residents ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm this evening.
Air quality rated ‘unhealthy’ for high-risk groups
Authorities continue to warn of harmful and deteriorating air quality as smoke drifts into the South Valley region from numerous wildfires burning in the Bay Area, Salinas Valley and beyond.
Coe Park closed due to wildfires
Henry W. Coe State Park is closed to all user entry and activity until further notice due to a number of wildfires.
Community Garden site goes up in flames
Remnants of the abandoned Gilroy Community Garden in downtown Gilroy went up in flames late Monday afternoon, Oct. 14, briefly threatening nearby homes and...
Fire destroys farm buildings
A vegetation fire in southeast San Martin spread to engulf a number of farm buildings the afternoon of July 15.
More than 60 cited for illegal fireworks
The evening of July 4 was a busy night for the Gilroy Police Department, which fielded more than 400 calls for service and wrote...
Limb takes out power, closes Hecker Pass
A falling tree limb at approximately 2:40 pm April 3, took down a quarter mile of high-tension power lines between Burchell Road and Syngenta...
Fire consumes two homes in west Gilroy
Two structures in west Gilroy were destroyed Monday after a guesthouse caught fire and eventually spread to the main house nearby. Firefighters were called to 7945 Whitehurst Road at 12:30 p.m. and when they arrived, the guesthouse was engulfed in flames, according to a Cal Fire spokesperson.
Firefighters knock out blaze in Gilroy garage
GILROY—A family of three living inside a garage in a home along the 400 block of Fairview Drive was displaced Monday, after the building caught fire just before 11 a.m. Gilroy firefighters extinguished the structure fire within 15 minutes, according to Gilroy Fire Department Division Chief Chris Weber.
Apartment patio fire extinguished in MH
Fire crews quickly extinguished a residential structure fire on the patio of an apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Fire trucks responded to the fire at 215 Del Monte Avenue about 4:30 p.m. CalFire Battalion Chief Brandon Leitzke called the blaze a “small fire,” and did not result in any injuries or significant damage. The initial investigation determined the fire was caused by a lit cigarette discarded “too close to combustible” materials, Leitzke said.
