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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 7, 2024

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News and General Info

A San Bernardino fire destroys five homes and damages several others

A hillside fire in San Bernardino is fully contained at less than 100 acres; however, the damage is heartbreaking. San Bernardino County Fire reports that five homes and an outbuilding were destroyed, and at least three single-family homes were damaged. The cause of the fire remains under investigation today. The fast moving flames broke out Monday afternoon, August 5, […]

Friday, February 26, 2016

Photo courtesy Burbank Fire Department -- Fire battle at on East Angeleno Avenue Burbank February 25, 2016

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, February 26, 2016

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Huge house fire in Burbank under investigation

A huge house fire on East Angeleno Avenue in Burbank is under investigation today. Yesterday morning, a fierce battle was waged to try to save the two-story structure. Fire crews from the surrounding area were involved in the fight. The first to arrive on the scene at around 9:40 a.m. were from Burbank and Glendale. The firefighters discovered a worker […]

Friday, July 10, 2015

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Sevan Mini Market 1516 North San Fernando Boulevard boarded up after robbery and fire in Burbank July 10, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 10, 2015

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Burbank market shut down by robbery and fire

The Sevan Mini Market on North San Fernando Boulevard in Burbank is boarded up today after a robbery and fire last night. As reported on Media City Groove, the market was robbed by several suspects at around 9 p.m., at least one of them was armed. Then, a fire broke out. The fire was knocked down quickly by Burbank firefighters, […]

Friday, July 10, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 10, 2015

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Armed robbery and fire at Burbank market under investigation

An armed robbery and fire at the Sevan Mini Market is under investigation today by both the Burbank Police and Fire Departments. The market at 1516 North San Fernando Boulevard was on fire when police officers arrived on the scene last night at around 8:50 p.m. “The officers made contact with the victim, who reported he’d been robbed by at […]

Friday, March 20, 2015

Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- A plume of smoke from a fire in the 300 block of West Spazier Avenue in Burbank March 20, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 20, 2015

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Fire at Burbank home of actor Justin Baldoni’s mother

A plume of smoke from a fire burning in the 300 block of West Spazier Avenue in Burbank could be seen for miles today. At one point, the column of smoke was so tall and so dark that some spectators thought there might be a brush fire on the rampage. That turned out not to be the case. The fire […]

Saturday, January 31, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 31, 2015

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Woman found dead after fire in Burbank apartment

Burbank Police and Fire investigators today are working to determine the cause of an apartment fire which apparently killed a woman. It happened in the 200 block of East Alameda Avenue yesterday. Both Burbank Police and Fire responded to the initial call of a medical emergency shortly after 5 p.m. The first on the scene, a Burbank PD officer, reportedly […]

Thursday, September 9, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, September 9, 2010

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News & General Info

Deadly blast & firestorm in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno

“A hellish scene” is how a KCBS/KNX 1070 news radio reporter described what he saw in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno tonight. A major natural gas pipeline ruptured shortly after 6 p.m. causing an explosion that some victims say felt like an earthquake or a plane crash. A fireball shot into the air and swept through a neighborhood the hillside […]