A nightmare scenario that could have led to injury and death at Disneyland early Christmas morning was narrowly averted just outside Disneyland as the park was closing early Christmas morning shortly before 1 AM. A suspected DUI driver was barreling towards families leaving the park at high speed after …
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An early morning fire tore through one of the two historic World War 2 blimp hangars in Tustin overnight. The fire was reported at 12:53 a.m. and was quickly upgraded to 3 alarms by the first arriving Orange County Fire Authority units. The cause of the fire has yet to …
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The recently measured snowpack levels in the Sierras and the Upper Colorado River Basin are nearly 200% of their historical averages for this time of year in some spots. While this level of snowpack will no doubt help ease the drought conditions in the west, it will not solve the …
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An elderly man and his dog narrowly escaped a fire in their mobile home early Wednesday morning. The fire was reported to the Orange County Fire Authority at 1:29 am at 13061 Fairview Street in Garden Grove. Before the fire department arrived, a Garden Grove Police Officer and a bystander …
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The Orange County Fire Authority responded to a fire in a vacant building at 13551 Harbor Blvd. shortly after midnight Tuesday morning. This was at least the 4th fire in this building in recent months and is believed to have been started by a homeless person. Flames were already shooting …
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Three people believed to be from Orange County have been killed in an accident on Interstate 40 near Williams, Arizona, “the Gateway to the Grand Canyon”. Preliminary reports indicate their car was traveling westbound on Interstate 40 when for unknown reasons it crossed the center divider and struck a big …
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A huge wind driven fire tore through the yard of a foam factory at 2060 N. Batavia shortly after Midnight Wednesday morning. The 4 alarm fire lit up the night sky and was visible for miles. Firefighters from Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton, and the Orange County Fire Authority fought the fire …
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A large fire destroyed a used car dealership at 420 S. Harbor Bl. in Santa Ana early Monday morning. The 2 alarm fire was reported shortly before 4 am. Firefighters from Fountain Valley assisted the Orange County Fire Authority in battling the fire. The main building of IM Auto Sales …
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2 California Highway Patrol officers barely escaped injury when a suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of their patrol car. Both Officers were on foot in lanes on the freeway and had to run to avoid being hit. The Officers were investigating a wrong way accident on the 55 …
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The California Highway Patrol is confirming that 4 people have been killed in an accident involving at least 2 motorcycles. The C.H.P. reports that 2 men and 2 women were pronounced dead at the scene by Orange County Fire Authority Paramedics. The accident was reported at 4:30 p.m. on Santiago …
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