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| Mar.19 |
North Beach |
Major North Beach blaze 
Firefighters hosed debris from the streets and checked for flareups Sunday after a major blaze ripped through a three-story North Beach buil...
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| Jan.30 |
Richmond |
Firefighters battle toxic smoke from Richmond scrap metal fire |
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| Dec.27 |
San Jose |
2-alarm fire burns flooring business |
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| Oct.8 |
Napa |
50 to 100 cars and 2 houses burn in junkyard blaze
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| Jul.13 |
Lafayette |
3-alarm fire destroys several businesses The fire destroyed a total of nine businesses - including the chamber of commerce and a skincare salon
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| Jul.7 |
Oakland Downtown |
Feds join search for cause in massive Oakland fire Map of Valdez and 23rd street Oakland| A huge blaze that destroyed a seven-story building under construction in Oakland on Friday, displacing 700 nearby residents. A tall construction crane that had apparently been damaged. Mayor Schaaf said the fact ... | |
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| Jun.16 |
SF Bayview |
4-alarm warehouse fire sends cloud of smoke over San Francisco
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| May.18 |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
3 injured after fire breaks out at Google conference
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| Apr.16 |
South San Jose |
2 critically injured in San Jose motel fire after explosion |
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| Mar.11 |
Stanford |
Firefighters extinguish blaze at Stanford Hospital lab |
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| Mar.5 |
Vallejo |
Dozens displaced after 3-alarm fire at residential hotel |
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| Dec.17 |
Richmond |
Huge fire at auto wrecking yard |
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| Dec.11 |
Fruitvale |
Area near Oakland's deadly Ghost Ship fire reopens |
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| Dec.10 |
West Oakland |
Musicians, artists honor Oakland fire victims |
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| Dec.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
No records of city building inspectors in warehouse in 30 years
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| Dec.6 |
Oakland City Hall |
9 more names released, 35 of 36 victims ID'd in fire
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Oakland City Hall |
Official says refrigerator is possible point of origin in warehouse fire |
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| Dec.5 |
Fruitvale |
10 additional Ghost Ship fire victims identified
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Oakland |
DA says criminal charges possible in Oakland Ghost Ship fire |
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| Dec.4 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor says criminal investigation activated in Ghost Ship fire 
| During a press conference, Libby Schaff announced the city's DA activated a criminal investigation team to look into the Ghost Ship fire | |
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Fruitvale |
Warehouse fire death toll climbs to 33, and includes teens Map of 31st Avenue and International Boulevard Oakland The firefighters combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing and made the grim announcement that teenagers were among the dead
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| Dec.3 |
Fruitvale |
Ex-employees say Ghost Ship founder disregarded fire hazard warnings |
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Fruitvale |
36 dead in fire at Oakland party Map of 31st Avenue and International Boulevard Oakland The blaze ignited around 11:30 p.m. Friday night in a large converted warehouse. As many as 100 people were inside for a performance
| Golden Donna 100 Percent Silk touring electronic dance music show. Some of the victims were apparently trapped in the blaze when they couldn’t escape down a makeshift, one-way stairwell leading to the second floor that was built out of wooden pallets
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| Sep.18 |
San Mateo |
Dog dies, 8 people displaced in condo fire |
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| Aug.28 |
San Jose |
San Jose: 75 firefighters battle blaze |
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| Jul.21 |
Millbrae |
Blaze tears through Millbrae Community Center Dozens of firefighters are battling a four-alarm blaze, which was reported just before 4 a.m., will likely leave severe damage to the entire...
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| Jul.8 |
Newark |
Big Newark fire at plastics plant sends black smoke over East Bay |
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| Jun.19 |
Bernal Heights |
42 displaced as firefighters contain huge 5-alarm fire in Mission More than 150 San Francisco firefighters battled a huge blaze that broke out on the edge of the Bernal Heights, closing the area’s busiest s...
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| Jun.15 |
South San Jose |
4-alarm fire destroys several businesses at strip mall
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| Jun.1 |
East San Jose |
Fighters extinguish four-alarm fire at auto parts store |
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| May.25 |
Santa Clara |
5-alarm blaze tears through Santa Clara strip mall A huge fire torched Rancho Shopping Center. The fire was first reported just before 3:00a.m. Firefighters battled wind-whipped flames for ho...
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| May.21 |
East Oakland |
East Oakland crews fight 4-alarm blaze for 5 hours
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| Feb.29 |
South of Market |
Fire damages gas station and shuttle bus in SF’s SoMa area |
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| Nov.8 |
SF Mission |
3-alarm fire in Mission District sends up towering plume of smoke |
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| Oct.4 |
South San Jose |
San Jose firefighters battle 4-alarm grocery store fire |
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| Aug.26 |
Santa Clara |
5 businesses destroyed by explosion and fire A vehicle crash is believed to be responsible for the explosion and fire at a strip mall. Lawrence Expressway is closed to traffic in both d...
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| Aug.21 |
Vallejo |
3-alarm warehouse fire on Mare Island |
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| Aug.10 |
San Leandro |
Two businesses burn in 4-alarm San Leandro blaze |
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| Jul.14 |
Eastern Span |
Bay Bridge fire sparked by maintenance crews flares |
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| Feb.14 |
North San Jose |
San Jose fire destroys classic cars A tireless, incessant fire engulfed a shop in industrial zone, sending a column of acrid smoke high into the morning sky and prompting evacu...
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| Jan.28 |
SF Mission |
1 dead, 6 injured in raging Mission District blaze Map of 22nd and Mission street San Francisco| Flames tore through a Mission District building home to dozens of families, killing one person, injuring six others and causing major damage. Firefighters rescued at least 12 people from the four-al... | |
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SF Mission |
Crews battle raging Mission District fire |
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| Nov.16 |
San Jose Downtown |
4-alarm blaze burns San Jose church
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| Oct.26 |
South San Jose |
Two-alarm fire in San Jose destroys up to 70 motorcycles |
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| Sep.4 |
SF Mission |
Four people, including two firefighters, hospitalized
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| Aug.30 |
San Jose |
Japantown fire destroys two buildings |
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| Aug.18 |
East Oakland |
Huge fire in abandoned warehouse |
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| Aug.10 |
Vallejo |
4-alarm fire broke out in old military barracks on Mare Island |
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| Aug.4 |
SF Downtown |
4-alarm fire in building undergoing renovations |
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| Jul.26 |
Spartan Stadium |
5-alarm fire burning near Spartan Stadium
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| Jul.7 |
Los Gatos |
2-alarm fire at Manresa restaurant |
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| May.11 |
North San Jose |
Firefighters busy working to put out fire at a landfill |
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| Apr.13 |
San Jose Downtown |
Two firefighters injured battling five-alarm fire in San Jose Map of Park Avenue and S Montgomery Street San Jose The fire started at about 3:10 p.m. in a former television station. At its peak, the smoke could be seen as far as Great America Parkway
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Berkeley |
Berkeley warehouse inferno controlled
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| Mar.23 |
Vallejo |
Fire at commercial building in Vallejo now under control
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| Mar.21 |
Willow Glen |
San Jose firefighters put out blaze at church |
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| Feb.24 |
SF Bayview |
Three-alarm fire destroys Luxor Cab service garage
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| Jan.18 |
South San Jose |
Crews extinguish four-alarm fire at Flames Coffee Shop in San Jose |
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| Jan.17 |
Redwood City |
Huge cloud of smoke from six-alarm fire Map of 894 Douglas Ave Redwood City A six-alarm fire tore through FMW machine shop in Redwood City on Friday morning, sending up a cloud of smoke visible across the Peninsula
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| Dec.11 |
Concord |
Four-alarm warehouse fire in Concord investigated |
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| Nov.23 |
Burlingame |
Crews put out 4-alarm fire that guts building in Burlingame
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| Nov.10 |
Redwood City |
Redwood City fire sends smoke over wide area |
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| Sep.23 |
West Oakland |
3-alarm fire burns church in West Oakland |
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| Jul.28 |
Richmond |
Fire at Richmond BART substation caused major delay |
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| Jun.11 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley: 3-alarm fire at historic Nash Hotel |
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| Mar.8 |
Berkeley |
Fire damages Berkeley's Chez Panisse
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| Dec.13 |
Fremont |
Three-alarm fire destroys Fremont machine plant |
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| Oct.12 |
San Francisco |
SF firefighters battling 4-alarm West Portal fire |
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| Sep.29 |
Vallejo |
Fire at Mayor Osby Davis' office suspected arson Map of 410 Tuolumne St Vallejo Vallejo Mayor watched as firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at his downtown law office early this morning in Vallejo
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| Aug.29 |
South San Jose |
3-alarm fire at commercial nursery |
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| Aug.7 |
Richmond |
Refinery fire out, shelter order lifted |
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Ingleside |
4-alarm fire destroyed a commercial building |
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| Aug.6 |
Richmond |
Massive fire at Chevron refinery fully contained |
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Richmond |
Fire at Chevron refinery in Richmond Map of 841 Chevron Way Richmond The fire is spewing thick black smoke into the sky. A shelter-in-place order was put in place for Richmond, North Richmond and San Pablo
| The sirens alerted residents to stay indoors and turn off air conditioner and vents to prevent breathing in tainted air
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| Jun.20 |
SF Downtown |
Blaze damages pier central to America's Cup Map of Pier 29 San Francisco A waterfront building being converted for next year's yacht race was severely damaged by a fire that spewed thick smoke over the bay
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| May.8 |
Antioch |
4-alarm fire burns Pittsburg tire warehouse |
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| Feb.5 |
Vallejo |
Huge warehouse burns on Mare Island |
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| Sep.27 |
San Francisco |
Four-alarm fire in Lower Haight contained |
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| May.4 |
South of Market |
6 injured in 4-alarm hotel blaze
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| Nov.1 |
San Jose Downtown |
Fire causes $2M to 2 commercial buildings |
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| Oct.10 |
San Jose Downtown |
Fire destroys radio station building A three-alarm at the building that sublets its radio tower for use to other stations, including KSJX (1500 AM), a local Asian-language radio...
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| Jul.3 |
San Jose |
Warehouse Fire Prompts Shelter-In-Place |
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| Jun.30 |
Vallejo |
Files Destroyed In Courthouse Fire |
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| Mar.13 |
Walnut Creek |
Huge 4-Alarm Fire At Lumber Yard
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| Mar.10 |
Santa Clara |
4-Alarm Blaze Burns At Recycling Center |
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| Feb.8 |
North San Jose |
Fire broke out at abandoned warehouse |
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| Nov.3 |
San Jose |
3-alarm fire burns at tire shop for 5 hours |
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| Oct.20 |
East Oakland |
Pot Plants Founded After Warehouse Fire |
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| Oct.14 |
SF Downtown |
No Serious Damage After Fire In High-rise |
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| Aug.30 |
SF Bayview |
4-alarm blaze spread to five buildings |
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| Jul.23 |
South SF |
4-Alarm Fire Rages At Salami Plant
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| Nov.29 |
SF Downtown |
Two dead after fire in restaurant |
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| Sep.30 |
Santa Clara |
4-Alarm Fire outside of ECS Refining |
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| Sep.5 |
Vallejo |
Giraffe Dies In Discovery Kingdom Fire |
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| Jul.19 |
San Jose |
Fire Destroys Historic Donner House Built in 1881, the house at Fourth and E. Saint John streets was placed on the list of National Register of Historic Places
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| Jul.1 |
Palo Alto |
4-alarm blaze inside commercial building |
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| Apr.7 |
Redwood City |
Alert: Avoid Scrap Yard Fire Smoke |
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| Jan.26 |
SF Presidio |
Electric Car Sparks Blaze At Crissy Field |
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| Jan.15 |
Richmond |
Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place
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| Dec.3 |
San Jose Downtown |
6 injured in 5-alarms explosive fire |
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| May.17 |
Mountain View |
Fire at Strip Mall Destroys 4 Businesses |
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| Apr.27 |
Santa Clara |
Fire Guts Silicon Valley Hi-Tech Firm |
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| Mar.9 |
SF Downtown |
BART: Passenger Panic Worsened Fire A fire in a tunnel had started when some wood debris underneath tracks was set alight by a spark
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| Jan.12 |
Redwood City |
Carport Firebug Strikes Again |
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| Oct.31 |
SF Mission |
Propane Explosions Spark Fires
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| Oct.30 |
Chinatown |
Blaze Wracks Chinatown Restaurant |
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| Oct.12 |
East Oakland |
Five-Alarm Blaze Chars Warehouse
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Vallejo |
Flames Erupt At Mare Island Warehouse The fire at a large warehouse that has been converted into a wine storage facility continues to burn out of control
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| Jun.2 |
South San Jose |
11 Businesses Destroyed in Fire A huge fire at Seven Trees Shopping Center was visible across the South Bay. No one was hurt
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| May.21 |
Half Moon Bay |
Historic general store destroyed in fire
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| Aug.19 |
West San Jose |
Fire engulfs huge construction site A 11-alarm fire raged through Santana Row, a nearly $1 billion retail, commercial and residential development
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| May.13 |
West Oakland |
6-alarm fire |
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| May.10 |
Newark |
Huge Fire at Pulp Mill
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| May.5 |
East Oakland |
Arson Suspected in Synagogue Fire |
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| Apr.7 |
Los Altos Hills |
Blaze destroys Middle Eastern church
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| Mar.16 |
Fishermans Wharf |
Historic Cannery catches 5-alarm fire
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| Jun.25 |
Redwood City |
7-Alarm Fire in Downtown
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| May.13 |
West Oakland |
4-alarm fire at recycling center |
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| Sep.11 |
SF Bayview |
Fire Continues for 4 weeks |
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| Jan.7 |
Martinez |
Tosco to Pay $2 Million in Fatal Flash Fire |
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