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

Huge house fire in Burbank under investigation

By on Friday, February 26, 2016

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 “trapped by the heat and smoke” on the roof: “Personnel quickly rescued the worker and began assessing the roof for vertical ventilation,” according to a news release sent out by... Read More →

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

Burbank market shut down by robbery and fire

By on Friday, July 10, 2015

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, but there was some damage, thought, officials would not give out an estimate. Several businesses on the second level of the structure were running fans today in an... Read More →

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Armed robbery and fire at Burbank market under investigation

By on Friday, July 10, 2015

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 least three suspects, with one or more being armed with a firearm,” said Sergeant Claudio Losacco in a news release. The victim, who has not been identified, reportedly suffered minor... Read More →

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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

Fire at Burbank home of actor Justin Baldoni’s mother

By on Friday, March 20, 2015

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 broke out at around 11: 20 a.m. Burbank Fire Captain Peter Hendrickson told Media City Groove the “… fire completely enveloped the rear detached garage and quickly began to... Read More →

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Woman found dead after fire in Burbank apartment

By on Saturday, January 31, 2015

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 discovered the body of a 57 year-old resident. “The female appeared to have died as the result of a small fire contained within the apartment. The fire appeared... Read More →

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Photo: Liz Hafalia/San Francisco Chronicle -- A deadly blast and fire in San Bruno outside San Francisco, Thursday, September 9, 2010

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

By on Thursday, September 9, 2010

 “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 community not far from San Francisco International Airport.   Officials are reporting at least three people are dead and dozens injured — many with serious burns. The catastrophe destroyed 53 homes and damaged... Read More →

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