Fires

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department was battling an abandoned building fire in San Diego’s Mountain View neighborhood on Sunday.

 A wildfire that scorched 256 acres in San Diego and Riverside counties near the Pala Casino is now at 80% containment, Cal Fire announced Sunday. Authorities on Sunday morning lifted most of the evacuation warnings for the Henderson Fire. The blaze started shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday off Henderson Road, north of state Route 76 and east of Interstate 15…

Cal Fire San Diego told NBC 7 that evacuation warnings in San Diego County will be in place until Sunday morning when the department will reassess.

Four high schoolers were returning home from prom in upstate New York when they saw a garage on fire and alerted those inside to get out of the home.

A home owner desperately tried to save his wife, his son with disabilities, and their five dogs during an early morning fire Sunday. NBC 7’s M.G. Perez explains.

A home owner desperately tried to save his wife, his son with disabilities, and their five dogs during an early morning fire Sunday.

“All of the sudden I just saw smoke started happening and then a palm tree went up in flames, and then the canyon kind of caught on fire,” said Howard Wu, who lives in a University Heights neighborhood. Wu was cleaning outside his home when he said he heard what appeared to be someone talking down on the canyon. When…

The U.S. Senate passed a new bipartisan bill reauthorizing the Department of Defense of sell excess aircraft and parts to firefighters helping fight U.S. wildfires.

A fire has torn through an overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia, killing 59 and injuring 155 during a concert. Officials said victims suffered burns, smoke inhalation, and injuries from a panicked crowd surge. At least 15 people have been detained as the club exceeded its capacity and lacked a proper license. Videos showed pyrotechnics igniting the ceiling before chaos erupted...

Arson refers to the crime of starting a fire on purpose in order to damage property.

A 20-year-old man suspected of intentionally sparking a brush fire Friday in the far northern reaches of San Diego County and then threatening to stab a park ranger responding to the blaze was arrested.

A person was killed in a house fire that broke out on the corner of Adella Lane and Sixth Street in Coronado. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports.

NBC 7’s Joe Little reports on new, affordable, fire resistant homes that can be built in a matter of days.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new executive order Tuesday morning intended to cut “bureaucratic red tape” to help Southern Californians rebuild after the January wildfires. Newsom originally declared a state of emergency on Jan. 7 after a pair of deadly fires broke out in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas. The flames torched approximately 47,900 acres, destroying or damaging more...

The San Diego Fire Rescue department’s Metro Arson Strike Team (MAST)  is still investigating the fires’ causes and notes someone starting one for warmth or to cook is not necessarily criminal.

The San Diego Fire Rescue department’s Metro Arson Strike Team (MAST) is still investigating the fires’ causes and notes someone starting one for warmth or to cook is not necessarily criminal, reports NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes.

California Live’s Amber Pfister chats with brand expert, Ali Lasky, about fire prevention tips and products for your next indoor/outdoor fire. Plus, essentials you may need for the next disaster.

At least two of the victims died after jumping from the building in a panic.The blaze is believed to have started in the hotel’s restaurant section. Part of the 161-room hotel is on the side of a cliff, hampering efforts to combat the flames.

The fire sparked as Santa Ana winds picked up across San Diego County, prompting a red flag warning, reports NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes.

M.G. Perez reports live from the scene of a small brush fire that threatened homes in Poway.