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Jan 14 8:41 am
  • fire

Elderly man dies in Bixby Knolls fire; caretaker is able to rescue other resident, LBFD says

Jeremiah Dobruck and Valerie Osier

A young man was able to rescue one person from a deadly fire in Bixby Knolls last night, but the raging flames stopped him from saving another man from the blaze, the LBFD said.

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Jan 3 12:11 pm
  • apartment fire

Firefighters snuff out small blaze inside apartment near Rose Park neighborhood

Crystal Niebla

No one was injured, and the unit suffered minimal damage, Crabtree said.

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Dec 24 11:04 am
  • marine safety

Power vessel catches fire Thursday morning near Island White; no injuries reported

Staff Reports

The boat was moored to Island White, just offshore near Junipero Beach.

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Dec 19 8:28 am
  • fire

After 4 suspicious fires in 3 months, families are leaving a Central Long Beach apartment building

Valerie Osier

Long Beach firefighters this week responded to two fires just over 24 hours apart, but it wasn’t the first time they had to rush to the building recently, according to officials.

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Dec 16 10:08 pm
  • LBFD

2 fires hit Central Long Beach within an hour of each other Wednesday night

Staff Reports

The two fires are under investigation, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.

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Nov 16 8:07 pm
  • fire

Blaze at abandoned building sparks Metro delay, severely damages structure

Valerie Osier

A fire charred a small building and sent a plume of smoke over Long Beach Boulevard this afternoon—sparking delays on the Metro A (Blue) Line while crews extinguished the blaze.

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Nov 5 4:57 pm
  • fire

Firefighters extinguish garage fire caused by natural gas explosion in Signal Hill

Valerie Osier

All the occupants of the home were already outside and firefighters declared knockdown of the fire at 4:36 p.m.  

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Sep 15 9:20 am
  • fire

Firefighters douse garage blaze along Anaheim Street

Staff Reports

Long Beach fire crews doused a garage fire along the outskirts of Cambodia Town Monday night, according to a fire official.

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Aug 12 5:17 pm
  • fire

Firefighters quickly smother brush fire at El Dorado Nature Center

Sebastian Echeverry
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Jul 11 5:47 pm
  • fire

Trash fire spreads near Downtown Walgreens; no injuries reported

Sebastian Echeverry

The fire did some burn damage to a storage container in a parking lot near the Walgreens, but the flames did not reach the structure.

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