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Central Fresno Apartment Fire Burns 3 Units, Displaces 1 Family

Central Fresno Apartment Fire Burns 3 Units, Displaces 1 Family

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigator is investigating what sparked an apartment fire in central Fresno. It happened after 10 p.m. Wednesday on Lamona Avenue and Fresno Street. Firefighters arrived to find three units on fire. After a quick search of the apartments, they say no one was inside. They then went to work, trying…MORE

Crews Battle Large Fire At Old Fresno County Morgue

Crews Battle Large Fire At Old Fresno County Morgue

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno fire crews were called to battle a large fire at the old Fresno County morgue, which sent a massive plume of dark smoke up over Southwest Fresno, which could be seen all around the area. Fresno Fire tells our news partner ABC30 Action News that the facility near Nielson and…MORE

Juvenile Boy May Have Started Willow Fire

Juvenile Boy May Have Started Willow Fire

A juvenile boy is believed to have sparked the 1,700 acre Willow Fire — burning near Bass Lake. “Family members did attempt to put the fire out, but were unable to stop the fire even though it started as a small fire. The location where all of this occurred is a cell phone dead area,…MORE

Clovis Fire: “Homeowners Water Your Lawns Saturday Night – July 4th”

Clovis Fire: “Homeowners Water Your Lawns Saturday Night – July 4th”

Anticipating problems from upcoming fireworks —- the Clovis Fire Department is allowing all addresses in Clovis to water their lawns Saturday night – July 4th. Clovis Fire Chief Michael Despain says it might not even be “your” fireworks that cause a fire: “You could do everything right but the guy a block away could be…MORE

13 HURT, 4 CRITICAL IN HUGE GAS BLAST AT 99 / HERNDON

13 HURT, 4 CRITICAL IN HUGE GAS BLAST AT 99 / HERNDON

(KMJ) A massive fireball rocked northwest Fresno Friday afternoon.  The blast, according to witness reports, rose to heights of more than 100 feet near the Fresno County Peace Officer’s Gun Range.  Some said the flames may have reached as high as 200 feet. Fresno Fire Department Public Information Officer Pete Martinez was at the KMJ studios…MORE