Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Firefighters quickly extinguished a small vegetation fire late Thursday night.
The 20-foot by 50-foot vegetation fire was reported around 9:25 p.m. at 360 N. Arroyo Blvd. There were no activities underway at the time the fire broke out, according to Lisa Derderian of the Pasadena Fire Department. Several Pasadena Fire engines remained on scene after flames were extinguished to ensure no flareup occurred. The cause is under investigation. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Officers arrested the man accused of igniting a 130-year-old, vacant home after he returned to the scene of the crime, police said.
Kristoffer Caldwell, 38, from Pasadena, was taken into custody after witnesses saw him return to the fire, 30 W. Mountain Street Wednesday night. Caldwell apparently returned subsequent to the firefight, according to Lt. Mark Goodman of the Pasadena Police Department. Witnesses identified Caldwell and police took him into custody. The fire gutted a 130-year-old, two-story Victorian home. Firefighters arrived at 10:17 p.m. and began dousing the flames. Firefighters from Alhambra and South Pasadena arrived to assist. A total of 43 firefighters, six engines, three trucks, two rescue ambulances, an arson investigator, two battalion chiefs and one deputy chief responded to the scene. The fire was knocked down in 42 minutes, according to the Pasadena Fire Department. Caldwell is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County booking records. No court date information is available. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Investigators believe a fire that damaged a two-story Victorian home late Wednesday night was intentionally set.
The fire burned inside the home at 30 W. Mountain St. around 10:30 p.m. Firefighters on scene requested a second-alarm response, which added additional firefighters. A total of 55 personnel fought flames and kept damage from spreading to additional homes, according to Pasadena Deputy Fire Chief Bryan Frieders. Flames were first seen coming from the second story of the vacant home, Frieders said. The fire was declared knocked down around 11 p.m. The home was previously damaged one year ago. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Firefighters have requested a second-alarm response to the home in the 30 block of West Mountain Avenue near Fair Oaks.
The fire was reported to the Pasadena Fire Department at 10:13 p.m. Firefighters from Alhambra, South Pasadena are possibly assisting Pasadena firefighters with extinguishing the flames. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - No people were injured in a fire that killed three pets, fire officials said.
The Apartment fire was reported on the second story of a complex in the 20 block of West Montana around 3:36 p.m. July 24. Firefighters were able to save a dog after two guinea pigs and a bird were killed, according to the Pasadena Fire Department. A cause of the fire is either not known or was not disclosed. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor UPDATED, 10:06 p.m. - A computer fire, not chemicals, caused a small fire in the Linde Robinson Laboratory, according to Pasadena Fire Department and Caltech officials.
The Pasadena Fire Department announced the response to the lab fire concluded at 9:58 p.m. PASADENA - Sprinklers extinguished a lab fire in the California Institute of Technology Tuesday night. The building housing the lab was evacuated as a precaution. Specialized teams are assessing the materials found in the lab, which is adorned with hazardous materials placards, according to the Pasadena Fire Department. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were dispatched at 7:47 p.m. to Caltech, 1200 East California Boulevard. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Two apartment units were destroyed in a fire that caused $250,000 in damage Saturday night.
Six residents from the two damaged units were displaced from the apartment complex in the 1000 block of East California Boulevard. Firefighters saved the other 22 units and their contents totaling $18 million, according to the Pasadena Fire Department. The fire ignited just before 10:30 p.m. It was not stated if firefighters knew what sparked the blaze. The American Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor PASADENA - Firefighters are initiating an unknown number of evacuations while they fight a fire in an apartment complex.
The fire is burning in an apartment complex in the 1000 block of East California Boulevard. A second alarm response was requested, according to Pasadena Fire Department radio traffic. The fire, first dispatched at 10:29 p.m., is affecting an unknown number of units. Firefighters arriving on scene initially reported flames coming from a chimney. |
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