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2 train cars carrying lithium-ion car batteries, other items catch fire in Sutter County
SUTTER COUNTY – Two train cars that caught fire while traveling near Marysville over the weekend had lithium-ion car batteries listed as cargo. The incident was first reported around 6 p.m. Sunday when a northbound train was seen on fire near Highway 70 and 10th Street. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to two cars, but the response to the fire continued late into Sunday night.A California Office of Emergency Services Hazmat team confirmed that the cars were listed as carrying 72 pounds of lithium-ion car batteries and other items like lighters, hair care products, and computer hardware.Emergency officials say crews quickly mitigated the danger from the batteries, and it's unclear if the batteries ever caught fire. Exactly what started the fire is under investigation. Due to the situation, emergency crews have been urging the public to avoid the area. Live Oak Boulevard was closed between Highway 99 and Eager Road for the emergency response for most of the morning. Along with agencies from Sutter County, the Office of Emergency Management is involved in the situation.
2 fires at Lodi commercial properties being investigated as arson, officials say
LODI – Crews are investigating two fires at commercial properties in Lodi as arson, including a four-alarm fire, officials said Sunday evening.Fire crews with the Lodi Fire Department responded to a fire along N. Sacramento Street early Sunday morning where a commercial building was fully engulfed. That fire grew to a second alarm and no one was injured.Later in the day, they responded to a fire at Pacific Coast Producers off S Stockton Street near Maple Street. Fire crews said the fire started in a pallet stack before it was upgraded to a four-alarm fire and produced heavy smoke.Crews said...
Man in critical condition after Stockton shooting
STOCKTON, Calif. — One person is in critical condition after a shooting in Stockton Sunday afternoon. According to Stockton Police Department, the shooting was reported in the area of Sousa Park around 4 p.m. Police found a man in his 50s with a gunshot wound, who was ultimately taken...
2 arrests made in Antioch homicide investigation
(KRON) — Two men were arrested in connection to a homicide in Antioch that took the life of 47-year-old Efren Reynoso. Antioch and Stockton police officers apprehended Elijah Birba, 21, and Christopher Paez Jr., 23, on Thursday. Paez and Birba were booked into a Contra Costa County jail on murder charges. On the morning of […]
'Wrong on so many levels': Son enraged that teacher dad who stabbed mom to death in bedroom is 'going to be free'
A man whose father stabbed his mother to death in a bedroom decades ago and threatened him and his sister to say nothing is outraged that his father gets to walk free after being granted parole. The post ‘Wrong on so many levels’: Son enraged that teacher dad who stabbed mom to death in bedroom is ‘going to be free’ first appeared on Law & Crime.
Man critically injured in Fairfield shooting
(KRON) — A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Fairfield Tuesday morning, according to the Fairfield Police Department. The alleged gunman was arrested after a SWAT team surrounded a trailer on the property. Police officers responded to the 300 block of State Street after a report of a man being shot. The […]