Fire hits Main Street
[10/31/2006] - MIDDLETOWN - A fire of still-undetermined origin caused moderate damage to a Main Street apartment Monday night. A half-dozen tenants of the apartment building who were roused from their evening rituals fled in the night-time chill. link

Arson suspected in hotel room fire
[10/28/2006] - NORWALK -- Criminal mischief charges were filed against a former Bridgeport man who apparently set a Westport Avenue hotel room on fire just after 5 p.m. yesterday and fled. link

FIRE SAFETY REVIEWED
[10/27/2006] - Calls are being made to review fire safety in schools.A proposal has been put forward by councillor Tony Hooton, chairman of Cheshire Fire Authority, to review their policy on the installation of fire sprinklers in schools across the county. link

Resident Killed; 4 Oakland Firefighters Burned In Blaze
[10/26/2006] - OAKLAND -- A scorching three-alarm blaze swept through an Oakland apartment building overnight, killing one man, injuring four firefighters in a backdraft explosion and leaving at least 17 people without a place to sleep. link

OAKLAND
[10/11/2006] - Authorities suspect arson was the cause of fires that damaged two homes in the same neighborhood and an antique shop a mile away Monday night. link

3-alarm fire in Cow Hollow displaces residents
[10/10/2006] - (10-10) 23:02 PDT -- A three-alarm fire erupted in a three-story residential building in the Cow Hollow area of San Francisco on Tuesday, displacing several residents but causing no injuries, the fire department said. The fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. at 2819 Laguna Street. Its cause was under investigation. Firefighters stood on rooftops of adjacent buildings and directed water on the blaze. more

25 Left Homeless In Oakland Fire
[10/9/2006] - OAKLAND Oakland firefighters battled flames from an intense three-alarm fire for more than an hour Sunday night that damaged two homes and left 17 adults and eight children looking for a place to sleep, the fire department reports. link

Huge SF Blaze In SOMA Forces Neighbors From Homes
[10/3/2006] - A four-alarm fire ripped through an unoccupied apartment building Monday afternoon in San Francisco's South of Market Area, forcing neighbors living in an adjacent building to search for a place to stay. link

Six-Alarm Fire Guts Sacramento Warehouse
[10/3/2006] - Investigators remain at the scene of six-alarm fire that caused millions of dollars in damage at a large warehouse early Wednesday in the Natomas area of Sacramento, fire officials said. link

Firefighters Control 5-Alarm Fire In Oakland
[10/2/2006] - OAKLAND A raging five-alarm blaze that ravaged several Oakland warehouse businesses Monday morning is under control and power has been shut off to some 400 mostly industrial customers in the neighborhood near the Alameda border, according to the fire department and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. link