Arson

Former Compton firefighter charged with arson, embezzlement

2013-05-17 13:16:00

A former Compton firefighter pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of arson, grand theft and embezzlement in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of communications equipment in December 2011. Marcel Melanson, 37,...

Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft

2013-05-17 17:56:00

Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...

Former Compton deputy fire chief due in court in arson case

2013-05-17 07:25:00

A former Compton deputy fire chief is scheduled to appear in court Friday to face charges that he stole radio equipment, then lighted a fire to cover up the crime. Marcel Melanson was arrested at his home Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&...

Former Compton firefighter arrested on suspicion of arson

2013-05-16 16:50:00

A former Compton deputy fire chief -- who has also starred on a reality television series -- has been arrested on suspicion of arson and grand theft in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment in late...

Springs fire should be fully controlled by Thursday, officials say

2013-05-08 15:07:00

State fire officials have reduced the total acreage burned in a Ventura County wildfire that threatened thousands of homes and drew in firefighters from across the country. The Springs fire, which started last Thursday in Camarillo south of the 101...

Deadly limo fire: Coroner shares details of fatal blaze

2013-05-05 18:35:00

In an interview with The Times, the San Mateo County coroner revealed gruesome details of a limousine fire that killed five women, including a bride-to-be, and injured four others. Orville Brown, a driver with LimoStop Inc.,�picked up the nine women...

Springs fire 80% contained, five firefighters suffer minor injuries

2013-05-06 08:09:00

Aided by cooling temperatures and rain, firefighters battling the massive Springs�fire�in Ventura County have the blaze 80% contained, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Monday. The fire has burned 28,000 acres and is expected to be...

Rain helps with Springs fire but could bring 'minor debris issues'

2013-05-06 06:41:00

Two days of rain could wash debris through the Ventura County fire area following a fast-moving wildfire, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service said. About half an inch of rain is forecast for Ventura and Los Angeles counties through...

Limo fire: Women killed met through nursing, friends say

2013-05-06 07:58:00

OAKLAND -- The women involved in a deadly limo accident on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge on Saturday were friends who knew one another through nursing work and were celebrating the wedding of one of the five who died. "I'm shocked. It's devastating, a...

Coroner: Limo fire victims tried to climb through front partition

2013-05-06 06:07:00

Five women who died in a limousine fire on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge tried to escape through the vehicle’s front partition, the San Mateo County coroner said. But the fire -- which reportedly started at the rear of the car -- moved too fast,...

California wildfires: Flames push into farmland

2013-05-02 17:04:00

An ember from nearby flames started the fire at a storage facility that had some fertilizer inside at a farm in Camarillo a little after noon Wednesday, said Don Bowden, an employee who watched the flames engulf the building. “It was a spark...

Deadly limo fire: 'There were just so many flames,' driver says

2013-05-06 08:53:00

The driver of a limousine involved in a deadly fire on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge said he first thought his passengers wanted to smoke a cigarette when they told him there was smoke in the back of the car. Orville Brown told the Associated Press he...

One of the garages damaged by apparent arson fires in the Belmont-Central neighborhood early today.

2012-12-09 16:45:00

A member of the Baltimore County Police Arson team, right, looks on as Jacksonville volunteer firefighters put out hot spots at a fatal two-alarm fire. The fire broke out at about 11:30 p.m. last night at a two-story single family dwelling in the 5600 block of Sweet Air Road in Baltimore County.

2012-12-06 00:00:00

The Anchorage Fire Department says this excavator at Titan Topsoil in South Anchorage received $50,000 to $75,000 in damage from an arson fire in its operator's cab Thursday. Firefighters ask anyone with information on the fire to call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP.

2012-10-08 14:16:00