Officials say ‘overloaded generator’ caused structure fire in Oakland hills
The Oakland hills fire that erupted Tuesday morning is now under control, according to fire officials just before 11:30 a.m.
Firefighters from Oakland, Fremont, ...
Firework in drainpipe explodes, blows out windows of home in Excelsior District
Three windows of a house in the Excelsior District were blown out when a firework “larger than ...
Stinson Beach explosion destroys buildings, injures two people
An explosion and subsequent fire in Stinson Beach Tuesday has destroyed two building, damaged another two and ...
Four in custody after explosion at illegal butane honey oil operation
"The four individuals who were arrested for this operation are lucky to be alive."
Fire crews respond to gas leak, possible explosion at San Jose park
A gas leak and possible explosion is being reported by the San Jose Fire Department at Townsend ...
Firecracker mistaken for explosion rattles area near Powell Street BART
Police are investigating the apparent detonation of a firecracker near the intersection of Fifth and Market streets in San Francisco.
Workers located, fire rages after Geary Boulevard explosion
Five workers are unaccounted for and four buildings are currently burning in a three-alarm fire that broke ...
Sunday morning explosion shatters windows in South Park
San Francisco police are investigating an explosion that shattered about 75 windows in the South Park neighborhood ...
Judge orders PG&E conduct sweeping inspections after deadly wildfires
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday tentatively ordered PG&E Co. to inspect its entire electrical ...
Fumes sicken SFO workers, prompt emergency response
Fumes from a concrete-cutting machine temporarily overcame two plumbers working in an underground tunnel at San Francisco ...
Person in custody after evacuation at Hall of Justice
A person is in custody and evacuations have been lifted at San Francisco's Hall of Justice after an incendiary device went off in ...
Fireworks found at site of San Jose garage explosion
Stored fireworks appear to be the cause of a garage explosion Sunday afternoon in southeastern San Jose
San Jose police officer files discrimination suit against department
A 21-year veteran of the San Jose Police Department has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination from ...
One injured in Martinez water plant explosion
An employee was injured Thursday morning by an explosion at the city's water treatment plant, according to ...
Men severely burned in Sonoma Co. explosion
Two men were badly burned in an explosion Wednesday at what the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office suspects ...
Explosion damages two vehicles in Danville
Two vehicles were damaged by an explosive device in a Danville parking lot Sunday evening, according to police.
Man arrested after Morgan Hill exposion
A man was arrested in Morgan Hill after he mixed chemicals and set off a loud explosion ...
Mission Street gas leak causes explosion
A gas leak that caused an explosion Monday morning was resolved and evacuated residents were allowed to ...
Postal package explodes at Alameda home
A package sent through the U.S. Postal Service exploded Friday at a home on Bay Farm Island ...
Elderly man dies after apartment explodes
A elderly man died after an explosion and fire ripped through an apartment near Pleasant Hill Thursday ...
Failure of underground cable causes power outage in Santa Rosa
An underground cable failed Thursday afternoon in the east Santa Rosa area causing a power outage that affected about 1,100 customers in the ...
Prosecutors urge strict probation conditions on PG&E
Federal prosecutors have urged a U.S. judge in San Francisco to impose a strict series of five-year ...
Man dies in explosion outside health clinic
A man died when a pipe bomb exploded inside a health clinic in Oakland Tuesday evening in ...
Explosion blows off PG&E manhole cover
A manhole cover blew off a PG&E vault in San Francisco's Financial District Wednesday morning.
Squirrel blamed for Menlo Park power outage
Menlo Park Fire Protection District officials said a squirrel is allegedly responsible for a power outage that ...
Potential PG&E fine slashed to $6 million
Federal prosecutors in the criminal pipeline safety trial of PG&E Co. in San Francisco Tuesday suddenly dropped their bid for an enhanced fine ...
Sparks fly to start PG&E pipeline trial
A criminal trial against PG&E in which the utility faces pipeline safety violation charges began Friday morning ...
Propane stove explosion sends man to hospital
A Redwood City resident went to a hospital New Year's Day with burns to his face when ...
PG&E probes Bernal Heights blast
PG&E officials today said the cause of a transformer explosion that injured two people in San Francisco’s ...
Small explosion strikes Sunnyvale warehouse
Firefighters responded to a report of a small explosion in Sunnyvale Wednesday morning.
$1.6 billion fine for PG&E explosion
The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday imposed a $1.6 billion penalty, its largest ever, on PG&E for the unsafe operation of its gas transmission ...
Big rig smashes into Pittsburg building
A truck driver died after crashing into two vehicles and then a building in Pittsburg this morning, ...
Proposed PG&E fine swells to $1.6 billion
The CPUC proposed increasing to $1.6 billion a penalty for safety violations related to 2010's fatal ...
Santa Cruz bomb team blasts device
Members of the Santa Cruz County Bomb Team detonated an incendiary device on Friday.
San Bruno: Release 65k PG&E e-mails
The city of San Bruno asked the CPUC Monday to order PG&E to release 65,000 email messages.
Outlook improves for hash oil blast survivors
Two men who were injured in a hash oil explosion that destroyed a Walnut Creek apartment on Halloween remain hospitalized.
