VIDEO: A rail car leaking chemicals in Riverside County, California, on Friday has prompted officials there to evacuate nearly 200 homes over concerns that a "violent explosion" could occur at any moment.
The incident, which started unfolding Thursday night in Perris, also has closed a portion of the 215 Freeway in both directions. Fire officials say the chemical leaking from the train is styrene, which is used to make items such as latex and synthetic rubber, according to Fox11 LA.
"I’ve been on the phone with experts all night from Florida to Texas, what they are telling me is this can resolve itself in two days, it could get worse before it gets better," Riverside County Fire Division Chief John Crater told reporters.
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A man was found dead after a house fire in the Carmichael area of Sacramento County sparked on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
A duplex located in the 5000 block of El Camino Avenue near Walnut and El Camino avenues caught fire around 2:40 p.m., the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said. Once the fire was knocked down, crews found the body in a part of the house that was originally unsafe to search because of flames and downed power lines. A spokesperson for the fire department said they believe the man died before fire crews arrived at the scene.
There was initially no description of the body because it is unrecognizable, but the fire department later identified the victim as a man.
Six residents were also displaced.
An arson investigation team is on the scene of the fire, which is standard protocol.
KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento
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The Cal Fire emergency fire camp is almost completely set up at the Redwood Acres Fairground. The camp provides a number of resources to firefighters as they come off the line of duty.
Starting just this last Tuesday, numerous facilities and resources have been brought in to the redwood acres fairground to set up the Cal Fire emergency fire camp. These resources include over 500 overhead personnel that are working to put together and operate facilities.
Firefighters from across the state are being brought in to help contain the six rivers lightning complex fire, some using this emergency fire camp as a place to recharge, fuel, and eat.
“We have a regular full kitchen that’s set up to provide breakfast and dinners for crews that are here during those times. We have supply stations set up… Camps can have everything from laundry facilities to shower facilities, sleeping quarters,” said Jeremy Ward, the Cal Fire Battalion Chief.
KIEM-TV NBC 3 Eureka
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A graduate from Shasta High School has returned to his roots; excited about a multi-use piece of equipment he first envisioned and has now brought to life.
It's called the "FYREBX;" it's the result of more than two years of creating, designing, and research and development while Sean Henry was living in Montana for some 20 years.
Now, he's back in Shasta County. Sean gave KRCR's Mike Mangas a demonstration at his home in Shingletown on Thursday. It was just released for sale on the Fourth of July and is already attracting a lot of attention.
"It was a tool that I needed for myself," Sean said. "And, once we developed it, we saw that there are a lot of uses for everybody—globally. I mean, we've got people in Australia, Israel, Canada...all over; they're excited about the product."
KRCR-TV ABC 7 Redding
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The Amador Fire Protection District will be receiving a new fire station in Pine Grove thanks to an additional $8.1 million dollars in state funding being secured, according to District 5 State Assemblymen Frank Bigelow.
The fire protection district is responsible for 491 square miles of Amador County, in which 75% of people live in very high risk to fire danger areas, according to Bigelow. Bigelow said that the additional funding was secured through the efforts of State Assemblymen Ken Cooley of Sacramento County and Bigelow himself.“I am encouraged that California’s leaders recognize the importance of funding a new fire station in Amador County, especially given the recent Electra Fire and the destructive Butte Fire,” Bigelow said.
KTXL-TV FOX 40 Sacramento
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Firefighters battled a vegetation fire they believe to have been started on purpose in Sacramento County, authorities said. The about 15-acre fire burned near North Antelope Road and Antelope Road on Thursday afternoon, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said.
The fire had multiple start points and investigators believe it was arson. No one has been arrested, authorities said. No one was reported to have been injured and no structures have been destroyed.
There were temporary power outages in the area due to the fire. SMUD reported at one point that about 1,538 customers were without power.
KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento
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