Berkeley Fire

2-alarm house fire on Kains Avenue in North Berkeley

There were initial reports that an elderly man was trapped inside the home but firefighters determined that was not the case.

Berkeley police: Reckless driver strikes Lyft, sends rider to ICU

The speeding driver, a 20-year-old Richmond man, ran a red light and had been going 90 mph, the authorities said.

Large debris fire breaks out in West Berkeley at University Ave.

The conflagration sent flames into the air on both sides of the overpass, police said.

2 displaced, 1 hurt in house fire on Woolsey in South Berkeley

The cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation, the Berkeley Fire Department said. The initial damage estimate was $250,000.

Cyclist rushed to hospital after West Berkeley crash

Reports of the crash, on southbound San Pablo Avenue at Oregon Street, began coming in shortly after 5 p.m.

Man, 42, dies after setting himself on fire at UC Berkeley

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco identified him as 42-year-old Chet Bohrer of Salt Lake County in Utah.

BREAKING: Man set himself on fire on UC Berkeley campus

The man, who was estimated to be in his 20s, sustained critical injuries. A female bystander who tried to help him sustained minor injuries.