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After Berkeley mudslide, 4 of 5 households can now go home
The Middlefield Road house, which saw the most damage, is still not clear to reoccupy. But those residents can at least return home for shorter stints.
Fire in Berkeley Bayer building now under review by Cal/OSHA
The men were working for Anderson Commercial Flooring when the fire broke out in a building on the Bayer campus, officials say.
Family plans memorial for Berkeley woman burned in fire
Eighty-year-old Hayot Anebi had lived at Margaret Breland Homes since at least 2018, according to voting records.
Shasta Road fire: Still no cause, Berkeley Fire Department says
A woman in her 60s sustained second-degree burns from the fire and required surgery. She has been in the hospital since Dec. 26.
Berkeley neighbors raise alarm after RV fire that likely killed dog
Neighbors say they were awoken by dozens of rounds of ammunition exploding and that a pitbull named Chapo was killed in the blaze.
Breaking: 2 people sustain major injuries in Bayer fire in Berkeley
One person who was initially trapped inside managed to get outside on their own shortly after 11:20 a.m., according to preliminary reports.
Berkeley Hills mudslide: 1 home damaged, 4 others red-tagged
No injuries were reported, but 14 people were evacuated from eight homes, BFD said. Five of the homes were ultimately red-tagged.