Thursday, September 27 2012 4:31 PM EDT2012-09-27 20:31:58 GMT
Crews Thursday fully contained the smoldering remnants of a wildfire that killed a man and destroyed 11 back-country homes while spreading over about four square miles of brushy terrain
Crews Thursday fully contained the smoldering remnants of a wildfire that killed a man and destroyed 11 back-country homes while spreading over about four square miles of brushy terrain in rural southeastern San Diego County.
CAMPO (CNS) - Target shooting may have been the cause of a 2,556-acre wildfire that killed a man and destroyed 25 structures last week in southeastern San Diego County, authorities reported Monday.
Investigators have pinpointed the origin of the so-called Shockey Fire to a remote Campo-area spot frequented by gun enthusiasts and are trying to determine if one of them sparked the conflagration, according to Cal Fire.
The blaze began spreading near State Route 94 and Shockey Truck Trail about noon Sept. 23.
Within several hours, authorities were directing residents potentially in the path of the wind-whipped flames to vacate their neighborhoods.
The next day, firefighters found the body of 69-year-old Carson Robison in the charred ruins of his Tierra del Sol Road home. The disabled retiree had decided to ignore the call to clear out of the area, neighbors said.
Including Robison's residence, the blaze destroyed 11 homes, along with 14 outbuildings and 11 vehicles, before crews got it contained Thursday morning.
At the height of the blaze, nearly 1,000 ground and airborne personnel were battling the flames. Three of them suffered minor injuries while working the fire lines.
Cal Fire urged anyone who might be able to help determine the cause of the blaze to call the agency's arson tip line at (800) 468-4408.
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The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States,
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began nearly two decades ago.
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A man suspected of robbing a Bay Terraces gas station Friday, then shooting a man while fleeing the scene of the crime, was fatally shot by officers after holing up in a home in the
A man suspected of robbing a Bay Terraces gas station Friday, then shooting a man while fleeing the scene of the crime, was fatally shot by officers after holing up in a home in the neighborhood, authorities reported.
Friday, May 24 2013 8:03 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:03:30 GMT
A driver who refused to yield to the California Highway Patrol Friday on Interstate 15 near Lake Hodges led a brief high-speed pursuit that ended when he got into a four-vehicle collision in
A driver who refused to yield to the California Highway Patrol Friday on Interstate 15 near Lake Hodges led a brief high-speed pursuit that ended when he got into a four-vehicle collision in front of Westfield North County mall, after which he escaped on foot.
© Photo of Shockey Fire taken Sunday by News 8 photojournalist Jon Stinebaugh.
