Los Angeles Fire Department

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  Largest Fire In Los Angeles History Forces Hundreds To Evacuate

  A fast-spreading brush fire north of Los Angeles forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes Friday and Saturday as firefighters struggled against triple-digit temperatures and erratic winds to contain the blaze, officials said.

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  14-Year-Old Boy Killed By Los Angeles Police May Have Fired On Officers: Police

  Witnesses saw a 14-year-old boy, suspected of spraying gang graffiti, fire at officers before he was shot to death, a Los Angeles Police Department official said on Wednesday.

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  5 Dead, 1 Arrested In Los Angeles Abandoned Building Fire

  A dispute between homeless people living together in an abandoned office building led one of them to set a fire that killed five others, authorities alleged on Tuesday.

• Woman Rescued From Chimney After Online Dating Goes Bad

  US firefighters rescued a woman from a chimney after she became stuck while allegedly breaking into the home of a man she met online, reports said on Monday.

• Wildfire in California's Sierra Nevada Threatens 2,000 Houses

  Fire crews in California's rugged Sierra Nevada battled to gain the upper hand on Wednesday against a blaze that threatened at least 2,000 homes and has displaced hundreds of residents as flames roared for a fifth day through dry timber and brush west of Lake Tahoe.

• Nine Hospitalized After US Lightning Strike

  Nine people, including a teenager, were taken to hospital Sunday following a lightning strike at bustling Venice Beach, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

• Dozens injured when tour bus overturns outside Los Angeles

  A tour bus overturned on a freeway outside Los Angeles on Thursday, leaving between 30 and 40 passengers injured, a fire department official said.

• Arizona wildfire: Investigators launch probe into the death of 19 firefighters

  Fire investigators in central Arizona launched a probe on Monday into how wind-driven flames closed in on and killed 19 specially trained firemen in a tragedy that marked the greatest loss of life among firefighters in a US wildland blaze in 80 years.

• 55 cars firebombed in Los Angeles, one person detained

  Twelve more suspected arson fires broke out early Monday in the Los Angeles area, and a "person of interest" was taken into custody for questioning in connection with the dozens of suspicious car fires that have hit the city since last week.