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A house fire on Canyon Road in Arcadia caused about $1 million in damage. Photographs show the home and firemen Michael Baily (Monrovia Fire Department) and Craig Stogner (Arcadia Fire Department).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30132
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Juan, Fiona
Fires
Item ID
30319AN
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Man hospitalized yesterday after explosion of possible illegal butane honey oil drug lab in a commercial building in Arcadia. At 2;23 PM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a fire in the 11700 block of Goldring Road and determined an explosion had happened and found a man inside. He was taken to the hospital due to the severity of his burns. Honey oil is described as a marijuana concentrate made by extracting THC from marijuana.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36155
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2022
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2022
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Fires
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
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On October 25, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a structure fire with multiple explosions in the 1400 block of S. Mayflower Avenue. The flames engulfed a detached 4-car garage behind a single family home. The fire appears to be accidental. Estimated loss is $150,000 including two vehicles. No one was injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32618
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
32816AN
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Electrical accident blamed for deadly house fire in unincorporated county area near Arcadia that left 3 people dead and 2 others injured. It happened to a two-story home in the 5300 block of Tyler Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36615
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
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p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Fires
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Santa Anita Park looking for a brighter future. When Aidan Butler, Executive Director of California Racing Operations for The Stronach Group took over at Santa Anita about a year ago, he couldn't have envisioned the road blocks his first year--heavy rains that postponed opening day, the COVID-19 pandemic, recent brush fires that forced the fall meet to be postponed. He discusses the difficulties this year, the new turf chute and the future.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35809
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2020
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p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2020
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Butler, Aidan
Fires
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Jack Laidlaw, a teacher of film and art at Arcadia High School, lost his home in the recent Sayre Fire that destroyed 480 or so homes at Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31308
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School teachers
Educators
Fires
Laidlaw, Jack
Item ID
31503AN
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Unpredictable Bobcat Fire explodes to 44,000 acres, county supervisors declare local emergency.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35847
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Fires
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A 38-year-old Los Angeles man, accused of setting four arson fires in Arcadia and of carjacking a woman trying to move her car away from one of the fires, is arrested. The first fire was in a rear corridor on the second floor of The Shops at Santa Anita mall, at 400 South Baldwin Avenue at 11:40 A.M. on Friday. The other three fires were in the vicinity of the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36496
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arson
Crime and Criminals
Fires
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Bobcat Fire, on its 9th day in the San Gabriel Mountains, continued to grow north of the San Gabriel Valley. It had charred 38,299 acres Monday with containment at 3%. The fire has crossed to west side of Santa Anita Canyon. On Sunday, residents in Arcadia and Sierra Madre who live north of Elkins Avenue and east of Santa Anita Avenue were ordered to evacuate. About 305 homes were in the evacuation zone. Most are in Arcadia and 32 are in Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35803
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Fire broke out at Arcadia townhome complex, injuring one person and causing about $2.6 million in damages, in the 900 block of Fairview Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36026
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Fires
Fairview Avenue
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Local firefighters including battalion chief Dave Haney from Arcadia Fire Department help out at brush fires in the San Diego area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30760
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Firefighters
Fires
Haney, Dave
Item ID
30948AN
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Arcadia firefighters help with preventive measures near the Cleveland National Forest in fire-ravaged Silverado Canyon. A photo and caption accompany article about wildfires in California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30763
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Firefighters
Fires
Item ID
30951AN
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Suspicious fire on January 1, 2013 engulfed a detached 2-car garage next to a recently vacated single family home in the 200 block of East El Camino Real in Arcadia. The estimated damages are $30,000+. No one was injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33334
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 5, 2013
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 5, 2013
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
33530AN
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Foothills threatened as Bobcat Fire swells. Santa Ana winds lead to San Gabriel Valley evacuation warnings. The fire started on Sunday, September 6 near the Cogswell Dam and West Fork Day Use area. It had grown to 10,344 acres with no containment by Tuesday evening. It is moving slowly toward the residential areas of Monrovia, Arcadia, or Duarte, but an evacuation warning has been issued for Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35799
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
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Wildfires ravaging areas from Ventura to San Diego are produced air polllution levels deemed unhealthy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26664
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
26866AN
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A fire on July 4th in Alhambra, believed to have been caused by illegal fireworks, destroyed Southland Display, a business that supplied posters and promotional materials to Hollywood movie studios. Arcadia Fire Department and other surrounding area fire departments helped to put out the blaze.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30125
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Fires
Southland Display
Item ID
30313AN
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The city of Arcadia has spent more than $300,00 so far in its efforts to protect the 260 homes beneath the hillsides ravaged by the December 27 fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27172
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
27370AN
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Public Services Director Pat Malloy met with the Highland Homeowners Association to update the residents on the work that has been done after the fire that denuded the hillsides above their homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27431
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Highland Homeowners Association
Item ID
27628AN
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Two local fire safe councils, the Sierra Madre and Big Santa Anita councils, each received $1000 of a grant from Farmers Insurance Group. The grant will help residents protect their homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31030
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire safety
Fires
Grants
Item ID
31225AN
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After months of preparation and more than $300,000 expenditures in the aftermath of the Santa Anita II fires that diverted a wall of mud from homes, the fire-ravaged hillside seemed to be holding despite the rain storms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27427
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Item ID
27624AN
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Newspaper Index
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