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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
Newspaper
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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Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
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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Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Fires
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Forty people homeless, 5 injured in a fire at the Kenwood Apartment complex in 800 block of Fairview in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34938
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
35128AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Department recently gave its proposal to Planning Commission for possible ordinance permitting a second unit to be built on a single-family dwelling.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1199
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1198AN
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Newspaper Index
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Structure fire in Arcadia reveals indoor marijuana cultivation site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35373
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2019
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Cannabis
Cruz, Isabelle
Fires
Item ID
35563AN
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Forty firefighters battle apartment fire in Arcadia in the 600 block of Windsor Road. The fire appeared accidental. Two units were damaged with an estimated fire loss of $50,000 in contents and $25,000 to the structure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33835
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2014
Pages
p. 26
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2014
Pages
p. 26
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
34029AN
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3 people found dead in burned house, 2 others injured in a fire in the 5300 block of Tyler Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36614
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Deaths
Fires
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One man died and a teenage boy was critically injured Sunday in a suspected arson fire at an abandoned house on the 100 block of West Longden Avenue in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29560
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fires
Arson
Item ID
29744AN
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Firefighter receives third degree burns in Monrovia arson fire. Arcadia Fire Captain Thomas Devlin was injured in fire at a business at 335 West Chestnut Avenue in Monrovia on December 26, 2015. Suspect commits suicide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34416
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 31, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 31, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Arson fires
Devlin, Thomas
Item ID
34608AN
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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
Newspaper
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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The fatal fire that killed an Arcadia couple and seriously injured their six-year-old son remains under investigation. No names were released.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27173
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
27371AN
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Seven firefighters were injured in Arcadia house fire on White Oak Drive. The Arcadia Fire Department (AFD) required assistance from Monrovia, Sierra Madre, El Monte, and Los Angeles County. Six from AFD were treated at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The seventh firefighter, from Sierra Madre Fire Department, remained hospitalized in stable condition at St. Luke's Hospital in Pasadena. The house sustained extensive loss. Nearby residents wondered if the AFD needed so much help from outside fire departments because of recent cuts to the AFD.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32742
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fires
Lavoie, Ken (Arcadia Fire Chief)
Item ID
32939AN
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Sparks thrown from a cutting torch ignited debris in a dorm structure causing a fire at Anoakia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27678
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Fires
Item ID
27875AN
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Arcadia Fire Department and Monrovia Fire Department resonded to a fire that destroyed a vacant Arcadia house in the 1300 block of South First Avenue. The house was in the process of being sold and was in escrow. The damage is estimated at $300,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32826
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Fires
Houses
Item ID
33023AN
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The Beltran family struggles after losing their home in a fire in February. It was a house they were renting in the 1500 block of 10th Avenue in Arcadia. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 in property loss and roughly $50,000 in content damage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32359
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Beltran, Roberta
House fires
Jimenez, Monique
Item ID
32557AN
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Article outlines procedures followed by the Arcadia Fire Department regarding the clearing of weed-infested lots. The procedures are different for vacant lots and for lots that have an occupied dwelling.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1578
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1577AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Fires
Fairview Avenue
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Arcadia firemen warned local residents to be particularly concerned with fire dangers in the wake of a garage fire that did $40,000 damage at 231 Carolwood Drive, threatening nearby homes and brush-covered hillsides.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1607
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fires and Fire Prevention
Item ID
1606AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Captain Tom Devlin was injured December 26 after part of a burning structure fell on him on Chestnut Avenue in Monrovia. He suffered second and third degree burns.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34391
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2015
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2015
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia firefighters
Devlin, Tom
Rivera, Anissa
Item ID
34584AN
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Newspaper Index
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