Tag Archives: Catches

An abandoned building in Winton that burned two years ago was up in flames once more on Wednesday night, officials at Merced County Cal Fire reported. The building, located between … Click to Continue »

Firefighters battle a blaze in a Merced home Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, on Stevens Court … Click to Continue »

Firefighters and police respond to a residential fire at the corner of Glen Avenue and West 21st Street Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in Merced. Details on the fire or any … Click to Continue »

A truck overturned and caught fire on Turlock Road near Dry Creek Road in northern Merced County on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, according to the California Highway Patrol. … Click to Continue »

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Merced County, responds to the scene of a residential structure fire in the 2700 block of Highway 140 in unincorporated Merced County, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. According to Battalion Chief Mark Pimentel, the cause of the fire is still under …

A fire Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, burned a vacant home that neighbors said was a hot spot for break-ins by homeless individuals. Fire officials are investigating the fire as suspicious in nature. … Click to Continue »

A Merced family won’t have to spend Christmas day away from home after firefighters extinguished an attic fire before it damaged the rest of the house, officials said. … Click to Continue »

A RV that was parked outside of a home on 26th Street in Merced caught fire on Sunday Dec. 10, 2017, the Merced Fire Department reported. The fire spread to the home and no injuries were reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

Machinery at a Merced County almond harvester caught fire on Tuesday, causing an evacuation, according to the company’s management. The fire was reported about 2:10 p.m. inside a building at … Click to Continue »

No injuries were reported at Harris Woolf California Almonds in Ballico after machinery caught fire about 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2017, according to CalFire. … Click to Continue »

A small fire erupted at the Foster Farms facility in Delhi before noon on Sunday, Merced County-CalFire officials reported. … Click to Continue »

Firefighters were called to a house on the 2800 block of Bear Creek at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday Sept. 21, 2017. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

A vacant home in Atwater was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the 240 Block of Cedar Avenue at about noon on Monday Sept. 4, 2017. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »