BRIEFLY : 2 HOMES SCORCHED IN SUSPICIOUS FIRE.Arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. is suspected in a fire set in a pile of lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to , causing $15,000 in scorch damage to two homes on Florence Street in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. during the early hours of Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
The Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. sent five engines and a truck to 4287 Florence St. where the fire was burning a pile of lumber outside a home being remodeled - in response to a call at 1:51 a.m., said Charles Carranza of the Ventura County Fire Department. The residence had an estimated $10,000 in damage and the adjacent house, at 4275 Florence St., had about $5,000 in damage, officials said. Fire Department arson investigators are investigating the fire, which was contained at 2:22 a.m. Sunday morning, officials said. There were no injuries. - Daily News Repairs scheduled on Topanga route CHATSWORTH - Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions on Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Chatsworth to allow for road-improvement work, Caltrans announced. Crews will be working between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Friday, between Sherman Way and Chatsworth Street. Motorists are advised to use Canoga and Shoup avenues as alternative routes. During nonwork hours, all lanes will be open to traffic. The $5.5 million project is being done by Security Paving Inc. of Sun Valley. - City News Service |
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