Resident sounds fire alert.A little further south, we find the city of Madera, a suburb of Fresno in California's San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes . There, on March 30, Nick Burris returned home to his Madera West Apartment and noticed a fire in one of the upstairs units. After calling 911 on his cellphone (CELLular telePHONE) The first ubiquitous wireless telephone. Originally analog, all new cellular systems are digital, which has enabled the cellphone to turn into a smartphone that has access to the Internet. to summon TO SUMMON, practice. The act by which a defendant is notified by a competent officer, that an action has been instituted against him, and that he is required to answer to it at a time and place named. help, Burris ran toward the building. "I saw fire through the window," Burris told the Madera Tribune. "I saw smoke and flames, so I jumped out of the car and started beating on the doors." There were nine apartments, four of them occupied, in the section of the building that was on fire. Burris went from door to door, urging the residents to evacuate e·vac·u·ate v. 1. To empty or remove the contents of. 2. To excrete or discharge waste matter, especially of the bowels. . "He banged on all the doors and got everyone out," neighbor Ken Franklin told the Tribune. "He's a hero. He saved my life." |
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