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Massive 8-Alarm Fire at Redwood City Housing Site Prompts Evacuations and Air Quality Advisory, Cleanup Underway

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Redwood City, California – Cleanup efforts are underway following a massive eight-alarm fire at an affordable housing construction site in Redwood City, California. The fire, which broke out on Monday morning, quickly engulfed the wood skeleton of a 179-unit housing development under construction, marking one of the largest structure fires in the Bay Area in recent years. As of Tuesday morning, crews are still on-site monitoring hot spots and potential flareups to ensure the fire …

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Massive Redwood City Fire Under Control After Evacuations

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Redwood City, California – A massive fire engulfed a building under construction, prompting evacuations in Redwood City on Monday. The fire, which started at 10:15 a.m. on the 2700 block of Middlefield Road, took more than five hours for firefighters to contain, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Officials confirmed that the blaze was confined to the originating structure, with no reported injuries. Due to the ongoing fire, an air quality advisory was …

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Firefighters Battle Massive Redwood City Scrap Fire – Causes Smoke Advisory Triggered!

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Redwood City, California – A large fire broke out in Redwood City, causing a thick plume of dark smoke to be visible for miles. The incident occurred at Sims Metal, a metal recycling center on Seaport Boulevard, at 3 p.m. NBC Bay Area’s SkyRanger provided aerial coverage showing large piles of scrap on fire in a business yard, with emergency crews working to extinguish the blaze. The smoke from the fire drifted into parts of …

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