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CBS News
9 hours ago
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Vegetation fire spreads to cars and home in Modesto
MODESTO — A grass fire spread to a home in Modesto on Thursday, officials said. It happened around 7:30 p.m. in the area of East Hatch Road and Stonum Road. Modesto Fire said the flames from a grass fire spread to a fence and multiple cars before spreading to a house. It was not yet clear how much damage the fire caused to the home. The fire, which was upgraded to a fourth-alarm fire, has since been contained and extinguished. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Further west along Hatch Road, a small grass fire earlier in the day forced evacuations along the Tuolumne River. That fire was quickly out and there were no reports of injuries, but at least one home was damaged.
CBS News
14 hours ago
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Grass fire along Tuolumne River in Modesto forces evacuations
MODESTO — A grass fire was forcing mandatory evacuations in Modesto on Thursday, officials said. Modesto Fire said it was burning in the area of West Hatch Road and South Carpenter Road along the Tuolumne River on the western side of the city. Evacuations were ordered for the immediate area around the fire. Flames were first reported around 3:50 p.m. The size and cause of the fire were not yet known. This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
CBS News
02-06-2025
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Body pulled out of Central Valley canal, investigation underway
Authorities in Ceres are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a canal over the weekend. Ceres police say they got a report from concerned citizens around 6 p.m. Sunday about a possible body in a canal along Moore Road, north of Roeding Road. With the help of Modesto Fire and American Medical Response personnel, the body was pulled out of the canal. Medics pronounced the person dead minutes later, police say. No form of identification was found with the person's body. Exactly how the person died is now under investigation by the Stanislaus County Coroner's Office.
CBS News
26-05-2025
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Firefighters rescue person from Stanislaus River near Knights Ferry
A person was rescued after being found floating and unresponsive in the Stanislaus River near Knights Ferry over the weekend. Modesto Fire officials says one of their crews were returning to the station after a different call early Sunday afternoon when they spotted a person floating in the river. The crew jumped into action and were able to pull the person out of the river quickly, just behind Station 29. Paramedics were also called to the scene and started advanced life-saving care on the person. Scene of the rescue Sunday. Modesto Fire Department Firefighters say the person had regained a heartbeat and was breathing on their own within 15 minutes of being rescued from the water. The person was then flown to a hospital for further care. No other details about the person or their condition have been released. Two other people were also able to make it to shore without injury, Modesto Fire says.
