Imagine you are out for the evening, perhaps enjoying dinner and a movie. You drive home and begin to notice emergency vehicles as you approach your neighborhood. As you draw closer, your fears are realized when you see your home ablaze. Fires can cause financial damages, although the biggest economic…
It has been three years and five months since the catastrophic gas line explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people, injured 66 others and devastated a neighborhood. Bay Area personal injury attorney Gregory J. Brod is among those people who would hope that the government agencies responsible for oversight…
It can happen in a matter of minutes. A house fire can engulf a residence, causing extensive property damage, burn or smoke-related injuries, and even death. All too often, home fires are the result of careless decision-making characterized by people taking unnecessary and unwarranted risks that often involve neglecting safety…
It is one of the “warmest” symbols of the holiday season, stockings hung and a family gathered around a blazing fireplace (hot cocoa is optional). Fires can be beautiful and part of the beauty lies in their sheer power. Sadly, this same power can cause tragedy when fires burn out…
Propane gas has a wide range of consumer uses including heating a home, providing hot water, or firing up a grill. Its flammability is essential to its value, but it is also makes it extremely dangerous. Propane explosions are a continuing threat and can lead to severe injury or even…
If autumn is typically considered the height of the fire season in California, this fall has been a veritable tinderbox of pyro-related problems for Tesla Motors, especially after the electric-car maker experienced a fire at its plant in Fremont on Wednesday. The incident is an example of where Bay Area…
For many, fright is part of the fun on Halloween. However, the best fear is controlled; a scare that comes while knowing one is ultimately safe and secure. Attention to Halloween safety is crucial to ensuring that the thrills and chills don’t turn into true danger. There are many elements…
California is a land of great beauty and opportunity, but it is also a state renowned in a less-flattering way for its earthquakes and seasonal brush fires. While seasonal brush fires, often preceded by dry, relatively hot and tinderbox conditions, tend to be more predictable than earthquakes, fires that strike…
A curious twist has surfaced from Sunday’s traffic-snarling fire on Yerba Buena Island as a San Francisco Fire Department official stated that the SFFD received telephone calls suggesting fireworks may have sparked the blaze. There were no reported casualties caused by the fire, but it may surprise people to know…
A cozy night spent reading by the fireplace, making smores around the campfire, a backyard barbeque with friends and family – fire, when controlled, can play a role in building happy memories. Uncontrolled, however, fire can be the source of terrible trauma. House fires can destroy physical possessions and cause…