Category Archives: Calamity

Homes Saved as SFFD Halts Hillside Brush Fire in South Bernal

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Chalk this up as one of those things that could have been really really really really bad, but instead turned out to be just dramatic and messy. Yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out on the grassy hillside behind the Ellsworth … Continue reading →

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Fire Victims Show Gratitude to Bernal Neighbors via Huge Thank-You Note

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

On April 11, there was a residential fire on Holliday. It wasn’t a huge fire — but no such thing as a small one either. Though damage to the home was blessedly modest, the hassles and stresses have been significant … Continue reading →

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Fallen Tree Courteously Avoids Nearby Car and Scooter

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Strong winds took down a tree on Eugenia at Elsie yesterday, and Neighbor Emily commends the Forces of Nature for carefully avoiding the vehicles that were parked nearby: How lucky this car and scooter were that the tree and wind … Continue reading →

Posted in Calamity, Cars, Weather | 4 Comments

KTVU: Queens Nails Gallery Owner May Face Arson Charges

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

KTVU-TV did a nice follow-up piece on this week’s art-exhibit fire at the Queen’s Nails Gallery on Mission Street. (Click the image above to watch the video) Executive Summary: Significant WTF factor from all parties involved. The San Francisco Fire … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Calamity | 11 Comments

UPDATED: Fire Damages Queen’s Nails Gallery After Art Installation Goes Horribly, Terribly Awry

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

A fire broke out last night at the Queen’s Nails Gallery on Mission Street in Bernal Heights, and the blaze was caused by an art project that went very, very — very — wrong. According to the Queen’s Nails Facebook … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Calamity | 47 Comments

UPDATED: Large Tree Validates Newtonian Physics on Virginia Street

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

It probably wasn’t intended as a science experiment, but a big tree fell on the 300 block of Virginia during the wee hours of this morning, taking out a fence along the way. Neighbor Blair reports: Apparently this tree fell … Continue reading →

Posted in Calamity, Nature and Wildlife, Plants and Gardening | 2 Comments

UPDATED: Victims Hospitalized In Cortland Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

KTVU has the summary: A total of 11 people have been transported to the hospital for examination following a possible carbon monoxide poisoning incident Sunday night, according to a San Francisco Fire Department dispatcher. The incident at 1223 Cortland St. … Continue reading →

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Accidental Geyser Erupts Near Precita Park

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

There was more waterplay near Precita Park this morning. Neigbor Gabe reports from fashionable Alabama Street: I was playing with my son at the Precita Park playground this morning when we saw a fountain of water spray from some street … Continue reading →

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Cat Declines Assistance During Dramatic SFFD Feline Rescue Attempt on Coleridge

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

The first report about the cat stuck in the tree on Coleridge Street arrived in the Bernalwood newsroom on Monday: @Bernalwood There's a smokey gray cat stuck in a tree at 147 Coleridge. He's been there for about 2 days. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Calamity | 11 Comments

Family From Moultrie Fire Seeks Help Finding Housing

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

There have been several residential fires in Bernal Heights during the last few weeks, with the predictable result that several local families are now trying to get their lives back together. We’ve told you a lot about the Andover Street … Continue reading →

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Andover Fire Aftermath, Part II: Family From Burned House Next Door Located, “Suffering,” Needs Assistance [UPDATED]

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

We have a follow-up to yesterday’s awful and controversial post about the drug lab at 655 Andover Street which triggered the fire that engulfed two homes last week. Bernalwood is pleased to report that contact has been established with the … Continue reading →

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Precita Creek Returns (Briefly) As Truck Strikes Fire Hydrant

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

Yesterday afternoon, as I was crossing Alabama, on my way from the Precita Park Cafe to Harvest Hills Market, I saw a trickle of water headed the other way. Someone washing a car? Soon, the flow became a torrent, and … Continue reading →

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SFFD Extinguishes Residential Fire at Moultrie and Ogden

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

It wasn’t as bad as the two-alarm blaze last week, but there was another residential fire in Bernal yesterday on Moultrie. Neighbor Max says: Two fires in one week, both within a block of my house. This one was on corner … Continue reading →

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