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Hazardous Chemical Fire: Brea Residents Evacuated
On Thursday, January 2, 2020, at 2:53 a.m., HazMat officials evacuated some Brea, California residents due to a hazardous chemical fire. The fire was at Bristol Industries on the 600 block of Lambert. The cause of the blaze is unknown; however, there was a foul odor evident during the firefight. Responding firefighters called the hazardous …
Double Rig Hauler Collison Results in Diesel Fuel Spill
A black Nissan Maxima crashed into a double rig dirt hauler in the south bound lanes of Brea Boulevard at around 7 a.m. this Friday morning causing diesel fuel to spill after the truck’s tank ruptured. The car and truck collision< occurred right at the intersection of Brea and Bastanchury Road and shut that area of the roadway down. Investigators ...
Woman Hospitalized After Single-Car Collision
A woman was taken to the hospital after crashing her yellow Nissan Xterra into a telephone pole along Imperial Highway on Monday morning. This marked the second crash in Brea that morning, as earlier a man had driven a pickup truck into a concrete light pole along Central Avenue. The second crash took place at …
Vehicle Goes Over Divider on 57
A vehicle went up onto the center divider Friday morning at the 57 freeway and Birch Street. It caused major backup in the southband lanes, CHP officers said. The incident, which was reported at 7:22 Friday morning, involved two vehicles – a tan Toyota Camry and a silver Honda Civic, CHP said. The HOV lane …
Woman Injured after Hitting Church Pillar
An accident in Breas today resulted in injury after a woman crashed her car into the pillar of a church. The accident happened when the driver’s white Ford Escort struck a curb at around 10:40 a.m. and flew into the pillar. The Brea congregational Church at 300 E. Imperial Highway suffered no real structural damage. Although …
