El Estoque

Through the haze and the flames

Jason Chu and Shannon Yu • September 24, 2023

Several devastating wildfires unfolded in Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 8, burning thousands of acres and leaving at least 97 dead. In a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, Maui County officials attributed the tragedy...

House fire on Cheryl Drive

Rachel Jiang • October 5, 2020

Assessing the perspectives of spectators and owners of the home during the incident

Poor air quality affects the Bay Area

Jai Uparkar • October 10, 2017

Smoke from Northern California fires pollutes air

MVHS reacts to the fire that happened on campus

Mallika Singh • January 23, 2017

Students respond to the fire alarm being triggered

Electrical fire damages house near school

Joyce Varma • February 25, 2014

Multiple homes evacuated on Presidio Drive following fire.

Fire destroys apartments on Homestead Road

Elvin Wong • November 27, 2011

American Red Cross volunteers and Homestead High School accommodates homeless residents

Fire alarms on May 19 not a drill

Sara Yang • May 20, 2011

Small fire in chemistry class causes student to pull the alarm Shortly after filing into classrooms, students began filing out when fire alarms sounded on May 19 during the first 15 minutes of sixth...

San Bruno fire leaves an impression on students

Lisa Zhang • September 25, 2010

A collection of students’ thoughts on the San Bruno fire explosion On Sept. 9, the San Bruno fire, about eight miles south of San Francisco, was caused by a ruptured gas pipeline. The fire,...

Ring the Alarm!

Sara Yang • September 9, 2009

Multiple fire alarms on August 25 catch students off-guard The distinctive ring of a fire alarm sent students and staff to outside safe zones during fifth period on Tuesday, August 25. ...