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Escondido Calif News

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Escondido Bomb House Tenant George Jakubec's Background

By J. RichardDec 9th 2010 – 5:30PM

(Dec. 9) -- Just who is George Jakubec? Today, local and federal officials burned down the Escondido, Calif., house where he had been living -- and which authorities said doubled as the country's largest bomb factory. Here's more from AOL News: The single-story tract home in this upscale suburb was placed on the map...

Police Burn Down House They Say Was Bomb Factory

By Tori RichardsDec 9th 2010 – 2:04PM
Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images

Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (Dec. 9) -- A San Diego-area house that authorities say doubled as the nation's largest bomb factory burned to the ground today with a plume of toxic smoke that reached 2,700 feet. The spectacle was monitored by more than 100 personnel from a myriad of agencies that included the ATF, EPA, National...

Other Things Saved by Plumbers

By David KnowlesJul 16th 2010 – 7:53PM

(July 16) -- All hail the plumber. After reports that a plumber's sketch may have provided the inspiration for BP and U.S. Coast Guard engineers to finally come up with a way to stop the Deepwater Horizon well from gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Surge Desk put in a call to UA Plumbers Local Union 78 in Los Angeles...

Background on Escondido Calif

Escondido ( ; Spanish for "hidden") is a city occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills, just north of the city of San Diego, California.

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