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Train derailment halts BART service between Pleasant Hill, Concord
There are reports of a BART train derailment in Concord with riders being evacuated and resulting fires in the area.Read More
Crews stop forward progress on Pittsburg hills fire
Firefighters are working to reach full containment on a 7-acre brush fire in the Pittsburg hills near W. Leland and Golf Club roads. Read More
Fire heavily damages small church, dental business
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District on Sunday extinguished a two-alarm fire that heavily damaged an office building around 7 a.m. in the 1100 block of Buchanan Road...Read More
Garage fire spreads to condo unit, displaces three people
At least three people were displaced at a San Pablo condominium complex Monday morning by a fire that started in a garage and spread to a unit above, fire...Read More
One person injured in fire at Pleasant Hill senior apartments
One person was hospitalized with smoke inhalation and burn injuries after a fire at a senior living facility in Pleasant Hill.Read More
Two men arrested after separate arson fires in Contra Costa County
Authorities arrested two men last week in apparent separate cases of arson in Contra Costa County.Read More
Crews quickly extinguish downtown Lafayette business fire
Firefighters quickly contained a fire that damaged a business in downtown Lafayette on Monday morning. The blaze was reported shortly before 6 a.m. at an insurance office in the...Read More
Six people displaced in neighboring two-home fire
Six people were displaced from a fire that spread to two homes on Loftus Road in Bay Point early Sunday morning.Read More
Contra Costa fire districts ‘giant step closer’ to consolidation
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, known as Con Fire, will annex the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, both districts announced Monday. Each district’s board of directors...Read More
Fire spreads to two Antioch homes
A fire early Tuesday morning in Antioch displaced five residents from two homes in the area of G Street and Meadowbrook Road, according to a 5:43 a.m. tweet from...Read More
Crews mop up after Walnut Creek house fire
Firefighters are at the scene Monday morning of a house fire in Walnut Creek. Residents of the one-story home, in the first block of Edmund Court, have been evacuated,...Read More
Officials investigate ‘suspicious’ fire at abandoned Concord restaurant
An abandoned restaurant building in Concord was destroyed by fire early Monday morning under what fire officials are characterizing as suspicious circumstances. The two-story standalone structure once housed a...Read More
Diablo Fire scorches 128 acres in Contra Costa County
Crews battling the Diablo Fire near Byron have the blaze 50 percent contained on Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire said. The brush fire was reported about 9:20 a.m. near Vasco...Read More
Crews reach 30 percent containment on 75-acre brush fire near Byron
A wind-fueled brush fire near Byron has burned 75 acres and was 30 percent contained by 11:40 a.m. Sunday, according to Cal Fire. Reported about 9:20 a.m., the fire...Read More
Diablo Fire burns 40 acres in Byron area
Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire Sunday morning in the Byron area that has burned about 40 acres, Cal Fire said. The fire was reported...Read More
Planning pays off: Con Fire reports fewer July 4 fire incidents compared to 2020
Though Fourth of July brought Contra Costa County’s largest vegetation fire of 2021, the number of Independence Day incidents was actually down from 2020. A beefed-up Contra Costa County...Read More
Crews stop forward progress on Kirker Fire at 35 acres
Fire crews battling a 35-acre brush fire near Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon had the blaze 50 percent contained shortly before 3 p.m., fire officials said. The two-alarm Kirker Fire...Read More