Apartment Fire Tonight Displaces 4 in Concord

Fire crews controlled a fire in a Concord apartment that displaced four residents this evening, fire officials said.

Fire crews responded at about 5:10 p.m. to the 2500 block of Walters Way, fire Capt. George Laing said.

They found smoke and flames coming from a second-floor apartment there.

The fire had started in the attic and spread inside the apartment. It was quickly controlled but there was fire damage to a good portion of the apartment and smoke and water damage throughout.

There was also water and smoke damage throughout the rest of the building, which houses several apartments, Laing said.

Only the residents of the single apartment, which housed three adults and one juvenile, were displaced. No injuries were reported.

The displaced family received the first Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency, or SAVE, card issued by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the California Fire Foundation.

The card provides fire victims with a $100 gift card to buy basic immediate necessities, Laing said. Story here: Contra Costa Victims Of Major Fires, Disasters To Soon Receive Gift Cards.

More information about the SAVE program is available at http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/save/.

--Bay City News

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