Crime & Safety
Concord Mobile Home Fire: Crews Spare 'Several Priceless Guitars'
WATCH: The home was "well-involved" in flames, prompting evacuations of neighboring residences, a Contra Costa County fire official said.
CONCORD, CA — A mobile home caught fire Thursday night in Concord, prompting evacuations while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. The blaze on Terrace Drive was reported at 8:25 p.m. and five engine crews were dispatched to the scene, said Tracie Dutter, a captain with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
The first arriving crews encountered a structure that was "well-involved" in flames, Dutter said.
"Two adults escaped without injury, thankfully," Dutter told Patch. "Concord PD assisted with evacuating adjacent units."
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Firefighters immediately got to work, knocking down the fire within 20 minutes, she said.
Crews spared the back half of the mobile home, in the process saving several of the residents' priceless guitars, Dutter noted.
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The cause of the fire remained under investigation Friday.
Image from video by Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
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