Crime & Safety
Fire Damages Concord Garage
BREAKING: Contra Costa County firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.
CONCORD, CA — A two-alarm structure fire broke out early Wednesday evening in the garage of a Concord home. Just after 5 p.m., firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to the blaze on Salem Street near Olympia Street, a county fire spokesperson and the United Professional Firefighters of Contra Costa County IAFF Local 1230 reported via Twitter.
At the scene, crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the garage. They also found power lines down, fire officials said.
By 5:47 p.m., firefighters had brought the blaze under control, the spokesperson reported.
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Details about what may have sparked the fire were not immediately available, nor was an estimate of damages.
.@ContraCostaFire units responding to a report of a residential garage fire in #Concord / units reporting smoke showing enroute / Salem St
— CCC Firefighters (@CCCFirefighters) October 5, 2017
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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