Crime & Safety
Crews Respond To Vegetation Fire In Martinez
Con Fire crews were on scene as of 3:15 p.m. Thursday.
MARTINEZ, CA — Firefighters were responding Thursday afternoon to a vegetation fire in Martinez. The second-alarm blaze is burning on Christie Road, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said at about 3:15 pm. Thursday.
"Please avoid the area to allow emergency vehicles access to the area," Con Fire said.
As of about 3:30 p.m., the fire near Franklin Canyon Golf Course was at least two acres in size, according to Con Fire Spokesman Steve Hill.
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The fire started in grass and was burning into brush west of the city of Martinez in a rural area south of state Highway 4, Hill told Patch.
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CalFire aircraft are circling a fire in the East Bay near Martinez. Contra Costa County Sheriff helicopter did a quick fly-by. pic.twitter.com/AH8FRG0IU3
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