Martinez Fire Contained Along Howe Road

Firefighters have controlled a wildfire that burned parts of an RV and two properties in Martinez this morning, causing an estimated $80,000 in damage, a fire official said.

Firefighters responded at 10:42 a.m. to a report of a vegetation fire in the 800 block of Howe Road, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fire Inspector Steve Aubert said. Roughly 10 minutes later, witnesses reported a fire was burning a fence and deck at a home in the 2400 block of Morello Heights Circle, Aubert said.

The fire burned a fence, an RV parked at the side of one house and caused minor damage at the home and burned the decking and fence at another home, according to Aubert.

Firefighters brought the fire contained shortly before noon and Aubert said fire crews had the blaze extinguished around 1 p.m. Roughly an acre of vegetation also burned, he said.

No injuries were reported. Although witnesses reported hearing a “loud boom” and saw a bright flash at a set of power lines in the area when the fire was first reported, Aubert said it’s unclear if that sparked the blaze.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, he said.

--Bay City News