Crime & Safety

No Injuries Reported In Newark Fire

Soaring flames greeted firefighters as they pulled up to the scene.

Flames seen from the window of an Alameda County fire truck as it arrived at a Newark fire.
Flames seen from the window of an Alameda County fire truck as it arrived at a Newark fire. (Alameda County Fire Dept.)

NEWARK, CA — Alameda County firefighters were greeted with towering flames last weekend when they responded to an outside fire in Newark.

The firefighters were able to knock down the flames before they reached the interior of the home.

No injuries were reported.

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The photo above is a screen grab from a video that the fire department posted on its Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) pages on Wednesday.

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