UPDATE: Firefighters Have Structure Fire in North Richmond Under Control

Update:

A one-alarm fire damaged a home in North Richmond this morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire marshal said. Fire crews responded at 6:10 a.m. to a home in the 1800 block of Fifth Street, Fire Marshal Robert Marshall said. Firefighters arrived to find the single-family home engulfed in flames.

Marshall said the fire was threatening three other adjacent buildings. Fire crews were able to douse the blaze within 25 minutes but not before the fire had spread throughout the house, Marshall said. No other buildings were damaged, he said. As of this morning, Marshall said he didn’t have an estimate for the damage caused by the blaze. He said he wasn’t sure whether the house was occupied or vacant at the time.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation, he said.

Original story:

Contra Costa County firefighters this morning have contained a structure fire in North Richmond. Firefighters responded earlier to a fully involved fire at a structure on Fifth Street.

Firefighters first reported the blaze around 6:30 a.m.

By Bay City News

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