Crime & Safety
Firefighters Control Walnut Creek House Fire
No injuries were reported to the residents or firefighters. Crews from Lafayette and Pleasant Hill assisted.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Firefighters brought a blaze burning in the garage and attic of a home in Walnut Creek under control Tuesday evening, but stayed on scene for several hours to remove a metal roof and extinguish the embers smoldering in wooden material underneath.
The fire, which was burning in the 1000 block of Alfred Avenue near the Walnut Creek Water Treatment Plant, was brought under control by 5:30 p.m., according to a Tweet from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
Crews from fire departments in Lafayette and Pleasant Hill were also on the scene.
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No injuries have been reported, and all the building's occupants got out of the structure safely.
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