At 9:48 pm Monday, firefighters responded to a report of a fence fire in the 300 block of Roelling Lane off Marie in the City of Antioch.
Upon arrival, firefighters located a PG&E utility pole on fire, a fence on fire, tree on fire and the exterior of a home on fire—this all while Contra Costa Fire Protection District units were battling another fire on A Street a few blocks away.
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Engine 53 was first on scene and began to make fire attack to protect the structure and as additional resources arrived on scene the fire was contained.
According to the District, the resident smelled a burning smell about an hour before the fire but could not locate anything. No one was reported injured during the fire.
Preliminary information was that the fire was caused by an electrical short that sparked and started a fire.
No further information was provided.
