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Antioch: Firefighters Make Quick Knockdown of Vegetation Fire on E 6th Street

by ECT

At 9:17 am Wednesday, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to a report of a vegetation fire on E 6th Street in the City of Antioch.

While responded, a dark column of smoke was reported.

Upon arrival, Engine 81 reported a 1/4 acre fire in a vacant lot on a hillside behind a home. They stated they could handle with a single unit and cancelled the balance. They were on scene for about 50-minutes.

According to the fire investigator on scene, the cause of the fire was undetermined. There were homeless in the area at the time the fire broke out.

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3 comments

Simonpure Oct 30, 2019 - 1:44 pm

Quick!!! Shut down the power. Homeless are out and about.

Greta Oct 30, 2019 - 5:30 pm

Democrats need to hire better arsonists…these homeless arn’t getting the fires going here and the power turned off quickly enough.

Mary Anne Nov 2, 2019 - 1:41 am

There have been a lot of fires started on E. 6th Street …. so, what’s new?

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