At 6:32 pm Monday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vegetation fire in the area of Port Chicago Highway and Wharf Drive in Bay Point. The fire was reported in a field.
While responding, a large column of smoke was observed and smoke and flames picked up on observation cameras.
By 6:32 pm, Battalion 8 arrived on scene reporting the fire was on both sides of the road of Port Chicago Highway and that the fire was approximently 2-acres in side with a PG&E pole also involved.
UPDATE
Fire is contained at 6.5 acres.
UPDATE #2
ConFire says a witness reported someone setting off fireworks from a vehicle which then started the fire. No structures were damaged and no injuries reported.
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| Detail Information | |||||||
| 6:32 PM | 8 | [20] PER GG01572 *** COCO FIRE REQ 1184 TO DRIFTWOOD X PCH | |||||
| 6:28 PM | 7 | [9] [Appended, 18:28:52] [5] FIRE ENRT ALREADY | |||||
| 6:28 PM | 6 | [8] [Appended, 18:28:52] [4] XFER FIRE | |||||
| 6:28 PM | 5 | [7] [Appended, 18:28:52] [3] BRUSH FIRE CLOSE TO RR TRACKS | |||||
| 6:27 PM | 4 | [6] [Appended, 18:28:52] [2] RP ADV FIRE IN AREA | |||||
| 6:27 PM | 3 | [3] XFER FIRE | |||||
| 6:27 PM | 2 | [2] VIS OF FLAMES AND SMOKE | |||||
| 6:27 PM | 1 | [1] FIRE SIZE OF HOUSE | |||||
