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At 4:58 pm Tuesday, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to a report of a roadside fire that extended to a field on Bailey Road between the City of Pittsburg and City of Concord.
The fire was on the Pittsburg side running up a hill.
By 5:03 pm, Engine 87 arrived on scene reporting approximately 1 acre of vegetation on fire with rapid spread. A hard closure was requested to close down Bailey Road in both directions from Pittsburg and Concord side.
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Who in hell started this fire? That area is petty much fenced off. There are animal grazing on the other side. It’s a busy thoroughfare! Surely, someone has seen who started this!
Probably a cigarette being tossed out the car window? Just my guess…
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