Contra Costa County Fire Protection District

Two Injured In Five-Alarm Martinez Apartment Fire

September 6, 2009

MARTINEZ — Two people were injured and an apartment building evacuated early Sunday as firefighters battle a five-alarm blaze in Martinez, according to officials.The fire, which has not been contained, was reported at 12:44 a.m. at the Regency Plaza Apartments at 600 J St., according to a Contra Costa fire dispatcher.The Regency Plaza is a [...]

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Fatal Apartment Fire Likely Started by Child Playing with Lighter

June 27, 2009

PITTSBURG, Calif. (KCBS) — Investigators say a child playing with a lighter may have started a tragic early morning fire in the East Bay Saturday, killing a six-year-old girl. A fire dispatcher tells KCBS the deadly fire started shortly after 3 a.m. at an apartment house at 1026 Power Avenue in Pittsburg. Firefighters say the [...]

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Fire damages El Sobrante school – Contra Costa

April 6, 2008

A Saturday morning fire badly burned a wing of Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante, causing more than $1 million in damage and forcing officials to suspend classes for two days. The fire damaged the administrative offices, teacher’s lounge, library and a couple of nearby classrooms, said Paul Ehara, spokesman for the West Contra [...]

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