Crime & Safety
BART Service Resumes Near Concord After Brush Fires
Three fires broke out along Port Chicago Highway in grass and brush.
CONCORD, CA — BART service was restored between Concord and Pittsburg/Bay Point Wednesday night following brush fires near the trackway just north of the North Concord station, BART and fire officials said.
An advisory was issued at 8:17 p.m. by BART to tell people service was restored. The brush fires were three in number and about 5 feet by 5 feet in size, Fire Prevention Capt. Joe Ottolini, with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, said.
The fires were along Port Chicago Highway in grass and brush. No structures were threatened and no damage occurred to BART equipment, Ottolini said.
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The fires were knocked down as of 8:15 p.m.
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