Crime & Safety
Fire In Martinez Burns 30 Acres
The forward spread of the fire near westbound state Highway 4 and Alhambra Avenue has been stopped.
#AlhambraIC pic.twitter.com/wkSAWHuijx
— Confire PIO (@ContraCostaFire) August 18, 2018
MARTINEZ, CA — The Contra Costa County Fire Protection Agency has stopped forward progress on a 30-acre vegetation fire burning near westbound state Highway 4 and Alhambra Avenue in Martinez tonight. The three-alarm blaze is comprised of multiple fires but forward progress was stopped at 8:30 p.m. Friday, according to fire officials.
California Highway Patrol officials, who first reported the fire at 7:13 p.m. Friday, said the highway was closed and traffic was being diverted to Franklin Canyon Road.
There was no estimated time of opening for the lanes, according to the CHP.
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Fire officials have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
@KTVU Martinez hills fire, from Hwy 4, at 7:52pm. pic.twitter.com/m0F8EFQ0tu
— Catherine Sumner (@CSumner78) August 18, 2018
@abc7newsbayarea Karen Patten ‘s photos of beginning of martinez fire pic.twitter.com/OQ6qvNR1Uo
— OvationImpact (@ovationimpact) August 18, 2018
By Bay City News Service
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Image from video via @ContraCostaFire
