Crime & Safety
2 Apartments Burn, Another 8 Damaged In Pleasant Hill Fire Near DVC
About 50 firefighters attacked the blaze inside the units and on the building's roof, bring the fire under control in about 30 minutes.
October 30, 2024
A two-alarm fire Tuesday afternoon in an apartment building near Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill at least partially destroyed two apartments and severely damaged another eight before firefighters could control the blaze.
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No one was injured, but at least 10 apartments were evacuated, according to a spokesperson for Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
Firefighters were called to Viking Park Apartments at 2079 Norse Drive, near the college's southwest parking lot, at 2:53 p.m. Investigators said the fire likely started in a common area between the bathrooms of two units where plumbers were working.
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An apartment building is seen with holes cut out of the roof following a fire at the Viking Park apartment complex in Pleasant Hill, October 29, 2024/KPIX
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