Crime & Safety
Bird Hitting Electrical Wire Linked To Vegetation Fire In Pleasanton
The fire on May 13 spanned 8 acres.
PLEASANTON, CA - Firefighters have determined what likely started a vegetation fire off Chatham Place in Pleasanton on May 13.
Chief Joe Testa with the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department said the probable cause was a bird clipping an electrical wire.
The fire spanned 8 acres total and was in a vacant area.
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No injuries or structural damage were reported.
At the same time, more than 2,000 PG&E customers were without power for at least an hour.
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It’s unconfirmed if the outage was related to the fire but Testa said outages should be expected during peak fire season, which officially launched Monday.
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