A grassy hill brush fire between Concord and Bay Point forced several evacuations early Friday afternoon and eventually grew to 30 acres, but Cal Fire had it fully contained by 2 p.m.
We’d worried this week’s combination of warm weather and high winds could be a wildfire risk, and indeed, that came to pass at Willow Pass Road and Willow Pass Court near Highway 4 between Bay Point and Concord. KRON-4 reports, and has some video too, of a brush fire that grew to 30 acres Friday afternoon. But while there were some evacuations, the fire has since been fully contained, with no damage to anything except the grass.
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According to Cal Fire, the blaze started around 12:08 p.m. Friday afternoon, and very quickly spread to about 30 acres in size.
UPDATE: Fire authorities have confirmed that the fire is in Bay Point and has spread to 30 acres. Crews are on the scene.
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) May 20, 2022
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The Bay Area News Group notes that “The blaze initially threatened businesses, and the district evacuated some commercial businesses in the area.”
#UPDATE: This fire is now 80% contained and the forward progress has been stopped. Businesses are no longer threatened. https://t.co/JccuxHw6Ma @EastBayTimes https://t.co/F88bhNashK
— Rick Hurd (@3rdERH) May 20, 2022
By about 1:15 p.m., Cal Fire personnel on the scene had the blaze about 80% contained.
#UPDATE: This fire is now fully contained. https://t.co/JccuxHw6Ma @EastBayTimes https://t.co/wT6BXuUZVQ
— Rick Hurd (@3rdERH) May 20, 2022
And by 1:45 p.m., this brush fire was fully contained. So we appear to have dodged a bullet on this one, but per the Chronicle, parts of Solano County are still under a red flag warning, and will remain so until 8 p.m. Friday night.
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