BRENTWOOD — A grass hearth that sparked Thursday however was considered extinguished could have rekindled Friday earlier than crews in Contra Costa County had been in a position to cease its progress, officers mentioned.
The Friday blaze broke out about 12:45 p.m. Fireplace Marshal Steve Aubert of the East Contra Costa Fireplace Safety District mentioned the flames “appeared to have appeared from the unique burned-out space.”
The primary hearth started round 2:45 p.m. Thursday close to the Marsh Creek Street part of Freeway 4 and Walnut Boulevard. On Friday, the hearth was once more close to Marsh Creek Street and Freeway 4 however nearer to Vasco Street, Aubert mentioned.
“If it’s down in that creek and you've got a little bit smoldering piece of wooden that’s not totally extinguished, with the wind kicking again up, that might simply rekindle it,” Aubert mentioned.
Investigators haven't decided formally what precipitated the Friday blaze, which burned 45 acres and was totally contained as of seven p.m., in keeping with the California Division of Forestry and Fireplace Safety. The fireplace Thursday ultimately grew to 159 acres, Cal Fireplace mentioned.
Neither the flames on Thursday nor these on Friday precipitated any accidents or any injury to buildings or farms.
Crews from the Contra Costa Nation Fireplace Safety District and Cal Fireplace helped to cease the hearth’s ahead progress, Aubert mentioned.
Fireplace crews working with Cal Fireplace personnel had the Thursday blaze contained by 10:30 p.m., Aubert mentioned. An engine remained on the scene into the early morning to watch for warm spots and different potential breakouts.
“It seems to be associated to a homeless camp that’s been fairly effectively established,” Aubert mentioned of Thursday’s blaze. “It’s nonetheless below investigation the way it began. It doesn’t look like intentional.”
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180. Workers author Jason Inexperienced contributed to this report.