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Grass fire shuts down portion of Kirker Pass Road
Kirker Pass Road closed near Concord Pavilion because of grass fire.
CONCORD, Calif. - A grass fire shut down the southbound portion of Kirker Pass Road Monday morning near the Concord Pavilion for roughly an hour.
This is a major commute route for people trying to avoid Highway 4, which was backed up to Antioch for a while.
The fire was reported about 5:45 a.m. and the road reopened just before 7 a.m.
CHPofficers were seen picking up traffic cones to allow traffic to flow through again.