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Wildfire in Pittsburg prompts neighborhood evacuations

Updated  June 17, 2022 7:37am PDT
Pittsburg
KTVU FOX 2

Grass fire is causing evacuations Pittsburg

Grass fire is causing evacuations in parts of Contra Costa County including Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, Calif. - Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews on Friday were busy beating back a 120-acre wildfire in Pittsburg.

The blaze was reported shortly before 2 a.m. near Jacqueline Drive near West Leland Road.

Fire commanders say crews have been able to keep the flames away from homes and they fully contained the fire by 7:30 a.m. 

A mandatory evacuation order was issued for several neighborhoods during the peak of the firefighting. 

Paul Gabriel saw the flames early on and credited the firefighters for doing a "really good job containing it." 

Here is a link to the evacuated neighborhoods.