Vegetation fire near Clayton prompts evacuation warning
Firefighters battled a vegetation fire near Clayton on Friday, prompting officials to issue a warning for some residents to prepare to evacuate.
Firefighters battled a vegetation fire near Clayton on Friday, prompting officials to issue a warning for some residents to prepare to evacuate.
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Contra Costa County firefighters advised people living on the east side of Mount Diablo to be prepared to evacuate as they fought a 50-acre wildfire Friday.
Cloud cover will blanket the region with southwest winds gusting up to 22mph. Stratus clouds return to the coast this evening, moving into the inland valleys early tomorrow morning.
An evacuation warning has been sent out to residents as crews battle a 4-alarm vegetation fire between Morgan Territory State Park and Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County.
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Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire near Clayton that is spreading at a moderate rate, according to fire officials.
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(KRON) -- A wildfire ignited near Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County Friday afternoon. The blaze, dubbed the Morgan Fire, sparked just after 3 p.m. close to Clayton on Marsh Creek Road and Morgan Territory Road. Cal Fire officials said the fire is estimated to be between 50-100 acres, flames are...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The wreckage of the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare, which sank near Alcatraz earlier this week, has been located in San Francisco Bay, the San Francisco Police Department announced Friday. The department's Marine Unit found the submerged vessel in the area where it went down...
San Francisco police made the announcement Friday afternoon as authorities continue to search for two boat passengers that remain missing.
A father and son face federal charges after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees near Mt. Shasta and holding them hostage for nearly 15 hours before surrendering to law enforcement.
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