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Firefighter Injured In 2-Alarm Pleasant Hill Fire

Two homes were damaged extensively.

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Aftermath of a fire that damaged two homes on Lorenzo Drive in Pleasant Hill.
Aftermath of a fire that damaged two homes on Lorenzo Drive in Pleasant Hill. (Con Fire Pio)

PLEASANT HILL, CA — One firefighter suffered burns to his leg while fighting a 2-alarm fire in Pleasant Hill Monday afternoon.

The firefighter was treated and released at a hospital, and is expected to fully recover.

No residents were injured.

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The fire caused significant damage to two homes in the 100 block of Lorenzo Drive, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

The fire was first reported at 3:11 p.m. Monday.

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The cause of the fire has not been announced.

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