Crime & Safety
'Dangerous' Fire At Senior Care Home In Walnut Creek
All residents were safely evacuated, according to Con Fire.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A two-alarm fire at a senior care home in Walnut Creek has been contained, and all residents have been evacuated, according to a public information officer for Contra Costa Fire.
At this point, no injuries have been reported.
The fire was reported in the 1500 block of Castle Hill Road at 3:50 p.m. The police department called it "a dangerous situation" in a message to the community asking people to stay away from the area.
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Blowing embers caused a second fire, which the fire department quickly put out.
People in the area report hearing an explosion downtown before the fires erupted.
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Con Fire on scene a 2nd alarm fire at a senior care facility in the 1500 block of Castle Hill, WC. All residents accounted for and being transported to a safe location. Fire across highway caused by windblown embers extinguished. Fire under investigation. #castleic pic.twitter.com/NdpZkWFTw7
— Con Fire PIO (@ContraCostaFire) May 6, 2021
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