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The search of a Pittsburg storage unit for a possible hazardous material turned up nothing dangerous on Friday, the Contra Costa Fire Protection District said.

A bomb squad is investigating hundreds of boxes with several hazardous materials found Wednesday afternoon in a San Pablo backyard shed, Contra Costa fire officials said.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in San Pablo Wednesday after fire crews discovered that a shed was filled with dangerous chemicals. 

Police said there has been a leak of an unspecified hazardous material in San Pablo, prompting an evacuation order by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.

A person and a dog were killed in a fire Friday afternoon in San Pablo, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

Crews on Thursday afternoon were fighting a three-alarm fire in Bay Point.

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Fatality Reported In Crash On Highway 4 In Pittsburg - Concord, CA - The collision resulted in the closure of all eastbound lanes near Bailey Road.

One person was killed and three others were injured in a head-on crash Wednesday on Vasco Road, about a mile-and-a-half from Byron.

Crews from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District used images captured by aerial drones inside a burning warehouse to help fight a fire overnight in Antioch.