Updated on July 10, 2021 at 11:49 pm
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Firefighters in Antioch contained two house fires Saturday evening, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
Both fires were near West 6th and H streets, near the Antioch Unified School District offices. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
The first fire was reported after 8 p.m.
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“Tonight, we have all of our investigators. We ve called them back. They re all working tonight and we have upstaffed extra personnel. We have a task force we ve put together,” said Fire Marshal Chris Bachman with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
Earlier on Saturday, fire crews were called out to respond to a small fire that s suspected to have been started by fireworks.
The Contra Costa Fire Protection District has actually had extra staff on patrol for several days now leading up to this holiday weekend.
The task force includes local police agencies that are also out on patrol and can write citations for people setting off fireworks.
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Multiple residents have been displaced following a fast-moving fire that damaged two buildings in Antioch, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection.