Crime & Safety

Small Grass Fire Burns About An Acre

Berrellesa Street fire was controlled within an hour.

by Bay City News

A small grass fire that started in Martinez on Tuesday afternoon has been controlled, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District dispatcher said.          

The fire was reported at 4:12 p.m. in the 100 block of Berrellesa Street on the far side of the railroad tracks.

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Flames scorched about one acre, and firefighters had the blaze under control by about 4:41 p.m., the dispatcher said.

No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported.

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