A house in central Concord suffered significant damage Saturday afternoon in a fire believed to have been started by a propane tank fueling an outdoor grill, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman said.
The fire, at a house at the corner of Charlotte Avenue and Eugene
Court, was first reported at 4:15 p.m. as a barbecue grill fire, said fire district spokesman Steve Hill. The back of the house caught on fire, Hill said, and flames then spread into the attic.
Firefighters feared that winds would push the flames to two other houses, Hill said, but the flames didn’t spread.
No one was injured, but one person was displaced by the fire, and the American Red Cross was called to help find shelter.
More than 30 firefighters and other emergency responders helped fight the fire, Hill said.
No monetary damage estimate was available, but Hill said the house sustained “pretty significant damage.”
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3 comments
Great job firefighters preventing the fire from spreading! So glad no one was injured. I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often from people leaving backyard BBQ grills unattended.
I saw a gal do that a few months ago… she had the gas grill backed up to her old redwood fence and fired it up… the fence went up in flames a few minutes later! LoL! …. we put it out with a couple garden hoses.
How does fire jump from a gas grill to the house?
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