Contra Costa County firefighters on Wednesday treated 69 people for exposure to a chemical consistent with bear or pepper spray at an Antioch Hobby Lobby, according to authorities.
Walnut Creek Residential Fire Sparked By Fireplace Ashes - Walnut Creek, CA - The residents were not home but fortunately, a witness called and reported the fire.
The vast majority of residents evacuated from their San Pablo homes were allowed to return late Thursday night after bomb squad technicians made significant progress removing a massive and volatile stockpile of homemade chemicals.
A car fire on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore ignited vegetation and was spread by the wind to 40 acres Saturday night, the Alameda County Fire Department said.