And we have a large response from cal fire and county task force so about 120 firefighters are assigned to the scene. Reporter the fire started at 12 20 along santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue. It took cress about two hours to stop the forward progress of the fire. More than a dozen homes had to be evacuated. We spoke to a neighbor as she arrived at the scene. I thought what am i up against. When i saw that our blocks were you know, being protected by police and cars are backed up, i am truly frightened one firefighter suffered a heat related issue. Neighbors thankful for the work of First Responders. That was chris nguyen reporting. The cause confident fire remains under investigation. However, there were initial reports of a vehicle colliding with a power pole in that area. Pg e says up to 1700 customers were witho pow tteoon. Ght ch for hotpoontra coa fe of not gone up yet. Most residents are looking for ways to keep cool. Eric thomas is live in walnut creek with the story.
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