Fire breaks out at Pleasant Hill senior apartments
A fire broke out at the Hookston Senior Homes complex in Pleasant Hill on Jan. 27, 2022. (KTVU FOX 2)
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - A fire broke out at the Hookston Senior Homes in Pleasant Hill on Thursday afternoon.
One victim with smoke inhalation was rushed to a hospital for treatment after being rescued from a balcony, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
The two-alarm electrical fire was reported at 1:15 p.m. in an unoccupied unit at the Hookston Senior Apartments at 80 W. Hookston Road.
The male victim was in an adjacent unit. He suffered injuries while trying to escape through a hallway and had to be rescued from an apartment balcony, fire district spokesman Steve Hill said. He was taken to a hospital and an update on his condition was not immediately available.
All other residents were safely evacuated before the fire was knocked down shortly before 2 p.m., fire officials said. There were no additional injuries.
The fire remains under investigation.
Bay City News contributed to this report.
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SkyFOX flew above the Hookston Senior Homes in Pleasant Hill where a fire broke out. One person was hospitalized and three were rescued from balconies, the fire department there said. (KTVU FOX 2)