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Grass fire is causing evacuations Pittsburg
Grass fire is causing evacuations in parts of Contra Costa County including Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Calif. - Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews on Friday were busy beating back a 120-acre wildfire in Pittsburg.
The blaze was reported shortly before 2 a.m. near Jacqueline Drive near West Leland Road.
Fire commanders say crews have been able to keep the flames away from homes and they fully contained the fire by 7:30 a.m.
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for several neighborhoods during the peak of the firefighting.
Paul Gabriel saw the flames early on and credited the firefighters for doing a "really good job containing it."
Here is a link to the evacuated neighborhoods.