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Brush Fire Near Kirker Pass Road Threatening Homes

Firefighters are battling a blaze in the area of Kirker Pass Road and Hess Road, near the former Concord Naval Weapons Station.

By Bay City News:

A brush fire burning near Concord Monday afternoon is spreading quickly and threatening several homes, a fire official said.

Firefighters received a report of a brush fire at 1:32 p.m. in the area of Kirker Pass Road and Hess Road, near the former Concord Naval Weapons Station.

The blaze is spreading quickly and had burned 10 acres as of 1:45 p.m., Contra Costa County Fire Prevention District Fire Marshal Lewis Broschard said.

He said four to six homes are threatened.

A Cal Fire aircraft has been called in to battle the flames from the air, Broschard said.

Power lines are down, and Kirker Pass Road is closed in both directions.

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