A fast-moving fire has prompted an immediate evacuation order in Lafayette on Sunday for the area south of Old Tunnel Road and between El Curtola Blvd and Pleasant Hill Road, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District announced.
The fire is now out, but according to the Con Fire PIO social media, "The Tennis Club building is a total loss, one outbuilding received damage and a residential structure had minor damage to the roof."
Calls came in around the same time Sunday afternoon for a fire near Highway 24 at Pleasant Hill Road at Condit Road and a fire on the north side of Highway 24 at Camino Diablo, the spokesman said.
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There were reports of downed power lines at both locations. In addition, a downed tree was restricting vehicle access at Pleasant Hill Road and Condit.
Earlier, the district said that they were responding to two "rapidly expanding" fires on each side of state Highway 24 in Lafayette, a spokesman for the Contra Costa Fire Protection District said.
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"They both just came in and they are spreading fairly quickly,"the spokesman said.
Calls came in around the same time Sunday afternoon for a fire near Highway 24 at Pleasant Hill Road at Condit Road and a fire on the northside of Highway 24 at Camino Diablo, the spokesman said.
There are reports of downed power lines at both locations.
