HAYWARD, Calif. -- Four two-story homes under construction were destroyed and eight others suffered some sort of damage after a fire at a housing development in Hayward early Thursday morning, according to fire officials.
The one-alarm blaze was first reported at 2:15 a.m. on Toomey Terrace, Battalion Chief Mike Hildebrand said. Although it was contained at 2:45 a.m., Hildebrand said fire crews remain at the scene this morning on fire watch.
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Nobody was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation. No monetary damage amount was immediately available. Hildebrand said 20 firefighters battled the blaze.