Evacuations lifted after fire burns 75 acres in East Contra Costa County

Monday, July 20, 2020
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. -- Evacuations have been lifted along Holland Tract Road in unincorporated Contra Costa County as firefighters put out the last remains of a vegetation fire Monday, a fire spokesman said.

The evacuations had been lifted at around 8 p.m. in the area just east of Oakley where 75 acres burned, Steve Aubert, spokesman for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, said.
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The first report of the fire was made to firefighters at 2:14 p.m. off Tranquility Bay Road. Fortunately, the fire was burning in open vegetation, Aubert said.

No one was injured and no structures were damaged, he said.
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At least one home had been threatened in the fire that was being driven by severe winds.
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