Officials say Dublin fire that destroyed 4 homes under construction appears suspicious

DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) -- There are new revelations in the investigation into a fire in Alameda County fire that destroyed four homes under construction on Monday night. Battalion Chief Gary Linney tells ABC7 News that while the fire is still under investigation, it does appear to be suspicious.

Firefighters were back at the scene Tuesday morning to put out hotspots. Four single family homes sitting next to each other were destroyed at the Jordan Ranch Preserve in Dublin.

"Other than the actual construction work that was going on, there are no other reasons that it should've started," Linney said. "So we are looking into it being possibly suspicious."

The two story homes were in the framing stage and burned intensely. Crews admittedly got lost trying to find the exact location in this new subdivision, but they worked quickly to contain the two-alarm fire.

"Fortunately the way the wind was blowing, it was blowing away from the adjacent structures," Linney said. "Otherwise, we could've had more structures threatened."

"I was very concerned," said Dublin resident Srikanth Enugula. "I was very worried about, you know, my house and my family."

New construction in Dublin is a common sight, but not everyone who lives there is a fan of the massive growth. That's evident by the failure of Measure T last fall that would've allowed for more development

"There's not much space between the houses as well," Enugula said. "So, I think actually it's more aggressive than needed."

Anti-growth sentiments prompted rumors that this fire could be all the more suspicious.

"What would've happened if, you know, it was summer and over 100 degrees?" Enugula asked.

Others say they moved there because it's an up-and -coming area

"It attracted us to the area," said Dublin resident Brooke Dressen. "And so we are excited, yeah."

For now, fire investigators are working with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office to find out where and how the fire started

Fire investigators are interviewing project managers and workers.

In the meantime, developers are waiting to get the clear to start rebuilding.