2 in critical condition following fire that destroyed Pittsburg home
The fire was reported just after 8:15 a.m. at a building in the 2100 block of Crestview Drive.
PITTBURG, Calif. -- Two people are in critical condition after a fire swept through a Pittsburg home Monday morning.
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said the fire was reported just after 8:15 a.m. at a building in the 2100 block of Crestview Drive.
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A Con Fire spokesperson said firefighters had to remove the two victims from the burning building. Both were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
Firefighters got the blaze under control by 8:44 a.m.
Con Fire said the apartment is a total loss and at least one adjacent apartment has smoke damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
