Garage Fire Gets Sudsy In Pleasant Hill Thursday

Firefighters respond to a home in Pleasant Hill Calif. Thursday after fire was reported in the garage.

Fire in the garage of a home in the 2000 block of Oak Park Boulevard left the structure heavily damaged but resulted in no apparent injuries when it was reported at 6:40pm. Firefighters responded to reports of smoke and flame in the garage and made entry with a metal saw to get to the flames.…

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Rescue At Walnut Creek BART After Person Found Under Train Monday

A person believed to have either leapt or fell under an inbound BART train was rescued after a protracted effort at Walnut Creek BART Monday, the station halting all train traffic to facilitate the effort. Rescuers freed a male victim after “breaking” or uncoupling a string of cars to reach him. He was taken by…

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Felony Fraud Charges For Former Con Fire Battalion Chief

From the Office of the District Attorney: Former Con Fire Battalion Chief Charged with 12 Felonies for Falsifying Payroll Records, Misappropriation of Taxpayer Monies Martinez, Calif. – Earlier this week the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against former Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) Battalion Chief Louis Manzo Jr. of…

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