A huge fire that destroyed a roofing supply company in Pittsburg on Sunday originated in a homeless encampment, according to fire officials in the East Bay.
The fire burned the Piedmont Lumber Company to the ground on Piedmont Way near Highway 4. The flames spread quickly due to strong winds, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
Two updates on this afternoon's Piedmont Way fire... The fire originated in a homeless encampment on the north side of the property, which is the Elite Roofing Supply Company and not Piedmont Lumber as reported earlier. #piedmontic pic.twitter.com/lnFWgeuwc1
— Con Fire PIO (@ContraCostaFire)
June 24, 2019 "This turned out to be a third-alarm fire," said Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman Steve Hill. "There was an incredibly large plume of smoke coming off of it that I've heard goes almost all the way to Stockton because of the winds."
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— Ted Ramey (@TedRameyMedia)
June 23, 2019 One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation at a hospital and released Sunday night.
