East Contra Costa Fire Protection District crews battled a fire sparked by an unattended barbecue that quickly spread to other homes Saturday evening.
OAKLEY -- A lot of grills were fired up this Memorial Day weekend but here's a cautionary tale out of Oakley in Contra Costa County: a backyard barbecue started a house fire that spread to nearby homes on Saturday night.
The barbecue fire started one house down from Kight's. Flames quickly spread to several giant cypress trees next to his fence and neighboring yards. "The firemen came back here and I yelled at them that the fire was under the awnings. He got on the radio, he called and they had hoses back in here within two minutes," Kight said."I got my wife out of here, screaming and crying the whole way cause it's hard to move her. She's in a lot of pain," Kight said.
Many neighbors and Kight said they harbored no hard feelings. They hope this will be a teachable moment.
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