Update: The fire has been knocked down and crews are switching to overhaul operations. While there are no reports of any injuries, we have learned that a cat has sadly passed away.
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Update: The first unit on scene reports heavy smoke and flames from the front of the building. Occupants are evacuating. Olivera Rd is being closed at Port Chicago Hwy. This is a working fire.
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ConFire is responding to a report of a fire on a balcony of an apartment building on Olivera Rd near Welch Ct, in Concord. This is being dispatched as a commercial structure fire.
Please avoid the area.
Image Credit: Stefanny Solorio
I was hurt when i read a cat passed away. My cat died last year.
feel terrible for the residents.
The cat owners should be charged with animal cruelty. I mean honestly, how does a cat die from an apartment balcony fire when all residents are evacuated, a CAT??!! Unless the owners left it locked in a room.
Really though, a balcony fire should not = dead cat when all residents evacuated.
Really? You have no idea the circumstances. The woman who’s apartment that was destroyed didn’t at all deserve what happened. She has been a wonderful woman who has helped many unhoused people with clothes, shoes, jackets, blankets, hygiene items and the list continues. Never asked for anything. I can’t imagine what she’s going through after loosing everything, and then having to dodge, ignorant, rude, clueless,heartless people like yourself who want to throw in their 2 cents. I pray that you never experience this BUT if you do, ur words will play in the back of ur head.
I think we all need to take a deep breathe, assuming the balcony is no longer smoldering and/or you are out of range of any pollutants in the air. I don’t doubt the lady is vying for citizen of the year or that it is fair to assume this was an accident turned tragic. The comment was more a slight on the stupidity of the cat which originates around the amazement on how people go bananas over a breed of pet that is so indifferent on your existence. Maybe i need to watch more cat videos or not remember the fact that if you die in a locked house without leaving food out for your house cat, it will eat you. This combined with my general aversion to claws and fangs is why i think we could all use a little less a loof and a bit more a woof.
Since you weren’t there and it didn’t happen to you and it would be the most respectful to the poor lady this happened too plz keep your bs to yourself you don’t know what happened to anything else in this matter so plz