7 Injured In Bay Point Fire Reportedly Caused By Smoking Drugs In Van
BAY POINT (CBS SF) -- Investigators believe someone smoking drugs in a van caused a three-alarm fire that injured seven people and damaged four homes in Bay Point early Friday morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire marshal said.
The blaze was reported on Anchor Drive at 1:17 a.m. Flames destroyed two homes and damaged two others before firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze around 2:30 a.m., Fire Marshal Robert Marshall said.
Investigators determined the fire started in a minivan adjacent to one of the homes and they found drug paraphernalia and lighters inside, Marshall said.
"The next steps will be trying to identify who might have been in there doing that," he said.
Of the seven people injured, one was taken to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco with minor to moderate burns and smoke inhalation, Marshall said. The other six were taken to John Muir Medical
Center with smoke inhalation and are expected to survive, he said.
The fire caused an estimated $850,000 in damage and has displaced at least 10 residents, according to Marshall. He said the American Red Cross is assisting the residents.
The fire department posted a helmet cam video of the fire on YouTube.
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