Crews use drone to help fight fire at abandoned Antioch warehouse

ANTIOCH – Crews from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District used images captured by aerial drones inside a burning warehouse to help fight a fire overnight in Antioch.

The district's spokesperson shared image captured by the drones, which have thermal imaging capabilities to help the incident command post target crews' attack on the four-alarm fire. The images were shared in a 1:23 a.m. tweet.

Crews were finishing defensive operations on the fire -- located in an abandoned warehouse near the Antioch Marina -- as of an earlier tweet at 12:26 a.m.

A Tuesday morning post by Con Fire said that over 100 firefighters responded to the incident. Crews were supported by Antioch police, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, and area fire agencies. 

The effort protected nearby properties and limited damage to the large, abandoned warehouse. No injuries were reported in the incident. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.