CROCKETT, Calif. - Firefighters in Contra Costa County quickly took care of a hillside grass fire near Crockett on Thursday morning, first spotted by an alert security guard.

The second-alarm fire burned about 10 acres near some power lines at about 3 a.m. at 156 Old County Road.

A security guard of a nearby industrial company saw flames from this hillside and called it in.

Firefighters immediately contained the flames despite a very windy morning.

Cal Fire SCU Battalion Chief Chris Steggall said that crews were sticking around to mop up the fire. Contra Costa County

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