FINAL UPDATE: 10 Homes Damaged, 5 Destroyed in Seven-Alarm Fairfield Fire

BREAKING: Fire in Fairfield currently burning 5 homes on Marigold drive after a large vegetation fire spread. An At&t truck yard is also on fire. A strike team has been ordered as well as several of local resources.

11:15 Wednesday BCN News is reporting five homes were all but destroyed and 10 more were damaged by a stubborn seven-alarm fire in Fairfield on Tuesday, a fire battalion chief said.

The fire was reported in the 2800 block of Marigold Drive, near Interstate Highway 80, at about 3:45 p.m., fire officials said.

About 50 people were evacuated as firefighters fought the blaze, which was contained around 6:30 p.m., fire Battalion Chief Matt Luckenbach said.

In addition to the five homes deemed uninhabitable, 10 sustained minor to moderate damage including broken doors and windows, the battalion chief said.

Fire officials said the blaze appears to have started in the grass along the highway and then rapidly spread to homes along Marigold Drive, which is parallel to the roadway.

The flames consumed at least a dozen yards, and vegetation behind the homes -- including palm trees, cypress trees and pine needles -- appears to have fueled the flames, he said.

The fire displaced five families. One of the families accepted temporary housing assistance from the American Red Cross, while the others made other arrangements, Luckenbach said.

No injuries were reported.

Luckenbach said fire crews remained at the scene this morning to monitor hot spots along with investigators who are trying to determine what caused the fire.

No damage estimate from the fire was immediately available, but Luckenbach said it would likely be well over $1 million.

Crews from Contra Costa County, Yolo County and Cal Fire assisted the Fairfield Fire Department in battling the blaze.

10:30PM: BCN news reports Firefighters will remain overnight on the scene of a massive fire that destroyed two houses and burned three more in Fairfield this afternoon, fire officials said.

As of tonight the seven-alarm fire on Marigold Drive near Interstate Highway 80 was 70 percent contained but about 50 residents in the area remained evacuated, Fairfield fire spokesman Bob Silva said.

The fire started in grass along Interstate Highway 80 at about 3:40 p.m. and quickly spread to homes along parallel Marigold Drive, according to fire officials.

A total of five homes were burned in the fire and two were completely destroyed, Spears said.

About 50 residents were evacuated in total along Marigold Drive, and North Texas Street was closed between Dickson Hill Road and Atlantic Avenue, Silva said.

An evacuation center has been established at Fairfield High School at 205 E. Atlantic Ave. where the Red Cross is offering evacuees assistance, Silva said.

The fire forced the closure of two lanes of eastbound Highway 80 until shortly before 5 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

About 200 firefighters from Cal Fire and Solano, Yolo, Contra Costa and Napa counties responded to the blaze, Silva said.

6PM BCN News is reporting Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a seven-alarm fire that burned five homes in Fairfield and forced the evacuation of about 50 residents in the area of the blaze this afternoon, a Fairfield city
spokeswoman said.

The fire started along Interstate Highway 80 at about 3:40 p.m. and quickly spread to homes along parallel Marigold Drive, according to Fairfield fire officials.

A total of five homes were burned in the fire, but as of shortly before 6 p.m. firefighters reported that the spread of the fire seemed to have stopped, but had not yet declared it fully contained, city spokeswoman Gale Spears said.

About 50 residents were evacuated in total along Marigold Drive, and North Texas Street is closed between Dickson Hill Road and Atlantic Avenue, Spears said.
An evacuation center has been established at Fairfield High School at 205 E. Atlantic Ave., Spears said.

The fire forced the closure of two lanes of eastbound Highway 80 until shortly before 5 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Lanes have since reopened but smoke and traffic remains heavy in the area.

4:45PM BCN News is reporting five homes have burned in the blaze so far.

The vegetation fire was reported at 3:39 p.m. on Marigold Drive near Interstate Highway 80, according to Fairfield fire officials.

The fire has spread and five homes have been engulfed in flames,
police spokesman Officer Cleo Mayoral said.

Residents in between the 2800 and 3000 blocks of Marigold Drive have been ordered to evacuate and streets have been closed. The 3000 block of North Texas Street has also been evacuated and shut down, Mayoral said.

He said as of 4:45 p.m., many other homes were threatened by the flames.

The fire has forced the closure of two lanes of eastbound Highway 80, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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