5 Boats Burn In 'Suspicious' Marine Shop Fire: PHOTOS

Martinez CA

06 May, 2021

11:13 PM

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Five drydocked boats burned in a fire early Thursday morning in unincorporated Contra Costa County near Oakley, officials with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District said. The fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. at a marine shop on Bethel Island Road near Dutch Slough Drive, just across from Bethel Island. The blaze was believed to be suspicious—potentially arson — fire officials said in a tweet. Four boats were destroyed, and the fifth boat sustained moderate damage, according to fire officials. In all, the fire caused $150,000 in property damage, fire officials said. No one was injured and the cause remained under investigation. #Bethel IC final, 5 boats at a marine shop on the 6000 block of Bethel Island Rd. Fire is under investigation and believed to be suspicious with potentially arson. pic.twitter.com/QLb7AbVBNP— ECCFPD (@ECCFPD) May 6, 2021 Patch editor Maggie Fusek contributed to this report. Copyright © 2021 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area.