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Concord Fire Crews Respond to Two Structure Fires Sunday Evening

CONCORD (CBS SF) -- Police officers and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews responded to two structure fires Sunday evening, according to authorities.

The first, which police announced on Twitter at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, is at a house on Fallen Leaf Lane. Authorities ask residents to avoid the area as both directions of Concord Blvd. at Mariposa Ct. were closed for firefighting efforts.

While police didn't offer any details about the fire, they said Concord Blvd. had reopened shortly before 7 p.m.

The second is in the 2800 block of Concord Boulevard, police reported on Twitter at 5:48 p.m.

Police said that fire closed Concord Boulevard between Third Street and Parkside Drive.

Concord Boulevard was reopened between those two streets by 6:35 p.m. Authorities are investigating the causes of both fires.

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