Firefighters at a residential blaze in Pleasanton Saturday morning had to take extra precautions when ammunition stored in a shed began exploding. (File)
Residents of several blocks in San Pablo were ordered Wednesday afternoon to immediately evacuate their homes after a hazardous materials incident in the area.
The evacuation orders were issued by the San Pablo Police Department for an area bordered by Giant Road to the west, Miner Avenue on the north, 11th Street to the east and Palmer Avenue to the south.
Evacuees were told they could go to an emergency shelter at Contra Costa College’s gymnasium, located at 2600 Mission Bell Drive.
Residents were told to take only what they could carry with them, and to stay off phone lines — unless they were reporting a life-threatening emergency or could not leave their home.
ABC7 news reported that potentially hazardous substances were found in containers in a shed and garage of a home on the 900 block of Stanton Avenue and that a bomb squad is en route to inspect containers.
Details about the hazardous substance were not immediately known.
Check back for more information to this developing story.
Originally published at Jakob Rodgers