At around 8:30 am Sunday, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the 2900 block of Delta Fair Blvd in the City of Antioch for a report of a fire.
It was reported of smoke coming from the closed down FoodMaxx, this was the second call in two-days as they responded to a motorcycle set on fire Saturday morning.
On Sunday, firefighters arrived on scene with a moderate amount of smoke showing and active fire. A second-alarm response was requested as a precaution–it was also reported that at least two people were inside refusing to leave before firefighters were able to get them out of the building.
By 8:48 am, the major body of the fire had been knocked down, but crews were battling heavy smoke in the building with multiple holes on the roof having to be opened up.
By 9:00 am, they crews were searching the building and were still in offensive fire attack before confirming the fire was out a short-time later. No injuries were reported.
According to the Fire Investigator Ryan Graham, preliminary information shows the fire started after an argument inside amongst trespassing residents (homeless). 12 areas where people were sleeping
“No solid leads and no one on scene will provide information,” said Graham. “The fire is still under investigation.
Graham added that there were at least 12-areas inside the building where it appeared people were sleeping.
It is unknown if the fire is related to yesterdays motorcycle fire which came in 5:31 am Saturday. Crews made entry and quickly extinguished the motorcycle fire inside the building.
Antioch Police said Saturday they get at least 12 calls a week to this abandoned building. Meanwhile CONFIRE said traditionally they do not respond often to this building, however, activity at it has picked up in the last few weeks.
Along with the 12-areas inside FoodMaxx where people were sleeping, a fire on W 4th Street on Monday in Antioch is where CONFIRE found approximately 30 homeless residing.
Activity has picked up in the last few weeks.
Split 3-2 Vote: Antioch City Council Postpones Decision on Delta Fair Village Apartments
The Antioch City Council voted to continue blight indefinitely after postponing moving a project forward that would have begun redeveloping a blighted shopping center at the corner of Delta Fair Blvd and Buchanan in the City of Antioch.
If approved, the property would have began being cleaned up and redeveloped into a new shopping center and apartment complex. Currently, the property is full of empty buildings, boarded up retail, garbage all over the property and many homeless frequenting the area.
The project was put on hold in a 3-2 vote after Councilmembers Lamar Thorpe, Joy Motts and Monica Wilson had concerns over the property owners handling of blight and fines over the past five years. Meanwhile, Mayor Sean Wright and Councilwoman Lori Ogorchock called it an opportunity to clean up a blighted area in town and begin the redevelopment of an area desperately in need.
The Delta Fair Village Multi-Family home project was a 210-apartment unit facility that would have been developed at the corner of Delta Fair and Buchanan Road with a new 4,000 square foot retail building. In total, there would be five buildings. The total size of the project was estimated of 411,511 square feet with renovation of existing 73,535 of retail space.
The applicant, Chui Family LLC, proposed a residential density of 45 units per acre which is the highest allowed per the General Plan. There would be 392 parking spaces including 324 in a gated parking garage, 38 on parking garage tandem, 68 spaces outside of the building along with bicycle parking area.
Along with the shopping center renovation, they would realign parking drive aisles, upgrade parking lot landscaping, add roof variation and façade articulation, materials in shopping center would match apartments, replace broken storefronts, remove signed and condition renovations to begin prior to apartment construction. — Full Story
Previous Fires
- Oct 14 – Motorcycle Set on Fire Inside FoodMaxx in Antioch
- Oct.9 – Fire Crews Battle Warehouse Fire behind Antioch Police Department Building
- Sept. 5 – Five Displaced After Tuesday Morning House Fire in Antioch
- Aug 12, 2023: Contra Costa Firefighters Battling 4-Alarm Fire in Pittsburg
- Aug 6, 2023: Contra Costa Fire Says 600 Chemicals Found San Pablo Shed
- July 27, 2023: Contra Costa Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Fire in Bay Point
- July 4, 2023: Contra Costa Fire Highlights July 4 Fireworks-Related Responses
- June 25, 2023: Firefighters Battle 73-Acre Vegetation Fire in Brentwood
- June 20, 2023: Updated: Fire Crews Battle 4 Alarm Fire at Abandoned Warehouse in Antioch
- June 19, 2023: Vehicle Crash Ignites Vegetation Fire on Highway 4 Near Pittsburg
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