Fire with smoke under BART track near homeless camp, Bay Point CA


A fire producing heavy black smoke was reported under the BART trackway near mileposts 2.7 and 2.62 by a portal in Bay Point, CA. The fire is associated with a homeless encampment and is near trees but has not spread significantly. Fire crews can access it from the street. There are no people seen actively managing or causing the fire. The smoke is visible but the fire does not block train movement.
Audio|Source: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations
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Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, there's a fire right underneath the trackway on the one side at between 2.7 and 2.6.2.
00:09
It's right on the side down below.
00:10
It's not in the way, but it's close to being in the way.
00:14
It's a lot of black smoke, and I don't see anybody on hand, any fires off hand.
00:17
Kathy, can you tell the source of the smoke?
00:20
9189 to part big one.
00:21
Three and a gun.
00:22
Yeah, I stopped right next to it.
00:24
I guess it's a homeless encamping.
00:26
It's a lot of fire.
00:27
If we haven't caught on, he's calling to the trees a little bit, but hasn't caught on all the way.
00:31
But there's a tree right next to the to the one side.
00:34
Yeah, leaving the platform out door open, there might have been a passenger.
00:37
It's just an emergency door handle.
00:41
I believe this trail, 3-2-88.
00:43
Copy that, I understand.
00:44
It's not hazard.
00:45
It's not a chance at this time.
00:46
I'll pass it on. Thank you.
00:47
Okay, copy.
00:48
Okay, copy 389.
00:49
Thanks with update.
00:50
Bye. Two-seven, take one.
00:53
So, 239, uh, Hayward 7.
00:55
Plus, nil. 239 on 2.23, that's on the C1 track is then?
00:59
Yeah, 27 is a trail card 328A, possible patron interference.
01:04
Just protect the MDS 4 log and give me the intel.
01:07
Time 4. Thank you. R1, R1 track.
01:10
As soon as he comes out, there's a portal or anybody coming to ask me, they're going to see it on the right-hand side.
01:16
It's right next to the portal.
01:17
Hey, and this is 513 at Daily City Yard.
01:19
Um, Transfollow 1.
01:21
Um, and my trail 3.007 is not showing a lightning bolt like it's getting any type of power and there's a bunch of troubles.
01:27
5.30 on Baby City.
01:29
They've got to be 513-9.
01:32
Give me the end code in the trail.
01:34
There's N7795,
01:36
there's N7790, there's N7608, N7301, N7386, N7331,
01:41
N7386,
01:43
and 7794.
01:44
Good morning, Central, this is 395, Concord, Transfer 3, Red of Dispatch.
01:48
Okay, copy, standby.
01:50
Comority, 395, Comptor Transfer 3.
01:53
Fire 13[1], I'm gonna give the tower call.
01:54
Yeah, the 229, just making a report on that fire on the one side coming out of the portal.
01:59
Exactly we said, it's the hillside that's burning.
02:01
Fire crew can access it from the street, currently not a PDATO, but black smoke, though.
Police codes explained
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Fire 13: Fire/Arson Report
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Bay Point, CA
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