Antioch: Pot grow inside home causes fire

ANTIOCH -- Electrical wires that were rerouted to accommodate a marijuana grow inside an Antioch home caused a small fire Tuesday afternoon, according to the Contra Costa Fire Protection District.

The fire, reported at a single-family home in the 3000 block of G Street at 4:40 p.m., damaged the garage, but caused no injuries, said Fire Captain George Lang. The residents were not home at the time of the fire, but their dog was rescued once firefighters responded to put out the blaze.

Illegal modifications to the home, including wiring that residents had extended from the utility meter outside into the garage, likely caused the fire, Lang said.

Antioch police said several rooms inside the home were used to grow marijuana plants, although an official count was not immediately available. No arrests have been made, but an investigation is ongoing.

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Contact Karina Ioffee at 925-945-4782. Follow her at Twitter.com/kioffee

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