BART service was stopped between Concord and Pleasant Hill Tuesday morning because of a grass fire in the area, the transit agency reported.
The vegetation fire burned in the area of San Miguel Road and H Street, resulting in major delays in service on the Antioch line in the SFO Airport and Antioch directions. The fire was reported shortly before 5 a.m. and has since been extinguished,Adding to the system delays, BART said the fire was near the Concord train yard, requiring the agency to drop power in the area which prevented it from dispatching additional trains from the yard to service the line.
As of 9:56 a.m. BART service had resumed between Concord, Pleasant Hill stations and the system was recovering from the lengthy delays.Thanks for reading CBS NEWS.Please enter valid email address to continue
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