WALNUT CREEK, CA — A fire at a Walnut Creek apartment building Wednesday was quickly quelled, Contra Costa County Fire said. Firefighters responded shortly before 5 p.m. to a three-story ...

A roughly two-inch gas line was ruptured in the Walnut Creek neighborhood, the fire department said. No other information was immediately available. KRON4 is sending a crew to the scene.

As winds intensify throughout the Bay Area, approximately 16,000 PG&E customers are without power. A planned strategy by the utility to prevent fires.