Garage Fire in Columbia Neighborhood

Photo from a video courtesy of Alameda County Fire Department 

On May 9, Alameda County Firefighters extinguished this blaze at a 2-story home on Bellhurst Lane in Castro Valley in the Columbia neighborhood. Crews responded to a report of a fire in the garage but found the structure engulfed in smoke and flame. Officials say the fire was contained in less than 20 minutes. There were no injuries to the two people at the home. Resident Eric Strobehn told the Forum that the home sits close to the Chabot to Garin Regional trail and that the fire threatened the nearby hills and canyons but that firefighters were able to keep the flames contained to just the house.