Grass fire at Concord-Walnut Creek border nearly contained

Three fires broke out near the Concord-Walnut Creek border on Friday. Three fires broke out near the Concord-Walnut Creek border on Friday. Photo: Photo Courtesy Mark Cianca Photo: Photo Courtesy Mark Cianca Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Grass fire at Concord-Walnut Creek border nearly contained 1 / 19 Back to Gallery

A grass fire burning near the Concord-Walnut Creek border was 85 percent contained Friday night, officials said.

The Valley Fire, which started Friday afternoon, had charred 268 acres, according to Ryan Bain, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Two firefighters had minor injuries, officials said.

Video footage showed golden grass hills burning off Ygnacio Valley Road on the border of Concord and Walnut Creek on Friday.

Evacuations were ordered for the residential area of Montecito Estates, a community at the top of Ygnacio Valley Road, officials said.

Officials asked the public to avoid the area of Ygnacio Valley Road and Oak Grove Road.

“I think our crews are starting to get a handle of it,” Bain said, before adding that crews would continue to battle the fire for the hours to come.

Erin Stone is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: erin.stone@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @erstone7