We did give reports its up to at least 50 feet behind homes. So we took folks here in a hurry. This was an urban interface area. San jose fire immediately asked for mutual aid from cal fire. Cal fire responded with a chopper making water drops. 70 acres burned and the response seemed to be working. Police revehicle waited residents from two streets they were told to leave immediately. San jose fire asked cal fire for more engines, air tankers and bulldozers. And seven miles from the fire, flames and smoke spewed from another fire. This is located near capitol expressway. Youre looking at verio. You can see the fire burned patches of driedout grass located in between some of the fairways and dry creek beds there. A huge column of smoke delivered some of the nearby homes. Today, temperatures were high, even for the end of june. This is a live picture on the east bay. And this is downtown san jose. The fountains provide welcome relief and a great back drop maybe for a selfie. Abc7 news is
From the ground and air and very tricky dangerous conditions. Good evening. Extreme conditions in south san jose took 2 firefighters out of the mix this afrnoon. They suffered heat related injuries while trekking up and down the teresa foot hills battling a blaze that started at curry drive and pel cou. Vic lee is on the story. Firefights have now contained more than 30 percent of the blaze. But its still hot onhe ground and there is a chance it will flare up again. Hand crew are now working on mopping up the hot spots. This was Christopher Frank 0first fire. I saw flames spreading across the hill. Were you scared at all. Kind. The grass fire started just before 2 this afternoon on the hills behind curry drive. The fast moving re spread quickly downhill towards santa teresa par. Christopher mom jenny livesn a house in the path of the fire. We came out and within a matter of minutes we could see flames everywhere and the hill engulfed and people running out afraid would it get near the
As it spread. Thanks for joining us im cheryl jennings. The conditions in the south bay took twoirefighters out of the mix this afternoon they suffered heatrelated injuries trekking up and down the foothills battling a blaze starting near curry drive we can see very little smoke in hills behind me. That is where the fire started and now, its winding down. Were getting numbers that went to a fouralarm. Ten people were evacuated but many left on their own. And as you said, two firefighters were treated for herelated injuries. Its hot on the ground and there is a chance itwill fair up, glenn. This was christophers first fire. I saw flames across the hill. Ere you scared . Kind of. Grass fires started just before 2 00 this afternoon. The fastmoving fire spread quickly down hill. His mom, jenny lives in a house in the path of the fire. Whin minutes we could see flames everywhere. In the hill just eulfed people were running out. And its scary. It went quickly to a threealarm. Its the onset o
Question. Antics meaninging blood sucking insects. And we open with a look at the hottest ticket in consecutive circles this month, the defund obama care summer tour. In a few hours, ted cruz whose Canadian Citizenship well get to in a minute will take the stage in dallas to explain why now is the time for a Government Shutdown if democrats wont help repeal president obamas Signature Health care law. Obama care is at its most vulnerable its ever been right now. Theres bipartisan agreement its not working. The wheels are coming off. The unions are jumping ship. Defunding obama care is just as much his signature issue as the actual law is president obama. Hes is so attendees probably shouldnt expect the main act to stray too far from the hits that always produce the biggest applause. They say this is a fools errand. Youre tilting at windmills. If we can hold 41 republicans in the u. S. Senate, or 218 republicans in the u. S. House, we can defund obama care. Heritage action, the Political
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