Engulfed. Just got really hot really fast. The sky was red. It was beautiful but it was scary. Reporter burning embers rained down on nearby houses causing many spot fires. It looked like snow on fire. Felt like an apocalypse almost because they were all over the place. Reporter firefighters say the embers sparked this roof fire about two blocks away from the original scene. Mothers day weekend and its sad. Youre ruining peoples property. Reporter back at the main scene, it took firefighters more than an hour to bring the 5 alarm fire under control. All the neighbors suspect arson. This is the second time. This isnt by accident. Lightning dont strike twice, not in the same spot. Not the same complex. Somebody just dont want to see that building going up. Reporter construction worker cruz had the same suspicion. Its gone. Everything is gone. Everything that we did, its gone. Reporter he left the building around 3 30 yesterday afternoon. He says they already finished all 6 floors and put
Fireball that enveloped a construction project. Just seeing the embers falling down, it looked like snow and fire. They were all over the place. Deja vu all over. Reporter rick is the developer. Hes living a recurring nightmare today. It started with a phone iend. He said got to get down here. Its happened again. The same phone call from the same owner ten months ago. The complex burned down july 6 at the same stage of construction. We had at least 15 million in the first fire. Reporter investigators say the fire was exacerbated by heavy winds, embers reached into neighborhoods as far as four miles from the site. Two blocks away, another home caught fire, burning the whole back side. The Fire Department said the cause is still under investigation, but neighbors say they think they know what happened. I think somebody is setting the fires. Why . I dont know. I bet who torched it last night torched it in july. Reporter surrounding streets were closed as crew tried to decide how to take d
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Accomplice today. Reporter many computer users saw this on their screen a message that their files had been encrypted. Shutting users out of their computers and Holding Important files hostage. We speen Testing Systems get affected. Reporter in britain it caused hospitals to close down. Its been accessed but i think this highlights a number of attacks. One just how valuable patients medical data have become. Reporter russia may have been hit the hardest. They were able to identified that shouldve been patched but they might been reporter microsoft fixed the issue but some may not have updated the systems. Hackers claimed they were thus would release the information but it could lead to more extortion down the road. Even though they attacked organizations, you could be next. You can pit desperate sophisticated things on your computer but if you open the wrong document you are letting people into your home. Reporter it is unclear where the malware came from but they believed to create th
Some time tonight it will be dismantled. Crews from alameda county, oakland fire, also emeryville hosing down this building putting out hot spots, making sure crews can get close enough to start work and take the crane down. 35 residents in 15 units on the Southern Side of the building have been evacuated. Its not known when they will be home. Getting to the bottom of the fire and cause will take some time. The massive fire along the Emeryville Oakland border lit up the Early Morning sky on san pablo avenue off interstate 580. The southern corner of add line street was adeline street was evacuated. Three blocks away becca reed was awakened by the sound of sirens. It was huge. It was scary. It was just really freaky. A lot of other neighbors were out. It wasnt totally light yet, but it was huh among gous. Humongous. A construction crane was deemed unsafe. In the process of being dismantled. It was clear to neighbors theyve seen the scene before. Once i got close enough i was like wow th