And we have a large response from cal fire and county task force so about 120 firefighters are assigned to the scene. Reporter the fire started at 12 20 along santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue. It took cress about two hours to stop the forward progress of the fire. More than a dozen homes had to be evacuated. We spoke to a neighbor as she arrived at the scene. I thought what am i up against. When i saw that our blocks were you know, being protected by police and cars are backed up, i am truly frightened one firefighter suffered a heat related issue. Neighbors thankful for the work of First Responders. That was chris nguyen reporting. The cause confident fire remains under investigation. However, there were initial reports of a vehicle colliding with a power pole in that area. Pg e says up to 1700 customers were witho pow tteoon. Ght ch for hotpoontra coa fe of not gone up yet. Most residents are looking for ways to keep cool. Eric thomas is live in walnut creek with the story.
Okay. From what we understand, two structures threatened and again, fear about the fire spreading into these subdivisions. Media briefing is about to get under way. I hope to get more information for you and to be able to bring that back to you later in the show. Reporting live out here in dublin, Lesley Brinkley, abc7 news. Thank you. We will check back with you. Numerous abc7 viewers provided video of this afternoons grass fire. It put up smoke visible for miles. It spread quickly which is why homeowners were told to be ready to evacuate. This video shows how close it came to houses even from across the freeway. It put up a thick white cloud of smoke. This picture was taken everybody quiet a distance from the fire, giving you an idea of just how big it got in a short amount of time. Let us quickly go to Spencer Christian with a look at conditions in the area in particular of the wind. Wind is the main concern. In terms of weather conditions. Only 79 degrees in dublin right now. Its n
As 19yearold santino leggen saw the police. Then stopped shooting into the crowd and began shooting towards the Police Officers. He says his officers shot several rounds at the suspect hitting him multiple times. According to the chief, the suspect dropped to his knees after being hit and then fell to the ground but he doesnt know when the suspect shot himself. It appears now with that ruling on the cause and manner of death that once he was down, that he was able to get a round off and shot himself. It sounds like that round was to the head. The chief smithee says three of his officers shot at the suspect. They dont know how many rounds were fired off or how many times he was hit. Back out at the garlic festival crime scene, they said theres no new developments from there and hoping to have new information next week. Reporting live ansar hasan, abc7 news. Gilroy Police Released one of the many 911 calls that came into its dispatch center moments after the gunfire. One woman franticall
Country have been dispatched to gilroy to searc ior wre cing is conflicting. Literature were finding on there is everything from left to right. There is no ideology that we feel is something that we can put this person in a box. The site of the garlic festival shooting is still blocked off with police combing through acres of land. That has not stopped people from dropping by the site, some to leave flowers and teddy bears. This group dropped off cookies and had a simple message. Thank so much. Thats awful nice of you. What was your message . Thank you for keeping us safe. How do you talk to your kids about Something Like this . Noel was asking me questions. Its really hard to just let them know sometimes theres bad people out there and you know, theres a lot more good people out there than there are thats the only thing we can reassure kids. Reporter some vendors have been anllowed to pick up vehicles. Didi mcdonald and kristen sze so man had a booth selling spiritual art and crystals
At times. Winds switching from northwest going to southwest at 10 00 p. M. Thats definitely a concern for those firefighters on the fire line. Hopefullifully they can get the fire under control. Dan and kristen sze . Good evening, im dan ashley. Thank you joining us. Our other top story, stepped up security at bay area at the gilroy garlic festival. Both outside lands and san jose jazz festival are about to get under way. Chris nguyen is in san jose. Lets lee gin with Lyanne Melendez live in San Francisco. Reporter well, i can tell you after what this nation has seen in the past week and a half, you cant help but feel a little uneasy. A lot uneasy. But the organizers of this event want everybody to know that there will be a lot of security here. So much that you wont have to worry. In fact, have a good time. Today, i dont know, ive never felt so safe in my whole life. This is unbelievable. It was a timely ice breaker needed to dive into the complicated issue of security in light of the