You can see the huge flames. Fires are affecting three counties napa and county. Amy . This is 6,000 acres and we are watching it grow. We have seen some flares. Can up over the hillside and now it is very smoky. It has been very busy. We are watching from pleasanton valley road. It is very smoky. And still. No wind. That is an advantage right now. Look at this video fire has already destroyed one build asking we have video of that happening, it was an outhouse or a shed. A home has been damaged. 100 are threatened. We have video of the fire we shot moments ago on the hillside we are standing in front of. Usually you see fire lie down overnight. Not this. It is still raining. Year, it was really picking up because of the winds. They were whipping it along. They are worried about that today. They have thrown a lost manpower at this. You will see the numbers go up. We dont physically put the numbers assign until they arrive but there were significant orders for resources to this incident
Cards that have been streaming in here all day. The police chief says they have lost a warrior, a leader a friend the day july 22nd became the end of watch for Sergeant Scott lunger. Scott loved this job. He did it eagerly. It is a tragedy that someone has done this. Reporter calling it a dark and devastating day, Hayward Police are dealing with a loss of one of their finest. They say Sergeant Scott lunger was shot and killed after he pulled over a pick Truck Driving erratically through a hayward neighborhood about 3 00 this morning. Partner down partner down. Police say the officers partner fired back into the suspects vehicle. A short time later the bulletriddled truck was found abandoned in east oakland. Based on information from the vehicle we have identified a person of interest. Tonight haywards police chief say they have arrested a suspect, 21yearold Mark Anthony Estrada, an oakland man they say has ties to a gang. They spent the day searching the suspects east oakland house. Ne
It was able to ignite and with gifty winds able to grow rapidly. Are we still at 700 acres . Its continued to grow. That is the best estimate throughout the canyons. This fire has been able to continue to grow. How many homes are threatened . Most of the fire is burning in an area that is very remote. The fire is burning and that towards a mix canyon area, outside of the vacaville area. That is our biggest concern. There are not of homes but were working on plans to make sure we have resources should this fire continue to burn in the area of those homes. What tactics are you using . There is this terrain that isnt easy to access. Were over half a dozen air tankers and brought in a large air tanker. Its dry conditions that are allowing this fire to grow. Very aggressive attack. Thank you for your time. We continue to monitor the fire from sky 7. Spencer, weve been seeing into currently were told winds out of the southwest with gusts to 31 Miles Per Hour. And with winds that strong, it h
And killed in cold blood it is but first the breaking news out of napa where a fast moving brush fire has really exploded in size. Good evening, everybody. That wildfire near Lake Berryessa has bushed more than 2,000 acres and is spreading rapidly. Campers at a camp ground in napa county have been evacuated and people in the mixed canyon area have been told to leave. Dozens Fire Fighters were on the ground battling flames. In addition to the crews fighting on the ground, theres a dc10 as well as several helicopters and air tankers trying to get the fire out from the air. The fire began around lake bearsias at 2 30 initially reported that it began from a car fire but now the cause sunday investigation. According to the chp highway 128 is still closed right now between rag canyon and monticello dam. Joining us by phone is paul loenthal with the lower district management team. First can, we get a handle on the exact size of the fire. Early in the day 300 acres and then 1,000 and 2000. Whe
Mandatory evacuations. Residents have been told to get out. Campers at canyon creek have also been evacuated. Alan wang is live at the fire line with more. Reporter you can see the fire burning down the ridge toward us and the homes along this road. The good news is that the winds have died down and the humidity is up. The hope now is that firefighters can get a handle on this before it picks back up in the morning. Drought ridden trees went up like torches as the winds pushed the flames into quail canyon. They sent in this air tanker to protect about a hundred homes here. My husband was a little more calm and he is like it is not that close as you think. I dont care i want to get out of here. Three hikers were rescued. The fastmoving flames jumped the road as wildlife scampered out of the brush. Bulldozers were called in to carve out another line of defense while a farmers herd of was tell and horses were left to fend for themselves. We will let them migrate. There is a bull down ther