Animal Evacuation Center located nearby. Theres so many ranches up in this area with cows, horses, you name it. So there are a lot of people and animals displaced this morning. As for the cause of the fire, preliminary reports say it might have been from a vehicle accident. But they are still working on that. We are going to get an update on where this fire is, what kind of progress they would make overnight at 7 00 this morning. Right now live in vaccination, anne makevoc, kpix 5. Thanks, anne. To the east a wildfire is burning in the sierra and forced the closure of highway 50 in both directions. The highway is closed right now from Pollock Pines to meyers. The flames broke out near kyburz in the whitehall area of the American River inside the El Dorado National forest. That fire is 100 acres 5 contained. A passenger in the car captured the moments after the flames broke out yesterday afternoon. And more than 200 fires are fighting the flames from the ground and the air. They say ste
Neighborhood the Golden Bear Community last evening. The fire burning away from those homes thanks to calmer winds yesterday. Its in a remote area. The terrain is so rugged fire crews are not going to bring in heavy equipment and they have to build containment lines by hand. We dont have to worry about homes threatened but its going to be ugly terrain trying to get in there. Reporter mandatory evacuations are still in effect for the quail ridge and the canyon creek area. The red cross has an Evacuation Center set up at the Winters Community center. We stayed until, um, the flames were out the back window. They were 30 feet tall at that point. Thats when i decided, we need to go. Reporter there is a large animal Evacuation Center as well located nearby. Theres a lot of ranches in this area with cows, horses, you name it. We are going to hear from some of those people still under evacuation orders coming up in the next halfhour. As for the cause of the fire, still under investigation. Pr
Officials gov. Bobby general have been speaking. In a relationship between the the common the sugar. Now we dont know if this is a random act or domestic situation we really dont have that information yet were not far enough along to be able to determine annoy the city on the other victims. We dont know how serious they range from nonlife threatening to critical and lifethreatening. I think the victims have been in touch with families hostels for helping us in making those modifications just off the phone with one of the physicians out hospitals. The medical personnel are assisting with us with that and we do have a Law Enforcement of those locations to make sure the people remain safe are protected and making it the treatment they need. Kevinable to meet with any of the families . Our the scene will be meeting with the families. Grant from Police Official first and most recently that was louisiana governor address same the media to people dead and lafayette louisiana. In the local hos
Literally jump on one of the others and they have saved her life literally took a bullet that could have hit the second teacher in the head. The second teacher was shot but not life threatening. She is one of the ones being discharged. Despite being injured the second one was able to pull fire alarm and said other lives one jumps in front of a bullet to save her friends life, and even the sure shot the other one was able to pull fire alarms and save others lives catherine the shooting comes six days after the conviction of james holmes in the aurora colorado, theater shooting. July 19th, 2012, holmes opened fire during a screening of the dark knight rises. He left 12 people dead and 70 people wounded. He is suspected of shooting the officer during a traffic stop. The other day Police Released a video of a suspicious car that was in the area shortly after he was killed. Theyre hoping to find and speak to those who were inside. He is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow afternoon a somber
Found guilty in the aurora, colorado, theater shooting. Happening today, jurors in the penalty phase of the holmes trial will continue to hear testimony. The jury decided unanimously that the attack was cruel enough to justify the Death Penalty for holmes. On july 19th, 2012, holmes opened fire during a showing of the dark knight rises. 12 People Killed and 70 others injured. Attorneys are asking to spare his life. Called holmes childhood piano teacher, middle School Friend and Cross Country coach. Stay with us as we continue to follow the latest details out of louisiana and colorado this morning. We have full coverage all morning long on air and online at kron4. Com. Another big story two wildfires burning near highway 50 which has shut down that road way and near Lake Berryessa with some evacuation orders lifted. Started as a car fire on highway 5 oh, 0. Containment only at 5 , 100 acres burned. Mandatory evacuations underways. Spreading wildfire near Lake Berryessa. 15 contained nea