Brush, a lot of dry vegetation very erratic winds that were dealing with so our biggest concern is to start getting some containment around this and make sure people are safe in those evacuation areas. Amy head from cal fire joining us. We mentioned the people being safe. We also said three hikers have already been rescued. Any other people in danger right now as far as you know . There is the conanyon Creek Campground that is under evacuation as well as the mix canyon area we are evacuating. I do not have an exact number of homes in the area. Its as i say, were work on that number. We do have some road closures along 128 and are asking people to stay out of the area to make sure they are safe as well. 0 containment at this point. Amy, thank you for your time. Well check back with you later through this newscast and through the night. We appreciate your time. Lets accepted things over to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. You heard the captain talk about the types of conditions theyre d
The communityies are now under a mandatory evacuation order. Theres a lot of homes right where that fire is. Reporter bill peck is watching the flames burn toward his neighborhood. Its unbelievable that you know, it could the fire could spread that fast. Peck evacuated his home. Now all he can do is hope the Fire Fighters can save it. Cal fire says its a challenging fight. The terrain, limited roads, the access is difficult here. A lot a lot of dried grass. Moving horses is never fast. That was what was really scary. We watched it burn down the hill. We watched it go chunk after chunk after chunk. Theyll have to wait out the fire fight in a pasture. All sarah dicken sop can do is hope bow will be okay. That orange glow is in the sky tonight. Jean, thank you. We wish all of these people the best of luck in these overnight hours. The smoke can be seen from fairfield to sacramento. We could be doing this for several days. Its still going strong that fire, again, to the northeast of napa a
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
Police department. Reporter neighbors say despite what happened overnight this is normally a quiet neighborhood. A quiet that was shall abruptly in the middle of the night. Mark estrada is a 21year old from oakland. The suspect worked for his Fathers Company in hayward. Although police say he has gang ties, they dont think he has a criminal history. He is not cooperating with the investigation so far. Officers from the bay area rushed in to honor the fallen hero. They stand in formation and salute as Sergeant Lungers body is taken into the Coroners Office for an autopsy. Da lin reports. Da. Reporter flags fleeing at halfstaff at city hall. Police say not only did Sergeant Scott lunger love his job, he also dedicated himself to his two daughters. Its the most dreaded outcome for law enforcement. Police officers escorting Sergeant Scott lungers flag draped body out of eden medical center. They lined up and saluted the fallen officer as his body was nene a coroner van. Ideal police office