The Properties Located on le sent acres drive and the fighter telling the news hes right there to check on the damage at 4 30 till now the firefighters have done a terrific job. Theres a large response from san jose fire, joining us on the phone is captain daniel vega. Thanks for rejoining us, tremendous improvement from the last time we spoke. We have had good news, it doesnt seem like the fire spread any further to the south like we were initially worried about. Yeah, like you said theyre getting handle on it. Thats good and great for the neighbors. The smoke and air is better. Can you tell us captain vega are you getting and whether pro pain tanks are still there. What sounds like the case like you mentioned, like a storage yard and a storage unit and trailer of some kind was initially burning with pro pain tanks. They were feeling the fire. And then it spread to the vehicles. Its hard to say whether there was fuel in the vehicles still, even though they were junk cars, but a lot of
Doesnt seem like the fire spread any further to the south like we were initially worried about. Yeah, like you said theyre getting handle on it. Thats good and great for the neighbors. The smoke and air is better. Can you tell us captain vega are you pain tanks are still there. What sounds like the case like you mentioned, like a storage yard and a storage unit and trailer of some kind was initially burning with pro pain tanks. They were feeling the fire. And then it spread to the vehicles. Its hard to say whether there was fuel in the vehicles still, even though they were junk cars, but a lot of debris got involved in the fire as well. From what we understand, some of the vehicles had magnesium blocked engines, which if you dont know when you apply water to those fires it increases the intensity, because the mangangnm itself burn. That was the problem initially but it sounds like theyre getting a handle. Is this an official junkyard or someones property who has a lot of cars on it . M
At the coast, chris. Lisa, thank you. This morning, investigators in san jose are trying to determine what sparked a large fire in the foothills. It burned several structures and vehicles. We brought you live coverage during yesterdays newscast. Abc 7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo has the update. Reporter neighbors on ruby place werent taking any chances. Will wynn and his dad worked side by side. We have to do something. This right now is my house. Reporter the fire erupted on Pleasant Acres drive just after 4 00 p. M. It started in a trailer and spread to other structures and vehicles on the property. They had several propane tanks that were fueling the fire and causing it to get larger. Reporter firefighters also had a problem getting close to the fire. As you can see from this google map progression dating to 2003, the property had become crammed and old cars and other items. All of the stuff and debris on the property made it really difficult to access the fire. Trying to maneuver
Reporter neighbors on ruby place werent taking any chances. Will wynn and his dad worked side by side. We have to do something. This right now is my house. Reporter the fire erupted on Pleasant Acres drive just after 4 00 p. M. A san jose fire captain said it started in a trailer and spread to other structures and vehicles on the property. They had several propane tanks that were fueling the fire and causing it to get larger. Reporter firefighters also had a problem getting close to the fire. As you can see from this google map progression dating to 2003, the property had become crammed and old cars and other items. All of the stuff and debris on the property made it really difficult to access the fire. Trying to maneuver the hoses around all of the stuff. Reporter the Property Owner told abc 7 news he used the location for storage. Its unclear if anyone was living there. The fire was a threat to other homes and a neighboring mosque. That was the time when, afternoon, everybody was her
Lawson muse. Were following breaking news, a complicated story happening right now in last half hour. White House Press Secretary sean spicer responded to a report from the Associated Press that report says the president is considering using National Guard troops to round up undocumented immigrants. It says the plan could involve as many as 100,000 troops. However, spicer says that report is quote 100 not true. Its false. Thats a quote. The ap says asked the white house for comment before publishing the piece but did not get a response. All of this comes as immigrants are feeling a lot of tension and anxiety. Especially with reports of new detentions from federal immigration agents, justin finch is live in alexandria where people are responding to those reports this morning. Justin. Reporter thats right. In fact, members of the Faith Based Community and also protesters went inside this i. C. E. Field office behinde latino men detained last week. We were told the names are not given and