Innovative strategies that have helped get that site cleaned up. Were coming to you live here from within the boundary in the city of Mountain View. This used to be a toxic Super Fund Site but now two dozen homes are in the pipeline to get built, this in an area that is in desperate need of more housing. Reporter here at 277 fairchild drive is what the epa calls a winwin. It really is just the beginning. Thank you. Reporter the epa released its final report on the tax force, a 78page document detailing the efforts from the last two years to expedite the cleanup of sites all around the country. Susan with the epa says the key to attracting private investors is signing agreements with agencies that protects the new owners. Theyll know theyre not going to become liable beyond what theyre already doing. Reporter the underground plume of tce has been well documented ever since it got dumped into the ground by Tech Companies decades ago. The new property on fairchild drive is located here, a
Contain the fire. Hundreds are evacuating as the fire continues to spread. The plume of smoke can be seen blowing into nevada. Thu thousands of firefighters are woorking the line. We have a look at what it means for crews. Reporter when thousands of homes are threatened by a Massive Wildfire and the whole town of mariposa is under evacuation orders, help is needed. Dozens of firefighters from santa clara Fire Agencies answered the call and headed to the fire outside of yosemite. They face a stiffer challenge. Youre talking about large stands of dead trees that will never come back. Big timber field source. Reporter 48 firefighters and ten engines from santa clara fire, san jose, mountain view, santa clara, morgan hill make up the three strike teams. The firefighters staying behind are working extra hard during fire season. We send 40 out. That leaves 40 spots at home that have to be filled. Lots of time its filled with overtime. People are working extra days. They are here back at home
It to get to me. Reporter clearly a resilient group, those living in mariposa county, but still not completely unafraid. As the raging Detwiler Fire consumes acre after acre of dry brush, trees and hillsides. Threatening the small sierra foothills, towns and neighborhoods in its path. The lower temperatures are appreciated. The winds are still there that drive fires like that, the dry fuel is still there and then you have the dead fuels. Reporter with flames closing in on two sides, the residents of coulterville were given an emergency evacuation order. These folks were coming down from a Hilltop Community about ten miles outside of town. Prayers for the firefighters, and everything up there can be replaced. We cant. Reporter what did you grab . My golf clubs. Animals, clothes. Coffee maker. Thats about it. Reporter in coulterville, most of the Historic Downtown is empty. A town thats built several times before. A fact not lost on the locals. My house has been here since 1849. I think
The most destructive wildfires this season. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Calfier says 1500 homes are threatened by whats being called the Detwiler Fire burning outside Yosemite National park. More than 45,000 acres have burned, double the figure from yesterday. The monster fire has been going for four days now and its 7 contained. Good news, though, calfi fir says there are no injuries. The fire hasnt reached yosemite but is threatening power lines. People from Mariposa County have been evacuated from their homes. We have the story of some of the evacuees. Reporter the fire has grown tremendously in the last 24 hours. Some of it right here behind me in that canyon above where we are standing. Thats just above highway 49. This is the main thoroughfare from coulterville to mariposa. Its this kind of activity today that prompted a new round of evacuations. I am alive. m not going to stay there for it to get to me. Reporter clearly a resilient group, those living in Mariposa Cou
Fox 8 news at 6 00 starts now. Clevelands own fox 8 news. Good evening and thinks for joining us, im jennifer jordan. And im bill sheil. Tonight police and hudson our best gettingng the deaths of two people. Authority say both bodies were found inside a home this afternoon. Th fox eights alison brown joins us live from hudson where thereo is still an active policing. Allison . We are here at this home on preventive roadd detail if you take a look behind me you can still see the caution tape around the home and there are several Hudson Police officers along with dci trucks investigating around the home. Here isin what we know it earlier. Police were called out to the home he littler after noon today. When they arrived they found two that is according to the city spokesperson, jody roberts. She also told me a few minutes ago that they are expectingdob to be out here on the scene at least until 7 00. E this is a very rural area and homes are very safe out here and hudson. No neighbors or