They evacuated 35 people from 15 nearby homes. A giant fire ball lit up the nights sky. Looked like something had blew up. Reporter and the sound of fire and debris and crackling wood woke up neighbors. Flames were shooting everywhere. The fire was so strong, you felt the heat. Reporter a neighbor shot this video before firefighters arrived. The building was already engulfed. Just got really hot really fast. The sky was red. I mean, wow it was beautiful, but it was scary. Reporter burning embers rained down to nearby houses causing many spot fires. Felt like an apocalypse almost because they were all over the place. Reporter the embers sparked this roof fire about two blocks away from the original scene causing major damage to the house. Mothers day weekend and its just sad. Youre ruining peoples property. Reporter back at the main scene, it took firefighters more than an hour to take the 5 alarm fire under control. This isnt by accident. Lightning dont strike twice. Not in the same sp
Engulfed. Just got really hot really fast. The sky was red. It was beautiful but it was scary. Reporter burning embers rained down on nearby houses causing many spot fires. It looked like snow on fire. Felt like an apocalypse almost because they were all over the place. Reporter firefighters say the embers sparked this roof fire about two blocks away from the original scene. Mothers day weekend and its sad. Youre ruining peoples property. Reporter back at the main scene, it took firefighters more than an hour to bring the 5 alarm fire under control. All the neighbors suspect arson. This is the second time. This isnt by accident. Lightning dont strike twice, not in the same spot. Not the same complex. Somebody just dont want to see that building going up. Reporter construction worker cruz had the same suspicion. Its gone. Everything is gone. Everything that we did, its gone. Reporter he left the building around 3 30 yesterday afternoon. He says they already finished all 6 floors and put
Live where you live, this is abc7 news. Scared, anxious, angry. I think it was a lot of things. Witnesses describe the moments after an explosion rattled a Health Care Facility in san jose, injuring two people. It appears to have started with a cigarette. Good evening, im Katie Marzullo in for eric thomas. Detectives are looking into whether a lit cigarette ignited an oxygen tank around 4 00 this afternoon. Lonnie rivera is live outside the facility. Lonnie . Yes, katie, the back area of this building was damaged because of the smoke and also because of dry chemicls inside. And tonight, two people were injured. One of them critically injured, in the hospital with severe burns. Suddenly we heard, i think it was glass shattering. And then the fire alarm, or the alarm started beeping. Reporter san jose fire, police, and paramedics responded to the call at the Canyon Springs post acute care facility. Jasmine wong was inside with a Singing Group entertaining patients. It was pretty chaotic,
51 in santa rosa. Emoryville should be in the upper 60s with sunshine and well be looking at more mid to upper 80s inland. Should be a pleasant afternoon but cool and cloudy at the coast. Well let you know how this deviated from the rest of the forecast including the holiday coming up. Chris . Thank you. We begin with breaking news out of the east bay. A water main break in Pleasant Hill has damaged businesses and will force the closure of contra costa boulevard this morning. The 12 machine pipe burst near woodsworth lane. You can see how much water has been released. It has since been turned off. Crews will begin repairing the rth way at 8 00 this morning. Contra costa boulevard will be shut off between gregory lane and woodsworth for an undetermined time. More breaking news in michigan. A man suspected of driving drunk smashed into a natural gas line at an Energy Training facility in the town of melvindale forcing the evacuation of several neighborhoods. Crews quickly turned the gas
Live from the kgotv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Developing at 11 00, explosions, tanks tanks and hostages. Dramatic moments at the restaurant under siege by isis supporters m im lawyer rebeale in im lawyer beale in larry beil in for dan ashley. Im ama daetz. The Associated Press reports the 10hour standoff is over. Armored tanks rolled down the streets in a raid to rescue the hostages. About 35 people were held captive. At least 13 hostages have just been found safe. They found six bodies all to be of the militants. At least two Police Officers died in a gun fight and another 30 people are wounded. This all began when gunmen attacked the holy artisan bakery when the cafe turned into a restaurant for the evening hours. One waiter barely escaped. I was working in the Pizza Kitchen and i saw two men begin their attack. They ducked for cover or started to run. I managed to make it on to the roof of the building. They were throwing bombs and the windows were shaking. The popular re