It triggered evacuations in the area. Earlier flames were racing across trees and dry brush on the steel hipside. Firefighting planes dropped water on the fires. And fire crews responding to a three alarm fire. You could see the smoke there billowing up into the air from our sfo camera. This fire is on star lite street near north canal street. No word on which building is burning here, but we know this is an Industrial Area about a block or so away from the South San Francisco fire station. This fire was reported just before 3 00 this afternoon. As of 3 30 or so, it did look as the crews on the scene were getting a pretty good handle on this fire. Of course some very challenging conditions out there for fire crews across the bay area. Lets check in with Rosemary Orozco on the weather were seeing. Alex, that wind is Still Holding on, into the second part of the afternoon into the evening hours, with the advisory still in place as well. We can take a look at where were seeing a red flag
Try to control the spread of this fire before more winds come in and fuel the flames. The glass fire has burned more than 51,000 acres and is 2 contained. More than a 140 homes have been destroyed in napa and sonoma counties, 107 homes alone just in napa county. More than 26,000 structures continue to be threatened tonight. And we want to show you a live look at the glass fire. This is the glow of the flames you can see the smoke. This is a camera on top of mount saint alina about 4300 feet up looking toward the napa valley and you can see this fire is still raging, this is a web camera kind of see skip frames here and there but this is a live image of how the flames look right now. Boy nsa terrifying images. Well we have Team Coverage tonight from 4 state of the sec is in anguish tonight where crews prepare for more wind first we want to turn things over to chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow with that red flag warning that goes into Effect Tomorrow or yeah, very pattern developing no
California air operations fixed wing aircraft air attack one 40 worked up until nightfall today supporting ground crews in the angwin in deer park communities in napa county and as communities get ready for bed. The mayor of calistoga says he is worried about tomorrow projected wins coming from the north and east. Direction puts it behind the fire moving in this direction toward downtown. Thank you for joining us on this wednesday night, im ken wayne and im pam moore, cal fire officials tell us tonight the glass fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has now exploded to more than 51,000 acres and is only 2 contained at this hour. The fire has now destroyed more than 107 homes in napa county and 36 homes in Sonoma County more than 26,000 structures are still threatened tonight. We have Team Coverage on the glass fire. We begin with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow tracking the increasing fire risk to the glass fire area. Yeah guys this a very dangerous situation already setting
Nope. Nope. Thats not what i signed up for. Like i said, i dont need yall to get me home. I need to get out of here. I wish you would have stayed. News at 5. We still dont know how long this shutdown goes on for were getting mixed messages. Both by the state and county level officials to have it taken away effects we went from joy to devastation. Frustration and confusion is california rolls back on reopening plans rise in coronavirus cases, forcing businesses to close their doors again. Good evening. Thank you so much for joining us tonight here on kron 4 news at 5 im Justine Waldman for most of the state hair salons gyms malls and more are being shut down again and for those in santa clara county. Its even more frustrating to shut down just days after they had just reopened many of their businesses kron fours rob fladeboe joins us live now with reaction from Business Owners in the south bay who spent thousands of dollars preparing for their reopening and now rob they have to shut dow
After reopening many have been told they need to keep customers out once again. Good evening, im ken wayne and im pam moore, thank you for joining us on kron 4 news tonight at 8 our top story tonight, new details about what San Francisco Public Schools will look like in the fall. The San Francisco Unified School District recommended beginning the school year with Distance Learning. Kron fours taylor sackey live for us now from the School District headquarters with the very latest taylor. You can while the plan is to start the school year with Distance Learning the School Board Hopes to eventually face students back into the classrooms once its safe to do so the school board says that this is probably the best option after reviewing the latest science and data and also holding many town Hall Meetings with the community. San Francisco Unified School District is moving forward with starting the school year at home and the district zoom meeting on tuesday. Superintendent Vincent Matthews r