Or four neighboring businesses. There are about a dozen in the complex. Its hard to tell what is what because of the signs burned down. This building is older and there are access issues, trying to cool down the building so it doesnt spread to neighboring businesses, as well. I did mention that this is five alarms. They have four alarms now actively fighting the fire and the fifth crew here, the fifth alarm, is here to support the firefighters who are now getting very tired fighting this fire holding these hoses its been taxing. Its accupuncture active situation. This is a significant fire. But they will continue to stay here on the scene. We have road closures. Theres a closure here at El Camino Real in between nobili and flora vista. Avoid the area. Kiet do, kpix 5. Obviously causing a mess in traffic there because of those closures. Certainly. We have that closure. If you take El Camino Real, this is just east of lawrence expressway adjacent to the Shopping Center, closed between no
I want to show you some of the damage. This is east of lawrence expressway, theres 12 businesses in this strip mall, looks like self are destroy seven are destroyed. Its rancho mall. There are still five remaining businesses that they are hoping to save. You can see the live pictures, the smoke is just pluming of it going into the air. When we see the smoke white thats a good sign. They are pouring water on this. Its been this way for three hours. Lets go to video we took earlier in the morning when the fire broke out just before 3 00 a. M. Here on El Camino Real. Were not sure what caused this fire, but it appeared to start in the middle of the strip mall, firefighters from santa clara started attacking it from the inside. It became unsafe. They realized it was old construction and modifications were done to the building. They had limited time. The roof started collapsing. They pulled out and went on defensive mode. While they have been doing this, several owners of the businesses hav
Building making sure it is safe for investigators to enter. An orange inferno is outside the strip mall consuming business after business. Just before three this morning, flames can be seen shooting. They quickly spread to the adjacent indian restaurant. Firefighters couldnt save it. You know, it is very sad. They overwhelmed the building and fifth alarm was called signaling the need for more firefighters. 60 came to the scene and started attacking. We had to break in. And get our hose lines in place and cut the fire out before it takes the entire building. The roof started collapsing, that took hours. The fire was trapped in the attic and they had trouble getting access to it. Three and a half hours later. Firefighters contained it. She owns a dance studio in the dance studio close to the business in flames. I feel bad for the people behind me. They have been totally wiped out. They have been in business for a long time. Some just lee creently built businesses up. Eight were destroyed
Little bit. It is cool if that helps. Temperature, with the low overcast, everybody says cloudy. Theres a westerly breeze, a lot of 50s on the temps under overcast conditions on the cool side, i dont think these will change much. The breeze theres a delta breeze, concord west, oakland west, what about san jose . They are looking at a west southwest, thats unusual. West sfo, generally less than 10 miles an hour. Plenty of low clouds. More shower activity to the north and east, the low is down to southern california, were almost on the Northern Edge of that. Looks like a day of 60s and low 70s. Low clouds and sunny and breezy. Were going to start with tracy commute, good morning to you, if youre driving in from far away or relatively far away from the central valley. This tracy super commute is looking good. It wont be long before we see red here, right now you can see that all the road centers are green, that wont say that lodge for long way for long. Near the intersection of lawrence e
Expressway. Fox 2s janine de la vega has an update on whats happening. Reporter gasia, we thought the fire would be contained by now. Its been burning four hours, as you mentioned, but it still has not been contained. You can see the wind has shifted and its really rolling in here. It looks like fog, but this area is just covered with smoke. You can see the destruction that it has caused here. They have an aerial ladder shooting water on the strip mall that has 12 businesses. There has been 60 different firefighters trying to get this fire out. I am joined right now with chief bill kelly. Tell me why is this taking so long to put out . This building is 50 years old. Over 50 years there have been many building developments. So its very difficult to get to the seat of the fire. The fact that firefighters found fire in the attic upon arrival, it was a tough challenge for them. The fire was spreading through the units before we got here. Reporter and i know in the last ten minutes or so mo