When you recognize something isnt right, make the call to the Veterans Crisis line at 18002738255 and press 1. Now from abc 7, live breaking news. That news is from the east bay where a Police Station including inmates was evacuated following a bomb threat. Im eric thomas. Im kristen sze. Dan and ama have the night off. Lets get the Tiffany Wilson live in richmond with breaking details. Tiffany. Reporter kristin and eric, it was certainly a very stressful evening here in richmond. The Police Station where im standing has just been cleared of that bomb threat. We want to show you the evacuated areas because of course it extended beyond just this Police Station. The Communications Center and homes nearby along nevin and mcdonald avenue were evacuated. The Police Station where im standing, and then also people in homes along jetty drive. Make a right up there. Reporter the bomb threat started with two phone calls. Both times the caller used a profanity and said a bomb inside the building
Both times the caller used a profanity and said a bomb inside the building was going to blow up. Those phone calls were made backtoback within a couple of minutes. Reporter the five employees within the Richmond Communications center, ten staff member also in the pligs station and several police prisoners evacuated. Police went door to door asking nearby residents to clear the area. I couldnt go down the street. I lost my drone and i guess theyre saying a bomb threat. Reporter bart police loaned richmond a bomb sniffing dog. It took about 45 minutes to clear the Communications Center. During that time all 911 calls went to the mobile command center and Contra Costa County sheriffs department. The Communications Center is the life line for the community, for any other safety concerns. So thats why it was a priority for us to ensure that the Communications Center is cleared and safe, and that way we can continue with our normal operation of dispatching. Reporter the Communications Center
People in the area have been evacuated from their homes. Because this started at such an early time in the morning, people were probably woken up by this probably by alarms or trucks coming through with the sirens and didnt have time to evacuate and leave. So katie was saying on the ground, a lot of people were coming out in their pajamas, grabbing pets and anything they could coming out of their homes. We are going to go back to katie, who is live out there on the scene. Katie. Reporter good morning. So right now we can actually confirm there are two burning homes next to the building. It looks like firefighters are trying to start a ground attack on those flames. Right now, they have crews with ladder trucks. They are spraying water from above. And what were seeing is they are trying to fight it from above. Firefighters say right now, they dont have any reports of injuries because they were able to evacuate people out of the area before the fire started spreading to nearby homes. We
Up and protected them. Even as late as this afternoon, fire crews were still dousing hot spots. For all the carnage at the site, no deaths, no injuries. This is not a ghost ship story thankfully. Reporter so this building was set to be about 200 apartment units. Oakland City Council Member mcelhaney says once they review the foundation and make sure its stable, they will rebuild thank you. Our kpix 5 crews rushed to the scene and were there at the height of the fire all morning long. The flames were raging right behind our reporters and photographers for hours as fear crews worked to get them under control. Kpix 5s Katie Nielsen tells us what it was like. Reporter we got to the scene about 5 00 this morning and from where we were standing right here, the heat from the fire was so intense, it felt like a blast furnace. Ash was everywhere. As we said, neighbors will be kept out of their homes until that crane comes down. The red cross has just opened this shelt for those displaced at the
Warm start. All ready near 70 degrees for concord, for san jose this morning, 67 in livermore. It was a holt one inland yesterday. Another hot one inland today. A heat advisory in effect for many bay area locations. Especially the Higher Elevation and inland east bay. We actually have a warning for much of the central valley. And a red flag warning warning today for the east bay hillings. Fire danger very high there. Be mindful if you plan to spend any Time Outdoors today. Your weather headlines, a mild start, mostly clear, a slow cooling this weekend. Well start to shave off a few degrees, but its not cooling all month any way. And your full forecast is coming up in a bit. But first, more news headlines. Three people are hospitalized after a vegetation fire erupted and spread to four apartment buildings in antioch. The fire started around 10 00 last night on delta fair boulevard. Those taken to the hospital were suffering smoke inhalation. Now firefighters are investigating whether th