We are told arriving crews found fire in the attic. That of course made it dangerous to put personnel inside. Although Alameda County fire started off with water in the interior. When the roof started to collapse they retreated and attacked the fire defensively from the outside. The challenge going into a furniture shop it is a very large building. It is complex in nature. In the building they had a lot of obstacles as they went into the building. There is a lot of combustibles. A heavy fire load. The fire rapidly expanded. They had to pull back. They are in a defensive mode. We are trying to extinguish the fire from the outside verses in the building. Reporter the good news there have been no injuriesfire. There are a few dozen residents in this downtown area. We are a halfmile from city hall. Sidelines tonight. Just watching and waiting until the fire subsides. Alcut to the area. That is a challenge. What you see right now are firefighters climbing to the roof of this business. A res
Now from abc7, live breaking news. That breaking news is in san leandro. People have been evacuated as fire engulfs an up hol industry shop, sending flames high into the sky. Dodds of firefighters are on the scene at east 14th see and george way. Jobina joins us live with the latest. Reporter dan and ama, there are more that 50 firefighters out here trying to get things under control. You check out the building here, you can still see that orange glow coming from the center of it. Flames still moving inside. We just learned a few minutes ago that firefighters moved over to the jamaican restaurant next door. You can see them going up the ladder, trying to get things under control inside there. Weve heard lots of glass breaking and popping coming from inside. Right before 8 3tonight, fire cr flames coming from inside the upholstery and furnishing shop called knotts. Firefighters initially encountered flamed in the attic area. It was upgraded to a threealarm fire. This is an older style s
Firefighters initially started an interior fire attack. They were pushed back from the fire that they found in the building. Reporter firefighters tell me there is a home right behind thbuildi here. The residents in that home have been evacuated and also there are two apartments above the business nextdoor. Those residents in those homes have been evacuated as well and firefighters are telling me tonight that no injuries have been reported so far. Reporting live in san leandro, Andrea Nakano, kpix5. It is june in the bay area, conclude a windy place. Wind is often a problem when it comes to a big fire. Not a problem tonight. Im happy to report the wind in and around this fire only between 5 and 7 miles per hour. That is much calmer than normal. As a matter of fact, the wind is completely calm right now in napa and san rafael. The winds are turning more northerly, though. Thats why we were 5 to 7 degrees warmer today. We will continue that warming trend into tomorrow. San francisco goin
From mount tam. Around knoxville creek is where it is gusty. Here is a look from mount diablo, walnut creek, where it is 56 in santa rosa. From our exploratorium camera, mid 50s to upper 50s around concord. Theres the sea breeze, staying with us today. 80s around the bay, 90s inland. Chris. Thank you. We start with developing news from san leandro where fiert are at the scene of a major fire that damaged several businesses late last night. It broke out inside a building along east 14th street near georgia way. It quickly spread to businesses next door including a popular san leandro jamaican restaurant called sweet fingers. Firefighters say the conditions were extremely chal and it is combustibles in the building, a heavy fire load. So the fire rapidly expanded on them and they had to pull back, and now theyre in a defensive mode where were trying to extinguish the fire from the outside. There are no injuries reported. People living on georgia street were evacuated because of the inten
Warmer day. Here is the view from the city where it is 54 degrees. Temperatures at right around 60 in san jose. 64, mount view. Look at all of the fog. The Golden Gate Bridge. Numbers in the mid 60s already in concord. It has been sunny all morning long and on the peninsula mid 80s will be common. We are warming up today. It feels like summer but it wont last. Chris. Thank you. We start with developing news from san leandro where firefighters are at the scene of a major fire that damaged several businesses last night and still not contained this morning. It broke out inside a building along east 14th street near georgia way near the oakland border. The fire quickly spread to businesses next door including a popular san leandro jamaican restaurant called sweet fingers. The fire alarm grew quickly to three alarms. It was challenging, they say. They had a lot of obstacles in the building and a lot of combustibles in the building, a heavy fire load, so the fire rapidly expanded on them and