Orinda location. Drivers started calling the ktvu newsroom. The fire was first reported at 6 08 tonight. The train was headed east beamed. The good new eastbound. The good news, everyone evacuated safely. Heather, any news on what caused the fire . Reporter b. A. R. T. Technicians have determined it was an electrical shortage. Weve been watching them for hours now. You can still see some yellow tape blocking off the area in question. But again, a b. A. R. T. Spokeswoman telling me they have identified the cause of this fire. The commute home came to an abrupt end for weary b. A. R. T. Riders just days after a strike shut down service for four days. An equipment malfunction led to smoke and flames. They told us to get out and yeah, we smelled the smoke but seemed to get progressively worse. Reporter passing motorists captured the scene. Take a look as heavy smoke billows from the train. At one point, you can see flames. We had 23 firefighters respond. Reporter the fire chief says it was
Long. Only 53 degrees. Next couple of days, well keep tracks. Those temperatures down then it was a 1200pound metal over the weekend a few more monitor piece. Now that 10 car train is moving clouds coming our way but at about 5 miles an hour. Actually warmer then well cool originally they thought they down but more sunshine coming would need a rescue train to our way as we head in toward move it but engineers got the next week know. Train up and running. Its now sitting cut up on the platform with wires all bad just a little cool. Tangled up in it. They are going to move it out not bad. Thank you. 6 19 now. Of the way clean up the tracks we have some more than 16 years and then get it open hopefully after a death some new information is now coming to light in the Jonbenet Ramsey the estimate right now is within two hours. Murder case. In 1999, the District Attorney announced there was not sufficient evidence to file reporter this comes after charges against her parents but yesterday at
A bart train catches fire tonight. Kpix 5s da lin was right this sh kpix 5 news. Emergency evacuation. A bart train catches fire tonight. Kpix 5 was right there when the flames broke ut earlier. The train is still here in arein da. You cant see it. Its on the other side of the station. Very active behind me. Firefighters working with bart workers to safely remove that train. The fire started underneath this bart car. You can see the flames and black smoke billowing out of several cars. On her way home sleeping at the time. Ing i just woke up because i heard everybody stepping up. When i step outside, i see one of the cars is smoking. She took cell phone footage of the evacuated passengers. Many stood on the platform while smoke poured out of the train. Just told us to get off, and then we saw the smoke coming uf the vehicle. It seemed to get progressively worse. Firefighters believe a piece of equipment underneath the train shorted out igniting the fire. The fire was never inside the c
Direction, everything appears to be on time. All right. Lets hit the roads and show you whats going on on the nimitz freeway. 880 in oakland, everything is quiet now between hayward and the macarthur maze. That is your latest kpix 5 traffic. For an update on your forecast, heres lawrence. A lot of low clouds onshore this morning. Not seeing that dense fog like we have had over the last couple of days, the reason why getting a sea breeze outside and thats just enough to mix things out. That westerly wind kicking in over 20 Miles Per Hour in the interior valleys. So gusty in spots. Southwesterly at 24 into fairfield. But you get the idea just enough to mix out some of the dense fog. So we are left with low clouds and 40s and 50s this morning. By the afternoon, though, well sneak some sunshine in but cooler temperatures. 70s will be in the warmest spots as you head well inland. 60s inside the bay. Temperatures going to stay very cool a little breezy toward the coastline. Highs there only
Passengers at the bart station platform just after 6 00 tonight. Video sent into the abc 7 newsroom but our viewers shows all the smoke it put up at the height of the evening commute. Sky 7 hd was overhead after passengers on the tencar train were forced to evacuate. The platform was closed quickly. Alisha troft said it may have started on in a conductor box under the train. Passengers smelled the smoke for miles before it pulled into the station. We smelled smoke in oakland but thought it was breaks. When we stopped, someone who exited said there was a fire and everyone rushed out. Reporter a. This means lengthy delays. They are single tracking because the train that caught on fire is still on one of the tracks. No one was injured during all of this and well bring you any developments here on abc 7 news and on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. The National Transportation safety board wrapped up the accident that killed two. They are hoping to learn more why engineers were hit by a train