Hillside in fairfield go up in flames. Good evening, i am julie haener. It spread to 60 acres before the firefighters were able to get it under control. It is one of several fires burning around the bay area. They continued to fight a much larger fire it has been burning since yesterday and it is east of gilroy. Amber is in fairfield and the flames got close to some of those homes. It is scary for people of this neighborhood. Reporter many refused to leave telling me that they wanted to stay behind to make sure that did everything they could to protect their homes, the whole hill was on fire. The help over there, the one next to the houses. Reporter it broke out 4 30 , monday afternoon in the cordelia area for frilled, people did hose down the grass to protect the property and there was a mandatory order to evacuate 30 homes. It was terrifying. We didnt know it to do, you know . We were scrambling around. Reporter a resident shared these photos with us as the fire moved towards home an
Had several friends at lost family members to coronavirus, you dont think its real until it hits home. Its real. This mariachi band is still performing but only half people feel comfortable going out. There are two Cinco De Mayo parties at the Senior Centers but they require social distancing. We dont want to create more problems than there are already. We will stay back and perform that way. Luckily, music carries. San jose police chief said expect to see officers out tonight but know that their number one priority is public safety, not enforcing the health order. We are reporting in the south bay. Thanks marie. The governor said there is promising news on the corona virus outbreak. He said the number of new cases is Holding Steady despite an increase in testing. 1270 five new cases identified in the last 24 hours. In the past three days nearly 100,000 people tested statewide. 63,000 people yesterday thats up from 39 the day before. The governor held a briefing in a Small Business in
Federal atf investigators are on scene along with cal osha, county, and other local agencies. The plant is shut down until such time osha determines it is no longer hazardous. A quarter million gallons of flammable ethanol materials were consumed, the equivalent of 28 big greg gasoline tanker trucks. So far firefighters have used one and a half million gallons of Firefighting Foam and water mixture to suppress the mixture. The usually dry containment areas that surround the tanks to prevent toxic runoff are holding a lot of materials from the tanks as well as the water and Firefighting Foam. We believe there is no risk of fire but out of an abundance of caution we are keeping foam blankets on both of those containment pods to mitigate any risk of further ignition. The tanks that sit next to the burned ones are being vented into the atmosphere to let off pressure. The tank anti leaking valves were damaged in the fire. That system has been compromised because of the fire so they are vent
Industrial place. One passenger aboard was a pilot and got himself out. We have lost rob, the pilot is currently at the hospital being attended to. We do not know the extent of his injuries. Stay right here at ktvu for continuing coverage. Rob lowe remain on scene and bring us the latest. We are posting updates on facebook, twitter and as always ktvu. Com. New details on the collapse of a building under construction and oakland. Workers were pouring concrete when the second level gave way. Some workers fell to the ground and were stuck in wet cement. Others were left dangling from rebar and scaffolding. 12 workers were injured in the collapse. Time maker is in the newsroom. Reporter the contract there dodged a bullet because no one was seriously injured. It could have been worse had it gone the other way. Had the rules been followed it would not have happened at all. I am happy to be alive. Reporter just after 9 30 am oakland fire responded to a call from a construction site near broad
Month Investigation Called operation gang of thrones. Ktvus Azenith Smith is at the main jail in Santa Clara County tonight with the crackdown that ended up netting nearly two dozen arrests. Azenith . Reporter frank that officer posted a 135,000 bail, many of the other suspects are still behind bars. Making their First Court Appearance today. I spoke to one defense attorney who maintains his client is in docent. Youre taking a look at 23 suspected gang members or associates arrested as part of operation gang of thrones. Charges include extortion, public corruption, Drug Trafficking and assault. Among the Evidence Police seed five handguns, 69 illegal gambling machines and alligator and a car with a component hiding 100,000 in cash. Authorities also recovered 4000 ecstasy pills, 300 xanax, and 600 pounds of marijuana heading from san jose to louisiana. The investigation also turning up something they didnt want. Sadly, our investigation revealed San Jose Police officer Derrick Antonio w