reporter: investigators are still combing through what s left of the 1999 lincoln town car to find out what sparked the fire and if anyone is at fault. this particular vehicle is listed with the puc as for carrying eight or fewer passengers. as we know there were nine people in the vehicle. reporter: the owner of the limousine company, limo stop tells abc news he s deeply saddened and will do everything possible to investigate and assist authorities. the coroner is examining the bodies of all five victims. it could take several weeks to complete the investigation. brandi, thank you very much. now to a medical headline out this morning linking insomnia to cancer in men. after studying 2,500 men, those who experienced major sleep problems were more likely to develop prostate cancer. and those with more serious forms of insomnia were likely to have advanced stages of cancer. researchers want to know how sleeplessness impacts men
escaped. five others, including the bride to be, did not. they died in the flames. so badly burned, it s reported dental records will be needed to make positive i.d.s. some good samaritans did stop and assist and try to pull people from the fire. reporter: the mother of one of those who survived distraught but relieved. we did not sleep both of us crying and crying. no. thank god that she survived. reporter: all of the women were in their 30s or 40s. most if not all were nurses. all of us worked friday night, so hard that on sunday morning. unbelievable. reporter: limousine was operated by a company called limo stop. in a statement, the company said it was deeply saddened by the deaths and that limo stop will do everything possible to
on, the back of the limo was filled with thick black smoke. the driver said the spread so fast he could only help a few of the women escape. he is reportedly devstated. coroner said all five victims were found huddled near the front partition in the driver s seat. one woman managed to squeeze through the partition to escape. she and three other survivors are at local hospitals recovering from smoke inhalation and burns. jon. jon: what are authorities looking at now? reporter: well they are going over every inch of that limousine. its maintenance records. how the seats were configured and whether the doors and windows worked properly. whether something short-circuited and caught on fire. autopsies on victims will include toxicology tests whether there were any accelerants like alcohol or gasoline present. the driver of the company that owns the car, limo stop, are cooperating fully with investigators as are the four injured survivors. jon, back to you.
in flames. reporter: there were ten people in the limo including the driver. he and three people in the party escaped. four people including the bride did not. they died in the flames. so badly burned it s reported that dental records will be needed to make positive i.d.s. drivers did get out and some people stopped to help them. reporter: the mother of one of the survivors distraught but relieved. no. thank god that she survived. reporter: all of the women were in their 30s or 40s. most, if not all, were nurses. it s so hard that on sunday morning, real hard day, that both of them died, it s unbelievable. reporter: the limousine was operated by a company called limo stop. the company was saddened by the
area of the limousine perhaps in the trunk or maybe even underneath the limo. you are looking at photos taken last night in san matt. those flames erupting from the back. the incident happened at 10:00 p.m. last night on the san matt bridge in the san francisco area. we understand that the limousine driver noticed that there was smoke coming from the rear at which point he pulled over. he got out unharmed. now, four of the passengers that were towards the front of the limousine were able to get out safe. five others perished there at the scene. their names are not being released by i called the coroner s office earlier and they told me the bodies were so severely burned that it could take case before they are positively i.d. d. investigators have talking to the driver of the limo but has anything been said public ly by the driver? we called the limo company and they did not return our call. they did release a statement. the statement read in part, limo