Routes on highway 138 and interstate 15. The blue cut fire has spread across 15,000 acres since it broke up this morning. Its burning at a rate in excess of 1000 acres an hour. Right now Officials Say it is 0 contained. 34,000 homes are threatened. 82,000 people are under mandatory evacuation order. We get the developing news from ktvus Monte Francis following demand developments from our newsroom tonight. Reporter we dont have the exact number but at least a dozen structures have burned including some homes and historic restaurant off of interstate 15 called the summit. The flames are reaching up to 100 feet in the air and this fire is growing bigger by the hour. Fierce winds are fueling the flames as the blaze known as the blue cut fire rages out of control north of San Bernardino. In its path, tens of thousands of homes. We got to go. Reporter residence under mandatory evacuation orders, frantic to salvage what they can and make their escape. We have to evacuate. Right now trying to
Customers and their families to know that were committed to reearning the trust, working around their clock, providing them safe, reliable, affordable, and clean. It has taken six years if they are the only one at fault here . It is the only one that will pay a fine, but anybody that knows anything about this knows that their Utility Commission is up to their ears about this through their failures to regulate the chance to keep checking the way that they were suppose to. While they keep talking about the federal Pipeline Safety act that the pipeline people, they were hardly any better. They were asleep as well. Theyll pay the fines, but they will have a lot of thinking to do with their jobs. They couldnt face any monetary fines, could they tom . Not unless they decide to cut their budgets, which would hurt them badly. The other thing that would happen, they would have a change of personnel. The reality of the situation is that the next president will have plenty to say. All right, tom
In federal court in San Francisco. Heres the breakdown, the jury found pg e guilty of one count of obstructing the investigation and returned guilty verdicts on five additional counts of violating minimal Safety Standards for natural gas pipelines. However, the jury returned not guilty verdicts on six additional counts also related to Pipeline Safety. Ktvus amber lee is live now in the san bruno neighborhood that was leveled by that deadly explosion and fire nearly six years ago. Amber . Reporter julie, there is an eerie feeling out here, we noticed a number of newly constructed homes but there are also a number of empty lots such as this one, where a neighbor tells us the family had moved away after losing loved ones in the pipeline disaster. You cant help it, you flashback. The flashbacks, you actually get visuals. Reporter bill bishop says todays verdict brought back that fateful night september 2010 when a pipeline in their neighborhood exploded. Killing eight people and injuring d
That wildfire in san louis obispo county has again to 17,000 acres the chimney fire started a week ago. Burning through thick brush and rugged areas. At least 46 buildings have been destroyed in this fire. Crews have this 130 contained. Apt the clayton fire cal fire has now lifted the last of the evacuation oralses from lower lake. Its0 contained. But the 3900 acre fire has destroyed 189 homes a 40year old man has already been charged there with arson. Those fires are having a big impact op our air quality here. The smoke and smog is creating unhealthy conditions. Already triggered two spare the air alerts this week alone. We have been tracking all of it for days. Reporter yeah, no spare the air alert for today. No spare the air alert for tomorrow but still air quality taking a hit with the fires burning, too with the central and southern portions of the state. Take a look you can see just heard about the fires referenced the blue cut fire, the cedar fire and chimney fire and whats hap
With this heartbreaking homecoming. It really is. Frank and julie, Matthew Porter was going to the olympics for the third time in rio. He is the one in the middle. He is responsible for repairing the fencing teams equipment. Nothing could prepare him for what he saw today when he came home to limp lake county. Reporter there Olympic Dreams realized. All of the fencers did a wonderful job and it was an honor to be part of that. That was reporter Matthew Porter played the part of armor. His job was maintaining and preparing their recruitment. Helping them parry and thrust their way to the podium. We were hoping to get three medals. Reporter they ended up with four. Two silver and two bronze. Elated and excited, porter was ready to come home to his other dream. The house he and his wife karen had bought a few months before he left for rio in lower lake. Karen email sunday saying they had been spared from the wildfire but an hour later, the fire jumped the line. The yard was filled with sm