Building a better bay area, this is abc7 news. Firefighters had their hands full last night due to illegal fireworks, from fires to one crew even having Bottle Rockets shot at its truck as it responded to a call. Im j. R. Stone. Eric thomas has the night off. Im dion lim. Its been no Holiday Weekend for bay area firefighters. They have been racing to keep up with the hundreds of fires in our region, mostly started by illegal fireworks. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live in san pablo with more on this story. Cornell . Dion, very scary night for firefighters no, professional Fireworks Shows in the bay area last night, but lots of amateur ones, just ask any firefighter. Many started firesis o in san pablo. The firework debris is just feet away. Fireworks lit up the skies over San Francisco on july 4th, but its a show firefighters didnt want to see. Illegal fireworks caused large grass fires like this one near hunters point, and this fire less than a mile away. We were virtua
Away. We were virtually working nonstop. From one fire to another fire to another fire. He says his department responded to 108 fires, all started by fireworks. At one point, fire crews came under attack from a barrage of fireworks. Reporter two small kids were injured after they got too close to fireworks. In oakland, neighbors were helping clean up lakeshore avenue where lots of debris from fireworks was left behind. After a big loud show in the sky. It was the best Fireworks Show of my life. And i wanted to come out here and help clean up. Reporter but others thought would it never end. Seven hours. Reporter in contra costa county, crews responded to fires most started by fire works. At one point two dozen homes were threatened. Firefighters say not a single one was lost. Significant amount of illegal fireworks activity. Almost to the point where the noise was continuous. Each one of those is a potential ignition. Reporter yeah. With conditions so dry, firefighters urged people not
Good morning. We will check your forecast and meant but first a developing story. A wildfire burning near Anderson Lake in morgan hill forced the evacuations of tension comes from it. The fire burned 100 acres with their present content. The martinez joins us with more on what cal fire is doing with the park fire. Reporter the last update was just a few minutes ago. Evacuation started after midnight for 10 homes on finley ridge road and they are still in place. The first call came in at 11 pm last night for a grass and brush fire burning on the side of anderson like. But cal fire says that it does not pose a threat to the city of morgan hill. The park fire has since burned 100 acres. 1520 homes sit in the hills. Fire crews evacuated 10 homes early this morning. Evacuation center is at Live Oak High School. Cal fire is asking people to avoid the area but do not feel that the fire is likely to travel closer to the lake or to threaten more homes. It started a long gun avenue and moving up
Well, it has been a while since we have seen this in wine country. Businesses are reopening this weekend in sonoma county, giving people a chance to lift a glass of wine or brewery, as long as Outdoor Dining is an option. With the pandemic, our efforts to build a better bay area are focused on health, education, the changing workplace and the economy. Today, we are focusing on the economy. More into the phase of reopening. Santa clarra, was the last to reopen. Some counties are father along than other. Out door dining resumed in the south bay. Sonoma county, joining us from santa rosa, cornell . Reporter memorial day, normally packed with people, outdoor restaurants and winery, kendalljackson, crowded. Not the case this year. Starting this weekend, doors are reopening, people are anxious to get back to normal. It is brand new. We are learning together. Bear with us. Kendalljackson, taking reservations for wine tasting reimagined. This winery reopened sunday, employees with guidelines,
Tasting reimagined. Employees back at work with new guidelines and lots of disinfecting. We space tables ten feet apart. We have all of our ppe, hand sanitizers, gloves, masks for our staff. For now only wineries that serve food are allowed to resume tastings outdoors. But that works for ben randall. The weather is great. The wine is even better. It feels good to get out of the house. Sonoma county easing restrictions on businesses, despite recording 15 new cases of covid19 since friday. Its wonderfl. It kind of feels like normal again. Cysters are getting together for the first time in months at the Russian River winery in windsor where you can grab beer to go or enjoy it on the front patio. I cant tell you how happy i tomb see people, to see regular customers, friends, families. Liberating. Its like awesome. The outdoor patio is open at the wurst restaurant in healdsburg. Our first outing. Customers lined up. Tables spaced apart. But for some, it was still too weird to be back. It is