The tubbs fire still burning near santa rosa is considered the most destructive fire in california history. Tonight investigators may have zeroed in on where it started. Good evening. The investigation is focused on a rural area near calistoga along highway 128 near bennett lane. There are several wineries in that area. Alyssa harrington is there. Reporter fire investigators feel confident that this is the origin of the fire somewhere in this calistoga neighborhood. Its the cause of the fire that could take months to determine. As can you see, certain parts of bennett lane have been sealed off because cal fire is treating this as a crime scene. Ive never been so scared in my life. Reporter paul block thinks he saw the beginning of the tubbs fire, the most destructive fire in california history. He couldnt sleep that sunday night. The sound of the unusually strong wind kept him up. Around 10 00 a neighbor called to tell him his barn was on fire. When i got outside, i took a look and it
Ready for change. People came together tonight in napa and sonoma united in the support of the fire victims. We have live team coverage. Were in napa where a block party of sorts was held tonight. And were live in Sonoma County where hundreds of people came together. It was billed as a vigil but no candlelight on flame. Glow sticks instead. Given what the community has been through, a remarkable upbeat mood. We are staying strong. Reporter you a few hundred people gathered in downtown santa rosa to exhale. We should all have a big group hug. Im not a professional organizer. I created an event on facebook and i ran with it. The people have come out of the woodwork to help me. Sunday two weeks since the tubbs fire blew in from the east and torched neighborhood thats no one thought would be touched by wildfire. The mcmillan family evacuated and the home survived. They are here like so many others to show support. A lot of healing and we have to work as a community to hopefully build back
My life. Reporter paul block thinks he saw the beginning of the tubbs fire, the most destructive fire in california history. He couldnt sleep that sunday night. The sound of the unusually strong wind kept him up. Around 10 00 a neighbor called to tell him his barn was on fire. When i got outside, i took a look and it was 18 0 degrees, a view of fire, you know, from, you know, from left to right. I think i was seeing the beginning, you know, first 100 yards of the fire. Reporter block says the flames hadnt even crossed highway 128 yet. Since then the tubs fire scorched more than 36,000 acres and destroyed thousands of homes. Cal fire has not pinpointed the cause but investigator ares are focused on the area of highway 128 and bennett lane, which connects to tubbs lane. They are treating this as a crime scene. We found driveways cordoned off, security guards block neighbors. This neighbor says investigators came by to question him. Theyre asking around what time it all started, when the
And 60s by noontime, good air quality for the most part. Were looking at sunny skies. Numbers near 70. We have a warming trend on the way. In fact temperatures could be shattering records as we get into early next week. Ill have the details coming up, chris. Lisa, thank you. The tubbs fire still burning near santa rosa is now considered the most destructive fire in california history. This morning investigators may have zeroed in on where it started. The investigation is focused on a rural area near calistoga. Its an along highway 128 near bennett lane. Abc 7 News Reporter Alissa Harrington has more. Reporter paul bluff thinks he saw the beginning of what would be the most destructive fire in california history. The sound of the unusually strong wind kept him up. Around 10 00, a neighbor called to help him his barn was on fire. I took a look outside, it was a 180degree view of fire from, you know, left to right. I think i was seeing the beginning, you know, first hundred yards of the f
Average, but numbers will range from the low 60s at the shoreline to about 70 inland. If you think it sounds cool, yes, it is for this time of year. We will begin a warmup tomorrow for near average temperatures. But beyond that, well talk. Its going to be well above average, chris. Lisa, thank you. The tubbs fire still burning near santa rosa is now considered to be the most destructive fire in california history. This morning, investigators may have zeroed in on where it started. The investigation is focused on a rural area near calistoga. Its along highway 128 near bennett lane. Abc 7 News Reporter Elissa Harrington has more. Ive never been so scared in my life. Reporter paul bluff thinks he saw the beginning of what would be the most destructive fire in california history. He lives in calistoga and couldnt sleep that sunday night. The sound of the unusually strong wind kept him up. Around 10 00, a neighbor called to help him his barn was on fire. When i got the outside, i took a loo