Interchange. Shes going to join us later in the newscast to talk to people evacuating their homes and well talk to jeff ranieri about the wind. Youve seen the smoke overtake the firefighters as they come in that foreground there in cordelia and fairfield. Another fire in Contra Costa County in rodeo east of i80 between the cummings skyway and Willow Avenue exits. The flames coming dangerously close to the phillips 66 refinery. You can see the tanks there. 60 acres have burned and one lane of eastbound 80 is closed. Thankfully, at this time no homes are threatened. We have trouble near the beniciamartinez bridge. All lanes on the benicia side of the bridge were closed. This fire is mostly knocked down, but crews are still on site as the mopup process continues. In other news, a black lives matter mural in the east bay sparking tensions and angry confrontations. It happened after a white couple painted over a city approved mural. Things escalated with one man accused of pointing a gun at
Mateo is sort of nonsense. Tonight we have answers after state agents told many restaurants to close immediately. But first, fires burning at this late hour. We are live on the fire lines. Good evening, and thanks for being with us as we begin week 17 of our restrictions. Im raj mathai. At this hour, firefighters are dealing with a trifecta dry brush, wind, and possibly illegal fireworks. Its hectic and dangerous for a lot of homeowners and exhausting for fire crews. Nbc bay areas cheryl hurd begins our coverage live in fairfield. Cheryl . Reporter fires are still burning in the hills. Thats why crews are still here tonight. This fire burned about 60 achre and the good news is the winds have died down just a bit. Fire trucks posted in this fairfield neighborhood that borders the hill that caught fire today. Flames getting dangerously close to a church and some 30 homes. We just organized all the neighbors with their hoses and everybody came out in our backyards and then just hosed down
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