Griego. Im anne makovec, in for kenny choi. The fire started at around 4 30 this morning at 24th and valdez streets in oakland just a few blocks away from lake merritt and auto row. We have Live Team Coverage on the fire and the evacuations. First, kpix 5s Katie Nielsen is at the scene. Katie. Reporter firefighters are still pouring water into whats left of this building. They are actually trying to put out any remain hot spots so that the investigators from the Alameda County Arson Task Force as well as atf can get in and start figuring out how this fire started. Smoke, ash and embers billowed into the earlymorning sky as the development at 2424 valdez went up in flames. Before we knew it, the fire had spread to the elevator shaft on the opposite side of the building. And once it hit that, it just took off. Reporter the first 911 call came in at 4 30 and firefighters got to the scene less than five minutes later. Our units summoned needly based on the size of the buildings and the con
Up and protected them. Even as late as this afternoon, fire crews were still dousing hot spots. For all the carnage at the site, no deaths, no injuries. This is not a ghost ship story thankfully. Reporter so this building was set to be about 200 apartment units. Oakland City Council Member mcelhaney says once they review the foundation and make sure its stable, they will rebuild thank you. Our kpix 5 crews rushed to the scene and were there at the height of the fire all morning long. The flames were raging right behind our reporters and photographers for hours as fear crews worked to get them under control. Kpix 5s Katie Nielsen tells us what it was like. Reporter we got to the scene about 5 00 this morning and from where we were standing right here, the heat from the fire was so intense, it felt like a blast furnace. Ash was everywhere. As we said, neighbors will be kept out of their homes until that crane comes down. The red cross has just opened this shelt for those displaced at the
Apartments. So the latest on the fire coming up. And we are learning more about a incident aboard a delta flight that actually injured a Flight Attendant. We have new photos and we will talk about the man behind bars this morning, but first, if you are waking up and thinking,. Wow its hot. Wow, its hot. Its going to cool down today. Theres been a little change. A smidge. I got in my car and it was 70 degrees. And i was thinking shouldnt it be cooler if we are having a cool down . Yes. Sometimes the inland areas are waving up relatively warm well into the 70s and a few low 70s at this hour. And, yes, we are with the heat that will continue for one more day. But look at that fabulous view. Thats gorgeous. Clear skies from the coast around the bay and inland. Kind of clear skies. You are hoping to have on tuesday when we were fighting off the fog and hoping to see the fireworks. Yes, beautiful weather to start the day. And for some, this might actually be the nicest part of the day. 67 de
Could get the word at any moment that they need to get out and get out fast. We learned today several bay area Fire Departments are sending trucks and fire crews to the wall fire to help on the fire lines. Across california right now this are approximately 5,000 firefighters. Firefighters put out hot spots in rodeo where a brush fire burned near interstate 80. That fire started yesterday. There is no word on the cause of that fire. Lets head over to meteorologist Rosemary Orozco with a look at the hot conditions. Unrelenting heat out there this afternoon. Temperatures are going above 100 degrees for some of the hottest spots. Heat advisories for portions of the valley all the way from areas near redding down past modesto and it does include the area where firefighters are fighting that fire right now. 17 contained. And still about 100 degrees in that area. Take a look at some of these numbers here as we take a look around the state. We have 104 in redding at this hour. Still 98 degrees
On Saturday morning, police and firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 9500 block of Stearns Avenue following a report of an intentional structure fire. When authorities arrived, several people were still trapped inside.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and found the father and his 1-year-old daughter, Watson said. Family members who were injured in the blaze remain hospitalized.
Oakland Fire Department arson Investigators preliminary investigation indicated the fire was intentionally set, she said, and they are continuing to investigate.
Also contributing to the investigation are the Alameda County Arson Task Force and the Alameda County District Attorney s Office. A
nyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department homicide section at 510-238-3821 or the department s tip line at 510-238-7950 or the Crime Stoppers of Oakland tip line 510-777-8572.