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Active out there. Reporter and is still very active. But just up to a few minutes ago it looks like theyre putting away the ladder truck that you see right here. They were putting out hot spots for hours. Like i said, just a few minutes ago they started wrapping things up. But there is no word yet on when this fire will be considered contained. I had never seen a city fire spread this fast before. It was amazing. Reporter huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky as flames burned six buildings in san franciscos intermission district. The flames were three times as high as the building was. I mean it was fully engulfed back there. Reporter firefighters said the fire started on erie street, the backside of a wholesaler that sells steeled fabricated building supplies. In 10 minutes the whole building was gone. Reporter bruce bartfelt tells me the business was started by his father 75 years ago. This is what it looked like before the fire. The 73yearold says he arrived to open up s ....
It broke out before 9 00 and is burning at a warehouse. Its not clear if anyone was in the warehouse. Theres several obstacles working against them. The fire has brought down several power lines and reports of a transformer explosion. We have the Building Collapse to this fire. Were unsure if there are victims. This is a industrial area. Were asking the public to avoid the area. Jonathan baxter. Smoke can be seen from interstate 280. Drivers are told to take alternative lout routes. Worry on the west coast over the spread of the . The patients a man in his 50s and 50 people in a nursing home are showing symptoms. That follows cases in oregon and california. A woman who Health Officials sesay household contact of a third case reported yesterday. A school will not attend school until after a parent undergoes quarantine period. The parent was exposed to a confirmed case of ....
I am julie haener. I am frank somerville. It started on sixth avenue it 3 00 this afternoon, Allison Rodriguez is there. You talk to a neighbor who try to get the fire victim to safety . Reporter yes, he said he banged on the door until the smoke was overwhelming, he had to step outside, the man who lived back here was in his 50s, he worked in software, for now, the neighborhood is mostly quiet, except we have crews working to board up some of the damage, if you look at the street, part of the road still looks wet from the fire hoses, and furniture meant to be inside is a pile of debris on the sidewalk. It is sad. Reporter roger is now in cleanup mode after a two alarm fire ripped through his home in San Franciscos Richmond District just before 3 pm. The smoke alarms went off, and i searched my apartment, nothing wa ....
High in the air. That is about hundred firefighters and accompanying equipment. The fire is under control now. There is still concern for the airquality. Large plastic pipes were among the items on fire. They have asked officials to come to the scene. There is some concern about the airquality. We have them coming out to make some assessments as to the air quality certainly a lot of people have seen this and it has pretty much dissipated at this point. There is some concern about what was burning. A lot of it was lumbar. Reporter we have new information i want to bring in steve hill be Public Information officer. You were telling me that you did a closer assessment and a couple of details we want to get right and we thought this was a lumber company but you say otherwise. It is the sleep roofing supply sensing storage yard so the intense dark smoke we saw was a result of not lumber burning that roofing supplies. Reporter secon ....