Still here trying to put out hot spots. By the time crews got here around 2 a. M. , the buddhist was in flames. By 2 the buddhist temple was in flames and by 2 30 it was a threealarm fire. The fire started in the temple and quickly moved to the back of the building and flames got on the house to the right of the temple. At one point crews were battling three structure fires at once. Fire also spread to five cars and three sheds so i spoke to battalion chief lisa baker earlier. She explained why the fire got so big. Its because this temple is made out of completely wood. So that is why the flames were able to just tear through this building, jump on nearby homes and as a result, it displaced 11 people. So just before 3 30 this morning, everything was under control. 11 people are without a home this morning. The cause is still to be determined. I have spoken to a few of the fire crews here. It shouldnt take long. We spoke to a monk who said he thinks a candle was left burning overnight.
The atmospheric river that just slammed the Bay Area and the Lake Tahoe region left some massive snowfall numbers in its wake. And with another major storm on the way, the region could be closing in on last winter's snowfall total by the end of.