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as they could at the time until the professionals rolled in. no homes had to be evacuated, but i m told the wildlife center of silicon valley was evacuated when the fires first broke out but it only lasted about ten minutes when crews realized they were going to get a handle on this pretty quickly. the wildlife center building was not damaged. back out here lives, crews, as i said, getting a handle on this fire that made for a very scary afternoon for the homeowners here. live in san jose, katy marzullo, abc 7 news. nearby four separate fires burned at least 85 acres this afternoon. firefighters attacked the flames from the ground and the air. sky 7 was overhead that blaze earlier. crews quickly brought the fires under control in about two hours. this map shows you the location of the fire zone along mount hamilton road near grant lake. the area burned had been targeted for a vegetation clearing to reduce fire danger this summer. here s a live look at the area that ....
just off north capital avenue, a few blocks from mayberry road. katy marzullo joins us there live after speaking with homeowners. katy? reporter: matt, ama, i m standing near the homes behind me so you can feel how close this fire was to all these homes. my photographer is going to turn around here and show you just how close the flames burned in this direction towards the homes. you can see crews still here on the scene, going around putting out hot spots. we ve been watching them in the last few minutes, break down larger branches of the trees that are smoldering at the base. the fire department said this fire is not contained, but crews have been able to stop the forward progression of the fire. and they re not calling out any more crews. at this point, they don t have an estimate on the acreage, and that s in part due to the fact that the area is densely populated. but despite that, they tell me no homes had to be evacuated. although we do know from watching sky 7 ....
here s what you can expect for the day. possible coastal drizzle. temperatures in the 50s. it will be a breezy afternoon and that s why it s going to stay cool at the coast. only in the 50s and near 60s. also, it s been parts of the inland areas and we ll be hit hitting the upper 80s to near 90. i ll have your complete forecast as well as the july fourth holiday forecast. thank you. we begin with developing news out of concord where one is dead after a violent collision on highway 4. the chp says the crash happened before 11:00 last night east of solano way. one vehicle flipped over. the investigation into what caused the crash is just underway. the holiday weekend is is here and with it comes a warning for all boaters on san francisco bay. be safe, villagilant and steer clear of humpback wheels near the golden gate bridge. cornell bear nared has more. it s a great weekend. harwood is in holiday he plans to celebrate on his buddy s sailboat. on the gear, it s ....
low 60s. sunset at 8:35 and i ll have a look at your fourth of july forecast coming up. thank you. breaking news out of san jose where ten people scrambled to safety from a house fire and now need another place to live. fire crews responded to calls at 2:15 this morning. the flames were visible from about a half mile away. a number of trees were also on fire. this was a tough one. took crews about 30 minutes to knock down the flames. there are initial reports that fireworks may have caused the fire. the red cross the helping the displaced residents. six adults and four children. news out of concord where authorities say a child was killed in a violent hit and crash on highway 4. it happened in the eastbound lanes east of solano way. the on ramp is closed. the vehicle was hit with such force with one flipped over. chp is still looking for the suspect who left the scene. developing news in arkansas where police are investigating a sooting at a nightclub where 17 w ....
san francisco marathon and it is just one of many landmarks runners will pass with 20,000 competitors expected to take part. kpix 5 s emily turner is on the event with security measures that may impact to . reporter: you might want to pick again sunday morning crossing the golden gate because the bridge will belong to runners for a few hours. we are encouraging people to change your plans if you are traveling northbound on sunday and if you re thinking about traveling we highly encourage you to use lyft . reporter: they start at midnight for the road closures. the closest to the bridge begin at 4:30 am. there will be no northbound traffic and reduced lanes southbound. this is the first time it has been done for the race and officials agree it is better to be safe than sorry. we have seen in the past what has happened in the uk they have been using vehicles as weapons. they are going to take all of the necessary precautions to avoid any vehicle traffic whatsoever ....