Bay area wildfires turning even more deadly tonight weve learned a 70 yearold man has been found dead in Santa Cruz County where the czu lightning complex fires are burning coal fire says those fires are burning at least 74,000 acres so far in san mateo and santa cruz counties. It is at 8 containment at least a 163 structures have been destroyed. There are roughly 1500 fire personnel working on the fire lines kron fours gayle ong joins us now live. In the Santa Cruz Mountains in Scotts Valley with more on this fire fight. Gayle. Well that 70 yearold man was found in the low area of last chance the road and of Santa Cruz County sheriffs deputies are also looking into 3 other missing persons cases. Firefighters are focusing on saving homes. We have video of what theyre doing today and you can see a they were a back burning they were setting fires to control the fire line around a home on highway 9 in Boulder Creek and this is right by the Boulder Creek Community Church. They were making
Contained. The scu lightning complex fires in the east bay and parts of Santa Clara County or 10 contained. And the czu august lightning complex fires on the peninsula and into Santa Cruz County or 8 contained. Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and i pale more fire crews and residents are anxious about the high winds, the thunderstorms and the lightning expected tonight and into the start of the workweek in fact all of us across the bay area are concerned more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires across the state. Tonight, another death to report the body of a 70 yearold man has been discovered in Santa Cruz County. We have Team Coverage on all 3 major complex fires tonight kron fours noelle bellow gayle ong and dan thorn our live with the latest on the fires and the damage and our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is in our Weather Center tracking the weather conditions tonight, lets go to the biggest fire noelle bellow has the latest on the
Now, from abc 7, live, breaking news. Its just really hard. So because i just remember my parents building that whole house. Wildfires across the bay area continuing to burn tonight. Some families to the south being told to leave now. While, others in the north bay are finding their homes have already burned. And tonight, fear for firefighters about possible Lightning Strikes. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im eric thomas. This is a quick look at three big fires burning in the bay area. The lnu complex, in the north bay, has charred more than 347,000 acres. It is the secondestlargest wildfire in california history. The scu complex, which covers parts of alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties, is right behind at 343,000 acres. And the czu complex is up to 74,000 acres. It is burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. A crew in the north bay at the lnu complex and a crew in the south bay at the scu complex. But we begin with weather. There was some rain today. A welc
The workweek more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires across california and tonight word of another death th of a 70 yearold man has been discovered in Santa Cruz County good evening. Everybody, im pam moore and im ken wayne thanks for joining us tonight for kron 4 news at 8 oclock tonight were monitoring 3 lightning complex fires across the bay area. Heres the latest information on each the largest one burning acl and you complex fires. Those fires spanned napa a Sonoma Solano and lake counties. Tonights theyve grown to more than 347,000 acres and theyre at 21 containment. The s c you lightning complex fires are burning in alameda contra costa and santa clara counties. Theyve expanded to 343,000 acres and or 10 cothe czu august lightning complex fires are burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. Theyve gwn to 74,000 acres and are at 8 containment. And the last time that we have this event which was last weekend. There are some significant wind gust
Quickly it can go from bad to worse. Thanks so much. New video tonight from the north bay showing flames burning out of control. Firefighters continue to work around the clock. Yeah. And its not just the north bay. Fires are burning in parts of Santa Clara County and the east bay along with santa cruz, san mateo counties. Thats the czu fire. And tonight weve learned a body has been found in the fire wreckage. We have Team Coverage tonight of all these fires. Lets begin with fire fighterma in Scotts Valley. Reporter and it was some very close call for one homeowner in Boulder Creek tonight. It was very scary just off the road here off highway 9 we watched as flames headed right to the home. This is what it looked like in Boulder Creek just a couple of hours ago. The flames were burning a fence, and we did not see any fire crews around. But ten minutes later cal fire crews showed up and attacked the flames with shovels and water preventing the flames from burning the house. But its not j