We go to our next video. We can see that there is a burned car along the road. That is exactly what the cal fire is saying caused this fire to break out this afternoon. So we have a situation here where the cal fire and other units, san jose fire is reponding. Other units are coming out to the scene. Theyre all out here responding, and theyre going to try to contain this as quickly as possible. The wind right now is not helping. We are live in southeast san jose, david louie, abc7 news. Thank you. More breaking news now. Martinez, a small brush fire broke out after a car crash. You can see a Police Officer there using a fire extinguisher to battle the flames just before 3 30 this afternoon. Arrived moments later and firefighters drenched the inferno quickly. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. The 2017 for season is already a destructive one. Fast start. The amount of acreage its burned stateside exceeds last years totals in california. Lonny rivera joins us live to explai
How is the firefight going . Reporter the fire is still raging out of control. It is not yet contained. What were looking at is a roadblock just off of 101. A lot of people are trying to get to their homes, but the area is cut off. We have aerial video of how the firefight is going. What youre seeing is an aerial drop from cal fire. They have tankers up there. They have water drop helicopters, as well, trying to get a handle on this fire. The wind is blowing. That means the flames could spread quickly. Thats why they said originally while there are 40 acres that burned, the potential could be for 500 acres. Lets take a look at a map. Metcalf road where i am is on the west side of the fire zone. San filipe is on the other side. People are being turned away and stay away. Only one structure so far, called a minor structure, has been threatened, but has the fire has not consumed anything so far. Lots of crews in this area trying to contain it. We are also aware of what started this fire.
Extensively used in the military for transporting cargo or troops. Good evening. Im kristen sze in for ama daetz. Our top story tonight, scores of firefighters are battling a brush fire in southeast san jose. Its burning in san philippe and metcalf road to the east of 101. About 40 acres have burned. Earlier firefighters said it could burn as much as 500 acres. Firefighters attacking from the air and ground. This is mostly a rural area. Th at rihomes at risk. A vehicle fire was reported in the area about the same time. Its only 40 contained. Well have more at 11 00 over on channel 7. Whether youre talking wind or humidity, weather always a factor in a brush fire. Thats right. Drew tuma has more on this. Kristin and dan, encouraging news around the area of the brush fire currenly in the south bay. Relative humidity on the rise and the winds have weakened now calm. Earlier this afternoon, they were gusting out of the west at about 10 miles per hour. Into the hills around the region, it i
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