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
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
Exactly where the fires are burning so theres the lnu lightning complex fires, burning in the north bay and now 21 contained. And then we have the scu lightning complex fires in the east bay only 10 contained this morning and then the czu august lightning complex fire along the southern peninsula at 8 contained more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires all across california and were learning that the body of a 70 yearold man was found sunday afternoon in santa cruz county. Well the l a new lightning complex fire has been the deadliest and most destructive check out this video at least 4 people have died and others have been injured 871 structures have been destroyed and another 234 structures have been damaged flames have just scorched more than 347,000 acres containment this morning, its only 21 . The fire continues to burn just west of the hillsborough area and also threatened several more homes kron fours taylor psaki has a look at the damage. Right no
Santa cruz county. And any minute now were expecting an update from cal fire on the czu complex fires that are burning in santa cruz and san mateo counties and well have it for you live when it happens. Well meanwhile, lets start with the l in new complex fire. Thats burning in the north bay right now check out this map that shows you where the complex fires are burning which is in sonoma napa and solano counties so far at least 4 people have died and 4 others have been injured, lets check in with kron 4 Sarah Stinson who is in Sonoma County where the fire is threatening homes, sarah. They robin the on live here on West Dry Creek road just west of healdsburg where its still very dark outside a lot of times with these fires cal fire as the way till sunrise is to really see what theyre working with after a long day of battling the flames take a look at what they were doing yesterday and probably into the night to try and combat the flames and stop them from spreading to nearby communitie
Now lets focus in on the czu lightning complex fire. You can see the outline on your map its in red. It shows the outline of the fire and you can tell that its spread now to the coastline. New this morning that fire has turned deadly as firefighters discovered the body of a 70 yearold man in the last chance area of Santa Cruz County kron fours will tran live at the Cal Fire Base Camp thats a scotts valley. He has the latest for us well. Marty they just wrapped up the News Conference a little bit more information on that man who died his name not being released. But we do know that he was found near his vehicle in the attempt of leaving the fire so he was trying to rescue himself but overcome, but either the smoke or the flames so he was not inside his home at the time and thats when they believe that he was desperately trying to flee unfortunately he ran out of time and the fires just simply overcame him as far as the condition of the fire still very much burning out of control at this