Than 46,000 acres and that 2 contained and take a look at this brandnew video a crime viewer frank blew sent to us it shows the glass fire from above the Santa Rosa Calistoga area around 8 oclock tonight. Franc was flying into sfo from spokane when he saw the huge plumes of smoke and the orange glow of the flames and this is looking down from several 1000 feet and it gives you an idea of just how much landon area is burning in just how devastating these fires are. We have Team Coverage tonight on this last fire we start with kron fours 10 of us live in Santa Rosa Taylor. We just saw it looks like from the sky and youre there on the ground up close a lot more different situation there isnt. Vicki unfortunately were seeing situations like this homes reduced to rubble. This is what used to be the Saint Germains family home you can see some of the areas here still smoldering and right now standing in what used to be the garage. There was a weightlifting room inside this garage, you can see
Ive noticed that the traffic has picked up within the last hour or so under 10 minutes off to fremont street, heres 92 its always our busiest during the Early Morning hours so traffic is a little sluggish off and on west of the 70 over its still possible. This is a good trip. No problems into foster city or send the tale and ill give you one more the richmond sandra fell hot spot free and easy drive here 7 minutes into the north bay area back to you thanks a lot rob and 5 oh one and lets get to the breaking news devastation in sonoma and napa counties where the glass fire continues to burn out of control. This is new video from overnight. This is a fire thats burning off of highway 29 on Greenwood Avenue in calistoga look at those flames. The glass fire has burned more than 46,000 acres. So far its 2 contained more than 22,000 structures are threatened. Its destroyed about 80 homes in napa and sonoma and we have a map here showing just how widespread the fire is within napa and sonoma
Now its 3 of the glass fire cutting through neighborhoods in napa and Sonoma County people are trying to remain optimistic even as their belongings burned to the ground. Thousands of homes remain threatened this afternoon and now theres a red flag warning for the glass fire area thats expected. For thursday. Thank you so much for joining us here this afternoon. Im Justine Waldman we continue to follow our breaking news today here on kron 4 news at 3 and thats the devastation across sonoma and napa counties where the glass fire burns out of control right now this is video of the fire burning off highway 29 on Greenwood Avenue in calistoga the glass fire has burned over 48,000 acres and is currently only 2 contained over 22,000 structures are threatened. The fire has burned more than 80 homes and napa and sonoma counties and now were getting a closer look at the damage caused by the glass fire joining us live as kron fours brian calley she is in santa rosa. And shes been talking to peopl
Smoke rising from the glass fire as we look over the napa valley. So far it has a burned about 11,000 acres. It really exploded overnight, and unfortunately there is zero percent containment. More than a thousand firefighters are on the fire lines battling the flames. We have Live Team Coverage tonight, Christien Kafton has the latest on where all of the evacuees gorge, and greg lee with the destruction to wines and homes. Tom vacar with details on the homes destroyed near santa rosa, put we begin with Cristina Rendon on the specifics of the glass fire. Cristina . Well, frank, the big unknown right now is how this fire started. We know they are planning a brief update is any moment now with Sonoma County officials. At this hour, nearly 60,000 people remain under Evacuation Orders in napa and sonoma counties. The glass fire exploded overnight, burning from wine country in napa county to eastern Sonoma County. The winds pushing flames towards communities there was tremendous loss between
Northwest of calistoga. People there were told to leave this morning. Cal fire told us late today that investigators have zeroed in now on a possible location where this fire started. Theyre actively investigating the 200 block of north fork Crystal Springs road. That is right off silverado trail. No other details besides that at this moment. We learned today that two firefighters in napa county were trapped by flames sunday night and had to deploy their fire shelter. They are safe though cal fire says a number of fire vehicles were damaged. Meanwhile the Alameda County Fire Department said today their firefighters were in the thick of it all in the calistoga st. Helena area. Theyve been working practically three days straight. The biggest concern right now is the weather. Fire officials sadly say it is about to make everything tougher. Were looking at a very similar wind event that when this fire first started moving out three days ago. Now is the time for our firefighters to buckle d