you can see step are keeping a close eye on the fire and not calling it under control, yet but we do not see any flames right now. it was going earlier. firefighters did not rush in when they saw it, it was so big they took a defensive approach. they used their ladders to reach the residents and one resident who was stranded on a balcony. seven people lived in the four units and much got out okay. it was bad. everyone was on fire. but everyone is okay. we saw police making an arrest at the scene but police shielded him with a plan coat from our camera. he is in the back of a police car in handcuffs and residents say healyed in a unit and he threatened to bun burn the place down and often goes on rants. officers say it is under investigation. precipitation and no fog, and the air is clean from emeryville to san francisco and we are looking good. mostly cloudy, and warmer-than-average with cleaner air than the last two days and mid-to-upper 60 s inland and around the ba
i knew i had to get out. win i had moment but there is no time when it is fire. shot of the police car with the man inside. he was placed in handcuffs before being put in the car. officers cover up the car with a blanket when they saw our cameras and he tried to shield his face from us. residents say he recently was seven add throw day overviction notice and they tell us he had said i am going to burn the place down. police say it is under investigation. a firefighter was hurt and taken to the hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion. they got the call at 2:47 this morning and they say it was a huge fire and they had to go into defensive mode. it wasn t safe to be inside but the fire now is out and they are calling the building a total loss. a long-term if a check on the forecast. mike? we have live doppler 7 hd and there is in radar return but a lost cloud cover. it is milder than it was this time year but, still, cool and we will start with the bay and talk about
shouting and banging on the walls and they are not surprised he is accused of setting the building on fire. many of them now are learning from people who have been inside that their homes are completely destroyed. when firefighters arrived at 2:50 they had to fight it from the outside because it was so big. as they tried to put it out, one of the residents confessed on camera, that he used a lighter to set fire to the building. i m the one that started it. i take full responsibility. what happened? crazy. they tryied to make people think i was crazy. he was rescued from the balcony and then police took him into custody shielding him from the public with a blanket and charged prado with arson. i m in shock realizing i probably lost everything. seven people lived inside the building in alameda. though all got out but twwyla had to jump. grabbing her purse and cell phone. waking up to this is devastating, really. couldn t even take anything. i had to get out. res
called in and both the c.h.p. and the helicopter called in and of course the cliff rescue guys came down and one person had a broken ankle but they don t know if that person was ejected or crawled out and three others have broken legs, leg fractures and, back injuries and those victims had to be airlifted from the scene. four people were injured in a car going over the cliff and landing 600 down the embankment. can you see a fire truck coming from the scene and we do expect the road to re-open any time. that is what san mateo county sheriff deputies told me on the scene. they do believe speed was factor and they don t know whether alcohol was factor but we remind people as we head into the holiday season, slow down. be careful. from highway 92 this morning for abc7 news. the rescue sounds incredible. it is dark out in that area, as well, so be careful. new this only, santa rosa police are spending thanksgiving investigating a one car crash that injured two people following
injuries only reported for the accident. at highway 92 at skyline boulevard the car went over an embankment and it is still there. the person was taken out of the vehicle into a hospital. we have recovering traffic so it is slow making the commute along 92 up to 35. we will keep you updated. as far as mass transit, everything and running on sunday school but ace train, this is no service for the thanksgiving holiday and bart will roll at 8:00 this morning. this is a decent picture of the bay bridge toll plaza as we go outside. i show you how clear it is because it is wide open. it is virtually empty right now. the roads are dry and i will have the full forecast coming up to a moment. we will talk about it now, shall we? as we look at our live doppler 7 hd it is clear but for high clouds. you can see the twinkling lights and it is lovely. from exploritorium camera, it is beautiful. the forecast shows sneaker waves are a possible so be careful for the rip current with strong