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redwood city, where an eight alarm fire has destroyed an apartment building under construction. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. the good news is that fire is now officially under control. >> take a look at video from a short time ago in sky seven was above the scene. you could still see the building smoldering below as firefighters monitor those hot spots. >> this is happening on middlefield road, as you can see on the map, forcing people living nearby to evacuate. >> we have abc seven news team coverage with reporter lena howland, who spoke to evacuees. but first, let's begin. >> zach fuentes, who is live at the scene, zach. >> yeah, it was an intense firefight out here. reports came in at 1015. crews have been fighting since then at three. just after three. they finally announced that the fire had been contained after a fierce fight for more than 100 firefighters. i want to take you back to some sky seven video from earlier, just so you can see the entire scene in the scope of the fire, what it tore through this affordable housing project. there are two buildings here and only one caught fire, but it was

a very big building that did catch fire. fire officials saying it started at the north end of the building and was pushed by winds all the way to the other side. a construction workers were on scene at the time, but there are thankfully no reports of injuries here. this affordable housing project had been nearly a decade in the making in terms of planning. construction really got underway about a year ago. now the building sits just behind fair oaks health care center. it's a clinic which was evacuated, and it's also very close to homes, which were also evacuated, like you said. now, the proximity to the homes, the state of the building, which didn't have a lot of fire safeguards in it, and the winds out here have made this fire an extremely challenging one for crews to fight. and even maintain containment. right now, while there are concerns of collapse, the building scaffolding has stayed in place. it's the same with a massive construction crane that has been at the site now that the worst of the fire is contained, crews are looking at next steps as the scaffolding is in place. >> there's also a crane that's in place that was was hovering over the fire. so we will be

looking into making sure that safety protocols are put in place to assess the safety of the crane, to see if it needs to be disassembled, and then the scaffolding. we're going to be looking at what we need to do to mitigate that concern to the neighborhood. >> crews believe that the fire started on the fifth floor, possibly in the insulation. construction crews were working on sheetrock and insulation at the time. cause investigators are on the scene to determine the specific cause of this, that, of course, could take some time to determine, but right now they are continuing to monitor the hot spots. they say they're going to be out here for at least 24 hours to make sure that the fire stays contained, and that those hot spots don't flare up. what i can tell you right now, just moments ago, middlefield road just opened up to traffic again. it had been closed the entire time since the reports of that fire came. now traffic is moving through here. this is a pretty major artery in the area. traffic now open again. speaking to the fact that this fire is contained and that crews are feeling a lot better about it right now, live in san

mateo county. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> wow, that's good to hear. okay, zach, thank you. >> and we continue our team coverage with abc seven news reporter lena howland, who joins us live from the evacuation center. lena >> umma. the san mateo county sheriff's office says that they are directing all fire evacuees here to the veterans memorial senior center. they say although the fire is under control now, they are not letting people who live closest to the potential scaffolding collapse go home just yet. now, this video of flames shooting from the construction project from blocks away was taken by a body shop off of middlefield road in redwood city just before 11:00 this morning. folks living nearby the fire on pacific avenue and calvin avenue were told to evacuate immediately. those evacuations were quickly extended to include folks living on dumbarton avenue from the train tracks to middlefield road. one evacuee told us the flames were so close to his home, he had just minutes to grab his mom, grab his dogs and get out. they didn't have time

to grab anything else of value. >> i told my mom. i said, why don't you get all your medications? he says, no, no, no, there's no time for medication. let's get the hell out of here. so that's what we did. you just get out some emergency responders are starting to allow some people back to their residents. >> but we're asking, is everyone who was evacuated to report here to the veterans memorial senior center, for more information here, we can tell you who is allowed back in their properties and who is not. we can, connect you with resources. >> the veterans memorial senior center says they had two families check in at the evacuation center, but they have since left for the day. the sheriff's office says that the red cross is also here on scene, helping to provide resources for those fire evacuees. we are told they say they plan to keep this open for as long as they need to. live in redwood city. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you so much. a busy afternoon, we're now tracking breaking news on a

new fire. starting up in the east bay. this is burning east of livermore off patterson pass road, which is not far from 580. in altamont pass. it started in the last hour. an alameda county fire tells us it's already burned 10 to 15 acres. seems to be burning in grass and sending up a lot of that smoke. as you can see, firefighters tell us this fire does not appear to be related to the corral fire burning near tracy. we do have a crew on the way there right now, and we will have an update just as soon as we learn more. >> and here's a live look at that fire now from sky seven. as you can see, it is still very much burning and some light winds pushing the smoke. and of course we're bracing for an increase in temperatures, a rather dramatic increase in temperatures which will not help on the fire lines. abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is here with that. sandy. yeah, dan, right now the winds are gusting up to 34 miles an hour near that fire. >> so that is going to be problematic for the crews. take a look at the winds around other parts of the bay area. you will notice gusts to 39 in oakland,

28 in livermore, napa a gusts to 30. even san jose getting 28 mile an hour wind gusts. so with drier conditions expected, the temperatures rising rapidly. we do have a number of watches and warnings to pass along the area. shaded there around fairfield. that's a warning. an excessive heat warning that begins tomorrow at 11 a.m, runs until 8 p.m. thursday. the area shaded in orange. all are inland areas under an advisory 8 a.m. tomorrow until midnight. thursday for heat related illnesses are certainly going to be rising in terms of the increase in the possibility of it. and as you will notice, some parts of the bay area inland will be in that moderate to major heat risk. so take it easy out there and stay hydrated. i'll be back to show you the temperatures for your tuesday as this heat wave begins tomorrow. amma. all right, sandhya, thank you. we'll check back san francisco is taking a big step to crack down on the sale of stolen items on its streets. today, a new bill was unveiled that would give police officers

the ability to cite anyone selling stolen items. abc seven news reporter luz pena is here with those details loose and it may surprise you, but it's really complicated for police officers to cite people for selling stolen items. >> they need to prove the items are actually stolen. there's also sb 946, a bill that decriminalized street vending in 2018. that law was meant to prevent low income workers from becoming trapped in the criminal system. but it also limited what police officers could actually do. now this new law would restore police officers ability to tackle illegal fencing. san francisco's fight against illegal fencing operations intensifies today. senator scott wiener announced sb 925, a bill that would allow police officers to cite anyone selling stolen items on the streets. >> if a person has been cited twice for selling these commonly stolen items without a permit, they can be cited for a misdemeanor. >> the third time san francisco's board of supervisors

would need to create a list of the most commonly stolen items sold on the streets. sfpd would need to check that list of items before making citations anywhere in the city. >> we know that these issues are most pronounced in the mission tenderloin. some parts of south of market, a few other areas, but the city will be able to use this law wherever the issue arises. >> in november of 2023, after what the city categorized as chaos on mission street, with fencing operations taking over sidewalks and unpermitted vendors attacking public works inspectors, the city banned street vending on mission street this decision also impacted vendors who did have permits to sell on mission street. now, almost seven months later, after the announcement of sb 925 giving more capacity to sfpd to enforce permits, the city has a new plan for the permitted vendors. >> we hope that by june 17th, phase one will begin and that will be a return to for vendors

from 24th to 23rd street on mission street, vendors with the mission street vendors association stood behind senator scott wiener and the mayor in support of sb 925. >> it's very important for us. >> this is a win for us. >> the city's public works department says this new bill would help their inspectors. >> it will take the pressure off of public works staff whose job is really to enforce permitted vending. >> san francisco police chief bill scott said officers will be able to tackle these markets aggressively now. >> it puts the ability to do enforcement on this type of market back in the hands of the police department for a very, very narrow focus, you know, fencing, stolen goods. >> 25 passes. by january 1st, san francisco police officers will have a new enforcement plan to tackle illegal fencing operations. in the meantime, once the initial group of

mission street vendors are allowed back, police will continue to partner with public works inspectors in the mission. luz pena abc seven news. >> all right, luce, thank you. 70 people are facing trespassing charges for a protest today at the lobby of san francisco's israeli consulate. pro-palestinian protesters vowed to occupy the building until they were removed. police put up barricades and we saw officers remove several people from the building. officers say they arrested people who refused to vacate. they were cited and released. protesters say they will not be deterred. >> the israeli consulate. zionist organizations that support this genocide, and the us government offices and elected officials should expect to be disrupt as they continue to be complicit in a genocide. >> consulate spokespeople say

they were thankful to police for their rapid response. the consulate also says it would continue to provide all services during the protest. >> coming up, a mother and her daughter injured by a hit and run driver while getting ready for an east bay farmers market. we'll hear from police about the latest on the investigation, plus, our fire coverage continues with an update on that massive wildfire burning near tracy. and here's another live look at the new fire burning east of livermore. you can see all that smoke and charred grass. this is off patterson pass road, not far from five 8-80 and altamont pass started in the last hour. an alameda county fire tells us it's already burned 10 to 15 acres. we're keeping an eye on it. abc seven

a mother and daughter who were setting up at a farmers market. it happened early yesterday morning in walnut creek. tonight, both the mother and the

daughter are in critical condition. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the latest. >> there is still orange paint on locust street in downtown walnut creek, marking the places where shoes landed on impact from the two women badly injured in a hit and run accident around 5:15 a.m. before the weekly sunday farmers market opened. it's unclear if road closure signs have been put in place yet by the contra costa certified market association. >> a black suv ran into one of the vendors as they were setting up, hitting a mother and daughter, and both sustained critical injuries. they were transported to john muir hospital for their injuries. >> officers then located what they believe to be the suspect's vehicle on buskirk avenue. >> one of our officers did locate a vehicle going northbound, with with damage to the vehicle, that officer made a

traffic stop, and field sobriety tests were given to the driver, and he was subsequently arrested for dui and hit and run. >> police identified the man wearing the security jacket as a 33 year old resident of vallejo, who is now in jail in martinez. a passenger in his car was not arrested. vendors and business owners along locust street were shocked. >> it was bad. and it's just, i hope that it doesn't impact the farmers market as far as whether it stays or goes. the foot traffic, the vibe. awesome. it gets a lot of activity. >> as much as people love the farmers market, others express concerns off camera about what they see as increasing alcohol consumption and dui in downtown. the director of the contra costa certified market association would not comment on signage, but said there is no go fund me set up yet. the family is asking for prayers in walnut creek. i'm leslie brinkley. abc seven news.

>> new developments today as bird flu cases land in san francisco san francisco public health leaders say they found two infected chickens during an inspection of a live bird market last month. the birds were asymptomatic. the health department says they monitored the market employees for ten days and none of the people exposed to the chickens got sick. they don't think any members of the public were exposed. there are no human avian flu cases in california. >> coming up, understanding the long term effects and invisible threats of wildfires. we'll tell you about stanford researchers and what they've discovered about the lingering impact. stay with

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a ten to maybe 15 acres. you can see it's burning right under those transmission lines. and so far does not appear to be jumping any of the roads. so that's good news. firefighters tell us this fire does not appear to be related to the corral fire that's burning near tracy. we've been talking about that. we have a crew on the way right now. will update you just as soon as we learn more. >> and the corral fire is the one that fire crews are making good progress on. cal fire says it is now 75% contained. all evacuations have been downgraded to warnings and five 8-80 is fully open following lane closures over the weekend. two firefighters suffered burns and were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. the fire did destroy one home started saturday afternoon and burned some 14,000 acres. more than 22mi■!s. >> and as california struggles with the ongoing effects of wildfires, researchers at stanford are working to understand long term threats that may affect neighbors, firefighters and the forest itself. abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma has the

story. >> the gray, smoky skies can be seen for hundreds of miles, but now researchers are on the trail of wildfire threats that are invisible to the naked eye, the result of intense heat from wildfires burning longer and hotter. >> when we start getting really severe fires, we see a transformation where the really, really intense fires leave these lasting impacts on the soil. >> scott findorff is leading a multiyear study with stanford's d'aw school of sustainability. they examined soils and forest areas that have been slow to recover from recent wildfires in the sierra and elsewhere. although early research has pointed to cycles of drought, findorff and his colleagues identified toxic concentrations of chemicals in the soil, which could also be slowing regrowth. >> it really shows that it isn't just drought, that it really is a consequence of a number of toxins being produced that end up altering the soil, along with physical changes that then retard ecosystem recovery.

>> he believes the chemical changes are driven by the intense heat from recent fires. in an earlier study, the team found the process can change certain naturally occurring metals into a toxic compound called chromium six. while evidence of those chemical changes is building, the team is working on another question, which is urgent just how far do those toxic particles travel? he says the results are still preliminary, but concerning. >> as an example, the canadian wildfires were bringing smoke down into new york, into washington, d.c. and throughout the eastern seaboard. our current modeling shows that those would all have been bringing these same toxic metals into those populations a thousand miles or more away. >> stanford researcher sharon chinnaraja studies breathing and allergies and effect on the immune system. she's concerned about the unknown levels of exposure, the total amount is what we're worried about, absorbing whether that's through the skin, through our respiratory tract, through our

eyes. >> right, or ingesting it. so these are all important considerations, professor bendorf says his team will be working through the current wildfire season and trying to develop threat models based on everything from geology to a fire's duration to wind conditions, all in an effort to keep firefighters and others safer from toxic exposure. >> in an era of climate change and increasingly intense wildfires at stanford. drew tuma, abc seven news and those firefighters have been busy since this weekend. >> they've had their hands full for the last 24 hours or so, meteorologist sandyha patel is here with the conditions around the bay area and on the fire line. sandy. >> yeah, right now things are obviously quiet here in the bay area in terms of our weather. >> dan and anna, i want to show you a live picture from our san jose camera, where we have some lingering clouds, but most areas are reporting partly to mostly sunny skies. now here's a look at the headlines tomorrow. the heat wave starts. the fire danger will remain elevated,

temperatures soaring bay and inland records are certainly possible. and on friday, relief will arrive. i know many homes here in the bay area don't have air conditioning, so this is something that people like to keep in mind. let's talk about the temperatures tomorrow. first thing in the morning you will notice 5060. there may be a few patches of fog out there as we head into the noontime hour. already in the 80s and 90s inland, those temperatures coming up into the triple digits in our inland valleys for our hot spots. but the coast will remain comfortable. so here's what's going to bring us the heat. it's this area of high pressure that is going to build in strong for the time being. we have a cold front that has been coming through here, bringing us all the cloud cover, the windy conditions around the region, making it challenging for the firefighters as we look here. still a lot of cloud cover, not just low level clouds, but high level clouds as well. those temperatures are being held in check thanks to the onshore breezes in the clouds. 60s to low 80s. consider this the comfort zone because things are really going to change temperatures in the 50s first

thing tomorrow morning. a few 60s, mainly clear skies. tomorrow afternoon, rapidly warming up, especially in the south bay. 92 degrees in morgan hill, 91 in san jose on the peninsula, you're looking at 88. in san mateo, mid to upper 60s coast side, 65.5 moon bay. so you're thinking, wow, that's not that bad. no, that's not bad. downtown san francisco, 78 degrees north bay, temperatures 90 in san rafael, 98 in santa rosa, 95 in napa. so if you want to get away from the heat, the coast will be the place to be in the east bay. 86, oakland 88. in castro valley, head inland and it's going to be up to 100. in fairfield, 97 degrees in livermore. your accuweather seven day forecast, triple digit heat the next couple of days summerlike inland areas, 60s coast side, 80s around the bay and as we head into the end of the workweek, you will notice those temperatures coming down. the heat eases thursday, friday. the relief really arrives when you're in the 50s to 80s, and then the weekend will be nicer.

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