that happened last evening patients can see eye, throat, irritation and a big impact with people with lung and asthma problems. some patients say they are not happy that this fire and their health problems are a cause of what happened. >> eyes burning my throat was burping, i was feeling dizzy like i was going to -- bunning, i was feeling dizzy like i was going to fall out. >> i got dizzy and i fell out. i was taking my groceries into the home and i went out. the chemicals and the reaction from the chemicals which triggered off some breathing complications. >> reporter: again, more than 200 people sought medical attention last evening following the fire in richmond with all the toxins in the

air. doctors are saying and asking that people that might be continuing to suffer today or maybe didn't receive medical attention last night go ahead as a precaution and seek medical attention at least go and see your doctor. hospitals are also working with contra costa county those officials are continuing to monitor the air in and around contra costa county. we are live in richmond, sue thompson, abc7 news. last night some neighbors sheltered indoors to avoid the thick black smoke. others sought medical care. you heard from sue now we go to katie marzullo live at refinery the can we confirm the fire is out? >> reporter: it is. i just talked to a spokesman he told me that the fire is out. but he did say residents in the area could still expect to see residual smoke. right now standing here at the main gate to the entrance to chevron, i don't see any smoke

but it is dark out that plume should be smaller. you still can smell a faint smell of gas burning. again a spokesman for chevron confirms the fire is out. last night around 11:15 is when the shelter in place was lifted for residents of richmond, north richmond and san pablo all having lived through this mess since last night. the fire contained around 10:40. the shelter in place lifted around 11:15 moments ago the fire -- we are being told the fire is officially out. health officials will keep a close eye last night they were still taking air samples and would continue today and watch the air closely. okay so watching the air very closely this morning. the fire erupted 6:15 last

night, crews were on scene, investigating a gas leak here at the refinery. they couldn't contain that leak so they did evacuate the facility, the fire broke out shortly after that large plumes of black smoke seen for miles as people were told to shelter in place. witnesses say they heard explosions like four loud booms, the spokesman was saying he didn't know anything about explosions inside the facility. 5:00 this morning, under 30 minutes, another spokesperson for chevron going to give a news conference. we'll be listening and hopefully bring that to you live. katie marzullo, abc7 news. let's explore that explosion question further. chevron officials last night said there were no explosions when the fire broke out. some neighbors say otherwise. roberto gonzalez happened to be outside his home when the fire broke out. he took video of the giant

plume of smoke on his cell phone. he says it started when he heard a series of explosions, one right after the other. >> i heard like four explosions then i saw a lot of smoke coming out from the refinery. >> how loud? >> very loud like someone shooting someone. >> he and the rest of his family went inside the house and did what they were supposed to do, closed all doors and windows. residents tell us they are worried about possible long term affects. toll takers are back collecting tolls for the richmond san rafael bridge yesterday's shelter in place order brought them inside the main bidding allowing drivers to pass and cross for free. no word on how much -- how much the state lost nun collected money. right now are -- are there other impacts whether you were taking bart or ferries there were some issues relating to

the fire. did check in with bart, all trains on time and running. they started running the trains, everything was back to normal around 11:30 last night. ferries looking good. no mass transit problems now. if you are heading across the richmond san rafael bridge, toll booths open, traffic flowing well across the span no major issues there related to the chevron fire. here's a live shot richmond in the background westbound 80 unaffected flowing well now through berkeley. we'll check in later on. 4:37 now. some residents said they were not aware of the fire or the dangerous smoke plume despite the sirens and reverse 911 calls that went out. people came out and took pictures of the fire. they were up wind from the smoke but they could smell the burning chemicals in the air.

>> i was at home and my contractor who is working up the street and also working at my house, gave me a call and told me to get out of point richmond. i asked why? and he told me to look out my back window. i did and saw a huge plume of black smoke. >> that plume was an ominous sight. health officials told anyone who could smell the smoke to stay inside. >> this is the third serious fire at the refinery in the past 13 years. failure of a pipe improperly attached cause this fire in january 2007. one refinery worker suffered minor burns. chevron says no unsafe levels of hazardous materials were released. in march of '99 a leaking pipe created a vapor cloud and exploded and burned with. many of you got out your

cameras -- to take pictures of the huge plumes of smoke it created a stir. let's take a look at some of the pictures shared with us. a neighbor in richmond captured this image from 23rd street. here's a look at the fires that fill -- that phil m captured an cross the bay the smoke fill the sky. this picture minutes after the fire began it didn't take long for the haze to fill the air. we want you to continue share photos with us. you can e-mail them to ureport at kgo-tv.com. the good news the fire is out, shelter in place lifted. not that we have to worry about winds, still we want to get your weather conditions. good morning. let's start by showing you what happened yesterday. here's a look from south beach, you can see the smoke up and out and to the southeast we

had a northwesterly wind there was at least two plumes of smoke coming up as we were looking from west to east. now as we jump to later in the evening when the inversion started to develop the cold air starting to cap the atmosphere it only got up to 800 feet probably when a lot of people were starting to smell it and feel the affects of that smoke as it could trapped under that inversion. winds had in richmond now blowing out of the southwest, southwest to northeast at 12 miles per hour. any residual smoke is going south west to northeast up into the san pablo bay. temperatures at 7:00, just like they are now in the 50s, a few clouds around the bay most clouds at the coast not anticipating flight arrival delays into sfo like when yesterday. 12:00, 61 half moon bay, 86 antioch. 4:00 80s to near 90 inland, 70s around the bay.

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san francisco/san bruno area while bring more in my next report. >> we'll continue to keep an eye on the refinery fire. more news coming up. baby abducted by her father is found safe. the latest on the manhunt for him. he's still on the loose this morning. three hours san jose police union leaders meet to debate -- meet to debate the fate of the police chief3q back to school time means back to school germs. that's why lysol partners with schools to help teach healthy habits, habits you can reinforce by adding lysol wipes and no-touch hand soap to your back to school list.

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responsible for killing six people and critically wounding three others at a sikh temple outside milwaukee. wade michael page shot by police was a white supremacist. his stepmother says she doesn't know what happened but the military changed the person she knew. >> reporter: as the stunned wisconsin community remember the victims of sunday's massacre, chilling new information has emerged about the shooter. police are investigating wade michael page's alleged ties to white supremacist groups. southern poverty law center has tracked page more than 10 years as he moved through america's skinhead circles. served in the army from 1992 to 1998 ang trained in psychological warfare this is where page legally bought the 9 millimeter semi-automatic

pistol. this morning three of his victims are fighting for their lives, including a 21 year police veteran brian murphy one of the first to arrive at the scene, ambushed by page. >> he had been shot nine times one serious in the neck area. >> reporter: the white supremacist organization page is said to have ties to, ed the shooting, the group denied he was a member and called him a coward. -- abc news has learned details about the mental health of accused colorado movie theater shooter james holmes. a psychiatrist who treated holmes made contact with the university of colorado police officer to express concerns about her patient's behavior several weeks before the shooting rampage. a university spokesperson is declining to comment on what if anything the university police officer might have done with that information. a wildfire in northern california has burned nearly 14,000 acres containment not

expected for two weeks. the fire started eight days ago threatening 25 homes and four commercial buildings, evacuation -- more than 700 people are now battling the blaze. temperatures are always a factor. let's find out from mike what the temperatures are going to be like. >> 90s probably 100s in isolated areas. summer heat come going the desert rolling up through the central valley into the east bay and will spread into the bay and probably won't make it to the coast. the sunshine definitely will. check out lack of clouds this morning as we look down from sutro tower over downtown san francisco over to the east bay hills. doppler is dry, we are going to have an easy commute as far as the weather goes this morning. still in the 60s around fairfield, antioch and

mountain view on the other end 50 napa, 51 santa rosa most of us in the mid to upper 50s. gilroy 61° right now. sunny around the bay and inland partly cloudy at the coast today, warmer but still mild tonight that's the key to this heatwave. the heatwave is with going to stretch into the weekend -- the heatwave is going to stretch into the weekend. here's a look at today's temperatures they jump two to four degrees observing land 77, san francisco 60 -- oakland 77, san francisco 69. cloud cover this morning, trying to push through the lower elevations around san francisco and the north bay by 9:00, 10:00 gone, noon sunshine break out, 70s around the bay, 80s inland 90s east

bay valleys. south bay low to upper 80s -- through the north bay 72 sausalito, low to mid 80s valleys, low to mid 60s beaches, mid 70s to near 80 throughout the east bay valleys, east bay shore, -- 66 monterey. 90s to 100 through the central valley palm springs 113. 90 l.a.. 86 lake tahoe. hot days inland near 100 tomorrow, thursday through saturday. good morning. the crash on south 101 near 380 has been cleared, no lanes blocked, traffic flowing well

towards sfo. benicia bridge northbound 680 center lanes blocked for roadwork scheduled until noon today most of us heading southbound, southbound traffic fine now for the morning commute no problems to the carquinez bridge for the ride towards i-80 towards richmond. here's a live shot as you continue the ride westbound headlights through berkeley east -- westbound 580 to eastbound 80 that roadwork should be picked up in the next few minutes supposed to be cleared by 5:00 this morning. i'm checking out the ride on waze traffic app now still fine out of tracy westbound 205 into the altamont pass, no problems through the dublin grade on to 238 which was a big hot spot yesterday. 4:55. oakland mayor quan is not

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>> announcer: right now abc7 news begins with breaking news. welcome news for neighbors around the chevron refinery in richmond chevron says the fire is out and shelter in place order has been lifted. neighbors are still wondering how that thick black smoke from the fire may affect their health. good morning i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze we are expecting an update from chevron starting now on the fire investigation and any possible remaining warnings or worries for neighbors. >> katie marzullo and sue thompson have ourly team coverage in richmond starting with katie. what are you hearing now? >> reporter: a spokesperson has just arrived she hasn't taken the podium yet. we hope to join her news

conference in progress. [ inaudible ] chevron confirmed the fire here was out that the fire is out. although spokesman sam singer tells merazes might still see residual smoke. the fire was contained at 10:40 last night. the shelter in place that had been issued for richmond and northern richmond and san pablo was lifted 11:15. the fire started 6:15 yesterdayning crews detected a leak -- [ inaudible ] they evacuated -- [ inaudible ] our apologies for the signal problems. we will check in with her and dip into that news conference any time now about the fire. right now we go over to sue