this is del monte place.terally around the corner from it but you have engines and fire crews completely surrounding it. you see some of the smoke billowing up. this home was built 1960, about 2200 square feet. one of the big problems, they put out a safety alert it they're worried about a gas line leaking. earlier some of the residents said they think they heard an explosion. what we've heard is they're certainly on the defense, meaning it is too unsafe to go inside. crews surrounding it. i did see a pg&e vehicle also pull up. obviously they'll be working on gas lines and/or shutting off things to keep it safe around here. as for that other fire which is about two miles away, that started at 5:33 this morning, actually just 4 minutes earlier than this one. we have yet to see the pictures over there but sky 7 has been above and can get a better glimpse of this neighborhood which is the west valley neighborhood in west san jose. mostly a suburban area here. we're just south of the 280 area and 17, also near th

this one is at 910 del monte avenue.re reports of flames coming out of the roof as well as a potentially ruptured natural gas line. so i see pg&e here on scene as well as several fire trucks and several neighborhood blocks are closed to traffic, as well. i see some neighbors standing around trying to figure out exactly what is going on. a lot of fire personnel here. the other fire this morning, it was smaller than this one, it was on rockdale, not far from this area. so of course, no clue as to whether or not these are connected. i would doubt it. but we are waiting for information. i'm told that the fire captain who will give us that information is going to be out here at 7:00 a.m. but he has to figure out what's going on, as well. again, the main goal is to make sure this fire is out. i don't see a lot of smoke in the area but i'm told that there was some very recently. so it does appear that much of the fire is out at this point. and we just need to figure out exactly what happened in this neighborhood in west san jos

this is del monte place near lynn oaks drive. fire crews are tackling it from all angles, and we understand a structure next to where the fire started is on fire. this is the second fire in the past hour in the area. there was another fire that started just before 5:00 on rockdale near winchester and williams. we have crews on the way to the scene and we will continue to bring you updates throughout the morning. look at the smoke that is certainly going to effect and make the morning commute hard. people are starting to see it as the sun comes up. 6:18 right now. >>> two men are under arrest for shining a laser beam at a san jose police chopper. the two were busted wednesday night. police found a laser pointer in the back seat of one of the suspect's car. it was purchased at amazon for 8.99. they'll have to pay a lot more if convicted of the crime. the pair faces federal charges and prison time. we now know that two bay area airports rank in the top five list for laser strikes. san jose and oakland are number four and five on the

one happened on del monte place. the del monte fire advertise cause a gas line to rupture and did cause some evacuations. that's where jade hernandez is standing by with the very latest. good afternoon jade. >> reporter: good afternoon. in july, the fire department lost four engines and one truck due to budget cuts. this morning, three fires erupted within an hour and a half period. leaving firefighters scrambling and residents waiting. >> right across the street. i heard a big boom, boom. lucky i wasn't there. >> reporter: this morning as sherley furtado was walking her dog, she heard an explosion. her routine saved her life but took the life of three of her dogs. firefighters fear the next time multiple fires break out in san jose, firefighters will lose more than just the lives of dogs. >> it wasn't a maybe, it's, it will happen. it's already started to -p happen. it's going to get worse and worse and worse. >> reporter: the city favored firefighters lay offs in order to close a budget. >> it's no doubt that we co

del monte, was caused by a gas leak. shut off the gas and is in conducting an investigation. the owner, has lived there for 50 years! she lost a number of pets. she went out for a walk and when she returned she said someone was not right. >> i was across the street from my house and i did not see anything. i went back in, and i came out and i looked around. and i saw a fall of smoke. so i quickly ran over to my neighbors and woke them up when the sun was coming up. he called the fire department. there were so busy, that it took them 10 minutes to come over. and once it started, it was a three-alarm fire in the flames are way up in the air, very scary, very scary. >> the people living on rock hill were saved by their dog. fire officials said the family's pit bull parked everybody in the house. and they found it in the garage and were unsuccessful with a fire extinguisher and a garden hose. still under investigation. mingle, response time is being questioned by a least one city councilperson- meanwhile. with over 10 minute

this is del monte place here in san jose.stand this morning that firefighters will be out here. they are going to wait until that ruptured gas line can be fibs. again 12 houses effected right there. homeowner got out safe. she did lose two of her three dogs this morning but she said she is very lucky and fortunate to be alive. and, of course we will continue to update you because in about a half-hour you are going to hear from some neighbors who heard that explosion and didn't know what was going on. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay. thanks for that update. we will look forward to the next report. thanks, jade. >>> 8:02. overnight there was an explosion at a cupertino home and the woman inside escaped unharm. 30 firefighters rushed to the home on cold harbor avenue around 11:00 last night. neighbors there say they heard a loud explosion before the home burst into flames. an elderly woman inside the home did make it out on her own. firefighters were concerned because she is diabetic, the fire starte

it destroyed a home on del monte place.s the scene from sky 7. the woman to lives there told abc 7 she was walking a dog when she heard an explosion at her house. her other two dogs were killed in the fire. no people were hurt. two adjacent homes were damaged. another fire about two miles away also gutted a home on rockdale drive. firefighters say recent staff cuts added to the delay in getting from rockdale to del monte. let's get an update on the commute. megan, you could see those fires from 280. >> absolutely. you can see the smoke from 280 and it's causing a delay heading northbound through the downtown san jose area. here's a live camera shot of the three-alarm fire burning at del monte place and lynn oaks drive. let's go to maps and see how it's affecting traffic. we have speeds below 40 mph as you approach the scene of the fire, and that is because of the smoke blowing on to the freeway. elsewhere at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. a backup right to the west grand overcrososososososososososososos

that's on del monte place.just moved up even farther away from the scene because pg&e is digging underground right now trying to shut off a natural gas line. apparently, this fire started with a natural gas explosion in the garage of a home. take a look at some video overhead. flames shooting out of that home. it happened at around 5:30 this morning. the woman who lives here was not home. she was walking her dog. and she is okay. now, it took firefighters about 10 minutes to get to the fire because there was that other fire going on, on rockdale. now, here's the scene on the ground. 60 firefighters there. there was some damage to the two houses on either side of the burned house. but no injuries reported. again, i'm in west san jose, several blocks blocked off now. once pg&e shuts off the gas line, the natural gas is going to be off on del monte court for the rest of the day. sydnie. >> thank you, anne makovec in west san jose. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] this is not a

---un tercer incendio se inicio en una residencia ubicada en "del monte place" donde dos perros quedarondos por el fuego.---aun se desconocen las causas de los siniestros. --los funcionarios del condado de santa clara podrian haber sido los primeros en detectar una serie de brotes de salmonela ligados al retiro de mas de 550 millones de huevos. --el departamento de salud recibio reportes de personas que se enfermaron en una fiesta de graduacion. --al hacer la investigacion determinaron que se trataba de salmonela y el brote apuntaba a un lote de huevos procedentes de dos granjas de iowa.--a raiz de ello se envio una alerta electronica a una red de funcionarios de salud de todo el pais. --por cierto, la "administración federal de alimentos y medicinas" encontró rastros de salmonela en alimento para pollos de las granjas "wright county egg" y "hillandale farms", en "iowa". --los funcionarios federales todavia no saben si el alimento se contaminó en las granjas o ya estaba infectado cuando llego al lugar.--las dos granjas pidieron el retiro de más de 550-millones de huevos, luego de que fue

this one is three alarms and on del monte place. first fire is two alarms in south san jose on rockdale drive. we are getting information on both fires. right now we can't get a lot out of the san jose fire department because they are so busy. we will have updates throughout the morning for you. 5:57 right now. we may not know if it was a chicken or egg that came first, but news that a bay area outbreak may have spanked the big egg recall. >>> and the reason why neighbors are rallying against hig. >>> a fireball in cupertino.

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this house on del monte court burned quickly. it took firefighters 10 minutes to get there. now the goal of the fire department is to 8. that's slow. 6 is the national standard. >> reporter: the union voted to -- [ please stand by for realtime captions, due to technical audio difficulties ] stand by, please. technical difficulties. [ no audio ] morning to repair a ruptured underground pipe on the peninsula. it spewed thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the area. the pipe is near davit lane and anchor circle, in redwood shores. it's believed to have ruptured two days ago. the sewage buckled the asphalt and flowed into the garages of six houses... and into redwood shores lagoon. tests on the water show high levels of toxins and bacteria. right now, the sewage is being pumped into tanker trucks and taken to a nearby plant. people who live in the area are being warned not to come in contact with the lagoon's water. "we do know there was a spill of some sewage, we know that there's raw sawage in the water. people should not swim, or boat or kayak or have any contact with the

then crews responded to another fire on del monte place. at that first fire, firefighters are crediting a dog for waking their owners. the man, his wife and their son escaped with minor injuries but the house was destroyed. >>> crews arrived at the second fire, the home was engulfed. no people were hurt but two dogs died in the fire. it appears a gas leak may have sparked the fire. >>> well bear troubles are getting bicker for visitors to yo -- getting bigger for visitors at yosemite park. more bears are being spotted, and even our camera didn't have a problem spotting a bear. >> reporter: there are a lot of sights you want to see up close, bears are definitely an attraction we are seeing but from a distance. there were about 530 bears roaming yosemite but now many visitors are actually seeing them. we saw this male about 250 pounds in this orchard. it was one of many spotted this week. >> what did it look like? >> a youngster. then about an hour later, mama came by, that was exciting. >> reporter: bears have caused thousands of dollars in

as you were saying, yes, two dogs did die in the del monte place fire.hey have found cages of birds and cats inside. they're still investigating what happened here but a gas line did rupture. that had the whole court evacuated. it's since reopened and the investigation continues here. >> across the street i heard this big boom. i thought what the heck. >> shirley was returning home with one of her dogs when she heard an explosion. she didn't see any fire until she went inside. >> then i noticed in the garage smoke seeping through. i thought uh-oh. then i thought i came outside. i couldn't use my phone. i went over to my neighbor's. >> i heard like banging on the door, ring the doorbell. answered. we called the fire department. >> everyone got out safely but shirley couldn't save two of her three dogs from the burning home. flames were spreading starting to singe the two adjacent houses and it took ten minutes for the firefighters to arrive. >> there's a firefighter at rockdale. fire companies had to move up to cover this area. >> i wonder why they were t

as you were saying, yes, t dogs did die in the del monte place fire.hey have found cages of birds and cats inside. they're still investigating what happened here but a gas line did rupture. that had the whole court evacuated. it's since reopened and the investigation contues here. >> across the street i heard thisig boom. i thought at the heck. >> shirley was returning home with one of her dogs when she heard an explosion. she didn't see any fire until she went inside. >> then i noticed in the garage smoke seeping through. i thought uh-oh. then i thought i came outside. i couldn't use my phone. i went over to my neighbor's. >> i heard like banging on the door, ring the doorbell. answered. we called the fire department. >> everyone got out safely but shirle couldn't save two of her three dogs from the buing home. flames were spreading starting to singe the t adcent house and it took ten minutes for the firefighters to arrive. >> there's a firefighter at rockdale. fire companies had to move up to cover this area. >> i wonder why they re taking so long. >

four major fires broke out yesterda the biggest this house fire on del monte place. theresa garcia is live at the holiday inn in san jose. theresa, this morning comes as firefighters vote on taking pay cuts. >> that is rig. about 250 firefights will be voting whether to give up to 9 understands reductis in pay and benefits, hoping to pay more into their pensions. and that could get all 49 firefighters rehired. but that doesn'telp the situation right now. that's why i'm going to show you behind what they'realking about is yesterday incident where there were multiple fires. they say thi say perfect example of a city of a million people without enough fire safety coverage. >> why thewere taking so long. >> home shirley shared her surprise to abc 7 about the time it took san jose firefighters to respond to her house fire yesterday morning on dell month tae place. the san francisco fire department aims for an 8 minutes response time 80% of the time. it took a fir engine ten minutes to rife because the closest station was already working another house fire. >> we lost that

four major fires broke out yesterday, the biggest this house fire on del monte place.heresa garcia is live at the holiday inn in san jose. theresa, this morning comes as firefighters vote on taking pay cuts. >> that is right. about 250 firefighters will be voting whether to give up to 9 understands reductions in pay and benefits, hoping to pay more into their pensions. and that could get all 49 firefighters rehired. but that doesn't help the situation right now. that's why i'm going to show you behind what they're talking about is yesterday incident where there were multiple fires. they say this say perfect example of a city of a million people without enough fire safety coverage. >> why they were taking so long. >> home shirley shared her surprise to abc 7 about the time it took san jose firefighters to respond to her house fire yesterday morning on dell month tae place. the san francisco fire department aims for an 8 minutes response time 80% of the time. it took a fir engine ten minutes to rife because the closest station was already working another house fire. >> w

a house on del monte place was destroyed and pets inside were killed during the worst of the early morningires yesterday. no one was hurtna blaze or in another that destroyed a home on rockdale drive. fire also damaged a construction company. there's debate whether it took crews too long to move between the fires. meanwhile we should learn later today about a firefighters union vote in san jose that could help restore some jobs. last month the city laid off 49 firefighters. their union is voting on whether to accept a 9% pay cut and changes in requirement. if it passes, city officials say all 49 firefighters will be rehired. >> for the first time in nearly two months, governor schwarzenegger called in capital leaders for a budget meeting. the governor met yesterday with democratic and republican leaders from the senate and assembly. the meeting lasted less than an hour. words to describe it included positive and no progress. the state is looking at issuing iou's because of an impasse what to do about a 19 $billion deficit. >> residents say they will appeal a planning commission's decision

they have confirmed pga was at the del monte they have ruptured gas. have begun a evacuations for the immediate area around at home. this, erupted into flames firefighters been putting water on it for now it did spread to neighboring building but they think they have a handle on it. pg&e is they're they're trying to get the gas shut off into they do people are being evacuated. that is the latest in the last five minutes. yoli is there or will be there shortly and a live picture set up. >> the battle with belt the cell and h-p. three part accepting dell's new bill and at third it topped off stockton offered. h-p came back with $24 a share now 3 par execs 2430 a share. it is all in cash. the deal is subject to government approval. >> mortgage rates have fallen to lowest level in decades mortgage buyer freddie mac says the average rate for fixed loan was 4.36 percent this week down from 4.42% last week. rates have fallen since spring as investors shift money into treasury bonds lowering their yields. mortgage rates tracked the yield. >> a look at the big

a house on del monte place was destroyed and pets inside were killed during the worst of the early morningesterday. crews say a gas leak contributed to its spread. no one was hurt -- no person was hurt in that fire nor another on rockdale drive. a third fire also did a million dollars damage at a construction company. the fire just weeks after the city laid off 49 firefighters and many are now debating whether those layoffs affected response time yesterday. councilwoman is now demanding a detailed accounting of the fire response from the city manager by monday and is again criticizing mayor chuck reid's budget cuts that led to the layoffs. meantime we should get results by late today on a vote by the firefighters union that would restore those 49 lost jobs. the union is voting whether to accept a 9% pay cut and changes in their retirement benefits. if the measures pass, city officials say all 49 firefighters will be rehired. >> in emeryville, several angry residents say they'll appeal a planning commission's decision to allow swedish home furnishing giant ikea to open a warehouse a few blo

a house on del monte place was destroyed and pets inside were killed during the worst of the early morning fires yesterday. no one was hurt in that blaze or in another that destroyed a home on rockdale drive. fire also damaged a construction company. the debate whether it took crews too long to move between the fires. >> for the first time in nearly two months, governor schwarzenegger called in capital leaders for a budget meeting. the governor met yesterday with democratic and republican leaders from the senate and the assembly. it lasted less than an hour and it was called positive. the state is looking at issuing iou's because of an impasse what to do about a $19 billion budget deficit. >> several angry residents say they'll appeal a planning commission's decision to allow furnishing giant ikea to open a warehouse blocks from its existing store. they voted to allow ikea to move forward. some residents don't want it to expand. they say the warehouse will cause more traffic in the neighborhood and pose safety risks to cyclists and children. >> there's no way it's not going to drastically

that home destroyed here on del monte place in san jose.e here in san jose, news.edell, n >>> let's look at the south bay. the fire bob talked about indicated by the fire truck, that's local traffic. 280 moves slowly past the scene because of the volume of traffic. downtown, music in the park will cause a little delay. jullian is two weigh traffic now. we have some cooling, rob? >> cooling under way this morning. highs this afternoon, 70s and 80s inland. 82 in san jose. there is the forecast. cooling off heading into the upcoming weekend. laura? >> so spoiled. love this weather. another local news update in a half hour. >>> 8:00 now on a thursday morning, august 26th, 2010. we have a great crowd enjoying part of the day here at rockefeller plaza. katy perry will be here tomorrow catch one of the world's biggest music stars live in concert here on "today" in our plaza tomorrow morning. >> the cd smells like cotton candy, right? >> i know. we actually got a copy of it. but it really does. >> we haven't listened to it but it does. >> she's all

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