a repair shop for luxor cabs burned practically to the ground. >> wayne freedman joins us live at the scene. or we hope he will in moments here. let's go right to the report. >> this is how it looked at ground level. chris van, who works nearby, captured flames on the cell phone. as for the heat? >> worried about embers coming up and landing on our building. ours is just solid wood. >> the fire broke out around noon in a repair shop favored by luxor cabs. six men escaped, mazing neighbors nearby. >> there was many explosions going on. sounded like fire works going off, almost. >> fire crews arrived almost immediately. station nine is only doors away. but with smoke and flames, they went offensive immediately >> it's been hard with flammable gases, and then, plus for tires and just the nature of it being a repair garage. >> control, finally and a link of water pumping 5,000 gallons this, is the national cab company next door. water threw their dispatcher into the street. it's not good for business, or anyone in san francisco who fright -- might have needed a ride. >> in san francisco,

it was used by the luxor taxi company to repair cabs.oss is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. as amber lee tells us, one of the cabs destroyed was a classic. >> you can hear the explosions, oh, my god. >> reporter: witnesses shot video of the fast moving fire that broke out at luxor cab's maintenance warehouse. this is where the company repairs its be taxis. >> it was insane, that thing was shooting up like 30 feet in the air. >> reporter: six workers were inside, but managed to escape uninjured. >> the flames were coming up. the smoke, and it was quite scary. >> reporter: about a dozen vehicles were destroyed, including a 1938 buick special. a cab that was part of the company's history. >> the vehicle that we're going to miss the most is this one. this was a 1938 buick special that we were restoring to its original condition. >> reporter: also destroyed was several taxis similar to this one. >> we're very happy to provide wheelchair service. >> reporter: that was specially equipped to be wheelchair accessible. a commitment to the

it was used by the luxor taxi company to repair cabs.s is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. as amber lee tells us, one of the cabs destroyed was a classic. >> you can hear the explosions, oh, my god. >> reporter: witnesses shot video of the fast moving fire that broke out at luxor cab's maintenance warehouse. this is where the company repairs its be taxis. >> it was insane, that thing was shooting up like 30 feet in the air. >> reporter: six workers were inside, but managed to escape uninjured. >> the flames were coming up. the smoke, and it was quite scary. >> reporter: about a dozen vehicles were destroyed, including a 1938 buick special. a cab that was part of the company's history. >> the vehicle that we're going to miss the most is this one. this was a 1938 buick special that we were restoring to its original condition. >> reporter: also destroyed was several taxis similar to this one. >> we're very happy to provide wheelchair service. >> reporter: that was specially equipped to be wheelchair accessible. a commitment to the m

medical appointments, taking care of my mother [music] >> hi, my name is ann bailey and i've driven for luxor for almost five years now. i drove for desoto cab for 10 years prior to that. i drove in 1976 for the old, old yellow cab. this is frances mecchi and i've been driving her for about 11 or 12 years to her alzheimer's day program, which we call the memory club. every day when we drive through the presidio she'll say, "oh goody, you're taking me through the enchanted forest." [music] >> my name amr a.mahmoud. i am like 49 years old. i have been driving cab more than 13 year in general. then i drove a ramp more than 3 years. this is my fourth now. i have been enjoying doing the job. i like every moment of it. >> thank you amr. [music} >> hi, my name is peter and i'm a paratransit driver for medsam, and this is north and south of market where i pick up my group and drop them off at home. >> thank you , peter! [singing] you are my sunshine. very good driver. she says driver is very good. number 1. [music] larry mingo, mobility plus driver, san francisco paratransit. >> thank you, mingo. >>

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now, luxor cab used it for maintenance and repairs. it lost others including a rare 1938 plymouth it was planning to showcase as part of the history in the city and that car was completely gone. in the newsroom, i'm ken bastida, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00, a pittsburgh business owner is in jail for attempting to hire a hitman to, quote, take care of a former employee. police say joseph moses was upset over a labor dispute settlement. when learned of intention, he posted a price. moses was arrested after saying he wanted the former employee disfigured. >>> mercury firefighters are mourning the death of a colleague tonight. firefighter and paramedic anthony nunez was offduty when he died in an accident involving a tractor. it happened near martinez and emergency crews found nunez over the tractor when they answered the emergency call. the cause of the accident still being investigated but today, nunez would have celebrated his 28th anniversary of the berkeley firefighter. >>> hundreds came to fresno today to pay respects to two fallen chp o

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the building was used by luxor cab company. the company where they did the maintenance for its taxis, fire officials say seven workers in the building did get out safely. witnesses said they heard explosions and popping inside of the building as industrial supplies ignited. investigators -- >> there's paint, acrylic, metal, a lot that will explode if ignited. a lot of hazardous materials. >> investigators haven't released the cause of the fire but the roof collapsed and walls buckled. smoke could be seen for miles. look at this on the left. the view from san mateo at the height of the fire, on the right side what it looked like across the bay from emeryville. there were no alerts issued in terms of air quality. >>> thousands came to -- let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. we're talking about clear and sunny today but it's going to change. >> yes. any kind of soot or anything in the atmosphere will get washed out as we're tracking rain. some of the warmest temperatures today, record setting heat. palo alto 75, dublin 74, san

. >> huge fire in san francisco destroyed maintenance garage for luxor cab company today. started just before noon in the bay view district. fire sent out plume of smoke that just dominated the sky line. it could be seen from the east ba bay. we see the smoke and flames ripping throh that building. because of hazardous material neighboring businesses were evacuated. the fire destroyed several cars but we can tell you thankfully nobody was hurt. >> teenager counselor in the south bay is accused tonight of luring 2 girls into prostitution. story you see only on 7 news. justin crutchfield was pier counselor for minor and young adults. investigators say he used his position to gain their trust 15 and 17-year-old victims. 2 grls. crutchfield worked for the santa clara valley mental health department. calls to the department were not returned. second man tolliver also faces charges in this cas case. >> 2500 people packed up the stadium to pay respect to 2 chp officers killed in the lean of duty. today memorial for officers gonzalez and law began with march by the color guard. th

. >> huge fire in san francisco destroyed maintenance garage for luxor cab company today. started just before noon in the bay view district. fire sent out plume of smoke that just dominated the sky line. it could be seen from the east ba bay. we see the smoke and flames ripping through that building. because of hazardous material neighboring businesses were evacuated. the fire destroyed several cars but we can tell you thankfully nobody was hurt. >> teenager counselor in the south bay is accused tonight of luring 2 girls into prostitution. story you see only on 7 news. justin crutchfield was pier counselor for minor and young adults. investigators say he used his position to gain their trust 15 and 17-year-old victims. 2 grls. crutchfield worked for the santa clara valley mental health department. calls to the department were not returned. second man tolliver also faces charges in this cas case. >> 2500 people packed up the stadium to pay respect to 2 chp officers killed in the lean of duty. today memorial for officers gonzalez and law began with march by the color guard.

. >> huge fire in san francisco destroyed maintenance garage for luxor cab company today. started just before noon in the bay view district. fire sent out plume of smoke that just dominated the sky line. it could be seen from the east ba bay. we see the smoke and flames ripping through that building. because of hazardous material neighboring businesses were evacuated. the fire destroyed several cars but we can tell you thankfully nobody was hurt. >> teenager counselor in the south bay is accused tonight of luring 2 girls into prostitution. story you see only on 7 news. justin crutchfield was pier counselor for minor and young adults. investigators say he used his position to gain their trust 15 and 17-year-old victims. 2 grls. crutchfield worked for the santa clara valley mental health department. calls to the department were not returned. second man tolliver also faces charges in this cas case. >> 2500 people packed up the stadium to pay respect to 2 chp officers killed in the lean of duty. today memorial for officers gonzalez and law began with march by the color guard.

this cell phone video was taken just across the street from the luxor cab service garage. it happened in the bayview district just before noon yesterday. you can see the fire burning through the roof. and thick pit the sky. some employees at nearby businesses were forced to evacuate. no one was injured. ♪ [ mom ] time for breakfast. [ male announcer ] mary larson will never forget the fateful morng that deliciously simple made her a believer. she couldn't believe she could pronounce everything int. ♪ and she couldn't believe her daughter chose pancakes over her phone. you're being weird! [ male announcer ] new deliciously sile from i can't believe it's not butter with 100% taste and zero artificial preservative it's time to...believe >>george: welcome back to the kron4 morning news. but still a hot spot for your ride. the adults who were supposed to take care of napa toddler kayleigh slusher.will instead be in court to answer for her death. ryan scott warner.and kayleigh's mother sara krueger are both accused in the little girl's murder. police found her body in a napa apa

this video taken by a business next to the luxor cab body shop. sky 7 shows how flames shot out from the building. firefighters poured water on the building to douse the blaze. crews were cautious because of the chemicals inside. >> there is paint and stuff that will explode if ignited. >> smoke could be seen for miles, these pictures sent to you report. the cause of the fire still under investigation. all workers managed to escape without injury >> 2500 people honored two fallen patrol officers in fresno. governor brown along with law enforcement officers took part in the memorial at the safe mart center paying tribute to officer juan gonzales and brian law. >> brian and juan were doing what they dedicated their lives to do. responding to protect those in danger and assist those in need oochl they attended academy together. they gave the ultimate sacrifice together. and are both heros. >> both joined chp in 2008. a perfect is hes of cars escorted the families to separate burial ceremonies. >> a father of three has been killed during a street raci

this video taken by a business next to the luxor cab body shop. sky 7 shows how flames shot out from the building. firefighters poured water on the building to douse the blaze. crews were cautious because of the chemicals inside. >> there is paint and stuff that will explode if ignited. >> smoke could be seen for miles, these pictures sent to you report. the cause of the fire still under investigation. all workers managed to escape without injury >> 2500 people honored two fallen patrol officers in fresno. governor brown along with law enforcement officers took part in the memorial at the safe mart center paying tribute to officer juan gonzales and brian law. >> brian and juan were doing what they dedicated their lives to do. responding to protect those in danger and assist those in need oochl they attended academy together. they gave the ultimate sacrifice together. and are both heros. >> both joined chp in 2008. a perfect is hes of cars escorted the families to separate burial ceremonies. >> a father of three has been killed during a street raci

few teething problems perhaps but one place that's managed to in them out is the russian seasons to luxor to help situated opposite bill and pick park it offers plush accommodation and a sensational location and features an indoor swimming pool a fitness center and a spa center with sort of. one of the many accommodation options available there's also a vast array of eatery. to entice the taste buds this is to restaurant cheika located on the second floor of the historical seaport terminal makes the most out of this great location serving mostly italian cuisine grab a coffee relax and enjoy the views of a sort she's picturesque port. get a fresh strong to i've been asked to taste the famous and a puddle of a desert a moroccan based dish named after the russian ballet dancer. in the desert was created to celebrate and the power of his visit to new zealand in nineteen twenty six. thank you very much thank you. well well they say the proof is in the putting so let's try. absolutely gorgeous often called the unofficial summer capital of russia or the black sea sochi is russia's biggest and bu

as also exhibited "in the beautiful reliefs of his reign "in the great colonnade of the temple of luxor-- "we find extreme delicacy of style, "together with character of the utmost refinement. "in the case of a painted scene, vase, or statue, "the primary idea of art is obvious. "but in utilitarian objects,rt-- "as we know too well today-- is not a necessity. "here in this tomb the artistic value "seems to ha been always the first consideration. "what are the great qualities of egyptian art? "they are the sense of pure feeling "that creates an element of serene dignity-- "and herein lies its supreme essence-- "and the extraordinary degree of truth, form, and character "portrayed within such absolute simple and minimum line "by which it stands alone." brown: egyptian art was not immune to outside influence. in the shape of a pomegranate, this vase is witness to egypt's absorptive power. for one thing, silver was extremely rare in egypt. but for another, more importantly, pomegranates were not native to egypt at all, but to western asia. the egyptians adopted foreign designs and styles of

this cell phone video was taken just across the street from the luxor cab service garage. it happened in the bayview district just before noon yesterday. you can see the fire burning through the roof. and thick , black smoke shooting up in the sky. some employees at nearby businesses were forced to evacuate. no one was injured. today: the adults who were supposed to take care of napa toddler kayleigh slusher.will instead be in court to answer for her death. ryan scott warner.and kayleigh's mother sara krueger are both accused in the little girl's murder. police found her body in a napa apartment last month. and coroners say at one point.kayleigh's body had been kept in suitcase inside a freezer. or watching the kron4 morning news. the traffic checks back up at the bay westbound. the 580 now reaching into the macarthur maze. 1820 a minute drive time for the westbound commute. we do have a pretty good drive time drive time is still under the toll plaza is 30 minutes. with this massive piece by saddam clogging the allegheny river north of pittsburgh. it's prompting flood warn

the body shop that services the luxor cab company. you can see the crooks of the building caved in from the damage and firefighters were using breathing apparatuses and burning inside the shop. >> again, we have nobody in there. >> this is video from a kpix 5 viewer. air quality officials were on scene to test the safety of the surrounding air. everything checked out because there was no wind today. one fire engine is still on scene tonight to monitor the hot spots. no word yet on how the fire started. >>> berkeley firefighters are mourning one of their own. firefighter and paramedic anthony nunez killed in an offduty accident. jon has details. >> reporter: firefighters gathered at station 2 today where the flag hangs at half staff. there's been a death in the family. >> there's not one person in this fire department or even in the city of berkeley that doesn't know tony. >> reporter: tony nunez has been a firefighter in berkeley for 28 years but died yesterday afternoon when a tractor he was driving rolled over on him. nunez was offd

if very spwechbilitys video taken by business next to the luxor cab body shop. hear loud bang coming from the fire. we see how flames shot out of the side of the building. firefighters poured water on the top for over app hour to douse the pwlaichltz crews extremely cautious because of all of the toxic chemicals inside >> >> there's paint. acrylic. metal. sthawv will explode if ignited. a lot of hazardous material. >>reporter: smoke from the fire scene for miles around look at this picture. there's sent to you report by abc 7 news viewers and we are appreciative of the photo. cause of the fire still under investigation. fortunately all workers manageed to escape without injury. most important thing obviously. >> well bart is back running on schedule today after train derailed friday as we told you. that was removed from the track over the weekend. bart has yet to figure out exactly what caused this problem though. laura has more from bart headquarters in oakland. >> 104 miles of track and bart system and now there have been 2 derailment in the exact same spot in

this cell phone video was taken just across the street from the luxor cab service garage. it happened in the bayview district just before noon monday. you can the fire burning through the roof. and thick , black smoke shooting up in the sky. some employees at nearby businesses were forced to evacuate. one man describes what he saw. >> my co-worker came in and said that there was a fire going on across the street. if we ran outside and we heard multiple hops and saw flames coming out of the roof. >> luckily --- no one was linetwo sonoma county teens have pleaded not guility to killing a mand at a partying on new year's eve. both teens are charged with damien wadell toney junior at a santa rosa apartment police found toney on the ground in a parking lot at the apartment. investigators say the victim and the suspects were friends at the time of the shooting. prosecutors have not released the motive for the shooting. >> the state supreme court has made a ruling that affects college and high school parties. the court ruled that an underage host who charges admission to a party

it destroyed the maintenance warehouse of luxor cab. it started yesterday just before noon on gerald avenue in the bayview district. the six workers who were in that warehouse, escaped the fast-moving flames. but at least a dozen cabs were destroyed. investigators still don't know what caused the fire. >>> 7:36. an update to 2 investigates story we told you about during the 6:00 news yesterday. representatives from the oakland school district are expected to be at fruitvale elementary this morning after reports of little or no adult supervision. brian flores has more. >> reporter: good morning. we're live here in front of fruitvale element ear school. school will be -- elementary school. the district officials after seeing our 2 investigates piece yesterday has decided to take a second look at what can be done at the cool to stop fights from happening. i want to go to the video provided to us by a parent of a fight she said took place back in december. she tells ktvu this is one example of several fights that happened on a weekly basis.