we will go back to matt keller on the scene. matt?ighter and he said they got a "stop" on the near but it is not under control. the trailer was on fire for half an hour and the call came before 6:00 and we have watched the intense firefighter as firefighters are dealing with a lost factors. there is a large warehouse so the concern is they do not want it to go into the warehouse next door. they are not saying it is under control but they made progress in this. >> also, there are several 50 gallon drums right here in front of us where we are standing and they are full of oil. that was a concern about haz-mat so firefighters made sure they got in front of that and put hoses on keeping the flames we heard the chain saw would being and they were trying to get access to the building. they had their breathing apparatus on with a lot of materials benefit the oil with propane tanks and plastic bug -- plastic buckets causing problems for breathing with smoke coming from the trailer so firefighters are be extra careful and wearing breathing app

matt keller is gathering information at the seen with a report coming up at 5:30. >> calls like this are prompting the hose city council to look at the way firefighters respond to emergencies. two years ago they started a squad car pilot program with a two person vehicle responding to medical calls 94 percent of the total calls are medical. the city needs to realize it no longer has a fire department that responds to medical emergencies but, rather, an emergency medical response department that responds to fires. >> public health researchers are trying to track the source of a mystery illness affecting children in california including five in the bay area. they are showing symptoms similar to polio. katie marzullo is in the newsroom. >> doctors are looking into 25 cases in all of california with the five confirmed cases in the bay area left five children paralyzed. one is a four-year-old, her left arm is paralyzed. she will probably not regain the use of the arm but they describe the case as "mile." other childrens ages two to 16 are paralyzed in more than one him. it is polio like s

we will check with matt keller for the problem in the south bay. matt? >> this is never good when highway 101 is a parking lot. i will show you what is going on behind us. you can see all the emergency crews here trying to get this cleared and showing you what caused the mess on the side of the road. firefighters are an hour away from the fuel out of the overturned tanker and sucking it out with hoses and putting it in with containers so the c.h.p. is hoping to get one lane opened on the southbound side. soon. that will mean a slow commute but drivers do not have to take the detour around to get back on 101. it happened after 1:00 o'clock when a vehicle hit the big rig and the tanker was knocked into the dip. 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of fuel spilled raising concerns of potential fire hazard and the fumes from the fuel. 14 homes were evacuated. the red cross and family members were able to be sheltered. the evacuation order will be lifted shortly and if all goes as planned c.h.p. will open up just one lane but it will be several hours after that before the

matt keller has more. matt? >> yes, it is a mess.t will cause problems on southbound 101 forcing drivers off because of the massive scene with several emergency crews surrounding the overturned tanker. c.h.p. says the vehicle lost control on the slick road on 101 after 1:00 o'clock this morning and ran into the big rig carrying the fuel tanker. the tanker overturned into the ditch after going off the road. 4,000 of 8,000 flowns of fuel has spilled. >> there is a drain 75' south of the spill and the spill was going into the drain. an unknown amount. >> c.h.p. says the coast guard and other officials is been notified to make sure no water p ways were affected. a strong fuel smell is in the area. police officer told us he believes homes remain evacuated and a woman was asked to leave her home. we have not seen road closure on the side streets around the spill. it is a mess. it will take hours to clean up. it just started to rain. we don't know the exact on the cleanup efforts. we will keep you updated. will be a problem for several hour

matt keller is at police headquarters with a preview. >> you can see the plaques are covered and will be unveiled at the dedication ceremony at the police department. this has been a tough year for the city dealing with the tragedy. last year a community remember an was held at city hall that includes music and a vigil and moment of silence exactly a year ago when the sergeant butch baker and detective butler were shot and killed during a sexual assault investigation. the suspect was shot and killed by police later that day. sergeant baker and detective butler are the first officers killed in the line of duty in the hit of the 9 police department. >> we still mourn butch and elizabeth and feel their absence you here because you, too, were touch by their passing and feel a kinship with our amazing santa cruz police department. >>> two of the children attended last night's event but his daughter did not. she is threatening to sue over how a memorial fund is divided delay the distribution of 500,000 to the two families. the memorial garden dedication is scheduled to start at 10:30 this m

matt keller is at santa cruz police department. matt? >> yes, the rain hasn't stopped the few hundred from showing up to honor the two santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty exactly a year ago today. the memorial garden was dedicated to sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butter. the ceremony is still going on now. the past half hour, the chief of police who is speaking now, spoke and other spiritual community leaders. they gave remarks on what has taken place since the tragic day saying it has been a long road. sergeant baker and detective butler were shot and killed during an investigation of on you'll assault february 26, 2013. the suspect was slot and killed by police later in the day. an hour ago we watched as detective butler's long time partner and their two young children brought flowers to the memorial and they unveiled the plaques. both say we will miss you forever and we will never forget. deputy chief clark said this garden is for everyone. >> we are hoping that this garden is just a place for the enti

matt keller joints us with the traffic situation, evacuations and environmental problems. >> the trouble still is not over. at least it is getting better. check it out: a second lane has been open in just the past 30 minutes on southbound 101 in morgan hill as crews continue to clean up. the third lane is expected to be open this afternoon at 2:30. it is not just the highway impacted by this spill. >> it was too wet to be going too fast this or on southbound 101. the c.h.p. says the driver of the sports car lost control after 1:00 o'clock and hit a big rig carrying a fuel tanker, pushing it off the road. >> it is worst case scenario. we don't see many of these but this is worse case. >> the tanker spilled 3,000 gallons are fuel and firefighters were not taking any chances. lightning was seen in the area at time of the crash and fumes lingered within a thousand square foot hot zone. 1 homes were evacuated. >> door rang and two pretty sheriff ladies asked if they could talk to me, there was -- they didn't say what it was, they said could you evacuate. i said, well, is it that bad and they

abc7 news reporter matt keller has more on the investigation of the fire. matt? >> this is considered a crime scene because a person was found dead. san jose police and fire investigators are working to determine what started the fire and how that person died. we will show did you know toes from the san jose fire department. when they arrived they saw flames coming from a house in the back here on willard avenue. they arrived at 12:15. they say the fire was intense. >> we had a lot high flames shoot from the structure with a two story apartment building to the left of the main structure. that is why we called a second alarm to keep the fire contained . >> no other homes were damaged. firefighters were told a middle age manned live in the back of the home. they cannot confirm identity. we waiting for the coroner. we are told that a person was taken to the hospital. they say it was a medical emergency not related to the fire. firefighters are on the scene to make sure there are no flare-ups in the house. >>> public health researchers are urge. ly trying to understa

matt keller is there. >> this is considered a crime scene. a team of investigators are going through the rubble, trying to figure out what started the fire that killed one person. the flames shooting off the small home on willard avenue in san jose were big. they threatened a neighboring apartment complex. >> my god. >> firefighters arrived and kickly called for a second alarm to keep the flames from spreading. a large explosion rattled the neighbor. >> we heard a big "boom." we came outside and the house in the back was engulfed. >> firefighters entered the home. they found a person dead 6' away from the front door. a county arson task force is trying to figure what caused the fire and how the victim died. family member of the people would live in the front house say a middle-abled man if his 40's lived alone in the small home in the back of the property. >> him and his cats. he had so many cats. that was his way of life. feeding the pigeons and cats. >> hose dropped off his daughter with his family in the front house go to work and relieved

abc7 news reporter matt keller has more on the investigation of the fire. matt?e scene because a person was found dead. san jose police and fire investigators are working to determine what started the fire and how that person died. we will show did you know toes from the san jose fire department. when they arrived they saw flames coming from a house in the back here on willard avenue. they arrived at 12:15. they say the fire was intense. >> we had a lot high flames shoot from the structure with a two story apartment building to the left of the main

abc7 news reporter matt keller is on the scene. >> there is a commuter nightmare southbound on 101.s are closed at the off-ramp a mile down the road is where it took place on 101. a big rig carrying a tanker everturned. the c.h.p. says it was carrying 85,000 gallons of fuel. some spilled on the road. a police officer said he heard homes were evacuated. a woman said she was told to leave her home. crews are working on getting the fuel into another tanker. fish and wildlife were call to make sure it does not spill into local waterways. it could take several hours to clone. you will be forced off southbound 101 and you can take monterey to get around theness and get back on the freeway a few miles down the road. we will keep you updated. >>> keep us up to date. >> and now, sue? >> southbound, if there is a saving grace, it is that it is southbound, the non-commute direction. we have a sig-alert. northbound 101 because of all the activity we will get the commute direction to see slow traffic. southbound 101 is closed with a detour in place. another bad incident for the commute this morn