this is in middlefield road. so one of the issues in this neighborhood right now here in redwood city is that there's a lot of smoke in the area. and so kyla grogan is in the weather center now. so we can talk about how that smoke is blowing embers and his as i understand it, kyla has sparked some other smaller fires in that area. yeah. so this is always the concern when you've got some wind happening and fire, not only does it help to kind of fuel the fire. >> but it also can help to spread the fire. and that is a very dangerous situation for firefighters. i can tell you right now, redwood city wind is about 14 miles per hour right now. and that is set to continue we go throughout the afternoon. in fact, we could see gusts even higher than that temperature right now is about 70 degrees and the wind is coming out of the northwest. so it's not exactly an onshore flow, but you can see on the right side of your screen there, how the trees are moving around a bit indicating that we have breezy conditions. obviously,

it is known as middlefield junction. and it is in what is called the north farrokh section and as we can see from the pictures before the fire broke out. it looked like this building was well on its way to being framed >>out. >>um and unfortunately, we have seen fires when buildings are in this stage. of construction now this complex actually started at being built in 2023. and at that i remember this story because um san mateo county has been struggling with creating affordable housing. so this is being looked at as a real savior for folks. who are in need of a affordable housing. in fact, we are working the phones right now to see if we can talk to some of the san mateo county leaders. who were involved in this project and talk to us a little bit more because clearly this is going to set things >>back >>as firefighters worked to control these flames, and then they'll have to assess where they go from here. but, yeah, brian is about it. speaking of the leaders in that area, we actually have sheriff javier. acosta on the

the fireni in the 2700 block of middlefield road. this is in an unincorporated area of san mateo county, right along el camino real. it's a commercial area near the caltrain tracks. we'll go to ktvu. greg lee, you're live in the newsroom here monitoring the very latest. greg. yeah. >> gasia, as you said, a huge response to this fire that's burning at that construction site there on middlefield road. i want to get right to some of the video from the ground. the san mateo county sheriff's office in the last 45 minutes, extending their evacuation orders to include those living on dumbarton avenue from the train tracks to middlefield road. as you look at the huge plumes of smoke coming from this building under construction, the evacuation orders in addition to those who live nearby on pacific avenue and calvin avenue, if you live in those areas, san mateo county sheriff's office urging you to evacuate immediately. deputies are on scene assisting with those evacuations. video showing that fire actively burning on the side of that construc

the caltrain railroad tracks, along, redwood city here and middlefield road. it's actually burning between like, middle field and, south east of el camino real. but, since we've been talking to scott live the last 15 minutes, you can see another portion of the top. all that fuel has already been burned up. the fire is now moving to the lower floors on this last section of this project that's been under construction for about a year now. this fire starting at 1015 this morning and firefighters saying on the fifth floor and initial video that we got from citizen app showed it was burning from one window. yeah, one room in the fifth floor and then just engulfed from there. and that's the thing when you see this fire, you know, we saw that earlier video, it looked like that flame. and you would think, okay, it's a small fire. but then how large and quickly that fire spread across this building as we've been telling you, this is the project is about 179, apartment building that was being built. so you can understand the massive size of this building and the area th

he is at the scene on middlefield road. zach >> yeah, i'm a middlefield road only opening up just about an hour ago. fire crews came here after reports at 1015. so that shows you how long this has been going on. the fire, though contained just after 3 p.m. this afternoon. so 100 firefighters together fought this fire in an intense fight. i want to take you to that sky seven video from earlier today to show you this area, to give you an idea of the scope of this fire that tore through this affordable housing project. there are two buildings here and only one caught fire. it was a huge building though, and fire officials say it started at the north end of that building, and it was pushed by winds all the way to the other side. now, construction workers were on scene at the time. they tried to put the fire out with extinguishers. we're not successful, obviously, but thankfully there are no reports of injuries now. the affordable housing project has been nearly a decade in the making in terms of the planning of it, and construc

. >> 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 makin

but we don't know if an insurance policy covered the middlefield project for fire. raj back over to you, chris. thank you. we're going to continue to track the aftermath and the impact of this fire coming up at 6:00 in about 20 minutes from now. investigative reporter candace winn will join us. she tells us what she's learning about this housing project and who's impacted the most at another fire we are tracking. investigators in san jose are trying to find out what sparked a weekend fire that spread to four homes and multiple sheds in the aftermath, neighbors are still processing the frantic scene as they try to keep the fire from spreading to their homes. here's nbc bay area's ian cull today in east san jose, a much calmer scene near quimby and sand point. but today is about many trying to recover from a devastating and terrifying night. it started around 5 p.m. sunday, when two san jose homes went up in flames, but then gusting wind carried embers a couple blocks south, igniting a palm tree and then other homes and sheds nearby by. as soon as i got to the sidewal

here's middlefield road, here's westmoreland ave, it's sandwiched in between that where that fire was. so even though the fire is under control, some of that haze is still drifting around. you still may need to shut the doors and the windows if you can smell it. you may still have some very localized air quality alerts in place so that smoke once again drifting from the west off towards the east still could be impacting you here. warrington ave, second ave, fair oaks ave all the way back towards sixth and seventh ave as well. so the wind direction tonight out of the northwest here at 7 p.m. 23mph. but this is what we want to see. winds calming down by 11 p.m. to seven. and tomorrow morning we should start off with four miles per hour. now we are going to be under some heat as we head through tomorrow. a massive increase where we could get up to about 100, but i want to turn it back to that air quality here. a meteorologist, rob mayeda, has more on that and rob, this was really a touch and go situation today. it certainly was. you know we did see air quality levels briefly spiked unhea

that's on middlefield road near the costco, south of highway. 84.nd right now, no one has been hurt. fire crews are working also to contain this fast-moving corral fire that burned thousands of acres over the weekend. at last check, it has burned nearly 14,000 acres. it is 75% contained. more than 400 firefighters out there cleaning this up today. it's right near tracy. livermore, homeowners are now being allowed to return home. but thee're being urged to be ready in case another evacuation order goes into effect. the cause of this fire still under investigation. updates on both can be found on our website. kron 4 dot com. and speaking of fires pg e says the state is now in the peak of wildfire season and pg. e crews are now ready for emergencies. kron four's philippe djegal reports now from san ramon where crews are actively trying to fight fires in real time. we'll get back to philippe story and just a few minutes moments. but first, all burn permits have been suspended in alameda contra costa, santa clara and western san joaquin and stanislaus co

the structure fire at middlefield road is forcing you wear it. did force in the neighborhood. as we mentioned are crawford's leslie, good news at one school that canceled out caution. less >> yeah. this is the garfield school. and like you mentioned earlier today, the smoke here was so thick in charlotte that they decide to close the school today, you know, just to be safe. now, again, this happened earlier today. at one point you actually hear the helicopters circling the area. let me show you what it looked like earlier. so this is a k through 8 school and they made that decision around noon today to cancel classes for students due to the smoke. now, this thick smoke could be seen surrounding the school due to that structure, fire off of middlefield road. now, dozens of fire trucks and first responders made their way throughout the area. and students and parents tell me they're glad the school made this call. >> and is better safe than sorry. you and then the day an apple fires happening in that valley and everything we just everyone to that or go home >> and thankfully, stu

closer view shows middlefield road right here. that's the fire location and it's really sandwiched between middlefield road and westmoreland ave. so some of that smoke that's still lingering at this hour still could be blowing towards burlingame ave, warrington ave, fair oaks ave, back to second, third, seventh ave, maybe even back towards ninth ave as well. so anyone in that immediate vicinity, if you smell that smoke, you still may need to shut those windows just to avoid any of the harmful chemicals that could be in the air from the things that are burning in that new construction that was underway. now, when it comes to the wind here tonight, we're still looking at gusts by 7 p.m. out of the north and west 23mph. but a little bit of good news on this front. by 11 p.m, it's down to about seven miles per hour. and we should start off the day tomorrow with winds of just four. and here's the thing. we are in for some much hotter weather. this area high pressure going to bring the hottest weather so far this year. we are talking ab

the building under construction on middlefield road near the costco south of highway 4 to 84. it is an affordable housing complex project that officials say has been destroyed. we do have live team coverage giving us the latest information on that fire here in redwood city kron four's tiffany justice of tracking the evacuation orders for us and our leslie good and went to a nearby school to see how students were impacted. we're going to start now with kron four's. dan kerman. what's the latest on the fire and the efforts to stop it? thanks for joining us. >> firefighters making great progress right now. as you can see, the building behind me. most of smoke is gone. most of the flame is gone that you saw earlier the building in the foreground in yellow. that is also another building. that's part of this affordable housing complex. that building did not get any fire. it's the building in back. it's an old shaped building that one caught fire about 10, 15 this morning. we can show you video of it. it quickly spread lots of wind blue. this fire. it otarted on the 5th floor and the

the construction site is located on middlefield road. building was expected to open later this year or early next year. firefighters believe the fire started on the fifth floor, possibly in the insulation and about 100 construction workers had to evacuate. an air quality advisory has also been issued due to the heavy smoke, with winds expected to push that smoke all the way south into san jose. the nearby garfield community school was released early today, and with wind blowing embers around that neighborhood, many were told to evacuate immediately. they said that they were going to move to the safe zone one more block down that way, but i told them i'm not leaving because this is my house, me and my neighbor. we decided to stay and just put up a fight. i could tell you an evacuation center has been opened at the veterans memorial senior center on madison avenue for everyone impacted. if they need a place to stay. caltrain service was temporarily stopped but is back to normal. take a look at our sky ranger live above the scene right now.

around 1015 monday morning, the 2700 block of middlefield road near redwood city billowed flames and smoke into the sky. >> we got on scene and found thick black smoke emanating from the fifth floor. immediately it was escalated to a third alarm from three alarms to five. >> ultimately to eight alarms as the l shaped building that was to be 179 units of affordable housing burned in an unincorporated neighborhood. >> make no mistake about it, what happened here is it's a tragedy, right? because, we've been working on this project for about a decade. and so having this housing, especially in an area, that it's expensive, such as the bay area, it does set us back. >> fire investigators say construction workers noticed flames burning insulation on the fifth floor of the l shaped building. they tried to beat back the flames using fire extinguishers, but when that didn't work, they called for help. >> the fire started on the north end of the building and then was pushed by the winds, basically all the way over to this side. yeah there's no firewalls in there. they haven't been constructed

this is at the middlefield junction in redwood city. now, the organization is asking for donations.ns us now to tell us more about that group. good morning. the organization is called mercy housing california. its website says it has more than 150 properties around the state, and more than 20,000 people live in them. it's part of a larger nonprofit organization that catholic nuns founded in 1981 to help create affordable housing. mercy housing takes donations, and in response to the fire, the nonprofit created a new middle field relief fund and added this web page for donations from people like you. well, if you know me, you know that whenever someone's asking for our money, i want to know how they're spending it. so we reviewed mercy's tax returns, which the irs makes public. late last year, mercy housing told the irs it collected $77 million in revenue. it says it spent 90% of that money on affordable housing . here's the rest 9% to administration and 1% to fundraising. so is that any good? well the watchdog website charity navigator gave mercy housing a 97% positive score. the on

now, this is an affordable housing project along middlefield road. they were actually expecting to complete that project next year. one of the people living nearby shot some of the video of those flames, which she says at one point were actually raining down on her yard. now now black embers remain. you'll see over here on my floor for everywhere. it's a lot. all these flames, flames were coming down. yeah, all these flames. when you see flames coming down, i feel it's. you see? i'm so scared. yeah. we saw that yesterday during our live coverage. now, investigators say that fire started on the fifth floor of that building due to the fact it was under construction. there was no sprinklers or firewall. and the cause is still under investigation. our ginger conejero saab, she's live on the peninsula. this morning. she'll have a live update for us at that scene coming up in about 30 minutes. and with these rising temperatures and the fire dangers, a great resource to have right now on the go is our nbc bay area app. that way you're going to get things se

the road, middlefield way is still blocked off to traffic. this is an area you're going to want to avoid. but again, crews are hard at work here and have made some very, very significant progress given these tough circumstances that they're fighting right now. we see the smoke behind me is clear right now. earlier this morning we had flames that we could feel right here, that heat from the flames. so again, when you take that into consideration, a lot of progress has been made in this fire. but a lot of work to go. >> still jr zach we want to keep you here for a minute in some of those images. really incredible images of that fireball. and it was almost like it was going sideways. guys, i'm curious, what is the wind like right now? what do you feel, and is there any idea on those folks who were evacuated when they might get to go back home? >> yeah, fire crews saying that they hope. and san mateo county sheriff's hoping that evacuation orders can be lifted today, hopefully in a couple of hours, they said. but definitely today is what they wer

y bueno, les recordamos que esto está ocurriendo en la avenida dumbarton y middlefield road.a por ahí, pues les está pidiendo que tome una vía alterna también a los residentes muy cerca de el incendio. están pidiéndoles que evacúen. ahorita escuchábamos a Ángel que que bueno estaba él está cerca y ha podido observar todo este operativo de los bomberos y estas son imágenes en vivo que estamos viendo de las las cuadrillas de bomberos batallando esas llamas que ahora se ve muchísimo más intenso. Ángel residente redwood city se encuentra conectado con nosotros vía telefónica. queremos preguntarle también Ángela, qué horas comenzaron ustedes a sentir el humo y a ver las llamas? pues fue como eso de las 09:30 10:00 cuando empezó este el humo, pero creímos que prácticamente, pues era tal vez del tren o o de algo de un incendio de los que como te comenté este provocan estas personas que no tienen hogar. este y creímos que era lo mismo porque seguido suenan alarmas y vienen los bomberos y apagan esos y solamente creímos que era eso, pero conforme fue pasando el tiempo se vio más y más

a large l shaped building, part of the middlefield junction project near redwood city, was destroyed while the fire started around 1015 this morning and then grew to eight alarms. more than 100 firefighters worked for hours to put out the flames. this $150 million project has been ten years in the making and was set to include 179 units. >> make no mistake about it, what happened here is it's a tragedy, right? because we've been working on this project for about a decade. and so having this housing, especially in an area, that it's expensive, such as the bay area, it does set us back everyone at the construction site was able to safely evacuate during the height of the firefight. >> about 50 people living in the area were told to evacuate to a nearby community center. it is unclear tonight just what caused that fire. well, that massive blaze sent a lot of smoke into the air. in fact, a nearby school closed early, all due to safety concerns for students and staff. our henry lee was in the neighborhood today and he spoke with people near the fire who described what they saw. >> flames

this was going to be middlefield junction and affordable howdy housing complex. more than a >> 180 units at this location. as you see one of the buildings that one in front, that's yellow, that building is still surviving. no fire damage to that building. that's the one that right below the crane. they're going to be checking that crane to make sure there's no structural damage to that. but right now, the real issue, the real concern is that scaffolding on the fire building in the very far back. they're concerned that that could come down could impact neighborhoods nearby. and as a result, some people remain out of their homes until that is secured again. 24 hour fire watch is what the fire department has said. that is what is in place now to keep an eye on these things that are still of concern. that's the latest reporting in unincorporated redwood city. i'm dan kerman. back to you in the studio. that's still a big concern out there. but at least they say that one building. >> dan kerman, thanks for that live report. yeah. as you can imagine, people who live nea

. >> that development was being built on middlefield road near woodside rd. fefighters say the fire started on the fifth floor shortly after 10:00 this morning and quickly grew. ktvu jesse gary joins us now live with the latest jesse. >> julie, good evening again to you. and nearly eight hours after the incident, fire crews are still on scene. but right now in mop up operations, the actual fire site you see in the distance, still smoldering because of the flames that had been burning for much of the day. now the county is considering what comes next after a $150 million project, or at least half of it, to ease the housing crunch has been destroyed. around 1015 monday morning, the 2700 block of middlefield road near redwood city billowed flames and smoke into the sky. >> we got on scene and found thick black smoke emanating from the fifth floor. immediately it was escalated to a third alarm from three alarms to five, ultimately to eight alarms as the l shaped building that was to be 179 units of affordable housing burned in an unincorporated neighborhood, make

neighbors are allowed back home tonight, but the fire on middlefield road did trigger evacuation orders and air quality alerts. the building was meant to be 179 affordable housing units, and a child care center was expected to be finished early next year. but tonight it is a total loss. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has more on the huge fire fight in the middle of this neighborhood. >> a housing project a decade in the making goes up in flames, officials say a fire broke out at the six story building off middlefield road around 1015 monday morning. fire officials say dozens of construction workers safely evacuated at the time. 8-80 division five. this is new video we're seeing from a resident who saw the fire from his backyard. >> and it was blowing towards the houses where we lived. and then my heart really started pounding. i mean, i my heartbeat was very, very fast. >> rene salas and his family were one of many who had to evacuate from surrounding homes. he waited all day to return. >> i've been hanging out here for since ten in the morning. >> the affordable housing projec

begin with that eight alarm fire in redwood city that consumed a building under construction on middlefield road and forced residents in nearby homes to evacuate. >> want to give you a look from sky seven? now live where you can see the burned out remains of that building. let's start with abc seven news reporter zach fuentes, who's live at the scene. zach >> yeah. fire crews were first called out here at 1015 and just after three. they said that they had that fire contained after hours of intense firefighting, we're now seeing crews start to roll up hoses. we've seen some engines leave. something you couldn't even fathom just earlier this morning, i want to take you back to that sky seven footage that we showed you earlier, just so you can get the whole scope of the fire here right now that tore through this affordable housing project. there are two large buildings here and only one caught on fire, albeit a very large building. fire officials say it started at the north end of that building, and was pushed by winds all the way to the other side. construction workers were on scene at the ti

neighbors are allowed back home tonight, but the fire on middlefield road did trigger evacuation ordersality alerts. the building was meant to be 179 affordable housing units, and a child care center was expected to be finished early next year. but tonight it is a total loss. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has more on the huge fire fight in the middle of this neighborhood. >> a housing project a decade in the making goes up in flames, officials say a fire broke out at the six story building off middlefield road around 1015 monday morning. fire officials say dozens of construction workers safely evacuated at the time. 8-80 division five. this is new video we're seeing from a resident who saw the fire from his backyard. >> and it was blowing towards the houses where we lived. and then my heart really started pounding. i mean, i my heartbeat was very, very fast. >> rene salas and his family were one of many who had to evacuate from surrounding homes. he waited all day to return. >> i've been hanging out here for since ten in the morning. >> the affordable housing project was slate

the building was to be known as middlefield junction construction began almost exactly a year ago. it was set to provide 179 apartment units in a childcare center people earning between 15 and 80% of the area median income. now, the county told us earlier today a replacement building would typically take 18 to 24 months to be built. however, it will be some time before they could get started again. >> it's it's painful, right? because have a housing crisis. it's painful you know, there's going to be community open space to shelter center. >> the application process for the new housing facility had not begun as there was at least another year of construction left on that building. the county says it will be investigating alternatives to try and meet their goals. all right. continuing to fall, that big story get ready for some hot temperatures starting tomorrow. >> some communities are going to start seeing 90 degree. plus weather now. well, above 90 is kron four's. dave spahr here tracking those temps today. >> all right, dan and noelle, good evening and good evening, everybody. we'

now, this thick smoke could be seen surrounding the school due to that structure, fire off of middlefielday throughout the area. and students and parents tell me they're glad the school made this call. >>and it's better safe than sorry, you the day the napa fires happening in napa valley and everything we just everyone let actually that or go home >>and thankfully, students were able to smell the smoke inside. and they also tell me they cancel all evening activities as wwe'll be right b not entertained? well, you might be rebooted hit streaming services. plus, tom hardy is riding his superhero alter ego off into the sunset. jeremy parsons has the entertainment report. >>everything old is new again. yes, we start with another classic show. getting a reboot. take a look. one of the first reality competition show is coming back. it's official. amazon getting in the ring with the american gladiators. we hear the new series will include the infamous got lit and the eliminator. the original show, of course, debuted in 1989. it ran until 1996. no word on when the new show will debut on prime vid

the fire started yesterday around 10 in the morning along middlefield road near the costco.rews were able to contain the flames, but it took several hours. no firewalls. this thing was under construction. they were putting in insulation. the building is expected to be a total loss. power's been restored in the area and all residents are now allowed to return home. >> the loss of this construction site is essentially a loss of much needed affordable housing in san mateo county. tonight. officials do not have a timeline for when the project could go get up and running again. the building was known as middlefield junction. construction began almost exactly a year ago. it was set to provide 179 apartment units and child care center for people earning between 15 and 80% of the median income. the county telling us today that a replacement building with typically take about 18 to 24 months to be built. but it will be some time before they could get started again. >> it's it's painful, right? because have a housing crisis. it's painful you know, there's going to be community open sp

the restaurant located on middlefield road has been a staple in the area for nearly 3 decades. owner mike luke tells us that the restaurant this couldn't bounce back from the pandemic even face eviction last fall. the community came together to help the business stay afloat for a time and they were very sentimental to know that the business was closing mike's diner barr's last day will be this sunday well, 2 minors in santa clara county been arrested now for allegedly stealing 2 cars. you have that white the catalytic converter was stolen from that from the santa clara home on wednesday. and then the black chevy camaro was stolen from san jose. back on may 27th. now san jose police spotted the cars in a san jose neighborhood. one of the miners even rammed into a police vehicle as they were trying to get away. was cited. a juvenile was cited and released to his parents. the other was booked into juvenile hall. >> coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news. the next 4 morning news. the next hurdle facing the n blocked from watching the big match? [referee whistle] save the day by

the fire broke out at the six story building off middlefield road in redwood city around 1015 yesterday morning. fire officials say dozens of construction workers safely evacuated at the time. this is a housing project that was a decade in the making. it was slated to have 179 units, a child care center and more. and it was a joint effort by san mateo county and mercy housing. during the firefight, crews say that wind was a challenge. fire officials say no injuries were reported and no other structures were damaged. >> and i think, you know, they did a great job of containing it to the structure of origin. but at the end of the day, you know, it's still going to be it's pretty, you know, pretty catastrophic. >> the total cost of the project was $155 million. and right now the cause of the fire is still under investigation. again, we are seeing crews out here still this morning continuing to monitor what happened here live in redwood city. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria this morning, firefighters are monitoring a series of fires all within miles of each other near

down a large chunk of this affordable housing project that was under construction here at 2700 middlefieldwood city. the fire is reported around 1015 in the morning on june 3rd, which was two mondays ago. a woman who lives next door to the housing project took this photo about 15 minutes after the fire started, which shows smoke coming out of the building. it's not clear if this photo will be helpful in the investigation, but we bring it up because the man in the photo is the woman's husband, james smith, who used a hose to keep the fire from spreading to his neighborhood. he and his family have since evacuated their home because of the lingering smell of smoke. we haven't come back yet because my wife and son have asthma. they come in, their chest feels tight. it's like, all right, we're just going to have to wait until they clean the house. and i had to go to the va hospital for smoke inhalation, you know, on top of that, i was looking at the ring camera. it was kind of hard to watch because my wife was just in this panic. the menlo park firefighters association posted on social media ye

that fire broke out yesterday at an affordable housing building under construction on middlefield road worked on removing the scaffolding there, which is now a collapsed hazard. the cause of that giant fire still under investigation tonight, new crime data from oakland police shows that nearly all types of reported crime are down in the city for the first five months of the year, compared to last year. >> oakland so far has seen 20% fewer homicides, a 60% reduction in car break ins and a 44% drop in commercial burglaries, the governor's office said. the surge in chp officers starting last year have helped make inroads in fighting crime within the city of oakland. >> you are watching ktvu, fox two news at 630. this week, the presidential campaigns will swing through the bay area. former president trump and vice president harris are both set to attend fundraisers in san francisco and tickets to the trump campaign event as much as 500,000 people dollars per couple as he continues this post-conviction campaign blitz ktvu political reporter greg lee with more on the race for the cash this w

the building, under construction was 179 units of affordable housing, called the middlefield junction in north fair oaks. fire investigators say construction workers noticed flames burning insulation on the fifth floor of the l shaped building. they know initially they used fire extinguishers to try to beat back the flames, but that didn't work. so then they called for help. >> fire started on the north end of the building and then was pushed by the winds basically all the way over to this side. yeah, there's no firewall in there. they haven't been constructed yet. so it's just a tinder box and the fire spreads pretty quickly. we had some decent winds kind of pushing the fire through the building. >> an army of firefighters from the san mateo and santa clara counties converged on the scene. they brought a defensive battle to keep the wind aided flames from spreading to a neighboring construction site and to area homes. an estimated 100 construction workers did make it out safely. firefighters had to battle a dozen smaller spot fires that started when embers and other materials blew on

. >> the large l-shaped building is located on middlefield road. the fire. the first fire started at about 1015 this morning and grew to eight alarms. more than 100 firefighters worked for hours to put out the flames. at one point, firefighters had to cut a hole in the fence near westmoreland and buckingham avenues in order to access the building. there are no reports of any injuries, but officials at a nearby elementary school sent students home for the day because of all the smoke, and about 50 people had to be evacuated from the nearby neighborhood. >> we're shooting way past the tree line. the power lines up over here. to that point, it was destroying this whole building. like i'm watching the whole middle of the side collapse as the wind started blowing in. >> it definitely got smoky and there were some embers that were coming over. people were watching off. we had a couple of neighbors here kind of holding off their houses. >> investigators are still working tonight to figure out what caused the fire. now that housing development is part of the middlef

a six story building off middlefield road in redwood city . fire officials say dozens of construction workers were able to safely evacuate. this was a housing project that was a decade in the making. it was slated to have 179 units, a child care center and more. and it was a joint effort by san mateo county and mercy housing during the firefight, crews say that wind was a challenge, and fire officials say finding the cause is not going to be easy. >> everything that probably were the origin of that fire was is burned and it's gone. so it's not like a house fire that has, you know, furnishings or walls with sheetrock on it where i can look for, you know, flame travel . >> and fire officials say no injuries were reported, no other structures were damaged. and the total cost of that project was $155 million. and right now, again, fire crews are still out here. this morning, we're seeing more crews arriving here on the scene. so we'll have updates for you throughout the morning. live in redwood city. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. thank you. >>

the building was to be known as middlefield junction. >> destruction started almost exactly a year ago. it was set to provide 179 apartment units and a child care center for people earning between 15, 80% of the area. median income county telling us replacing billy typically take 18 24 months to build. however, it's going to be some time before they could get started again. >> it's it's painful, right? because have a housing crisis. it's painful you know, there's going to be community open space to shelter center. >> well, the application process for the new housing facility has not begun as there was at least another year. construction left. the county says it's going to continue alternating to meet their goals. we have an update this morning regarding the crown fire. it has been burning since saturday. it's now 85% contained. it's part 14,000 acres since saturday. homeowners right near the area. they were told evacuate. we spoke to man whose parents home was destroyed. he came back to search through the ashes. a lot more. >> and they were able to find it for me today. i'm just thankf

. >> i saw when i just was driving over to the middlefield road the smoke and then i see there's a lot of flames over there. >> reporter: more than two hours the flames surged with the wind gusts before dying back only to come leaping back again when the gusts returned. so from the earliest stages firefighters knew what they were dealing with. >> we had some decent winds kind of pushing the fire through the building. we recognized early on that this was going to be an exterior attack, as we call defensive, because there's almost no way to stop it. >> reporter: with the smoke cleared it's easier to see how that defensive work saved the other part of the construction site. now the search for a cause and the home hope is that one of the construction workers saw something before the initial reports of smoke on the fifth floor. >> when i got here, they were all evacuating. it looked like there was well over 100 construction workers, so i would imagine there were. like i said, we'll see whether or not we had any eyewitnesses to the fire start. >> we watched this fire burn just that sort of o

this site was a 155. 0 affordable housing project called middlefield junction. it was being built on county owned land behind and fair oaks health center. the plan was to build 179 apartments, a child care center and even community open space. and remember, we brought you this breaking news live on aaron streaming on cbs news app will continue to monitor this stay with us for the latest throughout the day and today's fire in redwood city comes a day before things really start to heat up here in the bay area, first alert meteorologist darren peck is tracking the temperatures. from our virtual view. studio, darren when we get a nice little break to start this week, plenty of marine layer in the morning daytime highs in the low to mid 70s for just about everybody. to start this forecast by showing you what tuesday's daytime highs are going to be, and this is a very dramatic difference from what we just had today. let's start out here on the south bank numbers for monday for san jose. daytime highs are like mid to upper 70s. in 24 hours. those numbers are going to j

el siniestro empezó poco después de las 10:00 en la cuadra 2700 de la calle middlefield, en redwood citycausas, siguen bajo investigación y es bueno recordar que en caso de incendios forestales o estructuras como este, lo ocurrido este lunes en redwood city hay que tomar siempre precauciones para no exponerse a ese humo, sobre todo las personas con padecimientos respiratorios o cardíacos. así que para evitar contratiempos cuando ocurran estos casos, siempre recomiendan cerrar puertas y ventanas. si es posible, hay que utilizar un filtro de aire en la vivienda y si está en exteriores, utilizar una mascarilla certificada con eficiencia de filtración superior al 95. bueno, y debido a las altas temperaturas que están ya empezando a sentirse como ya nos ha estado diciendo marcelo, las autoridades están recordando también la importancia de tomar precauciones para no sufrir lo que le conocen como un golpe de calor. no hay que tomar esta situación a la ligera, césar, porque puede llegar a ser mortal. carlos trejo nos dice qué podemos hacer tanto dentro como fuera de nuestras casas para evitar se

this is on middlefield road near the costco, south of highway. 84. the building is expected to be a total loss. fortunately, no one was hurt. fire crews are working to contain the fast-moving corral fire that burned thousands of acres over the weekend. at last check. >> the fire has burned nearly 14,170 acres. it is 75% contained. more than 400 firefighters were out there, cleaning it up today. homeowners are allowed to return home but are urged to be prepared just in case another evacuation order goes into effect. the cause of this fire still under investigation. some breaking news right now out of alameda county cal fire on the scene of a 15 acre wildfire. this is a live shot now of the fire. you can see some light off there in the distance. this is near patterson, pass road and north midway road. that's in the altamonte area. so far, no word of any evacuations or injuries, but we'll certainly keep you updated as we learn more. >> pg and e says wildfire season is here and we know that to be true. it they say their crews are ready for emergencies. k

some more background on the housing project, the complex was called middlefield junction and would have created 179 affordable units, child care center and community space. construction started a year ago on county-owned land behind the fair oak healthcare center. the t total cost, $155 million. >>> temps will heat up to the triple digits in some parts of the bay area the first time this year. chief meteorologist paul heggen has more on the heat advisory. >> that goes into effect tomorrow for inland parts of the bay area and continues through thursday, but the hottest days will be tomorrow and wednesday. inland temperatures will reach into the 90s and a few spots around 100 degrees tomorrow afternoon and again wednesday afternoon. for solano county it's an excessive heat warning. that is a more serious situation. it's when heatstroke and heat exhaustion become much more likely, temperatures likely to exceed 100 degrees for most of solano county over the next couple afternoons. we are not alone in this. it's going to be hot across most of the southwestern u.s., over 100 degrees in sacram

en esta cuadra la 27 0 0 de la calle middlefield road en redwood city es una de las calles principalesdio, según autoridades comenzó en el quinto piso y se expandió rápidamente, lo que provocó órdenes de evacuación. el fuego fue de 8 alarmas, lo que significa que activaron a más de 100 de 150 bomberos. esto fue un incendio bastante severo que también requirió la ayuda de los bomberos de otras ciudades. vamos a escuchar lo que nos dijo el portavoz de la oficina del sheriff. al principio, cuando llegamos, cuando yo llegué a. era mucho aire. la en sidio muy, muy grande y había mucha, mucho lumbre en el aire e iba a las casas alrededor, a los techos. a las yardas del frente. había muchas a lumbre, chicas por todos lados. por eso tuvimos que sacar todo el público de ahí. bien. y esto obviamente provocó evacuaciones. el servicio de catering fue suspendido, así como las actividades en la escuela garfield no fue sino hasta las 15:00 de la tarde que los bomberos pudieron controlar las llamas. y por supuesto, qué fue lo que originó este incendio? es lo que está ahora bajo investigación. lo bueno

construction workers were installing insulation and sheet rock inside in affordable housing project on middlefield road attempts were made put out the fire. >> with multiple fire extinguishers was unsuccessful. the fire grew rapidly. winds sent embers and insulation into homes. do you know if your home or roof is okay? >> i do know that our roof is okay, but i believe probably are back fence a structure in our backyard may have caught fire. hosea nora martinez say their backyard is just 15 feet from the flames. burning was a salvation. >> fly in a pickle that heavy wind and fly over the been there. you know, that's what the fire truck was right once fire crews got the fire under control. most residents were allowed back into their homes. less than a dozen homes directly behind the fire remained under evacuation. the san mateo county sheriff's office handed out flyers with services from the american red cross. >> the biggest concern for fire crews was the potential for scaffolding and pieces of the building to fall. >> the uncertainty of it all had in hours later. >> matters into their own hands by

the fire broke out yesterday morning on middlefield avenue. it burned for hours. people who live nearby finally got to return to their homes and kind of assess the damage. their yards were filled with charred debris. the heat from the fire blew some shingles off rooftops. one man found a window had been blown out of his home, allowing the smoke to pour inside. he said he was one of the last to evacuate that neighborhood because he was trying to hose down the houses on his street until the fire trucks arrived. i was jumping roofs trying to spray down embers before the fire department got here, yeah, there's backyard fire over here, one of the neighbor's house, chunks of insulation on fire. just hitting the roofs. firefighters continue to hunt for hot spots at that site today. the cause is still under investigation. we might not have any answers for months here. officials, though, believe it started on the fifth floor as workers were insulating units and working on sheetrock. in a statement, robert obayashi, the contractor for the affordable housing project, called

the building was known as middlefield junction construction that kicked off almost exactly a year agoas set to provide 179 apartment units and a child care center for people earning between 15 and 80% of the area's median income. the county telling us earlier today a replacement building with typically take about 18 to 24 months to be built. but it will still be somi time before they could get. it started again. >> it's it's painful, right? because have a housing crisis. it's painful you know, there's going to be community open space to shelter center. >> the application process for the new housing facility had begun as there was at least another year of construction left. the county says it's going to be investigating alternatives to meet their goals. >> on high alert, the smell that led to the discovery of a gun on a local school's gun on a local school's campus. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? -but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited lin

comentándole que la estructura que se quemó es parte de un proyecto habitacional asequible llamado middlefielde sería un proyecto en conjunto del condado san mateo y otra organización que se llama mercy housing y estaba programado para ser terminado el próximo año. además de las unidades, dice, se esperaba incluir un centro comunitario y también un centro de cuidado infantil asequible. también se sabe que el costo de la obra es de unos 155 millones de dólares y los trabajos corren a cargo de la empresa. james y roberts obayashi, que tiene su sede en danville. ahora las autoridades esperan revisar qué tan dañada quedó la estructura para saber en qué punto deberán retomar los trabajos. aunque se había anticipado césar que pues podría ser una pérdida total. bueno, este proyecto de estas viviendas contaba con 2 edificios, no? 1 de ellos es el que no se vio afectado, mientras que el otro sí. sí, las autoridades también esperan pues, que se pueda salvar parte de la construcción para poder continuar con este proyecto de viviendas tan necesitado. y por cierto, nuestra página web telemundo 48 podrá enc

a construction site right there on middlefield road next to the caltrain tracks. this is a central part of town. flames quickly engulfed this project. smoke billowing into the air. you could see the smoke. you could smell the smoke from miles away. air quality advisories were issued along the peninsula and down into the south bay all the way to san jose. firefighters believe the eight alarm fire started on the fifth floor, possibly in the insulation. wind was a big issue as well. embers were flying around the neighborhood, triggering spot fires and forcing about 200 people to evacuate and the back in the corner is i see a smoke over there and they say, and i go to i go to the top, to the roof and i see what happened. and i see my neighbor is put water over there, put the water over there by the for the hawks. and they say, oh, i, i got it ready and i'm okay. i come down and i go, i leave it because it not let me stay in the house. so you see on the floor what happened. it's too much. yeah. what do we see? they told us to evacuate. they said that they were going to

the restaurant located on middlefield road.t's been a staple in the area now for nearly 3 decades owner mike says that the restaurant just couldn't bounce back from the pandemic. the last day for mike's diner bar will be this sunday. >> so to suppose new terminal set to open next week? we have set to open next week? we have a peek behind the scenes. (♪♪) the best summer plans come from the back seat. let's go camping! i want to see a dinosaur! let's rescue a puppy... a real one. let's go on a big family road trip! volvo plug-in hybrids short trips on electric, longer trips on gas. mom, can we drive until we see the stars? the volvo xc60 and xc90 plug-in hybrid. visit your local volvo retailer to explore plug-in hybrid vehicles during the summer safely savings event. norman, bad news... to explore plug-in hyi never graduateding from med school. what? -but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free

this is definitely 1 of those situations that middlefield road they did not anticipate. in fact, at people in the neighborhood had to evacuate. and then look at this video. just jaw dropping. this was the scene over showing the damage. extensive. this was a 155 0. 0 project meant to help people have an affordable place to live. g. and get this. we also understand it was dangerous even for firefighters at in the 5th floor, 100 construction workers had to run from the fire. we spoke to fire investigators on scene this morning trying to figure out what caused this. listen. yeah. we do not have any reason. at this time of believing that there is foul play, but that is part of the investigation to see her aware. we still have 8 homes that are currently evacuated. just due to fall risk from scaffolding. kevin koe was there who talked to some of the people who are in that? evacuation zone? this really captures the picture in time. they were told to leave, but they decided to stay to help each other out in their neighborhoods. oscar mendoza 1st saw the north fair oaks fire on hi

that fire broke out this morning at the vacant housing project on middlefield road and north fair oaks near redwood city. the whole thing forced neighbors to evacuate and caused smoke to drift across the peninsula all the way down to the south bay. firefighters say this fire started on the fifth floor of this would-be complex and forced 100 construction workers to rush out. although the fire is contained tonight, firefighters will be out there all night dousing the site, preventing hot spots. part of the scaffolding is still burning. we saw u sparking debris burn even more in the past two hours. all the evacuation orders as of now have been lifted. dozens were forced to leave their homes because of concerns the fire could spread into neighborhoods. as kevin shows us, some people stayed behind to protect their properties. >> reporter: oscar mendoza first saw the north fair oaks fire on his balcony. >> everybody was scared, because that's the first time we've seen something like that. >> reporter: he and his neighbors were told to evacuate by first responders, but he was one of many who

esto en la avenida dumbarton y middlefield road. debido a este incendio, este.rea de la bahía. 100 empleados de la construcción estaban en ese edificio, pero pudieron ser evacuados antes de que las autoridades llegaran. estamos hablando también de que es un incendio de 8 alarmas y que se da pues en esta estructura que todavía estaba siendo construida por lo que hablaban de los retos que han tenido, en los que no, por ejemplo tuvieron las alarmas de incendio que pudieron alertarlos para poder llegar de forma inmediata. y también, pues los materiales de los que están hechos este tipo de construcciones, que también agilizan junto con el viento la propagación de las llamas. sí, ellos también mencionaron que el edificio que también está en construcción al lado de esta estructura en llamas, pues no se ha visto afectada. y 1 de los reporteros estaba preguntando también sobre la gigantesca grúa que está en ese en ese predio, pues donde se está construyendo y que ellos decían que no representa ningún peligro. o sea, no hay riesgo de que pueda caer o. pero sí se están tom