Authorities had said a person died in a car crash last night while evacuating, but we have learned that its no longer the case. More than 27,000 people have been forced to evacuate. Many of them received the warning in the Early Morning hours grabbing whatever they could before fleeing. Some people though made the decision to stay where they were. Did you spend the night here . Yes, we did. Yeah. I can imagine that was terrifying. It was very terrifying especially when you see all the hills behind you youre supposed to be gone. i know. Its hard to leave, right . It is very hard to leave. Exactly. With a wildland fire like this, such a dynamic, fast moving situation that can easily overwhelm local resources in the initial attack, but the california mutual aid system is second to none. They say there is currently no containment on the thomas fire in ventura. More than 1,000 firefighters are battling this fire from the ground and the air including crews from the bay area. A second fire,
Grows worse each day. It grows worse each minute. One lane of this street is an ever growing junkyard. The trucks and crews that would clean it up lay idle. Libraries and Senior Centers are closed. Abandoned cars will remain abandoned. No Maintenance Work is going on. No building inspections, no crime or traffic reports. Pretty much, no nothing. What i can say is that the ball is in the unions court. And the city just says no. They dont explain y they dont tell us what they can do or how they could meet us halfway. They dont explain why. They just say no. Reporter now, the mayor insists that even with all that new cannabis tax money coming in, in 2018, there still wont be enough money to meet the workers demands. Tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. Tom, you said they are still meeting now. If so, how long will they go tonight . Be. Reporter the mayor said they will go as long as they have to even if its all night long. That doesnt mean it will settled. Thank you. Heres the comparison between P
On the ground. Reporter strong winds and dry conditions are fuelling the raging wildfires in Southern California as officials continue to battle. 110,000 people evacuated from homes. Schools closed in at least 15 districts and thousands without power. Low humidity and strong gusts keeping firefighters on edge as they hope to contain a difficult series of fires. Topography, steep, hard to get members in there and hoses deployed. Reporter more evacuations in ojai valley. Thomas fire, 150 square miles. State of emergency under way. Urge caution even as threat starts to fade. Still ask folks to stay away from homes. Not completely out of the woods yet. Hope to let people back in as soon as possible. Reporter for residents, devastation of homes coupled with neighbors gone in a flash, almost too much to bear. Im numb. I dont know. Well get through it. It was very quaint, cozy neighborhood. And the house was just wonderful. I dont know whats going to happen. Reporter in Southern California, o
Two new fires sparked today in Southern California, making a total of six fires that have forced people to leave their homes. Newest is liberty fire, started this afternoon in Riverside County and already burned 300 acres. You can see the trees blowing in strong winds fanning these flames so ferociously. Hours earlier lilac fire exploded, at least 20 structures destroyed before this neighborhood burned to ground. Last check, 2,500 acres and growing rapidly. Gained most ground on the smallest skirball fire near belair. 20 condetained. Rye fire is 7,000 acres. Thomas fire in Ventura County, almost 100,000 acres and destroyed 150 buildings. Creek fire, burned down five homes and ten other buildings, including this barn with 40 horses trapped, just six survived. Omar shows us what its like on the ground. Reporter strong winds and dry conditions are fuelling the raging wildfires in Southern California as officials continue to battle. 110,000 people evacuated from homes. Schools closed in at
It was made alongside the bay trail near the Moffett Field off course. He is at the scene with what we have learned from investigators. Reporter sunnyvale investigators say they have lots of questions. But few answers. At this hour the clues that could uncover the truth are shrouded in darkness and the chilly bay water behind me. We are trying to figure out what occurred. That is what we will try to determine working with the medical examiner. Reporter a bicyclist made the discovery after 10 pm 10 am thursday. He called 911 reporting a dead body floating face down. Near the bay trail in sunnyvale. It is very sad. This is a beautiful trail. Some people take it to work. It is sad to learn that happened. Reporter Santa Clara County dive Team Officers assisted in removing the body. The victim is a woman and was naked. It is unclear if she was dumped into the bay here or if her body floated from a different location. The medical examiner we are working to see what the circumstances were. We