Orinda location. Drivers started calling the ktvu newsroom. The fire was first reported at 6 08 tonight. The train was headed east beamed. The good new eastbound. The good news, everyone evacuated safely. Heather, any news on what caused the fire . Reporter b. A. R. T. Technicians have determined it was an electrical shortage. Weve been watching them for hours now. You can still see some yellow tape blocking off the area in question. But again, a b. A. R. T. Spokeswoman telling me they have identified the cause of this fire. The commute home came to an abrupt end for weary b. A. R. T. Riders just days after a strike shut down service for four days. An equipment malfunction led to smoke and flames. They told us to get out and yeah, we smelled the smoke but seemed to get progressively worse. Reporter passing motorists captured the scene. Take a look as heavy smoke billows from the train. At one point, you can see flames. We had 23 firefighters respond. Reporter the fire chief says it was
Beamed. The good new eastbound. The good news, everyone evacuated safely. Heather, any news on what caused the fire . Reporter b. A. R. T. Technicians have determined it was an electrical shortage. Weve been watching them for hours now. You can still see some yellow tape blocking off the area in question. But again, a b. A. R. T. Spokeswoman telling me they have identified the cause of this fire. The commute home came to an abrupt end for weary b. A. R. T. Riders just days after a strike shut down service for four days. An equipment malfunction led to smoke and flames. They told us to get out and yeah, we smelled the smoke but seemed to get progressively worse. Reporter passing motorists captured the scene. Take a look as heavy smoke billows from the train. At one point, you can see flames. We had 23 firefighters respond. Reporter the fire chief says it was a challenge putting out the fire. There is a small fire that is proven difficult to get to. Were going to have to cut through with
Popping up today. There will be plenty of showers today with highs only in the 60s. Heres sal. Good morning, steve. Chp says weather played a major role in a crash overnight on interstate 680 that shut down all lanes of 680 near pleasnaton. Nine driver of a big the driver of a big rig was driving down the sunol grade when he lost control and slid down the roadway blocking all lanes. The road closed for more than two hours while crews cleaned up the wreck and the oil spilled on the roadway. The driver of the big rig received minor injuries and no other cars involved. Chp is trying to figure out if the driver was going too fast for the conditions. Live picture of the area right now. Everything is open, 680 traffic looks good as you head south. 5 01. Back to the desk. We are following developing news out of oakland where a dozen people had to be evacuated from their homes after an Early Morning fire. Ktvu channel 2 reporter alex savage joins us now on fruitvale avenue where firefighters a
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