Had to leave. Lets go. Reporter it was very chaotic. We were doing the interview, we were told they had to leave they evacuated one side of the block between 23rd and 22nd on mission. All those stores are closed. They contained most of the damage to that one building. It was called big house. There was some damage to a building next door. It was so bad at one time firefighters pulled out because they feared that the roof could collapse. They pulled out and then half hour later the roof in fact did collapse and about an hour after that, the second floor collapsed. And thats why they are so fearful that the building could come down on its own. They have a no go zone around the building right now between 22nd and 23rd. Allen . The people who were evacuated are still out of there, mike . Reporter yeah, they are. They cant get to their apartments or stores. I talked to two or three people who were having lunch. They parked their cars like on 22nd and one of the side streets. They went in fo
Watching the building dousing it with water and making sure no other flareups. L i have a cat nobody else 30s i have to get home but they are floating min. Reporter over and over again police told frustrated residents they were not allowed to go home. Area around big house ink on San Francisco miion street was off limits for hours. Fire at the building started around 1 00 oclock. It quickly took off growingnto a 5 alarm fire. Wind blowing thick dark smoke through the neighborhood. All damage everything in the smoke tomuch in the store. Cant stand inside. Reporter many neighboring businesses closed up. Too much smoke getting through the door door if at that point we basically tried to clean the shop. Pulled the if youere tour in. Locked up. Reporter ome residents were told to leave. Others self evacuated grabbg what thum they could. I stayed as long as i could gathering essential this my pet my cat. Reporter meanwhile refighters set autopsy collapse zone. Big house inc. Filled with merc
Live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. This huge fire in San Franciscos Mission district has been burning for hours. It is contained tonight, but the danger is not over. The five alarm fire teared through 22 and 23 street. That is where joe vasquez is and the building could collapse at any minute now. Reporter liz, thats a major concern tonight and the reason firefighters are being cautious but aggress i. They are still pouring water on some burning embers some ten hours after the fire began. Looked like a volcano. Red orange flames on the top of the brick building. Reporter the flames shot more than 50 feet into the air. Thick plumes of smoke could be seen all the way from the east bay. I went down there and saw the smoke. Reporter a firefighter had to be hospitalized for smoke inhalation. So did two neighbors. The five alarm fire damaged two buildings but it was a wholesale store called big House Incorporated that got the brunt of it. It was so crowded, the city has
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Well, good morning to you. It is sunday, september 7, i am claudine wong. We will get over to rosemary. I am mike mibach. Giving you a live look here, San Francisco in the back drop. Mostly cloudy skies along the bay and along the coast. Inland, once again. There is one spot that i am seeing. Mostly clear. That spot cooler because of it. The widespread gray and if i zoom into the north bay. Snap pa waking up and san napa is slipping into the upper 40s. It is a chilly one for you. And we have the winds on shore. 16 miles an hour. Fire failed the this hour, little gustier. And it is 60s around the bay. 58 in livermore. Look at napa, 47 degrees outside your door this morning. You can turn around, the sun is shining. 60s at the coast and around the bay. Low to mid80s expected for the inland locations. 84 lever more. Four in fairfield. We have upper 70s in area right around san jose. Temperatures will cool as we get into the work week. We have a warming trend in the extended forecast. I wil