Authorities search for arsonist who started fires along I-580

DAY YOU ARE IN THE 70s AND 80s. I WILL SEE YOU WITH A FULL FORECAST, COMING UP. >>> FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO BRUSHFIRES ALONG INTERSTATE RESPOND TO BRUSHFIRES ALONG INTERSTATE 580 ON THE ALTAMONT PASS ON SATURDAY. INVESTIGATORS THINK SOMEONE SET THE FIRES ON PURPOSE. DA LIN REPORTS FROM LIVERMORE MAY HAVE HELPED THE FLAMES SPREAD MORE QUICKLY. >> Reporter: HOT WEATHER INCREASES FIRE DANGER. AS PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO COOL DOWN IN THE TRI-VALLEY, THE CHP SAYS ONE PERSON DELIBERATELY SET FIRES ALONG 580. CHARRED HILLSIDES ALONG WESTBOUND 580 ON THE ALTAMONT PASS. CHP TELLS ME FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO SEVEN FIRES AFTER 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY RECEIVED MORE THAN 49 11 CALLS FROM DRIVERS, SAYING A MAN APPEARED TO BE SETTING FIRES ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. WITNESSES SAY THE MAN WAS IN A BLUE SHIRT, BLACK PANTS WITH A NEWER WADDLE CHILLY PICKUP TRUCK. CAL FIRE SAID THE FIRES BURNED ABOUT 50 ACRES. CHP SAID ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS INJURED AND LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION. >> PLENTY OF GRASS. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS. >> Reporter: THE ARSONS ARE UNSETTLING FOR SAN JOSE RESIDENT , SYLVIA. SHE WAS TRYING TO STAY COOL WITH HER NEPHEW AT SHADOW CLIFFS IN PLEASANTON. >> THE WEATHER IS HOT, YOU KNOW. >> Reporter: THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN SATURDAY EVENING, AFTER 6:30 P.M. MANY FAMILIES COOLING DOWN IN THE LAKE . >> IT WAS HOT IN THE HOUSE. MY MOM SAID, LET'S COME OUTSIDE TO GET WET. >> Reporter: THIS YOUNG LADY IS RECOVERING FROM SUNBURN CAUSED BY THE PREVIOUS HEATWAVE . >> IT HURT MY SKIN. IT BURNS. >> Reporter: SYLVIA AND THE FOLKS HERE HOPE PEOPLE WILL CHILL OUT, DO THEIR PART TO PREVENT FIRES, INSTEAD OF CAUSING FIRES

Channel: KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

Views: 2,753

Keywords: KPIX 5 News Evening, Altamont Pass, I-580, fires, arson, crime, heat wave

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Length: 2min 3sec (123 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 23 2023