Tag Archives: San Bruno Fire

I covered the San Bruno fire moments after it started. I spent several hours trying to get the best coverage available. Here is some audio and video from the initial response and fire of the incident. This event went to 5 alarms in 6 and a half minutes. Water issues plagued the suppression events. Even the first in units thought that it was a plane crash. I must admit that the audio sounds fairly calm considering the amount of fire they had on scene.

Firefighters are on scene of a large fire in San Bruno California. Neighbors heard an explosion before the fire. Some believe they saw a plane go down. Over a dozen houses have been lost. Video here shows the flames shooting almost 100 feet in the air. Not too much wildland involved at this time per radio. There are water supply issues due to water main breaks in the area.