Firework leads to severe injury and grass fire in Sacramento

CONFIRMS THEY’VE RECOVERED SIX BODIES IN GAZA, INCLUDING ONE AMERICAN HELD AS HOSTAGES IN THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR. AMY LU IS LIVE WITH US THIS MORNING. AMY. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC RECOVERY? ERIN? WE KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT ISRAEL’S MILITARY IS SAYING THAT ALL SIX OF THESE HOSTAGES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED SHORTLY BEFORE THEY HAD A CHANCE TO GET TO THEM. THEIR BODIES WERE FOUND IN AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL IN SOUTHERN GAZA. AND NOW ISRAEL’S ARMY IS IDENTIFYING ALL SIX OF THOSE HOSTAGES, INCLUDING 23 YEAR OLD ISRAELI AMERICAN HERSH GOLDBERG-POLIN, WHOSE PARENTS SPOKE MOST RECENTLY AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION URGING FOR HIS RELEASE A FORUM FOR HOSTAGE FAMILIES IS CALLING FOR A MASSIVE PROTEST TO, QUOTE, SHUT DOWN ISRAEL, SAYING THAT THE VICTIMS WOULD STILL BE ALIVE IF LEADERS HAD AGREED TO A CEASEFIRE DEAL. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING IN A STATEMENT HAMAS LEADERS WILL PAY AND ALSO CALLED FOR A PEACE AGREEMENT. IT’S TIME TO SUPPORT ENDING. WE SHOULD END THIS WAR. I THINK WE’RE ON THE VERGE OF HAVING AN AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME TO END IT. A SENIOR HAMAS OFFICIAL SAYS THAT THESE HOSTAGES WOULD STILL BE ALIVE IF ISRAEL HAD AGREED TO THE US BACKED CEASEFIRE DEAL. MEANWHILE, TODAY WE ALSO HEARD FROM ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING, QUOTE, WHOEVER MURDERS HOSTAGES DOES NOT WANT A DEAL. AARON. AMY, WE KNOW THIS WAR HAS HAD DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THE PEOPLE IN GAZA, INCLUDING NOW REPORTS OF POLIO. WHAT’S THE UPDATE ON THAT? WE KNOW THAT THERE’S A POLIO VACCINATION CAMPAIGN GOING ON THAT WAS LAUNCHED EARLIER IN THIS WEEKEND. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY THERE. AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE UN HAVE NOW CALLED FOR A TEMPORARY PAUSE IN FIGHTING IN ORDER TO DO THAT, ISRAEL HAS AGREED TO A LIMITED PAUSE IN FIGHTING IN CERTAIN AREAS. THAT’S IN ORDER TO ALLOW THIS CAMPAIGN TO RUN THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. UP TO EIGHT HOURS PER DAY. DOCTORS ARE TRYING TO VACCINATE SOME 640,000 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN AFTER A FIRST CASE OF POLIO WAS DETECTED AFTER 25 YEARS. WITHOUT IT. AND THE REASON WHY THAT’S HAPPENING, ERIN, IS OF COURSE, THE WAR MAKING IT HARDER TO ACCESS HEALTH CARE, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR POLIO SHOT. BACK TO YOU, AMY LU IN WASHINGTON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIVE REPORT. IN OTHER NEWS, AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE COVID VACCINE COULD BE AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS THE END OF NEXT WEEK. IT COMES AFTER THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION GRANTED EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SHOT ON FRIDAY. THE UPDATED VACCINE IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN PEOPLE AGES 12 AND OLDER, AND IT TARGETS THE GENE ONE STRAIN OF THE VIRUS. THIS WILL BE A TRADITIONAL PROTEIN BASED SHOT WHICH OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE VACCINE TECHNOLOGY COMPARED TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN BASED ON MESSENGER RNA. TURNING NOW TO OUR WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY. YOU’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK OVER SACRAMENTO WITH KELLY CURRAN. YEAH, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY. LOTS OF SUNSHINE. BUT AS YOU CAN EVEN SEE ON THIS CAMERA, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF HAZE. SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, 59 DEGREES IF YOU WANT TO GET OUTSIDE, GET SOME YARD WORK DONE, GO FOR A WALK. IT’S A GREAT MORNING FOR THAT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TODAY, BUT NOT AS WARM AS WHAT WE’VE SEEN LATELY. SO TODAY’S HIGH ABOUT 91 DEGREES IN SACRAMENTO. AND THAT’S ACTUALLY A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL. WE’LL TAKE IT. LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT HAZE. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY SMOKE FROM A FIRE THAT’S BURNING DOWN IN SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK. IT’S CALLED THE COFFEE POT FIRE. AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE AREAS OF RED THAT’S THE WORST OF THE AIR QUALITY. AND IT IS DRIFTING NORTHWARD. SO THE FOOTHILLS AND THE SIERRA ARE SEEING EVEN MORE OF THAT HAZE AS THE WINDS PUSH UP OUT OF THE WEST. THAT WILL HELP TO MOVE THAT SMOKE OUT OF THE AREA AS WELL. SO THE AIR QUALITY IMPROVING FOR THE VALLEY, THE FOOTHILLS, THOUGH YOU’LL STILL SEE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF THAT TODAY. SAME FOR THE SIERRA. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT THOSE WINDS, BECAUSE AGAIN, PRIMARILY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST HERE FOR FAIRFIELD AND SACRAMENTO. NORTHWEST FOR STOCKTON AND MODESTO. BUT IT’S GOING TO COOL US OFF A LITTLE BIT TODAY. SO AS THAT LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES THROUGH, THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP. THEY’LL DIE DOWN OVERNIGHT. AND THEN THEY PICK BACK UP AGAIN AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW. NOW TOMORROW WE EXPECT THE STRONGEST OF THOSE WINDS TO BE UP INTO THE SIERRA, ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE IS A FIRE, WEATHER WATCH FOR TOMORROW. YOU KNOW, IT’S IN THE NEVADA SIDE. YOU SEE THE AREA HERE SHADED IN THE BEIGE GOING THROUGH 8 P.M. ON MONDAY. SO AGAIN, JUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL. NOW HERE IS A LOOK AT FUTURECAST AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE DAY. TODAY WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS LOW PRESSURE CENTER AS IT WORKS ITS WAY TO THE NORTH AND EAST AS IT DOES. THAT’S WHAT’S GIVING US THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. THESE BREEZES THAT WILL HOPEFULLY HELP CLEAR SOME OF THE SMOKE OUT OF THE AIR AS WELL. BUT THEN HIGH PRESSURE MOVES RIGHT BACK IN AND THAT’S GOING TO BRING US EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. IN FACT, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WE COULD SEE SOME TRIPLE DIGITS, ESPECIALLY IN THE VALLEY. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT’S COMING IN NEXT WEEK. AND HOPEFULLY WE’LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF FROM THAT. NOW IN THE SIERRA TODAY, THE HIGH 79 DEGREES. WE’LL SEE SOME LOW 80S OUT THERE AS WELL. TOMORROW. BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH OF 73. AND THEN WE WARM BACK UP INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOW SECONDS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. FOR THE FOOTHILLS. WE’RE EXPECTING HIGHS TODAY TO TOP OUT AROUND 8987 ON MONDAY, BUT TRIPLE DIGITS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AND FOR SACRAMENTO, TODAY’S HIGH 91 DEGREES AND 90 ON LABOR DAY. STILL GREAT POOL WEATHER, BEACH WEATHER, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO OUTSIDE. AT LEAST IT’S A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN IT HAS BEEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE COOKING OUT ON LABOR DAY, TRIPLE DIGITS WILL BE BACK WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SO WHILE TODAY MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF METEOROLOGICAL FALL, NOT ASTRONOMICAL FALL, METEOROLOGICAL FALL, IT DOESN’T QUITE FEEL LIKE IT. OH, NO. YEAH, WE DROPPED THE 89. NOW TOMORROW IS 90. THERE’S NO EIGHTS ON THAT CALENDAR. NOPE. NOT YET. NO. SOON THOUGH. SOON. EVENTUALLY. THANKS, KELLY. UP NEXT, SACRAMENTO SIDEWALKS. THEY’RE TURNING INTO CANVASES THIS WEEKEND. CHALK IT UP IS BACK AND SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS. HOW YOU CAN GET A FREE RIDE TO THAT FESTIVAL COMING UP.

Firework leads to severe injury and grass fire in Sacramento

Updated: 11:42 AM PDT Sep 1, 2024

A man has life threating injuries to his hands and chest after a firework related incident, Sacramento City Fire says.The incident happened in the 800 block of Vinci Avenue in North Sacramento. The battalion chief on scene said this is one of the worst firework injuries he had ever seen. This firework incident also resulted in a 1/2 acre grass fire that crews are mopping up now. This is a developing story. Check back with KCRA 3 for updates. See our live traffic map for updates. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from KCRA News 3 This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk. If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play. See more coverage of top California stories here.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A man has significant hand and chest injuries after a firework related incident, Sacramento Fire says. The incident happened in the 800 block of Vinci Avenue in North Sacramento.

The battalion chief on scene said this is one of the worst firework injuries he had ever seen.

This firework incident also resulted in a 1/2 acre grass fire that crews are mopping up now.

This is a developing story. Check back with KCRA 3 for updates.

See our live traffic map for updates.

Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from KCRA News 3

This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.

If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

See more coverage of top California stories here.