Hundreds evacuated from fast-growing wildfire near Lake Sonoma

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>> WE ALSO HAVE THE LATEST ON THE OTHER TWO MASSIVE FIRES BURNING IN CALIFORNIA, ONE NEAR SACRAMENTO, THE OTHER NEAR LOS ANGELES. GOOD EVENING, -- >> IS CALLED THE POINT FIRE, AND THE SMOKE IS POURING SOUTH FROM WHERE IT STARTED NEAR HEALDSBURG IN SONOMA COUNTY, WHICH IS CREATING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AIR-QUALITY FOR PEOPLE IN SONOMA, NAPA, AND MARIN COUNTY. >> THE FIRE HAS BURNED MORE THAN 1000 ACRES AND HAS ALSO DESTROYED A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE BLAZE. >> WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MAKING IT TOUGH TO FIGHT THE FIRE. CONTAINMENT REMAINS AT ONLY 15%. >> SO, BECAUSE OF THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S AND THE GROUT WIND WE ARE EXPERIENCING, THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING. >> THE BIGGEST FEAR FOR FIRE CREWS AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA ARE BUILDINGS IN THE FIRE'S PATH, NEAR BRADFORD MOUNTAIN. >> KEVIN COE IS ON THE SCENE AND SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO SAID THE FIRE MIGHT HAVE STARTED ACROSS THE STREET FROM HER PROPERTY. >> Reporter: BECAUSE OF THE POINT FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THESE FLAMES HAVE BEEN THREATENING HOMES SINCE THE FIRE FIRST BROKE OUT AROUND 12:30 THIS AFTERNOON. FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO PROTECT NEARBY HOMES AND BUSINESSES. >> COMING DOWN THE TRAIL, THEY SAID YOU KNOW YOU GOT A FIRE ACROSS THE STREET. WE HAVE A HORSE PASTURE THERE THAT WE RENT, SO OF COURSE I WENT RUNNING UP THERE, AND LOOKED AND THERE WAS A SMALL, IT LOOKS LIKE A GRASS FIRE, JUST RIGHT NEXT TO THE ROAD, ACROSS THE STREET, IN OUR HORSE PASTURE. SO OF COURSE I RAN DOWN AND SAID WE BETTER GET THE HORSES. THERE IS A FIRE ACROSS THE STREET, SO WE RAN OUT AND IT WENT VERY FAST. >> Reporter: ALL 19 HORSES FROM THE RANCH ARE OKAY, BUT THE PASTOR THEY WERE ON IS COMPLETELY BURNED. VIDEO SHOWS THE WILDFIRE SPREADING ONTO A PORCH, AND A VINEYARD. ONE OF MANY WINERIES IN THIS AREA. FIREFIGHTERS CONFIRMED, SOME BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. >> FIRE ACTIVITY IS BEING DRIVEN RIGHT NORTHWEST WIND . THAT IS PUSHING THE FIRE , SO RIGHT NOW THE CREWS HAVE TRANSITIONED TO A LOT OF STRUCTURE DEFENSE ALONG WEST DRY CREEK ROAD, AND THERE ARE ADDITIONAL HOMES ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF BRADFORD MOUNTAIN. >> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN BATTLING THE POINT FIRE THROUGHOUT FATHER'S DAY, AS THE WILDFIRE CONTINUES TO BURN HUNDREDS OF ACRES. SOME EVACUATIONS ARE IN PLACE, AS FIREFIGHTERS WORN THE WILDFIRE COULD LEAD TO EVEN MORE. >> IF YOU'RE IN ONE OF THOSE AREAS, THE READY, STAY TUNED TO WHAT IS GOING ON, >> FIREFIGHTERS SAY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WIND ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING RIGHT NOW. >> IT'S WINDY, THAT'S NEVER A GOOD SIGN. >> Reporter: ANTHONY LIVES IN CLOVERDALE, ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY. HE STOPPED TO SEE THE FIRE WITH HIS TWO KIDS, WILLOW AND ANTHONY JR. >> THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AREA. A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES. HAVE BEEN UP HERE FIVE YEARS , HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING TURNS OUT PRETTY GOOD. >> Reporter: THAT IS WHAT NIKKI IS HOPING FOR, TOO, BUT SHE IS STAYING AT THE RANCH IN CASE THE WILDFIRE DOES TAKE A TURN. >> WE HAVE 19 HORSES HERE, WE WILL STAY WITH THEM TONIGHT IN CASE THE WIND SHOULD SHIFT AND COME TOWARDS US. >> THE WIND IS CURRENTLY PUSHING THIS WILDFIRE AWAY FROM THE RANCH AT LAKE SONOMA. RESIDENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE PREPARING, JUST IN CASE THESE WIND PATTERNS TAKE A SUDDEN TURN. FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE IN THIS PART OF SONOMA COUNTY TO BE READY IN CASE THE FIRE DOES CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND THREATEN MORE HOMES. >> BECAUSE OF THE FIRE, ALL SUMMER CLASSES FOR HEALDSBURG UNIFIED SCHOOL TOMORROW HAVE BEEN CANCER CANCELED. >>> WINDY
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Channel: KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
Views: 14,394
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Keywords: Wildfires, Sonoma County, Point Fire
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Length: 4min 10sec (250 seconds)
Published: Mon Jun 17 2024
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