Wildfire rages near Los Angeles

>> Michael: THE POST FIRE IS SPREADING RAPIDLY ALREADY BURNING THOUSANDS OF ACRES AND FORCING THOUSANDS TO EVACUATE. MATT GUTMAN IS IN GORMAN, CALIFORNIA, FOR US. GOOD MORNING, MATT. >> Reporter: HEY, GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL. THIS IS ONE OF 12 FIRES BURNING ACROSS THE STATE. THIS ONE EXPLODING OVERNIGHT, PARTLY BECAUSE OF THAT WIND. FIREFIGHTERS STRUGGLING TO GAIN CONTAINMENT. THEY HAD TO EVACUATE ABOUT 1,000 CAMPERS. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HOW FAST THIS FIRE BURNED. THE OWNERS OF THIS AUTO REPAIR SHOP SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE CAR YOU SEE HERE BURNED IN FIVE MINUTES. THIS MORNING THE RACE IS ON TO STOP MULTIPLE WILD FIRES SCORCHING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THE SO CALLED POST FIRE BURNED OVER 22 SQUARE MILES, FORCING AT LEAST 1200 PEOPLE TO EVACUATE INCLUDING 1,000 CAMPERS. WITH MANY MORE WARNED THEY MAY ALSO HAVE TO LEAVE. >> I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IT WAS REALLY SCARY. >> Reporter: THE MILLER FAMILY WAS CELEBRATING FATHER'S DAY ON PYRAMID LAKE WHEN THEY RECEIVED ORDERS TO LEAVE. >> MY VISION WAS GETTING BLURRY BECAUSE OF ALL THE SMOKE WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND THE BOAT. IT JUST, I HARDLY COULD SEE. >> Reporter: AS OF THIS MORNING, THE BLAZE THAT BEGAN ON SATURDAY IS ONLY 2% CONTAINED. >> ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT WE HAVE THAT'S BRINGING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FIRE ARE THE HEAVY WIND SITUATION RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO THE EMERGENCY USING HELICOPTERS AND PLANES TO DROP WATER AND FLAME RETARDANT. THIS WILD FIRE AT LEAST ONE OF A DOZEN BURNING ACROSS THE STATE. >> OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND MOST OF SANTA ROSA, ALL THAT IS JUST GETTING INUNDATED WITH SMOKE. >> Reporter: IN SONOMA COUNTY THE POINT FIRE 15% CONTAINED, BURNING OVER 1,000 ACRES. IN LANCASTER, CREWS FULLY CONTAINING THE MAX FIRE, BUT NOT BEFORE IT INCINERATED STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES. CAL FIRE NOW CALLING THIS AN INTENSE START TO THE FIRE SEASON. THEY'RE SAYING THAT IRONICALLY IT'S THE RAINS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THAT HAVE CREATED ALL OF THIS BRUSH THAT IS NOW TURBO CHARGING THIS FIRE. THOSE RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. >>Michael: DEFINITELY A TOUGH WAY TO START THIS FIRE SEASON.

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Length: 2min 22sec (142 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 17 2024