Photo time lets show them how deep my new ikea sofa goes whoa, whoa i told you to put plastic slip covers its fine i will just slip it off and throw it into the wash. Whats your dream . At ikea, we help you live it. Is everyone looking . Make the dream yours. No ones looking announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Three fires raging in Southern California right now show no signs of slowing down. Theyve already destroyed homes and a psychiatric hospital. And tonight flames are burning dangerously close to more houses. Motorists and even Magic Mountain as well. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim in for ama daetz. Tonight 27,000 people have been forced from their homes. Yeah. Gusts are pushing the three destructive fires into new areas across ventura and los angeles counties. So far theyve burned 66,000 acres combined, and the thomas fire is the largest one at 50,000 acres. Right now its at 0 containment. At least 150 structures have burned so far. That number only ex
Has more. Reporter firefighters will continue to work throughout the night as the fires here that have already left behind so much destruction dont show any sign of letting up. Fires are raging in california. The thomas fire in Ventura County northwest of los angeles expanding to over 70 square miles in a matter of hours. Theyre attacking it the best they can. Thats all they can do because this wind is moving in every direction. These fencedin horses rescued just in the knick of time. Its craziness. I just dont know where to go. I dont know where to take them, where its safe. Some homeowners lost everything. Its just devastating. This was going to be my dying in house. The only thing is the house died before i did. Reporter this 60unit apartment complex destroyed. The vista hospital razed to the ground, all patients and staff making it out in time. Dont know what theyre going to do without it because i know a lot of people who got help from this place. Reporter the thomas fire is just
Structures destroyed. Freeways shut down. Tens of thousands evacuated. Tonight the disaster unfolding in now at 11 00, nearly 200 structures destroyed, tens of thousands evacuated. The disaster unfolding in southern california. Good evening im john bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Nearly 6, six 66,000 acres have burned in the last 24 hours. Theyre battling three major fires threatening thousands of homes. The largest the thomas fire. Reporter i can tell you firefighters are focusing their fight on some flair ups. Tonight their worried about the wind. Its hard the to put emotions and words together. Reporter its one of at least 150 structures lost in a devastating wildfire in ventura. It looked like it was going to be saved then this happened. Its almost like an out of body experience. Reporter david chapel is one of tens of thousands of people evacuated in a hurry. When he came back his home was burned down to it studs. Im in shock i think. Im emotional but its like wow its all surreal
Nearly 6, six 66,000 acres have burned in the last 24 hours. Theyre battling three major fires threatening thousands of homes. The largest the thomas fire. Reporter i can tell you firefighters are focusing their fight on some flair ups. Tonight their worried about the wind. Its hard the to put emotions and words together. Reporter its one of at least 150 structures lost in a devastating wildfire in ventura. It looked like it was going to be saved then this happened. Its almost like an out of body experience. Reporter david chapel is one of tens of thousands of people evacuated in a hurry. When he came back his home was burned down to it studs. Im in shock i think. Im emotional but its like wow its all surreal at the moment. Reporter the result of santa ana wind gusts in combination with dry weather. No rain came in the month of november in california, so we have extremely dry fuels. Reporter at least 30 homes have b been lost with many more threatened. The foothill area is also home to
We will show you live pictures from Ventura County you could see the massive flames being whipped by the winds, and it is burning over this huge area in Ventura County. Here is more with this report from the fire lines. He stood along as his parents watched their home go up in flames. It is very surreal. How long have you guys been living there . About 25 years. The grandkids have spent many years there. They dodged the fire last night that the parents were not so lucky. I looked at my house and then i found out that my parents house was burning down. That was fast. The vegetation just took off. Reporter this is one of the homes destroyed by the fire. They were afraid that the flames took down that took down the neighbors house would take down there is. You keep praying and you keep helping. Reporter have you ever seen anything like this before . Never. I am in shock. Reporter they are trying to save as many structures as possible. They rely on pump systems they are electrically powere