Caused its closure is not even close to being out. In fact firefighters say theyve never seen a wiildfire grow so fast and with such strength. Chris martinez has the latest on efforts to extinguish the blue cut fire. There are signs fire crews are making progress to contain the the blue cut fire east of los angeles. The wildfire forced tens of thousands to evacuate since it erupted tuesday morning. ,,but now have been lifted. Interstate 15 which links los angeles and las vegas has fully reopened. Some like josh owens and regan irwin who live in the community of wrightwood defied evacuation orders. josh owens wrightwood resident were packed up and ready to go. regan irwin wrightwood resident our whole life is here. Everything that we own is in this place. Fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air. But have struggled to keep it from growing. nats on wednesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in of homes. Strong winds have helped spread the flames. eri
Association players tournment. The Largest Amateur Pool League in the us. Its a tournament that used to be held at the riv. 09 08 weve stayed at the riveria. First came out in 2010 and been here every year except once since 13 this sundaymanny and his team pooligans hope to make the tournament finals under a new roof. The westgate. 09 19 we havent been here for any of the implosions but really looking forward to tonight and seeing the rest of it come down 24 the pending implosio hotel. But years of memories him and many other visitors made inside. 09 31 i mean the rivs got a ton of history. A lot of history with us 35 we come to vegas for this tournament evvery year and its always been at the riv 38 first year at the westgate for us. But the riv was a great place 41 a great host and a great hotel 43 katie boer back live there is no official viewing area for the implosion but the public is invited to that is outside of the designated safety zone. Or you can watch the entire implosion ri
Cameras as part of the case nhp troopers timing was impeccable speaks of great communication cooperation valleywide of multiple Law Enforcement agencies not clear if gun is real or toy gun detectives will do criminal history check on suspect call went out as a robbery reacted as if it was a barricade because of uncertainty thus the huge response paul joncich also happening today. Multiple wildfires burning in california. The latest is burning about 3 hours from the valley. In the cajon pass. Christianne Klein youre looking at live pictures of the flames. Weve seen multiple buildings burn in the area. It all started just before 11 this morning. And quickly grew to about 55 hundred acres. paul joncich water and fire retardant drops are being e there have been reports of injuries from this fire. But so far they do not seem to be life threatening. Evacuations are underway for areas around the fire. Christianne Klein this fire comes as a california man was arrested. In connection with a Mas
The massive blue cut wildfire continues to threaten communties in the dry mountainous area about 60 miles east of los angeles. The fire raced up and down ridges overnight burning entire neighborhoods to the ground. Its just devastating. And it looks like its just all around us and i live that way wont let me go home. Strong winds and dry brush fueled flames shooting thick black smoke 80 feet into the air. This is the area where those firefighters were overcome by flames and a couple were injured. More than a thousand fire crews are on the ground while helicopters and planes attack the monster blaze from the air. glenn barley, so cal fire were really struggling to keep up wit it. Evacuation orders have been refusing to leave the Mountain Town of wrightwood. The area of wrightwood is right in the middle of that smoke. sot sheriff john mcmahon, San Bernardino county we would hate for the fire to overun your neighborhood and you be stuck inside and not have a way out. Several other large f
Firefighters using saws to get through the roof of a second floor condo. Wife and i woke up to hear alarms and i was in the bathroom and smoke started coming through the wall. Randall grabbed his wife and dog. And thought. Im gonna lose everything. And i did. while the smell of smoke and screams woke many this morning, it was janices furry friend that alerted her. She ran to the condos and was barkin b yelling for people to get out. If it hadnt been for her, i probably wouldnt have called 911 as promptly as i did. One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. A firefighter was also transported to umc with minor injuries after a tile fell off the roof and hit him on the head. You kind of get that shaky jitters and intenseness, what not in situations like that. Some watched as flames shot through the roof. Trying to get downstairs is hard for me was not easy and i use a cane full time. While others helped their neighbors escape. Right away, just trying to evaluate the situat