had to kind of pick a direction that we thought would be the most likely to get out of the fire and go for it. what was it you saw. 7 because i know you did not do this in response to an official warning, what was it you saw that made you think, we cannot hang around, this is not now in dispute, we have got to get out? initially, we just saw smoke, but there had been a fire in the area that had started before the heatwave, about ten days ago, and so we initially assumed that was just flaring up because of the wind. and it was supposed to be quite far away, so we were not too worried about it, but then the smoke got thicker and thicker and the people next door, we saw, actually. our next door neighbours were battling small spot fires with their garden hoses, and that was the first thing that freaked us out,
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garden hoses and water from the swimming pool. and near san diego, the valley fire already destroying nearly a dozen homes and outer buildings. and tonight, fierce winds are now fueling those flames. abc s zohreen shah leads us off from the fire lines. reporter: tonight, new evacuations for residents near the creek fire, burning out of control in california s sierra national forest. more than 900 firefighters battling rugged terrain, heavy fuel and high temperatures. this after daring nighttime rescues over the weekend. more than 200 people trapped by flames northeast of fresno. we are completely trapped. there s fire on all sides, all around us. all the roads are burnt. reporter: jeremy remington among those at the mammoth pool reservoir when the fire came out of nowhere. a bunch of us are stranded here and supposedly there s well, we have no cell no phone reception. this is hell, if i don t know what else. reporter: the meek family trying to escape in their vehicle. f
flames? yeah. there was really no warning. the fire just moved so fast. so there was only so much we could do. getting rescued right now. reporter: the california national guard using a black hawk and chinook helicopter to transport everyone to safety. a middle of the night rescue operation in the heart of the fire zone. some of them were in critical condition with burns or broken bones. to get aircraft to fly at night into the mountains is a is really something else. reporter: the smokey haze from the fire even invading yosemite national park. across california, more than two dozen major fires now scorching the state. in san bernardino county, at the el dorado fire, families using garden hoses to help firefighters battle the flames. officials say this out of control fire was sparked by a pyrotechnic smoke device someone set off as part of a gender reveal photo op. all right, zohreen shah joins us live now, and i want to pick up where you just left off there. that family
fires but now smoke is an issue. it s not being blown out of he here. it s affecting millions of californians in the bay area who are dealing with unhealthy air. this fire in northern wine country doubled in size yesterday under ferocious howling winds all day. embers were being blown everywhere. they eventually destroyed the historic winery, building that served many different functions since it was built in 1869. the big story here is the unprecedented number of people impacted in some way. 185,000 people were under mandatory evacuations. 2.3 million people had their power cut. schools are closed, as well as hospitals and airports. after two straight years of wildfires that combined killed over 100 people, residents are not staying back to fight with garden hoses. we spoke to a man this morning who discovered part of his home destroyed. we learn from the last fire that came through, we have a to go box and it has are important
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