Toward home. Our goal is to just hold it back. We dont want it to get any closer to these homes than it did yesterday. Reporter yesterday, fueled by the wind, the fire took an unexpected and ferocious turn when it moved into town, destroying at least 175 structures in just mere hours, including deenewell ses. We just had the house remodeled. Burnt to the ground. She did not have time to evacuate her horse. She was relieved when she saw a photo of her house on facebook this morning. We confirmed that her horse survived. She is alive, but they wont let us in to get her. Reporter firefighters say it is too dangerous to let home owners back in. They say the fire is still too unpredictable. Theres still potential the fire could shift. Theres still hot spots and power lines down. Reporter but some residents never left. This man has been keeping a close eye on his house since the fire broke out. Its my house. I do what i can to save my house until the very last minute. Yesterday we thought we
I got my animals. I got me and my wife and our child out. Im just worried about our home. Block after block destroyed. 175 buildings gone. Lost in the flames. That doesnt count the human toll. Dont know if its burned or not. Just homing its not. That was everything. I just hope that everybody is okay. Reporter but there will be some relief. Late today the governor issued state of emergency for lake county. Good evening im dan. Amma is off tonight. 1500 homes still at risk of burning down. Fire broke out on saturday evening at this by the town of lower lake. Thats where most of the homes burned in fact. Laura anthony spent the day with evacuee wondering if the homes are still standing. I just hope that everybody is okay. Reporter he hasnt seen his ho3iuz yet but pretty good idea what happened to it. Given it was right in the middle of this. On sunday. All of a sudden at 10 30 sirens started to go off and helicopters and flames and planes and everybody got really serious really quick. Re
Well, we are going to keep a close tab on this. They are setting up for this News Conference. This has been a very pressing time for those in this area. More than 5,000 people as you look at the people in this press Conference Room right now. More than 5,000 people have been evacuated in that specific area near clear lake and lower lake. They are moving out of the room right now as many officials come into the room to talk. Lets go over again the details of this fire as we are waiting for this News Conference to start. It has grown since it started last night. We are looking at the map where its burning along highway 29 south of clear lake. Evacuation orders have been expanded for all the People Living east of state route 53. More than 5,000 people have been told to evacuate. This fire is now 3,000 acres. Thats an update im getting now from the producers. The fire has now grown. Its jumped a containment line setting several houses on fire. The last we heard, four homes have burned. Tha
Lake county and its happening again. Good evening, and thanks for joining us. Yes. 1500 homes are still at risk of burning down. The fire sparked on saturday evening near the town of lower lakes. 175 buildings are now gone. We have Live Team Coverage in lower lake. First lets hear from laura anthony, who spent the day with evacuees wondering if homes are still standing. These are some of the same homes that were spared last year, in the valley fire. I just hope everybody is okay. Zach hasnt seen his house, but he has a good idea what happened to it, given it was in the middle of this, on sunday. All of a sudden, at 10 30, sirens started to go off and helicopters and planes. Everybody got really serious, very quick. His wife was focused on the future. I mean as long as athe lives are okay and animals, Everything Else is rebuildable. This family lives just a few blocks from downtown lower lake, here, home after home is gone. Jose alvardo moved to win chester just months ago. Judging from
Closed right now. Use the alternate routes park street or high street bridge. Michelle . All right rocky. Right now crews are working tirelessly to crush the clayton fire which is scorched more than 3,000 acres. The anytimes are spreading in an area flames are spreading in an area thats seen damage from wildfires. You can see the other blazes struck nearby. Now locals in lake county are hearing just what they did during those massive wildfires. You have to leave home to stay safe. So far the clayton fire has sparked more than 4,000 evacuations and crews said that high temperatures and erratic winds caused the fire to jump containment lines very quickly after it broke out saturday afternoon. And cal fire says the blaze a destroying everything that gets in its way. Were seeing everything unfortunately burn right now. Grass, vegetation, structures, homes, cars. Were experiencing propane tank explosions so were throwing everything we have at it. The flames moved very quickly toward the tow