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Ventura county northwest of los angeles. Every time you see the flame coming up your heart sinks down and you keep praying and keep hoping. Reporter have you ever seen anything like this before . No. Im in shock. Reporter Governor Brown declaring a state of emergency. They dont know how many homes and buildings have been destroyed because of the intensity of the fire. Firefighters not only fighting flames but the strong windy conditions. The Water Systems rely on pump systems. So theyre electrically powered. That could account for some of the difficulties weve had, plus the enormous at of usage, stress on the water system. Theres a lot of different factors. Reporter President Trump tweeting on the fires, offering thoughts and prayers and encouraging residents to listen to local officials. Obviously, the winds are a huge factor in this firefight. Abc7 weather anchor spencer is here. At the surface, the wind varies widely. From calm winds to gusts up to 40 miles per hour. Heres a look at
Famous getty museum. Im dan ashley, ama daetz is off. Five active fires burn right now. No deaths thankfully. Comes right up to houses, freeways and world famous landmarks. Biggest is thomas in Ventura County, jumped to 90,000 acres. 150 homes burned but fire officials expect that number to rise. Skirball fire scorched about 500 acres near the wealthy community of belair. So far four homes burned there. Marci gonzalez with more. Reporter raging flames threatening commuters along the busy 405 freeway and charring multimilliondollar homes in elite belair neighborhood. Really frightening. Lot of homes here. Reporter one of four major fires burning out of control. Of course im worried. Reporter nearly 200,000 people ordered to evacuate, including this nursing home. Number expected to climb as flames spread. More than 80,000 acres scorched so far, fuelled by strong santa ana winds. Kicking up to 70 miles an hour. Thats Hurricane Force winds. Reporter neighbors pitching in to save each other
In southern california, as firefighters struggle to contain windwhipped wildfires, a situation that will probably get worse before it gets better. Thanks for joining us. Im kristin zee forr alma daetz. These fires are coming up to land marks. The biggest is the thomas fire in Ventura County where 150 homes and roughly 100 square miles have burned, an area twice the size of San Francisco. The newest has burned near the getty museum. So far the museum is unharmed but four homes have burned down nearby. We get a look on the ground. Reporter terrifying images along a freeway in los angeles. Part of interstate 405 shut down. Nearby, flames surrounded the iconic getty museum. Its just one of several fires raging out of control in southern california, scorching tens of thousands of acres, firsti forcing evacuations and shutting down schools. The thomas fire burning in Ventura County northwest of los angeles. Every time you see the flame coming up your heart sinks down and you keep praying and
By the flames tonight. The biggest fire is the thomas fire in ventura county. But right now, much of the focus is on the scurbaul fire in bel air. Danielle nottingham is there tonight. Reporter the struggle has been low humidity, and high winds. Those conditions have fueled four major wildfires burning right now here in Southern California. And even more dangerous weather is on the way. Flames and smoke continue to engulf parts of Southern California, hours before the powerful santa ana winds picked up. Wind is expected to pick up in some plates to 70 miles an hour, thats Hurricane Force winds. The fire just got way bigger. Its now on the freeway. Reporter the wind helped fan a new fire near the 405 in last. As crews made water drops on hot spots. Firefighters on the ground raced to save multi Million Dollar homes in bel air. I go over here, whole mountains on fire. Reporter thousands of people were forced to evacuate, leaving much of their posed behind. With the fires burning in South