cabazon community just a short distance from where i stand. it s where the fire is now turning around, and fire crews really want to stop it there and prevent it from going all the way into the distance, sorry, all the way into the desert, i should say. it s on the west side of the san jacinto mountains. springs, and visibility isver low at the airport. we were seeing tweets overnight saying there was so much ash in the air, one person described it as looking like pompei. that could be with a bit of an exaggeration. depends what happens today. 0% containment still. that s because this fire is moving so quickly, and it s proven to be one of the toughest fires so far. it s not one of the biggest by any means, i think it was the powerhouse fire that reached 32,000 acres. this has the potential to go that far, say fire crews who are only 24 hours into this, in
not. reporter: true so it s name the power house fire packed a punch scorching more than 30,000 acres of land, threatened 1,000 homes and destroyed at least six. homes like the one where the stilson family used to live, reduced to rubble. the family is used to wild fires because they re a family of firefighters. the retired firefighter picking up the pieces of his parents home like so many residents he spent his life saving. i couldn t believe it how the fire spread. no, it s some of the wheelbarrows that i pushed when i was a teenager over there all melted. sifting through what s left of the home where he and his wife tied the not one of his mother s most beloved keepsakes still stands. the most important thing for my mom is st. francis over there. that s her patron saint.
patriotic one. see what he did next. it s tuesday june 4th, william to starting point. destructive wild fires in three states leaving hundreds of families reeling. in colorado thousands of residents are warned to remain vigilant after being allowed to return to their homes. a wind driven fire scorched dozens of acres. there s also an 8,000 acre fire burning north of new mexico. the 32,000 acre power house fire north of los angeles destroyed six homes now. that situation, though, appears to be improving. for more on that, go to stephanie. she is live this morning from lake hughes california. good morning. reporter: good morning. things are looking better here at the power house fire where it s now 60% contained but when you look at the fires overall in the western region they re up against rough terrain but the firefighters are getting in
get out. two wildfires are also crackling in new mexico. one is in the santa fe national forest. and in southern california, we have been watching those pictures the last couple of days, the huge powerhouse fire, that is still raging. some evacuations, though, have been lifted. so that is some good news for folks there, thousands of firefighters are fighting that wildfire. dan timen is covering the powerhouse fire for us from lake hughes, california. dan, what is helping firefighters get the upper hand here? reporter: well, i would say it is the weather and really the aggressive efforts of the firefighters. as you said, 2,000 firefighters here. it is real enabled them to get an upper hand on this blaze. we have seen a number of helicopters dropping water throughout the day. and so at this point, this fire is 60% contained. i would say the general feeling, brooke, is one of relief for the most part. residents are back in their homes. a lot of them went in last night some are going in