Road. The wind in these areas may be driving the flames. The Sheriffs Office urges you to evacuate immediately. Roughly 400 households are affected by these new evacuations. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is live at one of the areas being evacuated right now. Cornell, we see the flames behind you. Reporter yeah, chris, a major firefight is now on here in the heart of the Sonoma Valley. Take a look at this heartbreaking shot we have here. This is a home that is now engulfed in this, in flames. We have major winds blowing through here. In fact the winds of this fire now creating a small firestorm in and of itself. It has now moved to the property to the right of it. We are in the northeast section of the Sonoma Valley. Just to give you a lay of the land, were about two miles from the sonoma town square. I have to tell you, an army of firefighters are here this morning trying to keep this fire from spreading any farther. But at this point the winds seem to be having the upper hand in
Breaking news from Sonoma County, huge flames, gusty winds and mandatory evacuations. Right now part of a north Bay Community has been told to waste no time and to get out as soon as possible. Good morning and thanks so much for being with us, im chris nguyen. Breaking news involving the north bay wildfires where there are several new mandatory evacuations. The latest in lake county. Officials are urging everyone living in the Spring Valley and new long valley areas to leave immediately. Also new mandatory evacuations in eastern santa rosa, the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office says you must leave immediately if you live in the following areas highway 12 between adobe canyon road in kenwood and calistoga road in santa rosa. This includes both sides of highway 12, skyhawk,wk,wk,wk,wk, hawk and much of rincon county. Also 7th street east from east napa street to denmark street. Also the north side of denmark street from 7th street east to napa road. New mandatory evacuations also include 8th
Good morning, everyone, im chris nguyen. Breakdo breaking news, there are new mandatory Evacuation Orders. Abc 7s Cornell Barnard joins us at napa street and victoria road in Sonoma County. Youre joined by a cal fire spokesperson. Reporter i am, chris, well talk to him in just a moment. This firefight gets ever more serious as the morning progressio progresses. This is one of the more heavy fires in the northeast section of the Sonoma County. Its been made worse by the winds that continue to pick up this morning. Smoke and flames certainly now visible from all parts of the Sonoma Valley. As we pan to the left, Patrick Sedillo, we can see fire on this other ridge, north as the crow flies, north of the town of sonoma. Were about three miles from the sonoma town square. Joining me now is jerry fun fernandez with cal fire. I know youve been on the scene for a short time, obviously a very serious situation. Yes, this is what we were expecting. Unfortunately its arrived, the extreme fire con
Valley. About 400 homes now under a mandatory Evacuation Order. We do believe that most people have heeded that warning. But heavy fuels up there on the ridge, as a firefighter just pointed out to me. To the left, we have another fire burning in the sonoma valley. We see a big header of smoke right there, that is another fire in the northeast section of the ridge above the sonoma valley. So two major fires burning here. A major firefighter is now on to protect all of the homes in the area. Lets bring in captain tony mchale with cal fire. Tony, any containment on these fires right now . Theres no reports of containment right now. It is a tense situation up here. We have a lot of active fires you can see on the hillside there. Its established, pretty heavy fuels, a lot of timber up there, plus some slope. We had some pretty heavy winds this morning. The winds have calmed down here in the flats, but theres probably some pretty good ridge top winds going on, erratic winds, very hazardous f
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