Valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen, in for kirsten. A wildfire ignited in Southern California yesterday. And is burning out of control. brian loftus heres a look at the map so you can see exactly where the blue cut fire is burning. Its in the cajon pass area. Its already charred about 18 thousand acres. Forcing more than 80 thousand people to evacuate. Michelle Mortensen the fire jumped the interstate. And i15 remains closed. Stranding drivers. brian loftus we have Team Coverage this mo sherry is monitoring the air quality to see if smoke is rolling into the valley. Demetria is keeping her eye on the traffic mess. And Michael Stevens is tracking the fire. Lets start with him. Michael . Michael Stevens brian, michelle. So far, we know the fire has burned at least a dozens buildings. Including some homes. And has spread to about 18thousand acres. The blue cut fire started yesterday. And is rapidly growing in the cajon pass area of Southern
With demetria tracking the impact its had on the i15. And sherry keeping a close eye if the valley will be under an air quality alert. Michelle Mortensen but first, well start with 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens on the very latest. Good morning, michael. Michael Stevens brian, michelle. So far, we know the fire has burned at least a dozens buildings. Including some homes. And has spread to about 18thousand acres. The blue cut fire started yesterday. And is rapidly growing in the cajon pass area of southern california. The San Bernardino fire continues to race in several directions and its burning fast. As you mentioned. So far, the 18thousandacre fire has prompted evacuation orders for about 34thousand homes and 82thousand people andrew ong traveler the conditions are very dry, like my eyes are really dry. Its crazy, ive never seen the sun like this before. Its crazy to see the amount of smoke thats being caused by this fire. Its crazy, ive never seen the sun like this before. Its
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Battle the flames including both planes and helicopters. The San Bernardino county Fire Department says mountain roads are gridlocked. As people leave their homes. These are some of the pictures being shared on social media showing the effects of the fire across southern california. The smoke appears orange in some places, with the sun barely visible through the ash. You can share your pictures with us on our facebook or twitter page. More heat on the way with 106 on wednesday, then 104 on thursday. Well stay around 103 on friday and through the weekend. Well also see afternoon gusts around 20 mph each day. More clouds arrive on monday and tuesday with monsoon moisture staying east of us. Average highs for the next week are at 101 Police Respond to reports of a gunman at a shopping center. It happened at about 130 this afternoon near durango and elkhorn. Metro says they have one suspect in Custody Police say the incident started inside a tj maxx when a customer was being harassed by a
Deadly crash. The driver of a fatal crash is facing charges. Why one legal expert says. Theres a good change hell beat the charges against him. Fire hazard. A fire evacuated a West Des Moines apartment complex this morning. How much damage the fire caused. And the warning fire officials are giving this holiday season. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 whether youve already arrived at your destination. Or are preparing to depart tomorrow. Youll be joining millions of americans. Traveling this holiday weekend. Triplea predicts an increase of more than 300thousand people over last year, and the most thanksgiving travelers since twothousand seven. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Travel could get a little tricky an early start. Meteorologist Brett Mcintyre has details. Brett. Things could the driver of a car involved in a deadly high speed crash in des moines this week was ordered held on 6hundred expert