Lilian kim. Right now the california Highway Patrol is going door to door, advising residents of possible approaching fires. And lilian, the fire is getting dangerously close to heavily populated areas. Dan and kristen, were on 7th street and castle road. And the area beyond this point is under a mandatory Evacuation Order, which came down just a few hours ago. The northeastern edge of sonoma under mandatory Evacuation Orders tonight. Emergency vehicles driving around, securing the area. At sonoma plaza, this area is under an evacuation advisory. And frank pagoni at pagonis Olive Oil Company to haul away enough olive oil as he could. I built 30 years of my business, and im not letting the fire take it. Were going to clear everything out as much as we can. And hopefully if the fire doesnt head to the square, were going to move everything back. In. Boyes hot springs under an evacuation advisory. Ron and his girlfriend replaced items that couldnt be replaced like his fathers 49ers jacket.
Seemed like a billion fireflies all the embers. Reporter most of the wildfires wreaking havoc in the northern part of the state where there are 19 active fires. Monday night another fire broke out hundreds of miles south in anaheim hills. Setting the backdrop for these Haunting Images of disneyland. All of that eyestinging smoke visible from space. And on the blistered earth, stories of unimaginable loss. This is pretty much all that i can see thats left. Reporter in napa county, brothers chuck and mike rippy sift through whats left of their parents home. Fire doesnt care. Reporter they told my colleague nick watt the fire took something from them they could never replace, the very foundation of their family. Your dad was 100 . Theyd been married 75 years. She was paralyzed. She had a stroke about five years ago. There was no way she was getting out of this fire. My father was sleeping in a different room and we found him halfway to her room. And so he never made it to her room. But ev
Of this event as you walk out the door as smoke still billows over the entire bay area. In Sonoma County, this is new video from overnight out of geyserville. As shifting winds add new urgency for firefighters desperately trying to hold the line. The headlines this half hour new evacuations have been ordered for a number of communities including residents in parts of geyserville and sonoma. The number of confirmed fire related deaths in Northern California is now at 23. Including 13 in Sonoma County. Of the more than 600 missing persons reported in Sonoma County about half have now been located. Some 20thousand evacuees are in temporary shelters. And at least 35hundred homes and businesses are destroyed. 8 different fires in napa, sonoma, and solano counties are burning. More than 100thousand acres have been destroyed. In this map. You can see just how far it s expanded into thre bay area counties. Once again mandatory evacuations are now in effect for parts of geyserville, calistoga,
Immediately. Take everything and going. Joining us on the phone is scott alonso with the Sonoma County Emergency Operations center. Scott, can you hear me . Yes, i can. Thanks for having me. Thanks for coming on. I gave a quick thumbnail sketch. Up date us on whats just happened from your perspective. The winds are still flowing in pretty high tonight. Were very concerned that fire activity is still on the rise and in certain areas of the county. We have advisory evacuations that came out of northeast santa rosa a few minutes ago. Were very concerned about the fire in guyserville and in Sonoma Valley like you mentioned so were urging residents if they have received an Evacuation Order to please gather their belongings and leave if its a mandatory evacuation and if anyone has been issued a mandatory evacuation do not return home because its not safe. We need to be able to clear those areas and ensure its safe to return. One thing to point out here, scott, so many areas in and around win
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