and hazardous materials are secure but some homes near by evacuated. and all non-essential personnel being cleared from the area. adam housley is live with an south update. reporter: there is some good news coming from the laboratory. officials are saying there is a monitoring phase. the fire burning a mile or so southwest of the laboratory. but they are in a chance the winds could shift and burn it back towards the laboratory it s an area wheren if the fire was to encroach on laboratory grounds they do a lot of explosionive test degrees and hazardous materials testing. that is save storage and bunkers. totally safe from the fire. however, the fire showing the incases after wind-driven fire. it s crowning and spotsing. it s jumping across the fort. you can see from the pictures