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Point. Well continue to see where the smoke direction goes and the traffic along 80 in fairfield. These embers are jumping around from point to point and setting structures on fire and the dry brush in that area so be careful and well keep you posted on anymore news on this fire. To the latest developments on the rim fire. Firefighters are trying to gain ground on the massive fire burning in yosemite valley. More than 3700 fire personnel are there trying to keep the flames from spreading and at last check the fire is 20 contained. It has burned nearly 180,000 acres. Almost the size of san jose. San francisco and oakland combined. 5500 structures are threatened forcing evacuations including the city. So far, 23 structures have been destroyed and we begin with Maryann Favreau live. Reporter janelle, right now the fire is burning six miles and its headed in this direction which is why dozens of fire trucks are out here just in case ....
Being displaced right now for their safety. From what ive seen in the 5 00 hour, we saw a lot of smokes, a lot of flames. It looks like its dissipated. It seems that firefighters have gotten control of this, whats your perspective . Caller htheyre not saying contained, but theyre saying control. They are on the scene and theyre making sure theyre going to get this fire completely out so no other homes are threatened. Do you know how many homes were lost . There were talk about five lost and five others threatened . Caller last report is that we had five homes fully involved in the fire. And the apartment building, the bennington apartment building, was that evacuated orb just a precaution . Caller vac wait as a precaution. So weve had about 50 evacuees head over to fairfield high. Are there any injuries that you know about . And how did this start, do you know . Caller we dont know how it started. And we are fortunate that weve had no injuries, not of citizens, not of firefighters. The ....