people in social media say it is raining ash. this picture from twitter shows a heavy plume of thick black smoke. this picture was taken from middleton not far from cobb mountain. as you know, the fuel is thick, dry brush and we will have more on this fire coming up at 6:30. the butte fire in the sierras has charred nearly 65,000 acres and prompted a state of emergency declaration by the governor. it s prompted thousands of mandatory evacuations and it s only 10% contained. fires in gold country not far from jackson along highway 49 and you can see the areas where people are being told to leave. making things worse, the terrain is rugged and that s making it hard for firefighters. reporter wendy gillette with the massive effort to get if fire under control. reporter: the roaring butte wildfire exploded over the past two days in northern california. the flames have destroyed more than a dozen structures and are threatening thousands of homes. gentleman just left says tha
the town of cobb southwest of lower lake and highway 29. the fire started at 1:30 this afternoon and blew up to 400 acres within a matter of hours. right now firefighters have zero containment. it has spread so rapidly that all 1800 people in the town of cobb are being told they need to evacuate. some people had only a few minutes to grab what they could and get out. if i could help anybody, i was trying to help our neighbors. and my animals. and my children. that s and pictures, that s all i could think about. you did great. i wish i could help the people across the street from us more. she says her neighbors lost a bar that dates back to the 1800s. she says the flames got so close, she could feel the heat. now the four injured firefighters were airlifted to uc davis just a few hours ago. the hospital there has a burn unit and cal fire says they were with the helicopter crew based out of lake county. their conditions have not been released. governor brown has dec
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