and this could get very much worse. laura anthony is there live and begins our coverage. laura? well, hi. i can show you how bad it is here. kristen and dan we are actually two miles west of paradise here. just one of many homes that are burning behind me. we can see in this neighborhood, and unfortunately, the wind is starting to pick up. it s been a very terrifying day for the folks in this area. one after another, the homes in paradise are burning, a scene as dark and horrific as any we ve seen as another raging inferno wipes out a whole community. one resident gave us a ride on his atv. friends of mine. the moved from southern california. their backyard is awesome. they ve been working their butt off on their house, and they lost it all. homes are burning despite the efforts of firefighters and some residents who stayed behind to try the save their, or failing that, one of their neighbors. we lost everything, trailer, all our belongings. now we re on grinding ro
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reporting from paradise, just a few miles up the road. things got a little too hairy in terms of the wind, so we thought we would move here down the road. before we left, we can show you video that i shot, it s called a fire double. i tweeted it just a short time ago. i mean, this was incredible, just watching this, just a small sign of the power of the ferocity, the destructiveness of the fire. one after another, homes in paradise are burning. a scene is dark and horrific as any we ve seen, as another raging inferno wipes out another community. my friends moved from southern california, their backya backyard, they ve been working on it and they lost it all. reporter: some residents stayed behind to try to save their home or failing that, one of their neighbor s. it was like nothing on the oher side. and it started going down towards the skyway. and then it just whipped around and came back and just it was scary. i ve been in a few fires, and this was scary. it s to
reporter: officials say they are prepared for the days ahead as they fight this devastating fire. with no rain the fuel is getting tried. there s no estimate as to when it will be 100% contained. with limited containment, fire crews anticipate a tough fight in the days ahead. they said the focus is on saving lives. we have had numerous rescues today while actively engaged in firefighting. we had to use helicopters to rescue people. paradise has suffered damage. a spokesman but the devastation is not limited to that town. an official share with us this video. a community just northeast of paradise. a few homes are still standing and some are still burning. the small fires burn powerful. a lot of people left their homes. the kids lost their schools. he is helping to bring pets and livestock to safety. they are with cal 911 in animal rescue group. it is horrible and devastating. we got into an area that had horses. the propane tanks were exploding. we got to out so t