Bridge Fire in SoCal grows to over 34,000 acres with zero containment

JIMENEZ IN KTLA IS CARLOS SAUCEDO ARE STANDING BY LIVE. >> BUT WE BEGIN WITH SANDRA MITCHELL LIVE IN PHELAN WITH THE LATEST ON THE EXPLODING BRIDGE FIRE SANDRA. >> SHARE SADLY, THE VERY LATEST IS THAT WE ARE LOSING STRUCTURES AND PROBABLY HOMES HERE IN THE RIGHT WOULD COMMUNITY TONIGHT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK BEHIND US YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HIGHWAY ONE 38 AT THE 2 FREEWAY AT THE 2 HIGHWAY YOU SEE THOSE FLASHING LIGHTS THAT'S BECAUSE ALL THE ROADS INTO THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES ARE CLOSED, WEVE GOT MANDATORY EVACUATIONS GOING RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR PHOTOGRAPHER GREG TO RUE SPIN THE CAMERA AROUND AND WE'RE GOING SHOW YOU THIS COMMAND POST IS A STRATEGIZE ON HOW TO GET CONTROL OF THIS FIRE. THAT IS REALLY THREATENING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF WRIGHTWOOD TONIGHT IN A MOMENT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE FLAMES OVERTAKING A POPULAR SKI RESORT. AT THE MOMENT I CAN TELL YOU THIS FIRE IS MOVING EAST TOWARD WHERE WE ARE. >> AND EXPLODING FLAMES IN A RACE TO EVACUATE MY GOD YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING IS JUST YOU'RE BLACK. >> IT REALLY THE CANYON. SO THAT FIRES WRITE IN THERE AND GETTING TAKE EVERYTHING OUT OF THERE. I GOT A DOGS OUT. >> HE'S GOING TO IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT JUST OUTSIDE THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST WE FOUND JENNY ALLEN IS. >> MEAN AND YOU CAN BET YOU CAN TAKE BACK. >> AND HER 4 DOGS SAFELY EVACUATED, BUT WORRIED ABOUT HER HOUSE AS FLAMES FROM THE BRIDGE FIRE FORCED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN WRIGHTWOOD OUT BOLDLY WE URGE EVERYBODY THE STATE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIRE AREA AT EVACUATION ORDERS ARE THE FIRE EXPLODING IN SIZE TUESDAY NIGHT FROM SEVERAL 1000 34,000 ACRES AS EXTREME HEAT WILD WINDS COMBINED FOR REALLY CHALLENGING CONDITIONS AN ESTIMATED 30% OF KRISTEN STILL REFUSING TO EVACUATE. >> PLEASE LISTEN TO THE ORDER IF WE'RE ASKING YOU TO EVACUATE, THERE IS NO PROPERTY THAT IS WORTH YOU'RE RISKING YOUR LIFE. BRENNAN MULLENS AND WAS JUST UP THE HILL FROM THE HORSE TRAILER TO HELP HER RESCUE HORSES AND HAPPENS THE FIRE SPREADING SO QUICKLY IT'S IT'S IT'S COMING. IT'S JUST CRESTING OVER PROBABLY ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO. >> AND NOW IT'S JUST MOVING RAPIDLY THE SMOKE IS CRAZY THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE ANIMALS OR ANYTHING WITH HIM OUTSIDE. >> YOU KNOW WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO GET THEM OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT FOR MANY TONIGHT THERE IS THIS SENSE OF FEAR COMBINED WITH HELPLESSNESS. >> YOU CAN SEE THE FIRE COMING OUT NEW N NO ONE DON'T GET OUT YOU'RE GOING TO BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND AGAIN ONE WAY >> SO MUCH SADNESS AND APPREHENSION HERE TONIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THAT VIDEO FROM MOUNTAIN HIGH SKI RESORT IN WRIGHTWOOD A REALLY POPULAR SKI RESORT, NORMALLY WE SEE THEIR CAMERAS SHOWING US A BEAUTIFUL SNOWFALL. TONIGHT, THE RESORT CAMERA SHOWING US THE SKI LIFTS THEY'RE BEING ENGULFED BY FLAMES. I DID JUST TALKED TO A SHERIFF'S OFFICIAL A FEW MOMENTS AGO, HE SAID HE TOOK A DRIVE UP THERE. AND YES HE SAW THE FLAMES RIPPING THROUGH THAT RESORT BUT HE TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT SEE ANY OF THE STRUCTURES. THEY'RE ON THE PROPERTY BURNING A FIERCE FIREFIGHT GOING ON TONIGHT AS THE FIRE MARCHES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OF WRIGHTWOOD WE'RE LIVE TONIGHT IN FEELING NEAR WRIGHTWOOD I'M SANDRA MITCHELL KTLA, 5 NEWS BACK TO YOU ALL RIGHT SANDRA THANK YOU FROM THE GROUND TO THE AIRLINE NOW TO GET A LOT OF US NEAR THE BRIDGE FIRE IN SKY 5 WITH A VIEW FROM ABOVE DEAL. >> IF I COULD SHOW WAS SHOWING IN VIEW OF THE FIRE THAT BRIDGE FIRE FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AREA AS WE OVERPLAY THAT AREA'S OUT HERE YOU'LL SEE THE EXTENT OF BURNED ALL THE FIRE THAT YOU SEE ON THE HILLSIDE THERE. THAT IS THE EXTENT OF THE BRIDGE STARTED OVER HERE OF EAST FORK ROAD GLENDORA MOUNTAIN ROAD AND TRAVELED EAST TO TO THE NORTH. WE'RE SANDRA SO 34,000 ACRES AND GROWING. YOU CAN SEE SPOKEN LET'S GO TO VIDEO THAT WAS SHOT UP IN THE RIGHT WOULD AREA PROPERTIES BUILDINGS WE'RE BURNING TONIGHT TO EARLIER YOU SEE FOOTAGE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. HEAVY FIRE GOING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WE DON'T KNOW HOW WHAT STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN LOST AT THIS POINT BUT DEFINITELY THAT FIRE JUST MOVING OUT OF CONTROL RIGHT THROUGH THE WRIGHTWOOD AREA. NOW THE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE FOR THAT AREA AS WELL AS THE MOUNT. NOW ALL THE VILLAGE WELL, CAN'T IT HE'S FORECAST DETAILS THERE'S A WARNING TO ALSO EFFECT FOR THE SENATE NEW HEIGHTS AND UPLAND AREAS FROM THE FOOTHILL PUT OUT TO THE 2.10 FREEWAY. SO THAT'S THE CONCERN TONIGHT FOR FIREFIGHTERS HERE HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL WITH THIS FIRE IS BURNING CONTINUE TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL DEEP INTO THE FOREST HERE BUT AGAIN LIKE A LIGHT WE'LL SEE WHAT THE THEY COME UP WITH AS FAR AS. NUMBER OF HOMES OR STRUCTURES THAT WERE LOST OR DAMAGED