SoCal Wildfires: Latest updates on Airport, Bridge, Line fires

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:03:08 Category: News & Politics

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>> ROSE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT THOUSANDS OF STRUCTURES REMAINED THREATENED THIS MORNING AS THE BRIDGE FIRE CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO IN LA COUNTY. YEAH, IT IS BLOCKING MORE THAN 51,000 ACRES WITH NO CONTAINMENT KTLA ERIN MYERS IS LIVE IN PINON HILLS WITH THE LATEST GOOD MORNING AIR. >> GOOD MORNING TO BOTH WE KNOW THAT THIS FIRE HAS DESTROYED ABOUT 40 STRUCTURES IN THE MOUNT BALL, THE AND WRIGHTWOOD AREAS, MOSTLY AND THERE ARE STILL MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE YOU CAN SEE HERE BEHIND YOU WE HAVE THE CHP AND THE NATIONAL GUARD, THIS IS THE ONE 38 AT THE 2 LEADING UP TO RIGHT WOULD WEAR ONE OF THOSE EVACUATION ORDERS STILL IN PLACE BUT LET'S GET TO SOME VIDEO OF WHAT FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH OFFICIALS SAY THEY SAW MINIMAL FIRE GROWTH YESTERDAY DUE TO REDUCED WIND SPEEDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY TOP PRIORITIES FOR FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO BE STRUCTURE PROTECTION AND DEFENDING COMMUNITIES AND WE KNOW YESTERDAY THEY DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH BUT THEY CONTINUED THOSE WATER AND RETARDANT IN AREAS THEY ALSO WORKED BUILDING LINE ALONG THE FIRE'S EDGE TRYING TO STRENGTHEN CONTAINMENT LINES WE'RE TOLD ARE ALSO PUTTING OUT HOT SPOTS AND JUST DOING SOME MOP UP IN CERTAIN AREAS AS WELL CONDITIONS THOUGH HAVE BEEN MORE FAVORABLE TAKE A LISTEN. >> THE TEMPERATURES DROP THE HUMIDITY CAME UP THE WINDS WEREN'T BAD THAT REALLY GIVES US A CHANCE TO GET A STRONG FOOTHOLD AND GET IN THERE AND REALLY START DOING SOME WORK. >> NOW THE FIRE STARTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT WEDNESDAY A TOUR THROUGH WRIGHTWOOD DESTROYING HOMES AND VEHICLES THOUSANDS HAD TO EVACUATE AND GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM DID DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY THE BRIDGE AIRPORT AND LINE FIRES AS FOR THOSE EVACUATION ORDERS IN PLACE WILL GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THOSE THEY'RE STILL FOR WRIGHTWOOD THE EAST FOR COMMUNITIES OF CAMP WILLIAMS RESORT AND THE RIVER COMMUNITY NEAR THE RESORT ALONG WITH MOUNT BALDY AND PINION HILLS RESIDENTS IN THOSE AREAS, SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES AS WELL AND YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON KTLA DOT COM NOW BACK HERE LIVE ERIK AS YOU SAID THE FIRE STILL HAS 0% CONTAINMENT BUT WE DO KNOW FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE HAVING A BRIEFING THIS MORNING AND WE DO HOPE FOR UPDATED NUMBERS ON THAT WE'RE TOLD OFFICIALS PLAN ON HOLDING A MEETING TOMORROW FOR RESIDENTS. WE KNOW THE LEAST WILL STREAM ON FACEBOOK BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND AT AREA FOR THEM HAVE IT IN PERSON AS WELL AND WE'LL GET YOU THAT INFORMATION WE CAN REPORTING LIVE HERE IN PINON HILLS, I'M ERIN MYERS WILL SEND IT BACK IN THE STUDIO. >> AARON THANK YOU AN UPDATE NOW ON THE LINE FIRE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MORE THAN 37,000 ACRES HAVE BURNED. THE FIRE IS 21% CONTAINED. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT IN RUNNING SPRINGS FORCE FALLS IN MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE. WELL AT LEAST ONE HOME HAS BEEN DESTROYED IN RUNNING SPRINGS, 34 YEAR-OLD JUSTIN. HOLSTON BERG IS CHARGED WITH SETTING THAT FIRE AND 2 SMALLER FIRES, THE SAME DAY. THE NORCO MAN IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT TODAY. >> THE AIRPORT FIRES BURNED MORE THAN 23,000 ACRES IT'S ONLY 5% SURROUNDED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN ROBINSON RANCH IN LAKE ELSINORE AND THAT

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