Bridge Fire explodes to over 46K acres

Published: Sep 10, 2024 Duration: 00:02:16 Category: News & Politics

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We'll send it back to you. All right, Mario, thank you for that update. We're tracking another massive fire that's threatening the mountain communities of Wrightwood and Mount Baldy. This is the bridge fire. It's exploded to over 46,000 acres. Gigi Garcia joins us live with the latest Gigi. And that number, Bob and Brooke expected to go up once the sun comes up. And a morning assessment is done. Good morning, everyone. Take a look behind me. We're just off of Pearblossom highway, the 138 here in Yano, and you are looking live towards Mountain High and you can just see the hills are just all lit up with hotspots with active fire this morning visible from here. And take a look at the video. Overnight the bridge fire continued to rage, destroying homes and growing to almost 47,000 acres with no containment in sight. The fire moving fast, growing almost ten times in size in just one day, spreading both north and northeast towards the communities of Wrightwood and Pinon Hills, and spreading from La County to San Bernardino County, which is already stretched thin as they fight the line fire. Today, the firefighting focus will continue to be on the communities of Wrightwood and Mount Baldy. They are under a mandatory evacuation order. Residents scrambling to get what they could and leave. Yesterday it was very emotional for all. Take care. You got it. You got it safe. Okay okay. It's going to be all right. Okay And firefighters across the Southland are saying that all of these wildfires, at least three of them here in Southern California, are exhibiting what they describe as extreme fire behavior, unpredictable and erratic. Let's bring it back here. Live. You are looking at the bridge fire this morning, as seen from Yano towards Mountain High. Again. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place and it is unclear exactly how many structures have been lost because the fire is still raging. Damage assessment teams have not been able to get in.

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