The Bridge Fire remains 0% contained with firefighters looking to improved weather conditions to slo

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:02:32 Category: News & Politics

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THE THREE WILDFIRES WERE WATCHING AND CURRENT CONDITIONS COMING UP. >> THE LARGEST OF THOSE FIRES IS THE BRIDGE FIRE. BURNING IN THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. >> SCORCHING 50,000 ACRES. THE WRIGHTWOOD SITUATION. TINA. >> WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THE DEVASTATION THAT THIS BUYER HAS ALREADY CREATED. TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME. DESTROYED BY THE FIRE TUESDAY NIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY SAY THEY'RE WATCHING THE HILLSIDE BEHIND THESE HOMES MAKING SURE THERE ARE NO HOTSPOTS THAT POP UP. THERE ARE NUMBER OF HOMES IN THIS AREA THAT WERE SAVED AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO BE OKAY. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO OF WHAT THIS FIRE HAS DONE. IT IS NOW THE LARGEST ACTIVE FIRE IN THE STATE. MORE THAN 50,000 ACRES HAVE BURNED. THE FIRE IS BURNING IN THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, BUT, FORTUNATELY, FIREFIGHTERS THIS MORNING TELLING ME THAT THE WEATHER IS STARTING TO TURN IN THEIR DIRECTION. THE HUMIDITY IS HIGHER AND THE TEMPERATURES ARE LOWER AND RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE OVERNIGHT THE FIRE HAS LAID DOWN. THEY DO NOT BELIEVE ANY MORE HOMES OR STRUCTURES ARE LOST AND THEY HOPE THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CONDITIONS AND START TO WORK ON CONTAINMENT TODAY. THERE WERE HOMES AND CABINS LOST BOTH IN THE COMMUNITIES OF WRIGHTWOOD AND MOUNT BALDY. WE SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS AFFECTED. >> TO SEE A FIRE BURNING 40,000 ACRES IN 24 HOURS, IT IS NOT AN UNDERSTATEMENT WHEN WE SAY THIS FIRE EXPLODED INTO TOW% THE HEAT THAT EXISTS IN THE FUEL THAT IS STILL OUT THERE PRESENTS A VERY REAL RISK TO ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES. >> THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRE OFFICIALS THAT WE TALK TO. MOVING THROUGH THESE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. AS WE COME BACK OUT HERE LIVE, THE WEATHER CERTAINLY BETTER FOR FIREFIGHTERS TODAY. THEY STILL SAY THERE IS THAT THREAT. THAT IS WHY EVACUATION ORDERS ARE STAYING IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL GUARD IS HERE HELPING LOCAL SHERIFF STEP IT IS WITH THE ROAD CLOSURES MAKING SURE PEOPLE STAY OUT. THERE ARE STILL HOTSPOTS HERE AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET THOSE OUT. RIGHT NOW

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