Bridge Fire continues to burn as containment remains at 0%

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:02:50 Category: News & Politics

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CHAUNCY: WELCOME TO KCAL NEWS 8, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I'M CHAUNCY GLOVER. SUZIE SUH HAS THE NIGHT OFF. >> THREE LARGE FIRES STILL BURNS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE BRIDGE FIRE IN L.A. AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES IS THE BIGGEST FIRE DESTROYING HOMES AND CHARRING MORE 51 THOUSAND ACRES. STILL NO CONTAINMENT. LUZDELIA CABALLERO FROM WRIGHTWOOD. REPORTER: THIS USED TO ONE OF THEIR LONG RV'S IT IS GONE. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THEIR HOME, ALL YOU COULD SEE IS PART OF THE FOUNDATION. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT. TERRIFYING MOMENTS AS BRIM -- BRIDGE FIRE BURNED. >> MIXED FEELINGS, VERY OVERWHELMED. REPORTER: CARTER VASQUEZ IS OVERWHELMED BUTHANKFUL SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. >> FIRE WAS COMING DOWN. WE INTO THE OUT THERE JUST IN TIME. REPORTER: ADDING SHE WAS PUTTING A LOT OF PURPOSE POSSESSIONS IN THEIR RV FOR LAST YEAR. >> IN CASE A FIRE HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. >> COMFORTS OF HOME. >> THIS WILL BE THEIR HOME FOR NOW. UNTIL A ARE ABLE TO SQUARE EVERYTHING OUT WITH THEIR INSURANCE. >> THAT IS DEVON HE IS ABOUT DEN YEARS OLD. >> THANKFULLY EVERYONE IS OKAY, BUT THEIR LIVELIHOOD, A BED AND BREAKFAST THEY RUN IS GONE. >> THE SPOT FIRES TOOK OVER, OUR HOUSE SUCH A STRONG INFERNO IT IS A LOG HOUSE. >> ONLY THING ON THE PROPERTY, IS MASSAGE AND FACIAL COSTAGE. >> WE WERE SURPRISED. FIRE MUST HAVE WENT AROUND THAT. REPORTER: ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT REBUILDING? >> PROBABLY NOT. >> AS YOU CAN SEE SOME PARTS OF WRIGHTWOOD ARE DEVASTATED. OTHERS LIKE MOUNTAIN HIGH, SAVED, AS C CARTER FAMILY THEY ARE SITTING TIGHT. >> WE'LL BE GNOME ADDS FOR A WHILE. >> NOMADS FOR A WHILE. >> ONE DAY AT A TIME. >> ONE OF 4 CARS THAT WERE TORCHED IN THE BRIDGE FIRE. TREES LEFT LOOKING LIKE TOOTHPICKS. THE SILVER LINING IS THEY WERE ALL ABLE TO GET SAFELY, AND NOW THEY ARE GETTING HELP FROM THE RED CROSS AND WAITING TO SEE WHERE THEY WILL GO

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