STREAMING ON CBS NEWS US INTO THIS. I AM SUZIE SUH. >> I'M CHAUNCEY GLOVER THE AIRPORT FIRE BURNING RIGHT NOW, SKY CAL OVERHEAD. >> OFFICIALS HELD A BRIEFING THING THEY BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS LIKELY UNINTENTIONALLY STARTED THE PUBLIC WORKS CREWS USING HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE AREA. DESMOND SHAW OVER THIS PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT STARTED. >> WE SEE A LOT OF GLOWING CLAIMS AS WE ARE OVER THE CITY OF THE 405 FREEWAY. WE NEED TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE WATER DROPPING HELICOPTERS USING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES SO WE CAN SEE FROM THIS DISTANCE, AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF OPEN FLAME OUT OF CONTROL. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE FIRE SINCE THE 2:00 HOUR EDITS AMAZING HOW MUCH IT'S BLOWN. THIS IS ORANGE COUNTY'S HIGHEST PEAK AND YOU CAN SEE RADIO TOWERS THERE HOW CLOSE THE FIRE HAS GOTTEN BUT THERE ARE CAL FIRE TRUCKS UP THERE AND CRUISE PROBABLY TRYING TO DIG OUT FIRE LINES AND WORK WITH THE RETARDANT DROPPED BEFORE NIGHTFALL SO THE UNDERTAKERS, THEY DO NOT WORK AT NIGHT, THE FIRE TRUCK DRIVERS BUT SHOULD BE WATER DROPPING HELICOPTERS BUT THE BEST THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IS KEEP IT AWAY FROM HOMES AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING FIRE CONTINUE BURNING PRIMARILY AWAY FROM HOMES BUT IT'S CONTINUED TO BLOW UP. THE OFFICIAL ACREAGE IN THE MANY THOUSANDS HERE, A TOUGH EFFORT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, CLIENT CAL FIRE, PUT OUT THE AIRPORT FIRE AFFECTING THE TOP OF ORANGE COUNTY'S HIGHEST PEAK. >> IS TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT. 2:00 HOUR A LITTLE AFTER 1:30 P.M. AND THEY TOSSED AIRCRAFT INITIALLY BUT NOW WE KNOW NIGHT FALLS. A LOOK AT THE RADIO TOWERS IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES AND WE SEE AIRCRAFT FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND REALLY ALL OVER IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, A FIRE NATO BURNING. THE RELATED AND ARE 6:00 HOUR, A BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT CAME TO PUT IT ON THE AIRPORT FIRE. WE NOTICED MARKINGS ON THE AIRCRAFT AND ABLE TO CONFIRM THE AIRCRAFT WAS FROM SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA TO CAL FIRE FOR THIS REASON IS WE HAVE FIRES BURNING IN OUR AREA. I WAS ABLE THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS AND HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP. >> IS OVERWHELMING AND THAT'S THE SAME THING WE DO HERE, THROUGH A LOT OF NUISANCE. >> THERE IS THAT GOING 737 HERE IN SOCAL. WANT TO COME TO MY COMPUTER, HE SAW IN THE VIDEO FROM ONE OF CALIFORNIA RADIOS THE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WERE CRITICAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WE HAVE A TOWER UP THERE AS WELL SO YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE IT'S BURNING.