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And turned upside down and spun around. its just incredible. >> we were listening to the news conference earlier when your fire chief i believe it was, described special operations fire rescue using hydraulic tools. >> yes. >> to cut some passengers out of this. >> yes to cut through some of the cars the metal. i dont know what they are made of but obviously some kind of metal. they had to cut through some of the cars to get to some of the passengers. the special operations unit has, you know sp...

Expect this, did they? >> reporter: they didnt, 65-mile-per-hour wind gusts pushed the fire over containment lines so fast that firefighters were but helpless to watch as it went after home after home. we are expecting an update by the fire command in 30 minutes. fire crews say up until that storm hit they were feeling confident about the fight against the waldo canyon fire. >> im trying to get back out of the smoke. my dad called me and said there are flames a block away from your house right n...