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Fire spread to the hotel next door. when a portion of that building collapsed trapping them. veterans matthew renaud and garner and sullivan. not pictured is 12 year veteran robert bebee. they say the four took and aggressive move fighting the fire because they believed that people were inside the hotel. wildfire alert now. it is called the powerhouse fire. it is burning so close to a powerhouse. it is chewing through brush and anything that will light up. when i was covering the story

Today as they laid out some of the things that they have not been able to rule out, refused to answer any specific questions connecting bryce reed to the investigation here of the explosion in west, texas. but it is clear that that is still something that theyre looking into, and hes still part of one of the things that theyre looking at. >> what other factors are they looking into? >> its interesting, they said that whether or not this fire was intentionally caused is one of the three things th...

>> its interesting, they said that whether or not this fire was intentionally caused is one of the three things theyre looking at. the other two is the electrical system inside the building where the fire started and the explosion erupted, the electrical system inside that building, and the second thing is a golf cart that was found or believed to be inside that building where the fire started. this is a battery power operated golf cart that atf investigators say has a history of catching fire a...

Investigate and assist authorities in will determining the cause of the fire in order to help bring forth answers and provide closure to the victims and their families. we should tell you that the driver was not hurt. he has since spoken out and says that originally he thought the passengers were asking if they could smoke when in reality they were complaining about the smoke. he estimates that it took about 30 seconds to a minute before he was able to pull over. now, of the four survivors, they...

Those that were seated in the back were not able to get out as fast. the fire spread too quickly and corone coroners office said they were so badly burned it could take days. >> those sitting closer to the front may have climbed into the drivers area and exited those doors opposed to the door in the rear. >> we also understand according to chp that there were good samaritans on hand pulling some from the vehicle. its important to note we reached out to this limousine company. they have not answe...

And breaking news tonight on massive wildfires. theyre burning right now in the los angeles area. and just five hours today, this wildfire went from -- just take a pause here and listen to these numbers -- ten acres to 6,500 acres. whole neighborhoods are still being threatened by the flames. hundreds of firefighters are now scrambling to put them out. 10 acres to 6,500 acres in five hours. paul vercammen is "outfront" in one of the main locations here, new bury park. paul, what can you tell us?...

I mean, it could have been catastrophic. >> with disaster averted, one question remains. what caused the fire? reviewing the security tape, investigators believe its caused by gas vapors that had built up near the nozzle. >> when the one kid leans in where the gas is being pumped, sticks his hand in there, and the next thing you know, theres a fire outside of the car. so it could have been a static shock, it could have been a lighter, who knows. >> however it started, its clear from the video wh...

Inside the car. it could have been a lighter, a static shock, who knows. >> however it started, its clear from the video why the fire spread. >> the pumps have a lock on the nozzle that keeps it pumping. so when he went to grab the hose, the pump was still going and pumping fuel. that was why there was an initial fire ball when he pulled it out. with without the safety shutoff switches that we have in place, that gas nozzle was a giant flame thrower. >> to help prevent gas station fires like thi...

Corey single handedly snuffs the fire, saving the gas station, surrounding home and everyone nearby. >> i dont like to think about what could have happened had i not gotten that fire out when i did. it could have been catastrophic. >> with disaster averted, one question remains, what caused the fire? reviewing the security tape, investigators believe its caused by gas vapors that had built up near the nozzle. >> one kid leans in where the gas is being pumped, sticks his hand in there, and the ne...

furious gun-running operation. tonight, the mother and cousin of slain border patrol agent brian terry, the man you see right there, who was killed in connection with the gun running operation, they are speaking out on this program. speaking out for the first time since the indictments were unsealed on monday, charging five people in the shootout that resulted in the death of agent terry. the shootout, which happened in december of 2010. now, two guns were found at the scene of terrys ...