these are time-lapse images of one of those fires in california. watch as it overtakes and completely wipes out this ridge in the plumas natural forest. the devastation taking just six minutes. the tampa rack fire in nevada started on the fourth of july as a small burn on a single tree caused by a lightning strike. now it s an out-of-control inferno. lucy kafanov is tracking it for us. reporter: the tampa rack fire has been burning out of control. you can see the impact all around me. take a look from above. you re looking at the city of reno. in the distance you should be able to see mountains, instead, you have thick fog, fumes, haze blanketing the air. you can smell it, you can taste it, you can feel it in your lungs. this fire, in addition to several others, has prompted california governor gavin newsom to declare a state of emergency
california. watch as it overtakes and completely wipes out this ridge in the plumas national forest. it only took six minutes. eight large fires are burning in california right now and dozens more are tearing through the western u.s. in oregon the bootleg fire has burned more than 400,000 acres, burning so hot it s creating its own weather. meteorologist confirm it spawned a tornado last weekend. what you re seeing here is damage not just from the flames, but also from that tornado. trees snapped and ripped apart and bark sheared off. firefighters are still struggling to put the bootleg fire out. so far it s just 46% captained. cnn meteorologist derek van dam has a closer look at how that tornado happened and the damage it left behind. alison that video is ast asto
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