Qualitien Complex Fire News Today

Down this morning right near lake placid, new york. that was not far from the airport. they say it crashed on a farm and then burst into flames. investigators are not yet sure exactly what caused this accident. witnesses say they did hear the crash, but they could do nothing to help those passengers. police in kansas arrested the man accused of abducting five-year-old cadeen paris after a violent shootout. the suspect reportedly crashed his vehicle at a construction site before exchanging gun ...

Out. the area engulfed, according to one resident. >> we watched the whole town burning. it looked like the whole town was on fire at night cause it was just -- all you could see was fire everywhere. >> reporter: the name of the fire that consumed the town is called the qualitien complex fire. it is some 200,000-acres in size and growing very, very fast. in fact, collectively, its as big as the city of seattle. that of tacoma and also bellevue. its that absolutely massive. of course, the governm...

It. there is no time to fight this fire with garden hoses. >> reporter: here is why the fire is so fierce. thats because of the 105 degrees temperatures there. you can see where they are. 4 1/2 hours -- 3 1/2 hours drive from seattle. low humidity in the area. winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour. very, very easily pushes those flames. its been burning an entire week, this particular fire. its one of 50 in the state and 7,000 firefighters have been fighting the flames since then. the authorities...