Wind Hitting News Today

Night. peter? >> what a dramatic difference in that scene in just 24 hours. thank you. for those tens of thousands forced to flee with almost no warning, it has been a terrifying ordeal. nbcs steve patterson now on the dramatic escape as the fires closed in. out the window, the smoke was thickening as jason fletcher in colorado for the holidays -- >> cassidy >> reporter: -- shot this video, he was at a chuckie cheese with his wife and family. >> i saw flames and i yelled, "flames. i see fire." >...

I see fire. >> reporter: with the fire approaching dangerously close to the restaurant parents gathered chirp and scrambled to the exit. winds so strong. >> i cant get this door open. >> i think we are locked in. >> reporter: for a moment, they struggled to get out. >> we finally get outside and it is all hitting you and the wind was moving so fast. >> i felt the wind hitting. thats when danger set in. fire and wind of that magnitude is very dangerous. >> go, go, go, come on. >> after a rush to ...

With the fire approaching dangerously close to the restaurant, parents gathered children. with winds so strong, for a moment they struggled to get out. >> when we finally get outside and its just all hitting and the wind was moving so fast. >> i felt the wind hitting and thats when the danger really set in and fire and wind of that magnitude is very dangerous. >> go, go, go. >> come on! >> after a rush to the parking lot gridlock as hundreds try to flee the crowded shopping center. >> i looked b...

>> we finally get outside and the wind was moving so fast. >> i felt the wind hitting. thats when the danger really set in, like fire and wind of that magnitude is very dangerous. >> go, go, go, go. run. >> reporter: after a rush through the parking lot, gridlock as hundreds tried to flee the crowded shopping center. >> i looked back at my son, and he was trying to hold back tears, and i just told him, were going to be okay. were going to be okay. we said a little prayer. >> reporter: though sha...

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We knew something big had happened. we didnt know what, but we needed to get out and luckily we did. >> larry: how many were with you? >> there were probably approximately 15 getting ready to go inside to our sections at the time. >> larry: do you feel -- >> i dont have an exact number, but i feel very lucky and fortunate, larry, so much. >> larry: so how long between the first wind hitting and getting out did it take, do you think? a matter of minutes? >> yeah, it just took a couple minutes. it...

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