Fire burning on west edge of Pinnacles National Park Share Updated: 11:57 PM PDT Jul 28, 2021 Share Updated: 11:57 PM PDT Jul 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript I'M DAN GREEN. AND I'M ERIN CLARK. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A FIRE BURNING INSIDE PINNACLES NAONTIAL PARK.. PROMPTING EVACUATIONS THERE.. IT'S CALLED THE PINNACLES FIRE.. AND IT STARTED AROUND 5 40 THIS AFTERNOON.. QUICKLY SPREADING TO ABOUT 184 ACRES.. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER CHRISTOPHER SALAS IS LIVE AT THE WEST ENTERANCE TO THE PARK.. CHRISTOPHER.. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE FIRE FIGHT? DAN NO SPECIFIC WORD ON CONTAINMENT YET.. BUT CAL FIRE SAYS FORWARD PROGRESS HAS BEEN STOPPED.. THE AGENCY TOLD ME IT'S A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT CONSIDERING THE FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY.. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THEIRE F ST ARTED AS IT WAS SPREADING QUICKLY ACCORDING TO CAL FIRE.. EVERYONE IN THE NATINOAL PARKAS W EVACUATED.. AND THE NATURE CENTER ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS WERE THREATENED .. THEN OUTSIDE OF THE PARK.. THE FIRE CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE CHONALE VINEYARD AND WINERY.. BEFORE PLANES AND HELICOPTERS USED FIRE RETARDENT AND WATER DROPS TO PROTECT THE STRTUUCS RE AND SLOW THE FIRE DOWN .. MY PHOTOGRAPHER AND I PERSONALLY SAW THELA FS ME DIMINISH AS IT BURNT INTO THE RETARDENT PLACED AROUND THE WINERY AND VINEYARD.. CAL FIRE TOLD ME WHEN THE FIRST STARTED IT HAD THE POTEIANTL TO REA CH HUNDREDS OF ACRES BECAUSE IT WAS DRY.. HOT.. AND THE WIND WAS ERRATIC.. BUT THANKFULLY THERE WAS A QUICK AIR ATTACK TT HA PREVENTED THIS FIRE FROM DESTROYING STRUCTURES... ADN BURN FURTHER INTO THE PARK... 15 ENGINES.. 5 DOZERS... 6 FIXED WING AIR TANKERS ADN 3 HELICOPTERS ALL RESPONDED TO THIFIS RE .. FIREFIGHTERS TELL ME GHHIWAY 146 AT METZ RO AD SHOULD BE OPEN BY THE MORNING.. BUT AT STONEWALL CANYON ROAD JUST BEFORE TEH TRENANCE TO THE PARK. .. THAT'S LIKELY GOING TO REMAIN CLOSED ALL