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Get out of there, please get out of there. julie: jeff paul is live in idlewild with the lat latest. >> reporter: we're right inside the containment lines in the town of idlewild. you can see the firefighters out here, mopping up the few remaining hot spots in this particular area. investigators say this particular fire, the scranton fire, was started as a result of arson but is now at 17% containment as crews start to gain up ther hand. further up north, in redding, california, the car fire remains a huge threat. it's killed a bulldozer operator and a local firefighter. some families are repo...

That family are confirming they were killed and that wildfire bringing the total to - -. a bulldozer operator was killed earlier this week. the raging fires have sent homeowners understandably scrambling for safety. >> i miss her home. i'm hoping nobody else loses their house or their life. >>eric: jeff paul is on the scene in california. what's the latest on the fire there? >>reporter: authorities just updated us on the car fire in northern california telling us it's split into three different branches as it continues to burn near the city of redding. is showing right now no signs of slowing ...

Helicopters are flying overhead as they dump water, hoping to douse the remaining flames. for the north in redding california, this fire remains a huge threat. in fact, a few minutes ago cal fire issued a new round of even more evacuations. it is on top of the thousands and thousands who already have been ordered to evacuate. there's a bulldozer operator, firefighter and some families are reporting their missing loved ones. and for terms of damage, 80,000 acres and it is only five percent contained. many residents in the area are scrambling to get to safety leaving behind everything they own. ...

Fortunately is 17% contained. but further north in redding, california, a car fire remains. it's already killed a bulldozer operator and a local firefighter. more than 80,000 acres right now, so far burned by the fire and it's only 5% contained. 37,000 people are under evacuation orders. the fire has destroyed at least 500 structures and is threatening an additional 5,000 structures. many right now are scrambling to get to safety. >> threw a few things in the cars in the garage, backed out and got out of here. as we pulled out right here, the flames were just, not even one block down here, swi...

Have bsh r been destroyed. it is going to go up significantly once they have a chance to assess the area. it advanced to quickly that residents had no warning, just a few minutes to get out. we know one person died as a result of this fire. he was a private bulldozer operator who was trying to combat the fire. we know some babies that were at the near by hospital, they were evacuated as a verz of precaution. in terms of getting it under control, it will be hot and windy today. we know that it stayed in the