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Million acres of land. also destroying 12,000 structures, and wildfires are threatening 17,000 homes, the flames have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. the car fire running the most destructive and deadly fire burning right now, and is considered the seventh most devastating fire in state history. >> used to fight fires back in the '70 is in '80s, and i've never seen anything like this. it went in any direction that it wanted to. >> containment levels have gone up, now at 27%, but this fire continues to burn as well as those twin fires that you mention, harris, on the coast....

And you have the opposite seen. a car burned down to its metal, the home destroyed, the grass in the front yard blackened by all the smoke and fire and firefighters say that's what makes these fires so hard to fight. they don't know where they are going to go next. >> this is once in 100 years, it just seems like each year it gets a little worse and worse. >> firefighters at the front lines are feeling at working around the clock, their aggressive efforts are paying off. if containment levels are increasing, giving families hope for tomorrow. >> everything is still here. i'm optimistic about t...

How quickly can they get a handle on this? >> reporter: they are making progress. yesterday was a good day for them. they made some progress. the containment levels are still down. what they are concerned about is lightning strikes in the forecast. the bottom line is firefighters are cautiously optimistic if they can make progress today from the air. they just started flying their assets, they think they can get a hold of this fire and get some people back in their homes. >> show us what's behind you. this is where they come and sleep at night. they sleep in tents. they come in with their vehi...