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Flames. ed bledsoe spoke to his wife and their great grandchildren moments before the fire reached them. >> it's coming at me. the fire's coming in the back door. come on, grandpa. i said i'm right down the road. emily said i love you, grandpa. and junior says i love you. come and get us. come and get us. i said i'm on my way. >> reporter: the fire is so large and temperatures so hot it's creating its own weather system. it can be seen from space. gale force winds chipped towering flames into that firefighters described as fire tornadoes. fire doubled in size overnight over the weekend. this i...

Call or go online today. it's been one of the ten most destructive wildfires in california. the carr fire has killed six people, burned close to 100,000 acres. the weather forecast is not looking good. nick watt has more. >> reporter: one of the most destructive fires to ever burn in california. 150 square miles. an area the size of denver sc e scor scorched. 38,000 people forced to flee their homes and six lives lost. among them two firefighters, one person who refused to evacuate and three members of a family getting ready to flee the flames. ed bledsoe spoke to his wife and

Engulfed their california home. ed bledsoe left his house to run a errand. then he got a phone call from his frantic wife melody. he says he raced to get back to them but was turned back by engine crew-- emergency crews. he said he was on the phone with his 5-year-old great grandson james, known as junior as flames tore through the house. i want to warn you, this is tough to listen to. >> i talked to junior on the phone until he died. he just kept saying, grandpa, please come get me. he said come and get me. the fire coming in the back door. come on, grandpa. i said, i'm right down the road. h...

Destroyed, 38,000 people forced to flee their homes and six lives lost. so far, among them, two firefighters, one person who refused to evacuate and three memberses of a family who were getting ready to flee the flames. ed bledsoe spoke to his wife and their great grandchildren, emily and james, moments before the fire reached them. >> it's going to get me. the fire's coming in the back door, come on, grandpa. come and get us. emily said, i love you. grandma says i love you, come and get us. come and get us, i said i'm on my way. >> the fire is so large and temperatures hot it is creating its ...

Area the size of denver, scorched. almost 1,000 buildings destroyed, 38,000 people forced to flee their homes and six lives lost so far. among them, two firefighters, one person who refused to evacuate and three members of a family who were getting ready to flee the flames. ed bledsoe spoke to his wife melody and their great grandchildren emily and james moments before the fire reached them. >> it's coming near me. the fire's coming in the back door. come on, grandpa. i'm right down the road. he said, come and get us. emily said, i love you grandpa. grandma says i home you grandpa, junior says...