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Resident richard billas works on the east side of the city and lives less than a mile from the forest that bothers the town. on a windy late summer day this quiet neighborhood is about to become a death trap. >> texas is now officially suffering its second worst drought ever. >> it had been months before it has rained. the worst drought we have seen. >> on top of the lack of rein is the heat and today dallas will be at or above 100 degrees for the 39th day in a row. >> thousands of acres of dry trees and grass have created a recipe for disaster. all it takes is a strong gust of wind to turn th...

After house. maureen gapp is one of dozens of residents who can only watch as lava moves in on her home. >> right there. and i just -- i still think i'm going to wake up tomorrow in my bedroom and everything is going to be here. and i don't know what is going to happen when i wake up and it is not. it is going to be hard. >> once the lava reaches her home, it ignites an intense fire. when all is said and done, miraclously, no lives are lost but the town is almost completely covered. some hawaiians like walter yamaguchi who lost his business lava believe this is allelieve of the work of pel. >>...

Moving lava flow could take weeks to reach deep into the city. for thevides time fortress residents to prepare or to evacuate. the long wait toughened out where it goes takes an emotional toll. >> it was agonizing. the people were saying is it going to stop. is it going to take my house. some people would move their houses. some people would pack up belongings and leave. some people just left everything there and walked away. it was pretty crazy. >> the river of fire is unstoppable with the volcano producing half a million cubic yards of lava every day. >> there is really nothing you can do to...

1599 other times. fire can take everything you got just like that. >> the historic blaze claims the lives of two residents and consumes 34,000 acres. richard counts his blessings and because he stayed behind and filmed his footage can now be used by the texas forest service to better understand the path the fea fire took. even so, he has a word of warning for those who find themselves in the path of a wildfire. >> my advice to others, if you can get out, get out when you can. >> lucky to see you guys again or hope you guys get to see me again. >> coming up, a storm chaser catches up you to the...

I was scared at that point. there is fire all around you and not a lot that you can do about it. just hope that it doesn't get you. >> rather than sit and wait for the fire to reach them, richard takes off in his truck driving toward the smoke. >> looks like i'm rolling through a war zone. >> i wanted to make sure that if there was something that i could put out i was going to put it out. >> richard takes a proactive approach. partly because of his good samaritan spirit on partly out of self-preservation. >> i'm going to take this golf cart trail right here. i don't normally get to do this. >>...