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Massive fire. this was a fire that spread very rapidly. it spread very quickly northward and some folks are saying this is the type of day that you wouldn't typically see a fire just erupt like this. it was a rainey day, a stormy day. that's raising a lot of questions, but at this point, we don't have definite answers what causes this. >> fire just exploded in effect. it went on and on and on. block after block. explachb what was going on because the weather clearly played a significant role. >> absolutely. you know what that was? it was the wind. we were talking sustained winds of 15 miles pe...

>> trace: claudia, what about yosemite itself? we know some 15,000 acres have already burned. what's the late the rest? reporter: there's still lots of ore fineline right now inside the park. but the hotels and the famous sites like encapitan and half dome are a good distance away from the flames and the granite provides a fire break. these sequoias can resist fires but not an inferno like this. firefighters say they are taking no chances with this crown fire, so-called because of its tendency to jump from tree top to tree trop and along the ground. >> trace: trying to steer it away from the p...

We are having fire break lines with bulldozers. we are really working in coordination with the fire team that's here. they're doing an amazing job. >> we've heard that they are absolutely working their hearts out. conditions very tough, steep terrain if you're a ski resort, kind of describe the conditions for us today and what you're observing? >> caller: it's still smokey in the area. usually in the afternoon clears off a little bit when the inversion lifts. it's steep terrain. the humidity is low. there's very little wind today. firefighters are cautiously optimistic about the progress they ...

Get ahead of them. and that's what basically happened. again we're dealing with humans. this has happened in the past. probably happen in the future. >> every plane crash the ntsb and faa tries to go and investigate to figure out what went wrong and figure out what lessons we can take away from it so that we can make the sky safer and in fact the skies have become much safer in the past 20 years as a result of these investigations. what do you think the take away is from this crash? >> well i think they're going to want to i mean i am blown away impressed with the ntsb that deborah hersman kno...

Mood is on the ground? >> reporter: well you heard it from the fire chief. the grief is really difficult for all the firefighters here. the reason why is because these are the best of the best. these fire crews, the hot shots, they are deployed, the best trained. they are deployed on their own and go out there with tact and spend days trying to create that break, that fire break, that barrier so the other fire crews can get a handle on it to create, that contain the circle we talk ability. when you lose the top tier, the very best, you can imagine what kind of impact that has on all the firefi...