Page 29 - Fire Command News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

And turned upside down and spun around. it's just incredible. >> we were listening to the news conference earlier when your fire chief i believe it was, described special operations fire rescue using hydraulic tools. >> yes. >> to cut some passengers out of this. >> yes to cut through some of the cars the metal. i don't know what they are made of but obviously some kind of metal. they had to cut through some of the cars to get to some of the passengers. the special operations unit has, you know specialized equipment for these kinds of situations and literally cut through some of the cars to ge...

Expect this, did they? >> reporter: they didn't, 65-mile-per-hour wind gusts pushed the fire over containment lines so fast that firefighters were but helpless to watch as it went after home after home. we are expecting an update by the fire command in 30 minutes. fire crews say up until that storm hit they were feeling confident about the fight against the waldo canyon fire. >> i'm trying to get back out of the smoke. my dad called me and said there are flames a block away from your house right now. >> reporter: emergency rooms in colorado springs are busy because residents are coming in comp...