CNN CNN Newsroom Live August 18, 2015 05:15:00
States. the national fire preparedness level at five, the highest. a resident praised crews for sparing his home. >> they came quick. it came hot and heavy. and then the winds kicked up. and it just was unstoppable. >> reporter: other residents not as fortunate. more than 50,000 acres burned, 1,000 residents evacuated. >> we thought it was this little fire. and the wind got faster and faster. >> reporter: in california, over 13,000 firefighters are trying to extinguish almost two dozen stubborn blazes, a stubborn california heat wave, where firefighters tried to save a fully engulfed lodge. ma...
Source: archive.org