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And breaking news tonight on massive wildfires. they're burning right now in the los angeles area. and just five hours today, this wildfire went from -- just take a pause here and listen to these numbers -- ten acres to 6,500 acres. whole neighborhoods are still being threatened by the flames. hundreds of firefighters are now scrambling to put them out. 10 acres to 6,500 acres in five hours. paul vercammen is "outfront" in one of the main locations here, new bury park. paul, what can you tell us? it is impossible to even imagine the speed with which that fire spread. >> reporter: erin, you're ...

I mean, it could have been catastrophic. >> with disaster averted, one question remains. what caused the fire? reviewing the security tape, investigators believe it's caused by gas vapors that had built up near the nozzle. >> when the one kid leans in where the gas is being pumped, sticks his hand in there, and the next thing you know, there's a fire outside of the car. so it could have been a static shock, it could have been a lighter, who knows. >> however it started, it's clear from the video why the fire spread. >> the pumps have a lock on the nozzle that keeps it pumping without you havin...

Inside the car. it could have been a lighter, a static shock, who knows. >> however it started, it's clear from the video why the fire spread. >> the pumps have a lock on the nozzle that keeps it pumping. so when he went to grab the hose, the pump was still going and pumping fuel. that was why there was an initial fire ball when he pulled it out. with without the safety shutoff switches that we have in place, that gas nozzle was a giant flame thrower. >> to help prevent gas station fires like this, many states and provinces have required the lock on the pump nozzle removed. that way gas stops ...

Corey single handedly snuffs the fire, saving the gas station, surrounding home and everyone nearby. >> i don't like to think about what could have happened had i not gotten that fire out when i did. it could have been catastrophic. >> with disaster averted, one question remains, what caused the fire? reviewing the security tape, investigators believe it's caused by gas vapors that had built up near the nozzle. >> one kid leans in where the gas is being pumped, sticks his hand in there, and the next thing you know there's a fire uds of the car. it could have been a lighter, a static shock, who...

furious gun-running operation. tonight, the mother and cousin of slain border patrol agent brian terry, the man you see right there, who was killed in connection with the gun running operation, they are speaking out on this program. speaking out for the first time since the indictments were unsealed on monday, charging five people in the shootout that resulted in the death of agent terry. the shootout, which happened in december of 2010. now, two guns were found at the scene of terry's murder. guns that months earlier, the u.s. government allegedly knew and allowed to be bought by kn...