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This is a national problem. as we saw in the last train derainment of a train in west virginia. there is just not many options for putting these fires out. people call them bomb trains for a reason. that oil train derailment a few weeks ago was left to burn for days. as to what will happen tonight in northwest, illinois, let's go live to a local reporter to find out the latest news. joining us is kwqc's mark stevens. thank you for joining us, appreciate having you here. >> you're welcome. >> the latest thing i heard is that we heard that evacuations are under way in the local area tonight, hav...

Fresh. >> yes, all of the inventory and food. >> the car was underneath the building? they caught the car on fire which caught your building on fire? >> yes. i called the police. the police did not answer this time. i called the fire department. the fire department i think came after 10 minutes. >> we are going to take a break. >> they came at 2:00 a.m. in the morning 4 hours after it all started. >> again, nobody in this community blames the fire department. that's not their job to take bullets. the problem was there was nobody there to help the fire department do what they needed to do and p...

Customers. >> build it up again from fresh. >> yeah. new inventory, everything drop in the trash. >> the car was underneath the building and set the car on fire which set the building on fire? >> yes. call the police and not on service for this time. i call the fire department. and i think come after ten minutes to make the fire stop. >> we're going to take -- >> they came at 2:00 a.m. in the morning. about, well, four hours after it all started. again, nobody in this community, i think, blames the fire department. that's not their job to take bullets. the problem was there was nobody there to...

>> i'm just doing the best i can. >> what are you going to do? >> rebuild. i'm not getting rid of this house. >> reporter: firefighters put up a fight on the front lines. overhead helicopters and air tankers dropped their loads but could not keep the fire contained. >> i have been doing this 35 years and this is some of the most radical firefighting i have seen. >> reporter: triple-digit heat, low humidity and gusty winds created an explosive combination, even spawned this rare fire burning tornado of smoke and burning embers. at least a half dozen california fires are ablaze from lake side to...

Himself in the shed where the meth lab is set up. >> then sets the building on fire. visible smoke coming from the building. >> with all of the chemicals brewing, the shed is a giant bomb. >> coming forward. >> scott races to put out the fire before the lab explodes. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> i got the fire out. >> fire's out. >> the team arrests christopher grant and his girlfriend sandra. but dylan carter, the one guy they really wanted, is nowhere to be found. miles per tank. salesperson #2: actually, we're throwing in a $1,000 fuel reward card. we've never done that. that's why there's never b...