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We have breaking news tonight. we're keeping an eye on a southern california wild fire which very dramatically and dangerously jumped interstate 15 at the beginning of rush hour this earning. i-15 is the highway connects southern california to the las vegas area. people had to abandon their vehicles and flee for safety as the fire crossed the interstate and set on fire the cars and trucks that were trapped in its path. this wild fire has burned through more than 500 acres, crews enlisted helicopters and planes in an effort to stop the fire from spreading. the san bernardino fire department is ...

Injuries so far. can you see right there the smoke is very thick. the highway shut down in both directions and we have got at least a dozen vehicles involved in this thing. again, we are talking about the main artery that goes from southern california in to nevada on in to las vegas. interstate 15, this is san bernardino mountains. the cajon pass going over the mountains there fire crews and first responders and all kinds of people. people are abandoning their vehicles as can you imagine on the side of the road. they are telling you if you leave, leave your keys in your car so the car is not s...

The coverage from knbc. this is interstate 15 in southern california. we are going back to hallie jackson, live in los angeles. what is the latest you can tell us? >> quick wrap. wind gusts are 35 to 40 miles an hour. no confirmed number of burn victims, but some victims are being treated for that and smoke inhilation. 15 cars burned. 2,000 acres burning from the north fire, this wildfire that is out by the ka hone pass. that is up from 500 when we started talking less than a half hour ago. we are going to keep an eye on this. choppers are doing water drops as well as there for medical evacuat...

Windy. it's quite rugged. there aren't a lot of houses right around the freeway. it is unpredictable. all of us here in the l.a. bureau have covered fires here. it is very easy for this fire to jump and to change direction. firefighters do the best they can to predict which way a wildfire will go. with all the winds shifting with all the heat in that area it's very difficult to predict. here is what we have never seen before. i have never seen vehicles stuck on a freeway, especially on interstate 15, burning up. it started with a few of these cars catching fire. we were watching in the newsroo...

Burning in there. all the other cars were filled with gasoline presumably. that's very difficult to control. finally, what we do have is firefighters in place with hose lines to prevent the fire from spreading. that is something we did not have a couple hours ago, when this fire started. >> their main issue right here is trying to get the fire out to cool down some of the adjacent cars and move them off the freeway. we are concentrating on the i-15, but we want to mention that this fire has spread. it's up to 2,000 acres. the foothills of baldy mesa. mandatory evacuations going on in the area....