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71,000 acres. Its such a fierce fire in the way its moving, in the way its burning. They have no predicted containment date. Reporter today cal fire announced an arrest. Wayne Allen Huntsman of aptos was arrested on one count of arson. Prosecutors say he willfully and maliciously set fire to land around pollock pines. Youre darn tooting were glad. At least he wont set another fire. Reporter residents whose house are in danger say theyre glad the alleged fire starter has been caused, but the damage caused is irreversible. Theyre praying their houses will be spared. I was nervous when they came and knocked on the door and said get out. That was sunday night. And i went for real . He says yes. Its knocking at your door on those hill others there. Reporter nervous locals are trying their best to stay on top of the fires movements. This woman hasnt been evacuated yet, but she is packed and ready to leave if the fire shifts in her direc ....
Hi, everyone. Im frank mallicoat. Happy friday 6 00. A little traffic, a little weather and we begin with liz wenger. How are we doing . It is getaway friday and we have better news now for highway 50. It has officially reopened this morning near Pollock Pines. It was closed completely shut down both directions near icehouse and sly park but they were able to reopen lanes even though some of the reporters say because of the fire and smoke it looks like thick fog if you are traveling. So use caution and they still may close lanes intermittently. So heads up if you are traveling and heading out of town for the weekend. Otherwise, our travel times look okay right now. Some incidents out the door, westbound 580 we had a couple of accidents at grant line, both of them now clear slowing from tracy really continuing all the way to the livermore valley. 101 along the peninsula looks good. Some drivers reporting some misty conditions along ....
All year, unprecedented conditions. Fires are spotting over a mile ahead of the main fire. That means that the embers that come out of these fires, the smoke column, they are lofted and they go way out into the unburned area land and start a fire. Reporter the fire hasnt destroyed a single structure yet, but thousands of homes are in its path. Crews are being extra cautious. New evacuation orders forced people to get out in a matter of minutes. Were leaving the only home i have known in my life. [ crying ] so im praying to god everybody is going to be safe, but selfishly i dont want our house to burn, either. Reporter firefighters have been using helicopters to drop water in steep canyons and setting backfires to control the flames spread. They are counting on todays cooler temperatures to give them that edge. Liz, back to you. Thank you. Now, this is one of 10 major fires burning in the state right now. Governor brown has issued a state of emergency to bring aid to the counties affect ....
Approximately 15 mi. Reporter it was close at one point and thursday it burn out trees on four lines. No structure has been destroyed but news to an arsonist had made its way back to evacuate with team to return home. He is dangerous. And people could have died. Firefighters could have done it. I am really angry with him. I do not know why he did it. Maybe they can find out . Tracking down who started reporter this is a suspect that once lived and according to the criminal complaint that i have in my hand he has the least three times charge for offenses. Pam as we mentioned overnight the kings fired exploded in size and is threatened thousands of homes and buildings. It has also now moved within 16 mi. Of lake tahoe. Kron4 trolls clifford is life tonight and the news room with a closer look at the byrne song. Gary reporter this is an overhead google earth map of Pollock Pines. 50 miles east of sacramento reporter at this point the ....