Wildfires force evacuations in California

Now to the out of control wildfires burning across California, more than a dozen active fires are being fueled by an unrelenting heat wave. The most dangerous near Los Angeles has already forced thousands to evacuate NB C's Diana Griffin is on the ground. With the latest thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as the line fire in the San Bernardino National Forest quickly spreads the blaze quadrupling over the weekend to more than 20,000 acres, threatening 35,000 homes and buildings started getting thick in the air. You started seeing chunks of bark and things that were flying that had been burned. And at that point, we decided that this is not a good place to be the area located in the mountains. 60 miles east of Los Angeles has been dealing with a sweltering heat wave recently with record breaking temperatures in the triple digits. Thunderstorms bringing gusty winds and lightning making the job for firefighters more difficult. You can hear the thunder nearby. This is making the firefight challenging because lightning can spark a new fire at any moment. That's the problem with this fire is we can't predict where it's going to go next. Governor Gavin Newsom proclaiming a state of emergency Sunday, freeing up funds to bring in critically needed resources. Meanwhile, a new blaze in northern California is also spreading quickly. The Boyle's fire has burned dozens of structures and forced more than 4000 people to evacuate. Now, firefighters statewide hoping a break in the weather will help them get the upper hand.

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