The hot conditions, this is, you know, a really bad
aspect of it, the fire danger, of course.
And they are driving the line fire, which is burning
out of control in San Bernardino County.
Yeah.
Evacuation warnings are in place as the fire grows to
over 3800 acres.
Ktla's Carlos Herrera live in Highland with the latest on
the firefight.
And we know, Carlos, those numbers had updated right as
you were ending your live shot last hour.
So what's what's new this hour?
Well, we expected that to happen.
According to Cal Fire, they knew the acreage were going
to increase.
So let's not go out there and scare folks, of
course, but they do say some encouraging news this morning
is that the flames are still burning on the mountain
range and the hillsides like this one here.
A lot of smoke and ash in this area.
We're in Highland right on Sonora and Baseline.
You can see it there, burning still kind of far
away from homes in this area and up north, though,
many crews here in this area closely watching this neighborhood
that is still under an evacuation warning.
Let's get you over to some video here from overnight
as crews were working hard.
Cal Fire telling us there wasn't a significant change in
fire behavior overnight and that is, of course, encouraging news.
Crews continue their suppression efforts overnight on the ground and
in the air, making several night air drops in hopes
to take advantage of the somewhat cooler temperatures out here.
The line of fire has now charred over 3800 acres
after breaking out Thursday evening.
It initially burned in the direction of the San Bernardino
National Forest but shifted toward highland.
It's still 0% contained, fueled by dry blood brush, low
humidity and hot temperatures.
Evacuation warnings still under effect for the neighborhoods east of
Church Street between Highland Ave.
and Green Spot Street.
Right now, no homes are in the immediate path of
the flames, but that could change.
Some say they're hopeful that firefighters can get a good
handle on this one, but they aren't taking any chances.
You're watching this closely.
Yes, we are.
It's devastating to.
I mean, a lot of people, you know what I
mean?
Especially because a lot of family and friends live in
this area.
So your grandma lives here.
She evacuated, right?
Yeah, she's done at our house.
Tell me about her and when she left and why.
Well, she's left.
She didn't feel safe.
So she's with you.
Yeah.
And they're thankful, like many are in this area for
the hundreds of men and women from various cities and
counties battling the unpredictable blaze here at this triple digit
heat.
Now, this morning, Cal Fire telling us that those crews
are closely watching the area of Smiley Park and Keller
Peak and Running Springs as flames started shifting.
N deputies there are preparing for a possible evacuation warning
in that area.
We spoke with residents of Running Springs.
We'll hear from them coming up at 8:00 AM.
Let's come back out here live to look at the
flames out here.
A lot of smoke as well.
Again, this is a hillside where the fire was extinguished.
It originated here just a few days ago.
The flames flared up again.
We spoke with Cal Fire.
They say this is normal wildfire behavior.
They expected this to happen.
But again, they're closely watching this neighborhood as the many
others that are under an evacuation warning.
Ladies, the cause of the fire still under investigation.
We'll send it back to you.