Homes threatened by Stagecoach Fire as evacuations put in place

The Stagecoach Fire has been actively burning for over 24 hours nows.

23ABC’s Kallyn Hobmann has been on the scene most of the day speaking with homeowners.

ACTIVELY BURNING FOROVER 24 HOURS NOWS.

23ABC'SKALLYN HOBMANN HAS BEEN ON THESCENE MOST OF THE DAY..

SPEAKINGWITH HOMEOWNERS.SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM HAVILAH.KALLYN?I'M HERE ON THE PROPERTY OF ONEHOME THAT WAS TRAGICALLYDESTROYED BY THE FIRE YESTERDAY.TODAY..

I SPOKEWITH OTHER HOMEOWNERS ABOUT THEDESTRUCTION AFIRE LIKE THIS ONE CAN CAUSE.AND THEIR THOUGHTS ONEVACUATING..CREWS CONTINUE TO BATTLE THESTAGECOACH FIRE THAT SPARKEDMONDAY AFTERNOON.

FROM THE AIR.AND THEGROUND...ONE HOMEOWNER SAYS HE HASEXPERIENCED FIRES BEFORE.BUT THIS TIME AROUND IS STILLJUST AS FRIGHTENING...DANNY KUNDZINSH/HAVILA HHOMEOWNER"YOU CAN NEVER REALLY GET USEDTO IT.

IT'S A SCARY SIGHT FORSURE.SEEING FLAMES 20, 30 FEET HIGH."THIS IS DANNY KUNDZISH.

YOU CANSEE THE FLAMES FROM HISHOUSE.

AS THE FIRE SLOWLY COMESCLOSER TO THE HAVILAHCOMMUNITY.KUNDZISH SAYS HE BEGAN PREPARINGTO EVACUATE LASTNIGHT.

HE WON'T STAND HIS GROUNDIF THE FLAMES COMECLOSER TO HIS PROPERTY."YOU GOTTA GO.

IF YOU GOTTA GO,YOU GOTTA GO.

IT'S NOT ABOUTBEING A HERO OR ANYTHING.

IT'SJUST DOING WHAT'SNECESSARY."STAND UP: THIS WAS ONE OF THEFIRST HOMES TO BURN IN THEFIRE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT WASA TOTAL LOSSYESTERDAY.

23ABC SPOKE WITH THEHOME'S OWNERS AS THEEVACUATED THE AREA.

EMOTIONALAFTER LOSING THEIR PROPERTY.SAYING THEY THINK THE FIRE CREWSSHOULD HAVE DONE MORE.WENDY KRAUS-SMITH/HAVILAH AREAHOMEOWNER"THEY SAID THE ROAD'S TOONARROW, WE'RE NOT GOING DOWNTHERE.

WE'RE NOT DEFENDING THAT.SO THEY'RE UP IN ALL THENEIGHBORS HOUSES AND EVERYTHING,AND THE FIRE IS GOING EVERYWHEREELSE, BUT IT'S GOING STRAIGHT UPIN OUR HOUSE AND THAT'S IT."FEELING LOST.

WITH NOWHERE TOTURN "NOT ONE PERSON SAYS I'MSORRY, NOT ONE PERSON SAYSANYTHING."KERN COUNTY FIRE PUBLICINFORMATION OFFICER ANDREWFREEBORN TELLS 23ABC THE FIRE ISDIFFICULT TO ACCESS.

BUTCREWS FROM AGENCIES ACROSSCALIFORNIA AREHERE TO PROTECT FAMILIES ANDTHEIR HOMES.KERN COUNTY FIRE SAYS THERE IS ATEMPORARY EVACUATION SITEAT THE OLD KMART PARKING LOT INTEHACHAPI.WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WELEARN MORE ON OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM.

FOR NOW HEREKERN COUNTY FIRE SAYS THERE IS ATEMPORARY EVACUATION SITEWE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WELEARN MORE ON OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM.

FOR NOW HEREIN HAVILAH, KALLYN HOBMANN,23ABC .

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