SCU Lightning Complex continues to grow

Kristi Gross reports

KNOW.ERIC CAL FIRE SAYS SMOKESHADED THIS CANYON ZONE AREATHROUGHOUT THE DAY YOU CANSTILL SMELL THAT SMOKE HERETONIGHT PARTS OF SANTA CLAUSCOUNTY AS YOU SAID REMAINUNDER EVACUATION WARNINGS ANDTHAT FIRE IS JUST 5% CONTAINEDI SPOKE TO PEOPLE OUT HERE INPATTERSON AND THEY TELL METHAT THAT CONTAINMENT THEY'RESTILL SCARED.FIREFIGHTERS ARE PLAYINGDEFENSE AS THE SU LIGHTNINGCOMPLEX FIRE SPREAD WEDNESDAY,THE WILDFIRE PROMPTED AMANDATORY OVERNIGHT EVACUATIONORDER FOR ONE PATTERSONNEIGHBORHOOD.

I'VE NEVER BEENIN A SITUATION LIKE THISBEFORE SO FOR SURE I MEAN IGRAB SOME CLOTHES AND MY DOGIN OUT THE DOOR WE MAYTONIGHT, ALEXIS LEASHESFEELING A SENSE OF RELIEF NOWTHAT THE ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTEDFOR HER DIABLO GRUNDYCOMMUNITY AND MANY RESIDENTSRETURNED HOME EVERYTHING ISGOOD AT THEIR AGE I WENTAROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS,EVERYBODY'S GOOD.

IT'S A MUCHDIFFERENT FEELING THAN SHE ANDHER NEIGHBORS 10 JUST 24 HOURSAGO WHEN THEY LEFT THEIR HOMENOT KNOWING IF THEY'D HAVE ONETO COME BACK TO YOU I JUSTCAME BACK FROM SONOMA COUNTYTO CHECK ON MY HOUSE, YOU KNOWI FEEL A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSEOF THE EVACUATION GOT PULLEDTHE BUT.YEAH I WAS SHOULD BEBECAUSE THE HOUSE IS GOING TOBE GONE OTHERS SAY WELL THISISN'T THE FIRST BUYER THEY'VEHAD IN THE AREA THEY'VE NEVEREXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKETHIS.

THIS IS IN MY WHOLECAREER.6 YEARS.

SO I THINK IT'SBURNED DOWN AND WE HAVENOWHERE TO GO AND SAY LIKE MYDAD WAS IN HALF MOON BAY AREAAND THEY'RE BEING EVACUATED.SO.

AFTER ABOUT THEM AND YOUKNOW US OUT HERE.THE SE YOU LIGHTEN COMPLEXFIRES ARE MADE UP OF MORE THAN20 DIFFERENT FIRES ACROSS 5COUNTIES, INCLUDING SANJOAQUIN AND STANISLAUS COUNTY.FIREFIGHTERS ARE STARTING ABACK FIRE HERE ALONG BLOWPARKWAY THEY'RE REMOVING THATFUEL BETWEEN THE FIRE AND THEROADS.THEY'RE ALL OUT THERE DOINGTHEIR JOB.

THANK GOD THATTHEY'RE THERE WHAT THE APPLEBRANDY RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TORETURN HOME THE NEIGHBORHOODREMAINS UNDER AN EVACUATIONWARNING AND SOME ARE CHOOSINGTO STAY AWAY UNTIL THAT'SLIFTED TO TONIGHT, WE'LLACTUALLY GET SLEEP.BECAUSE NOW I KNOW AT LEASTHAVE SOMETHING TO COME HOMETO.CAL FIRE SAYS THAT FIRELINE IS EXPECTED TO GROWOVERNIGHT AND FOR A COMPLETELIST OF EVACUATION ORDERS ANDWARNINGS FOR THAT SUULIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE.

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