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CNN Live At Daybreak
10 Fires Raging Across San Diego County
Aired October 27, 2003 - 05:56 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Three of the 10 Southern California fires are raging across San Diego County.
Bryan Black of CNN affiliate KSWB in San Diego provides some scope of the destruction.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BRYAN BLACK, KSWB CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On Sunday, god's day, hell erupts on earth. Day turns to night.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I just wish the firefighters the best.
BLACK: Prophetic words as fire from Ramona swoops down into Scripps Ranch and firefighters don't look to save structures, they look to save lives.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We got the animals out. We got the kid out. There's nothing more we can do. You know, we can watch the fire now and that's about it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We had plenty of time to get out. They came out and evacuated us with plenty of time. But I'm getting the hell out of here.
BLACK: As residents run, their homes are left to burn. Not just a couple homes, blocks and blocks are destroyed. Even seasoned firefighters are in awe.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's the biggest thing I've seen in 26 years.
BLACK: Firefighters do their best, but they are overwhelmed, too much fire, too little resources. Again, their focus, making sure everyone gets out alive. Police, too, are helping, asking everyone around Scripps Ranch to evacuate.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think it's crucial that everyone gets out right now.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know if you know, I mean they just did a full evacuation in my neighborhood. I'm the last guy in, on my entire street right now.
BLACK: People grab whatever they can.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There's family photos that probably is the most important thing to me. It's sad when you have to leave your home. I'm hoping it'll be OK and that, god willing, that it'll still be here tomorrow.
BLACK: Not everyone listens to the evacuation order. Some put it all on the line and stay behind.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's my life here. This is my whole life here so I'm going to do what I can.
BLACK: As the true night darkens these hills and valleys and hell on earth cools just a bit, the sense of loss really begins to sink in.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How can this happen in Scripps Ranch, you know? It's just a dream. It just doesn't seem right.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COLLINS: Again, that report from Bryan Black of our San Diego affiliate KSWB.
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Aired October 27, 2003 - 05:56 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Three of the 10 Southern California fires are raging across San Diego County.
Bryan Black of CNN affiliate KSWB in San Diego provides some scope of the destruction.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BRYAN BLACK, KSWB CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On Sunday, god's day, hell erupts on earth. Day turns to night.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I just wish the firefighters the best.
BLACK: Prophetic words as fire from Ramona swoops down into Scripps Ranch and firefighters don't look to save structures, they look to save lives.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We got the animals out. We got the kid out. There's nothing more we can do. You know, we can watch the fire now and that's about it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We had plenty of time to get out. They came out and evacuated us with plenty of time. But I'm getting the hell out of here.
BLACK: As residents run, their homes are left to burn. Not just a couple homes, blocks and blocks are destroyed. Even seasoned firefighters are in awe.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's the biggest thing I've seen in 26 years.
BLACK: Firefighters do their best, but they are overwhelmed, too much fire, too little resources. Again, their focus, making sure everyone gets out alive. Police, too, are helping, asking everyone around Scripps Ranch to evacuate.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think it's crucial that everyone gets out right now.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know if you know, I mean they just did a full evacuation in my neighborhood. I'm the last guy in, on my entire street right now.
BLACK: People grab whatever they can.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There's family photos that probably is the most important thing to me. It's sad when you have to leave your home. I'm hoping it'll be OK and that, god willing, that it'll still be here tomorrow.
BLACK: Not everyone listens to the evacuation order. Some put it all on the line and stay behind.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's my life here. This is my whole life here so I'm going to do what I can.
BLACK: As the true night darkens these hills and valleys and hell on earth cools just a bit, the sense of loss really begins to sink in.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How can this happen in Scripps Ranch, you know? It's just a dream. It just doesn't seem right.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COLLINS: Again, that report from Bryan Black of our San Diego affiliate KSWB.
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