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Aired October 29, 2003 - 05:31 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.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In southern California, those fierce Santa Ana winds have subsided, but there are new dangers for homeowners and for firefighters.
Our David Mattingly is covering the fire in San Diego County, where more than 600 homes have burned.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): An 18 mile wall of flame bears down on five more San Diego County communities along Interstate 8, forcing more evacuations. Over matched firefighters thought they would catch a break as winds stayed calm. But there's just too much dried brush to burn and the fires are just too hot.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're just trying to light little bits at a time so we can control the fire so it moves a little more slowly, so it doesn't just come all ripping through here at the same time.
MATTINGLY: In front of the fires, 150 San Diego County homes are immediately threatened. Behind them, more than 600 lie in charred ruin.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: South to Polverado you can walk in, but you cannot drive in at this time.
MATTINGLY: Residents of the Scripps Ranch community were allowed to walk to their homes for the first time since Sunday, when flames took 180 homes. The Pall (ph) family was at church when the evacuation order went out. They didn't have time to save much more than the dog.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I had thought it might just be ankle high. But I don't know, maybe this is even worse. You can see, you know, recognize things.
MATTINGLY: And the human toll continues to hit home. Twelve killed in San Diego County since the fires erupted. The University of California's San Diego Burn Center treating 14 for second and third degree burns, people unable to escape the fast moving flames.
JOE ALVAREZ, BURN PATIENT: You couldn't imagine anything worse. It was a huge war. Fire and smoke, my hair and everything was singing as we were running. And I didn't realize that, you know, for about an hour and a half that the burns were so bad.
MATTINGLY: David Mattingly, CNN, San Diego, California. (END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: In Rimforest, a reporter and photographer were almost killed
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Aired October 29, 2003 - 05:31 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In southern California, those fierce Santa Ana winds have subsided, but there are new dangers for homeowners and for firefighters.
Our David Mattingly is covering the fire in San Diego County, where more than 600 homes have burned.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): An 18 mile wall of flame bears down on five more San Diego County communities along Interstate 8, forcing more evacuations. Over matched firefighters thought they would catch a break as winds stayed calm. But there's just too much dried brush to burn and the fires are just too hot.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're just trying to light little bits at a time so we can control the fire so it moves a little more slowly, so it doesn't just come all ripping through here at the same time.
MATTINGLY: In front of the fires, 150 San Diego County homes are immediately threatened. Behind them, more than 600 lie in charred ruin.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: South to Polverado you can walk in, but you cannot drive in at this time.
MATTINGLY: Residents of the Scripps Ranch community were allowed to walk to their homes for the first time since Sunday, when flames took 180 homes. The Pall (ph) family was at church when the evacuation order went out. They didn't have time to save much more than the dog.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I had thought it might just be ankle high. But I don't know, maybe this is even worse. You can see, you know, recognize things.
MATTINGLY: And the human toll continues to hit home. Twelve killed in San Diego County since the fires erupted. The University of California's San Diego Burn Center treating 14 for second and third degree burns, people unable to escape the fast moving flames.
JOE ALVAREZ, BURN PATIENT: You couldn't imagine anything worse. It was a huge war. Fire and smoke, my hair and everything was singing as we were running. And I didn't realize that, you know, for about an hour and a half that the burns were so bad.
MATTINGLY: David Mattingly, CNN, San Diego, California. (END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: In Rimforest, a reporter and photographer were almost killed
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
