Breaking News: Mass Evacuations As Wildfires Rage: 50,000 People Ordered to Flee As Homes Burn

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Event Date(s): 10/25/2019 | Event Location(s): Santa Clarita, California | Description: NBC News Correspondent Joe Fryer reports live on-camera from Santa Clarita, California. He notes the house behind him with a fire flare up. EJ 07:02:21 EXT NIGHT CALIFORNIA WS: Wildfire burns behind homes. WS: Water is sprayed over wildfire. EJ 07:02:45 EXT NIGHT CALIFORNIA WS: Wildfire burns behind homes. WS: Water is sprayed over wildfire. EXT DAY Panning shot of wildfire burning on hillside behind homes. AERIAL: Home in flames. MS: Smoke blows over charred land. MS: Firefighters clear brush before wildfire. MS: In interview, Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Cody Weireter says, “With the winds and high heat this was very quick to burn.” EXT NIGHT MS: Woman carries pet carrier and parcel from home in evacuation. INT MS: Boy packs suitcase. EXT NIGHT MS: Woman packs car in driveway. EXT DAY MS: In interview, man says, "When I first saw, I couldn't realize how it got so big so fast." AERIAL: Freeway traffic with one side at standstill. EXT NIGHT AERIAL: Congested freeway traffic. MS: Rear shot of firefighter spraying water from firetruck over flames. AERIAL: Helicopters fly over thick smoke and wildfire. INT MS: In press conference, Los Angeles County 5th District Supervisor District Kathryn Barger says, “We cannot let our guard down we are going to fight this aggressively.” EXT NIGHT Rolling shot of homes and tree in flames. Shots of wildfire burning trees and brush. EXT DAY MS: In interview with Fryer, Cal Fire Division Chief Jonathan Cox says, "All that leads to fire behavior that is erratic and moves at a critical rate of spread. When that happens, firefighting is essentially ineffective and it turns in to a mass rescue." EXT NIGHT MS: Wildfire burns remains of home. MS: Wildfire burns home. WS: (Alert Wildfire/University of Nevada, Reno Seismo Lab) Night vision shot of burst of flames in the distance. EXT NIGHT WS: Wildfire burns on hillside. MS: Wildfire. EXT DAY MS: Evacuees exit bus. MS: Evacuees stand in line. EXT DAY Zoom out from helicopter revealing remains of structure destroyed by wildfire. AERIAL: Plumes of smoke rise from scorched earth. EXT NIGHT MS: Utility company worker digs into driveway lighted by lamp powered by generator. MS: Exterior of home. MS: Utility trucks nearby power lines with flashing lights. MS: Utility company workers clear brush. INT MS: PG&E CEO Bill Johnson in press conference. EXT DAY WS: Low shot of transmission tower and power lines. WS: Transmission towers and power lines. EXT NIGHT WS: Fire climbs up utility pole. AERIAL: Wildfire burns hillside. INT MS: In press conference, Johnson says, "The fact at that we filed it or CAL FIRE is investigating does not actually tell us what caused the fire or where it started." EXT NIGHT Panning shot of wildfire. WS: Orange glow in smoke silhouettes vineyard plants. EXT DAY AERIAL: Thick smoke rises from residential subdivisions. EXT NIGHT WS: Fire crews on hillside before wildfire. MS: Home burns. EXT DAY WS: Helicopter dumps water over wildfire. AERIAL: Thick smoke rises from wildfire nearby coastline. EJ 07:04:54 EXT NIGHT MS: Firefighter walks around home in flames. EJ 07:05:19 EXT NIGHT WS: Wildfire burns home. WS: Wildfire. WS: Fire burns home. In X-talk with Savannah Guthrie (in Studio 1A), Fryer discusses difficulties in getting around due to wildfire growing and evacuations.