Kincade Fire: Sonoma County woman caught on camera trying to save home from fast-moving wildfire

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Thursday, October 24, 2019
Sonoma County woman caught on camera trying to save home from Kincade Fire
Sonoma County woman caught on camera trying to save home from Kincade FireA Sonoma County woman was caught on camera trying to save her home from the fast-moving Kincade fire.

GEYSERVILLE, Calif. -- A Sonoma County woman was caught on camera trying to save her home from the fast-moving Kincade Fire.

The video was posted to Twitter around 3:30 a.m. Thursday by photojournalist Kent Porter with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

In the video, you can see Susan Weaver, manager of the Hawkeye Ranch, fighting the fire with a garden hose as the flames quickly approach her property.

VIDEO: Timelapse video shows overnight spread of Sonoma County wildfire

The fire exploded from 300 to 400 acres around 11:30 p.m. last night, to 5,000 acres around 1 a.m. and then 7,000 acres about an hour later. Cal Fire estimates the wildfire is now larger than the earlier 10,000-acre estimate.

A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4 p.m.

Get the latest developments on the Kincade Fire here.

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