“It’s Time To Go” – Oregon Wildfires Force More Evacuations

Tens of thousands prepare to flee deadly Oregon wildfires that have already destroyed hundreds of homes. KGW's Morgan Romero reports.

(NBC News) — The fire storm Oregon is experiencing is like nothing the state has seen in the past 120 years, officials said Wednesday.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown said, “hundreds of homes have been lost”.

From the air, you get a glimpse of what is happening, of the ferocious fires pushed by raging winds and helped by low humidity as the flames raced through the forests and brush lands of Oregon.

The largest, the Santiam Fire, east of Salem, grew by 12 miles Tuesday.

The Riverside in Clackamas county grew by 17 miles and consumed 22 structures.

What we cannot see is the grim reality on the ground. State leaders fear many were not able to escape the firestorms.

“I want to be up front in saying that we expect to see a great deal of loss. Both in structures and in human lives. This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state’s history,” Governor Brown said.

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