. >> the fire is continuing to burn west of hieldsburg. >> it's becoming more than a firefight in the santa cruz mountains. ki a the are missing and crooks possibility of dry lightning. i will have the latest forecast coming up. abc news at 11:00. starts right now. >> and that breaking news is the massive lnu complex burning in the north bay is now the second largest wild fire in california history had. . >> it's burned more than the 3,000 acres and now, tonight, a new concern for those rested on susci of looting.ngwer is on the way. another round of thunderstorms and dry lightning is expected. it could spark new wildfires. >> take a look, these are the had three fire zones spread across the area. the lnu to the north and the scu lightning complex east of san francisco and the czu to the south. >> firefighters are making much needed progress tonight as this czu lightning complex fire is 2% contained. 57,000 acres have burned between santa cruz and san matteo counties. this is new video showing flames and destruction. >> several people have been arrested suspected of looting. we have t

in hieldsburg, wayne freedman. abc7 news. >> the fire is the primary focus. the chief of santa rosa fire said they are struggling with lack of resources. >> there's no more equipment out there. we have been on the line since it started and they are still out there, it's a very difficult situation. when you don't have crews that you can rotate in. >>. it has destroyed the most homes in the three complex fires, 105 have been destroyed. many still threatened. several evacuation orders are in affect. fires are encroaching on two communication towers. make sure you have multiple ways to get information about evacuations and stay a stand to armstrong woods. >> we don't have the people to keep that fire out of the woods. it is not a flaming front that you would see from a more devastating fire. >> cal fire officials say a res. >> in total, more thanacres hav fire zones in the bay area. that gives you a per team was assessing the fire damage. and we were along that street. you can see the devastation there. he is in addition to a pg&e worker whoelping first responder

in hieldsburg, wayne freedman. abc7 news. >> the fire is the primary focus. the chief of santa rosa fire said they are struggling with lack of resources. >> there's no more equipment out there. we have been on the line since it started and they are still out there, it's a very difficult situation. when you don't have crews that you can rotate in. >>. it has destroyed the most homes in the three complex fires, 105 have been destroyed. many still threatened. several evacuation orders are in affect. fires are encroaching on two communication towers. make sure you have multiple ways to get information about evacuations and crews may not be able to stay a stand to save armstrong woods. >> we don't have the people to keep that fire out of the woods. it is not a flaming front that you would see from a more devastating fire. >> cal fire officials say a hurricane brewing to the south could bring lightning that could pose the risk of more fires. >> in total, more than 420,000 acres have burned in three main fire zones in the bay area. that gives you a per team was asse

. >> reporter: we are in a very dense forest here, we are on mill creek road, just outside hieldsburg in sonoma county, andthe trees are hundreds of feet tall. as you know, with all that is going thin to pick it up. >> resources are allocated somewhere else, this is our home. we cannot rely on anyone else to take care of it. it is up to us. >> reporter: in napa county, we found a group of civilians, bringing chainsaws and hoses and a determination that they were going to stay until the danger passed and the house was safe. one of the homeowners said this is what people in this area do. it's a community where everyone pitches in. >> i know everyone is pitching in. it doesn't matter if it's your property or not. everyone comes together. >> reporter: at one point, they did get a huge is it from a couple of water dropping helicopters. >> that was a miracle. we have been waiting for air support for the last few days and these guys were here all night long and they held the fire long otherwise it would already be gone. >> cal fire iing people from starting their own fire brigade, no life is

sonoma county residents, and there's an air pollution alert for those living in the hills between hieldsburg. lightning struck the fire. >> reporter: thefirefighters could be heard saying it's coming right at us. look at the video. that is just insane. that fire is just one of many cal fire has groupeding to to call the lightning complex fire. the national weather service tweeted out this this video where the fires can can be seen from the air. cal fire said this cluster of fires has burned 25,000 acres and zero percent contained. >> of course, we are staying on the fires toughly, let's turn our attention to the coronavirus pandemic. covid testing is expanding in the south bay. santa clara county is opening up a new testing site at the fairgrounds in san jose, as well as a new partnership that could really be a game changer for testing. abc7 news reporter chris winn explains why. at the santa clara county fairgrounds a new covid-19 testing site has sparked new hope in battling the disease. >> we started here as ground zero for covid in the united states. and six months later, we are still fi