stan bush of kcnc is in laporte, colorado, with more. >> reporter: terrell, this fire has grown more than 12,000 acres in just the last 12 hours. and it's getting worse. it has been raining ash. that's forced an evacuation center to close because the conditions have become too dangerous. it was standing room only where evacuees tried to learn if the fire had destroyed their home. stewart already knows hers is gone. >> shellshocked. as far as my friend, i feel like there's no solid ground underneath me right now. >> reporter: stuart says she only had ten minutes to escape. >> we got our animals out and our families out. we're safe. our community is incredible. our fire department is incredible. >> rick is not sure if his home survived. >> very worried. don't know if we got a place to go to or not. it's right in the middle of it. >> it was the scariest thing i think i've ever been near. 300 foot of wall of flame came down to the road and i had to drive past it and i just kept thinking, just keep driving, just keep driving. >> reporter: high winds made the fire explode on sunday. it cam