Robin Daly, owner of Wrightwood Hideaway, recounted when she was ordered to evacuate.
Thousands of people in Wrightwood have been forced to flee from their homes and businesses after the Bridge Fire increased nearly tenfold in a single afternoon. After slowly burning 800 acres in the Angeles National Forest through the weekend, the wildfire exploded to 4,000 acres by Tuesday afternoon. 'It got really smoky probably around 1:30 p.m.,' small business owner Robin Daly said. 'By 2:45 p.m., it was extremely dark. By 3:15 p.m.
'I don't think anyone is ever prepared, but when the moment comes you have to do what you have to do to get your family out, your animals out and get out safely.' Live streams at Mountain High Resort and other wildfire cameras showed the flames inching up the hillside toward the community. Other residents heard the sirens ringing through the town, while authorities played a message on loudspeakers telling people to leave.
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