Crews make progress in Santa Clarita fire response

Breaking news in Santa Clarita, fast-moving wildfire erupts, forcing evacuations, and putting homes in danger. Fox 11's Matthew Seedorf is at the scene with the very latest on conditions there. Inside the burn zone tonight, there are still some hot spots, but also a welcome sight as there's a light mist falling and firefighters get the upper hand. An urgent firefight underway outside Santa Clarita. Firefighters in the air and on the ground trying to box in the relentless wind-driven blaze. This wind is blowing tremendously high right now. The flames Sunday afternoon growing at a dangerous rate, more than 170 acres in about an hour. Picture all of this being a wall of fire. Several homes barely out of dodge. How close did it get to your house? Feet. The flames were leaping up on my property, had a lot of trees that were on fire. This fire exploding in very dry conditions despite what was Tropical Storm Rachel. Rachel's remnants flooding streets and battering the Long Beach coast in South L.A. County, while northern parts of the county remain dry and windy. What tropical storm? The only tropical storm I saw was on the applications on the phone, the apps. I didn't see anything coming down. No, no rain. None. None. This would have been a whole different story. I remember very well the sand fire. We lost 18 homes. We lost one life in that fire. And so I appreciate everybody coming out and doing their best to prevent that. Firefighters trying to work ahead of the flames to build containment lines, chainsaws on the ground, and helicopter drops from the air. Evacuation orders and warnings downgraded Sunday night to advisories as firefighters gain the upper hand. The experts behind me, above me, and on the ground are just absolutely amazing. I wasn't sure I was going to have the house to come home to. So again, we are seeing these hot spots within the burn zone, but firefighters are hoping that this little bit of mist helps overnight. Containment right now is at 68%. Reporting in Santa Clarita, Matthew Seedorf, Fox 11 News.