>>> we are getting new views tonight of the massive wildfire that's causing so much damage in the colorado springs area. more than 18,000 acres have been destroyed so far. this is still burning out of control. our report on the firefighter from nbc's miguel almaguer.
>> reporter: just beneath the smoke a clear picture of the devastation. in a once thriving community named mountain shadows , street after street, 346 homes, leveled by the wildfire.
>> it's an act of god. i don't know how else to put it. yes, we've got a lot of loss of property, but we've got a lot of other property that was saved.
>> reporter: 35,000 are evacuated. shelters are full, shops closed, entire neighborhoods are like a ghost town . monty is among another 20,000 who have been told they may be ordered out next.
>> you don't want to go to sleep for fear of the thing coming over the mountains.
>> thinking about it day in and day out is an incredible amount of stress.
>> reporter: after a short break 400 weary hometown firefighters gear up for another 24-hour shift on the front line.
>> keep your crew ready.
>> reporter: trevor leland doesn't know if his own home was standing. his wife was alone when the evacuation call came in.
>> it was pretty hard, you know, hearing her scream on the phone. everything's on fire. what do i do? where do i go? trying to talk her through that and then have to hang up and go to work.
>> reporter: and tonight, brian, several staff members of the u.s. olympic committee have also been forced to leave their homes but that training facility where so many of our olympians prepare for the summer games is not in any danger, and just moments ago we have learned this fire has become the most destructive wildfire in colorado state history. brian?
>> unbelievable. miguel , thank you for focusing attention tonight on the firefighters in that fight. miguel almaguer remaining in colorado springs
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