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Windswept flames continued to scorch rural northwest Gilroy Sunday morning, threatening homes as a lightning-strike fire roared out of control.The fire had consumed more than 400 acres, caused no injuries and consumed no structures as of midnight Sunday morning. The hundreds of residents who evacuated throughout the night did so voluntarily until the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department required evacuations north of Day Road shortly after midnight, according to a deputy on the scene. By that time the fire was still uncontained.In this video, we talk with residents in houses north of Day Road about the approaching flames.

Windswept flames continued to scorch rural northwest Gilroy Sunday morning, threatening homes as a lightning-strike fire roared out of control.The fire had consumed more than 400 acres, caused no injuries and consumed no structures as of midnight Sunday morning. The hundreds of residents who evacuated throughout the night did so voluntarily until the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department required evacuations north of Day Road shortly after midnight, according to a deputy on the scene. By that time the fire was still uncontained.In this video, we talk with residents in houses north of Day Road about the approaching flames.

Long lightning spears struck the ground Saturday afternoon sparking two fires in west Gilroy as thunder clapped continuously and rain fell intermittently in an unusual summer surprise delivered by Mother Nature.Firefighters are battling a blaze started by lightning in the vicinity of Whitehurst Road, south and west of Sprig Lake off Highway 152, which remains open.Firefighters set up a command post at Mount Madonna Inn at the top of Hecker Pass shortly after 2 p.m. Five engines and a command vehicle were on scene, including two Gilroy engines. A helicopter could be seen dropping water on the fire. By 3 p.m., the fire had consumed more than three acres and was being fought solely from the air with helicopters and planes dropping water and fire retardant. Smoke could be seen against the eerie dark gray clouds from the city. In this video, we show you the fire as seen from the East.