Frightening escape from the Valley Fire

Firefighters from Lake County's North Shore Fire Protection District douse flames on the side of a home on Hobergs Loop on Cobb Mountain, Calif., as other structures burn Saturday Sept. 12, 2015. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

With the raging Valley fire closing in a local resident shot this frightening video as they tried to escape the flames.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Daniel Berlant says more than 100 homes were destroyed by a wildfire that exploded in size within hours.