Race to escape burning woods

New evacuations are underway as firefighters race to contain a fast-moving Montana wildfire. New video shows a man and his father’s desperate attempt to escape the flames last week.

Justin Bilton says he feared for his life as the dark smoke made seeing the road nearly impossible. a fallen tree blocked their one way out.

Bilton put the car in reverse, driving back to their lakeside campsite where they flagged down a boat. The car was destroyed in the fire.

Both Justin and his father didn’t suffer any injuries from the incident.

The Howe Ridge fire is still growing and has now burned more than 78 hundred acres of land.

Fire officials say they don’t expect it to be fully contained until November.