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Newsom said 14,000 firefighters have been deployed and 1,900 engines are in use. He also noted the National Guard is assisting with rescues, including a recent incident in Fresno.

There have been multiple locations where people were unable to get out -- record-high heat, low humidity, strong winds and rugged terrain have made rescue operations difficult.

A National Guard helicopter was trying to reach Hidden Lake and a Navy search and rescue helicopter was heading towards Lake Edison, where people were trapped, Col. Jesse Miller with the California National Guard told \"Good Morning America\" on Tuesday.

\"Mother Nature is trying to help us out this morning with some of the smoke clearing, allowing visibility for the aircraft to pick up the landing zones and get in safely to our folks here in California,\" Miller said.

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Noah Berger/AP
PHOTO: A firetruck drives along state Highway 168 while battling the Creek Fire in the Shaver Lake community of Fresno County, Calif., Sept. 7, 2020.
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Overnight, 35 people were rescued by helicopter -- 13 from China Peak and 22 from Lake Edison. There were more than 200 rescued on Monday, officials said.

Three rescue flights from #CreekFire to Fresno Air Terminal over night. Cal Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, 13 people from China Peak, 3:16 a.m. Navy SH-60 Seahawk from Lemoore, 11 people from Lake Edison, 4:44 a.m. Cal Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, 11 people from Lake Edison 5:42 a.m.

— The California National Guard (@CalGuard) September 8, 2020

The condition of the people who remain trapped was unclear, the National Guard said.

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PHOTO: A home is engulfed in flames during the "Creek Fire" in the Tollhouse area of unincorporated Fresno County, Calif., Sept. 8, 2020.
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The Creek Fire is near the communities of Shaver Lake, Big Creek and Huntington Lake. The fire also spread toward the San Joaquin River.

Approximately 1,060 firefighters were battling the blaze on Tuesday, Cal Fire said. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company said on Tuesday it had cut off power to about 172,000 customers in 22 counties in the areas of the Sierra Foothills, northern Sierra and elevated North Bay terrain over safety concerns.

Twenty five major fires were burning throughout the state on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire.

The El Dorado Fire in San Bernardino County, which was sparked during a gender reveal photo shoot on Saturday, has scorched 10,574 acres and is 16% contained.

ABC News' Jenna Harrison and Lauren Botchan contributed to this report.

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