Wildfire flames engulfed part of California’s wine country, prompting widescale evacuations of the area.
Hundreds of homes in Napa and Sonoma counties were evacuated as the Grass Fire continues to spread throughout more than 2,500 acres. As of Monday morning, the blaze was 0% contained.
Sonoma County Evacuation Update#CALFIRE#CALFIRELNU pic.twitter.com/NoKgqerCfo
— CAL FIRE LNU (@CALFIRELNU) September 28, 2020
The #GlassFire has consumed the Chateau Boswell Winery and other structures along Silverado Trail in St Helena . The fire is currently zero percent contained. #RedFlagWarning pic.twitter.com/FRiGaCrMMR
— Justin Sullivan (@sullyfoto) September 28, 2020
The fire started north of St. Helena, California, roughly 75 miles north of San Francisco, on Sunday morning and has been growing at a “dangerous rate of spread,” according to officials with Cal Fire. At least 2,268 structures are in the path of the fire, including a hospital, which had to evacuate 55 patients.
“For the safety of our patients and associates, Adventist Health St. Helena is temporarily suspending emergency and hospital care, and all patients will be transferred, due to the Glass Fire. Emergency contacts will be informed about their loved ones’ new hospital location,” the hospital announced on Sunday.
Several wineries caught fire overnight, including the 41-year-old Chateau Boswell Winery in St.Helena. Many homes are reported to have burned.
California has been battling fires throughout the state for the past several weeks. As of Thursday, more than 3.6 million acres had burned, more than 7,600 structures had been destroyed, and 26 people had died in the state because of the fires, according to Cal Fire.
