The glass fire, which started as a 20-acre brush fire near Deer Park, could spread further through the expected winds throughout the day, Kell Fire said. Fire contains 0%.
The fire was found at 3:50 p.m. PT, Napa County spokeswoman Janet Upton said. A fire is burning near St. Helena, 25 miles east of Santa Rosa. Cal Fire said an investigation into the cause is ongoing.
Upton said about 660 homes – or about 2,000 people – have been relocated. The hospital in St. Helena was evacuated with great care. This is the second time the hospital has been evacuated this fire season.
Henry W. of Ford, a spokesman for the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, said residents were heeding warnings.
“We activated high-low sirens on our vehicles because we knew people needed to get out of there quickly,” Wofford said. “When they hear the high-low noise coming from the cars as we pass through their neighborhood they know it’s time to evacuate. The goal is, ‘If I can hear it, time is running out.’
Craig Philpott posted photos and videos on his Twitter account showing the glass fire filled with red overnight and suffocating the air with the smoke from the fire on Sunday morning.
In California, in terms of plantings, the state’s top 10 largest fires in recorded history occurred in 2020 and are still burning.
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